ACTS
AND
RESOLVES
PASSED BY THE
dcncral ^omi of Passarkuscttfi
IX THE "I'EAR
1948
TOGETHER WITH
TABLES SHOWING CHANGES IN THE STATUTES, ETC.
PUBLISHED BY THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
BOSTON
WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING COMPANY
1948
ACTS AND RESOLVES
OF
MASSACHUSETTS
1948
The General Court, which was chosen November 5, 1946,
assembled on Wednesday, the seventh day of January. 1948, for
its second annual session.
His Excellency Robert F. Bradford and His Honor Arthur
W. CooLiDGE continued to serve as Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, respectivelj', for the political year of 1948.
ACTS.
An Act relative to the distribution of copies of the QJid^)^ \
BULLETINS OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS OF THE GENERAL
COURT.
Whereas, This act establishes the charge for the maihng Emergency
of copies of the bulletins of committee hearings of the General p'"^^™'^'^-
Court and the deferred operation thereof would prevent
such charge from applying to such bulletins to be issued
forthwith, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in
General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as
follows:
Section 12 of chapter 5 of the General Laws, as appearing g. l. (Ter.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking amended.'^"'
out, in line 6, the word "two" and inserting in place thereof
the word: ■ — three, — so as to read as follows: — Section 12. Bulletins of
The committees on rules of the two branches, acting con- he^ri^gsf^
currently, shall publish during each regular session of the
general court bulletins of committee hearings, and shall
appoint the editor thereof and fix his compensation. The
chairman of either of said committees shall approve bills
for editing and printing said bulletins before they are sent
to the comptroller for allowance. On receipt of three dollars
from each applicant therefor the sergeant-at-arms shall
mail to him copies of these bulletins.
Approved January 8, 1948.
An Act relative to further stay of judgment and (JIkxt). 2
execution in actions of summary process.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend in Emergency
part to defeat its purpose, which is to provide the courts preamble.
with further discretionary authority to prevent serious
hardships in eviction cases arising out of the present severe
housing shortage, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public health and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 43 of the acts of 1946 is hereby
amended by striking out section 1, as amended by section 1
of chapter 78 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 3.
thereof the following: — Section 1. So long as this act con-
tinues in force, a stay or successive stays of judgment and
execution may be granted under sections nine to thirteen,
inclusive, of chapter two hundred and thirty-nine of the
General Laws, for a period not exceeding twelve months or
for periods not exceeding twelve months in the aggregate.
Section 2. Section 2 of said chapter 43, as amended by
section 2 of said chapter 78, is hereby further amended by
striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the word "forty-eight" and
inserting in place thereof the word: — forty-nine, — so as
to read as follows: — Section 2. This act shall become in-
operative on March thirty-first, nineteen hundred and
forty-nine.
Section 3. An additional stay, or successive stays, may
be granted under said chapter forty-three, as most recently
amended by this act, in any case in which a stay entered by
order of court prior to the effective date of this act is unex-
pired; provided, however, that the aggregate of all stays
granted in such case before and after said effective date shall
not exceed twelve months.
Section 4. Any person who recovers possession of
premises used for dwelling purposes in an action of summary
process on the misrepresentation to the court that he intends
to use said premises for his own use shall be guilty of con-
tempt of court. Approved January 12, 1948.
Chap. 3 An Act to authorize the town of otis to borrow money
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, EQUIPPING AND
FURNISHING A SCHOOL BUILDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing and originally
equipping and furnishing a school building, the town of Otis
may borrow, from time to time, within a period of five years
from the passage of this act, such sums as may be necessary,
not exceeding in the aggregate thirty thousand dollars, and
may issue bonds or notes of the town therefor which shall
bear on their face the words, "Otis School Loan, Act of
1948". Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate
loan and such loans shall be paid in not more than twenty
years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this
act shall be in excess of the statutory limit and shall, except
as provided herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of the
General Laws exclusive of the limitation contained in the
first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 15, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 4, 5, 6.
An Act relative to the status of frank white as a
member of the fire department of the city of bos-
TON.
Be it enacted., etc., as follows:
Section 1. Frank White, u meiuber of the fire depart-
ment of the city of Boston, who was injured in the per-
formance of duty as a miUtary substitute in said department,
shall be deemed to be permanently appointed thereto
without further examination and without being required
to serve any probationary period.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 20, 194S.
Chap.
An Act authorizing towns to incur additional liabili- (JJ^qj) 5
TIES FOR the REMOVAL of SNOW AND ICE.
Whereas, There is immediate need for authorizing the Emergency
incurring of additional liabilities for the removal of snow preamble,
and ice in towns as provided by this act, therefore it is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the im-
mediate preservation of the public safet}' and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 13 of chapter 44 of the General Laws, as most g. l. (Ter.
recently amended by section 17 of chapter 358 of the acts of § 13,'etl?'.,
1946, is hereby further amended b}^ adding at the end the amended.
following paragraph: —
Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations upon the au- Towns may
thority of town officers to incur liabilities during the said b"i-'^es*for
interval, town officers having charge of the maintenance of snow and ^
public ways may, with the written approval of a majority of ^'^^ ^^^
the board of selectmen and the appropriation, advisory or
finance committee in towns having such a committee, and in
other towns with the written approval of the director of ac-
counts in the department of corporations and taxation, upon
the request of the selectmen, incur additional liabilities for
snow and ice removal to an amount not in excess of the
amount authorized by the said selectmen and the committee
or director, as the case may be.
Approved January 21, 1948.
An Act authorizing the town of milton to raise and Chap. 6
APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR AND TO PAY A CERTAIN BILL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Milton at its annual town meet-
ing in the current year may raise and appropriate a sum not
exceeding nine hundred and seventy-eight dollars to pay for
a chain link fence purchased by its school committee and
now erected and installed around part of the land occupied
by the Vose school in Milton, and subject to such appropria-
tion may pay for said fence notwithstanding non-compliance
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with any provision of section twelve of chapter four of the
general by-laws of said town pertaining to contracts entered
into by it.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 21, 1948.
Chap. 7 An Act authorizing the town of somerset to pay sums
OF MONEY TO CERTAIN CORPORATIONS AND PERSONS FOR
WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS AND EQUIPMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Somerset is hereby authorized to
appropriate the sum of twenty-two thousand two hundred
and sixty-two dollars and forty-seven cents and pay the
same to the following named corporations and persons to
reimburse them for moneys expended by them for water
main extensions and hydrants and appliances in or on cer-
tain public streets and private ways in said town, viz.: —
1. Riverview Highlands, Inc. : —
Brayton Avenue and across Fall River -Providence
Highway $8,936 20
McArthur Avenue 2,708 00
Buckner Court 766 00
Total $12,410 20
2. A. F. Spinelli, Inc. and/or Phillips Concrete Co., Inc. : —
Doolittle Court $2,202 87
Hodges Avenue 2,959 29
McArthur Avenue 1,412 00
Halsey Avenue ....... 1,3.54 40
Total $7,928 56
3. Francisco Cabeciras: —
Fourth Street $495 16
4. Arnold Chace : —
Ivanhoe Avenue . . . . . . . $313 93
5. John F. Soares: —
Brayton Avenue Extension ..... $631 88
6. Henry Cheetham : —
Hillside Avenue $235 02
Roland Avenue 247 72
Total $482 74
Provided, that no payments shall be made hereunder unless
and until said corporations and persons shall have released
to said town by proper instruments all right, title and interest
which they have in said works, nor unless and until said town
shall have received or acquired permanent easements for
the operation and maintenance of said water main extensions,
hydrants and appliances in or on the aforesaid private ways
and streets.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 21, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 8, 9.
An Act authorizing the town of needham to invest fhf,^ o
CERTAIN FUNDS IN OBLIGATIONS ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL ^'
GOVERNMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Needham is hereby authorized to
invest in obhgations of the United States government the
sum of five hundred thousand dollars, or any part thereof,
being the unexpended balance in its treasury of a loan
obtained by said town under authority of clause three of
section seven of chapter forty-four of the General Laws; pro-
vided, that as soon as it shall be possible for the town to pro-
ceed with the construction of the addition to Glover Memorial
Hospital authorized by the special town meeting of June
tenth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, the town shall dis-
pose of such obligations and use the proceeds thereof, to-
gether with any income received from the obligations for the
purposes specified in the vote authorizing the loan. Obliga-
tions purchased under this act shall be in the custody of the
town treasurer, and in case any obligation so purchased
matures or is called, the proceeds may be reinvested by the
treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, in other ob-
ligations the purchase of which is authorized by this act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 22, 1948.
An Act authorizing the town of whitman to establish nUf,^ q
A BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS EXERCISING THE POWERS OF ^'
CERTAIN OTHER BOARDS, DEPARTMENTS AND TOWN OFFICERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There shall be established in the town of
Whitman a board of public works, hereinafter called the
board, to consist of three members. The initial members
thereof shall be elected at the annual town meeting next fol-
lowing the date on which this act shall become fully effective,
as follows : — one to serve for one year, one for two years, and
one for three years from the date of said annual town meet-
ing; and thereafter when the term of any member expires,
his successor shall be elected to serve for three years. In all
cases, the members shall serve until their successors are
qualified. Upon the date when this act shall become fully
effective as provided in section four and pending the election
of the initial members of the board, the board of selectmen
shall act as such board of public works with all the powers,
rights and duties provided in section two. The members of
the board of public works shall forthwith after each annual
town election, elect one of their members to act as chairman
to serve until the next annual town election. Vacancies in
the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by a joint
meeting of the board of selectmen and the then remaining
members of the board of public works. No person shall
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serve on the board who holds another elective or appointive
office in the town. The members of the board shall receive
such compensation for their services as the town may de-
termine.
Section 2. Upon the date when this act becomes fully
effective the board shall have the powers, rights and duties
now or from time to time vested by general or special law in
the following boards, departments, and offices in said town,
to wit: water commissioners, highway department, includ-
ing the highway surveyor, park department, moth depart-
ment, tree warden and town forest committee and such
boards, departments and offices shall thereupon be abolished.
In addition, the board is hereby authorized to and shall as-
sume all powers, rights, duties and liabilities with respect
to the collection and disposal of garbage in said town. No
contracts or liabilities in force on the date when this act
becomes fully effective shall be affected, but the board shall
in all respects be the lawful successor of the boards, depart-
ments and offices so abolished.
Section 3. The board shall appoint a superintendent of
public works and fix his compensation. He shall be a compe-
tent civil engineer, being especially fitted by training and
experience to perform the duties of said office. He may or
may not be a resident of the town. The board of selectmen
acting as a board of public works as provided in section one,
may appoint and remove a temporary superintendent of
public works to serve until the election of the board of public
works and may fix his compensation. The appointment of
such temporary superintendent shall in no way be binding
on the board of public works. The temporary superintendent
so appointed need not possess the qualifications required
hereunder in case of the appointment of a superintendent by
the board of public works. The superintendent shall exercise
and perform under the supervision and direction of the board,
such of the powers, rights and duties transferred to it under
section two as it may from time to time designate. The
superintendent shall be responsible for the efficient exercise
and performance of such powers, rights and duties. The
board by a majority vote may at any time remove the
superintendent for cause after a hearing or an opportunity
therefor provided that a written statement setting forth
specific reasons for such removal is filed with the town clerk
and a copy thereof delivered to or sent by registered mail to
said superintendent at least five daj^s before the date of said
proposed hearing. The action of the board shall be final.
No member of the board shall be eligible for appointment as
such superintendent of public works. During his tenure, the
superintendent shall hold no elective or other appointive
office, nor shall he be engaged in any other business or occu-
pation. The superintendent shall, subject to the approval
of the board, appoint such assistants, agents and employees
as the exercise and performance of his powers, rights and
duties may require and may remove them, subject to the ap-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 10.
proval of the board. He shall keep full and complete records
of the doings of his office and render to the board as often
as it may require a full report of all operations under his
control during the period reported upon; and annually and
from time to time as required by the board, he shall make a
synopsis of such reports for publication. He shall keep the
board fully advised as to the needs of the town within the
scope of his duties and shall annually furnish to the board
not later than the first day of December of each year a care-
fully prepared and detailed estimate in writing of the appro-
priation required during the next succeeding fiscal year for
the proper exercise and performance of all said powers,
rights and duties. The superintendent, as the board may
direct, may undertake such engineering services as the town
may need in departments other than those mentioned in
section two.
Section 4. This act shall be submitted for acceptance to
the legal voters of said town at the annual town election in
the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, in the form of
the following question which shall be placed on the official
ballot to be used for the election of town officers at said elec-
tion: "Shall an Act passed by the General Court in the year
nmeteen hundred and forty-eight, entitled 'An Act au-
thorizing the Town of Whitman to establish a Board of
Public Works exercising the powers of certain other boards,
departments and town officers' be accepted?" If a majority
of votes cast in answer to such question are in the affirmative,
this act shall become fully effective on the first day of January,
nineteen hundred and forty-nine. If, at the annual town
election held in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, a
majority of votes cast in answer to such question is not in the
affirmative, then upon the receipt of a petition duly signed
by not less than one hundred registered voters of the town
requesting submission to the voters in a subsequent year,
but not later than nineteen hundred and fifty, the board
of selectmen shall thereupon cause to be placed on the
official ballot at the next annual town election following the
timely receipt of said petition, the question pertaining to the
acceptance of this act as provided in this section, and if a ma-
jority of the votes cast in answer to such question are in the
affirmative, this act shall become effective on the first day of
January following. If this act is not accepted as provided in
this section, it shall thereupon become null and void.
Approved January 22, IBIfS.
An Act authorizing the borrowing of additional funds QJiaj) 10
BY THE BYFIELD WATER DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF NEWBURY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 4 of chapter 419 of the acts of 1947 is hereby
amended by striking out, in line 5, the word "seventy-six"
and inserting in place thereof the words: — one hundred and
10
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 11, 12.
twenty-five, — so as to read as follows: — Section 4- For
the purpose of paying the necessary expenses and liabilities
incurred under the provisions of this act, other than expenses
of maintenance and operation, the district may borrow from
time to time such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding,
in the aggregate, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dol-
lars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear
on their face the words, Byfield Water District Loan, Act of
1947. Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan,
and such loans shall be payable in not more than thirty
years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this
act shall be subject to the provisions of chapter forty-four
of the General Laws pertaining to such districts.
Approved January 22, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 140,
§ 151, etc.,
amended.
Dog officers,
fees.
Chap. 11 An Act increasing the fee of dog officers for killing
UNLICENSED DOGS AND FOR THE CARE OF CONFINED UN-
LICENSED DOGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 151 of chapter 140 of the General
Laws, as most recently amended by section 13 of chapter 320
of the acts of 1934, is hereby further amended by striking
out the fifth sentence and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing sentence : — Dog officers, other than those employed
under regular pay, shall receive from the treasurers of their
respective cities and towns two dollars for each dog killed, as
provided in section one hundred and fifty-one A, in full
compensation for their services.
Section 2. Section 151A of said chapter 140, inserted by
section 14 of said chapter 320, is hereby amended by striking
out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing sentence : — A dog officer having custody of a confined
dog shall be allowed the sum of seventy-five cents per day
for the care of such dog, payable by the owner or keeper
thereof, if known, otherwise from the dog fund.
Approved January 23, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 140,
§ 151A, etc.,
amended.
Dog officers,
fees.
Chap.
Emergency
preamble.
12 An Act authorizing certain counties to make certain
expenditures in anticipation of the county appro-
PRIATION ACT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF PUTTING INTO EFFECT A FORTY HOUR WEEK FOR COUNTY
EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEES OF THE HOSPITAL DISTRICTS,
AND THE LONGEVITY PROGRAM, SO CALLED.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would result
in unnecessarily delaying the effecting of certain necessary
changes in the hours of employment and the rates of pay of
county employees and employees of hospital districts, there-
fore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 13, 14. 11
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding any provisions of general or special law,
the county commissioners of all counties, except Suffolk and
Nantucket, may, on and after January first in the current
year, expend from any money in hand such sums as may be
necessary to put into effect a forty hour week, so called, for
county employees and employees of hospital districts and
the longevity program, so called ; and any money so expended
shall be included in the estimates of expenditures submitted
to the general court in anticipation of the county appro-
priation act for the current year.
Approved January 26, 1948.
Chap. 13
Ax Act authorizing certain counties to make certain
EXPENDITURES IN ANTICIPATION OF THE COUNTY APPRO-
PRIATION ACT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR FOR THE PURPOSE
OF EFFECTING ADJUSTMENTS IN SALARY RATES OF CERTAIN
ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS AND THEIR ASSISTANTS.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would result Emergency
in unnecessarily delaying the effecting of adjustments of ^''^^^ ^'
salary rates of certain elected county officials and their
assistants, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of section thirty-four of
chapter thirty-five of the General Laws, the county commis-
sioners of all counties, except Suffolk and Nantucket, may,
on and after January first in the current year, expend from
any money in hand such sums as may be necessary to effect
adjustments in the salary rates of certain elected county
officials and the assistants thereof whose offices are expressly
established by law, and any money so expended shall be
included in the estimates of expenditures submitted to the
general court in anticipation of the county appropriation act
for the current year. Approved January 26, 1948.
An Act authorizing the town of Winchester to sell Chap. 14
CERTAIN LAND HELD BY IT FOR PARK PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Winchester is hereby authorized
to sell and convey a certain parcel of land held by it for park
purposes and no longer needed for park purposes; the land
being a triangular parcel of land situated in said Winchester
bounded southeasterly by other land of the town of Win-
chester 638 feet more or less ; southwesterly by land of Bos-
ton and Maine Railroad, Woburn Branch, 180 feet; and
northwesterly by land of I3eggs and Cobb 530.99 feet. Con-
taining 43,000 square feet more or less; be all of said measure-
ments more or less, and being the same parcel which is
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 15.
marked "43,000 square feet" on a "Plan of Land, Town of
Winchester — Beggs and Cobb, Swanton Street, Winchester,
Mass., November, 1947, Parker Holbrook, Town Engineer."
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority of the town meeting members of the town
of W^inchester present and voting thereon at a meeting called
for the purpose. Approved January 27, 1948.
Chap. 15 An Act further regulating the payment of compen-
sation TO former public employees w^ho have been
retired, and relative to the termination of elec-
tive office held by members of contributory retire-
ment systems.
Emergency
preamble.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 32,
§ 5, etc.,
amended.
Member hold-
ing office by
popular
election.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 32,
§ 91, etc.,
amended.
Pensioners
not to be
paid for
services.
Whereas, There is serious doubt as to the proper interpre-
tation of the law relative to certain vacancies in town offices
to be filled at the forthcoming town elections, this act is
necessary to insure the orderly conduct of such elections,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, neces-
sary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision (1) of section
5 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as most recently
amended by section 5 of chapter 660 of the acts of 1947,
is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 15 and 16,
as appearing in section 1 of chapter 658 of the acts of 1945,
the words "election and qualification of his successor at the",
— so as to read as follows : — (d) Any member holding office
by popular election at the time of attaining the maximum
age for his group, whether or not he is then entitled to a
superannuation retirement allowance, may continue to serve
in such office after attaining such maximum age but only
until the next regular election ; provided, that no deductions
shall be made from his regular compensation after he has
attained such maximum age and when eligible for retirement
he shall receive a superannuation retirement allowance equal
to that to which he would have been entitled if retired at the
maximum age for his group. Nothing contained in this
paragraph shall prevent any member from holding an office
to which he is elected by popular vote after attaining the
maximum age for his group.
Section 2. Section 91 of said chapter 32, as most re-
cently amended by chapter 462 of the acts of 1947, is hereby
further amended by striking out the first sentence and in-
serting in place thereof the following : — No person while
receiving a pension or retirement allowance from the com-
monwealth or from any county, city or town, shall, after
the date of his retirement be paid for any service rendered
to the commonwealth or any county, city, town or district,
except upon his return and restoration to active service as
ordered by the appropriate retirement board after re-exami-
nation in case of retirement for disabilitj^, for jury service.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 16. 13
or for service rendered in an emergency under section sixty-
eight, sixty-nine or eighty-three, or for service in a public
office to which he has thereafter been elected by direct vote
of the people, or for service as a member of the executive
council after having been chosen or appointed under the pro-
visions of Article XXV of the Amendments to the Constitu-
tion of the commonwealth, or for service in a confidential
capacity under section seven of chapter thirty in the execu-
tive department, or in the department of the state secretary,
the state treasurer, the state auditor or the attorney general ;
pro\dded, that there shall be deducted from the compensa-
tion for the services of any person employed in a confidential
capacity as aforesaid an amount equal to the retirement
allowance or pension received by him.
Section 3. Chapter 50 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Xer.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by mw'§^6a,
inserting after section 6 the following section: — Section 6 A. added.
If an elected state, city, or town officer is to be retired on or Fiuing of
11-1 r • vacancy
before the next regular election by reason of superannuation caused by
before the completion of the term of office to which he was efelfted'^'^* °^
elected, thereby causing a vacancy in said office, such va- "f'u^ated
cancy shall be ffiled at said regular election as provided by
law for such office.
The retiring authority shall notify the county commis-
sioners, mayor and aldermen in cities, or the selectmen in
towns, as the case may be, of the impending retirement of
such elected officer at least six months preceding the next
state, city, or town election, as the case may be.
jipproved January 29, 1948.
An Act to enable the old south society, in boston to (Jhnnj 16
ADD TO its membership PERSONS WHO ARE NOT PROPRIE- ^'
TORS OF PEWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The members of the rehgious society now hav-
ing the corporate name of Old South Society, in Boston, in-
corporated by chapter two hundred and twenty-nine of the
acts of eighteen hundred and forty-five under the name of
Old South Church, in Boston which name was changed to
Old South Society, in Boston by chapter eighty-eight of the
acts of eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, shall after the effec-
tive date of this act include, in addition to proprietors of
pews in the Old South Meeting-house in Boston, such other
persons as the members for the time being of the said Old
South Society, in Boston shall from time to time elect to
membership for such term and subject to such conditions as
the by-laws of said society shall prescribe. The corporation
as so constituted shall have all the powers and privileges and
shall be subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions
contained in the act of incorporation as heretofore amended.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect on its accept-
ance by vote of the said Old South Society, in Boston at its
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annual meeting or at any other meeting called for the pur-
pose and held before January first, nineteen hundred and
forty-nine, and the filing with the state secretary of a certified
cop3' of said vote, but not otherwise.
Approved February 2, 1948.
CJiav. 17 An Act authorizing and directing the metropolitan
DISTRICT COMMISSION TO ALLOW^ THE CITY OF CHELSEA TO
dedicate a CERTAm TRAFFIC CIRCLE IN SAID CITY AS THE
MANUEL J. WEINER TRAFFIC CIRCLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The metropolitan district commission is hereby authorized
and directed to allow the city of Chelsea to dedicate the
rotary traffic circle situated at the intersection of Webster
and Garfield avenues and the Revere Beach parkway in said
city as the Manuel J. Weiner Traffic Circle in memory of
Manuel J. Weiner, a deceased veteran of World War II,
and to place at said circle a suitable tablet or marker bearing
said designation.
Approved February 2, 1948.
Chap. 18 An Act increasing the amount that may be borrowed
AND expended IN PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL TOILETS
AND FOR A SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM FOR THE WALDEN
POND STATE RESERVATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 389 of the acts of 1947 is hereby
amended by striking out section 2 and inserting in place
thereof the following two sections : — Section 2. For the
purpose of meeting the expenses authorized under section
one, the county treasurer of said county, with the approval
of the county commissioners, may borrow from time to time
upon the credit of the county such sums as may be neces-
sary, but not exceeding, in the aggregate, one hundred thou-
sand dollars, and may issue temporary notes of the county
therefor, payable in not more than one year from their date
or dates of issue.
Section 2 A. Upon completion of the project herein au-
thorized, the county treasurer shall, with the approval of
the county commissioners, issue bonds or notes of the county,
in a total amount not to exceed one hundred thousand dol-
lars, which shall bear on their face the words Walden Pond
State Reservation Loan, Acts of 1947; and such bonds or
notes shall be payable in not more than five years from their
dates of issue. Such bonds or notes shall be signed by the
treasurer of said 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 not for less than their par value. Receipts from the sale
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 19, 20. 15
of such bonds or notes shall be applied to the payment of
costs of construction and to the payment of any temporary
loans authorized under section two, or to either of such
purposes. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall, except
as herein provided, be subject to chapter thirty-five of the
General Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance during the current year by the county commis-
sioners of the county of Middlesex, but not otherwise.
Approved February 2, 1948.
An Act relative to the verification by banks of the rhn^ lo
DEPOSIT BOOKS OF THEIR DEPOSITORS OR SHAREHOLDERS ^'
DURING A CERTAIN PERIOD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The provisions of any law authorizing a bank,
as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and sixty-
seven of the General Laws, as amended, to verify the deposit
or pass books of its depositors or shareholders, are hereby
suspended and shall have no force or effect during the effec-
tive period of this act. During said period any such bank,
when so directed by the commissioner of banks, shall call
in the deposit or pass books of its depositors or shareholders
and said books shall be verified in the manner and to the
extent prescribed by said commissioner.
Section 2. Chapter 30 of the acts of 1943 is hereby
repealed.
Section 3. Section one of this act shall cease to be opera-
tive on July first, nineteen hundred and fifty.
Approved February 2, 1948.
An Act providing for the establishment of special Ohnj) 20
GUARANTY FUNDS IN THE INCORPORATION OF SAVINGS
BANKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 8 of chapter 168 of the General Laws, as appearing o. l. (Ter.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by adding ^^enie^d ' ^ ^'
at the end the following: — Said board may require the publication
subscribers to establish, or provide for the establishment of, shaii include
a special guaranty fund, in such amount as the board may special °guar-
determine, and in such event shall issue regulations govern- ^"*^ ^""'^•
ing the maintenance and withdrawal of said fund, which
shall be paid in, in full, to the corporation before it com-
mences business. Notice that such a special guaranty fund
will be maintained, and of the amount thereof, shall be in-
cluded in the publication required by this section.
Approved February 2, 1948.
16
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 21, 22.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 30.
§ 42, etc.,
amended.
Disposal of
duplicate
and obsolete
documents,
etc.
Chap. 21 An Act relative to disposal of certain vouchers paid
BY the commonwealth.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 42 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as most
recently amended by section 1 of chapter 450 of the acts of
1941, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 14,
the word "twenty" and inserting in place thereof the word:
— ten, — so as to read as follows: — Section If.2. The state
librarian or a person in his department designated by him,
an assistant attorney general designated by the attorney
general, and the chairman of the commission on adminis-
tration and finance or a person in his department designated
by him, acting as a board, after consultation with the chair-
man of any board or commission or the head of any depart-
ment or institution which may be interested, may, either
of their own motion or upon the request of said chairman or
head, sell any duplicate volumes or documents, the property
of the commonwealth, which are held in the state library or
any other department, and sell or destroy, from time to time,
obsolete or worthless records, books and documents, and sell
or destroy vouchers after the expiration of ten years from the
date of payment thereof, and destroy books and papers of
insolvent insurance companies deposited with the commis-
sioner of insurance under section one hundred and seventy-
eight of chapter one hundred and seventy-five, after the ex-
piration of six years from the date of such deposit. At least
thirty days before selling or destroying any such records,
books, vouchers or documents, the board shall publish in a
daily newspaper in Boston a notice of its intention so to do,
containing a brief description or summary of the articles to
be sold or destroyed, and it shall give such other and further
notice as it deems advisable to historical societies or persons
interested in the matter. It may, and upon petition of
twenty-five or more citizens of the commonwealth shall,
before selling or destroying any particular records, books,
vouchers or documents, give a public hearing to all persons
interested, and ten days' notice of such hearing shall be given
in a daily newspaper published in Boston. Any money re-
ceived from sales under this section shall be paid to the com-
monwealth. Approved February 2, 19j^8.
Chap, 22 An Act changing the date for the holding of biennial
municipal elections in the city of woburn.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 194 of the acts of 1928 is hereby
amended by striking out section 1, as amended by section 1
of chapter 61 of the acts of 1932, and inserting in place
thereof the following: — Section 1. Beginning with the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of November in the year
nineteen hundred and forty-nine, municipal elections in the
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 23, 24, 25. 17
city of Woburn for the choice of mayor, members of the city
council and members of the school committee shall be held
biennially on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of
November in every odd-numbered year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
during the current year by vote of the city council of said
city, subject to the provisions of its charter, but not other-
wise. Approved February 2, 1948.
An Act regulating membership in ward and town QJiQ/p^ 23
COMMITTEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows: .
Section 2 of chapter 52 of the General Laws, as appearing g. l. (Ter.
in section 1 of chapter 346 of the acts of 1938, is hereby f 2?eu-^;
amended by adding at the end the following sentence : — amended.
If any member shall change his residence from the ward or ward and
town in which he was elected during the said four years, he mutles"'"'
shall cease to be a member at the end of the calendar year membership,
during which said residence is changed.
Approved February 2, 1948.
An Act relative to voting precincts in the city of Qfiap. 24
WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The voting precincts existing in the city of
Worcester on September first in the year nineteen hundred
and forty-seven shall continue as such until changed under
the provisions of chapter fifty-four of the General Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 2, 1948.
An Act to authorize the state purchasing agent to (Jfidj) 25
INCUR LIABILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUIREMENT
OF SURPLUS MATERIAL FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to enable the state purchasing "^^^^"^
agent immediately to purchase certain supphes, including
material to be disposed of by the federal government as
surplus, therefore this act is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 261 of the acts of 1947 is hereby amended by
striking out section 4 and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing:— Section 4- Notwithstanding the provisions of
section fifty-one of chapter thirty of the General Laws, or
any other provision of law, the state purchasing agent is
hereby authorized to incur liabilities and incidental expenses
for the purchase of supplies, as provided by said section
18 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 26, 27.
fifty-one, including material to be disposed of as surplus, so
called, by the federal government through agencies of the
federal government, in an amount not exceeding three hun-
dred and fifty thousand dollars, in addition to any amount
heretofore provided for the purpose, and the comptroller
may certify for payment such incidental expenses and
liabilities so incurred to an amount not exceeding three hun-
dred and fifty thousand dollars, in addition to any amount
heretofore provided for the purpose.
Approved February 2, 1948.
Chap. 26 An Act to authorize the town of charlton to borrow
MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AN ADDITION
TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND FOR THE EQUIPPING AND FUR-
NISHING OF SAID SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing an addition
to the high school, and constructing an elementary school,
and originally equipping and furnishing said addition and
new building, the town of Charlton may borrow, from time
to time, within a period of five years from the passage of this
act, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding in the
aggregate one hundred and thirty thousand dollars, and
may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on their
face the words, Charlton School Building Loan, Act of 1948.
Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and
such loans shall be paid in not more than twenty years from
their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be in
excess of the statutory limit, but shall, except as provided
herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of the General
Laws, exclusive of the limitation contained in the first para-
graph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 2, 1948
ChOLJ). 27 An Act authorizing the holding of baseball games on
THE lord's day ON WALTON FIELD IN THE TOWN OF WAKE-
FIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of section twenty-seven
of chapter one hundred and thirty-six of the General Laws,
it shall be lawful to take part in or witness baseball games on
the Lord's day at the Wakefield high school athletic field,
known as Walton Field, in the town of Wakefield, provided
that a license or permit for such games has been issued by
the licensing authority. Approved February 2, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 28, 29. 19
Ax Act providing for revocation of the certificate QJiQq) 9C
OF registration of any physician guilty of the use of / • "^
narcotic drugs in ANY' WAY' OTHER THAN FOR THERA-
PEUTIC PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 2 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as most ej^}?!^-
recently amended by chapter 365 of the acts of 1946, is § 2', etc.. '
hereby further amended by striking out the fifth and sixth '^"''"^^^'^■
sentences, as appearing in section 37 of chapter 451 of the
acts of 1939, and inserting in place thereof the following
sentences: — The board, after due notice and hearing, may CanceUation
revoke any certificate issued by it to, and cancel the regis- tLl^lT^'^'
tration of, any physician convicted of a felony, or any P!^^®'''i^° ^'^'^
physician who has been shown at any such hearing to have of ns^cotics!
been guilty of the use of narcotic drugs in any way other '^^'^'
than for therapeutic purposes, and may, at any time after
the expiration of one year thereafter, reissue any certificate
so revoked, and register anew any physician whose registra-
tion was so cancelled. The board, after due- notice and
hearing, may suspend, for a period not exceeding one year,
any certificate issued by it to, and cancel the registration of,
any physician who has been shown at such hearing to have
been guilty of gross and confirmed use of alcohol in any of its
forms while engaged in the practice of his profession; or of
abuse of the authority granted in section two hundred and
nine A of chapter ninety-four; or of publishing or causing to
be published, or of distributing or causing to be distributed,
any literature contrary to section twenty-nine of chapter
two hundred and seventy-two; or of acting as principal or
assistant in the carrying on of the practice of medicine by
an unregistered person or by any person convicted of the
illegal practice of medicine or by any physician whose regis-
tration has been cancelled, and whose certificate has been
revoked or suspended, by the board; or of aiding and abetting
in any attempt to secure registration, either for himself or
for another, by fraud; or, in connection with his practice,
of defrauding or attempting to defraud any person.
Approved February 2, 1948.
An Act establishing a town manager form of govern- nhnj) 2Q
MENT FOR THE TOWN OF AMESBURY. "*
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Upon the acceptance of this act by the town
of Amesbury, as hereinafter provided, the annual town
election of said town for the purpose of electing town officers
and to take action on such matters as are by law to be deter-
mined by ballot, shall be held on the second Monday in
March of each year, and the annual meeting for the trans-
action of all other business shall be held on the first Monday
of March each year at half past seven o'clock in the evening.
20 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 29.
Section 2. Election of Selectmen. — At the first annual
town meeting following the acceptance of this act, the quali-
fied voters of the town shall elect by official ballot five select-
men 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, from the annual town meeting at which they are
elected. At each annual town meeting thereafter there shall
be elected in the place of each selectman whose term is about
to expire a selectman, to serve for the term of three years.
The selectmen elected hereunder shall serve until the quali-
fication of their respective successors. If a vacancy or va-
cancies occur in the membership of the selectmen so elected,
the remaining members shall call a special town meeting to
fill the vacancy or vacancies for the balance of the unexpired
term or terms, except that if a vacancy or vacancies occur
less than three months prior to the date of the annual town
meeting and not less than three selectmen so elected remain
in office, the vacancy or vacancies shall remain unfilled until
such annual town meeting.
Section 3 Appointive Powers of Selectmen. — The select-
men shall appoint, and may remove, members of the board
of appeals and the board of libraiy trustees, election officers,
and the registrars of voters, except the town clerk.
Section 4. Election of School Committee. — At the first
annual town election following the acceptance of this act,
the registered voters of the town shall elect by ballot six
members of the school committee; two for a term of one
year; two for a term of two years, and two for a term of
three years; and annually thereafter there shall be elected
two members of the school committee, each for a term of
three years in the place of the members whose terms are
about to expire. Members of the school committee elected
hereunder shall serve until the quahfication of their suc-
cessors. When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the
school committee, the remaining members shall give written
notice thereof to the selectmen, who, with the remaining
members of the school committee shall, after one week's
notice, fill such vacancy by ballot. A majority of the ballots
of the officers entitled to vote shall be necessary to such
election. The person so appointed or elected shall perform
the duties of the office until the next annual meeting or until
another is qualified. Upon the election and qualification of
the members of the school committee in the year of the an-
nual town election following the acceptance of this act, the
terms of office of the members of the then existing committee
shall terminate.
Section 5. Powers of School Committee. — Upon the
election and qualification of the six members of the school
committee elected as herein provided, all the powers, rights,
duties and habilities, except as hereinafter provided, now
or hereafter conferred or imposed by law upon the school
committee, shall be exercised and performed by the school
committee elected under the provisions of section four.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 29. 21
Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect the powers
and duties of the school committee as provided by law,
except as specifically provided herein.
Section 6. Multiple Officers. — A member of the board
of selectmen, or of the school committee, or of the finance
committee shall, during the term for which he was elected or
appointed, be ineligible either by election or appointment to
hold any other town office. Any person appointed by the
town manager to any town office under the provisions of this
act or of any general or special law shall be eligible during
the term of said office to appointment to any other town office,
except that the town accountant shall not be eligible to hold
the position of town treasurer or the position of town col-
lector. The town manager, subject to any applicable pro-
vision of law relating thereto, may assume the duties of any
office which he is authorized to fill by appointment.
Section 7. Certain Elective Officers to continue. — Except
as otherwise provided herein, the elective offices already es-
tablished by law in the town of Amesbury shall not be abol-
ished or in any way affected by the acceptance of this act.
TOWN MANAGER.
Section 8. Appointment of Town Manager. — On the
first day of January following the acceptance of this act, the
selectmen shall appoint, for a term of five years, a town
manager who shall be a person especially fitted by education,
training and experience to perform the duties of the office.
The town manager shall be appointed without regard to his
political beliefs. He need not be a resident of the town or
of the commonwealth when appointed, but shall be a resident
of the town during his term of office. He may be appointed
for successive terms of office. Before entering upon the
duties of his office, the town manager shall be sworn to the
faithful and impartial performance thereof by the chairman
of the selectmen, or by the town clerk, 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. Appointment of a Temporary Manager. —
Any vacancy in the office of town manager shall be filled as
soon as possible by the selectmen but not later than sixty
days following such vacancy. Pending the appointment of a
town manager or the filling of any vacancy, the selectmen may
appoint a suitable person to perform the duties of the office.
Section 10. Acting Manager. — The town manager may
designate, by letter filed with the town clerk, a qualified
officer of the town to perform his duties during his temporary
absence or disability. In the event of failure of the manager
to make such designation, the selectmen may, by resolution,
designate an officer of the town to perform the duties of the
manager until he shall return or his disability shall cease.
22 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 29.
Section 11. Removal of Manager. — The selectmen, by a
majority vote of the full membership of the board, may re-
move the town manager. At least thirty days before such
proposed removal shall become effective, the selectmen shall
file a preliminary written resolution with the town clerk
setting forth in detail the specific reasons for his proposed
removal, a copy of which resolution shall be delivered to the
town manager. The manager may reply in writing to the
resolution and may request a public hearing. If the manager
so requests, the board of selectmen shall hold a public hear-
ing not earlier than twenty days nor later than thirty days
after the filing of such request. After such public hearing,
if any, otherwise at the expiration of thirty days following
the filing of the preliminary resolution, and after full con-
sideration, the selectmen by a majority vote of the full
membership of the board may adopt a final resolution of
removal. In the preliminary resolution, the selectmen may
suspend tlie manager from duty, but shall in any case cause
to be paid to him forthwith any unpaid balance of his salary
and his salary for the next three calendar months following
the filing of the preliminary resolution.
Section 12. Compensation of Manager. — The town
manager shall receive such compensation for his services as
the selectmen shall determine but it shall not exceed the
amount appropriated therefor by the town.
Section 13. Powers and Duties of the Manager. — In ad-
dition to specific powers and duties provided in this act the
town manager shall have the general powers and duties
enumerated in this section : —
(a) The town manager shall supervise and direct the ad-
ministration of all departments, commissions, boards and
offices, except the board of selectmen, the school committee,
the board of appeals, the board of library trustees, election
officers and the registrars of voters.
(b) The town manager, in accordance with the provisions
of this act and except as otherwise expressly prohibited by
the General Laws, may reorganize, consofidate or abolish
departments, commissions, boards or offices under his direc-
tion and supervision, in whole or in part, may establish such
new departments, commissions, boards or offices as he deems
necessary, and may transfer the duties, powers and appro-
priation of one department, commission, board or office to
another.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this act, the town
manager shall appoint upon merit and fitness alone, and,
subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one of the General
Laws where applicable, may remove, all officers and em-'
ployees of the town, except employees of the school depart-
ment. Town officers and employees not subject to the pro-
visions of said chapter thirty-one shall not be removed by
him except on five days' notice in writing, setting forth the
cause of such removal.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hun-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 29. 23
dred and eight of chapter forty-one of the General Laws,
but subject to all applicable pro\isions of chapter thirty-
one of the General Laws, the town manager shall fix the
compensation of all town officers and employees subject to
removal by him.
(e) The town manager shall attend all regular meetings of
the board of selectmen except meetings at which his re-
moval is being considered.
(/) The town manager shall keep full and complete records
of his office, and shall render as often as may be required by
the selectmen a full report of all operations during the period
reported on.
(g) The town manager shall keep the selectmen fully ad-
vised as to the needs of the town and shall recommend to
the selectmen for adoption such measures requiring action
by them or by the town as he may deem necessary or ex-
pedient.
(h) The town manager shall have jurisdiction over the
rental and use of all town property and shall be responsible
for the maintenance and repair of all town buildings. He
shall be responsible for the preparation of plans and the
supervision of work on existing buildings or on the construc-
tion of new buildings.
(i) The town manager shall purchase all supplies and
materials and equipment, except books for schools, and shall
award all contracts for all departments of the town. He
shall make purchases for departments not under his super-
vision only upon requisition duly signed by the head of any
such department.
0') The town manager shall administer either directly or
through a person or persons appointed by him in accordance
with this act all provisions of general and special laws ap-
plicable to said town, all by-laws and all regulations es-
tablished by the selectmen.
(k) The town manager shall have authority to prosecute,
defend and compromise all litigation to which the town is a
party, and to employ special counsel to assist the town counsel
•whenever in his judgment it may be necessary.
(l) The town manager shall 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.
Section 14. Investigations by the Manager. — The town
manager may without notice cause the affairs of any division
or department under his control or the conduct of any officer
or employee thereof to be examined. The town manager
shall have access to all town books and papers for informa-
tion necessary for the proper performance of his duties.
Section 15. Appointment of Planning Board. — There
shall be estabfished a planning board as herein provided
which shall have all the powers and duties of planning
boards established in accordance with section eighty-one A
of chapter forty-one of the General Laws, except that such
planning board shall not be authorized to act as park com-
24 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 29.
missioners. The board established hereunder shall consist
of five members who shall be appointed by the town manager.
When such board is first established its members shall be
appointed for terms of such length and so arranged that the
term of at least one member will expire each year and his suc-
cessor shall be appointed by the town manager for a term
of five 3^ears. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired
term by the town manager. Upon the appointment and
qualification of the members of the board, the term of office
of members of the then existing planning board and board of
survey shall terminate.
Section 16. Ap-pointment of Board of Public Welfare. —
The town manager shall appoint a board of public welfare
to consist of three suitably qualified persons. 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 town
manager, a member for a term of three years in the place of
the member whose term is to expire. The members shall
serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. If
for any reason a vacancy occurs in the membership of the
board of pubhc welfare, the vacancy shall be filled forthwith
by the town manager for the unexpired term. Upon the ap-
pointment and qualification of the members of the board
of pubhc welfare as provided in this section the terms of
office of the members of the then existing board of public
welfare of the town shall terminate. The board of public
welfare appointed hereunder shall organize for the proper
conduct of their duties and shall possess all the powers and
rights and be subject to all the duties and liabilities con-
ferred or imposed by law upon boards of public welfare of
towns, but in the performance of their duties they shall be
subject to the general supervision and direction of the town
manager. They shall be sworn to the faithful performance
of their duties by the chairman of the selectmen or bj^ a
justice of the peace.
Section 17. Appointment of Board of Health. — The
town manager shall appoint a board of health to consist of
three suitably qualified persons. 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 there-
after there shall be appointed by the town manager, a mem-
ber for a term of three years in the place of the member
whose term is to expire. The members shall serve until their
successors are appointed and qualified. If for any reason a
vacancy occurs in the membership of the board of health,
the vacancy shall be filled forthwith by the town manager for
the unexpired term. Upon the appointment and qualifica-
tion of the members of the board of health as provided in this
section the terms of office of the members of the then existing
board of health of the town shall terminate. The board
of health appointed hereunder shall organize for the proper
conduct of their duties and shall possess all the powers and
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 29.
rights and be subject to all the duties and liabilities con-
ferred or imposed by law upon boards of health of towns, but
in the performance of their duties they shall be subject to the
general supervision and direction of the town manager.
They shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their
duties by the chairman of the selectmen or by a justice of
the peace. The town manager may appoint an agent of the
board of health who may be a member of said board and who
shall possess all the powers and liabilities conferred or im-
posed by law upon agents of boards of health in towns, but
in the performance of his duties he shall be subject to the
general supervision and direction of the town manager.
Section 18. A'p-pointment of Board of Park Commissioners.
— The town manager shall appoint a board of park commis-
sioners to consist of three suitably qualified persons. 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
town manager, a member for a term of three years in the
place of the member whose term is to expire. The members
shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.
If for any reason a vacancy occurs in the membership of the
board of park commissioners, the vacancy shall be filled
forthwith by the town manager for the unexpired term.
Upon the appointment and qualification of the members of
the board of park commissioners as provided in this section
the terms of office of the members of the then existing board
of park commissioners of the town shall terminate. The
board of park commissioners appointed hereunder shall or-
ganize for the proper conduct of their duties and shall possess
all the powers and rights and be subject to all the duties
and Habilities conferred or imposed by law upon the boards
of park commissioners of towns, but in the performance of
their duties they shall be subject to the general supervision
and direction of the town manager. They shall be sworn
to the faithful performance of their duties by the chairman
of the selectmen or by a justice of the peace.
Section 19. Appointment of Board of Cemetery Commis-
sioners. — The town manager shall appoint a board of
cemetery commissioners to consist of three suitably qualified
persons. 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 ap-
pointed by the town manager, a member for a term of three
years in the place of the member whose term is to expire.
The members shall serve until their successors are appointed
and qualified. If for any reason a vacancy occurs in the
membership of the board of cemetery commissioners, the
vacancy shall be filled forthwith by the town manager for
the unexpired term. Upon the appointment and qualifica-
tion of the members of the board of cemetery commissioners
as provided in this section the terms of office of the members
of Jhe then existing board of cemetery commissioners of the
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town shall terminate. The board of cemetery commissioners
appointed hereunder shall organize for the proper conduct of
their duties and shall possess all the powers and rights and
be subject to all the duties and habilities conferred or imposed
by law upon boards of cemetery commissioners of towns, but
in the performance of their duties they shall be subject to
the general supervision and direction of the town manager.
They shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties
by the selectmen or by a justice of the peace.
Section 20. Appointment of Board of Fire Engineers. —
The town manager shall appoint a board of fire engineers to
consist of three suitably qualified persons. One of said per-
sons 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 town manager, a
member for a term of three years in the place of the member
whose term is to expire. The members shall serve until their
successors are appointed and qualified. If for any reason a
vacancy occurs in the membership of the board of fire en-
gineers, the vacancy shall be filled forthwith by the town
manager for the unexpired term. Upon the appointment
and qualification of the members of the board of fire engineers
as provided in this section the terms of office of the members
of the then existing board of fire engineers of the town shall
terminate. The board of fire engineers appointed hereunder
shall organize for the proper conduct of their duties and shall
possess all the powers and rights and be subject to all the
duties and liabilities conferred or imposed by law upon
boards of fire engineers of towns, but in the performance of
their duties they shall be subject to the general supervision
and direction of the town manager. They shall be sworn
to the faithful performance of their duties by the chairman
of the selectmen or by a justice of the peace.
Section 21. Appointment of Board of Assessors. — ■ The
town manager shall appoint three suitably qualified persons
as assessors. 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 ap-
pointed by the town manager, an assessor for a term of three
years in the place of the assessor whose term is to expire.
The assessors shall serve until their successors are appointed
and qualified. If for any reason a vacancy occurs in the
membership of the board of assessors, the vacancy shall
be filled forthwith by the town manager for the unexpired
term. Upon the appointment and qualification of assessors
as provided in this section the terms of office of the mem-
bers of the then existing board of assessors of the town shall
terminate. The assessors appointed hereunder shall or-
ganize for the proper conduct of their duties and shall possess
all the powers and rights and be subject to all the duties
and liabilities conferred or imposed by law upon assessors
of towns, but in the performance of their duties they shall
be subject to the general supervision and direction of the town
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manager. They shall be sworn to the faithful performance
of their duties by the chairman of the selectmen or by a
justice of the peace.
Section 22. Town Clerk. — The town manager shall ap-
point a suitably qualified person to the office of town clerk.
The existing elective office of town clerk shall be continued
until the person appointed to said office of town clerk shall
have qualified, at which time the elective office of town clerk
shall terminate. The town clerk shall have the powers, per-
form the duties and be subject to the liabilities and penalties
now or hereafter conferred or imposed by law upon town
clerks. He shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his
duties by the chairman of the selectmen or by a justice of
the peace. The town clerk shall be subject to the general
supervision and direction of the town manager in the per-
formance of his duties.
Section 23. Toum Treasurer. — The town manager shall
appoint a suitably qualified person to the office of town
treasurer. The existing elective office of town treasurer shall
be continued until the person appointed to said office of
town treasurer shall have qualified, at which time the elec-
tive office of town treasurer shall terminate. The town
treasurer shall have the powers, perform the duties, and be
subject to the liabilities and penalties now or hereafter con-
ferred or imposed by law upon town treasurers but in the
conduct of his office shall be subject to the general super-
vision and direction of the town manager. Whenever it shall
be necessary to execute any deed conveying land, or any other
instrument required to carry into effect any vote of the town,
the same shall be executed by the treasurer in behalf of the
town, unless the town shall vote otherwise. The town
treasurer shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his
duties by the town clerk or by a justice of the peace.
Section 24. Toion Collector. — The town manager shall
appoint a suitably qualified person to the office of town col-
lector. The existing elective office of collector of taxes shall
be continued until the person appointed to said office of town
collector shall have qualified, at which time the elective office
of collector of taxes shall terminate. The collector shall have
the powers, perform the duties and be subject to the liabilities
and penalties now or hereafter conferred or imposed by law
upon town collectors except that in the performance of his
duties he shall be subject to the general supervision and
direction of the town manager. The town collector shall be
sworn to the faithful performance of his duties by the town
clerk or by a justice of the peace.
Section 25. Town Accountant . — The town manager
shall appoint a suitably qualified person to the office of town
accountant. The town accountant in office when this act
becomes effective shall continue in office, subject to the pro-
.visions of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws if ap-
plicable, but otherwise subject to removal by the town mana-
ger as provided herein. Except as otherwise provided in this
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act, the town accountant shall have the powers, perform the
duties and be subject to the liabilities and penalties now or
hereafter conferred or imposed by law upon town account-
ants but in the performance of his duties he shall be subject
to the general supervision and direction of the town manager.
The town accountant shall be sworn to the faithful perform-
ance of his duties by the town clerk or by a justice of the
peace.
Section 26. Department of Public Works. — There shall
be established a department of public works as herein pro-
vided. The town manager shall appoint a suitably qualified
person to the office of superintendent of public works who
may be removed by the town manager, for cause, as provided
in section thirteen. The superintendent of public works
appointed hereunder shall possess all the powers and rights
and be subject to all the duties and liabihties now or here-
after conferred by law, general or special, upon the water
commissioners of the town and upon sewer commissioners,
highway surveyors and tree wardens of towns, but in the
performance of his duties he shall be subject to the general
supervision and direction of the town manager. He shall be
sworn to the faithful performance of his duties by the town
clerk or by a justice of the peace. Upon the appointment and
qualification of the superintendent of public works as pro-
vided in this section, the terms of office of the then existing
water and sewer commissioners, highway surveyor and tree
warden of the town shall terminate. The town manager
shall estabhsh such divisions and subordinate offices within the
department of public works as he deems necessary and shall
prescribe the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the same.
Section 27. Board of Hospital Trustees. — The town
manager shall appoint a board of trustees of the Amesbury
Hospital to consist of five suitably qualified persons who shall
be appointed for terms of such length and so arranged that the
term of at least one member shall expire each year and his
successor shall be appointed by the town manager for a term
of five years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired
term by the town manager. Upon the appointment and
• qualification of the members of the board of hospital trustees
as provided in this section the terms of office of the members
of the then existing board of hospital trustees of the town
shall terminate. The board of hospital trustees appointed
hereunder shall organize for the proper conduct of their duties
and shall possess all the powers and rights and be subject
to all the duties and liabilities now or hereafter conferred or
imposed by any general or special law upon the board of
hospital trustees of the town, but in the performance of their
duties they shall be subject to the general supervision and
direction of the town manager. They shall be sworn to the
faithful performance of their duties by the chairman of the
selectmen or by a justice of the peace.
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i.EGAL AFFAIRii.
Section 28. Appointment of Town Counsel. — The town
manager shall annually appoint an attorney-at-law, who shall
be a resident of the town, to act as town counsel, who shall
draft all bonds, deeds, leases, obligations, conveyances and
other legal instruments and shall perform such other legal
services as may be requested of him, by vote of the town, by
the town manager, or by any board of town officers. Also,
when so requested he shall furnish a written opinion on any
question that may be submitted to him, and he shall at all
times upon request of the town manager furnish legal advice
to any officer of the town who may require his advice upon
any subject concerning the duties of such officer. He shall
prosecute all suits or other legal proceedings ordered to be
brought by the town or by the board of selectmen, and shall
appear before the courts of the commonwealth in defense of
all actions or suits brought against the town or its officers
in their official capacity, and shall try and argue any and all
causes in which the town shall be a party or before any board
of referees or commission and shall appear at any and all
hearings on behalf of the town whenever his services may be
required.
FISCAL AFFAIRS.
Section 29. Approval of Warrants. — The town manager
shall be the chief fiscal officer of the town. Warrants for the
payment of town funds prepared by the town accountant in
accordance with the provisions of section fifty-six of chapter
fort3'-one of the General Laws shall be submitted to the
town manager. The approval of any such warrant by the
town manager shall be sufficient authority to authorize pay-
ment by the town treasurer, but the selectmen shall approve
all warrants in the event of the absence of the town manager
or a vacancy in the office of town manager.
Section 30. Tnvest-igdtion of Claims. — Whenever any
payroll, bill or other claim against the town is presented to
the town manager he shall, if the same seems to him to be of
doubtful vaUdity, excessive in amount, or otherwise contrary
to the interests of the town, refer it to the selectmen who shall
immediately investigate the facts and determine what, if any,
payment should be made. Pending such investigation and
determination by the selectmen, payment shall be withheld.
Section 31. Receipts paid to Treasury. — Every officer
shall pa}' into the treasury of the town all amounts received
by him on behalf of the town, and shall make a true return
thereof to the town accountant stating the accounts upon
which such amounts were received.
Section 32. Fees paid to Treasury. — The aggregate
annual compensation of each town employee appointed by
the manager shall be limited to the amount established in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this act and all fees received
in accordance with the provisions of any general or special
law shall be paid into the treasury of the town.
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Section 33. Certain Town Officers^ not to make Contracts
with the Town. — It shall be unlawfuffor any selectman, the
town manager, any member of the school committee, any
trustee of the public library, or any other elective or ap-
pointive official, except as otherwise provided by this act
or any other provision of law, directly or indirectly to make
a contract with the town, or to receive any commission, dis-
count, bonus, gift, contribution or reward from, or any share
in the profits of, any person or corporation making or per-
forming such a contract, unless the official concerned, im-
mediately upon learning of the existence of such contract, or
that such a contract is proposed, shall notify the selectmen in
writing of the contract and of the nature of his interest therein
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 voter of the town duly authorized thereto by vote
of the selectmen. 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 section shall be punished by a
fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprison-
ment for not more than one year, or both.
Section 34. Estimates of Expenditures. — On or before
the first day of December of each year, the town manager
shall submit to the selectmen a careful detailed estimate in
writing of the probable expenditures of the town govern-
ment for the 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
department, together with a statement of the expenditures
of the town for the same purposes in the two preceding years
and an estimate of the expenditures for the current year.
He shall also submit a statement showing all revenues re-
ceived by the town in the two preceding fiscal years together
with an estimate of the receipts of the current year and an
estimate of the amount of income from all sources of revenue
exclusive of taxes upon property in the ensuing year. He
shall report the probable amount required to be levied and
raised by taxation to defray all expenses and lialDilities of the
town together with an estimate of the tax rate necessary to
raise said amount. For the purpose of enabling the town
manager to make up the annual estimate of expenditures,
all boards, officers, and committees of the town shall, upon
his written request, furnish all information in their possession
and submit to him in writing a detailed estimate of the ap-
propriations required for the efficient and proper conduct of
their respective departments during the next fiscal year.
Section 35. Annual Budget. — The selectmen shall con-
sider the tentative budget submitted by the town manager
and make such recommendations relative thereto as they
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deem expedient and proper in the interests of the town. On
or before the twentieth day of December of each year the
selectmen shall transmit a copy of the budget together with
their recommendations relative thereto to each member of
the finance committee.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Section 36. Appointment of Finance Committee. — There
shall be a finance committee consisting of nine registered
voters of the town. No elective or appointive town officer or
town employee shall be eligible to serve on said committee.
The moderator elected at the first town election following
the acceptance of this act shall forthwith appoint three mem-
bers of the finance committee for terms of one year, three
members for terms of two years, and three members for terms
of three years. At each annual town meeting thereafter the
moderator shall appoint three members of said committee
for terms of three years. The terms of office of said mem-
bers shall commence immediately upon their qualification
and shall expire at the final adjournment of the annual
town meeting at which their successors are appointed. Said
committee shall choose its own officers and shall serve with-
out pay. It shall cause to be kept a true record of its pro-
ceedings. Upon the appointment and qualification of a
finance committee as provided herein the terms of office of all
members of the then existing committee shall terminate.
Section 37. Ayyointments to fill Vacancies. — The said
committee shall fill any vacancy which may occur in its
membership, by vote, an attested copy of which shall be
sent by its secretary to the town clerk. If any member is
absent from five consecutive meetings of said committee,
except in case of illness, his position shall be deemed to be
vacant and shall be filled as herein provided. The term of
office of any person so chosen to fill a vacancy shall expire
at the final adjournment of the next succeeding annual town
meeting, and the moderator shall appoint his successor to
complete the unexpired term of the member in whose office
such vacancy originally occurred.
Section 38. Consideration of Town Warrant. — All
articles in any warrant for a town meeting except articles
providing for election of town officers shall be referred to the
finance committee for its consideration. The selectmen after
drawing any such warrant shall transmit immediately a copy
thereof to each member of said committee. Said committee,
after due consideration of the subject matter of such articles
in any warrant, shall report thereon to the town meeting,
in writing, such recommendations as it deems best for the
interests of the town and its citizens. The report of the
finance committee on such articles in the warrant for any
annual meeting shall be filed with the town clerk not later
than fourteen days prior to said meeting and the town clerk
shall forthwith cause said report to be printed and a copy
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thereof to be distributed prior to said meeting to each
registered voter attending said meeting.
Section 39. Recommendations by Committee. — It shall
be the duty of the finance committee annually to consider
the expenditures in previous years and the estimated re-
quirements for the ensuing year as set forth in the budget
submitted to them by the selectmen. The finance committee
shall add to the statement of expenditures and estimates in
the annual budget another column, giving the amounts
which in its opinion should be appropriated for the ensuing
year, and shall further add thereto such explanations and
suggestions relating to the proposed appropriations as it may
deem expedient, and report thereon as provided in section
thirty-eight.
Section 40. Free Access to Financial Data. — In the dis-
charge of its duty, said finance committee shall have free
access to all books of records and accounts, bills and vouchers
on which money has been or may be paid from the town
treasury. Officers, boards and committees of the town shall,
upon request, furnish said committee with facts, figures
and any other information pertaining to their several activi-
ties.
Section 41. Annual Report. — It shall be the duty of the
finance committee to make an annual report of its doings,
with recommendations relative to financial matters and the
conduct of town business, which shall be included in the
annual town report.
Section 42. Submission of Act and Time of Taking
Effect. — This act shall be submitted to the qualified voters
of the town of Amesbury for acceptance at the annual election
to be held on the second Monday in March, nineteen hundred
and forty-eight. The vote shall be taken by ballot in answer
to the following question which shall be printed on the
official ballot: "Shall an act passed by the general court in
the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight entitled 'An act
establishing a town manager form of government for the
town of Amesbury' be accepted?" If this act shall be so
accepted by a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon,
it shall take effect on the following first day of January for
the purpose of the appointment by the selectmen as herein
provided of the town manager. All budgets and estimates
of appropriations required for the ensuing fiscal year pre-
pared by heads of departments under his control prior to the
annual town meeting shall be subject to the supervision and
approval of the town manager. Upon acceptance by a
majority of the qualified voters as herein provided, this act
shall also take effect for the purposes of the annual meeting
for the year following its acceptance and for all things that
pertain to said election, and shall take full effect upon the
election and qualification of the selectmen, except as herein
provided. Appointees of the officers and boards abolished
and consolidated by this act shall continue to draw com-
pensation at the same rate and to exercise like powers, au-
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thority and jurisdiction as theretofore until other provision
is made.
If this act is rejected by the quaUfied voters of the town
of Amesbur}^ when first submitted to said voters under this
section, it shall be submitted for acceptance in like manner
to such voters at the annual town election in said town in
the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and, if accepted
by a majorit}^ of such voters voting thereon at said election,
shall take effect as hereinbefore provided.
Section 43. Duties of Certain Toivn Officials relative to
Election. — It shall be the duty of the selectmen and the town
clerk in office and any other town official upon whom by
reason of his office a duty devolves by the provisions of this
act, when this act is accepted bj^ the qualified voters as
herein provided, to comply with all the requirements 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.
Section 44. Ily-laws, Rules, etc. — All law, by-laws, rules
and regulations in force in the town of Amesbury when this
act takes effect, not inconsistent with its provisions, whether
enacted by authority of the town or any other authority, shall
continue in full force and effect until otherwise provided by
law, by-law or vote; all other laws, by-laws, rules and regula-
tions, so far as they refer to the town of Amesbury, are hereby
repealed and annulled, but such repeal shall not revive any
pre-existing enactment.
Section 45. Revocation of Acceptance. — At any time
after the expiration of four years and within six years from
the date on which this act is accepted, and not less than
ninety days before the date of an annual meeting, a petition,
signed by not less than twenty per cent of the registered
voters of the town, may be filed with the selectmen, request-
ing that the question of revoking the acceptance of this act
be submitted to the voters. Thereupon the selectmen shall
call a town meeting to be held at a date not later than forty-
five days after the filing of the petition, but not between the
first day of June and the first Tuesday of September, both
dates inclusive. At such meeting the vote shall be taken in
answer to the following question which shall be printed on
the official ballot: "Shall the acceptance by the town of
Amesbury of an act passed by the general court in the year
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, entitled 'An Act es-
tablishing a town manager form of government for the town
of Amesbury' be revoked?" If such revocation is favored
by a majority of the voters voting thereon by ballot, the
acceptance of this act shall be revoked and this act shall
become null and void beginning with the annual town meet-
ing next following such vote, which meeting shall be held
at such time, in conformity with general law, as may be
determined by vote of the town; provided, that all town
officers holding office under this act shall continue to hold
office until their successors have been duly qualified. At the
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first annual town election following such vote of revocation
the registered voters of the town shall elect by ballot all
elective officers and boards whose election to office was re-
quired prior to the acceptance of this act and the terms of
office shall be so arranged that there shall be elected annually
thereafter such officers as were elected annually prior to the
acceptance of this act. It shall be the duty of the selectmen
and the town clerk in office and any other town official upon
whom by reason of his office a duty devolves when this act
is revoked, to comply with all the requirements of this section
relating to elections, to the end that all things may be done
necessary for the nomination and election of the officers re-
quired to be elected following the revocation of this act.
The said revocation shall not affect any contract then exist-
ing or any action at law or suit in equity or other proceeding
then pending, with the exception of any contract made by
the town with the town manager then in office, whose office
shall be abolished at the time of the annual town meeting
next following such vote of revocation and who shall receive
compensation in full to such date. Any special laws relative
to said town which are repealed by this act shall be revived
by such revocation. Any by-law in force when such revo-
cation takes effect, so far as consistent with general laws
respecting town government and town officers and with said
special laws, shall not be affected thereby.
Approved February 2, 1948.
Chap. 30 An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to pay a
CERTAIN SUM OF MONEY TO FRANK WETHERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Plymouth is hereby authorized
to appropriate the sum of three hundred and eighty-six
dollars and twelve cents and to pay the same to Frank
Wethers, in full settlement of his claim against said town
for damage to his property caused by a recent fire at the
South Pond road dump in said town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 5, 194S.
Chap. 31 An Act enabling the town of milton to sell and convey
A portion of certain land in east MILTON ACQUIRED BY
IT IN PART FOR PLAYGROUND PURPOSES AND IN PART FOR
SCHOOL OR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Milton may sell, at public
auction or private sale, and convey, the whole or any part
of a certain parcel of real estate situated in said town and
acquired in part for playground purposes and in part for
school or other purposes, which is no longer needed for public
use, and shall use the proceeds of such sale for the purposes
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 32. 35
stated in section sixty-three of chapter forty-four of the
General Laws. Said parcel of real estate is shown as parcel
"A", containing twenty-seven thousand eight hundred and
eighty-seven square feet, on a plan entitled "Town of Mil-
ton, Plan Showing Land Proposed to Be Acquired by the
Town of Milton — also — Land Proposed to Be Transferred
to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, July — 1947,
Forrest J. Maynard, Town Engineer.", and is bounded and
described as follows : — Beginning at a stone bound in the
southeasterly Hne of the old "East Milton School House
Lot" in the northeasterly side line of Adams Street at land
of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston; thence run-
ning northwesterly on said Adams Street eighty-one and
forty-five one-hundredths feet to a stone pier; thence
running northeasterly along a stone wall bounded by land
of the said Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston two hun-
dred and seventy-five feet to a point at lot "B " on said plan;
thence running northeasterly by other land of the town of
Milton one hundred and six feet to a point at the south
corner of lot " C " on said plan ; thence running southeasterly
by land of the said Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston
forty-six and seventy-six one-hundredths feet to a point;
thence running southeasterly and southwesterly on a curved
line by land of said Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston
one hundred and twenty-eight and twenty-one one-hun-
dredths feet to a point as shown on said plan ; thence running
southwesterly by land of the said Roman Catholic Arch-
bishop of Boston two hundred and fifty feet to the point of
beginning at said Adams Street. Said sale and conveyance
shall be subject to an easement of the town of Milton for
sewer and drain purposes over a strip of land ten feet wide
shown on said plan.
Section 2. Action hereunder may be taken by said town
at the annual town meeting to be held in the current year,
but not thereafter, except so far as is necessary to carry out
the provisions of any vote passed at said meeting or to use
as aforesaid the proceeds of said sale.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 6, 1948.
An Act to authorize the placing of all positions in the Qfidj) 32
LABOR service OF THE TOWN OF NAHANT UNDER THE CIVIL
SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. All positions in the labor service of the town
of Nahant shall, upon the effective date of this act, become
subject to the civil service laws and rules and regulations
relating to the labor service in towns, and the tenure of office
of persons in the labor service of said town shall be un-
limited, subject, however, to said laws; but the persons in
such service on said effective date may continue to serve as
such.
36 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 33.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance to
the voters of said town at the annual town meeting in the
current year, or at any subsequent annual town meeting, in
the form of the following question which shall be placed upon
the official ballot to be used for the election of town officers: —
"Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nine-
teen hundred and forty-eight, entitled, 'An Act to authorize
the placing of all positions in the labor service of the town
of Nahant under the civil service laws', be accepted?" If a
majority of the votes in answer to said question is in the
affirmative, then this act shall thereupon take full effect,
but not otherwise. Approved February 6, 1948.
Char). 33 -^^ ^^'^ authorizing the town of Yarmouth to receive
AND administer THE PROPERTY OF THE SOUTH YARMOUTH
BAPTIST CEMETERY ASSOCIATION IN SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The South Yarmouth Baptist Cemetery
Association, a corporation duly incorporated by law and
situated in the town of Yarmouth, hereinafter called the
corporation, may, by deed duly executed, convey and
transfer to said town, and said town is hereby authorized
and empowered to receive, and thereafter to hold and main-
tain, but for cemetery purposes only, and subject to all
rights heretofore existing in any burial lots, the real and
personal property of the corporation not subject to any
trust, and thereupon, and upon the transfer of the trust
funds as hereinafter provided, the corporation shall be dis-
solved; and the cemetery of the corporation shall be and
become a pubhc burial place, ground or cemetery.
Section 2. In so far as authorized by a decree of a court
of competent jurisdiction, and in compliance with the terms
and conditions of such decree, said town may receive from
the corporation a conveyance and transfer of, and administer,
all funds or other property held by the corporation in trust
for the perpetual care of the lots in its cemetery and for
other purposes, and also any property devised or bequeathed
to the corporation under the will of any person living at
the time of said transfer or conveyance or under the will of
any deceased person not then probated. Interest and
dividends accruing on funds deposited in trust with any
savings bank under authority of section thirty-seven or
section thirty-eight of chapter one hundred and sixty-eight
of the General Laws, or with any other banking institution,
for the benefit of the corporation, or of any lots in its ceme-
tery, may, after such conveyance, be paid by such bank or
institution to the treasurer of said town; and upon such
payment said treasurer shall use the same for the purposes of
said trusts.
Section 3. All real and personal property and property
rights, acquired by said town from the corporation under
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authority of this act, shall be held and managed by said
town in the same manner in which cities and towns are
authorized by law to hold and manage property for cemeter}^
purposes; provided, that all rights which any persoas have
acquired in the cemetery of the corporation or any lots
therein shall remain in force to the same extent as if this
act had not been passed and such transfer had not occurred.
The records of the corporation shall be dehvered to the clerk
of said town and such clerk may certify copies thereof.
Section 4. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by a majority of the registered voters of the town
of Yarmouth voting thereon at the annual town meeting
or at a special town meeting called for the purpose in the
current year, but not otherwise.
Af-proved February 6, 1948.
An Act prohibiting loans or other extensions of Qfidqj 34
CREDIT BY BANKING COMPANIES TO THEIR OWN EXECUTIVE ^'
OFFICERS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 172A of the General Laws is hereby amended EdV'mA
by inserting after section 8, as amended by chapter 39 of new'§8A, '
the acts of 1947, the following section: — Section 8A. No ^^^^^{^^
executive officer of any such corporation which has been companies pro-
authorized to do the business of a banking company under Jxtending"™
section one shall borrow from or otherwise become indebted gxecuVve ^'^^''^
to such corporation, and no such corporation shall lend or officers.
extend credit in any other manner to any of its own execu-
tive officers. If any such executive officer, either individually
or as trustee holding property in trust, becomes the owner
of any property, real or personal, upon which such corpora-
tion has a lien or liens, his office shall become vacant at the
expiration of ninety days thereafter, unless he has caused
said lien or liens to be satisfied, transferred or assigned.
Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be
punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars,
or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both.
Approved February 6, 1948.
An Act further regulating the investments of banking Qfiap, 35
COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 7 of chapter 172A of the General Laws is hereby o. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out clause Second, as amended by ^^"^sicond.^ ^'
chapter 208 of the acts of 1943, and inserting in place thereof etc., amended,
the following clause: —
Second. In any securities authorized as investments for investment of
savings banks by clauses Second to Seventh, inclusive, of regulated"."
section fifty-four of chapter one hundred and sixty-eight;
provided, that not more than twenty per cent of its certifi-
38 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 36, 37, 38.
cate and other funds sljall be invested b)'' any such corpora-
tion in the classes of securities referred to in sub-divisions
(c) to (i), inclusive, of said clause Second and in said clauses
Third to Seventh, inclusi\'e, of said section fifty-four, and
provided, further, that not more than one per cent of its
certificate and other funds shall be invested by any such
corporation in the obhgations of any one of the obligors
referred to in said sub-divisions and clauses.
Approved February 6, 1948.
Chap. 36 ^^ ^^'^ REGULATING LOANS BY BANKING COMPANIES UPON
THE SECURITY OF THEIR OWN SHARES, AND THE ACQUISITION
OR HOLDING BY THEM OF SUCH SHARES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV i?>A Chapter 172A of the General Laws is hereby amended by
new '§ 7B, ' inserting after section 7A, inserted by section 8 of chapter 266
t \-' of the acts of 1938, the following section: — Section 7B. No
Banking com- . i n i. , ° . ,. •,
panies may not such corporatiou shall dircctly or indirectly make a loan in
secuHty of its wholc or in part on the security of shares of its own capital
Ttock"*'''*''' stock, nor acquire or hold such shares unless such acquisition
shall be necessary to prevent loss upon a debt previously
contracted in good faith, and shares so acquired shall,
within six months after their acquisition, be disposed of at
public or private sale. The treasurer or any other officer or
employee of any such corporation who knowingly violates
any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of
not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for
not more than six months, or both.
Approved February 6, 1948.
Chap. 37 -^N Act relative to branch offices of merged banking
COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G- L. (Ter. Scction 12 of chapter 172A of the General Laws, as appear-
§'i2,'etc., ' ing in section 4 of chapter 452 of the acts of 1935, is hereby
amended. amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence :
of'^me'rgeT*''^'^ — The offico Or officcs of such a corporation which is merged
banking or consoHdated with, or conveys all or substantially all of
companies. .^^ asscts to, anothcr such company located in another
county, shall be discontinued as branch offices of the con-
tinuing corporation within such time as the commissioner
may by regulations establish.
Approved February 6, 1948.
Chap. 38 An Act to establish a board of tree and park commis-
sioners IN THE TOWN OF HINGHAM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There shall be established in the town of
Hingham a board of tree and park commissioners, to consist
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 39, 40. 39
of a superintendent of trees and parks and two other mem-
bers, who shall be elected by means of the official ballot.
Said board shall exclusively have the powers and perform
the duties of tree warden, moth superintendent, board of
park commissioners, and town forest committee. The offices
of tree warden, moth superintendent, board of park com-
missioners, and town forest committee shall be abolished
upon the election and qualification of a board of tree and
park commissioners as provided by this act. At the first
annual town meeting following the acceptance of this act,
as provided in section two, a superintendent of trees and
parks shall be elected for a term of three years, and the two
other members of the board of tree and park commissioners
for terms of one and two years, respectively. At the ex-
piration of said terms, all members shall thereafter be elected
for terms of three years. The superintendent of trees and
parks shall receive such salary as the town shall vote, and
the other two members of the board shall serve without
compensation.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the voters of the town of Hingham at an annual
town meeting held within five years of the date of the passage
hereof. Approved February 6, 1948.
An Act relative to notices by the registrar of motor QJidj) 39
VEHICLES WITH RESPECT TO POLICIES AND BONDS ISSUED
BY INSURANCE AND SURETY COMPANIES WHICH HAVE
MERGED OR CONSOLIDATED.
Be it evaded, etc., as follows:
Section .34H of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as amended ^^ngj'^''"
by chapter 119 of the acts of 1933, is hereby further amended §"3411, etc.,
by adding, at the end of the second paragraph, as appearing '^'"'''^^«'^-
in the Tercentenary Edition, the following: — ; provided, Notice by
that if the authority of such a company to issue or execute niotor vehicles
motor vehicle liability policies or bonds in the common- merged^ insur-
wealth ceases by reason of its merger or consolidation with ^""^ .
another company so authorized, and it is proved to the satis- regulated.'
faction of the commissioner of insurance that the new or
continuing company has assumed all the obligations and
liabilities of such company under any and all such policies
and bonds issued by it, such notice of the registrar will not
be required with respect to policies or bonds so issued previous
to the d.ate of merger or consolidation.
Approved February 6, 1-948.
An Act authorizing the city of Worcester to use a (Jjiai) 40
PORTION OF KENDRICK FIELD, A PUBLIC PLAYGROUND, FOR
the PURPOSE OF WIDENING BROOK STREET IN SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Section 1. For the purpose of widening the southerly
side of Brook street in the city of Worcester, from the under-
40 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 41.
pass at the railroad crossing to Ararat street, said city is
hereby authorized to use land from Kendrick field, a public
playground under the jurisdiction of the parks and recrea-
tion commission of said city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
during the current year by the city council of said city.
Approved February 6, 1948.
ChaV 41 ^^ ^^^ AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF DUDLEY TO CONSTRUCT
AND OrERATE A SYSTEM OF SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DIS-
POSAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Dudley may lay out, construct,
maintain and operate a system or systems of main drains
and common sewers for a part or the whole of its territory,
with such connections and other works as may be required
for a system of sewage disposal; and for the purpose of pro-
viding better surface or other drainage, guarding against
pollution of waters, and otherwise protecting the public
health, may lay, make and maintain such main drains as
it deems best. For the purposes aforesaid, the town may,
within its limits, deepen, widen and clear of obstruction any
brook, stream or water course, and may straighten or alter
the channel or divert the waters thereof, and may lay, make
and maintain subdrains, and, with the approval of the
state department of public health, discharge the water into
any brook, stream or water course within the town.
Section 2. The town may make and maintain, in any
way therein where main drains or common sewers are con-
structed, such connecting drains, subdrains and sewers
' within the limits of such way as may be necessary to con-
nect any estate which abuts upon the way.
Section 3. The special sewer committee, appointed in
accordance with a vote of the town on June twenty-fifth,
nineteen hundred and forty-seven, shall act as a board of
sewer commissioners to carry on the work proposed under
this act, and until a board of sewer commissioners has been
elected, or the selectmen authorized by vote to act as such
board, as provided herein. The committee shall serve with-
out pay and shall have all the powers and authority given
to the board of sewer commissioners in this act or by gen-
eral law. Whenever the phrase "said board of sewer com-
missioners" or "said board" hereinafter occurs, it shall
mean and include the board of sewer commissioners, the
selectmen acting as such, or the committee of the town pro-
vided for in this section, as the case may be.
Section 4. At any town meeting, held within a period
of two years after the completion of the work authorized
by this act and proposed for first construction, the town
may vote that the selectmen shall act as a board of sewer
commissioners. If the town does not so vote, the town
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 41. 41
shall elect by ballot, at any town meeting not later than
the second annual meeting after the completion of the first
construction work aforesaid, a board of sewer commissioners
who shall be citizens of the town to hold office, if elected at
an annual meeting, one until the expiration of one year,
one until the expiration of two years, and one until the
expiration of three years, from such annual town meeting,
and until their successors are qualified, or, if elected at a
special meeting, one until the expiration of one year, one
until the expiration of two years, and one until the expira-
tion of three j'cars, from the next succeeding annual town
meeting, and until their successors are qualified, and there-
after, at each annual town meeting when the term of a
member expires, the town shall elect one member of the
board to serve for three years and until his successor is
qualified. Any selectman shall be eligible to election to said
board. In either case, whether the town votes that its
selectmen shall act as a board of sewer commissioners or
elects a board of sewer commissioners, the town may at any
time thereafter, by any or all the methods permitted by
general law, provide for the election of a board of three sewer
commissioners, or that the selectmen msiy act as a board of
sewer commissioners, as the case may be.
Section 5. Said board of sewer commissioners, acting
for and on behaK of said town, may take by eminent domain,
under chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws, or acquire
by purchase or otherwise, any lands, water rights, rights of
way or easements, pubhc or private, in said town, necessary
for accomplishing any purpose mentioned in this act, and
may construct such main drains and sewers under or over
any bridge, railroad, railway, boulevard or other pubUc
way, or within the location of any railroad, and may enter
upon or dig up any private land, public way or railroad
location, for the purposes of laying such drains and sewers
and of maintaining and repairing the same, and may do
any other thing proper or necessary for the purposes of this
act; provided, that they shall not take in fee any land of a
railroad corporation, and that they shall not enter upon or
construct any drain or sewer within the location of any rail-
road corporation except at such time and in such manner as
they may agree upon with such corporation, or, in case of
failure to agree, as may be approved by the department of
public utilities.
Section 6. Any person injured in his property by any
action of said board of sewer commissioners under this act
may recover damages from said town under said chapter
seventy-nine.
Section 7. The town shall, by vote, determine what
proportion of the cost of said system or systems of sewerage
and sewage disposal the town shall pay; provided, that it
shall pay not less than one fourth nor more than two thirds
of the whole cost. In providing for the payment of the
remaining portion of the cost of said system or systems or
42 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 41.
for the use of said system or systems, the town may avail
itself of any or all of the methods permitted by General
Laws, and the provisions of said General Laws relative to
the assessment, apportionment, division, re-assessment,
abatement and collection of sewer assessment, to liens
therefor and to interest thereon shall apply to assessments
made under this act, except that interest shall be at the rate
of four per cent per annum. At the same meeting at which
it determines the proportion of the cost which is to be borne
by the town, it may by vote determine by which of such
methods the remaining portion of said cost shall be provided
for. The collector of taxes of said town shall certify the
payment or payments of such assessments or apportionments
thereof to the sewer commissioners, or to the selectmen
acting as such, who shall preserve a record thereof.
Section 8. For the purposes of paying the necessary
expenses and liabilities incurred under this act, the town
may from time to time, within five years after the passage
of this act, borrow such sums as may be necessary, not
exceeding, in the aggregate, three hundred thousand dollars,
and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on
their face the words Dudley Sewerage Loan, Act of 1948.
Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and
such loans shall be payable in not more than thirty years
from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall
be in excess of the statutory limit, but shall, except as pro-
vided herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of the General
Laws.
Section 9. The receipts from sewer assessments and
from payments made in lieu thereof shall be applied to the
payment of charges and expenses incident to the main-
tenance and operation of said system of sewerage and sewage
disposal or to the extension thereof, to the payment of in-
terest upon bonds or notes issued for sewer purposes, or to
the payment or redemption of such bonds or notes.
Section 10. Said board of sewer commissioners may
annually appoint a clerk and may appoint a superintendent
of sewers who shall not be a member of the board, and shall
define their duties. It may remove the clerk or super-
intendent at its pleasure. Said board may, in its discretion,
prescribe for the users of said sewer systems such annual
rentals or charges based on the benefits derived therefrom
as it may deem proper, subject, however, to such rules and
regulations as may be fixed by vote of the town.
Section 11. All contracts made by the board of sewer
commissioners shall be made in the name of the town, and
shall be signed by the board, but no contract shall be made
or obligation incurred by said board for any purpose in
excess of the amount of money appropriated by the town
therefor.
Section 12. Said board may, from time to time, prescribe
rules and regulations for the connection of estates and build-
ings with main drains and sewers, and for the inspection of
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 42. 43
the materials, the construction, alteration and use of all
connections and drains entering into such main drains or
sewers, and may prescribe penalties, not exceeding twenty
dollars, for each violation of any such rule or regulation.
Such rules and regulations shall be published at least once a
week for three successive weeks in some newspaper published
in the town of Dudley, if there be any, and if not, then in
some newspaper published in the county of Worcester, and
shall not take effect until such publications have been made.
Section 13. No act shall be done under authority of
the preceding sections except in the making of surveys and
other preliminary investigations until the plans for said
system of sewerage and sewage disposal have been approved
by the state department of public health. Upon application
to said department for its approval, it shall give a hearing,
after due notice to the public. At such hearing, plans show-
ing the work to be done in constructing said system of
sewerage and sewage disposal shall be submitted for approval
by said department.
Section 14. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of a majority of the voters of said town
voting thereon at a town meeting called for the purpose
within two years after its passage, but not otherwise. No
expenditure shall be made and no hability incurred hereunder
until such acceptance. Appj-oved February 9, 1948.
An Act further regulating registration of voters. Cjhnj) 49
Whereas, One of the principal purposes of this act is to Emergency
make its provisions available for use within a period of p^'eambie.
ninety days after its passage and its deferred operation would
defeat such purpose, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of '
the pubhc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 26 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as most Sj^-^'^f*
recently amended by section 1 of chapter 34 of the acts of etc., 'amended.
1947, is hereby further amended by inserting before the last
sentence the following sentence : — If, however, a voter Registration of
desiring to vote at a regular or special primary or election regulated?*^'^'*'
applies for registration during a period prior to such primary
or election when registration therefor is permitted by the
provisions of this section relative to such primary or election
but is prohibited by the provisions of this section relative
to registration before some earlier primary or election, he
shall be registered if qualified and his name shall be placed
on the voting lists for primaries and elections commencing
with such later primary or election.
Approved February 9, 1948.
44
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 43, 44.
Chap. 43 An Act relative to the punishment for arson.
G. L: (Ter.
Ed.), 266, § 1,
etc., amended.
Penalty for
burning dwell-
ing house.
" Dwelling
house",
defined.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 266, § 2,
etc., amended.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 266 of the General Laws,
as amended by section 1 of chapter 192 of the acts of 1932,
is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
"years" in line 9, the following: — , or bj^ imprisonment in a
jail or house of correction for not more than two and one
half years, — so as to read as follows : — Section 1 . Whoever
wilfully and maliciously sets fire to, burns, or causes to be
burned, or whoever aids, counsels or procures the burning of,
a dwelling house, or a building adjoining or adjacent to a
dwelling house, or a building by the burning whereof a dwell-
ing house is burned, whether such dwelling house or other
building is the property of himself or another and whether
the same is occupied or unoccupied, shall be punished by
imprisonment in the state prison for not more than twenty
years, or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for
not more than two and one half years. The words "dwelling
house", as used in this section, shall mean and include all
buildings used as dwellings such as apartment houses,
tenement houses, hotels, boarding houses, dormitories,
hospitals, institutions, sanatoria, or other buildings where
persons are domiciled.
Section 2. Section 2 of said chapter 266, as amended by
section 2 of said chapter 192, is hereby further amended by
adding at the end thereof the following: — , or by imprison-
ment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two
and one half years. Approved February 9, 1948,
Chap. 44 An Act establishing the date for the holding of the
biennial municipal election in the city of new
BEDFORD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 95 of the acts of 1941 is hereby
amended by striking out section 1 and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 1. Beginning with
the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine, municipal elec-
tions in the city of New Bedford for the choice of mayor,
members of the city council, assessors and members of the
school committee shall be held biennially on the Tuesday
next following the first Monday of November in each odd-
numbered year.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance during the current year by vote of the city council of
the city of New Bedford, subject to the provisions of its
charter, but not otherwise. Approved February 9, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 45, 46. 45
An Act further deferring the exercise by co-operative Qhav 45
BANKS OF THE PRIVILEGE OF CONVERTING INTO CERTAIN
FEDERAL AGENCIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 235 of the acts of 1943 is hereby amended by
striking out section 2, as most recently amended by chap-
ter 20 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place thereof the
following section : — Section 2. The privilege of conversion
permitted by said section fifty A shall not be exercised by
any co-operative bank during the period of six years im-
mediately following September first, nineteen hundred and
forty-three. A-pproved February 9, 1948.
An Act to authorize the placing of the positions of Qfiav 46
THE REGULAR OR PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE POLICE
FORCE AND THE OFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE TOWN
OF BURLINGTON UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The positions of the regular or permanent
members of the police force and the office of chief of police
of the town of Burlington shall, upon the effective date of
this act, become subject to the civil service laws and rules
and regulations relating to police oflftcers in towns, and the
tenure of office of any incumbent thereof shall be unlimited,
subject, however, to said laws, but the persons holding said
positions and office on said effective date shall continue to
serve therein only until the expiration of their terms of
office unless prior thereto they pass qualifying examinations
to which they shall be subjected by the division of civil
service.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the voters
of said town at the next annual town meeting in the form
of the following question, which shall be placed upon the
official ballot to be used for the election of town officers
at said meeting: — "Shall an act passed by the general
court in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, entitled,
'An Act to Authorize the Placing of the Positions of the
Regular or Permanent Members of the Police Force and the
Office of Chief of Police of the Town of Burlington under
the Civil Service Laws', be accepted?" If a majority of
the votes in answer to said question is in the affirmative,
then this act shall thereupon take full effect, but not other-
wise. Approved February 9, 1948.
46 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 47, 48.
Chap. 47 An Act to authorize the placing of the positions
OF the regular or permanent members of the police
force of the town of medfield under the civil
service laws.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The positions of the regular or permanent
members of the poUce force of the town of Medfield shall,
upon the effective date of this act, become subject to the
civil service laws and rules and regulations relating to police
officers in towns, and the tenure of office of any incumbent
thereof shall be unhmited, subject, however, to said laws,
but the persons holding said positions on said effective date
shall continue to serve therein only until the expiration of
their terms of office unless prior thereto they pass qualifying
examinations to which they shall be subjected by the division
of civil service.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the voters of said town at the annual town meeting in the
current year in the form of the following question, which
shall be placed upon the official ballot to be used for the
election of town officers at said meeting: — "Shall an act
passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred
and forty-eight, entitled, 'An Act to authorize the Placing
of the Positions of the Regular or Permanent Members of
the Police Force of the Town of Medfield under the Civil
Service Laws', be accepted?" If a majority of the votes in
answer to said question is in the affirmative, then this act
shall thereupon take full effect, but not otherwise.
Approved February 9, 1948.
Chap. 48 An Act relative to the limitations on the deposit of
funds of co-operative banks in commercial banks.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed)''i7o'^'§ 25 Section 25 of chapter 170, of the General Laws is hereby
etc!, 'amended.' amended by striking out the sentence inserted bj^ chapter
174 of the acts of 1935, and inserting in place thereof the
banks jimTof following scutence : — The corporation may deposit not
deposits in more than five per cent of its share liabilities or twenty
coin tncrci£il
banks. thousand dollars, whichever is the greater, in each and any
banking association incorporated under the authority of the
United States and located in this commonwealth, and in
each and any trust company incorporated in this common-
wealth; provided, that any such deposit, if it exceeds twenty
thousand dollars, shall not be more than twenty-five per
cent of the capital stock and surplus fund of such association
or trust company. Approved February 9, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 49, 50. 47
An Act relative to the making of direct reduction nhr,j. 40
LOANS BY co-operative BANKS. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section .36A of chapter 170 of the General Laws, as g. l. (Ter.
amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the f aeX.^etc
second and third paragraphs and inserting in place thereof amended. ' .
the following two paragraphs: —
No such loan shall have a term of more than twenty Direct reduc-
years, nor shall such loan exceed eighty per cent of the value TO-opwiTtlv'^
of the mortgaged property as certified by the security com- banks,
mittee of such corporation. No such loan upon any one ^'^^^
parcel of real estate so mortgaged shall exceed twelve thou-
sand dollars. The aggregate amount of such loans as to
each of which the unpaid balance of principal outstanding
is more than ten thousand dollars made by any such cor-
poration shall not at any time exceed twenty per cent of the
aggregate amount of all loans secured by mortgages of real
estate held by such corporation.
The aggregate amount of such loans to any one borrower
by any such corporation shall not exceed twelve thousand
dollars or one per cent of the aggregate amount of all loans
secured by mortgages of real estate held by such corpora-
tion, whichever is greater, but in no event shall such aggre-
gate amount of such loans to any one borrower by any such
corporation exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollars;
provided, that the conditions contained in this paragraph
shall not apply to any loan the real estate securing which
has been sold to a bona fide purchaser who is deemed by
such corporation to be a responsible person and who has
agreed in writing with such corporation to assume payment
of the note according to its terras and to comply with and
perform the conditions of the mortgage, or to loans upon
property purchased from the corporation; and provided,
further, that all the loans to any one borrower by any such
corporation, other than loans upon property purchased
from the corporation, and upon matured or paid-up shares,
shall not exceed the limit on one borrower's liability estab-
lished b}^ this section, or that established by section sixteen,
whichever is greater. Approved February 11, 1948.
An Act relative to the investment of funds of certain Qfid'Y) 50
CO-OPERATIVE BANKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Any co-operative bank having assets totalling
more than ten million dollars may, with the approval of its
board of directors, invest funds in any of the securities
named in clauses Third and Third A and clauses Fifth to
Sixth A, inclusive, of section fifty-four of chapter one hundred
and sixty-eight of the General Laws, subject, however, to the
48 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 51.
provisions of said clauses and to the following limitations : —
not more than an amount equal to five per cent of the assets
of any such bank shall be invested in railroad bonds or other
obligations referred to in clauses Third and Third A of said
section fifty-four, and not more than an amount equal to
one and one half per cent of such assets shall be invested in
the bonds or other obligations of any one railroad corpora-
tion; not more than an amount equal to ten per cent of
the assets of any such bank shall be invested in bonds or
other obligations of telephone companies referred to in
clauses Fifth to Fifth C, inclusive, of said section fifty-four,
and not more than an amount equal to two per cent of such
assets shall be invested in the bonds or other obligations
of any one telephone company; not more than an amount
equal to five per cent of the assets of any such bank shall be
invested in gas, electric or water company bonds referred to
in clause Sixth of said section fifty-four, and not more than
an amount equal to one and one half per cent of such assets
shall be invested in the bonds or other obligations of any
such company; not more than an amount equal to ten per
cent of the assets of any such bank shall be invested in
bonds or other obligations of pubHc service companies re-
ferred to in clause Sixth A of said section fifty-four, and not
more than an amount equal to two per cent of such assets
shall be invested in the bonds or other obligations of any
one such public service company; and not more than an
aggregate amount equal to twenty per cent of its assets
shall be invested by any such bank in all the aforesaid
securities.
Section 2. After the expiration of two years from the
effective date hereof, no such bank shall invest any of its
funds under this act, provided that any such bank may
continue to carry securities purchased or otherwise acquired
by it under the authority of this act previous to the ex-
piration of said two years. Approved February 11, 1948.
Chap. 51 An Act prohibiting the discrimination of a person in
ANY housing project BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, CREED
OR RELIGION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Bd)' ilr Clause (e) of section 26FF of chapter 121 of the General
§ 2'6FF, c'l. (e), Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 574 of the acts of
etc., amended. ^945^ jg hereby amended by adding at the end the following
sentence: — For all purposes of this chapter, no person shall,
because of race, color, creed or religion, be subjected to any
because"?*'"" discrimination, — so as to read as follows: — (e) There
rare. color etc., shall bc no discrimination; provided, that if the number of
pro II 1 e . qualified applicants for dwelling accommodations exceeds
the dwelling units available, preference shall be given to in-
habitants of the city or town in which the project is located,
and to the families who occupied the dwellings eliminated
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 52, 53. 49
by demolition, condemnation and effective closing as part
of the project as far as is reasonably practicable without dis-
crimination against persons living in other sub-standard
areas within the same city or town. For all purposes of this
chapter, no person shall, because of race, color, creed or
religion, be subjected to any discrimination.
Approved February 11, 1948.
An Act authorizing any municipality to redetermine (Jfidy 59
FROM TIME TO TIME THE FIXED UNIFORM RATE CHARGED TO ^'
ABUTTERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to permit municipalities to re- p^'s^'^^'*'-
determine from time to time, especially at forthcoming town
meetings, the fixed uniform rate which abutters shall pay
for sewers, therefore this act is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 83 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 15 the following new f'isAfadded.
section: — Section 15 A. Any city at any meeting of the Municipalities
proper municipal authority, or any town at a town meeting, mme ratel^to
may, from time to time, redetermine the uniform rate fixed abutters*for*°
under section fifteen, or under any special law, and charged construction of
to the abutters for the construction of sewers. sewers.
Section 2. This act shall not apply to assessments levied Application
prior to its effective date.
Approved February 12, 1948.
An Act to authorize the town of sudbury to borrow (JJiar) 53
MONEY for the PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, EQUIPPING
AND FURNISHING A SCHOOL BUILDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing and originally
equipping and furnishing a new school building, the town
of Sudbury may borrow, from time to time within a period
of five years from the passage of this act, such sums as
may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, four
hundred thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes
therefor, which shall bear on their face the words, Sudbury
School Building Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized issue
shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be
paid in not more than twenty years from their dates. In-
debtedness incurred under this act shall be in excess of
the statutory limit, but shall, except as provided herein,
be subject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws, ex-
50
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 54, 55.
elusive of the limitation contained in the first paragraph of
section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 12, 1948.
Chap. 54 An Act making smaller groups of employees eligible
FOR GROUP LIFE INSURANCE.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 17.5,
§ 133, cl. (a),
etc., amended.
Group life
insurance
defined.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Clause (a) of section 133 of chapter 175 of the General
Laws, as amended by chapter 346 of the acts of 1946, is
hereby further amended by striking out, in hne 1, the word
"fifty" and inserting in place thereof the word: — twenty-
five, — so as to read as follows: — (a) not less than twenty-
five employees, with or without medical examination, written
under a policy issued to the employer, the premium on which
is to be paid by the employer or by the employer and em-
ployees jointly, and insuring only all of his employees, or
all of any class or classes thereof determined by conditions
pertaining to the employment, or by duration of service
in which case no employee shall be excluded if he has been
for one year or more in the employ of the person taking out
the policy, or for such period longer than one year as may be
required by any pension plan under or in connection with
which the policy is taken out, for amounts of insurance
based upon some plan precluding individual selection, and
for the benefit of persons other than the employer, provided,
that when the premium is to be paid by the employer and
employees jointly and the benefits of the policy are offered
to all eligible employees, not less than seventy-five per cent
of such employees may be so insured, or not less than forty
per cent if each employee belonging to the insured group
has been medically examined and found acceptable for
ordinary insurance by an individual policy ;
Approved February 12, 1948.
Chap. 55 An Act changing the time for the holding of bien-
nial MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF TAUNTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 448 of the acts of 1909 is hereby
amended by striking out section 1, and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 1 . Beginning with
the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine, biennial municipal
elections in the city of Taunton for the choice of mayor,
members of the municipal council and members of the school
committee shall be held biennially on the Tuesday next
following the first Monday of November in every odd
numbered year.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 56, 57. 51
ceptance during the current year by vote of the municipal
council of the city of Taunton, subject to the provisions
of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved February 12, 1948.
An Act relative to the attestation of records and Qfid^) 56
INSTRUMENTS BY CITY CLERKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 41 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 18, as appearing in the Tercentenary §§^i8A^an'd"'
Edition, the following two sections: — Section 18A. The isb, added.
records of the city clerk of a city may be attested by the dIrTmay be'*^
volume and it shall be deemed to be a sufficient attestation ^^^{'^^^^ ^^
of each and all of the records contained therein when a
volume of said records bears the attest with the written
signature of the city clerk or of the assistant city clerk duly
appointed under the provisions of section eighteen.
Section 18B. A facsimile of the signature of a city clerk ^^Jj^''"!?^
or of a duly appointed assistant city clerk, imprinted by sufficient for
either of them upon any original instrument in attestation ^"estation.
of the fact that the said instrument has been recorded in
the city clerk's office, shall have the same validity as the
written signature of either of them.
Approved February 12, 1948.
An Act authorizing the south boston savings bank (Jjiav. 57
to make further investments in the purchase and
improvement of real estate in the city of boston
to be used for the transaction of the business of
said bank.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. South Boston Savings Bank, incorporated
by chapter fifty-four of the acts of eighteen hundred and
sixty-three, subject to the approval of the commissioner of
banks, may invest in the purchase of real estate in the city
of Boston and in the preparation and erection of a suitable
building thereon, to be used in whole or in part for the
transaction of its business, a sum not exceeding five hundred
thousand dollars, in addition to any sums said bank has
heretofore been authorized to invest in real estate for bank-
ing purposes.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 12, 1948.
52 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 58, 59.
Chap. 58 An Act authorizing co-operative banks to cash checks
AND MONEY ORDERS AND TO MAKE A CHARGE THEREFOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdViTo'^new Chapter 170 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
§ 43A, added, striking out section 43A, as amended by section 4 of chapter
154 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place thereof the
Sale of checks following section : — Section ASA . Such corporation may,
banks. under regulations made by the commissioner, sell negotiable
checks drawn by or on it and payable by or through a trust
company or a national banking association, and American
Express Company money orders and travelers checks, and
may cash any check or money order whatsoever and make
a charge therefor. Approved February 12, 1948.
Chap. 59 -An Act to authorize the placing of the positions of
THE regular or PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE POLICE
force of the town of holliston under the civil
service laws.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The positions of the regular or permanent
members of the police force of the town of Holhston shall,
upon the effective date of this act, become subject to the
civil service laws and rules and regulations relating to police
officers in towns, and the tenure of office of any incumbent
thereof shall be unlimited, subject, however, to said laws,
but the persons holding said positions on said effective date
shall continue to serve therein only until the expiration
of their terms of office unless prior thereto they pass qualify-
ing examinations to which they shall be subjected by the
division of civil service.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the voters
of said town at the annual town meeting in the current
year in the form of the following question, which shall be
placed upon the official ballot to be used for the election of
town officers at said meeting: — "Shall an act passed by
the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, entitled, 'An Act to authorize the Placing of the
Positions of the Regular or Permanent Members of the
Police Force of the Town of Holliston under the Civil
Service Laws', be accepted?" If a majority of the votes in
answer to said question is in the affirmative, then this act
shall thereupon take full effect, but not otherwise.
Approved February 12, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 60, 61, 62. 53
Chap. 60
An Act relating to the establishment of a town
manager form of government for the town of
amesbury.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 8 of chapter 29 of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by striking out the third
sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sen-
tence:— He shall not be a resident of the town and need
not be a resident of the commonwealth when appointed,
but shall be a resident of the town during his term of office.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 16, 1948.
An Act authorizing the Worcester county institu- (Jhav 61
TION FOR savings TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL REAL ESTATE
suitable for a parking lot and use the same in THE
TRANSACTION OF ITS BUSINESS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Worcester County Institution for Savings,
incorporated by chapter fifty of the acts of eighteen hundred
and twenty-seven, may, subject to the approval of the
commissioner of banks, invest its deposits to an amount
not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars in the purchase
and preparation of a suitable site in the city of Worcester
for a parking lot to be used in the transaction of its business.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 17, 1948.
An Act authorizing the town of middleton to permit fhnj) 62
THE erection AND MAINTENANCE BY THE BOY SCOUTS
OF AMERICA OF A BUILDING ON RECREATION PARK, SO
CALLED, A PUBLIC PARK IN SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Middleton, by its board of
selectmen, and upon such terms and conditions as such
board may specify and approve, is hereby authorized to
grant a permit authorizing the local troop or troops of the
Boy Scouts of America within said town to erect, and there-
after to maintain, on Recreation park, so called, a public
park in said town, a building to be used by said Boy Scouts
of America for recreational purposes. Notwithstanding
such permit, the control and supervision of such land shall
remain under the board of selectmen. Upon failure of said
troop or troops for the period of two years to make use of
said property for such purposes, said board of selectmen
may immediately cancel such permit upon written notice to
said troop or troops. Upon termination of such permit, any
54 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 63, 64.
buildings or other structures on said property shall become
the property of the town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 17, 1948.
Chap. 63 An Act fixing the time for the filing of notices of
CANDIDATES FOR RE-ELECTION AS TOWN MEETING MEMBERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdVsJl'io Section 10 of chapter 53 of the General Laws is hereby
etc!. 'amended', amended by inserting after the third paragraph, as most
recently amended by chapter 74 of the acts of 1947, the
following paragraph: — •
Town meeting ^jjy incumbent town meeting member may become a
re-election of. Candidate for re-election by giving written notice thereof
to the town clerk not later than fourteen days prior to the
last day and hour for filing nomination papers notwith-
standing any contrary provision in any special law.
Approved February 17, 1948.
Chap. 64 An Act authorizing the county commissioners of the
COUNTY OP HAMPDEN TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ACCOMMO-
DATIONS AND FACILITIES FOR THE PROBATE COURT AND
REGISTRY OF DEEDS AT SPRINGFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of providing adequate ac-
commodations and facilities for the probate court and
registry of deeds in the city of Springfield, the county com-
missioners of the county of Hampden may construct and
originally furnish and equip additions to the hall of records
building in said city.
Section 2. For the purpose aforesaid the treasurer of
said county, with the approval of the county commissioners,
may borrow upon the credit of the county such sums as
may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, three
hundred and sixty thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or
notes of the county therefor which shall bear on their face
the words, Hampden County Probate Court and Registry
of Deeds Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized issue shall
constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be payable
not more than ten years from their dates. The bonds or
notes shall be signed by the county treasurer and counter-
signed 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 not for less than their par value.
Indebtedness incurred hereunder shall, except as herein
provided, be subject to chapter thirty-five of the General
Laws. The county treasurer, with the approval of the county
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 65, 66. 55
commissioners, may issue temporary notes of the county,
payable in not more than one year from their date, in antici-
pation of the issue of serial bonds or notes under this act,
but the time within which such serial bonds or notes shall
become due and payable shall not, by reason of such tem-
porary notes, be extended beyond the time fixed by this act.
Any notes issued in anticipation of the serial bonds or notes
shall be paid from the proceeds thereof.
Section 3. Any sums received from the federal govern-
ment for the purposes of this act, and from the sale of securi-
ties held in the post-war rehabilitation fund established
under authority of chapter five of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-three, may be applied towards pay-
ments either of the expenditures authorized by section one
of this act or of the principal of the bonds or notes hereby
authorized.
Section 4. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance within two years by the county commissioners of
Hampden county, but not otherwise; provided, that, prior
to voting on such acceptance, said county commissioners
shall have held an advertised public hearing in the city of
Springfield on the question of such acceptance.
Approved February 17, 1948.
An Act further regulating personal loans in certain (Jhnr) 65
CREDIT UNIONS. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 24 of chapter 171 of the General Laws is hereby o. l. (Ten
amended by inserting after paragraph 6 of subdivision (A), fic^ 'amended*'
as appearing in chapter 102 of the acts of 1941, the following
paragraph : —
7. Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in the para- Personal loans
graphs numbered one and two of this section, a credit union ■"''suiated.
having assets of two hundred thousand dollars or more may
make loans in amounts not exceeding three hundred dollars
each upon the unendorsed and unsecured note of the bor-
rower, and in amounts not exceeding five hundred dollars
each upon the note of the borrower with one or more responsi-
ble endorsers or co-makers, or with satisfactory collateral
pledged to secure the same. Approved February 17, 1948.
An Act providing that copies of, or certificates re- nhnj) aa
LATING TO, decrees OF DIVORCE SHALL CONTAIN CERTAIN
information relating to the EFFECT OF A DECREE NISI
AND TO THE RIGHT OF DIVORCED PERSONS TO REMARRY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 208 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 24 the following section : — Sec- f 24A^addefr
56
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 67, 68.
Certificatej^f tiou 2JfA. The coui't, in issuing a copy of, or a certificate
contain certain relating to, a dccrec of divorce entered by it, shall cause to
mforinition. bc printed or written thereon the provisions of sections
twent3''-one and twenty-four.
Approved February 17, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 30. § 3.3,
etc., amended.
Recommenda-
tions of de-
partments, etc.
suggesting
legislation.
Chap. 67 An Act relative to the time for filing recommenda-
tions OF state officers and department heads for
legislation.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 33 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as most
recently amended by section 6 of chapter 292 of the acts of
1945, is hereby further amended by striking out, in hne 9,
the word "December" and inserting in place thereof the
word : — November, — so as to read as follows : — Sec-
tion 33. Any state officer or department or head thereof
making an annual report may include therein recommenda-
tions for legislative action, other than requests for appro-
priations or any matters required to be covered by budget
estimates submitted to the budget commissioner under
section three or four of chapter twenty-nine. Such recom-
mendations shall be deposited with the state secretary on
or before the first Wednesday in November next after the
end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report and shall
be transmitted by him to the general court forthwith. They
shall be accompanied by drafts of bills embodying the legisla-
tion recommended, and such drafts of bills shall, seasonably
before being deposited with the state secretary, be sub-
mitted to the counsel to the senate or counsel to the house
of representatives for advice and assistance as to the form
thereof. Approved February 17, 1948.
Chap.
68 An Act authorizing the city of Lawrence to construct
AND maintain A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL ON CERTAIN
LAND WITHIN THE LIMITS OF O'CONNELL PLAYSTEAD IN
SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The city of Lawrence is hereby authorized, notwith-
standing any limitation contained in chapter forty-five of
the General Laws, to build, equip and maintain, for the free
recreational use of the public, a public swimming pool
within the limits of Philip J. O'Connell Playstead, also
known as South Lawrence Common, covering an area of
not more than eighteen thousand square feet on the ground,
which park was acquired by said city for park and recrea-
tional purposes by deed of gift from the Essex Company
dated September twenty-third, eighteen hundred and
ninety-five and recorded in the registry of deeds for the
northern district of Essex county. Said swimming pool
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 69, 70, 71. 57
shall be located on the northerly side of the playstead adja-
cent to Market street and it shall be set back a distance of
not more than one hundred feet from the sideline of said
street. Said swimming pool shall be so located as not to
interfere with or infringe upon the use for recreational or
athletic purposes of any part of the park area then so used.
Approved February 17, 1948.
An Act providing for the revival and transfer of a Qhav. 69
CERTAIN all ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CLUB LICENSE TO
THE Y D CLUB, BOSTON CHAPTER YANKEE DIVISION VET-
ERANS' ASSOCIATION, CALLED THE Y D CLUB OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding any provision of any general or special
law, the club license of the Army and Navy Officers' Mess
Inc. in the city of Boston, issued under authority of chapter
one hundred and thirty-eight of the General Laws, as
amended, is hereby revived but only for the following pur-
pose: To permit the licensing board of the city of Boston
to transfer the said license to the Y D Club, Boston Chap-
ter Yankee Division Veterans' Association, called the Y D
Club of Boston, and to transfer the location of the licensed
premises from those last occupied by the holder of the license
to premises of the said club. For the purpose of advertising
the hearing by the said board on the above question it
shall not be necessary to advertise the address of the location
from which the license is to be transferred.
Approved February 17, 1948.
An Act to authorize investment by domestic insur- (Jhny 70
ANCE companies IN BONDS, NOTES OR OBLIGATIONS ISSUED, ^'
ASSUMED OR GUARANTEED BY THE INTERNATIONAL BANK
FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 63 of chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after paragraph 3, as most recently ^tt! 'amended^'
amended by section 2 of chapter 266 of the acts of 1947, the
following paragraph : —
3A. In bonds, notes or obligations issued, assumed or investments of
guaranteed by the International Bank for Reconstruction fn°sur''ance
and Development. Approved February 17, 1948. companies.
An Act permitting the late filing of certificates of (Jfiaj) 71
NOMINATION AND NOMINATION PAPERS FOR THE ANNUAL
TOWN ELECTION OF THE TOWN OF HUDSON IN THE CURRENT
YEAR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Certificates of nomination and nomination
papers of candidates for town offices in the town of Hudson
58 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 72, 73.
to be elected at the annual town election of said town in
the current year may be filed with the town clerk during the
periods prescribed by section ten of chapter fifty-three of
the General Laws, as existing immediately prior to the effec-
tive date of chapter seventy-four of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven, for the filing of such certificates
and nomination papers.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 19, 1948.
Chap. 72 An Act relative to the establishment of salaries of
APPOINTIVE officers OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 54 of part II of chapter 621 of the
acts of 1911 is hereby amended by striking out all after the
word "officer" in line 2, — so as to read as follows: — Sec-
tion 54- The city council shall establish by ordinance the
salary or compensation of every appointive officer.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 20, 19^8.
Chap. 73 An Act relative to the powers of park street church.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 81 of the acts of 1835, as amended
by chapter 252 of the Special Acts of 1916, is hereby further
amended by striking out section 4 and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 4- All powers of
the corporation over its properties, of every kind and nature
(except insofar as the management and disbursement of
property or funds raised, given or set apart by the corpora-
tion or by donors for the purposes of fellowship, worship,
evangelization, missions, benevolences, charity or other sim-
ilar or specific purposes, may be entrusted to specific boards,
committees or officers designated by the donors of specific
property or by the vote of a majority of the members of the
corporation entitled to vote who are present at a meeting)
shall be vested in and exercised by a board which shall be
entitled "Trustees of Park Street Church"; provided, that
(a) No sale or mortgage of the church now constituting
the Park Street Church meeting-house or the land on which
it now stands, situated at the corner of Park and Tremont
streets in Boston, or wherever the meeting-house of said
church shall hereafter be situated, shall be made unless
authorized at a meeting by the vote of not less than two
thirds of the members of the corporation entitled to vote
who are present or represented at a meeting at which not
less than fifty per cent of the members entitled to vote shall
be present or represented;
(6) No alterations costing more than one hundred thou-
sand dollars in the said meeting-house or land and no lease
thereof in whole or in part for a term of five years or longer
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 73. 59
shall be made unless authorized by vote of not less than two
thirds of the members of the corporation entitled to vote
who are present or represented at a meeting at which not
less than twenty per cent of the members entitled to vote
shall be present or represented;
(c)' No sale or mortgage of other real property owned by
the corporation shall be made unless authorized by the vote
of a majority of the members of the corporation entitled to
vote who are present or represented at a meeting at which
not less than five per cent of the members entitled to vote
shall be present or represented; and
(d) For the purposes of clauses (a), (6) and (c), above
members may be pi'esent and vote in person or be repre-
sented and vote by proxy.
No contract, debt, gift, grant, pledge or obligation affect-
ing the property of the corporation, the control of which is
vested in the aforesaid board, shall be binding on the cor-
poration and no expenditure of money, the control of which
is vested in the aforesaid board, shall be made unless author-
ized by vote of a majority of the members of the board who
are present at a meeting at which not less than a majority
of the members of the board shall be present.
The aforesaid powers of the corporation over its prop-
erties shall in no way be invalidated by any membership in
or association with other churches in a denomination, or by
any union said denomination may enter with other denomi-
nations in which ownership of property of local congrega-
tions is vested in a central body of trustees of the denomina-
tion. Moreover, if at any time the corporation votes to
sever its voluntary connection with a denomination, the
corporation shall retain ownership and control of all its
property.
The aforesaid Trustees of Park Street Church shall consist
of the pastor and the treasurer of the corporation, each for
the time being then in office, and such number of trustees
as shall be specified in the by-laws, each of which trustees
shall be a member of the corporation, shall serve without
recompense, shall be elected by the vote of not less than
three fourths of the members of the corporation entitled to
vote who are present at the annual meeting thereof, or at a
special meeting called for the purpose, at which special
meeting not less than five per cent of the members entitled
to vote shall be present. Each trustee shall serve for such
period as shall be specified in the by-laws. The by-laws
may provide for the division of trustees into classes and for
fixing the tenure of office of the several classes and may
contain other provisions not inconsistent herewith regulat-
ing the conduct and affairs of the corporation.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of Park Street Church and the filing with
the state secretary of a certified copy of said vote within
six months after the passage of this act.
Approved February 20, 1948.
60
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 74, 75.
Admissibility
in evidence of
copies of
hospital
records.
Chap. 74 An Act relative to the admissibility in evidence of
COPIES OF HOSPITAL RECORDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV' 233^ 79 Section 79 of chapter 233 of the General Laws, as most
etc., 'amended. ' rcccntly amended by section 1 of chapter 473 of the acts of
1946, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
"Columbia" in lines 4 and 5 the words: — , or by the laws
and regulations of the United States of America pertaining
to the department of national defense and the veterans admin-
istration,-— so as to read as follows: — Section 79. Records
kept by hospitals under section seventy of chapter one hun-
dred and eleven shall be admissible, and records which the
court finds are required to be kept by the laws of any other
state or territory, or the District of Columbia, or by the
laws and regulations of the United States of America per-
taining to the department of national defense and the vet-
erans administration, by hospitals similarly conducted or
operated or which, being incorporated, offer treatment free
of charge, may be admitted by the court, in its discretion,
as evidence in the courts of the commonwealth so far as
such records relate to the treatment and medical history of
such cases and the court may, in its discretion, admit copies
of such records, if certified by the persons in custody thereof
to be true and complete; but nothing therein contained
shall be admissible as evidence which has reference to the
question of liability. Copies of photographic or micro-
photographic records so kept by hospitals, when duly certi-
fied by the person in charge of the hospital, shall be ad-
mitted in evidence equally with the original photographs or
micro-photographs. Approved February 20, 1948.
Chap. 75 An Act relative to joint deposits in a savings bank
IN trt'St for another.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 108, new
§ 34A, added.
.Joint deposits
in a savings
hank in trust
for another,
regulated.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 168 of the Genera] Laws is hereby amended by
adding after section 34, as amended, the following section:
— Section SlfA. If a deposit is made with such corporation
by two persons, in trust for another, the name and residence
of the person for whom it is made shall be disclosed, and it
shall be credited to the depositors as trustees for such per-
son. Payments may be made to either trustee or the sur-
vivor; and if no other notice of the existence and terms of a
trust has been given in writing to the corporation, upon the
death of both trustees the amount then on deposit, with
the dividends thereon, may be paid to the person for whom
such deposit was made, or to his legal representative, or, if
such deposit does not exceed two hundred dollars, it may
be paid to a minor or to either of the parents of such minor.
All payments made in accordance with this section shall be
valid payments. Approved February 24, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 76, 77, 78. 61
An Act relative to the taking of lobsters and edible Qfiaj) 7g
CRABS FROM THE COASTAL WATERS OF REVERE.
fie it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section .37 of chapter 1,30 of the General EdM^3o.'^§s7
Laws is hereby amended by striking out the paragraph most etc/ameAded.'
recently amended by section 1 of chapter 533 of the acts
of 1943 and inserting in place thereof the following: —
In the waters of Dukes county, and of Marblehead and p^t°ft"lp"! etc.
Svvampscott in Essex county, and of Revere in Suffolk
county, no such pot, trap or other contrivance shall be
buoyed otherwise than separately and plainly.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 21^, 1948.
An Act relative to the venue of prosectttions for the (Jhny 77
CRIME of embezzlement OR FRAUDULENT CONVERSION ^'
or APPROPRIATION BY FIDUCIARIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 277 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 58A, inserted by sec- f ssfefldded^
tion 1 of chapter 311 of the acts of 1943, the following sec-
tion:— Section 58B. The crime of embezzlement or fraud- JJSons'for"^^'
ulent conversion or appropriation by a fiduciary of money, [^^'''^fl^'ig'^iarTer
goods or property held or possessed by him, as set forth in regulated,
section fifty-seven of chapter two hundred and sixty-six,
including the fraudulent disposition or destruction of such
property, may be prosecuted and punished in the county
wherein is located the probate court which appointed the
fiduciary or in any county where the deed or other instru-
ment in writing creating the trust under which he served
or acted was recorded or in any county where he had held
or possessed the property as aforesaid after embezzling or
fraudulently converting or appropriating the same, as well
as in any county where he committed the act of embezzle-
ment or fraudulent conversion or appropriation or other
fraudulent disposition or destruction of property held or
possessed by him as aforesaid.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on September first Effective date.
of the current yeax. Approved February 24, 1948.
An Act authorizing the city of pittsfield to use for (Jfiar) 78
veterans' housing purposes certain premises held
by said city for park, playground or recreation
purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Pittsfield is hereby authorized to
use for veterans' housing purposes the whole or any portion
of certain premises held by said city for park, playground
or recreation center purposes, which premises were conveyed
62 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 79, 80.
to it by Charles H. Wilson by deed dated September fif-
teenth, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, and recorded in
the Berkshire County Middle District Registry of Deeds
in Book 483, page 416, and are more particularly described
in said deed as follows: — "Lots number 17 and 18 on
Plan of Taconic Property of James and E. H. Wilson, Inc.,
which plan is recorded in the Berkshire County Middle
District Registry of Deeds, Book 417, pages 104 and 105".
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance during the current year by vote of the city council of
said city subject to the provisions of its charter, but not
otherwise. Approved February 24, 1948.
Chap. 79 An Act validating the conveyance by the town of
WARREN OF CERTAIN PARK LAND LOCATED IN SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The action of the town of Warren whereby
it conveyed to the Warren Rural Improvement Association
by deed dated August twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and
forty-six, and recorded in Worcester district deeds, book
three thousand and sixty-three, page two hundred and
fifty-seven, the land located on the west side of the Warren-
West Brookfield state highway in said town, and acquired
by said town for park purposes, is hereby validated and
confirmed in so far as such action may be invalid by reason
of lack of legislative authoritj^ to convey such park land.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1948.
Chap, 80 An Act validating acts of certain persons acting as
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS IN
THE TOWN OF TOPSFIELD IN THE YEARS NINETEEN HUN-
DRED AND FORTY-SEVEN AND NINETEEN HITNDRED AND
FORTY-EIGHT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The acts of the persons acting as registrars
of voters in the town of Topsfield, between August sixth,
nineteen hundred and forty-seven and February eleventh,
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, relating to the registering
of voters and certification of names on nomination papers,
are hereby validated, notwithstanding any provisions of
general or special law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 81, 82. 63
An Act authorizing the city of Cambridge to use sur- Qfiaj) 81
PLUS income of its water department for an addi-
TIONAL purpose.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 161 of the acts of 1946
is hereby amended by inserting after the word "Laws" in
Hne 6 the words: — , or for a swimming pool, the cost of
which shall not exceed one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, — so as to read as follows: — Section 3. Not-
withstanding the provisions of section two, whenever the
surplus income of the water works shall exceed the sum of
three hundred thousand dollars, such excess may be used
by the city of Cambridge for any purpose for which the city
may borrow under sections seven and eight of chapter
forty-four of the General Laws, or for a swimming pool, the
cost of which shall not exceed one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, under the following conditions: —
(a) The city auditor of the city of Cambridge and the
director of accounts of the commonwealth shall both certify
the amount of the surplus income.
(6) Appropriations from the amount thus certified, so
far as such amount is in excess of three hundred thousand
dollars, shall be made, upon the recommendation of the
Cambridge water board and the city manager, by the city
council of the city of Cambridge.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1948.
An Act relative to the auditing of accounts of Chav 82
DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 44 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 40, as most recently amended by section ftci, 'amended'.
6 of chapter 298 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section Ifi. The director Auditing of
shall cause an audit to be made of the accounts of all cities d?st°i^ts! °'
and towns and of all fire, water, light and improvement regulated,
districts of the commonwealth and may cause subsequent
audits to be made of the accounts of each city and town
annually, and of the accounts of each fire, water, light and
improvement district as often as once in two years or annu-
ally at the request of the prudential committee or commis-
sioners, and for this purpose he, and his duly accredited
agents, shall have access to all necessary papers, books and
records. All accounts subject to audit by town auditors
under section fifty-three of chapter forty-one shall be sub-
ject to audit by the director, and the trustees of any property
the principal or income of which, in whole or in part, was
bequeathed or given in trust for public uses for the benefit
of the town or any part thereof, or for the benefit of the
64 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 83, 84, 85.
inhabitants of the town or any part thereof, shall give the
director, or his duly accredited agents, access to their ac-
counts, funds, securities and evidences of property for the
purposes of the audit. Upon the completion of each audit,
as aforesaid, a report thereunder shall be made to the mayor
and city government in cities, to the selectmen in towns, and
to the prudential committee and commissioners in a district,
and a copy of the same shall be furnished to the city, town
or district clerk, who shall cause the same or a summary of
its essential features to be published at the expense of the
city, town or district. The director, in his discretion, may
give preference to audits upon petitions under section
thirty-five or thirty-six over audits under this section.
Approved February 25 ^ 1948.
Chap. 83 An Act authorizing the town of barnstable to author-
ize THE VILLAGE OR DISTRICT OF W^EST BARNSTABLE TO
ESTABLISH AN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The town of Barnstable is hereby authorized at an annual
or special town meeting to authorize the village or district
of West Barnstable to establish an improvement district
under the terms and conditions as set forth in section forty-
four of chapter forty of the General Laws.
Approved February 25, 1948.
Chap. 84 A^ ^^'^ RELATIVE TO THE VERIFICATION BY CITY AND TOWN
AUDITORS OF CASH -BALANCES OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC
TRUSTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter.^ Section 53 of chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appear-
amended.^ "''^' ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by strik-
ing out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the
Verification of followiug Sentence I — They shall, at least once in each
tmatl ° ^"' " year, verify the cash balance of such trustees by actual count
of the cash and by reconciliation of bank balances, and shall
insert in their annual report their certificate under oath of
the facts so found ; provided, however, that they need not
so verify the cash balance by actual count of the cash if the
trustee is a bank, banking association or trust company.
Approved February 25, 1948.
Chap. 85 An Act to authorize the town of Orleans to construct
and equip an addition to the fire house in said
town.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The town of Orleans shall be relieved from compliance
with the provisions of sections forty-four A to forty-four D,
inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-nine of the
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 86, 87. 65
General Laws in providing for the construction of an addi-
tion to the fire house; and said town is hereby authorized
to purchase the necessary materials and equipment and
construct said addition by day labor; provided, that the
appropriation voted by the town for said construction may
not be exceeded, and provided, further, that in the con-
struction of the said fire house no materials or supplies the
estimated cost of which exceeds five hundred dollars shall be
acquired until competitive bids have been secured and that
all contracts awarded for such materials and supplies shall
be awarded to tlie lowest responsible bidder.
Approved February 25, 1948.
An Act establishing the office of puechasing agent (Jhav. 86
IN the city of malden.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby established in the city of
Maiden a purchasing department, to consist of a purchasing
agent and such assistants as the city council may determine.
The salaries of the purchasing agent and assistants shall be
determined by the city council. The agent and assistants
shall be appointed by the mayor for such terms of office as
may be prescribed by ordinance. The purchasing agent
shall purchase all supplies for the city and for every de-
partment thereof except in case of emergency. All pur-
chases or contracts for purchases exceeding one hundred
dollars in amount shall be based upon competition. A
record shall be kept by the department of the prices paid
for the supphes, and shall be open to the inspection of any
citizen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by vote of the city council of the city of Maiden, subject
to the provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved February 25, 1948.
An Act combining the cemetery commission and the (Jfiap. 87
PARK commission OF THE TOWN OF LYNNFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby established in the town of
Lynnfield a park and cemetery commission, to consist of
three members. The initial members thereof shall be elected,
one to serve for one year, one for two years, and one for three
years, from the date of the annual meeting at which they
are elected, and thereafter when the term of any member
expires, his successor shall be elected to serve for three
years. In all cases the members shall serve until their suc-
cessors are elected and qualified. The members of said
commission shall, after each election, elect one of their
66 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 88.
members to act as chairman for the ensuing year. If a
vacancy occurs in said commission, the remaining members
may fill such vacancy until the next annual town meeting,
when a new member shall be elected to fill the unexpired
term. No person shall serve on said commission who holds
another elective or appointive office in the town.
Section 2. Upon the election and qualification of the
members of said commission, it shall have all the powers
and duties now vested in the cemetery commission and the
park commission and said commissions shall be abolished
and the several terms of office of the members of said com-
missions shall terminate.
Section 3. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the voters of the town of Lynnfield at a town meeting,
held not later than the year nineteen hundred and forty-
nine, in the form of the following question which shall be
placed upon the oflScial ballot to be used at such meeting: —
"Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nine-
teen hundred and forty-eight, entitled 'An Act combining
the Cemetery Commission and the Park Commission of the
Town of Lynnfield', be accepted?" If a majority of the
votes in answer to said question is in the affirmative, this
act shall take full effect on January first next following.
Approved February 25, 1948.
Chap. 88 An Act authorizing savings banks to deposit money
IN certain banking companies and increasing the
AMOUNTS SAVINGS BANKS MAY DEPOSIT IN TRUST COM-
PANIES AND NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
GjL. (T|r. Clause Seventh of section 54 of chapter 168 of the Gen-
§ 54.' ci. ' eral Laws, as most recently amended by section 6 of chapter
ame^nded.^*"" 215 of the acts of 1943, is hereby amended by striking out
the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing paragraph : —
Savincs A savings bank may deposit not more than five per cent
dtpolir*^ of its deposits in any national banking association doing
Mnain'" business within this commonwealth or in any trust com-
banking^oom- pany incorporated under the laws of and doing business
within this commonwealth or in any banking company in-
corporated under the laws of and doing business within
this commonwealth and qualified to receive demand depos-
its under the provisions of section six A of chapter one
hundred and seventy-two A; but such deposits shall not
exceed twenty-five per cent of the capital stock and surplus
fund of such association, trust company or banking com-
pany. Approved February 25, 19^8 .
panies, etc.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 89, 90, 91. 67
An Act authorizing the appropriation of money by Qlidj) fiO
CITIES AND TOWNS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR,
AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, PUBLIC BATHING BEACHES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 5 of chapter 40 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out clause (25A), inserted by section 6 f I^cM^sa).
of chapter 358 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place ^*'=- amended,
thereof the following : —
(25 A) For acquiring land for, and the establishment, p°Y''"" *°
. 1 .. r*iii*ii !• make appro-
maintenance and supervision oi, bathmg beaches and swim- priations.
ming pools for recreation and physical exercise.
Approved February 25, 1948.
An Act relative to loans by savings banks for financ- Chap. 90
ING THE REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF CERTAIN REAL
ESTATE mortgaged TO SUCH BANKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 54 of chapter 168 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out clause Tenth A, as amended by filll^^'
chapter 162 of the acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof J^^l^i^' ^^^ •
the following : —
Tenth A. In loans to owners of improved real estate, Loans for
upon which such corporation holds mortgages, for the pur- of'^c^e'rta^lf"
pose of financing the repair, alteration or rehabilitation {.""[Mute
thereof or the purchase and installation of fixtures to be
affixed thereto; provided, that any such loan shall not ex-
ceed one thousand dollars, exclusive of interest or discount
from the date of the note, with respect to any one parcel of
such real estate, shall be payable at a time not exceeding
five years from the date thereof, and that the terms of the
note shall require payments to be made on account of the
principal in equal monthly installments, such payments to
commence not later than one month after the date of the
note, and to be in amounts which, at the maturity of the
note, shall equal the original amount of the loan; or that
such terms shall require fixed monthly payments, in the
same amount during the term of the loan, which payments
shall be first applied to interest and the balance thereafter
remaining applied to principal; and provided, further, that
the total of all such loans outstanding at any one time shall
not exceed two per cent of the deposits and income of such
corporation. Approved February 25, 1948.
An Act further providing for the continuation of phnqj oi
the present lawful itse of certain buildings pend- ^'
ING the issuance OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATES OF INSPEC-
TION.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend Emergency
to defeat its purpose, v/hich is to continue for a further
period of one year from March first of the current year the
68
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 92.
provisions of the law hereby amended, therefore it is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 3 of the acts of 1944,
as most recently amended by chapter 149 of the acts of
1947, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 10,
the word "forty-eight" and inserting in place thereof the
word : — forty-nine, — so as to read as follows : — Section 1 .
Any acknowledgment of an application to an inspector, as
such term is defined in section one of chapter one hundred
and forty-three of the General Laws, for a certificate of
inspection under section twenty-eight of chapter one hundred
and forty-three of the General Laws, as amended, which
shall have been renewed as provided in section twenty-nine
of said chapter one hundred and forty-three, as amended,
may be further renewed at any time before March first,
nineteen hundred and forty-nine in like manner and with
like effect for such further periods of not more than ninety
days each as circumstances may require, pending the grant-
ing or refusal of the certificate. Such an acknowledgment
may be revoked by an inspector, without a hearing and
without the assignment of any cause therefor, at any time
when in his opinion the public safety requires.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on March first in
the current year. Approved February 26, 1948.
Chap. 92 ^^ ■'^CT FURTHER REGULATING INVESTMENTS BY SAVINGS
BANKS OF DEPOSITS AND THE INCOME DERIVED THERE-
FROM IN CERTAIN BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER INTEREST-
BEARING OBLIGATIONS.
F]inergency
preamble.
G. L. (Tor.
Ed.). 108,
§ M, cl.
Fifth A, etc.,
amended.
Otiiw bondu
of telephone
rompanies.
Whereas, Certain bonds, heretofore eligible for invest-
ment of deposits and the income therefrom of savings banks
and trust companies in their savings department, have be-
come or will become temporarily ineligible for such invest-
ment, and it is in the public interest that the removal of
such temporary ineligibility as provided by this act should
be effected as soon as possible, therefore this act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the im-
mediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Clause Fifth A of section 54 of chapter 168
of the General Laws, inserted by section 5 of chapter 413
of the acts of 1941, is hereby amended by striking out sub-
division (3) and inserting in place thereof the following: —
(3) provided, further, that:
(a) At the end of the fiscal year iinniediately preceding
the date of investment except as otherwise provided in sub-
section (c) of clause Fifth C, such bonds, whether secured
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 93. 69
by collateral or whether unsecured debentures, together
with all other indebtedness of such company, both funded and
current, shall total not more than fifty-five per cent of the
sum of the depreciated value of the fixed property, the cash
accounts, the receivables, and inventories of materials and
supplies, all as shown by its books; and that
(6) Such collateral trust or debenture bonds shall be
issued under an indenture by the terms of which no bonds
secured by an existing mortgage may be issued in excess of
the amount outstanding under such mortgage at the date
of such indenture and any new mortgage, other than a pur-
chase money mortgage, which may thereafter be placed on
property of the company shall secure such collateral trust or
debenture bonds at least equally and ratably with any other
debt to be secured thereby.
Section 2. Clause Fifth B of said section 54, as so in- g. l. (Ter.
serted, is hereby amended by striking out subdivision (3) . fti' li^'
Section 3. Clause Fifth D of said section 54, as so in- Fifth b, etc..
serted, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the g l (Ter
following:- Ed^).i68.
This provision shall limit, by inclusion, any amounts in- Fifth d. etc.,
vested in bonds of telephone companies authorized for in- ^"^^l^'^^^-
, , *^.. ~'^,,... /\ci Limitation.
vestment under the provisions oi subdivision (c) oi clause
Fifteenth.
Section 4. Subdivision (8) of clause Sixth A of said ej^}J|"'-
section 54, added by section 5 of chapter 236 of the acts of §54,'ci.
1947, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the amended^**'"
following: — This provision shall limit, by inclusion, any
amounts invested in bonds of companies engaged in the sale
and distribution of electricity or gas or both authorized for
investment under the provisions of subdivision (c) of clause
Fifteenth, — so that subdivision (8) will read as follows: —
(8) Not more than twenty per cent of the deposits of fo^mpanT"^""
any such bank shall be invested in bonds under this clause, securities.
nor shall more than two per cent of such deposits be in-
vested in the bonds of any one such corporation. This pro-
vision shall limit, by inclusion, any amounts invested in
bonds of companies engaged in the sale and distribution of
electricity or gas or both authorized for investment under
the provisions of subdivision (c) of clause Fifteenth.
Approved March 1, 191^8.
An Act re-defining the term "motor vehicles" as QJidjy 93
USED IN the motor VEHICLE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as amended, g^ ^ ^"^ i
is hereby further amended by striking out the paragraph etc. 'amended,
defining motor vehicles as appearing in chapter 36 of the
acts of 1938, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
"Motor vehicles", all vehicles propelled by power other "Motor
vehiclee",
70 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 94, 95.
difi^ned ^^^^ muscular power, except railroad and railway cars,
vehicles operated by the system known as trolley motor or
trackless trolley under chapter one hundred and sixtj^-three
or section ten of chapter five hundred and forty-four of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven, vehicles running
only upon rails or tracks, vehicles used for other purposes
than the transportation of property and incapable of being
driven at a speed exceeding twelve miles per hour and which
are used exclusively for the building, repair and mainte-
nance of highways or designed especially for use elsewhere
than on the travelled part of ways, wheelchairs owned and
operated by invalids and vehicles which are operated or
guided by a person on foot. In doubtful cases, the registrar
may determine whether or not any particular vehicle is a
motor vehicle as herein defined. If he determines that it
should be so classified, he may require that it be registered
under this chapter, but such determination shall not be
admissible as evidence in any action at law arising out of
the use or operation of such vehicle previous to such deter-
mination. Approved March 1, 1948.
Chap. 94 An Act providing for the determination by the reg-
istrar OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF THE HORSE POWER OF
MOTOR VEHICLES SOUGHT TO BE REGISTERED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. The last paragraph of section 2 of chapter 90 of the Gen-
§ 2, etc..' eral Laws, as amended by chapter 54 of the acts of 1933, is
amended. hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 7 and 8,
the words "commissioner of public works" and inserting
in place thereof the word : — registrar, — so as to read as
follows : —
Registrar of If the registrar shall determine at any time that, for any
motor vehicles , i-i j ^^ • e • i
to determine reasou, a motor vehicle or trailer is unsafe or improperly
etT^ '^"''*^'^' equipped or otherwise unfit to be operated, he may refuse
to register such motor vehicle or trailer or, if it is already
registered, may suspend or revoke its registration. The
horse power of every motor vehicle sought to be registered
shall be determined by the registrar, and his determination
shall be final and conclusive. The registration of every
motor vehicle and trailer registered under this section shall
expire at midnight on December thirty-first of each year.
Approved March 1, 1948.
Chap. 95 An Act enabling the town of milton to sell and con-
vey A PORTION OR portions OF CERTAIN LAND IN EAST
MILTON ACQUIRED BY IT IN PART FOR PLAYGROUND PUR-
POSES AND IN PART FOR SCHOOL OR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Milton may sell, at public auc-
tion or private sale, and convey, the whole or any part or
parts of a certain parcel of real estate situated in said town
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 95. 71
which was acquired in part for playground purposes and in
part for school or other purposes and is no longer needed
for public use, and shall use the proceeds of such sale for
the purposes stated in section sixty-three of chapter forty-
four of the General Laws. One of the parcels proposed to
be sold by the town is shown as parcel "A", containing
twenty-seven thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven
square feet, on a plan entitled "Town of Milton, Plan show-
ing Land Proposed to be acquired by the Town of Milton —
also — Land Proposed to be Transferred to the Roman
Catholic Archbishop of Boston, July - 1947, Forrest J. May-
nard, Town Engineer,", and the other parcel proposed to
be sold by the town is shown in crosshatching, containing
one thousand four hundred and twenty-seven square feet,
on a plan entitled "Town of Milton, Plan of Land to be
transferred to Private Ownership, December, 1947, Forrest
J. Maynard, Town Engineer."
Said parcel "A" is bounded and described as follows: —
Beginning at a stone bound in the southeasterly line of the
old "East Milton school house lot" in the northeasterly
side line of Adams street at land of the Roman Catholic
Archbishop of Boston; thence running northwesterly on
said Adams street eighty-one and forty-five one-hundredths
feet to a stone pier; thence running northeasterly along a
stone wall bounded by land of the said Roman Catholic
Archbishop of Boston two hundred and seventy-five feet to a
point at parcel "B" on said plan first mentioned above;
thence running northeasterly by other land of the town
of Milton one hundred and six feet to a point at the south
corner of parcel "C" on said first plan; thence running
southeasterly by land of the said Roman Catholic Arch-
bishop of Boston forty-six and seventy-six one-hundredths
feet to a point ; thence running southeasterly and southwest-
erh'- on a curved line by land of said Roman Catholic Arch-
bishop of Boston one hundred and twenty-eight and twenty-
one one-hundredths feet to a point as shown on said first plan;
thence running southwesterly by land of the said Roman
Catholic Archbishop of Boston two hundred and fifty feet
to the point of beginning at said Adams street. The sale
and conveyance of said parcel "A" shall be subject to an
easement of the town of Milton for sewer and drain pur-
poses over a strip of land ten feet wide shown on said first
plan.
Said other parcel shown in crosshatching on the second
plan above referred to is bounded and described as follows:
— Beginning at the northeast corner of the lot of Joseph
and Margaret Daigle on the southerly side line of Wood-
ward court as shown on said second plan and running
southeasterly in a straight line eighty-eight and six one-
hundredths feet to a common point of intersection of land
of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, the town of
Milton, and said Daigle (which common point of intersec-
72
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 96, 97.
tion is shown on said first plan) ; thence turning at an angle
of twenty-eight degrees, twenty-one minutes, and no seconds
and running northerly in a straight line by other land of
the town of Milton forty-seven and fifty one-hundredths
feet; thence running on a curved hne northerly, north-
westerly and westerly by said land of the town of Milton
forty-seven and twelve one-hundredths feet; and thence
running westerly by said land of the town of Milton eleven
and eighty-two one-hundredths feet to the point of begin-
ning. The sale and conveyance of said parcel shown in
crosshatching on said second plan shall be subject to an
easement of the town of Milton for sewer and drain pur-
poses over a strip of land ten feet wide shown on said plan.
Section 2. Action hereunder may be taken by the town
at the annual meeting to be held in nineteen hundred and
forty-eight, but not thereafter, except so far as is necessary
to carry out the provisions of any vote passed at said meet-
ing or to use as aforesaid the proceeds of said sale.
Section 3. Chapter 31 of the acts of the current year
is hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 2, 1948.
Chap. 96 An Act providing for the use of photostatic copies of
DISCHARGE PAPERS OF VETERANS IN CERTAIN CASES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appear-
ing in section 1 of chapter 584 of the acts of 1946, is hereby
amended by inserting after section 3 the following section : —
Section 3A. Whenever a veteran shall be required by gen-
eral or special law to file or exhibit a certificate of discharge
from the armed forces of the United States, the filing or
exhibition of a photostatic copy of such discharge shall be
deemed sufficient to comply with the requirements of such
law.
Section 2. This act shall not apply in the case of per-
sons making apphcation for the veterans' bonus, so called,
under the provisions of chapter seven hundred and thirty-
one of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five, as
amended. Approved March 2, 19^8.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 115,
new § 3.\,
added.
Photostatic
copy of dis-
charge suf-
ficient under
law.
Exception.
Chap. 97 An Act further regulating age limits of persons in
THE MILITIA OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 33. § 2,
etc., amended.
Age limit
of persons
in state
militia.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 2 of chapter 33 of the General Laws, as appearing
in section 1 of chapter 425 of the acts of 1939, is herebj^
amended by striking out, in line 4, the word "eighteen"
and inserting in place thereof the word: — seventeen, — so
as to read as follows : — Section 2. The militia of the com-
monwealth shall consist of all able-bodied male citizens and
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 98. - 73
all other able-bodied males who have declared their intention
to become citizens of the United States, between the ages of
seventeen and forty-five, and who are residents of the com-
monwealth, and of such other persons as may, upon their
own application, be enlisted or commissioned therein pur-
suant to any provision of this chapter, subject, however,
to such exemptions as are now, or may be hereafter, created
by law. Approved March 2, 1948.
An Act increasing the amount of commissions which nhnj, ge
MAY BE PAID TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF LIFE INSURANCE ^'
companies WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN POLICIES ISSUED
ON THE LIVES OF SUCH EMPLOYEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 184 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as most ^j^}^!''-
recently amended by chapter 531 of the acts of 1947, is §'i84, etc..
hereby further amended by striking out the word "ten", *"'«"<!«''*•
in line 19, as appearing in chapter 103 of the acts of 1937,
and inserting in place thereof the word : — twenty-five, —
so as to read as follows: — Section I84. Sections one hun- payment of
dred and eighty-two and one hundred and eighty-three shall toTmpioy"
apply to all kinds of insurance, including contracts of cor- eeaofiife
porate suretyship, except insurance of vessels or craft, their companies,
cargoes, marine builders' risks, marine protection and in-
demnity, or other risks commonly insured under marine, as
distinguished from inland marine, insurance policies. The
said sections shall not prohibit any company from paying
a commission to another company or to any person who is
duly licensed as an insurance agent of such company or as
an insurance broker and who holds himself out and carries
on business in good faith as such, or prohibit any such per-
son or any company from receiving a commission in respect
to any policy under which he or it is insured, or in respect
to any annuity or pure endowment contract held by him;
nor shall said sections prohibit a life company from paying
to any one of its employees, other than an insurance agent,
who has been employed by it for at least one year a commis-
sion or commissions, or such employee from receiving a com-
mission or commissions, in respect to so much of the face
amount of any pohcy or policies of insurance on his life at
any time outstanding as does not exceed twenty-five thou-
sand dollars; nor shall said sections apply to (1) a distri-
bution, without special favor or advantage, by mutual com-
panies to policyholders of savings, earnings or surplus with-
out specification thereof in the policy, or (2) the furnishing
to the insured of information or advice by any company,
officer, agent or broker with regard to any risk for the pur-
pose of reducing the liability of loss, or (3) the payment or
allowance to the insured of a return premium upon the can-
cellation or surrender of a policy, or of a cash surrender or
74 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 99.
other value upon the lapse or surrender of a policy of life
or endowment insurance or upon the exchange, alteration
or conversion of any such policy under section one hundred
and thirty-nine. Approved March 2, WJtS.
Chap. 99 An Act authorizing wyman-gordon company to main-
tain TWO BRIDGES OVER GOLD STREET IN THE CITY OF
WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Upon petition and after seven days' notice
inserted in at least two newspapers published in the city of
Worcester, and a pubhc hearing thereon, the city council
of said city may, by a two thirds vote, with the approval of
the mayor, issue a permit to Wyman-Gordon Company, a
corporation, its successors and assigns, to maintain two
bridges over Gold street in said city for the purpose of con-
ducting plant faciUties between the property owned and
occupied by said corporation on opposite sides of said street,
upon sucji conditions and subject to such restrictions as the
said council may prescribe.
Section 2. Said bridges shall be maintained in their
present form and shall be not less than eighteen feet above
the grade line of the street, not more than three feet in
width and no part of said bridges or their supports shall
rest on the surface of the street.
Section 3. If a traveler on the highway while in the
exercise of due care sustains bodily injury or damages in
his property by reason of the maintenance of said bridges,
he may recover damages therefor in an action of tort brought
in the superior court against said Wyman-Gordon Com-
pany, or its successors or assigns, within one year after the
date of such injury or damage; provided, that such notice
of the time, place and cause of the said injury or damage
be given to said Wyman-Gordon Company, or its successors
or assigns, by, or on behaK of the person sustaining the
same as is, under the provisions of chapter eighty-four of
the General Laws, valid and sufficient in cases of injury or
damage sustained by reason of a defect or a want of repair
in or upon a way, if such defect or want of repair is caused
by or consists in part of snow or ice, or both. The remedy
herein provided shall not be exclusive, but shall be in addi-
tion to any other remedy provided by law.
Section 4. If any part or section of this act be de-
clared unconstitutional, the validity of its remaining pro-
visions shall not be affected thereby.
Section 5. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance during the current year by vote of the city council
of said city, subject to the provisions of its charter.
Approved March 2, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 100, 101. 75
An Act further regulating investments by banking Chap.lOO
COMPANIES IN LOANS SECURED BY MORTGAGES OF REAL
ESTATE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 7 of chapter 172A of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out clause Fourth, inserted by sec- f yi^cL^^"^'
tion 2 of chapter 192 of the acts of 1945, and inserting in Fourth, etc.,
place thereof the following clause : — me e .
Fourth. In first mortgages of improved real estate located o/^undaln*^
in a city or town within fifteen miles of the main office of first mort-
the corporation, but not more than one third of the whole s'^^^'' '""''°^-
amount of certificate funds of the corporation shall be so
invested. No loan on mortgage shall be made except upon
written application, showing the date, name of applicant,
amount asked for and security offered, nor except upon the
report of not less than two members of the executive com-
mittee, who shall certify on said application, according to
their best judgment, the value of the premises to be mort-
gaged; and such application shall be filed and preserved
with the records of the corporation. Each such loan shall
be made for a period of not less than one year nor more
than fifteen years from the date of the note, and the note
shall require repayment of the amount loaned in substan-
tially equal instalments, to commence not later than one
month from the date of the note, and to be paid at inter-
vals of not exceeding one month. No such loan shall ex-
ceed seventy-five per cent of the value of the premises to
be mortgaged, nor shall it be made for a sum in excess of
ten thousand dollars. Approved March 2, 1948.
An Act authorizing banking companies to make loans Chav.^^^
INSURED BY THE FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 51 of chapter 167 of the General Laws, as most g. l. (Ter.
recently amended by chapter 89 of the acts of 1947, is hereby § si.'et^c'
further amended by inserting after the word "banks", the a^wended.
second time the same appears in line 4, as appearing in sec-
tion 1 of chapter 66 of the acts of 1945, the words: — , bank-
ing companies, — by inserting after the word "bank", the
second time the same appears in line 5, as so appearing,
the words : — , banking company, — and by inserting after
the word "bank", in line 27, as so appearing, the words:
— , banking company, — so as to read as follows : — Sec- Banking com-
tion 61. Subject to such regulations as the commissioner pTkTi^M
of banks deems to be necessary or advisable in respect to Iglgr^f ^^
trust companies, savings banks, co-operative banks, banking housing
companies or credit unions, any trust company, savings '^'i"^'"'^^'"**^'"'
bank, co-operative bank, banking company or credit union
organized under the laws of this commonwealth is author-
ized:— (a) to make such loans and advances of credit to
76 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 102.
residents of the commonwealth and purchases of obUga-
tions representing such loans and advances of credit to resi-
dents of the commonwealth as are insured by the federal
housing administrator, and to obtain such insurance; (b) to
make and acquire such loans secured by mortgages on real
property in this commonwealth as the federal housing ad-
ministrator insures or gives commitments to insure, and to
obtain such insurance; (c) to collect and apply payments
due upon and otherwise to service any mortgage loan origi-
nated by it and insured by the federal housing administra-
tor, and with respect to such mortgage loan to make agree-
ments with any mortgagees approved by the federal housing
administrator to collect and apply payments due upon and
otherwise to service am^ such mortgage loan. With respect
to the obligation of any mortgage contract entered into
under any provision of this section, for the hfe of said obli-
gation, no provision of law limiting the ratio of a mortgage
loan to the value of the property or the term of the mort-
gage, or limiting the power of any trust company, savings
bank, co-operative bank, banking company or credit union
to make loans other than those secured by mortgages upon
real estate shall apply to loans made pursuant to this sec-
tion and subject to regulations referred to herein, but noth-
ing contained herein shall be deemed to abridge any power
or authority conferred upon the commissioner of banks by
any other provision of law. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
a trust company may make mortgage loans hereunder within
the geographical limits contained in section thirty-four of
chapter one hundred and seventy-two, a savings bank may
make mortgage loans hereunder within the geographical
limits contained in clause First of section fifty-four of chap-
ter one hundred and sixty-eight, and a co-operative bank
may make mortgage loans hereunder within the geographi-
cal limits contained in section thirty-six A of chapter one
hundred and seventy. Approved March 2, 1948.
Chap.102 -^N ^^T TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF HOPEDALE TO APPRO-
PRIATE FROM OVERLAY SURPLUS AND BORROW MONEY
FOR CONSTRUCTING AN ADDITION TO THE HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing an addition
to the high school building to be used as a gymnasium and
originally equipping and furnishing said addition, the town
of Hopedale may appropriate not more than fifteen thousand
dollars from its overlay surplus and may borrow, from time
to time, within a period of five years from the passage of this
act, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the
aggregate, one hundred thousand dollars, and may issue
bonds or notes of the town therefor, which shall bear on
their face the words, Hopedale High School Building Loan,
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 103, 104. 77
Act of 1948. Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate
loan and said loans shall be paid in not more than twenty
years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this
act shall be in excess of the statutory limit and shall, except
as provided herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of the
General Laws, exclusive of the limitation contained in the
first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 4, 1948.
Chap. lOS
An Act changing the name of the charlemont fire
district to charlemont water district.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1, Chapter 231 of the acts of 1931, as amended,
is hereby further amended by striking out therein the words
"Charlemont Fire District" wherever they may appear and
inserting in place thereof the words : — Charlemont Water
District. Such change of name shall not in any way affect
the validity of any obligations assumed or action taken by
the Charlemont Fire District prior to the passage of this act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 5, 1948.
An Act authorizing the town of norw^ell to borrow Chav.104:
MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. For the purposes of constructing a school
building, and originally equipping and furnishing such
building, the town of Norwell may borrow from time to
time, within a period of five years from the passage of this
act, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the
aggregate, two hundred thousand dollars, and may issue
bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on their face the
words Norwell School Building Loan, Act of 1948. Each
authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and such
loans shall be paid in not more than twenty years from
their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be
in excess of the statutory limit, but shall, except as herein
provided, be subject to chapter forty-four of the General
Laws exclusive of the limitation contained in the first para-
graph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 5, 1948.
78 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 105, 106, 107.
Chav.105 An Act to authorize the city of Gloucester to bor-
row MONEY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND FURNISHING
OF TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing two ele-
mentary school buildings and originally equipping and
furnishing said buildings, the city of Gloucester may borrow,
from time to time, within a period of five years from the
passage of this act, such sums as may be necessary, not ex-
ceeding, in the aggregate, six hundred thousand dollars,
and may issue bonds or notes of the city therefor, which
shall bear on their face the words, Gloucester School Loan,
Act of 1948. Each authorized issue shall constitute a
separate loan and such loans shall be paid in not more than
twenty years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under
this act shall be in excess of the statutory limit, but shall,
except as provided herein, be subject to chapter forty-four
of the General Laws, including the limitation contained in
the first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 5, 1948.
Chap.lOQ An Act increasing the amount of property that may
BE held by northeastern UNIVERSITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows: ,
Northeastern University, a corporation organized under
the general law, is hereby authorized to hold real and per-
sonal estate to an amount not exceeding fifteen million dol-
lars, to be used for the purposes of said corporation as set
forth in its charter or certificate of incorporation or in any
amendment thereof. Approved March 5, 1948.
Chap.107 An Act relative to the number of trustees of st.
mark's school and to the establishment of a quorum.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 2 of chapter 106 of the acts of 1865, as amended
by section 1 of chapter 42 of the acts of 1914, is hereby
further amended by striking out, in line 2, the word "thir-
teen" and inserting in place thereof the word: — twenty-
one, — and by striking out, in line 5, the word "five" and
inserting in place thereof the word : — seven, — so as to
read as follows : — Section 2. Said board of trustees shall
consist of not less than seven nor more than twenty-one
members, and shall have power to fill vacancies in their
own number: provided, that no corporate business shall be
transacted at any meeting of said board unless seven mem-
bers of the trustees are present.
Approved March 5, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 108, 109, 110. 79
An Act reducing the age requirement for applicants Qhav 108
FOR registration AS REGISTERED NURSES. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 74 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing in section 3 of chapter 620 of the acts of 1941, is hereby ^tl! amended^'
amended by striking out, in line 8, the word "twenty-one"
and inserting in place thereof the word : — twenty, — so that
the third sentence will read as follows : — An applicant who Age of appii-
furnishes satisfactory proof that he is at least twenty, of reSst/atb.i
good moral character and a graduate of a school for nurses as registered
approved by the approving authority for schools for nurses "e^^^fted.
and schools for attendants established by section fifteen A
of chapter thirteen, in this section and in sections seventy-
four A, seventy-five and eighty-one A to eighty-one C, in-
clusive, referred to as the approving authority, shall, upon
payment of five dollars, be examined by the board, and, if
found qualified, shall be registered, with a right to use the
title registered nurse and to practice as such, and shall re-
ceive a certificate thereof from the board, signed by its
chairman and secretary. Approved March 5, 1948.
An Act relative to the open season on salmon and Qfiaj) 109
TO the taking or possessing of sunfish and blue-
gills.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 45 of chapter 131 of the General ^j^^-j^Jf^ ^5
Laws, as appearing in chapter 599 of the acts of 1941, is etc., ameAded. '
hereby amended by striking out, in the table under the
open season for salmon, the date "Feb. 15" and inserting
in place thereof the date: — July 31.
Section 2. Said section 45 is hereby further amended Ed)',iJr§ 45.
by adding after the word "of" the second time the same etc!, 'further
appears in line 3 of the next to the last paragraph the fol- ^""^^
lowing : — common sunfish specifically known as Eupomotis
Cibbosus, bluegills, — so that said paragraph will read as
follows : —
No person shall in any one calendar day, except as provided buTe^us*"^
in section forty-eight, take or have in his possession more regulated.
than twenty fish in the aggregate of all kinds, exclusive of
common sunfish specifically known as Eupo7notis Cibbosus,
bluegills, suckers, eels and carp, from the inland waters of
the commonwealth. Approved March 5, 1948.
An Act relative to the taking of shiners for commer- Chap. 110
CIAL purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 48 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appear- ^js"{Jf -c ^g
ing in section 2 of chapter 599 of the acts of 1941, is hereby etc., 'amended. '
80
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. Ill, 112.
amended by adding after the word "waters" in line 10 the
following : — , except great ponds and waters which in whole
or in part are held under lease as public fishing grounds, .
Approved March 5, 1948.
G. I>. (Tor.
Ed.), 12. § 24,
amende<l.
Certain
expenses to
be paid by
the county.
Chap.lll An Act relative to the payment of certain expenses
INCURRED BY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS IN EXTRADITION PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 24 of chapter 12 of the General Laws, as appearing
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by inserting
after the word "indictment" in line 7 the words: — or
against whom complaints are pending, — so as to read as
follows: — Section 2^. A district attorney, in the name
of any county in his district, may contract such bills for
stationery, experts, travel outside of the commonwealth
by witnesses required by the commonwealth in the prosecu-
tion of cases, for necessary expenses incurred by himself
or by officers and others under his direction in going outside
of the commonwealth for the purpose of searching for or
bringing back for trial persons under indictment or against
whom complaints are pending in said county, and for such
other expenses as may in his opinion be necessary for the
proper conduct of his office in the investigation of or prep-
aration and trial of criminal causes; and all such bills
shall be paid by the county for the benefit of which they
were contracted upon a certificate by the district attorney
that thej^ were necessarily incurred in the proper performance
of his duty, and upon approval of the auditor of Sufi"olk
county if the bills were incurred for said county, otherwise
upon the approval of the county commissioners or of a
justice of the superior court. Approved March 5, 1948.
Chap.112 An Act relative to the furnishing of valuation and
ASSESSMENT BOOKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section 43 of chapter 59 of the General Laws,
as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended
by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place
thereof the following sentence: — The assessors shall make,
on the books furnished as provided in section forty-five, a
list of the valuation and the assessment thereon; in the
following manner: In each column provided in the book or
books so furnished shall be entered the valuation of that
portion, if any, of the personal property of each person and
corporation, indicated by the heading thereof.
Section 2. Section 45 of said chapter 59, as amended
^to'.! 'amended, by scctions 38 and 39 of chapter 254 of the acts of 1933, is
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 59. § 43.
amended.
Valuation and
assessment to
he made in
books.
G. L. (Ter
Ed.). 59. § 45.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 113. 81
hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence
and inserting in place thereof the following sentence: —
Each city or town shall provide, on or before January first, pties or
annually, suitable books, for the use of its assessors in the furnish booka
assessment of taxes, which shall contain blank columns, *« assessors.
with uniform headings for a valuation list, and blank tables
for aggregates, in the following form or in such other form
as the commissioner shall from time to time determine, or
in such other form as he shall approve.
Section 3. Section 49 of said chapter 59, as amended Ed^"5JT49
by section 41 of said chapter 254, is hereby further amended etc!, 'amended',
by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place
thereof the following sentence: — The assessors, except Assessors to
those of Boston, on or before July first, nineteen hundred of valuation
and twenty-two, and in every thu'd year thereafter, shall commirs'io'Jier.
deposit in the office of the commissioner, a copy of the
assessors' valuation books of those years, to be by them
certified under oath.
Section 4. Said chapter 59 is hereby further amended EdVlJ^'I'so
by striking out section 50, as appearing in the Tercentenary amended.
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
tion : — Section 60. The books required by section forty- Books to
five shall contain a copy of this section, of sections offawl'etc!"''^
forty-three to forty-nine, inclusive, and of sections eighty-four
and ninety-four, and such certificates as are required by
law to be signed by the assessors, with such explanatory
notes as the commissioner considers necessaiy to secure
uniformity of returns under the several headings.
Ay-proved March 5, 1948.
An Act relative to the return to court of certain QJiqj) \\^
executions and to the endorsements thereon.
Be it enacted^ etc., as follows:
Section 17 of chapter 235 of the General Laws, as ap- g. l. (Ter.
pearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by ameAde^d.' ^ ^^'
adding at the end the following paragraph : —
If an execution having been satisfied in full or discharged ^"'''i^gf^pli"^
by law is not returned within ten days thereafter with an on ^certain
endorsement showing such satisfaction or discharge or is regukter'
returned without such endorsement the court issuing it
may upon motion of the judgment debtor or any person
in his behaK order it to be returned or the proper endorse-
ment made thereon, as the case may be. The court may
order the return of an execution and the endorsement of any
partial satisfaction thereon. The fact of a return of an
execution and its satisfaction shall be entered upon the
records of the court. Approved March 5, 1948.
82 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 114, 115.
Chap. 114: An Act relative to the powers and duties of the
COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WORKS IN THE TOWN OF NATICK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The commissioners of public works estab-
lished in the town of Natick under chapter twenty-two of
the acts of nineteen hundred and twentj^ shall exclusively
have the powers, perform the duties and be subject to the
liabilities and penalties of selectmen and surveyors of high-
ways relative to public ways, monuments at the termini and
angles thereof, guide posts, sidewalks and shade trees.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 8, 1948.
Chap. 115 An Act authorizing banking companies to make loans
to veterans OF WORLD WAR II GUARANTEED OR INSURED
BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 46 of the acts of 1945,
as most recently amended by chapter 110 of the acts of
1947, is hereby further amended by inserting after the
word "banks" in line 4 the words: — , banking companies,
— and by inserting after the word "bank" the second time
the same appears in line 7 the words : — , banking com-
pany,— so as to read as follows: — Section 1. Subject to
such regulations as the commissioner of banks deems to be
necessary or advisable in respect to trust companies, sav-
ings banks, co-operative banks, banking companies or credit
unions, and to such regulations as the commissioner of
insurance deems to be necessary or advisable in respect to
insurance companies, any trust company, savings bank,
co-operative bank, banking company, credit union or in-
surance company organized under the laws of this common-
wealth is authorized, for a period ending ten years after the
termination of the present states of war between the United
States and certain foreign countries, to make and acquire
such loans and advances of credit to qualified veterans of
World War II as are guaranteed or insured in whole or in
part by the administrator of veterans' affairs or his succes-
sor or successors in such office, under the act of congress
known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, or
any amendment thereof, and to obtain such guaranties or
insurance, to collect and apply payments due upon and
otherwise to service any such mortgage loan originated by
it and so guaranteed or insured, and with respect to such
mortgage loan to make agreements with any mortgagees
thereof to collect and apply payments due upon and other-
wise to service any such mortgage loan.
Section 2. Section 2 of said chapter 46, as so amended,
is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
"bank" the second time the same appears in line 6 the
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 116, 117. 83
words : — , banking company, — so as to read as follows :
— Section 2. During the period that the provisions of this
act are in force and effect, and, with respect to the obliga-
tion of any contract entered into during said period under
the provisions of'this act, for the life of said obUgation, no
provision of law limiting the power of a trust company,
savings bank, co-operative bank, banking company, credit
union or insurance company organized under the laws of
this commonwealth to make loans shall apply to loans
made or acquired pursuant to section one of this act, subject
to regulations referred to in section one and guaranteed or
insured in whole or in part by the administrator of veterans'
affairs. Approved March <S, 1948.
An Act authorizing the city of Springfield to reim- Qfidj) HQ
BURSE the widow OF RAYMOND T. MORIARTY FOR THE
EXPENSES OF HIS FUNERAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation, the city of. Springfield may appropriate and pay
to the widow of Raymond T. Moriarty, who died September
twentieth, nineteen hundred and forty-six, as a result of
injuries sustained while in the performance of his duty as a
member of the police department of said city, a sum not
exceeding eight hundred and four dollars, in reimbursement
of the expenses of his funeral.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance, during the current year, by vote of the city council
of said city, subject to the provisions of its charter, but not
otherwise. Approved March 8, 1948.
An Act to exempt subscriptions to a medical service Qhny 117
CORPORATION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING
TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF WAGES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 8 of chapter 154 of the General Laws, as most ejn'-i^J4'"r §
recently amended by chapter 125 of the acts of 1939, is etc!. 'amended!
hereby further amended by adding after the letter "A" in
line 5 the following: — , or subscriptions to a medical service
corporation established under chapter one hundred and
seventy-six B, — so as to read as follows: — <Sedton .§. Exemption of
None of the foregoing sections of this chapter shall be appli- scriptTona. '
cable to or control or prohibit the deduction of labor or assignment of
trade union or craft dues or obligations, or subscriptions to wages law.
a non-profit hospital service corporation established under
chapter one hundred and seventy-six A, or subscriptions
84
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 118, 119.
to a medical service corporation established under chapter
one hundred and seventy-six B, from wages of an employee
by an employer in accordance with a written request made
by the individual employee. Approved March 8, 1948.
Chap.118 ^N ^<^1' CLARIFYING THE LAW REQUIRING AN AUDITOR'S
STATEMENT IN CONNECTION. WITH THE ANNUAL REPORT
OF CONDITION OF CERTAIN CORPORATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 49 of chapter 156 of the General Laws, as amended
by chapter 276 of the acts of 1941, is hereby further amended
by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place
thereof the fqllowing sentence : — Such report of a corpora-
tion which has issued capital stock of one hundred thousand
dollars or more, for this purpose counting shares without
par value as of a par value of one hundred dollars each,
shall be accompanied by a written statement on oath by an
auditor that such report represents the true condition of
the affairs of such corporation as disclosed by its books at
the close of the fiscal year covered by such report.
Approved March 8, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 156, § 49,
etc., amended.
Verification
by auditor.
Certain sports
and games
permitted on
Lord's day.
Chap.lld An Act extending the hours during which indoor
BASKETBALL GAMES MAY BE PLAYED ON THE LORD's DAY.
Be it eyiacted, etc., as follows :
Ed M^36% 21 Section 21 of chapter 136 of the General Laws, as most
etc!, 'amended. ' recently amended by section 1 of chapter 318 of the acts
of 1946, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line
14, the word "seven" and inserting in place thereof the
word : — eleven, — so as to read as follows : — Section 21 .
In any city which accepts sections twenty-one to twenty-
five, inclusive, by vote of its city council and in any town which
accepts said sections by vote of its inhabitants, it shall be
lawful on the Lord's day to take part in or witness any
athletic outdoor sport or game, as hereinafter provided,
between the hours of one thirty and six thirty post meridian
and, in the case of a baseball game, for a further period
beyond the hour of six thirty post meridian but only so
long as the game can be played without the aid of artificial
lighting. In any such city or town, it shall be lawful on
the Lord's day to take part in or witness, as hereinafter
provided, any indoor hockey game between the hours of
one thirty and eleven post meridian or any indoor basket-
ball game between the hours of three and eleven post
meridian. Approved March 8, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 120, 121, 122. 85
An Act relative to the destruction of reports and Char) 120
RECORDS OF CASES OF VENEREAL DISEASES. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 120 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby repealed. fl26,Vcpcaied.
Approved March 8, 1948.
An Act relative to eligible lists under the civil (JJidj) \2\
SERVICE laws.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 12 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, g. l. (Ter.
as most recently amended by section 5 of chapter 271 of the etc!; amended',
acts of 1946, is hereby further amended by adding at the end
the following paragraph: —
No person shall remain eligible for more than two years Eligibility
upon any eligible list, notwithstanding any other provision
of law to the contrary.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on October first, Effective date.
nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved March 9, 1948.
An Act designating the new bridge over the con- Chav.l22
NECTICUT river between GREENFIELD AND MONTAGUE
AS THE GENERAL FREDERICK E. PIERCE BRIDGE, AND
DESIGNATING THE STATE HIGHWAY BETWEEN TURNERS
FALLS AND GREENFIELD AS THE DEWOLF-GARIEPY MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows.
Section 1. The new bridge being constructed over the
Connecticut river between the towns of Greenfield and
Montague to replace the bridge known as the Montague Citj^
bridge shall be known and designated as the General Fred-
erick E. Pierce bridge, and a suitable tablet or marker
bearing said designation shall be attached to said new
bridge by the state department of public works upon its
completion.
Section 2. The state highway between Route 2A in the
Turners Falls section of the town of Montague and the
Cheapside section of the town of Greenfield shall be known
and designated as the DeWolf-Gariepy Memorial Highway,
and suitable markers bearing said designation shall be
erected along said highway by the state department of
public works. Approved March 9, 1948.
86 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 123, 124.
Chap. 12S An Act increasing the penalty for the illegal practice
OF DENTISTRY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed V' 112 '^"§ 52 Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
am'eAdcd.' ' striking out section 52, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following : —
niTa/^mcticc ^^ction 52. Any person who falsely asserts that he has a
of dentistry.'^'' Certificate granted by the board, or who, having such certifi-
cate or a duplicate thereof, fails to exhibit the same as re-
quired by section forty-five, or who falsely and with intent
to deceive claims to be a graduate of any college granting
degrees in dentistry, or who, except as permitted by section
fifty-three, directly or indirectly practices or attempts to
practice dentistry or dental hygiene without being regis-
tered under sections forty-five to fifty-one, inclusive, or
corresponding provisions of earlier laws, or any registered
dentist or incorporated dental company who employs or
permits a person to practice dentistry unless such person is
registered and exhibits his name and certificate as provided
in sections forty-four and forty-five, or any person who
violates any provision of sections forty-three ,to fifty-three,
inclusive, for which no other^ penalty is provided, shall,
except as provided in section sixty-five, be punished by a
fine of not more than three hundred dollars or by imprison-
ment for six months, or both; and any registered dentist
who fails to exhibit his full name, as required by section
forty-four, shall be punished by a fine of not more than
fifty dollars; provided, that any corporation violating any
provision of sections forty-three to fifty-three, inclusive,
shall be punished by the fine herein provided for such
violation, and its officers, owners or managers concerned in
the violation shall be punished by the fine or imprisonment
herein provided for such violation, or both.
Approved March 9, 1948.
Chap. 124: An Act distinguishing certain limitations upon in-
vestments BY SAVINGS BANKS FROM OTHER LIMITATIONS
ON INVESTMENTS IN THE SAME CLASSES OF SECURITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed.\ ili!'^ 54, Clause Fifteenth of section 54 of chapter 168 of the Gen-
ci. FifteeAtij, ' eral Laws is hereby amended by striking out subdivision
ec, amen e . ^^^^ ^^ most recently amended by chapter 114 of the acts
of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
fundfiTmHed.^ (^) ^^^ morc than five per cent of the deposits of any such
bank shall be invested in obligations made eligible for in-
vestment under subdivision (c) of this clause, and not more
than one half of one per cent of its deposits shall be invested
in the obligations of any one obligor so made eligible for
investment, but the foregoing limitations shall not apply
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 125, 126. 87
to obligations of telephone companies, of companies engaged
primarily in the distribution and sale of electricity or gas, or
both, or of railroad companies other than terminal com-
panies. Approved March 9, 1948.
An Act to authorize the city of Worcester to borrow QJidj) 125
MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING ADDITIONS
TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Worcester may, within a period
of five years from the passage of this act, incur indebtedness
in an amount not exceeding one million dollars for construct-
ing additions to school buildings where such additions in-
crease the floor space of said buildings including the cost
of original equipment and furnishings of said additions, and
may issue bonds or notes therefor which shall bear on their
face the words, Worcester School Addition Loan, Act of
1948. Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate
loan and such loans shall be payable in not more than twenty
years from their dates but no loan shall be authorized under
this act unless a sum equal to an amount not less than ten
per cent of the loan so authorized is voted for the same pur-
pose to be provided from taxation or available revenue funds
of the year when authorized. Indebtedness incurred under
this act shall be in excess of the amount authorized by chap-
ter two hundred and eleven of the Special Acts of nineteen
hundred and sixteen, as amended by chapter one hundred
and thirty-eight of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty,
and in excess of the amount authorized by chapter forty-
four of the General Laws. Except as provided herein in-
debtedness incurred under this act shall be subject to the
applicable provisions of said chapter forty-four exclusive
of the first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 12, 1948.
An Act making appropriations for providing additional Qhn'r) 1 0fi
buildings, equipment and supplies for the univer-
SITY of MASSACHUSETTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L The sums herein set forth, for the purposes
herein specified, are hereby appropriated from the Veterans'
Services Fund, subject to the provisions of law regulating
the disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof.
Service of the Department of Education.
Item: University of Massachusetts:
3513-65 For the construction of two cement block dormi-
tories, including the purchase and installation
of furnishings and equipment . . . $350,000 00
88 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 127, 128.
3513-66 For the construction of a buildi^ig to replace the
engineering building recently destroyed by
fire including furnishings, equipment and
supplies $120,000 00
3513-67 For veterans' educational supplies . . 20,000 00
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 12, 1948.
Chap.127 An Act relative to the authority of the selectmen
OF THE TOWN OF BILLERICA TO ACT AS A BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS EXERCISING THE POWERS OF CERTAIN OTHER
BOARDS AND TOWN OFFICERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 221 of the acts of 1930 is hereby
amended by striking out section 3 and inserting in place
thereof the following : — Section 3. On the filing of a
petition signed by not less than ten per cent of the regis-
tered voters of the town of Billerica with the selectmen
thirty days or more before any annual town meeting the
selectmen shall cause the following question to be printed
on the ballot used for the election of town officers: — "Shall
the selectmen of this town continue to act as a board of
public works as provided by chapter two hundred and
twenty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty?"
If a majority of the votes cast at said election is in the nega-
tive in answer to said question, said town shall, at the next
annual town meeting, elect such officers as are necessary to
carry out the duties exercised in accordance with this act
by the selectmen or officers appointed by them.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 12, 1948.
Chap. 128 An Act authorizing the city of newburyport to retire
A CERTAIN MEMBER OF ITS FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The retirement board of the city of New-
buryport, with the approval of the mayor and city council,
may retire on account of accidental disability, under the
contributory retirement system of said city, Edward A.
Butler, a member of its fire department, who was injured
on March third, nineteen hundred and thirty-five while in
the performance of his duties, notwithstanding that such
injuries were incurred prior to the time when said retirement
system became operative.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 12, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 129. 89
An Act making certain laws relative to gonorrhea QJidy ]^29
AND syphilis APPLICABLE TO ALL VENEREAL DISEASES. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 6 of chapter HI of the General g.l. (Xcr.
Laws, as amended by section 7 of chapter 265 of the acts etc;, amended.
of 1938, is hereby further amended by adding at the end the
following sentence : — The department shall also have the Department
power to define, and shall from time to time so define, what venereaf
diseases shall be included within the term venereal diseases diseases.
in the provisions of the laws relative to public health.
Section 2. Section 111 of said chapter 111, as amended ^dViTr'
by section 14 of said chapter 265, is hereby further amended §'iii, etc.,
by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place •'""*'"'^''^-
thereof the following paragraph : —
The foregoing provisions of this section and the provisions Persons
of section one hundred and nine shall not apply to venereal venerlfidis-'
diseases as defined under section six, except in the case of eases to be
eye infections in infants under two weeks of age. Any per-
son having a venereal disease shall be reported to local boards
of health either directly or through the department in ac-
cordance with such special rules and regulations as the
department may make, having due regard for the best
interests of the public.
Section 3. Section 117 of said chapter 111, as most {;|j^;{^f-
recently amended by chapter 391 of the acts of 1937, is §'117, etc.,
hereby further amended by striking out in lines 2 and 3 the =*'"*'"'**''^-
words "gonorrhea or syphilis" and inserting in place thereof
the words : — venereal diseases, as defined under section six,
— so as to read as follows : — Section 117. For the purpose Treatment of
of providing treatment for persons suffering from venereal ^fs^t^s^es^
diseases, as defined under section six, and who are unable to
pay for private medical care, the department shall, or with
the co-operation of local boards of health, hospitals, dis-
pensaries or other agencies may, establish and maintain
clinics in such parts of the commonwealth as it may deem
most advantageous to the public health, and may otherwise
provide treatment for such diseases subject to such rules and
regulations as the department may from time to time es-
tablish. Cities and towns, separately or jointly, through
their boards of health or municipal hospitals, may establish
and maintain such clinics. For the purposes of this section,
providing treatment shall include providing transportation
or the reasonable cost of such transportation to and from
the place where treatment is given whenever the patient is
not able to pay for such transportation.
Section 4. Section 118 of said chapter 111, as amended Ed^iTr'
by chapter 44 of the acts of 1933, is hereby further amended uis, etc..
by striking out in line 3 the words "gonorrhea or syphilis" '*'"*'" ^ '
and inserting in place thereof the words: — venereal diseases,
as defined under section six, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 118. No discrimination shall be made against the Diecrimination
treatment of venereal diseases, as defined under section six, mtnTof venereal
90
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 129.
discaaes in
certain hospi-
tals forbidden.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). Ill,
I 119,
amended.
Reports, etc.,
of venereal
diseases not
public records.
Penalty.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed), 111,
§ 121, etc.,
amended.
Treatment of
venereal dis-
eases and
tuberculosis
in certain
institutions.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 112, § 12,
amended.
Disclo.sure of
information of
venereal disease
by registered
physician not
slander or libel
under certain
conditions.
in any general hospital supported by taxation in any city
or town where special hospitals, other than hospitals con-
nected with penal institutions, are not provided for the
treatment of such diseases at pubUc expense; but any such
hospital may establish a separate ward for their treatment.
Section 5. Section 119 of said chapter 111, as appear-
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by
striking out in line 2 the words "gonorrhea or syphilis" and
inserting in place thereof the words: — venereal diseases,
as defined under section six, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 119. Hospital, dispensary, laboratory and mor-
bidity reports and records pertaining to venereal diseases,
as defined under section six, shall not be public records, and
the contents thereof shall not be divulged by any person
having charge of or access to the same, except upon proper
judicial order or to a person whose official duties, in the
opinion of the commissioner, entitle him to receive informa-
tion contained therein. Violations of this section shall for
the first offence be punished by a fine of not more than fifty
dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not more
than one hundred dollars.
Section 6. Section 121 of said chapter 111, as amended
by chapter 555 of the acts of 1945, is hereby further amended
by striking out the first two sentences and inserting in place
thereof the two following sentences : — An inmate of a pub-
lic charitable institution or a prisoner in a penal institution
who is afflicted with a venereal disease, as defined under
section six or pulmonary tuberculosis shall be forthwith
placed under medical treatment, and if, in the opinion of the
attending physician, it is necessary, he shall be isolated
until danger of contagion is passed or the physician deter-
mines his isolation unnecessary. If at the expiration of a
prisoner's sentence he is afflicted with a venereal disease, as
defined under section six or pulmonary tuberculosis in its
contagious or infectious stages, or if, in the opinion of the
attending physician of the institution or of such physician
as the authorities thereof may consult, his release would be
dangerous to public health, he shall be placed under medical
treatment in the institution where he has been confined.
Section 7. Section 12 of chapter 112 of the General
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby
amended by striking out, in line 2, the words "gonorrhea
or syphilis" and inserting in place thereof the words: — a
venereal disease as defined under section six of chapter one
hundred and eleven, — so as to read as follows : — Section
12. Any registered physician or surgeon who knows or
has reason to believe that any person is infected with a
venereal disease as defined under section six of chapter one
hundred and eleven may disclose such information to any
person from whom the infected person has received a promise
of marriage or to the parent or guardian of such person if a
minor. Such information given in good faith by a registered
physician or surgeon shall not constitute a slander or libel.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 130. 91
Section 8. Chapter 127 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer
amended by striking out section 16, as most recently amended etc!, amended.^'
by section 13 of chapter 344 of the acts of 1941, and insert-
ing in place thereof the following section: — Section ^^- filiations
The warden of the state prison, the superintendents of the of inmates
Massachusetts reformatory, the reformatory for women, inciudhTgvene-
the state prison colony and the state farm, and the keepers '"'^'^' diseases.
and masters of jails and houses of correction shall cause a
thorough physical examination to be made by a competent
physician of each inmate in their respective institutions
committed for a term of thirty days' imprisonment or more.
In conducting the examination special attention shall be
given to determining the presence of communicable diseases,
particularly venereal diseases as defined under section six
of chapter one hundred and eleven and pulmonary tubercu-
losis. Approved March 12, 1948.
An Act further regulating the operation of motor Chap. ISO
VEHICLES BY NON-RESIDENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 10 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as amended Ed.h 9o!l'io,
by chapter 219 of the acts of 1935, is hereby further amended etc., amended.
by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place
thereof the following: — The motor vehicle of a non-resident |^Ptofl°ehicies
may be operated on the ways of the commonwealth in ac- by non-
cordance with section three by its owner or by his chauffeur reguil'ted.
or employee without a license from the registrar if the oper-
ator is duly licensed under the laws of the state or country
where such vehicle is registered, or has complied fully with
its laws respecting the licensing of operators of motor ve-
hicles and has such license or evidence of such compliance
on his person or in the vehicle in some easily accessible place.
Subject to the provisions of section three, a non-resident
who holds a license to operate motor vehicles under the laws
of the state or country in which he resides may at any time
operate without a license from the registrar any private
passenger motor vehicle of a type which he is licensed to
operate under said license, duly registered in this common-
wealth or in the state or country in which he resides, and a
non-resident so licensed may at any time operate without a
license from the registrar any commercial motor vehicle
transporting persons or property in interstate transporta-
tion irrespective of the ownership or state or country of
registration of such vehicle; provided, that he has the
license on his person or in the vehicle in some easily acces-
sible place and that, as finally determined by the registrar,
his state or country grants substantially similar privileges
to residents of this commonwealth and prescribes and en-
forces standards of fitness for operators of motor vehicles
substantially as high as those prescribed and enforced by
this commonwealth. Approved March 12, 1948.
92 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 131, 132, 133.
Chap.lSl An Act relative to the closing of privately owned
FOREST LANDS DURING CERTAIN PERIODS OF EMERGENCY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed V 48 ''new Chapter 48 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
m'sc, added, inserting after section 28B the following section: — Section
^^rha^e"" ^^^ ' When in the judgment of the director of the division
owned forest of forcstry the forest fire hazard is such as to require the use
Lmergency?^ ° of forcst fire patrols in any town, all forest lands therein shall
regulated. ^g closcd to all persons except their owners or tenants, or
to the authorized agents of such owners or tenants, and the
director shall use all reasonable means to notify all persons
of such closing. While such fire hazard exists, any duly
authorized forest warden, deputy forest warden, conserva-
tion officer or deputy conservation officer may arrest with-
out a warrant any person found within the forest lands of
another without authorization from the owner or tenant
thereof, or without other legal authority, if such person
refuses to leave such forest lands upon request, and such
person shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-
five dollars. Approved March 12, 1948.
Chap.lS2 An Act relative to the penalty for aiding in the
MAINTENANCE OF A NUISANCE.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Ed')" 139"^^ •'() Section 20 of chapter 139 of the General Laws, as amended
etc., 'amended.' by scctiou 15 of chaptcr 328 of the acts of 1934, is hereby
further amended by striking out all after the word "than",
in line 11, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not less than
three months nor more than one year, or both, — so as to
Aiding in the read as follows: — Section 20. Whoever knowingly lets
of a nuisance, premiscs owncd by him, or under his control, for the pur-
penaiized. poses of prostitutiou, assignation, lewdness, illegal gaming,
or the illegal keeping or sale of alcoholic beverages, as de-
fined in section one of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight,
or knowingl}^ permits such premises, while under his control,
to be used for such purposes, or after due notice of any such
use omits to take all reasonable measures to eject therefrom
the persons occupying the same as soon as it can lawfully
be done, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty
nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for
not less than three months nor more than one year, or both.
Approved March 12, 1948.
Chap. 133 An Act relative to the exclusion of persons or estates
FROM FIRE DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoios:
Ed.V,' 48,*'§ 7i> Chapter 48 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
amended. Striking out scction 79, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following: — .Sec-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 134. 93
(ion 79. A district, at a meeting called therefor, may Districts
annex adjacent territory and its inhabitants, if a majority peraon^or"
of the voters of said territory petition therefor, defining the "''^ates
limits thereof; or may, on the petition of any person, with
the assent of the town containing such district, exclude him
or his estate therefrom; provided, however, that such ex-
clusion shall be granted by the district without such assent
of the town if the petitioner or his estate is so situated as to
be unable to benefit from any fire or water facilities owned
by the district, or is so situated as to be more accessible to
the fire or water facilities of another fire district. The peti-
tion for exclusion shall be filed with the prudential committee
of the district not later than the date set for the filing of
petitions for the insertion of articles in the warrant of the
district meeting at which the petition is to be acted upon,
and shall state the petitioner's reason for seeking exclusion.
The prudential committee shall cause an appropriate article
to be inserted in the warrant for said meeting, shall examine
the reason stated and shall report its findings, with recom-
mendations, to said meeting. Any such petitioner, aggrieved
by the action of the prudential committee, or by the action
of the voters of the district on his petition, may appeal to
the superior court sitting in equity within the county in
which the district is located for a remedy. Upon such
appeal, said court shall, if the reason set forth by the peti-
tioner is found to lie within the intent of this section, grant
such exclusion.
The grant of exclusion shall exempt the person and estate
of the petitioner from any tax levied by reason of any appro-
priation made by the district after the filing of the petition
as provided herein. Approved March 12, 1948.
An Act authorizing the transfer of certain land in d^ap J 34
THE town of BARNSTABLE FROM THE BOARD OF PARK
COMMISSIONERS TO THE SELECTMEN FOR THE PURPOSES
OF A PUBLIC LANDING PLACE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The town of Barnstable may by vote at an annual town
meeting or a special town meeting called for the purpose
transfer from the board of park commissioners to the select-
men of said town control and charge of the land on Ocean
street in the village of Hyannis located between said street
and Lewis Bay and being bounded on the north by land of
Robert E. French and on the south by land of Cape Cod
Steamship Company to be held by said town as a common
landing place under the control and charge of the selectmen.
Approved March 12, 1948.
94 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 135, 136, 137.
Chap.\ii5 An Act providing that police officers of the city of
BOSTON SHALL BE GIVEN AN ADDITIONAL DAY OFF DUTY OR
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AN ADDITIONAL DAY's
PAY WHEN THEY ARE REQUIRED TO WORK ON CERTAIN
LEGAL HOLIDAYS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
thirteen of chapter two hundred and ninety-one of the acts
of nineteen hundred and six, as amended, if any police officer
of the city of Boston is required to work on January first,
February twenty-second, April nineteenth, May thirtieth,
July fourth, the first Monday of September, October twelfth,
November eleventh, Thanksgiving day or Christmas day,
or the day following when any of the five days first mentioned,
or October twelfth, November eleventh or Christmas day,
occurs on Sunday, he shall be given an additional day off,
or, if such additional day off cannot be given by reason of a
personnel shortage or other cause, he shall be entitled to an
additional day's pay.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the city council of said city, subject to
the provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved March 12, 1948.
Chap.lSQ An Act relative to sidewalk assessments in the city
OF SPRINGFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 15 of chapter 94 of the acts of 1852
is hereby amended by inserting after the word "assess", in
line 3, the following: — a reasonable amount not exceeding
one half of, — so that the first sentence of said section will
read as follows : — The city council may cause suitable side-
walks to be made and repaired in such places as they may
judge best; and they shall assess a reasonable amount not
exceeding one half of the expenses thereof upon the persons
owning the lands or estates against which such sidewalks
are so made or repaired, apportioning the same equitably,
where there are two or more such adjacent owners.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance within two years after its passage by the city council
of said city. Approved March 12, 1948.
Chap.lSl An Act relative to unlawful sexual intercourse with
an insane female.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed.K 272r§ 5, Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
ameAded." striking out section 5, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 138, 139, 140. 95
tion: — Section 5. Whoever has unlawful sexual intercourse unlawful
with a female who is feeble minded, an idiot or imbecile or course wfth an
insane, under circumstances which do not constitute rape, '"g'naif^ed"'^'^'
shall, if he had reasonable cause to believe that she was
feeble minded, an idiot or imbecile or insane, be punished
as provided in section three. Approved March 12, 1948.
Chap.lSS
An Act relative to preservation of civil service ap-
plications, RECOMMENDATIONS AND EXAMINATION PAPERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 29 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, as most ^j^s^^'"*
recently amended by section 4 of chapter 725 of the acts of § 29,' etc.,
1945, is hereby further amended by striking out the word '""*'" *"^'
"three" in line 8 and inserting in place thereof the word: —
two, — so as to read as follows: — Section 29. Records of mes°ofco^m-^
the proceedings of the commission and of the director, all mission to be
recommendations of applicants and all applications and
examination papers, shall be kept on file and shall be open
to public inspection under the rules of the commission.
Each application, recommendation and examination paper
shall be preserved for a period of at least two years, but
may be destroyed thereafter. Approved March 12, 1948.
An Act changing the method of fixing the compensa- Chav.lSd
TION of the chaplains OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 3 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 14, as appearing in the Tercentenary amended. '
of chaplains^.
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
tion:— Section I4. The chaplain of the senate and the Conipensation
chaplain of the house of representatives shall each receive
such salary as may be estabhshed by the committee on rules
of the senate or the committee on rules of the house of rep-
resentatives, as the case may be.
Approved March 12, 1948.
An Act repealing certain provisions of the law re- Chap.l4:0
LATING TO licenses OF ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 52 of chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appear- ^-ni^^jfs r,o
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby repealed. repealed.'
Approved March 12, 1948.
96
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 141, 142.
Chap .14:1 A.N Act authorizing the county of essex to reimburse
ALFRED R. BUKER OF LAWRENCE FOR EXPENSES FOR
MEDICAL SERVICES DUE TO AN ACCIDENT SUSTAINED AT
THE ESSEX COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral obli-
■ gation, the county of Essex is hereby authorized to pay the
sum of ninety-four dollars to Alfred R. Buker of Lawrence
to reimburse him for expenses for medical services due to
an accident sustained at the Essex county training school.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the county commissioners of Essex county, but
not otherwise. Approved March 12, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 168,
§ 58, etc.,
amended.
Contributions
of eligible
employees.
Chav.142 An Act relative to the payment of annuities or pen-
sions to certain members of the savings banks em-
ployees retirement association.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The third paragraph of section 58 of chapter
168 of the Genera] Laws, as amended by section 1 of chapter
104 of the acts of 1945, is hereby further amended by strik-
ing out, in Hne 12, the word "one" and inserting in place
thereof the words : — one and one half, — and by striking
out, in line 15, the word "thirty-five" and inserting in
place thereof the word: — twenty-five, — so that the third
sentence of said paragraph will read as follows : — A par-
ticipating bank may also contribute for past service, as de-
fined in the by-laws, amounts necessary to provide eligible
employees with an annuity or pension to begin at age sixty-
five or later, such annuity or pension not to exceed one and
one half per cent of the average salary for the five years
preceding the date such bank joins the association for each
year, but not exceeding twenty-five years, of continuous
employment between a^e thirty and the date of such joining.
Section 2. The fourth paragraph of said section 58, as
appearing in chapter 249 of the acts of 1943, is hereby
amended by striking out, in Hne 6, the word "one" and in-
serting in place thereof the words : • — one and one half, —
and by striking out, in line 8, the word "thirty-five" and
inserting in place thereof the word : — twenty-five, — so that
the first sentence of said paragraph will read as follows: —
In the event that any employee who has been continuously
in the employ of such a bank for ten years or more becomes
incapacitated for further service by reason of physical or
mental disability before age sixty-five, the employing bank
may pay him a pension in an amount not to exceed one and
one half per cent of the average salary for the five years
preceding the date of retirement for each year, not exceed-
ing twenty-five years, of continuous service.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 168,
§ 58, etc.,
further
amended.
Pensions, etc.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 143, 144. 97
Section 3. The last paragraph of said section 58, as G.L.(Ter,
amended by chapter 240 of the acts of 1946, is hereby fur- §58,' etc..'
ther amended by striking out, in line 3, the word "twenty- amended,
five" and inserting in place thereof the word: — thirty-five,
— so that the first sentence of said paragraph will read as
follows : — No annuity or pension provided by contribu- Limitation
tions from a participating bank for the benefit of any em- °obTpaid
ployee on account of past service shall exceed thirty-five beneficiary.
hundred dollars yearly. Approved March 15, lOJ+S.
An Act authorizing the city of boston to make de- pt^^.^ -tAo
POSITS in national banks or trust companies in the ^f^^P-^ *^
city of new YORK.
He it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 55 of chapter 44 of the General EJ^"iJ^§'55,
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended.
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: — For Deposits by
the purpose of paying the principal or interest due on any fn*any naUonai
bond, note or other obligation of the city of Boston, which ^'^'^^ o"" ^^yf^
' ^ t company in
is payable or requested to be paid in the city of New York, New York ji
the city of Boston may keep on deposit in any national bank ^''^' '^^ **^ "
or trust company in the city of New York a sum not ex-
ceeding in the aggregate twenty-five thousand dollars; pro-
vided, that for a period of two weeks prior to the date of
any such payment or payments, said amount may be in-
creased by a sum or sums sufficient to cover the same.
Section 2. Said chapter 44 is hereby further amended Ed^I^"^'
by striking out section 55A, as so appearing, and inserting § 55a, '
in place thereof the following section : — Section 65 A . A ^^^^ ^
city or town officer receiving public money and lawfully Certain muni-
and in good faith and in the exercise of due care depositing noTiiabirfor
the same in a savings bank or trust company organized under f°nds^by"^^"'
the laws of the commonwealth or in a national bank doing liquidation of
business in the commonwealth or, in the case of the city of poshories!*
Boston, in accordance with the provisions of section fifty-
five in a national bank or trust company in the city of New
York shall not b^ personally liable to the city or town for
any loss of such money by reason of the closing up of such
depository for the liquidation of its affairs.
Approved March 15, 1948.
An Act relative to the time of meetings of the board riij^j. 144.
OF STANDARDS, THE BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS ^'
AND THE BOARD OF FIRE PREVENTION REGULATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The fourth paragraph of section 3B of chap- g. l. (Ter,
ter 143 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 2 of fs'^'etc.',
chapter 645 of the acts of 1945, is hereby amended by strik- amended.
ing out, in fine 2, the word "Monday" and inserting in
98
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 144.
Hearings on
petitions for
changes in
rules and
regulations.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 143,
§ 69, etc.,
amended.
Hearings on
petitions for
changes in
rules and
regulations.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 148,
§ 10, etc.,
amended.
Hearings on
petitions for
changes in
rules and
regulations.
place thereof the word: — Tuesday, — so as to read as
follows : —
The board shall hold public hearings annually, on the
first Tuesday in May and October, and at such other times
as it may determine, on petitions for changes in the rules
and regulations formulated by it. Tf, after any such hear-
ing, it shall deem it advisable to make changes in said rules
and regulations, it shall appoint a day for a further hearing,
and shall give notice thereof and of the changes proposed by
advertising in at least one newspaper in each of the cities
of Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Fall River, Lowell and
Lynn, at least ten days before said hearing. If the board
on its own initiative contemplates changes in said rules and
regulations, like notice and a hearing shall- be given and
held before the adoption thereof.
Section 2. The second paragraph of section 69 of said
chapter 143, as appearing in section 2 of chapter 643 of the
acts of 1945, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2,
the word "Monday" and inserting in place thereof the
word: — Wednesday, — so as to read as follows: —
The board of elevator regulations shall hold public hear-
ings on the first Wednesday in May and October in each
year, and at such other times as it may determine, on peti-
tions for changes in the regulations formulated by it. If,
after any such hearing, it shall deem it advisable to make
changes in said regulations, it shall appoint a day for further
hearing, and shall give notice thereof and of the changes
proposed by advertising in at least one newspaper in each
of the cities of Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Fall River,
Lowell and Lynn, at least ten days before said hearing. If
the board on its own initiative contemplates changes in said
regulations, like notice and a hearing shall be given and
held before the adoption thereof.
Section 3. The third paragraph of section 10 of chap-
ter 148 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 4 of
chapter 710 of the acts of 1945, is hereby amended by strik-
ing out, in line 1, the word "Monday" and inserting in place
thereof the word : — Thursdav, — so as to read as follows: —
The board shall hold public hearings on the first Thurs-
day in May and October in each year, and at such other
times as it may determine, on petitions for changes in the
rules and regulations formulated by it. Tf, after any such
hearing, it shall deem it advisable to make changes in said
rules and regulations, it shall appoint a day for a further
hearing, and shall give notice thereof and of the changes
proposed by advertising in at least one newspaper in each of
the cities of Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Fall River,
Lowell and Lynn, at least ten days before said hearing. If
the board on its own initiative contemplates changes in said
rules and regulations, like notice and a hearing shall be
given and held before the adoption thereof.
Approved March 15, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 145, 146, 147. 99
An Act relative to the liability of warehousemen. Chap. 14^5
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 26 of chapter 105 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by ameAded.' ^ ^^'
inserting after the word "receipt" in lines 1 and 2 the
following: — , issued by him or on his behalf by an agent or
employee the scope of whose actual or apparent authority
includes the issuing of warehouse receipts, — so as to read
as follows: — Section 26. A warehouseman shall be Hable Liability of
to the holder of a receipt, issued by him or on his behalf by warehousemen.
an agent or employee the scope of whose actual or apparent
authority includes the issuing of warehouse receipts, for
damages caused by the non-existence of the goods, or by
their failure to correspond with the description thereof in
the receipt at the time of its issue. If, however, the goods
are described in a receipt merely by a statement of marks
or labels upon them, or upon packages containing them, or
by a statement that the goods are said to be goods of a
certain kind, or that packages containing them are said to
contain goods of a certain kind, or by words of like purport,
such statements, if true, shall not render the warehouseman
issuing the receipt liable, although the goods are not of the
kind which the marks or labels upon them indicate, or of
the kind they were said to be by the depositor.
Approved March 15, 194-8.
An Act making certain provisions of law relating to
compressed air tanks inapplicable to certain recep
^ '_ Chap.UQ
TACLES USED IN OPERATING HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 34 of chapter 146 of the General Laws is hereb}' g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out the last sentence, as appearing in f34;ett*^;
chapter 620 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place thereof amended.
the following: — This section shall be inapplicable in case Automobile
of the installation or use of a receptacle temporarily holding ''^*^ excepted.
oil and air and used for the purpose of lifting automobiles
or operating hydraulic machinery, but only if said receptacle
is approved by the board as being of a type which conforms
to recognized standards of engineering practice as such
standards apply to receptacles designed for such purpose
and as meeting the requirements of regulations referred to
in section thirty-five which regulations are hereby made
applicable to such receptacles for this purpose.
Approved March 15, 1948.
An Act eliminating the requirement of giving notice nh^jj. 147
OF PERSONAL INJURY OR OF DEATH OR OF DAMAGE TO PROP- "'
ERTY IN ACTIONS OF TORT AGAINST THE METROPOLITAN
TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
Whereas, The purpose of this act is to make certain Emergency
perfecting changes in chapter five hundred and forty-four preamble.
100 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 148.
of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven relative to
actions of tort for personal injury or death or for damage
to property against the Metropolitan Transit Authority and
the deferred operation of this act would delay the accom-
plishment of such purpose, therefore this act is hereb}'^ de-
clared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc. , as follows:
Section 1. Section 20 of chapter 544 of the acts of 1947
is hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and
inserting in place thereof the following paragraph: —
The authority shall be liable in tort to passengers, and
to persons in the exercise of due care who are not passengers
or in the employment of the authority, for personal injury and
for death and for damages to property in the same manner
as though it were a street railway company; provided, that
any action for such personal injury or property damage shall
be commenced only within two years next after the date
of such injury or damage and in case of death only within
two years next after the date of the injury which caused
the death.
Section 2. This act shall be operative as of the effective
date of chapter five hundred and forty-four of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-seven and shall apply to all
causes of action of tort for any of the causes set forth in
section one against the Metropolitan Transit Authority
arising on and after said date which have not been prose-
cuted to final judgment or been released or discharged.
Approved March 16, 1948.
Chap .14:8 -^N -^CT RELATIVE TO THE LIMITATIONS ON CERTIFICATE
FUNDS OF BANKING COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed.V,'i72A. Section 1. Chapter 172A of the General Laws is hereby
§ 5, etc., ' amended by striking out section 5, as amended by section 7
amen e . ^j^ chapter 266 of the acts of 1938, and inserting in place
deposits "^ thereof the following section: — Section 5. Such corpora-
tion may receive deposits of money in one payment or in
instalments, upon certificates which it may issue, fixing the
amount received or to be received thereon, the time and
other terms of repayment and the rate of interest to be paid.
Deposits of money thus received are hereinafter in this
chapter referred to as certificate funds. No interest shall
be specified in any certificate or paid on any certificate
funds in excess of five per cent per annum, except with the
approval of the commissioner. No certificate shall be issued
for an amount less than ten dollars and, except as provided
in section five A, the total amount of all certificates issued to
any individual, estate, trust, corporation, association or
partnership shall not exceed five thousand dollars; pro-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 149. 101
vided, that the limitations upon the issuance of certificates
imposed by this sentence and by section five A shall not
apply to certificates issued prior to October first, nineteen
hundred and thirty-eight. Such corporation may allow in-
terest to be accumulated upon certificates issued by it and
upon interest thereon, in addition to the maximum amounts
for which certificates may be issued under this section and
under section five A.
Such certificates may be issued to represent money to be
paid by the certificate holder thereafter in stated instalments
as specified therein either with or without the payment of
interest on paid-in instalments. All certificates shall be in
such form as the commissioner shall approve and a record
of all certificates issued and the forms thereof shall be kept
on file by the corporation.
No such corporation shall receive or have at any time
aggregate certificate funds, exclusive of interest, in excess
of ten times the total of its capital, surplus, undivided profits
and unallocated reserves, except that certificate funds in any
manner pledged with it to secure loans made by it shall not
be included in its certificate funds for the purpose of this
provision.
Section 2. Said chapter 172A is hereby further amended g l. (Xer.
by inserting after section 5, as so amended, the following new '§ 5a. '
section: — Section 5 A. Such corporation may receive de- ^'^'^^'^^
posits of money upon certificates in joint accounts, provided Banking
for in section fourteen of chapter one hundred and sixty- may'^r^e^eive
seven, and may issue certificates therefor subject to the clrtHicate" of
limitations contained in section five, provided that the total joint accounts.
amount of any such certificate shall not exceed ten thousand
dollars. Persons having such joint accounts may also make
deposits upon certificates in their individual names, but the
total amount of all certificates, both joint and individual,
issued to any individual, estate, trust, corporation, associa-
tion or partnership shall not exceed ten thousand dollars.
Approved March 16, 1948.
An Act authorizing the appointment to the regular Chciv.l4:9
OR permanent fire force in certain towns of cer-
tain MEMBERS OF THE CALL FORCE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 48 of the General Laws is hereby S-.^- ^'T"-
amended by inserting after section 36, as appearing in the § 36a. added.
Tercentenary Edition, the following section: — Section 36 A. Appointment
Any town which has not accepted chapter four hundred and of members
eighty-seven of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirteen f'orce\o'\he
and shall accept this section by vote of the town at a town fof"e'ln^eer-
meeting, and has a call or part call fire force which now is tain towns.
or may hereafter be subject to chapter thirty-one, may, ^'^^^^^^ •
on the recommendation of the appointing officer of the fire
102 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 150.
department, promote to membership in the regular or per-
manent force, without civil service examination and with-
out any probationary period of service required under said
chapter thirty-one and the rules made thereunder, any per-
sons then in the call or part call fire force who have served
as call men or part call men or substitute call men for five
or more successive years, and who are certified to be compe-
tent physically for the duty by the town physician, if any,
otherwise by a physician designated therefor by said ap-
pointing officer. Appointments from the call force to the
regular or permanent force shall be made by the appointing
officer upon certification by the director of civil service from
the list of members of the call force of firemen, in accordance
with the rules of the civil service commission, except that
the basis of certification shall be the order of appointment
to the call force, or, if not ascertainable, the order of the
respective ratings of such members obtained in the exami-
nation upon which the list of eligibles for appointment to
such call force was based. No person who has passed his
fiftieth birthday shall be appointed from such a call force
to such a regular or permanent force.
Ed.^'Ur' Section 2. Said chapter 48 is hereby further amended
§ 37.' amended, by Striking out sectiou 37, as so appearing, and inserting
Exceptions. in placo thereof the following: — Section 37. The provi-
sions of section thirty-six or section thirty-six A shall not
apply to any town in which the promotion of call men to
the permanent or regular force is regulated by a special act
relating to such town, nor to Boston.
Approved March 16, 1948.
ChaV'l^O ^^ ^^'^ INCREASING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF DEMAND
DEPOSITS W^HICH MAY BE RECEIVED BY CERTAIN BANKING
COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdVi72A Section 6A of chapter 172A of the General Laws, inserted
§r,A, etc., ' by section 1 of chapter 115 of the acts of 1946, is hereby
amended. amended by striking out the word "ten" in line 21 and
inserting in place thereof the word : — twenty, — so that the
Total in- second sentence will read as follows : — The total of the in-
limft^d""*^ debtedness of any such corporation to any individual, es-
tate, trust, corporation, association or partnership on account
of collected balances of deposits received under authority
of this section shall not at any time exceed twenty thousand
dollars; but this limitation shall not apply to deposits re-
ceived from said governments and agencies thereof and
from banking institutions and charitable and religious or-
ganizations. Approved March 16, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 151. 103
An Act authorizing the approval of plans and esti- Qjiqj) \^\
mates of costs of the extension of rapid transit to
the city of quincy and the town of braintree and
for ascertaining the wishes of the inhabitants of
said city and town relating thereto.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The department of public utilities shall pro-
ceed forthwith to consider the plans and estimates of costs
filed by the Metropolitan Transit Authority on February
twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, to extend the
Cambridge-Dorchester rapid transit route from or near its
present Savin Hill station to the city of Quincy and that
part of the town of Braintree called South Braintree over
the right of way of the Old Colony Railroad Company divi-
sion of the reorganized New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company. Notwithstanding the provisions of sec-
tion ten A of chapter five hundred and forty-four of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven, relating to the time
for holding hearings, said department shall hold such public
hearing at such time as it deems advisable after notice of
such hearing has been given to the mayor of said city and
the selectmen of said town. The department shall give its
decision on said plans and estimates of costs within three
weeks from the effective date of this act. Upon approval
by said department of the extension of rapid transit to South
Braintree in accordance with said chapter five hundred and
forty-four as modified by this act, the department shall
forthwith give notice thereof to the mayor of said city and
the selectmen of said town.
Section 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
ten B of said chapter five hundred and forty-four, the mayor
of said city of Quincy and the selectmen of said town of
Braintree shall call a special city and town election, respec-
tively, within thirty days from the receipt of notice of such
approval from said department. On the official ballot for
said special city and town election there shall_be placed
the following question: "Shall the metropoli
tan rapid transit system be extended into this
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(city, town)?" The votes upon such referendum shall be
counted and retiirned to the city or town clerk in the same
manner as votes for candidates in municipal elections. Said
clerk shall forthwith notify the department of the result of
the referendum.
In the event of failure, by the city or town officers upon
whom such duties are hereby imposed, to obtain such vote
and notify the department of the result thereof within six
days after said special elections, respectively, or upon the
expiration of thirty days after giving of notice of approval by
the department if no such special election is held, the city or
town shall be deemed to have approved the extension.
Section 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
ten C of said chapter five hundred and forty-four if the de-
104 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 152.
partment approves the proposed extension to Quincy and
Braintree in accordance with the provisions of this act and
so notifies the mayor of the city of Quincy and the selectmen
of the town of Braintree into which it is proposed that the
transit system under the MetropoHtan Transit Authority is
to be thereby extended, the department shall report, recom-
mending the same, to the general court immediately after
the receipt by the department of notification of the result of
said referendum in said city and town in which a special
election is held in accordance with this act, or immediately
after the expiration of thirty days after the giving of such
notice of approval by the department if no such special
election is held in either said city or town. Such report
shall be filed with the clerk of the house of representatives
and shall be accompanied by a draft of legislation author-
izing the proposed extension, and by a statement of the
votes for and against in said city of Quincy and said town
of Braintree in which such a vote was submitted, and, in
the case of either said city or said town in which no vote
was seasonably reported in accordance with the provisions
of this act, a statement that such city or town is deemed to
have approved the extension because of failure of its officers
charged with the duties of obtaining a vote on such extension
and reporting the same to the department to perform said
duties within the time required by this act. Such report by
the department may also be accompanied by such plans
and specifications or other description as the department may
deem will best assist the general court in considering the
proposed extension. No rule relative to the time within
which measures shall be introduced in the general court
shall prevent consideration by this session of the general
court of any such report filed by the department.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 18, 1948.
Chap.152 An Act aijthorizing the town of harvard to borrow
MONEY FOR ATHLETIC FIELD AND PLAYGROUND PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of developing land owned
by the town of Harvard for an athletic field and for play-
ground purposes, including the construction of bleachers
and field house, said town may borrow from time to time,
within a period of five years from the passage of this act,
such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggre-
gate, twenty-five thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or
notes therefor, which shall bear on their face the words.
Harvard Athletic Field and Playground Loan, Act of 1948.
Each authorized ivssue shall constitute a separate loan, and
such loans shall be paid in not more than five years from
their dates, but no issue shall be authorized under this act
unless a sum equal to an amount not less than ten per cent
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 153, 154. 105
of such authorized issue is voted for the same purpose to be
raised by the tax levy of the year when authorized. Indebted-
ness incurred under this act shall be inside the statutory
limit, but shall, except as provided herein, be subject to
chapter forty-four of the General Laws, exclusive of the
limitation contained in the first paragraph of section seven
thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 19, 1948.
An Act authorizing county officers to deposit money Phnnj i 53
IN certain banking companies. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Chapter 35 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 22, as appearing in the Tercentenary fmeAde^d.^ ^^'
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
tion : — Section 22. Except as otherwise provided, county surplus cash
treasurers, clerks of the courts, clerks of district courts, fn c^tam °^'*'^''
sheriffs and masters of jails and houses of correction, pro- banks.
bation officers, registers of probate and insolvency and
registers of deeds, having more money in their hands than
is required for immediate use, shall deposit it, in their official
names, in national banks or trust companies in the common-
wealth or banking companies doing business in the com-
monwealth and qualified to receive demand deposits under
the provisions of section six A of chapter one hundred and
seventy-two A, at the best practicable interest rates, which
interest shall be paid to the county, except that interest
accruing to deposits by registers of probate shall be paid to
the commonwealth; provided, that interest accruing on
the deposit as aforesaid of any money paid to any official
mentioned in this section which is so paid under order of a
court or which is otherwise subject to the direction of a
court shall, if the court so directs, be paid to the parties
entitled to the principal fund of such deposit.
Approved March 19, 1948.
An Act relative to the admissibility in evidence of Qhn'n 154
copies of certain records. ^*
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 79A of chapter 233 of the General Laws, inserted EdV'233'^"
by section 2 of chapter 662 of the acts of 1941, is hereby § 79a, etc.,
amended by inserting after the word "companies" in line 3 '*"*^°'*<^'^-
the words : — , insurance companies, — and by inserting
after the word "records" in line 4 the words: — or copies, —
so as to read as follows: — Section 79 A. Copies of public Photographic
records, of records described in sections five, seven and six- evfdini
teen, respectively, of chapter sixty-six, and of records of
banks, trust companies, insurance companies and hospitals,
whether or not such records or copies are made by the photo-
as
ice.
106 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 155, 156, 157, 158.
graphic or microphotographic process, shall, when duly cer-
tified by the person in charge thereof, be admitted in evi-
dence equally with the originals.
Approved March 19, 1948.
Chap. 155 An Act increasing the amount payable for burial
EXPENSES UNDER THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
EdV i52%3:? Section 33 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as most
etc.,*ameAded.' recently amended by chapter 495 of the acts of 1941, is
hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3,
the words "two hundred and fifty" and inserting in place
thereof the words: — three hundred, — so as to read as
ex"pTnTes. followsi — Sectiofi 33. In all cases the insurer shall pay the
reasonable expense of burial, not exceeding three hundred
dollars. Approved March 19, 1948.
Chap.l5Q An Act repealing certain provisions of the workmen's
COMPENSATION LAW RELATIVE TO THE PROVIDING BY MANU-
FACTURERS OF COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES INJURED
WHILE OPERATING CERTAIN MACHINERY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Chapter 426 of the acts of 1936 is hereby repealed.
Approved March 19, 194S.
Chap. 157 An Act repealing certain provisions of law which
REQUIRE THE POSTING OF NOTICES BY CERTAIN EMPLOY-
ERS NOT COVERING THEIR EMPLOYEES BY WORKMEN'S
COMPENSATION INSURANCE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed^ilr' Section 19B of chapter 152 of the General Laws, inserted
^Mm, etc., by chapter 410 of the acts of 1941, is hereby repealed.
'"'^'"'*''''- Approved March 19, 1948.
Chap.l5S An Act repealing certain provisions of the workmen's
COMPENSATION LAW WHICH REQUIRE CERTAIN NOTICES
FROM EMPLOYERS NOT INSURED THEREUNDER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
K(i.)',' 1,52, ' Section 19A of chapter 152 of the General Laws, inserted
repealed!*'" ^Y chaptcr 359 of the acts of 1935, is hereby repealed.
Approved March 19, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 159, 160. 107
An Act further regulating medical and hospital Qjid^r) 159
SERVICES under THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoirs:
Section 30 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as most gii V' 1 J^^'^s 30
recently amended by section 1 of chapter 233 of the acts of etc., 'amended.'
1946, is hereby further amended b}^ adding at the end the
following sentence: — ^ The provisions of this section shall Application,
be applicable so long as such services are necessary, notwith-
standing the fact that maximum compensation under other
sections of this chapter may have been received by the
injured employee. Approved March 19, 1948.-
An Act relative to crimes against government and nhr,^ ^ar\
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE TEACHERs' ^'
OATH LAW, so CALLED.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. Chapter 264 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 11, as appearing in the amended.'
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
following : — Section 1 1 . Whoever by speech or by exhibi- violation of
tion, distribution or promulgation of any written or printed penaifzld.°'^
document, paper or pictorial representation advocates, ad-
vises, counsels or incites assault upon any public official, or
the killing of any person, or the unlawful destruction of real
or personal property, or the overthrow by force or violence
or other unlawful means of the government of the common-
wealth or of the United States, shall be punished by a fine
of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
for not more than three years, or both; provided, that this
section shall not be construed as reducing the penalty now
imposed for the violation of any law. It shall be unlawful
for any person who shall have been convicted of a violation
of this section, whether or not any sentence shall have been
imposed, to perform the duties of a teacher or of an officer
of administration in any public or private educational in-
stitution, and the superior court, in a suit by the common-
wealth, shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain and
enjoin any such person from performing such duties there-
after; provided, that any such restraining order or injunction
shall be forthwith vacated if such conviction shall be set
aside.
Section 2. Section 30A of chapter 71 of the General Ed.V, y?!'"'^'
Laws, inserted by section 1 of chapter 370 of the acts of 1935, § 'iOA, e'tc,
is hereby further amended by adding at the end the follow- '*'"^"
ing sentence: — Whoever violates such oath or affirmation Penalty,
so far as it relates to the support of the constitution of the
United States and the constitution of the commonwealth,
shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars. Approved March 19, 1948.
108 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 161, 162, 163.
Chap.lQl An Act authorizing the city of Worcester to use a por-
tion OF THE PUBLIC COMMON FOR THE PURPOSE OF WIDEN-
ING FRANKLIN STREET IN SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Section 1. For the purpose of widening Franklin street
in the city of Worcester, from Main street to Salem square,
said city is hereby authorized to use a portion of the public
common, now under the jurisdiction of its parks and recrea-
tion commission, consisting of the land lying between the
northerly curb line of said Franklin street and a line parallel
thereto and not more than ten feet northerly therefrom.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
during the current year by the city council of said city.
Approved March 22, 1948.
Cha7)'lQ2 -An ■A^'^ authorizing the town of north reading to
borrow money for school purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purposes of constructing an addition
to the L. D. Batchelder school and originally furnishing and
equipping said addition, the town of North Reading may
borrow from time to time, within a period of five years from
the effective date of this act, such sums of money as may
be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, one hundred
thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor,
which shall bear on their face the words. North Reading
School Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized issue shall con-
stitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be paid in not
more than twenty years from their dates. Indebtedness
incurred under this act shall be in excess of the statutory
limit, but shall, except as provided herein, be subject to
chapter forty-four of the General Laws, exclusive of the
limitation contained in the first paragraph of section seven
thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 23, 1948.
ChaV 163 -^^ -^^^ '^^ AUTHORIZE the town OF WILBRAHAM TO BOR-
ROW money FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, EQUIP-
PING AND FURNISHING A BUILDING FOR SCHOOL AND
OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing and origi-
nally equipping and furnishing a new school building, which
may include space for town offices and be a memorial for
the men and women of the town of Wilbraham who served
their country in time of war, said town may borrow, from
time to time, within a period of five years from the date on
which this act becomes fuJ'"^'^ effective as provided in the
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 164. 109
following section, such sums as may be necessary, not ex-
ceeding, in the aggregate, four hundred thousand dollars,
and may issue bonds or notes therefor which shall bear on
their face the words, Wilbraham Memorial School Building
Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized issue shall constitute a
separate loan and such loans shall be paid in not more
than twenty years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred
under this act shall be in excess of the statutory limit, but
shall, except as provided herein be subject to chapter forty-
four of the General Laws, exclusive of the limitation con-
tained in the first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the voters of said town at any town meeting held within
three years after its passage in the form of the following
question which shall be placed on the official ballot for the
election of town officers, if action is to be taken at an an-
nual town meeting, or on a printed ballot to be used in
connection with the voting list if action is taken at a special
town meeting: — "Shall an act passed by the general court
in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, entitled, 'An
Act to authorize the town of Wilbraham to borrow money
for the purpose of constructing, equipping and furnishing a
building for school and other purposes', be accepted?" If
a majority of the votes in answer to said question is in the
affirmative, then this act shall thereupon become fully effec-
tive, but not otherwise. Approved March 23, 1948.
An Act authorizing the metropolitan district com- nhn^ ig4
MISSION to continue CERTAIN CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO
WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan district commission is
hereby authorized to continue to furnish water, until such
time as the city of Waltham shall join the metropolitan
water district or can supply water from its own sources,
to the Murphy General Hospital in Waltham under the
terms of a contract with the United States of America
dated January twentieth, nineteen hundred and forty-four,
and to continue to furnish sewage disposal facilities, until
such time as the town of Hingham or part thereof shall
enter the south metropolitan sewerage district as provided
in chapter five hundred and ninety-one of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-five, to the United States navy
storehouse at Hingham, under the terms of a contract with
the United States of America, as successors and assignees
of the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., dated October
twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, both of
said contracts having been entered into or extended under
the provisions of chapter four hundred and twenty of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on April first, nine-
teen hundred and forty-eight. Approved March 23, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 165.
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Chav.165 An Act amending the "zoning law , so called, of
THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 488 of the acts of 1924,
as most recently amended by section 3 of chapter 373 of
the acts of 1941, is hereby further amended by inserting
after paragraph (9) the following paragraph: —
(10) Open-air parking for which no fee is charged, if
accessory to educational, religious, philanthropic, or other
institutional uses, provided after public hearing the board
of street commissioners grants a license therefor. No such
license shall be granted where such parking will be detri-
mental to the residential character of the neighborhood, or
increases the fire hazard or tends to cause congestion in
any private way used in common with others. From any
decision of said commissioners granting any such license
any person aggrieved may take an appeal, within fifteen
days' notice of such decision, to the state fire marshal, who
may after public hearing suspend or revoke any such license.
Section 2. Said chapter 488 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 3A, as amended by section 1 of chap-
ter 198 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 3 A. In a multiple residence
district no building or premises shall be erected, altered or
used except for one or more of the following uses : —
1. Any use permitted in a single residence district, sub-
ject to the conditions prescribed for such use in section
three.
2. Pair of semi-detached single-family dwelhngs.
3. Detached two-family dwelling, or pair of semi-detached
two-family dwellings, or multiple-family dwelling accommo-
dating or making provision for not over four families in one
building or in a pair of semi-detached buildings or in a
group of attached buildings.
4. Multiple-family dwellings on a tract having a total
area of not less than five acres, and in a single ownership at
the time the building permit is issued.
5. Accessory uses customarily incident to any of the above
uses. The term "accessory use" shall be construed as in
section four.
Section 3. Section 4 of said chapter 488 is hereby
amended by striking out paragraph (5), as appearing in
section 3 of chapter 204 of the acts of 1933, and inserting
in place thei'eof the following paragraph : —
(5) Accessory uses customarily incident to any of the
above uses. The term "accessory use" shall be construed
as in section three, except that said term as used in this sec-
tion shall, elsewhere than in a thirty-five foot district, include
a garage in the basement or cellar, or both, of a building,
and except further that said term as used in this section
shall be construed to include, in addition, on a lot occupied
by a dwelling, open-air parking space for automobiles other
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 166. Ill
than commercial vehicles if such space is provided for the
exclusive use of the occupants of the dwelling units;
Section 4. Section 5 of said chapter 488 is hereby
amended by striking out paragraph (3) and inserting in
place thereof the following paragraph : —
(3) Fire and police stations;
Section 5. Section 6 of said chapter 488 is hereby
amended by striking out paragraph (34) and inserting in
place thereof the following paragraph : —
(34) Any use prohibited in an industrial district as pro-
vided in section seven, except the use named in paragraph
(39 A) of said section seven;
Section 6. Section 20 of said chapter 488, as most re-
cently amended by section 19 of chapter 373 of the acts of
1941, is hereby further amended by striking out wherever
they appear the words "Boston Real Estate Exchange" and
inserting in place thereof the words: — Boston Real Estate
Board, — and by striking out wherever they appear the
words "Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange" and insert-
ing in place thereof the words: — Massachusetts Real
Estate Association. Approved March 24, 1948.
An Act relative to the election and powers and QJiqjj Jgg
DUTIES OF THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN IN THE CITY OF
HAVERHILL, AND RELATIVE TO THE MUNICIPAL DEPART-
MENTS AND SUB-DEPARTMENTS OF SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any gen-
eral or special law, ordinance or by-law to the contrary, the
administration of municipal affairs in the city of Haverhill
shall be divided into five separate departments as follows:
— (1) department of finance and accounts; (2) department
of highways; (3) department of pubHc safety; (4) depart-
ment of public property; (5) department of health and
charities. Sub-departments of administration shall, by ordi-
nance, be created and assigned to the several departments
aforesaid.
Section 2. At the biennial municipal election in the
3^ear nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and at every biennial
municipal election thereafter, in addition to the election of
the mayor and four members of the school committees for
terms of two years each, there shall be elected, for terms
of two years each, one alderman to be director of the de-
partment of highways, one alderman to be director of the
department of pul)lic safety, one alderman to be director of
the department of public property, and one alderman to be
director of the department of health and charities.
Section 3. The mayor shall be director of the depart-
ment of finance and accounts and chairman, ex officio, of
the school committee. All executive and administrative
powers, authorities or duties pertaining to matters of finance
shall always be under the direction of the mayor.
112 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 167.
Section 3A. Such provisions of chapter five hundred
and seventy-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and eight,
or acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, or
any ordinance or by-law of the city of Haverhill, as are
inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall be submitted to the voters of
the city of Haverhill at the biennial state election in the
current year in the form of the following question which
shall be placed upon the official ballot to be used in said
city at said election: — "Shall an act passed by the General
Court in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, entitled
'An Act relative to the election and powers and duties of
the mayor and aldermen in the city of Haverhill, and rela-
tive to the municipal departments and sub-departments
of said city', be accepted?" If a majority of the voters
voting thereon vote in the affirmative in answer to said
question, then this act shall thereupon take full effect in
said city; otherwise it shall be of no effect.
Approved March 24, 1948,
Chap.167 An Act relative to appropriations for school pur-
poses IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 224 of the acts of 1936 is hereby
amended by striking out section 2 and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 2. The school
committee of the city of Boston may annually, beginning
with the financial year nineteen hundred and forty-eight,
by vote of four fifths of all its members, taken by yeas and
nays, make appropriations to be raised by taxation as
follows: —
a. For the construction and furnishing of new school
buildings, both temporary and permanent, including the
taking of land therefor, and for school yards and the pre-
paring of school yards for use, and for rent of hired school
accommodations, a sum which shall not exceed fifty cents
on each one thousand dollars of the average of the assessors'
valuations for the three preceding years, such valuations
being reduced by abatements granted up to December
thirty-first of the preceding year.
h. For the alteration and repair of school buildings and
for furniture, fixtures, and means of escape in case of fire,
and for fire protection of existing buildings, and for improv-
ing existing school yards, a sum which shall not exceed one
dollar and twenty cents on each one thousand dollars of the
average of the assessors' valuations for the three preceding
years, such valuations being reduced by abatements granted
up to "December thirty-first of the preceding year.
c. For all other school purposes, the sum of nineteen
million three hundred and ten thousand dollars.
Unexpended appropriation balances may be reappro-
priated for their respective purposes; and, in addition to
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 168. 113
tlie said sum of nineteen million three hundred and ten
thousand dollars, an amount equal to the money that may
be given, and the income collected, for school purposes, as
estimated by said committee, may be appropriated for the
purposes of paragraph c.
Nothing in this section shall prevent the mayor, on re-
quest of the school committee, from recommending and the
city council from passing additional appropriations for
school purposes.
Section 2. So much of section five of chapter two hun-
dred and forty-one of the acts of eighteen hundred and
seventy-five, as amended, as provides that the salaries of
teachers in the pubhc schools of said city shall not be in-
creased during a school year shall not be operative in re-
'spect to the current school year.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 29, 1948.
An Act relative to the south essex sewerage district. (Jfidj) jgg
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 431 of the acts of 1945 is hereby
amended by striking out section 3 and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 3. The cost of
construction and other work authorized by this act shall
not exceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, plus
the total amount of interest on bonds and notes issued under
the provisions of this act to meet such cost. To meet the
cost of such construction and other work, including such
interest, and to fund temporary loans issued to meet such
cost as hereinafter authorized, the treasurer of the South
Essex sewerage district, with the approval of the board,
may issue serial bonds of said district which shall bear on
their face the words "South Essex Sewerage District Loan,
Act of 1945", shall bear the district seal, shall be authorized
by vote of two thirds of the board, shall bear such rate or
rates of interest as shall be fixed by the treasurer with the
approval of the board, shall be signed by the treasurer of
said district and countersigned by at least a majority of the
board, and shall be payable in not more than twenty years
from their date, or from the date of the earliest loan to be
funded with the proceeds of such bonds, whichever date is
the earlier. Each issue of bonds herein authorized shall
constitute a separate issue. Until such construction and
other work is completed and the total cost thereof ascer-
tained, to meet the cost of such construction and other work,
said treasurer, with the approval of the board, may from
time to time make temporary loans for not more than one
year, and may temporarily refund or may renew the same
from time to time; provided, however, that no such tempo-
rary loan or temporary refunding or renewal thereof shall
mature later than December thirty-first, nineteen hundred
114 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 168.
and fifty. The treasurer of said district in any year may
also, from time to time, make temporary loans to meet
interest payments coming due in such year and to meet pay-
ments of principal on bonds issued hereunder when such
payments must be met before the apportionment of costs
for such year to the city or cities responsible therefor has been
made as hereinafter provided, but the amounts of any such
temporary loans shall be added to and included in the next
j'^ear's apportionment to said city or cities of the cost of
construction and other work hereunder, and the term of
such temporary loans sliall not extend beyond the time
limited for the making of such next year's apportionment.
For any temporary loans herein authorized, the treasurer
of said district may from time to time issue notes of said ,
district, which need not bear the district seal, but shall be
authorized, signed and countersigned, and bear interest
as is herein provided for in the case of bonds, or may be sold
at a discount fixed in the same manner that interest on
bonds may be fixed hereunder, and such discount shall be
treated as interest paid in advance. All indebtedness incurred
in carrying out the provisions of this act shall be subject to
such of the applicable provisions of chapter forty-four of the
General Laws as relate to loans made by districts.
The cost of construction, maintenance and operation of
sewerage and other works shall, for purposes of apportion-
ment, be allocated by the board in the following manner: —
(a) The cost of construction of such of said sewerage works
authorized by section one of this act as are situated in the
city of Peabody shall be borne by said city of Peabody.
{h) The cost of construction of such of said sewerage
works so authorized as are situated in the city of Salem shall
be borne by the cities of Peabody and Salem. The share of
said costs to be borne by both cities shall be apportioned to
each city, one third in proportion to their respective valua-
tions as determined, pursuant to section eighteen of chapter
three hundred and thirty-nine of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and twenty-five, by the connnissioner of corporations
and taxation for the year nineteen hundred and forty-five,
and two thirds in proportion to the average flow of sewage
from each city as determined by the board for the first full
calendar year of operation of the sewerage works so author-
ized.
(c) Until said sewerage works so authorized have been
in operation for at least one full calendar year, said board
shall, on or before the thirty-first day of March in the year
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, and thereafter annually
on or before the fifteenth day of February, make a temporary
apportionment to the said cities of the share of such cost
to be borne by the respective cities for such year according
to the provisions hereof for apportioning the costs of main-
tenance and operation of said sewerage works, except that,
in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, there shall be
included in the amount to be apportioned to the said cities,
I
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 168. 115
such costs of construction for all prior years not previously
apportioned. The board shall, in the first apportionment
made after the first full calendar year of operation of the
sewerage works so authorized, finally apportion the costs of
construction for all preceding years during which temporary
apportionments were made and shall make a final adjust-
ment with the respective city for such prior years by cred-
iting such temporary apportionments toward the final
apportioned cost for said year determined as set forth in
paragraph (6) herein, or otherwise.
The cost of legal, engineering and other professional serv-
ices in connection with design and construction of the
sewerage works and other work herein authorized shall con-
stitute })art of the cost of construction thereof and shall be
apportioned in the same manner as the cost of construction.
The pumping stations, treatment works and other sewer-
age works herein authorized shall be maintained and oper-
ated, and the cost thereof shall be apportioned in accordance
with the provisions of chapter three hundred and thirty-
nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-five, and
amendments thereof, for apportioning the costs of mainte-
nance and operation of the sewers and other works described
in said chapter in so far as said provisions may be utilized
for the apportionment of costs made under this act.
The board shall determine on or before the thirty-first
day of March in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight,
and thereafter annually on or before the fifteenth day of
February, the total amount of the principal retirement and
interest payments falling due in that year on bonds and notes
issued under this act, including notes issued to pay annual
interest on bonds or notes previously issued, and any and
all other sums to be apportioned as a cost of construction
and other work authorized by this act. The amount so
determined shall be apportioned to the cities as herein pro-
vided. The cost of maintenance and operation of the pump-
ing station, treatment works and other sewerage works
herein authorized shall be estimated by the board for each
year on or before March thirty-first in the year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, and thereafter annually on or
before the fifteenth day of February. Any balance remain-
ing at the end of any year on account of assessments herein
provided for shall be credited to the city in the same pro-
portion as assessed, and any deficit on account of any year
shall be assessed in the following year in the same proportion
as for the year in which the deficit occurred.
The annual apportionments so determined, both for the
cost of construction and for maintenance and operation,
shall in the case of each of said cities be added together, and
before March thirty-first in tlie year nineteen hundred and
forty-eight and thereafter annually on or fcefore the fifteenth
day of February, the treasurer of said district shall notify
each city of the amount to be paid by it, and shall in writing
demand that such amount be paid on or before the first day
116 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 169.
of November in that year, and said amount shall be so
paid; and in case of failure to pay after a written demand
therefor, said district may recover such amount in contract
from tlu; city liable to pay the same.
After the apportionment has been made, and written
demand made as aforesaid, the treasurer of said district,
with approval of at least two thirds of the board, may bor-
row from time to time in anticipation of the payment of the
amounts so assessed on the said cities and to be paid to it as
aforesaid, but any such loan shall mature not later than the
fifteenth day of November in the same year. In case either
of said cities for any reason shall not pay on or before the
first day of November in any year the amount apportioned
to it as aforesaid, the board, on or after the first day of
November in such year, through said treasurer and with
approval as aforesaid, may borrow from time to time in
anticipation of the payment of any and all unpaid assess-
ments therefor, and may issue notes therefor and may re-
fund or renew such notes from time to time until all of such
assessments shall have been fully paid, and may pay interest
on all such notes, which interest payment shall be included
in the next subsequent apportionment.
Section 2. All loans, temporary and otherwise, hereto-
fore issued under authority of said chapter four hundred and
thirty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five,
including the temporary loans and renewals thereof made
to meet payments of principal due on July first, nineteen
hundred and forty-seven, on South Essex Sewer District
Bonds, dated July first, nineteen hundred and forty-six,
are hereby validated, but such temporary loans to meet
such principal payments shall not be renewed, and the
amount of said loans, together with the interest thereon,
shall be included as part of the cost of construction to be
apportioned to the cities of Peabody and Salem in the year
nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 29, 1948.
Chap. 169 An Act reviving Norfolk realty company.
Emergency WJiereus, The deferred operation of this act would delay
preamble. i\^q corporation revived thereby in resuming the exercise of
its former corporate powers, therefore it is hereby declared
to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate pres-
ervation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Norfolk Realty Company, a corporation dissolved by sec-
tion one of chapter two hundred and thirteen of the acts of
nineteen hundred and twenty-five, is hereby revived and
continued for a period of six months from the effective date
of this act for the sole purpose of selling and conveying title
■;i
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 170, 171. 117
to certain property situated in the town of Randolph, and
of distributing the proceeds of such sales among those en-
titled thereto. Approved March 29, 1948.
An Act designating the junction of grove street and QhQ'n 17Q
THE WEST ROXBURY PARKWAY IN THE TOWN OF BROO KLINE
AS THE STAFF SERGEANT FRANCIS X. RYAN SQUARE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The junction of Grove street and the West
Roxbury parkway in the town of Brookline shall be known
and designated as the Staff Sergeant Francis X. Ryan Square,
and a suitable tablet or marker bearing said designation
shall be erected and maintained at said junction by the
metropolitan district commission.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 29, 1948.
An Act authorizing certain organizations of veterans fhn'r) 1 71
to drill and parade with firearms. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 49 of chapter 33 of the General Laws, as most g. l. (Ter.
recently amended by section 1 of chapter 468 of the acts ^tcil'amendtd.
of 1947, is hereby further amended by inserting after the
word "Veterans" in line 46 the words: — , the Polish- .
American Veterans of World War II, Inc., the Lithuanian
War Veterans' Organization, Inc., the World War II Vet-
erans' Association of Hampshire County, Inc., — so as to
read as follows : — Section 49. Except as provided in section unauthorized
fifty, no body of men, except the organized militia, the troops drilling,
of the United States, and the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company of Massachusetts, shall maintain an armory, or
associate together at any time as a company or organization,
for drill or parade with firearms, or so drill or parade; nor
shall any city or town raise or appropriate money toward
arming, equipping, uniforming, supporting or providing
drill rooms or armories for any such body of men; provided,
that associations wholly composed of soldiers honorably
discharged from the military service of the United States
may parade in public with arms, upon the reception of any
regiment or company of soldiers returning from said service,
and for escort duty at the burial of deceased soldiers, with
the written permission of the mayor of the city or selectmen
of the city or town where they desire to parade ; that students
in educational institutions where military science is a pre-
scribed part of the course of instruction or members of
schools for military instruction conducted with the approval
of the commander-in-chief may, with the consent of the
commander-in-chief, drill and parade with firearms in
public, under the superintendence of their instructors or
teachers; that foreign troops whose admission to the United
118 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 171.
States has been consented to by the United States govern-
ment may, with the consent of the commander-in-chief,
drill and parade with firearms in pubhc; that any body of
men may, with the consent of the commander-in-chief, drill
and parade in public with any harmless imitation of firearms
approved by the adjutant general* that regularly organized
posts of the Grand Army of the Republic, The American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States,
Disabled American Veterans, Department of Massachusetts,
and Jewish War Veterans of the United States, and of the
American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS — Depart-
ment of Massachusetts, and of the La Legion Franco-
Americaine des Etats-Unis d'Amerique and of the Italian-
American World War Veterans of the United States, Inc.,
and of the United American Veterans of the United States
of America, Inc., and of the PT Veterans Association, Inc.,
and of the American Portuguese War Veterans Association,
regularly organized camps of the United Spanish War
Veterans, regularly organized detachments of the Marine
Corps League, regularly organized chapters of the Yankee
Division Veterans Association, the American Veterans'
Committee, Inc., and the Massachusetts State Guard Vet-
erans, the Polish-American Veterans of World War II, Inc.,
the Lithuanian War Veterans' Organization, Inc., the World
War II Veterans' Association of Hampshire County, Inc.
and regularly organized garrisons of the Army and Navy
Union, U. S. A., and regularly organized units thereof may
drill and parade with firearms in public, under the super-
vision of their duly authorized officers; that the Kearsarge
Association of Naval Veterans, Inc., maj^ at any time parade
in public their color guards of not more than twelve men
armed with firearms; that the Society of Colonial Wars
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Order of the
Founders and Patriots of America, the Massachusetts
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Society
of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, The Society of the War of 1812 in the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts (Incorporated), and regularly
organized branches of any of said societies, may at any time
parade in public their uniformed color guards of ten men
with firearms; that regularly organized camps or other
duly organized units of the Sons of Union Veterans of the
Civil War may at any time parade in public their color
guards, escorts, and firing parties with firearms, but no
such camp or other organized unit shall at any time so
parade more than sixteen men; that any organization
heretofore authorized by law ma}' parade with side-arms;
and that any veteran association composed wholly of past
members of the militia of the commonwealth may maintain
an armory for the use of the organizations of the militia
to which its members belonged; provided, that such drill
or parade is not in contravention of the laws of the United
States. Approved March 29, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 172, 173. 119
An Act authorizing the city of medford to pav a sum Chav.172
OF MONEY TO JOHN AMOROSO FOR MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL
EXPENSES INCURRED BY HIM AS A RESULT OF INJURIES
WHICH HE SUSTAINED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AS A POLICE
OFFICER OF SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation, the city of Medford is hereby authorized to
appropriate the sum of two hundred and seventy-three
dollars to reimburse John Amoroso of said Medford, recently
retired from the police department of said city, for medical
and hospital expenses incurred by him, as a result of injuries
which he sustained in the line of duty as a police officer of
said city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by vote of the aldermen of said city, subject to the provisions
of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved March 29, 1948.
An Act authorizing the town of carver to receive Chav 173
AND administer THE PROPERTY OF THE UNION CEMETERY
OF SOUTH CARVER IN SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Union Cemetery of South Carver, a
corporation duly incorporated by law and located in the
town of Carver, hereinafter called the corporation, may,
by deed duly executed, convey and transfer to said town,
and said town, upon its acceptance of an offer of such con-
veyance and transfer by vote of the town at a town meeting
held within six months after the effective date of this act,
is hereby authorized and empowered to receive, and there-
after to hold and maintain, but for cemetery purposes only,
and subject to all rights heretofore existing in any burial
lots, the real and personal property of the corporation not
subject to any trust, and thereupon, and upon the transfer
of the trust funds as hereinafter provided, the corporation
shall be dissolved; and the cemetery of the corporation
shall be and become a public burial place, ground or ceme-
tery, and shall be under the jurisdiction and control of the
cemetery commissioners of said town under all applicable
provisions of general law.
Section 2. In so far as authorized by a decree of a court
of competent jurisdiction, and in compliance with the terms
and conditions of such decree, said town, upon its acceptance
of an offer of conveyance and transfer as provided in section
one, mny receive from the corporation a conveyance and
transfer of, and administer, all funds or other property held
by the corporation in trust for the perpetual care of the
lots in its cemetery and for other purposes, and also any
property devised or bequeathed to the corporation under
the will of any person living at the time of said transfer or
120 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 174.
conveyance or under the will of any deceased person not
then probated. Interest and dividends accruing on funds
deposited in trust with any savings bank under authority
of section thirty-seven or section thirty-eight of chapter one
hundred and sixty-eight of the General Laws, or with any
other banking institution, for the benefit of the corporation,
or of any lots in its cemetery, may, after such conveyance,
be paid by such bank or institution to the treasurer of said
town; and upon such payment said treasurer shall use the
same for the purposes of said trusts.
Section 3. All real and personal property and property
rights, acquired by said town from the corporation under
authority of this act, shall be held and managed by said
town in the same manner in which cities and towns are
authorized by law to hold and manage property for cemetery
purposes; provided, that all rights which any persons have
acquired in the cemetery of the corporation or any lots
therein shall remain in force to the same extent as if this
act had not been passed and such transfer had not occurred.
The records of the corporation shall 'be delivered to the
clerk of said town and such clerk may certify copies thereof.
Approved March 29, 1948.
Chap, 17 4i ^^ ^^'^ RELATIVE TO THE EFFECTING BY MUNICIPALITIES OF
INSURANCE PROVIDING INDEMNITY FOR OR PROTECTION TO
THEIR OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AGAINST LOSS BY REASON
OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY THEIR OPERATION
OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED VEHICLES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV'ioTs Clause (1) of section 5 of chapter 40 of the General Laws,
etc!, 'amended, as most recently amended by section 2 of chapter 358 of the
acts of 1946, is hereby further amended by striking out, in
line 15, as appearing in section 2 of chapter 391 of the acts
of 1945, the word "five" and inserting in place thereof the
word: — fifteen, — by inserting after the word "person"
in line 16 the words: — , or not exceeding seventy-five thou-
sand dollars for any one accident, — and by striking out
in said line 16 the word "one" and inserting in place thereof
the word : — five, — so as to read as follows : —
Appropriationa (1) To pay a propcr charge of an insurance company for
paiities to pay acting as surcty on the official bond of any town officer, to
bondfon^'cer^ P^Y ^ propcr charge for effecting insurance providing in-
tain officers. demnity for or protection to a town treasurer or a town col-
lector of ta.xes against his liability for the loss, without fault,
connivance or neglect on his part, of money for which he is
accountable to the town, or to pay a proper charge for
effecting insurance providing indemnity for or protection
to any officer or employee of the town against loss by reason
of his liability to pay damages to others for bodily injuries,
including death at any time resulting therefrom, or for dam-
age to property, caused by the operation, within the scope
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 175, 176. 121
of his official duties or employment, of motor or other vehicles
or vessels owned by the town, to an amount not exceeding
fifteen thousand dollars on account of injury to or death of
one person, or not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars
for any one accident, and not exceeding five thousand dol-
lars on account of damage to property, or to pay a proper
charge for effecting insurance providing indemnity for or
protection to any of the officers or employees of the town
named in section one hundred of chapter forty-one against
loss by reason of any expenses or damages within the pro-
visions of the said section, or to pay a proper charge to pre-
vent loss by reason of destruction or damage of buildings or
personal property by fire or other causes normally covered
by fire insurance policies issued in the commonwealth.
Approved March 29, 1948.
An Act to provide for a larger appropriation for the Qhn^ 1 75
FINANCE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOSTON. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 20 of chapter 486 of the acts of 1909, as most
recently amended by chapter 369 of the acts of 1924, is hereby
further amended by striking out, in line 5 and in line 9, the
word "forty-five" and inserting in place thereof, in each
instance, the word: — fifty-five, — so as to read as follows:
— Section 20. 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 city upon requisition by the commis-
sion, not exceeding in the aggregate in any year the sum of
fifty-five thousand dollars, or such additional sums as may be
appropriated for the purpose by the city council and ap-
proved by the mayor. A sum sufficient to cover the salary
of the chairman of the commission and the further sum of at
least fifty-five thousand dollars to meet the expenses as
aforesaid each year shall be appropriated by said city. The
commission shall have the same right to incur expenses in
anticipation of its appropriation as if it were a regular de-
partment of said city. Approved March 29, 1948.
An Act relative to the furnishing of reinsurance by (Jjidj) yjQ
SELF-INSURERS UNDER THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
LAW IN CERTAIN CASES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 25A of chapter 152 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out paragraph (2) (c), as amended by f asA.^etc.,
chapter 344 of the acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof amended,
the following : —
(c) As a further guarantee of a self-insurer's ability to insurer re-
pay the benefits provided for by this chapter to injured re'iinsure°in
employees, the department may require that a self-insurer certain cases.
122 Acts, 1948. —Chaps. 177, 178.
reinsure his compensation rfsk against catastrophe or excess
losses, and such reinsurance, when required, shall be placed
only with an insurance company authorized to transact the
business of workmen's compensation insurance or reinsur-
ance of workmen's compensation insurance in this common-
wealth and shall be within the limits of coverage prescribed
by the department. Such reinsurance, when required, shall
provide that the liability of the reinsurer, covered by the re-
insurance, for any payments due, or payable, upon the rev-
ocation of or refusal to renew the license of the self-insurer
for which he is liable shall thereupon become fixed and abso-
lute upon the reinsurer. Upon the filing of a decision by
the department or a single member thereof, or a decree of
the superior court, against such self-insurer in favor of any
employee for any of the benefits provided for by this chap-
ter if the self-insurer was at the time of injury reinsured
against liability therefor, the department shall be entitled to
prescribe the manner in which any reinsurance money due
the self-insurer under the provisions of his reinsurance shall
be applied to the satisfaction of any such decision or decree.
Approved March 29, 1948.
Chap. 177 An Act authorizing the town of Yarmouth to borrow
MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of acquiring land for and
constructing and originally equipping and furnishing a
school building, the town of Yarmouth may borrow, from
time to time, within a period of five years from the passage
of this act, such sums of money as may be necessary, not
exceeding, in the aggregate, fifty thousand dollars, and may
issue bonds or notes therefor which shall bear on their face
the words, Yarmouth School Loan, Act of 1948. Each
authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and such
loans shall be paid in not more than twenty years from their
dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be in
excess of the statutory limit but shall, except as provided
herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws,
exclusive of the limitation contained in the first paragraph
of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March SO, 1948.
Chap. 178 An Act to authorize the town of norton to borrow
money for the purpose of constructing, equipping
AND furnishing A SCHOOL BUILDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L For the purpose of constructing and origi-
nally equipping and furnishing a school building, the town of
Norton may borrow, from time to time, within a period of
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 179. 123
five years from the passage of this act, such sums as may be
necessary, not exceeding in the aggregate one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes of the
town therefor which shall bear on their face the words,
Norton School Loan, Act pf 1948. Each authorized issue
shall constitute a separate loan and such loans shall be paid
in not more than twenty years from their dates. Indebted-
ness incurred under this act shall be in excess of the statutory
limit and shall, except as provided herein, be subject to
chapter forty-four of the General Laws, exclusive of the
limitation contained in the first paragraph of section seven
thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March SO, 1948.
An Act authorizing the city of newburyport to appro- Cha7).17Q
PRIATE money for THE PAYMENT OF, AND TO PAY, CERTAIN
UNPAID BILLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Newburyport is hereby author-
ized to appropriate money for the payment of, and to pay,
such of the unpaid bills incurred during the years nineteen
hundred and forty-three to nineteen hundred and forty-six,
inclusive, as shown by a list filed with the director of accounts
in the department of corporations and taxation, as are
legally unenforceable against said city, either by reason of
their being incurred in excess of available appropriations
or by reason of failure to present them for payment during
the year in which they were incurred.
Section 2. No bill shall be paid under authority of this
act unless and until a certificate has been signed and filed
with the auditor of said city, stating under the penalties of
perjury that the goods, materials or services for which such
bill has been submitted were ordered by an official or em-
ployee of said city and that such goods and materials were
delivered and actually received by said city or that such
services were rendered to said city, or both, nor unless and
until such bill has been approved by" the board established
by section one of chapter forty-nine of the acts of nineteen
hundred and thirty-three.
Section 3. Any person who knowingly files a certificate
required by section two which is false and who thereby re-
ceives payment for goods, materials or services which were
not received by or rendered to said city shall be punished
by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of
not more than three hundred dollars, or both.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 30, 19 If 8.
124 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 180, 181.
Chap. 180 An Act restricting the taking by eminent domain of
ANCIENT LANDMARKS AND PROPERTY OF HISTORICAL OR
antiquarian INTEREST.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Edl'', TQ^new Chapter 79 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
§ 5A, added, inserting after section 5, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Taking of Edition, the following section : — Section 6 A . No property
ma'r'ksVro-'^" owncd, preserved and maintained by any historical organ-
hibited. ization or society as an ancient landmark or as property of
historical or antiquarian interest shall be taken without
leave of the general court specially obtained.
Approved March 30, 1948
Chap, ISl An Act further regulating the sale of second hand
MOTOR vehicles AND THE LICENSING OF DEALERS THEREIN.
Emergency Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
preamble. ^^ defeat oue of its purposes which is to make permanent
certain temporary provisions of law which become inopera-
tive on March thirty-first in the current year, therefore it is
hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdVi4o%58 Section 1. Section 58 of chapter 140 of the General
amended.' ' Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby
amended by striking out the second paragraph and insert-
ing in place thereof the following: —
Class 1 Class 1 . Any person who is a recognized agent of a motor
license. vehicle manufacturer or a seller of motor vehicles made by
such manufacturer whose authority to sell the same is cre-
ated by a written contract with such manufacturer or with
some person authorized in writing by such manufacturer
to enter into such contract, and whose principal business is
the sale of new motor vehicles, the purchase and sale of
second hand motor vehicles being incidental or secondary
thereto, may be granted an agent's or a seller's license;
provided, that with respect to second hand motor vehicles
purchased for the purpose of sale or exchange and not taken
in trade for new motor vehicles, such dealer shall be subject
to all provisions of this chapter and of rules and regulations
made in accordance therewith applicable to holders of licenses
of class 2.
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 2. Said chapter 140 is hereby further amended
ftcii'ameAded!'' by Striking out section 59, as most recently amended by
chapter 96 of the acts of 1938, and inserting in place thereof
Motor vehicle the followiug scction : — Section 59. The police commis-
ind'VSts^ sioner in Boston and the licensing authorities in other cities
and towns may grant licenses under this section which shall
expire on January first following the date of issue unless
sooner revoked. The fees for the licenses shall be fixed by
the licensing board or officer, but in no case shall exceed
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 181. 125
fifty dollars. Application for license shall be made in such
form as shall be approved by the registrar of motor vehicles,
in sections fifty-nine to sixty-six, inclusive, called the regis-
trar, and if the applicant has not held a license in the year
prior to such application, such application shall be made in
duplicate, which duplicate shall be filed with the registrar.
No such license shall be granted unless the licensing board
or officer is satisfied from an investigation of the facts stated
in the application and any other information which they
may require of the applicant, that he is a proper person to
engage in the business specified in section fifty-eight in the
classifications for which he has applied, that said business
is or will be his principal business, and that he has avail-
able a place of business suitable for the purpose. The
license shall specify all the premises to be occupied by the
licensee for the purpose of carrying on the licensed business.
Permits for a change of situation of the licensed premises or
for additions thereto may be granted at any time by the
licensing board or officer in writing, a copy of which shall
be attached to the license. Cities and towns by ordinance
or by-law may regulate the situation of the premises of
licensees within class 3 as defined in section fifty-eight, and
all licenses and permits issued hereunder to persons within
said class 3 shall be subject to the provisions of ordinances
and by-laws which are hereby authorized to be made. No
license or permit shall be issued hereunder to a person within
said class 3 until after a hearing, of which seven days'
notice shall have been given to the owners of property
abutting on the premises where such license or permit is
proposed to be exercised. All licenses granted under this
section shall be revoked by the licensing board or officer if
it appears, after hearing, that the licensee is not complying
with sections fifty-seven to sixty-nine, inclusive, or the rules
and regulations made thereunder; and no new license shall
be granted to such person thereafter, nor to any person for
use on the same premises, without the approval of the regis-
trar. The hearing may be dispensed with if the registrar
notifies the licensing board or officer that a licensee is not
so complying. Any person aggrieved by any action of the
licensing board or officer refusing to grant, or revoking a
license for any cause may, within ten days after such action,
appeal therefrom to any justice of the superior court in the
county in which the premises sought to be occupied under
the license or permit applied for are located. The justice
shall, after such notice to the parties as he deems reasonable,
give a summary hearing on such appeal, and shall have
jurisdiction in equity to review all questions of fact or law
and may affirm or reverse the decision of the board or
officer and may make any appropriate decree. The decision
of the justice shall be final.
Section 3. Section 62 of said chapter 140, as appearing g. l. (Xer.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by insert- amend^i.'
ing after the word "book" in line 1 the words: — on the
126 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 182.
Record book, licensed premises, — so as to read as follows: — Section 62.
contents. '^ i ii i i i-
liivery licensee shall keep a book on the licensed premises,
in such form as shall be api)roved by the registrar, in which,
at the time of the purchase, sale, exchange, or receipt for
the purpose of sale, of any second hand motor vehicle or
parts thereof, shall be legibly written in the English lan-
guage an account and description of such motor vehicle or
parts, with the name and address of the seller, of the pur-
chaser, and of the alleged owner or other person from whom
such motor vehicle or parts were purchased or received or
to whom they were delivered, as the case may be. Such
description, in the case of motor vehicles, shall also include
the engine number, if any, the maker's number, if any,
chassis number, if any, and such other numbers or identi-
fication marks thereon as shall be required by the registrar,
and shall also include a statement that a number has been
obliterated, defaced or changed if such is the fact.
EdV i4o'^§ 05 Section 4. Said chapter 140 is hereby further amended
amended.' ' by Striking out scctiou 65, as so appearing, and inserting in
Notice of place thereof the following section: — Section 65. Any per-
m°uired by an SOU uot liceuscd uuder section fifty-nine, selling or offering
perion'*'^'^ to Sell any motor vehicle, except to a licensee under class 1
of section fifty-eight when such sale or offer to sell is inci-
dental to the purchase of a new motor vehicle, or a person
exempted by section fifty-seven, shall, at least four days
before such sale, notify in writing the registrar and the chief
of police or selectmen in the city or town where the sale is
to be made, or, if in Boston, the police commissioner, unless
he has secured a release as provided in section sixty-four.
Such notice shall contain all the information required by
law to be set forth in an application for the registration of
motor vehicles in the commonwealth, with the names and
addresses of the vendor and vendee.
Approved March SI, 1948.
Chap. 182 An Act making appropriations for the enforcement
OF SHELLFISH AND OTHER MARINE FISHERY LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums herein set forth, for the purposes
herein specified, are hereby appropriated from the General
Fund or revenue of the commonwealth, subject to the pro-
visions of law regulating the disbursement of public funds
and the approval thereof.
Service of the Department of Conservation.
Enforcement of shellfish and other marine fishery laws:
Item 1004-82 For other expenses of the administration
and enforcement of laws relative to shellfish and other
marine fisheries and for regulating the sale and cold stor-
age of fresh food fish, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . . . $6,275 00
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 31, 1948.
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 183. 127
An Act establishing the salaries of the clerk and Qhap.lSS
THE assistant CLERK AND SECOND ASSISTANT CLERK OF
the SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF
SUFFOLK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The first sentence of section 49 of chapter g. l. (Ter.
35 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter ^tcil'ameJdtd,
469 of the acts of 1947, is hereby amended by inserting after
the word "Suffolk" in line 8 the words: — , the assistant
clerk and second assistant clerk of the supreme judicial court
for the county of Suffolk, — so as to read as follows: — Every pertain offices
office and position whereof the salary is wholly payable by the board.
from the treasury of one or more counties, or from funds stenographers
administered by and through county officials, excluding the included,
offices of county commissioners, the clerk and the assistant
clerks of the superior court for civil business in the county
of Suffolk, the clerk and assistant clerks of the superior court
for criminal business in the county of Suffolk, the assistant
clerk and second assistant clerk of the supreme judicial
court for the county of Suffolk, official stenographers, addi-
tional stenographers and temporary stenographers of the
superior court in the county of Suffolk, justices and special
justices of the district courts, the messenger of the superior
court in the county of Suffolk, the secretary and assistant
secretary of the municipal court of the city of Boston, clerks
and assistant clerks of the district courts other than the
clerks and assistant clerks of district courts in the county of
Suffolk except the municipal court of the city of Boston,
and other than the clerks and assistant clerks of the central
district court of Worcester, and excluding trial justices,
other offices and positions filled by appointment of the
governor with the advice and consent of the council, court
officers appointed in Suffolk county under section seventy
of chapter two hundred and twenty-one, court officers in
attendance upon the municipal court of the city of Boston,
and probation officers, but including the officer described
in the first sentence of section seventy-six of said chapter
two hundred and twenty-one, shall be classified by the
board in the manner provided by sections forty-eight to
fifty-six, inclusive, and every such office and position, now
existing or hereafter established, shall be allocated by the
board to its proper place in such classification.
Section 2. Chapter 221 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 94, as most recently amended ftV.'amlkL^'
by section 2 of chapter 290 of the acts of 1947, and inserting
in place thereof the following section: — Section 94. Ex- Salaries of
cept as provided in section ninety-three and except as here- aw^nt'^cierks
inafter provided, the salaries of clerks and assistant clerks °^ courts,
of the supreme judicial and superior courts, other than the
clerk and assistant clerks of the superior court for civil
business in the county of Suffolk and the clerk and assistant
clerks of the superior court for criminal business in the
128 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 184.
county of Suffolk, shall be established in accordance with
sections forty-eight to fifty-six, inclusive, of chapter thirty-
five and shall be paid by their respective counties. The
salary of the clerk of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk
county shall be eighty-five hundred dollars, and fifteen hun-
dred dollars of said salary shall be paid by the common-
wealth. The salary of the assistant clerk of the supreme
judicial court for Suffolk county shall be sixty-four hundred
dollars and the salary of the second assistant clerk of said
court for said county shall be fifty-four hundred dollars,
and said assistant clerk and second assistant clerk may
receive their salary in bi-weeklj^ instalments if they so
request in writing. The salary of the clerk of the superior
court for criminal business in the county of Suffolk shall
be eighty-two hundred dollars and the salaries of the assist-
ant clerks of said court shall be fifty-four hundred dollars.
The assistant clerks of the superior court for criminal busi-
ness in Suffolk county may receive their salary in bi-weekly
instalments if they so request in writing.
Approved March 31, 1948.
Chap. 1S4 An Act relative to the construction and maintenance
OF A STRUCTURE BRIDGING WEBSTER 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 one newspaper published in the city of
Worcester, and a public hearing thereon, the city council
of said city may, with the approval of the mayor, issue a
permit to Worcester County Electric Company, a corpora-
tion duly established and existing under the laws of this
commonwealth, its successors and assigns, to build and
permanently maintain a bridge for housing and supporting a
coal conveyor over Webster street in said city at a point
where said Worcester County Electric Company owns the
land in fee on opposite sides of said street and also the fee
in that part of the street to be covered by said structure,
for the purpose of connecting the premises owned and oc-
cupied by said corporation on said opposite sides of the
said street, upon condition of such ownership.
Section 2. Any structure built under a permit issued as
provided in section one of this act shall be constructed or
maintained at a height not less than twenty feet above the
grade line of said street, and shall not be more than twelve
feet in width, and no part of said bridge or its supports shall
rest upon the surface of the street.
Section 3. If a traveler on the highway while in the
exercise of due care sustains bodily injury or damage in his
property by reason of the construction or maintenance of
said bridge, he may recover damages therefor in an action
of tort brought in the superior court against said Worcester
County Electric Company or its successors or assigns, within
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 185. 129
one year after the date of such injury or damage; provided,
that such notice of the name and place of residence of the
person injured and the time, place and cause of the said
injury or damage be given to said Worcester County Electric
Company, or its successors or assigns, by, or on behalf of
the person sustaining the same as is, under the provisions
of chapter eighty-four of the General Laws, valid and suffi-
cient in cases of injury or damages sustained by reason of a
defect or a want of repair in or upon a way, if such defect or
want of repair is caused by or consists in part of snow or ice,
or both. The remedy herein provided shall not be exclusive
but shall be in addition to any other remedy provided by law.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 2, 1948.
An Act relative to the holding of property by the Qjiqj) 135
university of massachusetts building association
and the leasing of certain state land to said cor-
poration.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. University of Massachusetts Building Asso-
ciation, incorporated under the name of Massachusetts
State College Building Association by section one of chapter
three hundred and eighty-eight of the acts of nineteen
hundred and thirty-nine, is hereby authorized to hold, for
the purposes set forth in said chapter, real and personal
estate to an amount not exceeding one million five hundred
thousand dollars, in addition to the amount of real and
personal estate which may be held by said corporation under
authority of said chapter and of chapter three hundred and
ninety of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five and
of chapter three hundred and fifty-two of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-six, of which additional estate not ex-
ceeding five hundred thousand dollars may consist of, or be
applied to the construction and equipment of, housing
units suitable for occupancy by professors, instructors,
teachers and employees of the University of Massachusetts.
Section 2. The trustees of the University of Massa-
chusetts may, in the name of and for the commonwealth,
lease to said corporation five acres of land in Amherst or
Hadley owned by the commonwealth, for the erection and
maintenance of dormitories, commons and other buildings
for the use of said university or its students, faculty and
staff. The land hereby authorized to be leased to said cor-
poration shall be in addition to that authorized to be leased
by section six of said chapter three hundred and eighty-
eight and by section two of chapter three hundred and
ninety of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five and
by section two of chapter three hundred and fifty-two of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six; but nothing in this
section shall be construed as limiting or restricting the
130 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 186, 187.
powers conferred upon said trustees by said section six of
said chapter three hundred and eighty-eight with respect
to the leasing of lands by them to said corporation.
Section 3. The trustees of the University of Massa-
chusetts may, in the name of and for the commonwealth,
lease from time to time to any professor, instructor, teacher
or employee of the imiversity a dwelling in any housing
unit constructed by said University of Massachusetts
Building Association and leased by said corporation to the
commonwealth under the provisions of said chapter three
hundred and eighty-eight of the acts of nineteen hundred
and thirty-nine, as heretofore and hereby supplemented.
Such leases shall contain such written terms, conditions,
restrictions and reservations as the university and the
respective lessees agree upon. The pertinent provisions
of section twenty-seven of chapter seventy-five of the General
Laws shall apply to such leases, but section twenty-eight of
said chapter shall not apply to the dwellings so leased.
Approved April 2, 1948.
Chap. ISQ An Act authorizing public skiing, tobogganing and
SNOW SLIDING ON THE GOLF COURSE IN LYNN WOODS
RESERVATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Lynn, acting through its board
of park commissioners, may use any part or parts of its
public golf course land, located in the public park in said
city known as Lynn Woods reservation, for public skiing,
tobogganing and snow sliding, and may install and construct
on the land so used, such equipment and buildings for
shelters, the sale of refreshments and other purposes con-
ducive to its beneficial use by the public as may be necessary,
and may use buildings already constructed thereon for
such purposes, and may charge fees for admission and for
such use.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance,
diuing the current year, by vote of the board of park com-
missioners of the city of Lynn, but not otherwise.
Approved April 2, 1948.
Chap. 1S7 An Act relative to preservation of examination
PAPERS BY THE STATE EXAMINERS OF ELECTRICIANS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV' ilr§ 3, Clause (8) of section 3 of chapter 141 of the General Laws,
ci. (8), amended, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended
by striking out, in line 2, the word "three" and inserting in
place thereof the word: — two, — so as to read as follows: —
mprrs'tobr (^^ Examination papers and applications for "Certificate
preserved. A" and "Certificate B" shall be preserved for at least two
years, after which time they may, at the discretion of the
examiners, be destroyed. Approved April 2, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 188, 189, 190. 131
An Act forbidding the use of inflammable anti-freeze (JJidj) \gg
SOLUTIONS in fire HYDRANTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 148 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 23 the following section: — 'Section f23A,^tdded!^
23 A. No inflammable fluid shall be used as an anti-freeze inflammable
mixture in hydrants used to convey water for extinguishing '*"*|j'|^?®''? i^^
fires. Approved April 2, 191^8. hydrants.
An Act regulating the serving of horse meat in cer- Qfidj) 189
TAIN PLACES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 94 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 151 the following section: — Section f*! 51 If added.
151 A. Whoever serves horse meat or causes it to be served serving of
at any lunch counter or in any restaurant, hotel, boarding horse me^u; in
house, convalescent home, hospital or like place, to a guest, regulated.
patron or patient thereof, without notifying said guest,
patron or patient that horse meat is being served to him
shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more
than fifty dollars. . Approved April 2, 1948.
An Act providing for the preservation of room num- (7/?aT).190
BERED twenty-seven IN THE STATE HOUSE AS A MEMO-
RIAL AND SHRINE IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GRAND
ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHU-
SETTS AND PROVIDING FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF QUARTERS
IN THE STATE HOUSE FOR THE USE OF CERTAIN VETERANS*
ORGANIZATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 8 of the General Laws is hereby 2\^-^'^'^''-
amended by inserting after section 16, as appearing in the § i6A, added.
Tercentenary Edition, the following section: — Section 16 A.
Room numbered twenty-seven in the state house, formerly Room
used by the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of twMity-seven
Massachusetts, shall be preserved and maintained as a me- i" be^ maln-^*"
morial and shi'ine to the Grand Army of the Republic, De- Gained as
partment of Massachusetts, in further "recognition of the Grand Army
services of those men who fought to preserve the Union of D^partoent'of'
the States. Said room shall serve as a repository for such Massachusetts.
mementos, records, relics and historical data relating to the
war of the rebellion as may be deposited with the superin-
tendent for that purpose, and shall be used for arranging
and preserving a history of persons who served in the army,
navy or marine corps during such war in organizations of
the commonwealth, or of citizens of the commonwealth who
served in the regular army, navy or marine corps of the
United States. Said room may be used as a meeting place
for the organizations known as the Daughters of Union
Veterans of tb^ Civil War, the Sons of Union Veterans of
132
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 191.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 8, § 17,
etc., amended.
Rooms in
state house
for use of
war veteran
organizations.
the Civil War, and any other organizations affiliated with
the Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Massa-
chusetts, subject to the approval of the superintendent and
to such regulations of the superintendent as are compatible
with the use of rooms in the state house.
Section 2. Said chapter 8 is hereby further amended by
striking out section 17, as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1 of chapter 350 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in
place thereof the following section: — Section 17. There
shall be set apart and suitably furnished a room or rooms in
the state house for the use of the Massachusetts department
of The American Legion, of the United Spanish War Veter-
ans, of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War,
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, of
the American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS, and
of the Veterans of Indian Wars, respectively, such room or
rooms to be under the charge of the state commanders of
the respective departments, subject to this chapter. The
headquarters thus established for each of the aforesaid de-
partments shall be used for storing and preserving the
records and other property of the department and relics
and mementos of the World wars and the Spanish war.
Approved April 2, 1948.
YKS. I
"noT
C/iap.191 ^^ ^^^ AUTHORIZING THE PLACING OF THE OFFICE OF CITY
ENGINEER OF THE CITY OF CHELSEA UNDER THE CIVIL
SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The office of city engineer of the city of Chelsea shall,
upon the effective date of this act, become subject to the
civil service laws and rules, and the tenure of office of any
incumbent thereof shall be unlimited, subject, however, to
said laws. This act shall be submitted to the registered
voters of the city of Chelsea at the biennial state election
In the current year in substantially the following form: —
Part 1. — Shall the city vote that the office
of city engineer be placed within the classified
civil service?
Part 2. — If it is voted to place the office of city engineer
within the classified civil service, shall the city vote to
provide for the continuance in said office of
(name of iiicumbent), the present incumbent
thereof, after passing a qualifying examina-
tion?
If a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in the
affirmative in answer to Part 1, the office of city engineer
shall be placed within the classified civil service, and the
tenure of office of any incumbent thereof shall be unlimited,
subject, however, to the provisions of the civil service laws
and rules.
If Part 2 is so answered in the affirmative the incumbent
of the office shall be subjected by the division of civil service
I
YKS.
NO.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 192. 133
to a qualifying examination for such office and, if he passes
said examination, he shall be certified for said office and
shall be deemed to be permanently appointed thereto with-
out being required to serve any probationary period. If
such incumbent does not pass such qualifying examination,
or if a majority of the voters voting on said Part 2 does not
vote thereon in the affirmative, such incumbent may con-
tinue to serve in said office for the remainder of the term,
if any, for which he was appointed, but shall not be subject
to chapter thirty-one of the General Laws.
Approved April 3, 1948.
An Act authorizing the placing of the office of super- r'hnj) i QO
INTENDENT OF STREETS AND SEWERS OF THE CITY OF ^'
CHELSEA UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The office of superintendent of streets and sewers of the
city of Chelsea shall, upon the effective date of this act,
become subject to the civil service laws and rules, and the
tenure of office of any incumbent thereof shall be unlimited,
subject, however, to said laws. This act shall be submitted
to the registered voters of the city of Chelsea at the biennial
state election in the current year in substantially the follow-
ing form : —
Part 1 . — Shall the city vote that the office
of superintendent of streets and sewers be
placed within the classified civil service?
Part 2. — If it is voted to place the office of superintendent
of streets and sewers within the classified civil service,
shall the city vote to provide for the continu-
ance in said office of (name of incumbent), 1 yks.
the present incumbent thereof, after passing j 'no."
a qualifying examination?
If a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in the
affirmative in answer to Part 1, the office of superintendent
of streets and sewers shall be placed within the classified
civil service, and the tenure of 'office of any incumbent
thereof shall be unlimited, subject, however, to the provi-
sions of the civil service laws and rules.
If Part 2 is so answered in the affirmative the incumbent
of the office shall be subjected by the division of civil service
to a qualifying examination for such office and, if he passes
said examination, he shall be certified for said office and shall
be deemed to be permanently appointed thereto without
being required to serve any probationary period. If such
incumbent does not pass such qualifying examination, or
if a majority of the voters voting on said Part 2 does not
vote thereon in the affirmative, such incumbent may con-
tinue to serve in said office for the remainder of the term,
if any, for which he was appointed, but shall not be subject
to chapter thirty-one of the General Laws.
Approved April 2, 1948.
YKS.
NO.
1S4 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 193, 194.
Chap. 193 An Act increasing the amount of money that may be
BORROWED BY THE RAYNHAM CENTER WATER DISTRICT
IN THE TOWN OF RA^TSJHAM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 222 of the acts of 1947
is hereby amended by striking out, in Hne 5, the words
"one hundred" and inserting in place thereof the words: —
one hundred and fifty, — so as to read as follows : — Sec-
tion 4- For the purpose of paying the necessary expenses
and liabilities incurred under the provisions of this act,
other than expenses of maintenance and operation, the
district may borrow from time to time such sums as may be
necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes
therefor, which shall bear on their face the words, Raynham
Center Water District Loan, Act of 1947. Each authorized
issue shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall
be payable in not more than thirty years from their dates.
Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be subject to the
provisions of chapter forty-four of the General Laws per-
taining to such districts.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by a majority vote of the voters of the district
present and voting thereon, by the use of the check list, at
any district meeting called within four years after its passage,
but not otherwise. Approved April 2, 1948.
Chap. 194: An Act relative to the deposit of municipal funds in
BANKING COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV"4ll''54 Section 1. Chapter 44 of the General Laws is hereby
etc!, 'amended', amended by striking out section 54, as most recently amended
by section 24 of chapter 358 of the acts of 1946, and inserting
t "litiunds* °^ in place thereof the following: — Section 54- Trust funds,
etc. ' including cemetery perpetual care funds, unless otherwise
provided or directed by the donor thereof, shall be placed at
interest in savings banks, trust companies incorporated
under the laws of the commonwealth, banking companies
incorporated under the laws of the commonwealth which
are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
or national banks, or invested by cities and towns in paid-up
shares of co-operative banks, or in bonds or notes which
are legal investments for savings banks. This section shall
not apply to Boston.
Fdwl'^'^' Section 2. Said chapter 44 is hereby further amended
I's'sA, e'tc. by striking out section 55A, as most recently amended by
amended. scction 2 of chapter 143 of the acts of the current year, and
officios' n^ot insertmg in place thereof the following : — Section 55 A . A
liable for loss city or towu officer receiving public money and lawfully
by'iufuidation'* ^ud in good faith and in the exercise of due care depositing
of depository. i\^q sams in a savings bank or trust company organized
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 195, 196, 197. 135
under the laws of the commonwealth, a banking company
organized under the laws of the commonwealth which is a
member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or
in a national bank doing business in the commonwealth,
or, in the case of the city of Boston, in accordance with the
provisions of section fifty-five in a national bank or trust
company in the city of New York, shall not be personally
liable to the city or town for any loss of such money by
reason of the closing up of such depository for the liquidation
of its affairs. Approved April 2, 1948.
An Act reviving general mortgage and loan cor- Qfiu^ 195
PORATION FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
General Mortgage and Loan Corporation, a corporation
dissolved on April twenty-first, nineteen hundred and
forty-two, by decree of the supreme judicial court for the
county of Suffolk, is hereby revived and continued for a
period of two years from the effective date of this act for
the sole purpose of executing and delivering a discharge of
a mortgage on certain real estate located in the city of
Somerville in the county of Middlesex, said mortgage being
recorded in the registry of deeds for the southern district
of the county of Middlesex, in record book five thousand and
ninety at page three hundred and eight.
Approved April 2, 1948.
An Act relative to the hours of labor of certain Qhar} IQfi
WOMEN and children IN PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT WHERE
THE PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF INCOME IS IN TIPS OR GRATUITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The first sentence of section 56 of chapter 149 of the G- l. (Ter.
General Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 368 of ^toii'ameAied^'
the acts of 1947, is hereby further amended by inserting
after the word "Easter" in line 30 the following: — , except
that in any place of employment where the principal source
of income of certain employees is in tips or gratuities, upon
the written petition of not less than sixty per cent of such
employees, the commissioner may allow such periods of
work to fall within a period not exceeding twelve consecutive
hours. Approved April 5, 1948.
An Act relative to the powers of city or town col- Chav 197
LECTORS TO COLLECT ACCOUNTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 38A of chapter 41 of the General Laws, as most Ed^'.ilr'
recently amended by chapter 211 of the acts of 1941, is §38A. e'tc,
hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence ^^^ ^ '
and inserting in place thereof the following sentence : — A
136
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Powers of
municipal
collectors to
collect
accounts,
regulated.
city or town may by ordinance, by-law or vote, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, general or special,
provide that the collector of taxes shall collect, under the
title of city or town collector, all accounts due the city or
town, and may in like manner define his powers and duties
in relation to the collection of such accounts, but no such
ordinance, by-law or vote, heretofore or hereafter passed,
shall limit such collector in the exercise of the remedies
hereinafter conferred. Approved April 5, 1948.
Chap. 19S An Act making appropriations for the maintenance
OF departments, boards, coxmmissions, institutions
and certain activities of the commonwealth, for
interest, sinking fund and serial bond require-
ments, AND FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. To provide for the maintenance of the several
departments, boards, commissions and institutions, of
sundry other services, and for certain permanent improve-
ments, and to meet certain requirements of law, the sums
set forth in section two, for the several purposes and subject
to the conditions specified in said section two, are hereby
appropriated from the general fund or revenue of the com-
monwealth, unless some other source of revenue is expressed,
subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement
of public funds and the approval thereof, for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, in
this act referred to as the year nineteen hundred and forty-
nine, or for such other period as may be specified.
Section 2.
Service of the Legislative Department.
Item
0101-01 For the compensation of senators
0101-02 For expenses of senators, including travel,
for the year nineteen hundred and forty-
nine .......
0101-03 For the compensation of representatives
0101-04 For expenses of representatives, including
travel, for the year nineteen hundred and
forty-nine ......
0101-05 For the salaries of the clerk of the senate and
the clerk of the house of representatives
0101-06 For the salaries of the assistant clerk of the
senate and the assistant clerk of the house
of representatives .....
0101-07 For such additional clerical assistance to, and
with the approval of, the clerk of the sen-
ate, as may be necessary for the proper
despatch of public business, including not
more than one permanent position .
0101-08 For such additional clerical assistance to, and
with the approval of, the clerk of the house
of representatives, as may be necessary for
the proper despatch of public business,
including not more than three permanent
positions ......
$102,500 00
25,000 00 i
602,500 00 '
148,000 00
18,200 00
13,200 00
4,600 00
9,600 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
137
Item
0101-09 For the salary of the sergeant-at-arms . . $5,000 00
0101-10 For clerical and other assistance employed
by the sergeant-at-arms, including not
more than four permanent positions . 9,550 00
0101-11 For the compensation for travel of doorkeep-
ers, assistant doorkeepers, general court
officers, pages and other employees of the
sergeant-at-arms, authorized by law to
receive the same ..... 26,000 00
0101-12 For the salaries of the doorkeepers of the
senate and house of representatives, with
the approval of the sergeant-at-arms, in-
cluding not more than two permanent
positions 7,000 00
0101-13 For the salaries of assistant doorkeepers of
the senate and house of representatives and
of general court officers, with the approval
of the sergeant-at-arms, including not
more than twenty-five permanent positions 65,500 00
0101-14 For compensation of the pages of the senate
and house of representatives, with the
approval of the sergeant-at-arms, includ-
ing not more than fifteen permanent po-
sitions 12,850 00
0101-15 For the salaries of clerks employed in the
legislative document room, including not
more than two permanent positions . . 7,950 00
0101-17 For the salaries of the chaplains of the sen-
ate and house of representatives, including
not more than two permanent positions . 2,460 00
0101-18 For personal services of the counsel to the
senate and assistants, including not more
than four permanent positions . . 28,300 00
0101-19 For personal services of the counsel to the
house of representatives and assistants,
including not more than six permanent
positions 42,930 00
0101-20 For clerical and other assistance to the sen-
ate committee on rules, including not
more than two permanent positions . . 7,700 00
0101-21 For clerical and other assistance to the house
committee on rules, including not more
than four permanent positions . 12,520 00
0101-25 For clerical and other assistance to the house
committee on ways and means, including
not more than three permanent positions . 15,100 00
0102-01 For traveling and such other expenses of the
committees of the general court as may be
authorized by order of either branch of the
general court 10,000 00
0102-02 P'or printing, binding and paper ordered by
the senate and house of representatives, or
by concurrent order of the two branches,
for the year nineteen hundred and forty-
nine and the previous year, with the ap-
proval of the clerks of the respective
branches 125,000 00
0102-03 For printing the manual of the general court,
with the approval of the clerks of the two
branches 8,000 00
0102-04 For expenses in connection with the publica-
tion of the bulletin of committee hearings
and of the daily list, with the approval of
the joint committee on rules, including not
more than one permanent position . , 36,500 00
138
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
0102-05 For stationery for the senate, purchased by
and with approval of the clerk .
0102-06 For office and other expenses of the com-
mittee on rules on the part of the senate .
0102-07 For office expenses of the counsel to the
senate .......
0102-08 For stationery for the house of representa-
tives, purchased by and with the approval
of the clerk ......
0102-09 For office and other expenses of the committee
on rules on the part of the house
0102-10 For office expenses, including travel, of the
counsel to the house of representatives
0102-11 For contingent expenses of the senate and
house of representatives, and necessary ex-
penses in and about the state house, with
the approval of the sergeant-at-arms, for
the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine
and previous years, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ......
0102-12 For telephone service ....
0102-13 For biographical sketches of certain state and
federal officials .....
0102-14 For the payment of witness fees to persons
summoned to appear before committees of
the general court, and for expenses inci-
dental to summoning them, with the ap-
proval of the sergeant-at-arms
0102-28 For expenses of the house committee on ways
and means, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose .
Total
Service of the Judicial Department.
Supreme Judicial Court, as follows:
0301-01 For the salaries of the chief justice and of the
six associate justices
0301-02 For traveling allowances and expenses
0301-03 For the salary of the clerk for the common-
wealth ......
0301-04 For clerical assistance to the clerk
0301-05 For law clerks, stenographers and other
clerical assistance for the justices
0301-06 For office supplies, services and equipment
0301-07 For the salaries of the officers and messengers
0301-08 For the commonwealth's part of the salary of
the clerk for the county of Suffolk .
Total
Reporter of Decisions :
0301-11 For the salary of the reporter of decisions .
0301-12 For clerk hire and office supplies, services and
equipment, including not more than four
permanent positions ....
Total ......
Superior Court, as follows:
0302-01 For the salaries of the chief justice and of the
thirty-one associate justices
0302-02 For traveling allowances and expenses
0302-03 For the salary of the assistant clerk, Suffolk
County ......
$500 00
250 00
300 00
800 00
2,000 00
500 00
11,840 00
9,000 00
3,500 00
200 00
1,000 00
$1,375,850 00
$120,000 00
1,500 00
7,100 00
3,070 00
40,000 00
5,000 00
5,400 00
1,500 00
$183,570 00
$7,000 00
15,928 00
$22,928 00
$465,000 00
22,000 00
1,000 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
139
Item
0302-04
0303-01
0303-02
0304-01
0305-02
0305-03
0305-06
0306-21
0306-41
0306-61
0306-81
0306-22
0306-42
0306-62
0306-82
0306-23
0306-43
0306-63
0306-83
0306-24
0306-44
0306-84
For clerical work, inspection of records and
doings of persons authorized to admit to
bail, for an executive clerk to the chief
justice, and for certain other expenses in-
cidental to the work of the court . . $15,950 00
Total $503,950 00
Judicial Council:
For expenses of the judicial council, as au-
thorized by section thirty -four C of chapter
two hundred and twenty-one of the Gen-
era! Laws, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . $1,800 00
For compensation of the secretary of the
judicial council, as authorized by said sec-
tion thirty-four C of said chapter two hun-
dred and twenty-one . . . , 5,000 00
Total $6,800 00
Administrative Committee of District
Courts:
For compensation and expenses of the ad-
ministrative committee of district courts . $6,500 00
Probate and Insolvency Courts, as follows:
For the compensation of judges of probate
when acting for other judges of probate . 8,500 00
For expenses of judges of probate when act-
ing for other judges of probate . . 1,700 00
For reimbursing officials for premiums paid
for procuring sureties on their bonds, as
provided by existing laws . . . 500 00
For the salaries of judges of probate, regis-
ters of probate, assistant registers and
clerical assistance to registers of the sev-
eral counties:
Barnstable :
Judge of probate 8,000 00
Register 5,000 00
Assistant register . . . , . 3,500 00
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than three permanent positions . 5,730 GO
Berkshire:
Judge of probate 8,000 00
Register 5,500 00
Assistant register .... 4,000 00
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than five permanent positions . 9,390 00
Bristol:
Judge of probate 10,000 00
Register 7,000 00
Two assistant registers .... 9,500 00
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than eleven permanent positions . 21,480 00
Dukes County:
Judge of probate ..... 3,500 00
Register . . . . . 3,000 00
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than one permanent position . 1,740 00
140
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
0306-25 Two judges of probate .... S20,000 00
0306-45 Register 7,500 00
0306-65 Three assistant registers . . . 15,000 00
0306-85 Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than sixteen permanent positions . 32,885 00
FrankUn :
0306-26 Judge of probate 8,000 00
0306-46 Register 5,000 00
0306-66 Assistant register . . . . 3,500 00
0306-86 Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than two permanent positions . 3,690 00
Hampden :
0306-27 Two judges of probate .... 20,000 00
0306^7 Register 7,000 00
0306-67 Three assistant registers . . . 13,500 00
0306-87 Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than eleven permanent positions . 23,720 00
Hampshire:
0306-28 Judge of probate 8,000 00
0306-48 Register 5,000 00
0306-68 Assistant register .... 3,500 00
0306-88 Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than two permanent positions . 4,470 00
Middlesex:
0306-29 Two judges of probate . . . 24,000 00
0306-49 Register 8,500 00
0306-69 Four assistant registers . . . 26,000 00
0306-89 Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than forty permanent positions . 79,975 00
Nantucket:
0306-30 Judge of probate 3,500 00
0306-50 Register 3,000 00
0306-90 Clerical assistance to register . . 460 00
Norfolk :
0306-31 Judge of probate 12,000 00
0306-51 Register 7,500 00
0306-71 Three assistant registers . . 15,000 00
0306-91 Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than fifteen permanent positions . 29,940 00
Plymouth :
0306-32 Judge of probate 8,000 00
0306-52 Register 5,500 00
0306-72 Assistant register .... 4,000 00
0306-92 Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than six permanent positions . 11,310 00
Suffolk:
0306-33 Three judges of probate .... 39,000 00
0306-53 Register 8,500 00
0306-73 Four assistant registers .... 26,000 00
0306-93 Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than forty-eight permanent
positions 98,225 00
Worcester.
0306-34 Two judges of probate .... 20,000 00
0306-54 Register 7,500 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
141
Item
0306-74
0306-94
0307-01
030S-O1
0308-02
0308-03
0309-01
0310-01
0310-02
0310-03
0310-04
0310-05
0310-06
0310-07
29,500 00
$175,745 00
Three assistant registers $15,000 00
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than fifteen permanent positions . 30,210 00
Total $786,425 00
Administrative Committee of Probate
Courts:
For expenses of the administrative committee
of probate courts .... $200 00
Service of the Land Court.
For the salaries of the judge, associate judges
and the recorder, including not more than
four permanent positions . $43,500 00
For engineering, clerical and other personal
services, including not more than twenty-
seven permanent positions . . 102,745 00
For personal services in the examination of
titles, for publishing and serving citations
and other services, traveling expenses, sup-
plies and office equipment, and for the
preparation of sectional plans showing
registered land .....
Total
Pensions for Certain Retired Justices.
For pensions of retired justices of the supreme
judicial court and of the superior court,
and judges of the probate courts and the
land court $78,000 00
Service of the District Attorneys.
District Attorneys, as follows:
For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the Suffolk district, including
not more than fourteen permanent
positions . ... . $83,200 00
For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the northern district, includ-
ing not more than seven permanent posi-
tions . . . • • 38,400 00
For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the eastern district, includ-
ing not more than five permanent posi-
tions . . . . . . . 20,880 00
For the salaries of the district attorney,
deputy district attorney and assistants for
the southeastern district, including not
more than five permanent positions . . 23,040 00
For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the southern district, includ-
ing not more than four permanent posi-
tions ... . 20,620 00
For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the middle district, includ-
ing not more than four permanent posi-
tions . ... . 18,000 00
For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the western district, includ-
ing not more than three permanent posi-
tions 12,480 00
142
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
0310-08
0310-09
0311-01
0311-02
0312-01
0312-02
For th& salary of the district attorney for the
northwestern district ....
For traveling expenses necessarily incurred
by the district attorneys, except in the
Suffolk district, including expenses incurred
in previous years .....
Total
Service of the Board of Probation.
For personal services of the commissioner,
clerks and stenographers, including not
more than forty-six permanent positions .
For services other than personal, including
printing the annual report, traveling ex-
penses, rent, office supplies and equipment
Total
Service of the Board of Bar Examiners.
For personal services of the members of the
board and clerical assistance, including not
more than six permanent positions .
For other services, including printing the
annual report, travehng expenses, office
supplies and equipment ....
Total . . . . .
$4,800 00
5,000 00
.$226,420 00
$102,805 00
9,1.56 00
$111,961 00
$16,280 00
7,490 00
$23,770 00
Suffolk County Court House.
0318-01 For reimbursing the city of Boston for thirty
per cent of the cost of maintenance of the
Suffolk County court house, as provided by
and subject to the conditions of section six
of chapter four hundred and seventy-four
of the acts oi the year nineteen hundred
and thirtj'-five, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose; provided, that this appropria-
tion shall not be construed as fixing the
specific amount for which the common-
wealth shall be liable on account of said
maintenance ......
$130,000 00
Service of the Executive Department.
0401-01 For the salary of the governor .
0401-02 For the salary of the lieutenant governor
0401-03 For the salaries of the eight councillors
0401-04 For the salaries of officers and employees of
the department .....
0401-05 For certain personal services for the lieuten-
ant governor and council
0401-21 For travel and expenses of the lieutenant
governor and council from and to their
homes ......
0401-22 For postage, printing, office and other con-
tingent expenses, including travel, of the
governor ......
0401-23 For postage, printing, stationery, traveling
and contingent expenses of the governor
and council ......
$20,000 00
6,000 00
19,200 00
67,100 00
8,110 00
3,000 00
12,000 00
6,500 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
143
Item
0401-24
0401-25
For the cost of entertainment of distinguished
visitors 1o the commonwealth, for the pay-
ment of extraordinary expenses not other-
wise provided for; and for transfers to
appropriation accounts where the amounts
otherwise available are insufficient, with
the approval of the governor and council;
provided, that not more than fifteen thou-
sand dollars shall be for the cost of enter-
tainment hereinabove mentioned. Re-
quests for such transfers shall be referred
by the governor to the commission on ad-
ministration and finance, which, after
investigation, shall submit to the governor
its written recommendation as to the
amount of funds required, together with
pertinent facts relative thereto
For certain maintenance expenses of the
governor's automobile ....
Total ......
$100,000 00
1,800 00
$243,710 00
0402-0]
0402-02
0402-03
0402-04
Service of the Adjutant General.
For the salary of the adjutant general . . $8,800 00
For personal services and expenses of office
assistants, including services for the prep-
aration of records of Massachusetts soldiers
and sailors, and including not more than
eighteen permanent positions . . . 63,100 00
This item included in 0402-02.
For expenses not otherwise provided for in
connection with military matters and
accounts 5,300 00
Total $77,200 00
Service of the Organized Militia.
0403-01 For allowances to companies and other ad-
ministrative units, to be expended under
the direction of the adjutant general . $160,000 00
0403-03 For certain allowances for officers of the or-
ganized militia, as authorized by para-
graph (c) of section one hundred and
twenty of chapter thirty-three of the Gen-
eral Laws ...... 50,000 00
0403-05 For pay and expenses of certain camps of
instruction 60,000 00
0403-07 For transportation of officers and non-com-
missioned officers to and from military
meetings and regimental and battalion
drills 4,000 00
0403-13 For compensation for special and miscel-
laneous duty and for expenses of operation
of the twenty -sixth division; provided, that
any provision of law to the contrary not-
withstanding, sums not exceeding in the
aggregate nineteen thousand three hun-
dred dollars may be expended for compen-
sation for four full time positions . . 30,000 GO
0403-14 For compensation for accidents and injuries
sustained in the performance of military
duty 4,000 OQ
144
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
0403-15
0403-17
0403-18
0403-19
0403-21
To cover certain small claims for damages to
private property arising from military
maneuvers ......
For services and expenses of the military
reservation located in Barnstable County,
including compensation of one commis-
sioner .......
For premiums on bonds for officers
For instruction in military authority, organi-
zation and administration, and in the ele-
ments of military art ....
(This item omitted.)
Total
$300 00
3,290 00
2,200 00
10,000 00
$323,790 00
Service of the Stale Quartermaster.
0405-01 For personal services and expenses of the
state quartermaster, superintendent of
arsenal and certain other employees of the
state quartermaster, including not more
than seven permanent positions . . $28,465 00
0405-02 For personal services of armorers and assist-
ant armorers of armories of the first class,
superintendent of armories, and other
employees, including not more than eighty-
three permanent positions, and for operat-
ing expenses of armories of the first class . 382,770 00
0406-02 This item included in item 0405-01.
0406-03 For the care and maintenance of the state
camp ground and buildings at Framingham 2,400 00
0406-04 This item included in item 0405-02.
0406-05 For reimbursement for rent and maintenance
of armories not of the first class, up to and
including June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
and forty-nine .• . .• • • . • 27,300 00
0406-06 For expenses of maintaining and operating
the Camp Curtis Guild rifle range, includ-
ing not more than seven permanent posi-
tions 20,000 00
0406-08 This item included in item 0405-02.
0406-09 For personal services and expenses of the com-
monwealth depot and motor repair park,
including not more than fourteen perma-
nent positions ..... 86,480 00
0406-10 This item included in item 0406-09.
Total $547,415 00
I
Special:
0406-24 For maintenance expenses of certain national
guard aviation facilities ....
$1,250 00
0407-01
0407-02
0407-03
Seroi.ce of the State Surgeon.
For personal services and expenses of the
state surgeon, and regular assistants, in-
cluding not more than three permanent
positions $28,430 00
This item included in item 0407-01.
This item included in item 0407-01.
Total $28,430 GO
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
145
Item
Senrice of the State Judge Advocate.
0408-01 For compensation of the state judge advocate
$1,500 00
Service of the Armory Commission.
0409-01 For compensation of one member and for ex-
penses of the armorv commission
0409-02 This item included in Item 0409-01.
Total
$320 00
$320 00
Service of the Commission on Administration and Finance.
0414-01 For personal services of the commissioners,
including not more than four permanent
positions $30,500 00
0414-02 For personal services and expenses of the
office of the chairman, including not more
than eight permanent positions, to be in
addition to the amount authorized for the
purpose in item 2970-09 . . . 29,045 00
0414-03 For personal services and expenses of the
bureau of the comptroller, including not
more than one hundred and twelve perma-
nent positions, to be in addition to the
amount authorized for the purpose in item
2970-09 245,940 00
0414-04 For personal services and expenses of the
bureau of the budget commissioner, includ-
ing not more than eight permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to the amount au-
thorized for the purpose in item 2970-09 . 27,410 00
0414-05 For personal services and expenses of the
bureau of the purchasing agent, including
not more than fifty-seven permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to the amount au-
thorized for the purpose in item 2970-09 . 123,940 00
0414-06 For personal services and expenses of the divi-
sion of personnel and standardization, in-
cluding not more than thirty-four perma-
nent positions, to be in addition to the
amount authorized for the purpose in item
2970-09 87,080 00
0414-09 This item included in items 0414-02, 0414-03,
0414-04, 0414-05 and 0414-06.
Total $543,915 00
Telephone service:
0414-10 For telephone service in the state house and
expenses in connection therewith . , $60,000 00
Purchase of paper:
0414-11 For the purchase of paper used in the execu-
tion of the contracts for state printing,
other than legislative, with the approval of
the commission on administration and
finance $77,000 00
Central maiUng room:
0414-12 For personal services of the central mailing
room, including not more than eight perma-
nent positions $20,905 00
146
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
0414-31
0416-01
0416-02
0416-03
0416-04
0416-05
0416-11
0416-12
Personnel Appeal Boards:
For personal services and expenses of person-
nel appeal boards, as authorized by chap-
ter four hundred and eighty-five of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-five . . $500 00
Service of the State Superintendent of Buildings.
For personal services and office expenses of
the superintendent and office assistants, in-
cluding not more than five permanent
positions . . . . . $17,590 00
For personal services of engineers, assistant
engineers, firemen and helpers in the en-
gineer's department, including not more
than forty-five permanent positions . . 111,320 00
For personal services of capitol police, in-
cluding not more than thirty-one perma-
nent positions ..... 75,350 00
For personal services of janitors, including
not more than twenty-three permanent
positions . . . . . . 46,130 00
For other personal services and expenses in-
cidental to the care and maintenance of
the state house and of the Ford building, so
called, including not more than eighty per-
manent positions ..... 336,265 00
This item included in item 0416-01.
This item included in item 0416-05.
Total $586,655 00
0419-01
0419-02
Service of the State Planning Board.
For personal services and expenses of secre-
tary, chief engineer, and other assistants,
including not more than thirteen perma-
nent positions .....
This item included in item 0419-01.
Total
$62,000 00
$62,000 00
Special :
0419-21 For expenses of the New England Interstate
Water Pollution Control Commission, as
authorized by chapter four hundred and
twenty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-seven ..... $6,500 00
Service of the Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
0420-01 For expenses of the commissioners . . $750 00
Service of the State TAbrary.
0423-01 For personal services and expenses of the
Ubrarian, regular library assistants, tem-
porary clerical assistance, and for services
for cataloguing, including not more than
twenty-eight permanent positions; and
for books and other publications needed for
the Hbrary, including necessary binding
and rebinding incidental thereto; pro-
vided, that contracts or orders for auch
work shall not be subject to the restric-
tions prescribed by section one of chapter
five of the General Laws ., . .
$86,890 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198. 147
Item
0423-02 This item included in item 0423-01.
0423-03 This item included in item 0423-01.
0423-04 This item included in item 0423-01.
Service of the Art Commission.
0424-01 For expenses of the commission . . . $200 00
Service of the Ballot Law Commission.
0425-01 For compensation and expenses of the com-
missioners> including not more than three
permanent positions .... $2,500 00
0425-02 This item included in item 0425-01.
Service of the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practice Commission.
0426-01 For personal services and expenses of the
Massachusetts fair employment practice
commission, as authorized by chapter
three hundred and sixty-eight of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-six, includ-
ing not more than eleven permanent posi-
tions $56,200 00
Service of the Outdoor Advertising Authority.
0428-01 For personal services and expenses of the
outdoor advertising authority, as author-
ized by chapter six hundred and twelve of
the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
six, including not more than ten perma-
nent positions $32,000 00
Service of the Massachusetts Public Building Commission.
0429-01 For personal services and other expenses of
the Massachusetts public building com-
mission, as authorized by chapter four
hundred and sixty-six of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-seven, including
not more than twelve permanent positions $42,240 00
Service of the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission.
0442-01 For personal services of employees, including
not more than seventeen permanent posi-
tions, and for administrative expenses, in-
cluding consultants' services, office rent
and other incidental expenses . . . $74,675 00
0442-21 For personal services and other expenses of
maintenance and operation of the Han-
8Com field, including not more than nine-
teen permanent positions, as authorized
by chapter four hundred and forty -two of
the acts of nineteen himdred and forty -six 88,445 00
Total $163,120 00
For the Maintenance of the Mount Greylock War Memorial.
0443-01 For expenses of maintenance of the Mount
Greylock War Memorial, as authorized by
section forty-seven of chapter six of the
General Laws $1,550 00
148
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
0444-01
0445-01
0501-01
0501-02
0501-03
0501-04
0501-05
0501-06
0501-08
0502-01
0502-02
0503-01
0503-02
0503-03
0504-01
For the Maintenance of the Old Stale Hovse.
For the contribution of the commonwealth
toward the maintenance of the old pro-
vincial state house . .... $1,500 00
Service of the Commission on Alcoholism.
For personal services and other expenses of
the commission on alcoholism, as author-
ized by chapter five hundred and thirteen
of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
seven $9,440 00
Service of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
For the salary of the secretary . . $8,000 00
For personal services and expenses of the
office of the secretary, including not more
than sixty-seven permanent positions . 219,830 00
This item included in item 0501-02.
This item included in item 0501-02.
This item included in item 0501-02.
This item included in item 0501-02.
This item included in item 0501-02.
Total $227,830 00
Specials: ,
For the purchase of certain supplies, equip-
ment and repairs necessary in connection
with the reproduction of the manuscript
collection designated "Massachusetts Ar-
chives", and for the furnishing of photo-
static copies of corporation papers, election
papers and acts and resolves . . $6,000 00
For the purchase and distribution of copies
of certain journals of the house of repre-
sentatives of Massachusetts Bay from
seventeen hundred and fifteen to seventeen
hundred and eighty, inclusive, as author-
ized by chapter four hundred and thirteen
of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty 750 00
Total $6,750 00
For printing laws, etc. :
For printing and distributing the pamphlet
edition and for printing and binding the
blue book edition of the acts and resolves
of the year nineteen hundred and forty-
nine, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose $27,000 00
For the printing of reports of decisions of the
supreme judicial court, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose 20,000 00
For printing and binding public documents,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . 3,500 00
Total $50,500 00
For matters relating to elections:
For personal and other services in preparing
for primary elections, including not more
than three permanent positions, and for the
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
149
Item
0504-02
0504-03
0504-04
0504-05
0504-07
expenses of preparing, printing and dis--
triouting ballots for pnmary and other
elections, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . $168,000 00
For the printing of blanks for town officers,
election laws and blanks and instructions
on all matters relating to elections, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 3,000 00
For furnishing cities and towns with ballot
boxes, and for repairs to the same; for the
purchase of apparatus to be used at polling
places in the canvass and counting of votes;
and for providing certain registration
facilities 3,000 00
For expenses of publication of lists of candi-
dates and forms of questions before state
elections 25,000 00
For services and expenses of the electoral
college . . . . . . . 1,000 00
For expenses of compiling and publishing in-
formation to voters, as required by section
fifty-three of chapter fifty-four of the Gen-
eral Laws 88,000 00
Total $288,000 00
Medical Examiners' Fees:
0505-01 For medical examiners' fees, as provided by
law .......
$1,500 00
Commission on Interstate Co-operation:
0506-01 For personal and other services of the com-
mission, including travel and other ex-
penses, as authorized by sections twenty-
one to twenty-four, inclusive, of chapter
nine of the General Laws, including not
more than two permanent positions
$16,500 00
Service oj the Treasurer and Receiver-General.
0601-01 For the salary of the treasurer and receiver-
general $7,000 00
0601-02 For personal services and expenses of the
office of the treasurer and receiver-general,
including not more than thirty-nine per-
manent positions, to be in addition to the
amount authorized for the purpose in item
2970-09 121,987 00
0601-03 This item included in item 0601-02.
Total
$128,987 GO
Commissioners on Firemen's Relief:
0602-01 For relief disbursed, with the approval of the
commissioners on firemen's relief, subject
to the provisions of law, and for expenses of
administration by the commissioners on
firemen's relief .....
0602-02 This item included in item 0602-01.
Total
$15,300 00
$15,300 00
150
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 198.
Item
0604-01
0604-02
0604-03
State Board of Retirement:
For personal services and expenses in the
administrative office of the state board of
retirement, including not more than thir-
teen permanent positions
This item included in item 0604-01.
For the payment of the commonwealth's
share in financing the state employees' re-
tirement system, as provided by chapter
six hundred and fifty-eight of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-five, to be in
addition to the amount appropriated in
item 2970-01
Total ......
S35,240 00
1,247,000 00
$1,282,240 00
Service of the Emergency Finance Board.
0605-01 For administrative expenses of the emergency
finance board, including not more than
seven permanent positions
$15,000 00
Service of the Auditor of the Commonwealth.
0701-01 For the salary of the auditor . $7,000 00
0701-02 For personal services and expenses of the
office of the auditor, including not more
than thirty-five permanent positions, to be
in addition to the amount authorized for
this purpose in item 2970-09 . . . 103,460 00
0701-03 This item included in item 0701-02.
Total . . . $110,460 00
Sermce of the Attorney General's Department.
0801-01 For the salary of the attorney general . $10,000 00
0801-02 For personal services and expenses of the
office of the attorney general, including not
more than fortv-two permanent positions 190,460 00
0801-03 This item included in item 0801-02.
0802-01 For the settlement of certain claims, as pro-
vided by law, on account of damages by
cars owned by the commonwealth and op-
erated by state employees . . . 8,000 00
0802-02 For the settlement of certain small claims, as
authorized by sections three A and three B
of chapter twelve of the General Laws . 4,000 00
Total $212,460 00
Service of the Department of Agriculture.
0901-01 For the salary of the commissioner
0901-02 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than twenty-two permanent
positions ......
0901-03 This item included in item 0901-02.
0901-04 This item included in item 0901-02.
0901-11 For compensation and expenses of members
of the advisory board ....
0901-21 For services and expenses of apiary inspec-
tion, including not more than one perma-
nent position .....
$7,000 00
77,820 00
600 00
4,785 00 4
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
151
Item
0901-22
0905-01
0905-02
0905-03
0906-01
0906-02
0907-01
0907-02
0907-03
0907-04
0907-05
0907-06
0907-07
For personal services and other expenses of a
program of soil conservation, as authorized
by chapter five hundred and thirty-one of
the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
five; provided, that no compensation or
expenses of the supervisors referred to in
said chapter shall be chargeable to this
item $2,000 00
Total $92,205 00
Division of Dairying and Animal Hus-
bandry :
For personal services and expenses of the divi-
sion, including the enforcement of the
dairy laws of the commonwealth, and in-
cluding not more than eight permanent
positions $31,150 00
This item included in item 0905-01.
For administering the law relative to the in-
spection of barns and dairies by the de-
partment of agriculture, including not
more than fourteen permanent positions . 52,260 00
Total $83,410 00
Milk Control Board:
For personal services and expenses of mem-
bers of the board and their employees, in-
cluding not more than seventy-five per-
manent positions ..... $253,250 00
This item included in item 0906-01.
Total $253,250 00
Division of Livestock Disease Control:
For personal services and expenses of the
office of the director, including not more
than twenty-eight full-time permanent
positions and not more than fifty per-
manent intermittent positions . . . $128,690 00
This item included in item 0907-01.
This item included in item 0907-01.
This item included in item 0907-01.
This item included in item 0907-01.
For reimbursement of owners of horses killed
during the year nineteen hundred and
forty-nine and previous years, travel, when
allowed, of inspectors of animals, incidental
expenses of killing and burial, quarantine
and emergency services, and for laboratory
and veterinary supplies and equipment . 3,400 00
For reimbursement of owners of tubercular
cattle killed, as authorized by section
twelve A of chapter one hundred and
twenty-nine of the General Laws, and in
accordance with certain provisions of law
and agreements made under authority of
section thirty-three of said chapter one
hundred and twenty-nine during the year
nineteen hundred and fortj'-nine and the
previous year, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose 25,000 00
Total $157,090 GO
152
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
0907-08
0908-01
0908-02
0909-01
0909-02
0909-11
0909-12
0909-13
0909-14
0909-21
0910-01
1001-01
1001-02
1001-03
1001-04
1002-01
1002-02
1002-11
1002-12
1002-14
1002-15
1002-18
Reimbursement of towns for inspectors of
animals:
For the reimbursement of certain towns for
compensation paid to inspectors of animals $4,000 00
Division of Markets:
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than thirteen permanent positions $54,345 00
This item included in item 0908-01.
Division of Plant Pest Control and Fairs:
For persona! services and expenses, including
not more than three permanent positions . $41,470 00
This item included in item 0909-01.
This item included in item 0909-01.
This item included in item 0909-01.
This item included in item 0909-01.
This item included in item 0909-01.
This item included in item 3809-21.
State Reclamation Board:
For expenses of the board, including not
more than four permanent positions . $12,000 00
Service of the Deparlmenl of Conservation.
For the salary of the commissioner . . $7,000 00
For personal services and expenses of the
office of the commissioner, including not
more than fifteen permanent positions . 60,767 00
This item included in item 1001-02.
This item included in item 1001-02.
Total
Division of Forestry:
For personal services and expenses of the
office of the director, including not more
than five permanent positions .
This item included in item 1002-01.
For aiding towns in the purchase of equip-
ment for extinguishing forest fires, and for
making protective belts or zones as a de-
fence against forest fires, for the year nine-
teen hundred and forty-nine and for pre-
vious years ......
For personal services of the state fire warden
and his assistants, and for other services,
including traveling expenses of the state
fire warden and his assistants, necessary
supplies and equipment and materials used
in new construction in the forest fire pre-
vention service, including not more than
sixteen permanent positions
For the expenses of forest fire patrol, as
authorized by section twenty-eight A of
chapter forty-eight of the General Laws .
For reimbursement to certain towns, as
authorized by section twenty-four of said
chapter forty-eight ....
For personal services and expenses, includ-
ing not more than two permanent positions,
in connection with establisliing forest
cutting practices, as authorized by chap-
ter five hundred and thirty-nine of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-three .
$67,767 00
$16,540 00
1,000 00
137,720 00
11,700 00
1,000 00
I
6,650 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198. 153
Item
1002-21 For the development of state forests, includ-
ing not ntiore than seventeen permanent
positions, and including salaries and ex-
penses of foresters and the cost of main-
tenance of such nurseries as may be neces-
sary for the growing of seedlings for the
planting of state forests, as authorized by
sections one, six, nine and thirty to thirty-
six, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and
thirty-two of the General Laws, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for this purpose .... $150,000 00
1002-31 For personal services, including not more than
seven permanent positions, and for other
expenses incidental to the suppression of
insect pests and shade tree diseases, includ- '
ing gypsy and brown tail moths and Jap-
anese beetles, and for reimbursement to
cities and towns of a proportion of their
expensps for such work, as provided by
law 79,700 00
Total $404,310 00
Division of Fisheries and Game, Enforce-
ment of Laws:
1004-11 For personal services and expenses of con-
servation officers, including not more than
thirty-nine permanent positions, to be in
addition to the amounts authorized for the
purpose in items 3304-11 and 3304-12 . $75,305 00
1004-12 This item included in item 1004-11.
Total $75,305 00
Division of Marine Fisheries:
1004-70 For personal ser\dces and expenses of the
office of the director, including not more
than nine permanent positions, and includ-
ing personal services and expenses re-
quired in connection with the activities
provided for under items 1004-84 and
1004-85 $36,120 00
1004-71 This item included in item 1004-70.
1004- 72 This item included in item 1004-70.
Enforcement of shellfish and other marine
fishery laws:
1004-81 For personal services and expenses of the
administration and enforcement of laws
relative to shellfish and other marine fish-
eries, and for regulating the sale and cold
storage of fresh food fish, including not
more than sixteen permanent positions . 78,315 00
1004-82 This item included in item 1004-81.
1004-83 For expenses of purchasing lobsters, subject
to the conditions imposed by section forty-
three of chapter one hundred and thirty
of the General Laws; provided, that the
price paid for such lobsters shall not exceed
the prevailing wholesale price for such
lobsters in the district where purchased . 1,000 00
154
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
1004-84
1004-85
1004-87
1004-90
1004-93
1004-91
For the reimbursement to certain coastal
cities and towns of a part of the cost of
projects for the propagation of shellfish
authorized by section twenty of chapter
one hundred and thirty of the General
Laws; provided, that the expenditure by
said cities and towns of funds herein pro-
vided shall not be subject to appropriation
as required by section fifty-three of chap-
ter forty-four of the General Laws .
For the reimbursement to certain coastal
cities and towns of a part of the cost of
projects for the suppression of enemies of
shellfish authorized by section twenty of
chapter one hundred and thirty of the
General Laws; provided, that the expendi-
ture by said cities and towns of funds herein
provided shall not be subject to appropria-
tion as required by section fifty-three of
chapter forty-four of the General Laws
Total
Specials:
For the cost of construction and improve-
ment of certain fishways, as provided by
law . . . . . .
For services and expenses of the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission, as
authorized by chapter four hundred and
eighty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-one .....
For experimental work with and consultant
services of the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institute, for the purpose of increasing the
supply of shellfish in the Commonwealth .
Total ......
Bounty on seals:
For bounties on seals .....
$12,500 00
7,500 00
$135,435 00
$10,000 00
4,600 00
10,000 00
$24,600 00
$400 00
Service of the Deparlment of Banking and Insurance.
Division of Banks:
1101-01 For the salary of the commissioner . . $8,500 00
1101-02 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than one hundred and forty-three
permanent positions .... .541,780 00
1101-03 This item included in item 1101-02.
1 102-01
1102-02
1103-01
1103-02
Total
Supervisor of Loan Agencies:
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than seven permanent positions
This item included in item 1102-01.
Total
Division of Insurance:
For the salary of the commissioner
For other personal services and expenses of
the division, including expenses of the
board of appeal and certain other costs of
$550,280 00
$19,993 00
$19,993 00
$8,500 00
I
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198. 155
Item
supervising motor vehicle liability insur-
ance, and including not more than two hun-
dred and nineteen permanent positions,
partly chargeable to item 2970-02; pro-
vided, that contracts or orders for the pur-
chase of statement blanks for the making of
annual reports to the commissioner of in-
surance shall not be subject to the restric-
tions prescribed bv section one of chapter
five of the General Laws . . $588,320 00
1103-03 This item included in item 1103-02.
Total $596,820 00
Division of Savings Bank Life Insurance:
1105-01 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than thirtv-two permanent posi-
tions . . .' . . . . $92,670 00
1105-02 This item included in item 1105-01.
Total $92,670 00
Service of the Department of Corporations and Taxation.
1201-01 For the salary of the commissioner . $9,500 00
1201-02 For personal services of the corporations and
tax divisions, the division of field investi-
gation and temporary taxes, the adminis-
tration of an excise on meals and the
income tax division, including certain posi-
tions filled by the commissioner with the
approval of the governor and council, and
additional clerical and other assistants,
totalling not more than six hundred and
ten permanent positions, partly chargeable
to item 2970-13, the sum of one million
four hundred twenty-three thousand two
hundred and ninety dollars is hereby ap-
propriated from the General Fund; and it
is hereby provided that on or before the
tenth day of August, nineteen hundred and
forty-eight, and of each month thereafter,
the commissioner of corporations and taxa-
tion shall certify to the division of personnel
and standardization, in such form and man-
ner as said division shall prescribe, the pro-
portions of the amount herein appropriated
which arc properly chargeable to the cor-
porations and tax divisions, the division of
field investigation and temporary taxes,
the cost of administration of an excise on
meals and the income tax division, respec-
tively. It is hereby further provided that
the comptroller shall transfer to the Gen-
eral Fund the sum of fifty thousand dollars
from fees collected under section twenty-
seven of chapter one hundred and thirty-
eight of the General Laws, the sum of
eighty thousand dollars fiom amounts col-
lected under chapter sixty-four B of the
General Laws and the sum of eight hun-
dred and seventy thousand dollars from the
receipts from the income tax, which sums
are hereby included in this appropriation . 1,423,290 00
156
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 198.
Item
1201-03
1201-12
1201-22
1202-02
For other services and expenses of the cor-
porations and tax divisions, including
necessary office supplies and equipment,
travel, and for printing the annual report
to l>e in addition to the amount appropri-
ated in item 2970-14 ....
For expenses other than personal services of
the division of field investigation and tem-
porarj' taxes ......
For expenses other than personal services for
the administration of an excise on meals
the sum of eighteen thousand, one hundred
and fifty-five dollars is hereby appropriated
from the General Fund; provided, that
a sum equivalent to the expenditures under
this item shall be transferred to the General
Fund from amounts collected under chap-
ter sixty-four B of the General Laws
For services other than personal of the in-
come tax division, including traveling ex-
penses, office supplies and equipment and
rent, the sum of two hundred and thirtj'-
seven thousand nine hundred and ninety
dollars is hereby appropriated from the
General Fund; provided, that a sum
equivalent to the expenditures from this
item shall be transferred to the General
Fund from receipts from the income tax
Total
$47,1.50 00
21,685 00
18,155 00
237,990 00
$1,757,770 00
1202-22 This item included in item 120.5-01.
Division of Accounts:
1203-01 For personal services including not more than
one hundred and eighteen permanent posi-
tions partly chargeable to item 1203-11,
and for expenses ..... $146,19000
1203-02 This item included in item 1203-01.
1203-11 For services and expenses of auditing and in-
stalling systems of municipal accounts, the
cost of which is to be assessed upon the
municipalities for which the work is done 334,180 00
1203-12 For the expenses of certain books, forms and
other material, which may be sold to cities
and towns requiring the same for main-
taining their system of accounts . . 30,000 00
1203-21 For the administrative expenses of the county
personnel board, including not more than
six permanent positions .... 12,185 00
Total $.522,555 00
I
Appellate Tax Board:
1204-01 For personal serxnces and expenses of the
members of the board and employees, in-
cluding not more than twenty-seven per-
manent positions ..... $132,995 00
1204-02 This item included in item 1204-01.
Total $132,995 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
157
Item
1205-01
Reimbursement of loss of taxes:
For reimbursing cities and towns for loss of
taxes on land used for state institutions and
certain other state activities, as certified by
the commissioner of corporations and taxa-
tion for the calendar year nineteen hundred
and forty-eight, and for the reimbursement
of certain towns as authorized by section
seventeen B of chapter fifty-eight of the
General Laws .....
$.300,000 00
Service of Ihe Department of Education.
1301-01 For the salary of the commissioner . . $11,000 00
1301-02 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than fifty-seven permanent posi-
tions 203,860 00
1301-03 This item included in item 1301-02.
1301-04 This item included in item 1301-02.
1301-06 For printing school registers and other school
blanks for cities and towns . 6,000 00
1301-07 For expenses of holding teachers' institutes . 1,500 00
1301-08 For aid to certain pupils in state teachers'
colleges, under the direction of the depart-
ment of education ..... 5,000 00
1301-10 For the maintenance and operation of the
state building on Newbury street, Boston,
including not more than four permanent
positions 24,000 00
Total $251,360 00
Specials:
1301-18 For personal services and other expenses re-
quired for the operation of an agency for
surplus property ..... $12,685 00
1301-19 For reimbursement to cities and towns of a
portion of the cost of a program for ex-
tended school services for certain children
of certain employed mothers, as authorized
by sections twenty-six A to twenty-six F,
inclusive, of chapter seventy-one of the
General Laws, as amended . . 20,000 00
1301-20 For personal services and expenses of the
Board of Education, as required by chapter
six hundred and fifty-two of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-seven, and in-
cluding not more than two permanent posi-
tions 7,360 00
1301-22 For personal services and expenses in connec-
tion with the federal community school
lunch program, so called; provided, that
notwithstanding any other provision of
law, persons employed hereunder sliall not
be subject to the civil service laws or tiie
rules and regulations made thereunder, nor
to the laws regarding pensions and retire-
ment, but their employment and salary
rates shall be subject to the approval of the
division of personnel and standardization . 56,400 00
J30J-28 For the cost of preparation, printing and dis-
tribution of courses of study for elementary
grades in certain subjects, including
science, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 3,500 00
158
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
1301-27
1301-31
1301-32
1301-33
1301-41
1301-51
1301-52
1301-54
1301-55
1301-61
1301-62
1301-64
1301-65
For personal services and expenses of a sum-
mer school to be conducted at Hyannis or
elsewhere, with the approval of the com-
missioner of education .... $6,000 00
Total $105,945 00
Division of Vocational Education:
For the training of teachers for vocational
schools, to comply with the requirement of
federal authorities under the provisions of
the Smith-Hughes act, so called, including
not more than twenty permanent positions. $38,830 00
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation:
For the expenses of promotion of vocational
rehabilitation in co-operation with the
federal government .... $90,000 00
For aid to certain persons receiving instruc-
tion in the courses for vocational rehabilita-
tion, as authorized by section twenty-two B
of chapter seventv-four of the General
Laws .."..... 10,000 00
Total $100,000 00
Education of deaf and bhnd pupils:
For the education of deaf and blind pupils of
the commonwealth, as provided by section
twenty-six of chapter sixtv-nine of the
General Laws . . ' . . . $520,000 00
Reimbursement and aid:
For assisting small towns in providing them-
selves with school superintendezits, as pro-
vided by law ..... $95,000 00
For the reimbursement of certain towns for
the payment of tuition of pupils attending
high schools outside the towns in which
they reside, as provided by law . . 210,000 00
For the reimbursement of certain cities and
towns for a part of the expenses of main-
taining agricultural and industrial voca-
tional schools, as provided by law . . 2,500,000 00
For reimbursement of certain cities and
towns for adult English-speaking classes . 70,000 00
Total
. $2,875,000 00
University Extension Courses:
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than forty-five permanent posi-
tions, and to be in addition to the amount
authorized for the purpose in item 3513-61 $166,200 00
This item included in item 1301-61.
Total $166,200 00
Enghsh-speaking classes for Adults:
For personal services and expenses of ad-
ministration, including not more than two
permanent positions .... $8,800 00
This item included in item 1301-64.
Total
$8,800 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
159
Item
Division of Immigration and Americaniza-
tion:
1302-01 For personal ser\dces and expenses, including
not more than nineteen permanent posi-
tions .......
1302-02 This item included in item 1302-01.
Total ......
$58,250 00
$58,250 00
Division of Public Libraries:
1303-01 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than seventeen permanent posi-
tions, and for the purchase of books and
other publications, and for the cost of
binding and rebinding; provided, that con-
tracts or orders for such work shall not be
subject to the restrictions prescribed by
section one of chapter five of the General
Laws .......
1303-02 This item included in item 1303-01.
1303-03 This item included in item 1303-01.
Total ......
$64,370 00
$64,370 00
Division of the Bhnd:
1.304-01 For general administration, furnishing in-
formation, industrial and educational aid,
and for carrjang out certain provisions of
the laws establishing said division, includ-
ing not more than twenty-five permanent
positions ...... $74,104 00
1304-06 For instruction of the adult blind in their
homes, including not more than fourteen
permanent positions .... 28,000 00
1304-08 For aiding the adult blind, subject to the
conditions provided by law, including the
cost of certain medical assistance and
supplies 620,500 00
1304-10 For expenses of administering and operating
the services of piano tuning and mattress
renovating under section twenty-five of
chapter sixty-nine of the General Laws . 30,000 00
1304-11 For personal services and other expenses in
connection with the operation of local
shops, including not more than eight per-
manent positions ..... 103,200 00
1304-12 This item included in item 1304-11.
1304-13 For personal services and other expenses in
connection with the operation of the Wool-
Ron House industries, including not more
than two permanent positions . . 57,200 00
1304-14 This item included in item 1304-13.
1304-15 For the operation of the salesroom and other
expenses in connection with the sale of
materials made by blind persons, including
not more than two permanent positions . 28,000 00
1304-16 For personal services and other expenses in
connection with the operation of certain
industries for men, including not more
than six permanent positions . . . 232,390 00
1304-17 This item included in item 1304-16.
Total
$1,173,394 00
160
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
Reimbursement
1304-27 For ' —
1304-28
1305-01
1305-02
1305-08
Reimbursement:
OT expenses of providing sight-saving classes,
with the approval of said division .
Special :
For expenses of promotion of vocational re-
habilitation in co-operation with the fed-
eral government .....
Teachers' Retirement Board:
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than twenty-four permanent
positions ......
This item included in item 1305-01.
For the payment of the commonwealth's
share in financing the teachers' retirement
system, as provided by chapter six hundred
and fifty-eight of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-five ....
Total
$20,000 00
$15,000 00
$65,960 00
3,600,000 00
$3,665,960 00
1305-04
1306-01
1306-02
1306-10
1307-00
1307-21
1308-00
1308-21
1309-00
1309-21
Rei mbursement :
For reimbursement of certain cities and towns
for pensions to retired teachers . . $622,355 00
Massachusetts Maritime Academy:
For personal services of the secretary and
office assistants, and for expenses, including
not more than two permanent positions . $8,020 00
This item included in item 1306-01.
For the maintenance of the academy and
ship, including not more than fifty-two
permanent positions, with the approval of
the commissioner of education . . . 229,980 00
Total $238,000 00
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the following state teach-
ers' colleges, and the boarding halls at-
tached thereto, with the approval of the
commissioner of education :
State teachers' college at Bridgewater, includ-
ing not more than sixty-two permanent
positions, to be in addition to the amount
authorized for the purpose in item 3513-07 $222,873 GO
State teachers' college at Bridgewater, board-
ing hall, including not more than thirty-two
permanent positions .... 104,210 00
State teachers' college at Fitchburg, includ-
ing not more than sixty-four permanent
positions, to be in addition to the amount
authorized for the purpose in item 3513-08 154,862 00
State teachers' college at Fitchburg, boarding
hall, including not more than ten perma-
nent positions ..... 69,345 00
State teachers' college at Framingham, in-
cluding not more than sixty-five perma-
nent positions, to be in addition to the
amount authorized for the purpose in item
3513-09 . . . . . 219,157 GO
State teachers' college at Framingham, board-
ing hall, including not more than thirty-
two permanent positions. . . . 90,000 00
4
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161
Item
1311-00 State teachers' college at Lowell, including
not more than thirty-seven permanent
positions, to be in addition to the amount
authorized in item 3513-11
1312-00 State teachers' college at North Adams, in-
cluding not more than twenty-seven perma-
nent positions, to be in addition to the
amount authorized for the purpose in item
3513-12
1312-21 State teachers' college at North Adams,
boarding hall, including not more than
four permanent positions
1313-00 State teachers' college at Salem, including
not more than fifty permanent positions, to
be in addition to the amount authorized
for the purpose in item 3513-13
1314-00 State teachers' college at Westfield, includ-
ing not more than tliirty permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to the amount au-
thorized for the purpose in item 3513-14 .
1314-21 State teachers' college at Westfield, board-
ing hall, including not more than two
permanent positions ....
1315-00 State teachers' college at Worcester, includ-
ing not more than forty-one permanent
positions, to be in addition to the amount
authorized for the purpose in item 3513-15
1321-00 Massachusetts School of Art, including not
more than twenty-eight permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to the amount au-
thorized for the purpose in item 3513-21 .
Total ......
$105,280 00
()5.0<.)I 00
12,000 00
144,182 00
79,228 00
4,000 00
102,039 00
107,188 00
$1,479,455 00
Textile Institutes:
1331-00 For the maintenance of the Bradford Durfee
technical institute of Fall River, Vvath the
approval of the commissioner of education
and the trustees, including not more than
twenty-two permanent positions, and in-
cluding the sum of ten thousand dollars
which is to be assessed upon the city of
Fall River as a part of the charges to be
paid by said city to the commonwealth in
the calendar year nineteen hundred and
forty-eight, and to be in addition to the
amount authorized for the purpose in item
3513-31
1332-00 For the maintenance of the Lowell textile in-
stitute, with the approval of the commis-
sioner of education and the trustees, includ-
ing not more than sixty-three permanent
positions, and including the sum of ten
thousand dollars which is to be assessed
upon the city of Lowell as a part of the
charges to be paid by said city to the com-
monwealth in the calendar year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, and to be in addi-
tion to the amount authorized for the pur-
pose in item 3513-32 ....
1333-00 For the maintenance of the New Bedford
textile institute, with the approval of the
commissioner of education and the trus-
tees, including not more than twenty-seven
$75,763 00
185,940 00
162 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
permanent positions, and including the
sum of ten thousand dollars which is to be
assessed upon the city of New Bedford as
a part of the charges to be paid by said city
to the commonwealth in the calendar year
nineteen hundred and forty-eight and to be
in addition to the amount authorized for
the purpose in item 3513-33 . . . $57,437 00
Total $319,140 00
University of Massachusetts:
1341 00 I'or the maintenance of the University of
Massachusetts, with the approval of the
trustees, including not more than six hun-
dred and twenty-two permanent positions,
to be in addition to the amount authorized
for the purpose in item 3513-41; and from
the amount herein appropriated sums not
exceeding in the aggregate five hundred
dollars are hereby authorized to be ex-
pended for experimental purposes in con-
nection with the cultivation of beach
plums, as authorized by chapter five hun-
dred and tliirt5'-four of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty -one; and of the amount
appropriated for maintenance of the con-
trol services, one hundred seventy-seven
dollars and seventeen cents is designated
for reimbursement to the state treasurer
to cover payment of salary made in nine-
teen hundred and forty-six to Mr. Fay
Wells, dairy cattle investigator, for serv-
ices rendered after termination of his legal
employment age due to superannuation . $2,388,260 00
Service of the Department of Civil Service and Registration.
Division of Civil Service:
1402-01 For the salary of the director and for the
compensation of members of the commis-
sion ... . . . . . $18,000 00
1402-02 For other personal services and expenses of
the division, including not more than one
hundred and sixty-two permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to the amount au-
thorized for the purpose in item 2970-10 . 368,170 00
1402-03 This item included in item 1402-02.
I
Total $386,170 00
Special :
1402-21 For expenses of hearings as authorized by
section one of chapter six hundred and
sixty-seven of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-five, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose $600 00
Division of Registration:
1403-01 For the salary of the director and for other
personal services and expenses of the divi-
sion, including not more than forty-one
permanent positions .... 179,910 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
163
Item
1403-02 This item included in item 1403-01.
1403-03 This it«m included in item 1403-01.
Board of Registration in Medicine:
1404-01 For personal services of the members of the
board, including not more than seven per-
manent positions ..... $H,300 00
1404-03 This item included in item 1403-01.'
Board of Dental Examiners:
1405-01 For personal services of the members of the
board, including not more than five per-
manent positions ..... 3,800 00
1405-02 This item included in item 1403-01.
1405-03 This item included in item 1403-01.
Board of Registration in Chiropody :
1406-01 For personal services of the members of the
board, including not more than five per-
manent positions ..... 900 00
1406-02 This item included in item 1403-01.
Board of Registration in Pharmacy:
1407-01 For personal services of agents, investigators
and members of the board, including not
more than nine permanent positions . 16,540 00
1407-02 This item included in item 1407-01.
1407-03 This item included in item 1403-01 .
Board of Registration of Nurses:
1408-01 For personal services of the members of the
board, and of the appointive members of
the approving authority, including not
more than ten permanent positions . . 3,405 00
1408-02 This item included in item 1403-01.
Board of Registration in Embalming and
Funeral Directing:
1409-01 For personal services of members of the
board, including not more than three per-
manent positions ..... 3,500 00
1409-02 This item included in item 1403-01 .
1409-03 This item included in item 1403-01.
Board of Registration in Optometry :
1410-01 For personal services of members of the
board, including not more than five per-
manent positions ..... 1 ,900 00
1410-02 This item included in item 1403-01.
Board of Registration in Veterinary Medi-
cine:
1411-01 For personal services of members of the
board, including not more than five per-
manent positions ..... 000 00
1411-02 This item included in item 1403-01.
Board of Registration of Professional Engi-
neers and of Land Surveyors:
1412-01 This item included in item 1403-01.
Board of Registration of Architects:
1413-01 For personal services of members of the
board, including not more than five per-
manent positions ..... 2,5(M) 00
164
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
1413-02 This item included in item 1403-01.
Board of Registration of Certified Public
Accountants:
1414-01 For personal services of members of the
board, including not more than five per-
manent positions .....
1414-02 This item included in item 1403-01.
$675 00
1416-01
1116-02
State Examiners of Electricians:
For personal services of members of the
board, including not more than two per-
manent positions .....
This item included in item 1403-01.
1,000 00
State Examiners of Plumbers:
1417-01 For personal services of members of the
board, including not more than three per-
manent positions .....
1417-02 T.his item included in item 1403-01.
1,100 00
1420-01
1420-02
1421-01
1421-02
1501-01
1501-02
1501-03
1501-04
1501-05
1501-21
1601-01
Board of Registration of Barbers:
For personal services of members of the
board and assistants, including not more
than eight permanent positions
This item included in item 1403-01.
Board of Registration of Hairdressers:
For personal services of members of the board
and assistants, including not more than
seventeen permanent positions
This item included in item 1403-01
Total ......
21,410 00
40,540 00
.1i;284,080 00
Service of the Deparlment of Industrial Accidents.
For personal services of members of the
board, including not more than nine per-
manent positions ..... .$63,500 00
For other personal services and expenses, in-
cluding not more than one hundred and
nineteen permanent positions . . . 328,445 00
This item included in item 1501-02.
This item included in item 1501-02.
For expenses of impartial examinations, and
for expenses of industrial disease referees,
as authorized by section nine B of chapter
one hundred and fifty-two of the General
Laws, for the year nineteen hundred and
forty-nine and the previous year . . 40,000 00
1
.1431,945 00
Total
Division of Self Insurance:
For personal services and other expenses of
the division, as authorized by chapter sixty
of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
five, including not more than six perma-
nent positions ..... $18,555 00
Service of the Department of Labor and Industries.
For the salaries of the commissioner, assist-
ant and associate commissioners, including
not more than five permanent positions . $33,000 00
i
'M
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
165
Item
1601-02
1601-03
1601-12
1601-13
1601-31
1601-32
1601-41
1601-51
1601-52
1601-53
1601-54
1601-61
1601-62
1601-71
1601-72
1601-73
1601-81
1601-82
1603-01
1603-02
1604-01
1604-02
For personal services and expenses of the
administrative and inspectional services,
including not more than seventy-oight
permanent positions .... .$258,805 00
This item included in item 1601-02.
This item included in item 1601-02.
This item included in item 1601-02.
For personal services and expenses of the
division of occupational hygiene, including
not more than ten permanent positions 36,075 00
This item included in item 1601-31.
For personal services for the statistical serv-
ice, including not more than thirty-six
permanent positions, and for services other
than personal, printing report and publica-
tions, traveling expenses and office supplies
and equipment for the statistical service . 97,160 00
For personal services and expenses of the
division on necessaries of life, including
not more than five permanent positions . 14,970 00
This item included in item 1601-51.
For personal services and other expenses in
administering sections two hundred and
ninety-five A to two hundred and ninety-
five O, inclusive, of chapter ninety-four of
the General Laws, relating to the adver-
tising and sale of motor fuel at retail, in-
cluding not more than twelve permanent
positions ... . . . 38,532 00
This item included in item 1601-53.
For personal services and expenses for the
board of conciliation and arbitration, in-
cluding not more than ten permanent
positions ...... .50,515 00
This item included in item 1601-61.
For personal services and expenses of the
minimum wage service, including not more
than twenty-eight permanent positions . 75,380 00
This item included in item 1601-71.
For compensation and expenses of wage
boards 8,650 00
For personal services and expenses for the
division of standards, including not more
than seventeen permanent positions . 59,860 00
This item included in item 1601-81.
Total ?672,947 00
Massachusetts Development and Industrial
Commission :
For personal services and expenses, and for
the promotion and development of the in-
dustrial, agricultural and recreational re-
sources of the commonwealth, including
not more than eleven permanent positions $216,135 00
This item included in item 1603-01.
Total $216,135 00
Labor Relations Commission:
For personal services and administrative ex-
penses, including not more than twenty
permanent positions .... $80,921 00
This item included in item 1604-01.
Total
$80,921 00
166
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
1605-01
1605-02
Division of Apprentice Training:
For personal services and expenses as au-
thorized by sections eleven E to eleven L,
inclusive, of chapter twenty -three of the
General Laws, including not more than
eight permanent positions
This item included in item 1605-01.
Total . . . ...
$39,415 00
$39,415 00
Service of Ihe Department of Mental Health.
1701-01 For the salary of the commissioner
1701-02 For personal services and expenses including
not more than ninety-two permanent
positions ......
1701-03 For transportation and medical examination
of state charges under its charge for the
year nineteen hundred and forty-nine and
for previous years .....
1701-04 This item included in item 1701-02.
1701-12 For the cost of boarding out of patients under
the provisions of section sixteen of chapter
one hundred and twenty-three of the Gen-
eral Laws . . . .
Total
$12,000 00
294,980 00
4,500 00
90,000 00
$401,480 00
Division of Mental Hygiene:
1702-00 For expenses, including not more than sixty-
six permanent positions, of investigating
the nature, causes and results of mental
diseases and defects and the publication of
the results thereof, and of what further
preventive or other measures might be
taken and what further expenditures for
investigation might be made which would
give promise of decreasing the number of
persons afflicted with mental diseases or
defects .......
$207,000 00
Special :
1702-21
For the cost of boarding certain
minded persons in private homes
feeble-
$3,500 00
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the following institutions
under the control of the Department of
Mental Health:
1710-00 Boston psychopathic hospital, including not
more than one hundred and eighty perma-
nent positions $507,650 00
1711-00 Boston state hospital, including not more
than seven hundred and forty-three perma-
nent positions 2,004,047 00
1712-00 Danvers state hospital, including not more
than six hundred and thirty-one permanent
positions ...... 1,514,767 00
1713-00 Foxborough state hospital, including not
more than three hundred and eighty-two
permanent positions .... 908,197 00
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 198.
167
Item
1714-00 Gardner state hospital, including not more
than three hundred and seventy-six perma-
nent positions .....
1715-00 Grafton state hospital, including not more
than five hundred and thirteen permanent
positions ......
1716-00 Medfield state hospital, including not more
than five hundred and twenty-three perma-
nent positions .....
1717-00 Metropolitan state hospital, including not
more than four hundred and seventy-nine
permanent positions ....
1718-00 Northampton state hospital, including not
more than four hundred and ninety-eight
permanent positions . . . .
1719-00 Taunton state hospital, including not more
than five hundred and twentj'-seven perma-
nent positions .....
1720-00 Westborough state hospital, including not
more than four hundred and seventy-nine
permanent positions ....
1721-00 Worcester state hospital, including not more
than six hundred and fifty-six permanent
positions ......
1722-00 Monson state hospital, including not more
than four hundred and fifty permanent
positions ......
1723-00 Belchertown state school, including not more
than three hundred and thirty permanent
positions ......
1724-00 Walter E. Fernald state school, including not
more than five hundred and thirty-one
permanent positions ....
1725-00 Wrentham state school, including not more
than four hundred and twenty-eight per-
manent positions .....
1726-00 State school at Camp Myles Standish, so
called, including not more than two hun-
dred and twelve permanent positions
Total .....
5946,835 00
1,225,500 00
1,203,911 00
1,241,375 00
1,337,385 00
1,297,290 00
1,165,936 00
1,765,697 00
1,072,185 00
878,795 00
1,284,346 00
1,074,760 00
612,855 00
$20,041,531 00
Service of the Department of Correclion.
1801-01 For the salary of the commissioner . . $8,000 00
1801-02 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than twentv-four permanent
positions . . '. . . . 86,480 00
1801-03 This item included in item 1801-02.
1801-04 This item included in item 1801-02.
1801-05 This item included in item 1801-02.
1801-07 This item included in item 1801-02.
Total $94,480 00
Division of Classification of Prisoners:
1801-08 For expenses of the division hereby author-
ized, including not more than eleven per-
manent positions; provided, that the
persons employed hereunder shall not be
subject to civil service laws or the rules and
regulations made thereunder .
$35,670 00
168
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
1801-21
1801-22
1801-23
1801-24
1802-00
1803-00
1805-00
1806-00
1807-00
Parole Board:
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than forty-three permanent posi-
tions .......
This item included in item 1801-21.
This item included in item 1801-21.
This item included in item 1801-21.
Total
For the maintenance of and for certain
improvements at the following institu-
tions under the control of the Depart-
ment of Correction:
State farm, including not more than four
hundred and fifty-three permanent posi-
tions .......
State prison, including not more than one
hundred and fifty-nine permanent posi-
tions .......
Massachusetts reformatory, including not
more than two hundred and two perma-
nent positions .....
Reformatory for women, including not more
than one hundred and twentj^-seven per-
manent positions .....
State prison colony, including not more than
two hundred and twenty-eight permanent
positions ......
Total
$142,950 00
$142,950 00
$1,504,973 00
661,400 00
826,680 00
439,945 00
803,200 00
$4,236,198 00
I
1901-01
1901-02
1901-03
1901-22
1902-01
1902-02
Service of the Deparlmenl of Public Welfare.
Administration ;
For the salary of the commissioner . . $8,000 00
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than thirty-six permanent posi-
tions 118,085 00
This item included in item 1901-02.
Total $126,085 00
Special :
For personal services and expenses in con-
nection with the federal program for dis-
tribution of surplus commodities; provided,
that notwithstanding any other provision
of law persons employed hereunder shall
not be subject to the civil service laws
or the rules and regulations made there-
under, nor to the laws regarding pensions
and retirement, but their employment and
salary rates shall be subject to approval of
the division of personnel and standardiza-
tion $7,990 00
State Board of Housing:
For personal services and expenses, as au-
thorized by section eighteen of chapter
eighteen of the General Laws, including
not more than nine permanent positions . $45,770 00
This item included in item 1902-01.
Total $45,770 00 !
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
169
Item
1904-01
1904-02
Division of Aid and Relief:
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than one hundred and five per-
manent positions ..... $274,860 00
This item included in item 1904-01.
Total $274,860 00
Division of Child Guardianship:
1900-01 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than one hundred and ninet}'-
nine permanent positions
1906-02 This item included in item 1906-01.
1 906-03 For the care and maintenance of children, in-
cluding not more than two permanent
positions ......
Total
$518,490 00
2,850,000 GO
$3,368,490 00
Tuition of children :
1907-01 For tuition in the public schools, including
transportation to and from school, of chil-
dren boarded by the department, for the
twelve months ending June thirtieth, nine-
teen hundred and forty-eight .
$365,000 00
The following items are for reimbursement
of cities and towns, and are to be in addi-
tion to any unexpended balances of ap-
propriations heretofore made for the pur-
pose:
1907-05 For the payment of suitable aid to certain
dependent children ....
1907-07 For the burial by cities and towns of indigent
persons who have no legal settlement
1907-08 For expenses in connection with smallpox and
other diseases dangerous to the public
health .......
1907-09 For the support of sick indigent persons who
have no legal settlement
1907-10 For temporary aid given to indigent persons
with no legal settlement, and to sliip-
wrecked seamen by cities and towns, and
for the transportation of indigent per-
sons under the charge of the department .
1907-11 For the settlement of certain claims of the
city of Boston, involving temporary aid
given to indigent persons with no legal
settlement, with the approval of the at-
torney general .....
Total
$3,800,000 00
22,000 00
213,000 00
234,000 00
1,750,000 00
125,000 00
$6,509,000 00
Division of Juvenile Training, Trustees of
Massachusetts Training Schools:
1908-01 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than seven permanent positions;
provided that the position of business
agent, so called, shall not be subject to the
civil service laws or the rules and regula-
tions made thereunder ....
1908-02 This item included in item 1908-01.
$26,890 00
170
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
It«m
1908-1 1
1908-12
1908-13
1908-31
1908-32
1908^0
1915-00
1916-00
1917-00
1918-00
'^i
1919-00
2001-01
2001-02
2001-03
2002-01
Boys' Parole:
For personal services of agents in the division
for boys paroljed and boarded in families,
and for expenses, including not more than
twenty-five permanent positions . . $112,720 00
This item included in item 1908-11.
This item included in item 1908-11.
Girls' Parole:
For personal services of agents in the division
for girls paroled from the industrial school
for girls, and for expenses, including not
more than eighteen permanent positions . 64,430 00
This item included in item 1908-31.
Total $204,040 00
Instniction in public schools:
For reimbursement of cities and towns for
tuition of children attending the public
schools $7,500 00
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the institutions under the
control of the trustees of the Massachu-
setts training schools, with the approval
of said trustees, as follows:
Industrial school for boys, including not more
than one hundred and twenty-five perma-
nent positions .....
Industrial school for girls, including not more
than ninety-eight permanent positions
Lyman school for boys, including not more
than one hundred and forty-nine perma-
nent positions .....
Total
Massachusetts Hospital School:
For the maintenance of the Massachusetts
hospital school, including not more than
one hundred and seventy-four permanent
positions, to be expended with the approval
of the trustees thereof . . . $435,000 00
Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary:
For the maintenance of the Tewksbury state
hospital and infirmary, including not more
than seven hundred and one permanent
positions, to be expended with the ap-
proval of the trustees thereof .
Service of the Department of Public Health.
Administration :
For the salary of the commissioner
For personal services of the health council and
office assistants, and for expenses, includ-
ing not more than twenty-five permanent
positions ......
This item included in item 2001-02.
Division of Local Health Administration:
For personal services of the director and
assistants, and district health officers, and
for expenses, including not more than
thirty-three permanent positions . . 138,300 00
$327,500 00
285,000 00
452,000 00
$1,064,500 00
$1,793,520 00
$10,000 00
70,900 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
171
Item
2002-02
2003-01
2003-02
2004-01
2004-02
2005-01
2005-02
2006-01
2006-02
2007-07
2007-08
2008-11
2008-12
2009-01
2009-02
2010-01
This item included in item 2002-01.
Division of Cancer and Other Chronic Dis-
eases :
For personal services and expenses, of the
division, including not more than sixteen
permanent positions .... $97,530 00
This item included in item 2003-01.
Division of Maternal and Child Health:
For personal serWces and expenses, of the
division, including not more than twenty
permanent positions .... $72,575 00
This item included in item 2004-01.
Division of Communicable Diseases:
For personal services of the director, epi-
demiologists, bacteriologists, and assistants
in the diagnostic laboratory and the Was-
sermann laboratory, and for expenses, in-
cluding not more than thirty-eight perma-
nent positions $114,200 00
This item included in item 2005-01.
Venereal Diseases:
For personal services for the control of vene-
real diseases, including not more than eight
permanent positions .... $26,130 00
For services other than personal, traveling
expenses, office supplies and equipment, in-
cluding the cost of medicines, hospitaliza-
tion, and clinics, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose; provided, that the maximum
rate to be paid for hospitalization shall not
exceed four dollars and fifty cents per
diem 255,000 00
Division of Biologic Laboratories:
For personal services and expenses in the in-
vestigation and production of antitoxin and
vaccine lymph and other specific material
for inoculation, diagnosis and treatment,
including not more than forty-eight perma-
nent positions $153,705 00
This item included in item 2007-07.
For personal services and expenses, for a pro-
gram for the production and utilization of
blood plasma and other products derived
from blood, including not more than thirty-
nine permanent positions; provided, that
no charge shall be made for said products . 126,635 00
This item included in item 2008-11.
Dental Health:
For personal services and expenses of the divi-
sion including not more than six permanent
positions $23,745 00
This item included in item 2009-01.
Division of Hospital Inspection and Sur-
vey:
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than three permanent positions $44,545 00
172
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
2012-01
2012-02
Inspection of Food and Drugs:
For personal services of the director, analysts,
inspectors and other assistants, and for
expenses, including not more than thirtj'-
one permanent positions
This item included in item 2012-01.
$103,190 00
Division of Sanitary Engineering:
2015-01 For personal services of the director, engi-
neers, chemists, clerks and other assistants,
including personal services for administer-
ing the law relative to shellfish, and for ex-
penses, including not more than fifty-five
permanent positions ....
2015-02 This item included in item 2015-01.
Total
$210,705 00
$1,447,160 00
Division of Sanatoria and Tuberculosis:
2020-01 For personal services and expenses of the
division, including certain diagnostic clinics
for tuberculosis, and including not more
than thirty permanent positions . . $107,605 00
2020-02 This item included in item 2020-01.
2020-03 For expenses of hospitalization of certain
patients suffering from chronic rheuma-
tism, as authorized by section one hundred
and sixteen A of chapter one hundred and
eleven of the General Laws . . . 35,000 00
2020-1 1 To cover the payment of certain subsidies for
the maintenance of hospitals for tubercular
patients . ... . . . 365,000 00
Total $507,605 00
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the sanatoria, as follows:
2022-00 Lakeville state sanatorium, including not
more than two hundred and forty -two per-
manent positions .....
2023-00 North Reading state sanatorium, including
not more than two hundred and five perma-
nent positions .....
2024-00 Rutland state sanatorium, including not more
than two hundred and sixty-eight perma-
nent positions .....
2025-00 Westfield state sanatorium, including not
more than two hundred and eighty-three
permanent positions ....
Total
$554,000 00
457,490 00
647,600 00
723,100 00
. $2,382,190 00
Pondville Hospital:
2031-00 For maintenance of the Pondville hospital,
including care of radium, and including not
more than two hundred and twenty-eight
permanent positions ....
$569,340 00
2101-01
Service of the Department of Public Safety.
Administration :
For the salary of the commissioner
$7,000 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
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Item
2101-02
2101-03
2102-01
2102-02
2102-03
2102-04
2103-01
2103-02
2103-03
2103-04
2104-01
2104-02
2104-11
2104-12
2104-21
2104-22
2104-31
2104-32
2105-11
2105-12
2105-13
For personal services and expenses, includ-
ing not more than eighty-three perma-
nent positions .....
This item included in item 2101-02.
Total
Division of State Police:
For the salaries of officers and detective in-
spectors, including not more than three
hundred and fifty-nine permanent posi-
tions partly chargeable to items 2970 04
and 3604-21
For personal services of civilian employees,
including not more than one hundred and
thirty-eight permanent positions
For other necessary expenses of the division,
to be in addition to the amounts appro-
priated in items 2970-05 and 3604-22
For expert assistance to the commissioner,
and for maintenance of laboratories, in-
cluding not more than eight permanent
positions ......
Total
Fire Prevention Service:
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than twenty-one permanent
positions ......
This item included in item 2103-01.
This item included in item 2103-01.
This item included in item 2103-01.
Total
Division of Inspection :
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than one permanent position
This item included in item 2104-01.
For personal services of officers for the build-
ing inspection service, and for expenses,
including not more than thirty -three per-
manent positions .....
This item included in item 2104-11.
For personal services of officers for the
boiler inspection service, and for expenses,
including not more than twenty-six per-
manent positions .....
This item included in item 2104-21.
Total ......
Board of Boiler Rules:
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than four permanent positions
This item included in item 2104-31.
Total ......
State Boxing Commission:
For personal services and expenses, includ-
ing not more than five permanent positions
This item included in item 2105-11.
This item included in item 2105-11.
Total
$238,675 00
$245,675 00
$186,665 00
260,000 00
143,800 00
28,500 00
$618,965 00
$99,130 00
$99,130 00
$6,840 00
135,870 00
107,710 00
$250,420 00
$1,500 00
$1,500 00
$27,240 00
$27,240 00
174
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
2106-01
Board of Standards:
For personal services and expenses of the
board, including not more than seven per-
manent positions , . . . .
$6,100 00
Board of Elevator Regulations:
2107-01 For personal services and expenses of the
board, as authorized by chapter six hun-
dred and forty-three of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-five, including not
more than seven permanent positions
$6,100 00
Board of Fire Prevention Regulations:
2108-01 For personal services and expenses of the
board, as authorized by chapter seven
hundred and ten of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty -five, including not more
than six permanent positions .
$5,300 00
Service of the Deparlmcvl of Public Works.
Functions of the department relating to
waterways and pubhc lands:
2202-01 For personal services of the director, chief
engineer and assistants, and for expenses,
including not more than twenty perma-
nent positions $66,600 00
2202-02 This item included in item 2202-01.
2202-03 For the care and maintenance of the prov-
ince lands and of the lands acquired and
structures erected by the Provincetown
tercentenary commission, including not
more than five permanent positions . 9,500 00
2202-04 For the compensation of dumping inspectors 1,000 00
2202-06 For the maintenance and repair of certain
property in the town of Plymouth, includ-
ing not more than two permanent positions 5,000 00
2202-07 For the operation and maintenance of the
New Bedford state pier, including not more
than eight permanent positions . 18,000 00
2202-08 For the operation and maintenance of the
Cape Cod Canal pier, including not more
than one permanent position . . . 5,000 00
2202-09 For the maintenance of structures, and for
repairing damages along the coast line or
river banks of the commonwealth, and for
the removal of wrecks and other obstruc-
tions from tidewaters and great ponds . 50,000 00
2202-11 For the improvement, development, main-
tenance and protection of rivers and har-
bors, tidewaters and foreshores within the
commonwealth, as authorized by section
eleven of chapter ninety-one of the General
Laws, and of great ponds, including the
entire cost of surveys and of the prepara-
tion of preliminary plans for projects pro-
posed to be undertaken hereunder, and any
unexpended balance of the appropriation
for these purposes remaining on June thir-
tieth, nineteen hundred and forty-eight
may be expended in the succeeding fiscal
year; provided, that all other expenditures
for work undertaken hereunder, including
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
175
Item
2202-12
2202-13
2230-02
2230-03
the cost of engineering during construc-
tion, shall be upon condition that at least
fifty per cent of the cost is covered by con-
tributions from municipalities or other
organizations and individuals, except that
in the case of dredging channels for harbor
improvements at least twenty-five per cent
of the cost shall be so covered . $100,000 00
For re-establishing and permanently marking
certain triangulation points and stations,
as required by order of the land court in
accordance with section thirty-three of
chapter ninety-one of the General Laws . 800 00
For expenses of surveying certain town
boundaries by the department of public
works 300 00
The unexpended balance of the amount
previously appropriated for improve-
ments in Menemsha Creek in the towns
of Chilmark and Gay Head, as author-
ized by and subject to the conditions of
chapter seventy of the resolves of nine-
teen hundred and thirty-nine, is hereby
reappropriated.
Total $256,200 00
Functions of the department relating to
airports :
For personal services and expenses of operat-
ing the Logan Airport, including not more
than one hundred and eleven permanent
positions $534,500 00
This item included in item 2230-02.
Service of the Department of Public Utilities.
2301-01 For personal services of the commissioners,
including not more than five permanent
positions ......
2301-02 For personal services and expenses, includ-
ing not more than fifty-seven permanent
positions ......
2301-03 This item included in item 2301-02.
2301-04 This item included in item 2301-02.
2301-05 This item included in item 2301-02.
2301-06 This item included in item 2301-02.
2301-07 This item included in item 2301-02.
2301-08 This item included in item 2301-02.
Total
$41,000' 00
205,375 00
$246,375 00
Special investigations:
2301-09 For personal services and expenses of hear-
ings and special investigations, including
legal assistants and stenographic services
as needed; provided, that no salaries or ex-
penses of permanent employees shall be
charged to this item .... $15,000 00
2301-10 For personal services and expenses of an in-
vestigation of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company, includ-
ing exfjenses of the department of the at-
torney general in connection with said in-
vestigation 10,000 00
176
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Itam
2301-12
2302-01
2302-02
2304-01
2304-02
For personal services and expenses of an audit
of the metropolitan transit authority, in-
cluding the cost of preparation of a report
thereon, as authorized by chapter five
hundred and forty-four of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-seven .
Investigation of Gas and Electric Light
Meters :
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than twelve permanent positions
This item included in item 2302-01.
Total
Commercial Motor Vehicle Division:
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than thirty-one permanent posi-
tions .......
This item included in item 2304-01.
Total
Sale of Securities:
2308-01 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than nine permanent positions .
2308-02 This item included in item 2308-01.
Total
$10,000 00
$42,990 00
$42,990 00
$111,030 00
$111,030 00
$30,025 00
$30,02.5 00
i
Interest on the Public Debt.
2410-00 For the payment of interest on the direct debt
of the commonwealth, to be in addition to
the amounts appropriated in items 2951-00,
3180-02 and 3590-02 ....
$231,250 00
Requirements for Extinguisiiing the State Debt.
2420-00 For sinking fund requirements and for cer-
tain serial bonds maturing during the year
nineteen hundred and forty-nine, to be in
addition to the amount appropriated in
items 2952-00 and 3180-01
2501-01 Notwithstanding any provision of law regu-
lating the determination of the total
amounts of receipts from income taxes to
be paid to cities and towns without appro-
priation, the sum of twenty-eight million
dollars is hereby appropriated from the
General Fund for payment of the amounts
due to them from such receipts, and the
total amounts to be paid by the state
treasurer on or before November twentieth,
nineteen hundred and forty-eight from the
sum herein appropriated, shall be not less
than nine million, nine hundred thousand
dollars; provided, that a sum equivalent
to the expenditures under this item shall
be transferred from said receipts to the
General Fund .....
2501-02 Notwithstanding any provision of law regu-
lating the determination of the total
amounts of receipts from taxes paid by
domestic business and domestic manufac-
$3,040,000 00
28,000,000 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
177
Item
turing . corporations and foreign manufac-
turing and other foreign corporations to be
paid to cities and towns, heretofore paid
without appropriation, the sum of twenty-
seven milhon dollars is hereby appropriated
from the General Fund for payments of
the amounts due to them from such re-
ceipts, and the total amounts to be paid
by the state treasurer, on or before Novem-
ber thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, from the sum herein appropriated,
shall be not less than fifteen million dollars;
provided, that a sum equivalent to the
expenditures under this item shall be
transferred from said receipts to the
General Fund .....
$27,000,000 00
Unclassified Accounts and Claims.
2801-00 For the maintenance of Bunker Hill monu-
ment and the property adjacent, to be
expended by the metropolitan district
commission $17,000 00
2805-01 For the payment of certain annuities and
pensions of soldiers and others under the
provisions of certain acts and resolves . 12,210 00
2805-02 For payment of any claims, as authorized by
section eighty-nine of chapter thirty-two
of the General Laws, for allowances to the
families of certain employees killed or
fatally injured in the discharge of their
duties 12,000 00
2811-02 For the compensation of veterans who may
be retired by the governor under the pro-
visions of sections fifty-six to fifty-nine,
inclusive, of chapter thirty-two of the
General Laws 400,000 00
281 1-03 For the compensation of certain prison officers
and instructors formerly in the service of
the commonwealth, now retired . 62,000 00
2811-04 For the compensation of state police officers
formerly in the service of the common-
wealth, now retired .... 50,000 00
2812-01 For projects for dredging channels and filling
flats, and for the removal of wrecks and
other obstruction from tidewater, to be in
addition to any amounts heretofore made
available for the pur]30se to be expended
under the direction of the Port of Boston
Authority 50,000 00
2820-02 For small items of expenditure for which no
appropriations have been made, and for
cases in which appropriations have been
exhausted or have reverted to the treasury
in previous years ..... 1,000 00
2820-04 For the compensation of certain public em-
ployees for injuries sustained in the course
of their employment, for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-nine and for previous
years, as provided by section sixty-nine
of chapter one hundred and fifty-two of the
General Laws, to be in addition to the
amounts appropriated by item 2970-07 . 45,000 00
178 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
ttem
2820-06 For reimbursement of persons for funds pre-
viously deposited in the treasury of the
commonwealth and escheated to the com-
monwealth $1,000 00
Total $650,210 00
Purchase of Motor Vehicles.
2820-32 For the purchase by the state purchasing
agent of motor vehicles for which funds
are not otherwise available, to be in addi-
tion to the amount appropriated in item
2970-12. Motor vehicles purchased under
this item are to be allocated, with the ap- ;
proval of the commission on administra- !
tion and finance, to the various depart- ;
ments and agencies of the commonwealth, ;
and transfers of the sums required for said j
purchases are to be authorized by said ;
commission from the amount herein appro- ;
priated to appropriations made for the ;
services of said departments and agencies . $250,000 00 i
Rental of State Offices. j
2820-33 For rental of office space outside of the state ]
house, including the cost of moving and \
expenses incidental thereto, the sum of j
ten thousand dollars is hereby appro- 3
priated and made available for transfer, f
with the approval of the commission on ■J
administration and finance, to appropria- ^
tions where the amounts otherwise avail- |
able are insufficient for the purpose . . $10,000 00 |
Reserve for Cost of Food and Fuel.
2820-34 For a reserve for expenses arising from pos-
sible increases in the cost of food and fuel
the sum of five hundred thousand dollars
is hereby appropriated and made available
for transfer with the approval of the com-
.. mission on administration and finance, to
appropriation items where the amounts
otherwise available for the purchase of
food and fuel are insufficient for the pur-
pose $500,000 00
The Following Appropriations are made from the Highway
Fund:
Service of the Department of Public Works
2900-01 For the salaries of the commissioner and the
«>: ''••• associate commissioners, including not
more than three permanent positions $21,840 00
2921-01 This item included in item 2900-01.
2921-02 This item included in item 2900-45.
2921-03 This item included in item 2900-45.
2921-04 This item included in item 2900-45.
2921-05 This item included in item 2900-45.
Functions of the department relating to
highways:
2900-02 For personal services and expenses of ad-
ministrative and engineering work per-
formed in connection with all highway
' -:, ■ . activities; for personal services and ex-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198. 179
Uem
penses of the department secretary and
department business agent; and for the
payment of damages caused by defects in
state highways, with the approval of the
attorney general $5,412,500 00
2900-04 For the maintenance and repair of state high-
ways and bridges, including control of snow
and ice on state highways and town roads,
and for the maintenance of traffic signs
and signals; for personal services and ex-
penses of work for which the highway fund
is reimbursed, other than work in connec-
tion with projects included in federal aid
programs; for the cost, not exceeding sev-
enty-five thousand dollars, of increasing
the inventory held in storerooms of the
department; and for the payment of per-
sonal services and expenses in connection
with the purchase, construction and repair
of shelters for departmental equipment and
material, the cost of which is less than five
thousand dollars for each project . 0,532,500 00
2900-10 For projects for the construction and re-
construction of highways and bridges,
including the elimination of grade cross-
ings, which have been approved by the
proper federal authorities to be included in
federal aid programs, and for land dam-
ages in connection with such projects;
provided, that any portion of the sum
herein appropriated may also be used for
said federal aid projects in conjunction
with city or town funds, to be in addition
to amounts heretofore authorized for these
purposes 17,000,000 00
2900-12 For projects for improving state highways
and through routes, including bridges, and
including construction and reconstruction,
it being the intent of the general court that
state highways shall be made continuous
whether or not the sections to be made
state highways require construction work;
and, upon agreement with city or town
officials, for construction of needed im-
provements on other through routes not
designated as state highways and without
acceptance by the oonimonwealth of re-
sponsibiUty for maintenance; provided,
that no portion of the sum herein appro-
priated shall be used, whether or not in
conjunction with city or town funds, for
projects which can be included in federal
aid programs 3,000,000 00
2900-17 I'or projects for the construction and mainte-
nance of town and county ways, as pro-
vided in subdivision two (a) of section
thirty-four of chapter ninety of the General
Laws; provided, that amounts appro-
priated for this purpose in any fiscal year
shall be available for expenditure in the
succeeding fiscal year; and, provided fur-
ther, that not less than three hundred thou-
sand dollars of the sum herein appropriated
shall be available for maintenance projects
on said town and county ways . . 3,000,000 00
180
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
2900-18
2900-45
For aiding towns in the repair and improve-
ment of pul)lic ways as provided in section
twenty-six of chapter eighty-one of the
General Laws under the terms provided in
item 2900-18 of section five of chapter six
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-five
For personal services and expenses in the
office of the commissioner, including tele-
phone service in the public works building,
and including not more than nineteen
permanent positions ....
Special :
2900-50 \ The existence of the public works stores and
55 / equipment account, established by items
2900-50 and 2900-55 of section two of chap-
ter sixty-eight of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-three, is hereby continued
for the year nineteen hundred and forty-
nine under the terms and conditions pre-
scribed by said items of said chapter sixty-
eight; provided, that the total amount to
be expended for capital outlay for the pur-
chase of equipment from this account in the
year nineteen hundred and forty-nine shall
not exceed eight hundred and fifty thou-
sand dollars; and the sum of five hundred
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated,
to be in addition to any amounts other-
wise available for this purpose .
2900-80
2900-81
2900-82
2900-90
2923-72
2924-01
2924-02
$2,080,000 00
$80,000 00
2924-03
Public Works Building:
For personal services and expenses of opera-
tion and maintenance of the public works
building, including not more than eighty
permanent positions ....
This item included in item 2900-80.
This item included in item 2900-80.
Specials :
For the cost of installation of certain lights in
the public works building, to be in addi-
tion to any other amount appropriated for
the purpose .....
For stream clearance projects, as authorized
by sections one to four, inclusive, of chap-
ter five hundred and thirteen of the acts
of nineteen hundred and thirty-nine.
Registration of Motor Vehicles:
For personal services, including not more
than seven hundred and nine permanent
positions .....
For services other than personal, including
traveling expenses, purchase of necessary
supplies and materials, including cartage
and storage of the same, and for work inci-
dental to the registration and licensing of
owners and operators of motor vehicles
For printing and other expenses necessary in
connection with publicity for certain safety
work ......
Total
$500,000 00
$271,313 00
$10,000 00
$10,000 00
$1,768,430 00
747,325 00,
7,500 00
$2,523,255 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
181
Item
2931-01
2931-03
2931-04
2951-00
2952-00
2970-01
2970-02
Metropolitan District Commission.
The following items are to be paid with the
approval of the metropolitan district
commission :
For personal services and other expenses of
general administration, including not more
than fifty-four permanent positions, partly
chargeable to item 8501-00
For maintenance of boulevards and parkways,
including installation of traffic lights
For the construction, reconstruction and im-
provement of boulevards and parkways,
including bridges, and including the resur-
facing and repairing thereof, to be in addi-
tion to any amount heretofore appropriated
for the purpose .....
$44,290 00
1,870,145 00
Total
1,750,000 00
$3,664,435 00
Interest on the Public Debt.
2970-03
For the payment of interest on the direct
debt of the commonwealth, to be in addi-
tion to the amount appropriated in items
2410-00, 3180-02 and 3590-02 . . $3,032 50
Requirements for Extinguishing the State Debt.
For sinking fund requirements and certain
serial bonds maturing during the year nine-
teen hundred and forty -nine, to be in addi-
tion to the amount appropriated in items
2420-00 and 3180-01 .... $8,500 00
Service of the Treasurer and Receiver General.
State Board of Retirement:
For the payment of the commonwealth's
share in financing the state employees' re-
tirement system, as provided by chapter six
hundred and fifty-eight of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-five, to be in addi-
tion to the amount appropriated in item
0604-03 $63,000 00
Service of the Department of Banking and Insurance.
Division of Insurance:
For other personal services and e.xpenses of
the division, including expenses of the
board of appeal and certain other costs of
supervising motor vehicle liability insur-
ance, to be in addition to the amount ap-
propriated in item 1103-02 . . . $132,860 00
This item omitted.
Service of the Department of Public Safety.
Division of State Police:
2970-04 For the salaries of officers and detective in-
spectors, to be in addition to the amount
appropriated in items 2102-01 and 3604-21
2970-05 For other necessary expenses of the division,
to be in addition to the amount appropri-
ated in items 2102-03 and 3604-22 .
Total
$700,000 00
300,000 00
$1,000,000 00
182 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
Unclassified Accounts and Claims.
2970-07 For the compensation of certain public em-
ployees for injuries sustained in the course
of their employment, for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-nine and for previous
years, as provided by section sixty-nine of
chapter one hundred and fifty-two of the
General Laws, to be in addition to the
amount appropriated by item 2820-04 . $60,000 00
2970-09 For the estimated share of the cost of certain
administrative functions of the treasurer
and receiver general, the auditor of the
commonwealth, and the commission on ad-
ministration and finance, properly charge-
able to the highway fund, the sum of one
hundred and eighty-eight thousand, five
hundred and eight dollars is hereby appro-
priated to be allocated in the following
amounts for the purposes set forth in the
following items and to be in addition to the
amounts appropriated in said items from
the general fund:
Item 0414-02
Item 0414-03
Item 0414-04
Item 0414-05
Item 0414-06
Item 0601-02
Item 0701-02
$5,656 00
77,600 00
4,190 00
27,560 00
18,144 00
31,058 00
24,300 00
$188,508 00
Service of the Department of Civil Service and Registration.
Division of Civil Service:
2970-10 For other personal services and expenses of
the division, to be in addition to the
amount authorized for this purpose in item
1402-02 $78,635 GO
Purchase of Motor Vehicles.
2970-12 For the purchase by the state purchasing
agent of motor vehicles for which funds are
not otherwise available, to be in addition
to the amount appropriated in item
2820-32. Motor vehicles purchased under
this item are to be allocated, with the
approval of the commission on administra-
tion and finance, to the various depart-
ments and agencies of the commonwealth,
and transfers of the sums required for said
purchases are to be authorized by said
commission from the amount herein appro-
priated to appropriations made for the
services of said departments and agencies . $40,000 00
Service of the Department of Corporations and Taxation.
2970-13 To cover the estimated cost of personal serv-
ices for the collection of the gasoline tax, so
called, and to be in addition to the amount
appropriated in item 1201-02 . . . $85,000 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap, 198.
183
It«m
2970-14
To cover the fstimated cost of other expenses
for the collection of the gasohne tax, so
called, and to be in addition to the amount
appropriated in item 1201-03 . . . $11,800 00
Total $96,800 00
The Following Appropriations are made from the Port of Boston
Fund:
Port of Boston Authority:
3140-01 For personal services, including not more
than fifty-three permanent positions, and
other expenses of administration, including
the cost of advertising and of maintenance
of certain offices outside of the common-
wealth, and the cost of engineering pro-
vided that no compensation or expenses of
consultants for legal services shall be
chargeable to this item .... $285,470 00
3150-01 For personal services, including not more than
seventy-seven permanent positions, and
for other expenses as required for the opera-
tion and maintenance of property under
the control of the authority, including the
cost of certain reconstruction and repairs . 300,960 00
Requirements for Extinguishing the State
Debt:
3180-01 For sinking fund requirements and certain
serial bonds maturing in the year nineteen
hundred and forty-nine, to be in addition
to the amounts appropriated in items
2420-00 and 2952-00 .... 180,000 00
Interest on the Public Debt:
3180-02 For the payment of interest on the direct
debt of the commonwealth, to be in addi-
tion to the amounts appropriated in items
2410-00, 2951-00, and 3590-02 . . 47,738 GO
Total $814,168 00
The Following Appropriations are made from the Inland Fish-
eries AND Game Fund.
Service of the Department of Conservation.
Division of Fisheries and Game:
For personal services and expenses in the
office of the director, including not more
than twelve permanent positions . . $41,440 00
This item included in item 3304-01.
This item included in item 3304-01.
Enforcement of laws :
For personal services and expenses of con-
servation officers, to be in addition to the
amount appropriated in item 1004-1 1 . 75,305 00
This item included in item 3304-11.
Biological work:
For personal services and expenses, includ-
ing not more than three permanent posi-
tions 15,990 00
3304-01
3304-02
3304-03
3304-11
3304-12
3304-21
184
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
3304-22 This item included in item 3304-21 .
Propagation of game birds, etc. :
3304-31 For personal services and expenses at game
farms and fish hatcheries, including not
more than twenty-five permanent positions
3304-32 This item included in item 3304-31.
$330,362 00
Damages by wild deer and wild moose:
3304-35 For the payment of damages caused by wild
deer and wild moose, for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-nine and for previous
years, as provided by law
12,000 00
3304-41
3304-42
Supervision of public fishing and hunting
grounds :
For personal services and expenses
This item included in item 3304-41.
5,400 00
Specials :
3304-43 For the cost of certain work in connection
with the improvement of streams and bird
cover, including increasing the supply of
feed for game birds ... 15,000 00
3304-45 For expenses of providing for the establish-
ment and maintenance of public fishing
grounds; provided, that none of the money
appropriated in this item shall be used for
the purchase of land .... 10,000 00
3304-46 For expenses of providing for the establish-
ment of public shooting grounds; provided,
that none of the money ajjpropriated in
this item shall be used for the purchase of
land 25,000 00
3304-47 For consultants and other personal services,
and for expenses, in connection with a bio-
logical survey of the streams and waters
of the commonwealth to be made under
the direction of the commissioner of con-
servation . . . 15,510 00
3304-50 For the establishment of pond fish units, so
called, for the purpose of increasing the
available supply of various varieties of
fresh water fish other than trout . . 25,000 00
Division of Wild Life Research and Man-
agement (it is hereby provided that fed-
eral funds received as reimbursements
imder the following items are to be cred-
ited as income to the Inland Fisheries
and Game Fimd) :
3304-51 For personal services and expenses including
not more than three permanent positions . 26,040 00
3304-52 This item included in item 3304-51.
3304-53 For expenses of establishing and conducting
co-operative wildhfe restoration projects,
as authorized by chapter three hundred
and ninety-two of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and thirty-eight, including not more
than five permanent positions . . . 52,968 00
Total $650,015 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
185
The Following Appropriations are payable from the Veterans'
Services fund.
Item
3504-25
3504-30
3504-41
3504-42
3504-43
3504-51
3504-52
3504-53
3506-21
3506-22
Services of the Adjutant General.
For expenses of the United Spanish War
Veterans, as authorized by chapter three
hundred and eleven of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-six ....
Service of the Soldiers^ Home in Massachusetts.
For the maintenance of the Soldiers' Home
in Massachusetts, with the approval of the
trustees thereof, including not more than
four hundred and forty-two permanent
positions, to be in addition to the sum of
$175,000, the estimated revenue for this
purpo.se received from the United States
Government, which additional .sum is
hereby made available for expenditure
$1,500 00
$1,117,275 00
Service of the Commissioner of Veterans' Services.
For personal services of the commissioner and
deputies, including not more than three
permanent positions .... $15,260 00
For personal services and expenses of the
office of the commissioner, including not
more than thirty-eight permanent posi-
tions 190,300 00
This item included in item 3504-42.
Total
$205,560 00
For Expenses on Account of Wars.
This item omitted.
For reimbursing cities and towns for money
paid for veterans' benefits as provided in
section six of chapter one hundred and
fifteen of the General Laws, as appearing
in section one of chapter five hundred and
eighty-four of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-six .....
For reimbursing cities and towns for money
paid on account of war allowance, state and
military aid and soldiers' relief, to certain
residents of the commonwealth and their
dependents, as authorized by chapter
eleven of the acts of the Special Session of
nineteen hundred and forty-two
Total
Service of the Treasurer and Receiver General.
For personal services and other expenses of
the treasurer and receiver general in con-
nection with the payment of the veterans'
bonus, so called, as authorized by chapter
seven hundred and thirty-one of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-five, as
amended ......
For making jjayinents to soldiers in recogni-
tion of service during World War I and the
Spanish War, as provided by law
$1,957,-500 00
33,000 00
$1,990,500 00
$46,128 00
1,000 00
186
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
Item
3506-31
3506-41
3506-42
3508-01
3513-01
3513-07
3513-08
3513-09
3513-11
3513-12
3513-13
3513-14
For personal services and expenses of the
veterans' bonus appeal board, so called, as
authorized by section five of chapter five
hundred and eighty-one of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-six
State Board of Retirement:
To assist in meeting the liability of the com-
monwealth to pay contributions to the
state employees' retirement system on ac-
count of members thereof in the miUtary
or naval service, as authorised by chapter
seven hundred and eight of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-one, as
amended, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose .
Total
Teachers' Retirement Board:
For the payment of retirement assessments of
teachers formerly in miUtary or naval serv-
ice, as authorized by section nine of chap-
ter seven hundred and eight of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-one as
amended . . .
Department of the Attorney General.
For the cost of providing certain legal assist-
ance for the benefit of veterans, their wives
and dependents .....
Department of Education.
For assistance to children of certain war vet-
erans, for the year nineteen hundred and
forty-nine and for previous years, as au-
thorized by section seven B of chapter
sixty-nine of General Laws and correspond-
ing provisions of earlier law
For the maintenance of the following state
teachers' colleges with the approval of
the commissioner of education:
State teachers' college at Bridgewater, to be
in addition to the amount authorized for
the purpose in item 1307-00
State teachers' college at Fitchburg, to be in
addition to the amount authorized for the
purpose in item 1308-00
State teachers' coljege at Framingham, to be
in addition to the amount authorized for
the purpose in item 1309-00 .
State teachers' college at Lowell, to be in
addition to the amount authorized for the
purpose in item 1311-00
State teachers' college at North Adam.-s, to
be in addition to the amount authorized
for the purpose in item 1312-00
State teachers' college at Salem, to be in
addition to the amount authorized for tlic
]>urpose in item 1313-00 ....
State teachers' college at Wi'stfield, to be in
addition to the amount authorised for the
purpose in item 1314-00
$9,700 00
100,000 00
$156,828 00
$5,000 00
$20,000 00
$26,000 00
$42,452 00 i
121,678 00 \
4,473 00
6,720 00
35,879 00
27,463 00
17.392 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198. 187
Item
3513-15 State teachers' college at Worcester, to be in
addition to the amount authorized for the
purpose in item 1315-00 . . $19,436 00
3513-21 Massachusetts School of Art, to be in addi-
tion to the amount authorized for the
purpose in item 1321-00 . . 48,157 00
3513-22 For personal services and other expenses
required in connection with furnishing
certain educational services to certain war
veterans, including the establishment and
operation of regional educational centers
in the commonwealth, to be in addition to
the sum of $217,650, the estimated revenue
for this purpose received from the United
States Government, which additional sum
is hereby made available for expenditure . 182,350 00
University of Massachusetts :
3513-23 For maintenance including certain tuition
payments to the town of Ayer, of the col-
lege for veterans established at Fort
Devens under authority of chapter five
hundred and ninety-six of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-six, with the ap-
proval of the board of trustees referred to
in said act, to be in addition to the sum of
$425,000, the estimated revenue for this
purpose received from the United States
Government, which additional sum is
hereby made available for expenditure . $1,075,000 00
For the maintenance of the following tex-
tile schools with the approval of the
commissioner of education and the
trustees :
3513-31 Bradford Durfee technical institute of Fall
River, to be in addition to any amount
authorized for the purpose in item 1331-00 $82,077 00
3513-32 Lowell textile institute, to be in addition to
any amount authorized for the purpose in
item 1332-00 290,830 00
3513-33 New Bedford textile institute, to be in addi-
tion to any amount authorised for the pur-
pose in item 1333-00 . . . 82,653 00
University of Massachusetts :
3513-41 For the maintenance of the University of
Massachusetts with the approval of the
trustees to be in addition to the amount
authorized for this purpose in item 1341-
00, to be in addition to the sum of $900,000,
the estimated revenue for this purpose re-
ceived from the United States Govern-
ment, which additional sum is hereby made
available for expenditure . . . $328,000 00
Division of University Extension:
3513-61 For personal services and expenses to be in -- -
addition to the amount appropriated for
this purpose in item 1301-61 . . . $112,00000
Deparlmenl of Labor and Industries.
Division of Apprentice Training:
3516-01 For personal services and expenses of the Di-
vision of Ajjprentice Training in connection
with the carrying out of a certain program
188
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 198.
Item
in co-operation with the federal govern-
ment, to be in addition to the sum of
$84,000, the estimated revenue for this
purpose received from the United States
Government, which additional sum is
hereby made available for expenditure . $1,050 00 ,
3516-02 This item included in item 3516-01.
Interest on the Public Debt.
3590-02 For the payment of interest on the direct
debt of the commonwealth, to be in addi-
tion to the amounts appropriated in items
2410-00, 2951-00 and 3180-02 . . $937,500 00
The Following Appropriations are payable prom Revenue
CREDITED TO THE OlD AgE ASSISTANCE FuND:
Service of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission.
3604-01 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than forty-five permanent po-
sitions $176,380 00
3604-02 This item included in item 3G04-01.
Service of the State Racing Commission.
3604-11 For personal services and expenses, includ-
ing not more than nine permanent po-
sitions .......
3604-12 This item included in item 3604-11.
$166,515 00
Service of the Department nf Public Safety.
Division of State Police:
3604-21 For salaries of officers and detective inspec-
tors, to be in addition to the amounts ap-
propriated for the purpose in items 2102-01
and 2970-04
3604-22 For expenses of the division, to be in addition
to the amounts appropriated for the pur-
pose in items 2102-03 and 2970-05 .
Service of the Department of Public Welfare.
3619-01 For personal services and expenses, required
for the administration of old age assistance
provided by chapter one hundred and
eighteen A of the General Laws, including
not more than one hundred and eighty per-
manent positions; provided, that any reve-
nue resulting from the activities herein
authorized shall be credited to the Old Age
Assist fin OP r iiiifl
3619-02 This item included in item 3619-01.
Reimbursement :
3625 For reimbursement to cities and towns for
old age assistance for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-nine and for previous
years .......
3626 Notwithstanding the ijrovisions of section
ten of chapter sixty-four B of the General
Laws regulating payments from receipts
under said chapter to cities and towns,
heretofore made without appropriation, a
$16,000 00
8,000 00
$467,990 00
$20,990,000 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198. 189
Item
sum not exceeding one million, five hun-
dred thousand dollars is hereby appro-
priated from the old age assistance fund
for such payments, and the total amounts
to be paid by the state treasurer, on or
before November twentieth, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-eight, from the sum herein
appropriated, shall be not less than eight
hundred thousand dollars . $1,500,000 00
Total $23,324,885 00
The Following Appropriation is payable from the Agricultdral
Purposes Fund:
Department of Agriculture — Division of Plant Pest Control and Fairs.
3809-21 For state prizes and agricultural exhibits, in-
cluding allotment of funds for the 4-H club
activities . ' $60,000 00
The Following Appropriations are payable from the Mosquito
Control Fund:
State Reclamation Board.
3901 For the maintenance and construction of
drainage ditches, as authorized by chapter
three hundred and seventy-nine of the acts
of nineteen hundred and thirty, as amended
by section one of chapter two hundred and
fiifty of the acts of nineteen hundred and
thirty-five, to be assessed in the calendar
year nineteen hundred and forty-eight . $42,367 00
3915 For the maintenance and construction of
drainage ditche??, as authorized by chapter
four hundred and fifty-six of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-five, to be
assessed in the calendar year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight . . 52,314 00
Total $94,681 00
The Following Appropriations are payable from the Parks and
Salisbury Beach Reservation Fund:
Division of Parks and Recreation.
4011 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than seven permanent positions $87,300 00
4012 This item included in item 4011.
4013 For personal services and expenses of recrea-
tional opportunities in state forests . . 72,290 00
4021 For the maintenance of Standish monument
reservation ...... 2,750 00
Salisbury Beach Reservation:
4031 For the maintenance of Salisbury beach reser-
vation, including not more than one perma-
nent position . . 45,190 00
Total $207,530 00
The Following Appropriations are payable from the Smoke
Inspection Fund:
Division of Smoke Inspection.
4311 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than twelve permanent positions $41,035 00
4312 This item included in item 4311.
190 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
The FoLT.nwiN'n Appkopkiations are payable kbom the Prison
Industries Fund:
Item
4401 For salaries of persons employed in the de-
partment of correction in certain supervi-
sory and administrative work in prison in- i
dustries, including not more than seven j
permanent positions ; provided, that of the I
amount herein appropriated the propor-
tions properly chargeable to the prison in-
dustries fund at the Massachusetts re- ■
formatory, the reformatory for women, the ■■
state prison, and the state prison colony '.
shall be determined by the comptroller . $27,120 00
4411 For salaries of persons employed in industries
at the Massachusetts reformatory, includ-
ing not more than twenty-fiye permanent
positions . . . . 68,045 00
4511 For salaries of persons employed in indus-
tries at the reformatory for women, in-
cluding not more than thirteen permanent
positions ...... 32,635 00
461 1 For salaries of persons employed in industries
at the state prison, including not more
than twenty-eight permanent positions . 76,080 00
4711 For salaries of persons employed in indus-
tries at the state prison colony, including
not more than twenty-eight permanent
positions ...... 86,395 00
Total $290,275 00
Metropolitan District Commission Funds.
The following appropriations are to be as-
sessed upon the several districts in ac-
cordance with the methods fixed by law,
unless otherwise provided, and to be ex-
pended under the direction and with
the approval of the metropoUtan district
commission :
8501-00 For personal services and other expenses of
general administration, to be in addition
to the amount appropriated in item
2931-01 $132,870 00
8602-00 For maintenance of paries reservations, in-
cluding the retirement of veterans under
the provisions of the General Laws . . 950,000 00
8602-27 For the cost of suppressing gypsy moths, in-
cluding certain equipment, to be assessed
as part of the cost of maintenance of parks
reservations ...... 15,000 00
8602-37 For the expense of holding band concerts, to
be assessed as part of the cost of mainte-
nance of parks reservations . . . 22,500 00
■8602-64 For expenses of the national convention of
parks executives to be held in Boston in
the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine,
to be expended with the aj^proval and
under the direction of the governor and
council 3,000 00
8607-00 For maintenance of the Charles River basin,
■■■■'. including retirement of veterans \mder the
provisions of the General IjRws . . 280,000 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
191
Item
8607-27
8611-00
8802-00
8807-00
8902-00
8902-22
8902-24
8902-25
8902-34
8902-35
8902-36
8902-53
Special :
For repairs to the Hatch Memorial Shell, so
called $6,000 00
For maintenance of the Nantaskot Beach
reservation 85,000 00
For the maintenance and operation of a sys-
tem of sewage disposal for the north metro-
politan sewerage district, including retire-
ment of veterans under the provisions of
the General Laws 741,110 00
For the maintenance and operation of a sys-
tem of sewage disposal for the south metro-
politan sewerage district, including retire-
ment of veterans under the provisions of
the General Laws 471,020 00
For the maintenance and operation of the
metropolitan water system, including re-
tirement of veterans under the provisions
of the General Laws .... 1,627,910 00
Specials :
For emergency repairs to water mains to be
included as a part of the cost of mainte-
nance of the metropolitan water system . $10,000 00
For payment to the county commissioners of
Worcester coimty of certain assessments
upon the former town of Dana, to be in-
cluded as a part of the cost of maintenance
of the metropolitan water system . . 400 00
This item included in item 8902-00.
For the construction of additions and im-
provements to certain supply and distribu-
tion mains, as a part of the cost of mainte-
nance of the metropolitan water system,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . 350,000 00
For maintenance expenses, including personal
services, of property held and operated by
the metropolitan water supply commission,
to be included as a part of the cost of main-
tenance of the metropolitan water system 250,000 00
For the purchase of certain pipe and valve
stock, for the year nineteen hundred and
forty-nine and for previous years, to be in-
cluded as a part of the cost of maintenance
of the metropolitan water system . . 50,000 00
For the cost of certain painting of steel stand-
pipes at Forbes Hill, Belle vue and Arling-
ton 6,000 00
Section 3. No payment shall be made or obligation
incurred under authority of any special appropriation made
by this act for construction of public buildings or other
improvements at state institutions until plans and specifica-
tions have been approved by the governor, unless otherwise
provided by such rules and regulations as the governor may
make.
Section 4. No moneys appropriated under this act
shall be expended for reimbursement for the expenses of
meals for persons while traveling within the commonwealth
at the expense thereof, unless such reimbursement is in
192 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
accordance with rules and rates which are hereby authorized
to be estabhshed from time to time by the commission on
administration and finance.
Section 5. The allowance to state employees for ex-
penses incurred by them in the operation of motor vehicles
owned by them and used in the performance of their official
duties shall not exceed five and one half cents a mile.
Section 6. Amounts included for permanent positions
in sums appropriated in section two for personal services
are based upon schedules of permanent positions and salary
rates as approved by the joint committee on ways and
means, and, except as otherwise shown by the files of said
committee, a copy of which shall be deposited with the
division of personnel and standardization, no part of sums
so appropriated in section two shall be available for payment
of salaries of any additional permanent positions, or for
payments on account of reallocations of permanent positions,
or for payments on account of any change of salary range
or compensation of any permanent position, notwithstand-
ing any special or general act to the contrary.
Section 7. In addition to the payment of regular sala-
ries, sums appropriated for personal services in the fiscal
year nineteen hundred and forty-nine shall be available for
the payment of such other forms of compensation as may
be due under existing statutes, or under the provisions of
rules and regulations made in accordance with said statutes.
Section 8. All money paid into the treasury of the
commonwealth from federal subventions and grants may be^
expended without specific appropriation, if such expendi-
tures are otherwise in accordance with law; provided, that'
applications for such subventions and grants, and for trans-
fers within said subventions and grants, shall be subject to
the approval of the commission on administration and
finance.
Section 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
fifty-one of chapter thirty of the General Laws, or any
other provision of law, the state purchasing agent is hereby
authorized during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and
forty-nine to incur liabilities and incidental expenses for
the purchase of supplies, as provided by said section fifty-
one, including material to be disposed of as surplus, soj
called, by the federal government through agencies of the
federal government, in an amount not exceeding three!
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, in addition to any J
amount heretofore provided for the purpose, and the comp-
troller may certify for payment such incidental expenses!
and liabilities so incurred to an amount not exceeding three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, in addition to any amount]
heretofore provided for the purpose.
Section 10. There is hereby authorized to be trans-
ferred by the state comptroller, immediately upon the]
passage of this act, the sum of two million one hundred and
twenty-five thousand, seven hundred and seventy-three
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 198.
193
dollars and ninety-five cents from the veterans' services
fund to the General Fund in order to reimburse the General
Fund for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and forty-seven
in the amounts as set forth in schedule A below:
Schedule A.
0402-25
0430-00
0440-01
0440-02
0440-03
0440-04
0440-21
0441-01
0441-02
0441-03
0441-13
0603-01
0604-05
0803-06
1301-09
1301-61
1301-62
1305-06
1341-00
The comptroller is hereby further authorized to transfer,
immediately upon the passage of this act, the sum of one
million one hundred and twelve thousand, fifty-eight dollars
and ninety-five cents from the veterans' services fund to
the General Fund to reimburse the General Fund for the
fiscal year nineteen hundred and forty-eight in the amounts
set forth in schedule B below:
$1,483 26
607,237
16
15,260
00
68,259
85
9,887
23
27,017
03
49,916
87
272,629
09
9,029
19
1,495
00
49,947
08
618
20
150,000
00
19,962
10
11,464
36
92,304
82
13,080
73
3,697
54
722,484 44
$2,125,773
95
Schedule B.
0402-25 .
$1,500 00
0603-01
1,000 00
0604-05 .
150,000 00
0803-06 .
20,000 on
1301-61 .
112.217 20
1341-00 .
•
827,341 75
$1,112,058 95
Section 11. The effective date of the appropriation
accounts, subsidiary accounts and authorizations in this
act shall be July first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
However, beginning June first, nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, obligations may be incurred against these appropria-
tion accounts or subsidiary accounts, if any, thereunder,
for items to be delivered or for services to be rendered on
and after July first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight;
provided, they are in accordance with law and the amounts
thereof do not exceed the amount of the appropriation
account or subsidiary account. Where the allotment of
an appropriation account or subsidiary account is a condi-
tion precedent to expenditure, the obligations shall not
194
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 199.
exceed the amount allotted for said appropriation account
or subsidiary account. The certified copies of the schedules
as provided for in General Laws, chapter twenty-nine,
section twenty-seven, as amended by chapter six hundred
and thirty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
seven, shall be filed with the comptroller and the budget
commissioner to permit the effective operation of this
section on June first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Where the allotment of an appropriation account or subsid-
iary account is required by law, allotments shall be made
to permit the effective operation of this section on June
first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Section 12. The budget commissioner is hereby directed
to send a copy of sections three to eleven, inclusive, of this
act to each departmental, divisional and institutional head
immediately following the passage of this act.
Section 13. Sections one to nine, inclusive, of this act
shall take effect on July first, nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, and section eleven thereof shall take effect on June
first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved April 5, 1948.
Chap. 1^9 An Act providing for the licensing of matchmakers
FOR boxing, and ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM AGE LIMIT
FOR CERTAIN LICENSED BOXING OFFICIALS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 147. § 33,
etc., amended.
Licenses for
managers of
boxers.
Chapter 147 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 35, as amended by chapter 69 of the
acts of 1934, and inserting in place thereof the following
section : — Section 35. No person shall act, except in the
case of a purely amateur match or exhibition, directly or in-
directly, as physician, referee, judge, timekeeper, professional
boxer or as manager, trainer or second of such a boxer, at a
boxing or sparring match or exhibition, or as a matchmaker
therefor, unless licensed by the commission upon receipt of
such classified fee, not exceeding twenty-five dollars, as the
commission may fix. Whoever, without being so licensed,
acts as such manager or engages in the business commonly
transacted by managers of boxers shall be punished by a
fine of not more than two hundred dollars. For the purposes
of sections thirty-two to forty-seven, inclusive, a professional
boxer is one who competes for a money prize or teaches or
pursues or assists in the practice of boxing as a means of
obtaining a livelihood or pecuniary gain. Physicians who
desire to officiate without charge at amateur boxing or spar-
ring matches or exhibitions shall be licensed without charge.
Minimum age No pcrson shall bc licensed under this section who is under
eighteen years of age. Approved April 6, 19J,8.
of licensee.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 200. 195
An Act to provide financial assistance by the common- Chap.20()
WEALTH TO HOUSING AUTHORITIES IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE
THE HOUSING SHORTAGE FOR VETERANS.
Whereas, An acute shortage of housing exists in many of p^ambiT^
the cities and towns of the commonwealth, and on account
of such shortage many veterans are unable to obtain shelter
for themselves and their families, and this shortage is likely
to continue for a substantial period of time; and inabilit}'
to obtain adequate shelter will cause suffering and disease
among such veterans unless such shortage is relieved, and
this condition has created a public exigenc}^ making the
provision, as provided by this act, of financial assistance by
the commonwealth to housing authorities, in order to alle-
viate such shortage an immediate public necessity; there-
fore this act is declared to be an emergency law, necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public health and
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 261 of chapter 121 of the General EdM^2i"^'
Laws, inserted by section 1 of chapter 574 of the acts of § 261, etc.,
1946, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the word ^™"'*''^
"thirty-one" and inserting in place thereof the word: —
thirty-four, — so as to read as follows : — Section 261. ^""^^rfty
Designation as Housing Auihoritij Law. — This section and Law.
the thirty-four following sections shall be known and may be
cited as the Housing Authority Law.
Section 2. Section 26J of said chapter 121, as so inserted, gj^^'- '^^^■
is hereby amended by striking out the paragraph defining § 26.i, etc'..
"Veterans" and inserting in place thereof the following '*'"®"^^'^-
paragraph : —
"Veteran ", a man or woman who served for at least ninety "Veteran"
consecutive days during time of war or insurrection in the '^^"^ '
armed forces of the United States of America and has been
separated therefrom under conditions other than dis-
honorable. The term shall also include the widow, mother
or other dependent of a person who so served and who died
while in such service and the wife, mother or other dependent
of a person who is so serving.
Section 3. Said chapter 121 is hereby further amended ^jV'lJf'
by striking out section 26NN, and its caption "PART V. §'26NNand
EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY", as so inserted, ^nS'd"'' '
and inserting in place thereof the following four sections
under the caption "PART V. STATE-AIDED PROJ-
ECTS.":—
Section 26NN . Contracts fo7- State fnnancial Assistance. — Contracts
The commonwealth, acting by and through the board, may ffnandal
enter into a contract or contracts with a housing authority assistance,
for state financial assistance in the form of a guarantee by
the commonwealth of notes and/or bonds of the housing au-
thority issued to finance the cost of a housing project or
projects, and annual contributions by the commonwealth.
Each such contract shall contain such limitations as to the
196 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 200.
development cost of the project and administrative and
maintenance costs, and such other provisions, as the board
may require. Each project shall be based upon a separate
application made to the board and shall be planned to con-
form, as nearly as possible, to the existing published re-
quirements of the federal government for low-rent or other
housing projects, except such requirements as are based
upon the cost limitations set forth in federal legislation.
A project so planned shall be deemed to provide adequate
performance as set forth in section three J of chapter one
hundred and forty-three. A housing authority may, with
the approval of the board, acquire under the provisions of
section twenty-six P for the purposes of a project under this
section or section twenty-six 00, any land acquired by a
city or town under the provisions of chapter three hun-
dred and seventy-two of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-six, as amended; provided, that such city or town
has not completed construction of a housing project
on such land. Each project developed under this section
and section twenty-six 00 shall be administered for occu-
pancy in accordance with section twenty-six FF, except
clause (c), and except that each such project shall be occupied
exclusively by veterans and their families and priority shall
be given first to veterans of World War II of low income,
then to veterans of low income, such low income to be deter-
mined from time to time by the board.
If federal assistance for low-rent housing becomes avail-
able in any form not appHcable to projects under this chapter,
the board shall immediately report the circumstances to the
general court together with such recommendations for legis-
lation as may be necessary to enable such projects to qualify
for such assistance. Upon the availability of federal financial
assistance for low-rent housing projects under this section,
each housing authority having a contract for state financial
assistance shall, upon receipt of written notice from the
board, immediately enter into negotiations with the federal
government to arrange for federal financial assistance with
respect to any project developed hereunder and for the
termination, in whole or in part, of state financial assistance.
For any such project the board may order any housing au-
thority (1) to apply for federal financial assistance, and (2)
upon obtaining the approval of the federal government, to
enter into a contract or contracts for federal financial assist-
ance, and to make such arrangements as are possible to termi-
nate, reduce or subordinate the obligation of the common-
wealth to render financial assistance in such amount as is
provided by federal financial assistance. No order of the
board shall in any way affect any outstanding obligations of
a housing authority or the rights of any holders of notes or
bonds. The amount of federal payments shall be used to
the fullest allowable extent to meet the payment of principal
and interest on all notes or bonds guaranteed by the com-
monwealth.
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 200. 197
After March thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty-three,
or such later date as the board shall determine that an acute
shortage of housing for veterans constituting a public exi-
gency, emergency or distress no longer exists, any project
constructed under this section and receiving state financial
assistance may, with the approval of the board, be sold for
the amount of the fair market value thereof as determined
by the board, but not less than the total of the outstanding
obligations of the housing authority with respect to such
project. Upon the expiration of the period for which the
commonwealth is obligated to furnish state financial assist-
ance, and provided the federal government has not become
obligated to furnish federal financial assistance, any such
project shall be offered for sale and disposed of as soon as is
consistent with sound business judgment; provided, that
any such sale shall be approved by the board. The Housing
Authority Bonds Sinking Fund is hereby established and the
state treasurer is hereby designated custodian thereof and he
shall administer such fund in accordance with the provisions
of chapter twenty-nine. So long as any notes and/or bonds
issued by a housing authority to finance the cost of a project
under this section or section twenty-six 00 and guaranteed
by the commonwealth are outstanding, the proceeds of any
sale of such project shall be paid by the housing authority
into such fund and shall be expended from time to time by
the state treasurer to pay interest and principal of any notes
and/or bonds issued by such housing authority to finance
such project.
The proceeds of apy sale of such project in excess of the
total of all obligations of the housing authority with respect
to such project shall, after the payment of all notes and/or
bonds issued by the housing authority to finance the cost of
such project, be paid to the city or town in which such project
is located and to the commonwealth. The respective pay-
ments to such city or town and the commonwealth shall be
proportional to the contributions theretofore made by such
city or town and the commonwealth toward the development
and maintenance of such project, as determined by the board.
In determining the contributions of a city or town, the board
shall include the amounts which the city or town would have
received if such project had not been exempt from taxes,
betterments and special assessments, less any amounts paid
by the housing authority to the city or town in lieu of such
taxes, betterments and special assessments. Payment to the
commonwealth hereunder shall be added to the Veterans'
Services Fund, established by chapter six hundred and eight
of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six.
The provisions of sections twenty-six I to twenty-six II,
except section twenty-six GG, shall, as far as apt, be appli-
cable to projects developed under this section and under
section twenty-six 00 and to housing authorities while en-
gaged in developing and administering such projects; pro-
vided, that whenever the phrases "federal government" or
198 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 200.
"federal legislation" are used in said sections twenty-six I
to twenty-six II, they shall also mean the commonwealth or
the laws of the commonwealth, as the case may be; and that
whenever the words "low-rent housing project" or "project"
are used in said sections twenty-six I to twenty-six II, they
shall also mean a state-aided project under this section and
section twenty-six 00. Within the period of ninety days
from the effective date of this section, no housing authority
of a city or town shall be entitled to financial assistance in an
amount which is greater than an amount which bears the
same ratio to the total state financial assistance hereby au-
thorized as the total assessed valuation of such city or town
bears to the total assessed valuation of all the cities and towns
of the commonwealth. The board shall accept no application
for state financial assistance under this section or section
twenty-six 00 after two years following the effective date of
this section.
The following provisions shall be applicable to each con-
tract for state financial assistance under this section and
section twenty-six 00: —
(a) A housing authority may sell temporary notes and/or
bonds to finance a project; provided, that the total
amount outstanding at any one time shall not be in excess
of the cost of the project as approved by the board. Any
such notes or bonds may be refunded through the sale of
similar notes or bonds, but in no event for a term more than
twenty-five years after completion of the project, as deter-
mined by the board.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section twenty-six W,
the payment of the principal of, and interest on, all such
notes and/or bonds shall be guaranteed by the common-
wealth, and the full faith and credit of the commonwealth is
hereby pledged for any such guarantee; provided, that the
total amount of notes and/or bonds so guaranteed shall not
exceed two hundred million dollars in the aggregate for all
projects constructed under this section and section twenty-
six 00, exclusive of any such notes and/or bonds which may^
be issued for refunding purposes.
No housing authority shall sell or offer for sale any such'
notes or bonds without receiving from the board approval of
the amount, the term, the time of sale, the amortization:
schedule, and any other conditions of sale which the board!
may deem relevant in connection with the sale of such notes
or bonds. The average annual rate of the amortization of
bonds issued to finance a project shall be not less than three
per cent of the principal amount of such bonds.
(b) Each contract for state financial assistance or supple-
mentary state financial assistance shall provide that the
commonwealth will pay to the housing authority annual
contributions; provided, however, that the total amount of
annual contributions contracted for by the commonwealth
for any one year shall not exceed five million dollars.
Each such contract shall contain a provision that the
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 200. 199
annual contributions shall be used for the payment of interest
on, and principal of, notes and/or bonds of the housing au-
thority. The annual contributions for any one project
shall be payable in an amount not exceeding two and one
half per cent of the cost of the project, as determined by the
board, and for the fixed period during which the bonds issued
to finance the cost of the project or any refunding bonds
remain outstanding, but in no event for more than twenty-
five years after the completion of the project, as determined
by the board. Each such contract shall provide that when-
ever in any year the receipts of a housing authority in con-
nection with a project exceed its expenditures for that
project, including debt service, payments in lieu of taxes,
administration, establishment of reserves, and other costs,
as determined by the board, an amount equal to such excess,
or, in the case of projects under section twenty-six 00, an
amount equal to such portion of the excess as the board
shall prescribe, shall be applied, or set aside for application,
to purposes which shall effect a reduction in the amount of
subsequent annual contributions. The full faith and credit
of the commonwealth is hereby pledged to the payment of
all annual contributions contracted for by the common-
wealth. The Veterans' Services Fund, established by chap-
ter six hundred and eight of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-six, shall be used in the first instance, subject to
appropriation, to meet the payments of the annual contribu-
tions by the commonwealth to housing authorities pursuant
to contracts for state financial assistance under this section
and section twenty-six 00 for such period or periods.
(c) The board may enforce any of its orders, rules or regu-
lations or the provisions of any contract between the com-
monwealth and a housing authority by a bill in equity filed
in the superior court or by a petition for a writ of mandamus
filed under the provisions of section five of chapter two hun-
dred and forty-nine. In the event of a breach by a housing
authority of any provisions of a contract between it and the
commonwealth relating to a project, the commonwealth, act-
ing by the board, may take immediate possession of the proj-
ect, and retain possession and operate the project in the
place and stead of the housing authority, with all the rights
and powers of the housing authority, and subject to all of its
obligations respecting the possession and operation of the
project and the revenues therefrom, until such time as such
breach shall have been corrected to the satisfaction of the
board.
Section 2600. Contracts for Supplementary State Financial Contracts for
Assistance. — The commonwealth, acting by and through sutefinanctaf
the board, may enter into a contract or contracts with a '^^^'st*"''".
housing authority for supplementary state financial assist-
ance in the form of a guarantee by the commonwealth of
any loan made by the housing authority to finance that por-
tion of the cost of a housing project or projects not financed
with federal assistance, and annual contributions by the
200
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 201.
Relationship
with federal
and other
agencies.
commonwealth on that portion of the cost of such project or
projects for which no federal contributions are available.
Section 26PP. Relationship with Federal Government and
Others. — The commonwealth shall have power to receive
loans and grants from the federal government or any agency
or instrumentality thereof, or from any other source, public
or private, and to use any such loan or grant or part thereof
for any purpose of sections twenty-six I to twenty-six Q(J,
or to act as agent of, or to co-operate in any way with, the
federal government or any agency or instrumentality thereof
on any project authorized by said sections.
Separability of
provisions.
PART VI. EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY.
Section 26QQ. Separability of Provisions. — The provi-
sions of sections twenty-six I to twenty-six PP, inclusive, are
hereby declared to be severable and if any such provision,
or the application of such provision to any person or circum-
stances, shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not be construed to
affect the validity or constitutionality of any of the remain-
ing provisions of said sections or the application of such pro-
visions to persons or circumstances other than those as to
which it is held invalid. It is hereby declared to be the
legislative intent that said sections would have been adopted
had such invalid or unconstitutional provision not been
included therein. Approved April 6, 1948.
Emergency
preamble.
C hap. 20\ An Act relative to rules and regulations made by
THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is in part to make immediately
operative certain amendments to the law relative to the
authority of the registrar of motor vehicles to make rules
and regulations for the division of motor vehicles, therefore
this act is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 16 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 6, as most recently amended
by section 2 of chapter 241 of the acts of 1945, and inserting
in place thereof the following: — Section 6. All rules and
regulations within the jurisdiction of the department, in-
cluding those for carrying out the provisions of law relating
to the department, other than the division of motor vehicles,
shall be drafted by the commissioner and associate commis-
sioners and shall take effect when approved by them, and
at such time as they shall designate. The registrar shall,
in addition to the authority conferred upon him by any
other provisions of law have the power to make rules and
regulations for the division of motor vehicles.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 16, § 6,
etc., amended.
Rules and
regulations
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 202, 203. 201
Section 2. Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out section 31, as appearing in the Ter- f^enlfd ^ ^^'
centenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing:— Section 31. The registrar may make rules and regu- Rules and
lations governing the use and operation of motor vehicles '"''s^'ations.
and the conduct of operators and chauffeurs, and may alter,
rescind or add to any rules and regulations previously made
by him. A copy of such rules and regulations attested by
the registrar shall be prima facie evidence that they have
been made as provided by law. This section shall not be
construed as giving the registrar power to regulate the speed
at which motor vehicles may be operated on the public ways.
Section 3. Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 60, as so appearing, and ^^diled ^ ^^'
inserting in place thereof the following: — Section 60. The Rules and
registrar may from time to time make rules and regulations ■'eguianons.
consistent with sections fifty-seven to sixty-nine, inclusive,
relative to the purchase, sale or exchange of second hand
motor vehicles or parts thereof.
Section 4. Rules, regulations and orders of the depart-
ment of public works made under any provision of law and
applicable to the division of motor vehicles, and in effect
upon the effective date of this act, shall continue in full force
and effect until altered, amended or repealed by the registrar.
Approved April 6, 1948.
An Act further regulating the disclosure of informa- PhQ^^ 902
TION PERTAINING TO THE RECORDS OF APPLICANTS FOR AND ^'
recipients of PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 17A of chapter 66 of the General Laws, as most g l. (Ter.
recently amended by chapter 67 of the acts of 1946, is hereby etci.amended
further amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing: — ; and provided, further, that nothing in this section Records of
shall prohibit the introduction in evidence, at the hearing fllSssibi^is
on a libel for divorce or for nullity of marriage or for separate evidence.
support or maintenance, or in any other proceeding in which
the care and custody of any child is drawn in question of
any such record if pertinent to the matter there in issue,
nor prohibit testimony by an officer or employee of any such
department or board relative to such records, if pertinent
to such hearing or proceeding and not otherwise inadmissible.
Approved April 6, 1948.
An Act amending the "zoning law", so-called, of the
CITY of boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 6 of chapter 488 of the acts of 1924 is hereby
amended by striking out paragraph (22), as amended by
section 5 of chapter 219 of the acts of 1925, and inserting in
place thereof the following : —
Chap.203
202 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 204, 205, 206.
(22) Petroleum or other inflammable liquids: storage in
excess of twelve thousand gallons or manufacture of any of
its by-products; Approved April 6, 1948.
Chav.204: An Act repealing the law providing for the election
OF FISH wardens in the town of edgartown.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 319 of the acts of 1904 is hereby
repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1948.
Chap. 205 An Act providing for motor vehicle driving education
AS A PHASE OF THE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN HIGH
SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdVyT'^new Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
§ isb. added, inserting after section L3C, inserted by chapter 402 of the
Motor vehicle acts of 1945, the followiug section: — Section 13D. Motor
cation^in high Vehicle driving education may be incorporated as a phase of
schools. ^^Q safety education program ip high schools of the com-
monwealth. Approved April 6, 1948.
Chav.20Q An Act relative to the grading, construction, recon-
struction OR REPAIR OF CERTAIN PRIVATE WAYS OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC USE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Whenever the whole or any part of a way
open to the public use which now exists, or hereafter shall
exist, in the city of Boston over any private land before such
way shall have been laid out according to law, shall be in
need of grading, construction, reconstruction or repair, and
the owners of the private land over which such way or part
thereof passes shall in writing petition the board of street
commissioners of said city requesting that said city put such
way or part thereof in passable condition, said board, if such
way connects with a public way in said city, may, by vote
approved by the mayor, determine what work is necessary,
estimate the cost thereof, and justly apportion suc'i esti-
mated cost among such of the owners of land abutting on
such way as said board adjudges will receive special benefit.
If the full amount of such estimated cost is deposited with
said city within two months after the approval of said vote
by the mayor, it shall be lawful for said city to do, or cause
to be done, the work determined to be necessary; but said
city shall not expend therefor more than the amount de-
posited, which shall be available without appropriation; and
any unexpended balance shall, forthwith upon the comple-
tion of the work, be refunded +o those making deposits in
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 207. 203
proportion to the amount of their respective deposits. If
the full amount of the estimated cost is not so deposited, the
cit}^ shall, forthwith upon the expiration of said two months,
refund to any person making a deposit the amount of his
deposit.
Any action taken or purportedly taken, or any work done
or purportedly done, under this act shall not be construed to
be an acceptance by the city of Boston of such way or any
part thereof; and said city shall not be required to keep the
same free from snow and ice; nor shall said city directly or
indirectly be liable (a) for any defect or want of repair in any
such way or any part thereof, or (b) for any injury, loss or
damage suffered by any person or property on or about any
such way or any part thereof, or (c) for any injury, loss or
damage suffered by any person or property as a result of, or
in connection with, any action taken or purportedly taken,
or any work done or purportedly done, under this act.
Section 2. Chapter two hundred and thirty-six of the
acts of eighteen hundred and forty-five and chapter one
hundred and thirty-three of the acts of eighteen hundred and
forty-nine are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by vote of the city council of said city, subject to the
provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved April 6, 1948.
An Act relative to the membership of private retire- phr,Y) 207
MENT associations FORMED BY EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 39 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by amended.^ ^^'
adding at the end the following sentence : — Such an asso-
ciation may include employees, officers and agents of a group
of two or more corporations engaged in the same or directly
related fields of enterprise and under the same or substantially
the same management., — so as to read as follows: — Sec- Association for
tion 39. Employees, officers and agents of any person and pensions^
the person by whom they are employed may form an associa-
tion for the purpose of providing annuities, pensions or en-
dowments for employees retiring from their employment on
account of age, under a system by which the participating
employees contribute to the funds of the association a per-
centage or portion of their salaries or wages as fixed by the
by-laws of the association, to be deducted by the employer
and paid to the association, and the employer contributes
to the funds of the association in the manner and to the
extent fixed in said by-laws. The funds so provided shall
be held by trustees independently of other funds of the em-
ployer, for the purchase or payment of annuities, pensions or
endowments to participating employees upon their retire-
ment from service on account of age, for the payments to
204 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 208, 209, 210.
the representatives or appointees of any participator dying
before reaching the age of retirement, for the payment to
any participator retiring from service before becoming en-
titled to a pension or annuity and for the payment of the
expenses of the administration. An association formed
under the authority of this section shall not be subject to
chapter one hundred and seventy-five or to such other pro-
visions of law as relate to insurance companies or associations,
except as provided by this and the following section. Such
an association may include employees, officers and agents
of a group of two or more corporations engaged in the same
or directly related fields of enterprise and under the same or
substantially the same management.
Approved April 8, 1948.
Chap.20S An Act to authorize the town of Lincoln to borrow
MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing and originally
equipping and furnishing a new school building in the town
of Lincoln, said town may borrow, from time to time within
a period of five years from the passage of this act, such sums
as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, two
hundred thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes
therefor, which shall bear on their face the words, Lincoln
School Building Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized loan
shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be paid
in not more than twenty years from their dates. Indebted-
ness incurred under this act shall be in excess of the statutory
limit, but shall, except as provided herein, be subject to chap-
ter forty-four of the General Laws, exclusive of the limita-
tion contained in the first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 12, 1948.
Chav 209 -^N ■^^'^ relative to the reinstatement of widows as
TEACHERS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE CITY OF LOWELL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 34 of the acts of 1936 is
hereby amended by adding at the end the following sentence:
— This act shall not apply in the case of the reinstatement of
widows formerly employed as teachers in the public schools
of said city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 12, 1948.
Chav. 21^ An Act relative to the establishment of salaries of
administrative officers of the city of LYNN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 340 of the Special Acts of 1917 is
hereby amended by striking out section 43 and inserting in
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 211, 212. 205
place thereof the following section : — Section JfS. The city
council shall establish by ordinance the salary or compensa-
tion of every administrative officer, not otherwise provided
for.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance prior to October first in the current year by the city
council of the city of Lynn, subject to the provisions of its
charter, but not otherwise. Approved April 12, 1948.
An Act providing for the appointment of an assistant (Jjidj) 211
BY AUDITORS, ACCOUNTANTS, AND OFFICERS HAVING SIMI-
LAR DUTIES, OF CITIES AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 41 of the General Laws is hereby amended by o. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 49 the folbwing section : — Section f 49Af i'dSed.
49 A. The auditor, accountant, or officer having similar Assistants
duties, of a city or town, may in writing appoint, with the munXipri
approval of the mayor or the selectmen thereof, an assistant, "^^^^^^j^ ^j
who shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his duties,
and a record shall be made of his appointment and oath.
Unless a temporary officer is appointed in accordance with
law, the assistant may, in the absence of the appointing
officer, perform his duties and when performing such duties
shall have the powers and be subject to the requirements
and penalties applicable to him. The person appointed as
assistant hereunder shall not receive a salary from the city
or town for service as such, but his compensation therefor,
if any, shall be paid by the appointing officer.
Approved April 12, 1948.
An Act authorizing the tow^n of charlemont to bor- Chav.212
ROW MONEY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND FURNISHING OF
A SCHOOL ADDITION AND FOR REMODELING AN EXISTING
SCHOOL BUILDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L For the purpose of constructing an addition
to the Village School and originally equipping and furnishing
said addition, and for remodehng the existing building, the
town of Charlemont may borrow, from time to time within
a period of five years from the passage of this act, such sums
as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, one
hundred thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes
therefor, which shall bear on their face the words, Charle-
mont School Addition Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized
issue shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall
be paid in not more than twenty years from their dates.
Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be in excess of the
statutory limit, but shall, except as provided herein, be sub-
ject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws, exclusive of
the limitation contained in the first paragraph of section
seven thereof.
206 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 213, 214.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance to
the voters of said town at any town meeting held within
three years after its passage in the form of the following ques-
tion which shall be placed on the official ballot for the elec-
tion of town officers, if action is to be taken at an annual
town meeting, or on a printed ballot to be used in connection
with the voting list if action is taken at a special town
meeting: — "Shall an act passed by the general court in the
year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, entitled, 'An Act
authorizing the town of Charlemont to borrow money for
the construction and furnishing of a school addition and for
remodeling an existing school building', be accepted?" If
a majority of the votes in answer to said question is in the
affirmative, then this act shall thereupon become fully
effective, but not otherwise. Approved April 12, 1948.
Chap.213 -^N Act relative to the investment of the funds of
THE PROPRIETORS OF THE TAUNTON CEMETERY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Proprietors of the Taunton Cemetery,
incorporated by chapter forty-six of the acts of eighteen
hundred and thirty-six, are hereby authorized to invest anj'
funds in their hands in any securities or investments in which,
under the laws of the commonwealth, trustees appointed by
courts of the commonwealth are now, or may hereafter be,
authorized or permitted to invest.
Section 2. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to affect
the validity of any investment of funds made by said pro-
prietors prior to the effective date of this act.
Approved April 12', 1948.
Chap.214: An Act to provide a uniform period for the continua-
tion OF non-conforming uses under the boston zoning
LAW in certain CASES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The first sentence of section 9 of chapter 488
of the acts of 1924, as most recently amended by section 8 of
chapter 373 of the acts of 1941, is hereby further amended
by adding at the end the words: — , except that in the case
of the use of a building or premises or part thereof in an area
which has been transferred to another district by a change
in district boundaries either by action of the board of zoning
adjustment or by an amendment to this act, which use con-
formed to the requirements of sections one to nine, inclusive,
of this act immediately prior to the transfer of such area, such
use may be continued for thirty-seven years after such trans-
fer,— so as to read as follows: — No use of a building or
premises, or part thereof, which does not conform to the
provisions of sections one to nine, inclusive, of this act, shall
be continued after April one, nineteen hundred and sixty-
one, except that in the case of the use of a building or premises
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 215. 207
or part thereof in an area which has been transferred to
another district by a change in district boundaries either
by action of the board of zoning adjustment or by an amend-
ment to this act, which use conformed to the requirements
of sections one to nine, inclusive, of this act immediately
prior to the transfer of such area, such use may be continued
for thirty-seven years after such transfer.
Section 2. Section one of this act shall be applicable
whether the change of district boundaries was made before
or after the effective date of this act. *
Approved April 12, 1948.
An Act relative to investment of deposits and the Qfiar> 215
INCOME therefrom OF SAVINGS BANKS IN CERTAIN RAIL-
ROAD obligations.
Whereas, It is urgent that the provisions of this act be- Emergency
come effective without delay in order that the incurring of pi'eambie.
certain unnecessary expense by the commonwealth in the
preparation and furnishing by the commissioner of banks of
lists of bonds and notes which are legal investments for
savings banks may be avoided, therefore it is hereby declared
to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate pres-
ervation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 54 of chapter 168 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out clause Third and clause Third A, H^amfnied.^'
as amended, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
Third. In railroad obligations, subject, however, to the investments
following conditions : — LbUgatronl
(1) Such obligations must be those of a railroad incor-
porated in the United States or any state thereof and which
is doing business principally within the United States.
(2) Such obligations shall not be in default and the rail-
road corporation which operates the railroad upon which
such obligations are secured shall not, at the date of invest-
ment, be in default as to payment of principal or interest of
any of its obligations or in the pajonent of rental for leased
Hnes or terminal facilities, but nothing in this subdivision
shall prevent investment in obligations of a corporation which
shall have undergone financial readjustment under provi-
sions of the federal bankruptcy laws or through equity re-
ceivership.
(3) In the period consisting of the three calendar years
last preceding the date of investment for which the necessary
statistical data are available the railroad corporation which
operates the railroad upon which such obligations are secured
shall have had gross revenues equal to at least one quarter
of one per cent of the combined gross revenues of all class I
railroads exclusive of switching and terminal companies.
(4) In the period consisting of. the three calendar years
last preceding the date of investment for which the necessary
208 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 215.
statistical data are available, the railroad corporation which
operates the railroad upon which such obligations are secured
shall have had an average income available for fixed charges
so that: —
(a) Fixed charges coverage, as hereinafter defined, will be
at least equal to one and one quarter times the annual fixed
charges of the said railroad corporation as of the date of
investment and will be at least equal to that of all class I
railroads combined, exclusive of switching and terminal com-
panies; and
(6) The margin of safety, as hereinafter defined, will be
at least equal to that of all class I railroads combined, ex-
clusive of switching and terminal companies.
(5) Such obligations shall contain an unconditional prom-
ise to pay the interest thereon regularly, and to pay the prin-
cipal at a specified date, which promise may be modified, if
at all, only by vote of holders of at least seventy-five per
cent in amount of such bonds.
(6) Such obligations shall be secured : —
(a) By a direct or collateral mortgage lien on a railroad
owned, directly or beneficially, by a railroad corporation
which meets the requirements of subdivisions (1), (2), (3),
and (4); or
(6) By a direct or a collateral mortgage lien on a railroad
owned, directl}^ or beneficially, by a corporation which leases
the mileage to a railroad corporation which meets the re-
quirements of subdivisions (1), (2), (3), and (4) under a
lease which extends at least three years beyond the maturity
of such obligations and which provides for unconditional pay-
ment of interest on all funded indebtedness and for the pay-
ment or refunding of such obligations at maturity; except
that the lease need not contain such provisions if such bonds
are guaranteed by endorsement unconditionally as to prin-
cipal and interest by said lessee railroad corporation; or
(c) By the irrevocable pledge of bonds, notes or other
evidences of indebtedness which would be legal investments
for savings banks if held directly, and the principal amount
of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness so pledged
is equal at least to the principal amount of such obligations
outstanding.
(7) Except as hereinafter provided the terms used in this
clause shall have the meanings given them by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission in its reports and in its system
of uniform accounts for railroads.
(a) The term "income available for fixed charges" shall
mean the amounts so shown in reports to the Interstate
Commerce Commission except that any federal income taxes
deducted or any rebates of such taxes included, in arriving
at such "income available for fixed charges" shall be re-
stored or eliminated, respectively, to the end that the net
amount to be used shall be the income available for charges
before federal income tax charges or credits.
(&) The term "annual fixed charges" shall mean the sum
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 215. 209
of fixed annual interest on all indebtedness outstanding at
the date of investment plus the annual rental for leased
roads which is called for under the terms of the lease or
leases in the light of the capitalization of such leased road
or roads as of the date of investment, except that interest
on indebtedness which is to be retired with funds in hand
at the date of investment under the terms of a binding
agreement shall be excluded from such annual fixed charges.
(c) As applied to individual operating railroad corpora-
tions, the term "fixed charges coverage" shall mean the
quotient obtained by dividing the average income available
for charges in the three calendar years immediately preced-
ing the date of investment by the annual fixed charges at
the date of investment. As applied to all class I railroads
combined said words shall mean the quotient obtained by
dividing the average income available for charges in the
three calendar years immediately preceding the date of in-
vestment by the combined fixed charges for the calendar
year immediately preceding the date of investment.
(d) As applied to individual operating railroad corpora-
tions, the "margin of safety" shall be determined by de-
ducting from the average income available for charges in the
three calendar years last preceding the date of investment
the fixed charges at the date of investment, and thereafter
dividing the remainder by the average gross revenues in
said three calendar years. As applied to all class I railroads
combined, the "margin of safety" shall be determined by
deducting from the average income available for charges in
the three calendar years last preceding the date of invest-
ment the fixed charges in the calendar year immediately
preceding the date of investment, and thereafter dividing
the remainder by the average gross revenues in said three
calendar years.
(e) A railroad shall be deemed to be owned beneficially
by a railroad corporation when the latter operates such
railroad and owns at least ninety per cent of each class of
outstanding capital stock, and ninety per cent of each class of
outstanding bonds, notes and other evidences of indebted-
ness, of the corporation which is the legal owner of the
physical property. The earnings of such beneficially owned
railroad shall, when published separately, be consolidated
with the earnings of the operating railroad corporation for
purposes of this clause.
(/) Obligations shall be deemed to be secured by a collateral
mortgage lien if they are secured by an irrevocable pledge
of at least ninety per cent of each class of outstanding
capital stock, and ninety per cent of each class of out-
standing bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness,
of the railroad corporation which is the legal owner of the
physical property.
Ig) Obligations shall be deemed to include only bonds and
notes issued or assumed by a railroad corporation and equip-
ment securities unconditionally guaranteed as to the pay-
210 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 215.
ment of principal and interest by such a corporation. If
such a corporation has acquired a line of railroad subject to
the lien of previously existing bonds and shall have subse-
quently issued bonds of its own, which bonds are secured,
in whole or in part, by a junior lien on such line of railroad,
then the corporation shall be deemed, for the purposes of
this clause, to have assumed the previously existing bonds.
(8) Not more than twenty per cent of the deposits of any
such bank shall be invested in railroad obligations. Not
more than one and one half per cent of the deposits of any
such bank shall be invested in the obligations of any one
operating railroad corporation, including its direct and
assumed obligations and including also the obligations of
lessor railroad corporations which derive seventy-five per
cent or more of their income from leases of their railroads
to said operating railroad corporation. This provision as to
amounts to be invested in railroad obligations shall limit,
by inclusion, amounts invested in railroad obligations eligible
under the provisions of clause Third A and amounts invested
in railroad (but not railroad terminal company) obligations
authorized for investment under the provisions of subdivision
(c) of clause Fifteenth.
Third A. In railroad equipment obligations subject to
the following conditions : —
(1) Such equipment obligations shall be those of, or
guaranteed by, a railroad incorporated in the United States
or any state thereof and which is doing business principally
within the United States.
(2) Such equipment obligations shall not be in default
and the railroad corporation which is the obligor or guarantor
in respect to such obligations shall not, at the date of invest-
ment, be in default as to payment of principal or interest of
any of its obligations or in the payment of rental for leased
lines or terminal facilities, but nothing in this subdivision
shall prevent investment in equipment obligations issued,
assumed or guaranteed by a railroad corporation which
shall have undergone financial readjustment under pro-
visions of the federal bankruptcy laws or through equity
receivership.
(3) In the period consisting of the three calendar years
next preceding the date of investment the railroad corpora-
tion which has issued, assumed or guaranteed such obliga-
tions shall have had gross revenues equal to at least one
quarter of one per cent of the combined gross revenues of
all class I railroads exclusive of switching and terminal
companies.
(4) The railroad corporation which shall have issued,
assumed or guaranteed such equipment obligations shall
have had, in the three calendar years next preceding the
date of investment, an average of net railway operating
income at least equal to its total annual fixed charges as
of the date of investment, at least equal to three times the
annual interest on all its equipment obligations outstanding
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 215.
as of the date of investment, and at least equal to eight per
cent of its average gross revenues of the same three years.
(5) Such equipment obligations shall be secured by a
first lien on, or by a lease of, or conditional sale of, new rail-
road equipment of standard gauge, free from any other
encumbrance, for the purchase of which obligations were
issued at not exceeding ninety per cent of the purchase
price of such equipment, provided, that, pending the com-
pletion and delivery of the equipment, such obligations
may be secured by cash, deposited with or to the credit of
the trustee under the instrument under which such securities
were issued, in an amount not less than the principal amount
of all such obligations outstanding.
(6) The instrument under which such equipment obliga-
tions are issued, or the lease or conditional sale of such
equipment, shall provide for the proper maintenance and
replacement of such equipment, and for the payment of
the entire issue of such obligations in not exceeding fifteen
approximately equal annual, or in thirty approximately
equal semi-annual, installments from the date of issue,
without the release of any part of the lien or interest in any
part of the equipment securing such obligations until the
entire issue of the series so secured shall have been paid or
redeemed, provided, that such instrument may permit the
release therefrom of any equipment covered thereby upon
the condition that, as security in lieu thereof, there shall
be deposited with or to the credit of the trustee under the
instrument, cash or bonds, notes or certificates of indebted-
ness of the United States, or of any state thereof, equivalent
to the fair value of the equipment released, and that such
deposit may be subsequently in whole or in part withdrawn
and used for the purchase of additional railroad equipment
of standard gauge, to be substituted in lieu thereof free
from any other encumbrance, of material and construction
substantially as good as, and of a value equal to the value
of, the equipment previously released.
(7) Such equipment obligations shall be guaranteed by
endorsement as to principal and interest or dividends by a
railroad corporation which meets the requirements of this
clause.
(8) Definitions contained in subdivision (7) of clause
Third shall apply to this clause. The term "net railway
operating income" shall mean the amount so shown in
reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission except that
any federal income taxes deducted, or rebates of such taxes
included, in arriving at such "net railway operating income"
shall be restored or eliminated respectively to the end that
the net amount to be used shall be the net railway operating
income before federal income tax charges or credits.
Approved April I4, 1948.
212 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 216, 217.
Chap. 21Q An Act providing for the improvement by the town
OF framingham of beaver dam brook in said town
and in the towns of ASHLAND AND NATICK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 301 of the acts of 1927
is hereby amended by inserting after the word "eighty" in
line 11 the words: — or eighty A, — so as to read as fol-
lows : — Section 2. For the purposes aforesaid, said town
may take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine of
the General Laws, or acquire by purchase or otherwise,
lands, easements, rights of way, water rights and other
property, and any person who is injured in his property by
the taking, or by the widening, straightening or deepening
of the channel of said brook, or by any other act of said
town of Framingham under the provisions of this act may
recover from said town damages therefor under said chapter
seventy-nine. The said town of Framingham may assess
under chapter eighty or eighty A of the General Laws better-
ments for benefits accruing from the improvements provided
for by this act to estates in said town upon such estates, but
no such assessment shall exceed the amount of the special
benefit to such estate.
Section 2. Said chapter 301 is hereby further amended
by inserting after section 4 the following section : — Sec-
tion 4-^. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of
this act, said town of Framingham may borrow from time to
time within a period of five years from the passage of this
act such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding in the
aggregate one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and may
issue bonds or notes therefor which shall bear on their face
the words "Framingham Drainage Loan, Act of 1948."
Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan and
such loans shall be paid in not more than ten years from
their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be
in excess of the statutory limit, but shall, except as provided
herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws,
including the limitation contained in the first paragraph of
section seven thereof. Approved April 14, 1948.
Chap. 217 An Act increasing workmen's compensation benefits
FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE GRANITE INDUSTRY CONTRACTING
SILICOSIS AND OTHER OCCUPATIONAL PULMONARY DUST
DISEASE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Scction 77 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, inserted
^I'l'amfnde"' by scction 1 of chapter 465 of the acts of 1939, is hereby
amended by. striking out, in lines 6 and 29, the word "three"
and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the word : —
four. ■ Approved April I4, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 218, 219, 220. 213
Chap.218
Chap.219
An Act authorizing the city of Springfield to pay
a sum of money to rena a. kennedy of said city,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Springfield, notwithstanding
any statute or ordinance to the contrary, and subject to
approval by vote of the city council of the city of Springfield,
may pay to Rena A. Kennedy of said city a sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred and fifty-eight dollars and fifty cents
to reimburse her for money expended for counsel fees and
costs in connection with her appeal to the district court of
Springfield from the action of the board of public welfare
of the city of Springfield in suspending her from her em-
ployment as principal clerk in the department of public
welfare for lack of funds, which appeal resulted in a reversal
of the finding of the board of public welfare and an order
that she be reinstated to her position as principal clerk in
the department of public welfare.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the city council of the city of Springfield,
but not otherwise. Approved April I4, 1948.
An Act authorizing the county of Bristol to pay a
SUM OF money to STANLEY WOOD GRAIN COMPANY OF
TAUNTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation, the county of Bristol is hereby authorized to
pay from the appropriation for the Bristol county agri-
cultural school for the current year the sum of thirteen
hundred and fifty-one dollars and sixteen cents to Stanley
Wood Grain Company of Taunton in pajonent for certain
merchandise delivered by said company to said school
during the year nineteen hundred and forty-seven.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the county commissioners of Bristol county,
but not otherwise. Approved April I4, 1948.
An Act increasing temporarily the tax imposed by the fhn^ 220
COMMONWEALTH ON AMOUNTS WAGERED AT CERTAIN "*
horse and DOG RACING MEETINGS CONDUCTED UNDER THE
PARI-MUTUEL OR CERTIFICATE SYSTEM OF WAGERING.
Whereas, This act increases the tax on the amounts Emergency
wagered at horse and dog racing meetings conducted under P''«=*™t>'«-
the pari-mutuel or certificate system of wagering, including
those taking place in the near future, and the deferred
operation of this act would tend in part to defeat its pur-
pose by depriving the commonwealth of necessary revenue,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law.
214 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 221, 222.
necessary for the immediate preservation of the pubHc con-
venience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
AddUionai^tax jj^ addition to any amount required to be withheld under
wagering. the provisions of section five of chapter one hundred and
twenty-eight A of the General Laws by a licensee conducting
a horse or dog racing meeting, such licensee, other than a
licensee holding a horse or dog racing meeting in connection
with a state or county fair, shall withhold an amount equal
to one per cent of the total amount wagered on each day of
such meeting conducted during the years nineteen hundred
and forty-eight and nineteen hundred and forty-nine and
shall pay the same to the commission on the day following.
Approved April 15, 1948.
Chap. 221 An Act making certain registered dentists eligible
TO engage in the practice of dentistry.
Emergency Whcrcas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
pream e. ^^ defeat its purposc, which is to make available forthwith
to certain residents of the commonwealth the opportunity
to practice dentistry, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation
of the pubhc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of section three
of chapter four hundred and fifteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and thirty-nine, any resident of the commonwealth
who received a certificate of registration from the board of
dental examiners prior to January first, nineteen hundred
and twenty-five, may practice dentistry in the common-
wealth; provided, that no such certificate, or renewal
thereof, has been cancelled or revoked. Such practice shall
be subject to and have the benefit of all other pertinent pro-
visions of law relating to the registration of dentists and the
practice of dentistry in the commonwealth.
Approved April 15, 1948.
Chap.222 An Act temporarily relaxing the terms of ordinances
OR BY-LAWS restricting THE USE AND OCCUPATION OF
TWO AND ONE HALF STORY HOUSES, SO CALLED.
'l"ambiT^ Whereas, The deferred operation of this act will tend to
defeat its purpose, which in part provides for a temporary
relaxation of certain ordinances and by-laws relating to hous-
ing, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health
and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 561 of the acts of 1946 is hereby
amended by striking out, in Hne 19, the word "two" and
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 223. 215
inserting in place thereof the word : — four, — so as to read
as follows: — Section 1. Any board of appeals established
under the provisions of section thirty of chapter forty of the
General Laws, after a hearing held in accordance with its
rules and with the provisions of said section thirty, in so far
as the same may be applicable, and by the concurring vote
of all of its members, may authorize a variance or exception
from the terms of an ordinance or by-law adopted under
sections twenty-five to thirty, inclusive, of said chapter forty,
to permit the use and occupation as a dwelling, by not more
than three families, of any two and one half story house, so
called; and any such variance or exception may be made
conditional upon the making of any alterations or structural
changes in such a house that, in the opinion of the board,
may be necessary for the protection of the health, safety or
convenience of the occupants of the same or of the owners
or occupants of any property deemed by the board to be
affected by its action; provided, that no such variance or
exception shall be so authorized after the expiration of four
years from the passage hereof, nor unless such board of ap-
peals finds that the same will not be a substantial detriment
to the public good and will not substantially damage any
neighboring property. Approved April 15, 1948.
An Act to incorporate the beaver meadow cemetery Chap. 22S
CORPORATION AND VALIDATING CERTAIN ACTS OF AN UNIN-
CORPORATED ASSOCIATION OF THE SAME NAME.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Frank Foster, George Howes, William Crout-
woFst, Jessie W. Glabach, Edwin Porter, Alice Dobias and
Spencer Howes, their associates and successors, are hereby
made a corporation, by the name of the Beaver Meadow
Cemetery Corporation, for the purpose of acquiring, holding,
maintaining, improving and enlarging, for a place of burial of
the dead, certain land set apart and known as the Beaver
Meadow Cemetery in the town of Ley den, containing about
fourteen acres, and being described in a deed from Allen S.
Newcomb to the Beaver Meadow Cemetery Corporation, an
unincorporated association, dated April thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and three, and recorded with the Franklin Registry
of Deeds, Book five hundred and one, page two hundred and
forty-six, and since the date of said deed cared for and
maintained by the said unincorporated association. The
said Beaver Meadow Cemetery Corporation incorporated by
this act shall have all the powers and privileges and shall be
subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities set forth
in all general laws now or hereafter in force relating to such
corporations.
Section 2. The said Beaver Meadow Cemetery Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to receive any funds or property of
the said association from all persons possessing the same and
216 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 224.
to hold such funds and property for the purposes authorized
by this act.
Section 3. All persons now or hereafter owning lots or
any interest in lots in said cemetery may become members
of the corporation on application to the secretary, and when
any person shall cease to be the proprietor of a lot, or of an
interest in a lot, in the lands of the corporation he shall cease
to be a member thereof; provided, that all rights which any
persons have acquired in said cemetery or lots therein shall
remain in force to the same extent as if this act had not been
passed.
Section 4. The net proceeds of sales of lots in the lands
held by the said corporation, and any bequests made to it,
shall be applied to the preservation, improvement, embellish-
ment, protection or enlargement of said cemetery, and to
paying the incidental expenses thereof, and to no other
purpose.
Section 5. The said corporation is hereby authorized to
take and hold any grant, gift or bequest of property, upon
trust, and to apply the same, or the income thereof, to the
improvement, embellishment, protection or enlargement of
said cemetery, or of any lot therein, or for the erection, re-
pair, preservation or removal of any monument, fence or
other structure therein, or for the planting or cultivation of
trees, shrubs or plants in or around any lot, or for improving
said premises in any manner consistent with the object of
the corporation, according to the terms of such grant or
bequest.
Section 6. The said corporation may by its by-laws pro-
vide for such officers as may be necessary, and may define
their powers and duties, and may also provide for the care
and management of the said cemetery and for the sale of
lots therein, and for the management of any funds which the
corporation may hold, and for any other matters incident to
the purposes of the corporation.
Section 7. All acts of said association and of the persons
acting as officers or agents thereof, in selling or transferring
rights in said cemetery are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Approved April 15, 1948.
C/iap.224 An Act further regulating the practice of veterinary
medicine.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G- L. (Ter ^^ Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
amended.' ' Striking out scction 59, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
Practice of Scction 59. Any person who falsely asserts that he has a
medicine. Certificate granted by the board, or who falsely and with
regulated. intent to dcccivo claims to be a graduate of any college
granting degrees in veterinary medicine, or who, except as
permitted by section sixty, directly or indirectly practices
or attempts to practice veterinary medicine, or holds himself
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 225. 217
out as a practitioner thereof, without being registered under
sections fifty-five to fifty-eight, inclusive, or corresponding
provisions of earher laws, or any registered veterinarian
or incorporated veterinary hospital or company who or
which emplo3^s or permits a person to practice veterinary
medicine unless such person is registered, or any person
who violates any provision of sections fifty-five to sixty,
inclusive, shall be punished by having his license to practice
veterinary medicine revoked, or its license to operate a
veterinary hospital suspended, as the case may be, and by a
fine of not more than two hundred dollars or by imprison-
ment for not more than three months, or both; provided,
that any corporation violating any provision of sections
fifty-five to sixty, inclusive, in addition to having its license sus-
pended as aforesaid, shall be punished by the fine herein pro-
vided for such violation, and its officers, owners or managers
concerned in the violation shall be punished by the fine or
imprisonment herein provided for such violation, or both.
Approved April 15, 1948.
An Act authorizing the city of Worcester to sell Chap. 225
AND CONVEY CERTAIN LAND HELD BY IT FOR PARK PUR-
POSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Worcester, by its mayor when
so authorized by the city council, may sell and convey free
and clear from any obligation to use the same for park pur-
poses or any other public purposes a certain parcel of land
situated on the westerly side of Grove street in said city;
provided, that the trustees of the Worcester Art Museum
shall in writing release all conditions, terms, provisions,
reservations and exceptions appurtenant to said parcel,
being the first described parcel in a deed from the trustees
of the Worcester Art Museum to the city of Worcester,
dated December twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and
eleven, recorded in the Worcester district registry of deeds,
book 1982, page 265, and shown on a plan entitled "Land
to be conveyed to City of Worcester by the Worcester Art
Museum" drawn by city engineers' office, Worcester, Massa-
chusetts, dated November fourteenth, nineteen hundred
and eleven, said plan being recorded with said deed in said
book 1982, facing said page 265.
Section 1A. The proceeds of the sale of said real estate
shall be used only for the purpose of improving parks and
playgrounds laid out under chapter forty-five of the General
Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect if, after recom-
mendation by the park commission of the city of Worcester,
it is accepted by the city council of said city, subject to the
provisions of its charter, during the current year.
Approved April 15, 1948.
218
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 226, 227.
Chav.22d An Act placing the office of senior legal assistant
OF THE APPELLATE TAX BOARD UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The person holding the office of senior legal assistant of
the appellate tax board shall, upon the effective date of
this act, become subject to the civil service laws and rules,
and his tenure of office shall be unlimited, subject, however,
to said laws, but he shall be subjected by the division of
civil service to a qualifying examination, and if he passes
said examination he shall be certified for said office and
shall be deemed to be permanently appointed thereto without
being required to serve any probationary period.
Approved April 15, 1948.
Chav.227 An Act relative to the powers, duties and procedure
OF THE MILK REGULATION BOARD.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 94, § 13A,
etc., amended.
Rules and
regulations to
be approved
by governor
and council.
Publication
and hearing.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 94 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 13A, inserted by section 1 of chapter
263 of the acts of 1933, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section ISA. The board, before sub-
mitting such rules and regulations to the governor and
council for approval, shall hold a public hearing thereon
and shall give notice thereof by mail, postage prepaid, to all
parties known to it to be directly interested. After adopting
rules and regulations under section thirteen, the board shall
publish the same in a newspaper covering in circulation
each county in the commonwealth, at least fourteen days
before submitting them for the approval of the governor
and council. Any person objecting to such rules and regula-
tions may within seven days after such publication petition
the governor and council for a hearing before approval of
the same, and the governor and council shall hear the peti-
tioner, after giving due notice to the board and to all persons
appearing at the hearing before the board whose attendance
appears of record. The governor and council shall notify
the board, within thirty days of such submission or within
thirty days of such hearing, of their action on such rules
and regulations. The provisions of this section relative to
notice and publication shall apply to amendments of such
rules and regulations, except that the governor and council
may, upon the application of the board, authorize it to
dispense with such notice and publication with regard to
amendments deemed by the governor and council to be
unimportant or of an emergency nature.
Approved April 15, 19 48.
Acts,, 1948. — Chaps. 228, 229, 230. 219
An Act providing for leave of absence for civil service Qhny 228
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE VETERANS AND ATTEND SCHOOL OR
COLLEGE OR ARE EMPLOYED IN "ON THE JOB " TRAINING,
S0 CALLED, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE G. I. BILL OF
RIGHTS, SO CALLED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the con-
trary relating to civil service employees, any person holding
office or employment under permanent appointment in the
official or labor service of the commonwealth, or of any
coiint}^, city or town thereof, who leaves his office or em-
ploj'ment for the purpose of attending a school or college
for further education under the G. I. Bill of Rights, so called,
or for the purpose of employment as a rehabilitation trainee,
apprentice trainee or "on the job" trainee under said G. I.
Bill of Rights, so called, shall be entitled to a leave of absence
without loss of civil service rights during such attendance
or employment. Approved April 15, 1948.
Chap.229
An Act relative to the establishment of districts
UNDER the veterans' SERVICES LAW, SO CALLED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 10 of chapter 115 of the General Laws, inserted gj^i^J""-. lo
by section 1 of chapter 599 of the acts of 1946, is hereby etc., 'amended. '
amended by striking out the second paragraph and insert-
ing in place thereof the following: —
Two or more adjoining towns, or two or more adjoining Municipalities
municipalities only one of which is a city, may, in a city by distnct™nder
vote of the city council thereof, and in a town by vote of the veterans-
selectmen thereof, form a district for the purposes set forth ^^^'^'^^^ ^'^'
in the first paragraph of this section, including the appoint-
ment and compensation of a director of veterans' services,
for the enforcement therein of such purposes and of such
other provisions of law as it may be his duty to enforce.
Any constituent city or town by vote may withdraw from
the district at the end of any fiscal year of such city or town
if such withdrawal is voted in the manner aforesaid not less
than sixty days prior to the end of such fiscal year and notice
of such vote is filed with the other municipalities comprising
the district. Approved April 15, 1948.
An Act extending further the duration of a law p/,^^ oon
PROVIDING for the TRIAL OR DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN ^'
CRIMINAL CASES BY DISTRICT COURT JUDGES SITTING IN
THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 469 of the acts of 1923 is hereby amended by
striking out section 5, as most recently amended by chapter
112 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place thereof the
220 Acts, 1948. —Chap. 231.
following section: — Section 5. This act shall not be opera-
tive after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved April 15, 1948.
Chap.231 An Act authorizing the town of great barrington
TO RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER THE PROPERTY OF THE
MAHAIWE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION IN SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Mahaiwe Cemetery Association, an
association located in the town of Great Barrington, herein-
after called the association, may, by deed duly executed,
convey and transfer to said town, and said town is hereby
authorized and empowered to receive, and thereafter to hold
and maintain, but for cemetery purposes only, and subject
to all rights heretofore existing in any burial lots, the real
and personal property of the association not subject to any
trust, and thereupon, and upon the transfer of the trust funds
as hereinafter provided, the powers and duties of said as-
sociation shall terminate; and the cemetery of the associa-
tion shall be and become a public burial place, ground or
cemetery.
Section 2. In so far as authorized by a decree of a court
of competent jurisdiction and in compliance with the terms
and conditions of such decree, said town may receive from
the association a conveyance and transfer of, and administer,
all funds or other property held by the association in trust
for the perpetual care of the lots in its cemetery and for
other purposes, and also any property devised or bequeathed
to the association under the will of any person living at the
time of said transfer or conveyance or under the will of any
deceased person not then probated. Interest and dividends
accruing on funds deposited in trust with any savings bank
under authority of section thirty-seven or section thirty-
eight of chapter one hundred and sixty-eight of the General
Laws, or with any other banking institution, for the benefit
of the association, or of any lots in its cemetery, and interest
accruing on bonds held in the name of the association for
the benefit of any lots in its cemetery, may, after such con-
veyance, be paid by such bank, institution or other corpora-
tion to the treasurer of said town; and upon such payment
said treasurer shall use the same for the purposes of said
trusts.'
Section 3. All real and personal property and property
rights, acquired by said town from the association under
authority of this act, shall be held and managed by said
town in the same manner in which cities and towns are
authorized by law to hold and manage property for cemetery
purposes; provided that all rights which any persons have
acquired in the cemetery of the association or any lots therein
shall remain in force to the same extent as if this act had
not been passed and such transfer had not occurred. The
Acts,, 1948. — Chaps. 232, 233. 221
records of the association shall be delivered to the clerk of
said town and such clerk may certify copies thereof.
Section 4. The action of the inhabitants of the town of
Great Barrington, at its annual town meeting in the year
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, in voting to accept a
transfer of the real and personal property of said cemetery
association, and all funds or other property held by said
association in trust for the perpetual care of the lots in its
cemetery and for other purposes, and all acts of the associa-
tion purporting to assign, set over, grant or convey to said
town the real and personal property of the association and
funds or other property so held in trust by the association,
together with any and all rights of the association thereto,
in law or in equity, are hereby ratified and confirmed, and
shall have the same effect and validity as if section one had
been in effect prior to said vote.
Section 5. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by a majority of the registered voters of the town
of Great Barrington voting thereon at a regular or special
town meeting held in the current year, but not otherwise.
Approved April 15, 1948.
An Act excluding certain persons from participating Chav.232
IN boxing or sparring matches or exhibitions.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 147 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g i-. (Ter.
inserting after section 39, as appearing in the Tercentenary § 39A, ad'ded!^
Edition, the following section: — Section 39 A. No profes- Boxers ex-
sional boxer, licensed under section thirty-five, who has matchei'^under
been knocked out, technically or otherwise, six or more certain con-
times in the preceding twelve months, shall take part in a
boxing or sparring match or exhibition until he has been
examined and found fit to take part in such a match or ex-
hibition, by a physician selected by the commission, at a
place and time designated by the commission. If any such
boxer is found unfit to engage in any such boxing or spar-
ring match or exhibition, he shall be excluded from such
participation in this commonwealth for a period of three
months, after which time he may make a request to the
commission for another physical examination.
Approved April 15, 1948.
An Act placing the office of veterans' agent of the Chav.2S3
TOWN OF MILLBURY UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The office of veterans' agent of the town of
Millbury shall, upon the effective date of this act, become
subject to the civil service laws, and the rules and regula-
tions made thereunder, and the tenure of office of any sub-
sequent incumbent of said office shall be unlimited, subject.
222 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 234.
however, to said civil service laws. The incumbent of said
office on said effective date shall be subjected to a qualifying
examination for said office by the division of civil service of
the department of civil service and registration. If said
incumbent passes said examination, he shall be certified for
said office and shall be deemed to be permanently appointed
thereto without serving any probationary period, and his
tenure of office shall be unlimited, subject, however, to the
provisions of said laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 16, 1948.
Chap.2S4: An Act establishing the office of water commissioner
OF THE CITY OF FITCHBURG AND DEFINING HIS TOWERS
AND DUTIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The water department of the city of Fitch-
burg, created by chapter one hundred and seventy-seven of
the acts of eighteen hundred and sixty-five, now operating
by ordinance as the water division of the public works de-
partment of said city, is hereby established as a separate
department to be under the control of a water commissioner
who shall have the powers, duties and authoritj^ as provided
by section three of this act. Upon the acceptance of this
act, the water registrar shall thereupon become the water
commissioner and shall retain as said commissioner the civil
service status which he now holds as water registrar. Upon
a vacancy in said office the mayor, subject to the approval
of the council, shall appoint a commissioner from an eligible
civil service list. Said water commissioner may, subject to
the approval of the mayor, appoint such assistants as he
may deem necessary to perform the duties of the depart-
ment. The commissioner may, subject to the approval of
the mayor, fix the compensation of such assistants. The
rules of said water division in effect on the effective date of
this act shall remain in effect until changed in accordance
with law.
Section 2. The income of the water department shall be
appropriated to defray all operating expenses, interest
charges and payments on the principal as they apply upon
any bonds or notes issued for the purpose of a municipal
water supply. If in any year there should be a net surplus
remaining after providing for the aforesaid charges such sur-
plus shall be appropriated only for such new construction
and additions as the commissioner determines, with the ap-
proval of the mayor and council; provided, however, that
if in any year the maintenance expenditures, including debt
and interest, of the water department should be more than
the water revenue, the amount of the deficit created shall
be appropriated from the said water revenue.
Section 3. Notwithstanding other provisions of law or
of the charter of the city, the water commissioner of the city
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 235, 236. 223
of Fitchburg shall have exclusive charge and control of the
water department and water system, subject to all lawful
by-laws and to such instructions, rules and regulations as
the city may from time to time impose. Said water com-
missioner may establish fountains and hydrants, may relocate
or discontinue the same, and regulate the use of the water
and fix and collect just and equitable prices and rates for the
use thereof, and shall prescribe the time and manner of
payment of such prices and rates.
Section 4. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the registered voters of the city of Fitchburg at the
biennial state election in the current year in the form of the
following question, which shall be placed upon the official
ballot to be used at said election: — "Shall an act of' the
general court passed in the current year establishing the
office of water commissioner of the city of Fitchburg and
defining his powers and duties, be accepted?" If a majority
of the votes in answer to said question is in the affirmative,
then this act shall take full effect, but not otherwise.
Approved April 16, 1948.
An Act providing for the improvement of the alewife QJidy 235
FISHERY IN THE TOWN OF WEYMOUTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 490 of the acts of 1947 is hereby amended by
striking out, in lines 5 and 6, the words "thirty-five hundred "
and inserting in place thereof the words: — six thousand, —
so as to read as follows : — The department of conservation
is hereby authorized and directed to make such improve-
ments at the alewife fishery in the town of Weymouth as
may be necessary or desirable. For said purposes there may
be allowed and paid out of the state treasury, subject to
appropriation, the sum of six thousand dollars; provided,
that no part of said amount shall be expended until the
town of Weymouth shall have paid into the state treasury
the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars for said improvements.
Approved April 16, 1948.
An Act authorizing the city of north adams to appro-
priate MONEY FOR THE PAYMENT OF, AND TO PAY, CERTAIN
UNPAID BILLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The city of North Adams is hereby authorized
to appropriate money for the payment of, and after such ap-
propriation the treasurer of said city is hereby authorized to
pay, such of the unpaid bills incurred by said city and
totalling one thousand fifty-four dollars and forty-two cents,
as set forth in the list on file in the office of the director of
accounts in the department of corporations and taxation, as
are legally unenforceable against said city, either by reason
of their being incurred in excess of available appropriations
Chap.2S6
224 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 237, 238.
or by reason of the failure of said city to comply with the
provisions of its charter, and as are certified for payment by
the heads of the departments wherein the bills were con-
tracted; provided, that the money so appropriated to pay
such bills shall be raised by taxation in said city.
Section 2. No bill shall be approved by the city auditor
of said city for payment or paid by the treasurer thereof
under authority of this act unless and until certificates have
been signed and filed with said city auditor, stating under
the penalties of perjury that the goods, materials or services
for which bills have been submitted were ordered by an
official or an employee of said city, and that such goods and
materials were delivered and actually received by said city
or that such services were rendered to said city, or both.
Section 3. Any person who knowingly files a certificate
required by section two which is false and who thereby re-
ceives payment for goods, materials or services which were
not received by or rendered to said city shall be punished by
imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not
more than three hundred dollars, or both.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 21, 1948.
Chap.2S7 An Act authorizing the town of middleborough to
BORROW MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of acquiring land for and
constructing and originally equipping and furnishing a high
school building, the town of Middleborough may borrow,
from time to time, within a period of five years from the
passage of this act, such sums of money as may be necessary,
not exceeding, in the aggregate, five hundred thousand dol-
lars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor which shall bear
on their face the words, Middleborough School Loan, Act of
1948. Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate
loan, and such loans shall be paid in not more than twenty
years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this
act shall be in excess of the statutory limit but shall, except
as provided herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of the
General Laws, exclusive of the limitation contained in the
first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 21, 1948.
Chap. 2SS An Act authorizing the county of dukes county to
expend a certain sum of money for repairs at the
DUKES county AIRPORT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The county of Dukes County may expend a
sum not exceeding twenty-one hundred and twenty-four
dollars for the purpose of making repairs at the public air-
port operated by said county, the same to be paid from any
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 239, 240. "226
available funds or from the proceeds of loans made in antici-
pation of taxes of the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight,
and said sum shall be included in the appropriations for the
current year for said county.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 21, 1948.
Chap.2S9
An Act authorizing the district attorney for the
northwestern district to appoint an assistant
district attorney and establishing the salary
THEREOF.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 14 of chapter 12 of the General Laws, g. l. (Ter.
as amended, is hereby further amended by adding at the end ^tt! 'amended,
the following paragraph: —
For the northwestern district an assistant district attorney. Assistant for
Section 2. Section 16 of said chapter 12, as amended, is SScT'*"™
hereby further amended by adding at the end the following g. l. (Ter.
paragraph:- StJal^nVed*.
For the northwestern district, one assistant, twenty-eight Salary.
hundred and eighty dollars.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 21, 1948.
An Act relative to appeals to the civil service com- Chav 240
MISSION BY civil SERVICE EMPLOYEES IN THE CASE OF
THEIR DISCHARGE, REMOVAL, SUSPENSION, LAYING OFF,
TRANSFER OR LOWERING IN RANK OR COMPENSATION OR
IN CASE OF THE ABOLITION OF THEIR OFFICES OR POSITIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 43 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, as most g. l. (Tw.
recently amended by section 1 of chapter 373 of the acts of etc.. amended'.
1947, is hereby further amended by striking out paragraphs
(6) and (c) and inserting in place thereof the following
paragraphs : —
(b) If within five days after receiving written notice of the Hearings,
decision of the appointing authority the person so discharged,
removed, suspended, laid off, transferred or lowered in rank
or compensation, or whose office or position was abolished,
shall so request in writing, he shall be given a hearing before a
member of the commission or some disinterested person
designated by the chairman of the commission. Said hear-
ing shall be commenced in not less than three nor more
than ten days, and shall be completed within thirty days,
after the filing of such request, unless, in either case, both
parties thereto shall otherwise agree in writing, and the
findings shall be reported forthwith to the commission for
action. The decision of the commission shall be in writing
and notice thereof sent to all parties concerned within ten
days after the filing of the report. If the commission finds
that the action of the appointing authority was justified,
226 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 241, 242.
such action shall be affirmed; otherwise, it shall be reversed
and the person concerned shall be returned to his office or
position without loss of compensation. The commission
may also modify any penalty imposed by the appointing
authority.
Say"blf (^) ^^y hearing under this section shall, if either party
public. concerned so requests in writing, be public, and at any such
hearing the person concerned shall be allowed to answer
the charges preferred against him either personally or by
counsel. Approved April 21, 1948.
Chap. 24:1 An Act providing for the closing of public offices of
THE COMMONWEALTH WITHIN SUFFOLK COUNTY AT TWELVE
o'clock noon on MARCH SEVENTEENTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdK4^§'7 Clause Eighteenth of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General
etc!, 'amended. Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 190 of the acts
of 1946, is hereby further amended by striking out the last
sentence and inserting in place thereof the following: —
rfficea'^of "Legal holiday" shall also include, with respect to Suffolk
weTuh to county only, March seventeenth and June seventeenth, or
close at the day following when March seventeenth or June seven-
Ma?ch"i7. teenth occurs on Sunday, and the public offices of the cities
of Boston, Chelsea and Revere, the town of Winthrop and
the county of Suffolk shall be closed on said March seven-
teenth or the day following when March seventeenth occurs
on Sunday, and the public offices of the commonwealth
within the county of Suffolk shall close at twelve o'clock
noon on said March seventeenth or the day following when
March seventeenth occurs on Sunday, and the public offices
in said county shall be closed on said June seventeenth or
the day following when June seventeenth occurs on Sunday ;
provided, that the words "legal hohday" as used in section
forty-five of chapter one hundred and forty-nine, and the
word "holiday" as used in chapter one hundred and seven,
shall not include March seventeenth or the day following
when March seventeenth occurs on Sunday.
Approved April 21, 1948.
Chap. 242 An Act abolishing the veterans' services advisory
COUNCIL.
preambre7 Whcreas, The deferred operation of this act would defeat
its purpose, which is to make effective on July first in the
current year the abolition of the veterans' services advisory
council, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 730 of the acts of 1945
is hereby repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on July first in the ■
current year. Approved April 22, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 243, 244, 245. 227
An Act authorizing the town of scituate to borrow Chav.24S
FOR school purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purposes of acquiring land for and
constructing a school building and originally equipping and
furnishing the same, the town of Scituate may borrow from
time to time, within a period of five years from the passage
of this act, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding,
in the aggregate, five hundred thousand dollars, and may
issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on their face
the words, Scituate School Loan, Act of 1948. Each author-
ized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans
shall be paid in not more than twenty years from their dates.
Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be in excess of the
statutory limit, but shall, except as herein provided, be ,
subject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws, including
the limitation contained in the first paragraph of section
seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 22, 191^8.
An Act placing the office of superintendent of the QfiQr) 244
city infirmary of the city of SALEM UNDER THE CIVIL
SERVICE LAWS.
Re it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L The office of superintendent of the city
infirmary of the city of Salem shall, upon the effective date
of this act, become subject to the civil service laws, rules
and regulations, and the tenure of office of any incumbent
thereof shall be unlimited, subject, however, to said laws, but
the person holding said office on said effective date shall
continue to serve therein provided he passes a qualifying
examination to which he shall be subjected by the division
of civil service.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 22, 1948.
An Act relative to providing housing for veterans Chap. 245
of world war II.
Whereas, One of the principal purposes of this act is to Emergency
make its provisions effective without delay and this purpose P'^e^mbic
cannot be achieved except by means of an emergency law,
therefore this act is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 6 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1946, as amended
by section 1 of chapter 479 of the acts of 1947, is hereby
228 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 246.
further amended by striking out the fifth paragraph, as
appearing in said chapter 372, and inserting in place thereof
the following paragraph : —
A city or town which sells land under the provisions of
paragraphs (1) and (2) shall include in every deed of such
land conditions binding upon the purchaser and his repre-
sentatives and assigns which will require the carrying out
of the purpose of this act until after the termination of the
present emergency. A breach of such conditions, however,
shall not operate as a forfeiture as against any lending in-
stitution which has, in good faith, loaned money to such
purchaser, secured by a mortgage or mortgages on such land,
nor as against any person under circumstances which the
state board of housing shall determine to constitute a hard-
ship. Approved April 22, 1948.
Chap.24i6 An Act authorizing the town of colrain to borrow
MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 505 of the acts of 1947
is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words "one
hundred and twenty-five" and inserting in place thereof the
words: — one hundred and eighty-five, — so as to read as
follows: — Section 1. For the purpose of acquiring land and
constructing and originally equipping and furnishing a school
building, the town of Colrain may borrow, from time to time,
within a period of five years from the passage of this act,
such sums of money as may be necessary, not exceeding, in
the aggregate, one hundred and eighty-five thousand dol-
lars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor which shall bear
on their face the words, Colrain School Loan, Act of 1947.
Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and
such loans shall be paid in not more than twenty years from
their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be
in excess of the statutory limit but shall, except as provided
herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws,
exclusive of the limitation contained in the first paragraph
of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the voters of said town at any town meeting held within
three years after its passage in the form of the following
question which shall be placed on the official ballot for the
election of town officers, if action is to be taken at an annual
town meeting, or on a printed ballot to be prepared for use
in connection with the voting list if action is taken at a
special town meeting: "Shall an act passed by the general
court in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, entitled,
'An Act authorizing the town of Colrain to borrow money
for school purposes', be accepted?" If a majority of the
votes in answer to said question is in the affirmative, then
the act shall thereupon become fully effective, but not other-
wise. Approved April 22, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 247, 248, 249. 229
An Act allowing change of name by the probate court Chap.24:7
IN certain cases without public notice of the peti-
tion THEREFOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The first paragraph of section 13 of chapter 210 of the o. l. (Ter.
General Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is f'Ja/fm^'nded.
hereby amended by inserting after the word "shall" in
line 1 the words: — , except for good cause shown, — so
as to read as follows : — The court shall, except for good Probate court
, u r J • -u r • f"iy decree
cause shown, before decreeing a change oi name, require change of
public notice of the petition to be given and any person "^["pubHc
may be heard thereon, and, upon entry of a decree, the notice of
name as established thereby shall be the legal name of the p^'^'*^'^"' ^*''-
petitioner, and the register may issue a certificate, under
the seal of the court, of the name as so established.
Approved April 22, 19 48.
An Act authorizing the holding of additional ses- (Jhnii 248
SIGNS of the boston JUVENILE COURT. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 59 of chapter 218 of the General ^jl'i^s'^
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby §'.59,' amended.
amended by adding at the end the following paragraph: —
The justice of the said court, or in case of his death, illness, Additional
absence or incapacity, the senior special justice thereof, if Boston^ juleniie
in his opinion the public business so requires, may provide court.
for additional sessions of the court.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on July first in Effective date,
the current year. Approved April 22, 1948.
An Act providing for a close season on all birds and Qhny 249
MAMMALS DURING CERTAIN PERIODS. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 2 £■• i- (Ter.
of chapter 599 of the acts of 1941, is hereby amended by in- new'§MA,
serting after section 53 the following section: — Section 53 A. '^'^^^■
The period between September twentieth and October nine- ciose seaaon
teenth of each year shall be a close season on all birds and mammal ""*
mammals, and during said period no person shall hunt or during cer-
take any bird or mammal nor shall he carry on his person *'° '*^"
any fireann adapted to hunting, including an air rifle, in any
place where birds or mammals might be found; provided,
that this section shall not prohibit an owner or occupant of
land from protecting his property as provided in this chapter,
nor to prohibit the possession or use of said firearms at a
recognized rifle range or skeet or trap field, or the trans-
porting of said firearms to and from such range or field, if
the firearms are dismantled or in a carrying case while pass-
ing through brushland, woods or fields. This section shall
230
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 250.
not prohibit tlie hunting of scoter ducks (commonly called
sea coot) on open coastal waters during and in accordance
with the prescribed open season, nor the carrying of shotguns
for same, to and from a boat if taken apart or enclosed in a
carrying case, nor the hunting of raccoons and opossums dur-
ing and in accordance with the prescribed open season be-
tween the hours of one half hour after sunset to one half
hour before sunrise by the aid or use of dog or dogs; pro-
vided, that no firearm other than a revolver or pistol not
larger than thirty-eight calibre is used or possessed.
Approved April 22, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 57. § 2,
etc., amended.
Councillor
districts.
Chap. 250 An Act to establish councillor and senatorial
DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 57 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 2, as amended by section 1
of chapter 507 of the acts of 1939, and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 2. For the purpose
of choosing councillors until the next decennial apportion-
ment, the commonwealth is divided, conformably with the
constitution, into the following eight councillor districts: —
First. — Consisting of the Cape and Plymouth, the first,
second and third Bristol, and the Pl5anouth senatorial dis-
tricts.
Second. — Consisting of the first and second Norfolk, the
Norfolk and Plymouth, the Norfolk and Suffolk, and the
sixth Suffolk senatorial districts.
Third. — Consisting of the first and fifth Middlesex, the
Middlesex and Norfolk, the Middlesex and Suffolk, and the
third Suffolk senatorial districts.
Fourth. — Consisting of the first, second, fourth, fifth and
seventh Suffolk senatorial districts.
Fifth. — Consisting of the first, second, third, fourth and
fifth Essex senatorial districts.
Sixth. — Consisting of the second, third, fourth, sixth
and seventh Middlesex senatorial districts.
Seventh. — Consisting of the first, second, third and
fourth Worcester, and the Worcester and Hampden sena-
torial districts.
Eighth. — Consisting of the Berkshire, the Franklin
and Hampshire, the first and second Hampden, and the
Hampden, Hampshire and Berkshire senatorial districts.
Section 2. Said chapter 57 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 3, as amended by section 2 of said
chapter 507, and inserting in place thereof the following
section : — Section 3. For the purpose of choosing senators
until the next decennial apportionment, the commonwealth
is divided, conformably with the constitution, into the follow-
ing senatorial districts: —
Berkshire. — Consisting of the cities of North Adams and
Pittsfield, and the towns of Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire,
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 57. § .3.
etc., amended.
Senatorial
districts.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 250. 231
Clark,<?burg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Hancock, Hinsdale,
Lanesborough, Lenox, Mount Washington, New Ashford,
Peru, Richmond, Savoy, Stockbridge, Washington, West
Stockbridge, Williamstown and Windsor, all in the county
of Berkshire.
First Bristol. — Consisting of the cities of Attleboro and
Taunton, and the towns of Berkley, Dighton, Easton,
Mansfield, North Attleborough, Norton, Raynham, Reho-
both, Seekonk, Somerset and Swansea, all in the county of
Bristol.
Second Bristol. — Consistijig of the city of Fall River
and the towns of Acushnet and Freetown, in the county of
Bristol.
Third Bristol. — Consisting of the city of New Bedford
and the towns of Dartmouth, Fairhaven and Westport,
all in the county of Bristol.
Cape and Plymouth. — Consisting of the towns in Barn-
stable, Dukes and Nantucket counties, and the towns of
Duxbury, Hanson, Kingston, Marion, Mattapoisett, Pem-
broke, Plymouth, Rochester, Wareham and Whitman, all
in the county of Plymouth.
First Essex. — Consisting of the city of Lynn and the
towns of Nahant and Swampscott, all in the county of Essex.
Second Essex. — Consisting of the cities of Beverly and
Salem, and the towns of Dan vers and Marblehead, all in
the county of Essex.
Third Essex. — Consisting of the cities of Gloucester,
Newburyport and Peabody, and the towns of Essex, Hamil-
ton, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Manchester, Middleton, Newbury,
Rockport, Rowley, Saugus, Topsfield and Wenham, all in
the county of Essex.
Fourth Essex. — Consisting of the city of Haverhill, and
the towns of Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown,
Groveland, Merrimac, North Andover, Salisbury and West
Newbury, all in the county of Essex ; and the town of North
Reading, in the county of Middlesex.
Fifth Essex. — Consisting of the city of Lawrence and
the town of Methuen, both in the county of Essex.
Franklin and Hampshire. — Consisting of all the towns
in the county of Franklin; the towns of Amherst, Belcher-
town, Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen,
Granby, Hadley, Hatfield, Middlefield, Pelham, Plainfield,
South Hadley, Ware, Williamsburg and Worthington, all
in the county of Hampshire; and the town of Ludlow, in
the county of Hampden.
First Hampden. — Consisting of wards numbered two,
four, five, six, seven and eight of the city of Springfield,
and the town of Longmeadow, all in the county of Hampden.
Second Hampden. — Consisting of the cities of Chicopee
and Holyoke, and ward numbered one of the city of Spring-
field, all in the county of Hampden.
Hampden, Hampshire and Berkshire. — Consisting of the
city of Westfield, ward numbered three of the city of Spring-
232 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 250.
field, and the towns of Agawam, Blandford, Chester, Gran-
ville, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick, Tolland and West
Springfield, all in the county of Hampden; the city of
Northampton and the towns of Huntington, Southampton
and Westhampton, all in the county of Hampshire; and
the towns of Great Barrington, Lee, Monterey, New Marl-
borough, Otis, Sandisfield, Sheffield and Tyringham, all
in the county of Berkshire.
First Middlesex. — Consisting of wards numbered two,
three, four, five, six, seven and eight of the city of Lowell,
and the towns of Ashby, Ayer, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut,
Dunstable, Grotonj Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend, Tyngs-
borough and Westford, all in the county of Middlesex; and
the towns of Ashburnham, Harvard, Lancaster and Lunen-
burg, all in the county of Worcester.
Second Middlesex. — Consisting of wards numbered four,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten and eleven of the city of Cam-
bridge; wards numbered six and seven of the city of Somer-
ville ; and the town of Belmont, all in the county of Middlesex.
Third Middlesex. — Consisting of ward numbered three of
the city of Cambridge; ward numbered two of the city of
Maiden; wards numbered one, five and seven of the city of
Medford; and wards numbered one, two, three, four and
five of the city of Somerville, all in the county of Middle-
sex.
Fourth Middlesex. — Consisting of wards numbered two,
three, four and six of the city of Everett; wards numbered
one, three, four, five, six and seven of the city of Maiden;
and the city of Melrose, all in the county of Middlesex.
Fifth Middlesex. — Consisting of the city of Waltham
and the towns of Acton, Boxborough, Concord, Hudson,
Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Stow, Sudbury and Water-
town, all in the county of Middlesex.
Sixth Middlesex. — Consisting of wards numbered two,
three, four and six of the city of Medford; the city of
Woburn; and the towns of Arlington and Winchester, all
in the county of Middlesex.
Seventh Middlesex. — Consisting of wards numbered
one, nine, ten and eleven of the city of Lowell, and the
towns of Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, Lexington, Reading,
Stoneham, Tewksbury, Wakefield and Wihnington, all
in the county of Middlesex.
Middlesex and Norfolk. — Consisting of the city of Marl-
borough, and the towns of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston,
Hopkinton, Natick, Sherborn, Wayland and Weston, all
in the county of Middlesex; the towns of Bellingham, Dover,
Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, Pkinville
and Wrentham, all in the county of Norfolk; and the towns
of Blackstone and Millville, both in the county of Worcester.
Middlesex and Suffolk. — Consisting of ward numbered
five of the city of Cambridge and the city of Newton, both
in the county of Middlesex; and ward numbered twenty-
two of the city of Boston, in the county of Suffolk.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 250. 233
First Norfolk. — Consisting of the city of Quiiicy and
the town of Braintree, both in the county of Norfolk.
Second Norfolk. — Consisting of the towns of Canton,
Dedham, Milton, Needham, Norwood, Walpole, Wellesley
and Westwood, all in the county of Norfolk.
Norfolk and Plymouth. — Consisting of the towns of
Avon, Cohasset, Foxborough, Holbrook, Randolph, Sharon,
Stoughton and Weymouth, all in the county of Norfolk;
and the towns of Abington, Hanover, Hingham, Hull,
Marshfield, Norwell, Rockland and Scituate, all in the
county of Plymouth.
Norfolk and Suffolk. — Consisting of the town of Brook-
line, in the county of Norfolk; and ward numbered twenty
of the city of Boston, in the county of Suffolk.
Plymouth. — Consisting of the city of Brockton and the
towns of Bridgewater, Carver, East Bridgewater, Halifax,
Lakeville, Middleborough, Plympton and West Bridgewater,
all in the county of Plymouth.
First Suffolk. — Consisting of the cities of Chelsea and
Revere and the town of Winthrop, all in the county of
Suffolk; and wards numbered one and five of the city of
Everett, in the county of Middlesex.
Second Suffolk. — Consisting of wards numbered one,
two and three of th6 city of Boston, in the county of Suffolk;
and wards numbered one and two of the city of Cambridge,
in the county of Middlesex.
Third Suffolk, — Consisting of wards numbered four,
five and twenty-one of the city of Boston, in the county of
Suffolk.
Fourth Suffolk. — Consisting of wards numbered six,
seven, eight and thirteen of the city of Boston, in the county
of Suffolk.
Fifth Suffolk. — Consisting of wards numbered nine, ten,
eleven and nineteen of the city of Boston, in the county of
Suffolk.
Sixth Suffolk. — Consisting of wards numbered twelve,
fourteen and eighteen of the city of Boston, in the county
of Suffolk.
Seventh Suffolk. — Consisting of wards numbered fifteen,
sixteen and seventeen of the city of Boston, in the county of
Suffolk.
First Worcester. — Consisting of wards numbered four, five,
six, seven and eight of the city of Worcester, and the towns
of Leicester and Millbury, all in the county of Worcester.
Second Worcester. — Consisting of wards numbered one,
two, three, nine and ten of the city of Worcester, and the
towns of Holden and West Boylston, all in the county of
Worcester.
Third Worcester. — Consisting of the cities of Fitchburg,
Gardner and Leominster, and the towns of Clinton, Sterling
and Westminster, all in the county of Worcester.
Fourth Worcester. — Consisting of the towns of Auburn,
Berlin, Bolton, Boylston, Douglas, Dudley, Grafton, Hope-
234 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 251, 252.
dale, Mendon, Milford, Northboroiigh, Northbridge, Oxford,
Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sutton, Upton, Uxbridge, Web-
ster and Westborough, all in the county of Worcester.
Worcester and Hampden. — Consisting of the towns of
Athol, Barre, Brookfield, Charlton, East Brookfield, Hard-
wick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, North Brookfield,
Oakham, Paxton, Petersham, Phillipston, Princeton, Royal-
ston, Rutland, Southbridge, Spencer, Sturbridge, Templeton,
Warren, West Brookfield and Winchendon, all in the county
of Worcester; and the towns of Brimfield, East Long-
meadow, Hampden, Holland, Monson, Palmer, Wales and
Wilbraham, all in the county of Hampden.
Mandamus. SECTION 3. The Supreme judicial court shall have juris-
diction of any petition for a writ of mandamus relative to
the establishment of councillor and senatorial districts under
section two of this act. Every such petition shall be filed in
court within thirty days after the effective date of this act.
dftl!''^** Section 4. This act shall take effect on the twenty-
eighth day of April in the current year.
Approved April 22, 1948.
Chap. 251 An Act requiring the city of everett to pay certain
SUMS OF MONEY TO CERTAIN PERMANENT MEMBERS OF ITS
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 533 of the acts of 1947 is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "system" in line 11 the
words : — , together with accumulated interest thereon, —
so that the first sentence will read as follows : — The retire-
ment board of the city of Everett is hereby authorized and
directed to repay to Frank J. Digby, Charles E. Grace,
Hubert E. Gregoire, William K. Jancsy, Bernard P. Kane,
Henry F. Fitzgerald, Elwin T. Kelliher, John W. LeCornec,
Francis L. Mitchell, John H. MacDonald, William J.
McLaughlin, Michael J. O'Donnell, Charles H. O'Neil and
Thomas J. O'Neil, Jr., all permanent police officers of said
city, all deductions withheld from their wages as such
police officers on account of the membership of each of the
aforesaid police officers in the contributory retirement system,
together with accumulated interest thereon, and the names
of said police officers shall be stricken from the rolls of the
retirement board of said city as members of said retirement
system. Approved April 22, 1948.
Chav.252 An Act providing for the reinstatement of henry w.
REED IN THE EMPLOY OF THE TOWN OF MARBLEHEAD AND
IN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Any provisions of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws
to the contrary notwithstanding, Henry W. Reed, who was
Acts, 1948. — Chaps.|253, 254. 235
retired in October, nineteen hundred and forty-six, may be
reinstated in the position of hneman in the employ of the
electric light department of the town of Marblehead. Upon
such reinstatement, he shall again become a member of the
retirement system of said town, with all the rights and ob-
ligations entailed by such membership as if he had not been
retired; provided, that he shall receive no creditable service
from the date of his retirement to the date of his reinstate-
ment, and upon his subsequent retirement the provisions of
paragraph (2) (6) of section eight of chapter thirty-two of
the General Laws, relative to restoration to service of mem-
bers retired for disability shall apply whether or not such
subsequent retirement is for disability.
Approved April 22, 1948.
An Act authorizing the town of framingham to pay Qfiajy 253
A CERTAIN SUM OF MONEY TO WILLIAM J. HAGGERTY AND
MARY N. HAGGERTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The town of Framingham is hereby authorized to appro-
priate the sum of seven hundred dollars and seventy-two
cents and pay to William J. Haggerty and Mary N. Haggerty,
of said Framingham, in full settlement of their claims against
the town for reimbursement on account of money expended
by them in connection with the construction of water and
sewerage works in Neville road in said town; provided,
that no payment shall be made hereunder unless and until
said parties shall have released to said town, by proper
instrument or instruments, all right, title and interest they
may have in said works. Approved April 22, 1948.
An Act relative to state printing and bills therefor. (Jfidj) 254
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 15 of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing a. l. (Ter.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking amended. ^^'
out, in line 1 and in line 6, the word "comptroller" and
inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the words: —
state purchasing agent, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 15. The state purchasing agent shall cause all the state printing
printing under the state printing contract to be examined fhere'for!
and measured, and no bill for printing shall be allowed
unless it is in strict conformity with such contract. He
may employ an expert in printing to examine the bills for
printing under such contract and perform such other clerical
assistance as the state purchasing agent may require.
Approved April 22, 19^8.
236 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 255, 256, 257, 258.
Chap.2d5 An Act repealing certain provisions of law relative
TO traveling expenses of state officers.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed \ 30 1' 26, Section 26 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appear-
repeaied'. ' ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby repealed.
Approved April 22, 1948.
Chap.25Q An Act providing for the refusal or revocation of
licenses to theatrical booking agents, personal
agents and managers.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed!)'.uo^' Section 180A of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as
Im^ded**"' amended by section 1 of chapter 566 of the acts of 1946, is
hereby amended by adding at the end the following para-
graph:—
be'^r^ok^d^ A license may be revoked or refused at any time by the
after notice. commissioner for good cause shown; provided, that due
notice to any applicant or licensee shall have been given to
appear before the commissioner to show cause why the
license should not be revoked or refused.
Approved April 22, 1948.
Chap.257 An Act authorizing the town of webster to pay a
certain sum of money to alphege e. plasse of said
WEBSTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of general
law or any by-law of the town of Webster, said town may
appropriate and pay to Alphege E. Plasse of said town, an
amount not exceeding seven hundred and forty dollars
and one cent for work done in repairing and reconstructing
North Village bridge, so called, in said town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 27, 1948.
(7/iap,258 An Act providing for the establishment of a right of
way for public access to little alum pond in the
town of brimfield, and of an area for the parking
OF vehicles contiguous to said right of way.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The county commissioners of Hampden
county are hereby authorized and directed to lay out in
the town of Brimfield a right of way for public access to
Little Alum pond in said town and an area for parking
facilities contiguous to said right of way, in accordance with
plans to be approved by the department of public works
and showing the location and dimensions of such right of
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 259. 237
way and parking area. If it is necessary to acquire land for
the purpose of laying out such right of way or parking area,
said county commissioners shall at the time such right of
way or parking area is laid out take such land by eminent
domain under chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws.
Any person sustaining damages in his property by the laying
out of such right of way or parking area, or by specific repairs
or improvements thereon, shall be entitled to recover the
same under said chapter seventy-nine; provided, that the
right to recover damages, if any, by reason of the lajdng
out of such right of way or parking area, shall vest upon
the recording of the order of taking by said county com-
missioners, and that no entry or possession for the purpose
of constructing a public way or parking area on land so
taken shall be required for the purpose of validating such
taking or for the payment of damages by reason thereof.
Section 2. The selectmen of the town of Brimfield may,
from time to time, make specific repairs on or improve such
right of way or parking area to such extent as they may
deem necessary, but neither the county of Hampden, nor
any city or town therein, shall be required to keep such
right of way or parking area in repair, nor shall they be
liable for .injury sustained by persons travelling thereon;
provided, that sufficient notice to warn the public is posted
where such way enters upon or unites with an existing public
way.
Section 3. All expenses incurred by said county com-
missioners in connection with such right of way or parking
area shall be borne by the county of Hampden, or by such
cities and towns therein, and in such proportions, as said
county commissioners may determine.
Section 4. Said right of way or parking area shall not
be discontinued or abandoned without authority therefor
from the general court.
Section 5. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
limit the powers of the department of public health, or of
any local board of health, under any general or special law.
Approved April 27, 1948.
An Act providing for the establishment of a right of
way for public access to lead mine pond in the
town of sturbridge, and providing for a right of
way for public access to alum pond in the town of
sturbridge and an area for the parking of vehicles
contiguous to said right of way.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The county commissioners of Worcester
county are hereby authorized and directed to lay out in
the town of Sturbridge a right of way for public access to
Lead Mine pond, and to lay out a right of way for public
access to Alum pond in said town and an area for parking
Chap.259
238 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 260.
facilities contiguous to said right of way, in accordance with
plans to be approved by the department of public works
and showing the location and dimensions of each such right
of way and of said parking area. If it is necessary to acquire
land for the purpose of laying out either right of way or
said parking area, said county commissioners shall at the
time either right of way or said parking area is laid out
take such land by eminent domain under chapter seventy-
nine of the General Laws. Any person sustaining damages
in his property by the laying out of either right of way or
said parking area, or by specific repairs or improvements
thereon, shall be entitled to recover the same under said
chapter seventy-nine; provided, that the right to recover
damages, if any, by reason of the laying out of either right
of way or said parking area, shall vest upon the recording
of the order of taking by said county commissioners, and
that no entry or possession for the purpose of constructing
a public way or parking area on land so taken shall be re-
quired for the purpose of validating such taking or for the
payment of damages by reason thereof.
Section 2. The selectmen of the town of Sturbridge
from time to time may make specific repairs on or improve
either right of way or said parking area to such extent as
they may deem necessary, but neither the county of Worces-
ter, nor any city or town therein, shall be required to keep
either right of way or said parking area in repair, nor shall
they be liable for injury sustained by persons travelling
thereon; provided, that sufficient notice to warn the public
is posted where such ways enter upon or unite with an
existing public way.
Section 3. All expenses incurred by said county com-
missioners in connection with either right of way or said
parking area shall be borne by the county of Worcester, or
by such cities and towns therein, and in such proportions,
as said county commissioners may determine.
Section 4. Either right of way or said parking area
shall not be discontinued or abandoned without authority
therefor from the general court.
Section 5. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
limit the powers of the department of public health, or of
any local board of health, under any general or special law.
Approved April 27, 1948.
Chap. 2Q0 An Act establishing the state housing board and
transferring to it the powers, duties and obligations
OF the state board of housing.
prTambiT^ TF/icreas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
defeat its purpose, which is to provide without delay for the
establishment of the state housing board to serve under the
governor and council and to transfer to it certain powers and
duties now exercised and imposed upon the state board of
housing and to transfer to its chairman other powers and
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 260. 239
duties now exercised and imposed upon the state board of
housing, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
health, safety and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Sections seventeen and eighteen of chapter q. l. (Ter.
eighteen of the General Laws are hereby repealed. ss^iVind is
Section 2. Section 17 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, repealed.
as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 513 of the EdV'e^ri?
acts of 1947, is hereby further amended by inserting after etc', 'amended.
the word "board ", in line 8, the words: — , the state housing
board, — so as to read as follows: — Section 17. The armory Certain officers
commission, the art commission, the commission on adminis- missbnTto
tration and finance, the commissioner of veterans' services, serve under
the commissioners on uniform state laws, the public bequest and council.
commission, the state ballot law commission, the board of
trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, the milk
regulation board, the alcoholic beverages control commission,
the state planning board, the state housing board, the trus-
tees of the state librarj^ the state racing commission, the
Greylock reservation commission, the Port of Boston Au-
thority, the Massachusetts public building commission, the
Massachusetts fair employment practice commission, the
outdoor advertising authority, the commission on alcoholism
and the Massachusetts aeronautics commission shall serve
under the governor and council, and shall be subject to such
supervision as the governor and council deem necessary and
proper.
Section 3. Said chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Tcf,
further amended by adding after section 63, inserted by sec- n^w'§%,
tion 2 of said chapter 513, under the heading state housing added.
board, the following section: — Section 6^. There shall be state housing
a state housing board, in this section called the board, con- m^^mbers.
sisting of five members appointed by the governor, with the officers,
advice and consent of the council, one of whom shall be p"**^*"^*
designated by the governor as chairman. Upon the expira-
tion of the term of office of a member, his successor shall be
appointed in the manner aforesaid to serve for a term of five
years. Any vacancy shall be filled in the manner aforesaid
for the remainder of the unexpired term. Any vacancy
therein shall not impair its powers nor affect its duties. The
chairman shall receive, subject to appropriation, such annual
salary as the governor and council shall approve and shall
devote his whole time to the duties of his office. The re-
maining four members shall each receive, subject to appro-
priation, such annual salary as the governor and council
shall approve. Except where the powers and duties of the
board are exercised and performed by the chairman, as
hereinafter provided, the majority of the members of the
board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of its
business. It shall have a seal which shall be judicially
noticed, and shall make an annual report to the general court
240
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 260.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 121,
§ 26J, etc.,
amended.
" Housing
board"
defined.
State board
of housing
abolished.
and such additional reports to the general court and the
governor as it or he shall deem necessary or advisable. All
other powers and duties of the board shall be exercised and
performed by the chairman as hereinafter provided. The
board shall serve as advisory council to the chairman, to
the extent and in the manner which may from time to time
be prescribed by the governor and council, in the exercise
and performance by the chairman of the powers and duties
of the board. The principal office of the board shall be in
the city of Boston but it may sit at any place within the
commonwealth. The time and place of its meetings shall
be prescribed by the chairman. Adequate offices in the
state house or elsewhere in said city shall be provided for
the board, and the proper county commissioners shall pro-
vide it with suitable rooms in courthouses or other buildings
when necessary for hearings outside said city.
The chairman may, within the limits of the amount
appropriated therefor, appoint such experts, counsel, clerks
and assistants as the work of the board may require and
may remove them, and may make such expenditures as
may be necessary in order to execute effectively the func-
tions of the board. The members and employees of the
board shall receive their necessary traveling expenses and,
except as otherwise provided by law, their expenses actu-
ally incurred for subsistence while traveling outside the city
of Boston in the performance of their duties. The neces-
sary administrative and other expenses of the board shall
be paid from such appropriations as may be made for
the purpose. All moneys received by the board as fees or
otherwise shall be paid at least monthly to the state treas-
urer.
Section 4. Section 26 J of chapter 121 of the General
Laws, as most recently amended by section 2 of chapter
200 of the acts of 1948, is hereby further amended by strik-
ing out the paragraph defining "Housing board" or "board"
and inserting in place thereof the following : —
-"Housing board" or "board", the state housing board
established under section sixty-four of chapter six.
Section 5. The state board of housing existing under
section seventeen of chapter eighteen of the General Laws,
and amendments thereof and additions thereto, including
all the offices in said board, is hereby abolished. The state
housing board, established by this act, acting by a majority
of its members, shall exercise and perform all of the rights,
powers, duties and obligations of the state board of housing
under the provisions of chapter three hundred and seventy-
two of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six, and
amendments thereof The chairman of the state housing
board shall exercise and perform all other rights, powers,
duties and obligations of the state board of housing, except
the making of an annual report to the general court and
such additional reports to the general court and the gover-
nor as it or he shall deem necessary or advisable. The state
I
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 261. 241
housing board shall be the lawful successor of the state
board of housing, including the offices therein.
Section 6. The members of the state board of housing Employees of
on the efTective date of this act shall constitute the mem- trfusFel^id
bership of the state housing board established by this act bofrT^"*
and shall serve for the remainder of their respective unex-
pired terms as members of the state board of housing. The
chairman of the state board of housing on the effective date
of this act shall serve as chairman of the state housing board
until the designation by the governor of any other member
of the state housing board as chairman. All employees of
the state board of housing on the effective date of this act,
shall be transferred to and shall serve under the state hous-
ing board established by this act, without impairment of
any of their rights or of their civil service status, if any.
They shall perform such duties for the state housing board
for which they are quahfied as the chairman of the state
housing board may prescribe. All unexpended balances of
mone3^s heretofore appropriated for said state board of hous-
ing shall be immediately available for expenditure by said
state housing board. Approved April 28, 1948.
An Act providing for an administrative survey by the Qhnv) Ofil
FINANCE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOSTON, AND PRO-
VIDING FOR A SPECIAL APPROPRIATION THEREFOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Under the authority granted to it by chapter
four hundred and eighty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred
and nine, the finance commission of the city of Boston is
hereby directed forthwith to make an administrative survey,
analysis and appraisal of the organization, policies, proce-
dures, practices, staff requirements, expenditures and ex-
penditure requirements of the government of the city of
Boston and of each department, bureau, office, service, com-
mission, committee, board and other agency whose expendi-
tures are paid in whole or in part by the treasurer of the city
of Boston, for the constructive purpose of revealing all pos-
sible opportunities for increasing the effectiveness and re-
ducing the cost of such services as are paid for in whole or in
part by said treasurer. The finance commission shall make
a final report of its findings and recommendations to the
mayor of said city, the governor and the general court not
later than the first day of February in the year nineteen
hundred and fifty.
The expense of said investigation and report shall be paid
by the city of Boston upon requisition by the commission,
not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, in addition to the annual appropria-
tion required by section twenty of said chapter four hundred
and eighty-six, as amended.
There shall be appropriated by the city in each year until
the investigation and report are completed sums sufficient to
242 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 262, 263.
cover the commission's estimates of its needs for said year;
provided, however, that the total amount to be expended for
the purposes of this act shall not exceed one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
The commission shall have the right to incur expenses in
anticipation of its appropriation and payments therefor shall
be made from the treasury of said city from any funds therein
and charged against the appropriation when made, and for
the purposes provided by this act shall employ such experts,
counsel, and other assistants as the commission deems neces-
sary and advisable.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 30, 1948.
Chap. 2Q2 An Act relative to the appointment and status of
JAMES H. MAHONEY AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. James H. Mahoney, who was a provisional
member of the fire department of the city of Boston from
November third, nineteen hundred and forty-three to Jan-
uary twenty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, and who
was injured in the performance of duty, shall be deemed to
be permanently appointed as a fireman in said fire depart-
ment without further examination and without being required
to serve any probationary period; provided, that he submits
proof, satisfactory to the director of civil service, that such
injury does not incapacitate him for the performance of the
duties of fireman in said fire department.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May S, 1948.
Chap.2QS An Act relative to the status of certain employees
OF THE DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.
prTambie!^ Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
defeat its purpose, which is in part to make possible forth-
with examinations for positions under the civil service laws,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law neces-
sary for the immediate preservation of the public con-
venience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Any employee of the division of employment security who
has been holding office or employinent for at least one year
in any position equal to or higher in rank than that of junior
clerk, as determined by the director of civil service, is hereby
made eligible for the next competitive promotional examina-
tion to be held for principal interviewer in said division.
Approved May 3, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 264. 243
An Act ratifying a proposed amendment to the Atlantic Chav. 2Q4
STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT.
Whereas, It is desirable that the Atlantic States Marine Emergency
Fisheries Compact, ratified on the part of the commonwealth ^^^^"^
by chapter four hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-one, should be amended as soon as
possible so as to provide for joint or common action by any
two or more states that have ratified said compact to es-
tablish joint agencies to regulate fisheries in which such
states have common interests; therefore this act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The general court hereby approves and ratifies the fol-
lowing amendment to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Compact, now ratified by the commonwealth and the states
of Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, for the pur-
pose of permitting the states that ratify said amendment to
establish joint regulation of specific fisheries common to those
states or any of them, through the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission and their representatives thereon.
Notice of intention to withdraw such approval and ratifica-
tion of said amendment, in case such withdrawal shall be
desired at any time hereafter, shall be executed and trans-
mitted by the governor whenever authorized thereto by
the general court, shall be in accordance with the provisions
of Article XII of said compact, and shall be effective as to
this commonwealth in relation to such states as shall have
ratified said amendment before notice of intention to with-
draw by this commonwealth has been given as above pro-
vided.
Amendment, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact.
Article I.
The states approving and ratifying this amendment agree
that any two or more of them may designate the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission as a joint regulatory
agency with such powers as they may jointly confer upon
it from time to time for the regulation of the fishing opera-
tions of the citizens and vessels of such designating states
with respect to specific fisheries in which such states have a
common interest. The representatives of such states on
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission shall con-
stitute a separate section of such commission for the exercise
of the additional powers so granted; provided, that the
states so acting shall appropriate additional funds for this
purpose. The creation of such section as a joint regulatory
agency shall not deprive the states participating therein of
244 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 265.
any of their privileges or powers or responsibilities in the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission under the
general compact. Approved May 3, 1948.
Chap. 265 An Act authorizing the city of taunton to incur in-
debtedness FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWAGE TREAT-
MENT WORKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purposes of constructing intercepting
sewers, a pumping station, a force main, and sewage treat-
ment works, the city of Taunton may, from time to time,
within two years after the passage of this act, borrow such
sums as may be necessary, not exceeding in the aggregate one
million dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor which
shall bear on the face thereof the words, Taunton Sewage
Treatment Loan, Acts of 1948. Each authorized issue shall
constitute a separate loan and such loans shall be payable
in not more than thirty years from their dates. Indebted-
ness incurred under this act shall be in excess of the statutory
limit and, except as provided herein, shall be subject to the
provisions of chapter forty-four of the General Laws includ-
ing the first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. The sewer commissioners of said city shall
determine what proportion of the cost of the sewerage works
provided for in section one of this act the city shall pay.
In providing for the payment of any portion of the cost
thereof by abutters to the sewerage system discharging to
said sewage treatment works including public and private
institutions the city may avail itself of any or all of the
methods permitted by General Laws, including annual
charges as provided for in section sixteen of chapter eighty-
three thereof, which may be applied to the payment of the
cost of maintenance and repairs of the sewerage works, and
to defray such portion of the cost of the construction of the
said works as may be determined by said sewer commissioners,
and such charges and assessments shall be paid by every
person or institution who enters or has entered his or its
particular sewer into the sewerage system of the city. The
provisions of General Laws relative to the assessment,
apportionment, division, reassessment, abatement and col-
lection of sewer assessments, to liens therefor and to interest
thereon shall apply to assessments and charges made under
this act. The sewer commissioners, after a determination
has been made of the proportion of the cost of the sewerage
works the city shall pay, shall by vote determine by which
of such methods the remaining portion of said cost shall
be provided for. The collector of taxes of said city shall
certify the payments of such assessments or apportionments
thereof to the sewer commissioners, who shall preserve a
record thereof.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 3, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 266, 267. 245
An Act to authorize the town of webster to incur Qfidj) 266
indebtedness for the construction of sewage treat-
ment works.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purposes of constructing intercepting
sewers, a pumping station, a force main and sewage treat-
ment works, the town of Webster may, from time to time,
within five years after the passage of this act, borrow such
sums as may be necessary, not exceeding in the aggre-
gate eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and may issue
bonds or notes therefor which shall bear on the face thereof
the words, Webster Sewage Treatment Loan, Acts of 1948.
Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and
such loans shall be payable in not more than thirty years
from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall
be in excess of the statutory limit, and shall be subject to the
provisions of chapter forty-four of the General Laws, in-
cluding the first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. The town shall, by vote, determine what pro-
portion of the cost of the sewerage works provided for in
section one the town shall pay. In providing for the pay-
ment of any portion of the cost thereof by the abutters con-
tributing sewage, the town may avail itself of any or all of
the methods permitted by General Laws, including section
sixteen of chapter eighty-three of the General Laws provid-
ing for the establishment of just and equitable annual
charges for the use of the common sewers. Such charges
shall be paid by every person who enters or has entered his
particular sewer into the sewerage system of the town.
The provisions of the said General Laws relative to the
assessment, apportionment, division, reassessment, abate-
ment and collection of sewer assessments, to liens therefor
and to interest thereon shall apply to assessments made
under this act. At the same meeting at which the town
determines the proportion of the cost which is to be borne
by the town, or at a subsequent meeting, it shall by vote
determine by which of such methods the remaining portion
of said cost shall be provided for. The collector of taxes
of said town shall certify the payments of such assessments
or apportionments thereof to the sewer commissioners, who
shall preserve a record thereof.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 8, 1948.
An Act authorizing the city of Northampton to incur Chaj).267
indebtedness for the construction of sewage treat-
MENT works.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purposes of constructing a pumping
station, a force main, and sewage treatment works the city
of Northampton may, from time to time, within two years
246 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 268.
after the passage of this act, borrow such sums as may be
necessary, not exceeding in the aggregate four hundred thou-
sand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor which
shall bear on the face thereof the words, Northampton Sew-
age Treatment Loan, Acts of 1948. Each authorized issue
shall constitute a separate loan and such loans shall be pay-
able in not more than thirty years from their dates. Indebt-
edness incurred under this act shall be in excess of the statu-
tory limit and, except as provided herein, shall be subject
to the provisions of chapter forty-four of the Genei-al Laws,
including the first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. The said city shall, by concurrent vote of the
board of aldermen and the common council, determine what
proportion of the cost of the sewerage works provided for in
section one of this act the city shall pay. In providing for
the payment of any portion of the cost thereof by abutters,
including public and private institutions, contributing sew-
age, the city may avail itself of any or all of the methods
permitted by General Laws, including section sixteen of
chapter eighty-three of the General Laws providing for the
establishment of just and equitable annual charges for the
use of the common sewers. Such charges shall be paid by
every person, including public and private institutions, who
enters or has entered his or its particular sewer into the
sewerage system of the city. The provisions of the said
General Laws relative to the assessment, apportionment,
division, reassessment, abatement and collection of sewer
assessments, to liens therefor and to interest thereon shall
apply to assessments made under this act. At the same
meeting at which the city determines the proportion of the
cost which is to be borne by the city, or at a subsequent
meeting, it shall by vote determine by which of such methods
the remaining portion of said cost shall be provided for. The
collector of taxes of said city shall certify the payments of
such assessments or apportionments thereof to the sewer
commissioners, who shall preserve a record thereof.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 3, 1948.
Chap.2QS An Act relative to the status of Joseph w. murphy
AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF
BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Joseph W. Murphy, a provisional member of
the fire department of the city of Boston from January
twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and forty-four to January
twenty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, who was in-
jured in the performance of duty, shall be granted a mental
examination by the division of civil service for the position
of fireman, and upon passing such examination shall be
deemed to be permanently appointed to the position of fire-
man in said fire department without being further required
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 269, 270, 271. 247
to serve any probationary period ; provided, that he submits
proof, satisfactory to the director of civil service, that such
injury does not incapacitate him for the performance of the
duties of fireman in said fire department.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 3, 1948.
Chap.2m
An Act relative to the status of frank e. utley as a
member of the fire department of the city of boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Frank E. Utley, who was provisionally em-
ployed from November third, nineteen hundred and forty-
three to January twenty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, as a member of the fire department of the city of
Boston, and who was injured in the performance of duty,
shall be deemed to be permanently appointed as fireman in
said fire department without further examination and with-
out being required to serve any probationary period; pro-
vided, that he submits proof, satisfactory to the director of
civil service, that such injury does not incapacitate him for
the performance of the duties of fireman in said fire de-
partment.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 3, 1948.
An Act prohibiting the practice of dentistry by cor- nhri^ 970
PORATIONS. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 49, as appearing in the Tercentenary amendJl' ^ ^^'
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following: — Sec- Corporations
tion 49. No corporation hereinafter formed or organized ""dVnuToffiJe*
shall conduct a dental office and no person shall conduct
a dental office under any name other than that of the
dentist actually owning the practice.
Approved May 3, 1948.
An Act authorizing certain employees of the town of Qliav 271
WINCHESTER TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE RETIREMENT
SYSTEM OF SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Any provisions of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws
to the contrary notwithstanding, Mary Manzie and Bridget
Maguire, employees of the town of Winchester in the school
department cafeteria, who have rendered service for ap-
proximately twenty-four and eleven years, respectively, in
said cafeteria, which has been operated for the benefit of
the pupils of the schools of said town as a quasi-public enter-
prise, may become members of the retirement system of
248 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 272.
said town, and, upon becoming members, shall receive credit
for service prior to July first, nineteen hundred and thirty-
nine, at such time as they have respectively paid into the
annuity savings fund in one sum, or in instalments, upon
such terms and conditions as the retirement board of said
town may prescribe, make-up payments of an amount equal
to that which would have been withheld as regular deductions
from their regular compensation had they joined the system
on July first, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, together
with regular interest. Upon the completion of such make-up
payments, said members shall be entitled to all creditable
service to which they, respectively, would have been entitled
had they joined the system when it became operative. In
the event any retirement allowance becomes effective for
either of them before the completion of such make-up pay-
ments, such member shall, in addition to credit for her actual
membership service, be entitled to credit for that proportion
of her service rendered prior to the date of her becoming a
member which the total amount of her make-up payments
actually made, together with regular interest thereon to the
date her retirement allowance becomes effective, bears to
the total amount of what her make-up payments, together
with the regular interest thereon to such latter date, would
have been, had she made payment thereof in one sum on such
latter date. Approved May 3, 1948.
Chap. 272 An Act relative to the position of the names of candi-
dates UPON BALLOTS USED AT STATE ELECTIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed.V,'5l.**§'42, Section 42 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as most
etc., 'amended', rcccutly amended by section 12 of chapter 411 of the acts
of 1943, is hereby further amended by striking out the 1st
and 2d paragraphs, as appearing in chapter 292 of the acts
of 1941, and inserting in place thereof the following para-
graphs : —
Tontents Under the designation of the office, the names of the candi-
arrangement datcs for rc-clection to any office to be filled at a state elec-
the'reoiK'' tion of which they are the elected incumbents shall, except
in places where voting machines are used, be placed first on
the ballot in alphabetical order according to their surnames;
next and in like order the names of candidates of political
parties, as defined in chapter fifty, and the names of all
other candidates shall follow in like order.
The names of candidates for city and town office shall,
except at elections in places where voting machines are used,
be arranged under the designation of the office in alpha-
betical order according to their surnames, except as city
charters otherwise provide in the case of municipal offices;
but the names of candidates for different terms of service
in the same office shall be arranged in groups according to
the length of their respective terms, and the names of candi-
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 273, 274. 249
dates nominated by single wards but to be voted for at
large shall be arranged in groups by wards. In the case of
representatives in congress, the designation may be "con-
gressman". Blank spaces shall be left at the end of the list
of candidates for each different office 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. If the approval of any question is
submitted to the voters, it shall be printed on the ballot
after the names of the candidates.
Approved May 3, 1948.
An Act authorizing additional club house facilities rhnj) 273
AT PONKAPOAG golf COURSE IN THE BLUE HILLS RESERVA-
TION IN THE TOWN OF CANTON.
Be it enacted., etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan district commission is
hereby authorized and directed to provide additional club
house facilities at the Ponkapoag golf course in the Blue Hills
reservation in the town of Canton by adding to and remodel-
ing the existing club house or by constructing a new club
house.
Section 2. For the purposes of this act, said commis-
sion may expend such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Approved May 3, 1948.
An Act further limiting the time within which actions (Jfidj) 274
OF replevin, and certain actions of contract and
TORT, MAY BE BROUGHT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 260 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 2, as appearing in the Ter- ^meAde^.' ^^'
centenaiy Edition, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing: — Section 2. Actions of contract, other than those to Limitation of
recover for personal injuries, founded upon contracts or ^''^ '^^^^^'
liabilities, express or Implied, except actions limited by
section one or actions upon judgments or decrees of courts
of record of the United States or of this or of any other state
of the United States, shall, except as otherwise provided, be
commenced only within six years next after the cause of
action accrues.
Section 2. Said chapter 260 is hereby further amended ej^)';26o"^'
by inserting after section 2, as amended, the following sec- new *§ 2a'.
tion: — Section 2 A. Except as otherwise provided, actions Limitation
of tort, actions of contract to recover for personal injuries, of two years
and actions of replevin, shall be commenced only within acti'o^ns^at
two years next after the cause of action accrues. '''"'■
Section 3. This act shall take effect January first, nine-
teen hundred and fifty, and its provisions shall apply only
to causes of action accruing on or after said date.
Approved May 3, 1948.
250
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 275.
Chap. 27b An Act authorizing cities and towns to borrow for
REMODELING, RECONSTRUCTING OR MAKING EXTRAORDI-
NARY REPAIRS TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS, WITH APPROVAL OF
THE EMERGENCY FINANCE BOARD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1, Subject to the provisions of this act, any-
city or town, by a two thirds vote as defined in section one
of chapter forty-four of the General Laws, and with the ap-
proval of the emergency finance board established under
section one of chapter forty-nine of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and thirty-three, may borrow inside of its limit of in-
debtedness as prescribed by section ten of said chapter
forty-four, for remodeling, reconstructing or making extraor-
dinary repairs to public buildings owned by the city or
town, and may issue bonds or notes therefor. Each author-
ized issue shall constitute a separate loan and such loans
shall be paid within such period, not more than ten years
from their dates, as said board shall fix. No loan shall be
authorized in any year under authority of this act unless a
sum equivalent to one dollar on each one thousand dollars
of the assessed valuation of the city or town for the preceding
year has been appropriated from available revenue funds or
voted to be raised by taxation in the year when the loan is
authorized.
Each city or town seeking approval by the board of a loan
under this act for the remodeling, reconstruction or repair of
a public building shall submit to it all plans and other infor-
mation considered by the board to be necessary for a determi-
nation of the probable extended use of such building likely to
result from such remodeling, reconstruction or repair, and in
considering approval hereunder of a requested loan and the
terms thereof, special consideration shall be given to such
determination.
Section 2. The members of the board aforesaid, when
acting under this act, shall receive from the commonwealth
compensation to the same extent as provided for services
under chapter three hundred and sixty-six of the acts of
nineteen hundred and thirty-three, as amended, including
chapter seventy-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-five.
Section 3. The first paragraph of section 7 of chapter
44 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by sec-
tion 1 of chapter 207 of the acts of 1947, is hereby further
amended by striking out, in line 5, the words "clauses three A
and eleven" and inserting in place thereof the following: —
clause (11), — so as to read as follows: — Cities and towns
may incur debt, within the limit of indebtedness prescribed
in section ten, for the following purposes, and payable within
the periods hereinafter specified, but, except for the purposes
set forth in clause (11), no loan shall be authorized in any
year under any one of the following clauses unless a sum
equal to twenty-five cents, or in the case of Boston ten cents,
G. L. (Tcr.
Ed.), 44, §7,
etc., amcndctl.
Purposes for
which cities
and towns
may borrow
within the
debt limit.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 276. 251
on each one thousand dollars of the assessed valuation of the
city or town for the preceding year, exclusive of the value of
motor vehicles and the value of ships and vessels on which a
vessel excise tax is based has been appropriated from avail-
able revenue funds or voted to be raised by taxation for the
purposes set forth in such clause in the year when the loan
is authorized:
Section 4. Said section seven is hereby further amended j^jV {4*'§7
by striking out clause (3A), inserted by section two of said etc!, 'further'
chapter two hundred and seven. amended.
Approved May 3, 1948.
An Act authorizing the town of canton to establish Chap. 276
A board of public works exercising the powers of
certain other boards, departments and town offi-
cers, AND authorizing THE SELECTMEN TO ACT AS SAID
BOARD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There shall be established in the town of
Canton a board of public works, hereinafter called the
board, to consist of three members. From and after the
next annual town election following the acceptance of this
act, the board of selectmen, as constituted from time to
time, shall be termed, constituted and serve as a board of
public works, and the selectmen shall so serve during their
respective terms of office.
Section 2. The board shall have all the powers, rights
and duties now or from time to time vested by general or
special law in the following boards, departments and officers
in said town, to wit: water commissioners, sewer commis-
sioners, cemetery committee, highway department, includ-
ing the highway surveyor, moth department and tree warden,
and such boards, departments and officers shall thereupon
be abolished during such time as this act is in effect as to
them, respectively. No contracts or liabilities in force on
the date when this act becomes fully effective shall be affected
by such abolition, but the board shall in all respects be the
lawful successor of the boards, departments and officers so
abolished.
Section 3. The board shall appoint, and fix the com-
pensation of, a superintendent of public works, who shall
exercise and perform under its supervision and direction,
such of the powers, rights and duties transferred to it under
section two as it may from time to time designate. He shall
be responsible for the efficient exercise and perfonnance of
such powers, rights and duties, and shall hold office subject
to the will of the board. He shall be specially fitted by
training and experience to perfonn the duties of said office,
and may or may not be a resident of the town. During
his tenure he shall hold no elective or other appointive office,
nor shall he be engaged in any other business or occupation.
He shall give to the town a bond with a surety company
252 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 277.
authorized to transact business in the commonwealth as
surety, for the faithful performance of his duties, in such
sum and upon such conditions as the board may require,
and shall, subject to the approval of the board, appoint
such assistants, agents and employees as the exercise and
perfoi-mance of his powers, rights and duties may require.
He shall keep full and complete records of the doings of his
office and shall render to the board, as often as it may re-
quire, a full report of all operations under his control during
the period reported upon; and annually, and from time to
time as required by the board, he shall make a synopsis of
such reports for publication. He shall keep the board fully
advised as to the needs of the town within the scope of his
duties, and shall annually furnish to the board, not less than
ten days prior to the expiration of the fiscal year of said
town, a carefully prepared and detailed estimate in writing
of the appropriations required during the next succeeding
fiscal year for the proper exercise and perfonnance of all
said powers, rights and duties.
Section 4. The town may rescind all or any part of the
action taken by it in pursuance of this act by a majority vote
of the legal voters present and voting thereon by ballot at
any town meeting held after three years following the annual
town election at which this act becomes fully effective and
at least thirty days before the annual town election next to
be held after such meeting, and thereupon said town shall,
at said next annual town election, nominate and elect such
officers as are necessary to exercise and perform such of the
powers, rights and duties transferred to the board under
section two as are affected by said vote.
Section 5. This act shall be submitted for acceptance to
the legal voters of said town at the biennial state election in
the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, in the form of the
following question which shall be placed on the official ballot
to be used in said town at said election: — "Shall an act
passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred
and forty-eight, entitled 'An Act authorizing the Town of
Canton to establish a Board of Public Works exercising the
powers of certain other Boards, Departments and Town
Officers, and authorizing the Selectmen to act as said Board',
be accepted?" If a majority of the votes cast in answer to
such question is in the affirmative, this act shall become
fully effective at the next annual town election; otherwise
it shall be of no effect. Approved May 3, 1948.
Chap. 277 An Act authorizing the town of Harwich to receive
AND ADMINISTER THE PROPERTY OF CERTAIN CEMETERY
ASSOCIATIONS IN SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Each of the following-named cemetery asso-
ciations, situated in the town of Harwich, to wit: Baptist
Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, Chase Cemetery, North Har-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 277. 253
wich Cemetery, Kelley Cemetery, Centre Cemetery, Harding
Cemetery, Seth Eldridge Cemetery, Old Methodist Ceme-
tery, End of the Pond Cemetery and South Harwich Ceme-
tery, or any of them, hereinafter called associations, may, by
deed duly executed, convey and transfer to said town, and
said town is hereby authorized and empowered to receive,
and thereafter to hold and maintain, but for cemetery pur-
poses only, and subject to all rights heretofore existing in any
burial lots, the real and personal property of the associa-
tions not subject to any trust, and thereupon, and upon the
transfer of the trust funds as hereinafter provided, the asso-
ciations shall be dissolved; and the cemeteries of the asso-
ciations shall be and become public burial places, grounds or
cemeteries.
Section 2. In so far as authorized by a decree of a court
of competent jurisdiction and in compliance with the terms
and conditions of such decree, said town may receive from
the associations a conveyance and transfer of, and adminis-
ter, all funds or other property held by the associations in
trust for the perpetual care of the lots in the cemeteries and
for other purposes, and also any property devised or be-
queathed to the associations under the will of any person
living at the time of said transfer or conveyance or under
the will of any deceased person not then probated. Interest
and dividends accruing on funds deposited in trust with any
savings bank under authority of section thirty-seven or sec-
tion thirty-eight of chapter one hundred and sixty-eight of
the General Laws, or with any other banking institution, for
the benefit of the associations, or of any lots in the cemeteries,
may, after such conveyance, be paid by such bank or institu-
tion to the treasurer of said town; and upon such payment
said treasurer shall use the same for the purposes of said
trusts.
Section 3. All real and personal property and property
rights, acquii'ed by said town from the associations under
authority of this act, shall be held and managed by said
town in the same manner in which cities and towns are au-
thorized by law to hold and manage property for cemetery
purposes; provided, that all rights which any persons have
acquired in the cemeteries of the associations or any lots
therein shall remain in force to the same extent as if this act
had not been passed and such transfer had not occurred.
The records of the associations shall be delivered to the clerk
of said town and such clerk may certify copies thereof.
Section 4. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority of the registered voters of the town of
Harwich voting thereon at a regular or special town meet-
ing held in the current year, but not otherwise.
Approved May 3, 1948.
254 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 278, 279.
C hap. 27S Ajst Act providing for the posting and sending of
NOTIFICATIONS OF RATINGS AND SENIORITY DATES IN THE
CASE OF POSITIONS BROUGHT TTNDER CIVIL SERVICE BY
STATUTE OR RULE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
v'dn' ^i''^ Section 47A of chapter 31 of the General Laws, as most
M7a! etc.. recently amended by chapter 59 of the acts of 1946, is
amended. hereby further amended by striking out the first two para-
graphs and inserting in place thereof the following: —
Deterniination Whcrc any officc Or positiou is placed within the official
sen^rity date, or labor scrvicc by the provisions of this chapter or by any
other statute, or by rule, or by acceptance of provisions of
this chapter or any other statute by a city or town, the ap-
pointing authority shall forthwith submit to the director
a list of the incumbents of all such offices and positions.
Said list shall state the type and kind of work, a record of
service with dates of employment, and the compensation of
each person, and any other information which the director
may require. The appointing authority shall cause a copy
of such list to be posted in a public place in said city or town
for a period of thirty days.
After the completion of said period of posting, the director
shall classify each office or position on said list and shall fix
the seniority date of each employee in conformity, so far
as practicable, with the provisions of section fifteen D. The
director shall notify each person on said list of his rating
and seniority date as determined by him and such other in-
formation as the director shall deem pertinent. Within four-
teen days after said notification, any person whose rights
are alleged to have been affected may appeal to the director
as to the correctness of the list, his rating and seniority date.
The director or his authorized representative shall forthwith
hold a hearing and shall hear all parties concerned. After
said hearing the director may make such changes as he may
deem necessary in the rating and seniority date. After
seniority is determined as provided herein, it shall continue
subject however to the provisions of section fifteen D.
Approved May S, 1948.
Chap. 279 An Act further regulating notification to district
ATTORNEYS OF FACTS RELATIVE TO ACTS OF ADULTERY
ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED BY PARTIES TO DIVORCE PRO-
CEEDINGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV,'208'^§ 4.-> Section 45 of chapter 208 of the General Laws, as appear-
amended.' ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by
striking out, in line 2, the words "other than adultery,", —
and by striking out, in lines 8 to 10, inclusive, the .words
" ; but if the divorce is granted because of adultery the
court shall cause notice of such facts, information and list
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 280. . 255
of witnesses to be given to the district attorney,", — so as to
read as follows: — Section 1^5. If a divorce is granted for a Notice to
cause constituting a crime, committed within the common- attorney of
wealth and within the time provided by law for making "^^"^f
complaints and finding indictments therefor, the court
granting the divorce may, in its discretion, cause notice of
such facts to be given by the clerk of the court or register
of probate to the district attorney for the district where such
crime was committed, with a list of the witnesses proving
such crime and any other information which it considers
proper and thereupon the district attorney may cause
complaint therefor to be made before a magistrate having
jurisdiction thereof, or may present the evidence thereof
to the grand jury. Approved May 3, 1948.
An Act providing for the creation of an old colony
high school district planning committee.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A special unpaid committee, to be known as
the Old Colony High School District Planning Committee,
hereinafter called the committee, is hereby created, to con-
sist of one member appointed by the finance or advisory
committee, one by the school committee, and one by the
board of selectmen of each town which votes to accept the
provisions of this act as provided by section nine. Any
vacancy in the committee shall be filled by the authority
which appointed the member whose service has been ter-
minated.
Section 2. The committee shall study the advisability
of forming a union high school district, to be known as the
Old Colony High School District, its organization, operation
and control, and the construction of a high school building
to serve the needs of the district, with the estimated con-
struction and operating cost and the financial arrangements
therefor, and all other matters pertaining to the organiza-
tion and operation of a union high school district as the
committee considers necessary and proper and shall make
a report of its findings and recommendations to the select-
men of the several towns which accept this act not later
than January first, nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Section 3. The committee shall prepare and submit to
the general court, and to the selectmen of the several towns,
not later than December first, nineteen hundred and forty-
nine, such drafts of legislation as it may deem necessary to
carry out its recommendations.
Section 4. The committee is authorized to employ such
experts, architects, consultants and clerical assistants, and
to incur such other expense not exceeding, in the aggregate,
fifty thousand dollars, as it may deem necessary. To meet
such expenses the committee may accept and use for the
purposes of this act sums of money received as gifts or con-
Chap.2S0
256 . Acts, 1948. — Chap. 280.
tributions from any source and funds from the common-
wealth or federal government which may be available, and
shall by vote determine an amount necessary for the pur-
poses of this act to be raised by the four or more towns
which accept this act in accordance with the provisions of
section nine.
Section 5. The committee shall apportion the amount
which it determines to be necessary as provided in the pre-
ceding section among the several towns which accept this
act on the basis of the taxable valuation of said municipali-
ties as last established by the general court as a basis of
apportionment of state and county taxes; and shall promptly
thereafter notify in writing the treasurer of each of said
towns of the amount of such apportionment. Upon the
receipt of such notice, for the purpose of providing the nec-
essary funds to meet the amount of the apportionment, un-
less the amount due is provided by a special town meeting
called for the purpose held within thirty days of the receipt
of the said notice, the treasurer of each town notified shall,
with the approval of the selectmen, borrow on notes of the
town not exceeding the apportionment of such town. Such
loans shall be in excess of the statutory limit and shall be
due and payable in not more than two years from the dates
thereof and except as provided herein shall be subject to
the applicable provisions of chapter forty-four of the Gen-
eral Laws exclusive of the limitation contained in the first
paragraph of section seven thereof. Upon receipt of the
proceeds of a loan issued under authority of this act, the
town treasurer shall pay said proceeds over to the secretary-
treasurer of the committee.
The director of accounts in the department of corpora-
tions and taxation shall cause an audit to be made of the
accounts of the committee annually or at any time upon the
request of the selectmen of a town participating in the ap-
pointment of the committee and for this purpose he, and his
duly accredited agents, shall have access to all necessary
papers, books and records. Upon the completion of each
audit, a report thereon shall be made to the chairman of
the committee with a copy thereof to the chairman
of the selectmen of each town served b}^ the committee.
The director shall apportion the cost among the several
municipalities participating in the appointment of the com-
mittee on the basis of the taxable valuation of said munici-
palities as last established by the general court for state
and county taxes, and submit the amounts of each appor-
tionment to the state treasurer, who shall issue his warrant
requiring the assessors of the towns which so participate to
assess a tax to the amount of such expense, and such amounts
shall be collected and paid to the state treasurer as provided
by section twenty of chapter fifty-nine.
Section 6. The committee shall organize forthwith upon
its appointment by the election of a chairman and a secre-
tary-treasurer. The secretary-treasurer shall keep all rec-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 281. 257
ords and shall receive and take charge of all money paid to
the committee and shall pay over and account for the same
according to the order of the committee. He shall give bond
for the faithful performance of his duties in such sum as the
committee shall require with a surety company authorized
to transact business in the commonwealth as surety. The
premium of such bond shall be paid from funds provided
for the committee.
Section 7. This act shall cease to be operative except
as to section five on the effective date of establishment of
the said proposed Old Colony High School District, and
shall become null and void in its entirety on and after
December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty.
Section 8. Any unexpended balance of funds held by
the committee on the date this act ceases to be operative
as provided in the preceding section shall be paid over to
the several towns in the same proportion in which the origi-
nal assessment was made and the amount so received by
any town may be appropriated for school purposes.
Section 9. The question of the acceptance of this act
shall be considered and acted upon at a special town meet-
ing called for the purpose to be held in the current year in
each of the towns of Duxbury, Halifax, Hanson, Hanover,
Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke and Plympton.
If four or more of the said towns vote in favor of acceptance,
this act shall become fully effective forthwith in the towns
which have voted in favor of acceptance; if less than four
of the said towns vote in favor of acceptance, this act shall
become void. Approved May 5, 1948.
An Act relative to the merger, consolidation or Qfidj) 281
PURCHASE and SALE OF ASSETS OF BANKING COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 172A of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 12, as amended by chapter 37 of the ne^w'§Y2A,'
acts of 1948, the following section: — Section 12 A. No such added.
corporation shall be merged in or consolidated with any Merger of
.1 1 j_- ^ ^ j_ j_ banking corn-
other such corporation or any bank or trust company, or panies and
sell or exchange all or substantially all of its property and companies,
assets, or purchase all or substantially all of the assets of regulated.'
another such corporation or of any bank or trust company,
or assume the liabilities thereof, except with the written
approval of the commissioner, and subject to the provisions
of sections forty-two and forty-six of chapter one hundred
and fifty-six. The charter of such a corporation, the business
of which has been merged in or consolidated with another
such corporation, bank or trust company, or the affairs of
which have been liquidated, shall be void except for the
purpose of discharging obligations and liabilities.
Approved May 5, 1948.
258 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 282, 283, 284.
Chap. 282 An Act to gkant permanent civil service status in a
HIGHER GRADE TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE DIVISION
OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Any permanent civil service employee of the division of
employment security who was appointed from a list estab-
lished for junior registrar from the examination held by the
division of civil service in the year nineteen hundred and
thirty-eight and was subsequently transferred to the United
States employment service and, while in said employment
service, was appointed principal interviewer, shall receive
permanent civil service status as principal interviewer as
of the date such appointment became effective, and no
subsequent examination for principal interviewer shall be
deemed necessary. Approved May 5, 1948.
Chap. 28S An Act requiring the approval of the commissioner
OF BANKS OF CERTAIN PENSION OR RETIREMENT PLANS
FOR EMPLOYEES OF SAVINGS BANKS AND CO-OPERATIVE
BANKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of sections fifty-
eight to sixty, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and sixty-
eight, and sections fifty-nine to sixty-one, inclusive, of
chapter one hundred and seventy of the General Laws,
any plan or contract providing for retirement pensions,
annuities or other retirement benefits for any or all of the
employees of a savings bank or of a co-operative bank in
effect on July first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, may,
if and to the extent approved by the commissioner of banks,
be maintained and operated for the benefit of all employees
eligible to benefits thereunder. To the extent that any such
plan or contract is not approved by said commissioner, it
shall, within such time as said commissioner may determine,
be revised, or shall be discontinued or be replaced by the
system for annuities or pensions provided for in said chapter
one hundred and sixty-eight, or in said chapter one hundred
and seventy, as the case may be.
Approved May 5, 1948.
Chap.284: An Act authorizing the designation of beneficiaries
UNDER THE CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS WHO
SHALL RECEIVE CERTAIN PAYMENTS IN THE CASE OF MEM-
BERS THEREOF WHO DIE PRIOR TO THEIR RETIREMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
E<L)', il^l' 12, Subdivision (2) of section 12 of chapter 32 of the General
subdivision ' Laws is hereby amended by inserting after option (c) the
t olio wing paragraph : —
PeMficfaHe"."^ -^ member may nominate in writing an eligible beneficiary
who, if such member dies after attaining the age of fifty-five
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 285, 286, 287. 259
years and before being retired, shall receive two thirds of
the yearly amount of such lesser allowance to which such
member would have been entitled had his retirement taken
place as of the day next preceding the day of his death.
Approved May 5, 1948.
An Act requiring notice to the commissioner of banks Chap. 2S5
OF certain transfers of stock of banking companies.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 3 of chapter 172 A of the General Laws, as appear- ^^V mk
ing in section 5 of chapter 266 of the acts of 1938, is hereby {3, etc.,
amended by adding at the end the following sentence: — amended.
The officer or agent of any such corporation having charge Notice 19
of its stockholders' records or ledger shall, within ten days oHemintock
after recording thereon any transfer of stock of the corpo- transfers.
ration which makes the transferee the owner of record of
ten per cent or more of its outstanding stock with voting
power, report such transfer to the commissioner. Whoever
violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more
than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more
than six months, or both. Approved May 5, 1948.
An Act authorizing certain insurance companies to Chav. 2S6
DETERMINE BY THEIR BY-LAWS THE PERSON WHO SHALL
PRESIDE AT MEETINGS OF THE DIRECTORS OR STOCKHOLDERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 59 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Ter
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by add- ameAded.' ° '
ing at the end the following sentence : — Notwithstanding By-iaws may
, 1 /• . . . f J 1 • 1 determine
the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, a company may presiding
by its by-laws provide that the chairman of the board of °^ta[/*
directors, or in his absence the president, or in the absence of meetings.
both of said officers a vice president, if any, shall preside at
all meetings of the directors or stockholders, and that in the
absence of all of said officers a temporary presiding officer
may be chosen. Approved May 6, 1948.
An Act relative to the inclusion of accident benefits Qfidrj 287
IN CERTAIN LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 11 IC, inserted by section 1 of chapter 375 § iiic, etc.,
of the acts of 1943, and inserting in place thereof the follow- amended.
ing section: — Section lllC. A policy of insurance issued n"edlcl?"et'c
under subdivision (b) of clause Sixth of section forty-seven expense'in
affording insurance against legal liability for loss or damage ''policies.
on account of the bodily injury or death of any person may
260 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 288, 289.
also insure, or an endorsement or rider may be attached
thereto to insure, any person including the named insured
under the policy in respect to the reasonable expense of
medical, surgical, ambulance, hospital, professional nursing
and funeral expenses on account of the bodily injury or death
of any person including the named insured. The provisions
of sections one hundred and eight and one hundred and nine
shall not apply to any such policy or any endorsement or
rider providing for any or all of the benefits permitted by
this section. Approved May 6, 1948.
Chap. 288 An Act authorizing the Plymouth county commissioners
TO acquire additional land with buildings thereon
FOR the purposes OF THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS AT PLYMOUTH
IN SAID COUNTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The county commissioners of Plymouth
county are hereby authorized to acquire, by purchase in
whole or in part, a parcel of land with the buildings thereon
lying easterly and northerly from and adjoining land now
occupied and owned by the county and occupied for registry
purposes. Said parcel being a part of the Hedge Estate,
containing approximately one and one third acres and to
be used for additional registry facilities and a parking area.
For said purposes the county commissioners may expend out
of any appropriation for building county buildings and pur-
chase of land a sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance during the current year by the county commissioners of
said county, but not otherwise. Approved May 6, 1948.
Chap.289 An Act authorizing the city of fitchburg to borrow
money for the repair AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE
FIFTH STREET BRIDGE, SO-CALLED, IN SAID CITV.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
SijCTiON 1. For the purpose of repairing and recon-
structing the Fifth Street bridge, the city of Fitchburg may
borrow, from time to time, within a period of two years from
the passage of this act, such sums as may be necessary, not
exceeding in the aggregate two hundred thousand dollars,
and may issue bonds or notes therefor which shall bear on
their face the words, Fitchburg Bridge Repair Loan, Act of
1948. Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan
and such loans shall be paid in not more than ten years from
their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be
within the statutory limit and shall, except as provided
herein, be subject to the provisions of chapter forty-four of
the General Laws, including the limitation contained in the
first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 6, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 290, 291, 292. 261
An Act relative to the school buildings of the town Chap. 290
OF WESTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Weston and its awarding au-
thorities shall be relieved from compliance with the provi-
sions of sections forty-four A to forty-four D, inclusive, as
amended, of chapter one hundred and forty-nine of the
General Laws in providing for and in connection with re-
construction, alteration, remodelHng or repair of its school
buildings necessitated by fire damage occurring in April,
nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 7, 1948.
An Act requiring the city of Worcester to repay to Chav.291
CERTAIN employees THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THEM
TO THE CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF SAID
CITY, AND ESTABLISHING THE RETIREMENT RIGHTS OF
SAID MEMBERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The retirement board of the city of Worcester
is hereby directed to pay over to John J. Janisziwski and
Arthur E. Allard, employees of the city of Worcester, all
accumulated regular deductions withheld from their wages
as such employees on account of the membership of each of
the aforesaid employees in the contributory retirement
system, so called, established by virtue of chapter four
hundred and ten of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-
three, as amended, and the names of said employees shall be
stricken from the rolls of the retirement board of the city of
Worcester as members of the contributory retirement
system, so called. Each of the aforesaid employees shall be
entitled to the benefits of pension or retirement allowances
provided for laborers under section seventy-seven of chapter
thirty-two of the General Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 7, 1948.
An Act relative to representative town meetings in (JJidj) 292
THE town OF WEST SPRINGFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 311 of the acts of 1922
is hereby amended by striking out the third, fourth and
fifth sentences and inserting in place thereof the following
sentences: — Their boundaries shall be reviewed, and, if
need be, wholly or partly revised, by the selectmen in De-
cember, once in five years, or in December of any year when
so directed by a vote of a representative town meeting held
262 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 293.
not later than November twentieth of that year. The
foregoing provisions of this section shall not authorize any
action contrary to the provisions of section nine A of chapter
fifty-four of the General Laws. The selectmen shall, within
ten days after any establishment or revision of the precincts,
file a report of their doings with the town clerk, the registrars
of voters and the assessors, with a map or maps or descrip-
tion of the precincts and the names and residences of the
registered voters therein; and the selectmen shall also cause
to be posted in the town hall a map or maps or description
of the precincts as established or revised from time to time,
with the names and residences of the registered voters
therein; and they shall also cause to be posted in at least
one public place in each precinct a map or description of
that precinct, with the names and residences of the registered
voters therein. The division of the town into voting pre-
cincts and any revision of such precincts shall take effect
upon the date of the filing of the report thereof by the select-
men with the town clerk.
Section 2. Section 3 of said chapter 311, as amended by
chapter 284 of the acts of 1941, is hereby further amended
by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place
thereof the following sentence : — Any representative town
meeting held under the provisions of this act, except as
otherwise provided, shall be limited to the elected town
meeting members, together with such town meeting members
ex officio as may be provided for by the by-laws of the town,
and authority to adopt such by-laws is hereby conferred.
Section 3. Section one of this act shall take effect upon
its passage, and section two thereof shall take effect upon
its passage for the purpose of the adoption of the by-laws
provided for therein, and the remainder thereof shall take
effect upon the effective date of such by-laws.
Approved May 7, 1948.
Chap. 29S An Act authorizino the city of fitchburg to borrow
MONEY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN BUILDINGS
IN SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing and origi-
nally equipping and furnishing a city infirmary, a nurses'
home and school, and a maternity hospital, the city of Fitch-
burg may borrow from time to time within a period of five
years from the passage of this act such sums as may be
necessary, not exceeding in the aggregate two million dol-
lars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor which shall bear
on their face the words "Fitchburg Municipal Buildings
Loan, Act of 1948". Each authorized issue shall constitute
a separate loan and such loans shall be paid in not more
than twenty years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred
under this act shall be outside the statutory limit and shall,
except as herein provided, be subject to the provisions of
chapter forty-four of the General Laws, including the limi-
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 294, 295, 296. 263
tation contained in the first paragraph of section seven
thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 7, 1948.
An Act authorizing the town of needham to permit ^i ^qa
THE erection AND MAINTENANCE BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF ^f^f^P-^^^
AMERICA OF A BUILDING ON THE PUBLIC PARK LAND BOR-
DERING ON ROSEMARY LAKE IN SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as folio ivs:
Section 1. The town of Needham, by its board of
selectmen, and upon such terms and conditions as such
board may specify and approve, is hereby authorized to
grant a permit authorizing the local unit or units of the Boy
Scouts of America within said town to erect, and thereafter
to maintain, on the public park land bordering Rosemary
Lake in said town, purchased by said town under article
thirty-four of the warrant for its annual town meeting in the
year nineteen hundred and forty-four, a building to be used by
said Boy Scouts of America for recreational purposes. Not-
withstanding such permit, the control and supervision of
such land shall remain under the board of selectmen. Upon
failure of said unit or units for the period of two years to
make use of said property for such purposes, said board of
selectmen may immediately cancel such permit upon writ-
ten notice to said unit or units.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 7, 1948.
An Act to regulate the issuance of warrants by jus- fhnj) 295
TICES of the PEACE. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 262 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by fmenl^d.' ^ ^'
striking out in lines 12 and 13 the words "For issuing a
summons, process or warrant under section thirty-six of
chapter two hundred and eighteen, two dollars" and insert-
ing in "place thereof the following words : — For issuing a issuance of
summons, process or warrant under section thirty-six of justice" of the
chapter two hundred and eighteen, two dollars, except that "^^^^^^^^^
when more than one summons, process or warrant shall be
simultaneously issued against a single defendant, no fee
shall be paid except for the first such summons, process or
warrant. Approved May 7, 1948.
An Act relative to the granting of the degree of nhn^ OQB
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACY BY THE TRUSTEES ^'
' OF THE BOSTON SCHOOL OF PHARMACY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 571 of the acts of 1943 is hereby amended by
striking out, in lines 6 and 7, the words "established by
264 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 297, 298.
chapter five hundred and forty-nine of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-three" and inserting in place thereof the
words: — existing under authority of section three A of chap-
ter fifteen of the General Laws, as most recently amended
by section three of chapter six hundred and fifty-two of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven, — so as to read
as follows : — The trustees of The Boston School of Phar-
macy, a corporation organized under chapter one hundred
and eighty of the General Laws, are hereby authorized to
confer the degree of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, if
and when said school complies with the requirements of the
board of collegiate authority existing under authority of
section three A of chapter fifteen of the General Laws, as
most recently amended by section three of chapter six hun-
dred and fifty-two of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-seven. Approved May 7, 1948.
Chav 297 ^^ Act relative to the review by the director of civil
service and the civil service commission of marks
obtained in civil service examinations.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Chapter 31 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
§ i2A^etc., striking out section 12A, inserted by section 2 of chapter 704
amended. ^f ^]^g ^^^g ^f ^945^ ^ud inserting in place thereof the follow-
Right of review ing section: — Section 12 A. Within fourteen days after the
Lxai^naUonT glvlug of uotice of the rcsults of a written examination, an
applicant may file with the director a request for a review of
the markings on his examination paper, in the form pre-
scribed by the director, setting forth specifically in what
particulars the results of the examination are allegedly in-
correct.
In such case the director shall, within six weeks after the
filing of a request for a review of markings on any examina-
tion paper, cause such examination paper and the markings
thereon to be reviewed, and transmit a copy of his decision
to the applicant. Within fourteen days after the giving of
notice of such decision the applicant may appeal to the com-
mission by filing a petition in a form approved by it and
containing a brief statement of the facts upon which such
appeal is based. After the filing of such an appeal the com-
mission shall hold a hearing, render a decision and transmit
a copy of such decision to the appellant. Nothing herein
shall be construed to extend the time provided by law for
the establishment of the eligible list based on such examina-
tion. Approved May 7, 1948.
Chap.29S An Act regulating the dumping of material within the
LIMITS OF A STATE HIGHWAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed V' 8^1' 21 Section 21 of chapter 81 of the General Laws, as appearing
ameAded. ' in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by insert-
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 299, 300. 265
ing after the word "purpose" in line 2 the following: — , nor
shall any material be dumped or placed thereon or removed
therefrom, — so as to read as follows: — -Section 21. No Dumping of
state highway shall be dug up, nor opening made therein for wuhin""'
imits
any purpose, nor shall any material be dumped or placed ^1 hw''**'
thereon or removed therefrom, and no tree shall be planted reguilted.
or removed or obstruction or structure placed thereon or
removed therefrom or changed without the written permit of
the department, and then only in accordance with its regu-
lations, and the work shall be done under its supervision and
to its satisfaction, and the entire expense of replacing the
highway in as good condition as before shall be paid by the
persons to whom the permit was given or by whom the work
was done; but a town may dig up a state highway without
the approval of the department in case of immediate neces-
sity; but in such cases it shall forthwith be replaced in as
good condition as before at the expense of the town.
Approved May 7, 1948.
An Act relative to the enforcement of laws prohibit- nhrj^ OQQ
ING GAMING AND OTHER CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY, ^'
WHEN SUCH OFFENSES ARE COMMITTED UPON A SHIP OR
VESSEL WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE COM-
MONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 271 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 1, as appearing in the Tercentenary f ti', idded^'"^
Edition, the following section: — Section lA. The words ship or vessel
"house", "building" and "place" used severally or together j^?^"'{'^fj"^
in this chapter shall mean and include a ship or vessel when *
it is within the territorial limits of the commonwealth.
Approved May 7, 1948.
this chapter.
An Act authorizing the town of groveland to employ
gertrude merrill as a teacher in the school system
of said town.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1, The town of Groveland is hereby authorized
to employ Gertrude Merrill as a teacher in the school system
of said town notwithstanding any provision of law that makes
her ineligible for such employment by reason of superannua-
tion; provided, that such employment shall not extend be-
yond June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 10, 1948.
Chap. 300
266 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 301, 302.
Chap.SOl An Act authorizing increases in the amounts of pen-
sions AND retirement ALLOWANCES PAYABLE TO CERTAIN
RETIRED EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF BOSTON AND COUNTY
OF SUFFOLK AND THEIR BENEFICIARIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Boston retirement board, or other
appropriate retiring authority, may increase by the amount
of one hundred and twenty dollars per annum, effective
upon such date as the mayor of the city of Boston may fix,
the present annual pension or retirement allowance of all
former employees and of all beneficiaries of deceased em-
ployees of the city of Boston and of the county of Suffolk
who were retired prior to October first, nineteen hundred
and forty-six; provided, that such increase shall not be
made in the case of a pension or retirement allowance which
is nine hundred dollars or more per annum; and, provided
further, that no pension or retirement allowance shall be
increased hereunder by an amount which will make the
same exceed nine hundred dollars per annum.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance, during the current year, by vote of the city coun-
cil of said city, subject to the provisions of its charter, but
not otherwise. Approved May 10, 1948.
Chav.S02 An Act relative to the issuance of sporting, hunting,
FISHING AND TRAPPING LICENSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G-L. (Ter. SECTION 1. Chapter 131 of the General Laws is hereby
etc!, 'amended', amended by striking out section 6, as appearing in section 2
of chapter 599 of the acts of 1941, and inserting in place
Sporting. thereof the following section : — Section G. Upon the appli-
fi^wng^and cation of any person entitled to receive a sporting, hunting,
trapping fishiug or trapping license and upon payment of the fee
formrcontents. Specified therefor in this chapter and the furnishing of an
affidavit by any non-resident desiring to be classified under
clause (1) of section eight, the director or the clerk of any
city or town shall issue to such person a sporting, hunting,
fishing or trapping license, as the case may be, in the form
prescribed upon a blank furnished by the division. Subject
to existing laws, a sporting license shall authorize the licensee
to hunt birds and mammals and to fish, a fishing license shall
authorize the licensee to fish only, a hunting license shall
authorize the licensee to hunt only, and a trapping license
shall authorize the licensee to trap mammals only. Each
license issued hereunder shall bear, in addition to any other
data, the name, place of residence, citizenship, birthplace,
identifying description and the age of the licensee, a statement
that the holder has not been found guilty of, or convicted
of or penalized in any manner for, a violation of this chapter
or any provision thereof, or of any corresponding provision
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 303. 267
of earlier laws, within one year of the date of the license, and
a written declaration, signed by the licensee under the penal-
ties of perjury, that the data and statements contained in
the license are true. Each applicant shall appear in person
before the director or the clerk of any city or town issuing
such license, except that in the case of a renewal thereof the
previous year's license may be accepted by the director or
the clerk of any city or town in lieu of a personal appearance
of the applicant. Each license shall be valid for use to and
including the following December thirty-first, unless sooner
revoked. No person holding a sporting, hunting, fishing or
trapping license shall transfer or loan such license, and every
holder thereof shall, while fishing, hunting or trapping, carry
upon his person his license authorizing him so to do and shall
produce it for examination upon the demand of any con-
servation officer, deputy, warden, or other officer qualified
to serve criminal process, or upon the demand of an owner or
lessee of land upon which the licensee is fishing, hunting or
trapping, or upon the demand of the agent of such owner or
lessee. Whoever, upon such demand, fails or refuses to Penalty.
produce a license authorizing him so to fish, hunt or trap,
as the case may be, or whoever for the purpose of procuring
any such license falsely makes any representation or state-
ment required by this section, shall be punished by a fine of
not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, or by imprison-
ment for not more than one month, or both.
Section 2. Section 16 of said chapter 131, as most g. l. (Ter.
recently amended by chapter 193 of the acts of 1947, is fiJameAded!''
hereby further amended by adding at the end the following:
— Any license not signed as required by section six and used Unsigned
by any person while hunting, fishing or trapping, as the
case may be, shall be seized by any officer empowered to
enforce this chapter and immediately forwarded to the
director. Such license shall be returned to the licensee only
upon his application to the director, and upon giving definite
proof that the license was his property and the signing thereof
in the presence of the director or his agent.
Approved May 10, 1948.
Chap. 303
An Act providing for control measures against in-
sects AND DISEASES ON PLANTS AND PARTS THEREOF COM-
ING INTO THE COIVIMON WEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 128 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out section 21, as appearing in the amende^d." ^ ~^'
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 21. The director, either per- Director may
sonally or through his assistants, may inspect at its point itocrind
of destination all nursery stock coming into the common- fruits coming
wealth, and if such stock is found to be infested with wealth."""""'
injurious insects or plant disease he may cause it to be de- ^r.^reguiSed
268 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 304.
stroyed, treated or returned to the consignor at the con-
signor's expense. He may, either personally or through his
assistants, inspect all fruits, plants and parts thereof brought
into the commonwealth from outside thereof which also
grow out of doors in this commonwealth, and, if such fruits,
plants and parts thereof are found to be infested with in-
jurious insects or plant disease likely to become established
herein, he may cause the same to be destroyed, treated or
returned to the consignor at the consignor's expense.
Each person, except a common carrier, who receives,
brings or causes to be brought into this commonwealth
any such fruits, plants and parts thereof from such states,
provinces or countries as may be designated by the commis-
sioner, shall immediately after the arrival thereof notify
the director of such arrival, and hold them until they have
been duly inspected.
Ed.^, ils^i 27. Section 2. Said chapter 128 is hereby further amended
etc., 'amended, ^y Striking out sectlou 27, as amended by chapter 309 of
the acts of 1938, and inserting in place thereof the following
Powers of scction: — Section 27. The director, with the approval of
the commissioner, after a duly advertised public hearing
with notice to interested parties, may prohibit, for such
periods and under such conditions as he may impose, the
delivery within the commonwealth of nursery stock, fruits,
plants and parts thereof from outside the commonwealth
when in his opinion they are likely to be infested with in-
sect pests or disease or are likely to act as a carrier thereof.
With the approval of the commissioner, he may make and
issue such rules and regulations as may be needed to carry
out sections sixteen to thirty-one, inclusive, and may in
such rules and regulations establish fees for registration or
inspection. He may also enter into reciprocal agreements
with other states under which nursery stock owned by
nurserymen and dealers of such states may be sold or de-
livered in this commonwealth without the payment of a
registration or inspection fee; provided, that like privi-
leges are accorded in such other states to nurserymen and
dealers of this commonwealth. He may publish informa-
tion about such insects and disease as come within his
observation. Approved May 10, 1948.
Chav.304: ^^ ^^'^ relative to motor vehicles under control of
MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
pr'^^fui^"^ Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to delay and, in part, to defeat its purpose, which is im-
mediately to regulate the manner in which motor vehicles
under the control of the military forces of the common-
wealth are registered, therefore it is hereby declared to be
an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public safety and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
etc., amended.' Striking out section 5A, inserted by section 2 of chapter
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 305. 269
409 of the acts of 1943, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 5 A. The adjutant general, in Plates for use
behalf of the military forces of the commonwealth, may useFby'''''^
make application, in such form and containing such infor- niiiitary forces.
mation as the registrar may determine, for a general dis-
tinguishing mark, and the registrar shall issue to him a
certificate of registration. All motor vehicles under the con-
trol of the military forces of the commonwealth shall be
regarded as registered under such general distinguishing
mark, provided said mark is properly displayed thereon.
Each vehicle registered in accordance with this section
shall display the general distinguishing mark and different
letters or numbers, or a combination thereof, assigned to it
by the adjutant general, which shall be in such form and
displayed as the registrar shall approve.
Whoever upon any way of the commonwealth operates a
motor vehicle to which marks of distinction, as provided
in this section, have been attached without authority, or
whoever without authority operates a motor vehicle to
which such marks have been legally attached, shall be
punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than
fifty dollars. Approved May 10, 1948.
An Act making an appropriation for the state hous-
ing BOARD and to PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF
THE VETERANS HOUSING PROGRAM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum herein set forth, for the purposes
herein specified, is hereby appropriated from the Veterans'
Services Fund, subject to the provisions of law regulating
the disbursement 'of public funds and the approval thereof.
Item
State Housing Board:
3504-50 For personal services and expenses necessary
during the current fiscal year, including not
more than nine permanent positions, to be
in addition to the amounts appropriated for
the purpose in items 1902-01 and 1902-02 of
section two of chapters two hundred and nine-
teen and six hundred and eighty-five of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven . $32,000 00
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 10, 1948.
Chap.S05
270 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 306.
Chav.S06 An Act relative to appeals from decisions in the mat-
ter OF PAYMENTS UNDER THE VETERANS' BONUS LAW,
SO CALLED.
Emergency Whereas, One of the principal purposes of this act is to
preain e. make its provisions effective without delay and this purpose
cannot be achieved except by means of an emergency law,
therefore, this act is hereby declared to be an emergency
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 731 of the acts of 1945 is hereby
amended by striking out section 8A, inserted by section 5
of chapter 581 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 8 A . Any person
aggrieved by a decision of the state treasurer in the matter
of payments provided for by this act may appeal to a board
constituted as herein provided by filing a claim for appeal
with the state treasurer within ninety days after notice of
such decision and, after due notice, shall be entitled to a
hearing upon such appeal before such board or a panel
thereof; and the decision of said board or panel shall be
final. The board shall be set up as a single unit or in panels,
as determined by the state treasurer from time to time; and
the board when set up as a single unit and each panel thereof
when set up in panels shall consist of a member of the de-
partment of the state treasurer to be designated by him,
and an assistant attorney general to be designated by the
attorney general and a representative of the adjutant general.
Section 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
one, an appeal from any decision made prior to the effective
date of this act in the matter of any payment provided for
by said chapter seven hundred and thirty-one, as amended,
from which no claim for appeal has been made may be taken
by filing a claim for appeal with the state treasurer at any
time within ninety days after said effective date.
Section 3. Action taken by the appeal board as here-
tofore constituted is hereby validated and confirmed to the
same extent as though said section eight A, as amended by
section one of this act, had been in effect at the time of such
action. Approved May 12, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 307, 308, 309. 271
An Act relative to the making of rules and regula- fhnY) S07
TIONS BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES RELATIVE ^'
TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF SCHOOL BUSES.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend p"e'fnfbi"'?^
to defeat its purpose, which is to clarify immediately cer-
tain provisions of law relating to the registry of motor
vehicles, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 7C, inserted by section 1 of chapter ftl! amended.'
241 of the acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the
following section : — Section 7C. The registrar, after a pub- School buses,
lie hearing, may make, alter, rescind or add to rules and coMtmctiin'^
regulations establishing minimum standards for construe- of. etc.
tion and equipment of school buses. A violation of any
rule or regulation made under this section shall be pun-
ished in the same manner as a violation of a rule or regu-
lation made under section thirty-one.
Approved May 12, 1948.
Chap.SOS
An Act requiring copy of the order required to be
delivered to the commissioner of corporations and
taxation in CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE OF PROCESS
UPON CERTAIN DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS TO BE IN DUPLI-
CATE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 37 of chapter 223 of the General Laws, as amended Ed^Js^i 37
by section 1 of chapter 306 of the acts of 1945, is hereby fur- etc!, 'ameAded. '
ther amended by inserting in the fourth sentence of the last
paragraph, after the word "order", the words: — in dupli-
cate, — so that said sentence shall read as follows : — The service of
party making such application shall deliver a copy of such ^p^t'aTn do-°"
order in duplicate with a fee of two dollars to the commis- mestic cor-
sioner of corporations and taxation, or his deputy, or second hfTupirdtc.'^''
deputy when acting under section six of chapter fourteen, or
in the office of said commissioner.
Approved May 12, 1948.
An Act relative to the suspension of the execution pu^jj. qqq
OR OPERATION OF DECREES OF THE SUPERIOR COURT, ^'
pending appeals THEREFROM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 22 of chapter 214 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by strik- Jmende\i' ^ ^^'
ing out, in line 2, the word "full" and inserting in place
272
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thereof the words: — supreme judicial, — so as to read as
Execution jir f ollows : — Sectiou 22. After an appeal has been taken from
dccrees°rnay a dccrec of the superior court, the supreme judicial court
pendinTappeai. ''^^7 1 ^7 an ordcr, on terms or otherwise, suspend the exe-
cution or operation of the decree appealed from, pending the
appeal, and may modify or annul any order made for the
protection of the rights of the parties, pending the appeal;
but, until such order has been modified or annulled, the
justice of the superior court by whom the order or decree
appealed from was made, or any other justice of said court,
may make any proper interlocutory orders, pending such
appeal, including orders for the appointment of receivers, of
injunction, of prohibition, and orders for continuing in force
such orders previously made, or for modifying or dissolving
them. The justice who makes any such interlocutory orders
may enforce them by appropriate proceedings, pending the
appeal. Approved May 12, 1948.
Chap. SIO An Act relating to the care and protection of way-
ward AND delinquent CHILDREN AND JUVENILE OF-
fenders, and to the reduction and prevention of
delinquency and crime, including sex crimes, among
juveniles; establishing a state board, to be known
AS the youth service board, and defining its powders .
AND DUTIES.
Emergency
preamble.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to make immediately effective
certain desirable changes in the law relating to wayward
and delinquent children, therefore it is hereby declared to
be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public safety.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
Ed.V.e^^fi/, Section 1. Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby
etc., amended, amended by striking out section 17, as most recently amended
by chapter 260 of the acts of the current year, and inserting
in place thereof the following section: — Section 17. The
armory commission, the art commission, the commission
on administration and finance, the commissioner of veterans'
services, the commissioners on uniform state laws, the public
bequest commission, the state ballot law commission, the
board of trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts,
the milk regulation board, the alcoholic beverages control
commission, the state planning board, the state housing
board, the trustees of the state library, the state racing
commission, the Greylock reservation commission, the Port
of Boston Authority, the Massachusetts public building
commission, the Massachusetts fair employment practice
commission, the outdoor advertising authority, the com-
mission on alcoholism, the youth service board and the
Massachusetts aeronautics commission shall serve under
Certain
officers to
serve under
governor
and council.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 310. 273
the governor and council, and shall be subject to such
supervision as the governor and council deem necessary
and proper.
Section 2. Said chapter 6 is hereby further amended EJ^'e^wes
by adding after section 64, inserted by section 3 of said to 69, added.
chapter 260, under the heading youth service board, the
following five sections: — Section 65. There shall be a Youth service
board, to be known as the youth service board, in this and bere.'^te^m"''
the following four sections called the board, to consist of of office.
three members appointed by. the governor, with the advice
and consent of the council, from a list of persons submitted
to him by the advisory committee on service to youth,
established under section si.xty-nine.
At the time of making the original appointments of said
members, the governor shall designate one member to serve
for three years, one for four years, and one for five years.
Upon the expiration of the term of a member, his successor
shall be appointed in the same manner as was the said
member for five years. The governor shall in the manner
aforesaid fill any vacancy for the unexpired term. The
governor shall, from time to time, designate one of the
members as chairman.
All persons appointed to the board shall have had train-
ing and experience in the law, or in medicine, or in education,
or in the handling of juvenile and youthful offenders, or
in social work or in planning and conducting programs for
the prevention of delinquency and crime. The chairman
must have demonstrated superior administrative ability.
A person particularly well qualified for board membership
may be appointed, even though such person is not, at the
time of the appointment, a resident of this commonwealth.
The governor, with the advice and consent of the council,
may remove any member of the board for misconduct,
incompetency or neglect of duty, after serving charges in
writing upon such member and affording him an opportunity
to be heard.
Section 66. All members of the board shall devote all Salaries.
their time to its work. The chairman shall receive a salary
of nine thousand dollars, and each of the other members
shall receive a salary of eight thousand dollars, and each
member shall also be reimbursed for his expenses actually
and necessarily incurred by him in the performance of his
official duties.
The chairman shall be the executive and administrative Duties and
officer of the board. The powers and duties of the board in fhe^board.
respect to classification, placement for training and treat-
ment, transfer, parole and discharge of persons committed
to the board shall be exercised and performed by the board
as such, and shall not be delegated to, nor exercised or
performed by, any individual member. All other powers,
duties and functions granted to or imposed upon the board
by any provision of law may be exercised and performed
by any member or any subordinate designated and assigned
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Functions and
jurisdiction of
the board.
Employees of
the board.
Advisory
committee,
members,
duties, terms
of office.
by the board. A majority of the board shall constitute a
quorum.
Section 67. It shall be the function and duty of the
board : —
(1) To develop constructive programs to reduce and
prevent delinquency and crime among youth, and to that
end it shall co-operate with existing agencies and encourage
the establishment of new agencies, both local and state-
wide, having as their object the control of delinquency and
crime; and the board shall assist local authorities of any
county or municipality, when so requested by the governing
body thereof, in strengthening and co-ordinating its educa-
tional, welfare, health and recreational programs which
have as their object service to youth.
(2) To serve as the correctional agency of the common-
wealth in handling all wayward and delinquent children
and habitual truants, habitual absentees, and habitual
school offenders committed to the commonwealth. To that
end the board shall (a) succeed to and be vested with all
the rights, powers and duties, including their rights, powers
and duties as trustees of funds and property and as guardians
of children, exercised and performed by the trustees of the
Massachusetts training schools; {h) succeed to and be
vested with all the rights, powers, duties, facilities, personnel
and appropriations of the division of juvenile training of
the department of public welfare, including the Lyman
school for boys at Westborough, the industrial school for
girls at Lancaster, the industrial school for boys at Shirley,
and all other institutions, except the Massachusetts reforma-
tory, supported by the commonwealth for the custody, care
and training of delinquent or wayward children or juvenile
offenders and of all children committed thereto; (c) succeed
to and be vested with such rights, powers, duties and ap-
propriations of the division of child guardianship of the
department of public welfare as it has for the care of delin-
quent or wayward children, juvenile offenders, or habitual
truants, habitual absentees, or habitual school offenders,
and take over such personnel engaged in the care of such
children as the division can spare without injury to its
other functions and duties. All employees affected by the
provisions of this section shall be transferred without loss
of their civil service, retirement or other rights.
Section 68. In addition to any employees transferred
to it, the board may employ, within the limits of the amount
appropriated therefor, such medical, psychiatric and other
expert personnel, field representatives, supervisory, institu-
tional, clerical and other emploj^ees as are necessary to
discharge its duties. Physicians, psychiatrists and psy-
chologists shall be exempt from chapter thirty-one.
Section 69. There shall be a committee, to be known
as the advisory committee on service to youth, whose func-
tions are to nominate members of the youth service board
as provided in section sixty-five, to advise and make recom-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 310. 275
mendations to said board and to stand ready to advise and
assist any other appropriate department or agency of the
government on any matter affecting the behavior, care or
welfare of children or youths, to interpret the work of the
board to the public, and to enlist public co-operation therein.
The committee shall consist of fifteen members, who
shall be influential citizens in their communities and recog-
nized for their interest in youth. The governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the council, shall appoint
five to serve for six years, five to serve for four years, and
five to serve for two years. Thereafter each member shall
be appointed and confirmed for six years. Vacancies shall
be filled by the governor for the unexpired term, subject
to the advice and consent of the council. Failure to attend
four successive regular meetings shall disqualify a member
for further service and his position shall thereby be vacated.
The committee shall elect from its members a chairman
and a vice-chairman. The chairman or a member of the
youth service board, designated by the chairman of said
board, shall serve as secretary to the committee. A majority
shall constitute a quorum. The committee shall hold
meetings at the call of its chairman or of the youth service
board or at the request of any three members of the com-
mittee at such times and places as its chairman may deter-
mine, but it shall hold not less than six meetings annually.
The committee shall make such rules and orders for the
regulation of its own proceedings as it shall deem necessary.
The several members of the committee shall serve with-
out compensation but shall be reimbursed for their necessary
expenses incurred in connection with travel in the discharge
of their official duties.
Before the convening date of each regular session of the
general court, the committee shall make a report to the gover-
nor and general court of its activities and accomplishments.
The report may include specific recommendations for legis-
lation, planned and drafted as a part of an integrated, unified
and consistent program to serve the best interests of youth;
and recommendations for the repeal of any conflicting, ob-
solete or otherwise undesirable legislation affecting youth.
Section 3./^ection 52 of chapter 119 of the General g-i-jTir ^^
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby ameAded."
amended by striking out, in line 8, the words "or by im-
prisonment for life", — so that the third paragraph will
read as follows : —
"Delinquent child", a child between seven and seventeen "Delinquent
who violates any city ordinance or town by-law or commits °^''^ ' '^^fi"*"*-
an offence not punishable by death. /
Section 4. Said chapter 119 is hereby further amended Edo.' iTl.'^'i 58,
by striking out section 58, as amended, and inserting in etc.. 'amended.
place thereof the following section : — Section 58. At the Adjudication.
hearing of a complaint against a child the court shall examine
such child and any witnesses that appear, and take such
testimony relative to the case as shall be produced. If the
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Proceedings
after adjudi-
cation.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 119.
§58A,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 119, § 60,
etc., amended.
Record of
proceedings
not admissible
as evidence.
Exceptions.
allegations against a child are proved, he may be adjudged
a wayward child or delinquent child.
'If a child is adjudged a wayward child, the court may
place him in the care of a probation officer for such time
and upon such conditions as may seem proper, or may deal
with him in the manner provided for the disposal of the
case of a neglected child, except that it may not commit
him to the custody of the department, but may commit
him to the custody of the youth service board.
If a child is adjudged a delinquent child, the court may
place the case on file, or may place the child in the care of a
probation officer for such time and on such conditions as
may seem proper, or may commit him to the custody of
the youth service board. If it is alleged in the complaint
upon which the child is so adjudged that a law of the com-
monwealth has been violated, the court may, with the con-
sent of the youth service board, commit to the custody of
said board and authorize it to place such child in charge of
any person, and, if at any time thereafter such child proves
unmanageable, to transfer such child to that facility which
in the opinion of said board, after study, will best serve the
needs of the child, but not for a longer period than until
such child becomes twenty-one. The youth service board
may provide for the maintenance, in whole or in part, of
any child so placed in charge of any person.
If a child adjudged a wayward child or delinquent child
is placed on probation by the superior court, he may be
placed in the care of a probation officer of the district court,
including in such term the Boston juvenile court, within
the judicial district in which such child resides.
The court may commit such delinquent child to the
youth service board, but it shall not commit such child
to a jail or house of correction, nor to the Lyman school,
the industrial school for boys, or the industrial school for
girls, nor to any other institution supported by the common-
wealth for the custody, care and training of delinquent or
wayward children or juvenile offenders.
Section 5. Said chapter 119 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 58 A.
Section 6. Section 60 of said chapter 119, as amended
by section 1 of chapter 174 of the acts of 1938, is hereby
further amended by adding at the end the words : — ; nor
shall such adjudication or disposition or evidence operate
to disqualify a child in any future examination, appoint-
ment, or application for public service under the government
either of the commonwealth or of any political subdivision
thereof, — so as to read as follows : — Section 60. An
adjudication of any child as a wayward child or delinquent
child under sections fifty-two to fifty-nine, inclusive, or the
disposition thereunder of any child so adjudicated, or any
evidence given in any case arising under said sections, shall
not be lawful or proper evidence against such child for any
purpose in any proceeding in any court, and records in cases
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 310. 277
arising against any child under said sections shall not be
received in evidence or used in any way in any such pro-
ceeding, except in subsequent proceedings for waywardness
or delinquency against the same child and except in im-
posing sentence in any criminal proceeding against the same
person; nor shall such adjudication or disposition or evidence
operate to disqualify a child in any future examination,
appointment, or application for pubhc service under the
government either of the commonwealth or of any political
subdivision thereof.
Section 7./^ Section 61 of said chapter 119, as appearing g. l. (Xer.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by inserting amendid.' ^ °^'
after the word "child", in line 2, the words: — between
fourteen and seventeen years of age, — so as to read as
follows : — Section 61 . If it be alleged in a complaint made Commission
under sections fifty-two to sixty-three, inclusive, that a Cffenc" by^
child between fourteen and seventeen years of ageljhas ^hiid.
committed an offence against a law of the commonwealth, disposition.
or has violated a city ordinance or town by-law, and the
court is of opinion that his welfare, and the interests of the
public, require that he should be tried for said offence or
violation, instead of being dealt with as a delinquent child,
the court ma3^ after a hearing on said complaint, order it
dismissed, y
Section 8. Said chapter 119 is hereby further amended ej^IL^s
by striking out section 68, as amended, and inserting in etc!, 'ameAded^'
place thereof the following section : — Section 68. A child Care of chii-
between seven and fourteen years of age, held by the court examination'^
for further examination, trial or continuance, or to prosecute "'^ *"'^''
an appeal to the superior court, if unable to furnish bail shall
be committed by the court to the care of the youth service
board or of a probation officer who shall provide for his
safe-keeping and for his appearance at such examination
or trial, or at the prosecution of his appeal.
A child between fourteen and seventeen years of age so
held by the court if unable to furnish bail shall be so com-
mitted to the youth service board with its consent, or to a
probation officer, unless the court on immediate inquiry
shall be of opinion that such child should be committed to
jail, in which case said child may be committed to jail.
The youth service board may provide special foster homes
for the care, maintenance and safe-keeping of such children
between fourteen and seventeen years of age who may be
committed by the court to the youth service board under
this section; provided, that no more than five such children
shall be detained in any such foster home at any one time.
A child between seven and seventeen years of age so
committed by the court to jail or to the youth service board
to await further examination or trial by the Boston juvenile
court or a district court shall be returned thereto within
fifteen days after the date of the order of such commitment,
and final disposition of the case shall thereupon be made by
adjudication or otherwise; unless, in the opinion of the
278
Acts. 1948. — Chap. 310.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 119, new
§ 69A, added.
Information
on committed
person to be
available to
board.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 119, § 72,
etc., amended.
Jurisdiction of
courts in their
juvenile
sessions con-
tinued, etc.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 119, § 73,
etc., amended.
court, the interests of the child and the public otherwise
require.
Any child committed to jail under this section shall,
while so confined, be kept in a place separate and apart
from all other persons committed thereto who are seventeen
years of age or over, and shall not at any time be permitted
to associate or communicate with any other such persons
committed as aforesaid, except when attending religious
exercises or receiving medical attention or treatment.
The provisions of section twenty-four of chapter two
hundred and twelve relative to the precedence of cases of
persons actually confined in prison and awaiting trial shall
apply to children held in jail under this section to prosecute
appeals to the superior court.
Said probation officer shall have all the authority, rights
and powers in relation to a child committed to his care
under this section, and in relation to a child released to
him as provided in section sixty-seven, which he would have
if he were surety on the recognizance of such child.
Section 9. Said chapter 119 is hereby further amended
by inserting after section 69 the following section : — Sec-
tion 69 A. When a person has been committed to the youth
service board, the court, the probation oflficers, and other
public and police authorities, the school authorities, and
other public officials shall make available to said board all
pertinent information in their possession in respect to the case.
Section 10. Said chapter 119 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 72, as amended, and inserting in
place thereof the following section : — Section 12. Courts
may continue to exercise jurisdiction in their juvenile sessions
over children who become seventeen years of age or who
pass the age limit for bringing the kind of complaint or
proceeding before the court, pending adjudication on their
cases, or during continuances or probation, or after their
cases have been placed on file, or where a child between
the ages of sixteen and seventeen commits an offence and
is not apprehended until after reaching the age of seventeen
the court may deal with said child in the same manner as
if he or she had not reached the age of seventeen, and all
provisions and rights applicable to a child under seventeen
shall apply to said child. Nothing herein shall authorize
the commitment of any child over seventeen years of age
to the youth service board, or give any court any power or
authority over said children after they become eighteen
years of age, except that, on the revocation of the suspension
of the execution of a sentence or order of commitment,
such sentence or order of commitment may be executed,
notwithstanding that the child sentenced or ordered com-
mitted has passed the age limit for commitment to the youth
service board to which he was sentenced or ordered com-
mitted.
Section 11. Section 73 of said chapter 119, as amended
by chapter 202 of the acts of 1945, is hereby further amended
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 310. 279
by striking out all after the word "commit", in line 4, and
inserting in place thereof the words : — children under
seventeen years of age to the custody of the youth service
board, but may not commit such children to the Lyman
school or to the industrial schools., — so as to read as fol-
lows:— Section 73. In criminal proceedings under the Commitments
following sections, district courts other than the municipal servfce'board.
court of the city of Boston, the Boston juvenile court and
trial justices may commit children under seventeen years
of age to the custody of the youth service board, but may
not commit such children to the Lyman school or to the
industrial schools.
Section 12./^aid chapter 119 is hereby further amended ^dV iTo"^'* 74
by striking out section 74, as amended by section 1 of chapter etc', 'amended. '
196 of the acts of 1933, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 74. Criminjil proceedings shall ^^'^^^^f;',^ ,
not be begun against any child between [fourteen and seven- against ^
teen years of age, except for offences punishable by deatl\{, tJj^eenTourteen "^
unless proceedings against him as a delinquent child have ^""^ seventeen.
been begun and dismissed as required by section sixty-one..^-^
Section 13:^Said chapter 119 is hereby further amended ^dViig'^'s 7.5
by striking out section 75, as amended, and inserting in etc!, 'amended. '
place thereof the following section : — Section 75. Upon Complaint
complaint against any child between fourteen and seventeen '^"^ warrant,
years of age against whom proceedings have been begun
and dismissed as required by section sixty-one for any offence
not punishable by death,-^' such "Court or trial justice shall
examine, on oath, the complainant and the witnesses pro-
duced by him, shall reduce the complaint to writing and
cause it to be subscribed by the complainant, and may
issue a warrant reciting the substance of the accusation
and requiring the officer to whom it is directed forthwith
to take the person accused and bring him before said court
or trial justice, to be dealt with according to law, and to
summon such witnesses as shall be named therein to appear
and give evidence on the examination. The provisions of
section fifty-five shall apply to proceedings under this
section except that the summons shall require the person
summoned to show cause why the child should not be com-
mitted to the'custody of the youth service board. / r-^ ' ^
Section 14. Said chapter 119 is hereby further amended EJ^j^g^'j 7^
by striking out section 76, as appearing in the Tercentenary ameAded.'
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
tion:— Section 76. The court or trial justice before whom child may be
a child is brought on a complaint under the preceding section, ^ugtody'o^f
with the consent of the youth service board, may commit board.
him to the custody of said board and authorize it to place
him in charge of any person, or, if such child proves un-
manageable, to transfer him to that facility which in the
opinion of said board, after study, will best serve the needs
of the child, until the child becomes twenty-one years of age.
Said board may provide for the maintenance, in whole or
in part, of any such child so placed in charge of a person.
280
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 310.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 119, § 77,
amentlpd.
Warrant of
commitment.
The youth service board may discharge from custody any
child committed to its care under this section.
Section 15. Said chapter 119 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 77, as so appearing, and inserting in
place thereof the following section : — Section 77. At the
time named in the summons, such court or trial justice
shall examine the child and any person who appears in
answer to the summons, and take such testimony relative
to the case as may be produced. If the allegations are
proved, and it appears that the child is a suitable subject
for commitment to the custody of the youth service board,
and that his moral welfare and the good of society require
that he should be sent thereto for diagnosis, treatment or
training, a warrant of commitment shall be issued in sub-
stance as follows:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
(County) ss.
To the Sheriff of the County of or his Deputy, or any Con-
stable or Police Officer in said County, and to the Youth Service
Board at
Greeting:
Whereas, (name of person committed) of in the county
of , a boy (or girl) between seven and seventeen (or eight-
een) years of age. has this day been brought before the court
of , by virtue of a summons (or warrant) issued to (against)
him (or her) on the complaint of of in the
county of , who therein, upon oath, says that said defendant,
at in the county of , on the day
of in the j'ear of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and , was guilty of as is more fully alleged in
said complaint.
And after hearing all matters and things concerning the same, and
all persons entitled thereto having been summoned and notified of
the pendency of said complaint, as required bj'^ law, it is adjudged by
said court that said defendant is delinquent (guilty), and that he (or
she) is of the age of years and months, and is
a suitable subject for commitment to the custody of the youth service
board, and that his (or her) moral welfare and the good of society
require that he (or she) should be sent thereto for diagnosis, treatment
and training; and it is thereupon ordered by said court that .said
defendant stand committed to the custody of the youth service board
during his (or her) minority (or until he or she reaches his or her twenty-
third birthday), or until he (or she) be discharged according to law.
You are therefore hereby required, in the Name of the Common-
wealth OF Massachusetts, to take the said defendant and him (or
her) carry to the youth service board and him (or her) deliver to the
(designated officer) thereof, together with an attested copy hereof,
and thereafterward forthwith to return this warrant with your doings
thereon into said court.
And you, the youth service board, are ahke required to receive said
defendant into your custody, and him (or her) safely keep for diagnosis,
treatment, instruction and training until the expiration of said term
of his (or her) minority (or until he or she reaches his or her twenty-
third birthday), or he (or she) be discharged according to law.
Witness, at said this day of
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
Clcrl.
A true copy.
Attest : {Constable of )
(Sheriff of )
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No variance from said form shall be considered material
if it sufficiently appears upon the face thereof that the child
is committed by the court or trial justice in the exercise
of the powers conferred by this chapter. The warrant
may be executed by any officer qualified to serve civil or
criminal process in the county where the case is heard.
Accompanying the warrant, the court or magistrate shall
transmit to the designated officer of the youth service board,
by the officer serving it, a statement of the substance of the
complaint and testimony given in the case, and such other
particulars relative to the child committed as can be
ascertained.
Section 16. Section 79 of said chapter 119, as so appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "girls", am'eAded.' ^ ^^'
in line 2, the words : — , or to the custody of the youth service
board, — so as to read as follows: — Section 79. If a child warrant for
.' . ii'ii-iii recommitment.
previously committed to the Lyman school, industrial school
for boys or industrial school for girls, or to the custody
of the youth service board is again brought before a court
or trial justice upon any such complaint, the case may be
examined and a warrant issued for a recommitment of such
child without issuing the summons required by se3tion
fifty-five.
Section 17. Said chapter 119 is hereby further amended laWTo'^'i so
by striking out section 80, as so appearing, and inserting ameAded.'
in place thereof the following section : — Section 80. If a chiid not com-
child found guilty by a court or trial justice is not con- bo"ndto ''''
sidered a fit subject for commitment to the custody of the g^'^lrlor'^court
youth service board, he shall be bound over to appear before
the superior court according to the usual course of criminal
proceedings.
Section 18. Section 81 of said chapter 119, as so appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1 and 2, the ameAded.' '
words "to the Lyman school or industrial school for boys
or the industrial school for girls" and inserting in place
thereof the words : — to the custody of the youth service
board, — and by striking out, in line 3, the words "or sen-
tenced under the preceding section,", — so as to read as
follows: — Section 81. A child ordered committed to the Appeal,
custody of the youth service board, by authority of section
seventy-three, may appeal to the superior court, and the
appeal shall be there entered, tried and determined in like
manner and subject to like provisions as appeals from trial
justices in criminal cases.
Section 19. Section 82 of said chapter 119, as so appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words amended.' ^ ^^'
"industrial school for girls" and inserting in place thereof
the words: — custody of the youth service board, — so as
to read as follows : — Section 82. Warrants issued by trial Jfi^|'"''J'/,-pp^
justices for the commitment of girls to the custody of the for commit-
youth service board may be returned to the clerks of the If'^l rl^rlLi
superior court, and fees thereon shall be allowed in the *°s"pe"or
'^ ' . . . , 1 . court.
same manner as expenses m criminal proceedings.
282
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 310.
G. L. (Ter.
ICd.). 119, § 83,
amended.
Sentences in
superior court.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 127,
§ 152, etc.,
amended.
Pardons by
governor.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 120,
amended.
Youth service
board, a cor-
poration to
succeed
trustees of
Massachusetts
training
schools, etc.
Board to
manage state
schools and
institutions
except Massa-
chusetts
reformatory.
Board to
appoint
officers and
employees.
Board to
establish rules
and regula-
Section 20. Said chapter 119 is hereby amended by-
striking out section 83, as so appearing, and inserting in
place thereof the following section : — Section 83. A boy
between fourteen and eighteen convicted in the superior
court of an offence punishable by imprisonment may be
committed to the custody of the youth service board until
he becomes twenty-three years of age or to such punishment
as is otherwise provided by law. Upon a commitment
under this section, the statement and certificate required
by sections seventy-seven and seventy-eight shall be made
and transmitted as therein provided.
Section 21. The first paragraph of section 152 of chapter
127 of the General Laws, as appearing in chapter 479 of the
acts of 1939, is hereby further amended by adding after the
second sentence the following sentence : — If a sentence to
death is imposed upon a child under seventeen years of age,
and if before he reaches the age of seventeen, the governor
pardons such child and commits him to the custody of the
youth service board, said board shall assume control over
him subject to the provisions of sections seventeen to twenty,
inclusive, of chapter one hundred and twenty.
Section 22. The General Laws are hereby amended by
striking out chapter 120 and inserting in place thereof the
following chapter, under the heading: — youth service
BOARD AND MASSACHUSETTS TRAINING SCHOOLS.
Section 1. The youth service board, in this chapter
called the board, shall be a corporation for the purpose of
taking, holding and investing in trust for the commonwealth,
subject to section fifteen of chapter ten, any grant or devise
of land or any gift or bequest made at any time for the use
of any institution of which the board has the management,
government and care, and it shall succeed to and retain the
rights, powers and duties formerly held or acquired by the
trustees of the Massachusetts training schools, except as
provided in said section.
Section 2. The board shall have the management, gov-
ernment and care of the Lyman school for boys at West-
borough, the industrial school for girls at Lancaster, the
industrial school for boys at Shirley, and of all other institu-
tions, except the Massachusetts reformatory, supported by
the commonwealth for the custody, diagnosis, care and
training of delinquent or wayward children or habitual
truants or habitual absentees or habitual school offenders or
juvenile offenders, and of all children committed thereto.
The board shall have control of the land and buildings of
said schools.
Section 3. The board shall from time to time appoint a
superintendent and a physician of each of said schools and
institutions, and shall, in accordance with law appoint all
other officers and employees required at said schools and
institutions and shall prescribe their duties.
Section Jf. Subject to the approval of the governor and
council, the board shall establish rules, regulations, and
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 310. 283
by-laws for the government of each institution and shall see tions for
that its affairs are conducted according to law and to such '"^t't^t^^^^s-
rules, regulations, and by-laws; but the purpose thereof
and of all education, employment, training, discipline,
recreation and other activities carried on in the institutions
shall be to restore and build up the self-respect and self-
reliance of the children lodged therein and to qualify them
for good citizenship and honorable employment. The board
may make and enforce all rules appropriate to the proper
accomplishment of its functions.
Section 6. (a) When a person has been committed to the Rules govem-
board, it shall, under rules established by it, forthwith uon'^by'thT'
examine and study him and investigate all pertinent cir- board of a
«,.,.« Ill • person com-
cumstances oi his uie and behavior. mUted to it.
(6) The board shall make periodic re-examination of all
persons within its control, except those on parole or in foster
homes. These examinations may be made as frequently as
the board considers desirable, and shall be made with respect
to every person at intervals not exceeding one year.
(c) The board shall keep written records of all examina-
tions and of the conclusions based thereon, and of all orders
concerning the disposition or treatment of every person
subject to its control.
(d) Failure of the board to examine a person committed
to it, or to re-examine him within one year of a previous
examination, shall not of itself entitle the person to dis-
charge from the control of the board, but shall entitle him
to petition the committing court for an order of discharge,
and the court shall discharge him unless the board upon
due notice satisfies the court of the necessity for further
control.
Section 6. When a person has been committed to the Board may
board, it may after an objective consideration of all available fine, etc.? per-
information son 'committed
(a) Permit him his liberty under supervision and upon
such conditions as it believes conducive to law-abiding
conduct; or —
(6) Order his confinement under such conditions as it
believes best designed for the protection of the public ; or —
(c) Order reconfinement or renewed release as often as
conditions indicate to be desirable; or —
{d) Revoke or modify any order, except an order of final
discharge, as often as conditions indicate to be desirable;
or —
(e) Discharge him from control when it is satisfied that
such discharge is consistent with the protection of the public.
Section 6 A . As a means of correcting the socially harmful Board may try
tendencies of a person committed to it, the board may — tend" "des in
(a) Require participation by him in vocational, physical, n,i^ted°to*'it'"'
educational, and correctional training and activities. by certain
{h) Require such modes of life and conduct as seem best '"*^
adapted to fit him for return to full liberty without danger
to the public.
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Superintend-
ent, etc., of
school re-
sponsible for
rehabilitation
program pre-
scribed by
board.
Superintend-
ent to file bond
for faithful .
performance
of duties.
Henry B.
Rogers fund.
Board may
use all cor-
rectional facili-
ties in carrying
out its duties.
Board not to
control public
agencies other
than those in
section two.
(c) Provide such medical or psychiatric treatment as is
necessary.
Section 7, The superintendent of each school or other
institution, with the subordinate officers, shall have general
charge of and be responsible for the welfare and custody
of the children lodged therein, and for carrying out the
rehabilitative program prescribed by the board. He shall
be a constant resident at the school, and, under the direction
of the board, shall seek to establish relationships and to
organize a way of life that will meet the moral, physical,
emotional, intellectual and social needs of the children under
his care as those needs would be met in an adequate home.
Section 8. Each superintendent shall before entering
upon his duties give bond to the commonwealth, with sureties
approved by the governor and council, in such sum as the
comptroller may prescribe, conditioned that he shall faith-
fully perform all his duties and account for all money re-
ceived by him as superintendent. The bond shall be filed
in the office of the state treasurer. Each superintendent
shall have charge of all the property of the institution within
the precincts thereof. He shall keep accounts of all his
receipts and expenditures, and of all property intrusted to
him, showing the income and expenses of the institution;
and shall account to the board, in such manner as it may
require, for all money received by him. His books and all
documents relative to the school shall at all times be open to
the inspection of the board.
Section 9. The superintendent of the industrial school
for girls, under the direction of the board, shall purchase
books with the income and profits and according to the
terms of the donation of Henry B. Rogers.
Section 10. (a) For the purpose of carrying out its
duties, the board is authorized to make use of law enforce-
ment, detention, supervisory, penal, medical, educational,
correctional, segregative, and other facilities, institutions
and agencies, whether public or private, within the common-
wealth, provided that the board shall not transfer custody
of any person who was committed to it by a juvenile court
and who is under twenty-one to a penal institution. The
board may enter into agreements with the appropriate
private or public officials for separate care and special treat-
ment in existing institutions of persons subject to the control
of the board.
(h) Nothing herein shall be construed as giving the board
control over existing facilities, institutions or agencies
other than those listed in section two, or as requiring such
facilities, institutions or agencies to serve the board in-
consistently with their functions, or with the authority of
their officers, or with the laws and regulations governing
their activities; or as giving the board power to make use of
any private institution or agency without its consent; or to
pay a private institution or agency for services which a public
institution or agency is willing and able to perform.
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(c) Public institutions and agencies are hereby required Public institu-
»/ 1 lions rcnmrcfl
to accept and care for delinquent children or convicted to accept and
persons sent to them by the board in the same manner as un'i^ue'nt*^^'
they would be required to do had such persons been com- '•"•tire".
mitted thereto by a juvenile court, district court, or superior
court.
(d) The board is hereby given the right and shall be re- inspection.
quired periodically to inspect all public and all private
institutions and agencies whose facilities it is using. Every
institution and agency, whether public or private, is required
to afford the board reasonable opportunity to examine or
consult with persons committed to the board who are for the
time being in the custody of the institution or agency.
(e) Placement of a person by the board in any institution Control of
or agency not operated by the board, or the release of such ^e"rmfnateci.
person from such an institution or agency, shall not termi-
nate the control of the board over such person. No person
placed in such institution or under such an agency may be
released by the institution or agency without the approval
of the board.
Section 10 A. The board may send to the Tewksbury Board may
sta.te hospital and infirmary any child in its custody who is ftTcus'ody'to
in need of hospital treatment. A child so transferred shall ^l^g^^^sTtai
be subject to the regulations of said hospital and infirmary '
and shall be in the exclusive custody of the superintendent
and trustees thereof until they determine that he has suf-
ficiently recovered to be returned to the custody of the
board. Thereupon they shall so certify upon the warrant
of commitment and give written notice to the board, which,
upon receipt of such notice, shall cause such child to be
returned to its custody, subject to the provisions of this
chapter.
Section 11. When funds are available for the purpose, Board may use
the board may (a) establish and operate places for detention tdesubLh'"''^
and diagnosis of all persons committed to it; (6) establish faciuties^to^
and operate additional treatment and training facilities committed
necessary to classify and segregate and handle delinquents *^° "^■
and juvenile offenders of different ages, habits and mental
and physical condition according to their needs; (c) estab-
lish facilities to aid persons given conditional release or
discharged by the board to find employment and to lead a
law-abiding existence.
Section 12. The board may release on parole at any Parole,
time, and may place children in its custody in their usual p'?.^^
homes or in any situation or family that has been approved *^ '
by the board; except that no child shall be returned to his
own home immediately after commitment and the initial
diagnosis without the approval of the committing court.
The board may, subject to appropriation, employ agents
for investigating places and for visiting and supervising
children, and may provide for the maintenance, in whole or
in part, of any child so placed in charge of any person. Im-
mediately on placing children the board shall give notice to
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Escape or
breach of
par(jle.
Arrest.
New commit-
ment author-
ized in certain
cases.
Transfer to
the board from
Massachusetts
reformatory.
Term of
detention.
Discharge.
Board may
apply for order
that person
remain under
their control
under certain
conditions.
the department of public welfare of the name of each child
so placed and of the name and residence of the person to
whose care he is intrusted. The board may, at any time
until the expiration of the period of commitment, resume
the care and custody of any child released on parole. The
board shall place children in families or homes of the
religious belief of such children, but if this be impracticable
then due regard shall be had to the locality, and, if practica-
ble, the home shall be such that the children shall have the
opportunity to attend religious worship of their own belief.
Section 13. A boy or girl committed to the board and
placed by it in any institution or facility, who has escaped
therefrom, or who has been released on parole and broken
the conditions thereof, may be arrested without a warrant
by a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer, or
parole officer employed by the board, and may be kept in
custody in a suitable place and there detained until such
boy or girl may be returned to the custody of the board.
Section I4. Whenever the board finds that any person
committed to it is insane or feeble minded or a defective
delinquent, within the meaning of chapter one hundred and
twenty-three, or a sexual psychopath, within the meaning of
chapter one hundred and twenty-three A, the board may
make application to the proper court, for a new commitment
to the appropriate agency in accordance with law.
Section 15. With the consent of the board, the commis-
sioner of correction may transfer to the custody of the board
any boy under seventeen sentenced to the Massachusetts
reformatory, or any girl under seventeen sentenced to the
reformatory for women, for such disposition as in the opinion
of the board, after study, will best serve the needs of the
boy or girl and best protect the interests of the public.
Section 16. Every person committed to the board as a
wayward child or delinquent child, if not already discharged,
shall be discharged when he reaches his twenty-first birth-
day, unless a petition is filed by the board under section
seventeen. Every person committed to the board after
conviction in criminal proceedings, unless already discharged,
shall be discharged when such person reaches his twenty-
third birthday, unless a petition is filed by the board under
section seventeen.
Section 17. Whenever the board is of the opinion that
discharge of a person from its control at the age limit stated
in section sixteen would be physically dangerous to the
public because of the person's mental or physical deficiency,
disorder or abnormality, the board shall make an order
directing that the person remain subject to its control be-
yond the period and shall make appHcation to the committing
court for a review of that order by the court. The order
and application shall be made at least ninety days before
the time of discharge stated in section sixteen. The applica-
tion shall be accompanied by a written statement of the
facts upon which the board bases its opinion that discharge
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 310. 287
From its control at, the time st.a( ed would he. ' physically
dangerous to the public, but no such application shall be
dismissed nor shall the order l)c discharged, merely because
of its form or an asserted insufficiency of its allegations;
every order shall be reviewed upon its merits.
Section IS. If the board applies to the court for review Hearing by
of an order as provided in section seventeen, the court shall review°of an
notify the person whose liberty is involved, and if he or °"''*''-
she be not sui juris, his parent or guardian (if such person
can be reached and if not the court shall appoint a person
to act in the place of the parent or guardian), of the appHca-
tion, and shall afford him an opportunity to appear in court
with the aid of counsel and of process to compel attendance
of witnesses and production of evidence. When he is unable
to provide his own counsel, the court shall appoint counsel
to represent him.
If after a fidl hearing the court is of opinion that dis-
charge of the person to whom the order applies would be
physically dangerous to the public because of his mental or
physical deficiency, disorder, or abnormality the court shall
confirm the order of the board. If the court is of opinion
that discharge of the person from continued control of the
board would not be physically dangerous to the public, the
court shall disapprove the order of the board and shall order
the person to be discharged from its control.
Section 19. When an order of the board is confirmed as i" certain cases
provided in section eighteen, the control of the board over mTke i^w
the person shall continue, subject to the provisions of this f^r'^'eTiew"
chapter; but, unless the person is previously discharged in of order.
accordance with section six (e), the board shall, within two
years after the date of such a confirmation in the case of
persons committed as wayward children or delinquent
children, or within five years after the date of such a con-
firmation in the case of persons committed after conviction
in criminal proceedings, make a new order and a new applica-
tion for review thereof in accordance with the provisions of
section seventeen. Such orders and applications may be
repeated at intervals as often as in the opinion of the board
may be necessary for the protection of the public, except
that the board shall have power, in order to protect other
children and adolescents, to transfer the custody of any
person over twenty-one years of age to the department of
correction for placement in the appropriate institution.
Every person shall be discharged from the control of the
board at the termination of the period stated in this section
unless the board has previously acted as therein required,
and shall be discharged if the court fails to confirm the order
as provided in section eighteen.
Section 20. (a) If under the provisions of sections eighteen Appeal from
and nineteen the court confirms an order, the person whose couh*"" "
liberty is involved may appeal to the superior court for a
reversal or modification of the confirmation. The appeal
shall be taken in the manner provided by law for appeal
288
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 310.
Coiniiiitiiient
to board not
to disqualify
person from
future public
service.
Hoard to
report ou
progress of
its activities.
to the said court from judgments of an inferior court in
criminal cases.
(b) After the hearing of the appeal the superior court
may affirm the order of the lower court, or modify it, or
reverse it and order the appellant to be discharged by the
board.
(c) Pending the appeal the appellant shall remain under
the control of the board.
Section 21. Commitment to the custody of the board of
a wayward child or delinquent child shall not operate to
disqualify a child in any future examination, appointment
or application for public service under the government
either of the commonwealth or of any political subdivision
thereof.
Whenever a person committed to the board by a court
upon conviction of a crime is discharged from its control
such discharge shall, when so ordered by the board, restore
such person to all civil rights and shall have the effect of
setting aside the conviction. The conviction of such a
person shall not operate to disqualify him for any future
examination, appointment or application for public service
under the government either of the commonwealth or of
any political subdivision thereof.
The records of commitment to the board shall be with-
held from public inspection except with the consent of the
board, but such records concerning any child who at the
time of commitment was between seven and seventeen
years of age shall be open, at all reasonable times, to the
inspection of the child, his or her parent or parents, guardian
or attorney, or any of them. A commitment to the board
shall not be received in evidence or used in any way in any
proceeding in any court except in subsequent proceedings
for waywardness or delinquency against the same child,
and except in imposing sentence in any criminal proceeding
against the same person.
Section 22. The board shall conduct continuing inquiry
into the effectiveness of the treatment methods it employs
in seeking the reformation of juvenile and youthful offenders.
To this end the board shall obtain from the board of proba-
tion all court record information on its wards compiled sub-
sequent to their discharge from the jurisdiction of the board,
and with the co-operation of the board of probation tabulate
and analyze these data so that they may be used to evaluate
the relative merits of methods of treatment. The results
of such studies shall be made available to the public in each
annual report of the board. The board shall make an annual
report to the governor and to the general court containing,
in addition to other matters required by law, a statement
of the number of persons committed to the board during
the preceding fiscal year and of the disposition made of such
persons and of all other persons under its supervision during
said year. The report shall include such inventories as the
institutions under the board's supervision are required by
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 310. 289
law to make, a statement of the condition and needs of the
facilities under its supervision, and of the progress made
towards an integrated rehabilitory system capable of giving
the most effective individual treatment for rehabilitation.
The report shall include such recommendations for legislation
as the board may wish to make.
Section 23. The board may act as guardians for any Board may be
boy or girl in its charge under twenty-one who has neither o^chiidren.
parent living nor guardian, with all the power and authority
conferred by chapter two hundred and one, except that
when a guardian is appointed, the powers herein conferred
shall cease.
Section. 23 A. Annually on or before November thirtieth, nispositio.. of
the board shall pay to the state treasurer all unclaimed moneyT^
money held by it for the benefit of any former ward of the
board whose whereabouts are then unknown to it and have
been unknown for seven years subsequent to his becoming
of age. At the time of so paying over any such money, the
board shall certify to the comptroller the amount of such
money then held for the benefit of each former ward, his
full name, age, if known, and last known address, the names
of his parents, if known, and such further information as it
deems relevant; and said comptroller shall make and keep
a record thereof.
Section 24- The board may expend any money given Board may
for the purpose in erecting houses or other buildings on the f^f i,und?n"fr^
land of the commonwealth at Lancaster, for increasing the etc.
accommodation of the industrial school, if the plans therefor
are first approved by the JNIassachusetts public building
commission.
Section 25. The provisions of this chapter relative to children oom-
commitment to the custody of the board shall extend to ?t''**®^ ^Y .
• 1 • 1 .11 1 . PI United States
boys and girls committed by authority oi the courts or courts.
magistrates of the United States.
Section 26. Whoever aids or assists a child in the custody Aiding in
of the board to escape or attempt to escape shall be punished escape
by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by im-
prisonment for not more than two years.
Section 23. Chapter 18 of the General Laws is hereby ^ l (Ter.
amended by striking out section 5, as appearing in the ^^;^;;^jg^j ^ ^•
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the ^""^
following section : — Section 5. The commissioner shall Divisions in tiie
organize in the department a division of aid and relief and a department.
division of child guardianship, each in charge of a director.
Section 24. Sections 11 to 16, inclusive, of said chapter q ^^ ^^^^
18 are hereby repealed and the heading division of juve- Ed.), is. §§ n
NILE training preceding section 11 is hereby stricken out. " - "■«?»««
Section 25. Section 6 of chapter 121 of the General g-L. (Ter
Laws, as most recently amended by section 11 of chapter etc!, 'amended'.
351 of the acts of 1941, is hereby further amended by striking
out, in lines 2 and 3, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, the words "the Lyman school for boys, the industrial
school for girls, the industrial school for boys,", — so as to
290
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 310.
Supervision
of state
institutions.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 121. § 7,
etc., amended.
Visitations.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 121, § 1.5,
repealed.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 123,
§ 113, etc.,
amended.
Commitment
to board for
defective de-
linquents or
for drug
adllict^•.
rea(i as follows ; — Section 6. The department shall have
general supervision of the Tewksbury state hospital and
infirmary and the Massachusetts hospital school; and may
delegate any of its powers and duties to and execute any
of its functions by agents appointed for the purpose.
SECTfON 26. Section 7 of said chapter 121, as most
recently amended by chapter 404 of the acts of 1941, is
hereby further amended by striking out, in line 10, the
words "and the Lyman school for boys,", — so as to read
as follows : — Section 7. The department may, at any
time, visit all places where persons who have no legal settle-
ment are supported, and ascertain from actual examination
and inquiry whether the laws relative to such persons are
properly observed, particularly in relation to such as are
able to labor; and shall give such directions as will insure
correctness in the returns required in relation to persons
aided; and may use necessary means to collect information
relative to their support. It shall visit the Tewksbury state
hospital and infirmary for the purpose of inspection, at
least once a month, and, by women appointed for the pur-
pose, may at all hours of the day or night have access to the
portions of said first mentioned institution occupied by the
women or children there maintained at public expense, and
may require from the officers of said institutions information
concerning the condition and treatment of the inmates.
It shall visit all infirmaries maintained in towns. It shall
visit and inspect, at least once a year, every wayfarers'
lodge and every public lodging house in the commonwealth,
and for this purpose may enter upon any premises where
such lodge or lodging house is maintained at any time of
the day or night. It shall upon the request or with the
consent of a charitable corporation which, under section
twelve of chapter one hundred and eighty, is required to
make an annual report to said department, at least once a
year, visit and inspect the institution or investigate the
work of such corporation. It may visit and inspect all
places where persons are supported in families by towns.
Section 27. Section 15 of said chapter 121 is hereby
repealed.
Section 28. Section 113 of chapter 123, as most recently
amended by section 1 of chapter 684 of the acts of 1947, is
hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 5 to 8, the
words "the industrial school for boys, the industrial school
for girls, the Lyman school, Siny county training school,
or to the custody of the department of public welfare," and
inserting in place thereof the words : — or to the custody
of the youth service board, — so that the first sentence will
read as follows: — At any time prior to the final disposition
of a case in which the court might commit an offender to the
state prison, the reformatory for women, any jail or house of
correction, the Massachusetts reformatory, the state farm,
or to the custody of the youth service board, for any offense
not punishable by death, a district attorney, probation
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 310. 291
officer, or officer of the department of correction, public
welfare or mental health may file in court an application
for the commitment of the defendant in such a case to a
department for defective delinquents established under
sections one hundred and seventeen and one hundred and
twentj^-four, or to a department for the care and treatment
of drug addicts, established under authority of said sections.
Section 29. Said chapter 123 is hereby further amended 9- 1- (Ter.
by striking out section 114, as amended by section 2 of f in/etl'.,
chapter 185 of the acts of 1943, and inserting in place thereof ^'"cnded.
the following section: — Section 11 4. If an offender while Rcmovaifrom
under commitment to any of the institutions named in {J^/cal^lie o"
section one hundred and thirteen, to the state prison colony violation of
or to the custody of the youth service board, persistently '■<'""''*"'"■''■
violates the regulations of the institution or board in whose
custody he is, or conducts himself so indecently or im-
morally, or otherwise so grossly misbehaves as to render
himself an unfit subject for retention in said institution or
by said board, and it appears that such offender is mentally
defective or addicted to the intemperate use of stimulants
or narcotics, and is not a proper subject for a school for the
feeble minded, a physician in attendance at such institution
or a physician employed by said board shall make a report
thereof to the officer in charge of said institution or to the
youth service board, who shall transmit the same to one of the
judges mentioned in section fifty. If it appears to said judge
that such offender may be mentally defective the judge
shall give notice to the department of mental health, and
said department shall cause the offender to be examined
by two experts in insanity with a view to determining whether
or not the offender is mentally defective and shall cause a
written report to be made to said judge. The judge shall
make inquiry into the facts and if satisfied that the offender
is mentally defective or so addicted, and not a proper subject
for a school for the feeble minded, shall order his removal
to a department for defective delinquents, or to a depart-
ment for the care and treatment of drug addicts, as the case
may be, according to his age and sex as hereinafter provided.
Section 30. The invalidity of any section or provision
of this act shall not invalidate any other section or provision
thereof.
Section 31. For the purpose of the appointment of the Effective date
advisory committee on service to youth this act shall take Cf thiT'chap'ter.
effect on its passage; for the purpose of the appointment
of the youth service board this act shall take effect on
September first in the current year and the remainder of
this act shall take full effect on January first, nineteen
hundred and forty-nine; provided, that the board shall
have until July first, nineteen hundred and forty-nine to
assemble the technical staff' necessary to make the diagnosis
of each person committed to it as required by section five
of chapter one huntht'd and twentv of the General Laws.
Approved May IS, 19I,S.
292
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 311.
Emergency
I>roamblc.
G. h. (Tcr.
Kd.). ;{0, § 4.>,
etc., amended.
Classification
of certain state
offices and
positions.
Chap.Sll An Act establishing a permanent salary schedule
FOR CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND PRO-
VIDING FOR CERTAIN TEMPORARY COST-OF-LIVING AD-
JUSTMENTS FOR SAID OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide without delay
additional income for certain officers and employees of the
commonwealth in view of the increase in the cost of living,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted f etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 30 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 45, as amended by section 1
of chapter 678 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place
thereof the following : — Section J^5. All appointive offices
and positions in the government of the commonwealth,
except those in the judicial branch and those in the legislative
branch, but including clerical assistants of registers of pro-
bate, shall be classified by the division of personnel and
standardization, subject to the approval of the governor and
council, in services, groups and grades according to the
duties pertaining to each office or position. Such classifica-
tion shall be established by specifications defining for each
grade the titles, duties and responsibilities, and minimum
qualifications for entrance and promotion. The titles so
designated shall be the official title of offices or positions
included therein, and shall be set forth on all pay rolls, by
name or code. The following words as used in this and the
four following sections and in said classification shall have
the following meanings :
"Group" includes offices and positions in a separate
profession, vocation, occupation or trade involving a dis-
tinctive line of work which requires special education,
training or experience;
"Grade", a subdivision of a group, including all positions
with substantially identical authority, duties and responsi-
bility as distinct from all other grades in that group;
"Promotion", a change from the duties of one grade to
the duties of a higher grade;
"Salary grade", the salary grades set forth in the salary
schedule in section forty-six;
"Rate", the salary rates in the salary grades set forth in
said salary schedule.
Section 2. Said chapter 30 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 46, as amended by section 1 of chapter
613 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place thereof the
following: — Section J,6. (1) Said division may make rules
and regulations, subject to the approval of the governor and
council, providing for the application and administration of
the classification and the specifications established under
Definitions.
(i. T-. (Ter.
Ed.). 30, § 46,
etc., amendeti.
Ilule» aiul
regulations for
application
and adiiiini.s-
t ration of sucli
chiiisification.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 311.
293
spotion forty-five; and the salaries (»f all offi(;ers and em-
ployees holding offices and positions required to he classified
under said section, except those whose salaries are now or
shall be otherwise regulated i)y law and those whose salaries
are required by law to be fixed subject to the approval of the
governor and council, shall be fixed in accordance with such
classification and specifications. In said classification eacli
office and position shall be allocated by said division to the
proper salary grade in the following salary schedule : —
General Salary Schedule.
Incre-
ment.
Rates (on Total Cash Basis).
Salary
Grade
No.
Mini-
mum.
Second
Year.
Tiiird
Year.
Fourth
through
Seventh
Year.
Eighth
through
Eleventli
Year.
Maximum
from
Twelfth
Year.
1
$120
$1,200
$1,320
$1,440
$1,560
$1,080
$1,800
2
120
1,260
1,380
1,500
1,620
1,740
1,860
3
120
1,320
1,440
1.560
1,080
1,800
1,920
4
120
1,380
1,500
1.620
1,740
1,800
1.980
5
120
1,440
1.560
1,680
1,800
1,920
2,040
6
120
1,500
1,620
1,740
1,800
1,980
2,100
7
120
1,500
1,680
1,800
1,920
2,040
2,100
8
120
1,020
1,740
1,860
1,980
2,100
2,220
9
120
1,080
1,800
1,920
2.040
2,160
2,280
10
120
1,740
1,860
1,980
2.100
2,220
2,340
11
120
1,800
1,920
2,040
2.160
2,280
2,400
12
120
1,860
1,980
2,100
2,220
2,340
2,400
13
120
1,920
2,040
2,160
2,280
2,400
2,520
14
120
1,980
2,100
2,220
2,340
2,400
2,580
15
120
2,040
2,160
2,280
2,400
2,. '520
2,040
10
120
2,100
2,220
2,340
2,460
2,,')80
2,700
17
120
2,160
2,280
2,400
2,520
2,640
2,760
18
120
2,220
2,340
2,460
2,580
2,700
2.820
19
120
2,280
2,400
2,520
2,640
2,700
2,880
20
120
2,340
2,460
2,580
2,700
2,820
2.940
21
120
2,400
2,520
2.640
2,760
2,880
3,000
22
120
2,460
2,580
2.700
2,820
2,940
3,000
23
120
2,520
2,640
2,760
2,880
3,000
3,120
24
120
2,580
2,700
2,820
2,940
3,060
3,180
25
120
2,640
2.760
2,880
3,000
3,120
3,240
294
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 311.
(rnifral Solnrij Srhrrlulc - Continupd.
Incre-
ment.
Rates (on Total Cash Basis).
Salary
Grade
No.
Mini-
mum.
Second
Year.
Third
Year.
Fourth
through
Seventh
Year.
Eighth
through
Eleventli
Year.
Maximum
from
Twelftli
Year.
26
$120
$2,700
$2,820
$2,940
$3,060
$3,180
$3,300
27
120
2,760
2,880
3,000
3,120
3,240
3.360
28
120
2,820
2,940
3,060
3,180
3,300
3,420
29
120
2,880
3,000
3,120
3,240
3,360
3,480
30
120
2,940
3,060
3,180
3,300
3,420
3.540
31
180
3,000
3,180
3,360
3,540
3.720
3,900
32
180
3,060
3,240
3,420
3,600
3,780
3,960
33
180
3,120
3,300
3,480
3,660
3,840
4,020
34
180
3,180
3,3(i0
3,540
3.720
3.900
4,080
35
180
3,240
3,420
3,600
3,780
3,960
4,140
36
180
3.300
3,480
3,660
3,840
4,020
4,200
37
180
3,360
3,.540
3,720
3,900
4,080
4,260
38
180
3,420
3,600
3,780
3,960
4,140
4,320
39
180
3,480
3,660
3.840
4,020
4,200
4,380
40
180
3.540
3,720
3,900
4,080
4,260
4.440
41
180
3.600
3,780
3.960
4,140
4,320
4,500
42
180
3,660
3,840
4,020
4,200
4,380
4.560
43
180
3.720
3,900
4,080
4,260
4,440
4,620
44
180
3.780
3.960
4,140
4,320
4.500
4.680
45
180
3,840
4,020
4,200
4,380
4,560
4,740
46
180
3,900
4,080
4,260
4.440
4,620
4,800
47
180
3,960
4,140
4,320
4,500
4,080
4,860
48
180
4,020
4,200
4,380
4,560
4,740
4,920
49
240
4,080
4,320
4, .500
4,800
5,040
5,280
50
240
4,200
4,440
4,080
4,920
5,160
5,400
51
240
4,320
4,500
4,800
5,040
5,280
5,520
52
240
4,440
4,080
4,920
5,100
5,400
5,640
53
240
4.560
4,800
5,040
5,280
5,520
5.760
54
240
4,680
4,920
5,160
5,400
5.640
5,880
55
240
4,800
5,040
5,280
5,520
5,760
6,000
56
240
4.920
5,100
5.400
5,640
5.880
6.120
57
240
5.040
5,280
5.520
5.760
6,000
6,240
58
300
5,100
5,400
5.700
6.000
6,300
6,600
59
300
5,400
5,700
6,000
6,300
0,600
6.900
60
300
5.700
6,000
6,300
6,600
6,900
7.200
61
300
6,000
0,300
0,600
0,900
7,200
7.500
f
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 311.
295
General Salary Schedule — Concluded.
Incre-
ment.
Rates (on Total Cash Basis).
Salary
Grade
No.
.Mini-
mum.
Second
Year.
Third
Year.
Fourth
through
Seventh
Year.
Eighth
through
Eleventh
Year.
Maximum
from
Twelfth
Year.
62
$300
16,300
$6,600
$6,900
$7,200
$7,500
$7,800
63
300
0,600
6,900
7,200
7,500
7,800
8,100
64
300
6,000
7,200
7,500
7,800
8,100
8.400
65
300
7,200
7,500
7,800
8,100
8,400
8.700
66
300
7,500
7,800
8,100
8,400
8,700
9,000
67
300
7,800
8,100
8,400
8,700
9,000
9,300
68
300
8,100
8.400
8,700
9,000
9,300
9,600
69
300
8,400
8,700
9,000
9,300
9,600
9,900
70
300
8,700
9,000
9,300
9,600
9,900
10,200
71
300
9,000
9,300
9,600
9,900
10,200
10,500
72
300
9,300
9,600
9,900
10,200
10,500
10,800
73
300
9,600
9,900
10,200
10,500
10,800
11,100
74
300
9,900
10,200
10,500
10,800
11,100
11,400
Labor Service Salary Schedule.
Incre-
ment.
Rates.
Salary
Grade
No.
Mini-
mum.
Seven
through
Twelve
Months.
Thirteen
through
Eighteen
Months.
Nineteen
Months
through
Fifth
Year.
Sixth
Year
through
Ninth
Year.
Maximum
from
Tenth
Year.
L. S. 1
$60
$2,040
$2,100
$2,160
$2,220
$2,280
$2,340
L. S. 2
60
2,100
2,160
2,220
2,280
2,340
2,400
L. 8. 3
60
2,160
2,220
2,280
2,340
2,400
2,460
L. S. 4
60
2,220
2,280
2,340
2,400
2,460
2,520
L. S. 5
60
2,280
2,340
2,400
2.460
2,520
2,580
L. S. 6
60
2,340
2,400
2,460
2.520
2,580
2,640
L. S. 7
60
2,400
2,460
2,520
2,580
2,640
2,700
L. S. 8
00
2,460
2,520
2,580
2,640
2,700
2,760
L. S. 9
00
2,520
2,580
2,640
2,700
2,760
2,820
L. S. 10
no
2,580
2,640
2,700
2,760
2,820
2,880
L. S. 11
00
2,700
2,760
2,820
2,880
2,940
3,000
L. S. 12
60
2,820
2,880
2,940
3,000
3,000
3,120
L. S. 13
60
2,940
3,000
3,060
3,120
3,180
3.240
296 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 311.
(2) Increments in salary grades numbered 1 to 14, inclu-
sive, under the General Salary Schedule shall be semi-
annual increases of sixty dollars during the first, second and
third years, and at the beginning of the eighth and twelfth
years said increments shall be increases of one hundred and
twenty dollars, each.
(3) Daily rates of per diem employees shall be computed
on the basis of their assigned salary grades.
(4) Said division shall approve regular step-rate increases
as provided in the salary schedule and in the manner pro-
vided in section forty-seven. If the head of any depart-
ment or institution fails or refuses to recommend step-rate
increases as provided in the salary schedule he shall notify
said division giving his reasons for such failure or refusal
and shall present a copy of such notice to each employee
affected.
(5) Said division may, with the approval of the commis-
sion on administration and finance and of the governor and
council, permit the recruitment of employees in a salary
grade at a rate above the minimum; provided, that said
division has first determined, on request of the appointing
authority of the state agency affected, that an emergency
exists due to lack of sufficient employees. Any such permit
shall remain in effect until rescinded by said division, but
shall not be in effect longer than one year unless, renewed
in like manner and with like approval. Whenever said
division permits the recruitment of employees in a salary
grade at a rate above the minimum rate in said grade, all
employees in the same classification who are below such
rate of recruitment shall be advanced to said higher rate in
the salary schedule.
(6) When an employee is initially placed in the salary
schedule, or is advanced in his salary grade, or is trans-
ferred, reallocated or promoted to a new salary grade, such
employee, for subsequent step-rate increases, shall be cred-
ited with the number of years of service that corresponds
to his salary grade and rate in the salary schedule.
(7) Whenever an employee receives a promotion to a
position in a higher salary grade, his rate shall be the next
higher rate in said higher salary grade, or the second next
higher rate therein if such new salary rate would result in
an increase of salary smaller in amount than the salary in-
crement for such higher salary grade.
(8) An employee who is demoted to a position in a lower
salary grade shall receive the salary to which his period of
service would entitle him if his service had been rendered
in the lower grade.
(9) No increase in salary shall be effective for any
position before the effective date of the appropriation act
which includes an appropriation made for the purpose of,
and sufficient to cover, the cost of such increase.
(10) Rates oi' compensation in the salary schedule are
for work hours as provided in section thirty A of chapter
one hundred and forty-nine.
ini-rease.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 311. 297
Section 3. Said chapter 30 is hereby further amended p^'; .^^['T.y
by striking out section 47, as most recently amended by /tr.Vn.rnricfr,
section 6 of chapter 637 of the acts of 1945, and inserting
in place thereof the following: — Section 1^1. Recommenda- Recommenda-
tions for increases in the salaries of officers and employees oreasis^In"
under the salary schedule, shall be submitted in the first salaries under
instance to said division, and if approved by it shall take *' "^ "*^'
effect upon notice by said division to the director of civil
service and the comptroller. If the said division does not
approve a proposed increase in salary, it shall report the
recommendation of the head of the department or institu-
tion with its own recommendation to the governor and
council whose decision shall be final, except that the gov-
ernor and council shall not grant an increase in salary
greater than that recommended by the head of the depart-
ment or institution.
Section 4. In the initial allocation of positions to the initial aiioca-
salary grades in the salary schedule, each incumbent shall J'leth^'^of
be given the rate to which he would be entitled if the number jaicuiating
of years served by him in the grade in which he is serving
immediately prior to such allocation had been served after
such allocation, and such allocation shall effect an increase
of not less than one increment for such grade; provided,
however, that if the rate so determined would be less, because
of a promotion received on or after July first, nineteen
hundred and forty-seven, and on or before June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, than the rate to which
the incumbent would have been entitled without such pro-
motion, his rate shall be that which he would have received
if his promotion had been deferred until July first, nineteen
hundred and forty-eight. Such increase shall be in addition
to any increase to which the incumbent would be entitled
by step-rate, promotion, or otherwise, on the effective date
of the increase provided by this section. Increases which
may have been granted during the current calendar year by
the division of personnel and standardization, retroactive to
January first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, shall be
considered granted as authorized by this act. Na increase
granted in the initial allocation to the salary schedule as
provided by this section because of credit for years of service
or otherwise shall exceed six hundred dollars.
Section 5. To provide for an interim cost-of-living cost-of-iiving
adjustment in salaries, there shall be paid in one sum, on adjustment.
or before May twenty-ninth in the current year, to each
person who was in the service of the commonwealth on
January fifteenth in the current year, and is still in said
service on the date of such payment, the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars if such service was on a full-time basis and
is so certified by the head of the department or the person
immediately responsible for the appointment, promotion or
transfer of persons so employed. In the case of any such
person serving on a part-time basis, there shall be paid as
aforesaid a sum, as determined by the division of personnel
and standardization, which bears the same ratio to said
298 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 312, 313.
amount of one hundred and fifty dollars as his service bears
to full-time service and, in the case of any such person paid
in part by the commonwealth there shall be paid as afore-
said a sum, as determined by said division, which bears the
same ratio to said sum of one hundred and fifty dollars as
the amount of salary paid by the commonwealth bears to
his total salary. Approved May 13, 1948.
Chap.S12 An Act increasing the amount of money that the
TOWN OF NORFOLK MAY BORROW FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Chapter 297 of the acts of 1946 is hereby
amended by striking out section 1 and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 1 . For the pur-
poses of constructing a school building and originally equip-
ping and furnishing the same, the town of Norfolk may, by
vote at an annual town meeting, borrow from time to time,
within a period of five years from the passage of this act,
such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggre-
gate, two hundred thousand dollars, and may issue bonds
or notes therefor, which shall bear on their face the words,
Norfolk School Loan, Act of 1946. Each authorized issue
shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be
paid in not more than twenty years from their dates. In-
debtedness incurred under this act shall be in excess of
the statutory limit, but shall, except as herein provided, be
subject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws, includ-
ing the limitation contained in the first paragraph of section
seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 1^, 1948.
Chap.iilS An Act validating certain acts and proceedings of
THE SANDWICH WATER DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. The acts and proceedings of the Sandwich
water district, at its meetings held on the fourteenth day
of July and on the third day of November, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven, and on the fifth day of February,
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, and all acts and pro-
ceedings of the said district and of its officers done in pur-
suance thereof, if otherwise valid, are hereby confirmed and
made valid to the same extent as if the said meetings had
been called, and held and conducted, in strict compliance
with law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 14, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 314, 315. 299
An Act atithorizinc, the town of wayland to tse cer- (Jfiap 314
TAIN PARK LAND FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Wayland is hereby authorized
to use for school and school yard purposes additional por-
tions of the town playground, so called, located in the center
of said town adjacent to a portion of said playground now
being used for school purposes under authority granted by
chapter forty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and
thirty-four, said additional portions being bounded and de-
scribed as follows : —
(a) Beginning at the northwesterly corner of land of
Alice M. Lewis; thence southeasterly by land of Alice M.
Lewis and Charles T. Morgan Tr. 155' to land of the town
of Wayland; thence turning at an angle of one hundred
and two degrees and running southwesterly 216.16 to a
corner; thence turning at an angle of one hundred and
thirty-five degrees and running northwesterly 214.41 to
high school lot as authorized and approved by an act of
the legislature February twenty-third, nineteen liundred and
thirty-four; thence turning and running northeasterly by
said high school lot 400' to the point of beginning; and
(6) Beginning at a point on the line of upland thence
south and southwest by line of upland; thence turning
and running north and northeast by a curved line to the
point of beginning; all as shown on a plan entitled "Plan
of Land in Wayland, Mass., belonging to the Town of Way-
land, Everett M. Brooks Co., Civil Engineers, dated May
1948", to be recorded.
The land so used shall be under the same care and control
as other school property.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May I4, 1948. ^
An Act authorizing the city of chicopee to reduce
THE membership OF ITS BOARD OF ALDERMEN AND TO
CHANGE THE METHOD OF ELECTING SUCH ALDERMEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of aldermen of the city of Chicopee
shall consist of nine members, of whom one shall be elected
from each ward by the qualified voters of the entire city.
In case any alderman shall remove to another ward in the
city subsequent to his election, such removal shall not dis-
qualify him from performing the duties of his office during
the term for which he was elected.
Section 2. So much of chapter 239 of the acts of 1897,
and acts in amendment thereof or in addition thereto, as is
inconsistent with any provision of this act, is hereby re-
pealed.
Chap. SI 5
300 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 316.
Section 3. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the registered voters of the city of Chicopee at the bien-
nial state election in the current year in the form of the
following question, which shall be placed upon the official
ballot to be used in said city at said election: — "Shall an
act passed by the general court in the current year provid-
ing that the board of aldermen of this city shall consist of
nine members, of whom one shall be elected from each ward
by the qualified voters of the entire city, be accepted?"
If a majority of the votes in answer to said question is in
the affirmative, then this act shall thereupon take effect
for the purposes of the biennial municipal election in said
city in the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and shall
take full effect upon the first Monday of January, nineteen
hundred and fifty, but not otherwise.
Approved May 14, 1948.
Cfiap.^lQ An Act authorizing the commissioner of public h
to convey certain land in the town of lakev
HEALTH
ILLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The commissioner of public health, on behalf of the com-
monwealth, is hereby authorized and directed to convey by
a sufficient deed, in such form and containing such provi-
sions binding on the grantee as to said commissioner shall
seem best and approved as to its form by the attorney
general, to Alice B. Maxim a parcel of land in the town of
Lakeville in the county of Plymouth, with the buildings
thereon, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at
a stone bound, the southwesterly corner of the land herein
conveyed; thence by land of Alice B. Maxim south 34° 56'
30" east 502.37 feet to a stone bound; thence by land of said
Alice B. Maxim north 55"* 50' east 567.30 feet partly by a
stone wall to a stake at the corner of stone walls on the
southerly side of a brook being the northeasterly corner of
land herein conveyed and the southwesterly corner of land
to be conveyed by said Alice B. Maxim to the common-
wealth of Massachusetts; thence by remaining land of the
commonwealth of Massachusetts partly by a stone wall
north 28° 41' west 462.10 feet to a stone bound on the
westerly side of a roadway and corner of land of said Alice
B. Maxim; thence by the land of said Alice B. Maxim
south 59° 45' west 619.71 feet to the point of beginning,
and containing 6.5 acres. Together with all rights of way,
if any, which the commonwealth of Massachusetts has over
the land of the said Alice B. Maxim to Vaughan street.
Being a portion of the premises conveyed by deed from
Charles B. Bunton to the commonwealth of Massachusetts
dated July 18, 1916, and recorded in Plymouth County
Registry of Deeds, Book 1263, Page 182.
In return therefor the commonwealth shall receive from
said Alice B. Maxim and she shall convey to the common-
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 317, 318. 301
wealth a parcel of land in the town of Lakeville in the
county of Plymouth, with the structures thereon, bounded
and described as follows : Beginning at a stake at the corner
of stone walls on the southerly side of a brook being the
southwesterly corner of land herein conveyed and the north-
easterly corner of land to be conveyed by the commonwealth
of Massachusetts to Alice B. Maxim; thence north 72° 10'
east 482 feet to a point on the westerly edge of the Nemasket
river and on the southerly side of the effluent channel from
the sewage filter beds of the Lakeville state sanatorium at
the junction of said channel with said river; thence north-
easterly across the mouth of said channel and northeasterly
by the westerly edge of the Nemasket river to land now or
formerly of Stephen D. Kelly; thence by land now or
formerly of said Kelly north 26° 58' 30" west 212 feet to a
stake and land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts;
thence by land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts
south 55° 50' west 1019.19 feet to the point of beginning
and containing 2.7 acres. Together with all rights of way,
if any, which the said Alice B. Maxim has over the land of
the commonwealth of Massachusetts to Bridge street. Be-
ing a portion of the premises conveyed by Clifford S. Lovell
to Alice B. Maxim by deed dated September 20, 1943, and
recorded in Plymouth County Registry of Deeds, Book 1850,
Page 432. Approved May I4, 1948.
An Act changing the name of the board of sewer (Jhnr) 317
COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN, AND AU- ' '
THORIZING SAID BOARD TO EXERCISE AND PERFORM THE
POWERS AND DUTIES OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of sewer commissioners of the
town of Fairhaven shall, in addition to the powers and
duties heretofore vested by law in it, exercise and perform
in said town all the powers and duties vested by general
law in water commissioners. The board shall hereafter be
known as the board of sewer and water commissioners.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority of the town meeting members of the
town of Fairhaven present and voting thereon at a regular
or special town meeting called for the purpose.
Approved May I4, 1948.
An Act relative to the payment of hospital, medical (Jfidj) 3I8
AND SURGICAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY TRAINEES INJURED
IN THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTY IN THE DIVISION OF STATE
POLICE.
tie it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 7 A of chapter 22 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by in- f^g^;,|g^jj ^ ^^'
302
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 319, 320.
Payment of
hospital, etc.
expenses of
officers and
trainees,
injured, etc.
serting after the word "any" in line 4 the word: — trainee,
— and by adding at the end thereof the words : — , or while
in training, — so as to read as follows: — Section 7 A. The
commissioner may authorize the payment, out of any appro-
priation made for traveling or other expenses of the depart-
ment, of the reasonable hospital, medical and surgical ex-
penses incurred by any trainee, officer or inspector of the
department when temporarily or permanently disabled by
reason of injuries sustained through no fault of his own while
actually performing police service, or while in training.
Approved May 14, 1948.
Chap.S19 An Act relative to the disposition of receipts from
TAXES IMPOSED ON AMOUNTS WAGERED EACH DAY UNDER
THE PARI-MUTUEL OR CERTIFICATE SYSTEM OF WAGERING
AT HORSE AND DOG RACING MEETINGS HELD IN CONNEC-
TION WITH A STATE OR COUNTY FAIR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 128A of the General Laws is hereby amended
by striking out section 15, as most recently amended by
section 2 of chapter 390 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in
place thereof the following: — Section 15. The receipts
paid into the state treasury under this chapter, after de-
ducting therefrom the amount of expenses incurred by the
commission in carrying out the provisions of this chapter,
shall be credited to the old age assistance fund established
under section eleven of chapter one hundred and eighteen A ;
except that so much of the payments as are made under
section five by licensees conducting racing meetings in con-
nection with a state or county fair shall be held as a sepa-
rate fund for use in carrying out the provisions of para-
graph (/) of section two of chapter one hundred and twenty-
eight. Approved May 14, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 128A,
§ 15, etc.,
amended.
Receipts pa
to old age
assistance
f\irid.
id
Chav 320 ^^ ^^'^ providing for the certification of librarians.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 78 of the General Laws is hereb,y amended by
adding after section 21 the following 10 sections under the
caption certification of librarians. Section 22. The
board of free public library commissioners shall certify, and
issue certificates to, librarians. The board shall appoint an
advisory committee of professional librarians practicing in
the commonwealth to advise with it concerning certification.
Section 23. The board shall hold at least four regular
meetings each year for the purpose of granting certificates.
A quorum for said purpose shall consist of three members.
Section 24. The following words and phrases used in
sections twenty-two to thirty-one, inclusive, shall, unless
the context otherwise requires, have the following mean-
ings : — -
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 78. new
§§ 22-31,
added.
Board to is.suc
certificates to
librarians.
Meetings of
the board.
Definition-!
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 320. 303
"Board", the board of free public library commissioners.
"Professional librarian", a person qualified by education,
training or study and experience to practice library work
in a position requiring knowledge of books and of library
aims and techniques equivalent to that attained through
graduation from a library school accredited by the American
Library Association.
"Subprofessional librarian", a person in the opinion of
the board qualified through an elementary knowledge of
library techniques to engage in the necessary library rou-
tines involved in the acquiring and circulation of books but
not qualified as a professional librarian.
Section 2o. The board shall make such rules and regu- Rules and
lations not inconsistent with law as are necessary and proper K'adc bV
for the conduct of the process of certification, including issu- t*!" *'°"'"^
ance, renewal or revocation of certificates, and to provide
for hearings in the case of applicants whose requests for
certificates have been refused or whose certificates have
been suspended or revoked, in cases where application for
such hearing has been made to the board.
Section 26. The secretary of the board shall account for Secretary of
all moneys received by the board for the certification of handirmoLey.
librarians and shall pay the same to the state treasurer.
The secretary shall give to the state treasurer a bond in
such sum and with such securities as may from time to
time be required by the board for the faithful performance
of his duties.
Section 27. The board may expend, subject to appro- Board may
priation, such sums for clerical assistance and incidentals For^'deHra?'"'^
as may be necessary for the proper performance of its assistance, etc.
work.
Section 28. The board shall : —
(1) Keep an oflEicial record of all its meetings or parts of Board shall
meetings concerned with certification. re'cXb.'^*^*'"
(2) Issue, suspend, revoke or renew certificates to prop-
erly qualified persons.
(.3) Keep a roster showing the names and last-known
business addresses of all persons holding certificates and
furnish the information contained therein to the public on
request.
(4) Furnish information as to the requirements for cer-
tification upon request and without charge to all prospec-
tive applicants.
(5) Hold examinations at least semi-annually if there are
applicants for examination.
Section 29. The board shall issue a certificate certifying Requirements
as a professional librarian any person who requests certifi- eation"^'""'
cation upon a form prescribed by the board and who fulfills
one or both of the following requirements : —
(1) Graduation from a library school accredited by the
American Library Association or the passing of an exami-
nation which, with due consideration of education, pro-
fessional training, practical experience and demonstrated
304
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 321, 322.
Fucs.
Certificate
granted to
certain per-
sons upon
application.
ability, shall satisfy the board that the candidate has the
qualifications required for the satisfactory practice of Hbrary
work.
(2) The holding of an unexpired certificate issued by the
proper authority in any state other than this common-
wealth in which the requirements for certification are sat-
isfactory to the board.
The board shall issue a certificate certifying as a sub-
professional librarian any person who requests certification
upon a form prescribed by the board and who, in the opinion
of the board, is qualified to practice library work in a posi-
tion not requiring the educational and other qualifications
for certification as a professional librarian.
Section 30. The board may fix fees for the issuance of
certificates and for their renewal.
Section 31. Any person who, upon the effective date of
this act, is employed in a position defined as that of pro-
fessional librarian or subprofessional librarian in section
twenty-four, shall be granted a certificate as a professional
or subprofessional librarian, if he makes application within
two years after such effective date.
Approved May 14, 1948.
Chap 321 ^^ ^^'^ FURTHER REGULATING THE INSPECTION OF BOILERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Tcr.
Ed.), 146. § 7,
amended.
Certain
boilers ex-
cepted.
Section 7 of chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appear-
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by
striking out, in lines 4 and 5, the words "solely for heating
public buildings or apartment houses" and inserting in place
thereof the words: — for heating purposes, — so as to read
as follows : — Section 7. The preceding section shall not
apply to boilers of railroad locomotives, motor vehicles or
steam fire engines brought into the commonwealth for tem-
porary use in times of emergency, nor to boilers used in private
residences, nor to those used for heating purposes which carry
pressures not exceeding fifteen pounds to the square inch
and have less than four square feet of grate surface, nor
to boilers of not more than three horse power. The said
section shall not apply to boilers under the jurisdiction of
the United States nor to those used exclusively for horti-
cultural or agricultural purposes.
Approved May 14, 1948.
Char) S22 "^^ ^^'^ relative to the compensation of justices of
^' DISTRICT COURTS WHILE ACTING IN CERTAIN APPELLATE
DIVISIONS THEREOF.
lie it enacted, etc., as follows:
The second paragraph of section 108 of chapter 231 of
(;. I.. (Ter.
Ed.), 231,
§ 108, etc.,
amended.
tlie General Laws, as amended by chapter 382 of the acts
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 323, 324. 305
of 1939, is hereby further amended by striking out, in
line 4, the word "thirty-five" and inserting in place thereof
the word : — forty, — so as to read as follows : —
A justice acting in the appellate division of a district o/^-JJ^t'j^f''^"
court other than the court of which he is a justice shall be while acting
allowed in addition to his compensation as such justice a dwlsion"'***^
sujn which, added thereto, will aggregate forty dollars for
each day he so acts, and his necessary traveling expenses,
incidental expenses and necessary clerical assistance while
so acting, to be paid by the county in which he so acts,
upon his certificate approved by the county commissioners;
provided, that the total sum expended for such incidental
expenses and clerical assistance shall not exceed in any year
the sum of fifteen hundred dollars in the northern appellate
division district or the sum of seven hundred and fifty
dollars in either of the other two appellate division districts;
and no deduction shall be made from the qompensation of
such justice under section six of chapter two hundred and
eighteen on account of compensation paid to a special
justice of his court for service at any session which such
justice is unable to hold by reason of so acting.
Approved May I4, 1948.
An Act authorizing the commissioner of public health nhn^ 323
TO designate one or more deputy commissioners. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 17 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 5, as appearing in the Tercentenary ameniwi.* ^'
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
tion:— Section 5. The commissioner may, with the ap- commissioner
proval of the public health council, designate the director '"^y designate
of one or more, but not more than three, divisions as deputy o"nTdeput'y.
commissioners, who shall perform such duties as may be
prescribed by the commissioner, and he may, with like
approval, designate one of the deputy commissioners to
perform the duties of the commissioner during his absence
or disability. Approved May I4, 1948.
An Act further regulating the operation of motor ni^f.^ 004
vehicles entering or turning in intersections of ^*
WAYS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 14, as most recently amended by chap- etc;, 'amended'.
ter 418 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place thereof
the following section : — Section 14- Every person operating Motor vehicles
a motor vehicle shall bring the vehicle and the motor pro- brought to a
pelling it immediately to a stop when approaching a horse stop in cer-
or other draft animal being led, ridden or driven, if such **"" '"''^*"''*'^
306 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 325.
animal appears 1o be frightened and if the person in charge
thereof shall signal so to do; and, if traveling in the oppo-
site direction to that in which such animal is proceeding,
said vehicle shall remain stationary so long as may be
reasonable to allow such animal to pass; or, if traveling in
the same direction, the person operating shall use reasonable
caution in thereafter passing such animal. In approach-
ing or passing a car of a street railway which has been
stopped to allow passengers to alight from or board the same,
the person operating a motor vehicle shall not drive such
vehicle within eight feet of the running board or lowest
step of the car then in use by passengers for the purpose
of alighting or boarding, except by the express direction
of a traffic officer or except at points where passengers are
protected by safety zones. In approaching and passing a
school bus which has been stopped to allow passengers to
alight from or board the same, the person operating a motor
vehicle shall, except when approaching such school bus
from the opposite direction on a divided highway, bring
such motor vehicle to a full stop immediately before pass-
ing said school bus, and shall not thereafter proceed at a
rate of speed in excess of ten miles per hour while passing
such school bus; provided, that such school bus bears the
words "school bus" in letters of such size and type as are
visible at a distance of at least three hundred feet in the
direction toward which it is facing and in the reverse direc-
tion. Upon approaching a pedestrian who is upon the
traveled part of any way and not upon a sidewalk, every
person operating a motor vehicle shall slow down. The per-
son operating a motor vehicle on any way or a curve or a
corner in said way where his view is obstructed shall slow
down and keep to the right and upon approaching any
junction of said way with an intersecting way shall, before
entering the same, slow down and keep to the right of the
center line. When turning to the right, an operator shall
do so in the lane of traffic nearest to the right-hand side
of the roadway and as close as practicable to the right-
hand curb or edge of roadway. When approaching for a
left turn, an operator shall do so in the lane of traffic to the
right of and nearest to the center line of the roadway and
the left turn shall be made by passing to the right of the
center line of the entering way where it enters the inter-
section from his left. Approved May 14, 1948.
Chap,S25 An Act authorizing the city of lawrence to pay to
MANSOUR J. GABRIEL A SUM OF MONEY" IN COMPENSATION
FOR SERVICES RENDERED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Lawrence is hereby authorized
to pay to Mansour J. Gabriel of said city the sum of eight
hundred and twenty-eight dollars and thirty-four cents as
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 326, 327. 307
compensation for services rendered by him for twenty-seven
weeks as a laborer in the service of the department of prop-
erty and parks for which he was not paid by reason of the
fact that his transfer to said department from another de-
partment of said city had not been made in accordance with
the provisions of section sixteen A of chapter thirty-one of
the General Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 18, 1948.
An Act relative to the executive clerk to the chief
JUSTICE OF the superior COURT.
Be it enactedy etc., as follows:
For performing duties as defined by the chief justice of
the superior court, as provided by section twenty-eight of
chapter two hundred and twelve of the General Laws, his
executive clerk in office on the effective date of this act,
after having been retired, shall, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of section ninety-one of chapter thirty-two of the
General Laws, or any other law, be entitled to receive com-
pensation from the commonwealth; provided, that he files
with the treasurer of the commonwealth a written statement
wherein he waives and renounces for himself, his heirs and
his legal representatives his right to receive any pension or re-
tirement allowance for the period during which compen-
sation is payable. Approved May 18, 1948.
An Act relative to the fee for a license to deal in
fish, birds or mammals.
C/iap.326
Chap.Z27
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 107 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appear- o. l. (Ter.
ing in section 2 of chapter 599 of the acts of 1941, is hereby f'^py^etc
amended by striking out the next to the last paragraph amended. "
and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph : —
The initial fee for a license issued in accordance with Fees,
this section under clause (1) shall be two dollars, and for
each annual renewal thereof one dollar; the initial fee for
a license issued under clauses (3) and (4) shall be five dollars,
and for each annual renewal thereof three dollars; the ini-
tial fee for a license issued under clause (6) shall be five
dollars for one place of business and one dollar for each addi-
tional place of business of the same individual, and for each
annual renewal thereof the fee shall be three dollars for one
place of business and one dollar for each additional place
of business of the same individual; and the initial fee for
a license issued under clause (7) shall be one dollar, and for
each annual renewal thereof fifty cents.
Approved May 18, 1948.
308
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 328, 329.
Chap.S2S An Act relative to the sale or distribution to per-
sons UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN OF PUBLICATIONS
AND OTHER THINGS WHICH ARE OBSCENE, INDECENT OR
IMPURE OR MANIFESTLY TEND TO CORRUPT THE MORALS
OF YOUTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV'i72'^'§ '8 Section 28 of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as most
etc'./amendpd. ' recently amended by section 1 of chapter 278 of the acts
of 1945, is hereby amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing : — In order to obtain a conviction under this sec-
tion, it shall not be necessary to prove that the book, pam-
phlet, ballad, printed paper, phonographic record, print, pic-
ture, image, description or other thing which the accused
is alleged to have dealt with in a manner prohibited by
this section has been adjudged to be obscene, indecent or
impure under the provisions of sections twenty-eight C to
twenty-eight H, inclusive, of this chapter.
Approved May 18, 1948.
Conviction.
Chap.S29 An Act to prevent the issuing of dog licenses to
PERSONS convicted OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 140, new
§ 137D.
added.
Dog licensp.s
not to be
issued to
person.s
convicted of
cruelty tu
animals.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
adding after section 137C the following section : — Section
137D. Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, every
license and tag issued under the provisions of sections one
hundred and thirty-seven and one hundred and thirty-
seven A, or under any ordinance or by-law relative to the
licensing of dogs made under the authority of this chapter,
held by any person found guilty of, or penaUzed in any
manner for, a violation of any provision of sections seventy-
seven, eighty A, ninety-four or ninety-five of chapter two
hundred and seventy-two, shall be void, and shall immedi-
ately be surrendered to the authority issuing such license
and tag.
The clerk of the court in whose jurisdiction such finding
has been made shall notify the licensing authority in the
city or town where the guilty person resides.
No person shall be given a license and tag under authority
of section one hundred and thirty-seven and one hundred
and thirty-seven A during a period of two years from the
date of his being found guilty or penalized as aforesaid, and
any such license and tag so issued shall be void and shall
be surrendered on demand of any authority granting such
license and tag. No fee received for a license and tag made
void under this section shall be refunded to the holder
thereof. Approved May IS, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 330. 309
An Act relative to annual vacations for certain em- (JJidy 33Q
PLOYEES OF certain CITIES AND TOWNS.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend Emergency
to defeat its purpose, which is to put into effect on July first
of the current year new provisions relating to the vacation
allowances of certain employees of certain cities and towns,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, nec-
essary for the immediate preservation of the public con-
venience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 111 of chapter 41 of the General ej^)"47^'5ih
Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 301 of the acts etc!, 'amended. '
of 1946, is hereby further amended by striking out the first
paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following para-
graphs : — In any city or town which has accepted chapter vacations of
two hundred and seventeen of the acts of nineteen hundred pioy'^e'eslIT
and fourteen or has accepted this section in any form, or ^^'Jl'V^^jj***'®
which accepts this section in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided, or has accepted earlier provisions of this section, all
permanent civil service employees as well as persons classified
as common laborers, skilled laborers, mechanics or crafts-
men shall be granted without loss of pay, in every year ex-
cept the year in which their employment begins, a vacation
based on their service in the preceding year. Such vacations
shall be granted by the heads of the respective departments
of the city or town at such time as in their opinion will
cause the least interference with the performance of the
regular work of the city or town. Not less than one day's
vacation shall be granted for each five weeks of service in the
preceding year. The word "year" as used in this section
means the year beginning with July first and ending with the
following June thirtieth.
Whenever the employment of any such person is termi-
nated during a year by dismissal through no fault or delin-
quency on his part or by resignation, retirement or death,
he or his beneficiary shall be paid, at the regular rate of
compensation payable to him at the termination of his em-
ployment, an amount equal to one day's wages for each five
weeks' service during the year in which the employment is
terminated; and, if his employment is terminated without
his having been granted the vacation to which he is en-
titled under the preceding paragraph of this section, he or
his beneficiary shall be paid in addition, at the aforesaid
rate, an amount in lieu of such vacation; provided, in both
cases, that no monetary or other allowance has already been
made therefor. The word "beneficiary" as used in this
section means the surviving beneficiary or beneficiaries, if
any, lawfully designated by the employee under the retire-
ment system of which he is a member, or, if there be no such
designated beneficiary, the estate of the deceased. The offi-
cial head of the department in which the person was last
310 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 331.
employed shall enter on the departmental pay roll all amounts
payable under this paragraph.
Any official of a city or town whose duty it is to grant a
vacation as provided by the first paragraph of this section
who wilfully refuses to grant the same or to make an entry
on the departmental pay roll as provided by the second
paragraph thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more
than one hundred dollars. The department of labor and
industries shall enforce this section, and shall have all neces-
sary powers therefor.
Effective date SECTION 2. Section One of this act shall take effect on
of thL^act.""*' July first in the current year; provided, however, that dur-
ing the year beginning with July first, nineteen hundred
and forty-eight and ending with June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and forty-nine, the term "the preceding year" as
used in section one hundred and eleven of chapter forty-one
of the General Laws, as amended by section one of this act,
shall be construed to mean the period beginning with Janu-
ary first, nineteen hundred and forty-seven and ending with
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, and pro-
vided further, that, in computing vacation based on service
in such period, vacation granted during the period begin-
ning with January first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight
and ending with June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-
eight shall be deducted. Approved May 18, 19^8.
Chap.SSl An Act authorizing the city library association of
SPRINGFIELD TO ACQUIRE THE ASSETS OF AND TO CARRY
OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY HISTORI-
CAL SOCIETY AND TO SUCCEED TO THE PRIVILEGES, POWERS
AND IMMUNITIES OF SAID SOCIETY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The City Library Association of Springfield,
a corporation incorporated by chapter one hundred and forty-
two of the acts of eighteen liundred and sixty-four, is hereby
authorized, as hereinafter provided, to acquire all of the
assets of the Connecticut Valley Historical Society, a
charitable corporation organized under general law and
located in the city of Springfield; and said City Library
Association of Springfield shall be, upon compliance with
this act, a continuance of, and the lawful successor to, said
Connecticut Valley Historical Society, shall carry out the
purposes of said society, and shall have all of the privileges,
powers and immunities to which said society is entitled.
Section 2. Such officer or officers of said Connecticut
Valley Historical Society as its members shall, by a majority
vote designate, shall execute and deliver all papers and docu-
ments that may be deemed necessary or proper for effecting
the transfer of its property of every kind including all
property held in trust, and including all income, to the
said City Library Association of Springfield, and to transfer
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 331. 311
the rerordgi, books of aorount, ;vn(l other papers <>f the society
to the said association, and the same shall thereupon be held
by said City Library Association of Springfield, subject to
the same conditions, of trust or otherwise, as it was held by
said Connecticut \'alle3' Historical Society, except that no
trust funds shall be transferred to said City Library Asso-
ciation of Springfield unless authorized by a decree of a
court of competent jurisdiction and, as nearly as may be, in
accordance with the terms and conditions of trust attached
to any such fund or funds. .
Section 3. All gifts, grants, bequests and devises and
all trust property, including any income, made or accruing
to or for the benefit of said Connecticut Valley Historical
Society after this act becomes fully effective shall vest, sub-
ject to the terms and conditions thereof, in said City Library
Association of Springfield.
Section 4. The purposes of said City Library Associa-
tion of Springfield are hereby amended and enlarged by
adding to its present purposes the following: promoting and
encouraging the study, appreciation, understanding and
development of literature, art, science, nature, music, his-
tory and education, including the acquiring, purchasing,
collecting, housing, preserving, cataloguing, maintaining,
exhibiting, loaning and borrowing for exhibition, and other-
wise dealing with and disposing of all books, manuscripts,
pictures, paintings, specimens, relics, antiques, statuary
and other objects of art and science, and the acquiring, pur-
chasing, holding, leasing and disposing of land, buildings,
equipment, furnishings and other personal property neces-
sary in its judgment to carry out the aforesaid purposes.
Section 5. Said City Library Association of Springfield
is hereby authorized to hold real estate and personal estate
for the purposes named in its act of incorporation, and for
the purposes authorized by this act, to an amount not ex-
ceeding ten million dollars.
Section 6. This act shall not take full effect until it
shall have been accepted by vote of the members of each of
said corporations and copies of the respective votes of ac-
ceptance shall have been filed with the state secretary.
Section 7. This act shall become effective, except as
provided in section six, upon its passage.
Approved May 18, 1948.
312 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 332, 333, 334.
Chop. SS2 An Act aiithohizinc; the wchooi- committek of any city
OR TOWN WHICH CONDUCTS AN EXTENDED COTTRSE OF IN-
STRUCTION ON JUNIOR COLLEGE LEVEL FOR VETERANS
AND OTHERS TO GRANT CERTAIN DEGREES TO PERSONS
COMPLETING SUCH COURSE.
prTamhiT^ TF/igreos, Tlie deferred operation of this act would prevent
the exercise of the degree granting power referred to therein
in the case of classes graduating in the current year, therefore
it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The school committee of any city or town which conducts
an extended course of instruction on junior college level for
veterans and others, under authority of chapter five hun-
dred and thirty-two of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-six, and chapter two hundred and eighteen of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-seven, may, subject to the
approval of the board of collegiate authority, grant the
degree of associate in arts or associate in science, or both
such degrees, to persons who complete such course of in-
struction. A-pproved May 18, 194S.
Chap.SSS ^^ Act authorizing the Worcester five cents savings
BANK TO acquire ADDITIONAL REAL ESTATE SUITABLE
FOR A PARKING LOT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank,
incorporated by chapter two hundred and forty of the acts
of eighteen hundred and fifty-four, may, subject to the ap-
proval of the commissioner of banks, invest its deposits to
an amount not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars in
the purchase and preparation of a suitable site in the city
of Worcester for a parking lot to be used in the transaction
of its business.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 18, 1948.
Chap. 3^^ An Act relative to the purposes for which the school
committee of the city of boston MAY MAKE APPRO-
PRIATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 224 of the acts of 1936 is hereby
amended by inserting after section 2 the following section:
— Section 2A. The phrase "all other school purposes" as
used in section two shalf be construed, without limiting its
generality, to include the following: —
(a) Organizing and conducting physical training and ex-
ercises, athletics, sports, games and play, and providing
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 334. 313
apparatus, equipment, athletic wearing apparel and facili-
ties for the same in buildings, yards and playgrounds under
the control of said committee, or upon any other land which
said committee may have the right to use for this purpose
under the provisions of chapter two hundred and ninety-
five of the acts of nineteen hundred and seven and acts in
amendment thereof and in addition thereto.
(6) The employment of one supervising female nurse, and
as many district female nurses as, in the opinion of said
committee, are necessary in accordance with the provisions
of chapter three hundred and fifty-seven of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and seven and acts in amendment thereof and
in addition thereto, and the employment of such number
of school physicians as, in the opinion of the committee,
may be necessary, and the care of teeth of school children.
(c) Conducting educational and recreative activities in or
upon school property under the control of sard committee,
and the use thereof by individuals and associations in ac-
cordance with the provisions of chapter one hundred and
ninety-five of the acts of nineteen hundred and twelve, and
chapter eighty-six of the Special Acts of nineteen hundred
and sixteen, and acts in amendment thereof and in addition
thereto.
(d) The payment of pensions to members of the teaching
or supervising staff of the public schools of said city, and to
persons who were annuitants of the Boston Teachers' Re-
tirement Fund at the time when chapter five hundred and
eighty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and eight took
effect, and other teachers who had retired prior to said time,
in accordance with the provisions of said chapter five hun-
dred and eighty-nine, chapter five hundred and thirty-seven
of the acts of nineteen hundred and nine, chapter six hun-
dred and seventeen of the acts of nineteen hundred and
ten, chapter five hundred and sixty-nine of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and twelve, and chapter two hundred and
six of the Special Acts of nineteen hundred and nineteen,
and acts in amendment thereof.
(e) Promoting the Americanization and better training
for citizenship of foreign-born persons.
(/) Vocational guidance.
(g) The payment, by providing insurance coverage or
otherwise, of the reasonable hospital, medical and surgical
expenses incurred by or in behalf of any student in any of
the public schools of said city by reason of injuries sustained
by him or her while participating, or practicing or training
for participation, in any game, meet or contest conducted
or held as a part of or in connection with the physical edu-
cation or athletic training program of the school depart-
ment of said city.
(h) The payment of a proper charge for effecting such
insurance as, in the opinion of the committee, may be neces-
sary or advisable in connection with the instruction of
pupils in the public schools of the city of Boston in the
driving of motor vehicles.
314 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 335, 336.
Section 2. Section 1 of chapter 206 of the Special Acts
of 1919, as amended, is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 18, 1948.
Chap.SS5 An Act providing for extensions of the boundaries
OF THE SOUTH DEERFIELD WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 486 of the acts of 1902 is hereby-
amended by adding after section 13 the following section : —
Section ISA. Upon a petition in writing addressed to said
commissioners requesting that certain real estate, accurately
described therein, located in said town and abutting on said
district and not otherwise served by a public water supply
be included within the limits thereof, and signed by the
owners of such real estate, or a major portion of such real
estate, said commissioners shall cause a duly warned meet-
ing of the district to be called, at which meeting the voters
may vote on the question of including said real estate within
the district. If a majority of the voters present and voting
thereon vote in the affirmative the district clerk shall within
thirty days file with the town clerk of said town and with the
state secretary an attested cop}'- of said petition and vote, and
thereupon said real estate shall become and be part of the
district and shall be holden under this act in the same man-
ner and to the same extent as the real estate described in
section one.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 18, 1948.
Chap.SSQ An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year
ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-
EIGHT, TO PROVIDE FOR SUPPLEMENTING CERTAIN EXIST-
ING APPROPRIATIONS, AND FOR -CERTAIN NEW ACTIVITIES
AND PROJECTS.
Be it enacted, etc:, as follows:
Section 1. To provide for meeting deficiencies in cer-
tain appropriations previously made, and for certain new
activities and projects, the sums set forth in section two,
for the several purposes and subject to the conditions spec-
ified in said section, are hereby appropriated for the cur-
rent fiscal year from the general fund or ordinary revenue
of the commonwealth, unless some other source of revenue
is expressed, subject to the provisions of law regidating the
disbursement of public funds and the approval thereof, the
sums so appropriated to be in addition to any amounts at
present availal)le for the piu-posos.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
315
Section 2.
Service of the Legislative Department.
Item
0101-06 For the salaries of the assistant clerk of the
senate and the assistant clerk of the house
of representatives .....
0101-15 For the salaries of clerks employed in the
legislative document room, including not
more than two permanent positions
0102-04 For expenses in connection with the publica-
tion of the bulletin of committee hearings
and of the daily list, with the approval of
the joint committee on rules, including not
more than one permanent position .
0102-06 For office and other expenses of the committee
on rules on the part of the senate
0102-11 For contingent expenses of the .senate and
house of representatives, and necessary
expenses in and about the state house, with
the approval of the ,sergeant-at-arms
0102-12 For telephone service ....
0102-31 For expenses of a joint special committee on
redistricting, as authorized by a joint
order of the general court
0102-44 For expen.ses of the committee on pensions
and old age insurance, as authorized by
an order of the general court .
Special :
0102-51 For the celebration of the one hundred and
fiftieth anniversary of the occupation of
the Bulfinch state house as the state house
of the commonwealth, as provided in a
resolve of the current year
0202 I'or an investigation of the provisions of the
employment security law, so-called, as au-
thorized by chapter sixteen of the resolves
of the year nineteen hundred and forty-
seven and by chapter nineteen of the
resolves of the current year
Total ......
Service of the Judicial Department.
Superior Court, as follows:
0302-02 For traveling allowances and expenses
.Justices of District Courts:
0302-12 For expenses of justices of district courts
while sitting in the superior court
Suffolk County Court House:
0318-01 For reimbursing the city of Boston for thirty
per cent of the cost of maintenance of the
Suffolk County court house, as provided
by and subject to the conditions of .section
six of chapter four hundred and seventy-
four of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and thirty -five; provided, that this
appropriation shall not be construed a-<
fixing tlie specific amount for which tlie
commonwealth shall be h'abic on account
of said maintenance ....
.S500 00
200 00
0,200
00
50
00
1,500
3,000
00
00
200
00
600
00
6,500 00
2,000 00
.?24,750 00
."$2,000 00
250 00
37,173 13
316 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
Service of the Executive Department.
Item
0401-23 For po.stage, printing, stationery, traveling
and contingent expenses of the governor
and council ..... $600 00
0401-24 For the cost of entertainment of distinguished
visitors to the commonwealth, for the pay-
ment of extraordinary expenses not other-
wi.se provided for, and for transfers to ap-
propriation accounts where the amounts
otherwise available arc insufficient, with
(lie approval of the governor and council;
provided, that not more than fifteen thou-
.sand dollars shall be for the cost of enter-
tainment hereinabove mentioned. Re-
quests for such transfers shall be referred
by the governor to the commission on ad-
ministration and finance, which, after in-
vestigation, shall submit to the governor
its written recommendation as to the
amount of funds required, together with
pertinent facts relative thereto . . 35,000 00
Total $35,600 00
Service of the Organized Militia.
0403-01 I'or allowances to companies and other ad-
ministrative units, to be expended under
the direction of the adjutant general . $36,900 00
Service of the Stale Surgeon.
040703 l'\>r the examination of recruits . . . $10,000 00
Service of the Co^iniii.'ision on Administration and Finance.
Purchase of paper:
0414-1 1 For the purchase of paper used in the execu-
tion of the contracts for state printing,
other than legislative, with the approval
of the commission on administration and
finance $15,000 00
Service, of the State Superintendent of Buildings.
Other annual expenses:
0416-12 For services, supplies and equipment neces-
sary for the maintenance and care of the
state house and grounds and of the Ford
building, so called; including cleaning
services and supplies and other ordinary
maintenance; the cost of furnishing heat,
light and power; and repair and renewal
projects including painting and the rear-
rangement of office space . . . $28,200 00
For the Maintenance of the Mount Greylock War Memorial.
Special :
0443-21 P'or certain repairs to the Mount Grevlock
War Memorial . . . .' . $18,000 00
Service of the Secret art/ of the Commonxvealth.
For matters relating to elections':
0.'")()4 01 I'or personal and other services in preparing
for primary elections, including not more
than one permanent position, and for
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
317
ifpiii
0601-03
070102
0909-14
1004-72
1004-87
1301-52
1301-54
1305-08
the expenses of preparing, printing and
distributing ballots for prinian' and otbrr
elections ...'.. ? 106,530 00
Service oj the Treasurer and Receiver-General.
For services other than personal, traveling
expenses, office supplies and equipment $5,725 00
Service of the Auditor of the Commonwealth.
For personal services of deputies and other
assistants, including not more than thirty-
five permanent positions, to be in addition
to the amount authorized for this purpose
in item 2970-09 of section two of chapter
two hundred and nineteen of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-seven . $1,380 00
Service of the Department of Agriculture.
Division of Plant Pest Control and Fairs:
For personal services and expenses in connec-
tion wath the work of suppression of the
Dutch elm disease, so-called . . . $3,000 00
Service of the Department of Conservation.
Division of Marine Fisheries:
For services other than personal, traveling ex-
penses, necessary office supplies and equip-
ment, and rent, and including other ex-
penses required in connection with the
activities provided for under items 1004-84
and 1004-85 of section two of chapter two
hundred and nineteen of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-seven . . . $2,500 00
Special :
For the cost of construction and improvement
of certain fishways, as provided by law . 2,000 00
Service of the Department of Education.
Reimbursement and aid :
For the reimbursement of certain towns for
the payment of tuition of pupils attending
high schools outside the towns in which
they reside, as provided by law . . $2t),U()0 00
For the reimbursement of certain towns for
the transportation of pupils attending
high schools outside the towns in which
they reside, as provided by law, including
prior year charges in the amount of four-
teen thousand four hundred and seventy-
two dollars and twelve cents . . 14,472 12
Teachers' Retirement Board:
For the payment of the commonwealth's
share in financing the teachers' retirement
system, as provided by chapter six hun-
dred and fifty-eight of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-five .... 15,000 00
For the maintenance of and for certain
improvements at the following state
teachers' colleges, and the boarding halls
attached thereto, with the approval of
the commissioner of education :
318 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
1307-21 State teachers' college at Bridgewater, board-
ing hall, including not more than twenty-
nine permanent positions . . $6,850 OU
1308-21 .State teachers' college at Fitchburg, board-
ing hall, including not more than ten
permanent positions .... 5,200 00
1309-21 State teachers' college at Framingham,
boarding hall, including not more than
twenty-five permanent positions . . 0,000 00
Special :
1315-33 For certain exterior repairs at the state
teachers' college at Worcester . . . 10,000 00
University of Mas.sachusetts :
1341-00 For maintenance and current expen.ses of the
University of Massachusetts, with the ap-
proval of the trustees, including not more
than five hundred and thirty-two perma-
nent positions, to be in addition to the
amount authorized for the purpose in item
3513-41; and from the amount herein ap-
propriated sums not exceeding in the ag-
gregate five hundred dollars are hereby au-
thorized to be expended for experimental
purposes in connection with the cultiva-
tion of beach plums, as authorized by chap-
ter five hundred and thirty-four of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-one . 21,033 00
1341-78 For other expenses of the maintenance of the
boarding hall 5,000 00
Special :
1341-81 For the construction and maintenance, in-
cluding rent, if required, for the establish-
ment of a laboratory for the diagnosis of
the Dutch Elm Disease .... 20,000 00
Service of the Depart?nenl of Civil Service arid Registration.
Board of Registration of Professional En-
gineers and of Land Surveyors :
1412 01 For travel and other necessary expenses . .f 1,000 00
Board of Registration of Certified Public
Accountants :
1414-02 For expenses of examinations, including the
preparation and marking of papers, and for
other expenses ..... 1,700 00
Total $2,700 00
Service of the Departvient of Mental Health.
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the following institutions
under the control of the Department of
Mental Health:
1710-00 Boston psychopathic hospital, including not
more than one hundred and eighty perma-
nent po.sitions ..... $3,000 00
1711-00 Boston state hospital, including not more
than .seven hundred and sixteen perma-
nent po.sitions ..... 178,610 00
1712-00 Danvers state hospital, including not more
than six hundred and thirty-one perma-
nent po.sitions ..... 3,700 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
319
Item
1713-00
1714-00
1715-00
1718-00
1719-00
1721-00
1722-00
1723-00
1724-00
1802-00
1803-00
1906-03
1907-01
Foxborough state hospital, including not
more than three hundred and seventy-two
permanent positions, providing further
that there be paid from funds appropriated
under this item by chapters two hundred
and nineteen and six hundred and eighty-
five of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-seven, to Chapman Waterproofing
Company of Dorchester, the sum of five
thousand six hundred and eighty dollars
for certain work done and materials fur-
nished at the Foxborough state hospital in
the town of Foxborough by said Chapman
Waterproofing Company.
Gardner state hospital, including not more
than three hundred and sixty-three perma-
nent positions .....
Grafton state hospital, including not more
than five hundred and three permanent
positions ......
Northampton state hospital, including not
more than four hundred and eighty-five
permanent positions ....
Taunton state hospital, including not more
than five hundred and seventeen perma-
nent positions .....
Worcester state hospital, including not more
than six hundred and forty-six peimanent
positions ......
Monson state hospital, including not more
than four hundred and thirty-five perma-
nent positions .....
Belchertown state school, including not more
than three hundred and twenty-eight
permanent positions ....
Walter E. Fernald state school, including
not more than five hundred and twenty-
one permanent positions
Total ......
Service of the Dejyarlment of Correction.
For the maintenance of and for certain
improvements at the following institu-
tions under the control of the Depart-
ment of Correction:
State farm, including not more than four
hundred and fifty-three permanent posi-
tions .......
State prison, including not more than one
hundred and fifty-four permanent posi-
tions .......
Total
Service of the Department of Public Welfare.
Division of Child Guardianship:
For the care and maintenance of children,
including not more than two permanent
positions ......
Tuition of children :
For tuition in the public schools, including
transportation to and from school, of chil-
dren boarded by the department, for the
twelve months ending .June thirtieth, nine-
teen hundred and forty -seven
$4,070 00
3,840 00
50,780 00
4,000 00
5,455 00
21,100 00
21,020 00
4,070 00
.li;29n,r)45 oo
$8,000 00
10,802 00
.$1«,802 00
•SI 00,000 00
13,205 95
320
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
Item
1907-05
1907-10
1917-00
1918-00
1919-00
The following items are for reimburse-
ment of cities and towns:
For the payment of suitable aid to certain
dependent children .... $S4,706 41
For temporary aid given to indigent persons
with no legal settlement, and to ship-
■ wrecked seamen, by cities and towns, and
for the transportation of indigent persons
under the charge of the department . 358,102 49
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the institutions under
the control of the trustees of the Massa-
chusetts training schools, with the ap-
proval of said trustees, as follows:
Lyman school for boys, including not more
than one hundred and forty-nine perma-
nent positions ..... 5,500 00
Massachusetts Hospital School:
For the maintenance of the Massachusetts
hospital school, including not more than
one hundred and seventy-two permanent
positions, to be expended with the ap-
proval of the trustees thereof . . . 6,000 00
Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary:
For the maintenance of the Tewksbury state
hospital and infirmary, including not more
than seven hundred and one permanent
positions, to be expended with the ap-
proval of the trustees thereof . . . 42,840 00
Total . . . . . . $610,444 85
2024-00
Service of the Department of Public Health.
Item 2008-11 of section two of chapter six
himdred and eighty-five of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-seven is
hereby amended by inserting after the
word "purpose" in the seventh line the
words: — , to be in addition to certain
receipts from the American National Red
Cross.
Item 2008-12 of section two of chapter two
hundred and nineteen of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty seven is hereby
amended by inserting after the word
"blood" in the third line the words: — ,
to be in addition to certain receipts from
the American National Red Cross.
Rutland state sanatorium:
For the maintenance of the Rutland state
sanatorium, including not more than two
hundred and eighty permanent positions .
$4,400 00
Service of the Departrtient of Public Works.
2202-11 Item 2202-11 of section two of chapter six
hundred and eighty-five of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-seven is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "pur-
pose " in the twenty-third line the words: —
and the payment of reimbursements by
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
321
Item
2230-02
2230-03
the department of public works to owners
of shore front property in the town or
county of Barnstable towards the cost of
shore protective work, under the author-
ity of chapter seven hundred and thirty-
four of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-five, as amended by chapter five hun-
dred of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-seven, may be made from any funds,
including any unexpended balance of prior
appropriations, authorized to be expended
hereunder.
Functions of the department relating to
airports:
I'or personal services of operating the Logan
airport, including not more than eighty-
five permanent positions
l''()r other expenses of operating the Logan
airport, including rental of equipment
Total ......
$2,000 00
30,000 00
$32,000 00
Unclassified Accounts and Claims.
28 1 1-02 1' or the compensation of veterans who may be
retired by the governor under the pro-
visions of sections fifty-six to fifty-nine,
inclusive, of chapter thirty-two of the Gen-
eral Laws $42,500 00
2820-04 For the compensation of certain pubhc em-
ployees for injuries sustained in the course
of their employment, for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight and for previous
j'ears, as provided by section sixty-nine of
chapter one hundred and fifty-two of the
General Laws, to be in addition to the
amounts appropriated by item 2970-07 . 14,750 00
Total $57,250 00
Reserve for Cost of Food and Fuel.
2820-34 For a reserve for expenses arising from possi-
ble increases in the cost of food and fuel
the sum of nine hundred and eighty-five
tliousand dollars is hereby appropriated
and made available for transfer with the
approval of the commission on administra-
tion and finance, to appropriation items
where the amounts otherwise available for
the purchase of food and fuel are insufficient
for the purpose .....
$985,000 00
Payment of Tax Title Loan Interest.
2841-00 For a payment to the tax title loan interest
account to meet the cost of interest on
notes issued under the provisions of chap-
ter forty-nine of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and thirty-three, as amended
$1,270 76
322 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
The Following Appropriations are made from the Highway Fund
Item
Service of the Department of Public Works.
Functions of the department relating to
highways:
2900-04 For the maintenance and repair of state high-
ways and bridges, including control of
snow and ice on state highways and town
roads, and for the maintenance of traffic
signs and signals; for personal services and
expenses of work for which the highway
fund is reimbursed, other than work in
connection with projects included in federal
aid programs; for the cost, not exceeding
seventy-five thousand dollars, of increas-
ing the inventory held in storerooms of
the department; and for the payment of
personal services and expenses in connec-
tion with the purchase, construction and
repair of shelters for departmental equip-
ment and material, the cost of which is less
than five thousand dollars for each project;
and, in addition, there is hereby trans-
ferred from item 2900-02 of chapters two
hundred and nineteen and six hundred
and eighty-five of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven the sum of four hun-
dred thousand dollars for the purposes of
this item $800,000 00
Special :
2900-35 For resurfacing existing state highways with
not less than two inches of bituminous-
bound aggregate, using present traveled
ways as a base; provided, that the state
purchasing agent may buy the required
bituminous-treated aggregate, notwith-
standing the provisions of chapter five
hundred and forty-seven of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-one . . 2,000,000 00
Registration of Motor Vehicles:
2924-01 For personal services, including not more
than seven hundred and eight permanent
positions 25,000 00
2924-02 For services other than personal, including
traveling expenses, purchase of necessary
supplies and materials, including cartage
and storage of the same, and for work inci-
dental to the registration and licensing of
owners and operators of motor vehicles . 80,000 00
Total $2,905,000 00
Unclassified Accounts and Claims.
2970-07 For the compensation of certain public em-
ployees for injuries sustained in the course
of their employment, for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight and for previous
years, as provided by section sixty-nine of
chapter one hundred and fifty-two of the
General Laws, to be in addition to the
amount appropriated by item 2820-04 . $17,750 00
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 336. 323
The Following Appropriations are made from the Port of Boston
Fund:
Item
Requirements for Extinguishing the State
Debt:
31S0-01 For sinking fund requirements and certain
serial bonds maturing during the current
fiscal year, to be in addition to the amounts
appropriated in items 2420-00 and 2952-00
of section two of chapter two hundred and
nineteen of the acts of nineteen himdred
and forty-seven; and in addition, there is
hereby authorized to be transferred to this
item the sums of twelve thousand five hun-
dred dollars from item 3140-01 and of six
thousand three hundred and seventy-five
dollars from item 3150-01 of section two
of chapter two of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven .... $86,125 00
The Follow'ing Appropriations are made from the Inland Fish-
eries AND Game Fund:
Service of the Deparhncnl of Conservation.
3304-04 For an examination, by the department of
conservation, under the direction of the at-
torney general, of land titles of the Grey-
lock state reservation, as authorized by
chapter thirty-nine of the resolves of the
year nineteen hundred and forty-seven . $190 05
Propagation of game birds, etc. :
3304-31 For personal services of employees at game
farms and fish hatcheries, including not
more than twenty-five permanent positions 4,325 00
3304-32 For other maintenance expenses of game
farms and fish hatcheries, and for the
propagation of game birds and animals
and food fish 25,000 00
Total $29,515 05
The Following Appropriations are made from the Veterans'
Services Fund:
Service oj the Treasurer and Receiver-General.
3506-21 For personal services and other expenses of
the treasurer and receiver-general in con-
nection with the payment of the veterans'
bonus, so called, as authorized by chap-
ter seven hundred and thirty-one of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five, as
amended $5,100 00
Service of the Department of Education.
University of Massachusetts:
3513-41 For the maintenance of the University of
Massachusetts, with the approval of the
trustees, to be in addition to the amount
authorized for the purpose in item 1341-00 $6,737 00
324
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
The Following Appropriation is Payable from the Prison Indus-
tries Fund:
Item
4401 For salaries of persons employed in the de-
partment of correction in certain super-
visory and administrative work in prison
industries, including not more than seven
permanent positions; provided, that of the
amount herein appropriated the propor-
tions properly chargeable to the prison in-
dustries fund at the Massachusetts reform-
atory, the reformatory for women, the state
prison, and the state prison colony shall
be determined by the comptroller . . $230 00
Metropolitan District Commission Funds.
The following appropriations are to be
assessed upon the several districts in ac-
cordance with the methods fixed by
law, unless otherwise provided, and to
be expended under the direction and with
the approval of the metropolitan district
commission :
8607-00 For maintenance of the Charles River basin,
including retirement of veterans under the
provisions of the General Laws . . $5,000 00
Special :
8802-3.5 For emergency repairs made or to be made to
the north metropolitan sewer in Chelsea;
provided, that the commission on adminis-
tration and finance is hereby authorized,
subject to the approval of the governor
and council, to waive the provisions of
section eight A of chapter twenty-nine of
the General Laws, as amended, with re-
spect to that portion of the work which
said commission finds is so urgent as to
require such waiver .... $100,000 00
0403-05
0406-04
0403-05
0407-01
0414-04
0414-09
Miscellaneous.
From the amount appropriated in item 0403-
05 of section two of chapter two hundred
and nineteen of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven the sum of ten thou-
sand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
0406-04 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
0403-05 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of four
hundred and eighty dollars is hereby trans-
ferred and made available for the pur-
poses of item 0407-01 of said section two
of said chapter two hundred and nineteen.
\ From the amount appropriated in item
/ 0414-04 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of one
thousand five hundred dollars is hereby
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
325
Item
0414-05
0414-10
0501-02
0501-03
1004-85
1004-70
1101-02
1101-03
1201-02
1201-03
1201-02
1201-22
1203-11
1203-01
1203-11
1203-02
transferred and made available for the pur-
poses of item 0414-09 of said section two of
said chapter two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
0414-05 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of six
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
0414-10 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
0501-02 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of six
hundred and fourteen dollars and fifty
cents is hereby transferred and made
available for the purposes of item 0501-03
of .said section two of said chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen.
\ From the amount appropriated in item
/ 1004-85 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of four
hundred and sixty dollars is hereby trans-
ferred and made available for the purposes
of item 1004-70 of said section two of said
chapter two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated ia item
1101-02 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty -seven the sum of eleven
thousand one hundred and sixty-eight dol-
lars is hereby transferred and made avail-
able for the purposes of item 1101-03 of
said section two of said chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
1201-02 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of fifteen
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
1201-03 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
1201-02 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of four
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
1201-22 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
1203-11 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of five
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
1203-01 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
1203-11 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of four
326
Acts, 1948. — Chap, 336.
Item
1301^1 1
1301-06 /
1301-41 )
1301-64 /
1301-02 \
1301-04 /
1701-02
1701-03
1701-02
1701-04
1801-21
1801-23
1906-01
1904-01
1906-01
1906-02
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
1203-02 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
1301-41 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of one
thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars
is hereby transferred and made available
for the purposes of item 1301-06 of said
section two of said chapter two hundred
and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
1301-41 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of two
hundred and fifty dollars is hereby trans-
ferred and made available for the purposes
of item 1301-64 of said section two of said
chapter two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
1301-02 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of two
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
1301-04 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
1701-02 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of six
hundred dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
1701-03 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
1701-02 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of two
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
1701-04 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
1801-21 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of seven
hundred dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
1801-23 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
1906-01 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of three
thousand four hundred dollars is hereby
transferred and made available for the
purposes of item 1904-01 of said section
two of said chapter two hundred and
nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
1906-01 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
327
Item
2102-01
2102-03
230.S-01
2301-07
2308-01
2302-02
2308-01
2301-05
2308-01
2302-01
2308-01
2301-08
2811-04
2811-03
hundred and forty-seven the sum of two
thousand three hundred dollars is hereb3'
transferred and made available for the
purposes of item 1906-02 of said section
two of said chapter two hundred and
nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
2102-01 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of
twenty-five thousand five hundred and fif-
teen dollars is hereby transferred and made
available for the purposes of item 2102-03
of said section two of said chapter two
hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
2308-01 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of two
thousand five hundred dollars is hereby
transferred and made available for the
purposes of item 2301-07 of said section
two of said chapter two hundred and
nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
2308-OJ of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of nine
hundred and fifty dollars is hereby trans-
ferred and made availal^le for the purposes
of item 2302-02 of said section two of said
chapter two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
2308-01 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of six
hundred dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
2301-05 of said seoti®n two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
2308-01 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fortj'-seven the sum of fifty
dollars is hereby transferred and made
available for the purposes of item 2302-01
of said section two of said chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
2308-01 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars is hereby trans-
ferred and made available for the purposes
of item 2301-08 of said section two of said
chapter two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
2811-04 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of two
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
2811-03 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
328 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
Item
2970-04 \ From the amount appropriated in item
2970-05 / 2970-04 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of
seventy-five thousand seven hundred and
forty-seven dollars is hereby transferred
and made available for the purposes of
item 2970-05 of said section two of said
chapter two hundred and nineteen.
3150-01 \ From the amount appropriated in item
3180-02 J 3150-01 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of
twenty-three thousand six hundred and
twenty-five dollars is hereby transferred
and made available for the purposes of the
following item :
3180-02. For the payment of interest
on the direct debt of the commonwealth,
to be in addition to the amounts authorized
for the purpose in items 2410-00 and
2951-00 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty -seven.
3604-11 "I From the amount appropriated in item
3604-12 / 3604-11 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of two
thousand five hundred dollars is hereby
transferred and made available for the
purposes of item 3604-12 of said section
two of said chapter two hundred and
nineteen.
1601-71 "1 From the amount appropriated in item
1601-03 J 1601-71 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of three
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
1601-03 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
1501-01 "1 From the amount appropriated in item
1501-02 / 1501-01 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of two
hundred fifty-three dollars and sixty-three
cents is hereby transferred and made avail-
able for the purposes of item 1501-02 of
said section two of said chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen.
1906-01 "I From the amount appropriated in item
1901-02 / 1906-01 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of five
hundred dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
1901-02 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
0502-01 1 From the amount appropriated in item
0503-03 / 0502-01 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of one
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of item
0503-03 of said section two of said chapter
two hundred and nineteen.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
329
Item
0501-02
0502-02
4013-00
4011-00
0308-02
0308-03
From the amount appropriated in item
0501-02 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of two
hundred and fifty dollars is hereby trans-
ferred and made available for the purposes
of item 0502-02 of said section two of said
chapter two hundred and nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
4013-00 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of one
thousand five hundred dollars is hereby
transferred and made available for the
purposes of item 4011-00 of said section
two of said chapter two hundred and
nineteen.
From the amount appropriated in item
0308-02 of section two of chapter two hun-
dred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven the sum of seven
thousand three hundred dollars is hereby
transferred and made available for the
purposes of item 0308-03 of said section
two of said chapter two hundred and
nineteen.
One hundred and fifty dollars of the unex-
pended balance of the appropriation made
by item 2220-07 of section two of chapter
six hundred and eighty-three of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-one is hereby
reappropriated for a certain land taking.
Item 0212 of section two of chapter six hun-
dred and eighty-five of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven is hereby anaended
by adding after the word "year" in the
third line, the following: — including the
amount of three hundred forty-four dollars
and twenty-four cents for certain expenses
of the commission authorized by chapter
eighty-two of the resolves of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-six.
Item 0419-21 of chapter six hundred and
eighty-five of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-seven is hereby amended by
adding in line four after the word "year"
the following: — , and for compensation
and expenses of the commissioners as pro-
vided by section four of said chapter.
The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 2220-19 of section two of
chapter seven hundred and thirty -.six of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five is
hereby reappropriated and made available
for the purposes authorized by chapters
seven hundred and sixty-three of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-five and five
hundred and thirty-six of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-six, notwithstand-
ing the limitation on expenditures set forth
in section two of said chapter five hundred
and thirty-six.
The sum of one thousand five hundred dol-
lars appropriated in item 8602-40 in sec-
tion two of chapter seven hundred and
thirty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred
330 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 336.
Item
and forty-five and the sum of one thousand
dollars of the amount appropriated in the
same item in section two of chapter four
hundred and two of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-six is hereby reappro-
priated and made available for the erection
of a shelter in tlie town of Arlington, as
authorized by chapter four hundred and
seventy-seven of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-six.
Section 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
fifty-one of chapter thirty of the General Laws, or any
other provision of law, the state purchasing agent is hereby
authorized during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and forty-
eight to incur liabilities and incidental expenses for the pur-
chase of supplies, as provided by said section fifty-one,
including material to be disposed of as surplus, so-called,
by the federal government through agencies of the federal
government, in an amount not exceeding three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, in addition to any amount hereto-
fore provided for the purpose, and the comptroller may
certify for payment such incidental expenses and liabilities
so incurred to an amount not exceeding three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, in addition to any amount hereto-
fore provided for the purpose.
Section 4. No moneys appropriated under this act shall
be expended for reimbursement for the expenses of meals
for persons while traveling within the commonwealth at
the expense thereof, unless such reimbursement is in accord-
ance with rules and rates which are hereby authorized to
be established from time to time by the commission on ad-
ministration and finance.
Section 5. The allowance to state employees for expenses
incurred by them in the operation of motor vehicles owned
by them and used in the performance of their official duties
shall not exceed five and one half cents a mile.
Section 6. Amounts included for permanent positions
in sums appropriated in section two for personal services
are based upon schedules of permanent positions and salary
rates as approved by the joint committee on ways and
means, and, except as otherwise shown by the files of said
committee, a copy of which shall be deposited with the divi-
sion of personnel and standardization, no part of sums so
appropriated in section two shall be available for payment
of salaries of any additional permanent positions, or for
payments on account of reallocations of permanent posi-
tions, or for payments on account of any change of salary
range or compensation of any permanent position, notwith-
standing any special or general act to the contrary.
Section 7. In addition to the payment of regular sala-
ries, sums appropriated for personal services in the fiscal
year nineteen hundred and forty-eight shall be available for
the payment of such other forms of compensation as may
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 337. 331
be due under existing statutes, or under the provisions of
rules and regulations made in accordance with said statutes.
Section 8. All money paid into the treasury of the com-
monwealth from federal subventions and grants may be
expended without specific appropriation, if such expendi-
tures are otherwise in accordance with law; provided, that
applications for such subventions and grants, and for trans-
fers within said subventions and grants, shall be subject to
the approval of the commission on administration and
finance.
Section 9. To meet the cost of the interim cost-of-
living adjustment in salaries authorized in section five of
chapter three hundred and eleven of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-eight, the sum of $3,400,000 is
hereby appropriated for the fiscal year nineteen hundred
and forty-eight. The comptroller is hereby authorized to
allocate the charges to the several state or other funds fropi
which the basic salaries are payable. Said cost-of-living
adjustments in salaries for which said sum is appropriated
by this section shall, for any purpose of chapter thirty-two
of the General Laws, not be deemed or construed to be a
portion of the regular compensation of any officer or em-
ployee in the service of the commonwealth.
Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 18, 1948.
An Act to provide for the furnishing of gas masks, (Jhnj) 337
so CALLED, FOR THE USE OF MEMBERS OF FIRE DEPART- *
MENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 48 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 51, as appearing in the f 51 a!* added.
Tercentenary Edition, the following section: — Section 51 A.
Each city and town shall furnish, as hereinafter provided, ^jties and
gas masks, so called, for use by the members of its fire de- nl^ gas°
partment when they are required to enter any place where members of
there may be an accumulation of noxious or toxic gases or ^^'^ ciepart-
in which the supply of oxygen may be insufficient to sustain '"""
human life. Such masks shall meet the requirements of the
standards set up by the United States bureau of mines for
masks used for the purposes enumerated in this section.
Except in cases in which it has been predetermined at
the time of the alarm that the fire for which the alarm is
given is a grass or rubbish fire or a fire on or in an automo-
bile or other vehicle, which automobile or vehicle is not
within or immediately adjacent to a building or structure,
at least two such masks, in proper working condition, shall
be part of the equipment of each motor vehicle, or other
vehicle, which responds to a fire or alarm and carries equip-
ment or apparatus for fighting fires.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on July first, nine- Effective date.
teen hundred and forty-nine. Approved May 18, 1948.
332
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 338, 339, 340.
C/iax>. 338 An Act authorizing the city of Gloucester to pay a
SUM OF money to MARION E. FOSTER FOR INJURIES SUS-
TAINED BY HER AT THE CENTRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN SAID
CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral ob-
ligation, the city of Gloucester may pay to Marion E. Foster
a sum of money not exceeding two thousand dollars to re-
imburse her on account of injuries received by her at the
Central Grammar school in said city.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance, during the current year, by vote of the city council
of said city, subject to the provisions of its charter.
Approved May 18, 1948.
Chav.339 An Act relative to the slaughtering of poultry,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. fTer.
Ed.), 94,
§ 139A, etc.
amended.
Poultry
excepted
under certain
conditions.
Section 139A of chapter 94 of the General Laws, inserted
by chapter 679 of the acts of 1945, is hereby amended by
striking out the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof
the following paragraph : —
This section shall not apply to persons who are engaged
in the production in this commonwealth of poultry, includ-
ing domestic chickens, fowl, ducks, geese and pheasants, or
of turkeys and who slaughter such poultry or turkeys pro-
duced on their own farms or owned by them not less than
two weeks prior to slaughter. Approved Maij 18, 1948.
Chav 340 An Act relative to the payment of witness fees to
certain police officers in certain continued crimi-
nal cases.
0. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 262, § 53,
etc., amended.
Witness fees
to police
officers off
duty.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The fourth sentence of section 53 of chapter 262 of the
General Laws, as amended by chapter 181 of the acts of
1947, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines
6 and 7, the words "and if it is so ordered by the court or
trial justice", — so as to read as follows: — Any police
officer named in section fifty who attends as a witness in a
criminal case pending in a district court or before a trial
justice and who by reason of a continuance or postpone-
ment thereof at the request of the defendant, is required
to again attend, shall, if not on duty, be paid for such fur-
ther attendance the same fee as other witnesses.
Approved May 18, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 341, 342. 333
An Act authorizing the town of Lexington to expend Qhn^ Q4]
CERTAIN MONEY FOR ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS ON
BUCKMAN TAVERN.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The town of Lexington is hereby authorized
to expend a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars for
alterations and improvements on Buckman Tavern, leased
by said town to the Lexington Historical Society under
authority of chapter one hundred and forty-seven of the
acts of nineteen hundred and fourteen; provided, that said
money shall be expended within a period of five years from
the passage of this act.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by vote of the town of Lexington at any annual town
meeting, or any special town meeting called for the purpose,
held within three years subsequent to its passage, but not
otherwise. Approved May 18, 1948.
An Act authorizing the town of lanesborough to bor-
row MONEY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND FURNISHING OF
A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUmvs:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing and origi-
nally equipping and furnishing a school building, the town
of Lanesborough may borrow, from time to time, within a
period of five years from the passage of this act, such sums
as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or
notes therefor, which shall bear on their face the words,
Lanesborough School Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized
issue shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall
be paid in not more than twenty years from their dates.
Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be in excess of
the statutory limit but shall, except as provided herein, be
subject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws, ex-
clusive of the limitation contained in the first paragraph
of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the registered voters of the town of Lanesborough at the
biennial state election in the current year in the form of the
following question, which shall be placed upon the official
ballot to be used in said town at said election: — "Shall an
act of the general court passed in the current year, author-
izing the town of Lanesborough to borrow a sum not ex-
ceeding two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the
construction and furnishing of a new school building, be ac-
cepted?" If a majority of the votes in answer to said ques-
tion is in the affirmative, then this act shall take full effect,
but not otherwise. Approved May 18, 1948.
Chap.S42
334
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 343, 344.
Increasing
number of
traps used to
catch certain
fish for bait.
Chap.S4:S An Act increasing the number of fish traps that may
BE USED TO CATCH CERTAIN FISH FOR BAIT.
pi^rmhie"^ Whereas, One of the principal purposes of this act is to
make its provisions effective without delay and this pur-
pose cannot be achieved except by means of an emergency
law, therefore this act is hereby declared to be an emergency
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed.)', is^'i 4s, Section 48 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as most
etc., amended.' recently amended by chapter 110 of the acts of 1948, is
hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence
and inserting in place thereof the following : — Shiners or
fish of a similar nature and suckers may be taken for bait,
but not for the purpose of sale, in any of the inland waters
of the commonwealth by means of a single fish trap with
openings not over one inch or by a single circular or hoop
net not exceeding six feet in diameter to each licensed fish-
erman or by means of a rectangular net, containing not
more than thirty-six square feet of net surface; and shiners
and suckers may be taken by licensed fishermen, for the
purpose of sale as bait, in any of said waters, except great
ponds and waters which in whole or in part are held under
lease as public fishing grounds, not prohibited by this chap-
ter, by means of not more than ten fish traps with openings
not over one inch or by means of a single circular or hoop
net not exceeding six feet in diameter, or by means of a net
containing not more than two hundred square feet of net
surface if such person engaged in operating such fish trap
or net is thereto authorized by a license issued by the direc-
tor, which license the director is hereby authorized to issue
upon receipt of a fee of five dollars; provided, that any fish
taken by any such net or trap, other than those permitted
by this section to be taken thereby, are immediately re-
turned alive to the water whence they were taken.
Approved. May 20, 1948.
Chav.S4i4i An Act relative to the method of assessing the
AMOUNT WHICH THE COMMONWEALTH MAY BE CALLED
UPON TO PAY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY ON
ACCOUNT OF A DEFICIENCY AS OF THE LAST DAY OF DE-
CEMBER, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 13 of chapter 544 of the acts of
1947 is hereby amended by adding at -the end of the sixth
paragraph the following: — ; provided, that if the com-
monwealth is called upon to pay the authority an amount
of less than seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars on
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 345. 335
account of a deficiency as of the last day of December,
nineteen hundred and forty-seven, such amount, with inter-
est and other charges incurred in borrowing the money for
the purpose, shall be assessed upon the cities and towns con-
stituting the authority as provided by section twenty of
chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws, as amended, in pro-
portion to the amounts paid under the last preceding assess-
ment under section fourteen of chapter one hundred and
fifty-nine of the Special Acts of nineteen hundred and eight-
een, — so that said paragraph will read as follows : —
In case the commonwealth shall be called upon to pay
the authority any amount under this section, such amount,
with interest or other charges incurred in borrowing the
money for the purpose, shall be assessed upon the cities and
towns constituting the authority as provided by section
twenty of chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws, as amended,
in proportion to the number of persons in said cities and
towns using the service of the authority at the time of said
pajment, said proportion to be determined and reported to
the state treasurer by the trustees from computations made
in their discretion for the purpose; provided, that if the
commonwealth is called upon to pay the authority an
amount of less than seven hundred and fifty thousand dol-
lars on account of a deficiency as of the last day of Decem-
ber, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, such amount, with
interest and other charges incurred in borrowing the money
for the purpose, shall be assessed upon the cities and towns
constituting the authority as provided by section twenty of
chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws, as amended, in pro-
portion to the amounts paid under the last preceding assess-
ment under section fourteen of chapter one hundred and
fifty-nine of the Special Acts of nineteen hundred and
eighteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 20, 1948.
An Act authorizing and directing the establishment C/ia/?. 345
OF uniform rules and regulations governing leaves
OF absence and overtime for county officers and
EMPLOYEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 51 of chapter 35 of the General Laws, as amended EdV 35*^§ 5i
by section 2 of chapter 73 of the acts of 1938, is hereby etc!, amended',
further amended by inserting at the end the following para-
graph: —
The board is hereby authorized and directed to establish Leaves of
and administer uniform rules and regulations governing overti^et"'^
leaves of absence and overtime for officers and employees regulated,
subject to sections forty-eight to fifty-six, inclusive.
Approved May 20, 1948.
336 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 346, 347.
Chav 346 An Act relative to the election and terms of office
OF ASSESSORS IN THE TOWN OF BILLERICA.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1, Notwithstanding any provision of the Gen-
eral Laws to the contrary, the town of Billerica, at the
annual election in the year next following the year in which
this act is accepted, shall elect a principal assessor, for a
term of three years, who shall devote his full time and atten-
tion to his duties and shall be chairman of the board of
assessors, and also an assessor for a term of two years, and
an assessor for a term of one year. At each annual election
thereafter, the town shall elect a principal assessor or an
assessor, as the case may be, for a term of three years to
succeed the principal assessor or assessor whose term is
about to expire. Upon the qualification of the principal
assessor and the assessors first elected under authority of
this act, the terms of office of the assessors then in office
shall terminate.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the registered
voters of the town of Billerica at the biennial state election
in the current year in the form of the following question,
which shall be placed on the official ballot for use in said
town at said election:- — "Shall an act passed by the Gen-
eral Court in the current year, entitled 'An Act relative to
the election and terms of office of assessors in the town of
Billerica', be accepted?" If a majority of the votes in
answer to said question is in the affirmative, this act shall
thereupon take full effect.
Section 3. If this act is rejected at said state election,
it shall be resubmitted for acceptance to the voters of said
town at the annual town meeting in the year nineteen hun-
dred and forty-nine in the form of the following question,
which shall be placed upon the official ballot to be used for
the election of town officers at said meeting: ''Shall an act
passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred
and forty-eight, entitled 'An Act relative to the election
and terms of office of assessors in the town of Billerica', be
accepted?" If a majority of the votes in answer to said
question is in the affirmative, then this act shall thereupon
take full effect, but not otherwise.
Approved May 20, 1948.
Chav.S47 ^^ ^^'^ '^^ prevent the restraint of trade in certain
ESTABLISHMENTS BY THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF
HAIRDRESSERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed.\ ii2^'^' Section 87CC of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as most
§ 87CC etc.. recently amended by section 8 of chapter 565 of the acts of
1943, is hereby further amended by adding at the end of
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 348, 349. 337
the first paragraph the following sentence : — The board j^gtr^t^^uu
shall not make any rule or regulation restraining the nor- sales of certkin
mal and incidental business of hairdressers' shops or similar '^'■*"''^^-
establishments by restricting in any way the sale at retail
in such places of so-called beauty preparations, lotions,
salves, toilet articles, jewelry and gift novelties.
Approved May 20, 1948.
An Act establishing the office of assistant adjutant nhnr) 348
GENERAL AND ESTABLISHING THE COMPENSATION THERE- ""
FOR.
Be it'enaded, etc., as follows:
Section 69 of chapter 33 of the General Laws, as most «. l. (Ter.
recently amended by chapter 402 of the acts of 1947, is L;! 'amended.
hereby further amended by adding at the end the following
subdivision : —
(g) There shall be two assistant adjutants general who Assistant
shall, under the direction of the adjutant general, perform geieraf*
such duties as may be delegated to them by him or as pre-
scribed in orders and regulations from time to time. Except Compensation.
when ordered on duty under sections eleven, seventeen,
eighteen, nineteen or one hundred and five, they shall each
receive such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Approved AT ay 20, 1948.
An Act relative to the fire district in the town of
williamstown.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 69 of the acts of 1912 is
hereby amended by striking out, in lines 14 and 15, the words
"sidewalks, common sewers, main drains, lamps, street
sprinkling and pohce protection" and inserting in place
thereof the words : — and street lamps, — so as to read as
follows: — Section 3. The legal voters of the fire district
shall within one year after the organizing of the district, at a
meeting called for the purpose, choose by ballot a board of
three commissioners, all of whom shall be legal inhabitants
of and voters in the district, to hold office, one for one year,
one for two years and one for three years from the next suc-
ceeding annual district meeting; and thereafter at each an-
nual meeting the legal voters of said district shall elect one
commissioner to serve for three years. The commissioners
shall annually within fourteen days after the annual election
of the fire district choose one of their number to act as presi-
dent of the district for the ensuing year. Said commissioners
shall be a board of commissioners of hydrants, water tanks
for fire purposes, and street lamps.
The commissioners shall serve until the expiration of their
respective terms of office, as hereinbefore set forth and until
C/iap.349
338 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 349.
others are chosen and quahfied in their stead, but the district
shall have authority to fill any vacancy in said board at any
district meeting regularly called for that purpose. The com-
missioners shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their
duty and shall receive such compensation as may be deter-
mined by the voters of the district at its annual meetings.
Section 2. Said chapter 69 is hereby further amended by
striking out section 4, as amended by section 1 of chapter 598
of the acts of 1912, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing section: — Section 4- The said district may, at meetings
called for that purpose, raise money for the purchase of
engines and other articles necessary for the prevention and
extinguishment of fires, for hydrants and water service, for
the purchase of land, for the erection, maintenance and
repairs of necessary buildings, for the erection and main-
tenance of street lamps within the limits of the district, for
the payment of a proper charge of an insurance company
for acting as surety on official bond which may be given to
the district by any of its officers, and for other incidental
expenses of the fire department. Every member of the
board shall be accountable to the district for any money
received by him, and the district may maintain a suit therefor
in the name of the inhabitants of the district. The said
board shall not expend any money which has not been duly
appropriated by the district, and shall have no authority to
bind the district to the payment of money in excess of its
appropriation, or for any purpose not specified by the vote
of the district appropriating the same; but the district shall
not during any year raise by taxation any amount of money
exceeding one per cent of the taxable property in the district.
Section 3. Said chapter 69 is hereby further amended by
striking out section 6 and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing section: — Section 6. It shall be the duty of the
board, under the supervision and direction of the district, to
construct, reconstruct, erect, repair, maintain and have
charge of all lamp posts, street lamps, and street hydrants in
the fire district, and to have charge of all matters pertaining
thereto as herein provided.
Section 4. Sections 7 to 13, inclusive, and section 20 of
said chapter 69 are hereby repealed.
Section 5. Said chapter 69 is hereby further amended by
striking out section 17 and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 17. The prudential committee
or board is hereby empowered to make a taking of land for the
furtherance of the provisions of this chapter and whenever
land is so taken, said committee or board shall, within sixty
days after any such taking, file in the registry of deeds of the
county of Berkshire a description of the land so taken, suffi-
ciently accurate for identification, and a statement of the
purpose for which it is taken ; and the right to use all land so
taken for the purposes mentioned in said statement shall vest
in said fire district and its successors. Damages for land so
taken shall be paid by the fire district; and any person ag-
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 350, 351. 339
grieved by the taking of his land under this act, who fails to
agree with the board as to the amount of damages, may,
upon a petition filed with the county commissioners of the
county of Berkshire within one year after the filing of the
description thereof in the registry of deeds, have his dam-
ages assessed and determined in the manner provided when
land is taken for the laying out of highways; and if either
party is not satisfied with the award of damages by the
county commissioners, and shall apply for a jury to revise
the same, the fire district shall pay the damages awarded by
the jury, and shall pay costs if the damages are increased by
the jury, and shall recover costs if the damages are decreased;
but if the jury shall award the same damages as were awarded
by the county commissioners, the party who applied for the
jury shall pay costs to the other party.
Section 6. Said chapter 69 is hereby further amended by
striking out section 19 and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing section: — Section 19. The provisions of all general
laws of the commonwealth, applicable to fire districts and
not inconsistent with this act, shall apply to the fire district
organized hereunder.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 21, 1948.
An Act validating and confirming the election of (7/ia».350
OFFICERS AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL TOWN
MEETING OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF NAHANT
IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The election of officers and other proceedings
at the annual town meeting of the inhabitants of the town
of Nahant held on March twentieth in the current year, if
otherwise valid, are hereby validated and confirmed, not-
withstanding that the warrant for such meeting directed the
meeting to assemble at one thirty o'clock in the afternoon,
when the by-laws of said town provide that the annual town
meeting shall be called at seven o'clock in the forenoon.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 21, 1948.
An Act relative to salary plans adopted by cities and (Jfiav 351
towns. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 41 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 108A, inserted by section 2 of chapter nosA^'etc,
540 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place thereof the amended,
following: — Section 108 A. A city by ordinance and a cities and
town by by-law may establish, and from time to time da'^^lyTm-
amend, a plan classifying any or all positions, other than
340 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 352, 353.
pioyeesfor those filled by popular election and those under the direc-
oftiUarres^*' tlon and control of the school committee, into groups and
classes doing substantially similar work or having sub-
stantially equal responsibilities. Such city or town may in
like manner or in a city by vote of the city council, subject
to the provisions of its charter, and in a town by vote of the
town at a town meeting, establish, and from time to time
amend, a plan establishing minimum and maximum salaries
to be paid to employees in positions so classified, and such
salary plan may provide for the attainment of such maximum
salaries by periodical step-rate increases based on length of
service. Nothing in this section shall be construed to con-
flict with the provisions of chapter thirty-one. Any by-law
adopted under the provisions of this section shall not be sub-
ject to section thirty-two of chapter forty.
Approved May 21, 1948.
Chav 352 ^^ ^^^ '^^ authorize the city of Gardner to make im-
mediate use of certain funds now in its possession.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Gardner is hereby authorized to
transfer the unexpended balance of the proceeds of two
loans made in September, nineteen hundred and forty-seven,
to provide funds for sewer construction purposes or to any
other account established for purposes for which a loan
may be authorized for not less than ten years, notwith-
standing the provision of section twenty of chapter forty-
four of the General Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by a two thirds vote of the city council of said
city, but not otherwise. Approved May 21, 1948.
Chav 353 ^^ ^^'^ authorizing the town of templeton to supply
' ' itself and its inhabitants with water.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The town of Templeton may supply itself and
its inhabitants with water for the extinguishment of fires
and for domestic and other purposes ; may establish fountains
and hydrants, relocate or discontinue the same, and may
regulate the use of such water and fix and collect rates to be
paid for the use of the same.
Section 2. For the purposes aforesaid, said town, acting
by and through its board of water commissioners hereinafter
provided for, may contract with any other municipality,
acting through its water department, or with any water com-
pany, or with any water district, for whatever water may be
required, authority to furnish the same being hereby granted,
and/or may take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-
nine or chapter eighty A of the General Laws, or acquire by
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 353. 341
lease, purchase, gift, devise or otherwise, and hold, the waters,
or any portion thereof, of any pond, brook, spring or stream
or of any ground water sources, by means of driven, artesian
or other wells or filter galleries, within the limits of said
town, not already appropriated for purposes of public water
supply, and the water rights connected with any such water
sources; and also for said purposes may take by eminent
domain under said chapter seventy-nine or said chapter
eighty A, or acquire by lease, purchase, gift, devise or other-
wise, and hold, all lands, rights of way and other easements
necessary for collecting, storing, holding, purifying and treat-
ing such water and protecting and preserving the purity
thereof and for conveying the same to any part of said town ;
pro\ided, that no source of water supply and no lands neces-
sary for protecting and preser\ing the purity of the water
shall be taken or used without first obtaining the advice and
approval of the department of public health, and that the
location and arrangement of all dams, reservoirs, wells or
filter galleries, filtration and pumping plants or other works
necessary in carrying out the provisions of this act shall be
subject to the approval of said department; and for said
purposes said town may acquire by lease, purchase, gift,
bequest or otherwise any appliances, works, tools, machinery
and other equipment that may be necessary or expedient in
carrying out the provisions of this act. Said town may con-
struct and maintain on the lands acquired and held under this
act proper dams, wells, reservoirs, pumping and filtration
plants, buildings, standpipes, tank--, fixtures and other struc-
tures, including also purification and treatment works, the
construction and maintenance of which shall be subject to
the approval of said department of public health, and may
make excavations, procure and operate machinery, and pro-
vide 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, lay and maintain aqueducts, con-
duits, pipes and other works, under or over any lands, water
courses, railroads, railways and public or other ways, and
along any such way in said town in such manner as not un-
necessarily to obstruct the same; and for the purposes 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 em-
bank any such lands, highways or other ways in such manner
as to cause the least hindrance to public travel thereon;
provided, that all things done upon any such way shall be
subject to the direction of the selectmen of said town. Said
town shall not enter upon, construct or lay any conduits,
pipes or other works within the location of any railroad cor-
poration 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 department of public
utihties. Said town may enter upon any lands for the pur-
342 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 353.
pose of making surveys, test pits and borings, and may take
or otherwise acquire the right to occupy temporarily any
lands necessary for the construction of any works or for any
other purpose authorized by this act.
Section 3. The land, water rights and other property
taken or acquired under this act, and all works, buildings
and other structures erected or constructed thereunder, shall
be managed, improved and controlled by the board of water
commissioners hereinafter provided for, in such manner as
they shall deem for the best interest of the town.
Section 4. Any person or corporation injured in his or its
property by any action of said town or board under this act
may recover damages from said town under said chapter
seventj^-nine or said chapter eighty A; provided, that the
right to damages for the taking of any water, water source
or water right, or any injury thereto, shall not vest until the
water is actually withdrawn or diverted by said town imder
authority of this act.
Section 5. Said town may, for the purpose of paying the
necessary expenses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred
under the provisions of this act, other than expenses of main-
tenance and operation, issue from time to time bonds or notes
to an amount, not exceeding, in the aggregate, two hundred
seventy-five thousand dollars, which shall bear on their faces
the words, Town of Templeton Water Loan, Act of 1948.
Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and
such loans shall be payable in not more than thirty years
from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under the provisions
of this act shall be outside the debt limit as fixed for water
supply loans by chapter forty-four of the General Laws, btit
otherwise shall be subject to the applicable provisions of
said chapter.
Section 6. Said town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in ac-
cordance with the provisions of section five; and when a
vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which, with the
income derived from the water rates, will be sufficient to
pay the annual expense of operating its water works or the
purchasing of water and the maintenance of its pipe lines,
as the case may be, 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 said town annually thereafter in the same manner as
other taxes, until the debt incurred by the said loan or loans
is extinguished.
Section 7. 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 town under the authority and
for the purposes of this act, shall forfeit and pay to said
town three times the amount of damages assessed therefor,
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 353. 343
to be recovered in an action of tort; and upon conviction
of any one of the above wilful or wanton acts shall be pun-
ished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars or
by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Section 8. Said town shall, after its acceptance of this
act, at the same meeting at which the act is accepted, or at
a meeting thereafter called for the purpose, and without the
necessity, in either case, of a prior caucus for the nomination
of candidates, elect by ballot three persons to hold office,
one until the expiration of three years, one until the expira-
tion of two years, and one until the expiration of one year,
from the next succeeding annual town meeting, to consti-
tute a board of water commissioners; and at the annual
town meeting held on the day on which the shortest of such
terms expires, 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 town by
this act, except sections five and six, and not otherwise
specially provided for, shall be vested in said board of 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 consti-
tute a quorum for the transaction of business. After the.
election of a board of water commissioners under authority
of this section, 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 in the
manner provided by section eleven of chapter forty-one of
the General Laws, and the person so appointed shall perform
the duties of the office until the next annual meeting of said
town or until another person is qualified.
Section 9. Said commissioners shall fix just and equitable
prices and rates for the use of water, and shall prescribe the
time and manner of payment. The income of the water
works shall be appropriated by vote of said town to defray
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 appropriated for such new construction as the water
commissioners, with the approval of the town, may deter-
mine upon, and in case a surplus should remain after pay-
ment for such new construction the water rates shall be
reduced proportionately. All authority vested in said com-
missioners by the foregoing provisions of this section and
by section three shall be subject to the provisions of section
eight. Said 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 the receipts and expenditures.
Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
344 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 354, 355.
by a majority of the voters of the town of Templeton present
and voting thereon at a town meeting called for the purpose
within four years after its passage; but the number of meet-
ings so called in any year shall not exceed three.
Approved May 21, 1948.
Chav.S54: An Act requiring registers of probate to notify the
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE CREATION OR INCREASING OF
CERTAIN ESTATES OR FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE AND OTHER
PURPOSES, AND REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WELFARE TO NOTIFY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE
FAILURE OF CERTAIN CHARITABLE CORPORATIONS TO FILE
CERTAIN ANNUAL REPORTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed?(,' 2r7ru9, Section 1. Section 19 of chapter 217 of the General
amended. Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "welfare "in line 4
the words: — and to the attorney general, — so as to read
Register of as foUows I — Ssction 19. Whenever any instrument creat-
send Mtice ing or increasing an estate or fund for benevolent, chari-
etc'^l'triMs'to table, humane or philanthropic purposes is filed for record
the department in a registry of probate, the register shall forthwith send to
weffare'and the department of public welfare and to the attorney gen-
generai™*'^ cral a Statement setting forth the book and page in the
registry where the instrument is recorded, with the name,*
if any, of the estate or fund, and further stating by whom
said estate or fund has been created or increased, and by
whom it is to be administered.
Ed.K i8o^§ 12, Section 2. Section 12 of chapter 180 of the General
etc., 'amended. ' Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 24 of the acts
of 1946, is hereby further amended by striking out the last
sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sen-
f°rlairure"to tcncc '. — If any corporation subject to this section fails for
file annual two successivc ycars to file said report, the department shall
reports. rcport the fact to the attorney general with its recommenda-
tion as to action, and, on information in equity by the attor-
ney general, the supreme judicial court or the superior court,
after notice and hearing, may decree a dissolution of the
corporation. Approved May 21, 19 48.
Chap.S55 An Act to provide reimbursement to towns for build-
ing AND MAINTAINING WATER HOLES AND CISTERNS FOR
fire PROTECTION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV'4o*ui Section 11 of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as amended
etc^, 'amended', by scction 9 of chapter 490 of the acts of 1941, is hereby
further amended by inserting after the word "zones" in hne
11 the words: — and building or maintaining water holes or
cisterns for fire protection purposes.
Approved May 21, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 356, 357. 345
An Act providing for the protection of the shore in Chap.Sb6
THE little neck SECTION OF THE TOWN OF IPSWICH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The department of public works is hereby authorized
and directed to riprap or otherwise protect the shore in the
Little Neck section of the town of Ipswich against erosion
by the sea. For said purpose, said department may ex-
pend, subject to appropriation, the sum of twenty-five hun-
dred dollars, together with the sum of twenty-five hundred .
dollars to be provided by the Feoffees of the Grammar School
in the Town of Ipswich. No work shall be begun until said
feoffees have deposited in the state treasury the sum of
twenty-five hundred dollars for the purposes herein set
forth. Approved May 21, 1948.
An Act increasing the amount of reimbursement to (JJidjy 357
BE paid by the commonwealth in providing higher ^'
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN OF MASSA-
CHUSETTS men AND WOMEN WHO DIED IN THE MILITARY
OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES DURING TIME
OF ANY WAR OR INSURRECTION, OR AS THE RESULT OF
SUCH SERVICE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The second paragraph of section 7B of chapter 69 of the g. l. (Ter.
General Laws, as amended by chapter 399 of the acts of ^tc;!'amendld.'
1947, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 6,
the words "three hundred and fifty" and inserting in place
thereof the words : — five hundred, — so as to read as fol-
lows : —
Any child who is eligible under this section shall, upon Reimburse-
becoming a student in any state or county educational in- ^mmonweaith.
stitution or other educational institution approved in writ-
ing by the commissioner of education, be entitled to reim-
bursement by the commonwealth, in an amount not to
exceed five hundred dollars in any year, for expenses for tui-
tion, board and room rent, transportation, and books and
supplies necessary or incidental to his pursuit of study at
such educational institution. Such reimbursement shall be
made to such child, or his guardian, if any, on the presenta-
tion of vouchers therefor approved by the said commis-
sioner. Such payments shall continue for the benefit of a
child only during such time as he remains a student in good
standing in the institution in which he is enrolled, and in
no event shall any student receive the benefits provided by
this section for more than four years.
Approved May 21, 1948.
346 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 358, 359, 360.
Chap.S58 An Act directing the commissioner of conservation
TO LEASE certain LAND IN THE TOWN OF SPENCER TO
THE WORCESTER COUNTY 4 H CAMP COMMITTEE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The commissioner of conservation, with the approval of
the governor and council, is hereby authorized and directed
to lease, for a term not exceeding twenty-five years, to the
Worcester County 4 H Camp Committee, appointed by the
county commissioners of the county of Worcester, a certain
tract of land, now part of a state forest and consisting of
approximately twelve acres on the shores of Thompson's
pond in the town of Spencer, together with the buildings
thereon, to be used as a meeting place for said Worcester
County 4 H Camp Committee and for the development of
interest in agriculture by young people. Said lease shall
contain such terms and conditions as will comply with all
laws in relation to the protection of fish, birds and quadru-
peds and the preservation and development of said forest.
Notwithstanding said lease the control and supervision of
the land so leased shall remain under said commissioner,
and all provisions of law relating to state forests not incon-
sistent with this act shall remain in full force and effect.
Upon failure of said Worcester County 4 H Camp Com-
mittee, for a period of two years, to make use of said prop-
erty for the purpose of said lease, said commissioner may
immediately cancel said lease upon written notification to
said committee. Upon termination of said lease any build-
ing or other structure on the leased property shall become
the property of the commonwealth. Except as above pro-
vided, nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the
use of said forest by the public to the same extent as if this
act had not been passed. Approved May 21, 1948.
Chap.S59 An Act relative to the powers of medical service
CORPORATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV' 176B Section 3 of chapter 176B of the General Laws, as appear-
§ 3', etc., ' ing in chapter 306 of the acts of 1941, is hereby amended by
amended. adding at the end the following paragraph : —
Powers of Any mcdical service corporation may contract with a
medical service . ■ r i i i, 111 i j.
corporations, corporation lormcd under chapter one hundred and seventy-
six A for the joint or co-operative administration of their
affairs. Approved May 21, 1948.
C/iax>. 360 An Act permitting an increase in the amount which
MAY BE EXPENDED BY THE STATE BOARD FOR VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURNISHING AID DURING
REHABILITATION TO CERTAIN PERSONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ec1.m^4TT22B, The first paragraph of section 22B of chapter 74 of the
amended. General Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition,
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 361, 362. 347
is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words ", not
exceeding ten thousand dollars,", — so as to read as fol-
lows : — Said state board for vocational education may ex- Aid during
pend, under rules and regulations made by it and approved '•ehabiiitati
by the governor and council, such sums as may be annually
appropriated therefor, for the purpose of furnishing aid dur-
ing rehabilitation to such persons as it shall deem able to
profit by training. Approved May 21, 1948.
ion.
An Act to authorize investment of deposits and income (7/^(x».361
derived therefrom by savings banks in bonds, notes ^'
or obligations issued, assumed or guaranteed by
international bank for reconstruction and develop-
MENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 54 of chapter 168 of the General Laws, as amended, g^i- {Tm.^ ^^^
is hereby further amended by inserting after clause Second etc., 'new ci.
■ 1 /• 11 • 1 Second A,
the followmg clause: — • added.
Second A. In bonds, notes or obligations issued, assumed investment of
or guaranteed by International Bank for Reconstruction fnTome'cr"^
and Development containing an unconditional promise to savings banks.
pay, or an unconditional guarantee of the payment of, the
interest thereon regularly, and the principal thereof on or
before a specified date, in lawful currency of the United
States; provided, that not more than two per cent of the
deposits of any such bank shall be invested in such bonds,
notes or obligations; and, provided further, that the com-
missioner may at any time on his own initiative, or shall, upon
the written request of the directors of Mutual Savings Cen-
tral Fund, Inc., suspend the authorization granted by this
clause for such period or periods as he may determine.
Approved May 21, 1948.
An Act defining an "occupation" under the minimum Chav.SQ2
WAGE LAW.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend p;"anfbie?^
to defeat its purpose, which is in part to assure the immediate
effectiveness of certain existing mandatory minimum wage
decrees, therefore this act is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 2 of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appear- g.l. jjer ^
ing in section 1 of chapter 432 of the acts of 1947, is hereby etc., 'amended'.
amended by striking out the ninth paragraph and inserting
in place thereof the following paragraph: —
"Occupation", an industry, trade or business or branch d^fj^ne'Jf ''*'°" "
thereof or class of work therein, whether operated for profit
or otherwise, and any other class of work in which persons
348 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 363, 364.
are gainfully employed, but shall not include domestic
service in the home of the employer, labor on a farm, work
by persons being rehabilitated or trained under rehabilitation
or training programs in charitable, educational or religious
institutions, or work by members of religious orders.
Approved May 24, 1948.
C/iap. 363 An Act authorizing the town of danvers to borrow
MONEY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MUNICIPAL
BUILDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing a municipal
building and of originally equipping and furnishing the same,
the town of Danvers may borrow, from time to time, within a
period of five years from the passage of this act, such sums as
may be necessary not exceeding in the aggregate, six hundred
thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor
which shall bear on their face the words Danvers Municipal
Building Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized issue shall
constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be paid in
not more than twenty years from their dates. Indebtedness
incurred under this act shall be in excess of the statutory-
limit but shall, except as provided herein, be subject to
chapter forty-four of the General Laws, inclusive of the
limitation contained in the first paragraph of section seven
thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 24, 1948.
Chap. 364: An Act authorizing the town of Freetown to borrow
money for the construction and furnishing of a new
school building.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L For the purpose of constructing and origi-
nally equipping and furnishing a school building, the town
of Freetown may borrow, from time to time, within a period
of five years from the passage of this act, such sums as may
be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, eighty thou-
sand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which
shall bear on their face the words, Freetown School Loan,
Act of 1948. Each authorized issue shall constitute a sepa-
rate loan, and such loans shall be paid in not more than
twenty years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under
this act shall be in excess of the statutory limit but shall,
except as provided herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of
the General Laws, exclusive of the limitation contained in
the first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 24, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 365, 366. 340
An Act providing for the establishment and mainte- Chap. 365
NANCE OF PLANTS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PURIFICATION
OF SHELLFISH.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is, in part, to make immediately
operative the provisions therein relative to providing for the
establishment and maintenance of plants for the treatment or
purification of shellfish, therefore it is hereby declared to be
an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public health.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 76 of chapter 130 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Tor.
ing in section 1 of chapter 598 of the acts of 1941, is hereby fttJameAdir'
amended by inserting after the third paragraph the following
paragraph: —
The director, with the approval of the governor and council, ^iaWish Tnd
may, if and when funds are provided by the general court and maintain
to the extent of the appropriation or appropriations therefor, puHfication of
establish and thereafter maintain at such places as in his ^heimsh.
judgment seem suitable, plants for the treatment or purifica-
tion of shellfish taken from areas determined under section
seventy-four, or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, to
be contaminated, and for such purposes the director may
acquire by purchase or otherwise, or take by eminent domain
under chapter seventy-nine, an existing plant and may hold
such real property and such rights and easements as may be
considered necessary. In connection with the operation of
such treatment or purification plants, the director annually
shall submit a report to the general court containing statisti-
cal data relative to the operation of the plant and a financial
statement of receipts and expenditures.
Approved May 24, 1948.
An Act designating the hyde park reservation field, Chav.S66
so CALLED, LOCATED IN THE HYDE PARK DISTRICT OF THE
CITY OF BOSTON AS THE MAJOR ALBERT J. KELLEY FIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Hyde Park Reservation Field, so called,
located at the junction of Turtle Pond parkway and River
street in the Hyde Park district of the city of Boston, shall
hereafter be known and designated as the Major Albert J.
Kelley Field, and a tablet or marker bearing said designation
shall be erected at said field by the metropolitan district com-
mission.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 24, 1948.
350 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 367, 368.
Chap.3Q7 An Act further providing for sewage disposal needs
OF THE SOUTH METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT AND
COMMUNITIES WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE INCLUDED
IN SAID DISTRICT.
prTambie''^ ^hereas, The deferred operation of this act would, in
part, defeat its purpose, which is to provide for sewage dis-
posal needs in the south metropolitan sewerage district with
the utmost expedition, therefore, it is hereby declared to
be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public health, safety and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The metropolitan district commission, as authorized by
chapter seven hundred and five of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-five and chapter five hundred and eighty-
three of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven, for
the purpose of constructing certain works as the commis-
sion may deem necessary in the vicinity of Ashby street in
the city of Boston, preliminary to the carrying out of Project
4 as set forth in section one of said chapter seven hundred
and five, may expend, from the aggregate of fifteen million
dollars, provided in section one of said chapter, sums not
exceeding fifty thousand dollars, such sums to be in addition
to amounts previously authorized to be expended therefrom.
Approved May 24, 1948.
Chap.SQS An Act to exempt certain disabled veterans from the
PAYMENT OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES AND
REGISTRATION FEES.
prTambiT^ ^hereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is, in part, to exempt certain
disabled veterans from the payment in the current year of
the excise on certain motor vehicles owned by them, there-
fore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Any veteran of World War II, who under the act of the
Seventy-Ninth Congress has been awarded a motor vehicle
by reason of the loss, or loss of use, of one or both legs, shall
not be required to pay a fee under section thirty-three of
chapter ninety of the General Laws for the issue of the
certificate of registration of such motor vehicle and shall at
his written request filed with the local assessors, or with the
commissioner of corporations and taxation, as the case may
be, within thirty days of notice of assessment, be exempt from
payment of the excise imposed by chapter sixty A of the Gen-
eral Laws. Approved May 24, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 369, 370. 351
An Act authorizing the armory commission to acquire QJkiq 359
additional land for the state rifle range.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. After an appropriation has been made for
the purpose, the armory commission is hereby authorized,
with the approval of the governor and council, to acquire
by purchase or to take by eminent domain under chapter
seventy-nine of the General Laws, certain land lying in the
towns of Lynnfield, North Reading and Reading adjoining
the north and westerly boundaries of the present state rifle
range property. The land to be acquired shall adjoin the
state rifle range and shall extend in a northerly direction
three thousand five hundred yards from the established
firing line to provide a new northerly property line parallel
with the firing line having its western bound intersecting
the westerly range line described as a line five degrees to
the most westerly line of fire, and its easterly limit at a
point on the existing state property line.
In addition to the area thus described, said armory com-
mission is hereby authorized, with like approval, to acquire
a contiguous triangular area, excepting the property now
owned or controlled by the New England Power and Service
Company or presently owTied by the commonwealth, hav-
ing its southern apex on the westerly range line, a distance
of seven thousand nine hundred and eighty feet from a
reference point near the firing line. The easterly leg of this
triangle shall be coincident with the westerly range line,
the area involved lying to the west of this line between an
included angle of six degrees, having its northern limits
along a line which shall be a westerly extension of the three
thousand five hundred yard new northerly property line
herein described.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on its passage.
Approved May 24, 1948.
C hap. S70
An Act establishing new penalties for setting, in-
creasing OR negligently or wilfully permitting
THE extension OF CERTAIN FIRES, AND FOR DROPPING,
THROWING, DEPOSITING OR PLACING CERTAIN SUBSTANCES
IN OR NEAR FOREST LANDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Chapter 266 of the General Laws is hereby o. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 8, as amended by section 6 ^ttl'amMded.
of chapter 192 of the acts of 1932, and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 8. Whoever, not Penalty for
,. J. j.r. c J. • c. ijj; setting tires
bemg a tenant thereoi, sets or increases a nre upon land oi upon certain
another whereby the property of another is injured, or who- ''*"''^-
ever negligently or wilfully suffers any fire upon his own
land to extend beyond the limits thereof whereby the woods
352
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 371, 372.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 148. § 54,
amended.
Dropping, etc.
lighted cig-
arettes, etc.,
penalized.
or property of another are injured, shall be punished by a
fine of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars or by
imprisonment for not more than ninety days, and the town
where such fire occurred may recover in an action of tort,
brought within two years after the cause of action accrues,
against any such person the expense of extinguishing such
fire.
Section 2. Chapter 148 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 54, as appearing in the
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 54- Whoever drops or throws
from any vehicle while the same is upon a public or private
way running along or near forest land, or, except as per-
mitted by law, drops, throws, deposits or otherwise places
in or upon forest land, any lighted cigarette, cigar, match,
live ashes or other flaming or glowing substance, or any
substance or thing which in and of itself is likely to cause a
fire, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hun-
dred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty
days. Approved May 2^, 1948.
Chap. 371 ^N -^CT ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM AGE LIMIT FOR BOXING
CONTESTANTS.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 147, § 39,
amended.
Maximum age
for boxing
contestants.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 147 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 39, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
tion : — Section 39. No contestant under eighteen or over
thirty-five shall be permitted to engage in any boxing or
sparring match or exhibition, except that an amateur boxer
shall be allowed to compete as such at the age of seventeen.
No person under sixteen shall be admitted to or be present
at any boxing or sparring match or exhibition.
Approved May 24, 1948.
Chap. 372 An Act making the transient vendor law, so called,
INAPPLICABLE TO CORPORATIONS AND THEIR AGENTS.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 101, § 2,
amended.
Limit of
application
of chapter.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 2 of chapter 101 of the General Laws, as appear-
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by
inserting after the word "merchandise" in line 5 the words:
— by any domestic corporation or agent thereof, — so as
to read as follows : — Section 2. The provisions of this
chapter relative to transient vendors shall not apply to
sales by commercial travelers or by selling agents to dealers
in the usual course of business, or to bona fide sales of goods,
wares or merchandise by sample for future delivery, or to
sales of goods, wares or merchandise by any domestic cor-
poration or agent thereof, by any person, whether principal
or agent, who engages in temporary or transient business
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 373, 374, 375. 353
in any town in which taxes have been assessed upon his
stock in trade during the current year, or to hawkers and
pedlers as defined in section thirteen, nor shall they affect
the right of any town to pass ordinances or by-laws author-
ized by law relative to transient vendors. No transient Certain
vendor shall be relieved or exempted from the provisions exempted?*
and requirements of this chapter relative to transient ven-
dors by reason of associating himself temporarily with any
local dealer, trader or merchant, or by conducting such
temporary or transient business in connection with or as
a part of the business of, or in the name of any local dealer,
trader or merchant. Approved May 24, 1948.
An Act increasing the fees for testing clinical ther- ni^^.^ 070
MOMETERS. p.OiO
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 12 of chapter 98 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by fj^ende^d ^ ^^'
striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place
thereof the following paragraph : —
The following fees for testing clinical thermometers shall Fees.
be paid to the director for the use of the commonwealth:
(a) one to eleven thermometers, inclusive, twenty-five cents
each; (h) any number in excess of eleven, at the rate of
two dollars per tlozen; but no fee shall be charged for test-
ing thermometers bearing the seal authorized by section
thirteen other than those which have been voluntarily sub-
mitted for test by the director or inspectors of standards.
Approved May 24, 1948.
An Act providing for a payment to the city of Chel-
sea FOR certain damages SUSTAINED BY THE CON-
STRUCTION OF A SEWER THEREIN BY THE METROPOLITAN
DISTRICT COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The metropolitan district commission, subject to appro-
priation, is hereby authorized and directed to pay to the
city of Chelsea the sum of thirty-three thousand dollars to
compensate said city for damages sustained with respect
to its local sewers in the construction of the metropolitan
sewer under Third street in said city.
Approved May 24, 1948.
An Act making an additional appropriation to meet
THE cost of the INTERIM COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT
IN STATE SALARIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. To meet the cost of the interim cost-of-
living adjustment in state salaries authorized in section five
C/iap.374
Chap.S75
354 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 376, 377.
of chapter three hundred and eleven of the acts of the cur-
rent year, the sum of two hundred thousand dollars is hereby
appropriated for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, which sum shall be in addition to the sum appropriated
for said purpose by section nine of chapter three hundred
and thirty-six of the acts of the current year, and shall be
subject otherwise to the provisions of said section nine.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 25, 1948.
Chap.37Q An Act authorizing and directing the commissioner of
PUBLIC WELFARE TO SELL AND CONVEY TO THE TOWN OF
WALPOLE certain state LAND IN SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The commissioner of public welfare is hereby
authorized and directed to sell and convey, in the name and
on behalf of the commonwealth, to the town of Walpole, for
the sum of one dollar, a certain tract of land in said town,
known as the Robbins Farm, conveyed to the state board
of charity of the commonwealth by two deeds dated July
thirteenth, nineteen hundred and eleven, and recorded in
Norfolk Registry of Deeds, Book 1185, Folios 210 and 211,
and received and held on behalf of the commonwealth under
authority of chapter one hundred and one of the resolves of
the year nineteen hundred and eleven. Said property shall
be used and sold for veterans' housing purposes only and
conveyed by a deed or deeds approved as to form by the
attorney general.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 25, 1948.
Chap. 377 An Act relative to the borrowing of money by the
CITY OF PEABODY FOR EXTENDING AND ENLARGING ITS
ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Peabody may, during the cur-
rent year, incur indebtedness not exceeding, in the aggre-
gate, one hundred and eighteen thousand dollars, for ex-
tending and enlarging the electric lighting plant of said city
and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on
their face the words, Peabody Electric Light Loan, Act of
1948. Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate
loan, and such loans shall be payable in not more than
twenty years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred un-
der this act shall be in excess of the amount authorized for
electric light plants by chapter forty-four of the General
Laws, but shall except as provided herein be subject to the
applicable provisions of said chapter exclusive of the first
paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 25, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 378, 379, 380. 355
An Act authorizing the trustees of the augustinian Chap. S7S
COLLEGE OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY AND THE TOWN OF
ANDOVER TO CONTRACT WITH EACH OTHER FOR THE DIS-
POSAL OF SEWAGE FROM SAID COLLEGE INTO THE SEWER-
AGE SYSTEM OF SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The trustees of the Augustinian College of
the Merrimack Valley, commonly called Merrimack College,
and the town of Andover by its board of public works, with
the approval of the board of selectmen, are hereby authorized
to contract with each other upon such terms as may be
mutually agreed upon for the disposal of sewage of said
college into the sewerage system of the town of Andover.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 25, 1948.
An Act authorizing the election of selectmen for Chap.S79
three year terms in the town of canton.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. At the annual town election in the year nine-
teen hundred and forty-nine the town of Canton shall elect
one selectman for a term of one year, one for a term of two
years and one for a term of three years, and thereafter shall
elect one selectman each year for a term of three years.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the registered
voters of the town of Canton for acceptance at the biennial
state election in the current year, in the form of the following
question, which shall be placed on the official ballot used in
said town at said election: "Shall an act passed by the gen-
eral court in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, en-
titled 'An Act authorizing the election of selectmen for three
year terms in the town of Canton', be accepted*^" If a
majority of the votes cast in answer to said question is in
the affirmative this act shall take full effect forthwith; but
not otherwise. Approved May 25, 1948.
An Act authorizing the state board of retirement to QJiap,S80
ACCEPT from jane H. MURPHY OF STONEHAM AN APPLI-
CATION FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE RETIRE-
MENT SYSTEM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The state board of retirement is hereby authorized and
directed to accept from Jane H. Murphy, widow of William
T. Murphy, of Stoneham, an application for benefits under
the contributory retirement law for employees of the met-
ropolitan district commission, on account of the death of
her husband allegedly due to injuries sustained or hazards
undergone in the performance of his duties.
356
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 381, 382, 383.
On receipt of such application by said board, the said
Jane H. Murphy shall have all rights to which she would
have been entitled on and after August thirty-first, nineteen
hundred and forty-two; provided, that such application shall
be filed not more than ninety days after the effective date of
this act. Approved May 25, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 69, § 7B.
etc., amended.
Higher edu-
cation for
children of
certain
veterans.
Chap. SSI An Act relative to providing higher educational
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN OF MASSACHUSETTS MEN
AND WOMEN WHO DIED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
UNITED STATES, OR AS A RESULT OF SUCH SERVICE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The first paragraph of section 7B of chapter 69 of the Gen-
eral Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 548 of the
acts of 1946, is hereby amended by inserting after the word
"war" in line 6 the words: — , or between September six-
teenth, nineteen hundred and forty and December eighth,
nineteen hundred and forty-one, — so as to read as follows :
— The commonwealth, acting through the department, may
contribute toward the expenses of the higher education of
any child, resident in the commonwealth and not under
sixteen years of age, whose father or mother entered the
armed forces of the United States in time of war, or between
September sixteenth, nineteen hundred and forty and
December eighth, nineteen hundred and forty-one, and
was killed in action or died from other cause as a result
of such service. Approved May 25, 1948.
Chap, SS2 An Act providing that master plumbers may carry
ON THE WORK OF GAS FITTERS.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 142,
§ 3, amended.
Master
plumbers may
do work of
gas fitters.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 3 of chapter 142 of the General Laws, as appearing
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by insert-
ing after the first sentence the following sentence: — Any
person so licensed as a master plumber may carry on the
work of a gas fitter throughout the commonwealth, not-
withstanding any local ordinance, by-law, rule or regula-
tion to the contrary. Approved May 25, 1948.
Chap.SSS An Act authorizing the city of boston to borrow
WITHIN THE DEBT LIMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CER-
TAIN WAYS WITHIN OR BOUNDING ON OR CONNECTING
WITH ANY PUBLIC PARK IN SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
«
Section 7 of chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended,
is hereby further amended by inserting after clause (14) the
following clause: —
(15) In Boston, for the original construction, or the ex-
tension or widening, with permanent pavement of lasting
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 44, § 7,
etc., amended.
City of Boston
may borrow,
etc., to con-
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 384, 385. 357
character conforming to specifications approved by the struct ways in
state department of pubHc works and under the direction pubiiTparks.
of the board of park commissioners of the city of Boston, of
ways, other than pubHc ways, within or bounding on or
connecting with any pubUc park in said city, including land
damages and the cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the
time of said construction, or for the construction of such ways
with stone, block, brick, cement concrete, bituminous con-
crete, bituminous macadam or other permanent pave-
ment of similar lasting character under specifications ap-
proved by said department of public works, ten years.
Approved May 25, 1948.
An Act relative to repayment of withdrawn deduc- Qfidj) 334
TIONS FROM THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 667 of the acts of 1947 is hereby
amended by striking out section 10 and inserting in place
thereof the following: — Section 10. Any teacher who is
a member of the State-Boston retirement system, so called,
and who, prior to becoming such member, withdrew accu-
mulated deductions from the teachers' retirement system,
may deposit, prior to January first, nineteen hundred and
forty-nine, in the annuity savings fund of said State-Boston
retirement system the amount so withdrawn without pay-
ment of interest from the date of such withdrawal to De-
cember thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-seven. If
such deposit is made after December thirty-first, nineteen
hundred and forty-seven, it shall include interest from said
date to the date of deposit. Upon making such deposit, such
teacher shall be entitled to credit for all service to which he
had been entitled in said teachers' retirement system.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance during the current year by vote of the city council of
the city of Boston, subject to the provisions of its charter,
but not otherwise. Approved May 25, 1948.
Chap.SS5
An Act relative to the payment of expenses for the
SUPPORT OF certain CHILDREN COMMITTED TO THE DE-
PARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE AND CERTAIN CORREC-
TIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 58 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, as most o. l. (Ter.
recently amended by section 4 of chapter 310 of the acts of ftl! 'amended^'
the current year, is hereby further amended by adding at
the end the following paragraph : —
The court may make an order for payment by parents or Court may
by the child's guardian out of the ward's property, or by ^o^expensTs*""*
any other person responsible for the care and support of '^fter hearing.
358 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 386, 387.
said child, to the institution, department, division, organ-
ization or persons furnishing care and support at times to
be stated in an order by the court of sums not exceeding
the cost of said support after ability to pay has been deter-
mined by the court; provided, that no order for the pay-
ment of money shall be entered until the person by whom
payments are to be made shall have been summoned before
the court and given an opportunity to be heard. The court
may from time to time, upon petition by, or notice to the
person ordered to pay such sums of money, revise or alter
such order or make a new order, as the circumstances may
require. Approved May 25, 1948.
ChaV.SSQ ^^ -^^^^ RELATING TO CHARGES AND FEES FOR THE COLLEC-
TION OF POLL TAXES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Chapter 60 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
flsA^etc. striking out section 15A, as inserted by section 2 of chapter
amended. ' 252 of the acts of 1935, and inserting in place thereof the
Travel expense following section : — Scction 15 A. No charge or fee for
eluded in col- travel shall be added to, or collected as a part of, any de-
S." °^ ^°" linquent poll tax. Approved May 25, 1948.
ChaV 387 ^^ ^^^ placing under the civil SERVICE THE OFFICE OF
SUPERVISOR OF THE STATE POLICE DETECTIVE BUREAU IN
THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THE OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR OF STATE
POLICE DETECTIVE INSPECTORS IN THE DIVISION OF FIRE
PREVENTION OF SAID DEPARTMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The office of supervisor of the state police
detective bureau in the division of state police of the de-
partment of public safety, and the office of supervisor of
state police detective inspectors in the division of fire pre-
vention of said department, shall, upon the effective date
of this act become subject to the civil service law and rules,
and the tenure of office of the incumbents of said offices
shall be unlimited, subject, however, to said law and rules,
but the persons holding said offices on said effective date
may continue to serve therein subject to their passing a
qualifying examination to which they shall be subjected
by the division of civil service.
g. L. (Ter. SECTION 2. Section 5 of chapter 31 of the General Laws,
etc.', amended, as amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the
words " ; the supervisor of bureaus in the department of
public safety", which were inserted by section 4A of chap-
ter 701 of the acts of 1945. Approved May 25, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 388, 389, 390. 359
An Act authorizing the town of rockport to use old CJidnj 388
GARDEN BEACH LANDING, SO CALLED, FOR PARK AND PLAY-
GROUND PURPOSES AND TO ERECT A STONE EMBANKMENT
WALL ON SAID LANDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Rockport is hereby authorized,
in accordance with a vote of said town passed at the annual
town meeting in the current year, to use Old Garden Beach
Landing, so called, in said town for park and playground
purposes and to erect a stone embankment on said landing.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1948.
C/iap.389
preamble.
An Act to permit certain employees of the state de-
partment OF PUBLIC WORKS TO TAKE A PROMOTIONAL
competitive examination FOR PROMOTION TO JUNIOR
CIVIL ENGINEER, GRADE III.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend Emergepcy
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide without delay for a
promotional competitive examination by certain employees
in the department of public works for promotion to junior
civil engineer, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Permanent employees of the state department of public
works who are classified as highway maintenance foremen
and who have been employed in such positions for one
year after certification thereto are hereby eligible to take a
promotional competitive examination for promotion to
junior civil engineer, Grade III., to be given by the director
of civil service at their request made within thirty days from
the effective date of this act. Upon passing such examination,
their names shall be placed upon the eligible list established
from the examination held November fifteenth, nineteen
hundred and forty-seven for junior civil engineer, Grade III
in the order of percentage obtained by them in the examina-
tion. Approved May 27, 19^8.
An Act relative to the payment of the cost of con-
struction OF particular sewers and connecting
DRAINS IN the TOWN OF WEYMOUTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Weymouth, through its board
of sewer commissioners, may, upon the application of the
owner of any estate abutting on any way where a main
drain or common sewer is constructed, lay in such sewered
Chap.S90
360 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 391.
way and in the private land of such owner such particular
sewer or connecting drain as may be necessary to connect
any building on such estate with such main drain or sewer,
and said board may make all necessary contracts in the
name and behalf of the town for such purpose. The expenses
thereof shall be paid out of any appropriation that may be
made by the town therefor.
Section 2. The cost of constructing each particular
sewer or connecting drain shall be assessed by the board of
sewer commissioners upon the estate benefited thereby.
Such assessment shall be made by filing with the board of
assessors of the town a certificate, designating the way and
the private land in which such particular sewer or connect-
ing drain has been constructed, and giving the name or
names of the owners of the estate for which such connection
has been made and the amount of the assessment to be paid
by such owner or owners. A copy or duplicate of this
certificate shall, within ten days after the filing of the same
with the board of assessors, be recorded in the registry of
deeds of the county of Norfolk, or, in the case of registered
land, filed in the office of the assistant recorder for Norfolk
county registry district. The board of assessors shall, upon
receipt of such certificate, forthwith commit such assess-
ments or charges with their warrant to the collector of taxes,
who shall forthwith make a demand in writing for the pay-
ment of such assessments or charges, and every owner shall
within three months after such demand is served upon him
or on the occupant of such estate, or sent by mail to the last
address of the owner known to the collector of taxes, pay to
the collector of taxes the sum so assessed or charged.
Section 3. Except as herein provided, the provisions of
general law relative to the assessment, apportionment,
division, re-assessment, abatement and collection of sewer
assessments, to liens therefor and to interest thereon shall
apply to assessments made under this act. In applying said
provisions to assessments made under the act, the notice
referred to therein shall be deemed to be the demand of the
tax collector required by section two hereof. The lien for
any assessment made vmder this act shall attach upon the
recording or filing for registration of the copy or duplicate
of the certificate of assessment. In the apportionment of
assessments made under this act, no instalment shall be less
than five dollars.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1948.
C hap. S91 An Act providing for the establishment of greenhead
FLY CONTROL PROJECTS.
Emergency Wheveas, It is Urgent that this act take effect immediately
in order that the provisions thereof relative to providing for
the relief of the greenhead fly nuisance may be carried out
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 391. 361
without delay, therefore this act is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public health and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Chapter 252 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by adding at the end, under the caption green- f 24,' fdded.*'''
HEAD FLY CONTROL PROJECTS, the following section: — Sec-
tion 24. Any city or town along the seacoast of the common- Municipalities
wealth may, in a city by vote of the city council and in a greenfead'fly
town by vote of the selectmen, establish a greenhead fly control
control project within its area, and any two or more adjoin- ^'"°'"'°*^'
ing such cities or towns may, by like votes, form a district
for the establishment of such a project within their combined
areas. The city, town or district shall determine the maxi-
mum annual amount to be expended in carrying out such a
project. Such city, town or district shall forthwith notify
the state reclamation board, hereinafter called the board, of
such action.
The board shall, upon notification to it of the formation of state reciama-
such a district, determine the proportionate share of the an- dXrmfne cost
nual cost of such project, as limited by the vote establishing munlcStie^s^
the same, which shall be borne by each of the constituent
municipalities, apportioned as hereinafter set forth, and shall
forthwith notify the treasurer of each member city or town
of such determination. Two thirds of such cost shall be borne
by the several municipalities within a district in proportion
to the entire salt marsh area contained within their respective
boundaries, and the remaining one third of such cost shall
be borne by them in proportion to their respective taxable
valuations as last established by the general court as a basis
of apportionment for state and county taxes. A city or town
establishing such a project within its area shall bear the en-
tire cost thereof. Each of the municipalities comprising such
a district shall pay its share of such cost, as so determined,
and each city or town establishing such a project shall pay
its entire cost, into the state treasury. Any city, town or
district may in any year anticipate its liability for such cost,
and may raise, appropriate and deposit the amount thereof
with the state treasurer, and any sums so deposited shall be
credited against its said liability.
Subject to appropriation, there shall annually be expended
from the state treasury, under the direction and control of
the board, and, where necessary or advisable, in advance of
the payment by any city or town of the amount of its liability
under the foregoing paragraph, sums not in excess of the
maxima respectively established for said projects, for the
elimination or control of the greenhead fly nuisance within
the area of each, in accordance with such plans and by means
of such methods of control as may be prepared and devised
by the board to effect the greatest possible measure of relief.
There may also be so disbursed for the furtherance of such a
362 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 392, 393.
project any other sums voluntarily deposited with the state
treasurer for such purpose.
ba"ianco"''^'' SECTION 2. The Unexpended balance of any sums appro-
priated and contributed for carrying out the work authorized
under chapter fifty-eight of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and forty-six and chapter twenty-two of the resolves of nine-
teen hundred and forty-seven may be expended during the
current calendar year by the state reclamation board for
experimental work in the control of the greenhead fly nui-
sance in the municipalities mentioned in said chapter fifty-
eight. In connection with such work during nineteen hun-
dred and forty-eight the state reclamation board is hereby
authorized to accept financial or other assistance from pri-
vate individuals and private and public agencies, associations
or corporations, and may expend any sums so contributed.
Approved May 27, 1948.
Chap. 392 An Act relative to the appointment of veterans to
CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT UNDER THE APPRENTICE TRAIN-
ING PROVISIONS OF THE G. I. BILL OF RIGHTS, SO CALLED.
Emergency Wheveas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
preamble. defeat its purpose, which is to enable veterans to avail them-
selves without interruption of the benefits of the G. I. Bill of
Rights, so called, relating to apprentice training, or "on the
job" training, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency act, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 586 of the acts of 1946
is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the word "three"
and inserting in place thereof the word : — four.
Section 2. Said chapter 586 is hereby further amended
by inserting after section 1 the following section : — Section
lA. The commonwealth, a county or a municipality is au-
thorized to make an appropriation for the purpose of pro-
viding training wages or compensation within the limits pro-
vided in section one of this act.
Section 3. Said chapter 586 is hereb}'- further amended
by striking out section 2, as amended by chapter 673 of the
acts of 1947, and inserting in place thereof the following
section: — Section 2. This act shall remain in effect only
until July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, but employ-
ments approved prior thereto may continue for the period
approved hereunder. Approved May 27, 1948.
Chap.SQS An Act relative to creditable service of teachers
under the contributory retirement system.
pr'TambiT^ Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would exclude
from its benefits certain persons who are equitably entitled
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 393. 363
thereto, and would therefore defeat so much of its purpose as
is to grant equal benefits to all members of a certain class of
public employees, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Paragraph (/) of subdivision (6) of section 3 of chapter 32 Ej^VsI'^sy
of the General Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter etc., amended.
658 of the acts of 1945, is hereby amended by inserting after
the word "inclusive", in line 13, the words: — ; provided,
however, that the provisions of this paragraph (/) shall
apply to any teacher, and to any employee who is employed
on a basis of not less than half-time service as a teacher,
principal, supervisor or superintendent in any public school
or public school system in the city of Boston or elsewhere,
who so terminated his service by reason of marriage, not-
withstanding such re-entry or reinstatement may have
occurred more than five years after the date of such last
separation, — so as to read as follows : —
(/) Any employee who last terminated his service in any Reinstatement
political subdivision of the commonwealth before a contribu- govCTnmentaf
tory retirement system established under the provisions of nC'sj^t^em''
sections one to twenty-eight inclusive, or under correspond- existed.
ing provisions of earlier laws or of any special law, became
operative in such political subdivision and who is reinstated
to or who re-enters the active service of such political sub-
division after such a system becomes operative therein but
not more than five years after the date of his last separation
therefrom nor less than five years prior to the date he will
attain the maximum age for his group, shall become a member
upon his re-employment in a position which is subject to the
provisions of sections one to twenty-eight inclusive; pro-
vided, however, that the provisions of this paragraph (/) ^rvlle^of''
shall apply to any teacher, and to any employee who is teachers.
employed on a basis of not less than half-time service as a
teacher, principal, supervisor or superintendent in any public
school or public school system in the city of Boston or else-
where, who so terminated his service by reason of marriage,
notwithstanding such re-entry or reinstatement may have
occurred more than five years after the date of such last
separation. Upon becoming a member he shall be entitled
to all creditable service resulting from his previous employ-
ment in such political subdivision. In no event shall any
such member be eligible to receive a superannuation retire-
ment allowance, an ordinary disability retirement allowance
or a termination retirement allowance unless and until he
shall have been in active service for at least five consecutive
years, including any period or periods of leave of absence
credited as membership service, subsequent to the date of
commencement of his new employment.
Approved May S7, 1948.
364 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 394, 395.
Chav.S94: An Act permitting the registration and operation or
DRAWING OF CERTAIN TRAILERS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR
THE TRANSPORTATION OF TOBACCO IN CONNECTION WITH
THE GROWING AND PRODUCING THEREOF.
Emergency Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would not
pream e. permit the registration of certain trailers for use in the trans-
portation of tobacco during the tobacco harvesting season
in the current year, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Section 19 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as amended,
etc.", 'amended! is hereby further amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing paragraph : —
Trailers used Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, trailers
transpOTtltion having a carrying capacity of not more than three thousand
blregfste^ed.''^ pounds, and heavy duty single-deck trailers having a carry-
ing capacity of not more than six thousand pounds, used
exclusively for the transportation of tobacco in connection
with the growing and producing thereof, may be registered
and thereafter operated or drawn upon any way for a dis-
tance not exceeding five miles. Approved May 27, 1948.
Chap.39d An Act providing a preference for certain veterans
IN appointments to THE LABOR SERVICE OF STATE DE-
PARTMENTS.
Emergency WJicreas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
defeat its purpose, which is to enable certain veterans to
receive at once the benefits of the civil service preference
provided for therein, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Any veteran, as such term is defined in section twenty-one
of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws, who has received
a temporary or provisional appointment to the labor service
in any department of the commonwealth, and who has been
employed in such service for a period of at least one year on
January first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, and em-
ployed on the effective date of this act, shall, upon request
of the appointing authority, be given preference in certifica-
tion for appointment to the labor service; provided, that
there are no permanent intermittent, permanent recurrent,
or permanent part time employees available and willing to
accept such positions, but such preference shall not super-
sede that provided by the civil service law and rules to
persons who have been employed after certification from a
civil service eligible list for at least one year, nor shall such
preference supersede the civil service law and rules governing
promotion. Approved May 27, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 396, 397. 365
An Act relative to the deposit by the state treasurer nhnYt 3Qfi
OF PUBLIC moneys IN HIS POSSESSION. ^'
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend Emf^rgency
to defeat its purpose, which is to make possible forthwith ^^""^^"^
temporary deposits of receipts from tax collections, therefore
it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 34 of chapter 29 of the General Laws, as amended p. i>. (Ter.
by chapter 333 of the acts of 1936, is hereby further amended e^tc., 'amended.
by inserting after the word "surplus", in line 10, the words:
— ; provided, that said limit may be exceeded for the pur-
pose of the temporary deposit for not more than fifteen days
of receipts from tax collections in a bank or trust company
located on the same premises as the office of the collection
section of the department of corporations and taxation.
Approved May 27, 1948.
An Act relative to sewer assessments in the town of Qjidj) 397
AYER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Within six months after the passage of this
act, the town of Ayer may by vote determine by which
of the methods referred to or authorized by the provisions
of section seven of chapter two hundred and fifty-five of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-one the remaining por-
tion of the cost of the system or sj^stems of main drains and
common sewers authorized to be constructed or constructed
in accordance with the provisions of said chapter two hun-
dred and fifty-five, as amended by chapter two hundred of
the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five, shall be pro-
vided for, and the sewer commissioners of said town may
determine the value of the benefit or advantage to every
parcel of real estate in the town, beyond the general ad-
vantage to all real estate therein, from the construction
heretofore of any sewer, drain or system of sewage disposal
or extension of any existing sewer or drain or from the
doing of any other work authorized by the provisions of said
chapter two hundred and fifty-five, or any act in amendment
thereof or in addition thereto, shall cause to be recorded in
the registry of deeds of the district in which said town is
situated a statement of their action with reference to such
construction, which shall specify the public ways in which
such sewer or drain is located, and may assess on every such
parcel a proportionate share of such part, not exceeding three
fourths, as said commissioners shall deem just, of the ex-
penses incurred by the town for the improvements aforesaid ;
provided, that no assessment on any parcel of real estate
shall exceed the value of such special benefit to that parcel,
and provided further, that if any real estate determined to
366
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 398, 399.
be specially benefited as aforesaid has been alienated between
the date of such construction and the date of passage of
this act, said town shall assume the assessments thereon.
Every assessment made hereunder upon any such parcel, ex-
cept one assumed by the town as aforesaid, shall constitute
a lien on such parcel from the date of recording of the state-
ment aforesaid. Except as herein otherwise provided, the
provisions of general law shall apply to such assessments.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 27, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 218,
§ 40, amended.
Jastices and
special justices
of the district
courts may
perform each
other's duties.
C hap. S98 An Act permitting special justices of district courts,
INCLUDING THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON,
TO PERFORM EACH OTHER's DUTIES WHEN NECESSARY AND
CONVENIENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 40 of chapter 218 of the General
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby
amended by striking out the fourth sentence and inserting
in place thereof the following sentence : — Justices of dis-
trict courts, except the municipal court of the city of Boston,
may perform each other's duties when necessary or conven-
ient, and special justices of district courts, including the mu-
nicipal court of the city of Boston, may perform each other's
duties when necessary or convenient, provided that no
special justice of a district court other than of the municipal
court of the city of Boston shall sit in said municipal court
except upon the request of the chief justice thereof.
Section 2. Section 52 of said chapter 218, as so appear-
ing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "jus-
tice", in line 6, the words: — of the court or, with the assent
of the chief justice, of any other district court, — so that the
third sentence will read as follows: — A special justice of
the court or, with the assent of the chief justice, of any
other district court may hold any such additional session at
the request of the chief justice or senior associate as afore-
said, or a regular session at the request of the justice whose
duty it may be to hold it, or, in case of the illness or absence
of any justice, or a vacancy, at the request of any justice.
Approved May 27, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 218, § 52,
amended.
Special justices
may sit in
special or
regular sessions
in certain
instances.
Chap.S99 An Act relative to licenses to operate motor vehicles.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 8 of chapter 90 of the General Laws,
as most recently amended by chapter 284 of the acts of
1937, is hereby further amended by striking out the next
to the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing: — All licenses issued to operators shall be valid for two
years only from the date of issue.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 90, § 8,
etc., amended.
T/icense valid
for two years
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 400, 401. 367
Section 2. Section 33 of said chapter 90, as amended, S^iPx^Q
IS hereby lurther amended by strikmg out the paragraph etc., amended.
contained in lines 85 to 87, inclusive, as appearing in the
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
following : —
For every license to operate motor vehicles or any re- Fees.
newal thereof, four dollars, but no fee shall be collected for
the renewal of a special license to operate motor-propelled
fire apparatus.
Section 3. This act shall apply to licenses issued after Application.
January first, nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved May 27, 1948.
An Act further regulating the taking of fish from r<h„jj aoq
THE inland waters OF THE COMMONWEALTH. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 14 of chapter 131 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after the fifth paragraph, as appearing ^tc.'!'amlAded^'
in section 2 of chapter 599 of the acts of 1941, the following
paragraph : —
Occupy not more than two great ponds within the com- Taking of fish,
monwealth at any one time for the purpose of scientific "■^guiated.
study or experiment; make rules and regulations relative
to fishing within said waters, such rules and regulations
being subject to section thirty-seven of chapter thirty;
provide a penalty, consisting of a fine not to exceed twenty
dollars, for any violation of any such rule or regulation;
and from time to time close or open such waters, or any
part thereof, for fishing. Approved May 27, 1948.
An Act relative to combining the cemetery com- Qfiav 401
MISSION and the park COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF
LYNNFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby established in the town of
Lynnfield a park and cemetery commission, to consist of
three members. The initial members thereof shall be elected,
one to serve for one year, one for two years, and one for
three years, from the date of the annual meeting at which
they are elected, and thereafter when the term of any
member expires, his successor shall be elected to serve for
three years. In all cases the members shall serve until
their successors are elected and qualified. The members of
said commission shall, after each election, elect one of their
members to act as chairman for the ensuing year. If a
vacancy occurs in said commission, the remaining members
may fill such vacancy until the next annual town meeting,
when a new member shall be elected to fill the unexpired
term.
368 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 402, 403.
Section 2. Upon the election and qualification of the
members of said commission, it shall have all the powers
and duties now vested in the cemetery commission and the
park commission and said commissions shall be abolished
and the several terms of office of the members of said com-
missions shall terminate.
Section 3. The provisions of sections one and two of
this act shall be submitted for acceptance to the voters of
the town of Lynnfield at a town meeting, held not later
than the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine, in the form
of the following question which shall be placed upon the
official ballot to be used at such meeting: — "Shall sections
one and two of an act passed by the general court in the
year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, entitled 'An Act
relative to combining the Cemetery Commission and the
Park Commission of the Town of Lynnfield', be accepted?"
If a majority of the votes in answer to said question is in
the affirmative, sections one and two of this act shall take
full effect, but not otherwise.
Section 4. Chapter 87 of the acts of the current year
is hereby repealed. Approved May 27, 191^8.
ChapA02 An Act validating and confirming the election of
MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWN OF
FALMOUTH IN THE CURRENT YEAR, AND REGULATING THE
ELECTION OF THEIR SUCCESSORS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of section eighty-one A
of chapter forty-one of the General Laws, the action of the
town of Falmouth, at the annual town election in the current
year, in electing certain persons to the planning board of
said town for certain terms is hereby validated and con-
firmed. At the annual town election in the year nineteen
hundred and forty-nine, one person shall be elected to said
board for the term of five years. At the annual town elec-
tion in the year nineteen hundred and fifty, one person
shall be elected to said board for a term of three years, and
one person shall be so elected for a term of five years. There-
after, upon the expiration of the term of any such member,
his successor shall be elected for a term of five years.
Approved May 27, 1948.
ChapAOS An Act to provide a pension for certain state em-
ployees.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
For the purpose of promoting the public good and in
consideration of long and meritorious service, any person
who was employed by the commonwealth in the depart-
ment of public works on July first, nineteen hundred and
Acts, 1948. — C^aps. 404, 405. 369
thirty-six, and who, because of having attained age fifty-
five before July first, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, was
not eUgible to become a member of the contributory retire-
ment system, and who has been in the employ of the com-
monwealth in the department of public works for not less
than fifteen years and has attained the age of sixty-five or
over shall on retirement receive from the commonwealth for
the remainder of his life the sum of fifteen dollars per week.
The expenses for this purpose shall be appropriated from
the same source from which said employees received their
salary. Approved May 27, 1948.
An Act further enlarging the district to which cer- (JJidp 494
TAIN LAWS relative TO THE EMISSION OF SMOKE SHALL
APPLY,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The third paragraph of section 1 of chapter 651 of the
acts of 1910, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 301 of the
acts of 1928, is hereby amended by inserting after the word
"Newton" in line 8 the word: — , Peabody, — so as to
read as follows : —
"District" means the district to which the provisions of
this act shall apply, to wit : — That part of Boston harbor
lying westerly of a line drawn from the southeastern point
of Deer Island to the northeastern point of Long Island
and the territory comprised within the cities and towns of
Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Braintree, Brookline, Cam-
bridge, Canton, Chelsea, Dedham, Everett, Lynn, Maiden,
Medford, Melrose, Milton, Needham, Newton, Peabody,
Quincy, Revere, Saugus, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield,
Waltham, Watertown, Weymouth, Winchester, Winthrop
and Woburn. Approved May 27, 1948.
An Act establishing a tree commission for the town ChavAOd
OF NANTUCKET, AND DEFINING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES,
AND ABOLISHING THE OFFICE OF TREE WARDEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby estabHshed in the town of
Nantucket a tree commission consisting of five members to
be appointed by the selectmen. The tree commission shall
have all the powers and authority and perform all the
duties of a tree warden elected in accordance with the pro-
visions of chapter forty-one of the General Laws. The
original appointment of the members of the tree commis-
sion shall be, one for one year, one for two years, one for
three years, one for four years, and one for five years, from
April first following the year of such appointment, and
thereafter the selectmen shall annually appoint one member
of said commission for a term of five years. Any vacancy
370 Acts, 1948. -^ Chaps. 406, 407.
in the commission shall be filled by appointment of the
selectmen for the unexpired term. The office of tree warden
shall be abolished on the date that this act becomes fully
effective, as provided in the following section.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by the voters at a town meeting duly called for the
purpose. Approved May 27, 1948.
ChapAOQ An Act providing a forty hour work week for all
EMPLOYEES AT THE SUFFOLK COUNTY HOUSE OF CORREC-
TION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding any other provision of general or special
law, the service of the employees of the Suffolk county house
of correction, upon the acceptance of this act by the mayor
and city council of the city of Boston, acting in their capac-
ities as county commissioners of Suffolk county, shall be
restricted to five days and to forty hours in any one week;
provided, that, in cases of emergency, service in excess of
five days or such forty hours may be authorized by an officer
of said house of correction whose duty it is to employ,
direct or control such employees, and such additional serv-
ice shall be compensated for as overtime. The compensa-
tion payable to any employee of said house of correction
shall not be reduced by reason of the acceptance of this act.
Approved May 27, 1948.
ChavA07 An Act further providing for the employment of vet-
erans IN CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G-jL.^Ter ^ Chapter 31 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
etc!, 'amended, striking out scction 25, as most recently amended by chapter
145 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place thereof the fol-
Provisionai lowing scction: — Section 25. Whenever a provisional ap-
^ifusTbe""^" pointment is authorized by the director under section fifteen,
veSan^ ^ HO pcrson othcr than a veteran shall be appointed unless the
unless, etc. appointing officer cannot find a veteran qualified for the
position who will accept and so certifies to the director.
Before certifying that he is unable to find a veteran who is
qualified for, and will accept, the position, the appointing
officer shall obtain from the director a list of all veterans
who have filed, within the preceding year, applications for
the kind of work called for by such provisional appointment,
and shall notify by mail each of said veterans, and the ap-
pointing officer shall also notify by mail the state commis-
sioner of veterans' services and the director of the division
of employment security, if the position is in the service of
the commonwealth, or the commissioner of veterans' services
of the city or town, or officer holding a like position and the
director of the division of employment security, if the posi-
tion is in the service of a city or town, for the purpose of
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 408, 409, 410. 371
ascertaining the names of qualified veterans who are avail-
able and willing to accept, and the certificate of the appoint-
ing officer shall so state. The director shall not approve the
provisional appointment of any person which does not con-
form to the provisions of this section.
Approved May 27, 1948.
An Act increasing the compensation of certain mem- ChapAOS
BERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
thirteen of chapter two hundred and ninety-one of the acts
of nineteen hundred and six, as amended, the minimum
annual compensation of each lieutenant of the police depart-
ment of the city of Boston is hereby established as four
thousand dollars and the minimum annual compensation of
each sergeant of said police department is hereby established
as thirty-five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by vote of the city council of said city, subject to the
provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved May 27, 19^8.
An Act to validate certain notes signed by officials CAax>.409
OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. Four notes aggregating five thousand three
hundred and seventy-five dollars, signed by the treasurer and
a majority of the selectmen of the town of Sutton on June
sixth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, payable to the
Millbury National Bank in the years nineteen hundred and
forty-eight to nineteen hundred and fifty-one, the proceeds
of which were used for the purchase of a grader authorized
to be purchased by vote of the town under article thirty-one
of the warrant for the annual town meeting in the year nine-
teen hundred and forty-six, shall be valid obligations of said
town notwithstanding the failure of officials to comply with
the applicable provisions of chapter forty-four of the General
Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by the voters of said town at a town meeting called for
the purpose in the current year, but not otherwise.
Approved May 27, 1948.
An Act subjecting to the civil service laws the posi- Cfiav 410
tion of director of the division of collections in
THE department OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The position of director of the division of collections in the
department of the attorney general shall, upon the effective
372
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 411, 412, 413.
date of this act, become subject to the civil service laws and
rules, and the tenure of office of the present incumbent of
said position shall be unlimited subject, however, to said
laws, but said present incumbent shall be subjected to a
qualifying examination by the division of civil service, and,
upon passing said examination, shall be certified for the
position and shall be deemed to be permanently appointed
thereto without being required to serve any probationary
period. Approved May 27, 194-8.
Chap All An Act to exempt field eepresentatives of the fair
EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE COMMISSION FROM THE PROVISIONS
OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The last paragraph of section 56 of chapter 6 of the Gen-
eral Laws, added by section 3 of chapter 368 of the acts of
1946, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "secre-
tary" in hne 2 the words: — , field representatives, — so
as to read as follows : —
All employees of the commission, except an executive
secretary, field representatives, the heads of divisions, and
attorneys, shall be subject to chapter thirty-one and the
rules and regulations made thereunder.
Approved May 27, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 6, § 56,
etc., amended.
Certain em-
ployees of com-
mission not
subject to
civil service.
Chap. 4:12 A.N Act providing for the admission of crippled chil-
dren TO THE LAKEVILLE STATE SANATORIUM.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), Ill,
§ 65A, etc.,
amended.
Certain
crippled
children may
be admitted to
Lakeville state
sanatorium.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 65A, as most recently amended by chap-
ter 506 of the acts of 1941, and inserting in place thereof the
following section : — Section 65 A . The department may
admit to the Lakeville state sanatorium persons suffering
from extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, persons crippled by
poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis), and crippled children as
defined in the regulations of the department; provided, that
no person shall be admitted who has not been a resident of
the commonwealth for at least twelve months preceding the
date of his application for admission, and that preference
shall be given to citizens of the commonwealth.
Approved May 27, 1948.
ChapAlS A.N Act providing for the inspection of colleges,
UNIVERSITIES AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS APPROVED FOR
THE PURPOSES OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND FOR THE
WITHDRAWAL OF SUCH APPROVAL IN CERTAIN CASES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G L. (Ter Scctiou 2 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as amended,
etc!, 'amended', is hereby further amended by inserting after the fourth
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 414. 373
paragraph, as appearing in section 37 of chapter 451 of the
acts of 1939, the following paragraph: —
The approving authority may from time to time, but not inspection
oftener than once a year, inspect each college, university, etc^by^the
or medical school approved under this section and if, in the avithority.
opinion of said authority, such college, university, or medical
school does not meet the requirements necessary for approval,
it shall send written notification thereof to the trustees or
other governing body of such college, university, or medical
school specifying therein what steps it must take in order to
prevent the withdrawal of such approval and a reasonable
time within which it must take such steps. If such college. Authority may
university, or medical school fails to take such steps within approvaTJnder
the time prescribed, said authority shall give written notice certain con-
that it will withdraw its approval. A college, university, '^**^'°"^-
or medical school objecting to the withdrawal of the approval
granted to it may file with the approving authority, within
twenty days after such written notice, its written objections
thereto, and thereupon a public hearing shall be seasonably
granted by the approving authority. As soon as may be,
the approving authority shall give a copy of its decision to
such college, university, or medical school. A written de-
cision of the approving authority withdrawing its approval
of a college, university or medical school shall not become
effective until thirty days after a copy of such decision is
given to the college, university, or medical school concerned.
The provisions of this section applicable in the case of a
refusal of the approving authority to approve originally a
college, university, or medical school shall apply, so far as
apt, in the case of a withdrawal by the approving authority
of approval of a college, university, or medical school.
Approved May 27, 1948.
An Act restoring to helen c. keyes the right to be (Jjidj) 45^4
RETIRED under THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT LAW IF ^'
FOUND TO BE PERMANENTLY INCAPABLE OF RENDERING
SATISFACTORY SERVICE AS A TEACHER ON ACCOUNT OF
PHYSICAL DISABILITY,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The school committee of the town of Belcher-
town shall have the right, subject to the final approval of
the teachers' retirement board, to retire Helen C. Keyes
in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (8) and
(13) of section ten of chapter thirty-two of the General
Laws, as in effect immediately prior to January first, nine-
teen hundred and forty-six, in the same manner as though
she had been on leave of absence up to the date such action
is taken; provided, that it is found that she is now, and
has been since the year nineteen hundred and forty-four,
permanently incapable of rendering satisfactory service as
a teacher on account of physical disability.
374 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 415, 416.
Section 2. If said Helen C. Keyes is retired under
section one of this act, she shall receive from the date the
retirement is approved by the teachers' retirement board
the retirement allowance which she would have received
under paragraphs (9) and (10) of said section ten of said
chapter thirty-two, as in effect immediately prior to January
first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, if she had been on
leave of absence up to the date of such approval, and the
annual salary for her position had continued to be thirteen
hundred and seventy-five dollars, the salary she was re-
ceiving when her service terminated.
Approved May 27, 1948.
ChapA15 A.N Act providing for audit of accounts of districts
formed to establish and maintain departments of
veterans' services.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV ii5"new Chapter 115 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
§ lis,' added.*^ adding after section 14, added by section 1 of chapter 599
of the acts of 1946, the following section: — Section 15.
Accounts of The director of accounts in the department of corporations
to^estabiis™^^ aiid taxation shaU cause an audit to be made annually of
veterans' serv- ^he accounts of all districts organized under the authority
ments to be of SBctiou ten and for such purpose he, and his duly ac-
audited. credited agents, shall have access to all necessary papers,
books and records. The expenses incurred for said audits
shall be paid primarily by the commonwealth. Said director
shall apportion the cost of each audit among the several
municipalities comprising the district on the basis of the
taxable valuation of said municipahties as last established
by the general court for state and county taxes, and submit
the amounts of each apportionment to the state treasurer,
who shall issue his warrant requiring the assessors of the
cities and towns which comprise the district to assess a tax
to the amount so apportioned, and such amount shall be
collected and paid to the state treasurer as provided by
section twenty of chapter fifty-nine.
Approved Maij 27, 1948.
ChavAW -^^ ■^^'^ relative to signs and signals at ways inter-
secting through ways, and relative to stopping at
such ways.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Chapter 89 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
amended. ' Striking out scctiou 9, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:
Signs and — Scction 9. For the purposes of this section, the depart-
tifrough'ways, meut of pubHc works may from time to time designate any
regulated. state or othcr highway or part thereof as a through way,
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 417. 375
and may after notice revoke any such designation; and
any city or town may, with the approval of said depart-
ment and while such approval is in effect, designate any way
or part thereof within the control of such city or town as a
through way and may, after notice and like approval,
revoke any such designation. Said department may, after
notice, revoke any approval granted under this section.
No such designation of a through way shall become effective
as to regulation of traffic at any point of intersection with
another way until said department or the board or officer
having control of ways in a city or town, as the case may be,
shall have caused suitable warning signs or signals to be
erected at or near such point. Every driver of a vehicle,
railway car or other conveyance approaching an intersection
of a way with a lawful through way, where there exists
facing him a sign bearing the words "Through Traffic
Stop", or a flashing red signal indication, said sign or signal
being in accordance with the requirements of the depart-
ment, shall before proceeding through the intersection bring
such vehicle, railway car or other conveyance to a complete
stop at such point as may be marked by a sign or line, or,
if a point is not so marked, then at a place between the said
stop sign and the nearer line of the street intersection.
This section shall not apply when the traffic is otherwise
directed by an officer or by a lawful traffic regulating sign,
signal or device. For the purposes of this section, a way
joining a through way at an angle, whether or not it crosses
the same, shall be deemed to intersect it, and the word
"way", unless the context otherwise requires, shall include
a through or other way. Approved May 27, 1948.
An Act providing for the reinstatement of john e. ChapA17
SULLIVAN IN THE SERVICE OF THE CITY OF PEABODY FOR
THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RETIREMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. John E. Sullivan, who was employed at the
J. B. Thomas Hospital of the city of Peabody from the
year nineteen hundred and seven to May seventeenth, nine-
teen hundred and thirty-nine, shall be reinstated by said
city in the service of said hospital for the sole purpose of
being retired as hereinafter provided. Upon such reinstate-
ment, said Sullivan shall pay into the annuity savings fund
of the contributory retirement system of the city the amount
of the accumulated regular deductions withdrawn by him
when he became separated from the service of the city, plus
interest to the date of deposit. Upon such deposit, he shall
be credited with all service actually rendered as a member
of said system as well as all prior service credit to which he
had been entitled, and, in addition, with all service rendered
to said hospital in the same manner as if such service had
been rendered as an employee of the city. After such rein-
376
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 418.
statement, said Sullivan shall be retired by the retirement
board of the city and shall receive a retirement allowance as
provided by law.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the city council of said city, subject to
the provisions of the charter, but not otherwise.
Approved May 27, 1948.
ChapAlS -^N ■^^'^ RELATIVE TO THB PAYMENT OF HOSPITAL CARE FUR-
NISHED ON ACCOUNT OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND THEIR
PARENTS.
G. L. (Ter.
FA.), 118, § 2,
etc., amended.
Aid to
dependent
children.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 118 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 2, as most recently amended by chap-
ter 415 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place thereof the
following section : — Section 2. In every town the board of
public welfare, subject to the supervision of the depart-
ment and in compliance with the rules and regulations
adopted by the department pursuant to the provisions of
this chapter, shall aid every parent in properly bringing up,
in his or her own home, each dependent child if such parent
is fit to bring up such child, but no aid shall be granted under
this chapter for or on account of any child unless (1) such
child has resided in the commonwealth one year immediately
preceding the application for such aid, or (2) such child was
born within the commonwealth within one year immediately
preceding such application, if its mother has resided in the
commonwealth for one year immediately preceding the birth.
The aid furnished shall be sufficient to enable such parent
to bring up such child or children properly in his or her own
home, and shall be in an amount to be determined in ac-
cordance with budgetary standards as approved by the
department, and shall be granted from the date of applica-
tion therefor, and no person shall be denied aid under this
chapter because of the lack of a legal settlement in the
commonwealth or in the town from which such aid is re-
quested. Expenses for hospital care rendered to or on
account of any such parent or any dependent child in his
or her care or custody may be paid directly to the person
or hospital furnishing such services. In the event of the
commitment of any such parent to an institution as an insane
person, expenses for medical and other services rendered on
account of such parent or any dependent child in his or
her care or custody, including expenses of the funeral of
any such dependent child who may have died, which remain
unpaid at the time of such commitment may be paid by the
town directly to the person furnishing such services, sub-
ject to any rule or regulation of the department relative to
reimbursement under this chapter. In the event of the
death of any such parent, expenses for medical and other
services rendered on account of such parent or any dependent
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 419. 377
child in his or her care or custody, including expenses of the
funeral of any such dependent child who may have died,
which remain unpaid at the time of the death of such parent,
and also expenses of the funeral of such parent, may be paid
by the town directly to the person furnishing such services,
subject to an}^ rule or regulation of the department relative
to reimbursement under this chapter. In addition, expenses
for medical and other services rendered on account of such
parent or any dependent child in his or her care or custody,
including expenses of the funeral of any such dependent child
who may have died, may be paid by the town directly to the
person furnishing such services, subject to any rule or regu-
lation of the department relative to reimbursement under
this chapter, in any case where such payment is necessary
to discharge an obligation incurred in securing such services
for such parent or dependent child. Nothing in this chapter
shall be construed as authorizing any public official, agent
or representative, in carrying out any provision of this
chapter, to take charge of any child over the objection of
either the father or the mother of such child, or of the person
standing in loco parentis to such child, except pursuant to a
proper court order. Approved May 27, 1948.
An Act relative to voting precincts, the nomination Qhn^ 419
AND ELECTION OF TOW^N MEETING MEMBERS, AND THE ^'
reference TO THE VOTERS OF CERTAIN VOTES OF REPRE-
SENTATIVE TOWN MEETINGS IN THE TOWN OF DEDHAM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
one of chapter three hundred and fifty-eight of the acts of
nineteen hundred and twenty-six, the territory of the town
of Dedham shall be divided by the districting board, re-
ferred to in said section one, into not less than six nor more
than ten voting precincts, each of which shall be plainly
designated and shall contain not less than four hundred
registered voters. Any proposed changes by the districting
board in the number or size of established voting precincts
shall be subject to confirmation by the town at a town
meeting.
Section 2, The first paragraph of section 2 of said
chapter 358, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 8 of the
acts of 1930, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 10,
the word "three" and inserting in place thereof the word: —
two, — so that the first sentence of said paragraph will read
as follows: — The registered voters in each precinct shall,
at the first annual town election held after the establishment
thereof, and at the first annual town election following any
precinct revision, conformably to the laws relative to elec-
tions not inconsistent with this act, elect by ballot from the
registered voters of the precinct town meeting members,
other than the officers designated in section three as town
378 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 419.
meeting members at large, to the largest number which is
divisible by three and which will not exceed two per cent of
the number of registered voters in the precinct upon and in-
cluding the first day of January next preceding said election.
Section 3. Section 3 of said chapter 358, as most
recently amended by section 2 of said chapter 8, is hereby
further amended by striking out the first sentence and in-
serting in place thereof the following : — Any representative
town meeting held under the provisions of this act, except
as otherwise provided herein, shall be limited to the voters
elected under section two, together with the following, des-
ignated as town meeting members at large; namely, the
moderator, the town clerk and the chairman of the finance
committee.
Section 4. Said chapter 358 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 4 and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 4- Nomination of candidates
for town meeting members to be elected under this act shall
be made by nomination papers which shall have no political
designations, and shall be signed by not less than ten regis-
tered voters of the precinct in which the candidate resides
and filed with the town clerk no later than the last date for
the filing of nomination papers by candidates for town offices ;
provided, that any incumbent town meeting member may
become a candidate for re-election by giving written notice
thereof to the town clerk not later than fourteen days prior
to the last day and hour for filing nomination papers. No
nomination papers shall be valid in respect to any candidate
whose written acceptance is not thereon or attached thereto
when filed. The town clerk shall cause to be published in
at least one local newspaper in each of the two weeks pre-
ceding an annual election a list of candidates for town meet-
ing members and the number and term of the vacancies to
be filled.
Section 5. Said chapter 358 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 8 and inserting in place thereof the
following : — Section 8. No vote passed at any representa-
tive town meeting except a vote declared by preamble by
a two thirds vote of the town meeting members present and
voting thereon to be an emergency measure, necessary for
the immediate preservation of the peace, health, safety or
convenience of the town, shall be operative until after the
expiration of ten days, exclusive of Sundays and legal holi-
days, from the dissolution of the meeting. If, within said
ten days, a petition, signed by not less than fifty registered
voters from each precinct, containing their names and ad-
dresses as they appear on the list of registered voters, is filed
with the selectmen requesting that the question or ques-
tions involved in such vote be submitted to the registered
voters of the town at large, then the selectmen, within four-
teen days after the filing of the petition, shall call a special
meeting of the voters of the town at large, which shall be
held within ten days after the issuing of the call, for the sole
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 419. 379
purpose of presenting to such voters the question or ques-
tions so involved. The polls shall be opened at eight o'clock
in the morning and shall be closed not earlier than eight
o'clock in the evening, and all votes upon any questions so
submitted shall be taken by ballot, and the check list shall
be used in the several precinct meetings in the same manner
as in the election of town officers. The question or questions
so submitted shall be determined by a vote of the same pro-
portion of the registered voters at large voting thereon as
would have been required by law had the question or ques-
tions been finally determined at a representative town meet-
ing, but no action of the representative town meetijig shall
be reversed unless at least twenty per cent of the registered
voters shall so vote. The question or questions so submitted
shall be stated upon the ballot in substantially the same
language and form in which they were stated when presented
to said representative town meeting by the moderator as
appears from the records of the said meeting. If such peti-
tion is not filed within the said period of ten days, the vote
of the representative town meeting shall become operative
and effective upon the expiration of said period.
Section 6. This act shall be submitted for acceptance to
the registered voters of the town of Dedham at the biennial
state election in the current year in the forai of the following
question, which shall be placed on the official ballot for use
in said town at said election: — "Shall an act passed by the
general court in the current year, entitled 'An Act relative
to voting precincts, the nomination and election of town
meeting members, and the reference to the voters of certain
votes of representative town meetings in the town of Ded-
ham', be accepted?"
Section 7. If this act is not accepted at said state
election, it shall be again submitted for acceptance to the
registered voters of said town at the annual town meeting
in the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine in the form of
the following question, which shall be placed upon the official
ballot to be used for the election of town officers at said
meeting: "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the
year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, entitled 'An Act
relative to voting precincts, the nomination and election of
town meeting members, and the reference to the voters of
certain votes of representative town meetings in the town
of Dedham', be accepted?", and if it is not accepted at said
annual town meeting, it may again be submitted for accept-
ance in like manner from time to time to such voters at any
annual town meeting, but not later than the year nineteen
hundred and fifty-one, upon petition signed by not less than
two per cent of the total number of registered voters of said
town and filed with the town clerk at least thirty days prior
to such meeting.
Section 8. Upon the acceptance of this act by a majority
of the voters voting thereon at said state election, or at a •
town meeting as aforesaid, it shall take effect for the pur-
380
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 420, 421, 422.
poses of the next annual election in the town of Dedham, at
which election all elected town meeting members shall be
elected, and the terms of office of all elected town meeting
members then in office shall cease, and for all other purposes
this act shall take effect upon the date of such election.
Approved May 27, 1948.
Chap, 420 An Act reviving north end veterans association, inc.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
North End Veterans Association, Inc., a corporation the
charter of which was declared void May twenty-eighth, nine-
teen hundred and forty-seven, under the provisions of sec-
tion twenty-seven of chapter one hundred and eighty of the
General Laws, is hereby revived, with the same powers,
duties and obligations as if its charter had not been declared
void as aforesaid. Approved May 27, 1948.
ChapA21 An Act revoking the discretionary powers of the
director of the division of employment security to
disqualify claimants for benefits under the em-
PLOYMENT security law who furnish INACCURATE IN-
FORMATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Subsection (a) of section 25 of chapter 151A of the Gen-
eral Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 685 of the
acts of 1941, is hereby amended by striking out the last
sentence, — so as to read as follows : —
(a) Any week in which he fails without good cause to
comply with the registration and filing requirements of the
director. The director shall furnish copies of such require-
ments to each employer, who shall notify his employees of
the terms thereof when they become unemployed.
Approved May 27, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 151A,
§ 25, etc.,
amended.
Discretionary
powers of
director
revoked.
Chap. 422 An Act relative to uniforms for certain officers and
EMPLOYEES IN STATE PENAL INSTITUTIONS.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 125, § 8,
amended.
Uniforms of
certain state
employees to
be of standard
pattern.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 125 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 8, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
tion:— Sections. Officers and employees of each state
penal institution required to wear uniforms while on duty
shall be furnished at the expense of the commonwealth with
such uniforms of standard pattern as shall be prescribed
by the commissioner and approved by the commission on
administration and finance. Approved May 27, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 423. 381
An Act abolishing the southeastern district for the QJiart 423
ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL LAW AND MAKING PLYM-
OUTH AND NORFOLK COUNTIES SEPARATE DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 12 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out section 13, as appearing in the ameAde^d.^ ^^'
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing:— Section IS. For the administration of the crimi- Districts for
nal law, Suffolk county shall constitute the Suffolk district; of^rimtnaT'""
Middlesex county, the northern district; Essex county, the '='^-
eastern district; Norfolk county, the Norfolk district;
Plymouth county, the Plymouth district; Bristol, Barn-
stable, Nantucket and Dukes counties, the southern dis-
trict; Worcester county, the middle district; Berkshire and
Hampden counties, the western district; and Franklin and
Hampshire counties, the northwestern district.
Section 2. Said chapter 12 is hereby further amended Ed^ iJl"i4
by striking out section 14, as most recently amended by etc!, 'amended'.
section 1 of chapter 239 of the acts of the current year, and
inserting in place thereof the following: — Section 14- Dis- officers
trict attorneys of the following districts may appoint the by'd'is'tHct
following officers, as herein specified, and may at their attorneys.
pleasure remove them:
For the Suffolk district, twelve assistant district attorneys.
For the northern district, an assistant district attorney
and five second assistant district attorneys.
For the eastern district, four assistant district attorneys.
For the middle district, an assistant district attorney, a
second assistant district attorney and a third assistant dis-
trict attorney.
For the Norfolk district, an assistant district attorney, a
second assistant district attorney and a third assistant dis-
trict attorney.
For the Plymouth district, an assistant district attorney
and a second assistant district attorney.
For the southern district, an assistant district attorney,
a second assistant district attorney and a third assistant
district attorney; and, if in the opinion of the district attor-
ney the interests of the commonwealth require, with the
approval of the chief justice of the superior court, a deputy
district attorney.
For the western district, an assistant district attorney and
a second assistant district attorney, of whom one shall reside
in Berkshire county and the other in Hampden county.
For the northwestern district, an assistant district at-
torney.
Section 3. Section 15 of said chapter 12, as most re- Ed^iJlis
cently amended by section 1 of chapter 675 of the acts of etc., 'amended'.
1947, is hereby further amended by striking out the sixth
paragraph and inserting in place thereof the two following
new paragraphs : —
382
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 423.
Salaries of
district
attorneys.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 12, § 16,
etc., amended.
Salaries of
assistant dis-
trict attorneys.
For the Norfolk district, six thousand five hundred dollars.
For the Plymouth district, five thousand dollars, — so as
to read as follows : —
Section 15. District attorneys shall receive from the com-
monwealth salaries as follows : —
For the Suffolk district, ten thousand eight hundred
dollars.
For the northern district, eight thousand four hundred
dollars.
For the eastern district, seven thousand two hundred
dollars.
For the middle district, seven thousand two hundred
dollars.
For the Norfolk district, six thousand five hundred dollars.
For the Plymouth district, five thousand dollars.
For the southern district, seven thousand two hundred
dollars.
For the western district, seven thousand two hundred
dollars.
For the northwestern district, four thousand eight hun-
dred dollars.
Section 4. Said chapter 12 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 16, as most recently amended by
section 2 of chapter 239 of the acts of the current year, and
inserting in place thereof the following: — Section 16. As-
sistant, second assistant and third assistant district attorneys
and deputy district attorneys shall receive from the common-
wealth salaries as follows : —
For the Suffolk district, two assistants, seventy-eight hun-
dred dollars; four assistants, six thousand dollars; two as-
sistants, five thousand dollars; and four assistants, four
thousand five hundred dollars.
For the northern district, assistant, six thousand dollars;
second assistants, four thousand eight hundred dollars.
For the eastern district, one assistant, four thousand three
hundred and twenty dollars; one assistant, three thousand
six hundred dollars; two assistants, two thousand eight hun-
dred and eighty dollars.
For the middle district, assistant, four thousand three
hundred and twenty dollars; second assistant, three thou-
sand six hundred dollars; third assistant, two thousand
eight hundred and eighty dollars.
For the Norfolk district, assistant, three thousand five
hundred dollars; second assistant, three thousand dollars;
third assistant, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For the Plymouth district, assistant, three thousand five
hundred dollars; second assistant, three thousand dollars.
For the southern district, assistant, four thousand three
hundred and twenty dollars ; second assistant, three thousand
six hundred dollars; third assistant, three thousand dollars;
deputy district attorney, such compensation as shall be fixed
by the district attorney with the approval of the chief justice
of the superior court.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 424. 383
For the western district, assistant, two thousand eight
hundred and eighty dollars; second assistant, two thousand
four hundred dollars.
For the northwestern district, one assistant, twenty-eight
hundred and eighty dollars.
Section 5. Section 18 of said chapter 12, as appearing g.l. (Xer.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking amendp.t. ' '
out, in line 3, the word "southeastern" and inserting in
place thereof the words: — Norfolk, Plymouth, — so as to
read as follows: — Section 18. If there is no assistant dis- cierkor
trict attorney, the district attorney may, with the approval aWanTin
of the superior court, employ a clerk to aid him ; and in the certain cases.
northern, eastern, middle, Norfolk, Plymouth, western and
northwestern districts, the court may appoint, for the sitting
at which the appointment is made, a competent person to
act as an assistant to the district attorney. The compensa-
tion of any person employed or appointed hereunder shall be
paid from the county treasury, or, if two or more counties
constitute the district, equally from the treasury of each.
Section 6. Said chapter 12 is hereby further amended by g.^i- {PIoo
striking out section 22, as so appearing, and inserting in place amended.
thereof the following : — Section 22. The district attorney Employees in
for the northern, Norfolk or Plymouth district may employ Norfo1k"or
such persons for clerical or stenographic work as may be dis^trict"**^
approved by any justice of the superior court, and may re-
move them at his pleasure. Their compensation shall be paid
by the county constituting the district.
Section 7. There shall be no election of a district attor- Election of
ney for the southeastern district at the biennial state election attorney in
in the year nineteen hundred and fifty, but there shall be piym°outr''
elected at said state election a district attorney for the Nor- districts.
folk district established by this act and a district attorney for
the Plymouth district so established. In all other respects
this act shall take effect upon the first Wednesday of Janu-
ary, nineteen hundred and fifty-one.
Approved May 28, 1948.
An Act providing for certain structural alterations Chap. 424:
AT THE ARMORY IN THE TOWN OF HINGHAM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The armory commission is hereby authorized
and directed to make such structural alterations at the
armory in the town of Hingham as may be necessary to
make the entrance and exit facilities thereat conform to
requirements of the laws relating to the safety of persons in
places of public assembly, and increase the seating capacity
of said armory. For said purposes, said commission may
expend not exceeding one thousand dollars upon the pay-
ment of said sum into the state treasury by said town of
Hingham. Any balance of said sum remaining after the
completion of the alterations shall be repaid to said town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1948.
384 Acts, 1948. -- Chaps. 425, 426.
Chni)A2t) An Act to authokizk the town ok Lunenburg to borrow
MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OK CONSTRUCTING, rOQUTPPINO
AND FURNISHING A SCHOOL BUILDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing and originally
equipping and furnishing a new school building, the town of
Lunenburg may borrow, from time to time, within a period
of five years from the passage of this act, such sums as may be
necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, fifty thousand
dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall
bear on their face the words, Lunenburg School Building
Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized issue shall constitute a
separate loan, and such loans shall be paid in not more than
twenty years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under
this act shall be in excess of the statutory limit, but shall,
except as provided herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of
the General Laws, exclusive of the limitation contained in
the first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1948.
Chap. 42Q An Act to authorize the town of lynnfield to borrow
MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, EQUIPPING
AND FURNISHING A SCHOOL BUILDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L Section 1 of chapter 27 of the acts of 1947 is
hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the word "two"
and inserting in place thereof the word : — four, — and by
striking out, in line 9, the word "loan" and inserting in place
thereof the word : — issue, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing and originally
equipping and furnishing a new elementary school building
in precinct two in the town of Lynnfield, said town may
l)orrow, from time to time within a period of five years from
the passage of this act, such sums as may be necessary, not
exceeding, in the aggregate, four hundred thousand dollars,
and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on
their face the words, Lynnfield School Building Loan, Acts
of 1947. Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate
loan, and such loans shall be paid in not more than twenty
years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this
act shall be in excess of the statutory limit, but shall, except
as provided herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of the
General Laws, exclusive of the limitation contained in the
first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 427, 428, 429. 385
An Act validating certain acts and proceedings of the (JhapA27
BYFIELD WATER DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Section 1 . The acts and proceedings of the Byfield water
district, at its meetings held on the twenty-eighth day of
May, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, and on the nine-
teenth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, and
all acts and proceedings of the said district and of its officers
done in pursuance thereof, are hereby confirmed and made
valid to the same extent as if the said meetings had been
called, and held and conducted, in strict compliance with law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1948.
An Act authorizing the city of newton to borrow Chap. 428
MONEY FOR CONSTRUCTING PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. For the purposes of acquiring land for and
constructing one or more public buildings, or constructing
additions to existing public buildings, and originally equip-
ping and furnishing the same, the city of Newton may bor-
row from time to time, within a period of five years from
the passage of this act, such sums as may be necessary, not
exceeding, in the aggregate, four million dollars, and may
issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on their face
the words, Newton Public Buildings Loan, Act of 1948.
Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and
such loans shall be paid in not more than twenty years from
their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be
in excess of the statutory limit, but shall, except as herein
provided, be subject to chapter forty-four of the General
Laws, including the limitation contained in the first para-
graph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1948.
An Act authorizing the city of quincv to appropriate
money for the payment of, and to pay, certain UN-
PAID bills.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Quincy is hereby authorized to
appropriate money for the payment of, and after such
appropriation the treasurer of said city Ls hereby authorized
to pay, such of the unpaid bills incurred by said city and
totalling iiinety-one hundred and thirty-eight dollars and
twenty-four cents, as set forth in the list on file in the office
of the director of accounts in the department of corporations
and taxation, as are legally unenforceable against said city.
ChapA2Q
386 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 430.
either by reason of their being incurred in excess of available
appropriations or by reason of the failure of said city to
comply with the provisions of its charter, and as are certified
for payment by the heads of the departments wherein the
bills were contracted; provided, that the money so appro-
priated to pay such bills shall be raised by taxation in said
city.
Section 2. No bill shall be approved by the city auditor
of said city for payment or paid by the treasurer thereof
under authority of this act unless and until certificates have
been signed and filed with said city auditor, stating under
the penalties of perjury that the goods, materials or services
for which bills have been submitted were ordered by an
official or an employee of said city, and that such goods and
materials were delivered and actually received by said city
or that such services were rendered to said city, or both.
Section 3. Any person who knowingly files a certificate
required by section two which is false, and who thereby
receives payment for goods, materials or services which
were not received by or rendered to said city, shall be pun-
ished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a
fine of not more than three hundred dollars, or both.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1948.
ChapA'SO An Act aitthorizing the director of the division of
marine fisheries to investigate and study methods
for the treatment or purification and the propa-
gation of shellfish, and to enter into agreements
for such purposes.
Emergency Whevcas, The existlug conditions in the shellfish industry
make it urgent that the provisions of this act become effective
without delay, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public health and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdViJo^'s Section 1. Section 20 of chapter 130 of the General
etc.', amended. ' Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 598 of the acts
of 1941, is hereby amended by adding at the end the two
following paragraphs : —
Director may The dircctor, in the operation of any plant for the treat-
contract with , •/? i- ■ i- J* 1 ^^c i- • t- ■l.
agencies for mcnt Or purificatiou or propagation of shellfish, is hereby
triltment" *'"' authorizcd and directed to investigate and study methods
purification, for the treatment or purification of shellfish taken from
e c, o s e SI. g^j.gjj^g determined under section seventy-four to be con-
taminated. The director, in the course of such investigation,
shall confer with the state department of public health and
may expend for expert, clerical and other services and
expenses such sums as may be appropriated therefor. The
director shall, before exercising the authority to assist and
co-operate as provided in this section, receive the advice
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 431, 432. 387
of the biologist of the division and a written opinion from
him thereon.
The director, acting on behalf of the commonwealth and
with the approval of the governor and council, may enter
into contracts or agreements with agencies of the federal
government or any private institute or corporation for
carrying out research and laboratory work necessary for
purposes of the treatment or purification of shellfish and the
propagation of shellfish in the coastal areas of the common-
wealth, and may expend such sums as may be appropriated
for the purpose.
Section 2. For the purpose of carrying into effect the Appropriations.
provisions of the first paragraph of section twenty of chapter
one hundred and thirty of the General Laws during the
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
forty-nine, and the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nine-
teen hundred and fifty, the director of the division of marine
fisheries may expend, in each of said fiscal years, such sums
as may be appropriated therefor, the same to be expended
for assisting coastal cities and towns as provided in said
.section twenty.
All expenditures for assistance hereunder shall be made
directly as additional assistance and not as reimbursement.
vSection 3. For the construction and maintenance of a I'-xprriment
purification plant in Essex county, and for the construction Essex county.
and maintenance of a shellfish experiment station in said
county, said director of the division of marine fisheries may
expend such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Approved May 28, 1948.
An Act authorizing the department of public works ChapASl
TO CONVEY A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND TO THE TOWN OF
HANCOCK.
fie it enacted, etc., as follows:
The department of public works, in the name and on
behalf of the commonwealth and subject to the approval of
the governor and council, may convey to the town of Han-
cock a parcel of land located on the westerly side of the
WilUamstown road in said town, which parcel was conveyed
to the commonwealth by said town in the year nineteen
hundred and twelve. Approved May 28, 1948.
An Act providing for the registration of "antique Chap. 4^62
MOTOR cars", so CALLED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, a l. a^er.^
as amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the .(V/iun.'il.i.Mi.
paragrapli defining "Trailer " the folkming new paragraph : —
"Antique motor car", any motor vehicle over twenty- j^^^^'^^';;^"^.,
five years old which is maintained solely for use in exhibi- ('Je'fine<i ' "^
antujue motor
cars.
388 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 433, 434.
tions, club activities, parades and other functions of public
interest and which is not used primarily for the transporta-
tion of passengers or goods over any way, provided that the
application for registration thereof is accompanied by an
affidavit upon a form provided by the registrar which shall
include a statement of the age and intended use of such
motor vehicle.
G. L. (T.r. Section 2. Section 33 of said chapter 90 is hereby
crc;!'a?no.ui'<-ii'. amended by inserting after subdivision (6), as amended, the
following paragraph : —
Rejiistration For the registration of every antique motor car, three
'"''• dollars.
G. I.. (Ter. Section 3. Said chapter 90 is hereby further amended
adde/"' ^ *'"^' by inserting after section 6, as amended, the following sec-
piates for tion : — Sectiofi 6 A . Notwithstanding any contrary provi-
sion of law, number or registration plates of such size and
design as may be determined in the discretion of the regis-
trar of motor vehicles shall be issued for antique motor cars.
Approved May 28, 1948.
Chap ASS ^^ ^^"^ FURTHER REGULATING THE GRANTING OF OLD AGE
ASSISTANCE, SO CALLED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
f/' ^^s\ '^'^^ fourth sentence of section 1 of chapter 118A of the
etc!, 'amended.'' General Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 489 of
the acts of 1943, is hereby amended by inserting after the
word "semi-monthly" the words: — in advance, — so as to
Payment of read as follows: — Such assistance shall be paid by check
assis^tlnce, Or in cash, which shall be delivered to the applicant at his
regulated. residence, if he so requests, and shall be paid semi-monthly
in advance unless the applicant prefers less frequent pay-
ments. Approved May 28, 1948.
ChapAS4 An Act relative to the admission of certain minors
TO BOWXINC; ALLEYS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
G. L. (Ter.
VA.), 140,
§ 179, ' striking out section 179, as appearing in the Tercentenary
amended. Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:
Admission of — Scction 179. The keeper of a billiard, pool or sippio
certain minors i i i i . i • i . j i • i j
to bowling room or table, or place in which pictures are displayed upon
'penafizcd. ^^^ dcposit of mouey in a coin controlled apparatus, who
admits a minor thereto without the written consent of his
parent or guardian, or the keeper of a bowling alley who
admits thereto a minor under the age of sixteen, without
such consent, shall forfeit ten dollars for the first and twenty
dollars for cacli sii))se(|U('nt offence.
Approved May 28, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 435, 430. 889
An Act relative to fees to be charged hv the sealer ('j^fip 435
OF weights and measures of the town of braintree
FOR sealing certain WEIGHING AND MEASTIRIN(t DEVICES.
Be it enacted^ etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of section fifty-six of
chapter ninety-eight of the General Laws, as amended, the
sealer of weights and measures of the town of Braintree shall
receive the following fees for sealing the following weighing
and measuring devices : —
(a) Each scale with a weighing capacity of more than ten
thousand pounds, three dollars.
(6) Each scale with a weighing capacity of five thousand
to ten thousand pounds, two dollars.
(c) Each scale with a weighing capacity of one hundred to
five thousand pounds, one dollar.
(d) Each liquid capacity measure, except vehicle tanks,
of the capacity of more than one gallon, ten cents.
(e) Each liquid-measuring meter, except water meters, the
diameter of the inlet pipe of which is one inch or less, fifty
cents; and for each such meter the diameter of the inlet pipe
of which is more than one inch, three dollars.
(/) All other scales, balances and measures on pumps,
twenty-five cents each.
(g) Each taximeter, or measuring device used upon vehicles
for determining the cost of transportation, one dollar.
Qi) Each machine or other device used for determining
the measurement of leather, one dollar.
{{) Milk bottles or jars, fifty cents per gross.
(j) Vehicle tanks used in the sale of conmiodities by liquid
measure and having a capacity of one hundred gallons or
less, one dollar. For each additional one hundred gallons
or fraction thereof, an additional fee of fifty cents shall be
received. When a vehicle tank is subdivided into two or
more compartments, each compartment shall, for the pur-
pose of this section, be considered as a separate tank.
(k) All weights and other measures, five cents each.
He shall also receive reasonable compensation for neces-
sary repairs, alterations and adjustments made by him.
Approved May 28, 1948.
An Act authorizing the citv of lowell to appropriate (Jfidj) 435
FUNDS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF A LABOR-MANAGEMENT
CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The city of Lowell may appropriate, subject to the pro-
visions of its charter, funds for the expenses of maintaining
a duly appointed labor-management citizens committee;
provided, that the amount appropriated in any year under
the authority of this act shall not exceed one thousand dollars.
Approved Maij 28, W/fS.
390 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 437, 438.
ChnpA'XJ An Act fitrtheu rfxjulating the approval of locations
FOR HOLDINC. HORSE AND DOf! RACING MEP^TINGS AT WHICH
THE PARI-MIITFEL SYSTEM OF \VA(:ERIN(; SHAT-I- BE PER-
MITTED.
(!.!;. (Ter.
10.1.), 12SA
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 13A of chapter 128A of the General Laws, as most
§'.i:{A,'et.!,' recently amended by chapter 295 of the acts of 1941, is
hereby further amended by adding at the end the following
paragraph : —
Approval of Providcd, nevertheless, that in the case of towns said
lixrations lor '' , ir
raee meetings, approval by the selectmen, excepting only the approval oi
r.guiated. locatlons whcrc racing meetings have already been held,
other than in connection with state and county fairs, prior
to May first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, shall not
become effective unless and until it shall be ratified and
confirmed by vote, taken by Australian ballot, of a majority
of the registered voters of said town voting at the next
annual election. In the event that a location of a race track
has been disapproved by the town officials or at a town
election as aforesaid, no petition for approval of the same
location shall be received by town authorities and no hearing
shall be held on the question of approving or disapproving of
the same location for a period of three years from the date
of disapproval. Said approval by the selectmen of the
location of a race track, excepting only the approval of
locations where racing meetings have already been held,
other than in connection with state and county fairs, prior
to May first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, shall be
effective for a period of six years at the expiration of which
time the location shall again be so approved before the
commission shall grant a license for a racing meeting in said
town. Approved May 28, 1948.
('Artp.438 An Act authorizing inspectors of buildings to issue
CERTAIN PERMITS OR CERTIFICATES UNDER CERTAIN CON-
DITIONS.
Emergency Whercas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
pream e. ^^ defeat its purposc which is in part, in view of the existing
housing emergency in the commonwealth, to provide im-
mediately that inspectors of buildings may issue permits or
certificates in certain cases for structures used or to be used
for dwelling purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be
an emergency law necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public health, safety and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
FaViTr«3i Section 1. Section 31 of chapter 143 of the General
otfVamenfied.' Laws, inserted by section 1 of chapter 631 of the acts of 1947,
is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 6, 8 and 27, the
words: — demolition, removal,.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 439. 391
Section 2. Section 3K of said chapter 143, as so in- g. l. (Ter.
serted, is hereby amended by adding at the end the follow- fsK.etc!,
ing paragraph : — amended. '
In cases in which the plans and specifications accompany- Building
ing an apphcation fail to comply with the provisions referred i^sTe^^'certSe
to in the first paragraph of this section, and existing regu- co.fjj'tio^r'"
lations setting forth alternatives, as provided in section
three J, do not apply, in whole or in part, to those portions
of such plans and specifications as fail to comply with said
provisions, an inspector of buildings shall issue a permit or
a certificate if the applicant submits a statement in writing,
certified by a registered engineer, that the portions of such
plans and specifications which fail so to comply and to which
existing regulations setting forth alternatives cannot be
applied, provide adequate performance for which their use
is intended, such adequate performance to be determined in
conformity to accepted standards of engineering practice.
Approved June 1, 1948.
An Act relative to the maintenance of certain re- Chap 439
VOLVING DOORS.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purposes, which in part are to insure the immediate preamble,
operation of certain provisions of law permitting the use of
revolving doors under certain circumstances as set forth
therein, and also to make certain that prosecutions for al-
leged violations of the law in effect immediately prior to the
effective date of this act shall not be commenced, therefore
it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public safety and con-
venience.
Be it enacted^ etc. as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 143 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 21C, as amended by section f 2ic!ttc.,
2 of chapter 654 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place amended.
thereof the following section: — Section SIC. Every re- Maintenance
volving door used as an exit or means of egress to the out- fovowtn^
side of any building subject to sections fifteen, twenty-one f"°^f\ !
or twenty-eight and not as an exit or means of egress from a '^^^" * «■ •
place of assembly as provided in section twenty-one B, shall
be maintained in accordance with regulations issued under
section fifty-four.
Section 2. Section 33 of said chapter 143, as most re- g. l. (nr.
cently amended by section 3 of chapter 645 of the acts of ftl! 'amended^'
1947, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words
"twenty-one A" in line 7, the words: — , twenty-one B,
twenty-one C, — so as to read as follows : — Section 38. In Enforcement
every city, town and district wherein there is in force a build- relating to
ing code, so called, established under authority of section ^tson.°in
three or corresponding provisions of earlier law or estab- i»"i<iings.
lished by or under authority of any other provision of law,
392 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 440.
the provisions of sections fifteen, seventeen, twenty, twenty-
one, twenty-one A, twenty-one B, twenty-one C, twenty-
four, twenty-five, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-
one, forty-two, forty-three, forty-nine, fifty-one, fifty-two,
fifty-three, fifty-four, fifty-seven and fifty-nine relative to
buildings other than churches, theatres, special halls, public
halls, schoolhouses and buildings owned or occupied by the
commonwealth or by any county, or other than hospitals,
sanatoria, convalescent or nursing homes, hotels, family
hotels, grandstands, stadia, bleachers or arenas, shall, unless
otherwise provided, be enforced by the inspector or inspectors
of buildings of such city, town or district and the terms
"supervisor of plans", "chief of inspections" and "inspec-
tor", as used in said sections and in sections fifty-five and
fifty-six, shall include an inspector of buildings of such city,
town or district, and shall be enforced in accordance with the
regulations authorized by section fifty-four; in all other
cities and towns the provisions of said sections shall be en-
forced in accordance with their specific terms.
Approved June 1, 1948.
Chav 440 ^^ Act further clarifying the law relative to exits
AND MEANS OF EGRESS FROM CERTAIN BUILDINGS.
lOmergency Whereus, The deferred operation of this act would tend
prcam e. ^^ defeat its purpose, which is to make effective forthwith
certain provisions of law relative to the locking of doors used
as exits and means of egress in certain buildings, and also
to make certain that prosecutions for alleged violations of
the law in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this
act shall not be commenced, therefore it is hereby declared
to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public safety and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Tcr. Chapter 143 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
§^2'iA!ttc., striking out section 21 A, as most recently amended by sec-
amended. ^^^q^ q Qf chapter 363 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in
Means of placc thcrcof the following section : — Section 21 A. All door-
cfrtlin b"uiid- ways and windows which an inspector deems necessary in
ings, regulated, ^-^y buildiug subject to section twenty-one, or which the
licensing officer may require under section thirty-four, or
which by rules and regulations authorized by section three B
are required in places of assembly, as such term is defined
in section one, either as exits or as means of egress, shall
open in the direction of egress. No such doorway or window
shall, during the usual business hours, be so locked, bolted
or fastened that such door cannot be opened from the inside
by the use of the ordinary doorknob, or by pressure on the
door or window or on a panic release device, so called; pro-
vided, further, that sufficient unobstructed egress shall be
maintained for all persons accommodated or assembled in
such building regardless of the hour of the day or night. This
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 441, 442. 898
paragraph shall not be construed as prohibiting the use on
exit doors from a bank, trust company, jewelry store or other
store or establishment devoted to a single use where articles
of unusual value or moneys in large quantities are kept of a
locking device which may be operated from within such store
or establishment, which locking device shall be used only in
an emergency to prevent theft.
Any place of assembly, as defined in section one, which is
wholly or partly below the ground level shall have at least
two means of egress to the ground or street level, such means
of egress to be located at points as widely separated from one
another as may be reasonably feasible.
Approved June 1, 1948.
An Act authorizing the town of mansfield to borrow Chap. 441
MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. For tlie purposes of acquiring land for and
constructing a school building and of originally equipping
and furnishing such building, the town of Mansfield may
borrow from time to time, within a period of five years
from the passage of this act, such sums as may be necessary,
not exceeding, in the aggregate, five hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor,
which shall bear on their face the words, Mansfield School
Building Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized issue shall
constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be paid in
not more than twenty years from their dates. Indebted-
ness incurred under this act shall be in excess of the statutory
limit, but shall, except as herein provided, be subject to
chapter forty-four of the General Laws, exclusive of the
limitation contained in the first paragraph of section seven
thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 1, 19^8.
An Act relative to the office of city collector of nj^dj) 442
THE city of revere AND TO THE PRESENT INCUMBENT ^'
OF SAID OFFICE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any
general law or any special act relating to the city of Revere,
the office of city collector of said city, which was made
subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one of the General
Laws and the rules made thereunder relative to removals
from the classified public service by chapter three hundred
and fourteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six,
shall continue to be subject to said provisions when plan E,
so called, takes effect in said city, and thereafter, and
394
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 443, 444.
Clarence R. Borden, the present incumbent of said office,
shall continue to hold office suhject to the provisions afore-
said.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 1, 1948.
C/<ai>,443 ^N ^CT FURTHER REGULATING THE STOCKING OF PRIVATE
WATERS.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 131, § 20.
etc., amended.
Stocking of
private waters,
regulated.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 26 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appear-
ing in section 2 of chapter 599 o( the acts of 1941, is hereby
amended by adding at the end the following sentence : —
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the
director from providing common sunfish (Eupomotis Gib-
bosus) and bluegills taken from salvage operations to stock
private waters wherein members of youth organizations
may fish, notwithstanding that the public is prohibited
from fishing in such waters. Approved June 1, 1948.
ChapA4:4 ^^ ^^'^ regulating the enrichment of flour, white
BREAD, AND ROLLS.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 94, § 1,
etc., amended.
Definitions.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 94 of the General Laws,
as amended, is hereby further amended by adding at the
end the following paragraphs : —
"Enriched bread", in sections ten H to ten J, inclusive,
shall mean white bread, rolls and buns which shall contain
in the finished product thiamine, riboflavin, niacin or niacina-
mide, iron and calcium in quantities prescribed by the regu-
lations of the department of public health.
"Enriched flour", in sections ten H to ten J, inclusive,
shall include flour, white flour, wheat flour, plain flour,
bromated flour, self-rising flour, self-rising white flour, self-
rising wheat flour, phosphated flour, phosphated white
flour, and phosphated wheat flour, which shall contain thia-
mine, riboflavin, niacin or niacinamide, iron and calcium in
quantities prescribed by the regulations of the department
of public health ; but does not include special flours not used
for bread, roll, bun or biscuit baking such as specialty cake,
pancake and pastry flours.
"Person", in sections ten H to ten K, inclusive, shall
mean an individual, corporation, partnership, an association,
joint stock company, a trust or an unincorporated organiza-
tion, to the extent that the same may be engaged in the
commerci^al manufacture or sale of flour, white bread or rolls.
"Rolls", in sections ten H to ten J, inclusive, includes
plain white rolls and buns of the semi-bread dough type,
such as soft rolls, hamburger, hot dog, or Parker House
rolls and .similar rolls, and also hard rolls, such as Vienna and
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 444. 395
Kaiser rolls and similar rolls, all made without fillings or
icing, but shall not include yeast-raised sweet rolls and sweet
buns, cinnamon rolls or buns, butterfly rolls or buns.
"White bread", in sections ten H to ten J, inclusive, shall
mean any bread, whether baked in a pan or on a hearth or
screen, which is commonly known or usually represented
and sold as "white bread", including but not restricted to
Vienna bread, French bread and ItaUan bread.
Section 2. Said chapter 94 is hereby further amended 5ijj^^J'[;^
by inserting after section lOG, inserted by chapter 441 of §§ ioh-'iokI
the acts of 1935, the following four sections under the cap- ^''<'ed.
tion ENRICHMENT OF BREAD AND FLOUR: SecHon ^0//. Sale of white
No person shall manufacture, bake or compound for the tioul-.'etc.,'''
purposes of sale, or sell, offer for sale or have in possession '"^'S"''**'''^-
with intent to sell in this commonwealth for human con-
sumption, any white bread or rolls unless such bread or rolls
conform to the definition of "enriched bread" as set forth
in section one; and no person shall sell or offer for sale or
deliver to any person other than to a wholesale distributor
of such flour any flour for human consumption unless such
flour conforms to the definition of "enriched flour" as set
forth in section one; provided, that a manufacturer or
wholesale distributor of flour may, upon the written request
of a commercial manufacturer or baker of bread or rolls,
and in accordance with the regulations of the department of
public health, sell and deliver to such manufacturer or baker
unenriched flour. Such baker or manufacturer electing to
purchase unenriched flour for use in the manufacture of
white bread or rolls shall furnish to the department of public
health information pertaining to the source of supply of
such flour, the quantities purchased, and the method of
compliance with the enrichment requirements of this chap-
ter as to white bread and rolls of his manufacture, in accord-
ance with the regulations of said department.
Section 101. The department of public health shall en- Department of
force the provisions of sections ten H and ten K, inclusive, ro"makeTuies
and shall from time to time make, amend or rescind rules ^",^^J"''^"''*'
and regulations for the enforcement thereof. Said rules and
regulations shall include standards and tolerances of enrich-
ment, and shall specify the quantities of the enriching in-
gredients necessary for compHance with the definitions of
"enriched bread" and "enriched flour", respectively, as
set forth in section one, consistent with law and conforming
to the standards and tolerances, if any, adopted under the
provisions of the federal food, drug and cosmetic act for the
enforcement of federal law. Said rules and regulations with
respect to labeling requirements as set forth in section
ten J shall conform to the labeUng requirements, if any,
adopted for the enforcement of federal law.
The department of public health and the inspectors ap- inspoetion i^y
pointed under the provisions of chapter one hundred and pr/iX-'ho"iii'i''
eleven, section nine, may conduct examinations and investi-
gations and may take samples of flour, white bread or rolls
396
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 445.
Bread, rolls and
flour must he
labeled.
PciLilty.
for analysis to determine compliance with the provisions of
sections ten H to ten J, inclusive. Said inspectors may
enter at any reasonable time any factory, mill, warehouse,
shop or establishment where flour, white bread or rolls are
manufactured, processed, packed, sold or held, or any
vehicle being used for the transportation thereof for the
purpose of inspection and investigation for the enforcement
of these sections; provided, that nothing in this paragraph
shall be deemed to authorize any interference with interstate
commerce.
Section lOJ . No person shall sell or offer for sale or have
in possession with intent to sell in this commonwealth for
human consumption any flour or wrapped white bread or
rolls which meet the requirements of section one and section
ten H unless such flour or bread or rolls are labeled with
respect to enrichment as provided and set forth in the regu-
lations of said department; provided, that this section shall
not apply to white bread or rolls which are sold directly to
the consumer by the manufacturer thereof.
Section lOK. Whoever violates any provision of sections
ten H to ten J, inclusive, or any rule or regulation of the
department of public health promulgated thereunder shall
be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars
for the first offence or by a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprison-
ment for not more than three months, or both, for each sub-
sequent offence. The act, omission or failure of an agent or
employee shall be deemed to be the act, omission or failure
of the person referred to in sections ten H to ten K, inclu-
sive, as defined in section one. Approved June 1, 1948.
ChapA45 An Act making certain laws affecting veterans and
THEIR ORGANIZATIONS APPLICABLE TO LOCAL CHAPTERS OF
GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INC.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed^rloTs Section 1. Clause (12) of section 5 of chapter 40 of the
etc.", 'amended. General Laws, as most recently amended by section 2 of
chapter 468 of the acts of 1947, is hereby further amended
by inserting after the word "War" in line 36, the words: —
or local chapters of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.
Section 2. Section 70 of chapter 266 of the General
Laws, as most recently amended by section 4 of said chapter
468, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
"Corps" in line 5 the words: — , the American Gold Star
Mothers, Inc. Approved June 1, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 266, § 70,
etc., amendfd.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 446. 397
An Act increasing certain benefits for accidental Qhnj) 44A
DISABILITY retirement AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ACCI- '^'
DENTAL DEATH BENEFITS, UNDER THE CONTRIBUTORY RE-
TIREMENT LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Clause (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision o. l. (Xcr.
(2) of section 7 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appear- ^tl! 'amended.
ing in section 1 of chapter 658 of the acts of 1945, is hereby
amended by striking out, in lines 1 and 4, the words "one
half" and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the
words : — two thirds, — so as to read as follows : —
(ii) A yearly amount of pension equal to two thirds of '^{{^^^^cf
the annual rate of his regular compensation on the date
such injury was sustained or such hazard was undergone,
or equal to two thirds Of the average annual rate of his
regular compensation for the twelve-month period for which
he last received regular compensation immediately preceding
the date his retirement allowance becomes effective, which-
ever is greater; and
Section 2. Subdivision (2) of section 9 of said chapter g. l. (Xer.
32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in ^toii'amemied.
lines 13 and 16, the words "one half" and inserting in place
thereof, in each instance, the words: — two thirds, — so
that the first paragraph of subdivision (2) will read as fol-
lows:— Upon receipt by the board of proof of the death Payment of
of any member as set forth in subdivision (1) of this section, deductions!
the amount of any accumulated total deductions credited f^^ '" ^'"^
to his account in the annuity savings fund or the amount of
any cash refund or pro rata payment of allowance due under
the provisions of subdivision (2) of section eleven, as the
case may be, shall be paid in one sum in accordance with
the provisions of such subdivision to his surviving benefici-
ary or beneficiaries entitled thereto. In addition to any Pension,
such payment, there shall be paid to such member's depend-
ent beneficiary or beneficiaries, as hereinafter designated in
this subdivision, an accidental death benefit allowance to
consist of a yearly amount of pension equal to two thirds
of the annual rate of regular compensation of such member
on the date such injury was sustained or such hazard was
undergone, or equal to two thirds of the average annual rate
of his regular compensation for the twelve-month period for
which he last received regular compensation immediately
preceding the date of his death, whichever is greater. Such
pension shall become effective as of the date of the death of
such member and payments thereunder shall be made as
provided for in section thirteen. Such pension shall be sub-
ject to the provisions of paragraph (2) (6) of section seven
and to the provisions of sections fourteen and fifteen and
shall be paid —
Section 3. Clause (ii) of paragraph (6) of subdivision (2) g^j^lJ^^ge
of section 26 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby ctr!, 'amended'.
amended by striking out, in lines 1 and 3, the words "one
398
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 447.
Amount of
payments.
G. L. (Tcr.
Ed.). 32, § 26,
etc., amended.
Maximum
amount.
Effective
(late.
half" and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the
words: — two thirds, — so as to read as follows: —
(ii) A yearly amount of pension equal to two thirds of
the annual rate of his regular compensation on the date such
illness or injury was incurred, or equal to two thirds of the
average annual rate of his regular compensation for the
twelve-month period for which he last received regular com-
pensation immediately preceding the date his retirement
allowance becomes effective, whichever is greater.
Section 4. Said subdivision (2) of said section 26 of
said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by add-
ing the following paragraph : —
(c) The total normal yearly amount of the retirement
allowance of any such member as determined in accordance
with the provisions of this subdivision shall not exceed the
greater of the annual rate of his regular compensation on the
date such injury was sustained or such hazard was under-
gone, and the average annual rate of his regular compensar
tion for the twelve-month period for which he last received
regular compensation immediately preceding the date his
retirement allowance becomes effective, anything in this
section to the contrary notwithstanding.
Section 5. This act shall take effect as of January first,
nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved June 1, 1948.
ChapA47 An Act relative to the compensation to be paid to
CERTAIN veterans OF WORLD WAR II WHO RECEIVED
delayed PROMOTIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE COMPU-
TATION or SENIORITY DATES IN CONNECTION WITH CERTAIN
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WHOSE RIGHTS WERE
PREJUDICED BY THEIR MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 708 of the acts of 1941, as amended,
is hereby further amended by inserting after section 24 the
following section : — Section 24A . Any permanent em-
ployee of tlie commonwealth or any of its subdivisions who
was unable to compete in a competitive promotional ex-
amination or whose competitive promotional examination
was delayed or postponed because of absence in military
or naval service and who after his return from such service
takes a qualifying promotional or competitive promotional
examination as provided by law and is subsequently per-
manently promoted as the result of such examination, shall,
upon such promotion, receive the rate of compensation
which he would have received had his promotion not been
delayed by such service.
Section 2. Chapter 708 of the acts of 1941, as amended,
is hereby further amended by inserting after section 2B the
following new section: — Section 2C. If a person, whose
name was at the time of his entrance into the military or
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 448, 449. 399
naval service on an eligible list, receives a permanent appoint-
ment and is given a seniority date later than that of another
person who received a permanent appointment from a list
established from a subsequent examination which the person
in military or naval service was unable to take because of his
absence in the military or naval service, the director upon
application for such change may establish as the seniority
date of the person in military service and because of such
service, unable to take the subsequent examination, the
seniority date of such other person.
Approved June 1, 1948.
An Act to authorize the department of public works to (Jhn^ 44c
TAKE OR ACQUIRE EASEMENTS TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR
LAND ABUTTING A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 81 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Xer.
striking out section 7A, inserted by chapter 344 of the acts ftl! 'amended.'
of 1937, and inserting in place thereof the following section : —
Section 7 A . In connection with the laying out, alteration or Relocation,
reconstruction of a state highway, the department may alter oMMdlb'ut-*^ "
or relocate connecting ways as may be necessary. Land or J^"^^"*^'"'"
rights in land may be acquired for this purpose by eminent
domain under chapter seventy-nine by the department in
behalf of the city or town in which the land lies, or in behalf
of the commonwealth, at the option of the department. The
department may take or acquire by eminent dcHnain under
said chapter, easements in land outside the location of limited
access state highways, said easements to be taken in behalf
of those owners of land abutting said highways, whose rights
of access to and egress from their land, and any other rights
necessary to make the same available for use, will become
inoperative due to the construction of said highway. Any
person whose property has been taken or injured by any
action of said department under authority of this section
may recover from the commonwealth under chapter seventy-
nine such damages therefor as he may be entitled to.
Approved June 1, 1948.
An Act authorizing the department of public works (J/idjy 449
TO grant certain easements within state highway
LOCATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 81 of the General Laws is hereby amended by in- g. l. (Xer.
serting after section 7C, inserted by chapter 397 of the acts f 7d. addecT
of 1943, the following section : — Section 7D. The depart- Easements in
ment may grant easements within state highway locations for locations''" *^
wires, pipes, poles, conduits and cattle passes. authorized.
Approved June 1, 1948.
400
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 450.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 127.
§ 129, etc.,
ainended.
Deduction.s for
good conduct.
Chap. 4:50 An Act relative to deductions from maximum sen-
tences OF prisoners.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 127 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 129, as most recently
amended by section 1 of chapter 131 of the acts of 1947, and
inserting in place thereof the following section : — Section
129. The officer in charge of each prison or other place of
confinement, except a defective delinquent department, shall
keep a record of the conduct of each prisoner, except a pris-
oner serving a life sentence, in his custody whose term of
imprisonment is four months or more. Every such prisoner
whose record of conduct shows that he has faithfully ob-
served all the rules of his prison or other place of confine-
ment, and has not been subjected to punishment, shall be
entitled to have the term of his imprisonment reduced by a
deduction from the maximum term for which he may be
held under his sentence or sentences, which shall be deter-
mined as follows: Upon a sentence of not less than four
months and less than one year, one day for each month;
upon a sentence of not less than one year and less than three
years, three days for each month; upon a sentence of not
less than three years and less than five years, four days for
each month ; upon a sentence of not less than five years and
less than ten years, five days for each month; upon a sen-
tence of ten years or more, six days for each month. If a
prisoner has two or more sentences to be served concurrently
or otherwise, the maximum period of time for which he may
be held under his sentences shall be the basis upon which
the deduction shall be determined. If a prisoner violates
any of the rules of his prison or other place of confinement,
the commissioner of correction, the county commissioners,
and, in Suffolk county, the penal institution commissioner
of Boston, upon the recommendation and evidence sub-
mitted to them, respectively, in writing by the warden,
superintendent, or officer in charge, shall decide what part,
if any, of such good conduct deduction from sentence or
sentences shall be forfeited by such violation of the rules of
his prison or other place of confinement.
For the satisfactory and diligent performance of work
assigned to a prisoner, he shall be entitled to a further de-
duction from the maximum term for which he may be held
undei* his sentence or sentences, which shall be determined
as follows: Upon a sentence of not less than four months
and less than three years, one day for each month; upon a
sentence of not less than three years and less than five years,
two days for each month; upon a sentence of not less than
five years, and less than ten years, three days for each
month ; upon a sentence of ten years or more four days for each
month. If a prisoner has two or more sentences to be served
concurrently or otherwise the maximimi period of time for
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 45U. 401
which he may be held under his sentences shall be the basis
upon which the deduction shall be determined. If a prisoner
fails so to perform such work, the commissioner of correc-
tion, the count}' commissioners, and in Suffolk county, the
penal institution commissioner of Boston, upon the recom-
mendation and evidence submitted to them respectively in
writing by the warden, superintendent, or officer in charge,
shall decide what part, if any, of such further deduction
from sentence or sentences shall be forfeited by such failure.
If, during the term of imprisonment of a prisoner con-
fined in a state or county institution, such prisoner shall
commit any ofTense of which he shall be convicted and sen-
tenced, all deductions hereunder from the former sentence
of imprisonment of such prisoner shall be thereby forfeited.
If a prisoner, while on parole from a state penal institu-
tion, violates his parole and is returned to the institution for
such violation, the parole board shall determine what part,
if any, of any good conduct deduction from sentence or sen-
tences shall be forfeited as a result of such violation, but no
deduction from sentence or sentences granted for satisfac-
tory and diligent work shall be so forfeited.
A prisoner in a state penal institution who is entitled to
have the term of his imprisonment reduced shall receive
from the parole board a certificate of discharge and shall be
released from the prison in which he has been confined, upon
the date which has been determined by such deductions
from the maximum term of his sentence or sentences. A
prisoner in a county penal institution who is entitled to
have the term of his imprisonment reduced shall receive
from the county commissioners or, in Suffolk county, the
penal institution commissioner of Boston, a certificate of
discharge and shall be released from the prison in which he
has been confined, upon the date which has been determined
by such deduction from the maximum term of his sentence
or sentences. A prisoner heretofore or hereafter released on
parole from a state penal institution who has faithfully ob-
served all the rules of his parole, and has not been returned
to prison for the violation of his parole, shall be entitled to
have the term of his imprisonment reduced by a deduction
from the maximum term for which he may be held under the
sentence or sentences, to be determined in the same manner
as if he had not been released on parole, except that any
deduction for the satisfactory and diligent performance of
work shall be determined only for that portion of the sen-
tence or sentences during which he was actually confined,
and shall receive from the parole board a certificate of final
discharge and release from further supervision upon the
date which has been determined by such a deduction from
the maximum term of his sentence or sentences. Provided,
however, that when any person serving a sentence imposed
for a violation of section twenty-three of chapter two hun-
dred and sLxty-five or for an attempt to commit the crime
referred to in said section twenty-three is released in accord-
402
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 451.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 127,
§ 130, etc.,
amended.
Terms and
conditions of
parole.
Application.
a nee with the provisions hereof, he shall not be given any
certificate of discharge hereunder, but shall be released on
parole and shall be subject to the provisions of law govern-
ing parole until the e.xpiration of the term of imprisonment
to which he has been sentenced.
The total of all deductions from sentence or sentences
under this section shall not reduce the maximum term of
any prisoner's sentence or sentences to a date earlier than
sixty days subsequent to the time such prisoner first becomes
eligible for parole.
Section 2. Said chapter 127 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 130, as most recently amended by
section 2 of chapter 54.3 of the acts of 1946, and inserting
in place thereof the following section: — Section 130. No
prisoner shall be granted a parole permit merely as a re-
ward for good conduct or satisfactory and diligent perform-
ance of duties assigned in prison, but only if the board or
officer having jurisdiction is of the opinion that there is a
reasonable probability that, if such prisoner is released, he
will live and remain at liberty without violating the law,
and that his release is not incompatible with the welfare of
society. A prisoner to whom a parole permit is granted
shall be allowed to go upon parole outside prison walls and
inclosure upon such terms and conditions as the board or
officer having jurisdiction shall prescribe, but shall remain,
while thus on parole, subject to the jurisdiction of such
board or officer until the expiration of the term of imprison-
ment to which he has been sentenced or until the date
which has been determined by deductions from the maxi-
mum term of his sentence or sentences for good conduct
and for satisfactory and diligent performance of work.
Section 3. The provisions of this act shall be applicable
to prisoners sentenced before, as well as to those sentenced
on or after, its effective date. Approved June 2, 1948.
ChapAdl An Act relative to providing housing for veterans
OF WORLD WAR II.
Emergency
preamble.
Whereas, The principal purposes of this act are to facilitate
the financing of housing for veterans of World War II, and
to make the provisions of this act effective without delay,
and these purposes cannot be achieved except by means of
an emergency law, therefore this act is hereby declared to
be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc , as follows:
Section 6 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1946 is hereby
amended by striking out the second sentence of the fifth
paragraph, as appearing in chapter 245 of the acts of the
current year, and inserting in place thereof the following
sentence : — A breach of such conditions, however, shall not
operate as^a foifeiture as against any lending institution
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452. 403
which has, in good faith, loaned money, secured by a mort-
gage or mortgages on such land, nor as against any person
under circumstances which the state housing board shall
determine to constitute a hardship.
Approved June 3, WJfS.
An Act providing three optional plans of city gov- ChanA!i2
ERNMENT IN THE CITY OF BOSTON, TO BE KNOWN AS
PLAN A, PLAN D AND PLAN E, FOR ADOPTION BY THE VOTERS
OF SAID CITY,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
GENERAL PROVISIONS,
Section 1. The following words as used in this act shall,
unless the context otherwise requires, have the following
meanings :
"City", the city of Boston.
"Board of election commissioners", the board of election
commissioners of the city of Boston.
"Regular municipal election", the biennial election held
for electing officers of the city as provided in this act,
"Preliminary election", the election held for the purpose
of nominating candidates whose names shall appear on the
official ballot at a municipal election.
"Proportional representation", any proportional repre-
sentation method of election authorized by chapter fifty-
four A of the General Laws.
"Present form of city government", the form of city
government in effect in the city when it first adopts one of
the three optional plans of government provided in this act.
Section 2. The city, in the manner hereinafter pre-
scribed, may adopt from time to time at any regular mu-
nicipal election any one of the optional plans of government
provided in this act and shall thereafter be governed by the
provisions of the plan so adopted until said provisions are
superseded by the adoption of another plan under this act.
The inhabitants of the city shall continue to be a municipal
corporation under the name existing at the time of the
adoption of any plan provided in this act, and shall have,
exercise and enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers and
privileges, and be subject to all the duties, UabiUties and
obligations provided for in this act, or otherwise pertaining
to or incumbent upon said city as a municipal corporation.
None of the legislative powers of the city shall be abridged
or impaired by this act; but all such legislative powers shall
be possessed and exercised by such body as shall be the
legislative body of the city under this act.
Whenever one of the plans provided for in this act shall
l>e adopted, all ordinances, resolutions, orders or other
regulations of the city or of any authorized body or official
404 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452.
thereof, existing at the time when the city adopts such plan,
and not inconsistent with the provisions of the plan adopted,
shall continue in full force and effect until repealed, modified,
suspended or superseded, and all acts and parts of acts
relating to the city, so far as inconsistent with the plan
adopted shall be inoperative.
Section 3. A petition, as hereinafter described, ad-
dressed to the board of election commissioners and signed
by qualified voters of the city to a number equal at least to
ten per cent of the registered voters at the state election
next preceding the filing of the petition may be filed with the
board of election commissioners not later than five o'clock of
the afternoon of the first Wednesday in July next preceding
the regular municipal election at which the question proposed
by the petition is to be submitted to a vote of the voters, and
such petition shall set forth smy one of the following ques-
tions :
Question One. — "Shall the City of Boston adopt the form
of govermnent defined as Plan A under the provisions of an
act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hun-
dred and forty-eight, and consisting of a mayor, a city
council of nine members elected at large, and a school com-
mittee of five members elected at large, with all candidates
therefor being nominated by preliminary elections?"
Question Two. — "Shall the City of Boston adopt the
form of goverrmient defined as Plan D under the provisions
of an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, and consisting of a city council of
nine members elected at large, including a mayor elected by
and from its members, and a city manager appointed by it,
and a school committee of five members elected at large,
with each voter having the right to vote for six members of
the city council and three members of the school committee,
and with all candidates for said elective offices being nomi-
nated by preliminary elections?"
Question Three. — "Shall the City of Boston adopt the
form of government defined as Plan E under the provisions
of an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, and consisting of a city council of
nine members elected at large, including a mayor elected by
and from its members, a city manager appointed by it, and
a school committee of five members elected at large, with all
said elective officers being elected by proportional repre-
sentation?"
The petition shall be in the form of separate sheets; and
each sheet of said petition shall be in substantially the
following form :
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Boston,
.19
Suffolk, ss.
The undersigned, being the circulator or circulators of this paper,
severally certify, under the pains and penalties of perjury, that the
persons whose names are written upon the lines the numbers of which
appear opposite our signatures below, signed the same in person.
Names and Addresses of Persons
Circulating This Paper
Niimbers of Lines Upon Which
Appear Signatures as to Which
Certification is Made Hereby
Name
Address
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The signature of any petitioner which is not so certified
shall not be counted in determining the number of petitioners.
A separate typewritten sheet in substantially the afore-
said form, signed by at least ten and not more than fifteen
qualified voters of the city, shall, not earlier than the first
Wednesday of February next preceding the regular municipal
election at which the question set forth on said typewritten
sheet is to be submitted to a vote of the voters, be presented
to the board of election commissioners. Within forty-eight
hours after the presentation of said typewritten sheet said
board shall certify thereon the number of signatures which
are the names of qualified voters in the city ; and if said type-
written sheet contain the signatures of at least ten qualified
voters as aforesaid, said board shall within ten days after
the presentation of said typewritten sheet provide blanks for
the use of subsequent signers, sufficient in number to contain
spaces for signatures equal at least to twenty times the
number of signatures required as above provided, shall print
at the top of each blank the question set forth on said type-
written sheet, together with the names and residences of the
certified signers, and shall number each of said blanks con-
secutively. Said typewritten sheet shall upon presentation
be photostated by said board and shall within ten days after
presentation be returned by said board to the signers or any
one of them, who shall offer said typewritten sheet for filing
with the printed sheets as hereinafter provided. The peti-
tion shall consist solely of the typewritten sheet and of printed
sheets provided by said board as aforesaid.
Such separate sheets, containing at least the required
number of signatures of qualified voters as aforesaid, shall
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452. 407
not be offered for filing separately but shall be offered as one
petition, and when so filed, together the several papers shall
be deemed to constitute the petition, and the name and ad-
dress of the person presenting the same for filing shall be en-
dorsed thereon. The board of election commissioners shall
forthwith examine the petition and certify thereon the num-
ber of signatures which are the names of qualified voters in
the city, except that said board need not certify a greatei-
number of names than is equal in number to twelve per cent
of the registered voters at the state election next preceding
the filing of the petition, and said board shall attach thereon
its certificate showing the results of such examination. The
petition shall, when filed, be a matter of public record, but
it shall not be open to public inspection until after certifica-
tion of the signatures thereon. Not later than thirty days
after the petition has been filed with them, said election com-
missioners shall complete such certification. The provisions
of law relative to the signing and circulating of nomination
papers of candidates for office in the city and to the identifi-
cation and certification of names thereon and submission to
the board of election commissioners therefor shall apply, so
far as apt, to the signing of petitions hereunder.
Any petition certified by the board of election commis-
sioners as not containing at least the required number of
signatures as aforesaid, or found by the state ballot law
commission, upon appeal as provided in section four, not to
contain at least said required number of valid certified signa-
tures as herein provided, shall be invalid and insufficient.
The board of election commissioners and the state ballot law
commission shall receipt in writing for the petition submitted
to and received by them and shall deliver the petition only
on receiving written receipt therefor.
Section 4. If any question arises as to the validity or
sufficiency of the petition or of the signatures thereon, any
registered voter of the city may appeal for a determination
of such question by filing a notice of such appeal with the
board of election commissioners within forty-five days after
the fihng of said petition. If a notice of such appeal has
been so filed with the board of election commissioners, said
board shall, not later than five days after receiving such
notice, transmit all such appeals, together with the petition,
to the state ballot law commission, which shall investigate
all questions raised by such appeal or appeals, and for such
purpose may exercise all the powers conferred upon it relative
to objections to nominations for state offices. Not later
than thirty days after the petition has been transmitted to it,
said ballot law commission shall complete its consideration
of all such appeals, shall render a decision thereon which shall
state its finding as to the validity and sufficiency of the
petition, and shall forthwith transmit notice of its decision,
together with the petition, to the board of election commis-
sioners. The decision of the state ballot law commission
shall be final. If the board of election commissioners shall
4f)8 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452.
have certified that the petition contains at least the recjuired
number of signatures and if, upon an appeal or appeals
taken in accordance with this section, all proceedings of
appeal relative to such petition shall have been decided by
the state ballot law commission in favor of the validity or
sufficiency of such petition or signatures, the question of the
adoption of the plan of government, as stated in the petition,
shall be printed on all ballots used at the next ensuing regular
municipal election in the city. If a majority of the voters in
the city voting on such question at such election vote in the
affirmative, the provisions of the plan so adopted which
relate to the nomination and election of elective officers
shall take effect on the first day of June in the second succes-
sive year following such election. All other provisions of the
plan so adopted shall take effect on the first Monday of Jan-
uary following the first municipal election held in accordance
with the provisions of this act.
Section 5. The question of the adoption of not more
than one plan may be submitted at any regular municipal
election. If after a petition has been filed in accordance
with sections three and four, pending the final determination
of the validity or sufficiency of such petition or of the signa-
tures thereon, another petition presenting the question of
the adoption of another plan of government provided for in
this act shall be filed with the board of election commission-
ers in accordance with said sections three and four, no action
shall be taken upon the later petition, except to place it on
file, until the validity or sufficiency of the earlier petition or
of the signatures thereon has been finally determined. If
the board of election commissioners shall have certified that
such earlier petition contains less than the required number
of signatures, or if the state ballot law commission decides
upon appeal that such earlier petition is invalid or the signa-
tures thereon are insufficient, no further action shall be taken
upon such earlier petition, except to place it on file. There-
upon proceedings shall be had upon the later petition as
though it had been filed on the day when it shall have been
finally determined in accordance with this section that no
further action shall be taken upon such earlier petition, ex-
cept to place it on file, provided, however, that all proceed-
ings relative to such later petition can be completed, within
the time limits prescribed in sections three and four, on or
before the thirtieth day preceding the next ensuing regular
municipal election. Otherwise said later petition shall be
void and no action of any kind shall be taken thereon.
Section 6. Whenever one of the plans provided in this
act shall be adopted, it shall continue in force for a period of
at least four years from the beginning of the terms of office
of the officials elected thereunder ; and no petition proposing
another of said plans shall be filed until after three years from
the beginning of said terms of office.
Section 7. The mayor, the city council, the board of
election commissioners and the city clerk in office when any
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452. 409
plan set forth in this act has been adopted, or is proposed
for adoption, shall comply with all the requirements of this
act relating to such proposed adoption and to the election of
the officers specified in said plan, in order that all things
necessary for the nomination and election of the officers firs!
to be elected under the provisions of this act and of the plan
so adopted may be done.
Section 8. Whenever one of the plans provided in this
act shall be adopted, the terms of office of all elective officei\s
in office, and the position of city manager if there be one,
shall terminate at ten o'clock in the forenoon on the first
Monday of January following the first municipal election
held in accordance with the provisions of the plan so adopted.
Section 9. Whenever one of the plans provided in this
act shall be adopted, the fiscal year of the city shall begin
on January first and shall end on December thirty-first next
following; and the municipal year thereof shall begin on the
first Monday in January and shall continue until the first
Monday of the January next following.
Plan a. — government bv xmayor, citv council, and
school committee, elected at large with prelimin-
ary elections.
Section 10. The form of government provided in sec-
I ions eleven to twenty, inclusive, and the method of election
of officials thereunder as provided in sections fifty-three to
sixty-five, inclusive, shall constitute and be known as Plan A
under this act.
Section 11. When Plan A is adopted, sections eleven to
twenty, inclusive, and sections fifty-three to sixty-five,
inclusive, shall become operative, subject to the provisions
of section four. Under Plan A there shall be a mayor who
shall be the chief executive officer of the city, a city council
of nine members and a school committee of five members;
the city clerk and the city auditor shall have the powers,
duties and tenures conferred and imposed upon them by
law; and all elective officers shall be nominated by prelimin-
ary elections, and shall be elected at large.
Section 12. Beginning with the next regular municipal
election following the adoption of Plan A, and at each second
successive regular municipal election after a regular munic-
ipal election at which a mayor is elected, the mayor of the
city shall be elected at large to hold office for the term of four
years from the first Monday in January following his election
and until his successor is chosen and qualified.
Section 13. If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor
within one hundred and ten days prior to a regular municipal
election other than an election for mayor, or within sixteen
months after any regular municipal election, the city council
shall forthwith order a special election of mayor to serve for
the unexpired term, and if such vacancy occurs at any other
time there shall be an election of mayor at the next reguhu-
municipal election for the term of four years; provided, that
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the foregoing provisions shall not apply if such vacancy occurs
between the date of an election at which a new mayor is
elected and the date he takes office. In the case of the de-
cease, 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 performed, until the mayor or president
of the city council returns 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 shall possess the powers of mayor only in
matters not admitting of delay, but shall have no power to
make permanent appointments except on the decease of the
mayor.
Section 14. Beginning with the next regular municipal
election following the adoption of Plan A, and at each regu-
lar municipal election thereafter, there shall be elected at
large nine members of the city council, each for a term of
two years from the first Monday in January following his
election and until his successor is elected and qualified.
Section 15. Each member of the city council shall be
paid an annual salary of five thousand dollars ; and no other
sum shall be paid from the city treasury for or on account of
any personal expenses directly or indirectly incurred by or
in behalf of any member of said council.
Section 16. Except as provided in this section, a va-
cancy in the city council shall be filled for the unexpired
term by a majorit}^ vote of the remaining members. If,
under the foregoing provision, the remaining members fail
to fill such vacancy within thirty days after they shall have
been notified by the city clerk that such vacancy exists, such
vacancy in the city council shall be filled by the appointment
of any qualified voter of the city by the mayor, or, if there
is no mayor, by the member of the city council senior in
length of service, or, if more than one have so served, then
the member senior both in age and length of service.
Section 17. 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 all the members a
president who when present shall preside at the meetings
thereof; and shall from time to time establish rules for its
proceedings. 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 18. Beginning with the next regular municipal
election following the adoption of Plan A, and at each regu-
lar municipal election thereafter, tliere shall be elected at
large five members of the school committee, each for a term
of two years from the first Monday in January following his
election and until his successor is elected and qualified. The
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members of the school committee shall meet and organize
on the first Monday of Januar}- following their election.
Section 18A. Every order, ordinance, resolution and
vote relative to the affairs of the city, adopted or passed by
the city council, shall be presented to the mayor for his
approval. If he approves it he shall sign it ; if he disapproves
it he shall return it, with his written objections, to the city
council, which shall enter the objections at large on its rec-
ords, and again consider it. If the city council, notwithstand-
ing such disapproval of the mayor, shall again pass such or-
der, ordinance, resolution or vote by a two thirds vote of all
its members, it shall then be in force, but such vote shall not
be taken for seven days after its return to the city council.
Every such order, ordinance, resolution and vote shall be in
force if not returned by the mayor within ten days after it
has been presented to him. If the same involves a loan or
the expenditure of money, the mayor may approve some of
the items in whole or in part and disapprove other of the
items in whole or in part; and such items or parts of items
as he approves shall be in force, and such items or parts of
items as he disapproves shall be void.
Section 19. The provisions of this act shall apply to
any special election held in the city of Boston to fill a vacancy
in the office of mayor under Plan A, except that nomination
papers for said office to be filled at such an election shall be
issued by the board of election commissioners on and after
the day following the calling thereof. Every special munic-
ipal election shall be held on a Tuesday not less than ninety
days nor more than one hundred and ten days after the date
of the order calling such special election.
Section 20. The petition by the city council for action
on loan orders presented by the mayor, under the provisions
of the last sentence of section three of chapter four hundred
and eighty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and nine,
added by chapter two hundred and twenty of the acts of
nineteen hundred and thirty-four, may be signed by three
members of the city council, instead of by six members
thereof as required by the provisions of said sentence.
Plan d. — government by a city council including
A mayor elected from its number, a city manager,
AND A school COMMITTEE, W^TH ALL ELECTIVE BODIES
elected AT LARGE W^TH PRELIMINARY ELECTIONS AND
LIMITED VOTING.
Section 21. The form of government provided in sec-
tion twenty-two and in sections twenty-five to fifty-two,
inclusive, and the method of election of officials thereunder
as provided in sections fifty-three to sixty-five, inclusive,
shall constitute and be known as Plan D under this act.
Section 22. When Plan D is adopted, this section and
sections twenty-five to sixty-five, inclusive, shall become
operative, subject to the provisions of section four. Under
Plan D there shall be a city manager who shall be the chief
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administrative officer of the city, a city council of nine mem-
bers, including a mayor elected by and from its members,
and a school committee of five members; the city clerk and
the city auditor shall have the powers, duties and tenures
conferred and imposed upon them by law; and the members
of the city council and of the school committee shall be
nominated by preliminary elections of candidates and shall
be elected at large by limited voting.
Plan e. — government by a city council including a
mayor elected from its number, a city manager,
and a school committee, with all elective bodies
elected at large by proportional representation.
Section 23. The form of government provided in sec-
tions twenty-four to fifty-two, inclusive, and the method of
election of officials thereunder as provided in sections sixty-
six to seventy-two, inclusive, shall constitute and be known
as Plan E.
Section 24. When Plan E is adopted, sections twenty-
four to fifty-two, inclusive, and sections sixty-six to seventy-
two, inclusive, shall become operative, subject to the pro-
visions of section four. Under Plan E there shall be a city
manager who shall be the chief administrative officer of the
city, a city council of nine members, including a mayor
elected by and from its members, and a school committee of
five members; the city clerk and the city auditor shall have
the powers, duties, and tenures conferred and imposed upon
them by law; and members of the city council and of the
school committee shall be elected at large by proportional
representation.
PROVISIONS COMMON TO PLANS D AND E.
Section 25. Beginning with the next municipal election
following the adoption of Plan D or Plan E, and at each
regular municipal election thereafter, all members of the
city council shall be elected at large for terms of two years
in the manner herein provided. The terms of all members
of the city council shall begin with the first Monday of
January following their election and shall continue until
their successors are elected and qualified. The city council
shall continue to act as county commissioners in the city.
Except as legislative powers are reserved to the school com-
mittee, the city council shall have and exercise all the legis-
lative powers of the city which the city council and the
mayor have under the present form of city government or
under Plan A. The city council shall be the judge of the
election and qualifications of its members and shall from time
to time establish rules for its proceedings. No member of
the city council shall, during his term of service, hold any
other office the salary of which is payable by the city or by
the county of Suffolk or by the conunonwoaltli.
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Section 2(3. The city council shall originate ;)ll ordi-
nances or loan orders and may amend any ordinance. All
sales of land other than school lands, all appropriations for
the purchase of land other than for school purposes, and all
loans voted by the city council, except as provided in section
two of chapter eleven of the acts of nineteen hundred and
thirty-four, shall require a vote of two thirds of all the mem-
bers of the city council and shall be passed only after two
separate readings and by two separate votes, the second of
said readings and votes to be had not less than fourteen days
after the first, except that in the case of loan orders for tem-
porary loans in anticipation of taxes the second of said read-
ings and votes may be had not less than twenty-four hours
after the first. No amendment increasing the amount of
land to be sold or the amount to be paid for the purchase
of land, or the amount of loans, or altering the disposition of
purchase money or of the proceeds of loans shall be made at
the time of the second reading and vote.
Section 27. All appropriations, other than for school
purposes, shall be made by the city council, except that the
city council may, on request of the school committee, pass ap-
propriations for school purposes to the extent that such appro-
priations for school purposes exceed any tax limits or ap-
propriation limitations imposed by law. The city manager
shall, not later than the first Monday in February of each
year, submit to the city council the annual budget of the cur-
rent expenses of the city and of the county of Suffolk for the
current fiscal year, and may recommend and submit there-
after such supplementary appropriation orders as he may
deem necessary. The city council may reduce or reject any
item, but, except upon the recommendation of the city
manager, shall not increase any item in, or the total of, a
budget, nor add any item thereto, nor shall it originate a
budget. Not later than the first Monday in April, the city
council shall take definite action on the annual budget by
adopting, reducing or rejecting it, and in the event of its
failure so to do the items and the appropriation orders in the
budget as recommended by the city manager shall be in
effect as if formally adopted by the city council. It shall be
the duty of the officials of the city and of said county, when
requested by the city manager, to submit forthwith in such
detail and in such form as he may require estimates for the
next fiscal year of the expenditures of the department or
office under their charge, which estimates shall be transmitted
to the city council.
Section 28. After an appropriation of money has been
duly made by the city for any specific purpose, or for the
needs and expenditures of any city department or county
office, no transfer of any part of the money thus appropri-
ated shall be made except in accordance with the written
recommendation of the city manager to the city council,
approved by a yea and nay vote of two thirds of all the
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members of the city council; provided, that the city auditor
with the approval in each instance of the city manager, may
make transfers, other than for personal service, from any
item to any other item within the appropriations for a de-
partment or a division of a department or for a county office.
After December twentieth in each year, the city auditor
may, with the approval of the city manager, apply any in-
come and taxes not disposed of and make transfers from any
appropriation to any other appropriation for the purpose
only of closing the accounts of the fiscal year.
Section 29. The city council, elected as aforesaid, shall
meet at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the first Monday of
January following the regular municipal election, and the
members thereof shall severally make oath, before the city
clerk or a justice of the peace, to perform faithfully the
duties of their respective offices, except that any member-
elect not present shall so make oath at the first regular
meeting of the city council thereafter which he attends.
For the purposes of organization, the city clerk shall be
temporary chairman until the mayor or vice-chaiiman has
qualified. The city council shall elect a mayor and a vice-
chairman b}^ majority vote from its own members.
Section 30. Under Plan D, if upon the expiration of
twenty-one days after the date and time of the meeting
prescribed in section twenty-nine, no mayor shall have been
so elected, that member of the city council who received the
highest number of votes at the preceding regular municipal
election shall be declared by the city clerk to have been
chosen as mayor. If upon the expiration of twenty-one days
after the date and time of the meeting so prescribed, no vice-
chairman shall have been so elected, that member of the
city council who received the next highest number of votes
at the preceding regular municipal election shall be declared
by the city clerk to have been chosen as vice-chairman.
Under Plan E, if upon the expiration of twenty-one days
after the date and time of the meeting so prescribed, no
mayor shall have been so elected, that member of the city
council whose name shall appear as first choice on the high-
est number of valid ballots at the preceding regular munici-
pal election shall be declared by the city clerk to have been
chosen as mayor. If upon the expiration of twenty-one days
after the date and time of the meeting so prescribed, no vice-
chairman shall have been so elected, that member of the
cit}" council whose name shall appear as first choice on the
second highest number of valid ballots at the preceding
regular municipal election shall be declared by the city clerk
to have been chosen as vice-chairman.
Section 31. The persons elected or chosen as mayor and
vice-chairman under the provisions of section twenty-nine
or section thirty shall make oath to perform faithfully the
duties of the respective offices to which they are so elected
or chosen, and they may so make oath at the same meeting
at which they are so elected or chosen. The organization of
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the city council shall take place as aforesaid, notwithstand-
ing the absence, death, refusal to serve or non-election of
one or more of the members; provided, that a majority of
all the members elected to the city council are present and "
have qualified. The mayor and vice-chairman shall hold
office until the end of the term for which they were elected
members of the council. If the office of mayor or vice-
chairman becomes vacant, the city council shall elect one
of its members to fill such office for the unexpired term in
the manner provided for the election of the mayor and the
vice-chairman under Plan D or Plan E, as the case may be,
by sections twenty-nine and thirty of this act; provided,
that no such vacancy shall be filled so long as there is any
vacancy in the council.
Section 32. The city council shall fix suitable times for
its regular meetings. The mayor, or the vice-chairman of
the city council in case of the absence or disability of the
mayor or of a vacancy in the office of the mayor, or any
four members of the city council, may at any time call a
special meeting by causing written notices, stating the time
and place of holding such meeting and the subjects to be
acted upon thereat, signed by the person or persons calling
the same, to be delivered in hand to each member of the city
council, or left at his usual dwelling place, at least twenty-
four hours before the time of such meeting. Meetings of the
city council may also be held at any time when all the mem-
bers of the city council are present and consent thereto.
Except in the case of executive sessions, all meetings of the
city council and of com.mittees thereof shall be open to
the public, and the rules of the city council shall provide
that citizens and employees of the city shall have a reason-
able opportunity to be heard at any such committee meeting
in regard to any matter considered thereat.
Section 33. A majority of all the members elected to
the city council shall constitute a quorum. The mayor, if
present, shall preside at the meetings and may vote. In the
absence of the mayor, the vice-chairman of the city council
shall preside and, in the absence of both, a temporary chair-
man shall be chosen, who shall serve during the absence of
both the mayor and the vice-chairman. The city clerk shall
be, ex-officio, clerk of the city council, and shall keep records
of its proceedings; and in case of his absence or disabihty
or of a vacancy in the office, the assistant city clerk shall
act in his stead. All final votes of the city council on ques-
tions involving the expenditure of fifty dollars or more, or
upon the request of any member any vote of the city council,
shall be by yeas and nays and shall be entered on the rec-
ords. The affirmative vote of a majority of all the members
elected to the city council shall be necessary for the passage
of any order, ordinance, resolution or vote, except as pro-
vided in section twenty-six, and except that the affirmative
vote of a majority of the members present shall be sufficient
to adjourn any meeting of the city council.
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Section 34. The mayor shall be recognized as the
official head of the city for all ceremonial purposes and shall
be recognized by the courts for the purpose of serving civil
process and by the governor or the commander-in-chief of
the militia for military purposes. In case of a tumult, riot,
mob or a body of persons acting together by force to violate
or resist the laws of the commonwealth or in case of public
catastrophe, all as defined in sections eighteen and nineteen
of chapter thirty-three of the General Laws, he shall have
all the authority, powers and duties conferred upon mayors
by said chapter, and further may assume control for the
time being of the police of the city pursuant to section
six of chapter three hundred and twenty-three of the acts
of eighteen hundred and eighty-five. He shall be chairman
of the city council. He shall have no power to veto but
shall have the same powers as any other member of such
body to vote upon all measures coming before it. He shall
perform such other duties consistent with his office and
with this act, as may be imposed upon him by the city
council. During the absence or disability of the mayor, or
during the time such office is vacant, his duties shall be
performed by the vice-chairman. In case, at any time, there
shall be neither a mayor nor a vice-chairman, the member of
the council senior in length of service, or, if more than one
have so served, then the member senior both in age and
length of service shall perform the duties of mayor until a
new mayor has qualified. The mayor shall have no power
of appointment, except of his secretaries and of the stenog-
raphers, clerks, telephone operators and messengers con-
nected with his office and except as provided in sections
thirty-seven and forty. The mayor may designate one
clerical assistant for whose acts he shall be responsible to
sign his name in approval of all vouchers requiring his
signature of less than five hundred dollars each.
Section 35. The city council may by the affirmative
vote of a majority of all its members, taken by yeas and
nays, establish a salary for its members, not exceeding six
thousand dollars each, and may likewise establish an addi-
tional salary for the mayor, not exceeding one thousand five
hundred dollars. Following the first two year terms of
elective office under this act, no member of the city council
shall receive any other compensation from the city, or from
the county of Suffolk, or from the commonwealth. The
salary of a city councillor and the additional salary, if any,
of the mayor, may be increased or diminished, within the
limits herein prescribed, but no increase therein shall be
made to take effect during the term of the council voting the
increase; provided, that the initial establishment of the
salaries of the city councillors and the additional salary, if
any, of the mayor, after the adoption of Plan D or Plan E
may take effect in the year when established and in accord-
ance with the vote establishing the same. No increase or
reduction in such salary or additional salary shall be made
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by the council, after the election of a new council, to take
effect during the term of such new council. No additional
compensation shall attach to the office of vice-chairman.
The city council may also appoint and fix the salary of city
council messengers, stenographers, telephone operators and
attaches.
Section .36. Beginning with the next regular municipal
election following the adoption of Plan D or Plan E, and at
each regular municipal election thereafter, all members of
the school committee shall be elected at large for terms of
two years in the manner herein provided. The terms of all
members of the school committee shall begin with the first
Monday of January following their election and continue
until their successors are chosen and qualified. The mem-
bers of the school committee shall meet and organize on
the first Monday of January following their election. The
school committee shall have the functions, duties and powers
which it has under existing law.
Section 37. Under Plan E, except as provided in this
section, a vacancy in the city council or school committee
shall be filled in the manner provided in section thirteen of
chapter fifty-four A of the General Laws. If, under said
section, no regularly nominated candidate of the city council
or school committee remains, the vacancy shall be filled for
the unexpired term by a majority vote of the remaining
members. Under Plan D, except as provided in this section,
a vacancy in the city council or school committee shall be
filled for the unexpired term by a majority vote of the re-
maining members.
If, under the foregoing provisions of this section, the re-
maining members fail to fill such vacancy within thirty days
after they shall have been notified by the city clerk that such
vacancy exists, such vacancy in the city council shall be
filled by the appointment of any qualified voter of the city
by the mayor, or, if there is no mayor, by the vice-chairman,
and such vacancy in the school committee shall be filled by
the appointment of any qualified voter of the city by the
chairman of the school committee, or, if there is no mayor or
vice-chairman or chairman of the school committee, by the
member of the city council or of the school committee, as
the case may be, senior in length of service, or, if more than
one have so served, then the member senior both in age and
length of service.
Section 38. The city council shall, by majority vote of
all the members elected, appoint a city manager who shall
be the chief administrative officer of the city and who shall
be responsible for the administration of all departments,
commissions, boards and offices of the city, except as pro-
vided in section forty hereof. He shall be a citizen of the
United States and shall be appointed on the basis of his ad-
ministrative and executive qualifications only, and need not
be a resident of the city or commonwealth when appointed
but during his tenure of office he shall reside within the city.
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He shall hold office during the pleasure of the city council
and shall receive such compensation as it shall fix by ordi-
nance, but not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars an-
nually. No member of the city council shall during his
term of office be chosen as city manager, and no person who
has within two years been elected to or served in any elective
office in the city or in the county of Suffolk or in the common-
wealth shall be chosen as city manager.
Before the city manager may be removed, he shall be
given, if he so requests, a written statement of the reasons
alleged for his removal and shall have the right to be repre-
sented by counsel and to be heard publicly thereon at a
meeting of the city council prior to the final vote on the
question of his removal and not less than one week nor more
than two weeks after such written statement is given him.
Pending such hearing the city council may suspend him from
office. The action of the city council in suspending or re-
moving the city manager by majority vote of all the mem-
bers elected, shall be final, it being the intention of this pro-
vision to vest all authority and fix all responsibility for such
suspension or removal in the city council. In case of the
absence, disability or suspension of the city manager, the
city council shall designate the head of some department to
perform the duties of city manager during such absence, dis-
ability or suspension. Whenever the city manager shall
have been suspended for a period of seven days and the
head of some department shall not have been designated
within said period to perform the duties of city manager as
aforesaid, or whenever there shall be no city manager,
whether upon the initial organization of the city council or
at any time or times thereafter, the city auditor shall serve
as acting city manager until the city manager is reinstated or
a city manager is appointed.
Section 39. Except as otherwise provided under Plan D
or Plan E, the organization, powers and duties of all depart-
ments, boards, commissions and offices of the city shall
remain as constituted, but the city council shall have the
same powers which the city council and the mayor have
under the present form of city government or under Plan A
at any time to reorganize, consolidate or abolish, in whole
or in part, by ordinance any such agency or agencies; in
conjunction therewith to transfer the duties, powers and ap-
propriations of one agency to another in whole or in part;
to establish new agencies; and to increase, reduce, establish
or abolish salaries of heads, members or officers of such
agencies. Such an ordinance may provide that all of the
employees of any agency or division thereof thereby abolished
who are subject to civil service shall be reappointed to
similar positions with similar status in any new agency or
division thereof thereby established or in any other agency
or division thereof, without civil service examination or
registration and that such employees shall, upon reappoint-
ment as may be provided in such ordinance, retain all rights
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to retirement with pension that shall have accrued or would
thereafter accrue to them, and that their services shall be
deemed to have been continuous, to the same extent as if
such abolition had not taken place. Nothing in this act shall
authorize the abolition or the taking away of any of the
powers or duties as established by law of the election depart-
ment, the school committee, the department of school build-
ings, or any agency which remains unaffected by this act in
accordance with section forty-one hereof. The city council,
in reorganizing, consolidating, abolishing, transferring and
establishing such agencies and in allocating functions to
them may seek the advice and counsel of the city manager,
who shall make such survey as may be authorized by the
council and report his findings and recommendations thereto.
Section 40. The mayor shall have the same functions,
duties and powers which the mayor has under the present
form of city government or under Plan A with respect to the
metropolitan transit council, the trustees of the Boston Metro-
politan District, the Frankhn Foundation, the Old South
Association in Boston, the Collateral Loan Company, the
Workingmen's Loan Association, the art department, the
board of appeal, the board of zoning adjustment, the Boston
retirement board, and any existing joint special bridge com-
mission. With respect to the George Robert White fund,
the mayor shall have the same functions, duties and powers
which the mayor has under the present form of city govern-
ment or under Plan A, and the vice-chairman of the city
council shall have the same functions, duties and powers
which the president of the city council has under the present
form of city government or under Plan A.
Section 4L Nothing in this act relating to Plan D or
Plan E shall affect or alter the method of establishing or ap-
pointing or alter the status, duties and powers of the Suffolk
county courthouse commissioners, the finance commission
except as provided in sections forty-nine and fifty hereof, the
licensing board, the police commissioner and police depart-
ment, and the offices thereof. The city manager shall have
the same responsibilities and the same functions, duties and
powers, other than legislative which the mayor or the city
council has under the present form of city government or
under Plan A with respect to all departments, commissions,
boards and offices of the city and their members, severally
or collectively, except such as are conferred upon the school
committee, or are reserved or granted to others either by
this act or by their corporate charters.
Constables shall be appointed by the city manager and
removed by him for gross misconduct, and shall be appointed
upon application and investigation made in accordance with
section ninety-one B of chapter forty-one of the General
Laws, and shall have within the city powers, duties and ob-
ligations equivalent to those of constables as provided in
sections ninety-two, ninety-three, ninety-four and ninety-
five of said chapter forty-one.
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Section 42. Such officers and employees as the city
council, with the advice of the city manager, shall determine
are necessary for the proper administration of the depart-
ments, commissions, boards and offices of the city for whose
administration the city manager is responsible shall be ap-
pointed, and may at any time be removed, by the city
manager; and pending a permanent appointment, the city
manager shall designate some other head of a department
or member of a board to discharge the duties of the office
temporarily. The city manager shall report every appoint-
ment and removal made by him to the city council at the
next meeting thereof following such appointment or removal.
The city manager may authorize the head of a department,
commission or board, or the holder of an office, for whose
administration he is responsible, to appoint and remove sub-
ordinates in such department, commission, board or office,
except as such power is reserved or granted to others by law
or by existing corporate charters.
All appointments to city departments, boards, commissions
and offices shall be for indefinite tenure, or for fixed terms, or
on a bi-partisan basis, or as representatives or nominees of
organizations specified by statute, as provided by law. All
appointments and removals, if subject to civil service re-
quirements, shall be made in accordance therewith, and all
other appointments shall be on the basis of executive and ad-
ministrative ability and training and experience in the work
to be performed.
The civil service laws shall not apply to the appointment
of the city manager's secretaries and of one assistant, and
the city manager may remove such appointees without a
hearing and without making a statement of the cause for
their removal. The city manager may designate one clerical
assistant for whose acts he shall be responsibje, to sign his
name in approval of all vouchers requiring his signature of
less than five hundred dollars each.
Section 43. Except as otherwise provided in this act,
it shall be the duty of the city manager to supervise the ad-
ministration of the affairs of the city; to make such recom-
mendations to the city council concerning the affairs of the
city as may to him seem desirable; to make reports to the
city council from time to time upon the affairs of the city;
to keep the city council fully advised of the city's financial
condition and its future needs; to prepare and submit to
the city council budgets as required by section twenty-seven ;
and to perform such other duties as may be prescribed by
this act or be required of him by ordinance or resolution of
the city council. He shall make all appointments and re-
movals in the departments, commissions, boards and offices
of the city for whose administration he is responsible, subject
to the provisions of section forty-two hereof.
Section 44. The city council may at any time request
from the city manager specific information on any matter
within its jurisdiction and may require the city manager to
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452. 421
be present at any meeting to answer questions relating
thereto, and if the city council shall so require, the head of a
department or a member of a board shall personally attend
such meeting and answer such questions. The city manager
may attend and address the city council in person or through
the head of a department, or a member of a board, upon
any subject.
Section 45. Officers and employees of the city appointed
by, or under the authority of, the city manager shall perform
the duties required of them by the city manager, under
general regulations of the city council. Any violation of
this section shall constitute sufficient grounds for removal of
any such officer or employee.
Section 40. Neither the city council nor any of its com-
mittees or members shall direct or request the appointment
of any person to, or his removal from, office by the city
manager or any of his subordinates, or in any manner take
part in the appointment or removal of officers and employees
in that portion of the service of the city for whose adminis-
tration the city manager is responsible. Except for the
purpose of inquiry, the cit}^ council and its members shall
deal with that portion of the service of the city as aforesaid
solely through the city manager, and neither the city council
nor any member thereof shall give orders to any subordinate
of the city manager either publicly or privately. Any mem-
ber of the city council who violates, or participates in the
violation of, any provision of this section shall be punished
by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by im-
prisonment for not more than six months, or both, and upon
final conviction thereof his office in the city council shall
thereby be vacated and he shall never again be eligible for
any office or position, elective or otherwise, in the service
of the city.
Section 47. No employee of any department, board or
commission of the city shall, directly or indirectly, give,
solicit or receive, or in any manner be concerned in giving,
soliciting or receiving any assessment, subscription or con-
tribution for any political party or for any candidate for
city office. Whoever violates any provision of this section
shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months,
or both, and upon final conviction thereof his office or
position in the service of the city shall thereby be vacated
and he shall never again be eligible for any office or position,
elective or otherwise, in the service of the city.
Section 48. There shall be published at least once a
week and distributed and sold under the direction of and on
terms to be fixed by the city council a paper to be known as
the City Record. All advertising with reference to the sale
of property for non-payment of taxes shall appear exclusively
in the City Record. All other advertising, whether required
by law or not, with reference to the purchase or taking of
land, contracts for work, materials or supplies, and the sale
422 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452.
of bonds, shall appear in said paper, and in such newspaper
or newspapers as the city council, in its discretion, may
order; a list of all contracts of one thousand dollars or more,
as awarded, with the names of bidders, and the amount of
the bids; appointments by the mayor, by the city manager,
and by the city council; and changes in the number and
compensation of employees in each department, shall be
published in the City Record. Failure to publish in such
newspaper or newspapers as the city council may order
shall not invalidate any purchase, contract or sale made or
action taken by the city. The proceedings of the city council
and school committee and such other matter or matters as
the city council shall direct, shall be published in the City
Record; provided, that the substance of debates by and
among the members of the city council shall not be so pub-
lished, or published elsewhere, at the expense of the city.
Section 49. Under Plan D and Plan E, the words "and
approved by the mayor" in section twenty of chapter four
hundred and eighty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and
nine, as amended by chapter one hundred and seventy-five
of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-eight, relating to
appropriations for the finance commission, shall be of no
effect.
Section 50. Whenever any payroll, bill, or other claim
against the city is presented to the city council, the mayor,
the city manager, the city auditor, or the city treasurer, if
the same seems to be of doubtful validity, excessive in
amount, or otherwise contrary to the city's interest, it shall
be referred to the finance commission, which shall immedi-
ately investigate the facts and report thereon; and pending
said report payment shall be withheld.
Section 51. Under Plan D and Plan E, the provisions
of the first two sentences of section eight of chapter four
hundred and eighty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and
nine shall be of no effect.
Section 52. Under Plan D and Plan E, heads of de-
partments appointed subject to the provisions of section
thirteen of said chapter four hundred and eighty-six shall
hold office during the pleasure of the appointing authority,
instead of during the pleasure of the mayor as provided in
said section thirteen; the powers vested in the board of
street commissioners under section twenty-eight of said
chapter four hundred and eighty-six may be exercised with-
out the approval in writing of the mayor, and the authority
under said section twenty-eight to fix by ordinance the terms
of certain permits or licenses shall be vested in the city
council, instead of in the mayor and city council; and the
words "mayor and" in the third sentence of section thirty-
one of said chapter four hundred and eighty-six, relating to
land takings, shall be of no effect.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452. 423
NOMINATION AND ELECTION PROVISIONS UNDER PLAN A AND
PLAN D.
Section 53. On the fifth Tuesday preceding every
regular biennial municipal election or special municipal
election in the city of Boston, at which any elective munici-
pal office is to be filled, there shall be held a preliminary
election for the purpose of nominating candidates for elec-
tion to such office, except as is otherwise provided in section
sixty-two.
Section 54. Except as otherwise provided in section
sixty-two there shall not be printed on the official ballot to be
used at any biennial municipal election or special municipal
election the name of any person as a candidate for any
elective office unless such person has been nominated as
such candidate at the preliminary election, held as provided
in sections fifty-five to sixty-four, inclusive, and unless
nomination papers on behalf of such candidate are signed
and filed and certified, all as provided in the following
sections.
Section 55. Any registered voter who is qualified to
vote for a candidate for any municipal elective office in the
city may be a candidate for nomination thereto, and his
name as such candidate shall be printed on the official
ballot to be used at the preliminary election preceding the
biennial election at which such office is to be filled ; provided,
that at or before five o'clock p.m. of the eighth Tuesday
prior to such preliminary election nomination papers, pre-
pared and issued by the election commissioners, signed in
person for the nomination of such candidate for mayor
under Plan A by at least three thousand registered voters
in said city qualified to vote for such candidate at said
election, signed in person for the nomination of such candi-
date for school committee under Plan A and Plan D by at
least two thousand registered voters in said city qualified
to vote for such candidate at said election, and signed in
person for the nomination of such candidate for city coun-
cillor under Plan A and Plan D by at least one thousand five
hundred registered voters in said city quahfied to vote for
such candidate at said election, shall be filed with said
election commissioners and the signatures on the same to
the number required to make the nomination subsequently
certified by the election commissioners as hereinafter pro-
vided. Said nomination papers shall be in substantially the
following form :
424
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452.
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 a candidate to be voted for at
the election to be held in the City of Boston on November , 19 .
Name of Candidate
(Give first or middle name in full )
Office for Which
Nominated.
Ward, Residence,
Street and Number,
if any.
Signatures and Residences of Nominators.
We certify that we have not subscribed to more nominations or
candidates for this office than there are persons to be elected thereto.
In case of the death, withdrawal or incapacity of the above nominee,
after written acceptance filed with the board of election commission-
ers, we authorize (names of a committee of not less than five persons)
or a majority thereof as our representatives to fill the vacancy in the
manner prescribed by law.
Signatures of
Nominators
(To be made in person.)
Residence
January 1
Ward
Pre-
cinct
Present Residence
■
■
•
Acceptance of Nomination.
I accept the above nomination.
Signature of Nominee.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452.
425
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Boston,
.19
Suffolk, ss.
The undersigned, being the circulator or circulators of thi.s paper,
severally certify, under the pains and penalties of perjury, that the
persons whose names are written upon the lines the numbers of which
appear opposite our signatures below, signed the same in person.
Names axd Addresses of Persons
CiRCi'LATiNQ This Paper
Numbers of Lines Upon Which
Appear Signatures as to Which
Certification is Made Hereby
Name
Address
The signature of any nominator which is not so certified shall not be
counted in determining the number of nominators.
Section 56. If a candidate nominated as aforesaid dies
before the day of the preliminary election, or withdraws his
name 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 shall be issued by the
board of election commissioners on and after but not before
the eleventh Tuesday preceding the preliminary 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 wards
and 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 wards and residences,
with street and number, if any. Not more than three hun-
dred such nomination papers shall be issued to any candidate
for mayor under Plan A, and not more than two hundred
such nomination papers shall be issued to any candidate for
the school committee or for city councillor under Plan A
426 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452.
and Plan D. No nomination papers except those issued in
accordance with the provisions of this section shall be re-
ceived or be valid.
Section 57. The names of candidates appearing 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 nomi-
nation 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 con-
tain a number of names so certified equivalent to the number
required to make a nomination shall be invalid. The elec-
tion commissioners shall complete such certification on or
before five o'clock p.m. on the thirty-fourth da}' preceding
the preliminary election. Such certification shall not pre-
clude 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
on or before five o'clock p.m. on the twenty-eighth day pre-
ceding the preliminary election. All substitutions to fill
vacancies caused by withdrawal or ineligibility shall be filed
with the election commissioners on or before five o'clock
P.M. on the twenty-seventh day preceding the preliminary
election.
Section 58. On the first day, other than Sunday or
a legal holiday, following the expiration of the time for filing
withdrawals and the final disposition of any objections filed,
the election commissioners shall post in a conspicuous place
in the city hall the names and wards and residences of the
candidates for nomination for mayor under Plan A and for
school committee and for city councillor under Plan A and
Plan D who have duly qualified as such candidates, as they
are to appear on the official ballots to be used at the pre-
liminary election, except as to the order of the names, and
shall cause the ballots which shall contain said names, in
their order as drawn by the election commissioners, and no
others, with a designation of ward and residence, and of the
office and term of service, to be printed, and the ballots so
printed shall be official and no others shall be used at the
preliminary election. In drawings for position on the ballot
the candidates shall have an opportunity to be present in
person or by one representative each. The ballots shall be
headed as follows:
OFFICIAL PRELIMINARY ELECTION BALLOT.
Candidates for nomination for the offices of (mayor, city
council, or school committee, as the case may be) in the city
of Boston, at a preliminary election to be held on Tuesday,
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452. 427
the day of in the year nineteen hun-
dred and
Section 59. The election officers shall, immediately
upon the closing of the polls at preliminary elections, count
the ballots and ascertain the number of votes cast in the
several voting places for each candidate, and forthwith make
return thereof upon blanks to be furnished, as in biennial
municipal elections, to the election commissioners who shall
canvass said returns and shall forthwith determine the result
thereof, publish the same in one or more newspapers in the
city, and post the same in a conspicuous place in the city
hall.
Section 60. The two persons receiving at a preliminary
election under Plan A the highest number of votes for nomi-
nation for the office of mayor, the eighteen persons receiving
at the preliminary election the highest number of votes for
nomination for the office of city councillor, and the ten per-
sons receiving at said election the highest number of votes
for nomination for the office of school committee under
Plan A and Plan D shall, except as provided in the following
section, be the sole candidates for election to said offices
whose names may be printed on the ballot to be used at the
biennial or special municipal election at which such offices
are to be filled.
The name of each person who is so nominated by prelimin-
ary election as provided herein, together with his ward, resi-
dence and the title and term of the office for which he is a
candidate, shall be printed on the official ballots at the
municipal election. 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 commis-
sioners, 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 61. If the preliminary election results in a tie
vote among candidates for nomination receiving the lowest
number of votes, which, but for said tie vote, would entitle
a person receiving the same to have his name printed upon
the official ballot to be used at a municipal election, all can-
didates participating in said tie vote shall have their names
printed upon the official ballot, although in consequence
there be printed thereon candidates to a number exceeding
twice the number to be elected.
Section 62. If at the expiration of the time for filing
nomination papers of candidates to be voted for at the
preliminary election, nomination papers shall have been
filed on behalf of not more than two such candidates for
the office of mayor under Plan A, eighteen such candidates
for the offices of city councillor, or ten such candidates for
the offices of school committee, the candidates on whose
behalf such nomination papers shall have been so filed shall
be deemed to have been nominated for said offices, and after
such nomination papers have been duly certified their names
428 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452.
shall be printed on the ballot to be used at the biennial or
special municipal election at which such offices are to be
filled, and such preliminary election shall be dispensed with
for the nomination of candidates for the offices of mayor,
city councillor, or school committee, or all such offices, as
the case may be.
Section 63. No ballots used at any preliminary, bien-
nial, or special municipal election shall have printed thereon
any party or political designation or mark, and there shall
not be appended to the name of any candidate any such
party or political designation or mark, or anything showing
how he was nominated or indicating his views or opinions.
Section 64. On ballots to be used at any preliminary,
biennial, or special municipal election, blank spaces shall be
left at the end of each list of candidates for nomination for
the different offices equal to the number to be nominated
thereto, in which the voter may insert the name of any per-
son not printed on the ballot for whom he desires to vote
for nomination for such office.
Section 65. Under Plan D, at each preliminary election
and each regular municipal election held in accordance with
the provisions of this act, each voter shall be entitled to
vote for not more than six candidates for the office of city
councillor and for not more than three candidates for the
office of school committee. On the ballots for use in electing
members of either such bodj^ at either such election, there
shall be printed directions to the voters that each such
voter shall not vote for more than the number of candidates
specified in this section.
nomination and election provisions under plan e.
Section 66, Any registered voter -who is qualified to
vote for a candidate for any municipal elective office in the
city may be a candidate for nomination thereto, 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 in the afternoon of the eighth Tuesday
prior to such election, nomination papers prepared and issued
by the election commissioners, signed in person for the nom-
ination of such candidate for school committee or city coun-
cillor by not less than two thousand nor more than three
thousand registered voters in the city, shall be filed with
said election commissioners, and the signatures on the same
to the number required to make the nomination subse-
quently certified by the election commissioners as herein-
after provided. Said nomination papers shall be in sub-
stantially the following form:
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452.
429
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
CITY OF BOSTON.
Nomination Paper.
The undersigned, registered voters of the Cit}' of Boston, qualified
to vote for a candidate for the office named below, in accordance with
law, make the following nomination of a candidate to be voted for at
the election to be held in the City of Boston on November ,19 .
Name of Candidate
(Give first or middle name in full.)
Office for Which
Nominated.
Ward, Residence,
Street and Number,
if any.
Signatures and Residences of Nominators.
We certify that we have not subscribed to the nomination of more
than one candidate for this office. In case of the death, withdrawal or
incapacity of the above nominee, after written acceptance filed with
the board of election commissioners, we authorize (names of a com-
mittee of not less than five persons) or a majority thereof as our repre-
sentatives to fill the vacancy in the manner prescribed by law.
Signatures of
Nominators
(To be made in person.)
Residence
January 1
Ward
Pre-
cinct
Present Residence
Acceptance of Nomination.
I accept the above nomination.
Signature of Nominee.
430
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Boston,
.19
Suffolk, ss.
The undersigned, being the circulator or circulators of this paper,
severally certify, under the pains and penalties of perjury, that the
persons whose names are written upon the lines the numbers of which
appear opposite our signatures below, signed the same in person.
Names and Addri
Circulating
:s8E8 OF Persons
This Paper
Numbers of Lines Upon Which
Appear Signatures as to Which
Certification is Made Hereby
Name
Address
The signature of any nominator which is not so certified shall not be
counted in determining the number of nominators.
Section 67. If a candidate nominated as aforesaid dies
before the day of election, or withdraws his name from
nomination, or is found to be inehgible, 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. Nomination papers
shall not include candidates for more than one office. Nomi-
nation papers shall be issued by the board of election com-
missioners on and after but not before the eleventh Tuesday
preceding the regular municipal 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 wards and 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 candidates and their wards and residences, with street
and number, if any. Not more than two hundred such
nomination papers shall be issued to any candidate for the
school committee or the city council. No nomination papers
except those issued in accordance with the provisions of
this section shall be received or be valid.
Section 68. No voter may sign the nomination papers
of more than one candidate for election as a member of the
city council or of more than one candidate for election as a
member of the school committee ; and if a voter signs nomi-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 452. 431
nation papers of more than one such candidate his signature
shall be invalid on all such papers except the one first acted
upon by the board of election commissioners.
Section 69. There shall be a separate form of ballot for
the city council and for the school committee, and each such
separate form of ballot shall be of a different and clearly dis-
tinguishable color from that of any other form of ballot pre-
pared and furnished at the public expense for use at the same
election. On such ballots for use in electing members of
either such body there shall be printed the following direc-
tions to voters, the first sentence under the heading to be
printed in prominent bold faced type:
Directions to Voters.
Do NOT use X marks.
Mark your choices with numbers only.
Put the number 1 opposite your first choice; the number 2 opposite
your second choice; the number 3 opposite your third choice; and so
on. Mark as many choices as you please.
Do not put the same number opposite more than one name.
To vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot, write
his name on a blank line under the names of the candidates and put a
number opposite it to show which choice you wish to give him.
If you spoil this ballot, tear it across once, return it to the election
officer in charge of the ballots and get another from him.
The name of each person who is nominated in compliance
with law, together with his residence, with street and num-
ber, if any, and the ward wherein he resides, shall be printed
on the official ballot. No official ballot used at any regular
municipal election shall have printed thereon any party or
political designation or mark, and there shall not be ap-
pended to the name of any candidate any such party or
political designation or mark, or anything showing how he
was nominated or indicating his views or opinions.
Section 70. The provisions of sections five, six and seven
of chapter fifty-four A of the General Laws, and so much
of section eight of said chapter as relates to the order of
polling places by which ballots are to be counted, shall apply
with respect to municipal elections in the city.
Section 71. As soon as the polls have closed, the election
officials at each polling place shall seal the ballot box with-
out opening it, and in such manner that ballots cannot be
removed therefrom or inserted therein without breaking the
seal, and shall deliver such ballot box at once, as the election
commissioners may direct, to the central counting place,
together with the voting lists, a record of the ballot box
register, a record of the number of ballots given out, the
ballots spoiled and returned, and the ballots not given out,
all of which shall be enclosed in an envelope, and the elec-
tion officials shall certify thereon as to the identity of the
contents thereof. At the central counting place the ballot
boxes shall be opened and the number of ballots found therein
recorded and compared with the records sent from the
polling places. Any discrepancies discovered shall be re-
432
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 453.
corded and dealt with according to the principles laid down
by the general election laws, so far as such principles may
be applicable. The ballots for the city council shall be
counted first and the ballots for the school committee shall
be counted second. Ballots cast for other purposes than the
election of members to the city council or school committee
shall be counted at the central counting place in accordance
with the laws otherwise applicable to the counting thereof.
No information regarding the count of the ballots by wards
or precincts shall be given out at any time, except in ac-
cordance with section eleven of chapter fifty-four A of the
General Laws.
Section 72. Except as otherwise provided in this act,
the provisions of sections nine to sixteen, inclusive, of chap-
ter fifty-four A of the General Laws relative to proportional
representation shall apply with respect to municipal elec-
tions in the city, upon the adoption of this plan.
Approved June 3, 1948.
ChapA53 An Act relating to the manufacture, furnishing or
SALE OF oleomargarine.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 94, § 54,
amended.
Manufacture
and sale of
oleomargarine.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 94, § 58,
amended.
Sorvinc
oleomargarine
at hotels, etc.,
regulated.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L Section 54 of chapter 94 of the General Laws,
as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended
by striking out all after the word "of", in line 11, and in-
serting in place thereof the words : — uncolored or colored
oleomargarine, — so as to read as follows: — Section 54-
Whoever himself or by his agent or servant renders, manu-
factures, sells, offers for sale, exposes for sale, takes orders
for the future delivery of, has in his possession, keeps in
storage, distributes, delivers, transfers or conveys with in-
tent to sell within the commonwealth any article, product
or compound made wholly or partly out of any fat, oil or
oleaginous substance or compound thereof, not produced
from unadulterated milk or cream from the same, which
is in imitation of yellow butter produced from unadulterated
milk or cream from the same, shall be punished by a fine of
not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dol-
lars or by imprisonment for not more than one year; but
this section shall not prohibit the manufacture or sale of
uncolored or colored oleomargarine.
Section 2. Section 58 of said chapter 94, as so appear-
ing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "pa-
tron" in line 4 the words: — by means of signs or printed
notices on menus, such printing to be of not less than twenty-
four point type, in the English language, — so as to read
as follows: — Section 68. Whoever furnishes oleomargarine
or causes it to be furnished, instead of butter, in any hotel,
restaurant or boarding house or at any lunch counter, to a
guest or patron thereof, without notifying said guest or
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 454, 455. 433
patron by means of signs or printed notices on menus, such
printing to be of not less than twenty-four point type, in
the Enghsh language, that the substance so furnished is
not butter shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten
nor more than fifty dollars.
Section 3. Section 49 of said chapter 94, as so appear- g. l. (Xer.
ing, is hereby amended by adding at the end the following amendeti.^ ^^'
sentence : — This section shall not apply to oleomargarine Application.
served with or as a part of a meal.
Approved June 3, 1948.
An Act prohibiting the use of beam or otter trawls Phnrt 454
IN taking fish from certain territorial waters of
MASSACHUSETTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to use
beam or otter trawls to drag for fish in that part of the terri-
torial waters of Massachusetts lying between a line extend-
ing from the water tower on Winthrop Head through the
Graves Light and a line drawn from the Gurnet Light to
Race Point Light to the marine boundary of the common-
wealth.
Section 2. Violation of this act shall be punished by a
fine of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dol-
lars, or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or
both.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 8, 1948.
An Act authorizing the city of Springfield to con-
struct and operate a hospital and infirmary to be
known as SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Springfield may construct, equip
and operate a hospital to be known as Springfield Municipal
Hospital and to be used for the following purposes: for the
reception of persons having diseases dangerous to the public
health as defined by the state department of pubhc health,
as a tuberculosis dispensary, as a hospital for the chronic
sick, as a dental, medical and health clinic, and as an in-
firmary for persons in need. Said city shall have the power
to do all things necessary and proper to carry out the fore-
going purposes.
Section 2. Notwithstanding any provision of any general
or special law, the construction and operation of said hospital
shall be vested in a board of seven trustees. One of said
trustees shall be the commissioner of public health of said
city by virtue of his office. The remaining six members of
the board of trustees, other than the said commissioner.
Chap. 4:55
434 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 455.
shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation
by the board of aldermen, and shall be practicing physicians
and surgeons in said city, but not more than two appointed
trustees shall be members of the staff of any one general
hospital located in said city. The terms of the appointed
trustees shall be as follows : the trustees originally appointed
shall serve, one for one year, one for two years, one for three
years, one for four years, one for five years and one for six
years from the date of the organization of the city govern-
ment in the year following the original appointment, and
thereafter, upon the expiration of the term of any trustee,
his successor shall be appointed for a term of six years.
Any vacancy in the trustees shall be filled for the unexpired
term in the same manner as the original appointment was
made. The board shall annually elect one of its members
to serve as chairman, and the members of the board shall
receive no compensation as such.
Section 3. Said trustees appointed under authority of
section two shall also have the powers and duties of directors
of infirmary but nothing in this act shall be construed to
limit the powers of said commissioner of public health to
direct, manage, control and regulate the clinics and dis-
pensary.
Section 4. The board of trustees shall receive into the
hospital persons from cities and towns in Hampden county
requiring relief during chronic sickness and persons from
an adjoining city or town, requiring relief, who are infected
with dangerous diseases referred to in section one.
Section 5. The board shall at regular and convenient
intervals send bills to the public welfare department and
health department of the city of Springfield for the cost
of services rendered by the hospital or infirmary for or on
behalf of such departments and payments therefor shall be
made from the appropriation of the department for which
service is rendered and the amounts paid shall be credited
on the books of the city to the account of estimated receipts.
Section 6. To provide the necessary funds for the con-
struction and original equipping and furnishing of said
hospital, the city of Springfield may borrow, from time to
time, within a period of five years from the passage of this
act, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the
aggregate, six million dollars, and may issue bonds or notes
therefor which shall bear on their face the words, Spring-
field Municipal Hospital Loan, Act of 1948. Each au-
thorized issue shall constitute a separate loan and such loans
shall be paid in not more than twenty years from their dates.
Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be in excess of the
statutory limit but shall, except as provided herein, be sub-
ject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws, including the
limitation contained in the first paragraph of section seven
thereof.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June S, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 456, 457. 435
An Act authorizing the city of newton to borrow (JJkij) 45^
money for the construction of sewers and for
sewage disposal.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing sewers for
sanitary and surface drainage purposes and for sewage
disposal, the city of Newton may borrow, from time to time,
within a period of five years from the passage of this act,
such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggre-
gate, one million dollars, and may issue bonds or notes
therefor, which shall bear on their face the words, Newton
Sewer Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized issue shall
constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be paid in
not more than thirty years from their dates. Indebtedness
incurred under authority of this act shall be in excess of the
statutory limit, but shall, except as herein provided, be
subject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws, including
the limitation contained in the first paragraph of section
seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 3, 1948,
An Act providing for the preparation of plans for Qhnr) 457
and the construction of a dam on the mystic river ^'
in the vicinity of WELLINGTON BRIDGE IN THE CITIES
OF somerville and MEDFORD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L The Massachusetts public building commis-
sion, hereinafter referred to as the commission, is hereby
authorized and directed to prepare suitable plans and speci-
fications for the construction of a dam, lock, drawbridge and
works, equipment and appurtenances thereto across the
Mystic river in the vicinity of Wellington bridge in the cities
of Somerville and Medford, for the purpose of maintaining
the water level in the Mystic river at a substantially perma-
nent water level of not less than seven feet above Boston
City Base, and for the dredging of navigable channels above
said dam. In the preparation of such plans, said commission
shall consider the subject matter of the several legislative
documents referred to in section one of chapter four hundred
and forty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six
and shall consult and confer with the state and municipal
authorities referred to in said section. Said commission,
with the approval of the governor, shall apply for and accept
on behaK of the commonwealth any federal funds or federal
assistance, or both, for financing the cost of such plans and
specifications as are required for the purposes of this act,
and for such purposes may also expend any unexpended
balance of federal funds obtained under authority of section
436 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 457.
one of said chapter four hundred and forty-one. For the
preparation of said plans and specifications the commission
may expend such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
For the purposes aforesaid, the said commission may employ
consulting engineers and consulting architects and such
other engineering and other assistance as may be necessary.
The commission shall make a preliminary report of its find-
ings by filing the same with the clerk of the senate on or
before the first Wednesday of December in the year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight and a detailed report of its findings
shall be filed with said clerk on or before the first Wednesday
of December in the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Section 2. The metropolitan district commission is
hereby authorized to build, maintain and operate a dam
across the Mystic river in the cities of Somerville and Med-
ford in accordance with plans and specifications prepared
and approved by the Massachusetts public building com-
mission under section one of this act.
Section 3. The metropolitan district commission shall
dredge navigable channels and do other dredging or drainage
above the dam in the Mystic river and any lands adjacent
thereto, and perform such other work as may be necessary
in carrying out the purposes of this act.
Section 4. For the purposes of this act, the metropoli-
tan district commission may take in the name of the com-
monwealth, in fee or otherwise, under chapter seventy-nine
of the General Laws, or acquire by purchase, gift or other-
wise, such lands, flats and lands covered by tide water or
interests therein as it may deem necessary or desirable, in-
cluding territory within the locations of the Boston and
Maine Railroad and the Boston and Albany Railroad, and
may enter into agreements with said railroads and other
corporations and persons so far as necessary or desirable
for the carrying out of sections two and three of this act.
Section 5. Before undertaking any of the work author-
ized under said sections two and three, the metropolitan
district commission shall obtain such permits and approvals
as may be required by law from the United States war de-
partment and the state department of public works. In the
construction of the works authorized, the metropolitan dis-
trict commission may appoint and in its discretion remove
such engineering and other assistants as it may deem nec-
essary and may fix their compensation. Such appointments
shall not be subject to classification under sections forty-
five to fifty, inclusive, of chapter thirty of the General
Laws, and chapter thirty-one of the General Laws and the
rules and regulations made thereunder shall not apply to
such engineers or other assistants; provided, that, upon re-
quest of the metropolitan district commission, the division
of civil service shall hold special examinations of candidates
for such offices and positions.
Section 6. The metropolitan district commission, when
the work herein provided for has been completed, shall
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 458. 437
maintain, operate and control said dam, lock, drawbridge
and works, equipment and appurtenances thereto, and con-
trol the Mystic river and its tributaries above said dam as
a part of the metropolitan parks system. Said commission
shall also exercise over said waters above said dam all pow-
ers and duties now conferred upon said commission by
chapter ninety-two of the General Laws relative to the care,
maintenance and control of the metropolitan parks system
and the Charles River basin so far as applicable.
Section 7. To meet the cost of construction of the work
authorized in said sections two and three, the common-
wealth may accept and use any federal funds or any federal
assistance, or both, provided therefor under any federal
law, authority to make application therefor being hereby
granted to said Massachusetts public building commission,
with the approval of the governor. In case federal funds or
fed&ral assistance are made available to the commonwealth
for this construction work, the project, when approved by
the governor, shall be carried out in all respects subject to
the provisions of the appropriate federal law providing for
construction of projects of this class, and the rules and
regulations made pursuant thereto, and to such terms, con-
ditions, rules and regulations, not inconsistent with such
federal laws, rules and regulations, as said Massachusetts
public building commission may establish, with the approval
of the governor, to insure the proper execution of said
project.
Section 8. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 3, 1948.
An Act to increase the amount authorized to be used (JJiaj) 45g
BY THE county OF FRANKLIN FROM THE POST WAR RE-
HABILITATION FUND FOR REPAIRS ON STILLWATER BRIDGE
IN THE TOWN OF DEERFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 521 of the acts of 1947 is
hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the word "three"
and inserting in place thereof the word : — eighteen, — so as
to read as follows : — Section 1 . The county of Franklin is
hereby authorized to use eighteen thousand dollars of the
funds in the county treasury appropriated in nineteen
hundred and forty-five for a post war rehabilitation fund for
repairs on Stillwater bridge, over the Deerfield river, in the
town of Deerfield. The amount hereby authorized may be
used in conjunction with funds provided by the department
of public works and the town of Deerfield in the manner
provided by chapter ninety of the General Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 3, 1948.
438
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 459.
ChavAb^ An Act to revise plan d city government to provide
FOR government BY A CITY COUNCIL AND A CITY MAN-
AGER WITH ALL ELECTIVE MEMBERS ELECTED AT LARGE
WITHOUT PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 43, § 1,
etc., amended.
"Plan D"
defined.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 43, § 5,
etc., amended.
Limitation of
powers of city
upon accept-
ance of Plan
D or E.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 43, § 7,
etc., amended.
Adoption of
plans.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 43, § 8,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 43, § 9,
etc., amended.
Voting on
standard forms
of city charters
to be at city
election.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 43 of the General Laws,
as amended by section 1 of chapter 378 of the acts of 1938,
is hereby further amended by striking out the paragraph
defining "Plan D", as appearing in the Tercentenary Edi-
tion, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph: —
"Plan D", a city government and legislative body, to be
known as the city council, composed of seven or nine mem-
bers, one of whom shall be mayor and shall be the official
head of the city, and an administrative officer, called the
city manager.
Section 2. Section 5 of said chapter 43 is hereby amended
by striking out the paragraph added by section 2 of said
chapter 378 and inserting in place thereof the following
paragraph : —
This section shall not authorize the city council in any
city which adopts Plan D or E to take any action to accom-
plish any result not contemplated by the provisions of the
said plans.
Section 3. Said chapter 43 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 7, as amended by section 8 of chapter
451 of the acts of 1939, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 7. A petition addressed to the
city council, signed by qualified voters of the city to a number
equal at least to ten per cent of the registered voters at the
state election next preceding the filing of the petition and
in the form provided in section eight may be filed with the
city clerk who shall forthwith transmit the same to the
registrars of voters, who shall within sixt}^ days certify the
signatures thereon in accordance with the provisions of
law and return the petition to the city clerk.
Section 4. The form of petition contained in section 8 of
said chapter 43, as amended by section 3 of said chapter 378,
is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 12, the
words "mayor and four councillors" and inserting in place
thereof the words: — city council, one member of which
shall be the mayor, — by striking out, in line 17, the letters
and word " , C or D" and inserting in place thereof the letter
and word: — or C, — and by inserting after the word
"Plan" in line 19 the letter and word: — D or.
Section 5. Said chapter 43 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 9, as amended by section 1 of chapter
640 of the acts of 1941, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 9. Within seventy days after
the petition has been filed with him by the petitioners the
city clerk shall, except as provided in section ten, transmit
a certified copy thereof to the city council, except that the
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 459. 439
signatures upon the petition need not be copied but in place
thereof the city clerk shall state the number of signatures of
registered voters thereon, certified as such by the registrars
of voters. If any question arises as to the validity or suffi-
ciency of the petition or of the signatures thereon, any regis-
tered voter of the city may appeal for a determination of
said question to the applicable board referred to in section
twelve of chapter fifty-three, by filing a notice of such appeal
with the city council and with the clerk of the board of
registrars of voters within eighty days after the date the
petition was filed with the city clerk by the petitioners, and
the board so appealed to shall within thirty days render a
decision thereon. Said decision shall be final and the board
shall submit notice thereof forthwith to the city council.
Within ten days after the expiration of said period of eighty
days, if no appeal has been taken, or after receipt of a deci-
sion on any appeal in favor of the validity or sufficiency of
such petition or signatures, as the case may be, the city
council shall, unless the number of valid signatures certified
'to it is found to be less than the number required by section
seven, transmit such certified copy to the city clerk. If said
certified copy is so transmitted to the city clerk at least
thirty days before the regular city election, the question
proposed by the petition shall be submitted upon the official
ballot to a vote of the registered voters of the city at said
regular city election, otherwise it shall be submitted at the
regular city election next following the aforesaid election.
Section 6. Section 19 of said chapter 43, as amended gj^lJ^'^ig
by section 8 of said chapter 378, is hereby further amended etc!, 'amended'.
by inserting after the word "Plan", in lines 2, 8, 9 and 13,
in each instance, the letter and word : — D or.
Section 7. Section 30 of said chapter 43, as amended EJhi^l'ao,
by section 11 of said chapter 378, is hereby further amended etc!, 'amended',
by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof
the following sentence: — At the request of any department, Taking of land
and with the approval of the mayor and city council under p^Jrposes"'''*'
Plan A, B or C, or with the approval of the city manager
and the cit}^ council under Plan D or E, the city council may,
in the name of the city, purchase, or take by eminent domain
under chapter seventy-nine, any land within its limits for
any municipal purpose.
Section 8. Said chapter 43 is hereby further amended EdVlJ.^'^"
by striking out sections 79 to 92, inclusive, and inserting in §§79-92
place thereof the following sections : — Section 79. The andT §§"79-*'
method of city government provided for in the following 92A, inserted,
fourteen sections shall be known as Plan D. Upon the adop- Plan p. when
tion by a city of Plan D, it shall become operative as provided ''^'"'^'^''■
in sections one to forty-five, inclusive, except as otherwise
provided by the following sections.
Section 80. The terms "city clerk" and "registrars of cuy^^ierk and
voters" when used in sections seventy-nine to ninety-two A, of voters.
inclusive, shall have the respective meanings given them by
section one of chapter fifty.
440
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 459.
City council
to be governing
body.
Members,
election, term,
etc.
Organization,
etc.
Section 81. The government of the city and the general
management and control of all its affairs shall, except as
otherwise provided in this chapter, be vested in a city coun-
cil, which shall exercise its powers in the manner hereinafter
set forth, but subject to sections one to forty-five, inclusive,
in so far as not inconsistent; except that the city manager
shall have the authority hereinafter specified, and that the
general management and conduct of the public schools of the
city and of the property pertaining thereto shall be vested
in the school committee, and that the city clerk, the city
auditor, any official of the city appointed by the governor
and any trustees or other officers whose election by the voters
of the city is required by the reason of the fact that the city
has accepted any gift, devise or bequest shall have the powers
and duties which may be conferred and imposed upon them
by law.
Section 82. The city council shall consist of seven or nine
members, as provided in this section, all of whom shall, at
each regular municipal election, be elected at large for terms
of two years each and shall serve until their successors are '
qualified. The city council in any city having seven wards
or less at the time of adoption of this plan shall be composed
of seven members and the city council in any city having
more than seven wards at the time of adoption thereof, nine
members. Section eight of chapter thirty-nine shall apply
to members of the city council.
Section 83. The city council shall have and exercise all
the legislative powers of the city, except as such powers are
reserved by this chapter to the school committee and to the
qualified voters of the city.
The city council, elected as aforesaid, shall meet at ten
o'clock in the forenoon of the first Monday of January fol-
lowing the regular municipal election, and the members of
the city council shall severally make oath, before the city
clerk or a justice of the peace, to perform faithfully the
duties of their respective offices, except that any member-
elect not present shall so make oath at the first regular meet-
ing of the city council thereafter which he attends. For the
purposes of organization, the city clerk shall be temporary
chairman until the mayor or vice-chairman has qualified.
The city council shall, by a majorit}^ vote of all the members
elected, elect a mayor and a vice-chairman from its own
members and the persons elected as such shall likewise make
oath to perform faithfully the duties of the respective offices
to which they are so elected, and they may so make oath at
the same meeting at which they are so elected. The organi-
zation of the city council shall take place as aforesaid, not-
withstanding the absence, death, refusal to serve or non-
election of one or more of the members; provided, that a
majority of all the members elected to the city council are
present and have qualified. If the office of mayor or vice-
chairman becomes vacant, the city council shall in like man-
ner elect one of its members to fill such office for the unex-
J
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 459. 441
pired term: provided, that no such vacancy shall be filled
so long as there is any vacancy in the council.
If, upon the expiration of fourteen days after the first
Monday in January following the regular municipal election,
the city council has failed to elect a mayor and a vice-chair-
man, the member of the city council who received the highest
number of votes at the preceding municipal election shall
become mayor and the member who received the next high-
est number of votes at said election shall become vice-
chairman, and they shall be so declared by the city clerk.
The persons becoming mayor and vice-chairman as afore-
said shall make oath to faithfulh^ perform the duties of
the respective offices of mayor and vice-chairman and they
shall serve until the end of the term for which they were
elected as members of the city council. If the office of the
mayor and vice-chairman becomes vacant during said
term, the member of the council senior in length of service,
or, if more than one has so served, then the member senior
both in age and length of service shall perform the duties of
the mayor until a new mayor has been elected and has
qualified.
Section 8 J, . The city council shall fix suitable times for Times for
its regular meetings. The mayor, or any four members of '"'^'^'^'"^^•
the city council, or ain^ three members thereof in the case of
a city council composed of seven members, may at any time
call a special meeting by causing written notices, stating
the time of holding such meeting and signed by the person
or persons calhng the same, to be delivered in hand to each
member of the city council, or left at his usual dwelling place,
at least twelve hours before the time of such meeting. Meet-
ings of the city council may also be held at an}^ time when
all the members of the city council are present and consent
thereto. Except in the case of executive sessions, all meet-
ings of the city council and of committees thereof shall be
open to the public, and the rules of the city council shall
provide that citizens and employees of the city shall have a
reasonable opportunity to be heard at any such meeting in
regard to any matter considered thereat.
Section 85. A majority of all the members elected to the Meetings
city council shall constitute a quorum. The mayor, if present, '■*''^'^'^*^^-
shall preside at the meetings and may vote. In the absence
of the mayor, the vice-chairman of the city council shall
preside and, in the absence of both, a temporary chairman
shall be chosen, who shall serve during the absence of both
the mayor and the vice-chairman. The city clerk shall be. Records, etc.
ex officio, clerk of the city council, and shall keep records of ^ ''''^"'^'«'^-
its proceedings; but, in case of his absence or disability or
of a vacancy in the office, the city council shall elect a tem-
porary clerk, who shall be sworn to the faithful discharge
of his duties and shall act as clerk of the city council until the
city clerk resumes his duties or a new city clerk is qualified.
All final votes of the city council on questions involving the
expenditure of fifty dollars or more, or upon the request of
442 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 459.
any member any vote of the city council, shall be by yeas
and nays and shall be entered on the records. The affirma-
tive vote of a majority of all the members elected to the city
council shall be necessary for the passage of any order, ordi-
nance, resolution or vote, except that the affirmative vote
of a majority of the members present shall be sufficient to
adjourn any meeting of the city council.
Mayor. Section 86. The mayor shall be recognized as the official
head of the city for all ceremonial purposes and shall be
recognized by the courts for the purpose of serving civil
process and by the governor for military purposes. In time
of public danger or emergency, as determined by the city
council, he may, with its consent, take command of the
police, maintain order and enforce the laws; and he shall
Powers. have all the authority and powers conferred upon mayors
by sections eighteen and nineteen of chapter thirty-three.
He shall be chairman of the city council and chairman of the
school committee. He shall have no power to veto but shall
have the same powers as any other member of either such
body to vote upon all measures coming before it. He shall
perform such other duties consistent with his office and with
sections seventy-nine to ninety-two A, inclusive, as may be
imposed upon him by the city council. During the absence
or disability of the mayor, or during the time such office is
vacant, his duties shall be performed by the vice-chairman.
Salaries. Section 87. The city council may by the affirmative vote
of a majority of all its members, taken by yeas and nays,
establish a salary for its members, based on the population
as follows: in cities having a population of less than one
hundred thousand, not to exceed one thousand dollars each;
in cities having a population of one hundred thousand, but
less than two hundred thousand, not to exceed two thousand
dollars each; in cities having a population of two hundred
thousand, but less than three hundred thousand, not to
exceed three thousand dollars each ; in cities having a popu-
lation of three hundred thousand, but less than four hundred
thousand, not to exceed four thousand dollars each; and in
cities having a population of four hundred thousand or
more, not to exceed five thousand dollars each, and may like-
wise establish an additional salary for the mayor, not exceed-
ing one thousand dollars. No member of the city council
shall receive any other compensation from the city. The
salary of a city councillor and the additional salary, if any,
of the mayor may be increased or diminished, but no in-
crease therein shall be made to take effect during the term
of the council voting the increase; provided, that the initial
establishment of the salaries of the city councillors and the
additional salary, if any, of the mayor, after the adoption of
this plan may take effect in the year when established and
in accordance with the vote establishing the same. No
increase or reduction in such salary or additional salary shall
be made by the council, after the election of a new council, to
take effect with respect to the members of such new council.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 459. 443
No additional compensation shall be attached to the office
of vice-chairman.
Section 88. Except as provided in this section, a vacancy vacancies in
in any elective body shall be filled for the unexpired term by pos^iUons.
a majority vote of the remaining members, except that if
the remaining members fail to fill such vacancy within thirty
days after they shall have been notified by the city clerk that
such vacancy exists, such vacancy shall be filled by the ap-
pointment of any qualified voter of the city by the mayor,
or, if there is no mayor, by the vice-chairman, or the vice-
chairman of the school committee, as the case may be.
Section 89. The city council shall appoint a city manager city manager.
who shall be the chief administrative officer of the city and
shall be responsible for the administration of all depart-
ments, commissions, boards and offices of the city, whether
established before its adoption of this plan or thereafter,
except that of the city clerk, city auditor, any official ap-
pointed by the governor or anybody elected by the voters
of the city. He shall be appointed on the basis of his ad-
ministrative and executive qualifications only, and need not
be a resident of the city or the commonwealth when ap-
pointed. He shall hold office during the pleasure of the city
council and shall receive such compensation as it shall fix
by ordinance, 'but not exceeding ten thousand dollars annu-
ally in cities having a population of less than one hundred
thousand or twenty thousand dollars annually in cities hav-
ing a population of one hundred thousand or more. No
member of the city council shall during his term of office be
chosen as city manager, and no person who has within two
years been elected to or served in any elective office in the
city or in the county in which the city is located or in the
commonwealth shall be chosen as city manager.
The city manager may be removed for cause by the city Removal
council, by a two thirds vote to be taken by a call of the
yeas and nays entered upon the records of the council, but
he shall, prior to his removal, upon his request, be given a
written statement of the reasons alleged for his removal and
shall have the right to be heard publicly thereon at a meet-
ing of the city council prior to the final vote on the question
of his removal, but pending and during such hearing the city
council may suspend him from office. The action of the city
council in suspending or removing the city manager shall
be final, it being the intention of this provision to vest all
authority and fix all responsibility for such suspension or
removal in the city council. In case of the absence, disa-
bility or suspension of the city manager, the city council
shall designate the head of some department to perform the
duties of city manager during such absence, disability or
suspension, and, in case the office of city manager becomes
vacant, the city council shall designate the head of some
department to serve as acting city manager until a new
city manager is appointed.
Section 90. Except as otherwise specifically provided in I'Sof city
manager.
444 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 459.
this chapter, it shall be the duty of the city manager to act
as chief conservator of the peace within the city; to super-
vise the administration of the affairs of the city; to see that
within the city the laws of the commonwealth and the ordi-
nances, resolutions and regulations of the cit}'- council are
faithfully executed; and to make such recommendations to
the city council concerning the affairs of the city as may
to him seem desirable; to make reports to the city council
from time to time upon the affairs of the city; and to keep
the city council fully advised of the city's financial condi-
tion and its future needs. He shall prepare and submit to
the city council budgets as required of the mayor by section
thirty-two of chapter forty-four and, in connection there-
with, may, to the extent provided by said section thirty-
two in the case of a mayor, require the submission to him,
by all departments, commissions, boards and offices of the
city, of estimates of the amounts necessary for their ex-
penses. He shall make all appointments and removals in
the departments, commissions, boards and offices of the city
for whose administration he is responsible, except as other-
wise provided in this chapter, and shall perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by this chapter or be required
of him by ordinance or resolution of the city council. The
city manager shall have and possess, and shall exercise, all
the powers, rights and duties, other than legislative, had,
possessed or exercised, immediately prior to the adoption of
this plan, by the mayor, board of aldermen, common council
and all other boards, commissions and committees of the
city and their members, severally or collectively, except
such as are by this chapter conferred upon the school com-
mittee or are otherwise provided for thereby.
Appoi'itments Sectwfi 91. Upou recommendatiou of the city manager,
the city council may by ordinance establish and provide
for such officers and employees as shall be determined nec-
essary for the proper administration of the departments,
commissions, boards and offices of the city for whose ad-
ministration the city manager is responsible, and they shall
be appointed and may be removed, by the city manager.
The city manager shall report every appointment and re-
moval made by him to the city council at the next meeting
thereof following such appointment or removal. The city
manager may authorize the head of a department, commis-
sion or board, or the holder of an office, for whose adminis-
tration he is responsible, to appoint and remove subordi-
nates in such department, commission, board or office. All
appointments by, or under the authority of, the city mana-
ger, if subject to chapter thirty-one and the rules and regu-
lations made under authority thereof, shall be made in
accordance therewith, and all other appointments as afore-
said shall be on the basis of executive and administrative
ability and training and experience in the work to be per-
formed .
Officers and employees of the city appointed by, or under
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 460. 445
the authority of, the city manager shall perform the duties
required of them by the city manager, under general regu-
lations of the city council. Any violation of this section
shall constitute sufficient grounds for removal of any such
officer or employee.
Section 92. Neither the city council nor any of its com- city council
mittees or members shall direct or request the appointment From' activity
of any person to, or his removal from, office by the city regarding
•^ r- c 1 • 1 1 • • 1 appointments
manager or any oi his subordinates, or in any manner take or removals.
part in the appointment or removal of officers and em-
ployees in that portion of the service of said city for whose-
administration the city manager is responsible. Except for
the purpose of inquiry, the city council and its members
shall deal with that portion of the service of the city as
aforesaid solely through the city manager, and neither the
city council nor any member thereof shall give orders to
any subordinate of the city manager either publicly or pri-
vately. Any member of the city council who violates, or
participates in the violation of, any provision of this section
shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars or by "imprisonment for not more than six months,
or both, and upon final conviction thereof his office in the
city council shall thereby be vacated and he shall never
again be eligible for any office or position, elective or other-
wise, in the service of the city.
Section 92 A. No employee of any department, board or Employees not
commission of the city shall, directly or indirectly, give, pouficaP'"
solicit or receive, or in any manner be concerned in giving, activity.
soliciting or receiving any assessment, subscription or con-
tribution for any political party or for any candidate for
city office. Whoever violates any provision of this section
shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months,
or both, and upon final conviction thereof his office or posi-
tion in the service of the city shall thereby be vacated and
he shall never again be eligible for any office or position,
elective or otherwise, in the service of the city.
Approved June 3, 1948.
An Act authorizing the city of w^oburn to pay annui- ChapA60
TIES TO THE WIDOW AND MINOR CHILD OF WILLIAM F.
KENNEY, a former police OFFICER OF SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Woburn is hereby authorized to
pay annuities to Helen T. Kenney and to Helen M. Kenney,
the widow and minor child of Wilfiam F. Kenney, a former
police officer of said city, subject to the terms and conditions
provided by section eighty-nine of chapter thirty-two of
the General Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by the city council and the mayor of the city of Woburn.
Approved June 3, 1948.
446 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 461.
ChapAQl An Act establishing the dunstable water district in
THE TOWN OF DUNSTABLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The inhabitants of the town of Dunstable,
liable to taxation in said town and residing within the
territory comprised within the following boundary lines, to
wit : — beginning at a point in the southwesterly line of
Pleasant street at its crossing of Salmon brook; thence
northerly by Salmon brook crossing Pleasant street to a
point in Salmon brook three hundred feet northerly of
Pleasant street; thence northeasterly crossing Main street
at a distance along the center line of Main street eighteen
hundred feet westerly from the intersection of the center
lines of Main and Pleasant streets; thence southeasterly,
easterly and northeasterly by a line parallel to and three
hundred feet from the northerly line of Main street to a
point; thence by a line at right angles to Main street to a
point in the center line of Main street, said point being three
hundred feet northeasterly from the intersection of the
center lines of Main street and Lowell street; thence south-
erly by a line crossing Lowell street at right angles to a
point three hundred feet southerly from the southerly line
of Lowell street; thence in a southwesterly direction to and
across Pond street to a point three hundred feet from Pond
street, the crossing of Pond street being at a distance of
twelve hundred feet from the intersection of the center lines
of Pleasant and Pond streets; thence northwesterly to
Salmon brook ; thence northerly by Salmon brook a distance
of three hundred feet to the point of beginning, shall con-
stitute a water district and are hereby made a body corporate
by the name of the Dunstable water district, hereinafter
called the district, for the purpose of supplying themselves
with water for the extinguishment of fires and for domestic
and other purposes, with power to establish fountains and
hydrants and to relocate and discontinue the same, to regu-
late the use of such water and to fix and collect rates to be
paid therefor, and for the purposes of assessing and raising
taxes as provided herein for the payment of such services,
and for defraying the necessary expenses of carrying on the
business of said district, subject to all general laws now or
hereafter in force relating to such districts, except as other-
wise provided herein. The district shall have power to
prosecute and defend all actions relating to its property and
affairs.
Section 2. For the purposes aforesaid, the district,
acting by and through its board of water commissioners
hereinafter provided for, may contract with any munici-
pality, acting through its water department, or with any
water company, or with any water district, for whatever
water may be required, authority to furnish the same being
hereby granted, and may take by eminent domain under
chapter seventy-nine or chapter eighty A of the General
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 461. 447
Laws, or acquire by lease, purchase or otherwise, and hold,
the waters, or any portion thereof, of any pond, spring or
stream, or of any ground sources of supply by means of
driven, artesian or other wells, within the town of Dunstable
not already appropriated for the purposes of a public supply,
and the water and flowage rights connected with any such
water sources; and for said purposes may take as aforesaid,
or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold, all lands,
rights of way and other easements necessary for collecting,
storing, holding, purifying and preserving the purity of the
water and for conveying the same to any part of said dis-
trict; provided, that no source of water supply or lands
necessary for preserving the quality of the water shall be so
taken or used without first obtaining the advice and approval
of the department of public health, and that the location and
arrangement of all dams, reservoirs, springs, wells, pumping,
purification and filtration plants and such other works as
may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this act
shall be subject to the approval of said department. The
district may construct and maintain on the lands acquired
and held under this act proper dams, wells, springs, reser-
voirs, standpipes, tanks, pumping plants, buildings, fixtures
and other structures including also the establishment and
maintenance of filter beds and purification works or systems,
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 pipe lines, wells and reser-
voirs and establish pumping works, and may construct, lay,
acquire and maintain aqueducts, conduits, pipes and other
works under or over any land, water courses, railroad, rail-
ways and public or other ways, and along such ways, in
said town, in such manner as not unnecessarily to obstruct
the same ; and for the purposes of constructing, laying, main-
taining, operating and repairing such aqueducts, conduits,
pipes and other works, and for all proper purposes of this act,
the 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; provided, that the
manner in which all things are done upon any such way shall
be subject to the direction of the selectmen of the town of
Dunstable. The district shall not enter upon, or construct
or lay any conduit, pipe 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 depart-
ment of public utilities. The district may enter upon any
lands for the purpose of making surveys, test wells or pits
and borings, and may take or otherwise acquire the right to
occupy temporarily any lands necessary for the construction
of any work oi- for any other purpose authorized by this act.
Section 3. Any person sustaining damages in his prop-
448 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 461.
erty by any taking under this act or any other thing done
under authority thereof may recover such damages from the
district under said chapter seventy-nine or said chapter
eighty A; but the right to damages for the taking of any
water, water right or water source, or for any injury thereto,
shall not vest until water is actually withdrawn or diverted
under authority of this act.
Section 4. For the purpose of paying the necessary ex-
penses and liabilities incurred under this act, other than ex-
penses of maintenance nnd operation, the district may
borrow from time to time such sums as may be necessary,
not exceeding, in the aggregate, twenty thousand dollars,
and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on
their face the words, Dunstable Water District Loan, Act
of 1948. Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate
loan, and such loans shall bo payable in not more than thirty
years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this
act shall be subject to the provisions of chapter forty-four
of the General Laws pertaining to such districts.
Section 5. The district shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for lihe payment thereof in ac-
cordance with section four 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 dis-
trict, and to make such payments on the principal as may
be required under this act, shall without further vote be
assessed upon the district by the assessors of said town of
Dunstable annually thereafter until the debt incurred by
said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 6. Any land taken or acquired under this act
shall be managed, improved and controlled by the board of
water commissioners hereinafter provided for, in such man-
ner as they shall deem for the best interest of the district.
All authority vested in said board by this section shall be
subject to section nine.
Section 7. Whenever a tax is duly voted by the dis-
trict for the purposes of this act, the clerk shall send a certi-
fied copy of the vote to the assessors of said town, who shall
assess the same on property within the district in the same
manner in all respects in which town taxes are required by
law to be assessed; provided, that no estate shall be subject
to any tax assessed on account of the system of water supply
under this act if, in the judgment of the board of water com-
missioners hereinafter provided for, after a hearing, due
notice whereof shall have been given, such estate is so situ-
ated that it will receive no aid in the extinguishment of fire
from the said system of water supply, or if such estate is so
situated that the buildings thereon, or the buildings that
might be constructed thereon, could not be supplied with
water from said system in any ordinary or reasonable man-
ner; but all other estates in the district shall be deemed to
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 461. 449
be benefited and shall be subject to such tax. A certified list
of the estates exempt from taxation under the provisions of
this section shall annually be sent by said board of water
commissioners to said assessors, at the same time at which
the clerk shall send a certified copj^ of the vote as aforesaid.
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
the district. The district may collect interest on overdue
taxes in the manner in which interest is authorized to be
collected on town taxes.
Section 8. After acceptance of this act by said town,
am^ meeting of the voters of the territory included within
the boundaries set forth in section one to be held prior to the
acceptance of this act by said voters and any meeting of the
voters of the district to be held prior to the qualification of
a majority of the water commissioners, shall be called, on
petition of ten or more legal voters therein, by a warrant
from the selectmen of said town, 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. Such justice of the peace, or one of the
selectmen, shall preside at such meeting until a clerk is
chosen and sworn, and the clerk shall preside until a moder-
ator is chosen. At any meeting held hereunder prior to the
acceptance of this act, after the choice of a moderator for
the meeting the question of the acceptance of this act shall
be submitted to the voters, and if it is accepted by a majority
of the voters present and voting thereon it shall thereupon
take effect, and the meeting may then proceed to act on
the other articles in the warrant. After the quahfication of
a majorit}^ of the water commissioners, meetings of the dis-
trict shall be called by warrant under their hands, unless
some other method be provided by by-law or vote of the
district.
Section 9. The district shall, after the acceptance of
this act as aforesaid, elect by ballot, either at the same meet-
ing at which this act shall have been accepted, or thereafter,
at an annual meeting or at a special meeting called for the
purpose, three persons, inhabitants of and voters in said dis-
trict, to hold office, one until the expiration of three years,
one until the expiration of two years, and one until the ex-
piration of one year, from the day of the next succeeding
annual district meeting, to constitute a board of water com-
missioners; and at every annual district meeting following
such next succeeding annual district meeting one such com-
missioner shall be elected by ballot for the term of three
years. The date of the next annual meeting shall be fixed by
by-law or by vote of the board of water commissioners, but
in no event shall it be later than fifteen months subsequent
to the date on wliich tlie walei' commissioners were first
450 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 461.
elected. All the authority granted to said district by this act,
except sections four and five, and not otherwise specifically
provided for, shall be vested in said board of water com-
missioners, who shall be subject, however, to such instruc-
tions, rules and regulations as the district may by vote
impose. At the meeting at which said water commissioners
are first elected and at each annual district meeting held
thereafter, the district shall elect by ballot, each for a term
of one year, a clerk and a treasurer of the district. The
treasurer shall not be a water commissioner, and shall give
bond to the district in such an amount as may be approved
by said water commissioners and with a surety company au-
thorized to transact business in the commonwealth as surety.
A majority of said water 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 district at any
legal meeting called for the purpose. No money shall be
drawn from the treasury of the district on account of its
water works except upon a written order of said water
commissioners or a majoritj^ of them.
Section 10. Said board of water commissioners shall
fix just and equitable prices and rates for the use of water,
and shall prescribe the time and manner of payment. The
income of the water works shall be appropriated to defray
all operating expenses, interest charges and payments on
the principal as they shall 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 appropriated for such new construction as said
water commissioners may recommend, and in case a surplus
should remain after payment for such new construction the
water rates shall be reduced proportionately. Said water
commissioners shall annually, and as often as the district
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 district may adopt by-laws, prescrib-
ing by whom and how meetings of the district may be called,
notified, and conducted; and, upon the application of ten
or more legal voters in the district, meetings may also be
called by warrant as provided in section eight. The district
may also establish rules and regulations for the management
of its water works, not inconsistent with this act or with any
other provision of law, and may choose such other officers
not provided for in this act as it may deem necessary or
proper.
Section 12. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts,
pollutes or diverts any water obtained or supplied under
this act, or wilfully or wantonly injures any reservoir, well,
standpipe, aqueduct, pipe or other property owned or used
by the district for any of the purposes of this act, shall
forfeit and pay to the district three times the amount of
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 461. 451
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 of not more than
three hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more
than one year, or both.
Section 13. Upon a petition in writing addressed to
said board of water commissioners requesting that certain
real estate, accurately described therein, located in said
town and abutting on said district and not otherwise served
by a public water supply be included within the limits
thereof, and signed by the owners of such real estate, or a
major portion of such real estate, said water commissioners
shall cause a duly warned meeting of the district to be
called, at which meeting the voters may vote on the question
of including said real estate within the district. If a majority
of the voters present and voting thereon vote in the affirma-
tive the district clerk shall within ten days file with the
town clerk of said town and with the state secretary an
attested copy of said petition and vote; and thereupon said
real estate shall become and be part of the district and shall
be holden under this act in the same manner and to the
same extent as the real estate described in section one.
Section 14. Said district is hereby authorized to take
over all property rights and assume all obligations of the
town so far as the same relate to the water supply established
by the town of Dunstable.
Section 1.5. The board of water commissioners, estab- '
lished under chapter three hundred and forty-four of the
Special Acts of nineteen hundred and sixteen, is hereby
abolished, and all the rights, powers, duties and obligations
conferred or imposed upon said commissioners shall termi-
nate upon acceptance of this act by the town of Dunstable,
and by the Dunstable water district herein established.
Section 16. This act shall first be submitted to the
voters of the town of Dunstable at an annual meeting held
within three years after its passage, and, if accepted by a
majority of the voters of said town present and voting
thereon, it shall be submitted to the voters of the territory
included within the boundaries set forth in section one in
accordance with the provisions of section eight.
Section 17. This act shall take full effect upon its
acceptance by a majority vote of the voters of the territory
included within said district by section one of this act present
and voting thereon, by the use of a check list, at a district
meeting called, in accordance with section eight, within
four years after its passage. Approved June 3, 1948.
452 Acts, 1948. —Chap. 462.
ChapA62 An Act authorizing the town of ayer to establish
A BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS EXERCISING THE POWERS OF
WATER COMMISSIONERS, SEWER COMMISSIONERS AND OF
SELECTMEN WITH RESPECT TO HIGHWAYS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There shall be established in the town of
Ayer an unpaid board of public works, hereinafter called
the board, to consist of three members. The initial mem-
bers thereof shall be elected, one to serve for one year, one
for two years, and one for three j^ears, from the date of the
annual town election at which they are elected, and there-
after, when the term of any member expires, his successor
shall be elected to serve for three years. In all cases the
members shall serve until their successors are qualified. The
members of the board shall, forthwith after each annual
town election, elect one of their members to act as chairman
for the ensuing year. In case of a vacancy, the remaining
members of the board, if they constitute a quorum, may
fill such vacancy until the next annual town election, when
a new member shall be elected to fill the unexpired term.
No person shall serve on the board who holds another elective
or appointive office in the town.
Section 2. Upon the qualification of the initial members
of the board of public works, the board of water commis-
sioners and board of sewer commissioners shall be abolished
and thereupon all of the powers, duties, rights and liabilities
of the board of water commissioners, board of sewer com-
missioners, and of the selectmen in respect to all matters
relating to the construction, care and maintenance of high-
ways, bridges, drains and sidewalks shall be conferred and
imposed upon the board of public works created by this act.
No contracts or liabilities existing at the time of the accept-
ance of this act shall be affected thereby, but the board
hereby created shall be in all respects and for all purposes
whatsoever the lawful successor of the board of water com-
missioners and the board of sewer commissioners and also
of the selectmen in all matters relating to the construction,
care and maintenance of highways, bridges, drains and side-
walks.
Section 3. The board shall appoint and fix the compen-
sation of a superintendent of public works, who shall exercise
and perform, under its supervision and direction, such of the
powers, rights and duties transferred to it under section two
as it may from time to time designate. He shall be re-
sponsible for the efficient exercise and performance of such
powers, rights and duties, and shall hold office subject to the
will of the board. He shall be specially fitted by education,
training and experience to perform the duties of said office,
and may or may not be a resident of the town. During his
tenure he shall hold no elective or other appointive office.
He shall give to the town a bond with a surety company
authorized to transact business in the commonwealth as
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 463: 453
surety, for the faithful performance of his duties, in such
sum and upon such conditions as the board may require, and
shall, subject to the approval of the board, appoint such
assistants, agents and employees as the exercise and per-
formance of his powers, rights and duties may require. He
shall keep full and complete records of the doings of his
office and render to the board as often as it may require a
full report of all operations under his control during the
period reported upon; and annually, and from time to time
as required by the board, he shall make a synopsis of such
reports for publication. He shall keep the board fully ad-
vised as to the needs of the town within the scope of his
duties, and shall annually furnish to the board, not less than
ten days prior to the expiration of the fiscal year of said town,
a carefully prepared and detailed estimate in writing of the
appropriations required during the next succeeding fiscal
year for the proper exercise and performance of all said
powers, rights and duties.
Section 4. The town may rescind all or any part of the
action taken by it in pursuance of this act by a majority
vote of the legal voters present and voting thereon by ballot
at any town meeting held after three years following the
annual town election at which this act becomes fully effective
and at least thirty days before the annual town election next
to be held after such meeting, and thereupon said town shall,
at said next annual town election, nominate and elect such
officers as are necessary to exercise and perform such of the
powers, rights and duties transferred to the board under
section two as are affected by such later vote.
Section 5. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the legal voters of said town at the annual town election
in the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine, in the form of
the following question which shall be placed on the official
ballot to be used for the election of town officers at said
election: "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the
year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, entitled 'An Act
authorizing the Town of Ayer to estabfish a board of public
works exercising the powers of water commissioners, sewer
commissioners and of selectmen with respect to highways',
be accepted?" If a majority of the votes cast in answer to
such question are in the affirmative, this act shall become
fully effective beginning with, and for the purposes of, the
annual town election in the year nineteen hundred and fifty;
otherwise it shall be of no effect.
Approved June 3, 194^.
An Act relative to the examination of coastal waters ChapA6S
AND FLATS OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND SAMPLES OF
SHELLFISH THEREIN OR THEREON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The first paragraph of section 74 of chapter 130 of the ^■.\'(^,,.
General Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 598 of ..tol'aracn.Li.'
4r,4 AfTs, 1948. — Chaps. 4G4, 405.
the acts of 1941, is hereby amended by striking out, in
line 2, the words "from time to time" and inserting in place
thereof the word : — annually, — so as to read as follows:
'^"contanif""' ' ^^^^' department o( public health shall examine annually,
nntpH aro:.s or upou the rcqucst of the director, the coastal waters and
flats of the commonwealth and samples of shellfish therein
or thereon in order to determine what areas thereof are so
contaminal-ed that shellfish obtained therefrom are unfit
for food and dangerous to the public health. If, after such
examination, said department determines that such con-
tamination exists, it shall, by written order, promulgate
definite bounds of the area or areas so determined to be con-
taminated. Before such determination shall be in effect,
said department shall
Approved June S, 191,8.
ChapA^^ An Act making a corrective change in the law in
respect to the taxation of the purchase of diesel
engine fuel.
G. L. (Tcr
Ed.), 64.\
Be it enacted, etc.,' as follows:
Section 4A of chapter 64A of the General Laws, inserted
MA. etc",' by section 2 of chapter 666 of the acts of 1947, is hereby
amended. amended by striking out the next to the last sentence and
Tax on pur- inserting in place thereof the following sentence : — Every
^ngf^ fuer"^' distributor licensed to operate Diesel propelled vehicles shall
file a return as required by section four showing the number
of gallons of Diesel engine fuel purchased for use of such
vehicles and shall pay to the commissioner, at the time of
filing, a tax upon Diesel engine fuel purchased during the
preceding calendar month at the rate provided by this
chapter upon the sale of fuel. Approved June 3, 1948.
Chap. 4^5 An Act providing that the highway in the city of
CAMBRIDGE, KNOWN AS MEMORIAL DRIVE AND UNDER THE
CONTROL OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION,
SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AS A DUAL HIGHWAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The highway known as Memorial drive, extending along
the Charles river in the city of Cambridge, and under the
control of the metropolitan district commission, starting at
the fork of the road at the point of Fowler street, westerly,
on Memorial drive, extending to the Cottage Farm bridge
overpass, shall be constructed as a dual highway.
Approved June 3, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 466, 467. 455
An Aot permitting the use of certain words or (JJiq^j) 466
phrases in the corporate name of charitable and ^'
similar corporations if approved by the commis-
sioner of corporations and taxation.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 4B of chapter 110 of the General Laws, inserted ej^ Jij','^
by section 1 of chapter 169 of the acts of 1946, is hereby § 4b', etc.',
amended by adding at the end the following : — ; provided, '""«""'*=^-
that said words or phrases may be used in the corporate
name of a corporation organized under the provisions of
chapter one hundred and eighty if such use is approved by
the , commissioner of corporations and taxation, — so as to
read as follows: — Section J^B. No person, firm, corpora- Use of wrtain
tion or association, other than an agencj^ or instrumentality phras^es^n
of the United States government, selUng or offering for sale ^^^ corporate
goods, wares or merchandise, shall use, or cause or permit lated.
to be used, in the corporate or trade name thereof, or in
the description of the seller or of the place where the goods,
wares or merchandise are offered for sale or sold, the words
or phrases "Army", "Navy", "Marine Corps", "Marines",
"Coast Guard", "Government", "Post Exchange", "P-X"
or "G. I.", or any of such words or phrases, or any word or
phrase which may lead the public to believe that the seller
or his or its place of business is owned, operated or managed
by the United States government or any agency thereof;
provided, that said words or phrases may be used in the cor-
porate name of a corporation organized under the provisions
of chapter one hundred and eighty if such use is approved
by the commissioner of corporations and taxation.
Approved June 3, 1948.
An Act authorizing the town of monson to construct ChapA()7
AND OPERATE A SYSTEM OF SEWERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Monson, hereinafter called the
town, may lay out, construct, maintain and operate a system
or systems of sewers for a part or the whole of its territory,
with such connections and other works as msiy be required
for a system of sewage disposal, and may construct such
sewers in said town as may be necessary, and may make,
lay and maintain such sewers as it deems best; and, for the
purposes aforesaid, the town may, within its limits, make
and maintain subdrains.
Section 2. The town may make and maintain, in any
way therein where sewers are constructed, such connecting
drains, subdrains and sewers within the limits of such way
as may be necessary to connect any estate which abuts upon
the way.
Section 3. The town may, at the meeting when this act
is accepted, vote that the selectmen shall act as a board of
456 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 467.
sewer commissioners. If the town does not so vote at said
meeting, the town shall elect by ballot, at any town meeting
not later than the second annual meeting after the commence-
ment of construction hereunder of a system of sewerage and
sewage disposal, a board of three sewer commissioners who
shall be citizens of the town, to hold office, if elected at an
annual meeting, one until the expiration of one year, one
until the expiration of two years, and one until the expiration
of three j^ears, from such annual town meeting, and until their
successors are qualified, or, if elected at a special meeting,
one until the expiration of one year, one until the expiration
of two years, and one until the expiration of three years,
from the next succeeding annual town meeting, and until
their successors are qualified, and thereafter, at each annual
town meeting when the term of a member expires, the town
shall elect one member of the board to serve for three years
and until his successor is qualified. Any selectman shall be
eligible to election to said board. In either case, whether the
town votes that its selectmen shall act as a board of sewer
commissioners or elects a board of sewer commissioners, the
town may at any time thereafter, by any or all the methods
permitted by general law, provide for the election of a board
of three sewer commissioners, or that the selectmen may act
as a board of sewer commissioners, as the case may be.
Section 4. Said board of sewer commissioners, acting
for and on behalf of said town, may take by eminent domain
under chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws, or acquire
by purchase or otherwise, any lands, water rights, rights of
way or easements, public or private, in said town, necessary
for accomplishing any purpose mentioned in this act, and
may construct such sewers under or over any bridge, rail-
road, railway, boulevard or other public way, or within the
location of any railroad, and may enter upon and dig up any
private land, public way or railroad location, for the purpose
of laying such sewers and of maintaining and repairing the
same, and may do any other thing proper or necessary for
the purposes of this act; provided, that they shall not take
in fee any land of a railroad corporation, and that they shall
not enter upon or construct any sewer within the location of
any railroad corporation except at such time and in such
manner as thej^ may agree upon with such corporation, or,
in case of failure to agree, as may be approved by the de-
partment of public utilities.
Section 5. Until the board of sewer commissioners has
first been elected as provided in this act or the selectmen have
first been authorized by vote to act as such board, as the
case may be, but not in any event later than the second
annual meeting after the commencement of the work of
construction authorized hereby, the town may carry on such
work by a duly authorized committee of the town. The
committee shall serve without pay and shall have all the
powers and authority given to the board of sewer commis-
sioners in this act or by general law. Whenever the phrase
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 467. 457
'■said board of sewer commissioners" or "said board" here-
inafter occurs, it shall mean and include the board of sewer
commissioners, the selectmen acting as such or the committee
of the town provided for in this section, as the case may be.
Section 6. An^' person injured in his property by srny
action of said board of sewer commissioners imder this act
may recover damages from said tovin under said chapter
seventy-nine.
Section 7. The town shall, by vote, determine what
proportion of the cost of said system or systems of sewerage
and sewage disposal the town shall pay; provided, that it
shall pay not less than one fourth nor more than two thirds
of the whole cost. In providing for the payment of the re-
maining portion of the cost of said sj^stem or systems or
for the use of said system or systems, the town may avail
itself of any or all of the methods permitted by general laws,
and the provisions of said general laws relative to the assess-
ment, apportionment, division, reassessment, abatement
and collection of sewer assessments, to liens therefor and to
interest thereon shall apply to assessments made under this
act, except that interest shall be at the rate of four per cent
per annum. At the same meeting at which it determines the
proportion of the cost which is to be borne by the town, it
may by vote determine 'by which of such methods the re-
maining portion of said cost shall be provided for. The
collector of taxes of said town shall certify the payment or
payments of such assessments or apportionments thereof
to the sewer commissioners, or to the selectmen acting as
such, who shall preserve a record thereof.
Section 8. For the purpose of paying the necessary
expenses and liabilities incurred under this act, the town may
from time to time, within five years after the passage of this
act, borrow such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding,
in the aggregate, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on
their face the words, Monson Sewerage Loan, Act of 1948.
Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan and
such loans shall be payable in not more than thirty years
from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall
be in excess of the statutory limit, but shall, except as pro-
vided herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of the General
Laws.
Section 9. The receipts from sewer assessments and
from payments made in lieu thereof shall be applied to the
payment of charges and expenses incident to the maintenance
and operation of said system of sewerage and sewage disposal
or to the extension thereof, to the paj^ment of interest upon
bonds or notes issued for sewer purposes or to the payment
(jr redemption of such bonds or notes.
Section 10. Said board of sewer commissioners may
annually appoint a clerk and may appoint a superintendent
of sewers who shall not be a member of the board, and shall
define their duties. It may remove the clerk or superintend-
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ent at its pleasure. Said board may, in its discretion, pre-
scribe for the users of said sewer systems such annual rentals
or charges based on the benefits derived therefrom as it
may deem proper, subject, however, to such rules and regu-
lations as may be fixed by vote of the town.
Section 11. All contracts made by the board of sewer
commissioners shall be made in the name of the town and
shall be signed by the board, but no contract shall be made
or obligation incurred by said board for any purpose in excess
of the amount of money appropriated by the town therefor.
Section 12, Said board may, from time to time, pre-
scribe rules and regulations for the connection of estates
and buildings with main sewers, and for inspection of the
materials, the construction, alteration and use of all connec-
tions entering into such main sewers, and may prescribe
penalties, not exceeding twenty dollars, for each violation
of any such rule or regulation. Such rules and regulations
shall be published at least once a week for three successive
weeks in some newspaper published in the county of Hamp-
den, and shall not take effect until such publications have
been made.
Section 13. No act shall be done under authority of the
preceding sections except in the making of surveys and other
preliminary investigations, until the plans for said system of
sewerage and sewage disposal have been approved by the
state department of public health. Upon application to
said department for its approval, it shall give a hearing,
after due notice to the public. At such hearing, plans show-
ing in detail all the work to be done in constructing said
system of sewerage and sewage disposal shall be submitted
for approval by said department.
Section 14. Chapter 366 of the acts of 1912 is hereby
repealed.
Section 15. This act shall take full effect upon its
acceptance by vote of a majority of the voters of said town
voting thereon at a town meeting called for the purpose
within five years after its passage, but not otherwise. No
expenditure shall be made and no liabihty incurred here-
under until such acceptance. Approved June S, 1948.
ChapAQS An Act providing for the transfer of the care, control
and maintenance of a portion of the veterans of
foreign wars parkway in boston to the metropolitan
district commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. On and after July first, nineteen hundred and
forty-eight, the care, control and maintenance of the highway
in the West Roxbury district of Boston, known as the Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars parkway, from its intersection with
Centre street to its intersection with West Roxbury park-
way, shall be under the metropolitan district commission.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 469, 470. 459
Section 2. Lines defining the limits of said jurisdiction
shall be determined by the commissioner of the metropolitan
district commission and the park commissioner of the city of
Boston. Approved June 3, 1948.
An Act relative to uniforms for certain officers and (^J^q^ 459
employees in county penal institutions. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
. Chapter 126 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Tct.
inserting after section 9 the following section: — Section 9A. f gi; idd^^'"^
Officers and employees of each county penal institution re- uniforms for
quired to wear uniforms shall wear while on duty uniforms pfolfeRslIT
prescribed by the sheriff of the county, which shall be fur- r^unty penai
nished at the expense of said county; provided, that ex- '"" ' " '""^
penditures for the same are authorized by the county com-
missioners. Approved June 3, 1948.
An Act relative to the use of certain park lands in (Jhnry 470
THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD FOR THE PARKING OF MOTOR
VEHICLES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L Chapter 538 of the acts of 1947 is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "Springfield" in line 1,
and after the word "commissioners" in line 25, the words: —
, or such other board, department or commission as the city
council may designate, — and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing sentence : — If the aggregate amount received from
the parking fees at any time exceeds the aggregate amounts
spent for improvement of the property or for maintenance
of the parking lot, the balance shall be set up on the books
of the city as a reserve to be appropriated for playground
purposes, — so as to read as follows: — The board of park
commissioners of the city of Springfield, or such other board,
department or commission as the city council may designate,
upon such terms, and in conformity with such rules and
regulations, as the city council of said city may authorize by
vote, but subject to all provisions of law relative to the
acquisition, installation and operation of parking meters on
certain ways within the commonwealth, which are hereby
made applicable to the area hereinafter referred to so far as
the same may be pertinent, may use, or permit the use of,
for the parking of motor vehicles, the whole or any part or
parts of certain park land in said city within a district
bounded northerly by the northerly Une of Court street ex-
tended westerly across Columbus avenue to the Connecticut
river, westerly by the Connecticut river, southerly by the
northerly boundary of the land of the Western Massachusetts
-Electric Company (formerly the United Electric Light Com-
pany) lying westerly of the land of the New York, New
460 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 471, 472.
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and by the north-
erly boundary of that portion of Elm street lying easterly of
the land of said railroad company and extending to its inter-
section with said Columbus avenue and easterly by the west-
erly line of said Columbus avenue to its intersection with
said Court street. If so authorized by a vote of the citj'
council of said cit}^, and subject to all pertinent provisions of
law hereinbefore referred to, said board of park commis-
sioners, or such other board, department or commission as
the cit}^ council may designate, may install, maintain and
operate parking meters in said area, may establish fees for
the use of said meters and may establish other restrictions
relative to parking in said area. If the aggregate amount
received from the parking fees at any time exceeds the ag-
gregate amounts spent for improvement of the property or
for maintenance of the parking lot, the balance shall be set
up on the books of the city as a reserve to be appropriated
for playground purposes.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by the city council of the city of Springfield.
Approved June 3, 1948.
Chap .47 1 An Act requiring the holding of public hearings by
THE department OF PUBLIC UTILITIES IN RESPECT TO PRO-
POSED RATES, PRICES AND CHARGES FOR THE SALE AND
DISTRIBUTION OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Scctiou 94 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as most
etc.. ameAded. ' recently amended by section 1 of chapter 178 of the acts
of 1939, is hereby further amended by inserting before the
word "hearing" in lines 14 and 40, as appearing in the Ter-
centenary Edition, in each instance, the word: — public.
Approved June 3, 1948.
Chap.4:72 An Act authorizing the town of bridgewater to con-
struct AND operate a SYSTEM OF SEWERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Bridgewater may lay out, con-
struct, maintain and operate a system or systems of main
drains and common sewers for a part or the whole of its
territory, with such connections and other works as may
be required for a system of sewage disposal, and may con-
struct such sewers, drains, pumping stations and force mains
in said town as may be necessary, and, for the purpose of
providing better surface or other drainage, may make, lay
and maintain such drains as it deems best. And for the
purposes aforesaid, the town may, within its limits, make
and maintain sub-drains.
Section 2. The town of Bridgewater may make and
maintain in any way therein where main drains or common
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 472. 461
sewers are constructed, such connecting drains, underdrains
and sewers within the hmits of such way as may be necessar3^
to connect any estate which abuts upon the way.
Section 3. The board of sewer commissioners, acting
for and on behalf of said town, may take by eminent domain
under chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws, or acquire
by purchase or otherwise, anj' lands, water rights, rights of
way or easements, public or private, in said town, necessary
for accomplishing any purpose mentioned in this act, and
may construct such main drains and sewers under or over
any bridge, railroad, railway, boulevard or other public
way, or within the location of any railroad, and may enter
upon and dig up any private land, public land or railroad
location, for the purpose of laying such drains and sewers
and of maintaining and repairing the same, and may do any
other thing proper or necessary for the purposes of this act;
provided, that they shall not take in fee any land of a rail-
road corporation, and that they shall not enter upon or
construct any drain or sewer within the location of any rail-
road corporation except at such time and in such manner
as they may agree upon with such corporation, or, in case
of failure to agree, as may be approved by the department of
public utilities.
Section 4. Any person injiu'ed in his property by any
action of said board of sewer commissioners under this act
may recover damages from said town under said chapter
seventy-nine.
Section 5. The town shall, by vote, determine what
proportion of the cost excluding the cost to be met by the
commonwealth as provided by section eleven of this act, of
said system or systems of sewerage and sewage disposal
the town shall pay; provided, that it shall pay not less than
one fourth nor more than one half of the whole cost. In
providing for the payment of the remaining portion of the
cost of said system or systems, or for the use of said system
or systems, the town may avail itself of any or all of the
methods permitted by General Laws, and the provisions
of said General Laws relative to the assessment, apportion-
ment, division, reassessment, abatement and collection of
sewer assessments, to liens therefor and to interest thereon
shall apply to assessments made under this act, except that
interest shall be at the rate of four per cent per annum. At
the same meeting at which it determines the proportion of
the cost which is to be borne by the town, it may by vote
determine by which of such methods the remaining portion
of said cost shall be provided for.
Section 6. For the purpose of paying the necessary
expenses and liabilities incurred under this act, the town
may borrow such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding
in the aggregate two hundred thousand dollars and may issue
bonds or notes therefo)-, which shall bear on their face the
words, Bridge water Sewerage Loan, Act of 1948. Each au-
thorized issue shall constitute a separate loan and such loans
462 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 472.
shall be payable in not more than thirty years from their
dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be in
excess of the statutory limit, but shall, except as provided
herein, be subject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws
inclusive of the limitation contained in the first paragraph
of section seven thereof.
Section 7. The receipts from sewer assessments and
fiom payments made in lieu thereof shall be applied to the
payment of charges and expenses incident to the maintenance
and operation of said system of sewerage and sewage dis-
posal or to the extension thereof, to the payment of interest
upon bonds or notes issued for sewer purposes or to the
pajment or redemption of such bonds or notes.
Section 8. Said board of sewer commissioners may an-
nually appoint a clerk and may appoint a superintendent of
sewers who shall not be a member of the board and shall
define their duties. It may remove the clerk or superin-
tendent at its pleasure. Said board may prescribe for the
users of said sewer systems annual rentals or charges based
upon the amount of water consumed on the premises assessed,
except that said board in determining annual rentals or
charges shall make due allowance for water used for crop
production or such other purposes as do not result in the
entry of water so used into the sewerage system, but subject,
however, to such rules and regulations as may be fixed by
vote of the town.
Section 9. All contracts made by the board of sewer
commissioners shall be made in the name of the town and
shall be signed by the board, but no contract shall be made
or obligation incurred by said board for any purpose in
excess of the amount of money appropriated by the town
therefor.
Section 10. Said board may, from time to time, pre-
scribe rules and regulations for the connection of estates and
buildings with main drains and sewers, and for inspection of
the materials, the construction, alteration and use of all con-
nections and drains entering into such main drains or sewers,
and may prescribe penalties, not exceeding twenty dollars,
for each violation of any such rule or regulation. Such rules
and regulations shall be published at least once a week for
three successive weeks in some newspaper published in the
town of Bridgewater, if there be any, and if not then in some
newspaper published in the county of Pljmiouth, and shall
not take effect until such publications have been made.
Section 11. The selectmen of the town of Bridgewater
may enter into an agreement with the commissioner of edu-
cation for the joint use of the sewerage facilities of the town
by the state teachers college in said town, and the said com-
missioner of education is hereby further authorized to con-
tract on behalf of the commonwealth with the said town of
Bridgewater, acting as aforesaid for the establishment of a
connection between its system of sewerage and the sewerage
) system of the said town and the connection may be made at
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 473. 463
such point as may be agreed upon by the commissioner of
education and the board of selectmen of Bridgewater or, in
case of faihire to agree, as may be determined by the depart-
ment of public health. The commonwealth shall pay
annually to the town of Bridgewater, subject to an appro-
priation, such sum as shall be agreed upon by the town,
acting through its board of selectmen, and the commissioner
of education, acting for the conmionwealth, as its share of
the cost of the construction of the sewage treatment works
and appurtenances thereto and the cost of the maintenance
and operation of the said sewage treatment works of the
town. The said sum may be based on the relative quantity
of sewage discharged to the treatment works by the state
teachers college and that of the town. If the said selectmen
and the commissioner of education shall be unable to agree
as to the proper and just sum which shall be paid by the com-
monwealth to the town of Bridgewater, either the commis-
sioner of education or the selectmen may apply to the de-
partment of public health for a determination of the matter
in controversy and the determination of the said department
of public health shall be binding on both the town and the
commonwealth.
Section 12. No act shall be done under authority of the
preceding sections except in the making of survej^s and other
preliminary investigations, until the plans for said system of
sewerage and sewage disposal have been approved by the
state department of public health. Upon application to said
department for its approval, it shall give a hearing after due
notice to the public. At such hearing, plans showing the
work to be done in constructing said system of sewerage and
sewage disposal shall be submitted for approval by said
department.
Section 13. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the majority of the voters of said town
voting thereon at a town meeting held within five years after
its passage. No expenditure shall be made and no liability
incurred hereunder until such acceptance.
Approved June 3, 1948.
An Act relative to the sale of narcotic drugs. Chap ATS
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 198 of chapter 94 of the General Laws, as most ^j'-^J''-
recently amended by section 2 of chapter 412 of the acts of § lijs.'ctc..
1935, is hereby further amended by striking out the sixth "''"•^"'''^^i-
sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence :
— No prescription shall be refilled, nor shall a copy of the saio of uarcoiic
same be made except for the purpose of record by the druggist f^^^^' '■'^""
filling the same, such record to be open at all times to in-
spection by the officers of the department of public health,
the board of registration in pharmacy, the board of regis- -
tration in medicine, authorized agents of said department
464 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 474.
and boards, and by the police authorities and poHce officers
of towns; provided, that sections one hundred and ninety-
seven to two hundred and thirteen, inclusive, shall not apply
to prescriptions, nor to the sale, distribution, giving, dis-
pensing or possession of preparations- or remedies, if such
prescriptions do not call for, or such preparations and reme-
dies do not contain, more than two grains of opium or more
than one quarter of a grain of morphine, or more than one
eighth of a grain of heroin or more than one grain of codeine,
in one fluid ounce, or, if a solid or semi-sohd preparation, in
the avoirdupois ounce; nor shall they apply to liniments,
ointments, or other preparations which are prepared for ex-
ternal use only, except liniments, ointments and other prep-
arations containing cocaine or alpha or beta eucaine; pro-
vided, that such preparations, remedies or prescriptions are
sold, distributed, given, dispensed or held in possession in
good faith as medicines and not for the purpose of evading
any provision of the last named sections, and only by a
licensee under sections one hundred and ninety-eight A and
one hundred and ninety-eight B, registered pharmacist ac-
tively engaged in business as such, or a physician, dentist or
veterinarian registered as above provided, or superintendent
or official in charge of an incorporated hospital, college or
scientific institution. Approved June 3, 1948.
ChapA74 An Act authorizing the metropolitan district commis-
SIOiNT TO LEASE LAND ON THE CHARLES RIVER DAM TO BOSTON
society of NATURAL HISTORY FOR A MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
AND NATURAL HISTORY AND A PLANETARIUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
In order to encourage and promote among the inhabitants
of the commonwealth the study of science, natural history,
astronomy and kindred subjects, and of advancing the gen-
eral knowledge and furnishing popular instruction therein,
the metropolitan district commission may lease a suitable
area of land maintained b}^ it, comprising part of the Charles
River dam, so called, between the city of Boston and the
city of Cambridge, to the Boston Society of Natural History,
a Massachusetts corporation, for the erection, maintenance
and operation thereon by said society of a museum of science
and natural history and a planetariimi under such terms and
conditions as said commission may deem proper.
Approved June 3, 1948,
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 475. 465
An Act ceding jurisdiction to the united states of (Jjidy 475
AMERICA OVER CERTAIN LAND IN BOSTON HARBOR FOR
THE PURPOSE OF EXTENDING THE PRESENT LIMITS OF THE
BOSTON NAVY YARD.
He it enacted y etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of enabling the United
States of America to extend the present Umits of the navy
yard in Boston harbor and to maintain and use the areas
hereby ceded as a part of said navy yard, the commonwealth,
subject to the conditions hereinafter imposed, hereby grants
and cedes to the United States of America jurisdiction over
and all right and claim of the commonwealth to those por-
tions of land covered by navigable water lying outboard of
the pier and bulkhead line approved by the secretary of
war on June twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and eighteen,
and between that line and the proposed revised pierhead
and bulkhead line shown on a plan entitled "Boston Naval
Shipyard — Plan Showing Proposed Change in Pierhead and
Bulkhead Lines, P.W. Drawing No. 390-47", dated April
twenty-second, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, as revised
May sixth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, and July
twenty-third, nineteen hundred and forty-seven. The areas
and the lines in question are shown on said plan, said areas
being designated Parcel "A" and Parcel "B" thereon, and
the areas are described by metes and bounds, as follows : —
Parcel "A". — Beginning at a point, marked "N" on
said plan; thence S. 8° 23' 12.6" E. along the pierhead and
bulkhead line approved by the secretary of war on June
twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, a distance of
nine hundred and fifty-five and eight-tenths feet to a point
marked "M" on said plan; thence S. 17° 10' 29.6" W. along
said pierhead and bulkhead line a distance of one thousand
eight hundred and fourteen and three tenths feet to a point
marked "L" on said plan; thence N. 25° 7' 15.8" E. a dis-
tance of one thousand two hundred and twenty and twenty-
seven hundredths feet to a point marked "LI " on said plan;
thence N. 6° 45' 12.5" E. a distance of six hundred and
twenty-eight and fifty-four hundredths feet to a point marked
"Ml" on said plan; thence N. 8° 23' 12.6" W. a distance of
six himdred and eighty-three and fifty-four hundredths feet
to a point marked "Nl" on said plan; thence N. 19°|19'
10.2" W. a distance of two hundred and ninety feet to the
point of beginning, marked "N" on said plan; said parcel
containing two hundred dnd fifteen thousand, eight hun-
dred and twenty square feet, more or less.
Parcel "B". — Beginning at a point, marked "K" on
said plan; thence S. 88° 25' 52.4" W. along the pierhead
and bulkhead line approved by the secretary of war on June
twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, a distance of
nine hundred and twenty-one feet to a point on said pier-
head and bulkhead line marked "J" on said plan; thence
N. 40° 22' 20.9" W. along said pierhead and bulkhead line
466. Acts, 1948. — Chap. 476.
H distance of one hundred feet to a point marked "I" on
said plan; thence S. TO** 17' 2" W. a distance of one hun-
dred and eighty-three and five tenths feet to a point on the
said pierhead and bulkhead line, marked "Hi" on said
plan; thence S. 76° 49' 53.1" E. a distance of nine hundred
and fifty-four and forty-two hundredths feet to a point
marked "Kl" on said plan; thence N. 49° 40' 56.7" E.
a distance of three hundred and ten feet to the point of begin-
ning, marked "K" on said plan; said parcel containing one
hundred and four thousand, four hundred and fifteen square
feet, more or less.
Section 2. The jurisdiction hereby granted and ceded
shall not vest with respect to said areas until the secretary
of the army shall have approved the proposed revised pier-
head and bulkhead line shown on the plan referred to in
section one, and the United States of America shall have
filed in the office of the state secretary by an agent designated
by the secretary of the army a copy of said plan and a copy
of the document whereby the secretary of the army shall
have approved said proposed revised pierhead and bulkhead
line; and such jurisdiction is granted and ceded upon the
express condition that the commonwealth shall retain con-
current jurisdiction with the United States of America in
and over said areas, in so far that all civil processes, and such
criminal processes as may issue under the authority of the
commonwealth against any person or persons charged with
crimes committed without said areas, may be executed
thereon in the same manner as though this cession had not
been made; provided, that the title to, and the exclusive
jurisdiction over, said areas shall revert to and revest in the
commonwealth whenever said areas shall cease to be used
by the United States of America for the purposes of said
navy yard.
Section 3. The United States government is hereby
authorized to fill said ceded areas in accordance with plans
to be filed with and approved by the Port of Boston Au-
thority, and to place such structures in and over the said
areas as may be necessary for the purposes for which the
same are granted. Approved June 3, 1948.
ChapA7G An Act establishing a board of trustees for the
PROPOSED soldiers' HOME IN THE CITY OF HOLYOKE.
pr^ambre"^ Whereus, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
defeat its purpose, which is to establish at once a board of
trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke so that there may
be no undue delay in the construction of said home, there-
fore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Edh^Tu7 Section 1. Chapter 6 of the CJeneral Laws is hereby
etcVamendeti. amended by striking out section 17, as most recently amended
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 476. 467
by chapter 310 of the acts of the current year, and inserting
in place thereof the following: — Section 17. The armory Cfrtau.
commission, the art commission, the commission on adminis- se'^vruilder
tration and finance, the commissioner of veterans' services, ^°\"","'" ""''
the commissioners on uniform state laws, the public bequest
commission, the state ballot law commission, the board of
trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, the board of
trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, the milk regula-
tion board, the alcoholic beverages control commission, the
state planning board, the state housing board, the trustees
of the state library, the state racing commission, the Grey-
lock reservation commission, the Port of Boston Authority,
the Massachusetts public building commission, the Massa-
chusetts fair employment practice commission, the outdoor
advertising authority, the commission on alcoholism, the
youth service board and the Massachusetts aeronautics
commission shall serve under the governor and council, and
shall be subject to such supervision as the governor and
council deem necessary and proper.
Section 2. Said chapter 6 is hereby further amended eV)' c'n'^v
by adding at the end thereof under the heading, board of siTOamDV
TRUSTEES OF THE SOLDIERS' HOME IN HOLYOKE, the tWO ''''*^*^
following sections: — Section 70. There shall be a board Board of
of trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, consisting of sotdiers'^HomH
seven persons, at least a majority of whom shall be residents '" ""'>'"''•'
of the western area of the commonwealth. Upon the expira-
tion of the term of ofl&ce of a member, his successor shall be
appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of
the council, to serve for seven years. The governor shall
designate one of the members as chairman. The members
shall serve without compensation, but shall receive their
necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their official
duties.
Section 71. Said board of trustees shall have the man- Poweisa...i
agement and control of said home and all property, real and frlf^fops^
personal, belonging to the commonwealth and occupied or
used by said home. In the management and control of said
home as aforesaid, said board of trustees shall have the same
powers and perform the same duties as are vested and im-
posed in the trustees of state hospitals under the provisions
of chapter one hundred and twenty-three, so far as appli-
cable.
Section 3. The powers and duties conferred and im- Powers of
posed upon the board of trustees of the Soldiers' Home in sddier8'*'Hoine
Massachusetts by chapter four hundred and seventy-five '" Massachu-
of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six, are hereby f^rr^'to^new
transferred to, and shall be exercised and performed by the ^''^^^■
board of trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, herein-
before established.
Section 4. Upon the effective date of this act, the r>ateof
governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall "pp"^" °^'^^
appoint seven persons, qualified as hereinbefore provided,
to serve as the said board of trustees of the Soldiers' Home
468
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 477.
in Holyoke, for terms of one, two, thi'ee, four, five, six' and
seven years, respectively, as the governor may designate.
Approved June Jf, 1948.
ChapAll An Act to facilitate absent voting by residents of
MASSACHUSETTS AT ANY REGULAR BIENNIAL STATE ELEC-
TION OR AT CERTAIN REGULAR ANNUAL OR BIENNIAL CITY
OR TOWN ELECTIONS.
Emergency
preamble.
O. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 54, § .S7,
etc., amended.
Desire for
absent voting
ballot to be
treated as
application.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 54,
§ 103A, etc.,
amended.
Absent voting
at city and
town elections.
Whereas, The purpose of this act is to facilitate absent
voting by residents of the commonwealth at biennial state
elections or annual or biennial city and town elections where
absent voting is permitted by affording such persons sufficient
opportunity to vote, therefore this act is hereby declared to
be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 87 of chapter 54 of
the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 2 of
chapter 466 of the acts of 1945, is hereby further amended
by adding at the end the following paragraph : —
Any form of written communication evidencing a desire
that an absent voting ballot be sent to him for use for voting
at any election, where absent voting is permitted, shall be
given the same effect as an application for an absent voting
ballot made in the form prescribed by law.
Section 2. Section 103A of said chapter 54, as most re-
cently amended by chapter 118 of the acts of 1946, is hereby
further amended by striking out the first paragraph and in-
serting the following paragraph : — Sections eighty-six to one
hundred and three, inclusive, of this chapter and sections
twenty-one and twenty-seven of chapter fifty-six shall, so
far as applicable, apply to regular city elections in any city
which accepts this section by vote of its city council, subject
to the provisions of its charter, at a meeting held not less
than ninety days before the regular city election, and to
regular town elections in any town which accepts this section
at any annual meeting or any special town meeting held not
less than ninety days before an annual meeting. All the
rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred and imposed
upon the state secretary by said sections shall, with respect
to said city and town elections, be exercised and performed
by the clerk of such city or town, and, in construing said
sections for the purposes of this section, any reference to
state elections shall be considered as referring to said city or
town elections in such city or town.
Approved June 4, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 478, 479, 480. 469
An Act repealing the provisions of law designating QJku) 473
the state highway between turners falls and green-
field as the dewolf-gariepy memorial highway,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 122 of the acts of the
current year is hereby repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 4j 1948.
An Act relative to the care and control of certain Qjidj) 479
STATE land located IN THE TOWN OF WAKEFIELD AND
under the CONTROL OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
COMMISSION.
Re it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan district commission is
hereby authorized to transfer to the town of Wakefield, for
care and control, including police protection, the land and
appurtenances, owned by the commonwealth and under the
control of the metropolitan district commission, adjacent to
Quannapowitt lake in the town of Wakefield, including the
roadway known as Quannapowitt Parkway, acquired by, and
described in, an instrument of taking by said commission,
dated July nineteenth, nineteen hundred and sixteen, and
recorded in Middlesex South District Deeds, Book 4072,
Page 264, and an instrument of taking by said commission,
dated February twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and
twenty-six, and recorded in said deeds, Book 4941, Page
485. Such transfer shall be upon such terms and for such
period as may mutually be agreed upon, and said commis-
sion may enter into an agreement with said town for the
joint care and control or police protection of said land and
appurtenances.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. .
Approved June 4, 1948.
An Act providing for advice by, and appeals to. the Qjiav 480
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RELATIVE TO THE ASSIGN-
MENT OF LOCATIONS FOR OFFENSIVE TRADES.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to allow immediately appeals p'"''^'"'''*'
to the department of public health in certain cases, and
providing for advice by said department, therefore it is
hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public health and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby o. l. avr.
amended by striking out section 143, as amended by section 2 f i43/eVc'.,
amended.
470
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 481.
Asaigntueiit of
places for
offensive
trftfjps.
Advice by ami
appeal to
department of
piiblip health.
Ci. I, (Ttr.
Bd.), 111.
§ 147,
amended.
Appeal from
order.
of chapter 269 of the acts of 1933, and mserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 143. No trade or
employment which may result in a nuisance or be harmful
to the inhabitants, injurious to their estates, dangerous to
the public health, or may be attended by noisome and in-
jurious odors shall be established in a city or town except in
such a location as may be assigned by the board of health
thereof, subject, however, to the provisions of any ordinance
or by-law adopted therein under sections twenty-five to
thirty A, inclusive, of chapter forty, or corresponding pro-
visions of earlier laws, and such board of health may prohibit
the exercise thereof within the limits of the city or town or
in places not so assigned, in any event. Such assignments
shall be entered in the records of the city or town, and may
be revoked when the board shall think proper.
The department shall advise, upon request, the board of
health of a city or town previous to the assignment of places
for the exercise of any trade or employment referred to in
this section, and any person, including persons in control
of any public land, aggrieved by the action of the board of
health in assigning certain places for the exercise of any
trade or employment referred to in this section may, within
sixty days, appeal from the assignment of the board of health
to the department and the department may, after a hearing,
rescind, modify or amend such assignment.
Section 2. Section 147 of said chapter HI, as appear-
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by
inserting after the word "board" in line 4 and in line 6, in
each instance, the words: — or department, — so as to read
as follows: — Section 147. Whoever is aggrieved by an
order made under section one hundred and forty-three or one
hundred and fifty-two may, within three days after service
of the order upon him, give written notice of appeal to the
board or department, and file a petition for a jury in the
superior court in the county where the premises affected arc
located, and, after notice to the board or department, may
have a trial in the same manner as other civil cases are tried
by jury. If by mistake of law or fact or by accident he fails
within said three days to apply as aforesaid, and if it appears
to the court that such failure was caused by such mistake
or accident, and that he has not, since the service of such
order upon him, violated it, he may within thirty days after
the service of the order upon him apply for a jury.
Approved June 4, 1948.
ChapASi An Act relative to the establishment of municipal
AIRPORT commissions IN CITIES AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed )" 90 *" Section 51 E of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as amended,
I'siE, etc, is hereby further amended by inserting after the first sentence,
'"'""'^'^ as appearing in section 1 of chapter 613 of the acts of 1946,
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 482. 471
t.he following sentence : — An airport commission may be Airport com-
pstablished as herein provided in any city or town for the h^®"?°hifp1fpd
pnrposp of pstahlishing an airport therein.
Approved June 4, lOJfS.
An Act relative to the care, control and maintenance Chai) 4«2
or certain public highway bridges. '
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. On January first, nineteen hundred and forty-
nine, the care, control and maintenance of every public
highway bridge with a clear span of not less than twenty
feet located on a through route, including any former bridge
in direct continuation of a state highway, but excluding any
bridge under the control of the metropolitan district com-
mission and any bridge referred to in section two of chapter-
six hundred and ninety of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-five, are hereby transferred to the department of
public works and thereafter such bridge shall be a state
highway and the cost of the care, control and maintenance
thereof shall be paid out of the highway fund; provided,
that prior to January first, nineteen hundred and forty-nine,
the public authority in charge of such bridge shall have
filed with said department approval of the transfer afore-
said. Until June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-
nine, all employees employed in the operation of the draw
of any bridge so made a state highway shall continue to be
so employed and the cost of the operation of such draw shall
be paid by the public authority having charge of the bridge
and said authority shall be reimbursed by the commonwealth
for the actual cost of the operation thereof from the high-
way fund. Said department shall file with the clerk of the
house of representatives on or before the first Wednesday in
January, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, a complete list
of the bridges made state highways, as provided in this
section. For the purposes hereof, a through route is defined
to be any route shown on a map entitled "Route Map of
Massachusetts, 1941", published by the Massachusetts de-
partment of public works, including the insert maps on the
reverse side thereof, in whatever form such route is indicated.
A copy of this map is on file in the office of the state secretary.
Section 2. Nothing in this act shall affect existing agi'ee-
ments, decrees, orders or statutes defining the duties, re-
sponsibilities or obligations of railroad companies or other
public utilities relative to any such bridge so made a state
highway. Approved June 4, 19Jf8.
472
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 483, 484.
ChapASS ^^ ^^T RELATIVE TO THE RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN POLICE
OFFICERS AND FIREMEN OF CERTAIN CITIES AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as amended, is hereby
further amended by adding after section 85F, inserted b}'
section 6 of chapter 576 of the acts of 1946, the following-
section : — Section 8oG. Any member of a police or fire de-
partment who is hereafter retired under the provisions of
sections eighty to eighty-five F, inclusive, and who was ap-
pointed a reserve police officer or reserve or call fireman prior
to July first, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, shall, for
the purposes of such retirement, be credited with the service
actually rendered in any calendar year as such reserve police
officer or reserve or call fireman as a part of his continuous
service. Approved June 4, 1948.
O. L. (Ter.
Ed.), .32, new
S 85G, added.
Certain service
credited to
police and
Kremen on
retirement.
C. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 159A,
§ 11 A, etc.,
amended.
ChapAS4: An Act relative to the authorized transportation
OF school children in school buses to and from
certain events of public interest.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The third paragraph of section llA of chapter 159A of
the General Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 482
of the acts of 1947, is hereby amended by inserting after
the word "board" in line 15 the words: — , or for the trans-
portation of school children in a school bus, as defined in
section one of chapter ninety, to or from events of public
interest, — so as to read as follows : —
The department may make suitable and reasonable rules,
orders and regulations covering the operation of motor
vehicles both under section one and in such charter service
or special service, and may revise, alter, amend or annul
the same. The department shall also establish minimum
mileage rates for any such charter service or special service
operated in intrastate commerce within the commonwealth,
and may revise, alter, amend or annul such rates, and in
determining such rates the department shall consider as
part of the rate base the elements of waiting service and
type of equipment employed. The terms charter service or
special service shall not include the operation of a motor
vehicle actually used for the transportation of school chil-
dren under a contract with a municipality or municipal
board, or for the transportation of school children in a
school bus, as defined in section one of chapter ninety, to
or from events of public interest, or the operation of sight-
seeing automobiles licensed under chapter three hundred
and ninety-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-
one. Approved June 4, 1948.
Transportation
of school
children in
school buses
to and from
public events,
regvilated.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 485. 473
An Act establishing the south grafton water Dit?- Qjidj) 4§5
TRICT IN the town OF' GRAFTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The inhabitants of the town of Grafton,
liable to taxation in said town and residing within the terri-
tory comprised within the following boundary lines, to
wit: — beginning at a point on the Northbridge- Grafton
town line two hundred feet east of Providence road; thence
in a northwesterly direction to a point two hundred feet
east of Providence road and fifteen hundred feet north of
the intersection of Cross street and Providence road; thence
in a westerly direction across Providence road and Fisher-
ville pond through the center of Pleasant Street bridge over
the Blackstone river which is approximately twenty-five
hundred feet north of the intersection of Main street and
Pleasant street; thence extending approximately eight
hundred feet westerly to the center line of the Blackstone
river; thence along the center line of the Blackstone river
to the Sutton-Grafton town line; thence southwardly and
eastwardly along the Sutton-Grafton and the Northbridge-
Grafton town lines to the point of beginning, — shall consti-
tute a water district and are hereby made a body corporate
by the" name of the South Grafton Water District, herein-
after called the district, for the purpose of supplying them-
selves with water for the extinguishment of fires and for
domestic and other piu-poses with power to establish foun-
tains 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 for the purposes of assessing
and raising taxes as provided herein for the payment of
such services, and for defraying the necessary expenses of
carrying on the business of said district, subject to all general
laws now or hereafter in force relating to such districts,
except as otherwise provided herein. The district shall
have power to prosecute and defend all actions relating to
its property and affairs.
Section 2. For the purposes aforesaid, the district,
acting by and through its board of water commissioners
hereinafter provided for, may contract with any munici-
pality, acting through its water department, or with any
water company, or with any water district, for whatever
water may be required, authority to furnish the same being
hereby granted, and may take by eminent domain under
chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws, or acquire by
lease, purchase or otherwise, and hold, the waters, or any
portion thereof, of any pond, spring or stream, or of an}^
ground sources of supply by means of driven, artesian or
other wells, within the town of Grafton and not already
appropriated for the purposes of a public supply, and the
water and flowage rights connected with any such water
sources; and for said purposes may take as aforesaid,- or
acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold, all lands, rights
474 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 485.
of way and other 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, that no source of water supply or lands necessary
for preserving the quality of the water shall be so taken or
used without first obtaining the advice and approval of the
department of public health, and that the location and
arrangement of all dams, reservoirs, springs, wells, pumping,
purification and filtration plants and such other works as
may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this act
shall be subject to the approval of said department. The
district may construct and maintain on the lands acquired
and held under this act proper dams, wells, springs, reser-
voirs, standpipes, tanks, pumping plants, buUdings, fixtures
and other structures, including also the establishment and
maintenance of filter beds and purification works or systems.
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 pipe lines, wells and reser-
voirs and establish pumping works, and may construct,
lay, acquire 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
said town, in such manner as not unnecessarily to obstruct
the same; and for the purposes of constructing, laying,
maintaining, operating and repairing such aqueducts, con-
duits, pipes and other works, and for all proper purposes of
this act, the 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;
provided, that the manner in which all things are done
upon any such way shall be subject to the direction of the
selectmen of the town of Grafton. The district shall not
enter upon, or construct or lay any conduit, pipe 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 department of public utilities. The district
may enter upon any lands for the purpose of making surveys,
test wells or pits and borings, and may take or otherwise
acquire the right to occupy temporarily any lands necessary
for the construction of any work or for any other purpose
authorized by this act.
Section 3. Any person sustaining damages in his prop-
erty by any taking under this act or any other thing done
imder authority thereof may recover such damages from the
district under said chapter seventy-nine, but the right to
damages for the taking of any water, water right or water
source, or for any injury thereto, shall not vest until water is
actually withdrawn or diverted under authority of this act.
Section 4. For the purpose of paying the necessary
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 485. 475
uxpt!iisc« untl liabilities incurred under this act, other than
oxpen -CK of maintenance and operation, the district may
borrovw from time to time such sums as may be necessary,
not ex"t'oeding, in the aggregate, one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor,
which shall bear on their face the words. South Grafton
Water District Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized issue
shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be
payable in not more than thirty years from their dates.
Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be subject to the
provisions of chapter forty-four of the General Laws per-
taining to such districts.
Section 5. The district shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in ac-
cordance with section four 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 this act, shall without further vote
be assessed upon the district by the a.ssessors of said town
of Grafton annually thereafter until the debt incurred by
said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 6. Any land taken or acquired under this
act shall be managed, improved and controlled by the
board of water commissioners hereinafter provided for, in
such manner as they shall deem for the best interest of the
district. All authority vested in said board by this section
shall be subject to section nine.
Section 7. Whenever a tax is duly voted by the district
for the purposes of this act, the clerk shall send a certified
copy of the vote to the assessors of said town, who shall assess
the same on property within the district in the same manner
in all respects in which town taxes are required by law to be
assessed; provided, that no estate shall be subject to any
tax assessed on account of the system of water supply under
this act if, in the judgment of the board of water commis-
sioners hereinafter provided for, after a hearing, due notice
whereof shall have been given, such estate is so situated that
it will receive no aid in the extinguishment of fire from the
said system of water supply, or if such estate is so situated
that the buildings thereon, or the buildings that might be
constructed thereon, could not be supplied with water from
said system in any ordinary or reasonable manner; but all
other estates in the district shall be deemed to be benefited
and shall be subject to such tax. A certified list of the estates
exempt from taxation under the provisions of this section
shall annually be sent by said board of water commissioners
to said assessors, at the same time at which the clerk shall
send a certified copy of the vote as aforesaid. The assess-
ment shall be committed to the town collector, who shall
collect said tax in the manner provided by law for the collec-
476 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 485.
tion of town taxes, and shall deposit the proceeds thereof
with the district treasurer for the use and benefit of the dis-
trict. The district may collect interest on overdue taxes in
the manner in which interest is authorized to be collected on
town, taxes.
Section 8. Any meeting of the voters of the territory
included within the boundaries set forth in section one to be
held prior to the acceptance of this act, and any meeting of
the voters of the district to be held prior to the qualification
of a majority of the water commissioners, shall be called, on
petition of ten or more legal voters therein, by a warrant
from the selectmen of said town, 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. Such justice of the
peace, or one of the selectmen, shall preside at such meeting
until a clerk is chosen and sworn, and the clerk shall preside
until a moderator is chosen. At any meeting held hereunder
prior to the acceptance of this act, after the choice of a mod-
erator for the meeting, the question of the acceptance of this
act shall be submitted to the voters, and if it is accepted by
a majority of the voters present and voting thereon it shall
thereupon take effect, and the meeting may then proceed
to act on the other articles in the warrant. After the quali-
fication of a majority of the water commissioners, meetings
of the district shall be called by warrant under their hands,
unless some other method be provided by by-law or vote of
the district.
Section 9. The district shall, after the acceptance of this
act as aforesaid, elect by ballot, either at the same meeting
at which this act shall have been accepted, or thereafter, at
an annual meeting or at a special meeting called for the pur-
pose, three persons, inhabitants of and voters in said dis-
trict, to hold office, one until the expiration of three years,
one until the expiration of two years, and one until the ex-
piration of one year, from the day of the next succeeding
annual district meeting, to constitute a board of water com-
missioners; and at every annual district meeting following
such next succeeding annual district meeting one such com-
missioner shall be elected by ballot for the term of three
years. The date of the next annual meeting shall be fixed
by by-law or by vote of the board of water commissioners,
but in no event shall it be later than fifteen months subse-
quent to the date on which the water commissioners were
first elected. All the authority granted to said district by
this act, except sections four and five, 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 district may by vote
impose. At the meeting at which said water commissioners
are first elected and at each annual district meeting held there-
after, the district shall elect by ballot, each for a term of one
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 485. 477
year, a clerk and a treasurer of the district. The treasurer
shall not be a water commissioner, and shall give bond to
the district in such an amount as may be approved by said
water commissioners and with a surety company authorized
to transact business in the commonwealth as surety. A
majority of said water commissioners shall constitute a quo-
rum 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 district at any legal meeting
called for the purpose. No money shall be drawn from the
treasury of the district on account of its water works except
upon a written order of said water commissioners or a ma-
jority of them.
Section 10. Nothing in this act shall authorize the dis-
trict to supply water for the extinguishment of fires or for
domestic or other purposes to the inhabitants of the area
served on the effective date of this act by the Fisher Manu-
facturing Company or the Wuskanut Worsted Compan}^
or the Saunders Cotton Mills without first having acquired
by purchase, or by eminent domain under chapter seventy-
nine of the General Laws, as the occasion may arise, all of
the properties of said Fisher Manufacturing Company,
Wuskanut Worsted Company or Saunders Cotton Mills, as
the case may be, on said date appurtenant to the business
of water supply and located within the area served by said
Fisher Manufacturing Company, Wuskanut Worsted Com-
pany, or the Saunders Cotton Mills, as the case may be or
by agreement may acquire by purchase such portions only
of said properties as may be useful to the South Grafton
water district. In case of dispute as to the area served by
the Fisher Manufacturing Company or the Wuskanut
Worsted Company or the Saunders Cotton Mills on said
date, the department of public utilities, upon the application
of the district or of said Fisher Manufacturing Company or
the Wuskanut Worsted Company or the Saunders Cotton
Mills as the case may be, shall determine such area and such
determination shall be final.
Section 11. Said board of water commissioners shall
fix just and equitable prices and rates for the use of water,
and shall prescribe the time and manner of payment. The
income of the water work* shall be appropriated to defray
all operating expenses, interest charges and payments on the
principal as they shall 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 appropriated for such new construction as said water com-
missioners may recommend, and in case a surplus should
remain after payment for such new construction the water
rates shall be reduced proportionately. Said water com-
missioners shall annually, and as often as the district may
require, render a report upon the condition of the works
under their charge, and an account of their doings, including
an accoimt of receipts and expenditures.
478 Acts, 1948. — C'hap. 480.
Section 12. The district may adopt by-laws, prescribing
by whom and how meetings of the district may be called,
notified and conducted; and, upon the application of ten
or more legal voters in the district, meetings may also be
called by warrant as provided in section eight. The dis-
trict may also establish rules and regulations for the manage-
ment of its water works, not inconsistent with this act or
with any other provision of law, and may choose such other
officers not provided for in this act as it may deem necessary
or proper.
Section 13. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts,
pollutes or diverts any water obtained or supplied under this
act, or wilfully or wantonly injures any reservoir, well, stand-
pipe, aqueduct, pipe or other property owned or used by the
district for any of 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 wilful or wanton acts
shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred
dollars or bv imprisonment for not more than one year, or
both.
Section 14. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by a majority vote of the voters of the territory
included within said district by section one of this act present
and voting thereon, by the use of a check list, at a district
meeting called, in accordance with section eight, within four
years after its passage.
Upon acceptance of this act the right of the Grafton Water
Company to supply water within the area described in
section one of this act shall cease.
Approved June 4, 1948.
ChapAH(^ An Act relative to the taxation of savings and insur-
ance BANKS. "
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
ci. 1.. (ivr. Section 1. Chapter 63 of the General Laws is hereby
etc.','H.men<iffi' amended by striking out section 18, as amended by section 1
of chapter 447 of the acts of 1939, and inserting in place
Taxation of thereof the following: — Section 18. Every savings and in-
tnMiraiw^'"' surancc bank authorized to do business under chapter one
banks hundred and seventy-eight shall annually pay an excise, as
determined by the commissioner, of two per cent upon all
new and renewal premiums received by it during the twelve
months ending October thirty-first of the year for which
the excise is due and payable on all policies issued by it, or
assumed by it under the provisions of section twenty-five of
chapter one hundred and seventy-eight.
The word ''premiums", as used in this section, shall
include all amounts received as consideration for life insur-
ance policies, annuity contracts, total and permanent dis-
ability or accidental death benefits, and shall include divi-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 486. 479
(lend« applied to purcliase additional insurance or to shorten
the premium-paying period. In determining the amount
of the excise payable hereunder, there shall be deducted, to
the extent that they are properly allocable to premiums
taxable hereunder, (a) all premiums returned to policy-
holders during the said twelve months, but not including
cash surrender values, and (6) dividends which during said
twelve months have been paid or credited to policyholders
or applied to purchase additional insurance or to shorten the
premium-paying period.
Every savings and insurance bank shall annually, on or
before November twenty-fifth, make a return to the com-
missioner, on oath of its president or treasurer, in such form
and containing such information as the commissioner may
deem necessary for the determination of the tax due under
this section. For cause, the commissioner may extend the
time within which any such statement may be filed, but not
to a date later than March first next following.
The provisions of section twenty-seven relative to penalties
for neglect to make returns and to liability for false state-
ments contained in such returns shall apply with respect to
the returns made or required to be made under this section.
The books, papers and accounts of every savings and in-
surance bank shall be open at all times to inspection and ex-
amination by the commissioner, or his duly authorized repre-
sentatives, for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of such
returns.
The excise provided by this section shall be due and pay-
able to the commissioner on or before November twenty-
fifth, and a provisional estimated payment of the excise shall
be made on or before said date. As soon as may be, the
commissioner shall make assessment of such excise, giving
notice to each savings and insurance bank of the correct
amount thereof. Such excise may be recovered in contract
by the commissioner in the name of the commonwealth and
every savings and insurance bank shall be liable, upon an
information, to an injunction restraining it from the further
prosecution of its business until all excises due with costs
and interest are fully paid. Any excise or any portion
thereof not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of
six per cent per annum from the date payable until the date
of payment. Within sixty days after the date of such notice
a savings and insurance bank may apply to the commis-
sioner for a correction of said excise, and in default of set-
tlement may, upon application within thirty days of the
date of notification of the commissioner's decision, be heard
thereon by the appellate tax board. If abatement of an ex-
cise paid is granted, the overpayment with interest thereon
at the rate of six per cent per annum from the date of pay-
ment shall be refunded to the savings and insurance bank
by the state treasurer without any appropriation therefor
by the general court.
If any savings and insurance bank reinsures all of its out-
480 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 486.
stijui(1ing insurance policies and annuity contracts as pro-
vided in section twenty-five of chapter one hundred and
seventy-eight, it shall forthwith make a return to the com-
missioner, on oath of its president or treasurer, in such form
and containing such information as the commissioner may
deem necessary for the determination of the excise due
under this section. The amount of such excise shall be an
amount proportionate to such part of its then current fiscal
year as had expired at the close of business on the day next
preceding the effective date of such reinsurance.
Section 2. Any savings and insurance bank which would
be required under section eighteen of chapter sixty-three of
the General Laws, as amended by section one of this act,
to pay a premium excise greater than an excise upon the
net value of its policies under said section eighteen, as effec-
tive on October thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-
seven, shall in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight
and in any subsequent consecutive year, in lieu of the two
per cent premium excise as provided in said section eight-
een, as amended by section one of this act, and, except as
hereinafter provided, annually pay the excise upon the net
value of policies imposed by said section eighteen, as effec-
tive on October thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-
seven. Said excise shall be paid for each year until the year
for which the amount thereof equals or exceeds the amount
of the premium excise imposed by said section eighteen, as
amended by section one of this act, except that any savings
and insurance bank authorized after October thirty-first,
nineteen hundred and forty-seven to do business under
chapter one hundred and seventy-eight of the General Laws
may pay such excise on the net value until the year for
which the amount thereof equals or exceeds the amount of
the excise on the premium basis, but in no event for more
than fifteen years, and for that year and annually there-
after such bank shall pay an excise on the premium basis.
All the provisions of said chapter sixty-three, as effective
on October thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-seven,
applicable to the excise imposed by said section eighteen,
as then effective shall continue to apply to the excise pay-
able under the authority of this section upon the basis of
net value and to any bank liable to said excise.
Section 3. Any savings and insurance bank authorized
to do business on October thirty-first, nineteen hundred and
forty-seven which would be required under section eighteen
of chapter sixty-three of the General Laws, as amended by
section one of this act, to pay a premium excise less than an
excise upon the net value of its policies under said section
eighteen, as effective on October thirty-first, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven, shall in the year nineteen hundred and
forty-eight and in any subsequent consecutive year, in lieu
of the two per cent premium excise as provided in said sec-
tion eighteen, as amended by section one of this act, and
except as hereinafter provided, annually pay an excise of
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 487. 481
one quarter of one per cent computed upon such net value
of all policies in force on October thirty-first, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven issued by such bank or assumed by
it under section twenty-five of chapter one hundred and
seventy-eight of the General Laws plus the net value on
October thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-seven of all
policies thereafter assumed by it. Such excise shall be paid
for each year until the year for which the amount of the
premium excise imposed by section eighteen, as amended
by section one of this act, equals or exceeds such excise upon
the basis of net value, and for that year and aimually there-
after such bank shall pay such premium excise. All the
provisions of said chapter sixty-three, as effective on Octo-
ber thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, appli-
cable to the excise imposed by said section eighteen, as then
effective shall, except as herein modified, continue to apply
to the excise payable under the authority of this section
upon the basis of net value, and to any bank liable to said
excise.
Section 4. This act shall apply to the excise due and AppUcation.
payable in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight and
thereafter. Approved June 4, 1948.
An Act relative to the furnishing of manufacturing Chai).4^Sl
STATISTICS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by pjV^^g''-
striking out section 171, as appearing in the Tercentenary uri,
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section : 8^"«"^^'^-
— Section 171. The commissioner shall prepare a schedule Schedules for
for the collection of such data as may, in his judgment, be statistics.
desirable for the proper presentation of statistics of manu-
factures and the promotion of the industrial welfare of the
commonwealth; and the said schedule, unless modified by
the commissioner, shall embody, for the year covered, in-
quiries as to —
(1) Name and location of the establishment, and character
of organization.
(2) Amount of capital invested.
(3) The cost of all materials used, and cost of fuel and
purchased power consumed.
(4) Selling value at the plant of all goods manufactured
including receipts for work done on materials owned by
others, and receipts for custom work and repairing.
(5) Total amount paid in wages during the year to pro-
duction and related workers only.
(6) Number of production and related workers employed
during the normal payroll period ending nearest the fifteenth
of each month, distinguishing as to sex, and the amount of
wages paid to such workeis for the same week in each
month.
482 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 488, 489.
(7) Periods of shutdown of the plant during the j^ear,
and reason for cessation of operations.
(8) Number of days plant was in operation during the
j^ear in whole or in part.
The said schedule shall be sent by mail annually, after the
close of the calendar year, to the owner, operator or manager
of every manufacturing establishment in the common-
wealth; and such owner, operator, or manager, or any other
person to whom the schedule is sent, shall answer the in-
quiries thereon, which relate to the calendar year next pre-
ceding, and return the same to the department, properly
certified as to its accuracy, not later than April first follow-
ing, but the commissioner may extend the time. The com-
missioner may suspend the operation of this section, in years
when the United States takes a census of manufactures in
Massachusetts, to such degree as may be necessary in order
to facilitate co-operation between said department and the
federal census authorities in the collection and compilation
of the statistics of Massachusetts manufactures in such
census years, and the avoidance of needless duplication of
labor and expense. Approved June 4, 1948.
Chap 488 ^^ ^^'^ further describing the duties of retirement
BOARDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
vx^'T'l- Section 1. Subdivision (5) of section 20 of chaptn- ;^2
etc!. 'amended', of the General Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter
658 of the acts of 1945, is hereby amended by adding at
the end the following paragraph : —
Notice by (j) Each board shall, at the time of the retirement of
m°embcr*'or any member, or at the time of the determination of the
beneficiary. allowaucc for the bcncficiary of a deceased member, give to
such member or beneficiary in writing the following notice:
— "The pension or retirement allowance hereafter payable
under the contributory retirement law shall not be a bar to
the receipt of old age assistance or public welfare, except
in so far as it shall be treated as an available resource under
such laws.".
Section 2. On or before October first, nineteen hundred
and forty-eight, each board shall send the notice set forth
in section one to each person who has been retired prioi- to
said date and to each beneficiary of a member who died
prior to said date. ' Approved June 4, 1948.
ChapA89 ^^ ^^^' providing for qualifying promotional exami-
nations ON A SENIORITY BASIS IN CERTAIN CASES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
G. L. (Ter. Paragraph A of section 15 of chapter 31 of the (leneral
ftci? amended. Laws, as appearing in chapter 103 of the acts of 1946, is
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 490, 491. 483
hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the
following sentence : — In case of promotions of more than
one employee, the next oldest employees in succession in
length of service who are willing to accept may be selected
from the same number of such oldest employees as that
provided in the civil service rules governing certification foi-
more than one vacancy., — so as to read as follows: —
A. An appointing authority, with the approval of the Quaiifyins
director, may promote in the same department or division examhlatrons
of a department in the official service an employee in one i',"<,t1n'"°"*^
grade to the next higher grade as determined by the direc- certain cases.
tor; provided, that such employee has been employed at
least three years in the lower grade, is the oldest employee,
the second oldest employee or the third oldest employee in
length of service who is willing to accept, and that such
employee passes a qualifying examination prescribed by the
director. In case of promotions of more than one employee,
the next oldest employees in succession in length of service
who are willing to accept may be selected from the same
number of such oldest employees as that provided in the
civil service rules governing certification for more than one
vacancy. This paragraph shall not apply in any case where
a promotion is required to be made as provided in section
twenty. Approved June 4, W48.
An Act providing for sanding and improvinc; portions
of wollaston beach adjacent to quincy shore boule-
vard in the city of quincy.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The metropolitan district commission is hereby author-
ized and directed to iiiiprove and sand certain portions of
Wollaston beach along Quincy bay, adjacent to Quincy
Shore boulevard, between Squantum street and Blacks
Creek bridge in the city of Quincy. For said purposes said
commission may expend such siuns as may be appropriated
therefor. Approved June 4, 1948.
ChapAm
An Act further regulating the practice of funeral nhf,rt 401
DIRECTING AND EMBALMING. ' *
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by o. l. (Ter.
striking out section 83, as most recently amended by sec- Sl^amfndcd^'
tion 2 of chapter 596 of the acts of 1945, and inserting in
place thereof the following: — Section 83. Applications for Registration as
registration as embalmers or as funeral directors, signed and'^emba^merT
and sworn to by the applicant, shall be made on blanks r-'Ri'ifttwi-
furnished by the board.
Each applicant for registration as an embahuer, who shall
furnish the board with satisfactory proof that he is a citizen
484 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 491.
of the United States of good moral character, that he is
twenty-one years of age or over, that he possesses the edu-
cational qualities required for graduation from a high school,
or has attained the practical equivalent of a high school edu-
cation, that he has been graduated from an embalming
school approved by the board which gives a course of in-
struction of not less than nine months, and that he has
served a term of apprenticeship of not less than two years
with a registered embalmer, during which term he has em-
balmed not less than twenty-five dead human bodies, shall,
upon payment of ton dollars, be entitled to be examined,
and, if found by the board to be qualified, shall be regis-
tered by it as an embalmer, and shall receive a certificate
thereof signed by the chairman and secretary of the board.
Each applicant for registration as a funeral director, who
shall furnish the board with satisfactory proof that he is a
citizen of the United States of good moral character, and
that he is twenty-one years of age or over, that he possesses
the educational qualities required for graduation from a
high school, or has attained the practical equivalent of a
high school education, that he has been graduated from a
funeral directing school approved by the board which gives
a course of instruction of not less than nine months, and
that he has served a term of apprenticeship of not less than
two years with a registered funeral director, shall, upon
payment of ten dollars, be entitled to be examined, and, if
found by the board to be qualified to prepare such death
certificates and other documents as are required in the ordi-
nary course of his business, and to be familiar with the
precautions to be taken by an undertaker to prevent the
spread of communicable diseases and to be conversant with
the laws of the United States and of this commonwealth
relative to the custody of dead human bodies, the prepara-
tion of such bodies for burial, cremation, and shipment and
relative to their burial, cremation and shipment, shall be
registered by the board as qualified to be licensed under
section forty-nine of chapter one hundred and fourteen as a
funeral director; provided, that he shall not be so licensed
until he furnishes satisfactory proof to the board that he
maintains within the commonwealth an undertaking estab-
lishment so located, constructed and equipped as to permit
the sanitary handling of dead human bodies and maintains
in such establishment suitable equipment for such handling.
Applicants for registration as embalmers or as funeral
directors may, upon the payment of five dollars, be re-
examined at any meeting of the board.
^^®- There shall be paid annually to the secretary of the board
by every registered embalmer the sum of five dollars, and
by every registered funeral director the sum of ten dollars,
on or before such date as the board may determine, as a
fee for the renewal of his registration. Upon failure to make
])ayment of such fee on or before the date so designated by
the board, such registration shall be revoked by the board.
Acts, 1948. — CnAr. 491. 485
Til rasfi n. registpied oinbalnior or funeral director fails (o
pay the required fee to renew his registration not later than
the day so designated, the hoard, not later than two days
thereafter, shall so notify him. Upon application by an
embalmer or funeral director whose registration has been so
revoked, within twenty days after the date of such notice,
and upon the payment of ten dollars in addition to the
regular fee for renewal, a registration so revoked may be
reinstated by the board.
The board shall hold examinations for applicants for reg-
istration hereunder at such times and places and in such
manner as it shall determine.
A certified list of all funeral directors registered by the
board shall be sent by the board, annually before May first,
to the boards of health of the several cities and towns of the
commonwealth .
Every registered embalmer and every registered and
licensed funeral director shall immediately report in writing
to the board the name, age and address of each apprentice
working under his direction and training. Upon payment
of a registration fee of five dollars by said apprentice to the
secretary of the board, the name of such apprentice shall
be entered in the register of the board for the registering
of apprentices. When any person so registered by the board
leaves the employ of said embalmer or funeral director, the
employer shall notify the board, and the name of said ap-
prentice shall be removed from the register. No apprentice
shall be considered as serving a term of apprenticeship un-
less he is registered with the board in accordance with these
provisions. Nothing herein contained shall apply to any
period of apprenticeship served prior to the first day of
October, nineteen hundred and thirty-two, nor prohibit the
employment of persons not registered, whose work does not
include the actual participation in preserving, disinfecting
and preparing in any manner dead human bodies or the
directing or supervision of funerals.
There shall be paid annually to the secretary of the board Renewal
by every registered apprentice a fee of five dollars to renew
his registration. Upon failure to make a payment of such
fee on or before his annual renewal date, such registration
shall be revoked by the board. The board shall cause to be
mailed to each registered apprentice a registration card
signed by the chairman and secretary of the board and con-
taining such information thereon as the board may deem
pertinent.
No person shall be employed as an apprentice except in
accordance with the foregoing provisions, and no person
engaged in embalming or funeral directing or serving as an
apprentice shall act or be employed as caretaker or super-
visor at any cemetery. Approved June 4, 1948.
48G
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 492, 493.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 64A, § 1.
etc., amended.
"Fuel"
defined.
ChapA92 A-N Act making fEKTAiN changes tn the law relative
TO the taxation of sales of gasoline and certain
OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 64A of the General
Laws is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence
of paragraph (d), as appearing in section 1 of chapter 357
of the acts of 1936, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing sentence: — "Fuel" shall include gasoline, benzol, and
all other products of petroleum or coal tar, or of both petro-
leum and coal tar, including all naphthas and all solvents
and all other products used in or capable of use in propelling
motor vehicles using combustion type engines, except Diesel
engines, upon or over highways.
Section 2. Section 7 of said chapter 64A, as amended
by section 3 of chapter 420 of the acts of 1943, is hereby
further amended by striking out the fii'st sentence and in-
serting in place thereof the following sentence : — Any per-
son who shall buy any fuel, on which an excise has been
paid or is chargeable under this chapter, and shall consume
the same in any manner except in the operation of motor
vehicles upon or over highways, shall be reimbursed the
amount of said excise in the manner and subject to the con-
ditions herein provided. Apiproved June 4, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 64A, § 7,
etc., amended.
Reimburse-
ment of excise;
sale free from,
regulated.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 101, § 3,
etc., amended.
Payment of
fee.
ChavA9S ^^ ^^^ making transient vendors and hawkers and
PEDLERS subject to LOCAL REGULATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 101 of the General Laws,
as most recently amended by section 22 of chapter 490 of
the acts of 1941, is hereby further amended by striking out
the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing sentence: — Thereupon, upon the payment of a fee
of twenty- five dollars, the director shall issue to him a state
license authorizing hun to do business as a transient vendor,
subject to such local rules and regulations as may be made
in a city by the mayor and city council and in a town by
the selectmen.
Section 2. Section 22 of said chapter 101, as appearing
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by adding
at the end the following sentence : — A hawker or pedler
Subject to local Ucenscd under this section shall be subject to such local
rules and regulations as may be made in a city by the mayor
and city council and in a town by the selectmen.
G. L. (Ter. Section 3. Scction 23 of said chapter 101, as so appear-
ing, is hereby amended by adding at the end the following
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 101, § 2'
amended.
regulations.
Ed.), 101, § 23,
amended.
sentence: — A hawker or pedler licensed under this section
fe'^'Jiafions'"'^''' ^^^^ ^6 subject to such local rules and regulations as may
be made in a city by the mayor and city council and in a
town by the selectmen.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 493. 487
Section 4. Section 24 of said chapter 101, as most re- g. l. (Xer.
cently amended by section 1 of chapter 493 of the acts of ^tllamiAdcd;*'
1945, is hereby further amended by adding at the end the
following sentence : — A hawker or pedler licensed under subject to locai
this section shall be subject to such local rules and regula- '■eguiations.
tions as may be made in a city by the mayor and city council
and in a town by the selectmen.
Section 5. Nothing in this act shall affect the powers
and duties of the police connnissioner for the city of Boston
under any special law with respect to hawkers and pedlers
in said city. Approved June 4, 1948.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Executive Department, State House,
Boston, June 14, 1948.
Honorable Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
State Hoiise, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sir: — I, Robert F. Bradford, by virtue of and in accord- Jg°]^r^\'ion
ance with the provisions of the Forty-eighth Amendment to making law an
the Constitution, "The Referendum II, Emergency Meas- «'"«'-g«"'=>' '»-•
ures," hereby declare that in my opinion, the immediate
preservation of the public health, safety and convenience
requires that the law passed on the fourth day of June, en-
titled "An Act Making Transient Vendors and Hawkers
and Pedlers Subject to Local Regulations," should take
effect forthwith and that it is an emergency law and that
the facts constituting an emergency are as follows:
The Act is designed to bring transient vendors and hawkers
and pedlers under local regulations. It is designed as a pro-
tection for the public during the summer months. As the
Act now stands it would not become effective until the end
of the summer period at which time the situation for which
it is designed will have ceased to exist.
It is urged that the provisions of this Act become operative
at once.
Very truly yours,
Robert F. Bradford,
Governor of the Commonivealth.
Office of the Secretary, Boston, Juno 1.5, 1948.
I hereby certify that the accompanying statement was sccrotary of
filed in this office by His Excellency the Governor of the tlncatVarto
Commonwealth of Massachusetts at nine o'clock and fifteen fi''','s of the
minutes, a.m., on the above date, and in accordance with lechfraUol.
Article Forty-eight of the Amendments to the Constitution
said chapter takes effect forthwith, being chapter four hun-
dred and ninety-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-eight.
F. W. Cook,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
488 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 494, 495.
C/iap. 494 A.N Act authorizing the city of springfield to pay a
SUM OF MONEY TO CHARLES P. MORRIS OF SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Springfield, notwithstanding any
statute or ordinance to the contrary, and subject to ap-
proval by vote of the city council of the city of Springfield,
may pay to Charles P. Morris of said city a sum not exceed-
ing three thousand nine hundred six dollars and forty-two
cents to reimburse him for money expended for counsel fees
and costs in connection with his appeal to the district
court of Springfield from the action of the school committee
of the city of Springfield in removing him from the office of
supervisor of school buildings and custodians in the school
department of the city of Springfield, which appeal resulted
in a reversal of the finding of the school committee of the city
of Springfield and an order that he be reinstated to his former
position without loss of compensation.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the city council of the city of Spring-
field. . Approved June 4, 1948.
ChapA95 An Act authorizing the commissioner of public safetv
to convey a certain parcel of land in the town of
middleborough.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The commissioner of public safety, on behalf of the com-
monwealth, is hereby authorized and directed to convey by
a sufficient deed, in such form and containing such pro-
visions binding on the grantee as to said commissioner shall
seem best and approved as to its form by the attorney gen-
eral, to Walter E. Rowley a parcel of land in the town of
Middleborough in the county of Plymouth, bounded and
described as follows : —
Beginning at a point in the southerly line of the Massa-
chusetts state highway known as West Grove street, said
point being the most easterly corner of land of the common-
wealth of Massachusetts, department of public safety and
in line of land of Walter E. Rowley; thence, south 54 degrees
53 minutes 20 seconds west 272.48 feet in line of land of
said Rowley to a stone bound; thence, south 54 degrees 31
minutes 15 seconds west 356.52 feet in line of land of said
Rowley to a stake to a corner; thence, north 34 degrees
12 minutes 30 seconds west 120.48 feet in line of land of said
Rowley to a stake for a corner; thence, north 87 degrees
30 minutes 50 seconds west 698.69 feet in line of land of said
Rowley to a stake for a corner; thence, north 36 degrees
10 minutes 30 seconds west 51.12 feet in line of land of said
Rowley to a corner; thence, in line of remaining land of
the commonwealth of Massachusetts south 87 degrees
39 minutes 50 seconds east 700,87 feet to a corner; thence,
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 49G. 489
still ill line of rouiaiiiing land of the commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts north 44 degrees 17 minutes 50 seconds east 477,63
feet to a Massachusetts state highway bound in the southerly
side line of West Grove street opposite Station 185 plus 00,
in the 1930 layout of the aforementioned West Grove street;
thence, in a southerly line of West Grove street south 66
degrees 37 minutes 45 seconds east 300.03 feet to the point
of beginning, containing 3.39 acres more or less.
In return therefor the commonwealth shall receive from
said Walter E. Rowley and he shall convey to the common-
wealth a parcel of land in said town, bounded and described
as follows : —
Beginning at a stake at the southeasterly corner of the lot
to be described and in line of land of the commonwealth of
Massachusetts and known as the "Sullivan Lot"; thence in
line of land conveyed by Walter E. Rowley to the common-
wealth of Massachusetts south 77 degrees 43 minutes 00
seconds west 125.0 feet to a stake; thence in line of land of
Angelo Zervas north 21 degrees 45 minutes 10 seconds
east 139.92 feet to a stake; thence in line of land of the
commonwealth of Massachusetts and known as the "Sullivan
Lot" south 34 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds east 125.0 feet
to the stake first mentioned and point of beginning. Con-
taining 7,670 square feet more or less.
Approved June 4, 1948.
Chap Am
An Act relative to the payment of retirement or
insurance benefits, or both, to agents and agency
employees of agents of certain domestic insurance
companies.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by o. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 36 the following section: — 'Sec- j^asA^Idded!"
Hon 36 A. Any domestic life company or any domestic Domestic in-
company transacting business solely under subdivisions pa'ny"may'"""
(a) and (d) of clause sixth of section forty-seven, with written establish re-
approval of the commissioner, may establish a plan for et'c^jfor*age''nt's
retirement or insurance benefits, or both, for agents, or any o"ag^en«eT''*^^
class or classes thereof as the company may determine, hav-
ing a written contract with such company or with any agent
thereof under which he solicits exclusively applications for
policies of life or endowment insurance or annuity or pure
endowment contracts or accident and health insurance issued
by such company, and for the agency employees of any agent
having such a contract; provided, that said agent solicits
no other kind of insurance. Any such plan may provide
for contributions by such agents and agency employees.
The word "agent" as used in this section shall, in case any
such contract is held by a partnership or corporation, include
any member of such partnership or any officer of such cor-
poration. Such retirement or insurance benefits may be
490 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 497, 498. .
provided for in a group annuity contract, a group life, or a
general or blanket accident and health policy, or in a single
group policy, issued by such company, if authorized to issue
any such policy or contract, or by any other company so
authorized, or in any other manner that the directors of such
company may prescribe. If any such benefits are provided
otherwise than by any such group policy, the company may
in connection therewith establish special funds for the pur-
pose of financing the payment of such benefits. The pro-
visions of the last sentence of the third paragraph of section
thirty-six shall apply to any person covered by or insured
under any such group policy or contract issued by a domestic
mutual life company. The provisions of section one hundred
and thirty-two C shall apply to any retirement benefits
granted under the authority of this section or section thirty-
six. Section one hundred and thirty-five shall apply to any
insurance benefits so granted. Approved June 4, 1948.
Cha7)A97 ^^ ■^^'^ providing that certain corporations shall
not sell or engage in the business of selling monu-
ments FOR cemetery lots.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Chapter 114 of the General Laws, as amended, is hereby
ftso.^idded'T further amended by inserting after section 43N, inserted by
section 6 of chapter 319 of the acts of 1936, the following
Certain cor- scction: — Scction 4^0. The following corporations owning
to seii'^monu- ^r Operating cemeteries shall not sell or engage in the business
ments for^ ^ of Selling monuments for cemetery lots : — Municipal cor-
porations, cemetery corporations organized under general
laws, and cemetery corporations organized by acts of incor-
poration passed since March eleventh, eighteen hundred and
thirty-one. This act shall be deemed an amendment of
any charters heretofore granted except charters in which
the right to sell monuments is expressly conferred. This
act shall not prohibit the sale by any of said corporations
of monuments in their possession prior to the effective date
of this act. Approved June 4, 1948.
cemetery lots.
Cha'pA9S -^N Act providing that state employees whose regu-
lar day off duty falls on a holiday shall be given
AN additional DAY OFF OR AN ADDITIONAL DAY's PAY.
Emergency Whcreos, The deferred operation of this act would tend
preamble. ^^ defeat its purposc, which is to make available forthwith
the benefits of this act, therefore it is hereby declared to
be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate pres-
ervation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Chapter 30 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
f 24A^etc., striking out section 24A, as most recently* amended by chap-
amended.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 499, 500. 401
ter 411 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place thereof
the following: — Section 2I^A. If any person employed by A.i(iiti,>„ai
the commonwealth is required to work on January first, etT.'for'sute^
February twenty-second, April nineteenth, May thirtieth, roruireTto
July fourth, the first Monday of September, October twelfth, work on ie"gai
November eleventh, Thanksgiving day or Christmas day, ''"'"^''y^-
or the day following when any of the five days first men-
tioned, or October twelfth, November eleventh or Christ-
mas day, occurs on Sunday, he shall be given an additional
day off, or, if such additional day off cannot be given by
reason of a personnel shortage or other cause, he shall be
entitled to an additional day's pay; provided, that, in the
case of an employee who works five or more days a week
and whose regular day off falls on any of the aforementioned
holidays except when such holiday occurs on Saturday, an
additional day off shall be allowed, or payment in lieu of
one day off shall be allowed. Approved June 7, 1948.
An Act relative to the tenure of office of the super- Phn^y 400
INTENDENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend '^^f^y^^'^
to defeat its purpose, which is to make available at once
the benefits of this act, therefore it is hereby declared to be
an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The incumbent of the position of superintendent of the
public works building, on the effective date of this act, shall
be deemed to be permanently appointed thereto without
serving any probationary period, and his tenure of employ-
ment shall be unlimited, subject, however, to the civil serv-
ice laws, provided he passes a qualifying examination to
which he shall be subjected by the division of civil service.
Approved June 7, 1948.
Ax Act authorizing the city of beverly to borrow QfiQy 50O
MONEY FOR FIRE STATION AND SIGNAL STATION BUILDING
PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purposes of constructing a combina-
tion fire station and signal station building, and of origi-
nally equipping and furnishing the same, the city of Beverly
may borrow from time to time, within a period of five years
from the passage of this act, such sums as may be necessary,
not exceeding, in the aggregate, three hundred thousand
dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall
bear on their face the words, Beverly Fire Station and Sig-
nal Station Building Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized
issue shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall .
492 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 501, 502.
be paid in not more than twenty years from their dates.
Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be in excess of
the statutory limit, but shall, except as herein provided, be
subject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws, includ-
ing the limitation contained in the first paragraph of section
seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 7, 1948.
Chap. 501 An Act postponing the taking effect of a law further
REGULATING THE TIME OF PAYMENT OF THE SALARIES OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE COMMON-
WEALTH.
pr?,?r.fM°''*' Whereas, The principal purpose of this act is to postpone
the taking effect of certain provisions of law contained in
section 1 of chapter 580 of the acts of 1946, and the delayed
taking effect of this act would prevent the achievement of
such purpose, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 580 of the acts of 1946 is hereby amended by
striking out section 3, as amended by chapter 527 of the
acts of 1947, and inserting in place thereof the following
section: — Section S. Section one of this act shall not take
effect until July first, nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved June 7, 1948.
Chap. 502 An Act relative to the installation, maintenance or
USE OF REVOLVING DOORS AS EXITS OR MEANS OF EGRESS
FROM PLACES OF ASSEMBLY.
Emergency Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purposes, which in part are to insure the im-
mediate operation of certain provisions of law permitting the
use of revolving doors under certain circumstances as set
forth therein, and also to make certain that prosecutions for
alleged violations of the law in effect immediately prior to
the effective date of this act shall not be commenced, there-
fore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public safety and
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G-jL. (Ter. Chapter 143 of the General Laws, as amended, is hereby
§'218, etc.. further amended by striking out section 21B, as most re-
amended. ccntly amended by section 1 of chapter 654 of the acts of
Use of 1947, and inserting in place thereof the following section: —
rev^oiving Scctiou 21 B. The installation, maintenance or use of a re-
e^t7roL''piace volving door may be authorized as an exit or means of egress
of assembly
authorized, etc.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 503. 493
from a place of assembly within a building to the outside of
such building, if between such place of assembly and such
door there exists one or more unobstructed areas of safety,
including stairways, exit corridors, and similar areas, which
are, in the opinion of the inspector, sufficient to accommodate
with safety all persons reasonably to be expected to use the
same as means of egress or escape from such place of as-
sembly or such building, and that the diameter of the en-
closure of such revolving door is not less than six feet four
inches and that there is on each side of, and immediately
adjacent to, said door a required exit of the so-called swinging
door type. The inspector shall endorse upon the certificate
referred to in section twenty-eight the conditions governing
such installation, maintenance or use. No revolving door
shall be permitted as an immediate means of egress from a
place of assembly.
In such instances, but only as to buildings in existence on
July first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, as the inspector,
in accordance with regulations issued by the commissioner
under section fifty-four, determines that the nature of the
occupancy is such that it is neither practicable nor necessary
for the safety of persons who may use such a door to require
such additional exits of the so-called swinging door type,
such additional exits shall not be required and such revolving
door shall not be accredited as a required means of egress
unless the diameter of its enclosure is not less than six feet
four inches.
Each such revolving door shall be maintained in accord-
ance with regulations issued under section fifty-four.
Approved June 7, 1948.
An Act imposing and extending surtaxes on certain Chap. 503
SUBJECTS OF existing TAXATION.
Whereas, The additional revenue which will be provided Emergency
by the provisions of this act is urgently needed, therefore it '"^^^"'
is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby imposed, in addition to the
taxes levied under the provisions of chapter sixty-two of the
General Laws, and all acts in amendment thereof and in
addition thereto, and taxes levied under the provisions of
sections thirty to sixty, inclusive, of chapter sixty-three of
the General Laws, and all acts in amendment thereof and in
addition thereto, an additional tax equal to ten per cent of
the taxes assessed under the provisions of said sections, acts
and chapters in or on account of each of the calendar years
nineteen hundred and forty-nine and nineteen hundred and
fifty, and all provisions of law relative to the assessment,
payment, collection and abatement of the said taxes shall
apply to the taxes imposed by this section.
494 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 503.
Section 2. All property subject to a legacy and succes-
sion tax under the provisions of chapter sixty-five of the
General Laws, and of any further amendments thereof or
additions thereto, shall be subject to an additional tax of
ten per cent of all taxes imposed by said provisions with
respect to property or interests therein passing or accruing
upon the death of persons who die during the period beginning
.Januaiy first, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and ending
December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fift3^ All pro-
visions of law relative to the determination, certification,
payment, collection and abatement of such legacy and suc-
cession taxes shall apply to the additional tax imposed by
this section.
Section 3. There is hereby imposed, in addition to the
taxes levied under the provisions of chapter sixty-three A
of the General Laws, and all acts in amendment thereof and
in addition thereto, an additional tax equal to ten per cent
of the taxes assessed under the provisions of said chapter
and acts in or on account of each of the calendar years nine-
teen hundred and forty-eight, nineteen hundred and forty-
nine and nineteen hundred and fifty, and all provisions of
law relative to the assessment, payment, collection and
abatement of the said taxes shall apply to the taxes imposed
by this section.
Section 4. All taxes provided by the three foregoing sec-
tions shall be in addition to surtaxes imposed by sections
nine and nine A of chapter seven hundred and twenty-nine
of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-one, as amended,
and shall be retained by the commonwealth. In the computa-
tion of surtaxes imposed by said foregoing sections, the
amount of surtaxes imposed by said sections nine and nine A,
as amended, shall be excluded.
Section 5. Section 9 of chapter 729 of the acts of 1941
is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and in-
serting in place thereof the following sentence: — There is
hereby imposed, in addition to the taxes levied under the
provisions of chapter sixty-two of the General Laws, and
all acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, taxes
levied under the provisions of sections thirty to sixty, in-
clusive, of chapter sixty-three of the General Laws, and all
acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, and taxes
levied under the provisions of chapter sixty-three A of the
General Laws, as inserted by chapter six hundred and thirty-
two of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven, and all
acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, an addi-
tional tax equal to three per cent of the taxes assessed under
the provisions of said sections, acts and chapters in or on
account of the calendar year nineteen hundred and forty-two
and each calendar year thereafter.
Section 6. The surtaxes imposed upon domestic manu-
facturing corporations, foreign manufacturing corporations,
domestic business corporations and foreign corporations, as
defined in chapter sixty-three of the General Laws, as
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 504. 495
amended by section nine of chapter seven hundred and
twenty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-one
and by section one of this act shall apply to the taxes im-
posed by section ten A of chapter seven hundred and thirty-
one of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five, as in-
serted by section five A of chapter five hundred and eighty-
one of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six.
Approved June 7, 1948.
An Act relating to the reporting of explosions to Chav.bO^
THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend Emergency
to defeat its purpose, which is to make possible the immediate '"^*'*'"
investigation of the cause and circumstances of explosions,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergencj^ law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
safety and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 2 of chapter 148 of the General Laws, as appearing g. l. (Tcr.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by inserting fmeAd^l.' ^ ^'
after the word "fire" in lines 2, 5, 6 and 13, in each instance,
the words : — or explosion, — and by inserting after the
word "fires" in lines 9 and 16, in each instance, the words: —
or explosions, — so as to read as follows : — Section 2. Heads Reports of
of fire departments in cities, towns or fire districts shall in- It'tTte fire^ *°
vestigate the cause and circumstances of every fire or ex- marshal.
plosion in their respective jurisdictions by which property
has been destroyed or damaged, especially to ascertain
whether it was caused by carelessness or design. They shall
begin such investigation forthwith after such fire or explosion,
and if it appears to the official making such investigation
that the fire or explosion is of suspicious origin or is the
result of a violation of law, or if he is unable to determine
the cause, he shall immediately notify the marshal. All
other fires or explosions by which a loss is sustained shall,
within forty-eight hours, excluding Sundays and holidays,
be reported in writing to the marshal. Reports required by
this section shall be on forms furnished by the department,
and shall contain a statement of all facts relating to the
cause and origin of the fire or explosion that can be as-
certained, the extent of damage thereof, the insurance upon
the property damaged, and such other information as ma.y
be required. The marshal shall keep in his office a recoi'd
of all fires or explosions occurring in the commonwealth, with
the results of such investigations, and such records shall
be open to public inspection. Approved June 7, 1948.
496
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 505, 50G, 507.
Chap. 505 An Act requiring approval by cities and towns of the
PROPOSED USE OF CERTAIN BODIES OF WATER FOR AIRPORT
OR RESTRICTED LANDING AREA PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. I,. (Tcr.
Ed.), 00.
§ 39 B. etc.,
amended.
Section 39B of chapter 90 of the General Laws, inserted
by section 1 of chapter 607 of the acts of 1946, is hereby
amended by inserting after the first paragraph the follow-
ing paragraph : —
No such certificate of approval of a site for an airport or
approve U3c of restricted landing area shall be issued by the commission if
waters as sites such airport or area is situated on any lake or pond outside
the metropolitan area, unless such site has previously been
approved by the mayor and city council of the city, or at
an annual or special town meeting of the town, within which
the same is located. Approved June 7, 1948.
Cities and
towns shall
for airports.
Chap. 50Q An Act designating the new bridge in the town of
BLACKSTONE AS THE PETER F. FITZGERALD BRIDGE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The bridge authorized to be constructed under authority
of chapter five hundred and fifty-four of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven in Blackstone, shall be known and
designated as the "Peter F. Fitzgerald Bridge", and a
suitable tablet or marker bearing said designation shall be
attached to said new bridge by the department of public
works upon its completion. Said department shall also
cause a tablet to be attached to said bridge bearing the
names of residents of said town, who died while serving in
the armed forces of the United States during World War II
or as a result of such service. Approved June 7, 1948.
Chap. 507 An Act to make employees of local housing authori-
ties ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN CONTRIBUTORY RE-
TIREMENT systems.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 32. § 1.
etc., amended.
" Political
subdivision"
defined.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 32, § 28,
etc., amended.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 32 of the General Laws
is hereby amended by striking out the paragraph defining
"Political subdivision", as appearing in section 1 of chapter
658 of the acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the
following paragraph : —
"Political subdivision", the metropolitan district com-
mission or any county, hospital district, city, town, district
or housing authority established under the provisions of
section twenty-six L of chapter one hundred and twenty-one,
or other public unit in the commonwealth.
Section 2. Section 28 of said chapter 32, as amended.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 508. 497
is hereby further amended by adding at the end the following
subdivision under the caption: —
ACCEPTANCE BY IIOUSINCi AUTUOUI 11 KS.
(5) (a) Any housing authority established under the Acceptance by
provisions of section twenty-six L of chapter one hundred a,uho"rftios.
and twenty-one may provide retirement benefits for its
employees if such authority by a vote duly recorded shall
accept sections one to twTnty-eight, inclusive, as far as
applicable. A duly attested copy of such vote shall be filed
by the clerk of the authority, or other person performing
like duties, in the office of the commissioner of insurance
within thirty days after such vote. The commissioner of
insurance shall, within fifteen days after the receipt of such
attested copy, issue a certificate to be sent to such clerk or
person in such authority, to the effect that such sections
shall become operative for the employees of such authority
on the first day of January or on the first day of July, which-
ever first occurs, next following the expiration of three
months after the date of such certificate. The commissioner
shall also notify the county commissioners, the mayor or the
board of selectmen, and the retirement board of such county,
city or town, as the case may be, within which such authority
lies, of the acceptance of such sections by the authority and
of the date as of which such sections will become operative
for its employees.
(6) On and after the date when sections one to twenty-
eight, inclusive, become operative for the employees of any
authority as set forth in paragraph (a) of this subdivision,
the eligible employees of such authority shall become mem-
bers of the system of the city or town within whose territory
the authority lies, or of the county system if the employees
of such town have become members of such county system
undep the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision (3) of
this section, in the same manner as if such a system were
established for such authority. Approved June 7, 1948.
An Act relative to the reimbursement of cities and (Jfiap 508
TOWNS FOR THE RETIREMENT OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision (2) of section g. l. (Xer.^
20 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in sec- etc.. amended.
tion 1 of chapter 658 of the acts of 1945, is hereby amended
by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place
thereof the following: — Whenever, after July first, nine- Reimbursement
teen hundred and fourteen, any city or town retires a teacher ^ealXto""
who is not eligible for a pension payable by the teachers' r'^'^^j,^^*^
retirement system under the provisions of sections one to certain teacher
twenty-eight, inclusive, or under corresponding provisions '"<'f"'fment.s.
of earlier laws, and pays to such teacher a pension in accord-
ance with the provisions of section forty-three, or chapter
498 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 509.
five hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and eight and acts in amendment thereof, or chapter
five himdred and twenty-one of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and twenty-two and acts in amendment thereof, or
under the State-Boston retirement system, and the chair-
man or secretary of the school committee of such city or
town, or the chairman or executive officer of the Boston
retirement board, certifies under oath to the teachers' retire-
ment board the amount of such pension paid during any
period prior to the immediately preceding July first for
which reimbursement has not been made and furnishes such
other information as the latter board may require, such city
or town shall be reimbursed therefor by the commonwealth;
provided, that no such reimbursement shall be granted un-
less such retirement has been approved by the latter board;
and provided, that the amount of such reimbursement shall
in no event be in excess of the amount, as determined by the
latter board, to which such teacher would have been en-
titled as a pension had he been a member of the teachers'
retirement system.
Section 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
one of this act, the provisions of section two of chapter six
hundred and seventy-four of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-seven shall continue in full force and effect.
Approved June 7, 1948.
Chap.509 An Act to provide for the establishment of a con-
tributory CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSO-
CIATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 1. Chapter 171 of the General Laws is hereby
§§^31-3^.' amended by adding after section .30, inserted by chapter 90
added. Qf ^j^g ^g^g of 1946, the three following sections : — Section
Credit Union g^ Fifteen or more credit unions, having assets of fifty
R™freme^\ thousaud dollars or more each, may form the Credit Union
authorized! Employees Retirement Association, in this section and in
sections thirty-two and thirty-three called the association,
for the purpose of providing pensions for eligible employees
of the participating credit unions who retire on account of
age or disability.
All credit unions established under the laws of the com-
monwealth, the Massachusetts CUNA Association Inc., the
Credit Union League of Massachusetts Inc., and the Cen-
tral Credit Union Fund Inc., and such of their respective
employees as may be provided by the by-laws of the asso-
ciation shall be eligible for membership in the association.
P'or the purposes of this section and sections thirty-two and
thirty-three a reference to "credit union" or "credit unions"
shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean and in-
clude any or all of the organizations named in this para-
graph, and a reference to "directors" of a credit union shall
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 509. 499
also, unless the context otherwise requires, mean and in-
clude the governing body of each of such organizations.
Eligible employees may contribute a portion of their sala-
ries or wages, to be deducted b>' the employing credit
unions and paid to the association. A participating credit
union may contribute to the funds of the association to the
extent determined by its directors, but its contributions for '
future service, as defined in the by-laws, on accoimt of any
emploj'ee shall not exceed such employee's contributions or
five per cent of his wages or salary, whichever is less. A
participating credit union may also contribute for past serv-
ice, as defined in the by-laws, amounts necessary to provide
eligible emploj'ees with an annuity or pension to begin at
age sixty-five or later, such annuity or pension not to ex-
ceed one per cent of the average salary for the five years
preceding the date such credit union joins the association
for each year, but not exceeding thirty-five years, of con-
tinuous employment between age thirty and the date of
such joining.
In the event that any employee who has been continu-
ously in the employ of such a credit union for ten years or
more becomes incapacitated for further service by reason
of physical or mental disability before age sixty-five, the
employing credit union may pay him a pension in an amount
not to exceed one per cent of the average salary for the five
years preceding the date of retirement for each year, not
exceeding thirty-five years, of continuous service. Any pen-
sion paid on account of disability may be discontinued at
any time by the directors of the employing credit union,
and shall be discontinued when any such pensioner substan-
tially recovers his earning capacity.
The funds contributed by participating credit unions and
member employees shall be held or used by the trustees of
the association for the purchase of annuities or payment of
pensions to eligible employees upon their retirement from
service, for the payments to beneficiaries or representatives
of any member employee of the participating credit union
dying before reaching the age of retirement, and for the
payment to any such employee retiring from service before
becoming entitled to a pension or annuity. Expenses nec-
essary for the administration of the association shall be
paid by participating credit unions, on a proportionate basis
as provided in the by-laws.
No annuity or pension provided by contributions from a
participating credit union for the benefit of any employee
shall exceed twenty-five hundred dollars yearly, or one half
of the average salary of the employee for the five years
preceding the date of retirement, whichever is less.
Section 32. The by-laws of the association shall be ap- Management
proved by the commissioner and shall prescribe the manner "fati'on*^^"*
in which, and the officers and agents by whom, the associa-
tion may be conducted and the manner in which its funds
may be invested and paid out. Such association shall be
500 - Acts, 1948. — Chap. 510.
formed when its by-laws have been approved and agroed to
by a majority of the directors of each of fifteen or more
credit unions, and have been approved by Hie commis-
sioner. Such association shall annually, on or before De-
cember first, report to the commissioner such statements of
its membership and financial transactions for the year end-
ing on the preceding October thirty-first as the commis-
sioner may consider necessary to show its business and
standing. The commissioner may verify such statement by
an examination of the books and papers of the association.
The association shall not be subject to chapter thirty-
two or chapter one hundred and seventy-five or to such
other provisions of law as relate to insurance companies or
other retirement associations.
Exemption SecHoH 33. The property of the association, the portion
etc. ' of the wages or salary of any employee deducted or to be
deducted under sections thirty-one and thirty-two, the right
of an employee to an annuity or pension, and all his rights
in the funds of the association, shall be exempt from taxa-
tion and from the operation of any law relating to insol-
vency, and shall not be attached or taken on execution or
other process to satisfy any debt or liability of the associa-
tion, a participating credit union, or any employee member
of the association. No assignment of any right in or to
said funds or of any pension or annuity payable under sec-
tion thirty-one shall be valid.
Section 2. Any plan or contract providing for pensions,
annuities or other retirement benefits for any or all of the
employees of a credit union in effect on January first, nine-
teen hundred and forty-eight, may, if and to the extent
approved by the commissioner of banks, be maintained and
operated for the benefit of all employees eligible to benefits
thereunder. To the extent that any such plan or contract
is not approved by said commissioner, it shall, within such
time as the commissioner may determine, be revised, or
shall be discontinued or be replaced by the system for annui-
ties or pensions as provided for in section thirty-one of
chapter one hundred and seventy-one of the General Laws.
Approved June 7, 1948.
ChaV 510 -^^ ^^^ LIMITING veterans' benefits TO CERTAIN VET-
ERANS OF WORLD WAR II, SO CALLED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Scction 1 of chaptcr 115 of the General Laws, as most
etc, amended.' recently amended by chapter 444 of the acts of 1947, is
hereby further amended by striking out paragraph 6, and
inserting in place thereof the following: —
World War II 6. World War II, between September sixteenth, nineteen
veteran. hundred and forty, and December thirty-first, nineteen
hundred and forty-six. Approved June 7, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 511. 501
An Act relative to registration under a general QJiai) 511
DISTINGUISHING MARK OR NUMBER BY OWNERS OF FLEETS
OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAILERS.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^"^^'^,%^^?^
in part to defeat its purpose, which is to make certain
provisions of law relative to the registration of motor vehicles
and trailers apply to persons who own fleets of such motor
vehicles or trailers, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, o. l. (Ter.
as amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the ^tll'ameadld.
definition of "Dealer", as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting the following: —
"Dealer", any person who is engaged principally in the "Dealer-
business of buying, selling or exchanging motor vehicles or **«'i'*«'^-
trailers or motor vehicle bodies or tops.
Section 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 90 is hereby g. l. (Xer.
further amended by inserting after the definition of "Inter- ftcli'furthy'
secting way", as so appearing, the following definition: — amended.
"Manufacturer", any person who is engaged in the "Manufac-
business of manufacturing motor vehicles or trailers or motor ^""^^"^ defined,
vehicle bodies or tops.
Section 3. Said section 1 of said chapter 90 is hereby g. l. (Ter.
further amended by inserting after the definition of "Oper- H^'fu^hlr^'
ator", as so appearing, the following definition: — amended.
"Owner-repairman", any person who is not a manu- "Owner-
facturer, dealer or repairman and who owns a fleet of motor dXi'ed!*" '
vehicles or trailers which are used by him exclusively in his
principal business, and who maintains an establishment
with facilities for the repair, alteration or equipment of such
motor vehicles or trailers.
Section 4. Said section 1 of said chapter 90 is hereby g. l. (Xcr.
further amended by inserting after the definition of "Regis- ^tc.!'furthl/'
trar", as so appearing, the following definition: — amended.
"Repairman", any person who is engaged in the business "Repairman"
of repairing, altering or equipping motor vehicles for the 'i'^''"^^-
public.
Section 5. Said section 1 of said chapter 90 is hereby g. l. (Ter.
further amended by inserting after the definition of "Trailer", ^tc !'fu?thlr '
as appearing in section 2 of chapter 354 of the acts of 1939, amended,
the following definition : —
"Transporter", any person engaged in the business of d^'^fe"!''"'^*'"^ '
transporting or delivering new motor vehicles not owned
by him.
Section 6. Said chapter 90 is hereby further amended Ed)',9o!lo,
by striking out section 5, as most recently amended by etc!, 'amended,
section 1 of chapter 401 of the acts of 1947, and inserting
in place thereof the following section : — • Section 5. Every Registration
manufacturer, dealer, repairman, owner-repairman and vl^ck
of new motor
lies in
transit.
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transporter, instead of registering each motor vehicle or
trailer owned or controlled by him, may make application
for a general distinguishing number or mark, and the regis-
trar, if satisfied of the facts stated in the application, may
issue to the applicant a certificate of registration containing
the name and business address of the applicant and the
general distinguishing number or mark assigned to him,
and made in such form and containing such further informa-
tion as the registrar may determine. All motor vehicles or
trailers owned or controlled by such manufacturer, dealer,
repairman, ownor-repaii-man oi- transporter shall be re-
garded as registered under such general distinguishing num-
ber or mark until sold or let for hire, or loaned for a period of
five successive days, and all new motor vehicles while being
delivered under their own power by a transporter shall be
regarded as registered under the general distinguishing
number or mark assigned to him; provided, that number
plates, furnished as hereinafter provided, are properly dis-
played thereon; except that any motor vehicle or trailer
owned or controlled by any owner-repairman shall be deemed
not to be registered under the provisions of this section
during such time as it is being used in the operation of the
principal business of said owner-repairman, or when it is
not in the process of being repaired, altered, equipped or
transferred from one location to another. The registrar
shall, upon payment of the fee provided in section thirty-
three, furnish at his office to every manufacturer, dealer,
repairman, owner-repairman and transporter whose vehicles
are registered in accordance with this section, such number
of pairs of number plates as he may request in writing of
suitable design having displayed upon them the register
number which is assigned to the vehicles of such manu-
facturer, dealer, repairman, owner-repairman or transporter,
with a different letter or letters or mark on each pair of
number plates, and, in addition, the registrar shall furnish
to every transporter with each pair of number plates a
corresponding certificate of registration. Number plates
furnished hereunder shall, except as provided by section
nine, be valid only for the year for which they are issued.
Every registration under this section shall expire at midnight
on December thirty-first of each year. The word "dealer",
for the purposes of the registration of motor vehicles or
trailers under any provision of this chapter, may include,
in the discretion of the registrar, a person who is engaged in
the business of financing the purchase of or insuring motor
vehicles, but only in respect to such vehicles as such person
may take in possession by foreclosure or subrogation of
title and all the provisions of this chapter relating to certifi-
cates of registration of dealers shall apply to certificates
issued to such a person under this provision.
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 7. Scctiou 33 of said chapter 90 is hereby
etcil'amemied'. further amended by striking out the paragraph contained
in lines 69 to 75, inclusive, as appearing in' the Tercentenary
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 512, 513. 503
Edition, and the paragraph inserted by section 2 of chapter
401 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place thereof the
following paragraph : —
For the registration of motor vehicles or trailers owned i''<;e.
by or under the control of a manufacturer, dealer, repair-
man or owner-repairman, including one or more pairs of
number plates as requested in writing by the applicant for
registration, three dollars for the registration and three
dollars for each pair of number plates furnished by the
registrar. For the registration of motor vehicles under the
control of a transporter, including one or more pairs of
number plates and registration certificates as requested in
writing by the applicant for registration, three dollars for the
registration and three dollars and fifty cents for each pair
of number plates and corresponding certificate of registra-
tion furnished b}' the registrar. Approved June 8, 1948.
An Act authorizing and directing the department (^Jidjy 512
OF PUBLIC WORKS TO CONSTRUCT A SEWER AND SETTLING
BASIN AT THE STATE FISH PIER IN GLOUCESTER HARBOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The department of public works, hereinafter
called the department, is hereby authorized and directed to
construct a sewer and settling basin and the establishment
of a sewer line, from Stores building, so called, to Parker
street, at the state fish pier in Gloucester harbor.
Section 2. For the purposes of this act, the department
is hereby authorized to expend such sums, as may be appro-
priated therefor. Approved June 8, 1948.
An Act establishing a town manager form of govpjrn- fhaiJ 513
ment for the town of nahaxt.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. At the first special or annual town meeting
following the acceptance of this act by the town of Nahant,
as hereinafter provided, the qualified voters of the town
shall elect by official 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, six members of
the school committee, who shall hold office, two for the term
of three years, two for the term of two years and two for
the term of one year, three assessors, who shall hold office,
one for the term of three years, one for the term of two years,
and one for the term of one year, and a moderator, for a
term of one year. Thereafter, the annual town meeting of
Nahant for the election of officers shall be held on the third
Saturday of March, and at each such meeting there shall
be elected, in the place of each selectman, member of the
school committee and assessor whose term is about to expire
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a selectman, inetul)(>r of the school committee or assessor,
as the case may be, for a term of three years, and a modera-
tor for a term of one year. All persons elected to office at
said first annual town meeting shall serve until the election
and qualification of their respective successors. Upon the
election and qualification of selectmen, members of the
school committee and assessors at said first annual town
meeting, the term of office of each selectman, member of
the school committee and assessor in office immediately
prior to such election shall terminate. All articles in the
warrant for any regular town meeting, or any matters re-
quired by law to be acted upon or determined otherwise
than by ballot shall be considered at a town meeting to be
held annually on the third Saturday of March at one thirty
o'clock in the afternoon.
Section 2. Selectmen elected hereunder shall serve
without pay. A vacancy in the membership of the board
of selectmen shall be filled as provided in section eleven of
chapter thirty-nine of the General Laws, and the selectmen
shall call a special town election to fill such vacancy within
sixty days from the date on which the said vacancy shall
occur; provided, however, that if any other town election
is to occur within sixty days after the vacancy, the select-
men shall postpone the holding of the said special town
election to the date of such other election.
Section 3. The selectmen shall appoint, and may re-
move, members of the board of appeals, the board of library
trustees, election officers, the registrars of voters, and the
town accountant.
Section 4. A member of the board of selectmen, or of
the school committee, or the advisory committee shall,
' while serving in the office to which he was elected or ap-
pointed, be ineligible either by election or appointment to
hold any other town office. Any person appointed by the
town manager to any town office under the provisions of
this act or of any general or special law shall be eligible dur-
ing the term of said office to appointment to any other town
office. The town manager, upon written notice to the board
of selectmen, may assume the duties of any office which he
is authorized to fill by appointment, and shall perform such
duties subject to any applicable provisions of the General
Laws.
Section 5. The selectmen elected as provided herein
shall appoint, within six months of their qualifying, for a
term of five years, a town manager, who shall be a person
especially fitted by education, training and experience to
perform the duties of the office. The town manager shall
be appointed without regard to his political beliefs. He shall
not be a resident of the town when originally appointed.
He may be appointed for successive terms of office. Before
entering upon the duties of his office, the town manager
shall be sworn to the faithful and impartial performance
thereof by the chairman of the selectmen, or by the town
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clerk, or 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, the cost of the same to be
borne b,y the town.
Section 6. Any vacancy in the office of town manager
shall be filled as soon as possible by the selectmen. Pending
the appointment of a town manager or the filling of any
vacancy, the selectmen may appoint a suitable person to
perform the duties of the office for a period of time not
exceeding six months.
Section 7. The town manager may designate, by letter
filed with the town clerk, a suitable resident of the town to
perform his duties during his temporary absence or disa-
bilit,y. In the event of failure of the manager to make such
designation, the selectmen may, by resolution, designate a
suitable resident of the town to perform the duties of the
manager until he shall return or his disability shall cease.
Section 8. The selectmen, by a four fifths vote of the
full membership of the board, may remove the town man-
ager. At least thirty days before such proposed removal
shall become effective, the selectmen shall file a preliminary
written resolution with the town clerk setting forth in detail
the specific reasons for his proposed removal, a copy of
which resolution shall be delivered to the town manager.
The manager may reply in writing to the resolution and
may request a public hearing. If the manager so requests,
the board of selectmen shall hold a public hearing not earlier
than twenty days nor later than thirty days after the filing
of such request. After such public hearing, if any, other-
wise at the expiration of thirty days following the fihng of
the preliminary resolution, and after full consideration, the
selectmen by a four fifths vote of the full membership of the
board may adopt a final resolution of removal. In the pre-
liminary resolution, the selectmen may suspend the manager
from duty, bat shall in any case cause to be paid to him
forthwith any unpaid balance of his salary and his salary for
the next three calendar months following the filing of the
preliminary resolution.
Section 9. The town manager shall receive such com-
pensation for his services as the selectmen shall determine,
but it shall not exceed the amount appropriated therefor
by the town.
Section 10. In addition to specific powers and duties
provided in this act the town manager shall have the gen-
eral powers and duties enumerated in this section : —
(a) The town manager shall supervise and direct the ad-
ministration of all departments, commissions, boards and
offices, except the board (jf selectmen, the board of assessors,
the school committee, the board of appeals, the board of
library trustees, election officers, the registrais of voters,
town accountant and advisory connnittee.
{b) The town manager, in accordance with the provisions
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of this act may reorganize, consolidate or abolish depart-
ments, commissions, boards or offices under his direction
and supervision, in whole or in part, may establish such
new departments, commissions, boards or offices as he deems
necessary, and may transfer the duties, powers and appro-
priation of one department, commission, board or office to
another.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this act, the town
manager shall appoint upon merit and fitness alone and sub-
ject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one of the General
Laws where applicable, may remove any officer or em-
ployee of the town, except employees of the school depart-
ment or of the library; town officers and employees not
subject to the provisions of said chapter thirty-one shall not
be removed by him except on five days notice in writing,
setting forth the cause of such removal.
(rf) Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hun-
dred and eight of chapter forty-one of the General Laws,
but subject to all applicable provisions of chapter thirty-
one and section thirty-one of chapter forty-four of the
General Laws, the town manager shall fix the compensation
of all town officers and employees subject to removal by him.
(e) The town manager shall attend all regular meetings
of the board of selectmen except meetings at which his
removal is being considered.
(/) The town manager shall keep full and complete rec-
ords of his office, and shall render as often as may be required
by the selectmen a full report of all operations during the
period reported on.
(g) The town manager shall keep the selectmen fully ad-
vised as to the needs of the town and shall recommend to
the selectmen for adoption such measures requiring action
by them or by the town as he may deem necessary or ex-
pedient.
(h) The town manager shall, with the exception of school
buildings and other school property, and the library, have
jurisdiction over the rental and use of all town property,
and shall be responsible for the maintenance and repair of"
all town buildings. He shall be responsible for the prepara-
tion of plans and the supervision of work on existing build-
ings or on the construction of new buildings.
(i) The town manager shall purchase all supplies, materials
and equipment, except books for schools, and shall award all
contracts subject to the General Laws for all departments
of the town. He shall make purchases for departments not
vmder his supervision only upon requisition duly signed by
the head of such department.
(j) The town manager shall administer either directly
or thi'ough a person or persons appointed by him in ac-
cordance with this act all provisions of general and special
laws applicable to said town, all bj'-laws and all regulations
established by the selectmen.
(k) The town manager shall have authority to prosecute,
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defend and compromise all litigation to which the town is a
party, and to employ special counsel to assist the town coun-
sel whenever in his judgment it may be necessary.
(/) The town manager shall 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.
(m) The town manager shall have complete jurisdiction
over the fire department and the police department.
Section 11. The town manager may without notice
cause the affairs of any division or department under his
control or the conduct of any officer or employee thereof to
be examined. The town manager shall have access to all
town books and papers for information necessary for the
proper performance of his duties.
Section 12. There shall be established a planning board
as herein provided which shall have all the powers and duties
of planning boards established in accordance with section
eighty-one A of chapter forty-one of the General Laws. The
board established hereunder shall consist of five members
who shall be appointed by the town manager. When such
board is first established its members shall be appointed for
terms of such length and so arranged that the term of at
least one member will expire each year and his successor
shall be appointed by the town manager for a term of five
years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term
by the town manager. Upon the appointment and quali-
fication of the members of the board, the term of office of
members of the then existing planning board shall terminate.
Section 13. The town manager may biennially appoint
suitable persons to carry out the duties of the board of public
welfare, the board of health, the cemetery commissioners,
the water commissioners and the sewer commissioners. The
members of such existing elected or appointed boards or
commissions shall continue in office until such time as the
town manager shall either assume their duties or appoint
and have sworn to faithful performance a person or persons
to perform their duties, at which time their respective terms
of office shall terminate.
Any board or commission appointed by the manager shall
organize for the proper conduct of its duties. All boards or
commissions so appointed shall be subject to the general
supervision and direction of the manager in the performance
of its duties and shall be subject to all liabilities and penalties
now or hereafter imposed by law upon such boards or com-
missions.
Section 14. The board of assessors, immediately upon
making or granting the same, shall report in writing to the
town manager all abatements, changes of valuations and
valuations of new properties.
Section 15. The town managei- may biennially appoint
a suitably (jualified person t<j the office of town clerk. The
elective office of town clerk shall be continued until the per-
son so appointed to said office shall have qualified, at which
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time said elective office shall cease to exist. The town clerk
shall have the powers, perform the duties and be subject
to the liabilities and penalties now or hereafter conferred
or imposed by law upon town clerks. He shall be sworn to
the faithful performance of his duties by the chairman of
the selectmen or by a justice of the peace. The town clerk
shall serve ex officio as clerk of the board of selectmen. The
town clerk shall be subject to the general supervision and
direction of the town manager in the performance of his
duties.
Section 16. The town manager may biennially appoint
a suitably qualified person to the office of town treasurer
and town collector. The elective office of town treasurer
and collector shall be continued until the person so appointed
to said office shall have qualified, at which time said elective
office shall cease to exist. The town treasurer and collector
shall have the powers, perform the duties, and be subject
to the liabilities and penalties now or hereafter conferred or
imposed by law upon town treasurers and collectors but in
the conduct of his office shall be subject to the general
supervision and direction of the town manager. Whenever
it shall be necessary to execute any deed conveying land, or
any other instrument required to carry in effect any vote
of the town, the same shall be executed by the treasurer in
behalf of the town, unless the town shall vote otherwise. The
town treasurer and collector shall give a bond for the faith-
ful performance of his duties, the cost of which shall be borne
by the town, and shall be sworn to the faithful performance
of his duties by the town clerk or by a justice of the peace.
Section 17. The board of selectmen shall biennially
appoint a suitably qualified person to the office of town
accountant. The town accountant in office when this act
becomes effective shall continue in office, subject to the pro-
visions of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws if ap-
plicable, but otherwise subject to removal by the selectmen
as provided herein. Except as otherwise provided in this
act, the town accountant shall have the powers, perform the
duties and be subject to the liabilities and penalties now or
hereafter conferred or imposed by law upon town accountants
but in the performance of his duties he shall be subject to the
general supervision and direction of the selectmen. The
town accountant shall be sworn to the faithful performance
of his duties by the town clerk or by a justice of the peace.
Section 18. The town manager may biennially appoint
suitably qualified persons to the offices of tree warden and
the office of highway surveyor. The elective offices of tree
warden and highway surveyor shall be continued until the
persons so appointed to said offices shall have qualified, at
which time they shall cease to exist. They shall have the
powers, perform the duties, and be subject to the liabilities
and penalties now or hereafter conferred or imposed by law
upon them but in the conduct of their office, they shall be
subject to the supervision and direction of the town manager.
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Tlicy shall be sworn to the faithful performance of (heir
duties by the chairman of the selectmen or by the town clerk.
Section 19. The town manager shall biennially appoini
an attorney at law to act as town counsel, who shall diaft all
bonds, deeds, leases, obligations, conveyances and other
legal instruments and shall perform such other legal services
as may be requested of him, by vote of the town, by the town
manager, or by any board of town officers. Also, when so
requested he shall furnish a written opinion on any question
that may be submitted to him, and he shall at all times
upon request of the town manager furnish legal advice to
any officer of the town who may require his advice upon any
subject concerning the duties of such officer. He shall
prosecute all suits or other legal proceedings ordered to be
brought by the town or by the board of selectmen, and shall
appear before the courts of the commonwealth in defence of
all actions or suits brought against the town or its officers
in their official capacity, and shall try and argue any and all
causes in which the town shall be a party or before any
board of referees or commission and shall appear at any and
all hearings on behalf of the town whenever his services may
be required.
Section 20. The town manager shall be the chief fiscal
officer of the town. Warrants for the payment of town funds
prepared by the town accountant in accordance with the
provisions of section fifty-six of chapter forty-one of the
General Laws shall be submitted to the town manager.
The approval of any such warrant by the town manager
shall be sufficient authority to authorize payment by the
town treasurer, but the selectmen shall approve all warrants
in the event of the absence of the town manager or a vacancy
in the office of town manager.
Section 21. Whenever any payroll, bill or other claim
against the town is presented to the town manager he shall,
if the same seems to him to be of doubtful validity, excessive
in amount, or otherwise contrary to the interests of the
town, refer it to the selectmen who shall immediately in-
vestigate the facts and determine what, if any, payment
should be made. Pending such investigation and determina-
tion by the selectmen, payment shall be withheld.
Section 22. Every officer shall pay into the treasury
of the town all amounts received by him on behalf of the
town, and shall make a true return thereof to the town
accountant stating the accounts upon which such amounts
were received.
Section 23. The aggregate annual compensation of
each town employee appointed by the manager shall be
limited to the amount established in accordance with the
provisions of this act and all fees received in accordance
with the provisions of any general or special law shall be
paid into the treasury of the town.
Section 24, On or before the twenty-second day of
December of each year, the town manager shall submit to
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I he selectmen a careful, detailed estimate in writing <tf the
probable expenditures of the town government of the ensu-
ing fiscal year, stating the amount required to meet the
interest and maturing bonds and notes or other outstanding
indebtedness of the town, and showing specifically the
amount necessary to be provided for each fund and depart-
ment, together with a statement of the expenditures of the
town for the same purposes in the two preceding years and
an estimate of the expenditures for the current year. He
shall also submit a statement showing all revenues received
by the town in the two preceding fiscal years together with
an estimate of the receipts of the current year and an esti-
mate of the amount of income from all sources of revenue
exclusive of taxes upon property in the ensuing year. He
shall report the probable amount required to be levied and
raised by taxation to defray all expenses and liabilities of
the town together with an estimate of the tax rate necessary
to raise said amount. For the purpose of enabling the town
manager to make up the annual estimate of expenditures,
all boards, officers and committees of the town shall, upon
his written request, furnish all information in their possession
and submit to him in writing a detailed estimate of the
appropriations required for the eflficient and proper conduct
of their respective departments during the next fiscal year.
Section 25. The selectmen shall consider the tentative
budget submitted by the town manager and make such
recommendations relative thereto as they deem expedient
and proper in the interests of the town. On or before the
first business day of January of each year the selectmen shall
transmit a copy of the budget together with their recom-
mendations relative thereto to each member of the advisory
committee.
Section 26. Any member or members of the board of
selectmen may be recalled therefrom by the registered voters
of the town as herein provided.
Section 27. Any ten registered voters of the town may
file with the town clerk an affidavit containing the name of
the officer sought to be recalled and a statement of the
grounds for recall. The town clerk shall thereupon deliver
to said voters making the affidavit copies of petition blanks
demanding such recall, printed forms of which he shall keep
available. The blanks shall be issued by the town clerk with
his signature and official seal attached thereto. They shall
be dated, shall be addressed to the selectmen, and shall con-
tain the names of the ten persons to whom they are issued,
the name of the person whose recall is sought, the grounds of
recall as stated in the affidavit, and shall demand the elec-
tion of a successor in the said office. A copy of the petition
shall be entered in a record book to be kept in the office of
the town clerk. The recall petition shall be returned and
filed with the town clerk within twenty days after the filing
of the affidavit, and shall have been signed by at least twenty
per cent of the registered voters of the town, who shall add
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to their signatures the street and number, if any, of their
residences. The town clerk shall submit the petition to the
registrars of voters in the town, and the registrars shall
forthwith certify thereon the number of signatures which
are names of registered voters of the town.
Section 28. If the petition shall be found and certified by
the town clerk and town counsel to be sufficient, they shall
submit the same with their certificate to the selectmen with-
out delay, and the selectmen shall forthwith give written
notice of the receipt of the certificate to the officer sought to
be recalled, and shall, if the officer does not resign within
five days thereafter, thereupon order an election to be held
on a Saturday fixed by them not less than twenty-five nor
more than thirty-five days after the date of the 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 the certificate, the selectmen shall postpone the
holding of the recall election to the date of such other elec-
tion. The question of recalling any number of officers may
be submitted at the same election. But as to each officer
whose recall is sought there shall be a separate ballot.
Section 29. Ballots used in a recall election shall submit
the following propositions in the order indicated : —
For the recall of (name of officer).
Against the recall of (name of officer).
Immediately at the right of each proposition there shall be
a square in which the voter, by making a cross mark (X),
may vote for either of said propositions.
Section 30. If a majority of the votes cast on the
question of recalling an officer shall be against his recall, he
shall continue in office but subject to recall as provided in
this act. If a majority of such votes be for the recall of the
officer designated on the ballot, he shall, regardless of any
defects in the recall petition be deemed removed from office.
When an officer is recalled from office, the selectmen shall
within forty-five days call a special town election to fill the
vacancy caused by such recall.
Section 31. In the event of a resignation or a vacancy
occasioned by a recall election the selectmen shall fill such
vacancy as provided by section two of this act.
Section 32. No recall petition shall be filed against an
officer within three months after he takes office, nor in the
case of an officer subjected to a recall election and not re-
called thereby, until at least three months after the election
at which his recall was submitted to the voters of the town.
Section 33. No person who has been recalled from an
office, or who has resigned from office while recall proceed-
ings were pending against him shall be appointed to any
town office within two years after such recall or such resig-
nation.
Section 34. It shall be the duty of the selectmen and
the town clerk in office and any other town official upon
whom by reason of his office a duty devolves under the pro-
512 Acts, 1048. — Chap. 513.
visions of this act, when this act is accepted by the registered
voters, as herein provided, to comply with all the require-
ments of law 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.
Section 35. Upon the acceptance of this act and the
appointment of the town manager, all boards and commis-
sions and committees not provided for by this act except tlie
advisory committee and school committee, shall be termi-
nated.
Section 36. Upon petition of ten per cent of the regis-
tered voters of the town of Nahant filed with the town clerk
this act shall be submitted for acceptance to the quahfied
voters of the said town, and the selectmen of said town shall
call a special town meeting to be held not less than thirty
nor more than forty days after the filing of the petition there-
for, at which the question of the acceptance of this act shall
be submitted to the voters of said town. The vote shall be
taken by ballot in accordance with the provisions of General
Laws, so far as the same shall be applicable in answer to the
question which shall be placed upon the official ballot to be
used at said meeting, "Shall an act passed by the General
Court in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, entitled
'An Act establishing a town manager form of government
for the town of Nahant' be accepted by this town?" If a
majority of the voters voting on this question shall vote in
the affirmative, this act shall take effect forthwith for the
purpose of the election of officers under said act and the
board of selectmen of said town shall call a special election
for the electing of officers under this act, to be held not less
than thirty nor more than forty-five days after the accept-
ance of this act and for all other things pertaining thereto
shall take full efifect upon the qualification of a majority of
the selectmen first elected as provided in section one of this
act. If this act is not accepted at any special town meeting
in nineteen hundred and forty-nine, it shall, on petition of
ten per cent of the registered voters, be resubmitted at any
special or annual meeting held on or before the fifteenth day
of May, nineteen hundred and fifty. If this act is not ac-
cepted by the town on or before the fifteenth day of May,
nineteen hundred and fifty, it shall become null and void.
Section 37. At any time after the expiration of four
years and within six years from the date on which this act
is accepted, and not less than ninety days before the date of
an annual meeting, a petition, signed by not less than twenty
per cent of the registered voters of the town, may be filed
with the selectmen, requesting that the question of revoking
the acceptance of this act be submitted to the voters. There-
upon the selectmen shall call a town meeting to be held at
a date not later than forty-five days after the filing of the
petition, but not between the first day of June and the first
Tuesday of September, both dates inclusive. At such meet-
ing the vote shall be taken in answer to the following ques-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 514. 513
tion which shall be printed on the official ballot: "Shall
the acceptance by the town of Nahant of an act passed by
the general court in the year nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, entitled *An Act establishing a town manager form of
government for the town of Nahant' be revoked?" If such
revocation is favored by a majority of the voters voting
thereon by ballot, the acceptance of this act shall be re-
voked and this act shall become null and void beginning
with the annual town meeting next following such vote,
which meeting shall be held at such time, in conformit}^ with
general law, as may be determined by vote of the town;
provided, that all town officers holding office under this act
shall continue to hold office until their successors have
been duly qualified. At the first annual town election fol-
lowing such vote of revocation the registered voters of the
town shall elect by ballot all elective officers and boards
whose election to office was required prior to the acceptance
of this act and the terms of office shall be so arranged that
there shall be elected annually thereafter such officers as
were elected annually prior to the acceptance of this act.
It shall be the duty of the selectmen and the town clerk in
office and any other town official upon whom by reason of
his office a duty devolves when this act is revoked, to comply
with all the requirements of this section relating to elections,
to the end that all things may be done necessary for the
nomination and election of the officers required to be elected
following the revocation of this act. The said revocation
shall not affect any contract then existing or any action at
law or suit in equity or other proceeding then pending, with
the exception of any contract made by the town until the
town manager then in office, whose office shall be abolished
at the time of the annual town meeting next following such
vote of revocation and who shall receive compensation in
full to such date. Any special laws relative to said town
which are repealed by this act shall be revived by such rev-
ocation. Any by-law in force when such revocation takes
effect, so far as consistent with general laws respecting town
government and town officers and with said special laws,
shall not be affected thereby. Approved June 8, 1948.
An Act to authorize the wachusett mountain state (JJkij) 514
reservation commission to sell and purchase certain
real estate.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Commission is hereby authorized and empowered, with the
approval of the governor and council, to provide for the sale
at public auction of a certain tract of real estate situated on
and being a portion of said state reservation, and being
more fully bounded and described as follows, to wit: —
Beginning at the southeasterly corner at the junction of
514 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 515.
Mountain road and Echo Lake road in the town of Princeton ;
thence north 53°42'37" west 208.49 feet by the northeasterly
line of Echo Lake road; thence north 50°42'09" west 179.52
feet by the northeasterly line of Echo Lake road; thence
north 43°0r43" east 159.56 feet by land of the state reserva-
tion; thence south 52°01'13" east 305.36 feet by land of
the state reservation; thence south 14°24'23" west 171.21
feet by the westerly location line of Mountain road to the
point of beginning.
The above described parcel contains 1.28 acres of land.
Section 2. Said commission is hereby authorized to
purchase at a price approved by the governor and council,
and after an appropriation has been made therefor, the
following described land situated in said town of Princeton
on the westerly side of Mountain road and adjoining the
reservation and being more particularly bounded and des-
cribed as follows, to wit : —
Beginning at a stone bound on the westerly side of Moun-
tain road at land now or formerly of Joseph LaStarza and
extending thence by said LaStarza land north 33°22'23"
west 192.36 feet to a stone bound; thence south 34°37'44"
west 91.34 feet to a stone bound; thence south 80°09'37"
west 65.17 feet to a stone bound; thence north 51°24'45"
west 52.30 feet to a stone bound; thence south 37°22'48"
west 242.55 feet to a stone bound at land of Everett W.
Needham; thence by said Needham land south 31°11'37"
west 770.72 feet to a stone bound numbered 36 at a corner
of the Wachusett Mountain state reservation; thence by
said reservation land south 45°51'10" west 258.98 feet to a
stone bound numbered 35; thence north 52°04'40" west
397.69 feet to a stone bound numbered 34; thence north
15°57'30" east 529.35 feet to a stone bound numbered 33;
thence north 7°30'40"east 1069.15 feet to a stone bound
numbered 5; thence north 32°01'37" east 1658.39 feet to a
stone bound numbered 32; thence south 45°47'00" east
730.89 feet to a stone bound numbered 31 in the westerly
line of said Mountain road ; thence southerly by the westerly
line of said road 1830 feet more or less to the point of be-
ginning. Containing approximately 61.9 acres of land.
Approved June 8, 1948.
Chap. 515 An Act relative to the pensioning of foremen, in-
spectors, MECHANICS, DRAW TENDERS, ASSISTANT DRAW
tenders and STOREKEEPERS IN THE EMPLOY OF CERTAIN
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The provisions of paragraph (c) of section
seventy-seven of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws
shall apply in any city or town in which it does not already
apply; provided, such city or town has accepted chapter
five hundred and three of the acts of nineteen hundred and
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 516, 517. 515
twelve and shall accept the provisions of this act prior to
July first, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, in the case of
such a city by vote of the city council subject to the pro-
visions of its charter, and in the case of such a town by vote
of the town at a town meeting, notwithstanding any pro-
vision of said paragraph to the contrary.
Section 2. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted to
exclude any person from becoming a member of a con-
tributory retirement system, nor shall it permit any person
who is a member of such system to withdraw therefrom.
Section 3. The secretary of the commonwealth shall,
on or before October first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight,
send to each city or town clerk and to each mayor or board
of selectmen a notice that the provisions of this act relative
to the pensioning of foremen, inspectors, mechanics, draw
tenders, assistant draw tenders and storekeepers, may be
accepted not later than July first, nineteen hundred and
forty-nine. Approved June 8, 1948.
C/iap.516
An Act relative to the reconstruction of groveland
bridge, so called, over the merrimack river be-
tween the city of haverhill and the town of grove-
LAND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The department of public works is hereby
authorized to reconstruct, of such type and dimensions and
in such location as it may determine, Groveland bridge, so
called, over the Merrimack river, now located between
Groveland street in the city of Haverhill and the junction
of Main and Park streets in the town of Groveland, includ-
ing the approaches thereto. Subject to the laws of the
United States, said bridge may be constructed either with
or without a draw.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 9, 1948.
An Act providing for an increase in the salary of
the commissioner of public safety.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend Emergency
to defeat its purpose, which is in part to permit forthwith a ^^^^"^
salary adjustment, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation
of the pubHc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Section 2 of chapter 22 of the General Laws, g. l. (Tcr.
as most recently amended by section 32 of chapter 591 of F,^/^' ?p' *,^',
f i^ 4 ici 111 •!• etc., anieiKled.
the acts of 1946, is heieby iurther amended by striking out,
in line five, the word "seven" and inserting in place thereof
the word: — eight, — so as to read as follows: — Section 2. salary of
Upon the expiration of the term of office of a commissioner, of pSbiTc'""*^'
safety.
Chap. 517
516 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 518, 519.
his successor shall be appointed by the governor, with the
advice and consent of the council, for five years. The com-
missioner shall receive such salary, not exceeding eight
thousand dollars, as the governor and council determine.
Effective date. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect as of July first in
the current year. Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap. bis An Act making retroactive to july first, nineteen
HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN THE EXISTING LONGEVITY
PROGRAM, so CALLED, FOR EMPLOYEES OF COUNTIES,
EXCEPT SUFFOLK COUNTY.
^rSbi"!^ Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide without delay
additional income for certain county employees in view of
the increase in the cost of living, therefore it is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Except in the county of Suffolk, the county personnel
board and the county commissioners are hereby authorized
and directed to make retroactive to July first, nineteen
hundred and forty-seven, the longevity program, so called,
for certain county employees, which was in effect on Janu-
ary first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap. 5X9 An Act relative to the water supply of the coh asset
WATER company, AND ITS PURCHASE AND OPERATION BY
THE TOWN OF COHASSET.
Be it enacted, etc., as foil ores:
Section 1. Chapter 128 of the acts of 1886 is hereby
amended by inserting after section 9 the following section:
— Section 9A. Said town shall have the right, with the
consent of said corporation and its stockholders and sub-
ject to written approval of the town counsel of said town,
to purchase all the outstanding capital stock, common and
preferred, of said corporation for the sole purpose of dis-
solving and liquidating said corporation and immediately
acquiring by transfer all its franchise, corporate property,
rights, powers and privileges. Such purchase may but need
not necessarily be conditioned upon the stockholder or stock-
holders paying any excess of current liabilities over current
assets, discharging its tax liability, and assuming all other
liabilities fixed or contingent.
Section 2. The vote of the town of Cohasset passed
on the second day of Alardi, nineteen hundred and forty-
six under article eleven of the warrant for the annual town
meeting for said year is herein- ratified, validated and con-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 520. 517
firmed, ;ind shall be deemed to include the authorizing of
the committee therein mentioned to purchase said stock of
said corporation as and for the purpose provided in this act,
and with the same effect as if sec^tion one of this act had
been in elTect on said date. Said committee, acting by and
with the advice and consent of its town counsel, is hereby
vested with power and authority in behalf of said town to
take all lawful and legal steps to acquire said property as
aforesaid whether by voting said stock, dissolving and
liquidating said corporation, or otherwise.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 9, 1948.
An Act relative to the making by the transit depart- nhn^ xoQ
MENT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON OF ALTERATIONS IN CERTAIN ^'
SUBWAYS, TUNNELS, AND RAPID TRANSIT EXTENSIONS AND
FACILITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. From time to time, upon request of the Metro-
politan Transit Authority (hereinafter in this act called the
authority), the transit department of the city of Boston
(hereinafter in this act called the department) may make
such alterations as it may deem necessary or advisable in
any subway, tunnel or rapid transit extension or facility,
including any station or terminal and the exits and entrances
thereof, which at the time of such request is owned by said
city and used by the authority under lease or contract for
the use thereof. Such alterations may include, in connection
with any station or terminal, suitable means for the con-
venient interchange of passengers between the subway,
tunnel or rapid transit line and street railway, trackless
trolley or bus lines or another subway, tunnel or rapid transit
line.
Section 2. For the purposes of this act the department
shall have all the powers conferred upon the Boston transit
commission by chapter five hundred and forty-eight of the
acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-four and by chapter
seven hundred and forty-one of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and eleven and amendments thereof, either generally
or in connection with the construction or operation of any
tunnel or subway authorized by said chapters, and like
powers as conferred by chapter four hundred and eighty of
the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-three with respect
to the works authorized thereunder, and by all other acts
conferring authority upon the Boston transit commission
or the department.
Any alteration authorized by this act may be made upon,
imder or over public or private ways or lands including
lands devoted to the public use and property belonging to a
railroad company.
For the purpose of making any alteration authorized by
518 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 520.
this act the department may enter upon and use the land
of others. Any person injured in his property by such entry
or use of his land by the department may recover his damages
under chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws.
Section 3. To meet the cost of such alterations, the
treasurer of said city shall from time to time, on request of
the department, and without further authorization than
herein contained, issue and sell at public or private sale the
bonds of the city, registered or with interest coupons at-
tached, as he may deem best, to an amount not exceeding
the cost of such alterations. Such bonds shall be designated
on their face "City of Boston — Rapid Transit Loan —
Subway, Tunnel and Rapid Transit Alterations"; shall be
for such terms, not exceeding forty-five years, as the mayor
and treasurer of said city may determine; and shall bear
interest payable semi-annually, at such rate as the treasurer
shall determine. The proceeds of such bonds, including any
premiums realized from the sale thereof, shall be used to
meet all damages, costs and expenses incurred by the de-
partment or by the city in making such alterations. The
proceeds from any sale or sales of lands or rights taken or
acquired by purchase or otherwise shall be used for the same
purposes as the rentals of such alterations, or shall be used
for the payment of expenditures incurred for alterations,
as the department may determine, and all rentals received
by the city under the provisions of this act shall be used
in the first instance for the payment of interest on any
bonds issued under this act without regard to priority or
purpose of issue, and the balance shall be used for the pay-
ment of the principal of such bonds. Said city shall have,
hold and enjoy in its private or proprietary capacity, for its
own property, the alterations and all rentals received under
the provisions of this act, and the same shall never be
taken by the commonwealth except on payment of just
compensation. Debts incurred by said city for the pur-
poses of this act shall not be considered in determining the
statutory limit of indebtedness of the city. Nothing in this
act shall impair the rights of holders of bonds issued prior
to the effective date of this act for the construction of sub-
ways, tunnels and rapid transit extensions and facilities
authorized under the provisions of previous acts.
Section 4. Upon the completion of any alteration made
under this act, the department shall determine, and certify
to the authority, the net cost of such alteration. There-
after, so long as a statute, lease or contract requires the
payment of a rental for the use of the subway, tunnel or
rapid transit extension or facility altered, the authority
shall, for the use of such alteration, pay to said city at the
same times as the rental under said statute, lease or contract,
a rental computed in the same manner as said rental with
respect to the percentage of the net cost of such alteration
or the percentage of said net cost in addition to the annual
amount of interest on bonds issued to pay for said net cost,
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 521. MO
as the case may be. The term "net cost" shall be construed
in each case as provided in the statute under which the sub-
way, tunnel or rapid transit extension or facility altered was
constructed.
The trustees of the authority are hereby directed, quarterly
in each year, on the first day of January, April, July and
October, to certif}^ to the state treasurer the amount paid
during the preceding quarter for rentals of alterations made
under this act in subways and rapid transit extensions and
facilities referred to in the first paragraph of section twenty-
one of chapter five hundred and forty-four of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-seven, and the commonwealth
shall thereupon pay over to the authority the amount so
certified. In order to meet any payment required of the
commonwealth under this section, the state treasurer may
borrow at anj^ time, in anticipation of assessments to be
levied upon the cities and towns constituting the authority,
such sums of money as may be necessary to make said pay-
ments and he shall repay any sum so borrowed as soon after
said assessments are paid as is expedient. Any sums so
paid to the authority, together with interest or other charges
incurred in borrowing the money therefor, shall be assessed
on the cities and towns constituting the authority as pro-
vided by section twenty of chapter fifty-nine of the General
Laws, as amended, in proportion to the amount paid under
the last preceding assessment under section fourteen of chap-
ter one hundred and fifty-nine of the Special Acts of nine-
teen hundred and eighteen or under section thirteen of
chapter five hundred and forty-four of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage
and shall apply to all bonds issued after its effective date by
the city of Boston with respect to expense incurred subse-
quent to January first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, in
connection with alterations described in section one of this
act, whether or not such expense has been temporarily met
from other funds. Approved June 9, 1948.
An Act relative to the filling of vacancies in the
SCHOOL committee OF THE CITY OF WOBURN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2
of chapter 194 of the acts of 1928, any vacancy in the school
committee of the city of Woburn due to death, resignation
or any other cause shall be filled forthwith by election by
the remaining members of said committee, and any person
so elected shall serve until the qualification of his successor
who shall be elected at the next regular municipal election
for the balance of the unexpired term, if any.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage,
and shall not be operative after January second, nineteen
hundred and fifty. Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap. 521
520 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 522, 523.
Chap. 522 An Act enlarging the powers and duties of the trus-
tees OF THE BRISTOL COUNTY TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The trustees of the Bristol county tubercu-
losis hospital, as established by section eighty-seven A of
chapter one hundred and eleven of the General I^aws, as in-
serted by chapter three hundred and ninety-eight of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-five, shall hereafter have full
and complete authority and control in the management of
the affairs of the hospital, including the employment of all
personnel, except, however, that such employment shall be
subject to the supervision of the county personnel board.
Section 2. All powers, duties and authority heretofore
vested in or exercised by the county commissioners of
Bristol county with respect to the affairs of said hospital
are hereby transferred to and shall hereafter be exercised
by said trustees.
Section 3. Temporary loans for the conduct of said
hospital shall be authorized by said trustees and warrants
for the payment of the amounts due annually from the
cities and towns obligated to contribute to the support of
said hospital shall be issued by said trustees, and said
county commissioners shall have no part in said proceedings
nor responsibility therefor.
Section 4. This act shall take effect on its passage.
Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap.52S An Act making appropriations for the maintenance
OF certain counties, for interest and debt require-
ments, FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS, AND
GRANTING A COUNTY TAX FOR SAID COUNTIES.
Emergency Wfieveas, The deferred operation of this act would result
pream e. .^ unneccssarily exi-ending the period during which county
expenditures would be made in anticipation of appropria-
tion, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The following sums are hereby appropriated
for the counties hereinafter specified for the year ninetoeii
hundred and forty-eight. No direct drafts against the
account known as the reserve fund shall be made, but
transfers from this account to other accounts may be made
to meet extraordinary or imforeseen expenditures upon the
request of the county conmiissioners and with the approval
of the director of accounts. No direct drafts against the
account called "reserve for cost-of-living salar>' adjust-
ments" shall be made, but transfers from this account
may be made, upon the request of the county commissioners
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 523.
521
and with the a{)provaI of the Hiroctor of accounts, to meet
expenHitinps foi- salarips.
Baunstable Countv.
lleiii
1. For interest on county debt ....
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses .
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners . . . . .
o. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses
G. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses
7. P^or sheriff, salary and expenses ....
8. Ibr registries of deeds and probate, salaries and
expenses .......
9. For law library, salaries and expenses
10. For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages ......
12. For criminal costs in superior court
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees .....
14. For district courts, salaries and expenses
15. For medical examiners and commitments of insane
10. For jail and house of correction, maintenance and
operation ......
17. For training school .....
18. For court house, maintenance and operation
19. For constioiction of countj^ buildings and/or pur
chase of land .....
20. For county aid to agriculture
22. For sanatorium .....
23. For county health service ....
24. For non-contributory pensions ...
25. For contributory retirement system and super
visorj' expenses .....
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, in
eluding insmance .....
27. For impaid bills of previous years
28. For reserve fund .....
28a. For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments
29. For advertising the recreational advantages of
the county .
30. For state fire patrol .
31. For forest fire apparatus .
32. For police training school .
33. Pbr poUce radio station
34. For post-war rehabilitation fund
And the county commissioners
county are hereby authorized
county tax of said county for the current year,
in the manner provided by law, the following
sum to be expended, together with the cash
balance on hand and the receipts from other
sources, for the above purpo.ses
Berkshire County.
1. For interest on county debt ....
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners .....
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses
8. For registries of deeds and probate, salaries and
expenses .......
of Barnstable
to levy as the
$330 00
9,790 00
1,200 00
10,227 30
14,524 10
o,.500 00
50,606 00
1,350 00
101,300 00
1.5,138 00
8,340 00
31,683 26
2,200 00
96,545 25
500 00
20,000 00
600 00
19,602 00
209,600 00
17,460 00
960 00
2,484 31
7,630 00
750 00
10,000 00
34,000 00
10,000 00
2,300 00
7,500 00
4,115 00
18,462 50
25,000 00
$513,315 74
$1,000 00
10,225 00
1,000 00
14,815 00
11,292 00
4,900 00
36,807 00
522
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 523.
Item
9.
in.
II.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
20.
21a.
21b.
22.
25.
26.
27.
28.
28a.
29.
30.
34.
1.
2.
3.
4.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
12.
13.
14.
16.
16.
I'^or law library, salariofs and expenses
F«r highway.s, including sfafe highways, hridges
and land damages .....
For examination of dams .....
For criminal costs in superior court . . .
For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ....
For district courts, salaries and expenses
For medical examiners and commitments of in
sane . . . ...
For jail and house of correction, maintenance and
operation ......
For training school .
For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation
For county aid to agriculture, maintenance and
operation ......
For state reservation, Mt. Greylock, maintenance
and operation .....
For state reservation, Mt. Everett, maintenance
and operation .....
For sanatorium .....
P'or contributory retirement system and super
visory expenses . . . .
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, in
eluding insurance .....
For unpaid bills of previous years
For reserve fund . . . . .
For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments
For advertising the recreational advantages of
the county . . . . . -
For forest development in co-operation with state
For post-war rehabilitation fund . . .
And the county comnaissioiiers of Berkshire
county are hereby authorized to levy as the
county tax of said county for the current year,
in the manner provided by law, the following
sum to be expended, together with the cash
balance on hand and the receipts from other
sources, for the above purposes
Bristol County.
For interest on county debt ...
For reduction of county debt
For county commissioners, salaries and expense,
F'or transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ....
For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses .
For county treasurer, salaries and expenses
For sheriff, salary and expenses
For registries of deeds and probate, salaries and
expenses ......
For law libraries, salaries and expenses
For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages ....
For criminal costs in superior court . . .
For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees .....
For district courts, salaries and expenses
For medical examiners and commitments of in-
sane ........
For jail and house of correction, maintenance and
operation .......
S4,864 00
12.5,530 00
200 00
15,000 00
14,000 00
61,734 00
(>,.500 00
62,220 00
4,000 00
23,800 00
19,867 25
25,720 00
2,800 00
26,233 00
6,642 58
2,500 00
1,700 00
6,000 00
19,650 00
5,000 00
625 00
7,500 00
$409,546 78
$3,500 00
3,000 00
11,460 00
1,500 00
35,720 00
27,100 00
6,300 00
104,180 00
12,015 00
133,550 00
67,000 00
66,000 00
144,700 00
25,000 00
135,700 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 523.
523
Item
17. For training school . . . . . . $11,000 00
18. For court nouses and regi.stry buildings, main-
tenance and operation ..... 166,050 00
20. For agricultural school ..... 196,465 66
24. I'or non-contributory pen.sions .... 9,365 00
25. For contributory retirement system and super-
visory expenses . . . . . . 9,846 83
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, in-
cluding insurance ...... 8,000 00
27. For unpaid bills of previous years . . . 4,000 00
28. For reserve fund 10,000 00
28a. For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments . .54,300 00
And the county commissioners of Bristol county
are hereby authorized to levy as the county tax
of said county for the current year, in the man-
ner provided by law, the following sum to be
expended, together with the cash balance on
hand and the receipts from other sources, for
the above purposes ..... $952,511 98
Dukes County,
1. Yor interest on county debt
2. For reduction of county debt
3. l^or county commissioners, salaries and expenses
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ....
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses .
8. For registries of deeds and probate, salaries and
expenses ......
9. For law libraries, salaries and expenses
10. For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages ....
12. For criminal costs in superior court .
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ....
14. For district courts, salaries and expenses
15. For medical examiners and commitments of in-
sane .......
16. For jail and house of correction, maintenance and
operation ......
18. For court house, maintenance and operation
20. For county aid to agriculture
21a. For Gay Head reservation, maintenance and
operation ......
21b. For Indian burial ground ....
25. For contributory retirement system and super-
visory expenses .....
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, in
eluding insurance .....
27. For unpaid bills of previous years
28. For reserve fund .....
28a. For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments
29. P'or advertising the recreational advantages of the
county ......
30. For county rodent control
31. For county airport, maintenance and operation
.\nd the county commissioners of the county of
Dukes county are hereby authorized to levy as
the county tax of said county for the current
year, in the manner provided by law, the fol-
$200 00
7,500 00
2,950 00
350 00
3,740 00
1,620 00
1,700 00
6,640 00
325 00
12,000 00
1,808 33
1,000 00
7,455 00
500 00
6,320 00
5,095 00
2,500 00
800 00
500 00
1,756 84
1,335 40
1,000 00
2,500 00
5,200 00
3,000 00
3,500 00
28,065 00
524 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 523.
Item
lowing sum to be expended, together with ttic
cash balance on hand and the receipts from
other sources, for the above purposes . $91,367 40
Essex County.
1. For interest on county debt . . . . $7,200 00
2. For reduction of county debt .... 50,000 00
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses . 20,720 00
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ..... 1,200 00
5. For clerks of courts, salaries and expenses . . 56,600 00
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses . 32,075 00
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses .... 6,290 00
8. For registries of deeds and probate, salaries and
expenses 188,090 00
9. For law libraries, salaries and expenses . . 14,550 00
10. For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages ..... 225,600 00
12. For criminal costs in superior court . 83,000 00
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ..... 87,000 00
14. For district courts and trial justices, salaries and
expenses . . . . . . . 255,220 00
15. For medical examiners and commitments of in-
sane . . . . . . . . 24,000 00
16. For jails and houses of correction, maintenance
and operation ...... 136,400 00
17. For training school, maintenance and operation . 102,700 00
18. For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation ..... 132,560 00
20. For agricultural school, maintenance and opera-
tion 285,935 GO
24. For non-contributory pensions .... 8,200 00
25. For contributory retirement system and super-
visory expenses . . . . ... 36,695 67
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, in-
cluding insurance ...... 11,800 00
27. For unpaid bills of previous years . . . 3,500 00
28. For reserve fund 15,000 00
28a. For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments . 104,000 00
30. For forest development in co-operation with state ()25 00
And the county commissioners of Essex county
are hereby authorized to levy as the county tax
of said county for the current year, in the man-
ner provided by law, the following sum to be
expended, together with the cash balance on
hand and the receipts from other sources, for
the above purposes ..... $1,397,700 00
Franklin County.
1. For interest on county debt . . . . $2,915 00
2. For reduction of county debt .... 15,000 00
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses 6,575 00.
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners . . . . 400 00
5. For clerks of courts, salaries and expenses . . 8,450 00
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses . 7,850 00
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses .... 3,050 00
8. For registries of deeds and probate, salaries and
expenses 19,490 00
9. For mw library, salaries and expenses . 3,700 00
10. For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages ..... 56,800 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 523.
525
Item
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
2S.
28a.
29.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
fl.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
20.
For examination of dams ..... $400 00
For criminal costs in superior court . . . 8,000 00
For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ..... 9,200 00
For district courts, salaries and expenses . . 23,860 00
For medical examiners and commitments of in-
sane . . . ... . . 2,200 00
For jail and house of correction, maintenance and
operation . . . , . . . . 36,630 00
For training school ...... 200 00
For court house, maintenance and operation . 20,000 00
For county aid to agriculture, maintenance and
operation 16,880 00
For state reservation, Mt. Sugar Loaf, mainte-
nance and operation ..... 3,280 00
For sanatorium ...... 19,348 88
For Greenfield health camp .... 2,000 00
For non-contributory pensions .... 1,000 00
For contributory retirement system and super-
visory expenses ...... 2,320 76
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, in-
cluding insurance ...... 2,000 00
For unpaid bills of previous years . . . 500 00
For reserve fund . . . . . 5,000 00
For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments . 11,000 00
For advertising the recreational advantages of the
county ....... 3,333 00
And the county commissioners of Franklin county
are hereby authorized to levy as the county
tax of said county for the current year, in the
manner provided by law, the following sum to
be expended, together with the cash balance on
hand and the receipts from other sources, for
the above purposes ..... .$229,181 85
Hampden County.
For interest on county debt .... .14,780 00
For reduction of county debt .... 19,000 00
For county commissioners, salaries and expenses . 14,980 00
For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ..... 800 00
For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses . . 35,000 00
For county treasurer, salaries and expenses . 15,810 00
For sheriff, salary and expenses . . . 6,.500 00
For registries of deeds and probate, salaries and
expenses 81,000 00
For law hbrary, salaries and expenses . . 12,. 300 00
For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages ..... 178,000 00
For examination of dams ..... 3,000 00
For criminal costs in superior court . . . 38,000 00
For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts including auditors,
masters and referees ..... 64,800 00
For district courts and trial justice, salaries and
expen.ses . ...... 189,500 00
For medical examiners and commitments of insane 16,000 00
For jail and house of correction, maintenance and
operation 128,500 00
For training school, maintenance and operation . 47,500 00
For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation . . . . . 95,000 00
For county aid to agriculture .... 55,000 00
526
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 523.
Item
21. For state reservation, Mount Tom, maintenance
and operation $18,053 98
23. For preventorium 3,000 00
24. For non-contributory pensions .... 12,600 00
25. For contributory retirement system and super-
visory expenses ...... 13,062 02
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, in-
cluding insurance ...... 7,498 38
27. For unpaid bills of previous years . . . 1,500 00
28. For reserve fund . . . . . . 14,500 00
28a. For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments . 61,550 00
29. For advertising the recreational advantages of the
county . 3,333 33
And the county commissioners of Hampden county
are hereby authorized to levy as the county
tax of said county for the current year, in the
manner provided by law, the following sum to
be expended, together with the cash balance
on hand and the receipts from other sources,
for the above purposes ..... $820,098 72
Hampshire County.
1. For interest on county debt .... $1,500 00
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses . 6,800 00
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ..... 600 00
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses . . 12,160 00
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses . 11,350 00
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses .... 3,583 00
8. For registries of deeds and probate, salaries and
expenses 36,300 00
9. For law library, salarie.s and expenses . . 3,300 00
10. For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages . . . . . 81,000 00
11. For examination of dams ..... 500 00
12. For criminal costs in superior court . . . 12,000 00
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ..... 14,500 00
14. For district courts, salaries and expenses . . 36,000 00
15. For medical examiners and commitments of in-
sane 8,800 00
16. For jail and house of correction, maintenance and
operation 54,625 00
18. P'or court house and registry building, mainte-
nance and operation ..... 18,460 00
20. I''or county aid to agriculture .... 19,900 00
21. For state reservations, maintenance and opera-
tion 3,350 00
22. For sanatorium 66,996 55
23. For preventorium 2,000 00
23a. For isolation hospital 5,000 00
24. For non-contributory pensions .... 6,980 46
25. For contributory retirement system and super-
visory expenses ...... 3,942 59
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, in-
cluding insurance ...... 3,000 00
27. For vmpaid bills of previous years . . . 160 00
28. For reserve fund 7,500 00
28a. For reserve for cost-of-hving salary adjustments . 15,035 00
29. For advertising the recreational advantages of the
county 3,333 33
And the county commissioners of Hampshire
county are hereby authorized to levy as the
county tax of said countj' for the current year,
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 523.
527
Item
in the manner provided by law, the following
sum to be expended, together with the cash
balance on hand and the receipts from other
sources, for the above purposes
$360,719 58
Middlesex County.
1. For interest on county debt
2. For reduction of county debt
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ....
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses .
8. For registries of deeds and probate, salaries and
expenses ......
8a. For classified and con.solidated indices, southern
registry of deeds .....
9. For law libraries, salaries and expenses
10. For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages ....
12. For crinainal costs in superior court
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ....
14. For district courts and trial justices, salaries and
expenses ......
15. For medical examiners and commitments of in
sane .......
16. For jail and houses of correction, maintenance
and operation .....
17. For training school, maintenance and operation
18. For court liouses and registry buildings, mainte
nance and operation ....
19. For construction of county buildings and/or pur
chase of land .....
20. For county aid to agriculture, maintenance and
operation ......
21. For state reservation, Walden Pond, maintenance
and operation .....
24. For non-contributory pensions .
25. For contributory retirement systems .
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, in
eluding insurance .....
27. For unpaid bills of previous years
28. For reserve fund .....
28a. For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments
And the county commis.sioners of Middlesex
county are hereby authorized to levy as the
county tax of said county for the current year,
in the manner provided by law, the following
sum to be expended, together with the cash
balance on hand and the receipts from other
sources, for the above purposes
S6,800 00
25,000 00
27,185 00
500 00
87,500 00
38,850 00
7,000 00
396,670 00
30,000 00
20,000 00
398,350 00
215,000 00
192,000 00
509,570 00
62,000 00
442,055 00
154,200 00
264,825 00
5,000 00
56,850 00
26,000 00
53,000 00
47,736 81
10,000 00
3,000 00
25,000 00
170,000 00
.12,554,246 83
Norfolk County.
1. For interest on county debt .... $4,000 00
2. For reduction of county debt .... 10,000 00
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses . 15,200 00
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ..... 750 00
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses . . 24,500 00
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses . 18,300 00
528
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 523.
Item
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses .... $5,800 00
8. For registries of deeds and probate, salaries and
expenses ....... 144,500 00
9. For law library, salaries and expenses . . 3,000 00
10. For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages ..... 1 19,250 00
12. For criminal costs in superior court . . 62,000 00
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ..... 55,000 00
14. For district courts, salaries and expenses . . 197,150 00
15. For medical examiners and commitments of in-
sane 21,000 00
16. For jail and house of correction, maintenance and
operation 105,500 00
17. For training school 12,000 00
18. For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation ..... 99,300 00
19. For construction of county buildings and/or pur-
chase of land 1,000 00
20. For agricultural school, maintenance and opera-
tion 168,990 00
24. For non-contributory pensions .... 14,500 00
25. For contributory retirement systems and super-
visory expenses ...... 18,506 51
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, in-
cluding insurance ...... 6,500 00
27. For unpaid bills of previous years . . 8,000 00
28. For reserve fund 20,000 00
28a. For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments . 65,600 00
And the county commissioners of Norfolk county
are hereby authorized to levy as the county tax
of said county for the current year, in the man-
ner provided by law, the following sum to be
expended, together with the cash balance on
hand and the receipts from other sources, for
the above purposes . • . . . . $845,554 71
Plymouth County.
1. For interest on county debt ....
2. For reduction of county debt ....
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses .
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners .....
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses ....
8. For registries of deeds and probate, salaries and
expenses .......
9. For law libraries, salaries and expenses
10. For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages .....
11. For examination of dams .....
12. For criminal costs in superior court
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees .....
14. For district courts, salaries and expenses
15. For medical examiners and commitments of insane
16. For jail and house of correction, maintenance and
operation .......
17. For training school ......
18. For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation .....
.1:3,590 00
37,000 00
13,830 00
1,200 00
24,770 00
15,310 00
6,725 00
73,360 00
5,600 00
163,210 00
1,500 00
50,540 00
47,620 00
105,130 00
12,000 00
139,859 00
1,800 00
43,837 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 523. 529
Item
19. For construction of county buildings and/or pur-
chase of land .'?25,000 00
20. For county aid to MKriculture, maintenance and
operation 29,060 00
24. For non-contributory pensions . . . . 3,124 00
25. For contributory retirement system and super-
visory expenses . , . . . 14,577 00
26. r'or miscellaneous and contingent expenses, in-
cluding insurance ...... 4,840 00
27. For unpaid bills of previous years . . . 1,000 00
28. For reserve fund 10,000 00
28a. For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments . 36,000 00
And the county commissioners of Plymouth
county are hereby authorized to levy as the
county tax of saicl county for the current year,
in the manner provided by law, the following
sum to be expended, together with the cash
balance on hand and the receipts from other
sources, for the above purposes . . . $729,752 78
Worcester County.
1. For inteiest on county debt .... .15,596 95
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses . 18,660 00
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ..... 2,500 00
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses . . 53,160 00
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses . 21,900 00
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses .... 6,500 00
8. For registries of deeds and probate, salaries and
expenses ....... 177,655 00
9. For law libraries, salaries and expenses . . 19,050 00
10. For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages 348,100 00
12. For criminal costs in superior court . . . 74,500 00
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ..... 102,110 00
14. For district courts and trial justices, salaries and
expenses 259,950 00
15. For medical examiners and commitments of in-
sane . 35,000 00
16. For jail and house of correction, maintenance and
operation . . ... . . . 182,000 00
17. For training school, maintenance and operation . 59,520 00
18. For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation ..... 106,000 00
20. For county aid to agriculture .... 50,500 00
21a. For state reservation, Mt. Wachusett, mainte-
nance and operation ..... 18,000 00
21b. For state reservation. Purgatory Chasm, main-
tenance and operation ..... 7,000 00
23. For preventorium 2,000 00
24. For non-contributory pensions .... 18,500 00
25. For contributory retirement systems and super-
visory expenses ...... 14,932 52
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, in-
cluding insurance ...... 12,000 00
27. For unpaid bills of previous years . . . 3,000 00
28. For reserve fund ' 10,000 00
28ft. For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments . 80,000 00
And the countj' commissioners of Worcester
county are hereby authorized to levy as the
county tax of said county for the current year,
in the manner provided by law, the following
530 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 524.
sum to be expended, together with the cash
balance on hand and the receipts from other
sources, for the above purposes , . $1,420,768 05
Section 2. No expense incurred foi- mid-day meals by
county employees, other than those who receive as part of
their compensation a non-cash allowance in the form of
full or complete boarding and housing, and those employees
who are stationed beyond commuting distance from their
homes for a period of more than twenty-four hours, shall be
allowed by any county; provided, that officers or employees
who have charge of juries or who have the care and custody
of prisoners, insane persons or other persons placed in their
charge by a court or under legal proceedings for transfer
to or from court to an institution or from institution to
institution and persons certified by a district attorney as
engaged in investigation shall be reimbursed for the expense
of mid-day meals when necessarily engaged on such duty;
and provided, further, that officers and employees in at-
tendance at meetings and conferences called by or for any
group or class on a state- wide basis shall be so reimbursed.
Section 3. The allowance to county employees for
expenses incurred by them in the operation of motor vehicles
owned by them or by any member of their immediate families
and used in the performance of their official duties shall not
exceed five and one half cents a mile except in cases where a
higher allowance is specifically provided by statute; pro-
vided, that in the case of insane commitments the justice of
the court ordering the commitment may order a higher
rate. Approved June 9, 194S.
Chap. 524: An Act to authorize the merger of corporations and
ASSOCIATIONS OR TRUSTS.
prTamWe"^ ^Vheveas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to make possible forthwith
the merger of certain associations and trusts, therefore it is
hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed^.iM^ Chapter 156 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
§46A. etc'., striking out section 46A, inserted by section 2 of chapter
amended. ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^g^^^ ^^^ inserting in place thereof the
Definitions. following scctiou : — Section 46 A. (1) The following words
as used in this section shall have the following meanings:
— "Association", a voluntary association under a written
instrument or declaration of trust, as defined in chapter one
hundred and eighty-two, which has filed a copy of such in-
strument or declaration with the commissioner in compliance
with said chapter; "Trust", a trust operating under a writ-
ten instrument or declaration of trust, as defined in chapter
one hundred and eighty-two, which has filed a copy of such
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 524. 531
instrument or declaration with the commissioner in compli-
ance with said chapter.
(2) A corporation owning all the stock of a corporation Merger .>f
which is engaged in a business similar or incidental to the '-'"'■''"'''' """'
business in which the owning corporation is authorized to
engage, or owning all the stock of a foreign corporation quali-
fied to transact business in this commonwealth under chap-
ter one hundred and eighty-one and is engaged in a similar
or incidental business may, if the laws of the state where
such foreign corporation is incorporated permit, by vote of
a majority of the board of directors of the owning corpora-
tion merge with the corporation whose stock it owns. Within Procedure,
thirty days after any meeting at which such merger has *^'^'
been voted, articles of amendment setting forth said vote
and a certificate of the ownership of all the stock of the
corporation with which it has so voted to merge, signed and
sworn to by the president, treasurer and a majority of the
directors of the owning corporation, shall be submitted to
the commissioner, who shall examine them as in the case
of articles of organization, and if he finds that they conform
to the provisions of law relative to the merger of corpora-
tions, he shall so certify and endorse his approval thereon.
Thereupon, the articles of amendment shall, upon payment
of the fee provided in section fifty-five, be filed in the office
of the state secretary. No merger shall take effect until the
articles of amendment have been filed as aforesaid.
(3) An association or trust, all of the certificates of par- Merger of
ticipation or shares of which are owned by, or which owns anTMsoda-
all of the capital stock of, a corporation which is engaged in t'o"^ o"" trusts.
a business similar or incidental to the business in which
such association or trust is authorized to engage by its
written instrument or declaration of trust, may be merged
into such corporation. Such corporation and such associa- Procedure, etc.
tion or trust shall enter into an agreement in writing which
shall prescribe the terms of the merger. Such agreement
shall be approved by affirmative vote, at a meeting called
for the purpose, of two thirds of each class of stock of said
corporation outstanding and entitled to vote or by a larger
vote if the agreement of association or act of incorporation
so requires, and by such association or trust in the manner
provided in said written instrument or declaration of trust
under which such association or trust was formed or is regu-
lated. Notices of such meeting of the corporation, stating
the action proposed to be taken thereat, shall be mailed to
each stockholder at least thirty days prior to such meeting,
unless notice of such meeting is waived by a writing signed
by all the stockholders. Within thirty days after the meet-
ing at which such merger has been voted articles of amend-
ment setting forth (1) said vote, (2) a copy of the agree-
ment for said merger, and (3) a certificate that all of the
certificates of participation or shares of the association or
trust are owned by the corporation or that all the capital
stock of -he corporation is owned by the association or trust,
532
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 525.
Property to
vest in
resulting
corporation.
Articles to
be filed in
registries of
deeds, when.
as the case may be, certified by the president, treasurer and
a majority of the directors of the corporation and by the
persons authorized to execute said agreement for the asso-
ciation or trust shall be submitted to the conunissioner.
The commissioner shall examine such articles of amendment
and, if he finds that they conform to the provisions of law
relative to the merger of corporations and associations or
trusts, he shall so certify and endorse his approval thereon.
Thereupon the articles of amendment shall, upon the pay-
ment of the fee provided in section fifty-five be filed in the
office of the state secretary. No merger shall take effect
until the articles of amendment have been filed as aforesaid.
(4) Upon the filing of such articles, all of the property,
real, personal and mixed, and the rights, privileges and
franchises of the merged corporation, association or trust
shall vest in and be held and owned by the resulting corpora-
tion as the same were before held and owned by the merged
corporation, association or trust, subject, however, to all the
liabilities and obligations including taxes of the merged
corporation, association or trust, and the rights of creditors
thereof, for which the resulting corporation shall be liable
in the same manner and to the same extent as if it had itself
incurred such liabilities and obligations. The resulting cor-
poration shall not thereby acquire power to engage in any
business or to exercise any right, privilege or franchise
which it could not lawfully engage in or exercise under the
law under which it existed immediately prior to the merger.
The resulting corporation shall, within twenty days of
the filing of such articles with the state secretary, file a
copy thereof, certified by the state secretary, in the registry
of deeds in every district in which real property of the
merged corporation, association or trust is situated, and
with the clerk of every town where such association or trust
had a usual place of business. Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap. 525 An Act relative to the disclosure of information
PERTAINING TO THE RECORDS OF APPLICANTS FOR AND
RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
Emergency
preamble.
O. L. (Ter.
M.), 06.
§17A, etc.,
amended.
Information
from records
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to immediately make certain
an urgently needed change in the law relating to the confi-
dential nature of the records of recipients of public assist-
ance in order to conform with an act of Congress, therefore
it is declared to be an emergency law necessary for immedi-
ate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 66 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 17A, as most recently amended by
chapter 202 of the acts of 1948, and inserting in place thereof
the following section: — Section 17 A. The records of the
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 526. 533
department of public welfare and of the several city and of applicants
town welfare departments and bureaus of old age assistance c^pients*^
relative to all public assistance, and the records of the de- ^nce!"'re*gu'ated.
partment of education relative to aid to the blind, shall be
public records; provided, that they shall be open to in-
spection only bj^ public officials of the commonwealth, which
term shall include members of the general court, and repre-
sentatives of the federal government, for purposes directly
connected with the administration of such public assist-
ance or with the prosecution of war; and provided, further,
that information relative to the record of an applicant for
public assistance or a recipient thereof may be disclosed to
him or his duly authorized agent, and may be disclosed by
the commissioner of public welfare or the director of the
division of the blind, as the case may be, to any incorpo-
rated Jewish philanthropy, incorporated Catholic charity
or other incorporated social agency, including non-govern-
mental children's agencies or non-governmental incorpo-
rated medical institutions, and to any social service index,
so called, as in the discretion of said commissioner or director
may be deemed proper, subject however to such conditions
as he may, from time to time, prescribe and only for such
purposes as in his opinion may be necessary and proper in
the administration of such public assistance.
Approved June 9, 1948.
An Act to ratify, validate and authorize the payment Chap.52Q
BY the city of HOLYOKE OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS IN-
CURRED BY THE MAYOR ON BEHALF OF SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The action of the mayor of the city of Holyoke
in signing a note on May thirtj^-first, nineteen hundred and
forty-six, calhng for the payment of certain amounts to the
Park National Bank in the years nineteen hundred and forty-
seven to nineteen hundred and fifty for fire insurance pre-
miums on policies issued to cover loss or damage to city
owned property and for interest, is hereby ratified and
validated, and the unpaid balance of said note amounting to
seven thousand eight hundred and thirty-one dollars and
ninety-three cents premium and three hundred and seventy-
six dollars and ninety-one cents interest due in nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, seven thousand eight hundred and
thirty-one dollars and ninety-three cents premium and two
hundred and thirty-nine dollars and eighty-five cents in-
terest due in nineteen hundred and forty-nine, five thousand
eight hundred and seventy-three dollars and ninety-four
cents premium and one hundred and two dollars and seventy-
nine cents interest due in nineteen hundred and fifty, is
hereby made a vahd obligation of said city.
Section 2. The city treasurer is hereby authorized and
directed to pay the amounts stated on or after the due dates
634
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 527.
thereof upon receipt of duly approved treasury warrants
therefor.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap. b27 An Act relative to the expenses of examination of
SAVINGS BANKS, CO-OPERATIVE BANKS, TRUST COMPANIES,
CREDIT UNIONS AND PERSONS ENGAGED IN UNLAWFUL
BANKING, BY THE COMMISSIONER OF BANKS.
Emergency
preamble.
G. L. (Tcr.
Ed.). 167, S 2,
etc., amended.
Examination
of bankis.
Expcn.'ies to
be borne by,
etc.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 1(17, § i:{,
iimended.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose by depriving the commonwealth of
necessary revenue, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 167 of the General
Laws is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph,
as appearing in section 2 of chapter 452 of the acts of 1935,
and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph : —
The commissioner, either personally or by his examiners, or
such others of his assistants as he may designate, shall, at
least once in each year, make a thorough examination of the
books, securities, cash, assets and liabilities and ascertain the
condition of all banks under his supervision, the ability of
each bank to fulfill its obligations, and also whether it has
complied with the law; and he may also, whenever he con-
siders it expedient, make, or cause to be made, at the ex-
pense of the bank, such further examinations or audits as
he deems advisable. The expenses of the annual examina-
tion of a savings bank shall be borne by the corporation, and
shall be limited to the actual cost of such examination and
such additional sum for the overhead expenses, exclusive of
charges for traveling expenses, of said division as the com-
missioner shall determine to be attributable to such examina-
tion, or to an amount not exceeding five cents per one thou-
sand dollars of the first one hundred million dollars of assets
of the corporation, as shown by its statement of condition
as of the date of such examination, whichever is the lesser.
The expenses of the annual examination of a trust company
and of a corporation authorized to do the business of a bank-
ing company under chapter one hundred and seventy-two A
shall be borne by the company, and shall be limited to the
actual cost of such examination and such additional sum for
the overhead expenses, exclusive of charges for traveling ex-
penses, of the division of banks and loan agencies as the
commissioner shall determine to be attributable to such
examination.
Section 2. Section 13 of said chapter 167, as appearing
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by adding
at the end the following paragraph : —
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 527. 535
Any corporation, person, partnership, or association found I'iX'lon'!'''^
by the commissioner to be violating or to have violated this
or section twelve shall bear the expenses of the examination
made by the commissioner, including the actual cost thereof
and such additional sum for the overhead expenses of the
division of banks and loan agencies as the commissioner shall
determine to be attributable to such examination to be re-
covered in an action of contract brought by the attorney
general in behalf of the commonwealth.
Section 3. Section 54 of chapter 170 of the <^^»«neral ^;;,^)^ {^„*""-
Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 191 of the acts § 54,' etc'
of 1943, is hereby amended by striking out in line 10 the '""*^"
word "twenty" and inserting in place thereof the word: —
twenty-five, — ^ so as to read as follows: — Section 5^. To ^^l^^^^^^^^^
defray the expenses of the examination and audit provided
for by section fifty-three, every such corporation so examined
and audited shall, upon notice from the commissioner, pay
to him as a fee therefor the actual cost of such examination
and audit, including that portion of the overhead expense
of the division of banks and loan agencies which shall be
determined by the commissioner to be attributable to the
supervision of such corporation; provided that such fee
shall not exceed twenty-five cents per one thousand dollars
of assets as shown by the statement of condition of such
corporation on the date of such examination and audit. For
the purpose of this section, traveling and hotel expense shall
be included in the overhead expense of the aforesaid division.
Section 4. Section 3 of chapter 171 of the General '^^^^^-^ ^^^er.^ ^
Laws is hereby amended by striking out the second para- etc., 'amended.
graph, as appearing in chapter 323 of the acts of 1936, and
inserting in place thereof the following paragraph: —
To defray in part the expenses of each regular examina- Fee for
tion of a credit union provided for by section two of chapter *"''""'"'* '""•
one hundred and sixty-seven, each credit union so examined
shall pay a fee of thirty cents per each one thousand dollars
of its assets as shown by its statement of condition on the
date of such examination, or the cost thereof including such
part of the overhead expenses of the division of banks and
loan agencies as the commissioner shall determine to be
attributable to such examination, whichever is less, but in
no event less than fifteen dollars. Such fees shall be payable
within thirty days after notice from the commissioner, but
no fee shall be collected hereunder from a credit union until
it has been in operation for a period of one year.
Section 5. This act shall take effect on July first in Effective date,
the current year. Approved June 9, 1948.
586 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 528, 529, 530.
('hap.r}2H An Act providing kok the construction .of a .sea wall
AND A DRAINAOE SYSTEM ALONG WINTHROP SHORE PARK-
WAV IN THE CITY OF REVERE AND THE TOWN OF WINTHROP.
Be it e7ia£ted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan district commission is
heieby authorized and directed to reconstruct a portion of
the sea wall, to construct a parapet wall on the existing sea
wall, and to construct a drainage system, along the beach
of Winthrop Shore parkway between Leverett avenue,
Revere and Sewall avenue, Winthrop, in order to safeguard
public and private property from storm damage.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap. 529 An Act temporarily reviving guiel & bachand, incor-
porated, FOR certain PURPOSES.
Emergency Wheveas, The deferred operation of this act would delay
the discharging of a certain mortgage by the corporation
revived thereby and it is essential that such discharge be
effected as soon as possible, therefore it is hereby declared
to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate pres-
ervation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Guiel & Bachand, Incorporated, a corporation dissolved
by section one of chapter three hundred and nineteen of
the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, is hereby
revived and continued, but not subsequent to December first
in the current year, for the sole purpose of discharging a
mortgage. Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap.5S0 An Act authorizing the onset fire district to estab-
lish AND MAINTAIN A FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND A COM-
MUNITY CENTER WITHIN THE SAID DISTRICT AND AU-
THORIZING THE ONSET LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TO SELL AND
CONVEY LAND AND BUILDINGS OWNED BY SAID ASSOCIA-
TION TO THE SAID DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Onset fire district, in addition to the
powers now vested in it by law, may establish and main-
tain a free public library and a recreation center for such
educational, recreational, social, civic, philanthropic and
like purposes as it deems for the interest of the district.
For said purposes, the district may make contracts and
raise and appropriate such sums as may be necessary.
Section 2. The district, after acquiring the real estate
described in section five, for the purpose of remodeling the
existing building or constructing an addition thereto, or for
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 530. 537
constructing a new building, and originally equipping and
furnishing said addition or new building, may borrow, from
time to time within a period of three years from the passage
of this act, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding,
in the aggregate, fifty thousand dollars, and may issue
bonds or notes therefor which shall bear on their face the
words, Onset Fire District Building Loan, Act of 1948.
Such bonds or notes shall be signed by the treasurer of the
district and countersigned by the prudential committee.
Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan and
such loans shall be payable in not more than ten years
from their dates, but no loan shall be authorized under this
act unless a sum equal to an amount not less than ten per
cent of the loan so authorized is voted for the same pur-
pose to be provided from taxes or available revenue funds in
the year when authorized. Indebtedness incurred under
this act shall be within the statutory limit of indebtedness
as fixed for districts by sections nine and ten of chapter
forty-four of the General Laws, and except as otherwise
provided herein shall be subject to the applicable provi-
sions of said chapter forty-four, exclusive of the limitation
contained in the first paragraph of section seven thereof
and of the limitation contained in clause (3 A) of said section.
Section 3. At the same meeting at which sections one
to four, inclusive, of this act are accepted, the district shall
elect by ballot a board of library trustees, to consist of three
members, one to serve for one year, one to serve for two
j^ears, and one to serve for three years from the date of the
next succeeding annual meeting of the district, and there-
after as the terms expire the district shall elect one trustee
annually to serve for a term of three years. Any vacancy
in the board shall be filled in the manner provided by sec-
tion eleven of chapter forty-one of the General Laws, except
that the prudential committee shall act instead of the select-
men.
Section 4. The library trustees shall have the powers
and perform the duties and be subject to the liability of
library trustees as provided in chapter seventy-eight of the
General Laws, and in addition shall have charge, control
and supervision of activities carried on in connection with
the operation of a community center. The district treasurer
shall act as treasurer of the library trustees.
Section 5. The Onset Library Association, a corpora-
tion duly organized by law, is hereby authorized to sell and
convey, to be used for the purposes authorized by section
one, for a nominal consideration, to the Onset fire district
the library building and two lots of land owned by said
association and located on Onset avenue in that part of the
town of Wareham called Onset and being lots numbered
507 and 508 on a plan of land of the (.)nset Bay (;jrov<* Asso-
ciation filed with PlyirK>uth county registry of deeds in
IMan Book 1, Folio 58.
Section 6. Sections one to four, inclusive, of this act
538 Acts, 1948. — ('hap. 531.
shall be fully effective when accepted by the voters of the
Onset fire district at a meeting duly called therefor, and
section five shall be effective upon its passage.
Approved June 9, 1948.
Chdp.bSl An Act to facilitate absent voting by residents of
MASSACIirSETTS SERVIN(; IN OR WITH THE ARMED FORCES
OF THE UNITED STATES DURINO WAR BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND ANY FOREIGN COliNTRY AND TO THE QUALIFI-
CATIONS OF SUCH RESIDENTS AS VOTERS AT ANY REGULAR
BIENNIAL STATE ELECTION OR AT CERTAIN REGULAR AN-
NUAL OR BIENNIAL CITY OR TOWN ELECTIONS.
iciiiorKciK-y Whereas, The purpose of this act is to protect residents
preamWo ^^^ ^j^^ commonwcaltli serving in or with the armed forces of
the United States, or serving in the merchant marine, in the
exercise of their right of suffrage at biennial state elections
or annual or biennial city and town elections where absent
voting is permitted, by affording to such persons sufficient
()[)portunity to vote, therefore this act is hereby declared to
be an emergency law necessary for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public convenience.
He it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Except as otherwise provided herein the pro-
visions of chapters fifty to fifty-six inclusive of the General
Laws shall apply to this act and words and terms used in
this act shall be construed in accordance with the definitions
set forth in chapter fifty of the General I^aws. For the pur-
pose of this act, the word "kindred" shall mean spouse,
father, mother, sister or brother of the whole or half blood,
son, daughter, adopting parent or adopted child, step parent
or step child, uncle, aunt, niece or nephew.
The words "armed forces of the United States" as used in
this act shall include persons serving in the army, navy, air
force, coast guard, merchant marine of the Ignited States or
civilians outside the United States officially attached to or
serving with or subject to the control of the armed forces.
This act shall apply to any regular biennial state election
or to any regular annual or biennial city or town election at
which absent voting is permitted and in which the provisions
of section fifteen apply.
Section 2. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of
general or special law, any legal resident of the common-
wealth while serving in the armed forces of the United States
during war between the United States and any foreign coun-
try and whose name is included in the current annual register
of voters t)f any city or town therein, or who may be deter-
mined to be qualified as a voter thereof in accordance with
.section nine of this act, may be furnished with an official
absent voting war ballot, prepared substantially in accord-
ance with clause ((f) of section eighty-seven of chapter fifty-
four of the General Laws and section four of this act for, and
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 531. 539
may vote by means of such ballot, at any election, held sub-
ject to this act, provided an application therefor is filed with
the clerk of the city or town of which he is such legal resident
and the same is certified by the registrars of voters thereof,
in the manner hereinafter provided.
Section .3. Application for an official absent voting war
ballot to be furnished to such resident referred to in section
two for any election, held subject to this act, may be made
to the clerk of the city or town in which such resident is
registered as a voter, or in which he has been determined to
be qualified to vote as provided in said section nine, by any
registered voter of the commonwealth who is a kindred of
such resident. The applicant shall state therein his name and
that of the city or town in which he is registered as a voter,
together with the street and number of his address, if any,
the name of the resident in whose behalf the application is
made, the place of his legal residence on January first of the
current year, or on such subsequent date when he first be-
came a legal resident of such city or town, and the address
to which such war ballot is to be mailed. The applicant shall
also make a statement of his relationship to such resident,
shall make oath to the truth of all statements in such applica-
tion and shall sign the same.
Any form of written communication from a member of the
armed forces of the United States, evidencing a desire that
an absent voting ballot be sent to him for use for voting at
any election, held subject to this act, shall be given the same
effect as an application for an absent voting ballot made in
a form prescribed by law, and any such communication,
whether or not in the form of an application so prescribed,
shall, if such member of said armed forces is not a registered
voter, also be given the same effect as an application for his
registration made by kindred in compHance with section nine
of this act. No such communication shall be adversely acted
upon except after investigation by the registrars of voters or
election commissioners as the case may be.
Section 4. The state secretary, or the clerk of each city
and town, as the case may be, shall seasonably prepare,
prior to each election, held subject to this act, in such
quantities as he shall deem necessary, absent voting war
ballots and all of the papers prescribed by said section eighty-
seven of said chapter fifty-four, as amended, with such
changes therein as may be required to give effect thereto,
in so far as may in his opinion be necessary for the purpose
of facilitating voting by absent voting war ballots by mem-
bers of the armed forces at said election, and may make such
provision for the mailing and delivery of said ballots to said
members, and may provide such suitable forms and blanks.
He may also prescribe and determine the weight, color
and kind of paper to be used for absent voting war ballots.
(Jn the back of each ballot when folded shall be printed the
words "Official War Ballot". He may utilize fully any
federal facilities afforded in connection with such voting.
540 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 531.
On the envelopes prepared for returning the official absent
voting war ballots furnished to any person determined to
be qualified to vote under section nine of this act, except as
to his ability to sign his name and to read, there shall be
provided a space for him to sign his name and there shall
be printed five lines of the constitution of the common-
wealth in English. There shall be included in the jurat to
be executed by the officer in whose presence such person
makes his affidavit a statement setting forth that the affiant
has signed his name in the officer's presence, and has read
the said five lines in such a manner as to show that he was
neither prompted nor reciting from memory, or was pre-
vented by a physical disability from so signing or reading.
Section 5. The state secretary may prescribe and deter-
mine the size of absent voting war ballots, envelopes and
instructions, the size of type to be used thereon and he may
take such steps, and do such things of an administrative
nature as in his opinion are necessary to make effective any
provision of law facilitating voting by absent voting war
ballots by members of the armed forces for state elections
and utilize fully any facilities afforded in connection with
such voting.
Section 6. When an application is made for an official
absent voting war ballot as provided in section three and
the same is filed with the city or town clerk, it shall be trans-
mitted by said clerk forthwith to the registrars of voters of
such city or town and, if they are satisfied that the state-
ments therein are true and that the person in whose behalf
the application is made is a duly registered voter of such
city or town or has been determined to be qualified to vote
therein at such election as provided in said section nine,
they shall so certify thereon and return such application to
the city or town clerk. If the person in whose behalf such
an application is made is a duly registered voter, the clerk
shall cause to be placed upon the voting list to be used at
the election, to vote at wWch such application is made, the
letters SAV, in capitals, opposite the name of such voter.
The said clerk shall then mail, postage prepaid, to such
resident at the address designated in such application, such
ballot together with all blank forms and envelopes required.
Section 7. Any such resident who has received an official
absent voting war ballot furnished in accordance with this
act may vote by mailing the same to the clerk of the city or
town where he resides. He shall mark such ballot in the
presence of a commissioned or warrant officer, non-com-
missioned officer not below the rank of sergeant, or petty
officer in the military or naval services of the United States,
or in the presence of any other person authorized to ad-
minister and attest oaths, or in the presence of a clerk of a
court of record, in a municipality or place other than the
city or town in which it is determined that such voter is
(lualified to vote. Before marking his ballot he shall exhibit
it to said officer, who shall satisfy himself that it is unmarked.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 531. 541
l>ut he shall not allow such officer to see how he marks it.
Such officer shall hold no communication with such voter,
nor he with such officer, as to how he votes. After marking
his ballot he shall enclose it in the proper envelope provided
for the purpose and shall execute in the presence of such
officer the affidavit thereon. He shall then seal the envelope
with the ballot therein and shall mail the same, postage pre-
paid, to the clerk of the city or town of which he is a resident
on or before the day of the election in a municipality or
place other than the city or town in which he has been
determined to be qualified as a voter. The postmark, if
legible, shall be evidence of the time and place of mailing.
Section 8. In addition to the duties prescribed by said
section ninety-five of chapter fifty-four of the General Laws
the warden or his deputy shall, in comparing the statements
appearing in the affidavits upon the envelopes in which such
war ballots are enclosed with the applications therefor, de-
termine whether the statements appearing in such affidavits
conform to those appearing in such applications, and whether
the persons signing such affidavits have been determined to
be quaUfied to vote at such election. All envelopes, opened
and unopened, enclosing ballots returned by persons deter-
mined to be qualified to vote at such election in accordance
with said section nine shall, instead of being retained and
returned with the ballots cast, be enclosed and sealed in an
envelope provided for the purpose of returning the same to
the city or town clerk, and said clerk shall retain such en-
velope as long as he retains the ballots cast, after which he
shall transmit the same to the registrars of voters who shall
preserve such envelope for five years from the date of such
election.
Section 9. Any legal resident of the commonwealth who
is serving in the armed forces of the United States during
war between the United States and any foreign country
and who has the qualifications for voting prescribed by the
constitution of the commonwealth, but whose name is not
included in the current annual register of the city or town
of his legal residence, may be qualified for voting at any
election, held subject to this act, upon the personal applica-
tion of a registered voter of the commonwealth of the kin-
dred of such resident made to the registrars of voters of the
city or town in which the right of such resident to vote may
be claimed. Such application may be made not less than
thirty-two days before the day of a state election or twenty
days before the day of a city or town election, at any time
during regular business hours or at sessions held for the
purpose of registering voters for such election, and shall be
upon a form prescribed by law. The person making such
application shall state thereon his name, and that of the
city or town in which he is registered as a voter, with the
street and number of his address, if any; the name of the
person in whose behalf the appUcation is made, his place of
legal residence when he entered the service, on January first
542 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 531.
of the preceding year, on January first of the current year
or on such later date when he first became a legal resident
of such city or town, and at the time of making such appli-
cation, and the place and date of his birth, and shall make a
declaration that such resident has legally resided in the
commonwealth for one year, and in the city or town in
which his right to vote is claimed for six months, next pre-
ceding the election at which such right is claimed. The
applicant shall also make thereon a statement of his rela-
tionship to the resident in whose behalf such application is
made, shall make oath to the truth of the statements therein
and sign his name thereto.
If the resident in whose behalf such an application is made
claims to be a naturalized citizen, or to derive United States
citizenship through the naturalization or citizenship of some
other person, the applicant shall produce for inspection papers
of naturalization, certificate of citizenship made under federal
authority, or any other papers upon which he relies to prove
citizenship of the resident, and, if the registrars are satisfied
that such resident is a citizen, they shall make upon such
papers a memorandum of the date of such inspection.
■ The registrars shall make and certify on the application
made under this section a statement of their determination
as to whether or not the resident in whose behalf the appli-
cation is made appears to be entitled to be registered, other
than his ability to sign his name and to read in the manner
prescribed by Article XX of the amendments to the consti-
tution. In case it is determined that such resident is not
entitled to be registered, the registrars shall give written
notice thereof to the applicant and give him an opportunity
to be heard.
If the registrars certify that the resident has the qualifi-
cations entitling him to registration, except that his ability
to sign his name and to read as prescribed by Article XX of
the amendments to the constitution has not baen deter-
mined, he shall nevertheless be entitled to receive an official
absent voting war ballot and application therefor may be
made in the manner provided in section three of this act.
Before permitting him to mark his ballot the officer desig-
nated in section seven of this act shall require him to sign
his name if he is physically able to do so, and to read in his
presence and in such a manner as to show that he was
neither prompted nor reciting from memory the five lines
of the constitution printed on the return envelope as pro-
vided in section four of this act. If he is unable to do either,
and is not prevented by physical disability from so doing,
the officer shall so certify on said envelope, and shall not
permit him to vote but shall return the envelope with the
ballot enclosed and unmarked, and the ballot shall not be
counted.
Applications for qualification of residents as voters under
this section shall be preserved by the registrars for five
years and the registrars shall cause a suitable index to be
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 531. 543
made containing the name of each person determined to be
so quahfied, his place of legal residence, with street and
number of his address, if any, at the time of making such
application, the name of the military or naval unit in which
he is then serving and his rank, his place and date of birth
and, if he is a naturalized citizen or has derived United
States citizenship through the naturalization of some other
person, the facts appearing in such application relating
thereto. Such index shall be preserved as a public record,
but shall not be deemed to be a part of the general register
of voters.
Persons registered under this section shall be subject to
the provisions of sections forty-eight and forty-nine of chap-
ter fifty-one of the General Laws and, except as herein other-
wise provided, to all of the provisions of said chapter fifty-
one prescribing qualifications for voting. The provisions of
sections one, two, five, six, seven, eight and nine of chapter
fifty-six of the General Laws prescribing penalties for offenses
concerning the listing or registration of voters shall, so far
as pertinent, apply to persons applying for registration
under this section.
Section 10. The registrars of voters may cause an in-
vestigation of any application under this act to be made by
a police officer who shall forthwith after such investigation
report to them his findings with respect thereto, and for
this purpose the board or officer in charge of the police force
of each city or town shall give the registrars such assistance
as they may require.
Section 1L The registrars of voters shall include in the
voting lists prepared in accordance with section fifty-five
of chapter fifty-one of the General Laws for use at each
election, held subject to this act, the names and residences
on January first preceding, or subsequently, as the case may
be, of all residents of their respective cities and towns who
have been registered at any such election as provided in
section nine of this act and shall cause to be placed opposite
the name of each such resident the letters SAV, in capitals.
They shall forthwith, following the thirty-second day pre-
ceding any state election or the twentieth day preceding such
city or town election give written notice to the state sec-
retary, or the city or town clerk, as the case may be, of the
number of residents who have been registered under this
act in such city or town, and in each ward and precinct
therein, and shall likewise furnish the said secretary with
mailing lists of such residents before each such state election.
Section 12. The provisions of section forty-six of chap-
ter fifty-one of the General Laws shall apply to all applica-
tions for registration under this act on behalf of persons who
have all the qualifications of a voter, except that of age,
and who will, on or before the day of the next regular bien-
nial state election or next regular annual or biennial city or
town election at which absent voting is permitted, as the case
may be. attain the age of twenty-one years.
544 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 531.
Section 13. The state secretary or the clerk of each city
or town subject to this act, shall forthwith, after the effec-
tive date of this act, prepare in such quantities as he may
deem necessary, the following papers: —
(a) Blank forms for registration application worded sub-
stantially as follows : —
I, , a duly registered voter of the city
(Name of Applicant)
or town of , residing
(Name of City or Town where Applicant is registered as a Voter)
at in such city or town, do hereby
(Street and Number)
make application for an official absent voting war ballot for the
to be held in
(Name of Election) (Name of City or Town)
on , 19. . . ., for , ,
(Name of Person in Service)
serving in the with the rank of ,
(Name of Unit)
and a duly qualified voter for such election at
(Street and Number)
in the city or town of , and, as I beUeve,
(Name of City or Town)
entitled to vote at said election in Ward . , Precinct ,
in the city or town of , said ballot
to be mailed to
I hereby further declare that I am the of the
(Relationship)
person in whose behalf this application is made.
Signature of applicant (Date) . , 19. . . .
Personally appeared before me the above-named
and made oath that the foregoing statements are true to the best of
his knowledge and belief.
(Registrar of Voters)
(Not to be filled in by applicant)
We, the undersigned, a majority of the registrars of voters of
, hereby certify that
(Name of City or Town) (Name of Person in Service)
in whose behalf the foregoing application has been made, has been
determined to be a duly qualified voter at the
election to be held in Ward , Precinct , of the
city or town of , and is entitled to vote
therein at such election.
(Four blank lines for signatures of registrars)
(h) Blank forms of affidavit to be printed on envelope for
enclosing official absent voting war ballot furnished to the
person whose name is included in current annual register of
voters and serving in the armed forces of the United States,
worded substantially as follows : —
I, , serving in the
(Name of Military or Naval Unit)
with the rank of , do hereby make oath that
I am a registered voter in the city or town of ,
Massachusetts, at in Precinct , Ward ;
(Street and Number)
that the place where I now am is not the municipality in which I am
registered as a voter; that I have carefully read the instructions for-
warded to me with the ballot herein enclosed; and that I have marked
and sealed the within ballot as stated hereon by the person taking my
oath.
(Signature of Voter)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day
of 19 ; and I hereby certify that when 1
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 531. 545
was alone with the affiant he showed me the ballot herein enclosed
unmarked, and then in my presence marked the same without my see-
ing how he marked it, after which he sealed said ballot in this envelope.
I had no communication with the affiant as to how he was to vote
Name of Officer
(Seal, if any) Unit
Military or Naval Rank
(c) Blank forms of affidavit to be 'printed on envelope for
enclosing absent voting war ballot furnished to resident de-
termined to be qualified to vote as provided in section nine
worded substantially as follows : —
I, , serving in the
with the rank of , do hereby make oath that
at the time I entered the military or naval service or on the first day
of January 19 ,1 was a legal resident of
(City or Town and State)
at ; that on the first day of January 19 ,
(Street and Number)
I was a legal resident of at ,
(City or Town and State) (Street and Number)
and that I am now a legal resident of
(City or Town and State)
at ; that I was bom on
(Street and Number) (Date of Birth)
in ; that I am a citizen of the United
(City or Town and State or Country)
States, and that I have been a legal resident of the commonwealth of
Massachusetts one year and of the city or town of
six months next preceding the election at which I claim this right to
vote.
(The voter shall then sign his name and read the following aloud
to the officer taking his oath)
(Print five lines of the State Constitution here)
I do hereby further make oath that the place where I now am is
not the municipality in which I claim this right to vote; that I have
carefully read the instructions forwarded to me with the ballot en-
closed, and that I have marked and sealed the within ballot as stated
by the person taking my oath.
(Signature of Voter)
Subscribed and sworn to before me by the above affiant this
day of , 19 ; and I
hereby certify that such affiant has signed his name in my presence, or
was prevented by physical incapacity from so doing, read aloud the
five lines of the 'state constitution appearing hereon in such a maimer
as to show he was neither prompted nor reciting from memory, and
that when I was alone with him, he showed me the ballot herein en-
closed, immarked, and then in my presence marked the same without
my seeing how he marked it, after which he sealed the said ballot in
this envelope. I had no communication with the affiant as to how he
was to vote.
Name of Officer
(Seal, if any) Unit
Military or Naval Rank
(d) Blank forms of application for qualification of person
in service as a voter as provided in this act, worded sub-
stantially as follows : —
I, , a duly registered voter of the city or
(Name of Applicant)
town , residing at
(Name of City or Town where Applicant (Street and Number)
is registered as a Voter)
hereby make oath that is now serving in the
(Name of Per8on'_in_Service)
546 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 531.
of the United States
(Name of Unit)
that on January first of last year he was a legal resident of
(City or Town and State)
at and, on January first of this year, of
(Street and Number)
at ; that he is
(City or Town and State) (Street and Number)
now a legal resident of at ;
(City or Town and State) (Street and Number)
that he was born in on . ;
(City or Town and State or (Date of Birth)
Country)
and that he has legally resided in the commonwealth of Massachusetts
for one year and in the city or town of .for
^ix months next preceding the election at which his right to vote is now
being claimed.
I hereby further declare that I am of the per-
(Degree of Relationship)
son herein named in who.se behalf this application for qualification as
a voter at said election is claimed.
(Signature of apphcant) (Date) , 19
Personally appeared before me the above-named
and made oath that the foregoing statements are true to the best of
his knowledge and belief.
(Registrar of Voters)
(If the person in whose behalf the application is made is a natural-
ized citizen or has derived United States citizenship through the natu-
ralization of another, the registrars shall record in the space below,
from the papers presented by the applicant, the facts required to show
the citizenship of the person in service.)
(Not to be filled in by applicant)
Wc, the undersigned, a majority of the registrars of voters of the
of , acting under
(City or Town) (Name of City or Town)
authority of section of chapter of the acts of 1948
do hereby determine that .is (is not) quali-
(Name of Person in Service)
fied to vote at the to be held in Ward ,
(Name of Election)
Precinct of the city or town of on
,19
(Four blank lines for signatures of registrars)
(e) Blank forms of report of police investigation, worded
substantially as follows : —
This is to certify that, after investigation, I find that, on January
first of this year
(Name of Person in whose Behalf Application for
Qualification as Voter is made)
was a resident of , and that he is now
(City or Town and State)
a legal resident of at
(City or Town and State) (Street and Number)
This information was furnished to me by
(Name of Informant)
residing at
(Place of Residence of Informant)
(Signed)
(Police Officer)
(/) Suitable forms of certificates of listing, notices of
omitted, additional or corrected listings to assessors and
collectois of taxes andjiotices to registrars of voters of othei-
cities or towns.
Section 14. Theregistrars of voters in the preparation of
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 531. 547
their annual register shall remove therefrom the name of
each person registered under the provisions of this act who
does not re-register in person as a voter within six months of
the time of his or her discharge from the armed forces of the
United States or of the termination of war between the
United States and any foreign country.
Section 15. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of
general or special laws, the provisions of this act shall be
operative for any regular annual or biennial city or town
election in such cities and towns where the provisions of law
in respect to absent voting are in effect. The mayor and
aldermen in cities or selectmen in towns may fix the day of
holding preliminary elections or primaries in cities or towns.
Where the filing of nomination papers and certification of
names thereon in cities or towns that have preliminary elec-
tions is based upon the day of the election, they may fix the
time for filing nomination papers and the certification of
the names thereon. Where nominations for election at a
city or town election are made by nomination papers, or by
caucuses or conventions, they may fix the last day for filing
certificates of nomination and nomination papers. In any
such city or town where petitions to place questions on the
official ballot are filed, they shall also fix the last day for
filing such petitions. All such petitions shall be filed with the
registrars of voters for certification of the names thereon on
or before the seventh day preceding the day so fixed for filing.
In any city or town election, held subject to this act,
wherein the voting list of the current year is not available
for the purpose of certifying names, the voting list of the
preceding year, as amended or revised from time to time,
may be used therefor.
Any action taken by the mayor and aldermen or select-
men fixing any day as authorized in this act shall be taken
not later than the sixtieth day prior to the day so fixed, and
such day so fixed shall be prior to the day now provided by
general or special law, and if not so fixed general or special
laws shall otherwise apply thereto.
Notice of such action shall be published in one or more
local newspapers, if any, or posted in at least five public
places within the city or town.
Section 16. No mere informality in the manner of carry-
ing out any provision of law affecting voting by absent voting
war ballots by members of the armed forces of the United
States at any election, held subject to this act, shall invali-
date such election or constitute sufficient cause for the re-
jection of the returns thereof; and such provisions shall be
construed liberally to effectuate their purposes.
Section 17. The various provisions of this act are hereby
declared to be separable; and if any provision of this act or
the application of any provision thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held invalid, the validity of the re-
mainder of the act and the applicability of such provision to
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
548 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 532, 533, 534.
Section 18. Chapter 390 of the acts of 1943 and chapter
166 of the acts of 1945 are hereby repealed.
Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap.5S2 An Act providing for the alteration and enlargement
OF THE JOHN A. HAVEY MEMORIAL BEACH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 688 of the acts of 1945
is hereby amended by striking out, in Hne 7, the words "on
the westerly side of said river".
Section 2. Said chapter 688 is hereby amended by
striking out section 3, as amended by chapter 452 of the
acts of 1946, and inserting in place thereof the following
section: — Section 3. The cost of land takings, the altera-
tion and enlargement of the beach, the construction of the
shelter and all other expenses incurred in carrying out the
provisions of this act shall not exceed, in the aggregate,
fifty-five thousand dollars. Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap.^SS An Act relative to the receipt by the commonwealth
OF MONEY FROM THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOLDIERs'
HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS AND THE SOLDIERS' HOME IN
HOLYOKE, AND THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Chapter 10 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
ameAd«i. ^' Striking out section 7, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section :
To receive — Scctiou 7. Hc shall reccivc from the United States all
unrtld Stotes sums of moHcy paid for the benefit of the Soldiers' Home in
Home'fn^'^' Massachusctts and of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke under
Hoiyoke. authority of any act of congress, and such funds shall, sub-
ject to appropriation, be available for expenditure for the
maintenance of said institutions. Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap. 5S4i An Act requiring certain entertainers and others
WHO APPEAR UNDER ASSUMED NAMES TO FILE THEIR TRUE
NAMES WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV'iio'^'ncw Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
u'sIa, added, inserting after section 181 the following section: — ^Sec-
True names of tion 181 A. Whoever, for compensation, appears in a public
tf/be'fiied'with exhibition, public show, public amusement or other public
'"'."^'.'."ir^^fn^fr performance under an assumed name shall file with the com-
'"'""'" luissioner of public safety on a form prescribed by him a
statement containing the true name, legal address and the
assumed name of such person. Such statement shall be
ciiiiiiiiissioner.
Acts, 1048. — Chap. 535. 549
under the penalties of perjury. Violations of tliis section
shall he punished hy a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars
for earh offence. Approved June .9, 19/fS.
An Act to amend the laws relative to veterans' Chap.lSSlJ
BENEFITS.
Jie it enacted, etc., asfolloivs:
Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 115 of the General g^i-l'^ir-,
Laws, inserted by section 1 of chapter 584 of the acts of etcVameAded'.
1946, is hereby amended by striking out the' seventh para-
graph and inserting in place thereof the following para-
graph : —
He may, by a written demand signed by him or by his DutieBofthe
duly authorized agent, require the treasurer of a savings
bank, institution for savings, national bank, trust com-
pany, co-operative bank, benefit association, insurance com-
pany or safe deposit company to inform him of the amounts
at any time deposited with such corporation or association
to the credit of a recipient of veterans' benefits under this
chapter or an applicant therefor, or at any time withdrawn
from such corporation or association by such recipient or
apphcant, and, in like manner, may require the employer of
any such . recipient or applicant, or of any child of such
recipient or applicant living in his household, to inform him
of the amount of money at any time paid by such employer
to such recipient, applicant or child, and any treasurer or •
employer who wilfully renders false information in reply to
such demand, shall forfeit fifty dollars to the use of the
commonwealth.
Section 2. Said chapter 115 is hereby further amended EJ^i?!?''^ .
by striking out section 5, as so inserted, and inserting in etc.. amended,
place thereof the following section : — Section 5. Veterans' Paymenta of
benefits shall be paid to a veteran or dependent by the city ^•'"^^t^-
or town in which he has a settlement, or, if he has no settle-
ment in any city or town within the commonwealth, by the
city or town wherein he resides; provided, that no benefits
shall be paid to a dependent unless he has resided within the
commonwealth continuously for three years next preceding
the date of his application for such benefits, nor unless the
veteran of whom he is a dependent has a settlement in the
commonwealth or has actually resided in the commonwealth
for three years next preceding the date of dependent's ap-
plication for benefits. No city or town shall pay such benefits
to an applicant who has no settlement therein until its veter-
ans' agent has furnished to the commissioner such evidence
as he may require that the applicant is entitled to receive
such benefits and has received from said commissioner an
order fixing the amount and duration of the same and stating
such other conditions as the commissioner may impose
relative thereto. Said order may be revoked or modified
by the commissioner at any time by giving written notice
550 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 535.
to said agent. Within three days after his receipt of an
appHcation for veterans' benefits from a person who has a
settlement in some other city or town, the veterans' agent,
of the city or town of the applicant's residence shall notify
the commissioner and the veterans' agent of the city or town
of the applicant's settlement, who shall forthwith investigate
the claim. If the city or town of settlement of such applicant
unreasonably delays in granting such benefits to him after
receipt of said notice, the town of the applicant's residence
shall forthwith grant such benefits as the commissioner may
order, and shall be reimbursed in full therefor by the town
of the applicant's settlement. Any veterans' agent required
to act on such order of the commissioner who refuses and
neglects to comply therewith shall be punished by a fine of
not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars.
Veterans' benefits shall not be subject to trustee process,
and no assignment thereof shall be valid. Only such amounts
shall be paid to or for any veteran or dependent as may be
necessary to afford him sufficient relief or support. The
applicant's receipt of income from any source in an amount
insufficient for his support shall not bar him from receiving
veterans' benefits to supplement the same, if determined
necessary by the commissioner, but such benefits shall not
be paid to or for any person able to support himself, or who
is in receipt of income from any source sufficient for his
support. An applicant who, being employed on a full time
basis, receives a salary or wages from any employer shall be
deemed able to support himself unless he shows himself to
have been partially disabled or otherwise financially preju-
diced by serious accident or illness to himself or to one or
more of his dependents. No back benefits shall be paid
beyond the date of application.
No veterans' benefits shall be paid to or for any applicant
if the necessity therefor is caused by his voluntary idleness
or continuous vicious or intemperate habits, nor to or for
any veteran who has been dishonorably discharged from any
national soldiers' or sailors' home or from a soldiers' home
in this commonwealth, unless the commissioner, after a hear-
ing, shall otherwise determine, nor to or for any veteran
who when he entered the federal service was a subject or
citizen of a neutral country, had filed his intention to be-
come a citizen of the United States, and afterward with-
drew such intention under the act of congress approved on
July ninth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, nor to or for
any veteran designated upon his discharge as a conscien-
tious objector, nor to or for any applicant convicted of a
crime unless the veterans' agent and the commissioner other-
wise determine, nor to or for any veteran who deserted
from the service of the United States during time of war,
nor to or for any dependent of such veteran, nor to or for
any veteran who wilfully refuses and neglects to support
his dependents nor to or for any dependents of such veteran ;
but a dependent of a deceased veteran shall not be deemed
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 535. 551
ineligible to receive such benefits by reason of any criminal
or wilful misconduct on the part of the veteran at any time.
No veteran who is or shall be otherwise entitled to veterans'
benefits shall lose his right thereto by reason of his absence
from the commonwealth while receiving hospital treat-
ment, under order of the United States Veterans' Admin-
istration, at any hospital located outside the commonwealth.
No veteran or dependent shall be compelled to receive
veterans' benefits without his consent. He shall receive
such benefits at home, or at such other place as the veter-
ans' agent may deem proper, but he shall not be compelled
to receive the same at an infirmary or public institution
unless his physical or mental condition so requires, or, if a
minor, unless his parents or guardians so elect. The vet-
erans' agent or the commissioner may require a person to
whom veterans' benefits are granted to pay over his United
States pension or compensation to them to be expended for
his relief before receiving such benefits.
Nothing in tliis chapter shall be deemed to prohibit the
granting of veterans' benefits by a city or town in excess of
the amount authorized or approved by the commissioner in
any particular case, or the paying of such benefits as may
be necessary to meet the emergency needs of any applicant
prior to the filing of the original application with the com-
missioner as provided in section four if the veterans' agent
making such grant or payment forthwith furnishes the com-
missioner with a written statement of his reasons for taking
such action.
Section 3. Section 7 of said chapter 115, as so inserted, g l. (Xcr. _
is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and in- etc!. 'amended,
serting in place thereof the following : — In each city except Burial agents.
Boston, and in each town, the veterans' agent shall also be
the burial agent; and in Boston the soldiers' relief commis-
sioner shall designate a burial agent who shall not be a mem-
ber of the municipal board of public welfare or be employed
by said board. He shall, under regulations established by
the commissioner, cause properly to be interred the body of
any veteran or adult dependent who dies without sufficient
means to defray funeral expenses, and the body of any de-
pendent child of a veteran if such veteran and his wife, or
his widow, be without sufficient means to defray funeral
expenses.
Section 4. Section 8 of said chapter 115, as so inserted, EdV ii5%s
is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence and in- etc., 'amended',
serting in place thereof the following sentence : — One half ^p'^"' ^f^b^;.,!
the amounts so paid and allowed for burial expenses of vet- expenses.
erans or dependents having settlements in the cities or
towns making such payments, and all of the amounts so
paid and allowed for burial expenses of others, shall be paid
by the commonwealth to the several cities and towns on or
before November tenth in the year after the expendituix^s
have been made. Approved June 9, 1948,
552 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 536.
Chap.5S6 An Act authorizing the use by the municipal gas and
ELECTRIC COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HOLYOKE FOR
ELECTRIC SUBSTATION PURPOSES OF CERTAIN LANDS AC-
QUIRED BY SAID CITY FOR PARK AND RECREATION PUR-
POSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Holyoke, acting through its
park and recreation commission, for a sufficient considera-
tion and upon terms satisfactory to said commission, may
transfer the control of certain lands hereinafter described,
which were acquired for park and recreation purposes, to
the municipal gas and electric commission of said city for
use by said municipal gas and electric commission for elec-
tric substation purposes. Said transfer shall be effected by
vote of said parks and recreation commission specifying the
terms and conditions of the transfer, including the cash con-
sideration, if any, to be paid by said municipal gas and elec-
tric commission, and a vote of said municipal gas and elec-
tric commission accepting said transfer, subject to the terms
and conditions stated therein. Copies of the said votes,
duly certified and acknowledged by the secretary of each of
said commissions, shall be recorded in the registry of deeds
for Hampden county, and, upon such recording, the lands
hereinafter described need no longer be used for park or
recreation purposes, or be subject to the provisions of chap-
ter forty-five of the General Laws. Any money paid here-
under shall be used for park and recreation purposes.
Section 2. The real estate referred to in section one of
this act is described as follows : —
Beginning at a point, said point being the intersection of
the easterly side of Northampton street with the southerly
side of Lincoln street; thence easterly along said Lincoln
street 139 feet to a point; thence southerly and at right
angles to Lincoln street 10 feet to a point, which point is the
place of beginning; thence running southerly along last de-
scribed line continued 140 feet to a point; thence westerly
at right angles to last described line and parallel to Lincoln
street 143.25 feet to a point; thence northerly at an in-
cluded angle of 80° 55', 81.97 feet to a point of curvature;
thence running northeasterly on a 70 foot radius curve 100
feet to a point of tangency; thence easterly and parallel to
said Lincoln street 60.65 feet to the place of beginning, con-
taining 17,700 square feet, more or less. The intersection
of the easterly side of Northampton street and the southerly
side of Lincoln street refers to said streets as they were laid
out prior to nineteen hundred and twenty-three. Meaning
and intending the real estate described in an order of taking
by eminent domain for park purposes, which order was
adopted by the park commission of the city of Holyoke, on
May seventeenth, nineteen hundred and twenty-three, and
recorded in Hampden County Registry of Deeds, book
1181, page 60.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 537. 553
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon it« accept-
ance by the park and recreation commission of said city
and by the board of aldermen thereof, subject to the pro-
visions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Apjyroved June 9, 194S.
An Act relative to claims for compensation and the nj,.,.,. roy
NOTICE thereof REQUIRED TO BE GIVEN TO EMPLOYERS ^ ' '
UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 14 of chapter 151 A g. l. (Ter.
of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out para- § u, amended,
graph (2) and inserting in place thereof the following : —
(2) (a) When, in any calendar year, beginning not earlier worker's
than nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, a worker is paid ^^f^^' '^*"®^'
benefits for the first compensable week of unemployment
with respect to the benefit year to which the claim applies,
his wages from each employer during his base period shall
be termed "worker's benefit wages" and shall be treated for
the purposes of this subsection as if they had been paid in
the year in which the first week of benefits is paid; provided,
however, that with respect to any claim filed on or after
January first, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, if any base
period employer shall show to the satisfaction of the director
that the worker became separated from his last employment
with such employer for reasons wliich would have resulted
in a denial of benefits to the worker under the provisions of
section twenty-five (e) (1) or (2) or section twenty-seven of
this chapter had such base period employer been his most
recent employer, wages paid during the base period by such
an employer to such a worker shall not be deemed "worker's
benefit wages".
(6) Notice of benefits paid as provided in subsection Notice of
14 (6) (2) (a) shall be given promptly by the director or his ^o bf Sv^n by
authorized representative to each employer who has reported director to
wages for the worker in his base period, in such manner as ^"^^ °^*''^'
the director may prescribe. If said employer has reason to
believe that such payment of benefits should not cause
"worker's benefit wages" to be assigned to his record, he
may return the said notice to the director with the reason
stated thereon within seven days after the mailing of said
notice, in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the
director. Failure to return said notice and information
within the time provided in this section, or failure, in accord-
ance with the provisions of section thirty-eight of chapter
one hundred and fifty-one A to have returned the notice of
claim filed which was given to him by the director or his
authorized representative with respect to a claim filed by
said worker in the base period, or filed previously in the
current benefit year, shall bar the employer from being a
party to further proceedings relating to the establishment
of "worker's benefit wages."
554
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 537.
Director to
rleterminc
worker's
honefit \vaK''»
"Worker's
benefit wages"
defined under
certain con-
ditions.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 151A,
§ 14, further
amended.
Review.
Effective date.
(c) The director or his authorized representative shall
promptly determine, in acrordanee wifii the proredure es-
tablished by the director, and after making such inquiries
and investigations as he deems necessary, whether or not
such wages are "worker's benefit wages", and shall promptly
give notice of such determination, together with the reason
therefor, to the employer. Such employer may, within
twenty days after the date of mailing of notice of such de-
termination, request that the director grant a hearing for
the purpose of reconsidering the facts submitted and to con-
sider any additional information. The director or his author-
ized representative shall conduct such hearing in accordance
with the procedure prescribed by the director, and shall
affirm, modify or revoke the determination. Notice of his
finding shall be mailed to the employer and this decision
shall be final.
(d) "Worker's benefit wages" when used with respect to
benefits paid for the first compensable week of unemploy-
ment on claims originally arising in the year nineteen hun-
dred and thirty-nine or in the years nineteen hundred and
forty, nineteen hundred and forty-one, nineteen hundred
and forty-two and prior to April first, nineteen hundred and
forty-three, shall include the wages not in excess of one
thousand dollars in those quarters upon which the benefits
available to the claimant were computed, assignable to its
respective year of nineteen hundred and thirty-nine to nine-
teen hundred and forty-three, inclusive, in accordance with
this subsection. For the purposes of this subsection, and
effective as of April first, nineteen hundred and forty-three,
benefit wages charged against each employer shall include
only that part of wages not in excess of twelve hundred dol-
lars paid by him in a base period; provided, that on and
after April first, nineteen hundred and forty-five, and prior
to April first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, benefit wages
charged against each employer shall include that part of
wages not in excess of sixteen hundred dollars paid by him in
a base period; and provided, further, that on and after
April first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, benefit wages
charged against each employer shall include that part of
wages not in excess of nineteen hundred dollars paid by him
in a base period.
Section 2. Said section 14 is hereby further amended
by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following: —
'Such review shall not include consideration of "worker's
benefit wages" subject to review as provided in subsection
14 (6), as amended by this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect on January first,
nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved June 9, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 538. 555
An Act ciHANXiNc; the consent of the commonwealth QJ^aj) 538
TO THE ACQUISITION BV THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
OF CERTAIN LAND IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD FOR USE
AS A POST OFFICE SI:BSTATI0N AND CEDING JURISDICTION
OVER SUCH LAND.
Re it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The consent of the commonwealth is hereby
granted to the acquisition by the United States of America
by conveyance from the city of Springfield of certain un-
used park land and said city is hereby authorized by and
through its mayor and board of park commissioners to con-
vey to the United States of America upon the terms and
conditions herein stated, the following described premises
situate in said city:
Beginning at the southeast corner of Piney place and
Dickinson street, this point being four hundred and seventy-
two and fifty-three one hundredths feet from stone at the
southwest corner of Dickinson street and Belmont avenue;
thence running southerly along the west side of Dickinson
street for a distance of two hundred feet; thence westerly
on a line parallel to the northerly boundary of Forest park
and the south line of Piney place for a distance of two hun-
dred feet; thence running northerly along a line parallel to
the westerly line of Dickinson street a distance of two hun-
dred feet to the southerly line of Piney place; thence east-
erly along the southerly line of Piney place a distance of two
hundred feet to the point of beginning, containing thirty-
six thousand four hundred and twenty square feet, more or
less.
The above described parcel of land may be conveyed by
said city of Springfield to the United States of America to
have and to hold so long as the premises shall be used for
the purpose of a post office substation, and subject to the
conditions that if the United States of America shall at any
time discontinue the use of the premises for a post office
substation as set forth herein or shall fail to commence the
construction of the aforesaid post office substation within
two years from the date of conveyance, the aforesaid parcel
of land shall revert to the city of Springfield to be used for
park purposes.
Section 2. Jurisdiction over the above described lands
is hereby granted and ceded to the United States of America,
but upon the express condition that the commonwealth
shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States
of America in and over said lands, in so far that all civil
processes, and such criminal processes as may issue under
the authority of the commonwealth against any person or
persons charged with crimes committed without said lands
and all processes for collection of taxes levied under authority
of the laws of the commonwealth, including the service of
warrants, may be executed thereon in the same manner as
though this cession had not been granted; provided, that
556 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 539.
the exclusive jurisdiction in and over such lands shall revert
to and revest in the commonwealth whenever such lands
shall cease to be used for the purpose set forth in section one.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority vote of the city council and of the park
commissioners of said city of Springfield and upon deposit
in the office of the state secretary before December thirty-
first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, of a suitable plan
of said parcel, but not otherwise.
Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap. 539 An Act regulating the sale, distribution and deliv-
ery OF CERTAIN DRUGS AND MEDICINES AT WHOLESALE,
and the MANUFACTURE OF CERTAIN DRUGS AND CHEMI-
CALS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 1. Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby
Jtc.J'amendeii!^' amended by striking out section 35, as most recently amended
by section 4 of chapter 343 of the acts of 1937, and inserting
Application of in placc thcrcof the following section : — Section 35. Sec-
rStHc°tedl*^ tions thirty and thkty-six A to forty-one, inclusive, of this
chapter, sections twenty-nine to thirty G, inclusive, of chap-
ter one hundred and thirty-eight and section two of chapter
two hundred and seventy shall not apply to physicians who
put up their own prescriptions or dispense medicines to
their patients; nor to the manufacture of patent and pro-
prietary medicines, nor to the sale of such medicines other
than the sale of those intended for internal use which are
hypnotics or which contain barbituric acid or its deriva-
tives and other than the sale of such medicines which are
exclusively prepared for hypodermic use in the human sys-
tem; nor to the manufacture or sale of the following drugs
and chemicals used in the arts, or as household remedies:
alum, ammonia, bicarbonate of soda, borax, camphor, castor
oil, chlorinated lime, citric acid, cod hver oil, copperas, cotton
seed oil, cream of tartar, dyestuffs, Epsom salt, flaxseed,
flaxseed meal, gelatine, ginger, Glauber's salt, glycerine,
gum arable, gum tragacanth, hops, hyposulphite of soda,
licorice, lime water, linseed oil, litharge, magnesia, oHve oil,
peroxide of hydrogen, petrolatum, phosphate of soda, rhu-
barb, Rochelle salt, rosin, sal ammoniac, salt-peter, senna,
slippery elm bark, spices for seasoning, sugar of milk, sulphate
of copper, sulphur, tartaric acid, turpentine, extract of witch
hazel and zinc oxide; nor to the sale in the original pack-
ages of the following, if put up by registered pharmacists,
manufacturers or wholesale dealers in conformity with law:
flavoring essences or extracts, essence of Jamaica ginger, in-
secticides, rat exterminators, aromatic spirits of ammonia,
spirits of camphor, sweet spirits of niter, syrup of rhubarb,
tincture of arnica and tincture of rhubarb; nor to the sale
of the following poisons used in the arts, if properly labelled
and recorded as provided by section two of chapter two
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 540. 557
hundred and seventy: muriatic acid, oxalic acid, nitric acid,
sulphuric acid, arsenic, cyanide of potassium, mercury,
phosphorus and sulphate of zinc.
Section 2. Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended g.l. (Ter.
by inserting after section 36 the four following sections, un- §§ 36a to ^^"^
der the caption licensing of persons engaged in the ^^^* *^«*«^-
SALE, DISTRIBUTION OR DELIVERY, AT WHOLESALE, OF DRUGS
OR medicines: — Section 36 A. Except as otherwise pro- License for
vided in section thirty-five, no person shall engage in the drugfand" "'
sale, distribution or delivery, at wholesale, of drugs or medi- medicines,
cines within the commonwealth without a license so to do.
Section 36 B. The board shall upon application and the Fee.
payment of an annual license fee of ten dollars issue licenses
required by section thirty-six A; provided, that no such
hcense shall be issued to any applicant unless the board is
satisfied that he or it is actually engaged in and is carrying
on such wholesale business. Such license shall be renewed
on or before December first of each year upon the payment
of a license fee of ten dollars.
Section 36C. No person shall use the words "wholesale words "whoie-
druggist" or any other words of similar import, holding re' uiated^^ '
himself or itself out to be engaged in the sale, distribution
or delivery of drugs or medicines, at wholesale, without first
having been licensed as provided in sections thirty-six A and
thirty-six B. The agents of the board shall have authority,
during business hours, to inspect and investigate all whole-
sale dealers in drugs or medicines, and shall report all vio-
lations of sections thirty-six A to thirty-six D, inclusive, to
the board, upon the direction of which such agents shall
apply for criminal complaints against persons guilty of any
such violations.
Section 36 D. Whoever, not being licensed as provided Penalty.
in sections thirty-six A and thirty-six B, engages in the sale,
distribution or delivery, at wholesale, of drugs or medi-
cines, or uses the words "wholesale druggist" or any other
words of similar import in connection with his business to
indicate the sale, distribution or delivery of such commodi-
ties, at wholesale, or whoever sells, distributes or delivers
such commodities at retail, and holds himself out to be a
wholesale druggist by using the words, "wholesale druggist"
or words of similar import in connection with his business,
or in advertising the same, shall be punished by a fine of not
more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in a
jail or house of correction for not less than thirty days nor
more than one year, or both. Approved June 9, 1948.
An Act relative to the establishment of police de- Qhn^ 540
partments in certain towns. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 41 of the General Laws is hereby amended by o. l. (Tbt.
inserting after section 97 the following section: — Section fg^'j^^l;^^^
97 A. In towns which accept this section there shall be a Establishment
of police de-
etc.
558 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 541, 542.
partments in poHcG department established by the selectmen, and such
certain towns, ^gpa^r^ment shall be under the supervision of an officer to
be known as the chief of police. The selectmen shall annu-
ally appoint a chief of police and such other officers as they
deem necessary, and fix their compensation, not in the aggre-
gate exceeding the annual appropriation therefor, and in
towns not subject to chapter thirty-one the selectmen may
remove such chief or other officers for cause at any time
after a hearing. The chief of police shall from time to time
make suitable regulations governing the police department,
and the officers thereof, subject to the approval of the
selectmen; provided, that such regulations shall become
effective without such approval upon the failure of the
selectmen to take action thereon within thirty days after
they have been submitted to them by the chief of police.
The chief of police shall be in immediate control of all town
property used by the department, and of the police officers,
whom he shall assign to their respective duties and who
shall obey his orders. Section ninety-seven shall not apply
in any town which accepts the provisions of this section.
Acceptance of the provisions of this section shall be by a
vote at an annual town meeting.
A'pproved June 5, 191^8.
Chap. 54:1 An Act relative to the collection of taxes from es-
tates OF PERSONS WHO WERE RELIEVED THEREFROM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV'sJl'sA Section 5A of chapter 59 of the General Laws, inserted
etc!, amended.' by sectioii 3 of chapter 227 of the acts of 1941, is hereby
amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in
Certain taxes place thereof the following : — In the event that a person is
estate of per- relieved of taxation under any provision of clause Seven-
Ixempt!""""^'^ teenth or of clause Eighteenth of section five, upon his death
his estate, to the extent that it exceeds his debts, reasonable
funeral and burial expenses and reasonable expenses of ad-
ministration, shall be chargeable with the amount of taxes
from which he is so relieved with interest at the rate of six
per cent per annum from the date of his death. His estate
shall be so chargeable notwithstanding the time when such
taxes were assessed; provided, however, that they were
assessed on or after January first, nineteen hundred and
forty-two. Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap. 542 An Act providing for the maintenance by the youth
SERVICE BOARD FOR A LIMITED TIME OF A PLACE OR PLACES
OF CUSTODY IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Upon its organization the youth service
board established by section sixty-four of chapter six of the
General Laws, as inserted by section two of chapter three
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 543. 559
hundred and ten of the acts of the current year, hereinafter
called the board, shall forthwith estabhsh in the city of
Boston for use during the limited period hereinafter speci-
fied, one or more places of custody which shall be com-
pletely separate from any lockup, police station or house of
detention in said city, which shall be used solely for the
temporary care, custody and study, under sections sixty-
six, sixty-seven and sixty-eight of chapter one hundred and
nineteen of the General Laws, of delinquent and wayward
children between the time of their arrest or taking into cus-
tody and the final disposition of their case, and shall be
maintained by the board until the board has developed a
program for the care, custody and study of such children
between the time of their arrest or taking into custody and
the final disposition of their case; but in no event shall said
place or places of custody be maintained longer than July
first, nineteen hundred and fifty.
Section 2. For establishing and maintaining a place or
places of custody under this act, the board may expend such
sums as may be appropriated therefor. Not later than
October first in each of the j^ears nineteen hundred and
forty-nine and nineteen hundred and fifty, the board shall
certify to the state treasurer the total amount expended by
it under this act during the preceding fiscal year. One half
of such amount shall be assessed on the city of Boston as
provided by section twenty of chapter fifty-nine of the
General Laws.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance on or before September first in the current year
by vote of the city council of said city, subject to the pro-
visions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved June 9, 1948.
Chap.b^S
An Act relative to the payment of legacy and suc-
cession TAXES upon future INTERESTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 65 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 15, as appearing in the amend^.^ ^^'
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — -Section 15. In case of a devise, be- Deposit, etc.,
quest or grant of real or personal property made or in- •'' ''^" **^ ***•
tended to take effect in possession or enjoyment after the
death of the grantor, to take effect in possession or come
into actual enjoyment after the expiration of one or more
life estates or a term of years, whether conditioned upon
the happening of a contingency, dependent upon the exer-
cise of a discretion, subject to a power of appointment, or
otherwise, the taxes upon which have not yet become due,
the executor, administrator, trustee or grantee may (a)
deposit with the state treasurer bonds or other negotiable
obligations of the commonwealth or of the United States of
America of such aggregate face amount as the commissioner
560
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 544.
Refund of
certain money
by state
treasurer.
may from time to time deem necessary to adequately secure
payment of such taxes, or (6) any executor, administrator,
trustee or grantee, or any person interested in such devise,
bequest or grant may give bond to a judge of the probate
court having jurisdiction of the estate of the decedent, in
such amount and with such sureties as said court may
approve, conditioned that the obligor shall notify the com-
missioner when said taxes become due and shall then pay
the same to the commonwealth. In case of a deposit of
bonds or other negotiable obligations with the state treas-
urer hereunder, he shall pay to such executor, administrator,
trustee or grantee as aforesaid. or persons entitled thereto
the interest accruing thereon and, if such taxes shall be paid
in full when due, shall return such bonds or obligations to
the persons entitled thereto; but if such taxes shall not be
paid when due, the state treasurer may sell all or any part
of such bonds or obligations to satisfy such taxes and shall
return to the persons entitled thereto all the proceeds of
such sale, and all such bonds or obligations, remaining in
his hands after satisfying such taxes.
Section 2. Any executor, administrator, trustee or
grantee having money on deposit with the state treasurer
pursuant to section fifteen of chapter sixty-five of the Gen-
eral Laws on the effective date of this act, shall forthwith
substitute therefor a deposit in accordance with the pro-
visions of clause (a) of said section or give bond in accordance
with clause (&) of said section, whereupon the state treasurer
shall return the money on deposit as aforesaid with interest
at the rate of two and one half per cent per annum up to
the time of said effective date, but no such deposit shall
bear interest after said date. Approved June 9, 1948.
Eiuorgcnoy
preamble.
Chap. 54:4: ^^ -'^ct providing for the acquisition, maintenance
AND OPERATION OF THE STEAMSHIP LINE OPERATING
between NEW BEDFORD, FALMOUTH AND THE ISLANDS
OF NANTUCKET AND MARTHA's VINEYARD, PROVIDING
for the creation of the new bedford, woods hole,
Martha's vineyard and nantucket steamship au-
thority AND DEFINING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES AND
PROVIDING FOR THE FINANCING OF SAID PROJECT.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide without delay
adequate transportation facilities between New Bedford,
Falmouth and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nan-
tucket, without cost to the commonwealth, therefore this
act is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public safety and
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's
Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Ldnes. — In order to pro-
vide adequate transportation of persons and necessaries of
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 544. 561
life for the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, the
Authority hereinafter created is hereby authorized and
empowered to purchase, construct, maintain and operate
necessary vessels, docks, wharves, other vessels, equipment,
furniture and supplies and to issue its revenue bonds payable
solely from revenues, or funds as hereinafter authorized in
section nine of this act.
Section 2. Credit of the Commonwealth not Pledged. —
Steamship bonds issued under the provisions of this act
shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the common-
wealth, nor a pledge of the faith and credit of the common-
wealth, but the bonds shall be payable solely from the funds
herein provided therefor. All such bonds shall contain on
the face thereof a statement to the effect that neither the
Authority nor the commonwealth shall be obligated to pay
the same, or the interest thereon except as herein provided,
and that the faith and credit of the commonwealth are not
pledged to the payment of the principal or of the interest on
such bonds.
Section 3. The New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's
Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority. — There is
hereby created a body corporate to be known as the New
Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Steamship Authority, which shall be deemed to be a public
instrumentality for the purpose of this act, and by that
name the Authority may sue and be sued, plead and be
impleaded, contract and be contracted with, and shall have
an official seal and may alter the same at pleasure.
The New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and
Nantucket Steamship Authority shall consist of five mem-
bers, who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the council. Five members shall
be residents of the commonwealth and shall include one
resident of Nantucket, one resident of Martha's Vineyard,
one resident of New Bedford and one resident of Falmouth.
The fifth member shall be designated as chairman of the
Authority, and his term of office shall be eight years. The
four resident members of the Authority first appointed shall
continue in office for terms expiring on July first, nineteen
hundred and fifty-six, July first, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-two and
July first, nineteen hundred and fifty, respectively, the term
of each member to be designated by the governor and
continue until his respective successor shall be duly ap-
pointed and qualified. The successor of each member shall
be appointed for a term of eight years, except that any
person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to
serve only for the unexpired term. Any member of the
Authority shall be eligible for reappointment. Each mem-
ber of the Authority may be removed by the governor, with
the advice and consent of the council, for misfeasance,
malfeasance or wilful neglect of duty, but only after reason-
able notice and a public hearing unless the same are in
562 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 544.
writing expressly waived. Each appointed member of the
Authority, before entering upon his duties, shall take an
oath before the governor to administer the duties of his
office faithfully and impartially, and a record of such oaths
shall be filed in the office of the state secretary.
The Authority shall elect one of the members as vice-
chairman and as secretary, and shall also elect a treasurer
who need not be a member of the Authority. Three members
of the Authority shall constitute a quorum, and the vote of
three members shall be necessary for any action taken by
the Authority. No vacancy in the membership of the
Authority shall impair the right of a quoRun to exercise all
the rights and perform all the duties of the Authority.
Before the issuance of any steamship bonds under the
provisions of this act, each member of the Authority shall
execute a surety bond to the commonwealth, with a surety
company authorized to transact business in this common-
wealth as surety in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars,
and the treasurer shall execute such a bond in the penal
sum of twenty thousand dollars conditioned upon the faithful
performance of the duties of his office. Each such surety
bond will be approved by the attorney general and filed in
the office of the state secretary. The members of the Au-
thority shall serve without compensation. Each member
shall be reimbursed for his actual expenses necessarily in-
curred in the performance of his duties. All expenses incurred
in carrying out the provisions of this act shall be paid solely
from funds provided under the authority of this act, and no
liability or obligation shall be incurred by the Authority
hereunder beyond the extent to which moneys shall have
been provided under authority of this act.
Section 4. Definitions. — As used in this act, the fol-
lowing words and terms shall have the following meanings
unless the context shall indicate another or different mean-
ing or intent : —
(a) The word "Authority" shall mean the New Bedford,
Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship
Authority created by section three of this act, or if said
Authority shall be abolished, the board, body or commis-
sion succeeding to the principal functions thereof, or to
whom the powers given by this act to the Authority shall
be given by law.
(6) The words "steamship line" shall mean the existing
vessels, real and personal estate and shall embrace all prop-
erty rights, easements and interests acquired by the Author-
ity for the operation of the steamship line.
(c) The term "cost of the project" shall embrace the
cost of the acquisition of the steamship line operated by
the Massachusetts Steamship Lines, Incorporated, and shall
include all of the land, property rights, easements and in-
terests acquired by the Authority, the cost of all vessels,
machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest
charges, cost of traffic estimates and of engineering and
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 544. 563
legal expenses, plans, surveys, estimate of costs and reve-
nues and other expenses necessary or incident to the acqui-
sition of the steamship line, administrative expense and
such other expenses as may be necessary or incident for the
project and financing and acquisition costs of the project.
Section 5. General Grant of Powers. — The Authority
is hereby authorized and empowered —
(a) To acquire, maintain, repair and operate the project.
(6) To issue bonds of the Authority payable solely from
the funds herein provided for such payment for the purpose
of paying all or any part of the cost of the project, and for
replacements and new construction or acquisition of vessels
and other facilities required to provide adequate service, the
total amount not to exceed six million dollars.
(c) To fix, from time to time, such rates of fare and charges
for service furnished or operated as in the judgment of
its members are best adapted to insure sufficient income to
meet the cost of the service, as hereinafter defined. Rates
so fixed shall be and remain in effect until changed by the
Authority unless the department of public utilities shall upon
petition and after a public hearing disapprove them. Such
disapproval, if any, shall not be retroactive in effect. ,
The cost of the service shall include (1) operating ex-
penses, (2) taxes, (3) rentals, (4) interest on all indebted-
ness of said corporation, if any, (including amortization of
discount or premium) assumed by the Authority and still
outstanding, (5) interest and amortization (including amor-
tization of discount or premium) on bonds or notes of the
Authority issued under this act, (6) such allowance as the
Authority may deem necessary or advisable for deprecia-
tion of property and for obsolescence and losses in respect
to property sold, destroyed or abandoned, (7) salaries and
wages of all officers and employees appointed or employed
by or subject to the supervision of the Authority, and, to
the extent authorized by the Authority, pensions and retire-
ment allowances, if any, to present and former employees
of said corporation and employees of the Authority, (8) all
other expenditures and charges which are properly charge-
able against income or surplus.
(d) To adopt by-laws for the regulation of its affairs and
the conduct of its business.
(e) To acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal
property, including additional vessels and fixtures, for its
corporate purposes.
(/) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements
necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and
the execution of its powers under this act, and to employ
consulting engineers, superintendents, managers, accounting
experts, attorneys and such other employees and agents as
may be necessary in its judgment, and to fix their compensa-
tion, provided that all such expenses shall be solely from the
proceeds of bonds issued under the provisions of this act or
from the revenues of the operation of the steamship line.
504 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 544.
(g) To receive and accept from any federal agency grants
for or in aid of the acquisition or operation of the project,
and to receive and to accept contributions from any source
of either money, property, labor or other things of value,
to be held, used and apphed only for the purposes for which
such grants and contributions may be made; and to do all
acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the
powers expressly granted in this act.
(h) To employ, in so far as may be practicable the regular
employees of the Massachusetts Steamship Lines, Incor-
porated, and to recognize such seniority and pension benefits
as the said employees currently enjoy under any health,
sickness or retirement program.
Section 6. Steamship Bonds. — The Authority is hereby
authorized to provide by resolution at one time or from time
to time for the issuance of bonds of the Authority for the
purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of the project
and foi- replacements and new construction or acquisition of
vessels and other facilities required to provide adequate
service. The principal and interest of such bonds shall be
payable solely from the funds herein provided for such pay-
ment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear
interest at such rates not exceeding four and a half per cen-
tum per annum, shall mature at such time or times not
exceeding forty years from their date or dates as may be
determined by the Authority, and may be made redeeniable
before maturity at the option of the Authority, at such price
or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be
fixed by the Authority prior to the issuance of the bonds.
The Authority shall determine the form of the bonds, includ-
ing any interest coupons to be attached thereto, and the
manner of execution of the bonds, and shall fix the denomina-
tion or denominations of the bonds and the place or places
of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any
bank or trust company within the commonwealth. In case
any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature
shall appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such
officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature or
such facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for
all purposes, the same as if he had remained in office until
such delivery. All bonds issued under the provisions of this
act shall have and are hereby declared to have all the quali-
ties and incidents of negotiable instruments under the negoti-
able instruments law of the commonwealth. The bonds may
be issued in coupon or in registered form, or both, as the
Authority may determine, and provision may be made for
the registration of any coupon bonds as to principal alone,
and also as to both principal and interest, and for the recon-
version into coupon bonds of any bonds registered as to
both principal and interest. The Authority may sell such
bonds in such manner, either at public or at private sale,
and for such price, as it may determine to be for the best
interests of the Authority, but no such sale shall be made at a
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 544. 565
price so low as to require the payment of interest on the
money received therefor at more than four and a half per
centum per annum, computed with relation to the absolute
maturity of the bonds in accordance with standard tables of
bond values, excluding, however, from such computation
the amount of any premium to be paid on redemption of any
bonds prior to maturity.
The proceeds of such bonds shall be used solely for the
payment of the cost of the project, and for replacements and
new construction or acquisition of vessels and other facilities
required to provide adequate service and shall be disbursed
in such manner and under such restrictions, if any, as the
Authority may provide. If the proceeds of such bonds, by
error of estimates or otherwise, shall be less than such cost,
additional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the
amount of such deficit, and, unless otherwise provided in the
resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the
trust agreement hereinafter mentioned, shall be deemed to
be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from
the same fund without preference or priority of the bonds
first issued. If the proceeds of the bonds shall exceed the
cost of the project, the surplus shall be used for the retire-
ment of such bonds. Prior to the preparation of definitive
bonds, the Authority may, under like restrictions, issue in-
terim receipts or temporary bonds, with or without coupons,
exchangeable for definitive bonds when such bonds have
been executed and are available for delivery. The Authority
may also provide for the replacement of any bonds which
shall become mutilated or shall be destroyed or lost. Bonds
may be issued under the provisions of this act without
obtaining the consent of any department, division, commis-
sion, board, bureau or agency of the commonwealth, and
without any other proceedings or the happening of any
other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions
or things which are specifically required by this act.
The Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolu-
tion for the issuance of refunding bonds of the Authority for
the purpose of refunding any bonds that are outstanding and
issued under the provisions of this act, including payment
of any redemption premium thereon and any interest ac-
crued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds,
and, if deemed advisable by the Authority, for the additional
purpose of purchasing additional vessels or equipment. The
issuance of such bonds, the maturities and other details
thereof, and the duties of the Authority in respect to the
same, shall be governed by the provisions of this act in so
far as the same may be applicable.
While any bonds issued by the Authority remain outstand-
ing, the powers, duties or existence of the Authority shall
not be diminished or impaired in any way that will affect
adversely the interests and rights of the holders of such
bonds.
While any bonds issued by the Authority remain unpaid,
566 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 544.
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no person shall operate a vessel of more than one hundred
tons gross tonnage to carry by water passengers or freight
between the mainland of the commonwealth and the islands
of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, and the Authority
shall be entitled to receive injunctive relief against such
operation.
Section 7. Exefnption from Taxation. — The exercise
of the powers granted by this act will be in all respects for
the benefit of the people of the commonwealth, for the
increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the
improvement of their health and living conditions, and as
the operation and maintenance of the steamship line by the
Authority will constitute the performance of essential gov-
ernmental functions, the Authority shall not be required to
pay any taxes or assessments upon the project or any
property acquired or used by the Authority under the
provisions of this act or upon the income therefrom, and the
bonds and refunding bonds issued under the provisions of
this act, their transfer and the income therefrom (including
any profit made on the sale thereof), shall at all times be
free from taxation within the commonwealth.
EdV'63Ti2 Section 7A. Section 12 of chapter 63 of the General
amended. ' Laws is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (h)
the following: —
(i) Bonds issued by the New Bedford, Woods Hole,
Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority.
Section 8. Trust Agreement. — In the discretion of the
Authority such bonds or refunding bonds shall be secured
by a trust agreement by and between the Authority and a
corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank
having the powers of a trust company within the common-
wealth. Such trust agreement may pledge or assign the
revenues to be received, but shall not convey or mortgage
the vessels, equipment or property. Either the resolution
providing for the issuance of bonds or such trust agreement
may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing
the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reason-
able and proper and not in violation of law, including cove-
nants setting forth the duties of the Authority in relation
to the acquisition, improvement, maintenance, operation,
repair and insurance of the project, and the custody, safe-
guarding and application of all moneys.
It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorpo-
rated under the laws of the commonwealth to act as deposi-
tory of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues and to furnish
such indemnifying bonds or to pledge such securities as may
be required by the Authority. Such trust agreement may
set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of
the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action
by bondholders as is customary in trust agreement or trust
indentures securing bonds and debentures of corporations
In addition to the foregoing, such trust agreement may
contain such other provisions, including a provision for a
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 544. 5G7
sinking fund, as the Authority may deem reasonable and
proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses
incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agi'ee-
ment may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation
of the project.
Section 9. Revenues. — The revenues derived from the
operation of the steamship line, except such part thereof as
may be necessary to pay the cost of maintenance, repair
and operation thereof and to provide such reserves therefor
as may be provided for in the resolutions authorizing the
issuance of the bonds, shall be set aside at such regular
intervals as may be provided in such resolutions in a reserve
fund which shall be pledged to, and charged with the pay-
ment of: — (1) the interest upon the bonds as such interest
falls due, (2) the principal of the bonds as the same shall
fall due, (3) the necessary charges of agents for the payment
of principal and interest, (4) the redemption price or the
purchase price of bonds redeemed by call or purchase as
therein provided. The moneys in such reserve fund, less
reserves as may be provided in such resolutions, shall be
used within a reasonable time for the purchase or redemp-
tion of bonds.
Whenever the income of the Authority is insufficient to
meet the cost of the service, as defined in section five, the
reserve fund shall be used as far as necessary to make up
said deficiency.
If as of the last day of December in any^ear the amount
remaining in the reserve fund shall be insufficient to meet
the deficiency hereinbefore referred to,Mihe Authority shall
notify the state treasurer of the amount of such deficiency,
less the amount, if any, in the reserve fund applicable thereto,
and the commonwealth shall thereupon pay over to the
Authority the amount so ascertained and the Authority
shall apply the amount so received from the commonwealth in
payment of such deficiency.^ Pending such payment, the Au-
thority shall borrow such amount of money as may be neces-
sary to enable it to make all payments as they become due.
If as of the last day of December in any year the reserve
fund shall exceed the amount originally established, the
Authority shall apply any excess so far as necessary to
reimbursing the commonwealth for any amounts which it
may have paid to the Authority under the provisions hereof
and the commonwealth shall thereupon distribute the
amounts so received among the cities and towns constituting
the Authority in proportion to the amounts which they have
respectively been assessed as hereinafter provided.
In order to meet any pajonent required of the common-
wealth under this section, the state treasurer may borrow
at any time, in anticipation crf^he assessments to be levied
•^ipon the cities and towns "liereinafter specified, such sums
of money as may be necessary to make said payments and
he shall repay any sums so borrowed as soon after said
assessments are paid as is expedient.
568 Acts, 194S. — Chap. 544.
In case tlie commonwealth shall be called upon to pay
the Authority any amount under this section, such amount
with interest or other charges incurred in borrowing the
money foi' the purpose, except such amounts as may be
appropriated by the general court therefor, shall be assessed
on the city ojt New Bedford and the towns of Ealmouth and
Nantucket wid the countvpf Dukes County, in the follow-
ing proportions, viz.r^^fteen per cent on the city of New
Bedford; ten per cent on the town of Falmouth -twenty-
B:r6. per cent on the town of Nantucket ; and -fiftxper cent
on tlie county of Dukes County. The county commission-
ers of the county of Dukes County shall allocate said assess-
ment upon said/?ounty to be paid severally Ijjj/the towns
in said county, excepting the town of Gosnold, in th^same
proportions "^s in the assessment of the county tax.
If at any time the Authority has not sufficient cash to
make the payments required in the course of its manage-
ment and operation of the steamship line and other proper-
ties under its control, the Authority may temporarily bor-
row money and issue notes of the Authority therefor.
Section 10. Trust Funds. — All moneys received pur-
suant to the authority of this act, whether as proceeds from
the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust
funds, to be held and applied solely as provided in this act.
The Authority shall, in the resolution authorizing the issu-
ance of bonds or in the trust agreement, provide for the
payment of the proceeds of the sale of such bonds, and all
revenues to be received, to any officer who, or to any agency,
bank or trust company which, shall act as trustee of such
funds and shall hold and apply the same to the purposes
hereof, subject to such regulations as this act and such reso-
lution or trust agreement may provide.
Section 11. Bonds Eligible for Investment. — Bonds and
refunding bonds issued under the provisions of this act are
hereby made securities in which all public officers and pub-
lic bodies of the commonwealth and its pohtical subdivi-
sions, all insurance companies, trust companies in their
commercial departments and within the limits set by sec-
tion forty of chapter one hundred and seventy-two of the
General Laws, banking associations, investment companies,
executors, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other per-
sons whatsoever who are now or may hereafter be author-
ized to invest in bonds or other obligations of a similar
nature may properlj^ and legally invest funds, including capi-
tal in their control or belonging to them, and such bonds
are hereby made obhgations which may properly and legally
be made eligible for the investment of savings deposits and
the income thereof in the manner provided by subdivision
(c) of clause Fifteenth of section fifty-four of chapter one
hundred and sixty-eight of the General Laws. Such reve-
nue bonds are hereby made securities which may properly
and legally be deposited with and received by any state or
municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 544. 669
the commonwealth for any purpose for which the deposit
of bonds or other obligations of the commonwealth now or
may hereafter be authorized by law.
Section 12. Remedies. — Any holder of bonds or refund-
ing bonds issued under the provisions of this act or of any
of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under
the trust agreement, if any, except to the extent the rights
herein given may be restricted by such resolution or trust
agreement, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action,
mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and
all rights under the laws of the commonwealth or granted
hereunder or under such resolution or trust agreement, and
may enforce and compel the performance of all duties re-
quired by this act or by such resolution or trust agreement
to be performed by the Authority or by any officer thereof,
including the fixing, charging and collecting of tolls and
charges for the use of the project.
Section 13. The Authority is hereby authorized and
empowered from funds provided under the authority of this
act to purchase from the Massachusetts Steamship Lines,
Incorporated, a Massachusetts corporation, which now oper-
ates the steamship line between New Bedford, Falmouth,
Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, all or any part of that
corporation's right, title and interest in the lands, terminals,
wharves and buildings located in the counties of Barnstable,
Bristol, Dukes County and Nantucket together with its
vessels and their furniture and equipment, terminal equip-
ment and inventories of materials and supplies and all other
tangible property used or useful in connection with the
operation of said line, stock, contracts, franchises, licenses,
permits and operating records of said corporation as a going
concern or, in the alternative, the entire capital stock of
said corporation, at a price and upon such terms and condi-
tions as it may deem proper, and as may be agreed by the
Authority and the seller or sellers. If the Authority shall
be unable to purchase the entire capital stock of said cor-
poration, it may purchase such part thereof as is available
for sale but in no event less than two thirds of the shares
of each class then outstanding and upon such purchase shall
cause said corporation after complying with the provisions
of section forty-two of chapter one hundred and fifty-six of
the General Laws to transfer all of its assets to the Authority.
In the event that the Authority and the Massachusetts
Steamship Lines, Incorporated or, in the alternative, the
holders of its capital stock as provided above, are not able
to agree upon the fair purchase price of said property or,
in the alternative, the capital stock to be purchased, the
Authority may agree with the said corporation or the hold-
ers of at least two thirds of each class of its capital stock
then outstanding to refer the matter of price to a board of
arbitration to consist of three members, one of whom shall
be selected by the Authority, one by said corporation or
said stockholders, and the third by the chief justice of the
570 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 544.
supreme judicial court of the commonwealth if the parties
do not agree upon the third arbitrator within thirty days
of the date of the agreement for arbitration. The decision
of said board of arbitration shall be final and binding on
both parties and the board of arbitration shall be governed
by the rules of the American Arbitration Association and
the cost of said arbitration shall be borne equally by the
Authority and the corporation or its stockholders. In the
event that the Authority and Massachusetts Steamship
Lines, Incorporated or its stockholders are unable to agree
upon a price or to refer the matter of price to said board of
arbitration then the Authority is empowered by this act to
acquire all or any part of said property as a going concern
or said entire capital stock by eminent domain. Proceed-
ings to determine the amount of compensation to be paid
by the Authority shall be in the manner and with the reme-
dies provided by chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws.
The Authority in such event shall notify the Massachu-
setts Steamship Lines, Incorporated, that as of a day and
time to be specified in said notice the Authority will acquire
said property or said entire capital stock. Upon the date
and time specified in such notice to said corporation said
property, or, in the alternative, said entire capital stock
shall without further conveyance and by virtue of this act
be and become vested in the Authority; and if the Author-
ity determines to take said property all the then outstand-
ing indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of said corpora-
tion shall, without further action and by virtue of this act,
be assumed by the Authority. If the Authority determines
to take the capital stock by eminent domain, the notice to
said corporation shall be not less than forty-five days prior
to the date said stock is to be acquired.
Section 14. Report. — On or before the thirtieth day of
January in each year, the Authority shall make ^n annual
report of its activities for the preceding calendar year to the
governor and to the general court. Each such report shall
set forth a complete operating and financial statement
covering its operations during the year. The Authority
shall cause an audit of its books to be made at least once
in each year by the state auditor, and the cost thereof may
be treated as part of the operation of the project. Such
audits shall be deemed to be public records within the
meaning of chapter sixty-six of the General Laws.
Any member, agent or employee of the Authority who
contracts with the Authority or is interested, either directly
or indirectly in any contract with the Authority, other than,
a contract relating to labor or wages, shall be punished by a
fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprison-
ment for not more than one year or both.
Section 15. Appropriation. — To provide for the pre-
liminary expenses of the Authority in carrying out the
provisions of this act, there may be expended such sums,
not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, as may be appropriated
Acts, 1948. —Chaps. 545, 546. 571
therefor from the general fund or revenue of the common-
wealth, which sum shall be paid to the Authority, and any
sum so paid shall be rehnbursed by the Authority to the
commonwealth out of the proceeds of any revenue bonds
which may be issued under the provisions of this act.
Section 16. Act Liberally Construed. — This act, being
necessary for the welfare of the commonwealth and its
inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes
thereof.
Section 17. Constitutional Construction. — The provi-
sions of this act are severable, and if any of its provisions
shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, the decision of such court shall not affect or
impair any of the remaining provisions.
Section 18. Inconsistent Laws Inapplicable. — All other
general or special laws, or parts thereof, inconsistent here-
with are hereby declared to be inapplicable to the provisions
of this act. Approved June 11, 1948.
An Act authorizing the port of boston authority to (JJiay 545
MAKE certain COMMITMENTS AND EXPENDITURES FROM
the PROCEEDS OF A CERTAIN BOND ISSUE
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend Jil'rrf.fu,"'^^
to defeat its purpose, which is to make certam funds im-
mediately available for expenditure by the Port of Boston
Authority to further the development of the Port of Bos-
ton, therefore this act is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Subject to the conditions imposed by section ten of chap-
ter six hundred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-five, the Port of Boston Authority is hereby au-
thorized, for the purpose of purchasing sites and pier loca-
tions and the construction thereon of pier facilities under
authority of chapter ninety-one A of the General Laws, to
make commitments and expenditures, without further au-
thorization by the general court therefor, from the pro-
ceeds of the bond issue provided for by said section ten up
to but not in excess of the amount of seven million five
hundred thousand dollars, such amount to be in addition to
the amount heretofore authorized to be expended from said
proceeds. Approved June 11, 1948.
An Act relative to hospital expenses in connection Cha7).54:Q
WITH the support OF POOR PERSONS.
Whereas, The deferrcul operation of this act would result ^';"J!^l',%llP'
in delaying the piopor })a>Tnont of certain bills foi- hospital
payments, so called, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
572 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 547, 548.
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed V' 122' § 18 Section 18 of chapter 122 of the General Laws, as amended,
etc!,'amenckd.' is hereby further amended by striking out the fifth sentence,
as appearing in chapter 618 of the acts of 1947, and insert-
Hospitai ing in place thereof the following sentence: — There shall
expenses. |^^ allowed for the support of a person in a hospital such
amounts, as are determined to be the equivalent of actual
costs to the hospital which renders support and treatment,
but in no event to exceed eight dollars per diem.
Approved June 11, 1948.
Chap. 547 An Act relative to woodlawn cemetery.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 395 of the acts of 1894 is
hereby amended by adding at the end the following sen-
tence : — Said corporation may, however, enter into agree-
ments with the city of Everett or the Everett Housing
Authority for the sale of, and may sell to said city or to said
Authority such of its real property as may be devoted to the
construction of veterans' housing projects.
Section 2. Section 4 of said chapter 395 is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "Cemetery", in lines 21
and 22, the following sentence: — The foregoing conditions,
however, may be released by the Woodlawn Cemetery Cor-
poration so far as applicable to the land referred to on the
crest of Corbett Hill, so called, in said city of Everett as
hereinbefore defined so that the same may be used ex-
clusively for the construction of veterans' housing projects.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 11, 1948.
Chap. 548 An Act designating the "state educational agency"
AS REQUIRED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IN
CARRYING OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL
LUNCH ACT.
'^r'^ambiT^ WAergfls, Tlic deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is in part to make possible
forthwith the carrying out of the National School Lunch
Act, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public con-
venience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of education is hereby designated
as the "State Educational Agency" to represent the com-
monwealth in dealing with the secretary of agriculture of
the United States in carrying out the provisions of the
National School Lunch Act as enacted into law on June
fourth, nineteen hundred and forty-six.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 549. 573
Section 2. Pursuant to any power of school committees
(o operate or provide for the operation of school limch
programs in schools under their jurisdiction, a school com-
mittee of anj^ town may establish, maintain, operate and
expand a school lunch program for the pupils in any school
building under the jurisdiction of said committee, may make
all contracts necessary to provide material, personnel and
equipment needed to carry out the provisions of this act;
and if necessary may appropriate funds to meet the matching
requirements and any other provisions of said National
School Lunch Act. Approved June 11, 1948.
An Act relative to the payment of war allowances
to dependent relatives of certain veterans.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 11 of the acts of 1942 is hereby amended by strik-
ing out section 1, as most recently amended by section 9
of chapter 584 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place
thereof the following: — Section 1. Any city or town, act-
ing by its veterans' agent, as defined by section one of
chapter one hundred and fifteen of the General Laws, may
provide a war allowance for the dependent relatives of any
person in the military or naval service of the United States
whose service therein commenced prior to December thirty-
first, nineteen hundred and forty-six; provided, that on
September sixteenth, nineteen hundred and forty, or, if
after said date and before December thirty-first, nineteen
hundred and forty-six, said person entered said service or
was recalled thereto or was continued therein after the
expiration of a prior enlistment, at the time of his entry into
or recall to or continuance in said service to the credit of the
commonwealth, said person was a resident of this common-
wealth and had been a resident thereof for not less than
one year. The dependent relatives of such a person who are
eligible to receive such aid shall be the wife, children under
eighteen years of age, or any child dependent by reason of
physical or mental incapacity, or a brother or sister under
eighteen years of age, or a dependent parent, or any one who
stood in the relationship of a parent to such person for five
years prior to said September sixteenth or, if after said date
said person entered said service or was recalled thereto or
was continued therein after the expiration of a prior enlist-
ment, for five years prior to his entry into, recall to or con-
tinuance in said service to the credit of the commonwealth.
The commissioner of veterans' services may authorize the
payment of medical and hospital bills that have accrued
during the illness of any dependent relative of such a per-
son in case such dependent dies while said person is in said
service. The allowance authorized by this section shall
cease on the termination of the .service by death or discharge.
Approved June 11 , 19J,H.
C/iap. 549
574
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 262, §34,
etc., amended.
Fees of
town clerks.
Chav.hbi) An Act regulating fees to be charcjed by city and
TOWN CLERKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 262 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 34, as amended by chapter
21 of the acts of 1933, and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing: — Section 34- The fees of city and town clerks shall
be as follows : —
(1) For filing and indexing assignment for the benefit of
creditors, two dollars.
(2) For recording assignment of future wages or salary,
one dollar.
(3) For filing attachment of bulky personal property, one
dollar.
(4) For filing dissolution of attachment of bulky personal
property, fifty cents.
(5) For preparing, signing and recording auctioneer's li-
cense to inhabitant of city or town, two dollars.
(6) For preparing, signing and recording auctioneer's spe-
cial license to non-resident of city or town for specified days
in the sale of real estate, livestock and general farm equip-
ment, for each day specified, five dollars.
(7) For preparing, signing and recording permit to non-
resident of a city or town to sell goods, wares and merchan-
dise brought into a city or town for sale therein, by auction,
five dollars.
(8) For preparing, signing and recording license and any
renewal thereof to conduct and maintain an establishment
where any gold, silver or plated ware, stones, precious or
otherwise, watches, clocks, jewelry, bric-a-brac, crockery,
glassware, art goods or leather goods, or articles or goods
represented as such are sold at auction, ten dollars.
(9) For preparing, signing and recording permit granted
to person holding an auctioneer's license under section two
of chapter one hundred to act as auctioneer in a sale at an
establishment, the conduct and maintenance of which is for
the sale at auction of any gold, silver or plated ware, stones,
precious or otherwise, watches, clocks, jewelry, bric-a-brac,
crockery, glassware, art goods or leather goods, or articles or
goods represented as such, two dollars.
(10) For preparing, signing and recording a license granted
to a person, other than a licensee under section fourteen of
chapter one hundred, to maintain an establishment wherein
is held any auction represented or advertised by any one
of such descriptive terms as "bankruptcy", "insolvent",
"creditors' ", "receiver's", "assignee's", "removal", "clos-
ing out", "going out of business" or "hquidation", ten
dollars.
(11) For entering amendment of a record of the birth of
an illegitimate child, subsequently legitimatized, fifty cents.
(12) For correcting errors in a record of birth, fifty cents.
(13) For furnishing certificate of a birth, fifty cents.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550. 575
(14) For enieiing delayed record of birth, fifty cents.
(15) For filing bond to cover the risk of damage from all
blasting operations, a permit for which is granted under the
provisions of section nineteen of chapter one hundred and
forty-eight, one dollar.
(16) For filing bond conditioned upon the payment of any
judgment for damage or injury resulting from the storage
or manufacture of fireworks as provided by section forty of
chapter one hundred and forty-eight, one dollar.
(17) For recording bill of sale given for security, one
dollar.
(18) For recording bill of sale given for security, with con-
dition of redemption, one dollar.
(19) For recording acknowledgment of payment of bill of
sale given as security or given for security with condition of
redemption, fifty cents.
(20) For filing certificate of a person conducting business
under any title other than his real name, one dollar.
(21) For filing statement by a person conducting business
under any title other than his real name, of his discontinu-
ance, retirement or withdrawal from such business, fifty
cents.
(22) For furnishing certified copy of certificate of person
conducting business under any title other than his real
name, or a statement by such person of his discontinuance,
retirement or withdrawal from such business, fifty cents.
(23) For -issuing a warrant to disinterested persons as
provided by section thirty-six of chapter forty-nine to deter-
mine amount due from owner of beasts for the damages,
costs and expenses for which they have been impounded or
detained, fifty cents.
(24) For recording the name and address, the date and
number of the certificate issued to a person registered for
the practice of chiropody (podiatry) in the commonwealth,
one dollar.
(25) For certifying copies of any records or registries of a
church, parish, religious society, monthly meeting of the
people called Friends or Quakers, deposited in his office, one
dollar per page.
(26) For preparing, signing and recording a license granted
to a common carrier of passengers by motor vehicle under
the provisions of section one of chapter one hundred and
fifty-nine A, ten dollars.
(27) For receiving records of proprietors of common prop-
erty after final division of their common property as provided
in section fifteen of chapter one hundred and seventy-nine,
five dollars.
(28) For making and certifying copies of records of com-
mon proprietors deposited under the provisions of section
fifteen of chapter one hundred and seventy-nine, one dollar
per page.
(29) For correcting errors in a record of death, fifty cents.
(30) For furnishing a certificate of death, fifty cents.
576 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550.
(31) For recording attested copy of order and certificate
of the clerk of the department of pubUc utiUties granting a
location for a Une for the transmission of electricity imder
the provisions of section twenty-eight of chapter one hun-
dred and sixty-six, five dollars.
(32) For furnishing attested copies of order and certificate
of the clerk of the department of public utilities granting a
location for a line for the transmission of electricity under
the provisions of section twenty-eight of chapter one hundred
and sixty-six, one dollar per page.
(33) For recording assignment by fence viewers upon de-
termination of a dispute as to a partition fence, one doUar.
(34) For recording attested order and certificate of the
clerk of the department of public utilities granting a loca-
tion to a gas company under the provisions of section
seventy A of chapter one hundred and sixty-four, five dollars.
(35) For furnishing attested copies of order and certificate
of the clerk of the department of public utilities granting a
location to a gas company imder the provisions of section
seventy A of chapter one hundred and sixty-four, one dollai-
per page.
(36) For receiving and recording an order by the metro-
politan district commission granting locations in boulevards
under its control to street railways, electric railroads and gas
and electric companies, or extension, alteration or revoca-
tion of the same, five dollars.
(37) For issuing and recording licenses to keepers of in-
telligence offices, two dollars.
(38) For issuing and recording licenses to dealers in junk,
old metals, secondhand articles and junk collectoi's, two dol-
lars, and such other fee as may be established by ordinance
or by-law.
(39) For issuing and recording licenses to pawn brokers,
twenty-five dollars.
(40) For issuing and recording licenses to keepers of bil-
liard saloons, pool or sippio rooms or tables, bowling alleys,
roller skating rinks, and carousels, two dollars, and such other
fee as may be established by ordinance or by-law.
(41) For issuing and recording licenses for the opera-
tion of inclined railways, Ferris wheels, outdoor exhibitions
of fire fighting for the amusement of the public, and picnic
groves, two dollars, and such other fee as may be estab-
lished by ordinance or by-law.
(42) For entering notice of intention of marriage and issu-
ing certificate thereof, two dollars.
(43) For entering certificate of marriage filed by persons
married out of the commonwealth, two dollars.
(44) For issuing certificate of marriage, fifty cents.
(45) For correcting errors in a record of marriage, fifty
cents.
(46) For recording certificate of married woman who
does or proposes to do business on her separate account, one
dollar.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550. 577
(47) For recording mortgage of personal property, one
dollar per page but not less than three dollars.
(48) For recording assignment, partial release or discharge
of mortgage of personal property, one dollar.
(49) For attesting signature of mortgagee of discharge of
mortgage of personal property, entered on margin of record,
one dollar.
(50) For recording written statement by mortgagee of oral
condition for redemption, one dollar per page.
(51) For recording notice of foreclosure of mortgage of
personal property, one dollar and fifty cents.
(52) For recording notice of intention to sell property
pledged for the payment of money with affidavit of service,
one dollar and fifty cents.
(53) For recording personal property mortgages of per-
sons engaged in the business of oyster growing, farming,
tillage of the soil, crop production, or the raising, breeding,
fattening or marketing of live stock, oysters, growing or to
be planted in leased, licensed or owned beds, annual or peren-
nial crops of every description, including fruits, berries, em-
blements, nursery stock and industrial growing crops whether
grown, growing or to be planted within one year from the
e.xecution of the mortgage, one dollar per page but not less
than three dollars.
(54) For recording power of attorney, one dollar.
(55) For recording lien on vessel for labor performed,
material used or labor and materials furnished in the con-
struction, launching or repairs thereof, or in the construc-
tion of laiuiching ways for, or for provisions, stores or other
articles furnished for or on account of such vessel in the
commonwealth, one dollar per page but not less than three
dollars.
(56) For the filing of notice of a lien, and discharge
thereof under sections forty-two and forty-four of chapter
two hundred and fifty-five, one dollar.
(57) For recording certificate of registration granted to
a person to engage in the practice of optometry, or issuing
a certified copy thereof, one dollar.
(58) For recording the name of the owner of a certificate
of registration as a physician or osteopath in the common-
wealth, one dollar.
(59) For filing notice of intention to claim a right of
action for material furnished and actually used in construct-
ing a railroad or railway as provided by section ninety-
eight of chapter one hundred and fifty-nine, one dollar.
(60) For filing written statement of amount of debt due
a person for labor performed in the construction of a rail-
road or railway as provided by section ninety-nine of chap-
ter one hundred and fifty-nine, one dollar per page.
(61) For filing statement of amount of debt due for labor
performed in constructing a building, sewer or drain or water
works or other public works owned by a city or town under
a contract with any person having authority from or light-
578 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550.
fully acting for such city or town in furnishing labor, one
dollar.
(62) For recording order granting locations of poles, piers,
abutments or conduits, alterations or transfers thereof, and
increase of number of wires and cable or attachments under
the provisions of section twenty-two of chapter one hundred
and sixty-six, three dollars, and fifty cents additional for
each street or way included in such order.
(63) For filing by a person engaged in manufacturing or
selling beverages a description of his name used with the word
"registered" in vessels or boxes used by him, one dollar.
(64) For filing by a person engaged in buying, selling or
dealing in milk or cream in cans or who uses cans, tubs or
cabinets in the sale or storage of frozen desserts and/or ice
cream mix with his name and the word "registered" pro-
duced thereon, a description of the name so used by him,
one dollar.
(65) For furnishing copies of public records in his cus-
tody, one dollar per page.
(66) For examining records or papers relating to births,
marriages or deaths upon the application of any person, the
actual expense thereof, but not less than one dollar.
(67) For copying any manuscript or record pertaining to
a birth, marriage or death, one dollar per page.
(68) For recording petition for the construction of roads
to low land, ponds, swamps, quarries, mines or mineral
deposits, and order thereon, one dollar per page.
(69) For receiving and filing of a complete inventory of
all items to be included in a "closing out sale", "going out
of business sale", "discontinuance of business sale", "re-
moval sale" or other designation of like meaning, one dol-
lar per page.
(70) For the recording of a hcense granted by the select-
men for the use of steam engines under section one hundred
and fifteen of chapter one hundred and forty, one dollar.
(71) For recording a permit issued under the provisions
of section one hundred and thirty-three of chapter one
hundred and forty for the emission of smoke, one dollar.
(72) For the registration of a stallion kept for breeding
purposes, fifty cents.
(73) For recording license to run a steamboat or other
boat propelled by mechanical power for hire on lakes, ponds
or water not within the maritime jurisdiction of the United
States, one dollar.
(74) For filing notice by owner or lessee of a tenement
house in towns under the provisions of section fifty-nine of
chapter one hundred and forty-five, one dollar.
(75) For filing a copy of written instrument or declara-
tion of trust by the trustees of an association or trust, or
any amendment thereof, as provided by section two of chap-
ter one hundred and eighty-two, five dollars.
(76) For registering vessels used for sale of milk as pro-
vided by section forty-five of chapter ninety-four, one dollar.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550. . 579
(77) For issuing a license to convey oleomarg3,rine in a
vehicle or otherwise for the purpose of selling the same as pro-
vided by section fifty-two of chapter ninety-four, fifty cents.
(78) For recording deed of lot or plot in a public burial
place or cemetery, one dollar.
(79) If a paper contains the names of more than two parties,
an additional fee of twenty-five cents each shall be charged
for indexing the names of additional parties.
The schedule of fees for city and town clerks as established
by this section shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the
office of every such clerk.
Section 2. Section 1.3 of chapter 46 of the General Laws, g. l. (Xer.
as most recently amended by chapter 65 of the acts of 1945, ^tl! amended.
is hereby further amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing paragraph : —
The person upon whose application a record of a birth, Feeforamend-
j ,1 • ,1 11 11 1 1 ment of birth,
marriage or death is corrected or amended, a delayed record etc., records.
of a birth is entered, or a record of a birth of an illegitimate
child subsequently legitimatized is amended shall pay the
citv or town clerk the fees therefor provided by clauses (11),
(12), (13), (14), (29), (30), and (45) of section thirty-four of
chapter two hundred and sixty-two.
Section 3. Chapter 49 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out section 6, as appearing in the ^mende^d.^ *"'
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
following : — Section 6. When a dispute arises concerning Fee for filing
the part of a partition fence which under this chapter each ^vt'fnJi^t^'^fi'^L,
party is reciuired to build or maintain, either part}'' may controversies.
apply to the fence viewers, who, after notice to each party
and a hearing, may in writing assign to each his share
thereof, and may direct the time within which each party
shall erect or repair his share; which assignment, being
recorded in the office of the city or town clerk upon the
payment by the party so applying of the fee provided by
clause (33) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred
and sixty-two, shall be binding upon the parties and upon
the succeeding occupants of the land.
Section 4. Said chapter 49 is hereby further amended g. l. (Xer.
by striking out section 36, as so appearing, and inserting in ameAd^d. ^^'
place thereof the following: — Section 36. If the amount Peeforwar-
for which the beasts have been impounded and detained min^ng^costs
is not paid within fourteen days after notice of the impound- of impounding
ing has been given as before directed, or after the last pub-
lication of such notice, the person who impounded them
shall apply to the justice of the peace or to the city or town
clerk, who shall, upon the receipt of the fee provided by
clause (23) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and
sixty-two, issue a warrant to two disinterested persons, to be
appointed and sworn by the justice or clerk, and they shall
determine the amount due from the owner of the beasts for
the damages, costs and expenses for which they have been
impounded and detained, including fees paid by such per-
son and reasonable compensation foi- their services.
580
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 550.
G. L. (Tit.
Kd.), GO, § 10,
amenddl.
Fee for
copies of
public records.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 66, S 16,
amended.
Fee for deliv-
ery of records
of religious
meetings of
certain organ-
izations.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 92, § 40,
amended.
Fee for record-
ing order of
commission.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), !t;{,
§ 28A, etc ,
uiiiendcil.
Fee for tiling
inventory prior
Section 5. Chapter 66 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 10, as so appearing, and
inserting in place thereof the following: — Section 10. Every
person having custody of any public records shall, at rea-
sonable times, permit them to be inspected and examined
by any person, under his supervision, and shall furnish
copies thereof on payment of a reasonable fee. In towns
such inspection and furnishing of copies may be regulated
by ordinance or by-law, and the fees therefor shall be as
provided by clause (65) of section thirty-four of chapter
two hundred and sixty-two.
Section 6. Said chapter 66 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 16, as so appearing, and inserting
in place thereof the following: — Section 10'. If a church,
parish, religious society, monthly meeting of the people
called Friends or Quakers, or any similar body of persons
who have associated themselves together for holding re-
ligious meetings, shall cease for the term of two years to
hold such meetings, the persons having the care of any
records or registries of such body, or of any officers thereof,
shall deliver all such records, except records essential to the
control of any property or trust funds belonging to such
body, to the clerk of the city or town where such body is
situated and such clerk may certify copies thereof upon the
payment of the fee as provided by clause (25) of section
thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two. If any
such body, the records or registries of which, or of any officers
of which, have been so delivered, shall resume meetings
under its former name or shall be legally incorporated, either
alone or with a similar body, the clerk of such city or town
shall, upon written demand by a person duly authorized,
deliver such records or registries to him if he shall in writing
certify that to the best of his knowledge and belief said
meetings are to be continued or such incorporation has been
legally completed. The superior court shall have jurisdic-
tion in equity to enforce this section.
Section 7. Chapter 92 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 46, as so appearing, and
inserting in place thereof the following: — Section 46. The
commission, within fourteen days after making any order
granting a location, or an extension, alteration or revocation
of a location, referred to in sections forty-three and forty-
four, shall deposit a copy of such order in the office of the
clerk of the city or town where the location is granted,
altered, extended or revoked, and the clerk of that city or
town shall receive and record the same upon the payment
by the company to which said location is granted of the fee
provided by clause (36) of section thirty-four of chapter
two hundred and sixty-two.
Section S. Chapter 98 of the General Laws is hei-eby
amended by striking out section 28A, as amended by chapter
207 of the acts of 1989, and inserting in jilacc thereof the
following:— Section :38A. No ))erson shall offer for .sale a
Acts, 1948. ^ Ciiai'. 550. 581
stock of goo<Js, wares or merchandise under the designation '■> dosing out
of "closing out sale", "going out of business sale", "dis- ""''^ ' ^*'^'
continuance of business sale", "removal sale", or other
designation of like meaning, in any city or town at any place
other than a usual place of business which he has maintained
for at least one year prior to such offering for sale, without
having first filed with the clerk of such city or town prior
to the opening of such sale and paid the fee provided by
clause (69) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred
and sixty-two, a complete inventory of all items to be in-
cluded in such sale, which inventory shall include only
goods, wares and merchandise actually in the place of busi-
ness, wherein or whereat such sale is to be conducted, at
the opening of the sale, nor without having first filed with
said clerk a good and sufficient bond, payable to the city or
town, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, with sureties
approved by the mayor or selectmen or by a justice of the
district court in whose judicial district is situated the city,
town or ward in which such sale is to be conducted, condi-
tioned upon compliance with sections twenty-eight A and
twenty-eight B ; provided, that, after a change of ownership
of the whole of such stock, or of the entire balance of such
stock, in case a portion thereof has already been so sold, no
person shall carry on such sale until the new owner of such
stock or balance shall have filed with the city or town clerk
an inventory and bond as hereinbefore provided except
when such sale is to be carried on at a usual place of business
of such new owner which he has maintained for at least one
year as aforesaid. Upon request of the principal of any
bond given in connection with such a sale, the clerk of the
city or town shall surrender such bond, if he is satisfied that
the sale has ended, that all signs relating to such sale have
been removed and that there has been no breach of the
condition of the bond.
Section 9. Chapter 94 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out section 45, as amended by chapter ftl^'amemiori'.
317 of the acts of 1935, and inserting in place thereof the
following: — 5edf on 4-^. No licensed milk dealer shall sell, fraulfn of lien-
or have in his possession with intent to sell, milk not con- sent to use of
tained in clean vessels on which, or on a cap, tag or label deXr^^ """'
attached to which, appears his own name, or the name
under which his business is conducted, and no other name;
but this section shall not apply to a person using clean
vessels on which appears the name of another person whose
written permission for such use has been obtained previously
and registered in the office of the inspector of milk, in towns
having such officer, and in other towns registered in the
office of the town clerk upon the payment of the fee provided
by clause (76) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred
and sixty-two. Whoever violates this section shall be
punished by a fine of ten dollars.
Section 10. Section 52 of said chapter 94, as appearing q. l. (Ter._
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking .^^npn,?^!^ ''~'
582
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550.
Fee for license
to convey oleo-
margarine for
smIi".
G. I.. (Ter.
Ed.), 100, § 2,
etc., amended.
Auctioneer's
liren.se, fee.
Old', ill Ijiif 5, the words 'Tifty cents to the use of tlie town"
.■Hid jiispiting; in jjlace tlioreof the words: - the fee provided
l)y clause (77j of spcMoii tliirty-four of chapter two hundred
and .sixty-two, — so as to read as follows: — Section 52.
Each person who conveys oleomargarine in a vehicle or other-
wise, for the purpose of selling the same in any town, shall
annually in May be licensed by an inspector of milk of such
town to sell the same within the limits thereof, and shall pay
therefor to such inspector the fee provided by clause (77)
of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two.
The inspector shall pay monthly to the town treasurer all
such moneys collected by him. In towns where there is no
inspector of milk, such license shall be issued by the town
clerk. Any such license shall be issued only in the name of
the owner of the vehicle, and for the purposes of sections
forty-nine to sixty, inclusive, shall be conclusive evidence of
ownership. No such license shall be sold, assigned or trans-
ferred. Each license shall be numbered and shall state the
name, residence, place of business, number of vehicles used,
and the name and residence of each driver or other person
engaging in carrying oleomargarine. Each licensee before
engaging in the sale of oleomargarine shall cause his name,
the number of his license and his place of business to be
legibly placed, in Gothic letters not less than one inch in
length, in the English language, on each outer side of each
vehicle used by him in the conveyance and sale thereof, and
shall report to the said inspector or town clerk any change
of driver or other person engaged in carrying oleomargarine
occurring during the term of his license. Whoever without
being licensed sells oleomargarine, or exposes or offers it
for sale from vehicles or has it in his custody or possession
with intent so to sell, and whoever violates any of the pro-
visions of this section, shall for the first offence be punished
by a line of not less than thirty nor more than one hundred
dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not less than
fifty nor more than three hundred dollars.
Section 11. Chapter 100 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 2, as amended by chapter
81 of the acts of 1941, and inserting in place thereof the
following : — Section 2. The licensing authority of any
city or town may license any suitable inhabitant thereof,
who has resided therein during the six months next preced-
ing the apphcation for such license, to be an auctioneer
therein for one year. The licensing authority of any city
or town may issue a special license to any person not such
an inhabitant, to be an auctioneer therein, for days specified
in the license, in the sale of real estate, live stock and general
farm equipment and produce. Said licensing authority may
for any cause deemed satisfactory, and without a hearing,
revoke or suspend any license issued under authority of this
section. Such licenses and all other licenses issued under
the provisions of this chapter shall be signed, in Boston by
the police commissioner, elsewhere by the city or town clerk,
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550. 583
. and shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose. The
fees for such licenses shall be as provided in clauses (5) and
(6), respectively^, of section thirty-four of chapter two hun-
dred and sixty-two.
Section 12. Said chapter 100 is hereby further amended Ed)'iTO'^§ o
by striking out section 6, as appearing in the Tercentenary anicAded."
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following: — Sec- Fee for non-
tio7i 6. Goods, wares and merchandise brought into a city tronler-'s''"'''
or town for the purpose of being sold by auction shall be ''fense.
sold by auction therein only by an auctioneer duly licensed
in said city or town, or in some other city or town within the
commonwealth, and having a regular and established place
of business in the city or town where the goods, wares or
merchandise are to be sold. If he is a non-resident of the
city or town where he has his place of business, he shall obtain
from the licensing authority thereof a permit to hold such
sales by auction therein and pay the fee provided by clause
(7) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-
two. Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of
not more than one hundred dollars.
Section 13. Said chapter 100 is hereby further amended j^'^,^-- ^^^^-^ ^^
by striking out section 14, as amended by section 2 of chapter etc?, 'amended.'
156 of the acts of 1932, and inserting in place thereof the
following: — Section 1 If. Except as hereinafter provided, fj'^/,i'"gg^'^j®j^"^''
no person shall conduct or maintain an establishment where personal prop-
any gold, silver or plated ware, stones, precious or otherwise, "^"^^^ ^* ^"ct'on-
watches, clocks, jewelry, bric-a-brac, crockerj^, glassware,
art goods or leather goods, or articles or goods represented
as such, are sold at auction unless he is licensed to conduct
or maintain the same by the licensing authority. Every
application for such a license shall contain the name and
place of residence of the applicant, a description of the prem-
ises whereon the applicant intends to conduct or maintain
such an establishment, the name of the owner of said premises
and a detailed inventory of the articles or goods intended to
be sold under the license, and no articles or goods except
those described in the application shall be sold thereunder.
The license shall be expressed to be and shall be subject to
such reasonable conditions as to the hours of keeping open
such an establishment as the licensing authority may pre-
scribe. No person licensed hereunder shall conduct or
maintain such an establishment in any place other than that
set forth in the license. Every license granted hereunder Fee for re-
shall expire thirty days from its date, but the licensing iicrJ!!se°^
authority upon application therefor may grant a renewal
of such license for an additional thirty days for the sole pur-
pose of enabling the licensee to complete the sale of any
unsold articles or goods described in the original applica-
tion; and the fee for each such license or renewal thereof
shall be as provided by clause (8) of section thirty-four of
chapter two hundred and sixty-two, which shall accompany
the application therefor. No person shall act as auctioneer
in the sale of articles or goods authorized to be sold in pursu-
584 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550.
ance of a license or renewal thereof issued hereunder unless
he is the holder of an auctioneer's license in full force and
effect granted under section two by the licensing authority
of the town wherein such articles or goods are so authorized
to be sold; provided, that such licensing authority, when
granting a license or renewal thereof to conduct or maintain
an establishment hereimder, may, upon payment to the city
or town clerk of the fee provided by clause (9) of said section
thirty-four, issue a permit which shall authorize any suitable
person holding a license under said section two, to act as
auctioneer in the sale at such establishment of the articles
or goods to which the license issued hereunder relates. Such
a permit shall expire with such license or renewal and shall
be subject to revocation in the same manner as a license
granted under said section two. A person acting as auction-
eer under authority of such a permit shall be subject to all
the provisions of this chapter, so far as apt, applicable to
auctioneers and to the penalties prescribed therein for viola-
tion thereof. This section shall not apply to establishments
whose principal business, as finally determined by the li-
censing authority, is the sale at auction of property other
than the articles or goods hereinbefore specified.
FiV i^" '^ IS Section 14. Said chapter 100 is hereby further amended
etc., amended"' by striking out sectiou 18, as amended by section 2 of chap-
ter 209 of the acts of 19.36, and inserting in place thereof the
to hold bank-'^ following: — Section 18. No person, except a hcensee under
r'lptrv. etc, section fourteen, shall conduct or maintain an establishment
wherein is held any auction represented or advertised by
any one of such descriptive terms as "bankruptcy", "in-
solvent", "creditors'", "receiver's", "trustee's", "assign-
ee's", "removal", "closing out", "selling out", "going out
of business", or "liquidation", unless he is the holder of a
license issued bj^ the licensing authority of the city or town
where such auction is intended to be held, authorizing him
to conduct or maintain such establishment for the holding
of the auction represented or advertised by such descriptive
term. Every application for such a license shall contain the
name and place of residence of the applicant, a description
of the premises whereon the applicant intends to conduct or
maintain such an establishment, a sworn statement of the
reasons for and character of the auction intended to be
held and a detailed inventory and any other information
necessary to fully identify the goods, wares or merchandise
intended to be sold at such auction. Any license issued here-
under may be revoked or suspended, by the licensing author-
ity which issued it, for any cause deemed satisfactory by
such authority and without a hearing. No goods, wares or
merchandise except those described in the application shall
be sold at such an auction; and no such licensee shall bring
or cause to be brought into the licensed establishment for
the purpose of being sold at an auction represented or adver-
tised under any one of the descriptive terms aforesaid, any
goods, wares or merchandise not truly described by such
aiirtions.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550. 585
term. No }7er.son licensed hereunder shall conduct or main-
tain such an establishment in any place other than that set
forth in the license. Every license granted hereunder shall
expire sixty days from its date, and the fee for each such
license shall be as provided by clause (10) of section thirty-
four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two, and shall accom-
pany the application therefor. No person shall act as auction-
eer at any auction at such an establishment if he knows or
has reason to believe that the provisions of this section have
not been complied with.
Section 15. Chapter 110 of the General Laws is hereby o. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 5, as appearing in the Ter- Amended.' ^ ''
centenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing:— Section 5. Any person conducting business in the F"ee for filing
commonwealth under any title other than the real name of statln^reai
the person conducting such business, whether individually J^i^mp v^p^''-
or as a partnership, shall file in the office of the clerk of every husiness.
city or town where an office of any such person or partner-
ship may be situated a certificate stating the full name and
residence of each person conducting such business, and pay
the fee as provided by clause (20) of section thirty-four of
chapter two hundred and sixty-two. A person who has filed
such a certificate shall upon his discontinuing, retiring or
withdrawing from such business or partnership, file in the
office of said clerk a statement under oath that he has dis-
continued, retired or withdrawn from such business or
partnership, and pay the fee as provided by clause (21) of
said section thirty-four. The clerk shall keep a record of
such certificates and statements and an index of the names
of such persons and partnerships, entering in such index in
alphabetical order the name of every person and the title
under which he conducts business, and of every partnership
with the names of the members thereof. Violations of this
section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hun-
dred dollars for each month during which such violation
continues.
Section 16. Said chapter 110 is hereby further amended g. l. (Ter.
by striking out section 17, as so appearing, and inserting in aniended. ^ ^^'
place thereof the following: — Section 17. A person en- Fee for regis-
gaged in manufacturing, bottling or selling beverages in te^sa"e!s''used?n
vessels, with his name and the word "registered" branded, selling bever-
engraved, blown or otherwise produced thereon, or on boxes ^^^^'
used by him, may have such vessels registered by filing in the
office of the clerk of the city or town where his principal
place of business is situated and in the office of the state
secretary a description of the name so used by him and
paying the fee provided by clause (63) of section thirty-four
of chapter two hundred and sixty-two, and shall publish such
description once in each of four successive weeks in a news-
paper published in the city or town where the description
has been filed.
Section 17. Said chapter 110 is hereby further amended gj^^^^er
by striking out section 21, as amended by section 5 of chapter etc.', 'amended "
586
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550.
Kee for regis-
tering milk am
ice cream
containers.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 112, § 8,
amended.
Fee for filing
physician's
certificate of
registration.
G. I.. (Ter.
13d.), 112, § 21,
etc., amended.
Fee for filing
certificate of
registration as
chiropodist.
373 of the acts of 1934, and inserting in place thereof the
following: — Section 21. A person engaged in buying, sell-
ing or dealing in milk or cream in cans, or who uses cans,
tubs or cabinets in the sale, transportation or storage of
frozen desserts and/or ice cream mix, with his name and the
word "registered" produced in a permanent manner in or
upon such cans, tubs or cabinets, may register such articles
by filing in the office of the clerk of the city or town where
his principal place of business is situated, and also in the
office of the state secretary, a description of the name so
used by him, and paying the fee provided by clause (64)
of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two,
and shall publish such description once in each of four
successive weeks in a newspaper published in the city or
town where the description has been filed.
Section 18. Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 8, as appearing in the Ter-
centenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing:^— Section 8. No person shall enter upon, or continue
in, the practice of medicine within the commonwealth until
he has presented to the clerk of the city or town where he
has, or intends to have, an office or his usual place of business,
his certificate of registration as a physician in the common-
wealth, or, if it is lost, a certified statement issued by the
board, setting forth all the material facts in the original
certificate, and paying the fee provided by clause (58) of
section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two.
Thereupon the clerk shall record the name of the owner
of said certificate or certified statement, together with the
date of record, upon blanks approved by the board, said
blanks to be so arranged that a duplicate carbon copy shall
be made at the time of the original record. He shall keep
the original as a part of his official records and it shall be
open to public inspection. He shall, v/ithin twenty-four
hours after such recording, forward the duplicate to the
board. Whoever practices or attempts to practice medicine
without complying with this section, or whoever submits
to a city or town clerk a false or fraudulent certificate or
certified statement, shall be punished by a fine of not less
than five nor more than one hundred dollars; and any city
or town clerk who refuses or neglects to comply with this
section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor
more than ten dollars.
Section 19. Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 21, as amended by section 11 of chap-
ter 425 of the acts of 1937, and inserting in place thereof the
following: — Section 21. Every person registered under
section sixteen shall, before entering upon the practice of
chiropody (podiatry), submit his certificate of registration
to the clerk of the city or town where he proposes to practice,
and shall inform the clerk that he is the person designated
therein, and shall pay him the fee provided by clause (24)
of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550. 587
Thereupon, the clerk shall record his name and address and
the date and number of his certificate, and the said record
shall be open to public inspection, and the clerk shall fur-
nish a copy thereof to the board within one week.
Section 20. Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended ^j^- ^^er. ^^
by striking out section 70, as appearing in section 2 of chap- etc!, 'amended. '
ter 339 of the acts of 1934, and inserting in place thereof
the following: — Section 70. Every person to whom a Fee forming
certificate of registration has been granted shall cause the registration as
same to be recorded in the oflSce of the clerk of the city or ^^'ist''**^'"^'
town where he principally carries on the practice of
optometry; and if he removes his principal office from one
city or town to another in the commonwealth, he shall,
before engaging in practice in such other city or town, notify
the board in writing of the place where he is to engage in
practice, and obtain from the clerk of the city or town where
his certificate is recorded a certified copy thereof and file the
same with the clerk of such other city or town. The fee for
recording such certificate or issuing a certified copy thereof
shall be as provided by clause (57) of section thirty-four of
chapter two hundred and sixty-two. Every registered
optometrist shall display his certificate of registration in a
conspicuous place in the principal office wherein he practices
optometry, and shall, whenever so required, exhibit it to
said board or its authorized representative; and whenever
practicing optometry outside of or away from his principal
office or place of business, he shall deliver to each customer
or person fitted with glasses by him a memorandum of
purchase, containing his signature, home post office address
and the number of his certificate of registration, together
with a specification of the lenses and frames or mountings
furnished and the price charged therefor.
Section 21. Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby g l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 115, as appearing in the §Vi5, '
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the amended,
following: — Section 115. A furnace for melting iron or Fee for license
making glass, or a stationary steam engine for use in a mill engi^ie or^fron-
for planing or sawing boards or turning wood or in which J"jfge'"^ ^"'"'
other fuel than coal is used to create steam, shall not be
erected or put up to be used in a city or town which accepts
this and the two following sections or has accepted corre-
sponding provisions of earlier laws, unless the aldermen or
selectmen thereof have granted a license therefor, prescribing
the place where the building shall be erected in which the
steam engine or furnace is to be used and the materials and
construction thereof, and have made such regulations as to
the height of flues and protection against fire as they deem
necessary for the safety of the neighborhood. Such license
may be granted on a written application, and shall be re-
corded in the city or town records upon the payment of the
fee provided by clause (70) of section thirty-four of chap-
ter two hundred and sixty-two. The aldermen or select-
men shall assign a time and place for a hearing upon such
588
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550.
G. L. (Tei.
Ed.). 140,
§ 133, etc.,
amended.
Fee for record-
ing certain
permits.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 140,
§ 176,
amended.
Fee for filing
pedigree of
certain stal-
lions.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 140,
§ 192,
amended.
Fee for record-
ing license to
run steamboat.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 140,
§ 202, etc.,
amended.
application, and cause at least fourteen days' public notice
thereof to be given, at the expense of the applicant, in such
manner as they may order.
Section 22. Said chapter 140 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 133, as amended by section 56 of
chapter 451 of the acts of 1939, and inserting in place thereof
the following: — Section 133. Such permit shall be signed
by the mayor or by a majority of the board of selectmen
and by the city or town clerk, and be recorded in the office
of said clerk. It shall name the person to whom it is granted,
and definitely and clearly describe the location and limits
of the premises to which it applies, and shall remain in
force until the first day of May next after its date, unless
sooner forfeited or rendered void. Notice of applications
for such permits shall be published at the expense of the
applicant in the manner prescribed by section fifteen A of
chapter one hundred and thirty-eight relative to applica-
tions for licenses to sell alcoholic beverages. Tlie fee for
recording such permit shall be as provided by clause (71)
of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two.
Section 23. Said chapter 140 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 176, as appearing in the Tercente-
nary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following : —
Section 176. The owner or keeper of a stallion for breed-
ing purposes shall, before advertising the service thereof,
file a certificate of the name, color, age, size and pedigree,
as fully as obtainable, of said stallion, and of the name of
the person by whom he was bred, with the clerk of the city
or town where said stallion is owned or kept, who shall,
upon payment of the fee provided by clause (72) of section
thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two, record
the same in a book to be kept for that purpose. Whoever
neglects to make and file such certificate shall recover no
compensation for the services of his stallion, and whoever
knowingly and wilfully makes a false certificate shall be
punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.
Section 24. Said chapter 140 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 192, as so appearing, and inserting
in place thereof the following: — Section 192. Such licenses
shall be granted for a term of not more than one year, and
shall be recorded by the clerk of the city or town where
they are granted, who shall receive the fee provided in
clause (73) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred
and sixty-two for recording each license. Every such license
shall set forth the name of the steamboat or other boat, of
the master and owner, and the number of passengers it is
permitted to carry at any one time, with the number of
life preservers that shall be carried. The license shall be
posted in a conspicuous place therein, and the number of
passengers specified in such license shall in no case be
exceeded.
Section 25. Said chapter 140 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 202, as amended by section 3 of
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550. 589
chapter 169 of the acts of 1936, and inserting in place thereof
the following: — Section 202. Licenses granted elsewhere i-^e? for
than in Boston to keepers of intelligence offices, dealers in re^rdlng"
junk, old metals and secondhand articles, junk collectors, {•ccm^*'***^'^
pawnbi'okers and keepers of billiard saloons, pool or sippio
rooms or tables, bowling alleys, roller skating rinks, car-
ousels, inclined railways, Ferris wheels, outdoor exhibi-
tions of fire fighting for the amusement of the public and
picnic groves shall be signed by the clerk of the city or
town where they are granted. Every such license shall,
before being delivered to the licensee, be recorded by such
clerk, in a book kept for that purpose. Such license shall
set forth the name of the licensee, the nature of the busi-
ness, and the building or place in such city or town in which
it is to be carried on, and shall continue in force until May
first following unless sooner revoked. The fees for issuing
and recording such licenses shall be as provided by section
thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two. In Boston
licenses for keepers of intelligence offices, billiard saloons,
pool or sippio rooms or tables, bowling alleys and picnic
groves shall be signed by the licensing board and recorded
by its clerk and licenses for roller skating rinks, carousels,
inclined railways, Ferris wheels and outdoor exhibitions of
fire fighting for the amusement of the public shall be signed
by the mayor and recorded by his clerk; the other licenses
referred to in this section shall be signed by the police com-
missioner and recorded by his clerk.
Section 26. Section 59 of chapter 145 of the General g. l. (Ter.
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amcAded.' '
amended by adding at the end the following sentence : —
Such owner shall pay to the said clerk at the time of filing
the said notice and description the fee provided by clause
(74) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and
sixty-two, — so as to read as follows: — Section 59. The Fee for ming
owner of a tenement house and every lessee of the whole ^I'^l^^j. ^nj
house or of two or more tenements therein, or the agent of lessee of cer-
the owner or other person having control of a tenement '^'■*"*'"®* estate,
house, shall annually during the month of April file in the
office of the town clerk a notice containing his name and
address, and also a description of the property, by street
number or otherwise, as the case may be, in such manner
as will enable the board of health and building inspector
easily to find the same; and also the number of apartments
in each house, the number of rooms in each apartment,
and the number of families occupying the apartments. The
notice shall contain the name and address of some agent
for the house, for the purpose of receiving service of process,
and notice to and service of process upon such agent shall
bind the principal. Such owner shall pay to the said clerk
at the time of filing the said notice and description the fee
provided by clause (74) of section thirty-four of chapter
two hundred and sixty-two.
Section 27. Section 13 of chapter 148 of the General gj\^- {J|_'"g ^g^
etc., amended.
590 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550.
Laws is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph,
as most recently amended by section 5 of chapter 710 of the
acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the following : —
b^fdin" ^U)"'" -^^ building or other structure shall, except as provided in
store certain scctiou fourtccn, be uscd for the keeping, storage, manufac-
articies. ^^^^ ^^ ^^^q of any of the articles named in section nine, unless
the local licensing authority shall have granted a license to
use the land on which such building or other structure is or
is to be situated for the aforementioned uses, after a public
hearing, notice of the time and place of which hearing shall
have been given, at the expense of the applicant, by the
clerk of the city or of the local licensing authority, by publi-
cation, not less than seven days prior thereto, in a newspaper
published in the English language in the city or town wherein
said land is situated, if there is any so published therein,
otherwise in the county in which such city or town lies, and
also by the applicant by registered mail, not less than seven
days prior to such hearing, to all owners of real estate abut-
ting on said land, and unless the application for such license
shall have endorsed thereon the certificate of approval or
disapproval of the head of the fire department. Such license
shall be recorded in the office of the city or town clerk, and
it shall, from the time of the granting thereof by the licensing
authority, be deemed a grant attaching to the land described
therein and as an incident of ownership thereof running with
the land and shall not be deemed to be merely a personal
privilege. Any license granted hereunder, or any license for
the keeping, storage, manufacture or sale of any of the arti-
cles named in section nine, granted prior to July first, nineteen
hundred and thirty-six, including any license reinstated and
continued by the marshal as herein provided, shall remain
in force unless and until revoked as hereinafter provided.
Ed)" 148% 19 Section 28. Section 19 of said chapter 148, as appearing
amended.' ' in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by adding
at the end the following sentence : — Such applicant shall
pay to said clerk at the time of filing of the said bond the fee
provided by clause (15) of section thirty-four of chapter two
hundred and sixty-two, — so as to read as follows: — Sec-
S'u^*"^ ri""' '^^^ ^^' Before the issue of a permit to use an explosive in
sives for the blasting of rock or any other substance as prescribed by
plTsM."^ ''"■"■ the department, the applicant for the permit shall file with
the clerk of the city or town where the blasting is to be done
a bond running to the city or town, with sureties approved
by the treasurer thereof, for such penal sum, not exceeding
ten thousand dollars, as the marshal or the officer granting
the permit shall determine to be necessary in order to cover
the risk of damage that might ensue from the blasting or its
keeping therefor; provided, that the marshal or the officer
granting the permit may determine that a single and blanket
bond in a penal sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars is
sufficient to covei' the risk of damage from all blasting opera-
tions of the applicant, either under the permit so issued or
under future permits to use explosives in blasting operations.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550. 591
The bond shall be conditioned upon the payment of any loss,
damage or injury resulting to persons or property by reason
of such blasting or keeping. Such apphcant shall pay to
said clerk at the time of filing of the said bond the fee pro-
vided by clause (15) of section thirty-four of chapter two
hundred and sixty-two.
Section 29. Section 40 of said chapter 148, as amended Ed k ils."^! 4o
by section 16 of chapter 710 of the acts of 1945, is hereby etc.. 'amended. '
further amended by adding at the end the following sentence:
— Such person shall pay to the said clerk the fee provided
by clause (16) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred
and sixty-two, — so as to read as follows: — Section Ifi. No Fee for filing
person shall store fireworks in quantities except such as may st°orage%f fire-
be permitted by the rules and regulations of the board out- ta^n'^buiwings
side the premises of a fireworks manufactory in any building
or other structure located within one thousand feet of any
church, theatre, hall, place of assembly, factory or any in-
habited building, nor shall any person manufacture fire-
works, unless he has previously filed with the clerk of the
city or town in which the said fireworks are to be manufac-
tured or stored a bond running to the treasurer of the said
city or town with a surety or sureties approved by the said
treasurer, in such penal sum, not less than ten thousand dol-
lars, as the mayor of the city or the selectmen of the town,
with the approval of the marshal, shall determine to be neces-
sary to cover the losses, damages or injuries that might ensue
from the said manufacture or storage. The bond shall be
conditioned upon the payment of any judgment obtained in
an action against said person so manufacturing or storing
fireworks for or on account of any loss, damage or injury re-
sulting to persons or property by reason of the said manufac-
ture or wholesale storage. Such person shall pay to the said
clerk the fee provided by clause (16) of section thirty-four
of chapter two hundred and sixty-two.
Section 30. Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby ^d)"ilA 28
amended by striking out section 28, as appearing in the amended.'
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing: — Section 28. A person to whom a debt is due for ^tatement'of
labor performed in constructing a building, sewer or drain, debt against
or water works or other public works owned by a city or taiWork^*"^'
town, under a contract with any person having authority done.
from or rightfully acting for such city or town in furnishing
such labor, shall have a right of action against such city or
town to recover such debt if, within thirty days after he ceases
to perform such labor, he files in the clerk's office of the city
or town against which he claims such right of action a written
statement under oath of the amount of the debt so due to
him, and the names of the persons for whom and by whose
employment the labor was performed and pays to the said
clerk the fee provided by clause (61) of section thirty-four
of chapter two hundred and sixty-two, and if, within sixty
days after he ceases to perform such labor, he commences
such action. Such right of action shall not be lost by reason
592
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 154, § 2,
amended.
Fee for filing
assignment of
wages, etc.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 159, § 9S,
amended.
Fee for filing
notice of intent
to claim right
of action for
materials fur-
nished.
G. L. (Tor.
Ed.), 159, § 99,
amended.
Fee for tiling
statement of
account for
labor per-
roriiii'd.
of a mistake in stating the amount due; but the claimant
shall not recover as damages a larger amount than is named
in said statement as due to him, with interest. No person
who has contracted to furnish labor other than his own in
such construction shall have such right of action.
Section 31. Chapter 154 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 2, as so appearing, and in-
serting in place thereof the following: — Section 2. No as-
signment of or order for wages or salary to be earned in the
future to secure a loan of less than three hundred dollars shall
be valid against an employer of the person making such
assignment or order until the assignment or order is accepted
in writing by the employer, nor until the assignment or order
and the acceptance of the same have been filed and recorded
with the clerk of the city or town where the person making
the assignment or order resides if he is a resident of the
commonwealth, or in which he is employed if he is not a
resident thereof; nor shall it be valid unless said assignment
is substantially in the form prescribed in section five. No
such assignment or order shall be recorded by the clerk of a
city or town unless it states on its face that the sum of ten
dollars per week, as earned, of the wages or salary so assigned
is exempt from such assignment or order. No such assign-
ment or order shall be valid when made by a married man
unless the written consent of his wife to the making thereof
is attached thereto. No such assignment or order shall be
valid for a period exceeding one year from the making thereof.
The fee for the filing and recording of such assignment shall
be as provided by clause (2) of section thirty-four of chapter
two hundred and sixty-two.
Section 32. Section 98 of chapter 159 of the General
Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding at the
end the following : — and pays to said clerk the fee provided
by clause (59) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred
and sixty-two, — so as to read as follows : — Section 98.
A person shall not have such right of action for materials
furnished, unless, before beginning to furnish them, he files
in the office of the clerk of the city or town where any of the
materials are to be furnished a written notice of his intention
to claim such right, in the manner provided for filing the
statement named in the following section, and pays to said
clerk the fee provided by clause (59) of section thirty-four of
chapter two hundred and sixty-two.
Section 33. Section 99 of said chapter 159, as so appear-
ing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "per-
formed" in line 6 the words: — and pays to said clerk the
fee provided by clause (60) of section thirty-four of chapter
two hundred and sixty-two, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 99. A person shall not have such right of action for
labor performed, unless, within thirty days after ceasing to
perform it, he files in the office of the clerk of a city or town
where any of said labor was performed a written statement,
on oath, of the amount of the debt so due him and of the
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550. 593
name of the persons for whom ancl by whose employment
the labor was performed and pays to said clerk the fee
provided by clause (60) of section thirty-four of chapter
two hundred and sixty-two. Such right of action shall not
be lost by a mistake in stating the amount due; but the
claimant shall not recover as damages a larger amount than is
named in said statement as due to him, with interest thereon.
Section .34. Chapter 159A of the General Laws is herebv g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out section 1, as so appearing, and amended.* '
inserting in place thereof the following : — Sediori 1 . No Fee for license
person shall, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, motor Carriers.
operate any motor vehicle upon any public way in any city
or town for the carriage of passengers for hire, in such a
manner as to afford a means of transportation similar to
that afforded by a railway company, by indiscriminately
receiving and discharging passengers along the route on
which the vehicle is operated or may be running, oi- for
transporting passengers for hire as a business between fixed
and regular termini, without first obtaining a license for
such operation from the city council of such city or the
selectmen of such town, in this chapter called the licensing
authority, and said license shall be signed and recorded by
the city or town clerk in a book kept for that purpose, and
he shall receive from the licensee the fee provided by clause
(26) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and
sixty-two; provided, that, in respect to any boulevard or
way under the jurisdiction of the metropolitan district
commission, such commission shall constitute the licensing
authority. Any such license issued by a city council under
this section shall be subject to the approval of the mayor.
Such license may limit the number of vehicles to be operated
thereunder. Any person, receiving a license under this
section and operating a vehicle or vehicles thereunder, shall,
in respect to such operation, be subject to such orders,
rules or regulations as shall be adopted by the licensing
authority under this chapter. No license, certificate or
permit shall be required under this chapter in respect to
such carriage of passengers as is exclusively interstate.
Section 35. Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby g l. (Xer.
amended by striking out section 70A, as so appearing, and § zbX, '
inserting in place thereof the following: — Section 7^^^ amended.
. 1 • • j^ 1 • r j^i X • Fee for copies
Any gas company desiring to lay a main tor the transmis- of approval of
sion of gas which will of necessity pass through one or more forations^of °^
cities or towns to connect the termini of such main, whose sas mains.
petition for the location necessary for such main has been
refused, or has not been granted within three months after
the filling thereof by the board of aldermen of a city or the
selectmen of a town through which said company intends
to construct such main for the purpose aforesaid, may apply
to said department for such location. The department shall
give a public hearing thereon after notice to the board of
aldermen or selectmen refusing or neglecting to grant such
location, and to all persons owning real estate abutting upon
594 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550.
any way in the city or town where such location i.s sought,
as such ownership is determined by the last assessment for
taxation. The department shall, if requested by the board
of aldermen or selectmen, hold said hearing in the city or
town where the location is sought. If it appears at the hear-
ing that the company has already been granted and has
accepted a location for such main in two cities, or in two
towns, or in a city and town, adjoining the city or town
because of the refusal or neglect of whose board of alder-
men or selectmen to grant a location therefor the application
is made, and if the department deems the location neces-
sary for public convenience, and in the public interest, it
may by order grant a location for such main in the city or
town with respect to which the application is made, and
shall have and exercise relative thereto the same powers
and authority conferred by section seventy upon the board
of aldermen or selectmen, and in addition to the provisions
of law governing such company may impose such other
terms, limitations and restrictions as it deems public inter-
est may require. The department shall cause an attested
copy of its order, with the certificate of its clerk, endorsed
thereon, that the order was adopted after due notice and a
public hearing as hereinbefore prescribed, to be forwarded
to the city or town clerk, who shall record the same and fur-
nish attested copies thereof. The company in whose favor
the order is made shall pay for such record and attested
copies thereof the fees provided by clauses (34) and (35),
respectively, of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred
and sixty-two.
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 36. Scction 22 of chapter 166 of the General Laws
amended.' "' is hereby amended by striking out the third paragraph, as so
appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
hl^^OTde'/*""^*^' -^^^ order granting a location or an alteration or transfer
granting a thereof. Or authorizing an increase in the number of wires or
'oTauThdrizin'g cablcs Or attachments, such as are hereinbefore described,
numbCTo?"' ®^^^^ ^® recorded by the city or town clerk in books kept
wires or cables, exclusively thcrcfor, and where notice has been given as
hereinbefore provided the clerk of the city or the chairman
or a majority of the selectmen shall certify on said record
that the order was adopted after due notice and a public
hearing as hereinbefore prescribed, and no such order shall
be valid without such certificate. The company or compa-
nies in whose favor the order is made shall pay for such
record the fees provided by clause (62) of section thirty-
four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two.
g^L. (Ter ^^ Section 37. Said chapter 166 is hereby further amended
amended.' ' by Striking out scctiou 28, as so appearing, and inserting in
Fee for place thereof the following: — »Section £8. Any company
order^of* subject to this chapter, except a telegraph or telephone
department. company, desii'ing to construct a line for the transmission
of electricity which will of necessity pass through one or
more cities or towns to connect the proposed termini of
such line, whose petition for the location necessary for such
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 550. 595
line has been refused, oi- has not been granted within tlu'ee
months after the filing thereof by the board of aldermen of
a city or the selectmen of a town through which said com-
pany intends to construct such line for the purpose afore-
said, may apply to said department for such location. The
department shall give a public hearing thereon after notice
to the board of aldermen or selectmen refusing or neglect-
ing to grant such location, and to all persons owning real
estate abutting upon any way in the city or town where
such location is sought, as such ownership is determined by
the last assessment for taxation. The department shall, if
requested by the board of aldermen or selectmen, hold said
hearing in the city or town where the location is sought. If
it appears at the hearing that the company has already
been granted and has accepted a location for such line in
two cities, or in two towns, or in a city and town adjoining
the city or town because of the refusal or neglect of whose
board of aldermen or selectmen to grant a location therefor
the application is made, and if the department deems the
location necessary for public convenience, and in the public
interest, it may by order grant a location for such line in
the city or town with respect to which the application is
made, and shall have and exercise relative thereto the same
powers and authority conferred by section twenty-two upon
the board of aldermen or selectmen and in addition to the
provisions of law governing such company may impose such
other terms, limitations and restrictions as it deems public
interest may require. The department shall cause an at-
tested copy of its order, with the certificate of its clerk,
endorsed thereon, that the order was adopted after due
notice and a public hearing as hereinbefore prescribed, to
be forwarded to the city or town clerk, who shall record the
same and furnish attested copies thereof. The company in
whose favor the order is made shall pay for such record and
attested copies the fees provided by clauses (31) and (32),
respectively, of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred
and sixty-two.
Section 38. Chapter 179 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 15, as so appearing, and fmendJd.' ^ ^^'
inserting in place thereof the following: — Section 15. Fee (or record-
After the final division of their common property, the pro- o"^commo°n
prietors may deposit their records with the clerk of the city property and
or town where the land or any part of it lies; and the clerk *""'"'* " ^'""^'
may make and certify copies from the records as the clerk
of the proprietors might have done. Such proprietors shall,
upon so depositing their records, pay the fee provided by
clause (27) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred
and sixty-two, and the fees for copies of said records shall
be as provided by clause (28) of said section thirty-four.
Section 39. Chapter 182 of the General Laws is hereby g, l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 2, as so appearing, and ameAded.'
inserting in place thereof the following: — Section 2. The Fee for filing
trustees of an association or trust shall file a copy of the raUon^of triwt.
596
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 550.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 203. § 41
amondefi.
Fpp for filing
assignment for
benefit of
oreditors.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 207, § 19,
amended.
Fee for filing
intention to
marry.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 209, § 10,
amended.
written instrument or declaration of trust creating it with
the commissioner and with the clerk of every city or town
where such association or trust has a usual place of business.
The fee for filing said copy with the commissioner shall be
fifty dollars and for filing said copy or any amendment
thereof with the said clerk the fee as provided by clause
(75) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-
two. Such trustees shall also, within thirty days after the
adoption of any amendment thereof, file a copy of said
amendment with said commissioner and said clerk. The
trustees of every association or trust, whose written instru-
ment or declaration of trust creating it is not filed as re-
quired in this section shall be punished by a fine of not more
than five hundred dollars or by imprisomnent for not more
than three months.
Section 40. Chapter 203 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 41, as so appearing, and
inserting in place thereof the following: — Section J^l. The
preceding section shall not apply to the acts of such trustee
unless the assignment conveys all the property and estate
of the debtor wherever situated, either within or without
the commonwealth, not exempt from attachment by the
laws thereof, and provides for its distribution in substantial
conformity with chapter two hundred and sixteen; nor un-
less a majority in number and value of the creditors, whose
claims are neither secured nor preferred by said chapter,
have assented in writing to the assignment; nor unless the
trustee, before proceeding to act and immediately on the
acceptance of his trust, gives written notice by mail or other-
wise to all known creditors of the debtor of such assignment
and his acceptance thereof, and deposits with the clerk of
the city or town where the principal business of the debtor
is carried on a copy of such assignment, which shall be filed
and indexed by said clerk upon receiving the fee provided by
clause (1) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and
sixty-two.
Section 41. Chapter 207 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 19, as so appearing, and
inserting in place thereof the following: — Section 19. Per-
sons intending to be joined in marriage in the common-
wealth shall, not less than five days before their marriage,
cause notice of their intention to be filed in the office of the
clerk or registrar of the city or town where each of them
dwells, or, if they do not dwell within the commonwealth,
in the office of the clerk or registrar of the city or town
where they propose to have the marriage solemnized and
pay the fee provided by clause (42) of section thirty-four
of chapter two hundred and sixty-two. In computing the
five day period specified in this section and in determining
the fifth day referred to in section twenty-eight, Sundays and
holidays shall be counted.
Section 42. Chapter 209 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 10, as so appearing, and
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 550. 597
inserting in place thereof the following: — Section 10. If a FieforfiUng
married woman does or proposes to do business on her sep- woman's basi-
arate account, she shall cause to be recorded in the clerk's "ess certificate.
office of the city or town where she does or proposes to do
such business a certificate stating her name and that of her
husband, the nature of the business and the place where it is
or is proposed to be carried on, giving, if practicable, the
street and number, and the name, which shall not be her
husband's, under which she proposes to carry on business,
and pay to said clerk the fee provided by clause (46) of sec-
tion thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two. If
the nature of the business or the place where or the name
under which it is carried on is changed, a new certificate
shall be recorded accordingly. If she fails to cause such
certificates to be recorded her husband may do so. If such
certificates are not so recorded by either husband or wife,
the personal property employed in such business shall be
liable to be attached as the property of the husband and to be
taken on execution against him, and the husband shall be
liable upon all contracts lawfully made in the prosecution of
such business in the same manner and to the same extent as
if such contracts had been made by him. This section shall
not, however, affect the rights of any person under any
certificate filed or recorded prior to August first, eighteen
hundred and ninety-eight.
Section 43. Chapter 223 of the General Laws is hereby c. i. (Tct.
amended by striking out section 51, as so appearing, and amoiKred." ^ ' '
inserting in place thereof the following: — Section 51. The Foc for films
clerk of the city or town shall receive and file all such copies, Kagc7o°f pcr-"^*
noting thereon the time when received, and keep them safely ^*^"=*^ property.
in his office, and also enter a memorandum thereof, in the
order in which they are received, in the books kept for re-
cording mortgages of personal property. Such entry shall
contain the names of the parties to the action and the date
of the entry. The clerk's fee for this service shall be as pro-
vided in clause (3) of section thirty-four of chapter two hun-
dred and sixty-two, which shall be paid by the officer and
included in his charge for the service of the writ.
Section 44. Chapter 252 of the General Laws is hereby g. i.. (Xcr.
amended by striking out section 22, as so appearing, and ameAd'od.' ^ ""'
inserting in place thereof the following : — Section 22. The Fee for filing
mayor and aldermen or selectmen shall each receive two dol- p^^'*'""
lars for each day's service upon such petition, and the city
or town clerk shall receive for recording a petition or order
thereon the fee provided by clause (68) of section thirty-four
of chapter two hundred and sixty-two.
Section 45. Chapter 255 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. cnr,
amended by striking out section 3, as amended by section 2 ^tr^! amended.
of chapter 86 of the acts of 1935, and inserting in place
thereof the following: — Section 3. City or town clerks shall, ^^^'^^J^y^^
upon payment of their fees as provided by section thirty- murtga-xes, etc.
four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two, record in books
kept for that purpose mortgages of personal prop&rty, assign-
598
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 550.
G. L. (Tcr.
Ed.), 255, § 15
amended.
Fee for filing
statement of
lien.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 262,
§ 34A, etc.,
amended.
Fee for exami-
nation of birth,
etc., record.s.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 114, § 19,
amended.
Kecordinj5 of
deposit to
treasurer for
care of burial
lota.
ments, partial releases, discharges of mortgages of personal
property, bills of sale given for security, assignments of future
earnings, powers of attorney, notices of foreclosure of per-
sonal property mortgages, bills of sale given for security with
a condition of redemption, written statements by mortgagees
of oral conditions for redemption, acknowledgment of pay-
ment of bills of sale given for security, or given for security
with a condition for redemption, and notices of intention to
sell property pledged for payment of money with affidavit
of service; and he may attest the signature of mortgagee
on a discharge of mortgage of personal property entered on
the margin of the record of such mortgage.
Section 46. Said chapter 255 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 15, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
Section 15. Such lien shall be dissolved unless the person
claiming it within thirty days after the vessel departs from
the port at which she was when the debt was contracted,
files in the office of the clerk of the city or town where the
vessel was at such time, a statement, subscribed and sworn
to by him or by a person in his behalf, giving a true account
of the demand claimed to be due to him, with all just credits,
the name of the person with whom the contract was made,
the name of the owner of the vessel, if known, and the name
of the vessel or a description thereof sufficient for identifica-
tion. The statement shall be recorded by such clerk in a
book kept by him for that purpose, and the fees therefor
shall be as provided by clause (55) of section thirty-four of
chapter two hundred and sixty-two.
Section 47. Chapter 262 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 34A, inserted by chapter 380
of the acts of 1938, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing:— Section 34A. Every person upon whose application
an examination of records or papers relating to births, mar-
riages or deaths is made by direction of a city or town clerk
or registrar shall pay the fee for such examination, and for
copying the manuscript or record required, as provided by
clauses (66) and (67) of section thirty-four; but any such
person whom such clerk or registrar considers to be entitled
to exemption from said fees shall receive such service and
copies for such reduced fees, or without fee, as such clerk
or registrar may determine.
Section 48. Chapter 114 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 19, as appearing in the
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
following: — Section 19. A city or town may receive, hold
and apply any funds, money or securities deposited with
the treasurer thereof for the preservation, care, improvement
or embellishment of any public or private burial place
situated therein, or of burial lots situated in such burial
places. Such funds, money or securities shall be entered upon
the books of the treasurer, and held in accordance with
ordinances or by-laws relative thereto. A city or town may
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 551. 599
pass ordinances or by-laws consistent, with law, necessary
for the purposes of this section, and may allow interest on
such fund at a rate not exceeding six per cent a year. Upon
the receipt of a deposit for the preservation, care, improve-
ment or embellishment of individual lots in public burial
places, said treasurer shall so inform the city or town clerk,
who shall record the facts relating to such deposit in the
margin of his records of said lots.
Section 49. Section 20 of said chapter 114, as so appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing, is hereby amended by adding at the end the following amended.' " '
sentence : — Upon the receipt of a deposit for the perpetual Recording of
care of individual lots or plots in public burial places or perpltuai°care
cemeteries, the state treasurer shall so inform the clerk of °f '^"'■'"' '"*''
the city or town in which they are located, and said clerk
shall record the facts relating to said deposit in the margin
of his records of said lots or plots.
Section 50. Chapter 114 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 24, as so appearing, and amendid.' ~^'
inserting in place thereof the following: — -Section 2Jf. Said Fee for record-
board may, by deed made and executed in such manner and fof burial" ^^^
form as it may prescribe, convey to any person the sole and purposes.
exclusive right of burial in any lot in such cemeteries and of
erecting tombs, cenotaphs and other monuments or struc-
tures thereon upon such terms and conditions as its regula-
tions prescribe. Such deeds and all subsequent deeds of
such lots made by owners thereof shall be recorded in the
office of the city or town clerk in books kept for that purpose
upon the payment of the fee provided by clause (78) of
section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two,
and said records shall be open to the public at all reasonable
times.
Section 51. Boards of cemetery commissioners or other Records of
boards or officers having the custody of the records of deeds b" ddive*reci°
of burial lots in any public cemetery shall, within ninety to town derk.
days of the effective date of this act, deliver all such records
to the clerk of the city or town in which such cemetery is
located. Approved June 11, 1948.
An Act authorizing the commissioner of public health (JJiQ/n 551
TO CONVEY A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND IN THE TOWN OF
RUTLAND TO FREDERICK J. CURTIS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The commissioner of public health, on behalf of the com-
monwealth, is hereby authorized and directed to convey by
a sufficient deed, in such form and containing such provisions
binding on the grantee as to said commissioner shall seem
best, and approved as to its form by the attorney general, to
Frederick J. Curtis of Holden, in consideration of two hun-
dred dollars, a parcel of land on the southerly side of Main
street in the town of Rutland in the county of Worcester
bounded and described in a deed recorded in book one
60()
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 552.
thoysand fivn hundred and two, page three hundred and
sixty-nine, in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six in
the Worcester district registry of deeds, except so much
thereof as is contained in a small parcel of land bounded
and described as follows :
The parcel of land on the southerly side of Main street
between Bond street and a point about one fourth of a mile
westerly therefrom bounded as follows: Southerly by re-
maining land of said department of public health one thou-
sand two hundred and ninety-six feet, more or less; northerly
by the state highway location laid out December fifteenth,
nineteen hundred and four, also known as Main street, one
thousand three hundred and twenty-six feet, more or less;
and easterly by Bond street, so called, twenty-nine feet,
more or less, containing about forty-one thousand one
hundred square feet of land. Be any or all of said measure-
ments and contents more or less, or however otherwise said
premises may be bounded, measured or described.
Approved June 11, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 32, new
§ 89A, added.
Increasing
annuities to
dependents of
certain public
employees
killed or dying
from injuries
received in
performance
of duty.'
Chap.552 An Act increasing annuities to dependents of certain
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES KILLED OR DYING FROM INJURIES RE-
CEIVED OR HAZARDS UNDERGONE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF
DUTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
inserting after section 89 the following section : — Section
89 A. If an employee of the commonwealth, or of any politi-
cal subdivision thereof is killed, or dies from injuries received,
or dies as a natural and proximate result of undergoing a
hazard peculiar to his employment, while in the perform-
ance of his duty, and it shall be proved to the satisfaction of
the appropriate public authority as hereinafter defined that
such death was the natural and proximate result of an acci-
dent occurring, or of undergoing a hazard peculiar to his em-
ployment, while he was acting in the performance and within
the scope of his duty, and a majority of the members of a
board consisting of two physicians designated by the public
authority hereinafter defined, and one physician to be desig-
nated by the commissioner of public health shall certify to
the treasurer of the body politic and corporate by which the
compensation of such deceased person was payable, that the
death was the natural and proximate result of the said in-
jury or hazard, there shall, except as hereinafter provided,
be paid out of the treasury of such body politic and corporate,
to the following dependents of such deceased person the fol-
lowing Annuities: — To the widow, so long as she remains
immarried, an annuity not exceeding twelve hundred dollars
a year, increased by not exceeding two hundred and sixty
dollars for each child of such deceased person during such
time as such child is under the age of eighteen or over said
age and physically or mentally incapacitated from earning;
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 552. 601
and, if there is any such child and no widow or the widow
later dies, such an annuity as would have been payable to
the widow had there been one or had she lived, to or foi- the
benefit of such child, or of such children in equal shares,
during the time aforesaid; and, if there is any such child
and the widow remarries, in lieu of the aforesaid annuity
to her, an annuity not exceeding five hundred and twenty
dollars to or for the benefit of each such child during the time
aforesaid; and, if there is no widow and no such child, an
annuity not exceeding one thousand dollars to or for the
benefit of the father or mother of the deceased, or to or for
the benefit of an unmarried or widowed sister of the de-
ceased with whom he was living at the time of his death, if
such father, mother or sister was dependent upon him for
support at the time of his death, during such time as such
beneficiary is unable to support himself or herself and does
not marry. The members of said board to be designated by
the public authority and the commissioner of public health,
as aforesaid, shall be so designated within thirty days after
the filing of an application for an annuity hereunder, and
said members shall make their report within sixty days after
their appointment. The total amount of all such annuities
shall not, except as hereinafter provided, exceed the annual
rate of compensation received by such deceased person at
the date of his death. If such deceased person was a reserve
or special policeman or a reserve or call fireman of a city or
town and, at the time he was killed or at the time he received
the injuries or underwent the hazard resulting in his death,
was perfoi-ming duty to which he was assigned or called as
such policeman or fireman and for the performance of which
he was entitled to compensation from said city or town, the
total amount of all such annuities shall not exceed the an-
nual rate of compensation payable to a regular or permanent
member of the police or fire force thereof, as the case may
be, for the first year of service therein, and if there are no
regular or permanent members of the police or fire force
thereof, as the case may be, said total amount shall not
exceed the sum of twelve hundred dollars. The amount
of any such annuity shall from time to time be determined
within the limits aforesaid by the appropriate public author-
ity as hereinafter defined.
In case the deceased was a member of a contributory re-
tirement system for public employees, the benefits provided
under this section shall be in the alternative for the benefits,
if any, provided by such retirement system for dependent
widows and children or for dependent fathers or mothers;
and the widow, or if there is no widow, the legal representa-
tive of the children entitled thereto, if any, otherwise the
father or mother in the order named, shall elect which bene-
fits shall be granted. Such election shall be made in writing
and shall be fiknl with the retirement board in charge of the
system of which the deceased was a member and shall not
be subject to change or revocation after the first payment.
602 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 552.
of any benefit thereunder. Any person receiving benefits
under this section shall not be eligible to receive benefits
under section eighty-nine.
The words "appropriate public authority" as used in this
section, shall mean, as to the commonwealth, the governor;
as to a county, the county commissioners; as to a city, the
mayor and city council; as to a town, the selectmen; and
as to a district, the prudential committee.
This section shall become effective in a county when ac-
cepted by the county commissioners thereof, in a city hav-
ing a Plan E charter by the affirmative vote of a majority of
all the members of the city council, and, in the case of other
cities by vote of the city council subject to the provisions of
the charter, in a town by a majority vote at a town meeting,
and in a district by its prudential committee. Any annuities
being paid under the provisions of section eighty-nine, or
any similar annuities being paid under the provisions of any
special law, shall, from and after the acceptance of this sec-
tion as aforesaid, be paid under and subject to the provisions
of this section; provided, that annuities paid by the com-
monwealth under this section shall be so paid from and
after September first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight. The
provisions of this section shall apply to deaths resulting from
injuries received, occurring on or after January first, nine-
teen hundred and thirty in the case of policemen and fire-
men and members of the department of public safety doing
police duty, occurring on or after August twenty-fifth,
nineteen hundred and thirty-two in the case of inspectors or
examiners of the registry of motor vehicles in the department
of public works, occurring on or after September twenty-
fifth, nineteen hundred and thirty-four in the case of forest
wardens of cities or towns, and occurring on or after January
first, nineteen hundred and thirty-four in the case of in-
spectors of the department of labor and industries and of
prison officers, and occurring on or after January first, nine-
teen hundred and thirty-five, in the case of technical em-
ployees of the department of public works or public health,
or of the metropolitan district commission, included in class
twenty-seven of rule four of the civil service rules, occurring
on or after July first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight in
the case of other employees, and to deaths resulting from
hazards undergone, occurring on or after January first,
nineteen hundred and thirty-five, in the case of policemen,
firemen, members of the department of public safety doing
police duty, inspectors or examiners of the registry of motor
vehicles in the department of public works, forest wardens
of cities or towns, inspectors of the department of labor
and industries and prison officers, or occurring on or after
January fii-st, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, in the case
of technical einployoes of the department of public works or
public health, or of the metropolitan district commission,
included in class twenty-seven of rule four of the civil serv-
ice rules, occurring on or after July first, nineteen hunch'ed
Acts, 1948. —Chaps. 553, 554, 555. 603
and forty-eight in the case of other employees, irrespective
of the time of receiving the injuries or undergoing the hazards
resulting in such death. Approved June 11, 1948.
An Act reviving footlight club. Chav 553
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Footlight Club, a corporation dissolved by decree of the
supreme judicial court on March twenty-eighth, nineteen
himdred and forty-one, is hereby revived with the same
powers, duties and obligations as if said decree had not
been entered. Approved June 11, 1948.
An Act authorizing the use of the state pier on the (JJidj) 554
CAPE cod canal for THE PURPOSES OF THE MASSACHU-
SETTS MARITIME ACADEMY, PLACING IN THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF SAID ACADEMY THE CONTROL OF SAID
PIER WHILE so USED, AND AUTHORIZING SAID BOARD
TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY ADJOINING SAID PIER FOR SAID
PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of commissioners of the Massa-
chusetts Maritime Academy is hereby authorized to use the
state pier on the Cape Cod canal in Buzzards bay, in addi-
tion to the property formerly used for the purposes of the
state teachers college at Barnstable, in carrying out the
duties imposed upon it by law. Said board shall have
control of said state pier property while it is used for the
purpose aforesaid.
Section 2. Said board, on behalf of the commonwealth,
may take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase or
otherwise, so much of the property adjoining said state
pier property as may be approved by the governor and
council. The property acquired under the authority of
this section shall also be under the control of said board and
shall be used for drill, athletic and other purposes of said
academy.
Section 3. Chapter 347 of the acts of 1946 is hereby
repealed. Approved June 11, 1948.
An Act increasing the compensation of the members Chav.555
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 49 of chapter 486 of the acts of 1909,
as amended by section 1 of chapter 348 of the acts of 1930,
is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 2, the
words "two thousand" and inserting in place thereof the
words: — twenty-five himdred, — so as to read as follows:
— Section 4^- J'>ach member of the city council shall be
paid an annual salary of twenty-five hundred dollars; and
604 Acts, 1948. —Chap. 556.
no other sum shall be paid from the city treasury for or on
account of any personal expenses directly or indirectly
incurred by or in behalf of any member of said council.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the city council of said city, during the
current year, subject to the provisions of its charter, but
not otherwise. Approved June 11, 1948.
Chav.65Q An Act authorizing the citv of holyoke to establish
IN ITS PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THE OFFICE OF GENERAL
superintendent OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE OFFICE OF
SUPERVISOR OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 34 of chapter 438 of the acts of 189G
is hereby amended by striking out, in line 14, the words
"An inspector of public buildings" and inserting in place
thereof the words : — A general superintendent of public
works.
Section 2. Said section 34 is hereby further amended
by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof
the two following sentences : — The board of public works
shall appoint a supervisor of public buildings, who shall hold
no other office, and he shall not be a member of said board,
and said office shall be subject to the civil service laws and
rules, and the tenure of office of any incumbent thereof shall
be unlimited, subject, however, to said laws. The tenure of
office of any incumbent of the office of general superintendent
of public works shall be unlimited, subject, however, to the
civil service laws and rules.
Section 3. Section 37 of said chapter 438 is hereby
amended by adding at the end thereof the following para-
graph : —
The general superintendent of public works, under the
direction of the said board of public works, shall supervise
all work of the public works department and shall have sole
charge of carrying out the orders and policies of said board.
He shall perform such other duties, not inconsistent herewith,
as the board of aldermen may prescribe.
Section 4. The person holding the office of inspector
of buildings immediately prior to the effective date of this
act shall become the general superintendent of public works
on said date, and shall continue as such, subject to the said
civil service laws; provided, that he passes a competitive
promotional examination which shall be held by the division
of civil service; and provided he is certified and appointed
in accordance with the civil service laws and rules.
Section 5. Chapter 267 of the acts of 1939 is hereby
repealed.
Section 6. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the board of aldei'inen of the city of Holyoke,
subject to tlie provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved June 11, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 557. 605
An Act relative to the practice of chiropody (podi- ( 'hap^^^'^
atry).
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by o. l. (Ter.
striking out section 16, as amended by section 5 of chapter ftllamemta'''
425 of the acts of 1937, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 16. Applications for registra- Applications
tion, signed and sworn to by the applicant, shall be made ti'o.r*^'^*"''
upon blanks furnished by the board. If an applicant fur-
nishes the board with satisfactory proof that he is twenty-
one and of good moral character, and that he is a graduate
of a high school or its equivalent and has completed a four-
year course in chiropody in a school of chiropody (podiatry)
approved by the board, he shall, upon payment of twenty-
five dollars be examined by the board as provided in the
following section, and, if found qualified, shall be registered
and shall receive a certificate as a registered chiropodist
(podiatrist), signed by the chairman and secretary of the
board. An applicant failing to pass an examination satis-
factory to the board shall, if not disqualified under sections
eighteen and nineteen, be entitled to be reexamined from
time to time upon the payment of five dollars for each such
reexamination. No such applicant shall be registered un-
less he obtains a general average of seventy-five per cent
in the various subjects in which he is examined. Every Renewal of
such certificate shall expire on the last day of the year when c«""t'fi'^«**
it was gi'anted, but upon payment of five dollars shall be
renewed by the board for each subsequent year without
examination.
Upon failure to make payment of such fee on or before
the last day of the year, such registration shall expire. The
board, not later than five days thereafter, shall so notify
him. Upon application by a chiropodist whose registration
has expired within six months after the date of such notice
and upon payment of five dollars in addition to the regular
fee for renewal, such registration shall be reinstated by the
board.
Any person who shall present to the board a certified
copy or certificate of registration or license which was issued
to him after examination by a board of registration in chi-
ropody or in medicine in any other state, where the require-
ments for registration are in the opinion of the board equiva-
lent to those of this commonwealth, may be registered and
given a certificate of registration in this commonwealth
without a written examination; provided, that such state
accords a like privilege to holders of certificates of registra-
tion issued in this commonwealth, and that the applicant
has not previously failed to pass the examination required
in this commonwealth, and that he has been engaged in the
reputable practice of chiropody continuously for not less
than five years immediately preceding his application, and
that he intends to reside and practice chiropody in this com-
000 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 557.
nionwealth. The fee for such registration shall hf one. hun-
dred dollars.
Any applicant aggrieved by the refusal of the board to
approve a chiropody (podiatry) school under this section
shall be entitled to have the reasonableness of such refusal
reviewed by a justice of the superior court whose decision
shall be final.
Inspection of The boai'd shall, upon the request of any college, uni-
schoois. etc. versity or chiropody (podiatry) school in this common-
wealth, inspect such college, university or chiropody (podi-
atry) school and notify the trustees or other governing body
in writing if said college, university or chiropody (podiatry)
school is approved by the board for the purposes of this
section, or, if not, what steps said college, university or
chiropody (podiatry) school must take in order to gain the
approval of the board. The board, and the commissioner
of education acting in an advisory capacity, shall forthwith
establish standards to be met by colleges, universities or
chiropody (podiatry) schools and when, in the opinion of
the board, such standards have been met by any college,
university or chiropody (podiatry) school, a certificate of
approval shall be awarded to it; provided, that if at any
time such approved college, university or chiropody (podi-
atry) school has, in the opinion of the board, lowered its
standards below that established by the board, such certifi-
cate, after notice and hearing, may be revoked by the board
and said commissioner.
Any college, university or chiropody (podiatry) school
desiring to be approved for the purposes of this section may
file with the board a written request for the approval of such
college, university or chiropody (podiatry) school and there-
upon a public hearing shall be seasonably granted by the
board and a written decision made by it within twenty days
after the termination of such hearing and the applicant for
such approval shall be notified of such decision. A written
decision of the board refusing to approve any college, uni-
versity or chiropody (podiatry) school shall not become
effective until thirty days after written notice of such deci-
sion is given to the college, university or chiropody (podi-
atry) school seeking such approval. Every such college,
university or chiropody (podiatry) school aggrieved by such
refusal shall have the right to file a petition in the superior
court for Suffolk county to revise or reverse the decision of the
board. Notice of the entry of such petition shall be given
to the board and all proceedings connected therewith shall be
according to rules regulating the trial of civil causes without
juries. The court shall hear the case and finally determine
whether or not such approval shall be granted or revised.
If such a petition is so filed within the aforesaid period of
thirty days said decision of the board shall not become
effective unless and until a final decree affirming said deci-
sion is entered upon the aforesaid petition.
Approved June 11, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chai'. 558. 007
An Act further extending the period of public con- Chaj).55S
TROL AND management OF THE EASTERJS MASSACHITSETTS
street railway company.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Upon the termination on the fifteenth day of
January, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, of the five year
period of the management and control by trustees of the
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company, hereinafter
called the company, under the provisions of chapter ninety-
eight, of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-three, the
public management and control of the company by trustees
shall be extended, subject to the provisions of this act, for a
period of five years from said date. The company may,
subject to the provisions of this act, exercise all the powers
and privileges of a street railway company organized under
general laws, so far as the same are applicable, and, subject
to the approval of the department of public utilities, herein-
after referred to as the department, any powers or privileges
granted by any special acts applicable to the company, until
the general court shall otherwise provide, and shall be sub-
ject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities imposed
upon street railway companies, except as otherwise provided
herein.
Section 2. Upon the filing with the state secretary of a
certified copy of the vote of acceptance provided for in sec-
tion fourteen hereof, the governor, with the advice and con-
sent of the council, shall appoint four persons from the area
served by the company, who, with a representative ap-
pointed by the board of directors of the company from among
their own number to be a trustee, who shall be chairman of
the trustees, shall act as trustees of the company, with the
powers, duties and responsibilities hereinafter set forth, for
terms of five years from the fifteenth day of January, nine-
teen hundred and forty-nine. If upon said date trustees
have not been appointed and confirmed as aforesaid and
organized, the trustees who shall hold office on the fourteenth
day of January, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, under the
provisions of chapter ninety-eight of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-three, shall be trustees under the pro-
visions of this act until trustees shall have been appointed,
confirmed and organized under the provisions hereof. Upon
such appointment, confirmation and organization, the pro-
visions of chapter ninety-eight of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-three shall terminate, but such termination
shall not affect the validity of any acts done or action taken
theretofore under the authority of said act.
Section 3. The trustees appointed or existing under the
provisions of this act shall on said fifteenth day of January,
nineteen hundred and forty-nine, assume the management
and control of the company and, subject to the provisions
of this act, shall continue to exercise said management and
control dui-ing said period of five years. The governor shall
608 Acts, 1948. —-Chap. 558.
fill for the unexpired term any vacancy among the trustee*
appointed by the governor, and may remove any such
trustee, in either case with the advice and consent of the
council. The directors may at any time remove the trustee
appointed bj^ them and appoint a new trustee. The chair-
man of the trustees shall receive from the company an annual
salary of eight thousand dollars and each of the other trustees
shall receive from the company an annual salary of five thou-
sand dollars. Section three of chapter twelve of the General
Laws shall not apply to said trustees.
Section 4. For the pm^pose of refunding any maturing
obligations of the company secured by mortgage or other
liens underlying the general mortgage bonds of the company
or of leased lines within the commonwealth or of making
additions to or improvements on the property of the com-
pany or of such leased lines or for any other lawful purpose,
the trustees may cause the company to issue stocks, bonds
or other evidences of indebtedness in accordance with the
provisions of general laws or of any special law applicable
thereto. Equipment notes under conditional bill of sale or
lease, payable serially in not more than fifteen years, may
be authorized and issued without reference to the amount
of capital stock outstanding. Nothing contained in this act
shall authorize the trustees to issue any shares of capital
stock or any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness
payable at periods of more than one year after the date
thereof, without the approval of the department in accord-
ance with any provisions of law applicable thereto.
Section 5. The trustees shall manage and operate the
company for the extended period specified in section one,
and for the purposes of this act shall, except as is otherwise
provided herein, have and may exercise all the rights and
powers of the company and its directors and upon its behalf
shall receive and disburse its income and funds. They shall
have the right to appoint and remove at their discretion the
president, treasurer and clerk of the company and all other
officers of the company except the board of directors. They
shall have the right to regulate and fix rates and fares, in-
cluding the issue, granting and withdrawal of transfers and
the imposition of charges therefor, and shall determine the
character and extent of the service and the facilities to be
furnished, and in these respects their authority shall be ex-
clusive and shall not be subject to the approval, control or
discretion of any other state department, board or commis-
sion except as provided in this act, and except as to joint
rates and fares or service with connecting companies other
than the Metropolitan Transit Authority. The trustees
may make changes in service or facilities without a prior
public hearing, but upon complaint in writing relative to the
character or extent of the service or facilities furnished,
signed by the mayor of any city or the selectmen of any
town in which the company operates, or by not less than
twenty patrons of the company, the trustees shall give a
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 558. 609
public hearing, if requested so to do, shall fully investigate
the matters complained of and shall take such action within
their powers as the facts seem to justify, stating their reasons
therefor. Anj^ such hearing may be conducted by a single
trustee. In the management and operation of the company
and of the properties owned, leased or operated by it, as
authorized by this act, the trustees and their agents, serv-
ants and employees shall be deemed to be acting as agents
of the company and the company shall be liable for their
acts and negligence to the same extent as if they were in the
immediate employ of the company, but said trustees shall
not be liable personally for their acts except for malfeasance
in office. A majority of the trustees shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business.
Section 6. No contracts or arrangements for the con-
struction, acquisition, rental or operation of any additional
lines of street railway or bus service or for the abandonment
or extension of existing lines or bus service or any portion
thereof, shall be entered into without the consent of the
directors of the company unless, after such consent has
been refused, the department shall determine after a public
hearing that public necessity and convenience require such
construction, acquisition, abandonment or extension and
that the same will not impair the return on outstanding
stock, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness contem-
plated by the provisions of this act; and in case of such
determination the directors shall have a right of appeal to
the supreme judicial court and if the court shall decide that
the said return would be so impaired, the contemplated action
shall not be taken. No contract for the sale or lease of the
existing lines or any portion thereof shall be entered into
without the consent of the directors of the company.
Section 7. The trustees shall have authority to make
contracts in the name and on behalf of the company, and
to issue stocks, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness
of the company. The stockholders of the company shall
elect annually a board of directors who shall represent the
stockholders and shall exercise, during the period of control
by trustees, all the corporate powers not conferred by the
provisions of this act upon the trustees, and thereafter shall
have and exercise, until the general court shall otherwise
provide, all of such powers hereby conferred upon the
trustees and not inconsistent with the general laws.
The company and the stockholders and directors thereof
shall be deemed to have assented to and authorized all issues
of stock, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness which
the trustees may find it necessary or advisable to issue, as
authorized in this act, during the period of public operation
or which may be required to carry out the obligations of
said company as authorized herein.
The trustees shall allow to the board of directors each
year such sums as may be reasonable to provide for the
maintenance of the corporate organization of the company
610 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 558.
and the performance by the company and directors of
necessary duties.
Section 8. The trustees shall from time to time, so far
as is practicable, fix such rates and fares as in their judg-
ment will produce sufficient income to meet the cost of the
service, which shall include proper maintenance and all
other operating expenses, taxes, rentals, interest on bonds
and other interest payments and stated dividends on the
preferred stock and six per cent on the common capital stock
of the company, such allowances for depreciation of property
and for obsolescence and rehabilitation and for losses in
respect to property sold, destroyed or abandoned, as they
may deem adequate, or as may be required by the depart-
ment, and all other expenditures and charges which under
the laws of the commonwealth now or hereafter in effect
may properly be chargeable against income or surplus. The
trustees shall cause the income applicable to interest and
dividends to be distributed among the security and stock-
holders as their interest may appear.
Section 9. The trustees may from time to time after
notice and a hearing revise any fare districts or divide the
lines of the company into different fare districts, but they
shall at all times make such allocation of the items entering
into the cost of service as will in their judgment fairly dis-
tribute the aggregate of the same upon and among said
districts, so as to avoid, so far as is consistent with the public
interest and reasonably practicable, the inclusion of such
items in the computation of the cost of service in any fare
district as may properly be laid upon territory outside of
such district.
Any city or town by majority vote of the voters voting
thereon may, from time to time, during the period of the
management and control of trustees, for the purpose of
obtaining a lower schedule of fares or of avoiding a reduction
or discontinuance of service, enter into an agreement or
agreements with the trustees to pay any part or all of any
excess of the cost of the service, as defined in section eight,
on the lines of the company operating within such city or
town, above the amount of the receipts of such lines arising
from the schedule or schedules of rates and fares in effect
thereon during the period covered by any such agreement;
provided, that such contribution of a city or town shall not
in any one year exceed the sum of two dollars per one thou-
sand dollars of the preceding year's assessed valuation of
such city or town; and provided, also, that any city or
town contributing as aforesaid shall have a right of appeal
from the decision of the trustees to the department on any
question relating to the character or ex-tent of the service
rendered or facilities f\irnished in that city or town. If
part only of the cities and towns in any fare district con-
tribute to the cost of service under the above provisions, the
trustees may make such adjustments in fares as in their
judgment will be e(iuitable. Such vote in cities shall be
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 558. 611
taken at the regular or biennial municipal election, and in
towns at any town meeting called for the purpose. In
either case the vote shall be taken by ballot and the question
shall be submitted in such form as the city council or the
selectmen may determine; provided, however, that if any
city desires to enter into a temporary agreement with the
trustees at any time more than sixty days prior to its next
regular or biennial municipal election, it may do so by a
majority vote, as defined in section one of chapter forty-
four of the General Laws, and may bind said city to such
agreement until said election, when the question shall be
submitted to the voters in the manner provided herein.
Section 10. The company shall be and hereby is au-
thorized to sell and dispose of to any person, firm or corpora-
tion, including municipal corporations, electricity for light
or power to the extent that the same shall not be required
for the proper operation of its street railway systems, at
such rates and upon such terms and conditions as it may
from time to time fix and determine, subject to the approval
of the department, which shall first determine that public
necessity and convenience require the same.
The company, for the purpose of constructing, using and
maintaining transmission lines for the purchase, sale or
disposal of electricity for light and power purposes only, -
shall have the same rights as electric companies under sec-
tion seventy-two of chapter one hundred and sixty-four of
the General Laws to take land for such purposes, and in
respect to any such taking shall be subject to the provisions
of said section.
Section 1L After the expiration of the five year period
of management and operation by trustees as herein pro-
vided the company shall have all the powers and privileges
and be subject to all the liabilities and restrictions of a street
railway company organized under general laws now or
hereafter in force, and, with the consent of the department,
may exercise any additional powers and privileges conferred
by special acts applicable to the company until the general
court shall otherwise provide.
Section 12. The supreme judicial court shall have
jurisdiction in equity to review and alter, modify, amend or
enforce rulings or orders of the trustees to the same extent
that such jurisdiction is given to said court over rulings and
orders of the department by any existing law.
Section 13. Nothing in this act contained shall prevent
the commonwealth from taking the whole or any part of the
property of the company under the power of eminent domain.
Section 14. This act shall take effect as of January
fifteenth, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, except for the
purpose of its acceptance as hereinafter provided and for the
purpose of appointing trustees hei'cunder, upon its acceptance
by the company given by a vote of the holders of not less
than a majority of all the stock of the company at a meeting
held for the purpose, a copy of which vote, certified by the
612 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 559, 560, 561.
clerk of the company, shall be filed with the state secretary;
provided, however, that this act shall become void unless
such a certified copy of said vote of acceptance shall so be
filed on or before November first, nineteen hundred and
forty-eight. Approved June 11, 1948.
(^Jiap.559 An Act increasing the charge for the support of
CHILDREN AT THE MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL SCHOOL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
KdVvIr'y.n Section 31 of chapter 121 of the General I^aws, as appear-
amended.' ing in tho Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by strik-
ing out, in line 12, the words "six dollars" and inserting in
place thereof the words: — seventeen dollars and fifty cents.
Approved June 11, 1948.
Chap.dQO An Act granting certain exemptions from taxation
TO WIDOWS OF SOLDIERS OR SAILORS WHO LOST THEIR
LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. -
G. L. (Ter. Clausc Twcnty-sccond of section 5 of chapter 59 of the
etc., 'amended. General I^aws, as most recently amended by section 1 of
chapter 612 of the acts of 1947, is hereby fiu'ther amended
by striking out paragraph (d) and inserting in place thereof
the following paragraph: —
solders'! etc., (^) Wives or widows of soldiers or sailors who woukl bo
who lost their entitled to exemption under paragraphs (a), (6) or (c) and
lives ID service ji -i rii* -i i i r -ii
exempt from the widows of soldicrs or sailors who served as aforesaid and
^^^- who lost their lives in such service.
Approved June 11, 1948.
Chap.dQl An Act to authorize the tow^n of carver to borrow
MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, EQUIPPING
AND FURNISHING A SCHOOL BUILDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing and originally
equipping and furnishing a school building, the town of
Carver may borrow, from time to time, within a period of
five years from the passage of this act, such sums as may be
necessary, not exceeding in the aggregate one hundred thou-
sand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes of the town there-
for which shall bear on their face the words, Carver School
Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized issue shall constitute a
separate loan and such loans shall be paid in not more than
twenty years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under
this act shall be in excess of the statutory limit and shall,
except as provided herein, be subject to chapter forty-four
of the Cieneral Laws, exclusive of the limitation contained
in the first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 11, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 562.
013
An Act relative to expenditures tor the care, main- C/jap^^f\2
TENANCE AND REPAIR OF TTTBERCULORIS HOSPITALS TN f'ER-
TAIN COUNTIES.
Whereas, The defericd operation of this act would result pr"ambie'f^
in unnecessarily extending the period during which expendi-
tures by certain counties for tuberculosis hospital purposes
would be made without express authorization therefor by
the general court, therefore this act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The county commissioners of the counties hereinafter spec-
ified are hereby authorized to expend for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight the sums set forth in this act. for
the care, maintenance and repair of the county tuberculosis
hospitals within their respective counties, and to assess the
same in the manner set forth in section eighty-five of chapter •
one hundred and eleven of the General Laws, as amended.
In case of extraordinary or unforeseen emergencies the di-
rector of accounts, at the request of the county conmiis-
sioners of any such county, may airthorize expenditures in
excess of any particular item; provided, that another item
or items of expenditure shall be reduced by an equivalent
amount. At the request of the county commissioners, the
director of accounts may authorize transfers from the ac-
count called "for reserve for cost-of-living salary adjust-
ments" to meet expenditures for salaries.
Item Bristol County.
1 . For administration :
(a) Salaries ......
(b) Other expenses .....
2. For maintenance and operation :
(a) Salaries and wages ....
(b) Other expenses .....
3. For additions and improvements (in excess of $1,000)
5. For contributory retirement system
6. For interest ......
8. For unpaid bills of previous years .
10. For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments
$9,750 00
1,800 00
103,000 00
117,000 00
16,000 00
1,746 68
2,200 00
250 00
15,250 00
For total expenditures
. $266,996 68
Essex Cotjnty.
1.
For administration :
(a) Salaries ......
. $19,500 00
(b) Other expenses .....
4,850 00
2.
For maintenance and operation :
(a) Salaries and wages ....
. 300,000 00
(6) Other expenses .....
331,450 00
4.
For other health services :
(6) Clinics and other extra-mural
1,700 00
5.
For contributory retirement system
15,503 89
6.
For interest ...
4,100 00
8.
For sewer assessment .....
4,631 27
10.
For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments
50,000 00
For total expenditures
$731,735 16
014
Acts, 1948. — Chap.
5G2.
lien)
3.
4.
0.
10.
2.
4.
5.
6.
10.
1.
3.
4.
10.
Middlesex CoTrNTY.
Vnr adinini.stratioii :
(o) Salarie.s .......
(b) Other expcn.scs ......
For maintenance and opciation :
(a) Salaries and wages .....
(b) Other expenses ......
I*'or additions and improvements (in exces.s of $1,000)
l''or other health .services:
(h) Clinics and other extra-mural
l<'or contributor}' retirement .system
l"or interest .......
l<'or reserve for cost-of-living salarj^ adjustments
For total expenditures ....
Norfolk County.
For administration :
(a) Salaries .....
(6) Other expenses ....
For maintenance and operation :
(a) Salaries and wages
(6) Other expenses ....
For other health services:
(a) Preventorium ....
(b) Clinics and other extra-mural
P'or contributory retirement system
For interest .....
For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments
For total expenditures . . . .
Plymouth County.
For administration:
(a) Salaries .......
(6) Other expenses ......
For maintenance and operation :
(a) Salaries and wages . . .
(6) Other expenses ......
For additions and improvements (in excess of $1,000)
For other health services:
(a) Preventorium .....
(b) Clinics and other extra-mural
For contributory retirement system
l''or interest ......
For re.serve for cost-of-living salary adjustment
For total expenditures
1.
2.
6.
8.
10.
Worcester County.
For administration :
(a) Salaries .......
(6) Other expenses ......
For maintenance and operation :
(a) Salaries and wages .....
(6) Other expenses ......
For additions and improvements (in excess of $1,000)
For contributory retirement system
For interest .......
For unpaid bills of previous years
For reserve for cost-of-living salary adjustments
$25,000 00
12,800 00
460,000 00
4.'^0,000 00
2,.'500 00
2,000 00
9,903 00
5,r^oo 00
60,000 00
1,027,703 00
$15,000 00
2,700 00
198,000 00
204,000 00
1,000 00
6,000 00
3,352 27
4,000 00
28,100 00
$462,152 27
$17,372 05
1,700 00
145,660 00
115,860 93
15,000 00
3,000 00
8,080 00
6,066 00
1,100 00
20,800 00
$334,638 98
$23,850 00
4,609 83
221,641 00
173,445 01
36,554 16
3,535 20
3,000 00
1,846 83
30,700 00
For total expenditures
. $499,182 03
Approved June V2, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 563, 564. 615
An Act providing for the reconstruction of the sea Qhnj) 563
WALL, THE construction OF GROINS AND THE IMPROVE-
MENT of the BEACH ALONG WINTHROP SHORE RESERVA-
TION IN THE TOWN OF WINTHROP.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan district commission is
hereby authorized to reconstruct portions of sea wall, con-
struct stone groins, place sand fill and make other beach
improvements along Winthrop Shore reservation from Beach
Road extension to Beacon street in the town of Winthrop,
in order to prevent further erosion, to stabilize and improve
the beach and to protect the sea wall.
Section 2. To meet the cost of construction of the work
authorized in section one, the commonwealth may accept
and use any federal funds or any federal assistance, or both,
provided therefor under any federal law, authority to make
application therefor being hereby granted to said metro-
politan district commission, with the approval of the gov-
ernor. In case federal funds or federal assistance are made
available to the commonwealth for this construction work,
the project, when approved by the governor, shall be carried
out in all respects subject to the provisions of the appropri-
ate federal law providing for construction of projects of this
class, and the rules and regulations made pursuant thereto
and to such terms, conditions, rules and regulations, not
inconsistent with such federal laws, rules and regulations,
as said metropolitan district commission ma}^ establish, with
the approval of the governor, to insure the proper execution
of said project.
Section 3. For the purposes of this act there may be ex-
pended by the metropolitan district commission such sums
as may be appropriated therefor.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 12, 1948.
Chap. 564:
An Act authorizing the further regulation of the
SPEED OF motor VEHICLES I PON WAYS WITHIN THE COM-
MONWEALTH.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would defeat Emergency
its purpose, which is, in part, to provide without delay ^^^^"^
further regulation of the speed of motor vehicles upon ways
within the commonwealth, therefore it is hereby declared
to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public safety.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 17, as most recently amended ftl! amendefi".
by chapter 406 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place
thereof the following : ■ — Section 1 7. No person operating a over jorty
iniles^per hour
616
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 564.
prima facie
evidence of
Unreasonable
speed, etc.
(i. L. (Tit
Kd.), 90, § IS,
etc., amended.
Special speed
regulations for
motor
vehicles.
motor vehicle on any way shall run it at a rate of speed
greater than is reasonable and proper, having regard to
traffic and the use of the way and the safety of the public.
Unless a way is otherwise posted in accordance with the
provisions of section eighteen, it shall be prima facie evi-
dence of a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper
as aforesaid if a motor vehicle is operated on any way out-
side of a thickly settled or business district at a rate of speed
exceeding forty miles per hour for the distance of a quarter
of a mile, or inside a thickly settled or business district at a
rate of speed exceeding twenty miles per hour for the distance
of one eighth of a mile, or in any place where the operator's
view of the road traffic is obstructed either upon approaching
an intersecting way or in traversing a crossing or intersec-
tion of ways, or in going around a corner or a curve in a
way, at a rate of speed exceeding fifteen miles per hour. If
a speed limit has been duly established upon any way, in
accordance with the provisions of said section, operation of a
motor vehicle at a rate of speed in excess of such limit shall
be prima facie evidence that such speed is greater than is
reasonable and proper; but, notwithstanding such estab-
lishment of a speed limit, every person operating a motor
vehicle shall decrease the speed of the same when a special
hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or other traffic,
or by reason of weather or highway conditions. No person
shall operate a school bus at a rate of speed exceeding thirty
miles per hour, while actually engaged in carrying school
children.
Section 2. Said chapter 90 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 18, as amended by chapter 125 of
the acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the following:
— Section 18. The city council, the traffic commission of
the city of Boston, the selectmen, park commissioners, or
the department, on ways within their control, may make
special regulations as to the speed of motor vehicles and as
to the use of such vehicles upon particular ways, and may
prohibit the use of such vehicles altogether on certain ways;
provided, that no such special regulation shall be effective
unless it shall have been published in one or more newspapers,
if there be any, published in the town in which the way is
situated, otherwise in one or more newspapers published in
the county in which the town is situated; nor until after
the department, and in the case of a speed regulation the
department and the registrar, acting jointly, shall have
certified in writing, after a public hearing, that such regula-
tion is consistent with the public interests; and no regu-
lation shall be valid which excludes motor vehicles from any
state highway or from any main highway leading from any
town to another; provided, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed as affecting the right of the metropolitan
district commission or of the department of conservation to
make rules and regulations governing the use and operation
of motor vehicles on lands, roadways and parkways under
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 565, 566. 617
its care and control. No such regulation shall be effective
until there shall have been erected, upon the ways affected
thereby and at such points as the department and the
registrar, acting jointly, may designate, signs, conforming to
standards adopted by the department, setting forth the
speed or other restrictions established by the regulation, and
then only during the time such signs are in place. Any sign,
purporting to est.ablish a speed limit, which has not been
erected in accordance with the foregoing provisions may be
removed by or under the direction of the department.
Approved June 12, 1948.
An Act authorizing the town of north attlebor-
ough to borrow money for constructing, originally
equipping and furnishing a school building.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purposes of constructing a school
building, and of originally equipping and furnishing the
same, the town of North Attleborough may borrow from
time to time, within a period of five years from the passage
of this act, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding,
in the aggregate, three hundred thousand dollars, and may
issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on their face
the words, North Attleborough School Building Loan, Act
of 1948. Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate
loan, and such loans shall be paid in not more than twenty
years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this
act shall be in excess of the statutory limit, but shall, except
as herein provided, be subject to chapter forty-four of the
General Laws, exclusive of the limitation contained in the
first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 12, 1948.
An Act providing further for the extension of the
boundaries of the north sagamore water district.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 290 of the acts of 1939 is hereby
amended by striking out section 13 and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section IS. Upon a peti-
tion in writing addressed to said commissioners requesting
that certain real estate, accurately described therein, located
in the town of Bourne and in that portion of the town of
Sandwich lying north of Cape Cod canal in said towu and
abutting on said district and not otherwise served by a
public water supply be included within the limits thereof,
and signed by the owners of such real estate, or a major
portion of such real estate, said commissioners shall cause a
duly warned meeting of the district to be called, at which
meeting the voters may vote on the question of including
ChapM5
Chap.5QQ
018 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 567.
said real estate within the district. If a majority of the
voters present and voting thereon vote in the affirmative
the district clerk shall within ten days file with the town
clerk of each of said towns and with the state secretary an
attested copy of said petition and vote; and thereupon said
real estate shall become and be part of the district and shall
be holden under this act in the same manner and to the
same extent as the real estate described in section one.
Section 2. This act is enacted for the sole purpose of
including within the North Sagamore water district, estab-
lished by chapter two hundred and ninety of the acts of
nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, that portion of the town
of Sandwich lying north of the Cape Cod canal, and is to be
construed as a continuation of the provisions of said act and
not a new enactment, except as herein provided. Wherever
in said act reference is made to the town of Bourne, if the
context admits, such reference shall mean to include the
town of Sandwich.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 12, 1948.
Chap. 567 An Act relating to the emergency housing commis-
sion AND TO LOCAL BOARDS OF APPEALS.
Emergency Wheretts, An acute shortage of housing still exists in the
commonwealth and on account of such shortage many vet-
erans of World War II and other inhabitants of the com-
monwealth are unable to obtain homes for themselves and
their families and this shortage is likely to continue for a
substantial period of time; and inability to obtain adequate
shelter will cause suffering and disease among such veterans
and their families and other inhabitants unless such short-
age is relieved at once, therefore this act is declared to be
an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public health and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 592 of the acts of 1946,
as amended, is hereby further amended by striking out, in
line 3, as appearing in said chapter 592, the word "two"
and inserting in place thereof the word: — five, — so as to
read as follows : — Section 2. During the period of the pres-
ent emergency, which, unless changed by the general court,
shall be deemed to extend for a period of five years from the
effective date of this act, a board of appeals of a city or town
referred to or appointed under section thirty of chapter forty
of the General Laws may grant a variance with respect to a
particular parcel of land from the terms of an ordinance or
by-law adopted under section twenty-five of said chapter
forty under the following circumstances and conditions:
(1) That the application relates to the construction or al-
teration of a building designed to contain when the work
thereon is completed a dwelling place or dwelling places.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 567. 619
(2) That if the variance relates to the alteration of an exist-
ing building so that it may accommodate more families, the
cubical content of the building and its width, length and
height shall not be substantially increased, and its exterior
shall be changed as little as possible. (3) That the variance
may be granted without substantial detriment to the public
good and without substantially derogating from the intent
and purpose of such ordinance or by-law. (4) That the
variance be granted without discrimination among appli-
cants and as far as possible in accordance with the principles
set forth in the fourth paragraph of section twenty-five of
said chapter forty.
Section 2. Said chapter 592 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 3, as amended by section 1 of chapter
609 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place thereof the
following: — Section S. There shall be a commission to be
known as the emergency housing commission, in this act
called the commission, to serve during the present emer-
gency, as defined in section two, under the governor and
council and to be subject to such supervision as the gover-
nor and council shall deem necessary and proper, consist-
ing of five members, namely : — a chaii*man to be appointed
by the governor with the advice and consent of the council;
the chairman of the state housing board; the chairman of
the state planning board; the commissioner of labor and
industries; and the commissioner of public safety. Any of
said members, other than the chairman, may, if he so elects,
designate a person from the personnel of his department or
board to represent him on the commission. Any designa-
tion of his representative as aforesaid shall be made by a
writing filed in his office, and shall be effective for such
period as he may prescribe therein, and may at any time be
revoked by him. Upon appeal or petition by any person
aggrieved by the refusal of a board of appeals of a city or
town referred to or appointed under section thirty of chap-
ter forty of the General Laws or similar provisions of a spe-
cial law, or any board of appeals under a local building ordi-
nance or by-law or a building code, to reverse any order or
decision of any inspector of buildings or other administra-
tive official having similar duties, to decide in favor of the
applicant on any matter upon which such board of appeals
is required to pass, or to effect any variance in the appli-
cation of any zoning or building ordinance, by-law or code,
the commission by an affirmative vote of four of its mem-
bers may, subject to such terms and conditions as it may
impose, reverse such order or decision, decide in favor of
such applicant or effect any such variance. The commis-
sion shall not grant any relief under this section unless it
finds that such relief may be granted without substantial
detriment to the public good and without substantially
derogating from the intent and purpose of such ordinance,
by-law, or code, having regard to the purposes set forth in
section twenty-five of chapter forty of the General Laws,
620 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 568.
section three of chapter one hundred and forty-three of the
General Laws, or similar provisions of special law, respec-
tively. The commission shall grant relief only after a hear-
ing, notice of which shall have been given by mail, postage
prepaid, to the appellant or petitioner, the board of appeals
and the owners of all property deemed by the commission
to be affected by such appeal or petition, and by pubUca-
tion in a newspaper of general circulation in such city or
town. At the hearing any party may appear in person or
by agent or by attorney. No appeal or petition under this
section with respect to a particular parcel of land which has
been unfavorably acted upon by the commission shall be
reconsidered by said commission except with the consent of
a majority of the board of appeals. The commission may
reconsider any appeal or petition which has been withdrawn
by the appellant or petitioner before action by the commis-
sion or after favorable action by the commission. The de-
termination of the commission under this section shall be
final .
Section 3. Said chapter 592 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 4, as amended by section lA of said
chapter 609, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
Section 4. The commission may appoint a secretary, who
may be one of its members, and may, subject to appropria-
tion, employ such officers, agents and employees as may be
necessary to assist it in the performance of its functions and
shall determine their salaries. The members of the com-
mission shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the per-
formance of their duties. There shall be paid to the chair-
man the sum of twenty-five dollars for every day spent in
the performance of his duties, provided that he does not
receive an annual salary from the commonwealth and pro-
vided further that the sum paid hereunder to him shall not
in any year exceed three thousand dollars. Such compen-
sation shall be in addition to any other compensation re-
ceived from the commonwealth by the chairman; provided
that no compensation shall be paid to him for services under
this act on any day with respect to which he is compensated
by the commonwealth for services performed under any
other provision of law. Approved June 12, 1948.
Chap»6Q8 An Act to authorize the town of hopedale to acquire
CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE MILFORD WATER COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Hopedale may take by eminent
domain under chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws,
or acquire by purchase or otherwise, such property of the
Milford Water Company as may be located in said town
and its rights and privileges to sell and distribute water in
said town, and said company is authorised to sell and convey
such property by good and sufficient instruments in writing.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 569, 570. 621
Said town may exercise its right to take by eminent domain
or to make such purchase by a two thirds vote of its voters
present and voting thereon at a town meeting called for
the purpose and at which the voting list shall be used.
Upon such taking or conveyance said town shall be deemed
to have established a water supply and water distributing
system under authority of section thirty-nine A of chapter
forty of the General Laws, and may maintain and operate
the same, and all rights of the town of Milford to purchase
such property in the town of Hopedale shall cease. Upon
the taking by eminent domain or the acquisition by purchase
all rights of the Milford Water Company to sell and dis-
tribute water in the town of Hopedale shall cease.
Section 2. For the purpose of paying the necessary ex-
penses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred under this
act and any additional costs of supplying the town and its
inhabitants with water, other than expenses of maintenance
and operation, the town of Hopedale may issue from time
to time bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding, in the
aggregate, one hundred thousand dollars, which shall bear
on their face the words. Town of Hopedale Water Loan,
Act of 1948. Each authorized issue shall constitute a sep-
arate loan, and such loans shall be payable in not more
than thirty years from their dates. Indebtedness incurred
under the provisions of this act shall be outside the Hmit
for water debt as fixed by chapter forty-four of the General
Laws, but otherwise shall be subject to the applicable pro-
visions of said chapter. Approved June 12, 1948.
An Act increasing the salaries of members op the Chap.5Q9
STATE BALLOT LAW COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 31 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as amended ^d.^e^^rai-
by chapter 479 of the acts of 1943, is hereby further amended etc., 'amended.
by striking out, in line 3, the words "seven hundred and
fifty" and inserting in place thereof the words: — one thou-
sand, — so as to read as follows: — Section 31. The mem- Salaries and
bers of said commission shall each be paid such compensa- ''"p""^®^-
tion for their services, not exceeding one thousand dollars
annually, as the governor and council may determine; and
shall be allowed for expenses such sum, not exceeding one
thousand dollars, as may be determined by the governor and
council. Approved June 12, 1948.
An Act transferring to the metropolitan district Chav.57i)
COMMISSION the ENTIRE CARE, CONTROL AND MAINTENANCE
OF CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE LYNN WAY, SO-CALLED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The entire care, control and maintenance of
that portion of the highway known as the Lynnway between
622 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 571.
the General Edwards bridge and the Broad street and
Market street area in the city of Lynn, may be transferred
to the metropolitan district commission, as provided in sec-
tion two, and the cost of said care, control and mainte-
nance shall be paid out of the Highway Fund, subject to
appropriation.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect when said city
gives a deed of said highway to the metropolitan district
commission and thereafter said city may maintain its sewers
and water pipes and may install any such pipes at any point
in said highway. Approved June 12, 1948.
Chap. 57 1 An Act relative to reinsurance.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Tcr. Section 20 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as amended,
ftllameAded^' Is hereby further amended by striking out the second sen-
tence of the second paragraph, as appearing in the Tercente-
nary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
Reinsurance. Such reinsurance shall not reduce the reserve or other liability
to be charged to the ceding company, other than life, unless
(a) it is effected with a company authorized in the common-
wealth as aforesaid, or (b) with a company similarly au-
thorized in another state or territory of the United States
conforming to the same standard of solvency and fulfilling
the same statutory or departmental regulations which would
be required of such company if, at the time such reinsurance
is effected, it were authorized as aforesaid in the common-
wealth, or (c) with a company incorporated or formed to
reinsure and authorized to reinsure in the commonwealth, or
{d) with a foreign company formed under the laws of any
government or state other than the United States or any
state of the United States, if it has been admitted to transact
business in one or more states or territories continuously for
ten or more years and in addition thereto has appointed a
trustee or trustees, who are citizens or corporations of the
United States, to hold funds in trust for the benefit of its
policyholders in the United States in an amount of not less
than fifty million dollars, which has appointed the commis-
sioner or his successor or a person approved by either, its
true and lawful attorney as prescribed by clause Third of
section one hundred and fifty-one and which has filed a
financial statement on a form satisfactory to the commis-
sioner; provided, that any contract of reinsurance, other
than life, made by any domestic company or by any com-
pany incorporated in a foreign country and having its prin-
cipal office in the commonwealth, ceding more than seventy-
five per cent of its total outstanding risks, shall be subject
to the written approval of the commissioner; and pro-
vided, further, that no domestic life company shall reinsure
its risks without the written permission of the commissioner,
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 572, 573. 623
but may reinsure parts of an individual risk not to exceed
in any one company the amount retained by the company
first writing the insurance. Approved June 12, 1948.
An Act exempting certain ambulances and certain nhr,^ 570
OTHER vehicles FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COM- ' ^ '
PULSORY MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE LAW, AND
PROVIDING FOR THEIR REGISTRATION WITHOUT FEE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section lA of chapter 90 of the General ^'^^-^J^^
Laws, as most recently amended by section 2 of chapter 264 etc., 'amended.'
of the acts of 1934, is hereby further amended by striking
out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing sentence : — Ambulances owned and operated by any cv-rtain motor
hospital or other institution or association supported wholly ^rraT'compui-''*
or in part by public or private donations for charitable pur- sory insurance
poses, and motor vehicles and trailers used by the fire or
police department of any city or town or park board solely
for the official business of such department or board shall not
be subject to the requirements of this section.
Section 2. Section 33 of said chapter 90, as amended, is g. l. (Ter.
hereby further amended by striking out the third paragraph, ftll'amenVed.
as appearing in section 1 of chapter 249 of the acts of 1932,
and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph : —
For the registration of every ambulance owned and oper- Certain motor
ated by any hospital or other institution or association sup- n-om^'rTgL-'''"''*
ported wholly or in part by public or private donations for Nation fee.
charitable purposes, and every motor vehicle or trailer used
by the fire or police department of any city or town or park
board solely for the official business of such department or
board, no fee shall be collected hereunder.
Section 3. This act shall take effect on January first, Effective date.
nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved June 12, 1948.
An Act providing for the commitment of certain ha- (JJki^ 573
bitual truants, absentees and school offenders to
THE custody of THE YOUTH SERVICE BOARD, AND ESTAB-
LISHING CERTAIN STANDARDS OF QUALIFICATION FOR SU-
PERVISORS OF ATTENDANCE HEREAFTER APPOINTED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 77 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 3, as appearing in the Ter- fmended.^ ^"
centenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing section: — Section 3. A child between seven and sixteen Hawtuai
who wilfully and habitually absents himself from school ^'■"*"^'^-
contrary to section one of chapter seventy-six, shall be
deemed an habitual truant, and, unless placed on probation
as provided in section seven, may, on complaint of a super-
024
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 573.
G. L. (Ter.
Kd.). 77. § 4,
amended.
Habitual
absentees.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 77, § 5,
amended.
Habitual
school offend-
ers.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 77, § 11,
amended.
.lurisdiction.
(1. I-. (Ter.
lOd.), 77, § 12,
amended.
Supervisoris
of attendance.
visor of attendance, be committed, until he reaches his six-
teenth birthday, to the county training school, if any,
maintained within the county wherein he resides or, if there
is no such school, to the custody of the youth service board,
or to a county training school.
Section 2. Said chapter 77 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 4, as so appearing, and inserting in
place thereof the following: — Section 4- A child between
seven and sixteen found wandering about the streets or pub-
lic places, having no lawful occupation, habitually absent
from school and growing up in idleness and ignorance, shall
be deemed an habitual absentee, and, unless placed on pro-
bation as provided in section seven, may, on complaint of a
supervisor of attendance or any other person, be committed,
until he reaches his sixteenth birthday, to the county train-
ing school, if any, maintained within the county wherein he
resides or, if there is no such school, to the custody of the
youth service board, or to a county training school.
Section 3. Said chapter 77 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 5, as so appearing, and inserting in
place thereof the following : — Section 5. A child under
sixteen persistently violating reasonable regulations of the
school he attends, or otherwise persistently misbehaving
therein, so as to render himself a fit subject for exclusion
therefrom, .shall be deemed an habitual school offender, and,
unless placed on probation as provided in section seven, may,
on complaint of a supervisor of attendance, be committed,
until he reaches his sixteenth birthday, to the county train-
ing school, if any, maintained within the county wherein he
resides or, if there is no such school, to the custody of the
youth service board, or to a county training school.
Section 4. Section 11 of said chapter 77, as so appearing,
is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 12 and 13, the
words "division of juvenile training in the department of
public welfare" and inserting in place thereof the words: —
youth service board, — so as to read as follows: — Section 11.
District courts, except the municipal court of Boston, trial
justices and the Boston juvenile court shall have jurisdiction
of offences arising under section one of chapter seventy-six
and under this chapter. A summons or warrant issued by
such court or justice may be served, at the discretion of the
court or justice, by a supervisor of attendance or by any
officer qualified to serve criminal process. On complaint
against a child for any such offence, his parents, guardian or
custodian shall be notified as required by section fifty-five of
chapter one hundred and nineteen. A child against whom
complaint as an habitual absentee is brought by any other
person than a supervisor of attendance shall not be com-
mitted until notice and an opportunity to be heard have been
given to the youth service board.
Section 5. Said chapter 77 is hereby further amended by
striking out section 12, as so appearing, and inserting in
place thereof the following: — Section 12. Every school
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 574. 625
couiinittec shall appoint, make regulations governing and
fix the compensation of one or more supervisors of attend-
ance, who may be either male or female, and who shall meet
such standards of qualification for such work as shall be es-
tablished by the department of education. Such supervisors
shall not receive fees for their services. The committees of
two or more towns may employ the same supervisors of
attendance.
Section 6. Nothing in section twelve of chapter seventy-
seven of the General Laws shall affect the rights or status of
any supervisor of attendance in office on the effective date
of this act.
Section 7. This act shall take effect on January first, Effective date.
nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved June 12, 1948.
An Act further providing for a temporary additional Cliap 574
TAX UPON CERTAIN CORPORATIONS.
lie it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. 'i'here is hereby imposed upon all domestic
manufacturing corporations, foreign manufacturing cor-
porations, domestic business corporations and foreign cor-
porations, as defined in chapter sixty-three of the General
Laws, as amended, in addition to the taxes levied under the
provisions of sections thirty to fifty-one, inclusive, of said
chapter sixty-three and all acts in amendment thereof and
in addition thereto, and in addition to the taxes imposed
upon such corporations under section nine of chapter seven
hundred and twenty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-one and under section five A of chapter five hun-
dred and eighty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-six, a further additional excise tax equal to one and
one half per cent of the net income of each such corporation
determined to be taxable in accordance with the provisions
of said chapter sixty-three; provided, that the tax imposed
by this section shall not apply to corporations taxable under
section thirty-eight B of said chapter sixty-three. All
provisions of law relative to the assessment, payment, col-
lection and abatement of the taxes imposed under said
chapter sixty-three upon corporations taxable hereunder
shall apply to the additional taxes herein imposed. This
section shall apply only to taxes levied in or on account of
the calendar year nineteen hundred and forty-nine. The
surtaxes imposed upon corporations of the classes named in
this section by section nine of chapter seven hundred and
twenty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-one
and chapter five hundred and three of the acts of the current
year shall apply to the taxes imposed by this section.
Section 2. All taxes provided by this act shall be re-
tained by the commonwealth. Approved June 12, 1948.
620
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 575, 576.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 13, § 2A,
etc., amended.
C 7/^//>.575 An Act relative to the compensation of the civil
SERVICE commissioners.
Be it cnacled, etc., as follows:
Section 2A of chapter 13 of the General Laws, as most
recently amended by section 12 of chapter 591 of the acts of
1946, is hereby further amended by striking out the fourth
sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sen-
tence : — The chairman shall receive twenty-five dollars a
day, and each other commissioner shall receive twenty dol-
lars a day, while attending meetings of the commission, or
while performing any duties of his office required of him by
the chairman or by this chapter or chapter thirty-one, but
in any state fiscal year, not more than three thousand dollars
shall be paid to the chairman and not more than twenty-
five hundred dollars shall be paid to any other commis-
sioner., — so as to read as follows: — Section 2 A. Upon the
expiration of the term of office of a commissioner of the civil
service commission, his successor shall be appointed by the
governor, with the advice and consent of the council, for
five years. The governor shall designate one of the mem-
bers as chairman. Not more than three members of said
commission shall be members of the same political party.
The chairman shall receive twenty-five dollars a day, and
each other commissioner shall receive twenty dollars a day,
while attending meetings of the commission, or while per-
forming any duties of his office required of him by the chair-
man or by this chapter or chapter thirty-one, but in any state
fiscal year, not more than three thousand dollars shall be
paid to the chairman and not more than twenty-five hundred
dollars shall be paid to any other commissioner. The com-
missioners shall receive their traveling and other necessary
expenses incurred in attending such meetings.
Approved June 12, 1948,
Salaries of
civil .service
commis.sioner3.
Ckav.57Q An Act to limit the powers of the commissioner of
CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO THE USE
OF AVAILABLE FUNDS IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF
THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IN CITIES AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 23 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as amended
by section 2 of chapter 175 of the acts of 1938, is hereby
further amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph,
as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, the two follow-
ing sentences : — The commissioner shall approve such
deductions on account of available funds unless the funds are
not on hand or unless their use would be contrary to law;
provided, that the commissioner may, but shall not be re-
quired to, approve such deductions in the aggregate of more
than fifty per cent of the funds available. Such deductions
on account of available funds may be made by the assessors
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 59, § 23,
etc., amended.
Deductions
on account
of available
funds limited
in annual
assessment in
cities and
towns.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 577, 578, 579. 027
without such approval if the commissioner, within seven days
after the receipt of a written request by the assessors to
make such deductions, fails to render his decision thereon.
Approved June 12, WJ^S.
An Act authorizing the city of malden to lease cer- nhf,^^ r.j'j
TAIN land for use AS A PUBLIC PARKING SPACE. ' ' **
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The city of Maiden is hereby authorized to lease
from the Middlesex Amusement Company certain land, for a
period of not more than twenty-five years and for the use
by said city as a public parking space, being parcels C, E,
F, G and H, as shown on a plan of land belonging to said
Middlesex Amusement Company, dated September second,
nineteen hundred and forty-seven, and recorded at the reg-
istry of deeds for the southern registry district of Middlesex
county in Plan Book 1379, page 564.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by vote of the city council of said city, subject to the
provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved June 12, 1948.
An Act relative to the term of office of the super- fhn^ 578
VISOR OF veterans' GRAVES AND REGISTRATION OF THE '
CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law
to the contrary, the term of office of the supervisor of vet-
erans' graves and registration of the city of Boston shall
be three years.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the city council of said city, subject to
the provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved June 12, 1948.
Chap.579
An Act further regulating the registration of bar-
bers AND THE PRACTICE OF BARBERING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 87F of chapter 112 of the General g L(Ter.
Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the paragraph § ^st'f, etc.,
defining "Barber", as appearing in section 1 of chapter 260 '^'"ended.
of the acts of 1934, the following paragraphs: —
"Instructor", any registered barber who teaches all '1^?^*^"''*"''"
branches of barbering in a barber school or barber college
approved by the board of registration of barbers.
"Apprentice", any person who is engaged in barbering "Apprentice"
15r any of its branches under the supervision of a registered ''f^fi"*''^-
barber.
628
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 579.
G. L. (Tcr.
Ed.), 112,
§ 871, etc.,
amended.
Apprentices
and students.
Skction 2. Said chapter 112 is hereby further auieudoH
by striking out section 871, as amended by section 2 of
chapter 314 of the acts of 1936, and inserting in place thereof
the following section : — Section 871. Nothing in sections
eighty-seven F to eighty-seven R, inclusive, shall prohibit
any person sixteen years of age or over from .serving in this
commonwealth in such occupation therein as a student in
any barber school or barber college approved by the board
under the instruction of an instructor; provided, that such
instructor, or the person owning or operating such barber
school or barber college, shall immediately report in writing
to the board the name and age of such student working un-
der his direction or training, and shall furnish to the board
a certificate of a registered physician that such student is
not afflicted with any contagious or infectious disease.
Thereupon, and upon the payment of a fee of five dollars
by the person operating or conducting such school or college,
or by such student, as the ca.se may be, the name of such
student shall be entered in a register of the board for the
registering of apprentices and students, and the board may
grant to him a permit to practice as a student in such a
barber school or barber college imder the instruction of an
instructor. Any such student, after having completed a
course of at least six months, including at least one thousand
hours consisting of not more than eight hours in any one
day, of training in barbering in such a barber school or
barber college, may apply for an examination, or for a sec-
ond or subsequent examination, if he has failed to pass an
earlier examination. Upon passing an examination satis-
factory to the board, he shall be registered by the board
as an apprentice, and as such may practice barbering for
compensation under the supervision of a registered barber
during the period of such original registration, and there-
after, upon payment annually of a renewal fee as provided
in this section. After having practiced for two years, six
months thereof in a barber school or barber college, ap-
proved by the board, under the instruction of an instructor
and eighteen months thereof under a registered barber, and
upon the payment of the required fee for examination, such
apprentice shall be eligible for examination by the board
for registration as a barber. An apprentice or student may
practice barbering under a permit, or a renewal thereof,
granted under this section for a period of three years from
the date of its issuance; provided, that, on or before De-
cember thirty-first in each year during said period, he pays
to the board a fee of two dollars and files with it a certifi-
cate of a registered physician stating that said apprentice
or student is not afflicted with any contagious or infectious
disease. Upon the expiration of said period of three years,
such a permit may be renewed annually upon the payment
of a fee of five dollars and the filing with the board of a
physician's certificate as aforesaid. The board may regis-
ter- as an apprentice any person who has previously been
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 580, 581. 629
registered as a barber for two or more years in this or any
other state; provided, that such person, in registering as
an apprentice, files with the board the proper apprentice
appHcation with a physician's statement as aforesaid, and
a fee of five dollars. Such permits issued to applicants upon
proof of such former experience shall be in effect for one
year only. Approved June 12, 1948.
An Act increasing the salary of the director of civil Chap.bSO
SERVICE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The second paragraph of section 2 of chapter 13 of the g. l. (Xer.
General Laws, as amended by section 11 of chapter 591 of ^tll'amended.
the acts of 1946, is hereby further amended by striking out,
in line 13, the words "seventy-five hundred" and inserting
in place thereof the words: — eight thousand, — so that the
last sentence will read as follows : — The said director shall ^^?!^Jf„"^
receive such salary, not exceeding eight thousand dollars, as " "^"^
the governor and council may determine.
Approved June 12, 1948.
An Act relative to the enforcement of claims of cities (JJimj 581
AND TOWNS AGAINST ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS
CHARGEABLE TO SAID CITIES AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 117 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (t.t.
amended by striking out section 5, as amended by chapter ^tl!'amlnded.
125 of the acts of 1937, and inserting in place thereof the
following section : — Section 5. A person shall be liable in lAawiity to
contract to any town for expenses incurred by it under this suppot^
chapter for his support, provided action is commenced against
such person within six years next after the date when said
person last received support or assistance under this chapter
or chapter one hundred and eighteen A. The executor or
administrator of such person shall likewise be liable for such
expenses, but in any action therefor the defense of the statute
of limitations shall not be available to the executor or ad-
ministrator except as provided in chapter one hundred and
ninety-seven.
Section 2. Section 30 of said chapter 117, as appearing G.h. (Xcr ^^
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking amended.'
out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing sentence : — Upon the death of a person who at his Estate of
decease is actually chargeable to a town within the common- sorohargeabie
wealth, the board of public welfare thereof may take posses- tCwn.^by"^
sion of all his real and personal property; and if administra- whom sold.
tion is not taken upon his estate within thirty days after his
decease, they may in their own names sell and convey so
much thereof as may be necessary to reimburse the town
for expenses incurred by it at any time for said person.
630
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 582.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 118A,
§ 4A, etc.,
amended.
Liability for
expenses in-
curred for car
of aged.
Section 3. Chapter 118A of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 4 A, inserted by section 5 of
chapter 729 of the acts of 1941, and inserting in place thereof
the following section : — Section JfA. A person shall be liable
in contract to any town for expenses incurred by it under
this chapter for assistance rendered to such person under
this chapter if such person is in possession of funds not
otherwise exempted, provided action is commenced against
such person within six years next after the date when said
person last received assistance or support under this chapter
or chapter one hundred and seventeen. The executor or ad-
ministrator of such person shall likewise be liable for such
expenses if the estate of such person is in possession of funds
not otherwise exempted thereunder, but in any action there-
for the defense of the statute of limitations shall not be
available to the executor or administrator except as pro-
vided in chapter one hundred and ninety-seven. In no
event, however, shall any action be brought under this sec-
tion in behalf of a town except with the written approval of
the department. Approved June 12, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 14.'1, new
§ 2A, added.
Safety regula-
tions to apply
to all state
buildings ex-
cept state
house.
C hap. bS2 An Act providing that buildings and structures, ex-
cept THE STATE HOUSE, OWNED OR OCCUPIED BY TI^E
COMMONWEALTH OR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
SHALL COMPLY WITH CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW RELAT-
ING TO THE SAFETY OF PERSONS IN BUILDINGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 143 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by inserting after section 2, as appearing in the
Tercentenary Edition, the following section : — Section 2 A .
The provisions of this chapter relative to the safety of per-
sons in buildings shall apply to buildings and structures,
other than the state house, owned, operated or controlled
by the commonwealth, and to buildings and structures
owned, operated or controlled by any department, board or
commission of the commonwealth, or by any of its political
subdivisions, in the same manner and to the same extent
as such provisions apply to privately owned or controlled
buildings occupied, used or maintained for similar purposes.
The provisions of this chapter relative to the inspection of
buildings privately owned shall apply in the same manner
to the inspection of buildings subject to this section.
Section 2. Said chapter 143 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 57, as amended by section 2 of chapter
533 of the acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 67. The supreme judicial or
superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce
the provisions of this chapter, and of any ordinance, by-law,
rule or regulation made under authority of any of such pro-
visions and with the duty of the enforcement of which,
under this chapter, an inspector or an authorized representa-
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 14.3,
§ 57, etc.,
amended.
.Jurisdiction of
courts to en-
force .safety
regulations.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 583, 584. 031
five of the commissioner, as such term is defined in section
three A, is charged; to enjoin violations thereof; and to re-
strain the use and occupation of any liuilding subject to any
provision of this chapter during the period of non-compliance
with any order of such inspector or such authorized repre-
sentative or of the court.
Section 3. This act shall take effect on July first, nine- Effertivo .lato
teen hundred and fifty-five. Approved June 12, 1948.
An Act increasing the salaries of the members of the fhfj^ ^qq
APPELLATE TAX BOARD. [J.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 58A of the General Laws, as amended G- l. (Ter
by section 3 of chapter 400 of the acts of 1937, is hereby etc:, amended.'
further amended by striking out, in line 14, the words
"seventy-five hundred" and inserting in place thereof the
words: — eight thousand, — and by striking out, in line 15,
the words "seven thousand" and inserting in place thereof
the words: — seventy-five hundred, — so that the first para-
graph will read as follows : — There shall be in the depart- AppeiLate tax
ment of corporations and taxation, but in no manner subject '"''*'■''
to the control of the commissioner of said department, an
appellate tax board, in this chapter referred to as the board,
consisting of five members appointed by the governor, with
the advice and consent of the council, who shall be desig-
nated in their initial appointments to serve respectively for
two, three, four, five and six years from March first in the
year of appointment. The governor, with the advice and
consent of the council, shall designate one of the members
as chairman. Upon the expiration of the term of office of a
member, his successor shall be appointed in the manner
aforesaid for six years. The chairman of said board shall Salaries.
receive a salary of eight thousand dollars and each other
member' shall receive a salary of seventy-five hundred dol-
lars. All members of the board shall devote their whole time
in office hours to the work of the board.
Approved June 12, 1948.
C/zap.584
An Act relative to the use of state-owned motor
vehicles and the furnishing of distinctive number
plates therefor, and eliminating the fee for the
registration thereof
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 30 of the General Laws is hereby o. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 36, as appearing in the ameAded.^ ^^'
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing:— Section 36. Every motor vehicle purchased by Use of, and
the commonwealth shall be marked on a part of the vehicle "oTstXre^owned
not readily removable, and in a conspicuous place, with the motor vehi(ie.-<.
632
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 585.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 90. § 33,
etc., amended.
Registration
fee.
words in plain letters " Commonweal tli of Massachusetts",
or in such other manner as may he approved by the state
purchasing agent. He may make lules and regulations gov-
erning the marking of such motor veliicles, and any appointed
official who fails to comply with an order, rule or regulation
made under authority hereof may be removed by the gover-
nor, with the advice and consent of the council. Every
officer, department, board, commission or institution of the
commonwealth operating any such motor vehicle shall keep
such a record of the use of such vehicle, and shall make such
reports in relation thereto, as may be prescribed by the state
purchasing agent. The registrar of motor vehicles shall fur-
nish for each such motor vehicle a distinctive number plate
bearing such arrangement of letters or numbers, or both, as
will distinguish the particular vehicle, and, in the discretion
of said registrar, as will distinguish the officer, department,
board, commission or institution by which the vehicle is
operated.
Section 2. Section 33 of chapter 90 of the General Laws,
as amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the
fourth paragraph, as amended by section 1 of chapter 183 of
the acts of 1933, and inserting in place thereof the following
paragraph : —
For the registration of every automobile and trailer owned
by any pofitical subdivision of the commonwealth, and used
solely for official business, not exempt from the payment of
fees as hereinbefore provided, two dollars.
Approved June 12, 1948.
r'/m/?. 585 An Act authorizing the city of Springfield to pay a
SUM OF MONEY TO JAMES F. KEELEY OF SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The city of Springfield, notwithstanding any statute or
ordinance to the contrary, and subject to approval by vote
of the city council of the city of Springfield, may pay to
James F. Keeley of said city a sum not exceeding two hun-
dred and ten dollars to reimburse him for money expended
for counsel fees in connection with his appeal to the district
court of Springfield from the action of the superintendent of
public buildings of the city of Springfield in transferring or
lowering him in rank from his employment as sanitary at-
tendant to intermittent sanitary attendant in the depart-
ment of public buildings, which appeal resulted in a reversal
of the finding of the superintendent of public buildings and
an order that he be reinstated to his position as sanitary
attendant in the department of public buildings.
Approved June 12, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 586, 587. 633
An Act establishing the salaries of the members of Chap.5SQ
THE PAROLE BOARD, AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN EXPENDI-
TURES BY SAID BOARD WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE
. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 27 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g l. ( Tor
striking out section 5, as most recently amended by section 1 Jtd:! 'amended.
of chapter .399 of the acts of 1937, and inserting in place
thereof the following: — Section 5. There shall be in the Paroie board.
department a parole board, consisting of five members, two
of whom shall be women. Upon the expiration of the term
of office of a member, his or her successor shall be appointed
by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council,
for five years. The governor shall designate one of the men salaries.
members as chairman, and said chairman shall receive a
salary of nine thousand dollars. The other men members of
the board shall each receive a salary of eight thousand dol-
lars, and the women members of the board shall each receive
a salary of four thousand dollars. All the members of the .jurisdiction.
board shall constitute the parole board having jurisdiction
of parole matters relating to women, and only the men mem-
bers of the board shall constitute the parole board having
jurisdiction over parole matters relating to men. Said board
may expend annually from the appropriation for contingent
and other expenses of the department a sum not exceeding
two hundred dollars for examination by physicians of pris-
oners whose cases come before said board for action.
Approved June 12, 1948.
An Act relative to the taxation of life insurance Cliav.^Sl
COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 531 of the acts of 1943 is
hereby amended .by striking out the last sentence and in-
serting in place thereof the following sentence : — All the
provisions of said chapter sixty-three as effective on Decem-
ber thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-three, applicable
to the excise imposed by said section twenty as then effec-
tive, shall continue to apply to the excise payable under the
authority of this section upon the basis of net value, and to
any life insurance company liable to said excise, provided,
however, that payment of the excise due under this section
shall be made at the time fixed for filing the return.
Section 2. Section 3 of said chapter 531 is hereby
amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in
place thereof the following sentence : — All the provisions of
said chapter sixty-three as effective on December thirty-
first, nineteen hundred and forty-three, applicable to the
excise imposed by said section twenty as then effective, shall
except as herein modified continue to apply to the excise
(534 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 588.
payable under the authority of this section upon the basis
of net value, and to any Hfe insurance company Hable to
said excise, provided, however, that payment of the excise
due under this section shall be made at the time fixed for
filing the return. Approved June 12, 1948.
Chap.5S8 An Act authorizing increases of the amounts of pen-
sions PAYABLE TO CERTAIN FORMER PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
WHO HAVE BEEN RETIRED AND TO BENEFICIARIES OF CER-
TAIN RETIRED PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The amount of the pension or retirement
allowance of any former employee, or of any beneficiary of
a deceased employee, of the commonwealth, or of any
county, city, town or district thereof, including teachers who
at the time of retirement had creditable service amounting
to at least ten years, other than those teachers who received
an increase under chapter six hundred and eighty-five of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five, or any special law
of the current year, who was retired prior to January first,
nineteen hundred and forty-six under any provision of
general or special law shall be increased by two hundred
dollars per annum; provided, that such increase shall not
be made in the case of a pension or retirement allowance
which is in excess of fifteen hundred dollars in amount,
exclusive of any amount of additional annuity obtained by
special purchase as provided under paragraph (g) of sub-
division (1) of section twenty-two of chapter thirty-two of
the General Laws or under similar provisions of other laws;
and, provided further, that no such increase shall be made
which will make said pension or retirement allowance,
excluding such additional annuity referred to above, exceed
fifteen hundred dollars annually.
Section 2. The increase of pension or retirement allow-
ance granted by this act shall date from September first,
nineteen hundred and forty-eight in the case of such em-
ployees or beneficiaries retired or pensioned under the
teachers' retirement system and under the retirement sys-
tem for state employees. For such employees or beneficiaries
retired or pensioned by any county, city, town or district,
this act shall take effect when accepted in a county by the
county commissioners thereof, in a city having a Plan E
charter by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the mem-
bers of the city council, and, in the case of other cities by
vote of the city council subject to the provisions of the char-
ter, in a town by a majority vote at a town meeting, and in a
district by its prudential committee. At the annual town
meeting in nineteen hundred and forty-nine, this act shall
be submitted on the warrant for acceptance to the regis-
tered voters of each town.
Sec:tion 3. Increases in ]jensions or retirement, allow-
ances provided herein shall be in lieu of any increases granted
in the case of any person whose pension or retirement- allow-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 589. 635
ance has been increased under the provisions of any other
general or special law of nineteen hundred and forty-six, of
nineteen hundred and forty-seven, or of the current year;
provided, that a person receiving an increase under chapter
four hundred and seventy-six of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-six shall also receive the increase provided by
this act.
Section 4. Increases in pensions or retirement allow-
ances granted by chapter six hundred and fifteen of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-seven shall continue to be
effective in any county, city, town or district which accepted
or shall accept said chapter six hundred and fifteen, until
this act is accepted thereby, but not later than April first,
nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Section 5. In the cities of Quincy, Medford, Fitchbui'g,
Somerville, Boston, Everett and Chelsea, and the town of
Brookline, upon the acceptance of this chapter the pertinent
provisions hereof shall also apply to any members of their
contributory retirement systems who retired between Decem-
ber thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-five and the
effective date of the contributory retirement system estab-
lished under chapter six hundred and fifty-eight of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-five.
Section 6. This act shall not apply to the pensions to
bo used for reimbursement purposes under paragraph (c)
of subdivision (2) of section twenty of chapter thirty-two
of the General Laws on account of teachers retired prior to
January first, nineteen hundred and forty-six.
Approved June 12, 1948.
An Act relative to certain changes in the retirement QJiajj 589
LAW.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Kmergency
defeat its purpose, which is in part to clarify and make p'"''*"™'''^-
operative forthwith certain provisions of the contributory
retirement law relating to employees in the public service,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law neces-
sary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc , as follows:
Section 1. Section 28C of chapter 32 of the General gj^-gT^asc
Laws, inserted by section 6 of chapter 660 of the acts of 1947, etc., 'repealed. '
is hereby repealed, and any application for retirement to
the state board of retirement made under said section 28C
shall have no force and effect.
Section 2. Said chapter 32 is hereby further amended ^ , ^^ Z;^'*^^"' .
by inserting after section 28C, inserted by section 9 of chap- §§ 28b knd"
ter 667 of the acts of 1947, the following two sections:— 28E, added.
Section 28D. Any provisions of sections one to twenty- lietiron.ent of
eight, inclusive, to the contrary notwithstanding, any mem- i,',"rs\'." the'"
ber of the general court who has served as such for not less !!'"'-':'i '"'"■••
than six years in the aggicgate and who shall cease to hold
office as such and who has attained the age of fifty-five, shall,
upon his request, be retired by the state board of retirement;
G36
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 589.
Aiiiuunt.
Retirement of
members of
system elected
to general
court.
1947, 000, §
amemled.
provided, that such applicant became a member of the state
employees' retirement system prior to the date he ceased
to hold such office and has paid into the annuity savings
fund of said system such sums and under such conditions as
are provided by section seven of chapter six hundred and
sixty of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven for
prior service, and if not so retired the accumulated total
deductions may, upon request by such member, be with-
drawn, otherwise the retirement allowance shall be deferred
as provided in subsection (3) of section ten.
The yearly retirement allowance to be paid to any mem-
ber of the general court who is retired under the provisions
of this section shall be a sum equal to four fifths of the deduc-
tions made from the regular annual compensation received
by such member subsequent to January first, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-nine, and an additional sum equal to four
fifths of the deductions made from the regular annual com-
pensation received by such member for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, multiplied by the number of years
of creditable service as a member of the general court prior
to January first, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and the
total amount reduced by one fourth of one per cent for each
full month by which the date of retirement precedes the
last day of the month in which such member will attain age
sixty-five; provided, that the total yearly amount of the
retirement allowance shall not exceed three fifths of the
average rate of the regular annual compensation received
by such member during the last five years for which such
compensation was received immediately preceding the date
of retirement or termination of service, as the case may be;
and provided, further, that clause (ii) of paragraph (c) of
subdivision (2) of section five, the provisions of sections six,
seven and nine, and the provisions of sections fifty-six to
sixty A, inclusive, shall not apply to members of the general
court.
Section 28 E. Any member of the general court who was
a member of the retirement system and had creditable serv-
ice as provided by sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive,
at the time of his election as a member of the general court
and who shall attain the age of fifty-five, may, upon his
request, be retired by the state board of retirement under
the provisions of said sections one to twenty-eight, inclusive,
and shall receive a retirement allowance for all creditable
service, including service as a member of the general court,
in accordance with the provisions of said sections one to
twenty-eight, inclusive, and the provisions of section twenty-
eight D shall not apply to such a case. The provisions of
clause (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision (2) of section five,
the provisions of sections six, seven and nine, and the provi-
sions of sections fifty-six to sixty A, inclusive, shall not
apply to any service rendered as a member of the general
court.
Section 3. Chapter 660 of the acts of 1947 is hereby
amended by striking out section 7 and inserting the follow-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 590. 637
ing ill place thereof: — Section 7. Any presen(. iTiomber Menii..r8 of
of the general court or constitutional officer, irrespective of and^oonstTtn
age, may apply for and be admitted to membership in the ,*^°y^},ec^Jitr
state employees' retirement system upon filing an applica- members of
tion with the state board of retii'ement within one year after ^^* *""'
Januarys first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, and shall
thereupon become a member in service. Any such member
shall be entitled to credit for service rendered prior to said
date upon depositing in the annuity savings fund of said
system such sums and under such conditions as are set forth
in sections one to twenty-eight E, inclusive, of chapter
thirty-two of the General Laws; provided, however, that
the sums to be deposited by any such member who is a
member of the general court shall not exceed one thousand
dollars in the aggregate; and provided, further, that the
deductions taken from the salary of any member of the
general court for the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight
shall not exceed that which would be taken from an annual
salary of two thousand, five hundred dollars. Upon the
deposit of such sum or sums, such member shall receive credit
for all service as a member of the general court or as a con-
stitutional officer rendered by him prior to January first,
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, including service in the
military or naval forces of the United States as provided by
chapter seven hundred and eight of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-one, as amended. The retirement allow-
ance of any such member who is a constitutional officer shall
be determined as provided in section five of chapter thirty-
two of the General Laws, and the retirement allowance of
any such member who is a member of the general court shall
be determined as provided in section twenty-eight D or sec-
tion twenty-eight E of said chapter thirty-two of the Gen-
eral Laws, notwithstanding any limitation on the amount
paid for such creditable service.
Section 4. The designation of the section inserted in
chapter thirty-two of the General Laws by section nine of
chapter six hundred and sixty-seven of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven is hereby changed from 28C to
28F. Approved June U, 1948.
An Act to authorize the town of west stockbridge Chap. 590
TO BORROW money FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING,
EQUIPPING AND FURNISHING A SCHOOL BUILDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing and originally
equipping and furnishing a new school building, the town of
West Stockbridge may borrow, from time to time within a
period of five years from the passage of this act, such sums
as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, sixty
thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor,
which shall bear on their face the words, West Stockbridge
School Building Loan, Act of 1948. Each authorized issue
shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be paid
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Acts, 1948. — Chai\ 591.
ill not more than twenty years from their dates. Indebted-
ness incurred under this act shall be in excess of the statu-
tory limit, but shall, except as provided herein, be subject
to chapter foi-ty-foiu' f)f the General Laws, exclusive of the
limitation contained in the first paragraph of section seven
thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 14, 1948.
CJiap.591 An Act establishing a salary schedule for certain
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE VARIOUS COUNTIES, EX-
CEPT SUFFOLK AND PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN TEMPORARY
COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR SAID OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES.
Emergency
preamble.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 35, new
§§ .51 A and
.-)1B, added.
Definitions.
.Allocation,
classification
and compensa-
tion of count. v
employees.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide without delay
additional income for certain officers and employees of the
various counties, except Suffolk, in view of the increase in
the cost of living, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 35 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by inserting after section 51, as amended, the fol-
lowing two sections: — Section 51 A. The following words
as used in this and the following sections and in the classifi-
cation and compensation plans shall have the following
meanings : —
"Board", the county personnel board;
"Group", includes offices and positions in a separate pro-
fession, vocation, occupation or trade involving a distinctive
line of work which requires special education, training or
experience ;
"Grade", a subdivision of a group, including all positions
with substantially identical authority, duties and respon-
sibility as distinct from all other grades in that group;
"Promotion", a change from the duties of one grade to
the duties of a higher grade;
"Salary grade", the salary grades set forth in the salary
schedule in section fifty-one B ;
"Rate", the salary rates in the salary grades set forth in
said salary schedule.
Section 51 B. (1) Said classification and compensation
plans shall be amended so that each office and position shall
be allocated by said board to the proper salary grade in the
following salary schedule; except that, in the case of elected
officials, court stenographers, patient help, part time officers
or employees, or in unusual circumstances, the board may
fix salaries or wages for individual positions upon notice to
the county commissioners and employing authority, and in
such cases the positions shall not be allocated in said salary
schedule:
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 591.
039
Salary Schedule.
Incre- ''
ment.
Hates (on Total Cash Basis).
Salary
Grade
No.
1
Mini-
mum.
Second
Year.
Third
Year.
Fourth
through
Seventh
Year.
Eighth
through
Eleventh
Year.
Maximum
from
Twelfth
Year.
1
$120
$1,200
$1,320
$1,440
$1,560
$1,680
$1,800
2
120
1.260
1.380
1,500
1,620
1,740
1,860
3
120
1,320
1.440
1,560
1,680
1,800
1,920
4
120
1,380
1.500
1,620
1,740
1,860
1,980
5
120
1,440
1,560
1,680
1.800
1,920
2,040
6
120
1,500
1,620
1,740
1,860
1,980
2,100
7
120
1,560
1,680
1,800
1,920
2,040
2,160
8
120
1,620
1,740
1,860
1.980
2,100
2,220
9
120
1.680
1,800
1,920
2,040
2,160
2,280
10
120
1.740
1,860
1,980
2,100
2.220
2,340
11
120
1.800
1,920
2,010
2,160
2.280
2,400
12
120
1,860
1,980
2,100
2,220
2.340
2,460
13
120
1,920
2,040
2.160
2,280
2,400
2,520
14
120
1,980
2,100
2,220
2,340
2.460
2,580
15
120
2,040
2,160
2,280
2,400
2,520
2,640
16
120
2,100
2,220
2,340
2,460
2,580
2,700
17
120
2,160
2,280
2,400
2,520
2,640
2,760
18
120
2,220
2,340
2,460
2,580
2,700
2,820
19
120
2,280
2,400
2,520
2,640
2,760
2,880
20
120
2,340
2,460
2,580
2,700
2,820
2,940
21
120
2,400
2,520
2,640
2,760
2,880
3,000
22
120
2,460
2,580
2,700
2,820
2,940
3,060
23
120
2,520
2,640
2,760
2,880
3,000
3,120
24
120
2,580
2,700
2,820
2,940
3,060
3,180
25
120
2,640
2.760
2,880
3,000
3,120
3,240
26
120
2,700
2.820
2,940
3,060
3,180
3,300
27
120
2,760
2,880
3,000
3,120
3,240
3,360
28
120
2,820
2,940
3,060
3,180
3.300
3,420
29
120
2,880
3,000
3,120
3,240
3,360
3,480
30
120
2,940
3,060
3,180
3.300
3.420
3,540
31
180
3,000
3,180
3,360
3,540
3,720
3,900
32
180
3.060
3,240
3,420
3,600
3,780
3,960
33
180
3.120
3,300
3,480
3,660
3,840
4.020
34
180
3,180
3,360
3,540
3,720
3,900
4,080
35
180
3,240
3,420
3,600
3,780
3,960
4.140
36
180
3,300
3,480
3,660
3,840
4,020
4.200
37
180
3,360
3,540
3,720
3,900
4,080
4.260
38
180
3,420
3,600
3,780
3,960
4,140
4,320
39
180
3,480
3,660
3,840
4,020
4,200
4,380
40
180
3,540
3,720
3,900
4,080
4,260
4,440
41
180
3,600
3,780
3.960
4,140
4,320
4,500
42
180
3,660
3,840
4,020
4,200
4.380
4,.'>60
43
180
3,720
3.900
4,080
4,260
4,440
4.620
44
180
3,780
3,960
4,140
4,320
4,500
4.680
45
180
3,840
4,020
4,200
4,380
4,560
4,740
46
180
3,900
4,080
4.260
4,440
4,620
4,800
47
180
3,960
4,140
4,320
4,500
4,680
4,860
48
180
4,020
4.200
4,380
4,560
4,740
4,920
49
240
4,080
4,320
4.560
4,800
5,040
6,280
50
240
4,200
4,440
4,680
4,920
5.160
5,400
51
240
4.320
4,560
4,800
5.040
5,280
5.520
52
240
4,440
4,680
4,920
5,160
5,400
5.640
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 591.
Salary Schedule — Concluded.
Incre-
ment.
Rates (on Total Cash Basis).
Salary
Grade
No.
Mini-
mum.
Second
Year.
1
Fourth
Third through
Year. Seventh
Year.
Eighth
through
Eleventh
Year.
Maximum
from
Twolftli
Year.
53
240
$4,560
$4,800 $5,040 1 $5,280
$5,520
$5,760
54
240
4,680
4,920 : 5,160
5,400
5,640
5,880
55
240
4,800
5,040 1 5,280
5,520
5,760
6,000
56
240
4,920
5,160 I 5,400
5,640
5,880
6,120
57
240
5,040
5,280 ; 5,520
5,760
6,000
6,240
58
300
5,100
5,400 5,700
6,000 .
6,300
6,600
59
300
5,400
5,700 6,000 6,300
6,600
6,900
60
300
5.700
6,000 6300 6,600
6,900
7,200
Incrempnts.
Recruitment of
employees.
Reallocation
and promotion.
(2) Increments in salary grades numbered 1 to 14, in-
clusive, under the Salary Schedule shall be semi-annual
increases of sixty dollars during the first, second and third
years, and at the beginning of the fourth year. At the be-
ginning of the eighth and twelfth years, said increments
shall be increases of one hundred and twenty dollars, each.
(3) Daily rates of per diem employees shall be computed
on the basis of their assigned salary grades.
(4) Said board may permit the recruitment of employees
in a salary grade at a rate above the minimum; provided,
that said board has first determined, on request of the
appointing authority and the county commissioners, that
an emergency exists because of lack of sufficient employees,
lack of housing facilities, isolation from regular transporta-
tion facilities, or other unusual conditions. Any such per-
mit shall remain in effect until rescinded by said board, but
shall not be in effect longer than one year unless renewed
in like manner and with like approval. Whenever said
board permits the recruitment of employees in a salary
grade at a rate above the minimum rate in said grade, all
employees in the same classification in the same county who
are below such rate of recruitment shall be advanced to
said higher rate in the salary schedule; provided, that the
board may, by special vote declare that such increase for
other employees shall take effect only in a particular insti-
tution or specific area.
(5) When an employee is initially placed in the salary
schedule, or is advanced in his salary grade, or is trans-
ferred, reallocated or promoted to a new salary grade, such
employee, for subsequent step-rate increases, shall be cred-
ited with the number of years of service that corresponds
to his salary grade and rate in the salary schedule.
(6) Whenever an employee receives a promotion to a
position in a higher salary grade, his rate shall be the next
higher rate in said higher salary grade, or the second next
higher rate therein if such new salary rate would result in
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 591. 641
an increase of salary smaller in amount than the salary in-
crement for such higher salary grade.
(7) An employee who is demoted to a position in a lower
salary grade shall receive the salary to which his period of
service would entitle him if his service had been rendered
in the lower grade.
(8) Rates of compensation in the salary schedule are for
work hours as provided by the rules or regulations of said
board.
Section 2. Said chapter 35 is hereby further amended EdV'35'§>i
by striking out section 54, as appearing in the Tercentenary amended.
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section;
— Section 5^. Except as otherwise specifically provided, ^tc"" 'officers'''^'
newly elected or appointed officers or employees shall re- etc!! to receive
ceive the minimum rate in the salary grade to which the '"'"™^™ '"**^
office or position has been allocated. Recommendations for
increases in the salaries of officers and employees under the
salary schedule, shall be submitted in the first instance to
the county commissioners of the various counties by the
proper authority, and if approved by them and by said
board shall take effect upon notice by said commissioners to
said board. If said proper authority fails or refuses to rec- Exceptions.
ommend step-rate increases as provided in the salary sched-
ule he shall notify said commissioners giving his reasons for
such failure or refusal and shall present a copy of such notice
to each employee affected. If said commissioners do not
approve a proposed increase in salary under the salary Rccomuiendu-
schedule, they shall report the recommendation of the head promotions,
of the department or institution with their own recommenda- transfers, etc.
tion to said board whose decision shall be final, except that
said board shall not grant an increase in salary greater than
that recommended by the head of the department or in-
stitution.
Section 3. Section 34 of said chapter 35, as amended, is g. l. (Ter.
hereby further amended by adding at the end of the last etc!, 'amended',
sentence the following: — ; except that salary increases in
accordance with the salary schedule may be granted as set
forth in section fifty-one B.
Section 4. In the initial allocation of positions as of Jp^iai aUoca-
Lions*
July first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight to the salary
grades in the salary schedule, each incumbent shall be given
the rate to which he would be entitled if the number of
years served by him, or which his salary represents, in the
grade in which he is serving immediately prior to such
allocation had been served after such allocation; provided,
that such allocation shall effect an increase of not less than
one increment for such grade except that no person shall
receive an increase above the salary in effect on June thir-
tieth, nineteen hundred and forty-eight or the maximum
rate from the twelfth year in the salary grade in the salary
schedule to which he is allocated, whichever is the higher.
If the rate so determined would be less, because of a promo-
tion received on or after July first, nineteen hundred and
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 592.
Trobation
(ifliccrs.
Cost-of-
li\nng adjust-
ment.
forty-seven, and on or before June thirtieth, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-eight, than the rate to which the incumbent
would have been entitled without such promotion, his rate
shall be that which he would have received if his promotion
had been deferred until July first, nineteen hundred and
forty-eight. Such increase shall be in addition to any in-
crease to which the incumbent would be entitled by step-
rate, promotion, or otherwise, on the effective date of the
increase provided by this section. No increase gi-anted in
the initial allocation to the salary schedule as provided by
this section because of credit for years of service or otherwise
shall exceed six hundred dollars.
Section 5. Each probation officer in anj^ county, other
than Suffolk, whose service is determined by the county
commissioners thereof to be full-time shall receive an in-
crease at the rate of one hundred and eighty dollars per year.
Any such probation officer whose service is determined b}'^
said commissioners to be part-time, shall receive such pro-
portion of one hundred and eighty dollars as such part-time
service bears to full-time ; provided, that any such probation
officer who holds any other county office or position shall
not, for all positions, receive an increase under this section
in excess of said one hundred and eighty dollar rate.
Section C. Any provisions of this act to the contrary
notwithstanding, sections forty-eight to fifty-six, inclusive,
of chapter thirty-five of the General Laws in effect immedi-
ately prior to the effective date of this act shall remain in
effect so far as said sections apply to Suffolk county.
Section 7. To provide for an interim cost-of-living ad-
justment in salaries, there shall be paid in one sum, on or
before June fifteenth in the current year, to each person who
was in the service of the various counties, except Suffolk,
on January fifteenth in the current year, and is still in said
service on the date of such payment, the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars if such service was on a full-time basis and
is so certified by the head of the department or the person
immediately responsible for the appointment, promotion or
transfer of persons so employed. In the case of any such
person serving on a part-time basis, there shall be paid as
aforesaid a sum, as determined by the county commissioners,
which bears the same ratio to said amount of one hundred
and fifty dollars as his service bears to full-time service.
Approved June 14, 1948.
Chap.592 An Act granting the consent of the commonwealth
TO THE ACQUISITION BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
OF CERTAIN LANDS FOR USE AS A VETERANS' ADMINIS-
TRATION HOSPITAL.
Whereas, By section one of chapter six hundred and
thirty-nine of the acts of nineteen bundled and forty-five
the consent of the commonwealth was granted to the acqui-
sition bv the United States of America for use by the war
Emergfiicy
l»f(»iiriiblc.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 592. 643
department as a military reservation of a certain parcel of
land situated in the town of Framingham and officially
designated Gushing General Hospital and more particularl}^
described as subdivision one of said section; and
Whereas, On September thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
forty-six said parcel of land was transferred by the United
States of America from the war department to the veterans'
administration for use as a veterans' administration hospital;
and
Whereas, By virtue of the provisions of section two of
said chapter said transfer would appear to effect a reversion
and revestment of jurisdiction of said parcel of land in the
commonwealth; and
Whereas, The use of said parcel of land by the veterans'
administration as a veterans' administration hospital is essen-
tial to the public interest and welfare ; and
Whereas, The provisions of this act should become effec-
tive without delay, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public safety and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Subject to the conditions hereinafter im-
posed, the consent of the commonwealth is hereby granted
to the acquisition by the United States of America of the
following described parcel of land for use by the veterans'
administration as a veterans' administration hospital.
1. All that certain piece or parcel of land situated in the
town of Framingham, officially designated Gushing General
Hospital, and bounded and described as follows: —
Beginning at the Southwesterly corner of the premises
herein described, said corner being the intersection of the
Northerly side line of Fountain Street with the Easterlj^
side line of Winter Street; thence North 22° 25' 00" West
along said Easterly side line of Winter Street 584.18 feet
to a point; thence North 23° 34' 00" West along said side
line of Winter Street 511.05 feet, more or less, to land of Roy
R. & Dorothy W. Wheatcroft; thence North 68° 51' 00"
East along said land of Wheatcroft 209.80 feet to land of
United States of America; thence turning and running
North 21° 09' West for a distance of 200.00 feet to a point
located in the Northeasterly corner of land belonging to
Roy R. and Dorothy W. Wheatcroft; thence turning and
running South 68° 51' West for a distance of 217.80 feet to a
point located on the Easterly boundary line of Winter Street
so-called; thence turning and running in a Northwesterly
direction along said Easterly boundary line for a distance
of 1095.00 feet, more or less, to a point ; thence turning and
running North 75° 05' 08" East for a distance of 140 feet,
more or less, to a point; thence tiuning and running North
14** 54' 52" West foi- a distance of 1584.68 feet t.o a point;
thence turning and running North 86° 48' 20" West for a
distance of 589.18 feet, more or less, to ;i point located on
644 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 592.
the Easterly boundary line of Winter Street, so-called;
thence turning and running in a Northwesterly direction
along the arc of a curve having a radius of 449.30 feet and
deflecting towards the right for a distance of 101.06 feet,
more or less, to a point of curve; thence turning and running
South 86° 48' 20" East for a distance of 937.67 feet, more
or less, to a point; thence turning and running North
66° 02' 27" East for a distance of 144.30 feet, more or less,
to a point located on the Westerly boundary line of an un-
named road; thence turning and running North 63° 54' 04"
East for a distance of 50.03 feet, more or less, to a point;
thence running North 75° 06' 58" East for a distance of
218.41 feet, more or less, to a point; thence turning and run-
ning North 14° 54' 52" West for a distance of 10 feet, more or
less, to a point located on the Southerly boundary line of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Metropolitan Water Works
right-of-way; thence turning and running in a Southeasterly
direction along said Southerly boundary line and arc of a
curve having a radius of 1472.69 feet for a distance of 229.00
feet to a point; thence continuing along said Southerly
boundary line South 58° 58' 15" East for a distance of 571.00
feet to a point of curve ; thence continuing along said South-
erly boundary line in a Southeasterly direction partly along
the arc of a curve having a radius of 378.31 feet and deflecting
towards the left and partly along the arc of another curve
having a radius of 250.00 feet and deflecting towards the
right for a total distance of 310.00 feet to a point of another
curve; thence continuing along the Southerly boundary line
of said Metropolitan Water Works right-of-way along the
arc of a curve having a radius of 378.31 feet and deflecting
towards the left for a distance of 86.21 feet, more or less,
to a point on Dudley Road; thence running along the West-
erly boundary of Dudley Road South 10° 28' 15" East for a
distance of 540.70 feet to an angle; thence running South
10° 16' 15" East for a distance of 100.00 feet to a point of
curve; thence running in a Southeasterly direction along the
arc of a curve having a radius of 575.00 feet and deflecting
towards the left for a distance of 273.76 feet to a point;
thence running South 37° 34' 35" East for a distance of
1328.00 feet to a point; thence Southeasterly by a curve
deflecting to the left having a radius of 473.61 feet a distance
of 46.21 feet to a P. R. C; thence Southerly by a curve de-
flecting to the right having a radius of 40.00 feet a distance
of 66.72 feet to a P. T. on the Northwesterly side line of
Parker Road; thence South 52° 24' 05" West along said
Parker Road 1019.01 feet, more or less, to a P. C; thence
Southerly by a curve deflecting to the left having a radius
of 100.00 feet a distance of 115.83 feet to a P. T. on the
Westerly side line of Stedman Road; thence South 13° 54' 40"
East along said Stedman Road 585.66 feet to a P. C; thence
Southwesterlv bv a curve deflecting to the right iiaving a
radius of 40.00 feet a distance of 66.51 feet to a P. C. C. on
the N(jrtherly side line of Fountain Street; thence Westerly
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 593, 594. 045
by a curve deflecting to the right having a. radius of 1116.29
feet a distance of 99.04 feet to a P. T.; thence South 86"
29' 30" West 603.81 feet to a P. C; thence West by a curve
deflecting to the left having a radius of 2862.79 feet a dis-
tance of 270.30 feet to the point, of beginning; containing
144.53 acres, more or less.
Section 2. Jurisdiction over the above described land
is hereby granted and ceded to the United States of America,
but upon the express condition that the commonwealth shall
retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States of
America in and over said lands, in so far that all civil proces-
ses and such criminal processes as may issue under the au-
thority of the commonwealth against any person or persons
charged with crimes committed without said lands and all
processes for collection of taxes levied under authority of
the laws of the commonwealth, including the service of war-
rants, may be executed thereon in the same manner as though
this cession had not been granted; provided, that the juris-
diction in and over said land shall revert to and revest in the
commonwealth whenever such areas shall cease to be used
for the purposes set forth in section one; and provided,
further, that any consent to the acquisition of, or any juris-
diction over, public rights in navigable waters is expressly
excluded from this grant and chapter ninety-one of the
General Laws shall apply to any encroachment, filling or
structure placed in the tide waters of the commonwealth.
Section 3. This act shall take effect as of September
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-six.
Approved June 14, 1948.
An Act authorizing the payment of an annuity by the QJid^ 593
CITY OF LYNN TO THE WIDOW OF ALBERT H. POND. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Lynn may pay to the widow of
Albert H. Pond, who was killed while in the performance of
his duty as an employee in its fire department, an annuity of
one thousand dollars, so long as she remains unmarried.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by vote of the city council of said city, subject to the pro-
visions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved June I4, 1948.
An Act granting consent to the acquisition by the Char).594:
united states of land for the barre falls flood
control project.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Consent is hereby given pursuant to the seventeenth clause
of the eighth section of the first article of the constitution of
the United States to the acquisition by the United States of
(ill)
Acts, 1948. - - ( Uiai'. 51)5.
land in this coiunionwealth required for the Barre Falls
flood control project authorized by Congress under the flood
control act of August (nghteenth, nineteen hundred and
forty-one f<»r th(> benefit of navigation and the control of
destructive flood waters; provided, that a suitable plan of
the tract of land so acquired has been or shall be filed in the
office of the state secretary within one year after the acqui-
sition thereof. This commonwealth shall retain concurrent
jurisdiction with the United States in and over any such
land to the extent that all civil processes and such criminal
processes as may issue under the authority of the common-
wealth against any person or persons charged with crimes
committed without said area and all processes for the collec-
tion of taxes levied under authority of the laws of the com-
monwealth, including the service of warrants, may be exe-
cuted or had thereon in the same manner as though this
consent had not been given; and exclusive jurisdiction over
any such tract or any part thereof shall revest in the com-
monwealth whenever it shall cease to be the property of the
United States. Approved June 14, 1948.
Chap.5Q5 An Act relative to the establishment of police de-
partments IN CERTAIN TOWNS.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 41,
§ 97A, etc.,
amended.
Police depart-
ments in
certain towns.
I'uwi'rs and
duties of chief
of police.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Chapter 41 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 97A, inserted by chapter 540 of the acts
of 1948, and inserting in place thereof the following section: — -
Section 97 A. In any town which accepts this section there
shall be a police department established by the selectmen,
and such department shall be under the supervision of an
oflacer to be known as the chief of police. The selectmen of
any such town shall appoint a chief of police and such other
officers as they deem necessary, and fix their compensation,
not exceeding, in the aggregate, the annual appropriation
therefor. In any such town in which such appointments are
not subject to chapter thirty-one, they shall be made an-
nually and the selectmen may remove such chief or other
officers for cause at any time after a hearing. The chief of
police in any such town shall from time to time make suit-
able regulations governing the police department, and the
oflricers thereof, subject to the approval of the selectmen;
provided, that such regulations shall become efl"ective with-
out such approval upon the failure of the selectmen to take
action thereon within thirty days after they have been sub-
mitted to them by the chief of police. The chief of police
in any such town shall be in immediate control of all town
property used by the department, and of the police officers,
whom he shall assign to their respective duties and who shall
obey his orders. Section ninety-seven shall not apply in any
town which accepts the provisions of this section. Accept-
ance of the provisions of this section shall be by a vote at an
annual town meeting. Approved June I4, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 596, 597, 598. 647
An Act relative to the time of filing objections to (JJiaj) 596
SIGNATURES ON INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM PETITIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 22A of chapter 53 of the General Laws, as most o- l. (Tcr.
recently amended by chapter 51 of the acts of 1943, is hereby §'2'2Af etc.,
further amended by striking out the third sentence and in- :*'nended.
serting in place thereof the following: — Objections that sig- Time for tiling
natures appearing on an initiative or referendum petition "i^natJ^eson
have been forged or placed thereon by fraud and that in r'^ilpr^'emlum
consequence thereof the petition has not been signed by a petitions.
sufficient number of qualified voters actually supporting such
petition, as required by the constitution, may be filed with
the state secretary not later than five o'clock in the after-
noon on the thirtieth week day succeeding the last day for
filing such petition. Approved June 14, 1948.
An Act increasing the membership of the malden (Jfiaj) 597
STADIUM AND ATHLETIC FIELD COMMISSION, AND THE
TERM OF OFFICE OF APPOINTIVE MEMBERS THEREOF.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section. 1. Chapter 456 of the acts of 1946 is hereby
amended by striking out section 1 and inserting in place
thereof the following: — Section 1. There is hereby es-
tablished in the city of Maiden a commission to be known
as the Maiden Stadium and Athletic Field Commission,
which shall consist of the mayor, the chairman of the school
committee, the superintendent of schools, the principal of
the high school, the faculty manager of athletics, the super-
intendent of parks, and three persons to be appointed by the
mayor. Upon the expiration of the term of an appointive
member, his successor shall be appointed for a term of three
years.
Section 2. The mayor of Maiden shall forthwith ap-
point an additional person to serve as a member of the
Maiden Stadium and Athletic Field Commission, for a term
expiring one year after the expiration of the term of that ap-
pointive member of said commission now serving for the
longer term.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance, diuing the current year, by the city council of said
city of Maiden, subject to the provisions of its charter, but
not otherwise. Approved June 14, 1948.
An Act relative to the adulteration or misbranding
OF FOODS and drugs.
Chapm^
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. C/hapter 94 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 186, as appearing in the ^mended.^ ^^^'
648 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 598.
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
YdiuTand following section : — Section 186. For the purposes of sec-
f°ood defined, tions One hundred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-
five, inclusive, an article shall be deemed to be adulter-
ated : —
In the case of a drug: First, if a drug sold under or by a
nani{> locognized in any official compendium differs from the
standards of sti'ength, quality or purity as determined by
the test, if any, laid down in such official compendium at
the time of investigation; provided, that no drug defined in
an official compendium shall be deemed to be adulterated
hereunder if the standai'd of strength, quality or purity
thereof is plainly stated upon the bottle, box or other con-
tainer thereof delivered to the customer, although such
standard may differ from that determined by the test, if any,
laid down in the official compendium.
For the purposes of sections one hundred and eighty-six
to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, the term "official
compendium" shall mean the official United States pharma-
copoeia, the official homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the
United States, the official national formulary, or any supple-
ment to any of them. For the purposes of these sections the
term "drug" shall also mean and include all medicines,
preparations, substances and mixtures of substances in-
tended to affect the structure or any function of the body of
man or other animals.
Second, if its strength or purity falls below the professed
standard or quality under which it is sold.
Third, if it consists in whole or in part of any filth}",
putrid or decomposed substance.
Fourth, if it has been prepared, packed or held under
unsanitary conditions whereby it may have been con-
taminated with filth or whereby it may have been rendered
injurious to health.
Fifth, if it bears- or contains, for purposes of coloring only,
a coal tar color other than one from a batch which has been_
certified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and amendments thereto.
Sixth, if any substance has been mi.xed or packed there-
with so as to reduce its strength, quality or purity, or if any
substance has been substituted wholly or in part therefor.
In the case of food : First, if any substance has been mixed
and packed with it so as to reduce or lower or injuriously
affect its quality or strength.
Second, if any substance has been substituted wholly or
in part for the article.
Third, if any valuable constituent of the article has been
wholly or in part abstracted.
Fourth, if damage or inferiority has been concealed in
any manner.
Fifth, if it bears or contains any paraffin or any nonnu-
iritive ingredient or any added poisonous or deleterious min-
eral substance or other ingredient which is unsafe within
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 598. 649
the meaning of t.hf regula.iionp promulgated li>' the depart-
ment of public health for the enforcement of sections one
himdred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five;
provided, that this paragra)))! shall not apply to any food
containing saccharin, if not specifically prohibited by law,
prepared and sold imder such regulations as the department
of public health shall prescribe.
Sixth, if it consists in whole or in part of a filthy, decom-
posed or putrid animal or vegetable substance, or any por-
tion of an animal which is unfit for food, whether manufac-
tured or not, or if it is the product of a diseased animal, or
one that has died otherwise than by slaughter.
Seventh, if the carcass or parts of the carcass of any ani-
mal shall be inflated with gas or air.
Eighth, if its container is composed in whole or in part
of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render
the contents injurious to health.
Ninth, if it falls below the standard of purity, quality or
strength which it purports or is represented to possess.
Tenth, if it bears or contains a coal tar color other than
one from a batch that has been certified in accordance with
the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
and amendments thereto.
Eleventh, if it contains any mineral oil or monochloro-
acetic acid; provided, that an amount of mineral oil not
exceeding four tenths of one per cent may be permitted in
foods when such mineral oil is present solely as the result
of its use in necessary and established manufacturing proc-
esses and not as an ingi'edient of food, as may be provided
by the regulations of said department; and provided, fur-
ther, that said department may by regulation make such
other exemptions in the case of foods containing mineral
oil if such foods are manufactured and sold exclusively for
use in established commercial manufacturing processes.
Twelfth, if it is confectionery, it shall also be. deemed to
be adulterated if it bears or contains any alcohol or non-
nutritive article or substance except harmless flavor, or
harmless resinous glaze not in excess of four tenths of one
per cent, refined petroleum jelly or refined mineral oil not '
in excess of four tenths of one per cent, harmless natural
wax not in excess of four tenths of one per cent, harmless
natural gum and pectin; provided, that if the confectionery
contains more than one of the substances limited as herein
referred to, the total quantity of such substances individu-
ally or collectively shall not exceed four tenths of one per
cent; and, provided further, that this paragraph shall not
apply to any confectionery by reason of its containing less
than one half of one per cent by weight of alcohol derived
solely from the use of flavoring extracts; and, provided fur-
ther, that this paragraph shall not apply to any chewing
gum by reason of its containing harmless nonnutritive mas-
ticatory substances.
Section 2. Said chapter 94 is hereby further amended Ed^'gl'^us?
amended.
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 598.
" Miiibraudefl '
term defined
when applied
to druRH !iiid
food.
When not to
be deemed
adulterated,
etc.
l)y striking out section 187, as so a[)pearing, and inserting
in place thereof the following section; — Section 187. The
term " misbranded " as used in sections one hundred and
eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, shall
apply to each drug, or article of food, or article which enters
into the composition of food, the package or label of which
bears any statement, design or device regarding such article
or the ingredients or substance contained therein, which is
false or misleading in any particular, and also to any food or
drug product which is falsely branded as to the state or
country where it was manufactured or produced. The word
"label" as used herein shall include all written, printed, or
graphic matter upon any article or any of its containers or
wrappers or accompanying such article.
For the purposes of said sections an article shall also be
deemed to be misbranded : —
In the case of a drug: First, if it is an imitation of or
offered for sale under the name of another article.
Second, if the contents of the package as originally put
up have l3een removed, in whole or in part, and other con-
tents placed therein.
Third, if its package or wrapper bears or contains any
false or misleading statement, design, or device regarding
the curative or therapeutic effect of such article or of any of
the ingredients or substances contained therein.
Fourth, if in package form it fails to bear a label con-
taining the name and place of business of the manufacturer,
packer or distributor.
Fifth, if it is for use by man and contains any quantity of
the narcotic or hypnotic substance alpha-eucaine, barbi-
turic acid, beta-eucaine, bromal, cannabis, carbromal, chlo-
ral, coca, cocaine, codeine, heroin, marihuana, morphine,
opium, paraldehyde, peyote or sulphonmethane; or any
chemical derivative of any such substance, unless its label
bears the name and quantity or proportion of such sub-
stance or derivative and in juxtaposition therewith the state-
ment "Warning — May be habit forming."
Sixth, if it is a drug and is not designated solely by a
name recognized in an official compendium, unless its label
bears (1) the common or usual name of the drug, if such
there be; and (2) in case it is fabricated from two or more
ingredients, the common or usual name of each active in-
gredient, including the kind and quantity or proportion of
any alcohol, and also including whether active or not, the
name and quantity or proportion of any bromides, ether,
chloroform, acetanilid, acetophenetidin, amidopyrine, anti-
pyrine, atropine, hyoscine, hyoscyamine, arsenic, digitalis,
digitalis glucosides, mercury, ouabain, strophanthin, strych-
nine, thyroid or any derivative or preparation of any such
substances, contained therein; provided, that to the extent
that compliance with the requirements of clause (2) of this
paragraph is impracticable, exemptions may be established
by regulations promulgated by the department of pubUc
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 598. 651
health, which conform to the regulations promulgatefl under
the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for tlie enforce-
ment of federal law.
Seventh, if its label fails to l)ear adequate <Hrections for
use and such adequate warnings against use in those patho-
logical conditions or by children where its use may be dan-
gerous to health or against unsafe dosage or methods or
duration of administration or application in such manner
and form as are necessary for the protection of the users.
Eighth, if it is dangerous to health when used in the dos-
age or with the frequency or duration prescribed, recom-
mended, or suggested in the labeling thereof.
The labehng provisions of this section shall not apply to
the compounding and dispensing of drugs on the written
prescription of a physician, a dentist or a veterinarian.
In the case of food: First, if it is in imitation or semblance
of any other food; provided, that this paragraph shall not
apply to an imitation of a food for which a standard of
quality or identity has been adopted under the provisions
of section one hundred and ninety-two, nor to an imitation
of any other food for which no standard has been established
by law or regulation, if its label bears in type of uniform
size and prominence, the word "imitation", and, immedi-
ately thereafter the name of the food imitated; and, pro-
vided further, that this paragraph shall not be construed to
permit the imitation of any food for which a standard has
been established by law, other than as specifically provided
herein.
Second, if its label or labeling is false or misleading in any
particular.
Third, if its container is so made, formed or filled as to
be misleading.
Fourth, if it is in package form and fails to bear a label,
tag or other marking containing the name and place of busi-
ness of the manufacturer, packer or distributor.
Fifth, if it purports to be or is represented as a food for
which a definition and standard of identity has been estab-
lished and it fails to conform to such definition and standard.
Sixth, if it purports to be or is represented as a food for
which a standard of quality has been prescribed by the de-
partment of public health and its quality falls below such
standard, unless its label bears a statement as to its true
nature.
Seventh, if the package containing it or its label bears
any statement, design or device regarding the ingredients
or the substances contained therein which is false or mis-
leading in any particular.
Eighth, if it is not a food for which a definition and stand-
ard of identity has been prescribed by regulations of the
department of public health, unless its label bears (1) the
common or usual name of the food, if any there be, and (2)
in case it is fabricated from two or more ingredients, the
common or usual name of each such ingredient in order of
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 598.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 9-1, new
§ 187A, acUled
Sale and dis-
pensing of
harmful drills
by certain
persons pro-
hibited.
"Harmful
drug", term
defined.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 94, § 189,
amended.
jH-edoiiiinance, except that spices, flavorings and colorings,
other than those sold as such, may be designated as spices,
flavorings and colorings, without naming each; provided,
that, to the extent that compliance with the requirements
of clause (2) of this paragraph is impracticable, or results
in deception or unfair competition, exemptions shall be es-
tablished by regulations promulgated by the department of
public health, which regulations shall be uniform with those
now or hereafter adopted for enforcement of the federal
law.
Section 3. Said chapter 94 is hereby further amended
by inserting after section 187, as so appearing, the follow-
ing section: — Section 187 A. No person shall sell or offer for
sale at retail or dispense or give away any harmful drug
as defined herein to any person other than a physician,
dentist or a veterinarian, except on the written prescription
of a physician, dentist or veterinarian. No prescription for
a hypnotic or somnifacient drug or any other harmful drug
shall be renewed or refilled by a pharmacist if the prescrip-
tion bears any indication that it is not to be renewed or
refilled.
No manufacturer, wholesaler, jobber or dealer in drugs,
other than a retail pharmacist, shall sell or offer for sale a
harmful drug unless the container bears a label securely
attached thereto stating conspicuously in printed words the
common or usual name of the harmful drug and the quan-
tity or proportion thereof.
For the purposes of this section, the term "harmful drug"
shall mean and include any of the following drugs and any
derivatives or active principles, preparations, compounds, or
mixtures thereof having similar harmful action: amidopy--
rine, amphetamine (benzedrine) — except those preparations
for nasal and other external use, desoxyephedrine, canthar-
ides — except for external use in combination with other
ingredients unfit for internal administration, cinchophen,
digitalis, dinitrocresol, dinitrophenol, ergot, estrogen, natural
or synthetic — except for external use in combination with
other ingredients unfit for internal administration, barbi-
turic acid, chloral hydrate, paraldehyde, thyroid, pituitary,
oil of croton, oil of pennyroyal, oil of savin, and oil of tansy.
The department of public health and local boards of health
and the board of registration in pharmacy shall enforce this
section, and whoever violates any provision of this section
or any rules or regulations made hereunder, shall be punished
by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by im-
prisonment in jail or house of correction for not more than
one year, or both. This section shall not apply to the sale
or dispensing of any harmful drug now or hereafter known to
be generally used in the treatment of animal or poultry dis-
eases, either alone or in combination with feeding materials
or other ingredients, when such drug is sold and labeled for
use in the treatment of animal or poultry diseases only.
Section 4. Section 189 of said chapter 94, as so appear-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 598. 653
ing, is hereby airiended by inserting after the word "ob-
tained" in Une 12 the following: — or to the party believed
to be responsible for the condition of the sample, — so that
the first sentence will read as follows: — Examination of sam- Examination
pies of food and drugs in order to determine by analysis whwiTmade!*^
or test whether such articles are adulterated or misbranded etc.
within the meaning of sections one hundred and eighty-six to
one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, shall be made under
the direction and supervision of the department or board
taking such samples as provided in the preceding section;
and if it shall appear from such examination that any of the
samples are so adulterated or misbranded, the commissioner
of public health or the local board of health need not cause
formal complaint to be entered at once, but shall in the case
of misbranding, and may in the case of adulteration, cause
reasonable notice thereof, together with a copy of the results
of such analysis or test, to be given to the party from whom
the sample was obtained or to the party believed to be re-
sponsible for the condition of the sample, to the guarantor,
if any, and to the party, if any, whose name appears upon
the label as manufacturer, packer, producer, wholesaler, re-
tailer or other dealer.
Section 5. Said chapter 94 is hereby further amended by g- l. (Xer.
inserting after section 189, as so appearing, the following nsoAf'added.
section: — Section 189 A. Whenever the commissioner of Procedure by
public health or his duly authorized agent finds or has prob- of pubiiT''"''"^
able cause to believe based upon inspection or chemical, health in cases
bacteriological or physical examination, that any food or drugs and
drug is adulterated or misbranded, he shall affix or cause to ^°'"''
be affixed to such article a tag or other appropriate marking,
giving notice that such article is or is suspected of being
adulterated or misbranded and has been detained or em-
bargoed for a period of ten days in the case of food and for
a period of fifteen days in the case of drugs, and warning all
persons not to remove or dispose of such article by sale or
otherwise until permission for removal or disposal is given
by said coaimissioner, his agent, or the court; provided, any
such article may at the discretion of the manufacturer or
claimant be removed from public display but shall not be
removed from the immediate premises. The claimant shall
be authorized to destroy the article so detained if such article
is destroyed under the supervision of an agent of said com-
missioner. When an article detained or embargoed has been
found to be adulterated or misbranded, the commissioner or
said agent shall within five days thereafter file a petition in
any district or municipal court within whose jurisdiction the
article is detained or embargoed for a libel of condemnation
of such article. When such agent has found that an article
so detained or embargoed is not adulterated or misbranded
he shall remove the tag or other marking, thereby permitting
its release. If the court finds that a detained or embargoed
article is adulterated or misbranded, such article shall after
entry of the decree be destroyed at the expense of the claim-
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 598.
G.L. (Ter.
Ed.), 94, § 192,
amended.
Rules and
regulations
to be adopted,
etc.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 94, § 19;^,
amended.
Prosecution in
certain cases
forbidden.
Guaranty for
protection.
ant thereof under the supervision of such agent; provided,
that when the adulteration or misbranding can be corrected
by proper labeUng or processing of the article, the court
after entry of the decree and a good and sufficient bond
conditioned that such articles shall be so labeled or processed
has been executed by the claimant, may by order direct that
such article be delivered to the claimant thereof for such
labeling or processing under the supervision of an agent of
said commissioner. Such bond shall be returned to the
claimant of the article on representation to the court by the
department of public health that the article is no longer in
violation of the law. Whoever removes or disposes of an
article of food or drug which has been detained or embargoed
as provided herein without permission for such removal or
disposal by said commissioner, his agent or the court shall
be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for
not more than six months.
Section 6. Said chapter 94 is hereby further amended by
striking out section 192, as so appearing, and inserting in
place thereof the following section: — Section 192. The de-
partment of public health and local boards of health shall
enforce sections one hundred and eighty-six to one hundred
and ninety-five, inclusive. Said department, after a public
hearing, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations
consistent with said sections, and, except as to standards
fixed by law, may adopt standards, tolerances and definitions
of purity or quality or identity. Such standards, tolerances
and definitions shall conform to the standards, tolerances and
definitions, if any, of purity or quality or identity adopted
or that may hereafter be adopted for the enforcement of the
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, approved June
twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight (Title 21,
U. S. C. 301 et seq. 52 Stat. 1040 et seq.), or now or hereafter
adopted for the enforcement of federal law.
Section 7. Said chapter 94 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 193, as so appearing, and inserting
in place thereof the following section: — Section 193. Ex-
cept as provided in section one hundred and ninety-four, no
dealer shall be prosecuted under sections one hundred and
eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five, inclusive, for
selling or offering for sale any article of food or drug in the
original, unbroken package in which it was received by him
if he can establish a guaranty by the wholesaler, jobber,
manufacturer or other person residing in the commonwealth
from whom he purchased the article to the effect that the
same is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning
of the laws of this commonwealth or the Federal Food, Drug
and Cosmetic Act, or by the wholesaler, jobber, manufac-
turer or other person residing without the commonwealth to
the effect that the same is not adulterated or misbranded
within the meaning of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic
Act. Such guarant3\ to afford protection, shall contain the
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 599. 655
name and address of the person making the sale of this article
to the dealer, and in that case such person shall be amenable
to the prosecutions, fines and other penalties which would
attach in due course to the dealer under sections one hun-
dred and eighty-six to one hundred and ninety-five, in-
clusive. If it shall appear that any provision of said sections
has been violated, and the party giving said guaranty is
without the commonwealth, no action shall be brought
except as is provided therein, but the department of public
health or the local board taking the sample shall present
the facts to the proper national authorities for their action.
The provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of
a food or drug subject to deterioration if the court finds that
the adulteration has occurred after delivery to, and has
resulted from negligence on the part of, the dealer.
Under the authority given by section one hundred and J^^IJaUons
ninety-two the department of public health shall adopt rules
and regulations which shall be observed by the said depart-
ment and by local boards of health in ascertaining whether
there is such a guaranty which may be relied upon by the
dealer.
Section 8. Section 196 of said chapter 94, as so appear- g. l. (Xer.
ing, is hereby repealed. Approved June 14, 1948. repealed.
An Act to provide for a special capital outlay pro- Qhav. 599
GRAM FOR THE COMMONWEALTH.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend pr"ambi"''*'
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide funds immediately
for a special capital outlay program for the commonwealth,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. To provide for a special program of construc-
tion, reconstruction, alteration and improvement of various
state institutions and properties, and for the purchase of
certain property, the sums set forth in section two of this
act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions
specified in said section two, are hereby made available,
subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement
of public funds and the approval thereof. It is further
provided that all projects authorized by this act shall be
considered as special appropriations, so called, as provided
in section fourteen of chapter twenty-nine of the General
Laws, as amended.
Section 2.
Service of the State Superintendent of Buildings.
Item
8004-16 For certain improvements to the power plant
at the State House and the Ford Building . $41,000 00
8004-17 For renovation and repairs of the roof of the
State House 86,000 00
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 599.
Item
8004-42
Service of the Massachusetts Aerotiautics Commission.
For the reimbursement to cities and towns
for the state's share of airport construc-
tion as provided in section fifty-one K of
chapter ninety of the General Laws, as
amended by section three of chapter five
hundred and ninety-three of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-seven, to be
available for matching federal funds for
the fiscal year nineteen hundred and forty-
eight and succeeding years, including the
commonwealth's share of projects at the
state-owned airport at Bedford
8013-01
8013-02
8013-03
8013-04
8013-05
8013-06
8013-07
8013-08
8013-09
8017-01
8017-02
Service of the Department of Education.
State Teachers' College at Framingham :
For certain fire protection ....
State Teachers' College at North Adams :
For certain fire protection ....
State Teachers' College at Salem:
For certain fire protection ....
State Teachers' College at Westfield:
For certain fire protection ....
Bradford Durfee Technical Institute:
For additions, alterations and repairs to
buildings at the Bradford Durfee Technical
Institute of Fall River, including the pur-
chase of furnishings and equipment there-
for as authorized by chapter five hundred
and eighty-two of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven . .
Lowell Textile Institute:
For the construction of a paper and leather
engineering building, including the cost of
furnishings and equipment
University of Massachusetts:
For the construction of a new building at the
Waltham Field Station, as provided for by
chapter five hundred and twenty-nine of
the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six,
including the purchase of furnishings and
equipment, to be in addition to any funds
available for the project . . . .
For the construction of a disease control
laboratory, as authorized by chapter five
hundred of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-six, to be in addition to any
funds available for this project
For the construction of a power plant and
for improvements to the steam, electric,
water and sewage disposal systems, includ-
ing the cost of furnishings and equipment .
Service of the Department of Menial Health.
Boston Psychopatliic Hospital:
For improvements in the refrigeration facili-
ties, including the cost of furnishings and
equipment ......
For certain improvements of plumbing
$170,000 00
17,000 00
16,000 00
60,000 00
9,000 00
200,000 00
750,000 00
258,000 00
439,900 00
1,170,000 00
$27,500 00
41,000 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 599.
657
I 1(111 Ic liu.-^pltaK
Bo.ston Sta
8017-03 For certain improvements of plumbing
8017-04 For certain improvements to the power plant
and installation of steam lines
8017-0o For certain rewiring .....
8017-06 For the puichase and installation of certain
laundry machinery ....
8017-07 For the purchase and installation of certain
refrigeration equipment ....
8017-08 For the purchase and installation of X-ray
equipment ......
8017-09 For certain improvements in the heating
system .......
Foxborough State Hospital:
8017-10 For certain improvements to the water sup-
ply system ......
8017-11 To provide additional kitchen and dining
facilities and for the establishment of a
cafeteria system, so called, including the
cost of furnishings and equipment, to be in
addition to any funds available for this
project .......
8017-12 To pro^'ide fifty-four additional beds by an
addition to the tuberculosis building, in-
cluding the cost of furnishings and equip-
ment .......
8017-13 For alterations and additions to cottage " C ",
including the cost of furnishings and equip-
ment .......
8017-14 For certain repairs to the corridors
Gardner State Hospital:
8017-15 For certain improvements of plumbing
8017-16 For certain building alterations and im-
provements ......
8017-17 For improvements to the sewage disposal
system .......
Grafton State Hospital:
8017-18 For certain improvements to the power plant
and installation of steam lines
8017-19 For certain building alterations and im-
provements ......
8017-20 To provide sixty-one additional beds by cer-
tain alterations to the Pines service build-
ing, so called, including the co.st of furnish-
ings and equipment ....
Medfield State Hospital:
8017-21 For certain improvements of plumbing
8017-22 For renovation of the hot water system
Metropolitan State Hospital:
8017-23 P'or certain improvements of plumbing
8017-24 For certain improvements to kitchen and
refrigeration equipment, including neces-
sary building alterations
Northampton State Hospital:
8017-25 For certain fireproofing and improvements to
plumbing facilities .....
8017-26 For the purchase and installation of an
additional boiler .....
Taunton State Hospital:
8017-27 For certain fireproofing of the administration
building ......
$71,000 00
15,000 00
44,000 00
26,000 00
9,700 00
16,000 00
15,000 00
10,000 00
737,500 00
300,000 00
5,000 00
30,000 00
50,000 00
16,000 00
15,000 00
8,000 00
8,500 00
126,000 00
50,000 00
60,000 00
7,500 00
10,000 00
350,000 00
74,000 00
10,000 00
658
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 599.
Item
8017-28
8017 29
8017-30
8017-31
8017-32
8017-33
8017-34
8017-35
8017-36
8017-37
8017-38
8017-39
8017-40
8018-01
8018-02
8018-03
8018-04
Westborough State Hospital:
For certain fireproofing and fire protfiction . $4i),(»00 00
For construction of a power plant and certain
steam and power bnes and for alterations
to the existing power plant, including the
cost of furnishings and equipment . . 565,000 00
For renovation of the boiler plant at the
Warren Colony 50,000 00
Worcester State Hospital :
For certain building alterations and improve-
ments . . . . . . . 20,000 00
For certain improvements in the electrical
distribution system at the Summer Street
branch, so called 12,000 00
For construction of a sewer from the farm
buildings 6,500 00
Monson State Hospital:
For certain improvements of plumbing . 50,000 00
For the construction of a building for young
children including furnishings and equip-
ment and for the purchase of certain land
in connection therewith .... 600,000 00
For the purchase and installation of an addi-
tional boiler 75,000 00
Belchertown State School :
For certain improvements of plumbing . 30,000 00
Wrentham State School :
For certain improvements to the water sup-
ply systems, to be in addition to any funds
available for this project . . . 49,230 00
For certain improvements and additions to
the power plant, to be in addition to any
amounts heretofore appropriated for the
purpose 20,000 00
Camp Myles Standish State School:
For the first stage, so called, of the construc-
tion of permanent buildings, including six
dormitories providing seven hundred and
twenty beds, cafeteria, power plant and
necessary utility systems and road work,
and also including the cost of furnishings
and equipment ..... 3,350,000 00
Service of the Department of Correction.
State Farm:
For water supply improvements including
the purchase of land and equipment . $34,000 00
Reformatory for Women:
For certaia fireproofing and fire protection . 35,000 00
For renovation of the main kitchen, includ-
ing the cost of furnishings and equipment . . 55,000 00
State Prison:
For the purchase of land for the location of a
new state prison at Norfolk, for the prepa-
ration of plans for buildings including
utilities and appurtenances, and for the
construction of a wall from plans author-
ized under the provisions of chapter seven
hundred and thirty-two of the acts of nine-
teen himdred and forty-five, including any
necessary modification of said plans . 425,000 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 599.
659
Service of the Deparlment of Public W elf on..
Itnm
Industrial School for Boys",
SOI 9-01 For improvement of the water snp[)iy .
Industrial School for Girls:
8019-02 For certain fire protection improvements
8019-03 For the installation of certain electric wiring .
Lyman School:
8019-04 For certain improvements to the electrical
distribution system ....
8019-12 For certain improvements to Old Willow
Cottage, so called .....
Massachusetts Hospital School:
8019-0.5 For the construction of a thirty-bed cottage
and an industrial building, including the
cost of furnishings and equipment, to be
in addition to any funds available for this
project .......
8019-06 For improvements to the electrical distribu-
tion system ......
8019-07 For renovation and reconstruction of Brad-
ford Infirmary, including the cost of fur-
nishings and equipment ....
8019-08 For certain improvements to the water dis-
tribution system .....
Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary:
8019-09 For improvements and addition to the water
supply , . .
8019-10 For the renovation of roofs
8019-1 1 For the renovation of flooring
Service of the DepartmeiU, of Public Health.
Westfield State Sanatorium:
8020-01 For alterations to the parapet and roof of the
main hospital building ....
8020-02 For certain improvements to the sewage
disposal system .....
Pondville Hospital:
8020-03 For the construction of a nurses' home and
recreation building as provided for by
^ chapter three hundred and seventy of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six, in-
cluding the cost of furnishings and equip-
ment, to be in addition to any funds
available for this project
North Reading State Sanatorium :
8020-04 For the construction of a superintendent's
house, a duplex house, so-called, for physi-
cians including furnishings and equip-
ment, and for certain alterations and im-
provements to the nurses' home and
dormitory quarters for employees, includ-
ing furnishings and equipment
Service of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke.
8035-01 For the construction of a soldiers' home in
the city of Holyoke, according to plans
authorized by chapter seven hundred and
thirty -two of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-five, as amended by chapter four
hundred and seventy-six of the acts of the
current year, includmg the cost of furnish-
ings and equipment ....
.S.^O.OOO 00
31,000 00
5,000 00
5,000 00
35,000 00
293,250 00
65,000 00
125,000 00
14,000 00
30,000 00
15,000 00
10,000 00
$30,000 00
13,000 00
376,000 00
100,000 00
$1,800,000 00
660 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 600.
Item
80.'>0-01 To cover unexpected contingencies in the
cost of projects authorized by this act, and
by chapter six hundred and seventy of the
acts of nineteen liundred and forty-seven,
to be allocated by the commission on ad-
ministration and finance, with the ap-
proval of the governor and council . . $446,420 00
Section 3. No payment shall be made or obligation
incurred in carrying out any of the aforesaid projects until
plans, specifications and contracts therefor, and alterations
thereto subsequently proposed, have been approved by the
Massachusetts public building commission, unless otherwise
provided by such rules or regulations as said commission
may make.
Section 4. To meet the expenditures necessary in carry-
ing out the provisions of this act the state treasurer shall,
upon request of the governor and council, issue and sell at
public or private sale bonds of the commonwealth, registered
or with interest coupons attached, as he may deem best, to
an amount to be specified by the governor and council from
time to time, but not exceeding, in the aggregate, the sum of
fourteen million five hundred thousand dollars. All bonds
issued by the commonwealth as aforesaid shall be designated
on their face, Capital Outlay Loan, Act of 1948, and shall
be on the serial payment plan for such maximum term of
years, not exceeding fourteen years, as the governor may
recommend to the general court pursuant to section 3 of
Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
commonwealth, the maturities thereof to be so arranged that
the amounts payable in the several years other than the
final year shall be as nearly equal as in the opinion of the
state treasurer it is practicable to make them. Said bonds
shall bear interest semi-annually at such rate as the state
treasurer, with the approval of the governor, shall fix, but
such bonds shall be payable not earlier than July first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three, nor later than June thir-
tieth, nineteen hundred and sixty- two.
Approved June 15, 1948.
Chap.QOO An Act relative to the restoration of certain rights
UNDER THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO CORNELIUS M. ENGLISH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Cornelius M. English, employed by the commonwealth
in the years nineteen hundred and twenty-six to nineteen
hundred and forty-three, and separated from service in the
registry of motor vehicles on August tenth, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-three, may be reinstated by the registrar of
motor vehicles for the sole purpose of being retired. Upon
such reinstatement, said English shall redeposit in the
annuity savings fund of the state retirement system, within
three months from the effective date of this act, the amount
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 601, 602. 661
that was refunded to him when he became separated from
service as aforesaid, and he shall thereupon become a mem-
ber of the state retirement system with all the rights entailed
by such membership, any provision of the law to the con-
trary notwithstanding. Upon such redeposit, he may apply
for retirement under the provisions of law in effect for retire-
ment of state employees on said August tenth, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-three. Approved June 15, 1948.
An Act increasing the term of office of the director Chaj). QOl
OF registration in the department of civil service
AND registration.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 8 of chapter 13 of the General Laws, g. l. (Ter.
as most recently amended by section 13 of chapter 591 of etc!, 'amended,
the acts of 1946, is hereby further amended by striking out,
in line 8, the word "two" and inserting in place thereof the
word: — five, — so as to read as follows: — Section 8. The salary of
division of registration shall be under the supervision of a reg^stnuiw..
director, to be known as the director of registration, at such
salary, not exceeding thirty-four hundred dollars, as the
governor and council may determine. Upon the expiration
of the term of office of a director, his successor shall be ap-
pointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the
council, for not exceeding five years.
Section 2. Nothing in this act shall affect the term of
office of the person holding the office of director of registra-
tion on the effective date thereof.
Approved June 15, 1948.
An Act relative to the payment of pensions to mem- ChapSi)2
bers of the teaching and supervising staff of the
public schools of the city of boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 6 of chapter 589 of the acts of 1908,
as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 685 of the
acts of 1945, is hereby further amended by striking out, in
line 8, the word "six" and inserting in place thereof the
word: — eight, — so as to read as follows: — Section 6.
In case the amount available in any one year is not sufficient
to pay the pensions that have been granted, the amount so
available shall be divided pro rata among those to whom
pensions have been or may be granted on the basis of the
amount of the pension which each is then receiving : provided,
that in no case, nor in any year, shall the pension of any
person retired after thirty years of service be less than eight
hundred dollars.
Section 2. Section 7 of said chapter 589, as most re-
cently amended by section 2 of said chapter 685, is hereby
662 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 602.
further amended by inserting after the words "rate of" in
the 12th h'ne the words: — two hundred dollars plus, — by
striking out, in lines 15 and 16, the words "six hundred
dollars nor more than nine" and inserting in place thereof
the words : — eight hundred dollars nor more than eleven, —
and by striking out, in lines 25 and 26, the words "four hun-
dred and eighty" and inserting in place thereof the words: —
six hundred and eighty, — so as to read as follows : — Sec-
tion 7. The school committee of said city, by a majority
vote of all its members, may retire with a pension any mem-
ber of the teaching or supervising staff who shall have at-
tained the age of sixty years, and also any member of the
teaching or supervising staff who, in the opinion of the school
committee, is incapacitated for further efficient service. If
a person so retired has been employed in teaching or super-
vising in public day schools for a period aggregating thirty
years or more, ten years of which shall have been in the
employ of the school committee of the city of Boston, such
person shall receive an annual pension at the rate of two
hundred dollars plus one half of the annual salary paid to
him or her at the time of retirement: provided, that in no
case shall the pension of any person so retired after thirty
years of service be less than eight hundred dollars nor more
than eleven hundred dollars. If a person so retired has been
employed in teaching or supervising in public day schools for
a period aggregating less than thirty years, ten years of
which shall have been in the employ of the school committee
of the city of Boston, such person shall receive an annual
pension which bears the same ratio to the pension provided
for on retirement after thirty years of service as the total
number of years of service of such person bears to thirty
years ; provided, that the annual pension of such person shall
be not less than six hundred and eighty dollars. The pen-
sion of any teacher retired because of incapacity shall termi-
nate if, and when, in the judgment of the school committee
such person's incapacity shall have ceased and he or she
shall have been tendered a reappointment in the public
schools of the city of Boston. In determining the aggregate
length of service of any person retired under the provisions
of this act, any period of leave of absence under salary shall
be considered as equivalent to an equal amount of teaching
service. The treasurer of the city of Boston shall pay pen-
sions under this act in accordance with monthly payrolls
prepared and certified to by the school committee. The
school committee of the city of Boston shall establish a
schedule of pensions in accordance with the provisions of
this act. The pensions of persons already retired under the
provisions of said chapter five hundred and eighty-nine shall
be re-established in accordance with the provisions of this
act to date from the first day of the calendar month next
following the passage of this act; provided, further, that
nothing in this act shall be construed to decrease the amount
of any pension now being paid to any person under the
Acts, 1948. — Chai-. 603. (iG3
several acts applying to the teacWnp; or supervising staff In
the city of Boston.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance during the current year by vote of the city council of
the city of Boston, subject to the provisions of its charter,
but not otherwise. Approved June 15, 1948.
An Act making certain changes in the employment Chap.QOS
SECURITY- LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 151A of the General Sj^-^J.T.,
Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 685 of the acts etc'., 'amended.'
of 1941, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (s)
(1).
Section 2. Section 14 of said chapter 151 A, as amended, g^L. (Ter.
is hereby further amended by striking out the first paragraph, § u, etc * '
as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following: *'"^"^''''-
— Each employer shall make contributions for each year Employer's
at the applicable rate as set forth in this section on so much ra"e,"wages?
of his pay roll as is subject to this chapter; provided, that ^tc.
for the purposes of this section the term "wages" shall not
include (1) that part of the remuneration which, after re-
muneration equal to three thousand dollars has been paid to
an individual with respect to employment during any calen-
dar year, is paid to such individual prior to January first,
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, with respect to employ-
ment during such calendar year; (2) that part of the remu-
neration which, after remuneration equal to three thousand
dollars with respect to employment has been paid to an
individual during any calendar year after nineteen hundred
and forty-seven, is paid to such individual during such
calendar year.
Section 3. Subsection (a) of said section 14, as so g. l. (Ter.
appearing, is hereby amended by striking out all after the fH; etll'inv-
word "cent" in line 3, — so as to read as follows: — (a) If no ther 'amended.
rate of contribution under subsection (6) of this section lOmpioyer
applies, each employer shall make contributions for each contxlbutions.
year at the rate of two and seven tenths per cent.
Section 4. Section 44 of said chapter 151A, as so ap- g. l. (Ter.
pearing, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (6) f ^4,' e\^c\'^'
and inserting in place thereof the following subsection : — amended.
(6) The director shall maintain suitable records for each Records.
employee on which may be recorded that part of his quarterly
wages subject to contributions and such other pertinent
information as the director may prescribe.
Section 5. Section 46 of said chapter 151A, as so ap- g. l. (Ter.
pearing, is hereby amended by adding at the end the follow- f te.' lul!^'
ing subsection : amended.
(a) All information transmitted to the director or his information
duly authorized representative pursuant to this chapter shall pHvfieged.
1)6 absolutely privileged and shall not be made the subject
664
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 604.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 151 A.
§ 15, etc.,
amended.
Interest on
overdue
payments.
matter or basis in any action of slandor or lil)el in Miiy oourt
of the commonwealth.
Section 6. Section 15 of said chapter 151A, as amended,
is hereby further amended by striking out subsection {h),
as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
(6) The director may collect such overdue amounts, to-
gether with such interest or penalty, in an action of contract
or by petition for entry of judgment in the name of the com-
monwealth commenced within four years from January
thirty-first next succeeding the last day of the calendar year
in which wages were paid.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, if the
director believes that the collection of contributions, interest
or penalty will be jeopardized by delay, he may in his dis-
cretion commence an action of contract to collect such
amounts at any time prior to January thirty-first next suc-
ceeding the last day of the calendar year in which wages were
paid, without regard to the date on which such contributions
are due.
If an employer has failed to give notice to the director of
the fact, not otherwise determined, that he believes he is
subject to the provisions of this chapter and to request a
determination of his liability, or if an employer has failed
to file the wage and contribution reports required of him
under this chapter showing the amounts of such wages and
the contribution due thereon, or has filed false reports as to
the amounts of such wages with intent to defraud, then
the provisions of this subsection shall not apply and the
director may bring an action of contract at any time for
all periods, without regard to the year in which wages were
paid.
Actions brought under this subsection shall be given pre-
cedence over other civil cases except petitions for review
arising under section forty-two. Approved June 15, 1948.
r7?«/J.6()4 An Act to permit the payment of additional compensa-
tion TO POLICE OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON DURING
ASSIGNMENT AS DETECTIVES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
thirteen of chapter two hundred and ninety-one of the acts
of nineteen hundred and six and of chapter three hundred
and forty-two of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
seven, the police commissioner for the city of Boston is
hereby authorized to pay to police officers, during their
assignment as detectives, compensation at the rate of three
hundred dollars per annum in addition to their regular com-
pensation.
Such assignments, not exceeding a total of two hundred
in number at any one time, shall be made and may be re-
voked at the pleasure of the police commissioner, and neither
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 605. 665
action shall be considered as a promotion, demotion, trans-
fer or reduction in compensation under the civil service law
and rules, but shall be reported by the police commissioner
to the director of civil service.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the city council of said city, subject
to the provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved June 15, 1948.
An Act providing for the equitable apportionment in (JJiav 605
CERTAIN CASES OF ESTATE TAXES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 65A of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Tm-.
amended by striking out section 5, as amended by section 1 etc:, 'amended.
of chapter 519 of the acts of 1943, and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 5. Whenever jt Apportion-
, . . • J J • luent of
appears upon any accounting, or m any appropriate action estate taxes.
or proceeding, that an executor, administrator, trustee or
other person acting in a fiduciary capacity, has paid or may
be required to pay an estate tax levied or assessed under
the provisions of this chapter, or under the provisions of any
estate tax law of the United States heretofore or hereafter
enacted, upon the transfer of the estate of any person who
at the time of his death was an inhabitant of this common-
wealth, the net amount of said tax shall be apportioned
among and borne by recipients and beneficiaries of the
property and interests included in the gross estate in the
following manner : —
1. If any portion of the estate passed under the will of pas^p'^J'-^'
the decedent, such proportion of the net amount of the under win.
tax so levied or assessed shall, except as otherwise pi'ovided
or directed by the will, be charged to and paid from the
general funds of the estate as the net amount of the property
passing under the will and included in the measure of such
tax, exclusive of property over which the decedent had any
power of appointment as defined from time to time by the
estate tax laws of the United States, bears to the amount of
the net estate as hereafter defined in this section.
2. If any portion of the property with respect to which I'loperty held
such tax is levied or assessed is held under the terms of any "" °
trust created inter-vivos or is subject to such a power of
appointment, such proportion of the net amount of the tax
so levied or assessed shall, except as otherwise provided or
directed by the trust instrument with respect to the fund
established thereby, or by the decedent's will, be charged to
and paid from the corpus of the trust property or the prop-
erty subject to such j^ower of appointment, as the case may
be, as the net amount of the pr<jperty of such trust or property
subject to such power of appointment and included in the
measure of .•>ueli tax bears to the aiinjunt of the net estate
as hereafter defined in this se(;tion. The amount so charged
666
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 605.
Beneficiaries
to be taxed
proportion-
ately.
"Net estate"
defined.
G. L. (Ter,
Ed.), 65A,
§ 5A, etc.,
amended.
Recovery of
proportionate
part of tax.
shall not be apportioned between temporary and remainder
estates.
3. The balance of the net amount of the tax so levied or
assessed, or if paragraphs one and two are inapplicable the
whole of the net amount of such tax shall, except as other-
wise provided or directed by the decedent's will be equitably
apportioned among and charged to and paid by the recipients
and beneficiaries of property or interests included in the
measure of such tax and passing or arising otherwise than
under the will of the decedent or by virtue of any such trust
or by the exercise or non-exercise of any such power of ap-
pointment in the proportion that the net amount of such
property or interests bears to the amount of the net estate
as hereafter defined in this section; provided, that where
any provision is made whereby any person is given an in-
terest in income or an estate for years or for life or other
temporary interest in any property or fund the amount so
charged to such recipients or beneficiaries shall not be ap-
portioned between temporary and remainder estates but
shall be charged to and paid out of the corpus of such prop-
erty or fund; and provided, further, that any apportion-
ment made under this section shall accord with applicable
estate tax laws of the United States where such laws specify
with respect to an apportionment.
4. The term "net estate" as used in this section shall moan
the gross estate as defined by the applicable estate tax laws
of the United States less the deductions, other than specific
exemptions, allowed by the provisions of such laws.
Section 2. Said chapter 65A is hereby further amended
by striking out section 5A, as inserted by section 1 of chapter
519 of the acts of 1943, and inserting in place thereof the
following section : — Section 5 A . In all cases in which any
property required to be included in the gross estate referred
to in section five does not come into the possession of the
executor or administrator as such, he shall, in cases where
property of a trust created inter- vivos, or property subject
to a power of appointment is included in such gross estate,
be entitled to recover from the fiduciary in possession of the
corpus of such trust or of property subject to such power of
appointment, and in all other cases from the recipients or
beneficiaries of property or interests with respect to which
such tax is levied or assessed the proportionate amount of
such tax payable by such fiduciary or persons with which
they are chargeable under the provisions of section five;
provided, that no such tax or any part thereof shall be re-
covered from any company issuing (1) any policy of insur-
ance, annuity or endowment contract on the life of or insur-
ing the decedent, including accident and health policies, or
(2) any such policy or contract insuring the decedent and
one or more other persons jointly, or (3) any such policy or
contract on the life of or insuring one or more persons othei-
than the decedent in which the decedent owned any interest
at the time of his death; or from any bank, trust company
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 606. 667
or other banking institution with respect to any account
standing in the joint names of the decedent and any other
person of which it is the depositary. Any person who shall
have paid more than the proportionate amount of the tax
apportionable to him under section five on any property or
interest passing to him, or in his possession, shall be entitled
to a just and equitable contribution from those who shall
not have paid the full amount of the tax apportionable to
them respectively.
Section 3. This act shall apply to taxes paid and distri-
butions made subsequent to the effective date of chapter
five hundred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-three, except that this act shall not apply to
amoimts paid as estate taxes nor to distributions made by an
executor, administrator or trustee after the effective date of
said chapter five hundred and nineteen and before the effec-
tive date of this act, unless such executor, administrator or
trustee shall at the time this act takes effect have in his hands
in such capacity funds sufficient fully to readjust the pay-
ments and distributions so that they shall accord with the
provisions of this act.
Section 4. This act shall take effect on January first, fjf^g''*''"
nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved June 15, 1948.
An Act further defining "regular compensation" (Jfmn 006
UNDER THE CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT ACT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out the paragraph defining "Regular ^tl! 'amended,
compensation", as appearing in section 1 of chapter 658 of
the acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the following
paragraph : —
"Regular compensation", during any period prior to Jan- " Regular com-
uary first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, shall mean the defined"" '
full salary, wages or other compensation in whatever form,
lawfully determined for the individual service of the em-
ployee by the employing authority, from which regular de-
ductions were made pursuant to the provisions of chapter
thirty-two applicable from time to time prior to such date;
provided, that if the amount of such salary, wages or other
compensation has been reduced or increased during any
such period as a general temporary adjustment due to the
cost of living or to other economic conditions, and if the
board has received from the appropriate authority a written
notice of such fact or if the board is satisfied of such fact
after an investigation which it shall make prior to July first,
nineteen hundred and forty-six, or which it shall make
theieafter and not later than six months afte)- a system
becomes operative foi- the employees of any governmental
unit, such amount shall, for the purpose of any computa-
668 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 607, 608.
tions made under the provisions of sections one to twenty-
eight, inclusive, involving the use of an annual or an average
annual rate of regular compensation during any such period,
but not for the purpose of afl^ecting any regular deductions
already made, remain unaffected by such general temporary
adjustment. "Regular compensation", during any period
subsequent to December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and
forty-five, and prior to July first, nineteen hundied and forty-
eight, shall mean the salary, wages, or other compensation
in whatever form, lawfully determined for the individual
service of the employee by the employing authority, not in-
cluding bonus or overtime, but including evaluated mainte-
nance as provided for in paragraph (1) (c) of section twenty-
two, and including any part of such salary, wages or other
compensation derived from federal grants; provided, that,
during any period subsequent to June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, salary, wages or other compensa-
tion payable in the form of cost of living bonuses and cost
of living pay adjustments shall be included in such term.
Approved June 15, 1948.
ChapS07 An Act making certain employees at the university
OF MASSACHUSETTS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE
STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Persons employed on a full-time basis in the
college store at the University of Massachusetts may be-
come members of the state retirement system, notwith-
standing any provision of law governing said retirement
system which makes them ineligible for membership therein.
Section 2. Persons employed as aforesaid on the effec-
tive date of this act who had paid into the annuity sa\dngs
fund of the state retirement system amounts withheld from
their regular compensation up to the time they were de-
clared ineligible for membership in said system shall be en-
titled to deposit in said fund amounts equal to the amounts
they would have paid into said fund, and to have all the
rights and privileges of members of said system which they
would have enjoyed, if their membership in said system had
not been declared invalid. Approved June 15, 1948.
Chap. QOS An Act authorizing the metropolitan district commis-
sion to CONSTRtJCT AN ADDITIONAL WATER MAIN FROM
THE MIDDLESEX FELLS RESERVOIR THROUGH THE CITIES
AND TOWNS OF MELROSE, SAUGUS, LYNN AND SWAMP-
SCOTT TO MARBLEHEAD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan district commission, here-
inafter called the commission, is hereby authorized and
Acts, 1948. — Chap. GU9. 0(39
directed, for \hv jMii-pose of increasing the water supply <>f <'he
cities and towns hereinafter named, to construct an addi-
tional water main from the Middlesex Fells reservoir, through
the cities and towns of Melrose, Saugus, Lynn and Swamp-
scott to the town of Marblehead. In connection with such
work, the commission may construct such other appurtenant
works as may be necessary for such purposes. The com-
mission may for such purposes acquire, install and operate
such machinery, pumps and other appurtenances as may be
necessary to insure the supply of water to said cities and
towns.
Section 2. In carrying out the provisions of section one,
said commission may expend amounts, not exceeding, in the
aggregate, two million five hundred thousand dollars.
Section 3. In order to provide funds for the work
authorized in section one, the state treasurer, with the
approval of the governor, may borrow from time to time
on the credit of the commonwealth, such sums, not exceed-
ing two million five hundred thousand dollars, as may be
certified by the commission, and may issue bonds or notes
thei'efor, bearing interest payable at such times and at such
rates as shall be fixed by him, with the approval of the gov-
ernor. Such bonds or notes shall be issued for such terms
as the governor may recommend to the general court, in
accordance with section 3 of Article LXII of the Amend-
ments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth.
Approved June 15, 1948.
An Act relative to the membership of Abraham bard-
well IN THE retirement SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF LAW-
RENCE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Abraham Bardwell, an employee of the city
of Lawrence and a former member of the contributory
retirement system of said city, shall be reinstated as a mem-
ber of said system upon his redeposit in the annuity savings
fund thereof of an amount equal to the amount withdrawn
by him from said system, plus interest to the date of deposit,
and an amount equal to that which would have been with-
held from his regular compensation for services rendered to
said city since the date of his withdrawal of his accumulated
regular deductions, plus interest to the date of deposit.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the city council of said city, subject to the
provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved June 15, 1948.
Chapm9
fi7()
Alts, 1948. ~ Chap. (UU.
l'<iiierg(Mi<-.v
prcanablo.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 7, § 2.
amended.
Commission
on adminis-
tration and
finance.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 7. § 3,
etc., amended.
Salary of
the commis-
sioner.
Chap.^M) A.N Act reorganizing the commission on AnMINISTRATION
AND FINAJSrCE.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would defeat
one of its purposes, which is to have the reorganization of the
commission on administration and finance provided for
therein become effective on July first in the current year,
therefore this act is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public con-
venience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 7 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 2, as appearing in the Ter-
centenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing section : — Section 2. There shall be a commission on ad-
ministration and finance consisting of four commissioners,
which shall serve directly under the governor and council
within the meaning of Article LXVI of the amendments to
the constitution of the commonwealth.
Section 2. Said chapter 7 is hereby further amended by
striking out section 3, as amended by section 4 of chapter 591
of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing section: — Section 3. One commissioner shall be ap-
pointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the
council, as chairman of the commission, and he shall serve a
term of office concurrent with that of the governor. Said
commissioner shall be designated and be known as the com-
missioner of administration and shall serve until his successor
is duly appointed and qualified. He may be removed from
office by the governor with the consent of the council. He
shall receive such salary not e.xceeding ten thousand dol-
lars, as the governor and council may determine, and shall
devote his entire time to the duties of his office. He may,
subject to appropriation, and with the advice and consent of
the governor and council, appoint such additional assistants,
consultants, and other persons, as the work of the office may
require. He may, with like approval, remove them. The
commissioner may expend such sums of money for expenses,
including traveling expenses of officers and employees serving
under him, as the general court may appropriate.
Section 3. Said chapter 7 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 6, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section :
— Section 6. The commissioner of administration may ap-
point, and fix the salary of, not to exceed seven thousand
five hundred dollars, subject to approval of the commission
and the governor and council, a deputy commissioner of ad-
ministration. He may, with like approval, remove him.
Said commissioner shall, with the approval of the governor
and council, appoint, and fix the salary of, the director of
personnel and standardization and may, with Hke approval,
remove him. The commissioners shall, with approval of the
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 7, § 0,
amended.
Salary of
deputy com-
missioner.
Director of
pexsonnel and
standardi-
z-'ition.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 010. 071
commission, appoint and fix the salaries of such deputies
for their respective bureaus as the governor and council
shall approve. They may, with like approval, remove them.
The commissioners may also employ such other persons as
the work of their respective bureaus may require and remove
them.
Section 4. Said chapter 7 is hereby further amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 4, as so appearing, and inserting in place Amended. ^*
thereof the following section: — Section 4- Said comniis- Comptroller,
sion shall be organized in three bureaus, namely, a comp- mlsslonCT.™
trollers' bureau, a budget bureau and a purchasing bureau, fng^lj^n't'*'*^"
Each bureau shall be in charge of a commissioner of the com-
mission to be appointed by the governor for a term of four
years, with the advice and consent of the council, and to
be known, respectively, as the comptroller, budget com-
missioner and state purchasing agent. Each of such com-
missioners shall receive such salary not exceeding nine
thousand dollars as the governor and council may determine.
Each such commissioner shall devote his entire time to the
duties of his office. Said purchasing agent shall give bond
to the state treasurer in a sum to be fixed by the governor
and council for the faithful performance of his duties and
for the rendering of a proper account of all money entrusted
to him for the use of the commonwealth. Any commissioner
designated as aforesaid shall be a person of ability and ex-
tended experience in the line of work required in his bureau.
Section 5. Said chapter 7 is hereby further amended by g- l- (Ter.
striking out section 7, as amended by chapter 457 of the acts ^tci! 'amended.
of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
tion : — Section 7. The commissioner of administration shall ^f°^mw°-"^'^
inquire into the business affairs of the commonwealth and tration.
the laws governing them, and shall consider the possibility
of promoting economy and efficiency and avoiding useless
labor and expense therein. He shall recommend to the Powers and
governor and council and to the general court, if in session, ' "*'*'^'
such measures as in his judgment will tend to accomplish
this result. He shall, with respect to all state departments,
divisions, commissions, boards, and other state agencies:
(a) conduct studies of their operation with a view to recom-
mending and effecting improvements in departmental or-
ganization, procedures and administrative practices; (6)
review and report on all proposed legislation affecting the
existing departmental organization structure, functions, pro-
cedures and administrative practices; and (c) recommend
changes in the laws relating to departmental operation, or-
ganization and functions, administration and procedures.
In making any examination or investigation authorized
under this section, he may require the production of books,
I)apers, contracts and documents relating to any matter
within the scope of such examination or investigation.
Section 6. The incumbent of the office of chairman of ad^mhiTst?atk>n
the commission on administration and finance on the effec- and finance
tive date of this act shall serve as the commissioner of ad- commL^aioner
of adminis-
tration.
072 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. Gil, 612.
ministration provided for in section two of this act until the
date upon whicii his term of office as said chairman was due
to expire. The int'umbents of the office of comptroller,
' purchasing agent and budget commissioner shall continue
to serve in their present cajjacities until the expiration date
of their present terms. Nothing in this act shall affect the
tenure of any officers, any deputies and other employees of
the commission on administration and finance or their re-
tirement or other rights, nor impair their civil service status,
if any, and all permanent employees in the office of said
chairman shall be transferred to the office of said commis-
sioner of administration without impairment of their civil
service status.
Effective Section 7. This act shall take effect on July first of the
current year. Appr-oved June 15, 1948.
Chap.611 An Act authorizing the formation of a certain chari-
table CORPORATION WITH CAPITAL STOCK.
prTambi"?^ Wlwreas, One of the principal purposes of this act is to
make its provisions effective without delay and this purpose
cannot be achieved except by means of an emergency law,
therefore this act is hereby declared to be an emergency
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of section three of chap-
ter one hundred and eighty of the General Laws, as amended
by chapter five hundred and fifty-nine of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-seven, and for the purpose of per-
mitting the carrying out of the provisions of a decree of the
Worcester County Probate Court, dated September eighth,
nineteen hundred and forty-seven on the petition of John H.
Welch and others, Trustees under the will of Wendell P.
Clark, late of Winchendon, a charitable corporation, under
the name of Wendell P. Clark Memorial Association, with
capital stock as provided by said chapter one hundred and
eighty prior to said amendment, may be formed under and
subject in all other respects to said chapter one hundred
and eighty as now or hereafter in effect, and all action taken
by j<he incorporators of said proposed corporation shall have
the same effect as though this act had been in effect at the
time such action was taken. Approved June 15, 1948.
Chap. Q12 An Act to provide further for the establishment of
OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. It is hereby declared that the parking of
motor vehicles in the streets of the city of Boston is causing
at the present time such congestion in said streets as to con-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 612. 673
stitute a public nuisance; that since the enactment of
chapter four hundred and seventy-four of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-six, it has become evident that the
estabhshment of pubUc oflf-street parking faciUties within
the Umit of indebtedness set in said chapter four hundred
and seventy-four will not adequately abate the aforesaid
public nuisance; that the building of structures on public
off-street parking facilities which will increase the number
of motor vehicles they can accommodate is necessary to
further abate said nuisance; that it is not in the public
interest to expend public funds in the building of structures
on public off-street parking facilities when private capital is
available therefor; and that the enactment of section two
of this act is hereby declared to be a public necessity.
Section 2. Section 1 of chapter 474 of the acts of 1946
is hereby amended by striking out clause (e) and inserting
in place thereof the following clause : —
(e) The power to lease to any person any property ac-
quired or used for the purposes of this act, to be used by
the lessee for the parking of motor vehicles but for no other
purpose, for such period, not exceeding forty years, and
upon such terms as the board shall determine; provided,
however, that every lease shall contain schedules of maxi-
mum rates to be charged by the lessee for the use by the
public of the property thereby demised, and also regula-
tions with respect to the use, operation and occupancy of
such propert}^; provided, also, that no lease shall be modi-
fied or cancelled, but nothing herein shall be construed to
prevent the termination of any lease by the lessor, in accord-
ance with its provisions, for the breach of any covenant or
condition thereof; and provided, further, that any lease for
a period exceeding three years shall be upon the express
condition, and shall contain a covenant on the part of the
lessee, that within such period, not exceeding three years,
after its execution as the board shall fix the lessee shall con-
struct, or cause to be constructed, upon the demised prem-
ises at the expense of the lessee and without cost to the city
such structures and facilities for parking as the board shall
determine, which shall at least double the number of motor
vehicles the demised premises can accommodate, shall be
constructed according to plans and specifications prepared
under the supervision of the board, shall forthwith upon con-
struction become the property of the city, and shall, while
the lease is in force, be kept in good order and condition by
the lessee; and any such lease for a period exceeding three
years shall provide for the immediate reimbursement of the
city for the cost of the plans and specifications and shall
further provide for the payment of such annual rental as
the board shall determine to be reasonable but in no event
less than four per cent of the total cost to the city, as ascer-
tained by the board, of the demised premises including any
improvement thereof made prior to the execution of the
lease.
074 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 612.
Section 3. Section 2 of said chapter 474 is hereby
amended by striking out the first sentence.
Section 4. Said chapter 474 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 3 and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 3. Before leasing any land un-
der this act, the board shall invite proposals therefor, b}'
advertisements in at least one daily newspaper published
in the city, once a week for at least two consecutive weeks,
the last publication to be at least seven days before the
time specified for the opening of said proposals. Such ad-
vertisements shall state the time and place where the form
of lease and, if the term of the lease is to exceed three years,
the plans and specifications, may be had and the time and
place for opening the proposals in answer to said advertise-
ments, and shall reserve to the board the right to reject all
proposals. All such proposals shall be opened in public. No
lease shall be made except to the highest responsible bidder
as determined by the board. Every lease for a period not
exceeding three years shall be accompanied by a bond with
surety satisfactory to the board, or by a deposit of money,
certified check or other security for the faithful performance
thereof, and such bond or other security shall be deposited
with the city treasurer until the lease has been carried out
in all respects. Every lease for a period exceeding three
years shall be accompanied by a bond with surety satisfac-
tory to the board, or by a deposit of money, certified check
or other security for the faithful performance of all cove-
nants on the part of the lessee to construct, or cause to be
constructed, any structures or facilities for parking; and
such bond or other security shall be deposited with the city
treasurer until all such covenants have been carried out in
all respects. All amounts received in reimbursement for the
cost of plans and specifications and all amounts received as
a result of the failure of faithful performance of covenants
to construct, or cause to be constructed, structures or facili-
ties for parking shall be credited to the Parking Facilities
Fund established under section four; and all other amounts
received from leases under this act or as a result of other
failure of faithful performance required in any such lease
shall be credited as general funds of the city and may be
appropriated for any municipal purposes. No person shall
be assessed any tax upon any real estate or buildings of
which he is the lessee under this act, any provision of gen-
eral or special law to the contrary notwithstanding.
Section 5. Said chapter 474 is hereby further amended
by inserting after section 3 the following new section : —
Section 3A. Every proposal under section three shall be
accompanied by cash or a certified check on, or a certificate
of deposit issued by, a i-esponsible bank or ti'ust company,
payable to the* city in sucli amount as the board may fix,
which shall be stated in the invitation foi- proposals. The
board may, at its option, prescril)e and receive a bid bond
in a foiin satisfactory to it in lieu of cash, certified check or
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 613. 675
certificate of deposit. All such bid deposits, except those of
the three highest responsible and eligible bidders, shall be
returned within five days, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
excluded, after the opening of proposals therefor. All bid
deposits shall be returned upon the execution and delivery
of the lease, or, if no lease is made, then at the expiration of
ninety days after the opening of the bids therefor. Should
any bidder to whom an award is made fail to enter into a
lease within such time as the board may fix, the amount so
received from such bidder through his cash, certified check,
bid bond or certificate of deposit shall become and be the
property of the city as liquidated damages; provided, that,
in case of death, disability or other unforeseen circum-
stances affecting the bidder, such cash, certified check, bid
bond or certificate of deposit may be returned to him. Any
amount so received shall be credited to the Parking Facili-
ties Fund established under section four.
Section 6. Section 4 of said chapter 474 is hereby
amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting
in place thereof the following sentence: — Into this account
shall be paid the amounts specified in this act.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 15, 1948.
ChapM^
An Act relating to the powders of cities and towns
and financial assistance by the commonwealth in
providing housing for veterans of world war ii.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend preambie*^^
to defeat its purpose, which is in part to provide forthwith
for reimbursement to certain cities and towns which provide
housing for veterans of World War II, therefore this act is
hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Section 6 of chapter 372 of the acts of 1946,
as amended, is hereby further amended by striking out the
first sentence of paragraph (3), as appearing in section 1 of
chapter 479 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place thereof
the following sentence : — Constructing on such parcels or
purchasing single-family, two-family or multi-family resi-
dences, suitable for dwelling units for veterans, and renting
such dwelling units to veterans at reasonable rates; pro-
vided, that, after five years, and prior to six years, from the
completion of such construction or such purchase, unless the
state housing board shall approve a postponement to a
later date or dates, such residences shall be offered for sale
at the fair market value thereof and disposed of as rapidly
as is consistent with sound business judgment.
Section 2. Said chapter 372 is hereby further amendeil
by striking out section 12, as inserted by section 8 of saiti
chapter 479, and inserting in place thereof the following
676 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 614.
section: — Section 12. The commonwealth shall reimbm'se
any city or town which has appropriated and expended money
for the purpose of providing shelter for veterans under sec-
tion six in the manner authorized by paragraph (3) thereof
at any time after the twenty-third day of May in the year
nineteen hundred and forty-six, to the extent of a total of
ten per centum of the actual development cost of such hous-
ing as determined by the state housing board and the comp-
troller and certified by them to the state treasurer; provided,
however, that such construction has been completed under
said section six and such housing, or land on which such
housing has been constructed, has not been acquired by a
housing authority for the purposes of a project under section
twenty-six NN or section twenty-six 00 of chapter one
hundred and twenty-one of the General Laws. Such reim-
bursement shall be made annually beginning on or after
July first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, at the rate of
two per centum per annum for a total period of five years.
No city or town shall be entitled to any reimbursement from
the commonwealth under this section until it has submitted
to the comptroller itemized accounts and vouchers in form
satisfactory to him, showing definitely the amounts expended
for such housing, nor shall any money be paid out of the
state treasury under this section until said vouchers and
accounts have been approved by the state housing board
and the comptroller, nor unless said expenditure shall have
been duly authorized or ratified, and approved by the state
housing board.
Section 3. Section 6 of said chapter 372, as amended by
section 1 of this act, is hereby further amended by striking
out the second sentence of the fifth paragraph, as appearing
in chapter 451 of the acts of the current year, and inserting
in place thereof the following: — A breach of such condi-
tions, however, shall not operate as a forfeiture as against
any lending institution which has, in good faith, loaned
money, secured by a mortgage or mortgages on such land,
nor as against the Federal Housing Administration, the
Veterans Administration or any other governmental agency
or instrumentality which has guaranteed or insured a loan
or loans, secured by a mortgage or mortgages on such land,
nor as against any person under circumstances which the
state housing board shall determine to constitute a hardship.
Approved June 15, 1948.
ChaV.614. ^^ ^^^ RELATIVE TO THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF STATE
COMMITTEES OF POLITICAL PARTIES.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloics:
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 1. Scction 1 of chapter 52 of the General Laws,
etc.. urneruieij. as appearing in section 1 of chapter 346 of the acts of 1938, is
hereby further amended by striking out the first two para-
graphs <jf said section and inserting in place tliereof the
State couimii- following: — At tlic statc prhnaries in the year nineteen
tees, election.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 014. 677
lmnrlre<I ;hjk1 fifty au<l in every fourth year thereafter, aiKl
at the presidential primaries in the year nineteen hiindreH
and fifty-two and in every fourth year thereafter, each pohti-
cal party shall in the manner herein provided elect from its
enrolled members resident in the district a state committee
which shall consist of one man and one woman from each
senatorial district, by plurality vote by members of the
party in the district, such number of members at large as
may be fixed by said state committee, to be elected at the
state convention, and such number of members as may be
elected by the state committee as hereinafter provided.
Members of said committee elected at the state primaries
from senatorial districts shall hold office for a period of
seventeen months from January first next following their
election. Members of said committee elected at the presi-
dential primaries shall hold office for a period of thirty-one
months from June first next following their election. Mem-
bers elected at a state convention shall hold office until the
next following state convention. Members elected by the -
state committee shall hold office for two years from the date
of their election; provided, however, in no event shall the
terms of office of such members extend beyond the term of
office of members who were elected at the state or presidential
primaries.
The members of the state committee elected at the state Term.
primaries shall within ten days after January first next
following their election and members of the state committee
elected at the presidential primaries shall within ten days
after June first next following their election, meet and or-
ganize by the choice of a chairman, a secretary, a treasurer
and such other officers as they may decide to elect; pro-
vided, that the members of the committee shall first meet
and organize temporarily by the choice of a temporary chair-
man and a temporary secretary who shall serve until a per-
manent chairman and a permanent secretary are chosen,
and such committee, while temporarily organized or at any
time after its permanent organization, may add to its
membership.
Section 2. Said chapter 52 is hereby further amended Sj^iP""-
by inserting after section 1, as so appearing, the following § ia, added!^
section: — Section lA. Nomination of candidates for mem- Nomination
bers of state committees of political parties shall be by for'^sta'tL'^**'^*
nomination papers which shall be prepared and, on request, committee.
furnished by the state secretary. Such papers shall be signed
by a number of voters equal in the aggregate to five voters
from each ward and each town in the district. Section forty-
five of chapter fifty-three shall apply to such papers for
candidates to be voted at state primaries except that they
shall not contain the eight word statement referred to in
said section. Nomination of candidates for members of state
committees may also be by convention endorsement, as pro-
vided in section seventeen A of chapter fifty-three.
Section 3. Chapter 53 of the General Laws is hereby GiL'(Ter.
Ed.). 53, § 52.
etc., amended.
078
Acts, 1048. — Chap. 614.
Canvass
and return
of votes.
G. I.. (Ter.
Ed.). 53, § 53,
etc., amended.
X'acancies
caused by
tie votes.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 53,
§ 70D, etc.,
amended.
Nomination
papers of
candidates for
delegates.
.•Miieuded by striking out. section 52, as most recently amende*!
by section 9 of chapter 387 of the acts of 1941, and inserting
in place thereof the following section: — Section 52. Upon
receipt of the records of v^jtes cast at state primaries the
city or town clerk shall forthwith canvass the same and
within four days after said primary make return of the votes
for candidates for nomination for state offices and candidates
for the state committee to the state secretary who shall
forthwith canvass such returns, determine the results thereof,
notify the successful candidates, and certify to the state
committees the names of the members elected to the state
committee and the persons nominated for state offices. Said
clerks shall determine the results of the vote for members
of ward and town committees, issue proper certificates
thereof to the successful candidates and notify the chair-
men of the city and town committees of the respective
parties.
Section 4. Section 53 of said chapter 53, as most re-
cently amended by section 10 of said chapter 337, is hereby
further amended by striking out the third sentence in the
first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:
— If the tie is between candidates for nomination for any
other office, or for election to the state committee, the va-
cancy shall be filled by the members of the ward and town
committees in the district for which the nomination is to
be made.
Section 5. Said chapter 53 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 70D, as most recently amended by
section 2 of chapter 338 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in
place thereof the following section: — Section 70D. Nomi-
nation of candidates for delegates and alternate delegates to
national conventions shall be by nomination papers which
shall be prepared and, on request, furnished by the state
secretary. In case of candidates for delegates at large or
alternate delegates at large, such papers shall be signed in the
aggregate by at least one thousand voters, not more than two
hundred and fifty to be from any one county. Such papers
for members of ward and town committees and for district
delegates and alternate district delegates shall be signed by
a number of voters equal in the aggregate to five voters from
each ward and each town in the district. Section forty-five
shall apply to such papers for candidates to be voted for at
presidential primaries except that they shall not contain the
eight word statement referred to in said section: provided,
that a candidate for delegate or alternate delegate to a na-
tional convention may state in not more than eight words,
including the statement of preference for president referred
to in section seventy E, the public offices which he holds or
has held, showing clearly that he is a former incumbent
thereof, if such is the case. Nomination papers may con-
tain the name of more than one candidate for delegate or
alternate delegate or for members of ward and town com-
mittees.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 615. 679
Section 6. Said chapter 53 is hereby further amended g. l. (Xer.
by striking out section 70F, as most recently amended by floirf etc ,
section 11 of chapter 451 of the acts of 1939, and inserting a"»ended.
in place thereof the following: — Section 70F. Upon the re- canvass of
ceipt of the records of the votes cast at presidential prima- ddegatee etc
ries and within four days after said primary the city or town
clerk shall forthwith canvass the same and make return of
the votes for delegates at large, alternate delegates at large,
district delegates and alternate district delegates to the state
secretary, who shall forthwith canvass such returns, deter-
mine the results thereof and notify the successful candidates.
Section 7. Section TOG of said chapter 53, as most g. l. (Xer.
recently amended by section 21 of chapter 473 of the acts f roaf etc.,
of 1938, is hereby further amended by striking out the last amended.
sentence in the second paragraph.
Section 8. The terms of office of all members of each
state committee in office on the effective date of this act shall
terminate on January first, nineteen hundred and fifty-one.
Section 9. This act shall take effect on January first, Effective
nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved June 15, 1948.
date.
ChapM5
An Act further regulating the trapping of certain
animals, and providing for the registration op
traps used therefor.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, g. l. (Xer.
as amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after ^tp'^'ameAded
the paragraph defining "Great pond", as appearing in sec-
tion 2 of chapter 599 of the acts of 1941, the following para-
graph : —
"Green pelt", a pelt which has not been dried, cured or "Grcenpeit-
tanned. " defined.
Section 2. Said section 1 is hereby further amended by q. l. (Ter.
inserting, after the paragraph defining "Taxidermist", as so ^t^'^'further ^'
appearing, the following paragraph : — amended.
"Trap", any device capable of taking, catching or holding "xrap"
a mammal, whether in the set or spring position. The verb defined,
"to trap", in all of its moods and tenses, includes any act of
staking out, setting, using, tending, placing, maintaining or
picking up a trap where fur bearing mammals might be
found.
Section 3. Said chapter 131 is hereby further amended g. l. (Xer.
by striking out section 68, as most recently amended by ftc.'!'ameAded^'
chapter 90 of the acts of 1943, and inserting in place thereof
the following section : — Section 68. Except as otherwise Hunting, etc.,
provided in this chapter, no person shall hunt or trap, or »[ '"ink and
1 • • jii'- 1 111- f •! other mam-
have m possession the living or dead bodies of, mmks, otters, mais, regulated.
muskrats, opossums or raccoons; provided, that such mam-
mals, other than opossums or raccoons, may be taken by
hunting or trapping between November fifteenth and the
following March first, both dates inclusive, and that opos-
regul ted.
680 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 615.
sums or raccoons may be taken with the aid or by the use
of dogs or guns between October tenth and the following
January first, both dates inclusive, and by trapping between
November fifteenth and the following January first, both
dates inclusive. No person shall remove or attempt to re-
move a raccoon from any hole in the ground, stone wall,
from within any lodge, or from under any stone or from any
hole in any log or tree. Not more than two raccoons shall be
taken during any period from simset of one day to sunset of
the following day by any one person, or three raccoons by
two or more persons hunting in one party, and not more
than ten raccoons shall be taken by any person in any open
season. No person, except as provided in sections fourteen
and ninety-three, shall hunt or possess a beaver at any time.
fur-bearni°^ Notwithstanding any provision of general or special law,
•iiamn^eis," and cxccpt as otherwise provided in this chapter, it shall be
unlawful for any person: —
(a) To have in his possession the green pelt of any fur-
bearing mammal, or any part of such pelt, except during the
open season for such mammal, and for ten days thereafter.
(6) To trap between March second and the following
November fourteenth, both dates inclusive.
(c) To possess or have under his control a trap on the land
of another where fur-bearing mammals might be found, be-
tween March second and the following November fourteenth,
both dates inclusive.
(d) At any time to possess or have under his control an
unregistered trap on the land of another where fur-bearing
mammals might be found.
(e) To possess or have under his control, unless duly au-
thorized as provided in clause (n), the registered trap of
another.
(/) To trap on land posted as provided in section one hun-
dred, without the written consent of the owner or occupant
of such land.
(g) To trap in a public way, cart road or path commonly
used as a passage-way for human beings or domestic animals.
(h) To trap within ten feet of a muskrat house.
(i) To tear open, disturb or destroy a muskrat house.
(j) To trap with a steel or jaw trap, with a spread of more
than six inches, or a "stop-thief" trap, or a dead fall trap
with an opening of more than six inches, or a choke trap, or
a trap with teeth on one or both jaws, or a trap with two sets
of jaws either set of which has a spread of more than six
inches, or a combination of one set of jaws of one size and
another set of jaws of another size, one jaw of which is sta-
tionary and one free moving, or one or all jaws free moving,
with a spread of more than six inches. For the purpose of
this clause a trap shall be measured across the open jaws to
determine the spread.
(k) To trap before six o'clock, ante meridian, on the open-
ing day of the season, to wit, November fifteenth.
(/) To fail to visit at least once in each calendar day all
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 615. ' 681
f.raps by him staked out, soi, vised, tended, placed or main-
tained.
(m) To destroy, mutilate or spring the trap of another.
(n) To take any fur-bearing mammal or predator from
the trap of another, unless he has upon his person a specific
written authorization so to do, signed by the owner of such
trap. The owner of traps may give such authorization to
any person licensed to trap under this chapter, for a period
not to exceed one week from the day he himself last tended
his traps; provided, that notice of the giving of such au-
thorization, including the name of the person so authorized,
shall be given to the District Conservation Officer within
twenty-four hours after the same has been given.
Any first violation of clause (c), (d), (e) or (n) hereof shall Penalty.
be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two
hundred dollars, and the oft'ender shall have no license or
permit issued to him by the division for a period of two years;
any second or later violation of said clauses shall be punished
by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than three
hundred dollars, and the oft'ender shall have no license or
permit issued to him by said division for a period of five years.
Any violation of any other provision of this section shall be
punished by a fine of not less than twenty or more than one
hundred dollars, in addition to any other penalt}^ or forfeiture
which may be imposed by this chapter.
Section 4. Said chapter 131 is hereby further amended e^ ^ { Ji*""ne,,,
by inserting after said section 68, as so amended, the follow- § a'sk, added.
ing section: — Section 68 A. For the purpose of providing Registration
for the registration and identification of traps, the division c."tion ourap.o.
shall provide application forms, registration certificates and
other forms and records necessary and convenient for the
registration of traps as hereinafter provided. The division
may require the applicant for a certificate of registration to
supply necessary information, and may charge a fee of one
dollar for each such certificate issued, which shall cover
and apply to all traps then and thereafter owned by the ap-
plicant. The registration number of any certificate issued
by the division may be any combination of letters and
figures, and shall forthwith be stamped upon each registered
trap in letters and figures not less than one eighth of an inch
high.
Upon the sale of any registered trap, the owner and pur-
chaser shall send a joint notice of such transfer to the division,
and thereupon the seller's registered number, as appearing
upon each trap so transferred, shall have the letter "T"
added to it to indicate that said transfer has been so registered
with the division, and in addition the buyer's registered num-
ber shall forthwith be stamped upon each such trap.
Upon the request of two or more persons, stating that
they have entered into a partnership and are willing that all
members of the partnership shall trap with the registered
traps of any partner, each member of the partnership shall
be furnished by the division with a special certification.
682
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 616.
written upon his registration certificHte, that he is author-
ized to use traps belonging to the other members thereof, and
it shall be unnecessary for any trap used by such partnership
to bear any registration number other than that of its owner.
A registration certificate issued to an applicant hereunder
shall be valid not only during the trapping season prior to or
during which it was originally issued, but for and during all
subsequent trapping seasons; provided, that if the holder
of such certificate fails to trap for two consecutive trapping
seasons, his registration certificate shall become void, and
the registration number assigned to him may be assigned
by the division to some other applicant.
The division shall annually furnish to all district con-
servation officers a list of all holders of registration certifi-
cates issued hereunder, including the registration number
assigned to each such holder.
FdV ^T^'s 70 Section 5. Section 70 of said chapter 131, as appearing
etc!, 'amended.' in scction 2 of chapter 599 of the acts of 1941, is hereby
further amended by striking out, in lines 1 and 2, the words
"sixty-eight or". Approved June 15, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 159B,
§ 11, etc.,
amended.
Transfer, etc.,
of certifieate.
Chap.QlG An Act further regulating the transfer of common
CARRIER RIGHTS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follmvs:
Section 1. The first paragraph of section 11 of chapter
159B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out
the first sentence, as appearing in section 3 of chapter 483
of the acts of 1941, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing sentence : — Any irregular route certificate or any per-
mit may be wholly assigned and transferred, and any regu-
lar route certificate or license may be assigned and trans-
ferred in whole or in part, with the approval and consent of
the department after public notice in the manner provided
in paragraph (b) of section three and a public hearing at
which the proposed transferee shall have established to the
satisfaction of the department his willingness, fitness and
ability to perform or furnish transportation for compensation
under such certificate, permit or license and under this chap-
ter; provided, however, that no certificate and no permit
shall be transferred except in connection with the bona
fide sale to the transferee of the business of the transferor,
who shall not thereafter for the period of at least one year
hold any certificate or permit.
Section 2. The last paragraph of said section 11 of
said chapter 159B is hereby amended by striking out the
second sentence, as amended by section 2 of chapter 644 of
the acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the following
sentence : — Each appUcation for the assignment and trans-
fer, in whole or in part, of any certificate, permit or license
shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars.
Approved June 15, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 159B,
§ 11. etc.. fur-
ther amended.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 617. 683
An Act relative to interlocking directorates of (jfiQj) gj^y
DOMESTIC INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 193B the following section : — Sec- f ^gscj^idded.
lion 193C. Any domestic insurance company may have as interlocking
a director a person who is also a director of another insur- dom^Tiffn-"^
ance company, which may be an alien, foreign or domestic surance com-
company, provided, however, that if the effect thereof is to fated.^'
substantially lessen competition generally in the insurance
business or tends to create a monopoly therein, it shall be
deemed a violation of this chapter.
Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that
there is a violation of this section, he shall serve upon the
director concerned a complaint stating the commissioner's
charge in that respect, to which complaint shall be attached,
or in which there shall be contained, a notice of hearing,
specifying the time and place, not less than thirty days after
the service thereof, and requiring such director to show
cause why an order should not be made by the commissioner
directing such director to cease and desist from such viola-
tion. Such director may at the time and place so fixed show
cause why such an order should not be entered. Nothing
contained in this section shall require the observance at
such hearing of formal rules of pleading or evidence, and the
evidence taken at such hearing shall be reduced to writing
and made a part of the record thereof. If, upon such hear-
ing, the commissioner shall find that such director has
violated this section, he shall issue and cause to be served
upon such director an order reciting the facts found by him,
the respects in which such director shall have violated this
section and directing such director to cease and desist from
such violation. Any finding and order of the commissioner
shall be subject to review, which shall be on the basis of the
record of the proceedings before the commissioner and shall
not be limited to questions of law, by appeal to the supreme
judicial court within twenty days after the receipt of such
order at the instance of any party in interest. The filing of
such appeal shall act as a stay of any such order unless the
court shall determine otherwise. The court may modify,
affirm or reverse the order of the commissioner in whole or
in part.
Whenever, after the time for appeal from any such cease
and desist order of the commissioner has expired, or, if an
appeal has been taken, after such order has been affirmed,
the commissioner shall have reason to believe that there
has been a failure by any such director to comply with such
cease and desist order, he shall report the facts to the at-
torney general who, if he confirms such facts after investi-
gation, shall petition the supreme judicial court to enter a
decree ordering the said director to comply with the cease
and desist order forthwith.
684 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 618.
The effect of any person serving as director for two or
more insurance companies shall prima facie not be in viola-
tion of this section. Approved June 15, 1948.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Executive Department, State House,
Boston, June 30, 1948.
Honorable Frederic W. Cook. Secretary of the Commonwealth,
State House, Boston, Massac-husetts.
Sir: — I, Robert F. Bradford, by virtue of and in accord-
ance with the provisions of the Forty-eighth Amendment
to the Constitution, "The Referendum II, Emergency
Measures", do declare that in my opinion, the immediate
preservation of the public convenience requires that the law
passed on the 15th day of Jime in the year nineteen him-
dred and forty-eight, being Chapter 617 of the Acts of 1948
entitled, "An Act Relative to Interlocking Directorates of
Domestic Insiu'ance Companies", should take effect forth-
with and that it is an emergency law and that the facts
constituting the emergency are as follows:
The purpose of this Act is to provide state regulation of
interlocking directorates of domestic insurance companies.
In order to assure the accomplishment of this purpose, it is
desirable that the Act take effect prior to July 1, 1948, which,
under Public Law 15, as amended, is the date on which
federal anti-trust laws shall be applicable to the business of
insurance to the extent that such business is not regulated
by state law.
Very truly yours,
Robert F. Bradford.
Office of the Secretary, Boston, June 30, 1948.
Made cn.cr- J hd'cby Certify that the accompanying statement was filed
governor"' '^ in this officc by His Excellency the Governor of the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts at four o'clock and forty- five
minutes, p.m., on the above date, and in accordance with
Article Forty-eight of the Amendments to the Constitution
said chapter takes effect forthwith, being chapter six hun-
dred and seventeen of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-eight.
F. W. Cook,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Char) 618 -^^ -^^'^ relative to the regulation of certain hospitals,
SANATORIA, CONVALESCENT AND NURSING HOMES AND
BOARDING HOMES FOR THE AGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby
f§Vi-7"etc., amended by striking out sections 71 to 73, inclusive, as
for the aged.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 618. 685
amended, and inserting in place thereof the four following stricken out,
sections: — Section 71. The department shall issue for a72Aind^73f'
term of two years, and may renew for like terms, a license inserted.
subject to revocation by it for cause, to any person whom it Establish"
deems responsible and suitable to establish or maintain a hospitals, etc.,
hospital, sanatorium, convalescent or nursing home or board-
ing home for the aged which meets the requirements of the
department established in accordance with its rules and
regulations. In the case of an original application and an
application for the renewal of a license, the local board of
health shall first certify to the department, that from its
inspection and examination of said hospital, sanatorium,
convalescent or nursing home or boarding home for the aged
it is suitable for the purpose. Any person aggrieved by the
refusal of the loc^al board of health to certify as required
above may in writing appeal to the department. The com-
missioner and the council, acting as the department, shall
hold a public hearing and thereafter may modify, affirm or
reverse the action of the local board of health. No license
shall be issued or renewed hereunder unless there shall be
first submitted to the department by the authorities in
charge of the hospital, sanatorium, convalescent or nursing
home or boarding home for the aged with respect to each
building occupied by patients, a certificate of approval of
the egresses, tlie means of preventing the spread of fire and
the apparatus for extinguishing fire, issued by an inspector
of the division of inspection of the department of public
safety. When such an inspector, acting under section
twenty-nine of chapter one hundred and forty-three, issues
to an applicant for a license to maintain a hospital, sana-
torium, nursing or convalescent home, an acknowledgment
of an application for such a certificate, it shall have the
same effect as the certificate, and the department shall issue
a provisional approval for temporary operation for the same
period of time as stated in the acknowledgment. Nothing
in this section or in section seventy-two, seventy-two A or
seventy-three, shall be construed to revoke, supersede or
otherwise affect any laws, ordinances, by-laws, rules or regu-
lations relating to building, zoning, registration or mainte-
nance of hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent or nursing homes
or boarding homes for the aged. Upon written request by
an applicant who is aggrieved by the refusal to issue or renew
such a license, or by a holder who is aggrieved by the revo-
cation of such a license, as the case may be, the commissioner
and the council shall hold a public hearing after due notice
and thereafter ma}^ modify, affirm or reverse the action of
the department. In no case shall the revocation of such a
license take effect in less than thirty days after written
notification by the department to the hospital, sanatorium,
convalescent or nursing home or boarding home for the aged.
The fee for the issue or renewal of each license in the case of
a hospital or sanatorium shall be twenty-five dollars and in
the case of a convalescent or nursing home or boarding home
686
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 618.
Classification
of hospitals
and sanatoria.
Rules and
regulations.
Advisory
committee.
for the aged shall be ten dollars and the license shall not be
transferable or assignable and shall be issued only for the
premises named in the application. For the purposes of this
section and sections seventy-two, seventy-two A and seventy-
three, a hospital or sanatorium is defined as any institution,
however named, whether conducted for charity or for profit,
which is advertised, announced or maintained for the express
or implied purpose of caring for persons admitted thereto
for the purpose of diagnosis or medical or surgical treatment
which is rendered within said institution, except an institu-
tion caring exclusively for cases of mental diseases and
hcensed by, or under the general supervision of, the de-
partment of mental health. A convalescent or nursing home
is defined as any institution, however named, whether con-
ducted for charity or profit, which is advertised, announced
or maintained for the express or implied purpose of caring
for three or more persons admitted thereto for the purpose
of nursing or convalescent care. A boarding home for the
aged is defined as any institution, however named, which
is advertised, announced or maintained for the express or
implied purpose of providing care incident to old age to
three or more persons over sixty years of age who are not
acutely ill or in need of medical or nursing care. Nursing
institutions licensed by the department of mental health for
mental cases shall not be licensed or inspected by the de-
partment of public health. Convalescent or nursing homes
conducted in accordance with the practice and principle
of the body known as the Church of Christ, Scientist, shall
be inspected by the department under regulations pertain-
ing to sanitation. The inspections herein provided shall be
in addition to any other inspections required by law.
Section 72. The department shall classify all hospitals
and sanatoria and shall promulgate rules for the conduct of
the same. Such rules and regulations for hospitals and sana-
toria shall include minimum requirements for diagnostic and
therapeutic facilities for the study, diagnosis and treatment
of patients, the keeping of proper medical records, and, in
addition in the case of any maternity hospital or maternity
service, such minimum requirements as are necessary for
the identification and protection of infants born therein.
The department shall further classify convalescent and nurs-
ing homes and boarding homes for the aged, and shall after
a public hearing promulgate rules and regulations for the
conduct of the same. Such rules and regulations for con-
valescent and nursing homes and boarding homes for the
aged shall include minimum requirements for medical and
nursing care, the keeping of proper medical and nursing
records and sanitation. The department or its agents and
the board of health or its agents of the city or town wherein
any portion of such hospital, sanatorium, convalescent home
or nursing home or boarding home for the aged is located
may visit and inspect such institution at any time.
Section 72 A. The department shall appoint an advisory
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 618. 687
committee on hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent and nursing
homes and boarding homes for the aged to consist of repre-
sentatives of the medical and nursing professions, hospital
administrators and hospital trustees, who shall serve at the
pleasure of the department, and two of such positions shall
at all times be filled by persons appointed upon the recom-
mendation of the Massachusetts Hospital Association. Said
advisory coimiiittee shall also consist of ex-officio members
composed of the commissioner of public welfare, the commis-
sioner of mental health and the director of the Massachu-
setts public building commission. Said committee shall
advise the department in any matter pertaining to sections
seventy-two, seventy-two A and seventy-three. Members
of said committee shall serve without compensation, but
shall receive the necessary traveling expenses incurred by
them in the performance of their duties. Said committees
shall meet not less than twice a year, and other meetings
may be called by the department on proper notice.
Section 73. Whoever establishes or maintains, or is con- Penalty for
cerned in establishing or maintaining, a hospital, sanato- ^°'^*''**°^-
rium, convalescent or nursing home or boarding home for
the aged or is engaged in any such business, without a license
granted under section seventy-one, or whoever being licensed
under said section violates any provision of sections seventy-
one to seventy-three, inclusive, or any rule or regulation
made under section seventy-two, shall for a first offence be
punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars,
and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not more than one
thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two
years. Duplicate licenses shall be posted conspicuously for
institutions maintained at separate premises, even though
they are under the same management.
Section 2. Section 22A of chapter 121 of the General gjj- (Xer.
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby § zizA. re-
repealed. P**'*^-
Section 3. Any convalescent home or nursing home or
boarding home for the aged, as defined in section seventy-
one of chapter one hundred and eleven of the General Laws,
as appearing in section one of this act, in existence on the
effective date of this act for which an application for a
license under said section seventy-one is filed within one
month after said effective date, may continue to be main-
tained during the period its application is under considera-
tion without being deemed in violation of sections seventy-
one to seventy-three of said chapter one hundred and eleven,
as so appearing. Approved June 15, 1948.
688
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 619, 620.
C/iai>. 61 9 A.N Act abolishing special licenses for operators of
MOTOR-PROPELLED FIRE APPARATUS, AND PROVIDING THAT
NO FEE SHALL BE COLLECTED FOR THE RENEWAL OF LI-
CENSES TO OPERATE SUCH FIRE APPARATUS ONLY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 8 of chapter 90 of the General Laws,
as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 399 of the
acts of the current year, is hereby further amended b}^ strik-
ing out, in lines 19 to 22, inclusive, as appearing in chapter
284 of the acts of 1937, the words: — "Special licenses shall
be issued to operators of motor-propelled fire apparatus who
are members of a municipal fire department."
Section 2. Chapter 399 of the acts of the current year
is hereby amended by striking out section 2 and inserting in
place thereof the following section: — Section %. Section
thirty-three of said chapter ninety, as amended, is hereby
further amended by striking out the paragraph contained in
lines eighty-five to eighty-seven, inclusive, as appearing in
the Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
following: —
For every license to operate motor vehicles or any renewal
thereof, four dollars, but no fee shall be collected for the
renewal of a license restricted to the operation of motor-
propelled fire apparatus only.
Section 3. This act shall apply to licenses issued after
January first, nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved June 15, 1948.
a. L. (Tor.
Ed.), 90. § 8,
etc., amended.
Certain special
lioenses abol-
ished.
1948, 399, § 2,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 90, § 33,
etc., amended.
License fee.
Application.
C hap. Q20 An Act relative to the establishment of community
COLLEGES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO THE
PROVISION OF COURSES OF INSTRUCTION ON JUNIOR COLLEGE
LEVEL BY CITIES AND TOWNS, AND TO THE GRANTING OF
CERTAIN ACADEMIC DEGREES TO GRADUATES OF SUCH
COLLEGES AND COURSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 73 of the Cleneral Laws is hereby
amended by adding at the end of the title thereof the words:
— AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES, — SO that Said title will read
as follows: — state teachers colleges and community
COLLEGES.
Section 2. Said chapter 73 is hereby further amended by
striking out section 1, as amended by section 10 of chapter
127 of the acts of 1932, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Sectioyi 1. The department of educa-
tion, in this chapter called the department, shall have gen-
eral management of the state teachers colleges at Bridge-
water, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, North Adams,
Salem, Westfield and Worcester, and the Massachusetts
school of art at Boston, wherever said colleges may be here-
after located, and of boarding houses connected therewith.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 73, title
amended.
Title.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 73, § 1,
etc., amended.
State teachers
colleges.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 620. 689
aud may direct the expenditure of money appropriated for
their maintenance.
Section 3. Said chapter 78 is hereby further amended by g. l. (Tcr.
striking out section 7, as most recently amended by chapter etc^l'amendld.
21 of the acts of 1935, and inserting in place thereof the
following section : — Section 7. The department may grant degrees.
the degree of Bachelor of Education or of Bachelor of Science
in Education to any person completing a four-year course in
a Massachusetts state teachers college, the degree of Master
of Education to graduates of colleges or universities who
have satisfactorily completed a graduate course of instruc-
tion in any such teachers college, and the degree of Associate
in Arts to any person completing the required course of in-
struction in a community college.
Section 4. Said chapter 73 is hereby further amended by S^V .^Ter.
1 1 !■ 11 • • n , ■ i, Ed.), 73, new
addmg at the end the lollowing two sections : — *becwon 8. §§ 8 and 9,
The department may provide for residents of the common- ^'*'^''''-
wealth an educational program at each of the state teachers may provide
(colleges, and the Massachusetts school of art, such program residentL"" ^""^
to include, in addition to the subjects mentioned in sections
two and two A, instruction in such subjects as it deems ex-
pedient in the training of such residents.
Section 9. The department, in its own sole discretion, Department
11 i 1 1- 1 -x 11 may establish
may at any time and place establish a community college, community
which term shall mean an institution of higher education, or fo^'^ee.
a division thereof, providing a program of general and voca-
tional education designed to serve the educational needs of
one oi- inoie communities within the general area wherein the
same is so established. A community college may be estab-
lished as a division of any existing state teachers college.
Such community colleges may have differing forms of or-
ganization and may provide curricula of varying lengths.
SiocriON 5. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby ^dV T^'now
amended by adding at the end the five following sections: — • §^§ 75-79,
Section 75. If the school committee of any city or town de- Locif school
termines that sufficient need exists in such city or town for committee may
providing a course of school instruction beyond the regular cd^e''ge^^n-''"'°'^
high school course of instruction, it shall submit in writing struction.
a plan of such course to the state department of education
for its written approval, and may thereafter establish and
maintain such extended course of instruction on junior col-
lege level, and public funds may be appropriated for the
purpose; provided, that the course of instruction proposed in
said plan shall conform to such standards as said department
may establish and shall be maintained by said school com-
mittee under the general regulations of said department.
Section 76. Any such school committee shall establish as Cost to be
one of the rules of admission to the benefits of such extended foiiee^.^etc'
course of instruction that the persons therein enrolled, or
responsible agents acting in their behalf, shall pay into the
treasury of such city or town, toward the cost of maintaining
such course, such sum, not exceeding the actual cost thereof,
as said school committee shall determine. If a city or town
690
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 621.
Municipalities
may establish
junior college
instruction as
joint venture.
Reimburse-
ment from
stal*.
Term "Junior
College" may
be used, etc.
Repeals.
does not maintain such course of instruction, it may pay the
charge authorized by this section in the case of any person
who resides therein and obtains from its school committee
a certificate to take the course in another city or town main-
taining the same.
Section 77. Two or more cities or towns in which the
establishment of such extended course of instruction has
been voted and approved as hereinabove provided may
jointly establish and maintain such a course for the accom-
modation of said municipahties. The management and
control of such course of instruction, the location of the
schoolhouse where such course will be maintained and the
apportionment of the expenses of the maintenance of the
course and all incidental expenses shall be determined, on a
pro rata pupil basis, by the school committees of the par-
ticipating towns.
Section 78. Any city or town maintaining such an ex-
tended course of instruction shall be eligible to receive state
reimbursement for expenses incurred therefor in the manner
prescribed for such reimbursement in the case of high schools.
Section 79. Any city or town may use the designation
"Junior College" with respect to its maintenance of such
extended course of instruction at a particular school therein,
and the school committee of such city or town may, subject
to the approval of the board of collegiate authority, grant
the degree of associate in arts or associate in science, or both
such degrees, to persons who complete such course of in-
struction.
Section 6. Chapter 660 of the acts of 1945, as amended
by chapter 533 of the acts of 1946, chapter 532 of the acts
of 1946, chapter 218 of the acts of 1947 and chapter 332 of
the acts of the current year are hereby repealed.
Approved June 15, 1948.
Chap.Q21 An Act regulating the acquisition by domestic insur-
ance COMPANIES OF STOCK, GUARANTY CAPITAL OR OTHER
SHARE CAPITAL OF INSURANCE COMPANIES.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 175, new
§ 193D,
added.
Domestic
insurance
oompany may
acquire stock,
etc., of other
insurance
companies.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
inserting after section 193C the following section : — Section
193D. A domestic insurance company may retain, invest in
or acquire, subject to the provisions of sections sixty-three
to sixty-eight, inclusive, the stock, guaranty capital or other
share capital of other insurance companies; provided, that
if the effect of such retention, investment or acquisition is
to substantially lessen competition generally in the insur-
ance business or tends to create a monopoly therein, it shall
be deemed a violation of this chapter.
However, such a company may retain, invest in or ac-
quire, subject to the provisions of sections sixty-three to
sixty-eight, the stock, guaranty capital or other share capital
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 621. 691
of other insurance companies; provided, that it does so
solely for investment purposes and does not use the same
to bring about the substantial lessening of competition gen-
erally in the insurance business, or that it does so in the
formation of subsidiary companies for the actual carrying on
of their immediate lawful business, or the natural and legiti-
mate branches or extensions thereof, or from owning and
holding all or a part of the stock, guaranty capital, or other
share capital of such subsidiary companies, and the effect
of such formation is not to substantially lessen competition
generally in the insurance business.
Whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that
there is a violation of this section, he shall serve upon the
insurance company concerned a complaint stating his charge
in that respect, to which complaint shall be attached, or in
which there shall be contained, a notice of hearing, specify-
ing the time and place, not less than thirty days after the
service thereof, and requiring such insurance company to
show cause why an order should not be made by the com-
missioner directing said insurance company to cease and
desist from such violation. Such insurance company may
at the time and place so fixed show cause why such an order
should not be entered. Nothing contained in this section
shall require the observance at such hearing of formal rules
of pleading or evidence, and the evidence taken at such
hearing shall be reduced to writing and made a part of the
record thereof. If, upon such hearing, the commissioner
shall find that such insurance company has violated the
provisions of this section, he shall issue and cause to be
served upon such company an order reciting the facts found
by him, the respects in which such company shall have vio-
lated this section and directing such company to cease and
desist from such violation. Any finding and order of the
commissioner shall be subject to review, which shall be on
the basis of the record of the proceedings before the com-
missioner and shall not be limited to questions of law, by
appeal to the supreme judicial court within twenty days
after the receipt of such order at the instance of any party
in interest. The filing of such appeal shall act as a stay of
any such order unless the court shall determine otherwise.
The court may modify, affirm or reverse the order of the
commissioner in whole or in part.
Whenever, after the time for appeal from any such cease
and desist order of the commissioner has expired or, if an
appeal has been taken, after such order has been affirmed,
the commissioner shall have reason to believe that there has
been a failure by any such insurance company to comply
with said cease and desist order, he shall report the facts
to the attorney general who, if he confirms such facts after
investigation, shall at any time after thirty days from re-
ceipt of such report of the commissioner, petition the supreme
judicial court to enter a decree enjoining the said insurance
company from making or issuing any contracts or policies
092 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 621.
of insurance until such time as it shall have compUed with
the commissioner's cease and desist order.
Nothing in this section shall authorize any order, judg-
ment or decree directing any insurance company to divest
itself of the stock, guaranty capital or other share capital of
another insurance company. Approved June 15, 1948.
Thk Commonwealth of Mas.sachusetts,
EXKCI'TIVK DKI'ATtTMENT, StATE HoUSE,
Boston, June 30, 194S.
Honorable Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonivenlth,
State Hous:e, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sir: — I, Robert F. Bradford, by virtue of and in accord-
ance with the provisions of the Forty-eighth Amendment
to the Constitution, "The Referendum II, Emergency
Measures", do declare that in my opinion, the immediate
preservation of the pu])lic convenience requires that the
law passed on the 15th day of June in the year nineteen
himdred and forty-eight, being Chapter 621 of the Acts
of 1948 entitled, "An Act Regulating the Acquisition by
Domestic Insurance Companies of Stock, Guaranty Capital
or Other Share Capital of Insiu'ance Companies", should
take effect forthwith and that it is an emergency law and
that the facts constituting the emergency are as follows:
The purpose of this Act is to provide state regulation of
the acquisition by domestic insurance companies of stock
of insurance companies. In order to assure the accomplish-
ment of this purpose, it is desirable that the Act take effect
prior to July 1, 1948, which, under Public Law 15, as
amended, is the date on which federal anti-trust laws shall
be applicable to the business of insurance to the extent that
fiuch business is not regulated by state law.
Xovy truly yours,
Robert F. Bradford.
Office ok the Seckeiakv, Boston, June 30, 1948.
Made emer- I hereby Certify that the accompanying statement was filed
i^ve?nor ^^ iu this officc by His Excellency the Governor of the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts at four o'clock and forty- five
minutes, p.m., on the above date, and in accordance with
Article Forty-eight of the Amendments to the Constitution
said chapter takes effect forthwith, being chapter six hundred
and twenty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
eight.
F. W. Cook,
Secretary of the Coynmonicealth.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 622. 693
An Act providing for certain rapid transit improve- (Jhav 622
MENTS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Part I.
Construction of an addition to and alterations in
the tremont street subway in the city of boston,
and alterations in the scollay square, park street
and boylston street stations thereof.
Section 1. The following words as used in Part I of
this act shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the
following meanings : —
"City" shall mean the city of Boston.
"Authority" shall mean the Metropolitan Transit Au-
thority, its successors and assigns.
"Department" shall mean the transit department of the
city of Boston, or such board or officers as may succeed to its
rights and duties.
"Premises" shall mean the property authorized to be ac-
quired or constructed by the department under the pro-
visions of section two of Part I of this act, except equipment.
"Equipment" shall mean the property which the depart-
ment is authorized to provide and furnish under the pro-
visions of section three of Part I of this act.
Whenever any act is required or authorized to be done or
performed by the department under Part I of this act, such
action shall be in the name of and on behalf of the city of
Boston, and whenever any action is required or permitted
to be taken by the city under Part I of this act, such action
shall be performed by the department unless otherwise ex-
pressly provided by Part I of this act.
Section 2. The department shall construct an addition
to the existing Tremont street subway in the city of Boston
connecting with the said subway at or near the junction of
Hanover street and Scollay square, thence running in a
general southerly direction under Beacon Hill and Boston
Common and through and under public and private lands
and ways, and connecting with Park street station of said
subway and shall also in connection with such construc-
tion enlarge and alter and provide additional platform facili-
ties in the Scollay square. Park street and Boylston street
stations of said subway, and shall provide continuous plat-
form facilities between said Park street station and said
Boylston street station, and may make such alterations in
said subway for said purposes as it may deem necessary.
Section 3. The department shall provide, equip and
furnish the subway addition authorized by section two of
Part I of this act, including terminals, stations and struc-
tures appurtenant thereto, with all necessary ballast, tracks,
rails, fastenings, frogs, switches, switch stands, ties, tie
plates, wires, poles, signals, conduits, lighting and power
distribution systems, fences, barriers, station equipment
694 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 622.
and incidental apparatus, and in general shall completely
equip and furnish the same with all property, appliances,
apparatus, machinery, furniture and fixtures proper and
adapted thereto and necessary for the convenient mainte-
nance and operation of a railway and for the safety and ac-
commodation of passengers using the same.
SEcnoN 4. For the purposes of Part I of this act the de-
partment shall have all the powers conferred upon the Bos-
ton transit commission by chapter five hundred and forty-
eight of the acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-four and
by chapter seven hundred and forty-one of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and eleven and amendments thereof, either
generally or in connection with the construction or opera-
■ tion of any tunnel or subway authorized by said chapters,
and like powers as conferred by chapter four hundred and
eighty of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-three
with respect to the works authorized thereunder, and by all
other acts conferring authority upon the Boston transit
commission or the department.
The premises and equipment may be constructed upon,
under or over public or private ways or lands including lands
devoted to the public use.
For the purpose of constructing the work authorized by
Part I of this act the department may enter upon and use
the land of others. Any person injured in his property by
such entry or use of his land by the department may recover
his damages under chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws.
Section 5. No construction work shall be done undef
Part I of this act unless and until a plan therefor, together
with estimates of cost indicating that the project can be
completed at a cost not exceeding eleven million five hun-
dred thousand dollars, shall be approved by the commission
of the department of public utilities and unless and until a
contract between the city and the authority shall have been
executed for the sole and exclusive use by the authority of
the premises and equipment for a term beginning with the
use thereof and ending upon the termination of the lease or
contract for use, as at present extended, of the Tremont
street subway. Any plan so approved may be altered at
any time by a new plan approved in like manner except that
after the execution of said contract for use no such alteration
shall be made without the consent thereto of the authority
in writing. The contract shall be in the same general form
as that authorized by chapter four hundred and eighty of
the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-three, except in so
far as any other provision may be agreed upon by the de-
partment and the authority as specially applicable to the
demised premises. The net cost of the premises and equip-
ment shall be determined in the manner provided in said
chapter four hundred and eighty. The rental shall be
payable quarterly on the twenty-fifth days of March, June,
September and December in each year. Said contract for
use shall provide that the authority shall pay to the city
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 622. 095
o
for each full year, and ratably foi' a portion of a year, n.n
annual rental which shall be sufficient to provide an amounl
equal to one and one half per cent of the net cost of the
premises and (Hiuiprnent in addition to the annual amount
of interest on bonds issued to pay for said net cost, but not
less than three per cent of said net cost in any event.
The trustees of the authority are hereby directed quarterly
in each year on the first day of January, April, July and
October to certify to the state treasurer the amount paid
during the preceding quarter for rental of the premises and
equipment constructed and provided under Part I of this
act and the commonwealth shall thereupon pay over to the
authority the amount so certified. In order to meet any
payment required of the commonwealth under this section,
the state treasurer may borrow at any time, in anticipation
of assessments to be levied upon the cities and towns con-
stituting the authority, such sums of money as may be
necessary to make said payments, and he shall repay any
sum so borrowed as soon after said assessments are paid as
is expedient. Any sums so paid to the authority, together
with interest or other charges incurred in borrowing the
money therefor, shall be assessed on the cities and towns
constituting the authority as provided by section twenty
of chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws, as amended, in
proportion to the amount paid under the last preceding
assessment under section fourteen of chapter one hundred
and fifty-nine of the special acts of nineteen hundred and
eighteen or under section thirteen of chapter five hundred
and forty-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
seven.
Section 6. Upon acceptance of this act by vote of the
city council of the city, approved by the mayor, the depart-
ment may immediately make such preliminary investiga-
tions, surveys and plans as it may deem expedient, and
to that end may enter upon any lands and place and main-
tain marks therein and may make excavations and borings
and do all other acts necessary for such investigations and
surveys. The department may expend such sums not in
excess of ten thousand dollars as it deems necessary there-
for. The expenses incurred in making such preliminary in-
vestigations, surveys and plans shall be paid from the loans
authorized by chapter seven hundred and forty-one of the
acts of nineteen hundred and eleven, but if and when the
construction is begun hereunder, the amount so expended
shall be transferred and charged to the cost of the premises.
Section 7. The provisions of the Boston Building Code
of the City of Boston, being chapter four hundred and
seventy-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-
eight, as amended by chapter two hundred and seventeen
of the acts of nineteen hundi'ed and thirty-nine, with the
amendments by ordinances of the city council incorporated
therein, and of sections one hundred and ten and one hun-
dred and eleven of chapter forty-one of the General Laws,
696 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 622.
and of section seventeen of chapter on(! hundred and four-
teen of the General Laws, and of section five A of chapter
seventy-nine of the General Laws, shall not apply to the
work authorized by virtue of Part I of this act.
Section 8. The department may make contracts for
work authorized by virtue of Part I of this act and all con-
tracts involving two thousand dollars or more in amount
shall be in writing, signed by the contractor and a majority
of the department, and shall be let only after advertisement,
and then to the lowest responsible bidder. No such written
contract shall be altered except by an instrument in writing
signed by the contractor and a majority of the department,
and also by the sureties on any bond given by the contractor
for the performance of the original contract. No such con-
tract and no alteration of any such contract shall be valid
or binding on the city unless executed in the manner afore-
said. The department may contract with the authority for
construction by the authority of such parts of the premises
or equipment as the department of public utilities shall deter-
mine for reasons special and peculiar to the work that the
authority is particularly fitted to perform and the authority
is authorized to so contract and perform such work. The
foregoing provisions of this section and similar provisions
of general or special laws or ordinances requiring the adver-
tising and letting of such contracts to the lowest responsible
bidder and the provisions of sections twenty-six to twenty-
seven D, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-nine of
the General Laws, in so far as said provisions apply to the
payment of wages, shall not apply to such contracts with the
authority or to the work performed thereunder, but wage
rates paid shall be those established by collective agree-
ments between organized labor and the authority.
Section 9. To meet the cost of the premises and equip-
ment, the' city may issue bonds, to an amount not exceed-
ing eleven milhon five hundred thousand dollars, which shall
be designated on their face Subway Bonds Acts of 1948, in
the same manner as bonds issued under section eleven of said
chapter four hundred and eighty of the acts of nineteen
hundred and twenty-three, and the provisions of said sec-
tion shall apply to the premises and equipment and all
action taken under authority of this section.
Section 10. All rentals or other payments received by
the city under Part I of this act shall be used so far as neces-
sary for the payment of interest on the obligations incurred
hereunder and the balance shall be used for the payment
of the principal thereof or the accumulation of a sinking
fund therefor. All indebtedness incurred under Part I of
this act shall be outside of the statutory limit of indebted-
ness of the city.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 622. 697
Part II.
Construction of an addition to the Washington street
tunnel and the removal of a portion of the elevated
structure.
Section 1. The following words as used in Part II of
this act shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the
following meanings:
"City" shall mean the city of Boston.
"Authority" shall mean the Metropolitan Transit Au-
thority, its successors and assigns.
"Department" shall mean the transit department of the
city of Boston or such board or officers as may succeed to
its rights and duties.
"Premises" shall mean the property authorized to be ac-
quired or constructed by the department under the pro-
visions of section two of Part II of this act, except equip-
ment.
"Equipment" shall mean the property which the depart-
ment is authorized to provide and furnish under the pro-
visions of section three of Part II of this act.
Whenever any act is required or authorized to be done or
performed by the department under Part II of this act, such
action shall be in the name of and on behalf of the city of
Boston, and whenever any action is required or permitted
to be taken by the city under Part II of this act, such ac-
tion shall be performed by the department unless otherwise
expressly provided by Part II of this act.
Section 2. The department shall construct an addition
to the existing Washington street tunnel in the city of Boston
connecting with said tunnel at or near the Boylston street
station thereof, thence running in a general southerly direc-
tion under Washington street and under the right-of-way
of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and
Boston and Albany Railroad to a point at or near Cobb
street, thence turning and running in a general southwesterly
direction under public and private lands to Shawmut avenue
at a point near Dover street, thence running under Shawmut
avenue in a general southwesterly direction to a point at or
near Arnold street, thence turning and running in a general
southerly direction under public and private lands to Wash-
ington street at a point near Eustis street, thence running in
a general southwesterly direction under public and private
lands to a new underground station at a point near Dudley
street, thence running in a general southwesterly direction
under Washington street to a point near Bartlett street,
thence running in a general southwesterly and southerly
direction under land of the authority to the southerly side of
Guild street, thence emerging by way of an incline and
elevated structure on public and piivate lands connecting
with the existing elevated struct.iue Jil a i^oint on Washing-
ton street near Cedar street.
698 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 622.
Said addition to the existing Washington street tunnel
shall include a station at or near the junction of Shawmut
avenue and Union Park street, a station at or near the junc-
tion of Shawmut avenue and West Springfield street, and a
station at or near Dudley street.
Section 3. The department shall provide, equip and
furnish the tunnel addition authorized by section two of
Part II of this act, including terminals, stations and struc-
tures appurtenant thereto, with all necessary ballast, tracks,
rails, fastenings, frogs, switches, switch stands, ties, tie plates,
wires, poles, signals, conduits, lighting and power distribu-
tion systems, fences, barriers, station equipment and inci-
dental apparatus, and in general shall completely equip and
furnish the same with all property, appliances, apparatus,
machinery, furniture and fixtures proper and adapted thereto
and necessary for the convenient maintenance and opera-
tion of a railway and for the safety and accommodation of
passengers using the same.
Section 4. For the purposes of Part II of this act the
department shall have all the powers conferred upon the
Boston transit commission by chapter five hundred and forty-
eight of the acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-four and
by chapter seven hundred and forty-one of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and eleven and amendments thereof, either
generally or in connection with the construction or operation
of any tunnel or subway authorized by said chapters, and
like powers as conferred by chapter four hundred and eighty
of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-three with respect
to the works authorized thereunder, and by all other acts
conferring authority upon'the Boston transit commission or
the department.
The premises and equipment may be constructed upon,
under or over pubhc or private ways or lands including lands
devoted to the pubfic use.
For the purpose of constructing the work authorized by
Part II of this act the department may enter upon and use
the land of others. Any person injured in his property by
such entry or use of his land by the department may recover
his damages under chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws.
Section 5. No construction work shall be done under
Part II of this act unless and until a plan therefor, together
with estimates of cost indicating that the project can be
completed at a cost not exceeding nineteen million dollars,
shall be approved by the commission of the department of
public utilities and unless and until a contract between the
city and the authority shall have been executed for the sole
and exclusive use by the authority of the premises and
equipment for a term beginning with the use thereof and
ending upon the termination of the lease or contract for
use, as at present extended, of the Washington street tunnel.
Any plan so approved may be altered at any time by a new
plan approved in like manner except that after the execution
of said contract for use no such alteration shall be made
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 622. 699
without the consent thereto of the authority in writing. The
contract shall be in the same general form as that authorized
by chapter four hundred and eighty of the acts of nineteen
hundred and twenty-three, except in so far as any other
provision may be agreed upon by the department and the
authority as specially applicable to the demised premises.
The net cost of the premises and equipment shall be deter-
mined in the manner provided in said chapter four hundred
and eighty. The rental shall be payable quarterly on the
twenty-fifth days of March, June, September and Decem-
ber in each year. Said contract for use shall provide that
the authority shall pay to the city for each full year, and
ratably for a portion of a year, an annual rental which shall
be sufficient to provide an amoimt equal to one and one half
per cent of the net cost of the premises and equipment in
addition to the annual amount of interest on bonds issued to
pay for said net cost, but not less than three per cent of said
net cost in any event.
The trustees of the authority are hereby directed quarterly
in each year on the first day of January, April, July and
October to certify to the state treasurer the amount paid
during the preceding quarter for rental of the premises and
equipment constructed and provided under Part II of this
act and the commonwealth shall thereupon pay over to the
authority the amount so certified. In order to meet any
payment required of the commonwealth under this section,
the state treasurer may borrow at any time, in anticipation
of assessments to be levied upon the cities and towns con-
stituting the authority, such sums of money as may be
necessary to make said payments, and he shall repay any
sum so borrowed as soon after said assessments are paid as
is expedient. Any sums so paid to the authority, together
with interest or other charges incurred in borrowing the
money therefoi-, shall be assessed on the cities and towns
constituting the authority as provided by section twenty of
chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws, as amended, in pro-
portion to the amount paid under the last preceding assess-
ment under section fourteen of chapter one hundred and
fifty-nine of the special acts of nineteen hundred and eight-
een or under section thirteen of chapter five hundred and
forty-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven.
Section 6. Upon acceptance of this act by vote of the
city council of the city, approved by the mayor, the depart-
ment may immediately make such preliminary investiga-
tions, surveys and plans as it may deem expedient, and to
that end may enter upon any lands and place and maintain
marks therein and may make excavations and borings and
do all other acts necessary for such investigations and sur-
veys. The department may expend such sums not in excess
of ten thousand dollars as it deems necessary therefor. The
expenses incurred in making such preliminary investigations,
surveys and plans shall be paid from the loans authorized by
chapter seven hundred and forty-one of the acts of nineteen
700 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 622.
hundred and eleven, but if and when the construction is
begun hereunder, the amount so expended shall be trans-
ferred and charged to the cost of the premises.
Section 7. The provisions of the Boston Building Code
of the City of Boston, being chapter four hundred and
seventy-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-
eight, as amended by chapter two hundred and seventeen of
the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, with the amend-
ments by ordinances of the city council incorporated therein,
and of sections one hundred and ten and one hundred and
eleven of chapter forty-one of the General Laws shall not
apply to the work authorized by virtue of Part II of this act.
Section 8. The department may make contracts for
work authorized by virtue of Part II of this act, and all con-
tracts involving two thousand dollars or more in amount shall
be in writing, signed by the contractor and a majority of the
department, and shall be let only after advertisement, and
then to the lowest responsible bidder. No such written con-
tract shall be altered except by an instrument in writing
signed by the contractor and a majority of the department,
and also by the sureties on any bond given by the contractor
for the performance of the original contract. No such con-
tract and no alteration of any such contract shall be valid or
binding on the city unless executed in the manner aforesaid.
The department may contract with the authority for con-
struction by the authority of such parts of the premises or
equipment as the department of public utilities shall deter-
mine for reasons special and peculiar to the work that the
authority is particularly fitted to perform, and the authority
is authorized to so contract and perform such work. The
foregoing provisions of this section and similar provisions of
general or special laws or ordinances requiring the advertis-
ing and letting of such contracts to the lowest responsible
bidder and the provisions of sections twenty-six to twenty-
seven D, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-nine of
the General Laws, in so far as said provisions apply to the
payment of wages, shall not apply to such contracts with the
authority or to the work performed thereunder, but wage
rates paid shall be those established by collective agreements
between organized labor and the authority.
Section 9. To meet the cost of the premises and equip-
ment, the city may issue bonds, to an amount not exceeding
nineteen million dollars, which shall be designated on their
face Tunnel Extension Bonds Acts of 1948, in the same
manner as bonds issued under section eleven of said chapter
four hundred and eighty of the acts of nineteen hundred and
twenty-three, and the provisions of said section shall apply
to the premises and equipment and all action taken under
authority of this section.
Section 9A. All rentals or other payments received by
the city under Part II of this act shall be used so far as
necessary for the payment of interest on the obligations in-
curred hereunder and the balance shall be used for the pay-
Acts, 1948. — Ciiai-. 622. 701
ment of the principal thereof or the accumulation of a sink-
ing fund therefor. All indebtedness incurred under Part II
of this act shall bo outside of the statutory limit of indebted-
ness of the city.
Section 10. After the use by the authority of the prem-
ises constructed under Part II of this act begins, the au-
thority shall'proceed without delay to remove its elevated
structure located in or upon Washington street and public ^
or private lands or ways in the city of Boston between the
southerly end of the present Washington street tunnel and
the point where the premises to be constructed under Part
II of this act connect with the present elevated structure on
Washington street near Cedar street, above its foundations,
to put the surface of the public ways disturbed by such re-
moval into as good condition as the adjacent surface of said
ways, to restore to good condition sidewalks affected by such
removal and to repair any damage done by such removal to
any building to which said elevated structure is affixed. The
cost to the authority of removing such elevated structure and
of restoring public ways, sidewalks and buildings as afore-
said, less the amount received by the authority from the
sale of the structure as salvage or otherwise, shall be reported
to the department by the trustees of the authority, and shall
be paid to the authority by the city and added to the net
cost of the premises and equipment upon which rental is
payable pursuant to section five of Part II of this act.
Section 11. The trustees of the authority shall consider
ajid make studies and estimates of cost of the removal of
the elevated structure between the point where the premises
to be constructed under Part II of this act connect with the
present elevated structure on Washington street near Cedar
street and the present Forest Hills station of the authority
and the substitution therefor of a subway or of a combined
subway and rapid transit line utilizing the right-of-way of
the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and shall
make a report thereon to the general court together with
drafts of any necessary legislation, not later than January
fifth, nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
The trustees of the authority shall also consider and make
studies and estimates of cost of the removal of the elevated
structure between Haymarket square and Sullivan square
in the city of Boston, and the substitution therefor of a
subway or of a combined subway and rapid transit line uti-
lizing proposed state highway construction between North
station and City square, and shall make a report thereon
to the general court together with drafts of any necessary
legislation, not later than January fifth, nineteen hundred
and forty-nine.
In carrying out these duties the trustees may employ
engineering, legal and other assistance that they may deem
necessary. They may utilize the services of the state de-
partment of public utilities, the Boston transit department,
the state planning board, the state department of public
702 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 623.
works, and any engineering or other departments, suitably
organized to prepare plans or other information, and may
make funds available to said commissions, boards and de-
partments, or any of them, for such purposes.
All expenditures incurred by the trustees pursuant to
this section shall be included in the cost of service of the
authority.
• Part III.
Section 1. This act shall take full effect only upon its
acceptance both by vote of the city council of the city of
Boston, approved by the mayor, and by the Metropolitan
Transit Authority by vote of its board of trustees, and upon
the fihng of certificates of such acceptances with the state
secretary.
After such acceptance, the department shall proceed as
soon as possible to obtain approval by the commission of
the department of public utilities of the plans and estimates
of cost for the construction work authorized by Part I and
Part II of this act, and to obtain the execution of contracts
between the city and the authority for use of the premises
and equipment to be constructed and provided, so that the
construction work under both Part I and Part II of this
act may be commenced as soon as practicable.
Approved June 15, 1948.
Chap. 623 ^N ^^^ REGULATING THE DEDUCTION OF SALES AND OTHER
EXPENSES OF THE SELLER OF INSTALLMENT INVESTMENT
CONTRACTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G-^L. (Ter Section 1. Chapter 174 of the General Laws is hereby
amended.' ' amended by striking out section 11, as appearing in the
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
Chapter not foUowiug: — Section 11. This chapter shall not apply to
insuranoeor corporations subjcct to chapter one hundred and seventy-
five or one hundred and seventy-six, but sections four to
sixteen hereof, inclusive, excepting section ten, shall, so far
as applicable, apply only to persons subject to section eleven
of chapter one hundred and ten A issuing periodic payment
plan certificates as defined in section fourteen hereof.
G. L (Terj^ SECTION 2. Said chapter 174 is hereby further amended
§§ 13-17.' "^"^ by adding after section 12, as so appearing, the five foUow-
added. jjjg sections, under the caption installment investment
Commission- CONTRACTS: — Section 13. No person shall sell or offer to
fJmZteoi sell a security, contract or obligation to be paid for upon
authority for any pcriodic deposit, installment, partial payment or simi-
sectu-'ities'on lar plan required to be approved by the provisions of sec-
inveatmlnt ^^^^ clcven of chaptcr one hundred and ten A,' without re-
contrarts. cciving a Certificate of authority from the commissioner
under section three. The commissioner may waive the
requirements of said section three concerning the deposit
fraternal
corporations
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 623. 703
I'equiied by section one and the certificate of an officer of
another state therein described, but shall be satisfied con-
cerning the other requirements of said section three and
sections fourteen to sixteen, inclusive, before issuing such
certificate. For that purpose the commissioner may exam-
ine or audit, or cause to be examined or audited, by his
assistants or bj'- a disinterested certified public accountant
approved by him, the affaiis of any applicant for such a
certificate, and while any such certificate is in effect he shall
have, with respect to the holder thereof, all the powers
given him with respect to foreign or domestic corporations
by this chapter. The expenses of the commissioner, and the
expenses and compensation of his assistants, or of a certified
public accountant approved by him, employed in any ex-
amination or audit hereunder shall be paid by the person
certified.
Section IJ^. The following terms shall, in the following Definitions,
sections, have the following meanings, imless the context
otherwise requires : —
(a) "Periodic payment plan certificate" means (A) any
certificate, investment contract, indenture of trust, or other
security providing for a series of periodic payments by the
holder or founder, and representing an undivided interest
in certain specified securities or in a unit or fund of securi-
ties purchased or to be purchased wholly or partly with
the proceeds of such payments, and (B) any security the
issuer or sponsor of which is also issuing securities of the
character described in clause (A) and the holder or founder
of which has substantially the same rights and privileges as
those which holders or founders of securities of the character
described in clause (A) have upon completing the periodic
payments for which such securities provide.
(6) "Issuer" or "sponsor" means every person or com-
pany who issues or proposes to issue any such periodic pay-
ment plan certificate or has outstanding any such plan
previously issued.
(c) "Sales load" means the difference between the price
of a periodic payment plan certificate to the public and
that portion of the proceeds from its sale which is received
and invested oi- held for investment by the issuer, sponsor,
custodian or trustee, less any portion of such difference de-
ducted for trustee's or custodian's fees, insurance premiums,
issue taxes, or administrative expenses or fees which are
not properly chargeable to sales or promotional activities.
In the case of a periodic payment plan certificate, "sales
load" includes the sales load on any investment company
securities in which the payments made on such certificate
are invested, as well as the sales load on the certificate
itself.
{d) "Custodian" or "trustee" means any person, bank,
trust company or other company designated under any
periodic payment plan certificate to receive, hold, preserve,
safe keep, invest and reinvest, sell, exchange or distribute
704
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 623.
Payment plan
certificate to
contain certain
information.
Cancellation
of payment
plan and
rebate.
Revocation
of authority.
the payments provided for or the securities, or other prop-
erty purchased with such payments and to perform any
other duties piovided for in such periodic paj'inent plan
certificate.
Section 15. Each periodic payment plan certificate shall
contain or have attached thereto: — (1) a schedule show-
ing the total deductions including sales load and all other
charges which are to be paid or taken from the first install-
ment payment made by the holder or founder and also the
sales load and deductions which are to be taken from all
succeeding payments; (2) a complete description of the
terms, conditions, privileges, duties and responsibilities of
the holder or founder, and of the sponsor, issuer, custodian
and trustee.
The sponsor, issuer, custodian or trustee shall at the
time any such periodic pa3anent plan certificate is issued,
send by registered mail to the holder or founder at his
address as it appears upon the books of the sponsor, issuer,
custodian or trustee, a separate printed statement showing
the sales load, fees, deductions and other charges to be taken
from each installment payment and shall also send a dupli-
cate copy of any application or request-letter which was
signed by the holder or founder at the time he applied for
or agreed to purchase the periodic payment plan, accom-
panied by a letter specifically calling attention to these
charges.
Section 16. If after making his initial payment, whether
for one or more installments, and prior to making a suc-
ceeding payment, the holder or founder shall for any reason
whatsoever elect to surrender his periodic payment plan
certificate for cancellation, he shall be refunded the full
amount paid in by him, provided: — that written request
for cancellation is made within thirty days after mailing
of the registered letter and statement required by section
fourteen by the issuer, sponsor, custodian or trustee, and
before a second or succeeding payment has been made by
the holder or founder. If no such written request for can-
cellation is made within thirty days as aforesaid, it shall
be presumed that the holder or founder fully understood at
the time of the issuance of the periodic payment plan cer-
tificate all of its terms and provisions and has agreed to be
fully bound thereby.
Section 17. If any of the provisions of sections fourteen
and fifteen are not complied with by any person subject
thereto, the commissioner may, after investigation, suspend
or revoke the certificate of authority issued by him to or
for the benefit of such person. Approved June 15, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 624. 705
An Act relative to settlements of veterans in con- Qhav 624
NECTION with the VETERANS' BENEFITS LAW, SO CALLED.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to provide without delay financial p'"^^"**''^-
assistance to certain needy veterans, therefore it is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public convenience and welfare.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. Section 5 of chapter 116 of the General Laws, g;,^ {Tpr ^^
as most recently amended by section 6 of chapter 584 of the etc.'. 'amemied.
acts of 1946, is hereby further amended by striking out, in
line 23, the word "eligible" and inserting in place thereof
the words : — whose service qualified him, — so as to read
as follows : — Section 5. Except as otherwise provided in Certain cxist-
this section, each settlement existing on August twelfth, KntSe!"'^^
nineteen hundred and eleven, shall continue in force until
defeated under this chapter, but from and after said date
failure for five consecutive years by a person, after reaching
twenty-one years of age, to reside in a town where he had a
settlement, shall defeat a settlement acquired under clause
First of section one, or a settlement of a woman acquired
under clause Second of said section one provided the settle-
ment of her husband is defeated. The settlement of a minor
acquired under either clause Third or Fourth of section one,
except the settlement of a female minor who has married,
shall be defeated with the settlement of the parents. The
time during which a person shall be an inmate of any infir-
mary, jail, prison, or other public or state institution, within
the commonwealth or in any manner under its care and
direction, or that of an officer thereof, or of a soldiers' or
sailors' home whether within or without the commonwealth,
shall not be counted in computing the time either for ac-
quiring or defeating a settlement, except as provided in
section two. The settlement existing on August twelfth,
nineteen hundred and sixteen, or any settlement subse-
quently acquired, of a veteran whose service qualified him
to receive veterans' benefits under the provisions of chapter
one hundred and fifteen, and the settlement of his wife,
widow until she remarries, minor children, father or mother,
qualified by his service to receive such benefits, shall not be
defeated, except by failure to reside in the commonwealth
for five consecutive years or by the acquisition of a new
settlement.
Section 2. The provisions of this act shall take effect EiTcciivcdatc.
as of January first, nineteen hundred and forty-seven.
Approved June 16, 1948.
preamble.
706 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 625.
Chap.Q25 An Act authorizing the port of boston authority to
DEVELOP A WATERFRONT TERMINAL AT CASTLE ISLAND IN
THE CITY OF BOSTON,
Emergency Whercas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to make immediately opera-
tive the powers vested in the Port of Boston Authority and
to aid in the development of the Port of Boston, therefore
this act is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Port of Boston Authority, in this act
referred to as the Authority, for the purpose of improving
the pier facilities in the Port of Boston, is hereby authorized
to acquire by purchase or otherwise, or to take by eminent
domain under chapter seventy-nine or eighty A of the Gen-
eral Laws, such property or interests in property in the South
Boston section of the city of Boston known as Castle Island
Terminal; located on the peninsular area between Pleasure
bay and the Reserved channel and from Farragut road
extended north of Shore road to the main ship channel,
but exclusive of Fort Independence, such facilities located
thereon, and such lands, railroad tracks and other facilities
adjacent thereto or deemed by the Authority desirable for
use in conjunction therewith, as may in the opinion of the
Authority be necessary to develop a waterfront terminal on
said property with highway connections and with railroad
connections between tracks located thereon and those of
any railroad now or hereafter extending to that part of said
city known as South Boston, to construct, acquire and main-
tain, on or in connection with property or interests in prop-
erty acquired pursuant to the authority hereby granted,
such additional facilities, including, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, piers, wharves, docks, foreshores,
bulkheads, sheds, grain elevators, storage facilities, tracks,
roadways, and other appurtenances and accessories, together
with cranes and other machinery and accommodations for
the convenient, economical and speedy loading and dis-
charging of freight, as it may deem desirable, and, in con-
nection with wharves and piers acquired or constructed pur-
suant to the authority hereby granted, to dredge berths
therefor and approaches thereto. The cost of acquiring and
developing such property with the facilities hereinbefore
specified shall not exceed one miUion two hundred thousand
dollars.
Section 2. Expenditures and commitments under this
act may be made from the proceeds of the bond issue author-
ized by section ten of chapter six hundred and nineteen of
the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five, and may exceed
the limitation prescribed by said section ten upon the amount
of expenditures or commitments that may be made from said
proceeds without further authorization of the general court
therefor.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 626. 707
Section 3. Construction authorized by this act shall be
subject to the proviso, contained in section ten of chapter
six hundred and nineteen of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-five, that no construction, to be paid for from the
proceeds of the bond issue authorized by said section ten,
shall be done unless the Authority shall have first executed
a written contract, approved by the governor and council,
with a responsible party providing for the lease of said prop-
erty, except that the minimum requirements of such lease
shall be at a rate sufficient to amortize sixty per cent of the
aggregate of the amounts hereinafter described over a period
not to exceed twenty years, namely: (1) the actual cost to
the commonwealth of acquiring and developing, pursuant
to the authority granted by section one hereof, the facilities
included in the lease; and (2) the fair value, as detennined
by the Authority, of the land included in said peninsular
area a reversionaiy interest in which is now owned by the
commonwealth. Said contract may provide that at the
expiration of the term of the lease it may, at the option of
the lessee, be renewed for a further period of twenty years.
Section 4. The Authority may temporarily employ
such engineering, clerical and other assistants as it deems
necessary for the purpose of carrying out any work for which
expenditures are authorized by this act, and chapter thirty-
one of the rjeneral Laws and the rules made thereunder shall
not apply to persons so temporarily employed. All persons
employed imder authority of this section shall have been
residents of the commonwealth for a period of at least two
years. Approved June 16, 1948.
k
An Act authorizing the city of leominster to appro-
priate MONEY FOR THE PAYMENT OF, AND TO PAY, CERTAIN
unpaid bills.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Leominster is hereby authorized
to appropriate money for the payment of, and after such
appropriation the treasurer of said city is hereby authorized
to pay, such of the unpaid bills incurred by said city and
totalling two thousand two hundred and forty-one dollars
and five cents, as set forth in the list on file in the office of
the director of accounts in the department of corporations
and taxation, as are legally unenforceable against said city,
either by reason of their being incurred in excess of available
appropriations or by reason of the failure of said city to
comply with the provisions of its charter, and as are certified
for payment by the heads of the departments wherein the
bills were contracted; provided, that the money so appro-
priated to pay such bills shall be raised by taxation in said
city.
Section 2. No bill shall be approved by the city auditor
of said city for payment or paid b}' the treasurer thereof
C/iap.626
708 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 627, 628, 629.
under authority of this act unless and until certificates have
been signed and filed with said city auditor, stating under
the penalties of perjury that the goods, materials or services
for which bills have been submitted were ordered by an ofiicial
or an employee of said city, and that such goods and materials
were delivered and actually received by said city or that
such services were rendered to said city, or both.
Sfx'tion 3. Any person who knowingly files a certificate
required by section two which is false and who thereby re-
ceives payment for goods, materials or services which were
not received by or rendered to said city shall be punished
by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of
not more than three hundred dollars, or both.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 16, 1948.
Chap.Q27 An Act reviving the progressive club, incorporated.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The Progressive Club, Incorporated, a corporation dis-
solved on February twenty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-
four, is hereby revived, with the same powers, duties and
obligations as if said corporation had not been dissolved.
Approved June 16, 1948.
Chap.Q2S An Act authorizing the commissioner of veterans'
services to appoint temporary clerical assistants
in processing certain claims.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The commissioner of veterans' services may,
with the consent of the governor, appoint such temporary
clerical assistants as may be necessary to assist the veterans'
organizations duly authorized by the veterans' administra-
tion in processing claims.
Section 2. This act shall become inoperative on June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, or on the date
of the enactment of Congressional House Resolve 3016 or
of any similar act or resolve, whichever date is the earlier.
Approved June 16, 1948.
Chap.Q29 An Act relative to the supervision of electricians.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. l. (Ter. SECTION 1. Chapter 141 of the General Laws is hereby
^meAded.' ^ ^' amended by striking out section 8, as appearing in the Ter-
centenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
Exemption of ing scctiou : — Sectiou 8. This chapter shall not forbid the
cffidfc-""'^ employment by holders of "Certificate A" or of "Certifi-
tricians. pg^^g g" ^f leamcrs or apprentices working with and under
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 630. 709
the direct, personal supervision of licensed joviincynien
electricians; provided, that no such journeyman electrician
shall have more than one learner or apprentice working with
him and under his supervision as aforesaid; but not more
than one such learner or apprentice shall be so employed for
each licensed journeyman electrician.
Electricians employed by theatrical companies may install
temporary wiring and appliances required for the purpose of
the engagement of any such company, subject to the super-
vision of a person licensed under this chapter.
Electricians regularly employed by persons, firms or cor-
porations other than holders of "Certificate A" may install
such electrical wiring, conduits and appliances or make such
repairs as may be required only on the premises and property
of such persons, firms or corporations; provided, that such
electricians hold journeymen's licenses, and have otherwise
complied with this chapter. Any such person, firm or cor-
poration may employ learners or apprentices to work with
and under the direct personal supervision of electricians
referred to in this paragraph in said installation and repair
work.
Section 2. The provisions of this act, in so far as they Certain
restrict the working by learners or apprentices with and under Hed^ed^ °°*
the direct personal supervision of journeymen electricians,
shall not be construed to prohibit any veteran who is entitled
to apprentice training under the G. I. Bill of Rights, so called,
from acting, while so entitled, as such a learner or apprentice,
and any such veteran may be employed as such learner or
apprentice in addition to any other such learners or ap-
prentices permitted under section one of this act.
Approved June 16, 1948.
An Act limiting the disqualification for benefits, or nhnq^ aqq
SERVICE OF A WAITING PERIOD IN CASES OF PREGNANCY ^'
UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
C'hapter 151A of the General Laws is hereby amended by a. l. (Tct.
striking out section 27, as amended by section 3 of chap- §^27,' it^d'^*
ter 625 of the acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the amended*
following section : — Section 27. No waiting period may be unempioy-
served and no benefits shall be paid for the period of un- Sl^^n^preg!*
employment during which an individual is unavailable for nancy.
work because of pregnancy; provided, that in no event shall ^^^"^^ ^ '
a waiting period be served or benefits paid for the four weeks
prior to or the four weeks next ensuing after the date of birth
of the child. Approved June 16, 1948.
710 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 631, 632.
Chap.QSl An Act relative to the registration of t;ERTAiN assist-
ant REGISTERED PHARMACISTS AS PHARMACISTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The provisions of section twenty-four of
chapter one hundred and twelve of the General Laws, which
provide that an applicant for registration as a pharmacist
shall be a graduate of a school or college of pharmacy ap-
proved by the board of registration in pharmacy and the
commissioner of education shall not apply to any person
who on June first in the current year was a registered assist-
ant pharmacist in this commonwealth.
Section 2. This act shall be inoperative on and after
January first, nineteen hundred and fifty.
Approved June 16, 1948.
Chap.Q32 An Act authorizing the sale and conveyance to the
TOWN OF FRAMINGHAM OF CERTAIN LAND OWNED BY THE
commonwealth IN SAID TOWN AT THE STATE CAMP GROUND,
so CALLED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The armory commission and the commission on adminis-
tration and finance, acting as a joint board, are hereby au-
thorized, subject to the approval of the governor, to sell and
convey the property located in the town of Framingham and
bounded and described as follows : —
Beginning at a stone bound at the southeasterly corner of
said parcel on the westerly line of Concord street at its inter-
section with the northerly line of a proposed street, called
"D street", said bound being located: —
South five degrees four minutes West, two hundred ninety
and forty-eight hundredths feet from a stone bound at an
angle in said Concord street line; thence running North
eighty-four degrees fifty-six minutes West, two hundred feet
on said northerly line of " D street " to a stone bound; thence
running North five degrees four minutes East, two hundred
feet to a stone bound; thence running South eighty-four de-
grees fifty-six minutes East, two hundred feet to a stone
bound on said westerly line of Concord street; thence run-
ning South five degrees four minutes West, two hundred feet
on said westerly street line to the point of beginning.
The above mentioned plan is entitled "Plan Showing Land
Conveyed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Town of
Framingham, Concord Street, Framingham, Massachusetts,
Samuel Dyer, Town Engineer, Scale one inch equals one
hundred feet, April, nineteen hundred and forty-seven." Re-
corded with deed of Commonwealth of Massachusetts to
Town of Framingham, Middlesex South District Deeds,
Record Book seven thousand two hundred three, Page End.
Said property contains forty thousand square feet and is
located at the State Camp Ciround, so called, in the town of
Acts, 1948. —Chaps. 633, 634. 711
Frainingham, and set apart, under the authority of chapter
three hundred and eighty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred
and thirty-nine and chapter four hundred and sixty-three of
the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-one, for use as a me-
morial park. Approved June 16, 1948.
ChapSZS
An Act authorizing the use of certain land in the
dorchester district of the city of boston for the
purpose of housing for veterans.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The school committee of the city of Boston
is hereby authorized and empowered to rescind its votes
under chapter one hundred of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-seven and to transfer to the Boston housing au-
thority, acting as agent of the city of Boston, any part or
parts or the whole of the land on Willis street between
Sumner and Bakersfield streets in the Dorchester district of
said city held by said city for school purposes. Said transfer
shall take effect upon acceptance thereof by vote of the
Boston housing authority, acting as agent of said city.
Thereafter so much of said land as is transferred hereunder
shall be devoted to housing for veterans under chapter three
hundred and sevent3^-two of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-six, as amended.
Section 2. Chapter 100 of the acts of 1947 is hereby
repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by vote of the city council of the city of Boston, subject
to the provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved June 16, 1948.
An Act relative to the appointment of a chief of in- Qhav 634
spections in the department of public safety.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is, in part, to provide for the im- p'"«'''"'''<=.
mediate appointment of a chief of inspections in the depart-
ment of public safety in case of a vacancy in said office,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public safety
and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 22 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Tct.
amended by striking out section 4, as amended by section 33 ^tl'^'ainendcd.
of chapter 591 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 4 ■ Upon the ex- salary of state
piration of the term of office of a state fire marshal, his sue- '"'"*' fna^shai,
cessor shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice
and consent of the council, for three years. He shall receive
712 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 635.
such salary as may be fixed under and in accordance with
sections forty-five to fifty, inclusive, of chapter thirty.
EdV 2j^new SECTION 2. Said chapter 22 is hereby further amended by
§ 4A, added, inserting after section 4 the following section: — Section J^A.
^f\l^ ^'itfilif '^'^^ commissioner shall appoint a chief of inspections who
inspec ions. ^^ ^^^^ j^^ subjcct to the provislons of chapter thirty-one,
and who may be removed only for cause. He shall receive
such salary, not exceeding fifty-seven hundred and sixty
dollars, as the governor and council may determine.
When effective. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon the expiration
of the term of office of the present incumbent of the office of
chief of inspections in the department of public safety, or
upon the occurrence of a vacancy in said office, whichever
first occurs. Approved June 16, 1948.
C/ia».635 ■^N ^CT PLACING ALL FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE METRO-
POLITAN DISTRICT WATER SUPPLY COMMISSION NOW EM-
PLOYED BY THE WATER DIVISION OF THE METROPOLITAN
DISTRICT COMMISSION UNDER CIVIL SERVICE.
Emergency Wheveas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
preani e. ^^ defeat its pui'pose, which is in part to provide unlimited
tenure of employment for certain employees of the com-
monwealth as of July first, nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
On and after July first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight,
the tenure of each employee of the water division of the
metropolitan district commission who was formerly employed
by the metropolitan district water supply commission and
who was transferred to said metropolitan district commission
by chapter five hundred and eighty-three of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-seven, shall become unlimited,
subject, however, to the civil service laws and rules, and
subject, also, as to each such employee except craftsmen,
skilled laborers and laborers employed in the maintenance
and operation of works, to his passing a qualifying examina-
tion to which he shall be subjected by the division of civil
service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such employee
may, if qualified thereunder, apply for employment with
said division under the provisions of section twenty-two of
chapter thirty-one of the General Laws, and his tenure as
such employee shall thereupon become unlimited, subject to
said laws and rules.
Each such employee whose tenure becomes unlimited as
provided herein shall be deemed to have become a civil
service employee as of July first, nineteen hundred and
forty-seven and his seniority shall be computed from said
date. Approved June 16, 1948.
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 636, 637. 713
An Act relative to the issuance of bonds fok capital Cfidj) 535
OUTLAYS as authorized BY CHAPTER SIX HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY OF THE ACTS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-
SEVEN.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^rTambie''^
to defeat its purpose which is to benefit the financial structure
of the commonwealth by immediately issuing the bonds
herein referred to under the amended provisions which will
be more advantageous than those of the original act, there-
fore this act is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section four of chapter six hundred and seventy of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven is hereby amended
by striking out in the fourth line the word "June" and
inserting in place thereof the word: — July.
Approved June 16, 1948.
Chap.QS7
An Act changing the laws relative to state-owned
airports in respect to their management, opera-
tion and maintenance and otherwise.
Whereas, One of the principal purposes of this act is to Emergency
make its provisions operative not later than August first, p''*'*™^^®-
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, and this purpose cannot
be accomplished without making this act an emergency law,
therefore this act is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public con-
venience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby g.l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 17, as most recently amended etc., amended.
by section 1 of chapter 476 of the acts of the current year,
and inserting in place thereof the following section : —
Section 17. The armory commission, the art commission. Certain officers
the commission on administration and finance, the commis- govlrnor and**^
sioner of veterans' services, the commissioners on uniform council.
state laws, the public bequest commission, the state ballot
law commission, the board of trustees of the Soldiers' Home
in Massachusetts, the board of trustees of the Soldiers'
Home in Holyoke, the milk regulation board, the alcoholic
beverages control commission, the state planning board,
the state housing board, the trustees of the state library, the
state racing commission, the Greylock reservation commis-
sion, the Port of Boston Authority, the Massachusetts pub-
lic building commission, the Massachusetts fair employment
practice commission, the outdoor advertising authority, the
commission on alcoholism, the state airport management
board, the youth service board and the Massachusetts aero-
nautics commission shall serve under the governor and
714
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 637.
(J. L. (Ter.
Ed.). tJ, new
§§59A 59B
and 59C, added.
State airport
management
board.
Members.
Powers and
duties.
Commissioner
of airport
management.
Airport
manager.
council, and shall be subject to such supervision as the gover-
nor and council deem necessary and proper.
Section 2. Said chapter 6 is hereby further amended by
inserting after section 59, inserted by section 1 of chapter
583 of the acts of 1946, under the heading state airport
MANAGEMENT BOARD, the following three sections: — Section
59 A. There shall be a board to be known as the state air-
port management board, which shall serve directly under
the governor and council within the meaning of Article
LXVI of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Com-
monwealth. Said board shall consist of five members to
be appointed by the governor, no more than three of whom
shall at any one time be members of the same political party.
Said members shall be designated in their original appoint-
ments to serve for one, two, three, four and five years. Upon
the expiration of the term of a member, his successor shall
be appointed by the governor for a term of five years. The
governor shall from time to time designate one of the mem-
bers of the board to act as chairman. Three members of
the board shall constitute a quorum and the vote of thi'ee
members shall be necessary for any action taken by the
board, unless otherwise provided. The members of the
board shall serve without compensation but each member
shall be reimbursed for all necessary travel and other expenses
incurred by him in the discharge of his official duties. The
board shall be provided with suitable offices in the state
house or elsewhere. The board may, subject to appropria-
tion, incur such expenses as may be necessary to enable it
to exercise and perform its powers and duties. The board
shall approve and forward to the budget commissioner all
budget requests. The board shall make an annual report
to the general court, which in addition to other matters
required by chapter thirty, shall show separately for each
state-owned airport, which for the purposes of this and the
two following sections is defined as provided in section fifty A
of chapter ninety, the expenditures made or incurred and the
revenue received on account of each revenue-producing
activity and the costs of maintaining the field areas, hangars,
terminal and other buildings, public areas, lighting, com-
munications, and general and administrative expenses.
Section 59 B. There shall be a commissioner of airport
management who shall be responsible for general super-
vision of all state-owned airports. He shall be appointed
by the board, with the approval of the governor and council,
and shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-
one. He shall be appointed with due regard to his fitness,
by reason of business and management training. He may
be removed from office only by the affirmative votes of four
members of the board. He shall attend all meetings of the
board.
Section 59C. The commissioner, with the approval of
the board, shall appoint for each state-owned airport an
airport manager who, subject to the supervision and control
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 637. 715
of the commissioner, shall be responsible for the operation
and maintenance of the airport under his jurisdiction. Each
such manager shall be qualified by general management
experience and aeronautical knowledge, shall be exempt from
the provisions of chapter thirty-one and shall receive such
salary, subject to appropriation, as the commissioner, with
the approval of the board, may fix. Any such manager may
be removed from office only upon the recommendation of
the commissioner, with the approval of the board. At each
state-owned airport, there shall be under the immediate
supervision of the manager, an assistant manager or assistant
managers in such number as may be determined by the
commissioner, with the approval of the board, to be neces-
sary to provide adequate supervision at all periods of time
during which operations are conducted at said airport.
Each such assistant airport manager shall be appointed by
the conmiissioner, with the approval of the board, and shall
receive such salary, subject to appropriation, as the com-
missioner with the approval of the board may fix. The
airport manager of each state-owned airport may, subject to
appropriation, employ such employees, subject to the pro-
visions of chapter thirty-one where applicable, as he deems
necessary for the efficient and economical operation of such
airport.
Section 3. Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by adding after section 50, inserted by section 3 of 5oi?;added^^~
chapter 393 of the acts of 1939, under the heading manage-
ment OF STATE-OWNED AIRPORTS, the following twclvc sec-
tions : — Section 50 A . The following words and phrases Definitions,
used in sections fifty A to fifty L, inclusive, shall have the
following meanings, unless a different meaning is clearly
apparent from the language or context, or unless such con-
struction is inconsistent with the manifest intention of the
general court : —
(a) "Board", the state airport management board estab-
lished by section fifty-nine A of chapter six.
(6) "Commissioner", the commissioner of airport man-
agement appointed by said board as provided in section
fifty-nine B of chapter six.
(c) "Hanscom Field", the Laurence G. Hanscom Field.
(d) "Logan Airport", the General Edward Lawrence
Logan Airport.
(e) "State-owned airport", any airport, as defined in
section thirty-five, which is owned, operated and maintained
by the conunon wealth, including air navigation facilities
thereat.
Section 50B. The major responsibility of the state air- itpsponaibiiitios
port management board shall be to assure the adoption and
carrying out of sound business management policies in the
management and operation of Logan Airport and Hanscom
Field and any other state-owned airport that may be estab-
lished. The board shall perform such other duties as are
imposed upon it by this chapter.
of the lioard.
71G
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Responsibility
of commis-
sioner.
Employees.
Commissioner
to regulate
• use of state-
owned airports.
Commissioner
to establish
state-owned
airports on
self-supporting
basis.
Commissioner
to lease land
at airport for
certain pur-
poses.
Section 50C. The commissioner of airport management
shall be responsible for general supervision over the operation
and maintenance of all state-owned airports under the
established policies, provisions of law, and rules and regula-
tions governing the same. He shall submit to the board a
monthly report of the operation and maintenance activities
of all state-owned airports.
Subject to appropriation, he shall employ legal counsel
and such other assistants as are necessary to maintain books
of accounts establishing detailed cost systems of airport
operations, to conduct negotiations for leases and rentals for
use and occupancy of property and buildings on state-owned
airports, together with such clerical personnel as may be
necessary to supervise each state-owned airport in an efficient
and economical manner. Subject to appropriation, he may,
with the approval of the board, appoint or employ such
suitable police as may be necessary to enforce the rules and
regulations established for the use, occupancy, operation,
and maintenance of state-owned airports. He may, subject
to appropriation, incur such other expenses as may be
necessary to enable him to exercise and perform the powers
and duties conferred or imposed upon him by chapters six
and ninety, including the expense of publicizing and ad-
vertising all state-owned airports.
Section SOD. The commissioner shall make such rules and
regulations, subject to the approval of the board, for the use,
operation, and maintenance of state-owned airports as he
may from time to time deem reasonable and expedient,
which may provide penalties for the violation of said rules
and regulations not exceeding five hundred dollars for any
one offence.
In the enforcement of said rules and regulations the police
appointed or employed by the commissioner under section
fifty C shall have within the boundaries of state-owned air-
ports all the powers of police officers and constables of towns
of the commonwealth except the power of serving and exe-
cuting civil process.
Section 50E. The commissioner shall originate programs
for the use and occupancy of state-owned airport fields and
buildings that will fully develop all aeronautical and non-
aeronautical activities possible under sound airport man-
agement in the interests of establishing all state-owned air-
ports on a self-supporting basis. Each such program shall be
subject to the approval of the board.
Section 50F. The commissioner, subject to the provisions
of this section, shall lease for a period not exceeding twenty
years, under such covenants, terms and conditions as he
prescribes, land areas at any state-owned airport for hangars,
shops, storage and other industrial purposes, and shall also
lease and award contracts for offices and other space rentals,
and for concessions, and may so lease any other part of such
an airport for any other purpose. The commissioner, sub-
ject to the provisions of this section, may issue any permit
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 637. 717
which he deems expedient for use in connection with such an
airport and may estabhsh fees therefor. Subject to the pro- Fees,
visions of this section, the commissioner shall establish for
each state-owned airport a schedule of fees for use of landing
areas by aircraft for each take-off, based on the weight and
other field and flight operations requirements for each indi-
vidual aircraft or class of aircraft, and schedules of aircraft
parking or tie-down fees, and other charges including those
for the sale or distribution of gasoline or other aviation fuels,
oil, and other articles and supplies on lands acquired or held
for state airport purposes, and may establish schedules of
other fees, charges, and rentals for the use and occupancy of
airport areas or facilities, as he may deem necessary.
All such contracts, permits, leases, fees, charges and
rentals, including any modification thereof, shall be initiated
by the commissioner and shall be subject to the approval of
the board.
Every lease or contract relating to buildings not owned by
the commonwealth located on airport property shall pro-
vide that it shall be reviewed by the commissioner once in
every five years, and every other lease or contract subject to
this section shall provide that it shall be reviewed by the
commissioner at least once in eveiy three years. Every lease
and contract referred to above shall provide that at the time
of any such review payments thereunder may be revised by
the commissioner with the approval of the board, except that
if it is proposed to increase the amount of such payments
the lessee or person obligated to make such payments under
the contract may at his election cancel such lease or contract
forthwith without prejudice. For the purposes of this sec-
tion, the term of any lease or contract shall include the term
thereof as extended by any renewal or exi;ension thereof.^
All fees, charges or rentals, not included in any such lease or
contract, shall be reviewed by the commissioner at least
once in every three years, and may be revised by the com-
missioner with the approval of the board.
Section oOG. A state-owned airport may be enlarged, ex- commissioner
tended or otherwise improved by the commissioner, with the ^fporte^ufder
approval of the board, subject to the provisions of this sec- certain
tion, if sufficient funds have been made available therefor. c<»»d>tions.
Whenever in the opinion of the commissioner aeronautical
activities within the commonwealth require the establish-
ment of a state-owned airport or the enlargement, extension
or other improvement of such an airport, he shall submit to
the board his recommendation as to the location and type of
such new airport or improvement. The board in considering
any such recommendation involving the location of a new
airpoi-t shall consult with and shall obtain the approval of
the Massachusetts aeronautics conniiission as to the location
of said airport.
Upon the approval of four members of the board and after
sufficient funds have been made available therefor, the com-
missioner, on behalf of the commonwealth, may take by
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 637.
Coiniiiissioncr
may lease
part of
airport to
United States.
Commissioner
to represent
state on air-
port matters.
Commissioner
may receive
federal funds
in behalf of
state.
State may
take title to
land in airport
by eminent
domain.
Jurisdiction of
superior court.
Board to
assume rights
and duties of
aeronautics
eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine or eighty A or
acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, any property which
may be necessary for the estabhshment of a state-owned air-
port or the improvement of such an airport, and may so take
or acquire such property outside the hmits or boundaries of
such airport or site for such an airport, as may be necessary
for the removal or prevention of the establishment of any
airport hazard. For the purpose of making surveys or ex-
aminations relative to any such proposed acquisition of prop-
erty, the board, or the commissioner, or its or his authorized
agent may enter upon any such property.
Section 50H. The commissioner, acting in the name and
behalf of the commonwealth and with the approval of the
board, may lease or convey to the United States of America,
with or without consideration, such part of the property of
a state-owned airport as may be necessary for the construc-
tion and maintenance of any aid to aerial navigation and
may lease to the federal government such part of a state-
owned airport as may seem advisable.
Section 501. The commissioner shall represent the com-
monwealth before boards, commissions, departments or other
agencies of the federal government and other states and in-
ternational conferences and before committees of the Con-
gress of the United States in all matters relative to the design,
establishment, construction, extension, operation, improve-
ment, repair or maintenance of state-owned airports.
Section 50 J . The commissioner shall, subject to the ap-
proval of the board, accept, receive and receipt for federal
funds, and also other funds, public or private, for and in
behalf of the commonwealth for the acquisition, establish-
ment, construction, enlargement, improvement, protection,
equipment, maintenance and operation of any state-owned
airports, provided, that this section shall not apply to the
receipt of federal funds prior to January third, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-nine for the construction of Logan Airport in
accordance with the provisions of chapter six hundred and
seventy-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven.
Section 50K. For the purpose of acquiring title to lands
and buildings within the boundaries of any state-owned air-
port, the commonwealth, acting through the commissioner
with the approval of the board, may take by eminent do-
main under chapter seventy-nine or eighty A or acquire by
purchase or otherwise any outstanding interest held by any
person in such lands or buildings; provided that sufficient
funds are available therefor.
Section 50L. The superior court shall have jurisdiction
in equity to enforce any provision of sections fifty A to fifty K,
inclusive, or of any rule or regulation made under section
fifty D and to enjoin the violation of any such provision, rule
or regulation.
Section 4. All the rights, powers, duties and obligations
of the Massachusetts aeronautics commission pertaining to
the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 637. 719
the Laurence G. Hanscom Field, in this act called the commission
Hanscom Field, and all the rights, powers, duties and obhga- melt^of public
tions of the state department of public works pertaining to "'°'"'^-
the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of
the General Edward Lawrence Logan Airport, in this act
called the Logan Airport, shall, on the effective date of this
act, be transferred to, and subject to the provisions of this
act, shall thereafter be exercised and performed by the state
airport management board, hereinafter referred to as the
board, established by section fifty-nine A of chapter six of
the General Laws, inserted by section two of this act, which
shall be the lawful successor of said commission and said
department with respect to said rights, powers, duties and
obligations except that the department of public works shall
continue to exercise its authority over the construction of
the Logan Airport in accordance with the provisions of chap-
ter six hundred and seventy-six of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven until the third day of January, nineteen
hundred and fort3^-nine but not thereafter. Between the
effective date of this act and said January third, the com-
missioner of public works shall keep the board informed of •
all acti\'ities relating to such construction and shall take such
other steps as may be necessary to transfer the responsibilities
for such construction on said January third without loss of
continuity of construction activities. Except as otherwise
provided in this act the commissioner of airport management,
hereinafter referred to as the commissioner, subject to the
approval of the board, shall have full power over all other
construction or improvement of state-owned airports, in-
eluding future extension, enlargement and development of
Logan Airport.
The provisions of sections one and two of chapter ninety-
two A of the General Laws relative to the authority of the
Massachusetts public building commission shall continue to
apply in respect to Logan Airport.
Section 5. All contracts and obligations of the Massa- contracta and
chusetts aeronautics commission pertaining to the acquisi- thl'Ma^^chu-
tion, construction, maintenance and operation of Hanscom setts aeronau-
Field, and to the use or operation of areas or facilities thereat si^,''et2!]|'to
existing on the effective date of this act and all contracts and [o™!'^^^ ^""
obligations of the department of public works pertaining to effect.
the maintenance and operation of the Logan Airport and to
the use or operation of areas or facilities thereat existing on said
effective date shall remain in full force and effect but shall
be performed by the commissioner of airport management.
Section 6. All maps, charts, plans, records and all other Maps, etc. to
related documents and equipment pertaining to the acquisi- ^^ fanafcrred.
tion, construction, maintenance and operation of Hanscom
Field which on the effective date of this act are in the posses-
sion of the Massachusetts aeronautics commission and
those pertaining to the maintenance and operation of Logan
Airport which on said effective date are in the possession of
the department of public works shall, upon said effective
720
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 637.
Incumbent
airport mana-
gers to stay
under control
of commis-
sioner.
Massachusetts
aeronautics
commission to
assume certain
powers and
duties.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 90, § 39,
etc., amended.
Powers and
duties of com-
mission.
Repeals.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 255. new
!i :tlE, added.
Liens for
parking facili-
ties, etc., on
airports.
date, be transferred and delivered to the commissioner of
airport management, and those pertaining to the acquisi-
tion and construction of Logan Airport which upon January
third, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, are in the possession
of said department shall, upon said January third, nine-
teen hundred and forty-nine, be transferred and delivered
to the commissioner.
Section 7. Incumbents of the positions of airport man-
agers and assistant airport managers at state-owned airports
on the effective date of this act shall thereupon become sub-
ject to the supervision and control of the commissioner of
airport management, and, they shall not be removed from
office thereafter except upon recommendation of the com-
missioner with the approval of the board. All persons on
said effective date employed on the staff of the commissioner
of public works whose duties relate solely to problems of
operation and maintenance of Logan Airport shall thereupon
become employees under the commissioner of airport manage-
ment. All persons on said effective date employed at a
state-owned airport other than an airport manager or assist-
ant airport manager shall thereupon become emploj^ees under
said commissioner but subject to the immediate supervision
of the airport manager of such airport. Such transfer of any
such employee shall not impair the civil service status or
any retirement or other right to which he may be entitled.
Section 8. All the rights, powers, duties and obligations
imposed upon the department or the commissioner of public
works by chapter four hundred and twelve of the acts of
nineteen hundred and thirty-nine are hereby transferred to,
and shall hereafter be exercised and performed by, the
Massachusetts aeronautics commission which shall be the
lawful successor of said department and commissioner with
respect to said rights, powers, duties and obligations.
Section 9. If any provision of this act is declared uncon-
stitutional or the application thereof to any person or cir-
cumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remaining pro-
visions thereof and the application of such provision to other
persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Section 10. Section 39 of chapter 90 of the General
Laws, as most recently amended by section 3 of chapter 583
of the acts of 1946, is hereby further amended by striking
out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the
following paragraph : — The commission shall have general
supervision and control over aeronautics.
Section 11. Sections 39D, 51 A, 51B and 51C of said
chapter 90 and any special law or part thereof inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Section 12. Chapter 255 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by inserting after section 31D, inserted by chap-
ter 607 of the acts of 1945, the following section: — Sec-
tion 31 E. Persons, including but not limited to the com-
monwealth and any department, commission, division,
agency, or branch thereof, maintaining pubUc landing, park-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 638. 721
ing, storage, and tie-down facilities for the landing, parking,
storage, and tie-down of aircraft brought to their premises
on an aii-port or placed in their care by or with the consent
of the ownei's thereof, shall have a lien upon such aircraft
for proper charges due them for the landing, parking, storage,
and tie-down and care of the same, which lien may be en-
forced as provided in sections twenty-six to thirty-one,
inclusive.
Section 13. The provisions of this act insofar as they Effective date,
relate to the appointment of the members of the state air-
port management board and the commissioner of airport
management shall take effect as soon as may be conformably
to the constitution and the provisions of this act shall take
full effect upon the date of the qualification of said com-
missioner, which shall not be later than August first, nine-
teen hundred and forty-eight, said date of taking full effect
being the effective date of this act referred to therein.
Approved June 16, 1948.
An Act providing for adjustments of budgetary stand- ^. ^^oq
ards under the old age assistance law, so-called, ^"^p-t>«jo
in certain cases.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 118 A of the General Laws, as amended, g^l. (Tbt.
is hereby further amended by inserting after the first para- § i^ etc..
graph the following paragraph : — amended.
The department shall, forthwith after this paragraph Adjustment of
becomes effective, secure the statistics on cost of living pre- weWar^e"budg-
pared by the division on the necessaries of life in the depart- ^'^' '■eg^'ated.
ment of labor and industries. If such statistics show an
overall increase or decrease in the cost of living of five per
cent or more since August thirty-first, nineteen hundred and
forty-seven, the department shall immediately direct each
local board of pubhc welfare to increase or decrease the
total budget of each recipient by the same proportion, to
become effective on the first day of the month next follow-
ing such directive; provided, however, that the minimum
rates aforesaid shall not thereby be reduced. After the first
such change, said department shall secure such statistics
every six months and proceed in the manner aforesaid. The
provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in the case of
inmates of boarding homes or institutions who are receiving
assistance under this chapter. The provisions of this para-
graph shall operate as an increase or decrease in the total
budget of each recipient, and the individual budgetary item
of the recipients shall not be refigured on account thereof.
Approved June 16, 1948.
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Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 639, 640.
Chap.639 An Act to qualify certain corporations to own and
OPERATE RAILROAD TERMINAL FACILITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G L. (Ter. Chapter 160 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
§ laiA. added, inserting after section 131, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Qualifying Edition, the following section: — Section 131 A. Any cor-
ratioi^ to o^wn poi'ation Organized under chapter one hundred and fifty-six
and operate rail- may apply to the department for an order qualifying the
road terminal a- x • U U j-U • J a
facilities. corporation to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, and to
own and operate terminal facilities for steam, electric or
other types of railroad. The corporation shall agree that
its operations, when qualified hereunder, shall be subject to
the jurisdiction of the department, and any operating agree-
ments entered into in connection therewith shall be subject
to the approval of the department as to their reasonable-
ness. If the department finds, after a pubhc hearing of
which notice shall be given by publication in one or more
newspapers in the city wherein the terminal is to be located,
that the granting of the petition is in the public interest, it
shall so certify by order which shall be filed with the state
secretary and the corporation shall thereupon be qualified
to own and operate the land, buildings and other property
used for such railroad terminal facilities.
Approved June 16, 1948.
Chap.Q^O An Act further regulating the compensation of cer-
tain PROBATION OFFICERS OF THE DISTRICT COURTS IN
SUFFOLK COUNTY, OTHER THAN THE MUNICIPAL COURT
OF THE CITY OF BOSTON, AND OF THE BOSTON JUVENILE
COURT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 276 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by inserting after section 83B the following four
sections: — Section 83C. The classification under section
eighty-three, as appearing in section one of chapter five hun-
dred and sixty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
seven, of every person serving as a probation officer or a
chief probation officer on June twenty-fourth, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven in a district court in the county of
Suffolk, other than the municipal court of the city of Bos-
ton, or in the Boston juvenile court shall be completed not
later than July first in the year nineteen hundred and forty-
eight. If any such classification is completed after said July
first, it shall be effective as of said July first.
Section BSD. Every person serving as a probation officer
or a chief probation officer on June twenty-fourth, nineteen
hundred and forty-seven, in a district court in the county
of Suffolk, other than the municipal court of the city of
Boston, or in the Boston juvenile court shall, effective July
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 276, new
§§ 83C-83F,
added.
Classification
of Suffolk
county proba-
tion officers,
when.
Compensation.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. G40. 723
first in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, be paid
as follows: (a) every such person with respect to whom it
shall be determined as hereinafter provided that, if section
eighty-three, as appearing in section one of chapter five
hundred and sixty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-seven, and the minimum qualifications established
thereunder had been in force on July first, nineteen hundred
and forty-five and a classification had then been made there-
under, he would on said date have been classified in the rank
held by liim on July first in the year nineteen hundred and
forty-eight, the maximum salary of his class; (h) every such
person not coming under (a) with respect to whom it shall
be so determined that if section eighty-three, as appearing
in said section one, and the minimum qualifications estab-
lished thereunder had been in force on July first, nineteen
hundred and forty-six and a classification had then been
made thereunder, he would on said date have been classified
in the rank held by him on July first in the year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, the maximum salary of his class
less two hundred dollars; and (c) every such person not com-
ing under either (a) or (6) with respect to whom it shall be
so determined that if the classification provided for by sec-
tion eighty-three, as appearing in said section one, had been
completed on or before July first, nineteen hundred and
forty-seven, he would on said date have been classified in
the rank held by him on July first in the year nineteen hun-
dred and forty-eight, the maximum salary of his class less
four hundred dollars. Persons coming under (6) shall re-
ceive the annual increase provided for by section eighty-
three, as appearing in said section one, on July first, nine-
teen hundred and forty-nine; and persons coming under
(c) shall receive one such increase on said date and another
such increase on July first, nineteen hundred and fifty.
Any person coming under (6) or (c) who on June twenty-
fourth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, was receiving a
salary not greater than the maxunum salary for the class
in which he has been or shall be classified under section
eighty-three, as appearing in said section one, but who under
the foregoing provisions of this section would receive in the
year commencing July first, nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, and ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-
nine, or in the year commencing July first, nineteen hundred
and forty-nine, and ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
and fifty, or in both years, a salary lower than his salary on
June twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven,
shall be paid under section eighty-three, as appearing in
said section one, in such year or years at the same rate as
on June twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven.
The presiding justice of each of the district courts in the
county of Suffolk, other than the mimicipal court of the city
of Boston, and of the Boston juvenile court, subject to the
approval of the justices of the numicipal court of the city
of Boston after consultation with the board of probation,
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Acts, 1948. — Chap. 641.
Salary to be
paid where
maximum is
lower than
salary received
on certain
date.
Salary as a
probation
supervisor to
be paid in cer-
tain cases.
shall make the determinations necessary to effectuate the
purposes of this section
Section 83 E. Any person serving as a probation officer
or a chief probation officer on June twenty-fourth, nineteen
hundred and forty-seven in a district court in the county of
Suffolk, other than the municipal court of the city of Bos-
ton, or in the Boston juvenile court, who has been or shall
be classified under section eighty-three, as appearing in sec-
tion one of chapter five hundred and sixty-six of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-seven, in a class the maximum
salary for which is lower than his salary on June twenty-
fourth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, shall be paid
under section eighty-thi'ee, as appearing in said section one,
at the same rate as on June twenty-fourth, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven.
Section 83F. Nothing in sections eighty-three C to
eighty-three F, inclusive, shall be construed to affect the
provision in section eighty-three relative to probation
officers who are gainfully employed in addition to their
duties as probation officers. No person shall be held liable
for failing, or having failed, to reduce the salary of any per-
son under section eighty-three, as appealing in section one
of chapter five hundred and sixty-six of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven.
Any probation officer who has served satisfactorily as a
full time probation officer for more than ten years and who
has held the rank of senior probation officer not less than two
years or who would have been classified as a senior probation
officer by reason of his qualifications on July ffi'st in the year
nineteen hundred and forty-six, if such classification had
existed on that date, may be given the salary of a probation
supervisor and the increments attached thereto, notwith-
standing that his duties may not include the supervision of
other probation officers.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 17, 1948.
Chap. 64:1 An Act relative to the appointment and status op
ARTHUR S. DOLBER AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRE DEPART-
MENT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Arthur S. Dolber, a veteran of World War II,
who was a provisional member of the fire department of the
city of Boston from February third, nineteen hundred and
forty-one to January twenty-ffi'st, nineteen hundi-ed and
forty-eight, and who was injured in the performance of duty
as a provisional fireman in said department, shall be deemed
to be permanently appointed as a fireman in said department
without further examination and without being required to
serve any probationary period; provided, that he submits
proof, satisfactory to the director of civil service, that such
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 642, 643. 725
injury does not incapacitate him for the performance of the
duties of such fireman.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 17, 1948.
An Act relative to the tenure of office of assistant Chai^. G4:2
CLERKS OF DISTRICT COURTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 10 of chapter 218 of the General gj^y-^T|r ^^^
Laws, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding at etc., 'amended.'
the end the following paragraph: —
Assistant clerks appointed under authority of this section, Tenure of
who are paid by the county, and who have held said ap- cferks*"*
pointment for three consecutive years, shall hold . office
during good behavior, but subject to apph cable retirement
laws, and may be removed by the justice or clerk for cause
shown, subject, however, to a review by a justice of the
superior court.
Section 2. Section 53 of said chapter 218 is l^^reby G^L.^xer ^^
amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph, as ameAded.'
appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, the following sen-
tence : — Assistant clerks appointed under authority of this Tenure of
paragraph who have held said appointment for three con- cflrL*"
secutive years shall hold office during good behavior, but
subject to appUcable retirement laws, and may be removed
by the clerks, respectively, for cause shown, subject to the
approval of the justices or a majority of them.
Approved June 17, 1948.
An Act relative to school funds and state aid for Chap. 64^3
public schools.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The General Laws are hereby amended by g l. (Tct.
striking out chapter 70, as amended, and inserting in place ameAded.*'*'' "
thereof the following : —
Chapter 70.
School Funds and State Aid for Public Schools.
Section 1. To promote the equalization of educational School aid.
opportunity in public schools of the commonwealth and the
equalization of the burden of the cost of schools to the re-
spective towns, the state treasurer shall pay annually to
the several towns sums as provided in this chapter, which
sums shall be known as school aid.
Section 2. The present school fund of the commonwealth, Massachusetts
known as the Massachusetts School Fund, with future addi- To continue.
tions, shall continue to constitute a permanent fund. The
commissioner of education, hereinafter referred to as the
726
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 643.
Grants to
the several
towns.
Amount, etc.
Foundation
program and
basis therefor.
Net average
membership
in public
schools defined.
Minimum
allotment to
a town.
Equalized
valuation of a
town defined.
commissioner, and the state treasurer shall continue to be
commissioners to invest and manage said fund, and they
shall report annually the condition and income thereof. All
investments shall be made with the approval of the governor
and council. The annual income of the Massachusetts
School Fund shall be expended in accordance with the pro-
visions of section three.
Section 3. The state treasurer shall annually, on or be-
fore November twentieth, pay to the several towns the
amounts required under this chapter. The revenue of the
Massachusetts School Fund, any federal funds available for
the purposes of this chapter, and such additional amounts
as may be necessary from the proceeds of the taxation on
incomes under chapter sixty-two or, if such proceeds are
insufficient, from such other revenues as may be appropriated
therefor, shall be applied to such payments. The amount of
such grant for each town shall be determined annually by
the commissioner from the returns required by this chapter
and by chapter seventy-two for the preceding school year,
and shall be fifty per cent of the amount by which the
foundation program, as defined in section four, exceeds the
product of each one thousand dollars of the equalized valua-
tion of such town multiplied by six.
Section 4- The foundation program shall be an amount
of one hundred and thirty dollars for each person between
the ages of seven and sixteen in the several towns as deter-
mined in the registration of minors required by section two
of chapter seventy-two, which amount shall be increased or
decreased by one dollar for each one hundred million dollars,
or major fraction thereof, of increase or decrease respectively
in the total equalized valuation of the commonwealth, after
the effective date of this chapter; provided, that in any town
of less than five thousand population, the foundation pro-
gram may, on approval of the commissioner, be the product
of one hundred and twenty-five dollars multiplied by the
number of equivalent full-time teachers, principals, super-
visors and guidance directors in the public day schools of
such town multiplied by twenty-three.
Section 5. For the purposes of section eight, the net
average membership in the public day schools of a town for
any school year shall be the average membership for such
year as shown by the school registers, increased by the num-
ber of pupils resident therein whose tuition in the public
schools of another town, for not less than half such year, the
town has paid, decreased by the number of non-resident
pupils attending its schools for not less than half such year.
Section 6. No allotment to a town under this chapter
shall be less than the amount of the reimbursement to such
town in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight under
the provisions of this chapter and of sections five, eight, ten
and thirty-eight A of chapter seventy-one which were then
in force.
Section 7. The equalized valuation of a town for the
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 644. 727
purposes of this chapter shall be the valuation established
by the general court for the purpose of this chapter, or, if
no such valuation is made, the last preceding valuation made
for the purpose of apportioning the state tax.
Section 8. A town shall not be eligible to receive said Sn^KecIive
school aid in any year if the amount expended for school school aid,
support, exclusive of cost of transportation and of noon
lunches and cafeterias, during the preceding year was less
than one hundred and ten dollars per pupil in net average
membership in the public day schools in such town, unless
the commissioner recommends otherwise.
Section 9. Every superintendent of schools shall file Superintend-
annually with the commissioner, not later than July thirty- to fife data° ^
first, a sworn statement, upon blanks prepared by the com-
missioner, containing the data necessary to determine the
amounts payable under this chapter. The commissioner
shall cause such statements to be examined and shall, not
later than November first, certify to the comptroller the
amount due each town for payment by the state treasurer
in accordance with section three.
Section 10. School committees shall annually, in sub- School com-
mitting estimates of the amount of money necessary for the mL"e^l^mou*^t'"
proper maintenance of the schools, include their estimate of "^ s<^*>o°' '*''^-
the amount of school aid the town will receive under this
chapter, and of other reimbursements to be received from
the commonwealth on account of the support of schools. In
making recommendations for appropriations for the support
of schools, the finance committee of towns and similar com-
mittees in cities shall specify the estimated amount to be
received as such school aid or reimbursements from the com-
monwealth and the amount to be raised by local taxation.
Section 11. The income of the Todd Fund shall be paid '^"'''^ ^""*^-
to the department of education, and applied by it to specific
objects, in connection with the teachers' colleges, not pro-
vided by appropriation.
Section 2. Sections 5, 8, and 9 of chapter 71 of the Repeal.
General Laws are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect on January first, Kffective date.
nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved June 17, 1948
An Act granting certain exemptions from taxation C/iap. 644
TO MOTHERS OF SOLDIERS OR SAILORS WHO LOST THEIR
LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Clause twenty-second of section 5 of chap- o. l. (Ter.
ter 59 of the General Laws, as amended by section 1 of ftci! amended.
chapter 612 of the acts of 1947, is hereby further amended by
striking out the paragraph immediately following para-
graph (d) and inserting in place thereof the two following
paragraphs : —
728 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 645.
Certain per- ff\ Mothei's of soldici's OF sailors who served MS aforesaid
sons exempt i i i , ,i • i- • i
from t:tx. aiid who lost tlieu' lives in such service.
No real estate shall be so exempt which the assessors shall
adjudge has been conveyed to a veteran or to his wife,
widow or mother to evade taxation.
Ed V' sol' 5 Section 2. Said clause twenty-second is hereby further
etc!. 'further ' amended by adding at the end the following paragraph: —
'^Mi^Har or ^^ w^e^ in this clause and in clause twenty-third, the
naval service phrasc "military or naval service of the United States"
sut'el'^"'**'' shall have the following meaning: — service in the army,
defined. navy, naval reserve, marine corps, marine corps reserve,
coast guard, coast guard reserve, army nurse corps or navy
nurse corps of the United States or any corps or unit of the
United States established for the purpose of enabling women
to serve with, or as auxiliary to, the armed forces of the
United States.
Application. SECTION 3. This act shall be applicable to taxes levied
in nineteen hundred and forty-eight, upon application made
not later than December first, nineteen hundred and forty-
eight. Approved June 17, 1948.
C/iap. 645 An Act to encourage the establishment of regional
AND consolidated PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TO PROVIDE
financial ASSISTANCE TO CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE CON-
STRUCTION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
prTambie"^ Whevetts, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to permit immediately the
establishment of certain public schools and to provide
financial assistance to cities and towns in the establishment
thereof, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency
law necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. To promote the planning and construction
of school buildings and the establishment of consolidated
and regional schools, in order to insure safe and adequate
plant facilities for the public schools, and to assist towns in
meeting the cost thereof, there is hereby established in the
department of education but not subject to its control, a
temporary commission, to be known as the school building
assistance commission.
Section 2. Said commission shall consist of five mem-
bers, residents of the commonwealth, who shall serve for the
effective period of this act. Three of said members shall be
appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of
the council, one of whom shall be designated, from time to
time, as chairman by the governor. The remaining two
members shall be appointed by the board of education.
The action of a majority of the commission shall constitute
action by the commission; and, whenever any action is
required to be in writing, such writing shall be sufficient
when signed by a majority of the members. Each member
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 645. 729
of the commission shall receive his expenses actually and
necessarily incurred by him in the performance of his duties.
The commission shall be provided with suitable offices in
the city of Boston.
Section 3. The commission shall, subject to appropria-
tion, employ an administrator who shall be the executive
officer of the commission and, subject to its supervision and
control, shall administer the duties imposed upon the com-
mission. The commission may, with the advice of the ad-
ministrator, subject to appropriation, employ such assist-
ants, experts, clerks and other employees as it may deem
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Said
administrator and other employees of the commission shall
not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one of the
General Laws.
Section 4. The powers and duties of the commission
shall be, generally, to encourage and foster the establish-
ment and building of consolidated and regional or union
pubUc schools in and among the cities and towns of the
commonwealth, to conduct surveys and studies relative
thereto, and to administer the provisions of this act relative
to grants to cities and towns for the planning and construction
of school buildings. The commission is hereby specifically
authorized to make contracts for surveys or other technical
services within the scope of its duties, to provide legal,
architectural or other technical advice and assistance to
cities and towns or to joint committees thereof in the plan-
ning and establishment of regional or consolidated schools,
and to recommend to the general court such legislation as it
may deem desirable or necessary to further the purposes of
this act. The commission shall submit an annual report to
the governor and the general court.
Section 5. For the purposes of this act, the following
phrases shall be defined as follows: —
"Regional school" shall mean any public school estab-
lished under any provision of law by the action of two or
more cities or towns.
"Consolidated school" shall mean any school constructed
or enlarged with the intent of eliminating one or more exist-
ing schools.
"Regional school building committee" shall mean any
agency organized by two or more cities and towns under any
provision of general or special law for the purpose of plan-
ning or constructing a regional school.
"Regional school district" shall mean any agency estab-
lished for the purpose of operating a regional school.
"Approved school project" shall mean any project for
the construction or enlargement of a schoolhouse, the con-
tract or contracts for which shall have been awarded on or
after January first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, by any
city, town or regional school building committee, which has
been approved by the commission for the purposes of sec-
tions seven through nine, inclusive.
730 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 645.
"Net average membership" shall be as defined in section
five of chapter seventy of the General Laws.
"The equalized valuation" shall be established by the
general court for the purpose of this act or, if no such valua-
tion has been made, the last preceding valuation made for
the purpose of apportioning the state tax.
"Equalized valuation per pupil" shall be the product of
dividing the equalized valuation by the net average mem-
bership.
Section 6. Any city, town, or regional school building
committee may apply to the commission for reimburse-
ment, in whole or in part, of any expenses incurred on or
after January first, nineteen hundred and forty-six, in the
preparation of preliminary studies, plans, drawings, and
estimates for a consolidated or regional school. Such appli-
cation shall be accompanied by copies of such plans, draw-
ings, and estimates, together with such additional informa-
tion as the- commission may require. The said comimission
may, if it is satisfied that the plans so submitted are satis-
factory with respect to site, type, and adequacy of the pro-
posed construction for an approved school project and in the
best interests of the respective towns, and that the expenses
so incurred are reasonable, certify to the comptroller for
payment to such city, town, or regional committee such
amount, not exceeding such expenses, as it may deem proper,
and the state treasurer shall forthwith make the payments
so certified from any funds appropriated therefor.
Section 7. Any city, town, or regional school district
may apply to the commission for a school construction grant
to meet in part the cost of an approved school project or the
service of any debt incurred therefor. Such application shall
be made, in the case of projects, the construction of which
has been undertaken before the effective date of this act,
within ninety days after such effective date, and in the case of
all other projects, before construction has been undertaken.
Such application shall be in the form prescribed by the com-
mission, and shall be accompanied by such additional infor-
mation, drawings, plans, estimates of cost, and proposals
for defraying such cost, as the commission may require.
Section 8. Forthwith upon receipt of an application
under the provisions of section seven, the commission shall
examine such application and any facts, estimates or other
information relative thereto, and shall determine whether
the proposed construction is in the best interests of the city,
town, or region, with respect to its site, type of construction,
sufficiency of accommodations, and otherwise. If, in its
opinion, such proposed construction should be undertaken,
the commission shall determine the approved cost of such
construction, which cost may be equal to the estimated cost
furnished by such city, town, or district, or a lesser amount.
For the purpose of determining the approved costs of school
construction, the commission shall, from time to time, by
regulation, establish maximum unit costs of construction.
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 645. 731
Within ninety days after receipt of such appUcation the
commission shall notify such city, town, or district, of its
approval or rejection thereof, and, in the event of its rejec-
tion, of the reasons therefor. Notice of approval hereunder
shall be accompanied by a statement of the approved cost as
determined by the commission, and an estimate of the
amount of school construction grant to which such city,
town, or district, may be entitled under the provisions of
the following section.
Section 9. The commission shall, not later than July
first of each year, certify to the comptroller, and the state
treasurer shall within thirty days thereafter pay to the
several cities, towns, and districts, from any amounts appro-
priated therefor, the amounts due them in accordance with
the following provisions : —
The total construction grant for any approved school
project in any city or town shall be one fourth of the product
of the approved cost of the project multiplied by the equalized
valuation per pupil in net average membership for the entire
commonwealth divided by the equalized valuation. per pupil
in net average membership of the city or town; provided,
however, that no grant shall be approved for an amount less
than twenty per cent or more than fifty per cent of such
approved cost.
The total construction grant for any approved school
project in any regional school district shall be one third of
the product of the approved cost of the project multiplied
by the equalized valuation per pupil in net average member-
ship for the entire commonwealth divided by thb total
equalized valuation per pupil in the total net average mem-
bership of the towns comprising such district; provided,
however, that no grant shall be approved for any amount less
than twenty-five per cent or more than fifty-five per cent of
such approved cost.
Such total construction grant, in the case of any project
to be financed from the proceeds of any sale of bonds or notes
to the extent of fifty per cent or less of the approved cost
thereof, shall be paid in five equal annual installments,
beginning in the calendar year in which the construction of
such project has been commenced.
Such total construction grant, in the case of all other proj-
ects, shall be paid in equal annual parts to be determined by
dividing such total grant by the number of years during
which any indebtedness incurred therefor shall remain out-
standing. Such annual payments shall begin in the calendar
year in which the first payment of principal and interest on
account of such indebtedness shall become due and payable,
or in nineteen hundred and forty-nine, whichever is later.
Section 10. Sections one to nine of this act shall take
effect on July first of the current year, and shall cease to be
operative on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one,
except that the payments provided by section nine shall be
continued thereafter by the state treasurer, subject to appro-
732 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 646, 647.
priation, in accordance with the provisions of said section,
on certification of the commissioner of education.
Section 11. The state treasurer shall include in dis-
tributions under chapter seventy of the General Laws any
sums due to the several towns on account of the construction
of an approved school project under this act.
Approved June 17, 1948.
C/iap. 646 An Act requiring the city of everett to repay to cer-,
TAIN PERMANENT MEMBERS OF ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT
THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THEM TO THE CONTRIBUTORY
RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF SAID CITY AND ESTABLISHING THE
RETIREMENT RIGHTS OF SUCH MEMBERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The retirement board of the city of Everett
is hereby authorized and directed to repay to Arthur F,
Barnaby, Thomas N. Copeland, Thomas A. Eaton, Gerald
E. Foley, Robert V. LaRocca, Michael E. Minor, Charles F.
Monahan, John F. Mullen, William J. Murphy, Arthur J.
Quinlan, Edward E. Shields and Frank S. Wilson, all perma-
nent police officers of said city, all deductions withheld from
their wages as such police officers on account of the member-
ship of each of the aforesaid police officers in the contribu-
tory retirement system, together with accumulated interest
thereon, and the names of said police officers shall be stricken
from the rolls of the retirement board of said city as mem-
bers of said retirement system. Each of the aforesaid police
officers shall be entitled to the benefits of pension or retire-
ment allowances provided for police officers under sections
eighty-three to ninety A, inclusive, of chapter thirty-two of
the General Laws.
Section 2. Nothing in this act shall affect any retire-
ment rights which any police officer mentioned in section
one may have under the law relating to the retirement of
veterans in the public service.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 17, 1948.
Chap.Q47 An Act increasing the salaries of the members and
SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN VETERINARY
MEDICINE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Scction 28 of chapter 13 of the General Laws, as appear-
ameAded. ' ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by
striking out, in line 2, the words "four hundred" and insert-
ing in place thereof the words: — five hundred, — ^ and by
striking out, in line 5, the word "fifty" and inserting in
place thereof the words : — two hundred, — so as to read as
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 648. 733
follows: — Section 28. Thoro shall be paid by the common- salary
wealth to the secretary a salary of five hundred dollai's and ',"^(,^hrrs"nf
his necessary traveling and contingent expenses, not exceed- '"•="-<i.
ing three hundred dollars, actually incurred in attending
to the necessary work of the board, and to each of the
other members of the board a salary of two hundred dollars
and his necessary traveling and contingent expenses actually
incurred in attending the meetings thereof.
Approved June 17, 1948.
An Act relative to payment of burial expenses of Chap.64i8
CERTAIN VETERANS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 115 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 8, as amended by section 4 of chapter etc^! 'amended.
535 of the acts of the current year, and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 8. Amounts ex- Payment of
pended by the burial agent under the provisions of section of'certarn^'*"^
seven shall not be greater than one hundred dollars for the veterans,
burial of a child under the age of thirteen, nor greater than
one hundred and fifty dollars for the burial of any other
person; two dollars of the amount expended for any single
burial shall be paid to the burial agent as compensation for
his services. No city or town shall be reimbursed under
this section for any amount so expended for any single burial
if the total expense of said burial, by whomsoever incurred,
exceeded two hundred dollars for a child under the age of
thirteen, or five hundred dollars for any other person. The
burial shall not be made in any cemetery or burial ground
used exclusively for the burial of persons under the provi-
sions of chapter one hundred and seventeen, or in any part
of any cemetery or burial ground so used. 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, and, if he was a veteran,
the regiment, company, station, organization or vessel in
which he served, the date of death, place of interment, and
if the deceased was a wife or widow the name of her husband
and date of her marriage, and if the deceased was a dependent
child the name of the veteran, and such other details as the
commissioner may require, shall be certified on oath to him,
in such manner as he may approve, by the burial agent and
the treaisurer of the city or town expending the amount,
within three months after the burial; the commissioner shall
endorse upon the certificate his allowance of such amounts
as he finds have been paid and reported according to the
foregoing provisions, and shall transmit the certificate to
the comptroller. One half the amounts so paid and allowed
for burial expenses of veterans or dependents having settle-
ments in the cities or towns making such payments, and all
of the amounts so paid and allowed for burial expenses of
734 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 649, C50.
others, shall be paid by the commonwealth to the several
cities and towns on or before November tenth in the year
after the expenditures have been made.
Approved June 17, 1948.
Chap. 649 An Act authorizing cities and towns, except boston,
TO GRANT CLUB LICENSES, SO CALLED, TO CERTAIN INCOR-
PORATED veterans' ORGANIZATIONS TO SELL ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE QUOTA FOR SUCH
LICENSES.
G. L. (Ter
Ed.). 138,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 12 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, as amended.
Hi" eTc",' is hereby further amended by inserting after the third para-
amended. ^^^^^ ^^^ followiug paragraph: —
SwM m^ ^^^ local licensing authorities of any city or town, except
grant liquor Bostou, whcrcin the granting of licenses under this section
eSlnlmor- to Sell all alcoholjc beverages or only wines and malt bever-
veterfns' ^S^s, as the case may be, is authorized by this chapter, may,
organizations, subjcct to the approval of the commission and irrespective
of any limitation of number of licenses contained in section
seventeen, issue a license to any corporation the members of
which are war veterans and which owns, hires or leases in
such city or town a building, or space in a building, for the
use and accommodation of a post of any war veterans'
organization incorporated by the congress of the United
States, to sell such beverages to the members of such post
only, and also, subject to regulations made by the local
licensing authorities, to guests introduced by such members
and to no others. Approved June 17, 1948.
Chap.650 An Act authorizing the city of westfield to appro-
priate MONEY FOR THE PAYMENT OF, AND TO PAY, CER-
TAIN UNPAID BILLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Westfield is hereby authorized
to appropriate money for the payment of, and to pay, such
of the unpaid bills incurred in the years nineteen hundred
and forty-six and nineteen hundred and forty-seven, the
total of such bills being seven hundred and forty-six dol-
lars, as shown by a list filed in the office of the director of
accounts in the department of corporations and taxation,
as are legally unenforceable against said city by reason of
its failure to comply with the provisions of its charter, or
by reason of the fact that no appropriation was available
at the time of incurring such bills, or for any other reason.
Section 2. No bill shall be paid under authority of this
act unless and until a certificate has been signed and filed
with the auditor of said city, stating under the penalties of
perjury that the goods, materials or services for which such
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 651. 735
bill has been submitted were ordered by an official or em-
ployee of said city and that such goods and materials were
delivered and actuaUy received by said city or that such
services were rendered to said city, or both.
Section 3. Any person who knowingly files a certificate
required by section two which is false and who thereby re-
ceives payment for goods, materials or services which were
not received by or rendered to said city shall be punished
by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine
of not more than three hundred dollars, or both.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 17, 1948.
An Act relative to the department of conservation. Chap.Q61
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 21 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
repealed and a new chapter 21 is hereby enacted, as fol- peaied. and
IriTiTO' new chapter
'"^^ • 21, inserted.
Chapter 21.
Department of Conservation.
Section 1. There shall be a department of conservation, Department
in this chapter called the department, consisting of divisions tion?'*^^'^^*'
of forestry, marine fisheries, parks and recreation, law en-
forcement and fisheries and game. The department, with
the exception of the division of fisheries and game, shall be
under the control of a commissioner and the division of
fisheries and game shall be under the control of a board of
five members, hereinafter called the board. Each division
shall be managed by a director.
Section 2. The governor shall initially appoint a board Board ^
of five members to serve for one year and thereafter for the ™^™ ^
respective terms of one, two, three, four and five years.
Thereafter all such appointments by the governor, except
those made to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term, shall be
for five years. All appointments shall be with the advice
and consent of the council. Such board members shall be
appointed at large, with due respect to geographical repre-
sentation, but no more than one such member shall be
appointed from the same county. The governor shall, with Directors of
the approval of the council appoint, for a term of five years '^^*°°®
each, a commissioner, a director of marine fisheries, a direc-
tor of forestry, a director of parks and recreation and a
director of law enforcement.
The director of the division of fisheries and game shall Experts.
clerics 6bC
be appointed by the board, to serve for a term of five years
after the expiration of the term of the present incumbent.
The board may employ such experts, clerks and other em-
ployees from time to time, and for such periods as it may
determine to be necessary for its operations, and likewise
the director of any division, except the division of fisheries
73G
Acts, 1948. — Chap. G5L
Qualifications
of board
members,
(lirectors of
divisions, etc.
and game, may, subject to the approval of the commis-
sioner, employ such experts, clerks and other employees
from time to time, and for such periods as they may deter-
mine to be necessary for their respective operations.
Section 3. To quahfy for appointment, the five members
of the board shall be chosen from persons familiar with
matters pertaining to the propagation and restoration of
fish and game, including hunting and fishing, each shall
have been a resident of the same county in which he resides
at the time of his appointment for not less than three con-
secutive years prior thereto, and shall have held a license
to hunt or fish, or both, in this commonwealth for at least
three years prior to such appointment; and two board
members shall be further qualified, one having been actively
engaged in farming on land owned by him in this common-
wealth for a period of not less than five years prior to his
appointment, and one particularly interested in the pi'opa-
gation, protection, j-esearch and management of wild birds
and mammals, but this latter person need not have held a
license to hunt or fish. Board members may be removed
for cause by the governor, with the advice and consent of
the council, after due notice and a hearing, for inefficiency,
neglect of duty or misconduct in office; provided, that a
copy of any charges against such board member shall be
delivered to him not less than ten days prior to the hearing
thereon, and such board member shall have the right to
appear in person or be represented by counsel at such hear-
ing. Upon removal of any such board member, the gover-
nor shall thereupon cause to be filed in the office of the
state secretary a complete statement of all charges made
against such board member, the findings thereon, and a
complete record of the proceedings thereunder.
The absence of a board member from three consecutive
meetings, except for sickness, shall be termed neglect of
duty, and the board member shall be subject to removal
from office as heretofore provided.
In the case of the resignation, removal or death of a board
member his successor shall be appointed in like manner and
with like qualifications for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
The commissioner, the directors of the divisions of the
department, and the superintendent of the bureau of wild-
life research and management, hereinafter provided for in
section seven, shall be fully qualified by training, experience
and executive ability to administer the duties of their
respective offices.
The commissioner of, the department or any director may
be removed by the governor with the advice and consent of
the council and the superintendent of the bureau of wildlife
i-esearch and management may be removed by the board,
after due notice and a hearing, for ineflficiency, neglect of
duty or misconduct in office; provided, that a copy of the
charges against any such official shall be delivered to him
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 651. 737
not less than ten days prior to the hearing thereon, and such
official shall have the right to a public hearing and to appear
in person or be represented by counsel.
No board member shall hold any other position in the
department while serving as such, nor for a period of one
year thereafter.
Section 4- The board members shall serve without com- Salaries,
pensation, but shall be entitled to be reimbursed, out of any
funds available for the purpose, for their actual traveling
and other expenses necessarily incurred in the performance
of their official duties, but such reimbursement shall not in
any fiscal year exceed three thousand dollars for the total
aggregate expenses of all of the board members.
The salary of the commissioner of the department shall
be fixed by the governor and council and shall not exceed
seven thousand dollars.
The director of the division of fisheries and game and the
superintendent shall be entitled to reimbursement for their
actual traveling and other expenses necessarily incurred in
the performance of their official duties. The board shall have
the final determination as to whether any such expenses are
necessary within the meaning of this section.
All salaries and expenses of the department, other than
of the division of fisheries and game, shall be paid out of
funds available, from time to time, to the department, and
all salaries and expenses of the division of fisheries and
game shall be paid out of funds available to said division.
One half of the amount necessary for the pa3Tiient of salaries
and expenses of the conservation officers of the division of
law enforcement shall be appropriated from the inland fish-
eries and game fund estabhshed by section three A of chap- .
ter one hundred and thirty-one and the remaining one half
of said amount shall be appropriated from the General Fund.
Section 5. The members of the board shall meet in the Board
commonwealth, within thirty days after their appointment, "^®''*'"^^-
and once a month thereafter at such times and places in the
commonwealth as they may from time to time determine.
They shall, from time to time, and at least annually, choose
a chairman and a secretary from among their members, and
shall make the appointments required to be made by them
in the manner herein provided. Three board members shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except
in the case of the appointment or removal of the director of
the division of fisheries and game or the superintendent.
No appointment or removal of any person to or from any of
said positions shall be valid unless written notice of the meet-
ing for such appointment or removal, setting forth the busi-
ness to be transacted thereat, shall have been sent, by regis-
tered mail, to each director, at least fourteen days prior to
such meeting, and then only by the unanimous vote of three
or more members present and voting.
The commissioner shall have complete control of the de- commissionor.
partment and all divisions thereof except the division of §°^p^'^ '^"'^
738
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 651.
Director of
division of
fisheries and
game,
powers and
duties.
Director i>f
division of
forestry.
Director of
division of
marine
fisheries.
Director of
division of
parks and
recreation.
Director of
division of law
enforcement.
fisheries and game, and the board shall have complete con-
trol of the division of fisheries and game.
The commissioner shall have charge of, direct and super-
vise all matters relative to the department, and all of the
divisions therein except the division of fisheries and game.
He shall prepare the annual budget of the department,
exclusive of the division of fisheries and game, and shall
file the same pursuant to section three of chapter twenty-
nine and within ninety days after the end of each fiscal
year, he shall render a complete detailed report of all activi-
ties, revenue and expenditures of the department, and each
division thereof, except the division of fisheries and game,
to the governor and council.
The director of the division of fisheries and game shall,
under the control of the board, have charge of, direct and
supervise all matters relative to said division and the em-
ployees therein, subject to chapter one hundred and thirty-
one. He shall carry out the policies promulgated from time
to time by the board, shall prepare the annual budget of
the division, and shall file the same pursuant to section three
of chapter twenty-nine and within ninety days after the end
of each fiscal year he shall render a complete detailed report
of all activities, revenue and expenditures of the division
to the board, the general court and the governor and council.
The director of the division of forestry shall, under the
control of the commissioner, have charge of the administra-
tion of said division. Said director shall appoint a state fire
warden for a term of five years from the civil service fist.
The director of the division of marine fisheries shall, under
the control of the commissioner have charge of the adminis-
tration of said division.
The director of the division of parks and recreation shall,
under the control of the commissioner, have charge of the
administration of said division.
The director of the division of law enforcement shall,
under the control of the commissioner, have charge of, ex-
cept as otherwise provided by law, the enforcement of all
laws relative to the department, including all laws relative to
fish and game, and, except as otherwise provided by law,
shall, under the control of the commissioner, have charge of
the administration and enforcement of all laws which it is
the duty of the department to administer and enforce, and
shall direct all inspections, claims and investigations.
Said director of the division of law enforcement may, sub-
ject to the approval of the commissioner, appoint for a term
of five years a chief coastal warden and a chief conservation
officer. The chief conservation officer shall have charge of
the conservation officers, whose duty shall be the enforce-
ment of chapter one hundred and thirty-one and all the pro-
visions of law relative to inland fish, birds and mammals,
including dogs, and the chief coastal warden shall have charge
of coastal wardens, whose duty shall be the enforcement of
chapter one hundred and thirty and all other provisions of
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 651. 739
law relative to marine fisheries and fish, in each of the above
instances, under the control of the director of law enforce-
ment. Said director may assign or transfer any or all per-
sonnel in the division of law enforcement to any duty or
duties within the division in the case of extreme emergency,
determined to be such by the commissioner and shall re-
assign such personnel to their respective regular duties im-
mediately upon the cessation of such emergency, subject in
each instance to the approval of the commissioner.
Section 6, All the funds now or hereafter expendable by Funds.
virtue of any present or future law for the division of fisheries
and game shall be expended under the supervision of the di-
rectors, except the moneys for the enforcement of law, which
moneys shall be expended under the supervision "of the com-
missioner.
Section 7. There shall be in the division of fisheries and ^^^f^ "^
game, under the control of the board, a bureau of wildlife research and
research and management headed by a superintendent ap- ™u°^rfn^nd-
pointed by the board for a term of five years after the expi- ent, powers
ration of the term of the present incumbent who shall be ''"^ ^"*^"^''-
transferred to the office of superintendent from his present
position. The superintendent may, subject to the approval
of the director of the division of fisheries and game, appoint
and remove such experts, clerks and other employees as the
work of the bureau may require. He shall explore the possi-
bilities of increasing all beneficial forms of wildlife, giving due
consideration to economic, aesthetic and recreational values.
He shall co-operate with the University of Massachusetts
and with federal agencies in all matters pertaining to wildlife
research and management, and shall supervise and manage
all wildlife sanctuaries which are at any time under the man-
agement or control of the department. He shall report to
the board from time to time relative to the protection,
restoration and development of wildlife. For the purpose
of this section the word "wildlife" means birds, mammals
and inland fish.
The superintendent, subject to the prior approval of the
board, shall conduct such scientific and other studies as he
may deem necessary in the work of the bureau, and, subject
to like approval, shall collect, classify and designate such
studies, data and information as, in his opinion, will tend to
promote the objects of said bureau.
There shall be a state ornithologist in the bureau of wildlife
research and management appointed by the board.
Section 8. There shall be an advisory board appointed by Advisory
the governor to consult with and advise the director of the '^°*'^*^
division of marine fisheries. The board shall consist of five
members appointed for a term of one year each, representing
the clam industry, the lobster industry, the vessel owners,
and the fish processors, but no more than two shall repre-
sent the same interests.
The members of this advisory board shall serve without
pay, but shall be reimbursed for actual necessary expenses
740
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 651.
Present
officials to
continue
temporarily.
Funda.
Invalidity or
unconstitu-
tionality of
any provision
not to affect
validity or
constitution-
ality of
remaining
provisions.
Civil service
employees to
continue
without loss of
rights.
"Commis-
sioner", etc.,
defined.
incurred in the performance of their duties, but at no time
shall the total aggregate expenses of the board exceed three
thousand dollars per annum.
Section 2. The officers at the head of the department of
conservation and the divisions and bureaus therein on the
effective date of this act shall serve as temporary heads of
the new department, division and bureaus, respectively, and
the present commissioner of conservation shall serve as the
temporary director of the division of law enforcement until
new officers shall have been appointed and qualified for such
positions.
Section 3. All funds expendable on the effective date of
this act for the several functions of the department of con-
servation and the divisions thereof are hereby made available
for expenditure by said department, or the divisions thereof,
as the case may be, to which said functions are transferred,
or in which they are placed, by the provisions of this act.
Section 4. The provisions of the various sections of this
act are hereby declared to be separable, and if any such pro-
vision or provisions, or the application of such provisions to
the person or circumstance shall be held invalid or unconsti-
tutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not be
construed to affect the validity or constitutionality of any of
the remaining provisions of said sections, or the application
of such provisions to persons or circumstances other than
those as to which it is held invalid. It is hereby declared to
be the legislative intent that said section would have been
enacted had such invalid or unconstitutional provisions not
been included.
Section 5. The employees of the department of conser-
vation serving therein upon the effective date of this act who
are subject to the civil service laws shall continue to serve in
said department without impairment of their civil service
or other rights, and such employees shall retain any step-
rate increases from the minimum pay of their grade earned
during their service with said department, and for retirement
purposes their service with said department shall be deemed
to be creditable service. Non-civil service employees of the
said department serving therein on said effective date of this
act shall continue to serve in said department without im-
pairment of their status, and for retirement purposes their
service with said department shall be deemed to be creditable
service.
Section 6. Wherever in the General Laws the word
"commissioner", meaning the commissioner of the said de-
partment is used pertaining to the division of fisheries and
game or the division of wildlife research and management in
the said department, such word shall, for the purpose of this
act, mean the board of directors of the division of fisheries
and game.
Wherever in the General Laws reference is made to the
director of the division of wildlife research and management,
whether by the words "director" or "director of the divi-
Acts, 1948. --Chap. G51. 741
sion", it shall, for the purpose of this act, mean the superin-
tendent of the bureau of wildlife research and management.
Wherever in the General Laws reference is made to the
commissioner of conservation or the director of the division
of fisheries and game pertaining to the enforcement of the
laws of the division of fisheries and game, it shall, for the
purpose of this act, mean the commissioner.
Section 7. This act shall become effective September EfTective date,
first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved June 17, 1948.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
ExECUTI^'E Department, State House,
Boston, June 30, 1948.
Honorable Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
State House, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sir: — I, Robert F. Bradford, by virtue of and in accord-
ance with the provisions of the Forty-eighth Amendment
to the Constitution, "The Referendum II, Emergency
Measures", do declare that in my opinion, the immediate
preservation of the public convenience requires that the
law passed on the 17th day of June in the year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, being Chapter 651 of the Acts of
1948 entitled, "An Act Relative to the Department of Con-
servation", should take effect forthwith and that it is an
emergency law and, that the facts constituting the emergency
are as follows:
The purpose of the Act is to reorganize the Department of
Conservation. Delay in its accomplishment would be con-
trary to the public interest and convenience.
Very truly yours,
Robert F. Bradford.
Office of the SEcnETARY, Boston, .June 30, 19^8.
I hereby certify that the accompanying statement was Madeemer-
filed in this office by His Excellency the Governor of the by^governor.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts at four o'clock and forty-
five minutes, p.m., on the above date, and in accordance
with Article Forty-eight of the Amendments to the Constitu-
tion said chapter takes effect forthwith, being chapter six
hundred and fifty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-eight.
F. W. Cook,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
742 Acts, 1948. — CiiAr. 052.
Ch(ip,Q52 An At:T RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION BY THE DEPART-
MENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF CERTAIN RECREATION AREAS
IN THE EAST BOSTON DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON
AND AUTHORIZING SAID CITY TO BORROW MONEY IN CON-
NECTION THEREWITH.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
tlefeat its purpose which, in part, is to provide for the im-
mediate construction of the recreation areas referred to
therein, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency-
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 516 of the acts of 1946 is hereby amended by
striking out the first two sentences and inserting in place
thereof the following : — The department of public works, in
carrying out the duties imposed upon it by section three of
chapter thi'ee hundred and eighty-thi-ee of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-five and subject to the provisions of
said section three relative to the making of an agreement by
said department and the city of Boston, is hereby authorized
and directed (a) to construct, at or near the waterfront ex-
tending from Wordsworth street (extended) to Bayswater
street in the East Boston district of the city of Boston, a
recreation area upon such lands and with such structures and
facilities for recreation as said department and said city may
agree upon and (6) to construct, neai- Porter street in said
East Boston district by the so-called airport approach ex-
change, a recreation area upon such lands and with such
structures and facilities for recreation as said department
and said city may agree upon. For the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this act, said department may ex^pend,
in addition to any sums which the city of Boston undertakes
to pay to the commonwealth as hereinafter provided, sums
not exceeding, in the aggregate, one million three hundred
thousand dollars, which shall be paid from the funds provided
by section four of chapter six hundred and seventy-six of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven. The structures
and facilities of the recreation area near Porter street shali
include a stadium having a seating capacity of not less than
seven thousand persons and costing not more than three
hundred thousand dollars, if, but only if, the city council of
the city of Boston, subject to the provisions of the charter of
said city and after two separate readings and by two separate
votes of two thirds of all its members, the second of said
readings and votes to be had not less than fourteen days
after the first, authorizes the execution of an agreement
whereby said city undertakes to pay the commonwealth, at
the time of the exchange of lands provided for by said section
three, the amount by which the cost of the stadium shall
have caused the aggregate cost of the construction of both of
said recreation areas to exceed the aforesaid sum of one mil-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 653. 743
lion three hundred thousand dollars. For the purpose of
providing funds to meet any payment so undertaken to be
made to the commonwealth, the treasurer of the city of
Boston, without further authority than that contained in
this act, shall borrow such sums as may be necessary, not
exceeding, in the aggregate, three hundred thousand dollai-s
and may issue bonds or notes of the city therefor, which shall
bear on their face the words "City of Boston, East Boston
Stadium, Act of 1948". Such loan shall be in excess of the
statutory limit of indebtedness, shall be payable in not more
than ten years from its date, and shall, except as herein
otherwise provided, be subject to all laws relative to the in-
curring of debt by said city.
Approved June 17, 1948.
An Act requiring the metropolitan district commission Chav.65S
TO reimburse metropolitan district police officers
FOR injuries received BY THEM IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 92 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Tcr.
inserting after section 63A the following section: — Section fesBf^ded.
63B. The commission shall, subject to appropriation, Commission
indemnify a metropolitan district police officer, to an amount poUcL^ffi^rs
not more than the amount recommended bj^ said com- 1°^ expenses
• • r J J. • J u u- UM from injuries
mission, for expenses or damages sustained by him while received in
acting as a police officer, or incurred by him in the defense "'"*' °^ ^"*^"
or settlement of an action brought against hhn for acts
done by him while so acting; provided, that the defense or
settlement of such claim shall have been made by the attor-
ney general; and such damages shall include loss of pay by
reason of absence from duty on the part of such officer
because of temporary incapacity caused by injury suffered
through no fault of his own while in the actual performance
of duty; and, if such officer be dead, such expenses or
damages shall be payable to his widow, or, if he leaves no
widow, then to his next of kin, who, at the time of his death,
were dependent upon his salary for support. This section
shall be construed to require the commission to pay compen-
sation, in the manner herein provided, for damages for per-
sonal injuries, whether or not death results; provided, the
amount of such compensation shall have been approved by
the attorney general. Approved June 17, 1948.
744
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 654, 655.
Chap.Q54o An Act relative to the leasing by the city of boston
OF space for an underground garage for the parking
OF MOTOR vehicles UNDER BOSTON COMMON, CHARLES
street and the public garden, or ANY OF SAID PLACES,
IN SAID CITY, INCLUDING A TUNNEL FROM COMMONWEALTH
AVENUE AT ARLINGTON STREET CONNECTED THEREWITH
AND AN UNDERGROUND PASSAGEWAY FROM SAID GARAGE
TO TREMONT STREET.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 294 of the acts of 1946 is hereby
amended by inserting after section 2 the two following
sections: — Section 2 A. No private corporation mentioned
herein shall be assessed any tax upon any real estate, garage,
underground passageway or traffic tunnel of which it is
lessee hereunder or upon any structures or facilities con-
structed under any construction contract or lease while such
leavse is in force, the provisions of any general or special law
to the contrary notwithstanding.
Section 2B. If any provision of this chapter shall be held
to be invalid, the remainder thereof shall not be affected
thereby.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 17, 1948.
Kniergency
preamble.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 3, § 9,
etc., amended.
Chap.Qd^ An Act providing for an increase in the regular com-
pensation of members OF THE GENERAL COURT.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide for payment of
an increase in the regular compensation of members of the
General Court during the current session, in addition to that
already authorized by law, therefore it is hereby declared to
be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preserva-
tion of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 9 of chapter 3 of the General Laws,
as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 248 of
the acts of 1945, is hereby further amended by striking out,
in fine 3, the words "twenty-five hundred" and inserting in
place thereof the words: — two thousand seven hundred and
fifty, — and by striking out, in line 5, the words "twenty-
five hundred" and inserting in place thereof the words: —
two thousand seven hundred and fifty, — so that the first
two sentences will read as follows : — Each member of the
general court shall receive, for each regular annual session,
two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. The president
of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives
shall each receive two thousand seven hundred and fifty
dollars additional compensation.
o-L.CTer SECTION 2. Said chapter 3 is hereby further amended
etc!, amended, by Striking out section 10, as most recently amended by
Salary in-
crease for
members of
general court.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 656. 745
section 2 of «a.id chapter 248, and inserting in place thereof
the ioWo-wing: — Section 10. Each member of the general fomSn'^ation.
court chosen to fill a vacancy, or who resigns his seat during
a regular annual session, shall be entitled to a per diem
compensation for the time of his membership at the rate of
two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars for each regu-
lar annual session, and the allowances for travel and other
expenses for the time of his membership as provided in sec-
tion nine A.
Section 3. To provide for payments authorized by this
act, the sums hereinafter set forth are hereby appropriated
from the General Fund or revenue of the commonwealth,
the same to be in addition to any amounts heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose : —
Uem
0101-01 For the compensation of senators . . . $10,250
0101-03 For the compensation of representatives . 60,250
Section 4. The compensation established by this act
shall be allowed from January first of the current year.
Approved June 17, 1948.
An Act relative to the salaries and retirement of Chav.Q56
JUSTICES AND CLERKS IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SPRING-
FIELD, THE CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT OF WORCESTER AND
THE FIRST AND THIRD DISTRICT COURTS OF EASTERN MID-
DLESEX.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 218 of the General Laws is hereby gj^-^^|''-
amended by inserting after section 77 the following section: new'§77A.
— Section 77 A. The salaries of the justices of the district ^*^^^^-
court of Springfield, central district court of Worcester, first f^'tYJes a°nd
district court of eastern Middlesex and third district court clerks of
of eastern Middlesex shall be nine thousand dollars each. ?Hot%'our'ts
The salaries of the clerks of said district courts shall be sixty-
seven hundred and fifty dollars each except the clerk and
assistant clerks of the central district court of Worcester.
The salaries of the first assistant clerks of said courts shall
be equal to seventy-five per cent, the salaries of the second
assistant clerks of said courts shall be equal to sixty per
cent, and the salaries of the third assistant clerks of said
courts shall be equal to forty-five per cent of the salaries
of the clerks of their respective courts. Such justices and •
clerks shall devote their entire time during ordinary busi-
ness hours to their respective duties and shall not, directly
or indirectly, engage in the practice of law. Each of said
justices shall sit in his own court and, in addition, perform
such other duties as district court justice as the administra-
tive committee may from time to time assign to him.
Section 2. Within six months after the effective date Pt-nsious tor
... .. • 1 • 1 • iir !• justices and
of this act, any justice, special justice or clerk of any dis- clerks of cer-
trict court mentioned in section seventy-seven A of chapter courte.^*"''*
746
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 657.
two hundred and eighteen of the General Laws, inserted
by section one of this act, may retire, and shall thereafter
receive an annual pension, the amount of which shall be
determined by his years of service as such justice or clerk,
as follows : —
For Justices and Clerks : — Over twenty years, two thirds
of his annual pay; over fifteen, but not over twenty years,
one half of his annual pay; over ten but not over fifteen
years, one third of his annual pay; over five but not over
ten years, one fourth of his annual pay; not over five years,
one sixth of his annual pay.
For Special Justices : — Over twenty years, one thousand
dollars; over fifteen but not over twenty years, seven hun-
dred and fifty dollars; over ten but not over fifteen years,
five hundred dollars.
Nothing in this section shall affect the right of any justice,
special justice or clerk to retire under any law applicable to
him.
Effective date. SECTION 3. TMs act sliall take effect on February first,
nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved June 17, 1948.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 149.
§ 33A. etc..
amended.
Work hours
of certain em-
ployees of
cities and
towns,
regulated.
C/iap.657 An Act further regulating the work hours of em-
ployees OF certain cities and towns.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 33A, inserted by chapter 649 of the
acts of 1947, and inserting in place thereof the following
section : — Section S3 A . Except as otherwise provided in
this section and notwithstanding any other provision of
general or special law, the service of all persons employed
by every city in which this section has been accepted in the
manner provided in earlier provisions thereof, or shall be
accepted, in the case of cities having a Plan E charter, by
the affirmative vote of two thirds of all the members of the
city council, and, in the case of other cities by vote of the
city council, subject to the provisions of the charter, and in
every town in which it has been or shall be accepted by vote
of the town at an annual town meeting, shall be restricted
to five days and forty hours in any one week; provided,
that, in cases of emergency, when the mayor or a city offi-
cial designated by him, the city manager in cities having a
Plan E charter, or a city official designated by him, and the
board of selectmen or a town official designated by them,
determines that public necessity so requires, which determi-
nation shall be final and conclusive, service in excess of the
days and hours aforesaid may be authorized by an officer
of such city or town or by any other person whose duty it
is to employ, direct or control such employees, and such
additional service shall be compensated for as overtime.
This section shall not apply to policemen, firemen, school
Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 658, 659. 747
teachers, incumbents of offices specifically established by
or under the authority of any general law or special act, or
such other classes or gi'oups of employees as from time to
time may be specifically exempted therefrom in the manner
provided for the acceptance of this section. The compensa-
tion payable to any employee shall not be reduced by reason
of acceptance of this section. Approved June 18, 1948.
An Act relative to the collection of the excise on Chap.QdS
MEALS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 6 of chapter 64B of the General Laws, as amended ^j^; ^J^^-^ q^
by section 2 of chapter 521 of the acts of 1943, is hereby fur- etc., 'amended.'
ther amended by adding at the end the following: — , and under ^enaln
shall abate to taxpayers making returns and payments as conditions.
required by this chapter, an amount equal to the actual cost
of tabulating and computing such excise by the taxpayer,
but not exceeding one per centum of the excise so paid;
provided, that no taxpayer shall be entitled to receive any
such abatement except in accordance with such classifi-
cation and regulations as the commissioner may prescribe,
and unless such taxpayer shall, in addition to the return
hereinabove referred to, have furnished to the commissioner
any further information required by him respecting such
return, to be set forth in such form and with such verifica-
tion as he may require and approve.
Approved June 18, 1948.
An Act relative to the retirement of certain officers (7/iax>.659
and employees of the commonwealth.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Any assistant attorney general in office on the effective
date of this act who has had not less than twenty years of
service as such may, on or before December thirty-first,
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, become a member of the
state retirement system by. depositing in the annuity savings
fund of said system the sum of five hundred dollars. There-
after, upon reaching the maximum age for his group, or if he
has attained such maximum age at such time, then within
three years from said effective date as he may elect, he shall
be retired and shall receive from the commonwealth a retire-
ment allowance or pension of thirty-five hundred dollars
per annum. Approved June 18, 1948.
748
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 660.
Emergency
preamble.
Chap.()60 An Act establishing the office, and defining the
POWERS AND DUTIES, OF THE CHIEF MOTH SUPERINTEND-
ENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION, AND FUR-
THER REGULATING THE SUPPRESSION OF CERTAIN INSECT
PESTS.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would in part
defeat its purpose which is to make immediately effective
the powers and duties of the chief moth superintendent in
the department of conservation, as outlined therein, there-
fore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 21 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by adding at the end the following section under
the caption : —
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 21, new
§ 9, adfled.
Chief moth
superintendent.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 132, § 1,
etc., amended.
Duties of
state forester.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 132,
new § lA,
added.
Duties of
chief moth
superintend-
ent.
CHIEF MOTH SUPERINTENDENT.
Section 9. The commissioner shall appoint and may
remove a chief moth superintendent, who shall serve in the
department, but he and his employees shall not be subject
to the direction or control of the director of the division of
forestry therein. Said superintendent shall perform such
duties as the commissioner may require, and shall be al-
lowed necessary traveling expenses for himself and his em-
ployees in the discharge of their duties. Said superintendent
shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the
duties of his office.
Section 2. Section 1 of chapter 132 of the General Laws,
as most recently amended by section 26 of chapter 344 of
the acts of 1947, is hereby further amended by striking out,
in lines 3 to 5, inclusive, as appearing in section 36 of chap-
ter 490 of the acts of 1941, the words "act for the com-
monwealth in suppressing the gypsy and brown tail moths
and tent caterpillars; shall", — so as to read as follows: —
Section 1. The director of the division of forestry in the
department of conservation, in this chapter called the for-
ester, shall promote the perpetuation, extension and proper
management of the public and private forest lands of the
commonwealth ; shall give such a course of instruction to the
students of the University of Massachusetts on the art
and science of forestry as may be arranged by the trustees
of the university and the forester; and shall perform such
other duties as may be imposed upon him by the governor
and council.
Section 3. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended
by inserting after section 1, as amended, the following sec-
tion:— Section lA. The chief moth superintendent, in
this chapter called the chief superintendent, shall act for
the commonwealth in suppressing the insect pests declared
in section eleven to be public nuisances, and in accordance
with the provisions of .section thirteen of chapter twenty-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 660. 749
one, shall perform such other duties as may be imposed upon
him by the commissioner. He shall keep a record of all
expenditures made or authorized by him, and shall prepare
an annual report for the commissioner. Subject to the ap-
proval of the commissioner, he may make such rules and
regulations and establish such quarantines as he may deem
necessary governing operations undertaken by cities, towns,
and persons to suppress such nuisances.
Section 4. Said chapter 1.32 is hereby finther amended S,l'- ^^'^""s
by striking out section 4, as appearing in the Tercentenary amended.'
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:
— Section 4- The commissioner shall make annual reports Reports.
of the acts of the forester and of the acts of the chief superin-
tendent, which latter report shall include a statement of
all sums expended from the funds of the commonwealth for
the suppression of insect pests in the several cities and towns.
The report relative to the acts of the forester shall include
the account of all money invested in each state forest and
of the annual income and expense thereof, and the report of
the state fire warden required by section twenty-eight of
chapter forty-eight.
Section 5. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended Ed^"i32'^§8
by striking out section 8, as so appearing, and inserting in amended.'
place thereof the following section: — Section 8. The chief Agents
superintendent, and the clerks, agents and other employees gyps'^m^ths
employed by him may, while engaged in and for the purpose ^jfy^ilnj"" °"
of carrying out any provision of this chapter, enter upon
any land; and any local moth superintendent, in this chap-
ter called a local superintendent, appointed and approved
as provided in section thirteen, or any agent or employee of
any such local superintendent, may enter upon any land
within his town for the purpose of determining if such land
is infested with any insect pests declared by section eleven
to be public nuisances, or to what extent such land is so
infested.
Section- 6. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended ^^Y ^'^2'^'
by striking out section 11, as amended by section 3 of chap- § 11,' etc.,'
ter 41.5 of the acts of 1937, and inserting in place thereof the ^'"^"^•^''•
following section : — Section 1 1 . The chief superintendent \l^^f^l fJJ|'
may, subject to the approval of the commissioner, make rules moths de-
and regulations governing all operations by cities and towns pubUc*
or persons for the purpose of suppressing the gypsy and brown "u'sancc.
tail moths, their larvae, pupae, nests, eggs and caterpillars,
and tent caterpillars, cankerworms, oriental hag moths and
elm leaf beetles, which destroy forest and shade tree foliage,
all of which insect pests are hereby declared to be public
nuisances.
He may make contracts on behalf of the commonwealth; f^®^,.'^'|'4''*°
shall study and promote improved methods of suppressing suppression.
such public nuisances; may act in co-operation with any per-
son, any other state, the United States, or any foreign gov-
ernment, and, without limiting the generality of the fore-
going, shall act in co-operation with federal and state
750
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 660.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 132,
§ 12, etc..
amended.
Penalty for
interfering
with moth
work.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 132,
§ 12A, etc.,
amended.
Suppression of
moths on
land of the
commonwealth.
agencies engaged in the study or control of the Japanese
beetle and Dutch elm disease; may conduct investigations
and gather and distribute information concerning such pub-
lic nuisances; may offer prizes to pupils in the elementary
grades of public and private schools for the collection of the
egg clusters of the tent caterpillar; may conduct investiga-
tions and gather and distribute information concerning such
public nuisances; may advise, make use of, and require the
use of all lawful means of suppressing such public nuisances ;
may lease real estate when he deems it necessary, and, with
the approval of the authority in charge, may use any real
or personal property of the commonwealth; may at all times
enter upon any land ; shall prepare for students or the public
such lectures, exhibits or information relative to such public
nuisances as may be required; shall personally, and by his
employees, supervise operations undertaken by cities and
towns to suppress such nuisances, and the expenditure of
funds therefor; for any and all of such purposes may employ
such assistants and agents, including expert advisers, as he
deems necessary; and, in the undertakings aforesaid, may,
in accordance with this chapter, expend all sums appro-
priated or donated therefor; but no expenditure shall be
made or liability incurred in excess of such appropriations
and donations. He shall annually in January notify each
city and town of its financial liability for such suppression
work for the then current year. No owner or occupant of
an estate infested by any of the aforesaid public nuisances
shall by reason thereof be civilly or criminally liable, except
to the extent and in the manner and form set forth in this
chapter.
Section 7. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 12, as amended by section 4 of said
chapter 415, and inserting in place thereof the following
section: — Section 12. Whoever wilfully resists or obstructs
the chief superintendent, any local superintendent, or any
officer of a city or town, or a servant or agent duly employed
by any of said officers, while such person is engaged in sup-
pressing any public nuisance referred to in section eleven, or
knowingly fails to comply with any rule, regulation or quar-
antine issued by the chief superintendent and approved
in writing by the commissioner, shall be punished by a fine
of not more than twenty-five dollars.
Section 8. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 12 A, inserted by chapter 401 of the
acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the following
section: — Section 12 A. All persons in charge of land under
the control of the commonwealth, including in such term
the metropolitan district commission, may at the expense of
the commonwealth or district destroy the eggs, caterpillars,
pupae and nests of the gypsy and brown tail moths and tent
caterpillars on the land within their charge and use such
other lawful means of suppressing said moths and tent cater-
pillars as the chief superintendent may require. AH such
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 660. 751
work shall be performed with the advice of the chief super-
intendent.
Section 9. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended §j^; ^^^^ ^ ^3
by striking out section 13, as most recently amended by etc., "amended. '
section 5 of said chapter 415, and inserting in place thereof
the following section: — Section IS. The mayor in cities Local moth
and the selectmen in towns shall annually appoint a local ""p^'"***" ^"'^•
moth superintendent for the suppression of the public
nuisances referred to in section eleven. In cities, such ap-
pointments shall be made on or before January fifteenth, and
in towns, within ten days after the organization of the
board of selectmen. The commissioner shall be notified im-
mediately by the mayor or the selectmen of the appoint-
ment of a local superintendent. Said local superintendents
shall, under the advice and general direction of the chief
superintendent, destroy the eggs, caterpillars, larvae, pupae,
and nests of said public nuisances within his jurisdiction,
except in parks and other property under control of the com-
monwealth, and, unless otherwise herein provided, in private
property.
Section 10. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended Ed.). i32T'§ h.
by striking out section 14, as amended by section 6 of said et^- amended,
chapter 415, and inserting in place thereof the following
section: — Section 14- When any city or town, the valuation Reimbursc-
of which does not exceed six million dollars, shall have ex- cities and
pended within its limits city or town funds to an amount in *°^"^
excess of one twenty-fifth of one per cent of its valuation in
any one year ending November thirtieth in suppressing the
public nuisances referred to in section eleven, the common-
wealth shall spend within the limits of said city or town for
the purpose of suppressing the remaining infestation of such
public nuisances such funds, and shall furnish such supplies
and services, as the chief superintendent, after inspection,
may find necessary.
When any city or town, the valuation of which is greater
than six million dollars, but less than twelve million five
hundred thousand dollars, shall have expended within its
limits city or town funds to an amount exceeding one twenty-
fifth of one per cent of its valuation in any one year ending
November thirtieth in suppressing the public nuisances re-
ferred to in section eleven, and an area of serious infestation
by such pubHc nuisances still remains in such city or town,
the commonwealth shall expend within the limits of such
city or town, for the purpose of suppressing the remaining
infestation of such public nuisances, a sum, or shall furnish
such services and supplies to an amount, not exceeding
fifty per cent of such excess over said one twenty-fifth of one
per cent.
When any town with the valuation of less than six million
dollars has expended in any one calendar year a sum equal
to one fiftieth of one per cent of its valuation for equipment,
insecticides and labor for the pruning, removal or spraying
of public elms affected by the Dutch elm disease, or for the
752 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 660.
elimination of cut elm wood in town dumps, woodpiles and
other locations, which would serve as a breeding place for
elm bark beetles, the carriers of the disease, the common-
wealth shall reimburse the town for one half the amount
expended beyond the sum above mentioned; provided, that
no town shall be so reimbursed by the commonwealth in any
one calendar year by more than three hundred dollars.
When any town of eighty or more square miles in area,
not less than one third of which is woodland, shall have ex-
pended more than fifty per cent in excess of its liability in
suppressing public nuisances, the commonwealth may offer
such additional assistance as the commissioner and chief
superintendent deem necessary to combat the remaining
infestation.
In determining the amount of assistance to be rendered to
any city or town under this section, the chief superintend-
ent shall take into consideration, as a basis for the need of
further expenditures, the area involved, the possible spread
menace and the degree of infestation.
No city or town shall be entitled to any assistance from
the commonwealth under this section until it has filed with
the chief superintendent, for submission to the comptroller,
itemized accounts and vouchers showing the amounts ex-
pended by it for the purpose of suppressing said public
nuisances and elm bark beetles, or either of them, nor unless
and until such vouchers and accounts have been approved
monthly by the chief superintendent and the comptroller,
nor unless such expenditures shall have been duty authorized
and approved by the chief superintendent and the perform-
ance of said work meets with his approval.
For the purposes of this section and of section sixteen,
the valuation of a city or town shall mean the last preceding
valuation thereof made for the purpose of apportioning the
state tax.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to entitle a
city or town to assistance in the suppression of said public
nuisances or elm bark beetles until a specific appropriation
therefor has been made available by the general court.
Such assistance may, in the discretion of the chief superin-
tendent consist in whole or in part of supplies, labor, services
or loan of equipment.
Ed V' 132% 15 Section 11. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended
amended.' ' by Striking out section 15, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section :
Accounts. — Section 15. Every city or town rendering an account
under section fourteen shall deduct from such amount as it
has expended the total amount expended, whether or not
assessed and collected, for private work or work performed
under section eighteen during the term covered by the ac-
count, if such work was performed under the provisions of
section eighteen. In addition, the local superintendent shall
annually in December furnish the chief superintendent with
an itemized voucher showing the total amount of private
Acts, 1948. — Ciiai'. 660. 753
work peiftniued in his city or town. In the absence of such
record or voucher, the chief superintendent shall use in lieu
thereof, for the purposes of apportioning reimbursement,
a sum equal to one and one third of the liabilit}' of such city
or town.
Sectiox 12. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended S, V" i^Sf ""« ,«
by strikmg out section lb, as appearmg m the iercentenary amended.
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:
— Section 16. When, in the opinion of the chief superin- Sums to be
tendent, any city or town is not expending a sufficient amount cifies and
for the suppression of the public nuisances referred to in to«ns.
section eleven, or is not conducting the necessary work in a
proper manner, the commissioner shall, in each instance with
the advice and consent of the governor, order such city or
town to e.xpend such amounts, or to use such methods of
suppression, as he shall prescribe; provided, that no city or
town the valuation of which exceeds six million dollars shall
be so required to expend, during any one full year, more than
one fifteenth of one per cent of such valuation, and that no
town the valuation of which is less than six million dollars
shall be required to expend, during any one full year, more
than one twenty- fifth of one per cent of such valuation.
Section 13. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended EdV'iJl'^'s i7
by striking out section 17, as most recently amended by etc.", amended.'
section 10 of chapter 432 of the acts of 1946, and inserting
in place thereof the following section: — Section 17. Any Penalty for
city or town failing to comply with the directions of the dtl^lind
chief superintendent in the performance of said work within to*^* t° "^p-
the time specified by him, or failing to appropriate for the moths, etc.
suppression of said public nuisances the sum, not exceeding
its liabilit}", prescribed by the chief superintendent, shall pay
a fine of one hundred dollars a day for the duration of such
failure, said fine to be collected by information })rought by
the attorney general in the supreme judicial court for Suffolk
county.
In case of emergency, or where there is great or immediate i^ofai ex-
danger of the increase or spread of said public nuisances due '"^" '*"'^'^"'"
to the neglect of any city or town to comply with the pro-
visions of this chapter relating to the suppression thereof,
the chief "superintendent, with the consent of the commis-
sioner, may initiate or continue the work of suppression
within such city or town for such a period as he may deem
necessaiy. The cost of such work, including that done on
private estates, shall be certified by the chief superintendent
to the state treasurer, and be collected and paid to the state
treasurer as provided by section twenty of chapter fifty-nine.
The chief superintendent may also in case of emergency,
subject to the approval of the commissioner, carry on, wholly
or in part, such operation as may be necessary to check the
spreading of said public nuisances in parks not under the
control of the commonwealth, and in cemeteries, woodlands,
and other places of public resort. The amount to be so ex-
pended in any one year shall not exceed ten per cent of the
754
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 660.
G. L. (Ter.
Notice to
landowners
appropriations made for the year by the commonwealth for
the purpose of suppressing said public nuisances. The chief
superintendent may also take complete control of the work
of suppressing said public nuisances in such cities and towns
as may, through the proper officials, request it. The cost of
such work shall be certified by the chief superintendent to
the state treasurer, and shall be collected from the city or
town wherein such work is performed in the manner pro-
vided by section twenty of chapter fifty-m'ne; provided, that
no city or town shall be required to pay more for such work
than would have been its liability as defined by section six-
teen.
Section 14. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended
ftci! ameAded^' by Striking out section 18, as amended by section 6B of said
chapter 415, and inserting in place thereof the following
section: — Section 18. The mayor of every city and the
selectmen of every town shall, on or before November first
in each year, and at such other times as he or they shall see
fit or as the chief superintendent may order, cause a notice
to be sent to the owner, so far as can be ascertained, of every
parcel of land therein which is infested with any such public
nuisance ; or, if such notification appears to be impracticable,
by posting such notice on said parcels of land, requiring that
the eggs, caterpillars, larvae, pupae and nests of said public
nuisances shall be destroyed within a time specified therein.
The pubUcation of the notice in newspapers published or
circulated in the city or town at least three times during the
month of October shall be deemed a compliance with the
law, if in the opinion of the mayor or selectmen such publi-
cation will be a sufficient notice.
When, in the opinion of the mayor or selectmen, the cost
of destroying such eggs, caterpillars, larvae, pupae or nests
of said public nuisances on land contiguous and held under
one ownership in a city or town shall exceed one half of one
per cent of the assessed value thereof, a part of said prem-
ises on which said eggs, caterpillars, larvae, pupae or nests
of said public nuisances shall be destroyed may be desig-
nated in such notice, and such requirements shall not apply
to the remainder of said premises. The mayor or selectmen
may designate the manner in which such work shall be done,
but all work done under this section shall be subject to the
approval of the chief superintendent.
If the owner shall fail to destroy such eggs, caterpillars,
larvae, pupae or nests of said public nuisances as required
by said notice, the city or town, acting by the local super-
intendent appointed under section thirteen, shall, subject to
the approval of the chief superintendent, destroy the same,
and the amount actually expended thereon, not exceeding
one half of one per cent of the assessed valuation of said
lands, as hereinabove specified in this section, shall be as-
sessed upon the said lands; and such an amount in addi-
tion as shall be required shall be apportioned between the
city or town and the commonwealth in accordance with
AsBessment
of coat of
work.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 660. 755
section foui'teen. The amounts to be assessed upon private
estates as herein provided shall be assessed and collected
and shall be a lien on said estates, in the same manner and
with the same effect as in the case of assessments for street
watering.
Section 15. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended gj^- {J|'"j j^
by striking out section 19, as appearing in the Tercentenary amende<i.*
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:
— Section 19. If, in the opinion of the assessors of a city Assessment
or town, any land therein has received, by reason of the benefits*'
suppression of said public nuisances thereon by said chief
superintendent or by said city or town, a special benefit be-
yond the general advantage to all land in the city or town,
then the said assessors shall determine the value of such
special benefit and shall assess the amount thereof upon said
land; provided, that no such assessment on lands contigu-
ous and held under one ownership shall exceed one half of
one per cent of the assessed valuation of said lands; and,
provided further, that the owner or owners shall have de-
ducted from such assessment the amount paid and expended
by them during the twelve months last preceding the date
of such assessment toward suppressing the said nuisances on
.said lands, if, in the opinion of the assessors, such amount
has been expended in good faith. Such assessment shall
be a lien upon the land for three years from the first day of
January next after the assessment has been made, and shall
be collected under a warrant of the assessors to the collector
of taxes of such city or town, in the manner and upon the
terms and conditions and in the exercise of the powers and
duties, so far as they may be applicable, prescribed by
chapter sixty, and real estate sold under such warrant shall
be subject to the provisions of said chapter relative to land
sold for taxes.
Section 16. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended ^^^ '^^''■. ^2
by striking out section 22, as amended by section 7 of said etc! , 'amended.'
chapter 415, and inserting in place thereof the following
section: — Section 22. A person aggrieved by the taxes as- Appiioatiou
sessed upon him for the suppression of said public nuisances, '"*" *^**^"'^"*-
pursuant to section eighteen or nineteen, may, within six
months after the date of the first tax bill issued on account
of the taxes complained of, apply to the assessors for the
abatement thereof, who may make such abatement as they
deem reasonable.
Section 17. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended Ed^m"^! ''3
by striking out section 23, as appearing in the Tercente- ameAded.'
nary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following
section: — Section 23. The assessors shall not abate a tax Abatement.
under section twenty-two except upon the written recom-
mendation of the local superintendent who certified the
assessment in question to the assessors or provided them
with the information as to the work performed, upon which
such tax was assessed, unless the error or excess complained
of originated in the work of the assessors who laid the tax or
75G Acts, 1948. — CuAr. 660.
unless such a tax remaining unpaid is the sole cause of pre-
venting the sale of, or the giving of a clear title to, real
estate.
Ed')" iJ'''"^'^ •'4 Section 18. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended
ameAdecT.' " ' by Striking out section 24, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
^baTcment. tiou i — Sectio)i 21^. The assessors shall keep a record of all
such taxes abated and shall preserve for three years all writ-
ten recommendations received vmder section twenty-three.
They shall furnish the collector of taxes with a certificate
of each abatement, which shall relieve him from the collec-
tion of the sum abated.
Edo,' ^\l^,\ 25, Section 19. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended
etc., aiupnded. ' by Striking out section 25, as amended by section 8 of
said chapter 415, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
dk^tfonwer ing scction : — Section 25. The local superintendent having
all other charge of the suppression of the public nuisances referred
inKln^ootN*'"^ to in section eleven in each city and town shall have like
jurisdiction over the suppression of all other foliage-destroy-
ing insects within the limits of his city or town. In the
absence or disability of such local superintendent, the mayor
or selectmen may temporarily deputize the tree warden to
perform such duties.
Ed')" 132 '^■§ 2(i Section 20. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended
etc.', 'anieAded. " by Striking out section 26, as amended by section 9 of said
chapter 415, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
'friva^p'iand ^^^^- — Sectiofi 26. The local superintendent or his agents
may enter upon private lands for suppression work under
section twenty- five, and the owners of such private lands
may be taxed for such suppression work as provided by
sections eighteen and nineteen; provided, that nothing con-
tained in this section shall require the commonwealth to
pay any part of any such expense, other than the expense
of suppressing said public nuisances, that no land shall be
assessed hereunder which has been assessed the maximum
amount provided by sections eighteen and nineteen, and
that the aggregate assessment on any parcel of private land
for suppression of any public nuisance referred to in section
eleven and for work under section twenty-five shall not ex-
ceed the maximum provided by said sections.
Ed.)*. \^2,\ 27. Section 21. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended
et«.. amended |)y striking out scction 27, as amended by section 10 of said
chapter 415, and inserting in place thereof the following
il'»r etc "^ section : — Section 27. To assist in suppressing the public
(n'rn'isiieri'at nulsanccs referred to in section eleven, the local superin-
'""*'*• tendent in any city or town may furnish, at cost^ to any
owner of real estate situated within said city or town, arse-
nate of lead, other spraying materials or creosote. Such
materials shall be used only for the suppression of said pub-
lic nuisances, and only upon the land of the purchaser.
Ed.)'," i32,'^§ 28. Section 22. Said chapter 132 is hereby further amended
ctc.'ameAded. ' by striking out section 28, as amended by section 11 of
said chapter 415, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 661. 757
ing section : — Section 28. The amounts due for material of'amoJi°n't
furnished under section twenty-seven shall be charged by charged.
the local superintendent to the owners of private estates,
shall be collected in the same way as amounts assessed for
private work, and shall be a lien on said estates in the same
manner as said assessments. The amounts thus charged
shall be deducted from the total amoimt expended in each
city or town for the suppression of public nuisances as pro-
vided in section fifteen.
Section 23. Section 29 of said chapter 132, as appear- g. l. crer.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby repealed. rcpeaiedf' "
Section 24. Section 5 of chapter 40 of the General Laws g. l. (Tor.
is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (23), as ap- ^tt! 'amended.
pearing in the Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place
thereof the following paragraph : —
(23) For suppressing insect pests under chapter one hun- Appropriatiou.
dred and thirty-two.
Section 25. Chapter 266 of the General Laws is hereby g^l. a'cr.
amended by striking out section 119, as appearing in the § lio,
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the fol- '^■"ended.
lowing section: — Section 119. Whoever knowingly brings Transporta-
into the commonwealth, or transports from one town to in'jurious
another therein, any insect pest referred to in section eleven pe^nafimi.
or twenty-five of chapter one hundred and thirty-two, or
the eggs, nests, larvae or pupae thereof, except when en-
gaged in research work for the commonwealth or for the
United States department of agriculture, and for the pur-
pose of suppressing such insect pests, or whoever knowingly
evades the requirements of a quarantine regulation duly
established under any provision of said chapter one hun-
dred and thirty-two, shall be punished by fine of not more
than two hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not more
than two months, or both.
Section 26. This act shall take effect on September Effective
second in the current year. Approved June 18, 1948.
An Act relative to the hours of duty of permanent ChapSQl
MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF
WOBURN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The hours of duty of the permanent members
of the uniformed fire-fighting force in the city of Woburn
shall be so established by the chief engineer or other officer
or officers having charge of fire fighting that the average
weekly hours of duty in any year, other than hours during
which such members may be summoned and kept on duty
because of conflagrations, shall not exceed forty-eight in
number.
Section 2. Hours of duty within a calendar day shall
he consecutive and said members shall be entitled to not
less than one day off in each calendar week.
758 Acts, 1948. — Chaps. 662, 663.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage
and shall be in effect until approved or revoked by the
voters of the city of Woburn in answer to the following
question to be printed upon the official ballot to be used in
said city at the state election to be held in the current year:
"Shall an act passed by the General Court in the current
year relative to the hours of duty of permanent members
of the fire department of the city of Woburn be accepted?"
If a majority of the votes in answer to said question is in the
affirmative, then this act shall continue in effect, but not
otherwise. Approved June 18, 1948.
Chap.6Q2 An Act relative to retirement of certain county
OFFICERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Any county commissioner in office on the effective date
of this act who has had not less than twenty years of service
as such and as the holder of any elective or appointive
office in the service of the commonwealth or any county, or
both, may, on or before December thirty-first, nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, become a member of the county
retirement system, by depositing in the annuity savings
fund of such system the sum of one thousand dollars. There-
after, upon reaching the maximum age for his group, or, if
he has attained such maximum age, at such time within two
years from said effective date as he may elect, he shall be
retired and shall receive from the county a retirement allow-
ance or pension of one half of his annual compensation.
Approved June 18, 1948.
Chap.QQS An Act relative to state-owned airports in respect
TO THEIR management, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
Em^ency Whereas, One of the principal purposes of this act is to
make its provisions operative not later than August first,
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, and this purpose cannot
be accomplished without making this act an emergency law,
therefore this act is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public con-
venience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed V' 6^r59B Section 1. Section 59B of chapter 6 of the General Laws,
etc!, 'amended.' inserted by section 2 of chapter 637 of the acts of the cur-
rent year, is hereby amended by adding at the end the fol-
saiary. lowuig Sentence : — His salary shall be fixed by the board,
with the approval of the governor and council.
Ed.t; 90.^'^' Section 2. Section 50F of chapter 90 of the General
!mMd d""' Laws, inserted by section 3 of said chapter 637, is hereby
L^se of land, amended by adding at the end the following sentence : — No
etc., subject lease of land for any term, and no contract, pennit or lease
to approval. ,/ ^ r i
Acts, 1948. — Cpiap. G64. 759
<)f space in any building or structure owned by the common-
wealth for a term in excess of five years, shall be valid un-
less approved by the governor and council.
Section 3. Section 50H of said chapter 90, inserted by g. l. dvr.
said section 3 of said chapter 637, is hereby amended by f^^n^^etc.
adding at the end thereof the following sentence : — No amended.
lease or conveyance of property under this section shall be property, etc..
valid unless approved by the governor and council. subject to
Section 4. Section 4 of said chapter 637 is hereby 1948^537, § 4,
amended by adding at the end thereof the following sen- amended.'
tence : — Contracts involving the expenditure of an amount ^Icts'sub*-"
in excess of ten thousand dollars for maintenance, repair, ject to
construction, replacement or improvement of buildings, ^^^^^^
structures and other properties of the commonwealth at
state-owned airports shall not be valid until approved by
the governor and council.
Section 5. This act shall take effect on the effective Effective
date of said chapter six hundred and thirty-seven. '''**^-
Approved June 18, 1948.
ChapM4:
An Act relative to the salaries of the register of
deeds and assistant registers of deeds for suffolk
county, and of technical assistants to the assist-
ant recorders of the land court.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The first sentence of section 49 of chapter 35 ^dV' 35^5 49
of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 1 etc!. 'amended'.
of chapter 183 of the acts of the current year, is hereby
further amended by inserting after the word "Suffolk" in
line 10 the words: — , the register of deeds and the assistant
registers of deeds for the county of Suffolk, — so as to read
as follows: — Every office and position whereof the salary is Certain
wholly payable from the treasury of one or more counties, "i^^^ffied by
or from funds administered by and through county officials, the board.
excluding the offices of county commissioners, the clerk and
the assistant clerks of the superior court for civil business in
the county of Suffolk, the clerk and assistant clerks of the
superior court for criminal business in the county of Suffolk,
the assistant clerk and second assistant clerk of the supreme
judicial court for the county of Suffolk, the register of deeds
and the assistant registers of deeds for the county of Suffolk,
official stenogi-aphers, additional stenographers and tempo- stenographers
rary stenographers of the superior court in the county of '"""*'•
Suffolk, justices and special justices of the district courts,
the messenger of the superior court in the county of Suffolk,
the secretary and assistant secretary of the municipal court
of the city of Boston, clerks and assistant clerks of the district
courts other than the clerks and assistant clerks of district
courts in the county of Suffolk except the municipal court
of the city of Boston, and other than the clerks and assistant
clerks of the central district court of Worcester, and exclud-
7G0
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 665.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 36, § 33,
amended.
Salary of
register of
deeds, Suffolk
county.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 185,
§ lOA,
amended.
Assistants to
assistant
recorder.
ing trial justices, other offices and positions filled by appoint-
ment of the governor with the advice and consent of the
council, court officers appointed in Suffolk county under sec-
tion seventy of chapter two hundred and twenty-one, court
officers in attendance upon the municipal court of the city
of Boston, and probation officers, but including the officer
described in the first sentence of section seventy-six of said
chapter two hundred and twenty-one, shall be classified by
the board in the manner provided by sections forty-eight to
fifty-six, inclusive, and every such office and position, now
existing or hereafter established, shall be allocated by the
board to its proper place in such classification.
Section 2. Section 33 of chapter 36 of the General Laws,
as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended
by adding at the end the following paragraph : —
The salary for the register of deeds for the county of Suf-
folk shall be nine thousand dollars, the salary of the first
assistant register of deeds for said county shall be sixty-five
hundred dollars, and the salary for the second assistant and
additional assistant registers of deeds for said county shall
be six thousand dollars.
Section 3. Chapter 185 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section lOA, as appearing in the
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
following: — Section 10 A. The assistant recorder in any
registry district may, with the approval of the judge, ap-
point one or more technical assistants whose compensation
shall be the same as that of the first assistant register of deeds
for said registry district. Said assistants shall perform such
duties as the court may from time to time assign to them.
Approved June 18, 1948.
Chnp.Q65 An Act relative to the retirement allowances of
CERTAIN WAR VETERANS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloivs:
Section L Section 56 of chapter 32 of the General Laws
is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph, as
amended, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
A person who has served in the army, navy, or marine corps
of the United States in the Spanish war or Philippine insur-
rection between April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and
ninety-eight, and July fourth, nineteen hundred and two, or
in the world war between April sixth, nineteen hundred and
seventeen, and November eleventh, nineteen hundred and
eighteen, and has been honorably discharged from such serv-
ice or released from active duty therein, in sections fifty-six
to sixty, inclusive, called a veteran, who is in the service of
the commonwealth, or of any county, city, town or district
thereof, shall be retired, with the consent of the retiring au-
thority, if incapacitated for active service, at one half of the
G. L. (T<r.
Ed.), .32, § 56,
etc., amended.
Retirement
allowances of
certain
veterans in the
public service.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 665. 761
highest annual rate of compensation, including any bonuses
paid in lieu of additional salary or as a temporary wage in-
crease in addition to his regular compensation, and including
any allowance for maintenance, payable to him while he was
holding the grade held b}' him at his retirement, and payable
from the same source ; provided, that he has been in the said
service at least ten years, has reached the age of fifty and
has a total income from all sources, exclusive of such retire-
ment allowance and of any sum received from the govern-
ment of the United States as a pension for war service, not
exceeding one thousand dollars.
Section 2. Said chapter 32 is hereby further amended by cj. i.. ( ivr.
striking out section 57, as amended, and inserting in place etc., amended!
thereof the following section: — Section 57. A veteran who Retirement
has been in the service of the commonwealth, or of any j/eaTa* service.
county, city, town or district thereof, for a total period of
ten years in the aggregate, may, upon petition to the retiring
authority, be retired, in the discretion of said authority, from
active service, at one half of the highest annual rate of com-
pensation, including any bonuses paid in lieu of additional
salary or as a temporary wage increase in addition to his
regular compensation, and including any allowance for main-
tenance, payable to him while he was holding the grade held
by him at his retirement, and payable from the same source,
if he is found by said authority to have become incapacitated
for active service ; provided, that he has a total income from
all sources, exclusive of such i-etirement allowance and of any
sum received from the government of the United States as a
pension for war service, not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Section 3. Said chapter 32 is hereby further amended I^V/ 32's 58
by striking out section 58, as amended, and inserting in place etc', 'amended!
thereof the following section: — Section 58. A veteran who Retirement
has been in the service of the commonwealth, or of any yea" ^s^vice.
county, city, town or district, for a total period of thirty
years in the aggregate, shall, at his own request, with the
approval of the retiring authority, be retired from active
service at one half of the highest annual rate of compensa-
tion, including any bonuses paid in lieu of additional salary
or as a temporary wage increase in addition to his regular
compensation, and including any maintenance allowance,
payable to him while he was holding the grade held by him
at his retirement, and payable from the same source.
Section 4. This act shall apply to the retirement allow-
ances of veterans, subject to any provisions of sections fifty-
six to fifty-eight, inclusive, of chapter thirty-two of the
General Laws, as amended by sections one to three, inclusive,
of this act, retired since January first, nineteen hundred and
forty-eight, and prior to the effective date of this act, as well
as to those retired on or after said effective date.
Section 5. This act shall take effect on October first in Effective date.
the current year. Approved June IS, WZ/S.
ments.
762 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 666.
Chap.66Q An Act relative to the amount of payments to cer-
tain DEPENDENTS OF EMPLOYEES KILLED IN INDUSTRIAL
ACCIDENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed^)'i5r§3i Section 31 of chapter 152 of the General Laws is hereby
etc., 'amended. ' amended by striking out the second paragraph, as most re-
cently amended by chapter 572 of the acts of 1945, and in-
serting in place thereof the following paragraph : —
Death pay- To the widow or widowcr, so long as she or he remains
unmarried, fifteen dollars a week if and so long as there is
no child of the employee, who is under the age of eighteen,
or over said age and physically or mentally incapacitated
from earning; to or for the use of the widow or widower and
for the benefit of all children of the employee, twenty dollars
a week if and so long as there is one such child, and five
dollars more a week for each such additional child; pro-
vided, that in case any such child is a child by a former wife
or husband, the death benefit shall be divided between the
surviving wife or husband and all living children of the de-
ceased employee in equal shares, the surviving wife or hus-
band taking the same share as a child. If the widow or
widower dies, such amount or amounts as would have been
payable to or for her or his own use and for the benefit of all
children of the employee shall be paid in equal shares to all
the surviving children of the employee. If the widow or
widower remarries, all payments under the foregoing pro-
visions shall terminate and the insurer shall pay each week
to each of such children of the employee, if and so long as
there are more than five, his or her proportionate share of
twenty-five dollars and shall pay each of the children, if and
so long as there are five or less, four dollars a week. If there
is no surviving wife or husband of the deceased employee,
such amount or amounts as would have been payable under
this section to or for the use of a widow or widower and for
the benefit of all such children of the employee, shall be paid
in equal shares to all such surviving children of the employee
but no individual shall receive an amount in excess of fifteen
dollars a week. The total amount of payments and the
period of payments in all cases under this section shall not
be more than seventy-six hundred dollars nor continue for
more than four hundred weeks, except that payment to or
for the benefit of children of the deceased employee under
the age of eighteen shall not be discontinued prior to the
age of eighteen, and except that after a dependent unre-
married widow or physically or mentally incapacitated child
over the age of eighteen has received his maximum payments,
he or she shall continue to receive further payments, but only
during such periods as he or she is in fact not fully self-
supporting. Either party may request hearings at reason-
able intervals before a board member on the question of
granting such payments, or on the question of restoration of
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 667. 763
such payments, or on the question of the discontinuance of
such payments. A member of the board may set a case for
hearing on his own initiative, after due notice to both parties.
Approved June 18, 1948.
ChapMl
An Act relativk to the salaries of the justices and
clerks of certain district courts and of the boston
juvenile court.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 218 of the General Laws is hereby o l- (Ter
amended by striking out section 76, as most recently amended etc. amended!*'
by chapter 576 of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 76. The salary of ^^^^^ °f
the justice of the Boston juvenile court shall be seven thou- Boston
sand dollars, and that of the clerk of said court an amount J"^«"'« '=°"'''-
equal to seventy- five per cent of the salary of the justice.
Section 2. Said chapter 218 is hereby further amended Ed^ns"^!??
by striking out section 77, as amended by chapter 294 of etc!, amended. '
the acts of 1937, and inserting in place thereof the following
section : — Section 77. The salary of the justice of the dis- Salaries of
trict court of Dukes county shall be thirty-two hundred dktHct ^.mrts
dollars and the salary of the justice of the district court of "^iSt'^'ffnd
Nantucket shall be twenty-five hundred dollars. The sala- Nantucket.
ries of the clerks of said district courts shall be equal to
seventy-five per cent of the salaries of the justices of their
respective courts.
Section 3. Said chapter 218 is hereby further amended EdV, 2i8,'^§ 78,
by striking out section 78, as appearing in the Tercentenary ameAdea."
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
Section 78. The salary of the justice of each of the follow- Salaries of
ing district courts shall be sixty-six hundred dollars: mu- d^tHcf Courts
nicipal court of the Roxbury district, district court of East
Norfolk, district court of southern Essex, municipal court
of the Dorchester district, district court of Somerville; the
salary of the justice of each of the following district courts
shall be six-ty-three hundred dollars: district court of Lowell,
third district court of Bristol, first district court of Essex,
second district court of eastern Middlesex, district court of
Chelsea; the salary of the justice of each of the following
district courts shall be six thousand dollars: second district
court of Bristol, East Boston district court, municipal court
of the West Roxbury district, municipal court of the South
Boston district, district court of Lawrence, district court of
Newton, district court of Brockton, municipal court of the
Charlestown district, municipal court of the Brighton dis-
trict; the salary of the justice of each of the following dis-
trict courts shall be five thousand dollars: municipal court
of Brookline, fourth district court of eastern Middlesex,
district court of central Berkshire, district court of northern
Norfolk; the salary of the justice of each of the following
district courts shall be forty-five hundred dollars: .second
764 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 667.
district court of Plymouth, central district court of northern
Essex, first district court of southern Middlesex, district
court of Holyoke, district court of Hampshire, district court
of Fitchburg, first district court of Bristol, first district court
of southern Worcester; the salary of the justice of each of
the following district courts shall be four thousand dollars:
district court of eastern Essex, first district court of northern
Worcester, fourth district court of Bristol, district court of
Newburyport, district coiut of Peabody, district court of
western Norfolk, district court of Chicopee, district court
of central Middlesex, district court of Franklin; the salary of
the justice of each of the following district courts shall be
thirty-five hundred dollars: first district court of Barnstable,
fourth district court of Plymouth, district court of western
Hampden, district court of Marlborough, third district court
of Plymouth; the salary of the justice of each of the follow-
ing district courts shall be thirty-two hundred dollars: first
district court of northern Middlesex, district court of Leomin-
ster, district court of northern Berkshire, district court of
Natick, district court of southern Norfolk, district court of
western Worcester, third district court of southern Worces-
ter, district court of eastern Hampden, second district court
of eastern Worcester, second district court of Essex, second
district court of southern Worcester, fourth district court of
Berkshire, first district court of eastern Worcester, district
court of eastern Hampshire; the salary of the justice of
each of the following district courts shall be twenty-five
hundred dollars: district court of southern Berkshire, second
district court of Barnstable, district court of Lee, third dis-
trict court of Essex, district court of Winchendon, district
court of eastern Franklin, district court of Williamstown.
g-L(Ter SECTION 4. Said chapter 218 is hereby further amended
etc!, 'amended. ' by Striking out section 79, as most recently amended by
section 2 of chapter 136 of the acts of 1943, and inserting in
Salaries of pi acc thereof the followiug sectlon: — Section 79. In courts
other than the courts in Suffolk county in which the salaries
of justices are fixed by section seventy-eight, the salaries of
clerks shall be equal to seventy-five per cent of the salaries
established for the justices of their- respective courts.
EdV'iis'^'sso Section 5. Said chapter 218 is hereby further amended
etc!,'ameAded.' by Striking out scction 80, as most recently amended by
section 2 of chapter 498 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in
Salaries of placc thcreof the following section : — Section 80. In courts
cfcrL*!" in which the salaries of clerks are established by section
seventy-nine, the salaries of assistant clerks, other than sec-
ond, third and fourth assistant clerks, shall be equal to
seventy-five per cent, and the salaries of second assistant
clerks shall be equal to sixty per cent, and the salaries of
third assistant clerks shall be equal to forty-five per cent,
of the salaries of the clerks of their respective courts. The
salary of the fourth assistant clerk of the municipal court
of the Roxbury district shall be forty-five per cent of the
salary of the clerk of said court.
Acts, 1948. — (^iiap. G68. 705
Section oA. The compensation of the special justice of
the district court of Lowell shall not be increased by reason
of the increase in compensation of the justice of said court
as provided in section two of this act.
Section 6. Nothing in this act shall effect any reduction
in the regular compensation now being paid to any justice
or clerk of an}^ couil.
Section 7. This act shall take effect on January first, J5»!,*^'^'
nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved June 18, 1948.
date.
ChapMS
An Act relative to the terms of certain bonds and
notes to be issued by the commonwealth.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would cause Emergency
great inconvenience in the issues of bonds and notes to carry preamble,
out the purposes of various acts passed at the current session
of the general court, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public safety and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contraiy, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized
to issue under chapter five hundred and ninety-nine of the
acts of the current year, to provide for a special capital out-
lay program for the commonwealth, shall be issued for ma.xi-
mum terms of fourteen years, and shall be payable not earlier
than July first, nineteen hundred and fiftj^-three nor later
than June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixty-two, as
recommended by the governor in his message to the general
court, dated June eighteenth, nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, in pursuance of section 3 of Ai'ticle LXII of the
amendments to the constitution of the commonwealth.
Section 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the bonds or notes which the state treasurer is au-
thorized to issue under chapter six hundred and eight of the
acts of the current year, authorizing the metropolitan dis-
trict commission to construct an additional water main from
the Middlesex Fells reservoir through the cities and towns
of Melrose, Saugus, Lynn and Swampscott to Marblehead,
shall be issued for maximum terms of thirty years, as recom-
mended by the governor in his message to the general court,
dated June eighteenth, nineteen hundred and forty-eight,
in pursuance of section 3 of Article LXII of the amendments
to the constitution of the commonwealth.
Approved June 19, 19/f8.
766 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
CJ^ap.f}()9 An Act in addition to the general appropriation act
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO SUPPLEMENT CERTAIN ITEMS
CONTAINED THEREIN, AND FOR CERTAIN NEW ACTIVITIES
AND PROJECTS,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. To provide for supplementing certain items
in the general appropriation act, and for certain new activi-
ties and projects, the sums set forth in section two, for the
particular purposes and subject to the conditions stated
therein, are hereby appropriated from the general fund or
ordinary revenue of the commonwealth, unless some other
source of revenue is expressed, subject to the provisions of
law regulating the disbursement of public funds and the
approval thereof, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and forty-nine, in said section two re-
ferred to as the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine, or
for such other period as may be specified.
Section 2.
Service of the Legislalive Department.
Item
0101-15 For the salaries of clerks employed in the
legislative document room, including not
more than two permanent positions, to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . $1,200 00
0101-26 For payment to the widow of a deceased
member of the house of representatives, as
authorized by chapter thirty-seven of the
resolves of the current year . . . 2,500 00
0102-02 For printing, binding and paper ordered by
the senate and house of representatives, or
by concurrent order of the two branches,
for the year nineteen hundred and forty-
nine and the previous year, with the ap-
Eroval of the clerks of the respective
ranches, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 25,000 00
0102-16 For certain expenses of the clerk's office,
house of representatives, for the year nine-
teen hundred and forty-nine and previous
years 400 00
0102-50 For the services of a physician and for medi-
cal suppUes during the legislative session,
subject to the approval of the sergeant-at-
arms; provided, that section twenty-one
of chapter thirty of the General Laws
shall not apply to the payments made
under this item ..... 1,200 00
Service of the Judicial Department.
Justices of District Courts;
0302-11 For compensation of justices of district
courts while sitting in the superior court . $8,000 00
0302-12 For expenses of justices of (fistrict courts
while sitting in the superior court . . 1,400 00
0302-13 For reimbursing certain counties for com-
pensation of certain special justices for
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
767
Item
0305-02
0305-03
0306-69
0306-73
0306-83
0306-94
600 00
services in holding sessions of district,
courts in place of the justice, while sitting
in the superior court .... $5,000 00
Probate and Insolvency Courts, as follows :
For the compensation of judges of probate
when acting for other judges of probate,
for the year nineteen hundred and forty-
nine and the previous year, to be in addi-
tion to any amount heretofore appropri-
ated for the purpose . . . . 3,000 00
For expenses of judges of probate when acting
for other judges of probate, for the year
nineteen hundred and forty-nine and the
previous year, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ......
For the salaries of judges of probate, regis-
ters of probate, assistant registers and
clerical assistance to registers of the
several counties :
Middlesex:
Item 0306-69 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of
the current year is hereby amended by
striking out the word "four" as appear-
ing in the first line and inserting in place
thereof the word: — five.
Suffolk:
Item 0306-73 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of
the current year is hereby amended by
striking out the word "four" as appear-
ing in the first hne and inserting in place
thereof the word : — five.
Bristol:
Clerical assistance to register, including
not more than eleven permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 1 ,000 00
Worcester:
Clerical assistance to register, including
not more than fifteen permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 450 00
Service of the Land Court.
0308-02 Item 0308-02 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of
the current year is hereby amended in the
.second and third lines by striking out the
words "twenty-seven" and inserting in
place thereof the words: — twenty-nine.
Service of the District Attorneys.
District Attorneys, as follows:
0310-08 For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistant for the northwestern district, in-
cluding not more than two permanent
positions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose
$2,880 00
768
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
0402-02
Service of the Adjutant General.
Item 0402-02 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by striking
out the figures "63,100 00" and inserting
in place thereof the figures 58,960 00.
Service of the Organized Militia.
0403-13 For compensation for special and miscellane-
ous duty and for expenses of operation of
the twenty-sixth division; provided, that
any provision of law to the contrary not-
withstanding, sums not exceeding in the
aggregate twenty-four thousand three
hundred dollars may be expended for five
full time positions, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ......
0403-15 To cover certain small claims for damages to
private property arising from military
maneuvers, for the year nineteen hundred
and forty-nine and the previous year, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
0403-21 P'or personal services and expenses of maiij-
taining and testing aircraft controls and
warning systems for the New England area
$5,000 00
1,000 00
11,000 00
Service of the State Quartermaster.
0405-02 For personal services of armorers and assist-
ant armorers of armories of the first class,
superintendent of armories and other em-
ployees, including not more than eighty-
three permanent positions, and for operat-
ing expenses of armories of the first class,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
Special :
0406-26 For the purchase of additional land for the
state rifle range, as authorized by chapter
three hundred and sixty-nine of the acts of
the current year .....
$114,580 00
8,000 00
Service of the Stale Surgeon.
0407-01 For personal services and expenses of the
state surgeon, and regular assistants, in-
cluding not more than three permanent
positions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose .
$5,000 00
Service of the Armory Commission.
Special :
0409-28 For certain structural alterations at the Hing-
ham armory; provided, that the sum of
one thousand dollars is paid into the state
treasury by the town of Hingham prior to
performance of the work, as authorized by
chapter four hundred and twenty-four of
the acts of the current year
$1,000 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
769
Item
0414-02
Service of the Commission on Administration and Finance.
0414-03
0414-04
0414-06
0414-31
For personal services and expenses of the
office of the chairman, including not more
than nine permanent positions, for the
year nineteen hundred and forty-nine and
the previous year, to be in addition to the
amount authorized for the purpose in item
2970-09, and to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose $9,700 00
For personal services and expenses of the
bureau of the comptroller, including not
more than one hundred and twelve perma-
nent positions, to be in addition to the
amoimt authorized for the purpose in item
2970-09, and to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose 8,250 00
For personal services and expenses of the
bureau of the budget commissioner, includ-
ing not more than eight permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to the amount au-
thorized for the purpose in item 2970-09,
and to be in addition to any amount hereto-
fore appropriated for the purpose
For personal services and expenses of the
division of personnel and standardization,
including not more than thirty-four perma-
nent positions, to be in addition to the
amount authorized for the purpose in item
2970-09, and to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose . . . . . . 6,210 00
Personnel Appeal Boards :
For personal services and expenses of per-
sonnel appeal boards, as authorized by
chapter four hundred and eighty-five of
the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five,
to be in addition to any amoimt heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . 2,000 00
450 00
Service of the State Superintendent of Buildings.
0416-02 For personal services of engineers, assistant
engineers, firemen and helpers in the en-
gineer's department, including not more
than forty-six permanent positions, to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . . J990 00
0416-05 For other personal services and expenses inci-
dental to the care and maintenance of the
state house and of the Ford building, so
called, including not more than eighty
permanent positions, for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-nine and the previous
year, to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose . . 14,000 00
Service of the State Planning Board.
0419-01 For personal services and expenses of secre-
tary, chief engineer and other assistants,
including not more than thirteen perma-
770 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
nent positions, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose $480 00
0419-21 Item 0419-21 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by adding
in line five after the word "forty-seven " the
following : — , and for compensation and
expenses of the commissioners as provided
by section four of said chapter.
Service of the Art Commission.
Special :
0424-26 For cleaning the Ann Hutchinson statue . .S150 00
Service of the Outdoor Advertising Authority.
0428-01 For personal services and expenses of the out-
door advertising authority, as authorized
by chapter six hundred and twelve of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six,
including not more than ten permanent
positions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . $2,450 00
Service of the Massachusetts Public Building Commission.
0429-01 For personal services and other expenses of
the Massachusetts public building commis-
sion, as authorized by chapter four hundred
and sixty-six of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven, includmg not more
than twelve permanent positions, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... $4,260 00
Service of the Massachv^etls Aeronautics Commission.
0442-21 For personal services and other expenses of
maintenance and operation of the Hanscom
field, including not more than nineteen per-
manent positions, as authorized by chapter
four hundred and forty-two of the acts of
V nineteen hundred and forty-six, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... $4,500 00
For the Maintenance of the Mount Greylock War Memorial.
Special :
0443-21 For certain repairs to the Mount Greylock
War Memorial, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose $7,000 00
Service of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
0501-02 For personal services and expenses of the
office of the secretary, including not more
than sixty-seven permanent positions, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . $5,050 00
Special :
0502-02 For the purchase and distribution of copies
of certain journals of the house of repre-
sentatives of Massachusetts Bay from
seventeen hundred and fifteen to seventeen
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
771
Item
0503-03
0701-02
0801-02
0802-02
0803-08
0803-09
0901-02
0901-31
0907-07
hundred and eighty, inclusive, as author-
ized by chapter four hundred and thirteen
of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . $250 00
For printing laws, etc. :
For printing and binding public documents,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . 1,500 00
Service of the Auditor of the Commonwealth.
For personal services and expenses of the
office of the auditor, including not more
than thirty-five permanent positions, to be .
in addition to the amount authorized for
this purpose in item 2970-09 and to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... $750 00
Service of the Attorney General's Department.
For personal services and expenses of the
office of the attorney general, including not
more than forty-two permanent positions,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose; and to re-
imburse the department of the attorney
general for an advance made in the year
nineteen hundred and thirty-nine in the
amount of twenty dollars . . $16,900 00
For the settlement of certain small claims, as
authorized by sections three A and three B
of chapter twelve of the General Laws, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . 3,000 00
Special :
For a contribution to the National Associa-
tion of Attorneys General . . . 1,000 00
For expenses in connection with court pro-
ceedings seeking the recovery of unclaimed
bank deposits 20,000 00
Service of the Department of Agriculture.
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than twenty-two permanent po-
sitions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . $555 00
Special :
For personal services and other expenses of a
survey of the production of cranberries, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . 300 00
Di vi.sion of Livestock Disease Control :
For reimbursement of owners of tubercular
cattle kiUed, as authorized by section
twelve A of chapter one hundred and
twenty-nine of the General Laws, and in
accordance with certain provisions of law
and agreements made under authority of
section thirtj'-three of said chapter one
hundred and twenty-nine during the year
nineteen hundred and forty-nine and the
772
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
0908-01
0909-01
previous year, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose $20,000 00
Division of Markets:
For personal services and expenses, includ-
ing not more than thirteen permanent po-
sitions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 7,600 00
Division of Plant Pest Control and Fairs:
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than three permanent positions,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . 2,360 00
Service of the Department of Conservation.
1001-02 For personal services and expenses of the
office of the commissioner, including not
more than sixteen permanent positions, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . $5,500 00
Division of Forestry:
1002-12 For personal services of the state fire warden
and his assistants, and for other services,
including traveling expenses of the state
fire warden and his assistants, necessary
supplies and equipment and materials used
in new construction in the forest fire pre-
vention service, including not more than
sixteen permanent positions, for the year
nineteen hundred and forty-nine and the
previous year, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose 10,000 00
1002-16 For certain expenses in connection with a fire
on October Mountain state forest . . 3,000 00
Specials:
1002-26 For personal services and expenses in con-
nection with certain farm forestry projects
in co-operation with the United States
Forest Service and the county of Berkshire;
provided, that no expenditure shall be
made under this item until the county of
Berkshire shall have deposited the sum of
twelve hundred and fifteen dollars in the
state treasury for this project, and, pro-
vided further, that federal funds received
as reimbursements under this item are to
be credited as income to the General Fimd 4,860 00
1002-27 For personal services and expenses in con-
nection with certain farm forestry projects
in co-operation with the United States
Forest Service and the county of Essex;
provided, that no expenditure shall be
made under tliis item until the coimty of
Essex shall have deposited the sum of
twelve hundred and fifteen dollars in the
state treasury for this project, and, pro-
vided further, that federal funds received
as reimbursements under this item are to
be credited as income to the General Fund 4,860 00
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 069. 778
Item
1002-31 For personal services, including not more
than seven permanent positions, and for
other expenses incidental to the suppres-
sion of insect pests and shade tree diseases,
including gypsy and brown tail moths and
Japanese oeetles, and for reimbursement
to cities and towns of a proportion of their
expenses for such work, as provided by law,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . $700 00
Division of Fisheries and Game, Enforce-
ment of Laws:
1004-11 For p)ersonal services and expenses of con-
servation officers, including not more than
thirty-nine permanent positions, to be in
addition to the amount authorized for the
purpose in item 3304-11, and to be in addi-
tion to any amounts heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose 9,950 00
Division of Marine Fisheries:
1004-70 For personal services and expenses of the
oflfice of the director, including not more
than nine permanent positions, and in-
cluding personal services and expenses re-
quired in connection with the activities
provided for under items 1004-84 and
1004-85 of section two of chapter one hun-
dred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ...... 4,440 00
1004-86 \ The unexpended balances remaining in ap-
1004-89 / propriation items 1004-86 and 1004-89 of
section two of chapter three himdred and
nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-six are hereby reappropriated.
Enforcement of shellfish and other marine
fishery laws:
Special :
1004-92 For improvements at the alewife fishery in
the town of Weymouth; provided, that no
expenditure shall be made by the common-
wealth until the town of Weymouth shall
have paid into the state treasury the sum
of twenty-five hundred dollars for said im-
provements, as provided by chapter two
hundred and thirty-five of the acts of the
current year ...... 6,000 00
Special:
1004-94 For investigation and study of the purifica-
tion and propagation of shellfish as author-
ized by chapter four hundred and thirty
of the acts of the current year . . 20,000 00
Service of the Department of Banking and Insurance.
Division of Banks :
1101-02 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than one hundred and fifty-seven
permanent positions, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose $89,340 00
774 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
Division of Insurance :
1103-02 For other personal services and expenses of
the division, including expenses of the
board of appeal and certain other costs of
supervising motor vehicle liability insur-
ance, and including not more than two
hundred and twenty permanent positions,
partly chargeable to item 2970-02; pro-
vided, that contracts or orders for the pur-
chase of statement blanks for the making
of annual reports to the commissioner of
insurance shall not be subject to the re-
strictions prescribed by section one of
chapter five of the General Laws, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... $13,150 00
Service of the Deparlment of Corporations and Taxation.
1201-02 For personal services of the corporations and
tax divisions, the division of field investi-
gation and temporar}'^ taxes, the adminis-
tration of an excise on meals and the income
tax division, including certain positions
filled by the commissioner with the ap-
proval of the governor and council, and
additional clerical and other assistants,
totalhng not more than six hundred and
eleven permanent positions, partly charge-
able to item 2970-13, the sum of eleven
thousand six hundred and seventy dollars
is hereby appropriated from the General
Fund to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose;
and it is hereby provided that on or before
the tenth day of August, nineteen hundred
and forty-eight, and of each month there-
after, the commissioner of corporations and
taxation shall certify to the division of per-
sonnel and standardization, in such form
and manner as said division shall prescribe,
the proportions of the amount herein ap-
propriated which are properly chargeable
to the corporations and tax divisions, the
division of field investigation and tempo-
rary taxes, the cost of administration of an
excise on meals and the income tax divi-
sion, respectively. It is hereby further
provided that the comptroller shall trans-
fer to the General Fund the sum of fifty
thousand dollars from fees collected under
section twenty-seven of chapter one hun-
dred and thirty-eight of the General Laws,
the sum of eighty thousand dollars from
amounts collected under chapter sixty-
four B of the General Laws and the sum of
eight hundred and seventy thousand dol-
lars from the receipts from the income tax,
which sums are hereby included in this
appropriation ..... $11,670 00
1201-03 For other services and expenses of the corpo-
rations and tax divisions, including neces-
sary office supplies and equipment, travel,
and for printing the annual report, to be in
addition to the amount appropriated in
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669. 775
Item
item 2970-14, and to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose $16,000 00
1201-12 For expenses other than personal services of
the division of field investigation and tem-
porary taxes, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose . . . . . 1,31.5 00
1201-22 For expenses other than personal services for
the administration of an excise on meals
the sum of four thousand five hundred and
fifty dollars is hereby appropriated from
the General Fund, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose; provided, that a sum equivalent
to the expenditures under this item shall be
transferred to the General Fund from
amounts collected under chapter sixty-
four B of the General Laws . . . 4,550 00
1202-02 For services other than personal of the income
tax division, including traveling expenses,
office supplies and equipment and rent, the
sum of eighteen thousand dollars is hereby
appropriated from the General Fund, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose; provided,
that a sum equivalent to the expenditures
from this item shall be transferred to the
General Fund from receipts from the in-
come tax 18,000 00
Division of Accounts:
1203-01 For personal services including not more than
one hundred and eighteen permanent posi-
tions, partlj' chargeable to item 1203-11
of section two of chapter one hundred and
ninety-eight of the acts of the current year,
and for expenses, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose 10,510 00
1203-12 For the expenses of certain books, forms and
other material, which may be sold to cities
and towns requiring the same for main-
taining their system of accounts, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 5,000 00
1203-21 For the administrative expenses of the county
personnel board, including not more than
six permanent positions, to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ... . . . . 150 00
Service of the Department of Education.
Special :
1301-22 For personal services and expenses in con-
nection with the federal community school
lunch program, so called; provided, that
notwithstanding any other provision of
law, persons employed hereunder shall not
be subject to the civil service laws or the
rules and regulations made thereunder, nor
to the laws regarding pensions and retire-
ment, but their employment and .salary
rates shall be subject to the approval of
776
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
I^m
1301-54
the division of personnel and standardiza-
tion, to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose . . $4,875 00
Reimbursement and Aid:
For the reimbursement of certain cities and
towns for a part of the expenses of main-
taining agricultural and industrial voca-
tional schools, as provided by law, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose, and including prior
year charges in the amount of fourteen
thousand four hundred and seventy-two
dollars and twelve cents .... 16,272 12
Division of Immigration and Americaniza-
tion:
1302-01 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than nineteen permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose .
Division of Public Libraries:
1303-01 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than eighteen permanent posi-
tions, and for the purchase of books and
other publications, and for the cost of
binding and rebinding; provided, that
contracts or orders for such work shall not
be subject to the restrictions prescribed by
section one of chapter five of the General
Laws, to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose .
Division of the Blind:
1304-08 For aiding the adult blind, subject to the con-
ditions provided by law, including the cost
of certain medical assistance and supplies,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
1304-11 For personal services and other expenses in
connection with the operation of local
shops, including not more than eight per-
manent positions, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose . . . . . .
1304-13 For personal services and other expenses in
connection with the operation of the Wool-
son House industries, including not more
than two permanent positions, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .
1304-16 For personal services and other expenses in
connection with the operation of certain
industries for men, including net more than
six permanent positions, to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ......
752 00
3,765 00
400 00
7,177 50
3,866 00
9,337 50
Massachusetts Maritime Academy:
1306-01 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than one permanent position, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
120 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
777
lt«m
1306-10
For the maintenance of the academy and ship,
including not more than fifty-five perma-
nent positions, and for the purchase or
lease of land, with the approval of the com-
missioner of education, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ......
$76,115 00
For the maintenance of and for certaiii im-
provements at the following state teach-
ers' colleges, and the boarding halls at-
tached thereto, with the approval of the
commissioner of education :
1307-00 State teachers' college at Bridgewater, includ-
ing not more than sixty-five permanent
positions, to be in addition to the amount
authorized for the purpose in item 3513-07,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . 6,200 00
1308-00 State teachers' college at Fitchburg, including
not more than sixty-four permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to the amount au-
thorized for the purpose in item 3513-08,
and to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose . . 2,740 00
1309-00 State teachers' college at Framingham, in-
cluding not more than sixty-six permanent
positions, to be in addition to the amoimt
authorized for the purpose in item 3513-09,
and to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose . . 5,950 00
1309-34 The unexpended balance of the amount ap-
propriated by item 1309-34 of section two
of chapter six hundred and seventeen of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six is
hereby reappropriated.
1311-00 State teachers' college at Lowell, including
not more than thirty-seven permanent
positions, to be in addition to the amount
authorized in item 3513-11, and to be in
addition to any amoimt heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 2,960 00
1312-00 State teachers' college at North Adams, in-
cluding not more than twenty-eight per-
manent po.sitions, to be in addition to the
amoimt authorized for the purpose in item
3513-12, and to be in addition to any
amoimt heretofore appropriated for the
purpose . . . . . . 2,550 00
1313-00 State teachers' college at Salem, including not
more than fifty-one permanent positions,
to be in addition to the amount authorized
for the purpose in item 3513-13, and to be
in addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 6,350 00
1314-00 State teachers' coUege at Westfield, including
not more than thirty-one permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to the amount au-
thorized for the purpose in item 3513-14,
and to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose . . 5,040 00
1315-00 State teachers' college at Worcester, includ-
ing not more than forty-one permanent
positions, to be in addition to the amount
778
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
1321-00
authorized for the purpose in item 3513-15,
and to be in addition to any amount hereto-
fore appropriated for the purpose . . $1,140 00
Massachusetts School of Art, including not
more than twenty-eight permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to the amount
authorized for the purpose in item 3513-21,
and to be in addition to any amount hereto-
fore appropriated for the purpose . , 1,260 00
Textile Institutes:
1332-00 For the maintenance of the Lowell textile
institute, with the approval of the commis-
sioner of education and the trustees, includ-
ing not more than sixty-five permanent
positions, and including the sum of ten
thousand dollars which is to be assessed
upon the city of Lowell as a part of the
charges to be paid by said city to the com-
monwealth in the calendar year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, and to be in addi-
tion to the amount authorized for the pur-
pose in item 3513-32, and also to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose ....
4,530 00
Special:
1332-37 For expenses in connection with a research
project for which the commonwealth will
be fully reimbursed by the United States
Department of Agriculture, under a con-
tract approved by the commission on ad-
ministration and finance, entitled "Im-
provement of Cotton Warp Yarns for
Carpets" 25,000 00
1333-00 For the maintenance of the New Bedford
textile institute, including the purchase of
land, with the approval of the commissioner
of education and the trustees, including not
more than thirty permanent positions, and
including the sum of ten thousand dollars
which is to be assessed upon the city of
New Bedford as a part of the charges to be
paid by said city to the commonwealth in
the calendar year nineteen hundred and
forty-eight, and to be in addition to the
amount authorized for the purpose in item
3513-33, and also to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose 26,250 00
1333-38 The unexpended balance remaining in ap-
propriation item 1333-38 of section two of
chapter three hundred and nine of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-six is hereby
reappropriated.
University of Massachusetts:
1341-00 For the maintenance of the University of
Massachusetts, including the purchase of
■ • land, with the approval of the trustees and
including not more than six hundred and
twenty-five permanent positions, to be in
addition to the amount authorized for the
purpose in item 3513-41, and to be in addi-
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
779
Item
1341-97
tion to any amount heretofore appropri-
ated for the purpose ; and from the amount
herein appropriated sums not exceeding in
the aggregate five hundred dollars are
hereby authorized to be expended for ex-
perimental purposes in connection with
the cultivation of beach plums, as au-
thorized by chapter five hundred and
thirty-four of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-one; and of the amount appro-
priated for maintenance of the control serv-
ices, one hundred and seventy-seven dol-
lars and seventeen cents is designated for
reimbursement to the state treasurer to
cover payment of salary made in nineteen
hundred and forty-six to Mr. Fay Wells,
dairy cattle investigator, for services ren-
dered after termination of his legal em-
ployment age due to superannuation
The unexpended balance remaining in item
1341-97 of section two of chapter six hun-
dred and seventeen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-six is hereby reappro-
priated.
$57,820 00
Service of the Department of Civil Service and Registration.
Section two of chapter one hundred and
ninety-eight of the acts of the current
year is hereby amended by striking out
the following items totalhng $284,080 00 :
1403-01, 1403-02, 1403-03, 1404-01,
1404-03, 1405-01, 1405-02, 1405-03,
1406-01, 1406-02, 1407-01, 1407-02,
1407-03, 1408-01, 1408-02, 1409-01.
1409-02, 1409-03, 1410-01, 1410-02,
1411-01, 1411-02, 1412-01, 1413-01,
1413-02, 1414-01, 1414-02, 1416-01,
1416-02, 1417-01, 1417-02, 1420-01,
1420-02, 1421-01 and 1421-02, and in-
serting in place thereof the following
items:
Division of Registration:
1403-01 For the salary of the di-
rector .... $3,400 00
1403-02 For clerical and certain
other personal services of
the division, including not
more than forty perma-
nent positions, and for
other expenses . . 128,260 00
1403-03 This item included in item
1403-02.
Board of Registration in
Medicine :
1404-01 For personal services and
expJenses of the members
of the board, including not
more than seven perma-
nent positions
1404-03 This item included in item
1404-01.
7,300 00
780
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
1405-01
1405-02
1405-03
Board of Dental Exami-
ners:
P'or personal services and
expenses of the members
of the board, including not
more than five perma-
nent positions
This item included in item
1405-01.
For the enforcement of the
registration law
$4,955 00
100 00
Board of Registration in
Chiropody :
1406-01 For personal services and
expenses of members of
the board, including not
more than five permanent
positions
1406-02 This item included in item
1406-01.
1,200 00
Board of Registration in
Pharmacy :
1407-01 For personal services of
members of the board, in-
cluding not more than
five permanent positions .
1407-02 For personal services of
agents and investigators,
including not more than
four permanent positions,
and for traveling expenses
1407-03 This item included in item
1407-02.
4,300 00
16,140 00
Board of Registration of
Nurses : .
1408-01 For personal services and
expenses of the members
of the board, and of the
appointive members of
the approving authority,
including not more than
ten permanent posi-
tions ....
1408-02 This item included in item
1408-01.
4,205 00
Board of Registration in
Embalming and Fu-
neral Directing:
1409-01 For personal services and
expenses of members of
the board, including not
more than three perma-
nent positions
1409-02 This item included in item
1409-01.
1409-03 For the dissemination of
useful knowledge among
and for the benefit of
licensed embalmers
6,400 00
100 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
781
Item
1410-01
1410-02
Board of Registration in
Optometry :
For personal services and
expenses of members of
the board, including not
more than five permanent
positions
This item included in item
1410-01.
$2,250 00
1411-01
1411-02
Board of Registration in
Veterinary Medicine:
For personal services and
expenses of members of
the board, including not
more than five permanent
positions ...
This item included in item
1411-01.
1,490 00
1412-01
Board of Registration of
Professional Engineers
and of Land Surveyors :
For travel and other neces-
sary expenses
4,400 00
Board of Registration of
Architects:
1413-01 For personal services and
expenses of members of
the board, including not
more than five permanent
positions
1413-02 This item included in item
1413-01.
3,78.5 00
1414-01
1414-02
Board of Registration of
Certified Public Ac-
countants:
For personal services and
expenses of members of
the board, including not
more than five permanent
positions
This item included in item
1414-01.
5,675 00
State Examiners of Elec-
tricians:
1416-01 For personal services and
expenses of members of
the board, including not
more than two permanent
positions
1416-02 This item included in item
1416-01.
5,900 00
State Examiners of
Plumbers:
1417-01 For personal services and
expenses of membeis of
the board, including not
more than three perma-
nent positions
3,350 00
782
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
1417-02
This item included in item
1417-01.
Board of Registration of
Barbers :
1420-01 For personal services of
members of the board
and assistants, including
not more than eight per-
manent positions and for
other necessary expenses
1420-02 This item included in item
1420-01.
$28,660 00
Board of Registration of
Hairdressers :
1421-01 For personal services of
members of the board and
assistants including not
more than seventeen
permanent positions, and
for travel and other neces-
sary expenses, including
rent ....
1421-02 This item included in item 1421-01.
52,210 00
Division of Registration:
1403-02 For clerical and certain other personal services
of the division, including not more than
forty-one permanent positions, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose
$3,440 00
Board of Registration in Pharmacy:
1407-02 For personal services of agents and investi-
gators, including not more than four perma-
nent positions, and for traveling expenses,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose
600 00
Board of Registration of Nurses:
1408-01 For personal services and expenses of the
members of the board, and of the ap-
pointive members of the approving au-
thority, including not more than ten perma-
nent positions, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ......
200 00
Board of Registration of Professional En-
gineers and of Land Surveyors:
1412-01 For travel and other necessary expenses, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
400 00
Board of Registration of Certified Public
Accountants :
1414-01 For personal services and expenses of mem-
bers of the board, including not more than
five permanent positions, to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated
for the purpose .....
2,000 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
783
Item
1417-01
State Examiners of Plumbers:
For personal services and expenses of mem-
bers of the board, including not more than
three permanent positions, to be in addi-
tion to any amount heretofore appropri-
ated for the purpose ....
$300 00
Board of Registration of Hairdressers:
1421-01 For personal services of members of the board
and assistants, including not more than
seventeen permanent positions, and for
travel and other necessary expenses, in-
cluding rent, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ......
795 00
Service of the Department of Industrial Accidents.
1501-02 For other personal services and expenses, in-
cluding not more than one hundred and
twenty-three permanent positions, to be
in addition to any amoimt heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose .$5,280 00
Service of the Department of Labor and Industries.
1601-41 For personal .services for the statistical serv-
ice, including not more than thirty-six per-
manent positions, and for services other
than personal, printing report and publica-
tions, traveling expenses and office supplies
and equipment for the statistical service,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
$4,000 00
Service of the Department of Mental Health.
1701-02 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than ninety-two permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . $7,400 00
1701-12 For the cost of boarding out of patients under
the provisions of section sixteen of chapter
one hundred and twenty-three of the Gen-
eral Laws, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose 10,000 00
1701-22 Item 1701-22 of section two of chapter six
hundred and eighty-five of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-seven is hereby
amended in the first line by inserting after
the word "purchase" the following words:
— or rental or both.
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the following institutions
imder the control of the Department of
Mental Health, to be in addition to any
amounts heretofore appropriated for the
purpose :
1710-00 Boston psychopathic hospital, including not
more than one hundred and, eighty perma-
nent positions 2,860 00
1711-00 Boston state hospital, including not more
than seven hundred and forty-three per-
manent positions ..... 50,915 00
784
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
1711-26 The unexpended balance remaining in item
1711-26 of section two of chapter three
hundred and nine of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-six is hereby reappro-
priated.
1712-00 Dan vers state hospital, including not more
than six hundred and forty-three perma-
nent positions $23,405 00
1713-00 Foxborough state hospital, including not
more than three hundred and eighty-two
permanent positions .... 1.5,790 00
1714-00 Gardner state hospital, including not more
than three hundred and seventy-six per
manent positions ..... 13,750 00
1715-00 Grafton state hospital, including not more
than five hundred and thirteen permanent
positions 12,000 00
1716-00 Medfield state hospital, including not more
than five hundred and twenty-three per-
manent positions ..... 10,600 00
1717-00 Metropolitan state hospital, including not
more than four hundred and seventy-nine
permanent positions .... 21,720 00
1718-00 Northampton state hospital, including not
more than four hundred and ninety-six
permanent positions .... 28,770 00
1719-00 Taunton state hospital, including not more
than five hundred and twenty-seven per-
manent positions ..... 23,400 00
1720-00 Westborough state hospital, including not
more than four hundred and seventy-nine
permanent positions .... 9,340 00
Special:
1720-22 For certain repairs and for the installation of
a heating system at Durfee Colony, so
called 25,000 00
1721-00 Worcester state hospital, including not more
than six hundred and fifty-six permanent
positions 15,270 00
1722-00 Monson state hospital, including not more
than four hundred and fifty permanent
positions . . . " . . . 24,190 00
1,723-00 Belchertown state school, including not more
than three hundred and thirty-two perma-
nent positions ..... 22,470 00
1724-00 Walter E. Femald state school, including not
more than five hundred and thirty-one
permanent positions .... 22,850 00
1725-00 Wrentham state school, including not more
than four himdred and twenty-eight per-
manent positions ..... 44,495 00
1726-00 State school at Camp Myles Standish, so
called, including not more than two hun-
dred and twenty-four permanent positions 33,800 00
Service of the Department of Correction.
1801-02 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than twenty-five permanent po-
sitions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose
$2,520 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
785
Item
1801-15
1801-17
1802-00
1803-00
1805-00
1806-00
1807-^
Special :
For the preparation of plans for the construc-
tion of a new state prison on land now
owned by the commonwealth in the town of
Bridgewater, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose, and it is hereby provided that
amounts expended under item 8418-01 of
chapter six hundred and six of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-six shall be
charged to this item . . . . $9,810 04
P'or expenses in connection with the Annual
Congress of the American Prison Associa-
tion to be held in Boston during the fiscal
year nineteen hundred and forty-nine . 1,500 00
For the maintenance of and for certain
improvements at the following institu-
tions under the control of the Depart-
ment of Correction:
State farm, including not more than four
hundred and fifty-three permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose . . 12,104 00
State prison, including not more than one
hundred and fifty-eight permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose . . 5,236 00
Massachusetts reformatory, including not
more than two hundred and two permanent
positions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 6,380 00
Item 1806-00 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended in the
second Une by striking out the words
" twenty -seven " and inserting in place
thereof the word: — twenty.
Sta.te prison colony, including not more than
two hundred and twenty-five permanent
positions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 6,148 00
Service of the Department of Public Welfare.
Special :
1901-22 For personal services and expenses in connec-
tion with the federal program for distribu-
tion of surplus commodities; provided,
that notwithstanding any other provision
of law, persons employed hereunder shall
not be subject to the civil service laws or the
rules and regulations made thereunder, nor
to the laws regarding pensions and retire-
ment, but their employment and salary
rates shall be subject to approval of the
division of personnel and standardization,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
Division of Child Guardianship:
1906-03 For the care and maintenance of children,
including not more than two permanent
positions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose .
$570 00
26,000 00
786
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 669.
Item
1907-01
1907-05
1916-00
1918-00
1919-00
Item 1907-01 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by adding
after the word "forty-eight" in the fifth
line the words : — and for the previous
year.
The following items are for reimbursement
of cities and towns, and are to be in
addition to any unexpended balances of
appropriations heretofore made for the
purpose:
For the payment of suitable aid to certain
dependent children .... $26,000 00
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the institutions under the
control of the trustees of the Massachu-
setts training schools, with the approval
of said trustees, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose, as follows :
Industrial school for girls, including not
more than ninety-seven permanent posi-
tions 2,760 00
Massachusetts Hospital School:
For the maintenance of the Massachusetts
hospital school, including not more than
one hundred and seventy-six permanent
positions, to be expended with the approval
of the trustees thereof, and to be in addi-
tion to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 20,525 00
Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary:
For the maintenance of the Tewksbury state
hospital and infirmary, including not more
than seven hundred permanent positions,
to be expended with the approval of the
trustees thereof, and to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ...... 7,680 00
Service of the De'partmenl of Public Health.
Division of Maternal and Child Health:
2004-01 For personal services and expenses of the
division, including not more than twenty
permanent positions, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ......
Division of Communicable Diseases:
2005-01 For personal services of the director, epi-
demiologists, bacteriologists and assistants
in the diagnostic laboratory and the Was-
.sermann laboratory, and for expenses, in-
cluding not more than thirty-eight perma-
nent positions, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ......
Venereal Diseases:
2006-02 For services other than personal, traveling
expenses, office supplies and equipment,
including the cost of medicines, hospital-
$2,584 00
6,000 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
787
Item
2008-11
2012-01
2015-21
2020-03
2022-00
2023-00
2024-00
2025-00
2031-00
2101-01
ization, and clinics, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose; provided, that the maximum
rate to be paid for hospitahzation shall not
exceed six dollars and fifty cents per diem . $6,600 00
Item 2008-11 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by insert-
ing after the word "positions" in the fifth
line the words: — , to be in addition to
certain receipts from the American Na-
tional Red Cross, and to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose.
Inspection of Food and Drugs:
For personal services of the director, analysts,
inspectors and other assistants, and for
expenses, including not more than thirty-
two permanent positions, to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose 8,900 00
Special:
For the continuation of the joint board in the
matter of disposal of sewage in the Merri-
mack River Valley as authorized by chap-
ter forty of the resolves of the current year 7,000 00
Division of Sanatoria and Tuberculosis:
For expenses of hospitalization of certain
patients suffering from chronic rheuma-
tism, as authorized by section one hundred
and sixteen A of chapter one hundred and
eleven of the General Laws, to be in addi-
tion to any amount heretofore appropriated
for the purpose ..... 13,400 00
For the maintenance of and for certain
improvements at the sanatoria, to be in
addition to any amounts heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose, as follows:
Lakeville state sanatorium, including not
more than two hundred and forty-one
permanent positions .... 14,845 00
North Reading state sanatorium, including
not more than two hundred and five per-
manent positions ..... 3,880 00
Rutland state sanatorium, including not
more than two hundred and sixty-eight
permanent positions .... 15,760 00
Westfield state sanatorium, including not
more than two hundred and eighty-two
permanent positions .... 28,150 00
Pondville Hospital:
For maintenance of the Pondville hospital,
including care of radium, and including
not more than two hundred and twenty-
eight permanent positions . . . 2,660 00
Service of the Department of Public Safety.
Administration :
For the salary of the commissioner, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . . $1,000 00
788
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
2101-02
2102 02
2102-03
2102-04
2104-11
2107-01
2108-01
For personal services aud expenses, including
not more than eighty-three permanent
positions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose .
Division of State Police :
For personal services of civilian employees,
including not more than one hundred and
thirty -one permanent positions, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose ....
For other necessary expenses of the division
for the year nineteen hundred and forty-
nine and the previous year, to be in addi-
tion to the amounts appropriated in items
2970-05 and 3604-22 of section two of
chapter one hundred and ninety-eight of
the acts of the current year, and to be in
addition to anj^ amounts heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose ....
For expert assistance to the commissioner,
and for maintenance of laboratories, in-
cluding not more than nine permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose
Division of Inspection:
For personal services of officers for the build-
ing inspection service, and for expenses,
including not more than thirty-three per-
manent positions, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ......
Board of Elevator Regulations:
For personal services and expenses of the
board, as authorized by chapter six hun-
dred and forty-three of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-five, including not
more than seven permanent positions, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
Board of Fire Prevention Regulations :
For personal services and expenses of the
board, as authorized by chapter seven hun-
dred and ten of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-five, including not more than six
permanent positions, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ......
$9,500 00
240 00
4,950 00
4,920 00
1,500 00
250 00
75 00
Service of the Department of Public Works.
Functions of the department relating to
waterways and public lands:
The designation of items in section two of
chapter one hundred and ninety-eight of
the acts of the current year are hereby
changed as follows:
Item 2202-01 changed to item 2202-03
Item 2202-03 changed to item 2202-20.
Item 2202-04 changed to item 2202-21.
Item 2202-11 changed to item 2202-05.
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
789
Item
2202-09
2202-11
2202-09
Item 2202-12 changed to item 2202-22.
Item 2202-13 changed to item 2202-23.
Item 2202-16 changed to item 2202-40.
Item 2923-72 changed to item 2900-41.
The unexpended balance remaining in item
2202-09 of section two of chapter two
hundred and nineteen of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-seven is hereby
reappropriated.
For the improvement, development, mainte-
nance and protection of rivers and harbors,
tidewaters and foreshores within the com-
monwealth, as authorized by section eleven
of chapter ninety -one of the General Laws,
and of great ponds, including the entire
cost of surveys and of the preparation of
preliminary plans for projects proposed to
be undertaken hereunder, and any unex-
pended balance of the appropriation for
these piu-poses remaining on June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and forty-eight may be
expended in the succeeding fiscal year;
provided, that all other expenditures for
work undertaken hereunder including the
cost of engineering during construction,
shall be upon condition that at least fifty
per cent of the cost is covered by contribu-
tions from municipalities or other organiza-
tions and individuals, except that in the
case of dredging channels for harbor im-
provements at least twenty -five per cent of
the cost shall be so covered, to be in addi-
tion to any amount heretofore appropriated
for the purpose and in addition to the sum
of fifty thousand dollars which is hereby
authorized to be transferred from item
2202-09 of section two of chapter one hun-
dred and ninety -eight of the acts of the cur-
rent year, and made available for this item
$50,000 00
Service of the Department of Public Utilities.
Special Investigations:
2301-09 FoT personal services and expenses of hear-
ings and special investigations, including
legal assistants and stenographic services
as needed; provided, that no salaries or
expenses of permanent employees shall be
charged to this item, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ......
$60,000 00
2301-23
2302-01
2301-02
Special Investigations:
For personal services and expenses of an in-
vestigation of the New England Telephone
and Telegraph Company, including ex-
penses of the department of the attorney
general in connection with said investiga-
tion .......
From the amount appropriated in item 2302-
01 of section two of chapter one hundred
and ninety-eight of the acts of the current
year the sum of forty-two thousand nine
hundred and ninety dollars is hereby trans-
150,000 00
790
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
ferred and made available for the purposes
of item 2301-02 of said section two of said
chapter one hundred and ninety-eight;
and said item 2301-02 is hereby amended
by striking out in the second line the word
"fifty-seven " and inserting in place thereof
the word: — seventy.
Interest on the Public Debt.
2410-00 For payment of interest on the direct debt of
the commonwealth, during the year nine-
teen hundred and forty-nine, to be in addi-
tion to the amounts appropriated in items
2951-00, 3180-02 and 3590-02 of section
two of chapter one hundred and ninety -
eight of the acts of the current year, and
to be in addition to any amounts heretofore
appropriated for the purpose ; and in addi-
tion, there is hereby authorized to be trans-
ferred and made available for the purpose
of this item the sum of two hundred thou-
sand dollars from item 2420-00 of section
two of chapter one hundred and ninety-
eight of the acts of the current year
$93,500 00
Unclassified Accounts and Claims.
2812-01 Item 2812-01 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by striking
out the words as they appear under said
item and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing words: — For the improvement,
development, maintenance, and protec-
tion of rivers and harbors, tidewaters and
foreshores outside of the main Boston Har-
bor and within the limits of the area de-
scribed in section two of chapter ninety-
one A of the General Laws, the Port of
Boston Authority may exercise the same
powers and be subject to the same limita-
tions as the Department of PubUc Works
exercises on projects outside of Boston Har-
bor and undertaken as provided in section
eleven of chapter ninety -one of the General
Laws; provided, that all expenditures
under this item shall be upon condition
that at least fifty per cent of the cost is
covered by contributions from municipali-
ties or other organizations and individuals;
and, provided further, that the entire cost
of preliminary plans and surveys of work
to be undertaken hereunder may be borne
by the commonwealth, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ......
2820-04 For the compensation of certain public em-
ployees for injuries sustained in the course
of their employment, for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-nine and for previous
years, as provided by section sixty-nine of
chapter one hundred and fifty-two of the
General Laws, to be in addition to the
.?25,000 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 069.
791
Item
2842
2820-34
amounts appropriated by item 2970-07,
to be in addition to any amount lieret-oforc
appropriated for the purpose . . . $15,750 00
Kor the payment of certain taxes in connec-
tion with the purcliase of a certain building
under item 8421-01 of chapter six hundred
and six of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-six ...... 549 35
Reserve for Coal of Food and Fuel.
For a reserve for expenses ari.sing from pos.si-
ble increases in the cost of food and fuel the
sum of five hundred thousand dollars is
hereby appropriated and made available
for transfer with the approval of the com-
mission on administration and finance, to
appropriation items where the amounts
otherwise available for the purchase of food
and fuel are in.sufficient for the purpose, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . ' $500,000 00
The Following
Appropriations are
Fund:
MADE FROM THE HlOHWAY
Service of the Department of Public Works.
Special :
2900-37 For certain alterations and additions to the
department of public works garage on D
street $120,000 00
Registration of Motor Vehicles:
2924-01 For personal services, including not more
than seven hundred and twenty-eight per-
manent positions, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose 64,230 00
Metropolitan District Commission.
The following items are to be paid with the
approval of the metropolitan district
commission :
2931-01 For personal services and other expenses of
general administration, including not more
than fifty-six permanent positions, partly
chargeable to item 8501-00, to be in addi-
tion to any amount heretofore appropriated
for the purpose .....
2931-03 For maintenance of boulevards and park-
ways, including installation of traffic lights,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
2961-00 For the compensation of former employees
of the department of public works, now
retired, as authorized by chapter four hun-
dred and three of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-eight ....
Service of the Department of Banking and Insurance.
Division of Insurance:
2970-02 For other personal services and expenses of
the division, including expenses of the
board of appeal and certain other costs of
$940 00
55,461 00
15,000 00
792
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Hem
2970-05
2970-06
supervising motor vehicle liability insur-
ance, to be in addition to the amount ap-
propriated in item 1103-02, and to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... $1,750 00
Service of the Department of Public Safety.
Division of State Police:
For other necessary expenses of the division
for the year nineteen hundred and forty-
nine and the previous year, to be in addi-
tion to the amounts appropriated in items
2102-03 and 3604-22 of section two of
chapter one hundred and ninety-eight of
the acts of the current year, to be in addi-
tion to any amounts heretofore appropri-
ated for the purpose .... $11,. 550 00
The unexpended balance remaining in ap-
propriation item 2970-06 of section two of
chapter three hundred and nine of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-six is hereby
reappropriated.
Unclassified Accounts and Claims.
2970-07 For the compensation of certain public em-
ployees for injuries sustained in the course
of their employment, for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-nine and for previous
years, as provided by section sixty-nine of
chapter one hundred and fifty-two of the
General Laws, to be in ad(fition to the
amount appropriated by item 2820-04, to
be in ad(ition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
2970-09 For the estimated share of the cost of certain
administrative fimctions of the treasurer
and receiver general, the auditor of the
commonwealth, and the commission on ad-
ministration and finance, properly charge-
able to the highway fund, the sum of five
thousand four hundred and ninety-five
dollars is hereby appropriated to be allo-
cated in the following amounts for the pur-
poses set forth in the following items and
to be in addition to the amounts appropri-
ated in said items from the general fund,
to be in addition to any amount hereto-
fore appropriated for the purpose:
$19,250 00
Item 0414-02 .
. .S2,350 00
Item 0414-03 .
. 2,750 00
Item 0414-04 .
150 00
Item 0414-06 .
. 2,070 00
Item 0701-02 .
250 00
$7,570 00
Service of the Department of Corporations and Taxation.
2970-13 To cover the estimated cost of personal serv-
ices for the collection of the gasoline tax,
so called, to be in addition to the amount
appropriated in item 1201-02, and to be in
addition to any amoimt heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose . . . . $2,850 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669. 793
It«in
2970-14 To cover the estimated cost of other expenses
for the collection of the gasoline tax, so
called, to be in addition to the amount ap-
propriated in item 1201-03, and to be in
adcution to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... $4,000 00
The Following Appropriations are made from the Port of Bos-
ton Fund:
Port of Boston Authority:
3140-01 For personal services, including not more than
fifty-five permanent positions, and other
expenses of administration, including the
cost of advertising and of maintenance of
certain offices outside of the commonwealth
and of the cost of engineering; provided,
that no compensation or expenses of con-
sultants for legal services shall be charge-
able to this item, and provided further that
the position of executive secretary shall not
be subject to the civil service laws and regu-
lations made thereunder, to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ...... $16,330 00
3150-01 For personal services, including not more than
seventy-eight permanent positions, and for
other expenses as required for the operation
and maintenance of property imder the
control of the authority, including the cost
of certain reconstruction and repairs, to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . . . 2,2.50 00
The Following Appropriations are made from the Inland Fish-
eries and Game Fund:
Service of the Department of Conservation.
Division of Fisheries and Game :
3304-01 For personal services and expenses in the
office of the director, including not more
than twelve permanent positions, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpo.se .... $1,710 00
Enforcement of laws:
3304-11 For personal services and expenses of con-
servation officers, to be in addition to the
amount appropriated in item 1004-11, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . ^ 9,9.50 00
3304-15 For the purchase of motor vehicles, notwith-
standing the provisions of section two of
chapter five hundred and forty -eight of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five . 35,000 00
Biological work :
3304-21 Item 3304-21 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended in the sec-
ond fine by .striking out the word "three"
and inserting in place thereof the word: —
two; and by striking out the figures
" 15,990 00" and in.serting in place thereof
the figures 11.810 00.
794
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
Propagation of game birds, etc. :
3304-31 For personal services and expenses at game
farms and fish hatcheries, including not
more than twenty-six permanent positions,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . $4,080 00
3304-43 1 The appropriations made by section two of
3304-46 chapter one hundred and ninety-eight of
3304-47 I the acts of the current year under item
3304-54 [ numbers 3304-43, 3304-46 and 3304-47 are
3304-55 hereby reallocated to the division of wild-
3304-56 J life research and management, and the ac-
count numbers are hereby changed to 3304-
54, 3304-55 and 3304-56, respectively.
3304-48 For the cost of certain improvements at state
game farms, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose 67,600 00
3304^9 For the cost of certain improvements at state
fish hatcheries, and for the purchase of
certain property, as authorized by chapter
four hundred and forty-four of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-six, and for
the purchase of land in the town of Mon-
tague, to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose . . 97,400 00
Division of Wildlife Research and Man-
agement (it is hereby provided that fed-
eral funds received as reimbursements
under the following items are to be credit-
ed as income to the Inland Fisheries and
Game Fund) :
3304-51 For personal services and expenses including
not more than three permanent positions,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . 11,740 00
3304-53 For expenses of establishing and conducting
co-operative wildlife restoration projects,
as authorized by chapter three hundred
and ninety-two of the acts of nineteen
hundred and thirty-eight, including not
more than five permanent positions, to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . . . 6,387 00
The Following Appropriations are Payable prom the Veterans'
Services Fund:
Services of the Adjutant General.
3504-21 For personal services and other expenses in
connection with the operation of the war
records project, so called
Sendee of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts.
3504-30 Item 3504-30 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by strik-
ing out the words which appear after the
word "positions" in the fifth line.
3504-30 For the maintenance of the Soldiers' Home
in Massachusetts, with the approval of the
trustees thereof, including not more than
four hundred and thirty-two permanent
$21,375 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
795
Item
3504-36
positions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . $188,770 00
Special :
For the construction of an addition to the
laundry building and additional rooms for
male employees, including the cost of
furnishings and equipment . . . 100,000 00
For Expenses on Account of Wars.
3504-52 For reimbursing cities and towns for money
paid for veterans' benefits as provided in
section six of chapter one hundred and
fifteen of the General Laws, as appearing
in section one of chapter five hundred and
eighty-four of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-six, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose $55,000 00
Service of the Department of Education.
For the maintenance of the following state
teachers' colleges, with the approval of
the commissioner of education :
3513-07 State teachers' college at Bridge water, to be
in addition to the amount authorized for
the purpose in item 1307-00, and to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose . . . . $1,150 00
3513-08 State teachers' college at Fitchburg, to be in
addition to the amount authorized for the
purpose in item 1308-00, and to be in addi-
tion to any amount heretofore appropri-
ated for the purpose .... 2,160 00
3513-09 State teachers' college at Framingham, to be
in addition to the amount authorized for
the purpose in item 1309-00, and to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 360 00
3513-12 State teachers' college at North Adams, to
be in addition to the amount authorized
for the purpose in item 1312-00, and to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . . 4,300 00
3513-13 State teachers' college at Salem, to be in
addition to the amount authorized for the
purpose in item 1313-00, and to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 1,200 00
3513-14 State teachers' college at Westfield, to be in
addition to the amount authorized for the
purpose in item 1314-00, and to be in ad-
dition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose . ... 960 00
3513-15 State teachers' college at Worcester, to be in
addition to the amount authorized for the
purpose in item 1315-00, and to be in addi-
tion to any amount heretofore appropriated
for the purpose ..... 210 00
3513-21 Massachusetts School of Art, to be in addi-
tion to the amount authorized for the pur-
pose in item 1321-00, and to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpo.se ...... 540 00
796
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
3513-22
3513-22
3513-23
3513-23
3513-32
3513-33
3513-41
3513^1
3513-35
Item 3513-22 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by strik-
ing out the words which appear after the
word "commonwealth" in the sixth hne.
For personal services and other expenses re-
quired in connection with furnishing cer-
tain educational services to certain war
veterans, including the establishment and
operation of regional educational centers
in the commonwealth, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose $217,650 00
University of Massachusetts:
Item 3513-23 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by striking
out the words which appear after the word
"act" in the eighth line.
For maintenance including certain tuition
payments to the town of Ayer, of the col-
lege for veterans established at Fort Devens
imder authority of chapter five himdred
and ninety-six of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-six, with the approval of the
board of trustees referred to in said act, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . 425,000 00
Lowell textile institute, to be in addition to
any amount authorized for the purpose
in item 1332-00, and to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ..... 2,850 00
New Bedford textile institute, to be in addi-
tion to any amount authorized for the pur-
pose in item 1333-00, and to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ...... 36,600 00
University of Massachusetts:
Item 3513-41 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by striking
out the words which appear after the figures
"1341-00" in the fourth and fifth lines.
For the maintenance of the University of
Massachusetts, with the approval of the
trustees, to be in addition to the amoimt
authorized for the purpose in item 1341-00,
for the year nineteen hundred and forty-
nine and the previous year, to be in addi-
tion to any amount heretofore appropriated
for the purpose •>8(),920 00
Special :
For the construction of a second portion of
the engineering building, including the cost
of furnishings and equipment . . . 500,000 00
3516-01
Departmenl of Labor and Industries.
Division of Apprentice Training:
Item 3516-01 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninetj'^-eight of the acts of the
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 6G9.
797
It«ra
3516-01
3590-02
8501-00
8602-00
8602-30
8602-50
8602-51
current year is hereby ameuded by striking
out the words which appear after the word
"government" in the fourth and fifth lines.
For personal services and expenses of the
Division of Apprentice Training in con-
nection with the carrying out of a certain
program in co-operation with the federal
government, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose $84,000 00
Interest on the Public Debt.
For the payment of interest on the direct debt
of the commonwealth, to be in addition to
the amounts appropriated in items 2410-00,
2951-00 and 3180-02 of section two of
chapter one hundred and ninety-eight of
the acts of the current year and to be in
addition to any amounts heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... .137,500 00
Metropolitan District Commission Funds.
The following appropriations are to be
assessed upon the several districts in ac-
cordance with the methods fixed by law,
unless otherwise provided, and to be
expended under the direction and with
the approval of the metropolitan dis-
trict commission :
For personal services and other expenses of
general administration, to be in addition
to the amount appropriated in item 2931-
01, and to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . .12,820 00
For maintenance of parks reservations, in-
cluding the retirement of veterans under
the provisions of the General Laws, to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . . . 51,324 00
Special :
For the construction of certain additional
club house facilities at Ponkapoag golf
course, Blue Hills reservation in Canton
as authorized by chapter two hundred and
seventy-three of the acts of the current
year, to be assessed as part of the cost of
maintenance of parks reservations . . 50,000 00
For certain reconditioning of the bridle paths,
Middlesex Fells Reservation, to be assessed
as part of the cost of maintenance of parks
reservations ...... 15,000 00
The unencumbered balances remaining in
item 8602-27 of section two of chapter two
hundred and nineteen of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-seven, item 8602-
33 of section two of chapter six hundred
and eighty-two and item 8602-45 of sec-
tion two of chapter three hundred and nine
of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
six, are hereby reappropriated and made
available for certain rilling on the banks of
the Neponset River to prevent property
damage.
798 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Uem
8602-62 1 The unencumbered balance remaining in
8602-51 J item 8602-62 of section two of chapter six
hundred and seventeen of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-six is hereby reap-
propriated and the sum of ten thousand
dollars of said balance is hereby transferred
and made available for the purpose of item
8602-51 of section two of this act.
8602-52 For certain repairs to Magazine beach house,
to be assessed as part of the cost of parks
reservations ...... $5,000 00
The unexpended balance of the amount
appropriated by item 8602-59 of section
two of chapter six hundred and seven-
teen of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-six is hereby reappropriated.
8607 For maintenance of the Charles River basin,
including retirement of veterans under the
provisions of the General Laws, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 10,000 00
Specials :
8607-28 For certain repairs to the Charles River Dam,
to be assessed as part of the cost of parks
reservations ...... 119,300 00
8802 For the maintenance and operation of a sys-
tem of sewage disposal for the north metro-
pohtan sewerage district, including retire-
ment of veterans under the provisions of
the General Laws, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose . . ... 13,335 00
8802-28 The unexpended balances remaining in items
8802-30 and 8802-31 of chapter six hun-
dred and seventeen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-six are hereby reappro-
priated and made available for the instal-
lation of certain electrical pumping units
at the Deer Island pumping station.
Specials :
8802-29 For the installation of certain chlorinating
equipment on the north metropolitan relief
sewer, so-called, to be assessed as part of the
maintenance of the north metropolitan
sewerage system, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose . . . . . . 6,500 00
8802-36 For a certain payment to the city of Chelsea,
as authorized by chapter three hundred and
seventy-four of the acts of the current year 33,000 00
8807 For the maintenance and operation of a sys-
tem of sewage disposal for the south met-
ropolitan sewerage district, including re-
tirement of veterans under the provisions
of the General Laws, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ...... 7,335 00
8902 For the maintenance and operation of the
metropolitan water system, including re-
tirement of veterans under the provisions
of the General Laws, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ...... 36,380 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669. 799
'-}
Item
Specials :
8902-23 For the construction of a pumping station in
Waltham, including furnishings and equip-
ment, to be included as part of the cost
of maintenance of the metropolitan water
system $65,000 00
8902-35 For maintenance expenses, including personal
services, of property held and operated by
the metropolitan water supply commis-
sion, to be included as a part of the cost of
maintenance of the metropolitan water
system, to be in addition to any amoimt
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 55,000 00
Miscellaneous.
0230 For an investigation relative to the develop-
ment and use, by cities and towns, of water
systems and sources of water supply, as
authorized by chapter thirty-five of the
resolves of the current year . . . $5,000 00
0246 For the continuation of the investigation of
the prevention of child delinquency, as
authorized by chapter forty-nine of the
resolves of the current year . . 5,000 00
0258 For the continuation of an investigation rela-
tive to shellfish, as authorized by chapter
sixty of the resolves of the current year . 3,000 00
0280 The unexpended balance of the appropriation
made by item 0280 of section two of chap-
ter six hundred and seventeen of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-six is hereby
reappropriated.
Service of the Youth Service Board.
0446-01 For personal services and expenses of the
Youth Service Board as authorized by
chapter three hundred and ten of the acts
of the current year; and to provide for the
carrying out of the provisions of said chap-
ter three hundred and ten the governor,
upon recommendation of the commission
on administration and finance and with the
approval of the council, may make alloca-
tions by transfer or otherwise from the fol-
lowing appropriations made available to
the department of public welfare for the
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and forty-nine: 1906-01, 1906-03,
1908-01, 1908-11, 1908-31, 1908^0, 1915-
00, 1916-00, 1917-00 arid may transfer per-
manent positions provided in said appro-
priations to said board .... $45,000 00
1341-83 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 1341-83 of section two of
chapter six hundred and eighty-five of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven
is hereby reappropriated.
2001-25 For a .study relative to the eradication and
control of wood ticks, as authorized by
chapter thirty-six of the resolves of the
current year ...... 5,000 00
2001-26 For an investigation and study relative to the
causes creating a nuisance on the shore and
800
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
3504-55
beaches of Swampscott, as authorized by
chapter twenty-six of the resolves of the
current year $3,000 00
For the participation of the commonwealth
in the observance of the Spanish American
War, the Philippine Insurrection and the
China Rehef Expedition, as authorized by
chapter twenty-nine of the resolves of the
current year 12,000 00
Special :
3504-56 For the representation of the commonwealth
at the national convention of the army and
navy legion of valor, as authorized by
chapter forty-three of the resolves of the
current year ......
4,000 00
Division of Smoke Inspection :
4311 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than twelve permanent positions,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
8602-31 For the preparation of certain plans and
specifications as authorized by chapter four
hundred and fifty-seven of the acts of the
current year, to be expended under the
direction of the Massachusetts pubhc
building commission, and the comptroller
is hereby authorized to transfer five thou-
sand dollars to this item from the Veterans'
Services Fund .....
8602-43 For the alteration and enlargement of the
John A. Havey memorial beach, as au-
thorized by chapter six hundred and
eighty-eight of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-five, as amended by chapter
four hundred and fifty-two of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-six and chap-
ter five hundred and thirty-two of the acts
of the current year, to be assessed as part of
the cost of maintenance of parks reserva-
tions, and to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose .
8602-49 For certain improvements to the Wollaston
beach, as authorized by chapter four hun-
dred and ninety of the acts of the current
year, to be assessed as part of the cost of
maintenance of parks reservations .
0208 The unexpended balance remaining in item
0208 of section two of chapter six hundred
and eighty-five of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven is hereby reappro-
priated for the continuation of an investi-
gation of pubhc expenditures, as author-
ized by chapter fifty-five of the resolves of
the current year.
0231 For an investigation and study relative to the
laws pertaining to the practice of dentistry
and related matters, as authorized by
chapter fifty of the resolves of the current
year .......
2805-01 For the payment of certain annuities and
pensions of soldiers and others under the
50 00
5,000 00
25,000 00
25,000 00
2,500 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
801
Item
2820-03
2900-36
3504-37
1341-90
4401
provisions of certain acts and resolves, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for tlie purpose . . $2,740 00
For certain claims and other payments,
as authorized by chapters twenty-three,
twenty-seven, twenty-eight, forty-seven,
sixty-four, sixty-seven and sixty-nine of
the resolves of the current year . . 12,287 73
For certain claims and other payments, as
authorized by chapters twenty-four, thirty
and eighty of the resolves of the current
year 10,620 00
For a certain payment, as authorized by
chapter thirty-one of the resolves of the
current year ...... 452 39
For the construction of a fence at the Wal-
tham experiment station of the University
of Massachusetts 15,000 00
Item 4401 of section two of chapter one hun-
dred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by insert-
ing after the word "positions" in the fifth
line the words: — for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-nine and the previous
year.
State Housing Board:
3504-50 For personal services and expenses, to be in
addition to the amount appropriated in
.section two of chapter one hundred and
ninetj' -eight of the acts of the current year
in item 1902-01 which is hereby allocated
to item 0447; provided, that all expendi-
tures for legal ser^^ces shall be made under
the direction of the attorney general 646,310 00
8807-23 For an investigation relative to the disposal
of sewage in the south metropohtan sew-
erage district, as authorized by chapter
forty-one of the resolves of the current
year 10,000 00
0307-01 For expenses of the administrative commit-
tee of probate courts, to be in addition to
any amoimt heretofore appropriated for
the purpose 300 00
0206 For the continuation of an investigation by a
special commission to be known as "Mar-
ket Authority", as authorized by chapter
seventy of the resolves of the current year . 2,500 00
0201 For a continuation of an investigation rela-
tive to the prevalence of sex crimes and
related matters, as authorized by chapter
.seventy-one of the resolves of the current
year 2,500 00
0236 For a study of certain matters relating to the
blind, as authorized by chapter seventy-
two of the resolves of the current year . 2,500 00
0234 F'or an investigation and study of the laws
relating to milk and milk products and re-
lated matters, as authorized by chapter
seventy-five of the resolves of the current
year 1,000 00
0202 For the continuation of an investigation of
the provisions of the employment security
802
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
0235
0247
0425-01
0601-02
1204-01
1402-01
law, so-called, as authorized by chapter
seventy-seven of the resolves of the cur-
rent year . . . . . . $7,500 00
For an investigation and study relative to the
procurement and treatment of animals for
medical experimentation and study, as au-
thorized by chapter seventy-six of the
resolves of the current year . . . 2,500 00
For the continuation of an investigation
relative to certain public health matters,
as authorized by chapter seventy-eight of
the resolves of the current year . . 2,500 00
Ballot Law Commission :
For compensation and expenses of the com-
missioners, including not more than three
permanent positions, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ...... 750 00
Treasurer and Receiver-General :
For personal services and expenses of the
office of the treasurer and receiver-general,
including not more than thirty-nine per-
manent positions, to be in addition to the
amount authorized for the purpose in item
2970-09 and to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose 2,500 00
Appellate Tax Board:
For personal services and expenses of the
members of the board and employees, in-
cluding not more than twenty-eight per-
manent positions, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ...... 6,340 00
Division of Civil Service :
For the salary of the director and for the
compensation of members of the commis-
sion, to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose . . 3,000 00
Parole Board:
1801-21 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than forty -three permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose .
11,900 00
Department of Public Works.
2900-45 For personal services and expenses in the
office of the commissioner, including tele-
phone service in the public works building,
and including not more than twenty-one
permanent positions, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ......
2900-80 For personal services and expenses of opera-
tion and maintenance of the public works
building, including not more than eighty
permanent positions, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ......
$4,270 00
1,000 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
803
Item
2900-50
56
0101-05
0101-06
0101-07
0101-02
0101-08
0102-09
0101-18
0101-19
0101-20
0101-21
Item 2900-50, 55 of section two of chapter
one hundred and ninety-eight of the acts
of the current year is hereby amended in
the thirteenth and fourteenth lines by
striking out the words "eight hundred and
fifty thousand" and inserting in place
thereof the words : — one million one hun-
dred thousand.
For the salaries of the clerk of the senate and
the clerk of the house of representatives, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . $1,200 00
For the salaries of the assistant clerk of the
senate and the assistant clerk of the house
of representatives, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose 1,200 00
For such additional clerical assistance to, and
with the approval of, the clerk of the sen-
ate, as may be necessary for the proper
despatch of pubUc business, including not
more than one permanent position, to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . . . 600 00
Item 0101-02 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended in the third
line after the word "nine" by adding the
words : — and the pre^dous year.
For such additional clerical assistance to, and
with the approval of, the clerk of the house
of representatives, as may be necessary for
the proper despatch of public business, in-
cluding not more than three permanent
positions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 960 00
For oflBce and other expenses of the commit-
tee on rules on the part of the house, to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . . 1,000 00
For personal services of the coimsel to the
senate and assistants, including not more
than four permanent positions, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose; provided that,
notwithstanding any provisions of law to
the contrary, the present counsel to the
senate may continue to serve in said office
subject to the will of the senate . . 1,660 00
For p>ersonal services of the counsel to the
house of representatives and assistants,
including not more than six permanent
positions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 2,160 00
For clerical and other assistance to the sen-
ate committee on rules, including not
more than two permanent positions, to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . . . 1,-3 10 00
For clerical and other assistance to the house
conmiittee on rules, including not more
than four permanent positions, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 1,950 00
804
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
tt«m
0101-25 For clerical and other assistance to the house
committee on ways and means, including
not more than four permanent positions,
to be in addition to any amount hereto-
fore appropriated for the purpose . . $3,700 00
0209 For the continuation of a study of the laws
of pubHc welfare, as authorized by chapter
forty-five of the resolves of the current
year, to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose . 5,000 00
0251 For the continuation of an investigation rela-
tive to the laws pertaining to the safety of
persons in buildings and related matters, as
authorized by chapter sixty-one of the re-
solves of the current year . . 6,000 00
0233 For an investigation and study relative to
the advisability of abolishing the presi-
dential primary and kindred matters, as
authorized by chapter seventy-three of the
resolves of the current year . . . 1,500 00
0101-01 For the compensation of senators for the
year nineteen hundred and forty-nine and
the previous year, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose 10,250 00
0101-03 For the compensation of representatives for
the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine
and the previous year, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose 60,250 00
0101-09 For the salary of the sergeant-at-arms, to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . . 680 00
0101-10 For clerical and other assistance employed by
the sergeant-at-arms, including not more
than four permanent positions, to be in ad-
dition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 1,550 00
0101-11 For the compensation for travel of door-
keepers, assistant doorkeepers, general
court officers, pages and other employees
of the sergeant-at-arms, authorized by law
to receive the same, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose 9,283 95
0101-12 For the salaries of the doorkeepers of the
senate and house of representatives, with
the approval of the sergeant-at-arms, in-
cluding not more than two permanent
Eositions, to be in addition to any amount
eretofore appropriated for the purpose . 1,510 00
0101-13 For the salaries of assistant doorkeepers of
the senate and house of representatives and
of general court officers, with the approval
of the sergeant-at-arms, including not more
than twenty-five permanent positions, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . 12,170 00
0101-15 For the salaries of clerks employed in the
legislative document room including not
more than two permanent positions, to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . . . 1,200 00
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 6G9.
805
It«IB
0102-04
0213
0414-01
0238
0237
2202-08
1306-10
2802-01
2931-i6
8602-53
2931-47
8602-54
For personal services and expenses in connec-
tion with the publication of the bulletin
of committee hearings and of the daily list,
with the approval of the joint committee
on rules, including not more than one
permanent position, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose $300 GO
For the continuation of the study of veterans'
problems, as authorized by chapter
seventy-nine of the resolves of the cur-
rent year 3,000 00
Commission on Administration and
Finance :
For personal services of the commissioners,
including not more than four permanent
positions, to be in addition to any amoimt
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 6,500 00
For an investigation and study of certain
problems of education, as authorized by
chapter eighty-two of the resolves of the
current year ...... 5,000 00
For an investigation and study relative to the
workmen's compensation law, as authorized
by chapter eighty -one of the resolves of the
current year ...... 5,000 00
From the amount appropriated in item 2202-
08 of section two of chapter one hundred
and ninety-eight of the acts of the current
year the sum of five thousand dollars, in-
cluding one permanent position, is hereby
transferred and made available for the pur-
poses of item 1306-10 of said section two of
said chapter one hundred and ninetj'^ eight.
Special :
For the cost of certain reconstruction and
beach improvements along Winthrop
Shore reservation, as authorized by chap-
ter five hundred and sixty-three of the acts
of the current year, the following amounts
are appropriated :
General Fund 22,000 00
Highway Fund 38,500 00
MetropoUtan District Commission Fund . 38,500 00
provided, that the amount appropriated
under item 8602-53 is to be assessed as
part of the cost of maintenance of parks
reservations.
Special :
For the cost of certain seawall construction
and drainage along Winthrop Shore park-
way, as authorized by chapter five hundred
and twenty-eight of the acts of the current
year, the following amounts are appro-
priated :
Highway Fund 25,000 00
Metropolitan District Commission Fund 25,000 00
provided, that the amount appropriated
under item 8602-54 is to be assessed as
part of the cost of maintenance of parks
reservations.
806
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
2220-20
2840-02
1105-01
0604-03
1305-08
2970-01
0905-03
0224
1603-O1
For the preparation of plans and specifica-
tions for certain sewerage construction at
the state fish pier in Gloucester, as author-
ized by chapter five hundred and twelve
of the acts of the current year . . $25,000 00
For the preliminary expenses of the New
Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard
and Nantucket Steamship Authority, as
authorized by chapter five hundred and
forty-four of the acts of the current year . 50,000 00
Item 1105-01 of section two of chapter one
hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended in the sec-
ond Une by striking out the word "thirty-
two" and inserting in place thereof the
word : — thirty.
For the payment of the commonwealth's
share in fiiiancing the state employees' re-
tirement system, as provided by chapter
six hundred and fifty-eight of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-five, to be in
addition to the amount appropriated in
item 2970-01 and to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose 28,500 00
For the payment of the commonwealth's
share in fijnancing the teachers' retirement
system as provided by chapter six hundred
and fifty-eight of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-five, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose 100,000 00
For the payment of the commonwealth's
share in financing the state employees' re-
tirement system, as provided by chapter
six himdred and fifty-eight of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-five, to be in
addition to the amount appropriated in
item 0604-03 and to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ...... 1,500 00
For administering the law relative to the in-
spection of barns and dairies by the de-
partment of agriculture, including not
more than fourteen permanent positions,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . 2,500 00
For continuing an investigation and study
relative to the continuation of transporta-
tion service in the areas served by the Old
Colony Division of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company,
and related matters, as authorized by
chapters thirty-four and fifty-four of the
resolves of the current year, to be in addi-
tion to any amount heretofore appropri-
ated for the purpose .... 25,000 00
Item 1603-01 of section two of chapter one
himdred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended in the fifth
line by striking out the word "eleven" and
inserting in place thereof the word : —
twelve.
Acts, 1948. —Chap. 669.
807
Item
2805-02
0427-01
0102-25
0102-35
0102-36
0102-37
0102-38
0102-34
0102-15
0102-45
For payment of any claims, as authorized by
section eighty-nine of chapter thirty-two
of the General Laws, for allowances to the
families of certain employees killed or fa-
tally injured in the discharge of their duties,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . .1ii2,650 00
For personal services and expenses of the
emergency housing commission, as author-
ized by chapter five hundred and sixty-
seven of the acts of the current year 19,300 00
For expenses of the joint committee on ways
and means, as authorized by a joint order
of the general court, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the puipose 5,000 00
For an investigation of the laws, rules and
regulations governing the conduct of box-
ing and related matters, as authorized by
an order of the general court . . . 2,500 00
For an investigation by the joint comnaittee
on mimicipal finance, as authorized by an
order of the general court . . 5,000 00
For a study by the committee on insurance,
as authorized by an order of the general
court 5,000 00
For an investigation and study by the com-
mittee on conservation, as authorized by
an order of the general court . . . 1,500 00
For the printing of a certain pamphlet as
authorized by an order of the general court 179 34
For the cost of preparation of an index of
certain special laws, as authorized by chap-
ter eighty-five of the resolves of the current
year, to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose . . 1,500 00
For expenses of the committee on counties,
as authorized by an order of the general
court,, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 1,000 00
The unencumbered balances remaining in
appropriation items 1301-14, 1301-15,
1307-31, 1308-36 and 1308-37 of section
two of chapter three hundred and nine of
the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six
are hereby reappropriated.
The unencumbered balance remaining in ap-
propriation item 1309-33 of section two of
chapter six hundred and seventeen of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six is
hereby reappropriated.
Veterans' Services:
3504-42 For personal services and expenses of the of-
fice of the commissioner, including not
more than thirty-four permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose .
0309-01 For pensions of retired justices of the supreme
judicial court and of the superior court, and
judges of the probate courts and the land
court, for the year nineteen hundred and
4.440 00
808
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
1722-30
3180-02
2900-12
0460
0461
2230-02
forty-nine and the previous year, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... $630 00
For certain repairs to the institution roads at
the Monson state hospital . . 8,500 00
For the payment of interest on the direct
debt of the commonwealth, to be in addi-
tion to the amounts appropriated in items
2410-00, 2951-00 and 3590-02 of section
two of this act and of section two of chap-
ter one hundred and ninety-eight of the
acts of the current year, and to be in addi-
tion to any amount heretofore appropri-
ated for the purpose .... 90,530 75
Notwithstanding the provisions of section
thirteen of chapter twenty-nine of the
General Laws or any other provisions of
the General Laws, the unexpended balance
of item 2900-12 reappropriated by chapter
three hundred and nine of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-six may be applied
during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and
forty-nine to the payment of charges prop-
erly attributed to the fiscal 3'^ear nineteen
hundred and forty-seven.
For personal services and expenses of the Air-
port Management Commission as author-
ized by chapter six hundred and thirty-
.seven of the acts of the current year; and
to provide for the carrying out of the pro-
visions of said chapter six hundred and
thirty-seven the governor, upon recom-
mendation of the commission on adminis-
tration and finance and with the approval
of the council, may make allocations by
transfer or otherwise from items 0442-01,
0442-21, 22.30-02, 8307, 8309, 8310, 8311,
8312, made available for expenditure dur-
ing the fiscal year ending June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and forty-nine ; and may
transfer permanent positions in said ap-
propriations to said board 40,000 00
The amount appropriated in item 2230-02 of
section two of chapter one hundred and
ninety-eight of the acts of the current year
is hereby transferred to item 0461 of this
chapter and made available for the pur-
poses of this item.
Division of Hospital Inspection and Sur-
vey:
2010-01 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than three permanent positions,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
The sum of four thousand eight hundred dol-
lars as appropriated in item 1904-01 of
section two of chapter one himdred and
ninety-eight of the acts of the current year
is hereby transferred and made available
for the purpose of item 2010-01 of this act.
The sum of four thousand three hundred
and twenty dollars as appropriated in item
3619-01 of section two of chapter one hun-
2,940 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
809
lUm
2900-12
dred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
current year is hereby transferred and
made available for the purpose of item
2010-01 of this act.
Item 2900-12 of section two of chapter one
hxindred and ninety -eight of the acts of the
current year is amended by inserting in
line three after the word "reconstruction"
the foUomng words: — for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-nine and the previous
year, to be in addition to any amounts
heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
Division of Parks and Recreation:
401 1 For personal services and expenses, including
not more than seven permanent positions,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . $6,000 00
4013 For personal services and expenses of recrea-
tional opportunities in state forests, to be in
addition to any amoimt heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 14,000 00
2820-12 For the cost of a ten per cent temporary in-
crease in the compensation of institution
chaplains, to be allocated to the proper
appropriation items and funds by the com-
mission on administration and finance . 8,000 00
2941-04 For a study by the committee on highways
and motor vehicles, as authorized by an
order of the general court, the sum of one
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated
from the Highway Fund, to be in addition
to the unencumbered balance remaining in
the appropriation made by item 2941-03
of section two of chapter six himdred and
eighty-five of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-seven, which amount is hereby
transferred and made available for this
purpose ...... 1,000 00
0102-39 For an investigation and study by the com-
mittee on transportation, as authorized by
an order of the general court . . 2,500 00
1301-21 For personal services and expenses of the
school building assistance commission, as
authorized by chapter six hundred and
forty-five of the acts of the current year . 25,000 00
0239 For an investigation and study relative to the
problems of taxation, as authorized by
chapter eighty-six of the resolves of the
current year ...... 25,000 00
0240 For an investigation of the conduct of the
reformatory for women at Framingham, as
authorized by chapter eighty-nine of the
resolves of the current year . . 1,000 00
2104-01
3586
Division of Inspection:
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than one permanent position, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
For the erection by the Metropolitan District
Commission of a statue in commemoration
of the late General George S. Patton, Jr.,
920 00
810
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
Item
0241
3304-05
1301-02
0242
0285
0416-01
0243
1411-01
0101-17
0101-14
as authorized by chapter eighty-seven of
the resolves of the current year . . $r>,000 00
For an investigation and study relative to the
department of conservation and related
matters, as authorized by chapter ninety-
three of the resolves of the current year, to
be in addition to the amoimt authorized
for the purpose in item 3304-05 of section
two of this act 2,500 00
For an investigation and study relative to
the department of conservation and related
matters, as authorized by chapter ninety-
three of the resolves of the current year,
to be in addition to the amount authorized
for the purpose in item 0241 of section two
of this act 2.500 00
Department of Education:
For personal services and expenses, including
not more than fifty-seven permanent posi-
tions, to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose . 5,000 00
For an investigation and study relative to the
employment of minors and estabUshing a
minimum wage, as authorized by chapter
ninety of the resolves of the current year . 1 ,000 00
For the continuation of a study of shore pro-
tection, as authorized by chapter ninety-
one of the resolves of the current year . 5,000 00
State Superintendent of Buildings:
For personal services and office expenses of
the superintendent and office assistants,
including not more than five permanent
positions, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 1,500 00
For the continuation of an investigation rela-
tive to the granting to veterans' organiza-
tions of licenses for the sale of alcoholic
beverages, as authorized by chapter ninety-
two of the resolves of the current year . 1 ,000 00
Board of Registration in Veterinary Medi-
cine:
For personal services and expenses of mem-
bers of the board, including not more than
five permanent positions, to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ...... 700 00
For the salaries of the chaplains of the senate
and house of representatives, including not
more than two permanent positions, for
the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine
and the previous year, and to be in addition
to any amoimt heretofore appropriated for
the purpose 300 00
For compensation of the pages of the senate
and house of representatives, with the ap-
proval of the sergeant-at-arms, including
not more than fifteen permanent positions,
for the year nineteen hundred and forty-
nine and the previous year, and to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 4,300 00
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
811
1004-73
3304-06
2820-05
0401-90
0102-51
0306-71
2923-72
0249
2899
2999
3191
3391
8602
For expenses of the advisory board of the
division of marine fisheries, as authorized
by chapter six hundred and fifty-one of the
acts of the current year .... $2,500 00
For expenses of the board, as authorized by
chapter six hundred and fifty-one of the
acts of the current year .... 2,500 00
For payment of a certain claim, as authorized
by chapter eighty-eight of the resolves of
the current year ..... 3,500 00
For personal services and expenses for a re-
vision, recodification, consolidation and
arrangement of the General Laws of the
commonwealth, as authorized by chapter
ninety-four of the resolves of the current
year . . . . . . 50,000 00
To provide for a study of midget auto racing
as authorized by an order of the house of
representatives ..... 2,500 00
Norfolk :
Three assistant registers, for the year nine-
teen hundred and forty-nine and the pre-
vious year, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose • 500 00
For stream clearance projects, as authorized
by sections one to four, inclusive, of chap-
ter five hundred and thirteen of the acts of
nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, includ-
ing the installation of certain gates in the
Wheelright Dam, so called, in the towns of
Hardwick and New Braintree; provided,
that the town of Barre shall enter into an
agreement with the department of public
works in accordance with the provisions
of said chapter five hundred and thirteen
and section twenty-nine of chapter ninety-
one of the General Laws, as appearing in
the Tercentenary Edition, and will assume
liability for all damage in connection there-
with, and will further operate and main-
tain said gates notwithstanding the said
gates are outside the boundaries of the said
town of Barre; to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
same purpose ..... 20,000 00
For an investigation and study relative to
non-profit hospital service corporations,
as authorized by chapter ninety-five of the
resolves of the current year . . . 2,000 00
Deficiencies.
For deficiencies in certain appropriations of
previous years, in certain funds, as follows:
General Fund $18,237 52
Highway Fund 21 75
Port of Boston Fund .... 7,962 32
Inland I'isheries and Game Fund . . 1,269 99
Metropohtan District Commission Funds . 5 00
Section 3. No payment shall be made or obligation in-
curred under authority of any special appropriation made
by this act for construction of public buildings or other im-
provements at state institutions until plans and specifica-
812 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
tions have been approved by the governor, unless otherwise
provided by such rules and regulations as the governor may
make.
Section 4. No moneys appropriated under this act shall
be expended for reimbursement for the expenses of meals
for persons while traveling within the commonwealth, at the
expense thereof, unless such reimbursement is in accordance
with rules and rates which are hereby authorized to be estab-
lished from time to time by the commission on administra-
tion and finance.
Section 5. The allowance to state employees for ex-
penses incurred by them in the operation of motor vehicles
owned by them and used in the performance of their official
duties shall not exceed five and one half cents a mile.
Section 6. Amounts included for permanent positions
in sums appropriated in section two for personal services are
based upon schedules of permanent positions and salary
rates as approved by the joint committee on ways and
means, and, except as otherwise shown by the files of said
committee, a copy of which shall be deposited with the divi-
sion of personnel and standardization, no part of sums so
appropriated in section two shall be available for payment
of salaries of any additional permanent positions, or for
payments on account of reallocations of permanent positions,
or for payments on account of any change of salary range
or compensation of any permanent position, notwithstand-
ing any special or general act to the contrary.
Section 7. In addition to the payment of regular sala-
ries, sums appropriated for personal services in the fiscal
year nineteen hundred and forty-nine shall be available for
the payment of such other forms of compensation as may
be due under existing statutes, or under the provisions of
rules and regulations made in accordance with said statutes.
Section 8. All federal subventions and grants available
to the commonwealth under any act of Congress and not
otherwise authorized to be received shall be paid into the
treasury of the commonwealth; provided, however, that
applications for such subventions and grants, and for trans-
fers within such subventions and grants, shall be subject to
the approval of the commission on administration and
finance. All federal subventions and grants received by the
commonwealth may be expended without specific appropri-
ation if such expenditures are otherwise in accordance with
law.
All income, including federal subventions and grants, re-
ceived by the commonwealth from or on account of veterans
in payment for veterans' services, shall be credited to the
veterans' services fund.
Section 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
fifty-one of chapter thirty of the General Laws, or any other
provision of law, the state purchasing agent is hereby author-
ized during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and forty-nine
to incur liabilities and incidental expenses for the purchase
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669. 813
of supplies, as provided by said section fifty-one, including
material to be disposed of as surplus, so called, by the fed-
eral government through agencies of the federal govern-
ment, in an amount not exceeding three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, in addition to any amount heretofore pro-
vided for the purpose, and the comptroller may certify for
payment such incidental expenses and liabilities so incurred
to an amount not exceeding three hundred and fifty thou-
sand dollars, in addition to any amount heretofore provided
for the purpose.
Section 10. To provide for meeting the cost of salary
adjustments authorized by sections one to four, inclusive,
of chapter thi'ee hundred and eleven of the acts of the cur-
rent year, the sum of four million, five hundred thousand
dollars is hereby" appropriated. The governor, upon recom-
mendation of the commission on administration and finance,
is hereby authorized to transfer from the said sum to items
of appropriation for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and
forty-nine, which are available in whole or in part for per-
sonal ser\'ices, such amounts as are necessary to meet said
salary adjustments, to be in addition to amounts appropri-
ated to said items of appropriation of section two of chapter
one hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the current year
and of this act, and the governor, upon recommendation of
the commission on administration and finance, is further
authorized to allocate such transfers to the several state or
other funds to which such items of appropriations are
charged.
Section 11. For the cost of meeting deficiencies arising
from the application, during the fiscal year nineteen hun-
dred and forty-eight, of the provisions of chapter six hun-
dred and thirteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and fort}^-
seven in certain items of appropriation for which sufficient
funds were not made available for said provisions; for the
cost of making salary adjustments effective July first, nine-
teen hundred and forty-eight in accordance with schedules
approved by the joint committee on ways and means for
certain officers and employees of the commonwealth who are
not subject to the provisions of sections one to four, inclu-
sive, of chapter three hundred and eleven of the acts of the
current year; and for the cost of placing certain officers and
employees of the commonwealth in grades as provided by
said chapter three hundred and eleven, notwithstanding the
limitations in the final sentence of section four of said chap-
ter, the sum of fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropri-
ated. The governor, upon recommendation of the com-
mission on administration and finance, is hereby authorized
to transfer from the said sum to items of appropriation for
the fiscal year nineteen hundred and forty-nine, which are
available in whole or in part for personal services, such
amounts as are necessary to meet said salary adjustments,
to be in addition to amounts appropriated to said items of
appropriation of section two of chapter one hundred and
814 Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669.
ninety-eight of the acts of the current year and of this act,
and the governor, upon recommendation of the commission
on administration and finance, is further authorized to allo-
cate such transfers to the several state or other funds to
which such items of appropriations are charged.
Notwithstanding any limitation in section fifty-three of
chapter thirty of the General Laws, as inserted by chapter
four hundred and eighty-five of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-five, any officer or employee of the common-
wealth who is aggrieved by the application of this section
may appeal to a personnel appeal board as provided by
sections fifty-three to fifty-seven, inclusive, of said chapter
thirty as amended.
Section 12. To meet the cost of increases in salaries of
officers and employees of the commonwealth whose salaries
are established by statute and were not increased by the
provisions of sections one to forty-eight, inclusive, of chap-
ter five hundred and ninety-one of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-six, or by any other act enacted during the
fiscal years nineteen hundred and forty-six, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven or the current year, all of which sala-
ries are hereby increased as provided by section forty-nine
of said chapter five hundred and ninety-one for the period
beginning July first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, and
ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, the
sum of twenty-three thousand six hundred and sixty-six
dollars is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year nineteen
hundred and forty-nine, to be paid in the following amounts
from the following funds: —
General Fund $15,976 77
Highway Fund 840 00
Veterans' Services Fund . . . . 129 23
Old Age Assistance Fund .... 2,520 00
The sum herein appropriated is to provide the amounts
required to be added to each of the appropriation items for
personal services for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and
forty-nine in order to meet the cost of said salary increases.
The comptroller is hereby directed to transfer said amounts
from the sum herein appropriated to the appropriation
items aforesaid which cover the personal services of persons
whose salaries are so increased, the same to be in each in-
stance in addition to the amounts already appropriated in
said items.
Section 13. The effective date of the appropriation ac-
counts, subsidiary accounts and authorizations in this act
shall be July first, nineteen hundred and forty-eight. How-
ever, beginning on the effective date of this act, obligations
may be incurred against these appropriation accounts or
subsidiary accounts, if any, thereunder, for items to be de-
livered or for services to be rendered on and after July first,
nineteen hundred and forty-eight; provided, they are in
accordance with law and the amounts thereof do not exceed
Acts, 1948. — Chap. 669. 816
the amount of the appropriation account or subsidiary ac-
count. Where the allotment of an appropriation account or
subsidiary account is a condition precedent to expenditure,
the obligations shall not exceed the amount allotted for said
appropriation account or subsidiary account. The certified
copies of the schedules as provided for in section twenty-
seven of chapter twentj'-nine of the General Laws, as
amended bj' chapter six hundred and thirty-six of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fortj^-seven, shall be filed with the
comptroller and the budget commissioner to permit the
effective operation of this section immediately after the
passage of this act. Where the allotm.ent of an appropria-
tion account or subsidiaiy account is required by law, allot-
ments shall be made to permit the effective operation of this
section as soon as it is practicable after the passage of this
act.
Section 14. The budget commissioner is hereby directed
to send a copy of sections three to thirteen, inclusive, of this
act to each departmental, divisional and institutional head
immediately following the passage of this act.
Section 15. Sections one to twelve, inclusive, of this act
shall take effect on July first, nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, and section thirteen shall take effect upon the passage
of this act. Approved June 19, 1948.
RESOLVES.
Resolve validating the acts of Abraham levenson of Qjmp \
BROOKLINE AS A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. ^'
Resolved, That the acts of Abraham Levenson of BrookUne
as a justice of the peace between May seventeenth, nineteen
hundred and forty-six, and July ninth, nineteen hundred and
forty-seven, both dates inclusive, are hereby confirmed and
made valid to the same extent as if during said time he had
been qualified to discharge the duties of said office.
Approved February 2, 1948.
Resolve validating the acts of helen m. butler of Qj^^^y 2
BOSTON AS A NOTARY PUBLIC. ^'
Resolved, That the acts of Helen M. Butler of Boston as a
notary public between September twenty-first, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-three and May thirty-first, nineteen hundred
and forty-six, both dates inclusive, are hereby confirmed and
made valid, in so far as the same were invahd by reason of the
fact that, notwithstanding the change of her name by mar-
riage from Helen M. Harney, such acts were performed under
the last-mentioned name. Approved February 2, 1948.
Resolve validating the acts of Madeline a. Murray Chap. 3
OF EVERETT AS A NOTARY PUBLIC.
Resolved, That the acts of Madeline A. Murray of Everett
as a notary public, between March thirtieth, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-six, and July tenth, nineteen hundred and
forty-seven, both dates inclusive, in so far as the same may
have been invalid by reason of the fact that, upon the change
of her name from Madeline A. Roome, she failed to re-register
under her new name and pay to the state secretary a fee of
one dollar as required by section thirteen of chapter thirty
of the General Laws, are hereby confirmed and made valid.
Approved February 2, 1948.
Resolve providing for the annulment and revocation Chap. 4
OF the order of the general court of the MASSA-
CHUSETTS BAY COLONY IN SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-
EIGHT EXCLUDING FROM THE COLONY CERTAIN INHABITANTS
OF PROVIDENCE PLANTATION.
Resolved, That, in so far as it is constitutionally competent
for the General Court to annul and revoke the order of the
General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony issued on
March twelfth, sixteen hundred and thirty-eight whereby it
was ordered that if any inhabitant of the plantation of
818 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 5, 6.
Providence holding a certain opinion should come into the
Colony he should be taken before a magistrate, and if he did
not disclaim such opinion he should be ordered to depart
and if thereafter found within this jurisdiction he should
be imprisoned and punished as the Court should see cause,
the same is hereby annulled and revoked.
Approved February 4, 1948.
Chap. 5 Resolve reviving and continuing the special commis-
sion ESTABLISHED TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION RELATIVE
TO THE OPERATION OF STEAMSHIPS AND OTHER MEANS OF
WATER TRANSPORTATION BETW^EEN NEW BEDFORD, WOODS
HOLE, Martha's vineyard and nantucket.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, established
by chapter sixty of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
forty-seven, is hereby revived and continued for the purpose
of continuing its investigation of the operation of steam-
ships and other means of water transportation between New
Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket,
with a view to determining what action should be taken to
better serve the interests of the pubhc with respect to said
transportation facilities in matters relating to equipment,
passenger and freight rates and charges and other matters
relating to such facilities. Said commission may call upon
the department of public utilities and other departments,
commissions, boards and officers of the commonwealth for
such information as it may desire in the course of its investi-
gation. Said commission shall be provided with quarters in
the state house or elsewhere, shall hold public hearings, shall
have the power to summon witnesses and to require the pro-
duction of books, records, contracts and papers and the
giving of testimony under oath and may expend for expert,
clerical and other services and expenses a sum not exceeding
six thousand dollars, which sum is hereby appropriated from
the general fund or revenue of the commonwealth. Said
commission shall report from time to time to the general
court and shall report the results of its investigation, and
its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legisla-
tion necessary to carry its recommendations into effect, by
filing the same with the clerk of the house of representatives
not later than the first Wednesday in December in the
current year. Approved February 9, 1948.
Chap. 6 Resolve providing for an investigation by the judicial
council relative to summary judgment on issues in
actions of contract in which there is no dispute
of fact.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to in-
vestigate the subject matter of current house document
numbered four hundred and eighty-six relative to summary
judgment on issues in actions of contract in which there is
Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 7, 8. 819
no dispute of fact, and to include its conclusions and rec-
ommendations in relation thereto, with drafts of such legis-
lation as may be necessary to give effect to the same, in its
annual report for the current year.
Approved February 20, 1948.
Resolve validating certain acts of albert s. resnick Qhnnj 7
AS A NOTARY PUBLIC.
Resolved, That the acts of Albert S. Resnick, of Brook-
line, as a notary public, between April tenth and July
twenty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, both dates
inclusive, are hereby confirmed and made valid to the same
extent as if during said time he had been qualified to dis-
charge the duties of such office.
Approved March 1, 1948.
Resolve reviving and continuing the special commis- QJidy o
sign to investigate and study sex crimes. ^'
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, estab-
lished by chapter fourteen of the resolves of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven, is hereby revived and continued for
the purpose of continuing its investigation and study rela-
tive to the prevalence of sex crimes, with a view to deter-
mining what changes in, or additions to, the laws relating
to crime are necessaiy or advisable to provide better means
of suppressing sex crimes. Said commission, in the course
of its investigation and study hereunder, shall consider
particularly the advisability of providing for the imposition
of substantial mandatory sentences upon conviction of sex
crimes and for a stricter supervision of sex criminals upon
their release, and also the advisability of segregating such
criminals in separate buildings or quarters at the institu-
tion to which they are sentenced or committed. For the
purposes of this resolve, said commission may expend for
clerical and other assistance and expenses the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated by item 0201 of chapter
six hundred and eighty-five, acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-seven, and said balance is hereby made available for
the payment of expenses incurred by said commission. Said
commission shall be provided with quarters in the state
house or elsewhere and may require by summons the at-
tendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of
books and papers. The commission shall report to the gen-
eral court the results of its investigation and study, and its
recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation
necessary to carry its recommendations into effect, by filing
a final report with the clerk of the house of representatives
not later than March fifteenth in the current year.
Approved March 4i ^948,
820 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 9, 10.
Chap. 9 RfJSOLVE PROVIDING FOR AN INVESTIGATION BY THE JUDI-
CIAL COUNCIL RELATIVE TO PERMITTING CERTAIN COURTS
TO AUTHORIZE FIDUCIARIES TO MAKE PAYMENT OF CER-
TAIN PLEDGES MADE BY A DECEDENT PRIOR TO HIS DECEASE.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to in-
vestigate the subject matter of current house document
numbered seven hundred and seventy, relative to permit-
ting certain courts to authorize fiduciaries to make payment
of certain pledges made by a decedent prior to his decease,
and to include its conclusions and its recommendations, if
any, in relation thereto, together with drafts of such legis-
lation as may be necessary to give effect to the same, in its
annual report for the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved March 12, 1948.
Chap. 10 Resolve providing for the reviving and continuation
OF AN investigation AND STUDY BY AN UNPAID SPECIAL
COMMISSION OF THE GENERAL SUBJECT OF PUBLIC EX-
PENDITURES WITH A VIEW TO ALLEVIATING THE BURDEN
THEREOF.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, estab-
lished under chapter fifty-six of the resolves of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven, is hereby revived and continued
for the purpose of making an investigation and study of the
general subject of public expenditures, considering all possi-
ble economies which may be effected through legislative
action, with a view to the reduction of government costs
of the commonwealth and of its political subdivisions. The
commission shall point out specifically and in detail what
services now performed by the commonwealth or its poUti-
cal subdivisions can be ehminated and what obligations
thereof can be abandoned, and generally shall investigate
and study the entire problem of public expenditures with a
view to alleviating the burden thereof. The commission
may call upon the commissioner of corporations and taxa-
tion and other departments, commissions and officers of the
commonwealth and of the several counties and municipali-
ties for such information as it may desire in the course of
its investigation and study. The commission shall be pro-
vided with quarters in the state house or elsewhere, shall
hold public hearings, and shall have the power to summon
witnesses and to require the production of books, records,
contracts and papers and the giving of testimony under
oath. The commission may expend for expert, clerical and
other services and expenses such sums as may be appropri-
ated therefor. Said commission shall also consider the ad-
visability of providing a continuous and progressive program
for achieving and maintaining the utmost economy and
efficiency in the administration of the affairs of the common-
wealth and of its political subdivisions.
Resolves, 1948. — Chap. 11. 821
The commission shall report to the general court the
results of its investigation and study, and its recommenda-
tions, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to
carry such recommendations into effect, by filing the same
with the clerk of the house of representatives not later than
the third day of May, nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved March 12, 1948.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a Chav. 11
SPECIAL commission RELATIVE TO THE CONTINUATION OF
THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE IN THE AREAS SERVEP BY
THE OLD COLONY DIVISION OF THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN
& HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY, AND IN MARTHA's VINE-
YARD AND NANTUCKET.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist
of three members of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, the senator who is first named to be chairman
of the commission, seven members of the house of repre-
sentatives to be designated bj^ the speaker thereof, tlie repre-
sentative first named to be vice-chairman of the commission,
the attorney general or his designee, the chairman of the
commission of the department of public utilities or his
designee, and three members to be appointed by the gover-
nor, is hereby established to investigate and study relative
to the continuation of service, both freight and passenger,
on the Old Colony Division, the Boston and Providence
Division and the Providence and Worcester Division, of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, in-
cluding the Hyde Park and Readville districts, and the New
England Transportation Company and the Union Freight
Railroad Company, and to the entire problem of transporta-
tion service in the area south and east of Boston, including
the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
Said commission shall consider the reports of recess com-
missions previously established by resolves of the general
court, relating to the investigation of transportation facilities,
and such other evidence, including the testimony of experts,
as it may deem advisable. Said commission may call upon
the department of public utilities and other departments,
boards, commissions and officers of the commonwealth for
such information as it may desire in the course of its investi-
gation. Said commission shall investigate the application
and effect of the segregation formula and allocation of ex-
penses on profit or loss of the Old Colony Division of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company and
include in its report its finding concerning the same. Said
commission shall be provided with quarters in the state
house or elsewhere, shall hold public hearings, shall have
the power to summon witnesses and to require the produc-
tion of books, records, contracts and papers and the giving
of testimony under oath, may travel within and without
the commonwealth and may expend moneys for expert.
822 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 12, 13, 14.
clerical and other services and expenses. Said experts shall
be appointed by the commission. There is hereby appro-
priated the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars for such
purposes, which sum is hereby appropriated from the General
Fund or revenue of the commonwealth in advance of the
general appropriation bill.
The commission shall make its report and recommenda-
tions to the general court by fihng the same with the clerk of
the house of representatives not later than the first Wednes-
day in May, nineteen hundred and fortj^'-eight, accompanied
by such plans, statistics and drafts of legislation as it may
deem necessarj^ or appropriate.
Approved March 18, 1948.
Chap. 12 Resolve providing for an investigation by the judicial
COUNCIL RELATIVE TO AUTHORIZING SHERIFFS, DEPUTY
SHERIFFS, CONSTABLES AND POLICE OFFICERS TO ARREST
FOR LARCENY IN CERTAIN CASES.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to investi-
gate the subject matter of current house document num-
bered fourteen hundred and fifty-two, relative to authorizing
sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables and police officers to
arrest for larceny in certain cases, and to include its con-
clusions and its recommendations, if any, in relation thereto,
together with drafts of such legislation as may be necessary
to give effect to the same, in its annual report for the year
nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved March 19, 1948.
Chap. 13 Resolve providing for an investigation by the judicial
COUNCIL RELATIVE TO EXTENSIONS OF AND OTHER CHANGES
OF TERMS IN REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE LOANS BY SAVINGS
BANKS.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to in-
vestigate the subject matter of current house document
numbered eighteen, relative to extensions of and other
changes of terms in real estate mortgage loans by savings
banks, and to include its conclusions and its recormnenda-
tions, if any, in relation thereto, together with drafts of such
legislation as may be necessary to give effect to the same, in
its annual report for the year nineteen hundred and forty-
eight. Approved March 19, 1948.
Chap. 14 Resolve providing for an investigation by the judicial
COUNCIL relative TO CLARIFYING DECREES OF PROBATE
COURTS.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to in-
vestigate the subject matter of current house document num-
bered four hundred and ninety-three, relative to clarifying
Resolves, 1948. - Chaps. 15, 16, 17, 18. 823
decrees of probate courts, and to include its conclusions and
its recommendations, if any, in relation thereto, together
with drafts of such legislation as may be necessary to give
effect to the same, in its annual report for the year nineteen
hundred and forty-eight. Approved March 19, 1948.
Resolve designating the proposed bridge to be con- Chap. 15
STRUCTED ACROSS THE CHARLES RIVER AT GERRY's LAND-
ING AS THE ELIOT BRIDGE.
Resolved, That the proposed bridge when and if con-
structed across the Charles river from Gerry's Landing in
the city of Cambridge to Soldiers Field road in the Brighton
district of the city of Boston be dedicated as a memorial
to the late Charles William Eliot, distinguished former presi-
dent of Harvard University, and that suitable markers or
tablets be placed on said proposed bridge by the metropoli-
tan district commission, to commemorate his services and
those of his son Charles Eliot, landscape architect, in the
development of Charles River basin, to be officially desig-
nated The Eliot Bridge. Approved March 23, 1948.
Resolve providing for a memorial to lieutenant alex- Chap. 16
ANDER SANTILLI OF EVERETT, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION
IN WORLD WAR II.
Resolved, That the plot of land located in the city of
Everett at the intersection of the Revere Beach parkway
and the road leading to the plant of the General Electric
Company in said city shall be hereafter known as Lieutenant
Alexander Santilli Square, in honor of said soldier, who was
killed in action in World War XL The metropolitan district
commission is hereby authorized and directed to place and
maintain a suitable marker at the said location.
Approved March 29, 1948.
Resolve validating the acts of myra b. lynch of bev- Chap. 17
ERLY AS A NOTARY PUBLIC.
Resolved, That the acts of Myra B. Lynch of Beverly
as a notary public between July twenty-third, nineteen
hundred and forty-one and February eighteenth, nineteen
hundred and forty-seven, both dates inclusive, in so far
as the same may have been invalid by reason of the fact
that, upon the change of her name from Myra Burchstead,
she failed to re-register under her new name and pay to the
state secretary a fee of one dollar as required by section
thirteen of chapter thirtj^ of the General Laws, are hereby
confirmed and made valid. Approved March 31, 1948.
Resolve validating the acts of lucille r. day of Chxip. 18
holyoke as a notary public.
Resolved, That the acts of Lucille R. Day of Holyoke
as a notary public between August fifteenth, nineteen
824 Rksolves, 1948. — Chaps. 19, 20.
hundred and forty-three and January first, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-eight, both dates inclusive, in so far as the
same may have been invahd by reason of the fact that,
upon the change of her name from Lucille G. Rock, she
failed to re-register under her new name and pay to the state
secretary a fee of one dollar as required by section thirteen
of chapter thirty of the General Laws, are hereby confirmed
and made valid. Approved March 31, 1948.
Chap. 19 Resolve providing for the revival and continxjance
OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSION ESTABLISHED TO MAKE AN
INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
LAW.
Resolved, That the unpaid special bi-partisan commission
created by chapter sixteen of the resolves of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven to make an investigation and study
relative to the Employment Security Law is hereby revived
and continued for the purpose of making an investigation
of the subject matters contained in chapters sixteen, fifty-
nine and sixty-two of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
forty-seven, and said commission shall continue its investi-
gation and study of the matters heretofore referred to it.
Said commission may expend for its future expenses and
clerical and other assistance such sums as may hereafter be
appropriated therefor, together with the unexpended bal-
ance of the original appropriation which was made for said
purposes. Said commission shall make a supplemental
report to the general court of the results of its investigation,
and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of
legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into
effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the house of rep-
resentatives on or before May fourteenth, nineteen hundred
and forty-eight. Approved April 21, 1948.
Chav. 20 Resolve providing for an investigation by the judicial
COUNCIL relative TO THE DETENTION OF PERSONS IN
HOSPITALS FOR THE INSANE, TO THEIR COMMITMENT
THERETO, AND TO THEIR RIGHTS WHEN SO DETAINED OR
COMMITTED.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to in-
vestigate the subject matter of current house document
numbered two hundred and sixteen, relative to the detention
of persons in hospitals for the insane, to their commitment
thereto, and to their rights when so detained or committed,
and to include its conclusions and its recommendations, if
any, in relation thereto, together with drafts of such legis-
lation as may be necessary to give effect to the same, in its
annual report for the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved April 29, 1948.
Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 21, 22, 23, 24. 825
Resolve providing for an investigation by the judicial njjny 21
COUNCIL RELATIVE TO PROVIDING FOR FEES FOR EXECUTORS ^'
and ADMINISTRATORS AND THEIR ATTORNEYS IN THE
PROBATE OF ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to in-
vestigate the subject matter of current house document
numbered twelve hundred and eighty-two, relative to pro-
viding for fees for executors and administrators and their
attorneys in the probate of estates of deceased persons, and
to include its conclusions and its recommendations, if any,
in relation thereto, together with drafts of such legislation
as may be necessary to give effect to the same, in its annual
report for the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved April 29, 1948.
Resolve providing for the erection by the common- ni^f.^^ 22
WEALTH of a SUITABLE MEMORIAL ON THE ST0RR0^V ^'
MEMORIAL EMBANKMENT COMMEMORATING THE PUBLIC
SERVICES RENDERED BY HELEN OSBORNE STORROW.
Resolved, That the metropolitan district commission is
hereby authorized and directed to erect a suitable memorial,
approved by the art commission for the commonwealth, at a
site on the Storrow Memorial Embankment to be designated
by said commission, to Helen Osborne Storrow, a pul)lic-
spirited citizen and one of the sponsors of the Charles River
basin, who died on November tenth, nineteen hundred and
forty-four. For said purpose, said commission may expend
from the Charles River Improvement Fund, so called, not
more than three thousand dollars.
Approved May 3, 1948.
Resolve in favor of vincent j. signore of newton. fhnqj 23
Resolved, That for the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation of the commonwealth and of promoting the public
good, and after an appropriation has been made therefor,
there be allowed and paid out of the state treasury the sum
of five hundred dollars to Vincent J. Signore of Newton on
account of injuries sustained by him while in the performance
of military duty as a member of Headquarters Battery,
180th Field Artillery Battalion, Massachusetts National
Guard. Approved May 14, 1948.
Resolve in favor of emma a. and Alfred f. iwanowicz (^hny 24
OF lynnfield. ^ *
Resolved, That, after an appropriation therefor has been
made, the department of public works is hereby authorized
to pay to Emma A. and Alfred F. Iwanowicz of Lynnfield
the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars in full compensa-
826 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 25, 26.
tion for a certain parcel of land owned by said Emma A. and
Alfred F. Iwanowicz, which was taken by eminent domain
by said department in connection with the construction of a
state highway in said town. No payment shall be made
hereunder until there shall have been filed with the comp-
troller an agreement signed by said Emma A. and Alfred F.
Iwanowicz that the amount, if any, paid or to be paid for
legal services rendered in connection with the passage of
this resolve shall not exceed ten per cent of said sum.
Approved May 14, 1948.
Chap. 25 Resolve in favor of norman hutton, jr., of needham.
Resolved, That there shall be paid, subject to appropria-
tion, from the state treasury, for a further period of two
years, an annuity of seven hundred and fifty dollars to
Norman Hutton, Jr., of Needham, on account of injuries
sustained by him while in the performance of military duty
with Troop A, First Motor Squadron, Massachusetts State
Guard. Said annuity shall be payable in monthly install-
ments from and after the period covered by chapter eighty-
eight of the resolves of nineteen hundred and forty-six. No
payment shall be made hereunder until there shall have
been filed with the comptroller an agreement signed by said
Norman Hutton, Jr. that the amount, if any, paid or to be
paid for legal services rendered in connection with the
passage of this resolve shall not exceed ten per cent of said
sum. Approved May 14, 1948.
Chap. 26 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE CAUSES
CREATING A NUISANCE ON THE SHORE AND BEACHES OF
SWAMPSCOTT, AND OF MEANS OF RECTIFYING SUCH CON-
DITIONS.
Resolved, That the department of pubHc health is hereby
authorized and directed to investigate and study conditions
existing along the shore and beaches and any brook drain-
ing thereto in the town of Swampscott and the causes of
the pollution of the water whereby articles of sewage, gar-
bage, coal dust, oil and other obnoxious matter float therein
and are discharged upon the shore and beaches making
them unhealthful and unsuitable for use by the public for
recreation and bathing, with a view to the adoption of
proper means to rectify such conditions and to render the
beaches and water usable and sanitary, and enhance their
value for use by the public. For the purposes of this re-
solve, said department may expend such sums as may here-
after be appropriated therefor. Said department shall re-
port its recommendations, if any, and plans and estimates
of the cost of any works, improvements or changes which
may be necessary to carry them out, together with drafts
of legislation as may become necessary therefor, by filing the
Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 27, 28, 29. 827
same with the clerk of the house of representatives on or
before the first Wednesday of December in the current year,
and shall at the same time file a copy thereof with the
budget commissioner. Approved May 14, 1948.
Resolve in favor of Alfred r. wood of boston. Chav. 27
Resolved, That, for the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation of the commonwealth and subject to appropria-
tion, there shall be allowed and paid out of the state treasury
to Alfred R. Wood, of Boston, the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars in part payment of his claim against the common-
wealth for injuries sustained in the line of duty while attend-
ing the Massachusetts National Guard encampment at
Camp Plattsburg, Plattsburg, New York, in the year nine-
teen hundred and forty. No payment shall be made here-
under until there has been filed with the comptroller an
agreement signed by said Alfred R. Wood that the amount,
if any, paid or to be paid for legal services rendered in con-
nection with the passage of this resolve shall not exceed ten
per cent of the amount paid or payable hereunder.
Approved May SO, 1948.
Resolve in favor of basil h. cooney of lawrence. Chav 28
Resolved, That, for the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation of the commonwealth, there be allowed and paid
out of the state treasury to Basil H. Cooney of Lawrence,
such sums as may be appropriated therefor, because of loss
of salary, medical and hospital expenses and other expenses
incurred as a result of injuries sustained by him on June
twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, while en-
gaged in training at the state police training school at
Framingham. Approved May 20, 1948.
Resolve providing for the participation by the com- Qfiar) 29
MONWEALTH IN THE OBSERVANCE OF THE FIFTIETH ANNI-
VERSARY OF THE SPANISH- AMERICAN WAR, THE PHILIPPINE
INSURRECTION AND THE CHINA RELIEF EXPEDITION.
Resolved, That, in order that the commonwealth may
participate in the observance in the current year of the
fiftieth anniversary of the Spanish-American War, the
Phihppine Insurrection and the China ReHef Expedition, and
to ensure, in arranging events in connection therewith,
proper co-operation between the Massachusetts Department
of the United Spanish War Veterans and the commonwealth,
and to contribute toward the transportation and other
expenses of veterans participating in the observance of said
anniversary, there may be expended, with the approval and
under the direction of the governor and council, such sums
as may hereafter be appropriated therefor.
Approved May 20, 1948.
828 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 30, 31, 32, 33.
Chap. 30 Resolve in favor of emma r. smith of Dartmouth.
Resolved, That, after an appropriation therefor has been
made from the Highway Fund, the department of pubUc
works may pay to Emma R. Smith of Dartmouth the sum of
two hundred and seventy dollars in full compensation for a
certain parcel of land owned by her, which was taken by
eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine of the General
Laws by said department in connection with a state highway
in said town. Approved May SI, 1948.
Chap. 31 Resolve in favor of lewis glazer.
Resolved, That, for the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation of the commonwealth and after an appropriation
has been made therefor, there shall be allowed and paid out
of the state treasury to Lewis Glazer, chief medical officer at
the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, for maintenance allow-
ance from April first, nineteen hundred and forty-six to Sep-
tember fifteenth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, the sum
of four hundred and fifty-two dollars and thirty-nine cents.
Approved May 21, 1948.
Chap. 32 Resolve providing for the acceptance by the common-
wealth and the placing in the state house of a me-
morial stone from the house of commons in LONDON,
ENGLAND, IN CONNECTION WITH THE OBSERVANCE OF THE
one HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCCU-
PANCY OF THE BULFINCH STATE HOUSE IN BOSTON.
Resolved, That a memorial stone from the House of Com-
mons in London, England, proposed to be presented to the
commonwealth by the American and British Commonwealth
Association, in connection with the observance of the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the occupancy of the
Bulfinch State House in Boston, be accepted and placed in
an appropriate location in the state house to be designated
by the art commission for the commonwealth, with the
approval of the governor and council.
Approved May 21, 1948.
Chap. 33 Resolve providing for the celebration of the one
HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCCUPATION
OF THE BULFINCH STATE HOUSE AS THE STATE HOUSE OF
THE COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That the joint special committee appointed
under the order adopted by the senate and by the house of
representatives on January twelfth in the current year to
make arrangements for a suitable commemoration to cele-
brate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the occu-
pation in the year seventeen hundred and ninety-eight of the
Bulfinch State House as the state house of the commonwealth
Resolves, 1948. — Chai'S. 34, 35. 829
is herebj- authorized to conduct the celebration of said anni-
versary by the holding of exercises on the state house lawn
on May twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, at
ten thirty in the morning, with a program of music, addresses
and other appropriate events, and by the decoration of the
state house, and by the publication of a revision of the State
House Guide Book. For the purposes of this resolve, there
may be expended by said committee such sums as may be
appropriated therefor. Approved May 21, 1948.
Chap. 34
Resolve REvrvmo and continuing the special com-
mission ESTABLISHED TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION AND
STUDY RELATIVE TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE TRANS-
PORTATION SERVICE IN THE AREAS SERVED BY THE OLD
COLONY DIVISION OF THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HART-
FORD RAILROAD COMPANY, AND IN MARTHA's VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET.
Resolved, That the vmpaid special conmiission established
by chapter eleven of the resolves of the current year is hereby
revived and continued for the purpose of continuing its in-
vestigation relative to the continuation of the transporta-
tion service in the areas served by the Old Colony Division
of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Com-
pany, and in Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Said
commission shall have all the powers and duties set forth in
said chapter eleven. Said commission shall be provided
with quarters in the state house or elsewhere, may require
by summons the attendance and testimony of witnesses
and the production of books and papers, and may expend
any amounts heretofore appropriated therefor and such
sums as may hereafter be appropriated therefor. Said com-
mission may report from time to time and shall make a sup-
plementary report to the general court of the results of its
investigation and its recommendations, if any, together with
drafts of legislation necessary to carry its recommendations
into effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the house of
representatives as soon as may be, but in no event later than
the first Wednesday of December in the 3^ear nineteen hun-
dred and forty-eight. Approved May 24, 1948.
Resolve providing for an investigation by a special ni^fjj. oc
COMMISSION relative TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE ^*
by cities and TOWNS OF WATER SYSTEMS AND SOURCES
OF WATER SUPPLY.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist
of one member of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, three members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof, and three persons to
be appointed by the governor, hereinafter called the com-
mission, is hereby established for the purpose of investi-
gating the subject matter of current senate document num-
830 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 36, 37.
bered four hundred and seventeen, relative to the develop-
ment and use by cities and towns of water systems and
sources of water supply. The commission may call upon the
various departments, boards, commissions and officers of
the commonwealth for such information as it may desire in
the course of its investigation. The commission shall be
provided with quarters in the state house or elsewhere,
may hold hearings, and shall have the power to summon
witnesses and to require the production of books, records
and papers and the giving of testimony under oath. In
making its investigation hereunder, the commission may
expend for expert, clerical and other services and expenses
such sums as may be appropriated therefor. The commis-
sion shall report to the general court the results of its in-
vestigation, and its recommendations, if any, together with
drafts of legislation necessary to carry its recommendations
into effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the senate on
or before the first Wednesday of December in the current
year. Approved May 25, 1948.
Chap. 36 Resolve providing for a study and investigation by
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RELATIVE TO THE
ERADICATION AND CONTROL OF WOOD TICKS.
Resolved, That the department of pubhc health is hereby
authorized and directed to make a study and investigation
relative to the eradication and control of wood ticks. Said
department shall, in the course of its study and investiga-
tion, confer and co-operate with such agencies of the com-
monwealth or any political subdivision thereof, and with
such civic and other associations or organizations, as may
be engaged in making a study and investigation of the said
elimination of wood ticks. It shall report to the general
court the result of its study and investigation, and its recom-
mendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation neces-
sary to carry its recommendations into effect, by filing the
same with the clerk of the house of representatives on or
before the first Wednesday of December in the current year. ^
Approved May 25, 1948.
Chap. 37 Resolve in favor of the widow of the late thomas
F. COADY.
Resolved, That, for the purpose of promoting the public
good, and after an appropriation therefor has been made,
there be paid out of the state treasury to the widow of the
late Thomas F. Coady, who died while a member of the
present house of representatives, the balance of the salary
to which he would have been entitled for the current term
for which he was elected had he lived until the end of said
term. Approved May 25, 1948.
Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 38, 39,40. 831
Resolve in favor of the children of john harrison, Chap, 38
A FORMER STATE EMPLOYEE.
Resolved, That there shall be paid from the state treasury,
subject to an appropriation, annuities of two hundred and
sixty dollars for the benefit of each of the two children of
John Harrison, who was killed by lightning while in the per-
fonnance of his duty as an employee of the military division
of the commonwealth. Each such annuity shall be retro-
active to October first, nineteen hundred and forty-seven,
and shall be payable to Agnes Dudley, natural guardian of
said children, in monthly instalments until such time as the
child for whose benefit it is paid reaches the age of eighteen.
Approved May 25, 1948.
Resolve providing for an immediate investigation Chap. 39
BY THE STATE PLANNING BOARD RELATIVE TO UNUSED
STATE OWNED LAND SUITABLE FOR VETERANS* HOUSING
PROJECTS.
Resolved, That the state planning board is hereby au-
thorized and directed to make an investigation relative to
all land owned by the commonwealth which is suitable for
veterans' housing projects, and is not currently required
by, or being used for, any other public purpose. Said board
shall report to the general court the results of its investiga-
tion, and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts
of legislation necessary to carry its recommendations into
effect and to provide for the conveyance of such land, upon
the payment of a nominal consideration, to the respective
municipalities wherein such land lies, by filing the same with
the clerk of the house of representatives on or before the
first Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved May 27, 1948.
Resolve authorizing the continuance of the joint Chap. 40
BOARD IN THE MATTER OF DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE IN THE
MERRIMACK RIVER VALLEY.
Resolved, That the joint board, composed of the Merri-
mack River Valley Sewerage Board and the department
of public health, created by chapter sixty-two of the resolves
of nineteen hundred and forty-five, and granted additional
powers and duties by chapter forty-seven of the resolves of
nineteen hundred and forty-six, and continued by chapter
sixty-three of the resolves of nineteen hundred and forty-
seven, is hereby further continued until the first Wednesday
in December in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight,
at or before which time said joint board shall report to the
general court by filing a report with the clerk of the house of
representatives. For the purpose of carrying out the pro-
visions of this resolve the board may expend such sums as
may be appropriated therefor. Approved May 27, 1948.
832 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 41, 42, 43.
Chap. 41 Resolve providing for an investigation relative to
THE DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE IN THE SOUTH METROPOLITAN
SEWERAGE DISTRICT AND TO THE EXTENSION OF SAID
DISTRICT.
Resolved, That the department of public health and the
metropoHtan district commission, acting as a joint board,
are hereby authorized and directed to make an investigation
of the general subject of the disposal of sewage in the south
metropolitan sewerage district, and particularly consider
whether any extension of said district is desirable. Said
joint board shall report to the general court its findings, and
its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legis-
lation necessary to carry the same into effect, by filing the
same with the clerk of the house of representatives not later
than December first in the current year. For the purposes
of this resolve, said joint board may expend such sums as
may be appropriated therefor. Approved May 27, 1948.
Chap. 42 Resolve in favor of john m. ganley of lynn.
Resolved, That, for the purpose of discharging a moral ob-
ligation of the commonwealth, there be allowed and paid
from the treasury of the commonwealth, subject to appro-
priation, to John M. Ganley of Lynn, who was injured and
permanently disabled on August twenty-third, nineteen
hundred and twenty-five, while in the performance of duty
as a patrolman in the uniformed division of the state police,
the sum of one thousand and eighty dollars per annum for
five years, beginning July first, nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, in equal monthly instalments. No payment shall be
made hereunder until there shall have been filed with the
state comptroller an agreement signed by said John M. Gan-
ley that the amount, if any, paid or to be paid for legal
services rendered in connection with the passage of this
resolve shall not exceed ten per cent of the amounts paid or
payable hereunder. Approved May 27, 1948.
Chap. 43 Resolve providing for a proper representation of the
COMMONWEALTH AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE
ARMY AND NAVY LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES
IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT IN
THE EVENT THAT THE SAME IS HELD IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Resolved, That, in order that the commonwealth may be
properly represented on the occasion of the national con-
vention of The Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United
States in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight, if held
in the city of Boston as anticipated, and in such case to en-
sure, in arranging entertainments and other events in con-
nection therewith, proper co-operation between said or-
ganization and the commonwealth, there may, after an ap-
Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 44, 46. 833
propriation has been made, and if such convention is to be
held in said city as aforesaid, be expended, with the approval
and under the direction of the governor and council, such sums
as may be appropriated therefor.
Approved June 1, 1948.
Resolve requesting the administrative committee of Q^iap. 44
THE PROBATE COURT TO MAKE A STUDY OF CERTAIN MATTERS
PERTAINING TO THE PROBATE COURTS.
Resolved, That the administrative committee of the pro-
bate courts is hereby authorized and directed to make an in-
vestigation and study of the subject matter of current senate
documents numbered two hundred and fifty-seven and two
hundred and fifty-eight and of current house document
numbered nineteen hundred and forty-three. Said com-
mittee shall report to the general court the results of its
investigations, and its recommendations, if any, together
with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such recom-
mendations into effect by filing the same with the clerk of
the house of representatives on or before the first Wednesday
of December in the current year.
Approved June S, 1948.
Resolve providing for the revival and continuance (Jlidp^ 45
or THE special COMMISSION ESTABLISHED TO STUDY AND
revise the laws relating TO PUBLIC WELFARE.
Resolved, That the special commission established by chap-
ter fifty-seven and the scope of which was increased by chap-
ter seventy-two of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
forty-seven, to study and revise the laws relating to public
welfare is hereby revived and continued for the purpose of
making a survey and study of such laws, with a view to the
revision and codification thereof and to the recommending of
such changes therein and additions thereto as may appear
necessary or desirable. Said commission shall hold hearings,
shall be provided with quarters in the state house or else-
where and may expend for expenses and legal, clerical and
other assistance such sum as may hereafter be appropriated
therefor, together with the unexpended balance of the
amount appropriated by item 0209 of section two of chap-
ter six hundred and eighty-five of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven. Said commission shall report to the
general court the results of its study, and its recommenda-
tions, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to
carry said recommendations into effect, by filing the same
with the clerk of the house of representatives not later than
the first Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved June S, 1948.
834 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 46, 47, 48, 49.
Chap. 46 Resolve in favor of leander marion of lowell.
Resolved, That, for the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation of the commonwealth, there shall be paid from
item 1332-33 of section two of chapter three hundred and
nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six, to Leander
Marion of Lowell, doing business under the name of Louis
Marion and Son, the sum of four thousand, eight hundred
and fifteen dollars and ninety-four cents for certain work
done and materials furnished at the Lowell Textile Institute
in the city of Lowell by said Marion.
« Approved June S, 1948.
Chap. 47 Resolve in favor of the association of the evangeli-
cal LUTHERAN CHURCH FOR WORKS OF MERCY.
Resolved, That, for the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation of the commonwealth, there shall be paid and
allowed out of the state treasury to the Association of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church For Works of Mercy such
sums as may be appropriated therefor, in full settlement of
its claim against the commonwealth for damage to the prop-
erty of said association by boys under the control of the
division of child guardianship on July second, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven. Approved June 3, 1948.
Chap. 48 Resolve in favor of the county of Berkshire.
Resolved, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section
twenty-five of chapter thirty-three of the General Laws, as
appearing in section one of chapter four hundred and twenty-
five of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, the
county of Berkshire shall not be required to pay to the com-
monwealth the expense of the service of the military forces
at the fire on October Mountain in the year nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven under a precept issued by the sheriff
of said county under section nineteen of said chapter thirty-
three, as so appearing. Approved June 3, 1948.
Chap. 49 Resolve reviving and continuing the special com-
mission established to make an investigation and
study relative to the prevention of child delin-
quency, THE rehabilitation OF DELINQUENT CHILDREN
AND AS TO THE ADVISABILITY OF ESTABLISHING INSTITU-
TIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUCH CHILDREN.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, estab-
lished by chapter seventy-one of the resolves of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven, is hereby revived and continued
for the purpose of continuing its investigation and study
relative to the prevention of child delinquency, the rehabili-
tation of delinquent children and as to the advisability of
Resolves, 1948. —Chaps. 50, 51. 835
establishing institutions for the treatment of such children.
The commission shall be provided with quarters in the state
house or elsewhere, may hold hearings, may require by sum-
mons the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
production of books and papers, and may expend for clerical
and other services and expenses such sums as may be appro-
priated therefor. Said commission shall report to the gen-
eral court the results of its investigation and study hereunder,
and its recommendations, together with drafts of legislation
necessary to carry such reconmaendations into effect, by fil-
ing one or more reports with the clerk of the senate at such
time or times as the commission may elect; provided, that
the commission shall so file its final report on or before the
first Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved June S, 1948.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by (JIkij) 50
a special unpaid commission relative to the laws
pertaining to the BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS AND THE
PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY.
Resolved, That a special unpaid commission, to consist of
one member of the senate to be designated by the president
thereof, three members of the house of representatives to be
designated by the speaker thereof, and one registered dentist
to be appointed by the governor, is hereby established for the
purpose of making an investigation and study of the laws of
the commonwealth relative to the board of dental examiners
and the practice of dentistry, with a view to making such
changes in said laws and additions thereto, as said commis-
sion may deem necessary or advisable. Said commission may
expend for clerical and other services and expenses such sums
as may hereafter be appropriated therefor. Said commission
shall report to the general court the results of its investiga-
tion and study, and its recommendations, if any, together
with drafts of legislation necessary to carry said recommenda-
tions into effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the house
of representatives not later than the first Wednesday of
December in the current year.
Approved June 3, 1948.
Resolve providing for an investigation by the judicial Chap. 51
COUNCIL RELATIVE TO RIGHTS OF WAY AND EASEMENTS
ACQUIRED BY ADVERSE USE.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to investi-
gate the subject matter of current senate document numbered
two hundred and sixty-six relative to rights of way and ease-
ments acquired by adverse use, and to include its conclusions
and recommendations in relation thereto, together with
drafts of such legislation as may be necessary to give effect
to the same, in its annual report for the current year.
A pproved June 8, 1948.
836 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 52, 53, 54.
Chap. 52 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
THE metropolitan DISTRICT COMMISSION RELATIVE TO THE
RECONSTRUCTION AND WIDENING OF THE RAILROAD BRIDGE,
SO CALLED, BETWEEN THE REVERE BEACH PARKWAY AND
NORTH SHORE ROAD IN THE CITY OF REVERE.
Resolved, That the metropolitan district commission is
hereby authorized and directed to make an investigation and
study of the subject matter of current house document num-
bered eleven hundred and twenty-four. Said commission
shall report to the general court the result of its investiga-
tion and study, and its recommendations, if any, together
with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such recommenda-
tions into effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the house
of representatives on or before the first Wednesday of De-
cember in the current year. Approved June 4, 1948.
Chap. 53 Resolve providing for an investigation by the judicial
COUNCIL RELATIVE TO THE CHANGE OF NAME OF ANY INDI-
VIDUAL UPON PETITION TO THE PROBATE COURT.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to investi-
gate the subject matter of current house document numbered
sixteen hundred and forty-one, relative to the change of
name of any individual upon petition to the probate court,
and to include its conclusions and recommendations in rela-
tion thereto, with drafts of such legislation as may be neces-
sary to give effect to the same, in its annual report for the
current year. Approved June ^, 1948.
Chap. 54 Resolve increasing the scope of the investigation to
BE MADE BY THE SPECIAL COMMISSION ESTABLISHED TO
MAKE AN INVESTIGATION RELATIVE TO TRANSPORTATION
FACILITIES IN THE AREA NOW SERVED BY THE OLD COLONY
DIVISION OF THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD
RAILROAD COMPANY AND TO CONSIDER THE PUBLIC OPERA-
TION OF TRANSPORTATION IN SAID AREA.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission established
by chapter eleven and revived and continued by chapter
thirty-four of the resolves of the current year shall, in the
course of making its investigation, consider the subject
matter of house document numbered two thousand and seven,
relative to the revocation of certain franchises, rights and
privileges of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company and any subsidiary thereof upon the abandon-
ment by said company of train passenger service on the Old
Colony Division, so called. Approved June 4, 1948.
RESOLVES, 1948. — Chap. 55. 837
Resolve reviving and continuinq the unpaid special Chap. 55
COMMISSION ESTABLISHED TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION
AND STUDY OF THE GENERAL SUBJECT OF PUBLIC EX-
PENDITURES WITH A VIEW TO ALLEVIATING THE BURDEN
THEREOF, AND INCREASING THE SCOPE OF SAID INVESTI-
GATION AND STUDY.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, estabhshed
under chapter fifty-six of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and forty-seven, and revived and continued by chapter ten
of the resolves of the current year, is hereby revived and
continued for the purpose of continuing its investigation
and study of the general subject of public expenditures,
considering all possible economies which may be effected
through legislative action, with a view to the reduction of
government costs of the commonwealth and of its political
subdivisions. The commission shall point out specifically
and in detail what services now performed by the common-
wealth or its political subdivisions can be eliminated and
what obligations thereof can be abandoned, and generally
shall investigate and study the entire problem of public
expenditures with a view to alleviating the burden thereof.
The commission, in the course of its investigation and study
hereunder, shall also consider the subject of revenues and
income of the commonwealth and of its political subdivisions.
The commission may call upon the commissioner of corpora-
tions and taxation and other departments, commissions and
officers of the commonwealth and of the several counties
and municipalities for such information as it may desire in
the course of its investigation and study. The commission
shall be provided with quarters in the state house or else-
where, shall hold pubhc hearings, and shall have the power
to summon witnesses and to require the production of books,
records, contracts and papers and the giving of testimony
under oath. The commission may expend for expert, clerical
and other services and expenses the unexpended balance
of the amount appropriated by item 0208 in section two of
chapter sLx hundred and eighty-five of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven. Said commission shall also con-
sider the advisability of providing a continuous and pro-
gressive program for achieving and maintaining the utmost
economy and efficiency in the administration of the affairs of
the commonwealth and of its political subdivisions.
The commission shall report to the general court the re-
sults of its investigation and study, and its recommendations,
if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry
such recommendations into effect, by filing the same with
the clerk of the house of representatives not later than the
first Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved June 4} 1948.
838 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 56, 57, 58, 59.
Chap. 56 Resolve to provide for the construction by the com-
monwealth OF A FITTING MEMORIAL TO THE LATE DAVID
I. WALSH.
Resolved, I'hat, the art commission for the commonwealth
is hereby directed to consider and study the subject matter
of current house document numbered eleven hundred and
fifty-three. Said commission shall report to the general
court the results of its study by filing a report with the clerk
of the house of representatives on the first Wednesday in
December in the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved June 4, 1948.
Chap. 57 Resolve validating the acts of veronica w. walsh of
HOLYOKE AS A NOTARY PUBLIC.
Resolved, That the acts of Veronica W. Walsh of Holyoke,
as a notary public between August sixteenth, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-seven and May twenty-eighth, nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, both dates inclusive, in so far as
the same may have been invalid by reason of the fact that,
upon the change of her name from Veronica M. Wynn, she
failed to re-register under her new name and pay to the
state secretary a fee of one dollar as required by section
thirteen of chapter thirty of the General Laws, are hereby
confirmed and made valid. Approved June 7, 1948.
Chav 58 Resolve validating the acts of clare v. nash of wey-
MOUTH AS A NOTARY PUBLIC.
Resolved, That the acts of Clare V. Nash of Weymouth
as a notary public between September ninth, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-six and April twenty-seventh, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-eight, both dates inclusive, in so far as the
same may have been invalid by reason of the fact that, upon
the change of her name from Clare V. Stanton she failed to
re-register under her new name and pay to the state secre-
tary a fee of one dollar as required by section thirteen of
chapter thirty of the General Laws, are hereby confirmed
and made valid. Approved June 7, 1948.
Chap. 59 Resolve providing for an investigation relative to
THE PROTECTION OF PROPERTY ALONG THE WATERFRONT
IN THE DENNISPORT SECTION OF THE TOWN OF DENNIS.
Resolved, That the department of public works is hereby
authorized and directed to investigate the conditions caus-
ing the erosion of the shore along the waterfront in the
Dennisport section of the town of Dennis with a view to
determining the best means of relieving or improving said
conditions by the construction of breakwaters, sea walls or
other shore protection. Said department shall report to the
general court the results of its investigation, and its recom-
mendations, if any, with plans and estimates of the cost of
Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 60, 61. 839
any work or improvements recommended by it, together
with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such recom-
mendations into effect, by filing the same with the clerk of
the house of representatives on or before the first Wednesday
of December in the current year.
Approved June 7, 194-8.
Resolve establishing a special commission to make an Chap. 60
INVESTIGATION AND STUDY RELATIVE TO EDIBLE SHELLFISH
and shellfish PURIFICATION PLANTS.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist
of one member of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, three members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof, one person to be
appointed by the governor, and the director and chief
engineer of the di\'ision of sanitary engineering of the de-
partment of public health, is hereby established for the
purpose of making an investigation and study relative to
shellfish in areas determined under section seventy-four of
chapter one hundred and thirty of the General Laws, or
corresponding provisions of earlier laws, to be contaminated,
and relative to the reclaiming of shellfish from such areas by
means of purification plants and relative to the propagation
of shellfish in the coastal areas of the commonwealth. Said
commission shall, in the course of its investigations, confer
with the state departments of conservation and public
health relative to the matters referred to it for investiga-
tion and study, and consider the advisability of reorganizing
the division of marine fisheries in the department of conserva-
tion so that it may function with an advisory commission
composed of town officials and representatives of com-
mercial and citizens' groups. Said commission may expend,
for the purposes of this resolve, any unexpended balance of
the appropriation for carrying out the purposes of chapter
forty-three of the resolves of nineteen hundred and forty-
seven and such sums as may be appropriated therefor. Said
commission shall make a report to the general court of the
results of its investigations, and its recommendations, if
any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry its
recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the
clerk of the house of representatives on or before the first
Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved June 7, 1948.
Resolve reviving and further continuing the special QIkxi) Q\
COMMISSION relative TO THE LAWS PERTAINING TO THE
SAFETY OF PERSONS IN BUILDINGS.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission established
by chapter sixty-seven of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and forty-three and revived and continued by certain re-
solves thereafter, including chapter twenty-one of the resolves
840 Resolves, 1948. — Chap. 62.
of nineteen hundred and forty-seven, is hereby revived and
continued for the purpose of continuing its investigation and
study of the subject matter of safety of persons in buildings,
including single and two-family dwellings. The fact that
any person who was appointed a member of such commis-
sion by the president of the senate or the speaker of the
house of representatives has prior to the date for the filing
of the final report, or of any extension thereof, ceased to be
a member of the general court shall not be held to terminate
his membership on the commission nor to create a vacancy
therein. Said commission shall be provided with quarters
in the state house or elsewhere, may hold hearings, may
require by summons the attendance and testimony of wit-
nesses and the production of books and papers; may travel
within and without the commonwealth; and may expend
for necessary assistance and expenses such sums as may be
appropriated therefor. The commission shall report to the
general court the results of its investigations and its recom-
mendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation nec-
essary to carry its recommendations into effect, by filing
with the clerk of the senate during the current year such
partial or interim reports as it deems advisable and by filing
a final report with said clerk not later than the first day of
February, nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved June 7, 1948.
Chap. 62 Resolve relative to certain harbor and waterway
IMPROVEMENTS.
Resolved, That, subject to the conditions hereinafter im-
posed, the following projects for the improvement of harbors
and waterways in the commonwealth, when adopted by the
congress of the United States and when federal funds are
available therefor, are hereby authorized : — Falmouth Har-
bor, Falmouth; Mattapoisett Harbor, Mattapoisett; Taun-
ton River, Taunton; Buttermilk Bay, Bourne; Fall River
Harbor, Fall River; Provincetown Harbor, Pro vincetown ;
New Bedford Harbor, New Bedford. Subject to appropria-
tion, the department of public works is hereby authorized
to pay to the secretary of the army of the United States on
his demand the contribution required from local interests,
as specified by the congress with respect to each project, and
to give to said secretary of the army the assurances required
for such project; provided, that in each instance the munici-
pality in which the project lies shall have deposited with the
state treasurer one half of such contribution and assumed
liability, in the manner provided by section twenty-nine of
chapter ninety-one of the General Laws, for all damages
that may be incurred under said project, and has given to
said department of public works satisfactory assurances that
conditions imposed upon such municipality or other local
interests with respect to such project will be met.
Approved June 7, 1948.
Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 63, 64, 65. 841
Resolve providing for an investigation by the judicial Qhav. 63
COUNCIL relative TO AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF
ATTORNEYS TO INVESTIGATE PETITIONS FOR SEPARATE SUP-
PORT IN THE PROBATE COURT.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to in-
vestigate the subject matter of current house document
numbered twelve hundred and ninety-one, relative to au-
thorizing the appointment of attorneys to investigate peti-
tions for separate support in the probate court, and to
include its conclusions and its recommendations, if any,
in relation thereto, together with drafts of such legislation as
may be necessary to give effect to the same, in its annual
report for the year nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved June 7, 1948.
Resolve in favor of james h. kelley of boston. Chap. 64
Resolved, That, for the purpose of discharging a moral ob-
ligation of the commonwealth, and after an appropriation
therefor has been made, there be allowed and paid out of
the treasury of the commonwealth to James H. Kelley, of
Boston, the sum of two thousand thirteen dollars and forty
cents in reimbursement for hospital expenses due to injuries
sustained by him while crossing Tremont street at or near
Ruggles street, in the Roxbury district of the city of Boston
on January third, nineteen hundred and forty-five, by reason
of the negligent operation of an automobile owned by the
state and being operated by a member of the state guard.
No payment shall be made hereunder until there has been
filed with the comptroller an agreement signed by said James
H. Kelley that the amount, if any, paid or to be paid for
legal services rendered in connection with the passage of
this resolve shall not exceed ten per cent of the amount paid
or payable hereunder. Approved June 7, 1948.
Resolve reviving and continuing the special com- Chap. 65
MISSION established TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION RELATIVE
TO AUTHORIZING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS TO IMPROVE FAIRHAVEN HARBOR.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission established
by chapter fifty-nine of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and forty-six and revived by chapter fifty-four of the resolves
of nineteen hundred and forty-seven is hereby further
revived and continued for the purpose of continuing its in-
vestigation relative to the advisability and expediency of
providing for the improvement of the port facilities at
Fairhaven harbor. Said commission may expend for expert,
clerical and other services and expenses such sums as may
be appropriated therefor. Said commission shall make a
supplementary report to the general court of the results
842 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 66, 67.
of its investigation, and its recommendations, together with
drafts of legislation necessary to give effect to the same, by
filing the same with the clerk of the house of representatives
on or before the first Wednesday of December in the current
year. Approved June 8, 1948.
Chap. 66 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
THE PORT OF BOSTON AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO THE PRO-
POSED FILLING AND IMPROVEMENT OF SOUTH BAY AND
PART OF FORT POINT CHANNEL IN BOSTON HARBOR AND CER-
TAIN TERRITORIES ADJACENT THERETO.
Resolved, That the Port of Boston Authority is hereby
authorized and du'ected to make an investigation and
study of legislation which would be necessary to undertake
the project referred to in current house document numbered
nineteen hundi'ed and eighteen, relative to providing for the
filling and improvement of South bay and part of Fort
Point channel in Boston harbor and certain territory adja-
cent thereto, and for the use of filled land resulting there-
from. Said Authority shall include in its next annual report
to the general court the results of its investigation and
study, and its recommendations, if any, together with
estimates of cost and drafts of legislation necessary to carry
such recommendations into effect.
Approved June 8, 1948.
Chap. 67 Resolve in favor of new Bedford tow boat corpora-
tion, OF NEW BEDFORD.
Resolved, That for the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation of the commonwealth and after an appropriation
has been made therefor there shall be allowed and paid
out of the state treasury to New Bedford Tow Boat Cor-
poration, a Massachusetts corporation of New Bedford,
such sums as may be appropriated therefor, the said amount
representing the loss suffered by said corporation by reason
of a colHsion between the tug John Duff owned by said cor-
poration and the drawspan of the Acushnet river draw-
bridge owned and operated by the commonwealth which
occurred on October twenty-third, nineteen hundred and
forty-four, the amount of the damage having been decreed
after a trial in admiralty by the United States district
court for the district of Massachusetts, and the said court
having found that the collision was caused solely by the
negligence of one Arthur L. Martin, the drawtender and
employee of the commonwealth in charge of the operation
of the bridge and that the collision was not contributed to
by any fault or neglect of the tug John Duff or of New Bed-
ford Tow Boat Corporation, its agents or servants. No
payment shall be made hereunder until there shall have
been filed with the comptroller an agreement with said
New Bedford Tow Boat Corporation that the amount, if
Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 68, 69, 70. 843
any, paid or to be paid for services rendered in connection
with the passage of this resolve shall not exceed ten per cent
of the sum payable hereunder. Approved June 9, 1948.
Resolve providing for an investigation by a special (Jfid'p gg
COMMISSION relative TO THE GRANTING TO VETERANS'
organizations OF LICENSES FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist
of one member of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, three members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof, and one person
to be appointed by the governor from the membership of
each of the following federally chartered veterans' organiza-
tions, namely, The American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States, the Disabled American Veterans
of the World War, the United Spanish War Veterans, the
Marine Corps League, and the American Veterans of World
War II, AMVETS, is hereby established for the purpose of
investigating the subject matter of current senate documents
numbered two hundred and sixty-two and two hundred
and sixty-five and of current house documents numbered
two hundred and fifty-nine, three hundred and thirty-eight,
four hundred and eighteen, twelve hundred and eighty-eight,
fourteen hundred and seventy and fourteen hundred and
seventy-one, relative to the granting to veterans' organiza-
tions of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages. Said
commission shall be provided with quarters in the state
house or elsewhere, may hold public hearings, and shall
report to the general court the results of its investigation,
and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of
legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into
effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the house of repre-
sentatives not later than June eleventh in the current year.
Approved June 9, 1948.
Resolve in favor of the town of Chester. Chap. 69
Resolved, That after an appropriation has been made
therefor, there shall be allowed and paid out of the treasury
of the commonwealth to the town of Chester an amount not
exceeding the sum of one thousand dollars, to reimburse
said town for expenses incurred by it in fighting forest fires
in the reservation in said town in nineteen hundred and
forty-seven. Approved June 9, 1948.
Resolve reviving, continuing and increasing the Qfi^j) 70
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION OF THE SPECIAL COMMIS- ^'
SION known as "market authority" relative TO THE
HANDLING OF ESSENTIAL FRESH FOODS WITHIN THE COM-
MONWEALTH.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, estab-
lished by chapter fifty-three of the resolves of nineteen hun-
844 Resolves, 1948. — Chap. 71.
dred and forty-seven, is hereby revived and continued for
the purpose of continuing its investigation and study of the
subject of the handling of essential fresh foods within the
conunonwealth with a view to making recommendations for
the improvement of market facilities therefor. Said com-
mission shall confer and co-operate with the state depart-
ment of agriculture in such investigation and study. Said
commission, in the course of its investigation and study,
shall also consider the subject matter of current house docu-
ment numbered eleven hundred and ninety-one, relative to
providing for the rebuilding of the Boston Market by the
construction, operation, maintenance and repair of the build-
ings and alteration and repair and removal of existing build-
ings in the so-called market area, providing for the creation
of the Boston Market Authority and defining its powers
and duties and providing for the financing of said project,
and of current house document numbered thirteen hun-
dred and eighty-two, providing for the licensing of persons
as commission agents for certain farm products, and estab-
lishing a maximum fee for their services as such, and shall
also consider the recommendations contained in current
senate document numbered four hundred and twenty-six,
relative to the handling of essential fresh foods within the
commonwealth. Said commission shall be provided with
quarters in the state house or elsewhere, and may expend
for clerical assistance, expert and engineering and other
assistance, such sums, as may be appropriated therefor, in
addition to the unexpended balance of the amount appro-
priated by item 0206 of section two of chapter six hundred
and eighty-five of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
seven. Said commission may hold hearings and may travel
within and without the commonwealth in the performance
of its duties. Said commission shall report to the general
court the results of its investigation and study, and its rec-
ommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation
necessary to carry such recommendations into effect, by
filing the same with the clerk of the senate on or before the
first Wednesday of December, nineteen hundred and forty-
eight. Approved June 11, 1948.
Chap. 71 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
A SPECIAL COMMISSION RELATIVE TO THE PREVALENCE OF
SEX CRIMES AND MEANS FOR THE SUPPRESSION THEREOF.
Resolved, That a special unpaid commission, to consist of
two members of the senate to be designated by the president
thereof, four members of the house of representatives to be
designated by the speaker thereof, the commissioner of mental
health, the commissioner of correction, and three persons to
be appointed by the governor, is hereby established to make
an investigation and study relative to the prevalence of sex
crimes, with a view to determining what changes in, or addi-
tions to, the laws relating to crime are necessary or advisable
Resolves, 1948. — Chap. 72. 845
to provide better means of suppressing sex crimes, and
to investigate, study and recommend specifications for a
maximum security hospital type of institution for persons
convicted of sex crimes or found to be sexual psychopaths,
and a proposed program for the care and treatment of such
persons therein. Said commission, in the course of its in-
vestigation and study hereunder, shall consider particularly
the advisability of providing for the imposition of substantial
mandatory sentences upon conviction of sex crimes and for
a more strict supervision of sex criminals upon their release,
and also the advisability of segregating such criminals in
separate buildings or quarters at the institution to which
they are sentenced or committed. Said commission may
expend for clerical and other assistance and expenses the un-
expended balance of the appropriation made by item 0201
of section two of chapter six hundred and eighty-five of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven together with and
in addition to such sums as may hereafter be appropriated
therefor. Said commission shall be provided with quarters
in the state house or elsewhere and may require by summons
the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the produc-
tion of books and papers. Said commission shall report to
the general court the results of its investigation and its
recommendations, if any, together with drafts of such legis-
lation as may be necessary to carry such recommendations
into effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the house of
representatives on or before the first Wednesday of Decem-
ber in the current year. Approved June 11, 1948.
Resolve providing for a continuation of the study of Chap. 72
CERTAIN matters RELATING TO THE BLIND.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, consisting
of one member of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, three members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof and three persons
to be appointed by the governor, is hereby established for
the purpose of making a further study of matters pertaining
to blind persons in this commonwealth, with a view to pro-
viding further assistance to them. Said commission may ex-
pend for clerical and other assistance and expenses such sums
as may be appropriated therefor. Said commission shall re-
port to the general court the results of its investigation and
study, and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts
of legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into
effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the house of repre-
sentatives on or before the first Wednesday of December in
the current year. Approved June 11, 1948.
846 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 73, 74.
Chap. 73 Resolve for an investigation and study by a special
COMMISSION relative TO THE ADVISABILITY OF ABOLISH-
ING THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES AND RELATIVE TO KIN-
DRED MATTERS.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist
of one member of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, three members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof and tkree persons
to be appointed by the governor, is hereby established for
the purpose of making an investigation and study relative
to the advisability of abolishing the presidential primaries,
or amending the law so as to provide for statements of presi-
dential preference of voters at party primaries, and relative
to kindred matters, including the subject matter of current
senate document numbered five hundred and sixty-two.
The commission shall be provided with quarters in the
state house, may hold hearings therein and elsewhere, and
shall be entitled to receive the assistance of the state secre-
tary and all other public officers. The commission may sum-
mon and examine witnesses and require by subpoena the
production of books and papers, and may expend for clerical
and other assistance and expenses such sums as may be
appropriated therefor. The payment by said commission of
compensation for services rendered to it in carrying out the
purposes of this resolve shall not be subject to section
twenty-one of chapter thirty of the General Laws. Said
commission may report from time to time, and shall make a
supplementary report, to the general court of the results of
its investigation and study, and its recommendations, if
any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry
such recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the
clerk of the house of representatives as soon as may be, but
in no event later than the first Wednesday of December in
the current year. Approved June 11, 1948.
Chap. 74 Resolve increasing the scope of the investigation
AND STUDY TO BE MADE BY THE SPECIAL COMMISSION
RELATIVE TO THE LAWS PERTAINING TO THE SAFETY OF
PERSONS IN BUILDINGS TO INCLUDE AN INVESTIGATION OF
THE CURRENT PREVALENCE OF FIRES, DANGEROUS EX-
PLOSIONS AND SIMILAR HAZARDS IN THE METROPOLITAN
AREA OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, established
by chapter sixty-seven of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and forty-three and most recently revived and continued
by chapter twenty-one of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and forty-seven, shall, in the course of its investigation and
study, consider the current prevalence of fires, dangerous
explosions and similar hazards in the metropolitan area of
the city of Boston. Approved June 11, 1948.
Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 75, 76. 847
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by Chap. 75
AN UNPAID SPECIAL COMMISSION OF THE LAWS RELATING TO
MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS AND CERTAIN RELATED MATTERS.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist
of one member of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, three members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof, and three persons to
be appointed by the governor, is hereby established for the
purpose of making a thorough investigation and study rela-
tive to the enforcement and adequacy of the laws of the com-
monwealth relating to the inspection of dairy farms producing
milk and cream for distribution in the commonwealth, to
the bonding of milk dealers, to milk control, so called, to the
production, transportation, sale and distribution of milk
and milk products, and to related matters, with a view to
recommending such changes in said laws, or such additions
thereto, as the commission may deem advisable. Said com-
mission may expend for clerical and other services and ex-
penses such sums as may be appropriated therefor. The
commission shall report to the general court its findings, and
its recommendations, if any, together with di-afts of legis-
lation necessary to carry such recommendations into effect,
by filing the same with the clerk of the house of representa-
tives on or before the first Wednesday of December in the
current year. Approved June 12, 1948.
IIeSOLVE PROVIDING FOR AN INVESTIGATION AND STUDY BY
AN UNPAID SPECIAL COMMISSION RELATIVE TO THE PRO-
CUREMENT AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS FOR MEDICAL
EXPERIMENTATION AND STUDY.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist
of three members of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, five members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof and three persons
to be appointed by the governor, is hereby established for
the purpose of making an investigation and study relative
to the subjects hereinafter mentioned, and of considering the
advisability of licensing institutions capable of intelligent
experimentation and of providing for suppl3ring to licensed
institutions unclaimed and unwanted animals which are
held in the public pounds, the making of records of animals
obtained by institutions for experimentation, and the
making of such regulations for the care and treatment of
animals under medical control for experimentation purposes
as will insure the minimum of suffering consistent with the
safeguarding of public health and the advancement of
medical and surgical science. Said commission shall, in the
course of its investigation and study, consider the subject
matter of current senate document numbered two hundred
and sixty-four, and of current house documents numbered
Chap. 76
848 Resolves, 1948. — Chap. 77.
three hundred and eighty-five, ten hundred and eighty-two,
ten hundred and ninety, ten hundred and ninety-seven,
fourteen hundred and sixty-seven and sixteen hundred and
thirty-eight. Said commission shall be provided with
quarters in the state house, or elsewhere, and may expend
for clerical and other services and expenses, such sums, as
may be appropriated therefor. Said commission shall
report to the general court any plans or methods approved
by it and its recommendations, together with drafts of
legislation necessary to carry the same into effect, by filing
the same with the clerk of the senate on or before the second
Wednesday of December in the year nineteen hundred and
forty-eight. Approved June 12, 1948.
Chap. 77 Resolve providing for a further investigation and
STUDY BY A SPECIAL COMMISSION RELATIVE TO THE EM-
PLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist
of one member of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, two members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof, and four persons
to be appointed by the governor, is hereby established for
the purpose of making an investigation and study of the
provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty-one A of the
General Laws, known as the emplojnnent security law.
Said commission, in the course of its investigation and
study hereunder, shall consider the subject matter of cur-
rent senate documents numbered 218, 219, 220, 221, 222,
223, 233, 234, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242 and of current house
documents numbered 584, 586, 739, 741, 744, 745, 751, 752,
753, 756, 757, 758, 987, 992, 994, 1000, 1003, 1005, 1007,
1267, 1271, 1272, 1273, 1274, 1455, 1461, 1462, 1634 and
2175 (appendices B and C). Said investigation and study
shall be in furtherance of the investigation and study made
under the provisions of chapters sixteen, fifty-nine and
sixty-two of the resolves of nineteen hundred and forty-
seven. Said commission may call upon the departments,
commissions and oflficers of the commonwealth for such in-
formation as it may desire in the course of its investiga-
tion and may sohcit information from any other source to
assist it in its investigation. Said commission may expend
for clerical and other services and expenses such suras as
may hereafter be appropriated therefor. Said commission
shall report to the general court the results of its investi-
gation and study, and its recommendations, if any, together
with drafts of legislation necessary to carry its recommenda-
tions into effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the
house of representatives not later than the first day of
December in the current year. Approved June 12, 1948.
Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 78, 79. 849
Resolve reviving and continuing the special commis- QfiQ/n yg
sioN on public health laws and policies and en- '^'
LARGING THE SCOPE OF ITS INVESTIGATION.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, estab-
lished under chapter seventy-three of the resolves of nine-
teen hundred and forty-seven, is hereby revived and con-
tinued for the pm-poses specified in said chapter and for
the pm-poses of extending the scope of their study in the
investigations and studies relative to preventable diseases
and to the establishment of full time local health units
throughout the commonwealth. Said commission may ex-
pend for clerical and other services and expenses such sums
as may be appropriated therefor. The final report of said
commission shall be filed with the clerk of the house of rep-
resentatives on or before the first Wednesday of December
in the current year. Approved June 12, 1948.
Resolve reviving and continuing the special com- Chav 79
MISSION established TO MAKE A SURVEY AND STUDY
OF PROBLEiMS RELATING TO VETERANS, INCLUDING HOUSING
AND HOSPITAL FACILITIES, AND INCREASING THE SCOPE
OF ITS SURVEY AND STUDY.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission established
by chapter sixty-eight of the resolves of nineteen himdred
and forty-seven is hereby revived and continued for the
purpose of continuing its survey and study of problems re-
lating to veterans, including veterans' benefits and housing
and hospital facilities. Said commission, in co-operation
with the state housing board, shall specifically study housing
facilities in relation to veterans as provided in current house
bill numbered two thousand and three relative to providing
financial assistance by the commonwealth to housing au-
thorities in order to alleviate the housing shortage for
veterans. Said commission shall also study the progress
and development of the authorized hospital addition at the
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts at Chelsea and the pro-
posed Soldiers' Home to be constructed in the city of Holyoke.
Said commission shall also study the matter of veterans'
benefits and the operation of all laws relating to assistance
to and benefits for veterans, including the subject matter
of current house document numbered two thousand and
fifty-three, relative to the filing of applications for payments
under the veterans' bonus law, so called; and it shall also
study the desirability of fixing a date after which no per-
son entering the armed services of the United States shall
be eligible to receive benefits under chapter one hundred
and fifteen of the General Laws. Said committee shall also
make a survey and study relative to the granting of the
benefits of certain laws relating to veterans and to organiza-
tions composed of persons not all of whom are included within
the definition of veteran as set forth in section one of chap-
850 Resolves, 1948. — Chap. 80.
ter one hundred and fifteen of the General Laws, as appear-
ing in section one of chapter five hundred and eighty-four
of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six. In the course
of its investigation and study, said commission shall con-
sider the subject matter of current senate documents num-
bered fifty-eight, two hundred and ninety, two hundred and
ninety-nine, three hundred and eighteen and five hundred
and fifty-one, and current house documents numbered five
hundred and nine, five hundred and ninety-nine, seven hun-
dred and ninety-one, seven hundred and ninety-two, ten
hundred and twenty-six, ten hundred and twenty-seven,
ten hundred and thirty, thirteen hundred and thirty-six,
thirteen hundred and thirty-seven, thirteen hundred and
ninety-seven, fourteen hundred and ninety-two, fourteen
hundred and ninety-four, fourteen hundred and ninety-six,
fifteen hundred and one, fifteen hundred and thirty-five,
sixteen hundred and fifty-four, sixteen hundred and fifty-six,
two thousand and fifty-nine and twenty-one hundred and
four. Said commission, during its inquiry, shall have the
assistance and co-operation of the attorney general, the
department of veterans' services, the state treasurer and
such other departments, boards, commissions and officers
of the state government as may be requested by said com-
mission to assist and co-operate. In the course of its survey
and study, said commission shall also consider, with the
co-operation of the attorney general, the subject matter
of such opinions of the justices of the supreme judicial
court as may be relative to the expenditure of public money
for the purposes set forth in the various senate and house
documents referred to above. Said commission may require
any organization referred to in said senate and house docu-
ments, or any officer of any such organization, to produce
certified copies of any and all charters, by-laws and docu-
ments, or any amendments thereto, relative to the purposes,
membership or any other pertinent information concerning
any such organization. Said commission shall be pro-
vided with quarters in the state house or elsewhere and may
expend for necessary assistance and expenses such sums as
may hereafter be appropriated therefor. Said commission
shall report to the general court the results of its investiga-
tions, and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts
of legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into
effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the senate not
later than the first Wednesday of December in the year
nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved June 15, 1948.
Chap. 80 Resolve m favor of john Walter cantwell of somer-
VILLE,
Resolved, That, for the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation of the conunonwealth, and after an appropriation
has been made, there be allowed and paid out of the treasury
Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 81, 82. 851
of the commonwealth to John Walter Cantwell of Somerville
the sum of ten thousand dollars, in full compensation for
all damages sustained by him by reason of a collision, on or
about October twenty-second, nineteen hundred and forty-
four, with a motor truck owned by the commonwealth and
operated by an employee of the state department of public
works. No payment shall be made hereunder until there
shall have been filed with the comptroller an agreement
signed by said John Walter Cantwell that the amount, if
any, paid or to be paid for services rendered in connection
with the passage of this resolve shall not exceed ten per cent
of said sum. Approved June 15, 1948.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by Qfidj) gl
A SPECIAL commission RELATIVE TO THE WORKMEN'S
COMPENSATION LAW.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist of
one member of the senate to be designated by the president
thereof, three members of the house of representatives to be
designated by the speaker thereof, and three persons to be
appointed by the governor, is hereby established for the
purpose of making an investigation and study of the work-
men's compensation law and the administration thereof with
a view to making such changes and additions thereto as may
be necessary for the best interests of the public. Said com-
mission, in the course of its study hereunder, shall consider
specially the matter of workmen's compensation insurance
rates, and shall also consider the subject matter of current
senate document numbered 427 and of current house docu-
ments numbered 291, 292, 488, 742, 748, 754, 760, 990, 993,
1004, 1008 and 1635. Said commission shall be provided
with quarters in the state house or elsewhere, may hold
hearings, may require by summons the attendance and
testimony of witnesses and the production of books and
papers, may travel within and without the commonwealth,
and may expend for legal, clerical and other assistance and
for expenses such sums, as may be appropriated therefor.
Said commission shall report to the general court the results
of its investigation and study, and its recommendations, if
any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry its
recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the
clerk of the senate not later than the first Wednesday of
December in the current year. Approved June 15, 1948.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by Chap. 82
A SPECIAL unpaid COMMISSION OF CERTAIN PROBLEMS OF
education IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That a special unpaid commission, to consist of
one member of the senate to be designated by the president
thereof, three members of the house of representatives to be
designated by the speaker thereof, and three persons to be
852 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 83, 84.
appointed by the governor, is hereby established for the
purpose of making an investigation and study of the problems
of education in the commonwealth. Said commission, in
the course of its investigation and study, shall consider
the subject matter of current house documents numbered
two thousand and fifty, Appendix A, twenty-two hundred
and seventeen, and twenty-three hundred and twenty-four.
For said purposes said commission may expend such sums
as may be appropriated therefor. Said commission shall
report to the general court the results of its investigation and
study, and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts
of legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into
effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the house of rep-
resentatives on or before the first Wednesday in December
in the current year. Approved June 15, 1948.
Chap. 83 Resolve increasing the scope of the survey and study
BY THE SPECIAL COMMISSION ESTABLISHED TO STUDY AND
revise THE LAWS RELATING TO PUBLIC WELFARE.
Resolved, That the special unpaid commission established
by chapter fift3^-seven of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and forty-seven and revived and continued by chapter forty-
five of the resolves of the current year to make a survey and
study of the laws of the commonwealth relating to public
welfare shall, in making said survey and study, consider the
subject matter of current senate document numbered sixty-
one, and of current house documents numbered eight hun-
dred and sixty-five, eight hundred and sixty-six, thirteen
hundred and sixty-one, thirteen hundred and sixty-two,
fifteen hundred and forty-six and twenty-one hundred and
seventy-two. Approved June 15, 1948.
Chap. 84 Resolve providing for an investigation by the depart-
ment OF PUBLIC utilities OF THE RATE STRUCTURE OF
THE NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
Resolved, That the department of public utilities is hereby
authorized and directed to make an investigation of the rate
structure of the New England Telephone and Telegraph
Company, with a view to determining the advisability and
practicability of reductions in the rates charged by said
company. In the course of its investigation said department
shall consider the subject matter of current house document
numbered four himdred and thirty-one. Said department
shall have the power to summon witnesses and to require
the production of books, records, contracts and papers and
the giving of testimony under oath, and may expend for the
purposes of this resolve such sums as may be appropriated
therefor. Said department shall report the results of its in-
vestigation in its annual report in the current year.
Approved June 15, 1948.
Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 85, 86. 853
Resolve providing for the typing of cards constitut- QJku) g5
ING AN INDEX OF CERTAIN SPECIAL LAWS OF THE COM- ^'
MON WEALTH.
Resolved, That, for the purpose of expediting and pro-
moting accuracy in the work of the general court, and of the
several state departments, the counsel to the senate and the
counsel to the house of representatives are hereby authorized
and directed to cause to be typed upon cards the manuscript
card index now existing of the special laws passed by the gen-
eral court beginning with the year seventeen hundred and
eighty and ending with the year eighteen hundred and ninety-
nine, and for such purpose there may be expended by said
counsel such sum as may be appropriated therefor. Said
index when typed on cards shall be placed in the office of the
state secretary and shall be open to public inspection at all
reasonable hours. Approved June 15, 1948.
Resolve providlng for an investigation and study Chap. 86
BY AN UNPAID SPECLA.L COMMISSION RELATIVE TO THE
PROBLEMS OF TAXATION.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, con-
sisting of two members of the senate to be designated by
the president thereof, five members of the house of repre-
sentatives to be designated by the speaker thereof, and four
persons to be appointed by the governor, is hereby estab-
lished, to be known as the Special Commission on Taxation.
Said commission shall make an investigation and study of
the general subject of taxation in the commonwealth, in-
cluding among other things the assessment and collection
of taxes and the distribution of such taxes. Said commission
shall also make such investigation and study with a view
to the revision and codification of the laws relating to taxa-
tion and to the recommending of such changes therein and
additions thereto as may appear necessary or desirable.
Said commission may hold pubHc hearings and may call
upon officials of the commonwealth or its subdivisions for
such information as it may desire in the course of its in-
vestigation and study, shall be provided with quarters in
the state house or elsewhere and shall have the power to
summon witnesses and to require the production of books,
records, contracts and papers and the giving of testimony
under oath. Said commission may expend for expert, clerical
and other services and expenses, such sums as may be ap-
propriated therefor. Said commission shall report to the
general court the results of its investigation and study, and
its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legisla-
tion necessary to carry such recommendations into effect,
by filing the same with the clerk of the house of representa-
tives from time to time, but the final report shall be filed
not later than the first Wednesday in December, nineteen
hundred and fifty. Approved June 16, 1948.
854 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 87, 88, 89.
Chap. 87 Resolve providing for the erection by the metro-
politan DISTRICT COMMISSION OF A STATUE IN COMMEMO-
RATION OF THE LATE GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR.
Resolved, That the metropoHtan district commission is
hereby authorized and directed to erect, at such location on
the Storrow Memorial Embankment in the vicinity of the
Hatch Shell in the city of Boston as it may determine a
statue, substantially like the model made under authority
of chapter forty-one of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
forty-seven, in commemoration of the late General George S.
Patton, Jr. Said commission may request of the art com-
mission for the commonwealth its opinion of the proposed
statue and may consider such suggestions and recommenda-
tions as said art commission may make. For the services of
a sculptor in making such memorial, and of a landscape
architect for landscaping, and for any other expenses inci-
dental or necessary to the erection of such memorial, said
metropolitan district commission may expend such sums
as may be appropriated therefor and is authorized to receive
gifts for said purpose. Approved June 16, 1948.
Chap, 88 Resolve in favor of dana f. killam of boxford.
Resolved, That, for the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation of the commonwealth, there be allowed and
paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth, subject to
appropriation, to Dana F. Killam of Boxford, the sum of
thirty-five hundred dollars to compensate him for loss of
earnings due to injuries received by him while assisting a
state police officer in the taking of an injured person to a
hospital. No payment shall be made hereunder until there
has been filed with the comptroller an agreement signed by
said Dana F. Killam that the amount, if any, paid or to be
paid for legal services rendered in connection with the
passage of this resolve shall not exceed ten per cent of the
amount paid or payable hereunder.
Approved June 16, 1948.
Chap. 89 Resolve providing for an investigation by an unpaid
special COMMISSION OF THE CONDUCT OF THE REFORMA-
TORY FOR WOMEN AT FRAMINGHAM.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist
of three members of the senate to be designated by the
president thereof, five members of the house of representa-
tives to be designated by the speaker thereof, and three
persons to be appointed by the governor, is hereby estab-
lished to make an immediate and thorough investigation of
the conduct of the reformatory for women at Framingham
to determine whether said institution is being operated
properly and in accordance with the laws relating thereto,
and with a view to making such changes in the law as may
Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 90, 91. 855
seem advisable for improving conditions at said institution.
The commission shall be pro\'ided with quarters in the state
house or elsewhere, may hold pubUc hearings, and shall have
the power to summon witnesses and to require the pro-
duction of books, records, contracts and papers of said
reformatory and the giving of testimony under oath. Said
commission may expend for clerical and other services and
expenses such sums as may hereafter be appropriated there-
for. Said commission shall report to the general court the
results of its investigation and study, and its recommenda-
tions, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to
carry its recommendations into effect, by filing the same
with the clerk of the senate on or before the first Wednesday
of December in the current year.
Approved June 16, 1948.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study Qfidi) 90
RELATIVE TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS AND ESTAB-
LISHING A MINIMUM WAGE.
Tiesolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist
of two members of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, three members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof and four persons
to be appointed by the governor, is hereby established for
the purpose of studying the advisability of the further
regulation of the employment and school attendance of
minors under eighteen years of age. Said commission shall
also study the subject matter contained in current house
documents numbered four hundred and eighty-seven, eight
hundred and forty-seven, one thousand and one, fourteen
hundred and fourteen, and fourteen hundred and sixty-four.
Said commission may expend for clerical and other assist-
ance and expenses such sums as may be appropriated there-
for. Said coDimission shall report to the general court the
results of its study, and its recommendations, if any, to-
gether with drafts of legislation necessary to carry said rec-
ommendations into effect, by filing the same with the clerk
of the house of representatives not later than the first
Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved June 17, 1948.
Resolve reviving and further continuing the special Chap. 91
COMMISSION established TO STUDY THE PROBLEM OF
providing BETTER PROTECTION ALONG THE COAST LINE
OF THE COMMONWEALTH AGAINST LOSS OF LIFE AND PROP-
ERTY CAUSED BY STORMS AND INCREASING THE MEMBER-
SHIP OF SAID COMMISSION.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, estab-
lished by chapter seventy of the resolves of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-six and revived and continued by chapter
thirty-six of the resolves of nineteen hundred and forty-
856 Resolves, 1948. — Chaps. 92, 93.
seven, ia hereby revived and continued for the purpose of
continuing its study of the problem of providing better
protection along the coast line of the commonwealth against
loss of life and property caused by storms, with a view to
recommending plans for permanent relief against such losses.
The membership of said commission is hereby increased by
the addition of the director of the Port of Boston Authority.
Said commission shall be provided with quarters in the
state house or elsewhere, may hold hearings, may travel
within and without the commonwealth, and may expend
for expert, clerical and other assistance and for expenses
such sums as may be appropriated therefor. Said com-
mission shall report to the general court the results of its
study, and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts
of legislation necessary to carry its recommendations into
effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the house of rep-
resentatives not later than the first Wednesday of Decem-
ber in the current year. Approved June 17, 1948.
Chap. 92 Resolve reviving and continuing the special com-
mission ESTABLISHED TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION RELA-
TIVE TO THE GRANTING TO VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS OF
LICENSES FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, established
by chapter sixty-eight of the resolves of the current year, is
hereby revived and continued for the purpose of making an
investigation relative to providing for the granting to
veterans' organizations located in the city of Boston of
licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages. Said commis-
sion shall be provided with quarters in the state house or
elsewhere, may hold public hearings, and may expend for
clerical and other services and expenses such sum as may
hereafter be appropriated therefor. Said commission shall
report to the general court the results of its investigation,
and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of
legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into
effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the house of
representatives not later than the first Wednesday of Decem-
ber in the current year. Approved June 17, 1948.
Chap. 93 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
A SPECIAL commission RELATIVE TO THE ORGANIZATION,
administration, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF CONSERVATION AND OF SIMILAR DEPARTMENTS OR AU-
THORITIES IN OTHER STATES.
Resolved, That a special unpaid commission, to consist of
two members of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, six members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof, and three persons
to be appointed by the governor, is hereby established for
the purpose of making an investigation and study relative
Resolves, 1948. — Chap. 94. 857
to the organization, administration, powers and duties of the
department of conservation, and relative to the organiza-
tion, administration, powers and duties of departments or
authorities in other states having similar functions. Said
commission may expend for clerical and other services and
expenses such sums as may hereafter be appropriated there-
for. Said commission shall report to the general court the
results of its investigation and study, and its recommenda-
tions, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to
carry its recommendations into effect, by filing the same with
the clerk of the house of representatives on or before the
first Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved June 17, 1948.
Resolve providing for a revision, recodification, (jfid^ 94
CONSOLIDATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF THE GENERAL LAWS
OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That the governor, with the advice and consent
of the council, shall appoint three persons learned in the
law to be commissioners for revising, recodifying, consolidat-
ing and arranging the General Laws of the commonwealth,
including such provisions of the General Laws, enacted on
the twenty-second day of December, nineteen hundred and
twenty, and of all general laws since enacted or which may
have been enacted when the commissioners make their report
hereinafter provided for, as may be in force and operation
at the time of said report. The commissioners shall care-
fully collect under different titles and chapters, upon the
plan and general form and method of the General Laws, all
acts and parts of acts relating to the same subject; and
shall execute the said revision, recodification, consolidation
and arrangement in such manner as in their judgment will
render the laws thus consolidated most concise and in-
telligible. The commissioners may, in revising, recodifying,
consolidating and arranging the law, omit redundant enact-
ments, and those which may have ceased to have any effect
or influence on existing rights; may reject superfluous words,
and condense into as concise and comprehensive a form as is
consistent with a full and clear expression of the will of the
general court, all circuitous, tautological and ambiguous
phraseology; suggest any mistakes, omissions, inconsisten-
cies and imperfections which may appear in the laws to be
consolidated and arranged, and the manner in which they
may be corrected, supplied and amended. The commis-
sioners shall indicate by brief marginal notes and references,
the laws, chapters, and sections revised, recodified, consoli-
dated and arranged by them, the substance of the contents
of each section, and the leading judicial decisions upon the
same. They shall complete the said revision, recodification,
consolidation and arrangement, and present in print a report
of substantive changes to the general court on the first
Monday of January, nineteen hundred and fifty, and their
858 Resolves, 1948. — Chap. 95.
final report on the first Monday of January, nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-one. Said commissioners shall each receive
as compensation such sums as may hereafter be appropriated
therefor, and may expend such sums for clerical assistance
and otherwise as may hereafter be appropriated therefor.
Approved June 18, 1948.
Chap. 95 Resolve providing for the establishment of a special
COMMISSION TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION AND STUDY
RELATIVE TO NON-PROFIT HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, consisting
of two members of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, three members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof, and two persons to
be appointed by the governor, is hereby established to make
an investigation and study of the subject matter of current
senate document numbered six hundred and eleven, relating
to non-profit hospital service corporations. Said commis-
sion shall be provided with quarters in the state house or
elsewhere, may hold public hearings and may expend for
clerical and other services such sums as may be appropriated
therefor. Said commission shall report to the general court
the results of its investigation and study, and its recom-
mendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation nec-
essary to carry such recommendations into effect, by filing
the same with the clerk of the house of representatives not
later than the first Wednesday of December in the current
year. Approved June 19, 1948.
Amendment to Constitution. 859
Cf)e Commontoealtl) of ^aggacftusettg
In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-Six.
ro-
Proposal for a legislative amendment of the constitu-
tion TO provide for the filling of vacancies in cer-
tain constitutional offices.
A joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives Proposed
hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution l^thefonati
by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to tution to pi
the end that it may become a part of the Constitution,'\if miing°o'f
similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General certaL^'consti-
Court and approved by the people at the state election next tutionai officea,
following :
article of amendment.
Article . Article XVII of the amendments of the
constitution, as amended, is hereby further amended by
striking out, in the third sentence, the words "two persons
who had the highest number of votes for said offices on the
day in November aforesaid" and inserting in place thereof
the words: — people at large, — so that said sentence will
read as follows : — In case of a failure to elect either of said
officers on the day in November aforesaid, or in case of the
decease, in the meantime, of the person elected as such, such
officer shall be chosen on or before the third Wednesday|in
January next thereafter, from the people at large, by joint
ballot of the senators and representatives, in one room ; and
in case the offi.ce of secretary, or treasurer and receiver-
general, or auditor, or attorney-general, shall become vacant,
from any cause, during an annual or special session of the
general court, such vacancy shall in like manner be filled by
choice from the people at large; but if such vacancy shall
occur at any other time, it shall be supplied by the governor
by appointment, with the advice and consent of the council.
In Joint Session, June 0, 1940.
The foregoing legislative amendment of the Constitution
is agreed to in joint session of the two houses of 'the General
Court, the said amendment having received the affirmative
votes of a majority of all the members elected; and it is re-
ferred to the next General Court in accordance with a pro-
vision of the Constitution.
IRVING N. HAYDEN,
Clerk of the Joint Session .
860
Amendment to Constitution.
Certified to
the secretary
of the com-
monwealth for
submission to
the people at
the next state
election.
In Joint Session, June 3, 1948.
The foregoing legislative amendment is agreed to in joint
session of the two houses, the said amendment having re-
ceived the affirmative votes of a majority of all the members
elected; and this fact is hereby certified to the Secretary of
the Commonwealth, in accordance with a provision of the
Constitution.
IRVING N. HAYDEN,
Clerk of the Joint Session.
Amendment to Constitution. 861
Cf)e Commontoealtf) of ^a00aci)U0ett0
In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-Eight,
s
Proposal for a legislative amendment of the consti-
tution TO PROVIDE that THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES OF
QUALIFIED VOTERS ON AN INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM
PETITION BE CHANGED AND CERTAIN OTHER CHANGES RELA-
TIVE TO LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE.
A joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives Propoaed
hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by trt>e''^Mt.i-
the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the *"j'°?u*'i 1'^°
ii. 1 ci/^ •• •(■••11 vide that the
end that it may become a part oi the Constitution, it similarly number of
agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and quaUfiedTtoteii
approved b}^ the people at the state election next following: °rrefer^dum^
petition be
changed and
certain other
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT. changes relative
to legislative
Section 1. Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the procedure.
Constitution is hereby amended by striking out section 2,
under the heading "the initiative. IV. Legislative Action
on Proposed Constitutional Amendments", and inserting in
place thereof the following : —
Section 2. Joint Session. — If a proposal for a specific
amendment of the constitution is introduced into the gen-
eral court by initiative petition signed in the aggregate by
not less than such number of voters as will equal three per
cent of the entire vote cast for governor at the preceding
biennial state election, or if in case of a proposal for amend-
ment introduced into the general court by a member of either
house, consideration thereof in joint session is called for by
vote of either house, such proposal shall, not later than the
second Wednesday in May, be laid before a joint session of
the two houses, at which the president of the senate shall
preside; and if the two houses fail to agree upon a time for
holding any joint session hereby required, or fail to continue
the same from time to time until final action has been taken
upon all amendments pending, the governor shall call such
joint session or continuance thereof.
Section 2. Section 1 of that part of said Article XLVIII,
under the heading "the initiative. V. Legislative Action
on Proposed Laws." , is hereby amended by striking out said
section and inserting in place thereof the following : —
Section 1. Legislative Procedure. — If an initiative peti-
tion for a law is introduced into the general court, signed in
the aggregate by not less than such number of voters as will
equal three per cent of the entire vote cast for governor at
862 Amendment to Constitution.
the preceding biennial state election, a vote shall be taken
by yeas and nays in both houses before the first Wednesday
of May upon the enactment of such law in the form in which
it stands in such petition. If the general court fails to enact
such law before the first Wednesday of May, and if such
petition is completed by filing with the secretary of the
commonwealth, not earlier than the first Wednesday of the
following June nor later than the first Wednesday of the
following July, a number of signatures of qualified voters
equal in number to not less than one half of one per cent of
the entire vote cast for governor at the preceding biennial
state election, in addition to those signing such initiative
petition, which signatures must have been obtained after the
first Wednesday of May aforesaid, then the secretary of the
commonwealth shall submit such proposed law to the people
at the next state election. If it shall be approved by voters
equal in number to at least thirty per cent of the total
number of ballots cast at such state election and also by a
majority of the voters voting on such law, it shall become
law, and shall take effect in thirty days after such state elec-
tion or at such time after such election as may be provided
in such law.
Section 3. Section 2 of that part of said Article XLVIII,
under the heading "the initiative. V. Legislative Action
on Proposed Laws", is hereby amended by striking out said
section and inserting in place thereof the following : — Sec-
tion 2. Amendment by Petitioners. — If the general court
fails to pass a proposed law before the first Wednesday of
May, a majority of the first ten signers of the initiative peti-
tion therefor shall have the right, subject to certification by
the attorney-general filed as hereinafter provided, to amend
the measure which is the subject of such petition. An
amendment so made shall not invalidate any signature
attached to the petition. If the measure so amended, signed
by a majority of the first ten signers, is filed with the secre-
tary of the commonwealth before the first Wednesday of the
following June, together with a certificate signed by the
attorney-general to the effect that the amendment made by
such proposers is in his opinion perfecting in its nature and
does not materially change the substance of the measure,
and if such petition is completed by filing with the secretary
of the commonwealth, not earlier than the first Wednesday
of the following June nor later than the first Wednesday of
the following July, a number of signatures of qualified voters
equal in number to not less than one half of one per cent of
the entire vote cast for governor at the preceding biennial
state election in addition to those signing such initiative peti-
tion, which signatures must have been obtained after the
first Wednesday of May aforesaid, then the secretary of the
commonwealth shall submit the measure to the people in its
amended form.
Section 4. Section 3 of that part of said Article XLVIII,
under the heading "the referendum. III. Referendum
Amendment to Constitution. 863
Petitions.", is hereby amended by striking out the sentence
"If such petition is completed by filing with the secretary of
the commonwealth not later than ninety days after the law
which is the subject of the petition has become law the sig-
natures of not less than fifteen thousand qualified voters of
the commonwealth, then the operation of such law shall be
suspended, and the secretary of the commonwealth shall sub-
mit such law to the people at the next state election, if thirty
days intervene between the date when such petition is filed
with the secretary of the commonwealth and the date for
holding such state election; if thirty days do not so inter-
vene, then such law shall be submitted to the people at the
next following state election, unless in the meantime it shall
have been repealed; and if it shall be approved by a majority
of the qualified voters voting thereon, such law shall, subject
to the provisions of the constitution, take effect in thirty
days after such election, or at such time after such election
as may be provided in such law; if not so approved such
law shall be null and void; but no such law shall be held to
be disapproved if the negative vote is less than thirty per cent
of the total number of ballots cast at such state election."
and inserting in place thereof the following sentence : — If
such petition is completed by filing with the secretary of the
commonwealth not later than ninety days after the law
which is the subject of the petition has become law a number
of signatures of qualified voters equal in number to not less
than two per cent of the entire vote cast for governor at
the preceding biennial state election, then the operation of
such law shall be suspended, and the secretary of the com-
monwealth shall submit such law to the people at the next
state election, if sixty days intervene between the date when
such petition is filed with the secretary of the commonwealth
and the date for holding such state election ; if sixty days do
not so intervene, then such law shall be submitted to the
people at the next following state election, unless in the
meantime it shall have been repealed; and if it shall be
approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon,
such law shall, subject to the provisions of the constitution,
take effect in thirty days after such election, or at such time
after such election as may be provided in such law; if not
so approved such law shall be null and void; but no such
law shall be held to be disapproved if the negative vote is
less than thirty per cent of the total number of ballots cast
at such state election.
Section 5. Section 4 of that part of said Article XLVIII,
under the heading "the referendum. III. Referendum
Petitions.", is hereby amended by striking out the words
"If such petition filed as aforesaid is completed by filing
with the secretary of the commonwealth not later than
ninety days after the law which is the subject of the petition
has become law the signatures of not less than ten thousand
qualified voters of the commonwealth protesting against such
law and asking for a referendum thereon, then the secretary
864 Amendment to Constitution.
(jf the commonwealth shall submit such law to the people at
the next state election, if thirtj^ days intervene between the
date when such petition is filed with the secretary of the
commonwealth and the date for holding such state election.
If thirty days do not so intervene, then it shall be submitted
to the people at the next following state election, unless in
the meantime it shall have been repealed ; and if it shall not
be approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting
thereon, it shall, at the expiration of thirty days after such
election, be thereby repealed; but no such law shall be held
to be disapproved if the negative vote is less than thirty per
cent of the total number of ballots cast at such state elec-
tion." and inserting in place thereof the following: — If such
petition filed as aforesaid is completed by filing with the
secretary of the commonwealth not later than ninety days
after the law which is the suljject of the petition has become
law a number of signatures of qualified voters equal in num-
ber to not less than one and one half per cent of the entire
vote cast for governor at the preceding biennial state election
protesting against such law and asking for a referendum
thereon, then the secretary of the commonwealth shall sub-
mit such law to the people at the next state election, if sixty
days intervene between the date when such petition is filed
with the secretary of the commonwealth and the date for
holding such state election. If sixty days do not so inter-
vene, then it shall be submitted to the people at the next
following state election, unless in the meantime it shall have
been repealed; and if it shall not be approved by a majority
of the qualified voters voting thereon, it shall, at the expira-
tion of thirty days after such election, be thereby repealed;
but no such law shall be held to be disapproved if the nega-
tive vote is less than thirty per cent of the total number of
ballots cast at such state election.
In Joint Session, June 4, 1948.
The foregoing legislative amendment of the Constitution
is agreed to in joint session of the two houses of the General
Court, the said amendment having received the aflRrmative
votes of a majority of all the members elected; and it is re-
ferred to the next General Court in accordance with a pro-
vision of the Constitution.
IRVING N. HAYDEN,
Clerk of the Joint Session.
Amendment to Constitution. 865
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.
1948
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF
MASSACHUSETTS,
adopted by the Legislature of the political year one thousand
nine hundred and forty-five, and by the Legislature of the
political 3'-ear one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven,
agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, and ap-
proved by the people on the second day of November in the
year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight.
SEVENTY-SEVENTH ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
Article XVI of Part the First is hereby annulled and the
following is adopted in place thereof:
Article XVI. The liberty of the press is essential to the
security of freedom in a state: it ought not, therefore, to
be restrained in this commonwealth. The right of free
speech shall not be abridged.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Office of the Secuetary,
Boston, November 24, 1948.
I Hereby Certify that the foregoing is the Seventy-Seventh
Article of Amendment of the Constitution of this Common-
wealth, as approved by the People at the State Election
held on the second day of November in the year one thousand
nine hundred and forty-eight, pursuant to the provisions of
Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution.
F. W. COOK,
Secretary of the Commonv)ealth,
866 Amendment to Constitution.
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.
1948
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF
MASSACHUSETTS,
adopted by the Legislature of the pohtical year one thou-
sand nine hundred and forty-six, and by the Legislature of
the political year one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven,
agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, and ap-
proved by the people on the second day of November in the
year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight.
SEVENTY-EIGHTH ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
Article LXXVIII. No revenue from fees, duties, excises
or license taxes relating to registration, operation or use of
vehicles on public highways, or to fuels used for propelling
such vehicles, shall be expended for other than cost of ad-
ministration of laws providing for such revenue, making of
refunds and adjustments in relation thereto, payment of
highway obligations, or cost of construction, reconstruction,
maintenance and repair of public highways and bridges and
of the enforcement of state trafhc laws; and such revenue
shall be expended by the commonwealth or its counties,
cities and towns for said highway purposes only and in such
manner as the general court may direct ; provided, that this
amendment shall not apply to revenue from any excise tax
imposed in lieu of local property taxes for the privilege of
registering such vehicles.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Office of the Secretary,
Boston, November 24, 1948.
I Hereby Certify that the foregoing is the Seventy-Eighth
Article of Amendment of the Constitution of this Common-
wealth, as approved by the People at the State Election held
on the second day of November in the year one thousand
nine hundred and forty-eight, pursuant to the provisions of
Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution.
F. W. COOK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Amendment to Constitution. 867
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.
1948
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF
MASSACHUSETTS,
adopted by the Legislature of the pohtical year one thou-
sand nine hundred and forty-six, and by the Legislature of
the political year one thousand nine hundred and forty-
eight, agreeably to the provisions of the Constitution, and
approved by the people on the second day of November in
the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight.
SEVENTY-NINTH ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
Article LXXIX. Article XVII of the amendments of
the constitution, as amended, is hereby further amended by
striking out, in the third sentence, the words "two persons
who had the highest number of votes for said offices on the
day in November aforesaid" and inserting in place thereof
the words: — people at large, — so that said sentence will
read as follows : — In case of a failure to elect either of said
officers on the day in November aforesaid, or in case of the
decease, in the meantime, of the person elected as such, such
officer shall be chosen on or before the third Wednesday in
January next thereafter, from the people at large, by joint
ballot of the senators and representatives, in one room ; and
in case the office of secretary, or treasurer and receiver-
general, or auditor, or attorney-general, shall become vacant,
from any cause, during an annual or special session of the
general court, such vacancy shall in like manner be filled
by choice" from the people at large ; but if such vacancy
shall occur at any other time, it shall be supplied by the
governor by appointment, with the advice and consent of
the council.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Office of the SECRKTAnv,
Boston, November 24, 1948.
I Hereby Certify that the foregoing is the Seventy-Ninth
Article of Amendment of the Constitution of this Common-
wealth, as approved by the People at the State Election held
on the second day of November in the year one thousand
nine hundred and forty-eight, pursuant to the provisions of
Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution.
F. W. COOK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
868 Acts and Resolves Approved, etc.
NUMBER OF ACTS AND RESOLVES APPROVED,
AND LIST OF ACTS AND RESOLVE VETOED
BY THE GOVERNOR AND ACTS DECLARED
EMERGENCY LAWS BY THE GOVERNOR
UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE CONSTITUTION.
The general court, during its second annual session held
in 1948, passed 669 Acts and 95 Resolves, which received
executive approval.
The governor returned 16 Acts and 1 Resolve with his
objections thereto in writing. Upon 16 Acts and 1 Resolve
his objections were sustained.
Sixteen (16) Acts entitled, respectively, "An Act relative
to the authorized transportation of school children to and
from certain events of public interest " ; "An Act establishing
the office of assistant clerk in the district court of Chicopee" ;
"An Act providing for a third assistant clerk of the municipal
court of the Dorchester district"; "An Act to provide for
an additional court officer in the second district court of
Eastern Middlesex"; "An Act providing for the punish-
ment of persons guilty of murder in the first degree by im-
prisonment in state prison for life in certain cases"; "An
Act requiring the city of New Bedford to repay to Vincent S.
Cotnoir the contributions made by him to the contributory
retirement system of said city, and establishing his retire-
ment rights"; "An Act relative to the payment of witness
fees to certain police officers in criminal cases"; "An Act
relative to the retirement of certain veterans of World
War II"; "An Act providing for the payment by the com-
monwealth of annuities to certain disabled war veterans";
"An Act relative to compensation for overtime service by
police officers of the city of Boston " ; "An Act extending the
benefits of veterans' preference, so called, under the civil
service laws to widows whose husbands died while in the
military or naval service of the United States during World
War II and to widowed mothers whose sons died while in
such service"; "An Act relative to promulgation of rules
and of interpretations of law relative to old age assistance";
"An Act relative to a claim of Allan A. Gillis"; "An Act
relative to the powers and duties of the board of conciliation
and arbitration in the department of labor and industries";
"An Act relative to the status of Alphonse Audette as a
member of the fire department of the city of Boston"; "An
Act relative to the tenure of office of the head guard at the
Castle Island Terminal of the Port of Boston Authority";
and one (1) Resolve entitled "Resolve in favor of John J.
Power of Worcester" were passed and laid before the gov-
ernor for his approval; were returned by him with his
Acts and Resolves Approved, etc. 809
objections thereto, to the branch in which they respectively
originated; were reconsidered, and the vote being taken on
their passage, the objections of the governor thereto not-
withstanding, they were rejected, and said acts and resolve
thereby became void.
Four (4) Acts entitled, respectively, "An Act making tran-
sient vendors and hawkers and pedlers subject to local
regulations" (Chapter 493); "An Act relative to interlock-
ing directorates of domestic insurance companies" (Chapter
617); "An Act regulating the acquisition by domestic in-
surance companies of stock, guaranty capital or other share
capital of insurance companies" (Chapter 621) and "An
Act relative to the department of conservation" (Chapter
651) were declared to be emergency laws by the governor in
accordance with the provisions of the forty-eighth amend-
ment to the Constitution "The Referendum. II. Emer-
gency Measures". Said Chapter 493 thereby took effect at
9.15 A.M. on June 15, 1948; said Chapter 617 at 4.45 p.m.
on June 30, 1948; said Chapter 621 at 4.45 p.m. on June
30, 1948 and said Chapter 651 at 4.45 p.m. on June 30, 1948.
The general court M'^as prorogued on Saturday, June 19,
1948, at twenty-six minutes after five o'clock a.m., the session
having occupied 164 days.
APPENDIX
The following table and indexes have been prepared by Thomas R.
Bateman, Esq., and Frederick B. Willis, Esq., counsel, respectively,
to the Senate and House of Representatives, in accordance with section
fifty-one of chapter three of the General Laws, as amended.
TABLE
SHOWING
TO WHAT EXTENT THE GENERAL LAWS OF THE COMMON-
WEALTH, AS APPEARING IN THE TERCENTENARY
EDITION, HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY LEGISLATION
ENACTED BY THE GENERAL COURT SINCE
JANUARY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED
AND THIRTY-TWO.* t
Chapter 1. — Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth and of the United States.
Sect. 3 revised, 1933, 278 § 1.
Chapter 2. — Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth.
Sect. 8 added, 1941, 121 (designating the American elm as the state
tree).
Sect. 9 added, 1941, 121 (designating the Chickadee as the state bird).
Chapter 3. — The General Court.
Sect. 1 revised, 1946, 130 § 1.
Sect. 5 amended, 1937, 364 § 1; 1939, 508 § 1.
Sect. 6 revised, 1937, 364 § 2; amended, 1939, 424 § 1; repealed,
1943, 549 § 2. (See 1939, 424 § 3.)
Sect. 6A added, 1939, 424 § 2 (imposing restrictions on the granting
of authority to use the designation of junior college); repealed, 1943,
549 § 2. (See 1939, 424 § 3.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1937, 364 § 3; first sentence amended, 1943, 549
§2A.
Sect. 9 revised, 1937, 236 § 1; 1941, 307 § 1; amended, 1941, 600 § 1;
revised, 1945, 38 § 1. (See 1941, 307 § 2; 1941, 600 § 2.)
Sect. 9 stricken out and sections 9 and 9A (relative to payment of
allowances for travel and other expenses to members of the general
court) inserted, 1945, 248 § 1. (See 1945, 248 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 9, first two sentences amended, 1948, 655 § 1. (See 1948, 655
§§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 10 amended, 1945, 38 § 2; revised, 1945, 248 § 2; 1948, 655 § 2.
(See 1945, 248 §§ 4, 5; 1948, 655 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 11 repealed, 1937, 236 § 2.
Sect. 12 revised, 1937, 360 § 1; 1943, 260 § 1. (See 1937, 360 §§3-5;
1943, 260 § 3.)
* For table showing changes in legislation made during the years 1921 to 1931,
inclusive, see Table of Changes contained in pages 485-597 of the Acts and Resolves
of 1932.
t References in this table are to the Tercentenary Edition of the General Laws,
as most recently amended, unless otherwise specified.
874 Changes in the [Chaps. 4, 5.
Sect. 13 revised, 1937, 360 § 2; amended, 1941, 230; revised, 1943,
260 § 2. (See 1937, 360 §§ 3-5; 1943, 260 § 3.)
Sect. 14 revised, 1948, 139.
Sect. 15 revised, 1945, 421 § 1. (See 1945, 421 § 5.)
Sect. 18 amended, 1941, 433 § 1; 1943, 104; revised, 1945, 421
§ 2. (See 1941, 433 § 4; 1945, 421 § 5.)
Sect. 19 amended, 1935, 210.
Sect. 20 revised, 1939, 508 § 2; amended, 1941, 433 § 2; 1945, 38
§ 3; 421 § 4; revised, 1945, 488 § 1. (See 1941, 433 § 4; 1945, 421
§ 5; 488 §§ 2, 3.) .....
Sect. 20A added, 1937, 189 (relative to the purchase of uniforms for
the sergeant-at-arms, doorkeepers, assistant doorkeepers, general court
oflBcers and pages of the general court).
Sect. 21 revised, 1945, 421 § 3. (See 1945, 421 § 5.)
Sect. 22 amended, 1939, 508 § 3.
Sect. 23 revised, 1941, 347.
Sect. 46 amended, 1939, 508 § 4.
Sect. 47 amended, 1939, 508 § 5.
Sect. 49 amended, 1939, 508 § 6.
Sect. 51 amended, 1939, 508 § 7.
Sect. 53 revised, 1939, 376 § 1. (See 1939, 376 § 2.)
Chapter 4. — Statutes.
Sept 5 revised 1935 69
Sect. 7, clause Ninth revised, 1941, 509 § 1; 1945, 242 § 1; 637 § 1;
clause Eighteenth amended, 1934, 283; 1935, 26; 1936, 180; 1937,
38; 1938,245; 1941, 91 §1; 1948,241; 1946,190. (See 1941, 509 § 9;
1945, 279.)
Sect. 10. Affected, 1942, 5.
Chapter 5. — Printing and Distribution of Laws and Public Documents.
As to the distribution of the Tercentenary Edition of the General
Laws, see 1941, Resolve 19.
Sect. 1, last paragraph revised, 1932, 254; two paragraphs added at
end, 1937, 373; section revised, 1938, 419; amended, 1941, 428; first
paragraph amended, 1945, 580 § 1. (See 1945, 580 § 9.)
Sect. 2, paragraphs (4) and (6) revised, 1939, 508 § 8; 1945, 252.
Sect. 3, paragraph in lines 10-11 revised, 1947, 320 § 1; paragraphs
in lines 12-42 amended, 1938, 196; second of said paragraphs amended,
1941, 351 § 1; 1947, 320 § 2; paragraphs in lines 63-68 revised, 1947,
320 § 1.
Sect. 4A added, 1947, 569 (providing for the printing and distribu-
tion of a cumulative table of changes in the general statutes from time
to time during the session of the general court).
Sect. 6 amended, 1939, 508 § 9; revised, 1943, 344 § 1; amended,
1945, 580 § 2. (See 1945, 580 § 9.)
Sect. 8 amended, 1945, 580 § 3. (See 1945, 580 § 9.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1933, 245 § 1; 1946, 209 § 1.
Sect. 10 revised, 1939, 508 § 10; first paragraph amended, 1945,
38 § 4.
Sect. 11, paragraph in thirteenth line revised, 1941, 329; paragraph
Chap. 6.] GENERAL LaWS. 875
in lines 14-31 stricken out, and two paragraphs inserted, 1945, 538;
section amended, 1947, 295.
Sect. 12 amended, 1948, 1.
Sect. 18 amended, 1935, 226 § 1; revised, 1943, 313; amended, 1946,
466.
Chapter 6. — The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council, Certain
Officers under the Governor and Council, and State Library.
For temporary legislation establishing an emergency finance board
and defining its powers and duties, see 1933, 49.
Sect. 1 amended, 1946, 591 § 1.
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591, § 2.
Sect. 3 amended, 1943, 314 § 1. (See 1943, 314 § 2.)
Sect. 8 amended, 1941, 722 § 1; revised, 1943, 348 § 1.
Sect. 12B added, 1932, 14 (relative to the observance of the anni-
versary of the death of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski).
Sect. 12C added, 1932, 153 (relative to the observance of the anni-
versary of the battle of Bunker Hill). (See 1941, 91.)
Sect. 12D added, 1932, 242 (relative to the observance of the
anniversary of the Boston Massacre, etc.).
Sect. 12E added, 1934, 191 (relative to the observance of the anni-
versary of the death of Commodore John Barry).
Sect. 12F added, 1935, 23 (relative to the observance of the anni-
versary of the battle of New Orleans); amended, 1938, 49.
Sect. 12G added, 1935, 96 (providing for an annual proclamation by
the governor relative to American Education Week).
Sect. 12H added, 1935, 148 (relative to the observance of the anni-
versary of the death of General Marquis de Lafayette).
Sect. 121 added, 1935, 184 (relative to the annual observance of Indian
Day); revised, 1939, 56.
Sect. 12J added, 1938, 22 (relative to the annual observance of April
nineteenth as Patriots' Day).
Sect. 12K added, 1938, 80 (relative to the annual observance of
Evacuation Day, so called).
Sect. 12L added, 1941, 387 (relative to the annual observance of
Veteran Firemen's Muster Day).
Sect. 12M added, 1947, 561 (providing for the annual observance of
good government day).
Sect. 15 amended^ 1946, 201.
Sect. 16 amended, 1941, 490 § 1.
Sect. 17 amended, 1932, 305 § 1; 1933, 120 § 1, 336 § 1; 1934, 374
§ 1; 1935, 475 § 1; revised, 1939, 393 § 1; amended, 1945, 393 § 1;
revised, 1945, 619 § 1; amended, 1946, 368 § 2; revised, 1946, 612 § 1;
amended, 1947, 466 § 1; 513 § 1; 1948, 260 § 2; revised, 1948, 310 § 1;
476 § 1; 637 § 1. (See 1933, 336 § 3; 1948, 260 §§ 5, 6; 310 §§ 30, 31;
476 §§3, 4; 637 §§4-9, 13; 663 §4.)
Sect. 18 and heading stricken out and new section inserted, under
heading "armory commission", 1937, 300 § 1; sentence added at end.
1941, 19. (See 1937, 300 § 2.)
Sect. 22 amended, 1936, 341 § 1; heading and section amended,
1943, 455 § 1; 1945, 393 § 2; paragraph added at end, 1946, 584 § 18;
section amended, 1946, 591 ^ 3. (See 1936, 341 § 2; 1946, 584 § 22.)
876 Changes in the [Chai>. 6.
Sect. 24 amended, 1941, 596 § 1; 1943, 455 § 2; 1945, 393 § 3.
Sect. 25 revised, 1945, 730 § 2.
Sect. 28 amended, 1938, 18; 1947, 315.
Sect. 28A amended, 1934, 208 § 1; 1945, 393 § 4.
Sect. 28E added, 1934, 208 § 2 (relative to the dissemination of in-
formation concerning the public bequest fund).
Sect. 31 revised, 1943, 479; amended, 1948, 569.
Sect. 32, second paragraph amended, 1947, 30 § 1 ; paragraph added
at end, 1937, 227; same paragraph revised, 1938, 473 § 1; same para-
graph revised, 1943, 43.
Sect. 42 added, under caption "milk regulation board", 1932,
305 § 2; revised, 1946, 496.
Sects. 43-45 added, 1933, 120 § 2 (relative to the alcoholic beverages
control commission).
Sect. 43 amended, 1933, 375 § 1.
Sect. 44, first paragraph revised, 1933, 376 § 1.
Sect. 45 revised, 1941, 596 § 2.
Sects. 46 and 47 added, 1933, 336 § 2 (relative to the Greylock reser-
vation commission). (See 1933, 336 § 3.)
Sect. 48 added, under caption "state racing commission", 1934,
374 § 2; last paragraph revised, 1941, 596 § 3.
Sects. 49-52 added, under caption "state planning board", 1935,
475 § 2.
Sect. 49 amended, 1936, 307; 1939, 451 § 1; revised, 1941, 466 § 5.
(See 1941, 466 §§ 1-4, 7A, 8.)
Sect. 50A added, 1941, 466 § 7 (relative to the powers and duties of
the state planning board formerly exercised by the metropolitan plan-
ning division). (See 1941, 466 §§ 1-4, 7A, 8.)
Sects. 53-55 added, 1945, 619 § 2 (establishing a Port of Boston
Authority). (See 1945, 619 §§ 4-11.)
Sect. 56 added, 1946, 368 ;,■ 3 (establishing the Massachusetts Fair
Emplo3rment Practice Commission); last paragraph amended, 1948,
411.
Sects. 57-59 added, 1946, 583 v 1 (relative to the Massachusetts
Aeronautics Commission). (See G. L. 90 V' 36-38, repealed bv 1946,
583 § 2. See also 1946, 583 § 4.)
Sects. 59A-59C added, 1948, 637 § 2 (establishing the State Air-
port Management board). (See 1948, 637 §§ 4-9, 13; 663 § 4.)
Sect. 59B, sentence added at end, 1948, 663 § 1. (See 1948, 663
§§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 60 added, 1946, 612 § 2 (establishing the Outdoor Advertising
Authority). (See 1946, 612 §§ 5, 6.)
Sects. 61 and 62 added, 1947, 466 § 2 (establishing the Massachu-
setts Pubhc Building Commission). (See 1947, 466 §§ 4-6.)
Sect. 63 added, 1947, 513 § 2 (establishing a commission on alco-
holism) .
Sect. 64 added, 1948, 260 § 3 (establishing the State Housing Board) .
(See 1948, 260 §§ 5, 6.)
Sects. 65-69 added, 1948, 310 § 2 (establishing the Youth Service
Board). (See 1948, 310 §§ 30, 31; 542.)
Sects. 70 and 71 added, 1948, 476 § 2 (establishing the Board of
Trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke). (See 1948, 476 §§ 3, 4.)
Chaps. 7-9.] GENERAL LaWS. 877
Chapter 7. — Commission on Administration and Finance.
Sect. 2 revised, 1948, 610 § 1. (See 1948, 610 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 3 amended, 1946, 591 § 4; revised, 1948, 610 § 2. (See 1948,
610 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1948, 610 § 4. (See 1948, 610 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 6 revised, 1948, 610 § 3. (See 1948, 610 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 6 A added, 1941, 433 § 3 (providing for the appointment of the
postmaster and assistant postmaster of the central mailing room by the
Commission on Administration and Finance). (See 1941, 433 § 4.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1945, 457; revised, 1948, 610 § 5. (See 1948, 610
§§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 15 amended, 1948, 254.
Sect. 22, clause (17) revised, 1933, 353 § 1.
Sect. 23A added, 1933, 353 § 2 (providing a preference in the pur-
chase of supplies and materials by contractors for certain state work in
favor of domestic suppHes and materials).
Sect. 25A added, 1943, 344 § 2 (authorizing the state purchasing
agent to regulate purchases of supplies and transfers thereof from one
state agency to another).
Sect. 26 amended, 1939, 451 § 2.
Sect. 29 amended, 1945, 580 § 4. (See 1945, 580 § 9.)
Sect. 33 revised, 1939, 499 § 1; 1945, 292 § 1.
Chapter 8. — State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House.
Sects. 1-12 afifected, 1935, 327; 1941, 627 § 3.
Sect. 1 revised, 1938, 249 § 1. (See 1938, 249 § 6.)
Sect. 4 amended, 1935, 251; revised, 1937, 84 § 1; 1938, 249 § 2.
(See 1937, 84 § 2; 1938, 249 § 6.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1935, 460 § 1; amended, 1938, 387 i^ 1; 1946, 591
§ 5. (See 1935, 460 § 2; 1938, 387 § 2.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1938, 249 § 3. (See 1938, 249 § 6.)
Sect. 10 amended, 1938, 249 § 4; 1943, 440 § 1. (See 1938, 249 § 6.)
Sect. lOA revised, 1933, 170; 1941, 267; amended, 1943, 440 § 2;
revised, 1945, 7U6; sentence added at end, 1946, 585.
Sect. 12 revised, 1938, 249 ^ 5; sentence inserted after "officers" in
line 12, 1947, 66. (See 1938, 249 § 6.)
Sect. 16A added, 1948, 190 § 1 (providing for the preservation of
room numbered twenty-seven in the State house as a memorial and
shrine to the Grand Army of the Republic).
jfeSECT. 17 amended, 1932, 188 § 1; 1933, 199 § 1; 1947, 350 § 1;
revised, 1948, 190 § 2.
Sect. 18 amended, 1932, 188 § 2; 1933, 199 § 2; 1947, 350 § 2.
Chapter 9. — Department of the State Secretary.
Sect. 1 amended, 1946, 591 § 6.
Sect. 2 revised, 1935, 416; 1939, 283; 1941, 587.
Sect. 6 amended, 1934, 25 § 1.
Sect. 7 amended, 1934, 25 § 2; 1939, 342 § 1.
Sect. 9 amended, 1934, 127.
Sect. 15 amended, 1934, 19.
Sect. 17 amended, 1934, 37; revised, 1936, 31 § 1.
878 Changes in the [Chaps. 10-12.
Sect. 20 added, 1935, 402 (regulating the publication and sale of the
Massachusetts Reports and of the advance sheets of the opinions and
decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court) ; revised, 1943, 426.
Sects. 21-25 added, under the caption "commission on interstate
co-operation", 1937, 404 § 1 (establishing a commission on interstate
co-operation as successor to the commission on interstate compacts
affecting labor and industries and defining its powers and duties, and
providing for a commission required to be established under an inter-
state compact on the minimum wage). (See 1937, 404 §§2, 3.)
Sect. 21 amended, 1941, 394 § 1.
Sect. 23 amended, 1941, 394 § 2.
Sect. 25 repealed, 1943, 255 § 2. (See 1943, 255 § 3.)
Chapter 10. — Department of the State Treasurer.
For temporary legislation establishing an emergency finance board,
and defining its powers and duties, see 1933, 49.
Sect. 1 amended, 1946, 591 § 7.
Sect. 5, first sentence revised, 1941, 596 § 4; 1945, 489.
Sect. 7 revised, 1948, 533.
Sect. 8 amended, 1932, 180 § 1; revised, 1943, 427 § 1.
Sect. 11 revised, 1939, 499 § 2; amended, 1945, 292 § 2.
Sect. 17 amended, 1941, 194 § 1.
Sect. 17A added, 1943, 362 § 2 (providing for the receipt and dis-
posal, by the state treasurer, of certain gifts made to the commonwealth
for military purposes) .
Sect. 18 revised, 1945, 658 § 2. (See 1945, 658 § 11.)
Sect. 19 revised, 1945, 658 § 3. (See 1945, 658 § 11.)
Chapter 11. — Department of the State Auditor.
Sect. 1 amended, 1946, 591 § 8.
Sect. 2, first sentence revised, 1941, 596 § 5.
Sect. 5 revised, 1946, 591 § 9.
Chapter 12. — Department of the Attorney General, and the District
Attorneys.
Sect. 1 amended, 1946, 591 § 10.
Sect. 2 amended, 1934, 133 § 1; revised, 1941, 647 § 2. (See 1934,
133 § 2.)
Sect. 3, last sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 2; section amended,
1943, 83 § 1.
Sect. 3B amended, 1933, 318 § 1; 1934, 291 § 1; paragraph inserted
after first paragraph, 1943, 409 § 3. (See 1933, 318 § 9; 1934, 291 § 6.)
Sect. 3C added, 1947, 337 (authorizing the attorney general to settle
certain claims against state officers and employees without suit being
brought) .
Sect. 6A added, 1947, 238 (authorizing the attorney general to call
conferences of district attorneys, sheriffs and police officials of cities and
towns) .
Sect. 11 amended, 1939, 499 § 3; 1945, 292 § 3.
Sect. 13 revised, 1948, 423 § 1. (See 1948, 423 § 7.)
Sect. 14, paragraph in lines 5 and 6 revised, 1935, 209; paragraph
in lines 7 and 8 revised, 1935, 433 § 1 ; section revised, 1935, 458 § 1 ;
Chap. 13.] GENERAL LawS. 879
next to last paragraph revised, 1941, 470 § 1 ; paragraph added at end,
1948, 239 § 1 ; section revised, 1948, 423 § 2. (See 1948, 423 § 7.)
Sect. 15 revised, 1935, 458 § 2; paragraph in line 8 revised, 1937,
279 § 1; section revised, 1947, 675 § 1; sixth paragraph stricken out
and two paragraphs inserted, 1948, 423 § 3. (See 1947, 675 § 4; 1948,
423 § 7.)
Sect. 16, paragraph in lines 9-11 revised, 1935, 433 § 2; section
revised, 1935, 458 § 3; paragraph in Hnes 23 and 24 revised, 1937,
279 § 2; next to last paragraph revised, 1941, 470 § 2; section revised,
1947, 675 § 2; paragraph added at end, 1948, 239 § 2; section revised,
1948, 423 § 4. (See 1947, 675 § 4; 1948, 423 § 7.)
Sect. 18 amended, 1948, 423 § 5. (See 1948, 423 § 7.)
Sect. 20A revised, 1947, 675 § 3. (See 1947, 675 § 4.)
Sect. 22 revised, 1948, 423 § 6. (See 1948, 423 § 7.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1948, 111.
Sect. 25 amended, 1937, 64 § 1.
Chapter 13. — Department of Civil Service and Registration.
Sect. 1 revised, 1939, 238 § 1. (See 1939, 238 §§ 52-55.)
Sect. 2 revised, 1939, 238 § 2; first paragraph amended, 1945, 681
§ 1; second paragraph amended, 1946, 591 § 11; 1948, 580; para-
graph inserted after second paragraph, 1941, 403. (See 1939, 238
§§ 52-55; 1945, 681 § 2.)
Sect. 2A added, 1939, 238 § 3 (relative to the appointment and com-
pensation of civil service commissioners); fourth sentence revised, 1941,
457; same sentence amended, 1945, 725 >^ 6; section revised, 1946, 591
§ 12; fourth sentence revised, 1948, 575. (See 1939, 238 §§ 52-55.)
Sect. 3 amended, 1932, 180 § 3; revised, 1939, 238 § 4. (See 1939,
238 §§ 52-55.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1939, 238 § 5.
Sect. 5 revised, 1939, 238 § 6.
Sect. 6 revised, 1939, 238 § 7.
Sect. 8 amended, 1934, 329; 1946, 591 § 13; 1948, 601 § 1. (See
1948, 601 § 2.)
Sect. 9A added, 1945, 376 (authorizing the director of registration
to make certain rules and regulations governing the conduct of exami-
nations by the several boards of registration and examination).
Sect. 10 amended, 1932, 8; 1939, 36.
Sect. 11 amended, 1937, 379.
Sect. 12 repealed, 1937, 425 § 13. (See 1937, 425 § 15.)
Sects. 12A-12C added, under the heading "board of registration
IN chiropody (podiatry) ", 1937, 425 § 1. (See 1937, 425 §§ 14, 15.)
Sects. 13-15 and the heading before section 13 stricken out and new
sections 13-15D added under heading "board of registration in
nursing", 1941, 620 § 2. (See 1941, 620 §§ 1, 4-12.)
Sect. 17 revised, 1934, 339 § 1.
Sect. 20 revised, 1946, 550 § 1; 1947, 417.
Sect. 25 revised, 1941, 596 § 6.
Sect. 28 amended, 1948, 647.
Sect. 29 and its caption stricken out and new section inserted, under
the caption "board of registration in embalming and funeral
directing", 1936, 407 § 1. (See 1936, 407 §§ 5-8.)
880 Changes in the [Chaps. 14, 15.
Sect. 31 revised, 1936, 407 i^ 2; 1946, 591 § 14. (See 1936, 407
§§ 5-8.)
Sect. 32 revised, 1935, 420 § 1; amended, 1939, 238 § 8. (See 1935,
420 § 2.)
Sect. 36, first sentence revised, 1945, 517 § 1; second paragraph
revised, 1941, 596 § 7. (See 1945, 517 § 2.)
Sect. 39 amended, 1941, 385 § 1; 1947, 509 § 1. (See 1941, 385
§ 2; 1947, 509 § 2.)
Sect. 40 amended, 1933, 149 § 1; two sentences added at end, 1934,
299 § 1. (See 1934, 299 § 2.)
Sect. 41 amended, 1938, 337 ;.' 1; 1946, 591 ,.i 15. (See 1938, 337 § 2.)
Sects. 42-44 added, under caption "board of registration of
hairdressers", 1935, 428 § 1. (See 1935, 428 §§ 5, 7.)
Sect. 43 amended, 1937, 385 § 1.
Sect. 44 amended, 1946, 591 § 16.
Sects. 44A-44D added, under caption "board of registration of
architects", 1941, 696 § 1. (See 1941, 696 §§ 3, 4.)
Sects. 45-47 added, under caption " board of registration of pro-
fessional ENGINEERS AND OF LAND SURVEYORS", 1941, 643 § 1. (See
1941, 643 §§ 3-5.)
Sect. 47 amended, 1941, 722 § lA.
Chapter 14. — Department of Corporations and Taxation.
Sect. 2 amended, 1943, 316; 1946, 591 § 17.
Sect. 4 revised, 1941, 596 § 8.
Chapter 15. — Department of Education.
Sect. 1 revised, 1947, 652 § 1.
Sects. lA-lC added, 1947, 652 § 2 (establishing a board of educa-
tion which shall have supervision and control of the department of
education). (See 1947, 652 §§ 14, 15.)
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591 § 18; repealed, 1947, 652 § 13.
Sect. 2 A added, 1946, 531 (providing for a deputy commissioner of
education, and establishing his powers and duties); repealed, 1947,
652 § 13.
Sect. 3 amended, 1941, 138; repealed, 1947, 652 § 13.
Sect. 3A added, 1943, 549 § 1 (establishing a board of collegiate
authority in the department of education); revised, 1947, 652 § 3.
Sect. 4 revised, 1939, 409 § 2; last sentence revised, 1947, 344 § 2:
section revised, 1947, 652 § 4. (See 1939, 409 §§ 1, 5.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1941, 596 § 9; 1947, 652 § 5.
Sect. 6 revised, 1947, 652 § 6.
Sect. 6A amended, 1938, 446 § 13; revised, 1941, 531; 1946, 552 § 1;
1947, 652 § 7. (See 1938, 446 § 14.)
Sect. 6B added, 1941, 676 § 1 (relative to the supervisor of guidance
and placement); revised, 1947, 652 § 8. (See 1941, 646; 1947, 652
§13.)
Sect. 12 revised, 1935, 367; 1939, 409 § 3. (See 1939, 409 §§ 1, 5.)
Sect. 16 revised, 1945, 658 § 4. (See 1945, 658 § 11.)
Sect. 17 revised, 1945, 658 § 5. (See 1945, 658 § 11.)
Sect. 18 revised, 1945, 658 § 6. (See 1945, 658 § 11.)
Chaps. 16-18.] GENERAL LaWS. 881
Sect. 19 amended, 1942, 1 § 2; revised, 1946, 257 § 7; 1947, 344 § 3.
(See 1942, 1 § 9.)
Sect. 20, caption preceding section revised, 1947, 344 § 4; section
amended, 1947, 344 § 5.
Sect. 21, caption preceding suction changed, 1946, 257 § 9; section
revised, 1946, 257 § 8.
Sect. 22, caption preceding section changed, 1942, 1 § 3; section
amended 1942, 1 § 4. (See 1942, 1 § 9.)
Chapter 16. — Department of Public Works.
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591 § 19.
Sect. 4 amended, 1947, 472 § 1. (See 1947, 472 § 2.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1941, 596 § 10; two sentences added at end, 1945,
308; section revised, 1946, 234 § 1; amended, 1947, 586. (See 1946,
234 § 2.)
Sect. 5A added, 1938, 407 § 1 (establishing a division of waterways
in the department of pubHc works); amended, 1946, 591 § 20. (See
1941,695 § 14; 1946, 582 §5.)
Sect. 6 amended, 1935, 418 § 1; 1939, 393 § 2; 1945, 241 § 2; re-
vised, 1948, 201 § 1. (See 1939, 393 § 5; 1945, 241 § 3; 1948, 201 § 4.)
Sect. 8 added, 1947, 472 § 3 (relative to the powers and duties of the
public works building pohce) .
Chapter 17. — Department of Public Health.
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591 § 21; 1947, 658 § 1.
Sect. 3 revised, 1939, 233 § 1; amended, 1946, 591 § 22. (See 1939,
233 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1941, 596 § 11; 725 § 1. (See 1941, 725 §§ 4-6.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1948, 323.
Sect. 5A added, 1947, 658 § 2 (increasing the salarj^ of the director
of sanitary engineering and chief sanitary engineer in the department of
pubHc health).
Sect. 6 revised, 1941, 725 § 2. (See 1941, 725 §§ 4-6.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1941, 725 § 3. (See 1941, 725 §§ 4-6.)
Chapter 18. — Department of Public Welfare.
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591 § 23.
Sect. 5 revised, 1948, 310 § 23. (See 1948, 310 § 31.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1935, 311 § 1; revised, 1941, 596 § 12.
Sect. 8 revised, 1941, 351 § 2.
Sect. 9 revised, 1941, 596 § 13.
Sect. 11 repealed, 1945, 336 § 1.
Sect. 15 amended, 1945, 336 § 2.
Sects. 11-16 repealed and heading preceding section 11 stricken out,
1948, 310 § 24. (See 1948, 310 § 31.)
Sects. 17 and 18 added, under caption "state board of housing",
1933, 364 § 1 (establishing within the department a state board of
housing).
Sect. 17 amended, 1935, 449 § 1; 1938, 485 § 1; repealed, 1948,
260 § 1. (See 1938, 485 § 2; 1948, 260 §§ 5, 6.)
Sect. 18 amended, 1935, 449 § lA; first sentence revised, 1941,
596 § 14; repealed, 1948, 260 § 1. (See 1948, 260 §§ 5, 6.)
882 Changes in the [Chaps. 19-21,
Chapter 19. — Department of Mental Health (former title, Department of
Mental Diseases).
Sect. 1 revised, 1938, 486 § 2; 1939, 511 § 1. (See 1938, 486 §§ 1,
21 22" 1939 511 § 3.)
Sect. 2 revised, 1938, 486 § 3; 1939, 511 § 2; 1946, 591 § 24. (See
1938, 486 §§ 21, 22; 1939, 511 § 3.)
Sect. 3 repealed, 1938, 486 § 4.
Sect. 4 revised, 1938, 486 § 5. (See 1938, 486 §§ 21, 22.)
Sect. 4A amended, 1938, 486 § 6. (See 1938, 486 §§ 21, 22.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1935, 314 § 2, 421 § 3. (See 1935, 421 §§ 5, 6.)
Chapter 20. — Department of Agriculture.
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591 § 25.
Sect. 4 amended, 1933, 74 § 1; revised, 1934, 340 § 1; amended, 1941,
490 § 2; revised, 1941, 596 § 15; amended, 1943, 447. (See 1934, 340
§18.)
Sect. 6 added, 1934, 340 § 2 (experts and assistants in division of
livestock disease control). (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sects. 7-9 added, under caption "division of milk control", 1941,
691 § 1. (See 1941, 691 §§ 3-6.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1945, 497 § 1. (See 1945, 497 § 2.)
(For prior temporary legislation, see 1934, 376; 1936, 300; 1938, 334;
1939, 413; 1941, 418 § 1; 631 § 1.)
Chapter 21. — Department of Conservation.
Sect. 1 amended, 1934, 340 § 3; revised, 1939, 491 § 1. (See 1934,
340 §18; 1939,491 §12.)
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591 § 26.
Sect. 3 revised, 1933, 75 § 1; amended, 1934, 340 § 4; revised, 1939,
491 § 2. (See 1934, 340 § 18; 1939, 491 § 12.)
Sects. 3A and 3B repealed, 1932, 180 § 4.
Sect. 4 revised, 1939, 491 § 3; amended, 1946, 591 § 27. (See 1939,
491 § 12.)
Sect. 6 revised, 1939, 491 § 4; amended, 1946, 591 § 28. (See 1939,
491 § 12.)
Sect. 6 A inserted, 1941, 599 § 3 (establishing a bureau of law enforce-
ment in the division of fisheries and game). (See 1941, 599 § 4A.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1933, 329 § 3; 1937, 413 § 1. (See 1937, 413 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 7A added, 1934, 173 § 1 (establishing the office of state orni-
thologist in the division of fisheries and game) ; revised, 1939, 491 § 5.
(See 1934, 173 § 2; 1939, 491 § 12.)
Sects. 7B and 7C added, 1939, 491 § 6 (relative to the division of
wildlife research and management). (See 1939, 491 § 12.)
Sect. 7B amended, 1946, 591 § 29.
Sect. 8 repealed, 1939, 491 § 7. (See 1939, 491 § 12.)
Sect. 8A revised, 1933, 329 § 4. Section stricken out and new sec-
tions 8A-8C added, 1939, 491 § 8. (See 1939, 491 § 12.)
Sect. 8A amended, 1946, 591 § 30.
Sects. 8B-8C stricken out and new sections 8B-8D inserted, 1941,
598 § 6. (See 1941, 598 §§ 8, 9.)
Chaps. 22, 23.] GENERAL LawS. 883
Sects. 9 and 10 repealed, 1934, 340 § 5. (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sect. 11 revised, 1933, 75 § 2; section and its caption stricken out
and new section inserted under the caption "division of parks and
recreation", 1939, 491 § 9; section amended, 1946, 343; revised,
1946, 591 § 31. (See 1939, 491 § 12.)
Sect. 12 revised, 1933, 75 § 3; amended, 1941, 490 § 3.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 21 inserted, 1948, 651 § 1. (See
1948, 651 §§ 2-7.)
The following references are to chapter 21 as so inserted:
Sect. 9 added, 1948, 660 § 1 (establishing the office of chief moth
superintendent). (See 1948, 660 § 26.)
Chapter 22. — Department of Public Safety.
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591 § 32; 1948, 517 § 1. (See 1948, 517 § 2.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1946, 591 § 33; 1948, 634 § 1. (See 1948, 634 § 3.)
Sect. 4A added, 1948, 634 § 2 (providing for the appointment of a
chief of inspections in the department of public safety). (See 1948,
634 § 3.)
Sect. 7 A amended, 1948, 318.
Sect. 7B added, 1945, 631 (relative to payment of compensation for
injuries or death of officers or inspectors of the department of public
safety performing police services).
Sect. 9 A, sentence added at end, 1939, 503 § 4; same sentence re-
vised, 1943, 175; paragraph added at end, 1947, 407. (See 1939, 503
§5.)
Sect. 9B amended, 1939, 508 § 11.
Sect. 9C added, 1933, 239 (relative to the uniform of members of the
state police).
Sect. 9D added, 1945, 694 (relative to time off for certain members
of the division of state police).
Sect. 11 revised, 1945, 643 § 1. (See 1945, 643 § 3.)
Sect. 13 added, 1943, 544 § 1 (establishing within the department
of pubhc safety, a board of standards and appeals) ; revised, 1945, 645
§ 1; first two sentences revised, 1945, 722 § 3; 1946, 522. (See 1943,
544 § 7; 1945, 645 §§ 5, 6; 722 § 4.)
Sect. 14 added, 1945, 710 § 1 (establishing within the department
of pubhc safety a board of fire prevention regulations). (See 1945,
710 § 18.)
Chapter 23. — Department of Labor and Industries.
Sect. 2 revised, 1943, 321; 1946, 591 § 34.
Sect. 3 amended, 1934, 331 § 1; two sentences revised, 1935, 479 § 1;
section amended, 1941, 490 § 4. (See 1935, 479 § 7.)
Sect. 4 amended, 1934, 331 § 2; 1935, 479 § 2; first two sentences
amended, 1939, 261 § 1; section amended, 1941, 490 § 5; first two sen-
tences revised, 1941, 596 § 16; same two sentences revised, 1941,
707 § 1. (See 1939, 261 § 25.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1935, 479 § 3. (See 1935, 479 § 7.)
Sect. 8 amended, 1939, 261 § 2. (See 1939, 261 § 25.)
Sect. 9 revised, 1935, 60 § 1.
Sect. 9A revised, 1932, 99; repealed, 1933, 73.
884 Changes in the [Chaps. 24, 25.
Sect. 9B repealed, 1933, 73.
Sect. 9C revised, 1932, 187; repealed, 1933, 73.
Sect. 9D repealed, 1939, 261 § 3.
Sect. 9E amended, 1941, 490 § 6.
Sect. 9G amended, 1939, 459 § 2. (See 1939, 459 § 3.)
Sect. 9H revised, 1933, 362; 1939, 261 § 4.
Sects. 9I-9N added, 1935, 479 § 4 (establishing the Unemployment
Compensation Commission, and defining its powers and duties) ; same
sections revised and the powers and duties of the commission conferred
and imposed upon the director of the division of unemployment com-
pensation, 1939, 20 § 1; name of said division changed to division of
employment security, 1941, 685 § 4. (See 1935, 479 §§ 6, 7; 1939,
20 §§ 6, 7, 8, 9.)
Sect. 91, paragraph (a) revised, 1941, 685 § 4; 709 § 4; paragraph (6)
revised, 1941, 596 § 17; 1946, 591 .^ 35. (See 1941, 685 § 6; 709 §§ 1-3.)
Sect. 9K, first sentence revised, 1941, 709 § 5; fourth sentence (as
appearing in 1939, 20 § 1) revised, 1947, 610 § 1. (See 1941, 709 §§ 1-3.)
Sect. 9L amended, 1941, 709 § 6.
Sect. 9N, paragraph (6) revised, 1941, 611 § 1; section revised, 1941,
685 § 5; paragraph (a) amended, 1947, 610 § 2; paragraph (b) amended,
1946, 591 § 36. (See 1941, 611 §§ 2, 3, 685 § 6.)
Sects. 90-9R added, under the caption "labor relations com-
mission", 1938, 345 § 1 (incorporating the provisions of 1937, 436 rela-
tive to the labor relations commission as an addition to the general
laws). (See 1938, 345 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. IIA (and caption) added, 1934, 331 § 3 (division of occupa-
tional hygiene).
Sects. IIB-IID added, under the caption "the Massachusetts
DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION", 1937, 427 (establishing
the Massachusetts development and industrial commission for the pro-
motion and development of the industrial, agricultural and recreational
resources of the commonwealth).
Sect. IIC revised, 1941, 596 § 17A.
Sects. IIE-IIL added, under the caption "division of apprentice
training", 1941, 707 § 2. (For prior temporary legislation see 1938,
448; 1939, 471.)
Chapter 24. — Department of Industrial Accidents.
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 509 § 1; 591 § 37. (See 1946, 509 § 2.)
Sect. 3B added, 1945, 60 (establishing a division of self-insurance in
the department of industrial accidents, and defining its powers and
duties).
Chapter 25. — Department of Public Utilities.
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591 § 38.
Sect. 4 revised, 1938, 221
Sect. 8A added, 1939, 442 § 2 (authorizing the appointment of em-
ployees for the administration and enforcement of the sale of securities
law).
Sect. 9A added, 1933, 76 § 2 (providing for certain employees serv-
ing directly under the commission of the department to perform its
Chaps. 26-28.] GENERAL LaWS. 885
duties relative to smoke abatement in Boston and vicinity) ; repealed,
1934 352 § 2.
Sect. 10 amended, 1933, 76 § 3; 1934, 352 § 3; 1939, 442 § 3.
Sect. lOA added, 1933, 76 § 4 (providing for the apportionment of
expenses incurred by the department in the performance of its duties
relative to smoke abatement in Boston and vicinity); repealed, 1934,
352 § 4.
Sects. 11 and 12 repealed, 1935, 411 § 1. (See 1935, 411 § 2.)
Sect. 12A revised, 1938, 445 § 1; repealed, 1939, 442 § 1.
Sect. 12B revised, 1932, 290 § 2; repealed, 1939, 442 § 1.
Sects. 12C-12F repealed, 1933, 76 § 1; new sections 12C-12E added,
under caption "division of smoke inspection", 1934, 352 § 1.
Sect. 12C revised, 1941, 596 § 18.
Sect. 12F added, 1935, 405 § 1 (establishing in the department a com-
mercial motor vehicle division, under the charge of a director thereof) ;
phrase added at end, 1935, 477 § 2; section amended, 1939, 335 § 1;
revised, 1941, 596 § 19; new sentence added at end, 1941, 653 § 1. (See
1939, 335 § 2.)
Sect. 12G added, 1936, 117 (authorizing the director of the commer-
cial motor vehicle division in the department of public utilities to sum-
mon witnesses, administer oaths and take testimony).
Chapter 26. — Department of Banking and Insurance.
For temporary legislation providing for the liquidation of certain
trust companies, see 1939, 515; 1941, 143; 1943, 122.
Sect. 2 amended, 1943, 315; 1946, 591 § 39.
Sect. 3 revised, 1941, 596 § 20.
Sect. 4 revised, 1941, 596 § 21.
Sect. 6 amended, 1943, 317; 1946, 591 § 40.
Sect. 8A revised, 1934, 2; amended, 1935, 419; second sentence
revised, 1947, 94.
Sect. 9 amended, 1947, 260 § 1.
Sect. 10, sentence added at end, 1943, 346; section amended, 1947,
260 § 2.
Chapter 27. — Department of Correction.
Sect. 1 amended, 1946, 591 § 41.
Sect. 2 revised, 1939, 90; 1941, 596 § 22.
Sect. 4 repealed, 1941, 690 § 7.
Sect. 5 revised, 1934, 350 § 1; 1937, 399 § 1; 1948, 586. (See 1934,
350 §§2-4; 1937,399 §§3-6.)
Sect. 5 A added, 1941, 690 § 6 (relative to the employment of agents
and employees of the parole board to perform duties in connection with
the release of prisoners); last sentence stricken out, 1945, 449 § 1.
(See 1941, 690 §§ 8, 10.)
Chapter 28. — Metroi>olitan District Commission.
For legislation abolishing the metropolitan district water supply
commission and transferring its functions to the metropolitan district
commission, see 1947, 583.
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591 § 42.
886 Changes in the [Chap. 29.
Sect. 3 revised, 1936, 244 § 1; 1941, 596 § 23. (See 1936, 244 § 4.)
Sect. 4 amended, 1936, 244 § 2. (See 1936, 244 § 4.)
Sects. 5 and 6 repealed, 1941, 466 § 6.
Chapter 29. — State Finance.
For temporary legislation as to emergency state financing, see 1933,
49, 104, 307, 341, 365, 367, 368; 1934, 41, 66, 313, 335; 1935, 221, 300,
380, 392, 456; 1936, 309; 1937, 338; 1938, 20, 57, 481, 501 § 3; 1939,
288, 417, 418, 496; 1941, 129; 1943, 413; 1945, 324; 1947, 206.
For legislation relative to the collection of certain taxes and other
charges due the commonwealth, see 1943, 568; 1945, 325, 712; 1946,
615.
Sect. 1, paragraph added at end, 1939, 502 § 1; same paragraph
revised, 1941, 509 § 2; same paragraph stricken out, 1945, 242 § 2.
(See 1941, 509 § 9.)
Sect. 3 revised, 1939, 502 § 2; amended, 1945, 242 § 3.
Sect. 4 amended, 1939, 502 § 3; 1945, 242 § 4.
Sect. 5 revised, 1939, 502 § 4; 1941, 656 § 2; 1945, 242 § 5; 637 § 2.
(See 1941, 656 § 17; 1945, 279.)
Sect. 5 A amended, 1939, 502 § 5; 1945, 242 § 6.
Sect. 6 amended, 1937, 426 § 1; revised, 1939, 502 § 6; amended,
1941, 490 § 7; 656 § 3; revised, 1945, 242 § 7; fifth sentence revised,
1945, 548 § 2. (See 1937, 426 § 2; 1941, 656 § 17; 1945, 548 § 3.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1947, 312.
Sect. 8A added, 1939, 427 (relative to competitive bidding on state
contracts); revised, 1941, 547 § 1.
Sect. 9A revised, 1939, 502 § 7; amended, 1941, 656 § 4; 1945, 242
§ 8. (See 1941, 656 § 17.)
Sect. 9B added, 1941, 564 § 1 (providing for the allotment of certain
appropriations by the governor). (See 1941, 564 § 2.)
Sect. 10 amended, 1936, 256; revised, 1939, 502 § 8; 1941, 656 § 5;
amended, 1945, 242 § 9; repealed, 1945, 637 § 3. (See 1941, 656 § 17;
1945 279 )
Sect. 11 amended, 1939, 502 § 9; 1941, 656 § 6; repealed, 1945,
242 § 10. (See 1941, 656 § 17.)
Sect. 12 amended, 1939, 502 § 10; revised, 1945, 242 § 11; 637 § 4.
(See 1945, 279.)
Sect. 14 revised, 1939, 502 § 11; 1945, 242 § 12.
Sect. 18, last sentence revised, 1945, 248 § 3. (See 1945, 248 §§ 4, 6.)
Sect. 20A added, 1937, 407 (relative to public inspection of certain
orders and claims, in advance of approval or rejection thereof, in con-
nection with state contracts).
Sect. 25 amended, 1941, 656 § 7. (See 1941, 656 § 17.)
Sect. 26 revised, 1939, 502 § 12; amended, 1941, 656 § 8; 1945, 242
§ 13; revised, 1947, 636 § 1. (See 1941, 656 § 17.)
Sect. 27 amended, 1937, 359; revised, 1939, 502 § 13; amended,
1941, 656 § 9; revised, 1947, 636 § 2. (See 1941, 656 § 17.)
Sect. 29 amended, 1939, 502 § 14; 1943, 345; revised, 1947, 636 § 3.
Sect. 31, last sentence amended, 1932, 127 § 2; section amended,
1941, 508; last sentence amended, 1945, 545; section revised, 1945,
635 § 1; 1946, 580 § 1. (See 1946, 580 § 3; 1947, 527; 1948, 501.)
Sect. 31 A added, 1946, 520 (providing for payment of accumulated
Chap. 30.] GENERAL LaWS. 887
vacation allowances of state employees upon death or separation from
service).
Sect. 31B added, 1940, 580 § 2 (providing that teachers in certain
state institutions may be paid weekly).
Sect. 34 amended, 1936, 333; 1948, 396; affected, 1946, 608 § 3.
Sect. 38, subdivision (h) added, 1934, 356; first paragraph amended,
1945, 658 § 7. (See 1945, 658 § 11.)
Sect. 47 stricken out and sections 47, 47A inserted, 1945, 637 § 5.
(See 1945, 279.)
Sect. 48A added, 1937, 252 (authorizing the use of facsimile signa-
tures of the governor on certain bonds and notes of the commonwealth) ;
amended, 1946, 128.
Sect. 50 revised, 1939, 502 § 15; 1941, 656 § 10; 1945, 242 § 14.
(See 1941, 656 § 17.)
Sect. 62 repealed, 1943, 83 § 2.
Sect. 63 added, 1937, 157 (providing for taxpayers' petitions for en-
forcement of certain provisions of law relative to state finance).
Chapter 30. — General Provisions Relative to State Departments, Com-
missions, Officers and Employees.
Provisions relative to expenses incurred for certain meals by state
employees, 1933, 174 § 8; 1934, 162 § 6; 1935, 249 § 7; 1936, 304 § 7;
1937, 234 §6; 1938, 356 §5; 1939, 309 §4; 1941, 419 §4; 1943, 68 §4;
370 § 4.
Provisions relative to the purchase of passenger automobiles, 1939,
309 § 4; 1941, 419 § 4; 1943, 68 § 4; 370 § 4.
Provisions relative to expenses incurred by state employees in the
operation of motor vehicles, 1939, 309 § 5; 1941, 419 § 5; 1943, 68 § 5;
370 § 5; 1945, 404 § 5; 682 § 4; 1946, 309 § 5; 617 § 5; 1947, 219 § 5;
685i§l5.
For legislation relative to commencement of terms of certain state
officers, see 1939, 304.
Sect. 7 revised, 1937, 414 § 1; amended, 1941, 512; 1947, 376.
Sect. 9A added, 1946, 269 (regulating the separation from the service
of the commonwealth of certain war veterans holding unclassified offices
or positions) ; revised, 1947, 242.
Sect. 9B added, 1946, 524 (protecting certain officers and employees
of the commonwealth against arbitrary removal).
Sect. 24 revised, 1937, 430; 1945, 508; 1946, 408.
Sect. 24A added, 1945, 565 (relative to compensation for state em-
ployees who are required to work on state-wide legal holidays) ; amended,
1946, 411; revised, 1948, 498.
Sect. 26 repealed, 1948, 255.
Sect. 28 revised, 1941, 656 § 11. (See 1941, 656 § 17.)
Sect. 30A amended, 1945, 580 § 5.
Sect. 32 revised, 1939, 499 § 4; 1945, 292 § 4.
Sect. 32A added, 1939, 499 § 4A (relative to the force and effect of
rules and regulations included in annual reports); repealed, 1945, 292
§5.
Sect. 33 revised, 1939, 499 § 5; 1945, 292 § 6; amended, 1948, 67.
Sect. 33 A amended, 1939, 499 § 6; 1945, 292 § 7.
Sect. 35 amended, 1945, 580 § 6. (See 1945, 580 § 9.)
888 Changes in the Chap. 31.
Sect. 36 revised, 1948, 584 § 1.
Sect. 39 revised, 1934, 351; amended, 1935, 217 § 1; revised, 1936,
472 § 1.
Sect. 42 revised, 1936, 359; amended, 1941, 450 § 1; 1948, 21.
Sect. 44B added, 1941, 678 § 1 (relative to pipe lines for conveying
petroleum and its products and by-products).
Sect. 45, first sentence amended, 1947, 678 § 1; section revised,
1948, 311 § 1. (See 1948, 311 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 46 revised, 1947, 613 § 1 : 1948, 311 § 2. (See 1947, 613 §§ 2, 3;
1948, 311 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 47, last sentence revised, 1941, 656 § 12; same sentence stricken
out, 1945, 637 § 6; section revised, 1948, 311 § 3. (See 1941, 656 § 17;
1945, 279; 1948, 311 §§ 4, 5.)
Sects. 53-57 added, 1945, 485 (providing for the prompt disposition
of certain grievances of state employees relating to their employment).
Chapter 31. — Civil Service.
For temporary legislation protecting the civil service rights of cer-
tain persons in the military or naval service of the United States, see
1941,708; 1943,172,338,548; 1945,610; 1946, 61. 62, 238, 271 §§ 1-4;
1947, 4, 11, 14, 71, 203, 367; 1948, 447.
For temporary legislation relative to transfers of civil service em-
ployees during the present emergency, see 1943, 492.
For legislation protecting the civil service rights of certain employees
who are veterans attending school or "on-the-job" training under the
G. I. Bill of Rights, see 1948, 228.
For legislation relative to promotional examinations for principal
interviewer in the division of employment security, see 1948, 263.
Sect. 1, definitions contained in fourth to eighth lines revised, 1939,
238 § 9; revised, 1945, 703 § 1. (See 1939, 238 §§ 52-55.)
Sect. 2 revised, 1939, 238 § 10; 1945, 725 § 1.
Sect. 2A added, 1939, 238 § 11 (relative to the duties of the director
of civil service); clause (6) revised, 1939, 506 § 1; clause (e) revised,
1941, 402 § 2; clause (c) amended, 1941, 721; section revised, 1945,
725 § 2. (See 1939, 238 §§ 52-55.)
Sect. 3, clause {g) added, 1937, 223 (giving preference to blind per-
sons in the employment of typists in certain cases by state depart-
ments, boards and commissions); section amended, 1939, 238 § 12;
revised, 1939, 498 § 1; clause (a) revised, 1941, 190; section revised,
1945, 702. (See 1939, 238 §§ 51-55.)
Sect. 4, fourth paragraph amended, 1938, 72; paragraph in line 19
stricken out and new paragraph inserted, 1941, 49; sixth paragraph re-
vised, 1932, 282 § 1; section amended, 1939, 238 § 13; paragraph
added at end, 1939, 256 § 1; paragraphs added at end by 1941, 625
§ 1, 1941, 627 § 1 and 1941, 686 § 2, respectively; paragraphs added at
end by 1943, 246 § 1 and 1943, 402 § 1, respectively; section revised,
1945, 701 § 4. (See 1932, 282 § 4; 1943, 246 § 2; 402 § 2.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1935, 405 § 2; 1936, 244 § 3; 1939, 238 § 14; re-
vised. 1941, 402 § 3; amended, 1945, 355; 701 § 4A; 1948, 387 § 2.
(See 1948, 387 § 1.)
Sect. 5A added, 1937, 414 § 2 (relative to the employment by cer-
tain municipal officers of persons to serve in a confidential capacity).
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Sect. 6, sentence added at end, 1932, 260; section amended, 1939,
238 § 15.
Sect. 6A added, 1935, 228 (dispensing with educational requirements
as a condition of taking certain civil service examinations).
Sect 7 revised 1939 397.
Sect! 8 amended, 1939, 238 § 16; revised, 1939, 396; 1945, 703 § 3.
Sect. 10 revised, 1939, 238 § 17; 1939, 498 § 2; last sentence stricken
out and five sentences inserted, 1945, 703 § 4.
Sect. 12 amended, 1939, 238 § 18; revised, 1945, 704 § 1; amended,
1946, 271 § 5; paragraph added at end, 1948, 121 § 1. (See 1948,
121 § 2.)
Sect. 12A added, 1945, 704 § 2 (providing procedure for reviewing
markings on civil service examination papers) ; revised, 1948, 297.
Sect. 13 amended, 1938, 174 § 2; revised, 1945, 703 § 5.
Sect. 13 A amended, 1939, 238 § 19; revised, 1945, 725 § 3.
Sect. 14 amended, 1939, 238 § 20; repealed, 1945, 725 § 5.
Sect. 15 revised, 1939, 238 § 21; 1939, 506 § 2; 1941, 491; second
paragraph revised, 1945, 704 § 3; last paragraph stricken out and
three paragraphs inserted, 1945, 704 § 4; section revised, 1946, 103;
paragraph A amended, 1948, 489; paragraph added at end, 1947, 13.
Sect. 15A added, 1933, 267 (restricting the appointment of persons for
temporary employment under the civil service laws); amended, 1934,
105; repealed, 1943, 523.
Sect. 15B added, 1943, 520 (authorizing certain promotions from the
labor service to the official service of a department, board or commis-
sion under the civil service laws) ; amended, 1946, 52.
Sects. 15C and 15D added, 1945, 704 § 5 (requiring lists of civil
service officers and employees to be filed annually with the director of
civil service and establishing the method of determining seniority).
Sect. 15C amended, 1946, 53.
Sect. 15D, paragraph 2 revised, 1947, 426.
Sect. 15E added, 1946, 540 (providing that injuries received by per-
sons employed in a provisional capacity shall not disqualify them for
permanent employment under the civil service laws).
Sect. 16 A added, 1939, 506 § 3. (relative to transfers under the civil
service laws); revised, 1945, 703 § 6.
Sect. 17 amended, 1934, 94; revised, 1939, 76; amended, 1939, 238
§22.
Sect. 18 amended, 1939, 238 § 23; revised, 1945, 703 § 9; amended,
1947, 22.
Sect. 18A added, 1941, 627 § 4 (positions in the labor service of the
department of public works to be classified by districts); sentence
added at end, 1945, 389.
Sect. 19A added, 1932, 146 (relative to appointments to the regular
fire forces in certain cities having reserve fire forces) ; amended, 1939,
238 § 24: revised, 1941, 38; amended, 1943, 530.
Sect. 20 amended, 1939, 238 § 25; revised, 1939, 419 § 3; 1945,
704 § 6; 1947, 354 §1. (See 1947, 354 § 2.)
Sect. 20A amended, 1939, 238 § 26; revised, 1941, 39.
Sect. 20B added, 1937, 416 § 3 (providing for appointments to the
regular police force of the metropolitan district commission from the
list of members of the reserve police force); amended, 1939, 238 § 27;
repealed, 1939, 441 § 2. (See 1937, 416 § 5; repealed, 1939, 441 § 3.)
890 Changes in the [Chap. 31.
Sect. 20C added, 1941, 621 (relative to appointments to the regular
police force in certain cities and towns).
Sect. 20D added, 1945, 703 § 2 (relative to the serving of probation-
ary periods in ofl&ces and positions subject to civil service).
Sect. 21 amended, 1932, 89; revised, 1933, 137; amended, 1939,
238 § 28; 1943, 194, 469; 1946, 216.
Sect. 22 amended, 1939, 238 § 29; paragraph added at end, 1946, 345.
Sect. 22A added, 1946, 221 (making certain veterans eligible for
examinations and appointment to police and fire departments notwith-
standing certain age requirements) ; revised, 1947, 287.
Sect. 23 amended, 1939, 238 § 30.
Sect. 24 amended, 1939, 238 § 31.
Sect. 25 amended, 1939, 238 § 32; 1946, 145; revised, 1948, 407.
Sect. 29 amended, 1939, 238 § 33; revised, 1945, 725 § 4; amended,
1948, 138.
Sect. 30 amended, 1939, 238 § 34; repealed, 1945, 725 § 5.
Sect. 31 amended, 1939, 238 § 35; revised, 1939, 422 § 1.
Sect. 31 A added, 1939, 422 § 2 (relative to the making of reports by
department heads pertaining to civil service employees).
Sect. 31B added, 1941, 165 § 1 (relative to the preparation and keep-
ing of rosters of positions in the classified civil service and incumbents
thereof in connection with the payment of salaries or compensation).
(See 1941, 165 § 2.)
Sect. 32 amended, 1939, 238 § 36; revised, 1939, 420 § 1.
Sect. 32A added, 1939, 420 § 2 (providing that records and files re-
lating to civil service employees be public records); repealed, 1945,
703 § 10.
Sect. 33 amended, 1939, 238 § 37; revised, 1939, 420 § 3.
Sect. 34 amended, 1939, 238 § 38; revised, 1939, 420 § 4.
Sect. 35 repealed, 1941, 559.
Sect. 36 amended, 1939, 238 § 39; revised, 1945, 701 § 1.
Sect. 37 amended, 1939, 238 § 40.
Sect. 38 amended, 1939, 238 § 41; revised, 1939, 422 § 3.
Sect. 39 amended, 1939, 238 § 42.
Sect. 40 amended, 1939, 238 § 43; repealed, 1945, 703 § 10.
Sect. 42 amended, 1939, 238 § 44.
Sect. 42A repealed, 1945, 667 § 4.
Sect. 42B repealed, 1945, 667 § 4.
Sect. 43 revised, 1945, 667 § 1 ; paragraphs (h) and (c) revised, 1948,
240; paragraph (/) revised, 1946, 379; section revised, 1947, 373 § 1.
Sect. 45 amended, 1934, 249 § 2; revised, 1945, 667 § 2.
Sect. 45A added, 1934, 190 (providing a method of avoiding multi-
plicity of petitions for judicial review to determine seniority rights in
the classified labor service); amended, 1941, 166.
Sect. 45B added, 1941, 135 (requiring clerks of district courts to fur-
nish certain information to the director of civil service); amended,
1945, 667 § 3.
Sect. 46 amended, 1932, 282 § 2; revised, 1934, 249 § 1; amended,
1941, 257; repealed, 1945, 667 § 4.
Sect. 46B amended, 1939, 238 § 45; repealed, 1945, 667 § 4.
Sects. 46C and 46D added, 1933, 320 (providing for the reinstate-
ment of certain municipal officers and employees) .
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Sect. 46C amended, 1934, 84; 1936, 66; revised, 1938, 297 § 1;
amended, 1939, 238 § 46; revised, 1945, 704 § 8; amended, 1947,
373 § 2.
Sect. 46D repealed, 1945, 704 § 7.
Sect. 46E added, 1934, 207 (providing that a leave of absence of less
than six months shall not be deemed a separation from the classified
civil service in certain cases); first paragraph revised, 1945, 703 § 7;
paragraph added at end, 1936, 297; same paragraph amended, 1939,
238 § 47; 1941, 136.
Sect. 46F added, 1935, 337 (providing for the reinstatement of mem-
bers of the police force of the metropolitan district commission in cer-
tain cases); amended, 1939, 238 § 48; repealed, 1945, 704 § 7.
Sect. 46G added, 1935, 408 (relative to seniority rights in respect to
the suspension and re-employment of persons in the classified civil serv-
ice in certain cases); revised, 1938, 297 § 2; 1945, 704 § 9.
Sect. 46H added, 1936, 287 § 1 (providing for the reinstatement in
the classified civil service of retired municipal officers and employees in
certain cases of invalid retirement) ; amended, 1939, 238 § 49.
Sect. 461 added, 1945, 703 § 8 (providing for the establishment of
re-employment lists of persons separated from the official or labor
service otherwise than by resignation or discharge); amended, 1946, 60;
revised, 1947, 12.
Sect. 46J added, 1946, 288 (relative to the right of civil service em-
ployees to petition the general court and to appear before committees
thereof).
Sect. 47 revised, 1945, 701 § 2.
Sect. 47A added, 1941, 195 (providing that certain employees in the
classified public service shall not be subject to a probationary period) ;
revised, 1945, 701 § 3; second paragraph amended, 1946, 59; first two
paragraphs revised, 1948, 278.
Sect. 47B added, 1941, 290 (relative to the classification and estab-
lishment of seniority of certain civil service employees) ; revised, 1945,
701 § 5
Sects. 47C and 47D added, 1941, 402 § 1 (estabfishing a merit system,
substantially similar to the civil service system, for certain officers and
employees of local boards of public welfare). (See 1941, 402 §§ 4-9.)
Sect. 47C amended, 1941, 588 § 1. (See 1941, 588 § 3.)
Sect. 48 revised, 1945, 701 § 6; paragraph added at end, 1947, 239.
Sect. 49 repealed, 1945, 701 § 7.
Sect. 49A added, 1939, 183 (authorizing cities and towns to place
certain offices under the civil service laws by vote of the voters thereof) ;
revised, 1941, 414; revised, 1945, 701 § 8.
Chapter 32. — Retirement Systems and Pensions.
For temporary legislation protecting the retirement rights of cer-
tain persons in the military or naval service of the United States, see
1941, 708; 1943, 172, 419, 548; 1945, 455, 610, 699; 1947, 4, 11, 14, 203.
367.
For legislation relative to the temporary re-employment of former
officers and employees of the commonwealth or of any political sub-
division thereof during the continuance of the existing state of war
892 Changes in the [Chai>. 32.
between the United States and any foreign country, see 1942, 16; 1943,
502; 1946, 55, 306.
For legislation relative to the retirement of assistant attorneys gen-
eral, see 1948, 659.
For legislation relative to the retirement of county commissioners,
see 1948, 662.
Sect. 1, new paragraph added, 1934, 360 § 1. (See 1934, 360 § 5;
1937, 271.)
Sect. 2, paragraphs (10) and (11) revised, 1935, 390.
Sect. 3, paragraph (4) revised, 1932, 268.
Sect. 4, sentence added at end of paragraph (2) A (c), 1934, 360 § 2;
paragraph (3) amended, 1936, 370 § 1. (See 1934, 360 § 5; 1936,
370 § 2; 1937, 271.)
Sect. 5, paragraph added at end of paragraph (2) C (c), 1934, 360
§ 3; paragraph H added at end, 1934, 360 § 4. (See 1934, 360 § 5;
1937,271.)
Sects. 1-6 y as amended, stricken out and sixteen new sections 1-5 A in-
serted, 1938, 439 § 1. (See 1938, 439 §§ 6, 7; 1939, 16 §§ 1, 2.)
The following references to sections 1 to 5A apply to sections inserter]
by 1938,439 § 1:
Sect. 1, definition of "Member" revised, 1941, 379 § 1.
Sect. 2, paragraph (5) amended, 1941, 194 § 3; paragraph (14)
amended, 1939, 503 § 1; subparagraph entitled "Group 1 " of paragraph
(14) amended, 1945, 630; paragraph (15) stricken out and new para-
graphs (14A) and (15) inserted, 1939, 503 § 2; paragraph (16) amended,
1939, 433. (See 1939, 503 § 5.)
Sect. 4, paragraph (1) (a) amended, 1941, 670 § 1.
Sect. 4F, paragraph (1) revised, 1941, 379 § 2, 722 § 2; paragraph (2)
revised, 1941, 722 § 3; paragraph (4) revised, 1941, 379 § 3.
Sect. 4H, paragraph added at end, 1941, 379 § 4.
Sect. 5A, paragraph (3) (a) amended, 1939, 451 § 3; paragraph (8)
revised, 1939, 508 § 12; 1945, 38 § 5.
Sect. 6, definition of "Teacher" amended, 1937, 232 § 1; same defi-
nition revised, 1938, 444 § 1; paragraph defining "Salary" inserted,
1941, 671 § 1. (See 1941, 671 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 7, first sentence of paragraph (3) revised, 1937, 232 § 2; same
paragraph amended, 1938, 385; paragraph (4) amended, 1932, 127
§ 18; paragraph (5) added, 1937, 232 § 3; paragraph (6) added, 1938,
444 § 2. (See 1937, 232 § 4.)
Sect. 9, paragraph (1) amended, 1939, 508 § 13; paragraph (2) re-
vised, 1937, 438 § 1; amended, 1939, 508 § 14; revised, 1943, 498;
last sentence amended, 1945, 38 § 6; paragraph (5) added at end, 1937,
302; paragraph (6) added, 1938, 444 § 3. (See 1939, 508 § 17.)
Sect. 10, paragraph (2) revised, 1932, 255; paragraph (4) amended,
1937, 438 § 2; paragraph (8) amended, 1936, 386 § 1; paragraph (10)
amended, 1936, 386 § 2; revised, 1937, 438 § 3; paragraphs (11) and
(12) stricken out, 1937, 438 § 4; paragraph (17) amended, 1938, 444 § 4;
paragraph (19) revised, 1938, 444 § 5; paragraph (20) added, 1938,
444 § 6.
Sect. 11, paragraph (1) revised, 1943, 337 § 1; paragraph (2) stricken
out, 1943, 337 § 2; paragraph (5) revised, 1936, 400 § 2. (See 1943,
337 § 3.)
Sect. 16, paragraph (2) revised, 1939, 508 § 16; 1945, 292 § 8.
Chap. 32.] GENERAL LaaVS. 893
Sect. 19, second paragraph revised, 1939, 451 § 4.
Sect. 20,* paragraph added, 1934, 258 § 1.
Sect. 23,* paragraph (5) revised, 1934, 258 § 2.
Sect. 24,* paragraph {2) A amended, 1935, 243.
Sect. 25,* paragraph {2) A (6) revised, 1936, 301 § 1; paragraph
{2) B (h) revised, 1936, 301 § 2; paragraph (F) added at end, 1936,
301 § 3.
Sects. 20-25, as amended, and the heading before said section 20,
stricken out and new sections 20-251 inserted, under heading "county
AND CERTAIN HOSPITAL DISTRICT RETIREMENT SYSTEMS", 1936, 400 § 1
(providing for contributory retirement systems for counties and certain
hospital districts). (See 1936, 400 § 5; 1937, 336 § 3.)
The following references to sections 20-251 apply to sections inserted by
1936, 400 § 1:
Sect. 20, definitions of "Employee" and of "Regular interest" re-
vised, 1937, 336 § 1; definition of "Employee" revised, 1938, 217, 464
§ 3; definition of "Member" revised, 1941, 379 § 5.
Sect. 21, paragraph (1) (a), revised, 1939, 158 § 1; 1941, 670 § 2;
paragraphs (1) (6), (1) (c) and (1) (d) revised, 1937, 336 § 2; paragraph
(1) (e) revised, 1941, 670 § 3; paragraph (/) added at end of subdivision
(1), 1939, 158 § 2; stricken out, 1941, 670 § 3A; subdivision (2) revised,
1941, 335; subdivision (3) amended, 1941, 670 § 4. (See 1937, 336 § 3.)
Sect. 22, paragraph (5) amended, 1937, 336 § 4; 1941, 670 § 5.
Sect. 23, paragraph added at end of subdivision (1), 1937, 336 § 5.
Sect. 24, subdivision (1) amended, 1941, 670 § 6; subdivision (3)
inserted after subdivision (2) (c), 1943, 425 § 1.
Sect. 25, paragraph (1) amended, 1941, 670 § 7; first clause of para-
graph (2) revised, 1937, 336 § 6.
Sect. 25B, revised, 1941, 379 § 6.
Sect. 25D, revised, 1941, 379 § 7.
Sect. 25F, paragraph (6) amended, 1937, 336 § 7.
Sect. 25G, paragraph (1) (a) amended, 1937, 336 § 8; paragraph (1)
(d) amended, 1937, 336 § 9.
Sect. 25H, paragraph (1) revised, 1941, 113 § 2.
Sect. 251, last paragraph revised, 1937, 336 § 10.
Sects. 26-31 stricken out and new sections 26-311 inserted, 1936, 318
§ 1 (providing for contributory retirement systems for cities and towns
that may be accepted by them). (See 1936, 318 §§ 5-7.)
The following references to sections 26 to 31 1 are to sections inserted by
1936, 318 § 1:
Sect. 26, definitions of "Employee" and of "Regular interest" re-
vised, 1937, 336 § 11; definition of "Employee" revised, 1938, 464 § 4;
1941, 411 § 1; definition of "Member" revised, 1941, 379 § 8. (See
1941, 411 § 3.)
Sect. 27, paragraph (1) (a) revised, 1938, 360 § 1; 1941, 670 § 8;
paragraph (1) (6) revised, 1937, 336 § 12; last sentence revised, 1938,
360 § 2; paragraph (1) (c) revised, 1937, 336 § 12; paragraph (1) (d)
revised, 1937, 336 § 12; last sentence revised, 1938, 360 § 3; paragraph
(1) (e) revised, 1938, 360 § 4; 1941, 670 § 9; paragraph (1) (/) added,
1938, 360 § 5; paragraph (1) {g) added, 1941, 670 § 10; paragraph (2)
revised, 1939, 228; amended, 1941, 670 § 11; paragraph (3) amended,
1941, 670 § 12.
* See later amendmeDts to sections 20 to 25, inclusive.
894 Changes in the [Chap. 32.
Sect. 28, paragraph (2) revised, 1941, 670 § 12A; paragraph (5)
amended, 1937, 336 § 13; 1941, 670 § 13.
Sect. 29, subdivision (1) amended, 1941, 670 § 14; second paragraph
of subdivision (1) stricken out and two paragraphs inserted, 1937,
336 § 14; second of said inserted paragraphs amended, 1941, 670 § 15;
paragraph added after second of said inserted paragraphs, 1941, 670
§ 16; paragraph (2) (6) revised, 1938, 360 § 6; paragraph (2) (c)
amended, 1938, 270; paragraph (2) (d) amended, 1937, 336 § 15; sec-
ond sentence revised, 1938, 360 § 7; paragraph (2) (e) revised, 1938,
360 § 8; paragraph (2) {g) added, 1941, 409 § 1.
Sect. 30, subdivision (1) amended, 1941, 670 § 17; subdivision (3)
inserted after subdivision (2j (c), 1943, 425 § 2.
Sect. 31, subdivision (1) amended, 1941, 670 § 18; first paragraph of
subdivision (2) revised, 1937, 336 § 16; paragraph added at end of sub-
division (2), 1941, 670 § 19.
Sect. 31B revised, 1941, 379 § 9; sentence added at end, 1941, 670 § 20.
Sect. 31D revised, 1941, 379 § 10.
Sect. 31E, paragraph (4) added at end, 1941, 409 § 2.
Sect. 31F, paragraph (1) (6) amended, 1937, 57 § 1; paragraph lA
added, 1937, 57 § 2; paragraph (1) (c) revised, 1938, 284 § 1, 464 § 5;
paragraph (2) revised, 1938, 464 § 6. (See 1937, 57 § 4; 1938, 284 § 2.)
Sect. 31G, paragraph (1) (a) revised, 1941, 411 § 2; paragraph
(1) (d) amended, 1937, 336 § 17; paragraph (6) (a) revised, 1938, 360
§ 9; paragraph (6) (6) amended, 1938, 360 § 10. (See 1941, 411 § 3.)
Sect. 31H, paragraph (1) revised, 1941, 113 § 1.
Sect. 311, paragraph (3) amended, 1937, 57 § 3; paragraph (4)
added, 1941, 377; paragraph (4) added, 1941, 386; paragraph last
referred to stricken out and paragraph (5) substituted, 1941, 722 § 4;
paragraph (4) (6) revised, 1943, 236 § 1. (See 1937, 57 § 4; 1943,
236 § 2.)
Sect. 31J inserted after the heading "general provisions" imme-
diately before section 32, 1936, 400 § 3 (relative to the definition of
certain vi^ords used in said General Provisions).
Sect. 33 amended, 1936, 301 § 4; 318 § 2; repealed, 1936, 400 § 4.
(See 1936, 318 §§ 5-7; 400 §§ 2 and 5.)
Sect. 34, second paragraph revised, 1941, 584 § 1.
Sect. 34A added, 1941, 584 § 2 (relative to the expense incurred by
the commissioner of insurance in examining the affairs of certain retire-
ment systems).
Sect. 36 amended, 1937, 336 § 18.
Sects. 37A-37D added, 1936, 318 § 3 (miscellaneous provisions rela-
tive to contributory retirement systems under G. L. chap. 32). (See
1936, 318 §§ 5-7.)
Sect. 37C, paragraph added at end, 1938, 360 § lOA; section revised,
1938, 439 § 2. (See 1938, 360 § lOB; 439 § 7.)
Sect. 37D, first paragraph revised, 1937, 336 § 19; first paragraph
stricken out, and two paragraphs inserted, 1939, 449 § 1; paragraph
added at end, 1938, 464 § 1. (See 1939, 449 § 2.)
Sect. 37E added, 1937, 336 § 20 (providing minimum retirement
allowances for certain members of county, city or town contributory
retirement systems); paragraph (1) revised, 1941, 184 § 1; paragraph
(2) revised, 1938, 360 § 11; paragraph (3) added at end, 1938, 439 § 3;
Chap. 32.J GenekAL LawS. 895
paragraph (4) added at end, 1941, 670 § 21; paragraph (5) added at
end, 1943, 189. (See 1938, 439 § 7; 1941, 184 § 2.)
Sect. 37F added, 1938, 464 § 2 (permitting members of certain con-
tributory retirement systems of governmental units to make contribu-
tions on account of prior service with other such units having no such
systems); revised, 1939, 316; 1941, 670 § 22.
Sect, 37G added, 1941, 670 § 23 (relative to the rights of employees
of two or more governmental units having retirement systems).
Sect. 38 amended, 1937, 336 § 21.
Sect. 38A added, 1938, 439 § 4 (relative to the definitions of certain
terms or words used in sections thirty-two to thirty-eight, inclusive).
(See 1938, 439 § 7.)
Sects. 1-38 A, as amended, stricken out and twenty-eight new sections,
1-28, inserted, 191^5, 658 ^ L (See 1945, 658 §§ 9-11.)
The following references to sections 1 to 28 apply to sections inserted
by 1945, 658 § 1.
Sect. 1, definition of "Employee" revised, 1947, 660 § 1; definition
of "Governmental Unit" revised, 1947, 667 § 1; definition of "Politi-
cal subdivision" revised, 1948, 507 § 1; definition of "Regular com-
pensation" revised, 1948, 606.
Sect. 3, subdivision (2), paragraph (a), clause (vi) and paragraph (6)
revised, 1947, 660 § 2; paragraph (d) revised, 1947, 660 § 2; amended,
1947, 667 § 2; definition of Group B in paragraph (g), amended, 1946,
403 § 1; revised, 1947, 423; amended, 1947, 667 § 3; subdivision (3),
first sentence stricken out and two sentences inserted, 1947, 388 § 1;
subdivision (3A) added, 1946, 538 I 1 ; subdivision (4) revised, 1946, 403
§ 2; 492; first sentence amended, 1947, 416; subdivision (5) amended,
1946, 481; revised, 1946, 603 § 1; paragraph (a) added, 1947, 660 § 4;
subdivision revised, 1947, 667 § 4; subdivision (6), paragraph (d) re-
vised, 1946, 403 § 3; paragraph (e) amended, 1947, 388 § 2; para-
graph (/) amended, 1948, 393; subdivision (8), paragraph (c) amended,
1947, 388 § 3.
Sect. 4, subdivision (1), paragraph (a) amended, 1947, 660 § 3;
paragraph (i) added, 1946, 493 § 1; paragraph (j) added, 1946, 538 § 2;
subdivision (2), paragraph (6) revised, 1946, 403 § 4; paragraph (c)
revised, 1946, 403 § 5. (See 1946, 493 § 2.)
Sect. 5, subdivision (1), first sentence of paragraph (a) amended,
1947, 388 § 4; paragraph (d), first two sentences stricken out, 1947,
660 § 5; same paragraph amended, 1948, 15 § 1; subdivision (2),
paragraph (a), first paragraph amended, 1947, 388 § 5; clause (ii)
revised, 1946, 403 § 6; amended, 1947, 388 § 6; clause (iv) added,
1946, 538, § 3.
Sect. 6, subdivision (1) amended, 1947, 667 § 5; subdivision (3),
paragraph (a), amended, 1946, 603 § 2; first sentence of same paragraph
amended, 1947, 388 § 7.
Sect. 7, subdivision (2), paragraph (a), clause (ii) amended, 1948,
446 § 1. (See 1948, 446 § 5.)
Sect. 8, subdivision (1), paragraph (b) amended, 1947, 667 § 6.
Sect, 9, subdivision (2), first paragraph amended, 1948, 446 § 2.
(See 1948, 446 § 5.)
Sect. 11, subdivision (2), paragraph (c), first sentence revised, 1947.
667 § 7.
896 Changes in thji; [Chap. 32.
Sect. 12, subdivision (2), option (c), two sentences inserted after
first sentence, 1946, 403 § 7; option (c), paragraph added at end, 1948,
284.
Sect. 18, subdivision (1) revised, 1947, 467; 667 § 8.
Sect. 20, subdivision (2), first sentence of paragrapii (c) revised,
1948, 508 § 1; subdivision (3), paragraph (d) revised, 1946, 267; sub-
division (5), paragraph (j) added at end, 1948, 488 § 1. (See 1948, 488
§ 2, 508 § 2.)
Sect. 21, subdivision (2) amended, 1946, 432 § 3.
Sect. 22, subdivision (1), paragi'aph (6) amended, 1947, 617; para-
graph (g), first sentence revised, 1947, 388 § 8.
Sect. 26, subdivision (2), paragraph (6), clause (it) amended, 1948,
446 § 3; clause (in) added, 1947, 412; paragraph (c) added, 1948, 446
§ 4. (See 1948, 446 § 5.)
Sect. 28, subdivision (2), paragraph (a) revised, 1946, 166 § 1; para-
graph (/) added, 1946, 166 § 2; paragraph (g) added, 1946, 403 § 8;
paragraph (h) added, 1946, 603 § 3; subdivision (3), paragraph (a)
revised, 1946, 166 § 3; last sentence amended, 1946, 403 § 9; subdivi-
sion (5) added, 1948, 507 § 2.
Sect. 28A added, 1945, 720 § 1 (relative to the retirement of certain
officers in the division of state police); paragraph added at end, 1946,
373 § 1. (See 1945, 720 § 2; 1946, 373 § 2.)
Sect. 28B added, 1946, 605 (relative to the retirement of state de-
tectives and inspectors in the division of state police).
Sect. 28C added, 1947, 660 § 6 (relative to the retirement of certain
members of the general court and constitutional oflficers; repealed, 1948,
589 § 1. (See 1947, 660 § 7; 1948, 589 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 28C added, 1947, 667 § 9 (providing benefits to certain em-
ployees of governmental units who are prohibited from joining the
contributory retirement systems thereof, in case of accidental disability
or accidental death); designation changed from 28C to 28F, 1948,
589 § 4.
Sects. 28D and 28E added, 1948, 589 § 2 (relative to retirement of
certain members of the general court and constitutional officers). (See
1948, 589 § 3.)
Sect. 28F. See 1948, 589 § 4.
Sect. 39, sentence added at end, 1948, 207.
Sect. 43 amended, 1945, 707.
Sect. 44 revised, 1934, 135; paragraph added at end, 1934, 285 § 1;
section amended, 1936, 223; last paragraph amended, 1937, 102 § 1.
(See 1937, 202.)
Sect. 45 revised, 1945, 483 § 1.
Sect. 45A added, 1945, 708 § 1 (relative to retirement allowances of
school janitors in certain cities and towns). (See 1945, 708 § 2.)
Sect. 46 revised, 1941, 344 § 1.
Sect. 47 amended, 1941, 344 § 2.
Sect. 48 revised, 1938, 379.
Sect. 52 amended, 1932, 114 § 1.
Sect. 53 amended, 1932, 114 § 2.
Sect. 56 revised, 1943, 514 § 1; first paragraph amended, 1947,
453 § 1 ; revised, 1948, 665 § 1 ; paragraph added at end, 1945, 677.
(See 1943, 514 § 4; 1948, 665 §§ 4, 5.)
Chap. 32.] GENERAL LaWS. 897
Sect. 57 revised, 1943, 514 § 2; amended, 1947, 453^§ 2; revised
1948, 665 § 2. (See 1943, 514 § 4; 1948, 665 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 57A added, 1945, 658 § 8 (making certain provisions of the con-
tributory pension laws applicable to the retirement of veterans under
veterans' non-contributory pension laws).
Sect. 58 revised, 1943, 514 § 3; 1948, 665 § 3. (See 1943, 514 § 4;
1948, 665 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 58A added, 1945, 671 (further regulating the creditable service
of certain veterans in the public service upon their retirement there-
from) .
Sect. 60, paragraph added at end, 1934, 285 § 2; same paragraph
amended, 1937, 102 § 2; 1938, 452 § 1; section revised, 1945, 483 § 2;
678. (See 1938, 452 § 2.)
Sect. 60A, paragraph added at end, 1934, 285 § 3; amended, 1937,
102 §3; revised, 1945,483 §3.
Sects. 61-64 repealed, 1937, 409 § 2. (See 1937, 409 §§ 5-7.)
Sect. 65, last sentence stricken out, 1937, 336 § 22; section repealed,
1937, 409 § 2. (See 1937, 409 §§ 5-7.)
Sect. 65A added, 1937, 409 § 1 (relative to the retirement or resigna-
tion of members of the judiciary); amended, 1939, 451 ^ 5; sentence
added at end, 1946, 525. (See 1937, 409 §§ 5-7.)
Sect. 65B added, 1941, 689 § 1 (providing pensions for special jus-
tices of district courts); revised, 1943, 398. (See 1941, 689 § 2.)
Sect. 66, paragraph added at end, 1934, 285 § 4; amended, 1937,
102 § 4.
Sect. 68 revised, 1943, 545 § 1; 1945, 322.
Sects. 68A-68C added, 1939, 503 § 3 (relative to the retirement of
members of the state police). (See 1939, 503 § 5.)
Sect. 68C revised, 1943, 545 § 2.
Sects. 68A-68C stricken out, 1945, 658 § 1. (See 1945, 658 § 11.)
Sect. 69 revised, 1946, 576 § 1.
Sect. 70, paragraph added at end, 1934, 285 § 5; amended, 1937,
102 § 5; section revised, 1937, 416 § 4; repealed, 1939, 441 § 4. (See
1937, 416 §5; 1939,441 §§3,5.)
Sect. 75, paragraph added at end, 1934, 285 § 6; amended, 1937,
102 § 6; section revised, 1938, 323 § 1.
Sect. 76 revised, 1938, 323 § 2.
Sect. 77, paragraph (a) revised, 1936, 290 § 1; 1939, 243; paragraph
(6) amended, 1945, 483 § 3A; paragraph (c) added at end, 1936, 290
§ 2; amended, 1945, 483 § 3B. (Affected, 1937, 102 § 7, 283.) (See
1948, 515.)
Sect. 78 revised, 1939, 361 § 1; amended, 1945, 483 § 4. (Affected,
1937, 102 § 7, 283; 1939, 361 § 2.)
Sect. 78A added, 1934, 285 § 7 (providing for the ultimate abolition
of non-contributory pensions under certain provisions of general law
for laborers); amended, 1937, 102 § 7; revised, 1937, 283 § 1. (See
1937, 283 § 2.)
Sect. 80, paragraph added at end, 1934, 285 § 8; section amended,
1936, 439 § 1; last paragraph amended, 1937, 102 § 8; section amended,
1945, 483 § 5.
Sect. 81 amended, 1933, 103; 1938, 277 § 1. (See 1938, 277 § 3.)
Sects. 81A and 81B added, 1946, 576 <^ 2 (additional provisions for the
898 Changes in the IChap. 33.
retirement of members of fire departments in certain cities). (See
1946, 576 § 8.)
Sect. 83 amended, 1936, 439 § 2; 1938, 277 § 2; last sentence of first
paragraph revised, 1939, 264 § 1; section amended, 1945, 483 § 6.
(See 1938, 277 § 3; 1939, 264 § 2.)
Sect. 83A added, 1946, 576 S 3 (additional provisions for the retire-
ment of members of poHce departments in certain cities). (See 1946,
576 ;^ 8.)
Sect. 84 amended, 1945, 483 § 7.
Sect. 85, first sentence amended, 1945, 483 § 8; second sentence
revised, 1936, 439 § 3.
Sect. 85A revised, 1935, 31 § 1; amended, 1945, 483 § 9; revised,
1946, 576 § 4. (See 1935, 31 § 2.)
Sect. 85B added, 1932, 253 (regulating the retirement and pension-
ing of certain members of the police forces of park boards of cities and
towns); amended, 1945, 483 § 10.
Sect. 85C added, 1934, 285 § 9 (providing for the ultimate abolition
of non-contributory pensions under certain provisions of general law
for policemen and firemen); amended, 1937, 102 § 9.
Sect. 85D added, 1937, 220 (relative to the retirement of certain call
members of fire departments in certain towns); amended, 1945, 483
§11; revised, 1946, 576 § 5.
Sect. 85E added, 1946, 576 § 6 (additional provisions for the retire-
ment of members of police and fire departments in certain towns). (See
1946, 576 § 8.)
Sect. 85F added, 1946, 576 § 6 (relative to the retirement for acci-
dental or ordinary disability of members of police and fire departments
in certain citios and towns).
Sect. 85G added, 1948, 483 (relative to the retirement of certain
police officers and firemen of certain cities and towns).
Sect. 86 revised, 1946, 576 § 7.
Sect. 89 revised, 1932, 276; amended, 1933, 340 § 1; 1934, 343;
revised, 1935, 466; amended, 1936, 326; first paragraph amended, 1943,
366; first sentence amended, 1945, 641; first paragraph revised, 1945,
696; third paragraph amended, 1947, 96. (See 1933, 340 § 2.)
Sect. 89A added, 1948, 552 (increasing annuities to dependents of
certain public employees killed or who died from injuries received or
hazards undergone in the performance of duty).
Sect. 90 revised, 1936, 439 § 4.
Sect. 90 A added, 1943, 452 § 1 (authorizing certain cities and towns
to increase the retirement allowances of certain former employees retired
on account of accidental disabihty). (See 1943, 452 § 2.)
Sect. 91 revised, 1938, 439 § 5; amended, 1941, 670 § 24; first
sentence amended, 1947, 462; revised, 1948, 15 § 2; sentence added
at end, 1947, 394. (See 1938, 439 § 7; 1941, 670 § 26.)
Chapter 33. — Militia.
Act establishing a special military reservation commission, and au-
thorizing the acquisition by the commonwealth for military purposes
of certain properties in Sandwich, Bourne, Falmouth and Mashpee,
1935, 196; powers and duties of the commission defined, 1936, 344
§§ 1, 2; reservation enlarged, 1941, 5. (See 1938, 331.)
Chap. 33.] GENERAL LaWS. 899
The following references are to chapter 33, as appearing in the Tercen-
tenary Edition:
Sect. 6 revised, 1933, 254 § 1; 1938, 440 § lA. (See 1933, 254 § 66;
1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1938, 440 § 1. (See 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 18 amended, 1932, 15.
Sect. 22, paragraph in third line revised, 1937, 192 § 1.
Sect. 25A added, 1935, 295 § 1 (further regulating the caUing out
of the mihtia as an aid to the civil power of the commonwealth).
Sect. 26 amended, 1935, 295 § 2.
Sect. 31 amended, 1935, 295 § 3.
Sect. 32 revised, 1935, 295 § 4.
Sect. 33 revised, 1935, 295 § 5.
Sect. 34 amended, 1935, 295 § 6.
Sect. 48, subsection (a) revised, 1932, 161 ; same subsection amended,
1933, 166.
Sect. 60 amended, 1933, 153 § 1; 1934, 120; 1939, 144 § 1.
Sect. 67 revised, 1935, 205.
Sect. 82, subsection (e) added, 1938, 433 (making the United States
property and disbursing officer for Massachusetts the finance officer of
the Massachusetts National Guard, defining his powers and duties and
establishing his compensation).
Sect. 90, paragraph in Unes 63-65 revised, 1934, 106; last sentence
of paragraph (k) revised, 1933, 17; paragraph (k) revised, 1937, 192 § 2.
Sect. 98, sentence added at end, 1933, 6.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 33 inserted, 1939, 425 § 1. (See
1939, 425 § 2.)
The following references are to the new chapter 33:
Sect. 1 revised, 1943, 35 § 1.
Sect. 2 amended, 1948, 97.
Sect. 6, paragraph (a) revised, 1943, 35 § 2.
Sect. 15 revised, 1947, 362.
Sect. 16, subdivision (a) revised, 1947, 415; paragraph added at end,
1946, 311; paragraph (c) added at end, 1947, 326 § 1. (See 1947, 326
§2.)
Sect. 24 revised, 1943, 35 § 3.
Sect. 26A added, 1943, 348 § 2 (providing for the incurring by the
governor of extraordinary expenses in aid of the civil power).
Sect. 36 revised, 1947, 318.
Sect. 39 amended, 1945, 100.
Sect. 47 revised, 1941, 318.
Sect. 49 amended, 1941, 217 § 1; 1946, 409 § 1; 1947, 246; revised,
1947, 468 § 1; amended, 1948, 171.
Sect. 55 revised, 1943, 35 § 4.
Sects. 55A-55F added, 1943, 409 § 1 (providing for the acquiring of
motor vehicles or for obtaining the use thereof b.y the military division
of the executive department, and for the settlement of certain claims
against the commonwealth arising out of the operation of such motor
vehicles).
Sect. 56 revised, 1943, 35 § 5.
Sect. 65, paragraph (a) amended, 1941, 395.
Sect. 66 revised, 1943, 35 § 6; 1947, 329 § 1.
Sect. 68A added, 1943, 35 § 7 (providing that the state guard shall
consist of such organizations and units as the coniniander-in-chief shall
900 Changes in the [Chaps. 34, 35.
prescribe or authorize to be formed and defining the composition
thereof) ; repealed, 1947, 329 § 2.
Sect. 69, subdivision (a) amended, 1945, 393 § 5; subdivision (c)
amended, 1941, 577 § 1; 1946, 591 § 43; subdivision (e) revised, 1947,
402; subdivision (g) added, 1948, 348. (See 1941, 577 § 2.)
Sect. 76, subdivision (k), first three paragraphs stricken out and two
paragraphs inserted, 1947, 330.
Sect. 79 amended, 1941, 490 § 8.
Sect. 84 revised, 1947, 331.
Sect. 104 A added, 1943, 362 § 1 (authorizing the adjutant general
to accept on behalf of the commonwealth certain gifts of personal prop-
erty for military purposes).
Sect. 114, paragraphs (a) and (6) revised, 1943, 394 § 1; paragraph
(d) amended, 1943, 394 § 2; section revised, 1947, 346.
Sect. 120, subdivision (c) amended, 1945, 462 § 1. (See 1945, 462
§2.)
Sect. 126, sentence added at end, 1943, 262 § 1. (See 1943, 262 § 3.)
Sects. 126A and 126B added, 1943, 262 § 2 (further regulating allow-
ances in the military division of the executive department). (See 1943,
262 § 3.)
Sect. 153 amended, 1941, 458.
Chapter 34. — Counties and County Comnnissioners.
Sect. 1 revised, 1933, 278 § 2.
Sect. 4 amended, 1935, 257 § 1; revised, 1939, 31 § 1. (See 1935,
257 § 12.)
Sect. 5, schedule revised, 1943, 102 § 1. (See 1943, 102 § 2).
Sect. 7 amended, 1935, 257 § 2; last sentence stricken out, 1939,
31 § 2. (See 1935, 257 § 12.)
Sect. 12 revised, 1935, 257 § 3. (See 1935, 257 § 12.)
Sect. 14, last sentence amended, 1947, 58.
Sect. 16 revised, 1947, 449 § 1. (See 1947, 449 § 7.)
Sect. 17 revised, 1932, 74; affected, 1939, 452 § 7.
Sect. 19 amended, 1935, 257 § 4. (See 1935, 257 § 12.)
Sect. 23 added, 1932, 297 ("authorizing counties to receive certain
gifts.)
Chapter 35. — County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts
and County Finances.
For legislation enabling counties to secure the benefits provided by
the federal government to assist them in public works projects, see
1945, 74; 1947, 526. [For prior legislation, see 1933, 366; 1934, 21;
1935,404; 1936,64,83,414; 1937,159; 1938,50,82; 1939,423; 1941,
639; 1943, 58.]
Provisions relative to travel allowance of county employees using cer-
tain cars on official business, 1933, 322 § 4; 1939, 452 § 2; 1941, 528 § 3;
1943, 465 § 3; 1945, 550 § 3; 1946, 348 § 3.
Provisions relative to expenses incurred for meals by county em-
ployees, 1939, 452 § 3; 1941, 528 §2; 1943, 465 §2; 1945, 550 §2; 1946,
348 § 2.
For legislation increasing the salaries of justices, clerks and probation
officers of district courts, probation officers of the superior court, trial
justices and county commissioners, see 1946, 348 § 4.
CuAi-. 3(j.] Genekal Laws. 901
Sect. 2 revised, 1945, 289.
Sect. 3 revised, 1932, 56; sentence added at end, 1939, 109 § 2.
Sect. 11 amended, 1943, 05.
Sect. 19A added, 1945, 635 § 2 (providing for advances of their
vacation pay to officers and employees of counties).
Sect. 21 amended, 1937, 64 § 2.
Sect. 22 revised, 1948, 153.
Sect. 25 amended, 1933, 175 § 1.
Sect. 27 amended, 1933, 175 § 2.
Sect. 28 amended, 1933, 318 § 2; 1934, 291 § 2; revised, 1939, 501
§ 1; 1945, 158 § 1. (See 1933, 318 § 9; 1934, 291 § 6.)
Sect. 28A added, 1943, 414 § 2 (establishing a budget system for
county tuberculosis hospitals); amended, 1945, 158 § 7; revised, 1945,
398 § 3. (See 1945, 398 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 29 revised, 1939, 501 § 2; amended, 1945, 158 § 2.
Sect. 30 revised, 1939, 501 § 3; sentence added at end, 1943, 39;
section revised, 1945, 158 § 3.
Sect. 34 revised, 1937, 36; amended, 1939, 501 § 4; 1945, 158 § 4;
1948, 591 § 3. (See 1948, 591 §§ 4-7.)
Sect. 34A added, 1947, 201 (relative to agreements entered into by
county commissioners for highwaj^ work in anticipation of appropria-
tions) .
Sect. 36A amended, 1939, 501 § 5; revised, 1943, 80; first sentence
amended, 1945, 158 § 5.
Sect. 37 amended, 1933, 28.
Sect. 37A amended, 1933, 29.
Sect. 40 amended, 1936, 23 § 1.
Sect. 43 A revised, 1939, 214 § 1.
Sect. 43B added, 1939, 214 § 2 (relative to the effect of the filing of
annual fidelity bonds by county ofiicers and employees).
Sect. 48, fourth sentence revised, 1947, 102 § 1 ; paragraph added
at end, 1947, 102 § 2.
Sect. 49 amended, 1935, 182 § 1; 1938, 347 § 1; 1939, 165 § 1; 1941,
447 § 1; 1943, 136 § 1; 1945, 486 § 2; 1940, 262 § 1; revised, 1946,
512 § 1 ; amended, 1947, 290 § 1 ; first sentence amended, 1947, 400 § 1 ;
revised, 1947, 469 § 1; amended, 1948, 183 § 1, 664 § 1. (See 1935,
182 § 6; 1938, 347 § 3; 1939, 165 § 3; 1941, 447 §§ 4, 5; 1943, 136 § 3;
1946, 262 §§ 4, 5; 512 § 3; 1947, 400 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 51 amended, 1938, 73 § 2; paragraph added at end, 1948, 345.
Sects. 51A and 51B added, 1948, 591 § 1 (estabhshing a salary
schedule for certain officers and employees of counties, except Suffolk,
and providing for certain temporary cost-of-living adjustments). (See
1948, 591 §§ 4-7.)
Sect. 52, second paragraph revised, 1938, 73 § 1.
Sect. 54 revised, 1948, 591 § 2. (See 1948, 591 §§ 4-7.)
Chapter 36. — Registers of Deeds.
Sect. 3 revised, 1937, 219 § 1; 1939, 214 § 3.
Sect. 4 amended, 1947, 352 § 2.
Sect. 5 revised, 1947, 352 § 1.
Sect. 11 revised, 1947, 449 § 2. (See 1947, 449 § 7.)
Sect. 18A added, 1947, 256 § 2 (authorizing registers and assistant
registers to print or type names of persons on filed instruments if not
clearly legible) .
902 ('haNGES in the [Chaps. 37^0.
Sect. 24A added, 1941, 89 (authorizing the recording of certified
copies of petitions, decrees and orders filed or made pursuant to the
federal bankruptcy laws and thereby giving effect to certain provi-
sions of said laws).
Sect. 24B added, 1945, 569 § 1 (relative to the furnishing of abstract
cards and photostatic copies of recorded instruments in the Norfolk
county registry of deeds and Norfolk registry district to the assessors of
municipalities of said county).
Skct. 33, paragraph added at end, 1948, 664 § 2.
Chapter 37. — Sheriffs.
Sect. 2 revised, 1937, 219 § 2.
Sect. 17 amended, 1945, 63; 1946, 121.
Sect. 21 revised, 1943, 159 § 1. (See 1943, 159 § 2.)
Sect. 22 amended, 1932, 180 § 5.
Sect. 23 amended, 1936, 31 § 2; repealed, 1937, 148.
Chapter 38. — Medical Examiners.
Sect. 1, paragraph in lines 70-76 amended, 1939, 260; 1947, 69 § l;
section amended, 1939, 451 § 6.
Sect. 2, last sentence revised, 1945, 632 § 1.
Sect. 2A added, 1943, 153 § 1 (authorizing associate medical exam-
iners in Barnstable County to perform the duties of medical examiner
thereof in certain cases) ; repealed, 1945, 632 § 2. (See 1943, 153 § 2.)
^ECT. 3 revised, 1939, 214 § 4.
Sect. 5, first three sentences revised, 1947, 579; last sentence revised,
1945, 632 § 3.
Sect. 6 amended, 1939, 475; revised, 1945, 632 § 4.
Sect. 7 amended, 1941, 366; revised, 1945, 632 § 5.
Sect. 8 revised, 1932, 118 § 1; amended, 1939, 30 § 1. (See 1939,
30 § 2.)
Sect. 11 amended, 1941, 499.
Sect. 19 revised, 1945, 632 § 6.
Chapter 39. — Municipal Government.
Sect. 10 amended, 1935, 403 § 1; 1939, 182. (See 1935, 403 § 2.)
Sect. 14, first and second paragraphs revised, 1943, 453 §§1 and 2,
respectively.
Sect. 19 repealed, 1934, 39 § 1.
Sect. 20 amended, 1934, 39 § 2.
Sect. 23 amended, 1934, 39 § 3.
Chapter 40. — Powers and Duties of Cities and Towns.
For temporary legislation relative to the appointment of veterans
to civil service employments under the apprentice training provisions
of the G. I. Bill of Rights, so called, see 1946, 586; 1947, 673; 1948, 392.
For temporary legislation relative to the emergency housing com-
mission and to local boards of appeals, see 1946, 592; 1947, 609; 1948,
567.
Sect. 4, third paragraph revised, 1932, 271 § 6; section amended,
1941, 351 § 3; paragraph added at end, 1946, 358 § 1. (See 1932,
271 § 7.)
Chap. 40.J GENERAL LawS. 903
Sect. 4A added, 1945, 438 (authorizing cities and towns and certain
districts to make agreements relative to the performance of certain
pubHc services).
Sect. 5, clause (1) amended, 1933, 318 § 3 (see 1933, 318 § 9) ; 1935,
106; revised, 1935, 179; amended, 1939, 19; 1945, 391 § 2; 1948, 174;
1946, 358 § 2; clause (2) amended, 1936, 390; clause (5A) added, 1938,
172 § 1 (authorizing appropriations to establish a water supply) ; clause
(11) revised, 1946, 358 § 3; 526; clause (12) amended, 1932, 114 § 3;
1933, 153 § 2, 245 § 2; revised, 1936, 132 § 1, 163; amended, 1941,
217 § 2; 1943, 99; 1946, 409 § 2; 1947, 144; revised, 1947, 468 § 2;
amended, 1948, 445 § 1; clause (16A) added, 1946, 358 § 4 (authorizing
appropriations for the employment of legal counsel for general pur-
poses); clause (20) amended, 1946, 358 § 5; clause (23) revised, 1948,
660 § 24 (see 1948, 660 § 26) ; clause (25A) added, 1946, 358 § 6 (author-
izing appropriations for the maintenance and supervision of beaches
and swimming pools for recreation and physical exercise); revised,
1948, 89; clause (26) amended, 1946, 358 § 7; clause (27) revised,
1946, 358 § 8; clause (28) revised, 1936, 211 § 5 (see 1936, 211 § 7);
amended, 1947, 340 § 5; clause (33) revised, 1946, 358 § 9; clause (37)
revised, 1943, 177 § 1 (see 1943, 177 § 2; 1947, 635); clause (38) added,
1934, 154 § 1 (authorizing appropriations for protection of interests in
real estate held under tax title or taking) ; clause (39) added, 1935, 28
(authorizing appropriations for the purpose of co-operating with the
federal government in certain unemployment relief and other projects) ;
clause (40) added, 1937, 185 (authorizing appropriations for eyeglasses
for needy school children) ; clause (40A) added, 1947, 525 (authorizing
appropriations for payment of expenses incurred by or in behalf of cer-
tain injured school children); clause (41) added, 1938, 142 § 1 (author-
izing cities and towns to appropriate monej^ for stocking inland waters
therein with fish and for liberating game therein); amended, 1941,
599 § 4. (See 1938, 142 § 2.)
Sect. 5A added, 1936, 40 (providing for the establishment of reserve
funds for cities) ; amended, 1937, 34.
Sect, 5B added, 1945, 124 (authorizing cities and towns to appro-
priate money for a stabilization fund).
Sects. 6C and 6D added, 1943, 225 (relative to the removal by cities
and towns of snow and ice from private ways therein open to public
use).
Sect. 9 amended, 1933, 245 i^ 3; 1935, 305; 1936, 271; first para-
graph revised, 1946, 51; 209 § 2; 409 § 3; 1947, 468 § 3; 671; para-
graph added at end, 1937, 255.
Sect. 11 amended, 1941, 490 § 9; 1948, 355.
Sect. 12A repealed, 1941, 598 § 5.
Sect. 13, paragraph added at end, 1941, 130.
Sect. 14 revised, 1933, 283 § 1.
Sect. 17 amended, 1933, 254 § 2. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 21, clause (16) added at end, 1941, 346 § 1.
Sect. 22A added, 1947, 442 § 1 (authorizing the installation and
operation of parking meters in cities and towns) .
Sects. 25-33. For special zoning provisions for Boston, see 1924,
488 and amendments prior to 1932; 1932, 143; 1933, 204; 1934, 210;
1936, 240; 1941, 373; 1946, 198.
Sects. 25-30A stricken out, and new sections 25-30A (municipal
zoning laws) inserted, 1933, 269 § 1. (See 1933, 269 § 4.)
904 Changes in the [Chap. 41.
Sect. 27 revised, 1941, 320.
Sect. 27A added, 1938, 133 § 1 (to prevent multiplicity of proposals
for the same change in zoning ordinances or by-laws).
Sect. 28 revised, 1941, 176.
Sect. 30, first paragraph (as appearing in 1933, 269 § 1) amended,
1945, 167; paragraph in lines 54-60 (as appearing in 1933, 269 § 1)
stricken out and two paragraphs added, 1941, 198 § 1; paragraph in
lines 61-70 (as so appearing) amended, 1935, 388 § 1; clause (1) in lines
72-76 (as so appearing) revised, 1941, 198 § 2; paragraph in Hnes
80-90 (as so appearing) amended, 1935, 388 § 2. (See 1941, 198 § 3.)
Sect. 30A stricken out and reinserted as section 30B and new sec-
tion 30A inserted, 1938, 133 § 2 (to prevent multiplicity of proposals
for the same change in the application of zoning ordinances or by-laws).
Sect. 32 revised, 1933, 185 § 1; amended, 1941, 520 § 1. (See 1933,
185 § 2; 1941, 520 § 2.)
Sect. 38 revised, 1938, 172 § 2; paragraph added at end, 1941,
465 § 1.
Sects. 39A-39G added, 1938, 172 § 3 (authorizing the establishment
and maintenance of water supply and distributing systems).
Sect. 39 A revised, 1941, 465 § 2.
Sect. 39H added, 1943, 125 (authorizing cities, towns and districts,
through their water departments, and water companies, to aid similar
municipal and other corporations relative to their water supply).
Sect. 40 revised, 1933, 314; 1945, 606.
Sect. 42A revised, 1932, 197 § 2; amended, 1936, 42 § 1; revised,
1938, 415 § 1; amended, 1941, 380 § 1. (See 1932, 197 § 3; 1938,
415 § 7; 1941, 380 § 7.)
Sect. 42B amended, 1935, 56 § 1: revised, 1936, 42 § 2; 1938, 415
§ 2; revised, 1941, 380 § 2; sentence inserted after fourth sentence,
1947, 132. (See 1935, 56 § 2; 1938, 415 § 7; 1941, 380 § 7.)
Sect. 42C amended, 1935, 248 § 1; revised, 1938, 415 § 3; 1941,
380 § 3. (See 1938, 415 § 7; 1941, 380 § 7.)
Sect. 42D, last sentence revised, 1935, 248 § 2 ; section revised, 1938,
415 § 4; 1941, 380 § 4. (See 1938, 415 § 7; 1941, 380 § 7.)
Sect. 42E, last sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 6; same sentence re-
vised, 1939, 451 § 7; section amended, 1941, 380 § 5. Affected, 1938,
415 § 7. (See 1941, 380 § 7.)
Sect. 42F affected, 1938, 415 § 7; 1941, 380 § 7.
Sect. 43A (relative to pipe lines for conveying petroleum and its
products and by-products) added under the heading "petroleum and
its products and by-products"; 1941, 678 § 2.
Sect. 51 revised, 1937, 196; two sentences added at end, 1945, 340;
section revised, 1946, 584 § 3. (See 1946, 584 § 22.)
Chapter 41. — Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts.
Sect. 1, first paragraph revised, 1943, 453 § 3; paragraph in line 10
revised, 1934, 155 § 1; paragraph in lines 15, 16 revised, 1939, 129;
paragraph in line 25 revised, 1939, 3; paragraph added at end, 1938,
341 § 2.
Sect. 5 amended, 1934, 39 § 4.
Sect. 11 amended, 1938, 341 § 3.
Sect. 13 amended, 1936, 18; 1937, 143 § 1.
^^^'- 41.] General Laws. 905
Sect. 13A added, 1932, 289 § 5 (provisions relative to bonds of city
clerks). [For prior legislation, see G. L. chapter 140 § 148, repealed
by 1932, 289 § 6.]
Sects. 18A and 18B added, 1948, 56 (providing that the records of
city clerks may be attested by the volume and that a facsimile of the
signature of the city clerk shall be valid in certain cases).
Sect. 19, last sentence revised, 1938, 66; same sentence amended,
1945, 245; sentence added at end, 1947, 391.
Sect. 19A added, 1933, 70 § 1 (requiring the filing with the state
secretary of certificates of appointment or election of clerks or assist-
ant or temporary clerks of cities or towns, and granting authority to
said secretary to authenticate attestations of any such officer). (See
1933, 70 § 2.)
Sect. 21, last paragraph revised, 1934, 155 § 2. (See 1934, 155 § 4.)
Sect. 24, paragraph added at end, 1945, 136 § 1. (See 1945, 136
§2.)
Sect. 24A repealed, 1937, 129 § 1.
Sect. 25 revised, 1937, 129 § 2.
Sect. 25A revised, 1937, 129 § 3.
Sect. 26 revised, 1937, 129 § 4.
Sect. 26A added, 1935, 149 (relative to employment of counsel by
boards of assessors in certain cases).
Sect. 27 revised, 1936, 118 § 1. (See 1936, 118 § 3.)
Sect. 28 amended, 1939, 342 § 2.
Sect. 30A added, 1946, 211 (relative to the effect of a vacancy in
the office of assessor).
Sect. 35 revised, 1937, 143 § 2; sentence added at end, 1939, 109 § 1.
Sect. 37 revised, 1933, 82 § 2; amended, 1934, 259 § 2.
Sect. 38A amended, 1936, 201; revised, 1941, 211; first sentence
revised, 1948, 197.
Sect. 39A added, 1939, 89 (providing for the appointment of assist'
ant treasurers of cities and towns).
Sect. 39B added, 1943, 284 (authorizing the suspension and removal
of city and town collectors and the appointment of temporary collectors
under certain circumstances).
Sect. 40 revised, 1937, 143 § 3.
Sect. 43A added, 1939, 88 (requiring municipalities to indemnify
and protect collectors of taxes in the performance of their duties in
certain cases) ; revised, 1941, 99.
Sect. 49A added, 1948, 211 (providing for the appointment of an
assistant by auditors, accountants, and officers having similar duties,
of cities and towns) .
Sect. 53, last sentence revised, 1948, 84.
Sect. 54A amended, 1936, 62.
Sect. 59 amended, 1936, 94.
Sect. 61A revised, 1937, 143 § 4.
Sect. 66 revised, 1934, 155 § 3.
Sects. 69A and 69B added, 1938, 172 § 4 (relative to the establish-
ment and powers and duties of boards of water commissioners in certain
towns).
Sect. 70, paragraph added at end, 1936, 211 § 1; amended, 1947,
340 § 1. (See 1936, 211 § 7.)
Sect. 71 amended, 1943, 266.
906 Changes in the [Chap. 42.
Sect. 72 revised, 1936, 211 § 2; first sentence amended, 1947, 340 § 2.
(See 1936, 211 § 7.)
Sect. 73, paragraph added at end, 1936, 211 § 3; amended, 1947,
340 § 3. (See 1936, 211 § 7.)
Sects. 81A-81J added, under caption "improved method of munic-
ipal planning", 1936, 211 § 4. (See 1936, 211 § 7.)
Sect. 81A, last paragraph revised, 1938, 113.
Sects. 81A-81J stricken out and sections 81 A to 81 Y inserted, 1947,
340 § 4.
Sect. 86 amended, 1939, 261 § 5.
Sect. 91B added, 1933, 128 (further regulating the appointment of
constables).
Sect, 96A added, 1938, 342 (disqualifying felons from appointment
to the police forces or departments of cities, towns and districts).
Sect. 97A added, 1948, 540 (relative to the establishment of police
departments in certain towns) ; revised, 1948, 595.
Sect. 99 amended, 1932, 124.
Sect. 100, sentence added at end, 1933, 324 § 3; section amended,
1938, 298; revised, 1945, 670.
Sect. lOOA amended, 1933, 318 § 4; 1934, 291 § 3; 1945, 391 § 1.
(See 1933, 318 §§ 8, 9; 1934, 291 § 6; 1945, 391 § 3.)
Sect. 105 amended, 1936, 132 § 2.
Sect. 108 revised, 1947, 540 § 1.
Sect. 108A added, 1947, 540 § 2 (authorizing cities and towns to
establish salary plans for certain employees thereof); revised, 1948,
351.
Sect. 110 A added, 1947, 265 (authorizing the closing of pubUc offices
in cities and towns on Saturdays).
Sect. Ill revised, 1932, 109; amended, 1936, 242; revised, 1937, 15;
1941, 368; fourth sentence stricken out and two sentences inserted,
1943, 280; first paragraph revised, 1946, 301; same paragraph stricken
out and three paragraphs inserted, 1948, 330 § 1. (See 1948, 330 § 2.)
Sect. Ill A amended, 1934, 107.
Sect. 11 IB added, 1945, 156 (providing sick leaves for laborers, work-
men and mechanics regularly emplo3^ed by certain cities and towns);
amended, 1946, 187.
Sect. lUC added, 1945, 348 (authorizing attendance at funerals or
memorial services of war veterans by certain municipal employees with-
out loss of pay).
Sect. 112A added, 1947, 276 (regulating the separation from the
service of certain cities and towns of certain war veterans holding
unclassified offices or positions) .
Chapter 42. — Boundaries of Cities and Towns.
Boundary line between Saugus and Wakefield (portion) established,
1933, 298; between Woburn and Reading (portion) established, 1934,
177; between Oak Bluffs and Tisbury (portion) established, 1935, 145;
between Brewster and Orleans (portion) estabUshed, 1935, 356; between
Middleton and Topsfield established, 1936, 96; between Foxborough
and Walpole established, 1937, 140; between Edgartown and Oak
Bluffs (portion) established, 1937, 265; between Arlington and Bel-
mont (portion) estabUshed, 1938, 371; between Rochester and Ware-
Chap. 43.] GENERAL LawS. 907
ham and between Marion and Wareham (portion) established, 1939,
279; between Fitchburg and Leominster (portion) established, 1941,
37, 698; between BeUingham and Franklin established, 1941, 641;
between Chicopee and Springfield (portion) established, 1945, 274;
between Brewster and Dennis and between Dennis and Harwich,
1945, 599; between Reading and Lynnfield (portion) established, 1947,
243; between Dennis and Harwich established, 1947, 372.
Sect. 1 revised, 1933, 278 § 3.
Chapter 43. — City Charters.
Sect. 1, definition of "Plan D" revised, 1948, 459 § 1; three para-
graphs inserted after word "inclusive" in line 22, 1938, 378 § 1.
Sect. 5, paragraph added at end, 1938, 378 § 2; same paragraph
revised, 1948, 459 § 2.
Sect. 7 amended, 1939, 451 § 8; revised, 1948, 459 § 3.
Sect. 8, form of petition revised, 1938, 378 § 3; amended, 1948, 459
§4.
Sect. 9 revised, 1941, 640 § 1 ; 1948, 459 § 5. (See 1941, 640 § 7.)
Sect. 10, paragraph added at end, 1938, 378 § 4.
Sect. 11 revised, 1941, 640 § 2. (See 1941, 640 § 7.)
Sect. 15 amended, 1933, 313 § 7; last paragraph amended, 1938,
378 § 5; section revised, 1941, 640 § 3. (See 1941, 640 § 7.)
Sect. 17 revised, 1938, 378 § 6.
Sect. 18, paragraph numbered 4 inserted, 1938, 378 § 7.
Sect. 19 revised, 1938, 378 § 8; amended, 1948, 459 § 6.
Sect. 23 amended, 1935, 68 § 1.
Sect. 26, first paragraph revised, 1937, 224 § 1; amended, 1938,
378 § 9
Sect.' 29 revised, 1938, 378 § 10.
Sect. 30 revised, 1938, 378 § 11; first sentence revised, 1948, 459 § 7.
Sect. 31 amended, 1938, 378 § 12.
Sect. 36 revised, 1938, 378 § 13.
Sect. 42 amended, 1935, 68 § 2.
Sect. 44A amended, 1933, 313 § 8; last two sentences stricken out,
and paragraph added at end, 1934, 30; first paragraph revised, 1938,
378 § 14; last sentence of first paragraph stricken out, 1941, 640 § 4.
(See 1941, 640 § 7.)
Sect. 44C, first paragraph amended, 1937, 147; 1943, 229 § 1.
Sect. 44H amended, 1932, 180 § 7; 1941, 640 § 5. (See 1941, 640 § 7.)
Sect. 46 amended, 1939, 451 § 9.
Sect. 50A added, 1936, 135 (relative to the filling of vacancies in
the city council in cities having a Plan A form of charter).
Sect. 56 amended, 1937, 224 § 2.
Sect. 59A added, 1937, 224 § 3 (relative to the filling of vacancies in
the city council in cities having a Plan B form of charter).
Sects. 79-92 stricken out and new sections 79-92A (relative to
Plan D form of charter) inserted, 1948, 459 § 8.
Sects. 93-116 added, under the heading "Plan E. — Government
BY A CITY COUNCIL INCLUDING A MAYOR ELECTED FROM ITS NUMBER,
AND A CITY MANAGER, WITH ALL ELECTIVE BODIES ELECTED AT LARGE
BY PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION*', 1938, 378 § 15 (providing an ad-
ditional optional standard form of city charter under which substantial
908 Changes in the [Chaps. 43A, 44.
control "of the city government is vested in a city council elected at
large by proportional representation, with a city manager appointed
and removable at pleasure by the city council).
Sect. 100 amended, 1941, 722 § 5.
Sect. 102 amended, 1941, 722 § 6.
Sect. 110, form of petition amended, 1941, 722 § 7.
Chapter 43A. — Standard Form of Representative Town Meeting
Government.
Act relative to Wellesley, 1932, 202; to Needham, 1932, 279; to
Webster, 1933, 13; to South Hadley, 1933, 45; to Easthampton, 1933,
178; to Milford, 1933, 271; to Adams, 1935, 235; to Falmouth, 1935,
349; to Amherst, 1936, 10; to Amesbury, 1936, 39; to Braintree, 1936,
56; 1937, 17; to Natick, 1938, 2; to Palmer, 1939, 110; to Reading,
1943, 7; to Norwood, 1947, 541.
Sect. 3, first paragraph amended, 1937, 267 § 2.
Sect. 4, first paragraph amended, 1936, 128.
Sect. 6 revised, 1943, 1 § 1; 1943, 453 § 4; amended, 1945, 359;
next to last sentence amended, 1947, 291. (See 1943, 1 § 2.)
Sect. 8, first sentence revised, 1943, 453 § 5.
Chapter 44. — Municipal Finance.
For temporary legislation establishing an emergency finance board
in the department of the state treasurer, and providing for the borrow-
ing of money by cities and towns against certain tax titles, see 1933,
49, 104; 1935, 221, 300, 456; 1936, 281; 1938, 57; 1939, 288, 496;
1941, 129; 1943, 413; 1945, 324; 1947, 206.
For legislation enabhng cities and towns to secure the benefits pro-
vided by the federal government to assist them in public works projects,
see 1945, 74; 1947, 526. [For prior legislation, see 1933, 366; 1934, 21;
1935, 213, 404; 1936, 64, 83, 414; 1937, 159; 1938, 50, 82; 1939, 423;
1941, 639; 1943, 58.]
For emergency legislation authorizing cities and towns to make cer-
tain appropriations during the existing state of war, see 1943, 5 §§ 1, 6;
75 §§ 1, 2, 4, 5; 1946, 10. [For prior legislation, see 1941, 487; 1942, 4.]
For legislation authorizing the renewal by cities and towns of certain
temporary revenue loans, see 1947, 108.
For legislation relative to the collection of certain taxes and other
charges due the commonwealth, see 1943, 568; 1945, 325; 712; 1946,
615.
For legislation authorizing cities and towns to borrow, in the years
1935 to 1948, inclusive, on account of public welfare and veterans'
benefits (and in certain of said years for additional specified purposes),
see 1935, 188; 1936, 80; 1937, 107; 1938, 58; 1939, 72, 453; 1941, 92;
1943, 44; 1945, 73; 1946, 584 § 17; 1947, 611.
For legislation regulating the use of receipts from the sale by cities
and towns of federal surplus commodity stamps, 1941, 65.
For legislation authorizing cities and towns to borrow for remodel-
ing, reconstructing or making extraordinary repairs to public buildings,
see 1948, 275.
Sect. 1, definition of "Revenue" revised, 1946, 358 ; 10.
Chap. 44.] GENERAL LaWS. 909
Sect. 2 revised, 1936, 224 § 4; amended, 1946, 358 § 11. (See 1936,
224 .^Ul, 12.)
Sect. 4 amended, 1934, 11 § 1; affected, 1934, 11 §§ 2, 3; amended,
1936, 16; 1946, 358 § 12; 1947, 298 § 2.
Sect. 4A added, 1935, 68 § 3 (temporary loans by cities in antici-
pation of revenue exempted from charter provisions relative to publi-
cation and referendum).
Sect. 5 amended, 1939, 37.
Sect. 5A amended, 1935, 68 § 4.
Sect. 5B added, 1943, 61 § 1 (relative to borrowing for liabilities in-
curred by districts prior to the annual appropriations).
Sect. 7 amended, 1936, 224 § 5; first paragraph amended, 1946,
358 § 13; 1947, 207 § 1; 1948, 275 § 3; clause 3A added, 1947, 207 § 2;
repealed, 1948, 275 § 4; clause (5) revised, 1947, 101; clause (12) re-
pealed, 1946, 358 § 14; clause (15) added, 1948, 383. (See 1936, 224
§§ 11, 12.)
Sect. 8, clause (3) revised, 1938, 172 § 5; clause (5) revised, 1941,
83; clause (9) amended, 1939, 457; 1947, 298 § 3; clause (13) added,
1946, 358 § 15; amended, 1947, 298 § 4.
Sect, 8A added, 1939, 108 § 1 (providing for submitting to the voters
of certain cities the question of approving or disapproving orders author-
izing the issue of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness for certain
purposes). (See 1939, 108, § 2.)
Sect. 9 auiended, 1941, 376; 1946, 384 § 1; paragraph added at end,
1947, 298 § 5.
Sect. 10 amended, 1936. 224 s^ 6; 1939, 24 § 1; 1946, 329. (See
1936, 224 S 11, 12.)
Sect. 11 amended, 1936, 224 § 7. (See 1936, 224 §§ 11, 12.)
Sect. 12 amended, 1936, 224 < 8; repealed, 1946, 358 § 16. (See
1936, 224 .-c 11, 12.)
Sect. 13 revised, 1946, 358 § 17; paragraph added at end, 1948, 5.
Sect. 13A added, 1943, 61 § 2 (relative to the incurring of Habilities
by districts prior to the annual appropriations).
Sect. 16, last sentence stricken out, 1936, 224 § 10. (See 1936, 224
§§ 11, 12 )
Sect. 17 amended, 1946, 358 ii 18.
Sect. 18 amended, 1946, 358 § 19.
Sect. 19 amended, 1946, 358 ;< 20.
Sect. 20 amended, 1946, 358 § 21; revised, 1947, 60.
Sect. 21 amended, 1946, 358 ; 22.
Sect. 22 amended, 1936, 224 § 9. (See 1936, 224 §§ 11, 12.)
Sect. 29. As to tax Umit of Boston, see 1932, 125; 1933, 159; 1934,
201; 1935, 284; 1936, 224.
Sect. 31 revised, 1946, 358 o 23.
Sect. 31A added, 1941, 473 § 1 (relative to budgets in certain cities).
Sect. 32, paragraphs added at end, 1938, 175 § 1, 378 § 16; section
revised, 1941, 473 § 2.
Sect. 33 revised, 1941, 473 § 3.
Sect. 33A stricken out and new sections 33A and 33B inserted, 1943,
62 (amending and clarifying the law relative to budgets in cities).
Sect. 33 A revised, 1947, 298 § 1.
Sect. 34 revised, 1938, 170; paragraph added at end, 1941, 93.
Sect. 35 amended, 1941, 454.
910 Changes in the [Chaps. 45, 46.
Sect. 40 amended, 1939, 339; first sentence amended, 1945, 29 § 1;
sentence inserted after first sentence, 1947, 298 § 6; section revised,
1948, 82. (See 1945, 29 § 2; repealed by 1946, 109.)
Sect. 41 revised, 1946, 432 § 4.
Sect. 46A added, 1932, 155 (making permanent certain provisions
of law relative to investigations of municipal accounts and financial
transactions by the director of accounts). [For prior temporary legis-
lation, see 1926, 210; 1929, 335.]
Sect. 61 amended, 1934, 355; repealed, 1938, 458.
Sect. 54 amended, 1933, 200; 1946, 358 § 24; revised, 1948, 194 § 1.
Sect. 55, sentence added at end, 1948, 143 § 1.
Sect. 55A revised, 1948, 143 § 2, 194 § 2.
Sect. 56A added, 1934, 229 § 1 (relative to the financial year of
cities). (See 1934, 229 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 63 amended, 1946, 358 § 25.
Sect. 64 added, 1941, 179 (authorizing towns to appropriate money
for the payment of certain unpaid bills of previous years).
Sect. 65 added, 1945, 635 § 3 (providing for advances of their vaca-
tion pay to officers and employees of cities and towns).
Chapter 45. — Public Parks, Playgrounds and the Public Domain.
Sect. 2 amended, 1941, 10 § 1.
Sect. 17A added, 1938, 220 (authorizing cities and towns to use cer-
tain ways therein for playground purposes).
Chapter 46. — Return and Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths.
Sect. 1, third sentence of second paragraph revised, 1933, 280 § 1;
fourth paragraph amended, 1941, 51.
Sect. 1A added, 1939, 61 § 1 (further regulating the making and
recording of certificates of birth of certain abandoned children and
foundhngs).
Sect. 2A added, 1933, 279 (regulating the impounding of birth rec-
ords of children born out of wedlock) ; amended, 1937, 78 § 1 ; revised,
1939, 269 § 1.
Sect. 3, paragraph added at end, 1939, 326 § 1.
Sect. 4 A added, 1941, 434 (providing for the verification of returns
of births).
Sect. 6 revised, 1939, 61 § 2.
Sect. 9 amended, 1936, 100; 1945, 113.
Sect. 12 amended, 1937, 78 § 2; revised, 1945, 439.
Sect. 13, paragraph in first to sixth lines amended, 1939, 61 § 3;
second paragraph amended, 1933, 280 § 2; second paragraph stricken
out and two new paragraphs inserted, 1938, 63; first paragraph so in-
serted revised, 1943, 72 § 2; paragraph in eighteenth and nineteenth
lines, as appearing in Tercentenary Edition, amended, 1938, 97; fourth
paragraph, as so appearing, amended, 1941, 50; same paragraph
amended, 1945, 65; paragraph added at end, 1939, 61 § 4; paragraph
added at end, 1948, 550 § 2.
Sect. 13A added, 1945, 542 (providing for the recording of certain
births upon the determination of facts relating thereto by a probate
court).
Sect. 16 amended, 1941, 351 § 4.
Chaps. 48, 49.] GENERAL LawS. 911
Sect. 17 revised, 1932, 12; amended, 1939, 269 § 2.
Sect. 19 revised, 1943, 228 § 1; amended, 1945, 570 § 1. (See 1945,
570 § 2.) (See 1943, 228 § 2.)
Sect. 20 revised, 1941, 351 § 5.
Sect. 2G amended, 1939, 326 § 2; first sentence revised, 1947, 283.
Chapter 48. — Fires, Fire Departments and Fire Districts.
For legislation enabling districts to secure the benefits provided by
the federal government to assist them in public works projects, see
1945, 74; 1947, 526. (For prior legislation, see 1933, 366; 1934, 21;
1935,213,404; 19.36,64,83,414; 1937,159; 1938,50,82; 1939,423;
1941,639; 1943,58.)
For legislation authorizing districts to borrow, in the years 1935 to
1944, inclusive, on account of public welfare and soldiers' benefits (and
in certain of said years for additional specified purposes), see 1935, 188;
1936, 80; 1937, 107; 1938, 58; 1939, 72, 453; 1941, 92; 1943, 44.
For legislation authorizing the renewal by districts of certain tempo-
rary revenue loans, see 1947, 108.
For emergency legislation authorizing districts to make certain appro-
priations during the existing state of war, see 1943, 5 §^ 1, 6; 75 Sij 1, 2,
4, 5; 1946, 10. [For prior legislation, see 1941, 487; 1942, 4.]
Sect. 8 amended, 1941, 490 § 10.
Sect. 13 amended, 1938, 204; revised, 1941, 581; 1945, 269.
Sect. 15 amended, 1932, 180 § 8; 1941, 490 § 11.
Sect. 16 revised, 1943, 103 § 1.
Sect. 18 revised, 1943, 103 § 2.
Sect. 28 A amended, 1941, 490 § 12.
Sect. 28B. See 1941, 688.
Sect. 28C added, 1948, 131 (providing for the closing of privately
owned forest lands during periods of fire hazard).
Sect. 36A added, 1948, 149 § 1 (providing for the promotion of
certain call firemen to membership in the permanent fire force in cer-
tain cities and towns).
Sect. 37 revi.sed, 1948, 149 § 2.
Sect. 51A added, 1948, 337 § 1 (providing for the furnishing of gas
masks for the use of members of fire departments). (See 1948, 337
§2.)
Sect. 58 A added, 1941, 638 (further regulating the hours of duty of
permanent members of fire departments in certain cities and towns).
Sect. 58B added, 1945, 413 § 1 (further regulating the hours of duty
of permanent members of fire departments in certain cities and towns).
(See 1945, 413 § 2; 1946, 114, 371, 436, 597; 1947, 64; 200.)
Sect. 59E added, 1939, 419 § 1 (providing for the ultimate abolition
of reserve fire forces in certain cities and towns).
Sect. 79 revised, 1948, 133.
Chapter 49. — Fences, Fence Viewers, Pounds and Field Drivers.
Sect. 6 revised, 1948, 550 § 3.
Sect. 36 revised, 1948, 550 § 4.
912 Changes in the [Chaps. 50, 51.
Chapter 50. — General Provisions relative to Primaries, Caucuses and
Elections.
Sect. 1, paragraph defining "Ballot labels" inserted, 1941, 511 § 1;
paragraph in lines 19-21 revised, 1943, 453 § 6; paragraph in lines 54
and 55 revised, 1941, 511 § 2; paragraph in lines 56-62 amended, 1943,
318 § 5; paragraph in lines 91 and 92 revised, 1943, 453 § 7; paragraph
inserted after paragraph in line 93, 1943, 453 § 8.
Sect. 2 amended, 1932, 141 § 1; sentence added at end, 1938, 341 § 4.
Sect. 3A added, 1947, 37 (relative to the placing on nomination
papers of acceptances of nominations) .
Sect. 4, paragraph added at end, 1947, 30 § 2.
Sect. 6A added, 1948, 15 § 3 (providing for the filling of vacancies
in certain elective offices in case of the retirement of an incumbent by
reason of superannuation prior to the next regular election) .
Sect. 8 amended, 1943, 453 § 9.
Chapter 51. — Voters.
For legislation providing for a state wide verification of voting lists,
see 1938, 427; repealed and superseded by 1939, 450; amended, 1943,
537; 1945, 127.
Sect. 1, first paragraph revised, 1943, 453 § 10; paragraph added at
end, 1932, 206.
Sect. 2 amended, 1933, 254 § 3; revised, 1945, 310. (See 1933, 254
§ 66.)
Sect. 3 amended, 1933, 254 § 4; revised, 1943, 453 § 11. (See 1933,
254 § 66.)
Heading before section 4 revised, 1943, 453 § 12.
Sect. 4 amended, 1933, 254 § 5; first paragraph revised, 1935, 345
§ 1; amended, 1937, 1 § 1; revised, 1938, 186 § 1; section revised, 1938,
440 § 2; section amended, 1943, 453 § 13; last paragraph revised, 1947,
26. (See 1933, 254 §§ 65, 66; 1937, 226; 1938, 186 § 5, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1938, 440 § 3; 1939, 188 § 1. (See 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 6 revised, 1938, 440 § 4; 1939, 188 § 2. (See 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1933, 254 § 6; revised, 1935, 345 § 2; amended,
1938, 440 § 5; revised, 1939, 188 § 3. (See 1933, 254 §§ 65, 66; 1938,
440 § 23.)
Sect. 8 amended, 1933, 254 § 7; 1937, 1 § 2; revised, 1938, 186 § 2,
440 § 6. (See 1933, 254 § 66; 1938, 186 § 5, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1933, 254 § 8; revised, 1938, 440 § 7. (See 1933,
254 § 66; 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 10 amended, 1938, 440 § 8; repealed, 1943, 453 § 14. (See
1938, 440 § 23.)
Sects. lOA and lOB added, 1939, 369 § 1 (providing for the securing
of information relative to persons residing at inns, lodging houses and
public lodging houses); sections stricken out and new section lOA in-
serted, 1943, 320 § 1.
Sect. 11 revised, 1938, 440 § 9. (See 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 12 revised, 1938, 440 § 10; sentence added at end, 1945, 715 § 1.
(See 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 13 repealed, 1943, 453 § 15.
Sect. 14A revised, 1938, 440 § 11. (See 1938, 440 § 23.)
CuAi'. 51.] General Laws. 913
Sect. 14B added, 1933, 254 § 9 (amending special acts relative to
the listing of voters in certain municipalities so as to conform to the
change in taxing date from April 1 to January 1); revised, 1938, 440
§ 12; amended, 1943, 453 § Iti. (See 1933, 254 §§ 65, 66; 1938, 440
§23.)
Sect. 20 revised, 1943, 453 § 17.
Sect. 22 amended, 1938, 280; revised, 1943, 453 § 18.
Sect. 22A added, 1945, 715 § 2 (providing for registration as voters
of persons who are physically unable to apply in person) ; revised, 1946,
196 s 1.
Sect. 23 amended, 1943, 453 § 19; revised, 1945, 715 § 3.
Sect. 26 amended, 1932, 48 § 1; 1935, 37 § 1; 1938, 473 § 2; 1943,
453 § 20; revised, 1947, 34 § 1; sentence inserted before last sentence,
1948, 42.
Sect. 27 revised, 1932, 48 § 2; amended, 1935, 37 § 2; 1938, 473 § 3;
amended, 1943, 109 § 1; revised, 1943, 453 § 21; 1947, 34 § 2.
Sect. 28 revised, 1947, 34 § 3.
Sect. 29 amended, 1947, 34 § 4.
Sect. 29A amended, 1943, 109 § 2; revised, 1947, 34 § 5.
Sect. 29B added, 1938, 179 (providing for sessions of registrars of
\ oters in all the wards of every city prior to each biennial state election) ;
amended, 1943, 453 § 22; 1947, 34 § 6.
Sect. 30, first sentence amended, 1943, 453 § 23; section revised,
1947, 34 § 7.
Sect. 32 amended. 1933, 254 § 10. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 33, paragraph added at end, 1945, 246; revised 1946, 160.
Sect. 34 amended. 1933. 254 § 11. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 35 revised, 1938, 440 § 13; amended, 1939, 451 § 10; sentence
added at end, 1947, 244 § 1. (See 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 36 amended, 1933, 254 § 12; paragraph added at end, 1943,
453 § 24. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 37 amended, 1933, 254 § 13; revised, 1938, 440 § 14; fourth
sentence amended, 1939, 369 § 2; 1943, 320 § 2; last sentence stricken
out, 1941, 328 § 2; section revised, 1943, 453 § 25. (See 1933, 254 § 66;
1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 38 revised, 1943, 453 § 26.
Sect. 39 amended, 1938, 440 § 15. (See 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 41 revised, 1943, 453 § 27.
Sect. 41A added, 1941, 328 § 1 (ensuring that certain laws relative
to registration of persons residing at inns and lodging houses are of
general application) ; revised, 1943, 320 § 3.
Sect. 42 revised, 1945, 715 § 4.
Sect. 42A added, 1945, 715 § 5 (relative to registration as voters
of persons who are physically unable to apply in person) ; revised, 1946,
196 § 2.
Sect. 43 amended, 1933, 254 § 14; revised, 1938, 440 § 16. (See
1933, 254 § 66; 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 44 amended, 1943, 453 § 28; revised, 1945, 715 § 6.
Sect. 45 revised, 1943, 108; 1945, 715 § 7.
Sect. 46 revised, 1945, 715 § 8.
Sect. 47 revised 1945, 715 § 9.
Sect! 50 amended. 1938, 440 § 17; 1945, 378. (See 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 54, paragraph added at end, 1946, 537 § 1. (See 1946, 537 § 12.)
914 Changes in the [Chaps. 52, 53.
Sect. 55 amended, 1933, 254 § 15; sentence added at end, 1936, 2
§ 1; same sentence revised, 1938, 473 § 4; section amended, 1943, 453
§ 29; last sentence revised, 1946, 140 § 15. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 57 amended, 1943, 453 § 30.
Sect. 58 revised, 1945, 253.
Sect. 61 amended, 1937, 21 § 1.
Sect. 62 amended, 1943, 453 § 31.
Sect. 63 revised, 1943, 453 § 32.
Chapter 52. — Political Committeea.
The following references are to chapter 52, as appearing in the Tercen-
tenary Edition:
Sect. 1 amended, 1932, 310 § 1; revised, 1934, 288 § 1; 1936, 99.
(See 1934, 288 § 5; 1937, 384, 435.)
Sect. 2 amended, 1932, 310 § 2; revised, 1934, 288 § 2; amended,
1936, 11 § 2. (See 1934, 288 § 5; 1936, 11 § 3; 1937, 384, 435.)
Sect. 4 amended, 1934, 288 § 3. (See 1934, 288 § 5.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1934, 118; first paragraph stricken out, 1934, 288
§ 4. (See 1934, 288 § 5; 1937, 384, 435.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1932, 310 § 3; 1937, 24 § 1. (See 1937, 384, 435.)
Chapter stricken out and new chapter inserted, 1938, 346 § 1. (See 1938,
346 §§ 3, 4.)
The following reference is to the new chapter 52:
Sect. 1, first two paragraphs revised, 1948, 614 § 1. (See 1948,
614 §§ 8, 9.)
Sect. 1A added, 1948, 614 § 2 (relative to nominations of candidates
for members of state political committees). (See 1948, 614 §§8, 9.)
Sect. 2, sentence added at end, 1948, 23.
Sect. 9 revised, 1941, 337 § 1.
Chapter 53. — Nominations, Questions to be submitted to the Voters,
Primaries and Caucuses.
Sect. 1 amended, 1939, 371.
Sect. 2 amended, 1932, 310 § 4; last sentence revised, 1934, 32 § 1;
section revised, 1938, 473 § 5; 1941, 337 § 2, (See 1937, 384, 435.)
Sect. 3 revised, 1936, 116 § 1; amended, 1937, 45 § 1; revised, 1943,
334 § 1 ; sentence added at end, 1945, 55.
Sect. 5, paragraph added at end, 1947, 141.
Sect. 6 amended, 1936, 101; revised, 1939, 191; 1941, 266; amended,
1943, 50; revised, 1943, 334 § 2.
Sect. 7 amended, 1933, 254 § 16; sentence inserted, 1936, 2 § 2;
section revised, 1936, 4 § 1; amended, 1937, 25 § 1; 1938, 341 § 5; first
and second sentences revised, 1943, 334 § 3. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 7A added, 1943, 229 § 2 (relative to the certification of nomina-
tion petitions for preliminary elections in cities).
Sect. 8, first paragraph amended, 1932, 135 § 4; section amended,
1933, 35 § 1; first sentence amended, 1938, 473 § 6; section revised,
1943, 334 § 4.
Sect. 10, first paragraph amended, 1934, 111; revised, 1937, 45 § 2;
amended, 1938, 373 § 4; 1946, 20 § 2; second paragraph revised, 1933,
313 § 2; 1941, 278; amended, 1941, 472 § 4; 1943, 229 § 3; third
paragraph revised, 1937, 77 § 2; amended, 1943, 334 § 5; revised, 1947,
74; paragraph inserted after third paragraph, 1948, 63.
Chap. 53.] GENERAL LaWS. 915
Sect. 11, sentence added at end, 1933, 313 § 3; revised, 1937, 77 § 3;
section revised, 1937, 212 § 1; ainended, 1943, 334 § (5.
Sect. 12 revised, 1937, 212 § 2; tirst paragraph amended, 1943, 334
§ 7; paragraph added at end, 1939, 166.
Sect. 12A added, 1933, 305 (to prevent certain fraudulent nomina-
tions).
Sect. 13, sentence added at end, 1933, 313 § 4; section amended,
1937, 26, 77 § 4.
Sect. 14, sentence inserted after third sentence, 1943, 334 § 8.
Sect. 15 amended, 1943, 334 § 9.
Sect. 17 amended, 1943, 334 § 10.
Sect. 17A added, under the heading "endorsement for nomina-
tion OF MEMBERS OF STATE POLITICAL COMMITTEES BY CONVENTIONS",
1938, 397; second paragraph amended, 1945, 237 § 1; fifth paragraph
amended, 1945, 20.
Sect. 18 revised, 1934, 282.
Sect. 20 revised, 1943, 334 § 11.
Sect. 21 amended, 1945, 237 § 2.
Sect. 22A amended, 1932, 80; 1938, 192; 1943, 51; 1948, 596.
Sect. 22B added, 1938, 191 (requiring persons circulating initiative
and referendum petitions to attest the validity of signatures thereto
under the penalties of perjurj-^).
Sect. 24. See 1937, 275.
Sect. 26 amended, 1943, 334 § 12; paragraph added at end, 1945, 51.
Sect. 28 amended, 1932, 310 § 5; revised, 1933, 313 § 5; amended,
1934, 32 § 2; revised, 1938, 473 § 7; first paragraph amended, 1946,
20 § 3. (See 1937, 384, 435 )
Sect. 32 amended, 1932, 310 § 6; 1938, 473 § 8. (See 1937, 384,
435.)
Sect. 33, sentence added at end, 1941, 511 § 3.
Sect. 34 revised, 1932, 310 § 7; first paragraph revised, 1938, 436 § 1;
fourth paragraph revised, 1937, 22; section revised, 1938, 473 § 9; sec-
ond and third paragraphs revised, 1941, 337 § 3; fifth paragraph revised,
1941, 352; amended, 1943, 334 § 13. (See 1937, 384, 435.)
Sect. 35 amended, 1932, 310 § 8; 1938, 473 § 10; amended, 1941,
337 § 4. (See 1937, 384, 435.)
Sect. 35A added, 1943, 301 (relative to pasters or stickers for use at
primaries).
Sect. 36 amended, 1941, 511 § 4.
Sect. 37 revised, 1943, 334 § 14.
Sect. 38 amended, 1938, 299; 1943, 334 § 15; 1945, 237 § 3.
Sect. 40 revised, 1932, 30.
Sect. 40A added, 1943, 334 § 16 (requiring petitions for recounts at
primaries of a poHtical party to be signed by enrolled voters thereof).
Sect. 41 revised, 1932, 310 § 9; section and title preceding it stricken
out and new section inserted under the heading "provisions applying
TO state primaries", 1938, 473 § 11; section revised, 1941, 337 § 5.
(See 1937, 384, 435.)
Sect. 42 amended, 1932, 310 § 10; 1937, 24 § 2; revised, 1938, 373
§ 1. (See 1937, 384, 435.)
Sect. 43 amended, 1932, 310 § 11; 1937, 201. (See 1937, 384, 435.)
Sect. 44 revised, 1932, 310 § 12; amended, 1935, 38; revised, 1938,
373 § 2, 473 § 12; amended, 1941, 337 § 6. (See 1937, 384, 435.)
916 Changes in the [Chap. 53.
Sect. 45 amended, 1932, 310 § 13; first paragraph amended, 1936, 22;
1938, 84; section revised, 1938, 473 § 13; amended, 1941, 337 § 7;
first paragraph amended, 1947, 338 § 1 ; paragraph added at end, 1946,
537 § 2. (See 1937, 384, 435; 1946, 537 § 12.)
Sect. 46 amended, 1936, 4 § 2; revised, 1937, 25 § 2; amended, 1941,
337 § 8.
Sect. 47 amended, 1932, 310 § 14; 1938, 473 § 14. (See 1937, 384,
435.)
Sect. 48 amended, 1932, 310 § 15; first paragraph revised, 1938,
373 § 3; paragraph added at end, 1938, 272; same paragraph amended,
1941, 563; paragraph added at end, 1941, 675; section amended, 1943,
53; first paragraph amended, 1946, 20 § 4. (See 1937, 384, 435.)
Sect. 49 revised, 1932, 310 § 16; 1938, 473 § 15. (See 1937, 384,
435.)
Sect. 51 amended, 1932, 310 § 17; 1938, 473 § 16. (See 1937, 384,
435.)
Sect. 52 amended, 1932, 310 § 18; revised, 1938, 473 § 17; amended,
1941, 337 § 9; revised, 1948, 614 § 3. (See 1937, 384, 435; 1948, 614
§§ 8, 9.)
Sect. 53 revised, 1932, 310 § 19; 1938, 473 § 18; amended, 1941,
337 §10; 1948, 614 §4. (See 1937, 384, 435; 1948, 614 §§ 8, 9.)
Sect. 53A amended, 1932, 310 § 20; revised, 1938, 473 § 19. (See
1937, 384, 435.)
Sect. 54 revised, 1932, 310 § 21; two sentences added, 1935, 482
§ 1; section amended, 1936, 11 § 1; 1937, 24 § 3; section (and head-
ing) revised, 1938, 346 § 2; section amended, 1941, 337 § 11. (See
1936, 11 §§ 2, 3; 1937, 384, 435; 1938, 346 §§ 3, 4.)
Sects. 54A and 54B added, 1932, 310 § 22 (relative to proceedings
at pre-primary conventions, to the form of certificates of nomination
of candidates thereat, and to the acceptance of such nominations);
repealed, 1938, 473 § 20. (See 1937, 384, 435.)
Sect. 55, paragraph added at end, 1936, 116 § 2
Sect. 56 amended, 1943, 334 § 17.
Sect. 57 amended, 1937, 410; 1945, 237 § 4.
Sect. 61 amended, 1936, 140; 1937, 411; 1941, 272.
Sects. 65-70 (and caption) repealed, 1932, 310 § 23. (See 1937, 384,
435; 1938, 473 § 21.)
Sects. 70A-70H added, under heading "provisions applying to
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES," 1938, 473 § 21.
Sect. 70B amended, 1941, 337 § 12.
Sect. 70D, fourth sentence stricken out and two sentences inserted,
1947, 338 § 2; section revised, 1948, 614 § 5. (See 1948, 614 §§ 8, 9.)
Sect. 70E, sentence inserted before last sentence, 1947, 31.
Sect. 70F amended, 1939, 451 § 11; revised, 1948, 614 § 6. (See
1948, 614 §§ 8, 9.)
. Sect. 70G, second paragraph amended, 1948, 614 § 7. (See 1948,
614 §§ 8, 9.)
Sect. 71. See 1937, 275.
Sect. 72A added, 1933, 313 § 6 (relative to caucuses before regular
city elections in cities having absent voting); revised, 1937, 77 § 5;
1945 1
Sect. 76, paragraph added at end, 1946, 537 § 3. (See 1946, 537 § 12.)
Sect. 87, paragraph added at end, 1946, 537 § 4. (See 1946, 537 § 12.)
Chap. 54.] GENERAL LaWS. 917
Sect. 112 amended, 1935, 59 § 2.
Sect. 117 amended, 1932, 141 § 2.
Sect. 121 added, 1932, 141 § 3 (authorizing the nomination by
caucuses other than those of political or municipal parties of two
candidates for each town oflfice); revised, 1936, 204.
Chapter 54. — Elections.
For legislation relative to absent voting by membei's of the arme<l
forces during time of war, see 1948, 531.
Sect. 2 amended, 1943, 411 § 1.
Sect. 4 revised, 1935, 482 § 2; amended, 1936, 185; revised, 1937
412.
Sect. 5 revised, 1943, 209 § 1.
Sect. 6 revised, 1943, 411 § 2.
Sect. 7 revised, 1943, 411 § 3; amended, 1947, 267 § 1.
Sect. 7A added, 1947, 267 § 3 (authorizing the division of precincts
in certain towns for the sole purpose of facilitating voting therein).
Sect. 9A added, 1937, 267 § 1 (relative to the use of precincts in
certain towns in the formation of representative districts); revised,
1947, 267 § 2.
Sect. 11 amended, 1932, 76 § 1; 1934, 158 § 1; 1937, 27; 1938. 341
§6; revised, 1941,432 § 1.
Sect. IIA added, 1932, 76 § 2 (dispensing with the appointment of
deputy election officers in certain cities).
Sect. IIB added, 1941, 432 § 2 (relative to the appointment of
election officers in certain cities) ; revised, 1943, 230.
Sect. 12 amended, 1934, 158 § 2; revised, 1945, 363.
Sect. 13 amended, 1934, 158 § 3; 1943, 411 § 4.
Sect. 14 amended, 1943, 411 § 5. ^
Sect. 16A added, 1943, 411 § 6 (relative to the temporary filling of
vacancies in the offices of election officers).
Sect. 19 amended, 1934, 158 § 4.
Sect. 21 amended, 1934, 158 § 5.
Sect. 22 amended, 1943, 411 § 7.
Sect. 23 amended, 1943, 411 § 8; paragraph added at end, 1946,
537 § 5. (Sec 1946, 537 § 12.)
Sect. 24, last sentence stricken out and two new sentences inserted,
1943, 209 § 2.
Sect. 25 revised, 1943, 411 § 9.
Sect. 26 amended, 1938, 281 § 1; 1943, 240.
Sect. 27, paragraph added at end, 1946, 537 § 6. (See 1946, 537 § 12.)
Sect. 30 amended, 1943, 310 § 1.
Sect. 30A added, 1943, 310 § 2 (relative to election officers in places
where voting machines are used); revised, 1947, 255 § 1.
Sect. 31, paragraph added at end, 1943, 310 § 3.
Sect. 33, last sentence stricken out, and paragraph inserted at end,
1935, 238 § 1.
Sects. 33A-33D added, 1943, 310 § 4 (relative to the use of voting
machines at primaries and elections).
Sect. 34 revised, 1936, 205 § 1; second paragraph stricken out,
1938, 281 § 2; section amended, 1945, 84.
Sect. 35 re\ised, 1943, 310 § 5.
918 Changes in the [Chap. 54.
Sects. 35A and 35B added, 1938, 281 § 3 (relative to voting by chal-
lenged voters at polling places where voting machines are used and
to the counting of votes where such machines are used).
Sect. 35A, sentence added at end, 1941, .511 § 5; section amended,
1945, 62.
Sect. 35B, second sentence of second paragraph revised, 1941, 511
§ 6; second paragraph revised, 1943, 310 § 6; third paragraph amended,
1941, 511 § 7.
Sect. 38 revised, 1936, 205 § 2.
Sect. 41, third paragraph amended, 1933, 35 § 2; 1938, 190; second
sentence of same paragraph revised, 1938, 436 § 2; same paragraph
amended, 1946, 78; last paragraph stricken out and three paragraphs
inserted, 1943, 411 § 11.
Sect. 42 amended, 1932, 135 § 5; first paragraph amended, 1935,
238 § 2; same paragraph revised, 1941, 292; first two paragraphs re-
vised, 1948, 272; last paragraph amended, 1943, 411 § 12.
Sect. 42A added, 1947, 138 § 1 (relative to questions appearing upon
ballots at state and municipal elections) .
Sect. 43 revised, 1932, 135 § 1.
Sect. 44 amended, 1943, 411 § 13.
Sect. 45, first sentence revised, 1943, 281 § 1; paragraph added at
end, 1943, 281 § 2.
Sect. 48 amended, 1943,. 290.
Sect. 49 amended, 1943, 411 § 14.
Sect. 53 amended, 1945, 64.
Sect. 60, last sentence amended, 1938, 281 § 6.
Sect. 62 amended, 1935, 257 § 5. (See 1935, 257 § 12.)
Sect. 64, last paragraph amended, 1934, 39 § 5.
Sect. 65 revised, 1933, 289 § 1; amended, 1943, 411 § 15; paragraph
added at end, 1946, 537 § 7. (See 1946, 537 § 12.)
Sect. 68, paragraph added at end, 1946, 537 § 8. (See 1946, 537 § 12.)
Sect. 69 amended, 1947, 255 § 2.
Sect. 70 revised. 1943, 411 § 16; amended, 1947, 255 § 3.
Sect. 71. See 1937, 275.
Sect. 71A added, 1943, 411 § 17 (requiring that election oflficers in
cities and in certain towns be supervised by the city or town clerk).
Sect. 73, paragraph added at end, 1946, 537 § 9. (See 1946, 537 § 12.)
Sect. 75 amended, 1943, 411 § 18.
Sect. 76 revised, 1943, 411 § 19.
Sect. 76A added, 1943, 411 § 20 (requiring a person applying to vote
to write his name upon request of any election officer) .
Sect. 78 revised, 1932, 135 § 2.
Sect. 79 amended, 1943, 411 § 21.
Sect. 85A added, 1937, 275 § 1 (relative to the challenging of voters
at polling places at certain elections, primaries and caucuses). (See
1937, 275 § 2.)
Sect. 86 revised, 1945, 466 § 1.
Sect. 87, subsection (a) revised, 1945, 52; subsection (&) revised,
1936, 404 § 1; amended, 1945, 466 § 2; 1948, 477 § 1; subsection <c)
revised, 1936, 404 § 2; amended, 1937, 162 § 2; 1941, 279 § 2; 1944,
1 § 9; 1945, 231 §§ 1, 2; 466 § 3; subsection (d) revised, 1941, 333;
subsection (e) revised, 1946, 140 § 13.
Sect. 89 revised, 1936, 404 § 3.
CuAf. .vi.j Gewekal Lawis. 919
Sect. 90 repealed, 194G, 140 § 14.
Sect. 92 revised, 1936, 404 § 4; amended, 1937, 162 § 1; 1941,
279 § 1 ; revised. 1945, 4(36 § 4.
Sect. 93 revised, 1936, 404 § 5; amended, 1941, 722 § 8.
Sect. 95 revised, 1986, 404 § 6; amended, 1945, 466 § 5.
Sect. 96 amended, 1936, 404 § 7.
Sect. 98 amended, 1945, 466 § 6.
Sect. 100 revised, 193(), 404 § 8.
Sect. 103 A added, 1933, 313 § 1 (providing for absent voting at
regular city elections); affected, 1936, 404 § 9; revised, 1937, 77 § 1;
first paragraph amended, 1939, 152; revised, 1948, 477 § 2; paragraph
added at end, 1946, 118.
Sect. 104 amended, 1934, 39 § 6.
Sect, 105, second paragi-aph revised, 1947, 95; fourth paragraph
amended, 1938, 341 § 7.
Sect. 107 revised, 1943, 411 § 22; amended, 1946, 93.
Sect. 109 amended, 1943, 411 § 23.
Sect. 112 amended, 1935, 257 § 6; 1939, 31 § 3; first sentence re-
vi.sed, 1946, 130 § 2. (See 1935. 257 § 12.)
Sect. 116, first sentence revised, 1946, 130 § 3.
Sect. 122 amended, 1935, 257 § 7. (See 1935, 257 § 12.)
Sects. 124-128 I'epealed, 19 i6, 130 § 4.
Sect. 132 amended, 1932, 33.
Sect. 133 amended, 1937, 21 § 2.
Sect. 134 amended, 1943, 411 § 24.
Sect. 135, first paragraph amended, 1933, 254 § 17; section revised,
1933, 270; first paragraph revised, 1935, 59 § 1; 1938, 250 § 1; 1941,
236; third paragraph revised, 1937, 303; same paragraph amended,
1941, 350; last paragraph revised, 1938, 250 § 2; paragraph inserted
after first paragraph, 1938, 281 § 4; section revised, 1943, 417; para-
graph inserted after first paragraph, 1945, 149; first paragraph stricken
out and three paragraphs inserted, 1945, 315; third paragraph revised,
1947, 353 § 1 ; seventh paragraph revised, 1947, 353 § 2. (See 1933,
254 § 66.)
Sect. 135A added, 1938, 281 § 5 (relative to the recounting of votes
where \'Oting machines are used); amended, 1943, 411 § 25; 1945, 142.
Sect. 137 amended, 1935, 55.
Sect. 138, last paragraph amended, 1937, 23 § 1.
Sect. 139 amended, 1943. 49.
Sect. 141 amimded, 1939, 508 § 16; first paragraph stricken out,
1946, 130 § 5; second paraj^raph amended, 19-15, 38 § 7; 194G, 20 § 1.
Sect. 144 revised, 1935, 257 § 8; first paragraph amended, 1939, 31
§ 4. (See 1935, 257 § 12.)
Sect. 146 amended, 1935, 257 § 9. (See 1935, 257 § 12.)
Sect. 148 amended, 1937, 23 § 2.
Sect. 151 amended, 1932, 135 § 3
Sect. 158 amended, 1935, 257 § 10; first paragraph revised, 1939,
31 § 5. (See 1935, 257 § 12.)
Sect. 161 (except l-ist paragraph) amended, 1934, 265; paragraph
added at end, 1946, 594. (See 1939, 467.)
92U Changes in the [Chaps. 54A-5C.
Chapter S4A. — Election of City and Town Officers by Proportional Repre-
sentation and Preferential Voting.
New chapter inserted, 1937, 345.
Chapter inserted by 1937, 345 stricken out and new chapter inserted,
1938, 341 § 1.
Sect. 1 amended, 1941, 345.
Sect. 2, paragraph added at end, 1938, 378 § 17; section revised,
1941, 640 § 6. (See 1941, 640 § 7.)
Chapter 55. — Corrupt Practices and Election Inquests.
Sect. 1 revised, 1943, 318 § 1.
Sect. 5 amended, 1943, 318 § 2.
Sect. 6 amended, 1943, 318 § 3.
Sect. 7 amended, 1938, 75; revised, 1943, 273 § 1.
Sect. 8 revised, 1939, 223.
Sect. 16, sentence added at end, 1941, 280 § 1.
Sect. 17 amended, 1941, 280 § 2.
Sect. 17A added, 1943, 273 § 2 (requiring the filing of statements
of receipts and expenditures on account of activities of certain corpora-
tions when affected by initiative petitions).
Sect. 19, last sentence revised, 1946, 22.
Sect. 34B added, 1943, 483 § 1 (prohibiting interference with the
delivery to voters of circulars and other printed matter or the unlawful
removal thereof).
Sect. 34C added, 1945, 602 § 1 (prohibiting distribution of slates of
candidates for nomination or election to state office without the party
designation of each candidate thereon).
Sect. 36, paragraph inserted after paragraph contained in line 10,
1943, 483 § 2.
Sect. 37 revised, 1943, 318 § 4.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 55 inserted, 1946, 537 § 10. (See
1946, 537 § 12.)
Chapter 56. — Violations of Election Laws.
Sect. 1 repealed, 1939, 342 § 3.
Sect. 2 revised, 1938, 440 § 18. (See 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 4 amended, 1939, 451 § 12.
Sect. 5 revised, 1938, 440 § 19; sentence added at end, 1943, 320 § 4.
(See 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 6 revised, 1938, 440 § 20. (See 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1938, 440 § 21. (See 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1938, 440 § 22. (See 1938, 440 § 23.)
Sect. 22 revised, 1938, 341 § 8; amended, 1943, 411 § 26.
Sect. 28 amended, 1938, 341 § 9.
Sect. 33 amended, 1939, 299 § 1.
Sect. 35 amended, 1939, 299 § 2.
Sect. 39 revised, 1933, 289 § 2.
Sect. 40 amended, 1938, 341 § 10.
Sect. 44 amended, 1938, 341 § 11.
Sect. 45 amended, 1938, 341 § 12.
Sect. 48 amended, 1939, 451 § 13.
Chaps. 57, 58.] GENERAL LaWS. 921
Sect. 65A added, 1943, 483 § 3 (penalizing interference with the de-
livery to voters of circulars and other printed matter or the unlawful
removal thereof) ; amended, 1945, 602 § 2.
Sect. 68 amended, 1939, 299 § 3.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 56 inserted, 1946, 537 § 11. (See
1946, 537, § 12.)
Chapter 57. — Congressional, Councillor and Senatorial Districts, and
Apportionment of Representatives.
Sect 1 revised 1941 556
Sect. 2 revised, 1939, 507 § 1; 1948, 250 § 1. (See 1948, 250
§§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 3 revised, 1939, 507 § 2; 1948, 250 § 2. (See 1948, 250 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1939, 467 § 1; 1947, 182 § 1. (See 1939, 467 §§ 2,
3, 4; 1947, 182 §§ 2, 3, 4.)
Sect. 5. See 1939, 467.
Chapter 58. — General Provisions relative to Taxation.
For legislation relative to the collection of certain taxes and other
charges due the commonwealth, see 1943, 568; 1945, 325, 712; 1946,
615.
Sect. 1, first sentence revised, 1943, 428 § 2; fifth sentence amended,
1932, 180 § 9; same sentence revised, 1937, 108 § 2.
Sect. 2 amended, 1933, 254 § 18; paragraph added at end, 1941, 726
§ 2. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 3 amended, 1933, 2.54 § 19. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1935, 322 § 1; revised, 1945, 351 § 2.
Sect. 9 revised, 1939, 346; 1941, 112.
Sect. 10 amended, 1934, 323 § 9. (See 1934, 323 § 11.)
Sect. 11 amended, 1939, 451 § 14; repealed, 1941, 609 § 1.
Sect. 12 amended, 1941, 490 § 13; repealed, 1941 , 609 § 1.
Sect. 13 amended, 1933, 254 § 20; amended, 1945, 564. (See 1933,
254 § 66.)
Sect. 14 amended, 1939, 451 § 15.
Sect. 15 amended, 1933, 254 § 21; revised, 1941, 490 § 14. (See
1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 17A amended, 1939, 451 § 26.
Sect. 17B added, 1945, 592 § 1 (relative to payments by the com-
monwealth to certain towns in reimbursement for loss of taxes by reason
of property taken for flood control). (See 1945, 592 § 2.)
Sect. 18 revised, 1933, 350 § 7; amended, 1936, 405 § 1; 1939, 451
§ 16; 1945, 624 § 1; revised, 1945, 735 § 4; amended, 1947, 679 § 3;
affected, 1933, 357 § 4; 1935, 438 § 2. (See 1933, 307 § 11, 350 § 9;
1936, 362 § 4.)
Sect. 20 revised, 1936. 362 § 3; amended, 1937, 108 § 1; 1941, 656
§ 1; introductory i)aragraph amended, 1945, 624 § 2. (See 1936, 362
§§ 4, 8; 1937, 108 § 3.)
Sect. 20A added, 1936, 376 § 3 (relative to the set-off of money due
to the commonwealth from a city or town against sums due to the city
or town from the commonwealth).
Sect. 21 amended, 1933, 254 § 22; repealed, 1934, 323 § 1. (See
1933, 254 § 66; 1934, 323 § 11.)
Sects. 22 and 23 repealed, 1934, 323 § 1. (See 1934, 323 § 11.)
922 Changes in the [Chaps. 58A, 59.
Sect. 24 amended, 1933, 254 § 23. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 24A revised, 1934, 323 § 2; first sentence amended, 1945, 624
§3. (See 1934, 323 § 11.)
Sect. 25 revised, 1934, 323 § 3; amended, 1939, 451 § 17; first sen-
tence revised, 1941, 729 § 11; section revised, 1945, 624 § 4; 687.
(See 1934, 323 § 11; 1941, 729 § 15.)
Sect. 25A revised, 1934, 323 § 4; first sentence revised, 1945, 624
§ 5. (See 1934, 323 § 11.)
Sect. 26 amended, 1933, 254 § 24; repealed, 1934, 323 § 1. (See
1933, 254 § 66; 1934, 323 § 11.)
Sect. 26A added, 1945, 523 § 1 (relative to abatement of uncollectible
taxes).
Sect. 27, first sentence revised, 1943, 521 § 1.
Sects. 28A and 28B added, 1947, 483 § 1 (provisions for aiding in the
collection of federal and state personal income taxes) .
Sect. 29, paragraph (4) stricken out, 1945, 161 § 1.
Sect. 30 revised, 1945, 624 § 6.
Sect. 31 added, under heading "forms", 1937, 135 § 1 (relative to
forms of appUcation for abatement of taxes and certain other forms
and the approval thereof by the commissioner of corporations and
taxation).
Chapter 5SA. — Appellate Tax Board (former title, Board of Tax Appeals).
Sect. 1 revised, 1937, 400 § 3; first paragraph amended, 1948, 583.
(See 1937, 400 §§ 1, 2, 4, 5, 7.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1941, 381, 596 § 24.
Sect. 6 amended, 1932, 180 § 10; revised, 1933, 167 § 4; amended,
1934, 323 § 10; revised, 1938, 478 § 4; first sentence revised, 1941, 609
§ 2; same sentence amended, 1941, 726 § 1; same sentence revised,
1945, 367 § 3; section revised, 1945, 621 § 1; first sentence revised,
1947, 632 § 2. (See 1933, 167 § 5; 1934, 323 § 11; 1937, 400 § 1; 1947,
632 § 3.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1933, 321 § 2; amended, 1939, 451 § 18; 1945, 621
§ 2. (See 1933, 321 § 9.)
Sect. 7 A added, 1933, 321 § 3 (providing for the establishment of
informal procedure before the appellate tax board); revised, 1935,
447; third sentence revised, 1938, 384; 1943, 282; section revised,
1945, 621 § 3. (See 1933, 321 §§ 8, 9.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1933, 321 § 4. (See 1933, 321 § 9.)
Sect. 8A added, 1935, 276 § 1 (providing for adequate discovery in
tax appeal cases).
Sect. 10 revised, 1933, 321 § 5. (See 1933, 321 § 9.)
Sect. 12 amended, 1933, 321 § 6. (See 1933, 321 § 9.)
Sect. 12A added, 1943, 430 (relative to taxation of costs by the appel-
late tax board in certain appeals as to the assessed value where it exceeds
the value as recently determined by said board).
Sect. 13 revised, 1933, 321 § 7; one sentence revised, 1933, 350 § 8;
same sentence amended, 1935, 218 § 1; 1939, 366 § 1. (See 1933, 321
§ 9, 350 § 9.)
Chapter 59. — Assessment of Local Taxes.
For temporary legislation exempting persons in the military and naval
service of the United States from the payment of poll taxes, see 1943,
406; 1947, 637.
Chap. 59.] GENERAL LaWS. 923
For temporary legislation exempting from taxation certain real prop-
erty of residents of the commonwealth serving in the armed forces of
the United States, and their spouses, see 1943, 412; 1945, G27 § 2.
For legislation relative to the collection of certain taxes and other
charges due the commonwealth, see 1943, 568; 1945, 325, 712; 1946,
615.
Temporary act relative to the taking of appeals involving real estate
in which closed banks have an interest, 1941, 145 § 2.
As to Boston taxes, see 1932, 125; 1933, 159; 1934, 201; 1935, 284;
1936, 224.
Sect. 1 amended, 1936, 202 § 1; revised, 1938, 186 § 3. (See 1936,
202 § 2; 1938, 186 § 5.)
Sect. 313 added, 1946, 393 (to abolish certain implied exemptions
from local taxation).
Sect. 5, clause First revised, 1936, 81; 1938, 47; clause Third, sub-
section (c) amended, 1933, 198 § 1 (see 1933, 198 ;> 2) ; clause Eighth
amended, 1947, 83 - 1; clause Eleventh revised, 19.38, 317; clause
Sixteenth revised, 1936, 362 ^^ 1; 1941, 467 (see 1936, 362 ;: 4, 8);
clause Seventeenth revised, 1935, 294; amended, 1939, 451 § 19; re-
vised, 1941, 227 § 1; clause Seventeenth A added, 1938, 186 H; sentence
added at end, 1943, 559 (see 1938, 186 ^ 5) ; clause Eighteenth revised,
1941, 227 § 2; clause Twentieth revised, 1937, 132; 1941, 482; 1947,
310; clause Twenty-second amended, 1939, 451 S 20; paragraph (a)
amended, 1945, 627 ^^ 1; clause revised, 1946, 579; 1947, 612 ^ 1 (see
1947, 612 § 2); paragraph (d) revised, 1948, 560; paragraph (f^) and
one other paragraph inserted, 1948, 644 § 1 (see 1948, 644 § 3) ; para-
graph added at end, 1948, 644 § 2 (see 1948, 644 § 3) ; clause Twentv-
third amended, 1932, 114 § 4; revised, 1947, 647; clause Thirtv-fifth
revised, 1939, 24 § 2.
Sect. 5A added, 1941, 227 § 3 (relative to collection of taxes from
estates of persons who were relieved therefrom for lack of ability to
pav, or otherwise); first sentence revised, 1948, 541.
Sect. 6 amended, 1933, 254 § 25; 1936, 59 § 1; first paragraph
amended, 1941, 440; revised, 1946, 410. (See 1933, 254 § 66; 1936,
59 § 3.)
Sects. 6 and 7. See 1934, 307.
Sect. 7, first paragraph amended, 1936, 59 § 2; section amended,
1939, 451 § 21; 1945, 367 § 1. (See 1936, 59 § 3.)
Sect. 7A added, 1945, 367 § 2 (relative to payments in lieu of taxes
on certain property held by a municipality or district in another munic-
ipality) .
Sect. 8 amended, 1933, 80, 254 § 26; paragraph added at end, 1935,
119 § 1. (See 1933, 254 § 66; 1935, 119 § 2.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1933, 254 § 27; revised, 1939, 342 § 4. (See 1933,
254 § 66.)
Sect. 10 amended, 1933, 254 § 28. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 11 amended, 1933, 254 § 29; revised, 1936, 92; 1939, 175. (See
1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 16 amended, 1937, 114.
Sect. 18, opening paragraph and clauses First and Second amended,
1933, 254 § 30; clause Second revised, 1936, 362 § 2. (See 1933, 254
§ 66; 1936, 362 § 8.)
Sect. 19 amended, 1933, 254 § 31; revised, 1945, 143. (See 1933,
254 § 66.)
924 Changes in the [Chap. 59.
Sect. 20 revised, 1933, 254 ^ 32; amended, 1936, 376 S 1; revised,
1946, 432 § 1. (See 1933, 254 ^ 66.)
Sect. 21 revised, 1933, 254 § 33; 1936, 376 § 2; second sentence
amended, 1945, 624 § 7; first three sentences stricken out and five sen-
tences inserted, 1946, 432 § 2. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 23, first paragraph amended, 1948, 576; paragraph added at
end, 1938, 175 § 2.
Sect. 27 amended, 1936, 118 § 2. (See 1936, 118 § 3.)
Sect. 29, last three sentences revised, 1933, 254 § 34. (See 1933,
254 § 66.)
Sect. 33 amended, 1933, 254 § 35. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 39 amended, 1933, 254 § 36; 1939, 451 § 22. (See 1933, 254
§66.)
Sect. 41 amended, 1933, 254 § 37. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 43, first sentence revised, 1948, 112 § 1.
Sect. 45 amended, 1933, 254 § 38; first sentence revised, 1948, 112
§ 2; form appended to section amended, 1933, 254 § 39. (See 1933,
254 § 66.)
Sect. 47 amended, 1933, 254 § 40. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 48 revised, 1947, 84.
Sect. 49 amended, 1933, 254 § 41; first sentence revised, 1948, 112
§3. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 50 revised, 1948, 112 § 4.
Sect. 57 amended, 1933, 151 § 1; revised, 1933, 254 § 42; 1935, 158
§ 1; amended, 1937, 203 ;^ 1; revised, 1938, 330 § 1; 1941, 258 § 1;
first two sentences revised, 1947, 522 § 1; fourth and fifth sentences
stricken out and three sentences inserted, 1947, 99 ^^ 1. (See 1933,
151 s^ 2, 254 § 66; 1935, 158 § 2; 1937, 203 § 2; 1938, 330 § 2; 1947,
99 § 2; 522 § 2.)
Sect. 59, sentence added at end, 1933, 165 § 1; section revised, 1933,
254 § 43, 266 § 1; 1934, 136 § 2; amended, 1935, 187 § 1; revised, 1939,
250 'i^ 1; first sentence revised, 1943, 166 S 1; 1945, 621 ;5 4; 1946,
199 § 1. (See 1933, 254 § 66, 266 § 2; 1934, 136 § 3; 1935, 187 ^ 2;
1946, 199 ,^ 2.)
Sect. 60 revised, 1941, 209; 1945, 620.
Sect. 61, last sentence revised, 1933, 165 § 2.
Sect. 61A added, 1935, 276 § 2 (providing for adequate discovery in
proceedings for tax abatement).
Sect. 63 amended, 1943, 79.
Sect. 64, first paragraph amended, 1933, 130 § 1; second paragraph
amended, 1935, 218 § 2; section revised, 1937, 400 § 6; 1938, 478 § 1;
first sentence amended, 1939, 31 § 6; first paragraph revised, 1945, 621
§ 5; second paragraph amended, 1939, 366 § 2; 1943, 248. (See 1937,
400 §§ 1-5, 7.)
Sect. 65 amended, 1933, 130 § 2, 167 § 1; revised, 1938, 478 § 2;
1939, 31 § 7; first sentence revised, 1945, 621 § 6.
Sect. 65A added, 1932, 218 § 1 (providing that the sale or taking of
real property for payment of unpaid taxes thereon shall not prejudice
proceedings for the abatement of such taxes) ; revised, 1933, 325 § 18.
(See 1932, 218 § 2; 1933, 325 § 19.)
Sect. 65B added, 1938, 478 § 3 (relative to appeals to the appellate
tax board from the refusal of assessors to abate certain taxes on real
estate); revised, 1945, 621 § 7.
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Sect. 69 amended, 1935, 218 § 3; 1939, 366 § 3.
Sect. 70A added, 1945, 351 § 1 (regulating the procedure afler abate-
ment of a local tax, assessment, rate or charge).
Sect. 73 amended, 1933, 254 § 44. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 74 amended, 1933, 254 § 45; 1939, 24 § 3; 1945, 137. (See
1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 75 amended, 1934, 104; first sentence revised, 1946, 339.
Sect. 77 revised, 1945, 333.
Sect. 78 amended, 1941, 258 § 5.
Sect. 79 amended, 1938, 150 J,^ 1; last sentence revised, 1946, 251
§ 2. (See 1946, 251 ^: 3.)
Sect. 83 amended, 1933, 254 § 46; 1939, 24 § 4. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 84 amended, 1933, 254 § 47. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 85 amended, 1933, 254 § 48; repealed, 1945, 271. (See 1933,
254 § 66.) Affected, 1941, 609.
Sect. 86 amended, 1933, 254 § 49. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Chapter 60. — Collection of Local Taxes.
Sect. 1, third paragraph revised, 1933, 164 § 1; last two paragraphs
amended, 1943, 37 § 1.
Sect. 3 revised, 1933, 254 § 50; amended, 1941, 258 § 2; 1943, 37
§ 2; sentence inserted after third sentence, 1943, 166 § 2. (See 1933,
254 § 66.)
Sect. 3A added, 1934, 136 § 1 (requiring that certain information
relative to abatement or exemptions be included in tax bills) ; amended,
1936, 156; revised, 1943, 166 § 3; 564 § 1 (providing that additional
information be included in certain tax bills issued subsequent to the
termination of the present war). (See 1934, 136 § 3; 1943, 564 § 2.)
Sect. 3B added, 1935, 322 § 2 (relative to the suspension of payment
of certain assessments payable by certain persons entitled to exemp-
tion from local taxes).
Sect. 4 revised, 1939, 342 § 5.
Sect. 5 revised, 1933, 168 § 2; amended, 1941, 258 § 3.
Sect. 13, sentence added at end, 1937, 143 § 5; section revised, 1939,
44; 1941,308.
Sect. 15, first paragraph amended, 1934, 151 § 2; 1935, 252 § 1;
section revised, 1943, 179.
Sect. 15A added, 1935, 252 § 2 (further regulating charges and fees
for the collection of poll taxes); revised, 1948, 386.
Sect. 16 revised, 1933, 168 § 1; amended, 1933, 254 § 51. (See 1933,
168 § 4, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 18 repealed, 1932, 54 § 1.
Sect. 22 revised, 1933, 254 ; 52; first sentence revised, 1947, 278;
affected, 1933, 308. (See 1933. 254 !J 66.)
Sect. 22 A added, 1941, 573 § 1 (relative to bills for taxes on parcels
of real estate and payments on account thereof). (See 1941, 573 § 2.)
Sect. 23 revised, 1932, 197 § 1; two sentences added at end, 1943,
478 § 3.
Sect. 34, first sentence amended, 1947, 313.
Sect. 35 revised, 1938, 150 § 2; 1946, 251 § 1. (See 1946, 251 § 3.)
Sect. 37 amended, 1933, 254 § 53, 325 § 1; 1934, 131 § 2; revised,
1934, 169; amended, 1935, 269; 1936, 146; last sentence revised, 1941,
92C Changes in the [Chap. go.
84 § 1; section revised, 1943, 478 § 1. (See 1933, 254 § 66; 1934, 131
§3; 1941,84 §2.)
Sect. 37 A added, 1943, 478 § 2 (relative to the continuance of local
tax liens during the existence of legal impediments to sales or takings
thereun der ) .
Sect. 38 'amended, 1933, 254 § 54, 325 § 2. (See 1933, 254 § 66,
325 § 21.)
Sect. 39 amended, 1933, 325 § 3.
Sect. 42 revised, 1933, 164 § 2.
Sect. 43, last sentence revised, 1932, 54 § 2; section amended, 1935,
183, 236.
Sect. 45 amended, 1933, 325 § 4; 1937, 209; 1938, 339 § 1.
Sect. 46, paragraph added at end, 1934, 131 § 1.
Sect. 48 amended, 1933, 325 § 5. (See 1933, 325 § 20.)
Sect. 50 revised, 1933, 325 § 6; amended, 1935, 414 § 1; 1936, 93 § 2;
amended, 1941, 319 § 1. (See 1935, 414 § 4; 1941, 319 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 50A added, 1934, 154 § 2 (providing for protection of interests
in real estate held under tax sales or takings).
Sect. 50B added, 1946, 185 (requiring cities and towns to appro-
priate or provide sums necessary for foreclosure of tax titles by pro-
ceedings in the land court).
Sect. 51 amended, 1933, 254 § 55. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 52 revised, 1936, 392 § 1.
Sect. 53 revised, 1933, 164 § 3. (See 1933, 325 § 20.)
Sect. 54 amended, 1933, 325 § 7; 1938, 339 § 2.
Sect. 55 amended, 1933, 325 § 8.
Sect. 58 revised, 1932, 2; 1939, 250 § 2.
Sect. 59 amended, 1933, 254 § 56. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 60 revised, 1945, 130.
Sect. 61 revised, 1933, 325 § 9; amended, 1934, 48; 1936, 93 § 1.
(See 1933, 325 § 20.)
Sect. 61A added, 1943, 188 (relative to taking for nonpayment of
taxes lands subject to tax titles held by municipalities when the assess-
ment unit is changed).
Sect. 62 revised, 1933, 325 § 10; first paragraph amended, 1934,
218; same paragraph revised, 1935, 414 § 2; second paragraph revised,
1935, 278; section revised, 1936, 392 § 2; second paragraph amended,
1941, 231; sentence inserted before last sentence in second paragraph,
1947, 133; paragraph inserted after the second paragraph, 1938, 415
§ 5. (See 1935, 414 § 4.)
Sect. 03 amended, 1933, 325 § 11; revised, 1936, 392 § 3.
Sect. 65 amended, 1933, 325 § 12; 1938, 305.
Sect. 66 amended, 1935, 224 § 1. (See 1935, 224 § 6.)
Sect. 67 amended, 1935, 224 § 2. (See 1935, 224 § 6.)
Sect. 68 amended, 1935, 224 § 3; paragraph added at end, 1935,
354 § 1; section amended, 1935, 414 § 3. (See 1935, 224 § 6, 354 § 3,
414 § 4.)
Sect. 69 amended, 1935, 224 § 4; sentence added at end, 1945, 226
§ 1. (See 1935, 224 § 6.)
Sect. 69A added, 1945, 226 § 2 (relative to the conclusiveness of
decrees foreclosing tax titles).
Sect. 70 amended, 1935, 224 § 5. (See 1935, 224 § 6.)
Sect. 71 amended, 1941, 319 § 2. (See 1941, 319 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 75 amended, 1936, 189 § 1.
Chap. 60A.] GeNEKAL LaWS. 927
Sect. 76 revised, 1935, 318 § 1; amended, 1936, 189 § 2. (See 1935,
318 §§ 2, 8.)
Sect. 76A added, 1935, 354 § 2 (providing for redemption in part
from tax sales in certain cases); paragraph added at end, 1939, 181.
(See 1935, 354 § 3.)
Sect. 76B added, 1938, 415 § 6 (relative to the effect of errors or
irregularities in respect to water rates and charges included in a tax
title account).
Sect. 76C added, 1945, 268 (providing for notice to certain munic-
ipal officers of certain action in connection with tax titles).
Sect. 77, paragraph added at end, 1938, 339 § 3.
Sect. 77A added, 1945, 78 (relative to recording of deeds of cities
and towns conveying land acquired through foreclosure of tax titles).
Sect. 77B added, 1947, 224 ^^ 1 (making permanent certain temporary
provisions of law relative to certain land acquired by municipalities).
(See 1947, 224 § 2.) [For prior temporary legislation, see 1938, 358;
1939 123' 1941 296.1
Sect. 78 amended, 1933, 325 § 13; repealed, 1936, 194. (See 1933,
325 § 20.)
Sect. 79, second paragraph amended, 1933, 325 § 14; 1935, 173 § 1;
section revised 1941 594 § 1.
Sect. 80 amended,' 1933, 325 § 15; revised, 1935, 173 § 2; amended,
1941, 594 § 2. (See 1939, 123; 1941, 296.)
Sects. 80A and SOB added, 1941, 594 § 3 (relative to the vaHdity of
title acquired at sales of lands of low value held by cities and towns
under tax titles).
Sect. SOB revised, 1946, 302.
Sect. 82 amended, 1945, 267 § 1.
Sect. 83 amended, 1945, 267 § 2.
Sect. 84 revised, 1935, 260.
Sect. 84A revised, 1933, 325 § 16; 1935, 181 § 1. (See 1935, 181 § 2.)
Sect. 92 revised, 1933 82 § 1; amended, 1934, 259 § 1.
Sect. 93 revised, 1943, 199; last sentence revised, 1945, 397 § 2.
(See 1945, 397 § 3.)
Sect. 95 revised, 1933, 325 § 17; amended, 1934, 315 § 2; revised,
1935, 248 § 3; amended, 1939, 451 § 23; 1941, 380 § 6; sentence
added at end, 1943, 107. (See 1934, 315 § 3.)
Sect. 97 revised, 1934, 151 § 1.
Sect. 104 revised, 1937, 43.
Sect. 105 revised, 1933, 168 § 3; 1941, 258 § 4.
Form 2 in schedule at end of chapter repealed, 1932, 54 § 1; schedule
of forms at end of chapter stricken out, 1933, 168 § 3,
Chapter 60A. — Excise Tax on Registered Motor Vehicles in Lieu of Local
Tax.
For legislation exempting certain disabled veterans from payment of
certain motor vehicle excise taxes and registration fees, see 1948, 368.
Sect. 1, first paragraph amended, 1936, 384 § 1; last paragraph
amended, 1936, 384 § 2; paragraph added at end, 1938, 111; section
revised, 1938, 480 s^ 1; fourth paragraph amended, 1941, 718 § 1; last
paragraph revised, 1947, 644. (See 1941, 718 ? 2.)
Sect. 2 revised, 1936, 384 § 3; 1938, 480 § 2; ninth sentence amended,
1939, 366 § 4.
Sect. 2A added, 1938, 492 § 1 (providing for the suspension of cer-
928 Changes in the [Chaps. gi, 62.
tificates of registration in cases of nonpayment of the excise on regis-
tered motor vehicles); last sentence stricken out, 1943, 18; second
sentence revised, 1945, 443.
Sect. 3 revised, 1936, 384 § 4; 1938, 480 § 3.
Sect. 4 revised, 1938, 480 § 4, 492 § 2.
Sect. 6 amended, 1936, 384 § 5; revised, 1938, 480 § 5.
Chapter 61. — Classification and Taxation of Forest Lands and Forest
Products (former title Taxation of Forest Products and Classification
and Taxation of Forest Lands).
Sect. 3 amended, 1933, 254 § 57. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1941, 490 § 15.
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 61 (with new title) inserted, 1941,
652 § 1. (See 1941, 652 § 2.)
Sect. 1, first paragraph stricken out and two paragraphs inserted,
1943, 461 § 1. (See 1943, 461 §§ 4 and 5.)
Sect. 2, second schedule and all preceding such schedule revised,
1943, 461 § 2. (See 1943, 461 §§ 4 and 5.)
Sect. 6 amended, 1943, 461 § 3. (See 1943, 461 §§ 4 and 5.)
Chapter 62. — Taxation of Incomes.
For legislation establishing an additional tax upon personal incomes
to provide funds for old age assistance, see 1941, 729 §§ 9, 15; 1948,
503 § 5.
For prior temporary legislation relative to the taxation of dividends of
certain corporations, see 1933, 307, 357; 1935, 489; 1936, 82 § 1; 1937,
395; 1938, 489 o- 2-5; 1939,373; 1941,331; 1943,285. (See also
1945, 735.)
For temporary legislation providing for additional taxes upon per-
sonal incomes, see 1935, 480; 1936, 397; 1937, 422; 1938, 502; 1939,
454 § 19; 1941, 416 §§ 1, 3; 1943, 482 §§ 1, 3, 4; 1945, 557 §§ 1, 3, 4;
1948, 503 §§ 1, 4, 6.
For temporary legislation relative to the payment of income taxes
by persons who served in the armed forces of the United States during
the existing war, see 1946, 604.
Sect. 1, subsection (a), paragraph Fifth added, 1946, 539; sub-
section (6) revised, 1945, 735 § 1; subsection (c), paragraph Third
added, 1935, 489 § 6; subsection (e) amended, 1935, 489 § 7. (See
1945, 735 § 5.)
Sect. 3 revised, 1943, 45 § 1.
Sect. 5, paragraph (6) amended, 1935, 489 § 8; same paragraph
revised, 1939, 486 § 1; paragraph (c) revised, 1934, 363 § 1; 1935, 481
§ 1. (See 1934, 363 § 2; 1935, 481 § 2; 1939, 486 § 3.)
Sect. 6, clause (a), sentence added at end, 1947, 485 § 1; clause (g)
revised, 1935, 436 § 1; clause (h) revised, 1943, 511. (See 1935, 436
§ 2; 1947, 485 § 3.)
Sects. 7A and 7B added, 1935, 438 § 1 (relative to income taxation
of gains from certain transactions in real property).
Sect. 8, paragraph (g) amended, 1947, 83 § 2; paragraph (h) added,
1945, 625 '^ 4; paragraphs (i) and (j) added, 1947, 485 § 2. (See 1947,
485 § 3.)
Sect. 18. See Sect. 18 of Chapter 58 in this Table.
Sect. 21 A added, under caption "presumption as to inhabitancy",
Chap. 63.] GENERAL LawS. 929
1936, 310 (providing that individuals under certain circumstances shall
be presumed to be inhabitants of the Commonwealth for income tax
purposes) ; repealed, 1938, 489 § 8.
Sect. 22 revised, 1939, 486 § 2. (See 1939, 486 § 3.)
Sect. 24 revised, 1943, 45 § 2.
Sect. 25, last sentence revised, 1947, 322 § 1.
Sect. 25A added, 1935, 438 § 3 (relative to returns of taxable gains
from certain transactions in real property).
Sect. 30 amended, 1935, 152.
Sect. 31 revised, 1943, 45 § 3.
Sect. 33, first paragraph revised, 1943, 45 § 4; second paragraph
revised, 1945, 735 § 2; paragraph added, 1932, 186. (See 1945, 735 § 5.)
Sect. 34 repealed, 1947, 483 § 2.
Sect. 36 amended, 1933, 167 § 2.
Sect. 37 revised, 1933, 350 § 1. (See 1933, 350 § 9.)
Sect. 37A added, 1933, 350 § 2 (providing for the payment of income
taxes in two installments) ; amended, 1947, 322 § 2. (See 1933, 350 § 9.)
Sect. 39, first sentence revised, 1933, 350 § 3. (See 1933, 350 § 9.)
Sect. 41 revised, 1932, 152; 1933, 350 § 4. (See 1933, 350 § 9.)
Sect. 43 amended, 1933, 350 § 5; 1937, 135 § 2. (See 1933, 350
§9.)
Sect. 45 amended, 1939, 451 § 24; last sentence stricken out, 1945,
523 § 2.
Sect. 46 revised, 1933, 350 § 6. (See 1933, 350 § 9.)
Sect. 56 revised, 1943, 45 § 5.
Chapter 63. — Taxation of Corporations.
Sect. 1, paragraph defining "Bank" revised, 1943, 472; paragraph
defining "Net income" revised, 1933, 327 § 1. (See 1933, 327 § 7.)
Sect. 2 amended, 1933, 327 § 2; 1939, 451 § 25; 1941, 509 § 3. (See
1933 327 5 7' 1941 509 § 9.)
Sect. 3 amended,' 1933, 254 § 58; 1934, 323 § 5; 1945, 161 § 2. (See
1933, 254 § 66; 1934, 323 § 11.)
Sect. 4 amended, 1939, 368; 1941, 509 § 4. (See 1941, 509 § 9.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1933, 254 § 59; repealed, 1934, 323 § 1. (See 1933,
254 §66; 1934,323 § 11.)
Sect. 6 repealed, 1934, 323 § 1. (See 1934, 323 § 11.)
Sect. 12, paragraph (c) amended, 1937, 274 § 1; paragraph (/») added
at end, 1934, 362; paragraph (?) added at end, 1948, 544 § 7A.
Sect. 18 revised, 1939, 447 § 1; 1948, 486 § 1. (See 1939, 447 § 3;
1948, 486 §§ 2-4.)
^Sect. 18A amended, 1939, 447 § 2. (See 1939, 447 § 3.)
«f Sect. 20 amended, 1941, 509 § 5; revised, 1943, 531 § 1. (See 1941,
509:§9; 1943,531^§§2,3,7; 1948,587.)
Sect. 22 revised, 1945, 721 § 1; amended, 1946, 387 § 1. (See 1945,
721 § 5; 1946, 387 § 7.)
Sect. 23 revised, 1945, 72M 2; amended, 1946, 387 § 2. (See 1945,
721 i^ 5; 1946, 387 § 7.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1943, 531 § 4; revised, 1945, 721 § 3. (See 1943,
531 § 7; 1945, 721 § 5.)
»flfSECT. 25 amended, 1943, 531 § 5; 1945, 721 § 4. (See 1943, 581 § 7;
1945, 721 § 5.)
930 Changes in the Chap. 63.]
Sect. 26 amended, 1946, 387 s- 3. (See 1946, 387 s^ 7.)
Sect. 27 amended, 1946, 387 § 4. (See 1946, 387 § 7.)
Sect. 28 amended, 1939, 451 § 27; 1941, 509 § 6; revised, 1943, 531
§ 6; paragraph inserted after second paragraph, 1945, 342; second and
third paragraphs revised, 1946, 387 § 5. (See 1941, 509 § 9; 1943,
531 § 7; 1946, 387 § 7.)
Sect. 29A added, 1946, 387 § 6 (relative to the taxation of marine
and fire and marine insurance companies). (See 1946, 387 § 7.)
Sect. 29B added, 1947, 488 ;: 4 (relative to the taxation of the ex-
change of reciprocal or inter-insurance contracts).
Sects. 30-51. For temporary legislation providing for further addi-
tional taxes levied under these sections, see 1947, 598; 1948, 574.
Sects. 30-60. For legislation estabhshing an additional tax under
these sections to provide funds for old age assistance, see 1941, 729
§§ 9, 15.
For temporary legislation providing for additional taxes levied under
these sections, see 1935, 480; 1936, 397: 1937, 422; 1938, 502; 1939,
454 § 19; 1941, 416 §§ 1, 3; 1943, 482 §§ 1, 3, 4; 1945, 557 §§ 1, 3, 4;
1948, 503 §§ 1, 4, 6; 574.
Sect. 30, paragraph 2 revised, 1943, 459 § 1; paragraph 3, subdivi-
sion (a) revised, 1939, 24 § 5; sentence added at end, 1947, 622 s 1;
paragraph contained in lines 48-51 amended, 1933, 58 -: 3, revised, 1943,
459 § 2; paragraph contained in hnes 52-69 revised, 1934, 237 § 1;
paragraph 4, subdivision (a) revised, 1939, 24 § 6; sentence added at
end, 1947, 622 : 2; paragraph contained in hnes 70-74 amended, 1933,
58 § 4, revised, 1934, 237 § 1, 1943, 459 § 3; paragraph 5 revised, 1933,
327 : 3. (See 1933, 58 5, 327 S 7; 1934, 237 § 2; 1947, 622 § 5.)
Sect. 32 revised, 1933, 342 § 1; amended, 1936, 362 § 5; 1939, 363
§ 1. (See 1933, 342 § 6; 1936, 362 § 8; 1939, 363 § 2.)
Sect. 32A amended, 1933, 342 § 2. (See 1933, 342 § 6.)
Sect. 33 revised, 1933, 303 § 1. (See 1933, 303 § 3.)
Sect. 34 amended, 1933, 327 § 4. (See 1933, 327 § 7.)
Sect. 35 revised 1933 58 § 1.
Sect. 36 revised^ 1933', 327 § 5; amended, 1935, 473 § 2. (See 1933,
327 § 7; 1935, 473 § 7.)
Sect. 38, paragraph 10 added at end, 1933, 342 § 3. (See 1933,
342 § 6.)
Sect. 38B, last paragraph amended, 1935, 473 § 3. (See 1935, 473
§ 7.) [For temporary legislation affecting taxation, during the years
1934 to 1946, inclusive, of corporations subject to this section, see 1934,
317 § 1; 1935, 489 § 4; 1937, 395 § 5; 1938, 489 § 6; 1939, 373 § 5;
1941, 331 § 5; 1943, 285 § 5.]
Sect. 38C revised, 1937, 383 § 1. (See 1937, 383 § 3.)
Sect. 39, subsection (1) revised, 1936, 362 § 6; last paragraph
amended, 1933, 327 § 6; new paragraph added at end, 1933, 342 § 4.
(See 1933, 327 § 7, 342 § 6; 1936, 362 § 8.)
Sect. 39 A revised, 1933, 303 § 2; first paragraph amended, 1934, 134.
(See 1933, 303 § 3.)
Sect. 40 revised, 1933, 58 § 2.
Sect. 42, last sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 11; section revised,
1933, 342 § 5. (See 1933, 342 § 6.)
Sect. 42B revised, 1937, 383 § 2. (See 1937, 383 § 3.)
Sect. 43 repealed, 1945, 735 § 3. (See 1933, 307 § 9A; 1935, 489
Chaps. 63A-€4A.] GENERAL LaWS. 931
§ 2; 1937, 395 § 2; 1938, 489 § 3; 1939, 373 § 2; 1941, 331 § 2; 1943,
285 § 2.)
Sect. 44 amended, 1935, 473 § 4; 1936, 362 § 7. (See 1935, 473 § 7;
1936, 362 § 8.)
Sect. 45 amended, 1933, 195 § 1; revised, 1935, 473 § 5; amended,
1943, 395. (See 1933, 195 § 2; 1935, 473 § 7.)
Sect. 48 revised, 1935, 473 § 1. (See 1935, 473 § 7.)
Sect. 52, second sentence amended, 1946, 394 >■ 1; fourth sentence
amended, 1946, 394 § 2.
Sect. 53, first paragraph amended, 1933, 254 § 60; 1941, 509 § 7;
clause Fourth revised, 1934, 323 § 6. (See 1933, 254 § 66; 1934, 323
§ 11; 1941, 509 § 9.)
Sect. 54, paragraph in Unes 9-17 amended, 1933, 254 § 61; same
paragraph revised, 1934, 323 § 7; last paragraph amended, 1934, 323
§ 7A. (See 1933, 254 § 66; 1934, 323 § 11.)
Sect. 55, first paragraph amended, 1936, 134; section amended, 1939,
24 § 7; second last paragraph revised, 1947, 622 ^> 3. (See 1947, 622
§5.)
Sect. 56A revised, 1934, 317 § 3. (See 1934, 317 § 4.)
Sect. 59 amended, 1934, 323 § 8. (See 1934, 323 § 11.)
Sect. 60 amended, 1939, 451 § 28; 1941, 509 § 8. (See 1941, 509 § 9.)
Sect. 68A amended, 1939, 24 o 8; revised, 1947, 622 .^ 4. (See 1947,
622 § 5.)
Sect. 70 revised, 1935, 473 § 6. (See 1935, 473 § 7.)
Sect. 71 amended, 1933, 167 § 3; 1939, 451 § 29; last sentence
stricken out, 1945, 523 § 3.
Sect. 71A amended, 1935, 150; 1939. 451 § 30.
Sect. 7 IB added, 1937, 135 § 3 (providing that apphcations for abate-
ment or correction of taxes, made pursuant to any provision of this
chapter, shall be in writing upon forms approved by the commissioner).
Sect. 81 revised, 1939, 24 § 9.
Chapter 63A. — Taxation of Certain Corporations, Associations and Or-
ganizations Engaged in the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages.
For temporary legislation providing for additional taxes upon certain
corporations, see 1948, 503 §§ 3, 4.
New chapter inserted, 1947, 632 >;• 1. (See 1947, 632 i.^ 3.)
Chapter 64. — Taxation of Stock Transfers.
Sect. 6 amended, 1939, 451 § 31.
Chapter 64A. — Taxation of Sales of Gasoline and Certain Other Motor
Vehicle Fuel.
Chapter affected, 1932, 248; 1935, 336; 1936, 398; 1938, 431 § 2;
1939, 408; 1941, 330; 1943, 270; 1945, 571.
Sect. 1, paragraph (d) revised, 1936, 357 § 1; amended, 1948, 492
§ 1; sentence defining "Diesel engine fuel" added, 1947, 666 § 1; para-
graph (g) amended, 1941, 490 § 16. (See 1936, 357 § 3; 1947, 66()
§§ 2A, 4.)
Sect. 3, last sentence amended, 1943, 420 § 1.
Sect. 4 revised, 1938, 431 § 1, paragraph added at end, 1945, 556.
Sect. 4A added, 1947, 666 § 2 (providing for the taxation of Diesel
932 Changes in the [Chaps. G4B-65A.
engine fuel) ; next to last sentence revised, 1948, 464. (See 1947,^666
§§ 2A, 4.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1936, 357 § 2; 1939, 451 § 32; revised, 1943, 420
§ 2. (See 1936, 357 § 3.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1943, 420 § 3; first sentence revised, 1948, 492 § 2.
Sect. 10 amended, 1939, 451 § 33; revised, 1943, 420 § 4.
Sect. 12 revised, 1941, 490 § 17.
Chapter 64B. — Excise upon Charges for Meals served to the Public.
New chapter inserted, 1941, 729 § 17. (See 1941, 729 § 15.)
Sect. 1, definition of ''taxable charge," revised, 1945, 663 § 1; 1946,
326 § 1.
Sect. 2 revised, 1945, 663 § 2; 1946, 326 § 2.
Sect. 3 revised, 1945, 663 § 3; 1946, 326 ^t 3.
Sect. 6, paragraph added at end, 1943, 521 § 2; amended, 1948, 658.
Sect. 7 revised, 1946, 564.
Chapter 64C. — Cigarette Excise.
New chapter inserted, 1945, 547 § 1. (See 1945, 547 §§ 2, 3; 731 § 9.)
For legislation providing for temporary cigarette taxes, see 1939,
454 §§ 1-18; 1941, 417, 715; 194.3, 407.
Chapter 65. — Taxation of Legacies and Successions.
For legislation establishing an additional tax upon legacies and suc-
cessions to provide funds for old age assistance, see 1941, 729 §§ 9A, 15.
For temporary legislation providing for additional taxes upon legacies
and successions, see 1935, 480; 1936, 397; 1937, 422; 1938, 502; 1939,
454 §§ 20, 22; 1941, 416 §§ 2, 3; 1943, 482 §§ 2, 3, 4; 1945, 557 §§ 2,
3, 4; 1948, 503 §§ 2, 4.
Sect. 1, table revised, 1933, 293; 1941, 415 § 1; first sentence re-
vised, 1941, 605 § 1. (See 1941, 415 § 2. 605 § 2.)
Sect. 3 amended, 1939, 380.
Sect. 15 revised, 1948, 543 § 1. (See 1948, 543 § 2.)
Sects. 24A-24F added, 1933, 319 (providing reciprocal relations in
respect to death taxes upon estates of non-resident decedents).
Sect. 25 amended, 1939, 451 § 34; revised, 1939, 494 § 1.
Sect. 26 amended, 1939, 451 § 35; revised, 1939, 494 § 2.
Sect. 32 amended, 1939, 451 § 36; last sentence stricken out, 1945,
523 § 4.
Chapter 65A. — Taxation of Transfers of Certain Estates.
Sect. 1, paragraph added at end, 1932, 284; second paragraph re-
vised, 1933, 316 § 1; section amended, 1937, 420 § 1. (See 1933, 316
§ 2; 1937, 420 § 4.)
Sect. 5 stricken out, and new sections 5-5B inserted, 1943, 519 § 1
(providing for the equitable apportionment in certain cases of estate
taxes and the collection and payment thereof). (See 1943, 519 § 2.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1948, 605 § 1. (See 1948, 605 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 5A revised, 1948, 605 § 2. (See 1948, 605 §§ 3, 4.)
Se^t. 6 amended, 1937, 420 § 2; last sentence revised, 1943, 471;
1945, 529. (See 1937, 420 § 4.)
Sect. 7 repealed, 1937, 420 § 3. (See 1937, 420 § 4.)
Chaps. C5B-(]9.] GenEUAL LaWS. 933
Chapter 65B. — Settlement of Disputes respecting the Domicile of Dece-
dents for Death Tax Purposes.
New chapter inserted, 1943, 428 § 1. (See 1943, 428 § 3.)
Chapter 66. — Public Records.
Sect. 1 amended, 1945, 580 § 7.
Sect. 3 revised, 1936, 305; 1941, 662 § 1.
Sects. 5, 7 and 16 affected, 1941, 662 § 2.
Sect. 8 amended, 1943, 128.
Sect. 10 revised, 1948, 550 § 5.
Sect. 15 amended, 1939, 40.
Sect. 16 revised, 1948, 550 § 6.
Sect. 17A added, 1941, 630 § 1 (making records relating to old age
assistance, aid to dependent children and aid to the blind confidential) ;
revised, 1943, 169; amended, 1945, 240 § 1; revised, 1946, 67; amended,
1948, 202; revised, 1948, 525.
Sect. 18 amended, 1945, 393 § 6.
Chapter 67. — Parishes and Religious Societies.
Sect. 7 revised, 1945, 28.
Chapter 68. — Donations and Conveyances for Pious and Charitable Uses.
Sect. 10, sentence added at end, 1934, 238.
Sect. 15 amended, 1946, 23.
Chapter 69. — Powers and Duties of the Department of Education.
For an act to encourage the establishment of regional and consoli-
dated public schools and to provide financial assistance to cities and
towns in the construction of school buildings, see 1948, 645.
Sect. 6 amended, 1932, 127 § 3.
Sect. 7 amended, 1935, 275; 1937, 213, 327; 1938, 315; revised,
1938, 424; amended, 1941, 351 § 6, 561; revised, 1943, 403.
Sect. 7A added, 1946, 439 § 1 (extending to certain members of the
armed forces, and to veterans of World War II, university extension
courses free of charge). (See 1946, 439 § 2.)
Sect. 7B added, 1946, 548 i^ 1 (relative to higher educational oppor-
tunities for children of certain deceased members or former members
of the armed forces); first pai-agraph amended, 1948, 381; second para-
graph amended, 1947, 399; 1948, 357.
Sect. 8 amended, 1932, 127 § 4.
Sect. 9 amended, 1938, 442 § 1.
Sect. 9A added, 1938, 442 § 2 (further regulating education in the
use of English and certain other subjects adapted to fit persons for
American citizenship).
Sect. 11 revised, 1939, 409 § 4. (See 1939, 409 §§ 1, 5.)
Sect. 19 amended, 1943, 89 § 1.
Sect. 19 A added, 1943, 89 § 2 (requiring reports to the director of
the division of the blind of results of examinations of blind persons).
Sect. 19B added, 1945, 554 (providing for examinations by ophthal-
mologists of certain applicants for aid to the bUnd).
034 Changes in the [Chaps. 70, 71 .
Sect. 23 revised, 1943, 526; first paragraph amended, 1947, 458;
paragraph added at end, 1945, 541 § 1.
Sect. 23A added, 1938, 28 (requiring the furnishing of information
to the director of the division of the blind by certain banks and other
depositories).
Sect. 23B added, 1945, 541 § 2 (relative to granting aid or assistance
to certain blind persons).
Sect. 25 revised, 1935, 397.
Sects. 25A-25E added, 1938, 329 (regulating the raising of funds for
the benefit of the blind).
Sect. 26, first paragraph amended, 1945, 524; paragraph added at
end, 1935, 286.
Sect. 26 A added, 1941, 630 § 2 (relative to information concerning
recipients of aid to the blind).
Sect. 29 added, 1938, 313 (relative to instruction in lip reading for
certain school children whose hearing is defective).
Sects. 30 and 31 added, 1943, 549 § 3, under caption "Board of Col-
legiate Authority" (relative to approval by said board of the organiza-
tion of certain educational institutions and of certain amendments to
their charters).
Chapter 70, — School Funds and State Aid for Public Schools (former
title, School Funds and Other State Aid for Public Schools).
Sect. 1A added, 1941, 524 (relative to reimbursement to cities and
towns for certain school salaries).
Sect. 2 amended, 1932, 127 § 5; paragraph (3) revised, 1943, 12;
paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) revised, 1945, 563.
Sect. 4, last paragraph amended, 1934, 143.
Sect. 6 amended, 1932, 127 § 6.
Sect. 6A added, 1945, 579 § 1 (providing for the identification of
state payments to municipalities as part reimbursement for school
expenditures).
Sect. 7 amended, 1947, 679 § 2.
Sect. 11, paragraph contained in lines 6-9 revised, 1943, 14; para-
graph (3) revised, 1941, 532.
Sect. 17A added, 1945, 579 § 2 (providing for the identification of
state allotments to municipalities from the Massachusetts School
Fund).
Sect. 18 amended, 1932, 127 § 7.
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter (with new title) inserted, 1948,
643 § 1. (See 1948, 643 § 3; 645.)
Chapter 71. — Public Schools.
Sect. 2 amended, 1938, 246 § 1
Sect. 5 repealed, 1948, 643 § 2. (See 1948, 643 § 3.)
Sect. 6, second and third sentences of first paragraph stricken out,
1947, 679 § 4.
Sect. 7 amended, 1941, 590; repealed, 1947, 679 § 5.
Sect. 7A added, 1947, 679 is 1 (providing for reimbursement to cities
and towns for certain expenses incurred for the transportation of pupils) .
Sects. 8 and 9 repealed, 1948, 643 § 2. (See 1948, 643 § 3.)
Chap. 71.] GENERAL LawS. 935
Sect. 13 A added, 1938, 241 (requiring the teaching of the Italian
language in certain public high schools in certain cases).
Sect. 13B added, 1939, 311 (relative to the teaching of modern lan-
guages in certain public high schools).
Sect. 13C added, 1945, 402 (requiring the teaching of the Polish
language in certain public high schools in certain cases).
Sect. 13D added, 1948, 205 (providing for motor vehicle driving
education in high schools).
Sect. 19 amended, 1939, 461 § 1.
Sect. 21 amended, 1945, 133 ^^ 1.
Sects. 26A-26F added, 1946, 165 :^ 1 (providing for extended school
ser\ices for certain children of certain employed mothers). (See 1946,
165 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 30A added, 1935, 370 § 1 (requiring that an oath or affirma-
tion be taken and subscribed to by certain professors, instructors and
teachers in the colleges, universities and schools of the commonwealth) ;
sentence added at end, 1948, 160 § 2. (See 1935, 370 §§ 2, 2A, 3.)
Sect. 34 revised, 1939, 294.
Sects. 34 A and 34B added, 1943, 547 (requiring persons operating or
maintaining educational institutions to furnish, upon request, certain
transcripts of records).
Sects. 38A-38F added, 1941, 676 § 2 (relative to occupational guid-
ance and placement). (See 1941, 646.)
Sect. 40 amended, 1941, 507; 1943, 494; revised, 1945, 727 § 1; two
sentences added at end, 1946, 527 v^ 1. (See 1945, 727 ;^ 2; 1946, 527
§N^ 2, 3.)
Sect. 41 revised, 1947, 597 H-
Sect. 42 re^^sed, 1934, 123; first sentence revised, 1947, 597 § 2;
sentence inserted in line 27, 1946, 195.
Sect. 42A added, 1945, 330 (giving certain rights to school principals
and supervisors in cases of demotion).
Sect. 46 amended, 1941, 194 § 4.
Sect. 46A amended, 1932, 159; revised, 1945, 534; 1946, 357; last
sentence stricken out and three sentences inserted, 1947, 384.
Sect. 47 revised, 1935, 199.
Sect. 48A amended, 1935, 47.
Sect. 52 amended, 1932, 90.
Sect. 54 amended, 1938, 265 § 1; 1945, 133 § 2.
Sect. 55 revised, 1938, 265 § 2.
Sect. 55A added, 1938, 265 § 3 (relative to the disposition of children
showing signs of ill health or of being infected with a dangerous disease) .
Sect. 56 revised, 1938, 265 § 4.
Sect. 57 revised 1943 384.
Sect! 58 amended, 1932, 127 § 8; revised, 1935, 287; repealed, 1945,
543 § 1.
Sect. 63, paragraph added at end, 1945, 223 § 1. (See 1945, 223 § 2.)
Sect. 66, paragraph added at end. 1937, 281.
Sect. 68 revised, 1934, 97 § 1. (See 1934, 97 § 2.)
Sect. 69 revised, 1935, 258.
Sect. 71 amended, 1935, 193.
Sects. 75-79 added, 1948, 020 § 5 (providing for extended courses
of instruction on junior college level in high schools). (See 1948, 620 § 6.)
936 Changes in the [Chaps. 72-74.
Chapter 72. — School Registers and Returns.
Sect. 3, paragraph in lines 6-10 revised, 1939, 461 § 2.
Chapter 73. — State Teachers Colleges and Community Colleges (former
title, State Teachers Colleges).
Title changed, 1932, 127 § 9; 1948, 620 § 1.
Sect. 1 amended, 1932, 127 § 10; revised, 1948, 620 § 2. (See 1948,
620 § 6.)
Sect. 2 amended, 1932, 127 § 11
Sect. 2A added, 1938, 246 § 2 (making the constitutions of the United
States and of this Commonwealth required subjects of instruction in
State Teachers Colleges).
Sect. 3 amended, 1932, 127 § 12.
Sect. 4 amended, 1932, 127 § 13.
Sect. 4A amended, 1932, 127 § 14.
Sect. 5 amended, 1932, 127 § 15. (Temporarily affected, 1933, 233;
1934, 130; 1935, 277.)
Sect. 6 amended, 1932, 127 § 16.
Sect. 7 amended, 1932, 127 § 17; revised, 1935, 21; 1948, 620 § 3.
(See 1948, 620 § 6.)
Sects. 8 and 9 added, 1948, 620 § 4 (relative to the establishment of
community colleges by the department of education and providing
courses therein). (See' 1948, 620 § 6.)
Chapter 74. — Vocational Education.
Sect. 1 revised, 1938, 446 § 1: amended, 1941, 617 § 1. (See 1938,
446 § 14.)
Sect. 2 amended, 1938, 446 § 2. (See 1938, 446 § 14.)
Sect. 3 amended, 1938, 446 § 3. (See 1938, 446 § 14.)
Sect. 4 amended, 1938, 446 § 4. (See 1938, 446 § 14.)
Sect. 6 amended, 1938, 446 § 5. (See 1938, 446 § 14.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1938, 446 § 6. (See 1938, 446 § 14.)
Sect. 8A revised, 1937, 323; paragraph added at end, 1939, 308.
Sect. 9 amended, 1938, 446 § 7. (See 1938, 446 § 14.)
Sect. 11 amended, 1933, 102 § 2; 1941, 617 § 2. (See 1933, 102
§4.)
Sect. 13 amended, 1938, 446 § 8. (See 1938, 446 § 14.)
Sect. 14 revised, 1943, 540.
Sect. 14A added, 1943, 540 (relative to federal funds for vocational
education).
Sect. 19 revised, 1938, 446 ^^ 9. (See 1938, 446 § 14) ; repealed,
1947, 652 § 13.
Sect. 20 revised, 1947, 652 § 9.
Sect. 21 amended, 1938, 446 § 10; 1946, 552 .^ 2; revised, 1947, 652
§ 10. (See 1938, 446 § 14; 1946, 552 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 22 amended, 1938, 446 § 11; revised, 1947, 652 § 11. (See
1938, 446 § 14.^
Sect. 22A amended, 1938, 446 § 12; revised, 1947, 652 § 12. (See
1938, 446 i; 14.)
Sect. 22B, first paragraph amended, 1948, 360.
Sect. 22C added, 1945, 561 (authorizing the division of the bUnd
to use federal funds available in a program of rehabilitation of the blind).
Chap. 75.] GENERAL LaWS. 937
Sect. 22D added, 1946, 552 § 3 (providing for co-operation by the
commonwealth with the veterans' administration in the administration
of federal laws and regulations relating to the rehabilitation of disabled
veterans of World War II). (See 1946, 552 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 24A added, 1947, 497 (relative to the appointment of veterans
as teachers in state aided approved vocational schools).
Sect. 28 revised, 1939, 501 § 6; amended, 1945, 158 § 6.
Sect. 30 amended, 1937, 41.
Sect. 31 A added, 1934, 65 (authorizing the trustees of the Essex
county agricultural school to pay transportation costs of certain pupils
attending said school) ; amended, 1943, 42.
Sect. 42, caption preceding section changed, 1946, 257 § 9; section
revised, 1946, 257 § 1; 1947, 387.
Sect. 43 amended, 1946, 257 ^- 2.
Sect. 44 amended, 1946, 257 ;f 3.
Sect. 45 amended, 1946, 257 § 4.
Sect. 46 amended, 1946, 257 | 5.
Sect. 46 A amended, 1946, 257 § 6.
Sect. 47E, paragraph addetl at end, 1935, 22; section revised, 1946,
378.
Sect. 49, caption preceding section changed, 1942, 1 § 3; section
amended, 1942, 1 § 5; revised, 1946, 340. (See 1942, 1 § 9.)
Sect. 49A added, 1946, 340 (authorizing the board of commissioners
of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy to grant degrees).
Sect. 53 revised, 1942, 1 § 6. (See 1942, 1 § 9.)
Chapter 75. — University of Massachusetts (former title, Massachusetts
State College).
Name changed, 1947, 344 ^ 1.
Sect. 1 revised, 1947, 344 § 6.
Sect. 2 amended, 1947, 344 § 7.
Sect. 4 amended, 1947, 344 § 8.
Sect. 5 revised, 1935, 288; amended, 1947, 344 § 9.
Sect. 5A added, 1939, 329 (authorizing the trustees of Massachusetts
State CoUege to retain and manage in a revolving fund receipts from
student activities) ; amended, 1947, 344 § 10.
Sect. 6 amended, 1935, 462 § 2; 1947, 344 §11- (See 1935, 462 § 1.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1947, 344 $ 12.
Sect. 8 amended, 1945, 504; 1947, 344 § 13.
Sect. 9, caption preceding section revised, 1947, 344 § 14; section
amended, 1947, 344 ^ 15.
Sect. 10 amended, 1947, 344 i^ 16.
Sect. 11 amended, 1947, 344 § 17.
Sect. 14 amended, 1947, 344 § 18.
Sect. 15 amended, 1947, 344 § 19.
Sect. 16 amended, 1947, 344 § 20.
Sect. 16A added, 1945, 586 (providing for the establishment at the
Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station of a diagnostic labora-
tory deaUng with the causes, etc., of diseases of domestic animals);
amended, 1947, 344 !^ 21; revised, 1947, 471.
Sect. 22 amended, 1947, 344 ? 22.
Sect. 24 amended, 1947, 344 § 23.
Sect. 25 amended, 1947, 344 § 24.
Sect. 26 amended, 1947, 344 § 25.
938 Changes in the [Chaps. 76-so.
Chapter 76. — School Attendance.
Sect. 1 revised, 1939, 461 § 3; amended, 1941, 423.
Sect. 2, two sentences added at end, 1947, 241 § 1. (See 1947, 241
§2.)
Sects. 7-10. (See 1939, 454 § 21.)
Sect. 15 revised, 1938, 265 § 5.
Chapter 77. — School Offenders and County Training Schools.
Sect. 1 revised, 1933, 295 § 1; amended, 1943, 82.
Sect. 3 revised, 1948, 573 § 1. (See 1948, 573 § 7.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1948, 573 § 2. (See 1948, 573 § 7.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1948, 573 § 3. (See 1948, 573 § 7.)
Sect. U amended, 1948, 573 § 4. (See 1948, 573 § 7.)
Sect. 12 revised, 1948, 573 § 5 (See 1948, 573 §§ 6, 7.)
Chapter 78. — Libraries.
Sect. 4 revised, 1935, 202.
Sects. 22-31 added, 1948, 320 (providing for the certification of
librarians).
Chapter 79. — Eminent Domain.
Sect. 3, first paragraph amended, 1938, 172 § 6; two sentences added
at end of first paragraph, 1943, 251 § 1. (See 1943, 251 § 4.)
Sect. 5A added, 1948, 180 (restricting the taking by eminent domain
of ancient landmarks and property of historical or antiquarian interest).
Sect. 8 amended, 1936, 187 § 1; sentence inserted after second
sentence, 1943, 251 § 2. (See 1943, 251 § 4.)
Sect. 9, last sentence amended, 1938, 172 § 7.
Sect. 15 repealed, 1936, 385 § 1. (See 1936, 385 § 2.)
Sect. 16 amended, 1936, 187 § 2; 1938, 185; revised, 1943, 95; para-
graph added at end, 1943, 251 § 3. (See 1943, 251 § 4.)
Sect. 44A added, 1935, 189 (relative to certain tax liens upon real
estate taken by right of eminent domain) ; amended, 1936, 137.
Chapter 80. — Betterments.
Sect. 1 amended, 1933, 254 § 62. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1933, 63 § 1.
Sect. 5 amended, 1933, 157 § 2. (See 1933, 157 § 3.)
Sect. 10 revised, 1933, 147.
Sect. lOA added, 1933, 157 § 1 (providing that failure of a board of
officers to take action upon a petition for abatement of a betterment
assessment shall, for the purposes of appeal, be equivalent to refusal to
abate the assessment). (See 1933, 157 § 3.)
Sect. 12 revised, 1943, 252 § 1, 478 ^^ 4; sentence added at end, 1947,
116.
Sect. 13 amended, 1933, 63 § 2, 254 § 63; revised, 1934, 315 § 1;
last sentence stricken out and new paragraph added, 1938, 489 § 1;
first sentence of section amended, 1941, 595. (See 1933, 254 § 66; 1934,
315 §3; 1941,724.)
Chaps. 81-84.] GENERAL LaWS. 939
Sect. 13A added, 1943, 252 § 2 (relative to the time within which
certain betterment and other assessments on unimproved land shall be
paid).
Chapter 81. — State Highways.
Sect. 5 revised, 1937, 218 § 1.
Sect. 7A added, 1937, 344 (granting certain powers to the depart-
ment of public works with respect to certain ways connecting with
state highway's) ; revised, 1948, 448. ' •;:,( K<.^
Sect. 7B added, 1941, 519 (giving the department of pubUc works
the power to take a slope easement, so called, in certain cases).
Sect. 7C added, 1943, 397 (relative to limited access ways).
Sect. 7D added, 1948, 449 (authorizing the department of public
works to grant certain easements within state highwav locations).
Sect. 8 revised, 1936, 371; amended, 1937, 218 § 2."^
Sect. 13A added, 1936, 342 (authorizing the department of public
works to accept in behalf of the commonwealth gifts of certain ease-
ments for the purpose of landscaping along state highways, and to do
such landscaping).
Sect. 19, last four sentences stricken out, 1933, 187 § 1. (See 1933,
187 § 2.)
Sect. 20A added, 1945, 539 (providing for the illumination of haz-
ardous locations on state highways).
Sect. 21 amended, 1948, 298.
Sect. 25, first sentence amended, 1947, 454.
Sect. 26 amended, 1934, 366; paragraph added at end, 1946, 523.
Sect. 27 amended, 1939, 224.
Sect. 29A added, 1943, 416 (authorizing the department of public
works to lay out and alter ways other than state highways and facilitat-
ing the securing of federal aid in connection therewith).
Chapter 82. — The Laying Out, Alteration, Relocation and Discontinuance
of Public Ways, and Specific Repairs Thereon.
Sect. 7 amended, 1933, 283 § 2.
Sect. 32B added, 1933, 283 § 3 (authorizing the taking of easements
of slope, so called, by county, city or town officers in connection with
the laying out, widening, altering or relocating of public ways).
Sect. 34 amended, 1935, 309; 1941, 533.
Chapter 83. — Sewers, Drains and Sidewalks.
Sect. 15A added, 1948, 52 § 1 (authorizing municipalities to redeter-
mine from time to time the fixed uniform rates charged to abutters for
the construction of sewers). (See 1948, 52 § 2.)
Sect. 19 revised, 1943, 252 § 4. (See 1943, 252 § 6.)
Sect. 27, last sentence revised, 1943, 252 § 5.
Sect. 29 added, 1943, 252 § 3 (relative to the continuance of liens
created under special acts in connection with certain betterment and
other assessments).
Chapter 84. — Repair of Ways and Bridges.
Sect. 5 A added, 1945, 319 (authorizing towns to enter into agree-
ments for the removal of snow and ice from public ways in adjoining
towns, etc.).
940 Changes in the [Chaps. 85-90.
Skct. 18 revised, 1933, 114 § 1.
Sect. 19 amended, 1933, 114 § 2.
Sect. 20 revised, 1933, 114 § 3; amended, 1939, 147.
Chapter 85. — Regulations and By-Laws relative to Ways and Bridges.
Sect. 2, second and third sentences amended, 1947, 442 § 2.
Sect. 2A added, 1941, 346 § 2 (authorizing the department of public
works to remove vehicles from state highways when said vehicles inter-
fere with the removal of snow and ice).
Sect. IIA added, 1941, 710 § 1 (relative to the registration and opera-
tion of certain bicycles).
Sects. 12-14 repealed, 1941, 710 § 2.
Sect. 14B added, 1938, 432 (requiring the use of certain signal lights
at locations on unlighted ways where certain vehicles are disabled);
first paragraph amended, 1946, 375.
Sect. 17B added, 1933, 43 (prohibiting riding upon the rear or on
the side of street railway cars or motor buses without the consent of
the persons in charge thereof) ; revised, 1943, 322 § 2.
Sect. 30 amended, 1935, 30; 1938. 171 § 1; first sentence amended,
1946, 397 § 2.
Sect. 31 revised, 1938, 171 § 2.
Chapter 87. — Shade Trees.
Sect. 6 amended, 1941, 490 § 18.
Chapter 88, — Ferries, Canals and Public Landings.
Sect. 19 revised, 1945, 442.
Chapter 89. — Law of the Road.
Sect. 2 revised, 1933, 301.
Sect. 5 amended, 1936, 49. (See 1938, 149.)
Sect. 7B added, 1934, 382 (relative to the application of traflSc laws
and regulations to fire apparatus and other emergency vehicles).
Sect. 9 revised, 1948, 416.
Chapter 90. — Motor Vehicles and Aircraft.
For legislation exempting certain disabled veterans from payment of
certain motor vehicle excise taxes and registration fees, see 1948, 368.
Sect. 1, "antique motor car" defined, 1948, 432 § 1; definition of
"dealer" revised, 1948, 511 § 1; "heavj^ duty platform trailer" defined,
1939, 354, § 1; amended, 1941, 30; revised, 1945, 595 § 1; "manu-
facturer" defined, 1948, 511 § 2; definition of "motor vehicles"
amended, 1932, 182; 1938,36; revised, 1948, 93; "owner-repairman"
defined, 1948, 511 § 3; definition of "register number" revised, 1935,
43; "repairman" defined, 1948, 511 § 4; "school bus" defined, 1932,
271 § 1; revised, 1946, 91; amended, 1947, 216 § 1; "semi-trailer"
and "semi-trailer unit" defined, 1933, 332 § 1; "tractor" defined and
definition of "trailer" revised, 1933, 322 § 2; definition of "trailer"
amended, 1939, 354 § 2; "transporter" defined, 1948, 511 § 5. (See
1932,271 §7; 1933,322 §5.)
Chap. 90.) GENERAL LaWS. 941
Sect. 1A amended, 1933, 372 § 3; 1934, 264 § 2; last sentence re-
vised, 1948, 572 § 1. (See 1948, 572 § 3.)
Sect. 2, fourth paragraph revised, 1932, 5; seventh paragraph re-
vised, 1939, 436 § 1; last paragraph revised, 1933,r|54; amended, 1948,
94.
Sect. 3, first sentence revised, 1933, 188; section revised, 1939, 325;
paragraph added at end, 1941, 282.
Sect. 3C revised, 1937, 387.
Sect. 3G added, 1945, 590 § 1 (relative to recovery for damage caused
by motor vehicles of non-residents). (See 1945, 590 § 2.)
Sect. 5, last sentence amended, 1947, 311; section revised, 1947,
401 § 1; 1948, 511 § 6. (See 1947, 401 § 3.)
Sect. 5A added, 1943, 409 § 2 (relative to the use of a general dis-
tinguishing mark or number on all motor vehicles under the control of
the military forces); revised, 1948, 304.
Sect. 6, first sentence revised, 1939, 436 § 2.
Sect. 6A added, 1948, 432 § 3 (providing for special registration
plates for antique motor cars).
Sect. 7 amended, 1932, 123 § 1 ; 1933, 51 ; second sentence amended,
1933, 109; sentence added after fourth sentence, 1939, 153; paragraph
added at end of section, 1941, 443. (See 1932, 123 § 2.)
Sect. 7A revised, 1932, 41, 271 § 2. (See 1932, 271 § 7.)
Sect. 7B added, 1932, 271 § 3 (prerequisites to operation of school
bus). (See 1932, 271 § 7.)
Sects. 7A and 7B stricken out, and new sections 7A-7C inserted,
1945, 241 § 1. (See 1945, 241 § 3.)
Sect. 7C revised, 1948, 307.
Sect. 7D added, 1947, 216 > 2 (making certain provisions of law
relating to school buses applicable to certain motor veliicles used for the
transportation of school children).
Sect. 8 amended, 1934, 103; 1937, 284; next to last sentence re-
vised, 1948, 399 § 1; sentence contained in lines 19-22 (as appear-
ing in 1937, 284) stricken out, 1948, 619 § 1. (See 1948, 399 § 3, 619
§§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1934, 361; 1941, 283.
Sect. 9A revised, 1932, 168 § 1; 1935, 393 § 1. (See 1932, 168
§§ 2, 3; 1935, 393 § 2.)
Sect. 10 amended, 1935, 219; vsecond sentence revised, 1948, 130.
Sect. 14 amended, 1938, 166; third sentence revised, 1947, 418;
section revised, 1948, 324.
Sect. 15 amended, 1932, 271 § 5; 1933, 26 § 1. (See 1932, 271 § 7.)
Sect. 17, sentence added at end, 1932, 271 § 4; section amended,
1947, 406; revised, 1948, 564 § 1. (See 1932, 271 § 7.)
Sect. 18 amended, 1945, 125; revised, 1948, 564 § 2.
Sect. 19, last sentence revised, 1933, 332 § 3; 1935, 223 § 1; section
revised, 1935, 326 (but see 1935, 465); amended, 1936, 388 § 1; revised,
1941, 314; first sentence amended, 1946, 380; last two sentences
amended, 1945, 595 § 4; same sentences stricken out and four sen-
tences inserted, 1946, 341 ; paragraph added at end, 1948, 394. (See
1933, 332 § 5; 1935, 223 § 2; 1936, 388 § 2.) Affected by 1941, 589.
Sect. 19A added, 1946, 397 § 1 (authorizing certain semi-trailer units
and motor vehicles to travel upon public ways without certain permits).
Sect. 20A added, 1934, 368 § 1 (providing for the non-criminal dispo-
942 Changes in the [Chap. 90.
sition of charges for violation of motor vehicle parking rules, regulations,
orders, ordinances and by-laws); revised, 1935, 176; first paragraph
revised, 1938, 201. (See 1934, 368 § 2.)
Sect. 21 amended, 1936, 406.
Sect. 22, two paragraphs added at end, 1933, 191; first sentence (as
appearing in 1933, 191) amended, 1941, 312.
Sect. 22A added, 1932, 304 § 1 (requiring the suspension of licenses
to operate motor vehicles issued to persons who do not satisfy judg-
ments in motor vehicle accident cases involving property damage).
(See 1932, 304 § 2.)
Sect. 23, new paragraph added at end, 1933, 69.
Sect. 24 amended, 1932, 26 § 1; first sentence amended, 1936, 182
§ 1; sentence contained in lines 65-97 amended, 1935, 360; paragraph
added at end, 1936, 182 § 2; section revised, 1936, 434 § 1; paragraph
(1) (a) amended, 1938, 145; paragraph (1) (c) revised, 1939, 82; para-
graph (2) (a) amended, 1937, 230 § 1 ; paragraph (2) (c) amended, 1937,
117. (See 1937, 230 § 2.)
Sect. 29, last sentence amended, 1932, 26 § 2; section amended,
1935, 477 > 1; second sentence revised, 1936, 391; first four sentences
revised, 1947, 508; last two sentences revised, 1938, 146.
Sect. 31 revised, 1948, 201 § 2. (See 1948, 201 § 4.)
Sect. 32B repealed, 1934, 209 § 2. (See 1934, 209 § 3.)
Sects. 32C-32F added, 1934, 209 § 1 (further regulating the business
of leasing motor vehicles upon a mileage basis). (See 1934, 209 § 3.)
Sect. 33, first four paragraphs stricken out, and five new paragraphs
inserted, 1932, 249 § 1; third paragraph (as appearing in 1932, 249 § 1)
revised, 1948, 572 § 2; fourth paragraph (as so appearing) amended,
1933, 183 § 1; revised, 1948, 584 § 2; fifth paragraph (as so appearing)
revised, 1947, 666 § 3; paragraph in lines 21-41 amended, 1932, 180
§ 12; same paragraph stricken out, and two paragraphs inserted, 1933,
332 § 4; two paragraphs so inserted stricken out, and new paragraph
inserted, 1935, 409 § 1 ; the paragraph so inserted amended, 1936, 380
§ 1 ; subdivisions (2) and (3) of the paragraph so inserted revised, 1937,
377; subdivision (2) of said paragraph revised, 1945, 595 § 2; subdivi-
sion (3) of said paragraph amended, 1938, 430; subdivision (4) of said
paragraph amended, 1939, 354 § 3; subdivision (6) of said paragraph
amended, 1939, 354 § 4; revised, 1945, 595 § 3; last sentence revised,
1947, 463; paragraph inserted after subdivision (6), 1948, 432 § 2;
paragraph in lines 69-75 (as appearing in the Ter. Ed.) revised, 1948,
511 § 7; paragraph inserted after "registrar" in line 75 (as appearing
in the Ter. Ed.) 1947, 401 § 2; same paragraph revised, 1948, 511 § 7;
paragraph in lines 85-87 (as appearing in the Ter. Ed.) revised, 1948,
399 § 2; 619 § 2; last paragraph amended, 1936, 401. (See 1932,
249 § 2; 1933, 183 § 2, 332 § 5; 1935, 409 § 2; 1936, 380 § 2; 1947,
401 § 3; 666 § 4; 1948, 368; 399 § 3; 572 § 3; 619 § 3.)
Sect. 34, four words stricken out, 1933, 197 § 3; first paragraph
amended, 1934, 364 § 1 ; section revised, 1943, 427 § 2. (See 1934, 364
§3.)
Sect. 34A, paragraph defining "certificate" revised, 1945, 384 § 1.
New paragraph (defining "guest occupant") added, 1935, 459 § 1;
paragraphs defining "motor vehicle liability bond" and "motor vehicle
liability policy" revised, 1935, 459 § 2. (See 1935, 459 § 5; 1945, 384
§3.)
Chap. 90.] GENERAL Laws. 943
Sect. 34B, second paragraph revised, 1933, 83 § 1; 1935, 302; fourth
paragraph revised, 1933, 83 § 2. (See 1933, 83 § 3.)
Sect. 34C amended, 1932, 180 § 13.
1.SECT. 34D revised, 1935, 459 § 3. (See 1935, 459 § 5.)
Sect. 34H, first paragraph amended, 1933, 119 § 4; second para-
graph amended, 1948, 39; new paragraph inserted, 1933, 119 § 5.
(See 1933, 119 § 6.)
Sect. 53, last sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 14.
Sects. 35-60 stricken out, and new sections 35-50 (uniforni aeronautical
code) inserted, 1935, 418 § 2. (See also below.)
Sect. 36 revised, 1938, 417 § 1.
Sect. 37 revised, 1938, 417 § 2.
Sect. 38 revised, 1938, 417 § 3.
Sect. 39 revised, 1938, 417 § 4.
Sect. 40 revised, 1938, 417 § 5.
Sect. 41 revised, 1938, 417 § 6.
Sect. 42 revised, 1938, 417 § 7.
Sect. 43 revised, 1938, 417 § 8.
Sect. 43A added, 1938, 417 § 9 (relative to the powers and duties of
police and certain other officers as to aircraft accidents and violations
of the laws, rules and regulations relative to aircraft).
Sect. 44 revised, 1938, 417 § 10.
Sect. 45 revised, 1938, 417 § 11.
Sect. 46 revised, 1938, 417 § 12.
Sects. 35-43 and 44-50, inc. (inserted by 1935, 418 § 2, as amended) and
sect. 43A (inserted by 1938, 417 § 9) stricken out and new sections 35-52
inserted, 1939, 393 § 3 (^further revising the laws relative to aviation). (See
1939, 393 §§ 4-6.)
Sect. 35, paragraph defining "Airport" amended, 1941, 537 § 1;
paragraph inserted after said paragraph, 1941, 537 § 2; paragraph de-
fining "Landing field" amended, 1941, 537 § 3; two paragraphs added
at end, 1941, 537 ; 4; section revised, 1946, 507; "Navigable Air
Space" defined, 1947, 292.
Sects. 36-38 repealed, 1946, 583 § 2. (See G. L. 6 ^!j 57-59. See
also 1946, 583 §§ 1, 4.)
Sect. 39, first parajiraph revised, 1941, 695 § 13; section revised,
1946, 583 § 3; first paragraph revised, 1948, 637 § 10. (See 1946,
583 § 5; 1948, 637 §§ 4-9, 13; 663 § 4.)
Sects. 39A-39F added, 1946, 607 > 1 (relative to a state airport
plan).
Sect. 39B, paragraph inserted after first paragraph, 1948, 505.
Sect. 39D repealed, 1948, 637 § 11. (See 1948, 637 §§ 4-9, 13.)
Sect. 39F revised, 1947, 593 ^j 4.
Sect. 39G added, 1947, 593 § 5 (making certain provisions of law
relating to airports in municipalities applicable to airports in counties).
Sect. 40 revised, 1946, 582 ^ 1.
Sects. 40A-^0I inserted, 1941, 537 § 5 (relative to protecting the
approaches to publicly owned airports).
Sect. 41 revised, 1946, 582 § 2.
Sect. 42 amended, 1941, 537 § 6.
Sect. 43 revised, 1946, 582 § 3.
Sect. 44 amended, 1941, 537 § 7.
Sect. 45 amended, 1941, 537 i,^ 8; revised, 1947, 319.
944 Changes in the [Chaps. 91-92.
Sects. 50A-50L added, 1948, 637 § 3 (relative to the management
of state-owned airports). (See 1948, 637 §§ 4-9, 13; 663 § 4.)
Sect. 50F, sentence added at end, 1948, 663 § 2. (See 1948, 663
§§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 50H, sentence added at end, 1948, 663 § 3. (See 1948, 663
§§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 51 stricken out, 1946, 613 § 1.
Sects. 51A-51B added, 1946, 582 § 4 (relative to the supervision of
state airports by airport managers and to the leasing thereof) ; repealed,
1948, 637 § 11. (See 1948, 637 §§ 4-9, 13.)
Sects, 51C-51L added, 1946, 613 § 1 (relating to the acquisition,
establishment, maintenance, operation and regulation of airports by
the commonwealth and the cities and towns thereof).
Sect. 51C repealed, 1948, 637 § 11. (See 1948, 637 §§ 4-9, 13.)
Sect, 51E, sentence inserted after first sentence, 1948, 481; second
and third sentences revised, 1947, 70; last sentence stricken out and
five sentences inserted, 1947, 593 § 1.
Sect. 511 revised, 1947, 593 § 2.
Sect. 51K revised, 1947, 593 § 3.
Sect. 51M added, 1947, 332 (prohibiting the granting of exclusive
franchises for transportation of persons at airports publicly owned or
controlled, or constructed wholly or partly with pubhc funds).
Sect. 51N added, 1947, 501 (authorizing municipaHties to establish,
maintain and operate airports as joint enterprises).
Chapter 91. — Waterways.
Sect. 9A added, 1938, 407 § 2 (providing a method for the develop-
ment of waterfront terminal facilities).
Sect. 12A added, 1939, 513 § 6 (licensing and otherwise regulating
structures, filling and excavations in certain rivers and streams).
Sect. 27, paragraph added at end, 1937, 372 § 2.
Sect. 46A added, 1935, 362 § 1 (penalizing the unlicensed breaking
up or altering of vessels, scows, lighters or certain other structures).
Sect. 49 revised,- 1935, 362 § 2.
Chapter 91A. — Port of Boston Authority.
New chapter inserted, 1945, 619 § 3. (See 1945, 619 §§ 4-11.)
Sect. 4 amended, 1947, 413 § 1.
Chapter 92. — Metropolitan Sewers, Water and Parks.
For legislation abolishing the Metropolitan District Water Supply
Commission and transferring its functions to the Metropolitan District
Commission, see 1947, 583.
Sect. 1 amended, 1946, 367 § 1. (See 1946, 367 § 2.)
Sect. 8 amended, 1946, 432 § 5.
Sect. 10 revised, 1943, 543 § 1; 1945, 587 § 1; paragraph (2) amended,
1946, 549 § 1; paragraph (3) amended, 1947, 575 § 1; paragraph (4)
amended, 1946, 549 § 2; paragraph (5), sentence added at end, 1946,
549 § 3; paragraph (6) revised, 1946, 549 § 4; paragraph (10) amended,
Chaps. 92 A, 93.] GenEKAL Lavvs. 945
1946, 243, 549 ; 5; paragraph (12) revised, 1947, 575 § 2. (See 1943,
543 >i§ lA, 3; 1945, 587 § 5; 1947, 575 §<.^ 3-6.)
Sect. 17, paragraph added at end, 1945, 693 § 1.
Sect. 26, first paragraph re\'ised, 1943, 543 § 2; first two paragraphs
revised, 1945, 587 § 2; second paragraph amended, 1946, 432 § 6; first
two paragraphs revised, 1946, 549 §'6. (See 1945, 587 §§4, 5.)
Sects. 26A and 26B added, 1945, 587 § 3 (fixing the price for water
furnished to municipahties b}^ the metropolitan water district and pro-
viding for a state borrowing to ensure the maintenance of the price as
fi.xed and providing for disposition of the excess in the metropolitan
water works sinking fund).
Sect. 26A, first two sentences revised, 1946, 549 § 7.
Sect. 46 revised, 1948, 550 § 7.
Sect. 48 amended, 1934, 266 § 1. (See 1934, 266 § 4.)
Sect. 56 revised, 1933, 197 § 1; sentence added at end, 1939, 429
§ 1. (See 1939, 429 §§ 2, 4.)
Sect. 57 amended, 1933, 197 § 2.
Sect. 58 amended, 1946, 432 § 7.
Sect. 59A added, 1945, 637 § 7 (relative to annual assessments upon
nmnicipalities of the metropolitan districts for maintenance) ; sentence
added at end, 1946, 432 ij 8. (See 1945, 279.)
Sect. 60 revised, 1939, 429 s^ 3; last sentence revised, 1946, 432 § 9
(See 1939, 429 § 4.)
Sect. 60A added, 1937, 352 § 1 (regulating the making and award-
ing of certain contracts by the metropolitan district commission and
metropolitan district water supply commission) ; repealed, 1941, 547 § 2.
(See 1937, 352 § 2; 1941, 547 § 1.)
Sect. 62 revised, 1938, 396; amended, 1941, 658 § 1. (See 1941,
658 § 2.)
Sect. 62A added, 1937, 416 § 1 (providing for a reserve police force
for the metropolitan district commission); revised, 1939, 441 § 1. (See
1937, 416 § 5; 1939, 441 §§ 3, 5.)
Sect. 63 repealed, 1937, 416 § 2. (See 1937, 416 § 5; 1939, 441 § 3.)
Sect. 63B added, 1948, 653 (providing for the loimbursement of
metropolitan district police officers for injuries or damages sustained
by them in the line of duty).
Sect. 93 amended, 1934, 266 § 2. (See 1934, 266 § 4.)
Sect. 94 amended, 1934, 266 § 3. (See 1934, 266 § 4.)
Sect. 99 repealed, 1947, 530.
Sect. 100 revised, 1939, 499 § 7; 1945, 292 § 9. (See 1945, 637 § 8.)
Chapter 92A. — Massachusetts Public Building Commission.
New chapter inserted, 1947, 466 § 3. (See 1947, 466 ^>:^ 4-6.)
For prior temporary legislation, see 1933, 365, 368; 1934, 41; 1935,
380; 1937, 338; 1938, 20, 501 § 3; 1939, 417, 418; 1941, 720 § 16;
1943, 517 § 3.
Chapter 93. — Regulation of Trade and Certain Enterprises.
Sect. 8, sentence added at end, 1938, 410 § 2.
Sects. 14A-14D added, under heading "fair trade", 1937, 398
(protecting trade mark owners, distributors and the public against in-
946 Changes in the [Chap. 94.
jurious and uneconomic practices in the distribution of articles of
standard quality under a trade mark, brand or name).
Sect. 14A amended, 1939, 231.
Sect. 14B amended, 1939, 313.
Sect. 14C revised, 1943, 40.
Sects. 14E-14K added, under heading "unfair sales", 1938, 410
§ 1 (defining and prohibiting unfair sales practices, with a view to
preventing the advertising or offering for sale, or the selUng below cost,
of merchandise for the purpose of injuring competitors or destroying
competition). (See 1941, 715.)
Sect. 14E, paragraphs (a) and (6) amended, 1939, 189 § 1; paragraph
{h) added at end, 1939, 189 § 2.
Sect. 14F revised, 1941, 494.
Caption immediately preceding section 21 amended, 1939, 343 § 3.
Sect. 21 amended, 1939, 343 § 1; 1941, 583 § 1.
Sects. 21A-21D added, 1941, 583 § 2 (defining and further regulating
private trade schools).
Sect. 22 amended, 1939, 343 § 2; 1941, 583 § 3.
Sects. 28A-28D added, under heading "regulating closing out
SALES, so called, AND SIMILAR TYPES OF SALES ", 1938, 165.
Sect. 28A revised, 1939, 207; 1948, 550 § 8.
Sect. 29, heading and section amended, 1946, 612 j^ 3. (See 1946,
612 §§ 5, 6.)
Sect. 30 revised, 1945, 233.
Sect. 30A revised, 1946, 612 § 4.
Sect. 34. For temporary act to enable savings banks and certain
other banking institutions to co-operate in the distribution of United
States defense savings bonds and defense postal savings stamps, see
1941, 221, 575.
Chapter 94. — Inspection and Sale of Food, Drugs and Various Articles.
Sect. 1, paragraph in lines 128-132 (defining "pasteurized milk")
revised, 1932, 158; section amended in part, 1933, 67 §§ 1-5; para-
graph (defining "milk plant" and "manufactory") added, 1933, 338
1 1; paragraph in lines 30-36 (defining "butter" and "cheese") stricken
out and new paragraph defining "butter" inserted, 1937, 335 § 1; para-
graph in line 40 reading, "cheese", see "butter", stricken out and
four new paragraphs inserted, 1937, 335 § 2 (defining cheese and cream
cheese); paragraph (defining "bakery") amended, 1937, 362 § 1; para-
graphs in lines 148-164 (defining "agricultural seeds" or "agricultural
seed", "noxious weed seeds" and "weed seeds") revised and definition
of "vegetable seeds" added, 1938, 363 i^ 1; last four definitions stricken
out, 1946, 377 § 1; paragraph in lines 177-181 revised, 1939, 196 § 1;
five paragraphs (defining "enriched bread", "enriched flour", "person",
"rolls" and "white bread") added, 1948, 444 § 1. (See 1937, 362 § 7.)
Sect. 6 amended, 1937, 362 § 2. (See 1937, 362 § 7.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1941, 490 § 19.
Sect. 8 revised, 1937, 53.
Sect. 9 amended, 1939, 261 § 6.
Sects. 9A-9M added, 1937, 362 § 3 (changing the position in the
General Laws of certain provisions of law relative to bakeries). (For
prior legislation, see G. L. chap. Ill §§ 34-43, 46-49, repealed by
1937, 362 § 6.) (See 1937, 362 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 10 amended, 1937, 362 § 4. (See 1937, 362 § 7.)
Chap. U4.J GENERAL LaWS. 947
Sects. lOA-lOE stricken out, and new sections lOA-lOG (regulating
the manufacture, bottling and sale of certain non-alcoholic beverages)
inserted, 1935, 441.
Sect. lOF amended, 1941, 119.
Sects. lOH-lOK added, 1948, 444 § 2 (relative to enrichment of
bread and flour).
Sects. 12-48A. For temporary legislation establishing within the
department of agriculture a milk control board, and defining its powers
and duties, see note to G. L. chapter 94A, inserted by 1941, 691 § 2.
Sects. 13, 14, 14A and 15 stricken out, and new sections 13-13E
(relative to the grading of milk) inserted, 1933, 263 § 1. (See 1933,
263 § 3.)
Sect. 13A revised, 1948, 227.
Sect. 16 stricken out and sections 16-161 (regulating the production,
sale and distribution of milk) inserted, 1932, 305 § 3. (See 1932, 305
§§ 5, 6.)
Sect. 16C amended, 1941, 374; revised, 1946, 467.
Sects. 16J-16L added, 1946, 542 (relative to the regulation of trans-
portation, handUng and sale of milk).
Sect. 16K revised, 1947, 379.
Sect. 17A amended, 1933, 124.
Sect. 18 revised, 1933, 263 § 2. (See 1933, 263 § 3.)
Sect. 20 revised, 1939, 212.
Sect. 29A revised, 1933, 253; 1946, 447 U.
Sect. 30 revised, 1933, 253; 1946, 447 § 2.
Sect. 31 re\ased, 1933, 253; 1946, 447 § 3.
Sect. 40 amended, 1941, 298.
Sect. 42A stricken out, and new sections 42A-42K (requiring dealers
in milk or cream to be licensed and bonded) inserted, 1933, 338 § 2;
affected, 1939, 421.
Sect. 42A amended, 1935, 126.
Sect. 42F revised, 1934, 180 § 1.
Sect. 42H, paragraph 2 revised, 1934, 180 § 2.
Sect. 43 revised, 1932, 305 § 4; amended, 1935, 88; first paragraph
amended, 1936, 210. (See 1932, 305 §§ 5, 6.)
Sect. 45 revised, 1935, 317; 1948, 550 § 9.
Sect. 48B added, 1935, 259 (requiring institutions supported wholly
or in part by funds of the commonwealth to use milk, other than
cream and certified milk, produced within the commonwealth).
Sect. 48C added, 1939, 317 (regulating the manufacture, sale and
delivery of certain inilk beverages, so called).
Sect. 49, sentence added at end, 1948, 453 § 3.
Sect. 50 amended, 1937 335 § 3.
Sect. 52 amended, 1948, 550 § 10.
Sect. 54 amended, 1948, 453 § 1.
Sect. 58 amended, 1948, 453 § 2.
Sect. 60 revised, 1934, 373 § 2.
Sect. 61A added, 1937, 335 § 4 (relative to the manufacture and
sale of certain cheese).
Sects. 64, 64A, 65, 65A, 65B, 65E and 65F, and the caption of said
section 64, stricken out, and sections 65G-65S inserted, under caption
"frozen desserts and ice cream mix", 1934, 373 § 1. (See 1934, 373
§8.)
Sect. 65J, second paragraph revised, 1937, 341 § 1.
948 Changes in the [Chap. 94.
Sect. 65L, subdivision (c) amended, 1937, 341 § 2.
Sect. 65P, paragraph (/) added at end, 1937, 341 § 3.
Sect. 66A added, 1945, 109 (making certain laws relative to cold
storage warehouses inapplicable to locker plants, so called).
Sect. 74 revised, 1933, 329 § 5; repealed, 1941, 598 § 2.
Sect. 74A added, 1933, 329 § 6 (definition of "fish"); repealed, 1941,
598 § 2.
Sects. 75 and 76 repealed, 1933, 329 § 7.
Sect. 77, first sentence stricken out, 1933, 329 § 8; repealed, 1941,
598 § 2.
Sect. 77A added, 1934, 216 (regulating the importation of fresh
swordfish).
Sect. 78 revised, 1933, 329 § 9; repealed, 1941, 598 § 2.
Sect. 78A added, 1933, 329 § 10 (prohibiting certain misrepresen-
tations in the sale of lobsters); repealed, 1941, 598 § 2.
Sect. 79 repealed, 1933, 329 § 7.
Sect. 80 repealed, 1941, 598 § 2.
Sect. 81 revised, 1933, 329 § 11; 1939, 491 § 10; repealed, 1941,
598 § 2. (See 1939, 491 § 12.)
Sect. 82 repealed, 1941, 598 § 2.
Sect. 83 revised, 1933, 329 § 12; repealed, 1941, 598 § 2.
Sect. 85 amended, 1939, 261 § 7.
Sect. 88A revised, 1933, 329 § 13; repealed, 1941, 598 § 2.
Sect. 88B added, 1936, 176 (requiring that shucked scallops and
quahaugs in the shell be sold only by weight).
Sect. 90A added, 1935, 369 (relative to the sale and distribution of
eggs).
Sect. 90B added, 1938, 404 (estabUshing standard sizes in connec-
tion with the sale and distribution of eggs).
Sect. 92B added, under caption "meats and poultry", 1935, 97
(requiring the retail sale of meats and poultry to be by weight).
Sect. 98 amended, 1939, 261 § 8.
Sect. 99A amended, 1939, 261 § 9.
Sect. 118 amended, 1943, 332 § 1.
Sect. 119 amended, 1943, 332 § 2.
Sect. 120 amended, 1943, 332 § 3.
Sect. 120A amended, 1943, 332 § 4.
Sect. 123 amended, 1932, 180 § 15; 1943, 332 § 5.
Sect. 124 revised, 1943, 508 § 1.
Sect. 126 amended, 1946, 213 § 1.
Sect. 128 amended, 1946, 213 § 2.
Sect. 129 revised, 1946, 213 § 3.
Sect. 130 amended, 1946, 213 ^ 4.
Sect. 131 revised, 1943, 332 § 6.
Sect. 133 amended, 1943, 332 § 7; 1946, 213 § 5.
Sect. 133A added, 1946, 213 v 6 (further regulating the slaughtering
of certain animals).
Sect. 134 amended, 1946, 213 § 7.
Sect. 135 amended, 1943, 332 § 8.
Sect. 138 amended, 1943, 508 § 2.
Sect. 139 amended, 1946, 213 § 8.
Sect. 139 A added, 1945, 679 (relative to the establishment and oper-
ation of poultrj^ slaughtering houses) ; last paragraph revised, 1948, 339.
Chap. 94.] GENERAL LaWS. 949
Sect. 146, first paragraph amended, 1934, 340 § 6; 1943, 508 § 3.
(See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sect. 148, second paragraph amended, 1934, 340 § 6A. (See 1934,
340 § 18.)
Sect. 151 revised, 1943, 508 § 4.
Sect. 151 A added, 1948, 189 (regulating the sale of horse meat for
food in certain places).
Sects. 152A-152C added, 1934, 296 (relative to the sale and trans-
portation of poultry).
Sect. 152 A amended, 1935, 157 § 1.
Sect. 152B revised, 1935, 157 § 2.
Sect. 153A added, 1933, 116 (relative to the sale of meat and meat
products containing certain preservatives); revised, 1933, 311;
1945, 165.
Sect. 172 revised, 1939, 122.
Sect. 174A added, 1945, 92 § 1 (fixing standard weights of containers
for certain flours, etc.) ; revised, 1946, 92.
Sect. 175 repealed, 1945, 92 § 2.
Sect. 177 revised, 1946, 176.
Sect. 181 amended, 1939, 261 § 10.
Sect. 182 amended, 1939, 261 § 11.
Sect. 184 amended, 1939, 261 § 12.
Sect. 185A repealed. 1937, 341 § 4.
Sect. 186 revised, 1948, 598 § 1.
Sect. 187 revised, 1948, 598 § 2.
Sect. 187A added, 1948, 598 § 3 (further regulating the sale of cer-
tain harmful drugs).
Sect. 189, first sentence amended, 1948, 598 § 4.
Sect. 189A added, 1948, 598 § 5 (relative to the adulteration or
misbranding of food and drugs).
Sect. 192 revised, 1948, 598 § 6.
Sect. 193 revised, 1948, 598 § 7.
Skct. 196 repealed, 1948, 598 § 8.
Sect. 197, paragraph in lines 10-15 revised, 1935, 412 § 1; amended,
1943, 305 § 1; fourth paragraph revised, 1943, 305 § 2.
Sect. 198 amended, 1935, 412 § 2; sixth sentence revised, 1948, 473.
Sects. 198 A and 198B added, 1935, 412 § 3 (relative to the licensing
of certain deahngs in narcotic drugs).
Sect. 201 amended, 1935, 412 § 4.
Sect. 203 amended, 1935, 412 § 5.
Sect. 206 amended, 1935, 412 § 6.
Sect. 209 revised, 1945, 509.
Sect. 211 amended, 1935, 412 § 7; revised, 1938, 321 § 1.
Sect. 212 amended, 1938, 321 § 2.
Sect. 212A added, 1938, 321 § 3 (providing for the arrest without
a warrant and punishment of a person present where a narcotic drug
is unlawfully kept or deposited).
Sect. 214 amended, 1935, 412 § 8; 1943, 357.
Sect. 215 amended, 1935, 412 § 9.
Sect. 217 amended, 1935, 412 § 10.
Sect. 225, paragraph added at end, 1939, 69.
Sect. 239A amended, 1939, 261 § 13.
Sect. 244 amended, 1941, 155 § 1.
950 Changes in the [Chap. 94.
Sect. 245 revised, 1933, 94 § 2; amended, 1939, 261 § 13A; revised,
1941 155 § 2.
Sect. 246 revised, 1941, 155 § 4.
Sect. 248 amended, 1934, 184; 1939, 261 § 14; revised, 1943, 241 § 1;
amended, 1946, 222.
Sect. 249A amended, 1939, 261 § 15.
Sect. 249B amended, 1939, 261 § 16.
Sect. 249E revised, 1943, 241 § 2.
Sect. 249E3^ added, 1943, 241 § 3 (relative to the allowable amount
of non-combustible residue of coal and coke).
Sect. 249F amended, 1939, 261 § 17; 1943, 241 § 4.
Sect. 249G added, under caption "material for road construc-
tion", 1933, 94 § 1 (authorizing certain oflBcers to direct the weighing
of material for road construction); amended, 1939, 261 § 17A; repealed,
1941, 155 § 3.
Sect. 250 revised, 1933, 67 § 6.
Sect. 252 amended, 1933, 67 § 7.
Sect. 254 amended, 1933, 67 § 8.
Sect. 255 amended, 1933, 67 § 9.
Sect. 256 revised, 1933, 67 § 10.
Sect. 257 revised, 1933, 67 § 11.
Sect. 258 revised, 1933, 67 § 12.
Sect. 261A amended, 1938, 363 § 2.
Sect. 261B amended, 1938, 363 § 3.
Sect. 261C revised, 1938, 363 § 4.
Sect. 261D revised, 1938, 363 § 5.
Sect. 261E, paragraph added at end, 1938, 363 § 6.
Sects. 261H-261L stricken out, and new sections 261H-261L in-
serted, 1937, 288 § 1. (See 1937, 288 § 2.)
Sect. 261H, paragraph added at end, 1938, 363 § 7.
Sect. 261K amended, 1938, 363 § 8.
Sect. 261L revised, 1938, 363 § 9.
Sects. 261A-261L stricken out, and new sections 261A~261K inserted,
1946, 377 § 2.
Sect. 270, paragraph added at end, 1937, 176.
Sects. 270A and 270B added, 1935, 439 (providing for the steriliza-
tion of feathers, down and second-hand material intended for use in
the manufacture of any article of bedding or of upholstered furniture).
Sect. 270C added, 1939, 196 § 2 (relative to the marking of certain
articles of bedding and upholstered furniture consisting in whole or in
part of second-hand metal).
Sect. 270D added, 1939, 351 (further regulating the sale within the
commonwealth of articles of bedding and upholstered furniture); re-
pealed, 1941, 57.
Sect. 276 amended, 1939, 196 § 3.
Sect. 277A added, 1941, 422 (requiring the marking or labelling of
furs, imitation furs and articles made therefrom, and prohibiting mis-
representation in such marks or labels).
Sect. 283 amended, 1939, 261 § 17B.
Sect. 295A added, under heading "petroleum products", 1933,
228 (relative to prevention of fraud and misrepresentation in the sale
of gasoline, lubricating oils and other motor fuels, and to prevention
of the adulteration thereof).
CiiAf's. 94A-97.] General Laws. 951
Sects. 295B and 295C added, 1938, 411 (prohibiting and penalizing
the use of misleading signs relating to the price of gasoline and other
motor fuel).
Sect. 295C revised, 1939, 218.
Sects. 295A-295C stricken out, and new sections 295A-2950 in-
serted, 1939, 459 § 1 (further regulating the advertising and sale of
motor fuel at retail). (See 1939, 459 § 3.)
Sect. 295G revised, 1941, 311.
Sect. 298 amended, 1934, 109 § 1.
Sect. 299 amended, 1934, 109 § 2.
Sects. 303A-303E added, under caption "methyl or wood alco-
hol", 1934, 372 § 3 (relative to such alcohol and to certain preparations
containing such alcohol).
Sect. 303 A amended, 1935, 342; 1936, 53.
Sect. 303B amended, 1937, 177 § 1.
Sect. 303C revised, 1937, 177 § 2.
Sect. 303F added, under caption "fuel oils", 1935, 95 (regulating
the sale of fuel oils).
Sect. 305A amended, 1937, 362 § 5. (See 1937, 362 § 7.)
Chapter 94A. — Milk Control,
New chapter inserted, 1941, 691 § 2. (See 1941, 691 §§ 3-6.)
(For prior temporary legislation estabhshing within the department
of agriculture a milk control board, and defining its powers and duties,
see 1934, 376; term of office of said board extended, 1936, 300; 1938.
334; 1939,413; 1941, 418 § 1; 631 § 1; legislation amended, 1937,428;
1938,279; 1939,302.)
Sect. 12A added, 1943, 445 (defining the powers and duties of the
milk control board in case of a failure to pay the official minimum price
for the sale or delivery of milk).
Sect. 13, subsections (e) and (/) added at end, 1945, 134 (relative to
the furnishing to the milk control board of certain information by
licensed milk dealers); first paragraph of subsection (e) revised, 1946,
312. (See 1945, 409.)
Sect. 22 revised, 1943, 164.
Sect. 22A added, 1943, 147 (in aid of the construction and enforce-
ment of the state milk control law, so called).
Chapter 95. — Measuring of Leather.
Sect. 1 amended, 1939, 261 § 18.
Chapter 96. — Measurement of Lumber.
Sect. IIA added, 1945, 145 (adopting the international log rule as
standard for determining the board feet content of saw logs).
Chapter 97. — Surveying of Land.
Sects. 8-13 added, 1941, 47 (defining and authorizing the use of a
system of plane co-ordinates for designating and stating positions of
points on the surface of the earth within the commonwealth).
952 Changes in the [Chai-s. 98-ioi.
Chapter 98. — Weights and Measures.
Sect. 1 amended, 1939, 261 § 19.
Sect. 12, second paragraph revised, 1948, 373.
Sect. 14A amended, 1936, 73.
Sect. 20 amended, 1934, 373 § 3.
Sect. 21 amended, 1934, 373 § 4.
Sect. 22 amended, 1939, 261 § 19A; revised, 1941, 59.
Sect. 29, paragraph added at end, 1945, 273.
Sect. 30 repealed, 1935, 60 § 2.
Sect. 32 amended, 1935, 60 § 3.
Sect. 37 amended, 1936, 72.
Sect. 41 amended, 1941, 462.
Sect. 56, paragraph (6K) added, 1934, 98 (establishing fees for seal-
ing certain liquid-measuring meters); section revised, 1937, 74; para-
graph (63^) added, 1937, 305 § 1. (See 1937, 305 § 2.)
Sect. 56 A added, 1941, 60 (relative to the location of scales and other
weighing devices used in weighing food sold at retail by weight).
Chapter 99. — The Metric System of Weights and Measures.
Sect. 1 amended, 1939, 261 § 20.
Sect. 3 amended, 1939, 261 § 21.
Sect. 4 amended, 1939, 261 § 22.
Chapter 100. — Auctioneers.
Sect. 1, paragraph added at end, 1936, 209 § 1.
Sect. 2 revised, 1941, 81; 1948, 550 § 11.
Sect. 5 amended, 1932, 156 § 1.
Sect. 6 revised, 1948, 550 § 12.
Sect. 14 revised, 1932, 156 § 2; 1948, 550, § 13.
Sect. 16 revised, 1932, 156 § 3.
Sects. 18-21 added, 1936, 209 § 2 (relative to bankruptcy auctions
and other auctions of similar type and relative to certain fraudulent
practices at auctions).
Sect. 18 revised, 1948, 550 § 14.
Chapter 101. — Transient Vendors, Hawkers and Pedlers.
Sect. 1, second paragraph revised, 1936, 218; section amended, 1941,
490 § 21.
Sect. 2 amended, 1948, 372.
Sect. 3 amended, 1939, 261 § 23; 1941, 490 § 22; second sentence
revised, 1948, 493 § 1. (See 1948, 493 § 5.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1933, 254 § 64. (See 1933. 254 § 66.)
Sect. 6A added, 1938, 85 (providing that applications for transient
vendors' licenses shall contain irrevocable power of attorney for service
of process, and providing for service of process under authority thereof).
Sect. 15 amended, 1937, 214; revised, 1937, 333.
Sect. 16 revised, 1935, 42; amended, 1937, 130.
Sect. 19 amended, 1934, 114; 1937, 73.
Sect. 22, sentence added at end, 1948, 493 § 2 (See 1948, 493 § 5.).
Sect. 23, sentence added at end, 1948, 493 § 3. (See 1948, 493 § 5.)
Ch.u's. 102-1 lo.j General Laws. 953
Sect. 24 amended, 1936, 74; 1945, 493, § 1; sentence added at end,
1948, 493 § 4. (See 1945, 493 § 2; 1948, 493 § 5.)
Sect. 27 amended, 1941, 490 § 23.
Sect. 30 amended, 1934, 77.
Sect. 32 amended, 1941, 490 § 24.
Sect. 33 amended, 1945, 160.
Chapter 102. — Shipping and Seamen, Harbors and Harbor Masters.
Sect. 15 revised, 1932, 232 § 1.
Sect. 15A added, 1932, 232 § 2 (penalty for improper operation of
motor and other boats).
Sect. 17 revised, 1932, 57.
Chapter 105. — Public Warehouses.
Sect. 1 amended, 1935, 310 § 1.
Sects. 2A and 2B added, 1935, 122 § 1 (relative to the termination
of liability of sureties on bonds furnished by public warehousemen).
(See 1935, 122 § 3.)
Sect. 2C added, 1947, 499 (authorizing the keeping and maintenance
of certain pubhc warehouses without a license).
Sect. 6 revised, 1935, 122 § 2. (See 1935, 122 § 3.)
Sect. 9, clause (h) revised, 1935, 310 § 2.
Sect. 26 amended, 1948, 145.
Sect. 33, paragraph added at end, 1946, 172.
Chapter 107. — Money and Negotiable Instruments.
Sect. 5 revised, 1947, 55.
Sect. 31 amended, 1941, 215.
Sect. Ill A added, 1947, 167 (relative to the time for payment by
banks of checks and other instruments).
Chapter 107A. — Assignments of Accounts Receivable.
New chapter inserted, 1945, 141 § 1. (See 1945, 141, § 2.)
Chapter 108A. — Partnerships.
Sect. 34, first paragraph amended, 1932, 180 § 16.
Chapter 110. — Labels, Trade Marks, Names and Registration thereof.
Sect. 4B added, 1946, 169 !i 1 (penalizing the use for trade purposes
of the words "Army", "Navy" and other words denoting branches of
the United States Government); amended, 1948, 466. (See 1946,
169, § 3.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1948, 550 § 15.
Sect. 7A added, 1947, 307 (authorizing injunctive relief in certain
cases of trade mark infringement or unfair competition).
Sect. 17 revised, 1948, 550 § 16.
Sect. 21 amended, 1934, 373 § 5; revised, 1948, 550 § 17.
Sect. 26 amended, 1946, 169 § 2.
954 Changes in the [Chaps. iiOA, in
Chapter llOA. — Promotion and Sale of Securities.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter inserted, 1932, 290 § 1. (See 1932,
290 §§ 3, 4.)
The following references are to the new chapter llOA:
Sect. 2, paragraph (a) revised, 1939, 442 § 4; paragraph (c) amended,
1936, 316; 1938, 445 § 2; paragraph (/) revised, 1938, 445 § 3.
Sect. 3, paragraph (iV^) inserted, 1945, 288 § 1; last paragraph
revised, 1945, 288 § 2.
Sect. 4, paragraph (g) revised, 1938, 445 § 4; paragraph (j) added,
1938, 445 § 5.
Sect. 5, paragraph inserted before the last paragraph, 1938, 445 § 6.
Sect. 9, last sentence stricken out, 1938, 445 § 7.
Sect. 10, fourth sentence stricken out and two new sentences inserted,
1938, 445 § 8.
Sect. 11 A added, 1938, 445 § 9 (regulating the sale by a corporation
of its securities to employees). [For prior legislation, see General Laws,
chapter 155 § 23A, repealed by 1938, 445 § 13.]
Sect. 12 revised, 1938, 445 § 10; last paragraph amended, 1939,
442 § 5.
Sect. 12A added, 1938, 445 § 11 (relative to the modifying or annul-
ling by the commission of orders or findings made by the director of the
securities division and to review of such action) ; repealed, 1939, 442 § 6.
Sect. 13 amended, 1936, 68.
Sect. 18 revised, 1938, 445 § 12.
Chapter 111. — Public Health.
Sect. 1, paragraph added at end, 1938, 265 § 6.
Sect. 3 revised, 1946, 152.
Sect. 5, paragraph added at end, 1941, 388; same paragraph re-
vised, 1945, 615.
Sect. 5A added, 1941, 612 (relative to the preparation and distribu-
tion by the department of public health of products applicable to the
prevention or cure of diseases of man).
Sect. 6 revised, 1938, 265 § 7; sentence added at end, 1948, 129 § 1.
Sect. 11 revised, 1934, 328 § 1.
Sect. 12 revised, 1943, 331 § 1.
Sect. 13, last sentence revised, 1943, 331 § 2.
Sect. 15 amended, 1934, 340 § 7. (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sect. 16 amended, 1934, 340 § 8. (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sect. 17 amended, 1937, 340.
Sect. 20 revised, 1947, 76.
Sect. 24 amended, 1937, 365; revised, 1939, 234; 1945, 292 § 10.
Sect. 26 revised, 1946, 268 ^ 1.
Sects. 26A-26E added, 1946, 268 >> 2 (relative to the replacement of
a board of health of a city bv a health department).
Sect. 27A revised, 1932, 209.
Sect. 31 amended, 1937, 285.
Sect. 31 A stricken out, and new sections 31 A and 3 IB inserted, 1937,
282.
Sect. 31 A, paragraph added at end, 1945, 423.
Sects. 34-43 and 46-49, and the caption preceding section 34,
repealed, 1937, 362 § 6. (See 1937, 362 §§ 1-5, 7.)
Sect. 51 revised, 1943, 16 § 1.
Chap. 111.] GENERAL LaWS. 955
Sect. 53 amended, 1943, 16 § 2.
Sect. 54 amended, 1943, 16 § 3.
Sect. 57A added, 1943, 436 § 1 (permitting the department of public
health to establish and maintain cancer clinics). (See 1943, 436 § 2.)
Sect. 65A amended, 1936, 346 § 1; 1941, 506; revised, 1948, 412.
(See 1936, 346 § 2.)
Sect. 65B added, 1945, 453 (providing for the admission of children
suffering from rheumatic heart disease to the North Reading state
sanatorium).
Sect. 66 amended, 1934, 219; first sentence revised, 1947, 630.
(See 1936, 346 s^ 2.)
Sect. 66A added, 1937, 392 (permitting the admission to state sana-
toria and county tuberculosis hospitals, for purposes of diagnosis and
observation, of certain patient.s with diseases of the lungs other than
recognizable tuberculosis).
Sects. 67A-67D added, under caption "care of certain infants
PREMATURELY BORN", 1937, 332.
Sect. 67 A revised, 1939, 246 § 1.
Sect. 67C revised, 1939, 246 § 2; amended, 1945, 535.
Sect. 69A amended, 1936, 337 § 1.
Sect. 69C amended, 1936, 337 § 2.
Sect. 70 amended, 1941, 194 § 5, 389 § 1; 1945, 291.
Sects. 71-73 stricken out and sections 71-72A and 73 inserted, 1941,
661 § 1. (See 1941, 661 § 2.)
Sect. 71, sentence inserted after first sentence, 1945, 527; fifth
sentence amended, 1945, 521.
Sects. 71-72A and 73 stricken out and new sections 71-72A and 73
inserted, 1948, 618 § 1. (See 1948, 618 § 3.)
Sect. 74 amended, 1941, 72.
Sects. 78-90 affected (as to district of Chelsea, Revere and Win-
throp), 1934, 78.
Sect. 78 revised, 1946, 310 § 1. (See 1945, 505.)
Sect. 79 revised, 1936, 343.
Sect. 83 A added, 1933, 318 § 6 (relative to the indemnification or
protection of officers and employees of tuberculosis hospital districts
in connection with actions for personal injuries arising out of the
operation of vehicles owned by such districts); amended, 1934, 291
§ 5. (See 1933, 318 § 9; 1934, 291 § 6.)
Sect. 85, first sentence revised, 1943, 414 § 1; section revised, 1943,
500 § 1. (See 1943, 500 § 3.)
Sect. 85A revised, 1932, 65.
Sect. 87 amended, 1945, 398 § 1.
Sect. 87A added, 1945, 398 § 2 (providing tliat trustees of Bristol
count V tuberculosis hospital shall be appointed by the governor). (See
1945,398 §§4,5.)
Sect. 88 revised, 1943, 500 § 2; 1946, 310 ii 2. (See 1943, 500 >; 3.)
Sect. 88A added, 1943, 500 § 2 (relative to charges for the support
of patients in county tuberculosis hospitals); revised, 1946, 310 jj 3.
(See 1943. 500 - 3.)
Sect. 96 revised, 1938, 265 § 8.
Sect. 96A added, 1938, 265 § 9 (regulating the transportation to
another town of a person infected with a disease dangerous to public-
health).
Sect. 97 revised, 1938, 265 § 10.
956 Changes in the [Chap. 112.
Sect. 104 revised, 1938, 265 § 11.
Sect. 107 revised, 1938, 265 § 12.
Sect. 109 revised, 1938, 265 § 13.
Sect. 109 A added, 1936, 115 (relative to the treatment of infants'
eyes at time of birth) ; amended, 1943, 46.
Sect. 110, second sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 17.
Sect. Ill, revised, 1938, 265 § 14; second paragraph revised, 1948,
129 § 2.
Sect. 112 amended, 1938, 265 § 15.
Sect. 113 revised, 1938, 265 § 16.
Sect. 116, sentence in lines 24-32 amended, 1943, 275 § 1.
Sect. 116A added, under caption "chronic rheumatism", 1937, 393
(providing for the hospitalization of patients with chronic rheumatism).
Sect. 117jevised, 1935, 155; 1937, 391; amended, 1948, 129, § 3.
Sect. 118 amended, 1933, 44; 1948, 129 § 4.
Sect. 119 amended, 1948, 129 § 5.
Sect. 120 repealed, 1948, 120.
Sect. 121 revised, 1945, 555; first two sentences revised, 1948, 129 § 6.
Sect. 121A added, 1939, 407 (requiring a serological test for syphilis
of pregnant women).
Sect. 122A added, 1947, 148 (increasing the powers of boards of
health with respect to the supplying of water for domestic purposes in
places of habitation and in places where the public is furnished food or
drink).
Sect. 127 revised, 1937, 339.
Sect. 128, two paragraphs added at end, 1943, 468; first of said
paragraphs amended, 1947, 631 § 2; paragraph inserted after same
paragraph, 1947, 631 § 2.
Sect. 141 revised, 1937, 278.
Sect. 143 revised, 1933, 269 § 2; 1948, 480 § 1.
Sect. 147 amended, 1948, 480 § 2.
Sect. 151 amended, 1943, 332 § 9.
Sect. 154 amended, 1934, 340 § 9. (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sect. 173A added, 1938, 293 (extending the jurisdiction of certain
police officers employed to protect pubhc sources of water supply from
pollution).
Sect. 173B added, 1943, 84 (authorizing water commissioners and
others to enter premises within the watersheds of certain sources of
supply).
Sect. 175 revised, 1941, 353.
Sects. 176-180 repealed, 1938, 265 § 17.
Sect. 184A added, 1939, 344 (authorizing the state department of
public health to issue certificates of approval relative to bacteriological
laboratories); second paragraph amended, 1946, 155 § 1; paragraph
added at end, 1946, 155 § 2.
Sect. 185A added, 1945, 543 § 2 (relative to the furnishing of certain
material for use in determining and recording the physical condition
of school children).
Chapter 112. — Registration of Certain Professions and Occupations.
Sect. 2, second sentence revised, 1933, 171 § 1, 1936, 247 § 1; three
paragraphs added at end of section, 1936, 247 § 2; section amended,
1938, 210; paragraph added at end, 1939, 415 § 1; section revised, 1939,
CnAi'. 112.1 Gewekal Laws. 957
451 § 37; amended, 1941, 722 § 9; second sentence stricken out and
four sentences inserted, 1945, 396 § 1; fifth and sixth sentences (as
appearing in 1939, 451 § 37) revised, 1948, 28; third paragraph re-
vised, 1945, 396 § 2; paragraph inserted after fourth paragraph, 1948,
413; paragraph added at end, 1946, 365. Affected, 1938, 259: 1948,
221. See 1933, 171 § 2; 1936, 247 §§ 3-6; 1939, 415 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 2A amended, 1945, 396 § 3.
Sect. 5 revised, 1937, 425 § 12. (See 1937, 425 § 15.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1948, 550 § 18.
Sect. 9 revised, 1933, 152; 1945, 186.
Sect. 12 amended, 1948, 129 § 7.
Sect. 12A amended, 1943, 41.
Sect. 13 amended, 1937, 425 § 2. (See 1937, 425 § 15.)
Sect. 14 amended, 1937, 425 § 3. (See 1937, 425 § 15.)
Sect. 15 amended, 1937, 425 § 4. (See 1937, 425 § 15.)
Sect. 16 revised, 1937, 425 § 5; 1948, 557. (See 1937, 425 § 15.)
Sect. 17 revised, 1937, 425 § 6. (See 1937, 425 § 15.)
Sect. 17A added, 1937, 425 § 7 [defining certain duties of the board
of registration in chiropody (podiatry)]. (See 1937, 425 § 15.)
Sect. 18 amended, 1937, 425 § 8. (See 1937, 425 § 15.)
Sect. 19 amended, 1937, 425 § 9. (See 1937, 425 § 15.)
Sect. 20 amended, 1937, 425 § 10. (See 1937, 425 § 15.)
Sect. 21 amended, 1937, 425 § 11; revised, 1948, 550 § 19. (See
1937, 425 § 15.)
Sect. 23 repealed, 1937, 425 § 13. (See 1937, 425 § 15.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1932, 227; 1933, 126; 1937, 343 § 1; revised,
1941, 52 § 1; amended, 1945, 502 § 1. (See 1941, 52 § 2; 1943, 165;
1945, 502 §§ 2, 4.) Temporarily affected, 1948, 631.
Sect. 24A added, 1945, 502 § 3 (relative to registrations and renewal
of registrations as pharmacists and assistant pharmacists). (See 1945,
502 § 4.)
Sect. 24B added, 1946, 194 (relative to standards for schools and
colleges of pharmacy); revised, 1947, 503.
Sect. 27 revised, 1934, 328 § 2; amended, 1937, 343 § 2.
Sect. 30 amended, 1937, 343 § 3.
Sect. 32 amended, 1934, 328 § 3.
Sect. 34 amended, 1934, 328 § 4.
Sect. 35 amended, 1934, 328 § 5; 1935, 300; 1937, 343 § 4; revised,
1948, 539 § 1.
Sect. 36 revised, 1934, 328 § 6.
Sects. 36A-36D added, 1948, 539 § 2 (relative to the licensing of
persons engaged in the sale, distribution or delivery, at wholesale, of
drugs and medicines).
Sect. 38 revised, 1934, 236.
Sect. 39 amended, 1939, 138.
Sect. 40 amended, 1934, 328 § 6A; 1937, 343 § 5.
Sect. 42A added, 1937, 343 § 6 (relative to the retail drug business
and pharmacy).
Sect. 45, second sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 18; paragraph added
at end, 1939, 415 § 2. (See 1939, 415 § 3; 1948, 221.)
Sect. 46, clause Third amended, 1934, 108.
Sect. 49 revised, 1948, 270.
Sect. 50 amended, 1935, 344.
958 Changes in the [Chap. 112.
Sect. 52 revised, 1948, 123.
Sects. 52A and 52B added, 1934, 281 (relative to methods and prac-
tices of dentists and dental hygienists).
Sect. 52A revised, 1937, 253.
Sect. 55 amended, 1937, 66; revised, 1939, 251 § 1; first paragraph
amended, 1945, 724. (See 1939, 251 §§ 2, 3, 4; 1945, 711.)
Sect. 59 revised, 1948, 224.
Sects. 60A-60J added under caption "registration op archi-
tects", 1941, 696 § 2. (See 1941, 696 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 60A, preliminary paragraph amended, 1945, 265 § 2.
Sect. 60C, clause (c) revised, 1943, 167.
Sects. 60K-60M added, 1945, 265 § 1 (further regulating the prac-
tice of architecture).
Sects. 66-73 stricken out, and new sections 66-73 inserted, 1934,
339 § 2.
Sect. 70 revised, 1948, 550 § 20.
Sect. 72 amended, 1938, 434 § 1. (See 1938, 434 § 4.)
Sect. 73 amended, 1938, 434 § 2. (See 1938, 434 § 4.)
Sect. 73A added, 1937, 287 § 1 (regulating advertising in connection
with the sale of eyeglasses, lenses or eyeglass frames). (See 1937, 287
§2.)
Sect. 73B added, 1938, 434 § 3 (further regulating optometrists with
respect to premises where practice may be carried on and to the sharing
of their fees). (See 1938, 434 § 4.)
Sects. 74-81 stricken out, and new sections 74-81C added, 1941,
620 § 3. (See 1941, 620 §§ 1, 4-12.)
Sect. 74, third sentence amended, 1948, 108.
Sects. 81A-81Q inserted under caption "registration of profes-
sional engineers and of land surveyors", 1941, 643 § 2. (See
1941, 643 §§ 3-5.)
Sect. 81 A, as so inserted, amended and renumbered SID, 1941,
722 5 9A
Sect. 81L amended, 1941, 722 § 9B.
Sects. 81B-81Q, inclusive, inserted by 1941, 643 § 2, renumbered
81E-81T, inclusive, 1941, 722 § 9C.
Sects. 82-87, and caption before said section 82, stricken out, and
new sections 82-87 inserted, under caption "registration of em-
BALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS", 1936, 407 § 3. (See 1936, 407
Sect. 82, definition of "Apprentice" inserted, 1945, 596 § 1; defini-
tion of "Funeral directing", revised, 1939, 160 § 1.
Sect. 83, third paragraph amended, 1939, 160 § 4; section revised,
1945, 596 § 2; 1948, 491.
Sect. 85 amended, 1941, 232.
Sect. 87 amended, 1937, 13; 1939, 160 § 2.
Sects. 87F-87S. See 1937, 184.
Sect. 87F, paragraph contained in hnes 4-9 revised, 1934, 260 § 1;
"Instructor" and "Apprentice" defined, 1948, 579 § 1.
Sect. 87H, four sentences added at end, 1934, 260 § 2; section
amended, 1936, 314 § 1; second paragraph amended, 1937, 94; same
paragraph revised, 1941, 619 § 1. (See 1941, 619 § 2.)
Sect. 871 amended, 1936, 314 § 2; revised, 1948, 579 § 2.
Sect. 87K, paragraph added at end, 1936, 314 § 3.
Chaps. 113, 114.] GENERAL LaWS. 959
Sect. 87M amended, 1936, 314 § 4.
Sect. 870 amended, 1933, 149 § 2. (See 1933, 149 § 3.)
Sect. 87P amended, 1934, 260 § 3.
Sect. 87R amended, 1936, 314 § 5.
Sects. 87T-87JJ added, under caption "registration of hair-
dressers", 1935, 428 § 2. (See 1935, 428 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 87T, definition of "Apprentice" stricken out and definition of
"Instructor" added, 1941, 626 § 1; definition of "shop" revised,
1941, 626 § 2; section revised, 1943, 565 § 1.
Sect. 87U amended, 1937, 385 § 2; revised, 1941, 626 § 3.
Sect. 87V amended, 1937, 385 § 3; revised, 1941, 626 § 4; 1943,
565 § 2.
Sect. 87W amended, 1937, 385 § 4; revised, 1941, 626 § 5; 1943,
565 § 3; sentence added at end, 1946, 550 § 2.
Sect. 87X revised, 1941, 626 § 6; 1943, 565 § 4.
Sect. 87Z amended, 1937, 385 § 5; revised, 1943, 565 § 5.
Sect. 87 AA revised, 1941, 626 § 7; 1943, 565 § 6.
Sect. 87BB amended, 1937, 385 § 6; revised, 1943, 565 § 7.
Sect. 87CC revised, 1941, 626, § 8; 1943, 565 § 8; fiist paragraph
amended, 1948, 347.
Sect. 87DD revised, 1943, 565 § 9.
Sect. 87EE revised, 1937, 385 § 7.
Sect. 87GG revised, 1941, 626 § 9; 1943, 565 § 10; sentence added
at end, 1946, 550 § 3.
Sect. 87II amended, 1937, 385 § 8; revised, 1941, 626 § 10; 1943,
565 § 11.
Sect. 87 JJ revised, 1941, 626 § 11; 1943, 565 § 12.
Sect. 88, clause (3) amended, 1941, 626 § 13.
Chapter 113. — Promotion of Anatomical Science.
Sect. 1 amended, 1941, 351 § 7.
Chapter 114. — Cemeteries and Burials.
Sect. 1 amended, 1936, 319 § 1. (See 1936, 319 § 7.)
Sect. 6 amended, 1936, 319 § 2. (See 1936, 319 § 7.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1936, 319 § 3. (See 1936, 319 § 7.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1936, 319 § 4. (See 1936, 319 § 7.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1936, 319 § 5. (See 1936, 319 § 7.)
Sect. 19 revi.sed, 1948, 550 § 48. (See 1948, 550 § 51.)
Sect. 20, sentence added at end, 1948, 550 § 49. (See 1948, 550 § 51.)
Sect. 24 revised, 1948, 550 § 50. (See 1948, 550 § 51.)
Sect. 25 amended, 1934, 85 § 1. (See 1934, 85 § 2.)
Sects. 43A-43N added, under caption "miscellaneous provisions",
1936, 319 § 6 (relative to the ownership, maintenance and operation of
cemeteries and crematories and to the disposal of dead human bodies).
(See 1936, 319 § 7.)
Sect. 430 added, 1948, 497 (prohibiting the sale of monuments for
cemetery lots by certain corporations).
Sect. 49 revised, 1936, 407 § 4; last paragraph amended, 1939, 160
§ 3. (See 1936, 407 §§ 5-8.)
960 Changes in the [Chaps, lis, ii6.
Chapter 115. — Veterans' Benefits (former title, State and Military Aid,
Soldiers' Relief, etc.).
For legislation providing for payments for the benefit of soldiers and
sailors serving in the present war, see 1942, 11; 1943, 211; 1945, 366;
1946, 584.
Sect. 1, paragraph in third line revised, 1943, 455 § 3; 1945, 393 § 7.
Sect. 2A added, 1932, 113 (requiring the furnishing of information
to the commissioner of state aid and pensions by certain banks and
other depositories relative to certain deposits therein); paragraph
added at end, 1943, 455 § 4.
Sect. 6, first paragraph amended, 1945, 633 § 1; fourth paragraph
amended, 1943, 455 § 5; sixth paragraph amended, 1943, 455 § 6;
twelfth paragraph amended, 1945, 633 § 2; sixteenth paragraph
amended, 1943, 455 § 7.
Sect. 7 amended, 1937, 273 § 1; revised, 1938, 316 § 1.
Sect. 9 amended, 1943, 455 § 8.
Sect. 10, second paragraph amended, 1943, 455 § 9; 1945, 633 § 3.
Sect. 12A added, 1933, 363 (making certain Massachusetts veterans
receiving hospital treatment outside the commonwealth eligible to
receive military aid).
Sect. 15 amended, 1932, 106.
Sect. 17, first paragraph amended, 1936, 77; 1939, 295; paragraph
added, 1932, 63; section revised, 1945, 633 § 4.
Sect, 18, sentence added at end of first paragraph, 1933, 323; para-
graph added at end, 1932, 270.
Sect. 19 amended, 1932, 250; 1934, 336 § 1; 1937, 273 § 2; revised,
1938, 316 § 2; amended, 1943, 455 § 10.
Sect. 20 amended, 1932, 251; 1934, 336 § 2; revised, 1943, 455 § 11;
amended, 1945, 633 § 5.
Sect. 21 amended, 1943, 455 § 12.
Sect. 24 revised, 1945, 374 § 1. (See 1945, 374 § 2.)
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter (with new title) inserted, 1946,
584 § 1. (See 1946, 584, §§ 2, 21, 22.) The following references are to chapter
115 as so inserted:
Sect. 1, paragraph 6 revised, 1948, 510; paragraph 7 added, 1947,
444.
Sect. 2, seventh paragraph revised, 1948, 535 § 1.
Sect. 3A added, 1948, 96 § 1 (providing for the use of photostatic
copies of discharge papers of veterans in certain cases). (See 1948,
96 § 2.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1948, 535 § 2.
Sect. 7, first sentence revised, 1948, 535 § 3.
Sect. 8, last sentence revised, 1948, 535 § 4; section revised, 1948,
648.
Sects. 10-14 added, 1946, 599 § 1 (relative to local departments of
veterans' services). (See 1946, 599 §§ 2, 3; 1947, 1.)
Sect. 10, second paragraph revised, 1948, 229.
Sect. 15 added, 1948, 415 (providing for audit of accounts of dis-
tricts formed to establish departments of veterans' services).
Chapter 116. — Settlement.
Sect. 1, clause Fifth amended, 1943, 455 § 13.
Chaps. 117, 118.] GENERAL LaWS. 961
Sect. 2 revised. 1933, 213; amended, 1943, 379; 1946, 584 § 4. (See
1946, 584 ^ 22.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1946, 584 ^ 5. (See 1946, 584 § 22.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1943, 455 § 14; revised, 1946, 584 § 6; amended,
1948, 624 § 1. (See 1946, 584 § 22; 1948, 624 § 2.)
Chapter 117. — Support by Cities and Town*.
Sect. 1 amended, 1934, 124.
Sect. 2A added, 1933, 181 (authorizing local boards of public wel-
fare to aid needy persons in the cultivation of vegetable gardens).
Sect. 3A added, 1937, 277 (protecting needy persons from the public
view while applying for public relief and support).
Sect. 3B added, 1939, 127 (prohibiting local boards of public welfare
from making the institution of ejectment proceedings a prerequisite to
the payment by them of rent owed for dwelHngs by certain persons on
welfare relief).
Sect. 5 amended, 1937, 125; revised, 1948, 581 § 1.
Sect. 6 revised, 1936, 108.
Sect. 6A added, 1938, 211 (preventing discrimination against certain
persons with respect to the payment of welfare reUef).
Sect. 13, new sentence added at end, 1941, 608.
Sect. 14 revised, 1937, 113; amended, 1938, 275; 1939, 39 § 1. (See
1939, 39 § 2.)
Sect. 16 repealed, 1936, 328.
Sect. 17 amended, 1939, 370; 1941, 351 § 8; last sentence revised,
1945, 668 § 2. (See 1939, 454 § 21.)
Sect. 18 amended, 1934, 45; 1938, 425; revised, 1941, 351 § 9. (See
1939,454 §21.)
Sect. 18A added, 1938, 465 (relative to the payment by cities and
towns of the expense of the funeral and burial of certain poor and in-
digent persons); paragraph added at end, 1945, 668 § 1.
Sect. 19, paragraph added at end, 1937, 86.
Sect. 21 amended, 1941, 196.
Sect. 24 revised, 1935, 164; sentence added at end, 1943, 481.
Sect. 30, first sentence revised, 1948, 581 § 2.
Sect. 35 amended, 1932, 180 § 19.
Sects. 44-46 added, 1938, 476 (authorizing the establishment of pub-
lic welfare districts in cities and towns).
Chapter 118. — Aid to Dependent Children (former title. Aid to Mothers
with Dependent Children).
The following reference is to chapter 118, as appearing in the Tercente-
nary Edition:
Sect. 1 revised, 1935, 494 § 2. (See 1935, 494 § 1.)
Chapter stricken out and new chapter (with new title) inserted, 1936,
413 § 1. (See 1936, 413 § 2.)
The following references are to chapter 118, as inserted by 1936, 413 § 1:
Sect. 1 amended, 1939, 487.
Sect. 2 amended, 1941, 593 § 1; 1943, 97; 1945, 412; sentence in-
serted after fourth sentence, 1945, 532 § 1; section revised, 1946, 415;
1948, 418.
Sect. 2A added, 1945, 567 (relative to certain i)ersons in families
receiving aid under the law providing aid to dependent children).
962 Changes in the [Chap. iisA.
Sect. 4A added, 1943, 117 (permitting recipients of aid to dependent
children, so-called, to leave the commonwealth without suspension of
such aid); paragraph added at end, 1945, 458 § 1.
Sect. 5 revised, 1941, 593 § 2.
Sect. 6 revised, 1941, 405; two sentences added at end, 1943, 491.
(See 1939, 454 § 21.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1939, 248.
Sect. 9 amended, 1946, 584 ;,^ 7. (See 1946, 584 .^ 22.)
Chapter 118A. — Adequate Assistance to Certain Aged Citizens.
The following references are to chapter 118A, as appearing in the
Tercentenary Edition:
Sect. 1 amended, 1933, 219; revised, 1933, 328; amended, 1935, 494
§ 3. (See 1934, 374 § 3 subsection 15; 1935, 494 § 1.)
Sect. 2A added, 1933, 285 (providing for appeals by persons ag-
grieved by failure of cities and towns to render old age assistance).
Sect. 3 revised, 1932, 259 § 3.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 118A inserted, 1936, 436 § 1. (See
1936, 436 § 4.)
The following references are to chapter USA, as inserted by 1936, 436 § 1:
Sect. 1 amended, 1937, 440 § 1; last sentence amended, 1938, 274;
section revised, 1941, 729 § 1; 1943, 489 § 1; fourth sentence amended,
1948, 433; last sentence of first paragraph amended, 1945, 683 § 1;
paragraph inserted after first paragraph, 1948, 638; paragraph added
at end, 1943, 506; same paragraph revised, 1945, 532 § 2; paragraph
inserted before said paragraph, 1945, 441. (See 1941, 729 § 15; 1945,
683 § 4.)
Sect. 2 revised. 1937, 440 § 2; amended, 1941, 597 § 1; revised, 1941,
729 § 2; 1943, 489 § 2; 1945, 683 § 2. (See 1941, 729 § 15; 1945, 683
§4.)
Sect. 2A added, 1941, 729 § 3 (relative to the liability of children to
contribute to the support of aged parents); revised, 1943, 489 § 3;
1945, 683 § 3. (See 1941, 729 § 15; 1945, 683 § 4.)
Sect. 3 revised, 1937, 440 § 3; last sentence revised, 1938, 285; sec-
tion revised, 1939, 481.
Sect. 4 amended, 1938, 467; amended, 1941, 729 § 4; revised, 1943,
512. (See 1941, 729 §§ 14, 15.)
Sect. 4 A added,. 1941, 729 § 5 (making a recipient of old age assist-
ance'liable to repay the same in certain cases); revised, 1948, 581 § 3.
(See 1941, 729 § 15.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1938, 408; amended, 1941, 729 § 6; revised, 1946,
460. (See 1941, 729 § 15.)
Sect. 6A added, 1937, 165 (permitting recipients of old age assist-
ance, so called, to leave the commonwealth without suspension of such
assistance); amended, 1941, 729 § 7; revised, 1943, 470; paragraph
added at end, 1945, 458 § 2. (See 1941, 729 § 15.)
Sect. 8 amended, 1941, 729 § 8; two sentences inserted after third
sentence, 1943, 490. (See 1939, 454 § 21; 1941, 729 § 15.)
Sect. 9 revised, 1945, 541 § 3; amended, 1946, 584 § 8. (See 1946,
584 § 22.)
Sect. 10 revised, 1941, 597 § 2.
Sect. 11 added, 1941, 729 § 10 (establishing the old age assistance
fund); amended, 1945, 684. (See 1941, 729 §§ 9, 9A, 15.)
Chap. 119.] GENERAL LaWS. 963
Chapter 119. — Protection and Care of Children, and Proceedings against
Them.
Sect. 1 revised, 1941, 629 § 1; 1946, 547 § 1.
Sect. 2 revised, 1941, 629 $ 2; amended, 1946, 547 § 2.
Sect. 6 revised, 1941, 629 § 3; amended, 1946, 547 {j 3.
Sect. 9 amended, 1941, 629 § 4.
Sect. 10 amended, 1941, 629 § 5.
Sect. 11 revised, 1946, 547 ^^ 3A.
Sect. 12 revised, 1932, 180 § 20.
Sect. 13A added, 1945, 520 (relative to the responsibility of the board
of public welfare in a town where an infant has seemingly been aban-
doned).
Sect. 14 revised, 1941, 629 ^ 6; amended, 1946, 547 ^ 4.
Sect. 22 amended, 1941, 351 § 10.
Sect. 28 amended, 1941, 629 § 7.
Sect. 29 amended, 1941, 629 § 8.
Sect. 47 amended, 1946, 448 § 1- (See 1946, 448 § 2.)
Sect. 47A added, 1943, 504 (relative to the payment of expenses for
the support of certain neglected children).
Sect. 52, definition of "Delinquent child" amended, 1948, 310 § 3.*
Sect. 56 revised, 1943, 244 § 1.
Sect. 58, paragraph inserted after third paragraph, 1941, 264 § 1;
section revised, 1948, 310 § 4*; paragraph added at end, 1948, 385.
Sect. 58A amended, 1941, 194 § 6; revised ,11941, 327; 1947, 616;
repealed, 1948, 310 § 5.*
Sect. 59, second paragraph stricken out, 1941, 648 § 1.
Sect. 60 stricken out and new sections 60 and 60A inserted, 1938,
174 § 1 (relative to the use of information and records in cases of way-
wardness or delinquency).
Sect. 60 amended, 1948, 310 § 6.*
Sect. 61 amended, 1948, 310 § 7.*
Sect. 63 revised, 1932, 95 § 1.
Sect. 65 amended, 1932, 95 § 2.
Sect. 66 revised, 1941, 648 § 2; 1943, 244 § 2.
Sect. 67 amended, 1941, 648 § 3; revised, 1943, 244 § 2.
Sect. 68 revised, 1943, 244 § 2; 1948, 310 § 8.*
Sect. 69 revised, 1943, 244 § 2.
Sect. 69A added, 1948, 310 § 9 (providing that courts and certain
public officers and authorities shall make available to the youth service
board information relative to cases committed to said board).*
Sect. 72 amended, 1947, 235; revised, 1948, 310 § 10.*
Sect. 73 revised, 1945, 202; amended, 1948, 310 § 11.*
Sect. 74 amended, 1933, 196 § 1; revised, 1948, 310 § 12.*
Sect. 75 amended, 1933, 196 § 2; revised, 1948, 310, § 13.*
Sect. 76 revised, 1948, 310 § 14.*
Sect. 77 revised, 1948, 310 § 15.*
Sect. 79 amended, 1948, 310 § 16.*
Sect. 80 revised, 1948, 310 § 17.*
Sect. 81 amended, 1948, 310 § 18.*
Sect. 82 amended, 1948, 310 § 19.*
Sect. 83 revised, 1948, 310 § 20.*
* See 1948, 310 §§ 30, 31.
964 Changes in the [Chaps. 120, 121.
Chapter 120. — Youth Service Board and Massachusetts Training Schools
(former title, Massachusetts Training Schools).
Sect. 20, first sentence revised, 1945, 147. •
Sect. 21, first sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 21.
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter (with new title) inserted, 1948,
310 § 22. (See 1948, 310 §§ 30, 31.)
Chapter 121. — Powers and Duties of the Department of Public Welfare,
and the Massachusetts Hospital School.
Sect. 4 A added, 1941, 630 § 3 (relative to information concerning
recipients of old age assistance and aid to dependent children); re-
vised, 1945, 240 § 2.
Sect. 6 amended, 1941, 351 § 11; 1948, 310 § 25. (See 1948, 310
§§30,31.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1941, 351 § 12; revised, 1941, 404; amended,
1948, 310 § 26. (See 1948, 310 §§ 30, 31.)
Sect. 8 A added, 1935, 311 § 2 (relative to funds received by the
director of the division of aid and relief for the benefit of persons under
the care and supervision of the department); revised, 1941, 523.
Sect. 8B added, 1941, 618 (relative to the disposition of certain un-
claimed moneys held by the division of child guardianship for the bene-
fit of certain wards thereof).
Sect. 9 amended, 1941, 351 § 13.
Sect. 9A added, 1934, 167 (relative to the interstate transportation
of poor and indigent persons) ; sentence added at end, 1945, 458 § 3.
Sect. 12 amended, 1941, 351 § 14.
Sect. 13 amended, 1941, 351 § 15.
Sect. 15 amended, 1941, 351 § 16; repealed, 1948, 310 § 27. (See
1948, 310 §§ 30, 31.)
Sect. 22A repealed, 1948, 618 § 2. (See 1948, 618 § 3.)
Sect. 23 (and caption) amended, 1933, 364 § 2; section amended,
1935, 449 § 2; revised, 1935, 475 § 3. (See 1933, 364 § 8.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1933, 364 § 3. (See 1933, 364 § 8.)
Sect. 24A added, 1935, 449 § 2A (authorizing the acceptance and
use by the state board of housing of grants of federal funds).
Sect. 24B added, 1935, 485 § 1 (authorizing the state board of
housing to take land by eminent domain in order to aid or co-operate
with the United States with respect to federal housing projects).
Sect. 25 revised, 1933, 364 § 4. (See 1933, 364 § K.)
Sect. 26 amended, 1933, 364 § 5; revised, 1935, 475 § 4; amended,
1936, 211 § 6; 1947, 340 § 6. (See 1933, 364 § 8; 1936, 211 § 7.)
Sects. 26A-26H added, 1933, 364 § 6 (relative to the powers and
duties of the state board of housing, and to limited dividend corpora-
tions under its control.) (See 1933, 364 § 8.)
Sect. 26H revised, 1935, 449 § 3.
Sects. 26A-26H repealed, 1945, 654 § 2.
Sects. 26I-26BB, under caption "housinq authorities", added,
1935, 449 § 5 (relative to the establishment, powers and duties, and dis-
continuance, of local housing authorities).
Sect. 26Q, subsection (c) added, 1935, 485 § 2 (authorizing local
housing authorities to take land by eminent domain in order to aid or
co-operate with the United States with respect to federal housing
projects).
Chaps. 121A, 122.1 GENERAL LaWS. OOf)
Sects. 26I-26BB stricken out and new sections 26I-26II inserted,
1938, 484 § 1 (to relate the Massachusetts Housing Authority Law to
the United States Housing Act of 1937). (See 1938, 484 § 2; 1941, 269
§ 2; 1941, 317.)
Sect. 26W amended, 1943, 148.
Sect. 26AA, clause (d) stricken out and new clauses (d) and (e) in-
serted, 1941, 269 § 1.
Sect. 26BB, amended, 1941, 291.
Sect. 26DD revised, 1939, 26.
Sects. 26I-26n stricken out and new sections 26I-26NN inserted,
1946, 574 .^ 1. (See 1946, 574 § 2.)
Sect. 261 amended, 1948, 200 § 1.
Sect. 26J, definition of "Housing board" or "board" revised, 1948,
260 § 4; definition of "Veterans" revised, 1948, 200 § 2.
Sect. 26FF, clause (e) amended, 1948, 51.
Sect. 26KK, second paragraph revised, 1947, 486.
Sect. 26NN and caption preceding it stricken out and new sections
26NN-26QQ, under caption "Part V. State-Aided Projects", inserted,
1948, 200 § 3.
Sect. 27 repealed, 1933, 364 § 7.
Sect. 31 amended, 1948, 559.
Sect. 39 amended, 1941, 351 § 17.
Sect. 40 amended, 1941, 656 § 13. (See 1941, 656 § 17.)
Sect. 42 amended, 1932, 180 § 22; 1941, 406.
Chapter 121 A. — Urban Redevelopment Corporations.
New chapter inserted, 1945, 654 § 1.
Sect. 1, definition of "Decadent area" amended, 1947, 15.
Sect. 7, first two paragraphs revised, 1947, 487 § 1.
Sect. 7A added, 1946, 574 § 3 (relative to acquisition from housing
authorities of sites for urban redevelopment).
Sect. 12, paragraph added at end, 1947, 487 § 2.
Sect. 18A added, 1946, 129 (authorizing savings banks to invest in
urban redevelopment projects).
Chapter 122. — Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary (former title, State
Infirmary).
Sect. 1 amended, 1941, 351 § 19; revised, 1941, 596 § 25.
Sect. 2 amended, 1941, 351 § 20.
Sect. 2A amended, 1941, 351 § 21.
Sects. 2B-2E added, 1936, 295 (relative to Patients' Funds at the
state infirmary and the disposition of unclaimed property and moneys
represented by bank books belonging to former patients).
Sect. 2B amended, 1941, 351 i^ 22; revised, 1946, 331.
Sect. 2C amended, 1941, 351 § 23.
Sect. 2D revised, 1941, 351 § 24.
Sect. 2E revised, 1941, 351 § 25.
Sect. 3 amended, 1941, 351 § 26.
Sect. 4 amended, 1941, 351 § 27.
Sect. 5 amended, 1941, 351 § 28.
Sect. 6 amended, 1933, 345; 1941, 351 § 29.
Sect. 8 amended, 1941, 351 § 30.
Sect. 10 amended, 1941, 351 § 31.
966 Changes in the [Chap. 123.
Sect. 13 amended, 1941, 351 § 32.
Sect. 14 amended, 1941, 351 § 33.
Sect. 15 amended, 1936, 325; 1941, 351 § 34.
Sect. 16 amended, 1941, 351 § 35.
Sect. 17 amended, 1941, 351 § 36.
Sect. 18 amended, 1936, 378; 1941, 351 § 37; revised, 1941, 412;
first sentence amended, 1943, 275 § 2; fourth sentence stricken out and
two sentences inserted, 1943, 476; section revised, 1945, 583; fifth
sentence amended, 1947, 618; revised, 1948, 546. See 1939, 454 § 21.)
Sect. 20 amended, 1941, 351 § 38.
Sect. 20A added, 1941, 201 (penaUzing the unlawful possession,
handling or consumption of certain things by inmates of said hospital
and infirmary).
Sect. 23 amended, 1941, 351 § 39.
Sect. 24 revised, 1941, 191.
Chapter 123. — Commitment and Care of the Insane and Other Mental
Defectives.
For legislation relative to the establishment of the Norfolk state
hospital for the care of the criminal insane, see 1935, 421; 1939, 485;
1941, 194 §§ 20, 21, 722 §§ 12, 13.
Sect. 1, definition of "commissioner" and "department" revised,
1938, 486 § 7.
Sect. 4 revised, 1938, 486 § 8.
Sect. 8A added, 1935, 301 (providing for co-operation between the
departments of mental diseases and public works relative to roads at
state hospitals).
Sect. 10 amended, 1941, 490 § 25.
Sect. 13 revised, 1936, 286.
Sect. 15 amended, 1941, 656 § 14. (See 1941, 656 § 17.)
Sect. 16 revised, 1938, 486 § 9; amended, 1939, 500 § 1; 1947,
429 § 1. (See 1946, 324; 1947, 429 § 2.)
Sect. 16A amended, 1938, 486 § 10.
Sect. 19 repealed, 1935, 163.
Sect. 20A added, 1945, 311 (relative to commitment to the Veterans
Administration or other agencies of the United States of certain war
veterans for care and treatment).
Sect. 22 revised, 1941, 351 § 40, 706.
Sect. 22A amended, 1941, 194 § 7.
Sect. 25 amended, 1935, 314 § 3, 421 § 4. (See 1935, 421 § 6.)
Sect. 26 repealed, 1938, 486 § 11.
Sect. 28 revised, 1938, 485 ^ 12; 1945, 638.
Sect. 29 revised, 1938, 486 § 13.
Sect. 30 revised, 1938, 486 § 14.
Sect. 31 revised, 1938, 486 § 15.
Sect. 32 revised, 1933, 115; 1938, 486 § 16.
Sect. 35 revised, 1946, 33 v 1.
Sect. 36 revised, 1939, 500 § 12.
Sect. 37 revised, 1946, 33 >^ 2.
Sect, 39, sentence added at end, 1936, 291 § 1.
Sect. 39A amended, 1936, 291 § 2.
Sect. 39B added, 1932, 204 (relative to the disposition of unclaimed
belongings at certain state hospitals, known as "patients' valuables");
revised, 1936, 291 § 3.
Chap. 123.) GENERAL LaWS. 967
Sect. 39C added, 1933, 256 (relative to the disposition of moneys
represented by certain bank books belonging to former patients of
certain state hospitals) ; revised, 1936, 291 § 4.
Sect. 40 amended, 1939, 500 § 13.
Sect. 43 repealed, 1939, 500 § 2.
Sect. 45 amended, 1938, 486 § 17. (See 1938, 486 §§21, 22.)
Sect. 46 amended, 1938, 486 § 18. (See 1938, 486 §§21, 22.)
Sect. 47 revised, 1938, 486 § 19; 1945, 467. (See 1938, 486 §§ 21, 22.)
Sect. 49 amended, 1945, 451.
Sect. 50 revised, 1935, 314 § 4.
Sect. 52 amended, 1932, 85.
Sect. 53 revised, 1941, 645 § 1.
Sect. 56 repealed, 1939, 500 § 4.
Sect. 62 amended, 1941, 655 § 1.
Sect. 66, paragraph added at end, 1939, 500 § 6; first sentence
amended, 1945, 24.
Sect. 66A amended, 1941, 194 § 8.
Sect. 69, sentence added at end, 1945, 227.
Sect. 73 revised, 1947, 194.
Sect. 77, first sentence amended, 1935, 314 § 5; section revised, 1939,
500 § 5.
Sect. 78, first sentence revised, 1935, 314 § 6.
Sect. 79, first sentence revised, 1935, 314 § 7; section revised, 1939,
500 § 7; amended, 1941, 216 § 1; revised, 1941, 645 § 2.
Sect. 80 amended, 1939, 500 § 8.
Sect. 82 amended, 1939, 500 § 9.
Sect. 84 revised, 1941, 481; amended, 1941, 490 § 26; revised, 1941,
722 § 10.
Sect. 86 amended, 1935, 314 § 8; revised, 1939, 500 § 10.
Sect. 86A added, 1947, 517 (providing for the reception in certain
state institutions under the department of mental health of certain
mentally ill children).
Sect. 87 amended, 1939, 500 § 11; revised, 1945, 454.
Sect. 88A revi.sed, 1945, 25.
Sect. 89 revised, 1941, 216 § 3.
Sect. 89A amended, 1941, 194 § 9.
Sect. 89B amended, 1938, 254 § 1; 1941, 194 § 10.
Sect. 90, first sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 23.
Sect. 94 A added, 1947, 681 (providing for the adjudication of restora-
tion of soundness of mind) .
Sect. 96 amended, 1941, 351 § 41; third paragraph revised, 1941,
398.
Sect. lOOA amended, 1941, 194 § 11.
Sect. 102 revised, 1934, 15; paragraph added at end, 1938, 226;
amended, 1947, 459; section amended, 1941, 344 § 3.
Sect. 105 revised, 1936, 130; first paragraph amended, 1945, 50;
last paragraph amended, 1939, 54; 1941, 216 § 2.
Sect. 110 amended, 1937, 136.
Sect. 113 amended, 1941, 194 § 12; revised, 1943, 185 § 1; amended,
1947, 684 § 1 ; first sentence amended, 1948, 310 § 28. (See 310 §§ 30
31.)
Sect. 114 revised, 1943, 185, § 2; 1948,310^29. (See 310 §§ :i0-31.)
Sect. 115 revised, 1943, 185 § 3; 1946, .557 § 1; 1947, 684 § 2,
Sect. 116 revised, 1943, 185 § 4.
968 Changes in the [Chaps. 123A-126.
Sect. 117 amended, 1941, 655 § 2.
Sect. 117A added, 1936, 32 (providing in certain cases for the return
to penal institutions of prisoners removed therefrom to departments for
defective deUnquents) ; revised, 1943, 185 § 5.
Sect. 118 revised, 1938, 254 § 2; 1943, 185 § 6; amended, 1945, 150;
revised, 1946, 557 § 2; 1947, 684 § 3.
Sect. 118A added, 1947, 684 § 3 (relative to the parole of defective
delinquents) .
Sect. 119 revised, 1938, 254 § 3.
Chapter 123A. — Care, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Sexual
Psychopaths.
New chapter inserted, 1947, 683.
Chapter 124. — Powers and Duties of the Department of Correction.
Sect. 1 amended, 1939, 451 § 38; 1941, 344 § 4.
Sect. 5 amended, 1941, 344 § 5.
Sect. 6 amended, 1936, 23 § 2; 1939, 451 § 39.
Sect. 7 amended, 1939, 451 § 40.
Sect. 8 amended, 1935, 48 § 1. (See 1935, 48 § 2.)
Chapter 125. — Penal and Reformatory Institutions of the Commonwealth.
Sect. 2 amended, 1941, 344 § 6.
Sect. 3 amended, 1941, 344 § 7.
Sect. 4 amended, 1932, 282 § 3; 1941, 344 § 8.
Sect. 4A added, 1939, 360 § 1 (changing the minimum age require-
ment for appointment of correction officers at certain state penal and
reformatory institutions). (See 1939, 238 § 50.)
Sect. 6A added, 1945, 537 § 1 (estabhshing the office of treasurer
at certain state penal and reformatory institutions). (See 1945, 537
§5.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1948, 422.
Sect. 10 revised, 1937, 20 § 1. (See 1937, 20 § 2.)
Sect. 11 amended, 1935, 437 § 1. (See 1935, 437 § 8.)
Sect. 13 amended, 1936, 276; 1939, 360 § 2.
Sect. 14, third sentence stricken out, 1945, 537 § 2.
Sect. 22 revised, 1946, 591 ^ 44.
Sect. 26 amended, 1945, 537 § 3.
Sect. 29 revised, 1946, 591 § 45.
Sect. 30 amended, 1932, 180 § 24.
Sect. 34 revised, 1945, 537 § 4.
Sects. 39-41 (and heading before said section 39) repealed, 1941,
344 § 9.
Sect. 46 repealed, 1941, 596 § 26.
Sect. 49 revised, 1936, 125.
Chapter 126. — Jails, Houses of Correction and Reformation, and County
Industrial Farms.
Sect. 9A added, 1948, 469 (relative to the wearing of uniforms by
certain officers and employees of county penal institutions).
Sect. 16 revised, 1937, 219 § 6.
Sect. 37 amended, 1936, 228.
Chap. 127.] GENERAL LawS. 969
Chapter 127. — Officers and Inmates of Penal and Reformatory Institutions,
Paroles and Pardons.
Sect. 1 revised, 1941, 490 § 27.
Sect. 2 amended, 1941, 344 § 10.
Sect. 10 amended, 1936, 23 § 3; 1941, 656 § 15. (See 1941, 656 § 17.)
Sect. 11 revised, 1941, 344 § 11.
Sect. 12 amended, 1941, 344 § 12.
Sect. 14 amended, 1939, 200.
Sect. 16, last sentence stricken out, 1933, 77 § 1; section amended,
1941, 344 § 13; revised, 1948, 129 § 8.
Sect. 17 revised, 1933, 77 § 2
Sect. 18 amended, 1933, 77 § 3.
Sect. 23 amended, 1941, 69.
Sect. 35 amended, 1941, 344 § 14.
Sect. 36 revised, 1941, 237 § 1.
Sect. 37 revised, 1941, 237 § 2.
Sect. 48A revised, 1946, 461 § 1.
Sect. 50 revised, 1941, 344 § 15.
Sect. 51 amended, 1941, 344 § 16.
Sect. 67A added, 1932, 252 § 1 (regulating the sale of prison made
goods). (See 1932, 252 § 2.)
Sect. 71 revised, 1941. 344 § 17; 1946, 461 § 2.
Sect. 72 amended, 1941, 344 § 18; revised, 1941, 436 § 1. (See 1941,
436 § 2.)
Sect. 78 and sections 79-82 (and heading preceding said section 79)
repealed, 1941, 344 § 19.
Sect. 84 amended, 1941, 490 § 28.
Sect. 87 amended, 1941, 344 § 20.
Sect. 90A revised, 1938, 65.
Sect. 96 amended, 1941, 351 § 42.
Sects. 96A and 96B added, 1936, 383 (providing for the disposition of
unclaimed money and property of former prisoners).
Sect. 96A amended, 1945, 290.
Sect. 97 revised, 1943, 113.
Sect. 109 repealed, 1941, 344 § 21.
Sect. 109B added, 1935, 113 § 1 (relative to the transfer of certain
prisoners from the Massachusetts Reformatory to the State Prison).
(See 1935, 113 § 2.)
Sect. Ill A added, 1933, 169 (relative to transfers of defective de-
linquents and drug addicts from one institution to another under the
department of correction).
Sect. 117 revised, 1941, 510 § 1; 1943, 120.
Sect. 118 revised, 1938, 456; amended, 1941, 351 § 43; revised, 1941,
510 § 2.
Sect. 123 amended, 1941, 510 § 3.
Sect. 125 amended, 1946, 148.
Sect. 127 amended, 1938, 71; 1941, 70; 1941, 690 § 5A; sentence
added at end, 1945, 449 § 2. (See 1941, 690 §§ 8-10.)
Sect. 128 amended, 1939, 451 § 41; revised, 1941, 690 § 1. (See 1941,
690 §§ 8-10.)
Sect. 129 revised, 1937, 399 § 2. (See 1937, 399 §§ 3-6.)
Sect. 130 revised, 1938, 264 § 1; amended, 1941, 277. (See 1938,
264 i 2.)
970 Changes in the [Chap. 127.
Sect. 131 amended, 1939, 451 § 42.
Sect. 132 amended, 1939, 451 § 43.
Sect. 133 revised, 1933, 134 § 1; amended, 1939, 451 § 44. (See
1933, 134 § 2.)
Sect. 135 amended, 1939, 451 § 45.
Sect. 136 amended, 1939, 451 § 46.
Sect. 137 amended, 1939, 451 § 47; repealed, 1941, 344 § 22.
Sect. 137A amended, 1939, 451 § 48.
Sect. 138 amended, 1939, 451 § 49.
Sect. 139 amended, 1939, 451 § 50; revised, 1941, 344 § 23.
Sects. 129-139 stricken out and new sections 129-136 and 136A in-
serted, 1941, 690 § 2. (See 1941, 690 §§ 8-10.)
The following references are to sections 129-136 inserted by 1941, 690 § 2.
Sect. 129, third sentence amended 1945, 49 § 1; section revised,
1946, 543 § 1; sentence added at end, 1947, 131 § 1; section revised,
1948, 450 § 1. (See 1945, 49 § 2; 1946, 543 § 6; 1947, 131 § 2; 1948,
450 § 3.)
Sect. 130 revised, 1946, 543 § 2; 1948, 450 § 2. (See 1946, 543 § 6;
1948, 450 § 3.)
Sect. 132 revised, 1946, 543 § 3. (See 1946, 543 § 6.)
Sect. 133 amended, 1946, 254.
Sect. 134 revised, 1946, 543 § 4. (See 1946, 543 § 6.)
Sect. 136 revised, 1946, 543 § 5. (See 1946, 543 ^n 6.)
Sect. 141 amended, 1941, 174 § 1; revised, 1947, 578.
Sect. 146 revised, 1932, 221 § 1.
Sect. 149 amended, 1939, 451 §51; revised, 1941, 174 § 2; amended,
1941, 690 § 3: revised, 1946, 424 § 1. (See 1941, 690 <?§ 8-10; 1946,
424 § 2.)
Sect. 151, last sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 25.
Sects. 151A-151G added, under the heading "interstate super-
vision OF PROBATIONERS AND PAROLEES ", 1937, 307 § 1 (providing for
the entry of this commonwealth into compacts with any of the United
States for mutual helpfulness in relation to persons convicted of crimes
or offences who are on probation or parole). (See 1937, 307 § 2.)
Sect. 152 revised, 1939, 479; sentence inserted after second sentence,
1948, 310 § 21; sentence added at end of fourth paragraph, 1941, 297;
same sentence stricken out, 1945, 38 § 8. See 1945, 180. (See 1948,
310 §§ 30, 31.)
Sect. 153, see 1945, 180.
Sect. 154 amended, 1939, 451 § 52; revised, 1941, 690 § 4. (See 1941,
690 §§ 8-10.)
Sect. 154, see 1945, 180.
Sect. 154A added, 1935, 225 (requiring consideration by the advisory
board of pardons of the cases of certain life prisoners on the question of
extending clemency) ; amended, 1939, 451 § 53.
Sect. 158 revised, 1941, 344 § 24.
Sect. 160 revised, 1941, 344 § 25; 1943, 433; last sentence stricken
out, 1945, 512.
Sects. 166-169 added, 1939, 484 (regulating the payment or receipt
of money or other rewards or gratuities for the purpose of obtaining the
granting of any pardon, parole, or commutation of or respite from
Sects. 'i66 and 167 revised, 1941, 690 § 5. (See 1941, 690 §§ 8-10.)
Chaps. 128, 128A.] GENERAL LawS. 971
Chapter 128. — Agriculture.
Sect. 1 amended, 1941, 490 § 29.
Sect. 2, paragraph (a) revised, 1941, 490 § 30; paragraph (/)
amended, 1937, 415 § 1; 1938, 230; paragraph (g) added, 1933, 291 § 1;
same paragraph repealed, 1941, 598 § 3.
Sect. 6 amended, 1933, 291 § 2; 1941, 598 § 4.
Sect. 8A added, 1943, 495 (relative to the control or destruction of
certain rodents by the commissioner of agriculture); amended, 1946,
366.
Sect. 10 amended, 1934, 340 § 10. (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sect. 13 amended, 1934, 340 § 11. (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sects. 16-31A affected, 1939, 405.
Sect. 16 amended, 1941, 490 § 32.
Sect. 21 revised, 1948, 303 § 1.
Sect. 22 amended, 1941, 490 § 33.
Sect. 23 amended, 1941, 490 § 34.
Sect. 24A added, 1939, 136 (providing for the control of the Dutch
elm disease).
Sect. 27 revised, 1938, 309; 1948, 303 § 2.
Sect. 31A revised, 1943, 144.
Sect. 39 repealed, 1933, 74 § 2.
Sect. 42 revised, 1932, 166; paragraph added at end, 1947, 180.
Chapter 128A. — Horse and Dog Racing Meetings.
New chapter inserted, 1934, 374 § 3.
Sect. 2, subsection (5) amended, 1946, 575 § 1.
Sect. 3, first paragraph revised, 1935, 454 § 2; 1943, 269; clause (6)
revised, 1946, 575 § 2; clause (c) amended, 1941, 382; clause (d) re-
vised, 1946, 575 § 3; clause (e) revised, 1939, 505 § 1; clause (/) amended,
1935, 454 § 3; clause (h) amended, 1935, 454 ;,^ 4; clause (i) revised, 1939,
505 § 2; clause (j) revised, 1946, 575 § 4; clause (w) added, 1935, 239
(forbidding the hcensed racing of horses and dogs under the pari-
mutuel system of betting, on publicly owned premises); clause (n)
added, 1935, 471 § 1 (forbidding the Hcensed racing of dogs under sucli
system, in certain residential neighborhoods) ; designation of the clause
added by 1935, 471 § 1 changed from (n) to (o), 1936, 405 § 3. (See
1935, 471 § 2; 1939, 505 § 3.)
Sect. 4, second paragraph amended, 1947, 567; last paragraph re-
vised, 1939, 356.
Sect. 5, first paragraph revised, 1935, 454 § 1; paragraph inserted
after first paragraph, 1946, 252; second paragraph, as appearing in
1934, 374 § 3, revised, 1936, 351; 1946, 575 ,^ 5; third paragraph, as
so appearing, revised, 1936, 351; 1939, 473; first sentence of same
paragraph revised, 1946, 381 § 1; 575 § 7; second sentence of same
paragraph revised, 1946, 381 § 2; paragraph inserted after fourth
paragraph, 1947, 390 § 1; last paragraph, as appearing in 1934, 374 § 3,
amended, 1939, 497; paragraph added at end, 1946, 575 § 6. Tempo-
rarily affected, 1948, 220.
Sect. 5A added, 1946, 445 § 1 (relative to the disposition of money
held for payment of unclaimed winnings upon wagois made at horse
and dog racing meetings). (See 1946, 445 § 2.)
972 Changes in the [Chaps. 128B, 129.
Sect. 9, last paragraph revised, 1935, 454 § 5.
Sect. 9 A added, 1935, 454 § 6 (relative to rules, regulations and con-
ditions to be prescribed by the state racing commission).
Sect. 10 revised, 1936, 268.
Sect. 13 amended, 1935, 454 § 7.
Sect. 13A added, 1935, 454 § 8 (relative to the application of certain
laws as to betting and certain local requirements as to race tracks and
public amusements, in the case of racing meetings under this chapter) ;
revised, 1939, 159; amended, 1941, 295; paragraph added at end,
1948, 437. (See 1935, 471 § 2.)
Sect. 13B added, 1937, 322 (prohibiting and penalizing the use of
drugs for the purpose of affecting the speed of horses at horse racing
meetings).
Sect. 14 revised, 1935, 279 § 2; 1936, 253 § 2; amended, 1938, 282;
revised, 1947, 138 § 2. (See 1935, 279 § 3; 1936, 253 § 1.)
Sect. 14A added, 1935, 279 § 1 (providing for the resubmission to
the voters of the several counties of the question of licensing dog races
at which the pari-mutuel system of betting shall be permitted); re-
pealed, 1936, 253 § 1. (See 1935, 279 § 3; 1936, 253 § 1.)
Sect. 15 revised, 1936, 436 § 2; 1941, 729 § 12; amended, 1947,
390 § 2; revised, 1948, 319. (See 1936, 436 § 4; 1941, 729 § 15.)
Chapter 128B. — Conservation of Soil and Soil Resources and Prevention
and Control of Erosion.
New chapter inserted, 1945, 531.
Sect. 2, paragraph (2) revised, 1947, 73 § 1.
Sect. 5 revised, 1947, 73 § 2.
Chapter 129. — Livestock Disease Control (former title. Animal Industry).
Sect. 1 revised, 1934, 340 § 12; paragraph (defining "Domestic ani-
mals") added, 1935, 70. (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sect. 8A added, 1941, 375 (establishing a scale of fees for the inocu-
lation of swine against hog cholera).
Sect. 9 amended, 1943, 332 § 10.
Sect. 10 amended, 1934, 340 § 13. (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sect. 15 revised, 1941, 162.
Sect. 26A revised, 1938, 168; amended, 1941, 173.
Sect. 29 amended, 1938, 308.
Sect. 32 amended. 1939, 451 § 54.
Sect. 33 amended, 1934, 272; 1946, 417.
Sect. 33B revised, 1934, 96.
Sect. 36A added, 1935, 426 (providing for the licensing of certain
dealers in bovine animals); repealed, 1941, 607 § 2.
Sect. 36B added, 1938, 314 (providing for the vaccination of certain
cattle to curtail the spread of Bang's disease, so called) ; revised, 1943, 56.
Sect. 36C added, 1938, 386 (regulating the transportation of neat
cattle); repealed, 1941, 607 § 2.
Sect. 38 revised, 1934, 340 § 14. (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sects. 39-43 added, 1941, 607 § 1 (to further regulate the dealing in
and transportation of bovine animals and to prevent the spread of
disease among such animals).
Sect. 40 revised, 1946, 416 § 1.
Sect. 43 revised, 1946, 416 § 2.
Chaps. 129A, 130.] GENERAL LaWS. 973
Chapter 129A. — Marine Fish arid Fisheries, Inland Fish and Fisheries,
Birds and Mammals, General Provisions.
New chapter inserted, 1933, 329 § 1.
Sect. 1, definition of "Warden" revised, 1937, 413 § 2; definitions
of "Coastal Warden", "Deputy Coastal Warden" and "Supervisor",
revised, 1939, 491 § 11. (See 1937, 413 §§ 3, 4; 1939, 491 § 12.)
Sect. 10, sentence added at end, 1941, 171.
Chapter 129 A repealed in part, 1941, 598 § 7; entirely repealed, 1941,
599 § 1. (See 1941, 598 § 9, 599 § 7.)
Chapter 130. — Marine Fish and Fisheries (former title, Marine Fish and
Fisheries, including Crustacea and Shellfish).
The following reference is to chapter 130, as appearing in the Tercen-
tenary Edition:
Sect. 48A added, 1933, 118 (prohibiting the taking of certain herring
or alewives from the waters of Plymouth harbor, Kingston bay, Dux-
bury bay and certain waters of Plymouth bay).
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 130 (with new title) inserted,
1933, 329 § 2.
The following references are to chapter 130 as so inserted:
Sect. 3A added, 1935, 324 (providing for state aid to coastal cities
and towns in conserving and increasing the supply of shellfish and in
exterminating the enemies thereof).
Sect. 6B added, 1934, 115 § 1 (providing for the fiUng with the
supervisor of marine fisheries of copies of rules and regulations made
by cities and towns under the marine fisheries laws, and for notifying
him of permits and licenses issued under said laws). (See 1934, 115 § 2.)
Sect. IIA added, 1941, 172 (penaHzing the taking of certain herring
or alewives from the waters of Plymouth Harbor, Kingston Bay, Dux-
bury Bay and certain waters of Plymouth Bay).
Sect. 23 amended, 1937, 168.
Sects. 27A and 27B added, 1939, 385 § 1 (relative to the establish-
ment and maintenance of a plant for the propagation of lobsters). (See
1939, 385 § 2.)
Sect. 41 A added, 1937, 121 (prohibiting, during certain months of the
year, the taking of edible crabs from the waters of the commonwealth).
Sect. 48, first paragraph amended, 1935, 110.
Sect. 73 amended, 1935, 117.
Sects. 77, 78, 79 revised, 1937, 246.
Sect. 84A added, 1934, 129 (regulating the disposition of starfish
caught in or taken from the coastal waters of the commonwealth).
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 130 (with new title) inserted,
1941, 598 § 1. (See 1941, 598 § 9.)
The following references are to chapter 130 as so inserted j
Sect. 1, definition of "Fish" amended, 1945, 98 § 1; last paragraph
revised, 1945, 98 § 2.
Sect. 2, last paragraph revised, 1945, 98 § 3.
Sect. 15 A added, 1945, 281 (providing for reciprocal enforcement of
laws relating to marine fisheries).
Sect. 20, two paragraphs added at end, 1948, 430 § 1. (See 1948,
430 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 31 amended, 1945, 98 § 4.
Sect. 33 amended, 1945, 98 § 5.
974 Changes in the [Chap. 131.
Sect. 37, paragraph contained in lines 10 and 11 amended, 1943,
149; same paragraph revised, 1943, 533 § 1; 1948, 76 § 1. (See 1943,
533 § 2.)
Sect. 42, last sentence amended, 1945, 242 § 15.
Sect. 43, last sentence amended, 1945, 242 § 16.
Sect. 69 amended, 1945, 98 § 6.
Sect. 74, first paragraph amended, 1948, 463; sentence added at
and, 1945, 99 § 1.
Sect. 76, paragraph inserted after third paragraph, 1948, 365.
Sect. 80, third paragraph amended, 1945, 98 § 7.
Sect. 81, sentence added at end, 1945, 99 § 2.
Sect. 82, sentence added at end, 1945, 99 § 3.
Sect. 100 amended, 1945, 264 § 1.
Sects. lOOA and lOOB added, 1945, 264 § 2 (making permanent the
law protecting striped bass). For prior temporary legislation see 1941,
421.
Sect. lOOB revised, 1947, 515.
Chapter 131. — Powers and Duties of the Division of Fisheries and Game
(former title, Game and Inland Fisheries).
The following references are to chapter 131, as appearing in the Tercen-
tenary Edition:
Title amended, 1933, 329 § 14.
Sects. 1-4 repealed, 1933, 329 § 20.
Sect. 5 amended, 1932, 272 § 1; 1933, 214 § 1; 1937, 191 § 1.
Sect. 6 revised, 1932, 272 § 2.
Sect. 7 revised, 1932, 272 § 3.
Sect. 8 revised, 1932, 272 § 4; new paragraph added (summer three-
day fishing license), 1934, 156; same paragraph revised, 1938, 121 § 1.
(See 1938, 121 § 2.)
Sect. 8A added, 1933, 214 § 2 (establishing special fox hunting Hcenses
for non-resident members and guests of clubs or associations conducting
fox hunts).
Sect. 8B added, 1937, 191 § 2 (authorizing the issuance to certain
officials of certain other states of complimentary certificates entitfing
them to hunt and fish in this commonwealth).
Sects. 9-11 repealed, 1933, 329 § 20.
Sect. 12 amended, 1932, 272 § 5; revised, 1933, 214 § 3.
Sect. 13 revised, 1933, 329 § 15.
Sect. 13 A added, 1941, 159 § 1 (imposing a penalty for carrying fire-
arms, while intoxicated, in places where hunting is permitted). (See
1941, 159 § 2.)
Sects. 14-24 repealed, 1933, 329 § 20.
Sect. 24A added, 1932, 78 (relative to the establishment in certain
brooks and streams of breeding areas for fish).
Sect. 25, paragraph added at end, 1934, 33.
Sects. 27-34 repealed, 1933, 329 § 20.
Sect. 42 repealed, 1933, 329 § 20.
Sect. 43A added, 1936, 294 (relative to fishing in ponds situated
partly in the commonwealth and partly in another state).
Sect. 44 revised, 1933, 329 § 16.
Sect. 45, sentence added at end, 1932, 77.
Sect. 48 revised, 1936, 69.
Chap. 131.] GENERAL LawS. 975
Sect. 49 amended, 1933, 329 § 17.
Sect. 49A added, 1937, 123 (establishing a close season for fish with
respect to which no close season is otherwise established by law).
Sects. 52-55 repealed, 1933, 329 § 20.
Sect. 56 amended, 1934, 51.
Sect. 57 amended, 1934, 149; 1936, 425 § 1; 1937, 116.
Sect. 59 revised, 1936, 425 § 2; 1937, 269.
Sect. 61A added, 1933, 329 § 18 (regulating the taking of smelt in
great ponds).
Sect. 66 amended, 1934, 40.
Sect. 68 revised, 1935, 120.
Sect. 73A added, 1935, 98 (authorizing the use of certain traps for
the purpose of catching fish bait in the inland waters of the common-
wealth).
Sect. 74 revised, 1932, 272 § 6.
Sect. 77 revised, 1933, 154.
Sect. 83 revised, 1935, 107.
Sect. 85 amended, 1932, 28; 1935, 13; 1937, 167.
Sect. 86A added, 1932, 60 (authorizing the director of fisheries and
game to suspend or modify the open season or bag limit as to ruffed
grouse and quail).
Sect. 87A added, 1933, 122 (relative to the taking or killing of water-
fowl and other migratory birds in certain cases).
Sect. 92 amended, 1932, 52.
Sect. 94 amended, 1934, 183; 1937, 172; revised, 1937, 316.
Sect. 97 revised, 1934, 70; amended, 1936, 13.
Sect. 99 amended, 1932, 180 § 26.
Sect. lOOA added, 1932, 82 (prohibiting the hunting of beavers).
Sect. 103 revised, 1938, 301.
Sect. 104 revised, 1933, 192 § 1; 1937, 324; amended, 1941, 175.
Sect. 104A added, 1939, 462 (restricting the carrying of certain fire-
arms in motor vehicles in areas used for hunting).
Sect. 105A revised, 1933. 203; repealed, 1934, 275 § 2.
Sects. 105B and 105C added, 1934, 275 § 1 (regulating the use of
traps and other devices for the capture of fur-bearing animals and
providing for local option thereon). (See 1934, 275 § 4.)
Sect. 109 revised, 1932, 264; 1933, 192 § 2; amended, 1935, 5 § 1;
1936, 21 § 1, 138 § 1; 1937, 89 § 1, 243 § 1.
Sect. 112 revised, 1933, 192 § 3; amended, 1935, 5 § 2; 1936, 21 § 2,
138 § 2; 1937, 243 § 2.
Sect. 114 revised, 1937, 89 § 2; last paragraph amended, 1937,
372 § 1.
Sect. 114A added, 1934, 275 § 3 (authorizing the commissioner of
conservation to temporarily suspend, within certain specified territory,
the provisions of section 105B) .
Sect. 124 amended, 1937, 229.
Sect. 135 revised, 1932, 81, 272 § 7.
Sect. 137 added, 1933, 329 § 19 (relative to the protection of salmon
fry in the Merrimack river).
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 131 (with new title) inserted, 1941,
599 § 2. (See 1941, 599 §§ 5-7.)
The following references are to chapter 131 as so inserted:
Sect. 1, definition of "Birds" revised, 1941, 603 § 1; definition of
"Green pelt" inserted, 1948, 615 § 1; definition of "Loaded shotgun
976 Changes in the [Chap. 132.
or rifle" inserted, 1945, 83; definition of "Mammals" revised, 1941,
663 § 2; definition of " Trap " inserted, 1948, 615 § 2. See 1941, 663 § 3.)
Sect. 3A added, 1945, 548 § 1 (establishing the inland fisheries and
game fund). (See 1945, 548 § 3.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1947, 245 § 1 ; paragraph added at end, 1947,
245 § 2.
Sect." 6 revised, 1948, 302 § 1.
Sect. 8, last paragraph of clause (1) revised, 1943, 265.
Sect. 14, paragraph inserted after fifth paragraph, 1948, 400; para-
graph contained in lines 65-73 amended, 1943, 216 § 1; paragraph con-
tained in lines 74-86 amended, 1943, 216 § 2.
Sect. 16 revised, 1947, 193; two sentences added at end, 1948,
302 § 2.
Sect. 26, sentence added at end, 1948, 443.
Sect. 34 revised, 1945, 693 § 2.
Sect. 40A added, 1946, 79 (penalizing the use of artificial bait in ice
fishing elsewhere than in the Connecticut river) .
Sect. 45, table amended, 1948, 109 § 1; next to last paragraph
amended, 1948, 109 § 2.
Sect. 48 amended, 1948, 110; first sentence revised, 1948, 343.
Sect. 53 amended, 1947, 172.
Sect. 53A added, 1948, 249 (providing for a close season on all birds
and mammals during certain periods).
Sect. 61 A added, 1945, 232 (protecting the wood duck).
Sect. 68 amended, 1943, 90; revised, 1948, 615 § 3.
Sect. 68A added, 1948, 615 § 4 (relative to the registration and iden-
tification of animal traps).
Sect. 70 amended, 1948, 615 § 5.
Sect. 78, first sentence amended, 1947, 275.
Sect. 89 amended, 1947, 363.
Sect. 97 repealed, 1945, 12.
Sect. 97A added, 1943, 463 (relative to the disposition by counties of
revenue received from the federal government by reason of federal wild-
life refuges situated therein) ; repealed, 1945, 12.
Sect. 101 revised, 1943, 100.
Sect. 101 A added, 1946, 334 (penalizing the use of certain firearms
for hunting purposes).
Sect. 103, paragraph (2) amended, 1946, 333.
Sect. 107, next to last paragraph revised, 1948, 327.
Sect. Ill, paragraph added at end, 1946, 412; section revised, 1947,
397.
Chapter 132. — Forestry.
Sect. 1 amended, 1937, 415 § 2; 1941, 490 § 36; 1947, 344 § 26;
1948, 660 § 2. (See 1948, 660 § 26.)
Sect. 1A added, 1948, 660 § 3 (relative to the duties of the chief
moth superintendent).
Sect. 4 revised, 1948, 660 § 4.
Sect. 5 repealed, 1932, 180 § 27.
Sect. 6 revised, 1941, 455.
Sect. 8 revised, 1948, 660 § 5.
Sect. 11 revised, 1937, 415 § 3; 1948, 660 § 6.
Sect. 12 amended, 1937, 415 § 4; revised, 1948, 660 § 7.
Chaps. 132A-136.] GENERAL LaWS. 977
Sect. 12A added, 1945, 401 (relative to suppression of gypsy moths,
of.c, on land of the commonwealth); revised, 1948, 660 § 8.
Sect. 13 revised, 1935, 87; amended, 1937, 415, § 5; revised, 1948,
660 § 9.
Sect. 14 revised, 1937, 415 § 6; revised, 1948, 660 § 10.
Sect. 15 revised, 1948, 660 § 11.
Sect. 16 revised, 1948, 660 § 12.
Sect. 17 amended, 1937, 415 § 6A; last sentence revised, 1946,
432 § 10; section revised, 1948, 660 § 13.
Sect. 18 amended, 1937, 415 § 6B; revised, 1948, 660 § 14.
Sect. 19 revised, 1948, 660 § 15.
Sect. 22 amended, 1937, 415 § 7; revised, 1948, 660 § 16.
Sect. 23 revised, 1948, 660, § 17.
Sect. 24 revised, 1948, 660 § 18.
Sect. 25 revised, 1937, 415 § 8; 1948, 660 § 19.
Sect. 26 amended, 1937, 415 § 9; revised, 1948, 660 § 20.
Sect. 27 amended, 1937, 415 § 10; revised, 1948, 660 § 21.
Sect. 28 amended, 1937, 415 § 11; revised, 1948, 660 § 22.
Sect. 29 repealed, 1948, 660 § 23.
Sect. 30, last sentence revised, 1945, 514.
Sect. 33 amended, 1935, 373; 1936, 415 § 1. (See 1936, 415 § 3.)
Sect. 34, new paragraph added at end, 1935, 233.
Sect. 34A, paragraph added at end, 1947, 366.
Sect. 36 revised, 1936, 415 § 2. (See 1936, 415 § 3.)
Sect. 36A added, 1945, 27 (relative to the acquisition by prescrip-
tion or adverse possession of title to lands of the commonwealth under
control of the department of conservation).
Sects. 40-45 added, under caption "Forest Cutting Practices", 1943,
539.
Chapter 132A. — State Parks and Reservations Outside of the Metropolitan
Parks District.
Sect. 2 amended, 1941, 490 § 37.
Sect. 5 amended, 1946, 432 § 11.
Sect. 7 revised, 1941, 722 § 11.
Sect. 9 amended, 1933, 75 § 4.
Chapter 135. — Unclaimed and Abandoned Property.
Sect. 1 revised, 1947, 441 § 1.
Sects. 2-4 repealed, 1947, 441 § 2.
Sect. 8 amended, 1938, 98 § 1.
Sect. 9 amended, 1938, 98 § 3.
Sect. 11 amended, 1938, 98 § 2.
Chapter 136. — Observance of the Lord's Day.
Sect. 2 amended, 1933, 150 § 1; 1934, 63; 1935, 78; 1946, 207 § 1.
Sect. 4 amended, 1945, 575.
Sect. 4A added, 1933, 150 § 2 (relative to the licensing of certain
enterprises to be held on the Lord's day at amusement parks and beach
resorts); revised, 1933, 309 H; sentence added at end, 1946, 207 § 2.
(See 1933, 309 § 2.)
978 Changes in the [Chap. 138.
Sect. 4B added, 1946, 207 § 3 (relative to the licensed operation
on the Lord's Day of bowling alleys).
Sect. 6, second and third paragraphs amended, 1934, 328 § 7 ; fourth
paragraph amended, 1932, 96; 1934, 354; paragraph added at end, 1933,
150 § 3; section revised, 1934, 373 § 6; third paragraph amended, 1936,
129; 1937, 286; fourth paragraph amended, 1938, 143; same para-
graph revised, 1943, 473; last paragraph revised, 1946, 207 § 4.
Sect. 7 amended, 1934, 328 § 8; revised, 1934, 373 § 7.
Sect. 8 amended, 1937, 124.
Sect. 13 amended, 1932, 105.
Sect, 17, sentence added at end, 1933, 150 § 4; section amended,
1934, 55; revised, 1938, 60.
Sect. 21 revised, 1935, 104, 169; 1946, 318 § 1; amended, 1948, 119.
(See 1946, 318 § 1.)
Sect. 22. See 1933, 136; 1935, 49.
Chapter 138. — Alcoholic Liquors (Old Title, Intoxicating Liquors and
Certain Non-Intoxicating Beverages).
The following references are to chapter 138, as appearing in the Tercen-
tenary Edition:
Sect. 1, paragraph in Hues 4-7 amended, 1933, 97 § 1. (See 1933,
97 § 3, 346 § 9.)
Sect. 2 affected, 1933, 120 § 53.
Sect. 3 amended, 1933, 97 § 2. (See 1933, 97 § 3, 346 § 9.)
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 138 inserted, 1933, 376 § 2.
The following references are to the new chapter 138:
Sect. 1, new paragraph (definition of "Alcohol") added, 1935, 440
§ 1; definition of "Restaurant" amended, 1936, 368 § 1; eighth para-
graph (definition of "Club"), revised, 1934, 385 § 1; definition of
"Tavern" amended, 1934, 121 § 1; 1935, 253 § 1; definition of "Wines"
revised, 1941, 637 § 1. (See 1941, 637 § 3.)
Sect. 2 revised, 1934, 305, 372 § 4; 1935, 440 § 2; first sentence
revised, 1939, 470 § 1; 1943, 542 § 1.
Sect. 3 amended, 1935, 440 § 3.
Sect. 4 amended, 1934, 385 § 2.
Sect. 7 amended, 1935, 440 § 4.
Sect. 10 amended, 1935, 440 § 5.
Sect. lOA revised, 1943, 542 § 2.
Sect. lOB added, 1934, 370 § 11 (authorizing the alcohoUc beverages
control commission to remove a member of a local licensing board
under certain conditions).
Sect. 11 revised, 1936, 207 § 1; 1947, 138 § 3. (See 1935, 281.)
Sect. 11 A, first paragraph amended, 1934, 142 § 1; paragraph in-
serted, 1934, 142 § 2; paragraph added at end, 1934, 142 § 3; section
revised, 1934, 211 § 1; last paragraph stricken out, 1935, 440 § 6. (See
1934, 142 § 4, 211 § 2.)
Sect. 12, first paragraph amended, 1934, 121 § 2; last sentence of
first paragraph revised, 1934, 370 § 1; second paragraph amended, 1934,
121 § 2; sentence contained in lines 42-53 revised, 1934, 370 § 2; section
revised, 1934, 385 § 3; first paragraph amended, 1935, 253 § 2; revised,
1935, 440 § 7; new paragraph inserted after first paragraph, 1935, 253
§ 3; proviso contained in lines 46-48 stricken out, 1935, 253 § 4; third
paragraph revised, 1935, 440 § 8; next to last paragraph stricken out,
Chap. 138.] GENERAL LawS. 979
1935, 440 § 9; section revised, 1935, 468 § 1; first paragraph amended,
1936, 207 § 2; last sentence of first paragraph revised, 1937, 331; 1943,
542 § 3; second paragraph revised, 1936, 368 § 2; amended, 1943, 542
§ 4; paragraph inserted after third paragraph, 1948, 649; paragraph
added at end, 1937, 264. (See 1943, 542 § 20.)
Sect. 13, last two sentences stricken out, 1934, 385 § 4; section re-
vised, 1935, 440 § 10.
Sect. 14 amended, 1934, 370 § 3; paragraph added at end, 1935,
440 § 11.
Sect. 15, first paragraph amended, 1934, 385 § 5; revised, 1935,
440 § 12; last paragraph revised, 1934, 370 § 4; last sentence revised,
1936, 225 § 1; second paragraph revised, 1938, 353.
Sect. 15A added, 1934, 370 § 5 (relative to the publication of appli-
cations for original licenses); revised, 1935, 440 § 13; 1939, 414;
amended, 1943, 542 § 5.
Sect. 16 revised, 1936, 368 § 3.
Sect. 16A revised, 1934, 385 § 6; 1937, 424 § 1.
Sect. 16B revised, 1935, 440 § 14; paragraph added at end, 1937,
291; section revised, 1937, 424 § 2; second paragraph revised, 1939, 92;
section amended, 1943, 542 § 6.
Sect. 17, second proviso of first paragraph amended, 1934, 385 § 7;
first paragraph amended, 1935, 81; last paragraph revised, 1934, 83;
section revised, 1935, 440 § 15; first paragraph amended, 1936, 136,
245; 1937, 14 § 1; second paragraph revised, 1936, 199; paragraph
added after the second paragraph, 1936, 368 § 4; section revised, 1937,
424 § 3; paragraph in lines 77-105 amended, 1946, 305; paragraph in
lines 106-118 revised, 1939, 263; paragraph in Hnes 119-122 revised,
1941, 522; same paragraph amended, 1945, 666. (See 1937, 14 ^ 2.)
Sect. 18, first paragraph revised, 1935, 440 § 16; first sentence re-
vised, 1943, 542 § 7; two paragraphs added, 1934, 385 § 8; paragraph
added at end, 1943, 542 § 8.
Sect. 18A added, under caption "selling agents op foreign im-
porters AND manufacturers", 1934, 312; first paragraph revised,
1935, 440 § 17.
Sect. 18B added, 1943, 542 § 9 (relative to the issuance of certificates
of compliance to persons hcensed outside the commonwealth to export
and sell alcoholic beverages to licensees under this chapter).
Sect. 19, first paragraph revised, 1935, 440 § 18; second paragraph
amended, 1934, 385 § 9; last paragraph amended, 1934, 385 § 10; 1935,
440 § 19; paragraph added at end, 1936, 368 § 5.
Sect. 19A added, 1934, 385 § 11 (relative to the licensing of sales-
men for manufacturers and for wholesalers and importers); revised,
1935, 440 § 20.
Sect. 20 revised, 1934, 385 § 12; first paragraph amended, 1936, 368
§ 6; paragraph inserted, 1936, 368 § 7; section revised, 1943, 542 § 10.
Sect. 20A added, 1937, 424 § 4 (relative to granting permits to pub-
lic warehousemen to store and warehouse alcoholic beverages) .
Sect. 21 revised, 1934, 385 § 13; first paragraph amended, 1935,
440 § 21; first six paragraphs revised, 1936, 411 § 1; 1939, 367 § 1;
first paragraph (as appearing in 1939, 367 § 1) amended, 1943, 542 § 11;
third paragraph (as so appearing) stricken out and two new paragraphs
inserted, 1941, 637 § 2; sixth paragraph (as so appearing) revised, 1943,
36; first seven paragraphs stricken out and eight paragraphs inserted.
980 Changes in the [Chap. 138.
1947, 625 § 1; next to the last paragraph (as appearing in 1934, 385
§ 13) amended, 1936, 368 § 8; last paragraph (as so appearing) revised,
1939, 451 § 55; paragraph added at end, 1939, 394; same paragraph
stricken out and two paragraphs inserted, 1947, 524. [For prior tempo-
rary additional excise, 1939, 434; 1941, 339; 1943, 423; 1945, 546.
Additional excise, 1945, 731 § 11.] (See 1936, 411 § 2; 1939, 367 § 2;
1941, 637 § 3; 1947, 625 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 22 revised, 1934, 385 § 14; 1935, 440 § 22; fourth and fifth
paragraphs stricken out and new paragraph inserted, 1937, 418.
Sect. 22A added, 1934, 385 § 15 (providing for the granting by the
alcoholic beverages control commission in certain cases of permits to
sell alcoholic beverages).
Sect. 23, sentence added at end of fourth paragraph, 1934, 370 § 6;
last paragraph amended, 1934, 245; section revised, 1934, 385 § 16;
fifth paragraph amended, 1935, 253 § 5; last four paragraphs stricken
out, and five new paragraphs inserted, 1935, 440 § 23; second of the
paragraphs so inserted revised, 1941, 578; fourth paragraph revised,
1938, 238; sentence added at end of next to last paragraph, 1939,
470 § 2; section revised, 1943, 542 § 12.
Sect. 23A added, 1945, 215 (authorizing the Alcoholic Beverages
Control Commission to take action to eliminate unfair competition and
other trade abuses in the sale of alcoholic beverages).
Sect. 24, first sentence amended, 1934, 232; section revised, 1943,
542 § 13.
Sects. 25A, 25B added, 1946, 304 (prohibiting discrimination be-
tween licensees authorized to sell alcoholic beverages by eliminating
the practice of granting special inducements to favored licensees).
Sect. 26, first paragraph amended, 1935, 440 § 24.
Sect. 27 revised, 1934, 301 § 1; amended, 1934, 385 § 23; revised,
1935, 442; amended, 1936, 436 § 3; revised, 1936, 438; 1941, 729 § 13;
1947, 625 § 2. (See 1936, 436 § 4; 1941, 729 § 15; 1947, 625 § 4.)
Sect. 28 amended, 1934, 112.
Sect. 29 revised, 1935, 440 § 25.
Sect. 30 amended, 1935, 83 § 1; 1943, 542 § 14. (See 1935, 83 § 2.)
Sect. 30A revised, 1934, 370 § 7; 1935, 440 § 26.
Sect. 30B amended, 1935, 440 § 27; paragraph added at end, 1936,
368 § 9.
Sect. 30D amended, 1935, 440 § 28.
Sect. 30E, first paragraph amended, 1935, 440 § 29.
Sect. 30F revised, 1935, 440 § 30.
Sect. 30G amended, 1935, 440 § 31.
Sect. 30H added, 1935, 440 § 32 (possession or transportation of
alcoholic beverages or alcohol under certain circumstances deemed prima
facie evidence of violation of law).
Sect. 31 amended, 1935, 440 § 33; revised, 1936, 368 § 10.
Sect. 32 amended, 1934, 370 § 8.
Sect. 33 revised, 1934, 370 § 9; amended, 1935, 468 § 2; last sentence
revised, 1936, 225 § 2; section amended, 1937, 268; 1941, 356.
Sect. 34 amended, 1935, 440 § 34; revised, 1936, 171; 1937, 424 § 5;
amended, 1943, 542 § 15.
Sect. 34A added, 1935, 146 (relative to procuring by false repre-
sentation sales or delivery of alcoholic beverages to minors); revised,
1935, 440 § 35.
Chaps. 139, 140.] GENERAL LaWS. 981
Sect. 36 amended, 1934, 385 § 17.
Sect. 37 revised, 1934, 385 § 18.
Sect. 38 amended, 1941, 199.
Sects. 42-55 affected, 1935, 440 § 36.
Sect. 42, paragraph added at end, 1935, 440 § 36.
Sect. 46 amended, 1934, 370 § 10; 1935, 440 § 37.
Sect. 56 revised, 1935, 440 § 38; 1936, 368 § 11.
Sect. 67 revised, 1936, 368 § 12.
Sect. 62 amended, 1935, 440 § 39.
Sect. 63, first sentence revised, 1934, 385 § 19; section revised, 1935,
440 § 40; 1936, 368 § 13.
Sect. 63A revised, 1935, 440 § 41; 1943, 542 § 16.
Sect. 64 revised, 1934, 385 § 20.
Sect. 65 revised, 1943, 542 § 17.
Sect. 67 amended, 1934, 385 § 21; revised, 1935, 440 § 42; amended,
1938, 400; first paragraph amended, 1943, 542 § 18.
Sect. 70 revised, 1934, 301 § 2; 1945, 598.
Sects. 72-75 repealed, 1934, 372 § 1.
Sect. 76 revised, 1934, 372 § 2; next to last sentence revised, 1934,
385 § 22; section revised, 1935, 440 § 43.
Sect. 77 revised, 1943, 542 § 19.
Chapter 139. — Common Nuisances.
Sect. 2, sentence added at end, 1945, 697 § 5.
Sect. 14, caption amended, 1934, 328 § 9; section amended, 1934,
328 § 10.
Sect. 16 amended, 1934, 328 § 11.
Sect. 16A amended, 1934, 328 § 12.
Sect. 17 repealed, 1934, 328 § 13.
Sect. 19 amended, 1934, 328 § 14.
Sect. 20 amended, 1934, 328 § 15; 1948, 132.
Chapter 140. — Licenses.
Sect. 4 amended, 1934, 171 § 1.
Sect. 6 amended, 1937, 424 § 6; revised, 1941, 439 § 1.
Sect. 6A added, 1937, 424 § 7 (providing for the granting of com-
mon victuallers' licenses and licenses to sell alcoholic beverages upon
condition that licensed premises are equipped and furnished according
to plans and estimates approved in advance); repealed, 1941, 439 § 2.
Sect. 8 amended, 1936, 368 § 14; revised, 1943, 328.
Sect. 9 A added, 1939, 431 (relative to the keeping of the premises of
common victuallers open for business).
Sect. 10 amended, 1935, 167.
Sect. 12 revised, 1932, 86; 1933, 92; 1943, 31.
Sects. 21E and 21F added, under caption "organizations dis-
pensing FOOD OR beverages TO MEMBERS AND QUESTS ", 1933, 284
(providing for the regulation of such organizations). ,|
Sect. 21E, last sentence revised, 1934, 328 § 16; affected, 1934, 328 '«
§17.
Sect. 27, first sentence amended, 1947, 375.
Sects. 32A-32E added, 1939, 416 (requiring the licensing of recrea-
tional camps, overnight camps or cabins and trailer camps).
982 Changes in the [Chap. 140.
Sect. 32B amended, 1941, 396; revised, 1945, 153.
Sect. 48 repealed, 1937, 342 § 2.
Sect 51 amended, 1932, 275; 1935, 428 § 3; 1936, 55 § 1; revised,
1941, 626 § 12; amended, 1947, 253. (See 1935, 428 §§ 6, 7; 1936,
55 § 2.)
Sect. 52 amended, 1935, 428 § 4. (See 1935, 428 § 7.)
Sect. 55 amended, 1938, 59.
Sect. 58, second paragraph revised, 1948, 181 § 1.
Sect. 59 amended, 1934, 254 § 1; 1938, 96; revised, 1948, 181 § 2.
(See 1934, 254 § 2.)
Sect. 60 revised, 1948, 201 § 3. (See 1948, 201 § 4.)
Sect. 62 amended, 1948, 181 § 3.
Sect. 65 revised, 1948, 181 § 4.
Sect. 71 revised, 1943, 154.
Sect. 90, three sentences added at end, 1934, 179 § 1; section re-
vised, 1946, 223 § 1. (See 1946, 223 § 2.)
Sect. 96, sentence added at end, 1934, 179 § 2; section amended,
1941, 158 § 1. (See 1941, 158 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 100 amended, 1946, 119; revised, 1946, 174 § 1. (See 1946,
174 ^ 2.)
Sect. 115 revised, 1948, 550 § 21.
Sect. 121 amended, 1934, 359 § 1.
Sect. 129A repealed, 1945, 254.
Sect. 130, sentence added at end, 1945, 132.
Sect. 131 revised, 1936, 302.
Sect. 13 IC added, 1934, 246 (prohibiting persons licensed to carry
pistols and revolvers from carrying the same in vehicles unless said
weapons are under their control therein).
Sect. 131D added, 1947, 492 § 5 (relative to the emission of smoke
by steam locomotives) .
Sect. 133 amended, 1939, 451 § 56; revised, 1948, 550 § 22.
Sect. 136 revised, 1947, 492 § 6.
Sect. 136A, under caption "dogs", added, 1934, 320 § 1 (definitions
of certain words and phrases in sections 137-175); amended, 1943,
111 § 1. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 137 amended, 1932, 289 § 1; revised (and caption stricken
out) 1934, 320 § 2; revised, 1943, 111 § 2; 1945, 140. (See 1934, 320
§34.)
Sects. 137A-137C added, 1934, 320 § 3 (relative to kennel licenses
and regulating holders of such licenses). (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 137A, paragraph added at end, 1937, 95; first paragraph stricken
out and three paragraphs inserted, 1943, 111 § 3.
Sect. 137C revised, 1939, 206.
Sect. 137D added, 1948, 329 (prohibiting the issuing of dog licenses
to persons convicted of cruelty to animals).
Sect. 138 revised, 1934, 320 § 4; 1938, 92; 1943, 111 § 4. (See 1934,
320 § 34.)
Sect. 139 amended, 1934, 320 § 5; sentence added at end, 1939, 23;
sentence added at end, 1941, 132. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 140 repealed, 1934, 320 § 6. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 141 revised, 1934, 320 § 7. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sects. 142-144 repealed, 1934, 320 § 8. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 145 amended, 1932, 289 § 2.
Chap. 14U.] GENERAL LawS. 983
Sect. 145A added, 1932, 289 § 3 (relative to the furnishing of anti-
rabic vaccine); revised, 1934, 320 § 9; 1937, 375; last sentence revised,
1939, 42. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 146 revised, 1934, 320 § 10; 1941, 133 § 1. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 147 revised, 1932, 289 § 4; 1934, 320 § 11; amended, 1941, 133
§ 2. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 148 repealed, 1932, 289 § 6. (See G. L. chapter 41 § 13A, in-
serted by 1932, 289 § 5.)
Sect. 150 revised, 1934, 320 § 12. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 151 revised, 1934, 320 § 13; fifth sentence revised, 1948,
11 §1.
Sect. 151A added, 1934, 320 § 14 (powers and duties of dog officers
under annual warrants from mayors or selectmen); last sentence re-
vised, 1948, 11 § 2. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 152 revised, 1934, 320 § 15. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 153 revised, 1934, 320 § 16. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 154 repealed, 1934, 320 § 17. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 155 revised, 1934, 320 § 18. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 156 revised, 1934, 320 § 19. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 157 revised, 1934, 320 § 20. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 158 revised, 1934, 320 § 21. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 159 revised, 1934, 320 § 22. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 160 revised, 1934, 320 § 23. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 161, first two sentences amended, 1932, 289 § 7; section
amended, 1934, 320 § 24. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 161A added, 1934, 320 § 25 (reimbursement for damages by
dogs regulated). (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 162 revised, 1934, 320 § 26. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 163 amended, 1934, 320 § 27. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 164 amended, 1934, 320 § 28. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 165 revised, 1934, 320 § 29. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 166 amended, 1934, 320 § 30. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 170 amended, 1934, 320 § 31. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 171 revised, 1934, 320 § 32. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 172 revised, 1932, 289 § 8.
Sect. 175 revised, 1932, 289 § 9; 1934, 320 § 33; 1943, 93; repealed,
1945, 276 § 2. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 176 revised, 1948, 550 § 28.
Sect. 179 i-evised, 1948, 434.
Sects. 180A-180D added, under caption "theatrical booking
AGENTS, PERSONAL AGENTS AND MANAGERS", 1935, 378 (providing for
the licensing and bonding of certain theatrical booking agents, per-
sonal agents and managers).
Sect. 180A revised, 1946, 566 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1948,
256.
Sect. 180B revised, 1946, 566 § 2.
Sect. 180C revised, 1946, 566 § 3.
Sect. 181. Affected by 1935, 454 § 8.
Sect. 181A added, 1948, 534 (requiring certain entertainers and
persons appearing under assumed names to file their true names with
the commissioner of public safety).
Sect. 183A amended, 1935, 102 § 1; 1936, 71 § 1. (See 1935, 102 § 2.)
Sect. 183B repealed, 1936, 71 § 2.
984 Changes in the [Chaps. i4i-143
Sect. 184 amended, 1934, 328 § 18.
Sect. 185A amended, 1936, 279; paragraph added at end, 1941, 247.
Sect. 185H added, 1939, 253 (relative to the licensing and supervision
of dancing schools, so called).
Sect. 186 amended, 1936, 169 § 1.
Sect. 187 amended, 1936, 169 § 2.
Sect. 192 revised, 1948, 550 § 24.
Sect. 202 revised, 1936, 169 § 3; 1948, 550 § 25.
Chapter 141. — Supervision of Electricians.
Sect. 1, first paragraph amended, 1943, 308.
Sect. 2, fourth paragraph stricken out, 1946, 480 § 1.
Sect. 2A added, 1946, 480 § 2 (granting a credit in the examination
standing of certain veterans applying for electricians' licenses).
Sect. 3, clause (4) amended, 1934, 347 § 1; clause (8) amended,
1948, 187.
Sect. 8 revised, 1948, 629 § 1. (See 1948, 629 § 2.)
Chapter 142. — Supervision of Plumbing.
Sect. 3, sentence inserted after the first sentence, 1948, 382.
Sect. 4, first sentence revised, 1947, 382; paragraph added at end,
1946, 502.
Sect. 6 revised, 1934, 347 § 2.
Sect. 11 amended, 1945, 703 § 11.
Sect. 13 amended, 1934, 284.
Sect. 17 revised, 1936, 234; 1941, 518 § 1; paragraph added at end,
1945, 477.
Sect. 18 revised, 1941, 518 § 2.
Sect. 19 revised, 1941, 518 § 3.
Sect. 21 added, 1938, 302 (providing for regulation of plumbing in
buildings owned and used by the commonwealth).
Sect. 22 added, 1941, 518 § 4 (providing for the enforcement of cer-
tain laws relative to the marking, construction and installation of hot
water tanks).
Chapter 143. — Inspection and Regulation of, and Licenses for, Buildings,
Elevators and Cinematographs.
Sect. 1, definition of "Alteration" revised, 1945, 480; definitions of
"Building" and "Commissioner" inserted, 1945, 480; definition of
"Inspector" amended, 1943, 544 § 7B; revised, 1945, 480; definition
of "Place of assembly" inserted after paragraph in fines 12-14, 1943,
546 § 1; revised, 1945, 480; definition of "PubHc building" revised,
1945. 480; definition of "Public hall" revised, 1946, 363 § 1; defini-
tion of "Special hall" revised, 1941, 694; definition of "Structure"
inserted, 1945, 480; definition of "Supervisor of plans" revised, 1946,
363 ;j 1. (See 1945, 722 § 2.)
Sect. 2A added, 1948, 582 § 1 (excluding the state house from cer-
tain provisions of law relating to the safety of persons in buildings).
(See 1948, 582 § 3.)
Sect. 3 revised, 1943, 544 § 2; 1945, 674 § 1; first paragraph revised.
Chap. 143.] GENERAL LaWS. 985
1946, 363 ^ 2; paragraph inserted after second paragraph, 1946, 423.
(See 1945, 722 § 2.)
Sects. 3A-3H added, 1943, 544 § 2 (providing for rules and regula-
tions for protecting Hfe and limb in places of assembly and for the en-
forcement of laws, rules and regulations, ordinances and by-laws for
protecting the same therein). (See 1943, 544 §§ 7A and 8.)
Sect. 3A revised, 1945, 482 § 1. (See 1945, 722 § 2.)
Sect. 3B revised, 1945, 645 § 2; sentence inserted after first sentence,
1947, 646; fourth paragraph amended, 1948, 144 § 1.
Sect. 3C repealed, 1945, 645 § 3.
Sect. 3D revised, 1945, 482 § 2. (See 1945, 722 § 2.)
Sects. 3E and 3F repealed, 1945. 645 § 3.
Sect. 3G revised, 1945, 482 § 3; 1946, 363 § 3. (See 1945, 722 § 2.)
Sect. 3H revised, 1945, 645 § 4.
Sects. 3I-3K added, 1947, 631 § 1 (to provide regulations for the
prevention of fire and the preservation of life, health and morals in
buildings used for dwelling purposes and to provide for alternatives to
the requirements of ordinances, by-laws or regulations relative to the
construction, alteration, repair, use or occupancy of such buildings).
Sect. 31 amended, 1948, 438 § 1.
Sect. 3K, paragraph added at end, 1948, 438 § 2.
Sect. 6 revised, 1946, 363 § 4.
Sect. 8 amended, 1945, 697 § 1.
Sect. 9 revised, 1945, 697 § 2.
Sect. 9A added, 1945, 697 § 2A (relative to recovery for damage to
other property caused bv the making safe or taking down of a danger-
ous structure). (See 1945, 697 § 2B.)
Sect. 10 revised, 1945, 697 § 3.
Sect. 12 amended, 1945, 697 § 4.
Sect. 13 revised, 1946, 363 § 5.
Sect. 15 amended, 1943, 544 § 3; first sentence amended, 1947,
645 § 1. (See 1943, 544, § 7A.)
Sect. 16 amended, 1943, 544 § 3; revised, 1945, 473. (See 1943,
544 § 7A.)
Sect. 20 amended, 1945, 700 § 1.
Sect. 21 amended, 1943, 544 § 3; revised, 1943, 546 § 2; 1945, 536;
first sentence revised, 1947, 645 § 2. (See 1943, 544 § 7A, 546 § 5;
1945, 722 § 2.)
Sects. 21A and 21B added, 1943, 546 § 3 (further regulating the
means of ingress to and egress from places of assembly and certain
other places). (See 1943, 546 §§5 and 6.)
Sect. 21 A amended, 1945, 474 § 1; 1946, 363 § 6; revised, 1948, 440.
Sect. 21B amended, 1945, 482 § 4; revised, 1945, 722 § 1; para-
graph added at end, 1946, 327 § 1; section revised, 1947, 654 § 1;
1948, 502. (See 1947, 654 § 3.)
Sect. 21C added, 1946, 327 § 2 (relative to the use and maintenance
of revolving doors, so called, in certain buildings); revised, 1947, 654
§ 2; 1948, 439 § 1. (See 1947, 654 § 3.)
Sects. 24-33 amended, 1943, 544 § 3. (See 1943, 544 § 7A.)
Sect. 28 revised, 1945, 474 § 2: 1947, 648.
Sect. 33 revised, 1945, 533 § 1; 1946, 363 § 7; amended, 1947, 645
§ 3; 1948, 439 § 2. (See 1945, 722 § 2.)
Sect. 34 revised, 1943, 544 § 4. (See 1943, 544 § 7A.)
986 Changes in the [Chaps. 145, 146.
Sect. 43 amended, 1943, 544 § 3. (See 1943, 544 § 7A.)
Sect. 44 amended, 1947, 643.
Sects. 45 and 46 amended, 1943, 544 § 3. (See 1943, 544 § 7A.)
Sect. 47, last sentence stricken out, 1945, 700 § 2.
Sect. 48 amended, 1945, 700 § 3.
Sect. 49 amended, 1943, 544 § 3; revised, 1945, 526. (See 1943,
544 § 7A.)
Sect. 50, sentence added at end, 1945, 472. (See 1945, 722 § 2.)
Sects. 51 and 52 amended, 1943, 544 § 3. (See 1943, 544 § 7A.)
Sect. 51 revised, 1945, 510.
Sect. 52 revised, 1945, 478.
Sect. 54 revised, 1943, 544 ^ 5. (See 1943, 544 § 7A.)
Sect. 57 revised, 1945, 533 § 2; 1948, 582 § 2. (See 1945, 722 § 2;
1948, 582 § 3.)
Sect. 59 revised, 1943, 544 § 6; 1945, 533 § 3. (See 1943, .^.'4 § 7A;
1945, 722 § 2.)
Sect. 60 amended, 1945, 533 § 4. (See 1945, 722 § 2.)
Sect. 61 revised, 1945. 674 ^ 2. (See 1945, 722 § 2.)
Sect. 69 revised, 1945, 643 § 2; second paragraph amended, 1948,
144 § 2.
Sects. 71A-71C added, 1945, 626 § 1 (providing for the licensing of
persons engaged in the construction and maintenance of elevators and
escalators). (See 1945, 626 § 2.)
Sect. 7 ID added, 1946, 495 (providing that persons engaged in
certain work in the construction and maintenance of elevators and
escalators need not be licensed as elevator constructors, maintenance
men or repairmen).
Sect. 74 revised, 1941, 553 § 1. (See 1941, 553 § 9.)
Sect. 75 revised, 1941, 553 § 2. (See 1941, 553 § 9.)
Sect. 76 revised, 1941, 553 § 3. (See 1941, 553 § 9.)
Sects. 77 and 78 repealed, 1941, 553 § 4. (See 1941, 553 § 9.)
Sect. 79 revised, 1941, 553 § 5. (See 1941, 553 § 9.)
Sect. 80 repealed, 1941, 553 § 4. (See 1941, 553 § 9.)
Sect. 82 amended, 1941, 553 § 6. (See 1941, 553 § 9.)
Sect. 85 amended, 1941, 553 § 7. (See 1941, 553 § 9.)
Sect. 86 amended, 1941, 553 § 8. (See 1941, 553 § 9.)
Chapter 145. — Tenement Houses in Towns.
Sect. 17A added, 1934, 168 (relative to the erection of garages in the
yards of certain tenement houses).
Sect. 59, sentence added at end, 1948, 550 § 26.
Chapter 146. — Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, etc., Licenses of Engineers,
Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery.
Sect. 2 amended, 1941, 459; 1946, 336 ^ 1.
Sect. 4 amended, 1946, 336 § 2.
Sect. 7 amended, 1948, 321.
Sect. 16 revised, 1932, 180 § 28.
Sect. 34 revised, 1938, 319 § 1; sentence added at end, 1947, 620;
same sentence revised, 1948, 146.
Sect. 35 amended, 1938, 319 § 2.
Sect. 50 amended, 1935, 67.
Chaps. 147, 148.] GENERAL LawS. 987
Sect. 52 repealed, 1948, 140.
Sect. 67 revised, 1941, 525 § 1; amended, 1946, 180. (See 1941,
525 v^ 2.)
Chapter 147. — State and Other Police, and Certain Powers and Duties of
the Department of Public Safety.
Sect. 1A added, 1947, 668 § 1 (relative to the policing of reservations
of the United States of America). (See 1947, 668 § 2.)
Sect. 4B added, 1939, 116 (providing that local police authorities
and district attorneys be furnished with information relative to certain
persons charged with or convicted of sex crimes, so called, upon their
release or discharge from certain institutions).
Sect. 8A added, 1938, 296 (authorizing the carrying of certain
weapons by sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and special sheriffs, and certain
officers in the department of correction) ; revised, 1939, 174.
Sect. 10 amended, 1934, 23.
Sects. 13B and 13C added, 1939, 419 § 2 (providing for the ultimate
aboHtion of reserve police forces in certain cities and towns).
Sect. 16A added, 1937, 85 § 1 (providing for one day off in every
seven days for police officers in certain cities and towns) ; revised, 1938,
426 § 1.
Sect. 16B added, 1938, 426 § 2 (providing for one day off in every
six days for pohce officers of certain cities and towns).
Sect. 17 amended, 1937, 85 § 2; 1938, 426 § 3.
Sect. 19, sentence added after the first sentence, 1939, 256 § 2. (See
1939, 256 § 3.)
Sects. 25A-25C added, 1937, 437 § 1 (relative to promoting peaceful
industrial relations by regulating certain forms of private police and
detective activity in labor disputes and related matters).
Sect. 26 amended, 1937, 437 § 2.
Sect. 30 revised, 1937, 437 § 3.
Sect. 32 revised, 1935, 262 § 1.
Sect. 33 amended, 1935, 262 § 2.
Sect. 35 revised, 1934, 69; 1948, 199.
Sect. 36 revised, 1932, 79.
Sect. .38 revised, 1947, 234.
Sect. 39 revised, 1948, 371.
Sect. 39A added, 1948, 232 (excluding certain persons who have
been knocked out from participating in boxing or sparring matches).
Chapter 148. — Fire Prevention.
Sect. 1, definition of "Head of the fire department" revised, 1945,
470; definition of "local licensing authority" amended, 1932, 102;
three paragraphs added at end, defining "Board," "Building" and
"Structure," 1945, 470.
Sect. 2 amended, 1948, 504.
Sect. 3 amended, 1945, 700 § 4.
Sect. 4 amended, 1945, 710 § 2.
Sect. 5, sentence in lines 16-17 amended, 1945, 463.
Sect. 9 amended, 1945, 710 § 3.
Sect. 10 revised, 1945, 710 § 4; third paragraph amended, 194S,
144 § 3.
988 Changes in the [Chap. 149.
Sect. lOA added, 1932, 75 (relative to the granting of certain permits
and the making of certain inspections by municipal officers designated
by the state fire marshal) ; revised, 1945, 479.
Sect. 13, first paragraph amended, 1932, 22 § 1; section amended,
1935, 123 § 1; revised, 1936, 394 § 1; first paragraph amended, 1945,
415 § 1; revised, 1945, 710 § 5; 1948, 550 § 27; second paragraph
amended, 1945,, 710 § 6; third paragraph amended, 1989, 3.33; 1945,
710 § 7; fourth paragraph amended, 1945, 710 § 8; last paragraph
amended, 1938, 99. (See 1932, 22 § 2; 1936, 394 §§ 2, 3; 1945, 415
§ 2; 710 § 19.)
Sect. 14 amended, 1938, 103.
Sect. 16 amended, 1941, 288.
Sect. 18 repealed, 1934, 182 § 2.
Sect. 19, sentence added at end, 1948, 550 § 28.
Sect. 20A added, 1946, 501 (relative to bonds to cover risk of damages
from blasting operations conducted in several municipalities).
Sect. 21 amended, 1945, 710 § 9.
Sect. 22 amended, 1945, 710 § 10.
Sect. 23 amended, 1935, 123 § 2.
Sect. 23A added, 1948, 188 (prohibiting the use of inflammable
anti-freeze solutions in fire hydrants).
Sect. 25 amended, 1945, 710 § 11.
Sect. 26 amended, 1945, 481.
Sect. 27A added, 1932, 283 (relative to the protection of life and
property from fire hazards incident to the present industrial emer-
gency).
Sect. 28, paragraph L amended, 1943, 546 § 4; section amended,
1945, 710 § 12; paragraph L revised and paragraph N added, 1946,
363 § 9. (See 1943, 546 § 5.)
Sect. 29 amended, 1939, 205.
Sect. 30 amended, 1945, 710 § 13.
Sect. 31 amended, 1945, 460.
Sect. 38 amended, 1945, 710 § 14.
Sect. 38A added, 1938, 95 (prohibiting the removal of certain gaso-
line tanks without a permit).
Sect. 39 revised, 1943, 291 § 1.
Sect. 39A added, 1943, 291 § 2 (authorizing the making of rules and
regulations for the granting of permits for supervised displays of fire-
works); amended, 1945, 256; 710 § 15.
Sect. 40 amended, 1945, 710 § 16; sentence added at end, 1948,
550 § 29.
Sect. 46 amended, 1945, 710 § 17.
Sects. 48 and 49 repealed, 1946, 282.
Sect. 49A added, 1934, 182 § 1 (relative to the inspection of kerosene
or any product thereof kept for sale for illuminating, heating or cook-
ing purposes) ; repealed, 1946, 282.
Sect. 50 amended, 1943, 291 § 3.
Sect. 53 repealed, 1943, 291 § 4.
Sfx't. 54 revised, 1948, 370 § 2.
Chapter 149. — Labor and Industries.
For temporary legislation authorizing the commissioner of labor and
industries to suspend certain laws, rules and regulations relative to the
CiiAi'. 149.] General Laws. 989
employment of women and minors when necessary to provide relief
from conditions resulting from the present shortage of man power, see
1943,382.
For temporary legislation authorizing the commissioner of labor and
industries to suspend certain laws, rules and regulations relative to the
emploj^ment of women and minors when an emergency exists or condi-
tions of hardship require or justify suspension, see 1947, 357 § 4.
For legislation relative to interstate compacts affecting labor and in-
dustry, see 1933, Res. 44; 1934, 383, Res. 25; 1935, 315 §§1-3; 1936,
Res. 68; 1937, 404; 1943, 255.
Sect. 1, paragraph defining "co-operative courses" amended, 1939,
461 § 4; paragraph defining "discrimination" inserted, 1937, 367 § 1;
paragraphs defining "employee" and "employer" inserted, 1945, 584
§ 1; definition of "employment" amended, 1945, 584 § 2; revised,
1945, 646; paragraph defining "employment permit", "permit for
emplo3'ment" or "employment certificate" inserted, 1939, 461 § 4A;
revised, 1945, 133 § 3; paragraph defining "mercantile establishments"
amended, 1936, 78.
Sect. 6 amended, 1934, 132 § 1; 1937, 249. (See 1934, 132 § 2.)
Sect. 8 amended, 1943, 441.
Sect. 11 amended, 1935, 328.
Sect. 17 amended, 1945, 430.
Sect. 20A added, 1933, 351 § 1 (relative to the judicial enforcement
of certain contracts relative to membership in labor or employers' or-
ganizations). (See 1933, 351 § 2.)
Sects. 20B and 20C added, 1935, 407 § 1 (regulating the liability of
labor unions and others involved in labor disputes, and defining labor
disputes and other terms used in connection therewith). (See 1935,
407 § 6.)
Sect. 20C. See 1937, 436 § 10; G. L. 150A § 6 (h) inserted by 1938,
345 § 2.
Sect. 23 amended, 1935, 114.
Sect. 23A added, 1934, 233 (regulating the employment of armed
guards in connection with strikes, lockouts and other labor troubles).
Sect. 24 amended, 1933, 272.
Sects. 24A-24J added, under the caption "discrimination against
certain persons in employment on account of age", 1937, 367
§2.
Sects. 26 and 27 stricken out, and new sections 26-27D added, 1935,
461 (relative to preference and minimum wages of veterans and others
in certain employments on certain public works).
Sect. 26 amended, 1947, 334; paragraph added at end, 1937, 346;
same paragraph revised, 1938, 413; 1946, 591 § 46.
Sect. 27E added, 1938, 67 (establishing residential requirements to
be observed in the employment of certain persons by the department
of public works).
Sect. 28 revised, 1948, 550 § 30.
Sect. 29 amended, 1935, 217 § 2; revised, 1935, 472 § 2; 1938, 361.
Sect. 30 revised, 1936, 367 § 1; 1947, 680 § 1.
Sect. 30A added, 1947, 677 § 1 (further regulating the work hours
of certain persons employed by the commonwealth). (See 1947, 677
§§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 32 revised, 1945, 680.
990 Changes in the [Chap. 149.
Sect. 33A added, 1947, 649 (authorizing a forty hour week for em-
ployees of certain cities and towns) ; revised 1948, 657.
Sect. 34 amended, 1936, 367 § 2; revised, 1947, 680 § 2.
Sect. 34A added, 1938, 438 (requiring contractors on public buildings
and other public works to provide and continue in force, during the full
term of the contract, insurance under the Workmen's Compensation
Law, so called).
Sect. 34B added, 1939, 252 (regulating the rate of compensation
paid to reserve police officers by contractors on certain public
works).
Sect. 34C added, 1947, 680 § 3 (concerning the applicability of
certain provisions of law relative to hours of labor on public works).
Sect. 36 amended, 1942, 1 § 7. (See 1942, 1 § 9.)
Sect. 39 revised, 1935, 444 § 1. (See 1935, 444 § 2.)
Sect. 40 revised, 1945, 426 § 1. (See 1945, 426 § 2.)
Sects. 44A-44D added, 1939, 480 (requiring fair competition for
bidders on the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodelling or
repair of certain public works by the commonwealth or any political
subdivision thereof).
Sect. 44A revised, 1941, 699 § 1.
Sect. 44C, subsection (B) revised, 1941, 699 § 2; subsection (D)
amended, 1941, 699 § 3; first paragraph of subsection (E) revised, 1941,
699 § 4; sentence added at end of subsection (E), 1941, 699 § 5; last
paragraph of "Draft of Proposal Form" amended, 1941, 699 § 6; para-
graph contained in lines 14-18 of the "Proposal Form (Sub-Bidder)"
amended, 1941, 699 § 7.
Sect. 48 revised, 1935, 185, 423 § 3; amended, 1938, 320; revised,
1939, 235 § 1.
Sect. 49 amended, 1937, 221; revised, 1938, 295.
Sect. 50 revised, 1933, 225; amended, 1935, 423 § 1.
Sect. 50A added, 1935, 423 § 2 (making one day's rest in seven law
applicable to watchmen and employees maintaining fires in certain
establishments).
Sect. 51 revised, 1939, 235 § 2.
Sect. 55 revised, 1945, 87.
Sect. 56 amended, 1932, 110 § 1; revised, 1935, 200; first sentence
stricken out and two sentences inserted, 1939, 377; section amended,
1941, 574, 610 § 1; first sentence amended, 1947, 161; revised, 1947.
368; amended, 1948, 196; paragraph added at end, 1946, 241 § 1. (See
1941, 610 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 57 amended, 1932, 110 § 2.
Sect. 59 amended, 1933, 193 § 1; 1936, 170 § 1; revised, 1947,
357 § 1. (For prior temporary legislation authorizing the commissioner
of labor and industries to suspend certain provisions relative to the
hours of employment of women in the textile and leather industries,
see 1933, 347; time for suspension as to the textile industry extended,
1935,429; 1936,154; 1937,153; 1938,68; 1939,96; 1941,154; 1943,
306; 1945, 14; 1946, 96. For prior temporary legislation suspending
certain provisions relative to the hours of employment of women and
children in the textile industry and to their meal periods, 1946, 127,
560.)
Sect. 60 revised, 1935, 203; paragraph added at end, 1939, 193 § 1;
section revised, 1939, 273, 461 § 5; 1947, 109 § 1. (See 1939, 461 § 13.)
Chap. 149.] GENERAL LaWS. 991
Sect. 61, clause (1) revised, 1946, 241 , 2.
Sect. 62, clause (13) amended, 1934, 328 § 19; section amended,
1945, 337; clause (15) added, 194(), 171.
Sect. 65 amended, 1939, 352; revised, 1939, 461 § 6.
Sect. 66 amended, 1933, 193 2; 1936, 170 v 2; 1939, 255; 1946,
48; affected, 1946, 127, 560; section revised, 1947, 357 § 2.
Sect. 67 revised. 1939, 348.
Sects. 69-73. See 1934, 114.
Sect. 69 amended, 1939, 461 § 7.
Sect. 70, sentence added at end, 1939, 94; section revised, 1945, 133
§4.
Sect. 71 amended, 1945, 133 § 5.
Sect. 73 revised, 1939, 461 § 8.
Sect. 78 amended, 1934, 292 § 1.
Sect. 84 amended, 1932, 180 § 29.
Sect. 86 revised, 1939, 461 § 9; first paragraph revised, 1947, 109 § 2.
Sect. 87 revised, 1939, 461 § 10.
Sect. 88 amended, 1945, 133 § 6.
Sect. 89 revised, 1945, 133 § 7.
Sect. 90 revised, 1945, 133 § 8.
Sect. 94 revised, 1939, 461 § 11.
Sect. 95, first paragraph amended, 1945, 133 § 9.
Sect. 100 amended, 1939, 280; affected, 1946, 127, 560; section
revised, 1947, 357 § 3.
Sect. 101 revised, 1938, 335.
Sect. 104 amended, 1932, 27; 1939, 193 § 2.
Sects. 105A-105C added, 1945, 584 § 3 (penalizing discriminatory
wage rates based on sex).
Sect. 105A revised, 1947, 565.
Sect. 113 revised, 1934, 255.
Sect. 117 revised, 1935, 208.
Sect. 126 re\dsed, 1945, 528.
Sect. 135 amended, 1933, 64.
Sects. 142A-142F added, under caption "benzol and mixtures
CONTAINING BENZOL ", 1933, 304 (regulating the sale, distribution,
storage and use of benzol and its compounds)
Sect. 142A amended, 1935, 463 § 1.
Sect. 142B revised, 1935, 463 § 2.
Sects. 143-147A, and the heading above section 143, stricken out,
and new sections 143-147H inserted, under the heading "industrial
homework", 1937, 429.
Sect. 143 revised, 1945, 600 § 1.
Sect. 144 amended, 1945, 600 § 2.
Sect. 147 amended, 1941, 539; first paragraph amended, 1945, 600
§3.
Sect. 147A added, 1932, 234 (requiring the furnishing of certain
information to the department of labor and industries with respect to
the performance of certain industrial work in tenements and dwelling
houses); section stricken out and new section inserted, 1937, 429;
amended, 1939, 461 § 12.
Sect. 147B amended, 1945, 600 § 4.
Sect. 147C amended, 1945, 600 § 5.
Sect. 147D amended, 1945, 600 § 6.
992 Changes in the [Chaps. 150, 150A.
Sect. 147G amended, 1945, 600 § 7.
Sect. 148, last sentence amended, 1932, 101 § 1; section revised,
1935, 350; 1936, 160; paragraph inserted after first paragraph, 1943,
467; paragraph inserted after third paragraph, 1943, 378; same para-
graph amended, 1943, 563; revised, 1946, 414.
Sect. 150, sentence added at end, 1932, 101 § 2.
Sect. 150A added, 1938, 403 (requiring employers to furnish certain
information to employees relative to deductions from wages for social
security and unemployment compensation benefits).
Sect. 150B added, 1943, 385 (prohibiting labor unions from requir-
ing payment of certain fees as a condition of securing or continuing
employment).
Sect. 156 amended, 1935, 363 § 1; 1941, 164. (See 1935, 363 § 2.)
Sect. 157A added, 1933, 268 (insuring to piece or job workers in
factories and workshops information relative to their compensation).
Sect. 159A added, 1937, 342 § 1 (to prevent the misleading of patrons
of certain places as to the beneficiaries of tips given to hat-check and
cigarette girls and the hke).
Sect. 170 amended, 1945, 580 § 8. (See 1945, 580 § 9.)
Sect. 171 revised, 1948, 487.
Sect. 178A added, 1932, 175 (authorizing the payment of small
amounts of wages or salary of intestate employees to certain next of
kin without administration).
Sect. 178B added, 1947, 189^ § jl (to authorize deductions from
wages of employees of| districts and [municipalities forj making certain
payments to credit unions of such employees). [For prior legislation,
see G. L. chapter 171 § 6A (1946, 184) repealed by 1947, 189 § 2.]
Sect. 179B added, 1941, 642 (requiring the giving of notice to the
Commissioner of Labor and Industries of the commencement or a
change of location of operations by industries in this commonwealth).
Chapter 150. — Conciliation and Arbitration of Industrial Disputes.
Sect. 3 amended, 1938, 364 § 1; 1939, 111.
Sect. 5 revised, 1938, 364 § 2.
Sect. 7, fifth sentence amended, 1946, 590 § 1.
Sect. 9, last sentence amended, 1946, 590 § 2.
Chapter 150A. — Labor Relations.
New chapter inserted, 1938, 345 § 2 (incorporating the provisions
of 1937, 436, relative to labor relations as an addition to the General
Laws). (See 1938, 345 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 4, subsection (3) revised, 1947, 657 § 1 ; subsection (6) added,
1947, 657 § 2.
Sect. 4 A revised, 1947, 657 § 3.
Sect. 4B added, 1947, 657 § 3 (making it an unfair labor practice for
a labor organization to refuse to bargain collectively in certain cases).
Sect. 5, subsection (6) amended, 1939, 318; subsection (c) amended,
1947, 657 § 4.
Sect. 6, subsection (a) amended, 1947, 657 § 5; subsection (h)
amended, 1941, 261.
Chaps. 150B, 151.] GENERAL LaWS. 993
Sects. 6A-6C added, 1947, 657 § 6 (relative to membership in labor
organizations where such membership is required as a condition of
employment).
Sect. 7, first paragraph amended, 1947, 657 § 7.
Sect. 9 amended, 1947, 657 § 8.
Sect. 10, subsection (6) revised, 1945, 354; 1947, 657 § 9.
Chapter I50B. — Peaceful Settlement of Industrial Disputes Dangerous to
Public Health and Safety.
New chapter inserted, 1947, 596.
Chapter 151. — Minimum Fair Wages (former title, Minimum Fair Wages
for Women and Minors).
The following references are to chapter 151, as appearing in the Ter-
centenary Edition:
Sect. 8 amended, 1933, 110.
Sects. IIA-IID added, 1933, 220 § 1 (relative to the more effective
enforcement of decrees of the minimum wage commission). (See 1933,
220 § 2.)
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 151 inserted, 1934, 308 § 1. (See
1934, 308 §§ 2, 3; 1935, 267. See also 1933, Res. 44; 1934, 383, Res. 25.)
The following references are to chapter 151, as inserted by 1934, 308 § 1:
Sect. 1 revised, 1936, 430 § 1. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 2 revised, 1936, 430 § 2. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 3 amended, 1936, 430 § 3. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1936, 430 § 4. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1936, 430 § 5. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 10 revised, 1936, 430 § 6. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 12 revised, 1936, 430 § 7. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 13 amended, 1936, 175; revised, 1936, 430 § 8. (See 1936,
430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 14 revised, 1936, 430 § 9. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 15 revised, 1936, 430 § 10. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 16 amended, 1936, 430 § 11. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 17 amended, 1936, 430 § 12. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 20 amended, 1936, 430 § 13. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 21 revised, 1936, 430 § 14. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 22 revised, 1936, 430 § 15. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 23 amended, 1936, 430 § 16. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Sect. 24 revised, 1936, 430 § 17. (See 1936, 430 §§ 18-22.)
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 151 (with new title) inserted,
1937, 401 § 1. (See 1937, 401 §§ 2, 3.)
The following references are to chapter 151, as inserted by 1937, 401 § 1:
Sect. 19, paragraph added at end, 1938, 237.
Sect. 20A added, 1939, 275 (relative to evidence of the establish-
ment of minimum fair wage rates).
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 151 (with new title) inserted,
1947, 432 § 1 (incorporating as part of the General Laws, 1946, 545 which
extended the minimum wage law, so called, to adult male persons). (See
1947, 432 § 2.)
The following references are to chapter 151, as inserted by 1947, 432, § 1;
Sect. 2, ninth paragraph revised, 1948, 362.
994 Changes in the [Chap. 151A.
Chapter 151A. — Employment Security (former title, Unemployment
Compensation).
For legislation providing for the payment of unemployment compen-
sation benefits to persons upon termination of service in the military or
naval forces of the United States during the present national emergency,
see 1941, 701; 1943, 319; 1946, 168.
New chapter inserted, 1935, 479 § 5. (See 1935, 479 §§ 6, 7; 1936,
12 § 3, 249 § 16.)
The following references are to chapter 151A, as inserted by 1935, 479 § 5:
Sect. 1, clauses (1) to (9), inclusive, of paragraph (a) revised, 1936,
249 § 1; paragraph (6) amended, 1936, 249 § 2; paragraph (k) amended,
1936, 249 § 3; paragraph (m) amended, 1936, 249 §4; paragraph (n)
revised, 1936, 249 § 5.
Sect. 3 revised, 1936, 249 § 6.
Sect. 4 revised, 1936, 249 § 7.
Sect. 7, paragraph added at end, 1936, 249 § 8.
Sect. 7A added, 1936, 249 § 9 (relative to refunding of over-pay-
ments or collection of under-payments of contributions) .
Sect. 10 amended, 1936, 249 § 10.
Sect. 12 amended, 1936, 12 § 1.
Sect. 17, paragraph (a) amended, 1936, 249 § 11.
Sect. 18, paragraph (a) amended, 1936, 249 § 12.
Sect. 19, paragraph defining "suitable employment" amended, 1936,
12 §2.
Sect. 20 amended, 1936, 249 § 13.
Sect. 24, second paragraph stricken out, 1936, 249 § 14.
Sect. 48 amended, 1936, 249 § 15.
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 151A (with same title) inserted,
1937, 421 § 1. (See 1937, 421 §§ 2-4.)
The following references are to chapter 151A, as inserted by 1937, 421 § 1:
Sect. 1, paragraphs (1) and (2) inserted after subsection (a), 1939,
490 § 1; subsection (6) revised, 1939, 20 § 2; subsection (/) clause (5)
amended, 1939, 319 § 1; subsection (/) clause (8) added. 1939, 374 § 1
(see 1939, 374 § 6); subsection (/) revised, 1939, 490 § 2; subsection (k)
revised, 1938, 469 § 1; amended, 1939, 490 § 3; subsection (I) revised,
1938, 469 § 2; amended, 1939, 490 § 4; subsection (n) amended, 1939,
490 § 19. (See 1938, 469 § 20; 1939, 20 §§ 6-9; 1939, 319 §§ 10, 11.)
Sect, 1A, subsections (1) and (2) revised, 1938, 469 § 3; subsection
(6) added, 1938, 469 § 4. (See 1938, 469 § 20.)
Sect. 3 revised, 1939, 319 § 2; amended, 1939, 490 § 17; revised,
1939, 490 § 23. (See 1939, 319 §§ 10, 11.)
Sect. 4, first paragraph revised, 1938, 469 § 5; fifth paragraph
stricken out, 1938, 469 § 6; paragraph inserted before the last para-
graph, 1938, 469 § 7; last paragraph revised, 1938, 470 § 2; section
revised, 1939, 319 § 3. (See 1938, 469 § 20, 470 §§ 1 and 3; 1939, 319
§§ 10, 11.)
Sect. 8, last paragraph stricken out, 1939, 319 § 4. (See 1939, 319
§§ 10, 11.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1939, 319 § 5. (See 1939, 319 §§ 10, 11.)
Sect. 10 amended, 1939, 319 § 6 (See 1939, 319 §§ 10, 11.)
Sect. 11, subsection (a) revised, 1938, 469 § 8. (See 1938, 469 § 20.)
Sect. 12, last sentence stricken out, 1939, 319 § 7. (See 1939, 319
§§ 10, 11.)
(Jhai-. loiA.) General Laws. 995
Sect. 14, subsection (a) revised, 1938, 469 § 9; 1939, 490 §§ 5, 6;
subsection (c) revised, 1938, 469 § 10; subsection (d) added, 1938,
469 § 11. (See 1938, 469 § 20.)
Sect. 15, subsection (a) revised, 1938, 469 § 12; 1939, 490 § 7. (See
1938, 469 § 20.)
Sect. 16, subsection (c) revised, 1939, 490 § 8; first paragraph of
subsection (d) revised, 1938, 469 § 13; subsection (e) revised, 1939,
490 § 9; subsection (/) added, 1938, 469 § 14; subsections (q), (h)
added, 1939, 374 § 2. (See 1938, 469 § 20; 1939, 374 § 6.)
Sect. 17 revised, 1938, 469 § 15; 1939, 490 § 10. (See 1938, 469
§20.)
Sect. 18, subsection (a) revised, 1938, 469 § 16; amended and re-
vised, 1939, 490 § 11; subsection (6) stricken out, 1939, 490 § 13; sub-
section (c) stricken out, 1939, 490 § 13; subsection (d) revised, 1938,
469 § 17; 1939, 490 § 12; stricken out, 1939, 490 § 13. (See 1938,
469 § 20.)
Sect. 19 revised, 1939, 490 § 14.
Sect. 22A revised, 1939, 319 § 8. (See 1939, 319 §§ 10, 11.)
Sect. 26 amended, 1938, 469 § 18. (See 1938, 469 § 20.)
Sects. 26-33, stricken out and new sections 26-31 inserted, 1939,
20 §3.
Sects. 26, 27, 28 (as appearing in 1939, 20 § 3) revised, 1939, 490
§ 15.
Sect. 30 (as appearing in 1939, 20 § 3) amended, 1939, 490 § 16.
Sect. 35 amended, 1939, 490 § 21.
Sect. 36 amended, 1939, 490 § 18.
Sect. 41, second sentence revised, 1939, 20 § 4.
Sect. 42 amended, 1939, 319 § 9. (See 1939, 319 §§ 10, 11.)
Sect. 43 revised, 1939, 374 § 3. (See 1939, 374 § 6.)
Sect. 45 revised, 1939, 20 § 5.
Sect. 47 revised, 1938, 163.
Sect. 47A added, 1939, 374 § 4 (authorizing the director of tlie divi-
sion of unemployment compensation to co-operate with certain federal
agencies charged with the administration of laws relative to unemploy-
ment). (See 1939, 374 § 6.)
Sect. 48, paragraph added at end, 1939, 374 § 5. (See 1939, 374 § 6.)
Sect. 52 added, 1938, 469 § 19 (powers of the unemployment com-
pensation commission when employer fails or refuses to make any
required report or return). (See 1938, 469 § 20.)
Sect. 53 added, 1938, 469 § 19 (authorizing the payment without
administration of unemployment compensation benefits due a deceased
person in certain cases); revised, 1939, 490 § 20. (See 1938, 469 § 20.)
Note — See sect. 53, infra.
Sect. 53 added, 1939, 490 § 22 (relative to the preparation, use as
evidence and disposition of certain records, reports, claims and other
papers). Note — See sect. 53, supra.
Sect. 54 added, 1938, 469 § 19 (relative to the effect to be given any
ruling or decision of the unemployment compensation commission)
(See 1938, 469 § 20.)
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 151A (with new title) inserted,
1941, 685 § 1. (See 1941, 685 §§ 7-11; 1941, 686.)
The following references are to chapter 151 A, as so inserted:
Sect. 1, subsection (.s) (1) stricken out, 1948, ()03, § 1.
Sect. 6, subsection (q) amended, 1947, 433.
996 Changes in the [Chaps. 151b, 152
Sect. 8, subsections (g) and (h) added at end, 1943, 534 § 2.
Sect. 11 revised, 1941, 685 § 2.
Sect. 14, first paragraph revised, 1948, 603 § 2; subsection (a)
amended, 1948, 603 § 3; subsection (b) (2) revised, 1943, 534 § 1;
amended, 1945, 484 § 2; 1946, 170 § 2; 1948, 537 § 1; subsection (b)
(4), sentence added at end, 1947, 602 § 1; subsection (c) added, 1943,
534 § lA; designations of subsections (c) and (d) changed to (d)
and (e), respectively, 1943, 534 § IB; subsection (r) revised, 1945,
516; paragraph in lines 48-72 revised, 1946, 360; subsection (c) re-
vised, 1947, 440 § 1; subsection (e) amended, 1948, 537 § 2. (See
1947, 440 § 2; 602 § 2; 1948, 537 § 3.
Sect. 15, subsection (6) revised, 1948, 603 § 6; subsection (0) re-
vised, 1943, 373.
Sect. 22, sentence added at end, 1945, 625 § 2.
Sect. 23, subsection (a) revised, 1941, 685 § 3; subsection (e) stricken
out, 1943, 534 § 3.
Sect. 25, subsection (a) amended, 1948, 421; subsection (d) amended,
1945, 356.
Sect. 27 amended, 1945, 625 § 3; revised, 1948, 630.
Sect. 29, subsection (a) revised, 1943, 534 § 5; 1945, 484 § 1; 1946,
170 § 1; subsection (c) added, 1946, 611.
Sect. 30 amended, 1945, 484 § 3.
Sect. 33 repealed, 1943, 534 § 4.
Sect. 42 revised, 1943, 534 § 6; next to last sentence stricken out and
six sentences inserted, 1947, 434.
Sect. 44, subsection (b) revised, 1948, 603 § 4.
Sect. 46, subsection (a) added, 1948, 603 § 5.
Chapter 151B. — Unlawful Discrimination against Race, Color, Religious
Creed, National Origin or Ancestry.
New chapter inserted, 1946, 368 § 4.
Sect. 4, paragraph added at end, 1947, 424.
Chapter 152. — Workmen's Compensation.
For legislation requiring manufacturers to insure under the work-
men's compensation act where employees work on machinery, see
1936, 426; repealed, 1948, 156.
Sect. 1, two sentences added at end of paragraph (1), 1935, 332 § 1;
paragraph (1) revised, 1943, 529 § 1; paragraph (4) revised, 1935, 406;
1943, 529 § 3; 1945, 369; first paragraph of paragraph (4) amended,
1947, 215; paragraph (5) revised, 1943, 529 § lA; paragraph (6)
amended, 1943, 529 § 2; paragraph (7 A) added, 1941, 437; paragraph
(7B) added, 1947, 488 § 9. (See 1943, 529, § 14.)
Sect. 2A added, 1946, 386 § 3 (limiting the application of certain
acts in amendment of G. L. 152 increasing the amounts of compensation
payable thereunder).
Sect. 4 revised, 1939, 83.
Sect. 5, paragraph added at end, 1943, 359.
Sect. 6 amended, 1945, 347.
Sect. 7A added, 1947, 380 (relative to procedure in certain claims
under the workmen's compensation law where employees are unable to
testify) .
Chap. 152.] GENERAL LaWS. 997
Sect. 7B added, 1947, 455 (regulating the admissibility of certain
evidence in workmen's eompen.«ation cases).
Sect. 9A revised, 1938, 381.
Sect. 9B added, 1935, 424 (providing for the reference of certain
cases under the workmen's compensation law to industrial disease
referees); revised, 1938, 462; repealed, 1947, 286.
Sect. 10 revi.sed, 1947, 546.
Sect. 11 amended, 1932, 129 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1935,
484; paragraph added at end, 1939, 213 § 1. (See 1939, 213 § 2.)
Sect. IIA added, 1945, 444 (relieving employees and their dependents
of the expenses of certain appeals in workmen's compensation cases).
Sect. 12, last paragraph amended, 1932, 117 § 1. (See 1932, 117
§ 2; 1935, 351.)
Sect. 13, sentence added at end, 1933, 68
Sect. 15 revised, 1939, 401; 1943, 432.
Sect. 15A amended, 1934, 252.
Sect. 18, sentence added at end, 1938, 102; section amended, 1939. 93.
Sect. 19, paragraph in lines 17 and 18 revised, 1935. 339; same para-
graph revised, 1939, 245; paragraph added at end, 1941, 379 § 11.
Sect. 19A added, 1935, 359 (requiring certain notices from employers
not insured under the workmen's compensation law); repealed, 1948,
158.
Sect. 19B added, 1941, 410 (requiring the posting of notices by cer-
tain employers not covering their employees by workmen's compensa-
tion insurance); repealed, 1948, 157.
Sect. 20 revised, 1935, 340; amended, 1945, 464; last two sentences
revised, 1946, 390.
Sect. 20A added, 1945, 468 (requiring employers and certain in-
surers who maintain clinics, etc., for the treatment of injured employ-
ees, to furnish such emplovees with copies of all medical examinations).
Sect. 21 amended, 1943, 529 § 4. (See 1943, 529 § 14.)
Sect. 22 amended, 1943, 529 § 13. (See 1943, 529 § 14.)
Sect. 23 revised, 1943, 529 § 5. (See 1943, 529 § 14.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1943, 529 § 6. (See 1943, 529 § 14.)
Sects. 25A-25D added, 1943, 529 § 7, under caption "Compulsory
Compensation and Self-Insurance." (See 1943, 529 § 14.)
Sect. 25A, paragraph (2) (a) amended, 1945, 316; sixth sentence
revised, 1946, 472 § 1; paragraph (2) (6), first sentence revised, 1945,
518; 1946, 472 § 2; paragraph (2) (c) revised, 1945, 344; 1948, 176.
Sect. 26 amended, 1937, 370 § 1; revised, 1943, 302; 529 § 8; para-
graph added at end, 1945, 623 § 1. (See 1943, 529 § 14.)
Sect. 26A added, 1937, 370 § 2 (providing for payment of workmen's
compensation in certain cases of suicide).
Sect. 27 revised, 1935, 331.
Sect. 28 amended, 1934, 292 § 2; revised, 1943, 529 § 9. (See 1943,
529 § 14.)
Sect. 29 revised, 1935, 372; 1937, 382.
Sect. 30 revised, 1936, 164; 1943, 181; 1946, 233 § 1; sentence
added at end, 1948, 159. (See 1946, 233 § 2.)
Sect. 31, first paragraph amended, 1934, 250; paragraph contained
in the sixth to the forty-fourth lines revised, 1937, 325; same para-
graph amended, 1943, 368; revi.sed, 1945, 572; 1948, 666; last para-
graph revised, 1943, 400.
998 Changes in the [Chap. 152.
!Sect. 32, paragraph (d) revised, 1947, 450; new paragraph added,
1935, 361 (relative to payments under the worktrien's compensation law
to dependents of deceased minor employees).
Sect. 33 revised, 1939, 81; 1941, 495; amended, 1948, 155.
Sect. 34 revised, 1935, 332 § 2; 1941, 624; 1945, 717; 1946, 321 § 1;
amended, 1947, 665. (See 1946, 321 § 4.)
Sect. 34A added, 1935, 364 (providing for payments for total and
permanent disability under the workmen's compensation law, and estab-
lishing methods of determining the same); amended, 1943, 276; revised,
1945, 717; first paragraph revised, 1946, 321 s^ 2. (See 1946, 321 § 4.)
Sect. 35 amended, 1943, 299; revised, 1945, 717; 1946, 321 § 3.
(See 1946, 321 § 4.)
Sect. 35A added, 1945, 717 (providing for an increase in certain
weekly benefits under the workmen's compensation law in certain cases) ;
revised, 1946, 553.
Sect. 36, paragraph (j) revised, 1933, 257; section revised, 1935, 333;
paragraph (6) amended, 1947, 664 § 1; paragraph (d) amended, 1947,
634 § 1; paragraph (e) amended, 1947, 634 § 2; paragraph (/) amended,
1946, 386 § 1; paragraph added at end of section, 1947, 634 § 3. (See
1946, 386 § 2; 1947, 664 § 2.)
Sect. 37 amended, 1937, 321.
Sect. 37A added, 1945, 623 § 2 (relative to payments to disabled
war veterans subsequently injured in industry).
Sect. 39 amended, 1937, 317.
Sect. 46 amended, 1941, 378; 1945, 623 § 2A.
Sect. 52 revised, 1947, 619 § 1. (See 1947, 619 § 3.)
Sect. 52A added, 1939, 465 § 2 (relative to insuring against silicosis
and other occupational pulmonary dust diseases). (See 1939, 465 § 4.)
Sect. 52B added, 1945, 581 (relative to the payment of premiums
for workmen's compensation insurance in certain cases).
Sects. 52C-52G added, 1947, 619 § 2 (relative to rates for work-
men's compensation insurance). (See 1947, 619 § 3.)
Sect. 54A added, 1935, 425 (relative to safeguarding and extending
the workmen's compensation law by making void certain contracts or
agreements in the nature of insurance which do not insure the payment
of the compensation provided for by said law).
Sect. 55, second paragraph revised, 1934, 137 § 1.
Sect. 65 amended, 1935, 395; 1936, 162; 1937, 394; revised, 1939,
465 § 3; amended, 1943, 367. (See 1939, 465 § 4.)
Sects. 65A-65M added, 1939, 489 (providing for the equitable distri-
bution of rejected risks among insurers of workmen's compensation, and
the pooling of losses in connection with such risks).
Sect. 65N added, 1945, 623 § 3 (estabhshing a special fund to en-
courage the employment in industry of disabled war veterans).
Sect. 66 revised, 1943, 529 § 9A. (See 1943, 529 § 14.)
Sect. 67 revised, 1943, 529 § 10. (See 1943, 529 § 14.)
Sect. 68 revised, 1943, 529 § 11; amended, 1947, 506 § 4. (See 1943,
529 § 14.)
Sect. 69 revised, 1933, 318 § 7; 1936, 260; amended, 1936, 403; re-
vised, 1939, 435; last sentence revised, 1939, 468; section amended,
1941, 614; 1945, 729; 1946, 422; second sentence revised, 1947, 590.
Sect. 69A added, 1933, 315 (regulating workmen's compensation
payments by the commonwealth).
Chaps. 1 53-150.] GENERAL LaWS. 999
Sect. 69B added, 1936, 427 (further regulating workmen's compen-
sation payments by the commonwealth).
Sect. 73, first sentence amended, 1936, 318 § 4; 1937, 336 § 23; 1941,
379 § 12.
Sect. 73 A added, 1941, 649 (to provide for the employment of par-
tially disabled public employees and temporary filling of their original
positions).
Sect. 74 amended, 1939, 451 § 57; 1941, 344 § 26.
Sect. 75 revised, 1932, 19.
Sects. 76-85 added, 1939, 465 § 1 (providing workmen's compensa-
tion benefits for employees in the granite industry contracting sUicosis
and other occupational pulmonary dust diseases). (See 1939, 465 § 4.)
Sect. 76 revised, 1943, 529 § 12. (See 1943, 529 § 14.)
Sect. 77 amended, 1948, 217.
Chapter 153. — Liability of Employers to Employees for Injuries not
resulting in Death.
Sect. 6 amended, 1935, 387; first sentence revised, 1947, 506 § 5.
Chapter 154. — Assignment of Wages.
Sect. 2 revised, 1948, 550 § 31.
Sect. 8 added, 1933, 96 (exempting orders for payment of labor or
trade union or craft dues or obligations from the operation of the laws
regulating assignments of wages); amended, 1939, 125; 1948, 117.
Chapter 155. — General Provisions relative to Corporations.
Sect. 1 revised, 1935, 297 § 1. (See 1935, 297 § 3.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1938, 327 § 1 ; revised, 1943, 295. (See 1938, 327
§2.)
Sect. 10 amended, 1933, 11; third sentence revised, 1943, 549 § 4.
Sect. 12.\ added, 1938, 164 § 1 (making permanent certain provi-
sions of law authorizing domestic corporations to contribute to certain
funds for the benefit of social and economic conditions); amended,
1946, 278. (See 1938, 164 2.)
Sect. 12B added, 1947, 488 § 5 (empowering corporations to partici-
pate as subscribers in the exchanging of reciprocal or inter-insurance
contracts).
Sect. 15 revised, 1939, 14.
Sect. 23A added, 1935, 297 § 2 (regulating sales of stocks, bonds and
other securities of corporations to their employees); repealed, 1938,
445 § 13. (See 1935, 297 § 3; G. L. chapter llOA § llA, inserted hv
1938, 445 § 9.)
Sect. 50 amended, 1933, 66.
Sect. 50A added, 1939, 456 § 1 (relative to the dissolution of domes-
tic corporations); amended, 1943, 383.
Sect. 56, first sentence revised, 1939, 456 § 2.
Chapter 156. — Business Corporations.
Sect. 5 amended, 1939, 301 § 1.
Sect. 6, clause (e) amended, 1939, 15 § 1.
Sect. 12, form of certificate revised, 1932, 67.
1000 Changes in the [Chai-s. 157, 159.
Sect. 30 amended, 1937, 52.
Sect. 36 re vised, 1941, 514 § 1.
Sect. 41 revised, 1932, 136.
Sect. 42 amended, 1943, 38 § 1.
Sect. 46, sentence added at end, 1943, 38 § 2.
Sects. 46A-46E added, under the heading "merger and consolida-
tion", 1941, 514 § 2.
Sect. 46A revised, 1948, 524.
Sect. 46B, paragraph contained in hnes 102-108 revised, 1943, 405
§ 1; 1947, 543 § 1.
Sect. 46D, paragraph contained in hnes 64-73 revised, 1943, 405 § 2;
1947, 543 § 2.
Sect. 49 revised, 1941, 276; first sentence revised, 1948, 118.
Sect. 54 amended, 1932, 180 § 30.
Chapter 157. — Co-operative Corporations.
Sect. 16, last sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 31.
Chapter 159. — Common Carriers.
Sect. 12, paragraph (a) revised, 1945, 175.
Sect. 14A added, 1941, 713 (authorizing the department of pubUc
utilities to regulate rates for the transportation of persons or property
within the commonwealth by common carriers by aircraft).
Sect. 15, paragraph added at end, 1937, 247; same paragraph stricken
out, 1938, 155 § 2.
Sect. 16A added, 1938, 243 (relative to the discontinuance of service
by railroads).
Sect. 20 amended, 1939, 18.
Sect. 21, sentence inserted after first sentence, 1946, 214.
Sect. 24, second sentence revised, 1945, 647 § 1.
Sect. 27 revised, 1945, 647 § 2.
Sect. 28 revised, 1945, 647 § 3.
Sect. 29 revised, 1945, 647 § 4.
Sect. 30 revised, 1945, 647 § 5.
Sect. 32, first sentence revised, 1945, 199.
Sect. 34A added, 1945, 577 (relative to affiliated companies of com-
mon carriers).
Sect. 59 revised, 1933, 326 § 1.
Sect. 60 amended, 1933, 326 § 2; 1941, 233.
Sect. 61 amended, 1933, 326 ^ 3: 1946, 437 § 1.
Sect. 62 amended, 1933, 326 § 4; 1946, 437 § 2.
Sect. 63 amended, 1946, 437 § 3.
Sect. 65 amended, 1937, 270.
Sect. 70 revised, 1934, 357 § 1.
Sect. 80 amended, 1934, 357 § 2.
Sect. 89 revised, 1936, 363 § 1.
Sect. 90 revised, 1936, 363 § 2.
Sect. 91 revised, 1936, 363 § 3.
Sect. 92 amended, 1936, 363 § 4.
Sect. 93 amended, 1936, 363 § 5.
Sect. 94 amended, 1936, 363 § 6
Chaps. 1o9A, 150B.] GENERAL LaWS. 1001
Skct. 9S amoiidod, I'US, 550 § :V2.
Sect. 99 aiuoiidod, 1948, 550 § 33.
Sect. 103 amended, 1933, 10; 1941, 54; 1943, 322 § 1.
Chapter 159A. — Common Carriers of Passengers by Motor Vehicle.
[Title amended, and headings, "part i", "carriers of passengers
BY MOTOR vehicle", inserted before section 1, 1933, 372 § 1.]
Sect. 1 revised, 1948, 550 § 34.
Sect. 2 revised, 1947, 258 § 1. (See 1947, 258 § 2.)
Sect. 4, first sentence stricken out and three sentences inserted, 1945,
318 § 1. (See 1945, 318 § 2.)
Sect. 10, paragraph added at end, 1945, 585.
[Sects. 17-30 added, under headings, "part ii", "carriers of
PROPERTY BY MOTOR VEHICLE", 1933, 372 § 2 (regulating carriers of
property by motor vehicle).]
Note — 1933, 372 repealed by 1934, 264 § 5.
Sect. IIA added, 1939, 404 § 1 (placing special and chartered buses,
so called, under the supervision of the department of public utilities) ;
amended, 1941, 480; revised, 1947, 482 § 1; third paragraph amended,
1948, 484. (See 1939, 404 § 2; 1947, 482 § 2.)
Chapter 159B. — Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle.
New chapter inserted, 1934, 264 § 1.
The following references are to chapter 159B, as inserted by 1934, 264 § 1:
Sect. 2 revised, 1936, 345 § 1.
Sect. 6 revised, 1936, 345 § 2.
Sect. 7 revised, 1936, 345 § 3; amended, 1938, 332.
Sect. 8 affected, 1935, 24.
Sect. 9 revised, 1936, 345 § 4.
Sect. 10 revised, 1936, 345 § 5; 1937, 381.
Sect. lOA added, 1936, 345 § 6 (prohibiting rebates, discrimination
and evasion of regulation in the carrying of property by motor vehicle) .
Sect. 13 amended, 1937, 122.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 159B (with same title) inserted,
1938, 483 § 1. (See 1938, 483 §§ 2-5.)
The following references are to chapter 159B, as inserted by 1938, 483 § I :
Sect. 2, definition of "Irregular route common carrier "revised, 1941,
653 § 2; definition of "Regular route common carrier" revised and
paragraph defining "Regular routes" added, 1941, 653 § 3; definition
of "Agricultural carrier by motor vehicle" inserted, 1941, 704 § 1; defi-
nitions of "Contract carrier by motor vehicle", "Motor carrier" and
"Permit" revised, 1941, 704 § 2. (See 1941, 704 § 4.)
Sect. 3, introductory paragraph amended, 1945, 400 § 1; paragrapii
(b) revised 1941, 592 >' 1; paragraph (c) revised, 1945, 400 ^ 2; amended,
1940, 420 § 1; revised, 1947, 52 § 1. (See 1945, 400 §8; 1946, 420
§2; 1947, 52 §2.)
Sect. 4, second paragraph revised, 1945, 400 § 3; third paragraph
revised, 1941, 592 § 2.
Sect. 7, paragraph (a) revised, 1939, 171; paragraph (6) amended,
1945 343.
Sect. 9 amended, 1941, 483 § 1; 1946, 376 § 1; sentence added at
end, 1947, 52 § 3.
1002 Changes in the [Chaps. 160, 161.
Sect. 10, paragraph added at end, 1939, 306; amended, 1941, 483
i^ 2; paragraph added at end, 1945, 379; section amended, 1946, 376 ^ 2.
Sect. IDA added, 1939, 322 (relative to replacing lost or mutilated
plates and lost or destroyed certificates, permits and licenses issued to
carriers of property by motor vehicle); sentence added at end, 1945,
644 § 1.
Sect. lOB added, 1946, 376 § 3 (relative to the issuance of certain
distinguishing plates to carriers of property by motor vehicle and to
the use of such plates).
Sect. 11 amended, 1941, 483 § 3; first sentence of first paragraph
revised, 1948, 616 § 1; second sentence of last paragraph revised, 1945,
644 § 2; same sentence revised, 1948, 616 § 2.
Sect. 12, first paragraph revised, 1941, 653 § 4; second sentence
amended, 1945, 400 § 4.
Sect. 13 amended, 1941, 692; 1945, 400 § 5.
Sect. 14 amended, 1941, 653 § 5; 1945, 400 § 6.
Sect. 15A added, 1941, 704 § 3 (relative to agricultural carriers of
property by motor vehicles). (See 1941, 704 § 4.)
Sect. 16A added, 1939, 307 (giving the department of public utilities
authority to obtain certain information of persons engaged in leasing
motor vehicles for the transportation of property for hire).
Chapter 160. — Railroads.
Sect. 38 revised, 1946, 226.
Sect. 68 revised, 1943, 33.
Sect. 70 amended, 1932, 238.
Sect. 70A revised, 1932, 236; amended, 1934, 264 § 3.
Sect. 85 amended, 1941, 53.
Sect. 102 amended, 1941, 496 § 1.
Sect. 104 revised, 1933, 176.
Sect. 131 A added, 1948, 639 (authorizing certain corporations to
own and operate railroad terminal facilities).
Sect. 134 amended, 1941, 273 § 1.
Sect. 138 amended, 1941, 273 § 2.
Sect. 142 amended, 1938, 29; revised, 1947, 584 § 1. (See 1947,
584 § 2.)
Sect. 144 revised, 1945, 301.
Sect. 147 revised, 1947, 498.
Sect. 167 amended, 1941, 273 § 3.
Sect. 185A added, 1943, 333 (providing that railroad and terminal
corporations shall provide reasonable lavatory and sanitary facilities for
their employees).
Sect. 198A. See 1936, 267.
Sect. 198B added, 1936, 267 (prohibiting the scalping, so called, of
tickets issued by railroad corporations).
Sect. 232 amended, 1947, 506 § 6.
Sect. 235 amended, 1941, 490 § 38.
Sect. 245 amended, 1941, 273 § 4 496 § 2.
Chapter 161. — Street Railways.
Name of Metropolitan Transit District changed to Boston Metro-
politan District, and authority to issue notes and bonds defined, 1932,
147.
Chaps. 163, 164.] GENERAL LaWS. 1003
Temporary act, extending to January 15, 1939, the period of public
control and management of the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
Company, 1933, 108; further extension of five years, 1938, 173; fur-
ther extension of five years, 1943, 98.
Temporary acts relative to the purchase of bonds of the Boston
Elevated Railway Company by the Boston Metropolitan District,
1933, 235; 1934, 334; 1935, 451; 1936, 308; 1937, 357; 1941, 567;
1947, 92.
Act providing for the creation of the Metropolitan Transit Authority
and the acquisition and operation by it of the entire assets, property
and franchises of tlie Boston Elevated Railway Company, 1947, 544.
Sect. 20A amended, 1939, 28.
Sect. 35 amended, 1943, 342.
Sect. 42, third sentence amended, 1934, 328 § 20.
Sect. 44 amended. 1934, 264 § 4.
Sect. 77 revised, 1934, 310 § 1.
Sect. 86 revised, 1934, 310 § 2.
Sect. 91 A added, 1935, 101 (relative to the number of guards on
passenger trains operated by street railway companies).
Sect. 107, first paragraph amended, 1946, 253.
Chapter 163. — Trackless Trolley Companies.
Sect. 12 added, 1932, 185 (requiring trackless trolley companies to
furnish security for civil liability on account of personal injuries or
property damage caused by their vehicles).
Sect. 13 added, 1943, 141 (providing a penalty for the improper opera-
tion of trackless trolley vehicles, so called).
Chapter 164. — Manufacture and Sale of Gas and Electricity.
For legislation authorizing compacts relative to the interstate trans-
mission of electricity and gas, see 1933, 294.
Sect. 4 amended, 1938, 44.
Sect. 6, paragraph (^) revised. 1947, 48.
Sect. 14 amended, 1935, 222.
Sect. 17A added, 1932, 132 (regulating the lending of money by gas
and electric companies).
Sect. 31 amended, 1939, 301 § 2.
Sect. 33 amended, 1932, 180 § 32.
Sect. 34 amended, 1937, 235 § 1 (See 1937, 235 § 2.)
Sect. 70A revised, 1948, 550 § 35.
Sect. 76A added, 1935, 335 § 1 (giving to the department of public
utilities supervision over certain aflfihates of gas and electric companies).
Sect. 84A added, 1934, 202 § 1 (requiring gas and electric companies
to make additional annual returns).
Sect. 85, second paragraph amended, 1935, 335 § 2.
Sect. 85A added, 1933, 202 § 1 (requiring the filing with the depart-
ment of public utilities of certain contracts of gas and electric com-
panies with affiliated companies).
Sect. 94, paragraph in lines 29-37 amended,'1939, 178 § 1; section
amended, 1948, 471. (See 1939, 178 § 2.)
Sect. 94A amended, 1941, 400 § 1.
Sect. 94B amended, 1941, 400 § 2.
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Sect. 94C added, 1935, 227 (relative to payments, charges, contracts,
purchases, sales or obUgations or other arrangement between gas or
electric companies and affiliated companies, and the burden of proving
the reasonableness thereof).
Sect. 94D added, 1936, 243 (prohibiting gas and electric companies
from collecting penalty charges for deUnquency in the payment of bills
for gas or electricity used for domestic purposes).
Sect. 94E added, 1941, 400 § 3 (relative to notice of the termination
of certain contracts of gas and electric companies).
Sect. 96 revised, 1939, 229 § 1.
Sect. 97 amended, 1943, 55.
Sect. 102 revised, 1939, 229 §^2.
Sect. 105A added, 1932, 119 (regulating the storage, transportation
and distribution of gas).
Sect. 115A added, 1936, 259 § 1 (requiring the periodic replacement
of meters for measuring gas); amended, 1937, 40 § 1. (See 1936, 259
§§ 2, 3; 1937, 40 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 119 revised, 1934, 365.
Sect. 119 A added, 1936, 76 § 1 (requiring bills for gas or electricity
used for domestic purposes to be itemized); revised, 1939, 145 § 1. (See
1936, 76 § 2; 1939, 145 § 2.)
Sect. 124 amended, 1935, 237, 376 § 2.
Sect. 124A added, 1935, 376 § 1 (relative to the shutting off of gas
or electric service in homes where there is serious illness).
Chapter 165. — Water and Aqueduct Companies.
Sect. 4A added, 1933, 202 § 2 (requiring the fiUng with the depart-
ment of pubhc utilities of certain contracts of water companies with
affihated companies).
Sect. 19 repealed, 1941, 275 § 1.
Sect. 28 added, under caption "general provisions", 1941, 275 § 2
(further regulating the acquisition and holding of real estate by water
and aqueduct companies).
Chapter 166. — Telephone and Telegraph Companies, and Lines for the
Transmission of Electricity.
Sect. 12A added, 1934, 202 § 2 (requiring telephone and telegraph
companies to make additional annual returns).
Sect. 15A added, 1935, 242 (regulating charges by telephone com-
panies for the use of hand sets, so called).
Sect. 15B added, 1939, 162 (authorizing the sale and transfer of
property and the transfer of locations by domestic telephone and tele-
graph companies to domestic or foreign telephone and telegraph com-
panies and validating certain locations so transferred).
Sect. 21 amended, 1939, 161.
Sect. 22, second paragraph amended, 1932, 36; third paragraph
revised, 1948, 550 § 36.
Sect. 22A added, 1932, 266 (relative to the placing underground of
certain wires); revised, 1933, 251.
Sect. 28 revised, 1948, 550 § 37.
Chap. 167.] GENERAL LaWS. 1005
Chapter 167. — Banks and Banking.
For temporary act, providing for the establishment of a fund for the
insurance of deposits in certain savings banks, see 1934, 43; amended,
1936, 149 §§ 2-4; 1938, 125 sS^ 1, 2; 1939, 149 §§ 2, 3; 1941, 78 § 2.
For temporary act, providing for the estabhshment of a fund for the
insurance of shares in co-operative banks, see 1934, 73; amended, 1935,
76, 80; 1936, 155; 1938, 244 ^^2-5; 1939, 227 §§ 2-5.
For temporary act providing for the Uquidation of certain trust com-
panies, see 1939, 515; 1941, 143; 1943, 122.
For temporary act to enable certain banking institutions to co-operate
in the distribution of United States defense savings bonds and defense
postal savings stamps, see 1941, 221, 575.
For temporary legislation authorizing banking institutions to make
loans to veterans of World War II guaranteed or insured by the ad-
ministrator of veterans' affairs, see]1945, 46; 1946, 126; 1947, 110.
For temporary legislation suspending the law authorizing banks to
verify deposit or pass books of depositors or shareholders, see 1948, 19.
Sect. 1 amended, 1935, 452 § 1.
Sect. 2 revised, 1934, 251; first paragraph amended, 1935, 452 ;^ 2;
revised, 1948, 527 § 1. (See 1948, 527 § 5.)
Sect. 2A added, 1933, 310 (improving the method of examination of
banks).
Sect. 4 amended, 1934, 270 § 1.
Sect. 5 revised, 1933, 337.
Sect. 6 revised, 1945, 164.
Sect. 9 revised, 1939, 499 § 8; 1945, 292 § 11.
Sect. 11 revised, 1934, 270 § 2.
Sect. 11 A added, 1938, 266 § 1 (placing all corporations conducted
on the Morris plan under the supervision of the commissioner of banks
and further regulating the business of banking companies).
Sect. 12 revised. 1935, 452 § 3.
Sect. 13, paragraph added at end, 1948, 527 § 2. (See 1948, 527 § 5.)
Sect. 14 revised, 1933, 334 § 1.
Sect. 17 repealed, 1933, 334 § 2.
Sect. 18 amended, 1943, 110 § 1.
Sect. 20 amended, 1933, 190; 1943, 22.
Sect. 20A added, 1933, 292 (permitting certain public officers to par-
ticipate in certain bank reorganizations).
Sects. 22-36. See 1934, 43 § 11.
Sect. 22, second paragraph amended, 1943, 121. (See 1933, 59 § 5,
112 § 9.)
Sect. 23. See 1933, 112 § 6.
Sect. 24 amended, 1932, 294; 1933, 41 § 4.
Sect. 31A added, 1933, 277 (authorizing payment of dividends on
small deposits in closed banks to certain minors and to the next of kin
of certain deceased persons without probate proceedings); revised,
1937 170.
Sect. 35. See 1936, 428.
Sect. 35 A added, 1933, 302 (authorizing the destruction of certain
books, records and papers relating to closed banks).
Sect. 35B added, 1934, 241 (providing for semi-annual reports by
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the commissioner of banks as to progress of liquidation of certain
banks).
Sect. 36 amended, 1939, 451 § 58.
Sect. 46 amended, 1943, 110 § 2.
Sect. 47 amended, 1943, 110 § 3.
Sect. 48 added, 1939, 244 § 6 (relative to payments of moneys on
deposit in the name of a minor).
Sect. 49 added, 1941, 444 (relative to adverse claims to certain bank
deposits and to certain securities held by banks for the account of
others).
Sect. 50 added (making permanent the law authorizing certain
banking institutions to take certain first mortgages on real estate),
1945, 37 § 1. (See 1945, 37 § 2.) For prior temporary legislation see
1936, 191; 405 § 2; 1939, 98; 1941, 40.
Sect. 51 added (making permanent the law relative to the making
by certain banking institutions of loans insured by the federal housing
administrator), 1945, 66 § 1; amended, 1948, 101; last sentence re-
vised, 1947, 89. (Sec 1943, 339; 1945, 66 § 2.) For prior teraporaiv
legislation see 1935, 162; 1937,240; 1939,241; 1941,260; 1943,126.
Sect. 52 added, 1946, 284 (permitting banks to close on Saturdays
during June, July, August and September); amended, 1947, 9.
Sect. 53 added, 1947, 169 (relative to the liability of banks to their
depositors for non-payment of checks) .
Chapter 168. — Savings Banks.
For temporary act, establishing the Mutual Savings Central Fund,
Inc., for the term of five years, see 1932, 44; term extended to ten
years, 1936, 149 § 1 ; term extended to twenty-five years, 1939, 149 § 1 ;
act amended, 1941, 78 § 1.
For temporary act, providing for the establishment of a fund for the
insurance of deposits in certain savings banks, see 1934, 43; amended,
1936, 149 §§ 2-4; 1938. 125 §§ 1, 2; 1939, 149 §§ 2, 3; 1941, 78 § 2.
For temporary act modifying the requirements for making certain
railroad bonds legal investments for savings banks, institutions for sav-
ings and trust companies in their savings departments, see 1939, 87;
1941, 115; temporary act repealed, 1941, 413 § 11.
For temporary act to enable certain banking institutions to co-oper-
ate in the distribution of United States Defense Savings Bonds and
Defense Postal Savings Stamps, see 1941. 221, 575.
For an act creating the Savings Bank Investment Fund as an addi-
tional means of investment for savings banks, see 1945, 283 §§ 1-11.
Sect. 1, two paragraphs (defining "deposit book [etc.l" and "savings
bank") added at end, 1933, 334 § 3.
Sect. 2 revised, 1933. 334 § 4.
Sect. 2A added, 1933. 46 § 1 (authorizing savings banks to become
members of the Federal Home Loan Bank established for the district
of New England).
Sect. 5. See 1936, 143 § 2.
Sect. 8, two sentences added at cnil, 1948, 20.
Sect. U amended. 1933. 334 § 5.
Sect. 13 amended, 1933, 334 § 6; 1946, 34. (See 1933, 41 § 1.)
Sect. 15 amended, 1946, 32.
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Sect. 17 revised, 1933, 334 § 7.
Sect. 25 revised, 1933, 334 § 8.
Sect. 25A added, 1933, 334 § 8 (authorizing the collection of savings
from school children through principals, teachers, etc.).
Sect. 26 revised, 1933, 334 § 9; 1943, 21 § 1.
Sect. 27 amended, 1933, 334 § 10.
Sect. 28 revised, 1933, 334 § 11. (See 1943, 30.)
Sect. 29 amended, 1933, 334 § 12; 1945, 111.
Sect. 31 amended, 1945, 97; revised, 1947, 45 § 1.
Sect. 31 A revised, 1947, 45 § 2.
Sect. 33A revised, 1933, 334 § 13.
Sect. 33B added, 1941, 103 (relative to the sale of checks by savings
banks).
Sect. 34 revised, 1933, 334 § 14.
I^ECT. 34A added, 1948, i75 (relative to joint deposits made in a
savings bank in trust for another).
Sect. 35 revised, 1933, 334 § 15.
Sect. 42 revised, 1945, 365.
Sect. 44 amended, 1941, 186.
Sect. 45 amended, 1933, 334 § 16.
Sect. 47 revised, 1933, 334 § 17.
Sect. 49 amended, 1933, 334 § 18; 1941, 105.
Sect. 50 revised, 1933, 334 § 19.
Sect. 51 revised, 1932, 245 § 1.
Sect. 51 A revised, 1933, 334 § 20; amended, 1943, 27 § 1.
Sect. 53 revised, 1933, 334 § 21.
Sect. 54, clause First, first two paragraphs revised, 1933, 334 § 22;
same clause revised, 1937, 180; first paragraph revised, 1946, 256 § 1;
subdivision (a) revised, 1946, 256 § 2; subdivision (d) revised, 1943,
94 § 1; 1946, 256 § 3; subdivision (e) revised, 1943, 94 § 2; 1945,
184 § 1; 1946, 256 :j 4; subdivision (e}/^) inserted, 1945, 184 § 2; re-
vised, 1946, 256 § 5; subdivision (/) amended, 1945, 184 § 3; sub-
division (g) added, 1947, 98; subdivision (h) added, 1947, 254; clause
Second, subdivisions (a), (e) and (/) revised, 1933, 334 § 23; subdivision
(h) added, 1933, 334 § 24 (forbidding investment of funds in bonds or
notes of county, etc., in default, and defining term "in default");
subdivisions (a), (b), (c) and (d) affected, 1939, 112 § 2; clause Second
revised, 1941, 413 § 1; subdivisions (h), (i), (j) stricken out and sub-
divisions (/() and (0 added, 1943, 215 § 1 (see 1943, 215 § 12); sub-
division (A) amended, 1947, 236 § 1; clause Second A added, 1948,
361; clause Third affected, 1933, 111; 1934, 79; 1935, 72 §§ 1, 2; 1936,
84; 1937, 56; 1939, 87; 1941, 115, 413 § 11; subdivision (/>) of clause
Third revised, 1936, 79; clause Third revised, 1941, 413 § 2; subdivision
(3) revised, 1943, 215 § 2; subdivision (4) amended, 1945, 377 § 1 :
first paragraph of subdivision (6) amended, 1943, 215 § 5; paragraph
(d) of the definitions at the end of clause Third revised, 1943, 215 § 3;
clause Third revised, 1948, 215; clause Third A added, 1943, 215 § 4
^relative to the investments of deposits and the income derived there-
from of savings banks in obligations of certain reorganized railroad
corporations); first paragraph of subdivision (5) amended, 1945, 377
§ 2; clause Hiird A revised, 1948, 215; clause Fourth amended, 1932,
112; stricken out, 1941, 413 § 3; clause Fifth revised, 1941, 413 § 4;
subdivision (3) amended, 1947, 236 § 2; clauses Fifth A-Fifth D added,
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1941, 413 § 5; clause Fifth A, subdivision (3) revised, 1948, 92 § 1;
clause Fifth B, subdivision (3) stricken out, 1948, 92 § 2; clause Fifth
C, paragraph (c) added, 1947, 236 § 3; clause Fifth D, paragraph added
at end, 1948, 92 § 3; clause Sixth A, first paragraph amended, 1937,
96; clause Sixth A revised, 1941, 413 § 6; 1945, 377 § 3; paragraph
(c) of subdivision (1) revised, 1947, 236 § 4; paragraph (c) of subdivi-
sion (4) stricken out, 1947, 236 § 5; subdivisions (5), (6), (7) stricken
out, and subdivisions (5), (6), (7), (8) inserted, 1947, 236 § 5; subdivi-
sion (8) amended, 1948, 92 § 4; clause Seventh, first paragraph amended,
1937, 87; second paragraph revised, 1932, 220; clause Seventh revised,
1941, 413 § 7; 1943, 215 § 6; last paragraph revised, 1948, 88; clause
Seventh A added, 1945, 283 § 12 (authorizing the investment of deposits
of savings banks in shares of the Savings Bank Investment Fund);
clause Ninth, first paragraph amended, 1945, 197 § 1; 1945, 407 § 1;
subdivision (a) revised, 1945, 197 § 2 (see 1945, 407 § 2); amended,
1946, 68; subdivision (c) (2) stricken out, 1933, 334 § 25; subdivision
(d) stricken out, 1941, 413 § 8; subdivision (e) (2) revised, 1933, 334
§ 26; amended, 1943, 110 § 4; revised, 1943, 215 § 7; subdivision (e)
(3) revised, 1933, 334 § 26; 1943, 215 § 8; subdivision (e) (4) stricken
out, 1943, 110 § 5; subdivision (e) (5) revised, 1933, 334 § 26; amended,
1943, 110 § 6; subdivision (e) (6) amended, 1939, 244 § 5; 1941, 234;
clause Tenth A added, 1941, 106; amended, 1945, 162; revised, 1948,
90; clause Eleventh revised, 1946, 122; clause Twelfth amended, 1937,
274 § 2; revised, 1943, 215 § 9; clause Twelfth A added, 1947, 142;
clause Thirteenth A added, 1941, 107; clause Fifteenth revised, 1941,
413 § 9; subdivision (a) revised, 1943, 215 § 10; subdivision (c) re-
vised, 1945, 377 § 4; subdivision (d) revised, 1945, 114; 1948, 124;
clause Sixteenth affected, 1933, 111; 1934, 79; 1935, 72 §§ 1, 2; 1936.
84; 1937. 56; 1939, 87; 1941, 115, 413 § 11; clause Sixteenth stricken
out, 1941, 413 § 10; clause Seventeenth revised, 1943, 215 § 11. , (See
1943, 215 § 12)
Sect. 55, paragraph added at end, 1933, 334 § 27 (authorizing the
continuing of the offices of a merged savings bank as branch offices of
the continuing bank).
Sect. 56 added, 1933, 41 § 1 (authorizing savings banks to purchase,
loan upon or participate in loans upon the assets of certain closed and
other banks).
Sect. 57 added, 1933, 334 § 28 (authorizing savings banks to become
members of savings bank associations); revised, 1945, 61 § 1.
Sects. 58-60 added, 1943, 249 (providing for the establishment of a
contributor}^ savings bank employees retirement association) ; affected,
1948, 283.
Sect. 58, third paragraph amended, 1945, 104 § 1; 1948, 142 § 1;
fourth paragraph amended, 1948, 142 § 2; last paragraph revised,
1946, 240; amended, 1948, 142 § 3; affected, 1948, 283.
Sect. 59 affected, 1948, 283.
Sect. 60 amended, 1945, 104 § 2; affected, 1948, 283.
Chapter 170. — Co-operative Banks.
For temporary act, establishing the Co-operative Central Bank for
the term of five years, see 1932, 45; term extended to ten years, 1935,
82; amount which a member bank may borrow without collateral fur-
Chai'. 170.] General Laws. 1009
ther regulated, 1935, 136; 1941, 86; term further extended to twenty-
five years, 1938, 244 § 1; refunds to member banks regulated, 1939,
227 H; act further amended, 1943, 219.
For temporary act, providing for the establishment of a fund for the
insurance of shares in co-operative banks, see 1934, 73 ; amended, 1935,
76. 80: 1936, 155; 1938, 244 §§ 2-5; 1939, 227 §§ 2-5; 1945, 116.
For temporary act to enable certain banking institutions to co-operate
in the distribution of United States Defense Savings Bonds and Defense
Postal Savings Stamps, see 1941, 221, 575.
For temporary act to enable certain co-operative banks to invest
funds in certain securities, see 1948, 50.
The following references are to chapter 170, as appearing in the Tercen-
tenary Edition:
Sect. 16 revised, 1932, 292 § 1.
Sect. 19 amended, 1932, 292 § 2.
Sect. 20A added, 1932, 292 § 3 (authorizing payment to spouse or
next of kin without administration in case value of shares does not
exceed two hundred dollars).
Sect. 36A added, 1932, 292 § 4 (authorizing and regulating borrow-
ings to meet withdrawals and to loan against shares).
Sect. 40, paragraph added at end, 1932, 233 § 1.
Sect. 41 amended, 1932, 233 § 2.
Sect. 42 amended, 1932, 233 § 3.
Sect. 45A added, 1933, 46 § 2 (authorizing co-operative banks to
become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank established for the
district of New England).
Sect. 50 added, 1932, 201 (authorizing co-operative banks to become
members of certain leagues).
Chapter stricken out and new chapter inserted, 1933, 144.
The following references are to the new chapter 170:
Sect. 1, "Co-operative Bank Mortgage" defined, 1947, 21.
Sect. 6, subsection (h) amended, 1946, 154 § 6; subsection (A;) re-
vised, 1947, 46.
Sect. 7 amended, 1938, 162 § 1 ; first sentence amended, 1946, 64.
Sect. 8 revised, 1947, 577.
Sect 11 revised 1947 29
Sect. 12 amended, 1936, 196 § 1; 1938, 159; 1941, 73; five sen-
tences added at end, 1945, 177 § 1; same five sentences stricken out,
1947, 88 § 1.
Sect. 12A added, 1947, 88 § 2 (relative to savings shares and savings
share accounts in co-operative banks).
Sect. 13, sentence added at end, 1947, 88 § 3.
Sect. 16, first paragraph revised, 1947, 88 § 4; second paragrapii
revised, 1936, 196 § 2; 1938, 244 § 7; sentence added at end, 1947, 35.
Sect. 17A added, 1941, 116 (providing for the temporary suspension
of payments on certain shares of co-operative banks owned by persons
engaged in the military or naval service of the United States, or by
their dependents) ; revised, 1943, 142.
Sect. 23 revised, 1941, 76.
Sect. 25, sentence added at end, 1935, 174; same sentence revised,
1948, 48.
Sect. 27, sentence inserted after first sentence, 1945, 176 § 1.
Sect. 31 revised, 1946, 154 § 3.
Sect, 32A added, under heading "other authorized payments",
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1938, 197 (permitting acceptance of certain payments by co-operative
banks).
Sect. 33 amended, 1935, 190; first sentence amended, 1945, 172.
Sect. 34 amended, 1934, 203 § 1.
Sect. 35, last paragraph stricken out, 1934, 203 § 2.
Sect. 35 A added, 1945, 191 (providing for converting co-operative
form mortgages to direct reduction form mortgages by agreement in
co-operative banks).
Sects. 36A-36D added under caption "direct-reduction loans"
(changing and making permanent the law authorizing co-operative
banks to make direct-reduction loans on real estate and providing for
the suspension of payments thereon by persons in the military or naval
service and others), 1941, 293 § 1. [For prior temporary legislation
(repealed by 1941, 293 § 2) see 1935, 191; 1936, 203; 1937, 233; 1938,
199.]
Sect. 36A, first paragraph amended, 1945, 177 § 2; first sentence of
same paragraph amended, 1947, 56 § 1; second paragraph revised,
1946, 154 § 1; first two sentences of same paragraph revised, 1947,
56 § 2; second and third paragraphs revised, 1948, 49; last paragraph
amended, 1945, 115; revised, 1946, 255; paragraph added at end,
1945, 176 § 2; paragraph added at end, 1947, 56 § 3.
Sect. 36B, sentence added at end, 1945, 173.
Sect. 36D, paragraph added at end, 1946, 154 § 2; paragraph added
at end, 1947, 86.
Sect. 36E added, 1945, 174 (authorizing additional loans for the
benefit of certain real estate mortgaged to co-operative banks).
Sect. 36F added, 1947, 177 (relative to the making of certain resi-
dential construction development mortgage loans by co-operative
banks) .
Sect. 39 amended, 1941, 77; revised, 1946, 123.
Sect. 39 A added, 1945, 171 (relative to the purchase by co-operative
banks from federal agencies of certain loans made by such agencies).
Sect. 40 revised, 1941, 75.
Sect. 43A added, 1943, 77 (authorizing the sale of checks by co-
operative banks); revised, 1946, 154 § 4; 1948, 58.
Sect. 44, second paragraph revised, 1936, 159.
Sect. 46 revised, 1943, 81.
Sect. 47 revised, 1935, 75; 1936, 133.
Sect. 50, first paragraph amended, 1935, 54; 1937, 174.
Sect. 50A added, under caption "conversion", 1935, 215 (estab-
lishing the procedure to be followed by a co-operative bank in con-
verting into a federal savings and loan association); first paragraph
amended, 1938, 162 § 2; 1943, 235 § 1; second and third paragraphs
revised, 1938, 244 § 6. (See 1943, 235 § 2: 1945,193; 1946,111; 1947,
20; 1948, 45.)
Sect. 54 revised, 1943, 191; amended, 1948, 527 § 3. (See 1948,
527 § 5.)
Sect. 55 revised, 1945, 61 § 2; last two sentences revised, 1947, 57.
Sect. 56 revised, 1946, 154 § 5.
Sects. 59-61 added 1945, 190 (providing for the establishment of a
contributory co-operative banks employees retirement association) ;
affected, 1948, 283.
Chaps. 171, 172.] GENERAL LaWS. 1011
Sect. 59, last i)aragraph revised, 1946, 239; affected, 1948, 283.
Sect. 60 affected, 1948, 283.
Sect. 61 affected, 1948, 283.
Chapter 171. — Credit Unions.
For temporary act, establishing the Central Credit Union Fund, Inc.,
for the term of five years, see 1932, 216; amended, 1934, 221; 1939,
112 § 2. Term extended to ten years, 1936, 70. Term extended to
twenty years, 1941, 177.
For temporary act to enable certain banking institutions to co-operate
in the distribution of United States Defense Savings Bonds and De-
fense Postal Savings Stamps, see 1941, 221, 575.
Sect. 3, second paragraph revised, 1936, 323; 1948, 527 § 4. (See
1948, 527 § 5.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1939, 112 § 1.
Sect. 6A added, 1946, 184 (to authorize deductions from wages of
employees of districts and municipaUties for making certain payments
to credit unions of such employees); repealed, 1947, 189 § 2. (See
G. L. chapter 149 § 178B, inserted by 1947, 189 § 1.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1946, 49 ^ 1,
Sect. 9 revised, 1946, 49 § 2.
Sect. 10, two sentences inserted after fifth sentence, 1945, 81; sec-
tion revised, 1947, 87.
Sect. 15, last sentence stricken out, and paragraph added at end,
1933, 163 § 1; new paragraph added, 1935, 272; paragraph added by
1935, 272 revised, 1936, 329.
Sect. 17. See 1943, 30.
Sect. 19A added, 1938, 239 (relative to the Uability of certain en-
dorsers upon notes held by credit unions and authorizing the establish-
ment of contingent funds by credit unions); revised, 1941, 79.
Sect. 20A added, 1936, 119 (relative to the impairment of the capital
of credit unions).
Sect. 21 amended, 1933, 163 § 2; 1937, 228; revised, 1943, 118;
sentence added at end, 1946, 76.
Sect. 24, paragraph added at end of subdivision (A), 1933, 163 § 3;
first four paragraphs and subdivision (A) revised, 1941, 102; paragraph
4 of subdivision (A) revised, 1947, 85; paragraph 5 of subdivision (A)
amended, 1946, 47; paragraph 7 of subdivision (A) added, 1948, 65;
subdivision (B) revised, 1945, 82; 1947, 178.
Sect. 29, first paragraph revised, 1936, 139.
Sect. 30 added, 1946, 90 (relative to the consolidation of credit
unions and the conversion of foreign credit unions).
Sects. 31-33 added, 1948, 509 § 1 (providing for the establishment of
a contributory credit union employees retirement association). (See
1948, 509 § 2.)
Chapter 172. — Trust Companies.
For temporary act providing for the liquidation of certain trust com-
panies, see 1939, 515; 1941, 143; 1943, 122.
Sect. 1 revised, 1934, 349 § 1.
Sect. 7, clause Fourth revised, 1934, 349 § 2.
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Sect. 9, fifth sentence amended, 1934, 349 § 3.
Sect. 10, first paragraph amended, 1934, 349 § 4.
Sect. 11 revised, 1934, 349 § 5
Sect. 12 revised, 1934, 349 § 6.
Sect. 13 revised, 1934, 349 § 7.
Sect. 14 revised, 1934, 349 § 8; 1935, 40; amended, 1936, 143 § 1.
Sect. 14A added, 1934, 349 § 9 (relative to the submission of a
monthly report by the treasurer of a trust company to its board of
directors); subparagraph 3 stricken out and subparagraphs 3 and 3 A
inserted, 1939, 244 § 1.
Sect. 15 revised, 1934, 349 § 10.
Sect. 16, paragraph added at end, 1934, 349 § 11.
Sect. 18 revised, 1934, 349 § 12; amended, 1935, 18; second para-
graph revised, 1943, 110 § 8.
Sect. 19 amended, 1934, 349 § 13.
Sect. 19A added, 1943, 237 (providing for notice to the commissioner
of banks of certain transfers of stock of trust companies).
Sect. 24 revised, 1934, 349 § 14; two paragraphs added at end, 1937,
248.
Sect. 25 amended, 1934, 349 § 15.
Sect. 26 amended, 1934, 349 § 16; revised, 1943, 21 § 2.
Sect. 27, tiiree sentences added at end, 1946, 66.
Sect. BOA, sentence added at end, 1934, 349 § 17; same sentence
amended, 1947, 28.
Sect. 31 revised, 1934, 349 § 18; last sentence amended, 1939, 124.
Sect. 33 revised, 1941, 484 § 1. (See 1941, 484 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 34 revised, 1934, 349 § 19; 1939, 244 § 2.
Sect. 40 revised, 1941, 484 § 2; amended, 1945, 88. (See 1941, 484
§§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 40A added, 1943, 261 (clarifying the limits on the total liabili-
ties of any one borrower to a trust company in its commercial and sav-
ings departments).
Sect. 41, sentence added at end, 1947, 36.
Sect. 43 revised, 1934, 349 § 20; 1941, 484 § 3. (See 1941, 484 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 44 revised, 1939, 187; amended, 1946, 87 § 1.
Sect. 44A added, 1933, 41 § 2 (authorizing trust companies to pur-
chase, loan upon or participate in loans upon the assets of certain
closed and other banks).
Sect. 45 revised, 1934, 349 § 21; amended, 1939, 244 ^3; revised,
1946, 87 s> 2. (See 1943, 192; 1946, 87 § 4.)
Sect. 46 revised, 1934, 349 ^ 22; amended, 1939, 244 § 4; 1946,
87 . 3. (See 1943, 192; 1946, 87 § 4.)
Sect. 48 revised, 1934, 349 § 23; paragraph (c) added at end, 1937,
276.
Sect. 54 amended, 1934, 349 § 24; 1935, 172 § 1.
Sect. 54A added, 1935, 172 § 2 (authorizing trust companies under
certain conditions to deposit in their commercial departments certain
funds held in their trust departments).
Sect. 57 revised, 1934, 349 § 25.
Sect. 60 amended, 1934, 349 § 26.
Sect. 61 amended, 1933, 41 § 3.
Sect. 62 amended, 1934, 349 § 27; revised, 1941, 104.
Sect. 66 revised, 1932, 245 § 2.
Chap. 172A.] GENERAL LaWS. 1013
Sect. 66A revised, 1943, 27 § 2.
Sect. 67, paragraph added at end, 1933, 334 § 29 (regulating the
declaration and payment of interest on deposits in savings depart-
ments of trust companies).
Sect. 69 amended, 1943, 110 § 7.
Sect. 70. See 1943, 30.
Sect. 74 amended, 1934, 349 § 28.
Sect. 75 revised, 1934, 349 § 29; last sentence revised, 1943, 193;
1945, 53 § 1.
Sect. 76 amended, 1934, 349 § 30.
Sect. 80 revised, 1934, 349 § 31 (but see 1934, 349 § 32); next to last
sentence revised, 1945, 53 § 2.
Sect. 82 added, under caption "set-off or recoupment of de-
posits", 1932, 295 § 1. (See 1932, 295 § 2.)
Sects. 83-89 added, under caption "conservatorship", 1933, 87 § 1.
Sects. 83, 88. See 1933, 112 §§ 6, 9.
Sect. 90 added, 1933, 273 (relative to the enforcement of conserva-
torship proceedings in respect to trust companies).
Chapter 172A. — Banking Companies.
New chapter inserted, 1935, 452 § 4.
For temporary act to enable certain banking institutions to co-operate
in the distribution of United States Defense Savings Bonds and Defense
Postal Savings Stamps, see 1941, 221, 575.
Sect. 1 revised, 1938, 266 § 2; amended, 1941, 391 § 1. (See 1941,
391 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 1A added, 1938, 266 § 3 (authorizing certain existing corpora-
tions to vote to carry on the business of a banking company on certain
conditions) .
Sect. 2 amended, 1938, 266 § 4.
Sect. 3 revised, 1938, 266 § 5; sentence added at end, 1948, 285.
Sect. 4 amended, 1938, 266 § 6.
Sect. 5, first paragraph revised, 1938, 266 § 7; section revised, 1948,
148 § 1.
Sect. oA added, 1948, 148 § 2 (relative to the limitations on the
amount of deposits on certificate funds in banking companies).
Sect. 6 revised, 1938, 266 § 9.
Sect. 6A added, 1946, 115 § 1 (authorizing certain banking com-
panies to receive deposits subject to withdrawal by check); amended,
1948, 150.
Sect. 7, preliminary sentence revised, 1946, 115 § 2; clause First,
last sentence stricken out, 1945, 192 ^j 1; clause Second levised, 1943,
208; 1948, 35; clause Fourth added, 1945, 192 § 2; revised, 1948, 100.
Sect. 7A added, 1938, 266 § 8 (relative to the carrying and disposi-
tion by certain existing corporations of certain assets not authorized as
investments after they become subject to this chapter).
Sect. 7B added, 1948, 36 (prohibiting the making of loans by bank-
ing companies on the security of their own shares and regulating the
acquisition or holding bv them of such shares).
Sect. 8 amended, 1947, 39.
Sect. 8A added, 1948, 34 (prohibiting the making of loans or exten-
sions of credit by banking companies to their own executive officers).
1014 Changes in the [Chaps. 174-175.
Sect. 10, first sentence amended, 1946, 115 § 3.
Sect. 12, sentence added at end, 1948, 37.
Sect. 12A added, 1948, 281 (relative to the merger, consolidation or
pur(;hase and sale of assets of hanking companies).
Sect. 15 added, 1941, 438 (authorizing banking companies to sell cer-
tain negotiable checks).
Chapter 174. — Bond and Investment Companies.
Sect. 11 revised, 1948, 623 § 1.
Sects. 13-17 added, 1948, 623 § 2 (regulating the deduction of cer-
tain expenses by the seller in sales of installment investment contracts).
Chapter 174A. — Regulation of Rates for Fire, Marine and Inland Marine
Insurance, and Rating Organizations.
New chapter inserted, 1947, 614 § 1. (See 1947, 614 § 3.)
Chapter 175. — Insurance.
For legislation authorizing domestic insurance companies to invest
in real estate mortgages insured under the National Housing Act, see
1939, 359. (See also 1943, 339.) [For other legislation, see 1935, 162;
1937, 240; 1939, 241; 1941, 260; 1943, 126; 1946, 125.]
For temporary act, modifying the requirements for investments in
real estate mortgages, see 1936, 191; amended, 1936, 405 § 2; extended,
1939,98; 1941,40.
For temporary legislation authorizing insurance companies to make
loans to veterans of World War II guaranteed or insured by the ad-
ministrator of veterans' affairs, see 1945, 46; 1946, 126; 1947, 110.
For temporary legislation confirming the power and authority of
domestic insurance companies, their officers, directors, employees and
agents, to pay certain taxes and fees, and relating to liability therefor,
see 1945, 57;' 1947, 80.
Sect. 1, definition of "Company" revised, 1947, 488 § 10; paragraph
added (after definition of "Foreign company") defining "Industrial life
insurance policy" or "policy of industrial life insurance", 1943, 227
§ 11; paragraph added after word "law" in the fifty-second line, 1938,
306 (defining "resident" with respect to the incorporators, officers and
directors of insurance companies). (See 1943, 227 §§ 13, 14.)
Sect. 4, first paragraph revised, 1938, 357 § 1; fourth paragraph
amended, 1939, 472 § 4; revised, 1941, 324.
Sect. 5 amended, 1933, 107 § 2.
Sect. 6, first paragraph amended, 1933, 107 § 3; section amended,
1939, 472 § 1 ; first paragraph amended, 1939, 488 § 2. (See 1939, 488 § 9.)
Sect. 9, clause Second revised, 1941, 326 § 1; clause Fourth revised,
1941, 326 § 2; section revised, 1943, 227 § 1. (See 1943, 227 §§ 13, 14.)
Sect. 10 revised, 1947, 217.
Sect. 11, first paragraph amended, 1934, 92 § 1; revised, 1943, 207
§ 3; 1945, 605 § 2; 1947, 539; third paragraph amended, 1933, 5. (See
1943, 207 § 4; 1945, 605 §3.)
Sect. 12 amended, 1943, 183 § 1. (See 1943, 183 § 2.)
Sect. 12A added, 1943, 183 § 2 (relating to the computation of re-
serves required of certain domestic liability insurance companies with
respect to certain policies of liability insurance).
Chap. 17.').] GENERAL LaWS. 1015
Sect. 14 amended, 1939, 395 § 2; revised, 1941, 635 § 3, 693; para-
graph inserted after paragraph contained in line 14, 1943, 54 § 1; re-
vised, 1945, 593 § 1; paragraph contained in lines 22-26 revised, 1943,
288; seventeenth paragraph revised, 1943, 54 § 2, 227 § 2. (See 1945,
593 § 2.)
Sect. 16, second paragraph amended, 1939, 395 § 3.
Sect. 19A amended, 1934, 137 § 2; revised, 1941, 364 § 1.
Sect. 19B added, 1939, 375 (authorizing domestic insurance com-
panies to merge or consolidate with foreign insurance companies in cer-
tain cases); revised, 1941, 364 § 2.
Sect. 19C added, 1941, 364 § 3 (relative to rights of stockholders of
merging or consolidating corporations).
Sect. 20, first sentence of second paragraph amended, 1946, 508;
second sentence of second paragraph revised, 1948, 571; new paragraph
inserted after fifth paragraph, 1941, 343.
Sect. 22A revised, 1935, 234; first paragraph amended, 1946, 158;
last paragraph amended, 1938, 181.
Sect. 24, sentence added at end of first paragraph, 1946, 244.
Sect. 25, second paragraph revised, 1945, 159; last paragraph of
Form A stricken out, 1934, 12; Forms B and C revised, 1947, 488 § 2;
last paragraph of section amended, 1934, 92 § 2.
Sect. 29 revised, 1939, 167.
Sect. 32 revised, 1938, 357 § 2: amended, 1941, 342 § 1.
Sect. 33 revised, 1946, 186.
Sect. 36, second paragraph revised, 1935, 140; 1936, 61; two para-
graphs added at end, 1938, 218 § 1.
Sect. 36A added, 1948, 496 (relative to payment of retirement or
insurance benefits to agents and agency employees of certain domestic
insurance corporations).
Sect. 47, clause First revised, 1938, 176; clause Fourth revised, 1938,
307; clause Sixth amended, 1941, 243; 1945, 436; clause Seventh
amended, 1937, 261; clause Twelfth revised, 1935, 204; clause Seven-
teenth added, 1946, 471 § 1.
Sect. 48, first paragraph revised, 1946, 471 § 2; lines 22 and 23
stricken out and new paragraph inserted, 1946, 471 § 3.
Sect. 48 A revised, 1946, 471 . 4.
Sect. 49, paragraph inserted after second paragraph, 1939, 15 § 2;
paragraph contained in the twenty-second to the twenty-eighth lines
revised, 1941, 342 § 2; last paragraph stricken out, 1941, 342 § 3.
Sect. 50, first sentence revised, 1945, 609 § 1 ; third sentence amended,
1932, 180 § 33.
Sect. 51, clause (a) revised, 1946, 471 § 5.
Sect. 54, clause (a>^) added, 1946, 471 ^6; clause (e) revised, 1939,
488 § 3. (See 1939, 488 § 9.)
Sect. 54A added, 1932, 165 (permitting certain insurance companies
to make outside the commonwealth contracts insuring personal prop-
erty against all risks or hazards); amended, 1938, 198.
Sects. 54B-54D added, 1945, 384 § 2 (authorizing multiple line
underwriting, so-called, by certain domestic and foreign stock and
mutual insurance companies). (See 1945, 384 § 3.)
Sect. 54B revised, 1946. 285.
Sect. 59, sentence added at end, 1948, 286.
Sect. 63, paiagraph 2, clau.se (d) added, 1947, 266 § 1 ; paragraph 3
1016 Changes in the [Chap. i75.
amended, 1947, 266 § 2; paragraph 'AA added, 1948, 70; paragraph 4
revised, 1947, 266 § 3; paragraph 5A added, 1947, 266 § 4; paragraph
6 revised, 1947,, 266 § 5; paragraph 7 revised, 1945, 188; sentence
added at end, 1946, 438 § 2; paragraph 9 revised, 1947, 266 § 6; para-
graph 11 revised, 1947, 266 § 7; paragraph 14A added, 1947, 266 § 8.
Sect. 64, second paragraph amended, 1936, 213; third paragraph
revised, 1943, 207 § 2; 1947, 269 § 2; paragraph added at end, 1941,
548. (See 1943, 207 § 4.)
Sect. 65 amended, 1946, 125; 1947, 41.
Sect. 66 amended, 1947, 650.
Sect. 66A added, 1943, 207 § 1 (relative to the construction, opera-
tion and maintenance of low rental housing projects by domestic life
insurance companies); revised, 1945, 605 § 1; 1947, 504. (See 1943,
207 § 4; 1945, 605 § 3.)
Sect. 66B added, 1947, 269 § 1 (authorizing domestic life insurance
companies to invest in certain land and buildings) .
Sect. 72 amended, 1936, 212.
Sect. 73, first paragraph revised, 1939, 300 § 1.
Sect. 77 amended, 1941, 365 § 1. (See 1941, 365 § 2.)
Sect. 79 revised, 1933, 23 § 1.
Sect. 80, first sentence revised, 1947, 196; paragraph inserted after
the word ''classified" in the twenty-third line, 1936, 315; section re-
vised, 1947, 317.
Sect. 83, paragraph added at end, 1941, 716 § 5. (See 1941, 723.)
Sect. 85A added, 1941, 716 § 1 (providing that the commissioner of
insurance may authorize certain domestic mutual insurance companies
to issue non-assessable policies); sentence added at end, 1943, 247 § 1:
sentence added at end, 1947, 197 § 1. (See 1941, 723; 1943. 247
§4.)
Sect. 87 repealed. 1934. 22.
Sect. 90, first paragraph amended, 1941, 716 § 2; 1945, 403 § 2.
(See 1941, 723.)
Sect. 90A amended, 1939, 300 § 2.
Sect. 90B revised, 1933, 23 § 2; 1945, 726.
Sect. 93, first paragraph revised, 1939, 488 § 1; 1941, 654 § 1. (See
1939, 488 § 9.)
Sect. 93B revised, 1939, 488 § 4. (See 1939, 488 § 9.)
Sect. 93C revised, 1939, 488 § 5. (See 1939, 488 § 9.)
Sect. 93D revised, 1939, 488 § 6. (See 1939, 488 § 9.)
Sect. 93F added, 1941, 716 § 3 (permitting certain domestic mutual
insurance companies to issue non-assessable policies); sentence added
at end, 1943, 247 § 2; sentence added at end, 1947, 197 § 2. (See 1941,
723; 1943, 247 § 4.)
Sect. 94, first two paragraphs stricken out, and two new paragraphs
inserted, 1933, 81; first paragraph amended, 1938, 218 § 2; 1943, 532
§ 2; revised, 1945, 313 § 2. (See 1945, 313 § 5.)
Sects. 94A-94M added, 1947, 488 § 1 (authorizing and regulating the
exchange of reciprocal or inter-insurance contracts in the common-
wealth) .
Sect. 96A added, 1946, 471 !j 7 (providing that insurance against
expenses actually incurred in repairing or replacing property damaged
or destroyed by fire or other causes shall not be subject to certain
limitations as to value).
Chap. 175.] GENERAL LaWS. 1017
Sect. 97 amended, 1933, 31; two sentences added at end, 1945, 399
§ 1. (See 1945, 399 § 2.)
Sect. 99, clause Ninth revised, 1934, 95; paragraph of the standard
form appearing in Hnes 14-23 revised. 1943, 462; clause Tenth added,
1947, 488 § 3.
Sect. 102 amended, 1932, 174 § 1; revised, 1934, 110 § 1. (See 1932,
174 § 2; 1934, 110 § 2.)
Sect. 104 repealed. 1947, 614 § 2. (See 1947, 614 § 3.)
Sect. 106 revised, 1932, 150 § 1; amended, 1939, 400 § 1. (See 1932,
150 § 4.)
Sect. 108, paragraph added at end, 1945, 341; paragraphs A-C
added at end, 1947, 607.
Sect. 110, sentence added at end, 1939, 133; section amended, 1941,
118; revised, 1943, 424 § 3, 532 § 1; subdivision (1) of second para-
graph amended, 1945, 403 § 1.
Sect. 1 lOA added, 1938, 401 (relative to exemption of the benefits of
disability insurance from attachment and execution).
Sect. HOB added, 1939, 209 (relative to the termination or lapsing of
certain accident and health policies for non-payment of premiums).
Sect. IIIC added, 1943, 375 § 1 (providing for the inclusion of acci-
dent benefits in certain liability insurance policies); revised, 1948, 287.
Sect. 113A, provision (2) amended, 1933, 119 § 1; revised, 1933, 145
§ 1; provision (2A) added, 1933, 145 § 2; amended, 1935, 296 § 1; pro-
vision (6) revised, 1936, 272. (See 1933, 145 § 3; 1935, 296 § 2.)
Sect. 113B, paragraph inserted after first paragraph, 1935, 459 § 4.
(See 1935, 459 § 5.)
Sect. 113D, first paragraph revised, 1933, 119 § 2; fourth paragraph
revised, 1933, 146 § 1; sixth paragraph revised, 1933, 146 § 2; amended,
1934, 46; first sentence of sixth paragraph amended, 1938, 311; para-
graph added at end, 1933, 119 § 3; paragraph added at end, 1934, 379.
(See 1933, 119 § 6, 146 § 3.)
Sect. 113E added, 1934, 61 (prohibiting certain discrimination in the
issuance or execution of motor vehicle liability policies or bonds);
amended, 1941, 401.
Sect. 113F added, 1937, 390 (relative to the renewal of motor vehicle
liability policies or bonds, so called, in certain cases); first paragraph
amended, 1938, 351.
Sect. 113G added, 1939, 406 § 1 (relative to the relations of officers,
directors and employees of certain domestic insurance companies with
certain insurance agencies and finance companies). (See 1939, 406 § 2.)
Sect. 114 amended, 1932, 180 § 34; 1939, 225.
Sect. 116A amended, 1932, 180 § 35.
Sect. 117A, first paragraph amended, 1938, 216 § 1; heading before
section 117A stricken out and "marine and automobile and sprinkler
LEAKAGE INSURANCE" inserted, 19.38, 216 § 2.
Sect. 123 revised, 1943, 186.
Sect 125. See 1933 42.
Sect' 126* amended, 1943, 227 § 5. (See 1933. 42 §§ 13, 14; 1943,
227.)
Sect. 132, first paragraph revised, 1933, 101 § 1; first paragraph
amended, 1943, 227 § 6; provisions numbered 6, 7, 8, 9, revised, 1943,
227 ^ 7; four paragraphs added at end of section, 1943, 227 § 6 (See
1943, 227 ^<§ 13, 14.)
1018 Changes in the [Chai-. 175.
Sects. 132A-132B added, 1945, 313 § 1 (relative to group annuity
contracts). (See 1945, 313 § 5; 1947, 188 §§ 1, 2.)
Sect. 133, clause (a) amended, 1946, 346; 1948, 54; clause (6)
amended, 1938, 362 § 2; clause (6) amended, 1943, 424 § 1; clause (c)
added, 1938, 362 § 1; clause (d) added, 1943, 424 § 2.
Sect. 134, sentence added at end of provision numbered 4, 1938, 362
§ 3 ; said provision revised, 1939, 170; 1941, 456; last paragraph stricken
out and three new paragraphs inserted, 1938, 362 § 4.
Sect, 138A added, 1943, 424 § 4 (relative to deductions from salaries
of state, county and municipal employees for payment of premiums on
certain group life insurance policies).
Sect. 139, two sentences added at end, 1945, 335; section revised,
1946, 313.
Sect. 140, second paragraph revised, 1943, 227 § 12; third paragraph
amended, 1933, 101 § 2. (See 1943, 227 §§ 13, 14.)
Sect. 142 revised, 1943, 227 § 8. (See 1943, 227 §§ 13, 14.)
Sect. 143 revised, 1943, 227 § 9. (See 1943, 227 §§ 13, 14.)
Sect. 144, last paragraph revised, 1933, 101 § 3; first three para-
graphs stricken out and four new paragraphs inserted, 1938, 209 § 1;
section revised, 1943, 227 § 3; subdivision 11 added, 1945, 313 § 3.
(See 1938, 209 § 3; 1943, 227 §§ 13, 14; 1945, 313 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 146 revised, 1943, 227 § 4. (See 1943, 227 §§ 13, 14.)
Sect. 146A added, 1945, 298 (providing for giving notice to holders
of lapsed industrial life insurance policies of non-forfeiture benefits) .
Sect. 147 amended, 1938, 209 § 2; repealed, 1943, 227 § 10. (See
1943, 227 §§ 13, 14.)
Sect. 147A repealed, 1943, 227 § 10. (See 1943, 227 §§ 13, 14.)
Sect. 147B added, 1935, 232 (requiring foreign life insurance com-
panies to provide for paid-up and extended term insurance and cash
surrender values on policies of industrial life insurance issued in the
commonwealth); repealed, 1943, 227 § 10. (See 1943, 227 §§ 13, 14.)
Sects. 149A-149D added, 1946, 455 (providing that certain unclaimed
funds held by domestic life insurance companies be paid into the state
treasury) .
Sect. 150 revised, 1945, 609 § 2; amended, 1946, 250.
Sect. 151, clause Second amended, 1933, 107 § 1; clause Second, sub-
division (3) (c) revised, 1939, 488 § 7; clause Second, subdivision (3) (/)
revised, 1939, 488 § 8. (See 1939, 488 § 9.)
Sect. 152A added, 1941, 716 § 4 (relative to the issue by certain
foreign mutual insurance companies of non-assessable policies); sen-
tence added at end, 1943, 247 § 3; same sentence amended. 1947, 257;
sentence added at end, 1947, 197 § 3. (See 1941, 723; 1943, 247 § 4.)
Sect. 155, clause First revised, 1932, 150 § 2; amended, 1939, 400 § 2,
(See 1932, 150 § 4,)
Sect. 156A amended, 1933, 30.
Sect. 157, paragraph added at end, 1939, 315; section revised, 1941,
451.
Sect, 160A added, 1933, 25 § 1 (prohibiting the printing or publica-
tion of certain advertisements for or on behalf of unlicensed insurance
companies).
Sect. 160B added, 1934, 14 § 1 (authorizing the commissioner of in-
surance to publish certain information relative to unlicensed foreign
insurance companies or societies) .
Sect. 162, third paragraph revised, 1941, 286.
Chaps. 175A, J76.] GENERAL Laws. 1019
Sect. 162A added, 1947, 629 (authorizing insurance companies and
their agents to compensate duly licensed insurance brokers for certain
services) .
Sect. 163, paragraph added at end, 1941, 502; same paragraph re-
vised, 1943, 85.
Sect. 164A added, 1938, 225 (providing that no insurance agent shall
be charged with a decrease or deduction from his commission or salary
on account of industrial life insurance policies lapsed or surrendered
after being paid on for three years) ; revised, 1943, 226.
Sect. 167 A amended, 1934, 137 § 3; 1937, 260; 1945, 368.
Sect. 172. last sentence revised, 1941, 703.
Sect. 173 revised, 1946, 299.
Sect. 174C added, 1941, 493 (relative to the qualifications and
licensing of insurance agents, insurance brokers and special insurance
brokers) .
Sects. 177A-177D added, 1939, 395 § 1 (defining and providing for
the licensing of insurance advisers).
Sect. 177B, second and third paragraphs stricken out, and new para-
graph inserted, 1941, 635 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1941, 635 § 2.
Sect. 178 amended, 1941, 450 § 2.
Sect. 179, sentence added at end, 1939, 472 § 2; section revised, 1941,
452.
Sect. 180A stricken out, and new sections 180A-180L inserted, 1939,
472 § 3 (relative to the rehabilitation, conservation and liquidation of
certain domestic and foreign insurers).
Sect. 181 revised, 1934, 160; amended, 1939, 395 § 4.
Sect. 184 amended, 1937, 103; first sentence revised, 1947, 531;
section amended, 1948, 98.
Sect. 185, first paragraph amended, 1939, 400 § 3 ; second paragraph
revised, 1932, 150 § 3; first and second paragraphs revised, 1941, 654
§ 2; section revised, 1943, 238 § 2.
Sect. 187C, first paragraph amended, 1934, 34; 1936, 215 § 1. (See
1936, 215 § 2.)
Sect. 1871'.] added, 1947, 104 (to facilitate payment by insurance
companies of amounts not exceeding five hundred dollars due to estates
of deceased persons).
Sect. 192, sentence added at end, 1943, 375 § 2.
Sect. 193B added, 1937, 314 (authorizing the payment of motor
vehicle insurance premiums in instalments).
Sect. 193C added, 1948, 617 (authorizing interlocking directorates
of domestic insurance companies).
Sect. 193D added, 1948, 621 (regulating the acquisition by domestic
insurance companies of stock guaranty capital or other share capital
of insurance companies).
Chapter 175A. — Regulation of Rates for Certain Casualty Insurance, in-
cluding Fidelity, Surety and Guaranty Bonds, and for all other Forms
of Motor Vehicle Insurance, and Regulation of Rating Organizations.
New chapter inserted, 1947, 641 § 1. (Hee 1947, 641 § 3.)
Chapter 176. — Fraternal Benefit Societies.
Sect. 1, definition of " F'raternal benefit society" amended, 1945,346
§2.
Sect. 3 amended, 1941, 336 § 1.
1020 Changes in the [Chap. i7ti
Sect. 4 amended, 1939, 139.
Sect. 5 amended, 1933, 25 § 2; 1934, 14 § 2; 1943, 238 § 3.
Sect. 8 amended, 1945, 346 § 3.
Sect. 11 amended, 1943, 309 § 1.
Sect. 12, first paragraph revised, 1941, 310.
Sect, 13, first sentence amended, 1945, 346 § 4.
Sect. 13A added, 1945, 346 § 1 (authorizing certain fraternal benefit
societies to provide for hospitaHzation and medical service insurance).
Sect. 14 amended, 1945, 346 § 5.
Sect. 16 amended, 1938, 93.
Sect. 18 revised, 1941, 336 § 2.
Sect. 19, first sentence amended, 1945, 346 § 6.
Sect. 19A added, 1939, 236 § 1 (relating to the granting of annuities
by certain fraternal benefit societies).
Sect. 21 amended, 1934, 170; revised, 1937, 79; amended, 1939, 236
§2.
Sect. 22 amended, 1941, 336 § 3.
Sect. 23 amended, 1932, 46: 1938, 94.
Sect. 24 amended, 1941, 322; first sentence amended, 1945, 329.
Sect. 25 revised, 1938, 157.
Sect. 30 amended, 1941, 336 § 4.
Sect. 31 amended, 1945, 346 § 7; 1947, 393.
Sect. 32 revised, 1943, 309 § 2.
Sect. 32A added, 1943, 74 (providing a penalty for the alteration,
defacement, mutilation, destruction or concealment of any record of a
fraternal benefit society).
Sect. 36, first paragraph amended, 1941, 336 § 5.
Sect. 37A added, 1945, 331 (requiring vouchers, etc., for certain dis-
bursements by fraternal benefit societies).
Sect. 40, first two sentences amended, 1932, 180 § 36; first para-
graph amended, 1945, 346 § 8.
Sect. 41 amended, 1939, 168; 1945, 346 § 9.
Sect. 42A added, 1943, 238 § 1 (further regulating the admission of
certain foreign fraternal benefit societies to transact business within the
commonwealth) .
Sect. 45, second sentence amended, 1939, 254 § 1; paragraph added
after first paragraph, 1943, 309 § 3; second paragraph amended, 1932,
104.
Sect. 46, fifth paragraph amended, 1939, 254 § 2; paragraph inserted
after third paragraph, 1941, 274; three sentences added at end of para-
graph so inserted, 1943, 86.
Sect. 46B added, 1932, 47 § 1 (authorizing certain fraternal benefit
societies to acquire, hold, manage and dispose of real property, and
confirming title to such property heretofore acquired by certain of such
societies).
Sect. 46C added, 1941, 397 (permitting certain fraternal benefit so-
cieties to contract with insurance companies for the payment of benefits).
Sect. 46D added, 1945, 506 (authorizing grand or district lodges of
certain secret orders or fraternities to pay a limited amount of death
or funeral benefits).
Sect. 49A added, 1946, 124 (authorizing certain fraternal benefit
societies to pay pensions to their employees in certain cases).
Chais. I76A-178.1 GENERAL LaWS. 1021
Chapter 176A. — Non-Profit Hospital Service Corporations.
New chapter inserted, 1936, 409.
Sect. 2, second sentence amended, 1939, 312 § 7.
Sect. 3 amended, 1939, 312 § 1 ; sentence added at end, 1947, 403 § 1.
Sect. 4 amended, 1939, 312 § 2.
Sect. 5 revised, 1939, 312 § 3.
Sect. 7 amended, 1939, 312 § 4; sentence added at end, 1947, 403 § 2.
(See 1947, 403 § 3.)
Sect. 9 revised, 1939, 312 § 5.
Sect. 11 added, 1939, 312 § 6 (relative to the payment of salaries,
compensation or emoluments by certain non-profit hospital service cor-
porations).
Sect. 12 added, 1943, 424 § 5 (relative to deductions from salaries
of state, county and municipal employees of amounts payable under
contracts issued by non-profit hospital service corporations).
Chapter 176B. — Medical Service Corporations.
New chapter inserted, 1941, 306.
Sect. 3, paragraph added at end, 1948, 359.
Sect. 16A added, 1943, 424 § 6 (relative to deductions from salaries
of state, county and municipal employees of amounts payable under
certificates issued by certain medical service corporations).
Chapter 176C. — Non-Profit Medical Service Plans.
New chapter inserted, 1941 334
Sect. 16A added, 1943, 424 § 7 (relative to deductions from salaries
of state, county and municipal employees of amounts payable under
contracts issued by certain medical service corporations).
Chapter 176D. — Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair and Deceptive
Acts and Practices in the Business of Insurance.
New chapter inserted, 1947, 659.
Chapter 178. — Savings Bank Life Insurance.
For legislation relative to the computation of the reserve liability with
respect to life insurance policies issued by savings and insurance banks
and to the non-forfeiture benefits under such policies, see 1943, 227.
Sect. 10 amended, 1935, 330 § 1; 1946, 112 § 1. (See 1946, 112 § 2.)
Sect. 11 amended, 1935, 330 § 2.
Sect. 11 A added, 1935, 330 § 3 (relative to non-payment of pre-
miums on annuity and certain other contracts).
Sect. 14 amended, 1947. 260 § 3.
Sect. 15 amended, 1935. 330 § 4; 1936, 285 § 1.
Sect. 16 revised, 1947, 260 § 4.
Sect. 17 revised, 1935, 330 § 5; 1939, 391 § 1. (See 1939, 391 § 2.)
Sect. 18 amended, 1943, 210 § 1.
Sect. 18A added, 1943, 210 § 2 (relative to payments to the general
insurance guaranty fund).
Sect. 19 amended, 1935, 330 § 6.
Sect. 21 revised, 1935, 330 § 7; amended, 1936, 285 § 2.
1022 Changes in the [Chaps. 179-183.
Sect. 26 revised, 1932, 103.
Sect. 29 amended, 1936, 285 § 3; revised, 1941, 108 § 1.
Sect. 30 amended, 1936, 285 § 4.
Sect. 31 revised, 1941, 108 § 2.
Sects. 32 and 33 added, 1947, 143 (creating the savings bank life
insurance council and defining its powers and the powers of savings and
insurance banks relative thereto).
Chapter 179. — Proprietors of V/harves, Rek\ Estate lying in Common,
and General Fields.
Sect. 3 revised, 1943, 130 § 1. (See 1943, 130 § 2.)
Sect. 15 revised, 1948, 550 § 38.
Chapter 180. — Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes.
Sect. 3 amended, 1943, 549 § 5; revised, 1947, 559 § 1. (See 1947,
559 § 7.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1934, 328 § 21; second sentence revised, 1947,
559 § 2.
Sect. 6 revised, 1947, 461.
Sect. 8 repealed, 1947, 559 § 3
Sect. 10 amended, 1932, 180 § 37; revised, 1937, 151 § 1; 1943, 549
§ 6; 1947, 559 § 4.
Sect. 11 revised, 1937, 151 § 2; 1947, 559 § 5.
Sect. 12 amended, 1946, 24; last sentence revised, 1948, 354 § 2.
Sect. 12A amended, 1935, 246; 1946, 25.
Sect. 17, first sentence revised, 1947, 559 § 6.
Sect. 26A added, 1933, 236 § 1 (requiring the fihng of annual returns
by certain incorporated clubs and other corporations); amended, 1945,
225. (See 1933, 236 § 2.)
Sect. 27 amended, 1934, 328 § 22.
Chapter 181. — Foreign Corporations.
Sect. 3 revised, 1943, 459 § 4; amended, 1946, 342 H-
Sect. 4, paragraph added at end, 1946, 342 § 2.
Chapter 182. — Voluntary Associations and Certain Trusts.
Sect. 2 revised, 1948, 550 § 39.
Sect. 3 amended 1945, 649 § 1.
Sect. 4 amended, 1945, 649 § 2.
Sect. 7 amended, 1945. 649 § 3.
Sect. 8 amended, 1945, 649 § 4.
Sect. 9 amended, 1945, 649 § 5.
Chapter 183. — Alienation of Land.
Sect. 4 revised, 1941, 85.
Sect. 28A added, 1946, 438 § 1 (extending the security of real estate
/nortgages to cover expenses of repairs or replacements of mortgaged
l")roperty and taxes and other assessments).
Sect. 43 amended, 1937, 101 § 1.
Sect. 44 amended, 1937, 101 § 2.
Chaps. 18^-iyu.J GENERAL LawS. 1023
Chapter 184. — General Provisions relative to Real Property.
Sect. 13 amended, 1937, 112; revised, 1937, 245 § 1; first paragraph
amended, 1943, 52 § 1. (See 1937, 245 § 2; 1943, 52 § 2.)
Sect. 15 amended, 1941, 88 § 1. (See 1941, 88 § 2.)
Sect. 17A added, 1939, 270 (relative to the effect of agreements for
the purchase and sale of real estate).
Chapter 185. — The Land Court and Registration of Title to Land.
Sect. 1, clause (6) revised, 1935, 318 § 3; clause (c) revised, 1935,
318 ^4; clause (;3^) added, 1934, 263 § 1 (granting to land court
exclusive origmal jurisdiction to determine by declaratory judgment
the validity and extent of municipal zoning ordinances, by-laws and
''egulations); clause (k) revised, 1934, 67 § 1; clauses (Z) and (w)
added, 1935, 318 § 5 (granting to said court original jurisdiction con-
current with supreme judicial and superior courts of certain suits in
equity); paragraph in lines 44-50, inclusive, revised, 1937, 183 § 1;
paragraph in lines 51-55 revised, 1947, 449 § 3. (See 1934, 67 § 2;
1935, 318 § 8; 1937, 183 § 2; 1947, 449 § 7.) ' ^ >
Sect. 2 amended, 1937, 409 § 3. (See 1937, 409 § 7.)
Sect. 2A repealed, 1937, 409 § 4. (See 1937, 409 § 7.)
Sect. lOA revised, 1948, 664 § 3.
Sect. 12, sentence added at end, 1941, 27; section revised, 1943, 29.
Sect. 14, sentence in lines 10-12 stricken out, 1946, 427 § 2; section
revised, 1946, 544 § 3. (See 1946, 427 § 3; 544 § 5.)
Sect. 25A added, 1933, 55 (relative to the power of the land court
to enforce its orders and decrees, and relative to service of its processes).
Sect. 40 amended, 1937, 118.
Sect. 78 amended, 1937, 144 § 1. (See 1937, 144 § 2.)
Chapter 186. — Estates for Years and at Will.
Sect. 12 revised, 1946, 202.
Sect. 15 added, 1945, 445 § 1 (making void certain provisions of
leases and rental agreements pertaining to real property). (See 1945,
445 § 2.)
Sect. 16 added, 1947, 118 § 1 (making void so much of any real estate
or rental agreement as provides for its termination in the event tenants
have children). (See 1947, 118 § 2.)
Chapter 188. — Homesteads.
Sect. 1 amended, 1939, 32 § 1. (See 1939, 32 § 5.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1939, 32 § 2. (See 1939, 32 § 5.)
Chapter 189. — Dower and Curtesy.
Sect. 3 revised, 1936, 91 § 1. (See 1936, 91 § 2.)
Chapter 190. — Descent and Distribution of Real and Personal Property.
Sect. 1, paragraph (1) amended, 1945, 238 § 1. (See 1945, 238 § 2.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1943, 72 § 1.
1024 ChANOES in the [Cji.vr.s. 11K)A-12U1.
Chapter 190A. — Effect of Apparently Simultaneous Deaths upon Devolu-
tion and Disposition of Property, including Proceeds of Insurance.
New chapter inserted, 1941, 549 § L (See 1941, 549 § 2.)
Chapter 192. — Probate of Wills and Appointment of Executors.
Sect. 1A added, 1934, 113 (requiring that the attorney general be
made a party in certain proceedings relative to the probate of wills).
Sect. IB added, 1945, 338 § 1 (providing for a guardian ad litem
when the surviving spouse of the deceased is under disability).
Sect. 7. See 1937, 408 § 3.
Chapter 193. — Appointment of Administrators.
Sect. 3 amended, 1938, 328.
Sect. 12 amended, 1945, 349 § 1.
Chapter 194. — Public Administrators.
Sect. 7 revised, 1933, 100.
Sect. 9, last sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 38; section affected,
1932, 180 § 45.
Sect. 10. See 1936, 428.
Chapter 195. — General Provisions relative to Executors and Administrators.
Sects. 1-4 repealed, 1933, 221 § 1. (See 1933, 221 § 8.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1945, 349 § 2.
Sect. 8 amended, 1933, 221 § 2. (See 1933, 221 § 8.)
Chapter 196. — Allowances to Widows and Children, and Advancements
Sect. 2 amended, 1933, 36; revised, 1936, 214.
Chapter 197. — Payment of Debts, Legacies and Distributive Shares.
Sect. 2 amended, 1933, 221 § 3. (See 1933, 221 § 8.)
Sect. 2A added, 1939, 298 (estabUshing limitations applicable to suits
against, and regulating the payments of debts by, administrators de
bonis non).
Sect. 9 amended, 1933, 221 § 4. (See 1933, 221 § 8.)
Chapter 200. — Settlement of Estates of Absentees.
Sect. 12 revised, 1941, 399 § 1.
Sects. 13 and 14 stricken out and new section 13 inserted, 1941,
399 § 2.
Sect! 13 revised, 1946, 395.
Chapter 201. — Guardians and Conservators.
Sect. 1 amended, 1945, 728 § 1. (See 1945, 728 § 4.)
Sect. 6 amended, 1941, 194 § 13.
Sect. 7 amended, 1941, 194 § 14.
Sect. 13, sentence added at end, 1934, 204 § 1; section amended,
1941, 194 § 15.
Chaps. 202-203A.] GENERAL LaWS. 1025
Sect. 13A added, 1941, 325 (providing for the removal of a per-
manent guardian of an insane person).
Sect. 14 amended, 1941, 194 § 16.
Sect. 16 revised, 1945, 728 § 2. (See 1945, 728 § 4.)
Sect. 18, new sentence added at end, 1934, 204 § 2.
Sect. 20, see 1945, 338 § 3.
Sect. 21 revised, 1945, 728 § 3. (vSee 1945, 728 § 4.)
Sect. 30 amended, 1939, 57.
Sect. 39A added, 1936, 270 (authorizing payments from estates of
minors under guardianship for expenses for the funerals of the parents
in certain cases).
Sect. 45, sentence added at end, 1945, 338 § 2.
Sect. 47A added, 1937, 312 § 1 (permitting guardians and conser-
vators to invest funds in certain insurance policies and annuity con-
tracts).
Sect. 48A revised, 1941, 241.
Chapter 202. — Sales, Mortgages and Leases of Real Estate by Executors,
Administrators, Guardians and Conservators.
Sect. 4A added, 1933, 129 (relative to the use and management of
real estate of a decedent by his executor or administrator for the pur-
pose of the payment of debts from the rents thereof).
Sect. 12 amended, 1941, 194 § 17.
Sect. 14 amended, 1934, 157 § 1.
Sect. 19 amended, 1941, 341 § 1. (See 1941, 341 § 2.)
Sect. 20 revised, 1933, 221 § 5. (See 1933, 221 § 8.)
Sect. 36 added, 1945, 418 § 1 (relative to sales, mortgages and leases
by guardians and conservators of wards holding real estate under ten-
ancies by the entirety). (See 1945, 418 § 2.)
Chapter 203. — Trusts.
Sect. 3A added, 1946, 287 § 1 (exempting trusts created by employers
in connection with stock bonus, pension, disability, death benefit or
profit sharing plans from the rule against perpetuities). (See 1946,
287 §§2 3 )
Sect. 13 revised, 1943, 201 § 1. (See 1943, 201 § 3.)
Sect. 16 amended, 1934, 157 § 2.
Sect. 17A added, 1932, 50 (relative to the sale of real estate by
foreign testamentary trustees).
Sect. 22 amended, 1936, 184 § 1. (See 1936, 184 § 2.)
Sects. 24 A and 24B added, under caption "salvage operations
OF trustees", 1943, 389 § 1. (See 1943, 389 § 2.)
Sect. 25A added, under the heading "purchase of insurance
POLICIES OR ANNUITY CONTRACTS", 1937, 312 § 2 (permitting trustees
to invest funds in certain insurance policies and annuity contracts).
Sect. 41 revised, 1948, 550 § 40.
Chapter 203A. — Collective Investment of Small Trust Funds.
New chapter inserted, 1941, 474.
Sect. 11 added, 1945, 67 (making redeemable obligations of the
United States eligible investments for common trust funds).
1026 Changes in the [Chaps. 204-207.
Chapter 204. — General Provisions relative to Sales, Mortgages, Releases,
Compromises, etc., by Executors, etc.
Sect. 26 amended, 1933, 221 § 6. (See 1933, 221 § 8.)
Sects. 27-36 added, 1943, 152 (authorizing releases and disclaimers
of powers of appointment and providing for the methods of releasing
and disclaiming the same).
Sect. 37 added, 1943, 201 § 2 (authorizing the resignation of fidu-
ciaries by their guardians, conservators or committees, or other like
officers, acting in their behalf).
Chapter 205. — Bonds of Executors, Administrators, Guardians, Conserva-
tors, Trustees and Receivers.
Sect. 4 amended, 1941, 45 § 1.
Sect. 5 amended, 1941, 45 § 2.
Chapter 206. — Accounts and Settlements of Executors, Administrators,
Guardians, Conservators, Trustees and Receivers.
Sect. 7 amended, 1941, 194 § 18.
Sect. 16 amended, 1941, 36.
Sect. 17 amended, 1936, 208.
Sect. 19 repealed, 1938, 154 § 2.
Sect. 23 repealed, 1938, 154 § 2.
Sect. 24 revised, 1938, 154 § 1.
Chapter 207. — Marriage.
Sect. 5 amended, 1941, 194 § 18A.
Sect. 7 revised, 1941, 270 § 1.
TSect. 17j^amended, 1945, 185.
Sect. 19 revised, 1948, 550 § 41.
Sect. 20 amended, 1933, 127; sentence inserted after the word "resi-
dence" in line 18, 1943, 561 § 3.
Sect. 20A added, 1939, 269 § 3 (relative to the duties of city and
town clerks in the case of the filing of notices of intention of marriage of
pregnant females).
Sect. 20B added, 1941, 601 § 1 (requiring pre-marital physical
examination); first paragraph amended, 1941, 697 § 1; second para-
graph stricken out and three paragraphs inserted, 1941, 697 § 2; re-
pealed, 1943, 561 § 2. (See 1941, 697 § 3.)
Sect. 21, paragraph added at end, 1943, 168 § 2.
Sect. 28 amended, 1941, 601 § 2. (See 1941, 601 § 4.)
Sect. 28 A added, 1943, 561 § 1 (further regulating pre-marital ex-
aminations).
Sect. 30 amended, 1937, 11 § 1; 1945, 214 § 1; 1946, 197 § 1. (See
1937, 11 S 2; 1945, 214 § 2.)
Sect. 33 amended, 1941, 270 § 2.
Sect. 36 revised, 1946, 273 § 1.
Sect. 38 revised, 1932, 162; amended, 1946, 197 § 2.
Sect. 40 revised, 1946, 197 § 3,
Sect. 42 amended, 1946, 197 § 4.
Chaps. 208-212.] GENERAL LaWS. 1027
Sect. 47A added, under heading "breach of contract to marry
NOT actionable", 1938, 350 § 1 (abolishing causes of action for breach
of contract to marry). (See 1938, 350 § 3.)
Sect. 52 revised, 1943, 312 § 1. (See 1943, 312 § 2.)
Sect. 55 repealed, 1946, 273 ^ 2.
Sect. 57 amended, 1941, 601 § 3. (See 1941, 601 § 4.)
Chapter 208. — Divorce.
Sect. 2 revised, 1937, 76 § 1. (See 1937, 76 § 2.)
Sects. 9-11 revised, 1943, 196 § 1. (See 1943, 196 § 2.)
Sect. 19 revised, 1932, 3.
Sect. 21, sentence added at end, 1934, 181 § 1. (See 1934, 181 § 2.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1943, 168 § 1.
Sect. 24A added, 1948, 66 (providing that copies of or certificates
relating to decrees of divorce shall contain certain information relative
to decrees nisi and to rights to remarry) .
Sect. 33 revised, 1936, 221 § 1. (See 1936, 221 § 2.)
Sect. 38 revised, 1933, 288.
Sect. 45 amended, 1948, 279.
Chapter 209. — Husband and Wife.
Sect. 10 revised, 1948, 550 § 42.
Sect. 21 amended, 1939, 32 § 3. (See 1939, 32 § 5.)
Sect. 32, sentence added at end, 1938, 136.
Sect. 33 revised, 1933, 360.
Chapter 210. — Adoption of Children and Change of Names.
Sect. 1 amended, 1941, 44.
Sect. 3 amended, 1941, 61; 1945, 239; revised, 1945, 300.
Sect. 6, paragraph added at end, 1943, 155 § 1.
Sect. 13, first paragraph amended, 1948, 247; paragraph added at
end, 1943, 155 § 2.
Chapter 211. — The Supreme Judicial Court.
Sect. 4 amended, 1945, 465.
Sect. 11 revised, 1933, 300 § 1. (See 1933, 300 § 4.)
Sect. 19 revised, 1938, 115 § 1.
Sect. 22 revised, 1946, 544 § 1. (See 1946, 544 § 5.)
Chapter 212. — The Superior Court.
For act further extending to June 30, 1949, the operation of certain
provisions of law (1923, 469, as amended) relative to the more prompt
disposition of criminal cases in the superior court, see 1948, 230.
Sect. 14 revised, 1932, 144 § 1. (For prior temporary legislation,
see 1927, 306; 1948, 230.)
Sect. 14A added, 1932, 144 § 2 (regulating the establishing of sessions
and sittings of the superior court). (For prior temporary legislation,
see 1927, 306; 1928, 228.)
Sects. 15-18 repealed, 1932, 144 § 3.
Sect. 22 amended, 1934, 287; 1943, 145 § 1; sentence added at end,
1943, 244 § 3. (See 1943, 145 § 2.)
1028 Changes in the [Chaps. 213-215.
Sect. 24 amended, 1943, 244 § 4.
Sect. 25 amended, 1932, 144 § 4.
Sect. 26A added, 1935, 229 § 1 (providing for the transfer from the
superior court to the land court of certain actions at law and suits in
equity where any right, title or interest in land is involved). (See 1935,
229 5 2.)
Sect.' 27 revised, 1946, 544 § 2. (See 1946, 544 § 5.)
Chapter 213. — Provisions Common to the Supreme Judicial and Superior
Courts.
Sects. 1A and IB added, 1939, 257 § 1 (granting to the superior court
jurisdiction of certain extraordinary writs and certain other matters,
concurrently with the supreme judicial court). (See 1939, 257 § 2.)
Sect. 1A amended, 1941, 28, 180.
Sects. IC and ID added, 1943, 374 § 4 (providing for changing a
petition for certiorari into a petition for mandamus and vice versa and
providing for appeals from judgments upon such petitions).
Sect. 3, clause Tenth A revised, 1945, 582 § 2 (see 1945, 582 §§4,
5) ; clause Tenth B added, 1943, 374 § 3 (providing for the presentation
at hearings upon petitions for certiorari of evidence at proceedings
complained of in such petitions).
Sect. 4 revised, 1947, 449 § 5. (See 1947, 449 § 7.)
Sect. 6 amended, 1932, 144 § 5.
Chapter 214. — Equity Jurisdiction and Procedure in the Supreme Judicial
and Superior Courts.
Sect. 1 amended, 1935, 407 § 2. (See 1935, 407 § 6; 1937, 436 § 10;
G. L. 150A § 6 (h) inserted by 1938, 345 § 2.)
Sect. 2. Affected, 1939, 257 § 2.
Sect. 3, clause (12) added at end, 1939, 194 § 1.
Sect. 9 amended, 1934, 381; 1935, 407 § 3; last sentence amended,
1947, 571 § 1. (See 1935, 407 § 6; 1937, 436 § 10; G. L. 150A § 6 {h)
inserted by 1938, 345 § 2.)
Sect. 9A added, 1935, 407 § 4 (limiting authority of courts to grant
injunctive relief in cases involving or growing out of labor disputes).
(See 1935, 407 § 6; 1937, 436 § 10; G. L. 150A § 6 (h) inserted by 1938,
345 § 2.)
Sect. 9B added, 1947, 571 § 2 (relative to the issuance of injunctions
in certain jurisdictional disputes) .
Sect. 22 amended, 1948, 309.
Sect. 23 revised, 1945, 394 § 1 ; 1947, 365 § 2. (See 1945, 394 § 2.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1947, 365 § 1.
Chapter 215. — Probate Courts.
Sect. 6 amended, 1933, 237 § 1; revised, 1937, 257; amended, 1939,
194 § 2.
Sect. 6B added, 1935, 247 § 1 (providing for interpretative judg-
ments in the probate courts as to the meaning of written instruments) ;
repealed, 1945, 582 § 3. (See 1935, 247 § 2; 1945, 582 § 5.)
Sect. 9, sentence added at end, 1945, 469 § 1; same sentence
stricken out, 1947, 360. (See 1945, 469 § 2; 1946, 88, 610 § 1; 1947,
97 § 1.)
CilAJ'.s. 217, '2I.S.I (rENEKAL LaWS. 1029
Sect. 11 amended, 1947, 3b5 § 3.
Sect. 30A amended, 1934, 330.
Sect. 39A added, 1947, 536 (relative to counsel fees in the i)iobate
courts) .
Sect. 44, last sentence revised, 1941, 323 § 1; section amended, 1943,
91. (See 1941, 323 § 2.)
Sect. 58 revised, 1947, 449 § 4. (See 1947, 449 § 7.)
Sect. 61 repealed, 1939, 65 § 1. (See 1939, 65 § 2.)
Sect. 62, paragraph in lines 17-20 revised, 1932, 107; 1936, 241;
paragraph in lines 29-33 revised, 1934, 24; paragraph in lines 34-37
amended, 1934, 54; same paragraph revised, 1934, 175 § 1; paragraph
in lines 45-51 revised, 1935, 132; paragraph in lines 56 and 57 revised,
1933, 274. (See 1934, 175 § 2.)
Chapter 217. — Judges and Registers of Probate and Insolvency.
For legislation relative to abolition of office of special judge of pro-
bate and insolvency on the death, resignation or removal of the incum-
bent, see 1937, 408 § 8.
Sect. 1 amended, 1935, 434 § 1.
Sect. 2 amended, 1934, 290; 1935, 434 § 2.
Sects. 5 and 6 stricken out and new sections 5, 5A, 6, 6A inserted,
1937, 408 § 3. (See 1937, 408 § 9.)
Sect. 7, sentence added at end, 1937, 408 § 4. (See 1937, 408 §§ 3, 9.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1937, 408 § 5. (See 1937, 408 § 9.)
Sect. 19 amended, 1948, 354 § 1.
Sect. 24 amended, 1943, 464 § 1. (See 1943, 464 § 2.)
Sect. 24A revised, 1939, 392; 1947, 348.
Sect. 25 amended, 1947, 347.
Sect. 25A added, 1945, 475 § 1 (providing for a permanent third
assistant register of probate for the count}^ of Essex); revised, 1946,
482. (See 1945, 475 § 2.)
Sect. 30 revised, 1935, 143 § 1;* 1935, 313 § 1; 1936, 252 § 1; 1941,
226 § 1. (See 1935, 313 § 3; 1936, 252 § 2; 1941, 226 § 2.)
Sect. 31A added,* 1935, 313 § 2 (providing for the appointment of a
messenger for the probate court of Essex county). (See 1935, 313 § 3.)
Sect. 34 revised, 1937, 408 § 1; 1946, 544 § 4. (See 1937, 408 § 9;
1946, 544 § 5.)
Sects. 35A and 35B added, 1947, 678 § 2 (establishing the salaries of
registers of probate and assistant registers). (See 1947, 678 § 3.)
Sect. 38 repealed, 1937, 408 § 2.
Sect. 40 revised, 1937, 408 § 6. (See 1937, 408 § 9.)
Sect. 41 amended, 1937, 408 § 7; 1941, 503. (See 1937, 408 §§ 8, 9.)
Chapter 218. — District Courts.
For act further extending to June 30, 1949, the operation of certain
provisions of law (1923, 469, as amended) authorizing certain justices
of district courts to sit in criminal cases in the superior court, see 1948,
230.
For legislation limiting the number of special justices of certain dis-
trict courts, see 1941, 664.
Void for non-acceptance.
1030 Changes in the [Chap. 218.
Sect. 1, first paragraph under caption "Franklin" revised, 1932,
87 § 1; section amended, 1939, 451 § 59.
Sect. 6, first paragraph revised, 1941, 664 § 1; second paragraph
revised, 1945, 611; section revised, 1947, 588 § 1. (See 1941, 664
§§ 2, 3; 1947, 588 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1936, 282 § 1. (See 1936, 282 § 3.)
Sect. 9, sentence added at end, 1934, 217 § 1.
Sect. 10 amended, 1932, 160 § 1; 1937, 297 § 1; 1938, 193 § 1; first
paragraph amended, 1946, 182; 1947, 335 § 1; last paragraph revised,
1938, 222 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1941, 309 § 1; another para-
graph added at end, 1948, 642 § 1. (See 1937, 297 § 2; 1938, 193 § 2,
222 § 2; 1947, 335 § 2.)
Sect, 13 revised, 1937, 59: first paragraph stricken out, 1939, 157 § 1.
(See 1939, 157 § 4.)
Sect. 15 revised, 1939, 230 § 1, 347 § 1; first paragraph amended,
1947, 460 § 1. (See 1939, 230 § 2; 1947, 460 § 2.)
Sect. 16 revised, 1937, 219 § 3; 1939, 214 § 5.
Sect. 19 amended, 1934, 387 § 1; 1943, 296 § 1. (See 1934, 387 § 5;
1943, 296 § 6, 437.)
Sect. 22 amended, 1937, 310.
Sect. 26 revised, 1937, 301 § 1; 1938, 365 § 1. (See 1937, 301 § 2;
1938, 365 § 2.)
Sect. 29 amended, 1932, 55.
Sect. 30 amended, 1941, 194 § 19.
Sect. 35A added, 1943, 349 § 1 (providing that certain persons against
whom complaints are made in district courts may be given an oppor-
tunity to be heard before issuance of process); revised, 1945, 293.
(See 1943, 349 § 2.)
Sect. 37 amended, 1945, 250 § 1.
Sect. 38, second sentence revised, 1939, 347 § 2.
Sect. 40, fourth sentence revised, 1948, 398 § 1.
Sect. 43 amended, 1939, 347 § 3.
Sect. 43A, first paragraph amended, 1938, 324; section revised, 1941,
682 § 1; first paragraph amended, 1943, 101. (See 1941, 682 §§ lA, 2.)
Sect. 52, third sentence amended, 1948, 398 § 2.
Sect. 53, first paragraph amended, 1948, 642 § 2; paragraph added
after the first paragraph, 1936, 230.
Sect. 58 revised, 1936, 282 § 2. (See 1936, 282 § 3.)
Sect. 59, paragraph added at end, 1948, 248 § 1.
Sect. 62 amended,* 1932, 235 § 1; revised,* 1932, 247 § 1; amended,
1935, 71 § 1; 1937, 298; revised, 1939, 305; amended, 1941, 309 § 3,
348; 1945, 294; 1946, 264 § 1; 300. (See 1935, 71 § 2; 1946, 264 § 2.)
Sect. 63 revised, 1935, 341.
Sect. 75 revised, 1946, 609 § 1. (See 1946, 609 § 3.)
Sect. 75A added, 1946, 512 § 2 (relative to the compensation of
clerks and assistant clerks of the municipal court of the city of Boston) ;
revised, 1946, 609 § 2. (See 1946, 512 § 3; 609 § 3.)
Sect. 76 amended, 1932, 269 § 1; 1935, 366 § 1; 1937, 378 § 1; re-
vised, 1939, 451 § 60; amended, 1945, 476 § 1; 1946, 453; 498 § 1;
revised, 1946, 530, 578; amended, 1946, 600; revised, 1947, 576; 1948,
667 § 1. (See 1935, 366 § 3; 1945, 476 § 2; 1948, 667 §§ 6, 7.)
• Void for non-acceptance.
Chaps. 219-221.] GENERAL LawS. 1031
Sect. 77 revised, 1937, 294; 1948, 667 § 2. (See 1948, 667 § 5A).
Sect. 77A added, 1948, 656 § 1 (relative to the salaries and retirement
of justices and clerks in the district court of Springfield, the central
district court of Worcester and the first and third district courts of
eastern Middlesex). (See 1948, 656 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 78 revised, 1948, 667 § 3. (See 1948, 667 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 79 amended, 1941, 309 § 2; revised, 1941, 447 § 2; amended,
1943, 136 § 2; revised, 1948, 667 § 4. (See 1941, 447 §§ 4, 5; 1943,
136 §3; 1948, 667 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 80, sentence added at end, 1935, 366 § 2; section amended,
1936, 229 5^ 1; 1937, 378 § 2; revised, 1941, 447 § 3; amended, 1946,
498 § 2; revised, 1948, 667 § 5. (See 1935, 366 § 3; 1936, 229 § 2;
1941, 447 §§ 4, 5; 1948, 667 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 80A added, 1947, 400 § 2 (relative to the salaries of the secre-
tary and assistant secretary to the justices of the municipal court of
the city of Boston). (See 1947, 400 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 81 revised, 1939, 296 § 1. (See 1939, 296 § 3.)
Sect. 82A added, 1945, 486 § 1 (relative to salaries of court officers
of the municipal court of the city of Boston). (See 1945, 486 § 3.)
Chapter 219. — Trial Justices.
Sect. 17 amended, 1947, 343 § 2.
Sect. 28 amended, 1934, 328 § 23.
Sect. 33 added, 1947, 343 § 1 (granting civil jurisdiction to the trial
justice in Barre).
Chapter 220. — Courts and Naturalization.
Sect. 6 revised, 1947, 449 § 6. (See 1947, 449 § 7.)
Sects. 13A and 13B added, 1935, 407 § 5 (regulating procedure in
trials for contempt arising out of disobedience to decrees or process of
courts in labor dispute cases). (See 1935, 407 § 6; 1937, 436 § 10;
G. L. 150A § 6 (h) inserted by 1938, 345 § 2.)
Sect. 14A added, 1936, 206 § 1 (relative to the time within which
certain justices shall render their decisions). (See 1936, 206 § 2.)
Sects. 16 and 17 repealed, 1932, 144 § 3.
Sect. 19 repealed, 1932, 16.
Chapter 221. — Clerks, Attorneys and Other Officers of Judicial Courts.
Sect. 4 amended, 1935, 89 § 1; 1937, 158 § 1; 1943, 336 § 1; revised,
1946, 248 § 1. (See 1935, 89 § 2; 1937, 158 § 2; 1943, 336 § 3.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1932, 51; 1943, 336 § 2. (See 1943, 336 § 3.)
Sect. 6A added, 1947, 443 (providing for the appointment of an
equity clerk of the superior court for the county of Middlesex).
Sect. 12 revised, 1937, 219 § 4; 1939, 214 § 6.
Sect. 24 revised, 1936, 31 § 3.
Sect. 27 revised, 1939, 157 § 2. (See 1939, 157 § 4.)
Sect. 27A added, 1939, 157 § 3 (relative to the disposal of certain
obsolete and useless papers of courts); revised, 1945, 323 § 1; amended,
1946, 150. (See 1939, 157 § 4; 1945, 323 § 2.)
Sect. 34C amended. 1947, 601.
Sect. 36 amended, 1945, 157.
1032 Changes in the [Chaps. 222, 223.
Sect. 36A added, 1945, 261 (relative to educational requirements
for admission to the bar of persons serving in the armed forces in World
War II).
Sect. 43 revised, 1939, 197 § 1.
Sects. 44A and 44B added, 1939, 197 § 2 (prohibiting employees and
other persons connected with hospitals from furnishing certain infor-
mation about certain personal injury cases to attorneys at law).
Sect. 44A amended, 1943, 293.
Sect. 46 revised, 1935, 346 § 1.
Sects. 46A and 46B added, 1935, 346 § 2 (prohibiting individuals not
members of the bar from practising law or attempting so to do and pro-
viding a means of restraining unauthorized practice of law).
Sect. 46B amended, 1947, 75.
Sect. 47 repealed, 1935, 346 § 3.
Sect. 49 repealed, 1935, 346 § 3.
Sect. 50 stricken out, and sections 50, 50A, 50B inserted, 1945, 397
§ 1. (See 1945, 397 § 3.)
Sect. 53 amended, 1939, 151.
Sect. 58 amended, 1932, 40 § 1.
Sect. 60 repealed, 1932, 40 § 2.
Sect. 63 amended, 1939, 6 § 1. (See 1939, 6 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 68 amended, 1946, 591 § 46A.
Sect. 73 revised, 1935, 182 § 2; 1938,347 § 2; 1941, 448 § 1; 1945,
388 sN 1; 1946, 427 § 1; amended, 1946, 593 § 1. (See 1935, 182
§§ 5, 6; 1938, 347 § 3; 1941, 448 .^ 3; 1945, 388 § 3; 1946, 593 § 2.)
Sect. 73A added, 1938, 347 § 2; amended, 1941, 448 § 2; repealed,
1945, 388 § 2. (See 1938, 347 § 3; 1941, 448 § 3.)
Sect. 76 revised, 1935, 182 § 3; first sentence stricken out and two
new sentences added, 1939, 258 § 1; second and third sentences revised,
1939, 165 § 2. (See 1935, 182 §§ 5, 6; 1939, 165 § 3, 258 § 2.)
Sect. 76A added, 1945, 179 § 1 (providing for the appointment of
an assistant messenger of the superior court in Suffolk county).
Sect. 80 amended, 1935, 182 § 4. (See 1935, 182 § 6.)
Sect. 88 amended, 1947, 179.
Sect. 91 revised, 1947, 469 § 2. (See 1947, 469 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 91 A added, 1947, 469 § 3 (relative to establishing salaries of
official stenographers and compensation of additional stenographers
and temporary stenographers of the superior court in the county of
Suffolk). (See 1947, 469 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 93 amended, 1945, 515.
Sect. 94, first sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 39; section revised,
1946, 262 § 2; amended, 1947, 290 § 2; revised, 1948, 183 § 2. (See
1946, 262 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 94A added, 1946, 262 § 3 (relative to the salaries of the clerk
and assistant clerks of the superior court for civil business in the county
of Suffolk). (See 1946, 262 §§ 4, 5.)
Chapter 222. — Justices of the Peace, Notaries Public and Commissioners.
Sect. 8 amended, 1947, 256 § 1.
Chapter 223. — Commencement of Actions, Service of Process.
Sect. 2 revised, 1934, 387 § 2; last sentence of first paragraph revised,
1943, 296 § 2. (See 1934, 387 § 5; 1943, 296 § 6, 437.)
Chaps. 224, 22«.l GENERAL LaWS. 1033
Sect. 2A added, 1935, 483 § 1 (providing for trial together of two or
more actions arising out of the same motor vehicle accident pending in
district courts). (See 1935, 483 §§2, 3.) Section stricken out and new
sections 2A-2C inserted, 1943, 369 § 1 (relative to the trial and disposi-
tion of certain actions and proceedings pending in different courts).
(See 1943, 369 § 2.)
Sect. 2B amended, 1945, 373 § 1. (See 1945, 373 § 2.)
Sect. 8A added, 1947, 488 § 6 (relative to transitory actions by or
against subscribers to a reciprocal or inter-insurance exchange).
Sect. 19A added, 1947, 488 § 7 (providing that actions by or against
subscribers to a reciprocal or inter-insurance exchange shall be brought
in the name under which the contracts are issued).
Sect. 24 amended, 1938, 115 § 2.
Sect. 37, last sentence stricken out and new paragraph added at
end, 1945, 306 § 1; same paragraph amended, 1948, 308. (See 1945,
306 § 2.)
Sect. 38 amended, 1939, 451 § 61.
Sect. 39B added, 1947, 488 § 8 (providing that, in actions against
subscribei's of a domestic reciprocal or inter-insurance exchange, service
may be made upon the attorney in fact if a domestic exchange).
Sect. 42 amended, 1937, 295 § 1.
Sect. 42A added, 1943, 234 § 1 (relative to the amount for which
attachments may be made on hquidated claims). (See 1943, 234 § 3.)
Sect. 44A added, 1937, 295 § 2 (further regulating the attachment of
motor vehicles on mesne process in actions of contract).
Sect. 48 revised, 1937, 308; amended, 1938, 348 § 1. (See 1938,
348 § 2.)
Sect. 51 revised, 1948, 550 § 43.
Sect. 62, sentence added at end, 1947, 105.
Sect. 74 revised, 1943, 298 § 1. (See 1943, 298 § 10.)
Sect. 75 revised, 1943, 298 § 2. (See 1943, 298 § 10.)
Sect. 76 revised, 1943, 298 § 3. (See 1943, 298 § 10.)
Sect. 78 revised, 1943, 298 § 4. (See 1943, 298 § 10.)
Sect. 79 revised, 1943, 298 § 5. (See 1943, 298 § 10.)
Sect. 80 revised, 1943, 298 § 6. (See 1943, 298 § 10.)
Sect. 81 revised, 1943, 298 § 7. (See 1943, 298 § 10.)
Sect. 82 revised, 1943, 298 § 8. (See 1943, 298 § 10.)
Sect. 83A added, 1943, 298 § 9 (providing that sections 74-83 shall
not apply to conditional sales, notices of which are recordable under
G. L. 184 § 13). (See 1943, 298 § 10.)
Sect. 114 amended, 1938, 325 § 1; revised, 1943, 234 § 2. (See 1938,
325 § 2: 1943. 234 § 3.)
Sect. 114A added, 1945, 339 § 1 (relative to the dissolution of certain
real estate attachments by operation of law). (See 1945, 339 § 2.)
Chapter 224. — Arrest on Mesne Process and Supplementary Proceedings
in Civil Actions.
Sect. 12 amended, 1945, 101 § 1.
Sect. 16 amended, 1943, 292 § 1. (See 1943, 292 § 2.)
Sect. 18, paragraph inserted after first paragraph, 1946, 177.
Chapter 226. — Bail.
Sect. 23 amended, 1945, 101 § 2.
1034 Changes in the [Chaps. 22S-231.
Chapter 228. — Survival of Actions and Death and Disabilities of Parties.
Sect. 1 revised, 1934, 300 § 1. (See 1934, 300 § 2.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1933, 221 § 7; revised, 1937, 406 § 1. Affected,
1938, 16. (See 1933, 221 § 8.)
Chapter 229. — Actions for Death and Injuries Resulting in Death.
Sect. 1 revised, 1943, 444 § 1.
Sect. 2 amended, 1941, 460 § 1, 504 § 1.
Sect. 3, first sentence revised, 1941, 460 § 2; section amended, 1941,
504 § 2.
Sect. 5 amended, 1937, 406 § 3; 1941, 504 § 3.
Sects. 1-5 stricken out and sections 1 and 2 inserted, 1946, 614 § 1.
(See 1946, 614 § 7.)
Sect. 1 amended, 1947, 506 § 1. (See 1947, 506 §§ 3, 3 A.)
Sect. 2 revised, 1947, 506 § lA. (See 1947, 506 §§ 3, 3 A.)
Sect. 5A added, 1938, 278 § 1 (to permit recovery in certain death
cases notwithstanding that the death of the tortfeasor occurred before
that of the person whose death he caused); amended, 1946, 614 § 2.
(See 1938, 278 § 2; 1946, 614 § 7.)
Sect. 6 amended, 1939, 451 § 62; revised, 1946, 614 § 3; 1947, 506
§ 2. (See 1946, 614 § 7; 1947, 506 § 3, 3 A.)
Sects. 6A and 6B added, 1943, 444 § 2 (relative to the disposition of
money recovered in certain actions for death).
Sect. 6A revised, 1946, 614 § 4. (See 1946, 614 § 7.)
Sect. 6B amended, 1946, 614 § 5. (See 1946, 614 § 7.)
Sects. 7 and 8 repealed, 1946, 614 .^ 6. (See 1946, 614 § 7.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1941, 504 § 4; repealed, 1946, 614 § 6. (See 1946,
614 § 7.)
Sect. 10 repealed, 1946, 614 § 6. (See 1946, 614 § 7.)
Chapter 230. — Actions By and Against Executors and Administrators.
Sect. 5 amended, 1934, 116.
Chapter 231. — Pleading and Practice.
Sect. 4A added, 1943, 350 § 1 (providing for the joinder of parties in
one action in certain cases); sentence inserted after first sentence,
1947. 408 § 1. (See 1943, 350 §§ 3, 4; 1947, 408 § 2.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1945, 141 § 2.
Sect. 6A added, 1939, 372 § 1 (relative to the recovery of certain
medical expenses by the husband of a married woman or the parent or
guardian of a minor, in actions to recover for personal injuries by
married women and minors). (See 1939, 372 § 2.)
Sect. 6B added, 1946, 212 § 1 (providing for interest from the date
of the writ in certain civil actions). (See 1946, 212 § 3.)
Sect. 7, clause Sixth revised, 1939, 67 § 1. (See 1939, 67 § 2.)
Sect. 55 amended, 1935, 318 § 6. (See 1935, 318 § 8.)
Sect. 59C added, under caption "speedy trial of certain actions
FOR MALPRACTICE, ERROR OR MISTAKE", 1935, 118 § 1 (relative to the
advancement for speedy trial in the superior court of actions against
Chap. 231.] GENERAL LaWS. 1035
physicians and others for malpractice, error or mistake). (See 1935,
118 § 2.)
Sect. 63 amended, 1932, 84 § 1.
Sect. 69 amended, 1932, 177 J^ 1; revised, 1946, 450. (See 1932,
177 § 2.)
Sect. 73 repealed, 1932, 180 § 40.
Sect. 78 repealed, 1932, 180 § 40.
Sect. 84A added, 1933, 247 § 1 (relative to the joint trial in the
superior court of actions involving the same subject matter). (See
1933, 247 § 2.)
Sect. 85 revised, 1947, 386 § 1. (See 1947, 386 § 2.)
Sects. 85B and 85C added, 1937, 439 § 1 (relative to procedure in
certain actions to recover damages arising out of motor vehicle acci-
dents and in suits by judgment creditors in actions to reach and apply
the proceeds of motor vehicle liability policies and in actions to recover
on motor vehicle Uability bonds). (See 1937, 439 § 2.)
Sect. 85D added, 1945, 352 § 1 (providing that negligence of parent
or custodian shall not be imputed to an infant because of such parent-
hood or custodianship). (See 1945, 352 §§3, 4.)
Sect. 91 revised, 1943, 365 § 1. (See 1943, 365 § 2.)
Sect. 93 revised, 1943, 360.
Sect. 94 amended, 1943, 361.
Sect. 96A added, 1945, 530 § 1 (relative to the filing of bills of excep-
tions in suits in equity); repealed, 1947, 361. (See 1945, 530 § 2; 1946,
94, 610 § 2; 1947, 97 § 2.)
Sect. 102A added, 1934, 387 § 3 (relative to the removal to the
superior court of an action of tort arising out of the operation of a
motor vehicle); amended, 1937, 133 § 1; revised, 1938, 338 § 1; first
paragraph amended, 1941, 203 § 1; second paragraph amended, 1941,
203 § 2; section repealed, 1943, 296 § 3. (See 1934, 387 § 5; 1937, 133
§ 2; 1938, 338 § 2; 1941, 203 § 3; 1943, 296 § 6.)
Sect. 107 revised, 1943, 296 § 4. (See 1943, 296 § 6.)
Sect. 108, second paragraph revised, 1939, 382; amended, 1948,
322; second sentence of third paragraph revised, 1933, 255 § 1. (See
1933, 255 § 2.)
Sect. 113, two sentences added at end, 1945, 328.
Sect. 115 amended, 1939, 451 § 63.
Sect. 127, sentence added at end, 1945, 578 § 1. (See 1945, 578 § 3.)
Sect. 128, amended, 1945, 578 § 2. (See 1945, 578 § 3.)
Sect. 133 amended, 1933, 300 § 2. (See 1933, 300 § 4.)
Sect. 135, two paragraphs inserted after first paragraph, 1941, 187
§ 1. (See 1941, 187 § 2.)
Sect. 140A added, 1932, 130 § 1 (relative to the effect of a settle-
ment by agreement of an action of tort growing out of a motor vehicle
accident upon the right of a defendant in such action to maintain a
cross action); revised, 1947, 431 § 1. (See 1947, 431 § 2.)
Sect. 141 amended, 1932, 130 § 2; 1933, 300 § 3; 1934, 387 § 4;
1943, 296 § 5, 350 § 2; 1945, 352 § 2; 1946, 212 § 2. (See 1933, 300
§ 4; 1934, 387 § 5; 1943, 296 § 6, 350 §§ 3, 4; 1946, 212 § 3.)
Sect. 142 amended, 1935, 318 § 7. (See 1935, 318 § 8.)
Sect. 145 amended, 1939, 451 § 64.
Sect. 147, Form 8 repealed, 1938, 350 § 2.
1036 Changes in the [Chaps. 231A-234.
Chapter 231A. — Procedure for Declaratory Judgments.
New chapter inserted, 1945, 582 § 1. (See 1945, 582 § 5.)
Chapter 233. — Witnesses and Evidence.
Sect. 1 revised, 1945, 250 § 2.
Sect. 3A added, 1933, 262 (authorizing the commissioner of banks
to respond to summonses or subpoenas by an employee or other
assistant in his department).
Sect. 8 amended, 1933, 269 § 3, 376 § 3.
Sects. 13A-13D added, 1937, 210 § 1 (making uniform the law
securing the attendance of witnesses from without a state in criminal
proceedings). (See 1937, 210 § 2.)
Sect. 21A added, 1947, 410 § 1 (making admissible evidence relat-
ing to the reputation of a person in a group with whom he habitually
associates). (See 1947, 410 § 2.)
Sect. 22 amended, 1932, 97 § 1.
Sect. 23A added, 1945, 424 § 1 (relative to the admissibihty in evi-
dence of written statements obtained from persons sustaining personal
injuries in accidents). (See 1945, 424 § 2.)
Sect. 26 amended, 1932, 71 § 1.
Sect. 29 amended, 1932, 71 § 2.
Sect. 30 amended, 1932, 71 § 3.
Sect. 32 amended, 1932, 71 § 4.
Sect. 33 amended, 1932, 71 § 5.
Sect. 34 amended, 1932, 71 § 6.
Sect. 45 amended, 1932, 71 § 7.
Sect. 46 amended, 1932, 71 § 8.
Sect. 47 amended, 1932, 71 § 9.
Sect. 48 amended, 1932, 71 § 10.
Sect. 49 amended, 1932, 71 § 11.
Sect. 65 amended, 1941, 363 § 1; 1943, 105 § 1; revised, 1943, 232
§ 1. (See 1941, 363 § 2; 1943, 105 § 2, 232 § 2.)
Sect. 75, sentence added at end, 1943, 190 § 1. (See 1943, 190 § 2.)
Sect. 76 A added, 1938, 213 § 1 (relative to the use of authenticated
copies of certain papers and documents filed with the federal securities
and exchange commission). (See 1938, 213 § 2.)
Sect. 79 revised, 1941, 389 , 2; amended, 1943, 233 § 1; 1946,
473 § 1; 1948, 74. (See 1943, 233 § 2; 1946, 473 § 2.)
Sect. 79A added, 1941, 662 § 2 (relative to the use in evidence of
photographic and microphotographic records and copies); amended,
1948, 154.
Sect. 79B added, 1947, 385 § 1 (making admissible in evidence in
civil cases certain publicly issued compilations of facts and statistics).
(See 1947, 385 § 2.)
Chapter 234. — Juries.
Sect. 1 amended, 1935, 257 § 11; 1936, 25. (See 1935, 257 § 12.)
Sect. 11 amended, 1934, 150.
Sect. 15 repealed, 1936, 161 § 1. (See 1936, 161 § 3.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1941, 90.
Chaps. 235-250.] GENERAL LawS. 1037
Sects. 25 and 26 stricken out, and sections 25, 26, 26A, 26B inserted,
1945, 428 § 1 (providing for emergency jurors and for the waiver of a
full jurv). (Sec 1945, 428 § 3.)
Sect. 29 revised, 1945, 428 § 2. (See 1945, 428 § 3.)
Chapter 235. — Judgment and Execution.
Sect. J 7, i)aiagraph added at end, 1948, 113.
Chapter 236. — Levy of Executions on Land.
Sect. 18 revised, 1939, 32 § 4. (See 1939, 32 § 5.)
Chapter 239. — Summary Process for Possession of Land.
Sect. 1 amended, 1941, 242 § 1.
Sect. 5 revised, 1946, 175 § 1. (See 1946, 175 § 2.)
Sect. 6 A added, 1941, 242 § 2 (relative to conditions of bonds in
actions of summary process for recovery of possession of land after
tax title foreclosures).
Sects. 9-13 affected, 1941, 700; 1946, 43; 1947, 78; 1948, 2.
Chapter 240. — Proceedings for Settlement of Title to Land.
Sect. 14A added, 1934, 263 § 2 (providing for determination by the
land court by declaratory judgment as to the validity and extent of
municipal zoning ordinances, by-laws and regulations).
Chapter 244. — Foreclosure and Redemption of Mortgages.
For legislation concerning judicial determination of rights to foreclose
I eal estate mortgages in which soldiers or sailors may be interested, see
1941, 25; 1943, 57; 1945, 120.
Sect. 15, sentence added at end, 1946, 204.
Sects. 17A-17C added, 1945, 604 § 1 (relative to actions for deficien-
cies on mort,u;ago notes following foreclosures, etc.). (See 1945, 604 § 2.)
Chapter 246. — Trustee Process.
Sect. 1 revised, 1938, 303 § 1; amended, 1943, 17 § 1. (See 1938, 303
§ 2; 1943, 17 § 2.)
Sect. 28 revised, 1935, 410 § 1; 1941, 338 § 1; amended, 1947, 264 § 1.
(See 1935, 410 §§ 2, 3; 1941. 338 § 2; 1947, 264 § 2.)
Sect. 32, paragraph added at end, 1938, 343.
Chapter 249. — Audita Querela, Certiorari, Mandamus and Quo Warranto.
Sect. 4 amended, 1943, 374 § 1. (See 1939, 257; 1941, 28, 180;
1943, 374 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1938, 202; 1943, 374 § 2. (See 1939, 257; 1941,
28, 180; 1943, 374 § 4.)
Chapter 250. — Writs of Error, Vacating Judgment, Writs of Review.
Sect. 16 amended, 1933, 244 § 1. (See 1933, 244 § 2.)
1038 Changes in the [Chaps. 252-255A.
Chapter 252. — Improvement of Low Land and Swamps.
Sect. 22 revised, 1948, 550 § 44.
Sect. 24 added, 1948, 391 § 1 (providing for the establishment of
greenhead fly control projects). (See 1948, 391 § 2.)
Chapter 255. — Mortgages, Conditional Sales and Pledges of Personal
Property, and Liens thereon.
Sect. 1. See 1933, 142 (recording of federal crop loans to farmers).
See also 1936, 264 subsection 20 (relative to trust receipt and pledge
Sect. 3 amended, 1935, 86 § 2; revised, 1948, 550 § 45.
Sects. 7A-7E added, 1935, 86 § 1 (relative to the mortgaging of
crops and certain other classes of personal property).
Sect. 11 revised, 1939, 509 § 1.
Sect. 12 revised, 1939, 509 § 1; 1943, 410 § 1. (See 1943, 410 § 2.)
Sect. 13 revised, 1939, 509 § 1; amended, 1941, 285.
Sect. 13A added, 1935, 348 § 1 (regulating conditional sales of motor
vehicles); revised, 1939, 509 § 1. (See 1935, 348 § 2.)
Sect. 13B added, 1935, 396 (relative to certain contracts of condi-
tional sale of household or personal effects).
Sects. 13C and 13D added, 1937, 315 (relative to contracts of con-
ditional sale of household furniture or other household or personal
effects except jewelry).
Sect. 13C revised, 1938, 367.
Sects. 13C and 13D stricken out, and new sections 13C-13G inserted,
1939, 509 § 2.
Sect. 13H added, 1941, 468 (relative to conditional sales of textile
and other machinery, seats for theatres and other places of public
assembly, and parts, accessories, appliances and equipment therefor).
Sect. 15 revised, 1948, 550 § 46.
Sect. 31D added, 1945, 607 (creating a lien in favor of certain per-
sons performing work upon, or storing articles of clothing or household
goods).
Sect. 3 IE added, 1948, 637 § 12 (creating a lien in favor of certain
persons for proper charges due them for landing, parking, etc., of air-
craft). (See 1948, 637 §§ 9, 13.)
Sect. 35 amended, 1938, 83 § 1. (See 1938, 83 § 2.)
Sects. 40-47 added, 1945, 285 (providing for the creation of liens
upon merchandise without the necessity of custody or possession in the
lienee).
Sect. 40 amended, 1946, 514 § 1; revised, 1947, 273 § 1.
Sect. 41, first paragraph amended, 1946, 514 § 2; section revised
1947, 273 § 2.
Sect. 42 revised, 1947, 273 § 3.
Sect. 43 revised, 1947, 273 § 4.
Sect. 44 revised, 1947, 273 § 5.
Sect. 45 amended, 1947. 273 § 6.
Chapter 255A. — Trust Receipts and Pledges without Possession in the
Pledgee.
New chapter inserted, 1936, 264.
Chaps. 258-262.] GENERAL LawS. 1039
Chapter 258. — Claims against the Commonwealth.
Sect. 3 revised, 1932, 180 § 41.
Sect. 4A added, 1945, 552 (to prevent the running of interest on
claims against the commonwealth after an offer of judgment).
Sect. 5 repealed, 1943, 566 § 2.
Chapter 260. — Limitation of Actions.
Sect. 2 revised, 1948, 274 § 1. (See 1948, 274 § 3.)
Sect. 2A added, 1948, 274 § 2 (further limiting the time within which
actions of replevin, and certain actions of contract and tort, may be
commenced). (See 1948, 274 § 3.)
Sect. 3A added, 1943, 566 § 1 (limiting the time within which peti-
tions founded upon claims against the commonwealth may be brought) .
Sect. 4 amended, 1933, 318 § 5; 1934, 291 § 4; 1937, 385 § 9; para-
graph added at end, 1943, 409 § 4. (See 1933, 318 § 9; 1934, 291 § 6;
1937, 385 § 10.)
Sect. 4A added, 1947, 333 § 1 (limiting the time within which certain
actions to recover back wages may be commenced). (See 1947, 333 § 2.)
Sect. 10, sentence added at end, 1937, 406 § 2.
Chapter 261. — Costs in Civil Actions.
Sect. 4 amended, 1937, 44 § 1. (See 1937, 44 § 2; 1943, 296 §§ 3, 6.)
Chapter 262. — Fees of Certain Officers.
Sect. 1 amended, 1948, 295.
Sect. 2 revised, 1939, 345 § 1. (See 1939, 345 § 3.)
Sect. 4, seventh paragraph amended, 1937, 188; seventh to tenth
paragraphs stricken out, 1939, 345 § 2. (See 1939, 345 § 3.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1933, 201.
Sect. 8 revised, 1947, 135.
Sect. 25 amended, 1933, 162; 1934, 141; 1945, 236 § 1. (See 1945,
236 § 2.)
Sect. 32 revised, 1935, 280.
Sect. 34 amended, 1933, 21; revised, 1948, 550 § 1.
Sect. 34A added, 1938, 380 (authorizing the charging of certain fees
by city and town clerks or registrars for the expense of the examination
or copying by them of records of births, marriages and deaths) ; revised,
1948, 550 § 47.
Sect. 38, second paragraph amended, 1937, 97; two paragraphs
inserted after paragraph in Hne 23, 1945, 569 § 2; section revised, 1946,
353 § 1.
Sect. 39, paragraph in Hnes 15, 16 amended, 1945, 522; paragraph
added at end, 1939, 13; section revised, 1946, 353 § 2.
Sect. 40 revised, 1934, 324 § 1. (See 1934, 324 § 2.)
Sect. 46A added, 1938, 232 (to provide for furnishing without charge
copies of records relating to soldiers, sailors and marines in certain
cases); revised, 1943, 484; 1945, 218.
Sect. 53 amended, 1936, 251; fourth sentence revised, 1947, 181;
amended, 1948, 340.
1040 Changes in the [Chaps. 263-266.
Chapter 263. — Rights of Persons Accused of Crime.
Sect. 4A added, 1934, 358 (expediting the arraignment of persons
charged with crimes not punishable by death by permitting them to
waive indictment proceedings).
Sect. 6 amended, 1933, 246 § 1. (See 1933, 246 § 2.)
Chapter 264. — Crimes against Governments.
Sect. 5 revised, 1932, 298; amended, 1933, 153 § 3; 1934, 56; re-
vised, 1941, 117 § 1. (See 1941, 117 § 2.)
Sect. lOA revised, 1933, 276.
Sect. 11 revised, 1948, 160 § 1.
Chapter 265. — Crimes against the Person.
Sect. 13A added, 1943, 259 § 1 (providing a penalty for the crimes of
assault and assault and battery) ; paragraph added at end, 1945, 230.
(See 1943, 259 § 2.)
Sect. 17 revised, 1943, 250 § 1. (See 1943, 250 § 2.)
Sect. 25 revised, 1932, 211.
Sect. 26 amended, 1934, 1.
Chapter 266. — Crimes against Property.
Sect. 1 revised, 1932, 192 § 1; amended, 1948, 43 § 1.
Sect. 2 revised, 1932, 192 § 2; amended, 1948, 43 § 2.
Sects. 3 and 4 repealed, 1932, 192 § 3.
Sect. 5 revised, 1932, 192 § 4.
Sect. 5A added, 1932, 192 § 5 (defining and providing penalties for
attempts to commit arson).
Sect. 6 repealed, 1932, 192 § 3.
Sect. 8 revised, 1932, 192 § 6; 1948, 370 § 1.
Sect. 10 revised, 1932, 192 § 7.
Sect. 16 revised, 1943, 343 § 1. (See 1943, 343 § 2.)
Sect. 16A added, 1945, 229 (providing a penalty for breaking and
entering a building, ship or vessel with intent to commit a misdemeanor).
Sect. 22 amended, 1935, 365.
Sect. 25 amended, 1943, 518 § 1. (See 1943, 518 § 2.)
Sect. 26 repealed, 1945, 282 § 1. (See 1945, 282 § 5.)
Sect. 30 revised, 1945, 282 § 2. (See 1945, 282 § 5.)
Sect. 33 revised, 1945, 282 § 3. (See 1945, 282 § 5.)
Sect. 36 repealed, 1945, 282 § 1. (See 1945, 282 § 5.)
Sect. 37 revised, 1937, 99.
Sects. 44-46 repealed, 1945, 282 § 1. (See 1945, 282 § 5.)
Sect. 47 amended, 1945, 282 § 4. (See 1945, 282 § 5.)
Sect. 52 amended, 1934, 270 § 3.
Sect. 64. See 1933, 59 § 3.
Sect. 70 amended, 1933, 245 § 4; 1939, 144 § 2; 1941, 217 § 3;
1946, 209 § 3; 409 § 4; revised, 1947, 468 § 4; amended, 1948, 445 § 2.
Sects. 75A and 75B added, 1932, 11 (penalizing the fraudulent opera-
tion of slot machines, coin-box telephones and other coin receptacles,
and the manufacture and sale of devices intended to be used in such
operation).
Sect. 89 revised, 1943, 549 § 7.
Chaps. 268-271.1 GENERAL LawS. 1()41
Sect. 94 amended, 1939, 451 § 65.
Sect. 116A added, 1935, 116 (providing for the protection of wild
azaleas, wild orchids and cardinal flowers).
Sect. 119 revised, 1948, 660 § 25. (See 1948, 660 § 26.)
Sect. 123 revised, 1941, 344 § 27.
Chapter 268. — Crimes against Public Justice.
Sect. 1A amended, 1947, 106.
Sect. 14A added, 1936, 168 (imposing a penalty for depriving em-
ployees of their employment because of jury service).
Sect. 16 revised, 1934, 344; last sentence stricken out, 1941, 344 § 28;
section amended, 1943, 19 § 1.
Sect. 16A added, 1943, 19 § 2 (relative to the penalty for escapes or
attempted escapes from the reformatory for women).
Sect. 26 amended, 1934, 328 § 24.
Sect. 27 amended, 1934, 328 § 25.
Sect. 29 amended, 1934, 328 § 26.
Sect. 33 amended, 1935, 440 § 44; 1941, 71; 1945, 400 § 7.
Chapter 269. — Crimes against Public Peace.
Sect. 10 amended, 1935, 290: 1936, 227 § 1; 1937, 250 § 1. (See
1936, 227 § 2; 1937, 250 § 2.)
Sect. lOB added, 1934, 359 § 2 (further regulating the sale, rental
and leasing of rifles and shotguns).
Sects. IIA-IID added, under caption "tampering with identify-
ing NUMBERS OF CERTAIN FIREARMS ", 1937, 199 (relative to certain
firearms, the serial or identification numbers of which have been re-
moved, defaced, altered, obliterated or mutilated).
Chapter 270. — Crimes against Public Health.
Sect. 2B added, 1946, 517 § 1 (regulating the labelling of preparations
containing DDT and certain other preparations dangerous to public
health).
Sect. 5 amended, 1934, 328 § 27.
Chapter 271. — Crimes against Public Policy.
Sect. 1A added, 1948, 299 (providing that, for the purpose of the
enforcement of laws relative to gaming and certain other crimes the
words "house", "building" and "place" shall include certain ships
and vessels).
Sect. 6A added, 1938, 144 (making certain endless chain transactions
subject to the laws relative to lotteries).
Sect. 22A revised, 1934, 371; paragraphs added at end, 1936, 222,
283; section revised, 1943, 267.
Sect. 23 amended, 1934, 235 § 3, 303 § 1.
Sects. 31, 33, 34 affected by 1935, 454 § 8, 471 § 2.
Sect. 39A added, 1947, 405 (hnposing a penalty on persons who offer
or accept bribes in certain athletic contests and sporting events) .
Sect. 43 added, 1941, 630 § 4 (imposing a penalty for the misuse of
information relative to recipients of general public assistance, old age
assistance, aid to dependent children and aid to the blind) ; amended,
1945. 240 § 3.
1042 Changes in the [Chaps. 272, 273.
Chapter 272. — Crimes against Chastity, Morality, Decency and Good Order.
Sect. 5 revised, 1948, 137.
Sect. 25 revised, 1933, 376 § 4.
Sect. 26 amended, 1939, 451 § 66.
Sect. 28 amended, 1934, 231; 1943, 239.
Sect. 28 stricken out, and new sections 28-28H (relative to obscene
books and other obscene matter) inserted, 1945, 278 § 1. (See 1945,
278 § 2.)
Sect. 28, sentence added at end, 1948, 328.
Sect. 43A added, 1947, 358 (providing a penalty for smoking in public
conveyances) .
Sect. 45 amended, 1946, 274; revised, 1947, 409.
Sect. 53 revised, 1943, 377.
Sect. 66 amended, 1939, 451 § 67.
Sects. 79A and 79B added, 1934, 234 § 1 (relative to the cutting of
the muscles or tendons of horses' tails and to the showing or exhibiting
of horses whose tails have been so cut or have been docked). (See 1934,
234 § 2.)
Sect. 79B revised, 1946, 131.
Sect. 80 repealed, 1934, 234 § 1. (See 1934, 234 § 2.)
Sect. 80C added, 1945, 272 penalizing the unauthorized taking of
cats, dogs or birds for certain purposes).
Sect. 80D added, 1947, 168 (regulating the sale at retail of certain
living baby chicks, ducklings and other fowl) .
Sect. 85A added, 1945, 276 § 1 (relative to kilHng, etc., of dogs and
other domesticated animals and certain birds).
Sect. 92 A added, 1933, 117 (preventing advertisements tending to
discriminate against persons of any religious sect, creed, class, denomi-
nation or nationality by places of pubHc accommodation, resort or
amusement).
Sect. 97A added, 1934, 164 (prohibiting the use of documents drawn
to imitate judicial process).
Sect. 98 amended, 1934, 138.
Sect. 98A added, 1938, 155 § 1 (entitling blind persons accompanied
by "seeing eye" dogs, so called, to certain accommodations, advantages,
etc.).
Sect. 98B added, 1941, 170 (to prevent discrimination in employment
on public works and projects and in the dispensing of public welfare
because of race, color, religion or nationality).
Sect. 98C added, 1943, 223 (penaUzing the libel of groups of persons
because of race, color or religion).
Sect. 103 added, 1936, 417 (prohibiting marathon dances, other
marathons or walkathons, so called).
Chapter 273. — Desertion, Non-support and Illegitimacy.
Sect. 1 amended, 1939, 177 § 1. (See 1939, 177 § 2.)
Sect. 2 amended, 1933, 224; revised, 1943, 87 § 1. (See 1943, 87 § 2.)
Sect. 9 repealed, 1938, 219 § 1.
Sect. 10 revised, 1938, 219 § 2.
Sect. 14, sentence added at end, 1943, 13.
Sects. 20-22. See 1937, 440 § 2; 1941, 597 § 1, 729 § 2; 1943, 489 § 2.
Chaps. 274^276.] GENERAL LaWS, 1043
Chapter 274. — Felonies, Accessories and Attempts to Commit Crimes.
Sect. 4 revised, 1943, 488 § 1. (See 1943, 488 §§ 2, 3.)
Chapter 275. — Proceedings to prevent Crimes.
Sect. 15 repealed, 1932, 180 § 42.
Chapter 276. — Search Warrants, Rewards, Fugitives from Justice, Arrest,
Examination, Commitment and Bail. Probation Officers and Board
of Probation.
Sect. 1, first paragraph amended, 1934, 303 § 2; clause Sixth
amended, 1943, 508 § 5; clause Eleventh amended, 1934, 235 § 1;
clause Sixteenth added, 1947, 93.
Sect. 3 amended, 1934, 340 § 15. (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sect. 3A added, 1934, 247 (concerning the service of search war-
Sect. 7 amended, 1934, 235 § 2.
Sect. 9 amended, 1947, 359.
Sects. lOA-lOD added, under caption "extra-territorial arrest
ON FRESH pursuit", 1937, 208 § 1 (making uniform the law as to
extra-territorial arrest on fresh pursuit and authorizing this common-
wealth to co-operate with other states in connection therewith). (See
1937, 208 § 2.)
Sects. 11-20 and caption "fugitives from justice" stricken out
and new sections 11-20R inserted, under caption "procedure on
INTERSTATE RENDITION", 1937, 304 § 1. (See 1937, 304 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 33A added, 1945, 205 (providing that certain persons held in
custody shall be permitted to conmiunicate by telephone with relatives
and others) ; amended, 1946, 277.
Sect. 37A added, 1932, 180 § 43 (relative to the assignment of
counsel to appear, on behalf of a person accused of a capital crime, at
his preliminary examination). [For prior legislation, see G. L. chapter
277 §§ 48, 49, repealed by 1932, 180 § 44.]
Sect. 52A added, 1943, 131 (providing that persons held in jail for
trial may be removed in certain cases to a jail in another county).
Sect. 57, sentence added at end of second paragraph, 1943, 330;
same paragraph revised, 1945, 235; paragraph added at end, 1939, 299
§4.
Sect. 83 revised, 1936, 360; amended, 1937, 186; revised, 1947,
566 § 1; sentence inserted before last sentence, 1947, 639.
Sect. 83A added, 1941, 677 § 1 (providing that certain district courts
may join in the appointment of probation officers to act exclusively
in juvenile cases therein); first paragraph amended, 1947, 566 § 2; re-
vised, 1947, 655 § 1. (See 1947, 655 § 3.)
Sect. 83B added, 1947, 655 § 2 (providing for the appointment of
probation officers to act exclusively in juvenile cases in certain district
courts in Suffolk County). (See 1947, 655 § 3.)
Sects. 83C-83F added, 1948, 640 § 1 (further regulating the com-
pensation of certain probation officers of the district courts in Suffolk
county, other than the municipal court of the city of Boston, and of the
Boston juvenile court).
Sect. 84 revised, 1937, 219 § 5; 1939, 214 § 7.
1044 Changes in the [Chaps. 277-279.
Sect. 87 amended, 1941, 264 § 2.
Sect. 89, sentence added at end, 1934, 217 § 2; paragraph added at
end, 1941, 477 § 1.
Sect. 90 amended, 1938, 174 § 3.
Sect. 94 amended, 1939, 155; revised, 1939, 296 § 2; last sentence
amended, 1947, 82. (See 1939, 296 § 3.)
Sect. 97 revised, 1941, 677 § 2.
Sect. 98 amended, 1932, 145.
Sect. 100 amended, 1943, 64.
Sect. 101 amended, 1936, 30 § 1. (See 1936, 30 § 2.)
Sect. 101 A added, 1947, 364 § 1 (providing for uniform forms of blanks
and records for use by district court probation offices) .
Sect. 102 amended, 1947, 364 § 2.
Chapter 277. — Indictments and Proceedings before Trial.
Sect. 2 amended, 1932, 144 § 6.
Sects. 48 and 49 repealed, 1932, 180 § 44. (See G. L. chapter 276
§ 37A, inserted by 1932, 180 § 43.)
Sect. 50 repealed, 1936, 161 § 1. (See 1936, 161 § 3.)
Sect. 58A added, 1943, 311 § 1 (relative to the venue of the crime of
buying, receiving or aiding in the concealment of stolen or embezzled
property). (See 1943, 311 § 2.)
Sect. 58B added, 1948, 77 § 1 (relative to the venue of prosecutions
for embezzlement or fraudulent conversion or appropriation b}'^ fiduci-
aries). (See 1948, 77 § 2.)
Sect. 65 amended, 1936, 161 § 2. (See 1936, 161 § 3.)
Schedule of forms of pleadings at end of chapter amended,
1934, 328 § 29.
Paragraph entitled "Accessory after the fact" amended by striking
out all after word "punishment" in line 5, 1943, 488 § 2. (See 1943,
488 § 3.)
Chapter 278. — Trials and Proceedings before Judgment.
Sect. 25 amended, 1937, 311.
Sects. 28A-28D added, 1943, 558 § 1 (establishing in the superior
court an appellate division for the review of certain sentences in crimi-
nal cases). (See 1943, 558 § 2.)
Sect. 28A revised, 1945, 255 § 1. (See 1945, 255 § 4.)
Sect. 28B, first paragraph amended, 1945, 255 § 2. (See 1945, 255
§4.)
Sect. 28C amended, 1945, 255 § 3. (See 1945, 255 § 4.)
Sect. 29 revised, 1939, 271 § 1. (See 1939, 271 § 2.)
Sect. 33 amended, 1933, 265.
Sect. 33E amended, 1939, 341.
Chapter 279. — Judgment and Execution.
Sect. 1 amended, 1934, 205 § 1; 1935, 358 § 1; first paragraph
amended, 1938, 354; second paragraph amended, 1936, 434 § 2; 1939,
299 § 5. (See 1934, 205 § 3; 1935, 358 § 2.)
Sect. 1A amended, 1934, 205 § 2. (See 1934, 205 § 3.)
Sect. 3A amended, 1935, 50 § 2. 437 § 2. (See 1935, 50 § 6, 437
§8.)
Chap. 280.] GENERAL LaWS. 1045
Sect. 4 revised, 1935, 50 § 3, 437 § 3. (See 1935, 50 § 6, 437 § 8.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1932, 221 § 2.
Sect. 11 amended, 1934, 328 § 28.
Sect. 18 revised, 1947, 516.
Sect. 26 revised, 1946, 276.
Sect. 28 amended, 1946, 275.
Sect. 43 revised, 1935, 50 § 4, 437 § 4. (See 1935, 50 § 6, 437 § 8.)
Sect. 44 revised, 1935, 50 § 5, 437 § 5. (See 1935, 50 § 6, 437 § 8.)
Sect. 45 revised, 1935, 437 § 6. (See 1935, 437 § 8.)
Chapter 280. — Fines and Forfeitures.
Sect. 2, last sentence stricken out, 1934, 364 § 2; sentence added
at end, 1935, 303 § 1. (See 1934, 364 § 3; 1935, 303 § 2.)
Sect. 6 revised, 1937, 251 § 1. (See 1937, 251 § 2.)
C!)e Commontoealtf) of Qia0sac!)U0ett0
Office of the Secretary, Bo8TO^f, January 14, 1949.
I certify that the acts and resolves contained in this volume are
true copies of the originals on file in this department.
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 Joint Committee on Rules of the General Court, in
accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Tercentenary Edition,
chapter 3, section 51, as amended by Acts of 1939, chapter 508, section 7.
FREDERIC W. COOK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
INDEX.
A.
Absence, leaves of (see Leaves of absence).
Absentees, school, commitment to youth service board, providing
for, etc. .........
Absent voting, regular biennial state elections or certain regular
annual or biennial city or town elections, at, act facilitat-
ing
residents of commonwealth in armed forces, by, act facilitat-
ing, and relative to qualifications of such residents as
voters at regular biennial state elections or certain regu-
lar annual or biennial city or town elections
Academies (see Massachusetts maritime academy; Schools).
Accident insurance (see Insurance, classes of insurance).
Accidental disability, benefits, certain, for, under contributory
retirement law, increased, etc. . . . . .
Accidents, industrial, department of (see Industrial accidents, de-
partment of),
motor vehicle (see Motor vehicles) .
Accountants, cities and towns, of, appointment of assistants by
public, registration of, appropriations . . . . .
Accounts, cities and town.s, of (see Municipal finance).
Chap.
Item or
Section.
573
1-7
477
1,2
claims, and, unclassified, appropriations .
531
446
211
198
198
336
669
director and division of (see Corporations and taxation, depart-
ment of).
districts, of (see Districts).
public (see County finance; Municipal finance; State finance).
ACTIONS, CIVIL:
contract, of, in which there is no dispute of fact, summary judg-
ment on issues in, investigation relativ^e to . Resolve
Metropolitan Transit Authority, against, requirement of notice
in, eliminated ........
poor persons, support of certain, claims of cities and towns
against estates of persons supported, to enforce
reprcvin, and certain actions of contract and tort, time for com-
mencing, further limited . .
.summary process for possession of land, further stay of judg-
ment and execution in ......
See also Equity, Evidence, Practice in civil actions; Summary
process.
Acts and resolves, blue book edition of, appropriation .
number pa.ssed by general court ......
pamphlet edition of, appropriation .....
vetoes by governor ........
See also Laws.
Adjutant general (see Militia).
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, COMMISSION ON:
in general, appropriations
147
581
274
198
198
198
336
669
1-18
1-5
1414-01,
1414-02
2801-00,
2805-01 to
2820-06,
2970-07,
2970-09
2811-02,
2820-04,
2970-07
2812-01 to
2842;
2970-07,
2970-09
1.2
1-3
1-3
1-4
0503-01
Page 868
0503-01
Pages 868,
869
0414-01 to
0414-31
0414-11
0414-02 to
0414-31;
0414-01,
Page 805
1048
Index.
Chap.
Item or
Section.
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, COMMISSION ON —
Concluded.
in general — Concluded.
Framingham, town of, certain state land at state camp ground
in, conveyance to said town by .
meals, reimbursement of state officers and employees for ex-
penses incurred for, rules and rates for, established by
reorganization of ....... .
salary schedule, permanent, for certain state officers and em-
ployees, estabhshment of, powers and duties as to .
state penal institutions, uniforms to be furnished to certain
officers and employees of, approval by .
budget commissioner, act reorganizing said commission, as
affecting ........_.
appropriation act, certain sections of, furnishing of copies of,
to state departments, etc., by . . .
Swampscott, town of, nuisance existing along shores and
beaches of, causes creating, etc., copy of report of in-
vestigation relative to, filing with . . Resolve
chairman, vouchers, certain, paid by commonwealth, disposi-
tion of, powers and duties as to .
comptroller, act reorganizing said commission, as affecting
appropriation .........
consolidated or regional schools and school construction, pay-
ments to cities and towns in connection with, certification
of, to .........
Massachusetts training schools, superintendents of, bonds to
be given by, approval by ..... .
payments, certain, by commonwealth, agreements as to
fees for legal services in connection with, filing of,
with ........ Resolves
salaries of certain state officers and employees, cost-of-living
adjustment of, powers and duties as to . . .
state printing and bills therefor, act relative to, as affecting
powers and duties of . . . . . . .
surplus material, acquisition of, from federal government, in-
curring of liabilities in connection with, powers and duties
as to .........
youth service board, unclaimed funds of certain wards of,
certification of, to .
personnel and standardization, division of, salary schedule
and cost-of-living adjustments for certain state officers
and employees, duties as to . . .
state purchasing agent, act reorganizing said commission, as
affecting .........
appropriation .........
state printing and bills therefor, powers and duties as to
surplus material, acquisition of, from federal government,
incurring of liabilities in connection with, by, authorized
Administrative committee, district courts, of, appropriation
probate courts, of, appropriations ......
study of probate courts by .... Resolve
Administrator of veterans' affairs (see Veterans' affairs, admin-
istrator of).
Administrators (see Executors and administrators) .
Adult education, English speaking classes, appropriations
Adulteration, foods and drugs, of ..... .
Adultery, acts of, allegedly committed by parties to divorce pro-
ceedings, notification to district attorneys relative to,
further regulated .......
Adverse use, rights of way and easements acquired by, investigation
relative to ...... Resolve
Advertising authority, outdoor, appropriation ....
Advisory board of education (see Education, department of) .
Advisory committee on service to youth, established, etc.
Aeronautics (see Aircraft; Airport management commission; Air-
ports; Massachusetts aeronautics commission; State
airport management board).
632
198
336
610
311
669
422
610
198
669
26
21
610
198
645
4
4
1-7
2
10
4.6
12
14
4,6
0414-03
6, 9
310 22, Subs. 8
24, 25,
27,42
64, 67,
, 80, 88
311 3
^336 9
[ 669 12
254
25
310 22,Subs.23A
311
610
198
254
25
198
[198
I 669
44
1-5
4,6
0414-05
0304-01
0307-01
0307-01,
Page 801
( 1301-64
■"•^^ \ 1.301-65
598 1-8
279
51
198 0428-01
310 2, Subs. 69; 31
Index.
1U49
Chap.
AERONAUTICS COMMISSION, MASSACHUSETTS:
airports or restricted landing areas, use of certain bodies of water
for, act requiring approval thereof by cities and towns, as
affecting powers and duties of .... .
appropriations .........
state-owned airports, management, operation, maintenance, etc.,
of, act changing laws relative to, as affecting powers and
duties of ........ .
Affirmation (see Oath or affirmation).
Aged persons, adequate assistance to (see Old age assistance, so
called),
boarding homes for, regulation of certain, by department of
public health ........
Agents, commission (see Commission agents),
insurance (see Insurance, agents).
theatrical booking, personal agents, etc., refusal or revocation
of licenses to, providing for ......
Agreements (see Contracts).
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF:
in g«neral, appropriations
essential fresh foods, handling of, within commonwealth,
special commission to investigate relative to, to confer and
co-operate with ...... Resolve
advisory board, appropriation ......
divisions, etc., of:
dairjdng and animal husbandry, appropriations
livestock disease control, appropriations ....
198
599
660
637
618
2.56
198
336
669
70
198
markets, appropriations
milk control board, appropriations
plant pest control and fairs, appropriations
director, nursery stock and plants, certain, coming into
commonwealth, control measures against insects and
diseases on, powers and duties as to .
Aid, state and military (see Veterans' benefits).
See also Blind persons; Mothers with dependent children, aid
to; Old age assistance, so called; Poor and indigent per-
sons; Public welfare, etc.
Aid and relief, division of (sec Public welfare, department of).
Aircraft controls, etc., maintonanco of, expenses of, appropria-
tion . . . . . . .
Airport management commission, municipal, establishment of,
in cities and towns .......
state-owned airports, for, creation, etc. .....
appropriation ........
Airports, lakes or ponds, certain, proposed use of, for, approval
thereof by cities and towns, act requiring
state-owned, management, operation, maintenance, etc., of,
laws relative to, changed . .
See .also Dukes county; Hansciom field; liOgan .airport, General
Edwnrd Lawrence.
198
198
669
198
669
198
198
336
[669
303
6()!)
481
/637
1663
669 I
505
/637
\ 66:i
Item or
Spction.
0442-01,
0442-21
8004-42
0442-21
3-6, 8
1-3
0901-01 to
0910-01,
3809-21
0909-14
0901-02 to
0909-01 ;
0905-03.
Pago 806
0901-11
0905-01 to
0905-03
0907-01 to
0907-07
0907-07
0908-01,
0908-02
0908-01
0906-01,
0906-02
0909-01 to
0909-21,
3809-21
0909-14
0909-01
1,
0103 21
1-13
1-5
0460,
Page 80S
1 13
1050 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
Air rifles, carrying of, during close season on birds and mammals,
prohibited 249
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES:
manufacture, transportation, storage, sale, importation
and exportation of :
oxcise payable to commonwealth, additional, imposition and
extension of ... 50.S 3-5
sales, illegal, premises used for, aiding in maintenance of,
penalty for . _ . . . . . 132
(axation (see, supra, excise payable to commonwealth).
veterans' organizations, licenses for sale of alcoholic beverages,
granting of, to, by cities and towns, except Boston,
authorized irrespective of quota for such licenses . 649
investigation relative to ... . Resolves 68, 92
ft«Q / 0243,
appropnation 669 | p^g^ gjQ
Sec also Alcoholism, commission on.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CONTROL COMMISSION:
1QO f 3604-01,
appropnations ......... iy» s 3604-02
veterans' organizations, club licenses for sale of alcoholic bever-
ages, granting of, to, by cities and towns irrespective of
quota for such licenses, approval by . . . 649
See also Alcoholic beverages.
Alcoholism, commission on, appropriation .... 198 0445-01
ALDERMEN:
elections or primaries, preliminary, in cities, day for holding of,
fixing by ........ . 531 15
See also City councils.
Allard, Arthur E., contributions made to retirement system of city
of Worcester, repayment of, to, and retirement rights of
such employee established ...... 291 1, 2
Alum pond, town of Sturbridge, in, public access to, establishment
of right of way for, etc., by county of Worcester . . 259 1-5
Amateur sports (see Games and sports).
Ambulances, certain, exempted from requirements of compulsory
motor vehicle liabiHty insurance law and proAdding for
their registration without fee ..... 572 1-3
American and British Commonwealth Association, memorial
stone from House of Commons in England, presentation
to commonwealth by, in connection with one hundred
and fiftieth anniversary of occupancy of Bulfinch state
house ....... Resolve 32
American Express Company, money orders and travelers checks
of, cashing by co-operative banks and making charge
therefor, authorized ....... 58
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., local chapters of, laws, cer-
tain, affecting veterans' organizations made applicable to 445 1, 2
Americanization, immigration and, division of (see Education,
department of).
American Legion, The, representative of, to be member of special
commission to investigate relative to granting to veter-
ans' organizations of licenses for sale of alcoholic bever-
ages ........ Resolve 68
American Prison Association, annual congress of, expenses in
connection with, appropriation ..... 669 1801-17
American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS, representative
of, to be a member of special commission to investigate
relative to granting to veterans' organizations of licenses
for sale of alcoholic beverages . . . Resolve 68
Amesbury, town of (see Cities and towns).
Amherst, town of (see Cities and towns).
Amoroso, John, payment of sum of money to, by city of Medford,
authorized 172 1,2
Amusements, public (see Theatrical exhibitions).
Ancient landmarks, taking of, by eminent domain, restricted 180
Andover, town of (see Cities and towns).
Animal husbandry, dairying and, division of (see Agriculture,
department of).
Animals, cruelty to, persons convicted of, act preventing issuance
of dog licenses to ...... . 329
inspection of, reimbursement of certain towns for, compensa-
tion paid to, appropriation ...... 198 0907-08
Index.
1051
Animals — Concluded.
procurement and treatment of, for medical experimentation and
study, investigation relative to . . Resolve
appropriation ........
See also Dogs; Game and inland fisheries; and under specific
titles of animals.
Annual reports, charitable corporations, domestic, certain, by, de-
partment of public welfare required to notify attorney
general of failure of such corporations in respect to filing of
Annual vacations, municipal employees, certain, for
Annuities, dependents of certain public employees killed or dying
from injuries received or hazards undergone in perform-
ance of duty, to, increased ....
soldiers and others, of, appropriation ....
See also Retirement systems and pensions.
Anti-freeze solutions, inflammable, use in fire hydrants, pro-
hibited ........
Antiquarian societies, property, certain, preserved by, taking of
by eminent domain, restricted ....
Antique motor cars, so called, registration of, providing for
Apartment houses (.see Dwelling houses).
Apiaries, inspection of, appropriation .....
APPEAL, BOARDS OF:
local, and emergency housing commission, act relating to, etc
motor vehicle liability policies and bonds, on, appropriations
tax appeals (see Appellate tax board).
See also Appeals.
Appeals, civil service commission, to, by civil service employees
offensive trades, assignment of locations for, from
superior court, from, suspension of execution or operation of de-
crees pending such appeals . .
.superior court, to, fire districts, exclusion of persons or estates
from, certain action in connection with, from .
youth service board, confirmation of orders of, from
\eterans' bonus law, decisions relative to payments under, from
Appellate divisions, district courts, of, compensation of justices of
district courts while acting in certain ....
APPELLATE TAX BOARD:
Chap.
76
669
354
330
552
198
188
180
432
198
567
198
240
480
309
133
310
306
322
,198
appropriations
■ 669
members of, salaries of, increased . . . •..-.• ^^^
senior legal assistant of, oflice of, placing under civil service
laws . . .226
Appointments, civil service laws, under (see Civil service laws).
Apprentice training, division of, appropriations . . ^ 198
provisions of G. I. Bill of Rights as to, appointment of veterans
to civil service employments under .... 392
veterans in employments under, leaves of absence for, from
civil service positions, providing for .... 228
Appropriations, cities and towns, by (see Municipal finance),
countie.s, for maintenance of certain, etc. ...
state departments, boards, commissions, institutions, etc., for ^
maintenance of, etc. ...... ,
See also specific titles of departments, boards, commissions,
institutions; State finance.
Arbitration, conciliation and, board of (sec Labor and indu.s-
tries, department of).
Architects, board of registration of, appropriations .198
Item or
Section.
0235,
Page 802
2
1.2
2805-01
1-3
0901-21
1-3
1103-02,
2970-02
1. 2
22, Sub.s. 20
1-3
1204-01,
1204-02
1204-01,
Page 802
1605-01,
1605-02,
3516-01,
3516-02
1-3
523
1
126
1.2
182
1.2
198
1-13
305
1,2
336
1-10
375
1. 2
599
1-4
669
1-15
1413-01,
1413-02
1052 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
Archives, Massachusetts, roproduction of manuscript collection,
appropriation 198 0502-01
Arlington, town of (sec ('ities and towns).
Armed forces of United States (soo Military and naval sorvioo of
I he United Statos).
Armories, appropriation.s ....... 198 I (MOfi-O'i
superintendent of, appropriation . . . . . . lOS 040.5-02
ARMORY COMMISSION:
appropriations i ^^^^ \ 0409-02
f,„^f 0409-01.
■i ^"^^ 1 0409-02
[ 669 0409-28
Framingham, town of, certain state land at state camp ground
in, conveyance to said town by . . . . . 632
Hingham, town of, in, structural alterations at, providing for 424 1, 2
state rifle range, additional land for, acquisition of, by, authorized 369 1, 2
Arms (see Firearms).
Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States, The,
national convention of, in 1948, in city of Boston, repre-
sentation of commonwealth at . . . Resolve 43
appropriation ........ 669
3504-56.
Page 800
Army and Navy Officers' Mess Inc. in the city of Boston, all
alcoholic beverages club license of, transfer to Y D Club
of Boston ......... 69
Army, navy and marine corps of the United States (see Military
and naval service of the United States; Soldiers, sailors
and marines; Veterans).
"Army", "navy", and other words denoting branches of
United States government, use in corporate name of
charitable corporations, permitted . . . . 4(i()
Arrest, larceny, for, authorizing sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables
and police officers to make such arrest in certain cases,
investigation relative to . . . . Resolve 12
Arsenal, superintendent of, appropriation .... 198 0405-01
Arson, crime of, punishment for . . . . .43 1.2
Art, Massachusetts school of (see Massachusetts school of Art).
ART COMMISSION:
. ,. / 198 0424-01
appropriations | ggg 0424-26
Bulfinch state house, one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of
occupancy of, memorial stone received from House of
Commons in connection with, to be placed in state house
in location designated by . . . . Resolve 32
Patton, General George S., Jr., memorial to, erection of,
on Storrow memorial embankment in Charles river
basin, suggestions and recommendations as to, by,
etc. ....... Resolve 87
Storrow, Helen Osborne, memorial to, erection of, on Storrow
memorial embankment in Charles river basin, approval
by Resolve 22
Walsh, David I., fitting memorial to commemorate, construc-
tion of, investigation relative to, by . . Resolve 56
Ashland, town of (see Cities and towns).
Assembly, places of, exits and means of egress from, law relative
to. further clarified ....... 440
revolving doors, installation, maintenance or use of. in . . < -^g '
safety of persons in, investigation relative to, etc., con-
tinued ....... Resolves 61, 74
appropriation ........ 669 i
0251,
Page 804
laws, certain, relative to, buildings or structures, except state
house, owned or occupied by commonwealth or political
subdivisions thereof, compliance with .... 582 1-.3
Assessment of taxes (see Taxation, local taxes).
Assessments, sewer construction, for, redetermination of, by cities
and towns . . . . . . . .52 1,2
ASSESSORS OF TAXES:
assessment, annual, in cities and towns, deductions from, on ac-
count of available funds, making of. by, etc. . . 576
disabled veterans, certain, exemption of, from payment of cer-
tain motor vehicle excise taxes and registration fees, re-
quests for, filing with ....... 308
Index.
1053
Chap.
ASSESSORS OF TAXES ~ Concluded.
\aluation ajjd assessment books, furni.shiiifi of, to, etc. . .112
See also Taxation, local taxes.
Assignments, wages, of, laws regulating, subscriptions to medical
service corporations exempted from operation of . .117
Assistance, old age (see Old age assistance, so called).
public, records of applicants for, disclosure of information per- ! 202
taining to, further regulated . . . \ 525
Association of the Evangelical Lutheran Church for Works of
Mercy, payment by commonwealth of sum of money
to ....... . Resolve 47
appropriation ........ 669 I
Associations, retirement (see Retirement systems and pensions).
voluntary, merger of, and corporations, authorized . . 524
Assumed names, entertainers, certain, and others, appearing
under, filing of true names with commissioner of public
safety ......... 5.34
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, appropriation 198
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact, amendment, pro-
posed, to, ratification of .... . 264
Attendance, school, minors, of, investigation relative to Resolve 90
appropriation ........ 669 I
supervisors of, standards of qu.T.lifications, certain, for, estab-
lished, etc. ........ 573
ATTORNEY GENERAL:
appropriations
assistant attorneys general, certain, in office of, retirement of 659
banking, certain corporations or persons engaged in, expenses of
examination of, recovery by .... . 527
charitable corporations, domestic, certain, failure by, to file cer-
tain annual reports, notice of, to, act requiring . 354
charity trust cases, notice in, to, by registers of probate, act re-
quiring ......... 354
collections, division of, in department of, position of director of,
subjected to civil service laws ..... 410
domestic insurance companies, acquisition by, of stock, etc., of
insurance companies, violations of law regulating, filing
of petition in supreme judicial court for order to desist,
powers and duties as to . . . .621
interlocking directorates of, violations of law by, etc., filing of
petition in supreme judicial court for order to desist,
powers and duties as to ...... 617
metropolitan district police officers, reimbursement of, for cer-
tain injuries, etc., powers and duties as to . . . 653
New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
.Steamship Authority, surety bonds reipiired to be filed
in connection with, approval by . 544
Old Colony Railroad, continued transportation service for areas
served by, special commission to investigate as to, to be
or to designate a member of . . Resolve 1 1
public health, commissioner of, conveyance by, of certain par- / 316
eels of land, approval of form of deeds by . . . \ 551
public safety, commissioner of, conveyance by, of certain parcel
of lanfl in town of Middleborough, approval of form of
deed by 495
public welfare, commissioner of, conveyance to town of Walpole
by, of certain state land in said town, approval of form of
• deed by ........ . 376
veterans, problems, certain, relating to, special commission to
survey and study, to co-operale with Resolve 79
vouchers, certain, paid by commonwealth, disposition of, by an
assistant to be designated by, etc, . . . 21
Attorneys, appointment of, to investigate separate support petitions
in probate court, investigation relative to . Resolve 63
fees for, in probate of estates of deceased persons, investigation
relative to ...... Resolve 21
Audit, municipal accounts, of (.see Municipal finance).
Item or
Section.
1-4
2820-03,
Page 801
1004-90
0242,
Page 810
1-7
0801-01 to
0802-02,
3508-01
0801-02 to
0803-09
2
2
1
1054
Index.
AUDITOR, STATE:
appropriations . . . . . . . . .
New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Steamship Authority, books of, annual audit of, by
Auditors (see City and town auditors).
Augustinian College of the Merrimack Valley, trustees of, con-
tracts with town of Andover, making of, by, for disposal
of sewage from said college into sewerage system of said
town .........
Automobiles (see Motor vehicles).
Aviation (see Aircraft; Airport management commission; Airports;
Massachusetts aeronautics commission; State airport
management board).
Ayer, town of (see Cities and towns).
Chap.
198
336
669
544
378
Item or
Section.
0701-01 to
0701-03
0701-02
0701-02
14
1.2
B.
Bait (see Game and inland fisheries).
BALLOT LAW COMMISSION:
appropriations
Boston, city of, optional plans of city government for, petitions
for submission to voters of said city of questions in con-
nection with, powers and duties as to . . . . 452
members of, salaries of, increased ...... 569
Ballots (see Elections).
BANKING AND INSURANCE, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, appropriations .......
banks and loan agencies, division of:
in general, appropriations .......
bank incorporation, board of, savings banks, incorporation of
establishment of guaranty funds in connection with
powers and duties as to .
commissioner of banks, banking companies, loans, etc., by
insured by federal housing administrator, under
regulations of ..... .
to veterans of World War II, under regulations of
merged, branch offices of, powers as to .
merger, consolidation and purchase and sale of assets of
powers and duties as to .
transfers of stock of, act requiring notice of, to
banks, credit unions, etc., expenses of examination of, by
deposit books of, verification of, during certain period
powers as to .
savings, investments by, in bonds, etc., issued, assumed
or guaranteed by International Bank for Reconstruc-
tion and Development, powers and duties as to .
contributory credit union employees retirement association,
establishment of, powers and duties as to .
installment investment contracts, seller of, deduction of
sales and other expenses of, regulation of, powers and
duties as to
retirement plans for employees of savings banks and co-
operative banks, approval by .... .
South Boston Savings Bank, further investments in pur-
chase and improvement of real estate of, approval by
198
669
198
669
20
0425-01,
0426-02
0425-01,
Page 802
3-5
1101-01 to
1105-02,
2970-02
1101-02,
1103-02;
2970-02,
Page 791
1101-01 to
1102-02
1101-02
101
115
37
1.2
281
285
527
1-5
19
1-3
361
509
1.2
623
1,2
283
57
1
Index.
1055
Chap.
BANKING AND INSURANCE, DEPARTMENT OF — Concluded.
banks and loan agencies, division of — Conchided.
Worcester County Institution for Savings, investments in
purchase of additional real estate, approval by . .61
Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, further investments
in purchase of real estate for use as parking lot, approval
by .......... 333
supervisor of loan agencies, appropriations . . . . 198 |
insurance, division of:
in general, appropriations .
commissioner of insurance, insurance and surety companies,
merged, motor vehicle liability poUcies and bonds issued
by, powers and duties as to, with respect to certain
notices by registrar of motor vehicles ....
insurance companies, domestic, acquisition by. of stock,
etc., of insurance companies, regulation of, powers and
duties as to .
interlocking directorates of, powers and duties as to .
life, agents and agency employees of agents of, retirement
or insurance benefits for, plan for, approval by
local housing authorities, employees of, membership of, in
contributory retirement systems, powers and duties as to
reinsurance, act relative to, as affecting ....
savings bank life insurance, division of:
appropriations .........
See also Savings bank life insurance.
Banking companies (see Banks and banking).
BANKS AND BANKING:
in general, commercial banks, deposit in, of funds of co-opera-
tive banks under certain limitations
deposit books, verification of, by, during certain period
exits and means of egress from certain buildings, law relative
to, clarified in respect to .... .
merger of banking companies with certain banks, etc., relative
to ........ .
public moneys in possession of state treasurer, deposit in cer
tain banks .......
public trusts, acting as trustees of, verification of cash balances
of
unlawful banking, per.sons engaged in, examination of, ex
pen.ses of ....... .
banking companies, certificate funds of, limitations on .
demand deposits, maximum amount which may be received
by, increased . . .
deposits in, county ofl5cers, by, authorized .
savings banks, by, authorized .....
examination of, etc., expenses of ....
investments by, further regulated ....
in loans .secured by real estate mortgages, further regulated
loans by, executive officers of such companies, to, prohibited
insured by federal housing administrator .
shares of such companies, secured by, and acquisition or
holding of such shares, regulated ....
veterans of World War II, to, when guaranteed or insured
by administrator of veterans' affairs
merged, branch offices of, relative to .
merger, consolidation and purchase and sale of assets of
municipal funds, deposit of, in .
transfers of stock of, notice of, to commissioner of banks, act
requiring ........
co-operative banks, checks and money orders, cashing by
and making charge therefor, authorized
conversion into federal savings and loan associations, exercise
of privilege of, further deferred ....
direct-reduction loans on real estate by, relative to
examination of, etc., expenses of ....
198
M
39
621
617
496
507
.571
198
48
19
440
281
396
84
.527
148
150
153
88
527
35
100
34
101
36
115
37
281
194
285
58
45
49
527
Item or
Section.
1.2
1102-01,
1102-02
1103-01 to
1103-03,
2970-02
1103-02;
2970-02
1106-01,
1105-02
1-3
1-5
1. 2
1-5
1,2
1.2
1-5
105G
Index.
Chap.
BANKS AND BANKING — Co7iclu(frfl.
co-operative banks — Concluded.
funds of, deposit in commercial liunkw under certain limifa-
tions ......... 48
investment of, relative to . . . . .50
retirement plans for employees of, approval of, by commis-
sioner of banks, act requiring ..... 283
federal savings and loan associations, converssion of co-
operative banks into, exercise of privilege of, further de-
ferred ......... 45
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
bonds, notes or obligations issued, assumed or guaranteed
by, investments in, by domestic insurance companies . 70
national banks, deposits in, co-operative banks, by, under cer-
tain limitations ........ 48
savings banks, by, amounts of, increased . . . .88
savings and insurance banks (see Savings bank life insurance) .
savings banks, deposits by, banking companies, certain, in,
authorized, and amounts of such deposits in trust com-
panies and national banking associations increased . 88
examination of, etc., expenses of ..... 527
incorporation of, establishment of guarantj- funds in connec-
tion with, providing for ...... 20
investments by, bonds, notes, etc., in, further regulated. . 92
issued, assumed or guaranteed by International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development . . .301
limitations, certain, on, distinguished from otlier limitations
on investments in same class of securities . . . 124
railroad obligation.'^, certain, in .... . 215
joint deposits in, in trust for another, relative to . . 75
loans by, financing repair and rehabilitation of certain real
estate mortgaged to such banks, for . . . .90
real estate, extensions of and other changes of terms in,
investigation relative to ... . Resolve 13
retirement plans for employees of, approval of, by commis-
sioner of banks, act requiring ..... 283
Savings Banks Employees Retirement Association, members,
certain, of, payment of annuities or pensions to . . 142
South Boston Savings Bank, purchase and improvement of
real estate in city of Boston for use of said bank, further
investments in, by . . . . . . .57
Worcester County Institution for Savings, additional real es-
tate for use as parking lot, investments in purchase of,
etc., by, authorized ....... 61
Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, acqui.sition of additional
real estate in city of Worcester for use as parking lot, in-
vestments in, by ....... 333
See also Banking and insurance, department of, savings bank
life insurance; Savings bank life insurance.
trust companies, deposits in, co-operative banks, by, under
certain limitations ....... 48
savings banks, by, amounts of, increased . . . .88
examination of, etc., expenses of ..... 527
merger of banking companies with, etc., relative to . .281
See also Credit unions.
Banks and loan agencies, division of (see Banking and insurance,
department of).
Banks, commissioner of (see Banking and insurance, department
of).
Baptist Cemetery, town of Harwich authorized to receive and ad-
minister property of . . . . . _ . _ . 277
Barbers, board of registration of (see Civil service and registration,
department of),
registration of, and practice of barbering, act further regulating 579
Bardwell, Abraham, reinstatement of, in retirement system of city
of Lawrence ........ 609
BAR EXAMINERS, BOARD OF:
appropriations ......... 198
Barnaby, Arthur F., contributions made to retirement system of
city of Everett, repayment of, to, and retirement rights
of such member established ..... <)4(1
Item or
Section.
1. 2
1-5
1-4
1-3
1.2
1.2
1.2
1-5
1-4
1.2
1,2
0312-01,
0312-02
11!)
89
336 1341-00
347
216 1,2
223 1-7
198 1723-00
336 1723-00
Index. 1057
Item or
Chap. Section.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. ..... 523 1
tax levy 523 1
Barnstable, town of (see Cities and towns).
Barre, town of (sec Cities and towns).
Barre Falls flood control project, ceding jurisdiction to United
States over certain land for ...... 594
Baseball (see Games and sports).
Basketball games, indoor, Lord's day, on, hours for playing, ex-
tended ........
Bays (see \\'aters and waterways).
Beaches, .-lequisition of land for, (■i(ii\-^ ;ind (owns authorized U
appropriate money for .....
Beach plums, experimental cultivation of, at university of Massa
chusetts, appropriation ......
Beam trawls (see Trawls).
Beauty preparations, restrictions on sale of, in certain establish
ments, prohibited ......
Beaver Dam brook, in towns of Framingham, Ashland and Natick
improvement of .
Beaver Meadow Cemetery Corporation, incorporation of, and
validating certain acts of an unincorporated association
of the same name ......
Bedford airport (see Hanscom field).
Belchertown, state school, appropriations . i |qg 8017^7
[ 669 1723-00
town of (see Cities and towns).
BERKSHIRE COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. ..... 523 1
forest fire at f)ctober Mountain, said county relieved from pay-
ment of certain expenses incurred in extinguishment
of . Resolve 48
registry of deeds for (see Registers and registries of deeds).
tax levy 523 1
Betting, horse and dog races, on (see Horse and dog racing meetings
conducted under pari-mutuel system of wagering).
Beverages, alcoholic (see Alcoholic beverages).
Beverly, city of (see Cities and towns).
Biennial elections (see Elections).
Billerica, town of (see Cities and towns).
Biologic laboratories, division of (see Public health, department
of).
Birds (see Game and inland fisheries).
Blackstone, town of (see Cities and towns).
Blind, division of the (see Education, department of).
Blind persons, adult, instruction, aid, etc , appropriations . . 198 < loni-OS
certain, matters relating to, further study of . Resolve 72
appropriation 669 | Page^SOl
deaf and blind pupils, education of, appropriation . . . 198 1301-41
Blood plasma program, appropriation ..... 198 2008-11
Blue book, so called, appropriation ...... 198 0.503-01
Bluegills (see Game and inland fisheries).
Blue Hills reservation, Ponkapoag golf cour.sc in, additional club
house facilities at, construction of .... 273 1, 2
appropriation 669 8602-30
Blue sky law, so called, administration and enforcement of, ap- \ ,f>c / 2308-01.
propriations • / I 2308-02
Boarding homes, aged persons, for, regulation of certain, by tle-
partment of public health ...... 618 1-3
Boarding houses (see Dwelling houses; Inns, lodging houses, etc.).
BOARDS, STATE:
appeal (see Appeal, boards of),
appellate tax (see Appellate tax board),
bar examiners (see Bar examiners, board of),
boiler rules (see Public safety, department of),
collegiate authority (see Education, department of),
conciliation and arbitration (see Labor and industries, depart-
ment oO-
1058 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
BOARDS, STATE — Conclvded.
education (see Education, department of).
elevator regulations (see Public safety, department of).
emergency finance (see Emergency finance board).
fire prevention regulations (see Public safety, department of).
free public library commissioners (see Free public library com-
missioners, board of).
housing (see Housing, state board of).
milk control (see Milk control board).
milk regulation (see Milk regulation board).
parole (see Correction, department of).
probation (see Probation, board of).
reclamation (see Reclamation board, state).
registration (see Cixal service and registration, department of).
retirement (see Retirement systems and pensions, common-
wealth, of).
review (see Labor and industries, department of, employment
security, division of).
standards (see Public safety, department of).
state airport management (see State airport management board).
teachers' retirement (see Retirement systems and pensions,
teachers, of).
vocational education (see Vocational education, state board for).
youth service (see Youth service board). _
See also Commissioners, state; Commissions, state; Depart-
ments, state; Divisions, state departments, of.
Boiler rules, board of (see Public safety, department of).
Boilers, inspection of, appropriations ..... 198 | 2104-32
further regulated . . . . . . . .321
Bonds, cities and towns, of (see Municipal finance),
commonwealth, of (see State finance),
counties, of (see County finance).
free public library commissioners, board of, secretary of, to give 320
future interests, legacy and succession taxes upon, payment of,
to cover . .
housing authorities, certain, issued by ....
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
issupd, etc., by, investments in, by, savings banks .
investments in, savings banks by, further regulated
Massachusetts training schools, superintendents of, of
motor vehicle liability (see Motor vehicles, liability for bodily
injuries, etc., caused by, security for).
New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Steamship Authority, in connection with
Old Colony High School District Planning Committee, secretary-
treasurer of, to give . _ .
railroad, investment in, by savings banks ....
See also Securities.
Bonus, soldiers', so-called (see Soldiers' bonus).
temporary cost-of-living, county officers and employees, certain,
for, providing for, etc. ......
state officers and employees, for, providing, for, etc.
appropriations ........
veterans' (see Veterans' bonus act) .
Booking agents, theatrical, refusal or revocation of licenses to,
providing for ........ 256
Books, obscene, sale or distribution of, to persons under age eight-
een, relative to ..... . 328
Borden, Clarence R., city collector of the city of Revere, tenure of,
etc _ . . .442 1,2
Borrowing (see County finance; Loans; Municipal finance; State
finance).
Boston, airport, so called (see Logan Airport, General Edward
Lawrence),
and Providence division of New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company, continued transportation service in areas
served by, investigation relative to . Resolves 11, 34, 54
appropriation 669 | p^^^ g^^
543
200
1, 2
3
361
f 92
{215
1361
310
1-4
22, Subs. 8
544
1-3,5-12,15
280
215
6
591
311
(336
375
669
1-7
1-5
9
1.2
10
Index.
1059
Chap.
Boston — Concluded.
city of (see Cities and towns).
Common, underground garage for parking of motor vehicles
under, leasing of space for, by city of Boston . . _ .
Finance Commission, administrative survey by, and providing
for a special appropriation therefor ....
harbor, Castle island in, waterfront terminal at, development
of, authorized . . . ...
land, certain, in, ceding to United States of jurisdiction over,
for extending Boston Navy Yard ....
South bay and part of Fort Point channel in, filling and im-
provement of, investigation relative to . . Resolve
juvenile court, additional sessions of, authorized
justice and clerk of, salaries of .
probation officers of, compensation of, further regulated
Market Authority, creation of, etc., investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve
appropriation ........
metropolitan area, fires, dangerous explosions and similar haz-
ards in, prevalence of, investigation relative to Resolve
rapid transit in (see Metropolitan Transit Authority).
municipal court of the city of (see District courts).
Navy Yard, ceding jurisdiction to United States over certain
lands for extension of, etc. ......
Port of, Authority (see Port of Boston Authority).
654
261
625
475
Item or
Section.
1.2
1.2
1-4
1-3
66
248
1.2
667
1
640
1,2
70
669
0206,
Page 801
74
psychopathic ho.spital, appropriations
retirement system (see Retirement systems and pensions).
School of Pharmacy, The, degree of Bachelor of Science in
Pharmacy, granting by ..... •
Society of Natural History, Charles river dam, land on, leasing
to, for museum of science and natural history and a plane-
tarium .........
state hospital, appropriations .....
zoning law, so called, amendments to .
Boulevards and parkways, in general, appropriations .
Bourne, town of (see Cities and towns).
Bowling alleys, admis.?ion of certain minors to .
Boxing commission, state (see Public safety, department of).
Boxing or sparring matches, laws, rules and regulations governing
investigation relative to, appropriation
matchmakers at, licensing of, and establishing minimum age
limit for certain licensed boxing officials
participation in, certain persons excluded from
maximum age limit for .......
Boylston street station, Boston, city of, in, alterations in, provid-
ing for .........
Boys, industrial school for, appropriations .....
475
f 198
336
599/
669
296
474
198
336
599
669
1-3
1710-00
1710-00
8017-01,
8017-02
1710-00
/ 165
\214
198 .
434
:• I 669 /
199
232
371
1 622 (
1711-00
1711-00
8017-03 to
8017-09
1711-00,
1711-26
1-6
1,2
2931-01.
2931-04
0102-35,
Page 807
198
599
rights, powers, duties, etc., of, transfer to youth service board 310
Lyman school for, appropriations
198
336
599
right.*!, powers, duties, etc., of, transfer to youth service board 310
paroie of, department of public
See also Minors.
welfare, .nppropriations
H).S
(1-10)
(Part I)
1915-00
8019-01
2, Subs. 67;
4, 11, 16, 18,
22, 2S
1917-00
1917-00
8019-04,
8019-12
2, Subs. 67;
4, 11,16, 18,
22, 28,
1908-11 to
1908-13
1060
Index.
Chap.
Boy Scouts of America, Recreation park in town of Middleton,
y erection and maintenance of building on, by local troops of 62
Rosemary lake in town of Needham, building on park land at,
erection and maintenance by . . . . . 294
Bradford Durfee Technical Institute of Fall River, appropria- J 198
tions j^ggg
Braintree, town of (see Cities and towns).
Bread (see Food).
BRIDGES:
Blackstone, town of, new bridge to be constructed in, designated
as Peter F. Fitzgerald bridge ..... 506
Charles river, over, proposed, at Gerry's landing in city of Cam-
bridge designated as Eliot bridge . . Resolve 15
Connecticut river, over, new, between towns of Greenfield and
Montague designated as General Frederick E. Pierce
bridge . .122
Fifth street bridge, so called, in city of Fitchburg, reconstruction
and repairs of, borrowing of money for, by said city,
authorized . . . .... . 289
Gold street in city of Worcester, structures bridging, maintenance
authorized . . . ... . .99
Groveland bridge, so called, over Merrimack river between
Haverhill and Groveland, reconstruction of . . 516
public highway, certain, care, control and maintenance of . 482
Railroad bridge, so called, in city of Revere, reconstruction and
widening of, investigation relative to . . Resolve 52
Stillwater bridge, over Deerfield river in Deerfield, amount au-
thorized to be used for repair of, by Franklin county,
increased . . . . . . . . 458
Webster street in city of Worcester, structure bridging, con-
struction, etc., authorized . . . . . .184
Wellington bridge, over Mystic river in cities of Somerville and
Medford, dam in vicinity of, preparation of plans for,
and construction thereof, providing for . . . 457
appropriation ........ 669
198
Bridgewater, state teachers college, appropriations . . . \ 336
669
use of sewerage facilities of town of Bridgewater by . . 472
town of (see Cities and towns).
Brighton district of Boston, Soldiers Field road in, proposed
bridge across Charles river at, designated as Eliot
bridge ....... Resolve 15
Brimfield, town of (see Cities and towns).
BRISTOL COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. ..... 523
Stanley Wood Grain Company of Taunton, payment of sum of
money to, by, for merchandise delivered to Bristol county
agricultural school ....... 219
tax levy .......... 523
tuberculosis hospital, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of . 562
trustees of, powers and duties enlarged .... 522
Brookline, town of (see Cities and towns).
Brooks (see Waters and waterways).
Brown tail moths, etc., suppression of, appropriations
further regulated ........
Buckman Tavern, town of Lexington authorized to expend certain
money for alterations and improvements on .
Budget, commissioner (see Administration and finance, commission
on).
Item or
Section.
1.2
1. 2
1331-00,
3513-31
8013-05
1.2
1-5
1.2
1.2
1.2
1-4
1-8
8602-31.
Page 800
1307-00,
1307-21
1307-21
1307-00;
3513-07.
11
/198
1669
660
341
1,2
1
1-4
1002-31
1002-31
1-26
1.2
state, appropriation acts
126
1.2
182
1.2
198
1-13
305
1.2
336
1-10
375
1,2
599
1-4
669
1-15
Index. 1061
Item or
Chap. Section.
Budgetary standards, old age assistance law, under, providing for
adjustments of, in certain cases ..... 638
Building inspection service, department of public safety, appro- \iqo / 2104-11,
priations /I 2104-12
Buildings, Boston, in, zoning law, so called, amendments to . . I „?? 1 2
commonwealth or political subdivisions thereof, owned or occu-
pied by, except state house, compliance with certain pro-
visions of law relating to safety of persons in buildings . 582 1-3
exits and means of egress from certain, law relative to, further
clarified ......... 440
inspectors of, permits or certificates, certain, issuance of, by,
authorized . . . . . . . . 438 1, 2
public, remodeling, reconstructing or making extraordinary re-
pairs to, borrowing of money by cities and towns for,
authorized ........ 275 1-4
revolving doors, installation, maintenance or use of, in certain < e^.^ '
safety of persons in, etc., investigation relative to, con-
tinued ....... Resolves 61, 74
0251.
Page 804
appropriation ........ 069 i
state, superintendent of (see Superintendent of buildings, state),
use, lawful, of certain, continuation of, pending issuance of cer-
tain certificates of inspection, providing for ... 91 1, 2
See also Dwelling houses; Housing; Massachusetts public build-
ing commission; Public works building; School building
assistance commission; State housing board.
Buker, Alfred R., reimbursement of, bj' Essex county for certain
expenses incurred . . . . . . .141 1,2
Bulflnch State House, one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of occu-
pancy of, celebration in commemoration of, providing
for ....... Resolve 33
appropriation ........ 336 0102-51
memorial .stone from House of Commons in London, England,
acceptance of, etc., by commonwealth in connection with
observance of ..... . Resolve 32
f 198 0102-04
Bulletins of committee hearings, general court, appropriations . < ^^^ , mfv> n!i
l669{ hint's
distribution of copies of ....... 1
Bunker Hill monument, maintenance, etc., appropriation . 198 2801-00
Burial expenses, payments under workmen's compensation law for,
increased ......... 155
veterans, certain, and their dependents, of, state reimbursement ! 535 4
of cities and towns on account of . . . . \ 648
Burlington, town of (see Cities and towns).
Burning, malicious (see Arson).
Buses, school, authorized transportation of school children in, to and
from certain events of public interest . . . . 484 '
construction and equipment of, rules and regulations relative to 307
See also Motor vehicles.
Business corporations (see Corporations) .
Butler, Edward A., retirement of, by city of Newburyport 128 1,2
Helen M., acts as a notary public validated . . Resolve 2
Buttermilk Bay, Bourne, town of, in, improvement of Resolve 62
Buzzards Bay, state pier in, use of, for purposes of Massachusetts
maritime academy authorized, control of said pier placed
in board of commissioners of said academy, etc. 554 1-3
Byfleld Water District in town of Newbury, acts and proceedings,
certain, of, validated . . .... 427 1,2
borrowing of additional funds by, authorized . . .10
By-laws (see Ordinances and by-laws).
1062 Index.
C.
Item or
Chap. Section.
Cabeciras, Francisco, reimbursement to, for money expended for
water main extensions and equipment in town of Som-
erset ......... 7 I, 2
Call firemen (see Fire departments).
Cambridge, city of (see Cities and towns).
Dorchester rapid transit route, extension of, to Quincy and
Braintree, approval of plans and estimates of costs of,
authorized, etc. ........ 151 1-4
Camp ground, state, so called, Framingham, town of, in, certain
state land at, conveyance to said town .... 632
Canals (see Waters and waterways).
Cancer and other chronic diseases, division of (see Public
health, department of).
Cancer hospital, Pondville, appropriation . . . . .198 2031-00
Candidates (see Elections).
Canton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Cantwell, John Walter, payment by commonwealth of sum of
money to, as compensation for damages sustained by
reason of collision with motor vehicle operated by em-
ployee of department of public work.s . . Resolve 80
raa / 2900-36,
appropriation 069 | p^^^ g^j*
Cape Cod, canal, pier, appropriation ...... 198 2202-08
use of, for purposes of Massachusetts maritime academy au-
thorized, control of said pier placed in board of commis-
sioners of said academy, etc. ..... 554 1-3
mosquito control project, appropriation ..... 198 3901
Capital outlay program for commonwealth, issuance of bonds
for ......... • 636
... , /599 1-4
providing for . . . . . . . . . | ggg j
Capital stock (see Securities) .
Capitol police, appropriation ....... 198 0416-03
Carriers, common, interstate transportation, in, operation of, by
non-residents . . . . . . . 130
property, transporting, by motor vehicle (see Motor vehicles,
property, transporting),
ways intersecting through ways, carriers approaching, required
to be brought to complete stop ..... 416
See also Motor vehicles, passengers, transporting by; Motor
vehicles, property, transporting by; Railroads; Steam-
ships; Street railways; Transportation.
Cars (see Motor vehicles) .
Carver, town of (see Cities and towns) .
Castle island, Boston, city of, in, waterfront terminal at, develop-
ment of, by port of Boston authority, authorized . . 625 1-4
Cats (see Animals).
Cattle, passes for, granting certain easements for, within state
highway locations ....... 449
CEMETERIES:
in general, monuments for cemetery lots, sale of, by, prohibited 497
Beaver Meadow Cemetery Corporation, incorporation of, a,nd
validating certain acts of an unincorporated association
of the same name . . . • • • • 223 1 - 7
Harwich, town of, in, town authorized to receive and administer
property of ....... . 277 1-4
Mahaiwe Cemetery Association, town of Great Barrington
authorized to receive and administer property of 231 1-5
South Yarmouth Baptist Cemetery Association, Inc., town of
Yarmouth authorized to receive and administer prop-
erty of ........ .
Taunton Cemetery, the Proprietors of, investment of funds of .
Union Cemetery of South Carver, town of Carver authorized to
receive and administer property of ... .
Woodlawn Cemetery, relative to .
Central Credit Union Fund Inc., made eligible for membership
in Credit Union Employees Retirement Association
Central mailing room, appropriation .....
33
213
1-4
1,2
173
547
1-3
1-3
509
198
1
0414-12
Index.
1063
k
Centre Cemetery, town of Harwich authorized to receive and ad-
minister property of ...... .
Certificate funds, banking companies, of, limitation on
Certificates of registration (see License.s and permits; also spe-
cific titles).
Certified public accountants, registration of, appropriations
Chace, Arnold, reimbursement to, for money expended for water
main extensions and equipment in town of Somerset
Change of name, persons, of, by probate court, allowed without
publication of petition therefor .....
upon petition to said court, investigation relative to Resolve
Channels (see Waters and waterways).
Chaplains, general court (see General court).
Charitable corporations (see Corporations).
Charity trust cases, notice by registers of probate to attorney gen-
eral in, act requiring .......
Charlemont, Fire District, name changed to Charlemont Water
District .........
town of (see Cities and towns).
Charles river, basin, maintenance, etc., appropriation.s .
Storrow memorial embankment in, erection of memorial at
site on, to commemorate General George S. Patton,
Jr. ...... . Resolve
appropriation ........
to commemorate public services rendered by Helen
Osborne Storrow ..... Resolve
bridge over, proposed, at Gerry's landing in city of Cambridge
designated as Eliot bridge .... Resolve
dam, land on, lease to Boston Society of Natural History for
museum and a planetarium .....
repairs to, appropriation .......
Charlestown Navy Yard (see Boston Navy Yard).
Charlton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Chase Cemetery, town of Harwich authorized to receive and ad-
minister property of ...... .
Checks, negotiable, cashing by co-operative banks and making
charge therefor, authorized ......
deposits subject to withdrawal by, amount which may be re-
ceived by certain banking companies, increased
Cheetham, Henry, reimbursement to, for money expended for
water main extensions and equipment in town of Somerset
Chelsea, city of (sec Cities and towns).
Chemicals, certain, manufacture of. regulated ....
See also Drugs.
Chester, town of (see Cities and towns).
Chickens (see Poultry).
Chicopee, city of (see Cities and towns).
Child delinquency, prevention of, and rehabilitation and treatment
of delinquent children, investigation relative to, con-
tinued ....... Resolve
appropriation ........
reduction and prevention of, etc. .....
Child guardianship, division of (see Public welfare, depart-
ment of).
Child health, maternal and, division of (.see Public health, de-
partment of).
Children, certain, committed to department of public welfare and
certain correctional institutions, payment of expenses for
support of ........
crippled, admission of, to Lakeville state sanatorium, providing for
employment of (see Minors).
Massachusetts hospital school, at, charge for support of, in-
creased .........
men and women who died in armed forces, of, higher educational
opportunities for, amount of reimbursement to be paid
by commonwealth for, increased ....
beneBts of, extended to additional persons
Chap.
277
148
198
247
53
Item or
Section.
1-4
1.2
1414-01,
1414-02
1.2
354
1
103
1.2
198
336
669
8607-00
8607-00
8607
87
669 {
3586,
Page 809
15
474
669
277
58
150
t
539
8607-28
1-4
1.2
1
49
669 I
310
0246,
Page 799
1-31
385
412
559
357
381
1064
Index.
Chap.
Children — Concluded.
mothers with dependent, aid to (see Mothers with dependent
children, aid to),
school (see Schools) .
tuition of, etc., cost of, appropriations .....
veterans, certain, of, assistance to, appropriation
wayward and delinquent, protection of, etc. ....
See also Minors.
China Relief Expedition, observance of fiftieth anniversary of,
in current year, participation by commonwealth in, pro-
viding for . . . . . Resolve
appropriation .........
Chiropody (podiatry) , board of registration in (see Civil service and
registration, department of).
practice of, relative to ....... .
Chlorinating plants, shellfish (see Fish and fisheries).
Chronic diseases, cancer and other, division of (see Public
health, department of).
CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS:
Evangelical Lutheran Church for Works of Mercy, Association
of the, payment by commonwealth of sum of money
to ....... ■ Resolve
appropriation ........
Old South Society, in Bo.ston, authorized to add to membership
persons who are not proprietors of pews
Park Street Church, powers of, relative to ... .
Cigars or cigarettes, lighted, throwing of, from vehicles near forest
lands, new penalties for, established ....
Cisterns (see Water holes and cisterns).
CITIES AND TOWNS:
in general :
accountants of, appointment of assistants by . . .
accounts of (see Municipal finance).
aid and relief, certain, by, state reimbursement, appropriations
airport commissions, establishment of, in .
airports or restricted landing areas, use of certain bodies of
water for, approval by ..... .
alcoholic beverages, sale, etc., in (see Alcoholic beverages).
appeal, boards of, in (see Appeal, boards of).
appropriations by, apprentice training wages for veterans, for
beaches and swimming pools, acquisition of land for, for
insurance, for, to indemnify officers and employees for
damages sustained through operation of certain munici-
pally owned vehicles ......
See also Municipal finance.
assessors (see Assessors of taxes) .
auditors (see City and town auditors).
bonds, issuance by (see Municipal finance).
borrowing of money by, public buildings, remodeling, recon-
structing or making extraordinary repairs to, for .
See also Municipal finance.
buildings, public, municipally owned, etc., compliance with
certain provisions of law relating to safety of persons in
buildings ........
remodeling, reconstructing or making of extraordinary
repairs to, borrowing for, by, authorized
civil service laws, application to (see Civil service laws) .
claims of, against estates of deceased persons chargeable to
said cities and towns, enforcement of .
clerks of (see City and town clerks) .
collectors of taxes (see Collectors of taxes).
consolidated public schools, establishment of, by, act to en-
courage, etc. . . . . . . . .
consumptive patients, care, etc., by, state subsidies received
for, survey and study relative to . . Resolve
/198
1336
198
(310
385
[542
29
669 I
557
Item or
Section
1907-01
1907-01
3513-01
1-31
1-3
3504-55,
Page 800
47
669
16
73
370
211
198 I
481
505
392
89
174
275
582
275
581
645
S3
2820-03,
Page 801
1.2
1,2
1907-05 to
1907-10
1-4
1-3
1-4
1-3
1-11
Index.
1065
CITIES AND TOWNS — Conlinued.
in general — Continued.
dog officers of, fees of, for killing or care of unlicensed dogs,
increased ........
draw tenders in employ of certain, pensioning of .
elections (see Elections).
employees of (see Municipal officers and employees).
English speaking classes for adults, state reimbursement,
appropriation .......
finances of (sec Municipal finance).
fire departments of (see Fire departments).
foremen in employ of certain, pensioning of ...
forest wardens of, killed, etc., in performance of duty, anniii-
ties to dependents of, increased .....
gas masks, furnishing of, by, for use of members of fire de-
partments ........
greenhead fly control projects, establishment of, by certain .
health, boards of (see Health, local boards of).
housing, veterans of World War II, for, providing by, rela-
tive to ........ .
housing authorities in, employees of, made eligible for mem-
bership in contributory retirement systems .
financial assistance by commonwealth to, to alleviate hous-
ing shortage for veterans, etc. .....
indebtedness of (see Municipal finance).
indigent persons (see, infra, poor persons).
inspectors in employ of certain, pensioning of . . .
inspectors of buildings, issuance of certain permits or certifi-
cates by, authorized .......
safety of persons in buildings, certain acts relative to, as
affecting powers and duties of .
insurance to indemnify officers and employees of, for damage
sustained through operation of certain municipally owned
vehicles, appropriations for, by .
licenses and permits (see Licenses and permits).
liquors, alcoholic, manufacture, sale, etc., of, in (see Alcoholic
beverages) .
loans by (see, supra, borrowing of money by).
mechanics in employ of certain, pensioning of .
metropolitan districts, in (see Metropolitan districts).
monuments for cemetery lots, sale of, by, prohibited
needy persons (.see, infra, poor persons).
nomination for city and town offices (see Elections).
notes, issuance by (see Municipal finanpe).
officers of (see Municipal officers and employees; and specific
titles of officers).
old age assistance, so called, by, state reimbursement, appro-
priation .........
ordinances, etc. (see Ordinances and by-laws).
pensions (see Retirement systems and pensions).
permits by (see Licenses and permits).
police of (see Police officers).
political committees of (see Elections, political committees).
poor persons, support of certain, enforcement of claims of
cities and towns for, against estates of persons supported
public buildings, municipally owned, etc., compliance with
certain provisions of law relating to safety of persons in
buildings . . . . ■
remodeling, reconstructing or making of extraordinary re-
pairs to, borrowing for, by, authorized ....
public health, boards of (see Health, local boards of).
public welfare, boards of (see Public welfare, local boards of).
• •■ regional public schools, establishment of, by, act to encourage,
etc. ..........
registrars of voters (see Registrars of voters) .
reimbursement by commonwealth (see, infra, state aid and
reimbursement).
retirement systems (.see Retirement systems and pensions).
salary plans adopted by, relative to .
schools, school committees, etc. (see Schools, public).
/bap.
Item or
Section.
11
515
1.2
1-3
198
1301-55
515
1-3
552
337
391
1.2
1.2
245
451
613
1-a
607
1.2
200
1-3
515
1-3
438
1.2
488
1.2
439
1.2
440
502
174
515
497
1-3
198
3625
581
582
275
645
351
1-3
1-3
1-4
1-11
1066
Index.
Chap.
CITIES AND TOVfUlS — Continued.
in g3neral — Concluded.
sewers, construction of, uniform rate to be charged abutters
for, redetermination of, by, from time to time, authorized
state aid and reimbursement:
aid and relief, certain, appropriations ....
burial expenses of certain veterans and their dependents
for, survey and
consumptive patients,
to . . .
housing, veterans, for
study relative
Resolve
old age assistance, so called, appropriation
pensions paid to school teachers, appropriation
retirement of school teachers, for
schools, public (see Schools, public),
taxes, loss of certain, appropriation . _ .
storekeepers in employ of certain, pensioning of .
taxation, local (see Taxation),
taxes, collectors of (see Collectors of taxes).
local, annual assessment of, use of available funds in de-
termination of amount of, powers of commissioner of
corporations and taxation with respect to, limited . _
teachers, retirement of (see Retirement systems and pensions).
school (see Schools, public),
treasurers of (see City and town treasurers),
union public schools, establishment of, by, act to encourage,
etc. . ... . . . . .
veterans, apprentice training wages for, appropriations for,
by, authorized ........
burial of certain, and their dependents, by, etc.
districts for furnishing information and advice to, estab-
lishment of, relative to ..... .
housing for, of World War II, providing by . . .
providing of, financial assistance to housing authorities
of cities and towns in connection with, etc.
water systems and sources of water supply, development and
use of, by, investigation relative to . . Resolve
appropriation ........
ways (see Ways).
cities, aldermen (see Aldermen).
councils (see City councils).
mayors (see Mayors).
ordinances (see Ordinances and by-laws).
towns, animals, inspection of, state reimbursement, appropria-
tion ..........
by-laws (see Ordinances and by-laws).
employees of (see Municipal officers and employees) .
forest fires, extinguishing of, expenses, certain, in, state re-
imbursement, appropriation .....
state aid in purchasing equipment for . . . .
horse and dog racing meetings, approval by town authorities
of location of race tracks for holding, further regulated .
officers of (see Municipal officers and employees) .
police departments, establishment of, in certain .
selectmen (see Selectmen).
snow and ice, removal from public ways, incurring of additional
liabilities for, by, authorized . . . . .
transportation of pupils attending high schools, state reim-
bursement for, appropriation . . . . •
tuition of pupils attending high schools, state reimbursement
for . . . . . . . .
water holes and cisterns for fire protection, building and main-
tenance of, by, state reimbursement for
special provisions relative to particular cities :
Beverly, fire station and signal station building, borrowing of
money for, authorized ......
52
198/
/635
\648
83
/200
\613
198
198
508
198
515
Item or
Section.
1.2
1907-05 to
1907-10
4
3
2
3625
1305-04
1,2
1205-01
1-3
676
645
392
(535
1648
229
(245
\ 451
[613
200
35
669
1-11
2
3.4
1-3
1-3
0230,
Page 799
198
0907-08
I
198
198
1002-15
1002-11
437
/540
\595
5
336
1301->54
336
1301-52
355
600
1,2
Index. 1067
Item or
Chap. Section.
CITIES AND TOWNS — Continued.
special provisions relative to psirticular cities — Continued.
Boston, administrative survey of, by finance commission of
the city of Boston, and providing for a special appropria-
tion therefor ........ 261 1, 2
airport at East Boston (see Logan Airport, General Ed-
ward Lawrence).
Americanization, promoting of, and training in citizenship,
foreign born persons, for, appropriations for, by school
committee of said city, authorized .... 334 1
appropriations for school purposes in . .167 1-3
Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States, The,
national convention of, in 1948, to be held in, rei.>-
resentation of commonwealth at . . Resolve 43
appropriation 669 | pfge'lS)
auditor, optional plans of city government for said city,
provisions for, as affecting, etc. ..... 452 1-72
borrowing of money by, within debt limit, construction of
certain ways bounding on or connecting with public
parks, for ........ . 383
Boylston street station in, alterations in, providing for . 622 i rP + T^
Brighton district of, Soldiers Field road in, proposed bridge
across Charles river at, designated as Eliot bridge Resolve 15
( 165 1-6
buildings in, zoning law, so called, amendments to . . { 203
1214 1,2
Castle island in, waterfront terminal at, development of,
by Port of Boston Authority, authorized . . . 625 1-4
city clerk, optional plans of city government for said city,
provisions for, as affecting, etc. ..... 452 1-72
city council, Dorchester district, land, certain, in, act
authorizing use of, for purpose of veterans' housing,
acceptance by ....... 633 3
East Boston, stadium to be constructed in, certain agree-
ments in connection with, powers and duties as to . 652
former employees of said city and county of Suffolk and
their beneficiaries, act authorizing increases in amounts
of pensions payable to, acceptance by . . . 301 2
members of, compensation of, increased . . . 655 1, 2
optional plana of city government for adoption by voters
of said city, provisions for, as affecting powers, duties,
election, etc., of ...... . 452 1-72
police officers, act granting additional day off or addi-
tional day's pay for work on certain holidays, ac-
ceptance by ....... 135 2
act increasing compensation of certain, acceptance by 408 2
act permitting payment of additional compensation to,
during assignment as detectives, acceptance by . 604 2
private ways, certain, in said city, grading, construction,
repair, etc., of, act relative to, acceptance by . . 206 3
rapid transit improvements, certain, in said city, act pro- \ „no ( W\ /^Wl
viding for, acceptance by J b.^J | (b) .^^^-^^f
Suffolk county court house, act providing for forty hour
week for employees at, acceptance by . . . 406
teachers and supervising staff of public schools of said
city, act relative to payment of pensions to, accept-
ance by 602 3
teachers' retirement system, repayment of withdrawn
deductions from, acceptance by .... 384 2
veterans' graves and registration, supervisor of, act rela-
tive to term of office of, acceptance by . . . 678 2
youth service board, maintenance by, for limited time, of
places of custody in said city, act providing for, ac-
ceptance by ....... . 542 3
city government in, optional plans of, providing for, to be
known as Plan A, Plan D and Plan E, for adoption by
voters of 452 1-72
Common, Boston, underground garage for parking of
motor vehicles under, leasing of space for, by . . 654 1, 2
1068
Index.
Chap.
CITIES AND lOVfNS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular cities — Continued.
Boston — Continued.
court liouse, Suffolk county, in, maintenance cost, reim-
bursement of said city for certain portion of, appropria-
tions . . . . . . . .
deposits in national banks or trust companies in city of New
York by, authorized . .....
Dolber, Arthur S., appointment and status of, as member
of fire department of .
Dorchester district of, land, certain, in, use for purpose of
veterans' housing .......
East Boston district of, airport (see Logan Airport, General
Edward Lawrence),
recreation areas, certain, in, construction of, by depart-
ment of public works, and authorizing said city to bor-
row money in connection with .....
educational and recreational activities, conducting of, ap-
propriations for, by school committee of, authorized
election commissioners, optional plans of city government
for adoption by voters of said city, provisions for, as
affecting powers, duties, election, etc., of . . .
elevated railway structures in, removal of portion of .
expenditures, etc., of, administrative survey of, by finance
commission of the city of Boston, providing for
finance commission of, administrative survey by, providing
for
larger appropriation for ......
fire department, Dolber, Arthur S., appointment and status
as member of .
Mahoney, James H., appointment and status as member
of
Murphy, Joseph W., status as member of . .
Utley, Frank E., status as member of .
White, Frank, status as member of . . .
former employees, certain, of, provisions of act authorizing
increases in pensions, application to ... .
Fort Point channel in, filling and improvement of part of,
investigation relative to ... . Resolve
harbor (see Boston harbor).
Havey, John A., Memorial beach in West Roxbury district
of, alteration and enlargement of .
appropriation ........
housing authority, land, certain, in Dorchester district to
be used for veterans' housing, transfer to, etc.
Hyde Park district of, continuefl transportation service for,
investigation relative to . . . Resolves
appropriation ........
Hyde Park Reservation I'icld in, designated as the
Major Albert J. Kelley Field .....
insurance coverage for course in driving of motor vehicles,
appropriations for, by school committee of said city,
authorized ........
Kelley Field, Major Albert J., Hyde Park Reservation
Field in said city designated as . . .
lands, certain, in, ceding to United States of jurisdiction
over, for purpose of extending Boston Navy Yard .
licensing board, all alcoholic beverages club license, certain,
transfer of, by, to Y D Club of Boston
Mahoney, James H., appointment and status of, as member
of fire department of said city .....
m.iyor, administrative survey by finance commission of the
city of Boston, report of. to .
optiona,l plans of city government for adoption by voters
of said city, provisions for, as affecting powers, duties,
election, etc., of . . . .
private ways, certain, in said city, grading, construction,
repair, etc., of, vote relative to, apjiroval by
rapid transit improvements, certain, in said city, act pro-
viding for, approval by . .
198
336
143
194
041
633
652
334
452
622 I
261
261
175
641
262
268
269
4
588
66
532
669 I
633
'11.34,
. 54
669
366
334
366
475
69
262
261
452
206
Item or
Section.
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622 (6)
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Index. 1069
520
3
400
74
165
2
268
14a
194
1.2
1.2
2
214
1.2
334
1
612
165
1-7
1
452
1-72
261
1.2
Item or
Chap. Section.
CITIES AND TOWNS — Conhnved.
special provisions relative to particular cities — Continued.
Boston — Continued.
mayor — Concluded.
subways, tunnels, and rapid transit extensions and facili-
ties, alterations of, powers and duties as to
Stiffolk county court house, act providing for forty hour
week for employees at, acceptance by . . .
metropolitan area of, fires, dangerous explosions and similar
hazards in, prevalence of, investigation relative to Resolve
multiple residence districts in, zoning in .
mimicipal court (see District courts).
Murphy, Joseph \V., status of, as member of fire depart-
ment of said city .......
New York, city of, national banks or trust companies of,
deposit of money in, by, authorized ....
non-conforming uses, uniform period for continuation of,
under zoning law of said city .....
nurses and physicians, employment of, appropriations for,
by school committee of, authorized ....
ofT-street parking facilities, establishment of, in, further
providing for ........
open-air parking in, licenses for .....
optional plans of city government in, providing for, to be
known as Plan A, Plan D and Plan E, for adoption by
voters of said city .......
organization of government of, etc., administrative survey
of, by finance commission of the city of Boston, pro vidingf or
park commissioners, board of. Veterans of Foreign Wars
parkwaj', transfer of care, control and maintenance of
portion of, to metropolitan district commission, powers
and duties as to . . . . . . . 468 1, 2
ways, certain, in said city, construction of, under direc-
tion of 383
Park street station in, alterations in, providing for . G22 |
penal institutions commissioner, prisoners in county penal
institutions in Suffolk county, deductions from maximum
sentences of, powers and duties as to . . . . 450 1-3
petroleum and inflammable liquids, storage of, zoning law
of said city amended in respect to .... 203
physical training, .sports, games, etc., conducting of, appro-
priations for, by school committee of, authorized . . 334 1
Plan A, I'lan D and Plan E, optional plans of city govern-
riient known as, providing for, for adoption by voters of . 452 1-72
police commissioner for, payment of additional compensation
to police officers of said city during assignment as detec-
tivt's, powers and duties as to .... . 604 1
police department of, members of, additional day off or
additional day's pay for, when required to work on
certain legal holidays ...... 135 1, 2
compensation of certain, additional payments to such
members during assignment as detectives . . 604 1,2
increased ........ 408 1, 2
private ways, certain, in, open to public use, grarling, con-
struction, repair, etc., of ..... . 206 1-3
Public Garden in, underground garage for parking of motor
vehicles under, leasing of space for, by said citj- . . 654 1, 2
rapid tran.sit improvements, certain, in .... | ppH ' "^
Readville district of, continued transportation service for,
investigation relative to . Resolves 11. 34, 54
appropriation 669 { p^^f^^.
real estate commissioners, board of, off-street parking facili-
ties, act further providing for, in said city, as affecting
powers and duties of . .612 2-6
recreation areas, certain, in East Boston, construction of,
by department of public works, and authorizing said city
to borrow money in connection with .... 652
retirement system (see Retirement systems and pensions).
school committee, authorized to transfer certain land in
Dorchester district to Boston housing authority for use
for veterans' housing ...... 633 1.-3
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Index.
Chap.
Item or
Section.
CITIES AND TOVTNS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular cities — Continued.
Boston — Concluded.
school committee — Concluded.
optional plans of city government for adoption by voters
of said city, provisions for, as affecting powers, duties,
election, etc., of . . .
purposes for which appropriations may be made by
schools, appropriations for purposes of . . . .
members of teaching and supervising staff of, payment of
pensions to ....... .
school teachers, creditable service of, under contributory
retirement system . . _ . . .
payment of pensions to certain, appropriations for, by
school committee of said city, authorized .
Scollay square station in, alterations in, providing for .
South bay in, filling and improvement of, investigation
relative to ..... . Resolve
South Boston district of. Castle island in, waterfront ter-
minal at, development of, authorized .
Storrow memorial embankrnent in, erection of memorial at
site on, to commemorate General George S.
Patton, Jr. .... . Resolve
452
334
/167
\334
602
393
334
622
66
625
87
669 I
22
165
206
520
198
564
appropriation .......
to commemorate public services rendered by Helen
Osborne Storrow .... Resolve
street commissioners, open-air parking, licenses for, grant-
ing by _ . . _ .
private ways, certain, in said city, grading, construction,
repair, etc., of, powers and duties as to .
subways in, alterations in certain .....
Suffolk county court house, maintenance cost, reimburse-
ment of city for certain portion of, appropriation
teachers (see, supra, school teachers).
traffic commission, speed of motor vehicles on certain ways,
regulation by ....... .
transit department of, rapid transit improvements in said 1 520
city, powers and duties as to . . . . . / 622
transportation service, continued, for areas south and east
of, investigation relative to . . Resolves 11, 34, 54
appropriation ....... 669 |
treasurer of, deposits of money by, in national banks or ( 143
trust companies in city of New York, authorized . \ 194
East Boston, recreation areas, certain, in, construction of,
borrowing of money for, by .... . 652
expenditures by, administrative survey of, by finance
commission of the city of Boston, providing for . 261
subways, tunnels and rapid transit extensions and facili-
ties, alterations of, powers and duties as to _ . . 520
Tremont street subway in, addition to and alterations in, ) „„^ (
providing for . . . _ . . . . . / \
tunnels in (see supra, subways in).
Utley, Frank E., status of, as member of fire department of 269
veterans' graves and registration, supervisor of, term of
office of ........ . 578
Veterans of Foreign Wars parkway in, care, control and main-
tenance of portion of, transferred to metropolitan district
commission . . ... . . . 468
veterans' organizations located in, licenses for sale of al-
coholic beverages, granting of, to, investigation relative
to . . . . . . Resolve 92
provisions of law authorizing cities and towns to grant
such licenses not to apply in said city . . . 649
vocational guidance, appropriations for, by school com-
mittee of, authorized ...... 334
Washington street tunnel in, addition to, construction of . 622 |
ways in, bounding on or connecting with public parks, said
city authorized to borrow within debt limit for con-
struction of ....... . 383
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1071
Chap.
Item or
Section.
CITIES AND TOVfUfS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular cities — Continued.
Boston — Concluded.
ways in — Concluded.
private, open to public use, grading, construction, repair,
etc., of ........ .
West Roxbury district of, John A. Havey Memorial beach
in, alteration and enlargement of .
appropriation .......
Veterans of Foreign Wars parkway in, care, control and
maintenance of portion of, transferred to metropolitan
district commission ......
White, Frank, status of, as member of fire department of .
youth service board, maintenance by, of places of custody in
zoning law, so called, amendments to . . .
Cambridge, bridge, proposed, over Charles river at Gerry's
landing in, designated as Eliot bridge . Resolve
Memorial drive, certain highway known as, in, construc-
tion as dual highway, providing for . . . .
water department, surplus income of, use of, by said city,
for an additional purpose ......
Chelsea, city engineer, office placed under civil service laws
former employees, certain, of, provisions of act authorizing
increases in pensions, application to .
Manuel J. Weiner traffic circle, metropolitan district com-
mission authorized and directed to allow said city to dedi-
cate certain traffic circle as .
sewer constructed in, by metropolitan district commission,
payment to said city for certain damages sustained
in connection with, providing for ....
appropriation ........
superintendent of streets and sewers, office placed under
civil service laws .......
Chicopee, board of aldermen, reduction of membership of, and
changing method of electing such members, authorized .
Everett, former employees, certain, of, provisions of act
authorizing increases in pensions, application to
police department, permanent members, certain, of, repay-
ment to, by said city of contributions made to its retire-
ment system, etc. .......
square, certain, in, designated as Lieutenant Alexander
Santilli square ...... Resolve
Woodlawn Cemetery in, certain real property of, sale of, to
said city .........
Fall River, Fall River harbor in, improvement of Resolve
Fitchburg, city infirmary, nurses home and school, and mater-
nity hospital, construction, equipment and furnishing of,
borrowing of money for, authorized ....
Fifth street bridge in, repairs and reconstruction oi, borrow-
ing of money for, authorized . .
former employees, certain, of, provisions of act author-
izing increases in pensions, application to . . .
water commissioner of, office of, established
Gardner, authorized to make immediate use of certain funds
in its possession . . . .
Gloucester, elementary school buildings, construction and
furnishing of, borrowing of money for, authorized .
Foster, Marion E., reimbursement by, for certain expenses
incurred .........
state fish pier in, construction of sewer and settling basin at
appropriation ........
Haverhill, Groveland bridge, so called, over Merrimack river
in, reconstruction of . . . .
mayor and aldermen, powers and duties, and relative to
municipal departments and sub-departments of said city
Holyoke, lands, certain, acquired for park and recrciilion
purposes, use by municipal gas and electric commission
of, authorized . . . . . .
obligations, certain, incurred by mayor, validated and pay-
ment thereof authorized ......
206
532
669
468
4
542
165
203
214
15
465
81
191
588
17
374
669
192
315
588
1-3
1,2
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1.2
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5
251
646
1-3
16
547
62
1-3
293
1.2
289
1.2
588
234
5
1-4
352
1.2
105
1.2
338
512
669/
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516
1.2
166
1-4
536
1-3
526
1-3
1072
Index.
Chap.
Item or
Section.
CITIES AND TOVfSS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular cities — Continued.
Holyoke — Concluded.
public works department of, office of general superintendent
of public works and office of supervisor of public build-
ings, establishment of .
soldiers' home, proposed, in, board of trustees for, estab-
lished . . ...
construction of, etc., appropriations ....
money from United States for, receipt by common-
wealth and expenditure thereof ....
progress and development of, study relative to, con-
tinued ...... Resolve
appropriation .......
Lawrence, appointive officers, salaries of, relative to
Bardwell, Abraham, reinstatement of, in retirement sys-
tem of ........ .
Gabriel, Mansour J., payment of sum of money to, by
O'Connell Playstead in, construction and maintenance of
public swimming pool in . .
Leominster, unpaid bills, appropriation for, and payment
thereof, authorized . . ...
Lowell, district court of Lowell at, special justice of, compen-
sation of, relative to .
labor-management citizens committee, maintenance of, ap-
propriation for, authorized . . . . . .
public schools of, reinstatement of widows as teachers in
Lynn, administrative officers, establishment of salaries of
golf course in Lynn Woods in, use for public skiing, tobog-
ganing and snow sliding ......
Lynnway, .so called, in, care, control and maintenance of
certain portion.s of, transferred to metropolitan district
commission . . . . .
Pond, Albert H., widow of, payment of annuity to, by
water main, additional, construction of, through said city,
by metropolitan district commission, authorized
Maiden, land, certain, in, lease of, by said city for use as pub-
lic parldng space . . . .
Maiden Stadium and Athletic Field Commission, member-
ship of, increased, and term of office of appointive mem-
bers thereof . . . . . .
purchasing agent, establishment of office of, in .
Medford, Amoroso, John, payment of sum of money to, as
reimbursement for certain expenses incurred in perform-
ance of duty as a police officer of . . . . .
former employees, certain, of, provisions of act authorizing
increases in pensions, application to .
Mystic river, construction of dam on, in ....
appropriation ........
^fy;;-!*,;
-7
556
16
476
599
1-4
8035-01
533
79
669 {
72
0213.
Page 805
1.2
609
325
1.2
1,2
68
626
1-4
667
5A
436
209
210
1.2
■ 1,2
186
577
597
86
172
588
457
669
Melrose, water main, additional, construction of, through said f 608
city, by metropolitan district commission, authorized . \ 668
New Bedford, biennial municipal elections in, date for holding
of, established ........ 44
New Bedford harbor in, improvement of . Resolve 62
steamships, operation of, between, and Woods Hole,
Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, investigation rela-
tive to, continued ..... Resolve
providing for, etc. .......
appropriation ........
Newburyport, bills, certain, appropriation for, and payment
of, authorized . . . . . .179
Butler, Edward A., member of fire department of, retire-
ment of, by said city, authorized . . . . .128
Newton, public buildings, construction of, borrowing of money
for, authorized ........ 428
sewers and sewage disposal, borrowing of money for, by,
authorized ........ 456
North Adams, unpaid bills, appropriation for, and payment
thereof, authorized ....... 236
5
544
669
1.2
570
1.2
593
1.2
608
1-3
668
2
1.2
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1.2
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1073
Chap.
CITIES AND TOWNS — Conlinued.
special provisions relative to particular cities — Conlinued.
Northampton, sewage treatment works, construction of, incur-
ring of indebtedness for, by said city, authorized . . 267
Peabody, electric lighting plant, extension and enlargement
of, borrowing of money for ...... 377
emission of smoke, said city included within district to
which certain laws relative to, shall apply . . . 404
South Essex sewerage district, apportionment of costs in,
as affecting . . . . . .168
Sullivan, John E., temporary reinstatement of, in service of,
for retirement purposes . . . . . .417
Pittsfield, land, certain, held for park, playground or recrea-
tion purposes, use for veterans' housing purpo.ses . 78
(Juincy, former employees, certain, of, provisions of act author-
izing increases in pensions, application to . . . 588
rapid transit facilities, extension of, to, approval of plans
' and estimates of costs of, authorized, and providing for
ascertaining wishes of inhabitants of said city relating
thereto . . .151
transportation service, continued, for, investigation relative
to Resolves 11,34,54
appropriation ....... 669
unpaid bills, appropriation for, and payment thereof, au-
thorized 429
WoUaston beach in, sanding of .... . 490
appropriation ........ 669
Revere, city collector, office of, and present incumbent of said
office, relative to ....... 442
lobsters and edible crabs, taking from waters of . .76
Railroad bridge, so called, in, reconstruction and widening
of, investigation relative to . . . Resolve 52
Winthrop shore parkway, sea wall and drainage system
along, construction by metropolitan district com-
mission . . . . . . . .
appropriation ........
Salem, South Essex sewerage district, apportionment of costs
in, as affecting . . . . . . . .
superintendent of city infirmary, office placed under civil
service laws ........
Somerville, former employees, certain, of, provisions of act
authorizing increases in pensions, application to
Mystic river, construction of dam on, in .
appropriation ........
Springfield, district court of Springfield at, justices and clerks
of, salaries and retirement of .... .
hospital and infirmary, construction and operation of, by,
authorized ........
Keeley, James F., payment of sum of money to, by .
Kennedy, Rena A., payment of sum of money to, by
Moriarty, Raymond T., funeral expenses of, reimbursement
of his widow for, by .
Morris, Charles P., payment of sum of money to, by
park lands, certain, in, use for parking of motor vehicles
post office substation, acquisition by United States of cer-
tain land for, in, consent of commonwealth to
sidewalk assessments in, relative to .
Taunton, biennial municipal elections in, changing time for
holding of .
sewage treatment works, construction of, incurring of in-
debtedness for, by, authorized .....
Taunton river in, improvement of . . Resolve
Westfield, unpaid bills, appropriation for, and payment
thereof, authorized .......
Woburn, biennial municipal elections in, changing time for
holding of . ........
(ire department, permanent members of, hours of duty of .
Kenney, William F., widow and minor child of, payment of
annuities to, by .
school committee, vacancies in, filling of .
Item or
Section.
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457
669
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656
1-3
455
585
218
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1.2
116
494
470
1.2
1.2
1.2
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136
1-3
1.2
55
1.2
265
62
1-3
650
1-4
22
661
1.2
1-3
460
521
1.2
1.2
1074 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
291
1.2
99
1-5
40
225
1.2
1. 2
161
1.2
125
24
1.2
1.2
184
1-4
29
60
1-46
1.2
CITIES AND TOWNS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular cities — Concluded.
Worcester, employees, certain, of, repayment to, by retire-
ment board of said city of contributions made to retire-
ment system, and retirement rights of such employees
established ........
Gold street in, two bridges over, maintenance of, by
Wyman-Gordon Company ......
Kendrick field, use of portion of, by, for widening Brook
street in, authorized .......
park land, certain, in, sale of, authorized . . . _ .
public common in, use of portion of, for widening Franklin
street .........
school buildings, additions to, borrowing of money for,
authorized ........
voting precincts iii, relative to .....
Webster street in, structure bridging, construction and
maintenance authorized ......
special provisions relative to particular towns :
Amesbury, town manager form of government in, establish- f
ment of . . . . . . . . _. \
Amherst, state land, certain, in, lease of, by trustees of Uni-
versity of Massachusetts, etc. . _ . . . . 18£
Andover, Augustinian College of the Merrimack "Valley, con-
tracts with, by, for disposal of sewage from said college
into sewerage system of said town ....
Arlington, Concord Turnpike in, erection of shelter on, appro-
priation .........
Ashland, Beaver Dam brook in, and in towns of Framingham
and Natick, improvement of .... .
Ayer, public works, I)oard of, establishment in, authorized,
etc. ..........
sewer assessments in . . . . . _ .
Barnstable, act authorizing said town to authorize village or
district of West Barnstable to establish improvement
district . . . . . .83
land, certain, in, transfer from park commissioners to select-
men for purposes of public landing, authorized . . 134
Barre, Barre Falls flood control project in, ceding jurisdiction
to United States over certain land for .... 594
Belchertown, Keyes, Helen C, retirement of, by school com-
mittee of . 414 1, 2
Billerica, assessors, election and terms of office of . . . 346 1-3
selectmen of, acting as board of public works and exercising
powers of certain other boards and town officers, relative
to 127 1.2
Blackstone, bridge, new, to be constructed in, designated as
Peter F. Fitzgerald bridge ...... 500
liourne. Buttermilk bay in, improvement of Resolve 02
North Sagamore Water District in, extension of boundaries
of 500 1-3
Braintree, rapid transit facilities, extension of, to, approval of
plans and estimates of costs of, authorized, and providing
for ascertaining wishes of inhabitants of said town relating
thereto 151 1-4
sealer of weights and measures of, fees charged by . . 435
transportation service, continued, for, investigation relative
to .... . Resolves 11, 34, 54
378
1.2
336
Page 329
216
1.2
462
397
1-5
1.2
appropriation ........ 669
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liridgewater, system of sewers in, construction and operation
of, etc 472 1-13
Brimfield, Little Alum pond in, public access to, and estab-
lishment of area for parking of vehicles, providing for,
by county of Hampden . . ... . 258 1-6
Brooldine, former employees, certain, of, provisions of act
authorizing increases in pensions, application to . . 588 6
Ryan, Staff Sergeant Francis X., Square, junction of Grove
street and West Roxbury Parkway in, designated as .170 1. 2
liurlington, regular or permanent members of police force and
chief of police, offices of, placing under civil service laws,
authorized ........ 40 1.2
y
Index.
X075
CITIES AND TOWNS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular towns — Continued.
Canton, Ponkapoag golf course in Blue Hills reservation in,
additional club house facilities at, construction of
appropriation ........
public works, board of, establishment in, authorized, etc.,
and selectmen authorized to act as said board
selectmen, election for three year terms, authorized
Carver, school building, construction, equipping and furnish-
ing of, borrowing of money for, authorized
Union Cemetery of South Carver in, town authorized to
receive and administer property of ... .
C'harlemont, borrowing of money by, for constructing and
furnishing school addition and remodeling existing school
building .........
Charlemont Fire District in, name changed to Charlemont
Water District ........
C^harlton, high school, addition to, and elementary school,
construction, equipment and furnishing of, borrowing of
money for, authorized ......
Che.ster, forest fires in, extinguishment of, reimbursement
of said town for expenses incurred in connection
with ....... Resolve
appropriation ........
Cohasset, Cohasset Water Company, purchase and operation
of, by . .
Colrain, borrowing of money by, for constructing, equipping
and furnishing a school building .....
Danvers, municipal building, construction, equipment and
furnishing of, borrowing of money for, authorized .
Dedham, voting precincts, nomination and election of town
meeting members and reference to voters of town of cer-
tain votes of representative town meetings in
Deerfield, South Deerfield Water Supply District in, extension
of boundaries of .......
Stillwater bridge over Deerfield river in, amount of post
war rehabilitation funds authorized to be used for repair
of, by Franklin county, increased ....
Dennis, Dennisport section of, waterfront properties in, protec-
tion of, investigation relative to . . . Resolve
Dudley, system of sewers in, construction and operation of,
etc. . . . . . .
Dunstable, Dunstable Water District in, establishment, etc.
Duxbury, Old Colony High School District, act creating, ac-
ceptance by ....... .
Edgartown, fish wardens in, law providing for election of,
repealed .........
Fairhaven, Fairhaven harbor in, improvement of, investiga-
tion relative to, continued .... Resolve
sewer commissioners, board of, name changed and said
board authorized to perform powers and duties of water
commissioners ........
Falmouth, Falmouth harbor in, improvement of . Resolve
planning board, election of members of, confirmed, and
election of their successors regulated ....
steamships, operation of, between, and New Bedford, Nan-
tucket and Martha's Vineyard, investigation relative
to, continued ...... Resolve
providing for, etc. .......
appropriation ........
Framingham, Beaver Dam brook in, and in towns of Ashland
and Natick, improvement of, by .
Haggerty, William J. and Mary N., payment of sum of
money to, by . . . . . •.•..•
lands, certain, in, ceding to United States of jurisdiction
over, for use as veterans' administration hospital .
state land, certain, at state camp ground in, conveyance to
said town .........
Freetown, school building, construction and furnishing of,
borrowing of money for, authorized ....
;hap.
Item or
Section.
273
669
1.2
8602-30
276
379
1-5
1, 2
561
1.2
173
1-3
212
1.2
103
1.2
26
1,2
69
669
2820-03.
Page 801
519
1-3
246
1.2
363
1.2
419
1-8
335
1.2
458
1.2
59
41
461
1-14
1-17
280
9
204
1.2
65
317
62
1.2
402
5
544
669
1-18
2840-02.
Page 806
216
1.2
253
592
1-3
632
364
1.2
1076 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
122
478
2
1.2
516
1.2
300
1.2
CITIES AND lOVf JUS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular towns — Continued.
Gosnold, New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and
Nantucket Steamship Authority, cost of service, etc.,
said town exempted from certain deficiency payments in
connection with ........ 544 9
Grafton, South Grafton Water District in, establishment, etc. 485 1-14
Great Barrington, Mahaiwe Cemetery Association in, town
authorized to receive and administer property of . .231 1-6
Greenfield, bridge, new, over Connecticut river between town
of Montague and, designated as General Frederick E.
Pierce bridge ........ 122 1
state highway between town of Montague and, designated
as DeWolf-Gariepy Memorial Highway
law making said designation repealed ....
Groveland, Groveland bridge, so called, over Merrimack river
in, reconstruction of .
Merrill, Gertrude, employment of, as teacher in school sys-
tem of said town, authorized . . . . _.
Hadley, state land, certain, in, lease of, by trustees of Uni-
versity of Massachusetts ...... 185 2
Halifax, Old Colony High School District, act creating, ac-
ceptance by ....... • 280 9
Hancock, land, certain, in, conveyance to said town by de-
partment of public works . . . . . .431
Hanover, Old Colony High School District, act creating, ac-
ceptance by . . . . - _ ■ . 280 9
Hanson, Old Colony High School District, act creating, ac-
ceptance by . . . • , • 280 9
Harvard, athletic field and playground purposes, borrowing
of money for, authorized . . . . 152 1, 2
Harwich, cemetery associations, certain, in, town authorized
to receive and administer property of . . . . 277 1-4
Hingham, armory in, structural alterations at, providing for . 424 1, 2
tree and park commissioners, board of, establishrnent in . 38 1,2
Holliston, regular or permanent members of police force,
positions of, placing under civil service laws, authorized .59 1, 2
Hopedale, high school building, construction of addition to,
appropriation from overlay surplus and borrowing of
money for, authorized . . . _ . 102 1, 2
Milford Water Company, property, certain, of, acquisition
of. by . ... -568 1,2
Hudson, annual town election of, late filing of certificates of
nomination and nomination papers for, permitted . . 71 1, 2
Ipswich, Little Neck section of, protection of shore in, pro-
viding for ......... 356
Kingston, Old Colony High School District, act creating, ac-
ceptance by . . . . . ■ _ . • • 280 9
Lakeville, land, certain, in, conveyance by commissioner of
public health . •_ _ ■ 316
I.ianesborough, school building, construction and furnishing
of, borrowing of money for, authorized .... 342 1, 2
Lexington, Buckman Tavern in, town authorized to expend
certain money for alterations and improvements on .341 1, 2
Lincoln, school loan authorized . . . ... 208 1,2
Lunenburg, borrowing of money by, for constructing, equip-
ping and furnishing a school building . . . 425 1,2
Lynnfield, cemetery commission and park commission, of, "I 87 1-3
combined . •• / ^^^ ^"^
school building, constructing, equipping and furnishing of,
borrowing of money for, authorized . . -. . • • "^^^ ^' ^
state rifle range, additional land for, in, acquisition of, by
armory commission ...... 369 1, 2
Mansfield, borrowing of money by, for acquiring land for and
constructing and equipping a school building .441 1, 2
Marblehead, Reed, Henry W., reinstatement in employ of
said town and in its retirement system . . . 252
water main, additional, construction of, from Middlesex 1 gQg ^_^
Fells reservoir to said town, by metropolitan district > ggg 2
commission, authorized ...... J
Marshfield, Old Colony High School District, act creating,
acceptance by . . . . . . . . 280 9
Index.
1077
CITIES AND TOWNS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular towns — Contijiued.
Mattapoisctt, Mattapoisett harbor in, improvement
of ....... . Resolve
Medfield, rcgtilar or permanent memljers of police force, posi-
tions of, placing under civil .service laws, authorized
Middleborough, land, certain, in, conveyance by commis-
sioner of public safet\- ......
school loan authorized .......
Middleton, Recreation park in, said town authorized to permit
Boj' Scouts of America to erect and maintain a building on
Milford, Milford Water Company, property, certain, of, ac-
quisition of, by town of Hopedale, act authorizing, as
affecting certain rights of ..... .
Millbury, veterans' agent, office of, placing under civil service
laws ..........
Milton, land, certain, in East Milton, sale and conveyance of
portion of ........ .
unpaid bill, certain, appropriation for and payment thereof,
authorized ........
Monson, system of sewers in, construction and operation of,
etc. ..........
Montague, bridge, new, over Connecticut river between town
of Greenfield and, designated as General Frederick E.
Pierce bridge ........
state highway between town of Greenfield and, designated as
DeWolf-Gariepy Memorial Highway
law making said designation repealed ....
Nahant, election of officers and other proceedings of a meet-
ing of inhabitants of, validated .....
labor service of, positions in, placed under civil service laws
town manager form of government, establishment for
Nantucket, steamships, operation of, between, and New Bed-
ford, Woods Hole and Martha's Vineyard, investiga-
tion relative to, continued . . . Resolve
providing for, etc. .......
appropriation ........
transportation service for, continuation of, investigation
relative to . . . . . Resolves 1 1 , 34
hap.
Item or
Section.
02
■17
1.2
495
2:?7
1. 2
02
1.2
508
233
31
95
1,2
1-3
1-4
0
1.2
407
1-15
122
122
478
350
32
513
o
544
669
appropriation ........
tree commi.s.sion established for said town, etc., and office
of tree warden abolished ......
Natick, Beaver Dam brook in, and in towns of Framingham
and Ashland, improvement of .... .
commissioners of public works in, powers and duties of
Needham, funds, certain, of, investment in obligations issued
by federal government, authorized ....
park land bordering Rosemary lake in, said town author-
ized to permit Boy Scouts of America to erect and main-
tain building on .
Newbury, Byfield Water District in, acts and proceedings,
certain, of, validated .......
borrowing of additional funds by, authorized
Norfolk, school loan, amount of, increased . .
North Attleborough, school building, construction, equipping
and furnishing of, borrowing of money for, authorized
North Reading, school loan authorizetl ....
state rifle range, additional land for, in, acquisition of, by
armory commission .......
Norton, borrowing of money by, for con.structing, equipping
and furnishing a school building .....
Norwell, Old Colony High School District, act creating, ac-
ceptance by ....... .
school loan authorized .......
Orleans, fire house, construction and equipping of addition to,
authorized ........
Otis, school building, constructing, equipping and furnishing
of, borrowing of money for, authorized ....
Pembroke, Old Colony High School District, act creating,
acceptance by ....... .
,54
669 {
405
210
114
2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1-37
1-18
2840-02,
Page 806
0224,
Page 806
1,2
1,2
1, 2
1.2
294
1.2
427
10
312
1,2
1,2
565
162
1.2
1,2
369
1,2
178
1,2
280
104
9
1.2
85
3
1,2
280
0
1078 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
CITIES AND TOTf IKS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular towns — Continued.
Plymouth, Wethers, Frank, payment of sum of money to, by .30 1,2
Plympton, Old Colony High School District, act creating,
acceptance by . . • • • • . • ■ 280 9
Princeton, Wachusett Mountain state reservation in, sale of
portion of, authorized, etc. ...... 514 1, 2
Provincetown, harbor in, improvement of . Resolve 62
Raynham, Raynham Center Water District in, amount of
money that may be borrowed by, increased . . . 193 1, 2
Reading, state rifle range, additional land for, in, acquisition
of, by armory commission ...... 369 1, 2
Rockport, Old Garden Beach Landing, so called, in, use for
park and playground purposes, etc. .... 388 1, 2
Rutland, land, certain, in, conveyance to Frederick J. Curtis
by commissioner of public health ..... 551
Sandwich, North Sagamore Water District in, extension of
boundaries of . . . • • • . • • 566 1-3
Sandwich Water district in, certain acts and proceedings of,
validated .....•••• 313 1, 2
Saugus, water main, additional, construction of, through said f 608 1-3
town, by metropolitan district commission, authorized . \ 668 2
Scituate, borrowing of money by, for constructing, equipping
and furnishing a school building ..... 243 1, 2
Somerset, corporations and persons, certain, money expended
by, for water main extensions and equipment in said town,
reimbursement for, authorized . . . • .7 1,2
Spencer, state land, certain, in, leasing to Worcester County
4 H Camp Committee ...... 358
Sturbridge, Lead Mine pond and Alum pond in, public
access to, etc., providing for, by county of Worcester . 259 1-5
Sudbury, school building, construction, equipment and fur-
nishing of, borrowing of money for, authorized . .53 1, 2
Sutton, notes, certain, signed by officials of, validation of . 409 1, 2
Swampscott, nuisance existing along shores and beaches of,
causes creating, etc., investigation relative to Resolve 26
appropriation ....... 669 2001-26
water main, additional, construction of, through said town, f 608 1-3
by metropolitan district commission, authorized . . \ 668 2
Templeton, water supply for, and its inhabitants . . 353 1-10
Topsfield, registrars of voters, board of, in, acts of certain per-
sons acting as members of , validated . . .80 1,2
Wakefield, state land, certain, located in, control, etc., of,
transfer to said town ...... 479 1 , 2
Walton field in, holding of baseball games on Lord's day at 27
Walpole, land, certain, in, conveyance to said town by commis-
sioner of public welfare ...... 370 1,2
Wareham, Onset Fire District in, free public library and com-
munity center, establishment and maintenance by, and
authorizing the Onset Library Association to convey cer-
tain real estate to said district ..... 530 1-6
Warren, park land, certain, in, conveyance of, by said town,
validated 79 1, 2
Wayland, park land, certain, in, use for school purposes . 314 1, 2
Webster, Plasse, Alphege E., payment of sum of money to, by 257 1, 2
sewage treatment works, construction of, incurring of in-
debtedness for, by, authorized ..... 266 1 -3
Weston, school buildings of, repair, etc., of, town relieved
from compliance with certain provisions of law in con-
nection with . . . . • • • , • 290 1, 2
West Springfield, representative town meetings in, relative
to . 292 1-3
West Stockbridge, school bxiilding, construction, equipment
and furnishing of, borrowing of money for, authorized 590 1, 2
Weymouth, alewife fishery in, improvement of . . . 235
appropriation . . . . . • .669 1004-92
particular sewers and connecting drains, construction of,
in, payment of cost of . . . . . • 390 1-4
Whitman, public works, board of, establishment in, authorized,
etc. 9 1-4
Wilbraham, building for school and other purposes, construc-
tion, equipment and furnishing of, borrowing of money
for, authorized ........ 163 1, 2
p
Index. 1079
CITIES AND TOWNS — Concluded.
special provisions relative to particular towns — Condudcd,
Williamstown, fire district in, relative to .
Winchester, employees, certain, of, authorized to become
members of retirement system of said town . . .
land, certain, in, held for park purposes, sale of, authorized
Winthrop, Winthrop shore parkway, sea wall and drainage
system along, construction by metropolitan district
commission ........
appropriation ........
Winthrop shore reservation, sea wall and groins, construc-
tion of, and improvement of beach along, by metropolitan
district commission .......
appropriation .......
Yarmouth, school loan authorized .....
South Yarmouth Baptist Cemetery Association, Inc. in,
town authorized to receive and administer the property of
CITY AND TOWN AUDITORS:
assistants, appointment of, by
cash balances, trustees of public trusts, of, verification by
CITY AND TOWN CLERKS:
in e^eneral, absent voting by residents of commonwealth in
armed forces, powers and duties relative to .
corporations, merger of, and associations or trust.s, certified
copy of articles of amendment in connection with, filing
with ..........
fees to be charged by, regulated .....
foremen, inspectors, mechanics, draw tenders and storekeepers
in employ of certain cities and towns, act relative to,
notice of, to ........
political committees, state, act relative to election of members
of, as affecting powers and duties of .
sporting, hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, act relative
to issuance of, as affecting powers and duties of
city clerks, attestation of records and instruments by
Plan D standard form of city charter, act revising, as affect-
ing powers and duties of, etc. ..... 459 1-8
town clerks, town meeting members, candidates for re-election
as, notices of, act fixing time for filing of, with . . 03
City and town collectors (see Collectors of taxes).
CITY AND TOWN TREASURERS:
greenhead fly control projects, establishment of, by certain cities
and towns, determination of cost of, etc., notice of, to . 391 1
City charters, optional, in city of Boston, providing for, to be known
as Plan A, Plan D and Plan E, for adoption by voters of
said city . . . . . . . . . 452 1-72
Plan D, revised to provide for government by a city council and
city manager with all elective members elected at large
without proportional representation .... 4.'>9 IS
City committees (see Elections, political committees).
CITY COUNCILS:
bodies of water, certain, use for airport or restricted landing area
purposes, approval by ...... 505
employees of cities, certain, killed, etc., in performance of duty,
act increasing annuities to dependents of, powers and
duties as to . . . . . . . . 552
former, and their beneficiaries, act authorizing increases in
amounts of pen.sions payable to certain, acceptance by .
foremen, inspectors, mechanics, draw tenders and storekeepers,
act relative to pensioning of, in cities, acceptance by
greenhead fly control projects, establishment of, in cities, powers
as to .........
Plan D standard form of city charter, government by, under,
and election at large without proportional representation
salary plans adopted by cities, powers and duti?s as to . .
transient vendors, hawkers and pedlers, regulation of, in cities
under rules made by .
City Library Association of Springfield, transfer to, of a.ssets,
etc., of Connecticut Valley Historical Societj'
City managers, Plan D standard form of city charter, under, act
providing for government by, etc. ....
See also Mayors.
Civil actions f.see Actions, civil; Practice in civil actions).
hap.
Item or
Section.
349
1-7
271
14
1.2
528
669
1.2
Page 805
503
669
177
1-4
Page 805
1.2
33
1-4
211
84
531 /
2-4, 6-8,
11, 13
524
550
1-51
515
3
614
3
302
56
1
1,2
588
2
515
1-3
391
1
459
351
1-8
493
1-5
331
1-7
459
1-8
1080
Index.
CIVIL SERVICE AND REGISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, appropriations .
civil service, division of, appropriations
Chap.
198
336
669
198
669
commission, appeals to, by civil service employees in case of
discharge, removal, suspension, lowering in rank or com-
pensation, etc. .......
civil service examinations, marks in, review by
compensation of members of, relative to .
records of proceedings of, preservation of
director, civil service examinations, marks in, review by
employment security, division of, employees, certain, of
status of, as determined by, etc. ....
ratings and seniority dates of positions brought under civil
service, notifications of , by .
records of proceedings of, preservation of .
salaries of certain state officers and employees, increase of
notice to ....... .
salary of, increased . . . . . .
seniority dates, establishment of, by, in connection with
public officers and employees whose rights were prejudiced
by military or naval service ......
veterans, employment of, in positions under civil service,
powers and duties as to .
registration, division of, in general, appropriations
architects, board of registration of, appropriations
barbers, hoard of registration of, appropriations .
barbers, registration of, and practice of barbering, act fur-
ther regulating, as affecting powers and duties of
chiropody (podiatry) board of registration in, act relative to
practice of chiropody (podiatry), as affecting .
appropriations ........
dental examiners, board of, appropriations ....
dentists, certain, registered by, made eligible to practice
dentistry .........
laws pertaining to, investigation and study relative
to ...... . Resolve
appropriation ........
240
297
575
138
297
263
278
138
311
580
447
407
198
336
669
198
669
198
669
579
557
198
669
198
669
21
Item or
Section.
1402-01 to
1421-02.
2970-01
1412-01,
1414-02
1403-01 to
1421-01;
1402-01,
Page 802;
1411-01,
Page 810
1402-01 to
1402-21,
2970-01
1402-01,
Page 802
50
669
-{
1403-01 to
1421-02
1412-01,
1414-02
1403-01 to
1421-01;
1411-01,
Page 810
1413-01,
1413-02
1413-01,
1413-02
1420-01,
1420-02
1420-01,
1420-02
1406-01,
1406-02
1406-01.
1406-02
1405-01 to
1405-03
1405-01 to
1405-03
0231.
Page 800
Index.
1081
Chap.
CIVIL SERVICE AND REGISTRATION — ConcZwded.
registration, division of — Concluded.
director, term of office of, increased ..... 601
f 198
electricians, state examiners of, appropriations . . . <
669
electricians, supervision of, act relative to, as affecting
powers and duties of . . . . • 629
examination papers, preservation of, by . . ■ - 187
embalming and funeral directing, board of registration in, act
further regulating practice of funeral directing and em-
balming as affecting powers and duties of
appropriations .......
hairdressers, board of registration of, appropriations
restraint of trade in certain establishments by, prohibited
medicine, board of registration in, appropriations
physicians, certificates of registration of, revocation by,
when narcotic drugs are used by said physicians other
than for therapeutic purposes ..... 28
( 198
nurses, boarrl of registration of, appropriations . . . <
669
jegisterc'l nurse.^, age requironiont for applicants f(jr legis-
tration as, by, reduced . . . . . .108
' 198
669
198
669
optometry, board of registration in, appropriations
pharmacy, board of registration in, appropriations
assistant registered pharmacists, certain, made eligible for
registration as pharmacists by . . . . .631
drugs, harmful, sale, etc., of, certain provisions of law rela-
tive to, to enforce ....... 598
wholesale drug business, licenses to engage in, granting by . 3.39
[l98
plumbers, state examiners of, appropriations . . . I
669
professional cTigiuci'rs and land surveyors, board of registration j .,,yr.
of, appropriations . . . . . . . | Ugn
[l98
I)iil)lic accountants, Ijoard of rcgistraticjn of, a impropriations ■' 336
669
P
veterinary medicine, board of, registration in, appropriations
nicnibors utul secretary of, salaries of, incroa.scil
Civil service, division of (sec Civil .service and registration, de
partmont of).
198
669
647
Item or
Section.
1.2
1416-01,
1416-02
1416-01,
1416-02
1.2
1409-01 to
1409-03
1409-01 to
1409-03
1421-01,
1421-02
1421-01,
1421-02
1404-01,
1404r-03
1404-01,
1404-03
1408-01,
1408-02
1408-01,
1408-02
HlO-01,
1410-02
1410-01.
1410-02
1407-01 to
1407-03
1407-01 to
1407-03
1.2
3
2
1417-01,
1417-02
1417 01,
1417-0'_'
1412-01
1412-01
1412 01
1414 01,
1414 02
1414-02
1414-01,
141402
1411-(tl,
1411-t)2
1411-01,
1411-02;
1411-01.
Page 810
1082 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
CIVIL SERVICE LAWS:
abolition of offices or positions of persons under, appeals to civil
service commission by such persons .... 240
airports, state-owned, commissioner, managers and employees of, \ „o^ / 2, Subs,
as affected by . . . . . . . . P'^' \ 59B, 59C; 7
appellate tax board, senior legal assistant of, office of, placing
under . . .226
applications, recommendations and examination papers, preser-
vation of . . . . . . . . .138
appointments under (see, infra, veterans).
attorney general, department of, director of division of collec-
tions in, position of, subjected to . . . . . 410
Burlington, regular or permanent members of police force and
chief of police, offices of, placing under, authorized .46 1,2
Chelsea, city engineer, office of, placing under, authorized 191
superintendent of streets and sewers, office of, placing under,
authorized . . . . . . . .192
compensation, rank, etc., of persons under, lowering of, appeals
to civil service commission by such persons . . . 240
veterans, certain, of, who received delayed promotions under 447 1
discharge, etc., of persons under, appeals to civil service commis-
sion by such persons ....... 240
eligible lists under, relative to . . . . .121 1,2
employment security, division of, employees, certain, of, status 1 263
of, under . . . _ / 282
examination papers, preservation of . . . . .138
examinations under, marks in, review by director of civil service
and civil service commission ..... 297
qualifying promotional, on seniority basis, providing for . 489
Holliston, regular or permanent members of police force, posi-
tions of, placing under, authorized . . . .59 1,2
labor service, state departments, of, preference provided for cer-
tain veterans in appointments to, vmder . . . 395
leaves of absence under, veterans attending school or college or
employed in "on the job" training, for, providing for . 228
Massachusetts fair employment practice commission, field repre-
sentatives of, exempted from provisions of . . . 411
Medfield, regular or permanent members of police force, positions
of, placing under, authorized . . . . 47 1,2
metropolitan district commission, employees of water division
of, formerly employed by metropolitan district water
supply commission, placed under . . . _ . . 635
military or naval forces, persons who served in, seniority and
compensation rights of, under ..... 447 1, 2
Millbury, veterans' agent, office of, placing under . . . 233 1, 2
Nahant, labor service of, positions in, placing of, under, author-
ized . . . . ... .32 1.2
promotional examinations, qualifying, on seniority basis, pro-
viding for, under . . . . . _ . . 489
promotions, delayed, under, certain veterans who received such
promotions, compensation of . . . . . 447 1
public safety, department of, chief of inspections in, not to be
subject to . . . . . . . . . 634 2
fire prevention, division of, in, supervisor of state police de-
tective inspectors in, office of, placed under . . . 387 2
state police, division of, in, supervisor of state police detective
bureau in, office of, placed under ..... 387 1
public works building, superintendent of, tenure of, under _ 499
public works, department of, employees, certain, of, permitted
to take competitive examination for promotion under . 389
qualifying promotional examinations on seniority basis under,
providing for, in certain cases . . . . . 489
ratings of positions brought under, posting and sending of noti-
fications of, providing for ...... 278
removal, etc., of persons under, appeals to civil service commis-
sion by such persons ....... 240
Salem, superintendent of city infirmary, office of, placing under,
authorized ........ 244 1,2
school building assistance commission, administrator and em-
ployees of, not subject to ..... . 645 3
seniority dates, computation of, in connection with public officers
and employees whose rights were prejudiced by military
or naval service ....... 447 2
Index.
1083
Chap.
CIVIL SERVICE LAWS — Concluded.
suspension, transfer, etc., of persons under, appeals to civil service
commission by such persons . . . .
veterans, appointment of, under, apprentice training provisions
of G. I. Bill of Rights, under .....
further provided for . . . . ...
labor service of state departments, to, act providing a
preference in appointment of such veterans .
compensation and seniority rights of certain, under
leaves of absence for, under, to attend school or college or for
emplojTnent in "on the job" training, providing for
Civil war veterans (see Grand Army of the Republic).
Claims, accounts and, unclassified, appropriations
settlement of certain, appropriations
cities and towns, of, against estates of deceased persons chargea-
ble to said cities and towns, enforcement of .
See also Employment security law.
Clark, Wendell P., Memorial Association, formation of charitable
corporation with capital stock under name of, authorized
Clerk, house of representatives, of (see General court).
senate, of (see General court).
Clerks, city and town (see City and town clerks).
CLERKS OF COURTS:
in general, cruelty to animals, convictions for, notice of, by
district courts, of (see District courts),
juvenile court, of (see Boston juvenile court),
supreme judicial court, of, commonwealth, for, salary, etc.,
appropriation . . . . . . .
Sufifolk county, for, clerk, assistant clerk and second assistant
clerk, salaries of, established . .
commonwealth's part of salary, appropriation
Clinical thermometers, fees for testing of, increased
Close seasons (see Game and inland fisheries).
Club licenses, so called, for sale of alcoholic beverages, granting of,
to veterans' organizations, by cities and towns, except
Boston, irrespective of quota for such licenses, authorized
investigation relative to .... Resolves 68
appropriation
Coady, Thomas F., widow
240
392
407
395
447
228
198
336
669
198
669 .
581
611
329
198
183
198
373
by
commonwealth of
Resolve
649
,92
669
37
669
of, payment
compensation to . . •
appropriation .....
Coastal waters (see Waters and waterways).
"Coast Guard", and other words denoting branches of United
States government, use in corporate name of charitable
corporations, permitted ...... 466
Coast line, commonwealth, of, better protection against storm dam-
age along, problem of providing for, study by special
commission relative to, continued and membership of
said commission increased .... Resolve 91
appropriation ......... 669 i
Cohasset, town of (see Cities and towns).
Water Company, water supply of, and relative to purchase and
operation of such company by town of Cohasset .510
Item or
Section.
1-3
1.2
2801-00
2805-01 to
2820-06,
2970-07,
2970-09
2811-02,
2820-04,
2970-07
2812-01 to
2842;
2970-07,
2970-09
0403-15,
0802-01,
0802-02,
1907-11
0403-15,
0802-02
1-3
0301 03
1,2
0301-08
0243,
Page 810
0101-26
0285,
Page 810
1 .S
1084
Index.
Chap.
COLLECTORS OF TAXES:
accounts due to their cities and towns, powers of, in collecting . 197
estates of persons, collection of taxes from, which persons were
relieved therefrom . . . .541
See also Taxation, local taxes, collection of.
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES:
approval of, in connection with eligibility requirements for appli-
cants for registration as chiropodists (podiatrists) . . /JS?
Augustinian College of the Merrimack Valley, trustees of, con-
tracts with town of Andover, making of, by, for disposal
of sewage from said college into sewerage system of said
town ......... -iTH
community colleges, establishment of, by department of edu-
cation, etc. ........ 020
medical education, approved for, inspection of, and withdrawal
of such approval in certain cases ..... 413
Northeastern University, real and personal estate, additional,
holding by ........ lOG
professors, instructors and teachers in, excluded from teaching
positions, etc., after conviction of crimes against govern-
ment and penalty provided for violation of teachers' oath
law, so called ........ 160
'l98
Item or
Section.
state teachers colleges, appropriations
educational program, certain, at, providing for, etc.
students in, state aid to, appropriation
University of Massachusetts, appropriations
. <
669^
employees, certain, of, made eligible for membership in state
retirement system .......
See also Schools.
Collegiate authority, board of (see Education, department of).
Color, discrimination because of, in housing projects, prohibited
Colrain, town of (see Cities and towns).
Commercial banks (see Banks and banking).
Commercial motor vehicle division (see Public utilities, depart-
ment of).
Commercial motor vehicles (see Motor vehicles) .
Commission agents, farm products, certain, for, licensing of, in-
vestigation relative to .... Resolve
appropriation ........
COMMISSIONERS, STATE:
agriculture, of (see Agriculture, department of),
banks, of (see Banking and insurance, department of),
conservation, of (see Conservation, department of),
corporations and taxation, of (see Corporations and taxation,
department of),
correction, of (see Correction, department of),
education, of (see Education, department of),
firemen's relief, on (see Firemen's relief, commissioners on),
insurance, of (see Banking and insurance, department of),
labor and industries, of (see Labor and industries, department of) .
mental health, of (see Mental health, department of).
public health, of (see Public health, department of).
669
607
51
70
669
369 /
1. 2
1-0
1, 2
1307-00 to
1321-00
1307-21 to
1309-21
8013-01 to
8013-09
1307-00 to
1315-00;
3513-07 to
3513-15
1-4
1301-08
1.2
1341-00,
3513^1
1341-00 to
1341-81.
3513-41
8013-07 to
8013-09
1341-00,
1341-97;
3513-23,
3513-41
1,2
0206,
Page 801
Index.
1085
Chap.
Item or
Section.
COMMISSIONERS, STATE — CouchulcJ.
public safety, of (see Public safety, departim-nt of).
public welfare, of (see Public welfare, departniont of).
public works, of (see Public works, department of) .
uniform state law.s, on (see Uniform state laws, commissioners on).
veterans' services, of (see Veterans' services, commissioner of).
Commissions, amount of, which may be paid to certain employees of
life insurance companies, increased ....
COMMISSIONS, STATE:
administration and finance (see Administration and finance, com-
mission on).
airport management (see Airport management commission).
alcoholic beverages control (see Alcoholic beverages control com-
mission) .
alcoholism (.see Alcoholism, commission on).
armory (see Armory commission).
art (see Art commission).
ballot law (see Ballot law commis.sion).
boxing (see Public safety, department of).
civil service (see Civil service and registration, department of).
emergency housing (see Emergency housing commission).
interstate co-operation, on (see Interstate co-operation, commis-
sion on).
labor relations (see Labor relations commission).
Massachusetts aeronautic (see Massachusetts aeronautic com-
mission).
Massachusetts development and industrial (see Massachusetts
development and industrial commission).
Massachusetts fair employment practices (see Massachu.sctts
fair employment practices commission).
Massachusetts public building (see Massachusetts public build-
ing commission).
metropolitan district (see Metropolitan district commission).
metropolitan district water supply commission (see Metropoli-
tan district water supply commission).
public utilities (see Public utilities, department of).
racing (see State racing commission).
school building assistance (see School building assistance com-
mission).
special :
animals, procurement and treatment of, for medical experi-
mentation and study, to investigate relative to Resolve
appropriation ........
blind persons, certain matters relating to, further study
of . . . . . . . . Resolve
appropriation ........
child delinquency, prevention of, rehabilitation of delinQuent
children and establishment of institutions for treatment
of such children, lo investigate and study, revived and
continued ...... Resolve
appropriation ........
coast line of commonwealth, better protection against storm
damage along, problem of providing for, to study, re-
vived and continued and membership thereof in-
creased ....... Resolve
appropriation ........
conservation, department of, organization, administration,
powers and duties of, to investigate and study Resolve
appropriations ........
dentistry, practice of, and laws pertaining to board of dental
examiners, to investigate and study . Resolve
appropriation ........
education, problems, certain, of, to investigate and study
relative to ..... . Resolve
appropriation ........
9S
76
G69
72
069
49
069
91
009
93
669
50
669
82
069
0235,
Page .S02
02.30,
Page SOI
0240,
Page 799
0285,
Page 810
0241,
3304-05.
Page 810
0231,
Page 800
0238.
Page 80.")
1086
Index.
Chap.
COMMISSIONS, STATE — Continued.
special — Continued.
employment security law, to investigate relative to, con-
tinued, etc. ...... Resolve 19
appropriation ........ 336
further providing for . . . . . Resolve 77
appropriation ........ 669
Fairhaven harbor, improvement of, by state department of pub-
lic works, to investigate, revived and continued Resolve 65
fires, dangerous explosions, etc., metropolitan Boston area, in,
prevalence of, to investigate relative to . Resolve 74
foods, essential fresh, handling of, to investigate and study
relative to, revived and continued and scope of investi-
gation increased ..... Resolve 70
appropriation ........ 669
milk, laws relating to, and certain related matters, to investi-
gate relative to .... . Resolve 75
appropriation ........ 669
minors, employment of, and establishment of minimum wage,
to investigate and study .... Resolve 90
appropriation ........ 669
non-profit hospital service corporations, to investigate and
study relative to .... . Resolve 95
appropriation ........ 669
Old Colony Railroad, continued transportation service for
areas served by, to investigate relative to Resolves 1 1 , 34 , 54
appropriation ........ 669
places of assembly, certain, safety of persons in, and certain
related matters, to investigate and study, revived and
continued, etc. ..... Resolves 61, 74
appropriation ........ 669
public expenditures, general subject of, to investigate and
study, revived and continued, etc. . . Resolves 10, 55
appropriation . . . . . . . . 669
pubUc health matters, to investigate and study relative to,
revived and continued and scope of investigation en-
larged ....... Resolve 78
appropriation ........ 669
public welfare, laws relating to, to study and revise, revived
and continued, etc. ..... Resolves 45, S3
appropriation ........ 669
presidential primaries, abolition of, to investigate relative to
advisability of ..... Resolve 73
appropriation ........ 669
reformatory for women, conduct of, to investigate Resolve 89
appropriation ........ 669
sex crimes, prevalence and means for suppression of, to in-
vestigate and study relative to, continued, etc. Resolve 8
providing for ...... Resolve 71
appropriation ........ 669
shellfish and shellfish chlorinating plants, to investigate rela-
tive to, revived and continued . . . Resolve 60
appropriation ........ 669
steamships, operation of, etc., between New Bedford, Woods
Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, to investigate,
revived and continued .... Resolve 5
taxation, prbblems of, to investigate and study relative
to Resolve 86
appropriation ........ 669 |
Item or
Section.
0202
0202.
Page 801
0206,
Page 801
0234,
Page 801
0242,
Page 810
0249,
Page 81 1
0224,
Page 806
0251,
Page 804
0208.
Page 800
0247,
Page 802
0209,
Page 804
0233.
Page 804
0240,
Page 809
0201,
Page 801
0258,
Page 799
0239,
Page 809
i
Index. 1087
Item or
Chap. Section.
COMMISSIONS, STATE — Concluded.
special — Concluded.
veterans, housing and hospital facilities for, and other matters
relating to veterans, to survey and study, revived and
continued ...... Resolve 79
(021 ^
Page 805
veterans' organizations, licenses for sale of alcoholic beverages,
granting of, to, to investigate relative to Resolves 68, 92
appropriation 669 { ^^^^^^^
water systems and .sources of water supply, development and
use of, by cities and towns, to investigate relative
to . . . . . . . . Resolve 35
appropriation 669 { p^^OfO^
workmen's compensation law, to investigate relative
to . . . . . . . . Resolve 81
appropriation 669 { p^f^J.
See also specific titles of commissions.
Gommitinent proceedings (see Insane, feeble-minded and epileptic
persons ; Sexual psychopaths) .
Committees, legislative (see General court),
political (see Elections),
school (see Schools, public).
Common, Boston (see Boston common).
Common carriers (see Carriers).
COMMONWEALTH:
Airport-Boston, so called (see Logan Airport, General Edward
Lawrence) .
bonds, notes, etc., of (see State finance).
buildings or structures, except state house, owned or occupied
by, compliance with certain provisions of law relating to
safety of persons in buildings ..... 582 1-3
Bulfinch state house, one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of
occupancy of, as state house of, celebration in com-
memoration of, providing for . . Resolve
appropriation ........
memorial stone from House of Commons in London, Eng-
land, acceptance of, etc., by, in connection with observ-
ance of ...... . Resolve
councillor districts, division into ......
departments, boards, commissions, etc., of, closing of offices of,
within Suffolk county, at twelve o'clock noon on March
seventeenth ........
recommendations of, for legislation, time for filing of
See also Boards, state; Commissioners, state; Commissions,
state; Departments, state; Divisions, state departments,
of; State finance,
finances of (see State finance),
funds of (see State finance),
government of, crimes against, relative to ... . 160 1
labor service of (see Civil service laws).
land, unused, owned by, suitable for veterans' housing projects,
immediate investigation relative to . Resolve 39
military forces of (see Militia) .
motor vehicles owned by, use of, and furnishing of distinctive
number plates therefor, and eliminating fee for registra-
tion thereof 584 1, 2
officers and employees of, in general, civil service laws, as affect-
ing (see Civil service laws),
former, pensions or retirement allowances, receiving, pay-
ment of compensation to, further regulated, and relative
to termination of elective office held by members of con-
tributory retirement systems .....
meals, reimbursement for expenses for, regulated
motor vehicles owned by, expenses of, allowances for, re-
stricted .........
retirement of (see Retirement systems and pensions),
salaries of, time of payment of, law further regulating, tak-
ing effect of, postponed ...... 501
33
336
0102-51
32
250
1
241
67
15
1-3
198
4
336
4
198
5
336
5
669
5
1088 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
COMMONWEALTH — Concluded.
officers and employees of — ■ Concluded.
in general — Concluded.
salary schedule, permanent, for certain, and providing for
certain temporary cost-of-living adjustments for said
officers and employees . . . . . .311 1-5
r 336 9
appropriations . . . . . . . ] 375 1, 2
1.669 10
employees, additional day off or additional day's pay for,
when regular day off falls on a holiday, providing for 498
killed or dying from injuries received in performance of
duty, annuities to dependents of certain, increased . . 552
pensions for certain ....... 403
officers, constitutional, retirement of, certain changes made
in law relative to ...... . 589 3
recommendations of, for legislation, time for filing of . .67
traveling expenses of, certain provisions of law relative to,
repealed . . . . . . . . 255
senatorial districts, division into ...... 250 2
sinking funds of (see State finance).
Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection and China Re-
lief Expedition, observance of fiftieth anniversary of, in
current year, participation in, by . . . Resolve 29
appropriation ........ 669
3504-55,
Page 800
United States, acquisition by, of certain land, Barre Falls flood
control project, for, granting of consent to, by, etc. . 594
extension of Boston Navy Yard, for, granting of consent to,
by, etc 475 1-3
post office substation in city of Springfield, for, granting of
consent to, by . . . . . . . . 538 1-3
veterans' administration hospital in town of Framingham,
for, granting of consent to, by, etc. .... 592 1-3
vouchers, certain, paid by, disposition of . . . .21
See also Massachusetts.
Communicable diseases (see Tuberculosis; Venereal diseases).
division of (see Public health, department of).
Community colleges, establishment of, by department of educa-
tion, etc 620 1-6
Compacts (see Interstate compacts).
Companies, banking (see Banks and banking),
insurance (see Insurance),
trust (see Banks and banking) .
See also Corporations.
Compensation, civil service employees, of (see Civil service laws),
injured employees, for (see Workmen's compensation),
unemployment (see Employment security law).
Compressed air tanks, certain provisions of law relating to, made
inapplicable to certain receptacles operating hydraulic
machinery . . . . . . . . 140
Comptroller (see Administration and finance, commission on).
Compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance (see Motor
vehicles, liability for bodily injuries, etc., caused by,
security for).
Conciliation and arbitration, board of (see Labor and industries,
department of).
Congress of the United States (see Federal emergency laws).
Connecticut river, bridge over, new, between towns of Greenfield
and Montague designated as General Frederick E. Pierce
bridge 122 1
Connecticut Valley Historical Society, assets of, transfer, etc.,
of, to City Library Association of Springfield . .331 1-7
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF: ,,„„ , „
1001-01 to
1004-91,
3304-01 to
3304-53,
4011 to
4031
1004-72.
1004-87,
3304-04 to
3304-32
in general, appropriations
198
336^
Index.
1089
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OT — Continued.
in general, appropriations — Continued
control board for, establishment of, etc.
appropriation ....
Chap.
669 <
651
669 I
moth superintendent, chief, in, office of, established, and
powers and duties defined ...... 660
organization, administration, powers and duties of, investi-
gation relative to .... . Resolve 93
appropriations ........
organization and functions of, certain changes in
shellfish and shellfish purification plants, special commission to
investigate and study relative to, to confer with Resolve
Weymouth, town of, alewife fishery in, improvement by
appropriation ........
commissioner, moth superintendent, chief, in department of
conservation, and suppression of insect pests, powers
and duties as to .......
organization and functions of department of conservation,
changes, certain, in, as affecting powers and duties of
Spencer, town of, certain state land in, lease to Worcester
County 4H Camp Committee by ....
divisions of:
fisheries and game, appropriations
director, sporting, hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, act
relative to issuance of, as affecting powers and duties of
stocking of private waters by, further regulated
taking of fish from inland waters, further regulation of, by
trapping of certain animals, regulation of, and registration
of traps used therefor, powers and duties as to
See also Game and inland fisheries.
forestry, appropriations . . . . . . .
director, forest lands, privately owned, closing of, during
certain periods of emergency, powers as to
moth superintendent, chief, act establishing office of, as
affecting powers and duties of .
state fire warden, appropriation .....
law enforcement, establishment of, etc. ....
marine fisheries, advisory board for, establishment of .
669
651
60
235
669
660
651 {
358
198
669
302
443
400
615
Item or
Section.
1001-02 to
1004-94;
3304-01 to
3304-53;
4011, 4013,
Page 809;
1004-73.
Page 811
1
3304-06,
Page 811
1-15
0241,
3304-05.
Page 810
1-7
1004-92
1-13
1, Subs. 1-5;
2,6
1004-11,
1004-12,
3304-01 to
3304-03
1004-11,
3304-01
1.2
3.4
1002-01 to
1002-31
1002-12.
1002-16
appropriations
131
660
198
651
651
182
198 I
336
669
director, shellfish, methods of treatment, purification and
propagation of, investigation and study as to, by.
authorized, etc. ....... 430
appropriation ........ 609
treatment or purification plants for, establishment and
maintenance of, by . . . . . . . 365
reorganization of, investigation relative to Resolve 60
appropriation
669'
1-15
1002-12
1, Subs. 1-5
1, Subs. 8
1, 2
1004-70 to
1004-93
1004-72
1004-70 to
1004-94;
1004-73,
Page 811
1-3
1004-94
0258.
Page 799
1090
Index.
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF — Concluded.
divisions of — Concluded.
parks and recreation, appropriations .
wildlife research and management, appropriations
Chap.
198
669
198
669
Conservation officers, compensation, expenses, etc., appropria-
tions- .........
forest lands, privately owned, closing of, during certain periods
of emergency, powers as to .
Consolidated public schools, establishment of, act to encourage,
etc. ..........
Constables (see Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables).
Constabulary, state, so called (see Public safety, department of,
divisions of; state police).
Constitutional officers (see Commonwealth, officers and employees
of; also specific titles of officers).
CONSTITUTION OF COMMONWEALTH:
proposed legislative amendments to .... .
Consumption (see Tuberculosis).
Contagious diseases (see Diseases dangerous to public health;
Tuberculosis; Venereal diseases).
Contests, athletic (see Games and sports).
Contract carriers (see Carriers).
Contracts, certain actions on, in which there is no dispute of fact,
summary judgment on issues in, investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve
time for commencing, further limited .....
installment investment, seller of, deduction of sales and other
expenses of, act regulating ......
metropolitan district commission authorized to continue cer-
tain, with United States of America ....
state printing, for, relative to ......
Contributory retirement systems (see Retirement systems and
pensions).
Convalescent homes, horse meat, serving of. in, regulated
regulation of certain, by department of public health
Conversion, fraudulent (see Fraudulent conversion).
Conveyances, public (see Carriers, common).
Convicts (see Criminal procedure and practice; Penal and reforma-
tory institutions; Prisoners).
Cooney, Basil H., payment by commonwealth of sum of money
to ....... . Resolve
appropriation .........
Co-operation, interstate, commission on (see Interstate co-
operation, commission on).
Co-operative banks (see Banks and banking).
Copeland, Thomas N., contributions made to retirement system
of city of Everett, repayment of, to, and retirement rights
of such member established .....
CORPORATIONS :
in general, actions against certain domestic, copy of order de-
livered to commissioner of corporations and taxation in,
required to be in duplicate . . . . . .
charitable, and certain other purposes, for, use of certain
words or phrases in corporate name of, permitted when, etc.
dentistry, practice of, by, prohibited .....
officers and employees of, inclusion in membership of certain
private retirement associations .....
taxation of (see Taxation, corporations, of),
transient vendor law, so called, made inapplicable to, and
their agents ........
banking (see Banks and banking).
Iju.siness, merger of, and associations or trusts, authorized
railroad termin.il facilities, ownership anfl operatiem of, by
certain .........
198
669
131
645
Item or
Section.
4011 to
40.31
4011, 4013,
Page 809
3304-51 to
3304-53
3304-51,
3304-53
1004-11,
1004-12,
3304-11,
3304-12
3304-11
1-11
Pages
859-867
6
274
1-3
623
1.2
164
254
1.2
189
618
1-3
28
669
646
308
466
270
207
372
524
G39
2820-03,
Page 801
1-3
Index. 1091
Item or
Chap. Section.
CORPORATIONS — Continued.
business — Concluded.
report of condition, annual, auditor's statement in connection
with, law requiring, clarified . . . . .118
taxation of (see Taxation, corporations, of).
See also, supra, in general,
cemetery (see Cemeteries).
charitable, domestic, certain, annual reports by, department of
public welfare required to notify attorney general of
failure of such corporations in respect to filing of . . 354 2
churches (see Churches and religious corporations),
co-operative banks (see Banks and banking),
credit unions (see Credit unions),
electric (see Gas and electric companies),
gas and electric (see Gas and electric companies),
insurance companies (see Insurance).
manufacturing, taxation of (see Taxation, corporations, of),
medical ser\dcc (see Medical service corporations),
municipal (see Cities and towns).
national banks (see Banks and banking),
non-profit hospital service (see Hospital service corporations,
non-profit) .
railroad (see Railroads).
religious societies (see Churches and religious corporations).
sa\'ings banks (see Banks and banking),
trust companies (see Banks and banking),
veterans' organizations, incorporated (see Veterans),
water companies (see Water companies). <^
special provisions relative to particular corporations:
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., local chapters of, laws,
certain, affecting veterans' organizations made applicable
to 445 1, 2
Army and Navy Officers' Mess Inc. in the city of Boston, all
alcoholic beverages club license of, transfer to Y D Club
of Boston ......... 69
Beaver Meadow Cemetery Corporation, incorporation of, etc. 223 1-7
Boston School of Pharmacy, The, degree of Bachelor of Science
in Pharmacy, granting by . . . . 296
Boston Society of Natural History, Charles river dam, land
on, leasing to, for museum and planetarium . . . 474
Central Credit Union Fund Inc., made eligible for member-
ship in Credit Union Employees Retirement Association .
City Library Association of Springfield, transfer to, of assets,
etc., of Connecticut Valley Historical Society
Cohasset Water Company, water supply of, and relative to
purchase and operation of such company by town of
Cohasset .........
Connecticut Valley Historical Society, assets of, transfer, etc.,
of, to City Library Association of Springfield
Credit Union League of Massachusetts Inc., made eligible for
membership in Credit Union Employees Retirement Asso-
ciation .........
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company, public con-
trol and management of, period of, further extended
Footlight Club, revived .......
General Mortgage and Loan Corporation, revived for certain
purposes .........
Guiel & Bachand, Incorporated, revived for certain purposes
Massachusetts Cuna Association Inc., made eligible for mem-
bership in Credit Union Employees Retirement Asso-
ciation ......... 509 I
Massachusetts Steamship Lines, Incorporated, steamship line
operated by, acquisition of, etc., by New Bedford, Woods
Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship
Authority 544 1-18
Massachusetts, University of. Building Association, holding
of property by, and leasing of certain state land to said
corporation . . . . . . . .185 1-3
Middlesex Amusement Company, city of Maiden authorized
to lease certain land from, for use aa parking space . . 577 1,2
Milford Water Company, certain property of, acquisition of,
by town of Hopedale ....... 568 1, 2
Mutual Savings Central Fund, Inc., directors of, certain in-
vestments by savings banks, suspension of, upon request of 361
509
1
331
1-7
519
1-3
331
1-7
509
1
558
553
1-14
195
529
1092
Index.
Chap.
CORPORATIONS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular corporations —
Continued.
New Bedford Tow Boat Corporation, payment by common-
wealth of sum of money to . . . Resolve 67
appropriation ........ 669 .
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, investiga-
tion of, appropriation ....... 669
rate structure of, investigation relative to . Resolve 84
New England Transportation Company, continued transpor-
tation service for areas served by, investigation relative
to . . . . . . . Resolves 11, 34, 54
669
Item or
Section.
appropriation .......
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, con-
tinued transportation service in areas served by divi-
sions of, investigation relative to . Resolves 11, 34,
appropriation ........
Old Colony division of, lines and facilities of, use for exten-
sion of rapid transit service to Quincy and Braintree,
approval of plans and estimates of costs of, authorized,
etc. . . . . . .
special investigation of, expense of, appropriation
Norfolk Realty Company, revived .....
Northeastern University, real and personal estate, additional,
holding by ........
North End Veterans Association, Inc., revived
Old Colony Railroad Company, continued transportation
service for communities served by, investigation
relative to . . . . . Resolves 11, 34
54
669
151
198
169
106
420
appropriation
, 54
669
lines and facilities of, use for extension of rapid transit serv-
ice to Quincy and Braintree, approval of plans and esti-
mates of costs of, authorized, etc. . . .
Old South Society, in Boston, authorized to add to membership
persons who are not proprietors of pews
Onset Library Association, certain real estate of, conveyance
to Onset Fire District ......
Park Street Church, powers of, relative to .
Phillips Concrete Company, Inc., reimbursement to, for
money expended for water main extensions and equip-
ment in town of Somerset . . .
Progressive Club, Incorporated, The, revived
Riverview Highlands, Inc., reimbursement to, for money ex-
pended for water main extensions and equipment in town
of Somerset ........
South Boston Savings Bank, purchase and improvement of
real estate in city of Boston for use of said bank, further
investments in, by, authorized .....
South Yarmouth Baptist Cemetery Association, Inc., town of
Yarmouth authorized to receive and administer property
of
Spinelli, A. F., Inc., reimbursement to, for money expended
for water main extensions and equipment in town of
Somerset .........
St. Mark's School, number of trustees of, and establishment
of quorum . .
Taunton Cemetery, The Proprietors of, investment of funds of
Union Freight Railroad Company, continued transportation
service for areas served by, investigation relative
to . . . . . . . Resolves 11, 34, 54
appropriation ........ 669
Wendell P. Clark Memorial Association, formation of charita-
ble corporation with capital stock under name of, au-
thorized . . . . . . .Oil
Wood, Stanley, Grain Company of Taunton, payment of sum
of money to, by county of Bristol . .219
Woodlawn Cemetery, relative to ..... 547
151
16
530
73
7
627
57
33
107
213
2820-03,
Page 801
2301-23
0224,
Page 806
0224.
Page 806
1-4
2301-10
0224,
Page 806
1-4
1.2
5, 6
1.2
1.2
1,2
1, 2
1-4
1. 2
1.2
0224,
Page 806
1,2
1-3
Index.
1093
Chap.
Item or
Section.
CORPORATIONS — Concluded.
special provisions relative to particular corporations —
Concluded.
Worcester County Electric Company, structure bridging
Webster street in city of Worcester, construction and
maintenance by, etc., authorized .....
Worcester County Institution for Savings, additional real
estate for use as parking lot, investments in purchase,
etc., of, by, authorized ......
Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, acquisition of additional
real estate in city of Worcester for use as parking lot,
investments in, by .
Wyman-Gordon Company, two bridges over Gold street in city
of Worcester, maintenance by, authorized
Y D Club, Boston Chapter Yankee Division Veterans' Asso-
ciation, transfer of certain all alcoholic beverages club
license to, by licensing board of city of Boston
CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, appellate tax board in (see Appellate tax board).
appropriations
laws, certain, levying new taxes, administration of, appropria- ,
tions . . . . . . . . ,
184
61
333
99
69
198
669
198
669
commissioner:
assessment, annual, in cities and towns, use of available funds
in determination of, powers of said commissioner with
respect to, limited . . . . . 576
corporations, charitable, certain, use of certain words or
phrases in corporate name of, permitted when approved
by _ . _ . . . 466
domestic, actions against, order of notice delivered to said
commissioner in cases of, required to be in duplicate . 308
merger of, and associations or trusts, powers and duties
as to ......... 524
disabled veterans, certain, exemption of, from payment of
certain motor vehicle excise taxes and registration fees,
requests for, filing with . . ... . 368
expenditures, public, special commission to investigate and
study, to assist ..... Resolves 10, 55
future interests, payment of legacy and succession taxes upon,
act relative to, as affecting . . . . . . 543
meals, exci.se upon, abatements of, etc., powers and duties as
to 658
divisions of:
accounts, appropriations .......
director, annual audit of accounts of districts by
county reserve funds, transfers from, to other accounts,
approval by . . . . .
Leominster, city of, vmpaid bills of, as shown on list on
file in office of, payment authorized . . . .
municipal and district departments of veterans' services,
audit of accounts of , by .
Newburyport, city of, unpaid bills of, as shown in list on
file in office of, payment authorized, etc. .
North Adams, city of, unpaid bills of, as shown on list
on file in office of, payment authorized, etc.
Old Colony High School District Planning Committee,
audit of accounts of , by .
Quincy, city of, unpaid bills of, shown on list on file in
office of, payment authorized .....
snow and ice, removal from public ways, incurring of ad-
ditional liabilities for, by certain towns, approval by
1-4
1,2
1,2
1-5
1201-01 to
1205-01,
2970-13,
2970-14
1201-02 to
1203-21;
2970-13,
2970-14
1201-02,
1201-22
1201-02,
1201-22
1203-01 to
1203-21
1203-01 to
1203-21
1
1-4
1-4
1-4
5
1-4
1094
Index.
Chap.
Item or
Section.
CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION, DEPARTMENT OF —
Concluded.
divisions of — Concluded.
iiccounts — Concluded.
director — Concluded.
tuberculosis hospitals, counties, certain, in, expenditures in
case of extraordinary emergencies at, authorization of, by
Westfield, city of, unpaid bills of, as shown on list on file
in office of, payment authorized ....
income tax, appropriations ......
CORRECTION, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, appropriations
classification of prisoners, division of, appropriation
commissioner, juvenile offenders, certain, transfer of, from
state penal institutions to custody of youth service
board, powers and duties as to .
parole board, certain expenditures by, authorized without
approval of ....... .
sex crimes, prevalence and means for suppression thereof,
special commission to investigate and study relative to, to
be a member of ..... Resolve
state penal institutions, uniforms for certain officers and em-
ployees of, to be prescribed by .
pardons, advisory board of, appropriations ....
parole board, appropriations ......
salaries of members of, established, and certain expenditures
by said board authorized without approval of commis-
sioner of correction .......
Correction, houses of (see Penal and reformatory institutions,
counties, of).
Cost-of-living adjustments, temporary, county officers and em-
ployees, certain, for, providing for, etc.
old age assistance law, so called, under, providing for, in cer-
tain cases . . . . . .
state officers and employees, certain, for, providing for, etc.
appropriations ........
Council and councillors (see Governor and council).
Councillor districts, division of commonwealth into
Counsel to senate and house of representatives, appropriations
562
650
198/
669
198
336
599
669
198
special laws, typing of card index of, duties as to
COUNTIES:
appropriations for maintenance, etc., of certain
bonds, notes, etc., issued by (see County finance).
buildings or structures owned or occupied by, compliance with
certain provisions of law relating to safety of persons in
buildings .........
clerks of courts of (see Clerks of courts).
commissioners (see County commissioners).
employees of (see, infra, officers and employees of) .
finances of (see County finance).
officers and employees of, in general, former, pensions or retire-
ment allowances, receiving, payment of compensation to,
further regulated, and relative to termination of elective
office held by members of contributory retirement systems
1-4
1201-02,
1202-02
1202-02
1801-01 to
1807-00
1802-00,
1803-00,
4401
8018-01 to
8018-04
1801-02 to
1807-00
1801-08
310 22, Subs. 15
586
71
422
198
198
586
591
638
311
(336
375
[669
250
198
669
1801-21 to
1801-24
1801-21 to
1801-24
Resolve 85
1-7
1-5
9
1.2
10
1
0101-18,
0101-19,
0102-07,
0102-10
0101-18,
0101-19,
Page 803
523
582
1-3
15
1-3
Index.
1095
Chap.
COUNTIES — Concluded.
officers and employees of, in general — Concluded.
leaves of absence for, and overtime, uniform rules and regu-
lations governing, establishment of . . . . 345
who are veterans, to attend school or college or for em-
ployment in "on the job" training, providing for . 228
meals, reimbursement for expenses of, while traveling at
expense of county . . . . . . . 523
retirement of (see Retirement systems and pensions),
salary schedule for certain, except Suffolk county, and pro-
viding for temporary cost-of-living adjustments for said
officers and employees ...... 591
travel allowances for, u.sing their own cars on county busi-
ness, limited ........ 523
employees, forty hour week and longevity program for, cer-
tain counties authorized to make certain expenditures in
anticipation of county appropriation act for effecting . 12
killed or dying from injuries received in performance of
duty, annuities to dependents of certain, increased . . 552
longevity program, existing, for, except Suffolk county,
made retroactive to July 1, 1947 ..... 518
officers, certain, elected, and their assistants, salary adjust-
ments for, certain counties authorized to make certain
expenditures in anticipation of county appropriation act
for effecting . . . . . . . .13
deposit of money by, in certain banking companies, author-
ized 153
See also specific titles of officers,
penal and reformatory institutions of (see Penal and reformatory
institutions) .
personnel board, county, administrative expenses of, appropria-
tion . . . . . .
salary schedule and cost-of-living adjustments for certain
county officers and employees, powers and duties as to
retirement systems (see Retirement systems and pensions),
tax, county, granting for certain ......
treasurers of (see County treasurers),
tuberculosis hospitals of (see Tuberculosis hospitals).
See also names of specific counties.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
in general, county employees, former, and their beneficiaries,
act authorizing increases of pensions payable to certain,
acceptance by ....... .
forty hour week and longevity program for certain, and for
employees of hospital districts, expenditures for, by, in
anticipation of county appropriation act
killed, etc., in performance of duty, act increasing annuities
to dependents of certain, powers and duties as to .
longevity program, existing, for, act making said program
retroactive to July 1, 1947, powers and duties as to .
county officers, elected, certain, and their assistants, salary
adjustments for, expenditures in connection with, making
by said commissioners in anticipation of county appro-
priation act, authorized ......
county officers and employees, certain, salary schedule and
temporary cost-of-living adjustments for, powers and
duties as to
district attorneys, certain expenses incurred by, in extradition
proceedings, bills for, approval by . . .
local housing authorities, act making employees of, eligible for
membership in contributory retirement systems, accept-
ance of, notification of, to . . .
penal institutions, county, prisoners in, deductions from maxi-
mum sentences of, powers and duties as to .
uniforms to be furnished to certain officers and employees
of, expenditures for, approval by .
reserve funds, county, transfers from, to other accounts upon
request of .
retirement of certain .......
Berkshire, fire district in town of Williamstown, land taken by,
assessment of damages in connection with, powers antl
duties as to . . . :
Bristol, payment of sum of money to Stanley Wood Grain Com-
pany of Taunton, act authorizing, acceptance by
Item or
Section.
1-7
3
198
1203-21
591
1-3
523
1
588
12
552
518
13
591
1-3. 5. 7
111
507
2
450
1-3
469
523
662
1
349
5
219
2
1096
Index.
Chap.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS — Concluded.
Bristol — Concluded.
tuberculosis hospital, county, care, maintenance and repair of,
expenditures for, by ...... .
trustees of, act enlarging powers and duties of, as affecting
Dukes, New Bedford. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nan-
tucket Steamship Authority, cost of service, etc., certain
deficiency payments in connection with, allocation of
assessments for, duties as to
Essex, payment of sum of money to Alfred R. Buker, act author-
izing, acceptance by .
tuberculosis hospital, county, care, maintenance and repair of,
expenditures for, by ...... .
Hampden, Little Alum pond in town of Brimfield, right of way
to, and establishment of area for parking of vehicles, pro-
viding for, by ....... .
Springfield, city of, probate court and registry of deeds at, ade-
quate accommodations for, providing for, by .
Middlesex, tuberculosis hospital, county, care, maintenance and
repair of, expenditures for, by .... .
Walden pond state reservation, additional toilets and sewage
disposal system for, amount that may be borrowed and
expended for, by, increased ......
Norfolk, tuberculosis hospital, county, care, maintenance and
repair of, expenditures for, by .... .
Plymouth, Plymouth, town of, registry of deeds at, additional
land and buildings for, acquisition by .
tuberculosis hospital, county, care, maintenance and repair of,
expenditures for, by .
Worcester, Lead Mine pond and Alum pond in town of Stur-
bridge, rights of way to, etc., providing for, by
tuberculosis hospital, county, care, maintenance and repair of,
expenditures for, by .
See also Counties.
County fairs, horse and dog racing meetings held in connection with,
taxes on amounts wagered each day at, disposition of
COUNTY FINANCE:
apprentice training wages for veterans, appropriations for, by
counties, authorized .......
appropriations for maintenance of certain counties, etc. .
county tax (see County tax).
district attorneys, certain expenses incurred by, in extradition
proceedings, payment by counties . . . .
expenditures, county, in anticipation of county appropriation
act, forty hour week and longevity program for employees
of counties and hospital districts, for, authorized, etc.
salary adjustment for certain elected county officials and
their assistants, for, authorized . . . .
public, investigation and study of, by special commission
continued, etc. ..... Resolves
562
522
544
141
562
258
64
562
18
562
288
562
259
562
319
392
523
111
12
518
Item or
Section.
1-4
9
2
1-5
1-4
1.2
1.2
1-6
appropriation
13
10, 55
669
revenues
etc,
and income, county, investigation
relative to
Resolve
appropriation
See also County treasurers.
County officers and employees (see Counties).
County personnel board, administrative expenses of, appropriation
Bristol county tuberculosis hospital, employment of personnel
at, supervision by . . . . . . .
county officers and employees, leaves of absence and overtime
for, uniform rules and regulations governing, establish-
ment of, by .
salary schedule and cost-of-living adjustments for certain,
powers and duties as to . . . . . .
longevity program, existing, for county employees, act making
said program retroactive to July 1, 1947, powers and
duties as to .
County retirement systems (see Retirement systems and pensions).
County tax, granting for certain counties .....
COUNTY TREASURERS:
deposit of money by, in certain banking companies, authorized
55
669 I
198
522
345
591
518
523
153
0208,
Page 80Q
0208,
Page 800
1203-21
1
1-3
Index. 1097
Item or
Chap. Section.
Court actions (see Actions, civil; Practice in civil actions).
Court house, Suffolk county, maintenance cost, reimbursement of / 198 0318-01
city of Boston for certain portion of, appropriations . 1 336 0318-01
Court officers and messengers, supreme judicial court in attend- J igg 0301-07
ance upon, salaries, appropriation . . . .1
COURTS:
clerks of (see Clerks of courts).
district courts (see District courts).
juvenile (see Boston juvenile court; District courts, juvenile
sessions of),
land court (see Land court),
probate courts (see Probate courts).
probation officers of (see Probation officers),
superior court (see Supreme judicial and superior courts),
supreme judicial court (see Supreme judicial and superior courts).
See also Judicial council.
Crabs, edible, taking from coastal waters of Revere, relative to . 76 1,2
Cream, dairy farms producing, inspection of, etc., investigation
relative to ...... Resolve 75
appropriation 669 | Page^lfi
Creditable service (see Retirement systems and pensions).
Credit Union Employees Retirement Association, establish-
ment of 509 1, 2
Credit Union League of Massachusetts Inc., made eligible for
membership in Credit Union Employees Retirement
Association ........ 609 1
Credit unions, examination of, etc., expenses of . . 527 1-5
loans, personal, by, further regulated ..... 65
retirement association, contributory, for employees of, providing
for . . . 509 1, 2
Creed, discrimination, because of, in housing projects, prohibited . 51
Crimes, sex (see Sex crimes, so called).
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE:
adultery, acts of, allegedly committed by parties to divorce
proceedings, notification to district attorneys relative to,
further regulated . . . . . . 279
arson, punishment for, relative to . . . . . .43 1, 2
crimes against government, relative to, and providing a penalty
for violation of teachers' oath law, so called . . 160 1, 2
embezzlement or wrongful conversion, fiduciaries, by, prosecu-
tions for crime of, venue of ..... 77 1, 2
extradition proceedings, certain expenses incurred by district
attorneys in, payment of . . . . . .111
indecent publications, sale or distribution of, to persons under
eighteen, convictions for, relative to . . . . 328
larceny, arrest for, authorizing sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, con-
stables and police officers to make such arrest in certain
cases, investigation relative to . . . Resolve 12
nuisances, common, aiding in maintenance of, penalty for . 132
sex crimes, persons convicted of, substantial mandatory sen-
tences and stricter supervision of, investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve 71
appropriation ........ 669
0201,
Page 801
trial of crimes by district court justices sitting in superior court,
law providing for, duration extended . . . 230
warrants, issuance of, by justices of the peace, regulated . . 295
witness fees, payment to police officers of city of Boston in cer-
tain continued criminal cases ..... 340
See also Sexual psychopaths.
Crippled children, admission of, to Lakeville state sanatorium,
providing for ........ 412
Cruelty to animals, persons convicted of, act preventing issuance
of dog licenses to ...... . 329
Curtis, Frederick J., conveyance of certain parcel of land to, by
commissioner of public health ..... 551
Gushing General Hospital, Framingham, town of, in, ceding
jurisdiction to United States over certain lands for use of 592 1-3
Custody, places of, maintenance of, in city of Boston, by youth
service board •.•..• • • • • ^'^^ ^"3
See also Penal and reformatory institutions.
1098
Index.
D.
Chap.
Dairy farms, inspection of, investigation relative to . Resolve 75
appropriation ......... 669 <
Dairying and animal husbandry, division of (see Agriculture,
department of).
Damages, motor vehicle accidents, arising out of (see Motor
vehicles).
notice of, in actions of tort against Metropolitan Transit Au-
thority, requirement of, eliminated .... 147
Dangerous weapons (see Firearms) .
Danvers, state hospital, appropriations .....
town of (see Cities and towns) .
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, use by, of certain
room in state house preserved as memorial to the Grand
Army of the Republic, Department of Massachusetts
Day, Lucille R., acts as a notary public validated . Resolve
Deaf and blind pupils, education of, appropriation
Deaths, accidental, additional benefits for, under contributory re-
tirement law, providing for, etc. .....
actions for. Metropolitan Transit Authority against, require-
ment of notice in, eliminated .....
motor vehicles, caused by, security for satisfaction of judgment
(see Motor vehicles, liability for bodily injuries, etc.,
caused by, security for),
workmen, of, compensation for (see Workmen's compensation).
Debts, commonwealth, of (see State finance).
Deceased persons, estates of (see Estates of deceased persons).
Decrees, nisi (see Divorce).
probate courts, of (see Probate courts).
Dedham, town of (see Cities and towns).
Deeds, registers and registries of (see Registers and registries of
deeds).
Deer, damages caused by, payment by commonwealth of, appropria-
tion ..........
Deerfield, river, Stillwater bridge over, in town of Deerfield, amount
authorized to be used for repair of, by Franklin county,
increased .........
town of (see Cities and towns).
Deer Island, pumping station, improvements at, appropriation
Deficiency appropriations, so called .....
Definitions (see Words and phrases).
DEGREES:
Boston School of Pharmacy, The, granting by, of certain
community colleges, and state teachers colleges, persons com-
pleting required courses in, granting to, of certain .
school committees, cities and towns conducting extended course
of instruction for veterans and others, in, granting by, of
certain .........
Delinquent children, protection of, etc. .....
rehabilitation of, and establishment of institutions for treat-
ment of such children, investigation relative to, con-
tinued . . . . . . . Resolve
appropriation ........
Demand deposits (see Banks and banking).
Dennis, town of (see Cities and towns).
Dennisport section of Dennis, waterfront properties in, protection
of, investigation relative to . . . . Resolve 59
Dental examiners, board of (see Civil service and registration, de-
partment of).
Dental health, division of (see Public health, department of).
Item or
Section.
0234,
Page 801
1.2
198
336
669
1712-00
1712-00
1712-00
190
18
198
1
1301-41
446
1-5
147
1.2
198
458
3304-35
1.2
669
8802-28
336
1-10
296
620
3
332
620
5,6
310
385
542
1-31
1-3
49
669/
0246.
Page 799
Index. 1099
Item or
Chap. Section.
Dentistry, practice of, certain registered dentists made eligil^lc to
engage in .
cori^orations, by, prohibited .
illegal, penalty for, increased
investigation and study relative to
appropriation
221
. 270
. 123
Resolve 50
669 f 0231,
^•"^ \ Page 800
DEPARTMENTS, STATE:
See Commonwealth, departments, boards, commissions, etc., of;
also speci6c titles as follows:
Agriculture, Department of.
Attorney General.
Auditor, State.
Banking and Insurance, Department of.
Civil Service and Registration, Department of.
Conservation, Department of.
Corporations and Taxation, Department of.
Correction, Department of.
Education, Department of.
Industrial Accidents, Department of.
Labor and Industries, Department of.
Mental Health, Department of.
Metropolitan District Commission.
Public Health, Department of.
Public Safety, Department of.
Public Utilities, Department of.
Public Welfare, Department of.
Public Works, Department of.
Secretary, State.
Treasurer, State.
Dependent children, mothers with, aid to (see Mothers with de-
pendent children, aid to).
Deposit books, banks, certain, of, verification of, during certain
period ......... 19 1-3
Deposits and depositors (see Banks and banking; Joint deposits).
Deputy sheriffs (see Sheriffs).
Detention of criminals, etc. (see Arrest; Criminal procedure and
practice; Insane, feeble minded and epileptic persons;
Penal and reformatory institutions).
Development and industrial commission, Massachusetts, 1 _„ / 1603-01,
appropriations J 1 1603-02
Devens, Fort (see Fort Devens).
DeWolf-Gariepy Memorial Highway, state highway between
towns of Montague and Greenfield designated as . 122 2
law making said designation repealed .... 478 1, 2
Diesel motor fuel, taxation of, corrective change made in law in
respect to . . . . . . . . 464
Digby, Frank J., payment of sum of money to, by city of Everett . 251
Disability benefits (see Retirement systems and pensions; Work-
men's compensation).
Disabled American Veterans of the World War, representative
of, to be member of special commission to investigate
relative to granting to veterans' organizations of licenses
for sale of alcoholic beverages . . . Resolve 68
Disabled veterans (see Veterans).
Discharge papers, veterans, of (see Veterans).
Discrimination, housing projects, in, because of race, color, creed
or religion, prohibited . . . . .51
Diseases, communicable, division of (see Public health, department
of).
dangerous to public health, expenses in connection with, appro-
priation 198 1907-08
nursery stock and plants, certain, on, control measures against,
providing for . . 303 1 , 2
occupational (see Labor and industries, department of, occu-
pational hygiene, division of),
preventable, investigation relative to . . . Resolve 78
appropriation 669 | p ^~^A
silicosis and other occupational pulmonary, employees in granite
industry contracting, workmen's compensation benefits
payable to, increased . . . . . . .217
1100 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
Diseases — Concluded.
,^ venereal, laws, certain, relative to gonorrhea and syphilis made
applicable to . . . . . . . .129 1-8
reports and records of eases of, destruction of, relative to .120
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS:
adultery, acts of, allegedly committed by parties to divorce pro-
ceedings, notification to, further regulated . . . 279
fiQ«/ 0310-01 to
appropriations ] ^" I 0310-09
[669 0310-08
extradition proceedings, certain expenses incurred in, by, pay-
ment of . . . . . . . .111
northwestern district, assistant for, and his salary established . 239 1-3
southeastern district, for, act abolishing said district and mak-
ing Plymouth and Norfolk counties separate districts, as
affecting 423 1-7
DISTRICT COURTS:
in general :
administrative committee of, appropriation .... 198 0304-01
clerks of , assistant, tenure of _. ._ . . . . 642 1,2
deposit of money by, in certain banking companies, author-
ized .......... 153
salaries of certain, relative to . . . . . . 667 2, 4-5, 6, 7
criminal cases in, certain continued, payment of witness fees to
police officers of city of Boston in . . . . . 340
justices, compensation of, while acting in certain appellate di-
visions thereof ........ 322
presiding, in district courts in Suffolk county, other than
municipal court of the city of Boston, compensation of
certain probation officers of such courts, determination by 640 1, 2
salaries of certain, relative to . . . . . . 667 2, 3, 5A-7
special, permitted to perform each other's duties when
necessary and convenient . . . . . 398 1, 2
services of certain, reimbursement of counties, appropria- 1 egg 0302-13
tion . . . . . J
superior court, sitting in, compensation and expenses of, I , n'^02-1 1 to
appropriations . . . 1 669 \ 0302-13
trial, etc., of certain criminal cases by, law providing
for, duration extended ...... 230
probation officers, district courts in Suffolk county, of, other
than municipal court of the city of Boston, and of Boston
juvenile court, compensation of certain, further regulated 640 1, 2
special provisions for particular courts :
Boston, municipal court of the city of, assistant clerks of,
tenure of 642 2
justices of, assistant clerks of said court, removal of, approval
by 642 2
probation officers in district courts in Suffolk county,
other than municipal court of the city of Boston, and
of Boston juvenile court, compensation of, approval by 640 1,2
special, and special justices of other district courts, per-
mitted to perform each other's duties when necessary '
and convenient . . . . . . . 398 1,2
Lowell, district court of, special justice of, compensation of,
relative to . . . . _ . . 667 5A
Middlesex, district courts, first and third, of eastern, justices
and clerks of, salaries and retirement of . . . 656 1-3
Springfield, district court of, justices and clerks of, salaries
and retirement of ...... . 656 1-3
Worcester, district court, central, of, justices and clerks of,
salaries and retirement of ..... . 656 1-3
See also Boston juvenile court.
DISTRICTS:
in general, accounts of, annual auditing of . . .82
buildings or structures owned or occupied by, compliance with
certain provisions of law relating to safety of persons in
buildings 582 1-3
officers and employees of, in general, civil service laws, as
affecting (see Civil service laws).
former, pensions or retirement allowances, receiving,
payment of compensation to, further regulated, and
relative to termination of elective office held by mem-
bers of contributory retirement systems ... 15 1-3
Index.
1101
Chap.
Item or
Section.
DISTRICTS — Concluded.
in general — Condvded.
officers and employees of — Concluded.
retirement of (see Retirement systems and pensions),
employees, certain, killed or dying from injuries received in
performance of duty, annuities to dependents of, increased
prudential committees of, district employees, former, and
their beneficiaries, act authorizing increases of amounts
of pensions payable to certain, acceptance by
killed, etc., in performance of duty, act increasing an-
nuities to dependents of certain, powers and duties as to
fire, in general, exclusion of persons or estates from
heads of, reporting of explosions to state fire marshal by
Charlemont Fire District, name changed to Charlemont
Water District ........
Onset Fire District, free public library and community center,
establishment and maintenance by, and authorizing the
Onset Library Association to convey certain real estate
to said district ........
Williamstown, town of, in, relative to ....
hospital (see Hospital districts).
improvement, Barnstable, town of, act authorizing said town
to authorize village or district of West Barnstable to
establish improvement district .....
metropolitan (see Metropolitan districts) .
sewerage, South Essex Sewerage District, apportionment of
costs of construction for .....
water, Byfield Water District in town of Newbury, acts and
proceedings, certain, of, validated
borrowing of additional funds by, authorized
Charlemont Water District, name of Charlemont Fire Dis
trict changed to ......
Dunstable Water District, establishment, etc.
North Sagamore Water District, extension of boundaries of
Raynham Center Water District, amount of money that may
be borrowed by, increased .....
Sandwich Water District, acts and proceedings, certain, of
validated . ...
South Deerfield Water Supply District, extension of boundaries
of
South Grafton Water District, establishment, etc.
DIVISIONS, STATE DEPARTMENTS, OF:
See Commonwealth, departments, boards, commissions, etc., of;
Departments, state ; and specific titles as follows :
Accounts (see Corporations and Taxation, Department of).
Aid and Relief (see Public Welfare, Department of).
Apprentice Training (see Labor and Industries, Department
of).
Banks and Loan Agencies (see Banking and Insurance, De-
partment of).
Biologic Laboratories (see Public Health, Department of).
Blind (see Education, Department of).
Cancer and other Chronic Diseases (see Public Health, Depart-
ment of).
Child Guardianship (see Public Welfare, Department of).
Civil Service (see Civil Service and Registration, Department
of).
Commercial Motor Vehicle (see Public Utilities, Department
of).
Communicable Diseases (see Public Health, Department of).
Dairying and Animal Husbandry (see Agriculture, Depart-
ment of).
Dental Health (see Public Health, Department of).
Employment Security (see Labor and Industries, Department
of).
Fire Prevention (see Public Safety, Department of).
Fisheries and Game (see Conservation, Department of).
Food and Drugs (see Public Health, Department of).
Forestry (see Conservation, Department of).
Immigration and Americanization (see Education, Depart-
ment of).
Income Tax (see Corporations and Taxation, Department of).
Inspection (see Public Safety, Department of).
552
588
552
133
504
103
530
349
83
1.2
1-6
1-7
. 168
4
1-3
. 427
10
1.2
. 103
. 461
. 566
1.2
1-17
1-3
y
. 193
1.2
.' 313
1.2
. 335
. 485
1,2
1-14
1102 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
DIVISIONS, STATE DEPARTMENTS, OT — Concluded.
See Commonwealth, departments, etc. — Concluded.
Insurance (see Banking and Insurance, Department of).
Juvenile Training (see Public Welfare, Department of).
Libraries, Public (see Education, Department of).
Livestock Disease Control (see Agriculture, Department of).
Marine Fisheries (see Conservation, Department of).
Markets (see Agriculture, Department of).
Maternal and Child Health (see Public Health, Department
of).
Milk Control (see Agriculture, Department of).
Necessaries of Life (see Labor and Industries, Department of) .
Occupational Hygiene (see Labor and Industries, Department
Parks and Recreation (see Conservation, Department of).
Plant Pest Control and Fairs (see Agriculture, Department of).
Registration (see Civil Service and Registration, Department
of).
Sanitary Engineering (see Public Health, Department of).
Savings Bank Life Insurance (see Banking and Insurance,
Department of).
Securities (see Public Utilities, Department of).
Smoke Inspection (see Public Utilities, Department of).
Standards (see Labor and Industries, Department of).
State Police (see Public Safety, Department of) .
Telephone and Telegraph (see Public Utilities, Department of) .
Tuberculosis (see Public Health, Department of).
Waterways (see Public Works, Department of).
Wildlife Research and Management (see Conservation, Depart-
ment of).
Divorce, decrees of, copies or certificates of, to contain certain in-
formation relating to effect of decree nisi and the right
of divorced persons to remarry . . . . _ . 66
proceedings for, parties to, acts of adultery allegedly committed
by, notification to district attorneys of facts relative to,
further regulated ....... 279
Doctors (see Physicians).
Dog racing meetings (see Horse and dog racing meetings, etc.) .
Dogs, licenses for, issuance of, to persons convicted of cruelty to
animals prohibited ....... 329
unlicensed, fee of dog officers for killing or care of, increased .11 1,2
See also Animals.
Dolber, Arthur S., appointment and status of, as member of fire
department of city of Boston ..... 641 1, 2
Domestic animals (see Animals).
Domestic corporations (see Corporations).
Doorkeepers (see General court).
Doors (see Buildings; Revolving doors).
Dorchester district of city of Boston, land, certain, in, use for
purpose of veterans' housing .....
Drafts (see Checks, negotiable).
Draw tenders, cities and towns, in employ of certain, pensioning of
Drinks (see Alcoholic beverages).
Driving education, motor vehicle, in high schools, providing for .
Druggists, sale, distribution or delivery of drugs or medicines by .
See also Pharmacists.
Drugs, certain, manufacture, sale, distribution and delivery of, regu-
lated .........
food and, adxilteration or misbranding of ....
division of, (see Public health, department of) .
inspection in department of public health, appropriations
narcotic, sale of, relative to . . . . .
use of, by physicians, other than for therapeutic purposes, act
providing for revocation of certificates of registration of
such physicians ........ 28
Drunkenness (see Alcoholism, commission on).
Ducks (see Poultry).
Dudley, town of (see Cities and towns).
DUKES COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. ..... 523 1
county airport, repairs at, expenditure of certain sum of money
for, by, authorized ....... 238 1, 2
633
1-3
515
1-3
205
473
539
1.2
539
598
1.2
1-8
198 1
473
2012-01,
2012-02
Index.
1103
DUKES COVtfTY ~ Concluded.
New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Steamship Authority, cost of service, etc., certain defi-
ciency payments in connection with, assessment on
tax levy ..........
Dumping of material, limits of state highways, within, regulated .
Dunstable, town of (see Cities and towns).
Water District, ostablishnient, etc. .....
Durfee Colony, so called, repairs, etc., at, appropriation
Dust diseases, occupational pulmonary, employees in granite in-
dustry contracting, workmen's compensation benefits
payable to, increa.sed .......
Dutch elm disease, so called, suppression of, etc.
work in connection with, appropriations ....
Duxbury, town of (see Cities and towns).
Dwelling houses, burning, malicious, of, punishment for
two and one half story, so called, ordinances or by-laws restrict-
ing use or occupation of, temporarily relaxing terms of .
See also Houses; Housing.
hap.
Item or
Section.
544
523
298
9
1
461
669
1-17
1720-22
217
660
336 /
1-26
0909-14.
1341-81
43
1.2
222
E.
Easements, adverse use, acquired by, investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve
certain powers granted to department of public works with re-
spect to taking of, etc. . .....
East Boston, airport (see Logan Airport, General Edward Lawrence).
recreation areas, certain, in, construction of, by department of
public works ........
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company, public control
and management of, period of, further extended
Eastern Middlesex, first and third district courts of, justices
and clerks of, salaries and retirement of . . .
Eaton, Thomas A., contributions made to retirement system of
city of Everett, repayment of, to, and retirement rights
of such member established .....
Edgartown, town of (see Cities and towns).
Edible shellfish (see Fish and fisheries).
Education, adult, English speaking classes, appropriations
board of, designated as "state educational agency" in carrj'ing
out provisions of National School Lunch Act
deaf and blind pupils, of, appropriation .....
problems, certain, of, investigation relative to . Resolve
appropriation ........
See also Colleges and universities; Schools; Vocational edu-
cation.
Educational opportunities, higher, for children of Massachusetts
men and women who died in armed forces, amount of re-
imbursement to be paid by commonwealth for, increased
benefits of, extended to additional persons ....
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OP:
51
\448
/449
652
558
1-14
656
1-3
in general, appropriations
646
198
548
198
82
669
357
381
f 126
198
336
599
669
1-3
1301-64,
1301-65
1.2
1301-41
0238,
Page 805
1.2
1301-01 to
1341-00;
3513-01 to
3513-61
1301-52 to
1341-81,
3513-41
8013-01 to
8013-09
1301-22 to
1341-97
3513-07 to
3513-35
1301-02.
Page 810
1104 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OY — Concluded.
in general — Concluded.
community colleges, establishment of, by, etc. . . . 620 1-6
school building assistance commission, establishment of, in,
etc. . . 645 1-11
f 1301—21
appropriation 669 | p^^^ g^.j
supervisors of attendance, standards of qualifications, certain,
for, establishment by . . . . . . 573 5
advisory board of education, school building assistance com-
mission, two members of, appointment by . . . 645 2
collegiate authority, board of, medical schools and colleges,
inspection, approval, etc., of, powers and duties as to . 413
school committees in cities and towns conducting extended 1 ^^2
course of instruction for veterans and others, granting of > q20 5 6
certain degrees by, approval by ..... J '
commissioner, Bridgewater state teachers college, use of sew-
erage facilities of town of Bridgewater by, certain agree-
ments as to, by, etc. ....... 472 11
chiropody (podiatry), standards for colleges, universities and
schools in connection with teaching of, establishment by,
etc .557
school construction projects, regional, payments to cities and
towns in connection with, on certification of . . 645 10
school funds and state aid for public schools, act relative to,
as affecting powers and duties of . . . . . 643 1—3
divisions of:
fi98( i^oy^f^
blind, appropriations | 1304-08 to
[ ^^^ \ 1304-16
director of, assistance, public, records of apphcants for, "1 202
disclosure of information pertaining to, by . . . / 525
[iggf 1302-01,
immigration and Americanization, appropriations . . i \ 1302-02
I 669 1302-01
I 198 ( 1303-01 to
libraries, public, appropriations . . . . . . -^ \ 1303-03
[ 669 1303-01
vocational education, appropriation ..... 198 1301-31
• • f 1301—32
vocational rehabilitation, appropriations .... 198 I 1301-33
r jgg f 1305-01 to
teachers' retirement board, appropriations . . \ \ 1305-08
[ 336 1305-08
See also Retirement systems and pensions.
Egress, means of (see Buildings; Revohang doors).
ELECTIONS:
absent voting, regular biennial state elections or certain regular
annual or biennial city or town elections, at, act facilitat-
ing . . . . . . • • . •
residents of commonwealth in armed forces, by, act facihtat-
ing, and relative to qualifications of such residents as
voters at regular biennial state elections or certain regu-
lar annual or biennial city or town elections . . .531 1-18
477 1. 2
0504-01 to
0504-03
appropriations ......... 198
ballot law commission, appropriations ..... 198 I 0425-02
ballots, absent voting, used in, residents of commonwealth in
armed forces, for, relative to . . . . .531 1-18
preparing, printing and distribution of, appropriations . . | gog 0504-01
state elections, at, position of names of candidates on . . 272
Boston, optional plans of city government in, providing for, to
be known as Plan A, Plan D and Plan E, for adoption by
voters of said city ....... 452 1-72
Brain tree, special election in, to ascertain wishes of inhabitants
relative to extension of rapid transit facilities to said town 151 1-4
candidates for office, state elections at, position of names of, on
ballots 272
See also, infra, nomination of candidates,
city committees (see, infra, political committees).
Index.
1105
ELECTIONS — Concluded.
city elections, certain regular annual or biennial, absent voting
at, act facilitating .......
residents of commonwealth in armed forces, qualifications
of, as voters at .
committees, political (see, infra, political committees).
Dedham, reference to voters of town of certain votes of repre-
sentative town meetings in, etc. . . . . .
horse and dog races at which pari-mutuel system of wagering is
permitted, approval of selectmen of location of race tracks
for, ratification of, by voters of towns
Hudson, annual town election of, late filing of certificates of
nomination and nomination papers for, permitted .
New Bedford, biennial municipal elections in, date for holding
of, established .......
nomination of candidates, state committees of political parties
membership on, for ......
See also, injra, primaries,
political committees, state, election of members of
ward and town committees, membership in, regulated .
presidential primaries (see, infra, primaries, presidential).
primaries, presidential, abolition of, investigation relative to
advisability of, etc. ..... Re.solve
appropriation ........
state, political committees, members of, election of, at, etc.
questions submitted to voters (see Initiative and referendum).
Quincy, special election in, to ascertain wishes of inhabitants
relative to extension of rapid transit facilities to said city
registrars of voters, registration of voters by, prior to primaries
or elections, further regulated .....
state committees (see, supra, political committees),
state elections, ballots at, names of candidates on, position of
regular biennial, absent voting at, act facilitating .
residents of commonwealth in armed forces, qualifications
of, as voters at .
state primaries (see, supra, primaries).
Taunton, biennial municipal elections in, changing time for
holding of ........
town committees (see, supra, political committees).
town elections, certain regular annual or biennial, absent voting
at, act facilitating .......
residents of commonwealth in armed forces, qualifications
of, as voters at . . . . . .
town meeting members, candidates for re-election as, notices
of, act fixing time for filing of .... .
voters, questions submitted to (see, supra, questions submitted
to voters).
registration of, prior to primaries or elections, further regulated
voting, absent, regular biennial state elections or certain regular
annual or biennial city or town elections, at, act facilitating
residents of commonwealth in armed forces, by, act facilitating,
and relative to qualifications of such residents as voters at
regular biennial state elections or certain regular annual
or biennial city or town elections ....
ward committees (see, supra, political committees).
VVoburn, biennial municipal elections in, changing time for
holding of ........
Worcester, voting precincts in, relative to ... .
Electric companies (see Gas and electric companies).
Electricians, state examiners of (see Civil service and registration,
department of) .
supervision of, relative to ...... .
Electric lighting plants (see Municipal lighting plants).
Electric railroads (see Railroads).
Elevated railway structures, Boston, city of, in, removal of por-
tion of ........ .
Elevator regulations, board of (see Public safety, department of).
Eligible lists, ci\il .service laws, under (.see Civil service laws).
Eliot, Charles William, proposed bridge across Charles river at
Cjerry's landing in city of Cambridge dedicated as memo-
rial to . ...... Resolve
Chap.
477
531
419
437
71
44
614
614
23
73
669 I
614
151
42
272
477
531
55
Item or
Section.
1.2
1-18
1-8
1.2
1.2
2-4
1-9
0233,
Page 804
1-7
1-4
1.2
1-18
1.2
477
1.2
531
1-18
63
42
477
1.2
531
22
24
629
I 622 I
15
1-18
1.2
1.2
1.2
(10. 11)
(Pt. II)
1106 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
Elm disease, Dutch, so called, suppression of, etc. . . . 060 1-26
, • .- :u ■ ^- -i-ifi / 0909-14,
work in connection with, appropriations .... o6n < 1341-81
Embalming and funeral directing, board of registration in (see
CJivil service and registration, department of),
practice of, further regulated . . . . ■ .491
Embezzlement, fiduciaries, bv, prosecutions for crime of, venue of 77 1,2
EMERGENCY FINANCE BOARD:
appropriation ......... 198 0605-01
Newburyport, city of, unpaid bills, certain, of, payment of, ap-
proval by . . . . • • _ • • 179 2
public buildings, remodeling, reconstructing or making of ex-
traordinary repairs to, borrowing of money for, by cities
and towns, subject to approval by ... . 275 1-4
Emergency housing commission, act relating to, etc. . 567 1-3
• .• fifiQ / 0427-01,
appropriation ooy | p^^^ g^^
f493
I fil 7
Emergency laws, certain acts declared by governor to be • 1 621
[651
federal (see Federal emergency laws).
Eminent domain, ancient landmarks and property of historical or
antiquarian interest, taking of, by, restricted . .180
Employed mothers (see Mothers).
Employees, banks, of (see Banks and banking).
commonwealth, of (see Commonwealth, officers and employ-
ees of),
counties, of (see Counties),
districts, of (see Districts).
injured, compensation for (see Workmen's compensation),
insurance companies, of (see Insurance, companies),
municipal (see Municipal officers and employees),
public, certain, killed, etc., in performance of duty, annuities
to dependents of, increased ..... 552
See also Civil service laws; Employers and employees; Labor;
Public employees.
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES:
employment security law, as affecting (see Employment security
law),
group life insurance, smaller groups of employees made eligible for 54
private retirement associations formed by, membership of . 207
public employees, compensation for injuries sustained by, ap- 1 j^gg ! 2820-04,
propriations . . . . . • • • / I 2970-07
See also Employment security law; Fair employment practices;
Labor; Massachusetts fair employment practice com-
mission; Minimum wage; Workmen's compensation.
Employment, minors, of (see Minors),
women, of (see Women).
See also Civil service laws; Employment security law; Labor;
Minimum wage; Trades.
Employment security, division of (see Labor and industries, de-
partment of).
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW:
changes, certain, in, act making . . . . . . 603 1-6
claimants furnishing inaccurate information, disqualification of,
for benefits under, discretionary powers of director of
division of employment security as to, revoked . . 421
claims for compensation and notice thereof required to be given
to employers under ....... 637 1-3
investigation relative to, continued
appropriation
further providing for
appropriation
Resolve 19
. 336 0202
Resolve 77
ggo / 0202,
• ^^^ \ Page 801
pregnancy, act limiting disqualification for benefits or service of
waiting period in cases of, under .... 630
Encumbrances, property, on (see Mortgages).
End of the Pond Cemetery, town of Harwich authorized to receive
and administer property of . . . . . . 277 1-4
Engineers, and firemen, licenses of, certain provisions of law relating
to, repealed ........ 140
professional, and land surveyors, board of registration of, appro-
priation 198 1412-01
Index.
1107
Chap.
Item or
Section.
Engine fuel (see Diesel motor fuel; Gasoline).
England, House of Commons in, memorial stone from, acceptance
of, etc., by commonwealth in connection with one hundred
and fiftieth anniversary of occupancy of Bulfinch state
house ....... Resolve
English, Cornelius M., restoration of certain retirement rights to .
English speaking classes, adults, for, appropriations .
Enrichment of flour, etc. (see Food).
Entertainers, certain, and others, appearing under assumed names,
filing of true names with commissioner of public safety .
See also Theatrical exhibitions.
Entry of actions (see Actions, civil).
Equity jurisdiction, superior court, fire districts, exclusion of
persons or estates from, certain actions in connection
with, appeals from .......
second hand motor vehicle dealers, permits for, certain action
of licensing boards in connection with, to affirm or reverse
state board of housing, orders, rules, etc., of, in respect to
state aided veterans' housing projects, to enforce .
state-owned airports, rules and regulations relative to, to
enforce .........
teaching, etc., in educational institutions by persons convicted
of crimes against government, to enjoin
supreme judicial and superior courts, charitable corporations
failing to file annual reports, to dissolve
supreme judicial court, Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway
Company, trustees of, orders of, to enforce, etc.
Escheated estates, reimbursement of persons for certain funds of,
appropriation ........
ESSEX COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. .....
Buker, Alfred, certain expenses incurred by, reimbursement for, by
shellfish purification plant, etc., in, construction and maintenance
of ......... .
tax levy . . . . .
training school, accident sustained by Alfred R. Buker at, re-
imbursement for certain expenses due to . . .
tuberculosis hospital, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of
ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS:
creating or increasing of certain, for charitable and other pur-
poses, notice by registers of probate to attorney general
in cases of, act requiring ......
escheated (see Escheated estates).
pledges, certain, made by a decedent prior to decease, granting
of permission to certain courts to authorize payment of
such pledges from, investigation relative to Resolve
poor persons furnished support by cities and towns, enforcement
of claims of such cities and towns for, against estates of
persons supported .......
probate of, fees of executors and administrators and their attor-
neys for, investigation relative to Resolve
taxes, collection of, from, which persons were relieved therefrom
Estate taxes (see Taxation).
Eracuation Day, so called, public offices of commonwealth within
Suffolk county closed at twelve o'clock noon on
Erangelical Lutheran Church for Works of Mercy, Association
of the, payment by commonwealth of sum of money
to . . ...... Resolve
appropriation .........
Everett, city of (see Cities and towns).
Eviction cases (see Summary process for possession of land).
Evidence, prima facie, motor vehicles, operation of, at speed greater
than reasonable and proper, relating to . .
public assistance, records of applicants for, and recipients of,
admissibility of , in .
records, hospitals, of, required to be kept by laws of United
States, copies of, admissibility of, in .
insurance companies, of, copies of, admissibility of, in .
Examination papers, preservation of, civil service commission, by
state examiners of electricians, by .... .
Examinations, civil service (see Civil service laws),
physical (see Physical examinations).
32
600
198
534
1301-64,
1.301-65
133
181
2
200
3
637
3, Subs. SOL
160
1
354
2
558
12
198
2820-06
523
141
1
1.2
430
523
3
1
141
562
1.2
354
581
21
541
241
47
669
564
\202
/525
74
154
138
187
1-3
2820-03,
Page 801
1108
Index.
Chap.
113
2
309
250
198.
Excise tax (see Taxation, excise tax).
Executions in civil actions, return to court of certain, and relative
to endorsements thereon .....
summary process, actions of, in, further stay of
superior court, decrees of, in connection with, suspension of
pending appeals therefrom .....
Executive council, districts for choosing members of, division of
commonwealth into ......
salaries and expenses, appropriations ....
See also Governor and council.
Executive department, appropriations ....
See also Executive council; Governor; Governor and council.
EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS:
estate taxes, equitable apportionment of, as affecting . . 605
fees for, and their attorneys, in probate of estates, investigation
relative to ...... Resolve 21
future interests, payment of legacy and succession taxes upon,
bonds to cover, furnishing by, etc. . . . 543
pledges, certain, made by a decedent prior to decease, granting
of permission to certain courts to authorize payment of
such pledges by, investigation relative to . Resolve 9
poor persons furnished support by cities and towns, of, liability
for such support . . . . . . .581
See also Fiduciaries.
Exemptions from taxation (see Taxation).
Exhibitions (see Theatrical exhibitions).
Exits, buildings, in (see Buildings; Revolving doors).
Expenditures, public, investigation and study of general subject
of, continued, etc. ..... Resolves 10, 55
appropriation ......... 669
Explosions, dangerous, Boston metropolitan area, in, prevalence of,
investigation relative to ... . Resolve 74
reporting of, to state fire marshal ...... 504
Extradition proceedings, certain expenses incurred by district
attorneys in, payment of . . . . . .111
Item or
Section.
1-4
0401-03,
0401-05
0401-01 to
0401-25
0401-23,
0401-24
1-4
1.2
1-3
0208,
Page 800
F.
Facsimiles, signatures of city clerks, of, on certain records and
instruments ........
Fair employment practice commission, Massachusetts, appro-
priation . . . . . . ...
field representatives of, exempted from provisions of civil service
laws ..........
Fairhaven, town of (see Cities and towns) .
Fairs, plant pest control and, division of (see Agriculture, depart-
ment of),
state or county, horse and dog racing meetings held in connec-
tion with, taxes on amounts wagered each day at, dis-
position of ........
Fall River, city of (see Cities and towns).
Falmouth, town of (see Cities and towns).
Farm, state (see State farm).
Farms, dairy, inspection of, investigation relative to Resolve
appropriation ........
products, certain, of, licensing of commission agents for, investi-
gation relative to .... . Resolve
appropriation ........
Federal aid projects, so called (see Federal emergency laws).
Federal banks, loan associations and credit unions (see Banks
and banking).
56
198
411
319
75
669 /
70
669/
1,2
0426-01
0234,
Page 801
0206,
Page 801
Index. 1109
Item or
Chap. Section.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, banking companies that
are members of, deposit of municipal funds in . . . 194 1,2
FEDERAL EMERGENCY LAWS:
in general, housing for veterans, use for, of funds granted under . 200 3
Mystic river, construction of dam across, Massachusetts public
building commission authorized to apply for and accept
federal funds for, under ...... 457 1, 7
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts and Soldiers' Home in Hol-
yoke, funds granted under, for, receipt by commonwealth
and expenditure thereof ...... 533
National School Lunch Act, act designating "state educational
agency " in carrying out provisions of .... 548 1,2
See also Federal housing administrator.
Federal government (see United States).
Federal grants, public works, etc., for (see Federal emergency laws).
Federal Housing Administrator, loans insured by, making by
banking companies ....... 101
Federal savings and loan associations (see Banks and banking).
Feeble-minded persons, cost of boarding certain, in private homes,
appropriation ........
state school for, at Camp Myles Standish, maintenance of, ap-
propriation ........
See also Insane, epileptic and feeble-minded persons.
FEES:
antique motor cars, registration of, for .....
banks, credit unions, etc., examination of, for ....
barbering, practice of, by apprentices and students, permits for,
for ..........
city and town clerks, charged by, regulated ....
clinical thermometers, testing of, for, increased
commission agents for certain farm products, services of, for,
investigation relative to .... Resolve
appropriation ........
common carrier rights, certain, transfer of, for . . . .
corporations, merger of, and associations or trusts, in connection
with ..........
dog officers, of, for killing or care of unlicensed dogs, increased
druggists, wholesale, licenses for, for
executors and administrators and their attorneys, for, investi-
gation relative to .... . Resolve
fish, birds or mammals, licenses to deal in, for . . . .
hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent or nursing homes or boarding
homes for aged, licenses for, for .....
justices of the peace, of, for issuance of warrants
librarians, certification of, for ......
medical examiners, of, appropriation . . . . .
motor vehicles, licenses to operate, for .....
registration of, for, certain disabled veterans exempted from
pajTnent of ....... .
exemption of certain vehicles from law requiring
motor vehicles and trailers, fleets of, registration of, for
poll taxes, collection of, for .......
state-owned airports, use of, for . . . ...
traps, registration of, for . . . . .
witness, payment to police officers of city of Boston in certain
continued criminal cases ......
Females (see Women).
Fernald, Walter E., state school, appropriations
Fidelity bonds (see Bonds).
Fiduciaries, embezzlement or fraudulent conversion by, prosecu-
tions for crime of, venue of ...... 77 1, 2
pledges, certain, made by a decedent prior to decease, granting
of permission to certain courts to authorize payment of
such pledges by, investigation relative to . Resolve 9
Sec also Executors and administrators; Trustees.
Fifth street bridge, Fitchburg, city of, in, reconstruction and re-
pairs of, borrowing of money for, by said city, authorized 289 1, 2
198
1702-21
198
1726-00
432
527
2
3,4
579
550
373
2
1-51
70
669 /
616
0206.
Page 801
2
524
11
539
1.2
2
21
327
618
295
320
198
/399
\619
1
0505-01
2
2
368
f572
\584
511
386
637 3,
615
2.3
2
7
Subs. 50F
4
340
f 198
336
[669
1724-00
1724-00
1724-00
1110
Index.
Chap.
Item or
Section.
Finance, administration and, commission on (see Administration and
finance, commission on),
cities, towns and districts, of (see Municipal finance),
commonwealth, of (see State finance),
counties, of (see County finance).
Finance board, emergency (see Emergency finance board).
Fire apparatus, motor-propelled, special licenses for operators of,
abolished, and providing for renewal of licenses to oper-
ate such apparatus without fee . . . .
Firearms, carrying of, prohibited, during close season on birds and
mammals .........
See also Veterans, organizations.
FIRE DEPARTMENTS:
in general, call men, certain, appointment to regular or perma-
nent force of certain towns, authorized,
fire apparatus of, special licenses for operators of, abolished,
and providing for renewal of licenses to operate such
apparatus without fee ......
gas masks, furnishing of, for use of members of . . .
head of, reporting of explosions to state fire marshal by .
members, certain, of, killed, etc., in performance of duty,
annuities to dependents of, increased ....
retirement of, in certain cities and towns ....
vehicles, certain, used by, exempted from requirements of
compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance law and pro-
viding for their registration without fee ....
Boston, Dolber, Arthur S., appointment and status of, as mem-
ber of ........ .
Mahoney, James H., appointment and status of, as member of
Murphy, Joseph W., status of, as member of . . .
Utley, Frank E., status of, as member of .
White, Frank, status of, as member of ....
Lynn, Albert H. Pond, former member of, widow of, payment
of annuity to, by said city . . . .
Newburyport, Edward A. Butler, member of, retirement of, by
said city .........
Woburn, permanent members of, hours of duty of .
Fire districts (see Districts).
Fire hydrants, use of inflammable anti-freeze solutions in, pro-
hibited ........
Fire marshal, state (see Public safety, department oO-
Firemen and engineers, licenses of, certain provisions of law re-
lating to, repealed .......
See also Fire departments.
Firemen's relief, commissioners on, appropriations
Fire prevention, division of (see Public safety, department of).
regulations, board of (see Public safety, department of).
FIRES AND FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION:
explosions, reporting of, to state fire marshal . . _ .
fire hydrants, use of inflammable anti-freeze solutions in, pro-
hibited .........
fire patrol, appropriation .......
fires, Boston metropolitan area, in, prevalence of, investigation
relative to ...... Resolve
setting, increasing or negligently or wilfully permitting exten-
sion of, etc., new penalties for, established
forest fires, Berkshire, county of, relieved from payment of ex-
penses of service of military forces incurred in extinguish-
ment of certain ...... Resolve
Chester, town of, in, said town reimbursed for expenses in-
curred in connection with extinguishment of Resolve
appropriation ........
closing of privately owned forest lands for prevention of
dropping, throwing, depositing or placing of certain sub-
stances likely to cause such fires on forest lands, new
penalties for, established .....
extinguishment of, expenses, etc., state aid to towns for, ap-
propriation ........
water holes and cisterns for fire protection, reimbursement to
towns for building and maintenance of, providing for
See also Arson.
610
249
149
619
337
504
552
483
572
641
262
268
269
4
593
128
661
188
140
198
504
1-3
1,2
1-3
1.2
1-3
1.2
1.2
1,2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1,2
1-3
0602-01,
0602-02
188
198
1002-14
74
370
i
48
69
669 1
131
2820-03,
Page 801
370
2
198
1002-11
355
Index.
nil
Fire warden, state (see Conservation, department of).
FISH AND FISHERIES:
inland (see Game and inlanfl fisheries, fish and fishing).
marine, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact, amendment,
proposed, to, ratification of .....
beam or otter trawls, use in taking fish from certain territorial
waters prohibited .......
lobsters, purchasing of, expenses of, appropriation
lobsters and edible crabs, taking from coastal waters of Revere,
relative to ........
shellfish, enforcement of certain laws relative to, appropriation
methods of treatment, purification and propagation of, in-
vestigation and study as to, by director of division of
marine fisheries, authorized, etc. ....
appropriation .......
plants for treatment or purification of, establishment and
maintenance of, providing for .....
samples of, examination of, by department of public health
state aid to coastal cities and towns in conserving and in-
creasing supply of, appropriation ....
shellfish and shellfish chlorinating plants, investigation relative
to, continued ...... Resolve
appropriation ........
Fisheries and game, division of (see Conservation, department of).
Fishing (see Game and inland fisheries).
Fish traps (see Game and inland fisheries).
Fitchburg, city of (see Cities and towns).
state teachers college, appropriations
Fitzgerald, Henry F., payment by city of Everett of sum of money
to
Peter F., Bridge, new bridge to be constructed in town of Black
stone designated as ..... .
Flats, examination of, and samples of shellfish thereon by depart-
ment of public health ......
Flour, white bread and rolls, enrichment of, regulated
Foley, Gerald E., contributions made to retirement system of city
of Everett, repayment of, to, and retirement rights of
such member established .....
FOOD:
drugs, and, adulteration or misbranding of . . .
inspection in department of public health, appropriation
essential fresh, handling of, within commonwealth, investigation
relative to, continued and scope thereof increased Resolve
appropriation ........
fish (see Fish and fisheries).
flour, white bread and rolls, enrichment of, regulated
horse meat, serving of, in certain places, regulated .
oleomargarine, manufacture, furnishing or sale of, regulated
reserve for increased cost of, etc., appropriations
See also Meals; Poultry.
Footlight Club, revived .......
Ford Building, so called, maintenance of, appropriations
Foreign corporations (see Corporations).
Foremen, cities and towns, in employ of certain, pensioning of
Forest fires (.see Forests and forestry).
Forest wardens (see Forests and forestry).
Forestry, division of (see Conservation, department of).
Chap.
264
454
198
76
182
198
430
669
365
463
198
60
669 {
198 {
336
669 I
251
506
463
444
646
598
198 I
70
669 I
444
189
453
f 198
■I 336
1.669
553
f 198
336
1 599
1669
515
Item or
Section.
1-3
1004-83
1.2
1.2
1004-81.
1004-82
1-3
1004-94
1004-84,
1004-85
0258,
Page 799
1308-00,
1308-21
1308-21
1308-00;
3513-08
1.2
1-3
1-8
2012-01,
2012-02
0206,
Page 801
1,2
1-3
2820-34
2820-34
2820-34
0416-05
0416-12
8004-16
0416-05
1-3
1112
Index.
FORESTS AND FORESTRY:
fire patrol, appropriation . . . . . .
fires, forest, extinguishment of, expenses, etc., state aid to towns
for, appropriation .......
forest lands, dropping, throwing, depositing or placing of certain
substances Ukely to cause fires in or upon, new penalties
for, established ........
privately owned, closing of, during certain periods of emer-
gency .........
forest wardens, forest lands, privately owned, closing of, during
certain periods of emergency, powers as to .
state forests, development of, appropriation . . . .
recreational opportunities in, development of, appropriation .
Spencer, town of, in, leasing of certain land in, to Worcester
County 4 H Camp Committee .....
Fort Devens, college for veterans at, appropriations
Fort Point channel, Boston harbor, in, filling and improvement of
part of, investigation relative to . . . Resolve
Forty hour week, county employees and employees of hospital dis-
tricts, for, certain counties authorized to make certain
expenditures for .......
Suffolk county house of correction, employees at, for
Foster, Marion E., reimbursement by city of Gloucester for certain
expenses incurred .......
Fowl (see Poultry).
Foxborough state hospital, appropriations
Framingham, state teachers college, appropriations
Iteu
i or
Chap.
Section.
198
1002-
-14
198
1002-
-11
370
2
131
131
198
1002-21
198
4013
358
ri26
1
.2
198
3513-
-23
.669
3513-
-23
66
12
406
338
1
,2
f 198
1713-
-00
336
1713-
-00
599
8017-10 to
8017-14
,669
1713-
-00
198/
1309-
1309-
00,
-21
336
1309-
-21
599
8013-
-01
669
523
458
523
77
320
303
town of (see Cities and towns).
FRANKLIN COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. .....
Stillwater bridge over Deerfield river in Deerfield, amount of
post war rehabilitation funds authorized to be used for
repair of, by, increased ......
tax levy ..........
Fraudulent conversion, fiduciaries, by, prosecutions for crime of,
venue of ........ .
Free public library commissioners, board of, librarians, certifica-
tion of, powers and duties as to .
Freetown, town of (see Cities and towns).
Freight, carriers of (see Carriers; Transportation).
Fruits, certain, coming into commonwealth, control measures against
insects and diseases on, providing for ....
Fuel, motor vehicles, used in propelling (see Diesel motor fuol;
Gasoline).
Funds, banks, of (see Banks and banking),
federal (see Federal emergency laws) .
municipal (see Municipal finance),
school (see Schools, public),
state (see State finance).
See also Trusts.
Funeral directing and embalming, board of registration in (see
Civil service and registration, department of),
practice of, further regulated . . . . . .491
Funeral expenses, veterans, certain, and their dependents, of, state ! 535
reimbursement of cities and towns on account of . . \ 648
workmen's compensation law, amount of payments under, for,
increased ......... 155
Fur-bearing animals (see Game and inland fisheries) .
Future interests, legacy and succession taxes upon, payment of 543
1309-00,
1309-34;
3513-09
1.2
1
1,2
1.2
1, 2
Index.
1113
G.
Gabriel, Mansour J., payment by city of Lawrence of sum of money
to . .
Gambling (see Gaming; Horse and dog racing meetings conducted
under pari-mutucl system of wagering).
GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES:
in general, conservation officers, compensation, expenses, etc.,
appropriations ........
sporting, hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, issuance of .
birds and mammals:
in general, close season on, during certain periods, providing for
dealing in, fee for licenses for ......
birds:
game birds, propagation, appropriations ....
mammals:
deer, damages caused by, payment of, appropriation
moof3e, damages caused by, payment of, appropriation
trapping of certain, further regulated, and providing for
registration of traps used therefor ....
fish and fishing :
fish hatcheries, maintenance, appropriations
fish traps, number that may be used to catch fish for bait
increased .........
salmon, open season on ...... .
shiners, taking of, for commercial purposes ....
stocking of private waters further regulated
sunfish and bluegills, stocking of private waters with, per-
mitted .........
taking or possession of .
taking of fish from inland waters further regulated
Game, fisheries and, division of (see Conservation, department of).
Gaming, unlawful, enforcement of laws prohibiting, when such
offense is committed upon ships or vessels within terri-
torial limits of commonwealth .....
premises used for, aiding in maintenance of, penalty for
GAMES AND SPORTS:
basketball games, indoor, on Lord's day, hours for playing,
extended .........
boxing or sparring matches, contestants in, maximum age limit
for ..........
matchmakers for, licensing of, and establishing minimum age
limit for certain licensed boxing officials
participation in, certain persons excluded from
Wakefield, town of, Walton field in, holding of baseball games
at, on Lord's day .......
Ganley, John M., payment by commonwealth of annuity to Resolve
Garage, underground, Boston Common, Charles street and
Public Garden under, leasing of space for, by city of
Boston .........
Gardner, city of (see Cities and towns).
state hospital, appropriations
Gariepy Memorial Highway (.see DeWoIf-Gariepy memorial high-
way).
Gas and electric companies, rates, prices, etc., of, proposed, hold-
ing of public hearings by department of pul)lic utilities
in respect to, refjuired ......
Gas and gas meters, inspet-tioii of, division of (see Public utilities,
department of).
Chap.
325
198
669
302
249
327
198
3.36 I
1669
198
198
61.5
198 I
336
.669
343
109
/no
\343
443
443
109
400
299
132
119
371
199
232
27
42
654
198
336
599
669
471
Item or
Section.
1.2
1004-11,
1004-12,
3.304-11,
.3304-12
3304-11
1.2
3304-31
3304-31.
3304-32
3304-31
3304-35
3304-35
1-5
3.304-31,
3304-50
3304-32
3304-49
1,2
1714-00
1714-00
8017-15 to
8017-17
1714-00
1114
Index.
Gas fitters, master plumbers authorized to carry on work of
Gas masks, fire departments, for, furnishing of
Chap.
382
337
Gasoline, motor fuel sales act, so called, administration of, appro-
priations . . . . . . . .
tax, law relative to, act making certain changes in .
See also Diesel motor fuel.
Geese (see Poultry).
GENERAL COURT:
in general, acts and resolves, number passed by
ancient landmarks and property of historical interest, taking
of, by eminent domain, approval by
appropriations by (see Appropriations; State finance).
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact, amendment, pro-
posed, to, ratification of, by, etc. .
Boston, city of, administrative survey of, report of, to
bulletin of committee hearings, appropriations
distribution of copies of .
chaplains, appropriations .....
compensation of, method of fixing, changed
clerks (see, iyifra, house of representatives; senate).
committees, expenses, appropriations
198
669
492
180
264
261
198
336
669 I
1
ri98
I 669 I
139
198
336
669
conservation, committee on, certain expenses of, appropriation 669
department of, director of division of fisheries and game in,
certain report by, to . . . . . . .651
contingent expenses, appropriations . . . . . \ io^
counsel to, appropriations . . , . .
special laws, typing of card index of, duties as to Resolve
counties, committee on, certain expenses of, appropriation
doorkeepers and assistant doorkeepers, appropriations
elevated structures, certain, in city of Boston, removal of, re-
port by metropolitan transit authority relative to, filing
with ..........
general court officers, appropriations
198
669
85
669
198
669
622
198
669
general laws, revision, recodification, consolidation and ar-
rangement of, commissioners appointed in connection
with, report by, to .... . Resolve 94
Iieuriiigs, bulletins of, appropriatir)ns . . . . .J 330
I 669 /
daily list of, appropriations . . . . / ]^
Item or
Section.
1.2
1601-63,
1601-54,
2970-13,
2970-14
2970-13,
2970-14
1.2
Page 868
1,2
0102-04
0102-04
0102-04,
Page 805
0101-17
0101-17,
Page 810
0101-20 to
0102-01,
0102-06,
0102-09
0102-06
0102-09,
0101-20 to
0101-25,
Page 807
0102-38
Page 807
1, Subs. 5
0102-11
0102-11
0101-18,
0101-19,
0102-07,
0102-10
0101-18,
0101-19,
Page 803
0102-45,
Page 807
0101-11 to
0101-13
0101-11 to
0101-13,
Page 804
11 (Pt. II)
0101-11 to
0101-13
0101-11 to
0101-13,
Page 804
0102-04
0102-04
0102-04,
Page 805
0102-04
0102-04
Index.
1115
Chap.
GENERAL COURT — Continued.
in general — Concluded.
highways and motor vehicles, committee on, certain expenses \ ggg
669
of, appropriation
insurance, committee on, further study by, appropriation
legislative document room, clerks, appropriations
manual for, printing of, appropriation ....
Massachusetts Bay Colony, of, order issued in 1638 by, ex-
cluding certain inhabitants of Providence Plantation from
said colony, annulled ..... Resolve
members, compensation of, appropriations
increased ........
portraits, etc., of, books containing, purchase of, appro
priation ........
retirement of, certain changes made in law relative to
municipal finance, committee on, certain expenses of, appro
priation ........
New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nan
tucket Steamship Authority, annual report by, to .
Old Colony High School District Planning Committee, report
by, to ....... .
pages, appropriations ......
pensions and old age assistance, committee on, certain ex
penses of, appropriation .....
physician and medical supplies for, appropriation .
printing, binding and paper, appropriations
prorogation of, statement as to .
rapid transit, extension of, to Quincy and Braintree, recom-
mendations of department of public utilities relative to
filing of, with .......
school building assistance commission, annual report by, to
sergeant-at-arms, salary, clerical assistance, etc., appropria-
tions .........
198
336
669
198
4
198
669
655
198
589
669
544
280
198
669
336
669
/198
\669
151
645
198
336
669
shellfish purification plants, establishment and maintenance
of, annual report in connection with, to . . . . 365
fftate airport management board, annual report by, to . . 637
state housing board, annual report by, to . . . . 260
stationery, appropriations ....... 198
telephone service, appropriations . . . . . < iog
transportation, committee on, certain expenses of, appropria- t ggg
tion . . . . . . . . . . /
traveling expenses, appropriation . . . . .198
ways and means, joint committee on, certain expenses of, \ ggg
appropriation . . . . . . . . J
witness fees, appropriation ...... 198
youth service board, annual report by, to . . . . 310
house of representatives, clerk of, assistant, salary of, appro-
priations ........
clerical assistance, appropriations . . . . . \ ggy
office of, expenses, appropriation ..... 669
Item or
Section.
2941-04,
Page 809
0102-37,
Page 807
0101-15
0101-15
0101-15;
0101-15,
Page 804
0102-03
0101-01 to
0101-04
0101-01,
0101-03,
Page 804
1-4
0102-13
1-4
0102-36,
Page 807
14
3
0101-11,
0101-14
0101-14,
Page 810
0102-44
0102-50
0102-02
0102-02
Page 869
3
4
0101-09 to
0101-15,
0102-11
0101-15
0101-09 to
0101-15,
Page 804
2
3
0102-05,
0102-08
0102-12
0102-12
0102-39,
Page 809
0101-02,
0101-04
0102-25,
Page 807
0102-14
22, Subs. 22
0101-06
0101-06
0101-00,
Page 803
0101-08
0101-08,
Page 803
0102-16
1116
Index.
GENERAL COTJRT — Concluded.
house of representatives — Concluded.
clerk of — Concluded.
salary of, appropriations
Coady, Thomas F., former member of present, widow of, pay-
ment by commonwealth of compensation to Resolve
appropriation ........
ways and means, committee on, certain expenses of, appro-
priations ........ '
senate, clerk of, assistant, salary of, appropriations
clerical assistance, appropriations ....
salary of, appropriations .....
GENERAL LAWS:
changes in, table of ....... .
revision, recodification, consolidation and arrangement of, pro-
\ading for ....... Resolve
appropriation ........
General Mortgage and Loan Corporation, revived for certain
purposes .........
Gerry's landing, Cambridge, city of, in, proposed bridge across
Charles river at, designated as Eliot bridge . Resolve
" G. I.", " army ", " navy ", and other words denoting branches
of Unitea States government, use in corporate name of
charitable corporations, permitted ....
G. I. Bill of Rights, so called, apprentice training provisions of,
appointment of veterans to civil service employments under
veterans attending school under, etc., leaves of absence for, from
civil service employments, providing for
Gift novelties, restrictions on sale of, in certain establishments,
prohibited .........
Girls, industrial school for, appropriations .....
rights, powers, duties, etc., of, transfer to youth service board
parole of, department of public welfare, appropriations .
See also Minors.
Glazer, Lewis, payment by commonwealth of sum of money
to ....... . Resolve
appropriation .........
Gloucester, city of (see Cities and towns).
fish pier, so called, construction of sewer and settling basin at .
appropriation ........
Gold Star Mothers, Inc., local chapters of, laws, certain, affecting
veterans' organizations made applicable to .
Gold star mothers, so called, exemptions from taxation, certain,
granting to ........
Golf course, Lynn Woods reservation, in, use for public skiing,
tobogganing and snow sliding .....
Ponkapoag, Blue Hills reservation, in, additional club house
facilities at, construction of .
appropriation ........
Gonorrhea, laws, certain, relating to, made applicable to all venereal
diseases . . . , . . .
reports and records of cases of, destruction of, relative to
Gosnold, town of (see Cities and towns).
Government, crimes against, relative to .... .
words denoting branches of, use in corporate name of charitable
corporations, permitted ......
Chap.
198
669 I
37
669
198
198
669/
15
Item or
Section.
0101-05
0101-05,
Page 80.3
0101-26
0101-25,
0102-28
0101-25.
Page 804
0101-06
0101-06,
Page 803
0101-07
0101-07,
Page 803
0101-05
0101-05,
Page 803
Pages
873-1045
0401-90,
Page 811
1-3
1916-00
8019-02,
8019-03
1916-00
2, Subs. 67;
4, 16, 18,
22,28
1908-31,
1908-32
31
669 {
612
669 I
445
644
186
273
669
129
120
160
466
3504-37,
Page 801
1. 2
2220-20,
Page 806
1, 2
1-3
1, 2
1.2
8602-30
1-8
Index. 1117
GOVERNOR:
in general, budget of (see Appropriations).
Item or
Chap. Section.
r493
emergency laws, certain acts declared to be, by , . . • i 621
(651
[ 0401-01,
salary and expenses, appropriationa ..... 198 \ 0401-22 to
[ 0401-25
vetoes by ......... Pages 868, 869
appointments by, administration and finance, commission on,
certain commissioners of ..... . 610 2, 4
advisory committee on service to youth, members of . 310 2, Subs. 69
animals, procurement and treatment of, for medical experi-
mentation, special commission to investigate relative to,
three members of .... . Resolve 76
blind persons, certain matters relative to, special commission
to study further, three members of . Resolve 72
conservation, department of, control boards, commissioner and
directors of 651 1, Subs. 2, 8
organization, administration, powers and duties of, special
commission to investigate and study relative to, three
members of ..... . Resolve 93
dentistry, practice of, and laws pertaining to board of dental
examiners, special commission to investigate relative to,
one member of . . . . . Resolve 50
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company, four trus-
tees of 558 2, 3
education, problems, certain, of, special commission to in-
vestigate and study relative to, three members of Resolve 82
employment security law, special commission to investigate
further relative to, four members of . . Resolve 77
general laws, recodification, consolidation and arrangement
of, three persons to act as commissioners in connection
with ........ Resolve 94
milk, laws relating to, and certain related matters, special
commission to investigate relative to, three members
of ....... . Resolve 75
minors, employment of, and establishment of minimum wage,
special commission to investigate and study relative to,
four members of ..... Resolve 90
New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Steamship Authority, members of .... 544 3
non-profit hospital service corporations, special commission
to investigate and study relative to, two members
of ....... . Resolve 95
Old Colony Railroad, continued transportation service in areas
served by, special commission to investigate as to, three
members of ..... . Resolve 1 1
presidential primaries, abolition of, special commission to
investigate relative to advisability of, three members
of . Resolve 73
reformatory for women, conduct of, special commission to in-
vestigate, three members of ... Resolve 89
school building assistance commission, three members of 645 2
sex crimes, prevalence and means for suppression thereof,
special commission to investigate and study relative to,
three members of .... . Resolve 71
shellfish and shellfish purification plants, special commission to
investigate and study relative to, one member of Resolve
Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, proposed, board of trustees for
state airport management board, five members of
state housing board, five members of .
taxation, problems of, special commission to investigate and
study relative to, four members of . Resolve 86
veterans' organizations, licen-ses for sale of alcoholic beverages,
granting of, to, special commission to investigate relative
to, six members of .... . Resolve 68
water systems and sources of water supply, development and
use of, by cities and towns, special commission to in-
vestigate, three members of ... Resolve 35
workmen's compensation law, special commission to investi-
gate relative to, three members of . . Resolve 81
youth service board, members of ..... 310
60
476
4
637
2
260
3
1118 Index.
264
261 1. 2
599 4
651 1, Subs. 2-5
Item or
Chap. Section.
GOVERNOR — Co7icludcd.
powers and duties, administration and finance, commission
on, as to . . . . . . . . 610 1-5
advisory committee on service to youth, as to . . . 310 2, Subs. 69
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact, amendment, pro
posed, to, withdrawal of ratification of, as to
Boston, city of, administrative survey of, report of, to .
capital outlay program for commonwealth, borrowing of money
for, as to .
conservation, department of, act relative to, as affecting
designated as "appropriate public authority" in payment of
annuities to dependents of employees of commonwealth
killed or dying from injuries received or hazards under-
gone in performance of duty ..... 552
Framingham, town of, certain state land at state camp ground
in, conveyance to said town, approval by . . . 632
Massachusetts public building commission, applications by,
for federal funds for preparation of plans and for con-
struction of a dam on Mystic river, approval by . 457 1, 7
metropolitan district commission, construction of additional
water main by, from Middlesex Fells reservoir through
cities and towns of Melrose, Saugus, Lynn and Swamp-
scott to Marblehead, bonds to be issued in connection
with, as to 608 3
New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Steamship Authority, as to . . . . . . 544 3, 14
public buildings and state in.stitutions, construction of, or im- "
provements in, under provisions of certain appropriation
acts, plans and specifications for, approval by
salary schedule, permanent, for certain state officers and em-
ployees, as to .
school buOding assistance commission, as to
state airport management board, as to
state housing board, as to ...... .
veterans' services, commissioner of, appointment of temporary
clerical assistants by, with consent of . . . . 628 1
Winthrop shore reservation, sea wall construction and beach
improvements along, securing of federal aid for, with
consent of . . . . . . . . . 563 2
youth service board, as to . . . . . . . 310 1, 2, 21, 22
See also Governor and council.
GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL:
fl98( 040\-o7*°,
in general, salaries and expenses, appropriations . . . < > 04ni-2S
198
3
669
3
669
10
645
2,4
/637
1663
1, 2
1-5
260
2, 3,'5,'6
0401-24
powers and duties, administration and finance, commission on,
as to 610 1-5
advisory committee on service to youth, as to . . .310 2, Subs. 69
Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States, The,
national convention of, in 1948, representation of common-
wealth at, expenditures for, as to . . Resolve 43
Bulfinch state house, one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of
occupancy of, memorial stone received from House of
Commons in connection with, placing of, in state house,
approval by ..... . Resolve 32
capital outlay program for commonwealth, borrowing of
money for, as to ....... 599 4
Castle island, Boston, city of, in, development of waterfront
terminal at, contract in connection with, approval by . 625 3
conservation, department of, act relative to, as affecting . 651 | ' ^^"^- •^•
Hancock, town of, sale by department of public works of cer-
tain state land in, approval by . . .431
Massachusetts maritime academy, taking by, of certain prop-
erty adjoining state pier on Cape Cod canal, approval by 554 2
New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Steamship Authority, as to . . . . . . 544 3
salary schedule, permanent, for certain state officers and em-
ployees, as to , . . . . . . .311 2,3
shellfish and shellfish purification plants, agreements made by
director of marine fisheries for purposes of, approval by 430 1
Index. 1119
Item or
Chap. Section.
GOVERNOR AND COVNCIL — Concluded.
powers and duties — Concluded.
shellfish, plants for treatment or purification of, establishment
and maintenance of, approval by .... 365
Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, proposed, board of trustees of, as to 476 1, 4
Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection and Cliina
Relief Expedition, observance of fiftieth anniversary of, in
current year, participation by commonwealth in, expendi-
tures for, as to . . . . . Resolve 29
Spencer, town of, leasing by commissioner of conservation of
certain state land in, approval by . . . . 358
r fi^7 1 2
state airport management board, as to . . . . < nr-o j'_5
state housing board, as to . . . . . . 260 3, 4
state rifle range, additional land for, acquisition of, by armory
commission, approval by ..... . 369 1, 2
Wachusett Mountain state reservation commission, sale and
purchase of certain real estate by, approval by . . 514 1, 2
youth service board, as to . . . . . . .310 1, 2, 22
See also Executive department.
Governor's council (see Executive council; Governor and council).
Grace, Charles E., payment by city of Everett of sum of money to 251
Grafton, state hospital, appropriations
198 1715-00
336 1715-00
.qq/ 8017-18 to
^^^ \ 8017-20
669 1716-00
town of (see Cities and towns).
Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Massachusetts,
memorial and shrine in commemoration of, preservation of
room numbered twenty-seven in state house as . . 190 1
Granite industry, employees in, contracting silicosis or other occu-
pational dust diseases, workmen's compensation benefits
payable to, increased ....... 217
Gravestones, sale of, by certain corporations, prohibited . . 497
Great Barrington, town of (see Cities and towns).
Great ponds (see Waters and waterways).
Greenfield, town of (see Cities and towns).
Greenhead fly control projects, establishment of . . . 391 1, 2
Gregoire, Hubert E., payment by city of Everett of sum of money to 251
[ 198 0443-01
Greylock, Mount, war memorial, maintenance of, appropriations . -I 336 0443-21
[ 669 0443-21
state reservation, titles to parcels of land comprising, study of,
appropriation ........ 336 3304-04
Group life insurance (see Insurance, classes of insurance).
Groveland, bridge, Merrimack river, over, between Haverhill and
Groveland, reconstruction of .... . 516 1, 2
town of (see Cities and towns).
Guaranty funds (see Banks and banking, savings banks; Insurance
companies).
Guiel & Bachand, Incorporated, revived for certain purposes . 529
Guns (.•see Firearms).
Gypsy and brown tail moths, suppression of, appropriations . | „„„ 1002-31
further regulated ........ 660 1-26
H.
Habitual truants (see Truants).
Hadley, town of (see Cities and towns).
Haggerty, William J. and Mary N., payment by town of Framing-
ham of sum of money to ..... . 253
Hairdressers, board of registration of (see Civil service and registra-
tion, department of),
shops of, restraint of trade in, prohibited .... 347
See also Barbers.
Halifax, town of (see Cities and towns).
258
1-5
64
1-4
523
1
523
523
1
1
198
637
0442-21
1-13
1120 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
HAMPDEN COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. ..... 623 1
Little Alum pond in town of Brimfield, right of way to, and es-
tablishment of area for parking of vehicles, providing for,
by
probate court and registry of deeds for, at Springfield, adequate
accommodations for, providing by ... .
registry of deeds for (see Registers and registries of deeds).
tax levy ..........
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. .....
tax levy ..........
Hancock, town of (see Cities and towns).
Handicapped children (see Children) .
Hanover, town of (see Cities and towns).
Hanscom field, Laurence G., maintenance, etc., appropriation
laws relative to, changed . . . . . .
Hanson, town of (see Cities and towns).
Harbors (see Waters and waterways).
Harding Cemetery, town of Harwich authorized to receive and
administer property of ...... 277 1-4
Harrison, John, killed by lightning while in performance of duty
as employee of military department of commonwealth,
payment of annuities to children of . . Resolve 38
Harvard, town of (see Cities and towns).
Harwich, town of (see Cities and towns).
Haverhill, city of (see Cities and towns).
Havey, John A., Memorial beach, alteration and enlargement of 532 1, 2
appropriation 669 { Page"800
Hawkers and pedlers, made subject to local regulations . . 493 2-6
HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS OF:
drugs, harmful, sale, etc., of, certain provisions of law relative
to, to enforce, etc. ....... 598 3, 4, 6, 7
hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent and nursing homes and board-
ing homes for aged, regulation of, powers and duties as to 618 1
venereal diseases, act making certain laws relative to gonorrhea
and syphilis applicable to, as affecting powers and duties of 129 2, 3
Health, public, department of (see Public health, department of).
See also Public health.
Health units, local, establishment on full time basis, investigation
relative to ...... Resolve 78
appropriation ......... 669
0247,
Page 802
[198 0102-04
Hearings, legislative, appropriation I ^^^ , 0102^^
[ ^^^ { Page 805
public, gas and electric companies, rates, prices, etc., of, proposed,
in respect to ....... . 471
Heating facilities (see Boilers).
High schools (see Schools, public).
Highways (see Ways).
Hingham, town of (see Cities and towns).
Historical societies, property, certain, preserved by, taking of, by
eminent domain, restricted . . . . . .180
Holidays, employees of commonwealth whose regular day off duty
falls on, additional day off or additional day's pay for,
providing for ........ 498
See also Evacuation Day. •
HoUiston, town of (see Cities and towns).
Holyoke, city of (see Cities and towns).
Homes (see Boarding homes; Convalescent homes; Housing;
Nursing homes).
Hopedale, town of (see Cities and towns).
HORSE AND DOG RACING MEETINGS CONDUCTED UNDER
PARI-MUTUEL SYSTEM OF WAGERING:
fairs, state or county, held in connection with, taxes on amounts
wagered each day at, disposition of ... . 319
race tracks for, location of, approval of, further regulated . . 437
tax on amounts wagered at, temporarily increased . . . 220
Horse meat, serving of, in certain places, regulated _ . . _ .189
Horse power, motor vehicles, certain, of, determination by registrar
of motor vehicles ....... 94
Index.
1121
Chap.
Hospital districts, employees of, forty hour week and longevity
program for, certain counties authorized to make certain
expenditures in anticipation of county appropriation act
for effecting ........ 12
Hospital expenses, dependent children and their parents, incurred
on account of, payment of . . . . . . 418
poor and indigent persons, support of, in connection with . . 546
trainees in division of state police, incurred by, payment of . 318
Hospital inspection and survey, division of (see Public health,
department of).
Hospital records, copies of, required to be kept by laws of United
States, admissibility in evidence ..... 74
Hospital School, Massachusetts, appropriation . . .198
charge for support of children at, increased .... 559
Hospital service corporations, non-profit, investigation and study
relative to ...... Resolve 95
appropriation ........ 669 <
medical service corporations authorized to contract with . . 359
HOSPITALS :
in general, ambulances owned and operated by certain, ex-
empted from requirements of compulsory motor vehicle
liability insurance law and providing for their registration
without fee . _ . . . . . . . 572
horse meat, serving of, in, regulated ..... 189
insane, for, commitment to, and detention of persons in, and
rights of such persons when so committed or detained,
investigation relative to ... . Resolve 20
non-profit hospital service corporations, investigation and
study relative to ..... Resolve 95
appropriation ........ 669 l
records of (see Hospital records).
regulation of certain, by department of public health . . 618
venereal diseases, act making certain laws relative to gonor-
rhea and syphilis applicable to, as affecting . . . 129
veterans' hospital facilities, problems relating to, survey and
study relative to, continued .... Resolve 79
appropriation ........ 669 |
Gushing General Hospital, Framingham, town of, in, ceding
jurisdiction to United States over certain lands for use of 592
Murphy General Hospital, Waltham, city of, in, metropolitan
district commission authorized to continue certain con-
tract relative to furni.shing water to ... .
Pondville Hospital at Norfolk, appropriations ....
Item or
Section.
Springfield municipal hospital,
by city of Springfield .
state hospitals for insane, etc.:
Boston, appropriations
psychopathic, appropriations
Danvers, appropriations
Foxborough, appropriations
Gardner, appropriations
Grafton, appropriations
construction and operation of,
164
/198
1599
455
f 198
599
669
[l98
I 599 I
669
198
,669
[198
599 {
,669
f 198
599 /
669
198
599 I
669
1918-00
0249,
Page 811
1-3
0249,
Page 811
1-3
3-5
0213.
Page 805
1-3
1.2
2031-00
8020-03
1-7
1711-00
8017-03 to
8017-09
1711-00,
1711-26
1710-00
8017-01.
8017-02
1710-00
1712-00
1712-00
1713-00
8017-10 to
8017-14
1713-00
1714-00
8017-15 to
8017-17
1714-00
1715-00
8017-18 to
8017-20
1715-00
1122
Index.
HOSPITALS — Concluded.
state hospitals for insane, etc. — Concluded.
Medfield, appropriations .
Metropolitan, appropriations
Monson, appropriations
Northampton, appropriations
Taunton, appropriations
Westborough, appropriations
Worcester, appropriations . . . . . . <
See also Tewksbury state hospital and infirmary,
tuberculosis (see Tuberculosis hospitals).
Hotels (sec Dwelling houses; Inns, lodging houses, etc.).
Hours of labor (see Labor).
House of Commons, London, England, in, memorial stone from,
acceptance of, etc., by commonwealth in connection with
one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of occupancy of
Bulfinch state house Resolve
House of representatives (see General court).
Massachusetts Bay, of, journals of, purchase and distribution of ,
copies of, appropriations . . ■ •..•.•
Houses, correction, of (see Penal and reformatory institutions,
counties, of),
two and one half story, so called, ordinances or by-laws restrict-
ing use or occupation of, temporarily relaxing terms of
See also Buildings; Dwelling houses; Inns, lodging houses, etc.
Housing, projects, discrimination of persons in, because of race, color,
creed or religion, prohibited . . . . •
low rent, financial assistance by commonwealth in connection
with, providing for, etc. . . . • • _ ■
veterans, for, financial assistance by commonwealth to housing
authorities to alleviate shortage of, providing for, etc.
investigation by special commission relative to, con-
tinued Resolve
appropriation ......••
program of, administration of, appropriation
providing of, relative to ....•• •
state owned land, unused, suitable for housing projects, im-
mediate investigation relative to • Resolve
See also Emergency housing commission; State housing board.
Housing administrator, federal (see Federal housing adminis-
trator) .
Housing authorities, employees of, made eligible for membership
in contributory retirement systems . . . .
financial assistance to, by commonwealth, to alleviate housing
shortage for veterans, providing for, etc.
Housing Authority Bonds Sinking Fund, establishment of
Housing authority law, amended to provide financial assistance
by commonwealth to housing authorities, etc.
Chap.
198
599
669
198
699
,669
198
599^
669
198
599/
669
198
599
669
198
599/
669
198
599 I
669
32
198
669
222
51
39
507
200
200
200
Item or
Section.
1716-00
8017-21,
8017-22
1716-00
1717-00
8017-23,
8017-24
1717-00
1722-00
8017-34 to
8017-36
1722-00;
1722-30,
Page 808
1718-00
8017-25,
8017-26
1718-00
1719-00
8017-27
1719-00
1720-00
8017-28 to
8017-30
1720-00
1721-00
8017-31 to
8017-33
1721-00
0502-02
0502-02
200
1-3
200
1-3
79
669 1
0213,
Page 805
305
1,2
245
451
613
1-3
1.2
1-3
3
1-3
Index.
1123
HOUSING BOARD, STATE:
chairman of, emergency housing commission, representative of
said board to serve on, designation by, authorized
established, and transferring to said board the powers, duties
and obligations of the state board of housing
See also Housing, state board of.
HOUSING, STATE BOARD OF:
abolished, and state housing board established
appropriations
veterans, housing for, facilities for, special commission to survey
and study, to co-operate with . . . Resolve
financial assistance by commonwealth to housing authorities
in connection with, powers and duties as to .
providing of, powers and duties as to ....
See also Housing board, state.
Hudson, town of (see Cities and towns).
Hunting (see Game and inland fisheries).
Hutton, Norman, Jr., payment by commonwealth of sum of
money to . . . . . . . Resolve
Hyde Park district of Boston, continued transportation service for,
investigation relative to . . . Resolves 11, 34
appropriation ........
Hyde Park Reservation Field in, designated as the Major Albert
J. Kelley Field
Hydrants (see Fire hydrants).
Hydraulic machinery, compressed air tanks, certain provisions of
law relating to, made inapplicable to certain receptacles
used in operating .......
Hygiene, occupational, division of (see Labor and industries, de-
partment of).
Chap.
567
260
Item or
Section.
2
1-6
260
1-6
198/
1902-01.
1902-02
305
1.2
669 1
3504-50,
Page 801
79
200
3
245
451
613
1-3
25
,54
669 I
366
146
0224,
Page 806
1.2
I.
Ice (sec Snow and ice).
Immigration and Americanization, division of (see Education,
department of).
Improvement districts (see Districts).
Income tax, division of (see Corporations and taxation, depart-
ment of).
Income taxes (see Taxation, incomes, of).
Indebtedness, commonwealth, of (see State finance),
county (see County finance).
evidences of (see Bonds; County finance; Municipal finance;
Notes; State finance),
municipal and district (see Municipal finance).
Indecent publications, sale or distribution of, to persons under
age eighteen, relative to ..... .
Indexing, certain special laws, of, providing for . . Resolve
appropriation .........
Indigent persons (see Poor and indigent persons).
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, DEPARTMENT OF:
appropriations ........
328
85
069
{
|I98{
(669
0102-15.
I\nge 807
1501-01 to
1501-21
1501-0'J
employers not insured under workmen's compensation law,
certain provisions of law requiring reports from, to,
repealed ......... 158
industrial accident board, payments to dependents of employees
killed in industrial accidents, hearings in connection with,
before member of ...... . 666
self-insurers, furnishing of reinsurance by, powers and duties
as to ......... 176
See also Workmen's compensation.
1124
Index.
Chap.
Industrial, development and, commission, Massachusetts,
appropriations 198 |
Industrial school, boys, for, appropriation
/198
1599
rights, powers, duties, etc., of, transfer to youth service
board 310
girls, for, appropriations .......
rights, powers, duties, etc., of, transfer to youth service
board .........
Industries, labor and, department of (see Labor and industries,
department of),
prison (see Prison industries) .
Inflammable fluids and compounds, storage of, in city of Boston,
zoning law of said city amended in respect to
use of, as anti-freeze solutions in fire hydrants, prohibited
Inheritance tax (see Taxation, legacies and successions, of).
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM:
petitions, objections to signatures on, time of filing . . ' .
Injunctions, teachers convicted of crimes against government,
against .........
Injury cases (see Actions, civil; Damages; Personal injuries;
Workmen's compensation).
Inland waters (see Waters and waterways) .
Inns, lodging houses and public lodging houses, horse meat,
serving of, in, regulated ......
oleomargarine, furnishing of, by, regulated ....
See also Buildings.
INSANE, FEEBLE MINDED AND EPILEPTIC PERSONS:
insane persons, hospitals for, commitment to, and detention of
persons in, and rights of such persons when so committed
or detained, investigation relative to . . Resolve
unlawful sexual intercourse with insane female, penalized
See also Hospitals, state hospitals for insane, etc.; Mental
health, department of).
Insect pests, nursery stock and plants, certain, on, control measures
against, providing for .......
suppression of, further regulated ......
Insolvency, judges of (see Probate and insolvency, judges).
registers of (see Probate and insolvency, registers).
Inspection, division of (see Public safety, department of).
Inspectors, buildings, of, permits or certificates, certain, issuance
of, by, authorized .......
safety of persons in buildings, acts,
affecting powers and duties of
certain, relative to, as
cities and towns, in employ of certain, pensioning of
Installment investment contracts, seller of, deduction of sales and
other expenses of, act regulating .....
Institutions, charitable (see Corporations).
penal (see Penal and reformatory institutions).
savings, for (see Banks and banking, savings banks).
Instructors, colleges, universities and schools, in, excluded from
teaching positions, etc., after conviction of crimes against
government and penalty provided for violation of teachers'
oath law, so called .......
See also Teachers.
INSURANCE:
in general, cities and towns, by, indemnifying or protecting
municipal officers and employees for damages sustained
on account of operation of certain municipally owned
vehicles .........
self-insurance (see Workmen's compensation).
agents :
retirement or insurance benefits, payment of, to agents and
agency employees of agents of certain domestic insurance
companies ........
Item or
Section .
1603-01,
1603-02
1915-00
8019-01
2, Subs, 67;
4, 11. 16,
18, 22, 28
1916-00
8019-02,
8019-03
1916-00
2, Subs, 67;
4, 16, 18,
22,28
203
188
596
160
189
453
20
137
303
660
1-3
1.2
1-26
438
1.2
438
1.2
439
1.2
440
502
615
1-3
623
1.2
160
174
496
1.2
Index.
1125
Chap.
INSURANCE — Concluded.
classes of insurance :
accident, policies of, certain, inclusion of additional accident
benefits in 287
life, group, smaller groups of employees made eligible for 54
policies of, employees of life insurance companies, issued on,
amount of commissions which may be paid to such em-
ployees with respect to, increased . . .98
savings banks, by (see Banking and insurance, department
of; Savings bank life insurance),
motor vehicle liability, against, compulsory (see Motor ve-
hicles, liability for bodily injuries, etc., caused by, security
for),
reinsurance, relative to . . . . . . .571
unemployment (see Employment security law),
workmen's compensation (see Workmen's compensation);
See also, infra, companies.
companies:
in general, interlocking directorates of domestic . . . 617
investments by domestic, in bonds, notes or obligations
issued, assumed or guaranteed by International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development .... 70
meetings of directors or stockholders of certain, person to
preside at, determination of, by by-laws of such com-
panies, authorized ....... 286
records, certain, of, admissibility in evidence . . . 154
stock, guaranty capital or other share capital of, acquisition
by domestic insurance companies, regulation of . .621
liability, motor vehicle liability policies or bonds, issuance, etc.,
by (see Motor vehicles, liability for bodily injuries, etc.,
caused by, security for),
life, domestic, agents and agency employees of agents of cer-
tain, payment of retirement or insurance benefits to . 496
employees, certain, of, commissions which may be paid to,
with respect to certain policies issued on lives of such
employees, amount of, increased ..... 98
taxation of, relative to . . . . . . . 587
See also Workmen's compensation.
Insurance, banking and, department of (see Banking and insurance,
department of),
commissioner of (see Banking and insurance, department of),
division of (see Banking and insurance, department of).
Interim cost-of-living salary adjustments, so called, etc.,
county oflBcers and employees, certain, for
state oflBcers and employees, certain, for ....
appropriations ........
Interlocking directorates (see Insurance, companies).
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
bonds, notes or obligations issued, assumed or guaranteed
by, investments in, by domestic insurance companies
investments in, by savings banks .....
Intersections, ways, of, operation of motor vehicles entering or
turning in, further regulated .....
See also Ways.
Interstate carriers, operation of, by non-residents
INTERSTATE COMPACTS:
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact, amendment, pro-
posed, to, ratification of ..... .
Interstate co-operation, commission on, appropriation
Intoxicating liquors (see Alcoholic beverages).
Investment contracts, installment, seller of, deduction of sales and
other expenses of, act regulating .....
Investments (see Banks and banking; Insurance).
Ipswich, town of (see Cities and towns).
Iwanowicz, Emma A. and Alfred F., payment by commonwealth
of sum of money to, as compensation for certain property
taken for highway purposes . . . Resolve 24
appropriation ......... 669 <
Item or
Section.
1,2
591
311
f336
375
669
1-7
1-5
9
1,2
10
70
361
324
130
264
198
0306-01
623
1,2
2900-36,
Page 801
198
1002-31
669
1002-31
660
1-26
440
347
75
198
0502-02
669
0502-02
198
0408-01
1126 Index.
J.
Item or
Chap. Section.
Jails (see Penal and reformatory institutions, counties, of).
Jancsy, William K., payment by city of Everett of sum of money to 251
Janisziwski, John J., contributions made to retirement system of
city of Worcester, repayment of, to, and retirement rights
of such employee established . . . . .291 1, 2
Janitors, state house (see State house).
Japanese beetle, so called, suppression of, appropriations .
providing for . . . . . . _ .
Jewelry stores, exits and means of egress from certain buildings, law
relative to, clarified in respect to .
restrictions on sales of jewelry in certain, prohibited
Joint deposits, savings banks, in, in trust for another, relative to
Journals, house of representatives of Massachusetts bay, of, pur-
chase and distribution of copies of, appropriations .
Judge advocate, state, appropriation
Judges and justices (see Boston juvenile court; District courts;
Probate courts; Supreme judicial and superior courts).
Judges and referees, professional boxing matches, at, minimum age
limit for, established . . . . . . .199
Judgments in civil actions, contract, actions of, in which there is
no dispute of fact, summary judgment on issues in, investi-
gation relative to .... . Resolve 6
summary process, actions of, in, further stay of ... 2 1-4
JUDICIAL COUNCIL:
appropriations . . . . . . . . . 198 | 0303-02
change of name of individuals, investigation relative to,
by ....... . Resolve 53
contract, actions of, in which there is no dispute of fact, summary
judgment on issues in, investigation relative to, by Resolve 6
executors and administrators and their attorneys, fees for, in pro-
bate of estates of deceased persons, investigation relative
to, by . . . . . . Resolve 21
fiduciaries, payment by, of certain pledges made by decedents
prior to decease, granting of permission to certain courts
to authorize such payments, investigation relative to,
by ....... . Resolve 9
hospitals for insane, commitment to, and detention of persona
in, and rights of such persons when so committed or de-
tained, investigation relative to, by . Resolve 20
larceny, arrest for, authorizing sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, con-
stables and police officers to make such arrest in certain
cases, investigation relative to, by . . Resolve 12
probate courts, decrees of, clarification of, investigation relative
to, by . . . . . . Resolve 14
rights of way and easements acquired by adverse use, investiga-
tion relative to, by . . . . . Resolve 51
savings banks, real estate loans by, extensions of and other
changes of terms in, investigation relative to, by Resolve 13
separate support, appointment of attorneys to investigate peti-
tions for, in probate court, investigation relative to,
by ....... . Resolve 63
Juvenile court (see Boston juvenile court).
Juvenile delinquency (see Child delinquency).
Juvenile training, division of (see Public welfare, department of).
Justices of the peace, issuance of warrants by, regulated . . 295
K.
Kane, Bernard P., payment by city of Everett of sum of money to 251
Keeley, James F. , payment by city of Springfield of sum of money to 585
Kelley, James H., payment by commonwealth of sum of money to,
as reimbursement for certain expenses incurred by reason
of being struck by a motor vehicle operated by a member
of the militia ...... Resolve 64
appropriation 669 | Pag^gOl
Index. 1127
Item or
Chap. Section.
Kelley, James H. — Concluded.
Cemetery, town of Harwich authorized to receive and administer
property of 277 1-4
Field, Major Albert J., Hyde Park Reservation Field in city of
Boston designated as . . . . . . . 366 1, 2
Kelliher, Elwin T., payment by city of Everett of sum of money to 251
Kennedy, Rena A., payment by city of Springfield of sum of money
to . . 218 1, 2
Kenney, William F., payment by city of Woburn of annuities to
widow and minor child of . . . . . 460 1, 2
Keyes, Helen C, retirement rights of, under teachers' retirement
law, restoration of, to . . . . . 414 1, 2
Killam, Dana F., payment by commonwealth of sum of money
to ....... . Resolve 88
appropriation 669 | pHq'su
Kingston, town of (see Cities and towns).
L.
LABOR:
children, of (see, infra, minors, of).
hours of, municipal employees, certain, of, further regulated . 657
women and children, for, in employments where principal
income is in tips or gratuities . . . . .196
minors, of, hours of, in employments where principal income is
in tips or gratuities ....... 196
municipal employees, certain, hours of, further regulated . . 657
prisoners, of (see Prison industries).
public employees, compensation under workmen's compensa- 1 ^gg f 2820-U4,
tion law for injuries sustained by, appropriations . . / \ 2970-07
service, commonwealth or municipalities, of (see Civil service
laws).
Suffolk county house of correction, employees at, forty hour
week for ......... 406
unemployment compensation (see Employment security law).
women, of, hours of, in employments where principal income is
in tips or gratuities ....... 196
See also Employers and employees; Employment security law;
Labor and industries, department of; Massachusetts
development and industrial commission; Workmen's
compensation.
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, DEPARTMENT OF:
(l98( 160/-"! t°
in general, appropriations . . . . . . . > ,oW, }i
1 669 / 1601-41;
I ^^^ \ 3516-01
inspectors, cprtain, of, killed, etc., in performance of duty,
annuities to dependents of, increased .... 552
apprentice training, division of, appropriations , . -j
1605-01,
1605-02.
3516-01.
I [ 3516-02
[669 3516-01
commissioner, emergency housing commission, representative
of said department to serve on, designation by, authorized 567 2
manufacturing statistics, furnishing of, by . . . . 487
women and children employed in places where principal in-
come is in tips or gratuities, hours of labor of, powers
as to ......... 196
conciliation and arbitration, board of, appropriation . . 198 | ifini^o
employment security, division of, director, act malcing changes
in employment security law, as affecting powers and
duties of 603 4-6
civil service positions, certain, available to veterans, notice
of, to, providing for ....... 407
claimants furnishing inaccurate information, disqualifica-
tion of, for benefits under employment security law, dis-
cretionary powers of director as to. revoked . .421
1128
Index.
Chap.
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, DEPARTMENT OF — Concluded.
employment security, division of, director — Concluded.
claims for compensation and notice thereof required to be
given to employers by, under employment security law . 537
employees, certain, of, permanent civil service status granted to 282
status of ........ . 263
See also Employment security law.
labor relations commission, appropriations . . . .198
Massachusetts development and industrial commission, appro- 1 j^gg
• • • • • « • J
priations
minimum wage service, appropriations
necessaries of life, division on, appropriations .
motor fuel sales act, administration and enforcement of, ap
propriations .....
occupational hygiene, division of, appropriations
standards, division of, appropriations
statistical service, appropriations .
wage boards, appropriations ....
Labor relations commission, appropriations
Lakes (see Waters and waterways).
LakeviUe, state sanatorium, appropriations .
crippled children, admission of, to
town of (see Cities and towns).
Land, state, unused, suitable for veterans' housing projects, im-
mediate investigation relative to . . . Resolve
summary process to recover (see Summary process for possession
of land). '
taxation of (see Taxation, local taxes).
See also Real property.
LAND COURT:
appropriations . . . . . . . . .
justices, retired, pensions for, appropriation ....
technical assistants to assistant recorders of, salaries of
Land forces (see Militia).
Landing areas (see Airports).
Landlord and tenant (see Summary process for possession of land).
Landmarks, ancient (see Ancient landmarks).
Lanesborough, town of (see Cities and towns).
Larceny, arrest for, authorizing sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, con-
stables and police officers to make such arrest in certain
cases, investigation relative to . . . Resolve
See also Embezzlement.
LaRocca, Robert V., contributions made to retirement system of
city of Everett, repayment of, to, and retirement rights
of such member established .....
Law enforcement, division of (see Conservation, department of).
Lawrence, city of (see Cities and towns).
Laws, emergency (see Emergency laws).
special, certain, typing of card index of, providing for Resolve
appropriation . . ...
state, uniform, commissioners on, appropriation
See also Acts and resolves; General Laws.
Lawyers (see Attorneys).
Lead Mine pond, town of Sturbridge, in, public access to, establish-
ment of right of way for, etc., by county of Worcester .
Leaves of absence, county officers and employees, for, uniform rules
and regulations governing, establishment of
See also Civil service laws.
LeComec, John W., payment by city of Everett of sum of money to
Legacy and succession taxes, additional, imposition and extension
of
future interests, on, payment of ..... .
Legislative document room (see General court).
198
198
1 198
198
198
/198
\669
198
198
198
669
412
Item or
Section.
1-3
1604-01,
1604-02
1603-01,
1603-02
1601-71,
1601-72
1601-61,
1601-52
1601-53,
1601-54
1601-31.
1601-32
1601-81,
1601-82
1601-41
1601-41
1601-73
1604-01,
1604-02
2022-00
2022-00
39
198
669
198
664
0308-01 to
0308-03
0308-02
0309-01
3
12
646
1-3
85
669 1
198
0102-15,
Page 807
0420-01
259
1-5
345
251
503
543
2,4
1,2
Index.
1129
Chap.
Item or
Section.
Legislature (see General court).
Leominster, city of (see Cities and towns).
Levenson, Abraham, acts as a justice of the peace validated Resolve
Lewdness, premises used for, aiding in maintenance of, penalty for
Lexington, town of (see Cities and towns).
Liability insurance (see Insurance).
Librarians, certification of, providing for .....
Libraries, public, division of (see Education, department of).
Library, state (see State library).
LICENSES AND PERMITS:
alcoholic beverages, manufacture, transportation, sale, etc., of
(see Alcoholic beverages).
barbering, practice of, by apprentices and students .
city and town clerks, issued, etc., by, fees to be charged for,
regulated . . . . . . . . _ .
commission agents for certain farm products, for, investigation
relative to ...... Resolve
appropriation .......
common carriers, issued to, transfer of, further regulated .
dogs, for, issuance of, to persons convicted of cruelty to animals
prohibited .......
drugs or medicines, sale, distribution or delivery, at wholesale of
engineers and firemen, of, certain provisions of law relating to
repealed ........
fire apparatus, motor-propelled, operators of, special licenses for,
abolished, and providing for renewal of licenses to operate
such apparatus without fee .....
fish, birds or mammals, dealing in, for, fee for
fishing (see Game and inland fisheries).
horse and dog racing meetings (see Horse and dog racing meet-
ings conducted under pari-mutuel system of wagering).
hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent and nursing homes, etc., cer-
tain, for .........
hunting (see Game and inland fisheries").
inspectors of buildings, issuance of certain, by, authorized
matchmakers for professional boxing, etc. ....
motor vehicles, second hand, dealers in .
See also Motor vehicles.
sporting (see Game and inland fisheries).
state owned airports, use of, for ......
theatrical booking agents, personal agents and managers, for,
refusal or revocation of ..... .
trapping (see Game and inland fisheries).
Lieutenant governor, salary and expenses, appropriations .
Life insurance (see Insurance, classes of insurance, life).
Light districts (see Districts).
Limitation of actions, actions of replevin, and certain actions of
contract and tort, in respect to .
claims of cities and towns against estates of deceased persona
chargeable to said cities and towns, with respect to
Limited access ways, land abutting, access for, department of pub-
lic works authorized to acquire easements to provide for .
Limited town meetings (see Town meetings, limited, etc.).
Lincoln, town of (see Cities and towns).
Liquors, intoxicating (see Alcoholic beverages).
Lithuanian War Veterans' Organization, Inc., drilling and
parading with firearms by, permitted ....
Little Alum pond, town of Brimfield, in, public access to, establish-
ment of right of way for, etc., by county of Hampden
Livestock disease control, division of (see Agriculture, depart-
ment of).
Loan agencies, banks and, division of (see Banking and insurance,
department of),
supervisor of (sec Banking and insurance, department of).
Loans, banks, by (see Banks and banking),
county (see County finance),
credit unions, by (see Credit unions),
mortgage (see Mortgages),
municipal (see Municipal finance),
state (see State finance).
1
132
320
579
550
70
669 {
616
329
539
140
619
327
618
438
199
181
/ 637 3.
1663
256
198
2
1-51
0206,
Page 801
1,2
274
581
448
171
258
1-3
1
1.2
1-4
Subs. 50F
2,3
0401-02,
0401-05,
0401-21
1-3
1.3
1-6
1130
Index.
Lobsters, taking from coastal waters of Revere, relative to
See also Fish and fisheries.
Local health, administration, division of (see Public health, depart-
ment of),
units, establishment of, on full time basis, investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve
appropriation ........
Local housing authorities .(see Housing authorities).
Local taxes (see Taxation).
Lodging houses (see Buildings; Inns, lodging houses, etc.).
Logan Airport, General Edward Lawrence, operation, mainte-
nance, etc., of, appropriations .....
laws relative to, changed .......
London, England, memorial stone from House of Commons in,
acceptance of, etc., by commonwealth in connection with
one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of occupancy of
Bulfinch state house ..... Resolve
Longevity program (see Counties, officers and employees of).
Lord's day, baseball games, holding of, at Walton field in town of
Wakefield .........
basketball games, indoor, on, hours for playing, extended ,
Lotions (see Beauty preparations).
Lowell, city of (see Cities and towns).
district court of, special justice of, compensation of, relative to .
state teachers college, appropriations .....
textile institute, appropriations
Leander Marion, payment by commonwealth of sum of money
to, for work and materials furnished at . . Resolve
Low rent housing projects, financial assistance by commonwealth
in connection with, providing for, etc. ....
Lunch counters, horse meat, serving of, at, regulated .
oleomargarine, furnishing of, at, regiilated ....
Lunches, school (see National school lunch act).
Lunenburg, town of (see Cities and towns).
Lyman School for boys, appropriations .....
Chap.
76
78
669
198
336/
637
32
27
119
667
/198
^669
198/
699
669
46
200
189
453
/198
\336
Item or
Section.
1.2
0247,
Page 802
2230-02
2230-02,
2230-03
1-13
rights, powers, duties, etc., of, transfer to youth service board . 310
Lynch, Myra B., acts as a notary public validated . Resolve 17
Lynn, city of (see Cities and towns).
Lynnfleld, town of (see Cities and towns).
Lynnway, so called, care, control and maintenance of portions of.
5A
1311-00
1311-00
1332-00,
3513-32
8013-06
1332-00,
1332-37;
3513-32
1-3
1-3
1917-00
1917-00
2, Subs. 67;
4, 11. 16;
18, 22, 28
transferred to metropolitan district commission
670
1.2
M.
MacDonald, John H., payment by city of Everett of sum of money
to
Machinery, hydraulic, compressed air tanks, certain provisions of
law relating to, made inapplicable to certain receptacles
used in operating . . . .
manufacturers employing persons in operation of, certain pro-
visions of law reqviiring such manufacturers to provide
compensation for such persons during period of incapaci-
tation repealed . . . . . .
Magazine beach, beach house at, repairs to, appropriation
Maguire, Bridget, authorized to become member of retirement sys-
tem of town of Winchester ......
Mahaiwe Cemetery Association, town of Great Barrington author-
ized to receive and administer property of .
Mahoney, James H., appointment and status of, as member of fire
department of city of Boston .....
251
146
166
669
8602-52
^/ 1
231
1-5
262
1.2
Index. 1131
Item or
Chap. Section.
Mailing room, central, appropriation ..... 198 0414-12
Maiden, city of (see Cities and towns).
Malt beverages (see Alcoholic beverages).
Mammals (see Game and inland fisheries: birds and mammals).
Managers, professional boxers, of, minimum age limit for, established 199
Mandamus, councillor and senatorial districts, division of common-
wealth into, jurisdiction of supreme judicial court of
petitions for, in connection with ..... 250 3
Mansfield, town of (see Cities and towns).
Manual for the general court, printing of, appropriation . 198 0102-03
Manufacturers, employing persons in operation of machinery, cer-
tain provisions of law requiring such manufacturers to
provide compensation for such persons during period of
incapacitation repealed . . . . . .156
Manufacturing corporations, taxation of (see Taxation, corpora-
tions, of).
Manufacturing statistics, furnishing of . . . . 487
Manzie, Mary, authorized to become member of retirement system
of town of Winchester ...... 271
Marble head, town of (see Cities and towns).
March seventeenth. Evacuation Day, public offices of common-
wealth wif)hin Suffolk county closed at twelve o'clock noon
on 241
' ' Marine Corps ' ' , and other words denoting branches of United
States government, use in corporate name of charitable
corporations, permitted ...... 466
Marine Corps League, representative of, to be member of special
commission to investigate relative to granting to veter-
ans' organizations of Ucenses for sale of alcoholic bever-
ages ........ Resolve 68
Marine fisheries (see Fish and fisheries).
division of (stee Conservation, department of).
Marines (see Military and naval service of the United States; Sol-
diers, sailors and marines ; Veterans) .
Marion, Leander, payment by commonwealth of sum of money
to ....... . Resolve 46
fl98f 130«oo01f^
Maritime academy, Massachusetts, appropriations . . . < \ 1306-OI
1^669 I 1306-10
state pier on Cape Cod canal, use for purposes of, authorized,
control of said pier placed in board of commissioners of
said academy, etc. ....... 554 1-3
"Market Authority", essential fresh foods, handling of, within
commonwealth, investigation relative to, by special codq-
mission known as, continued and scope thereof in-
creased . . . . . * . . Resolve 70
appropriation . . . . . .... 669
0206.
Page 801
Markets, division of (see Agriculture, department of).
Marriage, divorced persons, of, copies of decrees of divorce to con-
tain certain information relating to rights in respect to . 66
Marshal, state fire (see PubUc safety, department of).
Marshfield, town of (see Cities and towns).
Martha's Vineyard, steamships, operation of, between, and New
Bedford, Woods Hole and Nantucket, investigation rela-
tive to, continued ..... Resolve 5
providing for, etc. ........ 544 1-18
appropriation 669 | p^^g^ gQ^
transportation service for, continuation of, investigation relative
to ...... . Resolves 11, 34, 54
f 0224
appropriation 669 | p^^^ g^^
Masks, gas (see Gas masks).
Massachusetts, aeronautics commission, airports or restricted land-
ing areas, use of certain bodies of water for, act requiring
approval thereof by cities and towns, as affecting powers
and duties of ....... . 505
iQof 0442-01,
- • I 0442-21
appropriations ^599 8004-42
669 0442-21
1132
Index.
Massachusetts — Continued.
aeronautics commission — Concluded.
state-owned airports, management, operation, maintenance,
etc., of, act changing laws relative to, as affecting powers
and duties of . . . • _ • • . • .
archives, reproduction of manuscript collection, appropriation
Bay Colony, General Court of, order issued in 1638 by, excluding
certain inhabitants of Providence Plantation from said
colony, annulled Resolve
CuNA Association Inc., made eligible for rnembership in Credit
Union Employees Retirement Association
development and industrial commission, appropriations .
fair employment practice commission, appropriations . _.
field representatives of, exempted from provisions of civil
service laws . . • • ■ • • . •
Hospital Association, advisory committee on hospitals, sanatoria,
convalescent and nursing homes, appointment of members
of, upon recommendation of .....
hospital school, appropriations ......
charge for support of children at, increased ....
maritime academy, appropriations .....
state pier on Cape Cod canal, use for purposes of, authorized,
control of said pier placed in board of commissioners of
said academy, etc. .......
National Guard (see Militia).
public building commission, appropriations ....
capital outlay program for commonwealth, plans, specifications
and contracts for, approval by . . ■ .
director, hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent and nursing homes
and boarding homes for aged, advisory committee on, to
be member of .......
industrial school at Lancaster, buildings to be erected at, plans
for, approval by .......
Logan airport, General Edward Lawrence, management, etc.,
of, act making changes in laws relative to, as affecting
powers and duties of . . • _
Mystic river, dam on, in cities of. Someryille and Medford,
construction of, plans and specifications for, by, etc. .
appropriation ........
reformatory, appropriations ......
Chap.
637
198
4
509
198/
198
411
554
198
669
599
618
Item or
Section.
3-6, 8
0502-01
1603-01.
1603-02
0426-01
1918-00
1918-00
8019-05 to
8019-08
1918-00
1306-01 to
130&-10
1306-01,
1306-10
1-3
0429-01
0429-01
310 22, Subs. 24
637
457
669
198
669
1.7
8602-31,
Page 800
1805-00,
4411
1805-00
boys, certain, sentenced to, transfer to custody of youth
service board . . • . _ •
superintendent of, physical examination of prisoners, act
making certain laws relative to, applicable to all venereal
diseases, as affecting powers and duties of . . . 129
[l98
school of art, appropriations ..... . . ■
669
educational program, certain, at, providing for, etc. . . 620
Soldiers' Home in (see Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts).
state guard (see Militia).
Steamship Lines, Incorporated, steamship line operated by, ac-
quisition of, etc., by New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's
Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority . . 544
training schools, rights, powers, duties, etc., of, transfer to youth ) gjQ
service board . . . • • . . /
il98
trustees of, appropriations . . . • . .1
I 336
310 22, Subs. 16
8
1321-00,
3513-21
1321-00;
3513-21
1.4
1-18
2, Subs. 67;
4 22
1915-00 to
1917-00
1917-00
Index.
1133
Massachusetts — Concluded.
University of, appropriations
Chap.
126
198.
336
599
669
Building Association, holding of property by, and leasing of
certain state land to said corporation .... 185
employees, certain, of, made eligible for membership in state
retirement system ....... 607
trustees of, state land, certain, lease of, by, to University of
Massachusetts Building Association .... 185
volunteer miUtia (see Militia).
See also Commonwealth.
Master plumbers (see Plumbers).
Matches, lighted, throwing of, from vehicles near forest lands, new
penalties for, established ...... 370
Matchmakers, boxing, professional, for, licensing of, etc. . . 199
Maternal and child health, division of (see Public health, depart-
ment of).
Matrimony (see Marriage).
Mattapoisett, town of (see Cities and towns).
MAYORS:
auditors or accountants in cities, appointment of assistants, ap-
proval by . . . . . . . . .211
bodies of water, certain, use for airport or restricted landing
area purposes, approval by . . . . . . 505
city employees, certain, killed, etc., in performance of duty, act
increasing annuities to dependents of, powers and duties as
to 552
work hours of, regulation of, powers and duties as to . . 657
elections or primaries, preliminary, in cities, day for holding of,
fixing by, etc. ........ 531
foremen, inspectors, mechanics, draw tenders and storekeepers
in employ of certain cities, act relative to, notice of, to . 515
local housing authorities, act making employees of, eligible for
membership in contributory retirement systems, accept-
ance of, notification of, to . . . . . . 507
Plan D standard form of city charter, act revising, as affecting
powers and duties of, etc. ...... 459
transient vendors, hawkers and pedlers, regulation of, in cities,
under rules made by . . . . . . . 493
McLaughlin, William J., payment by city of Everett of sum of
money to ........ . 251
Meals, county officers and employees, reimbursement for expenses
of, in certain cases, regulated ..... 523
excise upon, administration of, appropriations . . .198
collection of ........ . 668
state officials and employees, reimbursement for expenses of, ( 198
in certain cases, regulated . . . . . . \ 336
Meat, horse, serving of, in certain places, regulated . . ^°"
MechJanics, cities and towns, in employ of certain, pensioning of
Medfleld, state hospital, appropriations ....
town of (see Cities and towns).
Medford, city of (see Cities and towns).
Medical examiners, fees of, appropriation .....
Medical expenses, trainees in division of state police, incurred by,
payment of ....... .
Medical experimentation, animals, living, upon, investigation
relative to . . . . . . Resolve
appropriation .........
Item or
Section.
1,2
1341-00.
3513-41
1341-00 to
1341-81,
3513-41
8013-06 to
8013-09
1341-00,
1341-97.
3513-23,
3513-41
1-3
1,2
1-3
198
318
76
669 I
15
3
2
1-8
1-6
1201-02,
1201-22
4
4
1-3
1716-00
8017-21,
8017-22
1716-00
0505-01
0235,
Page 802
1134
Index.
Medical schools, approved, inspection of, and providing for with-
drawal of approval of such schools in certain cases
Medical service corporations, powers of, with respect to contracts
with non-profit hospital service corporations .
subscriptions to, exempted from laws regulating assignment of
wages .........
Medical services (see Workmen's compensation).
Medicine, board of registration in (see Civil service and registration,
department of).
veterinary, board of registration in (see Civil service and regis-
tration, department of),
practice of, further regulated ......
Medicines, certain, sale, distribution and delivery of, regulated
See also Drugs.
Meeting halls (see Assembly, places of).
Melrose, city of (see Cities and towns).
Memorial drive, Cambridge, city of, in, construction of, as dual high-
way, providing for .......
MEMORIALS:
Bulfinch state house, one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of
occupancy of, memorial stone from House of Commons in
London, England, to be placed in state house Resolve
Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Massachusetts, to
commemorate, certain room in state house preserved as .
Patton, General George S., Jr., to commemorate, erection of,
providing for ...... Resolve
appropriation ........
Storrow, Helen Osborne, to commemorate public services ren-
dered by, erection of, on Storrow memorial embankment
in Charles river basin ..... Resolve
Walsh, David I., to commemorate, construction of, investigation
relative to ...... Resolve
See also Monuments.
Mental diseases (see Insane, feeble-minded and epileptic persons;
Mental health, department of).
MENTAL HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, appropriations
commissioner, hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent and nursing
homes and boarding homes for aged, advisory committee
on, to be member of .
sex crimes, prevalence and means for suppression thereof,
special commission to investigate and study relative to,
to be member of ..... Resolve
mental hygiene, division of, appropriations ....
Merrill, Gertrude, employment of, as teacher in school system of
town of Groveland, authorized .....
Merrimack, College (see Augustinian College of the Merrimack
Valley).
river, Groveland bridge over, between Haverhill and Groveland,
reconstruction of .......
Merrimack River Valley Sewerage Board, disposal of sewage in
certain municipalities, investigation relative to, by, con-
tinued ....... Resolve
appropriation .........
Messengers (see Court officers and messengers).
Metropolitan Boston area, fires, dangerous explosions and simi-
lar hazards in, prevalence of, investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION:
Chap.
413
359
117
Item or
Section.
appropriations
224
539
465
32
190
87
669
22
56
198
336
599
669
618
71
198 I
300
516
40
669
74
198
336^
1.2
3586,
Page 809
1701-01 to
1726-00
1710-00 to
1724-00
8017-01 to
8017-40
1701-02 to
1726-00
1702-00,
1702-21
1.2
1,2
2015-21
2931-01 to
2931-04;
8501-00 to
8902-63
8607-00,
8802-35
Index.
1135
Chap.
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION — Con<mwed.
appropriations — Concluded. I 669
Charles river, dam, land on, lease by, to Boston Society of
Natural History for museum of science and natural his-
tory and a planetarium . •.-..• • • 474
proposed bridge across, at Gerry's landing in city of Cam-
bridge, designation of Eliot bridge, tablet or marker bear-
ing, attachment to, by . . . Resolve 15
Chelsea, city of, sewer constructed in, by, payment to said city
for certain damages sustained in connection with, pro-
viding for ........ 374
appropriation ........ 669
contracts, certain, entered into by, with United States of Amer-
ica, continuation of, authorized ..... 164
employees, technical, of, killed, etc., in performance of duty,
annuities to dependents of, increased .... 552
water division of, of, formerly employed by metropolitan dis-
trict water supply commission, placed under civil service
laws .......... 635
Havey, John A., Memorial beach. West Roxbury district of city
of Boston, in, alteration and enlargement of, by
appropriation ........
Hyde Park district of Boston, Hyde Park Reservation Field in,
designated as the Major Albert J. Kelley Field, tablet or
marker at, erection by ......
Lynnway, so called, care, control and maintenance of portions
of, transferred to .......
Manuel J. Weiner traffic circle, said commission authorized and
directed to allow city of Chelsea to dedicate certain
traffic circle as ....... .
Memorial drive, in city of Cambridge, under control of, con-
struction as dual highway, providing for
Murphy, William T., killed from injuries received while an em-
ployee of, acceptance of application from widow of, for
certain benefits under state retirement system
Mystic river, dam on, in cities of Somerville and Medford, con-
struction of, by, etc. .......
appropriation ........
Patton, General George S., Jr., memorial to commemorate, erec-
tion of, by ...... Resolve
appropriation ........
police force of, members of, injured in line of duty, reimburse-
ment of, by said commission, act requiring
Ponkapoag golf course in Blue Hills reservation in Canton, addi-
tional club house facilities at, construction by
appropriation ........
Railroad bridge, so called, in city of Revere, reconstruction and
widening of, investigation relative to, by Resolve 52
Ryan, ?taff Sergeant Francis X., square at junction of Grove
street and West Roxbury Parkway in town of Brookline,
tablet or marker at, erection by . . . 170
Santilli, Lieutenant Alexander, certain square in city of Everett
designated as memorial to, erection of suitable marker
at, by . . . . . Resolve 16
south metropolitan sewerage district, disposal of sewage in,
and extension of said district, investigation relative to,
by ....... . Resolve 41
appropriation ........ 669
Storrow, Helen Osborne, memorial to commemorate public
services rendered by, erection of, by, on Storrow memo-
rial embankment in Charles river basin . Resolve 22
Veterans of Foreign Wars parkway, West Roxbury district of
Boston, in, care, control and maintenance of portion of,
transferred to ....... . 468
Wakefield, town of, state land, certain, located in, control of,
transfer to said town by ..... , 479
Item or
Section .
2931-01 to
2961-00;
8501-00 to
8902-35
8802-36
1.2
532
669 {
1.2
8602-43,
Page 800
366
1.2
570
1.2
17
465
380
457
669 1
1-8
8602-31,
Page 800
87
669 1
3586,
Page 809
653
273
669
1.2
8602-30
1.2
8807-23,
Page 801
1,2
1.2
1136
Index.
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION
Concluded.
water main, additional, construction of, by, from Middlesex
Fells reservoir through cities and towns of Melrose,
Saugus, Lynn and Swampscott to Marblehead
Winthrop shore parkway, sea wall and drainage system along,
construction by .
appropriation ........
Winthrop shore reservation, sea wall, reconstruction of, by, and
construction of groins and improvement of beach along,
by said commission .......
appropriation ........
Wollaston beach in Quincy, sanding of, by .
appropriation ...... . .
METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS:
sewer districts, north district, appropriations
Chap.
608
668
528
669
563
669
490
669
198
336
669 I
198
669
41
669/
367
198 I
669
south district, appropriations ......
disposal of sewage in, and extension of said district, in-
vestigation relative to .... Resolve
appropriation ........
sewer disposal needs of, further providing for .
water district, appropriations
Metropolitan district water supply commission, former em-
ployees of, now employed by metropolitan district com-
mission, placed under civil service laws . . . 635
Mystic river, dam to be constructed on, Massachusetts public
building commission directed to confer with, relative to
plans and specifications . . . . . .
property held by, maintenance expenses of, etc., appropriation .
Metropolitan state hospital, appropriations ....
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY:
actions of tort against, requirement of giving notice of personal
injury or death or damage to property in such actions,
eliminated ........ 147
amount commonwealth may be called upon to pay to, on account
of certain deficiency, method of assessing . . . 344
audit of, expenses of, appropriation ..... 198
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company, trustees of,
regulation by, of joint rates and fares with . . . 558
rapid transit facilities of, extension of, to Quincy and Braintree,
approval of plans and estimates of costs of, authorized, and
providing for ascertaining wishes of inhabitants of said
city and town relating thereto . . . . .151
rapid transit improvements, certain, in city of Boston, powers
and duties as to . . . . . . . 622
subways, tunnels, and rapid transit extensions and facilities in
city of Boston, alteration of certain, as affecting . . 520
Metropolitan water district (see Metropolitan districts, water
district) .
Middleborough, town of (see Cities and towns).
Middlesex Amusement Company, city of Maiden authorized to
lease certain land from, for use as parking space
MIDDLESEX COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. ....
district courts, first and third, of eastern Middlesex, justices and
clerks of, salaries and retirement of . . .
registry of deeds for (see Registers and registries of deeds).
tax levy .........
tuberculosis hospital, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of
Walden pond state reservation, additional toilets and sewage
disposal system for, amount that may be borrowed and
expended for, by, increased . . . . . ,18
Item or
Section.
1-3
2
1.2
Page 805
1-4
Page 805
8602-49,
Page 800
8802-00
8802-36
8802;
8802-28
8807-00
8807
8807-23,
Page 801
8902-00 to
8902-53
8902
1
8902-35
1717-00
8017-23,
8017-24
1717-00
1.2
1,2
2301-12
1-4
1-5
. 577
1.2
. 523
1
. 656
1-3
. 523
. 562
1
1.2
Index.
1137
Middlesex Fells, reservation, bridle paths at, reconditioning of, ap-
propriation ........
reservoir, water main, additional, construction of, from, through
cities and towns of Melrose, Saugus, Lynn and Swamp-
scott to Marblehead .......
Middleton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Midget auto racing, study relative to, appropriation .
Milford, town of (see Cities and towns).
Water Company, certain property of, acquisition of, by town of
Hopedaie .........
Military, aid (see Veterans' benefits).
reservation, state, Barnstable county, in, development of, appro-
priation .........
MILITARY AND NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES :
absent voting by residents of commonwealth in, act facilitating,
and relative to qualifications of such residents as voters
at regular biennial state elections or certain regular
annual or biennial city or town elections
dependent relatives of persons in, payment of war allowances to .
educational opportunities, higher, for children of Massachusetts
men and women who died in, amount of reimbursement
to be paid by commonwealth for, increased
benefits of, extended to additional persons
public officers and employees who served in, compensation and
seniority rights of ...... .
See also Soldiers, sailors and marines; Veterans; Veterans'
bonus act.
MILITIA:
in general, age limits of persons in, further regulated .
appropriations .
forest fire, October Mountain, at, county of Berkshire relieved
from payment of expense of service of military forces in
connection with extinguishment of Resolve
Harrison, John, killed by lightning while in performance of
duty as employee of military department of common-
wealth, payment of annuities to children of . Resolve
Hutton, Norman, Jr., payment by commonwealth of sum of
money to, on account of injuries received while on duty
with ........ Resolve
Kelley, James H., payment by commonwealth of sum of
money to, as reimbursement for certain expenses in-
curred by reason of being struck by a motor vehicle
operated by a member of ... Resolve
appropriation ........
motor vehicles under control of, distingui.shing marks for, etc.
Signore, Vincent J., payment by commonwealth of sum of
money to, on account of injuries received while on duty
\vith ....... Resolve
appropriation ........
Wood, Alfred R., payment by commonwealth of sum of money
to, on account of injuries received while on duty
Chap.
Item or
Section,
669
8602-50
\608
[668
1-3
2
669/
0102-51,
Page 811
568
1.2
198
040,3-17
with
appropriation
adjutant general, appropriations
assistant, office of, and compensation therefor, established
motor vehicles under control of military forces, distinguishing
marks for, etc., powers and duties as to
armories, appropriations .......
superintendent of, appropriation .....
armory commission (see Armory commission).
531
549
357
381
447
97
198
336
669
48
38
25
64
669 I
304
23
669 /
1-18
1. 2
0403-01 to
0403-21
0403-01
040.3-13 to
0403-21
Resolve 27
669 .
198
669
'348 ■
304
198 I
198
2820-03,
Page 801
2820-03,
Page 801
2820-03,
Page 801
0402-01 to
0402-04.
3504-25
0402-02;
3504-21
0406-04,
0406-05
0405-02
1138
Index.
MILITIA — Concluded.
judge advocate, state, appropriation
quartermaster, state, appropriations
superintendent, armories, of, appropriation
arsenal, of, appropriation .
surgeon, state, appropriations
Chap.
198
198
,669
. 198
. 198
198
• 1 336
.669
Milk, laws relating to, and certain related matters, investigation
relative to ...... Resolve 75
appropriation ......... 669
Milk control board, appropriations ......
Milk regulation board, powers, duties and procedure of
Millbury, town of (see Cities and towns).
Milton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Minimum wage, establishment of, investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve
198
227
appropriation ........
law, so called, "occupation", term defined as used under .
service, department of labor and industries, appropriations
Minor, Michael E., contributions made to retirement system of
city of Everett, repayment of, to, and retirement rights
of such member established .....
Minors, admission of certain, to bowling alleys ....
employment of, investigation and study relative to . Resolve
appropriation ........
hours of labor of, in employments where principal income is in
tips or gratuities .......
obscene publications, sale or distribution to, under eighteen,
relative to ........
See also Children.
Misbranding, foods and drugs, of ..... .
Mitchell, Francis L., payment by city of Everett of sum of money to
Monahan, Charles F., contributions made to retirement system of
citj'^ of Everett, repayment of, to, and retirement rights
of such member established .....
Money orders and travelers checks, cashing by co-operative banks
and making charge therefor, authorized
Monson, state hospital, appropriations
town of (see Cities and towns).
Montague, town of (see Cities and towns).
Monuments, cemetery, sale of, by certain corporations prohibited .
See also Memorials.
Moose (see Game and inland fisheries).
Moriarty, Raymond T., funeral expenses of, city of Springfield
authorized to reimburse his widow for ....
Morris, Charles P., payment by city of Springfield of sum of money
to
Mortgages, adrninistrator of veterans' affairs, insured by, making or
acquiring of, by banking companies ....
co-operative bank loans, direct-reduction, secured by, relative to
federal housing administrator, insured by, making by banking
companies of loans secured by .... .
loans secured by, investments by banking companies in, further
regulated . . . . . . . . .
savings banks, to, extensions of and other changes of terms in,
investigation relative to ... . Resolve
loans by such banks for financing repair and rehabilitation of
property held under .......
90
669/
362
198 I
646
434
90
669
196
328
598
251
646
58
'198
336
599
669
497
116
494
115
49
101
100
13
90
Item or
Section.
0408-01
0405-01 to
0406-24
0405-02,
0406-26
0405-02
0405-01
0407-01 to
0407-03
0407-03
0407-01
0234,
Page 801
0906-01,
0906-02
0242,
Page 810
1601-71.
1601-72
1-3
0242,
Page 810
1-8
1-3
1722-00
1722-00
8017-34 to
8017-36
1722-00;
1722-30,
Page 808
1.2
1.2
1.2
Index
1139
Mosquito control projects, appropriations ....
Mothers, flependent. children, with, aid to, certain matters relating
to, survey and study relative to . . . Resolve
reimbursement of cities and towns for, appropriations
hospital care furnished on account of, payment of
employed, children of, extended school services for, appropriation
soldiers or sailors, of, who lost their lives in service of United
States, exemptions from taxation, certain, granting to
Moth superintendent, chief, department of conservation, in,
office of, established, and powers and duties defined
Motor buses (see Motor vehicles, buses).
Motor carriers (see Motor vehicles, passengers, transporting, for
hire; Motor vehicles, property, transporting).
Motor fuel (see Diesel motor fuel; Gasoline).
Motor Fuel Sales Act, administration of, appropriations
Motor trucks (see Motor vehicles, property, transporting).
Motor vehicle, commercial, division (see Public utilities, depart-
ment of).
Motor vehicle liability insurance, compulsory, law as to (see
Motor vehicles, liability for bodily injuries, etc., caused
by, security for).
MOTOR VEHICLES:
ambulances, certain, and certain other vehicles, exempted from
requirements of compulsory motor vehicle liability insur-
ance law, etc. ........
antique, registration of, providing for .....
buses, interstate transportation, in, operation of, by non-
residents .........
school, authorized transportation of school children in, to ajid
from certain events of public interest . . _ .
construction and equipment of, rules and regulations rela-
tive to ........ .
cigarettes, cigars, matches, etc., lighted, throwing of, from, near
forest lands, new penalties for, established _ .
common carriers of passengers for hire by (see, infra, passen-
gers, transporting, for hire).
commonwealth, owned by, use of, and furnishing of distinctive
number plates therefor, and eliminating fee for registra-
tion thereof . . . . . . .
county employees, owned by, allowances for expenses of, limited
Diesel motor fuel used in propelling, taxation of, corrective
change made in law in respect to .
driving education in high schools, providing for
excise on registered, payment of, etc., certain disabled veterans
exempted from . . . . . ...
fleets of, and trailers, registration of, under general distinguish-
ing mark or number by owners thereof . . .
fuel used in propelling (see, supra, Diesel motor fuel; infra,
gasoline, etc.).
gasoline, etc., used in propelling, excise tax on sales of, law relat-
ing to, act making certain changes in . . . .
motor fuel sales act, administration of, appropriations .
horse power of, when such vehicles are sought to be registered,
determination by registrar of motor vehicles
insurance in relation to, compulsory liability (see, infra, liability
for bodily injuries, etc., caused by, security for),
intersections of ways, entering or turning in, operation of such
vehicles further regulated ......
liability for bodily injuries, etc., caused by, security for:
ambulances, certain, and certain other vehicles exempted from
requirements of law relative to ....
bonds and policies, board of appeal on, appropriations .
insurance and surety companies, merged, issued by, notice by
registrar of motor vehicles with respect to .
Chap.
198/
83
198
336
669
418
198
644
660
198
Item or
Section.
3901,
3915
1907-05
1907-05
1907-05
1301-19
1-3
1-15
1601-53,
1601-54,
2970-13,
2970-14
572
432
1-3
1-3
130
484
307
370
2
584
523
1.2
3
464
205
368
511
1-7
492
198/
1.2
1601-53
1601-54
94
324
572
198
669
39
1.3
1103-02,
2970-02
1103-02
1140
Index.
Chap.
MOTOR VEHICLES : — Concluded.
licenses to operate, fire apparatus, motor-propelled, special
licenses for operators of, abolished, and providing for
renewal of licenses to operate such apparatus without fee 619
relative to ....... ■ 399
midget auto racing, investigation relative to, appropriation
military forces of commonwealth, under control of, distinguish-
ing marks for, etc. . . . . . .
"motor vehicles", term redefined as used in laws relative to
municipally owned, certain, operation of, indemnification of cer-
tain public employees for damages sustained on account of
non-residents, operation by, further regulated . .
operation of, driving education in high schools, providing for
intersections of ways, entering or turning in, further regulated
licenses for (see, supra, licenses to operate),
rules and regulations made by registrar of motor vehicles
relative to .......
ways intersecting through ways, at ... .
parking of, Boston, city of, in, off-street parking facilities for
further providing for . . . .
underground garage for, leasing of space for, by said city
passengers, transporting, for hire, interstate transportation, in
operation of, by non-residents . .
plates, distinctive, state-owned motor vehicles, for
issuance of, owners of fleets of motor vehicles and trailers, to
property, transporting, interstate transportation, in, operation
of, by non-residents . . . . . . _ .
rights issued by department of public utilities in connection
with operation of, transfer of, further regulated
purchase of, by state purchasing agent, appropriations
registrar and registry of (see Public works, department of),
registration of, ambulances, certain, and certain other vehicles,
exempted from payment of fee for ....
antique motor cars, so called, fees for, etc.
appropriations ........
excise for privilege of (see, supra, excise on registered).
fees for, etc., payment of, certain disabled veterans exempted
from . . . . . . ■
horse power of motor vehicles, determination by registrar of
motor vehicles in connection with ....
owners of fleets of motor vehicles or trailers, by, under general
distinguishing mark or number . . _.
state owned motor vehicles, plates, distinctive, furnishing of,
in connection with, and eliminating fee for registration of
such vehicles . . . . . . _ .
rules and regulations made by registrar of motor vehicles rela-
tive to . . . . . . . . _ •
school buses, authorized transportation of school children in, to
and from certain events of public interest _ .
construction and equipment of, rules and regulations relative to
second hand, sale of, further regulated, and dealers therein
licensed . . . ...
speed limit for, which shall be considered prima facie greater than
reasonable and proper, further regulated
state employees, owned by, allowances for expenses of, amounts
available for ... .....
tax, excise, on (see, supra, excise on registered).
throwing of cigarettes and other substances from, near forest
lands, new penalties for, established . ■..-.•
trailers, fleets of, etc., registration of, under general distinguish-
ing mark or number by owners thereof . . .
transportation of tobacco, used exclusively for, in connection
with growing, etc., of, registration and operation of, per-
mitted .........
trucks, interstate transportation, in, operation of, by non-
residents . . . . . . . . .
rights issued b^ department of public utilities in connection
with operation of, transfer of, further regulated
669
304
93
174
130
205
324
201
416
612
654
130
584
511
130
616
198/
572
432
198
368
94
511
584
201
484
307
181
201
564
198
336
669
370
511
394
130
616
Item or
Section.
1-3
1-3
0102-51,
Page 811
1-7
1,2
1
1-7
1.2
2820-32;
2970-12
2,3
1-3
2924-01 to
2924-03
1-7
1.2
1-4
1-4
3
1.1
5
5
1-7
1.2
Index. 1141
Item or
Chap. Section.
f 198 0443-01
Mount Greylock war memorial, maintenance of, appropriations . \ 336 0443-21
[ 669 0443-21
Mount Wachusett (see Wachusett Mountain state reservation
commission).
Mullen, John P., contributions made to retirement system of city -
of Everett, repayment of, to, and retirement rights of such
member established ....... 646 1-3
Municipal airport commissions, establishment of, in cities and
towns ......... 481
Municipal buildings (see Buildings).
Municipal corporations (see Cities and towns).
Municipal courts (see District courts).
MUNICIPAL FINANCE:
accounts, auditing and installing of, appropriations . . . 198 | i onoJio
collection of, powers of city and town collectors in . 197
appropriations, beaches and swimming pools, acquisition of land
for, for . 89
indemnity for municipal officers and employees for damages
sustained on account of operation of municipally owned
vehicles, for ........ 174
snow and ice, removal from public ways in towns, for . . 5
borrowing of money, public buildings, remodeling, reconstructing
or making extraordinary repairs to, for . . . 275 1-4
snow and ice, removal from public ways in towns, for . . 5
collection of accounts due to cities and towns, powers of city and
town collectors in ...... . 197
emergency finance board (see Emergency finance board),
expenditures, public, investigation and study of, by special com-
mission, continued, etc. . Resolves 10, 55
appropriation . . 669 { p^^fgOJ^
funds, municipal, deposit of, in banking companies . . . 194 1, 2
loans (see, supra, borrowing of money).
revenues and income, municipal, investigation relative to,
etc. ........ Resolve 55
appropriation 669 { p^^fg^g.
sewers, construction of, uniform rate charged to abutters for,
redetermination of, by municipalities from time to time,
authorized ........ 52 1, 2
taxes (see Taxation, local taxes).
See also Oity and town treasurers.
Municipal hospitals (see Hospitals).
Municipalities (see Cities and towns).
Municipal lighting plant, Peabody, city of, of, extension and en-
largement of, borrowing of money for .... 377 1, 2
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES:
in general, accounts of (see Municipal finance).
civil service laws, as affecting (see Civil service laws). '
election of (see Elections).
former, pensions or retirement allowances, receiving, payment
of compensation to, further regulated, and relative to
termination of elective office held by members of con-
tributory retirement systems . . . . .15 1-3
indemnification of, for damages sustained on account of
operation of certain municipally owned vehicles . . 174
retirement of (see Retirement systems and pensions),
employees, killed or dying from injuries received in performance
of duty, annuities to dependents of certain, increased
salary plans adopted for, relative to .
vacations, annual, for certain ......
work hours of certain, further regulated ....
See also specific titles of officers, etc.
Murphy, General Hospital, Waltham, city of, in, metropolitan dis-
trict commission authorized to continue certain contract
relative to furnishing water to . . .
Jane H., application of, for benefits under state retirement sys-
tem, acceptance of, by state board of retirement
Joseph W., status of, as member of fire department of city of
Boston .........
552
351
330
657
1.2
164
■ 1.2
380
268
1.2
1142
Index.
Murphy — Concluded.
William J., contributions made to retirement system of city of
Everett, repayment of, to, and retirement rights of such
member established .......
Murray, Madeline A. , acts as a notary public validated Resolve
Mutual Savings Central Fund, Inc., directors of, certain invest-
ments by savings banks, suspension of, upon request of .
Myles Standish, Camp, state school at, appropriations
Mystic river, dam, construction of, on, in vicinity of Wellington
bridge in cities of SomervUle and Medford
appropriation .........
Chap.
Item or
Section.
646
3
1-3
361
[198
599
1669
1726-00
8017-40
1726-00
457
669 {
1-8
8602-31,
Page 800
N.
Nahant, town of (see Cities and towns).
Names, corporate, words denoting branches of United States govern-
ment, use of, in, by certain charitable corporations, per-
mitted .........
individuals, of, change of, by probate court, allowed without
publication of petition therefor .....
upon petition to probate court, investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve
true, of certain entertainers appearing under assumed names,
filing with commissioner of public safety
Nantasket beach reservation, maintenance of, appropriation
Nantucket, town of (see Cities and towns).
Narcotic drugs, sale of, relative to ..... .
use of, by physicians, other than for therapeutic purposes, act
providing for revocation of certificates of registration of
such physicians ........
Nash, Clare V., acts as a notary public validated . Resolve
Natick, town of (see Cities and towns).
National Association of Attorneys General, contribution to,
appropriation ........
National banks (see Banks and banking) .
National guard (see Militia).
National School Lunch Act, act designating "state educational
agency" as required by United States in carrying out
provisions of . . . .
Nautical school (see Massachusetts Maritime Academy).
Naval service of the United States (see Military and naval service
of the United States).
"Navy", "army", and other words denoting branches of United
States government, use in corporate name of charitable
corporations, permitted ......
Navy Yard, Boston (see Boston Navy Yard).
Necessaries of life, division on (see Labor and industries, depart-
ment of).
Needham, town of (see Cities and towns).
Needy persons (see Poor and indigent persons).
Negligence, fires, permitting extension of, in, new penalties for,
established ........
Negotiable instruments (see Checks, negotiable).
Neponset river, banks of, filling on, expense of, appropriation
New Bedford, city of (see Cities and town.s).
state pier, operation and maintenance of, appropriation .
textile institute, appropriations
466
247
53
534
198
473
28
58
669
548
466
8611-11
0803-08
1,2
370
669
198
198
669
Tow Boat Corporation, payment by commonwealth of sum of
money to . . . . . . . Resolve 67
appropriation ........ 669 <
Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship
Authority, creation of, etc. ...... 544
appropriation ........ 669 |
8602-51
2202-07
1333-00,
3513-33
1333-00.
1333-38,
3513-33
2820-03,
Page 801
1-18
2840-02,
Page 806
Index. 1143
Item or
Chap. Section.
Newbury, town of (see Cities and towns).
Newburyport, city of (see Cities and towns).
New England, Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission,
expenses of, appropriation ...... 198 0419-21
Telephone and Telegraph Company, investigation of, appro-
priation 669 2301-23
rate structure of, investigation relative to . Resolve 84
Transportation Company, continued transportation service for
areas served by, investigation relative to Resolves 11, 34, 54
C 0224
appropriation 669 | p^^^ ggg
Newton, city of (see Cities and towns).
New York, city of, national banks or trust companies of, city of ] 143 1, 2
Boston authorized to make deposits in . . . . j 194 2
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, Old Colony divi-
sion of, continued transportation service for communi-
ties served by, investigation relative to Resolves 11, 34, 54
appropriation ........ 669
0224,
Page 806
Old Colony division of, lines and facilities of, use for extension
of rapid transit service to Quincy and Braintree, approval
of plans and estimates of costs of, authorized, etc. . 151 1-4
special investigation of, expenses of, appropriation . . 198 2301-10
Nisi, decree (see Divorce).
Nomination of candidates (see Elections).
Non-profit hospital service corporations (see Hospital service
corporations, non-profit).
Non-residents, motor vehicles, operation by, further regulated . 130
Norfolk, Realty Company, revived ...... 169
town of (see Cities and towns).
NORFOLK COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. ..... 523 1
registry of deeds for (see Registers and registries of deeds).
southeastern district for administration of criminal law abolished
and said county made separate district .... 423 1-7
taxle\'y 523 1
tuberculosis hospital, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of . 562
North Adams, city of (see Cities and towns).
[ ,Qo f 1312-00,
^^* \ 1312-21
state teachers college, appropriations . . . . . { 599 8013-02
Northampton, city of (see Cities and towns).
f 198 1718-00
336 1718-00
599 f 8017-25,
^^^ 1 8017-26
i669 1718-00
state hospital, appropriations
North Attleborough, town of (see Cities and towns).
Northeastern University, real and personal estate, additional,
holding by . . . . . . . .106
North End Veterans Association, Inc., revived . 420
North Harwich Cemetery, town of Harwich authorized to receive
and administer property of . . . . . . 277 1-4
North metropolitan sewerage system (see Metropolitan dis-
tricts, sewer districts).
[ 198 2023-00
North Reading, state sanatorium, appropriations . . . \ 599 8020-04
[ 669 2023-00
town of (see Cities and towns).
North Sagamore Water District, extension of boundaries of . 566 1-3
Norton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Norwell, town of (see Cities and towns).
Notes, cities, towns and districts, of (see Municipal finance),
commonwealth, of (see State finance),
counties, of (see County finance),
investments in, savings banks, by . . . . . .92 1-4
See also Securities.
Notices (see titles of specific proceedings).
Nuisances, common, aiding in maintenance of, penalty for . . 132
Number plates (see Motor vehicles).
1144 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
Nursery stock and plants, certain, coining into commonwealth,
control measures against insects and diseases on, provid-
ing for 303 1,2
Nurses, board of registration of (see Civil service and registration,
department of),
registered, registration as, age requirement for applicants for,
reduced ......... 108
Nursing homes, certain, regulation of, by department of public
health ......... 618 1-3
o.
Oath or affirmation, law requiring teachers in educational institu-
tions to take, violation of, penalized .... 160 2
Obscene publications, sale or distribution of, to persons under age
eighteen, relative to . . . . . . . 328
" Occupation ", term defined under minimum wage law . . 362
Occupational hygiene, division of (see Labor and industries,
department of).
Occupational pulmonary dust diseases (see Pulmonary dust
diseases, occupational).
October Mountain, forest fire at, county of Berkshire relieved
from payment of certain expenses incurred in extinguish-
ment of ...... . Resolve 48
expenses in connection with, appropriation . . . 669 1002-16
O'Donnell, Michael J., payment of sum of money to, by city of
Everett ......... 251
Offences, criminal (see Criminal procedure and practice).
Offensive trades, assignment of locations for, advice by, and ap-
peals to, the department of public health relative to,
providing for ....... . 480 1, 2
Officers, county (see Counties; also specific titles of officers).
court (see Court officers and messengers),
general court (see General court),
militia (see Militia),
municipal (see Municipal oflacers and employees; also specific
titles of officers).
police (see Police officers),
probation (see Probation officers).
state (see Commonwealth, officers and employees of; also
specific titles of officers).
Off-street parking, so called, Boston, in, further providing for 612 1-7
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE, SO CALLED:
[ 3619-01,
administration of, law providing for, appropriations . . 198 \ 3619-02,
[ 3625
budgetary standards under law providing for, adjustment of, in
certain cases ........ 638
granting of, further regulated . . . . . . 433
public employees, retired, eligibility of, for, certain notices re-
quired to be given such employees relative to . . 488 1, 2
records of applicants for, and recipients of, disclosure of informa- I 202
tion pertaining to, further regulated . . . .1 525
Old Colony High School District Planning Committee, creation
of, etc 280 1-9
Old Colony Railroad, continued transportation service for areas
served by, investigation relative to . Resolves 11, 34, 54
appropriation ........ 669 <
0224,
Page 806
lines and facilities of, use for extension of rapid transit service
to Quincy and Braintree, approval of plans and estimates
of costs of, authorized, etc. ...... 151 1-4
Old Methodist Cemetery, town of Harwich authorized to receive
and administer property of . . . . . . 277 1-4
Old provincial state house, appropriation .... 198 0444-01
Old South Society, in Boston, authorized to add to membership
persons who are not proprietors of pews . .10 1,2
Oleomargarine, manufacture, furnishing or sale of, regulated 453 1-3
O'Neil, Charles H., payment of sum of money to, by city of Everett 251
Thomas J., Jr., payment of sum of money to, by city of Everett 251
Index. 1145
Item or
Chap. Section.
' 'On the job" training, so called, leave of absence for civil service
employees who are veterans for employment in, providing
for 228
Onset, Fire District, free public library and community center,
establishment and maintenance by, and authorizing the
Onset Library Association to convey certain real estate
to said district ........ 530 1-6
Library Association, certain real estate of, conveyance to Onset
Fire District . . _ 530 5, 6
Open seasons (see Game and inland fisheries).
Optometry, board of registration in (see Civil service and regis-
tration, department of).
Organizations (see Corporations; Historical societies; Veterans).
Orleans, town of (see Cities and towns).
Otis, town of (see Cities and towns).
Otter trawls (see Fish and fisheries, marine).
Outdoor advertising authority, appropriations . . . | igg 0428-01
Overtime payments, county officers and employees, for, uniform
rules and regulations governing, establishment of . . 345
P.
Pages, general court (see General court).
Pamphlet edition, acts and resolves, appropriation . . . 198 0503-01
Paper, purchase of, appropriations . . . . . < ooc 0414-11
Pardons, advisory board of (see Correction, department of).
PARENT AND CHILD:
ho.spital care furnished on account of dependent children and
their parents, payment of . . . . . .418
Pari-mutuel system of wagering (see Horse and dog racing meet-
ings conducted under pari-mutuel system of wagering).
Parking of motor vehicles, Boston, city of, in, public off-street
parking facilities, further providing for . . .612 1-7
underground garage for, leasing of space for, by said city . 654 1, 2
Park reservations (see Reservations).
Parks and recreation, division of (see Conservation, depart-
ment of).
Park Street Church, powers of, relative to ..... 73 1,2
Park street station, Boston, city of, in, alterations in, providing for 622 1-10 (Pt. I)
Parkways (see Boulevards and parkways).
Parole, boys', department of public welfare, appropriations . . 198 < . iqqqiq
girls', department of public welfare, appropriations . . . 198 < 1908-32'
PAROLE BOARD:
[ ,Qo / 1801-21
K I to 1801-24
appropnations .........< > 1801-''1
Page 802
prisoners in state penal and reformatory institutions, deductions
from maximum sentences of, powers and duties as to 450 1-3
salaries of members of, established, and certain expenditures by
said board authorized without approval of commissioner
of correction ........ 586
Pass books, depositors', banks, issued by, verification of, during
certain period . . . . . . . .19 1-3
Passengers, transportation of, for hire (see Carriers, common; Motor
vehicles, passengers, transporting; Steamships; Trans-
portation).
Patton, General George S., Jr., memorial to commemorate, erec-
tion of, providing for .... Resolve 87
appropriation ........ 669 <
Peabody, city of (see Cities and towns).
Pedlers (see Hawkers and pedlers).
Pembroke, town of (see Cities and towns).
3586,
Page 809
1146
Index.
PENAL AND REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS:
in general, children, certain, committed to, payment of expenses
for support of ....... .
prisoners in, deductions from maximum sentences of
sex crimes, so called, persons convicted of, segregation of, in,
investigation relative to . . . . Resolve
appropriation ........
commonwealth, of, in general, officers and employees, certain,
of, uniforms for ........
prisoners in, certain laws relative to physical examinations
of, made applicable to all venereal diseases .
Chap.
Massachusetts reformatory, appropriations ....
boys, certain, sentenced to, transfer to custody of youth
service board ........
reformatory for women, appropriations ....
conduct of, investigation relative to . . Resolve
appropriation ........
girls, certain, sentenced to, transfer to custody of youth
service board ........
state farm, appropriations .......
state prison, appropriations
state prison colony, appropriations .....
counties, of, in general, officers and employees, certain, of,
uniforms for ........
jails and houses of correction, arson, persons guilty of, im-
prisonment in ....... .
masters of, deposit of money by, in certain banking com-
panies, authorized .......
prisoners in, certain laws relative to physical examinations
of, made applicable to all venereal diseases
Suffolk county house of correction, employees at, forty hour
week for .........
Pensions (see Retirement systems and pensions).
Pei-formances, public (see Theatrical exhibitions).
Permits (see Licenses and permits).
Personal injuries, compensation of certain public employees for,
appropriation ........
motor vehicles, caused by, security for payment of judgments in
actions for (see Motor vehicles, liability for bodily injuries,
etc., caused by, security for),
notice of, in actions of tort against Metropolitan Transit Au-
thority, requirement of, eliminated ....
recovery for (see Actions, civil).
See also Workmen's compensation.
Personal property, recovery of (see Replevin, actions of).
taxation of (see Taxation).
Personnel and standardization, division of (see Administration
and finance, commission on).
Personnel board, county (see County personnel board).
Pests, insect (see Insect pests).
Petroleum and petroleum products, storage of, in city of Boston,
zoning law of said city amended in respect to
See also Diesel motor fuel; Gasoline.
Pharmacists, registration as, of certain assistant registered
pharmacists ........
385
450
71
669 I
422
129
|198{
[669
Item or
Section.
1-3
0201,
Page 801
8
1805-00
4411
1805-00
22, Subs. 15
1806-00,
4511
8018-02,
8018-03
1806-00
0240,
Page 809
310
198
336
599
669
198
336
599
669
198.
.669
469
43
153
129
406
198
147
22,
Subs. 15
1802-00
1802-00
8018-01
1802-00
1803-00,
4611
1803-00
8018-04
1803-00
1807-00,
4711
1807-00
1.2
2820-04
1.2
203
631
1.2
Index.
1147
Pharmacists — Concluded.
sale, etc., of drugs and medicines by .... .
Pharmacy, board of registration in (see Civil service and regis-
tration, department of).
Pheasants (see Poultry).
Philippine Insurrection, observance of fiftieth anniversary of, in
current year, participation by commonwealth in, pro-
viding for ...... T?oortNrf
Chap.
(473
1 539
Item or
Section.
1.2
Resolve
appropriation
Phillips Concrete Company, Inc. , reimbursement to, for money ex-
pended for water main extensions and equipment in town
of Somerset ........
Phonographic records, obscene, sale or distribution of, to persons
under age eighteen, relative to .... .
Photostatic process, discharge papers of veterans made by, copies
of, use in certain cases ......
Phrases (see Words and phrases).
Physical examinations, delinquent children, of, prior to commit-
ment, act requiring, repealed .....
Physically handicapped children (see Children).
Physicians, boxing or sparring matches, professional, acting at, licen-
sing of, further regulated . . . . .
certificates of registration of, revocation of, when narcotic drugs
are used by said physicians other than for therapeutic
purposes . . . . . _ .
venereal diseases, cases of, reporting by, laws relative to, amended
Pictures, obscene, sale or distribution of, to persons under age eight-
een, relative to .......
Pier, state (see Cape Cod Canal pier; Gloucester fish pier; New
Bedford state pier).
Pierce, General Frederick E., Bridge, new bridge over Connecticut
river between towns of Greenfield and Montague desig-
nated as ........ .
Pilgrim tercentenary, state property acquired in connection with,
maintenance, etc., appropriation .....
Pittsfleld, city of (see Cities and towns).
Places of assembly (see Assembly, places of).
PLANNING BOARD, STATE:
appropriations . . . . . . . . . <
chairman of, emergency housing commission, representative of
said board to serve on, designation by, authorized .
elevated structures, certain, in city of Boston, removal of, study
relative to, by Metropolitan Transit Authority, assistance
in, by . .
state owned land, unused, suitable for veterans' housing projects,
immediate investigation relative to, by . Resolve
Plans of city government, optional, in city of Boston, providing
for, to be known as Plan A, Plan D and Plan E, for
adoption by voters of said city . . .
Plan D, revised to provide for government by a city council and
city manager with all elective members elected at large
without proportional representation ....
Plant pest control and fairs, division of (see Agriculture, depart-
ment of).
Plants, nursery, certain, coming into commonwealth, control meas-
ures against insects and diseases on, providing for .
Plasse, Alphege E., payment by town of Webster of sum of money to
Plates, registration (see Motor vehicles).
Pledges, certain, made by a decedent prior to decease, granting of
permission to certain courts to authorize fiduciaries to
make payment of such pledges, investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve
Plumbers, master, authorized to carry on work of gas fitters
state examiners of (see Civil service and registration, depart-
ment of).
PLYMOUTH COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. .....
29
669 I
7
328
96
310
199
28
129
328
122
198
3504-55,
Page 800
1.2
1. 2
5
2,7
2202-06
0419-01 to
0419-21
0419-01,
0419-21
567
622
11 (Pt. II)
39
452
1-72
459
1-8
303
257
1. 2
1, 2
9
382
523
1148
Index.
Chap.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY — Concluded.
registry of deeds for, at Plymouth, additional land and buildings
for, acquisition by . . . ._ . . .
southeastern district for administration of criminal law abolished
and said county made separate district
tax levy . . . . . . .
tuberculosis hospital, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of
Plymouth, town of (see Cities and towns).
Plympton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Podiatry (see Chiropody).
Poles and wires, easements for, granting of, within state highway
locations .........
POLICE OFFICERS:
arrests by (see Arrest).
Boston, additional day off or additional day's pay for, when
required to work on certain legal holidays
compensation of certain, additional, during assignment of such
officers as detectives .......
increased . . . . . . . .
witness fees, payment to, in certain continued criminal cases
Burlington, regular or permanent members of police force and
chief of police, offices of, placing under civil service laws,
authorized ........
Capitol police, appropriation .......
Everett, certain permanent members of police department, con-
tributions made to retirement system of said city, repay-
ment of, to, etc. . . . . . . .
Holliston, regular or permanent members of police force, posi-
tions of, placing under civil service laws, authorized
killed, etc., in performance of duty, annuities to dependents of,
increased . . . . . . . . .
Medfield, regular or permanent members of police force, positions
of, placing under civil service laws, authorized
Medford, John Amoroso, payment of sum of money to, as reim-
bursement for certain expenses incurred in performance
of duty as police officer . . . . . _ .
metropolitan district commission, of (see Metropolitan district
commission) .
police departments, establishment of, in certain towns
retirement of certain, in certain cities and towns
Springfield, Raymond T. Moriarty, former police officer of,
funeral expenses of, reimbursement of widow of, for
state, retired, compensation, appropriation ....
See also Public safety, department of.
Woburn, Kenney, William F., formerly employed as police
officer, payment of annuities by said city to widow and
minor child of ....... .
Police patrol, state (see Public safety, department of: divisions
of: state police).
Police, state, division of (see Public safety, department of).
Policies of insurance (see Insurance).
Polish- American Veterans of World War II, Inc., drilling and
parading with firearms by, permitted ....
Political committees (see Elections, political committees).
Political parties (see Elections).
Poll taxes, collection of, charges and fees for .....
Pond, Albert H., widow of, payment by city of Lynn of annuity to .
Ponds (see Waters and waterways).
Pondville hospital at Norfolk, appropriations ....
Ponkapoag golf course, Blue Hills reservation, in, additional club
house facilities at, construction of ... .
appropriation .........
Poor and indigent persons, hospital expenses in connection with
support of ........
support of, appropriations .......
enforcement of claims of cities and towns for, against es-
tates of persons supported ......
See also Aid ; Old age assistance, so called.
288
423
523
562
449
135
Item or
Section.
1,2
1-7
1
1, 2
604
408
340
1,2
1,2
46
198
1,2
0416-03
251
646
1-3
59
1.2
552
47
1,2
172
1.2
/640
\595
483
116
198
460
1, 2
2811-04
1.2
171
386
593
198
699
669
273
669
546
198/
336
681
1,2
2031-00
8020-03
2031-00
1,2
8602-30
1907-07 to
1907-11
1907-10
1-3
Index.
1149
Chap.
Port of Boston Authority, appropriations .....
Boston, city of, Castle island in, waterfront terminal at, develop-
ment of , by ....... .
land, certain, in, jurisdiction over which is ceded to United
States, plans for filling, approval by .
Boston harbor. South bay and part of Fort Point channel in,
filling and improvement of, investigation relative to,
by . . . . . . . . Resolve
commitments and expenditures, certain, making of, by, from
proceeds of certain bond issue, authorized
director of, to be member of special commission to study problem
of providing better protection against storm damage along
coast line of commonwealth .... Resolve
Poultry, slaughtering of, relative to . .... .
PRACTICE IN CIVIL ACTIONS:
contract, actions of, in which there is no dispute of fact, siun-
mary judgment on issues in, investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve
divorce, decrees of, to contain certain information relating to
effect of decree nisi and the right of divorced persons to
remarry .........
executions, return to court of certain, and relative to endorse-
ments thereon ........
hospital records required to be kept by laws of United States,
copies of, admissibility of, in evidence ....
limitation of actions (see Limitation of actions) .
probate courts, clarification of decrees of, investigation rela-
tive to ...... . Resolve
replevin, actions of, and certain actions of contract and tort,
time for commencing, further limited ....
summary process for possession of land, further stay of judg-
ment and execution in ......
See also Actions, civil; Equity; Evidence; Probate courts;
Summary process for possession of land ; Supreme judicial
and superior courts; Warrants.
Pregnancy, act limiting disqualification for benefits or service of
waiting period in cases of, under employment security
law ..........
Premises (see Real property).
Presidential primaries (see Elections).
Prima facie evidence (see Evidence).
Primaries (see Elections).
Princeton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Printing, state, and bills therefor, relative to ... .
Prisoners, classification of, division of (see Correction, department
of).
penal and reformatory institutions, in, deductions from maxi-
mum sentences of . . .
sex crimes, so called, convicted of, stricter supervision of, etc.,
investigation relative to ... . Resolve
appropriation ........
See also Penal and reformatory institutions.
Prison industries, employees in, appropriations .
Prison officers, and instructors, retired, compensation, appropriation
certain, killed, etc., in performance of duty, annuities to depend-
ents of, increased .......
Prisons (see Penal and reformatory institutions) .
Prison, state (see State prison).
Probate and insolvency, judges, compensation, expenses, etc., ap-
propriations .......
Item or
Section.
3140-01,
3150-01
3140-01,
3150-01
1-4
3
66
545
91
339
66
113
74
14
274
1-3
2
1-4
630
254
450
71
009 I
|.98{
[336
198
552
198
669
future interests, payment of legacy and succession taxes upon,
bonds to cover, filing with ...... 543
retired, pensions for appropriation ..... 198
1-3
0201.
Page 801
4401 to
4711
4401
2811-03
0305-02,
0306-03,
0306-21 to
0306-34
0305-02,
0305-03
0309-01
1150
Index.
Probate and insolvency — Concluded.
registers, appropriations
charity trust eases, notice to attorney general in, by, act re-
quiring .........
deposit of money by, in certain banking companies, author-
ized ..........
See also Probate courts.
PROBATE COURTS:
administrative committee of, appropriations
study of probate courts by
appropriations .....
Resolve
change of name of individuals, decrees for, in, allowed without
publication of petition therefor .....
petitions for, etc., investigation relative to, by . Resolve
decrees of, clarification of, investigation relative to . Resolve
divorce, decrees of, issued by, copies of certificates of, to contain
certain information relating to effect of decree nisi and
the right of divorced persons to remarry
proceedings for, in, acts of adultery allegedly committed by
parties to, notification to district attorneys by said courts
of facts relative to, further regulated ....
estates of deceased persons, proceedings for probate of, in, fees
for executors, administrators and attorneys in, investiga-
tion relative to . . . . . . Resolve
Hampden county, for, at Springfield, adequate accommodations
for ..........
judges (see Probate and insolvency, judges).
pledges, certain, made by a decedent prior to decease, granting
of permission to said courts to authorize fiduciaries to
make payment of such pledges . . . Resolve
registers (see Probate and insolvency, registers).
separate support, appointment of attorneys to investigate peti-
tions for, in, investigation relative to . . Resolve
PROBATION, BOARD OF:
appropriations .........
juvenile offenders, certain records relative to, tabulation, etc.,
of, by, in co-operation with youth service board
probation officers of district courts in Suffolk county, other than
municipal court of the city of Boston, and of Boston
juvenile court, determination of compensation of, after
consultation with .......
Probation officers, counties other than Suffolk, in, salary increases
for . . . . . . . .
deposit of money by, in certain banking companies, authorized .
district courts in Suffolk county, of, other than municipal court
of the city of Boston, and of Boston juvenile court, com-
pensation of certain, further regulated ....
wayward and delinquent children, act relative to care and pro-
tection of, as affecting powers and duties of .
Process (see Executions in ciAal actions; Practice in civil actions;
Warrants).
Professional engineers and land surveyors, board of registra-
tion of, appropriations
Professional sports (see Games and sports).
Professors, colleges, universities and schools, in, excluded from
teaching positions, etc., after conviction of crimes against
government and penalty provided for violation of
teachers' oath law, so called .....
Progressive Club, Incorporated, The, revived ....
Promotions, civil service laws, under (see Civil service laws).
Chap.
198
669
(
354
153
198
669 I
44
198
247
53
14
66
279
21
64
9
63
198 {
Item or
Section.
0306-41 to
0306-54,
0306-61 to
0306-74
0306-69 to
0306-94;
0306-71.
Page 811
1
0307-01
0307-01,
Page 801
0305-02 to
0307-01
1-4
0311-01,
0311-02
310 22, Subs. 22
640
591
153
640
310
198
336
669
160
627
1,2
5
1.
4,8,9
1412-01
1412-01
1412-01
1.2
Index.
1151
Chap.
Property, damage to, notice of, in actions of tort against Metro-
politan Transit Authority, requirement of, eliminated . 147
embezzlement of, etc., by fiduciaries, prosecutions for, venue of . 77
personal (see Personal property),
real (see Real property).
taxation of (see Taxation). —
transportation of (see Motor vehicles).
Proportional representation, city government, optional plans of,
for city of Boston under which city officials are elected
by, etc. . . . . . . . . . 452
Plan D, revised to provide for election of city officers without,
etc 459
Prorogation of general court, statement as to .
Prosecutions (see Criminal procedure and practice).
Prostitution, premises used for, aiding in maintenance of, penalty
for 132
Providence and Worcester division of New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company, continued trans-
portation service in areas served by, investigation relative
to ...... . Resolves 11, 34, 54
appropriation ......... 669 \
Providence Plantation, order issued by General Court of Massa-
chusetts Bay Colony in 1638 excluding from said colony
certain inhabitants of, annulled . . Resolve
Province lands, care and maintenance of, appropriation
Provincetown, town of (see Cities and towns).
Provisional appointments, civil service laws, under (see Civil
service laws) .
Psychopathic hospital, Boston, appropriation ....
Public accountants, registration of, appropriations
Public airports (see Airports).
Public amusements (see Theatrical exhibitions) .
Public assistance, records of applicants for, and recipients of, dis-
closure of information pertaining to, further regulated .
Publications, obscene, sale or distribution of, to persons under age
eighteen, relative to .
PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION, MASSACHUSETTS:
appropriations .........
capital outlay program for commonwealth, plans, specifications
and contracts for, approval by .
director, hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent and nursing homes
and boarding homes for aged, advisory committee on, to
be member of ....... . 618
industrial school at Lancaster, buildings to be erected at, plans
for, approval by .310
Logan airport, management, etc., of, act making changes in laws
relative to, as affecting powers and duties of . 637
Mystic river, dam on, in cities of Somerville and Medford, con-
struction of, plans and specifications for, by, etc. . . 457
appropriation ........ 669
Public buildings (see Buildings).
Public conveyances (see Carriers, common).
Public education, problems, certain, of, investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve
appropriation .........
Public employees, former, and their beneficiaries, amounts of
pensions payable to, increased .....
pensions or retirement allowances, receiving, payment of
compensation to, further regulated, and relative to
Item or
Section.
1.2
1,2
1-72
1-8
Page 869
4
198
198
198/
/202
\525
328
/198
\669
599
termination of elective office held by members of con-
tributory retirement systems .....
killed or dying from injuries received in performance of duty,
annuities to dependents of certain, increased
See also Commonwealth, officers and employees of; Counties,
officers and employees of; Districts, officers and em-
ployees of; Labor; Municipal officers and employees.
0224,
Page 806
2202-03
1710-00
1414-01,
1414-02
0429-01
0429-01
82
669
588
22, Subs. 24
4
1,7
8602-31.
Page 800
0238.
Page 805
1-6
15
552
1-3
1152
Index.
Chap.
Public expenditures, investigation and study by special commission
of general subject of, continued, etc. . . Resolves 10, 55
appropriation ......... 669 |
Public Garden, underground garage for parking of motor vehicles
under, leasing of space for, by city of Boston . . 654
Public halls (see Assembly, places of).
Public health, local boards of (see Health, local boards of).
matters, certain, relating to, investigation and study as to, con-
tinued and scope thereof enlarged . . Resolve
appropriation ........
protection of, and eradication and control of wood ticks, investi-
gation relative to .... . Resolve
appropriation ........
Public health council (see Public health, department of).
PUBLIC HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF:
Item or
Section.
0208,
Page 800
in general, appropriations
Bridgewater, town of, system of sewers to be constructed in,
powers and duties in connection with ....
coastal waters and flats and samples of shellfish therein or
thereon, examination by ..... .
Dudley, town of, system of sewers to be constructed in, plans
for, etc., approval by ......
Dunstable Water District, water supply for, approval by
employees, technical, of, killed, etc., in performance of duty,
annuities to dependents of, increased ....
flour, white bread and rolls, enrichment of, regulation of,
powers and duties as to .
foods and druics, adulteration or misbranding of, powers and
duties as to . . . _ .
hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent and nursing homes, certain,
regulation of, by . _. _ . . . .
Lakeville state sanatorium, admission of crippled children to,
by .
Monson, town of, system of sewers to be constructed in, plans
for, approval by .......
Mystic river, dam to be constructed on, Massachusetts public
building commission directed to confer with, relative to
plans and specifications . _ .
offensive trades, assignment of locations for, advice by, and
appeals to said department relative to, providing for
shellfish and shellfish purification plants, study relative to,
director of marine fisheries to confer with said depart-
ment in connection with . _. . . _ .
special commission to confer with said department in
connection with ... . . . Resolve
South Grafton Water District, water supply for, approval
by . . . .... . ...
south metropolitan sewerage district, disposal of sewage in,
and extension of said district, investigation relative to,
by ....... Resolve
appropriation ........
Swampscott, town of, nuisance existing along shores and
beaches of, causes creating, etc., investigation relative
to, by . . . . . . . Resolve
appropriation ........
Templeton, town of, water supply for, approval by
venereal diseases, act making certain laws relative to gonorrhea
and syphilis applicable to, as affecting powers and duties
of . . .
wood ticks, eradication and control of, investigation relative
to, by . . . . . . . Resolve
appropriation ........
78
669
36
669
198
336
599
669
472
463
41
461
552
444
598
618
412
467
457
480
430
60
485
41
669
26
669
353
129
36
669 I
1,2
0247,
Page 802
2001-25
2001-01 to
2031-00
2024-00
8020-01 to
8020-04
2004-01 to
2031-00
11, 12
1, 13
2
1,2
1-8
1-3
13
1
1,2
1
8807-23,
Page 801
2001-26,
Page 799
2
1-3, 5
2001-25,
Page 799
Index.
1153
Chap.
PUBLIC HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF — Concluded.
commissioner, deputy commissioners, designation of one or
more, by, authorized ... ...
food and drugs, adulteration or misbranding of, powers and
duties as to
hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent and nursing homes and
boarding homes for aged, regulation of, by said depart-
ment, powers and duties as to . . . . .
Lakeville, town of, land, certain, in, conveyance by .
public employees, certain, killed or dying from injuries re-
ceived in performance of duty, act increasing annuities
to dependents of, powers and duties as to
Rutland, town of, certain parcel of land in, conveyance to
Frederick J. Curtis by ......
director of sanitary engineering and chief sanitary engi-
neer, shellfish and shellfish purification plants, special
commission to investigate relative to, to be member
of . .... Resolve
divisions of:
biologic laboratories, appropriations .....
cancer and other chronic diseases, appropriations
communicable diseases, appropriations
dental health, appropriations
food and drugs, appropriations .
hospital inspection and survey, appropriation
323
598
618
316
552
551
local health administration, appropriations
maternal and child health, appropriations
60
198
198
jl98
[669
198
198
669
669
198
sanatoria and tuberculosis, appropriations .
sanitary engineering, appropriations .
public health council, appropriation .
deputy commissioners of public health, designation of, ap-
proval by .
hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent and nursing homes and
boarding homes for aged, regulation of, by said depart-
ment, powers and duties as to
Public hearings (see Hearings).
Public institutions (see titles of specific institutions).
Public libraries, division of (see Education, department of).
Public library commissioners (see Free public library commis-
sioners, board of).
Public lodging houses (see Inns, Lodging houses, etc.).
Public moneys (see County finance; Municipal finance; State
finance).
Public officers (see Commonwealth, officers and employees of;
Counties, officers and employees of; Districts, officers and
employees of; Municipal officers and employees; and
titles of specific officers).
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, allowances to families of members of, killed doing
police duty, appropriation for payment of any claims for
annuities to dependents of employees of, killed, etc., doing
police duty, increased ......
appropriations
323
618
198
669
552
198
Item or
Section.
4.6
1
2007-07 to
2008-12
2003-01,
2003-02
2005-01 to
2006-02
2005-01
2009-01.
2009-02
2012-01,
2012-02
2012-01
2010-01,
Page 808
2002-01.
2002-02
2004-01.
2004-02
2004-01
2020-01 to
2020-11
2020-03
2015-01,
2015-02
2001-02
2805-02
2805-02.
Page 807
2101-01 to
2108-01.
2970-03 to
2970-05.
3604-21,
3604-22
1154
Index.
Chap.
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OT — Continiied.
in general — Concluded.
appropriations — Concluded.
boards, etc., in:
boiler rules, appropriations ......
boilers, act further regulating inspection of, as affecting
powers and duties of .
compressed air tanks, certain provisions of law relating to,
made inapplicable to receptacles used in operating hy-
draulic machinery when approved by .
boxing commission, appropriations .....
boxing or sparring matches, participation in, exclusion of
certain persons from, powers and duties as to
matchmakers for boxing, licensing of, by, etc.
elevator regulations, appropriations .....
meetings of . . . . . . . . .
fire prevention regulations, appropriations
meetings of ........ .
standards, appropriation .......
meetings of . . . . . .
commissioner, chief of inspections, appointment of, by .
emergency housing commission, representative of said depart-
ment to serve on, designation by, authorized
entertainers, certain, appearing under assumed names, filing of
true names with .......
Middleborough, town of, certain parcel of land in, conveyance
by
salary of, increased ........
state police, division of, trainees injured in performance of duty
in, hospital, medical and surgical expenses incurred by,
payment of, powers as to .
theatrical booking agents, personal agents and managers,
licenses to, refusal or revocation of, by, providing for
divisions of :
fire prevention, appropriations ......
state fire marshal, explosions, reporting of, to .
open-air parking permits in city of Boston, decisions of
street commissioners of said city relative to, appeals
from, to ........
supervisor of state police detective inspectors in, office of,
placed under civil service ......
inspection, appropriations
chief of inspections, appointment of ....
engineers and firemen, licenses of, act repealing certain
provisions of law relating to, as affecting powers and
duties of ........ .
inspectors of, applications for certificates of inspection of
certain buildings, acknowledgment of, renewal of,
by
hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent and nursing homes and
boarding homes for aged, certificates of approval of,
issuance by . . . . . . . .
issuance of certain permits or certificates by, authorized
safety of persons in buildings, certain acts relative to, as
affecting powers and duties of . . . .
669
198
321
146
198 {
232
199
/198
1669
144
/198
1669
144
198
144
634
567
534
495
517
318
256
198
504
165
387
198
669
634
140
91
Item or
Section.
2101-01 to
2108-01
2970-05
2970-06
2805-02
Page 807
2104-01,
Page 809
2104-31,
2104-32
2105-11 to
2105-13
2107-01
2107-01
2
2108-01
2108-01
3
2106-01
1
1-3
1,2
2103-01 to
2103-04
2104-01 to
2104-22
2104-11;
2104-01,
Page 809
1-3
1.2
618
1
438
1,2
438
1.2
439
1,2
440
502
Index.
1155
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
divisions of — Concluded.
atate police, appropriations
Concluded.
Chap.
198
669
Cooney, Basil H., injured while engaged in training at state
police training school in Framingham, payment by
commonwealth of sum of money to . Resolve 28
appropriation ........ 669
Ganley, John M., injured while in performance of duties as
member of, annuity to .... Resolve 42
Killam, Dana F., injured while assisting member of, payment
by commonwealth of sum of money to . Resolve 88
appropriation ........ 669
supervisor of state police detective bureau, office of, placed
under civil service ....... 387
trainees injured in performance of duty in, hospital, medical
and surgical expenses incurred by, payment of . . 318
Public schools (see Schools, public).
Public service corporations (see Gas and electric companies;
Public utilities, department of; Railroads; Street rail-
ways; Telephone and telegraph companies).
Public trusts (see Trusts).
PUBLIC UTILITIES, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, appropriations .......
Bridgewater, town of, system of sewers to be constructed in,
powers and duties in connection with .... 472
common carrier rights issued by, transfer of, further regulated 616
Dudley, town of, system of sewers to be constructed in,
powers and duties in connection with . . .41
Dunstable Water District, water supply for, laying of pipes,
etc., on railroad locations for, approval by, when . .461
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company, public
control and management of, further extension of, powers
and duties as to
gas and electric companies, rates, prices, etc., of, proposed,
holding of public hearings by said department in respect
to, required ........ 471
Monson, town of, .system of sewers to be constructed in,
powers and duties in connection with .... 467
New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Steamship Authority, rates and charges of, powers as to . 544
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, rate
structure of, investigation relative to, by . Resolve 84
Old Colony Railroad, continued transportation service in
areas served by, special commission to investigate rela-
tive to, to assist . . _ . . . Resolve 11
railroad terminal facilities, ownership and operation of, by
certain corporations, powers and duties as to . . 639
rapid transit facilities, extension of, to Quincy and Braintree,
plans and estimates of costs of, approval by, authorized,
etc 151
improvements, certain, of, in city of Boston, powers and i g22 I
duties relative to ...... .
South Grafton Water District, water supply for, powers and
duties as to ....... . 485
steamships, operation of, etc., between New Bedford, Woods
Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, special com-
mission to investigate, to a,ssist . . . Resolve 5
Item or
Section.
2102-01 to
2102-04,
2970-04,
2970-05,
3604-21,
3604-22
2102-02 to
2102-04,
2970-05.
2970-06
2820-03.
Page 801
2820-05,
Page 811
2301-01 to
2308-02
2301-09 to
2302-01
3
1.2
5
2
558 1, 4, 6, 8-11
4
5
1-4
5, 8 (Pt. I)
5, 8, 11
(Pt. II)
1 (Pt. Ill)
2, 10
1156
Index.
PUBLIC UTILITIES, DEPARTMENT OF — Concluded.
in general — Concluded.
Templeton, town of, water supply for, laying of pipes, etc.,
on railroad locations for, approval by, when .
commission, chairman of, to be or to designate a member of
special commission to investigate relative to continuation
of transportation service in areas served by Old Colony
Railroad •..-.■ • • . • Resolve
securities, sale of, administration of laws relative to, by, ap-
propriations .....
divisions of :
commercial motor vehicle, appropriations .
gas and gas meters, inspection of, appropriations
smoke inspection, appropriations
Public warehousemen (see Warehousemen, public).
Public ways (see Ways, public).
Public welfare, laws relating to, study and revision of, by special
commission continued, etc. .... Resolves
appropriation ........
public employees, retired, eligibility of, for, certain notices re-
quired to be given such employees relative to
PUBLIC WELFARE, DEPARTMENT OF:
Chap.
353
Item or
Section.
45,83
669
488
198
in general, appropriations
. <336
699
charitable corporations, domestic, certain, annual reports by,
said department required to notify attorney general of
failure of such corporations in respect to filing of
children, certain, committed to, payment of expenses for sup-
port of . . . . . . . .
mothers with dependent children, hospital care furnished on
account of, payment of, subject to regulations of, etc.
old age assistance law, so called, adjustments of budgetary
standards under, powers and duties as to . . _ .
youth service board, establishment, etc., of, as affecting
powers and duties of . . . . . . .
commissioner, assistance, public records of applicants for,
and recipients of, disclosure of, by, further regulated
hospitals, sanatoria, convalescent and nursing homes and
boarding homes for aged, advisory committee on, to be
member of ........
Walpole, town of, certain state land in, conveyance to said
town by ........ .
divisions of:
aid and relief, appropriations ......
child guardianship, appropriations
Association of the Evangelical Lutheran Church for Works
of Mercy, property damage caused to, by boys under
control of said division, payment of compensation
for ....... Resolve
appropriation ........
juvenile training, appropriations .....
Massachusetts training schools, trustees of, in (see Massa-
chusetts training schools).
669
354
385
418
638
/310
1385
/202
1525
618
376
198
198
336
.669
47
669
198
2308-01,
2308-02
2304-01.
2304-02
2302-01,
2302-02
4311, 4312
4311,
Page 800
0209,
Page 804
1.2
1901-01 to
1919-00,
3619-01 to
3626
1906-03 to
1919-00
8019-01 to
8019-11
1901-22 to
1919-00
4, 23, 25-28
1
1.2
1904-01.
1904-02
1906-01 to
1906-03
1906-03
1906-03
2820-03,
Page 801
1908-01,
1908-02
Index.
1157
PUBLIC WELFARE, DEPARTMENT OF — Concluded.
divisions of — Concluded.
juvenile training — Concluded.
rights, powers, duties, etc., of, transfer to youth service
board .........
school offenders, certain, commitment of, to youth service
board, act providing for, as affecting ....
state board of housing in, appropriations ....
PUBLIC WELFARE, LOCAL BOARDS OF:
mothers with dependent children, hospital care furnished on
account of, payment by ..... .
old age assistance law, so called, adjustments of budgetary
standards under, duties as to .
public assistance, records of applicants for, and recipients of,
information pertaining to, disclosure of, by, further
regulated .........
Public works building, maintenance of, etc , appropriations .
superintendent of, tenure of .
PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENT OP:
Chap.
}310{
573
198/
418
in general, appropriations .
Blackstone, town of, new bridge to be constructed in, designa-
tion of Peter F. Fitzgerald Bridge, tablet or marker bear-
ing, etc., attachment to said bridge by .
Boston, city of, ways, certain, in, construction or extension of,
with permanent pavement conforming to specifications
approved by ....... .
Brimfield, town of, right of way to Little Alum pond in, and
area for parking of vehicles, plans of location for, approval
by
Cantwell, John Walter, payment by commonwealth of sum
of money to, as compensation for damages sustained by
reason of collision with motor vehicle operated by em-
ployee of ..... . Resolve
appropriation ........
Connecticut river, new bridge over, between towns of Green-
field and Montague, designation of General Frederick E.
Pierce Bridge, tablet or marker bearing, attachment to
said bridge by .
Dennis, town of, waterfront property in Dennisport section of,
protection of, investigation relative to, by . Resolve
DeWolf-Gariepy Memorial Highway between towns of Green-
field and Montague, markers along, erection by .
law authorizing, repealed ......
East Boston, recreation areas, certain, in, construction of, by .
elevated structures, certain, in city of Boston, removal of,
study relative to, by Metropolitan Transit Authority,
assistance in, by
employees, certain, of, pensions for . . . . .
permitted to take promotional competitive examination for
promotion to junior civil engineer, Grade III .
technical, of, killed, etc., in performance of duty, annuities
to dependents of, increased ......
638
198
336
669
606
383
258
80
Item or
Section.
2, Subs.
67; 23
4
1902-01,
1902-02
2900-80 to
2900-90
2900-80,
Page 802
2202-01 to
2230-03.
2900-01 to
2924-03
2202-11 to
2230-03,
2900-04 to
2924-02
2202-09.
2202-11,
2900-37,
2924-01 ;
2900-45.
Page 802;
2900-50,
2900-55,
Page 803
669/
2900-36,
Page 801
122
1
59
122
478
652
2
1.2
622
403
11
(Part II)
389
552
1158
Index.
Chap.
PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENT OF — Continued.
in general — Concluded.
Fairhaven harbor, improvement of, by, investigation relative
to, continued ...... Resolve 65
Gloucester fish pier, so called, sewer and settling basin at,
construction by ...... . 512
appropriation ........ 669 <
Groveland bridge, so called, over Merrimack river between
Haverhill and Groveland, reconstruction of, by . . 516
Hancock, town of, certain parcel of land in, conveyance to
said town by ....... . 431
harbor and waterway improvements, certain, duties as
to ....... . Resolve 62
highway bridges, public, certain, care, control and maintenance
of, by 482
Ipswich, town of, shore protection work in Little Neck sec-
tion of, by ........ 356
Iwanowicz, Emma A. and Alfred F., payment by common-
wealth of sum of money to, as compensation for cer-
tain property taken by . . . . Resolve 24
appropriation ........ 669 <
motor vehicles, speed of, act further regulating, powers and
duties as to . . . . . . . . 564
Mystic river, dam to be constructed on, permits and approvals
relative to, obtaining of, from ..... 457
Smith, Emma R., payment by commonwealth of sum of
money to, as compensation for certain parcel of land
taken by ...... Resolve 30
appropriation ........ 669 <
state-owped airports, management, operation, maintenance,
etc., of, act changing laws relative to, as affecting powers
and duties of ....... .
Sturbridge, town of, right of way to Lead Mine pond and
Alum pond in, etc., plans of location for, approval by
ways, intersecting through ways, signs and signals at, to be in
accordance with requirements of .
limited access, land abutting, easements to provide access
for, taking or acquiring of , by .
state highway locations, granting of easements within, by .
airports, functions relating to, appropriations .
commissioner, state-owned airports, management, operation,
maintenance, etc., of, act changing laws relative to, as
affecting powers and duties of .... .
highways, functions relating to, appropriations .
registrar of motor vehicles, antique motor cars, registration
of, powers and duties as to .
appropriations .........
English, Cornelius M., former employee of registry of motor
vehicles, reinstatement of, by said registrar, for retirement
purposes ......... 600
inspectors or examiners, certain, of, killed, etc., in performance
of duty, annuities to dependents of, increased . . 552
insurance and surety companies, merged, policies and bonds of,
certain notices with respect to, by, etc. . . . 39
motor vehicles, fleets of, and trailers, registration of, powers
and duties as to . . . . . .511
horse power of, determination by . . . .94
military forces of commonwealth, imder control of, dis-
tinguishing marks for, form of, approval by . . 304
second hand, dealers in, licensing of, etc., powers and duties 1 181
as to / 201
Item or
Section.
637
198
336
432
198
336
1.2
2220-20,
Page 806
1.2
1.2
2900-36,
Page 801
2
5
2900-36,
Page 801
4-8
1
2230-01,
2230-03
2230-02,
2230-03
4, 5, 7, 8
2900-02 to
2900-18
2900-04,
2900-35
1-3
2924-01 to
2924-03
2924-01,
2924-02
6.7
2-4
3
Index.
1159
Chap.
PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENT OF — Concluded.
registrar of motor vehicles — Concluded.
motor vehicles — Concluded.
speed of, act further regulating, powers and duties as to . 564
state-owned, distinctive number plates for, furnishing by . 584
rules and regulations made by, relative to . . . 201
school buses, rules and regulations relative to construction and
equipment of, making of, by . . . . . 307
Sec also Motor vehicles.
waterways and public lands, functions relating to, appro- I 198 | "
P^^'tions I gpjj ^
Public works stores and equipment account, appropriations . 198 l
Pulmonary dust diseases, occupational, employees in granite in-
dustry contracting, workmen's compensation benefits
payable to, increased ....... 217
Pupils (see Schools).
Purchasing agent (see .Administration and finance, commission on).
Purification plants, shellfish (see Fish and fisheries).
Item or
Section.
2
1
1-4
202-01 to
2202-1.3
2202-11
2900-50,
2900-55
Q-
Quartermaster, state, appropriations
Quincy, city of (sec Cities and town?).
Quinlan, Arthur J., contributions made to retirement system of city
of Everett, repayment of, to, and retirement rights of such
member established .......
646
0405-01 to
0406-24
0405-02,
0406-26
1-3
R.
Race, discrimination, because of, in housing projects, prohibited
Races, horse and dog (see Horse and dog racing meetings conducted
under pari-mutuel system of wagering),
midget auto (see Midget auto racing).
RACING COMMISSION, STATE:
appropriations .........
horse and dog racing meetings, amounts wagered at, tax on, pay-
ment to ........ .
locations for holding, act further regulating approval of, as
affecting .........
See also Horse and dog racing meetings, etc.
Railroads, bonds of, investment in, by savings banks
steam, electric, etc., terminal facilities for, certain corporations
qualified to own and operate such facilities
See also Carriers, common; New York, New Haven and Hart-
ford Railroad Company; Old Colony Railroad; Union
Freight Railroad Company.
Railways, street (see Street railways).
Rapid transit system, Boston, in, alterations, improvements, etc., in
extensions of, to Quincy and Braintree, approval of plans and
estimates of costs of, authorized, and providing for ascer-
taining wishes of inhabitants of said city and town relating
to
See also Metropolitan Transit Authority.
Rates, sale and distribution of gas and electricity, proposed, for,
public hearings required in respect to .
Ratings, civil service laws, under (see Civil .service law.s).
Raynham, Center Water District, amount of money that may be
borrowed by, increa.sed ......
town of (see ('ities and towns).
Reading, town of (see Cities and towns).
51
198
220
437
215
639
f520
1622
151
471
193
3604-11,
3604-12
1-5
1-4
1.2
1160
Index.
Chap.
Readville district of Boston, continued transportation service for,
investigation relative to . . . Resolves 11, 34, 54
appropriation ......... 669 I
Real property, mortgages of (see Mortgages) .
taking of (see Eminent domain).
taxation of (see Taxation).
See also Easements.
Rebellion, war of the (see Grand Army of the Republic).
Reclamation board, state, appropriations ..... 198 |
greenhead fly control projects, establishment of, in certain cities
and towns, powers and duties as to . . .391
Records, city clerks, of, attestation of . . . . . .56
civil service, preservation of . . . . . . . 138
hospitals, of (see Hospital records).
insurance companies, of (see Insurance, companies).
phonographic, obscene, sale or distribution of, to persons under
age eighteen, relative to ..... . 328
public assistance, applicants for, and recipients of, of, disclosure / 202
Item or
Section.
0224,
Page 806
0910-01,
3901, 3915
1.2
1.2
of information pertaining to, further regulated
venereal diseases, cases of, relating to, destruction of
disclosure of, prohibited, etc. ......
wayward and delinquent children, commitment of, of, inspection
of, etc., regulated .......
See also Examination papers.
Recreation, parks and, division of (see Conservation, department
of).
Redistrictingf, act, so called
special committee on, expenses of, appropriation
Reed, Henry W., reinstatement in employ of town of Marblehead
and in its retirement system
Referees, professional boxing matches, at, minimum age limit for,
established .......
Referendum (see Initiative and referendum).
Reformatory, institutions (see Penal and reformatory institutions)
Massachusetts (see Massachusetts reformatory) .
1525
120
129
}310{
250
336
women, for, appropriations
conduct of, investigation relative to
appropriation ....
5
6,22,
Subs. 21
1-4
0102-31
Resolve
girls, certain, sentenced to, transfer to custody of youth service
board . . . ...
superintendent of, physical examination of prisoners, act
making certain laws relative to, applicable to all venereal
diseases, as affecting powers and duties of .
Regional public schools, establishment of, act to encourage, etc.
Re^fistered nurses (see Nurses).
REGISTERS AND REGISTRIES OF DEEDS.
in general, corporations, merger of, and associations or trusts,
certified copy of articles of amendment in connection with,
filing with . . . . . . . .
deposit of money by, in certain banking companies, authorized
Berkshire county, fire district in town of Williamstown, land
taken by, description of, filing with ....
Hampden county, Holyoke, city of, transfer of certain land to
municipal gas and electric commission of said city, certifi-
cates of votes in connection with, filing with .
Springfield, at, additional accommodations for
Middlesex county, statement of certain action with reference to
sewer construction in town of Ayer, filing with
Norfolk county, certificates in connection with sewer assessments
in town of Weymouth, filing with .....
Plymouth county, Plymouth, at, additional land and buildings
for . . . . . . . . .
Suffolk county, register and assistant registers for, salaries of
Registers and registries of probate and insolvency (see Probate
and insolvency, registers).
Registrar of motor vehicles (see Public works, department of).
252
199
198
599
.669
89
669 I
310 22, Subs. 15
1806-00,
4511
8018-02,
8018-03
1806-00
0240,
Page 809
129
645
524
153
349
8
1-11
536
64
1
1-4
397
1
390
2
288
004
1.2
1.2
Index.
1161
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS:
absent voting, residents of commonwealth in armed forces, by,
powers and duties as to .
registration of voters by, prior to primaries or elections, further
regulated . . . . . . .
Registration, civil service and, department of (see Civil service and
registration, department of),
division of (see Civil service and registration, department of),
motor vehicles, of (see Motor vehicles).
See also Licenses and permits; also specific titles.
"Regular compensation", term, further defined under contribu-
tory retirement act .......
Rehabilitation, delinquent children, of, investigation relative to,
continued ....... Resolve
appropriation ........
vocational, amount which may be expended for, by state board
for vocational education, increased ....
and co-operation with federal government, appropriations
division of (see Education, department of).
Reinsurance (see Insurance, classes of insurance; Workmen's
compensation) .
Relief, aid and, division of (see Public welfare, department of).
welfare (see Public welfare).
Religion, discrimination, because of, in housing projects, prohibited
Religious corporations (see Churches and religious corporations).
Replevin, actions of, and certain actions of contract and tort, time
for commencing, further limited ....
Representative town government, Dedham, in, voting precincts
nomination and election of town meeting members and
reference to voters of town of certain votes of
West Springfield, in, relative to .... .
Reporter of decisions, supreme judicial court, appropriations
Reports, annual (see Annual reports).
Reservations, park, Blue Hills reservation, Ponkapoag golf course
in, additional club house facilities at, construction of
appropriation . . . . . . . •
Greylock state reservation, titles to parcels of land comprising,
study of, appropriation ......
metropolitan, maintenance, appropriations ....
Middlesex Fells, bridle paths at, reconditioning of, appropria-
tion . . . . . . . . •_
Nantasket beach reservation, maintenance of, appropriation
Salisbury beach reservation, maintenance and improvement of,
appropriation . . . . •
Wachusett Mountain state reservation, sale of portion of, au-
thorized, etc. ......-•
Walden pond state reservation, additional toilets and sewage
disposal system for, amount that may be borrowed and
expended for, increased . . .
Winthrop shore reservation, sea walls, construction of, beach
improvements, etc., at ......
Chap.
}53l{
Item or
Section.
2. 3, 6,
8-11. 13-15
42
606
49
669 I
360
198 I
51
274
419
292
198
273
669
336
198
669
669
198
198
514
0246,
Page 799
1301-32,
1301-33
appropriations
Reservoirs (see Waters and waterways).
Resnick, Albert S., acts as a notary public validated Resolve
Restaurants, hor.se meat, serving of, in, regulated
oleomargarine, furnishing of, at, regulated ....
.See also Assembly, places of.
Restraint of trade, hairdressers' shops, in, act preventing
Restricted landing areas, bodies of water, certain, use of, for,
approval thereof by cities and towns, act requiring
Retirement, state board of (see Retirement systems and pensions,
commonwealth, of).
18
/528
\563
669
7
189
453
347
505
1-3
1-8
1-3
0301-11,
0301-12
1,2
8602-30
3304-04
8602-00
8602-00;
8602-50
8602-50
8611-11
4031
1.2
1,2
1,2
1-4
2802-01,
2931-46,
2931-47,
8602-53,
8602-54,
Page 805
1-3
1162
Index.
Chap.
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND PENSIONS:
pensions, Harrison, John, children of, paymont by common-
wealth of annuities to .... Resolve 38
[198
justices, appropriations . . . . . . . \ ggg
Kenney, William F., widow and minor child of, payment by
city of Woburn of annuities to .
police officers, state, appropriation ....
Pond, Albert H., widow of, payment by city of Lynn of
annuity to . . . . . . . 593
prison officers and instructors, appropriation . . . 198
public works, department of, certain employees of . . 403
Savings Banks Employees Retirement Association, members,
certain, of, payment of .
soldiers and others, appropriation ....
state employees, appropriations .....
teachers, appropriation ......
See also, infra, retirement systems.
veterans, certain, appropriations ....
public service, in, certain, for ...... 665
See also Old age assistance, so called.
retirement systems, in general, beneficiaries, designation of,
authorized, under contributory retirement systems and
providing for certain payments to said beneficiaries in
case of members thereof who die prior to retirement 284
public employees, for, former employees retired under, pay-
ment of compensation to, further regulated, and relative
to termination of elective office held by members of con-
tributory retirement systems . . . . . 15
Boston, city of, of, former employees of said city and county
of Suffolk and their beneficiaries, amounts of pensions
payable to, increased .......
former public employees, certain, provisions of act authoriz-
ing increases in pensions payable to, application to
State-Boston retirement system, known as, pensions paid
to certain teachers under, reimbursement for _. .
teachers and supervising staff of public schools of said city,
payment of pensions to, under .....
Brooldine, town of, of, former public employees, certain, pro-
visions of act authorizing increases in pensions payable
to, application to ...... . 588
Chelsea, city of, of, former public employees, certain, provi-
sions of act authorizing increases in pensions payable to,
application to ....... . 588
cities and towns, of, foremen, inspectors, mechanics, draw
tenders, assistant draw tenders and storekeepers, pension-
ing of, under . . ._ .
former employees, certain, of, and their beneficiaries,
amounts of pensions payable to, increased
housing authorities, employees of, made eligible for mem-
bership in . ...
police officers and firemen, certain, retirement of, under .
See also, supra, in general.
commonwealth, of, appropriations .....
assistant attorneys general, certain, retirement of, under .
Item or
Section.
0.309-01
0309-01,
Page 807
1.2
2811-04
1,2
2811-03
1-3
2805-01
0604-03.
2970-01
1305-08
2805-01,
2811-02
2805-01.
Page 800
1-5
1-3
301
1,2
588
5
508
1,2
602
1-3
board of retirement, appropriations
English, Cornelius M., restoration to, of certain rights under
former employees, certain, of, and their beneficiaries,
amounts of pensions payable to, increased
general court, members of, and constitutional officers, re-
tirement of, under, certain changes made in law relative to
Murphy, Jane H., application from, for certain benefits
under, acceptance of. by state board of retirement . 380
515
1-3
588
15
507
1,2
4^3
198
r 0604-03,
2970-01
659
198 •
r 0604-01 to
0604-03
0604-03,
669
2970-01,
Page 806
600
588
1-3
589
1-4
Index.
1163
RBTIREMENT SYSTEMS AND PENSIONS — Conciwded.
retirement systems — Concluded.
commonwealth, of — Concluded.
University of Massachusetts, employees, certain, of, made
eligible for membership in . . .
co-operative banks employees, for, approval of, by commis-
sioner of banks, act requiring ....
counties, of, county commissioners, certain, retirement of
under . . .
former employees, certain, of, and their beneficiaries
amounts of pensions payable to, increased
See also, supra, in general.
credit union employees, for, establishment of . .
districts, of, former employees, certain, of, and their benefici-
aries, amounts of pensions payable to, increased
Everett, city of, of, former public employees, certain, provi-
sions of act authorizing increases in pensions payable to
application to . . . . . .
permanent members of police department, certain contri-
butions made by, to, repayment of, by said city, etc.
Fitchburg, city of, of, former public employees, certain, pro-
visions of act authorizing increases in pensions payable
to, application to . . .
insurance companies, life, domestic, agents and agency em-
ployees of agents of certain, for . . . . .
Lawrence, city of, of, Bardwell, Abraham, reinstatement of, in
Marblehead, town of, of, reinstatement of Henry W. Reed in
employ of said town and in its retirement system
Medford, city of, of, former public employees, certain, pro-
visions of act authorizing increases in pensions payable to,
application to ....... .
Newburyport, city of, of, Butler, Edward A., retirement of,
under .........
Peabody, city of, of, temporary reinstatement of John E.
Sullivan for purpose of being retired under .
private retirement associations, of, formed by employers and
employees, membership of .
public employees, for, benefits for accidental disability in-
creased and additional accidental death benefits provided
under . . . . . . . . .
designation of beneficiaries under, to receive payments in
case members of such system die prior to retirement,
authorized ........
"regular compensation", term, further defined under
retirement boards of, duties of, further described .
Quincy, city of, of, former public employees, certain, provisions
of act authorizing increases in pensions payable to, appli-
cation to . . . . . . . _ .
savings banks employees, for, approval of, by commissioner of
banks, act requiring . . . . . •
Somerville, city of, of, former public employees, certain, pro-
visions of act authorizing increases in pensions payable
to, application to . . .
teachers, of, creditable service under, relative to .
former public school teachers and their beneficiaries, certain,
amounts of pensions payable to, under, increased .
pensions for certain teachers, reimbursement for
retirement board, appropriations
Keyes, Helen C, retirement of, under, approval by
withdrawn deductions from, repayment of
Winchester, town of, of, employees, certain, of said town au-
thorized to become members of . . .
Worcester, city of, of, employees, certain, contributions made
by, to, repayment of, by retirement board of said city and
retirement rights of such employees established
Revenue, commonwealth and political subdivisions thereof, of, in-
vestigation relative to .... Resolve
Chap.
607
283
662
588
509
588
588
1251
/646
588
496
609
252
446
Item or
Section.
1.2
1-4
1.2
1-4
5
1-3
5
1.2
588
5
128
1.2
417
1,2
207
1-6
284
606
488
1.2
588
6
283
588
5
393
588
1-3,6
508
1,2
198/
1305-01 to
1305-08
336
1305-08
669
1305-08,
Page 806
414
1.2
384
1.2
appropriation
271
291
55
669
1.2
0208,
Page 800
1164
Index.
Revenue loans, municipal (see Municipal finance, borrowing of
money).
Revere, city of (see Cities and towns).
Revolving doors, so called, installation, maintenance or use of, in
certain buildings .......
Rifle range, state, additional land for, armory commission author-
ized to acquire ........
Rifles (see Firearms).
Rights of way (see Easements).
Rivers (see Waters and waterways).
Riverview Highlands, Inc., reimbursement to, for money expended
for water main extensions and equipment in town of
Somerset .........
Roads and roadways (see Ways).
Rockport, town of (see Cities and towns).
Rolls and bread (see Food).
Rosemary lake, town of Needham, in, building on park land at,
erection and maintenance of, by Boy Scouts of America .
Rowley, Walter E., land, certain, in town of Middleborough, con-
veyance of, to, by commissioner of public safety
Rutland, state sanatorium, appropriations .....
town of (see Cities and towns).
Ryan, Staff Sergeant Francis X., Square, junction of Grove
street and West Roxbury Parkway in town of Brookline
designated as ....... .
Chap.
Item or
Section.
[439
1502
1,2
369
1.2
294
495
198
336
669
170
1.2
1.2
2024-00
2024-00
2024-00
1.2
s.
Safety, program, high schools, in, motor vehicle driving education as
phase of, requirement as to .
public, department of (see Public safety, department of).
Sailors (see Military and naval service of the United States; Soldiers,
sailors and marines; Veterans).
Salaries, county officers and employees, certain, of, schedule of, es-
tablished, etc.
state officers and employees, certain, of,
established, etc.
appropriations .
permanent schedule of.
ating, taking effect of.
time of payment of, law further regui
postponed ....
See also Salary plans.
Salary plans, cities and towns, adopted by, relative to .
Salem, city of (see Cities and towns).
state teachers college, appropriations .....
Sale of securities act, administration and enforcement of, appro-
priations .........
Sales, alcoholic beverages, of (see Alcoholic beverages).
motor fuel sales act, administration of, appropriations
motor vehicles, of (see Motor vehicles).
See also names of specific articles of personal property.
Salisbury Beach reservation, appropriation ....
Salmon (see Game and inland fisheries).
Salves (see Beauty preparations).
Sanatoria, and tuberculosis, division of (see Public health, depart-
ment of).
certain, regulation of, by department of public health
SANATORIA, STATE:
in general, appropriations
205
591
311
336
375
669
198
618
198
599
669
1-7
1-5
9
1,2
10
1313-00
8013-03
1313-00;
3513-13
2308-01,
2308-02
1601-53,
1601-54
4031
1-3
2022-00 to
2025-00
8020-01 to
8020-04
2022-00 to
2031-00
Index,
1165
SANATORIA, STATE — Concluded.
Lakeville, appropriations
crippled children, admission of, to
North Reading, appropriations
Rutland, appropriations
Westfield, appropriations ......
Sandwich, town of (see Cities and towns).
Water District, acts and proceedings, certain, of, validated . 313
Sanitary engineering, division of (see Public health, department
of).
Santilli, Lieutenant Alexander, certain square in city of Everett
designated as memorial to . . . . Resolve 16
Saugus, town of (see Cities and towns).
Savings, banks (see Banks and banking).
institutions for (see Banks and banking, savings banks).
Savings and insurance banks (see Savings bank life insurance).
Savings and loan associations, federal (see Banks and banking).
Savings bank life insurance, division of (see Banking and insur-
ance, department of),
excise tax, payment of certain, by savings and insurance banks . 486
Savings Banks Employees Retirement Association, members,
certain, of, pajonent of annuities or pensions to . . 142
Savin Hill station, extension of rapid transit route from, to Quincy
and Braintree, approval of plans and estimates of costs
of, authorized, etc. ....... 151
School building assistance commission, establishment of, etc. . 645
appropriation ......... 669 ■
School buses, authorized transportation of school children in, to and
from certain events of public interest .... 484
construction and equipment of, rules and regulations relative to . 307
School children (see Schools).
School committees (see Schools, public).
School Lunch Act, National, act designating "state educational
agency" as required by United States in carrying out
provisions of ....... . 548
School offenders (see Schools, public).
SCHOOLS:
in general, teachers in, excluded from teaching positions, etc.,
after conviction of crimes against government and penalty
pro\aded for violation of teachers' oath law, so called . 160
medical schools, approved, inspection of, and providing for
withdrawal of approval of such schools in certain cases
public, attendance, investigation relative to . . Resolve
appropriation ........
supervisors of, in, standards of qualifications, certain, for,
established, etc. . . . . ...
course of instruction beyond regular high school course in,
for veterans and others, granting of certain degrees to
persons completing such course, authorized .
funds for, etc., relative to . . . . . .
motor vehicle driving education in high schools, providing
for ..........
Old Colony High School District Planning Committee, crea-
tion of, etc. . : • . .
pupils in, absentees and school offenders, certain, commit-
ment to youth service board, providing for, etc.
attendance by (see, supra, attendance),
school lunch program for ..... .
transportation of, in school buses, to and from certain events
of public interest, authorized .....
regional and consolidated public schools, act to encourage
establishment of, and providing financial assistance to
cities and towns in construction of school buildings . 645
Item or
Chap.
Section.
/198
\669
2022-00
2022-00
412
198
2023-00
699
8020-04
669
2023-00
198
2024-00
336
2024-00
669
2024-00
198
2025-00
699
8020-01
669
2025-00
1,2
1-4
1-3
1-4
1-11
1301-21,
Page 809
1,2
1.2
413
90
669 {
0242,
Page 810
573
1-7
332
620
5,6
643
1-3
205
280
1-9
573
1-7
548
1.2
484
1-11
1166
Index.
SCHOOLS — Continued.
public — Concluded.
school committees, granting of certain degrees by, authorized,
in cities and towns conducting course of instruction be-
yond regular high school course for veterans and others .
school lunch programs, establishment, maintenance, etc.,
by
state aid for public schools, certain estimates in connection
with, powers and duties as to
state aid and reimbursement for, and relative to school funds
appropriations
superintendents, state aid for public schools, act relative to, as
affecting duties of ...... .
teachers in, excluded from teaching positions, etc., after con-
viction of crimes against government and penalty pro-
vided for violation of teacher's oath law, so called
institutes, expenses of holding, appropriation
retirement of (see Retirement systems and pensions),
vocational schools for training of, appropriation
special provisions, etc., relative to particular schools:
Chap.
332
620
548
643
643
198
336
.669
643
Belchertown state school, appropriations
Boston School of Pharmacy, The, degree of Bachelor of Science
in Pharmacy, granting by .
Bradford Durfee Technical Institute of Fall River, appropria-
tions .........
Bristol county agricultural school, merchandise delivered to,
by Stanley Wood Grain Company of Taunton, payment
for ..........
Essex county training school, injuries sustained by Alfred R.
Buker at, reimbursement for certain expenses due to
Fernald, Walter E., state school, appropriations
industrial school for boys, appropriations ....
rights, powers, duties, etc., of, transfer to youth service
board .........
industrial school for girls, appropriations ....
rights, powers, duties, etc., of, transfer to youth service
board .........
Lowell textile (see Lowell textile institute).
Lyman school for boys, appropriations ....
rights, powers, duties, etc., of, transfer to youth service
board .........
Massachusetts, hospital school, appropriations
charge for support of children at, increased .
maritime academy, appropriations . . . . .
state pier on Cape Cod canal, use for purposes of, au-
thorized, control of said pier placed in board of com-
missioners of said academy, etc. . . . .
160
198
198
f 198
I 336
1599
[669
296
ri98
\599
219
141
198
336
,669
ri98
599
310
f 198
599
669
310
2.
2.
Item or
Section.
5, 6
1, Subs. 10
1-3
1301-51 to
1301-55
1301-52,
1301-54
1301-54
1, Subs. 9
1,2
1301-07
1301-31
1723-00
1723-00
8017-37
1723-00
1331-00
8013-05
1.2
1.2
1724-00
1724-00
1724-00
1915-00
8019-01
Subs. 67;
4, 11, 16,
18, 22, 28
1916-00
8019-02,
8019-03
1916-00
Subs. 67;
4, 16, 18,
22, 28
310
669
554
1917-00
1917-00
8019-04,
8019-12
2, Subs. 67;
4, 11, 16, 18,
22, 28
1918-00
1918-00
8019-05 to
8019-08
1918-00
1306-01 to
1306-10
1306-01 to
1306-10
1-3
Index.
1167
Chap.
SCHOOLS — Concluded.
special provisions, etc., relative to particular schools — Conchided.
' 198
Massachusetts, school of art, appropriations
■ 669
educational program, certain, at, providing for, etc.
training schools (see Massachusetts training schools).
Myles Standish, Camp, state school at, appropriations
New Bedford textile institute, appropriation
St. Mark's School, number of trustees of, and establishment of
quorum ........
Wrentham state school, appropriations ....
Scituate, town of (see Cities and towns).
Scollay square station, Boston, city of, in, alterations in, providing
for ..........
Seals, bounties on, appropriation . ......
Second hand motor vehicles, sale of, further regulated, etc.
SECRETARY, STATE:
in general, appropriations .......
filing, etc., of certain instruments with:
Barre Falls flood control project, certain land for, acquired by
United States, plan of ......
Boston, city of, land, certain, in, jurisdiction over which is
ceded to United States, plan of . . . .
Connecticut Valley Historical Society, act authorizing trans-
fer of assets, etc., of, to City Library Association of Spring-
field, copies of votes of acceptance of .
conservation, department of, control board in, removal of
members of, record of proceedings in connection with
corporations, merger of, and associations or trusts, copy of
articles of amendment in connection with
Dunstable Water District, addition of real estate to, copy of
petition and vote as to
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company, act extend-
ing period of public control and management of, certificate
of acceptance of .......
initiative or referendum petitions, objections to signatures on
New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Steamship Authority, members of, surety bonds and
record of oaths of ...... .
North Sagamore Water District, addition of real estate to, copy
of petition and vote as to .
Old South Society in Boston, act enabling said society to add
to its membership persons who are not proprietors of pews,
copy of vote of acceptance of .... .
Park Street Church, act relative to powers of, copy of vote of
acceptance of ....... •
post office substation, land in city of Springfield to be acquired
by United States for, plan of . . . .
railroad terminal facilities, ownership and operation of, by
certain corporations, certain certificates in connection with
rapid transit improvements, certain, in city of Boston, act
providing for, certificates of acceptances of .
recommendations for legislation, state officers and department
heads, of ....•••• •
South Deerfield Water Supply District, addition of real estate
to, copy of petition and vote as to
special laws, certain, card index of . . . Resolve
powers and duties, absent voting by residents of common-
wealth in armed forces, by, relative to .
foremen, inspectors, mechanics, draw tenders and storekeepers
in employ of certain cities and towns, notice of act relative
to, sending to certain municipal officers by .
nomination papers, candidates for state committees of political
parties, for, preparation of, etc., as to .
620
198
599
669
198
107
198
669
622
198
181
201
198/
336
669 {
594
475
331
651
524
461
558
596
544
566
16
73
538
639
622
67
335
85
Item or
Section.
1321-00,
3513-21
1321-00;
3513-21
1,4
1726-00
8017^0
1726-00
1333-00
1725-00
1725-00
1-10 (Pt. I)
1004-91
1-4
3
0501-01 to
0506-01
0504-01
0501-02 to
0503-03
1, Subs. 3
13
2, 14
3
1
2
2
3
1 (Part III)
531 4, 5, 11, 13
515
614
3
2
1168 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
Securities, banking companies, stock, etc., of, transfers of, notice
of, to commissioner of banks, act requiring . . 285
insurance companies, stock, etc., of, acquisition by domestic in-
surance companies, regulation of . . . . .621
investments in, by savings banks, certain limitations on, distin-
guished from other limitations on investments . . 124
sale, etc., of, law regulating, administration and enforcement of, 1 -.qo ( 2308-01,
appropriations / t 2308-02
See also Bonds.
SELECTMEN:
auditors or accountants in towns, appointment of assistants,
approval by . . . . . . . . 211
elections or primaries, preliminary, in towns, day for holding of,
fixing by . 531 15
foremen, inspectors, mechanics, draw tenders and storekeepers
in employ of certain towns, act relative to, notice of, to . 515 3
greenhead fiy control projects, establishment of, in towns, powers
as to . 391 1
horse and dog racing meetings at which pari-mutuel system of
betting is permitted, location of tracks for holding of,
approval of, by, further regulated ..... 437
local housing authorities, act making employees of, eligible for
membership in contributory retirement systems, accept-
ance of, notification of, to . . . . . . 507 2
police departments, establishment of, in certain towns, powers f 540
and duties as to . . . . . . . . \ 595
snow and ice, removal from public ways, incurring of additional
liabilities for, by towns, powers and duties as to . . 5
town employees, killed, etc., in performance of duty, act increas-
ing annuities to dependents of certain, powers and duties
as to ......... 552
work hours of, regulation of, powers and duties as to . 657
transient vendors, hawkers and pedlers, regulation of, in towns,
under rules made by . . . . . . . 493 1-5
Self insurance, division of (see Industrial accidents, department
of).
Self-insurers (see Workmen's compensation).
Senate (see General court).
Senatorial districts, division of commonwealth into 250 2
Seniority rights, civil service laws, under (see Civil service laws).
Sentences (see Criminal procedure and practice; Penal and reform-
atory institutions).
Separate support, appointment of attorneys to investigate peti-
tions for, in probate court, investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve 63
Sergeant-at-arms (see General court).
Servicemen (see Military and naval service of the United States;
Veterans) .
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, federal law known as,
loans or advances of credit to veterans of World War II
guaranteed or insured by administrator of veterans'
affairs under ........ 115 1,2
Seth Eldridge Cemetery, town of Harwich authorized to receive
and administer property of . . . . . . 277 1-4
Settlement, veterans, of, in connection with veterans' benefits law . 624 1, 2
Sewer districts, metropolitan (see Metropolitan districts, sewer
districts) .
See also Districts.
SEWERS AND DRAINS:
Ayer, town of, in, assessments for ...... 397 1, 2
Bridgewater, town of, construction and operation of system of
sewers by, authorized, etc. ...... 472 1-13
Chelsea, city of, construction of certain sewer in, by metropolitan
district commission, payment to said city for certain
damages in connection with, providing for . . . 374
appropriation 669 8802-36
construction of, uniform rate charged to abutters for, redeter-
mination of, by municipalities from time to time, author-
ized 52 1, 2
Dudley, town of, construction and operation of system of sewers
by, authorized ........ 41 1-14
Gloucester fish pier, so called, construction of, at, etc. . . 512 1, 2
appropriation . 669 | Pag^|o°6
Index.
1169
SEWERS AND DRAINS — Concluded.
Monson, town of, construction and operation of system of
sewers by, authorized, etc. ......
Newton, city of, construction of, in, borrowing of money for,
by said city, authorized ......
Northampton, city of, construction of sewage treatment works,
incurring of indebtedness for, by, authorized .
Taunton, city of, construction of sewage treatment works, in-
curring of indebtedness for, by. authorized
Webster, town of, construction of sewage treatment works, in-
curring of indebtedness for, by said town, authorized
Weymouth, town of, construction of particular sewers and drains
in, payment of cost of .
Winthrop shore parkway, drainage system along, construction
of, by metropolitan district commission ....
appropriation ........
Sex crimes, so called, prevalence and means for suppression of,
investigations relative to . . . Resolves
appropriation ........
reduction and prevention of, etc. ......
sexual intercourse, unlawful, with insane female, penalized
See also Sexual psychopaths.
Sexual psychopaths, children who are adjudged to be, commitment
of
Shares of stock (see Banks and banking; Securities).
Shellfish (see Fish and fisheries).
SHERIFFS, DEPUTY SHERIFFS AND CONSTABLES:
in general, larceny, arrest for, by, in certain cases, investigation
relative to authorizing, etc. .... Resolve
sherifTs, county penal institutions, uniforms for eertain officers
and employees of, to be prescribed by .
deposit of money by, in certain banking companies, author-
ized ..........
Shields, Edward E., contributions made to retirement system of
city of Everett, repayment of, to, and retirement rights
of such member established ......
Shiners (see Game and inland fisheries).
Ships and vessels, gaming and other crimes against public policy,
enforcement of laws prohibiting, when such offenses are
committed upon certain ......
See also Steamships.
Shore protection, problem of providing for, study by special com-
mission relative to, continued and membership of said
commission increased ..... Resolve
appropriation .........
Shotguns (see Firearms).
Shows (see Theatrical exhibitions).
Sight-saving classes, children, for, appropriation ....
Signore, Vincent J., payment by commonwealth of sum of money
to ....... . Resolve
appropriation ........
Signs and signals, ways intersecting through ways, at .
Silicosis, employees in granite industry contracting, workmen's
compensation benefits payable to, increased .
Sinking funds (see State finance).
Slaughtering, poultry, of, relative to . . .
Smallpox, expenses in connection with, appropriation
Smith, Cemetery, town of Harwich authorized to receive and ad-
minister property of .
Emma R., payment by commonwealth of sum of money to, as
compensation for certain parcel of land taken for highway
purposes ....... Resolve
appropriation ........
Smoke inspection, division of (see Public utilities, department of).
Smoke Inspection Fund, appropriations from ....
Smoke nuisance, abatement of, district to which laws relative to,
shall apply, enlarged .......
Snow and ice, removal of, from public ways, towns authorized to
incur additional liabilities for .... .
Chap.
Item or
Section,
467
1-15
456
1.2
267
1-3
265
1-3
266
1-3
390
1-4
528
669
1,2
Page 805
8,71
669 {
310
137
0201,
Page 801
1-31
310
22, Subs. 14
12
469
153
646
299
91
669/
198
23
669 I
416
217
339
198
277
30
669 I
198
404
5
1-3
0285.
Page 810
1304-27
2820-03,
Page 801
1907-08
1-4
2900-36.
Page 801
4311.4312
1170
Index.
Scares, John F., reimbursement to, for money expended for water
main extensions and equipment in town of Somerset
Soil conservation, program of, appropriation ....
Soldiers' bonus, so called (Veterans' bonus act).
Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, proposed, board of trustees for, es-
tablished . . ■ _ •
construction of, etc., appropriation . . " W i '
study relative to, continued .... Resolve
appropriation .....•■•
money from United States for, receipt by commonwealth and
expenditure thereof .......
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, appropriations
Glazer, Lewis, chief medical officer at, payment by common-
wealth of sum of money to . . . . Resolve
appropriation ....••••
hospital addition and facilities and equipment at, study relative
to, continued Resolve
appropriation ........
money from United States for, receipt by commonwealth and
expenditure thereof .......
Soldiers' relief (see Veterans' benefits).
SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND MARINES:
annuities and pensions of certain soldiers, appropriation .
bonus (see Veterans' bonus act).
mothers of certain, who lost their lives in service of United States,
exemptions from taxation, certain, granting to
widows of certain, who lost their lives in service of United States,
exemptions from taxation, certain, granting to
See also American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.; American Legion,
The; American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS;
Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States,
The; China Relief Expedition; Disabled American
Veterans of the World War; Grand Army of the Republic,
Department of Massachusetts; Lithuanian War Veterans'
Organization, Inc.; Marine Corps League; North End
Veterans' Association, Inc.; Philippine Insurrection;
Polish American Veterans of World War II, Inc.;
Spanish- American War; United Spanish War Veterans;
■ Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States ;
World War II Veterans' Association of Hampshire
County, Inc.
Somerset, town of (see Cities and towns).
Somerville, city of (see Cities and towns).
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, use by, of certain room
in state house preserved as memorial to the Grand Army
of the Republic, Department of Massachusetts
South Bay, Boston harbor, in, filling and improvement of, investi-
gation relative to Resolve
South Boston district, Castle island in, waterfront terminal at,
development of, authorized . . .
South Boston Savings Bank, purchase and improvement of real
estate in city of Boston for use of said bank, further in-
vestments in, by, authorized .....
South Deerfield Water Supply District, extension of boundaries of
Southeastern district, administration of criminal law, for, abolished
and Plymouth and Norfolk counties made separate dis-
tricts .........
South Essex Sewerage District, relative to ....
South Grafton Water District, establishment, etc. . .
South Harwich Cemetery, town of Harwich authorized to receive
and administer property of . . . . • _ .
South metropolitan sewerage district (see Metropolitan districts).
South Yarmouth Baptist Cemetery Association, Inc., town of
Yarmouth authorized to receive and administer propertyof
Spanish- American War, observance of fiftieth anniversary of, in
current year, participation by commonwealth in, provid-
ing for Resolve
appropriation ......•••
Chap.
7
198
476
599
79
669 I
533
198
669 I
31
669 I
79
669/
533
198
644
560
Item or
Section.
1,2
0901-22
1-4
8035-01
0213.
Page 805
3504-30
3504-30 to
3504-36
3504-37,
Page 801
0213.
Page 805
2805-01
1-3
190
1
66
625
1-4
57
335
1.2
1.2
423
168
485
1-7
1-3
1-14
277
1-4
33
1-4
29
669/
3504-55,
Page 800
Index.
1171
Spanish War Veterans (see United Spanish War Veterans).
Sparring or boxing matches, matchmakers at, licensing of, and
establishing minimum age limit for certain licensed boxing
officials .........
participation in, certain persons excluded from
maximum age limit for .......
Special commissions (see Commissions, state).
Special justices (see District courts).
Special laws, typing of card index of, providing for Resolve
appropriation .........
Speed limits (see Motor vehicles).
Spencer, town of (see Cities and towns).
Spinelli, A. F., Inc., reimbursement to, for money expended for
water main extensions and equipment in town of Somerset
Sporting licenses (see Game and inland fisheries).
Sports (see Games and sports).
Spring^eld, city of (see Cities and towns).
district court of, justices and clerks of, salaries and retirement of
Standards, board of (see Public safety, department of),
division of (see Labor and industries, department of).
Standish monument reservation, maintenance of, etc., appropria-
tion .......
Stanley Wood Grain Company, of Taunton, payment by county
of Bristol of sum of money to
State airport management board, creation of, etc.
appropriation ......
State airports (see Airports).
State boards (see names of specific boards).
State-Boston retirement system, pensions paid to certain teachers
under, reimbursement for ......
withdrawn deductions from, repayment of, by teachers who are
members of ....... .
State camp ground, so called, Framingham, town of, in, certain
state land at, conveyance to said town ....
State commissions and commissioners (see Commissioners, state;
Commissions, state).
State committees (see Elections, political committees).
State departments and divisions thereof (see Departments, state;
Divisions, state departments, of).
"State educational agency", board of education designated as, in
carrying out provisions of National School Lunch Act
State elections (see Elections).
State employees (see Commonwealth, oflBcers and employees of).
State fairs, horse and dog racing meetings held in connection with,
taxes on amounts wagered each day at, disposition of
State farm, appropriations .......
superintendent of, physical examination of prisoners, act making
certain laws relative to, applicable to all venereal diseases,
as affecting powers and duties of .
STATE FINANCE:
apprentice training wages for veterans, appropriations for, by
commonwealth, authorized ......
appropriation acts
bonds, notes, etc., issuance of, capital outlay program for com-
monwealth, for ........
serial bonds, certain, appropriaticni .....
water main, additional, from Middlesex Fells reservoir through
cities and towns of Melrose, Saugus, Lynn and Swamp-
scott to Marblehead, construction of, by metropolitan dis-
trict commission, for .......
Chap.
Item or
Section.
199
232
371
85
669
0102-15,
Page 807
1.2
656
198
219
637
663
669 I
508
384
632
1-3
4021
1,2
1-13
1-5
0460,
Page 808
1.2
1.2
548
319
f 198
336
599
[669
129
1.2
1802-00
1802-00
8018-01
1802-00
392
2
126
1.2
182
1,2
198
1-13
305
1,2
336
1-10
375
1,2
599
1-4
669
1-15
599
4
636
668
1
198
2952-00
608
3
668
2
1172
Index.
Chap.
STATE FINANCE — Conduced.
budget, annual (see, supra, appropriation acts.)
debt, state, payment of interest on, appropriations
669
requirements for extinguishing, appropriatioiis
expenditures, state, investigation and study of, by special com
mission, continued, etc. . . . . Resolves 10
appropriation ........
Metropolitan Transit Authority, amount commonwealth may
be called upon to pay to, on account of certain deficiency,
method of assessing ......
moneys, public, in possession of state treasurer, deposit of
revenues and income, state, investigation relative to, etc. Resolve
appropriation .......
sinking funds, requirements of, appropriation .
state funds, use of, to assist housing authorities to alleviate hous-
ing shortage for veterans, etc. ....
state printing and bills therefor, relative to .
traveling expenses, state officers, of, certain provisions of law
relative to, repealed ......
vouchers, certain, paid by commonwealth, disposition of
State fire marshal (see Public safety, department of).
State forests (see Forests and forestry).
State funds (see State finance).
State guard (see Militia).
State highways (see Ways).
STATE HOSPITALS FOR INSANE, ETC.:
198
, 55
669 I
344
396
55
669 I
198
200
254
255
21
Boston, appropriations
psychopathic, appropriations
Danvers, appropriations
Foxborough, appropriations
Gardner, appropriations
Grafton, appropriations
Medfield, appropriations
198
336
. <| 599
669
198
336
599
669
f 198
\ 336
669
198
336
599
,669
f 198
336
599
,669
ri98
336
599
Item or
Section.
2410-00,
2951-00,
3180-02,
3590-02
3180-01
2410-00;
3590-02;
3180-02,
Page 808
2420-00 to
2501-02,
2952-00,
3180-01
0208,
Page 800
669
198
599 I
669
1.2
0208,
Page 800
2952-00
1-3
1711-00
1711-00
8017-03 to
8017-09
1711-00,
1711-26
1710-00
1710-00
8017-01,
8017-02
1710-00
1712-00
1712-00
1712-00
1713-00
1713-00
8017-10 to
8017-14
1713-00
1714-00
1714-00
8017-15 to
8017-17
1714-00
1715-00
1715-00
8017-18 to
8017-20
1715-00
1716-00
8017-21,
8017-22
1716-00
Index.
1173
STATE HOSPITALS FOR INSANE, ETC. ~ Concluded.
Metropolitan, appropriations ....
Monson, appropriation.s .....
Northampton, appropriations ....
Taunton, appropriations .....
669
'198
336
599
Wcstboroijgh, appropriations
Worcester, appropriations .......
See also Tewksbury state hospital and infirmary.
STATE HOUSE:
Bulfinch, one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of occupancy
of, celebration in commemoration of, providing
for ....... Resolve
appropriation ........
memorial stone from House of Commons in London, Eng-
land, acceptance of, etc., bj' commonwealth in connec-
tion with observance of ... . Resolve
capitol police, appropriation .......
engineer's department, appropriations .....
Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Massachusetts,
memorial and shrine in commemoration of, preservation
of room numbered twenty-seven in, as .
janitors, appropriation ........
law relating to safety of persons in buildings, certain provisions
of, not to apply to ...... .
mailing room, central, appropriation .....
maintenance of, etc., appropriations .....
old provincial, appropriation . . .
rental of space for state offices outside of, appropriation
telephone service, appropriation ......
See also Superintendent of buildings, state.
State housing board (see Housing board, state).
State judge advocate, appropriation ......
State land, unu.sed, suitable for veterans' housing projects, immedi-
ate investigation relative to . . . Resolve
State library, appropriations .......
librarian, powers and duties of, as to disposition of certain
vouchers paid by commonwealth .....
State military reservation, Barnstable county, in, expenses, etc.,
appropriation ........
State officers and employees (see Commonwealth, officers and
employees of).
State-owned motor vehicles (see Motor vehicles).
State parks (.see Reservations, park).
State penal institutions (see Penal and reformatory institutions).
669
h98
336
599
669
Item or
Section.
1717-00
8017-23,
8017-24
1717-00
1722-00
1722-00
8017-34 to
8017-36
1722-00;
1722-30,
Page 808
1718-00
1718-00
8017-25,
8017-26
1718-00
1719-00
1719-00
8017-27
1719-00
1720-00
8017-28 to
8017-30
1720-00
1721-00
1721-00
8017-31 to
8017-33
1721-00
33
336
0102-51
32
198
0416-03
/198
\669
0416-02
0416-02
190
1
198
0416-04
582
1-3
198
0414-12
198
0416-01 to
0416-12
336
0416-12
599 1
8004-16,
8004-17
198
0444-01
198
2820-33
198
0414-10
198
0408-01
39
198 /
0423-01 to
X »70 1
0423-04
21
198
0403-17
1174
Index.
Chap.
State pier (see Cape Cod Canal pier; Gloucester fish pier; New
Bedford state pier).
State planning board (see Planning board, state).
State police, division of (.see Public safety, department of).
retired, compensation, appropriation .....
See also Police officers.
State primaries (see Elections, primaries).
State printing, and bills therefor, relative to ... .
State prison, appropriations
new, construction of, in town of Bridgewater, preparation of
plans for, appropriation . .
warden of, physical examination of prisoners, act making certain
laws relative to, applicable to all venereal diseases, as af-
fecting powers and duties of .... .
State prison colony, appropriations ......
superintendent of, physical examination of prisoners, act making
certain laws relative to, applicable to all venereal diseases,
as affecting powers and duties of . . ...
State purchasing agent (see Administration and finance, com-
mission on).
State quartermaster, appropriations . . . . . . <
State racing commission (see Racing commission, state).
State reclamation board, appropriations .....
greenhead fly control projects, establishment of, in certain cities
and towns, powers and duties as to .
State reservations (see Reservations).
State retirement board, appropriations .....
Murphy, Jane H., application from, for benefits under state re-
tirement system, acceptance by .
See also Retirement systems and pensions.
State rifle range, additional land for, armory commission au-
thorized to acquire ........
State sanatoria (see Sanatoria, state).
State schools (see Schools).
State secretary (see Secretary, state).
State superintendent of buildings (see Superintendent of build-
ings, state).
State surgeon, appropriations .......
198
254
198 I
336
599
.669
669
129
198 {
669
129
369
State teachers colleges, appropriations
198
336
669
198
336
599
669
educational program, certain, at, providing for, etc. . . 620
See also Bridgewater state teachers college.
State treasurer (see Treasurer, state) .
Stationery, general court, appropriations . . . . . 198 |
Statistical service, department of labor and industries, appropria- f 198
tions ......... 1 669
Statistics, manufacturing, furnishing of . . . 487
Statute of limitations^ actions of replevin, and certain actions of
contract and tort, in respect to . . . . 274
Statutes (see Acts and resolves; General Laws; Laws).
Item or
Section.
2811-04
1803-00
4611
1803-00
8018-04
1803-00
1801-15
8
1807-00,
4711
1807-00
0405-01 to
0406-24
0405-02,
0406-26
0910-01,
3901. 3916
1,2
0604-01 to
0604-03
1.2
0407-01 to
0407-03
0407-03
0407-01
1307-00 to
1321-00
1307-21 to
1309-21
8013-01 to
8013-09
1307-00 to
1315-00;
3513-07 to
3513-15
1-4
0102-06
0102-08
1601-41
1601-41
1-3
Index. 1175
Item or
Chap. Section.
Steam boilers, inspection of, further regulated . .321
Steam railroads (see Railroads).
Steamships, operation of, between New Bedford, Woods Hole,
Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, investigation relative
to, continued ...... Resolve 5
providing for, etc. ....... 544 1-18
appropriation 669 | pf^egOS
Step-rate salary increases, etc., county officers and employees,
certain, for ........ 591 1—7
state officers and employees, certain, for . . .311 1—5
[336 9
appropriations . . . . . . . . -^ 375 1, 2
1 669 10
Stillwater bridge, Deerfield river, over, in town of Deerfield, amount
of post war rehabilitation funds authorized to be used by
Franklin county for repair of, increased . 458 1, 2
St. Mark's School, number of trustees of, and establishment of
quorum ......... 107
Stock, corporate, shares of (see Securities).
Stockholders, insurance companies, of, meetings of, person to pre-
side over, determination of, by by-laws of such companies,
authorized ........ 286
Stocking, private waters, of, further regulated .... 443
Stop signs, ways intersecting through ways, at, and relative to
stopping of vehicles at such ways .... 416
Storekeepers, cities and towns, in employ of certain, pensioning of . 515 1-3
Storm damage, coast line of commonwealth, along, better protec-
tion against, problem of providing for, study by special
commission relative to, continued and membership of
said commission increased .... Resolve 91
appropriation ......... 669
0285,
Page 810
Storrow, Helen Osborne, memorial to commemorate public services
rendered by, erection of, on Storrow memorial embank-
ment in Charles river basin . . . Resolve 22
memorial embankment (see Charles river basin).
Streams (see Waters and waterways).
Street railways (see Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway; Metro-
politan Transit Authority).
Streets (see Ways).
Structures (see Buildings).
Sturbridge, town of (see Cities and towns).
Subways, Boston, in, alteration of certain ..... 520 1-5
Succession taxes (see Taxation, legacies and successions, of).
Sudbury, town of (see Cities and towns).
SUFFOLK COUNTY:
auditor of, district attorneys, certain expenses incurred by, in
extradition proceedings for said county, bills for, approval
by Ill
court house, maintenance cost, reimbursement of city of Boston f 198 0318-01
for certain portion of, by commonwealth, appropriations \ 330 0318-01
district courts in, other than municipal court of the city of Bos-
ton, probation officers of, compensation of certain, further
regulated 640 1, 2
house of correction, employees at, forty hour week for . 406
longevity program, existing, for county employees, act making
such program retroactive not to apply to . . . 518
public offices of commonwealth within, closing of, at twelve
o'clock noon on March seventeenth . . . .241
registry of deeds for (see Registers and registries of deeds),
retirement system of (see Retirement systems and pensions,
retirement systems, Boston, city of),
supreme judicial court for, clerk, assistant clerk and second
assistant clerk of, salaries established .... 183 1, 2
Suits, civil (see Actions, civil; Practice in civil actions).
Sullivan, John E., temporary reinstatement in service of city of
Peabody for retirement purposes . . . .417 1,2
Summary judgment, issues in actions of contract, on, in which
there is no dispute of fact, investigation relaltive
to ....... . Resolve 6
Summary process for possession of land, judgment and execu-
tion in, further stay of ...... 2 1-4
1176
Index.
Summons (see Warrants).
Sunday (see Lord's day).
Sunflsh (see Game and inland fisheries).
SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS, STATE;
appropriations
Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Massachusetts,
certain room in state house preserved as memorial in
commemoration of, use of, regulation by . . .
Superior court (see Supreme judicial and superior courts).
Supervisors of attendance (see Attendance, supervisors of).
Supplementary appropriation act
Support, poor persons, of (see Poor and indigent persons).
separate (see Separate support) .
SUPREME JUDICIAL AND SUPERIOR COURTS:
provisions common to both:
equity, jurisdiction in (see Equity, jurisdiction).
justices of, retired, pensions for, appropriations
supreme judicial court, appropriations ....
assistant clerk and second assistant clerk, Suffolk county, for,
salaries established .......
chief justice of, New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard
and Nantucket Steamship Authority, dispute as to price
of certain properties to be acquired by, arbitrator to act
in connection with, selection by, when, etc. .
clerk, commonwealth, for, salary, etc., appropriations .
Suffolk county, for, salary of, commonwealth's part of, ap-
propriation ........
established . . • . : . •
councillor and senatorial districts, division of commonwealth
into, petitions for writ of mandamus relative to, juris-
diction as to . . . . .
court officers and messengers, salaries, appropriation
decrees of superior court, suspension of execution, etc., of, by,
pending certain appeals • . : . •
domestic insurance companies, acquisition by, of stock, etc.,
of insurance companies, findings and orders of commis-
sioner of insurance relative to, review by . . .
interlocking directorates of, findings and orders of commis-
sioner of insurance relative to, review by . . .
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company, decisions
by department of public utilities in connection with cer-
tain contracts of, appeals from, to ....
equity jurisdiction (see Equity, jurisdiction).
reporter of decisions of, appropriations ....
superior court, appropriations
appeals to, youth service board, confirmation of certain orders
of, from .........
decrees of, suspension of execution or operation of, pending
appeals therefrom .......
district attorneys, certain expenses incurred by, in extradition
proceedings, bills for, approval by justice of .
district court judges sitting in, trial of certain criminal cases
by, appropriations .......
law providing for, duration of, extended
equity jurisdiction (see Equity, jurisdiction),
justices of, assistant clerks of district courts, removal of, review
by ......... .
Chap.
198 I
336
599
669
190
669
198
6G9
198
183
544
198
198
183
250
198
309
621
617
558
198
198
336
310
309
111
336
669 I
230
642
Item or
Section.
0416-01 to
0416-12
0416-12
8004-16,
8004-17
0416-02,
0416-05;
0416-01,
Page 810
1-15
0309-01
0309-01,
Page 807
0.301-01 to
0301-12
1.2
13
0301-03,
0301-04
0301-08
1,2
3
0301-07
6
0301-11,
0301-12
0302-01 to
0302-04
0302-02
22, Subs. 20
0302-12
0302-11 to
0302-13
Index.
1177
Chap.
SUPREME JUDICIAL AND SUPERIOR COURTS — Concluded.
superior court — Concluded.
justices of — Concluded.
chief justice, executive clerk to, compensation of, relative to 326
self-insurers under workmen's compensation law, certain
decrees against, by . . . . . . .176
Surety bonds (see Bonds). _.
Surgeon, state, appropriations ....... 198
Surgical expenses (see Hospital expenses).
Surplus material, federal government, of, state purchasing agent
authorized to incur liabilities in connection with acquire-
ment of ......... 25
Surtaxes, imposition and extension of, on certain subjects of existing I 503
taxation . . . . . . . . . \ 574
Sutton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Swampscott, town of (see Cities and towns).
Swimming pools, acquisition of land for, cities and towns authorized
to appropriate money for ...... 89
Syphilis, laws, certain, relating to, made applicable to all venereal
diseases ......... 129
reports and records of cases of, destruction of, relative to . 120
>{
Item or
Seotion.
0407-01 to
0407-03
1-6
1.2
1-8
T.
Table of changes in General Laws
Tanks, compressed air, certain provisions of law relating to, made
inapplicable to certain receptacles used in operating hy-
draulic machinery .......
Taunton, Cemetery, The Proprietors of, investment of funds of
city of (see Cities and towns).
river, improvement of ..... Resolve
state hospital, appropriations ......
TAXATION:
in general, laws levying certain new taxes, administration of,
appropriations ........
problems of, investigation and study relative to . Resolve
appropriation ........
revenues and income, commonwealth and political subdivi-
sions thereof, of, derived from, etc., investigation rela-
tive to ...... . Resolve
appropriation ........
corporations, of, foreign (see, infra, manufacturing corpora-
tions),
life insurance companies . . • • _ • ; _ •
manufacturing corporations, domestic and foreign, additional
excise upon, imposition and extension of
manufacturing and business corporations, temporary addi-
tional tax upon, further providing for ....
savings and insurance banks (see, infra, excise tax).
county tax, granting for certain counties . .
estate taxes, equitable apportionment of, in certain cases
excise tax, alcoholic beverages, sales of, and of alcohol, upon,
additional, imposition and extension of ...
Diesel motor fuel used in propelling motor vehicles, on, correc-
tive change made in law in respect to .
gasoline and certain other fuel used in propelling motor vehi-
cles, sale of, on (see, infra, gasoline tax),
horse and dog racing meetings, amounts wagered at, on, tem-
porarily increased .......
held in connection with state or county fairs, amounts wag-
ered at, each day, on, disposition of . .
meals served to public, charges for, upon, collection of .
motor vehicles, registered, on (see, infra, motor vehicles, regis-
tered, excise on),
savings and insurance banks, on . . . . .
gasoline tax, law relating to, act making certain changes in .
146
213
62
f 198
j336
1 599
1669
}198{
86
669/
55
669/
587
503
574
523
605
503
464
220
319
658
486
492
Pages
873-1045
1.2
1719-00
1719-00
8017-27
1719-00
1201-02,
1201-22
0239.
Page 809
0208,
Page 800
1.2
6
1.2
1
1-4
3-5
1-4
1. 2
1178
Index.
TAXATION — Concluded.
incomes, of, additional, imposition and extension of
legacies and successions, of, additional, imposition and exten-
sion of ......•• •
future interests, payment of taxes upon ....
local taxes, assessment of, annual, in cities and towns, use of
available funds in determination of amount of, powers of
commissioner of corporations and taxation with respect to,
limited .........
exemptions, collection of taxes from estates of persons who
were granted . . . . . ...
mothers of soldiers or sailors who lost their lives in service
of United States . . . ....
widows of soldiers or sailors who lost their lives in service
of United States .......
valuation and assessment books, furnishing of .
assessors (see Assessors of taxes).
collection of, estates of persons who were relieved therefrom,
from .........
poll taxes, charges and fees for .....
See also Collectors of taxes.
poll taxes, collection of, charges and fees for
motor vehicles, registered, excise on, payment of, etc., cer-
tain disabled veterans exempted from ....
Taxation, corporations and, department of (see Corporations
and taxation, department of).
Taxes, collectors of (see Collectors of taxes).
Tax title loan interest account, payments to, appropriation
Teachers (see Schools, public).
Teachers colleges, state, appropriations
educational program, certain, at, providing for, etc.
Teachers' oath law, so called, violation of, penalized .
Teachers' retirement board (see Education, department of; Re-
tirement systems and pensions).
Teachers' retirement system (see Retirement systems and pen-
sions) .
Telephone and telegrraph companies (see New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company).
Telephones, general court, appropriations .....
state house, appropriations .......
Templeton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Tenants (see Summary process for possession of land) .
Tenement houses (see Buildings; Dwelling houses).
Terminal facilities, railroad, certain corporations qualified to own
and operate ........
Terms and phrases (see Words and phrases).
Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary, appropriations .
wayward and delinquent children, transfer to, by youth service
board .........
TEXTILE INSTITUTES:
Bradford Durfee Technical Institute of Fall River, appropria-
tions .........
Lowell Textile Institute, appropriations .
Item or
Chap.
Section.
503
1,4,5
503
2,4
543
1.2
576
541
644
1-3
560
112
1-4
541
386
386
368
336
2841-00
198.
' 1307-00 to
1321-00
336
' 1307-21 to
1315-33
599 .
' 8013-01 to
8013-09
1307-00 to
669 .
1315-00;
3513-07 to
3513-15
620
1-4
160
2
/198
\336
198
639
198
336
599
669
0102-12
0102-12
0414-10
1919-00
1919-00
8019-09 to
8019-11
1919-00
310 22, Subs. lOA
198
599
198
599
669
1331-00,
3513-31
8013-05
1332-00,
3513-32
8013-06
1332-00,
1332-37;
3513-32
Index. 1179
Item or
Chap. Section.
TEXTILE INSTITUTES — Concluded.
Lowell Textik' Institute — Concluded.
Loanilor Marion, payment bj' commonwealth of sum of money
to, for work and materials furnished at . Resolve 46
,00/ 1333-00,
. ^^* \ 3513-33
New Bedford Textile Institute, approprirttions . . \ \ 1333-00,
I 669 \ 1333-38;
[ [ 3513-33
Theaties (see Assembly, places of).
Theatrical booking agents, personal agents and managers, refusal
or revocation of licenses to, providing for . . 256
Theatrical exhibitions, etc., entertainers, certain, appearing in,
under assumed names, filing of true names with commis-
sioner of public safety ...... 534
Theft (see Embezzlement; Larceny).
Thermometers, clinical, fees for testing of, increased . . 373
Through ways, signs and signals at ways intersecting, and relative
to stopping at such ways . . . . . .416
Ticks, wood, eradication and control of, investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve 36
appropriation 669 2001-25
Tidal waters (see Waters and waterways) .
Timber (see Forests and forestry).
Timekeepers, professional boxing matches, at, minimum age limit
for, established ........ 199
Tips or gratuities, employees, certain, receiving principal income
in, hours of labor of ...... . 196
Tobacco, transportation of, trailers used exclusively for, registration
and operation of, permitted ..... 394
Toilet articles, restrictions on sale of, in certain establishments,
prohibited ........ 347
Topsfield, town of (see Cities and towns).
Tort actions (see Actions, civil).
Town clerks (see City and town clerks).
Town committees (see Elections, political committees).
Town manager form of government, Amesbury, in, establish- / 29 1-45
mentof \ 60 1,2
Nahant, in, establishment of ...... 513 1-37
TOWN MEETINGS, LIMITED, ETC.:
Dedham, in, voting precincts, nomination and election of town
meeting members and reference to voters of town of cer-
tain votes of ....... . 419 1-8
West Springfield, in, relative to ..... . 292 1-3
Town officers (see Municipal officers and employees; and specific
titles).
Towns (see Cities and towns).
Town ways (see Ways).
Trade, restraint of (see Restraint of trade).
Trades, offensive, assignment of locations for, advice by, and ap-
peals to, the department of public health relative to,
providing for ........ 480 1,2
Trailers (see Motor vehicles).
Trainers, professional boxers, of, minimum age limit for, established 199
Training, veterans, of (see Apprentice training).
Trains (see Railroads).
Transient vendors, law relative to, made inapplicable to corpora-
tions and their agents ....... 372
made subject to local regulations . . . . 493 1
Transportation, area south and east of Boston, in, continuation of,
investigation relative to .... Resolves 11, 34, 54
appropriation 609 | p^^^ g^g
school children, of, to and from events of public interest, author-
ized 484
water, between New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vine-
yard and Nantucket, investigation relative to, con-
tinued ....... Resolve 5
providing for, etc. ........ 544 1-18
RCM j 2840-02,
appropriation 669 | p^^^ ^^
See also Motor vehicles.
Traps and trapping (see Game and inland fisheries).
Travelers checks (see Money orders and travelers checks).
1180
Index.
Chap.
Traveling expenses, state officers, of, certain provisions of law rela-
tive to, repealed ....... 255
See also General court.
Trawls, beam or otter, use in taking fish from certain waters pro-
hibited 454
Treasurers, city and town (see City and town treasurers).
county (see County treasurers).
TREASURER, STATE:
Item or
Section.
1-3
appropriations
bonds and notes, issuance of certain, by
capital outlay program for commonwealth, borrowing of funds j 599
198
336
669 I
/599
608
for, powers and duties as to . . . . . \ 668
deposit by, of public moneys in his possession .... 396
future interests, payment of legacy and succession taxes upon,
bonds to cover, filing with, etc. .....
greenhead fly control projects, municipal funds for, depositing
of, with . . . . . .
harbor and waterway improvements, certain, duties as to Resolve
librarians, certification of, powers and duties as to .
Massachusetts training schools, superintendents of, bonds to be
given by, filing with .......
metropolitan district commission, construction of additional
water main by, from Middlesex Fells reservoir through
cities and towns of Melrose, Saugus, Lynn and Swamp-
scott to Marblehead, bonds to be issued in connection with,
powers and duties as to . . . . . .
Metropolitan Transit Authority, reports, certain, relative to
subway, tunnel and rapid transit extensions in city of
Boston, making by, to, etc. ......
municipal and district departments of veterans services, audit
of accounts of, apportionment to certain cities and towns
of costs in connection with, powers and duties as to .
New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Steamship Authority, cost of service, etc., certain de-
ficiency payments in connection with, powers and duties
as to . . . . .
Old Colony High School District Planning Committee, expenses
of, apportionment of, powers and duties as to .
rapid transit improvements, certain, in city of Boston, borrowing \ g22
of funds for, powers and duties as to . . . • / "
school construction projects, regional, payments to cities and
towns in connection with, powers and duties as to .
school funds and state aid for public schools, act relative to, as
affecting powers and duties of .... .
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts and Soldiers' Home in Holyoke,
money from United States for, receipt of, by .
superior court, executive clerk to chief justice of, pension rights
of, certain waiver in connection with, filing with
veterans' bonus act, so called, payments under, decisions rela-
tive to, made by, appeals from .....
veterans, housing for, financial assistance by commonwealth to
housing authorities in connection with, powers and duties
as to .........
problems, certain, relating to, special commission to survey
and study, to co-operate with . . Resolve
youth service board, certain funds in connection with, powers f 310 22,
and duties as to . . . . . . \ 642
Treatment plants, shellfish (see Fish and fisheries).
Tremont street subway, Boston, city of, in, addition to and altera-
tions in, providing for ....... 622 1
Trials, criminal (see Criminal procedure and practice).
Truants, habitual, commitment to youth service board, providing
for, etc 573
Trucks (see Motor vehicles).
0601-01 to
0604-03,
2970-01,
3506-21 to
3506-42
0601-03.
3506-21
0601-02,
Page 802
4
3
4
1
1,2
1
543
391
62
320
310 22, Subs. 8
608
668
520
415
544
280
645
643
533
326
306
200
79
3
2
9
5
5 (Pt. I)
5 (Pt. II)
0, 9-11
1-3
1-3
3
Subs. 23A
2
10 (Pt. I)
1-7
Index. 1181
Item or
Chap. Section.
True names, entertainers, certain, of, filing with commissioner of
public safety ........ 534
Trust companies (see Banks and banking).
Trustees, estate taxes, equitable apportionment of, as affecting . 605 1-4
future interests, payment of legacy and succession taxes upon,
bonds to cover, furnishing by, etc. .... 543 1, 2
pledges, certain, made by a decedent prior to decease, granting of
permission to certain courts to authorize payment of such
pledges by, investigation relative to . . Resolve 9
Sec also Fiduciaries.
Trusts, charitable, notice by registers of probate to attorney gen-
eral in cases of, act requiring ..... 354 1
joint deposits in savings banks, created in connection with, rela-
tive to . . . . . . . .75
merger of, and corporations, authorized ..... 524
public, trustees of, verification of cash balances of, by city and
town auditors ........ 84
Tuberculosis, sanatoria and, division of (see Public health, depart-
ment of).
See also Pulmonary dust diseases, occupational.
Tuberculosis hospitals, county, expenditures for care, mainte-
nance and repair of ...... . 562
See also Bristol county tuberculosis hospital.
Tuition, children, of, etc., cost of, appropriations . . . . | ^^| 1007-01
Tunnels (see Subways).
Turkeys (see Poultry).
Turners Falls section of Montague, state highway between Green-
field and, designated as DeWolf-Gariepy Memorial
Highway . 122 2
law making said designation repealed ..... 478 1, 2
Twenty-sixth division, organized militia, of, compensation and
expenses, appropriation ...... 669 0403-13
u.
Underground garage, Boston Common, Charles street and Public
Garden, under, leasing of space for, by city of Boston 654 1, 2
Unemployment (see Employment security law).
Uniforms, penal institutions, county, certain officers and employees
of, for 469
state, certain officers and employees, of, for . . . 422
Uniform state laws, commissioners on, appropriation . . . 198 0420-01
Union Cemetery of South Carver, town of Carver authorized to
receive and administer property of ... . 173 1-3
Union Freight Railroad Company, continued transportation
service for areas served by, investigation relative to
Resolves 11, 34, 54
appropriation 669 | Page 80G
Union public schools, establishment of, act to encourage, etc. 645 1-11
Unions, credit (see Credit unions).
United Spanish War Veterans, Department of Massachusetts,
certain expenses of, appropriation . .198 3504-25
fiftieth anniversary of Spanish-American War, Philippine In-
surrection and China Relief Expedition, observance of,
arrangements for, co-operation by commonwealth
with ....... Resolve 29
appropriation 669 { Page'sW)
representative of, to be member of special commission to investi-
gate relative to granting to veterans' organizations of
licenses for sale of alcoholic beverages Resolve 6S
UNITED STATES:
agriculture, secretary of, of, act designating "state educational
agency" to deal with, in cjUTying out provisions of Na-
tional School Lunch Act ...... 548 1, 2
Barre Falls flood control project, land for, jurisdiction over,
ceding to ........ 594
1182
Index.
UNITED STATES — Concluded.
Boston, city of, land, certain, in, jurisdiction over, ceding to, for
purpose of extending Boston Navy Yard
branches of government of, use in corporate names of charitable
corporations of words denoting, permitted
emergency laws of (see Federal emergency laws).
Framingham, town of, lands, certain, in, jurisdiction over, ceding
to, for use as veterans' administration hospital
government of, crimes against, relative to ... .
hospital records required to be kept by laws of, admissibility in
evidence . . .
metropolitan district commission authorized to continue certain
contracts with ........
military and naval service of (see Military and naval service of
the United States),
secretary of army of, placing of certain moneys to credit of, for
certain harbor and waterway improvements . Resolve
shellfish and shellfish purification plants, agreements by director
of division of marine fisheries relative to, with
Springfield, city of, post office substation in, certain land for, con
sent of commonwealth to acquisition of, by .
surplus material of, state purchasing agent authorized to incur
liabilities in connection with acquisition of
war department of. Mystic river, dam to be constructed on, per-
mits and approvals relative to, obtaining of, from .
Universities (see Colleges and universities).
University extension courses, appropriations
University of Massachusetts, appropriations
branch of, at Fort Devens for veterans of World War II, appro-
priations .........
Building Association, holding of property by, and leasing of cer-
tain state land to said corporation ....
employees, certain, of, made eligible for membership in state
retirement system .......
Used cars (see Motor vehicles).
Utilities, public, department of (see Public utilities, department
of).
Utley, Frank E., status of, as member of fire department of city of
Boston .........
Chap.
475
466
592
160
74
164
62
430
538
25
457
198
f 126
198
336
599
669
126
198
185
607
269
Item or
Section.
1-3
1-3
1
1,2
1
1-8
1301-61,
1301-62,
3513-61
1,2
1341-00,
3513-41
1341-00 to
1341-81,
3513-41
8013-07 to
8013-09
1341-00,
1341-97,
3513-23,
3513-41
1,2
3513-23
1-3
1.2
1.2
V.
Vacations, annual, municipal employees, certain, for
Valuation books (see Assessors of taxes).
Vehicles (see Motor vehicles).
Vendors, transient (see Transient vendors).
Venereal diseases, control of, appropriations ....
laws, certain, relative to gonorrhea and syphilis made applicable
to
reports and records of cases of, destruction of, relative to
Venue, prosecutions for crime of embezzlement or fraudulent con-
version by fiduciaries, of ..... .
Vessels, municipally owned, certain, operation of, indemnification of
certain public employees for damages sustained on account
of
See also Ships and vessels.
330
198
669
129
120
77
174
1,2
2006-01,
2006-02
2006-02
1-8
1.2
Index. 1183
Item or
Chap. Section.
VETERANS:
apprentice training provisions of G. I. Bill of Rights, appoint-
ment of veterans to civil service employments under . 392 1-3
benefits for (see Veterans' benefits),
bonus for (.see Veterans' bonus act).
children of certain, assistance to, appropriation . 198 3513-01
civil ser\'ice, appointment of certain veterans to labor service of
state departments under, act providing a preference for
such veterans ........ 395
compensation of certain, who received delayed promotions
imder, and computation of seniority dates in connection
with public officers and employees whose rights were
prejudiced by military or naval service
employment of, under, further regulated ....
leaves of absence for, under, to attend school or college or for
employment in "on the job" training, providing for
dependent relatives of certain, payment of war allowances to
disabled, exempted from payment of certain motor vehicle excise
taxes and registration fees ......
discharge papers of, photostatic copies of, use in certain cases
districts for furnishing information and advice to, establishment
of, relative to ....... .
447
407
1,2
228
549
368
96
1,2
229
198 r
669
3513-22,
3513-23
3513-22
629
2
79
669
0213.
Page 805
200
1-3
79
669/
305
245
451
613
0213,
Page 805
1,2
1-3
educational services for, furnishing of, appropriations
electricians, supervision of, certain provisions of act relative to,
not to apply to certain ......
hospital facilities for, investigation by special commission rela-
tive to, continued ..... Resolve
appropriation ........
housing for, financial assistance by commonwealth to housing
authorities to alleviate shortage of, providing for, etc.
investigation by special commission relative to, con-
tinued ....... Resolve
appropriation ........
program of, administration of, appropriation
providing for, relative to . . . . . . .
state owned land, unused, suitable for housing projects, imme-
diate investigation relative to . . . Resolve 39
labor service of state departments, preference provided to cer-
tain veterans in appointments to . . . . . 395
loans and advances of credit guaranteed or insured by admin-
istrator of veterans' affairs, making or acquiring of, by
banking companies . . . . . . .115 1, 2
mothers of certain, who lost their lives in service of United
States, exemptions from taxation, certain, granting to . 644 1-3
municipal districts for furnishing information and advice to,
annual audit of accounts of, providing for . . . 415
establishment of, relative to . . . . . . 229
organizations, incorporated, certain, of, assignment of quarters
in state house for use of . . . . . 190 1, 2
authorized by veterans' administration to process certain
claims, appointment of clerical assistants to assist such
organizations, authorized ...... 628 1, 2
drilling and parading with firearms by, permitted 171
licenses for sale of alcoholic beverages, granting of, to, by
cities and towns, except Boston, authorized irrespec-
tive of quota for such licenses .... 649
investigation relative to . . . . Resolves 68, 92
appropriation ....... 669 <
matters relating to, investigation by special commission
relative to, continued .... Resolve 79
(0213
Page 805
retirement allowances of certain, in public service . . . 065 1-5
retirement from state service of certain, appropriation 330 2811-02
school instruction for, beyond regular high school course, school 1 g^.,
committees of cities and towns providing such course \ ^^20 5 o
authorized to grant certain degrees .... J
0243.
Page 810
1184
Index.
Chap.
VETERANS — Concluded.
school instruction for — Concluded.
college established at Fort Devens for purpose of providing,
maintenance, etc., of, appropriation ....
services law, so called, establishment of districts under
settlement of, in connection with veterans benefits law
See also American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.; American Legion,
The; American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS;
Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States, The ;
China Relief Expedition; Disabled American Veterans of
the World War ; Grand Army of the Republic, Department
of Massachusetts; Lithuanian War Veterans' Organization,
Inc.; Marine Corps League; North End Veterans' Associa-
tion, Inc.; Philippine Insurrection; Polish American Vet-
erans of World War II, Inc.; Soldiers, sailors and marines;
Spanish- American War; United Spanish War Veterans;
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; World
War II Veterans' Association of Hampshire County, Inc.
Veterans' Administration Facility, ceding jurisdiction to United
States over certain lands in town of Framingham for use
as hospital by ....... .
Veterans' afEairs, administrator of, loans and advances of credit
by banking companies to veterans of World War II
guaranteed by ....... .
VETERANS' BENEFITS:
198
229
624
Item or
Section.
3513-23
1,2
592
1-3
laws providing for certain, amended
operation of, study relative to, continued
appropriation ....
Resolve
settlement of veterans in connection with law relative to .
veterans, certain, of World War II, for, limited
war allowances, payment of, to dependent relatives of certain
veterans .........
Veterans' bonus act, so called, payments under, appeals from
decisions relative to ...... .
applications for, filing of, survey and study relative to Resolve
appropriation ........
services and expenses in connection with, appropriations .
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, representative of,
to be member of special commission to investigate relative
to granting to veterans' organizations of licenses for sale
of alcoholic beverages .... Resolve
Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway, so called, care, control and
maintenance of portion of, transferred to metropolitan
district commission .......
Veterans' organizations (see Veterans).
Veterans' preference, so called, further providing for
making such preference applicable to appointment of certain
veterans to labor service of state departments
Veterans' Services Advisory Council, abolished
VETERANS' SERVICES, COMMISSIONER OF:
appropriations . . . . . . . . .
civil service positions, certain, available to veterans, notice of,
to, providing for ........
clerical assistants, temporary, in processing certain claims, ap-
pointment of , by
veterans, benefits for, act amending laws relative to, as affecting
powers and duties of . . . . . . .
dependent relatives of certain, act relative to payment of war
allowances to, as affecting powers and duties of
problems, certain, relating to, special commission to survey and
study, to assist ...... Resolve
Veterans' Services Fund, financial assistance to housing authorities
for housing projects for veterans, payments for, from, etc.
Veterinary medicine, board of registration in (see Civil service and
registration, department of).
practice of, further regulated ......
115
1,2
/535
\648
1-4
79
669 {
0213,
Page 805
624
1.2
510
649
306
1-3
79
669
0213,
Page 805
198
3506-21,
3506-31
,336
3506-21
68
468
407
395
242
1.2
1.2
407
628
/535
\648
649
79
200
224
3504-41 to
3504-43
3504-42,
Page 807
1, 2
1.2
Index.
1185
vivisection, animals, living, of, investigation relative to Resolve
appropriation .........
Vocational education, division of (see Education, department of),
state board for, aid during rehabilitation, furnishing of, to cer-
tain persons, amount which may be expended for, by,
increased
Vocational rehabilitation, and co-operation with federal govern-
ment, appropriations .......
division of (see Education, department of).
Vocational schools, teachers for, training of, appropriation .
Voluntary associations (see Associations).
Voters, registrars of (see Registrars of voters).
See also Elections.
Voting (see Elections).
Vouchers, certain, commonwealth, paid by, disposition of
Chap.
76
669 I
360
198
198
21
Item or
Section.
0235,
Page 802
1301-31,
1301-32,
1304-28
1.301-31
w.
Wachusett Mountain state reservation commission, author-
ized to sell and purchase certain real estate
Wage, boards, appropriation .......
minimum, service, department of labor and industries, appro-
priations .........
See also Minimum wage.
Wagers, horse and dog races, on (see Horse and dog racing meetings
conducted under pari-mutuel system of wagering) .
Wages, assignments of, laws regulating, subscriptions to medical serv-
ice corporations exempted from operation of .
Waiting period (see Employment security law).
Wakefield, town of (see Cities and towns).
Walden pond state reservation, additional toilets and sewage dis-
posal system for, amount that may be borrowed and ex-
pended for, increased .......
Walpole, town of (see Cities and towns).
Walsh, David I., fitting memorial to commemorate, construction of,
investigation relative to • . . . Resolve
Veronica W., acts as a notary public validated . Resolve
Walter E. Fernald state school, appropriations ....
Waltham, experiment station, construction of fence at, appropria-
tion . . . . . . . .
pumping station, construction of, etc., appropriation
War allowances, payment of, to dependent relatives of certain
veterans .........
Ward committees (see Elections, political committees).
Wardens (see Forests and forestry).
Wareham, town of (see Cities and towns).
Warehousemen, public, liability of, relative to .
Warrants, issuance of, justices of the peace, by, regulated . .
wayward and delinquent children, commitment of, in connection
with ..........
Warren, town of (see Cities and towns).
Wars, expenses on account of, appropriations ....
See also Spanish- American War; World Wars.
War veterans (see Veterans).
Washington street tunnel, addition to, construction of
WATERS AND WATERWAYS:
in general, private waters, stocking of, further regulated .
basin, Charles river (see Charles river basin).
brooks and streams:
in general, clearance of, etc., appropriations ....
Beaver Dam brook, in towns of Framingham, Ashland and
Natick, improvement of ..... •
514
198
}.98{
117
18
56
57
198
336
669
669 I
669
549
145
296
310
198/
669
622
443
198
669 I
216
1,2
1601-73
1601-71,
1601-72
1.2
1724-00
1724-00
1724-00
1341-90,
Page 801
8902-23
15, 16, 19
3504-51 to
3504-53
3504-52
1-10 (Pt. I)
2923-72
2923-72,
Page 811
1.2
1186 Index.
Item or
Chap. Section.
WATERS AND WATERWAYS — Con^inwed.
canal :
Cape Cod, state pier on, use of, for purposes of Massachusetts
maritime academy authorized, control of said pier placed
in board of commissioners of said academy, etc. . 554 1-3
channel :
Fort Point, Boston harbor, in, filling and improvement of
part of, investigation relative to . . . Resolve 66
coastal waters :
examination of, and samples of shellfish therein by depart-
ment of public health ....... 463
Revere, city of, adjacent to, taking of lobsters and edible crabs
from, relative to . ....... 76 1,2
harbors and bays :
Boston harbor, Castle island in, waterfront terminal at, de-
velopment of, authorized ...... 625 1-4
land, certain, in, ceding to United States of jurisdiction over,
for purpose of extending Boston Navy Yard . 475 1-3
South bay and part of Fort Point channel in, filling and
improvement of, investigation relative to . Resolve 66
Buttermilk bay in town of Bourne, improvement of Resolve 62
Fairhaven harbor, improvement of, investigation relative to,
continued ....... Resolve 65
Fall River harbor, improvement of . . . Resolve 62
Falmouth harbor, improvement of . . . Resolve 62
Gloucester harbor, state fish pier in, construction of sewer and
settling basin at ...... . 512 1, 2
appropriation 669 | Page^06
Mattapoisett harbor, improvement of . . . Resolve 62
New Bedford harbor, improvement of . . Resolve 62
Provincetown harbor, improvement of . . Resolve 62
inland waters :
fishing in, further regulated. ...... 400
See also Game and inland fisheries.
ponds and lakes :
in general, airports or restricted landing areas, proposed use
of, for, approval thereof by cities and towns, act requiring 505
Alum pond in town of Sturbridge, public access to, establish-
ment of right of way for, etc., by county of Worcester . 259 1-5
great ponds, certain, taking of shiners from, prohibited . .110
Lead Mine pond in town of Sturbridge, public access to, es-
tablishment of right of way for, etc., by county of Worces-
ter 259 1-5
Little Alum pond in town of Brimfield, public access to, es-
tablishment of right of way for, etc., by county of Hamp-
den 258 1-5
Rosemary lake in town of Needham, building on park land at,
erection and maintenance of, by Boy Scouts of America . 294 1, 2
reservoir :
Middlesex Fells, water main, additional, construction of, 1 g^y j 3
from, through cities and towns of Melrose, Saugus, Lynn \ ggg 2
and Swampscott to Marblehead . . .J
rivers :
Charles, bridge over, proposed, at Gerry's landing in city of
Cambridge designated as Eliot bridge . . Resolve 15
Charles river basin (see Charles river basin).
Connecticut, bridge over, new, between towns of Greenfield
and Montague designated as General Frederick E. Pierce
Bridge 122 1
Deerfield, Stillwater bridge over, amount authorized to be
used for repair of, by Franklin county, increased . . 458 1 , 2
Merrimack, Groveland bridge over, reconstruction of 516 1, 2
Mystic, dam, construction of, on, in cities of Somerville and
Medford 457 1-8
appropriation 669 { |602-31.
Neponset, banks of, filling on, expenses of, appropriation 669 8602-51
Taunton, improvement of . . . Resolve 62
territorial waters :
Massachusetts, of, Winthrop Head, Race Point Light, etc.,
between, use of beam or otter trawls in taking fish from,
prohibited ........ 454 1-3
Index.
1187
WATERS AND WATERWAYS — Conduced,
tidal waters :
greenhoad fly nuisance in, certain cities and towns authorized
to establish control projects for relief of .
See also Fish and fisheries; Game and inland fisheries.
WATER COMPANIES:
Cohasset Water Company, water supply of, and relative to
purchase and operation of such company by town of
Cohasset .........
Milford Water Company, certain property of, acquisition of, by
town of Hopedale .......
Water districts (see Districts).
Waterfront properties, Dennisport section of town of Dennis, in,
protection of, investigation relative to . . Resolve
Water holes and cisterns, fire protection, for, reimbursement to
towns for building and maintenance of, providing for
WATER SUPPLY:
Cohasset Water Company, for, relative to ... .
Dunstable water district, establishment, etc. ....
Hopedale, Milford Water Company, certain property of, acquisi-
tion of, by said town .......
Melrose, Saugus, Lynn, Swampscott and Marblehead, for, metro-
politan district commission authorized to construct addi-
tional water main for purpose of increasing .
m'etropolitan (see Metropolitan districts, water districts; Metro-
politan district water supply commission).
Murphy General Hospital, for, by metropolitan district com-
mission, continuation of certain contract relative to,
authorized ........
North Sagamore Water District, extension of boundaries of
sources and systems of, development and use of, by cities and
towns, investigation relative to . . . Resolve
appropriation ........
South Grafton water district, establishment, etc.
Templeton, and its inhabitants, for .....
Water transportation (see Steamships).
Waterways, division of (see Public works, department of).
Wayland, town of (see Cities and towns).
Ways, public, Dewolf-Gariepy Memorial Highway, designation of
state highway between towns of Montague and Greenfield
as ......... .
law making said designation repealed
easements within state highway locations, granting of, by
department of public works .....
intersections of, and through ways, signs and signals at, and
relative to stopping at such ways ....
operation of motor vehicles entering or turning in, further
regulated .........
limited access highways, access to land abutting, providing for,
by department of public works .....
removal of snow and ice from, towns authorized to incur addi-
tional liabilities for . . . . . .
See also Motor veliicles.
state highways, dumping of material within limits of, regulated .
public highway bridges declared to be, care, control and
maintenance of certain .....
Chap.
391
Wayward children, protection of, etc. .....
Weapons (see Firearms).
Webster, town of (see Cities and towns).
Weiner, Manuel J., traffic circle, metropolitan district commission
authorized and directed to allow city of Chelsea to dedi-
cate certain traffic circle as .
Welfare, public (see Public welfare).
department of (see Public welfare, department of),
local boards of (see Public welfare, local boards of).
Wellington bridge, Mystic river, over, in cities of Somerville and
Medford, dam in vicinity of, preparation of plans for, and
construction thereof, providing for ....
appropriation .........
Item or
Section.
1.2
519
1-3
568
1.2
59
355
519
461
1-3
1-17
568
1.2
608
668
1-3
2
164
1.2
566
1-3
35
669 (
0230,
Page 799
485
1-14
353
1-10
122
478
449
416
324
448
5
298
482
(310
j385
i542
17
457
669 I
2
1. 2
1.2
1-31
1-3
1-8
8602-31,
Page 800
1188
Index.
Wendell P. Clark Memorial Association, formation of charitable
corporation with capital stock under name of, authorized
West Barnstable, village or district of, act authorizing town of
Barnstable to authorize' establishment of improvement
district by ........
Westborough state hospital, appropriations ....
Westfield, city of (see Cities and towns).
state sanatorium, appropriations ......
state teachers college, appropriations .....
Weston, town of (see Cities and towns).
West Roxbury district of Boston, John A. Havey Memorial beach
in, alteration and enlargement of .
appropriation ........
Veterans of Foreign Wars parkway in, care, control and main-
tenance of portion of, transferred to metropolitan district
commission ........
West Springfield, town of (see Cities and towns).
West Stockbridge, town of (see Cities and towns).
Wethers, Frank, payment by town of Plymouth of sum of money to
Weymouth, town of (see Cities and towns).
White bread and rolls (see Food).
White, Frank, status of, as member of fire department of city of
Boston .........
Whitman, town of (see Cities and towns).
Wholesale druggists (see Druggists).
Wilbraham, town of (see Cities and towns).
Wild birds (see Game and inland fisheries).
Wildlife research and management, division of (see Conserva-
tion, department of).
Williamstown, town of (see Cities and towns).
Wilson, Frank S., contributions made to retirement system of city
of Everett, repayment of, to, and retirement rights of such
member established .......
Winchester, town of (see Cities and towns).
Wines (see Alcoholic beverages).
Winthrop, shore parkway, sea wall and drainage system along, con-
struction of ....... .
appropriation ........
shore reservation, sea wall and groins, construction of, and im-
provement of beach along ......
appropriation ........
town of (see Cities and towns).
Wires, easements for, granting of, within state highway locations
Witnesses, general court, before, fees, appropriation
police officers of city of Boston as, witness fees to be paid to, in
certain continued criminal cases .....
Woburn, city of (see Cities and towns).
WoUaston beach, city of Quincy, in, sanding of .
appropriation .........
Women, hours of labor of, employments where principal income is in
tips or gratuities, in ...... .
insane, unlawful sexual intercourse with, penalized .
reformatory for (see Reformatory for women).
Wood, Alfred R., payment by commonwealth of sum of money
to ....... . Resolve
Chap.
Item or
Section.
611
83
198
599
669
1720-00
8017-28,
8017-30
1720-00
198
599
,669
198/
599
669/
2025-00
8020-01,
8020-02
2025-00
1314-00,
1314-21
8013-04
1314-00,
3513-14
532
669 /
1,2
8602-43,
Page 800
468
1.2
30
1.2
1,2
646
528
669
563
669
449
198
340
490
669/
196
137
1-3
1.2
2931-47,
8602-54,
Page 805
1-4
2802-01,
2931-46,
8602-53,
Page 805
0102-14
8602-49,
Page 800
appropriation
27
669
'(
2820-03,
Page 801
Index.
1189
Chap.
WOOD — Concluded.
Stanley, Grain Company of Taunton, payment by county of
Bristol of sum of money to .
Wood ticks, eradication and control of, investigation relative
to ....... . Resolve
appropriation .........
Woodlawn Cemetery, relative to . . .
Woods (see Forests and forestry).
Woods Hole section of Falmouth, steamships, operation of, be-
tween, and New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard and Nan-
tucket, investigation relative to, continued . Resolve
providing for, etc. .
appropriation ........
Worcester, city of (see Cities and towns).
Five Cents Savings Bank, acquisition of additional real estate in
city of Worcester for use as parking lot, investments in,
by
state hospital, appropriations
state teachers college, appropriations . . . . ,
WORCESTER COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. .....
district court, central, of, justices and clerks of, salaries and
retirement of ....... .
Lead Mine pond and Alum pond in town of Sturbridge, rights of
way to, etc., providing for, by .... .
tax levy . . . . . _ .
tuberculosis hospital, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of
Worcester County Electric Company, structure bridging Webster
street in city of Worcester, construction and maintenance
by, etc., authorized .......
Worcester County 4H Camp Committee, Spencer, town of, cer-
tain state land in, leasing of, to .
Worcester County Institution for Savings, additional real estate
for use as parking lot, investments in purchase, etc., of,
bv, authorized . . . . . .
WORDS AND PHRASES:
antique motor car ........
armed forces of the United States, act facilitating absent voting
by residents of commonwealth in, under
"army", "navy", and other words denoting branches of United
States government, use by charitable corporations, etc.,
permitted .........
association or trust ........
delinquent child . . . .
house, building and place, laws prohibiting gaming, under
occupation, minimum wage law, under .....
regular compensation, contributory retirement act, under
"state educational agency". National School Lunch Act, under
Work Csee Labor) .
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION:
burial expenses, amount payable for, increased
death, payments to certain dependents in case of, amount of
employers, not insured, posting of notices by, certain provisions
of law providing for, repealed . . _ .
reports from, to department of industrial accidents, certain
provisions of law requiring, repealed ....
granite industry, employees in, contracting silicosis or other
pulmonary dust disease, benefits for, increased
investigation of laws relative to ... . Resolve
appropriation ........
manufacturers whose employees work on machinery, providing
by, certain provisions of law relative to, repealed .
medical and hospital services further regulated . . .
notices, employers, certain, not covering their employees by in- f
surance for, certain provisions of law requiring, repealed \
219
Item or
Section.
1,2
36
669
547
2001-25
1-3
5
544
669 1
1-18
2840-02.
Page 806
3.33
'198
336
599
669
'198
.336
669 1
1, 2
1721-00
1721-00
8017-31 to
8017-33
1721-00
1315-00
1315-33
1315-00,
3513-15
523
1
656
1-3
259
523
562
1-5
1
184
1-4
358
61
1,2
432
1-3
531
1
466
524
310
299
362
606
548
3
1.2
155
666
157
158
217
81
009 1
0237,
Page 805
156
159
157
158
1190
Index.
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION — Concluded.
self-insurers under, reinsurance, furnishing of, by, in certain cases
silicosis, etc., employees in granite industry contracting, benefits
for, increased ........
See also Industrial accidents, department of.
World War II, so called, veterans of, bonus to (see Veterans'
bonus act).
See also Military and naval service of the United States ; Soldiers,
sailors and marines; Veterans.
World War II Veterans' Association of Hampshire County,
Inc., drilling and parading with firearms by, permitted .
Wrentham state school, appropriations .....
Writs (see Actions, civil; Mandamus; Warrants).
Wynaan-Gordon Company, two bridges over Gold street in city of
Worcester, maintenance by, authorized
Chap.
176
217
Item or
Section.
171
198
599
669
99
1725-00
8017-38,
8017-39
1725-00
1-5
Y.
Yarmouth, town of (see Cities and towns).
Youth Service Board, establishment, powers, duties, etc.
appropriation ........
habitual truants, absentees and school offenders, certain, com-
mitment of, to, providing for, etc. ....
places of custody in city of Boston, maintenance of, for limited
time, by ........ .
Y D Club, Boston Chapter Yankee Division Veterans' Associa-
tion, transfer of certain all alcoholic beverages club license
to, by licensing board of city of Boston
310
669 1
1-31
0446-01,
Page 799
573
1-7
542
1-3
69
z.
Zoning laws, Boston, city of, amended
ri65
■^203
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1-6
1.2
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