ACTS
AND
RESOLVES
PASSED BY THE
General ^m\i of HHajJsatlmsdts
IN THE YEAR
1953
TOGETHER WITH
TABLES SHOWING CHANGES IN THE STATUTES, ETC.
PUBLISHED BY
EDWARD J. CRONIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
BOSTON
WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING COMPANY
1953
ACTS AND RESOLVES
OF
MASSACHUSETTS
1953
^P The General Court, which was chosen November 4, 1952,
assembled on Wednesday, the seventh day of January, 1953, for its
first annual session.
The oaths of office were taken and subscribed by His Excellency
Christian A. Herter and His Honor Sumner G. Whitti,er on
Thursday, the eighth day of January, in the presence of the two
Houses assembled in convention.
ACTS.
An Act restricting the number of times the name of Qh^jj \
A candidate may appear on official ballots for a ^'
PARTICULAR OFFICE.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would defeat Emergency
its purpose, which is to make it applicable to all future P''ea">bie.
elections, 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 hy the authority of the same,
as follows:
Section 41 of chapter 54 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out the last sentence, added by chapter fttl'ameidtd.
128 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place thereof the
following sentence : — The name of any person shall not be Number of
printed on the official ballot or on ballot labels more than ^"If °?:™!.
once as a candidate for the same office nor more than once on ballots.
for any office wherein a full term and a partial term are ''^^*'''° ®
to be filled. Approved January 22, 1963.
An Act permitting the issuance of one number plate nhnjj o
FOR each motor VEHICLE. ^'
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would delay Emergency
the accomplishment of one of its principal purposes, which ^^^^'^ ^■
is to immediately remove doubt as to the validity of the
issuance of a single number plate for a motor vehicle, 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 1. Notwithstanding any provision of chapter
two hundred and seventy-eight of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-three, the provisions of said chapter shall
not be deemed to have lapsed and are hereby continued in
force until January first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four.
Section 2. Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by inserting after section 6A the following section : — f gB. added^
Section 6B. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of issuance and
law, the registrar may issue but one number plate, instead of number piate?
two, for all motor vehicles. Such plate shall be displayed permitted,
at the rear of the vehicle for which it is issued, and all con-
sistent provisions of law or of rules and regulations relating
to number plates shall apply to such plate.
4 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 3, 4, 5.
Effective SECTION 3. Section two of this act shall take effect on
January first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four.
Approved J anuanj 26, 195S.
Chap. 3 An Act authorizing annual rentals or charges for
THE USE OF THE SEWER SYSTEM OR SYSTEMS IN THE TOWN
OF FRANKLIN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 613 of the acts of 1912 is hereby
amended by inserting after section 7 the following section: —
Section 7 A. Said board of sewer commissioners shall pre-
scribe for the users of said sewer system or sj'^stems such
annual rentals or charges based on the benefits derived there-
from as it may deem proper. Such charges shall be paid by
every person, including a public or private institution, who
enters or has entered his or its particular sewer into the
sewerage system of the said town. All charges imposed
under authority of this section shall, from the time of assess-
ment, constitute a lien upon the land connected with the
common sewer.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of a majority of the voters of the town of
Franklin present and voting thereon at an annual town
meeting, but not otherwise. Approved January 26, 195S.
Chap. 4 An Act authorizing the town of concord to sell certain
LAND ACQUIRED FOR PUBLIC PARKING SPACE PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The town of Concord, by its board of select-
men and upon such terms and conditions as said board may
determine, is hereby authorized to sell at public auction or
private sale, and convey, any part or parts, no longer needed
for public use, of a certain parcel of real estate situated in
said town which was acquired for the purpose of a public
parking space. Said parcel is shown as lot numbered 2 on
"Subdivision Plan of Land in Concord", dated March 20,
1947, by Horace F. Tuttle, Surveyor, filed in the Land
Registration Office.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by a two thirds vote of said town at any town
meeting. Approved January 26, 195S.
Chap. 5 An Act authorizing the submission to the voters of
THE TOWN OF AMESBURY OF THE QUESTION OF THE AC-
CEPTANCE OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW^ REGULATING
THE HOURS OF DUTY OF PERMANENT MEMBERS OF FIRE
DEPARTMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloxos:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of
section fifty-eight B of chapter forty-eight of the General
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 6.
Laws, the question of the acceptance of said section may be
submitted for acceptance to the voters of the town of Ames-
bury at its 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 section fifty-eight B of chapter forty-
eight of the General Laws, providing for a forty-eight hour
week for permanent members of fire departments, be ac-
cepted?" If a majority of the votes cast in answer to said
question is in the affirmative, said section fifty-eight B shall
take effect in said town ninety days thereafter.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 27, 1953.
An Act establishing in the town of amesbury repre- Chap.
SENTATIVE TOWN GOVERNMENT BY LIMITED TOWN MEET-
INGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L There is hereby established in the town of
Amesbury the form of representative town government by
limited town meetings hereinafter set forth. Upon the ac-
ceptance of this act by the town of Amesbury, as hereinafter
provided, the selectmen shall forthwith divide the territory
thereof into not less than six nor more than ten voting
precincts, each of which shall be plainly designated, and shall
contain not less than five hundred registered voters. All
precincts shall contain approximately an equal number of
registered voters.
The precincts shall be so established as to consist of com-
pact and contiguous territory, to be bounded, as far as
possible, by the center line of known streets and ways or
by other well-defined limits. Their boundaries shall be re-
viewed, and, if need be, wholly or partly revised or the num-
ber of precincts changed within the aforesaid limits by the
selectmen in December, once in five years, or in December
of any year when so directed by a vote of a representative
town meeting not later than November thirtieth of that year.
The selectmen shall, within twenty days after any es-
tablishment or revision of the precincts, but not later than
January twentieth of the succeeding year, file a report of
their doings with the to^\Ti clerk, the registrars of voters and
the assessors, with a map or maps or description of the
precincts and the names and residences of the registered
voters therein. The selectmen shall also cause to be posted
at 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. 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 precincts and any revision
of such precincts shall take effect upon the date of the filing
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 6.
of the report thereof by the selectmen with the town clerk.
Whenever the precincts are established or revised, the town
clerk shall forthwith give written notice thereof to the
state secretary, stating the number and designation of
the precincts. Meetings of the registered voters of the
several precincts for elections, for primaries, and for voting
upon any question to be submitted to all the voters of the
town, shall be held on the same day and at the same hour
and at such place or places within the town as may from
time to time be determined by vote at a representative town
meeting under an appropriate article in the warrant therefor,
or, in default of such determination, as the selectmen shall in
the warrants for such meetings direct. The provisions of
the General Laws, relating to precinct voting at elections,
so far as the same are not inconsistent with this act, shall
apply to all elections and primaries in the town upon the
establishment of voting precincts as hereinbefore provided.
Section 2. Other than the officers designated in section
three as town meeting members at large, the representative
town meeting membership shall in each precinct consist of
the largest number divisible by three, which will admit of
a representation of all precincts by an equal number of
members, and which will not cause the total elected town
meeting membership to exceed two hundred. The registered
voters in every precinct shall, at the first annual town
election held after the establishment thereof or at a special
town election held prior to such annual town election, and
at the first annual town election following any precinct
revision where the number of precincts is changed, con-
formably to the laws relative to elections not inconsistent
with this act, elect by ballot the number of registered voters
in the precinct, other than the officers designated in section
three as town meeting members at large, provided for in
the first sentence of this section, to be town meeting members
of the town. The first third, in order of votes, received of
members so elected shall serve three years, the second third
in such order shall serve two years, and the remaining third
in such order shall serve one year, from the day of the an-
nual town election, if elected at such election, and, if elected
at a special town election, shall also serve from the date of
such special town election to and including the day of the
next following annual town election; in case of a tie vote
affecting the division into thirds as aforesaid, the members
elected from the precinct shall by ballot determine the same ;
and thereafter, except as is otherwise provided herein, at
each annual town election the registered voters of each
precinct shall, in like manner, elect one third of the number
of town meeting members to which that precinct is entitled
for the term of three years, and shall at such election fill for
the unexpired term or terms any vacancy or vacancies then
existing in the number of town meeting members in that
precinct. Upon every revision of the precincts where the
number of precincts is changed, the terms of office of all
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 6.
town meeting members from every precinct shall cease
upon the election of their successors. The town clerk shall,
after every election of town meeting members, forthwith
notify each member by mail of his election.
Section 3. 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, designated as town meeting
members at large; namely, any member of the general
court of the commonwealth from the town, the moderator,
the town clerk, the chairman of the board of selectmen, the
town treasurer, the town counsel, the chairman of the plan-
ning board, the chairman of the board of assessors, the
chairman of the board of health, the chairman of the board
of public welfare, the chairman of the school committee, the
chairman of the water commissioners, the chairman and the
secretary of the finance committee and the town accountant.
The town clerk shall notify the town meeting members of
the time and place at which representative town meetings
are to be held, the notices to be sent by mail at least seven
days before the meeting.
Section 4. The town meeting members, as aforesaid,
shall be the judges of the elections and qualifications of the
members. A majority of the town meeting members shall
constitute a quorum for doing business; but a less number
may organize temporarily and may adjourn from time to
time. Notice of every adjourned representative town meet-
ing shall be given by the town clerk by publication in a
newspaper published daily and commonly circulated in the
town of Amesbury; and the town clerk shall also notify the
members by mail of the adjournment at least twenty-four
hours before the time of the adjourned representative town
meeting, if the period of adjournment will permit. The
notices shall state briefly the business to be acted upon at
any meeting and shall include notice of any proposed re-
consideration. All town meetings shall be public; and,
subject to such conditions as may be determined from time
to time by the representative town meeting, any voter of
the town who is not a town meeting member may speak
at any representative town meeting, but shall not vote.
A town meeting member may resign by filing a written
resignation with the town clerk and such resignation shall
take effect upon the date of such filing. No elected member
whose official position entitles him to be a member at large
shall act as a member at large during such time as he remains
an elected member. A town meeting member who removes
from the town shall cease to be a town meeting member,
and an elected town meeting member who removes from
one precinct to another, or is so removed by a revision of
precincts, shall not retain membership after the next annual
election as an elected member from the precinct from which
he has or is removed. The town meeting members as such
shall receive no compensation.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 6.
Section 5. Nomination of candidates for town meeting
members to be elected under this act shall be made by nom-
ination papers signed by not less than twenty-five voters
of the precinct in which the candidate resides, and filed with
the town clerk at least fifteen days before the election ; pro-
vided, that any town meeting member may become a
candidate for re-election by giving written notice thereof
to the town clerk at least thirty days before the election.
No nomination papers shall be valid in respect to any candi-
date whose written acceptance is not thereon or attached
thereto when filed.
Section 6. The articles in the warrant for every town
meeting, so far as they relate to the election of the moderator,
town officers, town meeting members, and, as hereinafter
provided, to referenda and all matters to be acted upon and
determined by ballot shall be acted upon and determined
by the voters in their respective meetings by precinct. All
other articles in the warrant for any town meeting, begin-
ning with the town meeting at which said town meeting
members are first elected, shall be acted upon and determined
exclusively by town meeting members at a meeting to be
held at such time and place as shall be set forth by the select-
men in the warrant for the meeting, subject to the referendum
provided for by section nine.
Section 7. A moderator shall be elected by ballot at
each annual town meeting, and shall serve as moderator of
all town meetings, except as otherwise provided by law, until
a successor is elected and qualified. Nominations for and
election of a moderator shall be as in the case of other elective
to"WTi officers, and any vacancy in the office may be filled by
the town meeting members at a meeting held for that pur-
pose. If a moderator is absent, a moderator pro tempore
may be elected by the town meeting members.
Section 8. Any vacancy in the full number of town
meeting members from any precinct, whether arising from
a failure of the registered voters thereof to elect, or from
any other cause, may be filled, until the next annual election,
by the remaining to^^^l meeting members of the precinct
from among the registered voters thereof. Notice of any
vacancy shall promptly be given by the town clerk to the
remaining members from the precinct in which the vacancy
or vacancies exist, and the town clerk shall call a special
meeting of such members for the purpose of filling any
vacancy, and shall cause to be mailed to every such member
not less than seven days before the time set for the meeting,
a notice specifying the object, time and place of the meeting.
At the said meeting a majority of the members from such
precinct shall constitute a quorum, and they shall elect
from their own number a chairman and a clerk. The choice
to fill any vacancy shall be by written ballot, and a majority
of the votes cast shall be required for a choice. The chair-
man and the clerk shall count the ballots and shall make
a certificate of the choice and forthwith file the same with
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 6.
the town clerk, together with a written acceptance by the
member or members so chosen, who shall thereupon be
deemed elected and qualified as a town meeting member or
members, subject to the right of all the town meeting mem-
bers to judge of the elections and qualifications of the mem-
bers, as set forth in section four.
Section 9. No final vote of any representative town
meeting passing or rejecting a measure under any article
in the warrant, except a vote to adjourn or dissolve, or votes
appropriating money for the payment of notes or bonds
of the town and interest thereon becoming due within the
then current financial year or votes appropriating money
necessary for the performance of any contract entered into
by the to"\vn in accordance with a vote or vot^s of a town
meeting previously held or votes for the temporary borrowing
of money in anticipation of revenue, or 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 five days, exclusive of Sundays and
legal holidays, from the date of dissolution of the meeting.
Any such measure disposed of by a vote to lay on the table,
to postpone indefinitely, or by other dilatory vote, shall be
deemed to have been rejected in the form in which it was
presented and perfected or changed by such amendments, if
any, as have been adopted by the said meeting. If, within
said five days, a petition, signed by not less than twenty-
five registered voters in each precinct, containing their
names and addresses as they appear on the list of registered
voters, is filed with the selectmen requesting that the ques-
tion or questions involved in any such vote which has not
become operative as aforesaid be submitted to the voters of
the town at large, the operation of such vote shall be further
suspended pending its determination as hereinafter pro-
vided, and the selectmen, within ten days after the filing
of the petition, shall call a special meeting, which shall be
held within fourteen days after the issuing of the call, for
the purpose of presenting to the voters at large the question
or questions so involved. 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 ofiicers. The question so submitted
shall be determined by vote of the same proportion of voters
at large voting thereon as would have been required by law
of the town meeting members had the question been finally
determined at a representative town meeting. The 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 meet-
ing. If such a petition is not filed within the said period
of five days, the vote of the representative town meet-
10 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 7.
ing shall become operative upon the expiration of the said
period.
Section 10. The town of Amesbury, after the acceptance
of this act and the first election of town meeting members
thereunder, shall have the capacity to act through and be
bound by its said town meeting members who shall, when
convened from time to time as herein provided, constitute
representative town meetings, and the representative town
meetings shall exercise exclusively, so far as will conform to
the provisions of this act, all powers vested in the municipal
corporation. Action in conformity with all provisions of
law now or hereafter applicable to the transaction of town
affairs in town meetings shall, when taken by any representa-
tive town meeting in accordance with the provisions of
this act, have the same force and effect as if such action had
been taken in a town meeting open to all the voters of the
town as heretofore organized and conducted.
Section 11. This act shall not abridge the right of the
inhabitants of the town to hold general meetings, as that
right is secured to them by the constitution of this common-
wealth; nor shall this act confer upon any representative
town meeting in the town the power finally to commit the
town to any measure affecting its municipal existence or
changing its form of government, without action thereon
by the voters of the town at large, using the ballot and the
check list therefor.
Section 12. This act shall be submitted to the registered
voters of the town of Amesbury for acceptance at the annual
town meeting in nineteen hundred and fifty-three. The
vote shall be taken by ballot in accordance with the provi-
sions of the General Laws, so far as the same shall be ap-
plicable, in answer to the question, which shall be placed
upon the ofiicial ballot to be used for the election of town
officers: — "Shall an act passed by the general court in the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled 'An Act
establishing in the town of Amesbury representative town
government by limited town meetings', be accepted by
this town?" This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by a majority of the voters voting thereon.
Section 13. If this act is rejected by the registered
voters of the town of Amesbury when submitted to said
voters under section twelve, it may again be submitted
for acceptance in like manner from time to time to such
voters at any annual meeting in said town within thi'ee
years thereafter. Approved January 27, 1953.
Chap. 7 An Act authorizing the city of Cambridge to use
CERTAIN PARK LAND FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Cambridge is hereby authorized
to use for the erection of a public school building and for
other school uses, and for all purposes incidental thereto, the
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 8. 11
following described premises now owned and held by said
city for park, playground or recreation purposes: —
Beginning at a point in the southerly line of Rindge
avenue at its intersection with the easterly line of Yerxa
road;
Thence easterly by said Rindge avenue, three hundred
feet to a point in the westerly division line of present Wyman
school lot;
Thence southerly by said westerly boundary line of
Wyman school one hundred and sixty-three and fifty-five
one hundredths feet to a corner;
Thence easterly by the southerly boundary line of said
Wyman school, ninety-six and twenty one hundredths feet
to a point in the westerly line of Haskell street;
Thence southerly by said Haskell street, two hundred
and thirty feet to a point;
Thence westerly, three hundred and eighty-four feet to
a point in the easterly line of Yerxa road;
Thence northerly by said easterly line of Yerxa road, four
hundred and eighty-five feet to the point of beginning.
Containing one hundred and forty-five thousand and
nine hundred and forty-eight square feet, more or less. All
the above dimensions being more or less.
The above described parcel of land is shown upon a plan
entitled "Plan of Part of Rindge Field, Proposed to be
reserved for new Ellis, Sleeper- Wyman School", dated
October twenty-third, nineteen hundred and fifty-two,
drawn by Edgar W. Davis, City Engineer, and on file in the
office of the City Engineer, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the city council of the said city, but
not otherwise.
Section 3. When this act has been accepted as provided
in section two the city council shall cause a copy of the plan
referred to in section one to be recorded in the Middlesex
south district registry of deeds.
Approved January 27, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town of Arlington to pay a Chap. 8
SUM OF money to MARQUES CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.,
OF CAMBRIDGE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation, the town of Arlington may appropriate and
pay to the Marques Construction Co., Inc., of Cambridge
the sum of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six dollars
and sixty cents for blacktop surfacing of various areas around
the school buildings in said town during the year nineteen
hundred and fifty-two at the request of the maintenance
supervisor of the town of Arlington, which sum is legally
unenforceable by reason of the failure of said town to comply
12 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 9.
with the requirements of law pertaining to contracting for
said surfacing.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 29 y 1953.
Chap. 9 An Act to authorize the use by the municipal gas
AND ELECTRIC COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HOLYOKE
FOR ELECTRIC SUBSTATION PURPOSES OF CERTAIN LANDS
ACQUIRED 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, 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 electric substation purposes. Said
transfer shall be effected by vote of said park and recreation
commission describing the particular location to be used for
the electric substation in the area described in section two,
with suitable easements for lines and connections to said
substation, specifying the terms and conditions of the
transfer, and a vote of said municipal gas and electric com-
mission 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
described therein need no longer be used for park or recreation
purposes, or be subject to the provisions of chapter forty-
five of the General Laws.
Section 2. The land referred to in section one is bounded
and described as follows: —
Beginning at a point on the northerly side of Dwight street
in said Holyoke at land of Socony Vacuum Corporation and
thence running westerly along the northerly side of Dwight
street seventy-five feet; thence running northerly in a
straight line to land now or formerly of Max R. Vollert and
Frieda H. Vollert; thence easterly along said land of Vollert
to land of Socony Vacuum Corporation and thence southerly
along said land of Socony Vacuum Corporation one hundred
eight feet, more or less, to Dwight street and the place of
beginning.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the mayor and city council of the city of Holyoke.
Approved January 29, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 10, 11. 13
An Act authorizing the park department of the city (Jfiaj), 10
OF malden to transfer certain land to the school
department of said city for school building purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloivs:
Section 1. The park department of the city of Maiden
is hereby authorized to transfer to the school department
of said city the control and charge of the following described
parcel of land, namely: —
Beginning at a point on the westerly side of Wescott
street extended at the land of the city of Maiden thence
running westerly by land of city of Maiden one hundred
eighteen and fifty-four hundredths feet; thence turning and
running northerly by land of city of Maiden park department
one hundred eighty-two and seventy-eight hundredths feet;
thence turning and running westerly by land of the city of
Maiden park department fifty feet; thence turning and
running northerly by land of said city of Maiden park
department two hundred eighty-five and sixty-six hundredths
feet; thence turning and running easterly by land of said
city of Maiden park department one hundred sixty-eight
and ninety-three hundredths feet to Wescott street; thence
turning and running southerly by the westerly side of
Wescott street four hundred seventy-four and eighty hun-
dredths feet to the point of beginning, containing seventy
thousand three hundred seventy-six square feet.
Said land to be used for the construction of a schoolhouse
and other school purposes.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the city council of the said city, subject
to the provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved January 29, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town of Arlington to sell. Phn^Q 11
CONVEY OR otherwise DISPOSE OF A CERTAIN PARCEL OF ^'
LAND IN SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Arlington is hereby authorized
to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of a certain parcel of
land situated in said town, bounded and described as fol-
lows:— Beginning at a point on the southwesterly sideline
of Summer street, said point being a distance of 42.38 feet
from a stone bound at the intersection of the southwesterly
sideline of Summer street and the northwesterly sideline of
Thorn road, thence southeasterly and southerly on a curve
to the right with a radius of 740.36 feet a distance of 226.30
feet to a point of tangency on said southwesterly sideline
of Summer street, thence continuing along said south-
westerly sideline of Summer street S 1 1°-36'-42" E a distance
of 23.33 feet to a point of curve on said southwesterly sideline
of Summer street, thence southerly and southwesterly on
a curve to the right with a radius of 213.38 feet a distance of
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195.83 feet to a point of tangency on the northwesterly-
sideline of Forest street, thence S 40°-45'-27" W along the
said northwesterly sideline of Forest street, a distance of
129.50 feet to an angle point on the said northwesterly
sideline of Forest street, thence continuing S 62°-36'-21" W
along the said northwesterly sideline of Forest street a
distance of 167.47 feet to a point on said northwesterly
sideline of Forest street, thence turning and running N 50°-
19'-09" W a distance of 181.12 feet to an angle point, thence
running N 50*-33'-35" W a distance of 80.31 feet to a point
on the northeasterly property line of Lot 18, thence turning
and running N 45°-55'-51" E a distance of 94.70 feet to an
angle point, thence running N 43°-18'-21" E a distance of
187. 12 feet to an angle point, thence running N 42°-31 -21" E
a distance of 134.41 feet to an angle point, thence running
N41°-28'-21"E a distance of 165.95 feet to the point of
beginning and containing 3.48 acres, all as shown on a plan
entitled "Plan of Land in Arlington, Mass., Owned by
Charles A. Peirce, Scale l"-40', Jan. 3, 1918, Geo. E. Ahern,
Town Engineer, Prepared for Commission on School House
Sites, on file in the office of the Town Engineer, Arlington,
Mass."
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance at the next annual town meeting by vote of the
town meeting members of the town of Arlington, but not
otherwise. Approved January 29, 1953.
Chap. 12 An Act relative to the renewal of licenses and per-
mits IN THE CITY OF SALEM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city council of the city of Salem may
delegate to the city clerk of said city, subject to such restric-
tions as it may impose, the powers vested by law in said
council to renew licenses and permits.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by vote of the city council of said city, subject to the provi-
sions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved January 29, 1953.
Chap. 13 An Act authorizing the town of falmouth to vote
whether to have its board of water commissioners
ACT AS sewer commissioners.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Falmouth is hereby authorized
to determine upon the official ballot used for the election of
town officers at the annual town election in nineteen hundred
and fifty-three whether to have the board of water com-
missioners of the town of Falmouth act as the board of
sewer commissioners of the town of Falmouth, said question
to be placed on the ballot in substantially the following
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 14, 15. 15
form: — "Shall the town vote to have its board
of water commissioners act as its board of sewer
YES.
commissioners r
Section 2. Action taken under this act at the annual
town meeting held in the current year shall be as effective
as though this act had been in full force and effect at the
time the warrant for said meeting was posted.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January SI, 1953.
An Act providing for non-partisan town elections QJidj)^ 14
IN THE TOWN OF CANTON.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloios:
Section 1. No primary or caucus for the nomination of
town officers in the town of Canton shall be held. No ballot
used at any regular or special town election in said town
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 political designation or mark.
Section 2. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the
laws of the commonwealth governing town elections, special
elections of town officers and special elections in towns, shall,
so far as applicable, govern such elections in the town of
Canton.
Section 3. This act shall be submitted to the voters of
the town of Canton at the annual town meeting to be held in
the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three, in the form of
the following question, which shall be printed on the official
ballot used for the election of town officers: — "Shall an
act passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred
and fifty-three, entitled 'An Act providing for non-partisan
town elections in the town of Canton', be accepted?" If
a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in the affirmative
in answer to said question, this act shall thereupon take full
effect, but not otherwise. Approved February 2, 195S.
An Act relative to the holding of certain offices or Qfidj) 15
POSITIONS BY members OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE
CITY OF EVERETT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 355 of the acts of 1892 is hereby
amended by striking out section 20, as amended bj'- chapter
259 of the acts of 1949, and inserting in place thereof the
following section : — Section 20. No member of the city
council shall during the term for which he is elected hold
any other office or position the salary or compensation for
which is payable from the city treasury, nor shall he act as
counsel or attorney before the city council or before either
branch or any committee thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the mayor and city council of the city of Everett.
Approved February 2, 195S.
16 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 16, 17.
Chap. 16 An Act changing the type of planning board in the
TOWN OF MANSFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., asfollo^vs:
Section 1. Chapter 586 of the acts of 1920 is hereby
amended by striking out section 14 and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section I4. There shall be
established a planning board under sections eighty-one A
to eighty-one Y of chapter forty-one of the General Laws,
hereinafter called the board, except that the board shall
consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the
board of selectmen. The members of the board shall be
appointed for terms of such length and so arranged that the
term of at least one member will expire on March first of
each year, and their successors shall be appointed for terms
of four years each. Any board member may be removed
by the board of selectmen for cause, after a public hearing
of which due notice shall be given. Within thirty daj^s after
a vacancy occurs, by resignation or otherwise, it shall be
filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as an
original appointment to the board. The board shall have
all the powers and duties of planning boards and boards
of surveys previously established under section seventy and
section seventy-three of said chapter forty-one of the General
Laws. The board shall co-operate and collaborate with the
town manager, the school committee, the board of selectmen
and other boards, committees, departments and officials who
may require or request services, plans, studies, surveys, in-
formation or assistance within the scope of the duties of the
board. The board shall, of its own volition, have the power
to conduct studies of any and all proposed public buildings,
structures and other town projects or other matters con-
cerning the public health, safety and general welfare as
deemed advisable by the board, and shall report its findings
to the board of selectmen. Upon the appointment and
qualification of the members of the board established here-
under the terms of office of members of the then existing
planning board shall terminate.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon accept-
ance by vote of a majority of the voters of said town voting
thereon at an annual or special town meeting; provided,
that the provisions of section thirty-six A of said chapter
five hundred and eighty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred
and twenty, inserted by chapter two hundred and five of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-one, are complied with.
Approved February 2, 1953.
Chap. 17 An Act authorizing the town of somerset to construct
AND operate a SYSTEM OR SYSTEMS OF SEWERAGE AND
SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Somerset, hereinafter called
the town, may lay out, construct, maintain and operate a
Acts, 1953.— Chap. 17. 17
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 or systems
of sewerage and sewage treatment and disposal, and may
construct such sewers or drains 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 subdrains.
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 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 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
commencement of construction hereunder of a system or
systems 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 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
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
quaUfied. 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 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 way or railroad
location, for the purpose of lajdng such drains and sewers
and of maintaining and repairing the same, and may do any
18 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 17.
other thing proper or necessary for the purposes of this act;
provided, tliat they shall not take in fee any land of a rail-
road corporation, and that they shall not enter upon or con-
struct any drain or sewer within the location of any railroad
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
utihties.
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 sec-
ond 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 com-
missioners in this act or by general law. Whenever the
phrase "said board of sewer commissioners" 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 provided for in this section, as the
case may be.
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 re-
maining 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, 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, 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 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 ex-
ceeding, in the aggregate, two million, five hundred thousand
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 17. 19
dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall
bear on their face the words, Somerset Sewerage Loan, Act
of 1953. 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 provided 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 or systems of sewerage and
sewage disposal or to the extension thereof, to the payment
of interest 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 superintend-
ent at its pleasure. Said board may, in its discretion prescribe
for the users of said sewer system or 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 1L 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 drains and sewers, and for inspection
of 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 pub-
lished in the town of Somerset, if there be any, and if not,
then in some newspaper published in the county of Bristol,
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 or systems of sewerage and sewage disposal have
been approved by the state department of pubhc health.
Upon application to said department for its approval, it
shall give a hearing, after due notice to the pubUc. At such
hearing, plans showing the work to be done in constructing
said system or systems of sewerage and sewage disposal
shall be submitted for approval by said department.
20 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 18, 19.
Section 14, 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 four years after its passage, but not otherwise. No
expenditure shall be made and no liability incurred here-
under until such acceptance.
Section 15. Any action taken by the town of Somerset
during the current year pursuant to the authority contained
in this act shall be as valid and effective as though this act
were in full force and effect at the time of the posting of
the warrant for said town meeting.
Approved February 2, 1953.
Chap. 18 An Act increasing the amount of money the town of
PLYMOUTH MAY APPROPRIATE FOR MUNICIPAL ADVERTISING
PURPOSES AND FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 76 of the acts of 1950
is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the word
" five " and inserting in place thereof the word : — seven, — so
as to read as follows : — Section 1 . The town of Plymouth
may, by a majority vote, appropriate each year a sum not
exceeding seven thousand dollars for advertising the ad-
vantages of the town and for providing amusements or
entertainments of a public character. The money so ap-
propriated by the town shall be expended under the direction
of the selectmen.
Section 1A. Any action taken by the town of Plymouth
during the current year pursuant to the authority contained
in this act shall be as valid and effective as though this act
was in full force and effect at the time of the posting of the
warrant for said meeting.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 2, 1953.
Chap. 19 An Act providing for co-operation with tpie federal
government in the eradication of certain animal
diseases.
Emergency WhcreaSy The deferred operation of this act would tend
preamble. ^^ defeat its purpose, which is in part to take immediate
steps for the eradication of certain animal diseases, for the
purposes of meeting the public need and requirements,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, neces-
sary for the immediate preservation of public interest and
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed.)','i29T' Section 1. Chapter 129 of the General Laws is hereby
new § 14A, amended by inserting after section 14 the following section : —
Disposal of Section I4A. All domestic animals which are affected with,
certain dis- or havc been exposed to, vesicular stomatitis or vesicular
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 19. 21
exanthema shall be quarantined, appraised by an appraiser eased animaia.
of the division and an appraiser appointed by the Federal *"* ""'^ "
Bureau of Animal Industry.
Animals which are affected with, or have been exposed anJ^p^iym^ents
to, vesicular exanthema, as determined by the director, shall for animals
be sold on bid, with the approval of the director, for slaughter- ^«'*^'"°y^'^-
ing at a slaughtering establishment under federal supervision.
The products of said animals shall be processed. The com-
monwealth shall pay to the owner of the animal or animals
slaughtered under this section one half of the difference
between the amount received by the owner for the carcass
of the animal and the value of the animal as determined by-
appraisal, said payment to be paid from amounts appropri-
ated therefor; provided, that payment by the common-
wealth hereunder shall not exceed eighteen dollars for any
animal ; and further provided, that an owner of such animals
shall certify to the director that he has been the owner
thereof for a period of not less than sixty days prior to the
date of appraisal, except that young animals wliich are less
than sixty days of age and are offspring of such animals
may also be eligible to be included in such payments. No
payment shall be made, as provided in this section, unless
the director has determined that the owner of such an animal
has complied with the provisions of this section and other
applicable provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations
of the division established thereunder and that the owner
or his representative has not, in the opinion of the director,
by willful act or neglect, contributed to the spread of vesicular
stomatitis or vesicular exanthema. Animals affected with,
or exposed to, vesicular stomatitis shall be disposed of as
the director directs.
The director shall also issue such directions for the cleans- ^"ntrf^^^
ing and disinfection of buildings, premises and places in cCntrdied.
which vesicular stomatitis or vesicular exanthema exists or
has existed, and of property which may be on or contained
therein, as in his opinion may be necessary or expedient, and
no such buildings, premises, places and property shall be
again used for the raising of such animals until so authorized
by the director in writing. Any property on such premises
which may be, in the opinion of the director or of his agents,
a source of contagion may be destroyed b}'- order of the
director. The director may appoint persons to make ap-
praisals on livestock, the destruction or slaughter of which
is ordered under this section. If the United States govern-
ment makes an appropriation for payment of a certain por-
tion of the value of any animals destroyed or slaughtered
under this section, the payment by the commonwealth for
such animals shall be limited to the difference between such
portion and the full value less salvage thereof determined as
herein provided, which shall not be in excess of fifty per
cent of such value.
The director shall make such rules and regulations in
respect to the importation into the commonwealth of such
22 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 20, 21.
animals or products therefrom as he may deem necessary.
All determinations of value made hereunder shall be at
fair market value.
f^?^re?m-^*''"' SECTION 2. For the reimbursement of owners of livestock
bwslJ^nt. as provided in this act, there is hereby appropriated from
authorized. ^j^g General Fund the sum of one hundred thousand dollars,
subject to the provisions of law regulating the disbursement
of public funds and the approval thereof.
Approved February 3, 1953.
Chap. 20 An Act relative to the construction of a sea wall
IN THE TOWN OF DUXBURY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 531 of the acts of 1952 is hereby amended by
striking out section 5 and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 5. This act shall take full
effect upon its acceptance by vote of the town of Duxbury
at the annual town meeting or a special town meeting held
in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three and the filing
in the office of the department of public works of a certified
copy of said vote; provided, that the county of Plymouth
shall have, previously to such acceptance by vote of a town
meeting, accepted the provisions of this act by a majority
vote of the county commissioners.
Approved February 3, 1953.
Chap. 21 An Act relative to forest fire emergencies.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloivs:
Edo.iJiT' Chapter 131 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
"^J;etc.,' striking out section 57, as appearing in section 2 of chapter
599 of the acts of 1941, and inserting in place thereof the
following section : — Section 57. Whenever it shall appear
to the governor that by reason of extreme drought there is
danger of fires resulting from hunting, trapping, fishing or
other cause, he may, by proclamation suspend the opening or
continuance of any or all open seasons established by this
chapter, or any authorized extension thereof, and proclaim
Close season a closc scasou on any or all birds, fish or mammals, for
forest'fire such time as he may therein designate, and may therein
luthfrized^' prohibit hunting, trapping, fishing and the possession of
Proclamation firearms ou property of another during the same time, and
ffovl^nor ^® may, by the same or another proclamation, proclaim that
any or all sections of the woodlands and fields in the com-
monwealth where danger of fire might exist shall be closed
for such time as he may therein designate to hunters, trap-
pers, fishermen and such other persons as he deems proper
under the circumstances, except the owners or tenants of
such property and their agents and employees, or persons
holding written permission from any such owner or tenant
to enter thereon for any lawful purpose other than hunting,
trapping or fishing. As soon as the fire hazard is deemed to
governor.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 22. 23
be over the governor, for the purpose of providing just and
reasonable facihties for hunting, trapping and fishing, in
hke manner may extend any such open season for a period
or periods not exceeding, in the aggregate, the time of such
suspension, and if by reason of any such extension such open
season in whole or in part coincides with any other open
season in such manner as to cause any conflict in the laws
relating thereto, he may, in like manner, postpone such
other open season for such time as may be necessary to
avoid such conflict.
Every such proclamation shall take effect as therein
stated. A proclamation issued under this section shall be
published in such newspapers or posted in such places and
in such manner under the direction of the department as
the governor may order; but failure to comply with this
paragraph shall not in any way invalidate any proclamation
made under authority of this section. This section shall
not apply to hunting on coastal waters.
Approved February 3, 1953.
An Act providing for the application of certain laws Chap. 22
AFFECTING VETERANS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS TO THE
ITALIAN-AMERICAN WORLD WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED
STATES, INC.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 9 of chapter 5 of the General Laws, as most recently g. l. (Ter.
amended by chapter 474 of the acts of 1951, is hereby further ^tl! 'amended,
amended by inserting after the word "AM VETS", in line 7,
the words: — , Italian-American World War Veterans of
the United States, Inc., and by inserting after the word
"AMVETS", in line 30, the words: — , one copy of the
volume relating to the Italian-American World War Veterans
of the United States, Inc. to each post of the Itahan-American
World War Veterans of the United States, Inc., — so as to
read as follows: — Section 9. The state secretary shall ^^fe^to^P'''
annually procure copies of the proceedings of the annual ^^^f^^^
encampments of the departments of Massachusetts, Grand w™riTwar
Army of the Republic, United Spanish War Veterans, The 7he uXd^
American Legion, Disabled American Veterans of the World states.
War, Marine Corps League, American Veterans of World
War II, AMVETS, Italian-American World War Veterans
of the United States, Inc., Jewish War Veterans of the
United States and Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
States, held in that year, with the general and special orders,
circulars and other papers forming parts thereof, and shall
cause the same to be kept as parts of the records of the com-
monwealth. He shall annually cause copies thereof, in-
cluding in the case of those relating to the Grand Army of
the Republic the portraits of the department officers and
staff and of the executive committee of the national en-
campment, to be printed and bound; and shall cause one
printed and bound copy of each to be sent to each town
24 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 23, 24.
library in the commonwealth. He shall also send one copy
of each volume relating to the Grand Army of the Repubhc
to each Grand Army post, one copy of the volume relating
to the United Spanish War Veterans to each camp of Spanish
War Veterans, one copy of the volume relating to The
American Legion to each post of The American Legion, one
copy of the volume relating to the Disabled American
Veterans of the World War to each chapter of the Disabled
American Veterans of the World War, one copy of the
volume relating to the Marine Corps League to each detach-
ment of the Marine Corps League, one copy of the volume
relating to the American Veterans of World W^ar II, AM-
VETS, to each post of the American Veterans of World
War II, AMVETS, one copy of the volume relating to the
Italian-American World War Veterans of the United States,
Inc. to each post of the Italian-American World War Vet-
erans of the United States, Inc., one copy of the volume
relating to the Jewish War Veterans of the United States to
each post of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States,
and one copy of the volume relating to the Veterans of
Foreign AVars to each post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States, in the commonwealth. He shall cause
the other copies of each to be distributed in the same manner
as the annual report of the state secretary.
Approved February 4, 1953.
Chap. 23 An Act authorizing the town of phillipston to vote
APPROPRIATIONS FROM A CERTAIN INSURANCE FUND.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloius:
Section L The town of Phillipston is hereby authorized
to vote appropriations from the workmen's compensation
insurance fund established and maintained under the provi-
sions of section thirteen A of chapter forty of the General
Laws for any other municipal purpose.
Section 2. Any action taken by the town of Phillipston
during the current year pursuant to the authority contained
in this act shall be as valid and effective as though this act
was in full force and effect at the time of the posting of
the warrant for said meeting.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 4, 1953.
Chap. 24 An Act removing in part a restriction on the loca-
tion OF A PROPOSED SCHOOL BUILDING IN THE CITY OF
WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L Section 1 of chapter 273 of the acts of 1952
is hereby amended by striking out, in line 7, the words
"the westerly side of", — so that the first paragraph will
read as follows : — The city of W^orcester may borrow from
time to time, within a period of five years from the passage
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 25, 26. 25
of this act, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in
the aggregate, nine hundred thousand dollars for the purpose
of acquiring any necessary land by purchase or eminent
domain and for constructing a school building or buildings
on land on Prescott street in said city, including the cost of
any surveys, architectural and engineering services, and
landscaping and originally equipping and furnishing said
school building or buildings, and may issue bonds or notes
therefor which shall bear on their face the words, Worcester
Industrial School Building Loan, Act of 1952.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 4, 1953.
An Act relating to members of the school committee Chap. 25
OF the city of EVERETT HOLDING OTHER OFFICES OR
POSITIONS THE SALARY FOR WHICH IS PAID FROM THE
CITY TREASURY.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloivs:
Section 1. No member of the school committee of the
city of Everett, except the mayor, shall, while a member
thereof, hold any other office or position the salary or com-
pensation for which is payable out of the city treasury.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the qualified voters of the city of Everett at the next
regular election 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 fifty-three, entitled
' An Act relating to members of the school committee of the
city of Everett holding other offices or positions the salary
for which is paid from the city treasury', be accepted by this
city?" If a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in
the afliirmative in answer to said question, then this act shall
take full effect, but not otherwise.
Approved February 4, 1953.
An Act relative to the placing of acceptances of Chap. 26
nominations on nomination papers and the filing
OF same.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 50 of the General Laws is hereby amended by ^j^-^J^""-
striking out section 3A, inserted by chapter 37 of the acts of § sa, etc.,
1947, and inserting in place thereof the following section: — amended.
Section 3A. Wherever the written acceptance of a candidate written^
upon a nomination paper or a signature and place of resi- orone^nomi-
dence of the person filing the same is required by law, it gufRcreift^"
shall be sufficient if such acceptance or signature and place Filing of
of residence is placed upon one nomination paper only of ^^'"®-
the group of nomination papers required to secure the
nomination. Approved February 4, 1953.
26 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 27, 28.
Chap. 27 An Act to authorize the placing op the positions of
THE REGULAR OR PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF ROCKLAND UNDER THE
CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The positions of the regular or permanent
members of the fire department of the town of Rockland
shall, upon the effective date of this act, become subject to
the civil service laws and rules relating to fire fighters 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 provided they pass qualifying ex-
aminations 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 meet-
ing: — "Shall an act passed by the general court in the year
nineteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled, 'An Act to Au-
thorize the Placing of the Positions of the Regular or Per-
manent Members of the Fire Department of the Town of
Rockland 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 4, 1953.
Chap. 28 An Act providing for the initiative and referendum
FOR THE city OF EVERETT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter
three hundred and fifty-five of the acts of eighteen hundred
and ninety-two, the provisions of sections thirty-seven to
forty-four, inclusive, of chapter forty-three of the General
Laws shall apply to the city of Everett.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the qualified voters of the city of Everett at its next regu-
lar election in the form of the following question, which shall
be placed upon the official ballot to be used at said election :
— "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year
nineteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled 'An Act providing
for the initiative and referendum for the city of Everett', be
accepted by this city?" If a majority of the voters voting
thereon vote in the affirmative in answer to said question,
then this act shall take full effect, but not otherwise.
Approved February 4, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 29, 30, 31. 27
An Act providing for life tenure for george b. olson, Chap. 29
INCUMBENT OF THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF
STREETS AND SEWERS OF THE TOWN OF BELMONT.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloios:
Section 1. The tenure of office of George B. Olson, in-
cumbent of the office of superintendent of streets and sewers
of the town of Belmont, shall, upon the effective date of this
act, be unlimited, but he may be removed therefrom for cause
after hearing in the manner provided by section forty-three
of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws.
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 fifty-three,
entitled 'An Act providing for life tenure for George B.
Olson, incumbent of the office of superintendent of streets
and sewers of the town of Belmont', be accepted?" If a
majority of the votes in answer to said question is in the
affirmative, this act shall take full effect, but not otherwise.
Approved February 4, 1953.
An Act providing for life tenure for Joseph w. kales, Chap. 30
incumbent of the office of town engineer of the
town of belmont.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloios:
Section 1. The tenure of office of Joseph W. Kales,
incumbent of the office of town engineer of the town of
Belmont, shall, upon the effective date of this act, be un-
limited, but he may be removed therefrom for cause after
hearing in the manner provided by section forty-three of
chapter thirty-one of the General Laws.
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 fifty-three,
entitled 'An Act providing for hfe tenure for Joseph W.
Kales, incumbent of the office of town engineer of the town
of Belmont', be accepted?" If a majority of the votes in
answer to said question is in the affirmative, this act shall
take full effect, but not otherwise.
Approved February 4, 1953.
An Act relative to the revival of corporations. Chap. 31
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Section 56 of chapter 155 of the General Laws is hereby aL.(Ter.
amended by striking out the first sentence, as amended by § 56,' etc..'
amended.
28
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 32, 33.
Revival of
certain
corporations,
regulated.
section 2 of chapter 456 of the acts of 1939, and inserting in
place thereof the following sentence : — If the commissioner
finds that a corporation has been dissolved subject to the
provisions of this section by act of the general court or
under the provisions of section fifty A and that such corpo-
ration ought to be revived for all purposes or for any limited
time or for any specified purpose or purposes with or without
limitation of time, he may, not later than five years after
the effective date of said act or after the date of the court
decree dissolving such corporation under authority of said
section fifty A, as the case may be, upon application by an
interested party, file in the office of the state secretary a
certificate, in such form as the commissioner may prescribe,
reviving such corporation as aforesaid; and provided, fur-
ther, that if the sole purpose of the revival of such a dis-
solved corporation is to enable it to convey title to property
or to sell and convey property and to distribute the proceeds
among those entitled thereto, and if the revival is for a
period not exceeding one year, the commissioner may file
such certificate of revival at any time after the date of
dissolution. Approved February 4, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 155,
§ 9, etc.,
amended.
Use of words
in corporate
names,
regulated.
Chap. 32 An Act to permit the use of certain words in corporate
NAMES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 9 of chapter 155 of the General Laws, as most
recently amended by chapter 295 of the acts of 1943, is
hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence
and inserting in place thereof the following sentence: — A
corporation organized under the general laws may assume
any name which, in the judgment of the commissioner,
indicates that it is a corporation; but it shall not assume
the name or trade name of another corporation established
under the laws of the commonwealth, or of a corporation,
firm, association or person carrying on business in the
commonwealth, at the time of incorporation of the corpo-
ration so organized or within three years prior thereto, or
assume a name so similar thereto as to be likely to be mis-
taken for it, except with the written consent of the said
existing corporation, firm or association or of such person
previously filed with the commissioner.
Approved February 4, 1953.
Chap. 33 An Act relative to the amount of insurance which
counties may provide for the protection of their
employees against liability arising out of their
operation of county owned vehicles.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloius:
Ed.^;35.T28, Section 28 of chapter 35 of the General Laws is hereby
etc!, 'amended', amended by striking out the first sentence, as most recently
amended by chapter 80 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 34, 35. 29
place thereof the following sentence : — The county com- insurance
missioners shall annually prepare estimates of county receipts For°cTrS
and expenditures for the ensuing year, in the form prescribed l^^y^^^^"^'
by the director of accounts and upon blanks by him furnished, increased,
including estimates for construction and repair of county
buildings and for effecting insurance providing indemnity
for or protection to the officers and employees of the county
against loss by reason of their liability to pay damages to
others for bodily injuries, including death at any time
resulting therefrom, or for damage to property, caused by
the operation, within the scope of their official duties or
employment, of motor or other vehicles owned by the
county, to an amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollars
on account of injury to or death of one person, or not ex-
ceeding one hundred thousand dollars for any one accident,
and not exceeding ten thousand dollars on account of damage
to property, or for providing indemnity or protection as
aforesaid without insurance, with a statement of the cor-
responding appropriations for the preceding year, and ex-
penditures for each of the three preceding years, explaining
any difference between the amount of any such estimate and
the latest appropriation for the same purpose, and citing
the laws relating thereto. Approved February 4, 1953.
An Act relative to the reference to the voters in Chap. 34
THE TOWN OF SAUGUS OF CERTAIN VOTES OF REPRESENTA-
TIVE TOWN MEETINGS THEREIN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 8 of chapter 55 of the acts of 1928,
as amended by chapter 248 of the acts of 1933, is hereby
further amended by striking out, in line 8, the words "three
hundred" and inserting in place thereof the words: — ten
per cent of the, — so that the second sentence will read as
follows: — If within said ten days, a petition, signed by not
less than ten per cent of the registered voters of the town,
containing their names and addresses as they appear on the
list of registered voters, is filed with the selectmen asking
that the question or questions involved in such vote be
submitted to the registered voters of the town at large, then
the selectmen, after the expiration of five days, shall forth-
with call a special meeting for the sole purpose of presenting
to the registered voters at large the question or questions so
involved.
Section 2. This act shall become effective upon its
acceptance by the town at the next annual town meeting.
Approved February 4, 1953.
An Act further regulating reports of boiler and Chap. 35
AIR tank inspections BY INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 18 of chapter 146 of the General gl. (xer ^^
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended.'
30
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 36.
Reports of
boiler in-
spections by
insurance
companies.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 146, § ;
amended.
Reports of
air tank
inspections
by insurance
companies.
amended by striking out, in line 3, the word "furnished"
and inserting in place thereof the word : — approved, — so
as to read as follows: — Section 18. Every insurance com-
pany shall forward to the chief, within fourteen days after
each inspection, reports of all boilers inspected by it. Such
reports shall be made on blanks approved by the chief, and
shall contain all orders made by the company regarding
such boilers.
Section 2. Section 38 of said chapter 146, as so appear-
ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the word
"furnished" and inserting in place thereof the word: —
approved, — so as to read as follows: — Section 38. Every
insurance company authorized to insure air tanks within
the commonwealth shall forward to the commissioner, within
fourteen days after each inspection of an air tank or other
such receptacle, a report of such inspection. The reports shall
be made on blanks approved by the division, and shall
contain all orders and regulations made by the company
regarding the air tanks or other receptacles so inspected.
Approved February 4, 1953.
Chap. 36 An Act authorizing the town of wayland to use cer-
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 and for an access
road from Pelham Island road to the Wayland high school,
the park land bounded and described as follows : —
Northwesterly, by Pelham Island road, one hundred and
fifty feet, more or less;
Southeasterly, by park land, on a curve of radius fifty-
five feet, seventy-two feet more or less;
Easterly, by park land, one hundred and ninety feet,
more or less;
Southeasterly, by the center line of Millbrook, sixty-two
feet, more or less ;
Southwesterly, by park land, one hundred and eighty-
three feet, more or less;
Southwesterly and southerlj^, on a curve of radius thirty
feet, fifty-eight feet, more or less.
All as shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Park Land to be
Used for School Purposes in Wayland, Mass." dated De-
cember 2, 1952, by Everett M. Brooks Co., Civil Engineers,
to be recorded.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 5, 19 58.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 37, 38. 31
An Act providing for a five day work week for mem-
Chap. 37
BERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF
NAHANT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of
general or special law, all members of the police department
of the town of Nahant shall be excused from duty for two
days out of every seven without loss of pay. A member so
excused shall be exempt from duty and from attendance at
a police station or other place, but otherwise shall be subject
to all laws, rules and regulations relating to members of the
department. The chief of the police department or the
board of selectmen of said town, in case of any public emer-
gency, or of any unusual demand for the services of the police,
may prevent any member of the department from taking
the days off at the time when he is entitled thereto, provided
that such days off shall be granted to him as soon thereafter
as is practicable.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the registered
voters of the town of Nahant for acceptance at the annual
town election in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three 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 fifty-three, entitled 'An Act providing for a
five day work week for members of the police department of
the town of Nahant', be accepted?" If a majority of votes
in answer to said question is in the affirmative, then this act
shall take full efi"ect, but not otherwise.
Approved February 5, 1953.
An Act authorizing the submission of a question Qhav. 38
relating to zoning to the voters of the town of
hamilton.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. At the annual meeting for the election of
officers in the town of Hamilton to be held in March of the
current year, there shall be submitted to the voters thereof
the following question which shall be placed upon the
official ballot to be used for the election of town officers at
said meeting: — "Shall zoning by-laws be adopted in this
town, in accordance with the final report of the planning
board on file with the town clerk?"
Section 2. If a majority of the voters present and
voting on said question at said meeting vote in the affirmative,
this act shall become effective and zoning by-laws shall be
deemed to be adopted in this town, subject to the provisions
of law regulating the adoption of zoning by-laws.
Approved February 10, 1953.
32 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 39, 40.
Chap. 39 An Act amending the charter of the hebrew teachers
COLLEGE.
Eme^ency WJiereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
pream e. ^^ defeat its purpose, which is to make the provisions con-
tained herein effective forthwith, therefore it is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessarj'- for the im-
mediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it ejiacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 112 of the acts of 1927 is hereby
amended by striking out section 1 and inserting in place
thereof the follo\\dng: — Section 1. Abraham K. Cohen,
Maurice B. Hexter, Abraham S. Hirshberg, Louis Hurwich,
Nathan Isaacs, Albert W. Kaffenburgh, Louis E. Kirstein,
David A. Lourie, Leon S. Medalia, Morris Morse, Nathan
Pinanski, IN'Iilton J. Rosenau, Meyer J. Sawyer, Max Shool-
man, Njsson Touroff, and Harry A. Wolfson, and their
associates and successors, are herebj^ constituted a body
corporate by the name of the Hebrew Teachers College, for
the purpose of maintaining an institution to train men and
women to teach, conduct and supervise Jewish schools; to
study the Hebrew language, the Hebrew literature, history
and religion; to study scientifically problems of Jewish
education; to do research and community work; to ad-
vance Hebrew scholarship and to make available to the
general public a constructive knowledge of the Jewish
spiritual creations and contributions to the world's culture
and progress; to establish and maintain in connection
therewith a library and to co-operate with other institutions
of similar purpose. The said corporation shall have all the
powers and privileges, and be subject to all the restrictions,
duties and liabilities, set forth in all general laws now or
hereafter in force relating to such corporations, except as
otherwise provided herein.
Section 2. Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 4 and inserting in place thereof the
following: — Section 4. The corporation hereby constituted
is authorized and empowered to take by deed, gift, convey-
ance, lease, devise and bequest, real and personal property
to the extent of five million dollars, and to hold and devote
the same and the income arising therefrom for its proper
uses and purposes. Approved February IS, 1953.
Chap. 40 An Act relative to the duties of the comptroller.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G-L. (Ter. Scctiou 16 of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as amended
etc!, 'amended, by chaptcr 274 of the acts of 1950, is hereby further amended
by striking out, in line 1, the word "He" and inserting in
Comptroller, place thereof the words : — The comptroller, — so that the
systTm for first sentcuce will read as follows : — The comptroller shall
commonwealth.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 41, 42. 33
design and install an accounting system for the common-
wealth and prescribe the requisite forms and books of ac-
count to be used by each department, office, commission and
institution of the commonwealth.
Approved February 16, 1953.
An Act relative to rates of pilotage. Chap. 41
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 103 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 31, as appearing in the Tercentenary ^meudfd.' ^ ^^'
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section : —
Section 31 . Rates of pilotage outward and inward for the Rates of
port of Boston, calculated per foot of draught, shall be as piiot^g^.
follows: — four dollars for vessels not over five hundred
tons ; four dollars and fifty cents for vessels over five hundred
tons and not over one thousand tons ; five dollars for vessels
over one thousand tons and not over fifteen hundred tons;
five dollars and fifty cents for vessels over fifteen hundred
tons and not over two thousand tons; six dollars for ves-
sels over two thousand tons. The tonnage herein specified
shall mean the net registered tonnage.
Vessels inward bound from the sea or outward bound
from the port, which are detained over twenty-four hours
in the vicinity of President Roads, shall pay, in addition to
the rates herein specified, fifty per cent thereof, unless such
vessel is so detained by fog or stress of weather.
For shifting a vessel from one dock to another in the
upper harbor, the pilotage rate shall be twenty-five dollars.
Approved February 16, 1953.
An Act relative to the powers of special police of- QJidj) 42
ficers of the boston terminal corporation.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 89 of chapter 159 of the General g^l.^ctm ^^
Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, as appear- etc!, 'ameAded. '
ing in section 1 of chapter 363 of the acts of 1936, the word
"Company" and inserting in place thereof the word: — Cor-
poration.
Section 2. Section 219 of chapter 160 of the General g^^-^^f^-
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby § 219, '
amended by striking out, in fines 2 and 3, the word "Com- amended,
pany" and inserting in place thereof the word: — Corpora-
tion.
Section 3. Section 220 of said chapter 160, as so appear- g. l. (Xer.
ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the word f 220/*^°'
"Company" and inserting in place thereof the word: — amended.
Corporation.
Section 4. All appointments of police officers purporting Appointments
to be, or to have been, made by The Boston Terminal Cor- chapte?i59,'
poration pursuant to said section eighty-nine of chapter f^^'j-jf^^g^^'
34 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 43, 44, 45.
one hundred and fifty-nine of the General Laws are hereby-
authorized and vaHdated as of the respective appointment
dates. The authority of the pohce officers so appointed to
perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred by
law upon officers duly appointed under said section eighty-
nine, and all acts of such poHce officers so appointed by The
Boston Terminal Corporation, done in the lawful performance
of said duties or exercise of said powers upon and after the
acquisition by The Boston Terminal Corporation of the
property in the city of Boston formerly of The Boston
Terminal Company, generally knoAvn as the South Station, to
the eftective date of this act, are hereby authorized and
confirmed. Approved February 16, 1953.
Chap. 43 An Act authorizing the city of chelsea to expend
A certain unexpended balance of funds for back
SALARIES OF CHELSEA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. ■
Any unexpended balance of the sum authorized by chapter
five hundred and twenty-eight of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty-two for salaries of administrative personnel and
janitors may be used for back salaries of day school teachers.
Approved February 16, 1953.
Chap. 44 An Act providing for the administration of the oath
OF office to town and district moderators.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed^' 41%' 107 Section 107 of chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing
amended. ' iu the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking
out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the
Administja- f olloT\dng Sentence : — Every person elected as a moderator
of°office°to of a town or district or to any other town office designated by
offidak!°''° name in section one, before entering upon his official duties,
shall be sworn to the faithful performance thereof either by
the town clerk in the case of a moderator, and in all other
cases by the moderator, or by the town clerk, and, unless
other provision is specifically made by law, shall enter upon
the performance of his duties on the day after his election, or
as soon thereafter as he is qualified, and shall hold office
during the term fixed by law, which shall begin on the day
after said election, and until another person is quahfied in
his stead. Approved February 16, 1953.
Chap. 45 An Act making the provisions of the civil service laws
applicable to the town of LUDLOW WITH RESPECT TO
ITS SEWER DEPARTMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The provisions of chapter thirty-one of the
General Laws and the rules made thereunder, including
those relative to the employment of laborers designated as
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 46, 47, 48. 35
the "labor service", shall be in force in the town of Ludlow
with respect to all appointive offices and positions in the
sewer department of said town.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the voters of
said to'OTi at the next annual town election 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 nineteen
hundred and fifty-three, entitled 'An Act making the provi-
sions of the civil service laws applicable to the town of
Ludlow with respect to its sewer department', be accepted?"
If a majority of the votes cast in answer to said question is
in the affirmative, then this act shall thereupon take full
effect, but not otherwise. Approved February 16, 1953.
An Act authorizing Massachusetts memorial hospitals (^/j^^p 4g
TO HOLD ADDITIONAL REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, formerly called The
Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital and incorporated by
chapter four hundred and eleven of the acts of eighteen
hundred and fifty-five, is hereby authorized to hold, for the
purposes for which it is incorporated, real and personal
estate to an amount not exceeding twenty-five milhon
dollars in value, including the amount which it is already
authorized by law to hold. Approved February 16, 1953.
An Act authorizing newton-wellesley hospital to Chaj). 47
HOLD ADDITIONAL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of section nine of chapter
one hundred and eighty of the General Laws, Newton-
V/ellesley Hospital, a charitable corporation organized under
the General Laws, may for the purposes provided for in
said chapter one hundred and eighty hold real and personal
estate to an amount not exceeding ten milhon dollars, which
estate, or its income, shall be devoted to the purposes set
forth in the charter or agreement of association of said
Newton-Wellesley Hospital or of any amendment thereto.
Approved February 16, 1953.
An Act authorizing the city of everett to appropriate QJid^ 48
MONEY FOR THE PAYMENT OF, AND TO PAY, CERTAIN UN-
PAID BILLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Everett 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
totalhng nine thousand, three hundred and forty-six dollars
and eighty-two cents, as set forth in the hst on file in the
36 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 49, 50.
office of the director of accounts in the department of cor-
porations 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.
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 punished
by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine
of not more than three hundred dollars, or both.
Section 3A. This authorization shall apply only to
unpaid bills incurred in the years nineteen hundred and
forty-seven, nineteen hundred and forty-nine and nineteen
hundred and fifty.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved Fehruary 17, 1953.
Chap. 49 An Act repealing certain provisions of law author-
izing THE TOWN OF IPSWICH TO RETIRE AND PAY A PENSION
TO CHARLES A. MALLARD.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Chapter 486 of the acts of 1952 is hereby
repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 17, 1953.
Chap. 50 An Act validating and confirming the laying out of
PUBLIC WAYS IN THE TOWN OF AVON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The location and laying out of all highways
and other ways laid out during the years nineteen hundred
and thirty-one to nineteen hundred and fifty-one, inclusive,
by the selectmen of the town of Avon in so far as such loca-
tion and laying out may be invalid by reason of failure to
comply with the provisions of chapters seventy-nine, eighty
and eighty-two of the General Laws, are hereby validated
and confirmed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 17, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 51, 52, 53. 37
An Act relative to budgets in cities. Chap. 51
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to place a higher ceiling on the preamble.
estimated cost of equipment to be purchased by city govern-
ments made necessary by the general increase in the prices
of all commodities, 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. •
Subdivision (2) of the first paragraph of section 32 of Ed ^' ill' 32
chapter 44 of the General Laws, as appearing in section 2 of etcVamended'.
chapter 473 of the acts of 1941, is hereby amended by
striking out, in line 3, the words "three hundred" and in-
serting in place thereof the words : — one thousand, — so
as to read as follows : —
(2) Proposed expenditures for other than ordinary mainte- Budgets in
nance, including additional equipment the estimated cost of f^^^^- ■"''S"-
which exceeds one thousand dollars.
Approved February 17, 1953.
An Act relative to appropriations by the town of (7/^^r) 52
CHATHAM FOR MUNICIPAL ADVERTISING PURPOSES. ^ '
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Chatham may, by a majority
vote, appropriate each year a sum not exceeding twenty-five
hundred dollars for advertising the advantages of the town.
The money so appropriated by said town shall be expended
under the direction of the selectmen.
Section 2. Any action taken by a town meeting in the
town of Chatham pursuant to authority granted by this act
shall be as valid and effective as though this act was in full
force and effect at the time of the posting of the warrant for
said meeting.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 17, 1953.
An Act repealing an act relative to loans by the Chav 53
CITY of WORCESTER,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. Chapter 211 of the Special Acts of 1916, as
amended by chapter 138 of the acts of 1920 and by chapter
130 of the acts of 1952, is hereby repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 17, 1953.
38 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 54, 55, 56.
rhn'n ^4. An Act for the regulation of the common and town
u^m/y. o^ landing places in the town of cohasset and of
COHASSET HARBOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The inhabitants of the town of Cohasset
shall have jurisdiction over all common and town landings
therein, with power to govern, control and regulate them, and
may make such by-laws and adopt such rules and regulations
not inconsistent with the laws of the commonwealtn as they
shall deem proper to carry into effect the provisions ot this
act The selectmen of said town shall have the immediate
custody of said landings and the duty of enforcmg such by-
laws, rules and regulations as shall be made or adopted by
the town, under this section. r r^ u ^
Section 2. The inhabitants of the town of Cohasset
may by by-laws, pro\ade for the regulation and enforcement
of rules and regulations for the operation of and hmitmg the
speed of motor boats in Cohasset harbor and cove withm the
territorial hmits of the commonwealth, and of the mooring
and anchoring of boats, lobster cars or floats therein, to the
end that such motor boats shall not be operated m a manner
which endangers the safety of the.pubhc or is detrunental or
injurious to the neighborhood or to the value of property
therein, and the congestion of said harbor and cove is lessened.
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the harbor
master, assistant harbor master and pohce officers authorized
to make arrests. ^ ^ . , ^ • U4. r
Section 2A. Section nineteen of chapter eighty-eight ot
the General Laws relative to pubUcation and penalties shall
apply to such by-laws, rules and regulations made and
adopted under the provisions of this chapter.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 17, WoUS.
Chn'n ^^ An Act providing that assistant treasurers in cities
K^nap. oo ^^^ towns may receive compensation.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G L (Ter. Sectiou 39A of chapter 41 of the General Laws inserted by
fi\'itc chapter 89 of the acts of 1939, is hereby amended by stnk-
Ir^ended"' ing out the kst seutcuce and inserting m place thereof the
following sentence: — The person appointed as assistant
salaries for treasurer may receive a salary ^^om the city or town for
^^S' service as such. Approved February 17, 19o3.
and
rhn^ ^f\ An Act to provide for the filling of vacancies in the
Ltiap. OD ^^^^ NUMBER OF TOWN MEETING MEMBERS IN THE TOWN
OF FRAMINGHAM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 5 of chapter 143 of the acts of 1949 is hereby
amended by striking out the third, fourth and fifth sentences
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 57, 58. 39
and inserting in place thereof the three following sentences : —
In the event that a vacancy occurs in the full number of
town meeting members from any precinct, the town clerk
shall at once choose the person who received the highest
number of votes as a defeated candidate for the office of
town meeting member in the preceding election in the
precinct where the vacancy occurs, and shall notify him of
his election as a town meeting member. If for any reason
this candidate cannot accept such appointment, the next
highest in recorded vote shall be appointed. In the event of
a tie vote the town clerk shall call together the town meeting
members of the precinct where the vacancy occurs, and they
shall, by majority vote of those members present, elect any
registered voter of that precinct to fill such vacancy.
Approved February 17, 1953.
An Act repealing the law requiring spittoons in Chap. 57
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 140 of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appear- G.L.(Ter.Eci.)
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby repealed. repeaLd*"'
Approved February 17, 1958.
An Act increasing the amount of money the county Chap. 58
COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DUKES COUNTY MAY
EXPEND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE RECREATION-
AL ADVANTAGES OF SAID COUNTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 134 of the acts of 1938 is hereby
amended by striking out section 1, as most recently amended
by chapter 49 of the acts of 1949, and inserting in place
thereof the following section : ■ — Section 1 . The county
commissioners of the county of Dukes county may, for the
purpose of advertising the recreational advantages of said
county and for operating information booths in said county,
expend such sums, not exceeding twenty thousand dollars
in any one year, as may be appropriated therefor. In ad-
dition to expenditures for operating information booths, said
commissioners shall expend such sums only for advertising in
newspapers, magazines and the hke, or for booklets, posters
or other forms of advertising. In carrying out the provisions
of this act, said commissioners may designate an agent or
agents to act for them or to act jointly with them; provided,
that all bills incurred shall be accompanied by proper
vouchers and shall be paid by the county treasurer only on
warrants approved by the county commissioners or a majority
of them. Appropriations for the purposes of this act shall be
included in the county tax, except that the town of Gosnold
shall not be assessed for any part thereof in the assessment
of the county tax.
40 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 59, 60.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
during the current year by the county commissioners of said
county, but not otherwise.
Approved February 17, 1953.
Chap. 59 An Act relative to the town manager form of govern-
ment IN the town of stoughton.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section .5 of chapter 400 of the acts of 1921,
as amended by chapter 435 of the acts of 1951, is hereby
further amended by striking out, in lines 4 to 8, inclusive,
the words ", which shall also act as the planning board of
the town and shall have all necessary powers therefor, in-
cluding all of the powers and duties of a planning board
under sections eighty-one C to and including eighty-one X
of chapter forty-one of the General Laws", — so as to read
as follows : — Section 5. At the first annual town election
following the acceptance of this act, the voters shall elect, by
official ballot, five members of the finance commission, one
of whom shall be chosen for the term of three years, two for
the term of two years and two for the term of one year;
and at each annual town election thereafter they shall elect,
for the term of three years, either one or two finance com-
missioners according as the term of one or two of such com-
missioners is about to expire.
A vacancy in said commission shall be filled in the manner
provided in section eleven of chapter forty-one of the General
Laws for filling vacancies in a board consisting of two or more
members.
Section 2. Section 6 of said chapter 400 is hereby
amended by striking out the second paragraph.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon the establish-
ment of a planning board in the town of Stoughton and the
qualification of the members thereof under section eighty-
one A of chapter forty-one of the General Laws.
Approved February 17, 1953.
Chap. 60 An Act providing that the chairman of the board or
appeal under zoning by-laws and the chairman of
the planning board of the town of milford shall
be town meeting members at large in said town.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The first sentence of section 3 of chapter
271 of the acts of 1933, as amended by chapter 6 of the acts
of 1938, is hereb}'^ further amended by inserting after the
word "commissioners", in line 15, the words: — , the chair-
man of the board of appeal under zoning by-laws, the chair-
man of the planning board, — so as to read as follows : —
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
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 61. 41
with the following, designated as town meeting members at
large; namely, any member of the general court of the com-
monwealth from the town, the moderator, the town clerk,
the selectmen, the town treasurer, the town counsel, the
highway surveyor, the chairman of the trustees of the public
library, the chairman of the finance committee, the chair-
man of the school committee, the chairman of the board of
assessors, the chairman of the board of health, the chairman
of the park commission, the chairman of the board of town
cemeteries, the chairman of the registrars of voters, the tax
collector, the chairman of the board of public welfare, the
chairman of the board of sewer commissioners, the chairman
of the board of appeal under zoning by-laws, the chairman
of the planning board and the town accountant.
Section 2. Section one of this act shall be submitted
for acceptance to the town meeting members of the town of
Milford at the next annual town meeting under an article
which the selectmen of said town are hereby directed to
insert in the warrant for such meeting, and shall take full
effect upon its acceptance by a majority of the town meeting
members voting thereon. Approved February 17, 1953.
An Act making certain changes in the law relative Chap 61
TO the adoption of children.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Chapter 210 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 3, as most recently amended by chapter Unamended.
352 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place thereof the
following section : — Section S. The consent of the persons Adoption of
named in section two, other than the child or her husband, regulated.
if any, shall not be required if the person to be adopted is
of full age, nor shall the consent of any such person other
than the child be required if such person is adjudged by the
court hearing the petition to be hopelessly insane, or is im-
prisoned in any penal institution in this commonwealth
under sentence for a term of which more than three years
remain unexpired at the date of the petition; or if he has
wilfully deserted or neglected to provide proper care and
maintenance for such child for one year last preceding the
date of the petition, and the foregoing provision shall be
applicable to the parent or parents of the child and their
consent shall not be required notwithstanding the absence
of a court decree ordering said parent or parents to pay for
the support of said child, and notwithstanding a court decree
awarding custody of said child to another; or if he has
suffered such child to be supported for more than one year
continuously prior to the petition by an incorporated char-
itable institution or by a town or by the commonwealth;
or if he has been sentenced to imprisonment for drunkenness
upon a third conviction within one year and neglects to
provide proper care and maintenance for such child; or if
such person has been convicted of being f^. common night
42 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 62.
walker or a lewd, wanton and lascivious person, and neglects
to provide proper care and maintenance for such child.
A giving up in writing of a child, for the purpose of adoption,
to an incorporated charitable institution or the department
of pubhc welfare shall operate as a consent to any adoption
subsequently approved by such institution or said depart-
ment. Notice of the petition shall be given to the depart-
ment of public welfare, if the child is supported by a town
or by the commonwealth, and if the child is supported by
a town, notice shall also be given to the board of pubhc
welfare thereof, and in Boston said notice shall be given
both to the overseers of the pubhc welfare in the city of
Boston and to the institutions department.
Approved February 17, 1953.
Chap. 62 An Act providing for the installation of additional
WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES AND THE PURCHASE OF AD-
DITIONAL X-RAY EQUIPMENT AT THE HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
SANATORIUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of instalhng additional
water supply facilities, and for the purchase of additional
X-ray equipment for use at the Hampshire county sana-
torium, situated in that portion of the city of Northampton
known as Leeds, the county commissioners of Hampshire
county may expend a sum not exceeding twenty thousand
dollars. Said sum shall ultimately be repaid by the counties
of Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire in the same, propor-
tions as are established and set forth for the payment of
maintenance expenses of said sanatorium in existing contracts
between the counties of Frankhn, Berkshire and Hampshire
for the purpose of guaranteeing adequate hospital provision
for tubercular patients residing in said counties.
Section 2. To provide funds for the purposes of this
act, the county treasurer of the county of Hampshire, with
the approval of the county commissioners, may borrow on
the credit of the county such sums as may be necessary, not
exceeding, in the aggregate, twenty thousand dollars, and
may issue notes of the county therefor, which shall bear on
their face the words, Hampshire County Sanatorium Water
Supply and X-ray Equipment Loan, Act of 1953. Such
notes shall be payable in not more than three years from the
date of issue. The notes shall be signed by the county
treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the county
commissioners. To meet payments of principal and interest
on account of said notes, each of the counties of Franklin
and Berkshire shall, upon the certification to the county
commissioners of said county by the county treasurer of
Hampshire county, pay such sum into the treasury of Hamp-
shire county; and, for the purposes hereof, the sum so
required to be paid by each such county shall be treated as
tuberculosis hospital maintenance, and the pertinent provi-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 63. 43
sions of section eighty-five of chapter one hundred and
eleven of the General Laws shall apply to the raising, ap-
portioning and collection thereof.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance during the current year by the county commission-
ers of Hampshire, Frankhn and Berkshire counties, but not
otherwise. Approved February 17, 1953.
An Act providing for the initiative and referendum Chap. 63
FOR THE city OF NORTHAMPTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 250 of the acts of 1883 is hereby
amended by insertmg after section 40 the following eight
sections: — Section 4-0 A. A petition conforming to the
requirements hereinafter provided and requesting the city
council to pass a measure, except an order granted under
section seventy or seventy-one of chapter one hundred and
sixty-four, or chapter one hundred and sixty-six of the
General Laws, or requesting the school committee to pass
a measure, therein set forth or designated, shall be termed
an initiative petition, and shall be acted upon as hereinafter
provided. In this and the seven following sections, "meas-
ure" shall mean an ordinance, resolution, order or vote passed
by a city council, or a resolution, order or vote passed by
a school committee, as the case may be.
Section /{.OB. Signatures to initiative petitions need not
be all on one paper. All such papers pertaining to any one
measure shall be fastened together and shall be filed in the
office of the city clerk as one instrument, with the endorse-
ment thereon of the names and addresses of three persons
designated as fifing the same. With each signature to the
petition shall be stated the place of residence of the signer,
giving the street and number, if any.
Within five days after the fifing of said petition the regis-
trars of voters shall ascertain by what number of registered
voters the petition is signed, and what percentage that num-
ber is of the total number of registered voters, and shall
attach thereto their certificate showing the result of such
examination.
The city clerk shah forthwith transmit the said certificate
with the said petition to the city council or to the school
committee, according as the petition is addressed, and at the
same time shall send a copy of said certificate to one or more
of the persons designated on the petition as fifing the same.
Section J^OC. If any initiative petition is signed by regis-
tered voters equal in number to at least twenty per cent
of the whole number of registered voters, the city council or
the school committee shaU, within twenty days after the
date of the certificate of the registrars to that effect : —
1. Pass said measure without alteration, subject to the
referendum vote provided by this chapter; or
44 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 63.
2. The city council shall call a special election to be held
on a Tuesday fixed by it not less than thirty nor more than
forty-five days after the date of the certificate hereinbefore
mentioned, and shall submit the proposed measure without
alteration to a vote of the registered voters of the city at
that election; provided, that if any city election is otherwise
to occur within ninety days after the date of said certificate,
the city council may, at its discretion, omit calling the
special election and submit the proposed measure to the
voters at such approaching election.
Section JfOD. If an initiative petition is signed by regis-
tered voters equal in number to at least eight per cent but
less than twenty per cent of the total number of registered
voters, and said measure be not passed without alteration
within twenty days by the city council or the school com-
mittee, as provided in section forty C, such proposed meas-
ure, without alteration, shall be submitted by the city
council to a vote of the registered voters of the city at the
next regular municipal election. A measure proposed under
this section or section forty C shall become effective if it
shall be approved by registered voters of the city equal in
number to one third of the whole number thereof and also
by a majority of the voters voting on such measure, but not
otherwise.
Section 40E. The ballots used when voting upon a
proposed measure under section forty C or forty D, or a
measure or part thereof protested against under section
forty F, shall state the nature of the measure in terms suf-
ficient to show the substance thereof.
Section 4OF. If, within twenty days after the final
passage of any measure, except a revenue loan order, by the
city council or by the school committee, a petition signed by
registered voters of the city, equal in number to at least
twelve per cent of the total number of registered voters, is
presented to the city council or to the school committee, as
the case may be, protesting against such measure, or any
part thereof, taking effect, the same shall thereupon and
thereby be suspended from taking effect; and the city
council or the school conmiittee, as the case may be, shall
immediately reconsider such measure or part thereof; and
if such measure or part thereof is not entirely rescinded, the
city council shall submit the same, by the method herein
provided, to a vote of the registered voters of the city, either
at the next regular city election, or at a special election which
may, in its discretion, be called for the purpose, and such
measure or part thereof shall forthwith become null and
void unless a majority of the registered voters voting on the
same at such election vote in favor thereof.
The petition described in this section shall be termed a
referendum petition, and section forty B shall apply to the
procedure in respect thereto, except that the words "measure
or part thereof protested against" shall for this purpose be
understood to replace "measure" in said section wherever it
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 64, 65. 45
may occur, and "referendum" shall be understood to replace
the word "initiative" in said section.
Section l^OG. The city council may, of its own motion,
and shall, upon request of the school committee if a measure
originates with that committee and pertains to the affairs
under its administration, submit to a vote of the registered
voters of the city for adoption or rejection at a general or
special city election any proposed measure, or a proposition
for the repeal or amendment of any measure, in the same
manner and with the same force and effect as are hereby
provided for submission on petition.
Section 40H. If two or more proposed measures passed at
the same election contain conflicting provisions, the one
receiving the greater number of affirmative votes shall take
effect.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the qualified voters of the city of Northampton at the
next regular city election in the form of the following ques-
tion, which shall be placed upon the official ballot to be used
at said election: — "Shall an act passed by the general
court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled
'An Act providing for the Initiative and Referendum for
the City of Northampton', be accepted by this city?" If
a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in the affirmative
in answer to said question, then this act shall take full effect,
but not otherwise. Approved February 17, 1953.
An Act to provide for bulk sum payment of additional Phn^ 54
COMPENSATION FOR SPECIFIC INJURY UNDER THE WORK- ^'
men's COMPENSATION LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 36 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as most g. l. (Ter.
recently amended by chapter 84 of the acts of 1952, is hereby ftt'^/aHnLT'
further amended by adding at the end the following para-
graph : —
The weekly paynaents provided for in this section may at Bulk sum
the discretion of the board or any member thereof be paid fpJcTfiTi'nj^ies,
to the employee in a bulk sum. Nothing in this section authorized.
shall adversely affect the employee's right to any compensa-
tion which is or may become due under the provisions of
this or any other section. Approved February 17, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town of wrentham to supply Qhav. 65
AND SELL WATER TO THE TOWN OF NORFOLK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The town of Wrentham may supply and sell water for
domestic and other purposes to the town of Norfolk upon
such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between
said towns, or, in case of failure so to agree, upon such terms
and conditions as may be fixed by the state department of
46 Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 66, 67.
public utilities; and said town of Norfolk is hereby authorized
to purchase such water. Any installation and extension of
water mains and other facilities made within the limits of
the town of Norfolk shall be subject in all respects to the
approval of the selectmen of said town.
Approved February 17, 195S.
Chap. 66 An Act authorizing the city of litstn to sell a certain
PARCEL OF LAND IN SAID CITY, ACQUIRED FOR PARK PUR-
POSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The city of Lynn, by its proper authorities,
may sell, transfer and convey to Charles T. Vallas a certain
parcel of land containing eight hundred and forty-three
square feet, more or less, in said city, heretofore acquired by
said city for park purposes by a taking by its city council.
Said land is bounded northerly by land of Charles Vallas
a distance of seventy-six feet, more or less; easterly by
Sluice pond a distance of eight and forty one-hundredths
feet; southerly by Sluice pond a distance of seventy-seven
and four one-hundredths feet; westerly by Sluice pond a
distance of twenty-one feet.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
during the current year, by vote of the board of park com-
missioners of said city, and by vote of the city council
thereof, subject to the provisions of its charter, but not
otherwise. Approved February 17, 1953.
Chap. 67 An Act establishing the office of comptroller in the
TOWN OF BROOKLINE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There shall be in the town of Brookline a
comptroller who shall be appointed by the selectmen and
who shall have, in addition to the powers and duties con-
ferred and imposed upon town accountants, the powers and
duties prescribed in section two hereof. The person so ap-
pointed shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have
had not less than three years' full-time experience in municipal
or governmental accounting. The comptroller shall devote
his entire time to the performance of his duties and the
supervision of the employees of the department. He shall
be appointed in March for the term of three years from the
first day of April following and until the quahfication of his
successor. He may be removed by the selectmen for cause
and the vacancy filled by appointment for the remainder of
the unexpired term in the same manner as in the case of an
original appointment. His salary or compensation shall be
such as the selectmen may from time to time vote. Subject
to appropriation and to the provisions of chapter thirty-one
of the General Laws, he may appoint and employ such
officers, agents, assistants and employees as may be necessary
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 67. 47
for the proper conduct of his office. Nothing herein con-
tained shall be construed as affecting the civil service rights
or status of employees in the office of the town accountant
at the time of the acceptance of this act as provided in section
five. The position or office of comptroller shall not be subject
to the laws and rules pertaining to civil service.
Section 2. The comptroller shall have, in addition to
the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon town
accountants, the following powers and duties : —
(a) He shall prescribe the methods of installation and
exercise supervision of all accounting records of the several
officers, boards and commissions of the town; provided,
however, that any change in the system of accounts shall
first be discussed with the selectmen and the officers, boards
and commissions affected, and shall meet the requirements
of the state director of accounts.
(6) He shall initiate the preparation and issuance of
standard practices relating to all accounting matters and
procedures and the co-ordination of systems throughout the
town, including clerical and office methods, records, reports
and procedures as they relate to accounting matters.
(c) He shall be responsible for a continuous audit of all
accounts and records of the town wherever located.
(d) He shall draw all warrants upon the treasurer for the
payment of bills, drafts and orders chargeable to the several
appropriations.
(e) Prior to submitting any warrant to the selectmen,
he shall examine and approve as not being fraudulent, un-
lawful or excessive, all bills, drafts and orders covered there-
by; and in connection with any such examination he may
make inspection as to the quality, quantity and condition of
any materials, supphes or equipment delivered to or received
by any officer, board or commission of the town, and may
investigate as to the services or labor performed for or
furnished to any such officer, board or commission, and so
covered. If upon such examination it appears to the comp-
troller that any such bill, draft or order is fraudulent, unlaw-
ful or excessive he shall immediately report such fact to the
selectmen.
Section 3. If the office of comptroller is vacant because
of disability or absence, and he is unable to perform his
duties, the selectmen may in writing signed by them or by
a majority of them, which shall be filed in the office of the
town clerk, appoint a temporary comptroller to hold such
office and exercise the powers and perform the duties thereof
until another comptroller is duly appointed or the comptroller
who was disabled or absent resumes his duties.
Section 4. Upon the qualification of the comptroller
first appointed hereunder, the town accountant shall cease
to serve as such and the office of town accountant shall
thereupon be abolished.
Section 5. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the town of Brookline by a majority vote of
48 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 68, 69, 70.
the town meeting members present and voting thereon at
a hmited town meeting called for the purpose within two
years of the passage of this act, but not otherwise.
Approved February 18, 1953.
Chap. 68 An Act providing for a five day work week for mem-
bers OF THE POLICE FORCE OF THE TOWN OF WEBSTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding any provision of general or special law
to the contrary, there shall be printed upon the official ballot
to be used by the town of Webster at its next annual town
election the following question: — "Shall the town of
Webster accept the provisions of section 16C of chapter 147
of the General Laws, providing for a five day work week for
members of the police forces in cities and towns?" If a
majority of the votes in answer to said question is in the
affirmative, said section 16C shall be effective in said town
of Webster, but not otherwise.
Approved February 18, 1953.
Chap. 69 An Act extending the boundaries of the lynnfield
WATER district.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 445 of the acts of 1924 is hereby
amended by inserting after section 1 the following section : —
Section lA. The southerly boundary of said Lynnfield
Water District is hereby estabhshed as follows : — Beginning
at the point of the boundary between Lynnfield and Saugus
on the westerly side of Walnut street and running in a
southeasterly direction along the Lynnfield and Saugus fine
to the Lynn line; thence in a northeasterly direction along
the Lynnfield and Lynn line to the point of the Lynn fine
which is the present terminus of the easterly boundary of the
Lynnfield Water District. The inhabitants of the area be-
tween the southerly boundary estabhshed in section one
and the boundary estabhshed by this section shall be exempt
from the payment of water district taxes until such time as
said area, or any portion thereof, is provided with a pubhc
water supply. Taxes are only to be assessed on the in-
habitants of any portion or portions of the area at such time
as said portion or portions is provided with a pubHc water
supply.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 19, 1953.
Chap. 70 An Act requiring the clerk of the county commis-
sioners TO FURNISH the COUNTY TREASURER WITH A
copy op the ESTIMATES OF COUNTY RECEIPTS AND EX-
PENDITURES.
Emergency Wkcrcas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
pream e. ^^ defeat its purpose, which is to have the provisions con-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 71. 49
tained therein effective forthwith, 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 28 of chapter 35 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out the next to the last sentence, as SI! 'amended.
most recently amended by chapter 516 of the acts of 1952,
and inserting in place thereof the following sentence : —
The clerk of the county commissioners shall record the fore- Estimates of
going in a book kept therefor, and, on or before January cg""g^and
thirty-first, shall send a copy thereof, by him attested and expenditures,
signed by the chairman, to the county treasurer and to the
said director, who shall analyze and classify said estimates,
and report the same to the general court not later than
March first next following. Approved February 19, 1953.
An Act establishing the Jonathan edwards church of (JJi^nj 71
NORTHAMPTON AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER TO IT OF
PROPERTY OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN NORTHAMPTON, THE
FIRST PARISH IN NORTHAMPTON, AND EDW^ARDS CHURCH
OF NORTHAMPTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The First Church in Northampton, a volun-
tary religious association, affihated with The First Parish in
Northampton, and sometimes known as The First Congrega-
tional Church, or The First Church of Christ, or The First
Parish Church, or by other variations of the name; The
First Parish in Northampton, a corporation duly organized
under general law, and sometimes known as The First Parish
of Northampton or by other variations of the name; and
Edwards Church of Northampton, a corporation duly or-
ganized under general law, and sometimes known as The
Edwards Church or by other variations of the name, upon
acceptance of this act by a two thirds vote of the members
present in person and voting at meetings duly called by
each of said respective organizations for the purpose, and
by the recording with the secretary of the commonwealth
and in the registry of deeds for the county of Hampshire of
certificates of said votes duly made and sworn to by the
respective clerks of said meetings, shall hereafter be a cor-
poration by the name of The Jonathan Edwards Church of
Northampton. Said The Jonathan Edwards Church of
Northampton shall have all the rights, privileges, powers and
franchises that each and all of said respective organizations
have heretofore acquired or enjoyed by statute, vote, gift,
grant, usage, prescription or otherwise, and shall be subject
to all the duties and liabilities to which each and all of said
respective organizations have heretofore been subject. Said
The Jonathan Edwards Church of Northampton shall have
all the rights, powers and privileges and be subject to all the
duties and liabihties, of religious corporations instituted
50 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 71.
under general law, and it shall be a continuance of and the
lawful successor to each and all of said respective organiza-
tions. Upon the acceptance of this act as aforesaid, all
members of said The First Church in Northampton, of said
The First Parish in Northampton, and of said Edwards
Church of Northampton shall be members of said new cor-
poration, The Jonathan Edwards Church of Northampton.
Section 2. The corporation created by section one is
hereby authorized to receive and hold, or disburse for
rehgious, benevolent and charitable purposes, gifts, grants,
bequests and devises of real and personal property to an
amount, exclusive of all buildings and land pertaining
thereto, occupied or used by it for said purposes, not exceed-
ing the sum of five miUion dollars, with full power to sell
and convey, in accordance with the terms of any trust upon
which the same is held, any part or the whole of its said
property, including said land and buildings, for purposes of
investment and reinvestment, for the improvement, altera-
tion or relocation of any of its said buildings, or for benevo-
lences and charities, and upon any such sale the proceeds
thereof shall be held upon the same trusts upon which the
property thus sold was held ; and the purchaser shall not be
responsible for the appUcation of the purchase money.
Section 3. At any time after the acceptance of this act,
as provided in section one, said The First Church in North-
ampton, said The First Parish in Northampton, and said
Edwards Church of Northampton, or any of them, may by
a two thirds vote of their respective members present in
person and voting at meetings duly called for the purpose
authorize one or more persons in their name and on their
behalf to execute, acknowledge and deliver proper deeds and
other instruments conveying and transferring in fee simple
to the corporation created by section one any and all of
their property, real or personal, except such as may be held
or owned by them for or in connection with specific and
limited charitable uses and trusts. The minister of said
The First Parish in Northampton and the deacons of said
The First Church in Northampton are hereby authorized
to convey and transfer in fee simple to the corporation
created by section one any and all property, real or personal,
held or owned by him or them in succession, except such
as may be so held or owned in connection with specific and
limited charitable uses and trusts, on the approval by a
two thirds vote of the members present in person and voting
at a meeting duly called for the purpose by said The First
Parish in Northampton in the case of said minister, and by
said The First Church in Northampton in the case of said
deacons. Upon the acceptance of said conveyances by the
corporation created by section one by a two thirds vote of
its members present in person and voting at a meeting duly
called for the purpose, there shall be recorded in the registry
of deeds for the county of Hampshire said deeds and other
instruments of transfer, together with certificates, duly made
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 71. 51
and sworn to by the clerks of said meetings, respectively, of
said votes authorizing said conveyances and the acceptance
thereof.
Section 4. At any time after the acceptance of this
act, as provided in section one, said The First Church in
Northampton, said The First Parish in Northampton, and
said Edwards Church of Northampton, or any of them, as,
if and when authorized by a decree of a court of competent
jurisdiction, may by a two thirds vote of their members
present in person and voting at meetings duly called for the
purpose, convey and transfer to the corporation created by
section one property, real or personal, owned or held by
them for or in connection with any and all specific and
limited charitable uses and trusts. And hkewise, the minister
of said The First Parish in Northampton and the deacons of
said The First Church in Northampton, or either of them, as,
if and when authorized by a decree of a court of competent
jurisdiction, may, on approval by a two thirds vote of the
members present in person and voting at a meeting duly
called for the purpose by said The First Parish in Northamp-
ton in the case of said minister and by said The First C5iurch
in Northampton in the case of said deacons, convey and
transfer to the corporation created by section one property,
real or personal, owned or held by him or them in succession
for or in connection with any and all specific and hmited
charitable uses and trusts.
Section 5. The property conveyed to or vested in the
corporation created by section one, under the provisions of
this act, shall not, after such conveyance and vesting, be
apphed or apportioned with reference to the source or the
religious body aforesaid from which it was derived, but shall
be administered and apphed by the corporation created by
section one for its general church and charitable purposes
as a single consolidated property or fund.
Section 6. In case of doubt as to the manner in which
any property, held in trust or otherwise, conveyed to or
vested in the corporation created bj'- section one, pursuant
to the provisions of this act, or income thereof, should be
held, administered or apphed by said corporation, the matter
may be determined by the supreme judicial court upon the
application of any person interested or of the attorney
general; and until said court shall otherwise order, such
property and the income thereof shall be held, administered
and applied by the said corporation in accordance with the
terms of the original trusts or as nearly in accordance there-
with as is possible. Any person aggrieved by any provision
of this act may, at any time within six months after the
recording of such of the various deeds or other instruments
of transfer, in this act provided for, as is alleged to be the
cause of such injury, apply by petition to the supreme
judicial court to have his damages determined by a jury
therein, or by or under the direction of said court; and
damages so awarded, with the costs of suit allowed by
52 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 72, 73.
statute in civil cases, attending such award, shall be paid
by the said corporation created by section one.
Section 7. After the acceptance of this act as provided
in section one, all gifts, grants, bequests and devises, made
to or for the benefit of said The First Church in Northamp-
ton, said The First Parish in Northampton, or said Edwards
Church of Northampton, shall vest in the corporation created
by section one.
Section 8. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 19, 1953.
Chap. 72 An Act relative to guaranty funds of co-operative
BANKS.
prTambiT^ ^^sreas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to make the provisions con-
tained therein effective immediately, therefore it is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the im-
mediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 149 of the acts of 1952 is hereby amended by
striking out, in hne 2, the words "July first, nineteen hundred
and fifty- three" and inserting in place thereof the words: —
September first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, — so as
to read as follows : — If, during the period from January
first, nineteen hundred and fifty-two to September first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-four, at any distribution date
the guaranty fund and surplus account together amount to
at least eleven per cent of the share liabiUty of a co-operative
bank, the transfer to the guaranty fund described in the
second paragraph of section thirty-eight of chapter one
hundred and seventy of the General Laws shall not be re-
quired, provided an equivalent amount is transferred from
the surplus account to the guaranty fund.
Approved February 19, 1953.
Chap. 73 An Act relative to the eastern commercial travelers
ACCIDENT ASSOCIATION.
Emergency Wkcrcas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
preamble. ^^ defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effective
forthwith, 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 Eastern Commercial Travelers Accident
Association, a corporation duly estabhshed by law, may
include within its membership, and extend its benefits to,
persons engaged in any business or professional occupation,
subject to the approval of the directors under its by-laws.
Section 2. Any certificate of membership heretofore
issued by the Eastern Commercial Travelers Accident As-
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 74, 75. 53
sociation, purporting to be authorized by chapter one hundred
and seventy-six of the General Laws, or by any special law,
or any provision of its charter, articles of association and
by-laws, shall be valid and binding upon it and its members,
but the rights, duties and obhgation of the parties thereto
shall be determined by the provisions of said chapter, special
law, and of its charter, articles of association and by-laws.
Approved February 19, 1953.
An Act relative to the names of private ways open QJiqj) 74
to public travel in the city of boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 55 of the acts of 1951 is hereby
amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in
place thereof the following sentence : — On and after March
first, nineteen hundred and fifty-five, no private way within
the limits of the city of Boston which is open to pubhc
travel shall be called by any name except such as shall, on
or after July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, have been
assigned to it by vote of the board of street commissioners of
said city after a hearing upon a pubHc notice stating the
name proposed to be given.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 19, 1953.
An Act providing that notes issued for a term of not Chav. 75
MORE than one YEAR IN ANTICIPATION OF A SERIAL LOAN
MAY BE ISSUED BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WITHOUT AD-
VERTISING PROPOSALS FOR THE PURCHASE THEREOF.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effective pi'^ambie.
forthwith, 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 38 of chapter 35 of the General Laws, as appearing g. l. (Ter.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by insert- amenled.^ ^^'
ing after the word "thereof", in line 10, the words: —
, notes issued for a term of not more than one year in an-
ticipation of a serial loan, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 38. Before issuing notes or securities increasing issuance of
county indebtedness, the county commissioners shall invite bOTds^^thout
proposals for the purchase thereof by advertisements in two ""fo^ogX^
or more newspapers published in said county, if any, and by authorfzed.
advertisements in at least three daily newspapers published
in Boston. They shall reserve the right to reject any and
all bids. The bids shall be pubhcly opened and noted in
their records. If no proposal is made or accepted they may
award the whole or any part of the loan to any person.
Notes authorized by section thirty-seven, notes or bonds
54 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 76, 77.
issued to renew or refund indebtedness existing at the time
of issue thereof, notes issued for a term of not more than
one year in anticipation of a serial loan, notes or bonds in
anticipation of reimbursement from cities, towns and others
in connection with work temporarily financed by the county,
including tuberculosis hospital maintenance notes under sec-
tion eighty-five A of chapter one hundred and eleven, shall
be excepted from the requirement of this section as to ad-
vertising for bids and may be sold at pubhc or private sale.
Approved February 19, 1953.
Chap. 76 An Act further defining the term "private detective".
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G^L.(Ter. Sectiou 25A of Chapter 147 of the General Laws, in-
§2'5A,ttc., serted by section 1 of chapter 437 of the acts of 1937, is
amended. hereby amended by adding at the end the following sen-
tence : — It shall also include any agency which furnishes
guard or patrol protection for homes, stores, industrial
plants and private or public institutions, — so as to read
"Private^ as follows: — Section 25 A. For the purposes of this chap-
tother^^ ' ter, the term "private detective " shall include, among others,
defined. those persous known as inside shop operatives and also per-
sons known as strikebreakers, — that is, persons who pose
as shop employees, but who do not undertake direct employ-
ment whether in shops or otherwise with the owner of a
place of employment, but who are employed by some inde-
pendent agency to operate or work in such place of employ-
ment, or to render reports of efforts to unionize or organize
employees in such place of employment to the owners of the
place of employment under the direction of such independent
agency. It shall also include any agency which furnishes
guard or patrol protection for homes, stores, industrial plants
and private or pubhc institutions.
Approved February 19, 1953.
Chap. 77 An Act relative to the membership of and further
defining the corporate powers op the franklin
foundation.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 569 of the acts of 1908
is hereby amended by striking out the second and third sen-
tences and inserting in place thereof the following: — The
members of said corporation shall be the mayor of the city
of Boston for the time being, the ministers for the time being
of the oldest EpiscopaHan, Congregational, and Presby-
terian churches in Boston, and eight other persons of the
class designated in said codicil. If at any time any vacancy
occurs from any cause in the office of an appointive member,
it shall be the duty of said corporation to apply by petition
to said court to fill such vacancy; and in such case the ap-
pointee or appointees of said court shall become members
of said corporation.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 77. 55
Section 2. Said chapter 569 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 2 and inserting in place thereof the
following two sections: — Section 2. The city of Boston
shall use said corporation as its exclusive agent in adminis-
tering Frankhn's gift; and said corporation shall, on behalf
of said city, have the sole care, custody, management and
control of the institution established from Franklin's gift
and known originally as the Franklin Union and since the
passage of chapter two hundred and twelve of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-one as the Franklin Technical
Institute, as an independent industrial school. Said corpora-
tion shall appoint and fix the compensation of such instruc-
tors, officers and subordinates as it may think necessary for
the proper management and operation of said institution,
and may remove the same; and may fix and, anything in
section fifty-three of chapter forty-four of the General Laws
to the contrary notwithstanding, may collect in its own
name and for its own account tuition and other charges in
connection with said institution and expend the same for
the benefit thereof. Said corporation shall also expend any
money or estate, and the income of any fund, heretofore or
hereafter given to said city or said corporation for the bene-
fit of said institution, such expenditures to be made by said
corporation in conformity with the will, deed of gift, or other
legally expressed purpose of the donor, so far as the same
may legally be done. Said corporation shall also have con-
trol and charge of the expenditure of all moneys appropriated
by said city for said institution. In incurring liabiUties to
be discharged from funds, other than trust funds, of said
city, and in expending sums appropriated by said city, said
corporation shall be subject to all applicable statutes and
ordinances in hke manner as a board or officer of said city;
but otherwise no statute or ordinance regulating the incur-
ring of fiabilities, the inviting of bids, the making of con-
tracts, the payment of pay rolls, bills or claims, or the ex-
penditure of money by such a board or officer shall apply to
said corporation.
Anything in chapter two hundred and twelve of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-one to the contrary notwith-
standing, said corporation may, by a vote of two thirds of
its members at a meeting duly called for the purpose, change
the name of the aforesaid institution estabhshed from Frank-
lin's gift; provided, that the word "Franklin" shall not be
stricken from such name. Said corporation shall also have
such of the following powers, namely, the power to grant the
degree of associate in science, the power to grant the degree
of bachelor of science, and the power to grant the degree of
master of science, as said corporation, by a vote of two thirds
of its members at a meeting duly called for the purpose, shall
accept. No vote including in the name of the aforesaid in-
stitution the term ''junior college", "college" or "uni-
versity", nor any vote accepting one or more of the afore-
said degree granting powers shall be effective until approved
56 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 78.
by the board of collegiate authority after like investigation,
notice and hearing as in the case of articles of amendment
referred to said board under section thirty of chapter sixty-
nine of the General Laws.
Section 2 A. Said corporation shall have power to hold
the legal title to and invest and reinvest any real or personal
estate at any time given, granted, bequeathed or devised to
and accepted by it for the maintenance, extension or other-
wise for the benefit of the aforesaid institution, and also any
tuition or other income received by it from the operation of
said institution.
Section 3. The first sentence of section 4 of said chap-
ter 569 is hereby amended by striking out, in hues 8 to 18,
inclusive, the words " ; but the corporation hereby estab-
lished shall have authority hereafter to hold the legal title
to and apply any real or personal estate hereafter given,
granted, bequeathed, or devised to and accepted by it for
the maintenance, extension, or otherwise for the benefit of
said Franklin Union, and shall have authority to invest and
reinvest such real and personal estate in securities in which
funds of savings banks of this commonwealth may by law
be invested, and to sell such securities and invest and re-
invest the proceeds of such sale or sales".
Approved February 19, 1953.
Chap. 78 An Act to establish the selectmen-town manager
FORM OF government IN THE TOWN OF PROVINCETOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. Election of Selectmen. — At the first annual
town election following the acceptance of this act the regis-
tered voters of the town of Provincetown shall elect two
selectmen for terms of three years, two selectmen for terms
of two years and one selectman for a term of one year. At
each annual town election thereafter, the voters shall elect
selectmen for three-year terms to replace those whose terms
are about to expire. ^\Tien a vacancy occurs among the
selectmen by reason of death, resignation, change of resi-
dence from the town or other disabiUty, the remaining
selectmen may at any time prior to the next annual town
election appoint a qualified person to serve as selectman until
such election, at which election the voters shall elect a
selectman to serve for the unexpired portion, if any, of the
original term. The selectmen shall serve until their respec-
tive successors are qualified. Upon the qualification of
selectmen first elected under this act, the terms of office of
the board of selectmen then existing shall terminate.
Section 2. Other Elective Officials. — At said first an-
nual town election, and annually thereafter, the registered
voters shall continue to elect a moderator and a school com-
mittee, in accordance with any applicable provisions of law,
and the term of oflBce of any person then in such office whose
term has not expired shall continue without interruption.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 78. 57
Every other elective office, board, committee or commission
existing at the time of said election shall be terminated as
hereinafter provided, any other provision of law to the
contrary notwithstanding. The powers, duties and re-
sponsibilities of elected officials shall be as now or hereafter
provided by applicable statutes and by-laws and votes of
the town except as herein otherwise provided.
Section 3. Appointed Officials. — (a) The selectmen shall
appoint and may remove a town manager as hereinafter
provided.
(b) The selectmen shall appoint and may, after such
notification and hearing as they may deem advisable, re-
move a board of appeals, election officers, registrars of voters
other than the town clerk, a historical monuments and
markers committee, a veterans' graves committee, a shellfish
committee, a director of civilian defense, a matron of the
lockup and a matron of the town house, and such other
officers, boards and committees as they shall hereafter be
directed to appoint by by-law or vote of the town.
(c) The selectmen, or the moderator if so directed by
by-law or vote of the town, shall appoint a finance com-
mittee in accordance with any applicable provisions of
law or by-law.
(d) The moderator shall appoint such officers, boards and
committees as he shall hereafter be directed to appoint by
by-law or vote of the town.
(e) The town manager shall appoint, upon merit and
fitness alone, and may remove for cause: —
(1) A town accountant, subject to the approval of the
selectmen.
(2) A board of pubHc welfare, a board of health, a plan-
ning board, trustees of trust funds, cemetery commissioners,
a board of library trustees, a board of assessors, a town clerk,
a town collector, a town treasurer who may also act as town
collector, and all other officers, boards, committees and
employees of the town, wath the following exceptions : —
(i) Elected officials specified in sections one and two;
(ii) Officials, boards and committees appointed by the
school committee, the selectmen, or the moderator as herein-
before provided;
(iii) Employees of (i) and (ii).
Section 4. Membership, Terms, Powers, Duties, Re-
sponsibilities, Termination. — The membership of boards
and committees appointed as provided in section three, the
length of the term of each member thereof and of officers so
appointed, and the powers, duties and responsibihties of
the same shall be as now or hereafter provided by applicable
statutes and by-laws and votes of the town, except as herein
otherwise provided. Upon appointment and quahfication
of the various officials under the provisions of section three,
the term of office and all powers and duties of each person
theretofore holding each such office, whether elective or
appointive, shall cease and be terminated.
58 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 78.
Section 5. Multiple Offices. — Neither the moderator
nor any member of the board of selectmen, the school com-
mittee, or the fmance committee may, during the term for
which he was elected or appointed, be elected or appointed
to any other town office or position, except as othermse
provided herein. Any person appointed by the town man-
ager to any town office under the provisions of this act or
of any other statute of the commonwealth shall be eligible
during the term of said office to appointment to any other
town office, except that the town accountant shall not be
ehgible to hold the position of town treasurer or of town
collector. Subject to the approval of the selectmen, the
town manager may assume the powers, duties and responsi-
bihties of any officer, board or committee which he is au-
thorized to appoint, such assumption to be evidenced by and
effective upon the fifing wdth the town clerk of a written
declaration of such assumption signed by the town manager;
and thereupon each officer, board or committee whose
powers, duties and responsibilities are so assumed by the
town manager shall be discharged and shall have no further
powers, duties or responsibilities as such.
Section 6. Investigations and Surveys. — The select-
men may, by majority vote, undertake an investigation of
the affairs of any committee, board or official appointed by
them or by the town manager, and in so doing they shall
have access to all records and other documents which they
may deem necessary. For the purpose of making investi-
gations or surveys, the selectmen, or the to^\Ti manager, shall
have access to all records and other documents which they
may deem necessary, and may expend such sums for the
employment of experts, counsel, and other assistants, and
for other expenses in connection there^\'ith, as the town may
appropriate for such purpose.
Section 7. Appointment of Town Manager. — The select-
men, elected as provided herein, shall appoint as soon as
practicable, for a term of three years, a town manager who
shall be a person especially fitted by education and training
and by previous full-time paid experience as manager or
assistant manager of a municipafity to perform the duties of
his office. The town manager shall be appointed wthout
regard to his political beliefs and, during his term of office,
shall engage in no other paid employment. He need not be
a resident of the town or of this commonwealth when ap-
pointed and shall not, during the twelve months prior to his
appointment, have held any elective office in the town of
Provincetown, but shall be a resident of the tOT^m during
his term of office. He may be appointed for successive terms
of office. Before entering upon the duties of his office, he
shall be sworn to the faithful and impartial performance
thereof 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.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 78. 59
Section 8. Appointment of a Temporary Manager. — In
the event of the temporary absence or disabihty of the town
manager, he may designate, subject to the approval of the
selectmen, a qualified officer of the town to perform the
duties of the manager during such absence or disabifity.
If the town manager fails to make such appointment or the
person so appointed fails to serve, the selectmen may appoint
a suitable person, who may be a selectman, to perform such
duties. Pending the appointment of a town manager or the
filHng of any vacancy, or in the event of the suspension of
the town manager as hereinafter provided, the selectmen
shall, within seven days, appoint a temporary manager to
perform such duties.
Section 9. Removal of Manager. — The selectmen, by
an affirmative vote of at least three members of the board,
may remove the toT\Ti manager on written notice delivered
to him forthwith to become effective in thirty days from the
date of said notice, copy of which shall be filed with the
town clerk, setting forth in detail the specific reasons for
his removal.
The manager, in writing within said thirty days, may
request a pubHc 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 following receipt
of such request. After such pubhc hearing, if any, and
after full consideration, the selectmen, by an affirmative
vote of at least three members, may adopt a final resolution
of removal which shall become effective forthwith. If such
final resolution is not adopted by the selectmen, any sus-
pension hereunder shall be terminated and the town man-
ager shall continue in office as though no action for his re-
moval had taken place.
The selectmen maj'-, at any time after a notice of removal
has been delivered, suspend the manager from duty, but
shall in any case cause to be paid to him forthwith any
accrued salary and may at their discretion pay his salary
for a period not exceeding one month following the notice
of his removal.
Section 10. Compensation of Manager. — The town
manager shall receive such compensation for his services, not
exceeding the amount appropriated therefor, as the select-
men shall determine.
Section 11. Powers and Duties of Manager. — In ad-
dition to any other powers and duties expressly provided for
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 and
shall be responsible for the efficient administration of all
offices, boards, committees and commissions appointed by
him and their respective departments. With the approval
of the selectmen, he may also supervise and direct such
other activities and undertakings of the town, not subject
to his control, as may be delegated to him from time to time,
60 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 78.
by the office, board or committee having control thereof.
(6) The town manager, in accordance with the provisions
of this act and except as otherwise expressly prohibited by
the General Laws, may reorganize, consolidate or abolish
departments, commissions, boards or offices under his
direction and supervision, in whole or in part, may estabhsh
such new departments, commissions, boards and offices as
he deems necessary and make appointments to such boards,
subject to the approval of the board of selectmen. He may
in connection with such transfer of such powers or duties
transfer the duties and powers of one department, commis-
sion, board or office to another and may, with the approval
and consent of the finance committee, transfer the appropria-
tion of such one department, commission, board or office to
another.
(c) Subject to any applicable provisions of chapter thirty-
one and of section one hundred and eight A of chapter
forty-one of the General Laws, the town manager shall fix
the compensation of all town officers and employees ap-
pointed by him.
(d) 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 activities
under his supervision.
(e) The town manager shall keep the selectmen fully
advised 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.
(/) With the exception of property under the jurisdiction
of the school committee, the town manager shall have full
and exclusive jurisdiction over the rental and use of all town
property and shall be responsible for the proper maintenance
and repair thereof; and, upon vote by the school committee,
he shall be responsible for the maintenance and repair of
property under its jurisdiction, but only to such extent and
for such period as the school committee shall from time to
time specify. He shall be responsible for the preparation of
plans and the supervision of work on grounds and existing
and newly constructed buildings, unless the town otherwise
provides.
(g) The town manager shall purchase all supphes, ma-
terials and equipment and shall award all purchase contracts
for all departments of the town, but he shall make purchases
for departments not under his supervision only upon requisi-
tion duly authorized by the head of such department.
(h) 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 the town and of by-laws and votes of the town,
within the scope of his duties, and all rules and regulations
made by the selectmen under authority of law affecting the
departments and activities under his supervision.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 78. 61
(i) The town manager, subject to the approval of the
selectmen, shall have authority to prosecute, defend and
compromise all Utigation, except that which pertains to
tax assessments and abatements, to which the town is a
party and to employ counsel whenever in his judgment it
may be necessary.
(j) The town manager shall perform such other duties,
consistent with his office, as may be required of him by the
by-laws or vote of the town or by vote of the selectmen.
(k) The town manager shall have access to all town books
and papers for information necessary for the proper per-
formance of his duties and may, without notice, cause the
affairs of any department or activity under his control or
the conduct of any officer or employee thereof to be examined.
Section 12. Powers and Duties of Boards and Officers
Appointed by Manager. — Officers, boards, commissions and
committees appointed by the town manager shall possess
all the powers and rights and shall be subject to all the
duties and liabilities specifically conferred or imposed by
any appficable provision of law upon them or upon officers,
boards, commissions or committees having corresponding
powers and duties, but, in the performance thereof, 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 select-
men or by a justice of the peace.
Section 13. 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 provisions of section fifty-six of chapter
forty-one of the General Laws shall be submitted to the
town manager for his approval in fieu of the approval of the
board of selectmen, but the selectmen shall approve all
warrants in the event of the absence or disabifity of the
town manager or a vacancy in the office of town manager.
Section 14. Investigation of Claims. — Whenever any
pay roll, 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 vafidity, excessive in amount, or otherwise
contrary to the interests of the town, refer it to the select-
men, who shall immediately investigate the facts and de-
termine what, if any, payment should be made. Pending
such investigation and determination by the selectmen,
payment shall be withheld.
Section 15. Certain Offlcers not to make Contracts with
the Town. — It shall be unlawful for any selectman, the
town manager, or any other elective or appointive official of
the town, directly or indirectly, to make a contract with the
town or to receive any commission, discount, bonus, gift,
contribution or reward from or any share in the profits of,
any person or corporation making or performing such a
contract, unless the official concerned, immediately upon
learning that such contract exists or is proposed, shall notify
62 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 78.
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 towTi, the contract
may be made by another officer 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 who wilfully or knowingly 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
one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 16. Estimates of Expenditures; Annual Budget.
— All boards, officers, and committees of the town shall
annually, at the request of the town manager, submit to
him in writing a detailed estimate of the appropriations
required for the efficient and proper conduct of their respec-
tive departments and offices during the ensuing fiscal year.
On or before the twentieth day of December of each year, the
town manager shall submit to each member of the finance
committee and the board of selectmen a copy of his annual
budget, which shall contain a careful, detailed estimate of
the probable expenditures of the town for the ensuing fiscal
year, including a statement of the amounts required to meet
the interest and maturing bonds and notes or other indebted-
ness of the town, and shomng specifically the amount neces-
sary to be provided for each office, department and activity,
together with a statement of the expenditures 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 years, together with an estimate of the amount
of income from all sources of revenue exclusive of taxes upon
property in the current year and the ensuing year. He shall
also report to said committee and to the selectmen the
probable amount required to be levied and raised by taxation
to defray all of the proposed expenditures and HabiUties of
the towTi, together with an estimate of the tax rate necessary
to raise such amount.
Section 17. Effect on Existing Contracts, By-Laws and
Applicable Statutes. — No contract existing and no action
at law or suit in equity or other proceedings pending at the
time this act is accepted or at the time of revocation of such
acceptance shall be affected by such acceptance or revocation.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect in any manner,
any by-law of the town in effect at the time of such accept-
ance or which may thereafter be adopted, or the power of
the town to amend, alter or adopt any by-law, or the opera-
tion or applicability to the town of Provincetown of any
general or special law now or hereafter in effect, except so
far as may be expressly provided for herein.
Section 18. Any holder of an elective office may be
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 78. 63
recalled therefrom by the registered voters of the town as
herein provided.
Section 19. 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 the 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 contain 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 election of a successor to 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
fihng of the affidavit and shall have been signed by at least
twenty per cent of the registered voters of the town, who
shall add 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 20. If the petition shall be found and certified
by the town clerk to be sufficient, he shall submit the same
with his certificate to the selectmen without 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,
order an election to be held on a Tuesday fixed by them not
less than twenty-five nor more than thirty-five days after
the date of the town clerk's certificate that a sufficient peti-
tion 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 election. If a vacancy
occurs in said office after a recall election has been ordered,
the election shall nevertheless proceed as provided in this act.
Section 21. 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. The nomination of candidates to succeed an officer
whose recall is sought, the publication of the warrant for the
recall election and the conduct of such election shall all be in
accordance with the provisions of the General Laws ap-
plicable thereto.
Section 22. 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).
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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 the said propositions. Under the
proposition shall appear the word "Candidates", the direc-
tions to voters required by section forty-two of chapter fifty-
four of the General Laws, and beneath this the names of
candidates nominated as hereinbefore provided.
Section 23. If a majority of the votes cast on the ques-
tion 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 candidate to succeed the
officer recalled shall be determined in accordance with the
provisions of the General Laws applicable thereto.
Section 24. If an office in regard to which a sufficient
recall petition is filed becomes vacant before the ballots are
printed, the election shall be held as hereinbefore provided,
except that the title of the ballot shall be "Town Election",
that the propositions in regard to the recall shall be omitted
from the ballot, and that above the names of the candidates
there shall appear on the ballot the words "Candidates to
succeed (name of officer) resigned". (If he resigned his
office.)
Section 25. 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 recalled
thereby, until at least three months after the election at
wliich his recall was submitted to the voters of the town.
Section 26. No person who has been recalled from an
office or who has resigned from office while recall proceedings
were pending against him, shall be appointed or elected to
any town office within two years after such recall or such
resignation.
Section 27. Submission of Act. — This act shall be
submitted for acceptance to the qualified voters of the town
of Provincetown at a special town election to be called for
that purpose by the selectmen within sixty days after the
passage of this act. The vote shall be taken by ballot in
accordance with the provisions of the 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 election: — "Shall an act passed by the General Court
in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled 'An
act to establish the selectmen-town manager form of govern-
ment in the town of Provincetown', be accepted by this
town?" If a majority of the voters voting on this question
shall vote in the affirmative, said act shall take effect immedi-
ately for the purposes of the next following annual town
election, and for all things pertaining thereto, and shall take
full effect upon the qualification of the selectmen first elected
as provided in section one. If this act is rejected by the
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 78. 65
qualified voters of the town when first submitted under this
section, it shall be further submitted to the said voters at the
next following annual town election, and if accepted by a
majority of the voters voting thereon it shall take effect as
hereinbefore provided. If a majority of the voters voting
on this question when so further submitted shall vote in the
negative, this act shall thereupon become void.
Section 28. Duties of Certain Town Officials Relative to
Election. — It shall be the duty of the selectmen and town
clerk in office and any other town oflncial upon whom by
reason of his oflflce a duty devolves under the provisions of
this act, when this act is accepted by the registered voters as
herein provided, to comply with all the requirements of law
relating to elections, to the end that all things may be done
necessary for the nomination and election of the officers to
be elected under this act.
Section 29. Revocation of Acceptance. — At any time
after the expiration of three years from the date of accept-
ance of this act, and not less than sixty days before the date
of an annual town election, a petition signed by not less
than ten 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. The selectmen shall thereupon direct the town
clerk to cause the said question to be printed on the official
ballot to be used at the next annual town election in the
following form: "Shall the acceptance by the town of
Provincetown of an act passed by the General Court in the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled 'An act to
establish the selectmen-town manager form of government
in the town of Provincetown' be revoked?" If such revo-
cation is favored by a majority of the voters voting thereon,
the acceptance of this act shall be revoked and this act shall
become null and void. The annual town meeting next fol-
lowing the vote of revocation 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 suc-
cessors have been duly qualified. At the first annual town
election following such vote of revocation the registered
voters of the to^vn 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 oflEice 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 revoca-
tion shall not affect any contract then existing or any action
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 79, 80.
at law or any suit in equity or any other proceedings then
pending, with the exception of any contract made by the
town with the town manager then in office, whose office
shall be abolished immediately upon such vote, but who
shall receive three months' compensation from such date
following such revocation. All general laws respecting town
administration and town officers, and any special laws rela-
tive to the said town, the operation of which has been sus-
pended or superseded by acceptance of this act, shall be
revived by such revocation and shall continue to be in full
force and effect. By-laws in force when such revocation
takes effect, so far as they are consistent with general laws
respecting town administration and town officers and with
special laws relating to said town, shall not be affected
thereby, but any other by-laws inconsistent -^ith such
general or special laws shall be annulled. If such revocation
is not favored by a majority of the voters voting thereon, no
further petition therefor shall be ffied under this section
oftener than once in every three years thereafter.
Approved February 19, 1953.
Chap. 79 -^N ^CT RELATIVE TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE ANNUAL
BUDGET IN CITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 32 of chapter 44 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by adding at the end the following paragraph : —
The city council may, and upon written request of at least
ten registered voters shall, give notice of a pubUc hearing to
be held on the annual budget, prior to final action thereon,
but not less than seven days after publication of such notice,
in a newspaper having general circulation in the city. At
the time and place so advertised, or at any time or place to
which such pubhc hearing may from time to time be ad-
journed, the city council shall hold a pubhc hearing on the
annual budget as submitted by the mayor, at which all inter-
ested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard for
or against the proposed expenditures or any item thereof.
Approved February 19, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 44, § 32.
amended.
Public hear-
ings on an-
nual budgets
in cities,
required.
Chap. 80 An Act relative to the use of ways in the city op
BOSTON FOR PLAYGROUND PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 45 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 17A, inserted by chapter 220 of the acts
of 1938, and inserting in place thereof the following section : —
Section 17 A. For the purpose of promoting recreation, play
or sport, the city of Boston, by an order adopted by its
board of recreation and approved by its traffic commission,
any other city by ordinance and any town by by-law may
provide for the closing to vehicular traffic, during periods of
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 45,
§ 17A, etc.,
amended.
Use of certain
ways in
Boston for
playground
purposes,
regulated.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 81, 82. 67
time specified in such order, ordinance or by-law, of any
public way or part thereof within the limits of such city or
town, except a state highway or a parkway or boulevard,
having due regard in every instance to the rights of abutting
owners and the general public in the use of such way or part
thereof. Approved February 19, 1953.
An Act authorizing the delegation of traffic powers CJiav 81
OF CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any gen-
eral or special law, the mayor and aldermen and the city
council of the city of Springfield may delegate to commis-
sions or commissioners, boards or heads of departments, the
power respectively vested in them by the laws of the common-
wealth relating to the regulation and speed of carriages and
vehicles, the erection and maintenance of signs, lights, and
markings, and the signal systems or traffic devices on par-
ticular ways in said city.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by vote of the city council of the said city, subject to
the provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved February 19, 1953.
An Act providing for the creation of a development
AND industrial COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF SALEM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any gen-
eral or special law to the contrary, the city of Salem may
appropriate annually for a period of three years commenc-
ing in the current year, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand
dollars in any one year, for the purpose of creating a de-
velopment and industrial commission for the promotion and
development of the industrial resources of said city. The
commission shall conduct researches into industrial condi-
tions and shall seek to co-ordinate the activities of unofficial
bodies organized for said purposes, and may advertise, pre-
pare, print and distribute books, maps, charts and pamphlets
which in its judgment will further the purposes for which it
is created. In carrying out the provisions of this act the
commission may appoint such clerks and other employees as
it may require. Members of the commission or its author-
ized agents may travel within or without the commonwealth
for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act.
Appointments to this commission shall be made by the
mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council. Money
expended hereunder shall be under the direction of the mayor
in accordance with the city charter.
Section 2. The commission shall consist of five mem-
bers. Two of the members shall be representatives of labor,
Chap. 82
68 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 83, 84, 85.
two of the members shall be representatives of business and
one member shall be a member of the city council.
Section 3. 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 February 19, 1953.
Chap. 83 -^N Act further regulating investments of municipal
TRUST funds in SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed^ 4p§ 54 Section 54 of chapter 44 of the General Laws, as most re-
etc!, 'amended', ceutly amended by chapter 243 of the acts of 1949, is hereby
further amended by striking out, in hne 12, the word "five"
and inserting in place thereof the word: — ten, — so as to
Investments Tcad as follows : — Section 54- Trust funds, including ceme-
truTt'hind's!' tery perpetual care funds, unless otherwise provided or
regulated. 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 shares of savings and loan associa-
tions or in shares of federal savings and loan associations
doing business in the commonwealth to an amount not ex-
ceeding ten thousand dollars, or in bonds or notes which are
legal investments for savings banks. This section shall not
apply to Boston. Approved February 19, 1953.
Chap. 84 An Act providing for the issuance of a proclamation
CALLING FOR THE PROPER OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL
DAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed.^' e^new Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by in-
§ 12Q, 'added, serting after section 12P, inserted by chapter 104 of the
Observance of acts of 1952, the followiug section: — Section 12Q. The
^emona governor shall annuallj^ issue a proclamation calling for the
proper observance of May thirtieth as Memorial Day.
Approved February 19, 1953.
Chap. 85 An Act relative to the bonds and mortgages of gas
OR electric COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Edti6r§i3 Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
etc!, 'amended. ' Striking out sectlou 13, as most recently amended by chapter
237 of the acts of 1950, and inserting in place thereof the
certato bonds foUowiug scctiou : — Scction IS. A corporation subject to
andmort- this chapter may, by vote of a majority in interest of its
or llectrir^ stockholdcrs at a meeting called therefor, and subject to the
re^^ted^' limitations and restrictions of the following section, issue
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 86, 87. 69
bonds, at not less than par, to an amount equal to its sur-
plus plus an amount not exceeding its capital stock actually
paid in at the time of such issue and applied to the purposes
of the corporation, increased by all cash premiums paid to
the corporation thereon and likewise so applied, and bearing
interest at such rate as the department shall approve, and, if
issued under a mortgage existing on June second, nineteen
hundred and twenty, by the provisions of which the rate of
interest on bonds issued thereunder is fixed, at a price and
with provisions for amortization of any discount approved
by the department as consistent with the public interest;
provided, that the terms of the mortgage so permit; and
may secure the payment of the principal and interest of said
bonds by a mortgage of its franchise and property. All per-
sons who acquire any mains, conduits, poles, wires, fixtures
or other apparatus in, over, under or across public ways by
virtue of such mortgage shall have the same rights and be
subject to the same obligations relative to their erection,
care, maintenance and operation as the corporation would
have had, or would have been subject to, if the mortgage
had not been made. Approved February 19, 1953.
An Act regulating cartons used for the sale of cer- Qfifjp^ gQ
TAIN COMMODITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 22 of chapter 98 of the General Laws, as most re- g. l. (Xer.
cently amended by chapter 59 of the acts of 1941, is hereby J^te!? 'amended.
further amended by inserting after the word "gallons", in
line 6, the words : — , three and one half gallons, — so as to
read as follows : — Section 22. Paper or fibre cartons which cartons used
are used for the sale by measure of viscous or semi-solid com- oTdrtaln^
modities or mixtures of solids and liquids shall contain and ^egXt^d ''^^'
shall be sold as containing one gill, one half pint, one pint,
one quart, two quarts, one gallon, two and one half gallons,
three and one half gallons, and multiples of the gallon, Massa-
chusetts standard liquid measure. Such cartons shall be of
such shape and dimensions as may be approved by the direc-
tor. Whenever the shape and dimensions of any such carton
have been so approved, the director may authorize the manu-
facturer to have printed thereon a statement of its capacity
in terms of Massachusetts standard Hquid measure and with
such other words and marking as the director may require.
Such cartons shall be legal measure only for such commodi-
ties as may be designated by the director and shall be ex-
empt from the laws requiring the sealing of measures.
Approved February 19, 1953.
An Act defining "net profits" of co-operative banks QJiqj) §7
AND providing FOR THE DISTRIBUTION THEREOF.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to make the provisions con- p'«'*'«^'«-
70
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 87.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 170, § 1,
etc., amended.
'Net Profits'
defined.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 170, § 37,
etc., amended.
Distribution
of net profits
of co-operative
banks, pro-
vided.
tained therein effective immediately, therefore it is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the pubhc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 170 of the General
Laws, as most recently amended by sections 1 and lA of
chapter 168 of the acts of 1952, is hereby further amended
by adding at the end the following paragraph : —
"Net Profits", the profits appearing before payment or
provision for payment of federal taxes based on income, and
before m.aking the transfers and distributions provided by
sections thirty-seven and thirty-eight.
Section 2. Said chapter 170 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 37, as appearing in section 1 of chap-
ter 371 of the acts of 1950, and inserting in place thereof the
following section : — Section 37. The board of directors, at
each distribution date which shall be quarterly, semi-
annually or annually on a bank day, shall distribute the net
profits in the following manner : —
(a) There shall first be transferred to the guaranty fund
the amount required under section thirty-eight.
(6) After such transfer to the guaranty fund, dividends
and interest shall be distributed to the various classes of
shares and accounts referred to in section tliirteen, then exist-
ing, at such dividend and interest rates respectively applicable
to each class as shall be determined by the directors. No
such rate shall exceed the rate applicable to serial shares, nor
shall any such rate exceed five per cent per annum unless at
that time the aggregate amount of the guaranty fund and
surplus exceeds ten per cent of the assets of the corporation.
Such distributions to each class of shares shall be made on
the basis of their value at that time and shall be computed
on the basis of a single share fully paid to the date of dis-
tribution. Distributions to paid-up shares, as to each holder
thereof, shall be credited or reserved for credit to a savings
share account or a dividend savings account in his name, or
shall be paid to him if he or the corporation so elects. Para-
graph (c) of subsection three of section thirteen shall apply
to distributions to savings share accounts and to dividend
savings accounts. Distributions to club accounts shall be in
accordance with the terms thereof. Any distributions which
are to be credited to savings share accounts, dividend savings
accounts and club accounts may, at the option of the direc-
tors, be reserved for credit at a later date which shall be
within three months as to savings share accounts and divi-
dend savings accounts, and within one year as to club ac-
counts. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed
as preventing any such corporation from making, within its
taxable year as determined for federal income tax purposes,
at least four distributions if on a quarterly basis, or at least
two distributions if on a semi-annual basis, or at least one
distribution if on an annual basis.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 88. 71
(c) After such distribution or provision therefor, any bal-
ance of net profits then remaining shall be transferred to
one or more of the follo^ving accounts : — to the surplus ac-
count referred to in section thirty-nine, to the guaranty
fund, to a reserve for bad debts, to other reserve accounts,
to a profit and loss account, or to an undistributed earnings
account; subject, however, to such appropriate adjustments
of amounts so transferred during the taxable year of such
corporation as may be made for federal income tax purposes
prior to or as of the end of such taxable year. No supple-
mentary or extra distribution of dividends or interest shall
be made from any amounts so transferred unless, at the time
of such distribution, the combined guaranty fund, surplus
account, reserve for bad debts and unallocated reserves, in
the judgment of the board of directors, shall equal at least
eleven per cent of the share hability of such corporation.
Approved February 25, 1953.
An Act authorizing the county commissioners of the fhrj^) 88
COUNTY OF DUKES COUNTY TO APPROPRIATE AND EXPEND
A SUM OF MONEY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITION
TO THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE, AND TO MAKE CERTAIN
REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS TO SAID COUNTY COURT BUILD-
ING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The county commissioners of the county of
Dukes county are hereby authorized to raise and expend a
sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
for the erection on land now owned by said county of an
addition to said county court building, including repairs and
alterations, located in said county, and the equipping and
furnishing thereof.
Section 2. Said county commissioners are hereby author-
ized to sell bonds in the amount of ten thousand dollars, plus
any accumulated interest, now held in the post-war rehabili-
tation fund estabhshed under the provisions of chapter five
of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-three. The pro-
ceeds of such sale shall be included in and considered a part
of the total amount of the expenditures authorized under
section one of this act, and shall be used for the purposes set
forth in said section one.
Section 3. To provide funds for the erection and fur-
nishing of the addition mentioned in section one of this act,
including repairs and alterations, the treasurer of Dukes
county, with the approval of said county commissioners, may
borrow from time to time upon the credit of the county such
sums, not exceeding in the aggregate, one hundred and forty
thousand dollars, as may be necessary, and may issue bonds
or notes therefor, which shall bear on their face the words,
Dukes County Court House Addition, Act of 1953. Each
authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan. Such
bonds or notes shall be payable in such annual instalments,
72 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 89, 90.
beginning not more than one year from the date thereof, as
will extinguish each loan in not more than thirty years from
their dates, and so that the amount of such annual payment
in any year shall not be less than the amount of the principal
of the loan payable in any subsequent year. Such bonds or
notes shall be signed by the treasurer of the county and
countersigned by a majority of said county commissioners.
The county may sell said securities at public or private sale
upon such terms and conditions as said county commission-
ers may deem proper, but not for less than their par value.
Section 4. Said county treasurer, with the approval of
said county commissioners, may issue temporary notes of
the county, payable in not more than one year from their
dates, in anticipation of the issue of serial bonds or notes
under this act, and may renew the same; but the time within
which such serial bonds or notes shall become due and payable
shall not, by reason of such temporary notes, be extended
beyond the time fixed by this act. Any notes issued in antici-
pation of the serial bonds or notes shall be paid from the
proceeds thereof.
Section 5. Nothing in this act shall be construed as
abrogating the provisions of sections forty-four A to forty-
four D, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-nine of
the General Laws.
Section 6. Section thirty-eight of chapter thirty-five of
the General Laws, so far as applicable, shall apply to pro-
posals for the purchase of bonds or notes authorized to be
issued under this act.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1953.
Chav 89 ^'^ ■^^'^ increasing certain bail fees.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
%d)' ^2\ 24 Section 24 of chapter 262 of the General Laws, as appear-
amended.' ' iug iu the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by
striking out, in line 3, the word "two" and inserting in place
thereof the word: — three, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 21^. The maximum fee to be charged by any person
authorized to take bail in the case of a person arrested for
any misdemeanor shall be three dollars.
Approved February 25, 195S.
Chap. 90 An Act relative to the giving of public notice by the
licensing board for the city of boston in connection
WITH certain licenses FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
In addition to the notice which the licensing board for
the city of Boston is required by law to give to the public
concerning new, renewal, change and transfer of hcense appli-
cations under sections twelve, fifteen, or thirty A of chapter
one hundred and thirty-eight of the General Laws, it shall
Maximum
bail fees.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 91, 92, 93. 73
also give notice of such applications to the state representa-
tives of each representative district affected by the applica-
tion, and also to such persons, groups and organizations as
have formally requested in writing that such notice be given
them for hcense apphcations in a designated representative
district. Approved February 25, 1953.
An Act to control and curtail the spread of water Qj^nnj qi
CHESTNUT (Trapa natans). ' ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Chapter 128 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 20 the following section: — Section- ^^^-^^20}^,
20 A.- No person shall knowingly plant, transport, trans- a^ded.
Protect
against water
plant or traffic in plants of water chestnut {Trapa natans) Snst'^"
or in seeds or nuts thereof nor in any manner cause the chestnut
spread or growth of such plants.
{Trapa natans).
Approved February 25, 1953.
An Act authorizing cities and towns having parking fhnrt 09
METERS TO APPLY THE RECEIPTS FROM SAID METERS TO P- ^
THE PAYMENT OF ANY DEBT INCURRED FOR THE ACQUISI-
TION OF OFF-STREET PARKING AREAS AND FACILITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 22B of chapter 40 of the General Laws, inserted by o. l. (Ter.
chapter 776 of the acts of 1949, is hereby amended by insert- f 22B!'etc.,
ing after the word "facilities" in Hne 8 the words: — , and amended.
including any debt incurred for such acquisition, — so as to
read as follows : — Section 22B. Any city or town having parking meter
installed parking meters may acquire off-street parking areas be'^l'^^fig'^'*^
and facilities by purchase, gift, eminent domain under chap- to payment of
ter seventy-nine or chapter eighty A, by lease not to exceed ingVacmti'^s''''
five years, or otherwise, and may pay for such acquisition or
lease, including the cost of policing, constructing or recon-
structing, surfacing, operating and maintaining such areas
and facilities, and including any debt incurred for such
acquisition, in whole or in part from any receipts from said
parking meters; provided, that the off-street parking areas
and facilities are located not more than six hundred feet
from a building in which the principal activity is business,
commercial, manufacturing or industrial in character and
which building is in a business, commercial, manufacturing
or industrial zone but is not more than six hundred feet from
the nearest parking meter of any group of not less than
thirty parking meters approved by the department of public
works. Approved February 25, 1953.
An Act increasing the costs to certain estates of QJiq'Y) 93
SEWER assessments IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Section L Section 7 of chapter 426 of the acts of 1897,
as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 511 of the
acts of 1945, is hereby further amended by striking out the
74 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 94, 95.
first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following
sentence : — The board of street commissioners of said city
at any time within six months after any new sewer or drain
for the collection or disposal of sewage or of surface or
ground water is completed, shall assess upon the several
estates especially benefited by such sewer or drain, a propor-
tional part of the cost thereof, not exceeding in amount the
sum of six dollars per hnear foot; but no such assessment
shall exceed the amount of the special benefit received.
Section 2. Section one of this act shall apply only to
assessments for sewers and drains the construction of which
is ordered on or after the effective date of this act. The
provisions of section seven of chapter four hundred and
twenty-six of the acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven,
as in effect immediately preceding said date, shall continue
to apply to assessments for sewers and drains the construc-
tion of which is ordered prior to said date. Nothing in
section one of this act shall be held to operate as a repeal,
either in whole or in part, of the provisions of chapter five
hundred and twenty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and
two.
Section 3. This act shall take effect on July first in
the current year. Approved February 25, 1953.
Chap. 94 An Act authorizing domestic life insurance companies
TO acquire for investment purposes real property
to the extent of five per cent of their assets.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Ed)' iJi'^' Section 66B of chapter 175 of the General Laws, inserted by
§ e'cB, etc., section 1 of chapter 269 of the acts of 1947, is hereby amended
amended. ^_^ striking out, in fine 24, the word "three" and insert-
ing in place thereof the word: — five, — so that the fourth
Investment seuteuce will read as follows : — No real property shall be
ufeln^lince purchased, leased, acquired or improved under this section
?e5'''ro' CTty ^^ ^^® ^°^^ ^^ valuc thereof, or the estimated cost of proposed
limited. ' improvements thereon, or both of them, as the case may
be, would exceed one per cent of the assets of such company,
nor if any such cost or value, plus the book value on the
date of such purchase, lease or acquisition thereof, of all
real property held under this section, would exceed five per
cent of such assets, nor if any such cost or value, together with
the book value on such date of all real property held by the
company, would exceed twenty per cent of its assets.
Approved February 25, 1953.
Chap. 95 An Act relative to additions to or alterations of
certain buildings in the city of BEVERLY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 36 of chapter 542 of the acts of 1910 is hereby
amended by striking out, in line 4, the word "five" and
inserting in place thereof the word : — fifteen, — • so that
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 96, 97, 98. 75
the first sentence will read as follows : — Whenever it shall
become necessary to erect any building, to make additions
to or alterations or repairs in any building for the city, the
estimated cost of which exceeds the sum of fifteen thousand
dollars, the same shall be erected or done under the super-
vision and control of a commission of three persons appointed
for the purpose as follows : — The mayor shall name three
citizens of Beverly not members of the board of aldermen to
act as such commission, who shall be confirmed by the board
of aldermen. Approved February 25, 1953.
An Act increasing the fees op magistrates for the (JIkuj g(j
EXAMINATION OF SURETIES, APPROVAL OF BONDS AND
TAKING OF RECOGNIZANCES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 23 of chapter 262 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by amenle^d.' ^ ^^'
striking out, in Hne 3, the word "two" and inserting in
place thereof the word: — five, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 23. The fees of magistrates for the examination of examination
sureties and approval of bonds or for the taking of recogni- of slJl^eties, etc.
zances shall be in each case five dollars for the citation, if
any, and the first day's hearing, and two dollars in addition
for each adjournment thereof. These fees shall be paid in
advance. Approved February 25, 1953.
An Act to authorize minors to contract for life or (Jfiaj) 97
ENDOWMENT INSURANCE AND TO EXERCISE RIGHTS UNDER
policies ON THEIR LIVES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 128, as appearing in the Tercentenary f 128/^^'
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following : — amended.
Section 128. Any minor resident in this commonwealth who Contracts
shall have attained the age of fifteen years shall be deemed Endowment
competent to contract for life or endo^vment insurance upon insurance by
his life, for his own benefit or for the benefit of the husband, authoriz'^dL^'^^'
wife, children, father, mother, brother, sister or grandparent
of such minor, and to exercise and enjoy every right, privilege
and benefit provided by any life or endowment insurance con-
tract on the fife of such minor, subject to the foregoing limita- Limitation,
tions as to designation of beneficiary.
Approved February 25, 1953.
An Act authorizing contributions by the county of Qjiap. 98
BARNSTABLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEAWALLS OR
OTHER FORMS OF SHORE PROTECTION FOR TOWNS IN SAID
COUNTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L The county of Barnstable is hereby author-
ized to contribute to the cost of constructing seawalls or
76 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 99, 100.
other works to be built by the state department of public
works during the years nineteen hundred and fifty-three,
nineteen hundred and fifty-four, nineteen hundred and fifty-
five and nineteen hundred and fifty-six, under authority of
section eleven of chapter ninety-one of the General Laws,
for the protection of the shores of the towns in said county
from erosion by the sea, and the county treasurer, with the
approval of the county commissioners, may pay the county's
proportion of such cost from the highway appropriation for
the year during which the agreement to make such payment
is entered into or, for the purpose of so contributing, may
borrow from time to time on the credit of the county such
sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate,
one hundred thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes
of the county therefor, which shall bear on their face the
words, Barnstable County Shore Protection Loan, Act of
1953. Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate
loan, and such loans shall be payable in not more than five
years from their dates. Such bonds or notes shall be signed
by the county treasurer and countersigned by a majority of
the county conamissioners. The county may sell such se-
curities at public or private sale upon such terms and condi-
tions as the county commissioners may deem proper, but
not for less than their par value. Indebtedness incurred un-
der this act shall, except as herein provided, be subject to
chapter thirty-five of the General Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1953.
Chap. 99 An Act authorizing a concession stand in the lobby
OF THE OLD COURT HOUSE OF SUFFOLK COUNTY,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
the commission established under section one of chapter
three hundred and eighty-three of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and thirty-nine may rent, lease or permit a concession
stand to be located in the lobby of the old court house of
Suffolk county, located in Pemberton square in the city of
Boston; provided, however, that said concession stand be
owned and operated by a disabled and handicapped veteran.
Approved February 25, 1953.
Chap.im
An Act authorizing cities and towns to borrow money
FOR police and FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PURPOSES, AND FOR
TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
Ed^'iJl'? Section 7 of chapter 44 of the General Laws is hereby
etc!, 'amended, amended by striking out clause (14), as appearing in sec-
tion 5 of chapter 224 of the acts of 1936, and inserting in
place thereof the following : —
wSchmu-'"^ (14) For traflac signal, fire alarm or pohce communica-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 101. 77
tion installations and for the purpose of extending and im- nioipaiities
proving such installations, in Boston ten, and in any other ""^^ borrow,
city or town five years. Approved February 25, 1953.
An Act authorizing towns to establish a department Q]i(i^ \{)\
OF public works exercising the powers of certain ^'
OTHER departments AND TOWN OFFICERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 41 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 69B, inserted by section Mw'§f69C-
4 of chapter 172 of the acts of 1938, the four following sec- 69f. added.
tions : — Section 69C. By vote of a town meeting called ni^*nt''^'f ^"
for the purpose in any town at least ninety days before an department
annual town meeting, or, in the case of a town which voted wo?ks^in
thereon and the vote was not in the affirmative, upon request ^oj^'?^, au-
by petition of ten per cent of the quahfied voters of any '''"^'' '
town filed with the selectmen at least sixty days before an
annual town meeting, the selectmen shall include in the
warrant for such annual meeting for submission to the
voters the following question, to be placed on the official
ballot in towns using such ballots: — "Shall sections sixty- Acceptance
nine C to sixty-nine F, inclusive, of chapter forty-one of the ^^ '^°*®''^'
General Laws, providing for the establishment of a board
of public works exercising the powers of certain other de-
partments and town officers be accepted?" If a majority of
the votes cast in answer to such question is in the affirmative,
this section and sections sixty-nine D to sixty-nine F, in-
clusive, shall become fully effective beginning with, and for
the purposes of, the next annual town election.
Section 69D. Any town which has accepted the provi- ^f ^'SarT^'''
sions of sections sixty-nine C to sixty-nine F, inclusive, shall
elect in the follomng manner a board of public works, herein-
after called the board, to consist of three members. The Election,
initial members thereof shall be elected, one to serve for et^^'' cation,
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 the board shall, after
each election, elect one of their members to act as chairman
for the ensuing year.
Upon the election and qualification of the members of the
board, the board shall have all the powers and duties now or
from time to time vested by general law or special act in the
following boards, departments and offices, or in boards, de-
partments and offices having corresponding powers and
duties in said town, to wit: — road commissioners, surveyors
of highways, superintendent of streets, water commissioners,
sewer commissioners, municipal Ught board or commissioners,
park commissioners, cemetery commissioners, tree warden,
moth superintendent and forestry department, and such
78
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 101.
Appointment
of superin-
tendent of
public works.
Qualifications,
powers and
duties.
Revocation
of acceptance
by voters.
boards, departments and offices shall thereupon be abohshed.
No contracts or liabihties then in force shall be affected by
such abolition, but the board of pubhc works shall in all
respects be the lawful successor of the boards, departments
and offices so abohshed.
The board shall have such additional powers with respect
to the furnishing of engineering services, the collection and
disposal of garbage and refuse, the maintenance and repair
of toTVTi buildings and property, and the performance of such
duties of any other boards, departments and offices of the
town as may be reasonably related to the duties and re-
sponsibihties of a board of public works, as the town may,
from time to time, by by-law provide, any other provisions
of law to the contrary notwithstanding.
Section 69E. The board shall appoint and fix the com-
pensation of a superintendent of public works, who shall
exercise and perform, under the supervision and direction of
the board, such of the powers, rights and duties transferred
to it under section twenty-one as it may from time to time
designate. He shall be responsible 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 maj^ 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 authorized to transact
business in the commonwealth as surety, for the faithful
performance of his duties, in such sum and upon such condi-
tions as the board may require, and 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. He shall keep full and com-
plete 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 sjmopsis 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 furnish to
the board each year upon its request 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 69F. Any town which has accepted the provisions
of said sections sixty-nine C to sixty-nine F, inclusive, may,
after the expiration of three years from the date of such
acceptance, vote at an annual meeting to revoke such ac-
ceptance, and the question of such revocation shall be sub-
mitted to the voters in the form of the following question : —
"Shall the acceptance by the town of sections sixty-nine C
to sixty-nine F, inclusive, of chapter forty-one of the General
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 101. 79
Laws providing for the establishment of a board of pubhc
works exercising the powers of certain other departments
and town officers be revoked?" If a majority of the votes
cast in answer to said question is in the affirmative, then
at the next annual town election held after said vote to
rescind, the town shall elect such officers as are necessary to
exercise and perform the powers, rights and duties trans-
ferred to the board of public works by said sections. Such
action shall not affect any contract or liability then created
or existing. All general laws respecting town administration
and town officers, and any special laws relative to said town,
the operation of which has been suspended or superseded by
the acceptance of this act, shall then be in full force and
effect. Any by-law inconsistent with such special or general
laws shall be revoked thereby. Any subsequent vote to
rescind the acceptance of said sections shall not be taken
more often than once in three years.
Section 2. Section 21 of said chapter 41 is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out the first paragraph, as appearing in amended.^ ^^'
the Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof
the following paragraph : —
By vote of a town meeting called for the purpose in any vote au-
town at least sixty days before an annual meeting, or upon geiectme^n to
request by petition of ten per cent of the quaUfied voters of "^o-jft^ertaTn
any town filed with the selectmen thereof at least sixty days officials.
before an annual town meeting, asking that the selectmen
act as a water and sewer board, water commissioners, water
and municipal light commissioners, municipal light board,
sewer commissioners, park commissioners, board of public
works, board of health, assessors, commission of pubhc
safety or board of public welfare, or perform the duties of
such boards or officers or any of them or that cemetery
commissioners, assessors, a superintendent of streets, a chief
of the pohce and fire departments or a tree warden be there-
after appointed by the selectmen, the selectmen of such
town shall include in the warrant for such annual meeting
for submission to the voters such question or questions in
the following form, to be placed on the official ballot in
towns using such ballot : —
Shall the town vote to have its selectmen act as ?
YES
NO
Shall the town vote to have its selectmen appoint
]no
Approved February 25, 1953.
TES
NO
80
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 102, 103, 104.
Chap. 102 An Act relative to the assessment of costs in certain
APPEALS UNDER MUNICIPAL ZONING LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
The next to the last paragraph of section 30 of chapter 40
of the General Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter
269 of the acts of 1933, is hereby amended by adding at the
end the following sentence : — Costs shall not be allowed
against the party appeahng from the decision of the board
unless it shall appear to the court that said appellant or
appellants acted in bad faith or with mahce in making the
appeal to the court. Approved February 25, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 40, § 30,
etc., amended.
Costs in
zoning law
appeals.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 44, § 5.5,
etc., amended.
Deposits of
cities, towns
and districts
in banking
companies,
regulated.
C/iap. 103 An Act relative to deposits of cities, towns and dis-
tricts IN BANKING COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 44 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 55, as most recently amended by chapter
59 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in place thereof the
following : — Section 55. A city or town shall not at any
one time have on deposit in a bank or trust company or
banking company an amount exceeding sixty per cent of
the capital and surplus of such bank or trust company or
banking company, unless satisfactory security is given to
it by such bank or trust company or banking company for
such excess. For the purpose of paying the principal or
interest due on any bond, note or other obhgation of the
city of Boston, which is payable or requested to be paid in
the city of New York, the city of Boston may keep on
deposit in any national bank or trust company in the city
of New York a sum not exceeding in the aggregate twenty-
five thousand dollars; provided, that for a period of two
weeks prior to the date of any such payment or payments,
said amount may be increased by a sum or sums sufficient to
cover the same. A treasurer of a city, town or district may
invest not more than eighty per cent of the proceeds from
the issue of bonds and notes, exclusive of temporary notes
issued in anticipation of revenue or of serial bond or note
issues, prior to their application to the payment of liabilities
incurred for the purposes specified in the authorization of
the loan, in certificates of deposit in trust companies or
national banks or banking companies or in United States
treasury bills. Approved February 25, 1953.
Chap. 104: An Act providing for the admission of material facts
AND documents IN CERTAIN EMINENT DOMAIN AND BET-
TERMENT CASES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV' 2Jr' Section 145 of chapter 231 of the General Laws, as amended
§ i'4.5,~etc'., by section 64 of chapter 451 of the acts of 1939, is hereby
amended. further amended by inserting after the word "sixty-eight",
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 105. 81
in lines 3 and 4, the word : — , sixty-nine, — so as to read as
follows: — Section 14o. Sections six, thirty, thirty-one. Application
thirty-five, fifty-one, fifty-two, sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty- chapterrof
three, sixty-four, sixty-five, sixty-six, sixty-seven, sixty- General Laws,
eight, sixty-nine, seventy-one, eighty-one, eighty-three,
eighty-seven, eighty-nine, one hundred and eleven, one
hundred and twelve, one hundred and thirteen, one hun-
dred and fourteen, one hundred and fifteen, one hundred
and seventeen, one hundred and eighteen, one hundred and
nineteen, one hundred and twenty, one hundred and twenty-
one, one hundred and twenty-two, one hundred and twenty-
three, one hundred and twenty-four, one hundred and
twenty-five, one hundred and twenty-six, one hundred and
twenty-seven, one hundred and twenty-eight, one hundred
and twenty-nine, one hundred and thirty, one hundred and
thirty-one, one hundred and thirty-two, one hundred and
thirty-three, one hundred and thirty-four, one hundred and
thirty-five, one hundred and thirty-seven and one hundred
and thirty-nine shall apply to petitions for damages by
taking by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, to
petitions for abatement of betterment assessments under
chapter eighty, and to petitions and appHcations brought
under sections four and nine, respectively, of chapter
eighty A. Approved February 25, 1953.
An Act establishing the westhampton water district Chap.l^b
IN the town of westhampton.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The inhabitants of the town of Westhampton»
liable to taxation in said town and residing within the terri-
tory comprised within one mile radius of the intersection of
the center fines of Stage road and North road, shall consti-
tute a water district and are hereby made a body corporate
by the name of the Westhampton AVater 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
82 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 105.
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 any
ground sources of supply by means of driven, artesian or
other wells, within the town of Westhampton and not al-
ready 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 district; pro-
vided, 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 de-
partment of public health, and that the location and arrange-
ment of all dams, reservoirs, springs, wells, pumping, puri-
fication 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, reservoirs, stand-
pipes, tanks, pumping plants, buildings, fixtures and other
structures including also the estabhshment and maintenance
of filter beds and purification works or systems, 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 mainte-
nance of complete and effective water works; and for that
purpose may construct pipe lines, wells and reservoirs and
estabhsh pumping works, and may construct, lay, acquire
and maintain aqueducts, conduits, pipes and other works
under or over any land, water courses, railroad, railways
and pubhc 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, lajdng, maintaining,
operating and repairing such aqueducts, conduits, pipes and
other works, and for all proper purposes of this act, the dis-
trict may dig up or raise and embank any such lands, high-
ways 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
Westhampton. The district shall not enter upon, or con-
struct 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 pubHc utihties. 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
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 105. 83
to occupy temporarily any lands necessary for the construc-
tion 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
under 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 mthdrawn 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 and operation, the district may bor-
row from time to time such sums as may be necessary, not
exceeding, in the aggregate, four thousand dollars, and may
issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on their face
the words, Westhampton Water District Loan, Act of 1953.
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.
Section 5. The district shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance 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 assessors of said town of Westhampton
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 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 com-
missioners hereinafter provided for, after a hearing, due no-
tice 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 situ-
ated that the buildings thereon, or the buildings that might
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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 bene-
fited 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 com-
missioners to said assessors, at the same time at which the
clerk shall send a certified copy 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. 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 quahfica-
tion 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 pubhc 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 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 vot-
ing 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 majority of the water commis-
sioners, 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 wliich 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 district,
to hold office, one until the expiration of three years, one
until the expiration of two years, and one until the expira-
tion of one year, from the day of the next succeeding annual
district meeting, to constitute a board of water commission-
ers; and at every annual district meeting following such
next succeeding annual district meeting one such commis-
sioner 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
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event shall it be later than fifteen months subsequent 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 pro-
vided for, shall be vested in said board of water commis-
sioners, 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 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 dis-
trict 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 ma-
jority of said water commissioners shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business. Any vacancy occurring in
said board from any cause may be filled for the remainder
of the unexpired term by said 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. 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 in-
come 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 commis-
sioners shall annually, and as often as the district may re-
quire, 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 apphcation 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, pol-
lutes 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
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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 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
pubhc water supply be included within the Umits thereof,
and signed by the owners of such real estate, or a major por-
tion 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 affirmative
the district clerk shall wdthin 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. 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 Westhampton
Water Company, without first having acquired by purchase,
or by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine of the
General Laws, all of the properties of said Westhampton
Water Company on said date appurtenant to the business of
water supply and located within the area served by said
Westhampton Water Company. In case of dispute as to
the area served by said Westhampton Water Company on
said date, the department of public utilities, upon applica-
tion of the district or of said Westhampton Water Company
shall determine such area and such determination shall be
final.
Section 15. 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 pres-
ent 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 February 25, 1953.
Chap. lOQ An Act to extend the rights under summary process
FOR POSSESSION OF LAND OR TENEMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. The first sentence of section 1 of chapter 239 of the Gen-
ftl! amended, eral Laws, as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter
151 of the acts of 1952, is hereby amended by inserting after
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 107. 87
the word "court", in line 12, the words: — , or if a pur-
chaser, under a written agreement to purchase, is in posses-
sion of land or tenements beyond the date of the agreement
without taking title to said land as called for by said agree-
ment, — so as to read as follows : — If a forcible entry into Rights to
land or tenements has been made, if a peaceable entry has Snder sum-
been made and the possession is unlawfully held by force, if ^tend/d*'^^^'
the lessee of land or tenements or a person holding under
him holds possession without right after the determination
of a lease by its own limitation or by notice to quit or other-
wise, or if a mortgage of land has been foreclosed by a sale
under a power therein contained or otherwise, or if a person
has acquired title to land or tenements by purchase, and the
seller or any person holding under him refuses to surrender
possession thereof to the buyer, or if a tax title has been
foreclosed by decree of the land court, or if a purchaser, under
a written agreement to purchase, is in possession of land or
tenements beyond the date of the agreement without taking
title to said land as called for by said agreement, the person
entitled to the land or tenements may recover possession
thereof under this chapter. Approved February 25, 1953.
An Act establishing the montague center water dis- Chap. 107
TRICT IN THE TOWN OF MONTAGUE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The inhabitants of the town of Montague,
liable to taxation in said town and residing within the terri-
tory comprised within the following boundary Hues, to wit : —
beginning at the intersection of the southerly Hne of land of
the Boston and Maine Railroad and the easterly line of
Depot road, and running thence southerly on Depot road to
the southerly line of Swamp road; thence easterly on the
southerly line of Swamp road three hundred feet to a corner;
thence southerly to the southeast corner of the Locust Ceme-
tery, so called ; thence due east to the southerly bank of the
Sawmill river; thence easterlj'- and southerly along the Saw-
mill river to a point near Sunderland road that is eleven
hundred feet southerly of the intersection of the southerly
hne of South street with the easterly line of Sunderland road;
thence westerly to said Sunderland road; thence north-
westerly to the northwest corner of land of Richard L.
Annear on the easterly side of Middle Sunderland road;
thence northeasterly along the Middle Sunderland road to
a point opposite the boundary hne between the land of
Harry A. Foley and Myrton 0. Cutler; thence northerly
crossing the road and running along said Cutler's east line to
the northeast corner of land formerly owned by George J.
Thompson and now of said Cutler; thence westerly along
the northerly hne of land formerly owned by said George J.
Thompson to School street and continuing in the same
course across School street to the west Une thereof; thence
northerly along the west hne of said School street to the
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school house lot; thence westerly along the school house lot
to the southwest corner thereof; thence northerly to the
center of a brook where it crosses West street just west of
the house of John Rau; thence northwesterly down said
brook to the Sawmill river; thence westerly and northerly
down the Sawmill river to the Meadow road bridge; thence
northeasterly to the southwest corner of land of Arthur J.
Belado ; thence northeasterly along said Belado land to land
of the Boston and Maine Railroad; thence easterly on said
railroad land to the place of beginning, — shall constitute a
water district and are hereby made a body corporate by the
name of the Montague Center 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 the general laws now or
hereafter in force relating to such districts, except as other-
wise provided herein. The district shall have power to prose-
cute and defend all actions relating to its propertj^ 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 sam.e 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 water, 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 Montague and not already
appropriated for the purposes of a pubhc 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 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, pump-
ing, 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.
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reservoirs, standpipes, tanks, pumping plants, buildings,
fixtures and other structures, including also the establish-
ment 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 estab-
lishment and maintenance of complete and effective water
works; and for that purpose may construct pipe lines, wells
and reservoirs and establish pumping works, and may con-
struct, lay, acquire and maintain aqueducts, conduits,
pipes and other works under or over any land, water courses,
railroad, 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,
conduits, pipes and other works, and for all proper purposes
of this act, the district may dig up or raise and embank any
such land, 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 Montague. 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 cor-
poration, or, in case of failure so to agree, as may be ap-
proved by the department of public utilities. The district
may enter upon any lands for the purpose of making sur-
veys, test wells or pits and borings, and may take or other-
wise 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
under 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
expenses and liabiHties incurred under this act, other than
the expenses of maintenance and operation, the district
may borrow from time to time such sums as may be neces-
sary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, twenty-five thousand
dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall
bear on their face the words, Montague Center Water
District Loan, Act of 1953. 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 subject to the provisions
of chapter forty-four of the General Laws pertaining to
such districts.
90 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 107.
Section 5. The district shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with section four of this act; and, when a vote to that
effect has been passed, a sum which, with the income de-
rived from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual
expense of operating its water works and the interest as it
accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the dis-
trict, and to make such payments on the principal as may be
required under this act, shall without further vote be as-
sessed upon the district by the assessors of said town of
Montague 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 purpose 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 towoi 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 supphed with
water from said system in any ordinary or reasonable man-
ner; 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 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. 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,
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directed to one of the petitioners, requiring him to give no-
tice of the meeting by posting copies of the warrant in two
or more pubHc 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 mod-
erator 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 qualification of a
majority 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 dis-
trict.
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
district, to hold ofSce, one until the expiration of three
years, one until the expiration of two years, and one until
the expiration of one year, from the day of the next suc-
ceeding annual district meeting, to constitute a board of
water commissioners; and at every annual district meeting,
following such next succeeding annual district meeting one
such commissioner shall be elected by ballot for the term of
three years. The date of the next annual meeting shall be
fixed but in no event shall it be later than fifteen months sub-
sequent 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 commis-
sioners 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
authorized to transact business in the commonwealth as
surety. A majority of said water commissioners shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any va-
cancy 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 com-
missioners or a majority of them.
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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 pajTnent. The in-
come of the water works shall be appropriated to defraj'" all
operating expenses, interest charges and payments on the
principal as thej^ 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 pa>Tnent for such new construction the water
rates shall be reduced proportionately. Said water commis-
sioners shall annually, and as often as the district may re-
quire, 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, prescribing
by whom and how meetings of the district may be called,
notified and conducted; and, upon the apphcation 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, pol-
lutes 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 as-
sessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of tort, and
upon conviction of any of the above "^alful 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
pubhc 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 in-
cluding such real estate within the district. If a majority
of the voters present and voting thereon vote in the affirm-
ative the district clerk shall within ten days file with the
town clerk of said town and with the state secretary an at-
tested 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.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 108. 93
Section 14. Nothing in this act shall authorize the dis-
trict to supply water for the extinguishment of fires or for
domestic or other purposes for the inhabitants of the area
served on the effective date of this act by the INIontague
Water Works, otherwise known as the Bartlett Water Supply
System, 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
Montague Water Works, otherwise known as the Bartlett
Water Supply System, on said date appurtenant to the
business of water supply and located within the area served
by said Montague Water Works, otherwise known as the
Bartlett Water Supply System. In case of dispute as to the
area served by the Montague Water Works, otherwise known
as the Bartlett Water Supply System, on said date, the de-
partment of public utihties, upon application of the district
or of said Montague Water Works, otherwise known as the
Bartlett Water Supply System, shall determine such area
and such determination shall be final. By acquiring the
properties of the Montague Water Works, otherwise known
as the Bartlett Water Supply System, the district shall not
be obligated to supply water in any part of the town of
Montague lying outside the hmits of the district as described
in section one of this act or as extended under the provisions
of section thirteen of this act.
Section 15. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by a majority of the voters of the territory in-
cluded 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 February 25, 1953.
ChapAOH
An Act relative to the issuing of permits for certain
WORK to be performed ON THE LORD's DAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 9 of chapter 136 of the General Laws, as appearing g. l. (Ter.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by inserting fmende^d.' ^ ^'
after the word "town", in fine 5, the words: — , or the
chairman of the board of selectmen of any town, — so as to
certain work
read as follows : — Section 9. The poHce commissioner of P''™"*^^ f*""
rank not lower than that of captain and designated by said
commissioner, or the chief of police or other officer in charge
of the police department of any other city or of any town, or
the chairman of the board of selectmen of any town, upon
such terms and conditions as he deems reasonable, may issue
a permit for the performance on the Lord's day of necessary
work or labor which in his judgment could not be performed
on any other day without serious suffering, loss, damage or
pubHc inconvenience. Such permit shall cover not more
than one day and shall not be issued more than six days
prior to the day for which it is issued.
Approved February 25, 1953.
94 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 109, 110, 111.
Chap. 109 An Act authorizing the placing of certain officers
AND EMPLOYEES IN THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OF THE
TOWN OF HULL UNDER CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The offices and positions in the highway
department of the to\vn of Hull shall, upon the effective date
of this act, become subject to the civil service laws and rules,
and the tenure of the incumbents thereof on said date shall
be unlimited, subject, however, to said civil service laws
and rules; provided, that said incumbents of said positions,
excepting those in the labor service, pass a qualifying ex-
amination, to which they shall be subjected by the division
of civil service.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the town meeting members at the annual town
meeting in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three, but
not otherwise. Approved February 27, 1953.
Chap. 110 An Act further defining the powers and duties of
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF INSURANCE COMPANIES ON
INVESTMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Edn' 175 '^■§ 64 Section 64 of chapter 175 of the. General Laws is hereby
amended.' ' amended by striking out the first paragraph, as appearing in
the Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
of InsuraM*! following paragraph : — All investments and deposits of the
companies, fuuds of any such company shall be made in its corporate
regulated. name; and no director, officer or member of a committee
having any authority in the investment or disposition of its
funds shall receive, in addition to his fixed salary or com-
pensation from such company, any money or valuable thing,
either directly or indirectly, for negotiating, procuring,
recommending or aiding in any purchase, sale or loan made
by such company in connection with its investments, nor
shall he have any substantial interest, direct or indirect, in
any such purchase, sale or loan, except that, if a policyholder,
he shall be entitled to all the benefits accruing under the
;• Substantial tci'ms of his contract. The words "substantial interest" as
defined. ' uscd in this paragraph shall mean the beneficial ownership of
five per cent or more of the outstanding voting stock of any
corporation, other than such company or of five per cent or
more of the proprietary interest of any unincorporated
enterprise. Approved February 27, 1953.
Chap. Ill An Act making the provisions of the civil service laws
APPLICABLE TO THE TOWN OF HULL WITH RESPECT TO
CERTAIN TOWN EMPLOYEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The positions of foreman under the play-
ground commission, maintenance man in the fire department,
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 112. 95
custodians of public buildings, custodians and employees of
the cafeteria in the school department, laborers employed
by the tree warden or in the tree department, caretaker of
cemetery, and foreman of garbage disposal, in the town of
Hull shall, upon the effective date of this act, become subject
to the civil service laws and rules, and the tenure of the in-
cumbents thereof on said date shall be unhmited, subject,
however, to said civil service laws and rules; provided, that
said incumbents of said positions, excepting those in the
labor service, pass a quahfying examination, to which they
shall be subjected by the division of civil service.
Section 2. Upon the acceptance of this act as h«rein-
after provided the provisions of section forty-seven A of
chapter thirty-one of the General Laws relative to the
classification of each office and position placed under civil
service shall apply.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the town meeting members at the annual town
meeting in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three, but
not otherwise. Approved March 2, 1953.
An Act providing for an investigation by the depart- (7/iai).112
MENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES OF THE RATE STRUCTURE OF
THE NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COM-
PANY.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to protect the public interest in preamble.
regard to telephone and telegraph service, therefore it is
hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public interest and conven-
ience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. 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 what action should be
taken to best protect the public interest in regard to the
application for an increase in certain rates charged by said
company. 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 act such
sums as may be appropriated therefor. Said department
shall report the results of its investigation in its annual
report in the current year.
Section 2. For personal services and expenses of an
investigation of the New England Telephone and Telegraph
Company, as authorized by this act, there is hereby ap-
propriated from the General Fund the sum of seventy-five
thousand dollars. Approved March 3, 1953.
96 Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 113, 114, 115.
Chap. lis An Act increasing the amount of money which the
CITY OF WORCESTER MAY BORROW FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 568 of the acts of 1952
is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the word "three"
and inserting in place thereof the word : — six, — and by
inserting after the word "to" in line 5 the words: — and the
rehabilitation of and alterations of, — so that the first para-
graph will read as follows : — The city of Worcester may
within a period of five years from the passage of this act
incur indebtedness in an amount not exceeding six hundred
and sixty thousand dollars for the purpose of acquiring land
by purchase or eminent domain and for the construction of
additions to and the rehabilitation of and alterations of the
public school buildings on Thorndyke road and Nelson place
in said city, including the cost of architectural and engineer-
ing services, and the cost of landscaping and recreational
development of the sites and of original equipment and
furnishings for said additions to the school buildings, and
may issue bonds or notes therefor which shall bear on their
face the words, Worcester School Building Loan, Act of 1952.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A-p-proved March S, 1953.
Chap. 11^ An Act exempting the town of gosnold from assess-
ment OF CERTAIN COUNTY TAXES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. In apportioning the taxes upon the several
towns in the county of Dukes County, the town of Gosnold
shall not be assessed for any part of the appropriations for
highways, bridges, land damages, and the maintenance and
operation of the county airport, nor shall said town benefit
from any receipts or estimated receipts of said airport. In
calculating the apportionment, the assessment on said town
shall be made after eliminating both estimated receipts and
estimated appropriations for highways, bridges, land dam-
ages and the maintenance and operation of the airport.
Section 2. This act shall take effect as of January first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Approved March S, 1953.
Chap.llb An Act allowing the use of dogs for waterfowl hunt-
ing DURING THE OPEN SEASON ON DEER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L'. (Ter. Section 82 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as appear-
?tc:!'ameAded^' lug in scctiou 2 of chapter 599 of the acts of 1941, is hereby
amended by adding at the end the following sentence: —
S^huntfnrof Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the use
waterfowl.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 116, 117, 118. 97
of dogs to hunt waterfowl on coastal waters and salt marshes
during the open season on migratory waterfowl.
Approved March 8, 1953.
An Act authorizing the board of water commissioners C/iap. 116
OF THE town of WARE TO ACT AS A BOARD OF SEWER
COMMISSIONERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 52 of the acts of 1886 is hereby-
amended by inserting after section 1 1 the following section : —
Section 11 A. The board of water commissioners shall act
as a board of sewer commissioners and the provisions of the
General Laws relative to the construction, maintenance and
operation of sewers and sewage disposal systems and to the
assessment, apportionment, division, reassessment, abate-
ment and collection of sewer assessments and charges shall
apply.
Section 2. Action taken under authority of this act at
the annual meeting of the town of Ware in the current year
shall be as effective in all respects as though this act had
been in full force on the date when the warrant for such
meeting was posted.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by vote of the inhabitants of the town of Ware at an annual
or special town meeting but not otherwise.
Approved March S, 1953.
An Act relative to the furnishing of copies of certain Chap. 117
MEDICAL REPORTS.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloivs:
Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 19, as appearing in the Tercentenary ^^^'^'^fg}^^
Edition, Ihe following section: — Section 19 A. Any em- added,
plover requiring a physical examination of an employee ^°^^red^
shall, upon request, cause said person to be furnished with physical ex-
a copv of the medical repoi't following the said examination. '^™'"^ '°"^"
Approved March 3, 1953.
An Act relative to the referendum in plan e cities Qhay. 11^
on the question of providing for the nominations
FOR certain officers THEREIN BY PRELIMINARY ELEC-
TION, AND THEIR ELECTION BY ORDINARY PLURALITY
VOTING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 661 of the acts of 1949 is hereby •
amended by striking out section 3, as amended by section 2
of chapter 281 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 3. Upon petition
98 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 119.
of five per cent of the registered voters of any citj^, which
has adopted the Plan E form of city charter, filed with the
city clerk or election commissioners not later than sixty days
before the regular city election, this act shall be submitted
for acceptance to the registered voters of said city at said
election in the form of the following question, which shall
be placed on the official ballot to be used in said city at such
city election: — "Shall an act passed by the General Court
entitled 'An act providing for the nomination of members
of the city council and the school committee of Plan E cities
by preliminar}^ elections, and providing for their election by
ordinary plurality voting', be accepted?"
The petition shall be submitted to the registrars of voters
for the certification of the names thereon not later than
five o'clock post meridian of the seventh day preceding the
day on which it must be filed with the city clerk.
If this act is not accepted at said election, it shall be again
submitted for acceptance to the registered voters of said
city at a regular city election held not less than four years
after the election at which this act was submitted to the
voters and was not accepted by them; provided, that a like
petition for such submission has been filed with the city
clerk or election commissioners in the manner aforesaid.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 4, 1953.
Chap. 11^ An Act to permit cities to use certain currently
AVAILABLE FUNDS TO REDUCE TAX RATES THEREIN FOR
THE CURRENT YEAR.
prTamWe?^ TF/iereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
defeat its purpose which is to allow cities to use certain
funds to reduce tax rates 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:
In cities in the calendar j'^ear of nineteen hundred and
fifty-three, in determining the amount of available funds
which the assessors may be required to deduct under the
provisions of clauses (6) and (c) of section twenty-three of
chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws, as most recently
amended by section seven of chapter seven hundred and
ninety-eight of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-one,
such funds shall constitute the amounts certified by the
director of accounts as available on January first, nineteen
hundred and fifty-three, in accordance with the provisions
of said section, together with the total of the real, personal
or poll taxes of prior years collected between said January"-
first and the last day of the month preceding the month in
which the tax rate is determined, but in no event later than
March thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
The auditor or similar accounting officer in each city
shall certify as soon as may be to the board of assessors the
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 120, 121. 99
total real, personal or poll taxes of prior years collected from
January first, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, up to and
including March thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty-
three. Approved March 4, 1953.
An Act relative to loans by a savings bank to its Chap. 120
OFFICERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 29 of chapter 168 of the General Laws, as most g- l. (Ter.
recently amended by chapter 1 1 1 of the acts of 1945, is hereby § 29." lu.',
further amended by striking out the last sentence and insert- ^"^pn^ed.
ing in place thereof the following sentence: — This section Certain loans
shall not apply to loans held by such corporation on June banifsV"^^
eighth, nineteen hundred and eight, or to renewals thereof, regulated.
or to the deposit of money, as provided in section fifty-four,
in banks or trust companies of which one or more trustees
or officers of such corporation are directors, or to loans to
trustees or other officers of the corporation who are not
charged with the duty of investing its funds, or to loans on
deposit books made under section fifty-one A.
Approved March 4, 1953.
An Act authorizing credit unions to deposit money Qfiaj) 121
IN certain banking companies.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 171 of the General Laws is hereby amended by EJ^{Jf''-
striking out section 21, as most recently amended by chap- § 21,'eto.,'
ter 654 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in place thereof the ^'^^^"^^'i-
following section: — Section 21. The capital, deposits and Jjlg^lfy^jio^g
surplus of a credit union shall be invested in loans to mem- regulated.
bers, with approval of the credit committee, as provided in
section twenty-two, and also when so required herein, of the
board of directors; and any capital, deposits or surplus funds
in excess of the amount for which loans shall be approved by
the credit committee and the board of directors, may be
deposited in savings banks or trust companies or banking
companies which are members of the Federal Deposit In-
surance Corporation, incorporated under the laws of this
commonwealth, or in national banks located therein, or in-
vested in any bonds, notes, bankers' acceptances or bank
stocks which are at the time of their purchase legal invest-
ments for savings banks in this commonwealth, or, to the ex-
tent authorized by section three of chapter two hundred and
sixteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-two, in
the shares of Central Credit Union Fund, Inc., or in the
shares of co-operative banks incorporated in this common-
wealth, or in shares of federal savings and loan associations
having a usual place of business within the commonwealth
to an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars in any one
of such associations, but not more than five per cent of the
100 Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 122, 123.
assets of a credit union shall be invested in bank stocks;
provided, that not more than fifteen thousand dollars shall
be invested in the stock of any one bank.
Limitation. ^^ \eixst five per cent of the total assets of a credit union
shall be carried as cash on hand or as balances due from banks
and trust companies or banking companies which are mem-
bers of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or in-
vested in the bonds or notes of the United States, or of any-
state, or subdivision thereof, which are legal investments
for savings banks as above provided, or in the shares of
Central Credit Union Fund, Inc. ; provided, that such bonds,
notes or shares are the absolute property and under the con-
trol of such credit union. Whenever the aforesaid ratio falls
below five per cent, no further loans shall be made until the
ratio as herein provided has been re-established. Invest-
ments, other than personal loans, shall be made only with
the approval of the board of directors. Subject to such
approval and to the approval of the commissioner, a credit
union may invest a sum not exceeding its guaranty fund and
other surplus accounts in the purchase of a suitable site and
the erection or preparation of a suitable building for the con-
venient transaction of its business.
Approved March 4, 1953.
Chap. 122 An Act relative to the limitations on deposits and
CERTIFICATE FUNDS OF BANKING COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
G. L. (Ter. Sectiou 5 of chapter 172A of the General Laws, as most
f s'^etc^^"^' recently amended by section 1 of chapter 92 of the acts of
amended. 1950, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 14,
as appearing in section 1 of chapter 148 of the acts of 1948,
the word "five" and inserting in place thereof the word: —
ten, — so that the fourth sentence will read as follows: —
^^ertificates "^q certificate shall be issued for an amount less than ten
banking dollars and, except as provided in section five A, the total
wtS!'^^' amount of all certificates issued to any individual, estate,
trust, corporation, association or partnership shall not ex-
ceed ten thousand dollars; provided, 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.
Approved March 4, 1953.
Chap.123 An Act increasing the maximum amount of demand
deposits which may be received by certain banking
companies.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
G. L. (Ter. The secoud sentence of section 6A of chapter 172A of the
fil'. Itc.^' General Laws, as appearing in chapter 150 of the acts of 1948,
amended. jg hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the word
"twenty" and inserting in place thereof the word: — thirty,
Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 124, 125. 101
— so as to read as follows : — The total of the indebtedness J°t»i j'^-
of any such corporation to any individual, estate, trust, cor- of banWng
poration, association or partnership on account of collected ^°Xd"'^^'
balances of deposits received under authority of this section
shall not at any time exceed thirty thousand dollars; but
this limitation shall not apply to deposits received from said
governments and agencies thereof and from banking insti-
tutions and charitable and religious organizations.
Approved March 4, 1953.
An Act relative to the establishment of a police Chap. 124l
TRAINING SCHOOL AND BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGA-
TION IN THE COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as folio ws:
Section 1. The county of Barnstable may provide and
maintain a school for the training of deputy sheriffs, con-
stables and police officers and a bureau of criminal investi-
gation under the direction of the sheriff of said county. Said
school and bureau of criminal investigation shall be suitably
provided with necessary personnel and equipment for the
furnishing of instruction to deputy sheriffs, constables and
police officers within said county in the use of firearms,
criminal investigation and detection, the prosecution of
criminal cases in court, and such other instruction as may
be necessary for the thorough training of men in the pre-
vention, detection and prosecution of crime; also for giving
technical assistance to said deputy sheriffs, constables and
police officers in criminal investigations, and for assisting
the sheriff" in criminal matters.
Section 2. Employees of the county of Barnstable bu-
reau of investigation required to wear uniforms shall wear,
while on duty, uniforms prescribed by the sheriff', which
shall be furnished at the expense of said county; provided,
that expenditures for the same are authorized by the county
commissioners.
Section 3. Chapter 61 of the acts of 1935 is hereby
repealed. Approved March 4, 1953.
An Act authorizing the county of Middlesex to pay Chap. 125
A SUM of money to RALPH A. NELLSON.
7)6 it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the county of Middlesex is hereby authorized to
pay to Ralph A. Nellson, assistant register of deeds for
Middlesex county, the sum of four hundred and twenty-four
dollars and twenty-six cents for work performed as assistant
register of deeds, payment for which was withheld because
of a technicahty in his appointment.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by the commissioners of the county of Middlesex, but
not otherwise. Approved March 4, 1953.
102 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 126, 127.
Chap. 12Q An Act authorizing the county commissioners of essex
COUNTY TO EXPEND MONEY FOR ADVERTISING THE RECRE-
ATIONAL, industrial and AGRICULTURAL ADVANTAGES OF
THE COUNTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The county commissioners of Essex county,
for the purpose of advertising the recreational, industrial and
agricultural advantages of said county, may expend such
sums, not exceeding, in the aggregate, ten thousand dollars
in any one year, as may be appropriated therefor; provided,
that such expenditures from money so appropriated shall
not at any time be more than the sum which shall have been
contributed by public subscription or by donation deposited
with the count}^ treasurer for the purpose aforesaid. Said
commissioners shall expend such sums only for advertising
in newspapers, magazines and the like, or for booklets, maps,
posters or other forms of advertising. In carrjdng out the
provisions of this act, the county commissioners may desig-
nate an agent or agents to act for them who shall serve with-
out compensation; provided, that all bills incurred shall be
accompanied by proper vouchers and shall be paid by the
county treasurer only on warrants approved by the county
commissioners or a majority of them. Such advertising may
be carried on in co-operation with the county commissioners
of one or more other counties thereunto authorized, and the
county commissioners of such co-operating counties may
designate a common agent or agents therefor; provided,
that for advertising so carried on, money shall be expended
by the co-operating counties in proportion to the sums sev-
erally appropriated for such purpose for such counties.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance during the current year by the county commissioners
of Essex county, but not otherwise.
Approved March 4, 1953.
Chap. 121 An Act relative to the retirement allowance of
NILS SWENSON, A FORMER CUSTODIAN OF THE LIBRARY
OF THE TOWN OF NATICK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding an}^ provision of law to
the contrary, the town of Natick is hereby authorized to
pay to Nils Swenson, a former custodian of the library of
said town, known as Morse Institute, a retirement allow-
ance of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, to be paid from
and after February first, nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority of the town meeting members of said
town present and voting thereon at a regular or special
town meeting, but not otherwise.
Approved March 4, 1953.
Acts, 1953. —Chaps, 128, 129. 103
An Act relative to the number and terms of office (JJiQrf ^28
OF MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE CITY
OF WOBURN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 172 of the acts of 1897 is hereby
amended by striking out section 28, as amended by section 1
of chapter 589 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 28. The manage-
ment and control of the public schools of said city of Woburn
shall be vested in a school committee, consisting of seven
members, of whom one shall be elected from each ward by
and from the qualified voters of that ward, to serve for a
term of four years beginning with the first Monday of
January next following their election. The school com-
mittee shall serve without pay, and shall exercise the powers
and discharge the duties imposed by law upon school com-
mittees.
Section 2. At the biennial municipal election in the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-five, and in every fourth
year thereafter, there shall be elected seven members of the
school committee to serve for four years from the first
Monday of January next following their election and until
their successors are qualified.
Section 3. All members of the school committee elected
at the biennial municipal election in the year nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-three shall cease to hold office upon the
qualification of the members elected at the biennial munici-
pal election in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-five.
Section 4. This act shall be submitted to the registered
voters of the city of Woburn at the biennial municipal
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 passed by the
general court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three,
entitled 'An Act relative to the number and terms of oflSice
of members of the school committee of the city of Woburn',
be accepted?" If a majority of the votes cast on said ques-
tion is in the affirmative, this act shall take full effect, but
not otherwise. Approved March 4, 1953.
An Act increasing the amount which the county com- CJiav. 12^
MISSIONERS OF WORCESTER COUNTY MAY BORROW FOR
ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS AND FACILITIES FOR THE
COURTS AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF WORCESTER COUNTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 98 of the acts of 1932 is hereby
amended by striking out section 2, as amended by chapter
730 of the acts of 1949, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 2. For the purposes aforesaid,
the treasurer of said county, with the approval of the county
104 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 130.
commissioners, may borrow from time to time on the credit
of the county such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding,
in the aggregate, two milHon five hundred thousand dollars,
and may issue bonds or notes of the county therefor, which
shall bear on their face the words, Worcester County Court
House Loan, Acts of 1932, 1949 and 1952. Each authorized
issue shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall
be payable in not more than twenty years from their dates.
Such bonds or notes shall be signed by the treasurer of the
county and countersigned by a majority of the county com-
missioners. 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 under this act shall,
except as herein provided, be subject to chapter thirty-five
of the General Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 5, 1953.
Chap.lSO An Act relative to the appropriation of funds by the
TOWN OF HINGHAM TO CONSTRUCT A WATER MAIN AND
INSTALL NECESSARY CONNECTING EQUIPMENT ALONG ABING-
TON STREET IN SAID TOWN AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE AP-
PORTIONMENT OF THE COST THEREOF.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 288 of the acts of 1952 is hereby
amended by striking out section 2 and inserting in place
thereof the nine following sections: • — ■ Section 2. The town
of Hingham at any town meeting may appropriate funds
and may authorize the selectmen by formal vote to provide
for the construction in said Abington street of the said water
main and necessary connecting equipment.
The board of selectmen shall adopt an order stating that
the total cost of said water main and necessary connecting
equipment shall be assessed among the estates benefited
according to the proportion of such total each estate so
benefited shall have agreed to pay in writing.
The board of selectmen shall, in its order of assessment,
designate as the owner of each parcel the person who was
liable to assessment therefor on the preceding January first,
under the provisions of chapter fifty-nine of the General
Laws. The said order which states that the total cost of
such water main and necessary connecting equipment is to
be assessed shall contain a description sufficiently accurate
for identification of the area for the benefit of which the
construction is to be made, and shall refer to a plan of such
area and shall contain an estimate of the cost to be appor-
tioned and assessed on each parcel of land within such area;
and such order, plan and estimate shall be recorded within
thirty days from the adoption of the order.
No costs shall be apportioned for such water main and
necessary connecting equipment unless the order, plan and
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 130. 105
estimate are recorded as herein provided, nor upon any
parcel of land not within such area nor for a greater amount
than the actual costs.
Within a reasonable time after making the assessment the
board of selectmen shall certify to the assessors the list of
assessments upon land in the town, who shall forthwith
commit such assessments, with their warrant, to the collector
of taxes thereof, and he shall forthwith send notice in ac-
cordance, except as to the date of the notice, with section
three of chapter sixty of the General Laws to the person
designated in the order of assessment as the owner of each
parcel assessed, and any demand for the payment of such
assessment shall be made upon such person.
Except as otherwise herein provided, the collector shall
have the same powers and be subject to the same duties with
respect to such assessments as in the case of the annual
taxes upon real estate ; and the law relative to the collection
of the annual taxes, to the sale of land for the non-payment
thereof, and to redemptions therefrom, shall apply to assess-
ments made under this act so far as the same are applicable,
but the owner of the land herein authorized to be assessed
shall not be personally liable for the assessment thereon.
After the collector of taxes receives a list and warrant
from the assessors, he shall collect the assessment herein
set forth, and at such times as the assessors shall direct pay
over to the treasurer of the town the amounts collected by
him.
Section S. Assessments made under this act shall consti-
tute a lien upon the land assessed. The lien shall take effect
upon the recording of the order stating that total costs are
to be assessed for the improvement. Except as otherwise
provided, such lien shall terminate at the expiration of two
years from October first in the year in which the assessment
is first placed on the annual tax bill under section thirteen
of chapter eighty of the General Laws, or, if an assessment
has been apportioned, from October first in the year in
which the last portion is so placed upon the annual tax bill,
whichever is later, if in the meantime in either case the estate
has been alienated and the instrument alienating the same
has been recorded. If there is no recorded alienation within
such period, the lien shall continue until there is a recorded
ahenation. If the validity of an assessment made under
this act is called in question in any legal proceeding to which
the board which made the assessment or the body politic
for the benefit of which it was made is a party, instituted
prior to the expiration of the lien therefor, the lien shall
continue until one year after the validity of the assessment is
finally determined, even though an alienation be recorded
in the meantime. If at any time while a lien estabhshed by
this section is in force, a sale or taking cannot, in the opinion
of the collector, be legally made because of any federal or
state law or because of any injunction or other action of, or
proceeding in, any federal or state court or because of the
106 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 130.
action of any administrative body, the lien shall, if the
statement provided for in section thirty-seven A of chapter
sixty of the General Laws is filed, continue as provided in
said section thirty-seven A, subject, however, to any lawful
action under any paramount authority conferred by the
constitution or laws of the United States or the constitution
of the commonwealth. If the time for payment of an assess-
ment is extended under section thirteen A of chapter eighty
of the General Laws, the hen shall, if the statement provided
for in said section thirty-seven A of said chapter sixty is
filed, continue as provided in said section thirty-seven A.
Section 4- Assessments made under this act shall bear
interest at the rate of four per cent per annum from the
thirtieth day after the assessments have been committed to
the collector. The assessors shall add each year to the
annual tax assessed with respect to each parcel of land all
assessments, constituting liens thereon, which have been
committed to the collector prior to January second of such
year and which have not been apportioned as hereinafter
provided, remaining unpaid, as certified to them by the
collector, when the valuation list is completed, with interest
to the date when interest on taxes becomes due and payable.
At any time before demand for payment by the collector
and before the completion by the assessors of the valuation
list for the year in which such assessments will first appear on
the annual tax bill, the board of assessors may, and at the
request of the owner of the land assessed shall, apportion
all assessments made under this act into such number of
equal portions, not exceeding ten, as is determined by said
board or as is requested by the owner, as the case may be,
but no one of such portions shall be less than five dollars;
provided, that, if an original assessment exceeds one hundred
dollars and has been placed upon the annual tax bill, the
board of assessors may in its discretion, upon the request of
the owner made prior to a sale or taking of the land for the
non-payment of such assessment and upon payment of any
necessary intervening charges and fees and such portions of
such assessment as would have become due and payable if
the request for apportionment had been seasonably made,
apportion the said assessment as aforesaid, and if any other
tax or assessment constituting a lien upon the parcel to
which the assessment so apportioned relates remains unpaid
after such apportionment, the collector may institute pro-
ceedings anew for the sale or taking of such parcel at any
time prior to the expiration of the lien, or of a period of
twenty days after such apportionment, whichever is the later.
The assessors shall add one of said portions, with interest on
the amount remaining unpaid from thirty days after the
commitment of the original assessment to the collector to
the date when interest on taxes becomes due and payable, to
the first annual tax upon the land and shall add to the
annual tax for each year thereafter one of said portions and
one year's interest on the amount of the assessment remaining
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 130. 107
unpaid until all such portions shall have been so added; all
assessments and apportioned parts thereof, and interest
thereon as herein provided, which have been added to the
annual tax on any parcel of land shall be included in the
annual tax bill thereon. After an assessment or a portion
thereof has been placed on the annual tax bill, the total
amount of said bill shall be subject to interest under and in
accordance with the provisions of section fifty-seven of
chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws.
Notwithstanding a prior apportionment, the assessors,
upon written application of the owner of the land assessed,
shall order that the amount remaining unpaid of anj'- assess-
ment be payable in full forthwith and shall commit said
amount, together with interest thereon from thirty days
after the commitment of the original assessment, with their
warrant therefor, to the collector for collection.
Section 5. The board making the order for the assess-
ment of any betterment upon land which is not built upon
may extend the time of payment of the assessment until
it is built upon or for a fixed time; but interest at the rate
of four per cent per annum shall be paid annually upon the
assessment from the time it was made, and the assessment
shall be paid within three months after such land is built
upon or at the expiration of such fixed time.
Section 6. If land which is subject to a lien for an assess-
ment made under this act is subsequently divided by sale,
mortgage, partition or otherwise, and such division has
been duly recorded in the registry of deeds, the board, before
the land has been advertised for sale for non-payment of the
assessment, may, or upon the written request of the owner
or mortgagee of a portion thereof, accompanied by a plan
sufficient for the identification of the division of the whole
estate, with the names of the different owners thereof, shall
divide said assessment or the amount thereof remaining un-
paid, and the costs and interests accrued thereon, among the
several parcels into which said land has been divided, assess-
ing upon each parcel the part of the original assessment
remaining unpaid proportionate to the special benefit re-
ceived by such parcel from the improvement. After such
assessment has been so divided, only the part of the assess-
ment, interest and costs assessed upon each parcel shall
constitute a lien upon such parcel. At least seven days
prior to making such division, the board shall send by
registered mail to all owners of any interest in the land
assessed, whose addresses are known to them, a notice of
their intention to make such division and of the time ap-
pointed therefor, unless such notice has been waived. A
person aggrieved by any action of the board under this
section shall have the same remedy as a person aggrieved
by the refusal of the board to abate an assessment.
Section 7. If an assessment is invalid and has not been
paid in full or has been paid under such circumstances that
it can be recovered back, it may be reassessed by the board
108 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 131.
in the amount for which the original assessment ought to
have been made, at any time before the expiration of two
years from the date of the assessment, if the land has in the
meantime been alienated; otherwise at any time before the
alienation thereof. Such assessment shall be a lien upon
any sum paid on account of the original assessment, and to
the extent that it is not thereby satisfied shall be a lien upon
the land. It shall be collected in the same manner as an
original assessment, and shall in all other respects be subject
to this act.
Section 8. Whenever a formal vote or order for the
construction of said water main and the installation of the
necessary connecting equipment states that the costs are to
be apportioned and assessed under this act, no other better-
ments or apportionments shall be assessed except under this
act, and all proceedings relating to such apportionment
shall be as herein provided, notwithstanding any other
provision of law.
Section 9. At any time prior to authorization by the
town of Hingham and final action by its selectmen under
section two, the joint board of water commissioners of
Abington and Rockland may construct such main and
equipment; provided, that arrangements have been made
satisfactory to the board for payment therefor in full by
residents or landowners on Abington street or others at
interest.
Section 10. The said joint board of water commissioners
shall maintain and repair such main and facilities.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March o, 1953.
ChaV. 1^1 -^^ ^^'^ AUTHORIZING THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRISTOL COUNTY
TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE LIVING QUARTERS FOR
THE SENIOR PHYSICIAN AT SAID HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of providing necessary ^
living quarters for the senior physician at the Bristol county
tuberculosis hospital, in the city of Attleboro, the trustees
of said hospital may construct, equip and furnish a house
adjacent to said hospital, to be the official residence of the
senior physician at said hospital and may expend therefor a
sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars.
Section 2. For the purposes aforesaid, the treasurer of
said county, with the approval of said trustees, may borrow
upon the credit of the county such sums as may be necessary,
not exceeding, in the aggregate, thirty-five thousand dollars,
and may issue notes of the county therefor, which shall bear
on their face the words, Bristol County Tuberculosis Hos-
pital Loan, Act of 1953, and such notes shall be payable in
not more than five years from their dates. Such notes shall
be signed by the treasurer of the county and countersigned
by a majority of said trustees. Said securities may be sold
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 132. 109
at public or private sale upon such terms and conditions as
said trustees may deem proper, but not for less than their
par value. All money so borrowed shall be deposited in the
county treasury and the county treasurer shall pay out the
same as ordered by said trustees. The county treasurer shall
keep a separate account of all money so borrowed and ex-
pended. Indebtedness under this act shall, except as here-
inafter provided, be subject to chapter thirty-five of the
General Laws. All sums necessary to meet interest pay-
ments on notes issued under this act and payments on ac-
count of principal as the same mature shall be assessed upon
the towns and cities constituting the hospital district, with
other assessments made under section eighty-five of chapter
one hundred and eleven of the General Laws.
Section 3. The treasurer of said county, with the ap-
proval of said trustees, may issue temporary notes of the
county, payable in not more than one year from their dates,
in anticipation of the issue of notes under section two of this
act, and may renew the same; but the time within which
such notes shall become due and payable shall not, by reason
of such temporary notes, be extended beyond the time fixed
by said section two. Any notes issued under this section
in anticipation of the notes issued under section two shall
be paid from the proceeds thereof.
Section 4. Section thirty-eight of chapter thirty-five of
the General Laws, so far as applicable, shall apply to pro-
posals for the purchase and sale of notes authorized to be
issued under this act.
Section 5. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance during the current year by the trustees of the
Bristol county tuberculosis hospital, but not otherwise.
Approved March 5, 1953.
An Act requiring natural gas pipe line companies to Chap. 132
PLACE MARKERS ON CERTAIN LAND TO DESIGNATE THE LO-
CATION OF PIPES OR OTHER UNDERGROUND EQUIPMENT OR
STRUCTURES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 75F, inserted by chapter new^'§V^5\
192 of the acts of 1952, the following section: — Section 75G. &<iAed.
Any natural gas pipe line company which lays pipes or other Markers
underground equipment or structures on any land on which iCcltrol''ff
it does not have a fee, shall, within sixty days after laying underground
such pipe, equipment or structure, mark on the land, in such nSur'afgas*'
manner as not to interfere with the use of such land, the companies,
actual location of such pipe, equipment or structure and required,
furnish the owner of the land, within thirty days after the
owner makes a written request therefor, with an accurate
plan, suitable for recording or registration, showing the exact
location of the pipe line easement with reference to the
bounds and boundaries of the land. This obligation shall be Remedy.
110 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 133.
specifically enforceable in equity by the supreme judicial or
superior court upon application of the owner of the land,
and in such proceeding the owner may recover the damages
occasioned by or resulting from the failure or delay of the
company in complying with the provisions of this section.
Section 2. Any natural gas pipe hne company, which
has laid pipes or other underground equipment or structures
prior to the effective date of this act, shall mark the land as
provided by section one of this act within sixty days after
said effective date, and shall furnish the owner, upon his
written request at any time after said effective date, with a
plan as provided in said section one. The provisions of this
section requiring the marking of land and the furnishing of
a plan to the owner shall be specifically enforceable as pro-
vided by section seventy-five G of chapter one hundred and
sixty-four of the General Laws, inserted by section one of
this act. Approved March 5, 1958.
Chav. 13S ^N Act providing for party nominations for elective
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS IN THE CITY OF WALTHAM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. So much of section sixteen of chapter forty-
three of the General Laws as provides that no primary or
caucus for municipal officers shall be held in cities governed
under a standard form of city charter provided for in said
chapter forty-three shall not apply in the city of Waltham.
Section 2. Nominations of candidates for municipal
elective office in said city shall be made by nomination
papers as provided in section six of chapter fifty-three of
the General Laws and by political parties in primaries held
in accordance with sections twenty-three to forty A and
fifty-seven to sixty-four, all inclusive, of said chapter fifty-
three.
Section 3. The provisions of section fifty-three A of
said chapter fifty-three relative to filing objections to nomi-
nations at state primaries and to the withdrawal of names
from nomination shall apply in the case of nominations at
city primaries in said city, except that such objections or
withdrawals shall be filed with the city clerk.
Section 4. The provisions of law relative to the signing
of nomination papers of candidates for state office, and to
the identification and certification of names thereon and
submission to the registrars therefor, shall applj^, so far as
apt, to the signing of petitions under this act and to the
identification and certification of such names.
Section 5. This act shall be submitted to the registered
voters of the city of Waltham at the municipal election to
be held in the current year in the form of the following
question, which shall be placed on the official ballot to be
used at said election: — "Shall an act passed by the general
court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled
'An Act providing for party nominations for elective mu-
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 134, 135, 136. Ill
nicipal officers in the city of Waltham', be accepted?" If a
majority of the votes in answer to said question is in the
affirmative, this act shall thereupon take full effect, but not
otherwise. Approved March 5, 1953.
An Act relative to the cost of construction of sewer- QJidj) J34
AGE WORKS FOR THE SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 3 of chapter 431 of the acts of 1945 is hereby
amended by striking out the first sentence, as appearing in
chapter 183 of the acts of 1950, and inserting in place thereof
the following sentence : — The cost of construction and
other work authorized under this act shall not exceed the
sum of nine hundred thousand dollars.
Approved March 6, 1953.
An Act further regulating the entry to be made in Qjid^) 135
THE register OF A RECREATIONAL CAMP, OVERNIGHT ^'
CAMP, CABIN, MOTEL OR TRAILER CAMP,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 29 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appear- q. l. (Ter.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by ^^■^^]^^^' ^ ^^■
inserting after the word "hotel", in line 3, the words: — , ™^
recreational camp, overnight camp, cabin, motel or trailer
camp, — so as to read as follows : — Section 29. No person Emry 9f true
shall write or cause to be written, or if in charge of a register names m ^
knowingly permit to be written, in any register in any lodg- certlin lodg-
ing house or hotel, recreational camp, overnight camp, rel^ji^ed."
cabin, motel or trailer camp, any other or different name or
designation than the true name or name in ordinary use of
the person registering or causing himself to be registered
therein. No person occupying such room shall fail to
register or fail to cause himself to be registered. Whoever Penalty,
violates any provision of this section shall be punished by
a fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars.
Approved March 5, 1953.
An Act regulating the sale of horse meat. Chap. 136
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 94 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l, (Ter.
striking out section 151 A, inserted by chapter 189 of the f isilfetc,
acts of 1948, and inserting in place thereof the following amended,
section: — Section 151 A. Whoever, himself or by his agent, Saie of horse
sells or exposes or offers for sale in a retail store horse meat ^H^ ^^^'^'
which does not have attached thereto in a conspicuous
place a sign or label bearing in printed letters in a straight
line of plain gothic type not less than one inch high the
words "horse meat", and whoever serves horse meat or
causes it to be served at any lunch counter or in any restau-
rant, hotel, boarding house, convalescent home, hospital or
112
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 137, 138.
like place, to a guest, 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 March 6, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 71, § 1,
amended.
public schools,
required.
Chap. 1S7 An Act requiring instruction in music in the public
SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by insert-
ing after the word "drawing" in line 8 the word: — , music,
— so as to read as follows : — Section 1 . Every town shall
maintain, for at least one hundred and sixty days in each
school year unless specifically exempted as to any one year
by the department of education, in this chapter called the
department, a sufficient number of schools for the instruc-
tion of all children who may legally attend a public school
therein. Such schools shall be taught by teachers of com-
petent ability and good morals, and shall give instruction
and training in orthography, reading, writing, the English
language and grammar, geography, arithmetic, drawing,
music, the history and constitution of the United States,
the duties of citizenship, physiology and hygiene, good be-
havior, indoor and outdoor games and athletic exercise. In
connection with physiology and hygiene, instruction as to
the effects of alcoholic drinks and of stimulants and narcotics
on the human system, and as to tuberculosis and its preven-
tion, shall be given to all pupils in all schools under public
control, except schools maintained solely for instruction in
particular branches. Such other subjects as the school com-
mittee considers expedient may be taught in the public
schools. Approved March 5, 1953.
Chav.lSS An Act to provide for an additional court officer in
THE DISTRICT COURT OF SOMERVILLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 62 of chapter 218 of the General
Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 668 of the acts
of 1949, is hereby further amended by inserting after the
word "Springfield", in line 18, the words: — , the district
court of Somerville, — so as to read as follows : — Section 62.
In the municipal court of the city of Boston the court officers
appointed shall not exceed ten for criminal business, one of
whom shall be designated by the chief justice as chief court
officer of said court for criminal business and one as an
assistant chief court officer, nor five for civil business, one
of whom shall be designated by said chief justice as chief
court officer of said court for civil business ; in the municipal
court of the Roxbury district five court officers may be ap-
pointed ; in the third district court of Eastern Middlesex, in
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 218,
§ 62, etc.,
amended.
District
court officers.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 139, 140. 113
the municipal court of the Dorchester district and in the
municipal court of the West Roxbury district three court
officers may be appointed; in the municipal court of the
South Boston district, of the Charlestown district, the East
Boston district court, the district court of Chelsea, the cen-
tral district court of Worcester, the first district court of
Eastern Middlesex, the second district court of Eastern
Middlesex, the district court of Springfield, the district court
of Somerville and the district court of East Norfolk two court
officers for each court may be appointed; and in each of
the other district courts in the commonwealth one court
officer may be appointed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 6, 1953.
C/iap. 139
An Act to extend the coverage provided by the work-
men's COMPENSATION LAW TO INCLUDE SPECIAL AND RE-
SERVE POLICE OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY CONTRACTORS UNDER
CONTRACTS TVITH CITIES AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The second paragraph of subdivision (4) of section 1 of g. l. (Ter.
chapter 152 of the General Laws, inserted by section 1 of etci^'ammded.
chapter 109 of the acts of 1951, is hereby amended by in-
serting after the word "commission", in line 8, the words: —
or any city or town, — and by inserting after the word
"commission", in line 10, the words: — or city or town, —
so as to read as follows : —
Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred of ^n^p^gatLn
chapter forty-one, any reserve or special police officer who law to apply
is employed by a contractor for the purpose of directing or poUcrofficera.
maintaining traffic or other similar purposes upon any way
which is being constructed or reconstructed or upon which
other types of construction projects are in progress under
contract with the state department of public works or the
metropolitan district commission or any city or town, and
who is paid directly for such services by a contractor en-
gaged in the performance of such a contract with said de-
partment or commission or city or town, shall be conclu-
sively presumed to be an employee of such contractor while
so employed and paid; and, notwithstanding any contrary
provision of law, the compensation provided by this chapter
shall be paid to any such police officer who receives an injury
arising out of and in the course of such employment, or, in
case of death resulting from such injury, to the persons
entitled thereto. Approved March 5, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town of dighton to retire and Chav.1^0
' PAY A pension to DWIGHT LANE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of promoting the public
good and in consideration of his long and meritorious serv-
114
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 141.
ice as town treasurer, the town of Dighton is hereby au-
thorized to retire and pay a pension to Dwight Lane, town
treasurer of said town. The amount of the pension shall be
ten hundred dollars per annum and shall be paid in equal
monthly instalments during his lifetime.
Section 2. Any action taken at a town meeting in
Dighton in the current year pursuant to authority contained
in this act shall be as valid and effective as though this act
was in full effect at the time of the posting of the warrant
for said meeting.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority vote of the selectmen of the town of
Dighton. Approved March 5, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 168,
§ 31, etc.,
amended.
Amount of
deposits in
savings banks,
limited.
Chaj). 14:1 An Act increasing the maximum amount of deposits
WHICH MAY BE RECEIVED BY A SAVINGS BANK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 168 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 31, as most recently amended
by section 1 of chapter 45 of the acts of 1947, and inserting
in place thereof the following section : — Section 31 . Such
corporation may receive on deposit from any person not
more than seventy-five hundred dollars; and may allow in-
terest upon such deposits, and upon the interest accumulated
thereon, until the principal, with the accrued interest,
amounts to fifteen thousand dollars ; and thereafter upon no
greater amount than fifteen thousand dollars; but this sec-
tion shall not apply to deposits by a religious or charitable
corporation or labor union, or credit union, or fraternal bene-
fit society, or in the name of a judge of probate, or by order
of any court, or on account of a sinking fund of a town in
the commonwealth or of any trust fund held by a town for
public uses, or of the funds of any state, county or municipal
retirement or pension system or association, or of the funds
of the Savings Banks Employees Retirement Association.
Section 2. Said chapter 168 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 31 A, as most recently amended by
section 2 of said chapter 45, and inserting in place thereof
the following section : — Section 31 A. Such corporation may
receive deposits on joint accounts provided for in section
fourteen of chapter one hundred and sixty-seven to the
amount of fifteen thousand dollars, and maj^ allow interest
upon such deposits and upon the interest accumulated
thereon until the principal with the accrued interest amounts
to thirty thousand dollars, and thereafter upon no greater
amount than thirty thousand dollars. Persons having such
joint accounts may also make deposits in their individual
names, but the total amount of such deposits, both joint and
individual, shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars, and
such corporation may allow interest upon such deposits and
upon the interest accumulated thereon until the principal
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 168,
§ 31A, etc.,
amended.
Same subject.
Joint
accounts.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 142, 143, 144. 115
with the accrued interest on all said accounts amounts to
thirty thousand dollars, and thereafter upon no greater
amount than thirty thousand dollars.
Approved March 5, 1953.
An Act authorizing medical service corporations to Chap. 142
CONTRACT with OTHER MEDICAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS
TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN MEDICAL
SERVICE.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloios:
Section 3 of chapter 176B of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by adding at the end the following paragraph : — f t^kmended.
Any medical service corporation may join with any other Certain con-
medical service corporation organized either under the laws medica^service
of the commonwealth or of any other state for the purpose ^uthorizeT^'
of establishing or maintaining an agency or corporation de-
signed to facilitate the provision of medical service for resi-
dents of the commonwealth employed by firms having em-
ployees located in more than one state.
Approved March 6, 1953.
An Act to provide for the joint or co-operative writ- Chav.l4?>
ING AND ISSUING OF SUBSCRIPTION CERTIFICATES BY
HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS AND MEDICAL SERVICE
CORPORATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The last paragraph of section 3 of chapter 176B of the g. l. (Ter.
General Laws, inserted by chapter 359 of the acts of 1948, f 3;^;ti?^'
is hereby amended by inserting after the word "affairs", in amended.
line 4, the words : — and for the joint or co-operative writing
and issuing of subscription certificates, — so as to read as
follows : —
Any medical service corporation may contract with a subscription
corporation formed under chapter one hundred and seventy-
six A for the joint or co-operative administration of their
affairs and for the joint or co-operative writing and issuing
of subscription certificates. Approved March 5, 1953.
An Act reviving Springfield union publishing company. Chap. 144
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloios:
Springfield Union Publishing Company, a corporation
dissolved on July twentieth, nineteen hundred and forty by
decree of the supreme judicial court, is hereby revived with
the same powers, duties and obligations as if said decree had
not been entered ; and all acts and proceedings of the officers,
directors and stockholders of said corporation acting as such
which would have been legal and valid but for said decree of
dissolution are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Approved March 5, 1953.
116 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 145, 146, 147.
Chap. 14:5 An Act reviving union newspaper company.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Union Newspaper Company, a corporation dissolved on
March twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and forty-one by
decree of the supreme judicial court, is hereby revived with
the same powers, duties and obhgations as if said decree had
not been entered; and all acts and proceedings of the officers,
directors and stockholders of said corporation acting as such
which would have been legal and valid but for said decree of
dissolution are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Approved March 5, 1953.
Chap.l4:6 An Act relative to the rank and qualifications of the
AIDES-DE-CAMP OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Edt'aJ^'^' Chapter 33 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
§15,' etc., striking out section 15, as amended by chapter 362 of the
amended. ^^^^ ^^ jg^y^ ^^^^ inserting in place thereof the following
Aides-de- sectiou : — Section 15. The aides-de-camp of the com-
camp. mander-in-chief shall consist of such appointed or detailed
aides as the governor shall deem necessary. Officers de-
tailed under this section shall not be relieved from their
ordinary duties except when actually on duty with the
governor.
Qualifications. The aides-de-camp shall be commissioned and hold office
until their successors are qualified. They may be removed
at any time by the commander-in-chief.
No person shall be ehgible to appointment as such aide-
de-camp unless the individual so appointed shall have served
at least two years in the armed services of the United States
in time of war or national emergency, or the organized militia
of the commonwealth. Approved March 5, 1953.
Chap. 14:7 An Act authorizing the city of brockton to borrow
MONEY for water PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Section 1. The city of Brockton, for the purpose of pay-
ing necessary expenses and liabihties incurred for the pur-
pose of improving its water supply system, and in order to
increase its water supply, and more particularly without
limiting the generality of the foregoing for the installation
of (1) new 42-inch intake at Silver lake; (2) new screen
chamber and low-lift pumping station at Silver lake; (3) new
high-lift pumping facilities at Silver lake; (4) new booster
pumping station at Brown's crossing; (5) certain new re-
inforcing mains 16 inches or larger; and for the further pur-
pose of cleaning and cement lining of mains sixteen inches
and larger in the distribution system, may borrow from time
to time, within five years from the passage of this act, such
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 148. 117
sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate,
one million five hundred thousand dollars, and may issue
bonds or notes of the city therefor which shall bear on their
face the words, Brockton Water Loan, Act of 1953. 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 this act shall be within
the statutory limit for purposes mentioned in clauses (3),
(4), (5), (6) and (7) of section eight of chapter forty-four of
the General Laws, as set forth in the last paragraph of sec-
tion eight of said chapter forty-four, and, except as other-
wise provided herein, shall be subject to the provisions of
chapter forty-four of the General Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved I\Iarch 6, 1953.
An Act ratifying and confirming the sale of certain QhQ^^ ^40
LAND BY THE MALDEN HOUSING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY ^'
OF MALDEN AND AUTHORIZING SAID CITY TO USE A PORTION
THEREOF FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloivs:
Section L The conveyance by the Maiden Housing Au-
thority to the city of Maiden of the parcel of land described
in a deed dated May third, nineteen hundred and forty-nine
and recorded with Middlesex South District Registry of
Deeds in book 7997, page 125, is hereby authorized, ap-
proved, ratified and confirmed; said land being more par-
ticularly designated as Parcel A and is bounded and de-
scribed as follows : — Beginning at the southeast corner of
land known as Huntings Field, thence running westerly one
hundred thirty-five and fifteen one hundredths feet; thence
turning and running southwesterly, one hundred two and
two one hundredths feet by said Huntings Field; thence
turning about and running easterly two hundred twenty-
eight and forty-nine one hundredths feet by land of said
Authority; thence turning and running northerly, sixty-four
and forty-three one hundredths feet to the point of beginning ;
and being parcel numbered sixteen with the buildings thereon,
on a plan of land in Maiden, R. T. Ricker, Registered En-
gineer, dated January seventeen, nineteen hundred and forty-
nine, on file in the office of said Authority. Containing, ac-
cording to said plan, nine thousand four hundred ninety
square feet.
Section 2. The city of Maiden is hereby authorized to
use for school purposes that portion of the land described
in section one as is hereinafter described and designated as
Parcel B : — Beginning at a point on the westerly side of
Wescott street extended and land of the Maiden Housing
Authority and running westerly by land of said Plousing
Authority one hundred eighteen and fifteen one hundredths
feet; thence turning and running northerly by other land of
the city of Maiden forty-seven and twenty-two one hun-
118 Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 149, 150.
dredths feet; thence turning and running easterly by land
of the city of Maiden park department one hundred eighteen
and fifty-four one hundredths feet to Wescott street extended ;
thence turning and running southerly by Wescott street ex-
tended sixty-four and forty-three one hundredths feet to
the point of beginning. Containing six thousand five hun-
dred eighty-seven square feet.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 6, 195S.
Chap.\4Q An Act authorizing certain towns to provide certain
INSURANCE AGAINST EXTRAORDINARY WORKMEN'S COMPEN-
SATION LOSSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
Ed.t.'lJl's, Clause (1) of section 5 of chapter 40 of the General Laws,
etc., 'amended, as amended, is hereby further amended by inserting at the
end the following : — , or to pay a proper charge for effect-
workmen's^'^^ iug insurance to cover the town's habihty to pay workmen's
compensation compensatiou, or, if the town has elected to establish and
maintain an insurance fund to pay workmen's compensation
under section thirteen A of this chapter, to pay a proper
charge for aggregate excess or single accident reinsurance to
protect the town from extraordinary workmen's compensa-
tion losses. Approved March 6, 1953.
Chap. 150 An Act extending the boundaries of the bourne water
district in the town of bourne.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 441 of the acts of 1938,
as amended by chapter 35 of the acts of 1939, is hereby fur-
ther amended by inserting after the word "Island" in hne
13, as appearing in said chapter 441 the following: — , and
the territory comprised within the following boundary hnes,
to wit : — Beginning at the Cape Cod canal at a point
fifteen hundred feet easterly of the center hne of the Bourne
Highway bridge over the Cape Cod canal and running
southerly by a line fifteen hundred feet east of the center fine
of the state highway, known as Route 28, to a point of inter-
section with the line of the Mihtary Reservation ; and thence
continuing southerly by the westerly line of the Military
Reservation, as shown on the Reservation Map — Camp
Edwards, Scale 1:10,000 dated May 15, 1941, Plan # 6863-
578, — to its point of intersection with the Falmouth Town
Line; thence westerly by the Falmouth Town Line to Buz-
zards Bay; thence northerly by the shore Hne of Buzzards
Bay, including all adjacent islands, as appearing on the plan
hereinafter referred to, to the Cape Cod canal; thence
easterly along the south bank of the Cape Cod canal to the
point of beginning, said territory being shown on the map of
the Bourne Water District dated January, nineteen hundred
Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 151, 152. 119
and forty, by Whitman & Howard, as revised by Newell
Snow in September, nineteen hundred and fifty-two.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the voters of the territory included within the Bourne
Water District at a special meeting called for the purpose.
Approved March 6, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town op Kingston to furnish Chap. 151
AND SELL WATER TO CERTAIN INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN
OF DUXBURY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Kingston may furnish and sell
water to the inhabitants of the town of Duxbury residing
within two thousand feet of the Kingston town line and not
served by the Duxbury Fire and Water District, at a rate
or rates as may be mutually agreed upon by the selectmen
of the town of Duxbury and the board of water commis-
sioners of the town of lungston, or, in case of failure to
agree, as may be fixed by the state department of pubhc
utilities. The town of Ivingston may, at its own expense,
make such extensions of its water mains and such installa-
tions of other facihties and equipment within the limits of
the town of Duxbury as may be necessary for the purposes
of this act; provided, that such extensions and installations
as are made by the town of Kingston within the limits of
the town of Duxbury shall be subject in all respects to the
approval of the selectmen of the town of Duxbury.
After the expiration of ten years from the effective date
of this act if the town of Duxbury or the Duxbury Fire and
Water District be prepared to furnish water service to the
inhabitants of said area it may take over the service of said
area upon reimbursing the town of Kingston for the reason-
able expenses incurred by said town in extending its water
mains and instalhng other facihties and equipment as au-
thorized by this act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 6, 1953.
An Act relative to an annuity for sarah c. o'brien. Chap. 152
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 587 of the acts of 1952 is hereby
repealed.
Section 2. No annuity shall be paid by the city of Mai-
den to Sarah C. O'Brien, widow of the late Michael Joseph
O'Brien.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 6, 1953.
120
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 153, 154, 155, 156.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 31, § 1,
etc., amended
Appointing
authority" o
"appointing
officer",
defined.
Chap. 153 An Act further defining the meaning of the terms
"appointing authority" or "appointing officer", as
used in the civil service laws.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 31 of the General Laws, as most
recently amended by section 1 of chapter 703 of the acts
of 1945, is hereby further amended by striking out the para-
graph defining "Appointing authority" or "appointing offi-
cer", and inserting in place thereof the following: —
"Appointing authority" or "appointing officer", any per-
son, board or commission having the power of appointment
or employment or, if any such board or commission having
one or more unpaid members delegates one or more of its
members to exercise one or more of the duties imposed, or
of the powers confei'red, by this chapter, such member or
members to the extent of such delegation.
Approved March 6, 1953.
Chap. 154: An Act to establish more restrictive standards on
TESTING OF ELECTRIC METERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 120 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appear-
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, .is hereby amended by
striking out the fifth sentence and inserting in place thereof
the following sentence : — A meter shall be deemed correct
for the purposes of this section if it appears from such exam-
ination or test that it does not vary more than two per cent
from the standard approved by the department.
Approved March 7, 1953.
G. L. (Ter
Ed.), 164,
§ 120,
amended.
Testing
standards of
electric meters,
established.
Chap. 155 An Act authorizing the town of marblehead to pay
AN annuity to EDITH S. CHAPMAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of promoting the public
good, the town of Marblehead is hereby authorized to pay
to Edith S. Chapman, widow of S. Irving Chapman, former
chief of the police department of said town, an annuity for
life in the sum of twelve hundred dollars, the same to be
paid in equal monthly instalments.
Section 2. This act shall take full efTect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of a majority of the voters of said town
present and voting thereon at an annual or special town
meeting, but not otherwise. Approved March 9, 1953.
C hap. 15Q An Act further defining short lobsters, regulating
the sale and possession thereof, and relative to
THE measurements OF LOBSTERS.
Emergency
preamble.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effective
forthwith, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 157. 121
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the pubhc
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 130 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 44, as most recently amended by section fH; etc.',
1 of chapter 408 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in place amended.
thereof the following section : — Section 44- Whoever sells, Penalty for
or offers for sale, or has in possession for a period longer than llsllon^ltc,
is necessary for measuring, or for any purpose other than °l^^^lll
legally disposing of same, a lobster measuring less than three
and three sixteenths inches in length, aUve or dead, cooked
or uncooked, measured from the rear of the eye socket along
a line parallel to the center hne of the body shell to the rear
end of the body shell, shall be punished by a fine of not less
than five nor more than ten dollars for every such lobster,
and such lobster shall be seized and forfeited, and shall be
disposed of by the director to the best interests of the com-
monwealth. If the measurement of any such lobster taken
from one or the other eye sockets is of the required length,
such lobster shall be deemed to be a legal lobster. In all
prosecutions under this section any mutilation of any
lobster which affects its measurement as aforesaid shall be
prima facie evidence that the lobster was or is less than the
required length. This section shall not apply to common
carriers having lobsters in possession for the purpose of
transportation. Approved March 9, 1953.
An Act relative to the appraisal for revaluation of Chap. 157
CERTAIN real ESTATE ON WHICH A SAVINGS BANK HOLDS
A MORTGAGE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Clause First of section 54 of chapter 168 of the General g. l. cTer.
Laws is hereby amended by striking out subdivision (h), as §54,' etc.,'
most recently amended by chapter 96 of the acts of 1950, ^^lended.
and inserting in place thereof the following: —
(h) Not later than three years from the date of a note Revaluation
made under the provisions of subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d), reafesflte
(e) and (/) hereof, not less than two members of the board niortgaged
of investment shall certify in writing, according to their best banks.'^l^
judgment, the value of the premises mortgaged, such value ^i"^''"«'^-
may be determined upon the opinion of an appraiser ap-
proved by said board ; and the premises shall be revalued in
the same manner at intervals of not more than three years
so long as they are mortgaged to such corporation. Such
report shall be filed and preserved with the records of the
corporation.
If at the time a revaluation is made, the balance of prin- Reduction.
cipal of a loan under subdivision (o) is in excess of forty per quired'!*''
cent, or the balance of principal of a loan under subdivi-
sion (6) is in excess of sixty per cent, of the value of the
premises mortgaged, a sufficient reduction in the amount of
122
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 158, 159.
the loan shall be required, as promptly as may be prac-
ticable, to bring the loan under subdivision (a) within forty
per cent, or, in the case of subdivision (6), within sixty per
cent, of the value of said premises.
Approved March 9, 1953.
Chap. 158 ^N Act relative to the investment by savings banks
IN THE COMMON STOCK OF CERTAIN BANKS.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 168,
§ 54, etc.,
amended.
Certain in-
vestments by
savings banks,
regulated.
Same
subject.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Clause Seventh of section 54 of chapter 168 of the General
Laws is hereby amended by striking out subdivisions (a) and
(b), as appearing in chapter 367 of the acts of 19.50, and in-
serting in place thereof the following : —
(a) No savings bank shall invest additional funds in
stocks of such companies or associations if the cost thereof
added to the amount already invested in such stocks shall
exceed two thirds of the total of the guaranty fund, profit
and loss account and unallocated reserves of such bank;
(b) No savings bank shall invest additional funds in the
stock of any one such company or association if the cost
thereof added to the amount already invested in such stock
shall exceed one fifteenth of the total of the guaranty fund,
profit and loss account and unallocated reserves of such bank ;
Approved March 9, 1953.
Chap. 159 An Act further regulating personal loans in certain
CREDIT UNIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. Paragraph 5 of subdivision (A) of section
24 of chapter 171 of the General Laws, as most recently
amended by chapter 91 of the acts of 1952, is hereby further
amended by inserting after the word ''seventy", in line 13,
the following : — , or the pass book of a shareholder in a
federal savings and loan association doing business in this
commonwealth, — so that said subsection will read as
follows : —
5. To an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars, if
evidenced by the note of the borrower and with sufficient
collateral pledged to secure the same made up of bonds or
notes of the United States, or of any state or subdivision
thereof, which are legal investments for savings banks, or
credit unions, in this commonwealth valued at not more
than eighty per cent of their market value, or by the assign-
ment of the pass book of a depositor in a savings bank
doing business in any of the New England states or in the
savings department of a trust company or national banking
association doing business in this commonwealth, or the pass
book of a depositor in a co-operative bank incorporated
under chapter one hundred and seventy, or the pass book
of a shareholder in a federal savings and loan association
doing business in this commonwealth, or poHcies issued by
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 171,
§ 24, etc.,
amended.
Personal
loans by
credit unions,
regulated.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 160. 123
life insurance companies authorized to transact business
in this commonwealth, valued at not more than their cash
surrender value.
Section 2. Paragraph 6 of said subdivision (A) of g^l. ^Ter.
said section 24 of said chapter 171, as most recently amended §'24.' etc.,'
by chapter 117 of the acts of 1951, is hereby further amended Imended.
by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place
thereof the following : — Notwithstanding the hmitations Same
set forth in paragraphs numbered one, two and four of this ^^^J«<=*-
section, a credit union having assets of two hundred thousand
dollars or more may make loans in amounts not exceeding
three hundred dollars each upon the unendorsed and un-
secured note of the borrower, and in amounts not exceeding
five hundred dollars each upon the note of a borrower with
one or more responsible endorsers or co-makers, or with
satisfactory collateral pledged to secure the same, and
a credit union having assets of one hundred thousand dollars
or more may make loans in amounts not exceeding twenty-
five hundred dollars each if evidenced by the note of the
borrower fully secured b}'' a pledge of satisfactory collateral
valued at not more than eighty per cent of its market value.
Section 3. Subdivision (B) of said section 24 of said g. l. (Xer.
chapter 171 is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph amend Jd.' ^ ^'^'
3 the following paragraph : —
3A. The provisions of section twenty-eight A of chapter certain pro-
one hundred and eighty-three shall apply to credit unions. appHcabk'to
Approved March 9, 1953. credit unions.
An Act authorizing savings banks to invest their C]ia7).1^0
DEPOSITS and the INCOME DERIVED THEREFROM IN THE
CAPITAL STOCK OF CERTAIN INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 54 of chapter 168 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after clause Seventh B, inserted by fs^/et^c^;
chapter 340 of the acts of 1919, the folio-wing clause: — amended.'
Seventh C. In the capital stock of any insurance company investment
authorized to conduct a fire insurance business in the com- banks^n^^
mon wealth; provided, that: certain in-
(1) In the period consisting of the five years immediately companies,
preceding the date of investment not less than fifty per cent authorized.
of the net premiums written by the company and its sub-
sidiaries shall have been in respect to risks involving loss of
or damage to property belonging to or in the custody of the
insured, which risks are hereinafter referred to as fire and
allied risks. Not over one third of the net premiums written
in the same period shall have been in respect to liability of
owners or operators of motor vehicles for personal injuries
or property damage. For the purpose of this subdivision a
fire insurance company subsidiary shall be construed to
mean any insurance company fifty per cent or more of the
capital stock of which is owned by said fire insurance com-
pany or by any other subsidiary thereof.
124 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 160.
(2) At the end of the year immediately preceding the date
of investment, as measured by total admitted assets, the
company is one of the twenty-five largest American fire
insurance companies a majority of the stock of which is not
owned by five or less stockholders.
(3) Of the twenty-five companies referred to in the pre-
ceding paragraph, the company shall be one of the twelve
having the highest average operating profit ratio for the five
years immediately preceding the date of investment. The
annual operating profit ratio of each of the five years pre-
ceding the date of investment shall be calculated by sub-
tracting from one hundred per cent the ratio of loss and loss
adjustment expense to net premiums earned and thereafter
subtracting from the remainder the ratio of other operating
expenses, excluding all income taxes, to net premiums written.
The ratios of the five years immediately preceding the date
of investment shall be averaged to obtain the measurement.
The losses, expenses, premiums written and profits earned
referred to above shall be the totals of such items for the
company and all its insurance subsidiaries.
(4) At the end of the year immediately preceding the date
of investment, the combined total of capital stock, surplus
and voluntary reserves, as the latter term is hereinafter
defined, of the company and its insurance subsidiaries shall
be at least eighty per cent of the sum of all of the unearned
premiums in respect to all fire and alHed risks plus one half
of the unearned premiums in respect to accident and health
policies and policies covering habiUty of the insured for
injury or damage to the person or property of others. As
used herein the term "voluntary reserves" shall be con-
strued to mean all sums allocated to reserve accounts other
than unearned premium and loss reserves required by sec-
tions ten and eleven of chapter one hundred and seventy-five
of the General Laws.
(5) The company shall have paid a dividend in cash in
each of the ten years preceding the date of investment.
(6) The company shall have no preferred stock or other
senior securities outstanding at the date of investment.
No insurance stock shall be purchased and no additional
investment in bank stock shall be made if the cost thereof
added to the cost of insurance stocks and bank stocks al-
ready owned shall exceed two thirds of the total of the
guaranty fund, profit and loss account, and unallocated
reserves of such bank. No investment shall be made in the
stock of any one insurance company if the cost thereof added
to the amount already invested in such stock shall exceed
one fifteenth of the total of the guaranty fund, profit and
loss account, and unallocated reserves of such bank.
In any one calendar year no additional investment in the
stock of insurance companies shall be made in an amount in
excess of one tenth of the total of the guaranty fund, profit
and loss account, and unallocated reserves of such bank.
Approved March 10, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 161, 162. 125
An Act authorizing the city of Gloucester to pur- (^/^qt) \Q\
CHASE certain LAND IN THE TOWN OF ESSEX, FROM WHICH
MAY BE TAKEN MATERIALS NECESSARY FOR THE CON-
STRUCTION, REPAIR OR IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC WAYS
AND OTHER PUBLICLY OWNED AREAS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Gloucester is hereby authorized
to appropriate money and to purchase, for the purpose of
taking therefrom certain materials necessary or desirable for
the construction, repair or improvement of its public ways
and other public property in said city, a certain parcel of
land located off Apple street in the town of Essex, owned
by the McCarthy Contracting Company of Gloucester, Inc.,
and containing approximately twenty-two acres. Said par-
cel is described more particularly in deed of William E.
Saunders to McCarthy Contracting Company, Inc., dated
January 21, 1950, and recorded in Essex South District
Registry of Deeds, book 3717, page 479, and in deed of
Edmund R. Lodge to McCarthy Contracting Company of
Gloucester, Inc., dated September 26, 1950, and recorded
in said registry of deeds. Said purchase shall be for a con-
sideration and upon terms satisfactory to the city council of
the city of Gloucester; provided, however, that the amount
to be expended for such purchase shall not exceed nineteen
thousand dollars, including any amount paid as ground rent
for said parcel of land. The city may also lay out, construct,
improve or repair a way or ways connecting said parcel of
land with the public highway, in such manner as not un-
necessarily to obstruct the same; provided, that the city
shall submit any plans for such way or ways to the board of
selectmen of the town of Essex for approval, and shall
restore to the satisfaction of said board any way or ways
that may be dug up in said town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 12, 1958.
An Act relative to the civil service status or ashley r. Chav. 1G2
CROCKER, A former POLICE OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF
BARNSTABLE.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloivs:
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special
law, Ashley R. Crocker, a former police officer of the town
of Barnstable, is hereby reinstated, without taking a civil
service examination and without loss of seniority or other
rights, in the position held by him at the time he entered
the military service of the United States to the same extent
as if he had seasonably applied for such reinstatement
within two years after the termination of his military service.
Approved March 12, 1963.
126
Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 163, 164.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 273, § 17,
amended.
Dismissal of
complaints in
illegitimacy
Chap. 163 An Act further regulating the dismissal of com-
plaints IN ILLEGITIMACY CASES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 273 of the General Laws is hereby amended by-
striking out section 17, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section :
— Section 17. If the court having jurisdiction of any case
under sections eleven to nineteen, inclusive, or any of them,
becomes satisfied that no living child will be born of which
the defendant at the time of making the complaint was the
father, or that the defendant and the mother have married
each other and the child has become or will be the legitimate
child of the defendant, or that adequate provision has been
made for its maintenance, or that it is for the best interests
of the child, the case may be dismissed and any adjudication
vacated; and if the court certifies that it is for the best
interests of the child, no further prosecution shall be main-
tained under any of said sections.
Approved March 12, 1953.
Chap. 16^ An Act further regulating closing out sales, so
CALLED, AND SIMILAR TYPES OF SALES.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 93,
§ 28A, etc.,
amended.
Closing out
sales, etc.,
regulated.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 93 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 28A, as most recently
amended by chapter 473 of the acts of 1950, and inserting
in place thereof the following section: — Section 28 A. No
person shall offer for sale a stock of goods, wares or mer-
chandise under the designation of "closing out sale", ''going
out of business sale", "discontinuance of business sale",
"selling out", "liquidation", "lost our lease", "must va-
cate", "forced out", or other designation of hke meaning, in
any city or town at any place, 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 com-
plete and detailed inventory of all items to be included in
such sale, which inventory shall be signed by the owner
under penalties of perjury and shall include only goods,
wares and merchandise actually in the place of business,
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 ap-
proved by the mayor or selectmen or by a justice of the dis-
trict 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 section twenty-eight A; pro-
vided, that, after a change of ownership of the whole of
such stock, or of the entire balance of such stock, in case a
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 164. 127
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 in-
ventory signed by the owner under the penalties of perjury
and a 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. No
goods except those Usted in such inventory shall be included
in such sale and the date for closing such sale shall not be
extended beyond a reasonable time to be set forth in the
terms of said bond, for disposing of the goods listed in such
inventory. There shall be attached to such bond a state-
ment signed under the penalties of perjury by such owner
verifying that such sale is for the purpose designated in the
advertising of such sale. 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. Upon the fifing of the inventory
with the clerk, as required by this section, there shall also
be filed the final date of the proposed sale and no sales shall
be made after such date except in bulk to a new owner.
Any advertising relating to such sales shall prominently state
the final date of said sale. Any person who, under the pro-
visions of this section, conducts a sale by the designation
"going out of business", "selling out", or by other designa-
tion specified in this section, or of similar meaning, beyond
the date specified for such sale, or who, upon conclusion of
such sale, continues that business which had been repre-
sented as "going out of business" or "selling out" or by
similar designation, under the same name or under a differ-
ent name, at the same location, or elsewhere in the same city
or town where the inventory for such sale was filed, or who,
upon conclusion of such sale, continues business contrary to
the designation of such sale, shall be punished as provided
in section twenty-eight D.
Section 2. Chapter 93 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
further amended by striking out section 28B. fisB^'
Section 3. Section 34 of chapter 262 of the General Laws stricken out.
is hereby amended by striking out clause (69), as appearing Edx^S"^"
in section 1 of chapter 550 of the acts of 1948, and inserting § 34,' etc!
in place thereof the following clause : — amended.
(69) For receiving and filing of a complete inventory of Fee for
all items to be included in a "closing out sale", "going out vent^oJy"
of business sale", "discontinuance of business sale", "selfing
out", "liquidation", "lost our lease", "must vacate",
"forced out", or other designation of like meaning, one
dollar per page. Approved March 12, 1953.
128 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 165, 166, 167.
Chap.lQb An Act to authorize the placing of the regular or
PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND
THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF
THE TOWN OF BURLINGTON UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloios:
Section 1. The positions of the regular or permanent
members of the fire department and the office of the chief
of the fire department of the town of Burhngton shall, upon
the effective date of this act, become subject to the civil
service laws and rules relating to fire fighters in towns, and
the tenure of office of any incumbent thereof shall be un-
limited, subject, however, to said laws and rules, but the
person holding said office and positions on said effective date
shall continue to serve therein provided 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 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 fifty-three, entitled, 'An
Act to authorize the placing of. the regular or permanent
members of the fire department and the office of the chief
of the fire department 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 otherwise.
Approved March 12, 1953.
Chap.lQQ An Act to revive abel f. stevens incorporated, for
THE PURPOSE OF CONVEYING CERTAIN PROPERTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follo'ws:
Abel F. Stevens Incorporated, a corporation dissolved on
July twentieth, nineteen hundred and forty by the supreme
judicial court, is hereby revived for the sole purpose of
conveying certain real estate in the town of Natick in the
county of Middlesex and in the town of Wellesley in the
county of Norfolk. Approved March 12, 1958.
Chap. 1^1 An Act authorizing the trustees of the public library
OF the city of boston to take and hold additional
real and personal property.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 2 of chapter 114 of the acts of 1878, as most
recently amended by chapter 218 of the acts of 1943, is
hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence
and inserting in place thei-eof the following sentence: —
Said corporation shall have authority to take and hold real
and personal estate to an amount not exceeding fifty million
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 168, 169, 170, 171. 129
dollars, which may be given, granted, bequeathed or devised
to it, and accepted by the trustees for the benefit of the
pubHc library of the city of Boston or any branch library, or
any purpose connected therewith.
Approved March 12, 1953.
An Act increasing the ad damnum in civil cases under QJiq^ iqq
THE small claims PROCEDURE. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 21 of chapter 218 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by fmendid.' ^ ^^'
striking out, in Une 9, the word ''fifty" and inserting in
place thereof the word : — seventy-five.
Approved March 12, 1953.
An Act relative to defences in actions for false Qjku) j^go
ARREST OR IMPRISONMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Chapter 231 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Xer.
inserting after section 94 the following section : — Sec- f 94A^added!*'
tion 94A . If a person authorized to make an arrest shall Defences in
have probable cause to believe that a misdemeanor for which false ar/eTt or
he may make an arrest is being committed in his presence, imprisonment.
such probable cause shall be a defence in an action brought
against him for false arrest or imprisonment.
Approved March 12, 1953.
An Act providing for the annual observance of QJiav 170
SEPTEMBER SEVENTEENTH AS CONSTITUTION DAY, IN
commemoration of THE ADOPTION OF THE FEDERAL
CONSTITUTION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 15 the following section: — ♦Sec- f isA^addld.
tion 15 A. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation observance of
setting apart the seventeenth day of September as Consti- Seventeenth as
tution Day and recommending that it be observed by the Constitution
people with appropriate exercises in the schools and otherwise
so that the eventful day on which the Constitution of the
United States was formally adopted may forever remain
enshrined in the hearts and minds of the people, and so that
they may be reminded on that date annually of the blessings
of liberty which they enjoy by the adoption of the United
States Constitution, the Bill of Rights and all other amend-
ments thereto. Approved March 12, 1953.
An Act relative to payment op the compensation of rhnj) 171
MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL COURT. ^'
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend Emergency
to defeat its purpose which is to make its provisions eiiective
preamble.
mem
general court
130 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 172, 173.
immediately, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
pubhc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Edt'a^rs Section 9 of chapter 3 of the General Laws is hereby
etc!, 'amended, amended by striking out the last sentence, as appearing in
section 1 of chapter 248 of the acts of 1945, and inserting
^^vances of [^ place thereof the following sentence : — Such payments
*'^ ^"^^bers of the shall be made to him, upon his request, on the last legislative
day in which the general court is in session preceding the
fifteenth day of each month and on the day preceding the
last legislative day of each month, and shall be for an amount
not exceeding the proportion then due at the aforesaid rate;
provided, that the state treasurer, in his discretion, may,
during such regular session, make additional payments on
account, in excess of such monthly rate, to any member
making written request therefor, but the amount of such
additional payments shall not exceed, in the aggregate, eight
hundred dollars in any one such session, or twelve hundred
dollars if such session continues beyond July first, and in no
event shall the amount of all payments under this section
during such session to any member exceed, in the aggregate,
the compensation of such member for such session.
Approved March 12, 195S.
Chap. 112 An Act relative to the annual observance of polish
CONSTITUTION DAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Edt'e^new Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereb}^ amended by
§ i'2ii, added, inserting after section 12Q, inserted by chapter 84 of the
M^ayThl^r °^ ^c*^ °^ ^^ current year, the following section : — Section 1 2R.
as Polish The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting
Constitution g^pg^j.^ IsisiY third as Polish Constitution Day, in commemo-
ration of the promulgation of the world-famed constitution
of Poland. Approved March 16, 195S.
C hap. 17S An Act to extend the time within which counties,
cities, towns and districts MAY INCUR DEBT TO SECURE
THE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO ASSIST THEM IN PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.
Emergency Whcreas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
preamble
to defeat its purpose, which is to make available without
interruption to counties, cities, towns and districts financial
assistance by the federal government for public works
projects, 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 6 of chapter 74 of the acts of 1945, as most recently
amended by chapter 22 of the acts of 1951, is hereby further
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 174, 175. 131
amended by striking out, in line 4, the word "fifty-three"
and inserting in place thereof the word: — fifty-five, — so
as to read as follows: — Section 6. Loans by counties,
cities, towns and districts may be authorized under the
provisions of this act until July first, nineteen hundred and
fifty-five. Approved March 16, 1953.
An Act authorizing the city of boston to sell to the Chav.Yl^
CITY OF QUINCY CERTAIN LAND IN THE SQUANTUM DIS-
TRICT OF THE CITY OF QUINCY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of
general or special law, the city of Boston, by its mayor, when
authorized by its city council in accordance with the charter
of said city, may sell to the city of Quincy for park and play-
ground purposes any part or parts or the whole of the land
owned by the city of Boston and situated in the Squantum
district of the city of Quincy; and notwithstanding any
contrary provision of general or special law, the city of
Quincy is hereby authorized to pay to the city of Boston
a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars for such
conveyance.
Section 2, The mayor of the city of Boston, in the
name and on behalf of said city, is authorized to execute
and dehver any instrument necessary to convey any land
sold under authority of this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 16, 19 58.
An Act authorizing cities and tow^ns to appropriate Chav. 17 5
MONEY FOR DEFRAYING EXPENSES OF SUITABLE HEAD-
quarters for camps of THE UNITED SPANISH WAR VET-
ERANS.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to authorize cities and towns to p'"®'*™'''^-
appropriate money for defraying expenses of suitable head-
quarters for camps of the United Spanish War Veterans,
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 9 of chapter 40 of the General Laws, as most re- g. l. (Ter.
cently amended by chapter 443 of the acts of 1952, is hereby ^tcij'amended.
further amended by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing sentence : — In addition to sums hereinbefore au- Headquarters
thorized by this section, a city or town with a valuation of the ulJit'eV^
more than one hundred and fifty million dollars may, for f^terans^*'
the purpose of providing suitable headquarters for a camp authorized.
of the United Spanish War Veterans, lease for a period not
exceeding five years a building or part of a building, which
shall be under the direction and control of^such_,camp, sub-
132 Acts, 1953. —Chap. 176.
ject to regulations made in cities by the mayor, with the
approval of the council, or by the city manager where the
charter so provides, and in towns by vote of the town, and
for such purpose may annually appropriate a sum not ex-
ceeding, in any one year, thirty-five hundred dollars.
Approved March 16, 1953.
Chap. 17 6 ^N ^<^T RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION, POWERS AND STATUS
OF THE NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CENTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 40 of the acts of 1930,
as amended by section 1 of chapter 149 of the acts of 1946,
is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
"Hospital", in line 2, the words: — , New England Center
Hospital, — by striking out, in line 3, the word "three"
and inserting in place thereof the word : — four, — and by
adding at the end the follo^^^ng three sentences : — Such ad-
ministrative board may appoint from its own number an
executive committee of not less than three members, to
which it may delegate any or all of its powers subject to
such conditions as it may determine. A majority of the
administrative board or executive committee shall constitute
a quorum, and when a quorum is present a majority of those
present shall decide any question. The administrative board
may from time to time adopt rules or by-laws, not incon-
sistent herewith, for the conduct of the affairs of the medical
center, and for the calling, holding and conduct of meetings
of the administrative board and of the executive committee,
respectively., — so as to read as follows: — Section 1. The
Boston Dispensary, The Boston Floating Hospital, New
England Center Hospital and the Trustees of Tufts College,
four charitable corporations organized and existing under
the laws of Massachusetts, and such other charitable corpo-
rations heretofore or hereafter organized under said laws as
may be mutually agreed upon, in furtherance of their re-
spective corporate purposes, are hereby authorized and em-
powered to form an alliance for, and otherwise co-operate in,
establishing, maintaining and operating a medical center
under the supervision of an administrative board composed
of representatives from each of said corporations, and to
render mutual services and operate one or more plants in
common in connection with such medical center. Such ad-
ministrative board may appoint from its own number an
executive committee of not less than three members, to which
it may delegate any or all of its powers subject to such condi-
tions as it may determine. A majority of the administrative
board or executive committee shall constitute a quorum,
and when a quorum is present a majority of those present
shall decide any question. The administrative board may
from time to time adopt rules or by-laws, not inconsistent
here^\ith, for the conduct of the affairs of the medical center,
and for the calhng, holding and conduct of meetings of the
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 176. 133
administrative board and of the executive committee, re-
spectively.
Section 2. Section 2 of said chapter 40, as amended by-
section 2 of said chapter 149, is hereby further amended by
adding at the end the following two sentences : — Without
limiting any other authority or power conferred by this act,
said corporations are hereby expressly authorized and em-
powered, in connection with maintaining and operating said
medical center, jointly to adopt and use the name New Eng-
land Medical Center, and in that name to enter into con-
tracts for materials, supphes, labor, insurance, public utility
services and other services, to purchase, hold and transfer
stocks, bonds and other securities, to receive gifts, bequests
and contributions, to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire
and to hold, convey, transfer and assign real and personal
property, to maintain bank accounts and sign checks, to
contract for insurance or reinsurance and other services for
the purpose of complying with the provisions of the work-
men's compensation law and generally to carry on the busi-
ness of said medical center. Said corporations acting jointly
as a unit under said name shall be deemed an employer
within the meaning of paragraph five of section one of chap-
ter one hundred and fifty-two of the General Laws., — so as
to read as follows : — Section 2. Said corporations are hereby
authorized and empowered to enter into such mutual agree-
ment or agreements, to take such other action, and to acquire
and hold, either separately, jointly or as tenants in common,
such real and personal property, as they may respectively
deem necessary or desirable for the accomplishment of the
objects set forth in section one; provided, however, that none
of said corporations shall exceed the limits imposed by law
upon the amount of property which each may acquire and
hold, and for the purpose of computing said limits each of
said corporations shall, in the absence of an agreement be-
tween them to the contrary, be considered as holding an
equal part of any property o\\aied jointly or in common as
aforesaid; and said corporations respectively are hereby
further authorized and empowered to expend such of their
funds, not restricted to other purposes, as they may respec-
tively deem necessary or desirable to accomplish any of the
objects set forth in this act. Without limiting any other
authority or power conferred by this act, said corporations
are hereby expressly authorized and empowered, in connec-
tion with maintaining and operating said medical center,
jointly to adopt and use the name New England Medical
Center, and in that name to enter into contracts for ma-
terials, supplies, labor, insurance, pubhc utihty services and
other services, to purchase, hold and transfer stocks, bonds
and other securities, to receive gifts, bequests and contribu-
tions, to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire and to hold,
convey, transfer and assign real and personal property, to
maintain bank accounts and sign checks, to contract for
insurance or reinsurance and other services for the purpose
134 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 177.
of complying with the provisions of the workmen's compen-
sation law and generally to carry on the business of said
medical center. Said corporations acting jointly as a unit
under said name shall be deemed an employer within the
meaning of paragraph five of section one of chapter one
hundred and fifty-two of the General Laws.
Approved March 16, 1963.
Chap. 177 ^^ -^CT PROVIDING THAT THREE MEMBERS OF THE QUINCY
SCHOOL COMMITTEE BE ELECTED BIENNIALLY FOR TERMS
OF FOUR YEARS, AND CHANGING THE METHOD OF FILL-
ING VACANCIES IN SAID COMMITTEE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provision of section
thirty-one of chapter forty-three of the General Laws relative
to terms of school committee members, the six elective mem-
bers of the school committee of the city of Quincy shall be
elected for terms of four years each.
Section 2. At the next regular municipal election to be
held in the city of Quincy the six persons receiving the
highest number of votes for the office of school committee-
man shall be elected. The three members receiving the
highest number of votes shall serve terms of four years and
the other three members shall serve terms of two years, and
biennially thereafter three members shall be elected to serve
for four years, notwithstanding any provision of said chap-
ter forty-three.
Section 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
one hundred and two of chapter forty-three of the General
Laws, if a member of the school committee of the city of
Quincy resigns, or if there is a vacancy in said committee by
reason of death, imprisonment or any other cause, the mayor
and remaining school committeemen shall, within fifteen
days after the vacancy arises, choose as school committee-
man for the unexpired term whichever of the defeated candi-
dates for the office of school committeeman at the preceding
regular municipal election, who are eligible and willing to
serve, received the highest number of votes at such election.
Section 4. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the registered voters of the city of Quincy at its next
regular municipal election in the form of the following ques-
tion, which shall be placed upon the official ballot to be used
at said election: — "Shall an act passed by the General
Court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled
'An Act providing that three members of the Quincy school
committee be elected biennially for terms of four years, and
changing the method of filling vacancies in said committee',
be accepted?". If a majority of the votes in answer to said
question is in the affirmative, this act shall thereupon take
full effect and shall be applicable to the school committeemen
selected by the voters at said regular municipal election.
Approved March 16, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 178, 179. 135
An Act authorizing the cemetery commissioners of QJidj) I7g
THE TOWN OF METHUEN TO APPROPRIATE AND DEDICATE TO
THE PUBLIC USE A PORTION OF CERTAIN CEMETERY LAND
THEREIN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The cemetery commissioners of the town of Methuen are
hereby authorized to appropriate and dedicate to the pubhc
use a portion of the cemetery land commonly known as
"Daddy Frye's Cemetery" in said town.
The existing "Daddy Frye's Cemetery" is bounded
northerly by the southerly line of East street, easterly by
the westerly line of Brook street, southerly by the northerly
line of a private cemetery, and thence it is bounded in a
northwesterly direction by the northerly line of Berkeley
street thence westerly by the easterly line of Arlington
street.
The portion of said cemetery that the cemetery commis-
sioners are hereby authorized to appropriate and dedicate to
the public use is hereby bounded and described as follows: —
Beginning at the northwest corner of the land known as
"Daddy Frye's Cemetery"; thence running in an easterly
direction by the southerly line of East street one hundred
and twenty-two feet more or less, to a point in the face of
present stone wall; thence turning and running in a southerly
direction by the remaining part of said cemetery three hun-
dred and forty-seven feet more or less, to a corner in the
present stone wall ; thence turning and running in a westerly
direction twelve feet along the face of the wall to a corner;
thence turning and running in a northwesterly direction by
the northerly line of Berkeley street two hundred and
seventy-five feet more or less, along the face of the stone
wall to a corner; thence turning and running in a northerly
direction by the easterly line of Arlington street one hundred
and forty-two feet more or less, along the face of the wall to
the first mentioned corner and point of beginning; contain-
ing an estimated area of 37,800 square feet more or less.
Approved March 16, 1953.
An Act enabling certain municipal employees to at- Chap. 179
TEND WITHOUT LOSS OF PAY THE FUNERALS OR MEMORIAL
SERVICES OF CERTAIN PERSONS WHO HAVE DIED WHILE IN
THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 41 of the General Laws is hereby amended by EdV'ii^^'^'
striking out section lUC, inserted by chapter 348 of the § liic, etc..
acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the following sec- ^"^^'^'^«'^-
tion: — Section UlC. Any employee of a city or town who Attendance of
,« ,.•' ,• . ; CI , certain munici-
is a veteran, as defined m section twenty-one of chapter pai employees
thirty-one, may, when authorized by the mayor or select- of I'l'teran.s'''''"
men, attend, without loss of pay, the funeral or memorial
136 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 180, 181.
services of a veteran, as so defined, or of anj^ person dying
under other than dishonorable circumstances while serving
in the army, navy, coast guard or marine corps of the United
States in time of war or insurrection.
Approved March 16, 1953.
Chap. 180 An Act authorizing the city of boston to pay certain
COMPENSATION TO RITA SULLIVAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of promoting the public
good and of discharging a moral obligation, the city of Bos-
ton may pay to Rita Sullivan, a former employee of the
sanatorium division of its hospital department, who is now
permanently disabled by reason of illness contracted by her
in the performance of her work in said division, the amount
or amounts to which she would have been entitled under
chapter one hundred and fifty-two of the General Laws as
if the personal injury arising out of and in the course of her
employment as aforesaid had been sustained subsequent to
the determination of the city council of said city that the
terms "laborers", "workmen" and "mechanics", as used in
sections sixty-eight to seventy-five, inclusive, of said chap-
ter one hundred and fifty-two, shall include, in addition to
those employees specifically included therein by section
sixty-nine of said chapter one hundred and fifty-two, all
other employees of the city of Boston, except members of
the police or fire forces, regardless of the nature of their
work. In the event of any dispute, the state department of
industrial accidents shall have jurisdiction by virtue of this
act to determine the amount or amounts to which said Rita
Sullivan would have been entitled as aforesaid.
Section 2. Chapter 458 of the acts of 1952 is hereby re-
pealed.
Section 3. 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 16, 1953.
C/iap. 181 An Act repealing the law providing for a commis-
sioner OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND AN ADVISORY HEALTH
BOARD IN THE CITY OF WORCESTER, AND PROVIDING FOR
A HEALTH COMMISSIONER AND A HEALTH BOARD TO BE
APPOINTED BY THE CITY MANAGER OF SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter five hundred and ninety-one of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-one, providing for a
commissioner of public health and an advisory health board
in the city of Worcester, is hereby repealed, and the ofl&ces
therein provided are hereby terminated.
Section 2. The city manager of the city of Worcester
shall appoint a commissioner of pubhc health of said city,
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 182. 137
who shall be a citizen of the United States who has received
both the degree of doctor of medicine from a medical school
classified by the American Medical Association as a Grade A
school and a degree in pubHc health, and who has had
practical experience in pubhc health work. Said commis-
sioner shall perform and exercise the duties and powers
estabhshed by law or ordinance to be performed by the
board of health of said city.
The term of the commissioner of pubhc health first ap-
pointed hereunder shall terminate on the first Monday of
January, nineteen hundred and fifty-six. On said date and
every third year thereafter the city manager shall appoint
a commissioner of pubhc health of said city for a term of
three years. Every such commissioner shall serve until the
qualification of his successor. Any vacancy in office shall
be filled, for the balance of the unexpired term, in the same
manner as in an original appointment.
Section 3. There shall be appointed by the city man-
ager of said city an unpaid board to be known as the health
board, whose duties it shall be to assist and act with the
commissioner of pubhc health. The board shall consist of
five members, one of whom shall have received the degree of
doctor of medicine from a medical school classified by the
American Medical Association as a Grade A school; and
another one shall have received a degree in dentistry from
a dental school classified by the American Medical or Dental
Association as a Grade A school.
Of the members initially appointed to the health board
hereunder, the term of one member shall terminate on the
first Monday in January, nineteen hundred and fifty-four,
the term of two members shall terminate on the first Monday
in January, nineteen hundred and fifty-five, and the term of
the other two members shall terminate on the first Monday
in January, nineteen hundred and fifty-six.
As the terms of office of the members of the health board
initially appointed hereunder terminate, their successors
shall be appointed for terms of three years each and until
the quahfication of their respective successors. Any vacancy
in the office shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired
term in the same manner as in an original appointment.
Section 4. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by a vote of the city council of the city of Worcester
at any time prior to December thirty-first, nineteen hundred
and fifty-three, and subject to the provisions of its charter,
but not otherwise. Approved March 16, 1953.
An Act authorizing the school committee of the city C/iao. 182
OF quincy to provide conveniences in connection
with certain contests at veterans memorial field.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 266 of the acts of 1936 is hereby
amended by inserting after section 2 the following section : —
138 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 183, 184.
Section 2 A. Said school committee may provide patrons of
the contests or exhibitions referred to in section two with
programs, hght refreshments and other customary con-
veniences incidental to such contests or exhibitions and may
charge reasonable fees therefor the amount of said fees to
be limited as provided in section two.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance during the current year by vote of the school com-
mittee of said city of Quincy, subject to the provisions of
its charter. Approved March 16, 1953.
Chap. 18S An Act extending the period of existence of the
DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION FOR THE
CITY OF LOWELL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 330 of the acts of 1951
is hereby amended by striking out, in hne 3, the word
"three" and inserting in place thereof the word: — six.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the city council of the city of Lowell, subject to
the provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved March 16, 1953.
Chap. 184 An Act authorizing the town of Pembroke to receive
AND ADMINISTER THE PROPERTY OF THE PINE GROVE
cemetery company in SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloios:
Section 1. The Pine Grove Cemetery Company, or-
ganized in eighteen hundred and fifty-nine in the town of
Pembroke, hereinafter called the company, may, by deed
duly executed, convey and transfer to said town, and said
to^vTi, upon its acceptance of an offer of such conveyance
and transfer by vote of the board of selectmen within six
months of the effective date of this act, 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 company not subject to any trust, and there-
upon, and upon the transfer of the trust funds as hereinafter
provided, the company shall be dissolved ; and the cemetery
of the company shall be and become a public burial place,
ground or cemeter}'', and shall be under the jurisdiction and
control of the 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 comphance 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, may receive from the company a conveyance and trans-
fer of, and administer, all funds or other property held by
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 185. 139
the company 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 company 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 company, 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 pur-
poses of said trusts.
Section 3. All real and personal property and property
rights, acquired by said town from the company under au-
thority 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 company 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 company shall be delivered to the clerk of said town and
such clerk may certify copies thereof.
Section 4. The action of the town of Pembroke in the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-two in voting to accept a
transfer of the Pine Grove Cemetery Company and any
funds invested for the care of the same is hereby ratified and
confirmed and shall have the same effect and vahdity as if
section one had been in effect prior to the posting of the
warrant for said town meeting.
Approved March 16, 1958.
An Act authorizing the directors of corporations Chap. 185
HAVING CAPITAL STOCK TO FIX A RECORD DATE FOR DE-
TERMINING THE STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO CERTAIN
RIGHTS OR TO CLOSE THE TRANSFER BOOKS FOR THE SAME
PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 22 of chapter 155 of the General Laws, as appear- ox. (Xer.Ed.).
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by Amended.
adding at the end the following paragraph : —
Unless otherwise provided in the agreement of association Record date
for determiiiE
tion of certain
rights of
advance a time, not more than thirty days preceding the
date of any meeting of stockholders or the date for the
payment of any dividend or the making of any distribution
to stockholders or the last day on which the consent or
dissent of stockholders may be effectively expressed for any
purpose, as the record date for determining the stockholders
or articles of organization or the by-laws of any corporation ^°^ determma
140 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 186.
having the right to notice of and to vote at such meeting and
any adjournment thereof or the right to receive such dividend
or distribution or the right to give such consent or dissent,
and in such case only stockholders of record on such record
date shall have such right, notwithstanding any transfer of
stock on the books of the corporation after the record date;
or without fixing such record date the board of directors
may for any of such purposes close the transfer books for all
or any part of such thirty-day period. In the case of any
corporation having capital stock but not having directors
the authority conferred by this section may be exercised by
the board of trustees or other ofiicers having the powers of
directors. Approved March 16, 1953.
Chap. ISQ An Act authorizing the town of westport to receive
AND ADMINISTER CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE TRUSTEES OF
THE WESTPORT POINT CEMETERY IN SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Trustees of the Westport Point Meth-
odist Church, a rehgious society governed by the Quarterly
Conference of the Westport Point Methodist Church and
located in the town of Westport, hereinafter called the
trustees, may, by appropriate votes, deed and agreement
duly executed, convey and transfer to said town of Westport,
and said town, upon its acceptance of an offer of such con-
veyance and transfer by vote of the town, subject to the
provisions of its charter, within six months of the effective
date of this act, is hereby authorized and empowered to
acquire and receive, and thereafter to hold and maintain, but
for cemetery purposes only and subject to all rights hereto-
fore existing in any burial lot, such right, title and interest
as said church may have in and to the Westport Point
Cemetery, so called, situated at the southeasterly corner of
Main road and Drift road in Westport; and of the funds
held by said church for the care and maintenance of said
cemetery as the trustees may agree to convey and said town
agree to receive by contract, in writing, executed by both
parties within six months of the effective date of this act, and
the said cemetery shall be and become a public burial place,
ground or cemetery, and shall be under the jurisdiction and
control of said town with all appUcable provisions of general
law.
Section 2. In so far as authorized by said contract and
by vote of the governing body of said church and the in-
habitants of said town, said town, upon its acceptance of an
offer of conveyance and transfer as provided in section one,
may receive from the trustees a conveyance and transfer of,
and may administer all funds or other property held by the
trustees, in trust for the perpetual care of the lots in said
cemetery and for other purposes not inconsistent therewith,
and also any funds or other property which may later be
acquired by gift, devise or otherwise by the trustees, or their
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 187. 141
successors and assigns, and made subject to transfer under
said contract. Interest and dividends accruing or 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 benefit of said cemetery, or of
any lots in said 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 trust.
Section 3. All real and personal property and property
rights acquired by said town from the trustees under au-
thority 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 trustees 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 trustees shall be delivered to the clerk of said town
and such clerk may certify copies thereof.
Section 4. The action of the town of Westport in the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-one in voting to authorize
the selectmen to negotiate and enter into an agreement with
Methodist Episcopal Church of Westport Point, now called
the Westport Point Methodist Church, and for the acquisi-
tion of such rights as said church may have in and to the
Westport Point Cemetery and of the funds held by said
church for the care and maintenance of said cemetery, and
thereafter to maintain said cemetery as a public burial
ground, is hereby ratified and confirmed, and shall have the
same effect and validity as if section one of this act had
been in effect prior to said vote.
Approved March 16, 1953.
An Act regulating the disposal of containers used Chap.187
FOR REFRIGERATIVE PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc. , as follows:
Chapter 271 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 45, inserted by chapter 346 of the f 46,' added.^''
acts of 1952, the following section: — Section Jf.6. Whoever, Disposal of
having been the owner of a container originally used for for"refrig7raute
refrigerative purposes, fails to remove the door or doors ^^''^at^^^j
from the same before discarding such container, unless the ""^^
container may be easily opened from the inside, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Approved March 16, 1953.
142 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 188, 189, 190.
Chap. 188 An Act providing for a five year term for the con-
troller OF ACCOUNTS IN THE CITY OF MALDEN.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloivs:
Section 1. The controller of accounts in the city of
Maiden shall have all the powers and duties now conferred
or imposed by law upon the office of the controller of ac-
counts. He shall have charge and oversight of the accounts
and bookkeeping of the city of Maiden and of the various
departments thereof, and shall have such other powers and
duties as the city council may by ordinance prescribe.
Section 2. The city council of the city of Maiden, as
soon after its organization as may be convenient, in years
when it organizes, otherwise on the first Monday in January,
or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, shall quin-
quennially choose, by concurrent vote, a controller of ac-
counts, who shall hold office for the term of five years next
ensuing and until the qualification of his successor; pro-
vided, that he may be removed at any time by the city
council for sufficient cause and any vacancy occurring in
such office may be filled at any time by concurrent vote of
the city council. The compensation of the controller of
accounts shall be fixed by concurrent vote of the city council.
Section 3. So much of chapter one hundred and eighty
of the Special Acts of nineteen hundred and seventeen as is
inconsistent with the provisions of this act is hereby repealed.
Section 4. Nothing in this act shall affect the term of
the controller of accounts of said city in office on the effective
date of this act.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 17, 1963.
Chap. 189 An Act designating the auditorium at the grafton
state hospital as the PAINE AUDITORIUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The auditorium at the Grafton state hospital
shall be known and designated as the Paine Auditorium as a
tribute to Dr. Harlan L. Paine who retired from the service
of the commonwealth in September, nineteen hundred and
forty-eight after serving more than twenty years as super-
intendent of said hospital.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 18, 1955.
Chap. 190 An Act authorizing the town of marshfield to appro-
priate MONEY FOR, AND TO PAY, A CERTAIN BILL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Marshfield may appropriate and
pay a sum not exceeding seventeen hundred and sixty-eight
dollars and forty-three cents for the cost of a station trans-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 191. 143
mitter and receiver, and of a mobile transmitter and receiver
ordered by the water commissioners and installed for the
water department, notwithstanding the failure of said water
commissioners to comply with the provisions of section
four B of chapter forty of the General Laws, relative to
contracts for the purchase of equipment, supplies and ma-
terials, and notwithstanding the absence of an appropria-
tion for the purpose at the time such equipment was ordered
to be furnished and dehvered to said town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 18, 1953.
An Act relative to the acknowledgment of written (J^iar) IQI
INSTRUMENTS BY PERSONS SERVING IN OR WITH THE
ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^"fmbie^^
to defeat its purpose, which is in part to provide immediately ^"^^^^
an opportunity for persons serving in and with the armed
forces of the United States in various parts of the world to
make valid acknowledgments of written instruments before
certain officers of the United States in such forces, 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. •
Chapter 222 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
adding at the end the following section: — Section 11. Any fti,' fdled.^''
person serving in or with the armed forces of the United Acknowiedg-
States may acknowledge any instrument, in the manner and wHtten^nstru-
form required by the laws of this commonwealth, before any "^e^^^s by
commissioned officer in the active service of the armed armedlfo^cea.
forces of the United States with the rank of second Heutenant
or higher in the army, air force or marine corps, or ensign or
higher in the navy or United States coast guard, wherever
such person serving is located. Any such instrument shall
contain a statement that the person executing the instru-
ment is serving in or with the armed forces of the United
States. No such instrument shall be rendered invalid by
the failure to state therein the place of execution or acknowl-
edgment.
No authentication of the officer's certificate of acknowl-
edgment shall be required.
Instruments so acknowledged outside of the common-
wealth, if otherwise in accordance with law, shall be received
and may be used in evidence, or for any other purpose, in
the same manner as if taken before a commissioner of the
commonwealth appointed to take depositions in other states.
Approved March 18, 195S.
144
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 192.
Emergency
preamble.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 168. § 47,
etc., amended.
Payment of
dividends by
savings banks,
regulated.
Chap. 192 An Act pertaining to the payment of dividends by
SAVINGS BANKS.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose which is to prescribe the manner in
which savings banks may declare regular and extra divi-
dends, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency
law necessary for the immediate preservation of the pubUc
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 168 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 47, as most recently amended
by section 17 of chapter 334 of the acts of 1933, and inserting
in place thereof the following section: — Section 47. (a) The
income of such corporation, after deducting the reasonable
expenses incurred in the management thereof, the taxes
paid, exclusive of taxes based upon income and profits, and
the amount required to be set apart for the giiaranty fund,
shall be divided among its depositors or their legal repre-
sentatives, at periods of not more than six months as de-
termined by its by-laws, in the manner set forth in this
section and section fifty.
(6) An ordinary dividend shall be declared at least every
six months from income which has been earned, and which
has been collected during the six months next preceding the
date of the dividend, except that there may be added to
such income the earnings remaining undivided after the
crediting of the preceding dividend, but the total ordinary
dividends declared during any twelve-month period shall
not exceed the net income of the corporation actually col-
lected during such period, except upon written approval of
the commissioner.
(c) If ordinary dividends are declared for periods of less
than six months they shall be declared from the income
which has been earned, and which has been collected since
the date of the dividend next preceding, except that there
may be added to such income the earnings remaining un-
divided after the crediting of the preceding dividend but
after deducting for said period the reasonable expenses
incurred, the taxes paid, exclusive of taxes based upon
income and profits, and a proportional percentage of the
amount required to be set apart for the guaranty fund.
(d) Dividends shall be treated as deposits, and if not
withdrawn shall be considered, in computing the dividend
next following, as having been on deposit for the preceding
interest period.
(e) Ordinary dividends shall be at such rate as the trustees
shall determine.
(/) No ordinary dividend shall be declared or paid except
as above provided, nor upon a deposit of less than three
months' standing, but, if the by-laws of the corporation so
provide, ordinary dividends may be declared and paid upon
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 192. 145
deposits of one, two, four or five months' standing. In the
computation of such dividends, when the day on which
deposits begin to draw interest, as provided in the by-laws
or regulations, falls on a Sunday or legal hohday, deposits
made on the next succeeding business day, and remaining
on deposit through the balance of the monthly period, may
be construed as having been on deposit one full month,
within the meaning of this section. The corporation may,
by its by-laws, provide that a dividend shall not be declared
or paid on deposits of less than three dollars, or that frac-
tional parts of a dollar shall not be included in principal in
computing dividends.
Section 2. Said chapter 168 is hereby further amended Ed')"i68%50
by striking out section 50, as most recently amended by etc!, 'amended. '
section 1 of chapter 161 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in
place thereof the following section : — Section 50. (a) When- Extra divi-
ever the guaranty fund, profit and loss account and un- decilr^d*?''"
allocated reserves together amount to fifteen and one quarter
per cent of the deposits after an ordinary dividend is de-
clared, an extra dividend shall be declared. The estimated
amount of the ordinary dividend shall be added to the
deposits, and the estimated earnings remaining undivided,
after deducting the estimated amount of the ordinary divi-
dend, shall be added to the profit and loss account for the
purposes of determining whether the guaranty fund, profit
and loss account and unallocated reserves together amount
to fifteen and one quarter per cent of deposits. The amount
of the extra dividend shall be determined in accordance
with and subject to the limitations of subsection (6) hereof,
and shall be computed in the same manner as the ordinary
dividend and shall be paid on the day on which the ordinary
dividend is paid.
(6) The amount of the extra dividend to be declared
under the provisions of subsection (a) hereof shall be at a
rate of not less than one quarter of one per cent, and, in the
sole discretion of the trustees, the amount may be limited
to one half of one per cent, provided there has been no
voluntary reduction in the rate of ordinary dividend, when
the earnings are available, below the rate of the last pre-
ceding ordinary dividend paid. Whenever there has been
such a voluntary reduction in the rate of ordinary dividend
when the earnings are available, the said voluntary reduc-
tion in the rate of the ordinary dividend shall be added to
the rate of the extra dividend to be declared; but in no
case shall the payment of an extra dividend as herein pro-
vided reduce (1) the guaranty fund, profit and loss account
and unallocated reserves together to less than fifteen per
cent of the deposits, nor (2) reduce either the guaranty fund
or unallocated reserves.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and
(6) of this section, the trustees may declare an extra divi-
dend of not less than one eighth nor more than one half of
one per cent payable at such times and in such manner as
146 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 193.
they may determine, provided that the guaranty fund,
profit and loss account and unallocated reserves shall in the
aggregate amount to at least eleven per cent of the whole
amount of deposits, and the amount of the extra dividend
does not reduce the guaranty fund, profit and loss account
and unallocated reserves to less than eleven per cent of the
whole amount of deposits; or that the surplus, reserves and
undivided profits, determined in accordance with federal
income tax laws and regulations relating to mutual savings
banks, shall in the aggregate amount to at least twelve per
cent of the whole amount of deposits, and the amount of
the extra dividend does not reduce the surplus, reserves
and undivided profits, so determined, below twelve per cent
of the whole amount of deposits.
Approved March 18, 1953.
C/iap. 193 An Act relative to the guaranty fund of savings
BANKS.
^reambk"^ T^/iereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose which is to permit savings banks to
use an alternative method of making transfers to their guar-
anty funds, 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. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (6) of
this section, the trustees of savings banks shall, immediately
before making each semi-annual dividend, set apart as a
guaranty fund from the income which has accumulated dur-
ing the six months last preceding, not less than one eighth
nor more than one fourth of one per cent of the whole amount
of deposits or a proportional percentage thereof if the divi-
dend period is less than six months, until such fund amounts
to seven and one half per cent thereof.
(b) The amounts required or permitted to be set apart
as a guaranty fund, as provided in paragraph (a) of this
section may be made by transfers from the profit and loss
account, provided (1) the guaranty fund, profit and loss
account and unallocated reserves shall in the aggregate
amount to at least eleven per cent of the whole amount of
deposits; or (2) the surplus, reserves, and undivided profits,
determined in accordance with federal income tax laws and
regulations relating to mutual savings banks, shall in the
aggregate amount to at least twelve per cent of the whole
amount of deposits.
(c) Such fund shall thereafter be held to meet losses in
its business from depreciation- of its securities or otherwise.
When such fund amounts to less than seven and one half per
cent of the whole amount of deposits, no losses shall be met
therefrom except upon written approval of the commissioner.
Section 2. The provisions of section forty-five of chap-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 194. 147
ter one hundred and sixty-eight of the General Laws, and
such other provisions of law, relative to the guaranty fund
of savings banks, as are inconsistent with this act shall have
no force and effect during the effective period of this act.
Section 3. This act shall become inoperative after De-
cember first in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-four.
Approved March 18, 1953.
An Act relative to the amount that may be invested Qhav 194
BY A SAVINGS BANK IN BANKING PREMISES AND IN ALTERA-
TIONS IN AND ADDITIONS TO BANKING PREMISES OWNED
OR LEASED BY SUCH A BANK.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^rTambk''^
to defeat its purpose which is to permit savings banks to
construct or alter bank buildings or add parking facilities
thereto, therefore, it is hereby declared to be an emergency
law necessary for the immediate preservation of the pubUc
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 Eleventh, as most recently ftt^'amfAded^'
amended by chapter 160 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in
place thereof the following clause : —
Eleventh. Any such corporation may invest in real estate investments
to be used in whole or in part for the convenient transaction etcTby'slv-
of its business; provided, that the aggregate amount in- ings banks,
vested in such real estate, including the cost of land and of ^^^"^ ^^^'^'
the erection or preparation of buildings and parking facili-
ties, and including the cost of alterations and improvements
in and additions to such land or buildings, shall not exceed
an amount equivalent to twenty-five per cent of the com-
bined total of its guaranty fund, profit and loss account and
unallocated reserves. All such investments shall be made
subject to the approval of the commissioner, except an in-
vestment in alterations or improvements involving an ex-
pense of twenty thousand dollars or less made in any period
of twenty-four consecutive months. The amount author-
ized to be invested by such a corporation in a bank building
and alterations therein and additions thereto, including park-
ing facilities, shall from time to time be increased by all
sums reaUzed by it from any sale or other disposal of the
whole or any part thereof, and to the extent approved by
the commissioner by sums charged off by it for depreciation,
obsolescence or amortization. Any such corporation may,
with the approval of the commissioner, expend sums not
exceeding, in the aggregate, two per cent of the combined
total of its guaranty fund, profit and loss account and
unallocated reserves or seventy-five thousand dollars, which-
ever is the lesser, for alterations in, or additions to, any
premises leased by it for the transaction of its business;
provided, that the amount so authorized to be expended
148
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 195, 196.
shall from time to time be increased to the extent approved
by the commissioner by sums charged off by it for deprecia-
tion, obsolescence or amortization. This clause shall be
applicable notwithstanding any other authorization con-
tained in any special law enacted prior to January first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Approved March 18, 1953.
Chap. 195 An Act relative to the posting of certain lists of
CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 31, § 150,
etc., amended.
Posting of
lists of
civil service
employees.
Penalty.
"Department'
defined.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 31 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 15C, as most recently amended by
chapter 385 of the acts of 1950, and inserting in place thereof
the following section: — Section loC. On or before March
first in each year, every appointing officer shall submit to
the director in such form as he may require, under the
penalties of perjury, a fist of officers and employees in his
department as of January second in the year in which the
fist of officers and employees is compiled, who are civil
service employees, setting forth the title of the class and
grade of the office or position of each such officer and em-
ployee and his seniority as provided in section fifteen D.
Every such appointing officer shall cause a copy of such
list signed by him to be posted forthwith in a prominent
place in the department for inspection during the year by
any person.
Any such appointing officer who neglects or wilfully
refuses to post a copy of such list shall be punished by a
fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
The superior court, upon suit by the attorney general, or
upon petition of one or more taxable inhabitants of a city
or town, may enforce this section and said section fifteen D.
The word "department", as used in this section, shall
mean a department, division, institutional unit or other
unit of a department in case such a unit is established by
law, ordinance or by-law or under authority thereof, and,
when so used with respect to employees in the labor service
of the department of public works, shall mean the district
established under section eighteen A in which such employees
serve. Approved March 18, 1953.
Chap.lQQ An Act relative to the records required to be kept
AT GARAGES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 32 of chapter 90 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 : — Every manufacturer of and dealer in
motor vehicles, and every owner, proprietor, person in
control or keeper of a garage, and, in the city of Boston, every
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 90, § 32,
amended.
Records of
garages,
open air park-
ing spaces, etc
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 197. 149
owner, proprietor, person in control or keeper of an open air
parking space kept open with attendants day and night
for the storage or keeping for hire of motor vehicles, shall
keep or cause to be kept in a book a proper record of every
motor vehicle which enters and which leaves his garage,
stable, shop or place of business; provided, however, that
any dealer in motor vehicles, or person engaged in the repair
or servicing of motor vehicles, who makes no charge for the
storage of motor vehicles, shall be exempt from keeping the
record book above referred to if and so long as he keeps
adequate records of the repairs and services performed with
respect to the motor vehicles which come into his custody,
which records show in substance the information required
to be shown in said book. Approved March 18, 1953.
An Act reorganizing the board of trustees of the Phnr) IQ?
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND INCREASING THE '^*
POWERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF SAID AUTHORITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 544 of the acts of 1947 is hereby
amended by striking out section 2 and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 2. The affairs of
the authority shall be managed by a board of three trustees,
hereafter in this act called the trustees, appointed by the
governor with the advice and consent of the council, of whom
one shall be experienced in the transportation field, one in
labor relations, and one in administrative and financial
matters. The trustees initially appointed hereunder shall
serve for terms of two, four and six years, respectively, as
the governor shall provide in their respective appointments.
As the term of a trustee expires, his successor shall be ap-
pointed by the governor, with Uke advice and consent, for a
term of six years. All trustees appointed hereunder shall
hold office until the quahfication of their respective succes-
sors. The governor shall designate from time to time one
of the trustees as chairman. Any trustee may be removed
for cause by the governor, with Uke advice and consent. Any
vacancy in the oflRce of a trustee shall be filled, for the un-
expired term, by the governor, with like advice and consent.
Section three of chapter twelve of the General Laws shall
not apply to said board of trustees.
Section 1A. Section 3 of said chapter 544 is hereby
amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting
in place thereof the following sentence : — They shall not
be in the employ of, or own any stock in, or be in any way,
directly or indirectly, pecuniarily interested in, any gas or
electric company, railroad corporation, bus or street railway
company.
Section 2. Section 4 of said chapter 544 is hereby
amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting in
place thereof the following two sentences : — The trustees
150 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 197.
may from time to time appoint and at pleasure remove a
clerk, a treasurer, a general manager and such other officers,
agents and employees of the authority as they may deem
necessary, and may determine their duties and their compen-
sation, which shall be paid by the authority; provided, how-
ever, that no appointment of a general manager or hke officer
shall be effective until approved by the advisory board es-
tabUshed by chapter four hundred and four of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-two. The trustees shall cause
accurate accounts of all receipts and expenditures of the
authority to be kept at all times, and shall make an annual
report, containing an abstract of such accounts, to the gover-
nor, the general court, and the trustees of the district created
by chapter three hundred and eighty-three of the acts of
nineteen hundred and twenty-nine and now known as the
Boston Metropolitan district and hereafter in this act re-
ferred to as the district.
Section 3. Chapter 649 of the acts of 1949 is hereby
amended by inserting after section 6 the following : — Section
6 A. The authority shall not after the effective date of this
section issue any bond for the purpose of providing funds
for the construction of a project under this act unless the
project shall have been approved by the advisory board
estabhshed by chapter four hundred and four of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-two; provided, however, that
neither the district nor the purchaser of any bond issued by
the district shall be obliged to see to the apphcation of the
proceeds of any bond issued by the authority.
Section 4. The board of trustees of the Metropolitan
Transit Authority in existence immediately prior to the
passage of this act shall be abolished, and the terms of
office of the members thereof shall terminate, upon the
quahfication of the board of trustees initially appointed
under section one of this act; and upon such quahfication
the board of trustees so in existence shall forthwith deliver
all books, records and papers in its custody to the board of
trustees so appointed. The board of trustees provided for
by section one of this act shall have all the powers and duties
of the board of trustees in existence immediately prior to
the passage of this act, including, without hmiting the
generahty of the foregoing, the powers and duties vested in
said board by the second paragraph of section two of chapter
five hundred and forty-four of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-seven prior to its amendment by section one of
this act.
Section 5. Section 1 of chapter 404 of the acts of 1952
is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and
inserting in place thereof the following four sentences: —
There is hereby estabhshed a board, to be known as the
advisory board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority,
consisting of the city manager or, if there be no such official,
the mayor, of each city, and the chairman of the board of
selectmen of each town, constituting said authority. Every
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 198. 151
action by said board shall require the affirmative vote of
eighty-five per cent of the total number of votes in said
board. Each city manager, mayor and chairman of a board
of selectmen shall have a number of votes in proportion to
the amount paid by his city or town under the last preceding
assessment under section thirteen of chapter five hundred
and forty-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
seven. The board hereby estabUshed shall organize an-
nually by the election of a chairman and a secretary, and
may incur expenses, not exceeding three thousand dollars
annually, for stenographic and clerical work, which shall
be paid by the Metropohtan Transit Authority and in-
cluded in the cost of the service under section eleven of
said chapter five hundred and forty-four.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 19, 19 53.
An Act relating to the corporate powers and immu- (Jjidj) jgg
NITIES OF ROBERT STERLING CLARK ART INSTITUTE. ^'
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend Emergency
to defeat its purpose which is, in part, to encourage and co- ^'^*^'"
operate without delay in the construction of the art museum
now being constructed for the pubhc benefit in the town of
Wilhamstown, through the generosity of a private donor,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Section 1. Robert Sterhng Clark Art Institute, a liter-
ary and educational corporation organized under general
law, and having its principal estabhshment in the town of
Williamstown, is authorized to hold, for the purposes for
which it is incorporated, real and personal estate to an
amount not exceeding twenty-five milUon dollars.
Section 2. In addition to all exemptions granted by the
General Laws, the real estate and buildings of said Robert
Sterling Clark Art Institute shall be exempt from taxation
in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three and during the
period of the construction and equipping of its museum as
well as thereafter.
Section 3. All objects of art and other personal prop-
erty lent to said Robert Sterhng Clark Art Institute for
exhibition to the pubhc shall be exempt from taxation while
in the custody of the institute or in transit thereto or there-
from. Approved March 19, 1953.
152
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 199, 200.
Chap.199 An Act authorizing the town of clarksburg to use
THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF CERTAIN SCHOOL PROP-
ERTIES FOR THE PAYMENT OF DEBT INCURRED BY IT FOR
SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
sixty-three of chapter forty-four of the General Laws, the
town of Clarksburg is hereby authorized to use the pro-
ceeds from the sale of school properties for the payment of
debt and interest thereon incurred by said town for school
purposes under authority of chapter five hundred and sixty-
nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 19, 1953.
Chap. 200 An Act relative to notices of applications for licenses
for the use of BUILDINGS FOR THE KEEPING, STORAGE,
MANUFACTURE OR SALE OF CERTAIN EXPLOSIVES AND
INFLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The first paragraph of section 13 of chapter 148 of the
General Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 329 of
the acts of 1951, is hereby further amended by inserting after
the word "land", in line 16, as appearing in section 27 of
chapter 550 of the acts of 1948, the words: — or directly op-
posite said land on any public or private street as they ap-
pear on the most recent local tax list at the time the applica-
tion for such hcense is filed, — so as to read as follows: —
No building or other structure shall, except as provided in
section fourteen, be used for the keeping, storage, manu-
facture or sale of any of the articles named in section nine,
unless the local Hcensing authority shall have granted a
hcense to use the land on which such building or other struc-
ture is or is to be situated for the aforementioned uses, after
a pubhc hearing, notice of the time and place of which hear-
ing shall have been given, at the expense of the applicant,
by the clerk of the city or of the local hcensing authority, by
publication, 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 abutting on said land or directly opposite said land
on any public or private street as they appear on the most re-
cent local tax list at the time the apphcation for such license
is filed, 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 re-
corded in the office of the city or town clerk, and it shall,
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 148, § 13,
etc., amended.
Notices of
applications
for licenses for
storing, manu-
facturing, etc.,
explosives,
regulated.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 201, 202. 153
from the time of the granting thereof by the Ucensing au-
thority, 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 Hcense granted hereunder, or any hcense for
the keeping, storage, manufacture or sale of any of the
articles named in section nine, granted prior to July first,
nineteen hundred and thirty-six, including any license re-
instated and continued by the marshal as herein provided,
shall remain in force unless and until revoked as hereinafter
provided. Any such license granted hereunder shall be sub-
ject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed
in the license by the local hcensing authority, which may
include a condition that the license be exercised to such
extent and within such period as may be fixed by such au-
thority. Approved March 19, 1953.
An Act relative to transfers op equipment from one QIiq^t) 201
STATE agency TO ANOTHER BY THE STATE PURCHASING
AGENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 7 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 25A, inserted by section 2 of chapter 344 ^tc'^'amended '
of the acts of 1943, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing section: — Section 25 A. The state purchasing agent Transfers of
may provide for the transfer of supplies and equipment pur- FrTnTl^nT*
chased from state appropriations from one state agency to fo'^anotlfeT^
another when, in his opinion, such transfer is for the best in-
terests of the commonwealth, and may provide for the mak-
ing of suitable adjustments on the books of account of the
commonwealth of such transfer. He shall also have authority
to approve the amount or quantities of all supphes and ma-
terials purchased by state agencies, notwithstanding that
such agency has conformed to the regulations relative to such
purchases and that an appropriation is available therefor.
In case an application by a state agency is not approved by
the state purchasing agent, such agency may appeal in writ-
ing to the commission, whose decision shall be final.
Approved March 19, 195S.
An Act authorizing the town of upton to make addi-
tional WATER LOANS AND ABOLISHING THE UPTON CENTER
WATER DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF UPTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of developing well fields, ex-
tending the present water mains and water system, erecting
pumping station mth pump, installing new standpipe and
improving water distribution facilities, the town of Upton
may borrow from time to time such sums as may be neces-
sary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, two hundred and
twenty-two thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes
Chap.202
154 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 203.
therefor which shall bear on their face the words, Upton
Water Loan, Act of 1953. Each authorized issue shall consti-
tute a separate loan, and such loans shall be payable in not
more than thirty years from their dates. Indebtedness in-
curred under this act shall be in excess of the statutory limit,
but shall, except as provided herein, be subject to the pro-
visions of chapter forty-four of the General Laws.
Section 2. Chapter two hundred and twenty of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-six and chapter one hundred
and ninety-five of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
nine, relating to the establishment of the Upton Center
Water District in the town of Upton, are hereby repealed.
Section 3. The town of Upton is hereby authorized to
take over all the properties, rights, powers and privileges of
the Upton Center Water District, established by chapter
two hundred and twenty of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-six and amended by chapter one hundred and ninety-
five of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and to
assume all the duties and obhgations of said district, and
shall thereby become in all respects the lawful successor to
said district.
Section 4. The provisions of this act shall not affect
any act done, ratified or confirmed by said district or any of
its officers prior to the effective date of this act, nor any right
accrued or established, nor any action, suit or proceeding
commenced or had in a civil case, nor shall it impair the
vahdity of any of the notes, bonds or other obligations of
said district outstanding on said date. Any indebtedness
incurred by said district and outstanding at the time it is
taken over by the town shall be assumed by the town.
Section 5. The powers and duties vested in the board of
water commissioners of said district shall be assumed and
carried out by the board of water commissioners of the town
of Upton.
Section 6. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority of the registered voters of the town of
Upton voting thereon at the annual or a special town meet-
ing called for the purpose in the current year, but not
otherwise. Approved March 23, 1953.
C hap. 20S An Act extending the time within which the town of
LEXINGTON MAY BORROW MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L Section 1 of chapter 186 of the acts of 1947,
as amended by section 1 of chapter 26 of the acts of 1949, is
hereby further amended by striking out, in line 6, the word
"six" and inserting in place thereof the word: — eight, —
so as to read as follows: — Section 1. For the purposes of
acquiring land for and constructing one or more school
buildings, or constructing additions to existing school build-
ings, and of originally equipping and furnishing the same,
the town of Lexington may borrow from time to time, within
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 204, 205. 155
a period of eight years from the passage of this act, such
sums as may be necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate,
three milUon dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor,
which shall bear on their face the words, Lexington School
Building 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 herein provided, be subject to
chapter forty-four of the General Laws, including the hmita-
tion contained in the first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 2S, 1955.
An Act authorizing the county commissioners of Chav.204:
PLYMOUTH COUNTY TO RELOCATE THE CENTRAL HEATING
PLANT FOR COUNTY BUILDINGS IN THE TOWN OF PLYMOUTH
AND TO USE AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE SAME.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to make the provisions thereof P'"ean"bie.
effective forthwith, 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 L The county commissioners of Plymouth
county are hereby authorized to relocate the central heating
plant for the county buildings in the town of Plymouth, in-
cluding the installation of new boilers and such other changes
necessary to the equipment and completion thereof.
Section 2. For the purposes aforesaid, the commissioners
are hereby further authorized to expend a sum of money,
not in excess of fifty-five thousand dollars, from available
funds as follows : — forty thousand dollars from the post-
war rehabihtation fund established under the provisions of
chapter five of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-three,
and fifteen thousand dollars from surplus funds available
under authorization of chapter four hundred and seventy-
five of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two, for addi-
tions and improvements to the Plymouth county registry of
deeds building, which is heated from the central plant.
Approved March 23, 195S.
An Act relative to the auditing of welfare districts. Chap.205
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. ■
Section 1. Chapter 117 of the General Laws is hereby g l. (Ter^ ^
amended by inserting after section 44 the following section : § 44A, added!*^
— Section J+Jf-A. The director of accounts in the department Auditing of
of corporations and taxation shall cause an audit to be made welfare du-
annually of the accounts of all districts organized under the \l^^^l' '■^^"'
authority of section forty-four, and for such purpose he, and
his duly accredited agents, shall have access to all necessary
156 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 206, 207.
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 estab-
hshed by the general court for state and county taxes, and
submit the amounts of each apportiormient 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.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 23, 1953.
C hap. 20Q An Act authorizing the town of provincetown to
APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR MUNICIPAL ADVERTISING PUR-
POSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Provincetown may annually
appropriate a sum of money not to exceed three thousand
dollars for advertising the advantages of the town with
special reference to its facihties for summer vacations,
recreation, residential purposes and seashore advantages.
The money so appropriated shall be expended under the
direction of the selectmen.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by said town within five years after its passage.
Approved March 23, 1953.
Chap. 207 An Act relative to special licenses for engineers
AND FIREMEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Ed^' ilr's 49 Section 1. Section 49 of chapter 146 of the General
amended.' ' Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby
amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting
in place thereof the following sentence : — Special hcenses :
fo'/cLrtain"^^^ ^ pcrsou who desircs to have charge of or to operate a par-
enginlerT ticular steam plant may, if he files with his application for
and firemen. guch examination a written request signed by the owner or
user of the plant, be examined as to his competence for such
service and no other, and, if found competent and trust-
worthy, he shall be granted a license for such service, and no
other; provided, that no special hcense shall be granted to
give any person charge of or permission to operate an engine
of over fifty horse power, or a boiler or boilers exceeding in
the aggregate one hundred and fifty horse power, except
that where the main power plant is run exclusively by water
power, developed on the premises of such plant a major
part of the year, and has auxiUary steam power for use
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 208, 209. 157
during periods of low water, a special license may be granted
to an applicant holding an engineer's license.
Section 1A. Section 46 of said chapter 146 of the g. l. (Ter.
General Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is Amended." ^ ^^'
hereby amended by inserting after the word "agricultural",
in hne 6, the words : — , horticultural and floricultural, —
so that the first sentence will read as follows : — No person Licenses for
shall have charge of or operate a steam boiler or engine or cenainlfoiiers
its appurtenances, except boilers and engines upon locomo- ^^^ engines,
tives, motor vehicles, boilers and engines in private resi-
dences, boilers in apartment houses of less than five apart-
ments, boilers and engines under the jurisdiction of the
United States, boilers and engines used for agricultural,
horticultural and floricultural purposes exclusively, boilers
and engines of less than nine horse power, and boilers used
for heating purposes exclusively which are provided with
a device approved by the commissioner limiting the pressure
carried to fifteen pounds to the square inch, unless he holds
a license as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. No special Ucense issued prior to the effective Proviso.
date of this act shall be invalidated or affected in any way
by the provisions of section one of this act.
Approved March 23, 1953.
An Act making retroactive certain provisions of law QJiav 208
RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION FROM THE INCOME TAX LAW
CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL PENSIONS OR RETIRE-
MENT FUNDS.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to make immediately effective ^^^^^ ^■
the provisions 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. '
Chapter 555 of the acts of 1952 is hereby amended by
adding at the end the following section : — Section 2. This
act shall take effect as of January first, nineteen hundred
and fifty-two. Approved March 24, 1953.
An Act increasing the amount of indemnity insurance C/iay0.209
which a municipality is authorized to provide in
certain cases.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 5 of chapter 40 of the General Laws is hereby Sj^iJ^js
amended by striking out clause (1), as most recently amended etc!, 'amended.
by chapter 149 of the acts of 1953, and inserting in place
thereof the following clause : —
(1) To pay a proper charge of an insurance company for increase in
acting as surety on the official bond of any town officer, to indemnity
pay a proper charge for effecting insurance providing in- '°/J^'i^g^*'i,
demnity for or protection to a town treasurer or a town col- municipalities,
authorized.
158 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 210.
lector of taxes 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 effect-
ing insurance providing indemnity for or protection to any
officer or employee of the town, or volunteer driver of fire
apparatus of the town whose service as such is approved by
the selectmen against loss by reason of his hability to pay
damages to others for bodily injuries, including death at any
time resulting therefrom, or for damage to property, caused
by the operation, within the scope of his official duties or
employment, of motor or other vehicles or vessels owned by
the town, to an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars on account of injury to or death of one person, or not
exceeding one hundred thousand dollars for any one acci-
dent, and not exceeding five thousand dollars 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 provisions of said section, or
to pay a proper charge to prevent loss by reason of destruc-
tion or damage of buildings or personal property by fire or I
other causes normally covered by fire insurance policies!
issued in the commonwealth, or to pay a proper charge for
effecting insurance to cover the town's liabihty to pay work- 1
men's compensation, or, if the town has elected to establish
and maintain an insurance fund to pay workmen's compen-
sation under section thirteen A of this chapter, to pay a
proper charge for aggregate excess or single accident re-
insurance to protect the town from extraordinary work-
men's compensation losses. Approved March 24, 1953.
Chap. 210 An Act further regulating investments by credit
UNIONS IN FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Edo'i7iT§2i. Chapter 171 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
etc., 'amended.' striking out sectiou 21, as most recently amended by chapter
121 of the acts of the current year, and inserting in place
?y credft ^*"' thcrcof the following section: — Section 21. The capital,
unions, further dcposits and surplus of a credit union shall be invested in
regu ate . Joaus to mcmbcrs, with approval of the credit committee, as
provided in section twenty-two, and also when so required
herein, of the board of directors; and any capital, deposits
or surplus funds in excess of the amount for which loans
shall be approved by the credit conmiittee and the board of
directors may be deposited in savings banks or trust com-
panies or banking companies which are members of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, incorporated under
the laws of this commonwealth, or in national banks located
therein, or invested in any bonds, notes, bankers' acceptances
or bank stocks which are at the time of their purchase legal
investments for savings banks in this commonwealth, or, to
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 211. 159
the extent authorized by section three of chapter two hundred
and sixteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-two, in
the shares of Central Credit Union Fund, Inc., or in the
shares of co-operative banks incorporated in this common-
wealth, or in the shares of savings and loan associations
incorporated in the commonwealth, or in shares of federal
savings and loan associations having a usual place of business
within the commonwealth to an amount not to exceed ten
thousand dollars in any one of such associations, but not
more than five per cent of the assets of a credit union shall
be invested in bank stocks; provided, that not more than
fifteen thousand dollars shall be invested in the stock of any
one bank. At least five per cent of the total assets of a Limitation.
credit union shall be carried as cash on hand or as balances
due from banks and trust companies or banking companies
which are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration, or invested in the bonds or notes of the United
States, or of any state, or subdivision thereof, which are
legal investments for savings banks as above provided, or
in the shares of Central Credit Union Fund, Inc. ; provided,
that such bonds, notes or shares are the absolute property
and under the control of such credit union. Whenever the
aforesaid ratio falls below five per cent, no further loans
shall be made until the ratio as herein provided has been
re-estabhshed. Investments, other than personal loans,
shall be made only with the approval of the board of directors.
Subject to such approval and to the approval of the com-
missioner, a credit union may invest a sum not exceeding
its guaranty fund and other surplus accounts in the purchase
of a suitable site and the erection or preparation of a suitable
building for the convenient transaction of its business.
Approved March 24, 195S.
An Act requiring laundries and dry cleaning estab- Chav. 21\
LISHMENTS TO FILE THEIR IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS
WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 93 of the General Laws is hereby amended by ^^^•ip'■■
inserting after section 18, as appearing in the Tercentenary § isa, a'ddld.
Edition, the following section: — Section 18 A. Every per- Laundry and
son conducting a laundry or dry cleaning estabhshment, or fjfntJfic^ro^n
offering as an independent contractor the services of such markings,
an establishment, shall report to the commissioner of pubhc "^
safety, on forms suppUed by the commissioner, the type and
style of laundry or dry cleaning identification marks which
are attached to or stamped or written upon garments proc-
essed by such establishment when returned to the customer.
Such report shall be accompanied by actual samples of the
identification markings used. Any change in identification
marking systems, either by ehminating such marking or
changing the system of identification marking used, shall be
reported to the commissioner immediately.
160 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 212, 213.
Penalty. Any peison who violates any provision of this section
shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred
dollars or by imprisonment in jail for not more than three
months, or both. Approved March 24, 1953.
Chap. 212 An Act relative to the contents of and the arrange-
ment OF names on ballots.
Emergency
preamble.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 54, § 42,
etc., amended.
Arrangement
of names
on ballots,
regulated.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide for the arrange-
ment of names on ballots, therefore it is hereby declared to
be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preserva-
tion of pubUc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The second paragraph of section 42 of chapter 54 of the
General Laws, as appearing in chapter 272 of the acts of
1948, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence
and inserting in place thereof the following sentence : —
Under the designation of the office, the names of the candi-
dates for re-election to any office to be filled for a city or
town office 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, except as city charters otherwise provide in the
case of municipal offices; and 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 candidates nominated by single wards but
to be voted for at large, shall be arranged in groups by
wards. Approved March 27, 1953.
Chap. 213 An Act authorizing the entry of a decree making a
FINDING THAT THE LIBELLANT IS LIVING APART FROM THE
LIBELLEE FOR JUSTIFIABLE CAUSE IN CERTAIN CASES WHERE
DIVORCE DECREES HAVE BEEN DENIED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 208 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by inserting after section 20 the following section:
— Section 20 A. If, after a hearing, the allegations of a libel
for divorce are not sustained the court may, if the facts
warrant, enter a decree denying the divorce and making a
finding that the libellant is living apart from the libellee for
justifiable cause and may make such orders relative to the
support of the wife and the care, custody and maintenance of
the minor children of the parties as the circumstances re-
quire. The various provisions of chapter two hundred and
nine which relate to proceedings commenced under section
thirty-two thereof shall be applicable to this section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on July first, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three. Approved March 27, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 208, new
§ 20A, added.
Entry of
decree when
divorce
denied.
Effective
date.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 214, 215. 161
An Act authorizing the county commissioners of barn- (Jfidj} 214
STABLE COUNTY TO ESTABLISH THE BARNSTABLE COUNTY
BEACH COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The county commissioners of Barnstable
county are hereby authorized to establish and appoint a
commission which shall be known as the Barnstable County
Beach Commission. The commission shall consist of three
persons, residents of Barnstable county residing in different
towns. One of the members shall be designated by the
county commissioners as chairman. Of the members origi-
nally appointed hereunder, one shall serve for one year, one
for two years and one for three years. Any member ap-
pointed thereafter shall serve for a term of three years.
Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the un-
expired term in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment. The commission shall meet upon call of the chair-
man or upon written request of two members.
Section 2. It shall be the duty of the commission to
assist, advise, confer and co-operate with those branches of
the federal, state, county or town governments and private
organizations that are engaged in meeting the recreational
needs of the citizens of the commonwealth through non-profit
recreation programs in the county of Barnstable, and to
submit, from time to time, reports of its activities with
recommendations of the recreational needs, beaches, shore
erosion and protection and harbor improvement and pro-
tection of the county, to the county commissioners.
Section 3. The commission shall be provided with suit-
able offices in the county, and may expend for expenses
necessary or reasonable in connection with its duties such
sums as may be appropriated therefor. The commission
may employ such persons as may be necessary to carry on
efficiently the purpose of the commission. The members of
the commission shall serve without compensation, but they
shall be reimbursed for necessary traveUng and other ex-
penses and disbursements incurred or expended in the per-
formance of their official duties.
Section 4. Nothing in this act shall be construed as
depriving the residents of Massachusetts from using any of
the beaches in Barnstable county.
Approved March 27, 19 53.
An Act placing the position of supervisor of parole C/iap.215
FOR men under the PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The last sentence of section 127 of chapter g. l. (Ter.
127 of the General Laws, added by section 2 of chapter 449 ^Hr^etc.,
of the acts of 1945, is hereby amended by striking out, in amended.
162 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 216, 217.
lines 5 to 7, the words ", and who shall not be subject to
chapter thirty-one and the rules and regulations made under
authority thereof".
Position of^^ Section 2. The position of supervisor of parole for men
pa?oirfo?men in the department of correction shall, upon the effective
civi?ir''^Sf date of this act, become subject to the civil service laws and
rules, and the incumbent of said position on December first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-two shall be deemed to be per-
manently appointed thereto without serving any proba-
tionary period, and his tenure of office shall be unlimited,
subject, however, to said laws and rules; provided, that
said incumbent passes a quahfying examination to which
he shall be subjected by the division of civil service.
Approved March S7, 1953.
C hap. 21Q An Act relative to the erection and maintenance of
SUITABLE BRIDGE GUARDS AT BRIDGES OR OTHER STRUC-
TURES crossing railroad TRACKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV 160 "^^ Chapter 160 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
§ 134, etc., striking out section 134, as amended by section 1 of chapter
amended. 273 of the acts of 1941, and inserting in place thereof the
maintenance of ^ol^o'^T^Tig sectiou: — Sectiou IS^. Whenever the depart-
bridge*' guards, mcut shall SO Order, every railroad corporation shall erect
and maintain, under conditions prescribed by the depart-
ment, suitable bridge guards at bridges or other structures
crossing the railroad above the track.
Approved March 27, 195S.
Chap. 217 An Act authorizing the barnstable fire district to
SUPPLY ITSELF AND ITS INHABITANTS WITH WATER FOR
THE EXTINGUISHMENT OF FIRES AND FOR DOMESTIC USE
FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE OF THE LIMITS OF THE BARNSTABLE
FIRE DISTRICT AND WITHIN THE TOWN OF BARNSTABLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 5A of chapter 109 of the acts of
1926, inserted by section 3 of chapter 302 of the acts of
1934, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, the
words "said district" and inserting in place thereof the
words: — the town of Barnstable, — so that the first sen-
tence will read as follows : — For the purposes set forth in
the second sentence of section two, said district, acting by
and through its board of water commissioners hereinafter
provided for, may contract with any municipaUty, 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/or 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, brook, spring or stream or of any ground water
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 218. 163
sources by means of driven, artesian or other wells or filter
galleries, within the limits of the town of Barnstable, not
already appropriated for purposes of a public water supply,
and the water rights connected with any such water sources;
and also may take as aforesaid, or acquire by purchase or
otherwise, and hold, all lands, rights of way and easements
necessary for collecting, storing, holding, purifjang and
treating such water and protecting and preserving the
purity thereof and for conveying the same to any part of
said district; provided, that no source of water supply and
no lands necessary for protecting and preserving the purity
of the water shall be so taken or used without first obtaining
the advice and approval of the state department of pubhc
health, and that the location and arrangement of all dams,
reservoirs, wells or filter galleries, filtration and pumping
plants or other works as may be necessary in carrjdng out
the provisions of sections five A to five H, inclusive, shall
be subject to the approval of said department.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by a majority vote of the voters of the Barnstable
Fire District present and voting thereon at a district meeting
called for this purpose within three years after its passage;
but the number of meetings so called in any one year shall
not exceed three. Approved March 21, 1953.
An Act providing for the display of sporting, hunt- Chap. 21^
ING, FISHING OR TRAPPING LICENSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 6 of chapter 131 of the General Laws g. l. (Ter.
is hereby amended by striking out the next to the last sen- Sf ameJed
tence, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 302 of the acts
of 1948, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:
— No person holding a sporting, hunting, fishing or trapping Display of
license shall transfer or loan such license; and every holder requiled'"''"''^'
thereof shall, while fishing, hunting or trapping, carry on '^^^""'^
his person and wear in a visible manner on his outer clothing
his license authorizing him so to do in accordance with such
rules and regulations as the director of the division of fisheries
and game may from time to time prescribe, and shall pro-
duce it for examination upon the demand of any conserva-
tion 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
Section 2. This act shall take effect on January first, Effecti
nineteen hundred and fifty-four.
Approved March 27, 1953.
164
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 219, 220.
Chap.219 An Act temporarily reviving Italian legion auxiliary,
BOSTON UNIT NUMBER ONE,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Italian Legion Auxiliary, Boston Unit Number One, a
corporation dissolved July twentieth, nineteen hundred and
forty, by decree of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk
county, is hereby revived and continued for a period of six
months from the effective date of this act for the sole pur-
pose of disposing of certain funds of the corporation.
Approved March 27, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 175, § 79,
etc., amended.
Guaranty
capital of
mutual
insurance
companies.
Chap. 220 An Act relative to the guaranty capital of mutual
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 79, as amended by section 1
of chapter 23 of the acts of 193.3, and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 79. A mutual fire
company may, at the time of its formation or, if two thirds
of the votes of its policyholders cast at a meeting duly called
for the purpose are recorded in favor of such action, at any
time after its formation, establish a guaranty capital of not
less than twenty-five thousand nor more than two hundred
thousand dollars, divided into shares of a par value of one
hundred dollars each, to be invested as provided by this
chapter for the investment of the capital stock of domestic
stock companies. Any such company may, at any time by a
like vote and with the written approval of the commissioner,
increase said guaranty capital to an amount not exceeding
two hundred thousand dollars. The holders of shares of
guaranty capital shall be entitled to a semi-annual dividend
of not more than three and one half per cent on their re-
spective shares if the net profits or unused premiums, left
after all expenses, losses and liabilities then incurred, with
the reserve for reinsurance, are provided for, shall be suffi-
cient to pay the same. Shareholders and members of such
companies shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be sub-
ject to the same provisions of law relative to their right to
vote as apply respectively to shareholders in stock companies
and policyholders in mutual fire companies. The guaranty
capital shall be applied to the pajonent of losses only when
the company has exhausted its assets, exclusive of uncollected
premiums ; and when thus impaired, the directors may make
good the whole or any part of it by assessments upon the
contingent funds of the company at the date of such impair-
ment. Such guaranty capital shall be retired by the direc-
tors of the company at par when the profits accumulated
under section eighty equal two per cent of its insurance in
force; and such guaranty capital may, upon the recording
in favor of such action of two thirds of the votes cast at a
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 221. 165
special meeting duly called for the purpose, as provided in
the by-laws of the company, and with the written approval
of the commissioner, be reduced or retired, if the net assets
of the company above its reinsurance reserve and all other
claims and obligations, exclusive of guaranty capital, for
two years last preceding and including the date of its last
annual statement under section twenty-five has been not
less than one hundred per cent of the amount of the guaranty
capital. Due notice of any proposed action under this sec-
tion shall be given to the policyholders in the manner pro-
vided in the by-laws of the company for the amendment of
such by-laws or for the calling of a special meeting. No
company with a guaranty capital which has ceased to do new
business shall retire such capital or pay any dividends
thereon, except from income from its investments, until it
shall have performed or cancelled its policy obligations.
The holders of the guaranty capital of a mutual fire com-
pany shall not be entitled in any event to share in the dis-
tribution of its assets beyond the amount of the par value of
their shares and any dividends declared and payable thereon.
Section 2. Section 90C of said chapter 175 of the Gen- g. l. (Xer.
eral Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is f goc!^^'
hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and amended,
inserting in place thereof the following paragraph : — Any same
mutual company empowered by subdivision (e) of section ^^^J^"*-
fifty-four to transact the kinds of business set forth in the
fourth clause of section forty-seven, which has net cash
assets, computed on the basis fixed by sections ten to twelve,
inclusive, of not less than two million dollars may, in Heu
of a guaranty capital as provided in section ninety B, if
previously authorized by a vote of its policyholders at any
meeting and with the written approval of the commissioner,
segregate a portion of its net cash assets to an amount of not
less than two hundred thousand nor more than five hundred
thousand dollars and constitute said amount a guaranty
fund. Approved March 27, 1953.
An Act relative to the operation of the Springfield Qhav. 22\
MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL, AND THE INCORPORATION THEREIN
OF THE EXISTING ISOLATION HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF
SPRINGFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 455 of the acts of 1948 is hereby
amended by striking out section 3 and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — 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 com-
missioner of public health to direct, manage, control and
regulate the chnics and the tuberculosis dispensary.
Section 2. Said chapter 455 is hereby further amended
by inserting after said section 3 the following section : —
166 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 222, 223.
Section 3 A. The existing isolation hospital in the city of
Springfield used for the reception of persons having diseases
dangerous to public health shall, upon the completion of the
Springfield Municipal Hospital, as authorized in section one,
excepting so much of the construction and equipment of
said municipal hospital as was to be used for the reception
of persons having diseases dangerous to the pubHc health,
be incorporated in and be part of the said Springfield Mu-
nicipal Hospital, but pending such incorporation the said
isolation hospital shall be under the direction, management
and control of the commissioner of pubhc health of said city.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the city council of the city of Spring-
field, subject to the provisions of its charter, but not other-
wise. Ay-proved March 27, 1953.
Chav. 222 An Act authorizing twentieth century fund, inc. to
HOLD additional REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE.
Emergency Whcreas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
pream e. ^^ defeat oue of its principal purposes, which is to grant to
the corporation referred to therein an immediate extension
of its authority to hold additional real and personal estate,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the pubUc con-
venience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The Twentieth Century Fund, Inc., a corporation or-
ganized under general law, is hereby authorized to hold, for
the purposes for which it is incorporated, real and personal
estate to an amount not exceeding twenty milUon dollars.
Approved March SO, 1953.
Chap.223 An Act authorizing the state treasurer to deposit
MONEY IN certain BANKING COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G^L.^Ter.^^ Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
etc!. 'amended'. Striking out sectiou 34, as most recently amended by chap-
ter 396 of the acts of 1948, and inserting in place thereof the
Dep9sitof following section: — Section 34- The state treasurer may
by^tatT""*^^^ deposit any portion of the public moneys in his possession
in such national banks, or trust companies, or banking
companies, lawfully doing business in the commonwealth,
as shall be approved at least once in three months by the
governor and council ; but the amount deposited in any one
bank or trust company or banking company shall not at
any time exceed forty per cent of its paid up capital, or, in
the case of a bank or trust company or banking company
having a paid up capital of not less than three miUion dol-
lars, forty per cent of its paid up capital and surplus; pro-
vided, that said limit may be exceeded for the purpose of
treasurer,
regulated
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 224, 225. 167
the temporary deposit for not more than fifteen days of
receipts from tax collections in a bank or trust company or
banking company located on the same premises as the office
of the collection section of the department of corporations
and taxation. For the purpose of pajdng the principal or
interest due on any bond, note or other obhgation of the
commonwealth, which is payable in the city of New York,
he may keep on deposit in any national bank or trust com-
pany in said city, approved for the purpose by the governor
and council, a sum not exceeding in the aggregate twenty-
five thousand dollars; provided, that for a period of two
weeks prior to the date of any such payment or payments,
said amount may be increased by a sum or sums sufficient
to cover the same. A state treasurer making any deposit
in violation of the foregoing provision shall be deemed
guilty of misconduct and maladministration in his office
within the meaning of the constitution; and any bank or
trust company or banking company receiving any deposit
in violation thereof shall be disqualified from receiving said
moneys for the period of three years from the date of said
deposit. All interest received on any deposits under this
section shall be paid to the commonwealth.
Approved March SO, 1953.
An Act repealing certain provisions of law penalizing Chap. 224:
THE USE OF CERTAIN BAIT IN ICE FISHING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 40A of chapter 131 of the General Laws, inserted gjf {Jf-
by chapter 79 of the acts of 1946, is hereby repealed. § wk. '
Approved March 30, 1953. ^epe^'^d.
An Act relative to the registration of motor vehicles QJiav 225
BY CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The seventh paragraph of section 2 of chapter 90 of the g. l. (Ter.
General Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 82 of ftc'^ 'amended
the acts of 1952, is hereby further amended by striking out, ^ ^" '""''"
in lines 13 to 15, the words "loss, or loss of use, of any arm
at or above the wrist or of any leg at or above the ankle " and
inserting in place thereof the following : — loss or permanent
loss of use of one or both feet; or loss or permanent loss of
use of one or both hands; or permanent impairment of
vision of both eyes of the following status: central visual
acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye, with corrective
glasses, or central visual acuity of more than 20/200 if there
is a field defect in which the peripheral field has contracted
to such an extent that the widest diameter of visual field
subtends an angular distance no greater than twenty degrees
in the better eye. — so as to read as follows: —
The registrar shall furnish at his office, without charge, to Registration
every person whose motor vehicle is registered under this vlwdes'by
168 Acts, 1953. —Chap. 226.
certain dis- chapter, two number plates of suitable design, and to every
rSatldf ^"^' person whose trailer is so registered, one such number plate,
having displayed thereon the register number assigned to
that vehicle; provided, that number plates assigned to
ambulances, fire engines and apparatus, police patrol wagons
and other vehicles used by the police department of any
city or towTi or park board solely for the official business of
such department or board, and pleasure passenger vehicles
owned by veterans who, according to the records of the
United States Veterans' Administration, by reason of service
in the armed forces of the United States have suffered loss
or permanent loss of use of one or both feet; or loss or per-
manent loss of use of one or both hands; or permanent
impairment of vision of both eyes of the following status:
central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye, with
corrective glasses, or central visual acuity of more than
20/200 if there is a field defect in which the peripheral field
has contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter of
visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than
twenty degrees in the better eye, and to vehicles registered
by any member of a foreign diplomatic corps or by any
foreign consular officer who is not a citizen of the United
States may be of a distinctive type or types. The number
plates so furnished shall, except as provided by section nine,
and except in case the registrar for any valid reason extends
the time, be valid only for the year for which they are issued.
If the registrar extends the time he may make rules and
regulations requiring the display of visible evidence upon
every motor vehicle that it has been registered and that
the plates in use thereon are valid. Any plate becoming
illegible because of construction defects shall be replaced by
the registrar without cost. Approved March 30, 1953.
Chap. 226 An Act authorizing the town of barnstable to retire
AND PAY A PENSION TO HERBERT L. THOMAS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of promoting the public
good and in consideration of his long and meritorious service
as highway surveyor, the town of Barnstable is hereby author-
ized to retire and pay a pension to Herbert L. Thomas, high-
way surveyor of said town. The amount of said pension shall
be two thousand dollars per year and shall be paid in equal
monthly installments.
Section 2. Action taken under this act at the annual j
town meeting of the town of Barnstable held in the current I
year shall be as effective as though this act had been in full
force and effect at the time the warrant for said meeting was
posted.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 31, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 227, 228. 169
An Act authorizing the city of westfield to establish (Jhnjj 227
A BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS IN SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 8 of chapter 294 of the acts of 1920
is hereby amended by inserting after the paragraph num-
bered 19 the following paragraph: —
20. The board of water commissioners, which shall con-
sist of three members, who shall have the charge, control and
management of the waterworks and water supply, and shall
have the powers and perform the duties conferred or im-
posed upon water commissioners by chapter three hundred
and twenty-two of the acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-
three and acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto;
and shall have the powers and perform the duties pertaining
to the charge, control and management of the waterworks
and water supply as heretofore conferred or imposed upon
the board of public works under this section.
They shall appoint a superintendent, who shall hold office
for the term of one year and until his successor is appointed
and quahfied, and who shall, under the direction and control
of the board, have charge of the work thereof. The said
superintendent shall appoint such assistants as the work
may require, subject to the approval of the board.
Section 2. The paragraph numbered 6 in said section
eight of said chapter two hundred and ninety-four is hereby
amended by striking out the second sentence.
Section 3. The members of the board of water commis-
sioners shall be designated in their original appointments to
serve for terms of one, two and three years, respectively,
from the first Monday in February and until their successors
are appointed and qualified. Upon the expiration of the term
of a member, his successor shall be appointed for a term of
three years.
Section 4. This act shall be submitted to the voters of
said city at the next annual city election in the form of the
followng question which shall be placed upon the official
ballot to be used at said election: — "Shall an act passed
by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-
three entitled 'An Act authorizing the city of Westfield to
establish a board of water commissioners in said city', be
accepted?". If a majority of the votes in answer to said
question is in the affirmative, this act shall take full effect,
but not otherwise. Approved March 31, 1953.
An Act to enable the proprietors of Arlington street Chav,228
CHURCH to add TO THEIR MEMBERSHIP PERSONS WHO
ARE NOT PROPRIETORS OF PEWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The members of the religious society now
having the corporate name of The Proprietors of Arlington
Street Church, incorporated by chapter nineteen of the
170 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 229.
acts of eighteen hundred and five under the name of The
Proprietors of the Meeting-House in Federal Street in the
Town of Boston, which name was changed to The Proprie-
tors of Arhngton Street Church by chapter eleven of the
acts of eighteen hundred and sixty-two, shall include, in
addition to the proprietors of pews in the meeting-house
belonging to said religious society, who now constitute the
sole members thereof, such other persons as the members
of said society may from time to time elect to membership,
which membership shall be for such term and subject to
such conditions as the said members shall from time to
time prescribe. At any regular or special meeting of said
rehgious society called after the effective date of this act,
twenty-five members shall constitute a quorum, provided,
however, that no vote shall be passed authorizing the sale
of any Meeting House belonging to the society except by a
two thirds vote of a meeting duly called for the purpose at
which a majority of the members of the society are present.
The members of the corporation may from time to time, at
any meeting duly called for the purpose, adopt a system of
voting by proxy. The corporation and the members thereof
as so constituted shall have all the powers and privileges
and shall be subject to all the duties, liabiUties and restric-
tions contained in the act of incorporation as heretofore
amended.
Section 2, The religious society now having the corpo-
rate name of The Proprietors of Arlington Street Church
shall hereafter be called and known by the name of Arlington
Street Church.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by vote of the said The Proprietors of Arlington Street
Church at any annual or special meeting held before January
first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and the filing with
the state secretary of a certified copy of said vote, but not
otherwise. Approved March SI, 1953.
Chap. 22^ An Act authorizing the payment of premiums on cer-
tain GENERAL OR BLANKET ACCIDENT AND HEALTH OR
LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES FROM FUNDS CONTRIBUTED BY
THE INDIVIDUALS SO INSURED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 1. Subdivisiou (A) of section 110 of chapter 175
§ lio/etc., of the General Laws, as amended by section 1 of chapter 532
amended. ^f ^^ie acts of 1952, is hereby further amended by inserting
after the word "both", in fine 51, the following: — , or the
premiums on which are paid by such trustees partly from
such funds contributed by the employer or employers of the
employees, or by the union or unions or association or asso-
ciations, or both, and partly from funds contributed by the
insured persons specifically for their insurance.
Edo ,■ 175,'' Section 2. Clause (e) of section 133 of said chapter 175,
§ i'33. etc., as most recently amended by section 3 of chapter 404 of the
amended.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 230, 231. 171
acta of 1951, is hereby further amended by inserting after
the word "both", in hne 19, the following: — , or partly
from such funds contributed by the employer or employers
of the insured persons, or by the union or association or
unions or associations, or by both, and partly from such funds
contributed by the insured persons specifically for their
insurance. Approved March 31, 195S.
An Act further defining the words "local licensing Chap.230
authority" as used in the laws relating to fire
prevention in cities and towns.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 148 of the General Laws g. l. (Ter.
is hereby amended by striking out the definition of "Local SciJ'amfided.
licensing authority", as appearing in chapter 102 of the
acts of 1932, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
"Local hcensing authority", in towns, including those -Local licens-
towns which have adopted a town management form of father d°efin^'
government, the board of selectmen ; in Boston, the board of
street commissioners; in cities having adopted one of the
plans of government provided in chapter forty-three, the
city council, or the hcensing board or commission in such
cities wherein such a board or commission is authorized by
statute or ordinance to grant licenses under this chapter; in
other cities, the board of aldermen, or the licensing board or
commission in cities wherein such a board or commission is
authorized by statute or ordinance to grant Hcenses under
this chapter ; provided, that in any town having over twenty
thousand inhabitants, an unpaid hcensing board of three
members may be appointed or designated by the board of
selectmen to act as the hcensing authority in issuing licenses
for garages for not more than two automobiles or motor
vehicles. In case the board of aldermen or city council
constitute such authority, any hearing required by this
chapter may be held before a committee thereof.
Section 2. No hcenses granted under chapter one Certain licenses
hundred and forty-eight of the General Laws prior to the deemed^Lvaiid.
effective date of this act shall be deemed invahd because of
having been granted by a city or town manager or his dele-
gate purporting to act as the local hcensing authority.
Approved April 1, 1953.
An Act increasing the exemption from taxation of Cfian 231
parsonages. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Clause Eleventh of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Ed^M^s's
Laws, as amended by chapter 317 of the acts of 1938, is etc!, amended,
hereby further amended by striking out, in hne 3, the word
"five" and inserting in place thereof the word: — ten.
Approved April 1, 1953.
172 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 232, 233, 234.
Chap.2S2 An Act designating the clinical and research labo-
ratory AT THE BOSTON STATE HOSPITAL AS THE ABRAHAM
MYERSON LABORATORY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The clinical and research laboratory at the
Boston State Hospital shall be known and designated as
the Abraham Myerson Memorial Laboratory as a tribute
to the late Dr. Abraham Myerson who during his lifetime
contributed much to the advancement of psychiatry in
Massachusetts and who was instrumental in founding the
extensive research projects at Boston State Hospital.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1953.
Chap.2SS An Act designating the new hospital building at the
WALTER E. FERNALD STATE SCHOOL AS THE DOUGLAS A.
THOM hospital BUILDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The new hospital building at the Walter E.
Fernald State School shall be known and designated as the
Douglas A. Thom Hospital Building as a tribute to the late
Dr. Douglas A. Thom who during his lifetime contributed
much to the advancement of child psychiatry.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1953.
Chav. 2S4: An Act relative to the use of flares at locations on
WAYS where certain VEHICLES ARE DISABLED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 1. The first paragraph of section 14B of chap-
§ 146? etc., ter 85 of the General Laws, as amended by chapter 375 of
amended. ^j^g ^^^^ qJ 1946, is hereby further amended by striking out,
in Une 5, the words "which is not artificially hghted at
Flares to be uight", — SO as to read as follows: — Whenever any com-
certlin nl'oTor Hiercial vchicle having a gross weight in excess of five thou-
vehicies are saud pouuds othcr than a motor bus or taxicab, or any
automobile service truck, so called, becomes disabled upon
the traveled portion of any street or highway the operator
of such vehicle shall, during the time when lights are re-
quired to be displayed on motor vehicles, place three flares
on the traveled part of the way in the following positions : —
one flare in the center of the traffic lane in which such dis-
abled vehicle remains and distant approximately one hundred
feet from such vehicle in the direction of traffic approach-
ing in that lane; one flare not less than one hundred feet
from such vehicle in the opposite direction in said lane; and
one flare at the traffic side of such vehicle, not nearer than
ten feet from the front or rear of such vehicle; provided,
that if such vehicle is disabled within three hundred feet of
disabled.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 235, 236. 173
a curve, crest of a hill, or other place where the view of such
vehicle is obstructed, the flare in that direction shall be so
placed as to afford ample warning to other persons using
such way, and in no case less than one hundred feet, nor
more than three hundred feet, from the disabled vehicle.
The word "flare" as used in this section shall mean either "Fiare".
a lighted pot torch, a lighted red electric lamp, or a red '^^^"^^•
emergency reflector warning device, which conforms to the
requirements of the specifications adopted by the Interstate
Commerce Commission for the construction and perform-
ance of such devices and bears the label of the Underwriters'
Laboratory, Inc.
Section 2. The second paragraph of said section 14B, Ed^'sJ^"^'
as appearing in chapter 432 of the acts of 1938, is hereby § hb, etc..
amended by striking out, in line 2, the words "not arti- ^"'^'^'^^^■
ficially hghted at night", — so as to read as follows: —
Every vehicle to which this section apphes, when operated ^jJ^rTeVon^^
on any street or highway shall, during the period when lights certain motor
are required to be displayed on motor vehicles, carry three '^^''''''^^•
flares in a position where they are easily accessible to any
person desiring to use the same and to any officer or official
authorized to inspect said vehicle.
Approved April 6, 195S.
An Act providing that the new nurses' home at the Qhav 235
soldiers' home in MASSACHUSETTS BE KNOWN AS THE ^'
GENERAL WILLIAM J. KEVILLE BUILDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The nurses' home now under construction at the Soldiers'
Home in Massachusetts shall, upon its completion, be known
and designated as the General WilHam J. Keville Building.
Approved April 7, 1953.
An Act authorizing the commissioner of labor and C/iat).236
INDUSTRIES TO SUSPEND THE OPERATION OF CERTAIN
LABOR LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The commissioner of labor and industries is hereby au-
thorized, in conformity with Article XX of Part the First
of the Constitution of the Commonwealth, to suspend until
July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, the apphcation
or operation of any provision of chapter one hundred and
forty-nine of the General Laws or of any rule or regulation
made thereunder, regulating, limiting or prohibiting the
employment of women, or of minors over the age of sixteen,
or both. The commissioner shall exercise this authority
when he finds, after opportunity has been given to inter-
ested parties to be heard, that an emergency exists or that
conditions of hardship in an industry, branch of an indus-
try, or individual establishment require or justify the sus-
pension of any provision of such laws, rules or regulations.
174 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 237, 238.
Suspensions issued by the commissioner shall prescribe, and
may be either granted or limited to, one or more particular
departments, operations or occupations within an estabhsh-
ment, or a particular industry or branch of an industry.
The conmiissioner shall appoint industry advisory commit-
tees, on which employers and employees shall be equally
represented, to consult and advise with him in matters re-
lating to the suspensions authorized by this act.
Approved April 8, 1963.
Chap. 2S7 An Act authorizing the city of westfield to appro-
priate MONET FOR THE PAYMENT OF, AND TO PAY, CERTAIN
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 prior to the year nineteen hundred
and fifty-three, the total of such bills being one thousand
four hundred and sixty-eight dollars and sixty-four cents, as
shown by a Ust filed in the office of the director of accounts
in the department of corporations and taxation, as are le-
gally 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.
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
deUvered 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 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 full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the city council of the city of Westfield,
subject to the provisions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved April 8, 1953.
Chap.23S An Act further regulating the weight of gloves worn
BY CONTESTANTS IN PROFESSIONAL BOXING OR SPARRING
MATCHES OR EXHIBITIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
G. L. (Ter. Sectiou 38 of chapter 147 of the General Laws, as amended
etci^'amlnded^* by chapter 234 of the acts of 1947, is hereby further amended
by striking out, in line 19, the word "six" and inserting in
place thereof the word : — eight, — so that the sixth sen-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 239. 175
tence will read as follows : — The contestants in professional ^^^^*^ f^^^^
matches or exhibitions shall wear, during the contest, gloves re^g^uLl^e^d"^^*'
weighing at least eight ounces each and in amateur matches
or exhibitions, unless otherwise authorized by the commis-
sion, the contestants shall wear, during the contest, gloves
weighing at least eight ounces each.
Approved April 8, 19 53.
An Act relative to the method of assessing the amount Qfidj) 239
WHICH the commonwealth MAY BE CALLED UPON TO
PAY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY ON ACCOUNT
OF A DEFICIENCY AS OF THE LAST DAY OF DECEMBER,
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The seventh paragraph of section 13 of
chapter 544 of the acts of 1947, as most recently amended
by chapter 251 of the acts of 1952, is hereby further amended
by inserting after the word "fifty-one", in hne 20, the
words: — , or on account of a deficiency as of the last day
of December, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, — so as to
read as follows: —
In case the commonwealth shall be called upon to pay
the authority any amount under this section on account of
a deficiency existing as of the last day of December in the
year nineteen hundred and forty-nine, or as of the last day
of December in any year thereafter, 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 ser\dce of the authority at the time of said payment,
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 any amount
which the commonwealth is called upon to pay the au-
thority on account of a deficiency as of the last day of
December, nineteen hundred and forty-nine or on account
of a deficiency as of the last day of December, nineteen
hundred and fifty or on account of a deficiency as of the
last day of December, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, or
on account of a deficiency as of the last day of December,
nineteen hundred and fifty-two, 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 proportion to the
amounts 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.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 9, 1963.
176
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 240, 241.
Emergency
preamble.
C/iap. 240 An Act increasing the maximum number of trustees
OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to make the provisions con-
tained therein effective forthwith, therefore it is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the pubUc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 3 of chapter 4 of the acts of 1870 is hereby amended
by striking out, in hne 7, the word "thirty" and inserting
in place thereof the word : — thirty- five.
Approved April 9, 1953.
Chap. 2^1 An Act requiring the tagging of deer.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 131, new
§ 80A, added.
Tagging of
deer, regu-
Effective
date.
Section 1. Chapter 131 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by inserting after section 80, as appearing in sec-
tion 2 of chapter 599 of the acts of 1941, the following
section: — Section 80 A. To each resident and non-resident
hunting and sporting license shall be attached a deer tag in
a form prescribed by the director of the division of fisheries
and game. Such deer tag shall remain attached to said
hcense until removed for the purposes of affixing to a deer
as provided herein and shall be void if detached for any
other purpose. A person possessing a detached deer tag
shall surrender the same to any officer empowered to enforce
the laws relating to inland fisheries and game. Immediately
upon taking a deer into possession, in accordance with sec-
tion eighty, said tag shall be affixed to the deer in such a
manner as may be prescribed by rules and regulations of the
director of the division of fisheries and game, and remain
thereon as long as any portion of the deer is in possession.
Any carcass of a deer which, for the purposes of this section
shall include parts thereof, so tagged may be possessed until
the twentieth day of October next following the close of the
season in which said deer was taken, and said deer tag shall
be vahd only during that period, unless otherwise permitted
by the director of the division of fisheries and game by appli-
cation thereto.
Possession of the carcass of a deer except as tagged or
authorized herein shall be prima facie evidence that the
same was unlawfully taken.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on January first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-four. Approved April 9, 19 58.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 242, 243. 177
An Act relative to the admissibility in evidence of Chav.242
CERTAIN WRITTEN STATEMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 23 A of chapter 233 of the General Laws, inserted £^^'233'^'
by section 1 of chapter 424 of the acts of 1945, is hereby § 23A, etc.,
amended by inserting after the word "attorney", in line 14, ^""'"'^®'^-
the words : — , or within such further time as the court may
allow on motion and notice, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 23 A. In any action to recover damages for personal o/'^rta^'^'*^
injuries or consequential damages, so called, resulting there- written
from, no statement in writing signed by any party to the ^*''*'^"^®°*^-
action, concerning the facts out of which the cause of action notJ^g'^^tc
arose, given by such party, or a person in his behalf, to any
other party to the action, or to his agent or attorney, or to
the insurer of such other party, or to the agent or attorney
of such insurer, shall be admissible in evidence in, or re-
ferred to at, the trial of such action or in any proceeding con-
nected therewith unless a copy of such statement is fur-
nished to the party making the same or to his attorney
within ten days after written request therefor made by such
party or attorney to the adverse party or his attorney, or
within such further time as the court may allow on motion
and notice. Approved April 9, 1953.
An Act providing that the game commonly known as Chap. 243
SKILO, and similar GAMES, CONSTITUTE LOTTERIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 271 of the General Laws is hereby amended by EdVJn'^n
inserting after section 6 A, inserted by chapter 144 of the § gb, add'ed*"^
acts of 1938, the following section: — Section 6B. Whoever skiio, etc.,
. J ii 11 1 •! to constitute
sets up or promotes the game commonly known as skilo or lotteries.
any similar game regardless of name, shall be held to have
set up and promoted a lottery and shall be punished as pro-
vided in section seven. Approved April 10, 1953.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Executive Department, State House,
Boston, April 10, 1953.
Honorable Edwar,d J. Cronin, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
State House, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sir: — I, Christian A. Herter, by virtue of and in accord-
ance with the provisions of the Forty-eighth Amendment to
the Constitution, "The Referendum II, Emergency Meas-
ures," do declare that in my opinion, the immediate preserva-
tion of the public convenience requires that the law passed
on the tenth day of April in the year nineteen hundred and
fifty-three, being Chapter 243 of the Acts of 1953 entitled,
"An Act providing that the Game commonly known as
Skilo, and similar Games, constitute Lotteries," should take
178 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 244, 245.
effect forthwith and that it is an emergency law, and that
the facts constituting the emergency are as follows:
The delayed operation of this legislation would permit, for
an unreasonable time, the continued playing of the game
commonly known as Skilo, and similar games, which affect
adversely the moral standards of the people of our Common-
wealth and which are, therefore, contrary to the pubhc
interest and convenience. The game of Skilo has developed
into a very profitable enterprise for the promoters, with the
money, to a great extent, coming from the pockets of people
least able to risk the elements of chance connected with the
game. Therefore, it is necessary that the legislation referred
to above should take effect forthwith.
Very truly yours,
Christian A. Herter,
Governor of the Commonwealth.
Office of the Secretary, Boston, April 13, 1953.
I, Leo M. Harlow, Deputy Secretary of the Common-
wealth, hereby certify that the accompanying statement
was filed in this office by His Excellency the Governor of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at ten o'clock and
twenty-five minutes, a.m., on the above date, and in accord-
ance with Article Forty-eight of the Amendments to the
Constitution said chapter takes effect forthwith, being chap-
ter two hundred and forty-three of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-three.
Leo M. Harlow,
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Chap. 24:4: An Act providing that female teachers or superin-
tendents OF SCHOOLS SHALL NOT BE DISMISSED BECAUSE
OF A CHANGE IN MARITAL STATUS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
G. L. (Ter. Sectiou 42 of chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby
§ 4'2,' etc., amended by inserting after the second sentence, as appear-
amended. j^^g jj-^ chapter 123 of the acts of 1934, the following sentence:
Marital — The chauge of marital status of a female teacher or super-
femaie°^ iutendeut shall not be considered cause for dismissal under
teachers, etc. ^-^[^ sectiou. Appvoved April 10, 1953.
Chap. 245 An Act relative to the enforcement of the law per-
taining TO the MAYFLOWER, THE FLORAL EMBLEM OF THE
commonwealth.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed ^ 2^5 7 Section 7 of chapter 2 of the General Laws, as appearing
amended. ' in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by adding
at the end the following sentence : — The provisions of this
section shall be enforced by all officers in the department of
conservation whose duty it is to enforce all laws relative to
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 246. 179
said department., — so as to read as follows: — Section 7. pXi[^ '"^ces
The may flower (epigsea repens) shall be the flower or floral eto./to^flower
emblem of the commonwealth. Any person who pulls up or mon%l°S^
digs up the plant of the mayflower or any part thereof, or penalized. '
injures such [plant or any part thereof except in so far as is
reasonably necessary in procuring the flower therefrom,
within the limits of any state highway or any other public
way or place, or upon the land of another person without
written authority from him, shall be punished by a fine of
not more than fifty dollars; but if a person does any of the
aforesaid acts while in disguise or secretly in the night time
he shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred
dollars. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by
all officers in the department of conservation whose duty it
is to enforce all laws relative to said department.
Approved April 10, 195S.
An Act to provide funds for state activities. Chap. 24:6
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby imposed upon all domestic Spedai taxes
manufacturing corporations, foreign manufacturing corpo- ®''*'""^®'^-
rations, domestic business corporations and foreign corpora-
tions, as defined in chapter sixty-three of the General Laws,
as amended, in addition to the taxes levied under the provi-
sions of sections thirty to fifty-one, inclusive, of said chapter
sixty-three and all acts in amendment thereof and in addi-
tion 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, an additional excise tax equal to three per cent of the
net income of each such corporation determined to be tax-
able 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, collection and abate-
ment of the taxes imposed under said chapter sixty-three
upon corporations taxable hereunder shall apply to the ad-
ditional taxes herein imposed. This section shall apply only
to taxes levied in or on account of the calendar years nine-
teen hundred and fifty-four and nineteen hundred and fifty-
five. The surtaxes imposed under section nine of chapter
seven hundred and twent3'--nine of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-one shall apply to the taxes imposed by this
section.
Section 2. There is hereby imposed, in addition to the
taxes levied under subsection (b) of section five of chapter
sixty-two of the General Laws, upon income derived from
professions, employments, trade or business, and all acts in
amendment thereof and in addition thereto, and in addition
to any surtaxes, an additional tax equal to one per cent of
such income. All provisions of law relative to the assess-
180 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 246.
ment, payment, collection and abatement of the taxes im-
posed under said chapter sixty-two shall apply to the addi-
tional taxes herein imposed. This section shall apply only
to income received in the calendar years nineteen hundred
and fifty-three and nineteen hundred and fifty-four. The
surtaxes imposed under section nine of chapter seven hun-
dred and twenty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-one shall apply to the taxes imposed by tliis section.
Section 3. There is hereby imposed in addition to the
taxes levied under subsection (c) of section five of chapter
sixty-two of the General Laws, upon the excess of gains over
losses received by the taxpayer from purchases or sales of
intangible personal property, whether or not said taxpayer
is engaged in the business of deahng in such property, and
all acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, and
in addition to any surtaxes, an additional tax equal to three
per cent of such income. All provisions of law relative to
the assessment, pajonent, collection and abatement of the
taxes imposed under said chapter sixty-two shall apply to
the additional taxes herein imposed. This section shall apply
only to income received in the calendar years nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-three and nineteen hundred and fifty-four.
The surtaxes imposed under section nine of chapter seven
hundred and twenty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-one shall apply to the taxes imposed by this
section.
Section 4. Notwithstanding the provision of section
forty-eight of chapter sixty-three of the General Laws, or
any other provision of law to the contrary, all taxes required
to be paid thereunder or in connection theremth shall,
except as otherwise provided by section seventy-six, be due
and payable m advance of assessment at the time when the
tax return is required to be filed. Notwithstanding the pro-
visions of section three of chapter sixty-three A of the Gen-
eral Laws, or any other provision of law to the contrary, all
taxes required to be paid thereunder or in connection there-
with shall be due and payable in advance of assessment at
the time when the tax return is required to be filed. This
section shall apply only to such taxes collected or collectible
during the calendar years nineteen hundred and fifty-four
and nineteen hundred and fifty-five.
Section 5. Returns relating to the income received dur-
ing the years ending on December thirty-first, nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-three and December thirty-first, nineteen
hundred and fifty-four, and required to be filed on or before
March first under the provisions of section twenty-four of
chapter sixty-two of the General Laws shall be filed on or
before April fifteenth in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-
four and nineteen hundred and fifty-five, notwithstanding
the provisions of said section twenty-four of said chapter
sixty-two. So much of said tax as is not paid at its due
date shall bear interest from said date at the rate of one
half of one per cent per month, or major fraction thereof,
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 246. 181
until it is paid. In case of sickness, absence or other dis-
ability, or in cases of extreme hardship the commissioner of
corporations and taxation may allow further time for the
payment of the income tax due and payable under the pro-
visions of this act; and may allow the payment of such tax
to be made in such installments as he may determine, and
notwithstanding the provisions of this section and sections
thirty-seven A and forty-one of said chapter sixty-two, or
any other provision of law to the contrary, no interest shall
be charged, added to or become part of the income tax re-
maining unpaid after the due date in those cases in which
the said commissioner has allowed further time for payment
or payment by installments.
Section 6. There is hereby imposed, in addition to the
taxes levied under the provision 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 twenty per
cent of the taxes assessed under the provisions of said sec-
tions, acts and chapters in or on account of each of the cal-
endar years nineteen hundred and fifty-four and nineteen
hundred and fifty-five, 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.
This additional tax shall apply also to taxes levied under
sections one, two and three of this act.
Section 7. 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
twenty 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 died during the period be-
ginning January first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and
ending December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty-five.
All provisions of law relative to the determination, certifica-
tion, payment, collection and abatement of such legacy and
succession taxes shall apply to the additional taxes imposed
by this section.
Section 8. 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 twenty 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 fifty-four and nineteen hundred and fifty-
five, 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 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
two of chapter sixty-three of the General Laws, as most re-
182 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 246.
cently amended by section three of chapter five hundred and
nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-one, every
bank taxed thereunder shall pay annually a tax assessed in
the calendar years nineteen hundred and fifty-four and nine-
teen hundred and fifty-five measured by its net income, as
defined in section one of said chapter sixty-three at the rate
assessed upon other financial corporations; provided, that
such rate shall not be higher than the highest of the rates
assessed upon mercantile and business corporations doing
business in the commonwealth, and provided, further, that
such rates shall not be higher than eight per cent. During
the period that the provisions of this section are in effect,
trust companies having a savings department shall not be
subject to the excise imposed by section eleven of said chapter
sixty-three, nor to the requirements of sections eleven to six-
teen, inclusive, of said chapter sixty-three.
Section 10. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
twenty-two of chapter sixty-three of the General Laws, as
most recently amended by section one of chapter three hun-
dred and eighty-seven of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-six and in heu thereof, every domestic insurance com-
pany coming within the scope of the definition of a domestic
company in section one of chapter one hundred and seventy-
five of the General Laws, except fife insurance companies
with respect to business taxable under section twenty and
marine, or fire and marine, insurance companies with respect
to business taxable under section twenty-nine A, shall an-
nually pay for the years nineteen hundred and fifty-four and
nineteen hundred and fifty-five an excise of two per cent
upon the gross premiums for all pohcies written or renewed,
all additional premiums charged, and all assessments made
by such company on policyholders during the preceding
calendar year, exclusive of reinsurance; but such premiums
and assessments for pohcies -^Titten or renewed for insur-
ance, exclusive of reinsurance, of property or interests in
other states or countries where a tax is actually paid by such
company, or its agents, shall not be so taxed.
Section 1L There is hereby imposed an additional ex-
cise on the sale of alcoholic beverages and alcohol, other than
malt beverages, for the period beginning July first, nineteen
hundred and fifty-three, and ending June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and fifty-five, as follows:
For each wine gallon, or fractional part thereof, of still
wine, other than cider containing more than three per cent
but not more than six per cent of alcohol as aforesaid, in-
cluding vermouth, at the rate of twenty cents per wine gal-
lon.
For each wine gallon, or fractional part thereof, of all
other alcoholic beverages containing twenty four per cent
or less of alcohol by volume at sixty degrees Fahrenheit, at
the rate of forty-five cents per wine gallon.
For each wine gallon, or fractional part thereof, of all
other alcohoHc beverages containing more than twenty-four
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 246. 183
per cent but not more than fifty per cent of alcohol by volume
at sixty degrees Fahrenheit, at the rate of twenty-five cents
per wine gallon.
For each proof gallon, or fractional part thereof, of all
other alcohohc beverages containing more than fifty per cent
of alcohol by volume at sixty degrees Fahrenheit or alcohol,
at the rate of twenty-five cents per proof gallon.
Section 12. If any part, section or subsection of this
act or the application thereof shall be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall
not be construed to affect the validity or constitutionahty
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 sections would
have been adopted had such invaUd or unconstitutional
provisions not been included therein.
Section 13. In addition to the excise tax imposed by
chapter sixty-four C of the General Laws, and in addition
to the additional excise tax imposed by section nine of
chapter seven hundred and thirty-one of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-five, there is hereby imposed a further
additional excise tax of one half mill for each cigarette sold,
used, received as gift or gifts, or through exchange or barter
in the commonwealth during the two-year period beginning
September first, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, the same
to be levied and collected as provided in said chapter sixty-
four C, and the provisions of said chapter shall apply to said
further additional excise to the same extent as to the normal
excise levied thereunder. All the provisions of said chapter
sixty-four C relative to the collection, verification and ad-
ministration of the tax thereunder imposed shall, insofar as
pertinent, be applicable to the tax imposed by this act. All
cigarette taxes paid in pursuance of this act and other
statutes of the general or special laws shall conclusively be
presumed to be a direct tax on the retail consumer, pre-
collected for the purpose of convenience and facihty only.
Section 14. In addition to any amount required to be
withheld under 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 shall withhold an amount equal to two per cent of
the total amount wagered on each day of such meeting
conducted during the years nineteen hundred and fifty-three
and nineteen hundred and fifty-four and shall pay the same
to the state racing commission on the day following. The
amount received under the provision of this act from li-
censees conducting horse or dog racing meetings in connec-
tion with a state or county fair shall be credited to the old
age assistance fund estabUshed under section eleven of
chapter one hundred and eighteen A of the General Laws,
notwithstanding any provision of section fifteen of said
chapter one hundred and twenty-eight A to the contrary.
184 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 247.
Section 15. Sections one to twelve of this act shall take
effect on July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Approved April 13, 1953.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Executive Department, State House,
Boston, April 13, 1953.
The Honorable Edward J. Cronin, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
State House, Boston, Mass.
Dear Mr. Secretary: — I, Christian A. Herter, pursu-
ant to the provisions of Article 48 of the Amendments to the
Constitution, the Referendum, II, Emergency Measures,
hereby declare that in my opinion the immediate preserva-
tion of the public peace, health, safety and convenience
requires the law entitled, "An Act to provide funds for State
activities ", and the enactment of which received my approval
April 13, 1953, should take effect forthwith.
I further declare that in my opinion said law is an emer-
gency law and the facts constituting the emergency are as
follows :
Postponement of the operation of this act for ninety days
would deprive the Commonwealth's Old Age Assistance Fund
of some three quarters of a million dollars which would not
be available to the Commonwealth from the horse and dog
tracks.
The horse racing season at Suffolk Downs opens April 20
and continues through June 27, and the dog tracks open early
in May.
Very truly yours.
Christian A. Herter,
Governor of the Commonwealth.
Office of the Secretary, Boston, April 13, 1953.
I, Leo M. Harlow, Deputy Secretary of the Common-
wealth, hereby certify that the accompanying statement was
filed in this office by His Excellency the Governor of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts at five o'clock and 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 two hun-
dred and forty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-
three.
Leo M. Harlow,
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Chap. 24:1 An Act relative to the fee to be paid by certain em-
ployers FOR renewal of INDUSTRIAL HOMEWORK PER-
MITS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. The sccond paragraph of section 147 of chapter 149 of the
§ 147, etc.. General Laws, as appearing in chapter 539 of the acts of
amended. 1941, is hereby amended by striking out, in fines 12 and 13,
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 248, 249. 185
the words "more than one hundred" and inserting in place
thereof the words : — one hundred or more, — so that sub-
section (3) will read as follows : — (3) two hundred dollars, Fee,
where during the preceding calendar year the employer ""^suiated.
directly or indirectly had business relations with one hundred
or more, but less than two hundred, homeworkers;
Approved April 13, 1953.
An Act abolishing the Massachusetts market au- Qfiav 248
THORITY. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Chapter 748 of the acts of 1950, as amended, is hereby
repealed. Approved April 13, 1953.
An Act relative to the non-criminal disposition of Chav 249
PARKING violations. '
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is, in part, to have its provisions p''®^'^^^^
take effect on May 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 f allows. •
Section 1. Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 20A, as most recently f 20A^etc.,
amended by chapter 193 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in amended. '
place thereof the following: — Section 20 A. It shall be the Non-criminai
duty of any police officer who takes cognizance of a violation ftarWng
of any provision of any rule, regulation, order, ordinance or re^jfi^f"^®-
by-law regulating the parking of motor vehicles estabhshed '^^^'^
by any city or town or by any commission or body empowered
by law to make such rules or regulations therein, forthwith
to give to the offender a notice to appear before the clerk of
the district court having jurisdiction, at any time during office
hours, in the case of a violation involving a motor vehicle
registered under the laws of this commonwealth, not later
than twenty-one days after the time of said violation, and in
the case of a motor vehicle registered under the laws of
another state or country, not later than thirty days after
such time. Such notice shall be made in triplicate, and shall
contain the name and address of the offender and, if served
with notice in hand at the time of such violation, the number
of his license, if any, to operate motor vehicles; the regis-
tration number of the vehicle involved, the time and place
of the violation, the specific offence charged, and the time
and place for appearance. Such notice shall be signed by the
officer, and shall be signed by the offender whenever practi-
cable in acknowledgment that the notice has been received.
The officer shall if possible deliver to the offender at the time
and place of the violation a copy of said notice. Whenever
it is not possible to deliver a copy of said notice to the offender
186 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 249.
at the time and place of the violation, said copy shall be sent
by the officer, or by his commanding officer or any person
authorized by said commanding officer, in the case of a viola-
tion involving a motor vehicle registered under the laws of
this commonwealth, within five days of the offence, and in
the case of any motor vehicle registered under the laws of
another state or country, within ten days thereof, exclusive,
in either case, of Sundays and holidays, to the address of the
registrant of the motor vehicle involved, as appearing, in the
case of a motor vehicle registered under the laws of this com-
monwealth, in the records of the registry of motor vehicles
or, in the case of a motor vehicle registered under the laws
of another state or country, in the records of the official in
such state or country having charge of the registration of
such motor vehicle. Such notice mailed by the officer, his
commanding officer, or the person so authorized, to the last
address of said registrant as appearing as aforesaid, shall be
deemed a sufficient notice, and a certificate of the officer or
person so mailing such notice that it has been mailed in ac-
cordance with this section shall be deemed prima facie evi-
dence thereof and shall be admissible in any court of the
commonwealth as to the facts contained therein. At or
before the completion of each tour of duty the officer shall
give to his commanding officer those copies of each notice of
such a violation taken cognizance of during such tour which
have not already been dehvered or mailed by him as aforesaid.
Said commanding officer shall retain and safely preserve one
of such copies and shall, at a time not later than the beginning
of the next court day after said delivery or maihng, deliver
another of such copies to the clerk of the court before whom
the offender has been notified to appear. The clerk of each
district court shall maintain a separate docket of all such
notices to appear.
Disposition of Any person notified to appear before the clerk of a district
thfs^se'Sio^n. court as provided herein may appear before such clerk and
confess the offence charged, either personally or through an
agent duly authorized in writing or by maihng to such clerk,
with the notice, the fine provided herein, such payment to
be made only by postal note, money order or check. If it is
the first offence subject to this section committed by such
person within the jurisdiction of the court and in a particular
city or town in the calendar year, the clerk shall dismiss the
charge without the payment of any fine; if it is the second,
third, fourth or fifth such offence so committed in such city
or town in the calendar year, payment to the clerk of a fine
of one dollar shall operate as a final disposition of the case;
and if it is the sixth or subsequent such offence so committed
in such city or town in the calendar year, payment to the
clerk of a fine of two dollars shall operate as a final disposition
of the case; provided, however, that the provisions of this
sentence shall not apply to offences subject to this section
committed in the downtown area of the city of Boston. If
it is the first offence subject to this section committed by
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 249. 187
such person in the downtown area of the city of Boston in the
calendar year, payment to the clerk of a fine of one dollar
shall operate as a final disposition of the case; if it is the
second, third, fourth or fifth such offence so committed in the
calendar year, payment to the clerk of a fine of two dollars
shall operate as a final disposition of the case; and if it is
the sixth or subsequent such offence so committed in the
calendar year, payment of the fine estabhshed therefor by the
justices of the municipal court of the city of Boston as here-
inafter provided in this section shall operate as a final dis-
position of the case. Whenever it becomes necessary to
ascertain whether a person owning two or more motor ve-
hicles is chargeable as such owner with a first, second, third,
fourth, fifth, sixth or subsequent offence hereunder, such
question shall, in the case of vehicles singly registered, be
determined separately with respect to the particular vehicle
involved in such violation and, in the case of vehicles subject
to section five, with respect to the particular number plate
or plates used on the vehicle involved in such violation at the
time thereof. Proceedings under this paragraph shall not
be deemed criminal ; and no person notified to appear before
the clerk of a district court as provided herein shall be re-
quired to report to any probation officer, and no record of
the case shall be entered in the probation records.
Should any person notified to appear hereunder fail to Criminal
appear and, if a fine is provided hereunder, to pay the same, whenfofiowed.
or having appeared desire not to avail himself of the benefits
of the procedure established by this section, the clerk shall
as soon as may be notify the officer concerned, who shall
forthwith make a complaint and follow the procedure estab-
hshed for criminal cases. If any person fails to appear in
accordance with the summons issued upon such complaint,
the clerk shall send such person, by registered mail, return
receipt requested, a notice that the complaint is pending
and that, if the person fails to appear wdthin twenty-one
days from the sending of such notice, a warrant for his arrest
will be issued and the registrar of motor vehicles notified to
suspend his right or license to operate motor vehicles. If
any person fails to appear within twenty-one days from the
sending of such notice, the court shall issue a warrant for his
arrest and the clerk shall notify the registrar, who shall forth-
with suspend the right of such person to operate motor ve-
hicles, or his Hcense, if any, to operate the same, and shall
not reinstate such right or Hcense or issue a renewal thereof
to such person until after notice from the clerk of the court
disposing of such complaint that the same has been disposed
of in accordance with law; and it shall be the duty of the
clerk of the court disposing of such complaint to notify the
registrar forthwith that such case has been so disposed of.
The notice to appear, provided herein, shall be printed in
such form as the chief justice of the municipal court of the
city of Boston may prescribe for said court, and as the ad-
ministrative committee of district courts as created by sec-
188
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 249.
' Motor
vehicle" and
"downtown
area of the
city of Bos-
ton", defined.
Effective
date.
tion forty-three A of chapter two hundred and eighteen may-
prescribe for district courts other than said municipal court.
The clerks of the district courts shall distribute such notices
to the commanding officers of police departments upon re-
quest, and shall take a receipt therefor.
As used in this section, the words "motor vehicle" shall,
so far as apt, include trailer, semi-trailer and semi-trailer
unit; and the words ''downtown area of the city of Boston"
shall be deemed to mean that part of the city of Boston
bounded by the waterfront starting at an imaginary Une
drawn through the center of Staniford street that meets the
Charles river near the North Station, and following the
waterfront to the Charlestown bridge, turning right thereon
and running along and including both sides of Washington
street north to Haymarket square and crossing Hajonarket
square, including both sides thereof, to Blackstone street,
thence down Blackstone street on both sides to Commercial
street, turning left on Commercial street and following the
center Une of Commercial street to Boston harbor, thence
along the waterfront to the Broadway bridge, thence turning
on Broadway and continuing through Park square to Charles
street, including both sides of said ways to Beacon street,
thence turning on said Beacon street and proceeding up
Beacon street on the Common side to Bowdoin street, thence
turning on Bowdoin street and proceeding down Bowdoin
street on the easterly side thereof to Cambridge street,
thence crossing Cambridge street to Bowdoin square, thence
down Chardon street to Merrimac street, turning left on
Merrimac street, including both sides thereof, to Staniford
street, thence turning and proceeding down the center of
Staniford street and continuing in an imaginary line to the
Charles river at the North Station to the point of beginning,
as shown on a map filed in the office of the state secretary
and marked "Downtown area of the City of Boston referred
to in General Laws, chapter 90, section 20A". The justices
of the municipal court of the city of Boston shall from time
to time establish, in schedule form or otherwise, the fines for
sixth and subsequent offences subject to this section com-
mitted in the downtown area of the city of Boston ; provided,
however, that no fine exceeding fifteen dollars shall be so
established.
Section 2. For the purposes of section 20A of chapter 90
of the General Laws as amended by section one of this act,
the months of January, February, March and April of the
calendar year nineteen hundred and fifty-three shall not be
deemed to be a part of said calendar year, but shall constitute
a separate calendar year.
Section 3. This act shall take effect on May first in the
current year. Approved April IS, 1953.
Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 250, 251, 252. 189
An Act further regulating advertising relative to Cha'p.250
THE SALE OR OFFERING FOR SALE OF MERCHANDISE, COM-
MODITIES AND SERVICE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 266 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 91 the following section: — ^ec- new'' '§^91 a.
tion 91 A. Any person who offers for sale merchandise, ^'^'^^'i-
commodities or service by making, publishing, disseminating. Advertising
circulating or placing before the public within the common- cenai^n^'sl'iea,
wealth, in a newspaper or other publication, or in the form regulated.
of a book, notice, handbill, poster, bill, circular, pamphlet
or letter, or in any other way, an advertisement describing
the said merchandise, commodities or service, as part of a
plan or scheme mth the intent not to sell said merchandise,
commodities or service so advertised at the price stated
therein, or with intent not to sell said merchandise, commodi-
ties or service so advertised, shall be punished by a fine of not
less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars.
Approved April I4, 1953.
An Act relative to the status of arthur w. alden as Chap. 251
A MEMBER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF
MANSFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Arthur W. Alden, a veteran, who was provisionally em-
ployed from September sixth, nineteen hundred and forty-
seven, to the present time, as a member of the fire depart-
ment of the town of Mansfield, despite a shght impairment
of vision in his left eye, shall, upon request to the chief of
the fire department and upon the filing of a certificate of a
registered physician with the director of civil service stating
that he is physically quahfied to perform the duties of per-
manent fire fighter, be certified by said director and ap-
pointed by said chief to the position of permanent fire
fighter in said department, notwithstanding any provision
of the civil service laws and rules.
Approved April I4, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town of pepperell to pay a Qjiav 252
SUM OF MONEY TO HAROLD C. GILBERT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral ob-
Ugation, the town of Pepperell is hereby authorized to appro-
priate the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars and to expend
such sum in payment and discharge of a claim of Harold C.
Gilbert against said town for extra services performed by
him in the transportation of school children.
Section 1A. Action taken under this act at the annual
town meeting of the town of Pepperell held in the current
190 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 253, 254, 255.
year shall be as effective as though this act had been in full
force and effect at the time the warrant for said meeting was
posted.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 14, 1953.
Chap. 253 An Act authorizing the city of Worcester to acquire
LAND AND BORROW ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR SCHOOL PUR-
POSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 290 of the acts of 1952
is hereby amended by striking out, in Unes 3 and 4, the
words "six hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars" and
inserting in place thereof the words : — seven hundred
thousand dollars for acquiring land for, and, — so that the
first paragraph will read as follows : — The city of Worcester
may, within a period of five years from the passage of this
act, incur indebtedness in an amount not exceeding seven
hundred thousand dollars for acquiring land for, and for the
construction of an elementary school building on Richmond
avenue near Flagg street, including the cost of original equip-
ment and furnishings for said school building, and may
issue bonds or notes therefor which shall bear on their face
the words "Worcester School Building Loan, Act of 1951".
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 14, 1953.
Chap. 25^ An Act extending the time within which certain
sewerage bonds may be ISSUED BY THE CITY OF WORCES-
TER,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. Section lA of chapter 407 of the acts of 1946,
inserted by section 1 of chapter 361 of the acts of 1951, is
hereby amended by striking out, in fine 4, the word "fifty-
three" and inserting in place thereof the word: — fifty-five,
— so as to read as follows: — Section lA. The bonds of the
city of Worcester authorized by section one may be issued at
any time prior to January first, nineteen hundred and fifty-
five, and the purposes thereof shall be deemed to include the
construction of tide traps, pumping stations and force mains.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 14, 1953.
Chap.255 ^^ ^^'^ limiting the eligibility of members of reserve
FIRE FORCES FOR APPOINTMENT TO REGULAR FIRE FORCES.
?™I?ui°*'^ Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effec-
tive on June first in the current year, therefore it is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public convenience.
preamble
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 256. 191
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 31 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out section 20A, as most recently §^20Afltc.,
amended by section 1 of chapter 167 of the acts of 1952, amended. '
and inserting in place thereof the following section : — Sec-
tion 20 A. In each city and town subject to section twenty Appointment
in which there has been estabhshed a reserve police force or e^e fi^ghUrs
a reserve fire force, appointments to the regular police force fi°'"f^rc'^'^
or the regular fire force shall be made by the appointing au- limited^^^'
thority upon certification by the director from the fist of
members of the reserve police force or the reserve fire force,
as the case may be, in accordance with the rules of the com-
mission, except that the basis of certification shall be the
order of appointment to such reserve force, or, if not ascer-
tainable, the order of the respective ratings of such members
obtained in the examination upon which the list of eligibles
for appointment to such reserve force was based. No re-
quest of a member of the reserve police force or the reserve
fire force that he be not certified in any instance shall be
granted by the director. No person who has passed his
fiftieth birthday shall be appointed from such a reserve force
to such a regular force. No member of a reserve police force
who, after June first, nineteen hundred and fifty- two, and
no member of a reserve fire force who, after June first, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three, having been duly certified,
three times refuses appointment to the regular force, shall be
eligible for further certification. Notwithstanding the pro-
visions of sections forty-three and forty-five or any other
law, members of such a reserve force, except those members
serving in the military or naval service at the time of civil
service certification, refusing to accept appointment to the
regular force on the occasion of three separate certifications
after said June first shall thereupon cease to be a member of
the reserve police force or the reserve fire force, as the case
may be. The appointing officer shall forward to the director
a notification of the termination of the service of such re-
serve officer or fire fighter, setting forth the occasion of each
refusal and the date upon which the services of such officer
or fire fighter ceased.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on June first in the Effective
current year. Approved April 14, 1953.
An Act requiring owners of lodging houses in the Chav 256
CITY OF BOSTON TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN THEREFOR
SUITABLE RECEPTACLES FOR ASHES, GARBAGE, REFUSE
AND OTHER LIKE MATTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 264 of the acts of 1952 is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "tenement", in line i,
and in line 5, in each instance, the words: — , lodging house.
Approved April I4, 1953.
192 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 257, 258, 259.
Chap.257 An Act to authorize the placing of the office of
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF
WOBURN UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The office of superintendent of public works
of the city of Woburn 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 un-
limited, subject, however, to said 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. 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 pro-
bationary period, and his tenure of office shall be unlimited,
subject, however, to the provisions of said laws.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the voters of
said city at the city 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
passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred
and fifty-three, entitled 'An Act to authorize the placing of
the office of superintendent of public works of the city of
Woburn under the civil service laws', be accepted?" If a
majority of the votes in answer to said question is in the
affirmative, this act shall take full effect, but not otherwise.
Approved April 14, 195S.
Chap. 258 An Act authorizing the county commissioners of
HAMPDEN COUNTY TO PAY A SUM OF MONEY TO LEWIS A.
TWITCHELL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
For the purpose of discharging a moral obligation, the
county commissioners of Hampden county are hereby au-
thorized and directed to pay to Lewis A, Twitchell, former
clerk of courts for said county, the sum of four hundred and
twenty-three dollars and twenty-nine cents for services per-
formed by him as acting clerk of courts for said county from
December fifth, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, on which
date his retirement as clerk of courts became effective, to
December twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and fifty-two,
when his successor to the office of clerk of courts for said
county received his certificate of election to said office and
took over the duties thereof. Approved April 14, 1953.
Chap. 259 An Act relative to sealing of glass milk or cream
BOTTLES OR JARS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G L. (Ter. SECTION 1. Chapter 98 of the General Laws is hereby
amenckd.^ ^^' amended by striking out section 15, as appearing in the
Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 260, 261. 193
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 15. Glass bottles or jars used |a^ss"^i°k or
for the sale of milk or cream to the consumer shall be of the cream bottles
capacity of one gallon, a multiple of the gallon, or a binary ?eguiSed.
submultiple of the gallon. Dealers in milk or cream using
glass bottles or jars for the distribution of milk or cream to
consumers, not sealed by the manufacturer, shall bring them
into the office of the sealer in their town, to be sealed; but
no fee shall be charged or received for sealing them. If a
bottle or jar has once been sealed by a sealer or manufacturer,
it need not be sealed again while used for the distribution of
milk or cream to consumers. Glass bottles or jars sealed
hereunder shall be legal measures only for the distribution
of milk or cream to consumers. Bottles or jars sealed by the
manufacturer shall be marked with his name, initials, or
trade mark, and by any other mark required by the director.
The seahng of such bottles or jars by the manufacturer shall
not affect any law relating to the giving of false measure or
the using, or having in possession, of false measures with in-
tent to use the same. The director, on approval by the
commissioner of labor and industries, may revoke the au-
thority given by him to any manufacturer under this sec-
tion, on proof that the authorized seal or designating mark
has been affixed to any bottle or jar not conforming to the
respective capacities provided for in this section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on January first, Effective
nineteen hundred and fifty-four.
Approved April 14, 19 58.
An Act relative to the date of graduation from high Qfiar) 260
SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 4 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing g. l. (Ter.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by in- amended.^ ^'
serting after the word "emergency", in line 12, the words: —
; provided, however, that the date of graduation from such High schools,
high school may precede the regular closing date of the school dSl^re^"
by not more than twelve school days, and provided, further, I'^t'"^-
that pupils graduating shall not be released from attendance
prior to the fifteenth day of May.
Approved April 14, 1953.
An Act providing for amending and supplementing Chav. 261
birth records in cases of adoption and CHANGE OF
name.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 13 of chapter 46 of the General Laws Sj^iT^§-,3
is hereby amended by striking out the paragraph amended etcl, 'amended'.
by chapter 97 of the acts of 1938 and inserting in place
thereof the following paragraph : —
If a person of illegitimate birth shall have acquired a new An.endment
name by judicial decree, or if a person of legitimate birth birtfrecords.
194
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 46, § 13,
etc., further
amended.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 262.
shall have been adopted by judicial decree or has had his
name legally changed at a later date to that of his adoptive
parents, the town clerk shall receive a certified copy of such
decree i i
Section 2. Said section 13 of said chapter 46 is hereby
further amended by inserting after the word "adoption
in hne 11 of the paragraph amended by chapter 65 ot the
acts of 1945, the words: — and in cases of persons adopted
who have had their names legally changed later —so that
the first sentence of said paragraph will read as fo lows: —
He shall file any affidavit, certified copy of such decree or
copy of record submitted under this section and record it in
a separate book kept therefor, with the name and residence
of the deponent or the facts of such decree and the date of
the original record, and shall thereupon draw a line through
any statement, or statements, sought to be corrected or
amended in the original record, without erasing them, shall
enter upon the original record the facts required to correct,
amend or supplement the same in accordance with such aifa-
davit or decree, including, in case of a decree of adoption and
in cases of persons adopted who have had their names legally
changed later, the same facts relative to the adopting parents
as are required in a record of birth by the provisions of sec-
tion one relative to natural parents, and forthwith, if a copy
of the record has been sent to the state secretary, shall for-
ward to the state secretary a certified copy of the corrected,
amended or supplemented record upon blanks to be pro-
vided by him, and the state secretary shall thereupon correct,
amend or supplement the record in his office.
Approved April H, 1953.
Chav 262 An Act to validate the sale of certain capital outlay
' ' bonds.
Emergency Wliereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
preamble. ^^ ^^^^^^ .^^ purpose, whlch is to validate forthwith the sale
of certain capital outlay bonds, therefore it is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency law, necessary for the unmediate
preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 790 of the acts of 1949
is hereby amended by striking out the word "July" in hne
21 and inserting in place thereof the word: — June, — so
that the last sentence thereof shall read as f ollows : — baid
bonds shall bear interest semi-annually at such rate as the
state treasurer, with the approval of the governor shall hx,
but such bonds shall be payable not earlier than June first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-five, nor later than June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and sixty-five. ^ . .
Section 2. The acts and proceedings of the state treas-
urer in inviting proposals for certain bonds pursuant to
section fifty-three of chapter twenty-nine of the General
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 263. 195
Laws and in issuing and selling such bonds under authority
of section four of chapter seven hundred and ninety of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-nine shall be as effective
in all respects as though this act had been in full force and
effect since the twenty-ninth day of August, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-nine. Approved April 16, 1953.
An Act to establish travel allowances for the mem- (Jfiaj) 263
BERS OP THE GENERAL COURT AND TO REIMBURSE THEM
FOR SUCH OF THEIR EXPENDITURES AS ARE SINGULARLY
AND SOLELY INCIDENTAL TO THE ADEQUATE PERFORMANCE
OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^"^^^1°°^
to defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effec-
tive forthwith, 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. Chapter 3 of the General Laws is hereby o. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 9 A, repealed by section 1 fg^, i'ddld.
of chapter 635 of the acts of 1952, the following section: —
Section 9B. Each member of the general court shall receive Travel aiiow-
four hundred dollars annually for expenses, to be paid in the explnses'if
manner following, to wit: each member shall be entitled to ^^^J"^^^^°|
receive fifty dollars on the first day of each session and on court, estab-
the first day of each month thereafter until the sum of four ''^^®'^"
hundred dollars above named shall have been paid; and
on the last day of the session there shall be paid to each
member of the general court the balance, if any remain
unpaid, of the sum of four hundred dollars.
Each member of the general court who fives less than
forty miles from the state house shall receive seven cents for
every mile traveling distance as established by the mileage
schedules adopted by the house and senate respectively, in
eighteen hundred and ninety-two with additions thereto
which have been authorized from time to time, from his
place of abode to the state house and return therefrom for
each day of attendance upon the general court but for not
more than four days in each week, and for four days attend-
ance in each week no member shall receive less than four
dollars and fifty cents; each member of the general court
who lives forty miles or more from the state house shall
receive the aforementioned allowance or, at his election, an
allowance of seven cents per mile for not more than one
round trip a week and in addition a maximum of five dollars
and fifty cents a day for not more than four days in each
week for lodging expenses and a maximum of four dollars
for two meals a day for not more than four days in each
week. Payments authorized under this paragraph shall be
paid by the state treasurer only upon a voucher in which a
member certifies that he travelled daily as above specified
196
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 264, 265.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 29, § 18,
etc., amended.
Comptroller
certificate,
not required.
Effective
date.
or travelled and incurred expenses for lodgings and meals
daily as above specified and shall be payable on or after the
last day of each legislative week.
The above allowances for expenses, travel, lodging and
meals shall not be due or payable to any member after
thirty days subsequent to prorogation of the regular legisla-
tive session in the year to which said allowances apply.
Section 2. The last sentence of section 18 of chapter 29
of the General Laws, as amended by section 3 of chapter 248
of the acts of 1945, is hereby further amended by striking
out, in hne 5, the letter "A" and inserting in place thereof
the letter: — B, — so as to read as follows: — No certificate
shall be required from the comptroller for payment of the
pay rolls of the members of the council and general court,
or for the traveling and other expenses of members of the
general court as provided in section nine B of chapter three.
Section 3. This act shall take effect as of January first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Approved April 16, 1953.
Chap. 2^4: An Act relative to standards of certification of
CERTAIN TEACHERS IN THE MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 71,
§ 38G, etc.,
amended.
Standards of
certification
of teachers,
regulated.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 38G of chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out the paragraph inserted by chapter
530 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place thereof the
following paragraph : —
The board of education, hereinafter referred to as the
board, shall grant certificates upon application to teachers,
principals, supervisors, directors, superintendents and as-
sistant superintendents of schools who furnish the board
with satisfactory proof that they (1) are American citizens,
(2) are in good health, (3) are of sound moral character,
(4) possess a bachelor's degree or are graduates of a normal
school approved by the board, and (5) meet such require-
ments as to courses of study and semester hours therein as
may be established and put into effect by said board; pro-
vided, nevertheless, that no requirements respecting such
courses of study and semester hours therein shall take effect
prior to three years subsequent to their promulgation by
said board. The board may adopt such rules and regula-
tions as may be necessary for the proper conduct of its
duties in granting such certificates.
Approved April 16, 1953.
Chap.265 An Act to authorize the placing of the office of the
CHIEF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF
EAST LONGMEADOW UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The ofliice of chief of the police department
in the town of East Longmeadow shall, upon the effective
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 266. 197
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, but the person
holding said office on said effective date shall continue to
serve therein; provided, that he shall pass a quahfying
examination to which he 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 fifty-three, entitled 'An
Act to authorize the placing of the office of the chief of the
police department of the town of East Longmeadow 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 April 16, 19 58.
An Act providing for the consolidation of the worces- C/mp.266
TER city hospital AND THE BELMONT HOSPITAL IN THE
CITY OF WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter three hundred and thirty-nine of
the acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-one, establishing
a city hospital in the city of Worcester, and chapter two
hundred and seventy-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and
thirty-nine, establishing a board of trustees at Belmont
Hospital in the city of Worcester and defining their powers
and duties, are hereby repealed. The respective boards of
the Worcester City Hospital and of the Belmont Hospital
are hereby abolished and their offices terminated.
Section 2. The Worcester City Hospital, established
under the provisions of chapter three hundred and thirty-nine
of the acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-one and the
Belmont Hospital, heretofore managed and controlled by a
board of trustees as set forth in chapter two hundred and
seventy-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-nine,
are hereby consolidated and shall hereinafter be known as the
Worcester City Hospital. Such corporate amalgamation of
the two hospitals is for the purpose of management and con-
trol under a single board of trustees as provided for herein.
By virtue of this consolidation, neither hospital shall be
precluded from serving the general purposes for which it was
originally created. Said hospitals shall continue to render
their distinctive medical services. Under the jurisdiction of
the city manager and the board of trustees, a program for
added efficiency shall be developed and maintained.
The Worcester City Hospital is established for the recep-
tion of persons requiring relief during temporary sickness,
including paying patients, and of such persons settled in the
198 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 266.
city of Worcester who by misfortune or poverty may require
such relief. The hospital heretofore called Belmont Hospital
shall receive and treat persons affected with tuberculosis
and diseases dangerous to public health, as defined in section
ninety-two of chapter one hundred and eleven of the General
Laws.
The board of trustees, in the management and control of
said hospital, may assign buildings and rooms in the former
Belmont Hospital to patients who are not affected with dis-
eases dangerous to the public health. Said board may
transfer supplies, facilities, equipment, and the medical and
nursing personnel in the hospitals heretofore known as the
Worcester City Hospital and the Belmont Hospital in such
manner and at such times as it may determine. All personnel
employed after the effective date of this act, shall be subject
to transfer from the Belmont Hospital to the City Hospital,
or from the City Hospital to the Belmont Hospital, as the
trustees and administrator may determine.
Section 3. A board of seven trustees is hereby established
to manage, control and supervise the Worcester City Hospital
as it is now consohdated. The city manager shall be re-
sponsible for the administration of the Worcester City
Hospital. The members of the board of trustees shall be
residents of the city of Worcester. The city manager shall,
as soon as may be after the effective date of this act, appoint
two members to the board of trustees for a term ending
January first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, two members
for a term ending January first, nineteen hundred and fifty-
five and three members for a term ending January first, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-six. Thereafter, in January of nine-
teen hundred and fifty-four and in each succeeding January,
the city manager shall appoint for a term of three years each
such trustees whose terms of service shall have expired. All
of the trustees shall be sworn to the performance of their
duties. Any vacancy in the office shall be filled for the bal-
ance of the unexpired term in the same manner as in the
original appointment.
Section 4. The members of the board of trustees shall
meet and organize annually not later than the first Monday
of February and shall choose one of their number as chair-
man and such other officers as they deem necessary. They
shall have the power to make such rules and regulations relat-
ing to the administration of Worcester City Hospital and its
officers and its employees as they deem expedient, subject,
however, to the approval of the city manager. Such rules
and regulations shall not be inconsistent with law or with
any of the provisions of this act.
Section 5. The board of trustees shall have general
management and control of the Worcester City Hospital
and all of the branches thereof, which have been, or which
may hereafter be established, together with the buildings
and the rooms therein, and the use of the aforesaid buildings
and rooms and the fixtures and furniture, suppHes and equip-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 267. 199
ment connected therewith, and they shall Ukewise be re-
sponsible for the expenditures of all money appropriated to
the Worcester City Hospital. The ordinance and schedule
relating to salaries passed by the city council, affecting the
salaries of all the employees of the Worcester City Hospital,
shall remain in full force and effect subject to change only
by said city council.
Section 6. The city manager may, with the advice and
recommendations of the board of trustees, appoint a single
administrator who shall be responsible to the city manager
for the management of the Worcester City Hospital. The
city manager may, however, delegate this responsibihty to
the board of trustees.
Section 7. All persons employed at the said two hospitals
on the effective date of this act shall continue to serve in
their respective grade and work classification without im-
pairment of their civil service status, and shall retain all
present rights now given them under chapter thirty-one of
the General Laws. Such employees shall retain any step
increases from the minimum pay of their grade earned dur-
ing their service at the said hospitals, as provided in the
salary schedules of the city of Worcester. The aforesaid
persons so employed in the hospitals shall retain any and
all of their rights and privileges in the contributory and in
the non-contributory retirement laws and systems.
Section 8. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by a vote of the city council of the city of Worcester
at any time prior to December thirty-first, nineteen hundred
and fifty-three, subject to the provisions of its charter, but
not otherwise. Approved April 17, 1953.
An Act relative to the election or appointment of fhary 267
ASSESSORS. p. Oi
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 41 of the General Laws g. l. (Ter.
is hereby amended by striking out the paragraph contained Amended.* ^'
in line 11, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, and in-
serting in place thereof the following paragraph : —
One, three or five assessors for the term of three years.
Section 2. Said chapter 41 is hereby further amended g- l. (Ter.
by striking out section 24, as most recently amended by etC'&mead^'.
chapter 364 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in place thereof
the following section : — Section 24- There shall be one, Assessors,
three, five, seven or nine assessors in every city and one, tei^Zf^""^
three or five assessors in every town. The assessors in every office,
city and town shall be elected or appointed as otherwise
provided by law; but as nearly one third of their number
as may be shall be elected or appointed annually, each to
hold office for three years and thereafter until his successor
is duly elected or appointed. As soon as may be after such
annual election or appointment, the assessors of every city
and town shall organize by choosing one of their number as
200
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 268, 269.
chairman and another as secretary or clerk of their board.
None of the foregoing provisions shall apply to the city of
Boston. In no city or town, including Boston, shall an
assessor hold the office of collector of taxes.
Approved April 17, 1953.
Chap.26S An Act further defining charter service.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 159A,
§ UA, etc.,
amended.
Licenses for
certain motor
Section 1. Section 11 A of chapter 159 A of the General
Laws is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence,
as appearing in section 1 of chapter 482 of the acts of 1947,
and inserting in place thereof the following sentence: — No
person shall operate any motor vehicle having a registered
carrying capacity of ten or more persons, including the driver,
upon any public way in charter service, as hereinafter de-
fined, unless he shall have obtained from the department a
license to engage in the business of rendering such service
and certifying that the rendering of such service is consistent
with the public interest and that the applicant is fit, willing
and able properly to perform such service.
Section 2. All licenses for charter service granted by the
department of public utilities, prior to the effective date of
this act, under section eleven A of chapter one hundred and
fifty-nine A of the General Laws, as then in effect, shall
remain in full force and effect as to charter service until
suspended or revoked. Approved April 17, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 71,
§ 42 A, etc.,
amended.
School
principals,
demotion of,
rights in
proceedings.
C/iap. 269 An Act giving certain rights to persons performing
THE DUTIES OF A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR SUPERVISOR IN
CASES OF DEMOTION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 42A, inserted by chapter 330 of the acts
of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the following section:
— Section 4^ A. No principal or supervisor or professional
employee performing the duties of a principal or a super-
visor, by whatever title his position may be known, who
has served in that position for over three years shall without
his consent be demoted except for inefficiency, incapacity,
unbecoming conduct, insubordination or other good cause;
nor unless, at least thirty days, exclusive of customary vaca-
tion periods, prior to the meeting at which the vote is to be
taken, he shall have been notified of such intended vote;
nor unless, if he so requests, he shall have been furnished by
the committee with a written charge or charges of the cause
or causes for which his demotion is proposed; nor unless,
if he so requests, he has been given a hearing before the
school committee, which may be either public or private at
the discretion of the school committee, and at which he may
be represented by counsel, present evidence and call wit-
nesses to testify in his behalf and examine them ; nor unless
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 270. 201
the charge or charges shall have been substantiated; nor
unless the superintendent shall have given the committee
his recommendations thereon. Approved April 17, 1953.
An Act authorizing the department of public works Qhav 270
TO CONVEY TO THE TOWN OF PROVINCETOWN A CERTAIN
PARCEL OF LAND IN SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The department of pubhc works, in the name and on
behalf of the commonwealth, and subject to the approval of
the governor and council, is hereby authorized to convey to
the town of Provincetown for the sum of one dollar a parcel
of land containing four and twenty-seven hundredths acres,
more or less, bounded by Collyer street, land of the town of
Provincetown, land of JMary Lopes, other land of the town
of Provincetown, the Cathohc cemetery and other land of
the town of Provincetown, for playground purposes, to be
dedicated and known as the Manuel V. Motta Athletic
Field.
In the event that said land shall at any time cease to be
used for the purposes herein set forth, it shall revert to the
commonwealth in fee simple. Approved April 17, 1953.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Executive Department, State House,
Boston, May 1, 1953.
Hon. Edward J. Croxin, Secretary of the Commonwealth, State
House, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sir: — I, Christian A. Herter, by virtue of and in accord-
ance with the provisions of the Forty-eighth Amendment to
the Constitution, "The Referendum II, Emergency Meas-
ures," do declare that in my opinion the immediate preser-
vation of the public convenience requires that the law passed
on the 17th day of April 1953 entitled "An Act authorizing
the Department of Pubhc Works to convey to the Town of
Provincetown a certain parcel of land in said Town," should
take effect forthwith and that it is an emergency law, and
that the facts constituting the emergency are as follows : —
The parcel of land in question is to be dedicated as an
athletic field in memory of Manuel V. Motta, a Province-
town boy, who made the supreme sacrifice while serving as
a member of our armed forces in Korea. It is to be known
as the Manuel V. Motta Athletic Field.
It is the wish of many of the citizens of Provincetown
that this land be ready for the dedication on this Memorial
Day, May 30, 1953.
Therefore, in order to make possible this fitting dedica-
tion at such an appropriate time, it is necessary that the
legislation referred to above should take effect forthwith.
Very truly yours,
Christian A. Herter.
202 Acts. 1953. — Chap. 271.
OrncB OF THB Secretart, Boston. May 4, 195S.
I, Leo M. Harlow, Deputy Secretary of the Common-
wealth, hereby certify that the accompanying statement was
filed in tliis office by His Excellency the Governor of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts at eleven o'clock and ten
minutes, a.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 two hun-
dred and seventy of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty-three.
Leo M. Harlow,
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Chap. 271 An Act authorizing the centerville-osterville fire
DISTRICT TO SUPPLY ITSELF AND ITS INHABITANTS WITH
WATER FOR THE EXTINGUISHMENT OF FIRES AND FOR
DOMESTIC USE FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE OF THE LIMITS OF
THE CENTERVILLE-OSTERVILLE FIRE DISTRICT AND WITHIN
THE TOWN OF BARNSTABLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L Section 2 of chapter 169 of the acts of 1937
is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and in-
serting in place thereof the following sentence: — For the
purposes aforesaid and for the purposes set forth in the
second sentence of this section, said district, acting by and
through its board of water commissioners hereinafter pro-
vided for, may contract with any municipaUty, acting
through its water department, or with any water company,
or with any water district, for whatever water may be re-
quired, 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, 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 the town of Barnstable, not al-
ready appropriated for purposes of a public water supply,
and the water rights connected with any such water sources;
and also may take as aforesaid, or acquire by purchase or
otherwise, and hold, all lands, rights of way and easements
necessary for collecting, storing, holding, purifying and
treating such water and protecting and preserving the purity
thereof and for conveying the same to any part of said dis-
trict ; provided, that no source of water supply and no lands
necessary for protecting and preserving the purity of water
shall be so taken or used without first obtaining the advice
and approval of the state department of pubUc health, and
that the location and arrangement of all dams, reservoirs,
wells or filter galleries, filtration and pumping plants or
other works as may be necessary in carrjdng out the provi-
sions of this act shall be subject to the approval of said de-
partment.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 272, 273. 203
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by a majority vote of the voters of the Centerville-Oster-
ville Fire District present and voting thereon at a district
meeting called for the purpose within three years after its
passage, but the number of meetings called in any one year
shall not exceed three. Approved April 17, 195S.
An Act relative to the transfer of unexpended re- fhnqj 079
CEIPTS FROM THE SALE OF CERTAIN BONDS AND SECURITIES ^'
OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 56, as appearing in the Tercentenary fmende^d.^ ^^*
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section :
— Section 56. Funds from a sale of specific bonds or other Transfer of
securities which have reverted at the close of a fiscal year, rj'cdptefr'om
in accordance with the provisions of the act authorizing the sale of certain
expenditures to be financed by the sale of said bonds or ^eT^Jatld!'"
other securities, or in accordance with the provisions of sec-
tion fourteen shall first be transferred in the succeeding fis-
cal year or years on the books of account of the common-
wealth, without appropriation, to the fund which is liable
for the maturities on said bonds or other securities but only
in such amount as is necessary to meet the specific bonds or
other securities matured and paid from said fund, if any, in
a fiscal year. When such transfers are no longer required to
meet such maturities any balance of said funds remaining,
after setting aside a sufficient amount to cover any such
bonds or other securities which have matured but have not
been presented for payment, shall be transferred, without
appropriation, on the books of account of the common-
wealth to the fund from which said bonds or other securities
were paid. Approved April 21, 195S.
An Act relative to the terms of certain capital out- Qhav 273
LAY BONDS AND VALIDATING THE SALE OF SUCH BONDS.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^rTambk''^
to defeat its purpose, which is to validate forthwith the sale
of certain capital outlay bonds, therefore it is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate
preservation of the pubhc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized
to issue under chapter seven hundred and ninety of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-nine, as amended by chapter
two hundred and sixty-two of the acts of the current year,
to provide for a special capital outlay program for the
commonwealth, shall be issued for maximum terms of fifteen
years, and shall be payable not earlier than June first, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-five, nor later than June thirtieth.
204 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 274, 275.
nineteen hundred and sixty-five, as recommended by the
governor in a message to the general court, dated April
twenty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, in pursuance
of section 3 of Article LXII of the amendments to the con-
stitution of the commonwealth.
Section 2. The acts and proceedings of the state treas-
urer in inviting proposals for certain bonds pursuant to
section fifty-three of chapter twenty-nine of the General
Laws and in issuing and selUng such bonds under authority
of section nine of chapter eight hundred and two of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-nine shall be as effective in
all respects as though this act had been in full force and
effect since the thirty-first day of August, nineteen hundred
and forty-nine. Approved April 22, 195S,
Chav.274: ^^ ^^^ authorizing the board of registration of
HAIRDRESSERS TO ISSUE TEMPORARY LICENSES FOR CER-
TAIN non-resident hairdressers, operators and
MANICURISTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Edo.'u2T' Section 87Z of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as most
§ 87Z, etc.. recently amended by section 5 of chapter 565 of the acts of
amended. ^g^^^ ig hereby further amended by adding at the end the
following paragraph : —
jTf™porary Any hairdresser, operator or manicurist who has been
registered as such under the laws of another state which,
in the opinion of the board, maintains a standard substan-
authorized. tially equivalent to that of the commonwealth but does not
have a reciprocal registration agreement with the common-
wealth, and who has filed an appHcation for registration
under sections eighty-seven T to eighty-seven JJ, inclusive,
may, upon request, be allowed to practice as a hairdresser,
operator or manicurist, as the case may be, until the next
examination by the board, and the board may grant a
temporary license authorizing the applicant to practice as
such hairdresser, operator or manicurist until the next
examination; provided, however, that only one such tempo-
rary license shall be granted to such applicant by the board.
The fees for such temporary license shall be ten dollars for
a hairdresser, five dollars for an operator and five dollars
for a manicurist. Approved April 22, 1953.
Chap.275 An Act naming the intersection of north beacon
STREET AND NONANTUM ROAD IN THE BRIGHTON DISTRICT
OF THE CITY OF BOSTON AS THE PHILIP HUGH MULCAHY
SQUARE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The junction of North Beacon street and Nonantum road
in the Brighton district of Boston shall be designated and
known as the Philip Hugh Mulcahy Square, in honor of the
late Phihp Hugh Mulcahy, Private First Class, Company F,
certain non-
resident hair
dressers, etc.,
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 276, 277, 278, 279. 205
305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division, United States
Army, who paid the supreme sacrifice on March 28, 1945,
at Zamami Island in the Pacific Ocean in World War II.
The metropolitan district commission is hereby authorized
and directed to construct at said square a suitable sign or
plaque bearing said designation.
Approved April 22, 195S.
An Act repealing certain provisions of law relative Qhav 276
TO THE operation OF TRACKLESS TROLLEYS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 10 A of chapter 90 of the General Laws, inserted Ed^.'oo^^'^'
by chapter 126 of the acts of 1952, and as amended by sec- § ioa, etc.,
tion 1 of chapter 287 of the acts of 1952, is hereby repealed, '^p^^'^'^-
Approved April 22, 1953.
An Act establishing the effective date of an act Chap.277
RELATIVE TO THE SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to estabhsh the effective date of '''^^^^
an act relative to the small claims procedure, 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:
Chapter 168 of the acts of the current year is hereby
amended by adding the following section : — Section 2. This
act shall take effect on July first in the current year.
Approved April 22, 1958.
An Act reviving webster a. c. inc. Chap.278
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Webster A. C. Inc., a corporation dissolved by a decree
of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county on De-
cember twenty-second, nineteen hundred and forty-three,
is hereby revived with the same powers, duties and obliga-
tions as if said decree had not been entered.
Approved April 22, 1953.
An Act designating the new metropolitan district Chap.279
commission play area in the readville district of
boston as the readville memorial playground.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The play area located at the junction of Readville street
and Neponset Valley parkway in the Readville district of
the city of Boston shall be designated and known as the
Readville Memorial Playground. The metropolitan dis-
trict commission is hereby authorized and directed to erect
at said play area a suitable tablet or marker bearing said
designation. Approved April 22, 1953.
206
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 280, 281.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 13, § 23,
etc., amended.
Board of
registration
in pharmacy,
meetings
prescribed.
CJiap.2S0 An Act relative to the membership of the board of
REGISTRATION IN PHARMACY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 13 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 23, as amended by section 1
of chapter 625 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 23. The board
shall meet on the first Tuesday of December in each year at
such time and place as it may determine, and shall organize
by electing a president and secretary, who shall be members
of the board, and shall hold their offices for one year. The
secretary shall give to the state treasurer a bond, with suf-
ficient sureties to be approved by the governor and council,
for the faithful performance of his official duties. The board
shall annually hold regular meetings on the first Tuesdays
of January, May and October, and additional meetings at
such times and places as it shall determine.
Section 2. Said chapter 13 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 24, as amended by section 2 of said
chapter 625, and inserting in place thereof the following
section: — Section 24- There shall be paid by the common-
wealth to the secretary of the board a salary of eighteen hun-
dred dollars, to each of the other members thereof a salary
of eight hundred and forty dollars, and to each member
thereof his necessary traveling expenses actually incurred in
attending the meetings of the board.
Section 3. Section 3 of said chapter 625 is hereby re-
pealed. Approved April 22, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 13, § 24,
etc., amended.
Chap. 281 An Act increasing the fees for drug store permits.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 112,
§ 39, etc..
amended.
Fees for
permits.
Section 39 of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as amended
by chapter 410 of the acts of 1951, is hereby further amended
by striking out, in line 11, the word "seven" and inserting
in place thereof the word: — ten, — so as to read as follows:
— Section 39. The board may, upon appUcation made in
such manner and form as it shall determine, register a store
for the transaction of the retail drug business and issue to
such person as it deems qualified to conduct such store, a
permit to keep it open; but no such registration shall be
made or permit issued in the case of a corporation unless it
shall appear to the satisfaction of the board that the manage-
ment of the drug business in such store is in the hands of a
registered pharmacist. Such permit shall expire on January
first following the date of its issue, and the fee therefor shall
be ten dollars. Approved April 22, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 282, 283, 284, 285. 207
An Act relative to the fees paid for filing certain QJidj^ 282
REPORTS OF CERTAIN MISCELLANEOUS CORPORATIONS FILED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE STATE SECRETARY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 43 of chapter 158 of the General Laws, as appear- «• l. (Ter.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by § 43.' ^^^'
striking out, in Une 11, the word "ten" and inserting in amended.
place thereof the word : — fifteen, — so that the last para-
graph will read as follows : —
For filing the copies of the votes or certificates required FiUngfees.
by section eleven, thirty-six, thirty-seven or forty of this
chapter or section sixteen of chapter one hundred and fifty-
five, fifteen dollars for each copy or certificate; for filing any
other certificate required by law, one dollar.
Approved April 22, 1953.
An Act relative to the fees paid for filing certain C hap. 28S
REPORTS of gas AND ELECTRIC COMPANIES FILED IN THE
OFFICE OF THE STATE SECRETARY,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 33 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as amended %^^- [q^^-
by section 32 of chapter 180 of the acts of 1932, is hereby l^^^^f °'
further amended by striking out, in line 4, the word "ten" ^^^^ ^ '
and inserting in place thereof the word: — fifteen, — so as
to read as follows : — Section S3. The fees for filing the Fi'ing fees.
copies of the votes or certificates required by section eight,
twenty, twenty-two or twenty-three to be filed with the
state secretary shall be fifteen dollars for each copy or cer-
tificate. Approved April 22, 1953.
An Act abolishing the emergency housing commission. Chap. 2S4:
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter five hundred and ninety-two of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-six, as amended, establishing the
emergency housing commission, is hereby repealed.
Approved April 22, 1953.
An Act relative to protection of salmon in the Con-
necticut RIVER OR ITS tributaries.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. No person shall take from the Connecticut
river or its tributaries any grilse or first-year run salmon
within a period of ten years from the effective date of this
act or any salmon, in any other manner than by angling,
from said river or its tributaries within a period of twenty
years from said effective date. Any violation of this act
shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of sec-
tion one hundred and thirteen of chapter one hundred and
C/iap.285
208
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 286, 287.
thirty-one of the General Laws; provided, that the taking
or having in possession of any such salmon, if taken by a
person lawfully fishing and immediately returned alive to
the water whence it was taken, shall not constitute such a
violation.
Nothing in this act shall prohibit the director of the divi-
sion of fisheries and game or his agents, from taking such
fish for scientific purposes.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 23, 1953.
Chap.286
Emergency
preamble.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 31, § 2A,
etc., amended.
Rules and
regulations of
certain com-
pensation
plans for
municipal
employees.
An Act regulating the promulgation of rules and
regulations in connection with compensation plans
for municipal employees.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is, in part, to make its provisions
effective forthwith for the protection of the municipal em-
ployees involved, 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. Paragraph (6) of section 2 A of chapter 31 of
the General Laws, as amended by chapter 302 of the acts of
1951, is hereby further amended by adding at the end the
following two sentences : — No rule or regulation or change
in rules or regulations shall be promulgated as a part of any
such compensation plan except after a public hearing held
not less than two weeks nor more than two months after
notice thereof shall have been posted in a conspicuous place
in the city or town hall and in at least five other convenient
and conspicuous places, and shall also have been pubhshed
on one or more days in one or more newspapers having a
circulation in the town. Every notice posted shall contain,
or have subjoined or annexed thereto, a copy of the proposed
rule or regulation.
Section 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
affect in any way any rule or regulation promulgated before
the time this act takes effect as a part of a compensation
plan estabhshed before such time under paragraph (b) of
section two A of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws;
but any new, supplementary or amendatory rule or regula-
tion promulgated after such time as a part of a compensation
plan so established shall be subject to this act.
Approved April 23, 1963.
Chap.287 An Act enlarging the powers of non-profit hospital
service corporations.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. l. (Ter. SECTION 1. Chapter 176A of the General Laws is hereby
u^etZ^"^' amended by striking out section 1, as most recently amended
amended. by chapter 687 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in place
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 287. 209
thereof the following section: — Section 1. Any corporation Powers of
organized under the laws of the commonwealth for the pur- hospftal^*
pose of estabhshing, maintaining and operating a non-profit po7'oj\^i„^
hospital service plan whereby hospital care and reimburse- "'"'^'""^ '°°*"
ment for other health services may be provided by such cor-
poration, or by a hospital with which it has a contract for
such care and which is maintained by the commonwealth or
a pohtical subdivision thereof, or maintained by a corporation
organized for hospital purposes under the laws of the com-
monwealth, or such other hospitals as shall be approved by
the commissioner of public health, to such of the public who
become subscribers to said plan under a contract which en-
titles each subscriber or his dependents, or employees or
dependents of employees of employers who contribute the
subscription fees in whole or in part to certain hospital care
and reimbursement for other health services, shall be gov-
erned by this chapter.
Nothing in this section shall prevent such a corporation
from reimbursing a subscriber for services received in a non-
participating hospital, as follows : —
(a) Outside the conmionwealth in the event of accident,
illness or maternity.
(b) Within the commonwealth only in the event of acci-
dent, emergency illness or quarantinable disease.
Nothing in this section shall prevent any such corporation,
with the approval of the commissioner of public health, from
entering into contracts with the Soldiers' Home in Massa-
chusetts and the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, whereby in
consideration of a contract fee, said soldiers' homes shall
provide such care for non-service connected causes as would
be provided in participating hospitals under contracts with
subscribers.
Nothing in this section shall permit any such corporation
to provide in any of its certificates for the substitution of
benefits in convalescent or nursing homes for benefits in a
hospital.
Section 2. Section 3 of said chapter 176A, as appearing g. l. (Ter.
in section 1 of chapter 766 of the acts of 1950, is hereby f 3;^;tcl^^'
amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in amended.
place thereof the following sentence : — No non-profit hospi- Certificate to
tal service corporation shall make or issue any contract to ^ntracts.
provide hospital care and reimbursement for other health
services until it has obtained from the commissioner of insur-
ance, in this section called the commissioner, a certificate, in
such form as he may prescribe, stating that the corporation
has compUed with the conditions set forth in this chapter
and all other provisions of law authorizing it to make or issue
such contract.
Section 3. Section 5 of said chapter 176A, as so appear- g. l. (Xer.
ing, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph f 5'^;tcl^^'
and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph : — amended.
Any corporation subject to this chapter may contract with Joint
corporations formed under chapter one hundred and seventy- o^businlM!'""
authorized.
210
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 287.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 176A.
§ 6, etc.,
amended.
Contracts and
rates to be
approved by
commissioner
of insurance.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 176A,
5 8, etc.,
amended.
Terms of
contracts, to
include.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 176A,
§ 10, etc.,
amended.
Group
hospital
plans, etc.
six B for the joint administration of their business and for
joint and co-operative writing and issuing of certificates and
may enter into reciprocal arrangements with other non-
profit hospital service corporations organized in other juris-
dictions for the mutual benefit of their subscribers.
Section 4. Section 6 of said chapter 176 A, as so appear-
ing, is hereby amended by striking out the first two sentences
and inserting in place thereof the following two sentences : —
Contracts issued and rates charged by non-profit hospital
service corporations to its subscribers for hospital care and
reimbursement for other health services shall be subject to
the approval of the commissioner of insurance, in this section
called the commissioner. No such contracts shall be issued
and no such rates shall be charged by a non-profit hospital
service corporation to its subscribers for hospital care and
reimbursement for other health services until such contracts
and rates have been approved in advance by the commis-
sioner, except as otherwise provided herein.
Section 5. Paragraph (c) of section 8 of said chap-
ter 176 A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking
out clause (2) and inserting in place thereof the following
clause : —
(2) A statement of the hospital services and reimburse-
ment for other health services to be furnished by the cor-
poration or its participating hospitals and the period during
which they will be furnished, and, if any hospital services are
excluded, a statement of such exception.
Section 6. Section 10 of said chapter 176 A, as so appear-
ing, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph
and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph: —
Any plan whereby such a corporation agrees with a group of
five or more persons or with the employer, employers or
representatives of a group of five or more persons to furnish
hospital benefits and reimbursement for other health serv-
ices to said persons alone or to their dependents also and
where the enrollment in such group is on a basis precluding
individual selection, shall be considered a group hospital
service plan. The contracts and rates under such plan shall
not be subject to other provisions of this chapter regarding
prior filing and prior approval but shall be subject to subse-
quent disapproval by the commissioner if he finds that the
basis does not preclude individual selection. It shall not
be considered a group hospital service plan if less than
twenty-five per cent of those eligible in a group of fifty or
more or seventy-five per cent in a group of less than fifty
agree to become subscribers. If at any time the number
enrolled as subscribers drops below the prescribed per cent
of the total eligible members of that group the commissioner
may require the corporation to cancel all contracts in that
group without any liability for hospital admissions and reim-
bursement for other health services of any of the subscribers
in that group after date of cancellation. Group contracts
may be issued without written representation relative to
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 288, 289. 211
physical condition. Group contracts shall be filed with the Group
commissioner of insurance within thirty days after the effec- be'filed^wUh
tive date and shall be subject to his subsequent disapproval oHnTurance"^
after notice and hearing if said contracts do not meet the
requirements of this section.
Section 7. Said chapter 176A is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 13 and inserting in place thereof the fol- f ts," eVc^,"^'
lowing section: — Section 13. Any non-profit hospital *°^ended.
service corporation may provide for the issuance to its em- corporation
ployees of hospital service coverage, medical service cover- ^pioyllJ/'*
age, and reimbursement for other health coverage. The
term "employee" as used in this section shall include an
officer. Approved April 23, 1953.
An Act requiring clerks of the superior court to C/icip.288
FURNISH the department OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS WITH
AN ATTESTED COPY OF CERTAIN DECREES IN WORKMEN'S
COMPENSATION CASES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 11 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as most Ed.^.i52T'
recently amended by section 1 of chapter 634 of the acts of |j^^^^*^'
1950, is hereby further amended by adding at the end the ^""^^
following paragraph : —
Immediately after the entry of a decree, whether final or ^"^'f^ ^^ ^^ggg
interlocutory, by the superior court under this section the fuVoTkmen^s^
clerk of said court shall prepare and forward to the depart- 0°^^.®°^^*'°°
ment an attested copy of such decree. Upon the entry of
an interlocutory decree under this section recommitting a
case to the industrial accident board, counsel for the parties
shall immediately notify said board by appropriate motion
for action in accordance with the requirements of such decree.
Approved April 23, 1953.
An Act designating the metropolitan district com- Qjidj) 289
MISSION river street PLAYGROUND, SO CALLED, LOCATED
IN THE HYDE PARK DISTRICT OF BOSTON AS THE WILLIAM D.
DOYLE MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The metropolitan district commission River street play-
ground, so called, located on River street in the Hyde Park
district of Boston, adjacent to the William D. Doyle Post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, shall be designated and known
as the Wilham D. Doyle Memorial Playground. The metro-
politan district commission is hereby authorized and directed
to erect at said playground a suitable tablet or marker bear-
ing said designation. Approved April 23, 1953.
212
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 290, 291, 292.
Chap. 290 An Act providing for certain action by the board of
COLLEGIATE AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO THE ORGANIZATION
OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND OF CERTAIN
AMENDMENTS TO THEIR CHARTERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 30 of chapter 69 of the General Laws, inserted by-
section 3 of chapter 549 of the acts of 1943, is hereby amended
by inserting after the fifth sentence the following sentence : —
If said board disapproves a certificate of organization or
articles of amendment referred to it under this section, it
shall submit with its report a written statement setting forth
in detail the reasons for its disapproval of such certificate or
articles. Approved April 23, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 69,
§ 30, etc.,
amended.
Duties of
board of
collegiate
authority.
Chap. 291 An Act relative to the renewal of registrations of
CERTAIN PERSONS BY THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF
hairdressers, and THE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY
LICENSES PENDING THE RENEWAL OF SUCH REGISTRATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 87GG of chapter 112 of the General Laws is
hereby amended by striking out the third sentence, as ap-
pearing in section 10 of chapter 565 of the acts of 1943, and
inserting in place thereof the following two sentences : —
Any hairdresser, manicurist, instructor, demonstrator or
operator whose registration has not been renewed within
three years following the date of expiration thereof shall be
entitled to renewal of such registration upon filing an appU-
cation, accompanied by the proper fee therefor and by pass-
ing a practical examination satisfactory to the board; pro-
vided, however, that upon fihng such apphcation and fee
plus an additional fee of five dollars the board may, at the
request of such apphcant, grant to the applicant, until such
time as the examination shall have been held and the results
announced, a temporary hcense authorizing him to practice
as such hairdresser, manicurist, instructor, demonstrator or
operator until he has been examined by the board; and
provided, further, that the apphcant 's original hcense was
not suspended or revoked. Said temporary hcense shall
contain an expiration date and the place where such person
is to be temporarily employed. Approved April 23, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 112,
§ 87GG,
etc., amended.
Issuance of
certain
temporary
licenses to
certain hair-
dressers, etc.
Chap. 292 An Act relative to the taxation of notes and bonds
OF LOCAL housing AUTHORITIES AND REGIONAL SCHOOL
districts.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 12 of chapter 63 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by inserting after paragraph {i) , inserted by section
7A of chapter 544 of the acts of 1948, the two following
paragraphs : —
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 63, § 12,
etc., amended.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 293, 294. 213
(j) Notes and bonds issued by local housing authorities Exemptions.
under the provisions of chapter one hundred and twenty-one.
(k) Notes, bonds and certificates of indebtedness of any
regional school district in the commonwealth stating on
their face that they are exempt from taxation in Massa-
chusetts. Approved April 23, 1953.
An Act relative to overtime service by police officers Chav 293
OF CERTAIN CITIES AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 41 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section UIG, inserted by chapter 488 of the ^'iiin!' "^"^
acts of 1952, the following section: — Section lllH. Not- ^'^'^'^'^•
withstanding the provisions of any general or special law to o^^gg^s to be
the contrary, any pohce officer of a city or town who is re- compensated
quired to perform any service beyond his regular estabhshed ov'ertTme"'
hours of service on primary day, election day or at any ^"^'^^
parade or race or at any public celebration or while pohce
listing, shall be compensated for such additional hours of
service at the rate per hour of his regular compensation.
This section shall take effect in a city having a Plan E charter
when accepted by the afl&rmative vote of a majority of the
city council, and in the case of other cities by vote of the
council, subject to the provisions of its charter, and in a
town by a majority vote at an annual town meeting.
Approved April 23, 1953.
An Act relative to extortion or compulsion of con- Qfidr, 294
DUCT BY threat OR BY UNLAWFUL USE OF POWER OR
AUTHORITY BY CERTAIN OFFICERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Chapter 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g- l- (Ter.
striking out section 25, as amended by chapter 211 of the ^'itetc.'.
acts of 1932, and inserting in place thereof the following amended.
section : — Section 25. Whoever, verbally or by a written Attempts
or printed communication, mahciously threatens to accuse etc^b^""^^'
another of a crime or offence, or by a verbal or written or threats, etc.
printed communication mahciously threatens an injury to
the person or property of another, or any police officer or
person having the powers of a police officer, or any officer,
or employee of any hcensing authority who verbally or by
written or printed communication maliciously and unlaw-
fully uses or threatens to use against another the power or
authority vested in him, with intent thereby to extort money
or any pecuniary advantage, or with intent to compel any
person to do any act against his will, shall be punished by Penalty,
imprisonment in the state prison for not more than fifteen
years, or in the house of correction for not more than two
and one half years, or by a fine of not more than five thou-
sand dollars, or both. Approved April 28, 1953.
214 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 295, 296, 297.
Chap. 295 An Act providing a penalty for prisoners in penal
AND REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS WHO HOLD PERSONS AS
HOSTAGES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows: —
Ed.xi27T' Chapter 127 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
new § 38A, inserting after section 38, as appearing in the Tercentenary
added. Edition, the following section: — Section 88 A. Any pris-
prisoneM""^ oner in any penal or reformatory institution who holds any
as hosfage"""^ officer or employee of such institution or any other person
as a hostage shall be punished by imprisonment in the state
prison for not more than twenty years.
Approved April 28, 1953.
Chap. 296 An Act relative to the commissioners of the depart-
ment OF PUBLIC utilities.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Edo,'25,l'2, Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 25 of the General Laws,
etc.'. 'amended, as amended by chapter 807 of the acts of 1950, is hereby
further amended by inserting after the third sentence the
following sentence : — Not more than three members of said
commission shall be members of the same poHtical party, —
Membership SO as to read as follows : — Section 2. The department shall
of depanmen't be uuder the supervision and control of a commission of five
utiut^s" members, in this chapter called the com.mission. The gov-
ernor shall, with the advice and consent of the council, an-
nually appoint one conmiissioner for five years. The gover-
nor shall designate one of said commissioners as chairman.
Not more than three members of said commission shall be
members of the same pohtical party. The chairman shall
receive such salary, not exceeding ten thousand five hundred
dollars, and each of the other commissioners such salary, not
exceeding nine thousand dollars, as the governor and council
determine.
Section 2. Nothing in this act shall affect the tenure of
office of any commissioner of the department of public utili-
ties holding office on the effective date of this act.
Approved April 28, 1953.
Chap.297 An Act authorizing the placing of the position of
meter attendant in the police department of the
town of falmouth under the civil service laws.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The position of meter attendant in the police
department of the town of Falmouth shall, upon the effective
date of this act, become subject to the civil service laws and
rules, and the tenure of any incumbent of said position shall
be unlimited, subject, however, to said laws; but the present
incumbent of said position shall continue to serve as such.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 298, 299, 300. 215
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the board of selectmen of said town, but not otherwise.
Approved April 28, 1953.
An Act relative to the salaries of the justices of C'/ia».298
THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE ROXBURY DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of section
four A of chapter seven hundred and sixty-two of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-one, as inserted by section
three of chapter one hundred and fourteen of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-two, or of section three B of
chapter seven hundred and sixty-eight of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and fifty-one, as amended by section one of
said chapter one hundred and fourteen, every justice of the
municipal court of the Roxbury district shall receive, from
and after the effective date of this act, the salary prescribed
by section seventy-seven A of chapter two hundred and
eighteen of the General Laws as appearing in section two
of said chapter seven hundred and sixty-eight or as from
time to time hereafter amended.
Section 2. This act shall take effect as of January
fifteenth, nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Approved April 29, 1953.
An Act providing for a separate penalty for indecent Chav.2^^
assault on a child. IJ- ^
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 13A the following section: — Sec- ^^^'^^^^^
tion ISB. Whoever commits an indecent assault and bat- added,
tery on a child under the age of fourteen shall be punished ^°g^^^^°*
by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five on a child,
years, or in jail for not more than two and one half years, pe"'^''^^^-
or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
Approved April 29, 1953.
An Act providing for the designation of an assistant QJi^rt 300
CLERK FOR THE COUNTY OF ESSEX TO PERFORM THE DUTIES
OF CLERK PERTAINING TO THE EQUITY PROCEEDINGS IN
SAID COURT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 221 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 6A, as amended by section 3 of chap- new^'§^|B'.
ter 774 of the acts of 1949, the following section: — Section added.
6B. The justices of the superior court may designate, for a Equity dork
term of three years from the date of such designation, one co^umy.^"
of the assistant clerks for the county of Essex, appointed
under section four, to perform, under the direction of the
216 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 301, 302.
clerk of the courts for the county of Essex, the duties of clerk
pertaining to the equity proceedings in said court, who shall
Salary. rcccive from said county, in addition to the salary paid to
him as an assistant clerk under section four, a sum equivalent
to five per cent of the salary of the clerk.
Approved April 29, 1953.
Chap. 301 An Act relative to meetings of the municipal council
OF THE CITY OF TAUNTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chaper 448 of the acts of 1909 is hereby
amended by striking out section 16, as amended by section 5
of chapter 407 of the acts of 1941, and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 16. The municipal
council shall meet bi-weekly. The mayor, president of the
council, or any three members thereof, may, at any time,
call a special meeting thereof.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the registered voters of the city of Taunton at the regular
municipal 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 providing
that the municipal council of the city of Taunton meet every
two weeks, instead of weekly as at present, be accepted?"
If a majority of the votes cast on said question is in the
affirmative, this act shall take effect on the first Monday of
January, nineteen hundred and fifty-four.
Approved April 29, 1953.
Chap. 302 An Act relative to the distribution of receipts from
the income tax to the town of gay head under cer-
tain conditions respecting certain county assess-
ments.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Section 1. The commissioner of corporations and taxa-
tion, hereinafter called the commissioner, is hereby author-
ized and directed in making distributions from the proceeds
of the income tax under section eighteen of chapter fifty-
eight of the General Laws to distribute to the town of Gay
Head, in addition to its normal share, such sum of money
as may be necessary for said town to apply to the satisfaction
of any assessments made in accordance with the law to said
town for the care of tuberculosis patients and for the mainte-
nance of any sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that are
an obligation of said town and for the maintenance of it in
respect to the county expenses.
Section 2. This act shall apply in respect to any charges
against the town of Gay Head for tuberculosis treatment or
for the maintenance of a sanatorium or any other cost in
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 303, 304. 217
relation to it in respect to tuberculosis in the years nineteen
hundred and fifty-one to nineteen hundred and fifty-four,
inchisive, but only in such amounts as shall be certified by
the commissioner. Approved April 29, 1953.
An Act clarifying the law in respect to taxes imposed C/zap. 303
ON certain conveyances of real estate.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 64D of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 1, as appearing in section 1 of chapter § i', etc., '
710 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in place thereof the amended.
following section: — Section 1. There shall be levied, col- Excise taxes
lected and paid, for and in respect of the deeds, instruments com^'yances
and writings hereinafter mentioned and described, or for f^^^^^
or in respect of the vellum, parchment or paper upon which
such deeds, instruments or writings, or any of them, are
written or printed, the excise taxes herein specified : —
Deed, instrument or writing, whereby any lands, tenements
or other realty sold shall be granted, assigned, transferred
or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser or
purchasers, or any other person or persons, by his, her or
their direction, when the consideration of the interest or
property conveyed, exclusive of the value of any hen or
encumbrance remaining thereon at the time of sale, exceeds
one hundred dollars and does not exceed five hundred dol-
lars, one dollar; and for each additional five hundred dollars
or fractional part thereof, fifty-five cents. This section
shall not apply to any instrument or writing given to secure
a debt. Approved April 29, 1953.
An Act authorizing the use of school buses for cer- qJiqjj 3Q4
tain educational or recreational purposes. ^'
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^rTambiT"^
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide transportation ^"'^"''^
for certain children to certain educational or recreational
projects, many of which are conducted during the school
vacation period, therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public convenience and welfare.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The fifth paragraph of section 33 of chapter 90 of the g. l. (Ter.
General Laws, as appearing in chapter 540 of the acts of fsa^'efc'.,
1952, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence amended.
and inserting in place thereof the following sentence : —
For the registration of every motor bus not owned as pro- use of
vided in the preceding paragraph which is used exclusively b^es'for
under contract with a political subdivision or school district certain other
of the commonwealth for the transportation of school authCrLfed.
children, three dollars; provided, that any such motor bus
may also be used for the transportation of persons to and
from church and Sunday school services, and for the trans-
218 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 305, 306, 307.
portation of children to and from educational or recreational
projects sponsored by a city or town or by any association
or organization supported wholly or in part by public or
private donations for charitable purposes without the pay-
ment of additional registration fee.
Approved April 29, 195S.
Chap.SOb ^^ ^^'^ PLACING THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR IN
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF MARBLEHEAD
UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The senior patrolman in the police depart-
ment of the town of Marblehead shall be assigned as special
investigator in said department and shall have unlimited
tenure of office in such position, subject to the civil service
laws and rules.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon acceptance
by the board of selectmen of the town of Marblehead.
Approved April 29, 195S.
Chap.306 An Act providing that the director of civil service
MAY IN certain CASES FIX A MAXIMUM AGE REQUIRE-
MENT FOR FIRE FIGHTERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
gj^-^Ter. The first paragraph of section 48 of chapter 31 of the Gen-
5 48,' etc.. eral Laws, as appearing in section 6 of chapter 701 of the
amended. ^^^^ ^^ 1945, is hereby amended by adding at the end the
Age limit following Sentence: — In case an eligible fist of at least two
fightewin available persons is not established from a competitive ex-
amination for fire fighter, the director may, upon request of
the appointing authority of a fire force made within six
months after the results of the examination are determined,
hold another competitive examination in which he may fix
a maximum age limit of not more than forty years.
Approved April 29, 1963.
Chap. 307 An Act relative to the registration of certain opera-
tors AS hairdressers.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections eighty-seven V
and eighty-seven W of chapter one hundred and twelve of
the General Laws, any person who was registered as an
operator by the board of registration of hairdressers prior to
the thirteenth day of September, nineteen hundred and
fifty, and has had not less than one year's practical experience
as such, may file with said board an application, accom-
panied by a fee of ten dollars, for registration as a hairdresser
and, upon passing a practical examination satisfactory to
said board, may be registered as a hairdresser.
Approved April 29, 1953.
certain cases,
established
Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 308, 309, 310. 219
An Act increasing the fees for copies of certain C hap. 30S
PUBLIC documents FURNISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 262 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 44, as appearing in the Tercentenary 5^44; imended.
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
tion: — Section 44- The department of public utilities may Fees.
charge thirty cents a folio for copies of official documents
and orders relating to common and contract carriers. Other
public officers required by law to furnish copies of records
or other papers shall receive fees for such copies at the same
rate as is allowed to registers of deeds, unless otherwise
provided. Approved April 29, 1953.
An Act increasing the fees charged by the department C/iap.309
OF PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR ADDITIONAL PLATES AND FOR
DUPLICATE CERTIFICATES, PERMITS AND LICENSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 159B of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section lOA, as amended by section 1 of chapter f loA^tt?,'
644 of the acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the a^^ended.
following section: — Section 10 A. The department may Fees,
issue additional plates to replace such plates issued under
section nine or ten as have been lost or mutilated or as are
illegible, upon payment of a fee of two dollars for each such
additional plate. It may issue a duplicate certificate, permit
or license in place of one issued under this chapter which
has been lost or destroyed, upon payment of a fee of fifty
cents. It may issue a certified copy of a certificate, permit,
license or plate certificate upon the payment of a fee of two
dollars. Approved April 29, 1953.
An Act relative to review by the alcoholic bever- QJiqt) 31Q
ages control commission of the GRANTING OF SEASONAL
licenses, so CALLED, FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVER-
AGES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out, in line 43 of the paragraph amended fly.'iuf.'
by chapter 305 of the acts of 1946, the word "forty-six" and '"tended,
inserting in place thereof the word: — fifty, — so that the
last sentence of said paragraph will read as follows: —
Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to authorize or Granting of
permit the commission to deny a renewal of, or to rescind, ffceXt!
revoke or cancel, because of a decrease in population, any regulated.
seasonal license outstanding and in full force on April
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty.
Approved April 29, 1963.
220
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 311.
ChapMl
Emergency
preamble.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 128A.
§ 5, etc.,
amended.
Tax on wagers
at racing
meetings,
increased.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 128A, § 5,
etc., further
amended.
Payments to
commission,
established.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 128A,
§ 6. etc.,
An Act relative to the tax imposed by the common-
wealth ON AMOUNTS WAGERED AT CERTAIN HORSE RACING
MEETINGS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PARI-MUTUEL OR CER-
TIFICATE SYSTEM OF WAGERING.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
defeat its purpose, which is to make available immediately
revenue for the old age assistance fund, therefore it is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the pubhc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. Section 5 of chapter 128A of the General
Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in line 18 of the
paragraph appearing in section 5 of chapter 575 of the
acts of 1946, the word "ten" and inserting in place thereof
the word : — twelve, — so that the second sentence thereof
will read as follows : — Each hcensee conducting a racing
meeting shall become the custodian or depository for such
sums as may be deposited with such licensee by patrons as
wagers on the speed or ability of any one or more horses or
dogs in a race or races and such Ucensee shall be responsible
for such sum so deposited and shall return to the winning
patrons so wagering on the speed or ability of any one or
more horses or dogs in a race or races all sums so deposited
as an award or dividend, according to the acknowledged and
recognized rules and method under which such pari-mutuel
or certificate system has been operated, less the breaks, as
defined in this section, and less an amount not to exceed
twelve per cent of the total amount so deposited by the
patrons wagering on the speed or abihty of running horses
in a race or races not conducted in connection with a state
or county fair, and fifteen per cent of the total amount so
deposited by the patrons wagering on the speed or abiUty
of running horses in a race or races conducted in connection
with a state or county fair and on the speed or abiUty of
harness horses or of dogs in a race or races, whether or not
conducted in connection with a state or county fair, and less
the so-called breaks, as defined in this section.
Section 2. Said section 5 of said chapter 128A is hereby
further amended by striking out the sentence amended by
section 1 of chapter 294 of the acts of 1949, and inserting in
place thereof the f oUowdng sentence : — Each person licensed
to conduct a running horse racing meeting, other than a
hcensee holding a racing meeting in connection mth a state
or county fair, shall pay to the commission on the day fol-
lowing each day of such horse racing meeting a sum equal
to five per cent of the total amount deposited on the pre-
ceding day by the patrons so wagering at such meeting, said
percentage to be paid from the twelve per cent withheld,
as provided in this section, from the total amount wagered.
Section 3. Said section 5 of said chapter 128A is hereby
further amended by striking out, in line 28 of the paragraph
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 312, 313, 314. 221
appearing in chapter 473 of the acts of 1939, the word "ten" ^'^g^^''^^,
and inserting in place thereof the word : — twelve, — so
that the third sentence will read as follows: — Each licensee Amount of
may retain as his commission on the total of all sums so de- toTi^nsee!'
posited, in addition to his share of the breaks as hereinafter regulated.
provided, a sum not exceeding the balance of the twelve and
fifteen per cent withheld, as provided in this section, from
the total amount wagered after deducting therefrom the
amount hereinbefore required to be paid to the commission.
Approved April SO, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town of wrentham to supply QfiQrt 312
AND SELL WATER TO THE TOWN OF NORFOLK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The acts of the current year are hereby
amended by striking out chapter 65 and inserting in place
thereof the following : — The town of Wrentham may sup-
ply and sell water for domestic and other purposes to the
town of Norfolk upon such terms and conditions as may be
agreed upon between the water commissioners of said towns,
or, in case of failure so to agree, upon such terms and con-
ditions as may be fixed by the state department of public
utilities; and said town of Norfolk is hereby authorized to
purchase such water.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April SO, 1953.
An Act relative to the appointment of town clerk QJiqj) 313
of the town of walpole. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, John H. White of Walpole may be appointed as
town clerk of the town of Walpole and may serve as such
town clerk during the pleasure of the board of selectmen of
said town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April SO, 1953.
An Act establishing a division of industrial accidents QJidy 314
within THE department OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES. ^'
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effective p''^*'"*''^-
forthwith, 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:
Section 1. Chapter 23 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by inserting at the end thereof the following ten §§*i4-2\''^^
sections under the caption division of industrial acci- 8^<ided.
222
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 314.
Division of
industrial
accidents,
established.
Industrial
accident
board,
membership,
salaries, etc.
Chairman of
board.
Reviewing
boards,
appointment
Certain
hearings
be held i
Office of
self-insurance,
director,
appointment
of, salary,
etc.
Payment of
salaries.
Records, etc.
Inspectors.
dents: — Section 14. There shall be in the department but
not under its supervision or control a division of industrial
accidents, consisting of the industrial accident board here-
inafter provided for.
Section 15. The industrial accident board shall consist of
nine members, one of whom shall be a woman, at such sal-
aries, not exceeding eight thousand dollars each, as the
governor and council determine, except that the chairman,
who shall be designated by the governor, shall receive such
salary, not exceeding nine thousand dollars, as the governor
and council determine. Upon the expiration of the term of
office of a member, his successor shall be appointed for five
years by the governor, with the advice and consent of the
council. The members shall devote their whole time in
business hours to the work of the board.
Section 16. The division shall be under the supervision
and control of the chairman of the board, who shall be its
executive head. During the temporary absence or dis-
ability of the chairman, he may designate a member of the
board as acting chairman.
Section 17. The chairman shall from time to time appoint
one or more reviewing boards, each reviewing board to con-
sist of not less than three members, to decide matters re-
quired to be heard by such a board.
Section 18. A reviewing board appointed under the au-
thority of section seventeen shall hold hearings in the city
of Springfield at least six times each year to decide matters
required to be heard by such board and relating to industrial
accidents occurring, or to employees Uving, in Berkshire,
Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties.
Section 19. There shall be in the division and under its
supervision and control an office of self-insurance under a
director, who shall have charge of said office. The division,
with the approval of the governor and council, shall appoint
said director and, with like approval, may remove him at
any time for cause. Said office shall perform such of the
functions of the division in relation to the administration
and enforcement of the provisions of chapter one hundred
and fifty-two relating to self-insurance as the division may
from time to time determine. The division may employ such
employees to serve in said office as may be necessary.
Section 20. The salaries and expenses of the division shall
be paid by the commonwealth. The division may appoint
and remove a secretary. It shall also be allowed such sums
as may annually be appropriated by the general court for
clerical service and traveling and other necessary expenses.
Its records shall be kept in its office.
Section 21. The division may appoint and remove not
more than six inspectors. They shall be required to pass
examinations of a comprehensive and practical character
based upon the particular requirements of the work to be
done by them.
Section 22. There may be estabUshed and maintained
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 314. 223
under the control of the division not more than four branch o^^g^^j,
offices in cities selected by it, from time to time, after proper certain cities,
investigation, for the better adjustment of disputed cases
and for the better information of all parties as to their rights
under chapter one hundred and fifty-two. Said division
may provide such offices with rooms, furniture and equip-
ment, and appoint such officers, agents, clerks and assistants
as are necessary for the discharge of its duties in connection
with such offices.
Section 23. The division may appoint a duly qualified ^^^g,'
physician as medical adviser and shall prescribe his duties.
Section 2. Section 1 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, g. l. (Xer.
as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 738 of the ^tci! 'amended,
acts of 1950, is hereby further amended by striking out sub-
section (2) and inserting in place thereof the following suId-
section : —
(2) "Division", the division of industrial accidents.
Section 3. Said section 1 of said chapter 152 is hereby g. l. (Xer.
further amended by striking out subsection (8), as so ap- ^tl!'fi^thel ^'
pearing, and inserting in place thereof the following sub- amended,
section : —
(8) "Reviewing board", the reviewing board designated
under section seventeen of chapter twenty-three.
Section 4. Section 2 of said chapter 152, as appearing g. l. (Xer.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking Amended.' * ^'
out, in fine 1, the word "department" and inserting in place
thereof the word: — division, — and by inserting before the
word "member", in line 3, the word: — board.
Section 5. Said chapter 152 is hereby further amended g- l- (Tct ^
by striking out section 4, as amended by chapter 83 of the etc!, 'ameAded'.
acts of 1939, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
tion:— Section 4- The division shall, as early as is con- Annual report,
sistent with full and accurate preparation, make an annual
report to the governor and the general court covering the
preceding calendar year.
Section 6. Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 9A, 11, 12, 13, 14, G.L.CTer.
16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 29, 30, 30B, 3oA, 46, 48, 49, 59, 62, Certain
63, 65A, 65B, 65M, 69A and 70 of said chapter 152, as t^^M.
amended, are hereby further amended by striking out the
word "department" wherever it appears therein and in-
serting in place thereof, in each instance, the word : —
division.
Section 7. The incumbent members of the present in- present
dustrial accident board in the department of industrial acci- ™nTinue^to°
dents shall continue to serve as members of the industrial serve.
accident board herein established until the expiration date
of their present terms, and the director of the division of
self-insurance in the department of industrial accidents shall
continue to serve as the director of the office of self-insurance
in the division of industrial accidents herein established.
Section 8. The employees of the department of Indus- Employees'
trial accidents serving therein upon the effective date of this tJfb^im°*
act who are subject to the civil service laws shall continue paired.
224
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 315.
Rules and
regulations
to continue
in force.
Exception.
Powers,
duties, etc.
Severability
provision.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 24, etc.
repealed.
to serve in said division of industrial accidents without im-
pairment of their civil service or other rights, and such em-
ployees shall retain any step-rate increases from the minimum
pay of their grade earned during their ser\aces with said de-
partment, and for retirement purposes their service with
said department shall be deemed to be creditable service.
Section 9. All records of the department of industrial
accidents are hereby transferred to the division of indus-
trial accidents.
Section 10. All orders, rules and regulations of the de-
partment of industrial accidents in force on the effective
date of this act shall thereafter continue in force in accord-
ance with their terms unless and until suspended, revised,
rescinded, revoked or cancelled under authority established
by this act.
Section 11. The powers and duties of the department
of industrial accidents abolished by this act shall hereafter
be exercised and performed by the division of industrial ac-
cidents created by this act, and, when used in any statute,
rule or regulation, the phrase ''department of industrial ac-
cidents" or "industrial accident board" or any words con-
noting the same shall mean the said division of industrial
accidents or industrial accident board created by this act
unless a contrary intent clearly appears.
Section 12. If any provision of this chapter, or the
apphcation of such provision to any person or circumstance,
shall be held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, or the
application of such provision to persons or circumstances
other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be
affected thereby.
Section 13. Funds available for expenditure by the de-
partment of industrial accidents shall be available for ex-
penditure by the division of industrial accidents created by
this act.
Section 14. Chapter twenty-four of the General Laws,
as amended, is hereby repealed. Approved May 1, 1953.
Chap.Slb An Act increasing the amount of money the city of
FITCHBURG MAY BORROW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND
equipment of CERTAIN BUILDINGS IN SAID CITY, INCLUD-
ING AN ADDITION TO THE BURBANK HOSPITAL, AND EX-
TENDING THE TIME WITHIN WHICH IT MAY SO BORROW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 293 of the acts of 1948 is hereby
amended by striking out section 1 and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 1. For the purpose
of constructing and originally equipping and furnishing a
city infirmary and a nurses' home and school, and of con-
structing an addition to the Burbank hospital, to contain
maternity, surgical, medical, administrative and other
units, and originally equipping the same, the city of Fitch-
burg may borrow from time to time within a period of ten
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 316. 225
years from the passage of this act such sums as may be
necessary, not exceeding, in the aggregate, three miUion
dollars, 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-
tation contained in the first paragraph of section seven
thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 1, 1953.
An Act providing for an auxiliary water supply con- CfimyJ^XQ
NECTION TO THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM OF THE TOWN
OF MIDDLEBOROUGH FOR THE LAKEVILLE STATE SANA-
TORIUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L The department of public health is hereby
authorized to install a pipe line to connect with the water
supply system of the town of Middleborough and to con-
struct a meter pit and install a meter, if and when required,
and do all other things as may be necessary to provide an
auxiliary water supply for the Lakeville state sanatorium.
The department of public health may construct, lay and
maintain said pipe line and other works in the public ways
in the towns of Lakeville and Middleborough in such a
manner as not unnecessarily to obstruct the same; and for
the purposes of constructing, laying and maintaining said
pipe line and for all purposes of this act, the department of
public health may dig up said public ways in such a manner
as to cause the least hindrance to public travel on said ways
and shall restore the surface of said ways to the condition
in which they were found prior to the installation of said
pipe line; provided, that the manner in which all things are
done upon any such way shall be subject to the approval of
the selectmen of the town of Lakeville or the town of Middle-
borough, as the case may be.
Section 2, For the purpose of paying the cost of con-
structing the pipe line referred to in this act, the department
of public health may expend from the amount appropriated
in Item 7720-03 of section two of chapter seven hundred and
fifty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-one a sum
not exceeding nine thousand dollars.
Section 3. The department of public health may pur-
chase water from the town of Middleborough, authority to
sell the same being hereby granted.
Section 4. For the purpose of paying for the cost of
water suppHed, the department may expend from the main-
tenance account of the Lakeville state sanatorium such
226 Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 317, 318, 319.
amounts as may be agreed upon between the selectmen of
the town of Middleborough and the commissioner of public
health, but not exceeding the rate at which water is sold by
the town of Middleborough to its water consumers.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 1, 1953.
Chap.'Sll An Act changing the name of the park and playground
COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The park and playground commission in the
town of West Springfield established under the provisions of
chapter seven of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-
nine shall hereafter be known as the park and recreation
commission.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 1, 1953.
ChnV.SlS A^ ^^'^ AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF METHUEN TO PAY A
SUM OF MONEY TO ROLAND ROBINSON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral obli-
gation, the town of Methuen is hereby authorized to appro-
priate or transfer from available funds, and to pay, a sum
of money, not exceeding one hundred and ninety-four dollars
and eighty-one cents to Roland Robinson to indemnify him
for medical expenses incurred by him on behalf of Roberta
Robinson, who, on September tenth, nineteen hundred and
fifty-two, received injuries while lawfully playing in the yard
of the Stephen Barker school, as a result of which injuries
the said Roberta Robinson lost the vision in one eye.
Section 2. Any action taken at any town meeting by the
town of Methuen in the current year shall be as valid and
effective as if this act were in effect at the time of the posting
of the warrant for said meeting.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 1, 1953.
Chap.S19 An Act to abolish the position of trial justice.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 1. Chapter 219 of the General Laws is hereby
repealed. ' repealed.
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 2. Scction 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws
CL'42!'8!rIcken ^^ hereby amended by striking out clause Forty-second, as
out. ' appearing in the Tercentenary Edition.
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 3. Section 3 of chapter 5 of the General Laws
amended^ ^' is hereby amended by striking out, in line 52, as appearing
in the Tercentenary Edition, the words "trial justices".
g^L.^Ter^ Section 4. Section 4 of said chapter 5, as appearing in
amended.
I
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 319. 227
the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking
out, in hne 13, the words "trial justices".
Section 5. Section 45 of chapter 35 of the General Laws, g. l. (Ter.
as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, f 45; amended.
the words "trial justices".
Section G. Section 7 of chapter 38 of the General Laws is g. l. (Xer.
hereby amended by striking out, in Une 13, as appearing in Jtl! amended.
section 5 of chapter 632 of the acts of 1945, the words "or
trial justice".
Section 7. Section 9 of said chapter 38, as appearing in g. l. (Ter.
the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking f 9/anfended.
out, in lines 3 and 4, the words "or the jurisdiction of the
trial justice", by striking out, in line 5, the words "or jus-
tice", and by striking out, in line 8, the words "or juris-
diction".
Section 8. Section 21 of chapter 40 of the General Laws g. l. (Xer.
is hereby amended by striking out, in line 7, as appearing f *^2i; tmended.
in the Tercentenary Edition, the words "or trial justice".
Section 9. Section 98 of chapter 41 of the General Laws, g. l. (Xer.
as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line f gg,' tmended.
15, the words "or trial justice".
Section 10. Section 25 of chapter 85 of the General ^aVsPs^s
Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, amended.
in hne 1, the words "and trial justices,".
Section 11. Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby ^j^-^J**-
amended by striking out section 27, as amended by section 2 § 2'7,'etc.,
of chapter 115 of the acts of 1949, and inserting in place '^""^"'^'''i-
thereof the following section : — Section 27. A full record ^'ertain duties
shall be kept by every court of every case in which a person jlisUc^s.
is charged with a violation of any provision of this chapter abolished.
relating to motor vehicles, and an abstract of such record
shall be sent forthwith by the court to the registrar. Said
abstracts shall be made upon forms prepared by the regis-
trar, and shall include all necessary information as to the
parties to the case, the nature of the offence, the date of the
hearing, the plea, the judgment and the result; and every
such abstract shall be certified by the clerk of the court as a
true abstract of the record of the court. The registrar shall
keep such records in his main office, and they shall be open
to the inspection of any person during reasonable business
hours. Courts shall, upon their own initiative or upon the
request of the registrar or his agents, furnish to the registrar
the details of all particularly flagrant cases which may be
heard before them ; and they may make such recommenda-
tions to the registrar as to the suspension or revocation of
the licenses and certificates of registration of the defendants
in such cases as they may deem necessary.
Section 12. Section 49A of said chapter 90, inserted by Sj^^-^J'^''-
section 1 of chapter 115 of the acts of 1949, is hereby amended § 49.\. etc ,
by striking out, in lines 1 and 2, the words "and trial jus- "'"ended.
tice", — by striking out, in line 8, the words "or trial jus-
tice",— and by striking out, in hne 14, the words "or by
the trial justice",
228
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 319.
Q. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 110,
§ 20, amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 110.
§ 25, amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 119,
§ 79, etc.,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 122,
§ 21, amended
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 123.
§ lOOA, etc
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 124.
§ 8, etc.,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 127,
§ 145,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 140.
§ 131, etc.,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 140,
§174,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 146,
§ 68, stricken
out.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 159,
§ 94, etc..
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 212,
S 6, amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 220. § 2.
amended.
Section 13. Section 20 of chapter 110 of the General
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby
amendeci by striking out, in Une 2, the words "or trial
justice", — and by striking out, in line 7, the words "or
justice".
Section 14. Section 25 of said chapter 110, as so appear-
ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words
"or trial justice", — and by striking out, in line 5 and in
Une 9, the words "or justice".
Section 15. Section 79 of chapter 119 of the General
Laws, as amended by section 16 of chapter 310 of the acts
of 1948, is hereby further amended by striking out, in hne 5,
the words "or trial justice".
Section 16. Section 21 of chapter 122 of the General
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby
amended by striking out, in lines 1 and 2, the words "or a
trial justice".
Section 17. Section lOOA of chapter 123 of the General
Laws, as amended by section 11 of chapter 194 of the acts of
1941, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 8,
in lines 23 and 24, and in hnes 28 and 29, the words "or the
trial justice", and by striking out, in hne 36, the words "or
trial justice".
Section 18. Section 8 of chapter 124 of the General
Laws, as amended by section 1 of chapter 48 of the acts of
1935, is hereby further amended by striking out, in hne 7,
the words "and trial justices" and by striking out, in line 9,
the words "or justices".
Section 19. Section 145 of chapter 127 of the General
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby
amended by striking out, in line 1, the words "and trial
justices".
Section 20. Section 131 of chapter 140 of the General
Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 201 of the acts
of 1951, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 1,
the words "or a trial justice".
Section 21. Section 174 of said chapter 140, as appearing
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking
out, in lines 2 and 3, the words "or trial justice".
Section 22. Chapter 146 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 68, as so appearing.
Section 23. Section 94 of chapter 159 of the General
Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 14 and 15,
as appearing in section 6 of chapter 363 of the acts of 1936.
the words "or trial justice having jurisdiction of such of-
fences committed in the city or town where such person is
detained,", — and by striking out, in hne 16, the words "or
justice".
Section 24. Section 6 of chapter 212 of the General
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby
amended by striking out, in hnes 2 and 3, the words "or a
trial justice".
Section 25. Section 2 of chapter 220 of the General
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 319. 229
Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out,
in lines 1 and 2, the words ", the justices thereof and trial
justices", and inserting in place thereof the words: — and
the justices thereof.
Section 26. Section 13 of said chapter 220, as so appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the words ^'\-^' |^;nded
"or trial justice".
Section 27. Chapter 221 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 25, as so appearing. f 25,' s^tricken
Section 28. Section 4 of chapter 263 of the General
out.
Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, Ed.), 263?
in line 3, the words "or trial justice". ^ ^' amended.
Section 29. Section 8A of said chapter 263, as so appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words § si', amended.
"or before a trial justice", — and by striking out, in line 3,
the words "or before such justice".
Section 30. Section 23 of chapter 271 of the General ^j^-^^f""-
Laws, as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 303 §23,' etc..'
of the acts of 1934, is hereby further amended by striking ^""•^"^•'^
out, in line 2, the words "or a trial justice".
Section 31. Section 2 of chapter 273 of the General gj^-^^er.^^
Laws, as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 87 etc!, 'amended'.
of the acts of 1943, is hereby further amended by striking
out, in line 6, the words "or before a trial justice", — by
striking out, in Hue 7, the words "or before the trial
justice", — and by striking out, in line 8, the words "or
his".
Section 32. Section 21 of chapter 276 of the General gj^^^^""-
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby §'21; amended.
amended by striking out. in line 2, the words "and trial
justices,".
Section 33. The first paragraph of section 57 of said g^l. (Ter.
chapter 276, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking § 57! amended.
out, in line 6, the words ", a master in chancery or a trial
justice", and inserting in place thereof the words: — or a
master in chancery, — and by striking out, in lines 17 and
18, the words "or trial justice".
Section 34. Section 100 of said chapter 276, as amended g. l. (Ter.
by chapter 64 of the acts of 1943, is hereby further amended f 106,^^^'
by striking out, in lines 6 to 8, inclusive, the words "and trial ^^''- amended,
justices shall transmit to the board reports of cases coming
before them in such form and at such times as the board
may require,".
Section 35. Section 31 of chapter 279 of the General g. l. (Ter.
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby f 3]; amended.
amended by striking out, in lines 4 an(i 5. the words "and
trial justices".
Section 36. Section 37 of said chapter 279, as so appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words f 37; Amended.
"or trial justice".
Section 37. Section 2 of chapter 280 of the General g^^-^Jo'''"-
Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in Kne 5, as appear- § 2, 'amended.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, the words "or trial justices ",
230
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 320, 321.
G. L. (Ter
Ed.). 280
Position of
trial justice,
abolished.
— and by striking out, in line 10 and in line 14, the words
"or trial justice".
Section 38. Section 16 of said chapter 280, as so appear-
§"16.* amended ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words
"to a trial justice, or", — and by striking out, in hnes 6 and
7, the words "trial justice or".
Section 39. The powers and duties of trial justices shall
hereafter be exercised and performed by justices of the dis-
trict courts, and when used in any statute, rule or regulation
the words "trial justice" or any words connoting the same
shall mean the justice of a district court, unless a contrary
intent clearly appears. No party to a proceeding pending
before a trial justice upon the effective date of this act shall
lose any rights by reason of the abolishing of the position
of trial justice.
Section 40. This act shall take effect on October first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Approved May 1, 1953.
Effective
date.
CAap. 320 An Act relative to custody and delivery of money
OR OTHER PROPERTY FOUND UPON OR NEAR A DEAD BODY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 38 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 18, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:
— Section 18. The medical examiner or associate medical
examiner, or his agent or agents, shall take charge of any
money or other property of the deceased found on or near
the body and deliver the said property to the person entitled
to its custody or possession, or, if not claimed within sixty
days, to a public administrator and, if said money or other
property is found in the presence of a relative of the deceased
or in the presence of a police officer of the city or town in
which the body is located, he shall give said relative or pohce
officer a receipt for said property. For fraudulent neglect
or refusal to give said receipt at the time of the taking of said
property, or to deliver such property within three days after
demand, a medical examiner or associate medical examiner,
or his agent or agents, shall be punished by a fine of not more
than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more
than two years. Approved May 1, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 38,
§ 18, amended
Custody and
delivery of
personal
property
found upon
or near a
dead body,
regulated.
Chap.S21 An Act relative to the filling of vacancies in the
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF QUINCY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special
law to the contrary, if at any time a vacancy occurs in the
city council of the city of Quincy from any cause, the city
clerk shall forthwith notify the city council thereof; and
within fifteen days after such notification, the remaining
city councillors shall choose, as city councillor for the un-
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 322. 231
expired term, whichever of the defeated candidates for the
ofhce of city councillor at the regular municipal election at
which city councillors were elected for the term in which
the vacancy occurs, who are ehgible and willing to serve,
received the highest number of votes at such election, or, if
there is no such defeated candidate eligible and willing to
serve, a registered voter of the city duly qualified to vote for
a candidate for the office of city councillor. If at a regular
municipal election there is a failure to elect a city councillor
or if a person elected city councillor at such an election re-
signs or dies before taking office, the city clerk shall, as soon
as conveniently may be after the remaining city councillors-
elect take office, notify the city council of such failure to
elect, resignation or death; and within fifteen days after
such notification, the members thereof shall choose, as city
councillor for the unexpired term, whichever of the defeated
candidates for the office of city councillor at such election,
who are eligible and willing to serve, received the highest
number of votes at such election, or, if there is no such de-
feated candidate eligible and willing to serve, a registered
voter of the city duly qualified to vote for a candidate for the
office of city councillor. If in anj^ of the aforesaid events a
choice is not made as hereinbefore provided within fifteen
days after the notification of the city council by the city
clerk, the choice shall be made by the mayor, or, if there is
no mayor, by the city councillor senior in length of service,
or, if there be more than one such, by the city councillor
senior both in age and lenght of service
Approved May 1, 1953.
An Act relative to the dredging of a channel in Chav. S22
EAST BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the con-
trary, the department of public works, by the division of
waterways of said department, is hereby authorized and
directed to assume all the rights, powers and duties of the
state airport management board under section four of chap-
ter seven hundred and sixty of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty, as amended.
In addition to any unexpended balance remaining from
funds provided for under said section four of said chapter
seven hundred and sixty, as amended (account 8315-62),
said department of public works, by the division of water-
ways, may expend such additional funds as may be neces-
sary therefor from the funds provided in item 2202-05 of
section two of chapter six hundred and thirty-two of the
acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two.
Approved May 1, 195S.
232 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 323, 324, 325, 326.
Chap.S2d An Act relative to the approval of rules and regula-
tions OF THE department OF PUBLIC WELFARE IN THE
ADMINISTRATION OF AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed^iir§5 Section 5 of chapter 118 of the General Laws is hereby
etc!, 'aniended'. amended by striking out the last two sentences inserted by
section 1 of chapter 613 of the acts of 1949, and inserting
Rules and in placc thcrcof the following sentence: — Rules and regula-
Miguktions. tions promulgated under this section shall be effective only
effective. when approved by the advisory board of the department.
Approved May 1, 1953.
Chap. 324: An Act providing for a vote by ballot to annul the
REFUSAL OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF
LEE TO EXTEND WATER MAINS OR PIPES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. ■
Section 10 of chapter 9 of the acts of 1946 is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "vote", in line 4, the
words: — by ballot, — so as to read as follows: — Section
10. If, for any reason, the board of water commissioners
should refuse to extend water mains or pipes into sections of
the town not previously supplied with water from the town
water works, a two-thirds vote by ballot of an annual town
meeting shall be necessary to annul such refusal.
Approved May 1, 1953.
Chap.Z2b An Act relative to payment of aid to dependent
CHILDREN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Scctiou 2 of chapter 118 of the General Laws, as most
f 2■.^etc^^ recently amended by section 1 of chapter 525 of the acts of
amended. 1951, is hereby further amended by striking out the third
sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:
Payment of — Such asslstauce shall be paid by cash or in check and shall
be paid semi-monthly in advance unless the applicant prefers
less frequent payments. Approved May 1, 1953.
aid to
dependent
children
regulated
Chav.S2Q An Act authorizing the town or wilbraham to convey
ITS INTEREST IN A PORTION OF LAND KNOWN AS "tHE
green".
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The town of Wilbraham is hereby authorized, by vote at
any annual or special town meeting, to convey its interest
in a portion of the land now or formerly known as "The
Green", which is the subject of a petition for registration of
title in the land court and described in Petition No. 18738,
now pending. Approved May 1, 1953.
Acts, 1953. ~ Chaps. 327, 328, 329. 233
An Act to provide for public hearings by the depart- Chav 327
MENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES IN THE CITY OR TOWN AFFECTED
UPON REQUEST BY CERTAIN PERSONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 25 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g l. (Xer.
striking out section 4A, inserted by chapter 526 of the acts § 4a, etc.,
of 1950, and inserting in place thereof the following section: "^mended.
— Section JiA. Upon request of the mayor of a city or the Public heariug
selectmen of a town, or of any member of the general court of pubiif"'^"'
or of twenty customers of the company affected, a pubUc ^.h'jn''®'
hearing ordered by the department to be held in connection required,
with any change in rates or reduction in service shall be held
in the city or town or area wherein the company affected
does business or in which any decision of the commission
would apply. Approved May 1, 1953.
An Act relative to the disposition of shares of pre- Chav. ^2^
FERRED stock OF GAS OR ELECTRIC COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 19 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by in- §^19^; ^^*'
serting after the first sentence the following sentence : — If amended.
an increase subject to section eighteen consists only of pre- Disposition
ferred stock and the stockholders authorizing the increase sL't^s o"
so determine, the new or additional preferred stock may be ^as or
disposed of by auction or by tender to the highest bidder, or companies,
to customers or employees of the company or others, in such ""eguiated.
manner, at such times, upon such terms and at such price,
not less than par to be paid in cash, as the directors shall
determine and as may be approved by the department,
without being offered to the stockholders.
Approved May 1, 19 53.
An Act pertaining to the savings banks employees Chav 329
RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The third paragraph of section 58 of chapter g. l. (Ter.
168 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out f 58,'e\^c^,'
the second sentence, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 104 ^n^ended.
of the acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing sentence : — A participating bank may contribute to the contributions
funds of the association to the extent determined by its Lankr"^*
trustees, but its contributions for future service, as defined retPp°i^en^t
in the by-laws, on account of any employee shall not exceed association.
such employee's contributions or five per cent of his salary '■^«'''''^*'"^
or wages, whichever is less, and an additional amount of not
more than five per cent of that part of such employee's annual
salary or wages which is not in excess of ten thousand dollars.
Section 2. The last paragraph of said section 58 of said Ed^'iJs'^'
chapter 168 is hereby amended by striking out the last sen- § ss'etc..'
further
amended.
234 Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 330, 331.
tence, as appearing in chapter 240 of the acts of 1946, and
inserting in place thereof the following sentence: — No an-
Same subject, nuity or pcnsion provided by contributions from a participat-
ing bank for the benefit of any employee on account of past
and future service shall exceed one half of the average annual
salary of the employee for the five years preceding the date
of retirement, or five thousand dollars, whichever is less.
Approved Mmj 1, 1953.
Chap. 3^0 An Act relative to the enforcement of provisions of
THE workmen's COMPENSATION LAW REQUIRING CERTAIN
EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF COMPENSA-
TION THEREUNDER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
G. L. (Ter. Section 25C of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as most
f25C^ttc., recently amended by chapter 689 of the acts of 1951, is
amended. hereby further amended by striking out the next to the last
sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sen-
Enforcement tence : — The department or chairman shall have power to
of wo°rkmen^8 bring complaiuts against employers, including the president
compensation g^jj^j treasurcr of a corporation which is an employer, for
regvJated. violations of the provisions of this section, and to prosecute
the same, and for such purpose may deputize one or more
of its inspectors, investigators or other persons in its employ,
as it may deem necessary, to make and prosecute such
complaints. Approved May 1, 1953.
C/iajD.331 An Act providing for refunds by gas companies in
CERTAIN CASES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
^'^■^'-^94F, inserting after section 94E the following section: — Sec-
new
added. ^j^Q^ Qj^p jj^ connection with any investigation by the de-
Refunds by partment concerning the rates, prices and charges made by
fnler°t^r""''' a gas, compauy, the department may take into consideration
authorized. ^^^ rates, charges, classifications and schedules on file with
the Federal Power Commission whereby the cost of gas
purchased or received by such gas company is fixed and de-
termined. If, while such investigation is pending before the
department, a proceeding shall be instituted or be pending
before the Federal Power Commission or an appeal there-
from to any court having jurisdiction, with respect to or
affecting the cost of gas payable by such gas company, the
department shall consider as an item of operating expense
to said gas company the cost of gas set forth in rates, charges,
classifications and schedules on file with the Federal Power
Commission. If the cost of gas payable by said gas com-
pany shall be reduced by the official order of the Federal
Power Commission or by ofiicial decree of the court, if ap-
pealed thereto, and the department shall have entered an
order approving rates of said gas company based upon the
cost of gas set forth in the rates, charges, classifications and
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 332. 235
schedules on file with the Federal Power Commission which
were later reduced as above set forth, the department, upon
its own motion or upon complaint and after notice and hear-
ing, may order said gas company to refund to its customers
any sums refunded to said gas company for the period sub-
sequent to the effective date of the order of the department
approving rates for the gas company as above set forth and
may impose such restrictions, limitations, terms and condi-
tions in such order as are considered necessary by it. The
department may also make such order, upon its own mo-
tion or upon complaint and after due notice and hearing, in
any case where the Federal Power Commission has ordered
and a gas company has received a refund from a natural gas
pipe line company as defined in this chapter.
Approved May 1, 1953.
An Act relative to obstructions and repairs at rail- Chav.^Z2
ROAD GRADE CROSSINGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 160 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 106, as appearing in the Tercentenary fioe/^'
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section: amended.
— Section 106. If, upon appHcation to the county commis- obstructions
sioners by the board of aldermen or selectmen, and after at ran'roaT
notice to the corporation which owns or operates a railroad, f^^^^^ ^
and a hearing, it appears that the railroad so crosses a pubUc regulated,
way other than a state highway as to obstruct it, contrary
to section ninety-seven, or to a decree made under section
one hundred, or that the corporation refuses or neglects to
keep a bridge or other structure required or necessary at
such crossing in proper repair, the county commissioners may
make a decree prescribing what repairs shall be made by the
corporation at the crossing, and the time within which they
shall be made. A commission of three disinterested persons,
appointed as provided in section sixty-two of chapter one
hundred and fifty-nine, shall determine which party shall
carry such decision into effect and which party shall pay the
charges and expenses of making such repairs and the future
charges for keeping such bridge or crossing and the ap-
proaches thereto in repair, as well as the costs of the appU-
cation to the county commissioners, or the department, and
of the hearing before said commission ; and it may apportion
all such charges, expenses and costs between the railroad
corporation, the railway company having tracks on said way,
and the counties, cities or towns where said crossing is situ-
ated and other cities and towns which may be specially bene-
fited; provided, that the parties in interest may waive the
appointment of the commission and determine the foregoing
by written agreement to be filed in the proceeding. If a
railway company is authorized to lay and use tracks upon
any bridge in a highway built, repaired or altered as above
provided for, or the approaches to which are altered or im-
236 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 333, 334, 335.
proved as above provided for, the said commission shall de-
termine what part of the charges and expenses of making
such changes or improvements, or of keeping such bridge or
crossing and approaches in good condition, shall be paid by
said railway company. They may further order the corpora-
tion to give security, as provided in section one hundred, for
the faithful performance of the requirements of the decree
and for the indemnity of the city or town upon a failure in
such performance. Approved May 1, 1953.
Chap.SSS An Act relative to the granting of administration to
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Edo.'mT' Chapter 194 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
new'§ 5a', inserting after section 5 the following section: — Section 5 A.
Tinfe when Administration shall not be granted to a public adminis-
pubiic trator until after the expiration of ten days from the date of
tion may be death. Approvcd May 5, 195S.
granted.
C/iap. 334 An Act relative to the withdrawal of towns from
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENCY UNIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
g^L.^Ter. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
§ 61,' etc., striking out section 61, as most recently amended by chapter
amended. jQg ^^ ^^ie acts of 1952, and inserting in place thereof the
Withdrawal following sectiou : — Section 61. The school committees of
from'^chooi two or more towns, each having a valuation less than two
ency""nfont miUiou fivc hundred thousand dollars, and having an aggre-
reguiated. gate maximum of seventy-five, and an aggregate minimum
of twenty-five, schools, and the committees of four or more
such towns, having said maximum but irrespective of said
minimum, shall form a union for employing a superintendent
of schools. A town whose valuation exceeds said amount
may participate in such a union but otherwise subject to
this section. Such a union shall not be dissolved except by
vote of the school committees representing a majority of the
participating towns with the consent of the department,
nor by reason of any change in valuation or the number of
schools. Approved May 5, 1953.
Chap.SSb An Act authorizing the city of lawrence to estab
LISH A BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCE MUNICI-
PAL hospital and INFIRMARY, DEFINING THEIR POWERS
AND DUTIES, AND FURTHER DEFINING THE POWERS AND
DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND
CHARITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Part II of chapter 621 of the acts of 1911 is
hereby amended by striking out section 38 and inserting in
place thereof the following section : — Section 38. There
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 335. 237
shall be the following administrative officers who shall per-
form the duties prescribed by law for them, respectively,
and such further duties, not inconsistent with the nature of
their respective offices, and with general law, as the city
council may prescribe, except as is otherwise provided herein :
a city clerk, a city treasurer, a collector of taxes, a city
auditor, a purchasing agent, a board of overseers of the poor
consisting of five persons, a city engineer, a city physician,
a board of health consisting of three persons, of whom the
city physician shall be one, a city solicitor, a board of park
commissioners consisting of five persons, a board of sinking
fund commissioners consisting of three persons, a board of
assessors consisting of three persons, a board of trustees of
the public hbrary consisting of nine persons, as provided in
section twenty-eight of this chapter, a board of cemetery
directors consisting of five persons as hereinafter provided,
and a board of trustees of the Lawrence municipal hospital
and infirmary consisting of seven persons, as provided in
section thirty-nine A. The mayor shall be, ex officio, chair-
man and a member of the board of overseers of the poor.
Section 2. Part II of said chapter 621 is hereby further
amended by inserting after section 39 the two following
sections: — Section 89 A. The board of trustees of the
Lawrence municipal hospital and infirmary shall consist of
seven persons of whom the mayor and the director of pubHc
health and charities shall be members ex officiis, and five,
who shall be citizens and residents of Lawrence and not
members of the city council, shall be elected by the city
council. Each elective member shall serve for a term of five
years and until the quaHfication of his successor. The elect-
ed members of said board of trustees shall at all times be sub-
ject to removal for cause as provided in section forty-four.
Whenever any vacancy shall occur in said board of trus-
tees by death, resignation or otherwise, said vacancy shall
be filled in the manner aforesaid by the election of a member,
qualified as aforesaid, to serve for the remainder of the un-
expired term. No member of said board of trustees shall
receive any compensation for his services as such trustee.
The board of trustees first estabUshed hereunder shall or-
ganize and assiune the management and control of said
hospital and infirmary forthwith upon their qualification.
Section 393. Said board of trustees shall have the general
management and control of said hospital and infirmary and
of all branches thereof, which have been or which may here-
after be estabUshed, together with the buildings and rooms
containing the same, and the fixtures and furniture con-
nected therewith, and also of the expenditure of the money
appropriated therefor. Said board of trustees maj'- appoint
a hospital administrator with such assistants and subordinate
officers as they may deem necessary or expedient, and may
remove the same, and fix their compensation; and for said
purposes may expend such sums as may be appropriated
therefor by the city council.
238 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 336.
Section 3. Section 40 of Part II of said chapter 621 is
hereby amended by striking out the sixth paragraph and
inserting in place thereof the following paragraph : —
The department of public health and charities shall include
the following sub-departments and all boards and offices
connected therewith, to wit: health, city physician and poor.
Section 4. Of the five members initially elected to said
board of trustees by the city council, as provided in section
two of this act, one shall serve until the first Monday of
February, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, one until the
first Mondaj'^ of February, nineteen hundred and fifty-five,
one until the first Monday of February, nineteen hundred
and fifty-six, one until the first Monday of February, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-seven, and one until the first Monday
of February, nineteen hundred and fifty-eight, and each
shall serve until the qualification of his successor.
Section 5. The persons employed under the provisions
of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws in the Lawrence
municipal hospital and infirmary on the effective date of
this act shall continue to serve in said hospital ^\dthout im-
pairment of their civil service status, and shall retain all
present rights now given them under said chapter thirty-
one, and such employees shall retain any step increases from
the minimum pay of their grade earned during their service
with said hospital, and for retirement purposes their service
with said hospital shall be deemed to be continuous.
Section 6. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance during the current year b^^^ote of the city council of
the city of Lawrence, subject to tne provisions of its charter,
but not otherwise. Approved May 5, 1953.
Chap.SSQ An Act relative to sick leave for the members op
the police department of the city of malden.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section L In cases where personal illness is not at-
tributed to or caused by the discharge of duty, sick leave
with pay shall be granted to members of the police depart-
ment of the city of Maiden when they are incapacitated for
the performance of their duties by personal illness, or ex-
posure to a contagious disease, and the fact of personal ill-
ness in excess of two days' duration or injury is certified to
by a reputable physician approved by the police commis-
sioner and the cause thereof specified, for a period not
exceeding thirty working days annually beginning January
first, in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three. In com-
puting sick leave, regularly scheduled days off shall not be
included as working days.
Section 2. Sick leave not used in the year nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-three and thereafter shall be accumulated for
three years of employment but in no case shall said accu-
mulated leave exceed the unused portion in the most recent
Chap.3d7
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 337, 338. 239
three years of employment, nor a total of more than seventy-
five days.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the city council of the city of Maiden, subject
to the provisions of its charter. Approved May 5, 1953.
An Act relative to the compensation of the chief
of police in the town of hatfield.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of section ninety-one of
chapter thirty-two of the General Laws, Edward J. Ma-
jeskey, a former member of the uniformed division of state
poUce, and present chief of pohce in the town of Hatfield,
may receive, in addition to his retirement allowance as such,
a salary as such chief of police from March first, nineteen
hundred and fifty, the date of his appointment to said oflBce;
provided, that the combined salary and retirement allowance
shall not exceed in any one year an amount equal to the an-
nual compensation received by him for the year next prior
to his retirement as a member of said state police.
Approved May 5, 1953.
An Act providing for the recording of attachments C hap. SSS
AND levies of EXECUTION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 223 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 65, as appearing in the Ter- f^^'^ Amended
centenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing section : — Section 65. The register of deeds shall note Recording of
on such copy the day, hour and minute of its receipt, and anlle^la"*^
shall record it in his office. He shall also enter in the indexes of execution,
provided for in chapter thirtj^-six the name or names of each
defendant whose land is attached as appears in said copy,
the name of the plaintiff, the time when the attachment was
made, the time the copy was recorded, the court where the
same is returnable, the return date, and the name of the
attorney for the plaintiff. The recording fees may be taxed
as a part of the plaintiff's costs.
Section 2. Section 114A of said chapter 223, inserted g. l. (Ter.
by section 1 of chapter 339 of the acts of 1945, is hereby f iHlfetc.
amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in amended.
place thereof the followdng sentence: — The register shall Duty of
record every such written request in his office and shall be '■®^^*^^-
entitled to the same fee for bringing forward each such at-
tachment upon the books where such attachments are re-
corded as for the original entry thereof in such books.
Section 3. Said chapter 223 is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 132, as appearing in the Tercentenary f 132,^^^"
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec- amended.
tion: — Section 132. An attachment of real estate shall be Dissolution of
dissolved by a release signed and acknowledged by the plain- attichment,
tiff or by his executor, administrator or attorney of record regulated.
240
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 339.
and recorded in the registry of deeds, or by a certificate from
the clerk of court in which the action was pending that the
attachment has been dissolved or that the action has finally
been determined. Such a release describing sufficiently for
identification any particular parcels of real estate shall dis-
solve an attachment in so far as it may affect the particular
parcels described. The aforesaid releases, certificates of
court and partial releases, shall be recorded in the registry
of deeds in the county or district where a certified copy of
the original return of attachments is filed or recorded as
required by section sixty-three.
Section 4. Chapter 236 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 5, as appearing in the Ter-
centenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing section : — Section 5. The register shall note on
every such copy the day, hour and minute when received,
and record it in his office. He shall enter in the indexes pro-
vided for in chapter thirty-six the name or names of the
plaintiff and defendant as stated in the copy, the time when
execution was levied, the time the copy was recorded and
the court that issued the execution.
Section 5. Relative to any attachment filed prior to
July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, each register
of deeds shall, in the case of a written request to bring for-
ward such attachment, as provided in section one hundred
and fourteen A of chapter two hundred and twenty-three
of the General Laws, and in the case of a dissolution of an
attachment, as provided in section one hundred and thirty-
two of said chapter two hundred and twenty-three, make an
appropriate entry opposite the attachment referred to on
the margin of the attachment book kept for that purpose,
and relative to attachments recorded on or after said date,
he shall make an appropriate entry on the margin of the
record book wherein such attachment is recorded.
Effective date. SECTION 6. This act shall take effect on July first, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three. Approved May 6, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 236. § 5,
amended.
Duty of
register.
Entry to be
made on
margin of
attachment
book.
C/iap. 339 An Act relative to the suspension of certificates of
REGISTRATION IN CERTAIN CASES OF NON-PAYMENT OF
EXCISES ASSESSED ON REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES AND
TRAILERS.
Emergency
preamble.
G. L. (Tei-.
Ed.), 60A,
§ 2 A, etc..
amended.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
defeat its purpose, which is, in part, to make effective forth-
with a modification which current conditions make necessary
in one of the remedies provided by law for the collection of
excises assessed on registered motor vehicles and trailers,
therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the pubUc con-
venience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L Chapter 60 A of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 2A, as most recently
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 339. 241
amended by chapter 443 of the acts of 1945, and inserting
in place thereof the following section: — Section 2 A. If an suspension
excise assessed under this chapter remains unpaid for four- Cf rl^'sfrTuon
teen days after a demand therefor made not less than thirty ^o"" "°o-
days after such excise becomes due and payable, the local exaSs°
tax collector or the commissioner, as the case may be, may ''•'suiated.
at any time and from time to time, in the calendar year to
which such excise relates or in the next calendar year, trans-
mit to the registrar of motor vehicles, hereinafter in this sec-
tion called the registrar, upon a form approved by the com-
missioner, a notice of such non-payment, specifying the
name and address of the person to whom the excise is as-
sessed, the amount of the excise due and such information
as to the motor vehicle or trailer assessed as was transmitted
by the registrar to the commissioner under section two;
provided, however, that no notice shall be transmitted to
the registrar under this section at a time when there is pend-
ing before the local board of assessors or the commissioner,
as the case may be, a duly filed application for the abatement
of such excise in whole or in part nor within thirty days after
action upon any such apphcation by the local board of as-
sessors or the commissioner, as the case may be. If at the
time any such notice is received it appears from the records
of the registrar that one or more motor vehicles or trailers
are then registered in the name of the person to whom the
excise is assessed, the registrar shall forthwith give him
written notice by mail directed to his last known address
that the certificates of registration of all such motor vehicles
and trailers will be suspended at the expiration of thirty
days from the date of mailing such notice unless within said
thirty days there is filed with the registrar, together with a
filing fee of one dollar, evidence satisfactory to him that the
excise, and all interest thereon and costs relative thereto,
have been paid or legally abated. Unless such evidence is
so filed with the registrar, he shall forthwith suspend the
certificates of registration of all such motor vehicles and
trailers, and shall not terminate any such suspension nor
renew nor issue any certificate of registration for the person
to whom such excise is assessed until such evidence shall
have been filed with him and such fifing fee paid. The fact
that a motor vehicle or trailer is being operated during any
such suspension of its certificate of registration shall not be
held to constitute such motor vehicle or trailer a trespasser
upon the highways.
Section 2. This act shall apply only to an excise assessed
for the privilege of registering a motor vehicle or trailer in
the calendar year nineteen hundred and fifty-two or in a
subsequent calendar year. Approved May 6, 1953.
242
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 340, 341, 342.
Chap.S4tO An Act relative to the board of trustees of the
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 544 of the acts of 1947
is hereby amended by striking out the third sentence, as
amended by section lA of chapter 197 of the acts of the
current year, and inserting in place thereof the following
sentence : — They shall not be in the employ of, or own any
stock in, or be in any way, directly or indirectly, pecuniarily
interested in, any gas or electric company, bus or street
railway company.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 6, 1953.
Chap. 34:1 An Act relative to the compensation of certain pro-
bation OFFICERS IN THE BOSTON JUVENILE COURT AND
IN DISTRICT COURTS IN SUFFOLK COUNTY OTHER THAN THE
MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Emergency
preamble.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 276.
§ 83, etc.,
amended.
Salaries of
certain
probation
officers.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effective
forthwith, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the pubUc
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The first paragraph of section 83 of chapter 276 of the
General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the last
sentence, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 774 of the acts
of 1951, and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:
— In the Boston juvenile court and in every district court
in Suffolk county, other than the municipal court of the city
of Boston, every probation officer except any chief probation
officer and any assistant chief probation officer shall receive
upon appointment an annual salary of three thousand dol-
lars or such higher annual salary, not exceeding fifty-two
hundred dollars, as, because of his years of similar service
in allied fields, the mayor of Boston with the approval of the
justices of the court may determine, and annually thereafter,
upon the anniversary of his appointment, shall receive an
increase of two hundred dollars until a maximum annual
salary of fifty-two hundred dollars shall have been reached.
Approved May 6, 1953.
Chap.S4:2 An Act authorizing certain officers, boards or com-
mittees OF cities and TowrNS TO examine certain
WELFARE RECORDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G.L.(Ter. Sectiou 17A of chapter 66 of the General Laws, as most
§ 17A, etc.. recently amended by chapter 525 of the acts of 1948, is
amended. hereby further amended by striking out, in Unes 8 and 9,
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 343, 344, 345. 243
the words "and representatives of the federal government"
and inserting in place thereof the words : — representatives Examination
of the federal government and officers, boards or committees weff^re "'
of cities and towns responsible for the preparation of annual ^y^ji^^rized
budgets for such public assistance, the making of recom-
mendations relative to such budgets, or the approval or
authorization of payments for such assistance.
Approved May 6, 1953.
An Act providing for the initiative and referendum C/?.ai).343
FOR the city of HOLYOKE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter
four hundred and thirty-eight of the acts of eighteen hundred
and ninety-six, the provisions of sections thirty-seven to
forty-four, inclusive, of chapter forty-three of the General
Laws shall apply to the city of Holyoke.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the qualified voters of the city of Holyoke at its biennial
municipal 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 passed
by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-
three, entitled 'An Act providing for the initiative and refer-
endum for the city of Holyoke', be accepted by this city?"
If a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in the affirm-
ative in answer to said question, then this act shall take full
effect, but not otherwise. Approved May 6, 1953.
An Act establishing a fee for furnishing a certificate C/mp.344
FOR DISSOLVING A LIEN FOR A BETTERMENT ASSESSMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 12 of chapter 80 of the General Laws, as most ej^JJ*«i2
recently amended by chapter 116 of the acts of 1947, is etc., 'amended'.
hereby further amended by adding at the end the following
sentence : — The collector of taxes shall charge two dollars Fee.
for each certificate so issued, and the money so received shall
be paid into the town treasury. Approved May 6, 1953,
An Act relative to the tenure of office of the city Chav.S4:5
PLANNER IN THE CITY OF REVERE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The tenure of office of the present incumbent
of the office of city planner in the city of Revere shall be
unlimited during good behavior.
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 May 6, 1953.
244 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 346, 347.
C hap, S4i6 An Act relative to granting vacations to employees
WHO RETURN TO THE SERVICE OF CERTAIN COUNTIES,
CITIES OR TOWNS AFTER SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES
OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE PERIOD OF THE HOS-
TILITIES IN KOREA.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person
who shall have become separated from the employment of
any county, city or town in which this act is accepted by the
county commissioners, mayor and city council or selectmen,
as the case may be, for the purpose of serving in the armed
forces of the United States during the period from the twenty-
fifth day of June, nineteen hundred and fifty, which date
shall, for the purposes of this act, be deemed to mark the
commencement of the hostilities in Korea, to the date of
cessation of said hostihties as determined by an act of con-
gress or by presidential proclamation, and shall have returned
to the employment of such county, city or town after an
honorable discharge from service in said armed forces, shall,
for the purpose of being granted a vacation with pay, be en-
titled to have the time of his said service counted as time
actually worked in the employ of such county, city or town
if he is not otherwise eUgible to such vacation because he
had not actually worked for a sufficient time ; provided, that
said service shall be so counted only with respect to the vaca-
tion of such person in the year of his return, and in the year
next following if his vacation therein is based on time worked
in the previous year. Approved May 6, 1953.
Chap. 3^7 An Act providing that a television set be considered
A part of THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE EXEMPT FROM
taxation.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed^M^'s Clause Twentieth of section 5 of chapter 59 of the Gen-
etc!. 'amended, eral Laws, as most recently amended by section 1 of chap-
ter 640 of the acts of 1951, is hereby further amended by in-
serting after the word "radios" in fine 7 the words: —
, television sets, — so as to read as follows : —
™8!'^x'e°mpt Twentieth, The wearing apparel, farming utensils and
from cash on hand of every person and the tools of his trade if a
mechanic, to any amount; and to an amount not exceeding
a total value of five thousand dollars in respect to all the
articles hereinafter specified in this clause, his household
furniture and effects, including jewelry, plate, works of art,
musical instruments, radios, television sets and garage or
stable accessories, in storage in a pubUc warehouse kept and
maintained under chapter one hundred and five or used or
commonly kept in or about the dwelling of which he is the
owner of record or for the use of which he is obhgated to
pay rent, and which is the place of his domicile, and boats,
taxation.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 348. 246
fishing gear and nets owned and actually used by him in the
prosecution of his business if engaged exclusively in com-
mercial fishing; provided, that in the case of household
furniture and effects the combined exemption of husband
and wife shall not exceed five thousand dollars; provided,
that failure to comply with the provisions of sections twenty-
nine and sixty-one relative to the filing of a list of his per-
sonal estate with the assessors shall not be a bar to an abate-
ment of the tax. if any, imposed upon such personal estate.
Approved May 6, 195S.
An Act relative to regulating fees to be charged by C/2a».348
THE LAND COURT AND REGISTRIES OF DEEDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 262 of the General Laws is hereby S-,V-^L*^
amended by striking out section 38, as most recently amended § 38.' etc..'
by chapter 179 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in place '''"f'^'^e^-
thereof the following section : — Section 38. The fees of ^^*'-
registers of deeds, except as otherwise provided, to be paid
when the instrument is left for recording, filing or deposit,
shall be as follows: —
For entering and recording any paper, certifying the same
on the original, and indexing it, and for all other duties per-
taining thereto, except when a marginal reference or refer-
ences are required, two dollars. If the paper contains more
than one page, at the rate of eighty cents for each page after
the first; provided, that if the paper contains the names of
more than two parties thereto, other than the husband and
wife of the grantor or grantee, an additional fee of twenty-five
cents each shall be charged for indexing the names of addi-
tional grantors or grantees or other parties thereto. The
minimum fee for recording a deed or conveyance or a mort-
gage shall be five dollars.
For all copies except photostat copies, at the rate of sixty
cents a legal page of two hundred and twenty-four words.
For photostat copies of all instruments, except copies of
plans, at the rate of forty cents a page.
For each abstract card referred to in section twenty-four B
of chapter thirty-six, forty cents.
For recording and filing a plan, of a size not over fourteen
inches by nine and a half inches, one dollar and fifty cents.
For larger sizes, not less than three dollars.
For entering any marginal references when required,
twenty-five cents.
Section 2. Said chapter 262 is hereby further amended Ed.V,"2627'
by striking out section 39, as most recently amended by § 39.' etc..'
chapter 589 of the acts of 1950, and inserting in place thereof '''"''"'*^'^-
the following section : — Section 39. The fees payable under Fees,
chapter one hundred and eighty-five shall be as follows : —
For the entry of every original petition or writ and trans-
mitting it to the recorder, when filed with an assistant re-
corder, five dollars.
246 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 348.
For every plan filed in an original proceeding, one dollar,
and for every new plan filed after original registration, or
for making a new plan filed after original registration, or
for making a new plan on request of a registered owner, ten
dollars plus one dollar for each lot shown on said plan. The
filing fee in a registry of deeds upon receipt from the recorder
of the land court of a plan or copy of a plan shall be two
dollars.
For indexing an instrument recorded while a petition for
registration is pending, twenty-five cents.
For examining title, on a petition to register land, or on a
petition to register easements or rights in land, the actual
amount charged or allowed therefor to the examiner by the
court.
» For each notice by mail, fifty cents and the actual cost of
printing.
For all services by a sheriff or deputy sheriff under pro-
visions of chapter one hundred and eighty-five, the same
fees as are provided by law for hke services.
For each notice by publication, fifty cents and the actual
cost of publication.
For entry of an order dismissing a petition for registration
of title, or for foreclosure of a tax title, or a decree of fore-
closure of a tax title or of redemption, and sending a memo-
randum to the assistant recorder, two dollars.
For entry of a decree of registration and sending a memo-
randum to the assistant recorder, one quarter of one per
cent of the assessed value of the property registered, on the
basis of the last assessment for municipal taxation, in addition
to any sum payable under section ninety-nine of chapter
one hundred and eighty-five, but in no one proceeding shall
the amount payable under this paragraph be less than ten
nor more than one thousand dollars.
For a copy of a decree of registration, foreclosure or re-
demption, two dollars.
For the entry of an original certificate of title issuing one
duplicate, five dollars.
For making and entering a new certificate of title, includ-
ing issue of one duplicate, three dollars.
For filing and registering an adverse claim, three dollars.
For fifing and registering a mortgage, five dollars.
For entering statement of change of residence or post-
office address, including endorsing and attesting it on a
duplicate certificate, one dollar.
For entering any note in the entry book or in the registra-
tion book, one dollar.
For every petition after the original registration, two dol-
lars.
For a certified copy of any decree or registered instrument,
the same fees as are provided for registers of deeds.
For the registration of all other instruments, whether single
or in dupficate or triphcate, including entering, indexing and
filing it and attesting the registration thereof, and also mak-
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 349, 350. 247
ing and attesting a copy of memorandum on one instrument
or a duplicate certificate when required, two dollars.
Approved May 6, 1953.
An Act further regulating the licensing of dealers Qhnr) 349
IN second hand motor vehicles in the city of boston. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, in the city of Boston no license, other than a re-
newal license, for dealing in second hand motor vehicles shall
be granted, under section fifty-nine of chapter one hundred
and forty of the General Laws, to a person within Class 2,
as defined in section fifty-eight of said chapter one hundred
and forty, except with the approval of the board of street
commissioners after a hearing of which seven days' notice
shall have been given to owners of property abutting on the
premises where such license is proposed to be exercised.
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 6, 1953.
An Act defining "licensed practical nurse" and (JfiQ/n 350
changing the designation of attendant nurse or
licensed attendant to licensed practical nurse.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Section 1. Section 13 of chapter 13 of the General Laws, g. l. (Ter.
as appearing in section 2 of chapter 620 of the acts of 1941, f is.'it^c'.,
is hereby further amended by striking out, in hne 13, the amended.
word "attendants" and inserting in place thereof the words:
— practical nurses, — so as to read as follows: — Section IS. Board of
There shall be a board of registration in nursing, in this [nTursIng"
section and in sections fourteen to fifteen D, inclusive, called membership.
the board, consisting of seven members, of whom one shall
be the secretary of the board of registration in medicine,
ex ofl&cio. Four members shall be nurses, each of whom shall
be a graduate of a different school for nurses and shall have
been registered in the commonwealth at least eight years
prior to his appointment. Of such nurses, at least one shall
be at the time of his appointment a member of the faculty
of an approved school for nurses and at least one shall be at
the time of his appointment a member of the faculty of an
approved school for practical nurses. Two members of the
board shall be qualified physicians, each of whom shall have
been registered in the commonwealth at least eight years
prior to his appointment. Of the six appointive members,
one qualified in accordance with this section shall annually
before October first be appointed by the governor, with the
advice and consent of the council, to hold oflace for six years
from said October first.
248
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 350.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 13.
§ 14A, etc..
ameaded.
Registrar.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 13.
§ 15A. etc.,
amended.
Appro\-ing
authority for
nursing
schools,
membership.
qualification.s.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 112,
§ 74. etc..
amended.
Applications
for registration
as practical
nurse,
regulated.
Section 2. Section 14A of said chapter 13, as so appear-
ing, is hereby further amended bj'' striking out, in lines 2, 8
and 10, the word "attendants" and inserting in place thereof,
in each instance, the words : — practical nurses, — so as to
read as follows: — Section 14A. There shall be an assistant
to the secretary of the board, called the registrar of nurses
and practical nurses, who shall have been a registered nurse
for at least five years prior to his appointment and who,
subject to chapter thirty-onQ, shall be appointed by the
director of registration, with the approval of the board.
Said registrar shall be under the supervision of said secretary,
shall have charge of the re-registration of nurses and the
re-Ucensing of practical nurses and shall perform such other
duties in connection with the registration of nurses and
licensing of practical nurses as he may direct.
Section 3. Said chapter 13 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 15A, as most recently amended by
section 19 of chapter 585 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in
place thereof the following section: — Section 15 A. There
shall be an approving authority for schools for nurses and
schools for practical nurses, in this section and sections fif-
teen B, fifteen C and fifteen D referred to as the approving
authority, consisting of six members, of whom one shall be
the secretary of the board of registration in medicine, one
shall be a member of the board of. registration in nursing
who is a nurse and a member of the faculty of an approved
school for nurses, one shall be a member of said last men-
tioned board who is a nurse and a member of the faculty of
an approved school for practical nurses, all of said members
to be designated by the governor from time to time, and
three shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice
and consent of the council, each to serve until the expiration
of six years from the termination of the term of his predeces-
sor. Said appointive members shall at the time of their
appointment be respectively quaUfied as follows : — One shall
be a trustee of a charitable hospital having an approved
school for nurses or an approved school for practical nurses,
one shall be a quahfied phj'^sician who shall have been for
at least eight years actively engaged in the practice of his
profession and one shall be a superintendent or an assistant
superintendent of a hospital having an approved school for
nurses or an approved school for practical nurses.
Section 4. The third sentence of section 74 of chapter
112 of the General Laws, as amended by chapter 108 of the
acts of 1948, is hereby further amended by striking out, in
fine 5, the word "attendants" and inserting in place thereof
the words : — practical nurses, — so as to read as follows : —
An applicant who furnishes satisfactory proof that he is at
least twenty, of good moral character and a graduate of a
school for nurses approved by the approving authority for
schools for nurses and schools for practical nurses established
bj'^ section fifteen A of chapter thirteen, in this section and
in sections seventy-four A, seventy-five and eighty-one A
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 350. 249
to eighty-one C, inclusive, referred to as the approving au-
thority, shall, upon payment of five dollars, be examined by
the board, and, if found quaUfied, shall be registered, with a
right to use the title registered nurse and to practice as such,
and shall receive a certificate thereof from the board, signed
by its chairman and secretary.
Section 5. Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended EdV'112^^'
by striking out section 74A, as amended by chapter 87 of § 74a. etc.,
the acts of 1951, and inserting in place thereof the following '*'"^"'^^'^-
section: — Section 74 A. The board shall hold examinations Examinations
for the licensing of practical nurses at such times and places o'fVrlftfcaf '°°
as it shall determine. Applications for hcenses as practical """«■«
nurses, signed and sworn to by the applicants, shall be made
on blanks furnished by the board. An applicant who fur- Application,
nishes satisfactory proof that he is at least nineteen years fe^l'etc*''"^'
of age, of good moral character and a graduate of a school
for practical nurses approved by the approving authority
shall, upon payment of five dollars, be examined by the Licenses, fees,
board and, if found qualified, shall be licensed, with a right
to use the title licensed practical nurse and to practice as
such, and shall receive a certificate thereof from the board,
signed by its chairman and secretary. An applicant faihng Re-examina-
to pass an examination satisfactory to the board shall be *'""''
entitled within one year thereafter, without the payment of
an additional fee, to a re-examination at a meeting of the
board called for the examination of applicants, but one such
re-examination shall exhaust his privilege under his origi-
nal application. Every person licensed hereunder who con- Renewal of
tinues to hold himself out as a licensed practical nurse shall, '"tenses.
on or before his birthday in each year, renew his license for
the ensuing year by payment of one dollar to the board, and
thereupon the board shall issue a certificate showing that
the holder thereof is entitled to practice as a licensed practi-
cal nurse for the period covered by said payment; provided,
that, if a birthday of any person who shall be licensed here-
under shall occur within three months after such original
licensing, such person need not renew his hcense until the
birthday next following the birthday aforesaid. In default
of such renewal, a person licensed hereunder shall forfeit the
right to practice as a licensed practical nurse or to hold him-
self out as such until such fee shall have been paid. The
board, after a hearing, by vote of a majority of its members,
may annul the license and cancel the certificate of any prac-
tical nurse who has been found guilty of a felony.
Section 6. Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended %^\[J2'''
by striking out section 74B, as appearing in section 3 of § 7'4i}, etc..
chapter 620 of the acts of 1941, and inserting in place thereof =^™'^"d«'^-
the following section : — Section 74B. The board shall ex- Examination
amine an applicant for registration as a nurse or for licensing reguia^ld.
as a practical nurse who is an alien only if he presents to it
a copy of his declaration of intention to become a citizen of
the United States, certified by the clerk of the court in which
it was filed, or a certificate from the Immigration and Natu-
250
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 350.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 112,
§ 75. etc..
Contents of
examinations.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 112,
5 76. etc..
amended.
Reciprocity
between
states in
registering
practical
nurses.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 112,
§ 80A, etc.,
amended.
Penalty for
unlicensed
practice.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 112,
§ 81. etc.,
amended.
ralization Service of the United States, showing that, in ac-
cordance with law, he has declared his intention to become
such citizen. In case the applicant is subsequently regis-
tered or licensed, unless, within five years following the filing
of the copy or certificate hereinbefore referred to, he shall
present to the board his completed naturalization papers
showing that he is a citizen of the United States his certifi-
cate of registration shall be revoked and his registration
cancelled, or his license shall be revoked and cancelled, as
the case may be. The board may make pertinent inquiries
of any and all applicants for re-registration or re-hcensing
for the purpose of determining the citizenship status of any
nurse or practical nurse re-registered or re-hcensed under
any provision of this chapter.
Section 7. Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 75, as so appearing, and inserting in
place thereof the following section : — Section 75. Exam-
inations shall be wholly or in part in writing, in the English
language, shall include the principles and practice of nurs-
ing but shall be limited to such subjects as are included in
the curriculum estabUshed by the appro\dng authority, shall
be in content both reasonable and appropriate for nurses or
for practical nurses, as the case may be, and shall be suffi-
ciently thorough to test the appUcant's fitness to prac-
tice.
Section 8. Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 76, as so appearing, and inserting
in place thereof the following section : — Section 76. The
board may register or license in like manner, "without exam-
ination, any person who has been registered as a nurse or
licensed as a practical nurse, as the case may be, in another
state under laws which, in the opinion of the board, main-
tain standards substantially the same as those of this com-
monwealth for nurses or for practical nurses, as the case
may be. The fee for registration or licensing without exam-
ination under this section shall be ten dollars.
Section 9. Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 80A, as so appearing, and inserting
in place thereof the follov^^ng section: — Section 80 A. Who-
ever, not being lawfully authorized to practice as a licensed
practical nurse within the commonwealth, practices or at-
tempts to practice as a licensed practical nurse or uses the
abbreviation L. P. N., or any other words, letters or figures
to indicate that the person using the same is such a licensed
practical nurse shall, except as provided in section sixty-five,
be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Whoever becomes or attempts to become licensed, or prac-
tices or attempts to practice, as a licensed practical nurse
under a false or assumed name shall be punished by a fine
of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred
dollars or by imprisonment for three months, or both.
Section 10. Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 81, as so appearing, and inserting in
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 350. 251
place thereof the following section: — Section 81. Sections section3 74-
seventy-four to eighty A, inclusive, shall not apply to gratui- ^a1)'pii'c^ab1e
tous nursing of the sick by friends or members of the family, ^°ta®'"**"'
or to acts of any person nursing the sick for hire who does
not assume to be either a registered nurse or a licensed
practical nurse.
Section 11. Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended Ed)'ii2''
by striking out section 81 A, as so appearing, and inserting § s'ia, etc.,
in place thereof the following section: — Section 81 A. The ^"^<^°<^«'^-
approving authority shall upon the request of any school for oflSfs"!*
nurses or for practical nurses in the commonwealth inspect requests, etc.
said school and notify its trustees or other governing body
if said school is approved for the purposes of section seventy-
four or seventy-four A, as the case may be, and, if not, what
steps said school should take in order to gain the approval of
the approving authority. It shall from time to time inspect
any school already approved and may withdraw its approval
thereof. Said authority shall notify the trustees or other
governing body of each school if it merits continuance of
approval, and, if not, may specify what steps the school
should take to receive continuance of approval. Said au-
thority may make inspections by any of its members or by
an agent or agents designated by it for the purpose, and no
approval shall be withdrawn unless an inspection has been
made. Any such trustees or other governing body aggrieved
by an adverse decision of the approving authority shall, on
petition, be given a hearing before said authority.
Section 12. Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended g- l- (Ter.
by striking out section 81B, as so appearing, and inserting isiB^etc..
in place thereof the following section:— Section 81 B. The ^'"ended.
approving authority may approve, for the purposes of sec- ;'^choo°s?n°^
tion seventy-four or seventy-four A, any school for nurses other states.
or for practical nurses, as the case may be, in another state
which maintains standards substantially the same as those
required for an approved school in this commonwealth, and
which is approved by the approving authority for schools
for nurses or for practical nurses, or corresponding body, of
the state in which the school is situated.
Section 13. Notwithstanding the provisions of this act
any person who on the effective date of this act holds a li-
cense as an attendant from the board of registration in
nursing, may hold himself out as a licensed practical nurse,
until such license expires. Thereafter, upon application for
a renewal of such license, as provided in section seventy-
four A of chapter one hundred and twelve of the General
Laws, as in effect immediately prior to the effective date of
this act, he shall be licensed by said board as a practical
nurse without examination, and shall receive a certificate
to that effect.
Section 14. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
act to the contrary, any person who was graduated from a
school for attendants which, prior to the effective date of
this act, was approved by the board of registration in nurs-
252
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 351, 352.
ing, may apply for and be licensed as a practical nurse as
provided in section seventy-four A of chapter one hundred
and twelve of the General Laws, as appearing in section five
of this act. Approved May 6, 1953.
Filing of
certificates of
condition of
foreign
corporations,
regulated.
Chap.S51 An Act relative to certificates of condition op foreign
CORPORATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
G^L. (Ter. Section 12 of chapter 181 of the General Laws, as ap-
§ 12,' amended, pearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by
striking out, in hues 10 and 11, the words "a date not more
than ninety days prior to" and inserting in place thereof
the words: — the close of its last fiscal year next preceding
the date fixed for, — so as to read as follows: — Section 12.
Every foreign corporation, other than one which is required
by section eleven of chapter one hundred and sixty-six to
make annual returns to the department of pubhc utilities
shall annually, within thirty days after the date fixed for
its annual meeting, or ^^^thin thirty days after the final
adjournment thereof, but not more than three months after
the date so fixed for said meeting, prepare and file in the office
of the state secretary, upon payment of the fee provided in
section twenty-three, a certificate signed and sworn to by
its president, treasurer, and by a majority of its board of
directors, showing the amount of its authorized capital stock,
and its assets and habilities as of the close of its last fiscal
year next preceding the date fixed for said annual meeting,
in such form as is required of domestic business corpora-
tions under section forty-seven of chapter one hundred and
fifty-six, and the changes, if any, in the other particulars
included in the certificate required by section five of this
chapter, made since the fifing of said certificate or of the
last annual report. Approved May 6, 1953.
Chap. S52 An Act providing for the transportation to special
SCHOOLS OF CHILDREN AFFLICTED WITH CEREBRAL PALSY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Section 46A of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as amended,
is hereby further amended by inserting after the second
paragraph, as appearing in chapter 357 of the acts of 1946,
the following paragraph : —
If a child of school age is afflicted with cerebral palsy and
his parents or guardian send him to a special school within
or without the town, the school committee of the town where
the child resides shall provide transportation once each day
to and from such school while the child is in attendance.
The town providing transportation under this section shall
be efigible for reimbursement under the provisions of sec-
tion seven A; provided, however, that if such child does
not attend the nearest special school the town shall be re-
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 71.
§ 46A, etc..
amended.
Transporta-
tion of
certain school
pupils,
authorized.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 353, 354. 253
imbursed under said section seven A only to the extent of
the cost of transportation of such child to the nearest avail-
able special school. Approved May 6, 1953.
An Act ratifying and confirming the establishment QJi^j) 353
OF THE NORTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY WELFARE DIS-
TRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The agreement made on March ninth, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three, between the towns of Temple-
ton, Philhpston and Koyalston to form a pubUc welfare dis-
trict, to be knowTi as the Northern Worcester County Wel-
fare District, and the action and vote of the town of Temple-
ton on October twenty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty-two,
of the town of Phillipston on December ninth, nineteen
hundred and fifty-two, and the to^vn of Royalston on March
sixth, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, relative to the forma-
tion of a pubUc welfare district, and all other proceedings or
acts of said towns or of any board or officer of said towns or
of any other person relative to the formation of said district,
are hereby ratified and confirmed, and are declared binding
and legal, and vahd as if such agreement and such votes
and such proceedings had been accomplished prior to July
first, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and in full conformity
with the provisions of section forty-four of chapter one hun-
dred and seventeen of the General Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect as of the first day of
April, nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Approved May 8, 1953.
An Act providing for the construction and improve- Chap. 354:
ment by the department of public works of public
ROADS IN state FORESTS, PARKS AND RESERVATIONS OUT-
SIDE OF THE METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^™ambi^*'^
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide forthwith for the *"^*^'°
construction and improvement of certain roads by the de-
partment of public works, 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 13 of chapter 81 of the General Laws, g. l. (Ter.
as amended by section 1 of chapter 563 of the acts of 1952, f is.'ltV..
is hereby further amended by inserting after the word "the", amended.
in fine 11, the words: — construction, improvement and, —
80 that the third sentence will read as follows: — As used in Construction
this chapter, the term "state highways" includes such pub- ment"or°^^
lie roads in state forests, parks and reservations outside of certain roads,
the metropoUtan parks district, as may from time to time be
designated by the department and the commissioner of con-
autho
254 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 355, 356.
servation as roads for general public use and the construction,
improvement and maintenance shall, subject to appropria-
tion, be done by the department.
Section 2. Section 2 of chapter 632 of the acts of 1952
is hereby amended by striking out the wording in item
2900-07 and inserting in place thereof the following: —
Special :
2900-07 For the construction, improvement and main-
tenance by the department of public works
of public roads in state forests, parks and
reservations outside of the Metropolitan
Parks districts, as authorized by chapter
five hundred and sixty-three of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-two as
amended.
Approved May 8, 195S.
Chap.S55 An Act providing in certain cases for the indemnifica-
tion BY COUNTIES OF JAIL AND CORRECTION OFFICERS SUS-
TAINING EXPENSES OR DAMAGES AS THE RESULT OF WILFUL
ACTS OF INMATES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
GjL. (Ter. Chapter 126 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
new '§ 18A, inserting after section 18, as appearing in the Tercentenary
added. Edition, the following section: — Section 18 A. If an officer
oflaif and***'"" employed in a jail or house of correction of a county is not
cOTrection determined by the county commissioners under section sixty-
certafn ""^ nine of chapter one hundred and fifty-two to be included in
c^Sed^by ^^^ terms laborers, workmen and mechanics as used in sec-
inmatea. tious sixty-eight to seventy-five, inclusive, of said chapter,
the county shall indemnify such officer, in such amount as
determined by the county commissioners upon the recom-
mendation of the sheriff of such county, for expenses or
damages sustained by such officer, while acting as such ofii-
cer, as the result of a wilful act of an inmate in such jail or
house of correction. 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. 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 wages for support.
Approved May 8, 1953.
Chap.S5Q An Act relative to the holding of property by the
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
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 357. 255
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 pur-
poses set forth in said chapter, real and personal estate to
an amount not exceeding one milUon 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, and
of chapter one hundred and eighty-five of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, and of chapter four hundred and
fourteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and Mty and of
chapter two hundred and eleven of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two.
Section 2. The trustees of the University of Massachu-
setts may, in the name of and for the commonwealth, lease
to said corporation two acres of land in Amherst or Hadley
owned by the commonwealth, for the erection and mainte-
nance 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 corporation shall
be in addition to the aggregate land authorized to be leased
pursuant to section six of said chapter three hundred and
eighty-eight of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-nine
and section two of chapter three hundred and ninety of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five and section two of
chapter three hundred and fifty-two of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-six and section two of chapter one hun-
dred and eighty-five of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-eight and section two of chapter four hundred and
fourteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty and section
two of chapter two hundred and eleven of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two; but nothing in this section shall be
construed as limiting or restricting the 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. Approved May 8, 1963.
An Act establishing the kalmia woods water district Chap. 367
IN the town of concord.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The inhabitants of the town of Concord,
hable to taxation in said town and residing within the terri-
tory comprised within the following boundary lines, to wit : —
A certain parcel of land in Concord as shown on "Plan of
(onantum, Concord, Mass., dated April 16, 1951, Fred A,
Joyce, Surveyor", recorded with Middlesex South Registry
of Deeds, Book 7787, Page 136, and bounded and described
according to said plan as follows: —
Beginning at a point in the southwesterly corner on the
easterly side of Garfield road : — Easterly, by land now or
256 Acts, 1953. —Chap. 357.
formerly of Thomas Mott Shaw by three lines two hundred
eighty-one and seventy-eight one hundredths (281.78) 126.01
and 104.00 feet, respectively; to a stone wall and continuing
by said stone wall by two lines 88.00 feet and 154.83 feet,
respectively; northeasterly, again by said stone wall by
land now or formerly of said Thomas Mott Shaw by two
lines 117.85 feet and 193.42 feet, respectively; easterly,
again by land now or formerly of said Thomas Mott Shaw
668.80 feet to a stone wall; northeasterly, again by land
now or formerly of said Thomas Mott Shaw 149.06 feet along
said stone wall; easterly, again by land now or formerly of
said Thomas Mott Shaw by five lines 40.00 feet, 111.53 feet,
179.50 feet, 99.77 feet and 158 feet plus or minus to the Sud-
bury river; northwesterly, northerly and northwesterly by
Sudbury river to the junction of the Sudbury road on the
easterly side of said Sudbury road; southwesterly, on the
easterly side of said Sudbury road by two lines 124.40 feet
and 213.83 feet, respectively, crossing Heath's Bridge road
50.73 feet according to said plan, and continuing by four (4)
lines 190.06 feet, 62.75 feet, 98.06 feet and 29.19 feet, re-
spectively, on the easterly side of said Sudbury road to land
now or formerly of Henry Derby; southeasterly, by land
now or formerly of said Henry Derby 22.25 feet; south-
westerly, again by land now or formerly of said Henry Derby
by two fines to stone wall 90.00 feet and 256.04 feet, re-
spectively, and continuing along said stone wall 211.85 feet
and 197.95 feet again by land now or formerly of said Henry
Derby; southeasterly, by two lines 90.30 feet and 130.40
feet, respectively, to a stone wall; southwesterly, again by
land now or formerly of said Henry Derby 224.16 feet by
said stone wall; southerly, again by land now or formerly
of Henry Derby by six fines by said stone wall 94.70 feet,
57.30 feet, 126.98 feet, 56.00 feet, 196.02 feet and 194.73
feet, respectively, to right of way according to said plan;
southerly, 30.02 feet across right of way to stone wall by
land now or formerly of E. Bennett Beede and Hildreth W.
Beede ; easterly, by land now or formerly of said E. Bennett
Beede and Hildreth W. Beede 28.30 feet by said stone wall;
southerly, again by land now or formerly of E. Bennett
Beede and Hildreth W. Beede by said stone wall by nine
lines: 117.31 feet, 45.47 feet, 43.00 feet, 115.18 feet, 57.04
feet, 67.08 feet, 119.00 feet, 157.00 feet, 205.14 feet to stone
wall on Holden Wood road, according to said plan ; westerly,
again by land now or formerly of E. Bennett Beede and Hil-
dreth W. Beede by stone wafi 347.31 feet to Garfield road;
southeasterly, 84.47 feet across said Holden Wood road, ac-
cording to said plan, and 274.03 feet on the easterly side of
said Garfield road by land now or formerly of Putnam and
Una R. King; northeasterly, again by land now or formerly
of said Putnam and Una R. King 596.86 feet; southeasterly,
again by land now or formerly of said Putnam and Una R.
King 166.97 feet to stone wall, and continuing by said stone
wall 224.65 feet; again by land now or formerly of said
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 357. 257
Putnam and Una R. King; southwesterly, by stone wall by
two lines 230.00 feet and 98.18 feet, respectively; south-
easterly, again by land now or formerly of said Putnam and
Una R. King 27.74 feet, 18.68 feet, 37.05 feet to end of stone
wall, according to said plan and continuing 67.75 feet by
land of said Putnam and Una R. King; southwesterly,
again by land now or formerly of said Putnam and Una R.
King 775.29 feet to the easterly side of Garfield road; south-
easterly, along the easterly side of said Garfield road by two
lines 208.49 feet and 64.22 feet, respectively, to the Valley
road, thence across the Valley road according to said plan
and continuing according to said plan on the easterlv side
of Garfield road by two lines 224.00 feet and 160.09 feet to
the point of beginning, — shall constitute a water district
and are hereby made a body corporate by the name of the
Kalmia Woods Water District, hereinafter called the dis-
trict, 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 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 pro-
vided 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, act-
ing by and through its board of water commissioners here-
inafter provided for, may contract with any 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 may take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine
or chapter eighty A 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 any ground
sources of supply by means of driven, artesian or other wells,
within the town of Concord 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 ease-
ments necessary for collecting, storing, holding, processing,
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 pre-
serving the quality of the water shall be so taken or used
without first obtaining the advice and approval of the de-
partment of public health, and that the location and ar-
rangement of all dams, reservoirs, springs, wells, pumping,
purification and filtration plants and such other works as
258 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 357.
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, process-
ing plants, fixtures and other structures, including also the
establishment and maintenance of filter beds and purifica-
tion 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 fines, wells and reservoirs 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, railways and public or other ways, and
along such ways, 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 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 Concord. The
district shall not enter upon, or construct or lay any conduit,
pipe 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 pubfic
utifities. 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 tem-
porarily 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
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
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, Kalmia Woods
Water District Loan, Act of 1953. Each authorized issue
shall constitute a separate loan, and such loans shall be pay-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 357. 259
able in not more than thirty years from their dates. In-
debtedness incurred under tl^is 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 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
Concord 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 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 suppHed 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 Hst 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-
tion of to\\'Ti 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 wMch 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
260 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 357.
of the voters of the district to be held prior to the quaUfica-
tion 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
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 pro-
ceed to act on the other articles in the warrant. After the
qualification of a majority of the water commissioners, meet-
ings 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 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
district, 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 commis-
sioners 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
authorized to transact business in the commonwealth as
surety. A majority of said water commissioners shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any va-
cancy occurring in said board from any cause may be filled
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 357. 261
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 com-
missioners or a majority 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 in-
come 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 paj^ment for such new construction the water
rates shall be reduced proportionately. If in any year there
should be a deficit of revenue, the water commissioners shall
in the following year fix the rate so as to meet such deficit
together with the estimated operating costs including interest
and debt. 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 expendi-
tures.
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 apphcation 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 estabhsh 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, pol-
lutes or diverts any water obtained or supphed 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 for-
feit and pay to the district three times the amount of dam-
ages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of tort,
and upon conviction of any of the above wilful or wanton
acts shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hun-
dred 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
pubhc water supply be included within the limits thereof,
and signed by the owners of such real estate, or a major por-
tion of such real estate, said water commissioners shall cause
a duly warned meeting of the district to be called, at which
262 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 358.
meeting the voters may vote on the question of including
said real estate '^atliin 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 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. 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 Kalmia Woods
Corporation without first having acquired by purchase, or
by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine of the Gen-
eral Laws, as the occasion may arise, all of the properties
of the said Kalmia Woods Corporation on said date appurte-
nant to the business of water supply and located within the
area served by said Kalmia Woods Corporation. In case
of dispute as to the area served by said Kalmia Woods Cor-
poration on said date, the department of public utilities,
upon application of the district or of said Kalmia Woods
Corporation shall determine such area and such determina-
tion shall be final.
Section 15. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority vote of the voters of the territory in-
cluded within said district by section one of this act present
and voting thereon, by the use of a check fist, at a district
meeting called, in accordance with section eight, within four
years after its passage. Approved May 8, 1953
Chap.S5S An Act relative to the assessment of poll taxes on
PERSONS claiming EXEMPTION THEREFROM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Sectiou 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws is hereby
etc., 'amended, amended by striking out clause Seventeenth A, as most re-
cently amended by chapter 236 of the acts of 1949, and
inserting in place thereof the following clause : —
Assessment Seventeenth A, The poll of every male inhabitant of the
on Certain ^^ commou Wealth who is sixty-five years of age or over, or who,
fegXt^'ed during the preceding calendar year, was a recipient of old
age assistance or of aid furnished by a municipahty from
funds appropriated by it for the rehef, support, maintenance
and employment of the poor; provided, that such inhabitant
makes written request for the exemption of his poll. If a
male inhabitant who is sixty-five years of age or over shaU
in any year make such request, such request shall be deemed
to continue in effect for subsequent years unless such in-
habitant shall otherwise direct in writing.
Approved May 8, 1963.
Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 359, 360. 263
An Act designating a traffic circle in the town of QJi^^ 359
dedham as the norfolk county marine corps league ' ^"
memorial circle.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The traffic circle at the junction of Washing-
ton street and Route 1 in the town of Dedham shall be known
and designated as the Norfolk County Marine Corps League
Memorial Circle, and a suitable tablet and marker bearing
said designation shall be erected and maintained at said
traffic circle by the state department of pubhc works.
Section 2. The town of Dedham is hereby authorized
to make improvements at said traffic circle with a view to
the beautification thereof, and any town in Norfolk county
is hereby authorized to appropriate money and pay the same
to the town of Dedham as a contribution to the cost of
making such improvements.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town op milford to raise and Qhn^ Qgn
APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING ^'
SWIMMING FACILITIES THEREIN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Milford is hereby authorized to
appropriate the sum of thirty thousand dollars for the pur-
pose of constructing swimming facilities on land adjoining
the Charles river near Fino Field. Seventy-five hundred
dollars of said sum shall be raised in the tax levy of the
current year, and twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars
thereof shall be borrowed as provided in section two hereof.
Section 2. For the purposes of this act, the town of
Milford 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, twenty-two thou-
sand five hundred dollars, and may issue bonds or notes of
the town therefor which shall bear on their face the words,
Milford Swimming Facilities Loan, Act of 1953. Each au-
thorized issue shall constitute a separate loan, and such
loans shall be paid in not more than five years from their
dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be within
the statutory limit, and shall, except as herein provided, be
subject to chapter forty-four of the General Laws, exclusive
of the hmitation contained in the first paragraph of section
seven thereof.
Section 3. Action taken under this act at the annual
town meeting of the town of Milford held in the current
year shall be as effective as though this act had been in full
force and effect at the time the warrant for said meeting was
posted.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1953.
264 Acts, 1953.— Chaps. 361, 362.
Chap.S6l An Act authorizing the board of park commissioners
OF THE city of MELROSE TO SELL CERTAIN LAND NOW HELD
OR USED BY SAID CITY FOR PUBLIC PARK PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The city of Melrose, by its board of park
commissioners, may sell, transfer and convey to Melrose
Chapter, American National Red Cross, at such price as
may be determined by the mayor, subject to the approval
of the board of aldermen, the follo^vdng parcels of land now-
held or used by said city for public park purposes, said par-
cels being bounded and described as follows : —
Parcel A. — Beginning at a point on the westerly line of
Main street, said point being seventy and twenty-two one-
■ hundredths feet southerly from the stone bound at the inter-
section of the westerly line of Main street and the southerly
line of Crystal street; thence westerly by Lot A shown on
land court plan no. 11571 seventy-seven and ninety-nine one-
hundredths feet to an angle; thence westerly bj'- land now
or formerly of Clara M. Shepardson thirty-six and ten one-
hundredths feet to a point; thence southerly by land of city
of JMelrose sixty-seven and fifteen one-himdredths feet to
land now or formerly of Louis Barsell et al as shown on
land court plan number 11148; thence easterly by land of
said Barsell seventy-seven feet to the westerly line of Main
street; thence northerly along said westerly line of Main
street eighty and forty one-hundredths feet to point of be-
ginning, and containing seven thousand sixty-three square
feet.
Parcel B. — Beginning at a point on the dividing Hne be-
tween Lot A as shown on land court plan number 11571
and land now or formerly of Clara M. Shepardson, said
point being eighty-three and forty one-hundredths feet west-
erly from the westerly line of Main street; thence westerly
by land of said Shepardson thirty-eight and seventy-one one-
hundredths feet to land of city of Melrose; thence southerly
by land of said city of Melrose nine and seventy-six one-
hundredths feet to Lot 2 as shown on said land court plan
number 11571; thence easterly b}^ said Lot 2 thirty-six and
ten one-hundredths feet to point of beginning and contain-
ing one hundred seventy-four square feet.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1953.
Chap. 362 An Act validating the acceptance by the town of
AGAWAM OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS
PLACING THE REGULAR MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
UNDER SAID LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. ■
Section 1. The action of the voters of the town of
Agawam at its election held in the current year accepting
the provisions of the civil service laws placing the regular
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 363, 364. 265
members of the fire department under said laws is hereby
confirmed and made vahd in so far as said action may be
invahd by reason of failure to comply with the provisions
of sections forty-eight and forty-nine A of chapter thirty-one
of the General Laws relative to the fihng of a petition for
submitting to the voters the question of such acceptance.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1953.
ChapMS
preamble.
An Act exempting paul e. johnson of east longmeadow
FROM certain PROVISIONS OF THE TEACHERS RETIREMENT
SYSTEM.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend Emergency
to defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effective '
forthwith, 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 paragraph 2 of option
(d) of section twelve of chapter tliirty-two of the General
Laws, as amended, Paul E. Johnson, the surviving spouse
of Jennie B. Johnson of East Longmeadow, who died August
twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, may make an
election within sixty days from the passage of this act to
receive her accumulated total deductions to the retirement
fund in one sum as a cash refund or to receive the member
survivor benefits under said option.
Approved May 11, 1953.
An Act providing sick leave for probation officers in
the district courts.
Chap.ZM
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 89 of chapter 276 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out the first paragraph, as amended by f'^g'^^^'
section 2 of chapter 217 of the acts of 1934, and inserting in amended.'
place thereof the following paragraph: — The justice of a sick leave for
district court may, in the absence of a probation officer, Jj^^^^frs'-n
appoint a temporary probation officer, who shall have the district
powers and perform the duties of such probation officer and regulated.
shall receive from the county as compensation for each day's
service an amount equal to the rate by the day of the com-
pensation of the officer in whose place he serves; but com-
pensation so paid to a temporary probation officer for serv-
ice, in excess of thirty days in any one year, shall be deducted
by the county treasurer from the compensation of the pro-
bation officer in whose place such service is rendered; pro-
vided, however, that if a probation officer is absent, due to
his illness or physical disability, for a period not exceeding
thirty days in any year, in addition to said thirty days, he
shall be deemed to be on sick leave and no such deduction
shall be made. Such thirty days' sick leave or any portion
266 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 365, 366.
thereof not used in any year may be accumulated, but shall,
in any event, not exceed ninety days in any consecutive three-
year period. If the person so appointed holds an office or
position, the salary or compensation for which is paid out of
the treasury of the commonwealth, or of a county, or of a
municipality, he shall not receive the salary of both offices or
positions during the period of such temporary service.
Approved May 11, 1953.
Chap.dQ5 An Act relative to the exempting from taxation of
CERTAIN PROPERTY IN THE SUDBURY WATER DISTRICT OF
SUDBURY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 100 of the acts of 1934 is hereby amended by
striking out section 7 and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing section : — 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 dis-
trict 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 commissioners hereiiiafter provided for, after
a hearing, due notice whereof shall have been given, such
estate is so situated that it can receive no aid in the extin-
guishment 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 fist 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 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.
Approved May 11, 1953.
C hap. S66 An Act relative to service of process in certain cases
UNDER THE MOTOR VEHICLE LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 1. Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby
etci.'amended.' amended by striking out section 3A, as amended by chapter
125 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place thereof the
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 366. 267
following: — Section 3 A. The acceptance by a person who Operation of
is a resident of any other state or country of the rights and ™°hicie by
privileges conferred by section three, as evidenced by the reTJatld^^*'
operation, by himself or agent, of a motor vehicle there- ^^^
under, or the operation by such a person, by himself or his
agent, of a motor vehicle on a way, or private way if en-
trance thereto was made from a way, or in any place to which
the pubhc has a right of access, in this commonwealth other-
wise than under said section, shall be deemed equivalent to
an appointment by him of the registrar, or his successor in
office, to be his true and lawful attorney upon whom may
be served all lawful processes in any action or proceeding
against him or his executor or administrator, growing out
of any accident or colHsion in which such person or his
agent may be involved while operating a motor vehicle on
such way or in such place, and said acceptance or operation
shall be a signification of his agreement that any such
process against him, or his executor or administrator, which
is so served shall be of the same legal force and vahdity as
if served on him personally. This section shall not authorize
the service of process upon any person who has executed a
power of attorney under section three D, or upon any for-
eign corporation which has executed a power of attorney
under section three of chapter one hundred and eighty-one.
Section 2. Said chapter 90 is hereby amended by strik- g. l. (Ter.
ing out section 3B, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, §^3^; ^°'
and inserting in place thereof the following: — Section SB. amended.
The operation by any person, by himself or his agent, of Operation of
any motor vehicle, whether registered or unregistered, and ^WcL by
with or without a license to operate, on any way, or private any person,
way if entrance thereto was made from a way, or in any '■®^"^'''*®^-
place to which the pubhc has a right of access, in this com-
monwealth, shall be deemed equivalent to an appointment
by such person of the registrar, or his successor in office, to
be his true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served
all lawful processes in any action or proceeding against him,
or his executor or administrator, growing out of any acci-
dent or collision in which he or his agent may be involved
while operating a motor vehicle on any way, or private way
if entrance thereto was made from a way, or in any place
to which the public has a right of access, in this common-
wealth, and such operation shall be a signification of an
agreement by such person that any such process against him,
or his executor or administrator, which is served upon the
registrar or his successor in office shall be of the same force
and vahdity as if served upon him personally. This section
shall not apply in case of any cause of action, for the service
of process in which provision is made by section three A,
nor shall it authorize service of process upon any person who
has executed a power of attorney under section three D, or
upon any foreign corporation which has executed a power
of attorney under section three of chapter one hundred and
eighty-one.
268 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 367, 368.
EdV' qq'"'^' Section 3. Section 3D of said chapter 90, as so appearing,
§ sb, ' is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and
amended. inserting in place thereof the following sentence: — Every
faction ioJ'^'' application for the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer
registration or for a license to operate motor vehicles shall contain an
contair^*° irrevocable power of attorney, in such form as the registrar
*'ower°of'^^ may prescribe, constituting and appointing, in case the
attorney. Certificate of registration or license applied for is issued, the
registrar or his successor in office the true and lawful attorney
of the applicant, upon whom may be served all lawful proc-
esses in any action or proceeding against him, or his executor
or administrator, growing out of any accident or colhsion in
which he or his agent may be involved while operating a
motor vehicle within the commonwealth during the period
covered by the certificate of registration or by the license as
the case may be, and containing an agreement that any
process against him which is so served shall, if he is notified
of such service as hereinafter provided, be of the same legal
force and vahdity as if served on him personally and that
the mailing by the registrar of a copy of such process to him
at his last address as appearing on the registrar's records
shall be sufficient notice to him of such service.
Approved May 11, 1953.
Chap. 367 An Act authorizing the city of newton to use certain
LAND HELD BY IT FOR PLAYGROUND OR SCHOOLYARD
PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Newton, acting by its mayor and
board of aldermen, may use for playground or schoolyard
purposes and free and clear from any obligation to use or
maintain the same as a pubhc park or for any other public
purposes, that portion of Farlow park, so called, on Vernon,
Eldredge and Church streets in ward 7 in said city, as laid
out by an instrument dated April 12, 1883, recorded in Mid-
dlesex South District Registry of Deeds, book 1628, page 21,
that lies northerly of a fine parallel with and one hundred
and sixty feet southerly of the southerly fine of Vernon
street.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the recreation commission and the board of
aldermen of said city, subject to the provisions of its char-
ter, during the current year. Approved May 11, 1953.
Chap.SQS An Act authorizing the city of salem to sell and
CONVEY CERTAIN PARK PROPERTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Salem by its mayor, if so au-
thorized by the city council, may sell and convey, free and
clear from any obUgation to use the same for park purposes
or any other purpose, if in other respects the city has or ob-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 369. 269
tains a clear title thereto, a certain parcel of land and flats
situated in that part of said Salem known as Kernwood, now
under control of the park department, and described as
follows: — Southerly by land now or formerly of J. S. Cabot;
westerly by land now or formerly of Peabody; northerly by
Kernwood street; and easterly by Dan vers river, formerly
known as Essex river, together \\dth all flats, rights and
privileges of every nature appertaining to the same, accord-
ing to a plan of T. A. Appleton, C.E., recorded in Essex South
District Registry of Deeds. The proceeds of any such sale
or sales shall be paid into the treasury of said city and shall
be held subject to appropriation for park improvements, not-
withstanding the provisions of section sixty-three of chapter
forty-four of the General Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect when, after
recommendation by the board of park commissioners of the
city of Salem, it is accepted by the city council of said city,
subject to the provisions of its charter, during the current
year. Approved May 11, 195S.
An Act authorizing the city of salem to sell and flhnnj 369
CONVEY CERTAIN PARK PROPERTY. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Salem by its mayor, if so au-
thorized by the city council, may sell and convey, free and
clear from any obhgation to use the same for park purposes •
or any other purpose, if in other respects the city has or ob-
tains a clear title thereto, to Ste. Anne Athletic Club, a cer-
tain parcel of land situated off Wilson road in said city,
bounded and described as follows : — Beginning at the north-
easterly corner thereof and thence running southwesterly by
Sainte Anne park one hundred feet more or less, to a point;
thence still southwesterly on a curving course forty feet,
more or less, to a point; thence turning and running north-
westerly on Laurier road two hundred one feet, more or
less to Lot 93 as shown on a plan of land hereinafter referred
to ; thence turning and running northeasterly by said Lot 93
one hundred two feet to Lot 90 on said plan, thence turning
and running southeasterly by Lots 90, 88 and 86 on said
plan one hundred ninety-seven feet to the point of beginning.
Being Lots 87, 89 and 91 as shown on plan entitled, "Plan
for Sub-division of Castle Hill Couronnement, Property of
Mrs. Emma S. Almy, Salem, Massachusetts, Harlan P.
Kelsey, Landscape Architect, Salem, Massachusetts, May 29,
1915", recorded with Essex South District Registry of Deeds,
Book of Plans 27, Plan 30. The proceeds of such sale shall
be paid into the treasury of said city and shall be held sub-
ject to appropriation for park improvements, notwithstand-
ing the provisions of section sixty-three of chapter forty-four
of the General Laws,
Section 2. This act shall take full effect when, after
recommendation by the board of park commissioners of the
270 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 370.
city of Salem, it is accepted by the city council of said city,
subject to the provisions of its charter, during the current
year. Approved May 11, 196S.
Chap. S70 An Act authorizing the town of north attleborough
TO USE CERTAIN PARK LAND FOR CERTAIN HIGHWAY PUR-
POSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of North Attleborough is hereby
authorized to use for highway purposes, namely, the exten-
sion of Hoppin Hill avenue, a portion of the real estate
situated in said town and known as Webster Park which is
held by it for public park purposes, said land to be so used
being bounded and described as follows : — Beginning at a
point in the westerly line of South Washington street on the
49.50 foot county commissioner's layout, said point being
three hundred seventy-eight feet southerly of a Massachu-
setts highway bound set at the northerly end of said Webster
park; thence, southerly and westerly by a radius of thirty
feet, a distance of forty-seven and 12/100 feet to a point of
reversed curvatures; thence westerly and southerly by a
curve of four hundred thirty-eight and 94/100 feet, a distance
of forty feet, more or less, to a point in the westerly line of
said Webster park. The southerly bound of said land is
described : Beginning at a point in the westerly line of South
Washington street on the 49.5 foot county commissioner's
layout, said point being four hundred eighty-eight feet south-
erly of a Massachusetts highway bound; thence northerly
and westerly by a curve of thirty foot radius a distance of
forty-seven and 12/100 feet to a point of compound curva-
ture; thence westerly and southerly by a curve of three
hundred eighty-eight and 94/100 radius, a distance of forty
feet, more or less, to a point in the westerly bound of said
Webster park. Being bounded easterly as follows: Begin-
ning at a point in the westerly Une of said South Washington
street on the 49.5 foot county commissioner's layout, said
point being three hundred seventy-eight feet southerly of a
Massachusetts highway bound at the northerly end of Web-
ster park; thence southerly as measured in the easterly
bound of said Webster park and being the westerly hne of
South Washington street one hundred twenty feet more or
less, to a point of tangency formed by the easterly bound of
said Webster park and the round curve of the proposed
Hoppin Hill avenue extension. The westerly bound of said
parcel of park land being described: Beginning at a point
in the westerly bound of said Webster park land formed by
the intersection of the westerly bound of said park land and
the northerly Une of the proposed Hoppin Hill avenue exten-
sion; thence southerly as measured in the westerly bound
of said Webster park land, a distance of fifty feet, more or
less, to a point of intersection in the westerly bound of said
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 371, 372. 271
park land formed by the intersection of the westerly bound
of said park land and the southerly hne of the proposed
Hoppin Hill avenue extension. Said land being shown on
plan entitled ''Proposed fifty-foot layout, Hoppin Hill av-
enue in North Attleborough, Mass., dated November, 1952,
W. T. Whalen Eng. Co.".
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority vote of the town meeting members of
said to\Mi at the next annual town meeting, but not otherwise.
Approved May 11, 1953.
An Act designating the soap box derby track in middle- QJiav 371
SEX FELLS AS THE FRANK TAYLOR MEMORIAL TRACK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The Soap Box Derby track, so called, lo-
cated on the grounds of the metropolitan district commis-
sion, known as the Sheepfold recreation grounds in Middle-
sex Fells, shall, upon its completion, be designated and
known as the Frank Taylor Memorial Track, in memory of
Frank Taylor of Cochituate, a former Soap Box Derby
champion, who was killed in World War II when the plane
in which he was a crew member crashed into the sea during
a mission. Frank Taylor is the only Soap Box Derby cham-
pion who was killed in action during World War II.
Section 2. The metropoUtan district commission is
hereby authorized and directed to erect and maintain in a
conspicuous place a suitable tablet or marker bearing such
designation as a memorial to said Frank Taylor, and may ex-
pend therefor such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Approved May 11, 1958.
Chap.S72
An Act relative to the giving of notice to school
teachers and superintendents not SERVING AT DIS-
CRETION AND WHO ARE NOT TO BE EMPLOYED FOR THE
FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 41, as most recently amended by chap- ^tl!'ameJdtd.
ter 283 of the acts of 1950, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 41. Every school committee, Employment
in electing a teacher or superintendent, who has served in schooUelchers.
its public schools for the three previous consecutive school regulated,
years, other than a union or district superintendent and the
superintendent of schools in the city of Boston, shall em-
ploy him to serve at its discretion; but any school com-
mittee may elect a teacher who has served in its schools for
not less than one school year to serve at such discretion. A
teacher or superintendent not serving at discretion shall be
notified in writing on or before April fifteenth whenever such
person is not to be employed for the following school year.
272 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 373, 374, 375.
Unless said notice is given as herein provided, a teacher or
superintendent not serving at discretion shall be deemed to
be appointed for the following school year.
Approved May 11, 1953.
Chap. 373 An Act relative to sick leave for certain employees
OF the metropolitan district commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
G L. (Ter. Paragraph (10) of section 10 of chapter 92 of the General
§ 10.' e^tc., Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the fourth sen-
amended. tcuce, as appearing in chapter 243 of the acts of 1946, the
Sick leave two following seutenccs: — Any employee so transferring
lmpTo?els, shall retain all available sick leave credits accrued by him
regulated.' at the time of such transfer, except that he shall not be
credited with any accumulated sick leave allowance in ex-
cess of ninety days. In order to be credited with such avail-
able sick leave allowance an employee must submit to his
department head a sworn statement of such available al-
lowance executed by the appropriate official of the town from
which he transferred. Approved May 11, 1953.
Chap. 31 4: An Act authorizing the metropolitan district com-
mission TO contract with the boston society of
natural history for use of the facilities of the
museum of science by school children.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The metropolitan district commission is hereby author-
ized to contract with the Boston Society of Natural His-
tory for use of the facihties of the museum of science by
children attending schools located within the metropoUtan
parks district. For said purposes, said commission may ex-
pend such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Approved May 11, 1953.
Chap.375 -An Act to ascertain the will of the voters of the
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON WITH REFERENCE TO THE QUESTION
OF FLUORINATING THE PUBLIC DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of ascertaining the will of the
voters of the city of Northampton with reference to the ques-
tion of fiuorinating the pubhc domestic water supply of said
city, there shall be placed upon the official ballot to be used
at the biennial citj'^ election in said city in the current year
the following question: — "Shall the pubhc domestic water
supply in this city be fluorinated? " If a majority of the
votes in answer to said question is in the affirmative, it shall
be deemed and taken to be the will of the voters of said city
that the public domestic water supply in said city shall be
fluorinated, and if a majority of said votes is in the negative,
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 376, 377, 378. 273
it shall be deemed and taken to be the will of said voters that
such fluorination shall not be provided in said city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 14, 1963.
An Act relative to salary plan and step-rate increases QJkxj) 375
for municipal employees in the town of plymouth.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred
and eight A of chapter forty-one of the General Laws, the
town of Plymouth shall provide for the attainment of maxi-
mum salaries within a grade to be paid employees under any
salary plan established under the aforesaid section by pe-
riodical step-rate increases based solely on length of service.
Approved May I4, 1953.
An Act increasing the amount of money which may (JJidy 377
BE expended by THE TOWN OF ROCKPORT FOR MUNICIPAL
advertising PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 38 of the acts of 1928 is
hereby amended by striking out, in Hne 2, the words "five
hundred" and inserting in place thereof the words: — two
thousand, — so as to read as follows: — Section 1. The
town of Rockport may annually appropriate a sum not ex-
ceeding two thousand dollars for the purpose of advertising
the advantages of the town, with special reference to its
faciUties for summer vacation, recreation and seashore pur-
poses; provided, however, that as to each such appropria-
tion a sum equal to the amount thereof shall previously have
been raised by public subscription and paid into the town
treasury to be expended for the aforesaid advertising pur-
pose. The money so appropriated by the town and so raised
by subscription shall be expended under the direction of the
board of selectmen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
within two years from the date of its passage by a majority
of the voters of the town of Rockport present and voting
thereon at any special or regular town meeting.
Approved May I4, 1953.
An Act redefining the word "repairman" as used in Cha'p.S78
THE motor vehicle LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out the definition of "Repairman", as H^ameidld.
most recently amended by chapter 89 of the acts of 1951,
and inserting in place thereof the following: —
"Repairman", any person who is engaged in the business Motor
of repairing, altering, equipping or towing motor vehicles or '•^Repairman",
trailers for the pubUc. Approved May I4, 1953. redefined.
274 Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 379, 380, 381.
Chap. 379 An Act exempting the real property of blind persons
FROM TAXATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. L. (Ter. Sectioii 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws is hereby
§ 5. etl,' amended by adding after clause Thirty-sixth, added by sec-
amended. ^^qj^ 2 of chapter 583 of the acts of 1952, the following
clause : —
Certain real Thirty-sevcnth, Real property, to the amount of two
proper y o thousaud doUars, of a bhnd person who is a legal resident of
exempted the commonwealth, whether such property be owned by him
from ^ separately or jointly or as a tenant in common; provided,
that such property is occupied by such person as his domicil,
and provided, further, that the total assessed value thereof
does not exceed eight thousand dollars.
Approved May 14, 1963.
Chap. 3S0 An Act relative to the salary of the third assistant
CLERK OF THE SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT COURT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The last sentence of section 3B of chapter 768 of the acts
of 1951, added by section 1 of chapter 114 of the acts of
1952, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "fifty-
one", in Une 5, the words: — nor to the office of third assist-
ant clerk of the district court of Springfield, — so as to read
as follows : — This section shall not apply to the offices of
the clerk and the assistant clerks of the municipal court of
the Roxbury district nor to the office of the justice of said
court established by chapter seven hundred and sixty-two
of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-one nor to the
office of third assistant clerk of the district court of Spring-
field. Approved May U, 1953.
Chap.SSl -^^ ^^'^ INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT MAY BE
EXPENDED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BERKSHIRE
COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE RECREA-
TIONAL ADVANTAGES OF SAID COUNTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 30 of the acts of 1938, as amended by
section 1 of chapter 167 of the acts of 1950, is hereby further
amended by striking out, in fine 4, the word "ten" and in-
serting in place thereof the word : — fifteen, — so as to read
as follows: — Section 1. The county commissioners of
Berkshire county may, for the purpose of advertising the
recreational advantages of said county, expend such sums,
not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars in any one year, as
may be appropriated therefor. Said commissioners shall
expend such sums only for advertising in newspapers, maga-
zines and the hke, or for booklets, posters or other forms of
advertising. In carrying out the provisions of this act, the
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 382, 383. 275
county commissioners may designate an agent or agents to
act for them; provided, that all bills incurred shall be ac-
companied by proper vouchers and shall be paid by the
county treasurer only on warrants approved by the county
commissioners or a majority of them.
Approved May 14, 1953.
An Act permitting the department of public health fhnj) qco
TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g.l. (Ter
§
inserting after section 57 A, inserted by section 1 of chapter f sVB^dded''
436 of the acts of 1943, the following section: — Section 67 B.
The department, with or without the co-operation of local EstabUshment
boards of health, hospitals, dispensaries or other agencies, tenanie^of
shall establish and maintain muscular dystrophy chnics in "yTtr^Jlfhy
such parts of the commonwealth as it may deem most ad- clinics.
vantageous to the pubhc health, and may otherwise provide
services and treatment for muscular dystrophy and other
similar diseases, subject to such rules and regulations as the
department may from time to time estabhsh. For the pur-
poses 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. Approved May 15, 1953.
An Act relative to the treatment of muscular dys- C/iai). 383
TROPHY AND OTHER SIMILAR DISEASES AT LAKEVILLE STATE
SANATORIUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 1 1 1 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Xer.
striking out section 65A, as most recently amended by chap- f osa! Itc..
ter 492 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place thereof "^^ended.
the following section: — Section 65 A. The department may Treatment of
admit to the Lakeville state sanatorium persons suffering diseases at
from extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, persons crippled by poli- autwS'd.
omyehtis (infantile paralysis), arthritis, or muscular dystro-
phy and other similar diseases, 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 apphcation for admission, and that preference
shall be given to citizens of the commonwealth.
Approved May 15, 1953.
276
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 384, 385, 386.
Chap.S84i An Act relative to the filing of exceptions in criminal
CASES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 31 of chapter 278 of the General Laws, as ap-
pearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by
striking out the second sentence and inserting in place
thereof the following sentence : — The exceptions shall be
reduced to writing and filed with the clerk and notice thereof
given to the commonwealth within twenty days after the
verdict or after the opinion, ruhng, direction or judgment
excepted to is given, unless further tune is allowed by the
court. Approved May 15, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 278, § 31,
amended.
Filing of
exceptions i
criminal
cases,
regulated.
Chap.3S5 An Act reviving merchants terminal warehouse
COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Merchants Terminal Warehouse Company, a corporation
dissolved by chapter two hundred and seventy-three of the
acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-eight, is hereby re-
vived with the same powers, duties and obligations as if said
chapter had not been passed; and all acts and proceedings
of the stockholders, directors and officers of said corpora-
tion, acting as such, which would be legal and valid but for
the passage of said chapter, are hereby ratified and con-
firmed.
(The foregoing was laid before the governor on the eleventh-
day of May, 1953, and after five days it had "the force of a
law", as prescribed by the constitution, as it ivas not returned
by him with his objections thereto within that time.)
C hap. S8Q An Act further regulating the making of repairs on
private ways by cities and towns.
Emergency
preamble.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 40, new
§ 6F, added.
Certain
repairs on
private ways
by cities and
towns,
authorized.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effective
forthwith, 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. Chapter 40 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by inserting after section 6E the following sec-
tion : — Section 6F. A city which accepts this section by
vote of its city council, subject to the provisions of its char-
ter, or a town which accepts the same at an annual town
meeting, may make repairs on private ways which have been
opened to public use for six years or more, and in such
cases section twenty-five of chapter eighty-four shall not ap-
ply. Said repairs shall not include construction, reconstruc-
tion or resurfacing of such ways and shall not be undertaken
unless and until the mayor and city council or the selectmen
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 387. 277
have in their possession agreements executed by all abutting
owners to release and save the city or town harmless on
account of any damage whatever caused by such repairs,
nor unless the city council or selectmen vote that they are
required by public convenience and necessity. Such agree-
ments to release and save harmless being recorded in the
registry of deeds for the district where the land is situated
shall be deemed to be covenants running with the land and
shall be binding upon all subsequent owners thereof. In
any city or town which accepts this section the provisions
of section six E shall no longer apply.
Section 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
one, this act may be accepted by the town of Saugus at a
town meeting. Approved May 18, 1953.
An Act authorizing a city or town to grant annuities QffQij Qg?
AND TO increase CERTAIN RETIREMENT ALLOWANCES, PEN-
SIGNS AND ANNUITIES OF CERTAIN OFFICIALS AND EM-
PLOYEES OR TO THEIR SURVIVING SPOUSES OR CHILDREN.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^rTambi"''^
to defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effec- ^^^°'"'
tive forthwith, 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 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g l. (Ter.
inserting after section 94 the three following sections: — §§95-97,"^^
Section 95. For the purpose of promoting the pubhc good *'''^'''^-
and in consideration of long and meritorious service of any Granting of
official or employee who is not entitled to a retirement al- cmeTand''^
lowance or pension under the provisions of any general or *°^"in*°
special law, a city or town may grant an annuity to such employees,
official or employee or to his surviving spouse so long as such fzed. ^"* °'^'
spouse survives and does not remarry, or, if no surviving
spouse to a legal guardian for the benefit of any surviving
child who is unmarried and under age eighteen, in such
amount as it may determine, but not to exceed one half of
the regular annual compensation received by such official
or employee or two thousand dollars, whichever is less; pro-
vided, that such official or employee has been permanently
employed on full-time basis by such city or town for not
less than fifteen years.
Section 96. A city or town may increase to an amount ^^'^^'^f^^^
not exceeding twelve hundred dollars the annual amount of annuities.
any retirement allowance, pension, annuity or other benefit, fzed/*"^'""^"
payable under any general or special law, to any former
official or employee or to his dependent as provided in such
general or special law, which is less than twelve hundred
dollars; provided, that such official or employee had been
in the service of such city or town for not less than fifteen
years.
278
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 388.
Approval
reqxiired.
Section 97. Annuities or increases of retirement allow-
ances, pensions or annuities under sections ninety-five and
ninety-six may be granted in a city having a Plan D or
Plan E charter by a two thirds vote of all the members of
the city council and approved by the city manager; in any
other city by a two thirds vote of all the members of the
city council and the approval of the mayor; and in a town
by a two thirds vote of the voters at an annual town meet-
ing upon reconmiendation of the selectmen.
Approved May 18, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 60 A,
§ 1, etc.,
amended.
Excise tax
on motor
vehicles and
trailers,
regulated.
C hap. S88 An Act relating to the excise on registered motor
VEHICLES AND TRAILERS AND PROVIDING FOR AN ABATE-
MENT THEREOF UPON THE TRANSFER BY AN OWNER OF
A MOTOR VEHICLE OR TRAILER FROM THIS STATE TO AN-
OTHER STATE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 of chapter 60A of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out the fifth paragraph, as appearing
in section 1 of chapter 480 of the acts of 1938, and inserting
in place thereof the following paragraph : —
If a motor vehicle or trailer is registered after January
thirty-first of any year, the excise imposed by this section
shall be that proportion of the excise for a full year which
the number of months in said year following the last day of
the month preceding that in which the motor vehicle or
trailer is registered bears to twelve. If a registered motor
vehicle or trailer is sold or its ownership transferred during
any calendar year, and if notice to the former owner of an
excise on account thereof for that year has already been
issued pursuant to section two, or if the owner of a motor
vehicle or trailer transfers to another state and registers
such motor vehicle or trailer in such other state and sur-
renders registration of such motor vehicle or trailer in this
state during any calendar year, and if notice to such owner
of an excise on account thereof for that year has already
been issued pursuant to section two, that proportion of the
excise for a full year which the number of months in said
year remaining after the last day of the month in which
such sale or transfer occurred bears to twelve shall be abated.
If, however, the excise payer has not been notified of said
excise before notice of such sale or transfer has been received
by the official or officials authorized to make the assessment,
only that proportion of the excise for a full year which the
number of months in said year prior to the first day of the
month next following the month in which said sale or trans-
fer or surrender of registration in this state occurred bears
to twelve shall be assessed. The excise assessed under this
section shall not be less than two dollars, and no abatement
under this section shall reduce the excise collected to less
than two dollars. Approved May 18, 1953.
YES.
NO.
Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 389, 390, 391. 279
An Act relative to the submission to the voters of Chn^ qqq
BERKSHIRE COUNTY OF THE QUESTION OF LICENSING '
HORSE RACES AT COUNTY FAIRS AT WHICH THE PARI-
MUTUEL SYSTEM OF BETTING SHALL BE PERMITTED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 128 A of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 14 the following section: — Section ^ew'^^ui:
I4B. The state secretary shall, in addition to subdivisions ^'^'^'"^■
A and B of the subdivided question provided for in section Question of
fourteen, cause to be placed on the official ballot to be used hOTsl'races
in the cities and towns of Berkshire county at the biennial f^irTTt*/ to
state election in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-four, be'subm'i'tted
and every fourth year thereafter, the following subdivided eVkshfre"^
question : — county.
C. Sbill the pari-mutuel system of betting on
hcensed horse races at county fairs be permitted
in this county?
If a majority of the votes cast in Berkshire county in
answer to subdivision C are in the affirmative, said county
shall be taken to have authorized the hcensing of horse races
at county fairs therein at which the pari-mutuel system of
betting shall be permitted. Approved May 18, 1953.
An Act authorizing the city of quincy to increase C/iayD.390
THE retirement ALLOWANCE OF JOSEPHINE T. ANGELO.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of promoting the pubUc good
and discharging a moral obligation to Josephine T. Angelo,
who, after fifteen years of loyal and selfless service in the
water department of the city of Quincy, was compelled to
retire because of partial loss of her eyesight, which she has
since lost completely, the city of Quincy is hereby author-
ized to increase the retirement allowance of said Josephine
T. Angelo to an amount not in excess of one thousand dol-
lars.
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 May 18, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town of holden to lease C/iap. 391
CERTAIN LAND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of selectmen of the to^ii of Holden
is hereby authorized to lease to the Congregational Church
of Holden for a period of not more than fifty years, upon
such terms and with such restrictions as said board deems
advisable, that portion of the town common of said town of
Holden, consisting of twenty-four thousand three hundred
and fifty-two square feet more or less, and designated and
280 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 392, 393, 394.
described on a plan dated September, nineteen hundred and
fifty-two, and drawn by the Robinson Engineering Inc. of
Worcester and entitled "Revised Plan of Land Requested by
the Congregational Church of Holden from Inhabitants of
the Town of Holden. ".
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by a majority of the voters of the town of Holden
present and voting thereon at the next town meeting, but
not otherwise. Approved May 18, 1953.
Chap. 392 An Act providing for the payment by the common-
wealth OF A SUM OF MONEY TO EDWARD R. KNUROW,
A CONSERVATION OFFICER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral ob-
Ugation, there shall be allowed and paid from the state
treasury to Edward R. Knurow, a conservation officer in
the department of conservation, the sum of one thousand
dollars and ninety-one cents, which sum is due him under
the provisions of section twenty-four of chapter seven hun-
dred and eight of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-one,
as most recentlj^ amended by chapter two hundred and three
of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 20, 1953.
Chap. 393 An Act designating a certain road in east boston as
the GEORGE R. VISCONTI ROAD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The service road, so called, running from the corner of
Bremen street to London street adjacent to and on the north
side of the East Boston Expressway in the East Boston dis-
trict of the city of Boston shall be kno^vn and designated as
the George R. Visconti road, and suitable markers bearing
said designation shall be erected thereon by the state de-
partment of public works. Approved May 20, 1953.
Chap. 394: An Act authorizing the town of methuen to appro-
priate OR transfer and pay a sum of money to harry
NOORIGIAN, FATHER OF JAMES NOORIGIAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral obfi-
gation, the town of Methuen is hereby authorized to appro-
priate or transfer from available funds, and to pay, a sum
of money not exceeding one hundred and sixty-five dollars
to Harry Noorigian, father of James Noorigian, a student
of the West school, who was injured while at unsupervised
play in the playground of said school.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 21, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 395, 396, 397. 281
An Act validating certain proceedings of the annual Chav.^95
MEETING OF THE TOWN OF HARWICH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The proceedings of the annual town meeting
of the town of Harwich, adopted February eleventh, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three, appropriating four hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for an addition to an elementary
school, and authorizing the transfer of twenty thousand dol-
lars from the excess and deficiency account and the issue
of bonds of the town therefor in the amount of four hundred
and thirty thousand dollars, are hereby validated, and said
bonds may be issued accordingl5^
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 21, 1953.
An Act repealing certain provisions of law restricting (7/ia».396
THE design and CONSTRUCTION OF THE JAMES J. STORROW
MEMORIAL DRIVE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 9 of chapter 262 of the acts of 1949
is hereby repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 21, 1953.
An Act clarifying the charges to employers' accounts Chap 397
UNDER the employment SECURITY LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 151 A of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 14, as most recently amended by sec- § 14,' Itl, '
tion 5 of chapter 763 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in amended".
place thereof the following section: — Section I4. Each em- Employers-
ployer shall make contributions for each year at the appli- ^nde'r^he""^
cable rate or rates as set forth in this section on so much of employment
his pay roll as is subject to this chapter; provided, that for regX^ed^'''
the purposes of this section, the term "wages" shall not in-
clude that part of remuneration which, after remuneration
equal to three thousand dollars with respect to employment
with such employer has been paid to an individual during
any calendar year, is paid to such individual during such
calendar year.
I All contributions paid by employers shall be pooled and
available to pay any benefits required under this chapter.
The accounts hereinafter established and maintained are
I book accounts for the calculation of the contributions to be
' paid by each employer subject to this chapter.
! (a) The following words and phrases as used in this sec- Definitions.
! tion shall have the following meanings, unless the context
1 clearly requires otherwise : —
282
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 397.
Employer
account.
Charges and
credits,
determination
of.
(1) "Initial rate", if no rate of contribution under sub-
section (i) of this section applies, each employer shall make
contributions for each year at the rate of two and seven
tenths per cent.
(2) "Experience rate", the contribution rate which con-
forms to the reserve percentage of an employer's account
under subsection (i) of this section.
(3) "Reserve percentage", in relation to an employer's
account, the net balance of such account on a computation
date stated as a percentage of the employer's total taxable
pay roll for the period of twelve consecutive months ending
on said computation date, and, in relation to the solvency
account, the balance of said account on a computation date,
as determined under subsection (/) of this section stated as
a percentage of the total taxable pay rolls reported by all
employers for the calendar year immediately preceding said
computation date.
(4) "Computation date", except as provided in subsec-
tion (n) (4) of this section, the computation date will be
September thirtieth of each year.
(b) No employer shall be assigned an experience rate of
less than two and seven tenths per cent with respect to any
calendar year unless, as of the computation date applicable
to such year: —
(1) Benefits have been or could have been charged to the
employer's account during each of the three consecutive
twelve-month periods preceding such date; and
(2) Such lower experience rate applies under subsection (z)
of this section; and
(3) Permitting him to pay such lower experience rate is
consistent with the conditions applicable to additional credit
allowance under section sixteen hundred and two (a) (1) of
the federal unemployment tax act, as amended, any other
provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding.
(c) The director shall establish an employer's account for
each employer who is subject to this chapter and shall also
maintain a solvency account.
(d) The director shall determine the charges and credits
to each employer's account, as follows : —
(1) An amount equal to all contributions paid by an em-
ployer shall be credited to his account as of the date when
such contributions were paid; provided, however, that any
such contributions paid during the month of October shall
be credited as of the immediately preceding September
thirtieth.
(2) An amount equal to the amount of refunds paid to
any employer in accordance with the provisions of section
eighteen shall be charged to the employer's account as of
the date when refunded.
(3) An amount equal to the benefits provided in subsec-
tions (a) and (6) of section twenty-nine and paid to each
individual with respect to a benefit year shall be charged as
of the date paid to the accounts of the employers who re-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 397. 283
ported base period wages which were used to estabhsh such
benefits. For the purposes of this subsection, such charges
shall be made to the accounts of the most recent and next
most recent employers in the inverse chronological order of
the base period employment of the individual; provided,
that whenever it is found that such individual was in em-
ployment with two or more employers in any quarter of the
base period and the order of such employment cannot be
readily determined, the director shall prescribe the manner
in which such charges "Vidll be made. Charges made to em-
ployer accounts because of benefits which are later deter-
mined to have been illegally paid shall be removed from the
employer accounts and charged to the solvency account as
of the date discovered, except that such charges shall not
be so removed in any instance where the employer has failed
to return notice of claim filed as required under the provisions
of section thirty-eight. With respect to any claim filed, 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 which would
have resulted in a denial of benefits to the worker under
the provisions of section twenty-five (e) had such base period
employer been his most recent employer, charges with respect
to benefits paid to such a worker shall not be chargeable to
such employer's account but shall be charged to the solvency
account.
(4) An amount equal to any amount required by opera-
tion of subsection (j) of this section shall be charged to the
employer's account.
(e) The director shall determine the credits and charges solvency
to the solvency account as follows : — f^^d, c^rges
(1) An amount equal to all interest earnings or other rev- determination
enue received by the fund which is not credited to employers' °^'
accounts shall be credited as received to the solvency ac-
count ; provided, however, that such interest or revenue re-
ceived during the month of October shall be credited as of
the immediately preceding September thirtieth.
(2) Any plus or minus balance remaining to the credit of
an employer's account after he has ceased to be subject to
this chapter shall be charged or credited, as the case may be,
to the solvency account; provided, that an amount equal
to benefits thereafter paid based on wages reported by such
employer shall be charged to the solvency account.
(3) An amount equal to any amount charged to an em-
ployer's account by operation of subsection (j) of this section
shall be credited to the solvency account.
(4) An amount equal to the amount of any restitution by
an employee of benefits improperly paid to him, whether
such restitution is in cash or in the form of offset against
benefits otherwise due, shall be credited to the solvency ac-
count when such restitution is made.
(5) Whenever, as of any computation date, an employer's
account has a negative reserve percentage of more than three
284 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 397.
per cent, the amount by which the negative balance of his
account exceeds a negative reserve percentage of three per
cent shall be credited to the employer's account and charged
to the solvency account as of said computation date.
(6) Whenever, as of any computation date, an employer's
account has a reserve percentage of more than fifteen per
cent, the amount by which the balance of his account ex-
ceeds a reserve percentage of fifteen per cent shall be charged
to the employer's account and credited to the solvency ac-
count.
(7) Any disbursements from the fund which are not
chargeable to employer accounts shall be charged to the
solvency account.
(/) The balance of the solvency account as of any com-
putation date shall be determined by the director after trans-
ferring all sums in excess of a negative reserve percentage
of three per cent, as provided in subsection (e) (5) of this
section but before transferring any employer account bal-
ances in excess of a reserve percentage of fifteen per cent as
provided in subsection (e) (6) of this section.
(g) The director shall make available to each employer
and to the pubhc at least once a year a summary statement
of the condition and classified transactions of the solvency
account.
(h) The total taxable wages required for the determina-
tion of the experience rates shall' be determined not later
than December thirty-first of each year.
(1) The director shall determine each employer's total
taxable wages for the twelve-months' period immediately
preceding the appUcable computation date for the purpose
of determining the employer's experience rate for the next
succeeding calendar year. If it is found that any employer
has not reported his taxable wages for any quarter pertinent
to the determination, the total taxable wages for such quarter
shall be determined by the director in such manner as he
may prescribe.
(2) For the purpose of determining the reserve percentage
in the solvency account the director shall determine the total
taxable wages in the commonwealth subject to this chapter
during the calendar year previous to the applicable compu-
tation date and shall prescribe the procedure and methods
by which such total taxable wages shall be determined.
(i) The contribution rate of each employer shall be two
and seven tenths per cent of that part of his pay roll subject
to this chapter, except as follows : —
(1) If prior to or on October 1, 1953 the Unemployment
Compensation Fund available for benefits becomes six per
cent of total taxable wages as determined in subsection (h) (2)
above, the experience rate of each employer shall be deter-
mined in accordance with Schedule A for the calendar year
1954.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 397.
285
Schedule A.
Reserve Percentace
(Per Cent).
Experience Rate
(Per Cent).
2.7
2.5
6 0 but less than 6 5 ...
2.3
2.1
7 0 but less than 7 5
1.9
7.5 but less than 8.0
1.7
1.6
8 5 but less than 9 0 . .
1.3
1.1
9 5 or more
1.0
(2) Whenever, as of any computation date after nineteen
hundred and fifty-three the unemployment compensation
fund available for benefits is less than five and one half per
cent of total taxable wages as determined in subsection
{h) (2) above, the experience rate of each employer for the
ensuing calendar year shall be two and seven tenths per cent.
(3) Whenever, as of any computation date after nineteen
hundred and fifty-three the unemployment compensation
fund available for benefits is equal to or exceeds five and
one half per cent but is less than seven per cent of total
taxable wages as determined in subsection (h) (2) above,
the experience rate of each employer for the ensuing calendar
year shall be determined in accordance with Schedule A.
(4) Whenever, as of any computation date after nineteen
hundred and fifty- three the unemployment compensation
fund available for benefits is equal to or exceeds seven per
cent of total taxable wages as determined in subsection
(h) (2) above, the experience rate of each employer for the
ensuing calendar year shall be determined in accordance with
Schedule B.
Schedule B.
Reserve PERCENT.\.f;E
(Per Cent).
Experience Rate
(Per Cent).
Under 5.5
2.7
5 5 but less than
6 0
2.5
2.3
7.0
2.1
7 0 but less than
7 5
1.9
8.0
1.7
8.0 but less than
8 5 but less than
8.5
9 0
1.5
1 3
9.5
1.1
9 5 but less than
in n
0 9
10 0 but less than 10 5
0 7
0.5
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 397.
(5) If at any time during any quarter the Unemployment
Compensation Fund available for benefits is less than four
and one half per cent of total taxable wages as determined
in subsection (h) (2) above, the experience rate for each em-
ployer beginning mth the first day of the following quarter
shall be two and seven tenths per cent.
0) (1) Whenever, as of any computation date after Sep-
tember thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-two the re-
serve percentage of the solvency account is more than one
fourth of one per cent but less than one half of one per cent,
an amount equal to three tenths of one per cent of the tax-
able wages paid by an employer during the four consecutive
quarters immediately preceding the computation date and
including the quarter ending on said computation date shall
be charged to the employer's account, providing the account
balance is positive, and credited to the solvency account.
(2) Whenever, as of any computation date after Sep-
tember thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-two the re-
serve percentage of the solvency account is one fourth of one
per cent or less, an amount equal to six tenths of one per
cent of the taxable wages paid by an employer during the
four consecutive quarters immediately preceding the com-
putation date and including the quarter ending on said com-
putation date shall be charged to the employer's account,
providing the account balance is positive, and credited to
the solvency account.
(k) Whenever an individual is paid benefits for the first
compensable week of unemployment with respect to his
base period wages with any employer and because of such
payment the account of such base period employer has been
charged, as provided in paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of
this section, the director shall promptly notify the employer
whose account is charged by mailing him a form of notice
identifjdng the employer, the payee, the period compen-
sated, the total amount of the potential charge and the
amount paid. If such employer has reason to believe that
no charges with respect to such base period wages should be
made to his account, he may return the said notice to the
director with the reasons stated thereon within fifteen days
after the mailing of said notice in accordance with the pro-
cedure prescribed by the director. Failure to return said
notice and reasons 'vidthin the time provided in this section,
or failure in accordance wath the provisions of section thirty-
eight to return 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 em-
ployer from being a party to further proceedings relating
to such charge. The director or his authorized representa-
tive shall promptly detei-mine, in accordance with the pro-
cedure established by the director, and after making such
inquiries and investigations as he deems necessary, whether
or not such benefits should have been charged and shall
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 397. 287
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 determination, request that the director grant a hear-
ing for the purpose of reconsidering the facts submitted and
to consider any additional information. The director or his
authorized representative shall conduct such hearing in ac-
cordance 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 de-
cision shall be final.
(I) The director shall, promptly after the close of each
calendar quarter, mail to each employer a statement showing
the charges to the employer's account during such quarter.
Any such employer may apply for a review of said charges
provided that such application is filed within thirty days
after the date of the maihng of the statement. Unless an
employer properly files for such a review the charges as made
will become final.
(m) The contribution rate for each employer for a given
calendar year shall be determined and the employer notified
thereof as soon as practicable after the computation date,
but in no event later than ten days prior to the due date of
the first contribution of the year. Any such employer may
apply to the director for a review as to the determination of
his contribution rate provided that such application is filed
within sixty days of the date of such determination.
(n) (1) If the business of any employer is transferred, in
whole or in part, to another employing unit, the transferee
shall be deemed a successor for the purpose of this section;
provided, that the portion of the business so transferred was
operated by the transferring employer as a separate business
enterprise the pay roll records of which were not commingled
with those of other employing enterprises of such trans-
ferring employer at any time during the three calendar
years immediately preceding the date of transfer of such
business. Under such conditions the transfer of any of the
assets of an employer's business by any means whatever,
otherwise than in the ordinary course of trade, shall be
deemed a transfer of business and shall constitute the trans-
feree a successor hereunder, unless the director, on his own
motion or on appUcation of an interested party, finds that
one or more of the following conditions exist : —
(A) The transferee has not assumed any of the trans-
feror's obhgations.
(B) The transferee has not acquired any of the trans-
feror's good will.
(C) The transferee has not continued or resumed the
business of the transferor, either in the same estabUshment
or elsewhere.
(D) The transferee has not employed substantially the
same employees as those the transferor had employed in
connection with the assets transferred.
288 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 398.
(2) The successor shall take over and continue the em-
ployer's account, including its plus or minus balance and all
other aspects of its experience under this chapter, in pro-
portion to the pay roll or employees assignable to the trans-
ferred business as determined for the purposes of this chap-
ter by the director. The successor shall be secondarily
Uable for any amounts owed by the employer to the fund
at the time of such transfer; but such Uability shall be pro-
portioned to the extent of the transfer of business and shall
not exceed the value of the assets transferred.
(3) The account taken over by the successor employer
shall remain Uable with respect to accrued benefits and re-
lated rights based on employment in the transferred busi-
ness, and all such employment shall be deemed employment
performed by such employer.
(4) The experience rates applicable with respect to the ac-
counts of the successor employer and the transferring em-
ployer shall be respectively determined or redetermined as of
the next preceding computation date; except, that, for the
purposes of this subsection if the date of transfer occurs
more than six months later than the next preceding compu-
tation date, the computation date shall be deemed to be
the thirty-first of March next previous to the date of transfer.
Such rates shall apply from the date of transfer of the busi-
ness until the close of the current calendar year and shall
thereafter be determined whenever required by subsection (I)
of this section as follows : — for the purposes of subsection
(J) of this section the director shall determine the experience
of the successor employer's account and of the transferring
employer's account by allocating to the successor employer's
account for each pertinent period the proportion of the trans-
ferring employer's pay roll which the director determines to
be properly assignable to the business transferred.
(5) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply where
an employer acquires the employing enterprise of another
employing unit. Approved May 21, 1953.
Chap.S98 An Act authorizing the city of attleboro to pension
WILLIAM MARSHALL, CITY TREASURER OF SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of promoting the public
good and in consideration of his long and meritorious serv-
ice, the city of Attleboro is hereby authorized to retire
William Marshall, city treasurer of said city, on a pension
of not more than sixteen hundred dollars.
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 May 21, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 399, 400, 401. 289
An Act authorizing the city of newburyport to pen- Chap. 399
SIGN GEORGE H. LAWLER, A PATROLMAN IN THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT OF SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUovJs:
Section 1. For the purpose of promoting the public
good, the mayor of the city of Newburyport, with the
approval of the city council of said city, shall forthwith re-
tire, on an annual pension to be paid by said city in monthly
instalments, George H. Lawler, a patrolman in the police
department of said city who is totally disabled by reason of
excruciating injuries sustained by him when shot while in
the performance of duty. Such pension shall be at the same
annual rate as the compensation payable to him at the time
of his retirement.
Section 2. Upon the retirement of said George H.
Lawler under this act, the retirement board of said city shall
forth^vith pay to him all amounts standing to his credit in
the annuity savings fund of the retirement system of said
city.
Section 3. 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 May 21, 1953.
An Act excluding certain officers and employees of Chap. ^00
the commonwealth from the provisions of law re-
quiring COMPENSATION IN LIEU OF TIME OFF ON CERTAIN
LEGAL HOLIDAYS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 24 A of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as most S^V•iJ'''■•
recently amended by chapter 498 of the acts of 1948, is § 24A, etc.,
hereby further amended by adding at the end the following: amended.
— ; and provided, further, that this section shall not apply Compensation
to elected officers, appointees of the governor, heads of de- CfficwJ'Lnd
partments and divisions, superintendents or wardens of r^^|°ter'
mental health, public health, pubhc welfare or correctional
institutions. Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, Soldiers'
Home in Holyoke and agencies under the jurisdiction of the
youth service board, or to presidents of educational insti-
tutions. Approved May 21, 1953.
An Act extending the waiting period and postponing C/?ap.401
BENEFIT payments UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
LAW IN THE CASE OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO VOLUN-
TARILY QUIT WORK WITHOUT CAUSE OR ARE DISCHARGED
FOR CAUSE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 25 of chapter 151A of the General Laws is hereby §^^{JfX'
amended by striking out subsection (e), as amended by sec- §25,' etc., '
290
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 402, 403.
Waiting
period,
extended and
benefit pay-
ments, post-
poned in
certain cases.
tion 9 of chapter 763 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in
place thereof the following subsection : —
(e) For the period of unemployment next ensuing and
until the individual has had at least four weeks of work in
employment subject to this chapter and in each of said
weeks has earned an amount equivalent to or in excess of
his weekly benefit amount after he has left his work (1) with-
out good cause attributable to the employing unit or its
agent, (2) by discharge shown to the satisfaction of the
director to be attributable solely to deliberate misconduct in
wilful disregard of the employing unit's interest, or (3) be-
cause of conviction of a felony or misdemeanor.
For the purpose of this subsection, whenever a disqualifi-
cation has been imposed and an individual has not completed
four weeks of work, the disqualification shall be deemed
satisfied if such individual can establish to the satisfaction
of the director that he left his employment to accept new
bona fide employment on a permanent full-time basis and
that he became separated from such new employment for
good cause attributable to the new employing unit.
Approved May 21, 1953.
ChapA02 An Act to authorize cities and towns to require
OWNERS OF certain EXCAVATED LAND TO ERECT BARRIERS
OR TAKE OTHER SAFETY MEASURES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 21 of chapter 40 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by inserting after paragraph (18), inserted by
chapter 594 of the acts of 1952, the following paragraph: —
(19) For requiring owners of land which has been exca-
vated by the removal of clay, to erect barriers, or to take
other suitable measures to protect persons from damages
incident thereto. The penalty for violation of any ordinance
or by-law made hereunder shall be as follows : — for the
first offence, fifty dollars; for the second offence, one hun-
dred dollars; and for each subsequent offence, two hundred
dollars. Approved May SI, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 40,
§ 21, etc.,
amended.
Erection of
barriers to
certain ex-
cavated land,
required.
Penalty.
Chap.
403 An Act authorizing the county commissioners of the
COUNTY of HAMPDEN TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ELEVATOR
ACCOMMODATIONS AND FACILITIES FOR THE SUPERIOR
COURT BUILDING AT SPRINGFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of providing adequate ele-
vator accommodations and facilities, the county commis-
sioners of the county of Hampden may install and furnish
and equip the superior court building in the city of Spring-
field with an elevator.
Section 2. For the purpose aforesaid, the treasurer of
said county, wath the approval of the county commissioners,
may borrow upon the credit of the county such sums as
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 404, 405. 291
may be necessary, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, and
may issue bonds and notes of the county therefor, which
shall bear on the face the words, Hampden County Superior
Court Building Elevator Loan, Act of 1953. Each author-
ization issued shall constitute a separate loan and such loans
shall be payable in not more than five years from their
dates. The bonds or notes shall be signed by the county
treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the county
commissioners. The county may sell the said securities at
private or public sale upon such terms and conditions as
the county commissioners may deem proper, but not for
less than their par value. Indebtedness hereunder shall, ex-
cept as herein provided, be subject to chapter thirty-five of
the General Laws. The county treasurer, with the approval
of the county commissioners, may issue temporary notes of
the county payable in not more than one year from their
date in anticipation of serial bonds and notes under this act,
but the time within which such serial bonds and 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. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance within two years by the county commissioners of
Hampden county, but not other^Anse.
Approved May 21, 196S.
An Act providing for the certification of donald j. nhf,^ ac\a
KILLAM AS A HIGHWAY REPAIR FOREMAN IN THE DEPART- ^'
ment of public works.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effective P""eambie.
forthwith, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
pubHc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Donald J, Killam, who was number one on the eligible
list for promotion to highway repair foreman. District 5,
in the state department of public works, when it expired on
December fifteenth, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, while
an official requisition to fill a permanent vacancy in Dis-
trict 5 was being processed, but which was not received by
the division of civil service until December thirtieth, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-two, shall be certified for said posi-
tion on requisition #31564 as though said list were still in
existence. Approved May 25, 1958.
An Act providing for the recording of liens for labor f 7,y,^ 4nc
AND notices of CONTRACT BY THE REGISTERS OF DEEDS. '"'""P-'*^*^
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would pre- Emergency
vent it from taking effect on the date provided therein for p^'eambie.
292
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 406.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 254,
new § 30,
added.
Recording of
certain liens
and notices.
Effective date.
its taking effect, 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 254 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by adding at the end the following section : — Sec-
tion 30. All liens for labor and notices of contract, and
instruments pertaining thereto, filed as provided for in this
chapter, shall be recorded by the register of deeds, who shall
enter the names of the parties affected thereby in the grantor
and grantee indexes.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on July first, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three. Approved May 25, 1953.
Chap.4t06 An Act providing for state conventions of political
PARTIES FOR THE ENDORSEMENT FOR NOMINATION OF
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICES TO BE FILLED BY ALL THE VOTERS
OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 9 of chapter 52 of the General Laws,
as amended by section 1 of chapter 337 of the acts of 1941,
is hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence
and inserting in place thereof the following sentence : —
The state committee shall fix the number of delegates to
the state convention in accordance with section fifty-four
of chapter fifty-three, to be chosen by the ward and town
committees.
Section 2. Section 2 of chapter 53 of the General Laws,
as most recently amended by section 2 of said chapter 337
of the acts of 1941, is hereby further amended by inserting
after the word "provides", in line 4, the words: — and ex-
cept as provided in section fifty-four, — so as to read as
follows : — Section 2. Except in the case of municipal nom-
inations where a city charter or a law applying specially to
a particular town otherwise provides and except as pro-
vided in section fifty-four, candidates of political parties
for all elective offices, except presidential elector, shall be
nominated, and delegates and alternate delegates to national
conventions and members of political committees, except
as provided in sections one and four of chapter fifty-two,
shall be elected, in primaries or caucuses, and the nomina-
tion of any party other than a political party, in any district
containing more than one ward or town, shall be made by
a convention of delegates chosen by caucuses held under
section one hundred and seventeen in the wards and towns
of the district for which the nomination is to be made. All
nominations and elections in primaries and caucuses shall be
by direct plurality vote. No candidates shall be nominated,
and no member of a political committee or convention dele-
gate elected, in any other manner than is provided in this
chapter or chapter fifty-two.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 52, § 9,
etc., amended.
State com-
mittee to fix
number of
delegates to
state
conventions.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 53, § 2,
etc., amended.
Nominations,
how made.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 406. 293
Section 3. Said chapter 53 is hereby further amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 34, as most recently amended by sec- fai.'eu;'.,
tion 13 of cliapter 33i of the acts of 1943, and inserting in amended.
place thereof the following section : — Section 34. At the Ballots.
top of each ballot shall be printed the words "Official ballot arrangement
of the (here shall follow the party name) ". On the back of f names,
each ballot when folded shall be printed the same words, fol- °™'
lowed by the number of the precinct and ward or the name
of the town for which the ballot is prepared, the date of the
primary and for state primaries a facsimile of the signature
of the state secretary and for city or town primaries a fac-
simile of the signature of the city or town clerk. Names of
candidates for each elective office shall be arranged alpha-
betically according to their surnames except as otherwise
provided. Names of candidates to be voted for by all the
voters of the commonwealth, endorsed for nomination by
a state convention, shall be placed first. Next in order the
names of candidates for such offices of which they are the
elected incumbents and next the names of all other candidates
for such offices in alphabetical order.
Names of candidates for nomination for all other offices
to be voted for at a state primary of which they are the
elected incumbents shall be placed first in alphabetical
order and names of other candidates shall follow in like
order.
Names of candidates for state committees shall be ar-
ranged in accordance with the provisions of section seven-
teen A.
Names of candidates for ward or town committees and for Arrangement
delegates to national conventions shall be arranged in regu^iat^d'
groups in such order as may be determined by lot, under the
direction of the state secretary, who shall notify each state
committee and give a representative of each such committee
an opportunity to be present. When necessary, groups
may be printed on the ballot in two or more columns.
Against the name of a candidate for an elective office,
for delegate or alternate delegate to a national convention,
for a ward or town committee, or for state committee, shall
be printed the street and number, if any, of his residence.
Against the name of a candidate for an elective office shall
be printed the statement contained in the nomination paper
placing him in nomination, or, if endorsed for nomination
by a state convention, the statement, "Endorsed by (name
of pofitical party) convention", together with the eight
word statement authorized by section forty-five, except
where vacancies caused by death, withdrawal or physical
disabihty are filled.
Except where vacancies caused by death, withdrawal or
physical disabihty are filled, no names shall be printed on a
ballot other than those endorsed for nomination by state
conventions and those presented on nomination papers.
Immediately following the names of candidates on ballots
at city and town primaries, blank spaces equal to the num-
294
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 406.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 53,
§ 42, etc.,
amended.
Grouping of
wards,
precincts, for
state
primaries,
regulated.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 53, § 44,
etc., amended.
Nomination
of candidates
for state-
wide offices,
regulated.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 53,
§ 48, etc.,
amended.
Last day for
filing certain
nomination
papers,
established.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 53,
§ 54, etc.,
amended.
ber of persons to be chosen shall be provided for the in-
sertion of other names. Immediately following the names
of candidates on ballots at state and presidential primaries,
where there are fewer names than there are persons to be
chosen, blank spaces shall be provided, equal in number to
the deficiency, for the insertion of other names.
The number of persons to be voted for for the different
offices shall be stated on the ballot.
The form of ballots and the arrangement of printed matter
thereon shall be in general the same as that of the official
state ballots, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
Section 4. Said chapter 53 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 42, as most recently amended by
section 1 of chapter 373 of the acts of 1938, and inserting in
place thereof the following section : — Section 1^-2. In cities
or towns where the aldermen or selectmen determine the
question of holding state primaries by wards, precincts or
groups of precincts, they shall give notice of their deter-
mination to the state secretary on or before June first; ex-
cept that in the case of primaries before special elections
they shall give such notice at least twenty-one days before
the primaries.
Section 5. Said chapter 53 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 44, as most recently amended by
chapter 221 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place thereof
the following section: — Section Jf^- The nomination of
candidates for nomination at state primaries shall be by
nomination papers or by endorsement for nomination by
state convention as provided in section fifty-four. In the
case of offices to be filled by all the voters of the common--
wealth, nomination papers shall be signed in the aggregate
by at least twenty-five hundred voters, not more than five
hundred of the total number required to be from any one
county. Such papers for all other offices to be filled at a
state election shall be signed by a number of voters equal
in the aggregate to five voters for each ward and each town
in the district or county, but in no case shall more than two
hundred and fifty be required.
Section 6. Section 48 of said chapter 53, as most recently
amended by chapter 332 of the acts of 1951, is hereby fur-
ther amended by striking out the first paragraph and in-
serting in place thereof the following paragraph : — All
nomination papers of candidates to be voted on at state and
presidential primaries shall be filed with the state secretary
on or before the seventh Tuesday preceding the day of the
primaries, except in the case of primaries before special
elections, when nomination papers shall be filed on or before
the third Tuesday preceding the day of the primaries.
Section 7. Said chapter 53 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 54, as most recently amended by sec-
tion 11 of chapter 337 of the acts of 1941, and inserting in
place thereof the following: —
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 406. 295
PROVISIONS APPLYING TO PRE-PRIMARY CONVENTIONS.
Section 54- Beginning in the year nineteen hundred and Pre-primary
fifty-four, a political party shall, upon the call of its state ''°"''®° '°°-
committee, but not later than June fifteenth, in a year in
which a biennial state election is held, hold a state conven-
tion for the purpose of adopting a platform, electing such
number of members at large of the state committee as may
be fixed by the convention, nominating presidential electors
in those years in which a United States president is to be
chosen and endorsing for nomination candidates for ofliees
to be filled by all the voters of the commonwealth, to be
voted for at the ensuing state primary, and for such other
purposes consistent with law as the convention may deter-
mine. Such convention shall consist of delegates chosen by
the ward and town committees. The number of delegates Delegates,
shall be one from each ward and town and one additional how chos°en
for every one thousand votes or major fraction thereof cast
at the preceding biennial state election, in such ward or town,
for the respective party's candidate for governor. Each such
ward or town committee desiring representation at such con-
vention shall, within fourteen days after a meeting duly
called for the piu'pose of selecting a delegate or delegates,
notify the respective city committee, in the case of a city,
or the state committee, in the case of a town, but in no case
shall such notice be given less than fourteen days prior to the
date appointed for the opening of such convention. No
vacancy shall be filled for any reason. Nothing herein con-
tained shall aft'ect or diminish the operation of the laws re-
lating to state primaries contained in sections forty-one to
fifty-three A, inclusive.
Section 8. Said chapter 53 is hereby further amended %^^- ^J^^-
by inserting after section 54 the two following sections: — new§§54C-
Section 640. Every certificate of nomination of candidates ^^°'. ^^^^'^'
endorsed for nomination by a state convention shall state ofendowt
that the nominee has been endorsed for nomination at such ^^f*" contents,
convention and shall include such facts as are required by
section eight. Such certificates shall be signed, sworn to
and filed as required by section five.
Each such candidate shall, within ten days from the day Filing of
when the convention terminates, file with the state secretary TJceptance of
his written acceptance of the nomination, otherwise his pand^dat
name shall not be printed on the ballot as a candidate for "''" ' "" ^"
the office to which he was nominated, and he may add the
eight-word statement authorized by section forty-five. Such
candidate may not withdraw such acceptance.
Section 54D- Delegates shall be seated in groups by sena- Conduct of
torial districts as determined by the state committee. The conTe'^tions,
convention shall be called to order by the chairman or acting regulated,
chairman of the state committee, or in the absence of either,
then by a person designated in such manner as the rules of
the party shall prescribe. The person who calls the con-
vention to order shall preside until the election of a permanent
296
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 406.
Permanent
chairman and
secretary,
election of.
Penalty for
corrupt
practice.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 53,
§ 70G, etc.,
amended.
FUling of
certain
vacancies,
regulated.
chairman. He shall appoint a temporary secretary to re-
ceive the roll of the convention and a monitor from each
group who shall receive the credentials of delegates and
present them to the temporary secretary.
The convention shall not proceed to the election of a per-
manent chairman or transact any business until the time
fixed for the opening thereof, nor until a majority of the
delegates named in the official roll shall be present. It shall
then elect from among its delegates a permanent chairman
and a permanent secretary, neither of whom shall be an
officer of the state committee, and shall complete its organiza-
tion. It shall make suitable rules for the conduct of its busi-
ness, the order of which shall follow the purposes of the
convention as stated in section fifty-four. The permanent
secretary shall keep the records of the convention and trans-
mit the same to the state secretary who shall retain them
for a period of one year.
The permanent chairman and permanent secretary shall
be chosen upon a call of the official roll. Committees of the
convention shall be appointed by the convention, or by the
permanent chairman, as the convention may order. When
the vote of the convention is taken upon the election, nomina-
tion or endorsement for nomination of any candidate, the
roll of the delegates shall be called and each delegate when
his name is called shall arise in his place and announce his
choice, except that when there is only one candidate to be
voted for, the roll need not be called, and except also that
the monitor of a group, unless a member of the group ob-
jects, may announce the vote of such group.
A delegate to a pre-primary convention who corruptly re-
quests or accepts a gift or gratuity under an agreement or
with an understanding that his vote shall be given for any
particular candidate or any person who offers such a gift
or gratuity with such understanding or agreement shall be
punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or
by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or both.
Section 9. Section 700 of said chapter 53 is hereby
amended by inserting after the first paragraph, as appearing
in section 21 of chapter 473 of the acts of 1938, the two fol-
lowing paragraphs : —
In case of the death, withdrawal or ineligibihty of a can-
didate for state committee, the vacancy may be filled as
provided in section forty-nine.
In case of the death, withdrawal or inehgibility of a candi-
date for a ward or town committee, the vacancy may not be
filled but members may be added as provided in section four
of chapter fifty-two. Approved May 25, 1958.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 407. 297
An Act changing the name of the lowell textile QJiq^^ 497
institute to the lowell technological institute of ^ '
massachusetts and making certain changes in the
powers of said institute, and the administration
THEREOF.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^^Tambie''^
to defeat its purpose, which is, in part, to forthwith change
the name of and to make certain changes in the administra-
tion of the Lowell Textile Institute, 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. The name of the Lowell Textile Institute is change of
hereby changed to the Lowell Technological Institute of ''*™^-
Massachusetts.
Section 2. Chapter 74 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out sections 47, 47A, 47B, 47C, 47D, ^ertaj^t'e^.
47E, 47F, 47G and 48, and the caption preceding section tions
,,j stricken out.
Section 3. The General Laws are hereby amended by g. l. (Xer.
inserting after chapter 75 the following chapter: — dfapte/TSA
added.
Chapter 75A.
Lowell Technological Institute of Massachusetts.
Section 1. The Lowell Technological Institute of Mas- Loweii
sachusetts, hereinafter referred to as the institute, shall be lifs'tu^u/e oT^
maintained by the commonwealth for the purpose of giving Massachusetts.
instruction in the theory and practical arts of textiles, paper,
leather, plastics, electronics and other appropriate related
curricula which shall be estabhshed from time to time to
include such scientific, technological, and other studies as
may be deemed desirable by the institute's board of trustees.
Section 2. The institute may have a common seal which common seal
may be altered by the board of trustees of said institute. °^ institute.
Section S. All accounts for maintenance and for expendi- Accounts.
tures under special appropriations shall be approved by the
trustees, or, if the trustees shall so vote, by the president
or by some other designated alternate, or a member of the
board of trustees, appointive or ex officio, and shall be filed
with the comptroller. Copies of the pay rolls and bills shall
be kept at the institute.
Section 4- All receipts from student activities shall be Receipts from
retained by the trustees in a revolving fund or funds and activities.
shall be expended as the trustees shall direct in furthering regulated.
the activities from which the receipts were derived; pro-
vided, that the foregoing shall not authorize any action in
contravention of the requirements of section 1 of Article
LXIII of the amendments to the constitution. The said
fund or funds shall be subject to annual audit by the state
auditor.
298
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 407.
Accounting
of receipts
and
expenditures.
Trustees,
meetings,
notice.
Management
of and
investment in
certain trusts.
Management
of institute
property.
Annual report
of trustees.
Degree
Election of
officers.
Section 5. A complete accounting of receipts and ex-
penditures shall be made to the governor annually. Monthly
statements of receipts and expenditures shall be made to the
comptroller by the president or his designated alternate,
who shall keep complete records and files of pay rolls and
bills in his office. The term "receipts" as hereia used shall
include all federal grants received by the trustees.
Section 6. The trustees shall determine the time and
place of their meetings and the manner of giving notice
thereof.
Section 7. The trustees shall make all rules, regulations,
and by-laws consistent with law, with reasonable penalties,
for the government of the institute.
Section 8. The trustees shall administer property held in
accordance with special trusts, and shall also administer
grants or devises of land and gifts or bequests of personal
or real property made to the commonwealth for the use of
the institute and execute certain trusts, investing the pro-
ceeds thereof in notes or bonds or property secured by suf-
ficient mortgages or other securities.
Section 9. The trustees shall, on behalf of the common-
wealth, manage and administer the institute property, real
and personal, belonging to the commonwealth and occupied
or used by the institute, and shall keep in repair, houses,
buildings, equipment so used or occupied.
Section 10. The trustees shall annually make a report for
the institute, which, with appendices, may be printed in six
parts, as follows : —
1. The report of the trustees.
2. The report of the president and other officers of ad-
ministration.
3. The catalogue of the institute.
4. The report of the director of the Lowell Technological
Institute of Massachusetts Research Foundation and its
other ofiicers.
5. The detailed reports of the evening division and other
divisions or agencies of the institute.
6. The resources of the institute, its courses and method
of instruction, the number of its teachers and students dur-
ing the preceding school year, and the number of its grad-
uates.
Section 11. The trustees may confer such appropriate de-
grees as they shall determine and prescribe.
Section 12. The trustees shall elect the president, the
necessary professors, tutors, instructors, teachers and other
officers and assistants of the institute and shall define the
duties and tenure of office in accordance with the appropri-
ate laws of the conmionwealth.
Section 13. The trustees may insure the buildings of the
institute and their contents in such amounts as they deem
sufiicient.
Section 11^. The trustees may fix the rates of tuition to
be charged by the institute, but the yearly tuition for day
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 407. 299
school students who are non-residents of the commonwealth
shall not be less than one hundred and fifty dollars.
Section 15. The trustees shall establish a division to be Establishment
called the Evening Division, Lowell Technological Institute divis?on°^
of Massachusetts, to be conducted under their direction, and authorized.
in which shall be given such evening instruction in the theory
and practical arts of textiles, paper, leather, plastics, elec-
tronics, and any related scientific or technological subjects
as they deem appropriate.
Section 16. A teacher at the institute who has served as Leaves of
such at the institute for at least seven years after entering ceSn*" ^"'^
such service, or, if a leave of absence has previously been teachers,
granted to him hereunder, after the termination of the last *''*''°'""'''^-
such leave, may, upon written recommendation of the presi-
dent of the institute be granted by the board of trustees a
leave of absence, for study and research, for a period of one
year at half pay or for a period of a half year at full pay for
such period; provided, that prior to the granting of such
leave said teacher shall enter into a written agreement with
the board of trustees of said institute; that upon the termi-
nation of such leave he will return to the service of the insti-
tute and serve as a teacher at that institute for a period
equal to twice the length of such leave; and that, in default
of completing such service, he will refund to the common-
wealth, unless excused therefrom by the board of trustees
for reasons satisfactory to it, an amount equal to such pro-
portion of the salary received by him while on leave as the
amount of service not actually rendered as agreed bears to
the whole amount of service agreed to be rendered.
Section 17. The institute is hereby authorized and di- common-
rected to grant certain scholarships, to be known as the "cITdkrshi s
commonwealth scholarships, subject to appropriations made
for said purpose, based on marks received in entrance or
other appropriate examination, to worthy students who are
residents of the commonwealth, possess the requisite ability,
and are in need of financial assistance. Such scholarships
shall be recommended by the committee on scholarships, the
members of which shall be appointed by the board of trustees
of the institute for such terms as the board may deem ad-
visable, and said scholarships shall be approved and awarded
by the board of trustees. The number of scholarships to be
awarded by the committee shall be not more than ten in
each of the four undergraduate years, and no individual
scholarship shall exceed two hundred and fifty dollars in any
year. A scholarship shall continue for such time as the re-
cipient thereof remains a student in good standing at the
institute, but in no event shall any student receive such
scholarship aid for more than four years.
Section 18. The city of Lowell may annually provide for Scholarships
not more than ten four-year day scholarships at the institute cit7'o'f''Lo^eU
for residents of the city of Lowell, the sum so required to be
raised by taxation.
Section 19. Subject to section twenty the trustees may, Leases of
300
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 407.
property by
trustees,
authorized.
Approval.
Taxation by
city of Lowell,
permitted.
Employment
of students,
authorized.
in the name of and for the commonwealth, lease to any pro-
fessor, instructor, teacher or employee of said institute, or
to any society, association or fraternity established thereat,
land in the city of Lowell owned by the commonwealth, for
the erection and maintenance of suitable dwellings thereon,
at the sole expense of the lessee and for the lessee's use and
occupancy. Not more than one half an acre shall be so
leased to any one such person or organization. Such leases
shall contain such written terms, conditions, restrictions and
reservations as the parties agree upon.
Section 20. No lease under section nineteen shall become
operative until it is approved by the governor and council.
Section 21. The lessee and his assignees shall be hable to
taxation upon any building erected on land leased under
section nineteen to the extent of its value as determined by
the assessors of the city of Lowell.
Section 22. The trustees shall make just and reasonable
provision for the employment of students at the institute
for manual labor and certain skilled labor consistent with
the institute's needs.
Lowell
Technological
Institute of
Massachusetts
Research
Foundation.
LOWELL TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF MASSACHUSETTS RE-
SEARCH FOUNDATION.
Section 23. The institute may estabUsh and manage,
under such regulations as the board of trustees may from
time to time prescribe, the Lowell Technological Institute of
Massachusetts Research Foundation, for the purpose of pro-
moting research at the institute by obtaining, administering
or disposing of patents or inventions resulting from such
research or otherwise and devoting the income therefrom to
further research, beneficial to the institute and to the com-
monwealth.
The Lowell Technological Institute of Massachusetts Re-
search Foundation may (1) receive and hold in separate
custody gifts, bequests and devises of real or personal prop-
erty; (2) receive and hold in separate custody compensation
or reimbursement resulting from inventions, patents, con-
tractual or other research, the conducting of tests for outside
agencies or other funds that may be acceptable to the foun-
dation; (3) disburse funds so acquired for purposes of in-
struction, research, tests, invention, discovery, development
or engineering consistent herewith; (4) obtain, administer
and dispose of patents, assigimients, grants, Hcenses or other
rights and hold the same in separate custody; (5) make as-
signments, grants, hcenses, or other disposal, equitably in
the public interest, of any rights owned, acquired or con-
trolled by the Foundation in or to inventions, discoveries,
patent apphcations or patents, and to charge therefor and
collect and to incorporate in funds in the custody of the
Foundation reasonable compensation in such form as the
board of trustees may determine; and (6) execute contracts
with employees or others for the purpose of carrying out the
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 407. 301
provisions hereof and permitting such employees or others to
share in the net proceeds of such contracts as the board of
trustees shall determine.
The foregoing shall not authorize any action in contra-
vention of the requirements of section 1 of Article LXIII
of the amendments to the constitution. The funds of said
Foundation shall be subject to annual audit by the state
auditor. No activities, specified in the foregoing, shall be
undertaken by said Foundation which in the opinion of the
board of trustees will be hkely to interfere with the regular,
efficient and proper exercise of the functions of said institute.
In conducting contractual or other research, tests or similar
activities, said Foundation shall give preference to citizens
of and to corporations organized under the laws of the com-
monwealth.
The board of trustees shall prescribe and enforce such
regulations as it may deem necessary, with regard to the
ownership of inventions developed with the use of facilities
of the institute by students, research fellows, staff members,
faculty or other persons, the transfer of such inventions, or
patent applications or patents resulting therefrom, to the
Foundation, the amount of the respective shares of the in-
ventor, the institute, and the Foundation in the proceeds
therefrom, and the arbitrating of any and all disagreements
involving the same.
Section 2^. The director may from time to time publish Publication
in reports, bulletins, special circulars or otherwise, the results etc^au'thor-
of special studies or research or analysis of general interest i^ed.
and value to the industries represented at or interested in
the institute.
Section 4. Section 4 of chapter 15 of the General Laws, g. l. (Xer.
as most recently amended by section 2 of chapter 585 of the ftc'^'amendtd
acts of 1952, is hereby further amended by adding after the
word "seventy-five", in hne 18, the words: — or the powers
of the trustees of the Lowell Technological Institute of Mas-
sachusetts as set forth in chapter seventy-five A.
Section 5. Section 19 of said chapter 15, as most re- g. l. (Xer.
cently amended by section 3 of chapter 344 of the acts of Jtc'^'amMded
1947, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 5, • ™'' *= •
the words "textile institute" and inserting in place thereof
the words : — technological institute of Massachusetts.
Section 6. Said chapter 15 is hereby further amended g. l. (Ter.
by striking out section 24, as appearing in the Tercentenary amended. ^^'
Edition, and the caption preceding said section, and inserting ^d^d.'*''*'°°
in place thereof the following caption and section : —
LOWELL technological INSTITUTE OF MASSACHUSETTS
TRUSTEES.
Section £4- There shall be a board of trustees for the Board of
Lowell Technological Institute of Massachusetts consisting of *'""^^^®^-
fifteen appointive members and the conmiissioner of educa-
tion and the mayor of Lowell, as ex officiis members. At
302 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 408.
the expiration of a term of office the governor, with the ad-
vice and consent of the council, shall appoint five members
each year for a term of three years. In the appointment of
trustees, due consideration will be given to adequate repre-
sentation of the alumni on said board of trustees.
^' mb^M to Section 7. The present appointive members of the board
^nTinue'to° of trustccs of the Lowcll Textile Institute shall continue to
^^^^" serve as trustees of the Lowell Technological Institute of
Massachusetts for the remainder of their present terms of
office. Thereafter their successors shall be appointed in ac-
cordance with the provisions of section twenty-four of chap-
ter fifteen of the General Laws, as amended by section six
of this act.
Certain^^ SECTION 8. When used in any statute, ordinance, by-law,
SieaT ° rule or regulation, the phrase "Lowell Textile Institute" or
any words connoting the same, shall mean Lowell Tech-
nological Institute of Massachusetts unless a contrary intent
clearly appears. Approved May 25, 1963.
ChapAOS An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year
ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-
THREE, 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 speci-
fied in said section, are hereby appropriated for the current
fiscal year or for such other period as may be specified, 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 pubhc
funds and the approval thereof, the sums so appropriated
to be in addition to any amounts at present available for
the purposes.
Section 2.
The Following Apprgprtations are made from the General Fund:
Service of the Legislature.
Item
0101-30 For expenses of senators, including travel, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . $14,000 00
0102-30 For expenses of representatives, including
travel, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose 85,500 00
0103-01 "1 From the amount appropriated in item 0103-
0101-60 J 01 of section two of chapters three hundred
and ten and six hundred and thirty-two of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two
the sum of six hundred dollars is hereby
transferred and made available for the
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 408.
303
0103-01
0102-04
0103-01
0102-60
0103-01 ■
0103-52
0103-01
0103-03
0103-04
0103-51
purposes of item 0101-60 of said section
two of said chapter three hundred and ten.
From the amount appropriated in item 0103-
01 of section two of chapters three hundred
and ten and six hundred and thirty-two of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty- two
the sum of five hundred dollars is hereby
transferred and made available for the pur-
poses of item 0102-04 of said section two
of said chapters three hundred and ten and
six hundred and thirty-two.
From the amount appropriated in item 0103-
01 of section two of chapters three hundred
and ten and six hundred and thirty-two of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two
the sum of nine hundred dollars is hereby
transferred and made available for the pur-
poses of item 0102-60 of said section two of
said chapter three hundred and ten.
From the amount appropriated in item 0103-
01 of section two of chapters three hundred
and ten and six hundred and thirty-two of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two
the sum of one hundred and twenty-five
dollars is hereby transferred and made
available for the purposes of item 0103-52
of said section two of said chapter three
hundred and ten.
From the amount appropriated in item 0103-
01 of section two of chapters three hundred
and ten and six hundred and thirty-two of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-
two the sum of six hundred dollars is
hereby transferred and made available for
the purposes of item 0103-03 of said section
two of said chapter three hundred and
ten.
From the amount appropriated in item 0103-
04 of section two of chapters three hundred
and ten and six hundred and thirty-two of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two
the sum of three thousand nine hundred
and eighty-two dollars is hereby transferred
and made available for the purposes of
item 0103-51 of said section two of said
chapters three hundred and ten and six
hundred and thirty-two.
From the amount appropriated in item 0103-
30 of section two of chapters three hundred
and ten and six hundred and thirty-two of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two
the sum of four thousand six hundred dol-
lars is hereby transferred and made availa-
ble for the purposes of item 0103-05 of said
section two of said chapter three hundred
and ten.
From the amounts appropriated in item 0103-
30 of section two of chapters three hundred
and ten and six hundred and thirty-two of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two
the sum of two thousand five hundred dol-
lars is hereby transferred and made availa-
ble for the purposes of item 01 10-03 of said
section two of said chapter three hundred
and ten.
304
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 408.
Item
0103-30 "I From the amount appropriated in item 0103-
0110-05 J 30 of section two of chapters three hundred
and ten and six hundred and thirty-two of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two
the sum of four thousand dollars is hereby
transferred and made available for the pur-
poses of item 0110-05 of said section two
of said chapter three hundred and ten.
0103-30 \ From the amount appropriated in item 0103-
01 10-06 / 30 of section two of chapters three hundred
and ten and six hundred and thirty-two of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two
the sum of five hundred and eighteen dol-
lars is hereby transferred and made availa-
ble for the purposes of item 0110-06 of said
section two of said chapter three hundred
and ten.
0110-16 For the printing of a certain pamphlet, sub-
ject to the approval of the house committee
on rules $600 00
0110-80 For incidental expenses of the house com-
mittee on elections, as authorized by an
order of the house on January twenty-
sixth, nineteen hundred and fifty- three and
by an order of the house on ]\Iay fourth,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three . . 4,610 00
0210-00 Item 0210-00 of section two of chapter six
hundred and thirty-two of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and fifty-two is hereby
amended by adding after the word "pur-
pose", in line seven, the words: — , for the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-three and
the succeeding fiscal year.
0289-00 For the expense of a milk marketing investi-
gation as authorized by chapter twenty-one
of the resolves of the current year, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose and to be available
for nineteen hundred and fifty-three and
the succeeding fiscal year . . 2,000 00
Service of the Judiciary.
Superior Court.
0305-13 For reimbursing certain counties for compen-
sation of certain special justices for serv-
ices in holding sessions of district courts
in place of the justice, while sitting in the
superior court .....
$3,000 00
Service of the Executive Department.
0401-31 For the purchase of portraits of governors of
the commonwealth, as authorized by sec-
tion nineteen of chapter eight of the Gen-
eral Laws ......
0406-05 Item 0406-05 of section two of chapter six
hundred and thirty-two of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and fifty-two is hereby
amended in lines two, three and four by
striking out the words "at the Tewksbury
State Hospital under the department of
public works".
$3,000 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 408.
305
Special :
0406-07 For matching certain funds allocated to the
state civil defense program by the federal
civil defense administration
Service of the Military Division.
Adjutant General.
Militia:
0421-01 For allowances to companies and other ad-
ministrative units, to be expended under
the direction of the adjutant general
Armory Commission.
0428-29 For the purchase of certain land in the city
of Lowell, as authorized by chapter six
hundred and twenty-three of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-nine, to be in
addition to the amount appropriated in
item 0406-27 of section two of chapter
eight hundred and ten of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-nine
$175,000 00
$5,900 00
360 00
Boards and Commissions serving under Governor and Coitncil.
Service of the State Planning Board.
0456-02 ] From the amount appropriated in item 0419-
0285-00 [ 02 of section two of chapter eight hundred
0456-04 J and six of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty-one the sum of five hundred dollars is
hereby transferred and made available for
the purposes of the following item, and
from the amount appropriated in item
0285-00 of section two of chapter six hun-
dred and thirty-two of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two the sum of one
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of the
following item: —
Special :
0456-04 For expenses in connection with
the meeting of the American Shore and
Beach Preservation Association, to be held
in Boston in the calendar year nineteen
hundred and fifty-three.
Service of the Commissioners of Uniform State Laws.
0457-01 Item 0457-01 of section two of chapter three
hundred and ten of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two is hereby amended
in line one by adding at the end thereof
the words : — ; provided that, notwith-
standing the provisions of section one of
chapter five of the General Laws, the com-
missioners may pay a certain printing bill
in the amount of two hundred and sixty-
nine dollars and fifty cents.
Service of the Treasurer and Receiver-General.
State Board of Retirement:
0604-03 Item 0604-03 of section two of chapter three
hundred and ten of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two is hereby amended
306
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 408.
in line seven by striking out the words
"twenty thousand" and inserting in place
thereof the words: — thirty- two thousand
five hundred ......
$250,000 00
Sebvice of the Department of the Attorney General.
0802-01 For the settlement of certain claims, as pro-
vided by law, on account of damages by
cars owned by the commonwealth and
operated by state employees . . . $10,000 00
0802-02 For the settlement of certain small claims,
as authorized by section three A of chap-
ter twelve of the General Laws . 5,000 00
Service of the Department of Conservation.
Division of Marine Fisheries:
1004-70 For the service of the office of the director,
including not more than nine permanent
positions, and for the administration of
the activities provided for under items
1004-84 and 1004-85 of section two of
chapter three hundred and ten of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-two . . $2,000 00
Service of the Department of Education.
1301-55 For reimbursement of certain cities and
towns for adult English-speaking classes . $1,683 00
Education of Deaf and Blind Pupils:
1311-01 For education of deaf and blind pupils of the
commonwealth, as provided by section
twenty-six of chapter sixty-nine of the
General Laws 74,400 00
Teachers' Retirement Board:
1319-01 For the service of the board, including not
more than thirty permanent positions . 700 00
1319-08 For the payment of the commonwealth's
share in financing the teachers' retirement
system, as provided by chapter thirty-two
of the General Laws as amended . . 100,000 00
University of Massachusetts:
1350-21 Item 1350-21 of section two of chapter six
hundred and thirty-two of the acts of
nineteen and fifty-two is hereby amended
in lines one and two by striking out the
words "a research project" and inserting
in place thereof the words: — research
projects.
Youth Service Board.
1380-01 \ From the amount appropriated in item 0480-
1381-01 / 01 of section two of chapter three hundred
and ten of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty-two the sum of ten thousand dol-
lars is hereby transferred and made avail-
able for the purposes of item 0481-01 of
said section two of said chapter three hun-
dred and ten.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 408.
307
Item
1382-01
1384-21
Item 0482-01 of section two of chapter three
hundred and ten of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two as amended by sec-
tion two of chapter six hundred and
thirty-two of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty-two is hereby further amended in
line two by adding after the word "posi-
tions" the words: — ; provided, that there
shall be charged against this appropriation
a shortage in the amount of twenty-two
dollars and ninety-one cents from previous
years.
Section two of chapter six hundred and
thirty-two of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty-two is hereby amended by strik-
ing out item 0484-21.
Service of the Department of Civil Service and Registration.
1403-01
Division of Registration:
For the salary of the director
$500 00
Service of the Department of Industrial Accidents.
1501-06 Item 1501-06 of section two of chapter three
hundred and ten of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two as amended by sec-
tion two of chapter six hundred and thirty-
two of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty-two is hereby further amended in line
nine by striking out the word "forty-nine"
and inserting in place thereof the word : -
seventy-seven ....
$80,000 00
Service of the Department of Mental Health.
1713-00 Item 1713-00 of section two of chapter three
hundred and ten of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two as amended by chap-
ter six hundred and thirty-two of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-two is hereby
further amended by adding after the word
"services" the words: — ; and, further
provided, that there may be charged
against this appropriation a shortage in
the amount of thirteen dollars and seventy-
four cents from a previous year, deter-
mined by the attorney general to be un-
collectible.
Service of the Department of Correction.
For the maintenance of and for certain
improvements at the following institu-
tion under the control of the department
of correction :
1812-01 State prison, including not more than one
hundred and sixty-five permanent posi-
tions $51,450 00
Service of
Department of Public Welfare.
Division of Child Guardianship :
1906-05 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 fifty-two
$36,000 00
308
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 408.
Service of the Department of Piblic Health.
Item
t^pecial :
2001-21 The unexpended balance remaining in item
0401-71 as appropriated in section two of
chapter eight hundred and six of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-one is hereby
reappropriated.
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the following institution
under the control of the department of
public health:
2023-00 North Reading state sanatorium, including
not more than two hundred and two per-
manent positions $10,000 00
Service of the Department of Public Works.
Division of Waterways :
2202-06 For the maintenance and repair of certain
property in the town of Plymouth, includ-
ing not more than two permanent posi-
tions $4,500 00
Annuities and Payments.
2805-01 For the payment of certain annuities and
pensions of soldiers and others under the
provisions of certain acts and resolves $170 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 fa-
tally injured in the discharge of their
duties 2,500 00
Non-Contributory Pensions :
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, in-
clusive, of chapter thirty-two of the Gen-
eral Laws, and for the cost of medical ex-
aminations in connection therewith . . 75,000 00
The Following Appropriations are made from the Highway Fund:
Service of the Department of Public Works.
Highway Activities.
2900-02 Item 2900-02 of section two of chapter three
hundred and ten of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two is hereby amended
in line ten by adding after the word "year"
the words : — ; and, further provided, that
there shall be charged against tliis appro-
priation a shortage in the amount of twelve
dollars and eighty-five cents from a pre-
vious 3'ear.
2900-04 Item 2900-04 of section two of chapter three
hundred and ten of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two is hereby amended
in line seventeen by adding after the word
"year" the words: — ; and, further pro-
vided, that there shall be charged against
this appropriation a shortage in the amount
of seven dollars and sixty-one cents from
a previous year $950,000 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 408. 309
Service ok the Metropolitan District Commission.
Item
2931-01 Item 2931-01 of section two of chapter three
hundred and ten of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two as amended by sec-
tion two of chapter six hundred and thirty-
two of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty-two is hereby further amended by
adding after the word "law" the words;
— ; and, further provided, that there shall
be charged agaiiLst this appropriation a
shortage in the amount of seven hundred
and sixty-three dollars.
The Following Appropriations are made from the Veterans'
Services Fund:
Service of the Commissioner of Veterans' Services.
3501-11 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, for the year
nineteen hundred and fifty-three and for
previous years, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
pur])ose $345,000 00
3501-12 For reimbursing cities and towns for money
paid on account of war allowance, state
and military aid and soldiers' relief to cer-
tain 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, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 3,000 00
Service of the Depart.ment of Education.
3516-22 For certain educational services to certain
war veterans $4,000 00
The Following Appropriation is payable from the Old Agb
Assistance Fund:
Service of the State Racing Commission.
3605-01 Item 3605-01 of section two of chapters
three hundred and ten and six hundred
and thirty-two of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two is hereby amended
in line seven by striking out the word
"ten" and inserting in place thereof the
word : — twenty $890 00
The Following Appropriation is payable from the Parks and
Salisbury Beach Reservation Fund:
Service of the Department op Conservation.
Division of Parks and Recreation.
4010-05 For the purchase of certain properties in the
towns of Oak Bluffs and Edgartown, as
authorized by chapter five hundred and
ten of the acts of nineteen hundred and
310
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 408.
forty-six, notwithstanding the limitation in
line six of section one of said chapter five
hundred and ten, to be in addition to the
amount appropriated in item 4015 of sec-
tion two of chapter six hundred and seven-
teen of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-six ......
Special :
4030-02 For the completion of certain comfort sta-
tions at the Salisbury Beach Reserva-
tion .......
$3,492 00
16,500 00
Deficiencies.
For deficiencies in certain appropriations of
previous years, in certain funds, as follows
2899-00 General Fund
2999-00 Highway Fund ....
3599-00 Veterans' Services Fund .
3999-00 Smoke Inspection Fund
$8,880 00
4,256 00
695 00
421 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
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 six cents a mile. No payment shall
be made or obhgation incurred for the garaging of any
passenger vehicle owned by the commonwealth and operated
by an employee thereof as transportation from his place or
places of employment to the vicinity of his residence.
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 otherwse 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 posi-
tions, or for payments on account of any change of salary
range or compensation of any permanent position, not-
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 408. 311
withstanding any special or general act to the contrary;
provided, that no vacancy occurring in any permanent posi-
tion included in said schedules of permanent positions,
excepting in the services of the legislature or the judiciary,
or of institutions under the jurisdiction of the departments
of mental health, correction, public welfare and public
health, and the youth service board, the Soldiers' Home in
Massachusetts and the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, and
excepting positions which are subject to appointment by
the governor, with or without the consent of the council,
may be filled in any manner without approval by the com-
mission on administration and finance.
Section 7. In addition to the payment of regular salaries,
sums appropriated for personal services in the fiscal year
nineteen hundred and fifty-three 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. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
twenty-four A of chapter thirty of the General Laws, no
moneys appropriated under this act shall be expended for
the payment of hoHday pay, so called, to elected officers,
appointees of the governor, heads of departments and divi-
sions or heads of educational or custodial institutions.
Section 8A. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
permit or require a reduction in compensation for any per-
son in the employ of the commonwealth nor the discharge
of any permanent employee.
Section 9. 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
apphcations 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 fi-
nance. All federal subventions and grants received by the
commonwealth may be expended without specific appro-
priation if such expenditures are otherwise in accordance
with law. All income, including federal subventions and
grants, received by the commonwealth from or on account
of veterans in payment for veterans' services, shall be
credited to the veterans' services fund.
Section 10. The comptroller is hereby authorized to
transfer from the General Fund to the veterans' services
fund the sum of three million two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
Section 11. As of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
fifty-three, the comptroller shall charge the surplus account
of the general fund with the amount of the deficit in the
port of Boston fund.
Section 12. In the case of the reorganization of any
department, or of the transfer of any function to or from
any department, required by any act becoming effective
312
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 409.
during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-three, the governor \\ith the approval of the
council, and upon recommendation of the budget commis-
sioner and the head of the department so reorganized or the
heads of the departments to and from which such function
is transferred, may from time to time by transfer or other-
wise make allocations for personal services and expenses to
be incurred by such agents and agencies as shall exercise
the powers and perform the duties given to them by such
act, from the unexpended balance of the appropriations
made available for the said fiscal year for the said trans-
ferred function or for any agency which by such act is
abolished or merged mth one or more other agencies or
whose functions are reduced; and in connection with such
allocations may transfer the permanent positions provided
for in the said appropriations.
Section 13. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 25, 1953.
ChavAm
Emergency
preamble.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), chapter
23A, added.
An Act establishing a department of commerce.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide for the immediate
establishment of a state agency to promote and develop
the industrial, agricultural, commercial and recreational re-
sources of the commonwealth, therefore this act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessarj'^ for the imme-
diate preservation of the pubhc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The General Laws are hereby amended by
inserting after chapter 23 the following chapter : —
Department
of commerce,
established.
Commissioner.
Salary.
Deputy
commission-
Powers and
duties of
commis-
sioner.
Chapter 23A.
Department of Commerce.
Section 1. There shall be a department of commerce, in
this chapter called the department. The department shall
be under the supervision and control of a commissioner of
commerce, in this chapter called the commissioner.
Section 2. Upon the expiration of the term of office of a
commissioner, his successor shall be appointed by the gov-
ernor, with the advice and consent of the council, for a term
of five years. The commissioner shall receive a salary not
exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, as the governor and coun-
cil determine.
Section S. The commissioner, with the approval of the
governor and council, may appoint and remove two deputy
commissioners. The deputy commissioners shall perform
such duties as the commissioner shall prescribe.
Section 4. The commissioner shall organize a division of
research, a division of planning and a division of develop-
ment, and such other divisions with the approval of the
governor and council as he may deem necessary. The work
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 409. 313
of each division, under the supervision and control of the
commissioner, shall be in charge of a director, who shall have
special and outstanding qualifications for the work of his
division and who shall be appointed and may be removed
by the commissioner, with the approval of the governor and
council. The commissioner may appoint such experts as the
department may require who shall not be subject to chapter
thirty-one or section nine A of chapter thirty. The com-
missioner and the commissioner of labor and industries shall
from time to time confer on matters affecting the economic
and social welfare of the commonwealth, including hours of
labor, wages, industrial safety and regulatory decisions and
orders.
DIVISION OF RESEARCH.
Section 5. The division of research shall : — Division of
(a) Compile and maintain information useful to the de- "search.
velopment of industry and commerce concerning sites, space, Duties,
equipment, adequate housing, contracts, materials, trans-
portation, markets and other economic considerations.
(5) Assist in the preparation of reports upon request from
the governor or any state department.
(c) Compile such other data and make such other studies
on manufacturing, agriculture, mining, fishing, trade, recre-
ation and other economic activities in the commonwealth
as are necessary to aid the division of development and the
division of planning in carrying out their duties.
(d) Employ or engage with the approval of the governor
and council such outside technical or professional consult-
ants as may be necessary or appropriate to assist the division
in carrjdng out its functions.
(e) Initiate basic studies of population trends, economic
conditions, and resulting problems as a service not only to
the divisions of planning and development, but also to the
general court, the administrative departments of the com-
monwealth, and any political subdivision thereof.
(/) Study specific problems peculiar to Massachusetts, in-
cluding transportation rates, which studies shall be advanced
by co-ordination of research with existing private and gov-
ernmental agencies and educational institutions, and may
be advanced by contractual relations with, persons or organ-
izations familiar with the problems and equipped to conduct
the needed research.
(g) Prepare evidence and supporting data whenever the
viewpoint of the commonwealth is to be presented before
any state or federal agency with respect to matters affecting
the economic interests of the commonwealth.
DIVISION OF PLANNING.
Section 6. The division of planning shall: — ^'^nn^" °^
(a) Prepare and from time to time revise and perfect a ''''""'"^■
master plan for the physical development of the common- ^"^'^^•
wealth. Such master plan, with any accompanying maps,
314 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 409.
plats, charts and descriptive matter, shall be designed with
the general purpose of guiding and carrjdng forward such
co-ordinated, effective and economic development of the
commonwealth, with due respect to its topography, resources,
and its present needs and future possibilities, as will best
promote the health, safety, morals, order, convenience, wel-
fare and prosperity of the people. Among other things such
master plan shall tend to bring into suitable relation the use
of land, soil, water and natural resources; the location and
distribution of population and habitation; agriculture, for-
estry and mining; trade and industry; recreation; ports,
highways, railways, airways and every form of transporta-
tion, travel and communication; pubhc institutions of every
description, whether pubUcly or privately supported; water
supply and disposal of sewage; and all such other develop-
ments and uses as will tend to avoid waste of the human,
financial and physical resources of the commonwealth and
to promote the above purposes.
(6) Assist in planning any pubhc or private project as to
which federal appropriations, grants or loans may pay any
part of the cost.
(c) Make such maps, plans and estimates of cost as may
be needed for its investigations and reports.
(d) Act as the co-ordinating agency between the several
officers, boards, commissions, departments and divisions of
the commonwealth in matters relative to the physical de-
velopment of the commonwealth, and review the proposals
of said agencies in the light of their relationship to the
master plan and incorporate the results of such reviews in
the reports of the department; provided, that nothing in
this section shall be construed as hmiting the powers or
duties of any officer, board, commission, department or divi-
sion of the commonwealth.
(e) Initiate, encourage and carry on regional and metro-
politan planning and advise and assist local planning boards
and other municipal agencies in co-operative efforts intended
for the mutual benefits of the municipalities constituting
such regional or metropohtan areas.
(/) Advise, confer and co-operate with municipal planning
boards, boards of appeal and other local officials, ci\ac and
other groups and citizens in matters relating to planning
and zoning and furnish any pertinent information in its
possession.
(g) Study problems of recreation, schools, housing, health,
land use controls, assessment and taxation.
(h) Assist in preparing and executing long-range capital
budgeting and programming of public works projects.
DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENT.
Diyisi^on^of^^ Sectioji 7. The division of development shall : —
(a) Further the development and the expansion of in-
dustry, vdih particular attention to small business, and at-
tract new business to the commonwealth by (1) promoting
development.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 409. 315
the welfare of existing industry and the location of new
business and co-ordinating these activities with the efforts
of pubhc, private and other agencies; (2) negotiating directly
with industry seeking suitable location within the common-
wealth in co-operation with public, private and other agen-
cies; (3) disseminating information setting forth the com-
mercial, recreational, transportation, industrial and other
facilities and advantages of the commonwealth ; and (4) pro-
moting the industrial development efforts of local communi-
ties by assisting in the formation of industrial foundations
in co-operation with local agencies.
Section 8. The several officers, boards, commissions, de- Consultations.
partments and divisions of the commonwealth, and city and
town officials, may consult with the department and shall
furnish or make available to it on request all data and in-
formation within their knowledge or control.
Section 2. Sections forty-nine to fifty- two, inclusive, of Edo,' e^"'
chapter six of the General Laws are hereby repealed. §§ 49-52,
Section 3. Sections eleven B, eleven C and eleven D '"^'^''^*' ■
of chapter twenty- three of the General Laws are hereby re- Ed^^J*"^'
pealed. §§ iiB-iiD.
Section 4. Section 17 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, ^^^^^^
as amended, is hereby further amended by striking out, in Ed.x'e^^riT,
Une 8, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 511 of the acts etc., 'amended.
of 1951, the words "the state planning board".
Section 5. Section 21 of chapter 9 of the General Laws, o- l- (Ter.
as amended by section 1 of chapter 394 of the acts of 1941, fttiamendld.
is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 10 and 11,
the words "chairman or a member of the state planning
board designated by the governor" and inserting in place
thereof the words : — director of the division of planning of
the department of commerce.
Section 6. Section 71 of chapter 41 of the General Laws, g. l. (Ter.
as amended by chapter 266 of the acts of 1943, is hereby ^/•)' ■*^'i7V
. , 1 1 1 •! . • T ^ 1 1 ,, etc., amended.
further amended by striking out, m line 6, the words state
planning board" and inserting in place thereof the words: —
division of planning of the department of commerce.
Section 7. Section 81C of said chapter 41, as appearing g. l. (Ter.
in section 4 of chapter 340 of the acts of 1947, is hereby f sicfltc,
amended by striking out, in lines 11 and 12, the words amended,
"state planning board" and inserting in place thereof the
words : — division of planning of the department of com-
merce.
Section 8. The second paragraph of section 26KK of EdViJr'
chapter 121 of the General Laws, as amended by chapter §'26kK, '
486 of the acts of 1947, is hereby further amended by striking ''^''- ^"^^^^e^-
out, in lines 7 and 8, the words "state planning board"
and inserting in place thereof the words: — division of plan-
ning in the department of commerce.
Section 9. The state planning board is hereby abolished, ^^^^j.^p'"'""'"^
and its powers and duties are hereby transferred to, and shall aboUsked.
hereafter be exercised and performed by, the division of
planning of the department of commerce established by chap-
316
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 409.
Massachusetts
development
and indus-
trial corn-
Certain
words defined.
ter twenty-three A of the General Laws inserted by section
one of this act. All maps, charts, plans and property in the
possession of said board shall be delivered to said division
of planning. The employees of said board who hold posi-
tions classified under chapter thirty-one of the General Laws,
or are subject to the provisions of section nine A of chapter
thirty of the General Laws, are hereby transferred to the
service of said department without impairment of their civil
service, retirement, seniority or other rights, and their term
of office shall not be deemed to be interrupted within the
meaning of said chapter thirty-one or said section nine A of
chapter thirty notwithstanding any change in title or duties
made as a result of such transfer, provided that no such
employee shall be lowered in rank or compensation. The
employees of said board who hold positions not classified
under chapter thirty-one of the General Laws, or are not
subject to the provisions of section nine A of chapter thirty
of the General Laws, are hereby transferred to the service
of the department of commerce without impairment of their
retirement, seniority or other rights, and the positions to
which they are transferred shall not be subject to said chap-
ter thirty-one.
Section 10. The Massachusetts development and indus-
trial commission is hereby abolished and its powers and
duties are hereby transferred to, and shall hereafter be exer-
cised and performed by, the department of commerce es-
tablished by chapter twenty-three A of the General Laws
inserted by section one of this act. Said commission shall
transfer to said department all property, records and other
data now in its custody. The employees of said commission
who hold positions classified under chapter thirty-one of the
General Laws, or are subject to the provisions of section
nine A of chapter thirty of the General Laws, are hereby
transferred to the service of the department of commerce
without impairment of their civil service, retirement, senior-
ity or other rights, and their term of office shall not be
deemed to be interrupted within the meaning of said chapter
thirty-one or said section nine A of chapter thirty notwith-
standing any change in title or duties made as a result of
such transfer, provided that no such employee shall be
lowered in rank or compensation. The employees of said
commission who hold positions not classified under chapter
thirty-one of the General Laws, or are not subject to the
provisions of section nine A of chapter thirty of the General
Laws, are hereby transferred to the service of the depart-
ment of commerce without impairment of their retirement,
seniority or other rights, and the positions to which they are
transferred shall not be subject to said chapter thirty-one.
Section 11. Wherever used in any existing statute, lease,
contract, agreement or publication, the words "state plan-
ning board", or "Massachusetts development and industrial
commission" shall connote the department or the relevant
division thereof established by this act.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 410, 411. 317
Section 12. The governor, with the advice and consent of°^"™°c°T
of the council, shall, as soon as may be, appoint a conunis- appointment'
sioner of commerce for a term of five years.
Section 13. All unexpended balances of monies appro- useof
priated for the Massachusetts development and industrial monTe".
commission and for the state planning board shall be im-
mediately available for expenditure by the department of
commerce estabUshed by this act.
Approved May 26, 1953.
An Act increasing the benefits payable in a benefit ChayAl^
YEAR OF unemployment COMPENSATION.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would prevent Emergency
it from taking effect on the date provided therein for its ^'^''^"'
taking effect, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
pubhc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. Chapter 151A of the General Laws is hereby g^^•{Jf^■
amended by striking out section 30, as most recently amended § 30,' etc., '
by chapter 559 of the acts of 1949, and inserting in place amended.
thereof the following section : — Section SO. The total bene- Unempioy-
fits which an unemployed individual may receive during his pe^at'ion
benefit year shall be an amount equal to thirty per cent of j'n^ealed.
his wages in the base period, or an amount equal to twenty-
six times his benefit rate, whichever is the lesser, plus de-
pendency benefits payable under section twenty-nine. If
such amount includes a fractional part of a dollar, it shall be
raised to the next highest dollar.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on July first in the Effective date.
current year and shall affect all claims filed on and after
said date. Approved May 26, 1953.
An Act making certain amendments in the zoning Chap. 4:11
LAW, so CALLED, OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. ■
Section 1. Paragraph (9) of section 5 of chapter 488
of the acts of 1924 is hereby amended by striking out the
first sentence, as amended by section 2 of chapter 143 of
the acts of 1932, and inserting in place thereof the following
sentence : — Filling stations or garages, including storage
incidental to the operation thereof of not over twelve thou-
sand gallons of petroleum or other inflammable hquids;
provided, that the board of street commissioners, after pub-
lic notice and hearing, grants a license therefor.
Section 2. Section 6 of said chapter 488 is hereby
amended by striking out paragraph (33) and inserting in
place thereof the following paragraph : —
(33) Manufacture of chewing tobacco;
Approved May 26, 1953.
318 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 412, 413, 414.
ChapA12 An Act making clarence e. craft eligible to take a
CIVIL service examination for appointment to the
position of fire fighter in the town of ayer, and
relative to his appointment to said position.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Clarence E. Craft of the town of Ayer is
hereby made ehgible to apply for, and to take, a civil service
examination for appointment to the position of fire fighter
in the town of Ayer, notwithstanding that, at the time of
filing such apphcation, he is over thirty-five years of age.
If he qualifies by examination for fire fighter, his name shall
be placed on the eligible list after the names of any qualified
persons who met all regular entrance requirements for said
position.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the board of selectmen of the town of
Ayer, but not otherwise. Approved May 26, 1953.
Chap. 4:13 An Act authorizing the town of webster to pay a
SUM OF MONEY TO WILLIAM S. RASZKA.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral obli-
gation, the town of Webster is hereby authorized to appro-
priate and pay to Wilham S. Raszka the sum of eight hun-
dred and thirty dollars and forty cents to reimburse him for
expenses incurred by him on account of injuries sustained
by his son while employed by said town as a playground
instructor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by vote of the town at an annual or special town meeting,
but not otherwise. Approved May 26, 1953.
Chap.4:14: An Act transferring to the city planning board of
THE CITY OF BOSTON CERTAIN POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE
BOARD OF STREET COMMISSIONERS OF SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The powers conferred, and the duties imposed, on the
board of street commissioners of the city of Boston by section
twenty-three of chapter four hundred and forty-nine of the
acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, as amended by
section one of chapter two hundred and four of the acts of
eighteen hundred and ninety-six, are hereby transferred to
the city planning board of said city.
Approved May 26, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 415, 416. 319
An Act to authorize corporations to make contribu- Chav 415
TIONS FOR charitable, SCIENTIFIC OR EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 155 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 12B, inserted by section 5 of chapter new^§\^2^c,
488 of the acts of 1947, the following section: — Section 12C. ^'^'^^'^■
Every corporation may, by its articles of organization or Certain
by-laws or by a general or special vote of its stockholders or contributions
members, authorize its directors, or its officers having the [•^ng°'"*"^'"'''
powers of directors, to make contributions, in such amounts authorized.
as said directors or officers may determine to be reasonable,
to corporations, trusts, funds or foundations, organized and
operated exclusively for charitable, scientific or educational
purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the
benefit of any private shareholder or individual; provided,
that in the case of a corporation having capital stock, con-
tributions in any fiscal year shall not in the aggregate exceed
one half of one per cent of its capital and surplus as of the
end of the preceding fiscal year, unless contributions in
excess of one half of one per cent of such capital and surplus
shall be authorized by the stockholders of the corporation
at a regular or special meeting, and, in the case of a corpora-
tion not having capital stock, contributions in any fiscal
year shall not in the aggregate exceed one half of one per
cent of the surplus of such corporation as of the end of the
preceding fiscal year, unless contributions in excess of one
half of one per cent of such surplus shall be authorized by
the members of the corporation at a regular or special
meeting. Nothing in this section shall be construed as
directly or indirectly restricting or otherwise affecting,
except as herein provided, the rights and powers of any
corporation wdth reference to payments of the nature above
specified. Approved May 27, 1953.
An Act providing for an entrance in the town of 0/ia».416
WAKEFIELD TO THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF BREAKHEART
RESERVATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
For the purpose of providing an entrance in the town of
Wakefield into the northwest section of Breakheart reserva-
tion, the metropolitan district commission is hereby author-
ized to construct and maintain a roadway in said town.
Said commission is hereby authorized to acquire by gift or
right of eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine of the
General Laws any land necessary for the construction of
such roadway, and said town is hereby authorized to give
land for such purpose. For the purposes of this act said
commission may expend such sums as may be appropriated
therefor. Approved May 27, 1953.
320 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 417.
ChavAll An Act establishing a selectmen-manager form of
GOVERNMENT FOR THE TOWN OF SCITUATE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Scope of the Act. — Whenever any board,
commission, committee or office is provided for or referred
to in tliis act, the term of office of the members or incum-
bents thereof, the number of members and the powers,
duties and obhgations appertaining thereto, shall be the
same as may now or hereafter be fixed by law with respect
to town boards, commissions, committees or offices having
corresponding powers or duties, or by the by-laws of the
town, now or hereafter in force, except as expressly other-
wise provided herein.
Notliing in this act shall be construed to affect in any
manner any by-law of the town now in effect or which may
be adopted hereafter, or the power of the town to amend,
alter or adopt any by-law, or the operation or applicabihty
to the town of Scituate of any general or special law now or
hereafter in effect, except so far as may be expressly provided
herein.
No contract existing and no action at law or suit in equity
or other proceeding pending at the time this act is accepted
or at the time of revocation of such acceptance shall be
affected by such acceptance or revocation.
Section 2. Elective and Appointive Offices. — Beginning
with the first annual town election following acceptance of
this act, the only boards, officers or committees to be elected
by the voters shall be the selectmen, the school committee
and the moderator. Every other elective office, board or
commission shall be terminated as herein provided, any other
provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. The
term of office of any person appointed or elected to any
office, board or commission existing at the time of such ac-
ceptance and terminated hereunder shall continue until such
first town election and until the appointment and quaUfica-
tion of his successor, if any, except that the incumbent town
clerk shall continue to hold office in accordance with the
terms of section nineteen B of chapter forty-one of the Gen-
eral Laws and thereafter the said offices, boards or commis-
sions shall be abolished, and all powers, duties and obliga-
tions conferred or imposed thereon by law shall be conferred
and imposed upon the selectmen and exercised by the town
manager as hereinafter provided.
Section 3. Election of Selectmen. — At the first town
election following acceptance of this act, there shall be elected
two selectmen for three years, two selectmen for two years,
and one selectman for one year. Upon the qualification of
the selectmen so elected, the term of office of the board of
selectmen then existing shall terminate. At each annual
town election thereafter, the voters shall elect selectmen for
three year terms to replace those whose terms are about to
expire. "When a vacancy occurs among the selectmen by
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 417. 321
reason of death, resignation, change of residence from the
town, or other disabihty, the remaining selectmen shall have
the power to fill the vacancy until the next town election,
at which the voters shall elect a selectman for the remainder
of the unexpired term.
Section 4. Appointmerits by Selectmen and Moderator. —
In addition to the town manager, whose appointment and
removal is hereinafter provided for, the selectmen shall ap-
point, and may remove, a board of appeals under the pro-
visions of section eighty-one R of chapter forty-one of the
General Laws, which board shall also act as the board of
appeals under the by-laws, election officers, registrars of voters
except the town clerk, constables, town counsel and town
accountant. The moderator shall appoint an advisory com-
mittee and such other officers, boards and committees as he
shall hereafter be directed to appoint by by-law or by vote
of the town.
Section 5. Multiple Officers. — A member of the board
of selectmen, or of the school committee, or of the advisory
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 elected or ap-
pointed to any other office, board, commission, or committee
under the provisions of this act or of any general or special
law shall be eligible during the term of such office to election
or appointment to any other town office, board, commission
or committee, except that the town accountant shall not be
eligible to hold the position of town treasurer or 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, except
that he shall not appoint himself as a member of any board
or committee.
Section 6. Appointment of Town Manager. — The select-
men elected as provided herein shall appoint, as soon as
practicable after their election for a term of three years,
and thereafter from time to time for like terms, a town
manager who shall be a person especially fitted by education,
training and by previous full time paid experience as a town
or city manager or assistant manager or administrative as-
sistant, to perform the duties of the office. The town man-
ager shall be appointed without regard to his political beliefs.
He need not be a resident of the town or of this common-
wealth when appointed, and shall not during the twelve
months prior to his appointment have held any elective
office in the town of Scituate. 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 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
322 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 417.
Section 7. Appointment of a Temporary Manager. — 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.
Section 8. 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, suspension 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 per-
form the duties of the manager until he shall return or his
disability shall cease.
Section 9. Removal of Manager. • — The selectmen, by a
majority vote of the full membership of the board, may
remove 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 follo'wing
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 the manager from duty, but in any case liis salary
shall continue to be paid until the expiration of one month
from the date of adoption of the final resolution of removal.
Section 10. 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 11. Powers and Duties of Manager. — In addi-
tion to any other powers and duties expressly provided for
in this act, the town manager shall have the following powers
and duties : —
(a) He shall be responsible for and shall supervise and
direct the administration of all departments, commissions,
boards and offices except those mentioned in sections two,
three and four, and shall appoint, upon merit and fitness
alone and, subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one
of the General Laws where applicable, a board of health, a
board of public welfare, a planning board, a town collector,
a town clerk, a town treasurer who may also act as town
collector, a board of assessors of three members as hereinafter
provided, and such other officers and employees as may be
necessary to carry out the powers and duties imposed upon
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 417. 323
him or upon the to^ATi either by this act, by the by-laws of
the town or by other provisions of law. Officers and em-
ployees not subject to chapter thirty-one of the General
Laws shall not be removed by the town manager except on
ten days' notice in writing, setting forth the cause of such
removal.
(b) Subject to any applicable provisions of chapter thirty-
one and of section one hundred and eight A of chapter
forty-one of the General Laws, the town manager shall fix
the compensation of all town officers and employees ap-
pointed by him, within the limits of the amounts appro-
priated therefor by the town.
(c) It shall be the duty of the town manager to attend all
regular meetings of the board of selectmen.
(d) 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.
(e) The town manager shall keep the selectmen fully
advised 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.
(/) The town manager shall have jurisdiction over the
rental and use of all town property, except schools. He shall
be responsible for the maintenance and repair of all town
property, including school buildings and grounds. Except
as otherwise voted by the town, he shall be responsible for
the preparation of plans and the supervision of work on all
construction, reconstruction, alterations, improvements and
other undertakings authorized by the town, subject, how-
ever, to the approval of the school committee with respect
to plans for the construction or improvement of school
buildings or property.
(g) The town manager shall purchase all supplies, ma-
terials and equipment, and shall award all contracts for all
departments and activities of the town under his supervision;
and he shall make all purchases for departments or activities
not under his supervision but only upon and in accordance
with a requisition duly signed by the head of any such
department.
(h) 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
applicable to said town, all by-laws and all regulations
established by the selectmen.
(i) The town manager shall, with the approval of the
selectmen, have authority to prosecute, defend or compro-
mise all litigation to which the town is a party.
0") The town manager shall perform such other duties,
consistent with his office, as may be required of him by the
by-laws or vote of the town or by vote of the selectmen.
(k) The town manager shall have access to all town books
324 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 417.
and papers for information necessary for the proper per-
formance of his duties, and may without notice cause the
affairs of any department or activity under his control or
the conduct of any officer or employee thereof to be ex-
amined.
(Z) The town manager may, with the approval of the
selectmen, establish, combine, reorganize or discontinue de-
partments under his supervision and may in so doing transfer
the duties and powers and, so far as possible in accordance
with the vote of the town, the appropriation of one depart-
ment, commission, board or office, in whole or in part, to
any other.
Section 12. Appointment of Assessors. — The town
manager shall appoint a principal assessor, who shall devote
his full time and attention to the duties of his office and
shall serve as chairman of the board, and two additional
assessors.
Section 13. Approval of Warrants. — The town man-
ager shall be the chief fiscal officer of the town. Warrants
for the payment of town funds prepared by the town ac-
countant in accordance with applicable provisions of law
shall be submitted to the town manager. The approval of
any such warrant by the town manager when countersigned
by a majority of the selectmen shall be sufficient authority
to authorize payment by the town treasurer, but the select-
men alone shall approve all warrants in the event of the
absence of the town manager or a vacancy in the office of
town manager. The board of selectmen may, at their
discretion, delegate to the manager the authority to approve
said warrants.
Section 14. Investigations or Surveys. — For the purpose
of making investigations or surveys, the town manager,
with the approval of the selectmen, may expend such sums
for the employment of experts, counsel and other assistants,
and for other expenses in connection therewith, as the town
may appropriate for such purposes.
Section 15. Investigation of Claims. — Whenever any
pay roll, 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 vahdity, excessive in amount, or otherwise
contrary to the interests of the town, refer it to the select-
men, who shall immediately investigate the facts and de-
termine what, if any, payment should be made. Pending
such investigation and determination by the selectmen,
payment shall be withheld.
Section 16. Certain Officers not to make Contracts with
the Town. — It shall be unlawful for any selectman, the
town manager, or any other elective or appointive official
of the town, directly or indirectly, to make a contract with
the town, or to receive any commission, discount, bonus,
gift, contribution or reward from, or any share in the profits
of, any person or corporation making or performing such a
contract, unless the official concerned, immediately upon
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 417. 325
learning of the existence of such contract, or that such a
contract Ls 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 con-
tract on behalf of the town, the contract may be made by
another officer of the town duly authorized thereto by vote
of the selectmen. Violation of any provision of this section
shall render the contract in respect of 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 by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Section 17. Estimates of Expenditures. — All boards,
officers and committees of the town shall annually, at the
request of the town manager, submit to him in writing a
detailed estimate of the appropriations required for the
efficient and proper conduct of their respective departments
and offices during the next fiscal year. On or before the
fifteenth day of December of each year, the town manager
shall submit to each member of the advisory committee and
of the board of selectmen a copy of his annual budget,
which shall contain a careful, detailed estimate of the
probable expenditures of the town for the ensuing fiscal
year, including a statement of the amounts required to meet
the interest and maturing bonds and notes or other indebted-
ness of the town, and showing specifically the amount neces-
sary to be provided for each office, department and activity,
together with a statement of the expenditures 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 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 also report to
said committee and to the selectmen the probable amount
required to be raised by taxation to defray all of the pro-
posed expenditures of the town, together with an estimate
of the tax rate necessary therefor.
Section 18. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the qualified voters of the town of Scituate at the first
state or town election after the date of approval of this act.
The vote shall be taken by ballot in accordance with the
provisions of the General Laws, so far as the same shall be
appHcable, in answer to the question, which shall be placed
upon the official ballot to be used at said election: — "Shall
an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen
hundred and fiftj^-three entitled 'An Act establishing a
selectmen-manager form of government for the town of
Scituate', be accepted by this town?" If a majority of the
326 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 417.
voters voting on this question shall vote in the affirmative,
said act shall take effect immediately for the purposes of the
next following town election, and for all things pertaining
thereto, and shall take full effect upon the qualification of a
majority of the selectmen first elected as provided in section
three. If this act is rejected by the quaUfied voters of the
town when first submitted under this section, it shall be
further submitted to the said voters at the next following
state or town election, and if accepted by a majority of the
voters voting thereon it shall take effect as hereinbefore
provided. If a majority of the voters voting on this question
when so further submitted shall vote in the negative, this
act shall thereupon become void.
Section 19. Duties of Certain Town Officials relative to
Election. — It shall be the duty of the selectmen and town
clerk in office and any other town official upon whom by
reason of his office a duty devolves under the provisions of
this act, when this act is accepted by the registered voters
as herein provided, to comply with all the requirements 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 20. Forthwith after the acceptance of this act
the moderator shall appoint a committee consisting of five
quahfied voters to consider what by-laws authorized by this
chapter, if any, should be adopted by the town to further
the purposes of this chapter in the town, and such committee
shall report its recommendations, if any, to the next annual
town meeting or any special town meeting prior thereto and
called for the purpose. Any by-laws adopted by the town
under authority of this chapter shall become operative in
compliance mth the requirements of section thirty-two of
chapter forty, and shall continue in effect until revoked by
the town or rendered inoperative under the provisions of
section twenty-one.
Section 21. At any time after the expiration of three
years from the date of acceptance of this act, and not less
than sixty days before the date of an annual meeting, a
petition signed by not less than ten 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. The selectmen shall thereupon
direct the town clerk to cause the said question to be printed
on the official ballot to be used at the next annual town
election in the following form: "Shall the acceptance by the
town of Scituate of an act passed by the General Court in
the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three entitled 'An Act
establishing a town manager form of government for the
Town of Scituate' be revoked?" If such revocation is
favored by a majority of the voters voting thereon, this act
shall cease to be operative on and after the annual meeting
next following such vote. All general laws respecting town
administration and town officers, and any special laws rela-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 418. 327
tive to said town, the operation of which has been suspended
or superseded by acceptance of this act, shall be revived by
such revocation and shall continue to be in full force and
effect. By-laws in force when such revocation takes effect,
so far as they are consistent with general laws respecting
town administration and town officers and with special laws
relating to said town, shall not be affected thereby, but
any other by-laws inconsistent with such general or special
laws shall be annulled. If such revocation is not favored by
a majority of the voters voting thereon, no further petition
therefor shall be filed under this section oftener than once
in every three years thereafter. Approved May 27, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town of Orleans to supply fhauA]^
ITSELF AND ITS INHABITANTS WITH WATER. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Orleans may supply itself and
its inhabitants with water for the extinguishment of fires
and for domestic and other purposes; may establish foun-
tains 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
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, pur-
chase, gift, devise or other^vise, 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 ^vith any such water sources;
and also for said purposes may take by eminent domain
under said chapter seventy-nine, or acquire by lease, pur-
chase, gift, devise or otherwise, and hold, all lands, rights of
way and other easements necessary for collecting, storing,
holding, purifying and treating such water and protecting
and preserving the purity thereof and for conveying the same
to any part of said town ; provided that no source of water
supply and no lands necessary for protecting and preserving
the purity of the water shall be taken or used wthout first
obtaining the advice and approval of the department of pub-
lic health, and that the location and arrangement of all
dams, reservoirs, wells or filter galleries, filtration and pump-
ing plants or other works necessary in carrying out the pro-
visions 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 apphances,
328 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 418.
works, tools, machinery and other equipment that may be
necessary or expedient in carrying out the provisions of this
act. Said town may construct and maintain on the lands
acquired and held under this act proper dams, wells, reser-
voirs, pumping and filtration plants, buildings, standpipes,
tanks, fixtures and other structures, including also purifica-
tion 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 provide such other means and ap-
pliances and do such other things as may be necessary for
the establishment and maintenance of complete and effec-
tive water works; and for that purpose may construct, lay
and maintain aqueducts, conduits, pipes and other works,
under or over any lands, water courses, railroads, railways
and pubhc or other ways, and along any such way 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 conduits, pipes and
other works, and for all other proper purposes of this act,
said town may dig up or raise and embank any such lands,
highways or other ways in such manner as to cause the least
liindrance 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,
constmct or lay any conduits, pipes or other works within
the location of any railroad corporation except at such time
and in such manner as it may agree upon with such corpora-
tion, or, in case of failure so to agree, as may be approved by
the department of public utilities. Said toTvii may enter
upon any lands for the purpose 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
seventy-nine; 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 under authority of this
act.
Section 5. Said town may, for the purpose of paying the
necessary expenses and habilities incurred or to be incurred
under the provisions of this act, other than expenses of
maintenance and operation, issue from time to time bonds
or notes to an amount, not exceeding, in the aggregate, one
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 418. 329
million three hundred thousand dollars, which shall bear on
their face the words, Town of Orleans Water Loan, Act of
1953. 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, but otherwise shall be subject to the apphcable pro-
visions of said chapter.
Section 6. Said to-UTi 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 pay-
ments on the principal as may be reciuired under the pro-
visions 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 wdlfully 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,
to be recovered in an action of tort; and upon conviction of
any one of the above wilful or wanton acts shall be punished
by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars or by im-
prisonment for not more than one j^ear, or both.
Section 8. Said town shall, after its acceptance of this
act, at the same meeting at wliich 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 constitute
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 com-
missioners, who shall be subject, however, to such instruc-
tions, rules and regulations as said to\vn may impose by its
vote. A majority of said commissioners shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business. After the election
of a board of water commissioners under authority of this
330 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 419.
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
to^vTi or until another person is qualified.
Section 9. Said commissioners shall fix just and equita-
ble 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 provicUng 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 payment
for such new construction the water rates shall be reduced
proportionately. All authority vested in said commissioners
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
by a majority of the voters of the town of Orleans present
and voting thereon at a town meeting called for the purpose
within four years after its passage; but the number of
meetings so called in any year shall not exceed three.
Approved May 21\ 1953.
Chap Aid An Act providing for certain improvements at the
BRISTOL COUNTY JAIL AND HOUSE OF CORRECTION IN NEW
BEDFORD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The county commissioners of Bristol county
are hereby authorized and directed to raise and expend under
the direction of the sheriff of said county a sum of money
not exceeding one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars for
the purpose of instaUing one hundred and fifty water closets
and wash bowls at the Bristol county jail and house of cor-
rection in New Bedford.
Section 2. For the purposes aforesaid, the treasurer of
said county, with the approval of the county commissioners,
may borrow from time to time on the credit of the county,
such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding in the ag-
gregate one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars, and may
issue bonds or notes of the county therefor, which shall
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 420. 331
bear on their face the words, Bristol County Jail and House
of Correction Loan, Act of 1953. Each authorized issue
shall constitute a separate loan and such loans shall be pay-
able in not more than twenty years from their dates. Such
bonds or notes shall be signed by the treasurer of the county
and countersigned by a majority of the county commis-
sioners. The county may sell the said securities at pubhc
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 under tliis act shall, except
as herein provided, be subject to chapter thirty-five of the
General Laws.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the sheriff of the county of Bristol, but not
otherwise. Approved May 27, 1953.
An Act relative to the compensation of certain chief Q}mp 420
PROBATION OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT CHIEF PROBATION
OFFICERS IN SUFFOLK COUNTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The first paragraph of section 83 of chap- g. l. (Ter.
ter 276 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by fss.'eS
chapter 341 of the acts of 1953, is hereby further amended amended."
by striking out the last two sentences and inserting in place
thereof the following two sentences: — In the Boston ju- salaries of
venile court, the chief probation officer and the assistant probluon
chief probation officer shall receive as an annual salary officers ^ ^
seventy-five per cent and fifty-six per cent, respectively, of ^ ^
the salary provided by law for the justice of said court, and
every other probation officer shall receive upon appoint-
ment an annual salary of three thousand dollars or such
higher annual salary, not exceeding fifty-two hundred dol-
lars, as, because of his years of similar service in allied fields,
the mayor of Boston with the approval of the justice of said
court may determine, and annually thereafter, upon the an-
niversary of his appointment, shall receive an increase of
two hundred dollars until a maximum annual salary of fifty-
two hundred dollars shall have been reached. In every dis-
trict court in Suffolk county, other than the municipal court
of the city of Boston, the chief probation officer, if any,
shall be compensated for his services as if he held an office
classified under the classification and compensation plans of
said county in the same grade as the clerk of court in which
said chief probation officer serves; and the assistant chief
probation officer, if any, shall be compensated for his serv-
ices as if he held an office classified under said classification
and compensation plans in the same grade as the first assis-
tant clerk of said court; and every other probation officer
shall receive upon appointment an annual salary of three
thousand dollars or such higher annual salary, not exceeding
fifty-two hundred dollars, as, because of his years of similar
332 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 421, 422, 423.
service in allied fields, the mayor of Boston with the ap-
proval of the justices of the court may determine, and an-
nually thereafter, upon the anniversary of his appointment,
shall receive an increase of two hundred dollars until a max-
imum annual salary of fifty-two hundred dollars shall have
been reached.
Section 1A. The compensation currently being paid to
any chief probation officer, assistant chief probation officer
or probation officer shall not be reduced by reason of the
passage of this act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1953.
ChapA21 An Act relative to the salary of the present clerk
OF the third district court of PLYMOUTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
seventy-nine of chapter two hundred and eighteen of the
General Laws, the salary of the present incumbent of the
office of clerk of the third district court of Plymouth shall
be thirty-eight hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1953.
Chap. 4:22 An Act relating to the regional school district con-
sisting OF the towns of EGREMONT, MONTEREY, NEW
MARLBOROUGH AND SHEFFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The proceedings heretofore taken relating to
the organization of the regional school district consisting of
the towns of Egremont, Monterey, New Marlborough and
Sheffield, including the election of the members of the
regional district school committee, are hereby validated,
and said district is hereby declared to be a vahd district
with all the rights, powers and duties of districts duly or-
ganized under section fifteen of chapter seventy-one of the
General Laws.
Section 2. Transportation costs, if any, shall be appor-
tioned among the member towns as an operating cost, as
provided in the agreement under which said district was
established.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1953.
Chap. 423 An Act providing that certain fees shall not be re-
quired OF CERTAIN INTERSTATE CARRIERS OF PROPERTY
BY MOTOR VEHICLE.
pr^ambiT^ Wkercas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to exempt forthwith certain
interstate carriers of property by motor vehicle from certain
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 424, 425. 333
fees, 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 10 of chapter 159B of the General Laws, as most Ed^isQB
recently amended by section 2 of chapter 376 of the acts of § ib.'etc. '
1946, is hereby further amended by striking out the second *'^«=°'^®'*
paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following
paragraph : —
The fees provided by this section shall not be required of {^tg^state
an interstate carrier whose principal place of business and carriers
the registration of whose vehicle or of any veliicle under cerum fe^°'
lease or other arrangement is in another state or states in
respect to the operation of motor vehicles in interstate
commerce over ways within this commonwealth if such state
or states, as finally determined by the department, do not
require of an interstate carrier whose principal place of
business and the registration of whose vehicle or of any
vehicle under lease or other arrangement is within this
commonwealth any similar fees or charges, however de-
nominated or defined, for the privilege of operating vehicles
in interstate commerce over the ways of such other state or
states. Approved May 28, 1953.
ChapA24:
An Act authorizing the city of fitchburg to pay a
sum of money to the legal guardian of reino a.
m.^ki of fitchburg.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation, the city of Fitchburg by its city council is hereby
authorized to appropriate a sum not to exceed three thou-
sand dollars and to pay such sum to Reino W. Maki, father
of Reino A. Maki of Fitchburg who was injured while under
supervised play in a public playground in said city.
Section 2. No payment shall be made pursuant to the
authority contained in section one of this act unless and
until the father of said Reino A. Maki is appointed his legal
guardian. Said monies shall be expended by the said
guardian for the health, education and welfare of the said
Reino A. Maki. Approved May 28, 1958.
An Act to extend the electric light district in the Chav 425
TOWN OF DIGHTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 316 of the acts of 1920 is hereby amended by
striking out section 1 and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing section: — Section 1. The inhabitants of the town
of Dighton, exclusive of the inhabitants within the bound-
aries set forth in section one of chapter three hundred and
seventy-two of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two,
334 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 426, 427.
are hereby made a body corporate and shall constitute a
district to be known as the Dighton Electric Light District,
for the sole purpose of purchasing electricity in order to
furnish street lighting in said district. For such purposes the
Dighton Electric Light District may exercise all the au-
thority given a city or town by section ninety-two of chap-
ter seven hundred and forty-two of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and fourteen and all acts in amendment thereof and
in addition thereto. Approved May 28, 1953.
ChapA26 An Act authorizing the town of north attleborough
TO APPOINT STANLEY A. ANGELL AND WILLIAM A. DONLY
AS PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF
SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the selectmen of the town of North Attleborough
are hereby authorized to appoint Stanley A. Angell and
William A. Donly as permanent members of the fire depart-
ment of said town provided they pass a qualifying examina-
tion. LTpon such appointment they shall become subject to
the civil service laws and rules and their tenure of office shall
be unlimited, subject, however, to said laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 28, 1953.
Chap. 427 An Act authorizing the department of mental health
TO SELL AND CONVEY CERTAIN LAND LOCATED IN THE TOWN
OF FOXBOROUGH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L The commissioner of mental health, in the
name and on behalf of the commonwealth, is hereby au-
thorized and directed, subject to the conditions hereinafter
set forth, to sell and convey for a nominal consideration to
the Laurence W. Foster Post No. 93, Inc., The American
Legion for use as a legion home the following parcels of land,
with the buildings thereon, located in the town of Fox-
borough : —
(1) A certain parcel of land shown as lots 98, 99 and 100
on Plan of "Fairlawn" Foxborough, recorded in Norfolk
Registry of Deeds in plan book 45, plan 2121, bounded and
described as follows : — northerly, by lot 97 on said plan,
229.8 feet; westerly, by Central street, 78.30 feet; easterly,
by lots 115, 116 and 117 on said plan, 85.20 feet; and
southerly by lot 101 on said plan, 254.2 feet.
(2) A certain parcel of land shown as lots 113 to 122, both
inclusive, on said plan, bounded and described as follows: —
northerly, by lot 112 on said plan; easterly, by Robinson
street, shown on said plan, 312.9 feet; southerly, by land
now or late of Freeman, 104.4 feet; and westerly by lots 96
to 105, on said plan, 284 feet.
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 428. 335
(3) A certain parcel of land shown as lots 125 to 140, both
inclusive, on said plan, bounded and described as follows: —
northerly, by lot 124 on said plan, 105.5 feet; easterly by
land of New York, New Plaven and Hartford Railroad
Company, shown on said plan, 481 feet; southerly, by land
of Freeman, 135 feet; and westerly, by Robinson street, so
called, 435 feet.
Meaning to convey that portion of Robinson street, so
called, lying westerly of lots 125 to 140, inclusive, together
with all rights and privileges in the streets and ways shown
on said plan and all other rights, privileges and appurtenances
thereto appertaining.
Section 2. In the event that said land is not used on or
before the first day of July, nineteen hundred and fifty-six,
for the purpose for which it was conveyed, then title to all
of said land shall revert to and be vested in the common-
wealth. If on said date said land is so used, but at any time
thereafter it or any part of it ceases to be used for said pur-
pose, the title to all of said land shall thereupon revert to
the commonwealth. The deed conve.ying said land shall
contain such additional provisions binding on the grantee
as the commissioner may deem advisable and shall be ap-
proved as to its form by the attorney general.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 1, 1953.
An Act relative to referendum procedure in the ChapA2S
TOWN OF DARTMOUTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 26 of the acts of 1927 is hereby amended by
striking out section 8 and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 8. A vote passed at any rep-
resentative town meeting authorizing the expenditure of
twenty thousand dollars or more as a special appropriation,
or estabHshing or abolishing a board or office, merging two
or more boards or offices, fixing the term of office of town
officers, w^here such term is optional, increasing or reducing
the number of members of a board, or adopting or amending
a by-law, shall not be operative until after the expiration of
five days, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, from the dis-
solution of the meeting. If, within said five days a petition,
signed by not less than three per cent of the registered
voters of the town, containing their names and addresses
as they appear on the list of registered voters, is filed with
the selectmen asking that the question or questions involved
in such a vote be submitted to the registered voters of the
town at large, the selectmen, within fourteen days of the
filing of such petition, shall call a special town meeting for
the sole purpose of presenting to the registered voters at
large the question or questions so involved, and said meeting
shall be convened not less than ten days, nor more than
336 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 429, 430.
twenty days from the date of the call of such meeting. The
polls shall be opened not later than eleven o'clock in the
forenoon and shall be closed not earher than eight o'clock in
the evening, and all votes upon any question 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 questions so submitted shall
be determined by a majority vote of the registered voters
of the town voting thereon, but no action of the representa-
tive town meeting shall be reversed unless at least twenty
per cent of the registered voters shall vote to disapprove
such action. Each question so submitted shall be in the form
of the following question, which shall be placed upon the
official ballot: — "Shall the town vote to approve the action
of the representative town meeting whereby it was voted
(the vote as it appears in the records of the town clerk)?".
If such petition is not filed within said period of five days,
the vote of the representative town meeting shall become
operative and effective upon the expiration of said period.
Approved June 1, 1953.
ChapA29 An Act designating a portion of the state highway
KNOWN AS ROUTE 2 AS THE MOHAWK TRAIL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
That portion of the state highway known as route 2, be-
ginning at the junction of the highway known as U. S. route 7
on Main street in the town of Williamsto^^^l and extending
easterly through the town of Greenfield to the junction of
the state highway known as route 63 in the town of Erving,
shall be known and designated as the Mohawk Trail, and
suitable markers bearing said designation shall be erected
and maintained along said highway by the state department
of pubhc works. Approved June 1, 1953.
C/iap. 430 An Act designating a portion of the state highway
KNOWN AS route 2 AS THE TACONIC TRAIL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
That portion of the state highway known as route 2, be-
ginning at the junction of the highway known as U. S.
route 7 on Main street in the town of Williamstown, and
extending northwesterly to the New York state line and
the town of Petersburg in said state, shall be known and
designated as the Taconic Trail, and suitable markers bear-
ing said designation shall be erected and maintained along
said highway by the state department of public works.
Approved June 1, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 431, 432, 433. 337
An Act establishing the office of assistant manager (jhn^. aq\
OF the municipal lighting commission for the city ^ ■
OF PEABODY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 286 of the acts of 1951 is hereby
amended by striking out section 2, as amended by section 1
of chapter 495 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 2. The commis-
sion shall establish the offices of manager and assistant
manager, and shall fix the salaries of such offices. Said
manager and assistant manager shall not be members of the
commission and shall not be subject to the provisions of
chapter thirty-one of the General Laws and the rules made
thereunder.
Section 2. This act shall become effective upon its ac-
ceptance by the mayor and city council of the city of Pea-
body. Approved June 1, 1953.
An Act relative to the contents of and the arrange- QIkuj 432
ment of names on ballots. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The second paragraph of section 42 of chapter 54 of the g. l. (Ter.
General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the first ftci^'amendtd.
sentence, as amended by chapter 212 of the acts of the
current year, and inserting in place thereof the following
two sentences: — Under the designation of the office, the Arrangement
names of candidates for each municipal elective office shall, ^^un^^pai°°
except as city charters otherwise provide, be arranged alpha- ballots,
betically according to their surnames, except that names of '"^^"'**®'^-
candidates for re-election to any such office of which they
are the elected incumbents shall, except as provided in sec-
tion thirty-three 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 candi-
dates of political parties as defined in chapter fifty, and the
names of all other candidates shall follow in Hke order. 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 candidates nom-
inated by single wards but to be voted for at large, shall be
arranged in groups by wards in hke order.
Approved June 1, 1953.
An Act relative to the use of the proceeds of certain Qfia/n 433
BOND issues of THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L Paragraph (j) of section 8A of chapter 544
of the acts of 1947 is hereby amended by striking out the
fifteenth sentence, as appearing in section 3 of chapter 572
of the acts of 1949, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
338 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 434.
ing sentence : — The proceeds of bonds of the authority
issued under this paragraph shall be used by it only for the
purposes hereinbefore set forth and pending such use may
be invested in obligations of the United States government,
maturing, in the case of each purchase of such obligations
by the authority, in not more than one year from the date
of such purchase.
Section 2. The second paragraph of section 22 of said
chapter 544 is hereby amended by striking out the last
sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sen-
tence : — The proceeds of said bonds or notes of the au-
thority shall be used by it only for the purposes herein-
before set forth and pending such use may be invested in
obligations of the United States government, maturing, in
the case of each purchase of such obligations by the au-
thority, in not more than one year from the date of such
purchase.
Section 3. Section 6 of chapter 649 of the acts of 1949
is hereby amended by striking out the fifteenth sentence
and inserting in place thereof the following sentence : —
The proceeds of bonds of the authority issued under this
section shall be used by it only for the purposes hereinbefore
set forth and pending such use may be invested in obUga-
tions of the United States goverimoient, matuiing, in the
case of each purchase of such obligations by the authority,
in not more than one year from the date of such purchase.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 2, 1953.
ChapAS4: An Act relative to rent control.
Emergency WJiereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
pream e. ^^ defeat its purposc which is, in part, to alleviate the severe
shortage of rental housing in certain areas of the common-
wealth which shortage has caused a serious emergency detri-
mental to the public peace, health, safety and convenience,
therefore this act is hereby declared to be an emergency law,
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health, welfare, safety and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows :
S^emlrSy. SECTION 1. The general court finds and declares that a
serious public emergency exists with respect to the housing
of a substantial number of the citizens in certain areas of
this commonwealth, which emergency has been created by
war, the effects of war and the national emergency which
presently confronts our nation, and which has resulted in
a substantial shortage of rental housing accommodations;
that unless residential rents and eviction of tenants are regu-
lated and controlled, such emergency and the inflationary
pressures resulting therefrom will produce serious threats to
the public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens
of this commonwealth; that such emergency should be met
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 434. 339
by the commonwealth immediately and with due regard for
th(; rights and responsibilities of its local communities.
Section 2. The following words or groups of words as oefinitionB.
used in this act shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Housing accommodations", any building, structure,
or part thereof, or land appurtenant thereto, or any other
real or personal property rented or offered for rent for Hving
or dwelling purposes, including houses, apartments, rooming
or boarding-house accommodations, and other properties used
for living or dwelling purposes, together with all privileges,
services, furnishings, furniture and facilities connected with
the use or occupancy of such property.
(6) "Controlled housing accommodations", all housing ac-
commodations except:
(1) Those housing accommodations, in any estabUshment
which on the eifective date of this act is commonly known
as a hotel in the community in which it is located, which
are occupied by persons who are provided customary hotel
services such as maid service, furnishing and laundering of
linen, telephone and secretarial or desk service, use and
upkeep of furniture and fixtures, and bellboy service; or
(2) Any motor court, or any part thereof; any trailer,
or trailer space, used exclusively for transient occupancy on
the effective date of this act, or any part thereof; or any
tourist home serving, on said date, transient guests exclu-
sively, or any part thereof; or
(3) Any housing accommodations {i) the construction of
which was completed on or after February first, nineteen
hundred and forty-seven, or which are housing accommoda-
tions created by a change from a non-housing to a housing
use on or after February first, nineteen hundred and forty-
seven, or wliich are additional housing accommodations
created by conversion on or after February first, nineteen
hundred and forty-seven; provided, however, that any
housing accommodations resulting from any conversion
created on or after April first, nineteen hundred and forty-
nine, shall continue to be controlled housing accommoda-
tions unless the city or town rent board issues an order
decontrolling them, which it shall issue if it finds that the
conversion resulted in additional, self-contained family units
as defined by regulations issued by it; or (m) the construc-
tion of which was completed on or after February first,
nineteen hundred and forty-five, and prior to February first,
nineteen hundred and forty-seven, and which between the
date of completion and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
and forty-seven, both dates inclusive, at no time were rented,
other than to members of the immediate family of the land-
lord, as housing accommodations; or (m) which on the
effective date of this act are vacant or later become vacant,
except as otherwise provided in section five (6); or (iv)
which on the effective date of this act had a rental at the
gross monthly rate of more than one hundred and fifty
dollars; or
340
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 434.
Unpaid rent
boards.
Employees.
(4) Non-housekeeping, furnished housing accommoda-
tions; or
(5) Any housing accommodation which was not controlled
under any provision of any federal rent control law or regu-
lation in effect immediately preceding the effective date of
this act; or
(6) On or after July thirty-first, nineteen hundred and
fifty-three, all housing accommodations in every city and
town in the commonwealth except the housing accommoda-
tions in those cities and towns which accept the provisions
of this act in accordance wdth section twelve.
Section 3. (a) The governor, with the advice and con-
sent of the council, may appoint at any time after the pas-
sage of this act a temporary state housing rent co-ordinator
who shall serve at the pleasure of and directly under the gov-
ernor. Said co-ordinator may be a person employed by the
commonwealth in another capacity and, if so, may receive
additional compensation notwithstanding the provisions of
section twenty-one of chapter thirty of the General Laws.
Said co-ordinator may employ and remove such persons as
he deems necessary; and he shall be provided adequate
offices for the performance of his duties. All such employees
shall be exempt from the operation of chapter thirty-one of
the General Laws and section nine A of chapter thirty of the
General Laws.
(b) The co-ordinator may prescribe such forms to be used
consistent with the provisions of this act as he deems neces-
sary or desirable to effectuate the provisions hereof. He shall
be available, in an advisory capacity, to city and town rent
boards for the purpose of attaining, as nearly as practicable,
uniformity in establishing rents, and rules and regulations.
The co-ordinator shall co-operate with the federal govern-
ment in effectuating the purposes of this act, and shall en-
deavor to procure and may accept from officers and agencies
of the federal government such co-operation, information,
records, data and equipment as will assist the local rent
boards in effectuating such purposes.
Section 4. (a) Upon the acceptance of this act as set
forth in sections twelve and fourteen, the mayor or city
manager in cities having a manager form of government sub-
ject in both instances to confirmation by the city council;
and, in towns, the board of selectmen, shall appoint a rent
board of at least five members. A majority of said board
shall be representatives of the pubhc interest and the re-
mainder shall be equally representatives of the landlords
and tenants. Said rent board shall have the powers set
forth in sections five and nine with respect to controlled
housing accommodations in such city or town.
(6) Members of rent boards shall receive no compensa-
tion for their services as such, but shall be reimbursed by
said city and town for necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties. A rent board may employ and
fix the salaries of such assistants and clerical aid as it deems
duties.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 434. 341
necessary, wath the approval of the mayor or city manager
or the board of selectmen, as the case may be. Such assist-
ants and clerical aid may be removed at the pleasure of the
rent board and shall be exempt from the operation of chap-
ter thirty-one and section nine A of chapter thirty of the
General Laws. During the current jQscal year, rent boards
are authorized to incur habilities in carrying out the pro-
visions of this act and payments therefor shall be made from
the city or town treasury from any available funds therein,
and the sums so expended in that period shall be certified
by the treasurer of the city or town in January of nineteen
hundred and fifty-four to the board of assessors who shall,
without further vote of the city or town, raise such sums
in the tax levy of nineteen hundred and fifty-four. To pro-
vide funds for meeting subsequent expenditures authorized
hereunder, a city or town may raise such sums as may be
necessary by taxation, or by transfer from available revenue
funds.
(c) Forty per cent of the amounts expended by the cities
and towns for the purposes of this act with the approval of
the rent boards shall be reimbursed by the commonwealth
upon approval and certification to the comptroller by the
co-ordinator.
Section 5. (a) Subject to the provisions hereof, no per- Powers and
son shall demand, accept or receive any rent for the use or
occupancy of any controlled housing accommodations greater
than the maximum rent established therefor by federal rent
controls in force immediately preceding the effective date
of this act; provided, however, that the city or town rent
board shall, by regulation or order, make such individual
and general adjustments in such maximum rents with re-
spect to any housing accommodations or any class of housing
accommodations as may be necessary to remove hardships
or to correct other inequities, or further to carry out the pur-
poses and provisions of this act, provided that the landlord
certifies that he is maintaining all services required to be
furnished as of the date determining the maximum rent
under federal rent controls in force immediately preceding
the effective date of this act, and that he will continue to
maintain such services as long as the adjustment in such
maximum rent which may be granted continues in effect.
In making and recommending individual and general ad-
justments to remove hardships or to correct other inequities,
due weight shall be given to the principle of maintaining
maximum rents for controlled housing accommodations at
levels which will yield to landlords a fair net operating in-
come from such housing accommodations. In determining
whether the maximum rent for controlled housing accommo-
dations yields a fair net operating income from such housing
accommodations, due consideration shall be given to the
following, among other relevant factors; (1) increases in
property taxes; (2) unavoidable increases in operating and
maintenance expenses; (3) major capital improvement of
342 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 434.
the housing accommodations as distinguished from ordinary
repair, replacement and maintenance; (4) increases or de-
creases in hving space, services, furniture, furnishings or
equipment; and (5) substantial deterioration of the housing
accommodations, other than ordinary wear and tear, or fail-
ure to perform ordinary repair, replacement or maintenance.
(6) The rent board is authorized and directed to remove
any or all maximum rents in such city or town or portion
thereof or with respect to any class of housing accommoda-
tions if in its judgment the need for continuing maximum
rents in such city or town or portion thereof or with respect
to such class of housing accommodations no longer exists,
due to sufficient construction of new housing accommoda-
tions or when the demand for rental housing accommoda-
tions has been otherwise reasonably met. The rent board
may re-establish maximum rents in such city or town or
with respect to those housing accommodations referred to
in section two (b) (3) (m) and (iv) if, in its judgment, such
action again becomes necessary to carry out the purposes of
this act and provided, further, that it finds and declares that
a substantial shortage of rental housing accommodations
exists in such city or town and that the control of rents
therein is necessary in the public interest.
(c) Any action taken under the provisions of the pre-
ceding paragraph except with respect to those housing ac-
commodations referred to in section two (6) (3) (m) and
(iv) shall be preceded by a public hearing at which interested
persons shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard
with the right to be represented by counsel and as to which
notice of the time, date, place and purpose of such hearing
shall be given in writing to the mayor or selectmen not less
than fifteen days prior to such date and by publication in
a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town at
least fifteen days prior to such date.
(d) Nothing in this act shall be interpreted or construed
to authorize the prohibition, in the case of any rental agree-
ment hereafter entered into, of the demand, collection or
retention of a security deposit, if said deposit does not ex-
ceed the rent for one month in addition to the otherwise
authorized collection of rent in advance.
Appeals. Section 6. (a) Any person who is aggrieved by any ac-
tion, regulation or order of the rent board may file a com-
plaint against the rent board in the district court for the
judicial district within which is located the controlled hous-
ing accommodation affected by such action, regulation or
order, and thereupon an order of notice shall be issued by
such court and served on the rent board. Such district
court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of such pro-
ceedings and shall be authorized to take such action with
respect thereto as is provided in the case of the superior
court under the provisions of chapter two hundred and
thirty-one A of the General Laws. Section three of said
chapter two hundred and thirty-one A shall not apply. All
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 434. 343
orders, judgments and decrees of such district court may be
reviewed as is provided in the case of an action at law in
such district court.
(6) The district court for the judicial district within which
is located the controlled housing accommodation concerned
shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of actions arising
out of the provisions of section seven of this act.
(c) Any party to a proceeding brought under the pro-
visions of (a) and (b) may, no later than the time provided
for the filing of an answer, file in said court a claim of trial
by jury, with an affidavit of such party that in his opinion
there is an issue of fact requiring a trial by jury and that
such trial is in good faith intended, together with the sum
of five dollars for the entry of the cause in the superior
court. The clerk shall forthwith transmit the papers in the
cause and send the entry fee to the clerk of the superior
court and the case shall proceed as though originally entered
there, except that section three of chapter two hundred and
thirty-one A of the General Laws shall not apply.
Section 7. (a) Any person who demands, accepts, re-
ceives or retains any payment of rent in excess of the maxi-
mum rent prescribed under the provisions of this act, or
any regulation, order or requirement thereunder, shall be
liable to the person from whom such payment is demanded,/
accepted, received or retained, or shall be hable to the
municipality as hereinafter provided, for reasonable attor-
ney's fees and costs as determined by the court, plus liqui-
dated damages in the amounts of (1) fifty dollars, or (2)
not more than three times the amount by which the payment
or payments demanded, accepted, received or retained ex-
ceed the maximum rent which could lawfully be demanded,
accepted, received or retained, as the court in its discretion
may determine, whichever in either case may be the greater
amount: provided, that the amount of such liquidated
damages shall be the amount of the overcharge or over-
charges if the defendant proves that the violation was
neither wilful nor the result of failure to take practicable
precautions against the occurrence of the violation.
(b) Suit to recover liquidated damages as provided in ^/'"jij^g*""
this section may be brought not later than one year after ° """ *'
the date of violation: provided, that if the person from
whom such payment is demanded, accepted, received or
retained either fails to institute an action under this section
within thirty days from the date of the occurrence of the
violation or is not entitled for any reason to bring the action,
the rent board, on behalf of the municipality, may settle
the claim arising out of the violation or not later than one
year after the date of violation may institute such action.
If such claim is settled or such action is instituted, the
person from whom such payment is demanded, accepted,
received or retained, shall thereafter be barred from bringing
an action for the same violation or violations. For the
purpose of determining the amount of liquidated damages
344 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 434.
to be awarded to the plaintiff in an action brought under
subsection (a) of this section, all violations alleged in an
action under said subsection (a) which were committed by
the defendant with respect to the plaintiff prior to the
bringing of such an action shall be deemed to constitute one
violation and, the amount demanded, accepted, received or
retained in connection with such one violation shall be
deemed to be the aggregate amount demanded, received or
retained in connection with all such violations. A judgment
for damages or on the merits in any action under this section
shall be a bar to any recovery under this section in any other
action against the same defendant on account of any viola-
tion with respect to the same person prior to the institution
of the action in which such judgment was rendered.
Penalties. SECTION 8. (o) It shall be uulawful for any person to
demand, accept, receive or retain any rent for the use or occu-
pancy of any controlled housing accommodations in excess
of the maximum rent prescribed under this act, or otherwise
to do or omit to do any act, in violation of this act, or of any
regulation or order or requirement under this act, or to
offer, solicit, attempt or agree to do any of the foregoing.
(b) Any person who wilfully violates any provisions of
this act, or who knowingly makes any statement or entry
false in any material respect in any document or report
required to be kept on file under this act, or under any
order or regulation issued bj^ the rent board pursuant thereto,
shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or im-
prisoned not more than ninety days, or both.
Section 9. (a) Any rent board may make such studies
and investigations, conduct such hearings, and obtain such
information, as it deems necessary in prescribing any regula-
tion or order under this act, or any administration and
enforcement of this act and regulations and orders pre-
scribed thereunder. For such purposes it may require any
person who rents or offers for rent or acts as broker or agent
for the rental of any controlled housing accommodations to
furnish any information required by it under oath, and to
produce records and other documents and make reports.
(6) For the foregoing purposes a person may be sum-
moned to attend and testify and to produce books and
papers in hke manner as he may be summoned to attend
as a witness before a court. Such person shall have the
right to be represented by counsel and to examine the
transcript of his testimony at reasonable times and places.
Section ten of chapter two hundred and tliirty-three of the
General Laws shall apply.
Section 10. No person shall bring any action to recover
possession of any controlled housing accommodations, ex-
cept : (a) for non-payment of rent ; (b) for nuisance ; (c) when
the landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession for the
use and occupancy as a housing accommodation by members
of his immediate family, and for the purpose of this section,
immediate family shall include the landlord's children, step-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 434. 345
children, adopted children, father, mother, brother, sister,
father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-
law; (d) when the landlord seeks in good faith to recover
possession for the immediate purpose of remodeling sub-
stantially or making substantial structural alteration in a
manner which cannot practicably be done with the tenant
in possession, provided that the owner can establish that
additional housing accommodations will be made available
by such remodeling or alteration, and provided, further,
that such approval as may be required by law for such
remodehng or alteration has been obtained; (e) when the
landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession for the im-
mediate purpose of demolishing the building in which the
premises are located, provided that such approval as may
be required by law for such demolition has been obtained;
(/) when the landlord is a nonprofit religious, charitable or
educational institution which seeks in good faith to re-
cover possession for the immediate purpose of housing its
staff members; (g) when the tenant has violated a substan-
tial obligation of his tenancy other than the obligation to
surrender possession of such housing accommodations;
(h) when the tenant has refused the landlord access to the
housing accommodations at reasonable times for the pur-
pose of inspection; (i) when the tenant's lease or other rental
agreement has expired or otherwise terminated, and at the
time of termination the occupants of the housing accommo-
dations are subtenants or other persons who occupied under
a rental agreement with the tenant, and no part of the ac-
commodations are used by the tenant as his dwelUng.
Section 11. Notwithstanding the provisions of this act
the United States, the commonwealth, or any agency or
poUtical subdivision thereof, may maintain an action or pro-
ceeding to recover possession of any housing accommodations
operated by it where such action or proceeding is authorized
by the statute or regulation under which such accommoda-
tions are administered.
Section 12. Any city or town in which federal rent con- Acceptance
trols exist at the time of the passage of this act may, between p^iitie"'°''
the date of said passage and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, by vote of the city council, if a city, or of a
town meeting called for the purpose, if a town, accept the
provisions of this act. Such vote shall include a declaration
that a substantial shortage of rental housing accommoda-
tions exists in such city or town and that the control of rents
therein is necessary in the public interest. Such city or
town, after taking such action, may in like manner at any
time thereafter rescind it.
Section 13. This act shall take effect in any municipality
which has voted to accept the provisions of this act under
section twelve immediately upon the termination of existing
federal rent controls effective therein.
Section 14. This act and all powers delegated herein Termination.
shall terminate on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
346 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 435, 436.
fifty-four, provided, however, that any city or town in which
rent controls are effective on that date may vote to continue
the provisions of this act in accordance with section twelve
for an added period not exceeding nine months from said
date. This act shall not apply in any municipality of the
commonwealth during the period in which a law of the
United States imposes, or but for this act would impose,
rent controls therein. As to offences committed or rights or
liabilities incurred prior to such termination, the provisions
of this act shall be treated as still remaining in force for the
purpose of sustaining any proper suit, action or prosecution
with respect to any such right, liability or offence.
Section 15. If any provision of this act or the applica-
tion of such provision to an}^ person or circumstances shall
be held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this act and
the applicability of such provision to other persons or cir-
cumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Approved June 2, 1953.
ChapASo An Act placing certain employees of the department
OF EDUCATION UNDER THE CIVII> SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The positions of persons employed in the
department of public welfare, under the provisions of chap-
ter six hundred and thirty-four of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and forty-one, shall, upon the effective date of this act,
be transferred to the department of education and become
subject to the same laws and rules governing other employees
in the department of education engaged in carrying out the
provisions of chapter five hundred and forty-eight of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-eight, as amended.
Section 2. The incumbent of every such position on
January second, nineteen hundred and fifty-three shall be
subjected to a qualifying examination for such position by
the division of civil service. If such an incumbent passes
said examination, he shall be certified for said position and
shall be deemed to be permanently appointed thereto with-
out serving any probationary period, and his tenure of
oflEice, as well as the tenure of office of any subsequent in-
cumbent of said position, shall be unlimited, subject, how-
ever, to the provisions of the civil service laws and rules.
Approved June 2, W53.
Chap. 4:36 An Act relative to the payment of salary or wages
AND OTHER SUMS OWING BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF
THE COMMONWEALTH UPON THE DEATHS OF THEIR OFFICERS
AND EMPLOYEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed.V' .ss!^"^' Section 1. Chapter 35 of the General Laws is hereby
new's ioB, amended by inserting after section 19A, inserted by section 2
sddei
of chapter 635 of the acts of 1945, the following section:
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 436. 347
Section 19B. Whenever any officer or employee or former Payment by-
officer or employee of a county dies, and such county owes saiaHefdue
his estate any sum or sums by reason of the terms of his "fempfo^yees
employment, the aggregate amount of which does not ex- authorized.
ceed five hundred dollars, and a duly appointed adminis-
trator or executor has not made written demand for payment
upon the treasurer of such county and such treasurer does
not otherwise have actual notice that probate proceedings
relative to such estate have been commenced, such sum or
sums may, in the discretion of such treasurer, be paid after
the expiration of one month from the death of such officer
or employee to the husband, widow or next of kin of such
officer or employee. Payments made as provided in this
section shall discharge all liability of the county to all per-
sons with respect to such sum or sums.
Section 2. Section HIE of chapter 41 of the General Edo.i?'"
Laws, inserted by section 2 of chapter 475 of the acts of §iiiE, "etc.,
1949, is hereby amended by striking out the first two sen- ^'^^"'^'^'^•
tences and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:
— Whenever the employment of any person subject to Compensation
section one hundred and eleven or section one hundred and V°acat;oM for
eleven A is terminated during a year by dismissal through p^^pfj^y^gg
no fault or delinquency on his part or by resignation, retire-
ment or death, without his having been granted the vacation
to which he is entitled under such section, he, or in case of
his death, his estate, shall be paid, at the regular rate of
compensation pa3^able to him at the termination of his
employment, an amount in lieu of such vacation; provided,
that no monetary or other allowance has already been made
therefor.
Section 3. Said chapter 41 is hereby amended by insert- gj^^j^^'new
ing after section lllH, inserted by chapter 293 of the acts § iiii, ad'ded.
of 1953, the following section: — Section 1111. Whenever Payment by
any officer or employee or former officer or employee of a townsTn**iike
city or town dies, and such city or town owes his estate any ^^^^|' ^
sum or sums by reason of services rendered by him or by '^''^"
reason of section one hundred and eleven E or section one
hundred and eleven F or other similar general or special
law or by reason of other terms of his employment, the
aggregate amount of which does not exceed five hundred
dollars, and a duly appointed administrator or executor has
not made written demand for payment upon the treasurer
of such city or town and such treasurer shall not otherwise
have actual notice that probate proceedings relative to such
estate have been commenced, such sum or sums may, in
the discretion of such treasurer, be paid after the expiration
of one month from the death of such officer or employee to
the husband, widow or next of kin of such officer or em-
ployee. Payments made as provided in this section shall
discharge all liability of the city or town to all persons with
respect to such sum or sums.
Section 4. Section 178A of chapter 149 of the General Ed^ilo,''
Laws, inserted by chapter 175 of the acts of 1932, is hereby § ^''^^•P*'' ■
348
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 436.
"Employee'
not to
include.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 149,
new § 178C,
added.
Payment by
common-
wealth in like
rases,
regulated.
amended by adding at the end the following sentence: —
The term "employee", as used in this section, shall not be
construed to include an officer or employee of the common-
wealth or of any political subdivision thereof.
Section 5. Said chapter 149 is hereby further amended by
inserting after section 178B, inserted by section 1 of chapter
189 of the acts of 1947, the following section: — Section
178C. Whenever any officer or employee or former officer
or employee of a political subdivision of the commonwealth
other than a county, city or town, dies, and such subdivision
owes his estate any sum or sums by reason of the terms of
his employment, the aggregate amount of which does not
exceed five hundred dollars, and a duly appointed adminis-
trator or executor has not made written demand for pay-
ment upon the treasurer of such subdivision, and such
treasurer does not otherwise have actual notice that probate
proceedings relative to such estate have been commenced,
such sum or sums may, in the discretion of such treasurer,
be paid after the expiration of one month from the death of
such officer or employee to the husband, widow or next of
kin of such officer or employee. Payments made as pro-
vided in this section shall discharge all liabiUty of the sub-
division to all persons with respect to such sum or sums.
Section 6. Section 3 of chapter 146 of the acts of 1947,
as amended by section 1 of chapter 243 of the acts of 1950,
is hereby further amended by striking out the first two
sentences and inserting in place thereof the following sen-
tence : — Whenever the employment of a member of said
department is terminated during a year by dismissal through
no fault or delinquency on his part or by retirement or
death, without his having been granted the vacation to
which he is entitled under section one, he, or in case of his
death, his estate, shall be paid, at the regular rate of com-
pensation payable to him at the termination of his employ-
ment, an amount in lieu of such vacation; provided, that
no monetary or other allowance has already been made
therefor.
Section 7. The provisions of section nineteen B of
chapter thirty-five, section one hundred and eleven I of
chapter forty-one, and section one hundred and seventy-
eight C of chapter one hundred and forty-nine, of the Gen-
eral Laws, as inserted bj^ sections one, three and five, re-
spectively, of this act shall be construed to apply to cases
coming within their terms, and also to cases where a person
who at some time during his life was an officer or employee
of a county, city, to^^^l, or other political subdivision of the
commonwealth, as the case may be, has died, and such
county, city, town, or subdivision, as the case may be, owes
his estate a sum or sums by reason of the terms of his em-
ployment, the aggregate amount of which does not exceed
five hundred dollars, and a duly appointed administrator or
executor neither has nor shall have made written demand
for payment upon the treasurer of such county, city, town,
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 437, 438. 349
or subdivision, as the case may be, and such treasurer shall
not otherwise have actual notice that probate proceedings
relative to such estate have been commenced.
Approved June 2, 195S.
An Act further defining a place of public accommo- ChavA37
D ATI ON, RESORT OR AMUSEMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 92A of chapter 272 of the General Laws, inserted g l. (Ter.
by chapter 117 of the acts of 1933, is hereby amended by §92A^Itc..
striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place amended,
thereof the following paragraph : —
A place of public accommodation, resort or amusement Place of
within the meaning hereof shall be defined as and shall be n"odation;°^c'.,
deemed to include any place, whether hcensed or unhcensed, f^t^er defined.
which is open to and accepts or sohcits the patronage of the
general pubhc and, without limiting the generaUty of this
definition, whether or not it be (1) an inn, tavern, hotel,
shelter, roadhouse, motel, trailer camp or resort for transient
or permanent guests or patrons seeking housing or lodging,
food, drink, entertainment, health, recreation or rest; (2)
a carrier, conveyance or elevator for the transportation of
persons, whether operated on land, water or in the air, and
the stations, terminals and facilities appurtenant thereto;
(3) a gas station, garage, retail store or estabhshment,
including those dispensing personal services; (4) a restau-
rant, bar or eating place, where food, beverages, confections
or their derivatives are sold for consumption on or off the
premises; (5) a rest room, barber shop, beauty parlor,
bathhouse, seashore facilities or swimming pool; (6) a
boardwalk or other public highway; (7) an auditorium,
theatre, music hall, meeting place or hall, including the
common halls of buildings; (8) a place of public amusement,
recreation, sport, exercise or entertainment; (9) a pubhc
Ubrary, museum or planetarium; or (10) a hospital, dis-
pensary or cUnic operating for profit; provided, however,
that no place shall be deemed to be a place of pubhc ac-
commodation, resort or amusement which is owned or
operated by a club or institution whose products or facihties
or services are available only to its members and their guests
nor by any religious, racial or denominational institution
or organization, nor by any organization operated for
charitable or educational purposes.
Approved June 2, 195S.
An Act providing for the marking of the channel of QhavAZS
PLUM ISLAND RIVER BY THE PLACING AND MAINTENANCE
therein of BUOYS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The department of pubUc works is hereby
authorized and directed to mark the channel of Plum Island
350
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 439, 440.
river between the Merrimack river and Ipswich bay by the
placing and maintenance therein of buoys. For said pur-
poses, said department may expend such sums as may be
appropriated therefor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 4, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 107.
new § 45A,
added.
Use of
facsimile
signatures
of treasurers
in drawing
certain checks,
authorized.
C'/iap. 439 An Act relative to the use of facsimile signatures
IN THE DRAWING OF CHECKS BY THE TREASURERS OF
PUBLIC BODIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 107 of the General Laws, as amended, is hereby
further amended by inserting after section 45 the following
section: — Section 45 A. The treasurer of a public body
shall, without further authority than that contained in this
section, have power to use a facsimile machine for the
purpose of affixing his signature to any check drawn by him
in the name and behalf of the public body on any bank or
trust company having funds of the public body on deposit.
Any such bank or trust company, in addition to any other
rights which it may have as drawee, may, in the absence of
connivance or neglect on its part, pay and charge to the
account upon which it is drawn every check drawn on such
bank or trust company which check (1) bears on the part
of the public body as drawer, regardless of by whom affixed,
a facsimile signature of its treasurer made from the same
plate as a specimen facsimile furnished by such treasurer to
such bank or trust company, and (2) is inoperative solely
because such facsimile signature was affixed without the
authority of such treasurer. The treasurer of the public
body shall be accountable on his official bond to the public
body for the amount of every such check so paid and charged
which bears a date within the period he is in office, whether
or not such check is so paid and charged within such period.
As used in this section, the term "public body" shall be
deemed to include the commonwealth, and every county,
city, tovvTi, district, authority or other political subdivision
or governmental unit; and the term "treasurer" shall be
deemed to include any person authorized by statute, ordi-
nance or b3''-law, or in other lawful manner, to sign or
countersign checks for the purpose of disbursing funds of
the public body. Approved June 4, 1953.
Chap. 4:4:0 An Act further providing suitable recognition of
CERTAIN residents OF MASSACHUSETTS WHO SHALL HAVE
SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
DURING HOSTILITIES IN KOREA.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide prompt recognition
of certain residents of Massachusetts who have served in
the armed forces of the United States during hostiUties in
Emergency
preamble.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 440. 351
Korea, 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. Upon appUcation, as hereinafter provided, en°ergency
there shall be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the tonus
commonwealth without appropriation and without a war- '"^°^' ® "
rant from the governor and council, to each person who shall
have served in the armed forces of the United States, in
active service, on or after June twenty-fifth, nineteen hun-
dred and fifty, and prior to the date of termination of the
Korean emergency as proclaimed by the proper federal au-
thority, and who was discharged or released under honorable
conditions from such service, the sums hereinafter specified;
provided, that the domicile of every person on account of
whose service the application is filed shall have been in the
commonwealth for a period of not less than six months
immediately prior to the time of his entry into service.
(1) One hundred dollars to each person who performed
not less than ninety days' active service, unless discharged
or released as a result of injury or disease incurred or aggra-
vated by such services, nor more than six months, but
served no part thereof outside the continental limits of the
United States.
(2) Two hundred dollars to each person who performed
active service for more than six months, but served no part
thereof outside the continental hmits of the United States.
(3) Three hundred dollars to each person who performed
active service outside the continental hmits of the United
States.
Section 2. The words "armed forces", as used in this
act, shall mean the following : — United States Army,
Army of the United States, United States Navy, United
States Naval Reserve, United States Marine Corps, United
States Marine Corps Reserve, United States Coast Guard,
United States Coast Guard Reserve, Army Nurse Corps,
Navy Nurse Corps, United States Air Force, and United
States Air Force Reserve and including women's branches
of the said armed forces.
Section 3. In the case of the decease of any ehgible Provision for
person who would, if alive, be entitled to the benefits of of ^d^eased
this act, the sum named therein shall be paid to his heirs-at- personnel.
law; provided, that if there is more than one heir-at-law,
payments shall in either case be made in such proportions
as the commission shall determine, and in determining the
order of precedence so far as practicable the following order
shall be observed: — wife and children, mother or father,
brother or sister, other dependents; provided, however,
that no right or payment under this act shall be subject to
the claims of creditors, capable of assignment, regarded as
assets, legal or equitable of the estate of the deceased or
made the bases for administration thereof.
352
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 440.
Administra-
tion.
Certifications.
Section 3A. In the case of the decease of any person
who died while in active service, there shall be paid the
sum of three hundred dollars subject to, and in the manner
provided by section three.
Section 4. In the case of any person who is mentally
incompetent and is entitled to the benefits of this act and
for whom no legal guardian has been appointed by the court,
the sum named therein shall be paid to his dependents, and
in determining the order of precedence so far as practicable
the following order shall be observed : — wife and children,
mother or father, brother or sister, other dependents.
Section 5. There shall be a commission to be known as
the Veterans' Bonus Commission, to consist of the commis-
sioner of administration, the state treasurer and the attorney
general. Said Veterans' Bonus Commission, in this act
called the commission, shall receive apphcations from and
authorize payments to persons eligible under the provisions
of this act to receive the same. The commission shall em-
ploy a director who shall receive such salary as the commis-
sion, with the approval of the governor and council, may fix.
The director shall be the executive officer of the commission
and subject to its supervision and control, may within the
Umits of appropriation incur such expenses and employ
such employees or assistants as may be necessary to ad-
minister the provisions of this act. No permanent positions
shall be established and no such employee or assistant shall
gain tenure of office as a result of employment under the
provisions of this act notwithstanding any special or general
law to the contrary, and the director and all employees or
assistants shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter
thirty-one of the General Laws. The members of the com-
mission shall serve without additional compensation, but
they shall be reimbursed as members of said commission for
expenses directly related thereto from such funds as may
be appropriated therefor.
Section 6. Apphcations hereunder shall be filed with the
commission, upon forms to be furnished by it. The com-
mission may accept the written statement of an assessor of
a city or town that a person claiming pay or on whose ac-
count pay is claimed by a dependent or heir-at-law, under
the provisions of this act, was a resident thereof on the first
day of January, in any year, as prima facie evidence of the
fact of such residence, and it may accept such other evi-
dence of residence as it may consider adequate or necessary.
The assessors of the several cities and towns shall, at the
request of the commission, forthwith furnish such informa-
tion relative to such residence as their records may disclose.
The commission may require and accept such additional
evidence as it may consider necessary to estabhsh the fact
of domicile within the commonwealth as provided under
section one of this act.
Section 7. The adjutant general shall certify to the
commission, from original discharge certificate, certificate of
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 440. 353
service, or report of separation from the armed forces to be
submitted with appHcation required under section one of
this act, as to dates of service and any other miUtary in-
formation necessary to carry out the provisions of this act.
The commission shall furnish to the adjutant general a
microfilm record of all such original discharge certificates,
certificates of service, and reports of separation from the
armed forces, for the permanent records of the mihtary
division of the commonwealth.
Section 8. Whoever knowingly makes a false statement, Penalties
oral or written, relating to a material fact in supporting a statements
claim under the provisions of this act, shall be punished by i^oM.^"''^"
a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by im-
prisonment for not more than three years, or both. Offences
under this section may be prosecuted by the attorney
general, or under his direction, in any court within the
commonwealth, and all fines collected hereunder shall be
paid into the treasury of the commonwealth.
Section 9. The state treasurer may borrow from time Financing.
to time on the credit of the commonwealth such sums of
money as may be necessary for the purpose of meeting
pajntnents as authorized by sections one, three, three A and
four of this act, and may issue and renew from time to
time notes of the commonwealth therefor, bearing interest
payable at such times at such rates as shall be fixed by the
state treasurer. Such notes shall be issued and may be
renewed one or more times for such terms, not exceeding one
year, 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, but the
final maturities of such notes, whether original or renewal,
shall be not later than June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
fifty-six. Notwithstanding any provision of this act, such
notes shall be general obligations of the commonwealth.
Section 10. Expenditures authorized by this act shall
be obhgations of the Veterans' Services Fund estabUshed
by chapter six hundred and eight of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-six. To provide for the refinancing of
notes authorized to be issued in section nine of this act and
in the fiscal years nineteen hundred and fifty-three, nineteen
hundred and fifty-four and nineteen hundred and fifty-five
to refinance in the aggregate not more than thirty milhon
dollars of the bonds issued under the provisions of said
chapter six hundred and eight, 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
seventy-five million dollars. All bonds issued by the com-
monwealth as aforesaid shall be designated on their face.
Veterans' Services Fund Loan, Act of 1953, and shall be
on the serial payment plan for such maximum term of years.
354 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 441.
not exceeding ten 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 Common-
wealth, the maturities thereof to be so arranged in each
issue 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 earfier than July first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-five, nor later than June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and seventy. All interest payments and
payments on account of principal on such obligations shall
be paid from said Veterans' Services Fund; provided, that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, such obligations shall be
general obligations of the commonwealth.
Section 11. On and after the effective date of this act,
the state treasurer shall not sell any additional bonds under
the provisions of section two of chapter six hundred and
eight of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six.
Appeals. Section 12. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the
commission in the matter of payments provided for by this
act may appeal to a board, to consist of a member of the
department of the state treasurer to be designated by the
state treasurer, an assistant attorney general to be desig-
nated by the attorney general, and the adjutant general or
his representative, and shall be entitled to a hearing, after
due notice, upon such appeal. The decision of any such
board as established in this section shall be final.
Section 13. Sections one, two, three, three A and four
of this act shall take effect on September first, nineteen
hundred and fifty-three, and the balance thereof shall take
effect upon its passage. Approved June 5, 1953.
ChapA4:l An Act increasing the amount of pensions for certain
employees of the department of public works.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 403 of the acts of 1948, as amended
by chapter 663 of the acts of 1950, is hereby further amended
by striking out, in line 15, the word "fifteen" and insert-
ing in place thereof the word : — twenty, — so as to read 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
department of public works on July first, nineteen hundred
and thirty-six, and who, because of having attained age
fifty-five before July first, nineteen hundred and thirty-eight,
was not eligible to become a member of the contributory
retirement system, and who has been in the employ of the
commonwealth in the department of public works for not
less than fifteen years, and who has worked a total of not
less than one hundred and twenty months in said department
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 442, 443, 444. 355
during said employxQent period, and has attained the age of
sixty-five or over shall on retirement receive from the com-
monwealth for the remainder of his Hfe the sum of twenty-
dollars per week. The expenses for this purpose shall be
appropriated from the same source from which said em-
ployees received their salary.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 8, 1953.
An Act to ascertain the will of the voters of the city qj^q^ 442
of everett with reference to the question of con- '
STRUCTING and EQUIPPING A NEW CITY HALL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Section 1. For the purpose of ascertaining the will of
the voters of the city of Everett with reference to the ques-
tion of constructing and equipping a new city hall in said
city, there shall be placed upon the official ballot to be used
at the biennial city election in said city in the current year
the following question: — "Shall a new city hall be con-
structed and equipped in the city of Everett?" If a majority
of the votes in answer to said question is in the affirmative,
it shall be deemed and taken to be the will of the voters of
said city that a new city hall be erected therein, and if a
majority of said votes is in the negative, it shall be deemed
and taken to be the will of said voters that a new city hall
shall not be erected therein.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 8, 1953.
An Act to abolish the grade crossing of the boston Chap.4:AS
AND MAINE RAILROAD AND MIDDLESEX STREET IN THE
CITY OF LOWELL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The department of public works is hereby authorized and
directed to aboHsh the present grade crossings over the loca-
tions of the Boston and Maine Railroad and Middlesex street
in the city of Lowell in accordance with plans to be developed
by the department of pubhc works for adequate grade sepa-
ration structures.
For said purposes, said department may expend such
sums as may be appropriated therefor from the Highway
Fund. Approved June 8, 1953.
An Act providing for the abolition of certain grade QJiqt) 444
CROSSINGS in the TOWN OF MANSFIELD BY THE CONSTRUC-
TION OF ADEQUATE GRADE SEPARATION STRUCTURES IN
PLACE THEREOF.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The department of public works is hereby authorized and
directed to abolish the present grade crossings over the lo-
356 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 445, 446.
cations of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company on the Providence division and Old Colony
division in the town of Mansfield, in accordance with plans
to be developed by the department of pubUc works for ade-
quate grade separation structures.
For said purposes, said department may expend such
sums as may be appropriated from the Highway Fund.
Approved June 8, 19 58.
Chap. 4:45 An Act authorizing the acquisition by boston edison
COMPANY FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE AND OTHER
PURPOSES, OF EASEMENTS IN AND OVER LANDS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS IN THE TOWN OF
NORFOLK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Subject to the approval of the governor and council, the
commissioner of administration, in the name and behalf of
the commonwealth, may sell and convey to Boston Edison
Company, an electric company organized and existing under
the laws of the commonwealth, perpetual rights and ease-
ments for the transmission of electric current and for tele-
phone and signal Hne purposes incidental thereto under,
upon and over a strip of land not exceeding one hundred and
fifty feet in width, said strip being a portion of the lands
situated in the town of Norfolk held for the purposes of the
state prison colony, the northerly side Une of said strip being
the southerly side hne of an easement for a transmission hne
now owned and operated by said company over said prem-
ises, for such price and upon such terms and restrictions as
may be agreed upon by the commissioner of administration
and said company. Approved June 8, 1953.
C hap. 44Q An Act relative to the purchase by the commonwealth
of certain copies of the house journals from 1715
to 1780.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 413 of the acts of 1920 is hereby amended by
striking out section 1, as most recently amended by chapter
187 of the acts of 1931, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 1. Whenever the journals of
the house of representatives of Massachusetts Bay from
seventeen hundred and fifteen to seventeen hundred and
eighty, inclusive, in volumes each covering one year or more,
shall be reprinted accurately by the Massachusetts Historical
Society, in the manner and form of volume one, seventeen
hundred and fifteen to seventeen hundred and seventeen,
inclusive, now in the press, and approved by the secretary
of the commonwealth, the secretary shall purchase from the
society three hundred copies of the said journals at a price
not exceeding seven dollars and fifty cents a volume, but in
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 447. 357
no year shall there be expended more than twenty-two hun-
dred and fifty dollars; provided, that if the copies are plated,
the plates shall be subject to the use of the commonwealth.
Approved June 8, 1953.
An Act to authorize the conveyance of certain lands ChavA4:7
IN CAMBRIDGE BY THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMIS-
SION TO THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropoUtan district commission, acting
on behalf of the commonwealth, is hereby authorized and
empowered to reconvey to the city of Cambridge, for nominal
consideration, a portion of the lands conveyed to the metro-
politan district commission by the city of Cambridge by
deed dated January fifteenth, nineteen hundred and twenty-
one, recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds, book
4412, page 169, by authority of chapter five hundred and
nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty, and refer-
endum of the voters of said city held in accordance with
said chapter five hundred and nine on December seventh,
nineteen hundred and twenty, such portion of said land being
bounded and described as follows : —
Beginning at the tangent point of a curve in the south-
easterly line of Magazine street at its intersection with the
southwesterly line of Granite street;
Thence, northeasterly and southeasterly, by said south-
westerly line of Granite street, one thousjind fifty-one and
sixty-one one hundredths feet to the tangent point of a curve
in the westerly line of Brookline street ;
Thence, southerly and westerly by said Brookline street,
three hundred feet to the tangent point of a curve in the
northeasterly line of Memorial Drive ;
Thence, northwesterly by said Memorial Drive, five hun-
dred forty feet to a point in the present northeasterly fine
of Memorial Drive;
Thence, northerly by the proposed new fine of Memorial
Drive, one hundred sixty-four feet to a point, which point is
distant fifty-five feet northeasterly from the present north-
easterly line of Memorial Drive;
Thence, northwesterly by the proposed new Une of Me-
iiiorial Drive, one hundred eighty feet to a point, which point
is distant fifty feet northeasterly from the present north-
easterly fine of Memorial Drive;
I'hence, turning and running northerly forty feet to a
point in the southeasterly fine of Magazine street, said point
being distant forty-eight feet northeasterly from the tangent
point of a curve in said southeasterly line of Magazine street ;
Thence, northeasterly by said Magazine street, one hun-
dred thirty-seven feet to the point of beginning.
Containing two hundred eleven thousand, four hundred
square feet, more or less. All the above measurements and
area being more or less.
358 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 448, 449.
The above described parcel of land is shown upon a plan
entitled, "A Plan of Land Proposed to be Released by the
Metropolitan District Commission to the City of Cam-
bridge," dated April 20, 1953, drawn by Edgar W. Davis,
City Engineer and on file in the office of the City Engineer,
City Hall, Cambridge, Mass.
Section 2. Upon such conveyance to the city of Cam-
bridge, it shall hold such land for the purposes of the school
department and of the recreation department of said city,
and the city council of said city by ordinance or resolution
may determine the portions thereof to be devoted to the
said departments, respectively.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance during the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three
by the city council of said city, subject to the provisions of
its charter. Approved June 8, 1953.
ChapA4:S An Act authorizing and directing the department
OF public works to paint and maintain solid lines
IN FRONT OF ALL SCHOOLS ON STATE HIGHWAYS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The department of pubUc works is hereby authorized and
directed to paint and maintain solid hues in front of and for
a reasonable distance beyond schools situated on all state
highways, and for such purposes may expend such sums as
may be appropriated therefor.
Approved June 8, 1953.
C/iop.449 An Act relative to the tenure of office of the re-
corder OF the land court.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
EdViss^"^' Section 1. Section 6 of chapter 185 of the General Laws,
§^',etc.^' as amended by chapter 447 of the acts of 1949, is hereby
further amended by striking out the first sentence and in-
serting in place thereof the following two sentences: — The
Cf theTa^nd govemor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall
court. appoint a recorder, who shall be clerk of the court and hold
office during good behavior, but subject, however, to retire-
ment under the provisions of any applicable general or special
law relative to retirement systems. The recorder shall not
be involuntarily separated from service as such except in the
manner provided by section four of chapter two hundred
and eleven.
Section 2. The recorder of the land court in office upon
the effective date of this act shall continue to hold such office
during good behavior, subject to the provisions of this act
and other pertinent provisions of general law, and shall not
be involuntarily separated from service as such except in the
manner provided by section four of chapter two hundred and
eleven of the General Laws. Approved June 8, 1953.
amended.
Appointment
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 450, 451. 359
An Act authorizing the trustees of the soldiers' ChapA50
HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS AND OF THE SOLDIERS' HOME
IN HOLYOKE TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN
CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS FOR THE RENDERING
OF HOSPITAL SERVICES TO QUALIFIED VETERANS OF THE
KOREAN WAR.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend pr^ambi""^
to defeat its purpose, which is in part to provide that the
contracts authorized thereby may be entered into without
delay, 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 501 of the acts of 1951 is hereby amended by
inserting after the word "veterans", in lines 5 and 6, the
words : — , including qualified veterans of the Korean war,
— so as to read as follows : — The trustees of the Soldiers'
Home in Massachusetts and of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke
are hereby authorized to enter into contracts with hospital
service corporations, and with insurance companies and
associations furnishing hospital services, with respect to
hospital services for qualified veterans, including quaUfied
veterans of the Korean war, and said trustees are hereby
further authorized to contract with the Veterans' Adminis-
tration with respect to a bed fee to be charged at said homes.
Such contracts shall provide for a minimum charge of ten
dollars per day in the case of persons, other than domicihary
patients, hospitahzed at said homes.
Approved June 9, 1953.
An Act authorizing the city of somerville to borrow QJjdjj 45]^
MONEY for the CONSTRUCTION OF A STADIUM. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of contributing to the cost
of constructing a stadium at Dilboy Field, the city of Somer-
ville 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 of the city
therefor which shall bear on their face the words, Somerville
Stadium Loan, Act of 1953. Each authorized issue shall
constitute a separate loan and such loans shall be paid in
not more than twenty years from their dates. Indebtedness
j incurred under this act shall be in excess of the statutory
j limit and shall, except as approved herein, be subject to
I chapter forty-four of the General Laws, including the limita-
1 tion contained in the first paragraph of section seven thereof.
1 Section 2. Tlie proceeds of the above loan in addition
! to any amount appropriated by the city of Somerville for
j the purpose specified in section one shall be paid to the state
360 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 452, 453, 454.
treasurer to be expended by the metropolitan district com-
mission in addition to the amount appropriated by the com-
monwealth by item 8602-78 in section two of chapter eight
hundred and twenty-five of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty for the construction of a stadium at Dilboy Field,
which construction was authorized under chapter six hun-
dred and seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 9, 1953.
ChapA52 An Act relative to the salary of the police com-
missioner FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 8 of chapter 291 of the acts of 1906,
as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 698 of the
acts of 1945, is hereby further amended by striking out, in
fines 1 and 2, the words "ten thousand" and inserting inj
place thereof the words : — twelve thousand five hundred,
so that the first paragraph will read as follows : — The an-
nual salary of the poHce commissioner shall be twelve thou-
sand five hundred dollars, and of the secretary an amount
which shall be fixed by the police commissioner with the!
approval of the governor and council, which shall be paidj
in monthly instalments by the city of Boston. Subject t(
the approval of the governor and council, the police com-
missioner shall be provided with such rooms, which shall
suitably furnished, as shall be convenient and suitable foi
the performance of his duties, the expense of which shall
paid by the city of Boston.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 9, 1953.
Chap. 4:53 An Act relative to the salary of the justice of the
DISTRICT COURT OF PEABODY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
E'dr)'2ii'^' Section 78 of chapter 218 of the General Laws is hereby
§ 78,' etc.,' amended bv striking out, in the last line, as appearing in
amended. ggction 3 of chapter 768 of the acts of 1951, the words
Salary. "four thousaud " and inserting in place thereof the words: —
forty-eight hundred. Approved June 9, 1953.
Chap. 454: An -Act providing that no license shall be required
FOR THE possession OR CARRYING OF CERTAIN DETONATORS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G. l. (Ter. Sectiou 131 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as most
U3i,^et°c'., recently amended by section 20 of chapter 319 of the acts of
amended. ^j^g current year, is hereby further amended by adding at
^iw^cenain ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ f ollowiug scnteucc : — Notwithstanding the pro-
deton^tlng'" visions of this section, no license shall be required for the
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 455, 456. 361
possession or carrying of a pistol known as a detonator and f^^^'^°*'
commonly used on motor vehicles as a signalling and mark- ^^'''^^ '
ing device, when carried or possessed for such signalhng and
marking purposes. Approved June 9, 1953.
An Act relative to the dissolution of certain levies Qjin^ 455
ON execution on real estate by operation of law. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 236 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 49 the following sec- new^'§^|9A.
tion : — Section 49 A . If a levy on execution shall not have ^'^ded.
been completed by set-off under the provisions of sections six S'certaiL'*"
to twenty-three, inclusive, or by sale under the provisions ^^^'^^ ?"
of sections twenty-six to thirty, inclusive, within six years reaf estate?"
from the date on which notice of the execution was deposited '■*'«"i^ted.
in a registry of deeds under the provisions of section four,
the levy if otherwise then vaUd shall be void as to any land
within such registry district unless within said six-year period
it shall be brought forward in such registry of deeds in the
manner provided in section one hundred and fourteen A of
chapter two hundred and twenty-three for bringing forward
attachments of real estate. In case a levy becomes void
under the provisions of this section the creditor may resort
to any other legal remedy for the satisfaction of his judgment.
Section 2. Any levy of execution made prior to the Same
effective date of this act and not completed by set-off or by ^"^^J^ot.
sale as provided in section forty-nine A of chapter two hun-
dred and thirty-six of the General Laws, as inserted by
section one of this act, shall expire by operation of law on
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-nine, unless it is
brought forward by the register of deeds in the manner pro-
vided in section one hundred and fourteen A of chapter two
hundred and twenty-three of the General Laws for bringing
forward attachments of real estate.
Approved June 9, 1953.
An Act to increase the sum allowed for expenses of pi 4rn
the conference of commissioners on uniform state ^'^^P-^'^'^
laws.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 28 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as most G- l. (Ter.
recently amended by chapter 315 of the acts of 1947, is St! amended.
hereby further amended by striking out, in line 7, the word
"four" and inserting in place thereof the word: — six, —
so as to read as follows: — Section 28. They shall serve Expenses of
without compensation, but each commissioner shall be paid on^n^OTm^"
by the commonwealth the amount of his actual traveling state laws.
and other necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of his
official duty, after an account thereof has been audited by
the commissioners. They shall keep a full account of their
expenditures. They may contribute each year a sum not
362
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 457, 458, 459.
exceeding six hundred dollars toward the expenses of the
conference of commissioners on uniform state laws, the same
to be paid from such appropriation for the expense of the
commissioners as may be made by the general court.
Approved June 9, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 69, new
§ 24A, added.
Certain
permits to
be granted
to division
of the blind.
ChapA57 An Act providing that permits to operate vending
STANDS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS BE GRANTED TO THE DI-
VISION OF THE BLIND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by inserting after section 24 the following section:
— Section 24 A. The person, board, commission or other
authority in charge of any state, county or municipal build-
ing or property may grant to the division of the blind a per-
mit to operate in such building or on such property a stand
for the vending of newspapers, periodicals, confections,
tobacco products and such other articles as such person,
board, commission or other authority approves, when, in
his or its opinion, such a stand is desirable in such location.
Section 2. Nothing in this act shall affect the right of
any person who is operating such a stand in any such loca-
tion on the effective date hereof to continue such operation,
but, upon his ceasing such operation, a permit for continued
operation may be granted to the division of the blind as
provided in section one of this act.
Approved June 9, 1953.
Chap. 4:58 An Act providing that the proposed cross street-
gravelly CREEK BY-PASS IN THE CITY OF MEDFORD
SHALL, UPON ITS COMPLETION, BE DESIGNATED AS THE
AMELIA EARHART HIGHWAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The proposed Cross Street-Gravelly Creek by-pass in the
city of Medford shall, upon its completion, be known and
designated as the Amelia Earhart Highway, and suitable
markers bearing said designation shall be erected along said
highway by the metropohtan district commission.
Approved June 9, 1953.
C/ia/}. 459 An Act further regulating the promotion of civil
SERVICE employees FROM THE LABOR SERVICE TO THE
OFFICIAL SERVICE UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 31 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 15B, as most recently amended by chap-
ter 313 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 15B. An appointing official,
with the approval of the director, may promote to the lowest
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 31,
§ 15B, etc.,
amended.
Certain
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 460, 461, 462. 363
grade in the official service of a department, or division of a service laws,
department, board or commission employees in the labor regukted.
service of the same department, or division of a department,
board or commission who pass a competitive promotional
examination open to all permanent employees in said labor
service of said department, or division of a department, board
or commission who have been employed therein after cer-
tification for at least one year. The word "department", as
used in tliis section, shall mean a department, or any division,
institutional unit or other unit of a department in case such
a unit is established by law, ordinance or by-law or under au-
thority thereof. Approved June 9, 1953.
ChapAm
An Act designating the bridge constructed over the
merrimack river on route 1 between the town of
amesbury and the city of newburyport as the john
greenleaf whittier bridge.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
The bridge constructed over the Merrimack river on
route 1 between the town of Amesbury and the city of New-
bury port shall be known and designated as the ''John Green-
leaf Whittier Bridge", and a suitable tablet or marker bear-
ing said designation shall be attached to said bridge and
thereafter maintained thereon by the state department of
pubhc works. Approved June 9, 1953.
An Act relative to the payment for certain services Qhav 461
UNDER the program OF ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WHO ^'
ARE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 5 of chapter 118D of the General Laws, inserted e^i^I^sq
by section 2 of chapter 741 of the acts of 1951, is hereby §V, etc.. '
amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in '^'"ended.
place thereof the following sentence : — Payments under this Payments for
chapter for medical and hospital services, for services by ger^ces.
convalescent and nursing homes, and other institutions regulated.
quaUfied under section one, and for funeral and burial serv-
ices may be paid directly to the institution or person fur-
nishing such services, in accordance with rules and regula-
tions of the department. Approved June 9, 1953.
An Act relative to the granting of old age assistance njidj) 4g2
TO recipients who REMOVE TO ANOTHER COMMUNITY. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 8 of chapter USA of the General ej^}^!^
Laws, as most recentlj'- amended by chapter 539 of the acts § V, etc.,
of 1951, is hereby further amended by striking out the last ''™''"^'=^'-
sentence and inserting in place thereof the following four
sentences : — In the event a person who is in receipt of as- oid age
364
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 463.
recipienta,
regulated.
Assistance by
town, when
responsible
for.
commonwealth and remains in need of continued assistance,
the to^^^l of his former residence shall be responsible for the
rendering to him of such assistance as shall be necessary un-
til the end of the first full month after his removal; pro-
vided, however, that upon the removal of an old age assist-
ance recipient to another town for the purpose of entering
an incorporated home, boarding or nursing home, hospital,
or a pubhc medical institution as defined in section one B,
the town in which such person last maintained a residence
shall grant and continue assistance to such person until the
need for such assistance is terminated. In the event that
an applicant for assistance under this chapter is a patient in
an incorporated home, boarding or nursing home or hospital
at the time when application for assistance is made, the
apphcation shall be taken in the town in which such in-
corporated home, boarding home or nursing home or hos-
pital is located. If the apphcant has a settlement in the
commonwealth the place of settlement shall be notified and
that place shall aid the recipient if eligible. If such person
has no legal settlement in the commonwealth, apphcation
shall be made in the town in which he last maintained a
residence outside of an institution.
Section 2. Except as otherwise provided, the town
granting assistance on the effective date of this act shall be
the town responsible for granting and continuing assistance
until the need for such assistance is terminated.
Approved June 9, 19 53.
Chap.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 90, § 1,
etc., amended.
"Non-
resident",
defined.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 90, § 3.
etc., amended.
Registration
of motor
vehicles
owned by
non-residents.
463 An Act defining "non-resident" as used in the laws
pertaining to motor vehicles and authorizing the
registrar to MAKE CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS WITH RE-
SPECT THERETO.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 90 of the General Laws
is hereby amended by striking out the definition of "Non-
resident", as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter
566 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place thereof the
following: —
"Non-resident", any person whose legal residence is not
within the commonwealth.
Section 2. The first sentence of section 3 of said chapter
90, as appearing in chapter 325 of the acts of 1939, is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "provided", in Une 2,
the words: — in this section and, — so as to read as follows:
— Subject to the provisions of section three A and except
as otherwise provided in this section and in section ten, a
motor vehicle or trailer owned by a non-resident who has
compUed with the laws relative to motor vehicles and trailers,
and the registration and operation thereof, of the state or
country of registration, may be operated on the ways of this
commonwealth without registration under this chapter, to
the extent, as to length of time of operation and otherwise,
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 464. 365
that, as finally determined by the registrar, the state or
country of registration grants substantially similar privileges
in the case of motor vehicles and trailers duly registered under
the laws and owned by residents of this commonwealth;
provided, that no motor vehicle or trailer shall be so operated
on more than thirty days in the aggregate in any one year
or, in any case where the owner thereof acquires a regular
place of abode or business or employment within the com-
monwealth, beyond a period of thirty days after the acquisi-
tion thereof, except during such time as the owner thereof
maintains in full force a pohcy of hability insurance provid-
ing indemnity for or protection to him, and to any person
responsible for the operation of such motor vehicle or trailer
with his express or imphed consent, against loss by reason
of the habiUty to pay damages to others for bodily injuries,
including death at any time resulting therefrom, caused by
such motor vehicle or trailer, at least to the amount or
limits required in a motor vehicle UabiUty pohcy as defined
in section thirty-four A.
Section 3. Said section 3 of said chapter 90 is hereby fur- g. l. (Xer.
ther amended by inserting after the second paragraph, as ^tc:l'fWCT'
so appearing, the following paragraph : — amended.
A motor vehicle or trailer owned by a non-resident and same
used in direct connection with a place of business of such ^"^J''*'*-
non-resident -within this commonwealth shall be registered
in this commonwealth; provided, that a non-resident who
uses motor vehicles or trailers both in direct connection with
his place of business in this commonwealth and in connection
with a place or places of business outside the commonwealth
need not register in this commonwealth more than the num-
ber of his vehicles which equals the average number of his
vehicles regularly used in connection with his place of busi-
ness in this commonwealth. For the purposes of such regis-
tration, the registrar may determine what vehicles or what
proportion of vehicles owned by such non-resident are so
used. Approved June 9, 1953.
An Act relative to the eligibility provisions of the (7/iap.464
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Subsection (6) of section 25 of chapter 151 A of the General G.h. (Ter.
Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 685 of the acts § 2'5,' etc., '
of 1941, is hereby amended by adding at the end the follow- amended.
ing paragraph : —
(4) The individual has, subsequent to his unemployment ^^'j^^j^^y ^^
because of a labor dispute, obtained employment, and has fhe^^p^oy-
been paid wages of not less than five hundred dollars; pro- m^°t security
vided however, that during the existence of such labor dis- regulated,
pute the wages of such individual used for the determination
of his benefit rights shall not include any wages such indi-
vidual earned from the employer involved in such labor
dispute. Approved June 10, 195S.
366
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 465,
Emergency
preamble.
1953 tornado
relief re-
imbursement.
ChapAQ5 An Act relative to the alleviation of the financial
BURDEN IMPOSED ON CITIES, TOWNS AND COUNTIES BY THE
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE TORNADO.
TVhereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
defeat its purpose, which is to make available at once the
rights granted therein to the cities, towns and counties
affected by the disaster of June ninth, therefore it is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The commonwealth shall reimburse, subject
to the approval of the director of civil defense, the cities,
towns and counties affected by the disaster of June ninth in
the current year, annually an amount equal to their obliga-
tions of repayment of any indebtedness incurred under the
provisions of chapter six hundred and thirty-nine of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty, as amended, and shall reim-
burse them for any expenditures from available funds and
from sums raised by taxation for the purposes authorized
under said chapter six hundred and thirty-nine of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty, as amended, provided that the
total amount to be paid by the commonwealth for such pur-
poses shall not exceed five milUon dollars.
Section 2. The reimbursement provisions of section one
of this act shall be extended to cover reimbursement to the
cities, towns and counties annually in an amount necessary
to cover their obligations of repayment of principal and in-
terest of any indebtedness authorized by such cities, towns
and counties prior to the effective date of this act without
approval of the emergency finance board, provided such ap-
proval is obtained prior to such reimbursement.
Approved June 11, 1953.
ChapAQQ An Act relative to certain promotions under the
civil service laws.
Emergency
preamble.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
defeat its purpose which is to make certain employees of the
department of public works eligible for promotion forthwith,
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:
Franz T. Zimmerman, Edward A. Ramsey and Lauritz H.
Rasmuzzen, who were in certifiable positions on the eligible
hst for promotion to senior structural engineer, state de-
partment of pubhc works, when it expired on July eighth,
nineteen hundred and fifty, and who were then serving in
said positions, shall on request of the commissioner of public
works, made within six months of the effective date of this
act, be certified for said positions as though the list were
still in existence. Approved June 11, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 467. 367
An Act further extending the opportunity to cities QfiQ^y 457
AND TOWNS TO BORROW UNDER THE ACT CREATING THE ^'
EMERGENCY FINANCE BOARD.
Whereas, The provisions of law sought to be extended by Emergency
this act would, but for this act, shortly cease to be effective, p''^''™^'^-
but the circumstances and conditions which made advisable
their enactment still continue and it is accordingly desirable
that said provisions continue in effect without interruption;
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 49 of the acts of 1933 is hereby Municipal
amended by striking out section 2, as most recently amended regulated.
by section 1 of chapter 438 of the acts of 1951, and inserting
in place thereof the following section : — Section 2. The
treasurer of any city or tovra, if authorized by a two thirds
vote, as defined by section one of chapter forty-four of the
General Laws, and with the approval of the mayor or the
selectmen, may, on behalf of such city or town, petition the
board to approve of its borrowing money from the common-
wealth for ordinary maintenance expenses and revenue loans,
and the board may, if in its judgment the financial affairs of
such city or town warrant, grant its approval to the borrow-
ing as aforesaid of specified sums not at any time exceeding,
in the aggregate, the total amount represented by tax titles
taken or purchased by such city or town and held by it;
provided, that such borrowng is made at any time or times
prior to July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-five. In case
of such approval, the treasurer of such city or town shall,
without further vote, issue notes, with interest at such rate
as may be fixed by the treasurer with the approval of the
board, in the amount approved by the board, for purposes
of sale to the commonwealth only, and said notes, upon
their tender to the state treasurer, shall forthwith be pur-
chased by the commonwealth at the face value thereof.
Such notes shall be payable in not more than one year, and
may be renewed from time to time, if authorized b\'' the
board, but no renewal note shall be for a period of more than
one year, and the maturity of any loan or renewal shall not
be later than July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-six.
Such notes shall be general obhgations of the city or towTi
issuing the same, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions.
Indebtedness incurred by a city or town under authority of
this act shall be outside its limit of indebtedness as fixed by
chapter forty-four of the General Laws. The excess, if any,
of the amount of interest payments received by the com-
monwealth on account of notes issued by cities and towns
hereunder over the cost to the commonwealth for interest on
money borrowed under section five, expenses of the board,
including compensation paid to its appointive members, and
368 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 468.
expenses of administration of the funds provided by sections
three and five shall be distributed to such cities and towns in
November, nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, or earher at
the discretion of the board, in the proportion which the
aggregate amounts payable by them on account of interest
on such notes bear to the total amounts so payable by all
cities and towns hereunder.
Section 2. Said chapter 49 is hereby further amended by
striking out section 5, as most recently amended by section 2
of said chapter 438, and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing section : — Section 5. The state treasurer, with the
approval of the governor and council, may borrow from time
to time, on the credit of the commonwealth, such sums as
may be necessary to provide funds for loans to municipah-
ties as aforesaid, and may issue and renew notes of the com-
monwealth therefor, bearing interest payable at such times
and at such rate as shall be fixed by the state treasurer, with
the approval of the governor and council ; provided, that the
total indebtedness of the commonwealth under this section,
outstanding at any one time, shall not exceed ten milhon
dollars. Such notes shall be issued for such maximum term
of years as the governor may recommend to the general
court in accordance with section three of Article LXII of the
amendments to the Constitution of the commonwealth, but
such notes, whether original or renewal, shall be payable
not later than June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-
eight. All notes issued under this section shall be signed by
the state treasurer, approved by the governor and counter-
signed by the comptroller. Approved June 11, 1953.
ChapAQS An Act providing speedy hearings on appeals by local
BOARDS OF ASSESSORS FROM THE VALUATION OF CERTAIN
PROPERTY OF TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES AS
DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS AND
TAXATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed ^" 59 ''s' 39 Chapter 59 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
etc!, 'amended'. Striking out sectiou 39, as most recently amended by section
22 of chapter 451 of the acts of 1939, and inserting in place
Certain thereof the following section : — Section 89. The valuation
appluate°tax ^t which the machiueiy, poles, wires and underground con-
b.o^aj"dJ^o^be duits, wires and pipes of all telephone and telegraph com-
h'earhigs^*^ ^ pauies shall be assessed by the assessors of the respective
towns where such property is subject to taxation shall be
determined annually by the commissioner, subject to appeal
to the appellate tax board, as hereinafter provided, and shall
by him be certified to the assessors on or before March
fifteenth. A board of assessors aggrieved by a valuation
made by the commissioner under this section may, within
ten days after notice of his valuation, appeal to said appellate
tax board. Said appellate tax board shall grant such an
appeal priority over other pending appeals not made under
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 469, 470, 471. 369
this section, and shall, with as httle delay as possible hear
and decide the subject matter of such appeal and give notice
of its decision to the commissioner and to the assessors ; and
its decision as to the valuation of the property shall be final
and conclusive, except as provided in section seventy-three,
relative to abatements. The assessors shall, in the manner
provided by law, assess the machinery, poles, wires and
underground conduits, wires and pipes of all telephone and
telegraph companies as certified and at the value determined
by the commissioner or by the appellate tax board, and
such assessment by a board of assessors shall be deemed to
be a full compliance with the oath of office of each assessor
and a full performance of his ofl^icial duty with relation to
the assessment of such property, except as provided in sec-
tion forty. Approved June 11, 1953.
ChayAm
An Act relative to the leasing by cities and towns
of suitable headquarters for local posts of the
armenian american veterans association, inc.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 9 of chapter 40 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after the words "Itahan- American ^tl! 'amended.
World War Veterans of the United States, Inc.", inserted
by chapter 443 of the acts of 1952, the words: — Armenian
American Veterans Association, Inc.
Approved June 11, 1953.
An Act clarifying the definition of net average mem- (Jfiaj) 470
BERSHIP of certain CITIES AND TOWNS FOR THE PURPOSE
OF RECEIVING STATE AID FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL
BUILDINGS.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloivs:
Section 5 of chapter 645 of the acts of 1948 is hereby
amended by striking out the paragraph defining "Net aver-
age membership " and inserting in place thereof the following
paragraph : —
''Net average membersliip" shall be as defined in section
five of chapter seventy of the General Laws; provided, that
the net average membership of a town belonging to a re-
gional school district shall include the number of pupils re-
siding in such town who attend the regional school.
Approved June 11, 1953.
An Act further regulating the payments of annuities Chav 471
TO CERTAIN WIDOWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 624 of the acts of 1952 is hereby amended by
striking out section 3 and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing section : — Section 3. The annual amount of any
annuity or allowance in effect prior to April first, nineteen
370 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 472, 473.
hundred and fifty-one, and payable under the provisions of
sections nine, eighty-nine, eighty-nine A or under options (c)
or (d) of subdivision (2) of section twelve of chapter thirty-
two of the General Laws, or any similar law, to the widow
of any deceased employee of the commonwealth or of any
county, city, town or district, shall be increased by one
hundred dollars; provided, that the total amount of such
annuity or allowance as so increased shall not exceed twenty-
five hundred dollars and that such widow does not remarry ;
and provided, further, that the member whose widow is re-
ceiving a pension under said options (c) or (d) had not less
than fifteen years of creditable ser\dce.
Approved June 11, 195S.
ChapA72 An Act authorizing certain retired persons and those
CLAIMING UNDER THEM TO WAIVE THEIR RIGHTS TO CER-
TAIN INCREASES IN THEIR PENSIONS, RETIREMENT AL-
LOWANCES OR ANNUITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Waiver of Scctiou 7 of chapter 624 of the acts of 1952 is hereby
rfghtT^^'^*^ amended by inserting after the word "act", in line 3, the
authorized. words : — , or any person claiming under any such former
employee whether as beneficiary, dependent or otherwise, —
so as to read as follows : — Section 7. Any former employee
of the commonwealth or any of its pohtical subdivisions who
is entitled to the increase granted by this act, or any person
claiming under any such former employee whether as bene-
ficiary, dependent or otherwise, may waive and renounce
for himself, his heirs and legal representatives his right to
receive such increase by filing with the treasurer of the gov-
ernmental unit paying his pension, retirement allowance or
annuity a written statement wherein he waives and renounces
such right as aforesaid. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to otherwise affect the pension, retirement allow-
ance or annuity payable to the person filing such a written
statement. Approved June 11, 1968.
C/iaiO.473 An -Act relative to the establishment, reorganiza-
tion AND abolition OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS AND OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF
BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Chapter 486 of the acts of 1909 is hereby
amended by striking out section 5, as most recently amended
by section 1 of chapter 152 of the acts of 1936, and inserting
in place thereof the following: — Section 5. The city coun-
cil with the approval of the mayor may from time to time
make by-laws or ordinances for any or all of the following
purposes : — (a) to create a new department or agency ;
(6) to abolish, in whole or in part, any department or agency;
(c) to reorganize, in whole or in part, any department or de-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 473. 371
partment head or any agency or agency head; (d) to confer
or impose on any department or agency any power or duty
of the city not appertaining at the time of the making of the
by-law or ordinance to any department or agency; (e) to
transfer any or all of the powers, duties and appropriations
of any division of any department or agency to another divi-
sion of the same department or agency; (/) to transfer any
or all of the powers, duties and appropriations of any de-
partment or division thereof or of any agency or division
thereof either to another department or division thereof or
to another agency or division thereof; and (g) to increase,
reduce, establish or abolish the salary of any department or
agency head. Every department or agency head created
by, or resulting from a reorganization effected by, a by-law
or ordinance made under this section shall, unless ex officio,
be appointed by the mayor without confirmation by the
city council for a term expiring on the first Monday of the
January following the next biennial municipal election at
which a mayor is elected or, in the case of a person serving
without compensation or of a person serving on the board
of appeal, the board of examiners, the board of examiners of
gasfitters or other like board, for such other term as the by-
law or ordinance may prescribe. Every person holding an
office or position subject to the civil service laws and rules
shall, if the office or position is abolished by a by-law or
ordinance made under this section and the by-law or or-
dinance so provides, be reappointed without civil service
examination or registration to a similar office or position
with similar status in any new department or agency, or
division of either, thereby created or in any department or
agency, or division of either, not thereby abolished; and
every such person shall upon such reappointment, retain all
rights to retirement with pension that shall have accrued or
would thereafter accrue to him; and his ser\dces shall be
deemed to have been continuous to the same extent as if
such aboUtion had not taken place. As used in this section,
the term "agency" shall be construed to mean any office in
charge of a board or officer not subject to the direction of a
department head. Nothing in this section shall authorize
any action in conflict with the civil service laws or rules ex-
cept as expressly provided herein; nor shall any by-law or
ordinance made under this section affect in any way the
school committee or any board or officer of the school com-
mittee or school department, or the board of commissioners
of school buildings or the superintendent of construction, or
the board of trustees of the teachers' retirement fund or the
board of trustees of the permanent school pension fund, or
the Boston retirement board, or the city clerk, or the board
of election commissioners, or the Boston traffic commission,
or any board or officer appointed by the governor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the mayor and city council of said city subject to the pro-
visions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved June 11, 1958.
372
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 474.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 22, new
§ 9F, added.
Board of
teletypewriter
regulations,
established.
ChapA74: An Act establishing a board of teletypewriter regu-
lations IN THE department OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND
PROVIDING FOR A CERTAIN TELETYPEWRITER COMMUNICA-
TION SYSTEM IN THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 22 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by inserting after section 9E, inserted by chapter
335 of the acts of 1951, the following section: — Section 9F.
There shall be in the department of public safety a board of
teletypewriter regulations. Said board shall consist of the
commissioner of public safety, who shall be the chairman, and
two members to be appointed by the governor, with the
advice and consent of the council, for terms of three years
each. One of the two members appointed by the governor
shall be the chief of police in a city; the other shall be the
chief of police in a town. These last two members shall be
appointed from a city and town equipped with a teletype-
writer and their terms of office shall expire when they cease
holding the office of chief of police in their respective city or
town. Each member shall be reimbursed by the common-
wealth for all expenses necessarily incurred by him in the
performance of his official duties. Clerical, technical and
other assistance required by said board shall be assigned
thereto by the commissioner.
The board shall, with the assistance of the attorney gen-
eral, adopt rules and regulations relative to the installation,
operation and maintenance of the teletypewriter communi-
cation system in the division of state police, and shall file
the same with the state secretary, and the same shall take
effect upon said filing.
Section 2. The commissioner of public safety is hereby
authorized to provide for the installation, operation and
maintenance of a teletypewriter communication system at
the general headquarters of the state police, and at such sub-
stations or detached posts thereof as he may designate, to
insure the prompt collection, exchange, dissemination and
distribution of such information as may be necessary for the
efficient administration and operation of the state police,
and to connect said system directly or indirectly with similar
systems in this or adjoining states. The commissioner shall
exercise control over said system, shall employ and assign
the personnel necessary for the efficient operation thereof
and may issue orders pertaining thereto.
The teletypewriter communication system herein pro-
vided for may be made available for use by any department
or division of the state government, subject to rules and
regulations adopted by the commissioner. Any law enforce-
ment agency of the United States government or of any
city or town within the commonwealth may use, or make
teletypewriter connection with, the system herein provided,
subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the board of
Teletypewriter
communica-
tion systems
for state police,
authorized.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 475, 476. 373
teletypewriter regulations, as established by section nine F
of chapter twenty-two of the General Laws, inserted by sec-
tion one of this act.
The commonwealth shall pay all rental fees for necessary Rental fees.
wire or circuit mileage required to convert teletypewriter
communication stations of state departments or divisions,
and of city and town law enforcement agencies with the
teletypewriter communication system authorized herein.
The provisions of this section shall not affect the teletype-
writer system of the registry of motor vehicles, nor the in-
ternal communication system of the city of Boston police
department or the metropolitan district police.
Approved June 11, 1953.
An Act authorizing the removal of certain restric- QhQr) 475
TIONS IN A DEED CONVEYING CERTAIN STATE PROPERTY IN ^'
THE CITY OF WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc.. as follows:
The commissioner of mental health, subject to the approval
of the governor and council, is hereby authorized to execute,
in the name and on behalf of the commonwealth, an instru-
ment removing or waiving a restriction in the deed conveying
certain state property in the city of Worcester under au-
thority of chapter six hundred and one of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-six to James J. Conroy, dated March
twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, and recorded
in Worcester County Registry of Deeds, Worcester District,
book 3052, page 499, to the effect that said property shall
not be used for a tavern, restaurant or other business in
which alcoholic beverages are sold or served to be consumed
on the premises; provided, that said commissioner is satis-
fied that the person applying for a license to use said prem-
ises will do so in a manner not detrimental to the neighbor-
hood. Said instrument shall be approved as to form by the
attorney general. Approved June 11, 1953.
An Act providing for the late entry of certain appeals Qjiaxf 475
IN THE APPELLATE TAX BOARD. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 59 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 65B the following sec- f esci^added.
tion: — Section 65C. If a person has, by reason of the fail- Late entry of
ure of a board of assessors to act upon an application for ^^appeUat'e^^'*
abatement, a right of appeal to the appellate tax board under tax board,
section sixty-five or a right to petition the appellate tax board '"^"^ "
for leave to file an appeal under section sixty-five B, but by
mistake or accident fails to enter such appeal or petition in
said board within the time prescribed by said sections, said
board, upon petition filed within two months after the appeal
or petition for leave to file an appeal should have been en-
tered, and after notice and hearing, and upon terms, may
374 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 477, 478.
allow such person to enter his appeal or petition for leave to
file an appeal.
fXect. Section 2. If a person had, by reason of the failure of a
board of assessors to act upon an application for the abate-
ment, in whole or in part, of a tax assessed in the year nineteen
hundred and fifty-two, a right of appeal to the appellate tax
board under section sixty-five of chapter fifty-nine of the
General Laws, or a right to petition the appellate tax board
for leave to file an appeal under section sixty-five B of said
chapter, but by mistake or accident failed to enter such
appeal or petition in said board within the time prescribed
by said sections, said board, upon petition filed within two
months after the effective date of this act, and after notice
and hearing, and upon terms, may allow such person to
enter his appeal or petition for leave to file an appeal.
Approved June 11, 1968.
Chap ATI An Act abolishing the board of appeal in the depart-
ment OF mental health.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Edo,'i9!^§'7, Section 7 of chapter 19 of the General Laws, inserted by
repealed! ' chapter 764 of the acts of 1950, is hereby repealed.
Approved June 11, 1953.
Chap. 4:1^ An Act authorizing the director of the division of
FISHERIES and GAME TO REGULATE THE TAKING OF CER-
TAIN FISH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Edo,' 1 Jr§ 45, Section 1. Chapter 131 of the General Laws is hereby
etc., 'amended, amended by striking out section 45, as most recently amended
by chapter 378 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place
Taking of fish, thereof the following section: — Section id. No person, ex-
cept as otherwise provided m sections thirty-seven and one
hundred and seven, shall fish or have in his possession any
fish except as provided in this section.
The director shall declare an open season on fish in any
county where such open season seems advisable, and may
make rules and regulations relating to the daily bag, mini-
mum legal length, time and length of open season, and
species to be taken, and all other matters connected with
such open season as he may deem necessary or expedient,
and may suspend or modify the open season and all matters
pertaining thereto whenever in his opinion such action is
necessary.
Rules and regulations made under this section shall be
subject to the approval of the board described in section two
of chapter twenty-one, not less than three members of which,
together with the director, shall hold a public hearing \\dth
regard thereto in accordance with the provisions of section
thirty-seven A of chapter thirty and such rules and regula-
regulated.
regulations.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 479. 375
tions shall be subject to the provisions of section thirty-seven
of said chapter.
Section 2. The provisions of section forty-five of chap- Certain provi-
ter one hundred and thirty-one of the General Laws, as in fn°effec°.'^"*'°
effect immediately prior to the effective date of this act,
shall remain in full force and effect until and unless the rules
and regulations authorized by section forty-five of said chap-
ter one hundred and thirty-one, as amended by section one
of this act, are promulgated. Approved June 11, 1953.
An Act authorizing cities and towns to boreow on Chav 479
ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC WELFARE AND VETERANS' BENEFITS.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend pr^ambiT^
to defeat its purpose, which in part is to make immediately
operative, in view of the existing financial emergency in cer-
tain cities and towns, the provisions of this act authorizing
cities and towns to borrow certain sums during the current
year and the next succeeding year on account of expenses
for public welfare and for aid to veterans, therefore this act is
hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the
preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., asfoUoivs:
Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, any city Municipalities
or town, by a two thirds vote as defined in section one of ™uhin°deb7
chapter forty-four of the General Laws, and with the ap- limJt for wei-
proval of the mayor or selectmen and of the emergency and?etTrrns'
finance board established under section one of chapter forty- benefits.
nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-three, may
borrow in each of the years nineteen hundred and fifty-three
and nineteen hundred and fifty-four, inside its limit of in-
debtedness as prescribed by section ten of said chapter forty-
four, for use only for meeting appropriations made or to be
made for pubhc welfare, including in such term old age assist-
ance, aid to dependent children, and disability assistance,
and for veterans' benefits to an amount not more than one
half of one per cent of the average of the assessors' valuation
of its taxable property for the three preceding years, such
valuation to be reduced and otherwise determined as pro-
vided in said section ten of said chapter forty-four, and may
issue bonds or notes therefor, which shall bear on their face
the words (name of city or town) Municipal Relief Loan,
Act of 1953. Each authorized issue shall constitute a sepa-
rate loan, and such loans shall be paid in not more than five
years from their dates, as said board shall fix, and, except
as herein provided, shall be subject to said chapter forty-
four, exclusive of the limitation contained in the first para-
graph of section seven thereof.
Loans may be issued hereunder in the year nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-three or nineteen hundred and fifty-four, as
the case may be, only by a city or town which in such year
has appropriated to be raised by taxation, or appropriated
376 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 479.
from available funds for the purposes enumerated in the
preceding paragraph, an amount not less than the aggregate
of its expenditures made in the year preceding the year of
issue for old age assistance and aid to dependent children to
be met otherwise than from the proceeds of federal grants,
and of its expenditures made in said preceding year for vet-
erans' benefits, together with an amount equal to not less
than seventy-five per cent of its expenditures made in said
preceding year for all pubhc welfare purposes including dis-
ability assistance to be met otherwise than from the proceeds
of federal grants, other than old age assistance, aid to de-
pendent children and veterans' benefits, all as determined
by the board.
If a loan \mder authority of this act has been approved by
said board during the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three
or nineteen hundred and fifty-four for a city or town, the
amount of any appropriation voted by such city or town
for said year for public welfare, including in such term old
age assistance, aid to dependent children, disability assistance,
and veterans' benefits, shall not be reduced during the said
year by appropriation, transfer or otherwise, except with
the written approval of the board. Whenever used in this
act, the words "veterans' benefits" shall include the forms
of aid to veterans now or formerly known as state aid, mili-
tary aid, soldiers' relief, and soldiers' burials, or any words or
phrases connoting the same.
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. A loan order voted in any city under au-
thority of this act shall be deemed to be an emergency order
and as such may be passed in such manner as is provided
for emergency orders or ordinances in its charter, and shall
be in full force and effect immediately upon final favorable
action thereon by its city council or chief executive, as the
case may be. or upon expiration of any period specified by
such charter for the approval or disapproval of such orders
by its chief executive in any case where he fails to approve
or disapprove such an order within such period, notwith-
standing any provision of general or special law or ordinance
to the contrary; provided, that in the city of Boston such
loan orders may be passed in the manner provided in its
charter for loan orders for temporary loans in anticipation
of taxes.
Section 4. In any city a loan order under authority of
this act may be passed by vote of two thirds of all the mem-
bers of the city council, or of each branch thereof where
there are two branches, notwithstanding any provision of
law to the contrary. Approved June 12, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 480, 481. 377
An Act authorizing the director of the division of Qfid^ 480
FISHERIES AND GAME TO REGULATE THE HUNTING OF ^'
DEER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 131 of the General Laws is hereby o. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out section 80, as appearing in section 2 ftljamended*^"
of chapter 599 of the acts of 1941, and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 80. No person, ex- Hunting
cept as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall hunt or rlgukt'ed.
have in his possession a deer except as provided in this
section.
The director shall declare an open season on deer in any
county where such an open season seems advisable, and may
make rules and regulations relating to the time and length
of open season, bag limit, possession Umit, and all other
matters connected with such open season, as he may deem
necessary or expedient, and may suspend or modify the open
season and all matters pertaining thereto whenever in his
opinion such action is necessary.
Rules and regulations made under this section shall be Rules and
subject to the approval of the board described in section two '■*"^'^''*"''^
of chapter twenty-one, not less than three members of which,
together with the director, shall hold a public hearing with
regard thereto in accordance with the provisions of section
thirty-seven A of chapter thirty and such rules and regula-
tions shall be subject to the provisions of section thirty-seven
of said chapter.
Section 2. The provisions of section eighty of chapter Certain provi-
sions to remain
immediately prior to the effective date of this act, shall
remain in full force and effect until and unless the rules and
regulations authorized by section eighty of said chapter one
hundred and thirty-one, as amended by section one of this
act, are promulgated. Approved June 12, 1963
An Act authorizing the director of division of fish- (7/?a7).481
FRIES AND game TO FURTHER REGULATE THE HUNTING
OR TAKING OF GRAY SQUIRRELS, HARES AND RABBITS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 131 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer
amended by striking out sections 64 and 65 and inserting in f§^64 ind <
place thereof the two following sections : — Section 64- No
person, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, shall taWng^of^-ay
hunt or have in his possession the carcass of a gray squirrel. reguiLted
The director shall declare an open season on gray squirrel
in any county where such an open season seems advisable,
and may make rules and regulations relating to time and
length of open season, bag limit, possession limits, and all
other matters connected with such open season, as he may
deem necessary or expedient, and may suspend or modify
378
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 482.
Rules and
regulations.
Hunting or
taking of hares
and rabbits,
regulated.
Rules and
regulations.
Certain provi-
sions to remain
in effect.
the open season whenever in his opinion such action becomes
necessary.
Rules and regulations made under this section shall be
subject to the approval of the board described in section
two of chapter twenty-one, not less than three members of
which, together with the director, shall hold a pubhc hear-
ing with regard thereto in accordance with the provisions of
section thirty-seven A of chapter thirty and such rules and
regulations shall be subject to the provisions of section thirty-
seven of said chapter.
Section 65. No person, except as otherwise provided in
section sixty-seven, shall hunt or have in his possession the
carcass of a hare or rabbit except as provided in this chapter.
The director shall declare an open season on hare or rabbit,
or both, in any county where such an open season seems ad-
visable, and may make rules and regulations relating to the
time and length of open season, bag limit, possession hmit,
and all other matters pertaining to such an open season as
he may deem necessary and expedient, and may suspend or
modify the open season whenever in his opinion such action
becomes necessary.
Rules and regulations made under this section shall be
subject to the approval of the board described in section two
of chapter twenty-one, not less than three members of which,
together with the director, shall hold a public hearing with
regard thereto in accordance with the provisions of section
thirty-seven A of chapter thirty and such rules and regula-
tions shall be subject to the provisions of section thirty-seven
of said chapter.
Section 2. The provisions of sections sixty-four and
sixty-five of chapter one hundred and thirty-one of the
General Laws, as in effect immediately prior to the effective
date of this act, shall remain in full force and effect until
and unless the rules and regulations authorized by sections
sixty-four and sixty-five of said chapter one hundred and
thirty-one, as amended by section one of this act, are pro-
mulgated. Approved June 12, 1953.
ChapA82 An Act authorizing the director of division of fish-
eries AND GAME TO REGULATE THE HUNTING AND TRAPPING
OF MAMMALS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 131 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 68, as most recently amended
by chapter 294 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 68. No person, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall hunt or
trap, or have in his possession, the living or dead bodies of
mammals, except as provided in this section.
The director shall declare an open season for the hunting
and trapping of mammals in any county when such an open
season seems advisable, and may make rules and regulations
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 131, § 68
etc., amended.
Hunting and
trapping of
mammals,
regulated.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 483, 484. 379
relating to the time and length of open season, and all other
matters pertaining to the taking of mammals as he may
deem necessary and expedient, and may suspend or modify
such open seasons and all matters pertaining thereto when-
ever in his opinion such action is necessary.
Rules and regulations made under this section shall be Rules and
subject to the approval of the board described in section ""^s" ^*^'°"^-
two of chapter twenty-one, not less than three members of
which, together with the director, shall hold a public hear-
ing with regard thereto in accordance with the provisions of
section thirty-seven A of chapter thirty and such rules and
regulations shall be subject to the provisions of section
thirty-seven of said chapter.
Section 2. The provisions of section sixty-eight of chap- Certain provi-
ter one hundred and tliirty-one of the General Laws, as in fi°effec"t/^™^"
effect immediately prior to the effective date of this act,
shall remain in full force and effect until and unless the rules
and regulations authorized by section sixty-eight of said
chapter one hundred and thirty-one, as amended by section
one of this act, are promulgated. Approved June 12, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town of Granville to pay a ChavASZ
SUM OF MONEY TO DONALD DICKINSON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral obli-
gation, the town of Granville is hereby authorized to pay
from surplus revenue the sum of seventy-eight dollars to
Donald Dickinson, to reimburse him for medical expenses
incurred as a result of an accident at the Village School
gymnasium to his son, Donald Dickinson, Jr.
Section 2. Action taken under authority of this act at
a special meeting of said town held on March twenty-
third in the current year shall be as effective in all respects
as though this act had been in full force and effect on the
date when the warrant for said meeting was posted.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 16, 1953.
An Act authorizing the commissioner of correction Chav 484
TO transfer to the control of the department of
PUBLIC WORKS CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
IN THE TOWN OF CONCORD.
Be it enacted, etc., asfoUoics:
Section 1. Subject to the approval of the governor and
council, the commissioner of correction, in the name and
on behalf of the commonwealth, is hereby authorized to
transfer to the control of the state department of pubhc works
a parcel of land situated on the northerly side of Elm street
and the southerly side of Barrett's Mill road in the town of
Concord, bounded and described as follows: — Beginning at
a point on the northerly street line of Elm street at a Massa-
380 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 485, 486.
chusetts Highway Bound bearing N 17° 22' 42" E and 30.00
feet distant from station 236+16.62 of the 1938 State High-
way Alteration, thence following said line of Elm street in a
general westerly direction by a curve to the right of radius
2356.12 feet, length 146.83 feet, thence leaving said line of
Elm street and extending by other land of the department
of correction N 17° 22' 42" E 381.59 feet to a point on the
southerly street line of Barrett's Mill road, thence following
said line of Barrett's Mill road S 85° 27' 13" E 6.30 feet to
a bound, thence following said line by a curve to the left of
radius 553.80 feet, length 219.39 feet to a bound, thence
following said line N 71° 50' 52" E 74.49 feet, thence leaving
said line and extending by land of the department of public
safety S 13° 49' 52" W 521.21 feet to a bound on the north-
erly street line of Elm street, thence by said street line
N 72° 37' 18" W 151.05 feet to the point of beginning, con-
taining about 2.90 acres. Said transfer shall be subject to
such conditions and restrictions for the benefit of the Massa-
chusetts Reformatory as may seem advisable to said com-
missioner.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 16, 1953.
ChapA85 ^^ Act to extend the benefits of the present eviction
LAWS RELATING TO EXTENSIONS OF TIME TO THE SURVIV-
ING SPOUSE, PARENTS OR CHILDREN OF A DECEASED TENANT
AT WILL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G^L._(Ter SectJou 9 of chapter 239 of the General LaM^s, as appear-
amended.' ' iug ill the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by strik-
ing out, in lines 8 and 9, the words "upon application of the
tenant, for such period not exceeding one month, as the
court may deem just and reasonable" and inserting in place
Stay of pro- thereof the words : — for such period not exceeding one
certain eviction moutli, as the court may deem just and reasonable, upon
cases, extended, application of the tenant or the surviving spouse, parent or
child of a deceased tenant if such spouse, parent or child
occupied said premises for dwelling purposes at the time
when said tenancy was terminated and such occupancy was
not in violation of the terms of the tenancy.
Approved June 15, 1953.
Chap. 4:86 An Act relative to the termination of elective offices
HELD BY MEMBERS OF CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloivs:
G. L. (Ter. Subdivisiou (1) of section 5 of chapter 32 of the General
etc!! 'amended. Laws is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (d), as
most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 15 of the
acts of 1948, and inserting in place thereof the following
paragraph : —
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 487. 381
(rf) Any member holding office by popular election at the Member of
time of attaining the maximum age for his group, whether offioe'by pop"-
or not he is then entitled to a superannuation retirement n"ay'continue
allowance, may continue to serve in such office after attain- for balance
ing such maximum age but only until the expiration of the ° *^'^™
term for which he was elected; 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. Approved June 15, 19oS.
An Act creating an unpaid special commission to regu- ChapA87
LATE THE USE OF THE WATERS OF FORT MEADOW POND,
TO BE KNOWN AS THE FORT MEADOW POND COMMISSION,
AND DEFINING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1, There is hereby created a commission, which
shall be known as the Fort Meadow Pond Commission, consist-
ing of three persons, two of whom shall be appointed by the
mayor of the city of Marlborough, subject to the approval
of the city council, and one by the selectmen of the town of
Hudson. Said commission shall elect from its membership
a chairman and a clerk and shall meet quarterly or oftener
at the call of the chairman. In the making of initial appoint-
ments hereunder, the appointees of the mayor of the city
of Marlborough shall be appointed for terms of one and
two years, respectively, as the mayor shall designate and
the appointee of the selectmen of the town of Hudson shall
be appointed for the term of three years. Upon the expira-
tion of the term of any member, his successor shall be
appointed, in like manner as in the case of the original
appointment, for the term of three years. Vacancies in said
commission caused otherwise than by expiration of term of
service shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term
in Uke manner as in the case of original appointments. The
commissioners shall serve without compensation.
Section 2. The said commissioners may, after notice and
a public hearing held at a suitable time and place, estabUsh
reasonable rules and regulations for the protection and po-
licing of the waters of Fort Meadow pond within the city of
Marlborough and the town of Hudson, and for permitting
and regulating the use of motor boats, other boats and
canoes therein, and for regulating the conduct of persons
upon, or bathing in, the waters of said pond; and said com-
missioners may, after notice and a public hearing as afore-
said, from time to time alter, add to or repeal the rules and
regulations made hereunder. Nothing in this section shall
382
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 488.
be construed to authorize said commissioners to make any
rule or regulation affecting the flow of water of said pond.
Section 3. Said commission may make rules and regula-
tions relative to the conduct of the business of renting boats
and canoes of any description to be used upon the waters of
said pond, and relative to the maintenance and use of bathing
houses adjacent thereto.
Section 4. No person shall engage in the business of
renting boats or canoes to be used upon the waters of said
pond until he shall obtain from the mayor of the city or the
selectmen of the town in which the business is to be con-
ducted, a permit so to do, which permit shall be for such
time, in such form and subject to such restrictions as may
from time to time be determined by said commission.
Approved June Id, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 74. § 42,
etc., amended.
New Bedford
Institute of
Textiles and
Technology.
Chap ASS ^N Act changing the name of the new Bedford textile
INSTITUTE TO THE NEW BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF TEXTILES
AND TECHNOLOGY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 42 of chapter 74 of the General Laws,
as most recently amended by chapter 387 of the acts of 1947,
is hereby further amended by striking out, in Unes 2 and 3,
the words "textile institute " and inserting in place thereof the
words : — institute of textiles and technology, — so as to
read as follows : — Section J^2. The Bradford Durfee tech-
nical institute of Fall River and the New Bedford institute
of textiles and technology shall be maintained by the com-
monwealth for the purpose of giving instruction in the theory
and practical arts of engineering, science and textile and
kindred branches of industry. The board of trustees of each
of said institutes may grant the degree of bachelor of science
or other appropriate degrees to any person, either male or
female, satisfactorily completing the prescribed courses of
instruction, if and so long as the faculty, equipment and
courses of instruction at such institute meet with the ap-
proval of the board of collegiate authority.
Section 2. Section 19 of chapter 15 of the General Laws,
as most recently amended by section 5 of chapter 407 of the
acts of 1953, is hereby further amended by striking out, in
Une 6, as appearing in section 3 of chapter 344 of the acts of
1947, the words "textile institute" and inserting in place
thereof the words : — institute of textiles and technology, —
so as to read as follows: — Section 19. The trustees of the
University of Massachusetts, the board of commissioners of
the Massachusetts maritime academy, the trustees of the
Bradford Durfee technical institute of Fall River, the trustees
of the Lowell technological institute of Massachusetts and
the trustees of the New Bedford institute of textiles and
technology shall serve in the department.
Section 3. Section 21 of said chapter 15, as amended by
section 8 of chapter 257 of the acts of 1946, is hereby further
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 15, §
etc., amend
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 15, § 21,
etc.,
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 489. 383
amended by striking out, in line 3, the words "textile insti-
tute" and inserting in place thereof the words: — institute
of textiles and technology, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 21. There shall be boards of trustees for the Brad- frustls.^
ford Durfee technical institute of Fall River and for the Membership.
New Bedford institute of textiles and technology, each con-
sisting of fifteen appointive members and the commissioner
of education or a member of the advisory board of education
designated by him, as an ex officio member, and the mayor
and superintendent of schools of Fall River and of New
Bedford shall be additional members ex officiis of said boards,
respectively. Upon the expiration of the term of office of
an appointive member, his successor shall be appointed for
three years by the governor, with the advice and consent
of the council.
Section 4. When used in any statute, ordinance, by-law, Certain phrase
rule or regulation, the phrase "New Bedford textile insti- *° '"^'"''
tute", or any words connoting the same, shall mean New
Bedford institute of textiles and technology.
Approved June 15, 1953.
An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year Chav.AS^
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR, FOR'^THE MAINTE-
NANCE OF DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITU-
TIONS 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 sev-
eral 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 funds designated in said section, sub-
ject 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 fifty-four, in
this act referred to as the year nineteen hundred and fifty-
four, or for such period as may be specified.
Section 2.
appropriations made from the general fund.
Service of the Legislature.
Senate.
Item
1 0101-01 For the compensation of senators, to be in
! addition to any amount heretofore appro-
1 priated for the purpose .... $191,250 00
I 0101-02 For the salary of the clerk of the senate 10,480 00
; 0101-03 For the salary of the assistant clerk of the
senate 7,980 00
384
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
0101-04 P'or clerical assistance to the clerk of the
senate, including not more than two per-
manent positions .....
0101-05 For the salary of the chaplain of the senate .
0101-06 For personal services of the counsel to the
senate and assistants, including not more
than four permanent positions; 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
0101-07 For clerical and other assistance to the senate
committee on rules, including not more
than seven permanent positions; provided,
that notwithstanding any provision of law
to the contrary, the present clerk of the
senate committee on rules may continue to
serve in said office subject to the will of the
senate .......
0101-30 For expenses of senators, including travel, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
0101-51 For stationery for the senate, purchased by
and with the approval of the clerk .
0101-52 For expenses of the committee on niles on the
part of the senate .....
0101-63 For expenses of the counsel to the senate
0101-54 For expenses of the senate clerk's office
0101-56 For the expenses of the senate committee on
ways and means, including not more than
one permanent position . ■ .
0101-60 For traveling and such other expenses of the
committees of the senate as may be author-
ized by order of the senate
Total
$10,180 00
1.980 00
33,480 00
28,860 00
39,000 00
600 00
600 00
500 00
200 00
8,000 00
1,000 00
$334,110 00
House of Representatives.
0102-01 For the compensation of representatives, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . $1,093,500 00
0102-02 For the salary of the clerk of the house of
representatives ..... 10,480 00
0102-03 For the salary of the assistant clerk of the
house of representatives .... 7,980 00
0102-04 For clerical assistance to the clerk of the
house of representatives, including not
more than four permanent positions . 18,740 00
0102-05 For the salary of the chaplain of the house of
representatives ..... 1,980 00
0102-06 For personal services of the counsel to the
house of representatives and assistants, in-
cluding not more than six permanent posi-
tions 61,280 00
0102-07 For clerical and other assistance to the house
committee on rules, including not more
than seven permanent positions . . 33,420 00
0102-08 For clerical and other a.ssistance to the house
committee on ways and means, including
not more than four permanent positions,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . 22,960 (K)
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
385
Itew
0102-30 For expenses of representatives, including
travel, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose $233,500 00
0102-51 For stationery for the house of representa-
tives, purchased by and with the approval
of the clerk 1,300 00
0102-52 For expenses of the committee on rules on the
part of the house of representatives 2,500 00
0102-53 For expenses of the counsel to the house of
representatives ..... 850 00
0102-54 For expenses of the clerk's office, house of
representatives ..... 500 00
0102-56 For expenses of the house committee on ways
and means, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose 5,000 00
0102-60 For traveling and such other expenses of the
committees of the house of representatives
as may be authorized by order of the house
of representatives ..... 1,000 00
Total $1,494,990 00
Sergeunt-at-A rms .
0103-01 For the salary of the sergeant-at-arms . $7,380 00
0103-02 For clerical and other assistance employed by
the sergeant-at-arms, including not more
than six permanent positions . 24,840 00
0103-03 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 posi-
tions 11,880 00
0103-04 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 thirty-two permanent positions 136,500 00
0103-05 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 twenty-three permanent
positions 27,600 00
0103-06 For the salaries of clerks emploj^ed in the
legislative document room, including not
more than three permanent positions 14,880 00
0103-51 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 fifty-four
and the previous year .... 20,000 00
0103-52 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 . 200 00
Total $243,280 00
(Jthc7- Experises.
0110-02 For printing, binding and paper ordered by
the senate and house of representatives, or
by concurrent order of the two branches,
386
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 489.
for the year nineteen hundred and fifty-four
and the previous year, with the approval of
the clerks of the respective branches, to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose
0110-04 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 two permanent positions
0110-05 For telephone service ....
0110-09 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 0102-24 of section two of
chapter eight hundred and six of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-one is hereby
reappropriated.
0110-12 For the emergency services of a physician
and for medical supplies in the state house,
subject to the approval of the joint com-
mittee on rules; provided, that section
twenty-one of chapter thirty of the Gen-
eral Laws shall not apply to the payments
made under this item ....
01 10-30 For traveling and such other expenses of joint
committees of the general court as may be
authorized by joint order of the general
court .......
Total
$180,000 00
38,020 00
20,000 00
3,200 00
8,000 00
S249,220 00
Special Investigations.
0204-00 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 0204-00 of section two of
chapter six hundred and thirty-two of the
acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two is
hereby reappropriated.
0209-00 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 0209-00 of section two of
chapter six hundred and thirty- two of the
acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two is
hereby reappropriated.
0261-00 For a study of the structure of state govern-
ment, as authorized by chapter seventy-
five of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
forty-nine as amended by chapter ten of
the resolves of nineteen hundred and fifty-
one, chapter twenty-eight of the resolves of
nineteen hundred and fifty-two and chap-
ter seventeen of the resolves of nineteen
hundred and fifty-three, to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ......
Total
Total, Legislative ....
$40,000 00
$40,000 00
$2,361,600 00
Service of the Judiciary.
Supreme Judicial Court.
0301-01 For the salaries of the chief justice and of the
six associate justices ....
0301-02 For traveling allowances and expenses
$130,500 00
2,500 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
387
Item
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 and 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
0301-10 For facilities provided by the Social Law Li-
brary .......
0302-01 For the salary of the reporter of decisions .
0302-02 For the service of the reporter of decisions,
including not more than four permanent
positions ......
Total
$10,420 00
3,490 00
47,620 00
6,000 00
6,190 00
1,500 00
3,500 00
10,000 00
18,575 00
$240,295 00
Superior Court.
0305-01 For the salaries of the chief justice and of the
thirty-one justices ..... $510,000 00
0305-02 For traveling allowances and expenses 27,600 00
0305-03 For the salary of the assistant clerk and the
probation officer of Suffolk county . . 2,500 00
0305-04 For expenses authorized by section twenty-
eight of chapter two hundred and twelve of
the General Laws 19,850 00
0305-1 1 For compensation of justices of district courts
while sitting in the superior court . 11,000 00
0305-12 For expenses of justices of district courts
while sitting in the superior court . 1,850 00
0305-13 For reimbursing certain counties for compen-
sation of certain special justices for services
in holding sessions of district courts in
place of the justice, while sitting in the su-
perior court 3,000 00
Total $575,700 00
Judicial Council.
0308-01 For the service of the judicial council
$7,000 00
Administrative Committee of District Courts.
0310-01 For the service of the administrative com-
mittee of district courts ....
$12,000 00
Administrative Committee of Probate and Insolvency Courts.
0320-01 For the compensation of judges of probate
when acting for other judges o '
0320-02 For expenses of judges of probate
when acting for other judges of probate
whe
for other judges of probate
len actmg
0320-03 For reimbursing officials for premiums paid
for procuring sureties on their bonds, as
provided by law .....
0320-04 F'or expenses of the administrative committee
of probate courts .....
Total
$5,000 00
1,500 00
600 00
750 00
$7,750 00
388
Acts, 1953 —Chap. 489.
Item
0321-01
0321-02
0321-03
0321-04
0322-01
0322-02
0322-03
0322-04
0323-01
0323-02
0323-03
0323-04
0324-01
0324-02
0324-04
0325-01
0325-02
0325-03
0325-04
0326-01
0326-02
0326-03
0326-04
0327-01
0327-02
0327-03
0327-04
032&-01
0328-02
0328-03
0328-04
0329-01
0329-02
0329-03
0329-04
Probate and Insolvency Courts.
For the salaries of judges of probate, regis-
ters of probate, assistant registers and
clerical assistance to registers of the
several counties:
Barnstable:
Judge of probate
$9,500 00
Register
6,000 00
Assistant register
4,000 00
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than three permanent positions
8,880 00
Berkshire:
Judge of probate .....
9,500 00
Register ......
6,500 00
Assistant register .....
4,500 00
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than five permanent positions
14,120 00
Bristol:
Two judges of probate ....
23,000 00
Register
8,000 00
Two assistant registers ....
10,500 00
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than thirteen permanent positions
37,970 00
Dukes:
Judge of probate .....
4,000 00
Register ......
4,000 00
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than one permanent position
2,880 00
Essex:
Two judges of probate ....
23,000 00
Register
8,500 00
Three assistant registers
16,500 00
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than sixteen permanent positions .
48,650 00
Franklin:
Judge of probate .....
9,500 00
Register
6,000 00
Assistant register
4,000 00
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than two permanent positions
Hampden:
Two judges of probate ....
Register ......
Three assistant registers
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than eleven permanent positions .
Hampshire:
Judge of probate .....
Register ......
Assistant register .....
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than two permanent positions
Middlesex:
Tliree judges of probate ....
Register ......
Five assistant registers ....
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than forty permanent positions
5,760 00
23,000 00
8,000 00
15,000 00
36,780 00
9,500 00
6,000 00
4,000 00
6,300 00
40,500 00
10,000 00
28,500 00
124,010 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Tt«ro
0380-01
0330-02
0330-04
Nantucket:
Judge of probate .....
Register
Clerical assistance to register .
$4,000 00
4,000 00
1,195 00
0331-01
0331-02
0331-03
0331-04
Norfolk:
Two judges of probate ....
Register
Three assistant registers
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than fifteen permanent positions .
27,000 00
8,500 00
16,500 00
45,330 00
0332-01
0332-02
0332-03
0332-04
Plymouth:
•Judge of probate .....
Register ......
Assistant register .....
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than six permanent positions
9,500 00
6,500 00
4,500 00
19,560 00
0333-01
0333-02
0333-03
0333-04
Sufiolk:
Three judges of probate ....
Register ......
Five assistant registers ....
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than forty-eight permanent positions
43,500 00
10,000 00
28,500 00
148,440 00
0334-01
0334-02
0334-03
0334-04
Worcester:
Two judges of probate ....
Register ......
Three assistant registers
Clerical assistance to register, including not
more than fifteen permanent positions .
23,000 00
8,500 00
16,500 00
45,650 00
Total
$1,057,525 00
389
Land Court.
0340-01 For the salaries of the judge, associate judges
and the recorder, including not more than
four permanent positions . . . $55,000 00
0340-02 For the service of the land court, including
not more than thirty-five permanent posi-
tions 217,555 00
Total $272,556 00
Pensions for Certain Retired Justices.
0345-01 For pensions of retired judges, as authorized
by law .......
$98,000 00
District Attorneys.
0350-01 For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the Suffolk district, including
not more than fourteen permanent posi-
tions $97,700 00
0351-01 For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the northern district, includ-
ing not more than seven permanent posi-
tions 46,400 00
0352-01 For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the eastern district, including
not more than five permanent positions 23,880 00
390
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
0354-01 For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the southern district, includ-
ing not more than four permanent positions $23,540 00
0355-01 For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the middle district, including
not more than five permanent positions . 23,880 00
0356-01 For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the western district, includ-
ing not more than three permanent posi-
tions 15,580 00
0357-01 For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistant for the northwestern district, in-
cluding not more than two permanent posi-
tions 9,180 00
0358-01 For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the Norfolk district, includ-
ing not more than four permanent posi-
tions 18,000 00
0359-01 For the salaries of the district attorney and
assistants for the Plymouth district, includ-
ing not more than three permanent posi-
tions 14,500 00
0365-01 For traveling expenses necessarily incurred by
the district attorneys, except in the Suffolk
district, including expenses incurred in
previous years ..... 7,000 00
Total $279,660 00
Board of Frobation.
0370-01 For the service of the board, including not
more than forty-eight permanent positions
$163,140 00
Board of Bar Examiners.
0380-01 For the ser\ace of the board, including not
more than six permanent positions .
$36,110 00
Suffolk County Court House.
0385-01 For reimbursing the city of Boston for thirty
Eer cent of the cost of maintenance of the
ufifolk 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 nineteen hundred and thirty-
five, to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose; pro-
vided, that this appropriation shall not be
construed as fixing the specific amount for
which the commonwealth shall be liable on
account of said maintenance
Total, Judiciary ....
$180,000 00
$2,929,735 00
0401-01
0401-02
Service of the Executive Department.
Governor.
For the salary of the governor
For the salaries of officers and employees in
the governor's office ....
$20,000 00
125,000 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
391
Item
0401-03
0401-04
For postage, printing, office and other con-
tingent expenses, including travel, of the
governor $35,000 00
For maintenance expenses of the governor's
automobile 1,300 00
Total $181,300 00
0401-35
0402-01
0402-02
0403-01
0403-02
0403-03
0403-05
Other Expenses.
For the expenses of a committee to study
state hospitals, to be expended with the
approval of the governor
Liexdenant-dovemor.
For the salary of the lieutenant-governor
For personal services for the lieutenant-
governor's office ....
Total
Governor's Council.
For the salaries of the eight councilors
For personal services for the council .
For postage, printing, stationery, traveling
and contingent expenses of the governor
and council .....
For travel and expenses of the lieutenant-
governor and council from and to their
homes ......
Total
$6,000 00
$8,000 00
14,400 00
$22,400 00
«24,000 00
26,250 00
15,000 00
4,500 00
$69,750 00
Extraordinary Expenses.
0405-01 For the cost, not to exceed fifteen thousand
dollars, of entertainment of distinguished
visitors to the commonwealth, provided
that no expenditure shall be allowed for a
party exceeding fifty visitors; for the pay-
ment of extraordinary expenses not other-
wise provided for; and for transfers to ap-
propriation accounts where the amounts
otherwise available are insufficient, pro-
vided that requests for such transfers shall
be referred to the commission on adminis-
tration and finance which, after investiga-
tion, shall submit for the approval of the
governor and council its written recom-
mendation as to the amount of funds re-
quired, with facts pertinent thereto .
$100,000 00
0406-01
0406-03
0406-04
0406-05
Civil Defense Agency.
The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 0406-01 of section two of
chapters three himdred and ten and six
hundred and thirty-two of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and fifty-two is hereby re-
appropriated.
This item postponed.
This item postponed.
This item postponed.
Total, Executive Department
$379,450 00
392
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
0420-01
0420-02
0421-01
0421-02
0421-05
0421-07
0421-13
0421-14
0421-15
0421-17
0421-21
0421-50
Service of the Military Division.
Adjutant General.
For the salary of the adjutant general .
For the office of the adjutant general, includ-
ing not more than tiiirty-two permanent
Militia:
For allowances to companies and other ad-
ministrative units, to be expended under
the direction of the adjutant general
For officers' uniform allowances, as author-
ized by paragraph (c) of section one hun-
dred and twenty of chapter thirty-three of
the General Laws .....
For certain camps of instruction
For transportation of officers and non-com-
missioned officers to and from military
meetings and regimental and battalion
drills
For compensation for special and miscel-
laneous duty, including not more than five
permanent positions, and for expenses of
operation of the twenty-sixth division
For compensation for accidents and injuries
sustained in the performance of military
duty .......
To cover certain small claims for damages to
private property arising from military
maneuvers ......
For the military reservation, located in Barn-
stable county, including compensation of
the commis-sioner .....
For the service of the air national guard
State Guard:
For the planning and organizing of a state
guard, for the training of an air ground ob-
server corps and an aircraft warning serv-
ice, and for expenses related thereto, to be
expended under the direction of the ad-
jutant general; provided, that upon re-
quest of the adjutant general and the
recommendation of the commission on
administration and finance, the governor,
with the approval of the council, may
transfer in whole or in part to this item
amounts authorized for military affairs for
the fiscal year nineteen hundred and fifty-
four; and, further provided, that the un-
expended balance remaining in appropria-
tion item 0421-50 of section two of chap-
ter three hundred and ten of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-two is hereby
reappropriated.
$11,559 00
146,264 00
180,000 00
65,000 00
64,500 00
3,000 00
28,305 00
4,000 00
1,000 00
1,075 00
7,925 00
Total
$512,628 00
State Quartermaster.
0423-01 For the office of the state quartermaster . $4,250 00
0423-02 For the operation of armories of the first
class, including not more than eighty-four
permanent positions .... 470,966 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
393
Special :
0423-21 For certain repairs to armories .
Militia:
0424-01 For reimbursement for rent and maintenance
of armories not of the first class
0424-02 For the CJamp Curtis Guild rifle range, in-
cluding not more than seven permanent
positions ......
0424-05 For certain storage and maintenance facili-
ties, including not more than twelve per-
manent positions .....
0424-08 For certain national guard aviation facili-
ties, including not more than two per-
manent positions .....
Total
$126,000 00
29,900 00
28.010 00
129,195 00
108,105 00
$896,415 00
Armory Commission.
0428-01 For compensation of one member and for ex-
penses of the armory commission
Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter
thirty of the General Laws, certain mili-
tary personnel in the military division may
be paid salaries according to military pay
grades, so called.
Total, Military Division
$170 00
$1,409,213 00
Boards and Commissions serving under Governor and Council.
Cammission on Administration and Finance.
0440-31 For personnel appeal boards, as authorized by
chapter four hundred and eighty-five of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-five -SI 00 00
0441-01 For the office of the commissioner of admin-
istration, including not more than fourteen
permanent positions; provided, that the
comptroller shall transfer to the General
Fund the sum of twenty-one thousand
seven hundred and one dollars from the
Highway Fund 108,605 00
0441-03 For telephone service in the state house . 110,000 00
0442-01 For the bureau of the comptroller, including
not more than one hundred and seventeen
permanent positions; provided, that the
comptroller shall transfer to the General
Fund the sum of ninety-nine thousand nine
hundred and twenty-seven dollars from
the Highway Fund .... 500,11400
0443-01 For the bureau of the budget commissioner,
including not more than eight permanent
positions; provided, that the comptroller
shall transfer to the General Fund the sum
of eleven thousand three hundred and
seventy-five dollars from the Highway
Fund 56,875 00
0444-01 For the bureau of the purchasing agent, in-
cluding not more than seventy-one per-
manent positions; provided, that the
comptroller shall transfer to the General
Fund the sum of fifty-six thousand seven
hundred and twenty-four dollars from the
Highway Fund 284,220 00
394
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
0444-02
0444-03
0445-01
For the purchase of paper used in the execu-
tion of the contracts for state printing,
other than legislative . . $75,0(M) 00
For the purchase by the state purchasing
agent of motor vehicles for which funds are
not otherwise available. Motor vehicles
purchased under this item are to be allo-
cated, with the approval of the commission
on administration and finance, to the de-
partments and agencies of the common-
wealth whose appropriations are made from
the General Fund, and transfers of the sums
required for said purchases are to be au-
thorized by said commission from the
amount herein appropriated to appropria-
tions made for the services of said depart-
ments and agencies. Said commission is
hereby authorized to provide for the trans-
fer of motor vehicles from one such agency
or department to another when, in its opin-
ion, such a transfer is for the best interests
of the commonwealth .... 250,000 00
For the division of personnel and standardi-
zation, including not more than thirty-
seven permanent positions; provided, that
the comptroller shall transfer to the Gen-
eral Fund the sum of forty-two thousand
four hundred and forty-six dollars fiom the
Highway Fund 212,230 00
Total $1,597,044 00
State Superintendent of Ihnldinys.
0450-01 For the office of the superintendent, includ-
ing not more than five permanent posi-
tions $26,800 00
0450-02 For the maintenance of the state house and
the Ford building, including not more than
one hundred and sixty-seven permanent
positions 771,415 00
Total $798,215 00
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commisidon.
0455-01 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, and for comjjensation and
expenses of the commissioners, as provided
by section four of said chapter . $7,730 00
State Planning Board.
0456-01 For the service of the state planning board,
including not more than fourteen per-
manent positions . . . . .
$74,377 00
Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
0457-01 For the expenses of the commissioner a
$1,725 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
395
State Library.
Item
0459-01 For the service of the state library, including
not more than thirty-two permanent posi-
tions $123,830 00
Art Commission.
0460-01 For expenses of the commission, notwith-
standing the limitation of section nineteen
of chapter six
$500 00
Ballot Law Commission.
0461-01 P'or compensation and expenses of the com-
missioners, including not more than three
permanent positions ....
$3,085 00
Massachusetts Commission on Discrimination.
0462-01 For the service of the Massachusetts commis-
sion on discrimination, including not more
than thirteen permanent positions .
$70,605 00
Emergency Housing Commission.
0463-01 This item omitted.
Outdoor Advertising Authority.
0464-01 For the service of the outdoor advertising
authority, including not more than ten
permanent positions ....
$44,230 00
Massachusetts Public Building Commission.
0465-01 For the service of the Massachusetts public
building commission, including not more
than thirteen permanent positions .
$85,140 00
Mount Greylock Reservation Commission.
0466-01 For the maintenance of the Mount Greylock
war memorial .....
$1,700 00
Old State House.
0467-01 For the contribution of the commonwealth
toward the maintenance of the old provin-
cial state house .....
$1,500 00
Commission on Alcoholism.
0468-01 For the service of the commission on alco-
holism, as authorized by chapter five hun-
dred and thirteen of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-seven, including not
more than one permanent position .
$11,755 GO
396
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Contributory Retirement Appeal Board.
Item
0471-01 For the service of the contributory retirement
appeal board .....
$200 00
Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission.
0490-01 For the compensation and expenses of mem-
bers of the jVIassachusetts aeronautics com-
mission, including not more than five per-
manent positions ..... $6,800 00
0490-02 For the service of the Massachusetts aero-
nautics commission, including not more
than nine permanent positions . . 56,200 00
Total $63,000 00
State Airport Management Board.
0492-01 For the service of the state airport manage-
ment board, as authorized by chapter six
hundred and thirty-seven of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-eight, including
not more than ten permanent positions . $58,079 00
0493-01 For the operation of the Logan airport, in-
cluding not more than one hundred and five
permanent positions .... 655,055 00
Special :
0493-21 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 0461-21 of section two of
chapter eight hundred and six of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-one is hereby
reappropriated.
0494-01 For the operation of the Hanscom field, in-
cluding not more than nine permanent
positions 41,960 00
Total $755,094 00
Total, Boards and Commissions serving
under Governor and Council . $3,639,730 00
0501-01
0501-02
0502-01
0602-02
Service of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
For the salary of the secretary . $9,000 00
For the office of the secretary, including not
more than seventy-four permanent posi-
tions 326,044 00
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 photostatic
copies of corporation papers, election pa-
pers and acts and resolves . . . 6,250 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 seven-
teen hundred and eighty, inclusive, as au-
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 489.
397
thorized by chapter four hundred and
thirteen of the acts of nineteen hundred
and twenty ......
Total
$750 00
$342,044 00
Printing Laws, etc.:
0503-01 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 fifty-four,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . S32,200 00
0503-02 For the printing of reports of decisions of the
supreme judicial court, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose 13,517 00
0503-03 For printing and binding public documents,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . 6,200 00
Total $51,917 00
Matters Relating to Elections:
0504-01 For preparing, printing and distributing bal-
lots, and other miscellaneous expenses for
primary and other elections, including not
more than five permanent positions . $172,692 00
Medical Examiners:
0505-01 For medical examiners' fees . . . $1,500 00
Commission on Interstate Co-operation.
0506-01 For the service of the commission, including
not more than two permanent positions
$25,510 00
Total, Secretary of the Commonwealth $593,663 00
Service of the Treasurer and Receiver- General.
0601-01 For the salary of the treasurer and receiver-
general $9,000 00
0601-02 For the office of the treasurer and receiver-
general, including not more than forty-
three permanent positions; provided, that
the comptroller shall transfer to the Gen-
eral Fund the sum of one hundred and thir-
teen thousand dollars from the Highway
Fund 312,056 00
Total
$321,056 00
Commissioners on Fireynen's Relief.
0602-01 For expenses of administration and for relief
disbursed by the commissioners on fire-
men's relief ......
$15,175 00
398
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
0604-01
State Board of Retirement.
lor the administrative office of the board, in-
cluding not more than eighteen permanent
positions $62,710 00
0604-03 For the payment of the commonwealth's
share in financing the state employees' re-
tirement system, as provided by chapter
thirtj^-two of the General Laws for the year
nineteen hundred and fifty-four and the
previous year, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose; provided, that the comptroller
shall transfer to the General P'und the sum
of one hundred and seventy-five thousand
dollars from the Highway Fund 3,500,000 00
0604-04 The unexpended balance remaining in item
0604-04 of section two of chapter three
hundred and ten of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two is hereby reappro-
priated.
Total $3,562,710 00
Emergency Finance Board.
0605-01 For administrative expenses of the board, in-
cluding not more than one permanent pvosi-
tion .......
Total, Department of the Treasurer and
Receiver-General . . .
$15,000 00
$3,913,941 00
0701-01
0701-02
0701-23
0701-24
Service of tha Auditor of the Commonwealth.
For the salary of the auditor . $9,000 00
For the office of the auditor, including not
more than thirty-eight permanent posi-
tions; provided, that the comptroller shall
transfer to the General Fund the sum of
forty-one thousand seven hundred and
sixty-three dollars from the Highway Fund 208,915 00
For an audit of the accounts of the Metro-
politan Transit Authority . 20,400 00
For the expense of an audit of the books of
the New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's
Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Au-
thority, to be reimbursed by said authority
as provided by law .... 1,910 00
Total, Department of the Auditor
$240,225 00
0801-01
0801-02
0802-01
Service of the Department of the Attorney General.
$12,000 00
For the salary of the attorney general
For the office of the attorney general, includ-
ing not more than forty-two permanent
positions ......
For the settlement of certain claims, as pro-
vided by law, on account of damages by
cars owned by the commonwealth and op-
246,000 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
399
erated by state employees; provided, that
the comptroller shall transfer to the Gen-
eral Fund from the appropriate funds sums
equal to the payments made under this
item for claims against agencies whose ap-
propriations are derived from other funds $25,000 00
0802-02 For the settlement of certain small claims, as
authorized by section three A of chapter
twelve of the General Laws . 10,000 00
0803-10 This item omitted.
Total, Department of the Attorney Gen-
eral .S293,000 00
Service of the Department of Agriculture.
0901-01
0901-02
0901-11
0901-21
For the salary of the commissioner . $7,000 00
For the office of the commissioner, including
not more than twenty-six permanent posi-
tions 126,453 00
For compensation and expenses of members
of the advisory board .... 450 00
For apiary inspection, including not more
than one permanent position, and for the
reimbursement of owners of diseased bees
as provided in section thirty-four of chapter
one hundred and twenty-eight of the Gen-
eral Laws 7,027 00
0901-22 For a program of soil conservation, as au-
thorized by chapter five hundred and
thirty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-five, as amended . 1,719 00
Total $143,249 00
Division of Dairying and Animal Husbandry.
0905-01 For the ser^nce of the division, including not
more than nine permanent positions . . .$48,681 00
0905-03 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 . 78,376 00
Total
$127,057 00
Milk Control Board.
0906-01 For the service of the board, including not
more than thirty-four permanent positions;
provided, that permanent civil service em-
ployees of the milk control board may be
transferred to positions in the service of
the commonwealth of equal or lower grade,
as established by the division of personnel,
regardless of whether or not the title is
similar, upon request of the appointing au-
thority of the department to which the
employee is to be transferred and with the
consent of the employee. Such transfer
shall be without loss of seniority, retire-
ment or other rights ....
$160,928 00
400
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Division of Livestock Disease CoivLrol.
Item
0907-01 For the oflBce of the director, including not
more than twenty-four permanent posi-
tions and not more than fifty permanent
intermittent positions ....
0907-06 For reimbursement of owners of horses killed
during the year nineteen hundred and fifty-
four and previous years, travel, when al-
lowed, of inspectors of animals, incidental
expenses of killing and burial, quarantine
and emergency services, and for laboratory
and veterinary supplies and equipment
0907-07 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 0907-07 of section two of
chapter three hundred and ten of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-two is hereby
reappropriated.
0907^8 For the reimbursement of certain towns for
compensation paid to inspectors of animals
for the year nineteen hundred and fifty-
four and" the previous year
$205,386 00
16,250 00
4.700 00
Total
$226,336 00
Division of Markets.
0908-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than twelve permanent positions
$84,605 00
Division of Plant Pest Control and Fairs.
0909-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than three permanent positions
$31,870 00
State Reclamation Board.
0910-01 For the service of the board, including not
more than four permanent positions $15,445 00
Total, Department of Agriculture $789,490 00
Service of the Department of Conservation.
1001-01 For the salary of the commissioner $7,000 00
1001-02 For the office of the commissioner, including
not more than seventeen permanent posi-
tions 102,795 00
1001-03 This item included in item 1003-02.
1001-31 For the suppression of insect pests and shade
tree diseases, including gypsy and brown
tail moths and Japanese beetles, and in-
cluding not more than seven permanent
positions, and for reimbursement to cities
and towns of a proportion of their expenses
for such work, as provided by law and to be
in addition to any amounts heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . . . 166,446 00
Total
$276,241 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
401
Division of Forestry.
Item
1002-01 For the office of the director, including not
more than five permanent positions . $21,665 00
1002-11 For aiding towns in the purchase of equip-
ment for extinguishing forest fires, for the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-four and'
for previous years, as provided by section
eleven of chapter forty of the General Laws 1,000 00
1002-12 For the service of the state fire warden, in-
cluding not more than eighteen permanent
positions 310,550 00
1002-14 For the expenses of forest fire patrol, as au-
thorized by section twenty-eight A of chap-
ter forty-eight of the General Laws . . 38,310 00
1002-15 For reimbursement to certain towns for ex-
tinguishing forest fires .... 1,000 00
1002-18 For the cost of establishing forest cutting
practices, including not more than two per-
manent positions ..... 8,545 00
1002-21 For the development of state forests, includ-
ing not more than thirty-five permanent
positions 227,013 00
1002-26 For certain farm forestry projects in co-op-
eration with the United States Forest
Service and the county of Berkshire; pro-
vided, that no expenditure shall be made
under this item until the county of Berk-
shire shall have deposited the sum of one
thousand four hundred and fifty-eight dol-
lars in the state treasury for this project . 5,830 00
1002-27 For certain farm forestry projects in co-op-
eration with the United States Forest
Service and the county of Essex; provided,
that no expenditure shall be made under
this item until the county of Essex shall
have deposited the sum of one thousand
four hundred and sixty-four dollars in the
state treasury for this project . . 5,855 00
1002-30 For expenses of the Northeastern Forest Fire
Protection Commission, as authorized by
chapter four hundred and fifty-seven of
the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
nine, and for compensation of commis-
sioners, as provided by section four of said
chapter . . 1,250 00
Total $621,018 00
Division of Law Enforcement.
1003-01 For the office of the director, including not
more than five permanent positions
1003-02 For the administration and enforcement of
laws relative to shellfish and other marine
fisheries, and for regulating the sale and
cold storage of fresh food fish, including
not more than twenty-one permanent posi-
tions .......
1003-03 For conservation officers, including not more
than thirty-nine permanent positions; pro-
vided, that the comptroller shall transfer
to the General Fund a sum equal to fifty
per cent of the payments made under this
$20,190 00
136,079 00
402
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
item from the Inland Fisheries and Game
Fund, as provided by section three A of
chapter one hundred and thirtv-one of the
General Laws .."!.. $205,375 00
Total $361,644 00
IXvision of Marine Fisheries.
1004-70
1004-84
For the sei-vice of the office of the director,
including not more than nine permanent
positions, and for the administration of
the activities provided for under items
1004-84 and 1004-85 ....
For the reimbursement to certain coastal
cities and towns of a part of the cost of
projects for the propagation of shellfish,
as 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 chapter
forty-four of the General Laws
1004-85 For the reimbursement to certain coastal
cities and towns of a part of the cost of
projects for the suppression of enemies of
shellfish, as authorized by section twenty of
chapter one hundred and thirty of the Gen-
eral 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 .
1004-87 For the cost of construction and improvement
of certain fishways, as provided by law, in-
cluding not more than one permanent posi-
tion .......
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 bounties on seals ....
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
1004-90
1004-91
1004-93
$62,610 00
12,500 00
7,500 00
14,550 00
4,800 00
450 00
20,000 00
$122,410 00
Total, Department of Conservation . $1,381,313 00
Service of the Department of Banking and Insurance.
Division of Banks.
1101-01 For the salary of the commissioner . $12,000 00
1101-02 For the office of the commissioner, including
not more than one hundred and fifty-four
permanent positions .... 806,074 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
403
Item
1 102-01
For the office of the supervisor of loan agen-
cies, iucluding not more than nine per-
manent positions $42,297 00
Total $860,371 00
Division of Insurance.
1103-01 For the salarj' of the commissioner $12,000 00
1103-02 For the service of the division, including ex-
penses of the board of appeal and certain
other costs of supervising motor vehicle lia-
bility insurance, and including not more
than two hundred and forty permanent
positions; provided, that contracts or or-
ders for the purchase of statement blanks
for the making of annual reports to the
commissioner of insurance shall not be sub-
ject to the restrictions prescribed by sec-
tion one of chapter five of the General
Laws; and, provided further, that the
comptroller shall transfer to the General
Fund the sum of one hundred and fifty-
seven thousand two hundred and fifty-five
dollars from the Highway F'und . . 1,049,035 00
Total $1,061,035 00
Division of Savings Bank Life Insurance.
1105-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than thirty permanent positions
Total, Department of Banking and In-
$126,777 00
$2,048,183 00
Service of the Department of Corporations and Taxation.
1201-01 For the salary of the commissioner . $11,000 00
1201-02 For personal services of the department ex-
cept as otherwise provided, including not
more than six hundred and sixty-six per-
manent positions; provided, that the
comptroller shall transfer to the General
Fund the sum of one hundi'ed and twenty-
two thousand dollars from the Highway
Fund, the sum of one hundred and twenty-
two thousand dollars from amounts col-
lected under chapter sixty-four B of the
General Laws and the sum of one million
four hundred and seventy-five thousand
dollars from the receipts of the income tax 2,440,000 00
1201-03 For expenses of the department except as
otherwise provided for; provided, that the
comptroller shall transfer to the General
F'und the sum of twenty-two thousand one
hundred and ninety-three dollars from the
Highway Fund ... • • 110,965 00
1201-12 For expenses of the division of field investiga-
tion and temporary taxes 18,915 00
1201-22 For expenses for the administration of an ex-
cise on meals; provided, that a sum equiva-
lent to the payments under this item shall
404
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
be transferred to the General Fund from
amounts collected under chapter sixty-
four B of the General Laws . . $23,125 00
1202-02 For expenses of the income tax division; pro-
vided, that a sum equivalent to the pay-
ments under this item shall be transferred
to the General Fund from receipts of the
income tax 428,593 00
Total $3,032,598 00
Division of Accounts.
1203-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than one hundred and twenty-one
permanent positions, partly chargeable to
item 1203-11
1203-11 For expenses of auditing and installing sys-
tems of municipal accounts, the cost of
which is to be assessed upon the munici-
palities for which the work is done .
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
1203-21 For the service of the county personnel board,
including not more than six permanent
positions ......
Total
$589,396 00
61,900 00
45,000 00
15,460 00
$711,756 00
Appellate Tax Board.
1204-01 For the service of the board, including not
more than twenty-eight permanent posi-
tions ......
$168,954 00
Reimbursement for Loss of Taxes.
1205-01 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 fifty-three, and for the reimbursement
of certain towns as authorized by section
seventeen B of chapter fiftj-^-eight of the
General Laws; provided, that the commis-
sioner shall not include in any distribution
under this item any amounts on account of
land not included in such distributions
prior to January one, nineteen hundred and
fifty, unless specifically so authorized by
legislative act .....
1205-02 For the reimbursement of cities and towns for
abatements granted, as provided by chap-
ter five hundred of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-one ....
Total
$594,000 00
47,740 00
$641,740 00
Total, Department of Corporations and
Taxation $4,555,048 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
405
Service of the Department of Education.
Item
1301-01 For the salary of the commissioner
1301-02 For the office of the commissioner, including
not more than sixty permanent positions .
1301-06 For printing school registers and other school
blanks for cities and towns
1301-07 For expenses of holding teachers' institutes .
1301-08 For aid to certain pupils in state teachers'
colleges, under the direction of the depart-
ment of education .....
1301-10 For the service of the state building on New-
bury Street, Boston, including not more
than four permanent positions
1301-18 For expenses required for the operation of an
agency for surplus property
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 .....
1301-20 For the Board of Education, including not
more than two permanent positions
1301-21 For the service of the Massachusetts Re-
habilitation Commission, including not
more than six permanent positions .
1301-23 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 1301-23 of section two of
chapter three hundred and ten of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-two is hereby
reappropriated.
1301-24 For the advancement of education for Ameri-
can citizenship, as authorized by chapter
six hundred and ninety-three of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-one
1301-25 For expenses of the board of collegiate au-
thority .......
1301-28 For a program to secure fair educational
practices ......
1301-29 For a program of sight saving classes and for
the reimbursement of certain cities and
towns as provided by law
1301-31 For a school facilities survey, to be expended
in co-operation with funds received from
the federal government ....
1301-51 For assisting small towns in providing them-
selves with school superintendents, as pro-
vided by law ......
1301-53 For the reimbursement of certain towns for
the transportation of pupils as provided
by law; provided, that a sum equivalent to
the payments under this item shall be
transferred to the General Fund from the
receipts of the income tax
1301-54 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
1301-55 For reimbursement of certain cities and towns
for adult English-speaking classes .
1301-56 For the reimbursement of certain towns for
the transportation of pupils, as author-
ized by section eight A of chapter seventy-
$11,000 00
284,130 00
4,900 00
970 00
4,000 00
34,760 00
16,930 00
12,600 00
9,740 00
12,920 00
11,000 00
625 00
12,810 00
20,250 00
15,000 00
185,000 00
2,350,000 00
3,786,958 00
95,000 00
406
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
1302-01
four of the General Laws; provided, that
a sum equivalent to the payments under
this item shall be transferred to the General
Fund from the receipts of the income tax $61,111 00
For a summer school to be conducted at
Hyannis or elsewhere, with the approval
of the commissioner of education . 7,930 00
Total $6,937,534 00
School Building Assistance Commission.
1303-01 For the school building assistance commission $62,615 00
1303-05 For reimbursement of certain cities and
towns for part of the cost of construction
of school projects, as authorized by chap-
ter six hundred and forty-five of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-eight as
amended, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose;
provided, that a sum equivalent to the pay-
ments under this item be transferred to
the General Fund from the receipts of the
income tax 2,600,000 00
Total $2,662,615 00
Community School Lunch Program.
1305-01 For the community school lunch program,
including not more than twenty-two p)er-
manent positions ..... $93,014 00
1305-05 For partial assistance in the furnishing of
lunches to school children, as authorized
by chapter five hundred and thirty-eight of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-one;
provided, that notwithstanding any pro-
visions of law to the contrary, reimburse-
ments so authorized to be paid from state
funds shall not exceed fifty per cent of the
total reimbursement authorized by the
national school lunch act; and, further pro-
vided, that a sum equivalent to the pay-
ments under this item shall be transferred
to the General Fund from the receipts of
the income tax 1,200,000 00
Total $1,293,014 00
Division of Vocational Education.
1307-01 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, includ-
ing not more than thirty-three permanent
positions ......
$99,350 00
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
1309-01 For the expenses of promotion of vocational
rehabilitation in co-operation with the fed-
eral government .....
$155,000 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
407
Item
130<M)2
For aid to certain persons receiving instruc-
tion in the courses for vocational rehabili-
tation, as authorized by section twenty-
two B of chapter seventy-four of the Gen-
eral Laws ......
Total
$11,000 00
$166,000 00
Education of Deaf and Blind Pupils.
1311-01 For education of deaf and blind pupils of the
commonwealth, as provided by sections
twenty-six and twenty-eight of chapter
sixty-nine of the General Laws
$1,104,500 00
Division of i 'niversihj Extension.
1313-01 For the university extension courses, includ-
ing not more than forty permanent posi-
tions; provided, that the comptroller shall
transfer to the General Fund the sum of
one hundred and sixty-two thousand dol-
lars from the Veterans' Services Fund
1313-05 For English-speaking classes for adults, in-
cluding not more than two permanent
positions ......
Total
$323,995 00
9,050 00
$333,045 00
Division of Immigration and AmericanizoHon..
1315-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than nineteen permanent positions .
$84,508 00
Division of Public Libraries.
1316-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than twenty-five permanent positions
$108,690 00
Division of the Blind.
1317-01 For general administration and for instruc-
tion of the adult blind in their homes, in-
cluding not more than sixty-five permanent
positions $255,125 00
1317-08 For aiding the adult blind, subject to the
conditions provided by law, including the
cost of certain medical assistance and sup-
plies, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 1,108,800 00
1317-10 For expenses of administering and operating
the service of piano tuning under section
twenty-five of chapter sixty-nine of the
General Laws 25,000 00
1317-11 For the operation of local shops, including
not more than eleven permanent positions 159,587 00
1317-13 For the operation of the Woolson House in-
dustries, including not more than three
permanent positions .... 93,830 00
1317-15 For the operation of the salesroom and other
expenses in connection with the sale of
materials made by blind persons, includ-
408
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
ing not more than four permanent posi-
tions . . $37,760 00
1317-16 For the operation of certain industries for
men, including not more than seven perma-
nent positions 341,895 00
1317-17 For the operation of a workshop for the blind
in the city of Springfield, as authorized by
chapter six hundred and sixty-six of the
acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-one, in-
cluding not more than two permanent posi-
tions 31,990 00
1317-28 For the promotion of vocational rehabilita-
tion of the blind in co-operation with the
federal government .... 15,000 00
Total $2,068,987 00
Teachers' Retirement Board.
1319-01 For the service of the board, including not
more than thirty permanent positions $109,740 00
1319-04 For reimbursement of certain cities and towns
for pensions to retired teachers, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 1,475,00000
1319-08 For the payment of the commonwealth's
share in financing the teachers' retirement
system, as provided by chapter thirty-two
of the General Laws as amended 6,612,000 00
Total $8,196,740 00
Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
1327-01 For administration, including not more than
two permanent positions
1327-10 For maintenance of the academy and ship,
including not more than forty-nine per-
manent positions, with the approval of the
commissioner of education
1327-20 For the maintenance of the property at Hy-
annis, including not more than six per-
manent positions, with the approval of the
commissioner of education
Total
$10,905 00
329,820 00
24,755 00
$365,480 00
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the following state teachers'
colleges, and the boarding halls attached
thereto, with the approval of the commis-
sioner of education:
1330-01 State teachers' college at Bridgewater, in-
cluding not more than eighty-two per-
manent positions ..... $455,658 00
1330-21 State teachers' college at Bridgewater, board-
ing hall, including not more than thirty-
two permanent positions . 167,620 00
1331-01 State teachers' college at Fitchburg, including
not more than seventy-four permanent
positions 424,880 00
1331-21 State teachers' college at Fitchburg, boarding
hall, including not more than eleven per-
manent positions ..... 94,475 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
409
Item
1331-26
1332-01
1332-21
1332-31
Special :
For certain boiler plant renovations $66,000 00
State teachers' college at Framingham, in-
cluding not more than eighty permanent
positions 346,579 00
State teachers' college at Framingham, board-
ing hall, including not more than thirty per-
manent positions ..... 140,516 00
For the centennial celebration at the state
teachers' college at Framingham 1,000 00
Special :
1332-36 For the renovation of the heating system,
Crocker hall 10,000 00
1333-01 State teachers' college at Lowell, including
not more than fifty permanent positions . 211,405 00
1334-01 State teachers' college at North Adams, in-
cluding not more than thirty-six permanent
positions 146,785 00
1334-21 State teachers' college at North Adams,
boarding hall, including not more than five
permanent positions .... 23,690 00
1336-01 State teachers' college at Salem, including
not more than sixty-one permanent posi-
tions 294,820 00
Special :
1335-39 For the purchase of certain land; provided,
that no payment shall be made hereunder
until an independent appraisal of the value
of said land has been made . . 5,000 00
1336-01 State teachers' college at Westfield, including
not more than thirty-nine permanent posi-
tions ....... 159,705 00
1336-21 State teachers' college at Westfield, boarding
hall, including not more than two per-
manent positions ..... 7,815 00
1337-01 State teachers' college at Worcester, including
not more than fifty-four permanent posi-
tions 230,095 00
Special :
1337-31 For resurfacing certain floors . 5,000 00
1338-01 State teachers' college at Boston, including
not more than sixty-four permanent posi-
tions 372,436 00
1339-01 Massachusetts school of art, including not
more than thirty-three permanent posi-
tions 213,621 00
Total $3,377,099 00
For the maintenance of and for certain
improvements at the following textile in-
stitutes, with the approval of the commis-
sioner of education and the trustees thereof:
1340-01 Bradford Durfee technical institute, includ-
ing not more than thirty-one permanent
positions, and including the sum of ten
thousand dollars which is to be assessed
upon the city of Fall River as a part of
410
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
the charges to be paid by said city to the
commonwealth in the calendar year nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three . . . $208,860 00
1342-01 New Bedford textile institute, including not
more than thirty-four 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 nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three . . 205,785 00
Total $414,645 00
Lmcell Technological Institute nf Mnssachtisetts.
1345-01 For the maintenance of the Lowell Tech-
nological Institute of Massachusetts, with
the approval of the trustees, including not
more than one hundred and thirty perma-
nent positions, and including the sum of
ten thousand dollars which is to be as-
sessed upon the city of Lowell as a part of
the charges to be paid by said city to the
commonwealth in the calendar year nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three; provided,
that said institute is hereby authorized to
conduct a summer school at no expense
to the commonwealth, and for said pur-
pose the institute may receive and expend
income derived therefrom . ■ . $801,488 00
Special :
1345-38 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 1332-38 of section two of
chapter eight hundred and six of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-one is hereby
reappropriated.
Total
$801,488 00
University of Massachvsetts.
1350-01 For the maintenance of the University of
Massachusetts, with the approval of the
trustees, including not more than eight
hundred and seventy-three permanent
positions; provided, that notwithstand-
ing any provision of law to the contrary,
the salary of the president of the Univer-
sity of Massachusetts for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, shall be paid according to
schedules as shown bj' the files of the joint
committee on ways and means, a copy of
which was filed with the division of per-
sonnel and standardization on November
twentieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one;
and, further provided, that notwithstand-
ing the limitation of section four of chapter
seven hundred and fifteen of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-one, authoriza-
tion is hereby granted to allow payment
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
411
from this account of the increase provided
under said chapter seven hundred and fif-
teen to all employees at the University of
Massachusetts classified under sections
forty-five to fifty, inclusive, of chapter
thirty of the General Laws, as amended
.'55,460.480 00
Special :
1350-21 For expenses in connection with research
Erojects for which the commonwealth will
e fully reimbursed by the federal govern-
ment, with the approval of the commis-
sion on administration and finance, to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose
1350-96 For certain scholarships at the University of
Massachusetts, as authorized by chapter
five hundred and twenty-four of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-one
50,000 00
25,000 00
Special :
1350-98 For the purchase of certain land; provided,
that no payment shall be made hereunder
until an independent appraisal of the value
of said land has been made 5,000 00
1350-99 For a payment to the town of Amherst for
the purpose of purchasing certain fire ap-
paratus in co-operation with the town and
Amherst College, provided that the town
shall assume all responsibility for the main-
tenance and operation of said fire apparatus 11,500 00
Total $5,651,980 00
Vovth Service I^>onrrl.
1380-01 For administration of the youth service board,
as authorized by chapter six hundred and
five of tlie acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty-two, including not more than sixty-
five permanent positions
1380-10 For reimbursement of cities and towns for
tuition of children attending the public
schools . . .
Total ......
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the institutions under the
control of the yonth service board, mth the
approval of said board; provided, that
permanent employees in the farm quotas
of said institutions whose positions are
abolished as of June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and fiftxj-three, shall be transferred
to positions in the service of the common-
ivealth of equal or lower grade, as estab-
lished by the division of personnel, regard-
less of wltetlier or not the title is similar,
upon request of the appointing authority
of the department to tohich the employee
is to be transferred and with the consent of
the employee. Such transfer shall be untli-
$480,500 00
11,000 00
$491,600 00
412
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
1381-01
1382-01
1383-01
otU loss of seniority, retirement, civil serv-
ice or other rights:
Industrial school for boys, including not
more than one hundred and twelve per-
manent positions .....
Industrial school for girls, including not more
than fifty-one permanent positions .
Lyman school for boys, including not more
than one hundred and thirty-seven perma-
nent positions .....
Special :
1383-22 For the replacement of certain water mains
1384-01 For the operation of a detention home, in-
cluding not more than six permanent posi-
tions .......
Total
Total, Youth Service Board
Total, Department of Education
$479,180 00
308,410 00
710,710 00
50,000 00
126,285 00
. $1,674,585 00
. $2,166,085 00
. $35,731,760 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 com-
pensation of members of the commission . $33,400 00
1402-02 For the service of the division, including not
more than two hundred and one permanent
positions; provided, that the comptroller
shall transfer to the General Fund the sum
of one hundred and fifteen thousand two
hundred and eighty-four dollars from the
Highway Fund 763,560 00
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 2,500 00
Total $799,460 00
Division of Registration.
1403-01 For the salary of the director . . $5,000 00
1403-02 For the service of the division, including not
more than forty-four permanent positions 201,910 00
Total $206,910 00
For the service of the folloinng agencies in the division:
1404-01 Board of registration in medicine, including
not more than seven permanent positions $6,800 00
1405-01 Board of dental examiners, including not
more than five permanent positions . 4,800 00
1406-01 Board of registration in chiropody, including
not more than five permanent positions . 2,800 00
1407-01 Board of registration in pharmacy, including
not more than nine permanent positions . 25,730 00
1408-01 Board of registration of nurses, including not
more than ten permanent positions . 4,405 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
413
Item
1409-01 Board of registration in embalming and fu-
neral directing, including not more than
thiree permanent positions
1410-01 Board of registration in optometry, including
not more than five permanent positions .
1411-01 Board of registration in veterinary medicine,
including not more than five permanent
positions ......
1412-01 Board of registration of professional engineers
and land surveyors ....
1413-01 Board of registration of architects, including
not more than five permanent positions .
1414r-01 Board of registration of certified public ac-
countants, including not more than five
permanent positions ....
1416-01 State examiners of electricians, including not
more than two permanent positions .
1417-01 State examiners of plumbers, including not
more than three permanent positions
1420-01 Board of registration of barbers, including
not more than eight permanent positions .
1421-01 Board of registration of hairdressers, includ-
ing not more than seventeen permanent
positions ......
Total
Total, Department of Civil Service and
Registration .....
$6,400 00
2,250 00
2,300 00
3,760 00
2,575 00
7,700 00
7,000 00
5,600 00
31,940 00
67,090 00
$181,150 00
$1,187,520 00
Service of the Department of Labor and Industries.
1601-01 For general administration, including not
more than twelve permanent positions
1603-01 For the division of industrial inspection, in-
cluding not more than sixty-seven perma-
nent positions .....
1605-01 For the division of occupational hygiene, in-
cluding not more than fifteen permanent
positions ......
1607-01 For the division of statistics, including not
more than thirty-six permanent positions .
1609-01 For administration of the division on neces-
saries of life, including not more than five
permanent positions ....
1609-05 For administration, by said division, of sec-
tions 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 advertising and sale of
motor fuel at retail, including not more
than twelve permanent positions
161 1-01 For the board of conciliation and arbitration,
including not more than eighteen perma-
nent positions .....
1613-01 For the commission on minimum wage and
for expenses of wage boards, including not
more than thirty-four permanent positions
1615-01 For the division of standards, including not
more than fifteen permanent positions
Total
$71,710 00
316,490 00
69,252 00
134,835 00
21.560 00
54,688 00
99,804 00
130,622 00
80,602 00
$979,553 00
414
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Mnssnchu.^eUs Deveiopm,enl and Industrial Commission.
1617-01 For the service of the commission, including
not more than twelve permanent positions
$184,945 00
Labor Relations Conunission.
1619-01 For the service of the commission, including
not more than twenty permanent positions
$102,595 00
Division of Industrial Accidents.
1651-01 For personal services of members of the
board, including not more than nine per-
manent positions .....
1661-02 For the service of the board, including not
more than one hundred and twentj^-five
permanent positions; provided, that not-
withstanding the provisions of chapter six
hundred and thirty of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two, the board shall pro-
vide such clerical service from time to time
as may be required by the Massachusetts
rehabilitation commission
1651-05 For expenses of impartial examinations for
the year nineteen hundred and fifty-four
and the previous year ....
1651-06 For the compensation of certain public em-
ployees for injuries sustained in the course
of their employment for the year nineteen
hundred and fifty-four and for previous
years, as provided by section sixty-nine of
chapter one hundred and fifty-two of the
General Laws; provided, that the comp-
troller shall transfer to the General Fund
the sum of one hundred and fifty-eight
thousand dollars from the Highway Fund
$73,000 00
628,550 00
71,500 00
Total
450,000 00
$1,223,050 00
Division of Self-Insurance.
1651-21 For the service of the division, including not
more than six permanent positions, as au-
thorized by chapter sixtj^ of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-five
$28,030 00
Total, Department of Labor and Indus-
tries $2,518,173 00
Service of the Department of Mental Health.
1701-01 For the salary of the commissioner $15,000 00
1701-02 For administration, including not more than
one hundred and two permanent positions,
and including transportation, medical ex-
aminations and boarding out of patients
and certain feeble-minded persons; pro-
vided, that the position of supervisor of
laimdry service shall not be subject to the
civil service laws and rules . . 664,641 00
Total $679,641 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
415
Division of Mental Hygiene.
Item
1702-00 For the service of the division, including not
more than eighty-two permanent positions $420,405 00
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the following institutions
binder the control of the department of
mental health:
1710-00 Boston psychopathic hospital, including not
more than one hundred and ninety-three
permanent positions .... 873,654 00
Special :
1710-21 For the replacement of certain sash, to be in
addition to the amount appropriated in
item 1710-21 of section two of chapter six
hundred and thirty-two of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and fifty-two 11,000 00
Special :
1710-22 For certain renovations to the kitchen and
dining room, including the cost of furnish-
ings and equipment .... 25,000 00
1711-00 Boston state hospital, including not more
than seven hundred and seventy-two per-
manent positions ..... 3,709,358 00
Special :
1711-22 For the replacement of certain sash, to be in
addition to the amount appropriated in
item 1711-22 of section two of chapter six
hundred and thirty-two of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and fifty-two 25,000 00
Special :
1711-23 For the replacement and repair of certain
steam lines 55,000 00
Special :
1711-24 For the replacement of the power plant roof 22,000 00
1712-00 Danvers state hospital, including not more
than six hundred and fifty-five permanent
positions ...'... 2,818,512 00
1713-00 Foxborough state hospital, including not
more than four hundred and fifteen per-
manent positions ..... 1,756,819 00
1714-00 Gardner state hospital, including not more
than four hundred and twenty-two per-
manent positions ..... 1,852,690 00
1715-00 Grafton state hospital, including not more
than five hundred and thirty-seven per-
manent positions ..... 2,337,875 00
Special :
1715-21 For certain renovations to the sewage disposal
system 60,000 00
1716-00 Medfield state hospital, including not more
than five hundred and thirty permanent
positions 2,155,193 00
Special :
1716-23 For certain improvements to the power plant 80,000 00
416
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Special :
1716-24 For the replacement of certain steam lines . $10,000 00
1717-00 Metropolitan state hospital, including not
more than five hundred and seventy per-
manent positions ..... 2,375,835 00
Special :
1717-29 For the purchase and installation of certain
screens, to be in addition to the amount
appropriated in item 1717-29 of section
two of chapter three hundred and ten of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two
10.000 00
Special :
1717-30 For certain renovations to the medical and
surgical building 40,000 00
1718-00 Northampton state hospital, including not
more than five hundred and twenty-nine
permanent positions .... 2,491,404 00
1719-00 Taunton state hospital, including not more
than five hundred and thirty-eight per-
manent positions 2,394,390 00
Special :
1719-24 For certain renovations to the refrigeration
system 32,000 00
1720-00 Westborough state hospital, including not
more than six hundred and thirty-three
permanent positions .... 2,564,625 00
1721-00 Worcester state hospital, including not more
than six hundred and eighty-three per-
manent positions ..... 3,034,748 00
1722-00 Monson state hospital, including not more
than five hundred and six permanent posi-
tions 2,154,065 00
Special :
1722-22 For the replacement of certain steam lines, to
be in addition to the amount appropriated
in item 1722-22 of section two of chapter
six hundred and thirty-two of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-two
20,000 00
Special :
1722-24 For certain rewiring for fire protection, to be
in addition to the amount appropriated in
item 7717-39 of section two of chapter seven
hundred and fifty-six of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and fifty-one
35,000 00
Special :
1722-25 For fire protection improvements in the
women's hospital, men's hospital and
women's cottage .....
10,000 00
Special :
1722-26 For the renovation of the refrigeration sys-
tem 42,000 00
1723-00 Belchertown state school, including not more
than three hundred and eighty-two per-
manent positions 1,727,238 00
1723-21 This item mcluded in item 1723-00.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
417
Item
Special :
1723-22 For the purchase and installation of detention
screens and guards ....
Special :
For the renovation of the milk processing sys-
tem, including the purchase and installa-
tion of cooling equipment and certain al-
terations to the boiler plant
Walter E. Fernald state school, including
not more than seven hundred and fifty-
eight permanent positions
Special :
For the repairs to and renovation of certain
roofs and gutters, Waverly
Special :
For the renovation of the refrigeration and
food storage facilities at the storehouse
Special:
For certain rewiring for fire protection
Wrentham state school, including not more
than five hundred and sixteen permanent
1723-23
1724-00
1724-22
1724-23
1724-24
1725-00
1725-21
1726-00
positions
Special :
For certain improvements in the surface
drainage system, to be in addition to the
amount appropriated in item 1725-21 of
section two of chapter six hundred and
thirty-two of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty-two .....
Myles Standish state school, including not
more than four hundred and ninety-one
permanent positions ....
Total
$30,000 00
17,000 00
2,970,363 00
20,000 00
26,000 00
15,000 00
2,185,018 00
7,500 00
2,052,420 00
$40,046,607 00
Total, Department of ISIental Health . $41,146,653 00
Service of the Department of Correction.
For the salary of the commissioner . $8,000 00
For administration, including not more than
forty-three permanent positions; provided,
that the persons employed under the divi-
sion of classification of prisoners shall not
be subject to the civil service laws and
rules 206,400 00
For the operation of prison camps, as au-
thorized by chapter seven hundred and
fifty-five of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty-one, including not more than
twelve permanent positions . . 94,240 00
Non-Contributory Pensions:
1801-21 For the compensation of certain prison offi-
cers and instructors formerly in the service
of the commonwealth, now retired . 60,000 00
1801-01
1801-02
1801-05
Total
$368,640 00
418
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Parole Board.
Item
1805-01 For the service of the board, including not
more than forty permanent positions $205,415 00
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
prcvements at the folloinng institutions
under the control of the department of cor-
rection:
1810-01 State farm, including not more than four
hundred and seventy-two permanent posi-
tions $2,443,591 00
1812-01 State prison, including not more than one
hundred and sixty-four permanent posi-
tions 954,390 00
1814-01 Massachusetts reformatory, including not
more than two hundred and four perma-
nent positions 1,177,690 00
1814r-21 For certain rewiring, including the purchase
and installation of fixtures 61,000 00
1814-22 For the renovation of plumbing . 35,000 00
1816-01 Reformatory for women, including not more
than one hundred and thirty-eight per-
manent positions .... 689,615 00
1816-21 For the renovation of certain wiring for fire
protection ...... 6,000 00
1818-01 State prison colony, including not more than
two hundred and thirty-four permanent
positions 1,295,082 00
1818-22 For the renovation of the electrical distribu-
tion system 8,000 00
Total $6,670,368 00
Total, Department of Correction . . $7,244,423 00
Service of the Department of Public Welfare.
1901-01 For the salary of the commissioner . $10,000 00
1901-03 For administration of the program of old age
assistance provided by chapter one hun-
dred and eighteen A of the General Laws,
as amended, and for the office of the com-
missioner and expenses of the department
of public welfare, including not more than
five hundred and forty-one permanent
positions; provided, that the comptroller
shall transfer to the General Fund the sum
of six hundred and seventy-three thousand
five hundred and fourteen dollars from the
Old Age Assistance Fund; and, provided
further, that any revenue resulting from the
administration of old age assistance shall
be credited to the Old Age Assistance Fund 2,245,045 00
1901-22 This item included in item 1305-01.
Total $2,255,045 00
The folloinng items are for reimbursement of
cities and toums and for certain other pur-
poses, and are to he in addition to any un-
expended balance of appropriations here-
tofore made for the purpose:
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
419
Item
1904-10 For the payment of suitable aid to certain
dependent children ....
1904-11 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 1904-11 of section two of
chapter three hundred and ten of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-two is hereby
reappropriated.
1904-12 For expenses in connection with smallpox and
other diseases dangerous to the public
health .......
1904-13 For the support of sick indigent persons who
have no legal settlement
1904-14 For temporary aid given by cities and towns
to indigent persons with no legal settle-
ment, and to shipwrecked seamen, and for
the transportation of indigent persons un-
der the charge of the department
1904-16 For administrative cost and for the reim-
bursement of cities and to\\Tis for total
and permanent disability assistance, as
provided by chapter one hundred and
eighteen D of the General Laws, and for
payments made in accordance with section
three of said chapter one hundred and
eighteen D ..... .
Total
$5,900,000 00
350,000 00
350,000 00
1,750,000 00
2,500,000 00
$10,850,000 00
Division of Child Guardianship.
1906-04 For the care and maintenance of children
under the jurisdiction of the division of
child guardianship, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose $2,154,500 00
1906-05 For tuition in the public schools, including
transportation to and from school, of
children boarded by the department, for
the twelve months ending June thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three . . 500,000 00
Total $2,654,500 00
Massachusetts Hospital School.
1918-00 For the maintenance of the Massachusetts
hospital school, including not more than
one hundred and eighty-eight permanent
positions ......
$860,247 00
Tewksbunj State Hospital and Infirmary.
1919-00 For the maintenance of the Tewksbury
state hospital and infirmary, including not
more than seven hundred and seven per-
manent positions $2,988,028 00
Special :
1919-22 For certain furnishings, employees' quarters,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . . 7,500 00
420
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
Special :
1919-26 For the renovation of certain roofs . $15,000 00
Special :
1919-27 For the renovation of certain flooring . 10,000 00
Total $3,020,528 00
Total, Department of Public Welfare . $19,640,320 00
Service of the Department of Public Health.
Bureau of Administration.
2001-01 For the salary of the commissioner $12,500 00
2001-02 For the service of the division of administra-
tion, including not more than forty-two
permanent positions .... 187,181 00
Total
$199,681 00
Bureau of Institutions.
For the service of the division of tuberculosis
and sanatoria, including not more than
twenty-eight permanent positions
2010-05 For the payment of subsidies for tubercular
patients in certain hospitals
For the service of the division of biologic
laboratories, including not more than one
hundred and nine permanent positions
This item included in item 2010-01.
For the service of the division of hospitals, in-
cluding not more than sixteen permanent
positions ......
2010-40 For the service of the division of chronic dis-
eases, including not more than seventeen
permanent positions ....
2010-60 For a heart disease control program .
Total
2010-01
2010-10
2010-20
2010-30
$222,760 00
450,000 00
585,810 00
84.720 00
143,875 00
15,000 00
$1,502,165 00
Bureau of Environmental Sanitation.
2015-01 For the service of the bureau, including not
more than ninety-nine permanent posi-
tions .......
Special :
2015-24 For expenses in connection with the moving
of the water laboratory ....
Total
$502,970 00
7,000 00
$509,970 00
Bureau of Preventive Medicine.
2020-01 For the service of the division of preventive
medicine, including not more than fifty-
four permanent positions
2020-10 For the service of the division of communica-
ble diseases, including not more than nine-
teen permanent positions
$344,045 00
384,898 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
421
Item
2020-30 For the operation of alcoholic climes in the
out-patient departments of certain general
hospitals ......
Total
2022-00
2023-00
2024-00
2025-00
2025-22
2026-00
2031-00
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the following institutions
under the control of the department of
public health:
Lakeville state sanatorium, including not
more than two hundred and twenty-five
permanent positions ....
North Reading state sanatorium, including
not more than two hundred and two per-
manent positions .....
Rutland state sanatorium, including not more
than two hundred and forty-nine perma-
nent positions .....
Westfield state sanatorium, including not
more than two hundred and seventy-five
permanent positions ....
Special :
For certain improvements to the power plant
and electrical distribution system
Lemuel Shattuck hospital, including not more
than three permanent positions
Pondville hospital, including not more than
two hundred and forty-five permanent
positions ......
Total
Total, Department of Public Health
$93,125 00
$822,068 00
$914,906 00
823,962 00
1,020,682 00
1,188,738 00
86,000 00
103,300 00
1,061,428 00
$5,199,016 00
$8,232,900 00
Service of the Department of Public Safety.
2101-01 For the salary of the commissioner $10,000 00
2101-02 For administration, mcluding not more than
eighty-two permanent positions . 320,145 00
Total $330,145 00
Division of State Police.
2102-04 For expert assistance to the commissioner,
and for maintenance of laboratories, includ-
ing not more than ten permanent positions
$49,050 00
Division of Fire Prevention.
2103-01 For the fire prevention service, including not
more than twenty-five permanent positions
$153,670 00
Division of Inspection.
2104-01 For administration, including not more than
one permanent position .... $9,105 00
2104-11 For the building inspection service, including
not more than thirty-one permanent posi-
tions 172,610 00
422
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
2104-21
2104-31
For the boiler inspection service, including
not more than twenty-six permanent posi-
tions $145,070 00
For the board of boiler rules, including not
more than four permanent positions . 2,200 00
Total $328,985 00
State Boxing Commission.
2105-11 For the service of the commission, including
not more than five permanent positions .
$28,050 00
Board of Standards.
2106-01 For the service of the board, including not
more than seven permanent positions
$4,650 00
Board of Elevator Regulations.
2107-01 For the service of the board, including not
more than seven permanent positions
$4,600 00
Board of Fire Prevention Regulations.
2108-01 For the service of the board, including not
more than six permanent positions . . $3,650 00
Total, Department of Public- Safety . $902,800 00
Service of the Department of Public Works.
Division of Waterways.
2202-03 For administration, including not more than
fifty-three permanent positions; provided,
that an amount equal to the expenditures
for personal services properly chargeable to
item 2202-05, as certified by the director
of the division, shall be credited as revenue
to the General Fund .... $228,615 00
2202-05 For the improvement, development, mainte-
nance and protection of rivers, 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; and any unexpended
balance of the appropriation remaining on
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-
three may be expended in the succeeding
fiscal year; provided, that all expenditures
for work undertaken hereunder, excepting
the entire cost of the surveys and the
preparation of preliminary plans, shall be
upon condition that at least fifty per cent
of the cost is covered by contributions 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
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
423
2202-06
2202-07
2202-09
2202-20
2202-21
2202-22
2202-23
2202-24
shall be so covered; and, provided further,
that the department of public works is
hereby authorized to enter and construct
on private land such works as may be
necessary to secure and protect sea walls
already built $100,000 00
For the maintenance and repair of certain
property in the town of Plymouth, includ-
ing not more than two permanent posi-
tions . 8,540 00
For the operation and maintenance of the
New Bedford state pier, including not more
than nine permanent positions . 27,326 00
For the maintenance of structures and for re-
pairing 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;
and for the improvement, development,
maintenance and protection of rivers,
harbors, tidewaters and foreshores within
the commonwealth as authorized by sec-
tion eleven of chapter ninety-one of the
General Laws, and of great ponds; pro-
vided, that no contributions from mu-
nicipalities or other organizations and in-
dividuals shall be required; to be in addi-
tion to any unexpended balance of appro-
priations heretofore made for the purpose 75,000 00
For the care and maintenance of the province
lands and of the lands acquired and struc-
tures erected by the Provincetown tercen-
tenary commission, including not more
than five permanent positions . . 19,445 00
For the compensation of dumping inspectors 200 00
For re-establishing and permanently mark-
ing certain triangulation points and sta-
tions, as required by order of the land
court in accordance with section thirty-
three of chapter ninety-one of the General
Laws 200 00
For expenses of surveying certain town
boundaries ...... 250 00
For the operation of the bathhouse and serv-
ices connected therewith at the province
lands . . 9,715 00
Special :
2220-21 For the continuation of a survey of the great
ponds of the commonwealth, including the
rights of way thereto, as authorized by
chapter twenty-eight of the resolves of
nineteen hundred and fifty-one, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose ....
2220-27 The unexpended balance remaining in item
2220-27 of section two of chapter eight hun-
dred and six of the acts of nineteen hvmdred
and fifty-one is hereby reappropriated.
Total, Department of Public Works
10,000 00
$479,291 00
424
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
2301-01
Service of the Department of Public Utilities.
For personal services of the commissioners,
including not more than five permanent
positions ......
For administration, including not more than
seventy permanent positions .
2301-09 For hearings and special investigations; pro-
vided, that no salaries or expenses of per-
manent employees shall be chargeable to
this item ......
2301-11 For the administration of certain rules and
regulations, as authorized by section
seventy-five E of chapter one hundred and
sixty-four of the General Laws, pertaining
to the construction and operation of natural
gas pipe lines in the commonwealth
2301-24 The imexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 2301-24 contained in chapter
one hundred and twelve of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three is hereby re-
appropriated.
2301-02
Total
$46,500 00
369,730 00
30,000 00
20,000 00
$466,230 00
Commercial Motor Vehicle Division.
2304-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than thirty-two permanent positions
$155,240 00
Securities Division.
2308-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than nine permanent positions . $42,010 00
Total, Department of Public Utilities . $663,480 00
Interest and Redemption of Debt.
2410-00 For the payment of interest on the direct
debt of the commonwealth, for the year
nineteen hundred and fifty-four and pre-
vious years, to be in addition to the
amounts appropriated in items 2951-00,
3180-02 and 3590-02, and to be in addition
to any amounts heretofore appropriated
for the purpose ..... $1,366,347 00
2420-00 For certain serial bonds maturing during the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-four, to be
in addition to the amounts appropriated in
items 2952-00, 3180-01 and 3590-03 7,488,800 00
Total, Interest and Redemption of Debt 8,855,147 00
Annuities and Payments.
2805-01 For the payment of certain annuities and
pensions of soldiers and others under the
provisions of certain acts and resolves
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
$16,000 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
425
families of certain employees killed or fa-
tally injured in the discharge of their duties
Total
$24,000 00
$40,000 00
Non-Contributory Pensions.
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 Gen-
eral Laws, and for the cost of medical ex-
aminations in connection therewith .
Total
$1,100,000 00
$1,100,000 00
Miscellaneous.
2820-02 For payment, with the approval of the comp-
troller, of expenses for which no funds or
insufficient funds were allotted or reserved;
provided, that such expenses were not in
excess of the appropriation account . $25,000 00
2820-03 For certain claims, as authorized by chapters
four and nine of the resolves of the current
year 2,295 00
2820-06 For reimbursement of persons for funds pre-
viously deposited in the treasury of the
commonwealth and escheated to the com-
monwealth 5,000 00
2820-08 For the payment of certain claims, as pro-
vided by chapter seven hundred and thirty-
one of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-five, as amended, with the approval
of the state treasurer, where payment has
otherwise been prevented as a result of the
application of section thirty-two of chap-
ter twenty-nine of the General Laws . 1,000 00
2820-09 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 2820-09 of section one of
chapter five hundred and seven of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-two is hereby
reappropriated.
Total, Miscellaneous .... $33,295 00
APPROPRIATIONS MADE FROM THE HIGHWAY FUND.
Service of the Department of Public Works.
Highway Activities.
Expenditures made from thefollotving appro-
priations for highway activities shall he
coded according to a system established by
the department of public works and the
comptroller, with the approval of the joint
committee on ways and means:
2900-01 For the salaries of the commissioner and the
associate commissioners, including not
more than three permanent positions $31,000 00
426
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
2900-02 For administration and engineering in con-
nection with all highway activities, for the
offices of the commissioner, department
secretary, personnel officer and business
agent, including telephone service in the
public works building; and for the pay-
ment of damages caused by defects in state
highways, with the approval of the at-
torney general and including not more
than two thousand seven hundred and
eighty-four permanent positions, partly
chargeable to this item and to other high-
way activity accounts as determined by
the commissioner; provided, that amounts
made available by this item in any fiscal
year shall be available for expenditure in
the succeeding fiscal year . $7,740,000 00
2900-04 For the maintenance and repair of state high-
ways and bridges, traffic signs and signals,
including the cost of snow and ice control
on state highways and town roads and in-
cluding traffic safety devices on town and
city ways as the department may deem
necessary; for work for which the Highway
Fund is reimbursed other than work in con-
nection with the projects included in fed-
eral aid programs; and for the purchase,
construction and repair of shelters for de-
partmental equipment and material, the
cost of which is less than ten thousand
dollars for each project; provided, that
amounts made available by this item in
any fiscal year shall be available for ex-
penditure in the succeeding fiscal year 12,150,000 00
2900-07 For the construction, improvement and main-
tenance by the department of public works
of public roads in state forests, parks and
reservations outside of the Metropolitan
Parks districts, as authorized by chapter
five himdred and sixty-three of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-two, as
amended, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 100,000 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 con-
tinuous whether or not 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 commonwealth of re-
sponsibility for maintenance; provided,
that any portion of the sum appropriated
herein may be used in conjunction with
city or town funds; and, provided further,
that amounts made available by this item
in any fiscal year shall be available for ex-
penditure in the succeeding fiscal year 1,500,000 00
2900-17 For projects for the construction and mainte-
nance of town and county ways, as pro-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
427
vided in subdivision two (a) of section
thirty-four of chapter ninety of the General
Laws; provided, that amounts made avail-
able by this item in any fiscal year shall
be available for expenditure in the succeed-
ing fiscal year; and, further provided, that
not less than three hundred thousand dol-
lars of the sum herein appropriated shall
be available for maintenance projects on
said town and county ways $5,000,000 00
2900-18 For aiding cities and towns in the repair and
improvement of public ways, as provided
by section twenty-six of chapter eighty-one
of the General Laws; except, that the
state's contribution shall be at an annual
rate not to exceed two hundred and
seventy-five dollars per mile for the calen-
dar year nineteen hundred and fifty-four,
the provisions of chapter six hundred and
eighty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-five and chapter seven hxmdred
and six of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-nine notwithstanding; and, provided,
that the amount appropriated for the pur-
pose in any fiscal year shall be available for
expenditure in the succeeding fiscal year . 2,600,000 00
2900-28 The unexpended balance remaining in item
2900-28 of section two of chapter eight
himdred and six of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-one is hereby reappropriated.
Special :
2900-33 Item 2900-33 of section two of chapter three
hundred and ten of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two is hereby amended
by inserting in line nine after the semicolon
the words: — and, further provided, that
an additional sum not to exceed eighty-
five thousand dollars may be expended for
the purpose from item 7629-01 of section
two of chapter six hxmdred and four of the
acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two;.
Special :
2900-38 For expenses in connection with research and
investigational work to be done on a co-
operative basis with the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology ....
2900-45 This item included in item 2900-02.
2900-55 The existence of the public work stores and
equipment account, established by items
2900-50 and 2900-55 of section two of
chapter sixty-eight of the acts of nineteen
himdred and forty-three, is hereby con-
tinued for the year nineteen hundred and
fifty-four vmder the terms and conditions
prescribed by said items of said chapter
sixty-eight; provided, that the total
amount to be expended for capital outlay
for the purchase of equipment from this
account in the year nineteen hundred and
fifty-four shall not exceed one million
dollars.
30,000 00
428
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
2900-61 For the compensation of former emploj^ees
of the department of public works, now re-
tired, as authorized by chapter four hun-
dred and three of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-eight ....
2900-80 For the operation and maintenance of the
public works building, including not more
than eighty-four permanent positions
2900-91 The unexpended balance remaining in item
2900-91 of section two of chapter four
himdred and ninety of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-one is hereby reappro-
priated.
Special :
2900-92 For certain repairs and improvements at the
public works building ....
$30,000 00
381,725 00
75,000 00
Total, Department of Public Works . $29,637,725 00
Service of the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
2924-01 For the service of the registry, including not
more than seven hundred and ninety per-
manent positions $4,057,500 00
Total, Registry of Motor Vehicles . $4,057,500 00
Service of the Department of Public Safety.
Division of State Police.
2926-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than four hundred and ninety-six
permanent positions ....
2926-11 For the compensation of state police officers
formerly in the service of the common-
wealth, now retired ....
The comptroller is hereby authorized to trans-
fer to the Highway Fund the sum of six
hundred and eighty-five thousand eight
hundred and sixty dollars from the General
Fund and the sum of thirty thousand dol-
lars from the Old Age Assistance Fund on
account of the above two items.
$2,698,327 00
55,000 00
Total, Department of Public Safety
$2,753,327 00
Service of the Metropolitan District Commission.
The following items are to be paid with the
approval of the Metropolitan District
Commission:
2931-01 For general administration, including not
more than sixty permanent positions;
provided, that the comptroller shall trans-
fer to the Highway Fund seventy-five per
cent of the cost of payments made under
this item from the Metropolitan District
Commission Funds, to be assessed by
methods fixed by law . $282,105 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap.
429
Special :
2931-02 For certain waterproofing at the metropolitan
district commission building $20,000 00
Special :
2931-03 For certain roof repairs, metropolitan dis-
trict commission building 6,600 00
2931-04 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 2931-04 of section two of
chapter three hundred and ten of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-two is hereby
reappropriated.
2931-06 For the maintenance of boulevards and
parkways, including the installation of
traffic lights and including Bunker Hill and
the property adjacent, and for the main-
tenance of parks reservations and the
Charles River basin, including the retire-
ment of metropolitan police and veterans
under the provisions of the General Laws,
and including not more than eight hundred
and ninety-five permanent positions; pro-
vided, that the comptroller shall transfer
to the Highway Fund proportions of pay-
ments made under this item, as provided
by section fifty-five of chapter ninety-two
of the General Laws .... 5,334,405 00
15,000 00
50,000 00
50,000 00
14,000 00
20,000 00
10,000 00
2931-12 For the construction of a certain sea wall,
Lynn Shore Ileservation, to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ......
Special :
2931-44 For the installation of certain street lights,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
2931-56
Special :
For certain
Beach .
shore protection, Wollaston
Special :
2931-58 To replace certain water mains, William J,
Day boulevard .....
Special :
2931-59 For the reconstruction of Aberjona bridge .
Special :
2931-61 For the replacement of the police alarm sys-
tem, Middlesex Fells station
Special :
2931-63 For certain riprapping work at Wellington
bridge, Mystic River ... 20,000 00
Special :
2931 -64 For the construction of a sea wall, Winthrop
Shore Reservation 150,000 00
Special :
2931-65 For the reconstruction of Winthrop Avenue
bridge, Revere Beach Parkway
30,000 00
430
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Special :
2931-66 For steel guard rails along the Charles River
and other roadways ....
$15,000 00
2951-00
2952-00
Total, Metropolitan District Commission $6,017,110 00
Interest and Redemption of Debt.
For the payment of interest on the direct debt
of the commonwealth, for the year nine-
teen hundred and fifty-four and previous
years, to be in addition to the amounts
appropriated in items 2410-00, 3180-02
and 3590-02, and to be in addition to any
amounts heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ......
For certain serial bonds maturing during the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-four, to
be in addition to the amounts appropriated
in items 2420-00, 3180-01 and 3590-03
$1,957,752 00
12,256,000 00
Total, Interest and Redemption of Debt $14,213,752 00
Miscellaneous.
2955-00 The state treasurer is hereby authorized and
directed to transfer from the Highway
Fund, upon a written request of the budget
commissioner, such amounts as may be
available in the Highway Fund to the
Highway Improvement Loan account au-
thorized by chapter six hundred and eighty-
five of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty and to the Highway Improvement
Loan account authorized by chapter five
hundred and fifty-six of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and fifty-two in order to pro-
vide, temporarily, funds for the financing
of state projects authorized by said acts
and to alleviate the necessity of issuing
bonds; and the state treasurer shall, on
the written request of the budget commis-
sioner, restore to the Highway Fund from
said Bond Funds such amounts as had been
previously transferred and are required to
finance appropriations to be charged
against the Highway Fund.
2956-00 The department of public works and the
metropolitan district commission are here-
by authorized and directed to initiate
programs and prepare plans for proj-
ects in addition to projects authorized by
chapters three hundred and six of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-nine, six
hundred and eighty-five of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and fifty, and five hundred
and fifty-six of the acts of nineteen him-
dred and fifty-two, and in addition to
f)rojects authorized to be constructed from
imds heretofore appropriated or reappro-
priated in items 2900-10, 2900-12, 2900-17,
2900-35, 2900-36 and 2931-04 of sections
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
431
Item
two of chapter three hundred and ten of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two
and of this act; provided, that the esti-
mated cost of such additional projects shall
not exceed ninety-two million dollars for
the department nor eight million dollars
for the commission; and, further provided,
that no contract shall be signed for the con-
struction of any such project in excess of
funds appropriated therefor.
APPROPRIATIONS MADE FROM THE PORT OF BOSTON
FUND.
Service of the Port of Boston Authority.
3140-01 For expenses of administration, including
not more than fifty-eight permanent posi-
tions; provided, that no compensation or
expenses of consultants for legal services
shall be chargeable to this item; and, pro-
vided, further, that the positions of execu-
tive secretary and site representative shall
not be subject to the civil service laws and
rules $294,040 00
3150-01 For the operation and maintenance of prop-
erty under the control of the authority, in-
cluding not more than seventy-four per-
manent positions ..... 317,900 00
Total, Port of Boston Authority . . $611,940 00
Interest and Redemption of Debt.
3180-01 For certain serial bonds maturing during the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-four, to be
in addition to the amounts appropriated in
items 2420-00, 2952-00 and 3590-03
3180-02 For the payment of interest on the direct
debt 01 the commonwealth, for the year
nineteen hundred and fifty-four and pre-
vious years, to be in addition to the
amounts appropriated in items 2410-00,
2951-00 and 3590-02, and to be in addi-
tion to any amounts heretofore appropri-
ated for the purpose ....
$710,000 00
74,524 00
Total, Interest and Redemption of Debt $784,524 00
APPROPRIATIONS MADE FROM THE INLAND FISHERIES
AND GAME FUND.
Service of the Department of Conservation.
Division of Fisheries and Game. {It is
hereby provided that federal funds received
as reimbursements under the following
items are to be credited as income to the In-
land Fisheries and Game Fund) :
3304-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than thirteen permanent positions .
3304-06 For expenses of the board, as authorized by
chapter twenty-one of the General Laws .
$65,463 00
2,500 00
432
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
3304-31
3304-42
3304-43
3304-44
3304-45
3304-47
3304-51
3304-53
3304-56
For expenses of game farms and fish hatch-
eries, including not more than twenty-four
permanent positions .... $492,435 00
For the improvement and management of
lakes, ponds and rivers, including not more
than three permanent positions . 67,534 00
For expenses of an information program 16,360 00
For the contribution of the department of
conservation towards a wild life co-opera-
tive research project, in accordance with a
contract with the federal government, to
be expended bv the University of Massa-
chusetts ." 6,000 00
For the establishment and maintenance of
public fishing grounds, including not more
than one permanent position; provided,
that none of the money appropriated under
this item shall be used for the purchase of
land 10,030 00
For certain stream surveys and inventory
work, as authorized by chapter two hun-
dred and seven of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-one, including not more than
two permanent positions 30,115 00
For wild life research and management, in-
cluding not more than six permanent posi-
tions 85,060 00
For expenses of establishing and conducting
wild life 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 per-
manent positions ..... 138,906 00
For a biological survey of the streams and
waters of the commonwealth . . . 5,000 00
Total
$919,403 00
Division of Law Enforcement,
3308-05 For the payment of damages caused by wild
deer and wild moose, for the year nineteen
hundred and fifty-four and previous years,
as provided by law, including not more
than one permanent position . . $13,540 00
3308-07 For the supervision of public fishing and
hunting grounds ..... 8,700 00
Total $22,240 00
Total, Department of Conservation $941,643 00
APPROPRIATIONS MADE FROM THE VETERANS' SERVICES
FUND.
Service of the Commissioner of Veterans' Services.
3501-01 For personal services of the commissioner and
deputies, including not more than three
permanent positions .... $19,020 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
433
Item
3501-02
3501-03
3501-11
3501-12
For the office of the commissioner, including
not more than seventy-one permanent posi-
tions $325,405 00
For the payment of annuities to certain dis-
abled war veterans, as authorized by sec-
tions six A to six C, inclusive, of chapter one
hundred and fifteen of the General Laws . 40,000 00
For reimbursing cities and towns for money
paid for veterans' benefits, as provided in
section six of chapter one hundred and fif-
teen of the General Laws, for the year nine-
teen hundred and fifty-four and for pre-
vious years, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 3,700,000 00
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, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose .... 60,000 00
Total, Commissioner of Veterans' Serv-
ices $4,144,425 00
Service of the Adjutant General.
3504-21 For the operation of the war records project,
so-called ......
3504^25 For expenses of the United Spanish War
veterans, as authorized by section sixteen
of chapter thirty-three of the General Laws
Total, Adjutant General
$22,645 00
1,500 00
$24,145 00
Service of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts.
3506-01 For the maintenance of the Soldiers' Home in
Massachusetts, including not more than
five hundred and sixty-seven permanent
positions ......
Special :
3506-23 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 3504-38 of section two of
chapter eight hundred and six of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-one is hereby
reappropriated.
Special :
3506-35 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 3504-35 of section two of
chapter eight hundred and six of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-one is hereby
reappropriated.
$2,584,560 00
Total, Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts $2,584,560 00
434
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Service of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke.
Item
3508-01 For the maintenance of the Soldiers' Home
in Holyoke, including not more than
eighty-three permanent positions
Total, Soldiers' Home in Holyoke
$869,111 00
$869,111 00
Service of the State Housing Board.
3510-01 For the service of the board, including not
more than fifteen permanent positions;
provided, that all compensation and ex-
penses for legal services shall be by direc-
tion and under the control of the attorney
general .......
3510-11 For reimbursement to certain cities and
towns, as provided by chapter two hun-
dred of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-eight, as amended, to be in addition
to any amoimt heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ......
3510-12 For reimbursement to certain cities and
towns, as provided by chapter three hun-
dred and seventy-two of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and forty-six, as amended .
Total, State Housing Board
$391,300 00
2,700,000 00
379,255 00
$3,470,555 00
Service of the Department of the Treasurer and Receiver General,
3512-13 For making payments to soldiers in recogni-
tion of service during World War I and
the Spanish War, as provided by law . $750 00
Total, Department of the Treasurer and
Receiver General ....
$750 00
Service of the Department of the Auditor.
3513-01 For an audit of certain housing authorities,
as authorized by chapter six hundred and
eighty-two of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-nine $69,500 00
Total, Department of the Auditor . $69,500 00
Service of the Department of the Attorney General.
3514-01 For the cost of providing certain legal assist-
ance for the benefit of veterans, their wives
and dependents $19,000 00
Total, Department of the Attorney
General $19,000 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
435
Item
351&-01
Service of the Department of Education.
For assistance to children of certain war vet-
erans, for the year nineteen hundred and
fifty-four and for previous years, as au-
thorized by section seven B of chapter
sixty-nine of the General Laws and cor-
responding provisions of earlier laws $50,000 00
3516-05 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 3516-05 of section two of
chapter three hundred and ten of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-two is hereby
reappropriated.
3516-22 For certain educational services to certain
war veterans ..... 152,000 00
Total, Department of Education . . $202,000 00
Service of the Department of Labor and Industries.
Division of Apprentice Training.
3520-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than twenty-nine permanent posi-
tions; provided, that all of the positions
of this division, with the exception of the
head clerk, shall not be subject to chapter
thirty-one of the General Laws; and, pro-
vided further, that the comptroller shall
transfer to the Veterans' Services Fund
the sum of eighty-three thousand dollars
from the General Fund .... $166,348 00
Total, Department of Labor and In-
dustries $166,348 00
Miscellaneous.
3530-17 For the representation of the commonwealth
at the national convention of the Eighty-
eighth Infantry Division Association, as
authorized by chapter three of the resolves
of the current year . .... $1,00000
3630-18 To provide for the suitable commemoration
of the decoration by the Republic of
France during World War II, as authorized
by chapter twenty-six of the resolves of
the ciu-rent year ..... 4,000 00
Total, Miscellaneous .... $5,000 00
Interest and Redemption of Debt.
3590-02 For the payment of interest on the direct
debt of the commonwealth, for the year
nineteen hundred and fifty-four and pre-
vious years, to be in addition to the
amounts appropriated in items 2410-00,
2951-00 and 3180-02, and to be in addi-
tion to any amounts heretofore appropri-
ated for the purpose ....
$360,565 00
436 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
3590-03 For certain serial bonds maturing during the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-four, to be
in addition to the amounts appropriated in
items 2420-00, 2952-00 and 3180-01 . $13,600,000 00
Total, Interest and Redemption of Debt $13,960,565 00
APPROPRIATIONS PAYABLE FROM REVENUE CREDITED
TO THE OLD AGE ASSISTANCE FUND.
Service of the Department of Public Welfare.
3601-20 For reimbursement to cities and towns for
old age assistance for the year nineteen
hundred and fifty-four and previous years,
and for payments made in accordance with
section one C of chapter one hundred and
eighteen A of the General Laws . $35,125,000 00
3601-30 Notwithstanding the provisions 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 sum not
exceeding two million dollars is hereby ap-
propriated from the Old Age Assistance
Fimd for such payments, and the total
amounts to be paid by the state treasurer
on or before November twentieth, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three, from the sum
herein appropriated, shall be not less than
one million dollars 2,000,000 00
Total, Department of Public Welfare . $37,125,000 00
Service of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Coznmission.
$324,683 00
3604-01 For the service of the commission, including
not more than sixty-five permanent posi-
Total, Alcoholic Beverages Control Com-
mission $324,683 00
Service of the State Racing Commission.
3605-01 For the service of the commission, including
not more than eleven permanent positions;
f>rovided, that fees paid to veterinarians
or services in connection with horse racing
shall not exceed twenty-five dollars per
diem, and in connection with dog racing,
shall not exceed twenty dollars per diem $167,195 00
Total, State Racing Commission . $167,195 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
437
APPROPRIATION PAYABLE FROM THE AGRICULTURAL
PURPOSES FUND.
Service of the Department of Agriculture.
Division of Plant Pest Control and Fairs.
Item
3809-21
Yor state prizes and agricultural exhibits,
including allotment of funds for the 4-H
activities, including not more than one
permanent position ....
Total, Department of Agriculture
$85,000 00
$85,000 00
APPROPRIATIONS PAYABLE FROM THE MOSQUITO CON-
TROL FUND.
Service of the State Reclamation Board.
3901-00 For the maintenance and construction of
drainage ditches, as authorized by chap-
ter three hundred and seventy-nine of the
acts of nineteen hundred and thirty, as
amended by section one of chapter two
hundred and fifty of the acts of nineteen
hundred and thirty-five, to be assessed in
the calendar year nineteen hundred and
fifty-three $60,457 00
3915-00 For the maintenance and construction of
drainage ditches, as authorized by chap-
ter four hundred and fifty-six of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-five, as
amended by chapter seven hundred and
thirty-four of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty, to be assessed in the calendar
year nineteen hundred and fifty-three 52,640 00
Total, State Reclamation Board . $113,097 00
APPROPRIATIONS PAYABLE FROM THE PARKS AND SALIS-
BURY BEACH RESERVATION FUND.
Service of the Department of Conservation.
Division of Parks and Recreation.
4010-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than eleven permanent positions $154,709 00
4010-03 For expenses of recreational opportimities in
state forests, including not more than thir-
teen permanent positions 170,840 00
4020-01 For the maintenance of Standish monument
reservation, including not more than one
permanent position .... 3,855 00
4030-01 For the maintenance of Salisbury beach reser-
vation, including not more than two per-
manent positions ..... 89,144 00
Total, Department of Conservation
$418,548 00
438
Acts, 1953. —Chap.
APPROPRIATION PAYABLE FROM THE SMOKE INSPECTION
FUND.
Service of the Department of Public Utilities.
Division of Smoke Inspection.
Item
4311-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than nine permanent positions . $44,315 00
Total, Department of Public Utilities . $44,315 00
APPROPRIATIONS PAYABLE FROM THE PRISON
INDUSTRIES FUND.
Service of the Department of Correction.
4901-01 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
industries fund at the Massachusetts re-
formatory, the reformatory for women, the
state prison and the state prison colony
shall be determined by the comptroller $39,225 00
4910-02 For salaries of persons employed in industries
at the Massachusetts reformatory, includ-
ing not more than twenty-seven permanent
positions 110,605 00
4920-02 For salaries of persons employed in industries
at the reformatory for women, including
not more than twelve permanent positions 47,435 00
4930-02 For salaries of persons employed in industries
at the state prison, including not more
than twenty-seven permanent positions 106,520 00
4940-02 For salaries of persons employed in industries
at the state prison colony, including not
more than twenty-seven permanent posi-
tions 114,548 00
Total, Department of Correction .
$418,333 00
APPROPRIATIONS PAYABLE FROM THE METROPOLITAN
DISTRICT COMMISSION FUNDS.
The folloioing appropriations are to be as-
sessed upon the several districts in accord-
ance with the methods fixed hy law, unless
otherwise provided, and to be expended
under the direction of the Metropolitan
District Commission:
8601-02
Metropolitan Parks, General.
Special :
For certain repairs to the police station barn,
Blue Hills Division ....
$4,500 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
439
Special :
8601-04 For certain plumbing repairs at Houghton's
Pond, Blue Hills Reservation .
Special :
8601-05 For the reconstruction of Kelley's Landing,
"William J. Day Boulevard
8602-55 "I From the amount appropriated in item
8601-06 J 8602-55 of section two of chapter six hun-
dred and thirty-two of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two, the sum of twenty
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of the
following item: —
Special :
8601-06 For sanding beaches, William J.
Day Boulevard.
Special :
8601-07 For certain repairs to bathhouses in the Old
Colony Division .....
Special :
8601-08 For the construction of a water line in the
Whip Hill area, Middlesex Fells Division .
Special :
8601-11 For removing certain trees infected with
Dutch Elm disease, Middlesex Fells Divi-
Special :
8601-18 For certain repairs to the float at Riverside .
Special :
8601-20 For the reconstruction of walks and rails in
the Riverside section ....
Special :
8601-22 For the reconstruction of ramps to the boat
landing, Community House, Charles River
Lower Basin ......
Special :
8601-23 For expenses in connection with certain rec-
reation programs and projects
8602-55 \ From the amount appropriated in item
8601-24 J 8602-55 of section two of chapter six hun-
dred and thirty-two of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two, the sum of fifteen
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of the
following item: —
Special :
8601-24 For certain plumbing repairs at
Nahant and Revere Police Stations.
Special :
8602-22 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 8602-22 of section one of
chapter five hundred and seven of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-two is hereby
reappropriated.
$4,500 00
25,000 00
12,000 00
30,000 00
10,000 00
8,000 00
4,500 00
4,800 00
25,000 00
440
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Item
8602-27 For the cost of suppressing gypsy moths, in-
cluding certain equipment
8602-37 For the expenses of holding band concerts
Special :
8602-38 For the construction and equipment of cer-
tain play areas, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ......
8602-55 "1 From the amount appropriated in item
8602-^4 / 8602-55 of section two of chapter six hun-
dred and thirty-two of the acts of nineteen
himdred and fifty-two, the sum of four
thousand dollars is hereby transferred and
made available for the purposes of the fol-
lowing item :
Special :
8602-44 For the sanding of Tenean Beach,
William T. Moirissey Boulevard.
Special :
8602-78 The unexpended balance remaining in appro-
priation item 8602-78 of section one of
chapter five hundred and seven of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-two is hereby
reappropriated.
Special :
8602-99 For the sanding of the South Boston beaches,
and the erection of fences and railings
along the new causeway at City Point
(Head House) and for the construction of
benches and shelters thereon
Total, Metropolitan Parks, General
$5,000 00
25,000 00
25,000 00
50,000 00
$233,300 00
Metropolitan Sewerage, North Systeta.
8702-00 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, and including not more
than three hundred and sixteen permanent
positions for the north and south systems,
partly chargeable to this item and to item
8807-00
Special :
8702-31 For the construction of certain coal handling
equipment at the East Boston pumping
station .......
Special :
For the purchase and installation of certain
equipment, East Boston pumping station
8702-32
$997,565 00
15,000 00
20,000 00
Total, Metropolitan Sewerage, North
System $1,032,565 00
Metropolitan Sewerage, South System.
8807-00 For the maintenance and operation of the sys-
tem of sewage disposal for the south metro-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
441
politan sewerage district, including retire-
ment of veterans under the provisions of
the General Laws, and including certain
permanent positions as enumerated in
it«m 8702-00
Total, Metropolitan Sewerage,
System ....
South
$999,355 00
$999,355 00
Metropolitan Water System.
8902-00 For the maintenance and operation of the
metropolitan water system, including the
retirement of veterans under the provisions
of the General Laws and including not more
than five hundred and eighty permanent
positions $2,769,675 00
Special :
8902-22 For emergency repairs to water mains, to be
in addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose . 30,000 00
Special :
8902-34 For the construction of additions and im-
provements to certain supply and distribu-
tion mains, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 230,000 00
Special :
8902-36 For the purchase of certain pipe and valve
stock, to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose . 25,000 00
Special :
8902-37 For certain roof repairs at pumping stations 12,500 00
Special :
8902-38 For the replacement of certain water meter
registers 16,000 00
Special :
8902-39 For the purchase of tractors and hydraulic
equipment . . . . 21,000 00
Special :
8902^10 For the replacement of certain boilers and
heating systems ..... 4,000 00
Special :
8902-43 For the replacement of chlorinating equip-
ment, Norumbega Reservoir 17,500 00
Special :
8902-75 For the leveling of the Forbes Hill Reservoir
Basin, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose 4,000 00
Special :
8902-76 For repairs at the Wachusett Power Station 25,000 00
Total, Metropolitan Water System $3,154,675 00
442 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489.
Section 3. Wherever, in section two of this act, it is pro-
vided that transfers shall be made from a fund, account or
receipts, of a specific sum, a percentage of payments, or a
sum equivalent to payments, such transfers of a specific sum
shall be made upon the effective date of this act, and all
others shall be made quarterly unless otherwise provided;
except, that at the close of a fiscal year, the amount equiva-
lent to payments in a continuing account shall be construed
to mean the amount of such appropriation.
Section 4. No moneys appropriated under this act shall
be expended for reimbursement for the expenses of meals
for persons while traveling within or without the common-
wealth at the expense thereof, unless such reimbursement is
in accordance with rules and rates which are hereby au-
thorized to be estabhshed from time to time by the cormnis-
sion on administration 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 ofl&cial duties
shall not exceed seven cents a mile.
No payment shall be made or obhgation incurred for the
garaging of any passenger vehicle owned by the common-
wealth and operated by an employee thereof as transporta-
tion from his place or places of employment to the vicinity
of his residence.
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 position, or for pay-
ments on account of reallocations of permanent positions, or
for payxnents on account of any change of salary range or
compensation of any permanent position, notwithstanding
any special or general act to the contrary; provided, that
no vacancy occurring in any permanent position included in
said schedules of permanent positions, excepting in the serv-
ices of the legislature or the judiciary, or of institutions
under the jurisdiction of the departments of mental health,
correction, pubhc welfare and pubhc health, and the youth
service board, the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts and the
Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, and excepting positions which
are subject to appointment by the governor, with or without
the consent of the council, may be filled in any manner with-
out approval by the commission on administration and
finance.
Section 7. In addition to the payment of regular sala-
ries, sums appropriated for personal services in the fiscal
year nineteen hundred and fifty-four shall be available for
the payment of such other forms of compensation as may
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 489. 443
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 fi-
nance. All federal subventions and grants received by the
commonwealth may be expended without specific appropria-
tion if such expenditures are otherwise in accordance with
law. All income, including federal subventions and grants,
received by the commonwealth from or on account of vet-
erans 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 au-
thorized during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and fifty-
four to incur habilities and incidental expenses for the pur-
chase of supplies, as provided by said section fifty-one, in-
cluding material to be disposed of as surplus, so called, by
the federal government through agencies of the federal gov-
ernment, in an amount not exceeding three hundred 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 habilities so in-
curred to an amount not exceeding three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, in addition to any amount heretofore pro-
vided for the purpose.
Section 9A. No agency of the commonwealth receiving
an appropriation under section two of this act shall make
any expenditure for any bulletin regularly printed, mimeo-
graphed or prepared in any other way, whether for outside
or interdepartmental circulation unless pubhcation of such
bulletin shall have been approved by the state purchasing
agent.
Section 10. The effective date of the appropriation ac-
counts, subsidiary accounts and authorizations in this act
shall be July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-three. How-
ever, beginning June first, nineteen hundred and fifty-three,
obligations may be incurred against these appropriation ac-
counts or subsidiary accounts, if any, thereunder, for items
to be dehvered or for services to be rendered on and after
July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-three; provided, they
are in accordance "wnth 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 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
444 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 490.
of chapter twenty-nine of the General Laws shall be filed
with the comptroller and the budget commissioner to permit
the effective operation of this section on June first, nineteen
hundred and fifty-three. Where the allotment of an appro-
priation account or subsidiary account is required by law,
allotments shall be made to permit the effective operation
of this section on June first, nineteen hundred and fifty-
three.
Section 11. Notwithstanding the provisions of resolve
fifty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-three and
subsequent resolves and appropriations relating to the sub-
ject matter thereof, which require the assessment of the sum
of sixty-six thousand eight hundred and sixty-two dollars
and fifty-seven cents, the comptroller is hereby authorized
to write off said amount on the control accounting records
of the commonwealth, and the provisions relating to appor-
tionment and assessment in said resolves are hereby can-
celled.
Section 12. As of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, the comptroller shall charge the surplus account
of the General Fund with the amount of the deficit in the
Port of Boston Fund.
Section 13. As of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four, the comptroller shall charge the surplus account
of the General Fund with the amount of the deficit in the
Old Age Assistance Fund.
Section 14. The budget commissioner is hereby directed
to send a copy of sections three to fifteen, inclusive, of this
act to each departmental, divisional and institutional head
immediately following the passage of this act.
Section 15. Sections one to nine, inclusive, of this act
shall take effect on July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-
three; sections ten and fourteen shall take effect upon the
passage of this act. Approved June 16, 195S.
ChapA90 An Act authorizing the town of stoughton to use
CERTAIN PARK LAND FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Stoughton is hereby authorized
to use such portion of, or the whole of, certain park land
located in said town and situate between Walnut street,
Pierce street. Leach street and Park street, as the town, by
vote at an annual or special town meeting taken within three
years after the passage of this act, shall determine, for the
erection of a pubhc school building or for other school uses,
and for all purposes incidental thereto; and after such vote,
such land shall be under the same care and control as other
school property.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 16, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 491, 492, 493. 445
An Act extending the operation of an act to provide Qfidj) 491
FOR THE SAFETY OF THE COMMONWEALTH DURING THE
EXISTENCE OF AN EMERGENCY RESULTING FROM DISASTER
OR FROM HOSTILE ACTION.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to Emergency
defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effective p'"*'^'"'''^-
forthwith, 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 22 of chapter 639 of the acts of 1950, as amended Termination.
by chapter 269 of the acts of 1952, is hereby further amended
by striking out, in Unes 4 and 5, the words ''or in any event
on July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-three", — so as to
read as follows : — Section 22. This act or any part hereof
shall become inoperative by the adoption of a joint resolu-
tion to that effect by the house and senate acting concur-
rently. Approved June 16, 19 53.
An Act relative to the date of the annual meeting QIku) 492
OF THE wheelwright WATER DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF ^'
HARDWICK.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would, in Emergency
part, defeat its purpose, which is to extend the time for the p'"®'*'"'''^-
annual meeting, 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 10 of chapter 464 of the acts of 1951 is hereby
amended by striking out, in line 15, the word "fifteen" and
inserting in place thereof the word : — twenty, — so that
the second sentence will read as follows : — 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 twenty months subsequent to the date on which
the water commissioners were first elected.
Approved June 17, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town of Winchester to pay a
SUM OF money to L. P. YALE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral obli-
gation the town of Winchester is hereby authorized to appro-
priate and to pay to L. P. Yale the sum of forty-eight dollars
to reimburse him for medical expenses resulting from an
injury sustained by his minor daughter, Stephanie, at the
Wadleigh School building on May ninth, nineteen hundred
and fifty-two.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 17, 1953.
C/iap.493
446 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 494, 495, 496.
ChapA94: An Act authorizing the town of Plymouth to pay a
SUM OF MONEY TO JAMES F. O'BRIEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Plymouth is hereby authorized
to appropriate the sum of six hundred and thirty-one dollars
and eighty cents and to pay the same to James F. O'Brien,
employed by said town as caretaker at the South Pond road
dump, to reimburse him for expenses incurred by reason of
incapacitating illness during the year nineteen hundred and
fifty-two.
Section 2. Any appropriation voted by said town at the
annual town meeting in the current year for the purposes of
this act shall be vahd to the same extent as if it were voted
on or after the effective date of this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 17, 1953.
ChapA95 An Act relative to the tenure of office of elinor i.
BACHELDER AS LIBRARLA.N FOR THE TOWN OF ASHLAND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter
thirty-two of the General Laws, Elinor I. Bachelder, who
has served long and faithfully as hbrarian for the town of
Ashland, may continue to serve in such position subject to
the will of the appointing authority.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 17, 195S.
ChavA96 ^ -^^"^ relative to the number and method of appoint-
ING temporary officers TO COUNTY FIRE PATROLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
g^L.^(Ter. Chapter 48 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
§ 28A, etc., striking out section 28 A, as amended by section 12 of chap-
amended. ^gj. 49Q q£ ^^^ ^^^^ ^f ^94^^ ^^^ uiserting in place thereof the
state^fire foUowiug sectiou : — Section 28 A. Upon written applica-
tion of the county commissioners of any county which ac-
cepts this section by vote of said commissioners, the forester
may appoint additional temporary officers in the division of
forestry or detail assistants to the state fire warden to such
number as agreed upon by said forester and commissioners
in writing, who shall patrol the forests in the towns of such
county, during those seasons of the year when forest fires
are Ukely to occur therein for the purpose of detecting and
preventing such fires. One half of the money expended
under the provisions of this section as agreed upon between
said commissioners and forester in writing shall be repaid
to the commonwealth by said county. Said commissioners
after a vote may abohsh such a patrol by filing a notice to
this effect with the forester not less than ninety days prior
to the date upon which such patrol is to be aboHshed.
Approved June 17, 1953.
patrol
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 497. 447
An Act extending the boundaries of the bourne water ChavA97
DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF BOURNE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 441 of the acts of 1938 is hereby
amended by striking out section 1, as most recently amended
by chapter 150 of the acts of 1953, and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 1. The inhabitants
of the town of Bourne, Hable to taxation in said town, and
residing within the territory comprised within the following
boundary lines, to wit: — Beginning at the Cape Cod canal
at a point fifteen hundred feet easterly of the center hne of
the Bourne Highway bridge over the Cape Cod canal and run-
ning southerly by a line fifteen hundred feet east of the center
line of the state highway, known as Route 28, to a point of in-
tersection with the fine of the Mihtary Reservation; and
thence continuing southerly by the westerly line of the Mili-
tary Reservation, as shown on the Reservation Map — Camp
Edwards, Scale 1 :10,000 dated May 15, 1941, Plan #6863-578,
— to its point of intersection with the Falmouth Town Line ;
thence westerly by the Falmouth Tom^ Line to Buzzards
Bay; thence northerly by the shore line of Buzzards Bay,
including all adjacent islands, as appearing on the plan
hereinafter referred to, to the Cape Cod canal; thence east-
erly along the south bank of the Cape Cod canal to the point
of beginning, said territory being shown on the map of the
Bourne Water District dated January, nineteen hundred and
forty, by Whitman & Howard, as revised by Newell Snow
in September, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, — shall
constitute a water district and are hereby made a body
corporate by the name of the Bourne Water District, here-
inafter called the district, for the purpose of supplying them-
selves with water for the extinguishment of fires and for
domestic and other purposes, 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 carry-
ing 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. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the voters of the territory included within the Bourne
Water District by section one of this act at a special meet-
ing called for the purpose. Approved June 17, 1953.
448 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 498.
Chap. 4:98 An Act authorizing the dracut water supply district
TO SUPPLY AND SELL WATER TO THE INHABITANTS OF A
CERTAIN PORTION OF THE TOWN OF TYNGSBOROUGH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Dracut Water Supply District, by its
board of water commissioners, may supply and sell water
for domestic and other purposes to the inhabitants of the
town of Tyngsborough upon and within the area of that
part of the town of Tyngsborough bounded and described
as follows: beginning at a point on the boundary line be-
tween the state of New Hampshire and the town of Tyngs-
borough; thence southerly by a hne two hundred feet from
and parallel with the westerly hne of Frost road to a point;
thence southeasterly and southerly by a line two hundred
feet from and parallel with the southerly and westerly lines
of Lakeview avenue, to a point; thence westerly by a hne
parallel to and two hundred feet from Coburn road to the
brook near the outlet of Mascopic lake ; thence by said brook
and the northerly shore of the said lake to the westerly
boundary of the town of Dracut; thence northeasterly by
said boundary to its intersection with the southerly hne of
Long Pond road; thence turning an angle of ninety degrees
and running northwesterly to an intersection with the west-
erly hne of Perham road; thence westerly by a hne at right
angles to the westerly line of Perham road, a distance of two
hundred feet; thence southerly by a hne two hundred feet
from and parallel to the westerly hne of Perham road to a
point ; thence westerly by a hne parallel to and two hundred
feet from the northerly hne of Coburn road to a point;
thence northerly by a line two hundred feet from and parallel
to the easterly hne of Lakeview avenue to a point; thence
continuing westerly by a hne two hundred feet from and
parallel to the northerly hne of Lakeview avenue to a point;
thence northerly by a line two hundred feet from and parallel
to the easterly hne of Frost road to the New Hampshire
boundary; thence westerly by said boundary crossing Frost
road to the point of beginning.
Section 2. If the Dracut Water Supply District shall
construct and lay pipes in said town of Tyngsborough, said
Dracut Water Supply District shall furnish water for the
extinguishment of fires to said town of Tyngsborough from
such hydrants as said town and district may agree upon
along the pipe hnes of said Dracut Water Supply District
constructed and maintained under this act.
Section 3. Water and hydrants shall be supphed and
water sold upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed
upon between the board of water commissioners of the
Dracut Water Supply District and the selectmen of the town
of Tyngsborough. In case of failure to agree as to price for
water furnished or the price and location for hydrants, the
department of pubhc utihties, upon petition of either the
town of Tyngsborough or the Dracut Water Supply District,
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 499. 449
shall determine the price of water and price and location for
hydrants and such determination shall be final.
Any installation and extension of water mains or other
facilities mthin the limits of the town of Tyngsboroiigh
pursuant to the authority contained in this act shall be
subject in all respects to the approval of the selectmen of
said town.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 18, 1953.
An Act authorizing the state racing commission to Chav.AQ^
ISSUE LICENSES FOR HORSE AND DOG RACING MEETINGS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING RELIEF FOR THE STRICKEN
CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS AREA.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^^l^^l^^
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide for the net pro-
ceeds derived from the racing meetings granted herein to be
used for the immediate relief of the stricken central Massa-
chusetts area, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
pubhc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section Emergency
three of chapter one hundred and twenty-eight A of the pro'^lel^'®^
General Laws, the state racing commission is hereby author-
ized to grant during the current year licenses to conduct
horse and dog racing meetings to an agency to be known as
the Disaster Emergency Relief Racing Agency, such agency
to consist of three persons to be appointed by the governor.
Said agency shall perform all the functions of a promoter
of racing meetings, and shall have the responsibihty for
losses, hiring, discharges, payment and control of employees,
and the withholding of income and employment taxes, if
any, shall place and carry public liabiUty, workmen's com-
pensation and other forms of insurance, may make contracts
with pari-mutuel officials, concessionaires, independent con-
tractors and others as is customary in the conduct and opera-
tion of racing meetings, may conduct pubhcity and perform
such other matters, things and duties as are required by
federal and state laws for operators of racing meetings and
generally shall act as a promoter of racing meetings. Said
agency shall in all of the foregoing be and act as agent for
and shall pay over to the Central Massachusetts Disaster
Relief Committee Inc., a corporation organized for the pur-
pose of providing aid in, to and for the central Massachu-
setts disaster area, the entire net proceeds derived from the
operation of racing meetings held and conducted pursuant
to licenses granted under this act, after deducting minimum
track operating expenses from the gross receipts derived
from such racing meetings.
Section 2. Such licenses granted hereunder shall not be
subject to a fee and the provisions of sections two, three,
450 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 500.
four, paragraphs four, five, and seven of section five, section
five A and section fifteen of said chapter one hundred and
twenty-eight A as amended and section fourteen of chapter
two hundred and forty-six of the current year shall not apply.
Section 3. No action to recover winnings upon a wager
made or any other habihty incurred at anj'' racing meeting
held under the provisions of this act shall be conmienced
after sixty days after the termination of any such racing
meeting, and no such winnings shall be paid by said agency
after said date except pursuant to a judgment in an action
so commenced or in settlement of such action. After said
date, money held by said agency for the payment of any
such wager for the recovery of which no action has been
commenced within the time herein limited shall become a
part of the receipts of the said Central Massachusetts Dis-
aster Rehef Committee Inc.
Section 4. The said agency in addition to any amount
required to be withheld under the provisions of section five
of chapter one hundred and twenty-eight A of the General
Laws shall Tvdthhold an amount equal to two per cent of the
total amount wagered on each day of any such meeting
authorized hereunder.
Section 5. Said agency shall retain any monies payable
to the commonwealth under any provisions of general or
special laws, which monies shall constitute a contribution
by the commonwealth to said Central Massachusetts Dis-
aster Relief Committee Inc. for its rehef purposes.
Approved June 18, 19 58.
Chap. 500 An Act designating housing authorities as political
SUBDIVISIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH FOR CERTAIN PUR-
POSES.
Emergency Wkereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
preamble. ^^ defeat its purpose, which is to provide restoration of
housing facihties in the state housing project in the city of
Worcester damaged by the tornado of June ninth in the
current year, therefore, it is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
pubhc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. Paragraph (Z) of section 7 of chapter 639 of
the acts of 1950 is hereby amended by adding at the end
the following words: — , including therein housing authori-
ties, — so as to read as follows : —
(I) Regulation of the manner and method of purchasing or
contracting for supplies, equipment or other property or per-
sonal or other services, and of contracting for or carrying out
public works, for the commonwealth or anj^ of its agencies or
political subdivisions, including therein housing authorities.
Section 2. Any contract entered into by the state hous-
ing board under the provisions of paragraph (I) of section
seven of chapter six hundred and thirty-nine of the acts of
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 501, 502, 503. 451
nineteen hundred and fifty, as amended by section one of this
act, shall be subject to the approval of the commission on
administration and finance and the governor and council.
Approved June 18, 1953.
Chap.dOl
An Act extending provisions of the workmen's com-
pensation LAW TO employees OF WELFARE DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 74 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as most g. l. (Ter.
recently amended by section 26 of chapter 344 of the acts ^tcil'amfmled^
of 1941, is hereby further amended by adding at the end
the following sentence : — For the purposes of sections sixty- Provisions of
nine to seventy-five, inclusive, all employees of welfare dis- rompenTation
tricts, organized under the provisions of section forty-four of [o'^c'ertai^n'^*''^
chapter one hundred and seventeen, shall be deemed to be employees.
employees of such town as the district welfare committee
shall determine, and if such town has provided for the pay-
ment of compensation required by this chapter, the said
district welfare committee shall apportion the expenses of
providing such compensation among the towns comprising
the said welfare district. Approved June 18, 1953.
An Act providing for the uniform filing of notice of Chai).b02
RATE CHANGES BY MUNICIPAL LIGHTING DEPARTMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by o. l. (Xer.
striking out section 59, as appearing in the Tercentenary amende^d.' ^ ^^'
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
tion:— Section 59. When a town fixes or changes a price. Filing of
a notice thereof in form specified by the department shall changes^*''
be filed within sixty days with the department by the manager required.
of municipal lighting, and for the failure to do so he shall
forfeit not more than twenty-five dollars.
Approved June 18, 1953.
An Act relative to the enforcement of the law re- Qfid^^ 593
LATING TO THE EXCISE ON DEEDS, INSTRUMENTS AND
WRITINGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 6 of chapter 64D of the General Laws, as appear- g. l. (Ter.
ing in section 1 of chapter 710 of the acts of 1951, is hereby ^tc;!'ame'^'dld^'
amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting
in place thereof the following two sentences : — At any time Powers of
commissioner
excise imposed by this chapter, he may investigate and ascer-
tain whether said excise, in the proper amount, was paid.
For this purpose, the commissioner may examine any books,
papers, records or memoranda bearing upon the amount of
excise payable, and may enforce by mandamus his right to
such examination. Approved June 18, 1953.
452
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 504, 505.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 7, § 31A,
added.
State employ-
ees awards
board,
established.
Chap. 504: An Act providing for recognition of state employees'
SUGGESTIONS WHICH INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE
STATE GOVERNMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 7 of the General Laws is hereby amended by in-
serting after section 31 the following section: — Section 31 A.
There shall be within the commission an employee awards
board, to consist of each member of the commission or a
person designated by such member as his representative, for
the purpose of receiving and judging suggestions made by
employees of the commonwealth as to methods of improving
existing governmental procedures; instalhng new procedures
for the betterment of the state service; increasing the effi-
ciency of the several state departments, boards or commis-
sions, or institutions operating under any state department,
board or commission; reducing the cost of the state govern-
ment; or improving the service rendered to the pubhc by
any department, board, commission or institution.
Said employees award board shall at least four times in
each fiscal year award cash prizes to the employees who, in
the opinion of the board, have submitted within any given
period the best four suggestions for increasing the efficiency
of the state service. The board shall, after consultation with
representatives of the various state employee organizations,
and subject to the approval of the governor and council, es-
tabUsh rules relative to the receiving and judging of such
suggestions, the amount of the awards to be given, and the
qualifications of the contestants, and may, subject to appro-
priation, expend sums for cash awards, investigation, pub-
licity, clerical and other services and expenses in connection
with such contests. Approved June 18, 1953.
Cash prir.es
for certain
suggestions,
authorized.
Chap. 505 An Act relative to the support of minor children
BY their parents.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 273, § 8,
amended.
Support of
minor children,
regulated.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUotos:
Section 8 of chapter 273 of the General Laws, as appear-
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by add-
ing at the end the following sentence : — The legal duty of
the parent or parents to support a minor child shall continue
notwithstanding the absence of a court decree ordering them
or either of them to pay for the support of said child and
notwithstanding any court decree granting custody of such
child to another; provided, however, that where decree
stipulates an amount to be paid by them or either of them
for said child's support they shall not be obligated in excess
of that amount. Approved June 18, 1953.
I
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 506. 453
An Act relative to expenditures for the care, main- Chap. 506
TENANCE AND REPAIR OF TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITALS IN
CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would result Emergency
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 trustees of the Bristol county tuberculosis hospital
and the county commissioners of the other counties herein-
after specified are hereby authorized to expend for the year
nineteen hundred and fifty-three 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.
The sums set forth are based upon detailed schedules
approved by the joint committee on counties, copies of
which are deposited with the director of accounts.
Said director shall file with said trustees and said county
commissioners and with the county treasurer a certification
of the amounts set forth in the approved schedules for such
hospitals. Except as provided by this act or except as other-
wise provided by law, no liability may be incurred and no
expenditure shall be made in excess of the amount available
in an existing main group, a class or a sub-class.
Transfers from a main group to another main group may
be made upon written request of said trustees or said count}^
commissioners with the written approval of the director of
accounts and copies of said request and approval shall be
filed with the county treasurer.
Transfers within an appropriation between classes and
between sub-classes within a main group may be made by
said trustees or said county commissioners whenever in their
opinion public necessity and convenience so requires; pro-
vided, however, that no transfer shall be made wdthin the
classes of the main group "personal services".
Bristol County.
Item
1.
For personal services ..... $202,755 00
'2.
For contractual services .
44,450 00
3.
For supplies and materials
85,945 00
4.
For current charges and obligations
17,138 12
5,
For equipment ...
10,210 00
7.
For land and non-structural
1,600 00
9.
For debt and interest
4,550 00
For total expenditure.s
.'5366,648 12
454
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 506.
Essex County.
1. For personal services
2. For contractual services .
3. For supplies and materials
4. For current charges and obligations
5. For equipment
9. For debt and interest
For total expenditures
$608,000 00
52,856 00
289,731 00
66,700 76
42,850 00
10,053 61
$1,070,191 37
Middlesex County.
Item
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
9.
For personal services
For contractual services .
For supplies and materials
For current chaiges and obligations
For equipment
For debt and interest
9a. For unpaid bills of previous years
For total expenditures
$950,736 00
73,895 00
401,450 00
50,014 00
18,740 00
11,000 00
1,000 00
1,506,835 00
Norfolk County.
1 . For personal services
2. For contractual services .
3. P'or supplies and materials
4. For current charges and obligations
5. For equipment
7. For land and non-structural
9. For debt and interest
For total expenditures
$484,942 00
48,137 00
206,210 00
23,695 84
7,241 00
500 00
6,500 00
$777,225 84
Plymouth County,
Item
1.
2.
3!
4.
5.
6.
7.
9.
For personal services
For contractual services .
For supplies and materials
For current charges and obligations
For equipment
For structures and improvements
For land and non-structural
For debt and interest
For total expenditures
$327,470 88
36.184 91
146,742 68
32,882 21
15,165 25
4,000 00
350 00
25,339 86
$588,135 79
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 507, 508. 455
Worcester County.
Item
1. For personal services
2. For contractual services .
3. For supplies and materials
4. For current charges and obligations
5. For equipment
9. For debt and interest
$464,175 71
85,034 00
167,535 00
34,394 24
26,708 25
9,000 00
For total expenditures .... $786,847 20
Approved June 19, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town of sudbury to retire (^/^^^ 5Q7
AND PAY A PENSION TO WILLIAM E. DAVISON, CHIEF OF ^'
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BUILDING INSPECTOR OF SAID
TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of promoting the pubhc good
and in consideration of long and meritorious service, the
town of Sudbury is hereby authorized to retire and pay a
pension to WiUiam E. Davison, chief of the fire department
and building inspector of said town, not to exceed fourteen
hundred and fifty dollars per annum.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by the unanimous vote of the board of selectmen of
said town, but not otherwise. Approved June 19, 1953.
An Act authorizing housing authorities to dispose of Ql^ij) 593
CERTAIN LANDS FOR WHICH THEY DO NOT HAVE A USE. ^'
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^™ambi"''^
to defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effective
forthwith, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency
law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the pubUc
convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 26NN of chapter 121 of the General Laws, as most gj^. ^xer.
recently amended by chapter 550 of the acts of 1952, is § 26nn, etc.,
hereby further amended by adding at the end the following =*'"p"^'5^-
subdivision : —
(/) Whenever a housing authority shall determine that ^^^^^^\^^^^
land acquired by it under section twenty-six P for the pur- by housing ^
poses of this section is in excess of or no longer required for authorized.'
such purposes it may, upon approval by the state housing
board, sell or otherwise dispose of such land by deed or in-
strument approved as to form by the attorney general.
Funds received from a sale of land as herein provided shall
be paid into the Housing Authority Bonds Sinking Fund as
provided in this section. Approved June 23, 1953.
456
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 509, 510.
Chap. 509 An Act authorizing the withholding and assignment
OF retirement allowances for the payment of sub-
scriber PREMIUMS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN INSURANCE
POLICIES OR CONTRACTS IN EFFECT WITH NON-PROFIT HOS-
PITAL AND MEDICAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby-
amended by inserting after section 19, as amended by chap-
ter 599 of the acts of 1952, the following section: — Section
19 A. Any employee of the commonwealth retired under
this chapter may by assignment made in writing authorize
the retiring authority paying such pension or retirement
allowance to withhold each month such amount as he may
designate for the payment of subscriber premiums applicable
to any hospitahzation, medical or surgical insurance in effect
with a non-profit hospital and medical service corporation
or insurance company at the time of his retirement.
Section 2. Section 92 of said chapter 32, as appearing
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by insert-
ing after the word "void", in line 3, the words: — , except
such assignment made in writing by a retired person au-
thorizing the retiring authority to withhold each month such
amount as he may designate for the payment of subscriber
premiums apphcable to any hospitahzation, medical or sur-
gical insurance in effect with a non-profit hospital and medi-
cal service corporation or insurance company at the time of
his retirement. Approved June 23, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 32, new
§ 19A, added.
Assignment
of retirement
allowances
for certain
payments,
authorized.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 32. § 92,
amended.
Same
subject.
C/iap. 5 10 An Act relative to salaries of the members of the
BOARD OF registration OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNT-
ANTS, AND TO EXAMINATION FEES CHARGED BY SAID BOARD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 35 of chapter 13 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 : — There shall be paid by
the conamonwealth to the secretary of the board a salary of
one thousand dollars.
Section 2. Section 87B of chapter 112 of the General
Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out,
in fine 4, the word "twenty-five" and inserting in place
thereof the word : — thirty-five, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 87B. The board shall examine any citizen of the
United States resident in the commonwealth and not less
than twenty-one years of age, who may apply for a certificate,
shall investigate his character and fitness, and shall require
the payment of a fee of thirty-five dollars. The fee for re-
examination shall be fixed under regulations made by the
board. Approved June 23, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 13, § 3o
amended.
Salary.
G. L. (Ter,
Ed.), 112,
§87B,
amended.
I
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 511, 512. 457
An Act authorizing the city of Springfield to reim- QJiqj) ^h
burse the widow of john w. connors for the expenses
of his funeral.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral obH-
gation, the city of Springfield may appropriate and pay to
the widow of John W. Connors, who died February twen-
tieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, as a result of injuries
sustained wliile in the performance of his duty as a member
of the police department of said city, a sum not exceeding
eight hundred dollars, in reimbursement of the expenses of
his funeral.
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 June 23, 1953.
An Act providing for the acquisition by the depart- Qfidj) 512
ment of mental health of certain land owned by
the city of boston and situated on vining street
IN the roxbury district of said city.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^r^ambie"^
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide for the immediate ^'^''^'"
acquisition of certain land for the purpose of expanding the
facilities of the Boston psychopathic hospital, therefore this
act 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 general or
special law, including, wdthout limiting the generahty of the
foregoing, any contrary provision of chapter four hundred
and thirty-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
three, as amended, the commissioner of mental health is
hereby authorized and empowered to acquire in the name
and behalf of the commonwealth, by eminent domain under
chapter seventy-nine or chapter eighty A of the General
Laws or by purchase or otherwise, any part or parts or the
whole of the land on the southeasterly side of Vining street
in the Roxbury district of said city shown as lots 70, 71 and
72 on H. C. Mildram plan dated Januarj^ 15, 1898 and
recorded with Suffolk Deeds at the end of book 2504; and
the mayor of the city of Boston is hereby authorized and
empowered to sell and convey the same to the common-
wealth in the name and behalf of said city. All land acquired
by the commonwealth under this act shall be used for the
purpose of expanding the facilities of the Boston psycho-
pathic hospital. Approved June 24, 1953.
458 Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 513, 514.
Chap. 513 An Act relative to the cost of a system or systems
OF sewerage and sewage disposal in the town of
DUDLEY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 41 of the acts of 1948 is hereby
amended by striking out section 7 and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 7. The town shall,
by vote, determine what proportion of the cost of said
system or systems of sewerage, but not including the cost
of the main intercepting sewer and the system or systems
of sewage disposal, the town shall pay; provided, that it
shall pay not less than one fourth nor more than two thirds
of such 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, other than the main intercepting
sewer and system or systems of sewage disposal, 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 hens therefor and to interest thereon shall apply to as-
sessments made under this act, except that interest shall be
at the rate of four per cent per annum. At the same meet-
ing 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 pajmients of such assessments
or apportionments thereof to the sewer commissioners, or
to the selectmen acting as such, who shall preserve a record
thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the voters of the town of Dudley at an annual
or special town meeting called for the purpose, but not
otherwise. Approved June 24, 1953.
Chap. 514: An Act allowing income tax exemption for foster
CHILDREN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed^oJle Section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws is hereby
etc!, 'amended, amended by striking out clause (h), as amended by section 4
of chapter 800 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in place
thereof the following clause : —
Tax exemptions (/i) The sum of fivc hundred dollars for a husband or wife
fosterchiidren, with whom the taxpayer hves and whose income from all
allowed. sourccs does not exceed two thousand dollars during the
year and, if entirely dependent on the taxpayer for support,
the sum of four hundred dollars for each parent, for each
child or foster child under the age of eighteen and for each
child, stepchild or foster child eighteen years of age or over
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 515, 516, 517. 459
incapable of self-support because of physical or mental dis-
ability. The aforesaid deduction for each child or foster
child shall not be allowed to both husband and wife, but may
be allowed to either as they shall mutually agree, or shall be
prorated between them in proportion to the net income of
each in excess of two thousand dollars.
Approved June 24, 1953.
An Act establishing minimum fair wages for certain Chap. 515
EMPLOYEES OF RELIGIOUS, NON-PROFIT, CHARITABLE OR-
GANIZATIONS OR CHARITABLE HOSPITALS AND FOR CERTAIN
CASUAL EMPLOYEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 7 of chapter 151 of the General Laws is hereby o. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out the second paragraph, inserted by ^tl! 'amended.
section 4 of chapter 558 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in
place thereof the following paragraph : —
No wage board, however, can recommend minimum fair Minimum
wage rates below sixty-five cents per hour, except for learn- for'^c^ruln
ers and apprentices, and except for service people who regu- employees,
larly receive gratuities and whose minimum fair wage rates
shall not be below fifty cents per hour, and except for jani-
tors and caretakers of residential property, who, when fur-
nished with living quarters, shall be paid a wage of not less
than twenty-six dollars per week, and except for services as
golf caddies. Approved June £4, 1963.
established.
Chap.blQ
An Act designating a portion of the state highway
KNOWN AS route 2 AS THE HON. GEORGE W. STANTON
HIGHWAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. That portion of the state highway known as
route 2 beginning at the junction of the state highway known
as route 140 in the town of Westminster and extending
through the city of Fitchburg to the junction of the state
highway known as route 110 in the town of Harvard shall
be known and designated as the Hon. George W. Stanton
Highway, and suitable markers bearing said designation
shall be erected along said highway by the state department
of pubhc works.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 25, 1958.
An Act providing for harbor improvements at the nhnnj 517
entrance to RYDERS cove in the town of CHATHAM. "'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The department of pubhc works is hereby
authorized and directed to make such harbor improvements
at the entrance to Ryders Cove in the town of Chatham as
460 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 518, 519.
said department may deem necessary or advisable. For
said purposes, said department may expend such sums as
may be appropriated therefor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 25, 195S.
Chaj) 518 An Act providing for the improvement by the depart-
MENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF A PUBLIC BEACH IN THE TOWN
OF HARWICH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The department of pubhc works is hereby
authorized and directed to make such improvements at the
public beach at the foot of Deep Hole road in the town of
Harwich as it may deem necessary. For said purposes,
said department may expend sums as may be appropriated
therefor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 25, 195S.
Chap. 519 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
certain counties, their departments, boards, com-
missions AND institutions, OF SUNDRY OTHER SERVICES,
FOR CERTAIN PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS, FOR INTEREST
AND DEBT REQUIREMENTS, AND TO MEET CERTAIN REQUIRE-
MENTS OF LAW AND GRANTING A COUNTY TAX FOR SAID
COUNTIES.
Emergency Whcretts, The deferred operation of this act would result
pream e. ^^ uuneccssarily extending 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 con-
venience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. To provide for the maintenance of certain
counties, their departments, boards, commissions and insti-
tutions, of sundry other services, for certain permanent im-
provements, for interest and debt requirements, and to meet
certain requirements of law, the following sums for the sev-
eral purposes and subject to the condition specified in section
two are hereby appropriated, subject to the provisions of
law regulating the disbursement of county funds and the
approval thereof for the year nineteen hundred and fifty-
three :
Barnstable County.
Item
1. For interest on county debt .... $6,450 00
2. For reduction of county debt .... 25,000 00
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses . 16,760 00
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ..... 1,000 00
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses . . 16,676 60
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 519.
461
Item
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses
8. For registry of deeds, salaries and expenses
8a. For registry of 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 civW 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 jails and houses of correction, maintenance
and operation .....
17. For training school .....
18. For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation
20. For county aid to agriculture, maintenance and
operation ......
22. For hospital or sanatorium
23. For county health service ....
24. For non-contributory pensions .
25. For contributory retirement systems and super
visory expenses .....
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses .
27. For unpaid bills of previous years
28. For reserve fund .....
29. For advertising recreational advantages of the
county ......
30. For state fire patrol .....
31. For maintenance forest fire apparatus
32. For police training school and bureau of criminal
identification .....
33. For police radio station ....
36. For beach commission ....
And the county commissioners of Barnstable
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 bal-
ance on hand and the receipts from other sources,
for the above purposes .....
$14,188 40
7,815 00
90,195 50
6,615 00
2,900 00
114,950 00
21,898 53
14,490 00
53,665 20
3,153 00
111,615 00
500 00
19,255 25
34,280 00
482,012 66
31,325 40
1,273 00
10,954 97
10,748 91
500 00
10,000 00
22,500 00
3,500 00
1,000 00
11,765 00
26,755 00
1,000 00
$763,694 55
Berkshire County.
1. For interest on county debt .... $1,650 00
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses . 15,587 50
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ..... 700 00
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses . . 20,155 00
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses . 9,564 47
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses . 6,250 00
8. For registries of deeds, salaries and expenses 66,292 00
8a. For registry of probate, expenses . . 4,030 00
9. For law libraries, salaries and expenses . 7,834 50
10. For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages 146,309 00
11. For examination of dams ..... 1,000 00
12. For criminal costs in superior court . 21,982 90
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ..... 23,295 00
14. For district courts, salaries and expenses 103,785 45
462
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 519.
Item
15.
16.
17.
18.
20.
21a.
21b.
22.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
32.
34.
For medical examiners and commitments of insane
For jails and houses 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, maintenance and operation
Mount Greylock .....
For state reservation, maintenance and operation
Moimt Everett .....
For hospital or sanatorium
For contributory retirement systems and super
visory expenses .....
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses .
For unpaid bills of previous years
For reserve fimd .....
For advertising recreational advantages of the
county ......
For forest development in co-operation with the
state .......
For Dutch elm disease ....
For forest fire patrol ....
And the coimty commissioners 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 ex-
pended, together with the cash balance on hand
and the receipts from other sources, for the above
purposes . . . . .
$9,000 00
93,140 82
2,000 00
37,908 00
42,607 00
27,130 00
3,590 00
68,549 50
21,467 10
2,986 23
500 00
6,000 00
15,000 00
1,600 00
5,000 00
3,600 00
$620,541 71
Bristol CouNTy.
1. For interest on county debt .... .$9,000 00
2. For reduction of county debt .... 25,000 00
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses . 14,000 00
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ..... 1,500 00
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses 53,060 26
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses 32,280 00
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses 8,100 00
8. For registries of deeds, salaries and expenses 182,917 76
8a. For registry of probate, salaries and expenses 17,120 00
9. For law libraries, salaries and expenses . 21,500 00
10. For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages . ." . 157,050 00
12. For criminal costs in superior court . 92,000 00
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ..... 85,000 00
14. For district courts, salaries and expenses . 220,000 00
15. For medical examiners and commitments of insane 30,000 00
16. For jails and houses of correction, maintenance
and operation 180,000 00
17. For training school 3,000 00
18. For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation ..... 187,425 00
20. For agricultural school, maintenance and operation 287,829 11
24. For non-contributory pensions .... 9,315 00
25. For contributory retirement systems and super-
visory expenses . . 32,152 69
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses . 17,300 00
27. For unpaid bills of previous years 2,500 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 519.
463
Item
28. For reserve fund ......
29. For county forest fire patrol ....
And the county commissioners of Bristol county
are hereby authorized to levy as the coimty tax
of said county for the current year, in the manner
provided by law, the following sum to be ex-
pended, together with the cash balance on hand
and the receipts from other sources, for the above
purposes .......
$10,000 00
7,200 00
$1,118,116 42
Dukes County.
1. For interest on county debt .... $350 00
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses . 5,250 00
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ..... 450 00
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses . . 6,303 00
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses . . 2,903 00
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses .... 2,880 00
8. For registry of deeds, salaries and ex-penses . 10,040 00
8a. For registry of probate, e.xpenses . 1,745 00
9. For law libraries, salaries and expenses . . 600 00
10. For highways, including state highway's, bridges
and land damages ..... 19,000 00
12. For criminal costs in superior court . 3,000 00
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ..... 2,000 00
14. For district courts, salaries and expenses . . 13,594 57
15. For medical examiners and commitments of insane 500 00
16. For jails and houses of correction, maintenance
and operation ...... 5,500 00
18. For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation ..... 5,000 00
20. For county aid to agriculture, maintenance and
operation 11,670 00
21a. For state reservation, maintenance and operation,
Gay Head 600 00
21b. For state reservation, Indian burial ground . 400 00
25. For contributory retirement systems and super-
visory expenses ...... 1,362 60
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses . 2,450 08
27. For unpaid bills of previous years . . 1,500 00
28. For reserve fund 3,500 00
29. For advertising recreational advantages of the
county 12,500 00
30. For county rodent control .... 5,500 00
31. For county airport, maintenance and operation . 32,230 00
32. For woodtick control 1,000 00
34 For Dukes county soil conservation district 250 00
And 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 follow-
ing sum to be expended, together with the cash
balance on hand and the receipts from other
sources, for the above purposes $106,438 74
Essex County.
1. For interest on county debt .... $22,500 00
2. For reduction of county debt .... 159,000 00
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses . 32,270 00
464
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 519.
Item
4.
For transportation and expenses of county and act-
ing 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, salaries and expenses
8a. For registry of probate, salaries and expenses
9. 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 and trial justices, salaries and
expenses ......
For medical examiners and commitments of in-
10.
14.
15
16. For jails and houses of correction, maintenance
and operation .....
17. For training school .....
18. For court houses and registry buildings, mainte
nance and operation ....
20. For agricultural school, maintenance and opera
tion .......
24. For non-contributory pensions .
25. For contributory retirement systems and super-
visory expenses ....
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses
27. For unpaid bills of previous years
28. For reserve fund ....
29. For forest development
30. For fire patrol .....
31. For advertising recreational advantages of the
county .......
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 manner
provided by law, the following sum to be ex-
pended, together with the cash balance on hand
and the receipts from other sources, for the
above purposes ......
$1,500 00
79,580 00
33,900 00
8,490 00
311,820 00
10,000 00
17,880 00
284,990 00
92,000 00
130,000 00
358,900 00
28,000 00
199,300 00
172,800 00
212,000 00
450,937 00
25,000 00
81,205 27
16,726 66
2,000 00
15,000 00
2,000 00
3,300 00
2,000 00
$2,067,040 66
Franklin County.
1. For interest on county debt .... $1,000 00
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses . 10,450 00
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ..... 300 00
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses . 13,822 00
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses . 9,903 75
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses 4,557 50
8. For registry of deeds, salaries and expenses 21,085 00
8a. For registry of probate, salaries and expenses 2,650 00
9. For law libraries, salaries and expenses . 5,610 00
10. For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages 95,250 00
11. For examination of dams ..... 400 00
12. For criminal costs in superior court 13,000 00
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ..... 14,000 00
14. For district courts, salaries and expenses 34,432 83
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 519.
465
Item
15.
16.
17.
18.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
32.
For medical examiners and commitments of insane
For jails and houses 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, maintenance and opera^
tion. Mount Sugarloaf ....
For hospital or sanatorium
For preventorium, health service, Greenfield
Health Camp .....
For non-contributory pensions .
For contributory retirement systems and super
visory expenses .....
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses .
For unpaid bills of previous years
For reserve fund .....
For advertising recreational advantages of the
county ......
For gypsy moth control ....
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 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 ......
$2,500 00
57,816 04
200 00
21,140 00
40,755 00
3,550 00
42,921 99
3,000 00
1,500 00
7,449 96
2,701 87
500 00
5,000 00
3,500 00
2,500 00
$358,975 39
Hampden 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 registry of deeds, salaries and expenses
8a. For registry of 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 and trial justices, salaries and
expenses .......
15. For medical examiners and commitments of insane
16. For jails and houses of correction, maintenance
and operation .....
17. For training school .....
18. For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation ....
20. For county aid to agriculture, maintenance and
operation ......
21. For state reservation, maintenance and operation
Mount Tom
23. For preventorium, health service
24. For non-contributory pensions .
$11,100 00
36,000 00
21,180 50
800 00
54,997 50
20,822 50
8,500 00
134,005 00
16,345 00
19,385 00
197,000 00
3,700 00
51,000 00
91,000 00
306,333 33
20,000 00
183,515 77
78,151 50
129,055 50
89,776 96
29,235 78
3,000 00
23,600 00
466
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 519.
27.
28.
29.
30.
For contributory retirement systems and super-
visory expenses ......
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses .
For unpaid bills of previous years
For reserve fund ......
For advertising recreational advantages of the
county .......
For Dutch elm disease .....
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 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 .....
$31,796 56
11,423 29
1,000 00
15,000 00
3,500 00
5,000 00
$1,194,250 59
Hampshire County.
1. For interest on county debt .... $1,80000
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses . 11,400 00
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ..... 450 00
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses . . 19,030 00
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses . 14,675 00
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses .... 4,833 00
8. For registry of deeds, salaries and expenses . 38,695 00
8a. For registry of probate, expenses . . . 3,800 00
9. For law libraries, salaries and e.xpenses . . 5,810 00
10. For highways, including state highways, bridges
and land damages 90,850 00
11. For examination of dams . ... . 250 00
12. For criminal costs in superior court . . . 17,500 00
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ..... 21,925 00
14. For district courts, salaries and expenses . . 58,186 28
15. For medical examiners and commitments of in-
sane ........ 10,800 00
16. For jails and houses of correction, maintenance
and operation 74,920 20
17. For training school 300 00
18. For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation . . 32,180 00
20. For county aid to agriculture, maintenance and
operation 42,765 00
21. For state reservation, maintenance and operation 5,114 22
21a. For soil conservation, Hampshire county district . 100 00
22. For hospital or sanatorium .... 128,740 84
23. For preventorium, health service . . . 1,000 00
24. For non-contributory pensions .... 2,064 35
25. For contributory retirement systems and super-
visory expenses ...... 7,898 46
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses . . 1,975 00
27. For unpaid bills of previous years . . . 350 00
28. For reserve fund 5,000 00
29. For advertising recreational advantages of the
county 3,500 00
And the county commissioners of Hampshire
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 bal-
ance on hand and the receipts from other
sources, for the above purposes . . . $488,805 75
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 519.
467
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 ....
6. 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, salaries and expenses
8a. For registry of probate, salaries and expenses
8b. For classified and consolidated indices, southern
registry of deeds .....
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 and trial justices, salaries and
expenses .......
15. For medical examiners and commitments of insane
16. For jails and houses of correction, maintenance
and operation .....
17. For training school .....
18. For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation and office supplies
20. For county aid to agriculture, maintenance and
operation ......
21. For state reservation, maintenance and operation
Walden Pond .....
24. For non-contributory pensions .
25. For contributory retirement systems and super-
visory expenses .....
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses .
27. For unpaid bills of previous years
28. For reserve fund .....
And the county commissioners 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 e.xpended, together with the cash
balance on hand and the receipts from other
sources, for the above purposes
.$12,500 00
250,000 00
37,820 00
2,000 00
150,600 00
46,760 00
9,500 00
594,560 00
26,020 00
65,000 00
34,768 00
527,275 00
270,000 00
350,000 00
874,633 00
60,000 00
685,360 00
195,900 00
339,250 00
86,900 00
68,820 00
69,200 00
95,685 00
10,300 00
6,500 00
20,000 00
$3,671,881 06
10.
Norfolk County.
For interest on county debt
For reduction of county debt
For county commissioners, salaries and expenses
For 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 registry of deeds, salaries and expenses
For registry of 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 .....
$9,500 00
42,000 00
19,010 00
750 00
43,567 50
25,326 00
7,700 00
246,105 00
17,523 00
4,690 50
226,720 00
90,165 50
72,610 00
468
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 519.
Item
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
For district courts, salaries and expenses
For medical examiners and commitments of insane
For jails and houses of correction, maintenance
and operation ......
For training school ....
For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation .....
For construction of county buildings and /or pur-
chase of land
For agricultural school, maintenance and opera-
tion .....
For non-contributory pensions .
For contributory retirement systems and super-
visory expenses ....
For miscellaneous and contingent ex-penses
For unpaid bills of previous years
For reserve fund ....
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 ex-
pended, together with the cash balance on hand
and the receipts from other sources, for the
above purposes ......
$323,669 39
26,500 00
165,013 00
28,000 00
145,813 00
9,000 00
261,755 00
23,500 00
32,500 00
5,156 42
3,000 00
20,000 00
$1,285,867 28
7.
8.
8a.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Plymouth County.
For interest on county debt
For reduction of county debt
For county commissioners, salaries and expenses
For 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 registry of deeds, salaries and expenses
For registry of probate, salaries and expenses
For law libraries, salaries and expenses
For highways, including state highways, bridges
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 jails and houses of correction, maintenance
and operation
For training school . . .
For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation
For construction of county buildings and/or pur
chase of land
For county aid to agriculture, maintenance and
operation .....
For non-contributory pensions .
For contributory retirement systems and super-
visory e.xpenses
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses
For unpaid bills of previous years
For reserve fund ....
For police training school .
For forest fire control
$6,175 63
97,000 00
21,856 89
1,200 00
35,930 00
20,786 00
7,695 00
128,322 00
7.470 00
8,560 00
214,016 52
1,000 00
69,792 03
63,090 00
158,586 29
12,250 00
194,605 00
5,460 00
56,502 17
10,000 00
51,373 77
2,586 20
15,270 99
2,454 10
1,000 00
10,000 00
14,660 71
9,645 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 519.
469
And the county commissioners of Plymouth
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 bal-
ance on hand and the receipts from other sources,
for the above purposes .....
$958,015 62
Worcester County.
1. For interest on county debt .... .$5,000 00
3. For county commissioners, salaries and expenses . 27,965 00
4. For transportation and expenses of county and
acting commissioners ..... 3,135 00
5. For clerk of courts, salaries and expenses . . 82,412 00
6. For county treasurer, salaries and expenses 30,655 75
7. For sheriff, salary and expenses . 8,980 63
8. For registry of deeds, salaries and expenses . 242,898 50
8a. For registry of probate, salaries and expenses . 16,836 00
9. For law libraries, salaries and expenses 26,427 00
10. For highways, including state liighways, bridges
and land damages .... 464,175 50
12. For criminal costs in superior court 109,405 00
13. For civil expenses in supreme judicial, superior,
probate and land courts, including auditors,
masters and referees ..... 188,079 00
14. For district courts and trial justices, salaries and
expenses 393,898 83
15. For medical examiners and commitments of in-
sane 46,310 00
16. For jails and houses of correction, maintenance
and operation 265,316 84
17. For training school 76,190 00
18. For court houses and registry buildings, mainte-
nance and operation ..... 173,666 41
20. For county aid to agriculture, maintenance and
operation ...... 85,095 00
21a. For state reservation, maintenance and operation,
Mount Wachusett . . . 30,529 20
21b. For state reservation, Purgatorj"- Chasm . 11,880 00
23. For preventorium, health service . . 2,000 00
24. For non-contributory pensions .... 25,121 41
25. For contributory retirement systems and super-
visory expenses ...... 49,837 76
26. For miscellaneous and contingent expenses . 19,622 82
27. For unpaid bills of previous years . . . 5,000 00
28. For reserve fund 10,000 00
29. For bindery department 7,930 00
And the county commissioners of Worcester 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 ex-
pended, together with the cash balance on hand
and the receipts from other sources, for the
above purposes $1,839,047 24
Section 2. Sums appropriated in section one are based
upon detailed schedules approved by the joint committee on
counties, copies of which are deposited with the director of
accounts.
Said director shall file \\dth the county commissioners and
the county treasurer of each county a certification of the
amounts above appropriated as set forth in the approved
470 Acts, 1953. —Chap. 519.
schedules for such county. Except as provided by this act
or except as otherwise provided by law, no liabihty may be
incurred and no expenditure shall be made in excess of the
amount available in an existing appropriation for a function,
a main group, a class or a sub-class.
Transfers within an appropriation from a main group to
another main group may be made upon written request of
the authorized official of the organization unit with the
written approval of said county commissioners, and copies
of said request and approval shall be filed with the county
treasurer; provided, however, that no transfer shall be made
from the main group "personal services" to another main
group nor shall any transfer be made from any other main
group into the main group "personal services".
Transfers within an appropriation between classes and
between sub-classes within a main group may be made by
the authorized official of the organization unit whenever in
his opinion pubhc necessity and convenience so requires;
provided, however, that no transfer shall be made within
the classes of the main group "personal services".
Notwithstanding anything in this section to the con-
trary, transfers from a main group to another main group
in the appropriation for the Bristol County Agricultural
School, the Essex County Agricultural School and the Nor-
folk County Agricultural School may be made solely upon
the written approval of the commissioner of education for
the commonwealth.
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 unforeseen
expenditures upon the request of the county commissioners
with the approval of the director of accounts.
Section 3. No expense incurred for 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 institu-
tion 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 attendance
at meetings and conferences called by or for any group or
class on a state- wide basis shall be so reimbursed.
Section 4. The allowance to county employees for ex-
penses incurred by them in the operation of motor vehicles
owned by them or by any member of their immediate fami-
Ues and used in the performance of their official duties shall
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 520, 521. 471
not exceed six cents a mile for the period from January first
to June thirtieth, and seven cents a mile beginning July
first, except in cases where a higher allowance is specifically
provided by statute, and except that, if a higher rate is
hereafter authorized for state employees said higher rate
shall be paid to county employees from and after the effective
date of the authorized state rate; provided, that in the case
of commitments of the insane the justice of the court ordering
the commitment may order a higher rate.
Approved June 25, 1953.
Chap.520
An Act making certain changes relative to the re-
tirement ACT OF the city OF WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 410 of the acts of 1923 is hereby
amended by striking out section 16, as amended by section 2
of chapter 200 of the acts of 1932, and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 16. Each member
may name one or more beneficiaries upon a form prescribed
and furnished by the retirement board for that purpose.
Said beneficiary or beneficiaries may be changed by the
fifing of a new form by a member at any time. Should a
member before being eligible for retirement cease to be an
employee by resignation or discharge or for any reason other
than death he shall be paid the amount of his accumulated
deductions, and his membership in the retirement system
shall thereupon cease. In the event of the decease of a
member prior to retirement there shall be paid to the desig-
nated beneficiary or beneficiaries in one sum an amount
equal to the accumulated contributions and interest to the
date of death. In the event of the decease of a member with-
out designating a beneficiary or beneficiaries, his accumulated
contributions and the interest thereon shall be paid to his legal
representative ; provided, that if the total thereof does not ex-
ceed three hundred dollars and there has been no demand for
pajonent by a duly appointed executor or Administrator, pay-
ment may be made, in the discretion of the retirement board,
after the expiration of three months from the death of such
member to the surviving spouse or next of kin, and such pay-
ment shall be a bar to recovery by any other person.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by a vote of the city council of the city of Worcester, subject
to the provisions of its charter. Approved June 25, 1953.
An Act relative to the payment of accumulated vaca- Qfiaj) 521
TION ALLOWANCES OF STATE EMPLOYEES UPON TERMINA-
TION OF EMPLOYMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 31 A of chapter 29 of the General Laws, inserted ej.V 29''§'3ia,
by chapter 520 of the acts of 1946, is hereby amended by etc', 'amended.'
adding at the end the following paragraph : —
472 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 522, 523, 524.
vac^tTo'^**^'^ (c) Employees who are eligible for vacation under the
aUowanws for rules of Said commission on administration and finance whose
employles*"^ scrvices Were terminated for reasons other than those de-
fined in paragraphs (a) or (b) shall be paid an amount equal
to the vacation allowance credited but not granted to them
as of the final date of the next preceding vacation year ; pro-
vided, that no monetary or other allowance has already been
made therefor. Approved June 25, 1953.
Chap. 522 An Act providing for the completion of the dredging
ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY SHORE OF THE TOWN OF
WINTHROP.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The department of pubhc works is hereby authorized and
directed to complete the dredging along the southwesterly
shore of the town of Winthrop, as authorized by chapter
five hundred and fifty-five of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty.
For the purposes of this act, said department shall ex-
pend such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Approved June 25, 1953.
C/iap. 523 An Act authorizing the board of trustees of the
BRADFORD DURFEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF FALL RIVER,
AND OF THE NEW BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF TEXTILES AND
TECHNOLOGY, TO GRANT THE HONORARY DEGREE OF MASTER
OF SCIENCE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdV rl^ew Chapter 74 of the General Laws is hereby amended by in-
§ 42A, added, scrtiug after section 42 the following section : — Section 42 A.
hOTorirf °^ The board of trustees of the Bradford Durfee technical in-
degrees, stitute of Fall River, and of the New Bedford institute of
authorized. textiles and technology, may also grant the honorary degree
of master of science. Approved June 25, 1953.
Chap. 524 An Act providing for the payment by the common-
wealth OF A PART of the COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF
MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed.^,' 9o!^§'39A, Section 1. Section 39 A of chapter 90 of the General
etc!, 'amended. ' Laws, inserted by section 1 of chapter u07 of the acts of
1946, is hereby amended by adding at the end the following
paragraph : —
Constructi9n of The commissiou may, subject to appropriation, construct,
fa^iutiel^ *°°* estabUsh and maintain air navigational facilities within the
authorized. commouwealth for the convenience and safety of persons
operating, using or traveling by aircraft, and for the safety
of the general public. The commission on behalf of the com-
monwealth may take by eminent domain under chapter
seventy-nine or eighty A, or acquire by purchase, gift or
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 525. 473
otherwise, such property as may be necessary to fulfill the
requirements of this section.
Section 2. Section 39F of chapter 90 of the General EdV^l'soF
Laws, as amended by section 4 of chapter 593 of the acts etc!, 'amended. '
of 1947, is hereby further amended by adding at the end the
follomng paragraph: —
If any such city or town appropriates sufficient funds, Certain con-
which, together with the funds available under this section, ^'municip^*^
is equal to one hundred per cent of the cost thereof, the ''![^°b ^ g^^^^g
state treasurer, at the request of the commission, shall pay
to or reimburse such city or town from such funds as have .
been appropriated for such purpose, such amount, not ex-
ceeding fifty per cent of the cost of such work, as may be
determined by the commission.
Section 3. Any funds appropriated prior to the effec- useofcer
tive date of this act for reimbursement to cities and towns permkrelf.'
for airport construction, and unexpended, may be used for
any or all of the purposes authorized by section thirty-nine F
of chapter ninety of the General Laws, as amended, without
the requirement of matcliing federal funds.
Approved June 25, 1953.
An Act making certain employees of the department (JJidj, 525
OF education eligible for membership in the state
employees' retirement system.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L Any provision of law to the contrary not-
withstanding, any person who, upon the effective date of
this act, is an employee of the department of education,
office of school lunch programs may, upon WTitten appUca-
tion while an employee of said office filed wdth the state
board of retirement on or before January first, nineteen
hundred and fifty-four, become a member of the state em-
ployees' retirement system, estabUshed by chapter thirty-
two of the General Laws.
Section 2. Any employee of said office who becomes a conditions for
member as provided in section one shall have all rights and credUs^'^'"'*'
be subject to all the duties appertaining to membership.
Every such member shall be entitled to credit for the period
of his service prior to the date of becoming a member, or for
such most recent portion thereof as he may elect; provided,
that within five years after such date and before the date any
retirement allowance becomes effective for him, he shall
have paid into the annuity savings fund of the system in
one sum, or in instalments, upon such terms and conditions
as the state retirement board may prescribe, make-up pay-
ments of an amount equal to that which would have been
withheld as regular deductions together wath regular in-
terest, had he been a member of the system during such
prior period of service. In the event any retirement allow-
ance becomes effective for him before the completion of such
make-up payments, such member shall, in addition to
474
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 526, 527.
credit for his actual membership service, be entitled to
credit for that proportion of his service rendered prior to the
date of his becoming a member which the total amount of
his make-up payments actually made, together with regular
interest thereon to the date his retirement allowance becomes
effective, bears to the total amount of what his make-up pay-
ments, together with regular interest thereon to such latter
date, would have been had he made payment thereof in one
sum on such latter date. Approved June 26, 1953.
Chap.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 7. § 7,
etc., amended.
Commi.ssioner
may regvilate
nance charges,
vacation, sick
leave, etc.,
of certain
employees.
526 An Act authorizing the commissioner of administra-
tion TO MAKE RULES AND REGULATIONS REGULATING
TRAVEL, MAINTENANCE CHARGES OR PAYMENTS IN LIEU
THEREOF, VACATION LEAVE AND SICK LEAVE OF CERTAIN
OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 7 of chapter 7 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out the last paragraph, as most recently
amended by chapter 455 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in
place thereof the following paragraph : —
The commissioner shall, subject to the approval of the
travel, mainte- commissiou ou administration and finance and the governor
and council, from time to time, make rules and regulations
which shall regulate travel, maintenance charges or pay-
ments in lieu thereof, vacation leave, sick leave and other
leave with pay, including compensation for overtime service,
for permanent and temporary employees and for officers
other than those exempted by such rules and regulations;
provided, that the rules regarding sick leave credits shall
provide that such officers and employees, who receive bodily
injuries, while in the performance of duty, resulting from
acts of violence of patients or prisoners in their custody, and
who as a result of such injury would be entitled to benefits
under chapter one hundred and fifty-two, may be paid the
difference between the weekly cash benefits to which they
would be entitled under said chapter one hundred and fifty-
two and their regular salary without using any sick leave
benefit credits which such officer or employee may have prior
to such injury although such injury caused such officer or
employee was for less than eight days' duration.
Approved June 25, 1953.
Chap
.527 An Act providing for the installation of riprapping
and fill at scituate harbor in the town of scituate,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The department of public works is hereby authorized and
directed to install riprapping and fill at Scituate harbor in
the town of Scituate for the purpose of protecting the shore
from erosion by the sea. For such purpose, said department
may expend such sums as may hereafter be appropriated
therefor. Approved June 25, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 528, 529, 530. 475
An Act providing for the care and control by the met- Chap. 528
ROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION OF A CERTAIN RECREA-
TION AREA IN THE EAST BOSTON DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF
BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The care and the control of the land to be conveyed to
the commonwealth by the city of Boston under chapter four
hundred and thirty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-nine, and known as World War Memorial Park, shall,
at the time of such conveyance, notwithstanding the pro-
visions of said act, with the approval of the governor and
council, be transferred to the metropolitan district commis-
sion, until such time as the governor and council, upon re-
quest of the state airport management board, directs its
transfer to said board for airport purposes.
Approved June 25, 1953.
An Act to establish the salaries of the members of Chav.529
THE board of registration IN MEDICINE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 11 of chapter 13 of the General Laws, as amended g l. (Xer
by chapter 379 of the acts of 1937, is hereby further amended elc!, 'amended'.
by striking out the last sentence and inserting in place thereof
the following sentence: — There shall be paid by the com- salaries.
monwealth to the secretary of the board a salary of three
thousand dollars, to the chairman of the board a salar}'^ of
nine hundred and sixty dollars, to each of the other mem-
bers thereof a salary of seven hundred and twenty dollars,
and to each member thereof his necessary traveling expenses
actually incurred in attending the meetings of the board.
Approved June 25, 19 58.
An Act providing annuities for certain disabled war Chap. 530
VETERANS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 115 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Xer.
striking out section 6B, inserted by chapter 660 of the acts ^tc:! 'amended^'
of 1949, and inserting in place thereof the following section:
— Section 6B. In addition to any other aid to which a vet- f^^'^^^lH^
eran is entitled, a veteran who is suffering from paraplegia diLbTed^""
and has permanent paralysis of both legs and lower parts pr^ided'^''"*'
of the body, resulting from traumatic injury to the spinal
cord or brain, sustained through enemy action, or accident
while in such military or naval service, and a veteran who
has permanent paralysis of both legs and lower parts of the
body, resulting from malaria, anemia, other forms of disease,
tumors or poisoning which may produce signs and symptoms
similar to those resulting from traumatic paraplegia and
certified by the Veterans' Administration of the United
476 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 531.
States government to be service-connected shall be paid so
long as such permanent paralysis exists, the sum of five
hundred dollars annually in monthly payments. Such pay-
ments shall be due and payable from the date of his applica-
tion. This section shall not include paraplegia resulting
from locomotor ataxia and other forms of syphilis of the
central nervous system, or chronic alcohohsm.
Ay-proved June 25, 1953.
Chap. 531 An Act authorizing the city of springfield to increase
THE PENSION OF JOHN BROOK, A FORMER MEMBER OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT OF SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of promoting the public
good, the police commission of the city of Springfield may
forthwith increase the annual pension now being paid by
said city in monthly instalments to John Brook, who is
totally disabled by reason of excruciating injuries sustained
by him when run over by an automobile while he was in the
performance of his duties as a patrolman in the police de-
partment of said city, to an amount equal to the annual
rate of the compensation payable to him at the time of his
retirement.
Section 2. The pohce commission of the city of Spring-
field shall require the aforesaid John Brook, so long as he
has not attained age sixty, to submit to a mental or physical
examination once in each year during the five-year period
next succeeding the date of the increase of his annual pen-
sion as provided by section one, and once in each three-year
period thereafter, by a medical panel. Such medical panel
shall consist of three registered ph5'-sicians who shall be
selected as follows for the purpose of examining or re-exam-
ining the said John Brook: One physician who shall be
designated by the commissioner of public health of the
commonwealth and who shall, so far as practicable, be
skilled in the particular branch of medicine or surgery in-
volved in the case, and who shall serve as chairman of the
medical panel; a second physician who shall be designated
by the police commission of the city of Springfield; and a
third physician who shall be designated by the aforesaid
John Brook.
The amount of the increase of the annual pension author-
ized by section one shall not be further continued unless the
said medical panel shg,!!, after such examination or re-
examination, certify to the police commission of the city of
Springfield that said John Brook continues to be mentally
or physicall}'' incapacitated.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the city council of said city, subject to the pro-
visions of its charter, but not otherwise.
Approved June 25, 195S.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 532, 533, 534, 535. 477
An Act relative to certain reports required to be (JJiqj) 532
filed in connection with expenditures made in / • «
pursuance of the civil defense program.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 15B of chapter 639 of the acts of 1950, as amended
by section 2 of chapter 580 of the acts of 1951, is hereby
further amended by striking out, in hne 6, the word "quar-
terly" and inserting in place thereof the word: — semi-
annually,— so as to read as follows: — Section 15B. The
city auditor, town accountant, or, if there is no such officer,
the town treasurer, district treasurer and county treasurer,
of every city, town, district and county making expendi-
tures under authority of section fifteen or section fifteen A
of this act shall file semi-annually with the director of ac-
counts of the department of corporations and taxation of the
commonwealth a report of liabilities incurred and expendi-
tures made under authority of sections fifteen and fifteen A
in such form and detail as said director may require.
Approved June 25, 1953.
An Act providing for the improvement of sesuit harbor Cjidj. kqq
IN THE town of DENNIS. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The department of public works is hereby authorized and
directed to improve Sesuit harbor in the town of Dennis by
dredging and the placing of riprap and the carrying out of
such shore protection projects as said department may deem
necessary or advisable. For said purposes, said department
may expend such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Approved June 25, 1953.
An Act authorizing the department of public works QJkij) 534
TO build a fish ladder in the towns of HANOVER AND
PEMBROKE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The department of public works is hereby authorized and
directed to build a fish ladder and do incidental work at-
tendant thereon on Indian Head river in the towns of
Hanover and Pembroke. For said purpose, said depart-
ment may expend such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Approved June 25, 1953.
An Act making certain changes in the laws relating QJid^n 535
TO forest fire patrol. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Clause (29) of section 5 of chapter 40 of the g. l. (Ter.
General Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is aiende°d ^ ^'
hereby amended by inserting after the word "forty-eight"
in line 2 the words : — , and for the prevention of forest fires
478
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 535.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 40, § 11,
etc., amended.
Appropriations
for prevention
of forest fires,
regulated.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 48, § 24,
Same subject.
as provided in section eleven of chapter forty and in sec-
tion twenty-four of said chapter forty-eight.
Section 2. Section 11 of said chapter 40, as most re-
cently amended by chapter 355 of the acts of 1948, is hereby
further amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, as appear-
ing in section 9 of chapter 490 of the acts of 1941, the words
"which accepts this section, or has accepted corresponding
provisions of earlier laws,", — so as to read as follows: —
Section 11. A town may appropriate money for the preven-
tion of forest fires to an amount not exceeding one tenth of
one per cent of its valuation. Every such town with a valu-
ation of one million seven hundred and fifty thousand dol-
lars or less which appropriates and expends money, with the
approval of the director of the division of forestry in the de-
partment of conservation, for apparatus to be used in pre-
venting or extinguishing forest fires, or for making pro-
tective belts or zones and building or maintaining water
holes or cisterns for fire protection purposes as a defence
against forest fires, shall, upon the recommendation of said
director, approved by the governor, receive from the com-
monwealth a sum equal to one half of the said expenditure;
but no town shall receive more than two hundred and fifty
dollars. A sum not exceeding five thousand dollars may
annually be expended by the commonwealth for this pur-
pose. Whenever it has been demonstrated to the satisfac-
tion of said director that such equipment has been destroyed
or has become unfit for use, the town shall be reimbursed by
the commonwealth one half the cost of replacing the same;
provided that the amount paid to any one town in any one
year shall not exceed fifty dollars. All equipment purchased
under this section shall be in the custody and care of the
town forest warden. Said director or his deputies may in-
spect such equipment at such times as they may deem
necessary.
Section 3. Section 24 of chapter 48 of the General Laws,
as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended
by inserting after the word "fires", in line 7, the words: —
, for fire patrols, — so as to read as follows: — Section 2^.
Money appropriated by a town under section eleven of
chapter forty, for the prevention of forest fires, and all fines
received under sections eleven, thirteen and twenty-six of
this chapter and section nine of chapter two hundred and
sixty-six shall be expended by the forest warden, under the
supervision of the selectmen, in trinoming brush out of
wood roads, in preparing and preserving suitable lines for
back fires, for fire patrols, or in other ways adapted to pre-
vent or check the spread of fire; or such town may expend
any portion of such money in taking by eminent domain
such woodland as the selectmen, upon recommendation of
the forest warden, consider expedient to prevent forest fires.
Such taking and the payment of damages therefor or for in-
jury to property, other than by fire or back fire, shall be
governed by chapter seventy-nine. Every town, the valua-
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 536. 479
tion of which does not exceed one million two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, which expends in any one year a sum
equal to one twentieth of one per cent of its valuation in the
extinguishment of forest fires, shall, upon the recommenda-
tion of the forester, approved by the governor, receive from
the commonwealth one half of any additional sum expended
by it in the extinguishment of forest fires, provided that the
total amount paid by the commonwealth to any such town
in any one year shall not exceed two hundred and fifty dol-
lars. In the event of a forest fire getting beyond the control
of a local forest warden, the forester or his assistant may take
entire charge of the extinguishment of such fire and engage all
help and equipment necessary therefor. All expenses thereby
incurred in a town wherein a fire occurs after the forester
has so taken charge shall be divided equally between such
town and the commonwealth. The expenses aforesaid shall
be paid by the commonwealth upon presentation of pay rolls
and vouchers approved in such manner as the forester shall
direct. One half of any sums so paid shall be assessed and
collected as a part of the state tax of such town.
Section 4. Said chapter 48 is hereby further amended Ed)';4?§'28B,
by striking out section 28B, as so appearing, and inserting ameAded.
in place thereof the following section : — Section 28B. Forests in
When the forest fire hazard, as determined by the director paTrdied*'^"
of the division of forestry, according to the United States
Forest Service standard of classification of fire danger, or its
equivalent in any future classification, shall reach a burning
index of fifty or higher, the forest warden, within the limits
of funds appropriated for such purposes, may, and upon the
order of the forester shall cause the forests of such town to
be patrolled for the prevention of such fires. The cost of fg^uin towns
such patrol, if ordered by the forester, shall be paid by said authorized.
town, subject to reimbursement by the commonwealth, if
the valuation of such town does not exceed one million two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, as if incurred for the
extinguishment of forest fires as provided in section twenty-
four. Approved June 25, 1953.
An Act authorizing the appointment as special police (7/?a/0.536
OFFICERS OF EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL
HEALTH AND EMPLOYEES OF THE VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS
UNDER THE DEPARTMENT'S JURISDICTION.
Be it enacted y etc., as follows:
Chapter 147 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section lOA, inserted by chapter 148 of the f'loB^tdded!'
acts of 1949, the follo^ving section: — Section lOB. The Appointment of
commissioner may, at the request of the commissioner of Xcerifn''"^
mental health, appoint as special police officers employees department of
of the department of mental health or employees of the ^^thorized* '
various institutions under its jurisdiction. Such special
poHce officers shall serve for one year, subject to removal
by the commissioner, and they shall have the same power
480 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 537, 538, 539.
to make arrests as the state police for any criminal offence
committed in or upon lands or structures within the charge
of the department of mental health or the various institu-
tions under its jurisdiction. They shall report to the com-
missioner as to their official acts at such times and in such
manner as he may require. They shall serve without pay,
except their regular compensation as employees of the de-
partment of mental health or the various institutions under
its jurisdiction, and they shall receive no fees for services or
return of any criminal process. Approved June 25, 1953.
Chap.5S7 -^ ^^^ REQUIRING A NEW CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
FOR A BEAUTY SHOP OR MANICURE SHOP UPON CHANGE
OF LOCATION, AND ESTABLISHING A FEE THEREFOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G- L. (Ter. SECTION 1. Sectiou 87AA of chapter 112 of the General
§ 87 AA, etc. Laws, as amended by section 6 of chapter 565 of the acts of
amended. jg^g^ ^g j^ereby further amended by adding at the end the
following paragraph : —
cerukTre^Ltra- Certificates of registration issued hereunder shall be vahd
tiWMtfficates' only for the location named therein, and shall not be trans-
reguiated. ferablc. Upon change of location of a registered shop, a
new certificate of registration shall be issued to such shop
upon payment of the fee provided in section eighty-seven CC.
Ed^' n2^'^' Section 2. The schedule in section 87CC of said chap-
§87cc,etc.. ter 112, as most recently amended by chapter 427 of the
amended. ^^^^ q£ 1951, is hereby further amended by adding at the
Fee. end the following: — New certificate of registration to reg-
istered shop upon change of location, ten dollars.
Approved June 25, 1953.
C hap. d38 An Act relative to the salary of the president of
THE university OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
EdK75,*^§i3, Chapter 75 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
ameAded. ' striking out section 13, as appearing in the Tercentenary
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following section:
Salary. — Scction IS. The trustees shall elect the president, neces-
sary professors, tutors, instructors and other officers of the
college and define their duties and tenure of office. The
president shall receive a salary of fifteen thousand dollars.
Approved June 27, 1953.
Chap.5S9 An Act authorizing the construction of glass enclo-
sures AT THE GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN AIR-
PORT AND PROVIDING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST
THEREOF.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The commissioner of airport management is hereby au-
thorized and directed to further develop the General Edward
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 540, 541. 481
Lawrence Logan Airport by having constructed a glass en-
closure at airline stations 17, 18 and 19 on the apron side
of the Boutwell building, ^vith the approval of the state air-
port management board; provided, however, that before
any obligation is incurred for any purpose whatsoever said
commissioner shall enter into a binding agreement with the
American AirUnes, Inc., by the terms of which said company
will reimburse the commonwealth for all necessary construc-
tion costs and interest. To carry out the purposes of this
act, said commissioner may expend such sums as may be
appropriated therefor. Approved June 27, 195S.
An Act authorizing the city of taunton to borrow QfiQjj kaq
MONEY FOR WATER PURPOSES. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Taunton, for the purpose of pay-
ing necessary expenses and liabilities other than expenses of
maintenance and operation incurred in connection with its
water works system, in order to improve the adequacy and
rehability of water service for fire protection and for do-
mestic, business and industrial use throughout the city and
more particularly, but A\dthout Umiting the generahty of the
foregoing, for (1) construction of a high level water distribu-
tion reservoir, (2) repairs and replacements for Harris Street
Water Pumping Station, (3) construction of supply mains
and distribution mains sixteen inches or larger in size and
(4) construction of an elevated water storage tank and
booster pumping station, together with water distribution
mains less than sixteen inches in size, may borrow from time
to time, within five years from the passage of this act, such
sums as may be necessary not exceeding in the aggregate, one
million seven hundred thousand dollars, and may issue bonds
or notes of the city therefor which shall bear on their face
the words, Taunton Water Loan, Act of 1953. Each author-
ized issue shall constitute a separate loan and such loans
shall be paid in not more than thirty years from their dates.
Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be within the
limits of the amount prescribed by the last paragraph of
section eight of chapter forty-four of the General Laws and
except as otherwise provided herein, shall be subject to the
provisions of said chapter.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 1953.
An Act establishing in the town of wakefield repre- nhr,^ 541
sentative town government by limited town meet- ^'
INGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby estabUshed in the town of
Wakefield the form of representative town government by
limited town meetings hereinafter set forth.
482 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 541.
Section 2. Upon the acceptance of this act by the town
of Wakefield, as hereinafter provided, the selectmen shall
forthwith divide the territory thereof into not less than five
nor more than eight voting precincts, each of which shall be
plainly designated. The precincts shall be so estabUshed as
to consist of compact and contiguous territory to be bounded,
as far as possible, by the center line of known streets and
ways or by other well-defined limits. Their boundaries shall
be reviewed, and, if need be, wholly or partly revised by the
selectmen in December once in five years, or in December of
any year when so directed by a vote of a representative town
meeting held not later than November twentieth of that
year. The foregoing provisions of this section shall not au-
thorize 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 establish-
ment or revision of the precincts, file a report of their doings
with the town clerk, the registrars of voters, and the as-
sessors, with a map or maps or description of the precincts
and the names and residences of the registered voters therein.
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 pubUc 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 precincts and any revision of such precincts shall
take effect upon the date of the fifing of the report thereof
by the selectmen with the town clerk. Whenever the pre-
cincts are estabhshed or re^^sed, the town clerk shall forth-
with give written notice thereof to the state secretary, stat-
ing the number and designation of the precincts. Meetings
of the registered voters of the several precincts for electing,
for primaries, and for voting upon any question to be sub-
mitted to all the registered voters of the town, shall be held
on the same day and at the same hour and at such place or
places within the town as the selectmen shall in the warrant
for such meeting direct. The provisions of chapters fifty to
fifty-six, inclusive, of the General Laws relating to precinct
voting at elections, so far as the same are not inconsistent
with this act, shall apply to all elections and primaries in the
town upon the estabhshment of voting precincts as herein-
before provided.
Section 3. Other than the officers designated in section
four as town meeting members at large, the representative
town meeting membership shall be no more than one and
one half per cent of the total number of registered voters of
the town, and each precinct shall have the largest number
of representatives divisible by three as one and one half
per cent of the number of registered voters therein will
permit.
The registered voters in every precinct shall, at the first
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 541. 483
annual town election held after the establishment of such
precinct, and the registered voters of any precinct affected
by any revision of precincts at the first annual town elec-
tion following such revision, conformably to the laws rela-
tive to elections not inconsistent with this act, elect by
ballot the number of registered voters in the precinct, other
than the officers designated in section four as town meeting
members at large, provided for in the first sentence of this
section, to be town meeting members of the town. The
first third, in the order of votes received, of members so
elected shall serve three years, the second third in such
order shall serve two years, and the remaining third in such
order shall serve one year from the day of the annual town
meeting. In case of a tie vote affecting the division into
thirds, as aforesaid, the members elected from the precinct
shall by ballot determine the same; and thereafter, except
as is otherwise provided herein, at each annual town election
the registered voters of each precinct shall, in Uke manner,
elect for the term of three years one third of the number of
elected town meeting members to which such precinct is en-
titled, and shall at such election fill for the unexpired term
or terms any vacancy or vacancies then existing in the num-
ber of elected town meeting members in such precinct.
The terms of office of all elected town meeting members
from every precinct revised as aforesaid shall cease upon the
election as hereinbefore provided of their successors. The
town clerk shall, after every election of town meeting mem-
bers, notify forthwith each such member by mail of his
election.
Section 4. Any representative town meeting held under
the provisions of this act, except as otherwise provided
herein, shall be limited to the town meeting members elected
under section three together with the following, who, by
virtue of their office, shall be members at large : — Member
or members of the general court who are voters of Wake-
field; the town moderator; town clerk; members of the
board of selectmen ; chairman of the light commission ; town
treasurer; town counsel; town accountant; chairman, vice-
chairman, and secretary of the finance committee; chair-
man of the board of assessors; chairman of the board of
public works; chairman of the trustees of the Hbrary; chair-
man of the board of pubhc welfare; chairman of the board
of health; chairman of the school committee; chairman of
the planning board ; chairman of the board of appeals. The
designation of members at large may be changed from time
to time by the by-laws of the town, and authority to adopt
such by-laws is hereby conferred.
The town clerk shall notify the town meeting members
of the time and place at which representative town meetings
are to be held, such notices to be sent by mail at least seven
days before the meeting. The town meeting members, as
aforesaid, shall be the judges of the election and qualifica-
tions of the members. A majority of the town meeting
484 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 541.
members shall constitute a quorum for doing business, but a
less number may organize temporarily and may adjourn
from time to time, but no town meeting shall adjourn over
the date of an election of town meeting members. All town
meetings shall be public. The town meeting members as
such shall receive no compensation. Subject to such condi-
tions as may be determined from time to time by the mem-
bers of the representative town meeting, any registered
voter of the town who is not a town meeting member may
speak at any representative town meeting, but shall not
vote. A town meeting member may resign by filing a written
resignation with the town clerk, and such resignation shall
take effect on the date of such filing. A town meeting mem-
ber who removes from the town shall cease to be a town
meeting member, and a town meeting member who re-
moves from the precinct from which he was elected to another
precinct may serve only until the next annual town meeting.
Any elected town meeting member who becomes by appoint-
ment or election one of the officers designated as town meet-
ing members at large shall upon such appointment or elec-
tion cease to be an elected town meeting member and his
place shall be filled in the precinct as provided in section
eight of this act.
Section 5. Nomination of candidates for town meeting
members to be elected under this act shall be made by
nomination papers, which shall bear no political designa-
tion, shall be signed by not less than ten voters of the pre-
cinct in which the candidate resides, and shall be filed with
the town clerk at least ten days before the election; pro-
vided, that any town meeting member may become a candi-
date for re-election by giving written notice thereof to the
town clerk at least thirty days before the election. No
nomination papers shall be valid in respect to any candi-
date whose ^Titten acceptance is not thereon or attached
thereto when filed.
Section 6. The articles in the warrant for every town
meeting, so far as they relate to the election of the moderator,
to^vn officers and town meeting members, and, as herein
provided, to referenda, and all matters to be acted upon and
determined by ballot, shall be so acted upon and determined
by the registered voters of the town in their respective pre-
cincts. All other articles in the warrant for any town meet-
ing shall.be acted upon and determined exclusively by town
meeting members at a meeting to be held at such time and
place as shall be set forth by the selectmen in the warrant
for the meeting, subject to the referendum provided for by
section nine. The article of the town warrant relating to
election shall state the number of the towm meeting mem-
bers to be elected in each precinct.
Section 7. A moderator shall be elected by ballot at
each annual town meeting, and shall serve as moderator of
all town meetings, except as otherwise provided bj'' law,
until a successor is elected and quahfied. Nominations for
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 541. 485
and election of a moderator shall be as in the case of other
elective town officers, and any vacancy in the office may
be filled by the town meeting members at a meeting held
for that purpose. If a moderator is absent, a moderator pro
tempore may be elected by the town meeting members. The
moderator or moderator pro tempore shall have a right to
vote.
Section 8. Any vacancy in the full number of town
meeting members from any precinct, whether arising from a
failure of the registered voters thereof to elect, or from any
other cause, may be filled until the next annual election by
the remaining members of the precinct from among the
registered voters thereof. Upon petition therefor, signed
by not less than ten town meeting members from the pre-
cinct, notice of any vacancy shall promptly be given by the
town clerk to the remaining members from the precinct in
which the vacancy or vacancies exist, and said town clerk
shall call a special meeting of such members for the purpose
of filling such vacancy or vacancies. Said town clerk shall
cause to be mailed to every such member, not less than five
days before the time set for the meeting, a notice specifying
the object, time and place of the meeting.
At said meeting a majority of the members from such
precinct shall constitute a quorum, and they shall elect from
their own number a chairman and a clerk. The choice to
fill anj^ vacancy shall be by ballot, and a majority of the
votes cast shall be required for a choice. The chairman and
clerk shall count the ballots and shall make a certificate of
the choice and forthwith file the same with the town clerk,
together with a written acceptance by the member or mem-
bers so chosen, who shall thereupon be deemed elected and
qualified as a town meeting member or members, subject to
the right of all the town meeting members to judge of the
election and qualifications of the members as set forth in
section four.
Section 9. A vote passed by any representative town
meeting authorizing the expenditure of twenty thousand
dollars or more as a special appropriation, establishing a new
board or office, aboUshing an old board or office, merging
two or more boards or offices, where such term is optional,
increasing or reducing the number of members of a board,
adopting a new by-law, or amending an existing by-law, shall
not be operative until after the expiration of ten days, ex-
clusive of Sundays and holidays, from the dissolution of the
meeting. If. within said ten days, a petition signed by not
less than five per cent of the registered voters of the town,
containing their names and addresses as appearing on the
list of registered voters, is filed with the selectmen asking
that the question or questions involved in such a vote be
submitted to the registered voters at large, then the select-
men, after the expiration of ten days, shall forthwith call a
special meeting for the sole purpose of presenting to the
registered voters at large the question or questions so in-
486 Acts, 1953. —Chap. 541.
volved. 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 questions so submitted shall be deter-
mined by a majority vote of the registered voters of the
town voting thereon, but no action of the representative
town meeting shall be reversed unless at least twenty-five
per cent of the total number of registered voters shall vote.
Each question so submitted shall be placed upon the official
ballot in the following form: — "Shall the town vote to ap-
prove the action of the representative town meeting whereby
it was voted (brief description of the substance of the vote)? "
If such a petition is not filed within said period of ten days,
the vote of the representative town meeting shall become
operative and effective upon the expiration of said period.
Section 10. The town of Wakefield, after the accept-
ance of this act, shall have the capacity to act through and
to be bound by its town meeting members, who shall, when
convened from time to time as herein provided, constitute
representative town meetings, and the representative town
meeting shall exercise exclusively, so far as will conform to
the provisions of this act, all powers vested in the municipal
corporation. Action in conformity with all provisions of
law now or hereafter applicable to the transaction of town
affairs in town meetings shall, when taken by any representa-
tive town meeting in accordance with the provisions of this
act, have the same force and effect as if the action had been
taken in a town meeting open to all the voters of the town
as organized and conducted before the estabhshment in
said town of representative town meeting government.
Section 11. This act shall not abridge the right of the
inhabitants of the town to hold general meetings, as secured
to them by the constitution of this commonwealth ; nor shall
this act confer upon any representative town meeting in the
town the power finally to commit the town to any measure
affecting its municipal existence or substantially changing its
form of government without action thereon by the voters
of the town at large, using the ballot and the check list
therefor.
Section 12. The town meeting members of each pre-
cinct shall hold a meeting each year not later than the last
day of May. Said meeting shall be called by the town clerk
by giving each town meeting member a seven-day notice in
writing addressed to his last and usual place of residence.
At such a meeting the town meeting members of the pre-
cinct shall organize and elect by majority vote of those pres-
ent a chairman and a secretary, who shall hold office for one
year and until their successors shall be elected.
The chairman of each precinct shall call a meeting of the
town meeting members and of all the voters of said precinct,
not later than seven days prior to the annual town meeting
or any special town meeting. At such meetings the articles
contained in the warrant of the meeting in question shall be
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 542. 487
discussed and a vote of all those present shall be taken on
each article. Such a vote, however, shall be advisory and
shall not be binding on the town meeting members. Should
the chairman fail to call such a meeting, any three town meet-
ing members of the precinct may call the same. Notice of
such meeting shall be published in a newspaper pubUshed
in said town at least five days, Sunday and hohdays in-
cluded, prior to the holding of said meeting, giving the date,
time and place of such meeting. All the precinct meetings
of the town meeting members, including those open to the
voters of the precinct, shall be held in some pubhc building
within the precinct or in its immediate vicinity.
Section 13. With the exception of sections one, two,
six, nine, ten and eleven, provisions of this act may be
amended by a majority vote of the town meeting members
at any annual town meeting. Articles for such amendments
shall be included in the town warrant.
Section 14. This act shall be submitted to the registered
voters of the town of Wakefield for acceptance at the first
annual town meeting next following its enactment by the
general court. The vote shall be taken by ballot in accord-
ance with the provisions of the 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 for the
election of town officers: — "Shall an act passed by the
General Court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three,
entitled 'An Act estabhshing in the town of Wakefield rep-
resentative towa government by limited town meetings' be
accepted by this town?'' If accepted by a majority of the
voters voting thereon, this act shall thereupon take effect
for all purposes incidental to the next annual town election
in said town, and shall take full effect beginning with said
election.
Section 15. If this act is rejected by the registered
voters of the town of Wakefield when first submitted to said
voters under section fourteen, it may again be submitted for
acceptance in like manner from time to time to such voters
at any annual town meeting \vithin five years thereafter,
and, if accepted by a majority of the voters voting thereon
at such an election, shall thereupon take effect for all pur-
poses incidental to the next annual town election in said
town, and shall take full effect beginning with said election.
Section 16. For the purpose of submitting this act to
the voters of the town of Wakefield, it shall take effect upon
its passage. Approved June 29, 1953.
An Act designating a portion of the state highway n^iny 542
numbered route 2 AS THE CAPTAIN ISAAC DAVIS HIGHWAY. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. That portion of the state liighway innnbered
Route 2, extending from the rotarj'- in West Concord through
the town of Concord and the town of Acton to the Box-
488 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 543, 544.
borough town line shall be known and designated as the
Captain Isaac Davis Highway, and suitable markers bear-
ing said designation shall be erected along said highway by
the state department of public works.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 1953.
ChaV-^^^ An Act providing for certain docking facilities at
MARASPIN creek in the town of BARNSTABLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The department of pubhc works is hereby authorized and
directed to dredge and to construct docking facilities at
Maraspin creek in the town of Barnstable. No work shall
be begun hereunder until the town of Barnstable has paid
into the state treasury the sum of twelve thousand five hun-
dred dollars, which, together with such sum, not exceeding
twelve thousand five hundred dollars, as may be appropriated
by the commonwealth, shall constitute a fund f-or the im-
provements herein authorized; provided, that the total
cost of such improvements shall not exceed twenty-five
thousand dollars; and provided, further, that if any of the
aforesaid sum remains after the completion of such improve-
ments one half shall be repaid to said town.
Approved June 29, 1953.
Chav 544 ^^ -^^"^ providing for indemnification AND protection
of CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN CON-
NECTION WITH CERTAIN ACTIONS ARISING OUT OF THE
OPERATION OF STATE-OWNED VEHICLES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
EdVi2i3B ^^^ ^^^^ paragraph of section 3B of chapter 12 of the
etc!, 'amended.' General Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 291 of the
acts of 1934, is hereby further amended by inserting after
the word "employment", in line 15, the following words: —
, or was especially assigned by his superior to operate such
motor vehicle and certification of such special assignment is
made by his superior and the head of the department or in-
stitution to which such state-owned vehicle is assigned, —
indemnifica- SO as to read as follows: — Upon the fifing -wdth the attorney
*rote^o°k.n of general of a written request of any officer or employee of the
certain's°tat°e commouwealth or of the metropolitan district commission
empioyeTsIn that the attomey general defend him against an action for
certam cases, damages for bodily injuries, including death at any time re-
sulting therefrom, or for damage to property, arising out of
the operation of a motor or other vehicle owned by the
commonwealth, including one under the control of said com-
mission, wherein such officer or employee consents to be
bound by any decision that the attorney general may make
in connection with the trial or settlement of such action, the
attorney general shall, if after investigation it appears to
him that such officer or employee was at the time the cause
provided.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 545. 489
of action arose acting within the scope of his official duties
or employment, or was especially assigned by his superior to
operate such motor vehicle and certification of such special
assignment is made by his superior and the head of the de-
partment or institution to which such state-owned vehicle
is assigned, take over the management and defence of such
action. The attorney general may adjust or settle any such
action, at any time before, during or after trial, if he finds
after investigation that the plaintiff is entitled to damages
from such officer or employee, and in such case there shall
be paid from the state treasury for settlement in full of
such action from such appropriation as may be made by the
general court for the purposes of this section such sum, not
exceeding five thousand dollars on account of injury to or
death of one person, and not exceeding one thousand dol-
lars on account of damage to property, as the attorney gen-
eral shall determine to be just and reasonable and as the
governor and council shall approve.
Approved June 29, 1953.
An Act authorizing the commissioner of conservation Qjidi) 545
TO grant easements in certain state lands and to ^'
GRANT PERMITS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
OF CERTAIN RECREATIONAL AND OTHER FACILITIES ON SUCH
LANDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 557 of the acts of 1947, as amended by chapter
518 of the acts of 1949, is hereby further amended by insert-
ing after section 2 the following section: — Section 2 A. The
commissioner may grant easements for storm drains and for
the passage through the property of pubhc water and sewer
pipe lines; provided, that no system of sewers or other works
for the collection or conveyance of domestic sewage or
drainage, or any other putrescible organic matter whatso-
ever, shall be constructed or maintained at any place on said
lands, except in accordance with plans first approved by the
state department of pubhc health.
The commissioner may grant permits for the construction
and maintenance of boat landings, floats, wharves and break-
waters, and for the installation of walks, steps and drain
pipes upon such terms, conditions, restrictions and agree-
ments, including suitable compensation, as he may deem
advisable. Any such permit may be revoked at any time,
due notice having been given by registered mail to any
holder of a permit. Approved June 29, 1953.
490 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 546, 547, 548.
Chap. 54:6 An Act providing that police officers of the city of
boston whose regular day off falls on a holiday
shall be given an additional day off or an additional
day's pay.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 135 of the acts of 1948
is hereby amended by adding at the end the following: —
; provided, that a police officer who, through a rotation of
shifts, works different days in successive weeks shall be
granted, in each year in which the number of holidays fall-
ing on his regular days off is in excess of the number of hoH-
days in such year faUing on Saturday, additional days off
equal to the excess; and if any such additional day off can-
not be given because of personnel shortage or other cause,
an additional day's pay shall be allowed in heu thereof.
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 29, 1953.
Chap. 547 An Act relative to state reimbursement to certain
TOWNS in regional SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Ed^'7ol'4 Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 70 of the General Laws,
etc!, 'amended, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 643 of the acts of 1948,
is hereby amended by adding at the end the following sen-
^Iffs'^o"^ tence : — In any town of less than five thousand population,
regional which is a member of a regional school district, the number
reguMed. of equivalcut full-time teachers, principals, supervisors and
guidance directors of such town shall be increased by the
ratio which the number of pupils residing in the town and
attending the regional school bears to the total number of
pupils attending the regional school multipfied by the total
number of teachers, principals, supervisors and guidance di-
rectors in the regional school.
Edt'7o^§'3B Section 2. Section 3B of said chapter 70, inserted by
etc!, amended.' chapter 774 of the acts of 1950, is hereby amended by add-
Reimburse- ing at the end the following sentence : — No payment shall
Srtain°towns. be made under this section to any such town prior to the
date of award of a contract for the construction of a regional
school by the regional district school committee.
Approved June 29, 1953.
Chap. 54:S An Act providing for the incorporation op the north
ADAMS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, DEFINING
ITS POWERS AND DUTIES AND PROVIDING FOR THE FINANC-
ING OF ITS PROJECTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby created a body pohtic and
corporate to be known as the North Adams Industrial De-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 548. 491
velopment Commission and to have corporate succession,
which commission shall be deemed to be a public instru-
mentality for the purposes of this act, and by that name the
commission may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded,
contract and be contracted with, and shall have an official
seal which may be altered at the pleasure of the commis-
sion.
The North Adams Industrial Development Commission
shall consist of nine persons, and the members of the mu-
nicipal council or other municipal governing board of said
city, which members of said municipal council or other gov-
erning board shall be ex-ofhcio members of said commission;
and the commission's membership shall be nine citizens of
the city of North Adams to be elected by vote of the mu-
nicipal council or other municipal governing board of said
city, three to be elected for a one-year term commencing
January first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, three to be
elected for a two-year term, and three for a three-year
term, all terms commencing with said date, and annually
the said municipal council or other municipal governing
board shall elect three persons to serve as members of said
commission for full three-year terms commencing on Janu-
ary first in each year.
As soon as it is convenient to do so upon the election of
the full membership of the commission on January first in
each year, said commission shall meet and form its member-
ship, elect a chairman, a vice-chairman, a treasurer and a
secretary, but the secretary need not be a member of the
commission. At the same time there shall also be elected
by the commission an executive committee of five members.
Any meeting of the commission shall be a legal one if eleven
members are present, and that number shall constitute a
legal quorum. The terms of the chairman, vice-chairman,
treasurer, secretary and executive committee shall be one
year and until their successors shall be elected and qualified.
Vacancies in the commission caused by any reason shall be
filled by vote of the municipal council or other municipal
governing board as soon as notice is received that a vacancy
exists. Vacancies in the offices of chairman, vice-chairman,
treasurer, secretary and executive committee shall be filled
by the executive committee, the person elected to serve
until the next annual meeting of the commission, which an-
nual meeting shall be held on the second Wednesday of
January in each year. IVIeetings of the full commission shall
be fixed by the by-laws of the commission, but there shall be
at least four meetings of the full commission within each
fiscal year. Between meetings the business of the commis-
sion shall be performed and questions of policy shall be de-
termined by the executive committee, all acts and deci-
sions on anything but routine matters to be submitted to
the next meeting of the full commission for ratification.
Section 2. The North Adams Industrial Development
Commission, hereinafter called the commission, shall be-
492 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 548.
come familiar with and study the problems of the industrial
life of the city of North Adams. It shall do whatever is
within its power to maintain the industries where it is pos-
sible to do so, and for the purpose of maintaining the indus-
tries already located in said city, and in order to diversify
its industries and to invite and attract additional industries
to said city, the commission shall have the power and au-
thority to cause buildings to be erected or otherwise provided
for the housing of said industries. Specifically the commis-
sion is hereby authorized and empowered —
(a) To make studies, surveys and plans of existing build-
ings and factory space in the city of North Adams, to de-
termine what resources are presently available for housing
the present industries and the additional ones which may be
brought to the city, and to arrange for and to acquire addi-
tional buildings, factories and other space for housing such
new industries as may be arranged for by the North Adams
Industrial Development Commission.
(b) To acquire by purchase, gift, lease or otherwise, on
such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may
deem proper, and to hold and dispose of real and personal
property for its corporate purposes.
(c) To construct, maintain, repair and operate real es-
tate or buildings on real estate for the commission's cor-
porate purposes.
(d) To issue revenue bonds of the commission, payable
from its revenues or from other moneys acquired by it for the
purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of the project
or the buildings constructed or acquired to carry out the
commission's corporate purposes, to any bank or financial
institution authorized to make loans within the common-
wealth of Massachusetts.
(e) In heu of the authority contained in subsection (d),
the commission is hereby authorized to borrow from any
agency or instrumentaUty of government and to issue its
notes or other evidences of indebtedness, and as security
therefor the conmaission shall have the power to mortgage
or pledge any or all of its real estate and other property as
security for such loans.
(/) For the purpose of paying the necessary expenses and
KabiUties incurred by the commission under this act, other
than expenses of maintenance and operation, the commission
may borrow from time to time such smns as may be neces-
sary not exceeding one million dollars, and may issue bonds
or notes therefor which shall bear on their face the words,
North Adams Industrial Development Commission Loan,
Act of 1953. Each authorized issue shall constitute a sep-
arate loan, and such loans shall be payable in not more than
forty years from their dates.
(g) To fix and revise from time to time rentals estab-
lished for the use of the property of the commission.
(h) To adopt by-laws for the regulation of the commis-
sion's affairs and for the conduct of its business.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 548. 493
(i) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements
necessary or incidental to the performance of the commis-
sion's corporate purposes and the execution of its powers
under this act, and to employ consulting engineers, super-
intendents, managers and any other engineers, construc-
tion and accounting experts and attorneys and such other
employees and agents as may be necessary in its judgment,
and to fix their compensation.
(j) To receive and accept from any federal or state agency
grants for or in the aid of the construction of buildings, fac-
tories and other property deemed advisable in order to
carry out the commission's corporate purposes, and to re-
ceive and accept contributions from any source, of either
money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held,
used and applied only for the purposes for which such grants
and contributions may be made.
(k) To do all acts and things necessary or convenient in
the judgment of the commission to carry out the powers
expressly granted in this act.
Section 3. The commission is hereby authorized to pro-
vide by resolution, at one time or from time to time, for the
issuance of bonds of the commission for the purpose of pay-
ing all or any part of the cost of constructing said buildings
or factories, and in general for carrying out the corporate
purposes of the commission. The bonds of each issue shall
be dated, shall bear interest at rates agreed upon, shall
mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from
their date or dates as may be agreed upon, and may be made
redeemable before maturity at the option of the commission
at such price and under such terms as may be fixed by the
commission and by agreement prior to the issuance of the
bonds. The commission shall determine the form of the
bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached thereto,
and the manner of execution, and shall fix the denomination
of the bonds and the place or places of pajmient of princi-
pal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust com-
pany within the commonwealth. Said bonds shall bear the
signatures of the president and treasurer when duly author-
ized, and 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 dehvery of such bonds or
coupons, such signature or such facsimile shall nevertheless
be vahd 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 qualities and incidents of negotiable
instruments under the negotiable instruments of the com-
monwealth. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in
registered form or both, as the commission may determine,
and provision may be made for the registration of any cou-
pon bonds as to principal alone and also as to both principal
and interest, and for the reconversion into coupon bonds of
any bonds registered as to both principal and interest. The
494 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 548.
commission may sell such bonds in such manner, either at
pubhc or at private sale, and for such price as it may deter-
mine to be for the best interests of the commission, but no
such sale shall be made at a price so low as to require the
payment of interest on the money received therefor at more
than four per cent per annum computed with relation to the
absolute maturity of the bonds in accordance with standard
tables of bond values, excluding, however, from such com-
putation the amount of any premium to be paid on re-
demption of any bonds prior to maturity. The proceeds of
such bonds shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of
any buildings, factories or personal property deemed by the
commission necessary to carry out the corporate purposes
of the commission, and shall be disbursed in such manner
and under such restrictions, if any, as the commission may
provide. If the proceeds of such bonds, by error of estimates
or otherwise, shall be less than such cost, additional bonds
may in hke manner be issued to provide the amount of such
deficit, and, unless otherwise provided in the resolution au-
thorizing 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 pa3anent from the same fund
without preference or priority of the bonds first issued. If
the proceeds of the bonds shall exceed the cost of carrying
out the corporate purposes of the commission as aforesaid,
the surplus shall be used for the retirement of such bonds.
Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the commission
may, under like restrictions, issue interim receipts or tem-
porary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for
definitive bonds when such bonds have been executed and
are available for dehvery. The commission may also pro-
vide for the replacement of any bonds which shall become
mutilated, destroyed or lost. While any bonds issued by
the commission remain outstanding, the powers, duties or
existence of the commission shall not be diminished or im-
paired in any way that will affect adversely the interests and
rights of the holders of such bonds.
Section 4. In the discretion of the commission such
revenue bonds may be secured by a trust agreement by and
between the commission and a corporate trustee, which may
be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust
company within the commonwealth. Such trust agree-
ment may pledge or assign the revenues to be received. The
commission may mortgage the commission's real estate or
personal property or any part thereof to any agency or in-
strumentaUty of government. Either the resolution pro-
viding 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 reasonable
and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants
setting forth the duties of the commission in relation to the
construction, improvement, maintenance, operation, repair
and insurance of the property acquired by the commission
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 548. 495
to carry out its corporate purposes and the custody, safe-
guarding and application of its moneys. It shall be lawful
for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws
of this commonwealth to act as depository 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 com-
mission. 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 agreements or trust indentures securing
bonds and debentures of corporations. In addition to the
foregoing, such trust agreement may contain such other pro-
visions as the commission may deem reasonable and proper
for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred
in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement may
be treated as part of the cost of the operation of the business
of the commission.
Section 5. The commission is hereby authorized to fix,
revise, charge and collect rents for the use of any building,
factory or other property acquired by or under the control
of the commission, either as a whole or for any part or parts
thereof, and to contract with any party or parties for the
use, rental or lease of same for any purpose and to fix the
terms, conditions, rentals and rates of charges for such use.
The revenues derived from the use or sale of the property
of the commission, except such part thereof as may be neces-
sary to pay the cost of maintenance, repair and operation,
shall be set aside at regular intervals into a sinking fund
which is hereby pledged to and charged with the payment
of the interest upon the bonds or loans of the commission as
same shall fall due and the principal of the bonds or loans
of the commission as they shall become due, and the re-
demption price or the purchase price of bonds retired by call
or purchase as therein provided. Subject to the provisions
of any resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds
or of the trust agreement, such sinking fund shall be a fund
for all such bonds without distinction or priority of one over
the other.
Section 6. All moneys received pursuant to the au-
thority of this act, whether as proceeds from the sale of
notes or other evidences of indebtedness, loans from any
governmental agency, gifts from any source whatsoever, or
as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held
and appUed solely as provided in this act or under the
terms of such gift or loan. The commission shall, in the
resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or in the trust
agreement, provide for the payment of the proceeds of the
sale of such bonds and all other loans and gifts to be re-
ceived and all revenues 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.
496 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 549, 550.
Section 7. Any holder of notes or other evidences of
indebtedness issued under the provisions of this act, and the
trustee under the trust agreement, if any, may, either at
law or in equity, by suit, action or other proceeding, protect
and enforce any and all rights which they may have under
the laws of the commonwealth, and may enforce and com-
pel the performance of all duties required by this act.
Section 8. The provisions 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 9. All other general or special laws, or parts
thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby declared to be in-
apphcable to the provisions of this act.
Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 1953.
Chap. 54:9 An Act relative to nomination papers of candidates
FOR CITY OFFICE IN THE CITY OP NEWTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 208 of the acts of 1952
is hereby amended by adding at the end the following two
sentences: — Every nomination paper may state, in not more
than eight words, the pubhc offices which he holds or has
held, and, if he is an elected incumbent of an office for which
he seeks re-election, that he is a candidate for such re-election,
and, if he is a veteran, as defined in section twenty-one of
chapter thirty-one of the General Laws, the word "veteran"
may be used. Against the name of any such candidate there
shall be printed on the official ballot for the election the
statement contained in the nomination paper placing him
in nomination.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 1953.
Chap.550 An Act providing for the extension of the date of
TERMINATION OF THE ACT TO MEET CERTAIN CONTINGENCIES
arising in CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE OF PUBLIC
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS
IN THE MILITARY OR NAVAL FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
DURING THE PRESENT NATIONAL EMERGENCY, WHILE THE
ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES ARE ENGAGED IN
HOSTILITIES UNDER THE FLAG OF THE UNITED NATIONS,
AND EXTENDING THE BENEFITS OF SAID ACT.
p^^mUs.^' Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which in part is to protect the rights
of certain persons in the military, naval, air and coast guard
services of the United States, therefore it is hereby declared
to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate pres-
ervation of the public convenience.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 550. 497
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 708 of the acts of 1941,
as most recently amended by chapter 4 of the acts of 1947,
is hereby further amended by striking out the last sentence,
as appearing in section 1 of chapter 548 of the acts of 1943,
and inserting in place thereof the following sentence: — The
phrase "serving in the miUtary or naval forces of the United
States", the phrase "service in the military or naval forces
of the United States'" and the phrase "military or naval
service", as used in this act, shall include service in the air
force and in the coast guard, and shall be taken to include
service other than in a civiUan capacity as a member of any
corps or unit established under the laws of the United
States for the purpose of enabling women to serve with, or
as auxihary to, the armed forces of the United States.
Section 2. Section 11 A of said chapter 708, inserted by
section 5 of said chapter 548, is hereby amended by striking
out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the
following sentence : — In case any elected officer of a fire,
water, hght or improvement district is unable to perform the
duties of his office by reason of service in the military or
naval forces of the United States during the existing national
emergency, a majority of the members of a board estabhshed
as hereinafter provided may in writing appoint an acting
officer who in the absence of such absent officer shall possess
all the rights and powers, perform all the duties and be
subject to all the obUgations of said office until the expira-
tion of the term of the absent officer or until his return to
the duties of such office, whichever first occurs.
Section 3. Said chapter 708 is hereby amended by strik-
ing out section 15, as most recently amended by chapter 14
of the acts of 1947, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing section: — Section 15. Upon the application of any
resident of the commonwealth who entered said military or
naval service and has received an honorable discharge or
release therefrom, the attorney general and the adjutant
general are hereby severally authorized and directed to take
such legal and proper measures as may result in the reinstate-
ment of such resident by his former employer, including any
city or town, in the position which such resident held im-
mediately prior to entering such service. On such apphca-
tion, he or they shall also inform such resident of his rights
under the Federal Selective Training and Service Act of
nineteen hundred and forty, under the Federal Soldiers' and
Sailors' Civil Relief Act of nineteen hundred and forty and
under PubUc Resolution No. 96 — 76th Congress, approved
August twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and forty, and
any federal acts and resolutions in amendment thereof or in
addition thereto relating to the rights and privileges of per-
sons in the mihtary or naval service of the United States
during the existing national emergency, and shall co-operate
with the proper official or officials of the United States de-
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partment of justice in obtaining for such resident his rights
under such federal acts and resoKitions. Upon the making
of any such application the former employer, including any
city or town, of such resident shall be notified thereof by the
attorney general or the adjutant general, as the case may be,
and be furnished with a copy of this section.
Section 4. Said chapter 708 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 19 and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 19. The time of the absence
from the commonwealth of any person engaged in the mili-
tary or naval service of the United States during said emer-
gency shall not be taken as part of the period limited for
the prosecution of actions by or against such persons, whether
by any general or special statute of limitations, or other-
wise; provided, that nothing herein contained shall have
the effect of extending said period more than six months
after the discharge of such person from such service.
Section 5. Said chapter 708 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 20 and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 20. When judgment shall have
been rendered upon the default of any defendant or judgment
or dismissal shall have been rendered upon the non-suit of
any plaintiff in the military or naval service of the United
States or of the commonwealth during said emergency, such
defendant or plaintiff, may within six months after his dis-
charge from such service, as of right and without any peti-
tion therefor, take a writ of review out of the court in which
the judgment or dismissal was rendered, in manner and
form as provided by law.
Section 6. Said chapter 708 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 21 and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 21. Whenever in any suit it
shall be made to appear to the court that any plaintiff or
defendant is in the military or naval service of the United
States or of the commonwealth during said emergency, the
court may, in its discretion, order the suit to be continued
as to such plaintiff or defendant without costs to either
party; and if in such suit any person be summoned as trustee
of such defendant, or a person summoned in any suit as
trustee be in such service, the court may also, in its discre-
tion, suspend the proceedings against such alleged trustee
without costs to either party; provided, that no such con-
tinuance shall be allowed beyond the period of six months
after the discharge of such plaintiff or such principal de-
fendant or alleged trustee from such service.
Section 7. Section 23 of said chapter 708, as most re-
cently amended by chapter 417 of the acts of 1952, is hereby
further amended by striking out the last paragraph and in-
serting in place thereof the following paragraph : —
The provisions of the preceding paragraph, which would
otherwise terminate at the expiration of sixty days after
the twenty-eighth day of April, nineteen hundred and fifty-
two, the date of the official ending of the state of war with
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Japan, are extended until the expiration of sixty days after
the termination of such service, or until July first, nineteen
hundred and fifty-five, whichever first occurs.
Section 8. Said chapter 708 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 25, as most recently amended by
chapter 725 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in place thereof
the following section : — Section 25. Service in the mihtary
or naval forces of the United States referred to in this act
shall, except as otherwise provided thereby, mean such
service occurring between January first, nineteen hundred
and forty and July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-five.
Approved June 29, 1953.
An Act authorizing the trustees of the soldiers' Chap.bdl
HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS TO ACQUIRE BY EMINENT DO-
MAIN CERTAIN LAND ADJACENT THERETO.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Massa-
chusetts may acquire by eminent domain, or otherwise,
certain parcels of land located in the city of Chelsea adjacent
to said home, bounded and described as follows: — Parcel 1.
— A certain parcel of land situated in Chelsea, Suffolk
county, Massachusetts, comprising the rear portion of lot 87,
lot 89 and lot 91 Summit avenue, as shown on the plan of
Chelsea Highlands by Whitman & Breck, dated 1873 and
recorded with Suffolk Registry of Deeds at the end of book
1168, bounded and described as follows: — Beginning at a
point on the southerly side of Summit avenue along the
dividing fine between lot 90 and lot 91, and 85.40 feet south
of Summit avenue, thence running westerly by lot 90,
twenty-five feet; southerly by lots 88, 86 and 84, one hun-
dred and fifty-one and fifty-three one hundredths feet;
easterly by lot E, twenty-five feet; and northerly by the
remaining portions of lots 87, 89 and 91, one hundred and
fifty-one and fifty-three one hundredths feet, to the point of
beginning and containing 3,742.5 square feet of land. This
parcel is shown as lot D on a plan by John Marion, registered
land surveyor, dated May 15, 1952.
Parcel 2. — A certain parcel of land situated in Chelsea,
Suffolk county, Massachusetts, comprising the rear portion
of lots 83 and 85 Summit avenue, as shown on the plan of
Chelsea Highlands by Whitman & Breck, dated 1873 and
recorded with Suffolk Registry of Deeds at the end of book
1168 bounded and described as follows: — Beginning at a
point on the southerly side of Summit avenue along the
dividing fine between lot 85 and lot 87 and 108.20 feet
south of Summit avenue, thence running westerly by lot D,
twenty-five feet; southerly by lots 82 and 80, one hundred
and one and two one hundredths feet; easterly by lot F,
twenty-five feet; and northerly by the remaining portions
of lots 83 and 85, one hundred and one and two one hun-
dredths feet, to the point of beginning and containing 2,495
500 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 552.
square feet of land. This parcel is shown as lot E on a plan
by John Marion, registered land surveyor, dated May 15,
1952.
Parcel 3. — A certain parcel of land situated in Chelsea,
Sufi'olk county, Massachusetts, comprising the rear portion
of lot 81 Summit avenue, as shown on the plan of Chelsea
Highlands by Whitman <k Breck, dated 1873, and recorded
with Suffolk Registry of Deeds at the end of book 1168,
bounded and described as follows : — Beginning at a point
on the southerly side of Summit avenue along the dividing
line between lot 81 and lot 83, and 123.40 feet south of
Summit avenue, thence running westerly by lot E, twenty-
five feet; southerly by lot 78, fifty and fifty-one one hun-
dredths feet; easterly by lot 79, twenty-five feet; and
northerly by the remaining portion of lot 81, fifty and fifty-
one one hundredths feet to the point of beginning and con-
taining 1,247.5 square feet of land. This parcel is shown as
lot F on a plan by John Marion, registered land surveyor,
dated May 15, 1952, — and to pay therefor such sum as
may be appropriated therefor.
Section 2. Pending the proceedings relative to eminent
domain the said trustees may enter upon the land described
in section one for the purpose of protecting said land and
land adjacent thereto.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 1953.
Chap. 552 An Act providing that the city of beverly may improve
CERTAIN WATER COURSES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC
HEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Beverly, for the purposes of
surface and ground drainage and for the protection of the
pubhc health, may by its board of aldermen from time to
time improve the brooks and natural streams in said city
by widening the same, by removing obstructions in or over
them, by diverting the water, or by altering the courses or
deepening the channels or constructing new channels, and
may conduct the water of any such brook or stream and any
surface or ground water through pipes or through a covered
conduit or an open channel, or may convert any such brook
or stream, whether in its original channel or after the altera-
tion of the course of the same, wholly or in part into a
covered conduit; and, for the purposes aforesaid, the city
may by its city council from time to time, subject to the
provisions hereof, purchase or take land in fee simple or
otherwise, or any right or easement in land, including any
brook or stream or part of any brook or stream which is
wholly or partly within the boundaries of any land so pur-
chased or taken; and may, by the board of aldermen,
change the course of any brook or stream so that it shall
flow within said taking; and may by the construction of
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 552. 501
drains or otherwise divert any surface water or ground
water into any brook, pipe, conduit or channel constructed
or maintained under this act; and for the purposes of this
act may conduct any stream or drain across any railroad or
street railway location, or across, along or under any way,
without unnecessarily obstructing the same, and may enter
upon any land or way and do any work thereon which the
board may deem necessary for said purposes; and may
make such improvements on the land so taken or purchased
as the board of aldermen shall deem necessary for the pro-
tection of pubhc health and for protecting the water of any
brook, stream, drain, conduit or channel against pollution;
and may construct such walks or ways thereon as the board
may deem necessary for public convenience, and may also
enter upon the location of any railroad or railway corpora-
tion, by agreement with said corporation, for the purpose of
improving in the manner hereinbefore provided brooks and
natural streams flowing under or at the side of the tracks
and within said location, and may do any work thereon
which said board shall deem necessary; and for the pur-
poses of this act may enter into any contracts or agreements
with any person or corporation.
Section 2. When land or any right or easement in land
is taken under the provisions of section one the proceedings
for the taking shall be the same as the proceedings in the
laying out of streets in said city; provided, that before any
land or right or easement therein is taken the city council
shall give a public hearing to all parties interested, notice of
which shall be given in one or more newspapers pubhshed
in the city of Beverly once a week for two weeks successively,
and by posting such notice in two pubhc places in said city
seven days at least before such hearing; and no other hear-
ing or notice shall be required. A description and plan of
the land so taken or purchased shall, within sixty days after
the passage of the order or vote under which the land is
taken or purchased, be filed for record by the city in the
registry of deeds for the southern Essex district.
Section 3. All claims for damages sustained by the
taking of lands, rights or easements under this act otherwise
than by purchase, or by any other act done under authority
hereof, shall be ascertained and recovered in the manner
now provided by law in the case of land taken for laying
out highways in said city; provided, that, except in the
case of lands taken under the provisions providing for the
assessment of betterments, in estimating the damages
sustained by any person by the taking of his land or by any
other act done by virtue of this act there shall be allowed
by way of set-off the benefit, if any, to the property of such
person resulting from the taking of such land or from any
other act so done.
Section 4. At any time within two years after any brook
or natural stream or the drainage in said city has been im-
proved in any of the ways mentioned in the first section of
502 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 553.
this act, under an order declaring the same to be done
under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of
betterments, if in the opinion of the board of aldermen of
said city any real estate in said city, including that, if any,
of which a part is taken therefor, receives any benefit or
advantage therefrom beyond the general advantage to all
real estate in said city, the board may determine the value
of such benefit and advantage to said real estate, and may
assess upon the same a proportionate share of the expense
of making such improvement; but no such assessment shall
exceed one half of such adjudged benefit or advantage, nor
shall the same be made until the work of making such im-
provement is completed. All laws now or hereafter in force
in relation to the assessment and collection of betterments
in the case of the laying out, altering, widening, grading or
discontinuing of ways in said city shall, so far as the same
are apphcable and not inconsistent with the provisions of
this act, apply to the doings of the board of aldermen under
this act; and all persons who are aggrieved by the assess-
ment of betterments under the provisions of this act shall
have the same remedies now or hereafter provided by law
for persons aggrieved by the assessment or levy of better-
ments in the laying out of ways in said city.
Section 5. No person shall, without lawful authority,
injure, disturb or destroy any sewer of the city of Beverly
or the South Essex Sewerage District or work of said city
constructed or maintained for the purposes of this act, nor
pollute the waters of any brook, stream, drain, conduit or
channel in said city, or put or maintain any obstruction
therein. Whoever violates any provision of this section
shall for each offence be punished by a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the house of
correction for a term not exceeding three months, or both.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 195S.
Chap.5dS An Act to establish in the town of Shrewsbury repre-
sentative TOWN GOVERNMENT BY LIMITED TOWN MEET-
INGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby estabhshed in the town of
Shrewsbury the form of representative town government by
limited town meeting hereinafter set forth.
Section 2. Within thirty days after the adoption of this
act there shall be created a temporary committee consisting
of the selectmen and six registered voters of the town ap-
pointed by the moderator. Such committee shall study the
provisions of this act and shall determine what in its opin-
ion is a practicable percentage of the total registered voters
to constitute a representative town meeting in the town of
Shrewsbury and what is a practical number of precincts into
which the town should be divided for the purpose of this
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 553. 503
act. Such committee shall submit its report together with
recommended by-laws to the next annual town meeting or
to a special town meeting called for the purpose of acting on
such report and proposed by-laws.
Section 3. Within the limits estabhshed by this act the
town of Shrewsbury shall determine by by-law the number
of precincts into which the town shall be divided and the
percentage of the registered voters which shall constitute
the representative town meeting.
Section 4. Precincts. — Upon the adoption of the by-
laws required by section three, the town of Shrewsbury shall
be divided by its selectmen into precincts which shall be
composed as nearly as practicable of homogeneous neigh-
borhoods. They shall be bounded whenever possible by the
center line of known streets and ways or by other well-
defined limits.
These boundaries shall be reviewed, and if need be, wholly
or partly revised, by the selectmen in December, once in
five years, or in December of any year when directed by a
vote of the preceding annual meeting of the town.
Section 5. Precinct Boundaries Publicized. — Within
ten days after any establishment or revision of precincts,
the selectmen shall file a report of their doings with the
town clerk, the registrars of voters and the assessors, with a
map or maps or description of the precincts and the names
and residences of the registered voters therein. The select-
men shall also cause to be posted in the town hall a map or
maps or description of the precincts as estabhshed or re-
vised 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 pubhc 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 precincts and any revision of such precincts shall
take effect upon the date of the filing of the report thereof
by the selectmen with the town clerk. Whenever the pre-
cincts are estabhshed or revised, the town clerk shall forth-
with give written notice thereof to the state secretary stating
the number and designation of the precincts.
Section 6. Elections. — Meetings of the registered voters
of the several precincts for elections, for primaries, and for
voting upon any question to be submitted to all the regis-
tered voters of the town, shall be held on the same day and
at the same hour and at such place or places within the town
as the selectmen shall in the warrant for such meetings direct.
The provisions of chapters fifty to fifty-six, inclusive, of the
General Laws relating to precinct voting at elections, so far
as the same are not inconsistent with this act, shall apply
to all elections and primaries in the town upon the estab-
Ushment of voting precincts as hereinbefore provided.
Section 7. Precinct Representation. — Each precinct
represented in the representative town meeting by elected
representatives the number of which shall be the largest
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number divisible by three and which shall bear the same
proportion to the total elected membership as the nmnber
of registered voters in the precinct bears to the total number
of registered voters in the town as nearly as may be but no
precinct shall be represented by more than forty-five elected
members nor less than thirty. The number and size of pre-
cincts shall be such that the number of elected representa-
tives shall not exceed one for each thirty voters or fraction
thereof, and the total elected membership shall not exceed
two hundred and forty.
Section 8. Nomination. — Nominations of candidates
for town meeting members to be elected under this act shall
be from among the registered voters of the precinct. Nomi-
nation papers shall bear no pohtical designation, shall be
signed by not less than ten registered voters of the precinct
in which the candidate resides, and shall be filed with the
town clerk on the same day that nomination papers of candi-
dates for other town offices must be filed. Any town meet-
ing member may become a candidate for re-election by
giving written notice thereof to the town clerk on or before
the last day for fihng nomination papers. The words
"Candidate for re-election" shall be printed on the ballot
opposite the names of such candidates, except those candi-
dates who have been chosen as provided for in section eleven.
No nomination papers shall be valid in respect to any
candidate unless his written acceptance is endorsed thereon
or attached thereto.
Section 9. Election and Terms of Representative Town
Meeting Members. — The representative town meeting mem-
bers, whose number shall have been determined as provided
in this act, shall be elected by ballot by the registered voters
in every precinct at the first annual town election following
the estabhshment or revision of such precinct in conformity
with the laws relative to elections not inconsistent \\ith this
act.
The first third, in the order of votes received, of members
so elected, shall serve three years, the second third, in such
order shall serve two years, and the remaining third, in such
order shall serve one year from the first day of the annual
town meeting. In case of a tie vote affecting the divisions
into thirds, the members elected from the precinct shall by
ballot determine the same.
Thereafter, except as is otherwise provided herein, at each
annual town election the registered voters of each precinct
shall similarly elect for the term of thi'ee years one third of
the number of town meeting members to wliich such pre-
cinct is entitled; and shall at such election fill for the unex-
pired term or terms any vacancy or vacancies then existing
in the number of elected town meeting members in such pre-
cinct. The terms of office of all town meeting members from
every revised precinct shall cease upon the election of their
successors at the first annual town election after revision.
The town clerk shall, after election of town meeting mem-
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bers, forthwith notify by mail each such member of his
election.
Section 10. M ember s-at-Large. — The chairman of the
board of selectmen, the chairman of the finance committee
and the town clerk shall be members-at-large of the town
meeting.
Section 11. Vacancies. — In the event of any vacancy
in the full number of elected town meeting members from
any precinct the remaining elected members of the precinct
may choose from among the registered voters thereof a suc-
cessor to serve until the next annual election. The town
clerk may, and upon a petition therefor signed by not less
than one third of the elected town meeting members from
the precinct shall, call a special meeting of the remaining
members from such precinct for the purpose of filling such
vacancy and mail notice thereof to each member from the
precinct specifying the object and the time and place of
such meeting which shall be held not less than four days
after the mailing of such notice. At such meeting a majority
of such members shall constitute a quorum and shall elect
from their own number a chairman and a clerk. The elec-
tion to fill such vacancy shall be by ballot and a majority of
the votes cast shall be required for a choice. The clerk shall
forthwith file %inth the town clerk a certificate of such elec-
tion, together with a written acceptance by the member so
elected, who shall thereupon be deemed elected and qualified
as a to^vTi meeting member subject to the right of all the
town meeting members to judge of the election and quali-
fication of the members as set forth in section fifteen.
Section 12. Moderator. — A moderator shall be elected
by the registered voters of the town by ballot at each annual
town election and shall serve as the moderator of all town
meetings except as othermse provided by law until his suc-
cessor is elected and qualified. The moderator shall be a
member of the town meeting. Nominations for moderator
and his election shall be as in the case of other elective town
officers, and any vacancy in such office may be filled by the
town meeting members at a representative town meeting
held for that purpose. If a moderator is absent, a moderator
pro tempore may be elected by the town meeting members.
The moderator shall be entitled to vote in case of a tie.
Section 13. Powers. — The articles in the warrant for
every town meeting, so far as they relate to the election of the
moderator, town officers and town meeting members, and as
herein provided, to referenda and all matters to be acted
upon and determined by ballot, shall be so acted upon and
determined by the registered voters of the town in their re-
spective precincts. All other articles in the warrant for any
town meeting shall be acted upon and determined exclusively
by town meeting members at a meeting to be held at such
time and place as shall be set forth by the selectmen in the
warrant for the meeting, subject to the referendum provided
for by section sixteen.
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 553.
Section 14. Town Meeting. — All town meetings shall
be public. Subject to such conditions as may be determined
from time to time by the members of the representative town
meeting, any registered voter of the to"WTi who is not a town
meeting member may speak at any representative town
meeting, but shall not vote.
A majority of the town meeting members shall constitute
a quorum for doing business; provided, that a less number
may organize temporarily and may adjourn from time to
time, but no town meeting shall adjourn over the date of an
election of town meeting members.
The town clerk shall notify the town meeting members of
the time and place at which the representative town meet-
ings are to be held, the notices to be sent by mail at least
seven days before the meeting to each town meeting mem-
ber at his address as it appears on the hst of registered voters.
Any representative town meeting held under the provi-
sions of this act, except as otherwise provided herein, shall
be Umited to the town meeting members elected under the
provisions of this act.
Section 15. Provisions Relative to Town Meeting Mem-
bers. — The towm meeting members, as aforesaid, shall be
the judges of the election and quahfication of their members.
The town meeting members as such shall receive no com-
pensation.
A town meeting member may resign by fihng a written
resignation with the town clerk, and such resignation shall
take effect on the date of such filing. A town meeting mem-
ber who removes from the town shall cease to be a town
meeting member and a town meeting member who removes
from the precinct from which he was elected to another pre-
cinct may serve only until the next annual town election.
Section 16. Referendum. — No article in the warrant
shall at any representative town meeting be finally disposed
of by a vote to lay upon the table, indefinitely to postpone,
or to take no action thereunder.
No vote passed at any representative to\^m meeting under
any article in the warrant, except a vote to adjourn, or a vote
authorizing the expenditure of less than ten thousand dol-
lars or votes appropriating money for the payment of notes
or bonds of the town and interest becoming due in the then
current financial year, or votes for the temporary borrowdng
of money in anticipation of revenue, or a vote declared by
preamble hy a two thirds vote of the town meeting mem-
bers 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 holidays, from the date of such vote.
If, within said ten days, a petition, signed by not less than
five per cent of the registered voters of the town, contain-
ing their names and addresses as they appear on the Ust of
registered voters, is filed with the selectmen asking that the
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question or questions involved in such a vote be submitted
to the registered voters of the town at large, then the select-
men, after the expiration of seven days shall forthwith call
a special meeting for the sole purpose of presenting to the
registered voters at large the question or questions so in-
volved. The polls shall be opened at two o'clock in the
afternoon and shall be closed not earher than eight o'clock
in the evening, and all votes upon any questions so sub-
mitted shall be taken by ballot, and the check Hst shall be
used in the several precinct meetings in the same manner as
in the election of town officers.
The questions so submitted shall be determined by a
vote of the same proportion of voters at large voting thereon
as would have been required by law had the question or
questions been finally determined at a representative town
meeting, but no action of the representative town meeting
shall be reversed unless at least twenty per cent of the
registered voters shall vote in favor of reversing such action.
Each question so submitted shall be in the form of the
following question, which shall be placed upon the official
ballot: — "Shall the town vote to approve the action of
the representative town meeting whereby it was voted
(brief description of the substance of the vote)?" If such
petition is not filed within said period of ten days, the vote
of the representative town meeting shall become operative
and effective upon the expiration of said period.
Section 17. Powers of Town and its Town Meeting
Members. — The town, after the acceptance of this act,
shall have the capacity to act through and to be bound by
its town meeting members, who shall, when convened from
time to time as herein provided, constitute representative
town meetings; and the representative town meetings shall
exercise exclusively, so far as will conform to the provisions
of this act, all powers vested in the municipal corporation.
Action in conformity with all provisions of law now or
hereafter appHcable to the transaction of town affairs in
town meetings, shall, when taken by any representative
town meeting in accordance with the provisions of this act,
have the same force and effect as if such action had been
taken in town meeting open to all the voters of the town as
organized and conducted before the establishment in said
town of representative town meeting government.
Section 18. Certain Rights not Abridged. — This act
shall not abridge the right of the inhabitants of the town
to hold general meetings as secured to them by the con-
stitution of this commonwealth; nor shall this act confer
upon any representative town meeting in Shrewsbury the
power finally to commit the town to any measure affecting
its municipal existence or substantially changing its form of
government without action thereon by the voters of the town
at large, using the ballot and the check hst therefor.
Section 19. Submission of Act. — This act shall be
submitted for acceptance to the qualified voters of the
508 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 554.
town of Shrewsbury at the first annual town election after
passage of this act, or at a special town election called for
the purpose not less than ninety days before the date of
said annual election. The vote shall be taken by ballot in
accordance with the provisions of the General Laws, so
far as the same shall be applicable, in answer to the question,
which shall be placed upon the ballot to be used at said
election: — "Shall an act passed bj-- the General Court in
the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three entitled 'An
Act to establish in the town of Shrewsbury representative
tOT\Ti government by limited town meetings' be accepted
by this town?"
Section 20. Tiine of Taking Effect. — So much of this
act as authorizes its submission to the registered voters of
the town shall take effect upon its passage. Sections two
and three shall take effect upon acceptance by a majority
of the voters voting thereon, and the remainder shall take
effect upon the effective date of the by-laws provided for
by section three.
Section 21. Resubmission after Rejection. — If this act
is rejected when first submitted it shall be again submitted
at the next following state election in the year nineteen
hundred and fifty-four and if accepted shall take effect as
hereinbefore provided.
If this act is rejected for the second time when so sub-
mitted it shall be again submitted at the annual town
election in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-six and if
accepted shall take effect as hereinbefore provided. If this
act is again rejected when so submitted for the third time, it
shall thereupon become void. Approved June 29, 1953.
C hap. d54i -^^ -^^t to consolidate the powers and duties of the
SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF METHUEN, ACTING AS A BOARD
OF PARK COMMISSIONERS, WITH THE POWERS AND DUTIES
OF THE TREE WARDEN IN SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. All of the powers and duties of the board of
selectmen of the town of Methuen acting as a board of park
commissioners in said town, as set forth in chapter forty-
five of the General Laws, are hereby transferred to the office
of the tree warden in order that the tree warden shall possess
all of the powers and duties of a board of park commissioners
and a playground or recreation commissioD under said chap-
ter forty-five, together with the powers and duties vested
in him by the laws of the commonwealth.
Section 2. An}'- action taken by the town of Methuen
at a meeting during the current year shall be as valid and
effective as though this act were in full force and effect at
the time of the posting of the warrant for said meeting.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by the town at an annual town meeting.
Approved June 29, 195S.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 555, 556, 557. 509
An Act placing certain positions in the office of QJ^cm 555
COMMISSIONER OF VETERANS' SERVICES UNDER THE CIVIL
SERVICE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Disabled veterans holding the positions of field agents or
assigned to the duties of field agents in the office of the
commissioner of veterans' services, each of whom had been
employed in said oflice for an aggregate time of three years
or more prior to December thirty-first, nineteen hundred
and fifty-two and who were so employed on said date, shall
become subject to the civil service laws and rules, and their
tenure of office shall be unlimited, subject, however, to said
laws, but they shall be subjected by the division of civil
service to a qualifying examination, and if they pass said
examination they shall be certified for said positions and shall
be deemed to be permanently appointed thereto without
being required to serve any probation period.
Approved June 29, 1953.
An Act increasing the salaries of the members of the Chap.ddQ
BOARD OF registration OF BARBERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Chapter 13 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 41, as amended by section 15 of chap- ^tl!'ameidtd.
ter 591 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place thereof
the f ollomng section : — Section J^l . The members of the Salaries.
board shall devote their full time to the duties of their
offices and they shall receive from the commonwealth the
following salaries; — the chairman, four thousand five hun-
dred dollars and his necessary expenses incurred in the dis-
charge of his official duties, and each of the other two mem-
bers, four thousand dollars and his necessary expenses so
incurred; provided, that the salaries and expenses of the
members of the board shall not be in excess of the receipts
for registration and from other sources received by the state
treasurer from the board. Approved June 29, 1953.
An Act providing for the employment of a super- njifj^y 557
intendent of schools in certain small towns and ^'
for reimbursement by the commonwealth of a
portion of his salary.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 59A, inserted by chapter 506 of the acts f sgA^etc.,
of 1952, and inserting in place thereof the following sec- amended. '
tion: — Section 59 A. In any town, having a valuation of Employment
less than two milfion five hundred thousand dollars, which aupenntend-
is not a member of a superintendency union under the pro- "^^ tl^ns.
vision of section sixty-one, the school committee shall, sub- authorized!
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 558.
ject to the approval of the department, employ a full-time
or a part-time superintendent of schools, and shall, subject
to hke approval, fix his compensation and his duties as pro-
vided in section fifty-nine.
Upon certification by the school committee to the state
comptroller that a superintendent of schools has been em-
ployed as provided in this section in any fiscal year, the
commonwealth shall reimburse such town for two thirds of
the amount of salary not in excess of five thousand dollars
paid to such superintendent. Approved June 29, 1953.
Chap. 558 An Act further regulating the fees payable by ap-
plicants FOR REGISTRATION AS ARCHITECTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 60B of chapter 112 of the General
Laws, as inserted by section 2 of chapter 696 of the acts of
1941, is hereby amended by striking out the second para-
graph and inserting in place thereof the following new para-
graph : —
Every appHcant for registration as an architect who is a
resident of the commonwealth shall pay to the board, upon
filing his original application therefor, a fee of twenty-five
dollars, which shall entitle him to two examinations, if neces-
sary. Every applicant for registration as an architect who
is not a resident of the commonwealth shall pay to the board,
upon fihng such original apphcation, a fee of fifty dollars.
Every apphcant for registration as an architect who files an
additional application, each of which such applications shall
entitle him to two examinations, if necessary, shall pay to the
board, upon fihng such application, a fee of twenty-five dol-
lars. Every applicant for registration by the National Coun-
cil of Architectural Registration Boards, who is required by
said council to submit to a standard junior or senior exam-
ination to be conducted by the board, shall pay to said
board a fee of twenty dollars.
Section 2. Said chapter 112 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 60D, as so inserted, and inserting in
place thereof the following section : — Section BOD. On or
about May first of each year, the board shall mail to every
architect registered in the commonwealth a blank applica-
tion for renewal of certificate of registration. Such blanks
properly filled out shall be returned to the board on or be-
fore the following first day of August. Each such blank shall
be accompanied by a renewal fee of seven dollars. After
verification of the facts stated on the renewal blanks, the
board shall issue a certificate of annual registration, dated
September first, and which shall expire on August thirty-
first of the year following. Any holder of a certificate of
registration who fails to renew his apphcation within sixty
days after notification by the board that his license has ex-
pired, shall, before again engaging in the practice of archi-
tecture within the commonwealth, be required to register
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 559. 511
anew, pay a fee of twenty dollars and may be required by
the board to be re-examined.
Section 3. Section 60E of said chapter 112, as so in- g. l. (Xer.
serted, is hereby amended by adding at the end the follow- f eoE.Htc..
ing paragraph : — amended.
A new certificate of registration, to replace such certificate Fee for
lost, destroyed or mutilated, shall be issued by the board "^"pi^''^*«"-
upon payment of a fee of ten dollars, and such certificate
shall be stamped or marked "duplicate".
Section 4. Section two of this act shall take effect on Effective
May first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four. ^^^^'
Approved June 29, 1953.
An Act establishing a selectmen-town manager form Chav.559
OF government for the town of SHREWSBURY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Board of Selectmen. — At the first town
election following the acceptance of this act the registered
voters of the town of Shrewsbury shall elect five selectmen
of whom two shall serve for terms of three years, two for
terms of two years, and one for a term of one year. At each
annual town election thereafter the voters shall elect in
place of those selectmen whose terms are about to expire a
like number of selectmen to serve for terms of three years.
When a vacancy occurs in the office of selectmen, the re-
maining selectmen may at any time prior to the next annual
town election appoint a quahfied person to serve as selectman
until such election, at which election the voters shall elect
a selectman to serve for the unexpired portion, if any, of
the original term. The selectmen in office at the time of
said first election shall continue in office until their suc-
cessors are elected and quahfied.
Section 2. Other Elected Officials. — In addition to
the selectmen, the registered voters of the town shall con-
tinue to elect the following officials in accordance with any
appHcable statutes, by-laws and votes of the town : —
(a) A moderator.
(6) A school committee.
(c) A town clerk, unless the town shall provide, by by-
law, that the town clerk shall be appointed by the board of
selectmen.
(d) A town treasurer, unless the town shall provide, by
by-law, that the town treasurer shall be appointed by the
board of selectmen.
(e) A board of Kbrary trustees.
(/) Town meeting members if so provided by any ap-
phcable statute.
The term of office of any elective office, board or com-
mittee so continued, under this section, shall not be inter-
rupted. Every other elective office, board or commission
shall be terminated as hereinafter provided, any other
provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. The
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term of office of any person elected to any office, board or
commission existing at the time of such acceptance and
terminated hereunder shall continue until such first town
election and until the appointment and quaUfication of his
successor, if any, and thereafter the said offices, boards and
commissions shall be abolished and all powers, duties and
obligations conferred or imposed thereon by law, except as
provided by this act, shall be conferred and imposed upon
the selectmen and exercised by the town manager to the
extent hereinafter provided. The powers, duties and re-
sponsibihties of elected officials shall be as now or here-
after provided by appHcable statutes and by-laws and
votes of the town, except as otherwise expressly provided
herein.
Section 3. Appointed Officials. — (a) The selectmen
shall appoint a town manager as provided in section seven
who may thereafter be removed as provided in section nine.
(b) The selectmen shall appoint a town accountant, a
board of appeals, a town counsel, appointive members of
the retirement board, constables, election officers, registrars
of voters other than the town clerk, and a town clerk and
town treasurer if so provided as set forth in section two, and
may, after such notice and hearing as they may deem ad-
visable, remove any person so appointed for cause.
(c) The moderator shall appoint such boards, com-
mittees and officers, including a finance committee and a
personnel board, as he may now or hereafter be directed to
appoint by any applicable law, by-law or vote of the town.
(d) The town manager shall appoint, upon merit and
fitness alone, and may, subject to the provisions of chapter
thirty-one of the General Laws where appHcable, remove
for cause : —
(1) A board of pubUc health, a board of public welfare, a
board of fight commissioners, a planning board, and a
board of assessors as provided in section twelve.
(2) All other officers, boards, committees and employees
of the towTi, with the exception of the elected officials
specified in section two, and officers and employees of such
elected officials.
Section 4. Memberships; Terms; Powers; Duties and
Responsibilities. — The number of members of boards,
commissions and committees so appointed as provided in
the preceding section, the length of the term of each member
thereof and of officers so appointed, and the powers, duties
and responsibilities of the same shall be as now or hereafter
provided by any appficable law, by-law or vote of the town,
except as herein otherwise provided. Upon appointment and
qualification of the various officials as provided for in
section three, the term of office and all powers and duties
of each person theretofore holding each such office shall
cease and be terminated.
Officers, boards, commissions and committees appointed
by the town manager shall possess all the powers and rights
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 559. 513
and shall be subject to all the duties and liabilities specifically
conferred or imposed by any applicable provision of law
upon them or upon officers, boards, commissions or com-
mittees having corresponding powers and duties, but in
the performance thereof they shall be subject to the general
supervision of the town manager.
Section 5. Multiple Offices. — 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 inehgible to hold any other elective or
appointive town office or position other than town meeting
member. Any person elected or appointed to any other
oflSce, board, commission, or committee under the provisions
of this act or of any general or special law, shall be eligible,
during his term of office, for election or appointment to any
other town office, board, commission or committee, except
that the town accountant shall not be eligible to hold the
office of town treasurer or town collector.
Subject to the approval of the selectmen the town man-
ager may, but without additional compensation therefor,
assume the powers, duties and responsibihties of any office
which he is authorized to fill by appointment, such as-
sumption to be evidenced by and effective upon the fifing
with the town clerk of a written declaration of such assump-
tion signed by the town manager, except that he shall not
appoint himself as a member of any board or committee.
Section 6. Investigations and Surveys. — For the pur-
pose of making investigations or surveys, the town manager,
with the approval of the selectmen, may expend such sums
for the employment of experts, counsel and other assistants,
and for other expenses in connection therewith, as the
town may appropriate for such purposes.
Section 7. Appointment of Town Manager. — The
selectmen shall appoint, as soon as practicable after the
first town election following acceptance of this act or after
the occurrence of any vacancy, for a term of three years, a
town manager who will be a person especially fitted by
education, training and by previous full time paid experi-
ence in municipal government as a town or city manager,
assistant manager or administrative assistant, to perform
the duties of his office. The town manager shall be ap-
pointed without regard to his pofitical beliefs. He need
not be a resident of the town or of this commonwealth
when appointed, and shall not during the twelve months
prior to his appointment have held any elective or appoin-
tive office in the town of Shrewsbury, 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 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
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be fixed or approved by the selectmen, the premium for
said bond to be paid by the town.
Section 8. 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. Pending the appointment of a town
manager or the filling of any vacancy or the failure of the
town manager to designate a temporary manager, or during
the suspension of the town manager, the selectmen may
appoint a suitable person to perform the duties of the office.
Section 9. Removal of Manager. — The selectmen, by
a majority vote of the full membership of the board, may
remove the town manager. At least thirty days before
such proposed removal shall become effective, the select-
men shall file a prehminary resolution with the town clerk
setting forth in detail the specific reasons for his proposed
removal, a copy of which resolution shall be sent by registered
mail 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 earher 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 consideration, the selectmen, by a majority vote
of the full membership of the board, may adopt a final
resolution of removal. In the prehminary resolution, the
selectmen may suspend the manager from duty, but in any
case his salary shall continue to be paid until the expiration
of one month after the date of the final resolution of removal.
Section 10. 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 11. Powers and Duties of Manager. — In ad-
dition to other powers and duties expressly provided for in
this act, the town manager shall have the following powers
and duties : —
(a) The town manager shall supervise and direct and
shall be responsible for the efficient administration of all
offices, boards and committees appointed by him and their
respective departments. He shall, in addition, supervise and
direct and shall be responsible for the efficient administration
of any agency of the town not subject to his appointment or
control, but only at such time and to such extent and for
such period as the elected oflScials having control of such
agency or activity may, with the consent of the selectmen,
determine.
(6) The town manager, in accordance with the provisions
of this act and except as otherwise expressly prohibited by
the General Laws, may, with the approval of the selectmen
reorganize, consolidate or abolish departments, commissions,
boards or offices under his direction and supervision, in
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 559. 515
whole or in part, may establish such new departments, com-
missions, boards or offices as he deems necessary, and, in
so doing, may transfer the duties and powers, and, so far
as possible in accordance with the vote of the town, the
appropriation of one department, commission, board or
office to another.
(c) The town manager shall fix the compensation of all
town officers and employees appointed by him, subject to
any applicable provisions of chapter thirty-one or section one
hundred and eight A of chapter forty-one of the General Laws.
(d) 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.
(e) The town manager shall keep the selectmen fully
advised 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.
(/) The town manager shall have jurisdiction over the
rental and use of all town property, except schools. He
shall be responsible for the maintenance and repair of all
town property including school buildings and grounds.
Except as otherwise voted by the town, he shall be re-
sponsible for the preparation of plans and the supervision of
work on all construction, reconstruction, alterations, im-
provements and other undertakings authorized by the
town, subject, however, to the approval of the school com-
mittee with respect to plans for the construction or improve-
ment of school buildings or property.
(<7) 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
applicable to said town, all by-laws and all regulations
established by the selectmen.
(h) The town manager shall, with the approval of the
selectmen, have authority to prosecute, defend or com-
promise all litigation to which the town is a party.
(i) The town manager shall perform such other duties,
consistent with his office, as may be required of him by the
by-laws or vote of the town or by the vote of the selectmen.
(j) The town manager shall have access to all town
books and papers for information necessary for the proper
performance of his duties, and may, without notice, cause the
affairs of any department or activity under his control, or the
conduct of any officer or employee thereof to be examined.
(/c) The town manager shall purchase all supplies, ma-
terials and equipment, and shall award all contracts for all
departments and activities of the town under his supervision ;
and he shall make all purchases for departments or activities
not under his supervision but only upon and in accordance
with a requisition duly signed by the head of any such
department.
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Section 12. Appointment of Assessors. — The town
manager shall appoint a principal assessor, who shall devote
his full time and attention to the duties of his office and shall
serve as chairman of the board, and two additional assessors.
Section 13. Approval of Warraiits. — 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 applicable provisions of law shall be
submitted to the town manager. These warrants shall be
approved and signed by the town manager, and when ap-
proved by the selectmen, shall be sufficient authority to
authorize payment by the town treasurer, but the select-
men alone may approve all warrants in the event of the
prolonged absence of the town manager, or a vacancy in
the office of town manager.
Section 14. Investigation of Claims. — Whenever any
pay roll, 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 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 15. Certain Officers not to make Contracts with
the Town. — It shall be unlawful for any selectman, the
town manager, or any other elective or appointive official of
the town, directlj'^ or indirectly, to make a contract with
the town, or to receive any commissions, discount, bonus,
gift, contribution or reward from, or any share in the profits
of, any person or corporation making or performing such
contract, unless the official concerned, immediately upon
learning of the existence of such contract, or that such a
contract is proposed, shall notify the selectmen and the
town manager, by registered mail, 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 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 provi-
sion of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not
more than one year, or both.
Section 16. Estimate of Expenditures. — All boards,
officers and committees of the town shall annually, at the
request of the town manager, submit to him in writing a
detailed estimate of the appropriations required for the
efficient and proper conduct of their respective departments
and offices during the next fiscal year. On or before the
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 559. 517
twentieth of December of each year, the town manager shall
submit to each member of the finance committee and of
the board of selectmen, a copy of his annual budget, which
shall contain a careful, detailed estimate of the probable
expenditures of the town for the ensuing fiscal year, in-
cluding a statement of the amounts required to meet the
interest and maturing bonds and notes or other indebted-
ness of the town, and showing specifically the amount
necessary to be provided for each ofiice, department and
activity, together with a statement of the expenditures for
the same purposes in the two preceding years and an estimate
of expenditures for the current year. He shall also submit
a statement showing all revenues received by the town in
the two preceding 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 also report to said
committee and to the selectmen the probable amount re-
quired to be raised by taxation to defray all of the proposed
expenditures of the town, together with an estimate of the
tax rate necessary therefor.
Section 17. By-Laws, Rules, etc. — All laws, by-laws,
votes, rules and regulations in force in the town of Shrews-
bury on the effective date of this act, or any portion thereof,
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, votes, rules and regula-
tions, so far as they refer to the town of Shrewsbury, are
hereby repealed and annulled, but such repeal shall not
revive any pre-existing enactment.
Section 18. Contracts. — No contract existing and no
action at law or suit in equity, or other proceeding pending
at the time this act is accepted, or at the time of revocation
of such acceptance, shall be affected by such acceptance or
revocation.
Section 19. Submission of Act and Time of Taking
Effect. — This act shall be submitted for acceptance to the
qualified voters of the town of Shrewsburj'- at the first
annual town election after passage of this act, or at a special
town election called for the purpose not less than ninety
days before the date of said annual election. The vote
shall be taken by ballot in accordance with the provisions of
the General Laws, so far as the same shall be applicable, in
answer to the following question which shall be placed upon
the ballot to be used at said election: — "Shall an act
passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred
and fifty-three, entitled 'An Act establishing a selectmen-
town manager form of government for the town of Shrews-
bury' be accepted by the town?" If a majority of the
voters voting on this question vote in the affirmative, said
act shall take effect immediately for the purpose of the
next following annual town election, and for all things
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relating thereto, and shall take full effect beginning with
said following election. It shall be the duty of all town
officials having to do with elections and holding office at
the time of acceptance to do, in compliance with law, all
things necessary for the nomination and election of officers
first to be elected under this act.
If this act is rejected when first submitted it shall be
again submitted at the next following state election in the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-four and if accepted shall
take eifect as hereinbefore provided.
If this act is rejected for the second time it shall be again
submitted at the annual town election in the year nineteen
hundred and fifty-six and if accepted shall take effect as
hereinbefore provided. If this act is again rejected when so
submitted for the third time, it shall thereupon become void.
Section 20. Revocation of Acceptance. — At any time
after the expiration of three years from the date of accept-
ance of this act, and not less than ninety days before the
date of an annual meeting, a petition signed by not less
than ten 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. No such petition shall be valid unless notice thereof
shall be published by the selectmen for at least two con-
secutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in
the town, the last publication to be at least thirty days
prior to said annual meeting. The selectmen shall there-
upon direct the town clerk to cause the said question to be
printed on the official ballot to be used at the next annual
election in the following form: — "Shall the acceptance by
the town of Shrewsbury of an act passed by the General
Court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled
'An act establishing the selectmen-town manager form of
government for the town of Shrewsbury' be revoked?" If
such revocation is favored by a majority of the voters
voting thereon, this act shall cease to be operative on and
after the annual meeting next following such vote. All
general laws respecting town administration and town
oflScers, and any special laws relative to said town, the
operation of which has been suspended or superseded by
acceptance of this act, shall be revived by such revocation
and shall continue to be in full force and effect. By-laws,
votes, rules and regulations in force when such revocation
takes effect, so far as they are consistent with the general
laws respecting town administration and town officers and
with special laws relating to said town shall not be affected
thereby, but any other by-laws, votes, rules and regulations
inconsistent with such general or special laws shall be an-
nulled. If such revocation is not favored by a majority of
the voters voting thereon, no further petition therefor shall
be filed under this section oftener than once in every three
years thereafter. Approved June 29, 195S.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 560, 561. 519
An Act relative to the base period and the reporting Chap. 560
OF wages paid therein by an employer under the
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 151A of the General gj J- {Jf^-
Laws is hereby amended by striking out subsection (a) , as § i. etc.,
amended by section 1 of chapter 763 of the acts of 1951, '""''°*^^^-
and inserting in place thereof the following subsection : —
(a) "Base period", the first four of the five most recently "Base period",
completed quarters immediately preceding the first day of a '^ ""^ •
claimant's benefit year.
Section 2. Section 38 of said chapter 151A, as amended Ed^iJiA'
by section 15 of said chapter 763, is hereby further amended § 38,' etc., '
by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following para- ^™®"'^'^'^-
graph : —
For the purpose of this section, the director shall notify Reporting of
so many of the claimant's base period employers to report prid"byln^^^
wages paid such individual during the base period as he re'ulXd
finds necessary to make a proper determination on said
claim. Each such employer shall thereupon promptly report
to the director, in such form and manner as the director pre-
scribes, such information as may be necessary to determine
a claimant's benefit rights under this chapter. If an em-
ployer fails to respond to the director's notice under this
section within seven days after such notice was mailed to
him, the director shall promptly determine the matter based
on the available information. If an employer fails to re-
spond to the director's notice under this subsection without
good cause the employer shall have no standing to contest
such determination, and any benefits paid pursuant to such
a determination shall remain charged to the employer's ac-
count; provided, that the director shall impose a penalty of
five dollars against the employer for each such failure with-
out good cause. For the purpose of processing claims under
this section, and for the purpose of subsection (6) of section
forty-four, the director shall not require any wage reports
other than those provided for by this section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect on January first, f^^e"*'^*'
nineteen hundred and fifty-four. Approved June 29, 1953.
An Act authorizing the school building assistance C hap. 5Q1
COMMISSION TO APPROVE A GRANT TO THE CITY OF NEW
BEDFORD AS PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT TO SAID CITY FOR
THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONS TO THE NEW
BEDFORD VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Any provision of chapter six hundred and forty-five of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-eight to the contrary not-
withstanding, the school building assistance commission es-
tabhshed by section one of said chapter is hereby authorized,
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 562.
upon formal application, as provided in section seven of said
chapter, by the city of New Bedford to approve reimburse-
ment to said city for the cost of certain additions to the
New Bedford vocational high school in accordance with the
provisions of said chapter. Approved June 29, 1953.
Chap.5Q2 An Act relative to the payment for care of cancer
PATIENTS IN PONDVILLE HOSPITAL OR CANCER DIVISION OF
WESTFIELD STATE SANATORIUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out sections 69B, 69C and 69D and inserting in
place thereof the following three sections : — Section 69B.
Notice of admission of such patient shall be given 'udthin
thirty days by the department to the board of public welfare
of the town whence he is admitted. The department shall
ascertain whether or not each such patient has a legal settle-
ment in any town in the commonwealth. If he has such a
settlement, the department shall also send written notice
of his admission to the board of public welfare of such town
within ninety days, or if he is a veteran or dependent of a
veteran, to the veterans' aid department of such town and
said department shall be liable for the expense of care. In
no case shall either department be liable for expense for
more than three months prior to notice.
Section 69C. The charges for the support of the patients
at said hospital or division shall be at a rate determined
from time to time by the department and shall be payable
at least quarterly. The commissioner may accept security
satisfactory to him for the pajTnent of such charges for any
period of time. Such charges for those not having known
settlements in the commonwealth shall be borne by it, and
may afterwards be recovered by the state treasurer from
the patients, if they are able to pay, or from any person or
kindred bound by law to maintain them or from their place
of settlement if subsequently ascertained. Recovery of such
charges for any such patient having a knowTi settlement in
the commonwealth may be had, at the election of the de-
partment, either from the person or persons bound to pay
them or from the town where such patient had his settle-
ment, unless security to the satisfaction of the commissioner
is given for his support. Any suit to recover such charges
shall be brought by the state treasurer. The attorney gen-
eral and district attorneys shall upon request bring action
to recover said charges in the name of the state treasurer.
A town which pays the charges or any other sum for the
support of a patient at the hospital or division shall have
like rights and remedies to recover the amount thereof, with
interest and costs, from the town of his settlement or from
such person of sufficient ability, or from any person bound
by law to maintain him, as if such charges had been incurred
in the ordinary support of such patient. In any case where
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 563. 521
the department elects to recover the charges, as established
by this section, for the support of a patient, from the town
of settlement, such town shall be liable to pay such sum,
not exceeding the cost to the commonwealth, as may be
determined by the department. Sums paid as aforesaid by
the commonwealth or by any town shall not be deemed to
have been paid as state aid or public relief, and no person
shall be deemed to be in receipt of pubhc relief because of
his inability to pay for his support in said hospital or divi-
sion, but while receiving such support he shall not acquire
or lose, or be in the process of acquiring or losing, a settle-
ment. In all proceedings under this section, the sworn writ-
ten statement of a person that he is the superintendent of
said hospital or of Westfield state sanatorium, as the case
may be, or that he keeps or has custody of records relating
to inmates thereof, and that a certain person has been a
duly admitted patient therein during a certain period at a
certain charge, and that said charge has not been paid in
whole or in part, and the sworn written statement of the
commissioner or of a member of the department that notice
of admission of a certain person was given upon a certain
date to the board of pubhc welfare of the place of settlement
of said person, if known or subsequently ascertained, or
veterans' aid that the charges for support of such person
were determined pursuant to the provisions of this section,
and that no satisfactory security was given for his support,
shall be prima facie evidence of the said facts.
Section 69D. In an action for the recovery of charges Accrual of
against a patient or person or kindred the cause of action ^0^0^°^
shall be deemed to have accrued upon the last day of the
period of which such charges are made. In an action by
any town for recovery of payment made by it under section
sixty-nine C the cause of action shall be deemed to have
accrued on the date of such payment.
Approved June 29, 1953.
An Act requiring that persons engaged in the business ChoT) 'ifi^
OF GIVING instruction FOR HIRE IN DRIVING MOTOR P^DO
VEHICLES SHALL BE LICENSED THEREFOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 32F, inserted by section 1 of chapter f soVadded
209 of the acts of 1934, the following section: — Section 32G. Licens'e'to
No person shall engage in the business, hereinafter called dm!in*g school
driver school, of giving instruction for hire in driving motor required.
vehicles without being licensed for such purpose by the reg-
istrar. Apphcation for a license under this section may be
filed with the registrar and shall contain such information
as he shall prescribe. Every such application shall be ac- Fee.
companied by an application fee of ten dollars, which shall
in no event be refunded. If an application is approved by
the registrar, the applicant upon the payment of an addi-
522
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 563.
Location of
certain
driver schools,
restricted.
Powers and
duties of
registrar.
tional fee of fifteen dollars shall be granted a license, which
shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of its
issuance. The annual fee for renewal thereof shall be fifteen
dollars. The registrar shall issue a hcense certificate to each
licensee, which certificate shall be conspicuously displayed
in the place of business of the licensee. In case of the loss,
mutilation or destruction of a license certificate, the regis-
trar shall issue a duplicate certificate upon proper proof
thereof and payment of a fee of one dollar and fifty cents.
No hcense shall be issued or renewed for conducting a
driver school in a city having a population of fifty thousand
or more, if the place of business of such school or branch
thereof is within fifteen hundred feet of a building owned,
leased or used by the registry of motor vehicles for the exam-
ination of applicants for operators' licenses or for the issu-
ance of operators' hcenses to the pubhc, but the registrar
may waive this provision. The said distance of fifteen hun-
dred feet shall be measured along the pubhc streets by the
nearest route from such place of business, or branch thereof,
to such building.
The registrar may deny the application of any person for
a hcense, if, in his discretion, he determines that —
(a) Such applicant has made a material false statement
or concealed a material fact in connection with his applica-
tion.
(6) Such applicant, any officer, director, stockholder or
partner, or any other person directly or indirectly interested
in the business was the former holder, or was an officer,
director, stockholder or partner, in a corporation or partner-
ship which was the former holder of a driver school license
which was revoked or suspended by the registrar.
(c) Such applicant or any officer, director, stockholder,
partner, employee, or any other person directly or indirectly
interested in the business, has been convicted of a felony, or
of any crime involving violence, dishonesty, deceit, inde-
cency, degeneracy or moral turpitude.
(d) Such applicant has failed to furnish satisfactory evi-
dence of good character, reputation and fitness.
(e) Such apphcant is not the true owner of the driver
school.
The registrar may suspend or revoke a license or refuse to
issue a renewal thereof for any of the following causes : —
(a) the conviction of the licensee or any partner, officer,
agent or employee of such licensee, of a felony, or of any
crime involving violence, dishonesty, deceit, indecency, de-
generacy or moral turpitude; (6) where the licensee has
made a material false statement or concealed a material fact
in connection with his application for the license or a renewal
thereof; (c) where the licensee has failed to comply with
any of the provisions of this section or any of the rules and
regulations of the registrar made pursuant thereto ; (d) where
the licensee or any partner, officer, agent or employee of such
Ucensee has been guilty of fraud or fraudulent practices in
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 563. 523
relation to the business conducted under the license, or
guilty of inducing another to resort to fraud or fraudulent
practices in relation to securing for himself or another a li-
cense to drive a motor vehicle. The term "fraudulent prac-
tices" as used in this section shall include, but shall not be
hmited to, any conduct or representation on the part of the
licensee, or any partner, officer, agent or employee of a li-
censee, tending to induce another or to give the impression
that a license to operate a motor vehicle, or any other U-
cense, registration or service granted by the registrar may
be obtained by any means other than those prescribed by
law, or furnishing or obtaining the same by illegal or im-
proper means, or requesting, accepting, exacting or collecting
money for such purpose.
Notwithstanding the renewal of a license, the registrar
may revoke or suspend such license for causes and viola-
tions, as prescribed by this section, occurring during the two
Ucense periods immediately preceding the renewal of such
license.
Except where a refusal to issue a hcense or renewal, or Hearing,
revocation or suspension, is based solely on a court convic- °°*'"'®' ®*°'
tion or convictions, a licensee or applicant shall have an op-
portunity to be heard, such hearing to be held at such time
and place as the registrar shall prescribe.
A Ucensee or applicant entitled to a hearing shall be given
due notice thereof. The sending of a notice of a hearing by
mail to the last known address of a hcensee or applicant ten
days prior to the date of the hearing shall be deemed due
notice.
The registrar shall prescribe such reasonable rules and
regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the pro-
visions of this section.
Every licensee shall keep such records as the registrar Records to
may by regulation require. The records of the hcensee shall re'q^^ed*^
be open to the inspection of the registrar or his representa-
tives at all times during reasonable business hours.
No person shall be employed by a Hcensee as a driving in-
structor, nor shall any person give instructions for hire in
the operation of motor vehicles unless such person is the
holder of an operator's license and an instructor's certificate
issued by the registrar. Such certificate shall be issued only
to persons of good reputation and moral character.
The registrar may suspend or revoke an instructor's cer-
tificate for any of the following causes: — (D expiration,
suspension or revocation of the operator's license of such in-
structor; (2) such instructor has failed to comply with the
rules and regulations prescribed by the registrar; (3) con-
viction of such instructor of a felony or any crime involving
violence, dishonesty, deceit, indecency, degeneracy or moral
turpitude; and (4) such instructor has been guilty of fraud
or fraudulent practices. An instructor whose certificate has
been suspended or revoked shall be entitled to a hearing
upon his written request therefor.
524
Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 564, 565.
scmslnluribie ^^ liccnsee shall knowingly employ, in connection with a
for hire by driver school in any capacity whatsoever, any person who
licensees. j^^^ 1^^^^^ convictcd of a felony, or of any crime involving
violence, dishonesty, deceit, indecency, degeneracy or moral
turpitude. Approved June 29, 1953.
Chap.5Q4: An Act establishing the salary of the second assistant
REGISTER OF PROBATE IN SUFFOLK COUNTY AND IN MIDDLE-
SEX COUNTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Ed.L2i7,'' Section 35B of chapter 217 of the General Laws, as
§ 353, etc., amended by section 2 of chapter 713 of the acts of 1951, is
hereby further amended by striking out the captions "Suf-
folk" and "Middlesex" and the schedules under said cap-
tions and inserting in place thereof the following : —
Suffolk.
Salaries. Y[rst assistant register $7,000
Second assistant register ....... 6,500
Third assistant register ....... 6,000
Fourth assistant register ....... 5,000
Fifth assistant register ....... 4,500
Middlesex.
First assistant register $7,000
Second assistant register ....... 6,500
Third assistant register ....... 6,000
Fourth assistant register ....... 5,000
Fifth assistant register 4,500
Approved June 29, 1953.
Chap.565 An Act authorizing the city of Springfield to install
CERTAIN TRAFFIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR THE PROTECTION
OF PEDESTRIANS AND CHILDREN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Springfield is hereby authorized
to install hghted "w^alk" and "don't walk" signs at those
street intersections and crossings where regular traffic lights
are in operation, said lighted "walk" and "don't walk" signs
to be used in addition to and in conjunction with the regular
traffic lights now in operation.
Section 2. The city of Springfield is hereby authorized
to install lighted motorist warning signs at such street en-
trances or approaches to areas commonly used by any group
of children as a play area, as may be approved by the de-
partment of public works under the provisions of section
two of chapter eighty-five of the General Laws, said Hghted
signs to be sufficiently large to warn motorists to drive cau-
tiously and at slow rate of speed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the mayor and city council of said city.
Approved June 29, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 566, 567. 525
An Act relative to the membership and the method of QJiav 566
ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN IN THE CITY OF
HOLYOKE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of aldermen in the city of Holyoke
shall be composed of eleven members, one from each ward
and four from the city at large. At the biennial municipal
election to be held in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-
five and at every biennial municipal election thereafter, the
voters of the city at large shall elect four aldermen at large
and the voters of each ward shall elect one alderman who
shall be a resident therein. The aldermen so elected shall
hold office for terms of two years beginning with the first
Monday in January following their election and until their
successors shall be elected and qualified. The aldermen
elected in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three shall
continue to hold office until the qualifications of their suc-
cessors elected in accordance with this section.
Section 2. So much of chapter four hundred and thirty-
eight of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six
and acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, as
is inconsistent with this act, is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the qualified voters of the city of Holyoke at the biennial
municipal election to be held 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
passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred
and fifty-three, providing for an eleven member board of
aldermen, of whom four shall be elected by and from the
qualified voters of the city, and one by and from the quali-
fied voters of each ward, be accepted?" If a majority of
the votes cast on said question is in the affirmative, this act
shall take effect forthwith for all purposes relating to the
biennial municipal election to be held in said city in the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-five, and shall take full
effect beginning with said election but not otherwise.
Approved June 29, 195S.
An Act relative to the salary of certain justices of C hap. 5Q7
THE SUPERIOR COURT, AND CERTAIN JUDGES OF THE LAND
COURT.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
four of chapter seven hundred and forty-two of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-one, any justice of the superior
court or any judge or associate judge of the land court who
was appointed to said office between the first day of Septem-
ber, nineteen hundred and fifty-one and the thirty-first day
of December, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, both dates
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 568.
inclusive, shall receive such salary as is provided by section
twenty-seven of chapter two hundred and twelve and sec-
tion fourteen of chapter one hundred and eighty-five of the
General Laws, respectively.
Section 2. This act shall take effect as of January first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Approved June 29, 1953.
Chap. 568 An Act providing for the abatement of taxes on
PROPERTY affected BY THE DISASTER OF JUNE NINTH.
Emergency Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to make available immediately
the tax abatements provided thereon on property affected
by the disaster of June ninth, therefore it is hereby declared
to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Assessors SECTION 1. The board of assessors in each city or town
for^qiiitabie affectcd by the tornado which occurred on June ninth in
adjustment. ^j^g currcut year may, on apphcation for abatement in re-
spect to the tax on real estate filed in compliance with the
provisions of section fifty-nine of chapter fifty-nine of the
General Laws, grant an abatement in such amount as in the
opinion of the assessors provides an equitable adjustment of
taxes on property wholly or partially destroyed by said tor-
nado; provided, that such abatement shall not exceed that
portion of the tax which relates to the assessment on build-
ings destroyed on said real estate; or the assessors may re-
quest the commissioner of corporations and taxation under
the provisions of section eight of chapter fifty-eight of the
General Laws to give authority to abate in whole or in part
the tax on property wholly or partially so destroyed, which
tax may be or has been levied against those who were the
owners of record of property on January first, nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-three, or subsequent owners who have as-
sumed a part of the tax, as in their opinion provides an
equitable adjustment.
Section 2. In the event the board of assessors grants
abatements under the authority of section one of this act in
respect to applications for abatement filed under the provi-
sions of section fifty-nine of chapter fifty-nine of the General
Laws or are authorized to make abatements of the taxes
levied in accordance with the provisions of section eight of
chapter fifty-eight of the General Laws, the commonwealth
shall, with the approval of the commissioner of corporations
and taxation, reimburse the municipalities for the abate-
ments provided in this act from funds appropriated therefor.
Approved June SO, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 569, 570. 527
An Act authorizing the city of pittsfield to convey (Jfidj) 559
BALANCE ROCK PARK, IN THE TOWN OF LANESBOROUGH,
TO THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Section 1. The city of Pittsfield, by its maj'-or, may give
and convey, to the Commonwealth of jMassachusetts, with-
out consideration, free and clear from any obhgation to use
the same for park purposes, the tract of land in the town of
Lanesborough, acquired by said city by deed of the trustees
of the Balance Rock Trust, dated November sixteenth, nine-
teen hundred and sixteen, and recorded in the Berkshire
Northern District Registry of Deeds in book three hundred
and seventeen, page six hundred and thirty-eight, the con-
veyance to be subject to the conditions and stipulations set
forth in said deed, and subject to chapter one hundred and
forty-two of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-five,
which conditions and stipulations shall be assumed by the
commonwealth.
Section 2. The state department of conservation is
hereby authorized to receive and accept such gift and con-
veyance and to hold, use and manage said land for any use
or purpose permitted under section two of chapter one hun-
dred and thirty- two of the General Laws.
Section 3. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by vote of the city council of said city, and upon
its approval by the mayor, but not otherwise.
Approved June 30, 1933.
An Act relative to the establishment of the massa- Qhn^ 57Q
CHUSETTS HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMITTEE AND TO PROVIDE ^'
A PLAN FOR THE INSURING OF RISKS REQUIRING INSURANCE
FOR THE OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^^^^^f^^
to defeat its purpose, which is to make the provisions con- ^^"^^
tained therein effective immediately, therefore it is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the pubUc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The General Laws are hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
inserting after chapter 90 the following new chapter: — dfaptel-ToA.
added.
Chapter 90 A.
The Highway Safety Act.
Section 1. There shall be in the executive department a Estabiish-
committee to be known as the Massachusetts Highway ^J^J^^^J^/jj „^
Safety Committee, hereinafter referred to as the committee. Highway"*^
The committee shall consist of the registrar of motor ve- mittee.^"""
hides as permanent chairman, the attorney-general, the
commissioner of insurance, the commissioner of public
528
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 570.
Assignment
of personnel.
Expenditures.
Duties of
committee.
works, the commissioner of public safety, the commissioner
of education, the chairman of the youth service board, the
chairman of the metropoUtan district commission, the com-
missioner of mental health, and three members to be ap-
pointed by the governor, one of whom shall be a representa-
tive of a safety organization. The governor shall be honorary
chairman of the committee. The members appointed by
the governor shall serve for a term of three years. The
members of the committee shall receive no compensation
for service on the committee. The committee shall have
no power or authority except as specifically provided by
law.
Section 2. The registrar of motor vehicles shall make
available from his office such personnel as shall be necessary
to carry out the functions of the committee. The committee
shall be provided with suitable offices and equipment.
Section 3. The conmiittee may, subject to appropriation,
expend such sums as may be necessary in carrying out its
duties, including reasonable travel and expense of its mem-
bers.
Section Jf.. It shall be the duty of the committee to hold
meetings at least once during each calendar month, at such
places as it may determine; to study the problem of safety
in connection with the operation of motor vehicles; to con-
sult and co-operate with all departments of state govern-
ment in regard to highway safety ; to promote and encourage
uniform and effective programs of safety on highways and
to assist in the co-ordination of such programs among state
departments, local governmental agencies, other govern-
mental agencies, and private organizations; to interchange
information among the several departments of the state
government for more effective highway safety conditions;
to co-operate with officials of the United States government
and -with local governments toward the achievement of
greater highway safety; to encourage highway safety ed-
ucation in the commonwealth; to encourage and assist in
the creation of, and the programs of, local highway safety
committees; and to make recommendations to the legisla-
ture with respect to the problem of highway safety. The
committee shall estabhsh a highway safety advisory council
to participate with the committee in effecting, so far as and
in such manner as the committee shall determine, its func-
tions and responsibiUties. Such council shall be composed
of such organizations and individuals as the committee may,
from time to time, designate.
Point system
for operation
of motor
vehicles,
established.
MERIT RATING.
Section 5. The registrar of motor vehicles shall, with the
advice of the committee, fix and estabhsh and thereafter ad-
minister a point system for the evaluation of the operating
record of owners of registered motor vehicles and other per-
sons to whom a hcense to operate motor vehicles has been
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 570. 529
granted under section eight of chapter ninety and for the
determination of the continuing quaUfication of such per-
sons for the rights and privileges granted by such motor
vehicle registration or by such license to operate motor
vehicles. Said system shall have as its basic element a
graduated scale of points assigning relative values in ac-
cordance with the seriousness thereof to each of the matters
relating to the operating record of such registrants and li-
censees which by law are required to be reported to the
registrar or the reporting of which is provided for by law.
Words used in this chapter which are defined in section one
of chapter ninety shall have the same meaning as therein
given, unless such construction is inconsistent with the mani-
fest intent of this chapter.
Section 6. The registrar shall, with the advice of the Schedule
committee, establish a schedule of the penalties to be im- uonT°^''
posed as a consequence of the accumulation of points charged p'^°'^\*.'^^' ,
against the operating records of said registrants and of said "***
licensees, which schedule shall include, in such manner as
he shall determine, warnings to such registrants and li-
censees, conferences with such registrants and licensees, and
suspensions and revocations of motor vehicle registrations
or operators' Ucenses. The registrar, with Hke advice, may
from time to time make changes in said schedule of penalties.
Nothing herein contained shall limit the authority of the
registrar under chapter ninety to impose any penalty greater
than those provided for in said schedule of penalties. The
committee shall give appropriate publicity to the point
system estabhshed under section five and the schedule of
penalties estabhshed under this section.
Section 7. On and after the date fixed by the committee charging of
as the effective date of the point system and of the schedule operatinl'''"^*
of penalties, the registrar, upon the receipt of any report records by
required by law to be made to him or the reporting of which regoUiTed.
is provided for by law, shall charge the number of points
indicated in the scale of points for the subject of such report
against the operating record of the operator of the motor
vehicle to which such report relates. If the operator is not
the owner of the motor vehicle to which such report relates,
and the motor vehicle was operated with the express or im-
plied consent of the owner, the appropriate number of points
indicated in the scale of points shall also be charged against
the operating record of the owner of said motor vehicle, and
for this purpose the registrar shall maintain an operating
record for all owners of registered motor vehicles against
whom points have been charged. Points charged against
the operating record of a registrant or hcensee shall not be
admissible as evidence of negligence or for any other pur-
pose in any proceeding at law or in equity.
Section 8. The registrar shall give notice to each regis- Notice of
trant or licensee of any points charged against the operating pofnSr^ °^
record of such registrant or hcensee. Any person notified by required.
the registrar of any points charged against the operating
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 570.
Furnishing
of operating
point record
to insurance
companies,
required.
Transmittal,
custody.
record of such person may request a hearing before the
registrar, or his authorized representative, provided such re-
quest is made to the registrar within twenty-one days after
the postmark date of such notice or mthin such further time
as the registrar may deem to be equitable. Failure to request
such hearing within such time shall thereafter bar such per-
son from protesting the points so charged.
Section 9. Except as provided in section eight, any per-
son aggrieved by a ruling or decision of the registrar may
appeal from such ruling or decision in the manner provided
in section twenty-eight of chapter ninety.
Section 10. The registrar shall maintain for each person
to whom a hcense to operate motor vehicles is granted under
section eight of chapter ninety a record of the points, fixed
in accordance with this chapter, as are charged against the
operating record of such person, in such manner that such
points so charged because of such person's operation of a
motor vehicle can be distinguished from such points so
charged because of the operation by another of a motor
vehicle owned by such person. The registrar shall, in addi-
tion, maintain for each person who owns a registered motor
vehicle, but who has not been granted such a license to
operate motor vehicles a record of the points, fixed in accord-
ance with this chapter, as are charged against such person
because of the operation by another of a motor vehicle owned
by such person.
Section 11. Each license to operate motor vehicles issued
during the period of fifty-one months commencing on the
effective date of the point system shall have recorded thereon
by the registrar the number of points charged against the
operating record of the licensee during the period commenc-
ing on the effective date of the point system and ending
ninety days prior to the day preceding the effective date of
such license. Thereafter each such license issued shall have
recorded thereon by the registrar the number of points
charged against the operating record of the Hcensee during
the period of forty-eight months ending ninety days prior
to the day preceding the effective date of such license. In
making such record on such license, the number of points
charged against the operating record of the licensee because
of his operation of motor vehicles and because of the opera-
tion by others of a motor vehicle owned by him shall be
separately shown.
Section 12. The owner of a motor vehicle, upon request
of an insurance company issuing, renewing or continuing a
motor vehicle Hability pohcy or bond covering said motor
vehicle or to which application is made for such a policy or
bond shall furnish to such insurance company under the
penalties of perjury his operating point record as recorded
on his license to operate motor vehicles, and for this pur-
pose may be required to exhibit his license to a duly author-
ized representative of such insurance company.
Section 13. The registrar shall transmit to the commis-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 570. 531
sioner of insurance a notice of all points charged against every inspection of
registrant or licensee. The records required under this chap- pofnt rriords.
ter to be kept in the custody of the registrar shall not be regiiiated.
deemed to be public records. The commissioner of insur-
ance shall, in accordance with such rules and regulations as
he shall prescribe, make available to insurance companies
such information with respect to the operating records of all
registrants and licensees as shall be required for the proper
application of classifications of risks, premium charges and
premium surcharges to motor vehicle liability policies and
bonds, both as defined in section thirty-four A of chapter
ninety.
Section I4. Each motor vehicle Hability poUcy and bond, of^Primium
both as defined in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety, surcharges to
issued to become effective or having an anniversary date poifcy and
subsequent to the thirty-first day of December, nineteen ^"g^^j^^g^
hundred and fifty-five, which is not subject to the applica-
tion of any experience rating plan promulgated by the com-
missioner of insurance for the modification of the premium
rates fixed and established for such policies and bonds in ac-
cordance with section one hundred and thirteen B of chapter
one hundred and seventy-five, and which covers a motor
vehicle within the "private passenger" or "motorcycles,
skoot-mo-biles and other similar vehicles" classifications
as defined in the classifications of risks promulgated by the
commissioner of insurance in accordance with said section
one hundred and thirteen B, shall be subject to the applica-
tion of appropriate premium surcharges. Such premium
surcharges shall, in the case of an owner of a registered motor
vehicle to whom a license to operate motor vehicles has been
granted under section eight of chapter ninety, be based upon
the total number of points fixed in accordance with this
chapter, charged against the operating record of such owner
in accordance with the provisions of section seven, during
the period of forty-eight months ending on a date ninety
days prior to the expiration date of the last expired license
period prior to the effective or anniversary date of such
policy or bond, or that portion of such forty-eight month
period during which the point system established by the
registrar has been in effect. The points to be taken into
account for such licensee shall be the sum of the points
charged against such licensee because of his operation of a
motor vehicle and the points charged against such licensee
because of the operation by another of a motor vehicle owned
by such licensee accruing during the period prescribed in
accordance with the foregoing. Such premium surcharges
shall, in the case of an owner of a registered motor vehicle to
whom such a license to operate motor vehicles has not been
granted under section eight of chapter ninety, be based upon
the number of points charged against such owner in accord-
ance with the provisions of section seven, during the period
of forty-eight months ending on the thirty-first day of
August preceding the effective or anniversary date of the
532
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 570.
Surcharges
to liability
policies or
bonds, how
applied.
Surcharges to
be equal
throughout
the common-
wealth.
Promulgatioi
of rules and
regulations.
Refusal of
registration in
certain cases,
permitted.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 90, §
amended.
Reports of
certain
accidents,
required.
policy or bond, or that portion of such forty-eight month
period during which the point system estabUshed by the
registrar has been in effect.
Section 15. The commissioner of insurance shall, in fix-
ing and establishing classifications of risks and premium
charges as required by section one hundred and thirteen B
of chapter one hundred and seventy-five for motor vehicle
liability policies or bonds, written to become effective or
having anniversary dates after the tliirty-first day of De-
cember, nineteen hundred and fifty-five, give consideration
to the points charged in accordance with the provisions of
section seven against the operating records of the owners of
motor vehicles to whom hcenses to operate motor vehicles
have been granted under section eight of chapter ninety and
to the records of points charged in accordance with the pro-
visions of section seven against the owners of motor ve-
hicles to whom licenses to operate motor vehicles have not
been granted under section eight, and shall fix and establish
a schedule of premium surcharges or penalties to be applied
to premium charges, as otherwdse determined, for such
policies and bonds, such schedule to be graduated according
to the point accumulation records of the owners of the motor
veliicles covered under such pohcies or bonds. Said sched-
ule of surcharges shall provide for an equal surcharge in
money throughout the commonwealth in accordance with
the points charged irrespective of zones and shall not be
based upon a percentage of the premiums. The commis-
sioner of insurance in fixing and estabhshing premium
charges in accordance with said section one hundred and
thirteen B shall give consideration to the additional pre-
miums developed by the application of such premium sur-
charges or penalties in each zone.
Section 16. The registrar and the commissioner of insur-
ance shall each have authority to prepare and promulgate
such rules and regulations as shall be necessary to carry out
the provisions and purposes of this chapter.
Section 17. The registrar may refuse to register or may
suspend the registration of any motor vehicle in the name of
any person, if he has reasonable grounds to beheve that
such motor vehicle has been transferred for the primary
purpose of securing a lower premium surcharge or avoiding
the imposition of a premium surcharge or that such regis-
tration will have the effect of defeating any of the purposes
of this chapter.
Section 2. Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 26, as appearing in the
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lo^ving section : — Section 26. Every person operating a
motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in an ac-
cident in which any person is killed or injured therein, or
in which there is damage in excess of one hundred dollars
to any one vehicle or other property, shall forth^vith report
in writing to the registrar on a form approved by him. The
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 570. 533
registrar may revoke or suspend the license of any person
violating this section.
Section 3. The first sentence of section 27 of said chap- g. l. (Xer.
ter 90, as most recently amended by section 2 of chapter 115 ^tt! 'amended.
of the acts of 1949, is hereby further amended by striking
out the words "provision of this chapter relating to motor
vehicles" and inserting in place thereof the words : — stat-
ute, by-law, ordinance or regulation relating to the opera-
tion or control of motor vehicles, other than violations of
section twenty A.
Section 4. Said chapter 90 is hereby amended by in- g. l. (Ter.
serting after section 29 the following section: — Section 29 A. f 29A°added.
It shall be the duty of any police officer or any person ap- Notice to
pointed by the registrar under section twenty-nine who ob- ^"tor*"^® "^
serves any violation of 2a\y statute, by-law, ordinance or vehicle
regulation relating to the operation or control of motor ^gwlk^lZ.
vehicles other than violations of section twenty A to give
notice forthmth to the offender that such violation shall
be reported to the registrar. Such notice, the form of which
shall be approved by the registrar, shall be made in tripli-
cate and shall contain the name and address of the offender
and, if served with notice in hand at the time of such vi-
olation, the number of his license, if any, to operate motor
vehicles, the registration number of the motor vehicle in-
volved, the time and place of the violation, and the specific
offense charged. The police officer, or other person ob-
serving such violation, shall sign such notice and if pos-
sible deliver a copy of said notice to the offender at the time
and place of the violation. Whenever it is not possible to
deliver a copy of said notice to the offender at the time and
place of the violation, one copy shall be mailed within a
reasonable time after said violation to the address of the
registrant of the motor vehicle involved. At or before the
completion of each tour of duty, the police officer, or such
person observing said violation, shall give to his department
the copies of each notice of such violation. One copy, signed
by the officer and endorsed bj'' the head of the department
or by a person authorized by the head of the department,
shall immediately be dehvered or mailed to the registrar.
Section 5. Chapter 175 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 113G, inserted by chap- ne'li'^'§Yf3H,
ter 406 of the acts of 1939, the following section: — Section added.
113H. Insurance companies undertaking to issue motor ve- Apportionment
hide liability policies or bonds, both as defined in section ance com-
thirty-four A of chapter ninety, shall co-operate in the prep- cerTaTn°^
aration and submission of a plan for the fair and equitable applicants for
, . . ; ,. maurance,
apportionment among such insurance companies of appli- required.
cants for insurance who are in good faith entitled to and are
unable to procure through ordinary methods motor vehicle
liability insurance. Such plan shall provide for the issu-
ance of motor vehicle liability poficies insuring, with respect
to bodily injury liability on the ways of the commonwealth
and, at the option of the insured, the combination of bodily
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 570.
injury liability off the ways of the commonwealth and li-
ability for guest occupants on and off the ways of the com-
monwealth, to a limit of at least five thousand dollars on
account of injury to or death of any one person, and, sub-
ject to such limit as respects injury to or death of one person,
of at least ten thousand dollars on account of any one ac-
cident resulting in injury to or death of more than one
person and, at the option of the insured, property damage
liability to a hmit of five thousand dollars on account of
injury to or destruction of property of others in any one
accident; provided, however, that such coverages shall be
subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said
poHcies relating to cancellation and to all provisions of the
General Laws relating to cancellation. Before becoming
effective any such plan shall be filed with the commissioner
of insurance. Such a plan shall provide reasonable rules
governing the fair and equitable distribution of risks or
losses by direct insurance, reinsurance or otherwise.
The commissioner of insurance shall as soon as reasonably
possible, review such plan to determine whether it meets
the standards set forth herein. A filing of such plan, unless
sooner approved in writing shall be deemed to meet the
requirements of this section if it is not disapproved by the
commissioner of insurance within thirty days from the date
of filing. Prior to the disapproval of any such plan the
commissioner of insurance shall issue a notice specifying in
what respects the plan does not meet the requirements of
this section and fixing a date for a public hearing at which
insurance companies and any other party having a direct
interest shall have an opportunity to be heard. Amend-
ments to such plan shall be prepared, submitted and re-
viewed in the same manner as herein provided with respect
to the original plan.
If no such plan is submitted to the insurance commis-
sioner within ninety days from the effective date of this
act he shall, if necessary to carry out the purpose of this
section after hearing, prepare and promulgate a plan meeting
the standards set forth herein. When such plan or amend-
ments thereto have been approved or promulgated, no
insurer shall thereafter issue a motor vehicle liability policy
or bond, unless such insurer shall participate in such an
approved or promulgated plan. Any appHcant for such
insurance and any insurer affected may appeal to the com-
missioner of insurance from any ruling or decision with
reference to the operation of such plan.
If the commissioner of insurance finds that any practice
of any insurer in connection with the submission or operation
of such plan is unfair or unreasonable or otherwise incon-
sistent with the provisions of this section, he may issue a
written order specifying in what respects such activity or
practice is unfair or unreasonable or otherwise inconsistent
with the provisions of this section, and requiring the dis-
continuance of such activity or practice.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 571. 535
Any ruling, order or decision of the commissioner of j^PPafction.
insurance under authority of this section shall be subject to etc.
review by appeal to the supreme judicial court for the
county of Suffolk at the instance of any party in interest
which shall be on the basis of the record of the proceeding
before the commissioner of insurance. It shall have jurisdic-
tion to modify, amend, annul, review or affirm such action,
order, finding or decision, shall review all questions of fact
and of law involved therein, and may make any other ap-
propriate order or decree. The court shall determine
whether the filing of the appeal shall operate as a stay of
any such order or decision of the commissioner of insurance.
Approved June SO, 1953.
An Act relative to the appointment of guardians and Chav.571
conservators for certain applicants for public
assistance.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 118A of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 1 1 the following section : — new '§71,^'
Section 12. In the event that an apphcant for assistance or *'^'i«d.
recipient of assistance under this chapter is, because of oF^°^^^^^^^
physical or mental incapacity, unable to make an application and conserva-
tor assistance, or properly to manage his affairs while in re- certain'^ persons,
ceipt of assistance, application may be made by and assist- regulated.
ance may be rendered to his guardian or conservator. When
no relative or other interested person is available to qualify
as guardian or conservator, the board of pubhc welfare may
petition for temporary guardianship or temporary conserva-
torship.
Section 2. Chapter 118D of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 20 the following section: new^'§^2f,°'
— Section 21. In the event that an applicant for assistance ^^^^ed.
or recipient of assistance under this chapter is, because of ^'^™'' subject.
physical or mental incapacity, unable to make an applica-
tion for assistance, or properly to manage his affairs while
in receipt of assistance, application may be made by and
assistance may be rendered to his guardian or conservator.
When no relative or other interested person is available to
qualify as guardian or conservator, the board of public wel-
fare may petition for temporary guardianship or temporary
conservatorship.
Section 3. Section 21 of chapter 201 of the General gj^-^Jf-
Laws, as amended by section 3 of chapter 728 of the acts of § 21.' etc..'
1945, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word ^™«"<^^'^-
"friend", in line 2, the words: — or upon the petition of the
board of public welfare, — so as to read as follows: — Sec- Appointment
tion 21. Upon the petition of a person of advanced age or conseTator.^
mental weakness or of a friend or upon the petition of the
board of pubhc welfare, or upon the petition or with the
written assent of a person who by reason of physical in-
536 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 572.
capacity is unable to properly care for his property, the pro-
bate court may, if it finds that the welfare of the person of
advanced age, mental weakness or physical incapacity re-
quires the immediate appointment of a temporary conserva-
tor of his property, appoint such temporary conservator,
with or without notice, and may in like manner remove or dis-
charge him or terminate the trust. Such temporary con-
servator shall, until otherwise ordered, or until his removal
or the appointment of a permanent conservator or guardian,
have the same powers and duties as a permanent conservator.
He shall be subject to all laws relative to permanent conserva-
tors so far as appHcable. Approved June SO, 1963.
Chap. 572 An Act placing under the state-boston retirement
SYSTEM CERTAIN PERSONS DESIGNATED BY THE JUDGES OF
PROBATE IN SUFFOLK COUNTY TO SERVE WARRANTS FOR
THE ARREST AND COMMITMENT OF INSANE AND OTHER
PERSONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Whenever it shall be declared in a writing
signed by the judges of probate in Suffolk county and filed
with the Boston retirement board that a named private per-
son has been so regularly designated under section seventy-
one of chapter one hundred and twenty-three of the General
Laws to serve warrants and other processes issued pursuant
to said section that he has come to be known as a commit-
ment officer, the office of such person shall be deemed to be
a position subject to the provisions of sections one to twenty-
eight, inclusive, of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws;
and for the purposes of said sections one to twenty-eight,
inclusive, such person shall be deemed to be an employee of
said county and, if otherwise ehgible for membership, a
member of the state-Boston retirement system ; and for said
purposes, his regular compensation shall be deemed to be so
much of the amount paid to him by said county or by the
city of Boston for said county as the Boston retirement
board shall from time to time determine is retained by him
for his own services.
Section 2. If within three months after this act takes
effect it shall be declared under section one of this act that
Robert J. Culbert, who from April eleventh, nineteen hun-
dred and thirty-five, to October twenty-fifth, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-four, was a court officer in the probate court
of Suffolk county and a member of the Boston retirement
system and who continuously since said October twenty-
fifth, nineteen hundred and forty-four, has been designated
under section seventy-one of chapter one hundred and
twenty-three of the General Laws by judges of probate in
Suffolk county to serve warrants and other processes issued
by such judges pursuant to said section has come to be
known as a commitment officer, said Robert J. Culbert shall
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 573. 537
by force of this act become a member of the state-Boston
retirement system and may, within three years after this
act takes effect, pay into the annuity savings fund of said
system in one sum, or in instalments upon such terms and
conditions as the Boston retirement board may prescribe,
together with regular interest thereon, make-up payments
in a sum equal to the amount which on the effective date of
this act would be standing to his credit in said annuity
savings fund if he had not been deemed to have ceased on
October twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and forty-four, to
be an employee within the meaning of the Boston retirement
act, and had joined the state-Boston retirement system on
January first, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, and during
the period between October twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred
and forty-four, and the effective date of this act deductions
had been made, before said January first, under the Boston
retirement sj^stem, and after said January first, under the
state-Boston retirement system, from so much of the amount
paid him during said period by said county or by the city
of Boston for said county as the Boston retirement board
shall determine he retained for his own services. Upon the
completion of such make-up payments, said Robert J. Cul-
bert shall be entitled to credit for all services rendered by
him prior to the effective date of this act either as an em-
ployee within the meaning of the Boston retirement act or
as a designee under said section seventy-one of chapter one
hundred and twenty-three of the General Laws. In the
event any retirement allowance becomes effective for said
Robert J. Culbert before the completion of such make-up
payments, he shall, in addition to credit for his actual mem-
bership service, be entitled to credit for that proportion of
the services rendered by him as aforesaid which the total
amount of his make-up payments actually made, together
with regular interest thereon to the date his retirement
allowance becomes effective, bears to the total amount of
what his make-up payments, together with regular interest
thereon to such latter date, would have been had he made
payment thereof in one sum on such latter date.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
during the current year by vote of the city council of the
city of Boston, with the approval of its mayor, but not
otherwise. Approved June SO, 1953.
An Act in addition to the general appropriation act (Jfidp 573
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 ac-
tivities and projects, the sums set forth in section two, for
the particular purposes and subject to the conditions stated
538
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 573.
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 fifty-four, the sums so appropriated
to be in addition to any amounts at present available for
the purposes.
Section 2.
APPROPRIATIONS MADE FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
Service of the Executive Department.
Item
0406-01
Civil Defense Agency.
For the service of the civil defense agency, as
authorized by chapter six hundred and
thirty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty and chapter five hundred and
twenty-two of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty-one as further amended by chap-
ter four hundred and ninety-one of the
acts of the current year ....
Special :
0406-03 For the expenses of a blood typing program,
to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose .
$203,000 00
$10,000 00
Commission on Recodification of the General Laws.
0407-01 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 nineteen hun-
dred and forty-eight as amended, and by
chapter thirty-eight of the resolves of nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three, and for the
payment, the provisions of any earlier law
to the contrary notwithstanding, of the
unpaid amounts due any of the commis-
sioners for services, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose $70,000 00
0407-02 For the cost of preparing copies of the com-
missioners' report of a rearrangement and
revision of the General Laws and of copies
of a consolidation of the present text
thereof, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose 12,000 00
Service of the Military Division.
Militia:
0421-05 Item 0421-05 of section two of chapter four
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by adding
after the word "instruction" the follow-
ing: — for the year nineteen hundred and
fifty-four and the previous year
$9,000 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 573.
539
Boards and Commissions serving under Governor and Council.
Rent Control Agency.
Item
0473-01
For the administration of a program of rent
control, as authorized by chapter four
hundred and thirty-four of the acts of the
current year ......
S50,000 00
Service of the Department of Commerce.
1551-01 For the service of the department, including
not more than twenty-seven permanent
positions, to be in addition to amounts ap-
propriated in items 0456-01 and 1617-01
of section two of chapter four hundred and
eighty-nine of the acts of the current year;
provided, that the permanent positions and
amounts so appropriated shall be trans-
ferred and made available for the purposes
of this item ......
$240,678 00
Service of the Department of Public Welfare.
1901-03 Item 1901-03 of section two of chapter four
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by striking
out the wording and inserting in place
thereof the following : —
1901-03 For administration of the program
of old age assistance provided by chapter
one hundred and eighteen A of the General
Laws, as amended, and for the office of the
commissioner and expenses of the depart-
ment of public welfare, including not more
than five hundred and forty-seven perma-
nent positions; provided, that the incum-
bent of the position of executive assistant
to the commissioner, on the effective date
of this act, shall have permanent civil serv-
ice status under chapter thirty-one of the
General Laws, subject to passing a quali-
fying examination to be given by the divi-
sion of civil service; and, further provided,
that, notwithstanding any other provision
of law to the contrary, the incumbent ap-
pointed on requisition number 31380 shall
be deemed to have been permanently ap-
pointed on May eighteenth, nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-three; and, further provided,
that the comptroller shall transfer to the
General Fund the sum of six hundred and
seventy-three thousand five hundred and
fourteen dollars from the Old Age .Assist-
ance Fund; and, further provided, that
any revenue resulting from the adminis-
tration of old age assistance shall be cred-
ited to the Old Age Assistance Fund
Division of Child Guardianship.
1906-04 For the care and maintenance of children
under the jurisdiction of the division of
child guardianship, to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose ......
$50,000 00
$351,340 00
540 Acts, 1953. —Chap. 573.
Service of the Veterans' Bonus Commission.
Item
3511-01 For personal services and other expenses of
the commission in connection with the
payment of the veterans' bonus so-called,
as authorized by chapter four hundred and
forty of the acts of the current year; pro-
vided, that requisitions for persons to be
employed under the provisions of this
item shall be issued under the provisions
of chapter thirty for periods not to exceed
six months and may from time to time be
renewed for like periods .... $175,000 00
APPROPRIATIONS PAYABLE FROM THE METROPOLITAN DIS-
TRICT COMMISSION FUNDS.
The following appropriations are to he assessed
upon the several districts in accordance with
the methods fixed by law, unless otherwise
provided, and to he expe^ided under the direc-
tion of the Metropolitan District Commission:
Metropolitan Parks, General.
8601-27 For certain payments for the use of facilities
of the museum of science . . . $50,000 00
Section 2A. For the purpose of making available for
expenditure in the fiscal year nineteen hundred and fifty-
four certain balances of appropriations which otherwise
would revert on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-
three, the unexpended balances of the items shown below
are hereby reappropriated :
0110-20
8602-25
8602-68
0110-44
8602-28
8602-74
0110-52
8602-29
8602-78
2812-01
8602-36
8602-79
2931-11
8602-41
8602-96
3304-57
8602-45
8602-19
8602-63
Section 3. Wherever, in section two of this act, it is
provided that transfers shall be made from a fund, ac-
count or receipts, of a specific sum, a percentage of pay-
ments, or a sum equivalent to payments, such transfers of
a specific sum shall be made upon the effective date of this
act, and all others shall be made quarterly unless othermse
provided; except, that at the close of a fiscal year, the
amount equivalent to payments in a continuing account
shall be construed to mean the amount of such appropriation.
Section 4. No moneys appropriated under this act
shall be expended for reimbursement for the expenses of
meals for persons while traveling within or without the
commonwealth at the expense thereof, unless such reim-
bursement is in accordance with rules and rates which are
hereby authorized to be established from time to time by
the commission on administration and finance.
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 573. 541
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 seven cents a mile.
No payment shall be made or obligation incurred for the
garaging of any passenger vehicle owned by the common-
wealth and operated by an employee thereof as transporta-
tion from his place or places of employment to the vicinity
of his residence.
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 position, or for pay-
ments on account of reallocations of permanent positions, or
for payments on account of any change of salary range or
compensation of any permanent position, notwithstanding
any special or general act to the contrary; provided, that no
vacancy occurring in any permanent position included in
said schedules of permanent positions, excepting in the
services of the legislature or the judiciary, or of institutions
under the jurisdiction of the departments of mental health,
correction, public welfare and public health, and the youth
service board, the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea and the Soldiers'
Home in Holyoke, and excepting positions which are subject
to appointment by the governor, with or without the consent
of the council, may be filled in any manner without approval
by the commission on administration and finance.
Section 7. In addition to the payment of regular
salaries, sums appropriated for personal services in the
fiscal year nineteen hundred and fifty-four shall be available
for the payment of such other forms of compensation as
may be due under existing statutes, or under the provi-
sions 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 appropria-
tion if such expenditures are otherwise in accordance with
law. All income, including federal subventions and grants,
received by the commonwealth from or on account of
veterans in payment for veterans' services, shall be credited
to the veterans' services fund.
542 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 574, 575.
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
fifty-four to incur liabihties and incidental expenses for the
purchase 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 heretofore
provided for the purpose, and the comptroller may certify
for payment such incidental expenses and liabihties so
incurred to an amount not exceeding three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, in addition to any amount heretofore
provided for the purpose.
Section 9A. No agency of the commonwealth receiving
an appropriation under section two of this act shall make
any expenditure for any bulletin regularlj'- printed, mimeo-
graphed or prepared in any other way, whether for outside
or interdepartmental circulation unless publication of such
bulletin shall have been approved by the state purchasing
agent.
Section 10. This act shall take effect on July first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Approved June SO, 1953.
Chap. 57 4 An Act authorizing the waltham firemen's relief
ASSOCIATION to HOLD ADDITIONAL REAL AND PERSONAL
ESTATE.
Emergency Wkcreas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
pream e. defeat its purpose, which is to increase forthwith the amount
of real and personal property authorized to be held by the
Waltham Firemen's Relief Association, 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 of chapter 81 of the acts of 1887, as most recently
amended by section 1 of chapter 673 of the acts of 1912, is
hereby further amended by striking out, in the next to the
last line, the word "fifteen" and inserting in place thereof
the word: — fifty. Approved July 1, 1953.
Chap. 57 5 An Act relative to appeals from decisions, orders or
RULINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
RELATIVE TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS OF SAID DE-
PARTMENT.
^rTambf*'^ TT/iereas, The deferred operation of tnis act would tend
pream e. ^^ defeat its purposc, which is to make its provisions effec-
tive forthwith, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public convenience.
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 575. 543
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 25 of the General Laws is hereby EdVisTo
amended by striking out section 5, as appearing in the Ter- amended.
centenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing section : — Section 5. When so requested by any party ^pp^^^u^
interested, the commission shall rule upon any question of o/Tomm'^-^
substantive law properly arising in the course of any pro- ®'°°' 'es"'**^'^-
ceeding before the commission or any member or members
thereof, and any party interested aggrieved by such ruling
may object thereto, and may secure a review as hereinafter
provided. Any failure or refusal of the commission to rule
upon such question at or prior to the entry of a final order
or decision shall be taken and recorded as a ruhng adverse
to the party requesting the ruling. An appeal as to matters
of law from any final decision, order or ruling of the com-
mission may be taken to the supreme judicial court by an
aggrieved party in interest by the filing of a written peti-
tion praying that the order of the commission be modified or
set aside in whole or in part.
Such petition for appeal shall be filed with the secretary
of the commission within twenty days after the date of the
decision, order or ruling of the commission, or within such
further time as the commission may allow upon request filed
prior to the expiration of the twenty days after said decision,
order or ruling. Within ten days after such petition has been jurisdiction.
filed, the appealing party shall enter the appeal in the su-
preme judicial court sitting in Suffolk county by filing a copy
thereof with the clerk of said court, and shall file therewith a
certificate that he is of the opinion that there is such probable
ground for the appeal as to make it a fit subject for judicial
inquiry and that it is not intended for delay; and double
costs may be assessed by the court upon any such party
whose petition shall appear to the court not to be a fit sub-
ject for judicial inquiry or shall appear to be intended for
delay.
The record on appeal shall then be certified to the supreme
judicial court by the secretary of the commission, and shall
include the petition of the appellant or other original papers,
and the decision, order or ruling of the commission; and if
and to the extent that either the commission or the appellant
so requests, it shall include the exhibits and documents intro-
duced in the proceeding before the commission, the official
report of the proceedings and the findings of fact of the com-
mission.
Each claim of appeal shall set forth separately and par-
ticularly each error of law asserted to have been made by the
commission. Upon the entry of the appeal it shall be heard
and determined by the court, which shall have jurisdiction
to affirm, modify or set aside such decision, order or ruling
of the commission in whole or in part, or remand the pro-
ceeding to the commission with instructions subject to re-
view by the full court upon appeal.
544 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 576.
Any order of the department shall be effective and may be
enforced according to its terms and enforcement thereof
shall not be suspended or stayed by the entry of an appeal
therefrom. The procedure before said court, except as other-
wise set forth herein, shall be that prescribed by its rules,
which shall state upon what terms the enforcement of the
order shall be stayed.
The burden of proof shall be upon the appeahng party to
show that the decision, order or ruling of the commission
appealed from is invalid.
Evidence. ^^ evideuce beyond that contained in the record shall be
introduced before the court, except that in cases where issues
of confiscation or of constitutional right are involved the
court may order such additional evidence as it deems neces-
sary for the determination of such issues to be taken before
the commission and to be adduced at the hearing in such
manner and upon such terms and conditions as to the court
may seem proper. Whenever the court shall order addi-
tional evidence to be taken, the commission shall promptly
hear and report such evidence to the court so that the proof
may be brought as nearly as reasonably possible down to
the date of its report thereof to the court. The commission
may, after hearing such evidence, modify its findings as to
facts and its original decision or orders by reason of the addi-
tional evidence so taken, and it shall file with the court such
amended decision or orders and such modified or new findings.
If the commission shall modify or amend its original de-
cision or orders, the appealing party or any other party
aggrieved by such modified or amended decision or order
may file with the court, within such time as the court may
allow, a specification of any errors of law claimed to have
been made by the commission in such modified decision or
orders, which specification of errors shall thereupon be con-
sidered by the court in addition to the errors of law asserted
in the claim of appeal.
Any proceeding in any court in the commonwealth directly
affecting an order of the commission, or to which it is a party,
shall have preference over all other civil proceedings pend-
ing in such court, except election cases.
The supreme judicial court shall also have jurisdiction
upon application of the commission to enforce all orders of
the commission.
Effective SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on September first
of the current year and shall not apply to any final decision,
order or ruling made prior to said effective date.
Approved July 1, 1953.
Chap. 57 Q An Act authorizing cities and towns to form public
BEACH districts.
Emergency Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
"* * to defeat its purpose, which is to provide immediately ade-
quate public beach faciUties in cities and towns, therefore it
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 576. 545
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 40 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 12, under the caption §|^i2B-' "^"^
PUBLIC BEACH DISTRICTS, the six following sections : — Sec- i2Gradded.
tion 12B. Two or more contiguous cities or towns may, in Formation of
a city by vote of the city council thereof, and in a town by drstrlctsTy^
vote of the town at an annual meeting, form a district for cities and
the purpose of acquiring, whether by gift or otherwise, de- authorized.
vel oping, maintaining and operating, within their territorial
limits, beaches for public and recreational uses, and may
pay over to the district treasurer, as provided in section
twelve E, appropriations made for such purpose. Each of
such districts shall be under the control of a commission
which shall be appointed by, and the number and the terms
of office of the members of which shall be determined by,
a joint committee composed of the mayor and president of
the city council, in each of such cities, and the chairman of
the selectmen in each of such towns. In cities having both
a city council and board of aldermen the president of the
board of aldermen shall also be a member of such committee.
The director of accounts in the department of corpora-
tions and taxation shall cause an audit to be made annually
of the accounts of all districts organized under the authority
of this section, and for such purpose he and his duly ac-
credited agents shall have access to all necessary papers,
books and records. 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 estabUshed by the general court for
state and county taxes, and submit the amounts of each ap-
portionment to the state treasurer, who shall issue his war-
rant requiring the assessors of the cities and towns which
comprise the district to assess a tax to the amount so ap-
portioned, and such amount shall be collected and paid to
the state treasurer as provided bj'- section twenty of chapter
fifty-nine.
Section 12C. Said commission shall construct, equip and ^tc^^gf""*'""'
maintain at beaches under its control pubhc bathhouses facilities,
with dressing rooms, lockers and toilet facihties, as well as ^"t^o"^*"'-
parking facihties, and other recreational facihties, may make
reasonable rules and regulations for the care, maintenance,
protection, policing and equal pubUc use of said beaches,
bathhouses, parking areas, and other recreational facilities,
and may make reasonable charges for all facilities installed.
At least one attested copy of such rules and regulations shall J^^iatloM
be posted at such beaches and any violation thereof shall be
punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars for each Penalty.
offence.
Section 12D. A city or town which is a member of a Limit of
beach district may incur indebtedness within the limit of pr^cribid^^^'
546
Assessments.
Treasurer,
surety bond,
etc.
Employees.
Lease of
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 40,
§ 5, etc..
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 40,
new § 11 A,
added.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 577.
indebtedness prescribed in section ten of chapter forty-four
for the purpose of acquiring beaches and paying an assess-
ment for the construction of a bathhouse and appurtenances,
including parking areas and other recreational faciUties, in
a beach district, and each district is authorized to make such
assessments.
Section 12E. The treasurer of one of the municipahties
comprising such district, designated by the commission, shall
be treasurer of the district and shall give to the district a
bond, with a surety company authorized to transact bus-
iness in the commonwealth as surety, for the faithful per-
formance of his duties as treasurer of the district in such
sum and upon such conditions as the commissioner of cor-
porations and taxation may require. The district treasurer
shall disburse the money received under the provisions of
section twelve B upon warrants.
Section 12F. Persons employed at such beaches shall be
employees of the cities and towns in the district where they
reside and not employees of the district, and shall retain all
their retirement and civil service rights.
Section 12G. Said commission may at any time in its
discretion lease or let out upon such terms and conditions
as it sees fit, concessions or grants to operate any bath-
house, parking area or any recreational facility to any per-
sons or corporations, such concessions or grants, however,
to be leased or let out after pubhc hearing and then to the
highest responsible bidder therefor.
Section 2. Section 5 of said chapter 40 is hereby amended
by inserting after clause (44), inserted by chapter 239 of
the acts of 1952, the following clause: —
(45) For the purpose of erecting and maintaining public
bathhouses in a beach district as provided in sections twelve
B to twelve G, inclusive.
Section 3. Said chapter 40 is hereby further amended
by inserting after section 1 1 the following section : — Sec-
tion 11 A. For the purposes of clause (25 A) of section five,
any city may form a beach district, and the provisions of
sections twelve B to twelve G, inclusive, shall, so far as
pertinent, be applicable. Approved July 1, 1953.
Chap
.577 An Act authorizing the county commissioners of the
county of middlesex to prepare plans and specifi-
cations for alterations and additions to the su-
perior court building in the city of cambridge.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of providing adequate ac-
commodations and facilities in the superior court building
in the city of Cambridge, the county commissioners of
Middlesex county are hereby authorized and directed to
cause plans and specifications to be prepared for necessary
and desirable alterations and additions to said building.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 578, 579. 547
Section 2. For the purposes of this act, said county
commissioners may expend a sum not exceeding fifty thou-
sand dollars, and the county treasurer of said county, with
the approval of said county commissioners, may borrow on
the credit of the county a sum not exceeding fifty thousand
dollars therefor, payable at the expiration of two years from
date of issue.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act providing for the construction of a bridge QJiav 578
OVER the NEPONSET RIVER BETWEEN THE TOWN OF MILTON
AND THE CITY OF BOSTON, TO BE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED
AS THE ROY C. SMITH BRIDGE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The department of public works is hereby
authorized to construct a bridge without a draw over the
Neponset river on the so-called Southeast Expressway at a
location about one mile upstream from the Neponset bridge,
so called, between the town of Milton and the city of Boston
For such purposes said department shall expend such sums
as may be necessary from the sums available to it under
the provisions of chapter five hundred and fifty-six of the
acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two. Said bridge shall
be known and designated as the Roy C. Smith Bridge, and
a suitable tablet or marker bearing said designation shall be
attached thereto by said department upon its completion.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act providing for the registration of motor C ha v. 579
VEHICLES OR TRAILERS OWNED BY A MINOR.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^^^^^^^""^
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide forthwith for the ^'^'"*™
registration of motor vehicles or trailers owned by a minor,
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:
Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by o. l. (Ter.
inserting after section 2 the following section: — Section 2 A. ^^^'f^'^^
An application for the registration of a motor vehicle or added.
trailer owned by a minor shall, if not made by the minor. Registration of
be made by his parent or legal guardian for registration in by minor°s?"*'
the name of the minor as owner. In addition to the per- p^^'dod.
tinent provisions of this chapter the application shall con-
tain a statement of the name, age, place of residence, and
address of such minor and also of the applicant.
Approved July /, 1953.
548 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 580, 581, 582.
Chap. 580 An Act requiring candidates for nomination by a
POLITICAL PARTY AT PRIMARY ELECTIONS FOR CERTAIN
OFFICES IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD TO BE CERTIFIED
AS ENROLLED MEMBERS OF SUCH PARTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There shall not be printed on the ballot at a
primary election in the city of Springfield the name of any
person as a candidate for nomination for mayor, for the
board of aldermen, the common council, or the school com-
mittee, unless he is certified by the board of election com-
missioners as an enrolled member of the political party
whose nomination he seeks.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 1, 1953.
Chap.bSl
An Act providing for the establishment of a state
agency for surplus property.
Emergency Whercas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
pream e. ^^ defeat its purpose. which is to make its provisions effec-
tive forthwith, 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:
Ed\' il^' Chapter 74 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
new '§55 and adding at the end, under the caption state agency for
added"' SURPLUS PROPERTY, the following section : — Section 55.
state agency There is hereby created and estabhshed in the division of
fo""^ surplus vocational education in the department of education a state
MtaWished. agencj^ for surplus property, authorized and empowered to
acquire, warehouse, allocate and distribute surplus govern-
ment property to tax-supported and to non-profit institu-
tions and others, eligible to acquire property in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the federal property and
administrative services act of nineteen hundred and forty-
nine, as amended, and all other acts authorizing the distribu-
tion of surplus government property, and in accordance with
the provisions of an approved state plan, and to execute
agreements as required by the federal government. Said
division shall employ and assign such supervisory and cleri-
cal persons as may be necessary to carry out the provisions
of this section. Approved July 1, 1958.
Chap. 582 An Act authorizing the transfer of certain land of
THE commonwealth UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO THE YOUTH SERVICE
BOARD.
Em^ency Whcreas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
pream e. defeat its purpose, which is to expedite the construction of a
reception detention center for the care and study of juvenile
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 582. 549
delinquents, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public safety.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter seven hundred and sixty-five of the
acts of nineteen hundred and fifty is hereby repealed.
Section 2. Subject to the approval of the governor and
council, the commissioner of mental health, in the name and
on behalf of the commonwealth, is hereby authorized and
directed to transfer to the control of the youth service board
a certain portion of land situated in the West Roxbury dis-
trict of the city of Boston and part of the total area bounded
by Morton street, American Legion Highway, Walk Hill
street and Canterbury street, and bounded and described as
follows : —
Beginning at a point in the northerly sideUne of the
American Legion Highway, said point being the point of
curvature of a corner curve, radius forty feet, to the easterly
sideline of Walk Hill Street; thence by said northerly side-
line of the American Legion Highway N 51°-03'-34" E
fifty-seven and 58/100 feet to the point of curvature of a
curve to the right, radius four thousand fifty feet; thence
again by said northerly sideline of the American Legion
Highway and by said curve to the right an arc distance of
one thousand one hundred and fifteen and 40/100 feet to
the point of tangency of said curve; thence again by said
northerly sideline N 66°-50'-21" E one hundred and nine
and 83/100 feet to the southerly corner of the parcel of land
to be herein described, and the point of beginning of this
description; thence N 48°-45'-09" W six hundred and five
and 95/100 feet to a point on the southeasterly sideline of
Canterbury Street; thence by said southeasterly sideline of
Canterbury Street N 4r-14-51" E seven hundred and
thirty-eight and 88/100 feet to a point; thence S 48°-45 -
09" E four hundred and sixty-nine and 46/100 feet to a
point; thence S 40°-40'-25" E four hundred and sixty-three
and 76/100 feet to a point in the northerly sideline of the
American Legion Highway; thence by said northerly side-
line of said highway S 66°-50'-2r' W seven hundred and
forty-six and 99/100 feet to the point of beginning, con-
taining 562,487 square feet of land, and being shown on a
plan made by the New England Survey Service Inc., dated
June 5, 1953, a copy of which is on file in the office of the
commissioner of mental health.
Section 3. In the event that said land is not used for
the construction of a reception and detention center for the
care and study of juvenile delinquents, then jurisdiction
over said land shall revert to the department of mental
health. Approved July 1, 195S.
550
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 583, 584.
Chap. 583 An Act relative to district departments of veterans'
SERVICES UNDER THE RETIREMENT LAWS.
p rTambiT^ Wheretts, The deferred operation of this act would tend to
defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effective
forthwith, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the
pubhc convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The paragraph defining "District" in sec-
tion 1 of chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in
section 1 of chapter 658 of the acts of 1945, is hereby amended
by inserting after the word "fire", in line 1, the words: —
, veterans' services, — so as to read as follows : —
"District", any water, sewer, light, fire, veterans' services
or other improvement district or public unit created within
one or more political subdivisions of the commonwealth for
the purpose of providing public services or conveniences.
Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision (4) of section
28 of said chapter 32, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
inserting after the word "applicable", in line 10, the words:
— , except that in a veterans' services district the vote only
of the district board shall be required to accept said pro-
visions.
Section 3. Any employee who becomes a member of a
retirement system by the acceptance by a veterans' services
district of paragraph (a) of subdivision (4) of section 28 of
chapter 32 of the General Laws, as amended by section two
of this act or any employee who is a member under the pro-
visions of chapter seven hundred and thirty-nine of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty shall be credited with prior
service in accordance with the provisions of sections one to
twenty-eight, inclusive, of chapter thirty-two of the General
Laws. Such prior service shall also be credited to the ac-
count of any such former member; provided, that there has
been no return or payment of the accumulated total deduc-
tions credited to his account. Approved July 1, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 32,
§ 1, etc.,
amended.
"District",
defined.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 32,
§ 28, etc.,
amended.
Rights of
certain em-
ployees in
retirement
system,
regulated.
Chap
.584 An Act authorizing the city of Worcester to use a
portion of the public common for the purpose of
establishing a public way between franklin and
front streets to join PORTLAND AND COMMERCIAL
STREETS IN SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. For the purpose of establishing a public way
from Frankhn street to Front street through the public
common, so as to join Portland and Commercial streets in
the city of Worcester, said city is hereby authorized to use
a portion of the public common, now under the jurisdiction
of its parks and recreation commission.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 585, 586. 551
Section 2. If this act is accepted by vote of the city-
council of the city of Worcester, it shall be submitted for
acceptance to the registered voters of the city of Worcester
at its municipal election in the year nineteen hundred and
fifty-three in the form of the following question which shall
be placed upon the official ballot to be used at said election:
— "Shall an act approved by the city council of the city of
Worcester in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three and
passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred
and fifty-three, entitled 'An act authorizing the city of
Worcester to use a portion of the public common for the
purpose of establishing a public way between Franklin and
Front streets to join Portland and Commercial streets in
said city', be accepted?" If a majority of the voters voting
thereon vote in the affirmative in answer to said question,
this act shall thereupon take full effect, but not otherwise.
Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act reviving women Italian club of boston. Chap. 585
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Women Italian Club of Boston, a corporation dissolved on
March twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and forty-one, by a
decree of the supreme judicial court for Suffolk county, is
hereby revived, with the same powers, duties and obliga-
tions as if said decree had not been entered.
Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act further regulating the practice in petitions Chav. 586
FOR certiorari AND MANDAMUS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 249 of the General Laws o. l. (Ter.
as amended by section 1 of chapter 374 of the acts of 1943, f^'^'J^^'
is hereby further amended by adding at the end the fol- amended.
lowing sentence : — The powers conferred by the foregoing petitions for
sentence shall apply also to a petition for a writ of mandamus and'man-
and to an amended petition for either a writ of certiorari or damns,
a writ of mandamus under section one C of chapter two """^"^^^ ■
hundred and thirteen, subject in case of appellate proceed-
ings, to the authority of the supreme judicial court to sus-
pend the operation of any judgment or decree and to amend
any order pending such appellate proceedings as is provided
in equity by section twenty-two of chapter two hundred
and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on September first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Approved July 1, 1953.
552 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 587, 588, 589, 590.
Chap. 587 An Act providing for the construction by the depart-
ment OF public works of a footbridge at cove street
in the city of revere.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The department of public works is hereby
authorized and directed to construct a footbridge over the
tracks of the IMetropoHtan Transit Authority at Cove street
in the city of Revere. Said department is hereby authorized
to expend such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Section 2. The city of Revere shall maintain and repair
the said bridge and shall provide police protection on or
about said bridge. Approved July 1, 1953.
C hap. 5SS An Act reviving the helicon, inc.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The Hehcon, Inc., a corporation dissolved on March
twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven by decree of
the supreme judicial court, is hereby revived with the same
powers, duties and obligations as if said decree had not been
entered. Approved July 1, 1953.
Chap.5S9 An Act authorizing the town of Holland to reim-
burse BERNARD C. DUPUIS, JR., FOR CERTAIN LEGAL EX-
PENSES INCURRED BY HIM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of discharging a moral obli-
gation the town of Holland may appropriate and pay to
Bernard C. Dupuis, Jr., the sum of five hundred and twenty-
eight dollars and sixty cents to reimburse him for legal ex-
penses incurred by him in obtaining a writ of mandamus
issued by a justice of the superior court and directing the
selectmen of the town of Holland to recognize him as chief
of the fire department.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the voters of the town of Holland at an annual town
meeting or a special town meeting called for the purpose,
but not otherwise. Approved July 1, 1953.
Chap. 590 An Act authorizing the sale or transfer by the youth
service board of certain PROPERTIES IN THE TOWN OF
WESTBOROUGH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Upon recommendation of the commission on administra-
tion and finance and with the approval of the governor and
council, the youth service board is hereby authorized to
dispose of, by sale, transfer or otherwise, certain properties,
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 591. 553
including land and buildings, under its jurisdiction in the
town of Westborough, which properties have been certified
by said board to be no longer necessary for its program.
Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act relative to the proposed state prison at wal- (Jhav 591
POLE AND NORFOLK AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER AND ^'
SENTENCING OF PRISONERS THERETO.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. ■
Section 1. Chapter 125 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out section 11, as amended by section 1 ftl^'ameAded^'
of chapter 437 of the acts of 1935, and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 11. The state state prison
prison at Walpole and Norfolk shall be the general peni- and^Nlfrfolk,
tentiary and prison of the commonwealth where all male established. '
persons convicted of crime in a court of the commonwealth
or in any court of the United States and sentenced by them
according to law to sohtary imprisonment and confinement
in the state prison at hard labor shall be securely confined
and employed at hard labor; but a person convicted and
sentenced before a court of the United States need not be
received in said prison unless the United States shall agree
with the commissioner to pay all expenses incurred by the
commonwealth in maintaining him therein. Said prison
shall also be used for the detention of persons who have been
sentenced to the punishment of death.
Section 2. When the buildings at Walpole and Norfolk Removal of
presently under construction for a state prison are ready for prisoners.
occupancy, the commissioner of correction shall so notify authorized.
the governor, and if such buildings are accepted by him he
shall issue his proclamation establishing the state prison in
said buildings and fixing the date at which it shall be es-
tablished. After the governor has fixed said date, he shall
issue his warrant directing the warden of the state prison to
remove from the state prison at Boston to the state prison
at Walpole and Norfolk all prisoners held in said prison at
Boston, and the warden shall remove said prisoners, as
directed in said warrant.
Section 3. At any time after the establishment of the same
state prison at Walpole and Norfolk in the manner provided subject.
in section two, any person lawfully confined under sentence
of imprisonment in the state prison at Boston or having been
released on parole and ordered to return to prison as pro-
vided for by section one hundred and forty-nine of chapter
one hundred and twenty-seven of the General Laws may be
removed to or returned to and confined in said prison at
Walpole and Norfolk according to the terms and conditions
of his sentence to said prison at Boston, or of any process
lawfully issued in pursuance thereof; but nothing herein
shall impair the validity of any sentence to said prison at
Boston, or abridge the authority of the warden thereof to
detain any person lawfully sentenced to imprisonment
554
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 592.
Remainder
of certain
sentences
to be served
at Walpole
and Norfolk.
Sentences to
state prison.
therein. Prisoners so removed shall be subject to the terms
of their original sentence and to the provisions of law gov-
erning parole.
Section 4. Every prisoner removed from the state prison
at Boston to the state prison at Walpole and Norfolk, as
aforesaid, shall serve in said state prison at Walpole and
Norfolk the remainder of the term of his sentence to the
state prison in the same manner as if he had been originally
committed to the state prison at Walpole and Norfolk. All
mittimuses, processes and other official papers by which a
prisoner is held shall be removed with him.
Section 5. From and after the date of the estabhshment
of the state prison at Walpole and Norfolk, as fixed by the
governor, under the provisions of section two of this act, all
sentences to the state prison shall be to the state prison at
Walpole and Norfolk. The warden of the state prison shall
have the custody, in the state prison at Boston, of all pris-
oners sentenced thereto, until their transfer to said state
prison at Walpole and Norfolk. WTien all of said prisoners
have been so transferred or removed the state prison at
Boston shall cease to be such.
Section 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
one until the state prison is established at Walpole and
Norfolk prisoners shall be sentenced to the state prison at
Boston, Approved July 1, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 67, new
§ 55, added.
Orthodox
churches,
incorporation
C/?ap. 592 An Act to provide for the incorporation of churches,
congregations, parishes, committees and other re-
ligious ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNED BY JURISDICTIONS,
archdioceses and DIOCESES OF ANY ORTHODOX PATRI-
ARCHATE, SYNOD OR NATIONAL CHURCH OF THE ORTHODOX
CHURCH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 67 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
adding at the end the follo^^dng section : — Section 55. This
section shall apply to all churches, congregations, parishes,
committees and other rehgious organizations governed by
jurisdictions, archdioceses and dioceses of any Orthodox
Patriarchate, Synod or national church of the Orthodox
Church (the One Holy CathoUc and Apostolic Church),
recognized by the apostoHc historic Orthodox Patriarchates
of Constantinople, Antioch, Moscow and Yugoslavia and in
general to all churches, congregations, parishes, committees
and other religious organizations founded or estabhshed
\^dth the intent and for the purpose of adhering to and
maintaining the apostolic and historic communion, doctrine,
discipline, canon law, tradition, worship and unity of the
Orthodox Church.
An unincorporated church, congregation, parish or any
other rehgious organization may apply to the appropriate
hierarch, archbishop, bishop or administrator for permission
to incorporate under this section. When such permission
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 593. 555
has been granted in writing, it shall be attached to the
certificate of incorporation.
The certificate of incorporation shall be in the form Certificate of
provided by the commissioner of corporations and taxation ii^corporation.
for religious corporations and must, in addition, recite
therein that the purpose and intent of the corporation is to
maintain, propagate, practice and forever perpetuate re-
Ugious worship, services, sacraments and teachings in full
accordance and unity with the doctrine, ritual, canon law,
faith, practice, discipline, traditions and usages of the
Orthodox Church and for the carrying out of the said
purpose and intent to maintain a religious organization
which will be adherent and obedient to the Orthodox ec-
clesiastical jurisdiction and authority and which shall
recognize and remain subject to the duly appointed and
canonical Orthodox hierarch, archbishop, bishop or ad-
ministrator appropriate for the Orthodox communicant
members comprising the same. Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act relative to consent to the adoption of children Qhav 593
IN CERTAIN CASES. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 210 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by insertmg after section 3 the following section: — f gi; Idded^"^
Section 8 A. The department of public welfare, or any consent to
charitable corporation organized under the general or special chiidriTin^
laws of the commonwealth for the purpose of engaging in certain cases,
the care of children and is principally so engaged, may '■^^"'^*^'^-
commence a proceeding, independent of a petition for
adoption, in the probate court of Suffolk county in the
case of the department, or of the county in which its office is
maintained in the case of an incorporated charitable agency,
to establish whether or not the consent of any person named
in the previous two sections shall be required to any subse-
quent petition for adoption of a child in the care or custody
of such department or incorporated charitable agency, no-
tice of such proceeding to be given to such person in such
form as shall be prescribed by the court. If the court finds
that such consent is not required, notice to such person
under the following section shall not be required on any
petition for adoption of such child subsequently sponsored
by the department or said incorporated charitable agency,
nor shall the consent of such person to such petition be
required.
Section 2. Said chapter 210 is hereby further amended Ecn'210.%4.
by striking out section 4, as appearing in the Tercentenary amended.'
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
tion:— Section 4- If the written consent required by sec- Notice,
tions two and three is not submitted to the court with
the petition, the court shall, except in cases where a pro-
ceeding under section three A has determined that such
consent and notice is not required, order notice by personal
556
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 594.
service upon the parties of an order of notice, in such form
as shall be prescribed under section thirty of chapter two
hundred and fifteen, or, if the parties are not found within
this commonwealth, by pubUcation of said order of notice
once in each of three successive weeks in such newspaper
as the court orders, the last pubhcation to be seven days at
least before the time appointed for the hearing, and the
court may require additional notice and consent. But if
such child is of unknown parentage and is a foundhng,
pubUcation as herein set forth shall not be required; but
notice of the petition shall be given to the department
of public welfare. Approved July 1, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 20, § 4,
etc., amended.
Division of
livestock
disease
control.
Chap.d94: An Act placing the division of livestock disease con-
trol UNDER the jurisdiction OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 20 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 4, as most recently amended
by chapter 447 of the acts of 1943, and inserting in place
thereof the following section : — Section 4- The commis-
sioner shall organize the department in divisions, including
a division of dairying and animal husbandry, a division of
plant pest control and fairs, a division of markets, a division
of livestock disease control, and such other divisions as he
may from time to time determine, and shall assign to said
divisions their functions. The work of each division shall
be in charge of a director. The director of the division of
hvestock disease control shall be known as the director of
hvestock disease control. The commissioner shall appoint
and may remove a director for each of the divisions. The
compensation of directors shall be fixed by the commis-
sioner, with the approval of the governor and council.
The commissioner may also appoint an inspector of apiaries
and such other inspectors, investigators, scientific experts,
clerks and other officers and assistants as the work of the
department may require and may assign them to divisions,
transfer and remove them.
Section 2. Said chapter 20 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 6, as inserted by section 2 of chapter
340 of the acts of 1934, and inserting in place thereof the
following section : — Section 6. The commissioner of agri-
culture may, with the advice of the director of livestock
disease control, appoint and remove such experts, clerical
and other assistants as the work of the division of hvestock
disease control may require. Approved July 1, 1953.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 20, § 6,
etc., amended.
of personnel,
regulated.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 595, 596. 557
An Act providing for recreational development of (JJi^j) 595
THE HOPKINTON STATE PARK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The department of conservation may establish on the
Hopkinton State Park any roads, parking areas, comfort
stations, shelters, beaches, bathhouses and other facilities
deemed necessary for recreational development of that
portion of said Hopkinton State Park situated on the
easterly and southerly side of Hopkinton reservoir between
Cordaville road and Rafferty road in the town of Hopkinton
and a point on Howe street, in the town of Ashland, near
land now under the control of the metropolitan district
commission. Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act relative to the licensing of certain public Cfiav 596
ENTERTAINMENT ON THE LORD'S DAY. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 136 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 4, as amended by chapter 575 of the ftlJ'ameAded.
acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the following
section : — Section 4. Except as provided in section one Licensing of
hundred and five of chapter one hundred and forty-nine, the entlrtaiSmint
mayor of a city or the selectmen of a town may, upon written on Lord's day,
apphcation describing the proposed entertainment, grant, '■''^"'^*^'^-
upon such terms or conditions as they may prescribe, a
Hcense to hold on the Lord's day a pubhc entertainment,
including musical entertainment provided by mechanical
or electrical means, in keeping with the character of the day
and not inconsistent with its due observance, whether or
not admission is to be obtained upon payment of money or
other valuable consideration ; provided, that no such license
shall be granted to have effect before one o'clock in the
afternoon, nor shall it have effect unless the proposed enter-
tainment shall have been approved in writing by the com-
missioner of pubhc safety as being in keeping with the
character of the day and not inconsistent with its due
observance. The apphcation for said hcense shall be ac-
companied by a fee of two dollars provided that if the
proposed entertainment described in the apphcation is
solely for the use of television, the use of radio, or musical
entertainment provided by mechanical or electrical means, an
annual license may be granted upon payment of a fee of
fifty dollars. Any such hcense may, after notice and a
hearing given by the mayor or selectmen issuing the same,
or by said commissioner, be suspended, revoked or annulled
by the officer or board giving the hearing.
Approved July 1, 196S.
558 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 597, 598.
Chap. 597 An Act authorizing the city of fitchburg to convey
A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND IN THE TOWN OF LUNENBURG
TO THE SIMONDS SAW AND STEEL COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The city of Fitchburg is hereby authorized to convey to
the Simonds Saw and Steel Company of Fitchburg a certain
tract of land located in the town of Lunenburg, between the
Fitchburg city line and Baker's pond, so called, and bounded
and described as follows : — Beginning at a stone bound on
the southwesterly boundary hne of the town of Lunenburg
thence N 58° 41' 50" E, by land of the Simonds Saw and
Steel Company, three hundred and ninety-two and eight one
hundredths feet to a stone bound; thence one hundred and
seventy-six and three one hundredths feet along the arc of
a curve to the right, the radius of which is 2695.2 feet, to a
stone bound; thence S 27° 09' 27" E three hundred and
thirty-one and sixty one hundredths feet; thence S 52° 31'
50" W, by land of the city of Fitchburg, three hundred and
seventy-four and fifty one hundredths feet to said boundary
line; thence N 40° 50' 10" W, along said boundary hne, five
hundred and twenty-nine and two one hundredths feet to
the point of beginning, and containing approximately 4.83
acres, as shown on Plan 9-C-8093, made by the engineering
division of the department of public works of the city of
Fitchburg, dated May 18, 1953. Said land being part of
the land previously conveyed to the city of Fitchburg by
said company for sewage disposal purposes and no longer
required for said purposes. Approved July 1, 1953.
Chav 598 An Act authorizing the city of Northampton to
ACQUIRE CERTAIN REAL ESTATE IN SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Northampton may acquire by
eminent domain under chapter seventj^-nine of the General
Laws or by purchase or otherwise, that certain tract or
parcel of land and all buildings thereon situated on the
northwest corner of the intersection of Hatfield and Locust
streets in said city, which land and buildings are presently
owned by the Northampton Electric Lighting Company.
Section 2. To provide the necessary funds for the ac-
quisition of said land and buildings the said city of North-
ampton may borrow such sums as may be necessary, not
exceeding, in the aggregate, one hundred and one thousand
dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor which shall
bear on their face the words, Northampton Pubhc Works
Building Loan, Act of 1953. Such loan shall be payable in
not more than twenty years from its date. Indebtedness
incurred under this act shall be outside the debt limit, but
shall, except as pro^dded herein, be subject to chapter forty-
four of the General Laws, exclusive of the hmitation con-
tained in the first paragraph of section seven thereof.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 599, 600. 559
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council of the city of Northampton, subject to
the provisions of its charter. Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act authorizing the commonwealth to enter into Chav.599
A compact with the state of CONNECTICUT FOR IN-
AUGURATING LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THE RETURN OF
SALMON AND OTHER MIGRATORY FISH TO THE CONNECTICUT
RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The administrative board of the division of fisheries and
game in the department of conservation is hereby authorized
to enter into a compact with the state board of fisheries and
game of the state of Connecticut for the purpose of inaugu-
rating suitable legislation and law enforcement to protect
the return of migratory fish, namely, Atlantic salmon to the
upper reaches of the Connecticut river.
Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act relative to the organization of regional C^aw.GOO
HEALTH DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter HI of the General Laws is hereby o. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 27A the two following §§'278^270^''
sections : — Section 27 B. Two or more municipalities may, added. '
in a city having a Plan E charter by the affirmative vote of organization
a majority of all members of the city council, in other cities Celfth districts,
by vote of the city council and approval of the mayor, and a"*^iio"zed.
by vote of a town at a regular annual town meeting, form
a regional health district which shall consist of a regional
board of health, a director of health and his staff. The re-
gional health district shall have all the powers and shall per-
form all the duties conferred upon, or exercised by, the
boards of health and health departments of the constituent
municipalities under any law or ordinance pertaining thereto,
except in so far as the regional health district may by ma-
jority vote delegate certain powers and duties to the con-
stituent municipalities.
The regional health district, hereinafter referred to as Director.
the district, shall be administered by a full-time director of
health, who shall be either (a) a physician, graduated from
an approved school of medicine and registered or eligible for
registration to practice medicine in the commonwealth, with
one year of full-time graduate public health academic train-
ing or two years of full-time experience, and not engaged in
private practice while serving as director of health; or (6) a
lay person with professional academic training equivalent
to a bachelor's degree and with five years of satisfactory full-
time experience in generahzed public health programs, or a
lay person with ten years of full-time satisfactory admin-
istrative experience and supervision of generahzed public
560
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 600.
Board,
membershi
Withdrawals
from districts,
regulated.
Apportion-
ment of costs,
regulated.
health programs. When a lay health officer is employed,
there shall be employed a registered physician to perform
such medical functions as are required.
The regional board of health, hereinafter referred to as the
board, shall be comprised of at least one representative from
each constituent municipaUty. Each constituent municipaUty
having a population greater than ten thousand shall have
one additional representative to the board for every popu-
lation unit of ten thousand or major fraction thereof beyond
the first ten thousand. In no instance shall there be more
than five representatives from a single municipality on a
board. Towns shall at a town meeting select, or change the
method of selecting, their representative or representatives
by any of the following methods: — (a) by appointment of
the board of health, (6) by appointment of the selectmen,
(c) by vote at the annual town meeting, or (d) by any other
method decided at the annual town meeting. In cities such
representatives shall be appointed by the mayor with the
approval of the city council, or in cities having Plan E
charters by the city manager, unless a definite mode of ap-
pointment is otherwise provided by the city charter. When
the district includes one or more entire counties, the county
commissioners of each entire county shall appoint an addi-
tional representative to the board. Each representative
shall serve for a period of three years, excepting that at its
initial organization the board shall decide the term of years
for the first representatives who shall be elected or appointed
to the board, so that thereafter approximately one third of
the representatives will be elected or appointed each year.
Said representatives shall serve without compensation, but
shall receive their necessary traveling expenses from the
board while in the performance of their official duties. Repre-
sentatives to the board may be re-elected or reappointed for
a maximum of two terms. The board shall meet annually
and at such other times as it shall determine by its rules or
when requested by the chairman of the board or the director
of health.
Any constituent municipality may, by vote passed prior
to July first in any year, withdraw from the district, such
withdrawal becoming effective January first following; pro-
vided, that the municipality shall have been a member of
the district for at least five years.
The board shall select a treasurer, who may be the treas-
urer of one of the constituent municipalities, to act as
treasurer for the district. For the faithful performance of
his duties, said treasurer shall give bond, with a surety
company authorized to transact business in the common-
wealth, in such sums and upon such conditions as the board
may require. Said board, annually in the month of De-
cember, shall (a) estimate the amount of money required to
pay the cost and expense of the district for the following
year, (6) fix and determine by a majority vote the propor-
tion of such costs and expenses to be paid by the individual
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 600. 561
municipalities thereof during such year, and (c) certify the
amount so determined for each municipality to the assessors
thereof, who shall include same in the tax levies of each year,
and each municipality shall appropriate such sum for the
district. In apportioning the costs, the board by a majority
vote may use any of the following formulae as a basis for
their apportionment : — (a) valuation according to the latest
state valuation, estabhshing the basis of apportionment of
state and county taxes, (6) population as determined by the
most recent estimate by the secretary of the conmaonwealth,
exclusive of universities and federal, state and county insti-
tutions, (c) a combined formula of valuation according to the
latest state valuation and population as determined by the
most recent estimate by the secretary of the commonwealth,
exclusive of universities and federal, state and county insti-
tutions, or (d) any other method decided by majority vote
of the board. Upon order of the board, the treasurer of each
constituent municipahty thereof shall from time to time,
subject to the provisions of section fifty-two of chapter forty-
one, pay to the treasurer of the district the amount certified
by the board as the municipahty 's share of the cost and ex-
penses of the district. The treasurer of the district shall dis-
burse the money so received upon warrant approved by the
director of health and signed by the chairman or vice-chair-
man of the board. The accounts of each district shall be
audited annually by the division of accounts of the depart-
ment of corporations and taxation, under the provisions of
sections thirty-five, forty and forty-one of chapter forty-
four.
The board shall appoint, and may reappoint, for a term Powers and
of five years, a director of health, hereinafter referred to as board."^
the director, as provided in this section. The board may
remove the director for cause after proper notice and a pub-
lic hearing. The director shall serve as secretary of the
board, but shall have no vote. He shall be the executive and
administrative head of the district, and may, with the ap-
proval of the board, designate one or more deputies and may
appoint and employ, with like approval, such assistants as
may be provided for in the budget. The director shall pre-
pare and present annually to the board a report and a bud-
get for its approval, together with such recommendations as
he may deem proper. The board shall make and promul-
gate reasonable rules and regulations, for which notice and
pubUc hearing shall be given in the same manner and ex-
tent as required by the provisions of sections thirty-seven
and thirty-seven A of chapter thirty. The board shall also
(a) take evidence in appeals, (b) consider plans and appoint-
ments required by law, (c) hold hearings, and (d) discharge
other duties required by law; but it shall have no admin-
istrative or executive functions. The board may delegate
the holding of hearings to the director or his deputies. The
board may elect an executive committee consisting of its
chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and such other members
562 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 600.
as its rules may determine. Said executive committee shall
have the authority to act for the board when the board is
not in session.
Personnel. All fuU-time iucumbeuts of any office or position brought
under the district at the time of its formation shall be trans-
ferred thereto without loss of civil service, retirement or
other rights. All positions and offices of the district, in-
cluding the director, but excluding representatives to the
board, shall be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-
two, and all such included offices and positions shall be
placed in the county retirement system of the county which
has the majority of the population of the area served by the
district at the time of its organization. Ninety days after
the organizational meeting of the board, all district posi-
tions and offices, except the director and the representatives
to the board, not under the provisions of chapter thirty-one
at the time of the formation of the regional board of health,
shall be placed mthin the civil service in the manner pro-
vided by chapter thirty-one and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and all positions and offices sub-
sequently estabhshed by the board shall be subject to the
provisions of said chapter thirty-one and the rules and
regulations thereof, unless the board by a majority vote
within ninety days after its organizational meeting votes
not to extend the provisions of said chapter to any or all of
such eligible positions and offices. At any time after such a
vote to exclude, however, the board by a majority vote may
bring within the provisions of chapter thirty-one, in the
manner set forth therein, any or all positions and offices, ex-
cept the director and the representatives to the board, which
were excluded but which are still subject to the jurisdiction
of the board. The wages and salaries of all offices and posi-
tions, including those subject to chapter thirty-one, shall be
determined by the board.
b"^^^o™^°* 'Seciio?! 27C. Each regional health district estabhshed
wealth!'""'' under the provisions of section twenty-seven B shall be en-
reguiated. titled to reimbursement from the commonwealth, to an
amount not exceeding in the aggregate fifty cents per in-
habitant of the constituent cities and towns, as determined
by the last state or federal census, for expenditures incurred
by it for initial capital outlays, including in such term the
acquisition, construction, improvement or renovation of any
buildings or premises for the use of the district and any
original furnishings and equipment therefor, but excluding
the costs of supplies, salaries and other expenses for the
ordinary maintenance and operation of such district. In
order to qualify for such reimbursement a regional board of
health shall, before incurring any expenses reimbursable
under this section, submit to the commissioner of pubhc
health an itemized statement of all proposed expenditures
for such purposes. The commissioner shall examine such
statement and shall notify said board to what extent, in his
opinion, the proposed expenditures are reasonably necessary
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 601, 602. 563
for the purposes of the regional health district and reim-
bursable hereunder, and the probable amount of reimburse-
ment therefor. Within three months after the date of final
payment for such capital outlays the said board shall sub-
mit to the commissioner a certified statement of its actual
expenditures for such purposes. The commissioner shall, if
he is satisfied that the expenditures so certified are reim-
bursable and not unreasonable or excessive, certify to the
comptroller and the treasurer shall forthwith pay to such
regional health district, from any amounts appropriated
therefor, the amount of such approved reimbursement.
Section 2. Chapter six hundred and sixty-two of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-nine is hereby repealed.
Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act further regulating the compensation of „
technical assistants in middlesex registry of deeds c/iap.601
in the southern district.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 185 of the General Laws is hereby amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section lOA, as most recently amended by f'lOA^Itc.,
section 3 of chapter 664 of the acts of 1948, and inserting amended.
in place thereof the following section: — Section 10 A. The Compensation
assistant recorder in any registry district may, with the assistants in
approval of the judge, appoint one or more technical as- registries of
sistants whose compensation shall be the same as that of
the first assistant register of deeds for said registry district,
except that the compensation of the technical assistant of
the Middlesex registry of deeds in the southern district
shall be the same as that of the technical assistant of the
Suffolk registry of deeds. Said assistants shall perform
such duties as the court may from time to time assign to
them. Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act to exempt the real estate of the ministry- (7Aa».602
AT-LARGE IN LOWELL FROM MUNICIPAL TAXES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The real estate owned by the Ministry-at-
Large in Lowell, incorporated July twenty-first, eighteen
hundred and seventy-nine, for the purpose of education,
charity, benevolence and religion, and located at number
150 Middlesex street in said Lowell, shall be exempt from
municipal taxes so long as it shall be solely occupied free
of all charges for such occupancy by other literary, benevo-
lent, charitable and scientific institutions or temperance
societies incorporated in the commonwealth for the purposes
for which such other institutions or societies are incorpo-
rated, including specifically the present occupants thereof:
the Greater Lowell Girl Scouts Council, Inc., and the Lowell
Visiting Nurse Association, both charitable corporations in-
corporated in the commonwealth.
564 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 603, 604.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by a majority vote of the city council of the city of
Lowell, and shall thereupon apply to any municipal taxes
currently owed or assessed; provided, that the terms and
conditions specified in section one existed at the time of
assessment of such taxes. Approved July 1, 1953.
Chap.GOS An Act to allow credit under certain contributory
RETIREMENT LAWS TO CLIFFORD V. KIGHTLINGER FOR
CERTAIN SERVICE RENDERED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
IN CO-OPERATION WITH MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL
EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Clifford V. Kighthnger, a professor at the University of
Massachusetts, and a member of the state retirement
system, shall be entitled to creditable service in said system
from ,hily first, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, to June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-two, inclusive, during
which time he was employed by the federal government at
the Massachusetts State College in co-operation with the
Massachusetts agricultural experimental station; provided,
that the said Clifford V. IvightUnger shall, within three
months after the effective date of this act, deposit in the
annuity savings fund of the state retirement system such
amount as the board of retirement of such system may
determine as being equal to that which he would have paid
into said fund had such period of service been creditable
service under the state retirement system, with regular
interest thereon. Approved July 1, 1953.
Chap. 604: An Act to establish in the department of agriculture
A MILK control COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
EdV2?"' Section 1. Chapter 20 of the General Laws is hereby
§§ 7-9, ' amended by striking out sections 7, 8 and 9 and inserting in
amended. place thereof the following three sections : — Section 7. In
^mm]srion,' addition to the divisions referred to in section four, there
estabUshed. s\iQ\\ be in the department a division of milk control, under
the control and supervision of a commission to be known as
the milk control commission, in this section and in sections
eight and nine called the commission. The commission shall
consist of three persons, one of whom shall be a milk pro-
ducer the major part of whose livelihood is derived from his
production and sale or delivery of milk in bulk to a milk
dealer, one of whom shall be engaged in the business of sale
and household delivery of milk, and one of whom shall rep-
resent the public. Such persons shall be appointed by the
governor, by and with the advice of the council. Of the
members first appointed hereunder, one shall be appointed
for a term of two years, one for a term of four years and one
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 604. 565
for a term of six years, and until the qualification of their
respective successors. The governor shall from time to time
designate one of said members as chairman. Upon the ex-
piration of the term of any member his successor shall be
appointed in like manner for a term of six years. Any mem-
ber of the commission may be removed by the governor, upon
due notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in
office, or unfitness for office. No member shall be efigible
for appointment to the commission who has been convicted
of any violation of the milk control law.
One vacancy in the membership of the commission shall
not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise
all the powers of the commission, and two members of the
commission shall at all times constitute a quorum. The
commission shall have an official seal which shall be judicially
noticed.
The chairman of the commission shall be a person quali- Chairman,
fied by training and experience for the duties of his office.
He shall receive an annual salary of two thousand five hun-
dred dollars and his actual expenses for travel between his
home and the office of the commission and for all other
necessary travel in the performance of his duties. The other
two members of the commission shall each receive as com-
pensation the sum of two thousand dollars per annum and
their actual expenses for travel between their homes and the
office of the commission and for all other necessary travel
incurred in the performance of their official duties.
Section 8. The commission, subject to the approval of Director,
the governor and council, shall appoint a director of the
division of milk control, whose title shall be director of milk
control, hereinafter referred to as the director. In addition
to any duties imposed on him by, or under the authority of,
any provision of sections seven to nine, inclusive, of this
chapter, or of chapter ninety-four A, the director shall, at
the request of the commission, attend any meeting of the
commission, but shall have no vote. Subject to appropria-
tion, the commission may appoint such other employees as
may be necessary in order to execute effectively the func-
tions by sections seven to nine, inclusive, and by chapter
ninety-four A, vested in the commission and the director,
respectively. The commission may expend for the necessary
traveling expenses of its members, director and employees,
incurred in the performance of their official duties, and for
salaries, services and other necessary expenses of the com-
mission, such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Section 9. The commission may from time to time adopt, R^'es and
alter or rescind orders, rules and regulations which it may '^*'^" **'°"*'
deem necessary or desirable, to carry out the purposes and
provisions of sections seven to nine, inclusive, and of chap-
ter ninety-four A.
Section 2. Section 1 of chapter 94A of the <^eneral gj^-^Jfj j
Laws, as appearing in section 2 of chapter 691 of the acts etc!, 'amended.'
of 1941, is hereby amended by striking out the paragraph
566
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 604.
" CommiBsion '
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 94A,
§§ 2-11.
12A-21, 24,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 94A,
§ 12, etc.,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 94A,
§ 22, etc..
amended.
Certain orders,
rules, etc., to
remain in
force.
Word "board'
to mean.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 6, § 42.
etc., amended.
MUk
regulation
board.
Employment
of certain
persons,
to continue.
Tenure, etc.
defining "Board", and by inserting after the paragraph de-
fining "Books and records" the following paragraph: —
"Commission", the milk control commission established
under section seven of chapter twenty.
Section 3. Sections 2 to 11, inclusive, sections 12A to
21, inclusive, and section 24 of said chapter 94 A are hereby
amended by striking out the word " board " wherever it
appears in each of said sections, and inserting in place
thereof, in each instance, the word : — commission.
Section 4. Section 12 of said chapter 94A, as amended
by chapter 756 of the acts of 1950, is hereby further amended
by striking out, in lines 17, 21, 24, 34, 36, 42, 44 and 45, the
word "board" and inserting in place thereof, in each in-
stance, the word: — commission.
Section 5. Section 22 of said chapter 94A, as amended
by chapter 164 of the acts of 1943, is hereby further amended
by striking out, in line 3 and in line 18, the word "board"
and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the word: —
commission.
Section 6. All orders, rules and regulations adopted and
licenses issued by the milk control board and in force im-
mediately prior to the effective date of this act shall continue
in force after said effective date unless and until suspended,
revised, rescinded, cancelled or revoked by the milk control
commission pursuant to the provisions of section nine of
chapter twenty, or of chapter ninety-four A of the General
Laws. Any form approved by the milk control board prior
to said effective date may be continued in use by the milk
control commission after said effective date. The word
"board", as used in any such order, rule, regulation or form
so continued in force or in use after said effective date, shall
be construed to mean, except where the context otherwise
requires, the milk control commission appointed pursuant
to section seven of chapter twenty of the General Law^s.
Section 7. Section 42 of chapter 6 of the General Laws,
as most recently amended by chapter 496 of the acts of 1946,
is hereby further amended by striking out the first two sen-
tences and inserting in place thereof the following two sen-
tences:— There shall be a milk regulation board, consist-
ing of the commissioner of agriculture, the commissioner of
public health, the chairman of the milk control commission
and the attorney general. The chairman of the milk con-
trol commission shall act as chairman of the milk regulation
board.
Section 8. After the effective date of this act, the di-
rector of milk control and all other persons who were em-
ployed by the milk control board immediately prior to the
effective date of this act shall continue in the employ of the
milk control commission, and nothing in this act shall be
construed to alter or modify the term or tenure of said di-
rector or any such other person in such employment.
Approved July 1, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 605. 567
The Commonwealth of Masbachdsetts.
ExHCUTivB Department, State House,
Boston, July 9. 1953.
Hon. Edward J. Cronix, Secretary of the Commonwealth, State
House, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sir: — I, Christian A. Herter, 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 pubhc convenience requires that the
law passed on the first day of July in the year nineteen hun-
dred and fifty three, being Chapter 604 of the Acts of 1953
entitled, "An Act to Establish in the Department of Agri-
culture a Milk Control Commission", should take effect
forthwith and that it is an emergency law, and that the facts
constituting the emergency are as follows :
The delayed operation of this legislation would defer the
establishment of the Milk Control Commission, an agency
the operation of which is vital to the health and well-being
of the people of our Commonwealth. The establishment of
the Commission is immediately necessary in the public
interest and convenience, therefore, it is necessary that the
legislation referred to above should take effect forthwith.
Very truly yours,
Christian A. Herter,
Governor of the Commonwealth.
Office of the Secretaht, Boston, July 9, 1953.
I, Leo M. Harlow, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth,
hereby certify that the accompanying statement was filed
in this office by His Excellency the Governor of the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts at twelve o'clock and twenty-
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 four of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-
three.
Leo M. Harlow,
Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.
An Act authorizing the city of revere to appropriate QJidj) g05
AND PAY certain UNPAID BILLS INCURRED BY THE REVERE
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L The city of Revere is hereby authorized to
appropriate money for the payment of, and to pay, such of
the unpaid bills incurred during the years nineteen hundred
and forty-nine, nineteen hundred and fifty, nineteen hundred
and fifty-one and nineteen hundred and fifty-two, the total
of such bills being nine thousand seven hundred and thirty-
568 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 606.
three dollars and fifty-nine cents, as shown by a Ust 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 the fact that no appropriation
was available at the time of incurring such bills or that such
bills were incurred in excess of existing appropriations.
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 the Revere
High School Athletic Association, and that such goods and
materials were dehvered and actually received by said as-
sociation, or that such services were rendered to the Revere
High School Athletic Association, 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 association, 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 July 1, 1953.
C/^ap. 606 An Act providing for the construction, maintenance,
REPAIR AND OPERATION OF A TOLL TRAMWAY ON MOUNT
GREYLOCK, THE CREATION OF THE MOUNT GREYLOCK
TRAMTVAY AUTHORITY, AND PROVIDING FOR THE FINANCING
OF SAID PROJECT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Mount Greylock Tramway Authority,
hereinafter created, is hereby authorized and empowered to
construct, maintain, repair and operate on jMount Greylock
a toll tramway, and to issue its toll tramway revenue bonds,
payable solely from revenue, to pay the cost of such tram-
way and appurtenances thereto.
Section 2. Tramway revenue bonds issued under the
provisions of this act shall not be deemed to constitute a
debt of the commonwealth or of any pohtical subdivision
thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the common-
wealth or of any such pohtical subdivision, but such bonds
shall be payable solely from the funds herein provided
therefor from revenues. All such tramway revenue bonds
shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect
that neither the authority nor the commonwealth nor any
pohtical subdivision thereof shall be obligated to pay the
same or the interest thereon except from revenue of the
tramway, and that neither the faith, the credit nor the
taxing power of the commonwealth or of any pohtical sub-
division thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal
of or the interest on said bonds.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 606. 569
Section 3. There is hereby created a body politic and
corporate to be known as the Mount Greylock Tramway
Authority, which shall be deemed a pubUc instrumentality
for the purposes 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.
Section 4. The Mount Greylock Tramway Authority,
hereinafter referred to in this act as the authority, shall
consist of five members, including the chairman of the
Greylock reservation commission, who shall be a member,
ex officio, and four members appointed by the governor, bj'^
and with the advice and consent of the council, who shall be
residents of the commonwealth, and not more than two of
whom shall be of the same political party. The members
of the authority first appointed shall continue in office for
terms expiring on July first in the years nineteen hundred
and fifty-eight, nineteen hundred and fifty-nine, nineteen
hundred and sixty and nineteen hundred and sixty-one,
respectively, as the governor may designate, and until
their successors are duly appointed and quahfied. The
successor of each such member shall be appointed in Hke
manner 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. A member shall be eligible for
reappointment. The governor shall designate one of the
members of the authority as chairman and he shall serve as
such during his term of office. Each member of the au-
thority 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 secretary of the commonwealth.
Section 5. As used in this act the follo\ving words and
terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context
shall indicate another or different meaning or intent: —
(a) "Authority", the Mount Greylock Tramway Au-
thority, created by section three of this act, or, if said
authority shall be abolished, the board, body or commission
succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the
powers given by this act to the authority shall be given by
law;
(6) "Tramway", the aerial tramway to be constructed
under the provisions of this act, and shall embrace the
substructures and the superstructures thereof, and the
termini platforms and the approaches thereto, together
with all appurtenances to an aerial tramway, including all
property, rights, easements and interests acquired by the
authority for the construction or operation of such aerial
tramway ;
(c) "Project", the tramway and appurtenant facihties;
(d) "Cost of the project", the cost of construction, the
cost of acquisition of all land, rights of way, property, rights,
easements and interests acquired by the authority for such
570 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 606.
construction, cost of all machinery, cars, cable and equip-
ment, financing charges, interest prior to and during con-
struction and for one year after the completion of the project,
cost of engineering and legal expenses, plans, specifications,
surveys, and other expenses necessary or incidental to de-
termining the feasibility or practicability of construction, the
authority's administrative expense, and such other expenses
as may be necessary or incidental to the construction of the
project, the financing thereof, and the placing of the project
in operation.
Section 6. The authority is hereby authorized and
empowered —
(a) To construct, maintain, repair and operate an aerial
tramway and appurtenances thereto, on the Adams side of
Mount Greylock, in the county of Berkshire;
(b) To issue revenue bonds of the authority, payable
solely from revenues for the purpose of paying all or any
part of the cost of the said tramway project;
(c) To fix and revise from time to time tolls for carriage
on said tramway, and charges for other services made
available in connection with said tramway ;
(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 for its corporate purposes ;
(/) To acquire in its own name by purchase or otherwise,
on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may
deem proper, or by the exercise of the power of eminent
domain in accordance with the provisions of chapter seventy-
nine of the General Laws in so far as such provisions may be
applicable, such public or private lands, pubHc parks, play-
grounds or reservations, or parts thereof or rights therein,
including lands or rights therein under the control of the
Greylock reservation commission, and public or private
ways as it may deem necessary for carrying out the provisions
of this act; provided, that no damages shall be paid for
public lands or playgrounds, parks, parkways or reservations
so taken but no taking of land or rights in control of the
Greylock reservation commission shall be made until after
a public hearing due notice having been given to said com-
mission, and published in a daily newspaper having circula-
tion in Berkshire county not less than three weeks prior to
date of such hearing, nor unless r'^^roved by the governor
and council; and provided, that the members of the au-
thority shall act in its name and on its behalf in exercising
its functions under this clause, and provided further, that
before taking any private property the authority shall give
security to the state treasurer, in such amount and in such
form as may be determined by the department of pubUc
works, for the payment of such damages as may be awarded
in accordance "«ath law for such taking, and that the pro-
visions of section forty of said chapter seventy-nine, in so
far as the same may be applicable, shall govern the rights
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 606. 571
of the authority and of any person whose property is so
taken;
(g) 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, construction and accounting experts,
and 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 payable
solely from the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under the
provisions of this act or from the revenues of the tramway;
(h) To receive and accept from any federal agency grants
for or in aid of the construction of the project, and to receive
and accept contributions from any source of either money,
property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used and
applied only for the purposes for which such grants and
contributions may be made; and
(t) To do all acts and things necessary or convenient to
carry out the powers expressly granted in this act.
Section 7. The authority is hereby authorized to provide
by resolution, at one time or from time to time, for the
issuance of revenue bonds of the authority for the purpose of
paying all or any part of the cost of the project. The principal
and interest of such bonds shall be payalDle solely from the
funds herein provided for such payment. The bonds of each
issue shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rates not
exceeding four per centum per annum, shall mature at such
time or times not exceeding twenty-five years from their
date or dates, as may be determined by the authority, and
may be made redeemable 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, including any interest coupons to be
attached thereto, and the manner of execution of the bonds,
and shall fix the denomination 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
or without 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 dehvery 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 dehvery.
All revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this act
shall have and are hereby declared to have all the quahties
and incidents of negotiable instruments under the negotiable
instruments law of the commonwealth. The bonds may be
issued in coupon or in registered form, or both, as the au-
thority 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 reconversion
into coupon bonds of any bonds registered as to both principal
572 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 606.
and interest. The authority may sell such bonds in such
manner, either at pubHc 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 price so low
as to require the payment of interest on the money received
therefor at more than four per centum per annum, computed
with relation to the absolute maturity of the bonds in ac-
cordance 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 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 hke 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
retirement of such bonds. Prior to the preparation of
definitive bonds, the authority may, under like restrictions,
issue interim 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.
Revenue bonds may be issued under the provisions of this
act without obtaining the consent of any department, di-
vision, commission, board, bureau or agency of the com-
monwealth, 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 revenue refunding bonds of the
authority for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds
then outstanding and issued under the provisions of this
act, including the payment of any redemption premium
thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of
redemption of such bonds. The issuance of such bonds, the
maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders
thereof, and the duties of the authority in respect of 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.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 606. 573
Section 8. 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 tramway by the authority will constitute the perform-
ance of essential governmental 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 there-
from, and the revenue bonds and revenue 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.
Section 9. In the discretion of the authority such
revenue bonds or revenue refunding bonds may 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
commonwealth. Such trust agreement may pledge or assign
the revenues to be received, but shall not convey or mortgage
the tramway or any part thereof. 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 rea-
sonable and proper and not in violation of law, including
covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation
to the construction, improvement, maintenance, operation,
repair and insurance of the project and the custody, safe-
guarding and appHcation of all moneys. It shall be lawful
for any bank or trust company incorporated under the
laws of the commonwealth to act as depository of the pro-
ceeds of bonds or of revenues and to furnish such indemnify-
ing 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 bond-
holders as is customary in trust agreements or trust in-
dentures securing bonds and debentures of corporations.
In addition to the foregoing, such trust agreement may
contain such other provisions 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 agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of the
operation of the tramway.
Section 10. The authority is hereby authorized to fix,
revise, charge and collect tolls for the use of the tramway
and to contract with any person, partnership, association or
corporation desiring the use of the tramway and appurte-
nances or any part thereof, for any purpose, and to fix the
terms, conditions, rents and rates of charges for such use.
Such tolls shall be so fixed. and adjusted in respect of the
574 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 606.
aggregate of tolls from the tramway as to provide a fund
sufficient with other revenues of the tramway, if any, to pay
(a) the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating the
tramway, (6) the principal of and the interest on such
revenue bonds as the same shall become due and payable,
and (c) reserves for such purposes. Such tolls shall not be
subject to supervision or regulation by any department,
division, commission, board, bureau or agency of the com-
monwealth or any political subdivision thereof. The tolls
and all other revenues derived from the tramway, except
such part thereof as maj^ be necessary to pay such cost of
maintenance, repair and operation and to provide such
reserves therefor as may be provided for in the resolution
authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust agree-
ment, shall be set aside at such regular intervals as may be
provided in such resolution or such trust agreement in a
sinking fund which is hereby pledged to, and charged with,
the payment of: (1) the interest upon such bonds as such
interest shall fall due, (2) the principal of the bonds as the
same shall fall due, (3) the necessary charges of paying
agents for paying principal and interest, and (4) the redemp-
tion price or the purchase price of bonds retired by call or
purchase as therein provided. Subject to the provisions of
the resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds or
of the trust agreement, such sinking fund shall be a fund
for all such bonds without distinction or priority of one over
another. The moneys in the sinking fund, less such reserve
as may be provided in such resolution or trust agreement, if
not used within a reasonable time for the purchase of bonds
for cancellation as above provided, shall be applied to the
redemption of bonds at the redemption price then applicable.
Section 11. All moneys received pursuant to the au-
thority of this act, whether as proceeds from the sale of
revenue 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 is-
suance of revenue bonds or in the trust agreement, provide
for the pajonent 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
resolution or trust agreement may provide.
Section 12. Revenue bonds and revenue refunding
bonds issued under the provisions of this act are hereby
made securities in which all public officers and public bod-
ies of the commonwealth and its political subdivisions, all
insurance companies, trust companies in their commercial
departments and within the limits set by section forty of
chapter one hundred and seventy-two of the General Laws,
banking associations, investment companies, executors, trus-
tees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatso-
ever who are now or may hereafter be authorized to invest in
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 606. 575
bonds or other obligations of a similar nature may properly
and legally invest funds, including capital in their control
or belonging to them, and such bonds are hereby made
obligations which may properly and legally be made ehg-
ible for the investment of savings deposits and the income
thereof in the manner provided by clause Fifteenth (c) of
section fifty-four of chapter one hundred and sixty-eight of
the General Laws. Such revenue 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 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 13. Any holder of revenue bonds or revenue
refunding 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 agree-
ment, and may enforce and compel the performance of all
duties required 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 collect-
ing of tolls for the use of the tramway.
Section 14. When constructed, the tramway shall be
maintained and kept in good condition and repair by and
at the expense of the authority, and the services of the
state department of pubhc works, so far as the same are
available or expedient, may be utiHzed by the authority for
this purpose. All charges and costs for such maintenance and
repairs actually incurred by said state department of public
works shall be paid to it by the authority.
Section 15. Until the tramway shall have been turned
over to the commonwealth under the provisions of section
sixteen, the authority, as the person obliged by law to repair
the same, shall be liable to any person sustaining bodily
injury or damage in his property by reason of a defect or
want of repair therein or thereupon, and shall be liable for
the death of any person caused by such defect or want of
repair as provided in chapter two hundred and twenty-
nine of the General Laws.
Any person damaged in his property by the exercise of
any of the powers granted by this act may recover his
damages from the authority under chapter seventy-nine of
the General Laws.
On or before the thirtieth day of January in each year
the authority shall make an 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
576 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 606.
during the year. The authority shall cause an audit of its
books and accounts to be made at least once in each year
by the department of the state auditor. 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 or in the
sale of any property, either real or personal, to the authority
shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or
both.
Section 16. When all tramway revenue bonds or tram-
way revenue refunding bonds issued under the provisions of
this act and the interest thereon shall have been paid or a
sufficient amount for the payment of all such bonds and
the interest thereon to the maturity thereof shall have been
set aside in trust for the benefit of the bondholders, the
tramway, if then in good condition and repair to the satis-
faction of the department of pubhc safety, shall be turned
over to the commonwealth, and shall be maintained by
the Greylock reservation commission, and thereupon the
authority shall be dissolved and all funds of the authority
not required for the payment of the bonds shall be paid
into the treasury of the commonwealth and all machinery,
equipment and other property belonging to the authority
shall be vested in the commonwealth and dehvered to the
Greylock reservation commission.
Section 17. To provide for the preliminary expenses
of the authority in carrying out the provisions of this act,
the sum of ten thousand dollars is hereby appropriated
from the general fund or revenue of the commonwealth,
which sum shall be paid to the authority and any sum so
paid shall be reimbursed by the authority to the common-
wealth out of the proceeds of any revenue bonds which
may be issued under the provisions of this act.
Section 18. This act, being necessary for the welfare
of the commonwealth and its inhabitants, shall be liberally
construed to effect the purposes thereof.
Section 19. The provisions 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 provi-
sions.
Section 20. All other general or special laws, or parts
thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby declared to be
inapphcable to the provisions of this act.
Approved July 1, 195S.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 607, 608. 577
An Act relative to registration fees of motor buses Chav 607
CARRYING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The fifth paragraph of section 33 of chapter 90 of the g l. (Ter.
General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the ft! ! 'amended,
first sentence, as most recently amended by chapter 304 of
the acts of 1953, the following sentence: — For the registra- Registration
tion of every motor bus used for carrying passengers for ^^'''''
hire pursuant to a certificate, license or permit issued by
the department of public utilities in accordance with the
provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty-nine A, fifty
cents for each seat. Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act abolishing the port of boston authority and pfid^ gng
ESTABLISHING THE PORT OF BOSTON COMMISSION. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby o. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 17, as most recently amended ftll'amendld.
by section 4 of chapter 409 of the acts of 1953, and inserting
in place thereof the following section: — Section 17. The Port of Boston
armory commission, the art commission, the commission on aboHslied^'
administration and finance, the commissioner of veterans'
services, the commissioners on uniform state laws, the pub-
lic 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 com-
mission, the state housing board, the trustees of the state
library, the state racing commission, the Greylock reserva-
tion commission, the Port of Boston Commission, the
Massachusetts public building commission, the Massachu-
setts commission against discrimination, the outdoor adver-
tising authority, the commission on alcoholism, the state
airport management board, weather amendment board and
the Massachusetts aeronautics commission shall serve under
the governor and council, and shall be subject to such super-
vision as the governor and council deem necessary and
proper.
Section 2. Said chapter 6 is hereby further amended by g. l. (Ter.
striking out section 53 and the caption preceding said sec- ^tcii'amendld
tion, inserted by section 2 of chapter 619 of the acts of 1945, l^fi^^^^ ^ ^'^'
and inserting in place thereof the two following sections: — "^ '^ '
PORT OF BOSTON COMMISSION.
Section oS. There shall be a commission, to be known i-on of Boston
as the Port of Boston Commission, consisting of five members, Established"'
to be appointed by the governor, with the advice and con-
sent of the council. Upon the expiration of the term of
office of a member his successor shall be appointed by the
governor, to serve for five years and until the qualification
57&
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 608.
of his successor. The governor shall designate one of the
members as chairman. Each member may be removed by
the governor, with like advice and consent. The members
shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed
for their necessary expenses incurred in connection with
travel in the discharge of their official duties.
Any vacancy in said commission occurring by reason of
the expiration of the term of office, by death, resignation or
otherwise, shall be filled by appointment by the governor in
the following manner: — At least thirty days before the
expiration of the term of a member, and within ten days
after any other vacancy occurs, the chairman or other presid-
ing member of the commission shall address a communication
by registered mail to each of the organizations represented
on the advisory council to the Port of Boston Commission
estabfished under section fifty-three A, calling upon each
such organization to submit within fifteen days the names
of not more than three persons to fill such vacancy.
As soon as the names of the nominees are received, or in
any event within ten days after time for the submission of
the names of such nominees has expired, the commission or
remaining members thereof shall certify to the governor the
names so submitted and from the said names the governor
may select a candidate to fill such vacancy.
^'I^'^y ,. Section 53 A. There shall be a council, to be known as the
council to the . -ii-r^ ct-» /-A ••
Port of Boston advisory council to the Port of Boston Commission, consist-
ing of the mayor of the city of Boston and twenty other
members, each of whom shall represent one of the following
organizations : — Associated Industries of Massachusetts,
Boston Clearing House, The Boston Grain and Flour Ex-
change, Inc., The Boston Shipping Association, Inc.,
Boston Wool Trade Association, Foreign Commerce Club
of Boston Inc., Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce,
Maritime Association, Massachusetts Federation of Labor,
Massachusetts Fisheries Association, Inc., Massachusetts
Motor Truck Association, Inc., Massachusetts State C. I. 0.
Council, Massachusetts Warehousemen's Association, New
England Council, New England Export Club, Inc., New
England Shippers Advisory Board, New England Shoe and
Leather Association, New England Territory Railroads,
New England Wholesale Lumber Association Inc. and The
Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Boston, In-
corporated.
Appointment to the advisory council of a member of each
organization so represented shall be made by the appro-
priate governing body of said organization, and notice of
such appointment shall be given to the chairman of the
Port of Boston Commission. Each member of the advisory
council shall be a resident of the commonwealth.
Initially, and within ten days of the confirmation of the
members of the commission, the chairman of the commission
shall call upon the above fisted organizations to appoint
members to the advisory council. Members of the first five
Commission
established
Membership.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 608. 579
organizations so listed shall be appointed for a term of one
year, members of the next five for a term of two years, mem-
bers of the next five for a term of three years, and members
of the last five so fisted for a term of four years respectively,
so that the terms of five members will expire each year, and
notice of such appointments in each instance shall be given
to the chairman of the Port of Boston Commission. All
subsequent appointments shall be for a term of four years.
Vacancies among the appointive members shall be filled
in the same manner in which original appointments are
made.
Failure to attend three successive meetings except for a
cause recognized by the advisory council shall disqualify a
member from further service and his position shall thereby
be vacated.
The council shall elect from its members a chairman, vice
chairman and secretary, and a majority of the council shall
constitute a quorum. The council shall make such rules and
regulations for its own proceedings as it shall deem necessary.
It shall hold regular quarterly meetings and may hold special
meetings at the call of the chairman, or at the request of
any five members of the council, at such times and places
as the chairman may determine. It shall review the ac-
tivities of the Port of Boston Comjnission and shall interest
itself in ways and means of advancing the interest of the
port of Boston. It shall be empowered to require the ap-
pearance at its meetings of the director of the port or other
commission officials and shall have access to the records of
the commission, and it shall meet at least quarterly A\dth
the Port of Boston Commission for thorough review and
discussion of port matters.
It shall, not later than December first in each year, make Report.
a report to the governor and general court of its activities
and accomplishments. The report may include specific
recommendations for legislation, planned and drafted, as a
part of a consistent program to serve the best interests of the
port of Boston; and recommendations for the repeal of any
conflicting, obsolete or otherwise undesirable legislation
affecting the port.
Section 3. Section 54 of said chapter 6, as so inserted, EdVe^jM
is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1, 4 and 9, the etc!, 'amended.
word "Authority" and inserting in place thereof, in each
instance, the word : — commission.
Section 4. Section 55 of said chapter 6, as so inserted, is g. l. (Xer.
hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the word ''Au- ftt! 'amended.
thority" and inserting in place thereof the word: — com-
mission.
Section 5. Chapter 91A of the General Laws is hereby 9j^Ff «
amended by striking out section 1 and the caption preced- etc!, 'amended.'
ing said section, as appearing in section 3 of chapter 619
of the acts of 1945, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing:—
580
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 608.
New caption
added.
Port of Boston
Commission.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 91A, § 3,
etc., amended.
Powers and
duties of
commission.
PORT OF BOSTON COMMISSION.
Section- 1. The Port of Boston Commission, created un-
der section fifty-three of chapter six, in this chapter referred
to as the commission, shall from time to time investigate any
and all matters relating to the port of Boston, particularly
with reference to unification of overseas terminals, belt line
connections, condition and location of piers and channels,
switching, floatage, lighterage, rates, rules, regulations and
practices, dockage, wharfage, water front labor conditions,
grain elevator and warehouse facilities. The commission
may initiate or participate in any rate proceedings, or any
hearings or investigations concerning the port of Boston,
before any other body or official. The commission, not
later than December first in each year, shall make a report
to the governor and to the general court. Said report shall
contain detailed information of all receipts and expendi-
tures, including prices paid for land, and any buildings or
improvements thereon, purchased or taken, contracts for
construction of pier facilities and for the leasing thereof,
and such other detailed information concerning the opera-
tion of the port of Boston as the commission may determine
will be helpful to the governor and to the general court.
Section 6. Said chapter 91 A is hereby further amended
by striking out section 3, as amended by section 2 of chap-
ter 457 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in place thereof the
follomng section : — Section S. The commission shall be in
administrative charge of the port of Boston; shall cause to
be made all necessary plans for the development of Boston
harbor; shall have immediate charge of the lands, piers and
other structures and facilities now or hereafter owned by the
commonwealth in said port, excepting therefrom an area of
land of the commonwealth at South Boston bounded by
Claflin street, D street, Cypher street and Bullock street,
and lands under the control of the metropolitan district
commission and of the construction of piers and other public
works therein which are necessary, economically sound, and
in the best interests of the commonwealth; shall administer
all terminal faciUties under its control; shall keep itself
thoroughly informed as to the present and probable future
requirements of steamships and shipping and as to the best
means which can be provided at said port for the accommo-
dations of steamships, railroads, warehouses and industrial
establishments. The commission shall prepare plans and
estimates of the cost of acquiring needed pier facihties and of
the construction of such new facihties as it shall determine
to be necessary, and shall submit, on or before the fifteenth
day of December in each year, such plans for consideration
by the general court.
The commission, with the approval of the governor and
council and within the limit of the authorization granted
therefor by the general court, may acquire by purchase or
otherwise or take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 608. 581
nine, and may hold, such real property and such rights and
easements therein as the commission may from time to time
consider necessary for the purpose of constructing or secur-
ing the constructing or utilizing of piers and, in connection
therewith, highways, railroad connections, storage yards and
sites for warehouses and industrial establishments, and may
lay out and build thereon, and upon such other lands as
under this chapter are under its jurisdiction, such piers, with
buildings and appurtenances, docks, highways, waterways,
railroad connections, storage yards, grain elevators and pub-
lic warehouses as in the opinion of the commission may be
desirable; provided, that if general plans bearing the signed
approval of the commission, or the signed approval, before
the effective date of this section, of the department of pub-
lic works, given after due notice and a hearing, describing
the property and showing the location and character of any
proposed docks, piers, wharves, warehouses, grain elevators,
factories, power plants and industrial terminals, of ade-
quate and proper design and general suitabihty for the
purposes for which they are to be used, shall be filed with
the commission, together with a written notice signed by the
owners or lessees or by others having legal rights in the
premises, stating that they propose to construct upon the
property described the improvements shown by said plans
and claiming exemption from the taking by eminent domain
as authorized by this chapter of any of such property, in-
cluding the lands upon which said improvements are to be
constructed, then said land and said improvements shall
not be taken by the commission by eminent domain without
the authorization of the general court granted within forty
years after the date of the filing of said plans if substantial
construction in general accordance with such plans is actually
begun in good faith witliin one year after the date of the
approval by the commission of the plans, and if said im-
provements are finished substantially in accordance with
said plans within five years after the beginning of the con-
struction of said improvements unless the commission shall
extend the time within which said improvements shall be
completed; and provided, further, that after completion
said improvements during said period of forty years are kept
in suitable repair and are used for the purposes to which
said approval applied; and provided, further, that if gen-
eral plans bearing the signed approval of the commission, or
the signed approval, before the effective date of this section,
of the department of public works, given after due notice
and a hearing, and describing the property and location and
character of any existing docks, piers, wharves, warehouses,
factories, power plants and industrial terminals, and certify-
ing that they are of proper design and adequate and suitable
for the purposes for which they are to be used and that they
are in proper condition and in thorough repair, shall be filed
with the commission, together with a written notice sign^
by the owners or lessees or by others having legal rights in
582
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 608.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 91A, § 4,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 91A, § 5,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 91A, § 6,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 91A, § 7,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 91A, § 8,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 91A, § 9,
etc., amended.
Records, etc.,
to be turned
over to
commission.
the premises and claiming exemption from the taking by
eminent domain as authorized by this chapter of any such
property, including the lands upon which said improvements
have been constructed, then said lands and said improve-
ments shall not be taken by the commission by eminent
domain without the authorization of the general court
granted within forty years after the date of the approval by
the commission if during that time such property is kept in
suitable repair and is used for the purpose to which said
approval appUed; and provided, further, that none of the
exemptions from taking by eminent domain provided for in
this chapter shall apply to the taking by the commission of
any property necessary for providing suitable and conven-
ient track connections between the rails serving any pier or
piers that may be built or acquired or improved under the
terms of this chapter, or which may have been built or ac-
quired or improved under corresponding provisions of
earher law, or under any of the provisions of chapter ninety-
one, and the rails of any existing or proposed railroad that
now reaches or hereafter may reach Boston. Title to all
property acquired by the commission shall be in the common-
wealth.
Section 7. Section 4 of said chapter 91 A, as amended
by section 1 of chapter 413 of the acts of 1947, is hereby fur-
ther amended by striking out, in hues 2, 3, 8, 10 and 11, the
word "Authority" and inserting in place thereof, in each
instance, the word : — commission.
Section 8. Section 5. of said chapter 91 A, as appearing
in section 3 of chapter 619 of the acts of 1945, is hereby
amended by striking out, in line 1, the word "Authority"
and inserting in place thereof the word : — commission.
Section 9. Section 6 of said chapter 91A, as so appear-
ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in hues 1, 6, 21 and
31, the word "Authority" and inserting in place thereof, in
each instance, the word: — commission.
Section 10. Section 7 of said chapter 91 A, as so appear-
ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in hues 1, 11, 14, 15
and 19, the word "Authority" and inserting in place thereof,
in each instance, the word: — commission.
Section U. Section 8 of said chapter 91 A, as so appear-
ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 7, 27 and
42, the word "Authority" and inserting in place thereof, in
each instance, the word: — commission.
Section 12. Section 9 of said chapter 91 A, as so appear-
ing, is hereby amended by striking out, in hne 1, the word
"Authority" and inserting in place thereof the word: —
commission.
Section 13. Upon the confirmation of the five members
initially appointed to the commission the Port of Boston
Authority then existing is hereby abolished, and all books,
papers and records shall upon said date be turned over to
the commission created by this act. All unexpended balances
of monies heretofore appropriated for said Authority shall
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 609. 583
be immediately available for expenditure by said commis-
sion. All employees of the said Authority are hereby trans-
ferred to the service of the Port of Boston Commission with
such status and rights as each of them now possesses.
Section 14. All powers, duties and obhgations of the succession to
Authority abolished by this act shall thereafter be exercised du'tiX et°cT"'
and performed by the commission created by this act, and authorized.'
when used in any statute, rule, regulation or instrument
acknowledging indebtedness or other obligation the phrase
"Port of Boston Authority" shall mean the Port of Boston
Commission created by this act, unless a contrary intent
clearly appears.
Section 15. Upon the effective date of this act the Members of
governor shall address a communication to each of the how"a''^*omted
organizations listed in section fifty-three A of chapter six
of the General Laws, requesting such organization to submit
to him within fifteen days the names of not more than three
persons qualified to serve on the Port of Boston Commission
for the purpose of assisting the governor in the selection of
qualified members. Upon the expiration of said ten days,
the governor, with the advice and consent of the council,
shall forthwith appoint the five members of the commission
created by this act to serve for one, two, three, four and
five years, respectively, as he may designate. Upon the
expiration of their respective terms, their successors shall
be appointed as provided in section fifty-three of chapter
six of the General Laws, as amended by section two of this
act.
Section 16. Section fifteen of this act shall take effect ff^gg*'"'*'
as soon as said act has the force of law conformably to the
constitution, and all other provisions thereof shall take
effect upon the appointment of the initial members of said
Port of Boston Commission, as provided in section fifteen,
and their quahfication. Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act providing that town meeting members of the (JJiqt) gQg
TOWN OF FRAMINGHAM MAY BE CANDIDATES FOR RE-ELEC-
TION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 143 of the acts of 1949,
as amended by section 2 of chapter 76 of the acts 6f 1952, is
hereby further amended by inserting after the first sentence
the following sentence : — Any incumbent town meeting
member may, subject to the provisions of section four,
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.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its ac-
ceptance by a majority of the town meeting members of
the town of Framingham present and voting thereon at
any annual or special meeting. Approved July 1, 1953.
584 Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 610, 611.
C hap. dlO An Act providing for the installation of parking
METERS IN off-street PARKING LOTS LEASED BY THE
CITY OF MALDEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
The city of Maiden is hereby authorized to install parking
meters in all off-street parking lots which are currently leased,
or which maj'' hereafter be leased, by the city of Maiden for
public parking purposes, and may use any receipts from
parking meters so installed for the purpose of leasing addi-
tional parking lots, the care and maintenance of the same,
and in general for any traffic control or traffic safety pur-
poses, including payment for public liability coverage in
connection with the use of said municipally leased off-street
parking lots. Approved July 1, 1953.
Chap. 611 An Act providing for additional land and recreational
DEVELOPMENT OF WILLARD BROOK STATE FOREST.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. ■
Section 1. The commissioner of conservation, herein
called the commissioner, may take by eminent domain, un-
der chapter seventy-nine or chapter eighty A of the General
Laws, or acquire by gift, purchase or otherwise, such land
or interests therein as may be necessary for preserving the
forest growth and area, otherwise essential for recreational
development, in the vicinity of Pearl Hill brook, lying south-
erly and easterly of Vinton Pond road and northwesterly of
the New Fitchburg road in the towns of TowTisend and
Lunenburg, including also any land deemed necessary for
said development situated on the northerly side of said
Vinton Pond road westerly of its junction with said New
Fitchburg road in the town of Townsend, comprising tracts
of land not exceeding one hundred acres. The land so
taken or acquired shall become extensions to the Willard
Brook state forest, and shall be under the control and man-
agement of the commissioner.
Section 2. The department of conservation may estab-
hsh on said land, and other land in the vicinity, now part
of the Willard Brook state forest, any roads, parking areas,
comfort stations, bathhouses, shelters, dams, beaches and
other facilities necessary for recreational development.
Section 3. Said land shall be exempt from taxation, but
the commonwealth shall reimburse the towns in which said
land is located for the resulting loss of taxable valuation in
the same manner and to the same extent as provided in sec-
tions thirteen to seventeen, inclusive, of chapter fifty-eight
of the General Laws.
Section 4. For carrying out the purposes of this act,
there may be expended such sums not exceeding fifty thou-
sand dollars, from any funds which may be available to the
department for the development of state parks and state
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 612. 585
forest parks. Acquisitions shall be made under section
thirty-three of chapter one hundred and thirty-two of the
General Laws, but the hmitation of price for purchase of
land to an average cost of five dollars per acre, as provided
by said section thirty-three, shall not apply to purchases
made under this act. Approved July 1, 1958.
An Act establishing in the commission on administra- rjiQrf (jio
TION AND FINANCE A DIVISION OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ' ^'
'and DEFINING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES, AND ABOLISHING
THE MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^rTambie"^
to defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effec- ^'^^'""
tive forthwith, 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:
Section 1. Section 17 of chapter 6 of the General g. l. (Ter.
Laws, as amended, is hereby further amended by striking ^tc:! 'amended.
out, in lines 11 and 12, as appearing in section 1 of chapter
511 of the acts of 1951, the words ''the Massachusetts pubHc
building commission,".
Section 2. Said chapter 6 is hereby further amended
by striking out the caption "Massachusetts public build-
ing COMMISSION." preceding section 61, inserted by section 2
of chapter 466 of the acts of 1947.
Section 3. Said chapter 6 is hereby further amended gdVe^^'^'
by striking out sections 61 and 62, inserted by said section 2 §§ ei, 62,
of said chapter 466. '^''''^^'' °"^-
Section 4. Chapter 7 of the General Laws, as most Ej^i"^^""-
recently amended by chapter 144 of the acts of 1952, is §§5a,5b!'^
hereby further amended by inserting after section 5 the '''^'^^'*-
following two sections: — Section 5 A. There shall be Division of
under the commission a division of building construction. cSultion,
The commission shall employ a director, whose appoint- established. '
ment shall be approved by the governor and council and
who shall be the chief engineer and the executive and ad-
ministrative officer of the division of building construction.
Said director shall be known as the director of building
construction and shall devote full time to the duties of his
office. He shall appoint, with the approval of the commis-
sion and the governor, a deputy director of building con-
struction. No person shall be appointed director or deputy
director as aforesaid unless at the time thereof he shall be
registered by the commonwealth as an architect or a pro-
fessional engineer pursuant to the provisions of chapter one
hundred and twelve and shall have proven ability and
extended experience in the design and construction of
buildings. The positions of director of building construction
and deputy director of building construction shall be subject
to the provisions of chapter thirty-one.
586
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 612.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 7, new
§§ 30A-30J,
added.
Control of
certain
construction
projects,
authorized.
Exception.
The deputy director shall perform such duties as the
director shall from time to time assign to him; except that
in the absence or incapacity of the director or in the event
of a vacancy in the position of the director of building con-
struction, the deputy director shall act as director until
the absence or incapacity shall have terminated or the
vacancy is filled.
Section 5B. The director of building construction may,
with the approval of the commission, employ in the division
of building construction an office manager and such archi-
tects, engineers, estimators, examiners, and other employees
as may be necessary to carry out the apphcable provisions
of this chapter, and shall assign to such employees their
respective duties, and, for the purpose of securing efficient
and economical performance of the work of said division, may
from time to time change such duties and transfer such per-
sonnel within the said division; provided, however, that all
such employees shall be subject to the provisions of chapter
thirty-one and to the rules and regulations made thereunder.
Section 5. Said chapter 7 is hereby further amended
by inserting after section 30, under the caption public
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, the ten following sections: —
Section 30 A. Except as otherwise provided in this section
or by any appropriation act of the general court, the director
of building construction shall, in the manner and to the
extent provided by this chapter, have control and super-
vision of all building construction projects, as hereinafter
defined, which may be undertaken by the commonwealth.
Such projects shall embrace each project, (1) which shall
be financed in whole or in part by special appropriation,
bond issue or federal funds; (2) the estimated cost of which
shall exceed ten thousand dollars; and (3) which shall be
so undertaken for construction of any building and appurte-
nant structures, facilities and utiHties including original
equipment or original furnishings thereof and any addition
to, alteration, or repair of any existing building and appurte-
nant structure, facility and utiUty. Such projects shall not
include any project undertaken by or on behalf of any city
or town or other local authority, or appurtenant buildings
or structures which are required to be constructed as integral
parts of the development or improvement of sewer, water
and highway systems.
The commission, however, may, by affirmative vote of
not less than three of its members, after consultation with
said director and the agency for which the project shall be
undertaken, hereinafter in this chapter called the operating
agency, direct that any such project shall be undertaken by
the operating agency free from the control and supervision
of the said director, subject, however, to the following
conditions: (1) that, so far as feasible, the standard contract
documents and specifications referred to in section thirty C
shall be used in connection with the project; (2) that no
person shall be engaged as a designer on the project who
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 612. 587
shall not have the qualifications required by section thirty
B; (3) that the operating agency shall file with the said
director certified copies of the working plans and specifica-
tions for the project and of all changes therein; (4) that the
commission may at any time or times add such other condi-
tions to such exemption as in its opinion would benefit the
commonwealth; and (5) that the commission shall transfer
from the division of building construction to the operating
agency the funds available for the project.
For the purposes of sections thirty B to thirty J the word
"project" or "projects" shall mean any project which shall,
in accordance with this section, be subject to the control and
supervision of the said director.
Section SOB. The commission shall appoint the designer Designer of
of any project; provided, however, that the operating Ppjo^jn^tn^g^t of.
agency may, not later than twenty-one days following the
date on which funds shall become available for the project,
nominate one or more designers who shall be considered for
appointment by the commission. In making any such
appointment the commission shall consult with the director
of building construction. In the case of clearly separable
work on one project, the commission may appoint more
than one designer, if in its opinion such action would benefit
the commonwealth.
No person shall be so appointed unless at the time thereof Qualifications.
he shall be registered by the commonwealth as an architect
or professional engineer pursuant to the provisions of chapter
one hundred and twelve; nor shall any partnership or
corporation be so appointed unless at the time thereof a
majority of the partners of the partnership or a majority
of the officers of the corporation shall be so registered. All
plans and specifications for any project shall bear the seal
of an architect or professional engineer so registered.
When the commission shall have appointed the designer,
it shall in writing forthwith notify the director of the ap-
pointment and instruct him forthwith to contract with the
designer, subject to any conditions the conmiission may
have stated in the said notice.
Section 30C. The contract which the director of building Contract of
construction shall make with the designer shall provide, conta^n''cer°
among other appropriate terms, that the designer: (1) tain terms.
shall, in consultation with the operating agency and subject
to its initial approval, prepare plans and specifications for
the project for submission to the said director for the latter 's
approval; (2) shall, so far as feasible, use standard contract
documents and specifications which said director shall have
prepared and made available in the division of building
construction; (3) shall be charged with general supervision
of construction of the project; (4) shall appoint and employ
a qualified clerk-of-the-works for the project who shall be
approved by the director, shall devote full time to the work
of the project, oversee continuously the detail of construction,
keep informed at all times of the financial status of the
588
Acts. 1953. — Chap. 612.
Clerk-of-the-
works, ap-
pointment of.
Qualifications.
Approval of
director, when
required.
Advertising
proposals.
project, and make such investigations for and reports and
recommendations to the designer or the director as either
may require; and (5) shall, subject to the approval of the
said director, be currently reimbursed for all expenses in-
curred in connection \\ith the employment of such clerk-
of-the-works.
No person shall be so appointed and employed as clerk-
of-the-works unless at the time thereof: (1) he shall be
registered by the commonwealth as an architect or pro-
fessional engineer under the provisions of chapter one
hundred and twelve, shall have had at least five years'
experience in the construction and supervision of construc-
tion of buildings for an architectural, engineering or con-
struction firm or association, and shall have proven abiUty
to estimate construction costs and to keep accurate records
and accounts thereof; or (2) if not so registered, he shall
have had at least ten years of such experience and shall have
such proven ability to estimate construction costs and to
keep records and accounts thereof.
If the designer shall not, within thirty days following
final approval of the plans and specifications for the project,
so appoint and employ such a clerk-of-the-works, the director
shall, on behalf of the commonwealth, appoint and contract
with a quaUfied clerk-of-the-works for the project; pro-
vided, however, that the director may exempt any project
from the necessity of having a clerk-of-the-works or of
having a clerk-of-the-works who shall have the quaUfica-
tions required by this section, if in his opinion such exemp-
tion would benefit the commonwealth.
Section SOD. No obhgation shall be incurred or pay-
ment made for preparation of any plans or specifications for
any project without the prior approval of the director of
building construction; and no plans or specifications, other
than preliminary plans or specifications, shall be prepared
until a special appropriation bj^ the general court shall have
been made therefor or for the project or until federal funds
or assistance shall have been made available therefor in
accordance with this chapter. No other obhgation shall be
incurred or pajonent made in connection with any project
until such obhgation or payment shall have been approved
in accordance with this chapter.
Working plans and specifications for each project shall,
following initial approval thereof by the operating agency, be
submitted bj^ the designer to the director for his approval.
In reviewing such plans and specifications, the duty of the
director shall be to see that they are clear and complete and
permit execution of the project with economy and efficiency.
Following final approval of such plans and specifications,
the- director shall advertise in a reasonable niunber of news-
papers for proposals for performance of the work of the
project; except that the commission may direct that the
purchase of any materials, original equipment or original
furnishings for the project shall be made under the pro-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 612. 589
visions of sections twenty-two to twenty-six, inclusive. Sub-
ject to the prior approval of the commission and to the
appHcable provisions of sections forty-four A to forty-four D,
inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-nine, he shall
award the contract or contracts for such work to the lowest
responsible eligible bidder; but no such contract shall be
awarded by him for a sum in excess of the amount which the
comptroller shall certify to be available therefor. If the
director shall knowingly award a contract in violation of any
provision of this section, he may be removed from office by
the governor, with the advice and consent of the council.
Section SOE. A request for any change in the plans, speci- ^^^^^l^^
fications or contracts for any project may be initiated by ho^w^eSected.
the operating agency, the designer, any contractor or sub-
contractor working on the project, or the director of build-
ing construction, and such request shall be submitted first
to the clerk-of-the- works. He shall examine and forward
the same, with his recommendations, to the designer and
simultaneously furnish copies thereof to the director and the
operating agency. The designer shall then examine and
forward the same, with his recommendations, to the director
and simultaneously furnish copies thereof to the operating
agency. The director shall approve or disapprove the re-
quest ; provided, however, that if the regulations of the com-
mission shall so require, the approval granted by the director
shall not be effective without the approval also of the oper-
ating agency and the commission.
If the request shall be approved, the said director shall
forthwith so notify the designer and operating agency in
writing and shall instruct the designer to issue forthwith a
formal change-order to the contractor and to send copies
thereof to the comptroller, the operating agency and the
director.
If the director disapproves the request, he shall forthwith
so notify the designer and operating agency in writing and,
if neither shall be the requesting party, the requesting party
also; and in such event the requesting party or the operating
agency, whether or not the latter shall have initiated the re-
quest, may, within three days following receipt of such notice,
appeal such action to the commission. Such appeal shall set
forth in writing the reasons therefor and a copy thereof shall
be furnished to the director at the time the appeal is filed
with the commission. The commission shall, within seven
days following receipt of such an appeal, render a written
decision thereon, faihng which the request shall be deemed
to have been finally disapproved.
The provisions of section twenty A of chapter twenty-
nine shall not apply to any change-order request submitted
and acted on in accordance with this section.
Section SOF. WQienever the director of building construe- DiBapprovai
tion disapproves any plan, specification, contract, appoint- by afr^tor^'
ment of a clerk-of-the-works or payment for any project, he ""eK^ated.
shall forthwith notify the designer and operating agency in
590 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 612.
writing of his reasons therefor. Within three days following
receipt of such notice, the designer or operating agency may
appeal such action to the commission, in which event the
commission shall decide the matter. Any such appeal shall
set forth in writing the reasons therefor and a copy thereof
shall be furnished to the director at the time the appeal is
filed with the commission.
The commission may adopt and issue, and from time to
time amend or repeal, regulations governing the hearing and
deciding of appeals to it permitted under this and section
thirty E from actions of the said director and governing ex-
ercise of any other powers and duties given the commission
by sections thirty A to thirty J, inclusive. Such regulations
shall become effective when they shall have been approved
by the governor and council and a copy thereof shall have
been filed with the state secretary. The commission shall
cause printed copies of such regulations to be made available
to the said director for general distribution.
As used in this and section thirty E, the word "days"
shall not include Saturdays, Sundays or legal hoHdays.
dutiM^of"'^ ^^^^'^on SOG. In addition to the powers and duties hereto-
diie'^or. fore and hereafter given him, the director of building con-
struction shall have the following powers and duties:
1. From time to time he shall cause each project to be
inspected to determine the quality of construction thereof
and to assure that the project and construction thereof shall
comply with the plans, specifications and contracts there-
for.
2. He shall be responsible for accepting or rejecting each
project upon its completion and for directing final payment
for work done thereon; provided, however, that if upon in-
spection of any project for acceptance he shall find that the
plans, specifications, contracts or change-orders for the proj-
ect shall not have been fully complied with or that the
operating agency shall for any reason object to his accept-
ance of the project, he shall, until such compliance has been
effected, such objection has been removed or adjustments
satisfactory to him have been made, refuse to accept the
project and to direct such payment.
3. Upon acceptance of the project, he shall release the
same to the operating agency.
4. From each agency of the commonwealth which has or
shall have charge of any building owned by or maintained
at the expense of the commonwealth, he shall request, and
the agency shall promptly furnish, periodic maintenance
reports in such form and containing such information as he
shall from time to time determine.
rndTJbm?s°ion Sectiou SOIL Each agency of the commonwealth which
of requests for shall desire any project shall prepare and submit to the direc-
construction. ^^^ ^^ building coustructiou, at such time and in such form
as he may require, its request for the project. The director
shall study all requests so submitted, and may develop proj-
ects of his own. He shall cause to be made and filed with
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 612. 591
him preliminary plans and descriptive specifications sufficient
for a careful estimate by a competent expert; and for such
purpose such sums as may be appropriated or otherwise
made available therefor may, with his approval, be expended
and he may, with the approval of the commission, employ
temporarily such architects, engineers, contractors and con-
sultants as may be necessary. Such preparation and filing
of such preHminary plans and specifications shall satisfy the
requirements of section seven A of chapter twenty-nine, for
the preparation and filing of preHminary studies and general
specifications.
Annually, on or before the fifteenth day of September, the
said director shall submit to the budget commissioner a
report containing a list of all projects so requested and his
recommended long-range program for construction thereof.
Such report shall show, in such form as the budget commis-
sioner may prescribe, the estimated cost of each such project.
Section SOL The director of building construction may Regulations.
adopt and issue, and from time to time amend or repeal, such
regulations as he shall deem necessary or desirable to ex-
pedite the work of the division of building construction.
Such regulations shall become effective when they shall
have been approved by the commission and a copy thereof
shall have been filed with the state secretary. Printed copies
of such regulations shall be available in the said division for
general distribution.
Section 30 J. The director of building construction may, Acceptance of
with the approval of the commission and the governor, ac- ^o^ZtUtlnte,
cept on behalf of the commonwealth any federal funds or authorized.
assistance for financing the cost of plans and specifications
for any project.
If such funds or assistance shall be appropriated for aiding
construction of any project, the director may, with the ap-
proval of the conmiission and the governor, apply for the
same and may, with the approval of the governor, accept
the same on behalf of the commonwealth. Any project so
aided shall be executed in all respects subject to applicable
federal law and rules and regulations and also to the appli-
cable provisions of this chapter not inconsistent therewith.
Section 6. Chapter 8 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out section 6, as appearing in the amenlei ^'
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 6. Subject to the provisions of ^"gHnrendent
sections thirty A to thirty J, inclusive, of chapter seven, of buildings^
whenever the same shall be apphcable, he shall direct the
making of all repairs and improvements in the state house,
in any building within the immediate vicinity thereof and
owned by the commonwealth, and on the state house grounds;
and all executive and administrative departments and officers
shall make requisition upon him for any such repairs or
improvements.
Section 7. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 8. Shcken 'out^'
592
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 613.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 92A,
repealed.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 123, {
amended.
Control of cer-
tain projects,
transferred.
Transfer of
employees.
Rights, status
etc.
Transfer of
funds.
Effective
date.
Section 8. Chapter ninety-two A of the General Laws,
inserted by section three of chapter four hundred and sixty-
six of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-seven, is hereby
repealed.
Section 9. Section 8 of chapter 123 of the General Laws,
as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended
by striking out the second sentence.
Section 10. All projects and appropriations therefor sub-
ject to the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts public building
commission existing immediately prior to the effective date
of this act, are hereby transferred to the division of building
construction and shall, subject to the appUcable provisions
of chapter seven of the General Laws, be under the control
and supervision of the director of the division of building
construction, estabhshed by section five A of said chapter
seven.
Section 11. Each permanent civil service employee, and
each veteran holding an office or position under section nine A
of chapter thirty of the General Laws, in the employ of the
Massachusetts public building commission immediately prior
to the effective date of this act and assigned to duties which
are placed in the division of building construction established
by section five A of chapter seven of the General Laws, in-
serted by section four of this act, is hereby transferred to
the said division without impairment of his status or loss of
seniority, retirement or other rights to which he may be
entitled; provided, however, that to initially staff the said
division any such employee may be transferred to any posi-
tion in the said division; and provided, further, that (1) the
employee's salary shall not be reduced as the result of such
a transfer; (2) the employee shall not as the result of such
a transfer, without the approval of the director of civil serv-
ice and the director of personnel and standardization be
placed in a position of higher salary grade; and (3) without
the employee's consent such a transfer shall be made only
if, in the judgment of the said director of civil service, the
employee is able to perform satisfactorily the duties of the
position to which the transfer is to be made.
Section 12. Funds available for expenditure by the
Massachusetts public building commission shall be avail-
able for expenditure by the division of building construction.
Section 13. This act shall take effect on July first, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three. Approved July 1, 1953.
Chap.QlS An Act relative to the dissolution of the chelsea
DAY nursery and CHILDREN'S HOME AND THE DISPOSI-
TION OF ITS PROPERTY.
Emergency
preamble.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effec-
tive forthwith, therefore it is hereby declared to be an em-
ergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public convenience.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 614, 615. 593
Be it enacted, etc.. a^ follows:
Section 1. The corporation organized under general law
on the twenty-third day of March, eighteen hundred and
eighty-eight, as the Chelsea Day Nursery and Children's
Home, whose name was changed to Chelsea Day Nursery,
Children's Home and General Hospital by chapter one hun-
dred and sixteen of the acts of eighteen hundred and ninety,
and whose name was again changed to Chelsea Day Nursery
and Children's Home by chapter one hundred and eighty-
five of the acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-four, is
hereby dissolved.
Section 2. All of its property, and all gifts, devises, be-
quests and conveyances which have been made to it under
the name of Chelsea Day Nurser}^ and Children's Home, or
Chelsea Day Nursery, Children's Home and General Hos-
pital shall, when authorized by a court of com_petent juris-
diction, vest in and be conveyed to Chelsea Memorial Hos-
pital.
Section 3. Any conveyance of any propertj'- heretofore
made by the Chelsea Day Nursery and Children's Home to
Chelsea Memorial Hospital is hereby ratified and confirmed.
Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act authorizing the department of conservation (7/iax).614
TO acquire certain land adjacent to the WHITEHALL
state park in the town of hopkinton.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The commissioner of conservation, acting in
behalf of the commonwealth, may take by eminent domain
under the provisions of chapter seventy-nine of the General
Laws, or may acquire by gift, purchase or otherwise, certain
land and buildings, deemed necessary for recreational de-
velopment, on the southerly side of V\'ood street in the town
of Hopkinton, adjacent to the \Yhitehall State Park.
Said land is bounded northerl}'- by Wood street, westerly
by land of Vernon Rice and others, southerly and easterly by
land of the commonwealth, and contains about thirty acres.
Section 2. The department of conservation may estab-
hsh on said land and other land in the vicinitj'', now part of
the Whitehall State Park, any roads, parking areas, comfort
stations, shelters, beaches, bathhouses and other facilities
deemed necessary for recreational development.
Approved July 1, 1953.
An Act authorizing the town of ashburnham to sell Qjidj) (515
water to the commonwealth for the GARDNER STATE
HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The town of Ashburnham, acting through its water com-
missioners, is hereby authorized to sell water to the com-
monwealth from its municipal water system to supply the
594
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 616, 617, 618.
needs of the Gardner state hospital. Such sale of water
shall be subject to the provisions of chapter three hundred
and twenty- seven of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-
two and chapter three hundred and thirty-eight of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty. Approved July 1, 1953.
C/iap. 6 16 An Act authorizing the county of barnstable to
CONSTRUCT AND EQUIP A NEW RESIDENCE FOR THE RESI-
DENT DOCTOR AT THE BARNSTABLE COUNTY HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The county commissioners of Barnstable
county are hereby authorized to construct and equip a new
residence for the resident doctor at the Barnstable county
hospital, and for the purposes of this act said commissioners
may expend such sums of money as may be available there-
for.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1958.
C hap. Q17 An Act relative to the preservation of records of
TAXABLE CHARGES UNDER THE MEALS TAX LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 64B of the General Laws is hereby amended by
striking out section 4, as appearing in section 17 of chapter
729 of the acts of 1941, and inserting in place thereof the
follo\ving section: — Section 4- Every taxpayer shall keep
such records of taxable charges and in such reasonable form
as the commissioner may require. Such records shall be
open for inspection and examination at any time upon
demand by the commissioner or his duly authorized agent
or employee and shall be preserved for a period of two years;
provided, that the commissioner or his duly authorized agent
may consent to their destruction within that period.
Approved July 2, 19 53.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 64B, § 4.
etc., amended.
Preservation
of certain tax
records,
regulated.
C/zap.618 An Act to provide for increasing the rate per million
GALLONS TO BE CHARGED CITIES AND TOWNS WHICH ARE
MEMBERS OF THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 26 of chapter 92 of the General Laws, as most
recently amended by section 6 of chapter 549 of the acts of
1946, is hereby further amended by striking out the first
paragraph and inserting in place thereof the five following
paragraphs : —
The state treasurer shall, in each year, beginning with the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-four, assess the cities and
towns that are members of the metropolitan water district
and the cities and towns that are eligible to membership
and are supphed with water by the district as follows : —
(a) In the case of each city and town that was a member of
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 92, § 26,
etc., amended.
Metropolitan
water district
assessments,
increased.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 618. 595
and took its entire supply from the district at the beginning
of the year an amount equal to the rate of eighty dollars
per milUon gallons times its estimated consumption, taken
as the number of miUion gallons of water consumed in the
previous calendar year; (b) In the case of each city or town
that joined, or commenced to take its entire supply from,
the district during the previous year, an additional amount
equal to said rate times the quantity furnished it by the
district in that year and not certified by the commission to
have been already covered by previous payments; and
(c) In the case of each member city and town that has not
so commenced and of each eligible non-member city or town,
or water company or water supply, water, fire or fire and water
district, located within such city or town, an amount equal
to said rate times the quantity furnished it by the district
in the previous year. The commission shall certify to the
state treasurer the information as to dates and quantities of
water consumed necessary to determine such assessments.
The commission shall, on or before March first of each
year, submit to the ofiicials of the member cities and towns
a statement indicating the amount of water sold to all
municipalities and the revenue received for the same dur-
ing the previous calendar year. The commission shall also
submit a statement indicating the total outstanding in-
debtedness at the end of the previous year and the total
expenditures for the previous year for maintenance and
operation of the system, debt service and capital improve-
ments.
The commission shall, on or before October first of each
year, submit to the officials of the member cities and towns
a statement indicating the unexpended balance of funds
previously appropriated or authorized to be used in connec-
tion with improvements or extensions to its water supply
system and a statement indicating the amounts which the
commission deems to be required for similar improvements
during the succeeding fiscal year.
On or before November first of each year, the commission PubUc
shall hold a pubhc hearing on the subject of proposed im- ''earing,
provements or extensions to its water supply system, due
notice to be given to each member city or town at least ten
days prior to the date for such hearing. No new city or
town shall be admitted to membership in the district unless
notice of the proposed addition has been given to each mem-
ber city or town, and a public hearing after due notice has
been held, and the commission has determined that the rate
to be charged for water service and the cost of providing the
service to the new member or members is to the advantage
of the district as a whole.
The commission, before fifing any proposal for a change Notice.
in the rate per million gallons authorized by this section,
shall give due notice to all member cities and towns of the
proposed change and shall hold a pubfic hearing thereon.
Approved July 2, 1953.
596
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 619, 620.
Chap. 619 An Act providing for payments by the commonwealth
TO compensate persons whose property may be dam-
aged BY ACTS OF CERTAIN INMATES OF INSTITUTIONS
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE YOUTH SERVICE BOARD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. ■
Ed J,! Jo" new SECTION 1. Chapter 120 of the General Laws is hereby
1 13A, added, amended by inserting after section 13 the following section:
Compensation — Sectiou ISA. Upon Written request of the board, there
da'ofa'^^i'oaiLd shall be paid out of the state treasury, from such funds as
by certain
inmates of
public insti
tutions,
authorized.
may be available therefor, to any person determined by the
attorney general to be entitled to compensation for damage
to his property caused by the act of any inmate of the Lyman
school for boys at Westborough, the industrial school for
girls at Lancaster, the industrial school for boys at Shirley,
the youth service board reception center at Westborough
or any other institution of which the board has management,
government and care under the provisions of section two
while escaping therefrom, such sum as the attorney general
shall determine to be just and reasonable and as the governor
and council shall approve; provided, that written notice of
said damage and claim for compensation therefor be filed
with the board within one year next after the date on which
such damage occurred.
Section 2. Chapter three hundred and nine of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-seven is hereby repealed.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap. 620 An Act authorizing the metropolitan district com-
mission TO CONVEY A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND IN THE
CITY OF BOSTON TO JAMAICA PLAIN POST NO. 76, INCORPO-
RATED, AMERICAN LEGION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
The metropolitan district commission, in consideration of
the sum of fourteen hundred dollars, is hereby directed to
convey to Jamaica Plain Post No. 76, Incorporated, Ameri-
can Legion, by a sufficient deed, approved as to its form by
the attorney general, a certain parcel of land taken by
eminent domain by the said commission under authority of
chapter six hundred and eighty-five of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty and situated in the Jamaica Plain section
of the city of Boston at the northeasterly corner of South
street and the Arborway, as said commission shall determine
to be no longer required for the purposes for which taken.
Said parcel is part of lot 20, so defined in the order of taking,
dated September sixth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one and
recorded with the Suffolk Registry of Deeds, Book 6725,
page 232 and as appearing in plan recorded theremth.
Approved July 2, 195S.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 621, 622. 597
An Act authorizing local school committees in the (jj^jj g21
COMMONWEALTH TO ACCEPT AND DISBURSE FEDERAL ^'
FUNDS TO ALLEVIATE INCREASED BURDENS PLACED ON
SAID COMMITTEES AS A RESULT OF FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Cities and towns of the commonwealth are
hereby authorized to provide in co-operation with the
federal government educational facilities for a child or
children residing with his parent or legal guardian at a
federal housing project or at any place within a United
States government reservation, or residing with such parent
or legal guardian working on or within a government reserva-
tion, and to accept funds provided by the federal govern-
ment for the education of such children, and to disburse the
same for current expenditures of its school system in fur-
nishing free pubUc education to such children conformably
to the provisions of Pubhc Law 874 of the 81st Congress,
and in compliance with the laws of the commonwealth and
pertinent rules and regulations of the state board of educa-
tion and of the school committees of the participating cities
and towns.
Section 2. Any amounts received from the federal
goverrmient by the school committee of a city or town,
pursuant to the provisions of said Public Law 874, shall be
deposited with the treasurer of such city or town and held
as a separate account, and expended by said school com-
mittee without further appropriation, not^vithstanding the
provisions of section fifty-three of chapter forty-four of the
General Laws. Approved July 2, 1953.
An Act relative to the giving of public notice by
THE licensing BOARD FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON IN CON-
NECTION WITH CERTAIN LICENSES FOR THE SALE OF AL-
COHOLIC BEVERAGES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Chapter 90 of the acts of 1953 is hereby amended by
striking out, in Unes 3 to 5, inclusive, the words "new, re-
newal, change and transfer of license appUcations under
sections twelve, fifteen, or thirty A of chapter one hundred
and thirty-eight of the General Laws" and inserting in
place thereof the following : — appUcations for new licenses,
under sections twelve, fifteen or tliirty A of chapter one hun-
dred and thirty-eight of the General Laws, and applica-
tions for transfer of location of said licenses, — so as to read
as follows : — In addition to the notice which the licensing
board for the city of Boston is required by law to give to
the public concerning applications for new licenses, under
sections twelve, fifteen or thirty A of chapter one hundred
and thirty-eight of the General Laws, and applications for
transfer of location of said licenses, it shall also give notice
Chap.Q22
598 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 623.
of such applications to the state representatives of each
representative district affected by the appUcation, and also
to such persons, groups and organizations as have formally
requested in writing that such notice be given them for
Hcense appUcations in a designated representative district.
Approved July 2, 1953.
C hap. Q2S An Act authorizing the transfer by the common-
wealth OF certain land situated in the town of
BARNSTABLE TO SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The board of commissioners of the Massachusetts Mari-
time Academy, on behalf of the commonwealth, in consid-
eration of the sum of one hundred thousand dollars to be
paid by the town of Barnstable, are hereby authorized and
directed to convey bj^ a sufficient deed, approved as to its
form by the attorney general, certain parcels of land be-
longing to the commonwealth, together with buildings
thereon, to said town for municipal purposes. Said parcels
are described as follows: — Parcel 1. — Bounded northerly
by Main street about two hundred and two feet, easterty by
land of Fraternal Lodge, A. F. &. A. M., about one hundred
and nineteen feet, northerly by land of Fraternal Lodge,
A. F. & A. M., about eighty-one feet, easterly by land of
First National Stores about one hundred and eighty feet,
and by land of Nicholas H. and Costas H. Sethares about
seventeen feet, easterly by land of Helen C. Waterman about
eighty-two feet, easterly by land of the town of Barnstable
about three hundred and seven feet, southerly by South
street about three hundred and fifty feet, westerly by land
of Hyannis Trust Co., Trustee, about one hundred and
sixty-five feet, southerly by land of Hyannis Trust Co.,
Trustee, about two hundred and ten feet, westerly by land
of Clarence M. Chase and Edith A. Chase, James S. and
Evelyn C. Goff and Bertha M. Fitzgerald, a total distance
of about one hundred and fifty-eight feet, northerly by the
land of Hyannis Pubhc Library Association and land of
the town of Barnstable, a total of about two hundred and
eighty-five feet, easterly, northerly and westerly by land of
the United States of America about eighty-nine feet, ninety-
one feet, and three hundred and twelve feet, respectively,
and containing about two hundred and forty-nine thousand
square feet.
Parcel 2. — Bounded northerly by South street about
three hundred and forty-two feet, easterly by land of the
town of Barnstable by two courses totaling about three
hundred and seventy-two feet, northerly by land of the
town of Barnstable about thirty-three feet, easterly by land
of the town of Barnstable about four hundred and eighty-
nine feet, southerly by land of the town of Barnstable about
sixty-eight feet, easterly by land of the town of Barnstable
about forty-four feet, easterly again by land of the town
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 624, 625. 599
of Barnstable about two hundred and seventy-eight feet,
westerly by land of the town of Barnstable about four hun-
dred and thirteen feet, westerly, northerly and westerly by
land of Axel W. and Anna A. Peterson, a total of about four
hundred and fifty-three feet, and westerly by land of Frank
Thacher and of Gertrude B. Jordan, a total of about two
hundred and fifty-five feet and containing about six and
eight tenths acres.
The aforesaid land and buildings shall not be used for
other than municipal purposes or for the housing of agencies
of the commonwealth unless specially authorized by the
general court. Approved July 2, 1953.
C/iap.624
An Act authorizing the city of woburn to pat a sum
of money to john f. mcgovern.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Woburn is hereby authorized to
appropriate and pay the sum of seven hundred and fifty
dollars to John F. McGovern in indemnification of the
settlement of a judgment in an action brought against him
for acts done by him in the performance of his duties as a
special pohce officer of said city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1958.
An Act authorizing the city of Gloucester to borrow (Jji^j) g25
money for developing and landscaping the grounds ^ ^ '
surrounding the high school.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Section 1. For the purpose of developing and land-
scaping the grounds surrounding the Gloucester high school
so that the potential educational and recreational facilities
of that area may be made available to the children of said
city, 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 exceeding, in the aggre-
gate, one hundred thousand dollars, and may issue bonds
or notes of the city therefor which shall bear on the face the
words, Gloucester High School Grounds Loan, Act of 1953.
Each authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan and
such loans shall be paid in not more than five years from
their dates. Indebtedness incurred under this act shall be
in excess of the statutory hmit, 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 July 2, 1953.
600 Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 626, 627.
Chap. 626 An Act authorizing the city of boston to convey to
THE PORT OF BOSTON AUTHORITY WITHOUT CONSIDERA-
TION, CERTAIN LAND IN SOUTH BOSTON KNOWN AS CASTLE
ISLAND.
Emergency Whcreas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
preamble. .' i-i- •ici- t
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide for the immediate
acquisition by the Port of Boston Authority of land for the
further development of the Castle Island facilities, therefore
this act is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessar}^
for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of
general or special law, the city of Boston, by its mayor, is
hereby authorized and empowered to convey to the Port of
Boston Authority, without consideration, a certain tract of
land together with all buildings, structures and improve-
ments thereon containing six and three tenths acres of land,
more or less, in the South Boston district of said city, owned
by said city, known as Castle Island and being the same
premises under contract of lease, No. W-19-016-Eng. 215,
to the United States of America, dated October 1, 1945;
provided, that the board of park commissioners of said city
shall, by vote at a regular or special meeting of said board,
assent to the conveyance; and provided, further, that said
conveyance is authorized, after two separate readings, by
two separate votes of two thirds of all members of the city
council of said city, the second of said readings and votes
to be had not less than fourteen days after the first.
Section 2. Any land conveyed to the Port of Boston
Authority under the provisions of this act shall be held for
the purpose of maintaining a port terminal facility.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap. 621 An Act exempting certain meals from the excise upon
CHARGES FOR MEALS SERVED TO THE PUBLIC.
Emergency
preamble.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, which is to exempt certain meals from
the excise tax upon charges for such meals, therefore it is
hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the
immediate preservation of the pubhc health and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUows:
Ed^MB'^l 1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 64B of the General Laws
etc.. 'amended.' is hereby amended by striking out the paragraph defining
"Taxable charge", as most recently amended by chapter 725
of the acts of 1949, and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing paragraph : —
chlrgl"^* "Taxable charge ", any amount charged for meals wherever
defin^^.' furnished within the commonwealth, including cover and
other charges, for which the purchaser is charged as a total
one dollar or more, except meals exempt under section two A.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 628. 601
Section 2. Said chapter 64B is hereby further amended S^VlTn „
, . . , • ^ ^ r M • ■ i-i Ed.), 64B, new
by inserting after section 2 the following section : — Sec- § 2a, added.
tion 2 A. The following meals shall be exempt from the
taxes imposed by this chapter: —
(a) Meals prepared by employees thereof and served in Exemptions.
any hospital, sanatorium, convalescent or nursing home, or
boarding home for the aged licensed under section seventy-
one of chapter one hundred and eleven, or in any institution
or private house licensed under section thirty-three of chap-
ter one hundred and twenty-three.
(6) Meals prepared by the members thereof and served
on its premises by any church or synagogue or by any church
or synagogue organization to any organization of such church
or synagogue the proceeds of which are to be used for re-
ligious or charitable purposes.
(c) Meals furnished by any person while transporting pas-
sengers for hire by air to or from any place within the com-
monwealth, or while operating a summer camp for children
for any meals furnished in such camp to any child under
sixteen years of age. Approved July 2, 1953.
An Act providing for the indemnification by cities Qj^d^ (328
AND towns of certain RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS AND ' '
FIRE FIGHTERS FOR CERTAIN HOSPITAL, MEDICAL AND
SURGICAL EXPENSES.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would prevent Emergency
it from taking effect on July first in the current year as pro- p'^*''""^!''
vided therein, 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:
Section 1. Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as amended, g. l. (Ter.
is hereby further amended by inserting after section lOOA § iboB, 'addld.
the following section: — Section lOOB. Any city operating indemmfica-
under a Plan D or Plan E charter which accepts this section f°l°j ^^[f^j"
by the affirmative vote of two thirds of all the members of officers and
its city council, and any other city which accepts this sec- foTcMtafn'
tion by a majority vote of its city council with the approval ^yPg^rSd.
of its mayor, and any towm wliich accepts this section by a
majority vote of its inhabitants at an annual town meeting,
may, upon written application by any of its pohce officers
or fire fighters retired either before or after the acceptance
of this section under a general or special law specifically re-
lating to retirement for accidental disability, except a special
law applicable to one person, or in the event of the death of
any such police officer or fire tighter, upon written applica-
tion by his widow or, if he leaves no widow, by his next of
kin, indemnify, out of any funds appropriated for the pur-
poses of this section, such police officer or fire fighter or, in
the event of his death, his widow, or if he leaves no widow,
his next of kin, for all reasonable hospital, medical and
602 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 629, 630.
surgical expenses incurred within the commonwealth by such
police officer or fire fighter after his retirement; provided,
however, that no person shall be indemnified under this sec-
tion unless a majority of the members of a panel consisting
of (a) the chairman of the retirement board of the city or
town, (6) the city solicitor, town counsel or other officer hav-
ing similar duties or a person designated in writing by such
solicitor, counsel or officer to act for him, and (c) such
physician as the city or town manager or, if there is none,
the mayor or selectmen in writing appoint shall, upon re-
ceipt from the applicant of due proof, certify: — (1) that in
the retirement of the police officer or fire fighter no weight
was given to the presumption provided by section ninety-
four of chapter thirty-two; (2) that the expenses for which
indemnification is sought were the natural and proximate
result of the disabiUty for which the police officer or fire
fighter was retired; (3) that such expenses were incurred
after the acceptance of this section; (4) that the hospital,
medical and surgical services to which such expenses relate
were rendered within three months before the filing of the
application ; (5) that such expenses were in no way attribut-
able to the use by the police officer or fire fighter of any in-
toxicating hquor or drug or to his being gainfully employed
after retirement or to any other willful act or conduct on his
part; and (6) that such expenses are reasonable under all
the circiunstances.
dfte''*'^^ Section 2. This act shall, for the purpose of acceptance,
take effect on July first in the current year.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap.Q29 An Act authorizing the city of malden to pay a pen-
sion TO MOSES H. king.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Maiden is hereby authorized to
pay Moses H. King, a school janitor, upon his retirement,
a pension in the sum of eighteen hundred and eighty-five
dollars per annum, said sum being equivalent to one half the
highest annual salary received by said Moses H. King.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap. 630 An Act authorizing the town of south hadley to re-
instate JOSEPHINE v. KENNEDY FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE
OF RETIREMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow s:
Section 1. For the purpose of promoting the public
good and notwithstanding the provisions of anj^ other law,
the board of selectmen of the town of South Hadley may
reinstate Josephine V. Kennedy as a community nurse for
the purpose of retirement only, and said Josephine V.
Kennedy may apply for retirement in accordance with the
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 631. 603
provisions of section seven of chapter thirty-two of the Gen-
eral Laws; provided, that the amount of her pension shall
be based on her compensation at the time of her original
retirement; and provided, further, that no retirement shall
be allowed on account of disability sustained in line of duty
except after the certification of the medical panel as required
by section six of said chapter thirty-two.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July %, 1953.
An Act relative to the organization, powers and Qhav.Q'^l
DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend p^e^mbk'^
to defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effective
forthwith, 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. The General Laws are hereby amended by a l. (Ter.
striking out chapter 21 and inserting in place thereof the ftrickfn'out,
following chapter : — XteT2i,
inserted.
Chapter 2L
Department of Natural Resources.
Section 1. There shall be a department of natural re- Department of
sources, in this chapter called tJie "department". It shall "esow^ces,
be the duty of said department to exercise general care and established.
oversight of the natural resources of the commonwealth and
of its adjacent waters; to make investigations and to carry
on research relative thereto; and to propose and carry out
measures for the protection, conservation, control, use, in-
crease, and development thereof.
The words "natural resources", as used herein, shall be "Natural
held to include ocean, shellfish and inland fisheries; wild SeT' '
birds, including song and insectivorous birds; wild mammals
and game; sea and fresh water fish of every description;
forests and all uncultivated flora, together with public shade
and ornamental trees and shrubs; lakes, ponds, streams,
coastal, underground and surface waters; minerals and nat-
ural deposits. The department shall also be concerned with
the development of public recreation as related to such nat-
ural resources; and shall have control and supervision of
such parks, forests, and areas of recreational, scenic, or his-
toric significance as may be from time to time committed
to it.
In carrying out its duties the department shall co-operate
with the departments of agriculture, public health, public
works, the University of Massachusetts, and such other de-
partments, boards, officials, and institutions of the common-
wealth or its subdivisions as may be concerned with matters
under its supervision. It shall co-operate with adjoining
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Divisions of
department,
established.
Board of
natural
Membership
of board.
Qualifications.
Removal of
members,
regulated.
Meetings,
quorum, etc.
states, and wdth the United States of ^Vmerica or any agency
thereof, as authorized by the general court, and receive and
dispense such funds from such agencies as shall be author-
ized by the general court.
The department shall consist of a division of forests and
parks, a division of marine fisheries, and a division of law
enforcement. Each such division shall be under the admin-
istrative supervision of a director. There shall be estab-
lished a division of fisheries and game, wthin the depart-
ment, but not under the supervision and control thereof.
All salaries and expenses of the department, other than of
the division of fisheries and game, shall be paid out of funds
made available. All salaries and expenses of the division of
fisheries and game shall be paid out of funds made available
to said division in accordance with provisions of section
three A of chapter one hundred and thirty-one.
Section 2. The department, with the exception of the
division of fisheries and game, shall be under the control of
a board of natural resources, which shall consist of five mem-
bers appointed by the governor, with the advice and con-
sent of the council, for terms of five years. The governor
shall initially appoint, with the advice and consent of the
council, the members of the board of natural resources for
the respective terms of one, two, three, four, and five years.
Thereafter all appointments by the governor, except those
made to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term shall be for
five years.
Section 2 A. The members of the board of natural re-
sources shall be selected with due regard to geographical
distribution, but no more than one such member shall be
appointed from the same county. They shall be qualified
in the field of natural resources or in the work of the depart-
ment.
Section 2B. Members of the board of natural resources
may be removed for cause by the governor, with the advice
and consent of the council, after due notice and a hearing
before the governor, for inefficiency, neglect of duty, mis-
conduct in office, or other cause. A copy of the charge or
charges against a board member shall be delivered to him
not less than twenty-one days prior to the hearing, and he
shall have the right to a public hearing and to appear in
person and be represented by counsel at the hearing. Upon
removal of any board member, the governor shall thereupon
cause to be filed in the office of the state secretary a com-
plete statement of all charges made against such board mem-
ber, the findings thereon and a complete record of the pro-
ceedings thereunder.
Section 2C. The board of natural resources shall meet
within the commonwealth within thirty days after appoint-
ment and at least once a month thereafter. It shall elect,
at least annually, its own chairman and secretary, and shall
make the appointments required to be made by it in the
manner herein provided. Three board members shall con-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 631. 605
stitute a quorum, for the transaction of business except in
the case of appointment or removal of the commissioner or
any other person appointed by the board, or the approval of
the appointment or removal of a division director. Ko ap-
pointment or removal of any person appointed by the board
of natural resources, and no approval of the appointment or
removal of a division director, shall be vahd unless written
notice of the meeting for such an appointment or removal
or approval thereof, setting forth the business to be trans-
acted thereat, shall have been sent by registered mail to
each board member at least twenty-one days prior to such
meeting, and then only by the affirmative vote of three or
more members present and voting.
The board of natural resources and the fish and game
board shall meet jointly at least twice each year and may
estabhsh such policies as appear to be in the general interest.
Section 2D. No member of the board of natural resources Members not
,jall hold any other position in the department
as such nor for a period of one year thereafter.
Section 2E. Members of the board of natural resources Expenses.
shall serve without pay, but shall be reimbursed, out of any
funds available for the purpose, for necessary expenses in-
curred in the performance of their ofticial duties. Such re-
imbursement shall not in oxvy fiscal year exceed three thou-
sand dollars for the total aggregate expenses of all board
members.
Section 3. The board of natural resources shall appoint a commissioner.
commissioner, who shall not be subject to the provisions of
chapter thirtj^-one, and may remove him. The commis- Qualifications,
sioner shall be fully qualified by training, experience and '"'"^
executive ability to discharge the duties of his office. The
commissioner shall be the executive and administrative offi-
cer of the department, and he shall exercise supervision,
direction and control over all the divisions of the depart-
ment, except the division of fisheries and game, in ac-
cordance with such programs and policies as may from time
to time be promulgated by the board of natural resources,
lie shall with the approval of the board appoint the directors Directors of
of the several divisions, who shall not be subject to the pro- 'livisions.
visions of chapter thirty-one, and he may remove them with
like approval. The directors shall be qualified by training,
experience and executive ability to administer the duties of
their respective offices.
Section 3 A. The board of natural resources may desig- Acting
nate an acting commissioner in the absence or disability of <;ouvmissioner.
the commissioner, such acting commissioner to have the
powers of the commissioner, the provisions of the general
laws to the contrary notwithstanding. The commissioner
shall receive such salary, not exceeding ten thousand dollars
as the board of natural resources may determine.
Sectioyi SB. The commissioner and the division directors, Fersonnei.
with the approval of the board of natural resources, may
employ such experts, clerks, and other employees from time'
606
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 631.
Preparation
of annual
budget.
Exceptii
Acting
directors of
divisions.
to time, and for such periods as they may determine to be
necessary.
Section SC. The commissioner shall, with the approval
of the board of natural resources, prepare an annual budget
of the department, except the division of fisheries and game,
and shall file the same pursuant to section three of chapter
twenty-nine. Within ninety days after the end of each fiscal
year, the commissioner shall render a complete detailed re-
port of all activities, revenue and expenditures of the de-
partment and each division thereof, except the division of
fisheries and game, to the board of natural resources, the
general court and the governor and council.
Section 3D. The commissioner, with the approval of the
board of natural resources, may designate acting directors
during the absence or disability of a director. Such acting
director shall have the powers of the director, provisions in
the general laws to the contrary notwithstanding.
Director of
division of
forests and
parks.
Powers and
duties.
DIVISION OF FORESTS AND PARKS.
Section Jf.. The division of forests and parks shall be under
the administrative supervision of a director, who shall be
called the director of forests and parks.
The division of forests and parks shall administer all gen-
eral and special laws now administered by the director of
the division of forestry and by the director of the division of
parks and recreation.
Section /(.A. The director of the division of forests and
parks, with the approval of the commissioner, may make
rules and regulations for the government and use of all
property under the control of the division, including all
roads and highways wholly or in part within the boundaries
of such property, including rules and regulations relative to
hunting and fishing within such boundaries, except in great
ponds, not inconsistent with the laws protecting fish, birds
and mammals. Such rules and regulations may also provide
for the payment of fees and other charges for the parking of
vehicles and for the enjoyment of other special privileges
within the territory under such control. The director shall
cause such rules and regulations to be posted in the territory
to which they apply. The sworn certificate of the director
that the same have been so posted shall be prima facie evi-
dence thereof. Violation of such a rule or regulation shall be
punished by a fine of not exceeding twenty dollars. The
director, subject to the approval of the commissioner, may
grant concessions for the sale of refreshments and other
articles and the furnishing of services within any such terri-
tory.
Forest supervisors, park superintendents and laborers em-
ployed by the division, while employed in state forests,
forest parks, state parks or reservations, including roads and
highways, shall, within the limits of said forests, parks or
reservations, except great ponds, have and exercise all the
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 631. 607
powers and duties of constables, and of police officers, ex-
cept service of civil process, if so authorized in writing by the
director.
The enforcement officers of the division of law enforce-
ment of the department shall, within the limits of such
forests, parks or reservations, including roads and high-
ways, except great ponds, have and exercise all the powers
and duties of constables and of police officers except service
of civil process.
Section J^B. There shall be in the division of forests and Certain
parks a bureau of insect pest control in charge of a chief division,
moth superintendent, a bureau of forest fire control in established.
charge of a chief fire warden, a bureau of forest development
in charge of a chief forester, and a bureau of recreation in
charge of a chief of recreation. The director of the division
of forests and parks shall, subject to the approval of the
commissioner, appoint for a term of five years, outside the
provisions of chapter thirty-one, the chief of recreation, who
shall be quahfied by training and experience to administer
the duties of his office. With Hke approval he may remove
the chiefs of the several bureaus.
Section J^C. The bureau of insect pest control shall per- Bureau of
form such duties as the director, with the approval of the colTror^*
commissioner, may require. In addition to such other duties
as may be invested in it by law or by assignment from the
director, the bureau shall be responsible for all tree spraying
projects on state property. It may, subject to the approval
of the director, other provisions of the general laws or any
special laws to the contrary notmthstanding, require to be
carried out under its direction all tree spraying or other
treatment which may be performed by other departments,
agencies or political subdivisions of the commonwealth.
Section I^D. The bureau of fire control shall perform such Bureau of
duties as the director, with the approval of the commissioner, "^^ *'°"*'^° '
may require, in addition to such other duties as may be re-
quired by any general or special laws.
Section 4E. The bureau of recreation shall perform such ^"^g^";"^
duties as the director, Avith the approval of the commissioner,
may require, and shall be responsible for such other duties
pertaining to administration and management of recreation
areas as are now vested in the division of parks and recrea-
tion by the general laws or any special laws.
Expenses incurred by the bureau relating to the improve-
ment, development aAd operation of recreation areas and
appurtenant facilities shall be construed as chargeable under
the provisions of chapter one hundred and thirty-two A.
Section IfF. The bureau of forest development shall, un- Bureau of
der the supervision of the director, with the approval of the d°e'^eiopment.
commissioner perform such duties as respects forest man-
agement practices, reforestation, development of forest or
wooded areas under the control of the department, making
them in perpetuity income producing and improving such-
wooded areas. It shall be responsible for such other duties
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Acts, 1953. — Chap. 631.
Temporary
supervisors,
authorized.
as are now vested in the division of forestry by the general
laws or any special laws.
Section l^G. The director, with the approval of the com-
missioner, may designate any employee of the division to
supervise any of the bureaus during the absence or disabihty
of the chief thereof, and they shall have all the powers re-
quired to administer such bureaus, provisions in the general
laws to the contrary notwithstanding.
Director of
division of
marine
fisheries.
Powers and
duties.
DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES.
Section 5. The division of marine fisheries shall be under
the administrative supervision of a director who shall be
called the director of marine fisheries. The said division of
marine fisheries shall administer all the laws relating to ma-
rine fisheries as appearing in chapter one hundred and thirty
and any other general or special laws, except as pertain to
the enforcement thereof. It shall be responsible for the bio-
logical development of marine fish and fisheries. Said divi-
sion shall co-operate with all departments, boards, officials
and institutions of the commonwealth or its subdivisions
that may be concerned in any way with matters under its
supervision. It shall co-operate with adjoining states and
with the United States of America, or any agency thereof,
with foreign countries, and any other agency, as may be
authorized by the general court, and receive and dispense
such funds from any of such agencies, states or governments
as may be authorized by the general court.
Director of
division of law
enforcement.
Powers and
duties.
DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Section 6. A division of law- enforcement shall be under
the administrative supervision of a director, called the direc-
tor of law enforcement. The director shall appoint, with
the approval of the commissioner, subject to the provisions
of chapter thirty-one, a chief inland officer, a chief marine
ofiicer, and such other enforcement officers, including boat
men, as may be determined necessary to carry out the duties
of the division.
Section 6 A. It shall be the duty of the division of law-
enforcement and its officers to enforce all penal laws which
it is the duty of the department to enforce, provisions of
the general law^s or any special laws to the contrary not-
withstanding, including the laws relating to fish, birds, mam-
mals, dogs, and fires, and all rules and regulations made
under authority thereof.
Nothing in this section shall be construed as divesting
other officers or employees of the commonwealth of the duty
to enforce laws as provided for in the general laws or any
special laws. It shall also direct all inspections, claims and
investigations. All police agencies shall at once notify the
division of law enforcement or a field officer thereof of a
person presumed to be lost in any of the woodlands of the
commonw^ealth.
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 631. 609
Section 6B. The commissioner, director and all enforce- Authority of
ment officers appointed by the director shall have and ex- d?r'^^or?etT'
ercise throughout the commonwealth, subject to such rules
and regulations as the director may from time to time pro-
mulgate, all the authority of police officers and constables,
except the service of civil process. Such rules and regula-
tions shall be subject to the approval of the board of natural
resources and shall be filed with the state secretary in ac-
cordance with section thirty-seven of chapter tliirty. The
director may in writing authorize any enforcement officer
to have in his possession and carry a revolver, club, billy,
handcuffs, twisters, or any other weapon or article required
in the performance of his official duty.
Section 6C. Each enforcement officer appointed by the Enforcement,
director under authority of this chapter or corresponding fiction ol^''*''
provisions of earlier laws, when on duty shall wear on his
outer clothing or otherwise display a metallic badge bear-
ing the seal of the commonwealth and appropriate words to
identify his position, together with a number to be assigned
by the director.
The director may, with the approval of the commissioner, Uniform.
prescribe by rules and regulations a standard form or forms
of uniform to be worn by the enforcement officers in the
division. Such badge and uniform or any distinctive part
thereof so prescribed shall be worn only by personnel of
said division entitled thereto under said rules and regula-
tions.
Violation of this section by a person not authorized to Penalty.
wear the badge or uniform shall be punished by a fine of
not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars.
Section 6D. The conunissioner, the director, and the en- certain
forcement officers may in the performance of their duties o^veTpHvite
enter upon and pass through or over private property or P^°P^^*y;j
lands whether or not covered by water, and may keep or ''^'^™
dispose of sick, injured or helpless fish, birds, or mammals,
that may come into their possession, subject to such rules
and regulations as the director, with the approval of the
commissioner, is hereby authorized to make.
DIVISION OF FISHERIES AND GAME.
Section 7. The division of fisheries and game shall be Fish and
under the supervision ^ and control of the fish and game fXbh^hed^'
board, hereinafter called the board, which shall consist of
five members to be appointed by the governor, with the
advice and consent of the council. Upon the expiration of
the terms of office of the present members of said board,
their successors shall be appointed for a term of five years
by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council.
Such board members shall be appointed at large, with due
respect to geographical representation but no more than
one such member shall be appointed from the same county. •
Section 7 A. The five members of the board shall be Membership
of board.
Qualifications.
610
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 631.
Removal of
board
members,
regulated.
Meetings of
board, etc.
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
county in which he resides at the time of his appointment
for not less than three consecutive years and, except as
hereinafter provided, shall have held a hcense to hunt or
fish, or both, in this commonwealth for at least three years;
and two board members shall be further qualified, one
having been actively engaged in farming on land owned by
him in this commonwealth for a period of not less than five
years, and one particularly interested in the propagation,
protection, research and management of wild birds and
mammals, but this latter person need not have held a hcense
to hunt or fish.
Section 7B. Board members may be removed by the
governor, with the advice and consent of the council, after
due notice and a hearing before the governor, for inefficiency,
neglect of duty, misconduct in office or other cause. A copy
of the charge against a board member shall be delivered to
him not less than twenty-one days prior to the hearing, and
he shall have the right to a public hearing and to appear in
person and be represented by counsel at the hearing. Upon
removal of any board member, the governor shall thereupon
cause to be filed in the office of the state secretary a com-
plete statement of all charges made against such board mem-
ber, 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 shall be a cause for removal
as provided herein. In case of resignation, removal or death
of a board member, his successor shall be appointed to fill
the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner
and subject to the same qualifications as his predecessor.
Section 7C. No board member shall hold any other posi-
tion in the department while serving as such, nor for a period
of one year thereafter.
Section 7D. The board members shall serve without
compensation, but shall be entitled to be reimbursed out of
any funds available for the purpose, for their actual travehng
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.-
Section 7E. The members of the board shall meet in the
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 at least annually choose a chairman and a secre-
tary from among their members, and shall make the ap-
pointments required to be made by them in the m.anner
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
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 631. 611
or the approval of the appointment or removal of the super-
intendent of the bureau of wildhfe research and management
as hereinafter provided for.
No appointment or removal of any person as director or
superintendent shall be valid unless written notice of the
meeting for such appointment or removal or approval
thereof, setting forth the business to be transacted thereat,
shall have been sent by registered mail, to each board mem-
ber, at least twenty- one days prior to such meeting, and
then only by the affirmative vote of three or more members
present and voting.
Section 7F. The director of the division of fisheries and Director of
game shall be appointed by the board and shall not be fisherfe""
subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one and may be endgame.
removed by the board. He shall be qualified by training
and experience to conduct the duties of his office. The
director, with the approval of the board, may employ such
experts, clerks and other employees from time to time, and
for such periods as he may determine to be necessary for
its operations.
Section 7G. The director shall, under the control of the Powers
board, have charge of, direct and supervise all matters ^"'^ duties.
relative to the division and the employees therein. Pie shall
carry out the pohcies 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 ninet}^ 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.
Section 7H. There shall be in the division of fisheries Bureau of
and game, under the control of a director, a bureau of wild- ^^^^^l^^ ^nd
life research and management headed by a superintendent, management,
who shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty- ''•''*^^^'^^«''-
one and who shall be appointed by the director, with the
approval of the board, and may be removed by him with
like approval. He shall be qualified by training and experi-
ence to conduct the duties of his office. The superintendent
shall, with the approval of the director, provide for all bene-
ficial forms of wildlife; he shall co-operate with the Uni-
versity of Massachusetts and vnih federal agencies in all
matters pertaining to wildlife research and management,
and shall supervise and^ manage all wildlife sanctuaries which
are under the management or control of the division. For
the purposes of this section, the word "wildlife" means
birds, mammals and inland fish.
The superintendent, subject to the approval of the direc-
tor, shall conduct such scientific 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 wild- J^rm'fhoio ist
612
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 631,
Legal
succession,
provided.
Employees,
status, rights
etc.
Administration
of certain laws,
provided.
Transfer of
certain
positions.
Termination
of terms of
certain offices,
provided.
Exception.
Certain orders,
etc., to remain
in effect.
life research and management appointed by the director
with the approval of the board. He shall advise and con-
sult with the superintendent concerning the avifauna of the
commonwealth.
Section 2. The division of forests and parks shall be
the legal successor to the division of forestry and to the
division of parks and recreation.
Section 3. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
impair the civil service status, seniority, or other rights of
any permanent civil service employee or of any temporary
employee of the department of conservation employed on
the effective date of this act and said employees shall be
transferred to the department of natural resources; provided,
however, that the commissioner of natural resources may,
to staff initially the department as organized by chapter
twenty-one of the General Laws, as appearing in section one
of this act, transfer any such employee in said department,
other than one employed in the division of fisheries and
game, to any position of equal grade, as established by the
division of personnel and standardization, regardless of
whether or not the title is similar.
The incumbents of the positions of chief coastal warden and
chief conservation officer shall be transferred to the positions
of chief marine officer and chief inland officer, respectively,
and shall be deemed to have been appointed in accordance
with the provisions of chapter thirtj^-one of the General Laws.
Section 4. All laws which heretofore pertained to the
department of conservation, or were administered thereby,
shall be administered by the department of natural resources
and its divisions in accordance Math the terms of the fore-
going sections.
Section 5. The office of the chief moth superintendent
shall be transferred, with all of the employees therein, to the
division of forests and parks and the duties thereof shall be
performed under the supervision of the director.
Section 6. The terms of office of the commissioner of
conservation, the director of forestry, the director of parks
and recreation, the director of law enforcement and the
director of marine fisheries shall terminate upon the effective
date of this act; however, the governor may designate one
or more of said officials to perform duties required under the
provisions of chapter twenty-one of the General Laws, as
appearing in section one of this act, until appointments are
made in accordance therewith.
Nothing in this act shall be deemed to affect the term of
the present incumbent of the position of director of fisheries
and game.
Section 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of this act,
all orders, rules and regulations made by the department of
conservation or any division thereof or by any employee
thereof, whatever his title, prior to the effective date of this
act, shall remain in force until revoked, modified, amended,
or superseded by the department of natural resources under
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 632. 613
this act. No action, suit, prosecution or other civil or crim-
inal proceeding pending on said effective date shall be af-
fected by the passage of this act, but all such proceedings
may be completed and all decrees or orders, whether by the
courts or otherwise, shall continue in full force and effect
until expressly amended, modified or revoked by the de-
partment of natural resources or otherwise.
Section 8. Wherever in the General Laws reference is Reference in
made to the director of wildhfe research and management, meaning ^f^^'
it shall, for the purpose of this act, mean the superintendent
of the bureau of wildUfe management and research.
Section 9. Wherever in the General Laws reference is s^me
made to the commissioner, meaning the commissioner of the subject.
department of conservation, relating to the administration
of inland fish and game, such shall, for the purposes of this
act, mean the fish and game board. Wherever in the Gen-
eral Laws reference is made to the commissioner of con-
servation, the director of the division of fisheries and game,
the director of the division of marine fisheries, the director
of the division of forestry, the director of the division of
parks and recreation pertaining to the enforcement of penal
laws, or rules and regulations, made pursuant thereto, shall
for the purposes of this act, mean the director of law en-
forcement.
Section 10. Whenever in the General Laws or in any same
special laws reference is made to the enforcement thereof, subject.
by officers empowered to enforce the provisions of chapters
one hundred and thirty and one hundred and thirty-one of
the General Laws, such reference upon the effective date of
this act shall mean the officers of the division of law enforce-
ment as established by this act.
Section U. If any provision of this act or the applica- severability
tion of such provision to any person or circumstance shall provision.
be invalid, the validity of the remainder of this act and the
applicability of such provision to other persons or circum-
stances shall not be affected thereb}'".
Section 11 A. All areas or activities now under the super- Transfer of
vision or control of the department of conservation are hereby '''^"*'°'-
transferred to the department of natural resources, except
as otherwise provided by law.
Section 12. Funds available for expenditure by the de- Transfer of
partment of conservation shall be available for expenditure f"'"^'^-
by the department of rjatural resources.
Approved July 2, 1953.
An Act providing for the payment of a fee for the ni^Qp A32
issuance of certain injunctions. ' ■
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 4 of chapter 262 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out the sixth paragraph, as amended ftc^l'a^ieAcfed'.
by section 2 of chapter 119 of the acts of 1950, and inserting -
in place thereof the following paragraph: —
614
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 633, 634.
For entry of an action or suit, or of a petition in the
supreme judicial or superior court or for filing a petition to
the county commissioners, five dollars, and for entry in the
superior court of a hbel for divorce or for affirming or an-
nuHing marriage, five dollars, each of which fees shall be
paid by the party entering the same, and no other fee shall
be charged for taxing costs, for issuing any subpoena or
execution or for issuing any order of notice or other mesne,
interlocutory or final order, rule, decree or process author-
ized by law, except an injunction or restraining order in
cases not involving domestic relations, and for the issuance
of such injunction or restraining order in the supreme judi-
cial, superior, land or probate courts, five dollars.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap.Q33 An Act relative to the assessment of the excise taxes
PAYABLE BY INSURANCE COMPANIES.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 63, § 28,
etc., amended.
Assessment
of certain
excise taxes,
regulated.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 28 of chapter 63 of the General Laws, as most
recently amended by chapter 427 of the acts of 1950, is
hereby further amended by inserting after the third para-
graph the following paragraph : —
Except in the case of a wilfully false or fraudulent return
with intent to evade the tax, no assessment shall be made
with respect to any of the taxes imposed by sections twenty,
twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-nine A or
twenty-nine B, after the expiration of five years from the
due date of filing of a return ; provided, however, that where
no return has been filed as provided by law, the tax may be
assessed at any time. Any such assessment shall bear interest,
as provided herein, to the date when the additional tax so
assessed is required to be paid hereunder. Any tax so as-
sessed shall be required to be paid to the commissioner
fourteen days after the date of notice.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap.6S4: An Act relative to the apportionment op real estate
TAXES ON LAND TAKEN BY EMINENT DOMAIN.
G. L. (Ter.
-Ed.), 79, §
amended.
Assessment
of damages
in eminent
domain cases,
regulated.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section 12 of chapter 79 of the General
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby
amended by adding at the end the following sentence : —
Whenever the title or interest taken is such that the prop-
erty will be exempt from taxation so long as it is held and
used for the purposes for which it is taken, the damages for
the taking shall include an amount separately determined
and stated which shall be estimated to be equal to that
portion of the tax assessed upon the property in the year it
is taken which, if the tax were apportioned pro rata accord-
ing to the number of days in such year, would be allocable
to the days ensuing after the taking.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 635, 636. 615
Section 2. This act shall apply to all cases coming Application
within its terms where damages are fixed after the effective °^ ****•
date of this act notwithstanding that the taking may have
been made prior to said date Approved July 2, 1953.
An Act making certain changes in the employment Qhnj) 535
SECURITY LAW. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Subsection (r) of section 1 of chapter 151A of g. l. (Ter.
the General Laws, as amended by section 1 of chapter 763 ftl! 'amended^'
of the acts of 1951, is hereby further amended by adding at
the end the following paragraph : —
(r) (3) For the purpose of this subsection, "Remunera- "Remunera-
tion", any consideration, whether paid directly or indirectly, defined
including salaries, commissions and bonuses, and reasonable
cash value of board, rent, housing, lodging, payment in kind
and all payments in any medium other than cash, received
by an individual (1) from his employing unit for services
rendered to such employing unit, (2) as net earnings from
self-employment, and (3) as severance payments, dismissal
pay, or vacation allowances. Remuneration shall be deemed
to have been received in such week or weeks in which it was
earned or for such week or weeks, including any fractions
thereof, to which it can reasonably be considered to apply.
If the length of the period to which the remuneration applies
is not clearly identified, such period shall be determined by
dividing such remuneration by the amount of the individual's
average weekly wage.
Section 2. Subsection (v) of said section 1 of said chap- g. l. (Xer.
ter 151A, inserted by section 2 of said chapter 763, is hereby ^bsectton'(!)!'
repealed. Approved July 2, 1953. repealed.
An Act relative to hospital expenses in connection (Jfidj) 535
WITH THE support OF PUBLIC WELFARE AND OTHER ^'
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PATIENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 7 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by inserting after section 6B the following two fi^bc^^'eD,'^
sections: — Section 6C. There shall be directly under the ^'^'^'^'^■
commission a division of hospital costs and finances, in PoJ^-Ja" "J^tg
charge of a director of hospital costs and finances. The and finances,
commissioner of administration shall appoint and may re- *=^^'^^''«^^'^-
move, in accordance ^vith chapter thirty-one, said director
of hospital costs and finances. The commission shall provide
for the division suitable quarters in the state house and such
clerical, secretarial, administrative and other service and
assistance as the commission may deem necessary. The di-
rector shall receive such salary as may be established by the
commission.
Section 6D. There shall be in the division of hospital colTmhTee,
costs and finances, but not under its supervision or control, membersiii'p.
616
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 636.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 7, new
§ 30K, added.
Determination
of certain
charges
and costs.
Certain data,
etc., to be
filed with
director.
an advisory committee consisting of seven members to be
appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of
the council, for a term of four years, of whom one shall be
a certified pubhc accountant, one an administrator of a non-
profit voluntary hospital, one a member of the governing
board of a non-profit voluntary hospital, one a representative
of a department of the commonwealth which purchases hos-
pital care or which reimburses cities or towns for hospital
care purchased by them, and three representatives of the
general public. The governor shall designate the chairman
of said committee. The governor may, with the advice and
consent of the council, fill any vacancy on the committee.
Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed
and qualified. Each member shall serve without compensa-
tion. The committee shall meet as often as it deems neces-
sary in order to perform its duties, and shall be furnished
with suitable quarters for its meetings by the commission.
The commission shall study the problems of hospital
charges and costs and consult with the director of hospital
costs and finances and with the commissioner of adminis-
tration on all matters relating to the determination and
certification of rates for hospitals, sanatoria and infirmaries
under section thirty A of this chapter.
Section 2. Said chapter 7 is hereby further amended by
inserting after section 30J the following section : — Section
30K. The director of hospital costs and finances shall de-
termine from time to time and certify to the commissioner
of administration, at least as often as annually, the average
all-inclusive per diem charge to the general public for pubhc
ward accommodations or their equivalent, the all-inclusive
per diem cost of care in such accomm.odations and the all-
inclusive per diem cost of care for all patients of each hos-
pital, sanatorium and infirmary hcensed by the department
of public health under section seventy-one of chapter one
hundred and eleven. In determining such all-inclusive
charges and costs, charges for and costs of ancillary services
shall be included. If he is unable to determine the all-
inclusive per diem cost of care in public ward accommoda-
tions or their equivalent of any hospital, sanatorium or in-
firmary, he shall certify as aforesaid in heu thereof an amount
equal to seventy-five per cent of the all-inclusive per diem
cost of care for all patients of such hospital, sanatorium or
infirmary, said cost, however, shall not exceed the sum of
fifteen dollars per diem.
Each such hospital, sanatorium or infirmary shall file with
the director from time to time on request such data, sta-
tistics, schedules or information as he may reasonably re-
quire to enable him to determine such charges and costs,
and any person conducting such hospital, sanatorium or in-
firmary who fails to furnish any such data, statistics, sched-
ules or information as requested, or who files fraudulent re-
turns thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than
five hundred dollars. The director shall have the power to
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 636. 617
examine the books and accounts of any such hospital, sana-
torium or infirmary if in his opinion, such examination is
necessary to determine such charges and costs. The director
shall make his determination as aforesaid in accordance with
a uniform system of hospital accounting and cost analysis,
and may in his discretion take into account individual serv-
ices which are rendered for partial or no payment, but shall
not include such factors as depreciation, amortization and
grants-in-aid for which no services are rendered. If in his
judgment the per diem cost of care in public ward accom-
modations or their equivalent of any hospital, sanatorium
or infirmary, because of circumstances peculiar to it, is ex-
cessive as compared with such per diem cost of care in other
hospitals, sanatoria or infirmaries located in the same geo-
graphical area, of comparable size or furnishing comparable
services, he shall determine a weighted average all-inclusive
per diem cost of care in such accommodation for such hos-
pital, sanatorium or infirmary and certify the same to the
commissioner.
The commissioner shall certify annually to each of the Certification
various departments, boards or commissions of the com- ''^ '■^*®^' ®*''-
monwealth purchasing care in such hospitals, sanatoria and
infirmaries, or reimbursing cities or towns for such care
purchased by them, such rates with respect to each such
hospital, sanatorium and infirmary as will reflect reasonable
hospital costs or charges made to the general pubhc, which-
ever is the lower. All departments, boards or commissions
of the commonwealth purchasing such service shall pay the
rates so certified. The various subdivisions of the common-
wealth purchasing hospital care and receiving reimburse-
ment therefor, in whole or in part from the commonwealth,
shall pay the hospitals, sanatoria and infirmaries for such
care at the rates so certified. The commissioner shall also
certify at least annually to the department of industrial ac-
cidents the all-inclusive per diem cost of care for all patients
for each such hospital, sanatorium and infirmary.
Section 3. Chapter 122 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out section 18, as most recently amended ^tc'^'ameAded^'
by chapter 3-12 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place
thereof the following section: — Section 18. Reasonable ex- Reimburse-
penses incurred by a town under section seventeen within one ^nd townllo?
month next before notice has been given as therein required fare of certain
and also after the giving of such notice and until said sick p***'^"*^- ^*''-
person is able to be removed to said hospital and infirmary
shall be reimbursed by the commonwealth. If the depart-
ment, after investigation, deems it expedient as an economy
in expenditure and in the interest of the patient's health,
it may authorize reimbursement for aid rendered after the
patient has become able to be so removed, and, in its dis-
cretion, until the patient is able to be discharged. If the
department considers it expedient to order the removal to
said institution of a person whose physical condition is such
as to require attendance, reasonable expenses incurred for
618
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 636.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 176A, §5
etc., amended.
Approval of
rates of
payments.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 176A,
§ 17, etc.,
amended.
Disputes
between
certain corpo-
rations and
hospitals,
settlement of.
Position of
director of
hospital costs
and finances.
such attendance as directed by the department shall also
be reimbursed by the commonwealth. Bills for such sup-
port shall not be allowed unless endorsed with the decla-
ration that, after full investigation, no kindred able to pay
the amount charged have been found, and that the amount
has actually been paid from the town treasury. There shall
be allowed for the support of a person in a hospital, sana-
torium or infirmary such amounts as are certified annually
to the department by the commissioner of administration
under section thirty A of chapter seven mth respect to the
hospital, sanatorium or infirmary which renders support and
treatment. In cases where the commonwealth or any sub-
division thereof rasiy be reimbursed from federal funds or
funds from any other source in excess of the above amount,
the amount so received shall be paid for such support and
treatment. Expenses incurred bj'' a town for tonsil and
adenoid operations shall be reimbursed by the common-
wealth to an amount not exceeding twenty-five dollars in
the case of any one such operation.
Section 4. The fourth paragraph of section 5 of chapter
176A of the General Laws, as appearing in section 1 of chap-
ter 766 of the acts of 1950, is hereby amended by striking out
the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following
sentence : — All rates of payments to hospitals made by such
corporations under such contracts shall be approved in ad-
vance by the commissioner of administration, in this section
called the commissioner.
Section 5. Said chapter 176A is hereby further amended
by striking out section 17, as so appearing, and inserting in
place thereof the following section: — Section 17. Any dis-
pute arising between a corporation subject to this chapter,
and any hospital with which such corporation has a con-
tract for hospital service as authorized by this chapter, may
with the consent of both parties be submitted to the com-
missioner of administration for his decision with respect
thereto. Any dispute or controversy arising between a non-
profit hospital service corporation and any subscriber, or
any person whose subscription certificate has been cancelled,
may with the consent of both parties be submitted to the
commissioner of insurance for his decision with respect
thereto. All decisions and findings of the commissioner of
administration and the commissioner of insurance made
under this section shall be final as to the facts.
Section 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
six C of chapter seven of the General Laws, inserted by
section one of this act, the person holding the permanent
position of senior accountant, assigned to the division of
hospitals in the department of public health, in the classified
civil service of the commonwealth, as of January first, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three, shall, upon the effective date
of the act, be transferred to the position of director of hos-
pital costs and finances without being subject to a qualifying
examination by the director of civil service, and without
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 637. 619
being required to serve any probationary period; and his
tenure shall be unlimited, subject, however, to the provisions
of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws.
Section 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of section Payment for
thirty K of chapter seven of the General Laws, inserted by HmUed."*'^^'
section two of this act, no payment shall be made or reim-
bursement granted for the care of such person for the calen-
dar year nineteen hundred and fifty-four in excess of four-
teen dollars per diem.
Section 8. Upon the effective date of this act the AdvisOTy
governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall m^Ters?'
forthwith appoint the members of the advisory committee t^rms, etc.
established by section six D of chapter seven of the Gen-
eral Laws, inserted by section one of this act, to serve as
follows : one shall serve for a term of one year, two for terms
of two years each, two for terms of three years each, and
two for terms of four years each, as he may designate. Upon
the expiration of their respective terms, their successors
shall be appointed as provided in said section six D of chap-
ter seven of the General Laws.
Section 9. This act shall take effect on January first, ff^g°*'''®
nineteen hundred and fifty-four. Approved July 2, 1953.
An Act authorizing the commissioner of education to Chav.QS7
ACCEPT SURPLUS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND OTHER
COMMODITIES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR DIS-
TRIBUTION WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 548 of the acts of 1948 is hereby amended by
inserting after section 6, inserted by chapter 538 of the acts
of 1951, the two following sections: — Section 7. The com-
missioner of education is hereby authorized to accept and
distribute surplus agricultural commodities donated to the
commonwealth by the United States department of agricul-
ture for distribution to schools and other ehgible agencies,
and to supervise, administer and provide means for the dis-
tribution of said commodities, and in like manner to provide
for the distribution of any other commodities received from
the United States, or through said department or any suc-
cessor thereto, and to enter into agreements and contracts
with the federal government and cities, towns and other
ehgible agencies of the commonwealth for the purposes of
this act. Any moneys contributed by the cities, towns and
other ehgible agencies within the commonwealth for the
maintenance of said activities shall be paid into the state
treasury, maintained as an independent fund and disbursed
only on authorization of the commissioner of education.
Section 8. Nothing in this act shall prevent the office of
school lunch programs from rendering technical, advisory
and other assistance to any other schools of the common-
wealth which may not be participating under the provisions
of the National School Lunch Act and which may request
620 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 638, 639, 640.
such assistance in the operation of their school lunch pro-
gram; provided, however, that no financial assistance shall
be furnished these schools unless they are complying with all
the rules and regulations which may be in effect or be estab-
lished under the provisions of this act.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap.QSS An Act relative to the leasing of premises outside
THE state house USED BY STATE AGENCIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G.L. (Ter Scction lOA of chapter 8 of the General Laws is hereby
etc!, 'amended.' amended by striking out the last sentence, inserted by chap-
ter 585 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place thereof the
following paragraph : , —
pre^4°sls°^ For the purposes of this section, the word "department"
by state ghall iucludc the division of motor vehicles, known as the
rlluiated. registry of motor vehicles, and the division of employment
security. Notwithstanding the time limitation of this sec-
tion or of any other law, the division of employment security
may enter into and carry into effect rental-purchase agree-
ments for the purchase or construction of premises to be
occupied by it outside of the state house or other building
owned by the commonwealth, and such rental-purchase
agreements shall be subject to the same approvals required
by this section for leasing premises; provided, that the costs
incident to such rental-purchase agreements, including amor-
tization, shall be borne by the federal government. After
expiration of the period of amortization in each such in-
stance, the commonwealth shall not charge the division of
employment security with rent for such premises, provided
the federal government shall bear the cost of service to and
maintenance of such premises. Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap.Q39 An Act authorizing the metropolitan district commis-
sion TO COMPLETE A RETAINING WALL AT KELLY FIELD
IN THE HYDE PARK DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The metropohtan district commission is hereby authorized
and directed to complete construction of the retaining wall
at Kelly field in the Hyde Park district of the city of Boston.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap. 64.0 An Act providing that fire fighters and certain
OTHERS IN CERTAIN CITIES AND TOWNS SHALL BE GIVEN
AN ADDITIONAL DAY OFF DUTY OR, UNDER CERTAIN CIR-
CUMSTANCES, AN ADDITIONAL DAY's PAY WHEN THEY ARE
REQUIRED TO WORK ON CERTAIN LEGAL HOLIDAYS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Ed^48^new Chapter 48 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
§ sVa, added, inserting after section 57 the following section : — Sec-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 641. 621
Hon 57 A. If any permanent member of the fire fighting Additional
force or fire alarm division of a fire department of a city or fo/c'St&m'^^
town is required to serve a tour of duty during the twenty- ^^ fighters.
four hour period commencing at eight o'clock in the morn- authorized.
ing of January first, February twenty-second, April nine-
teenth, May thirtieth, July fourth, the first Monday of
September, October twelfth, November eleventh, Thanks-
giving day or Christmas day, or the day following when any
of the five days first mentioned, or October twelfth, Novem-
ber eleventh or Christmas day, occurs on Sunday, he shall
be given an additional day off, or, if such additional day off
cannot be given because of personnel shortage or other cause,
he shall be entitled to an additional day's pay; provided,
that any such member who, through a rotation of shifts,
works different days in successive weeks shall be granted, in
each year in which the number of holidays falUng on his
regular days off is in excess of the number of holidays in
such year falling on Saturday, additional days off equal to
the excess, and, if any such additional day off cannot be
given because of personnel shortage or other cause, an
additional day's pay shall be allowed in lieu thereof. This
section shall take effect in a city ha\'ing a Plan E charter
when accepted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
city council, and in the case of other cities by vote of the
city council, subject to the provisions of its charter, and in
a town by a majority vote at an annual town meeting, but
not otherwise. Approved July 2, 1953.
An Act authorizing the execution of a confirmatory Chav.64:l
DEED BETWEEN THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION AND
OPERATION OF A COMPLETE MILITARY AIR BASE AT BED-
FORD,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The commissioner of state airport management, acting
in the name and behalf of the commonwealth with the ap-
proval of the state airport management board and the gov-
ernor and council and the approval of the administrator of
civil aeronautics of the department of commerce of the
United States, may execute a confirmatory deed to that of
February twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, be-
tween the commonwealth and the United States of America,
with broadened purposes to permit the construction and op-
eration of a complete mihtary air base. Any confirmatory
deed executed hereunder shall contain the following limita-
tions : —
1. The United States shall require all miUtary aircraft
operating under its control and using the Bedford airport or
its attendant radio aids to conform to pertinent federal and
state civil air regulations which apply at the time to civil
aircraft with comparable performance characteristics.
622 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 642.
2. The United States shall, in its planning, construction,
maintenance and operation of the airport, consider at all
times both the present and future interests of civil aviation
as determined in consultation with appropriate federal and
state aeronautical agencies.
3. The United States shall not restrict the use of the land-
ing area by air carrier aircraft duly authorized by appro-
priate authority to serve Boston.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Chav 642 -^^ ^^'^ providing additional funds to cover the cost
OF SEWERAGE WORKS WITHIN THE SOUTH METROPOLITAN
SEWERAGE DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of carrying out the con-
struction authorized by chapter five hundred and twenty-
seven of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-one, the
metropolitan district commission may expend in addition to
the amounts authorized by said chapter a sum not exceeding
one million dollars.
Section 2. To meet the expenditures necessary in carry-
ing out the provisions of this act the state treasurer shall,
from time to time, on request of the commission, and subject
to the approval of the governor and council issue and sell
at public or private sale bonds of the commonwealth regis-
tered or with interest coupons attached as he may deem
best to an amount not exceeding one million dollars in addi-
tion to the amount of such bonds heretofore authorized by
said chapter five hundred and twenty-seven of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-one. Such bonds shall be des-
ignated on the face. Metropolitan District Sewerage Loan,
Act of 1953, shall be on the serial payment plan and shall
be issued for such maximum term of years not exceeding
thirty years from the date of issue as may be recommended
by the governor in accordance with section 3 of Article LXII
of the Amendments to the constitution of the commonwealth,
and shall bear interest at such rate as shall be fixed by the
state treasurer with the approval of the governor.
Section 3. The interest and serial bond requirements on
account of the moneys expended for the south metropolitan
sewerage system provided for under this act and the cost
of maintenance and operation thereof and such other ex-
penses as may be authorized hereunder shall be deemed to
be, and shall be paid as, a part of the interest, sinking fund
or serial bond requirements and costs specified in chapter
four hundred and thirty-nine of the acts of eighteen hundred
and eighty-nine and acts in amendment thereof and in addi-
tion thereto and affecting the same, and shall be apportioned,
assessed and collected in the manner provided by the pro-
visions of chapter ninety- two of. the General Laws, relative
to such system. Approved July 2, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 643, 644, 645. 623
An Act amending the charter of the west newbury Chap.6A?t
MUTUAL fire INSURANCE COMPANY.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend p™ambfe°^
to defeat its purpose, which is to grant to the corporation
referred to therein the right to amend its charter, therefore
it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., asfolloivs:
Section 1. The act to incorporate the West Newbury
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, passed on the eighth day
of February, in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-eight,
as amended by chapter forty-four of the acts of eighteen
hundred and forty-nine, is hereby further amended by strik-
ing out section five.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by a two thirds vote of the members of the West Newbury
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, present and voting, at
a meeting duly called therefor. Approved July 2, 1953.
An Act providing for a deputy commissioner of public C/ici».644
safety and defining his duties.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act v;ould tend pr^fmbk?^
to defeat its purpose, which is to make its provisions effec-
tive forthwith, 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 22 of the General Laws is hereby amended by o. l. (Ter.
striking out section 5, as appearing in the Tercentenary amended. ^'
Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
tion : — Section 5. There shall be in the department a Deputy
deputy commissioner who shall also be the secretary. He of pSbHc°°^'^
shall be appointed by the commissioner, with the approval safety.
of the governor and council, and may, with like approval,
be removed at the pleasure of the commissioner. The
deputy commissioner, in addition to his duties as secretary
under section twelve, shall perform such other duties as may
be assigned to him by the commissioner and during the ill-
ness, absence or other disability of the commissioner, he
shall perform the official duties of the commissioner, except
that when so acting as commissioner, he shall not have im-
mediate charge of the division of state pohce.
Approved July 2, 1953.
An Act relative to the observation, examination and (7/ia7).645
RECOMMITMENT TO A DEFECTIVE DELINQUENT DEPART-
MENT of CERTAIN PERSONS PREVIOUSLY SO COMMITTED.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^^'^^^\^^
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide for the immediate
624 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 645.
observation, examination and recommitment of certain per-
sons who may be mentally defective and a menace to the
public, 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. Any person held in a defective delinquent
department whose original commitment thereto shall be
judicially determined to have been procedurally improper,
shall, where the interests of the public so require, forthwith
upon such determination, be newly committed by the court
making such determination for not more than thirty-five
days' observation in the defective deUnquent department of
the state farm, and may thereafter, in the discretion of the
court, be further committed, for such observation, for an
additional period, not to exceed thirty-five days, during
which period or periods he shall be examined as though an
application for has commitment had been duly filed under
the provisions of section one hundred and thirteen of chap-
ter one hundred and twenty-three of the General Laws. If,
after such observation, such person is found not to be men-
tally defective, he shall be returned to said court with a
written report of the examination, and said court shall
thereupon make such order as may be consistent with the
determination theretofore made by it. If such person is
found to be mentally defective, the court shall give written
notice to the person and if such person is under the age of
seventeen, shall also give notice to his parents or nearest
relative that a hearing is to be held for his commitment to
a defective dehnquent department.
If, after a hearing and examination of the person's record,
character and personality, the court finds that such person
has shown himself to be dangerous or shows a tendency
toward becoming such, that such tendency is or may become
a menace to the public and that such person is not a proper
subject for the school for the feeble-minded or commitment
as an insane person, the court shall make a report of the
finding to the effect that the person is a defective dehnquent
and may commit him to a department for defective de-
Hnquents according to his age and sex, as provided in said
section one hundred and thirteen, and all of the apphcable
provisions of said section relating to the procedure govern-
ing the commitment of defective dehnquents shall apply.
If a person so requests, an issue or issues shall be framed
and submitted to a jury. If such person is committed to a
department for defective delinquents after said hearing and
examination, the court shall make no final order upon its
determination as to such person's original commitment;
otherwise, the court shall make such order as may be con-
sistent with said determination.
Section 2. The attorney general or any district attorney
shall, where the interests of the public so require, file an
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 646, 647. 625
application in the superior court for the commitment to a
department for defective dehnquents of any person who
has been released or discharged from such a department as
the result of a judicial determination that his original com-
mitment thereto was procedurally improper. Upon the
fihng of such an apphcation, the court shall follow the pro-
cedure set forth in section one of this act.
Apyroved July 2, 1953.
An Act providing for the payment of certain accumu- QJiar) 646
LATED VACATION ALLOWANCE TO A. HARRIS PATON, FORMER
FIRST DEPUTY STATE TREASURER.
Be it enacted, etc., as j allows:
Section 1. The provisions ol paragraph (6) of section
thirty-one A of chapter twenty-nine of the General Laws
shall, notwithstanding any rule or regulation to the contrary,
apply to A. Harris Paton, former deputy state treasurer,
who was retired for superannuation on January thirty-first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-two and who, at the request of
the state treasurer, took no vacation leave for the period
from June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty to January
thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty-two. Upon the
effective date of this act there shall be paid out of the state
treasury to said Paton a sum equal to his compensation for
thirty-one and two thirds days as said first deputy state
treasurer.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1953.
An Act relative to urban redevelopment corpora- (JJidrt 647
tions, the housing authority law, and the clear-
ING OF slums and REDEVELOPMENT OF URBAN AREAS.
Whereas, The full benefits of federal legislation relating to Emergency
loans insured or guaranteed by the federal government are p'"*'*™^'^-
not now available to urban redevelopment corporations and
redevelopment authorities; therefore this act is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public safety
Be it enacted, etc., as follows.
Section 1. Chapter 121 A of the General Laws is hereby o. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out sections 1 to 3, inclusive, and in- fj^iJa^^^^'
serting in place thereof the following three sections : — amended.
Section 1. The following terms wherever used in this chap- Definitions.
ter shall, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the
context, have the following meanings: —
"Housing board" or "board", the state housing board
established under section sixty-four of chapter six.
"Project", any undertaking consisting of —
(1) The construction in sub-standard, decadent or blighted
open areas in which the land has been assembled and cleared
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or chapter
626 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 647.
one hundred and twenty-one of decent, safe and sanitary
dwellings and such appurtenant or incidental facilities as
shall be in the public interest; and
(2) The maintenance and operation of facilities so con-
structed.
A "project" may include any one or more of the follow-
ing:—
(a) Acquisition and assembly of the land (and buildings
and structures and other improvements thereon, if any)
within a decadent, sub-standard or blighted open area;
(6) Clearance of the land within a decadent, sub-standard
or blighted open area;
(c) Installation, construction, reconstruction of public
and private ways, public utilities and services, and site im-
provements essential to the preparation of land so cleared
for beneficial redevelopment;
(d) Acquisition, assembly and clearance of land, buildings
or structures not in themselves sub-standard, decadent, or
blighted if their inclusion is necessary for the clearance, re-
development, reconstruction or rehabilitation of a sub-
standard, decadent or bhghted open area.
"Zoning ordinance or by-law", any special statute estab-
lishing zoning regulations in one or more cities, towns or
districts, or any ordinance or by-law adopted under au-
thority of sections tw^enty-five to thirty B, inclusive, of
chapter forty.
"Sub-standard area", an area wherein dwellings predom-
inate which, by reason of dilapidation, overcrowding,
faulty arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light, or
sanitation facilities or any combination of these factors, are
detrimental to safety, health or morals.
"Decadent area", any area which is detrimental to safety,
health, morals or welfare because of the existence of build-
ings which are out of repair, physical^ deteriorated, unfit
for human habitation, or obsolete, or in need of major main-
tenance or repair, or because much of the real estate in re-
cent years has been sold or taken for non-payment of taxes
or upon foreclosure of mortgages, or because buildings have
been torn down and not replaced and in which under exist-
ing conditions it is improbable that the buildings will be re-
placed, or because of a substantial change in business or
economic conditions, or because of inadequate light, air,
open space or excessive land coverage; or by reason of any
combination of any of the foregoing conditions.
"Bhghted open area", any predominantly open area
which is detrimental to safety, health, morals or welfare be-
cause it is unduly costly to develop it soundly through the
ordinary operations of private enterprise and which is to be
developed for predominantly residential purposes by reason
of the existence of physical conditions including, but not by
way of limitation, the presence of ledge or rock, the existence
of unsuitable soil conditions, the necessity of unduly ex-
pensive excavation, fill or grading or of the construction of
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 647. 627
unduly expensive retaining walls, or the necessity of under-
taking unduly expensive measures for the waterproofing of
buildings or for the drainage of the area or for the preven-
tion of the flooding thereof or for making the same appro-
priate for sound development; or by reason of obsolete,
inappropriate or otherwise faulty platting or subdivision,
deterioration of site improvements or facihties, diversity of
ownership of plots, inadequacy of transportation facilities
or other utilities; or by reason of a substantial change in
business or economic conditions or practices, or tax and
special assessment delinquencies; or by reason of any com-
bination of any of the foregoing conditions, and which sub-
stantially impairs the sound growth of the community.
Section 2. It is hereby declared that sub-standard, de- Declaration
cadent or blighted open areas exist in certain cities and towns °^ poi'^^y-
in this commonwealth, and that each of such areas consti-
tutes a serious and growing menace, injurious and inimical
to the safety, health, morals and welfare of the residents of
the commonwealth ; that the existence of each of such areas
contributes substantially to the spread of disease and crime,
necessitating excessive and disproportionate expenditure of
public funds for the preservation of the pubhc health and
safety, for crime prevention, correction, prosecution, pun-
ishment, and the treatment of juvenile delinquency and for
the maintenance of adequate pohce, fire and accident pro-
tection and other pubhc services and facihties, constitutes
an economic and social liability, substantially impairs or
arrests the sound growth of cities and towns, and retards the
provision of housing accommodations; that each of such
areas decreases the value of private investments and threatens
the sources of public revenue and the financial stability of
communities; that because of the economic and social in-
terdependence of different communities and of different
areas witiiin single communities the redevelopment of land
not only in sub-standard areas but also in decadent and
blighted open areas in accordance with a comprehensive
plan to promote the sound growth of the community is
necessary in order to achieve permanent and comprehensive
elimination of existing slums and sub-standard conditions
and to prevent the recurrence of such slums or conditions or
their development in other parts of the community or in
other communities; and that the redevelopment of bhghted
open areas promotes the clearance of sub-standard and de-
cadent areas and prevents their creation and occurrence;
that the menace of such sub-standard, decadent or blighted
open areas is beyond remedy and control solely by regula-
tory process in the exercise of the police power and caiuiot
be dealt with effectively by the ordinary operations of
private enterprise without the aids herein provided; that
the acquisition of property for the purpose of ehminating
sub-standard, decadent, or bhghted open conditions thereon
and preventing recurrence of such conditions in the area,
the removal of structures and improvement of sites, and
628
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 647.
Establishment
of certain
corporations,
authorized.
disposition of the property for redevelopment incidental to
the foregoing, the exercise of powers by housing authorities
or redevelopment authorities and any assistance which may
be given by cities and towns or any other public bodies in
connection therewith, are pubhc uses and purposes for which
public money may be expended and the power of eminent
domain exercised; that a public exigency exists which
makes the acquisition, planning, clearance, rehabihtation or
rebuilding of such sub-standard, decadent, or blighted open
areas for residential and appurtenant or incidental facilities
a public use and benefit for which private property may be
acquired by eminent domain or regulated by wholesome and
reasonable orders, laws and directions; and the necessity in
the pubhc interest for the provisions hereinafter enacted is
hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.
It is hereby further declared that in many areas through-
out the commonwealth there is a shortage of decent, safe
and sanitary dwellings properly planned and related to fa-
cilities for governmental, social, business, commercial, cul-
tural, and recreational purposes; that this condition is most
extreme in communities where sub-standard, decadent or
blighted open areas exist; that the aforesaid conditions
cannot be corrected by the ordinary operations of private
enterprise without the aids herein provided: that the pro-
visions of this chapter will stimulate the investment of
private capital in projects for the assembly and clearance of
the land in sub-standard, decadent or bhghted open areas,
and in the construction, maintenance and operation on such
land of needed decent, safe and sanitary dwellings properly
planned and related to adequate and convenient appur-
tenant and incidental facilities; that the construction, main-
tenance and operation of such facilities on such land in such
areas will assist in achieving permanent and comprehensive
eUmination of existing slums and sub-standard conditions and
in preventing the recurrence or redevelopment of such con-
ditions not only by reason of the clearance and redevelop-
ment of such land, but also by reason of its future utiliza-
tion for decent, safe and sanitary housing.
Section 3. Three or more persons may associate them-
selves by written agreement of association in a form furnished
or approved by the commissioner of corporations and taxa-
tion with intent to form a corporation for the purpose of
undertaking and carrying out a project authorized and
approved, or to be authorized and approved, by the housing
board. No such corporation shall undertake more than one
project or engage in any other type of activity.
The laws relative to corporations organized under and
subject to chapter one hundred and fifty-six, except section
seven of said chapter, as far as consistent with the provisions
of this chapter and rules and regulations made under author-
ity thereof, shall apply to corporations so formed and such
corporations are hereby declared to be instrumentalities of
the commonwealth.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 647. 629
Any corporation organized under this chapter may, if the
written agreement of association shall so provide, operate as
a co-operative corporation in a manner similar to that pro-
vided in chapter one hundred and fifty-seven; provided,
however, that if there is any inconsistency between the pro-
visions of such chapter one hundred and fifty-seven and the
provisions of this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall
be controlling.
Section 2. Section 6 of said chapter 121 A, as appearing g. l. (Ter.
in section 1 of chapter 654 of the acts of 1945, is hereby ^tci! 'amended!^'
amended b}' striking out the first two paragraphs and insert-
ing in place thereof the following four paragraphs: —
Whenever the housing board is asked to approve the for- f^PP''°t'[^|j°Jf
mation of a corporation under section three, it shall transmit corporations,
the application to the mayor of the city or the selectmen of '■emulated.
the town in which the proposed project is to be located, and
the mayor or the selectmen, as the case may be, shall request
the planning board of such city or town, if there is any such
board, to make a report on such application.
Such planning board shall, after a public hearing of
which reasonable notice shall be given, make such determi-
nations as may be required by the provisions of section one
and shall determine whether or not the proposed project
conflicts ^\ith the master plan of the city or town made by
authority of chapter forty-one, if such a plan has been made,
and whether or not such project would be in any way
detrimental to the best interests of the public or the city or
town or to the pubUc safety and convenience, or inconsistent
with the most suitable development of the city or town, and
whether or not the project will constitute a public use and
benefit.
If the carrying out of a project will involve the destruction
or rehabilitation of buildings occupied in whole or in part
as dwellings such planning board shall determine whether
or not there is a feasible method for the temporary relocation
of families displaced from the project area and whether or
not there are, or are being provided, in the project area or in
other areas not generally less desirable in regard to public
utilities and public and commercial facilities and at rents
or prices within the financial means of the families displaced
from the project area, decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings
equal in number to the number of, and available to such,
displaced families and reasonably accessible to their places
of employment, and unless it finds that there is such a feasible
method and that such dweUings exist or are being provided
it shall not approve the project.
Such planning board shall submit to the mayor or the
selectmen a report which shall be open to public inspection,
approving or disapproving the project, together with its
reasons for approval or disapproval. The mayor or the
selectmen shall transmit the report of the planning board to
the housing board together with his or their approval or dis-
approval of the project. If there is no planning board in
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Acts, 1953. — Chap. 647.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 121A.
§ 10, etc.,
amended.
DeterminatioQ
by assessors
of value of
projects,
regulated.
such city or town, the hearing herein prescribed shall be held
and the report made by the mayor or the selectmen.
Section 3. Section 10 of said chapter 121A, as so ap-
pearing, is hereby amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing two paragraphs : —
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or
of any other law, the assessors of the city or town in which a
project is to be located may, and upon the request of the
housing board they shall determine for the purposes of this
section the maximum fair cash value of any proposed proj-
ect. Such determination may be made prior to the construc-
tion of the project. Whenever any such determination shall
have been made the fair cash value of the real estate and
tangible personal property of the corporation shall in no event
be valued for the purposes of this section in an amount ex-
ceeding the fair cash value so determined, except upon a
shov/ing that the corporation has acquired additional real
estate or tangible personal property and in such event any
such excess valuation shall be limited to the value of such
additional real estate and tangible personal property.
Real estate acquired by any such corporation by lease
shall be subject to taxation under chapter fifty-nine in the
same manner and to the same extent as if such real estate
were wholly owned and occupied by a private person; but
anything in chapter fifty-nine to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, all buildings and other things erected by any such cor-
poration on, or affixed by any such corporation to, any land
acquired by such corporation by lease shall, for the purposes
of this section and of chapter fifty-nine, be deemed to be
tangible personal property of such corporation until the
expiration or termination of the lease or the expiration of
the period of forty years from the organization of such cor-
poration, whichever of said events shall first occur; provided,
however, that for the piu-pose of computing the excise pay-
able by any such corporation under the first paragraph of
this section, and also for the purpose of applying the third
paragraph of this section and the first paragraph of section
fifteen, all real estate acquired by such corporation by lease
and all buildings and other things erected by such corpora-
tion on, or affixed by such corporation to, land acquired by
such corporation by lease shall, so long as the leasehold
estate continues to be held by such corporation, be deemed,
until the happening of whichever of the aforesaid events
shall first occur, to be real estate of and held by such cor-
poration; and, if the tax payable in any year under chapter
fifty-nine upon any real estate acquired by such corporation
by lease is by the terms of the lease payable by such corpora-
tion and the leasehold estate in such real estate continues on
January first of such year to be held by such corporation,
such tax shall be deducted in computing the excise payable
by such corporation in such year under the first paragraph
of this section, but included in determining for the purposes
of section fifteen the excise paid and distributed.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 647. 631
Section 4. Section 15 of said chapter 121 A, as so appear- a l. (Tw.
ing, is hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph § 15.' etc.. '
and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph : — amended.
Should the gross receipts of any such corporation from the Distribution
operation of a project midertaken by it under authority of reguTalTd^'
this chapter, in any year exceed (1) operating and mainte-
nance expenses together with such reserves as are necessarj^
to create a fund to replace furnishings and worn-out equip-
ment, including any ground rents or other payments under
any lease, (2) taxes and fees, (3) interest on mortgages and
other indebtedness, (4) premiums, fees or other charges or
expenses incurred in connection with the insurance or guar-
anty of any mortgage or the insurance or guaranty of any
annual return from a project, including any amounts payable
to the Federal Housing Administration or any other agency
or instrumentality of the United States for such purposes,
(5) amortization, in accordance with the provisions of any
schedule, plan or method of amortization described in any
application submitted to the housing board under section
five of this chapter, or in any schedule, plan or method of
amortization subsequently submitted to and approved by
the housing board, (6) dividends, (7) authorized transfers
to surplus or reserves, and (8) other payments authorized
or approved by the housing board, the amount remaining
shall be applied to the payment to the cit}'' or town in which
the project is located of the amount, if any, by which the
taxes would have been assessed upon the real estate and
tangible personal property of the corporation in such year if
such real estate and tangible personal property had not been
exempt from taxation, exceeded the excise paid by such cor-
poration and distributed to such city or town in such year
under section ten.
Section 5. Said chapter 121 A is hereby further amended Ed.V, iJia'.
by striking out section 16, as so appearing, and inserting in § ^^'etc.. '
place thereof the following two sections: — Section 16. Not- alfd'new § i6A,
withstanding any other provisions of this chapter, if a cor- added.
poration organized under section three has carried out its of^c^rtlin"
obhgations and performed its duties as imposed by this chap- pghts after
ter for forty years from the date of its organization to the °^ ^ ^^^"'
satisfaction of the housing board, as evidenced by a certifi-
cate transmitted by the board to the commissioner of cor-
porations and taxation, it shall thereafter have all of the
rights and privileges of a corporation organized under or
subject to chapter one hundred and fifty-six and be subject
to all of the obhgations and duties of such a corporation, and
such corporation and its stockholders shall thereafter be free
from all of the special limitations, restrictions, obligations
and duties imposed upon corporations organized under sec-
tion three and the stockholders thereof.
Section 16 A. If an action is brought or if proceedings are options
undertaken for the foreclosure of a mortgage or lien upon a f^c^elsoraVn'"
project or upon any severable portion thereof, or for the p,\r^chr9W8.
termination of the corporation's leasehold or other interest
632
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 647.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 121A.
§ 17, repealed.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 121A,
§ 18, etc.,
amended.
in the same, or if in order to aveii: such action or such pro-
ceedings the corporation shall make a conveyance or other-
wise release or quitclaim its interests in the same, the suc-
cessor in interest thereto, including the federal government or
any instmmentality thereof, shall, upon its acquisition of the
project or severable portion thereof, have the option of (1)
holding the same subject to all the provisions of this chapter
and having all of the powers, rights, privileges, benefits and
exemptions set forth in this chapter; or (2) conveying or
otherwise releasing its interest to a purchaser who agrees as
part of the terms of conveyance or release to hold the same
subject to all of the provisions of this chapter and who shall
thereby have all of the powers, rights, privileges, benefits
and exemptions set forth in this chapter; or (3) in the case
of organization subject to the supervision of either the com-
missioner of banks or of the commissioner of insurance, with
the prior written approval of the commissioner exercising
supervision, and in the case of a corporation organized under
this chapter or any other successor in interest, with the prior
written approval of the housing board, (a) Holding the proj-
ect or severable portion thereof so acquired free from all
restrictions and limitations imposed by this chapter and
without any of the powers, rights, privileges, benefits and
exemptions thereby conferred, or (h) Conveying or otherwise
releasing its interest in the project or a severable portion
thereof to a purchaser to be held by such purchaser free of
all restrictions and limitations imposed by this chapter, and
without any of the powers, rights, privileges, benefits and
exemptions thereby conferred; provided, however, that
whenever any successor in interest or purchaser therefrom
holds the project or severable portion thereof subject to all
the provisions of this chapter and having all the rights,
powers, privileges, benefits and exemptions set forth in the
chapter, the periods of forty years set forth in sections ten
and sixteen of this chapter shall be computed from the date
of organization of the corporation which initiated the project,
regardless of any default upon the part of such corporation.
Whenever any such successor in interest or purchaser
therefrom shall exercise any option under this section it shall
file with the housing board or ^vith the commissioner exer-
cising supervision, as the case may be, such certificate as
may be required by the housing board or the commissioner.
Any such option may be exercised at any time within one
year from the date of acquisition of interest and until such
certificate shall have been filed the project or portion thereof
shall be held subject to all of the provisions of this chapter
and the successor in interest shall have all of the powers,
rights, privileges, benefits and exemptions thereby conferred.
Section 6. Section 17 of said chapter 121 A, as so appear-
ing, is hereby repealed.
Section 7. Section 18 of said chapter 121A, as so appear-
ing, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (a) and
inserting in place thereof the following paragraph : —
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 647. 633
(a) Section three shall not be applicable to such company; Projects by
but if an insurance company undertakes more than one IX^tntls.
project, the accounts for each project shall be kept separately, resukted.
and the income of one project shall not be expended upon or
for the benefit of another project.
Section 8. Said section 18 of said chapter 121A is hereby g. l. (Ter.
further amended by striking out paragraph (e), as so appear- fts'efi.^u--
ing, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph : — ther'ameAded.
(e) So much of section eight as provides that "Every such Same subject.
corporation shall be deemed to have been organized to serve
a public purpose" shall be construed to mean "Every such
project shall be deemed to have been undertaken to serve a
public purpose". The term "housing board" as used in said
section eight shall be deemed to mean the commissioner of
insurance.
Section 9. Said chapter 121 A is hereby further amended g- l. (Ter.
by inserting after section 18A, inserted bv chapter 129 of new§i8B,'
the acts of 1946, the following section : — Section 18 H. Three *'^'^"'-
or more persons may associate themselves by written agree- ottforpoTl-^
ment of association, in a form furnished or approved by the tion to acquire
commissioner of corporations and taxation, with intent to profect.'"^
form a corporation for the purpose of acquiring a project
which has been authorized and approved and which has been
developed or is being developed in accordance \\ith the pro-
Ansions of this chapter or chapter one hundred and twenty-
one, or for the purpose of acquiring any severable portion of
such project. The persons who have executed such an
agreement of association shall, before presenting the agree-
ment of association to the state secretary for filing, submit
to the housing board an application for its consent to the
formation of such corporation. Such application shall specify
the project or portion thereof which it is proposed to ac-
quire, the terms upon which the same is to be acquired, and
the amount of capital which it is intended to raise. If it is
proposed that any changes in the project be made, the
application shall include such information concerning the
proposed changes as the housing board shall require. If the
housing board determines that the persons who have exe-
cuted the agreement of association appear to have the
ability requisite to perform the obligations and cany out the
duties imposed by this chapter with respect to the project,
and if it determines that none of the proposed changes, if
any, in the project are fundamental, it shall issue a certifi-
cate that it consents to the formation of the corporation.
The agreement of association shall not be presented to the
state secretary for filing, nor shall he file it, unless it is ac-
companied by such certificate. If any clianges in the project
are proposed in the application and if the housing board de-
termines that any such changes are fundamental, the applica-
tion shall be transmitted by the housing board to the mayor
of the city or the selectmen of the town in which the project
is located and the procedure shall be similar to that set forth
in section six, but with such variances as the housing board
634
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 647.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 121,
§ 26J, etc.,
amended.
"Federal
legislation '
defined.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 121,
§ 26J, etc., fur-
ther amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 121,
§ 26J, etc., fur-
ther amended.
"Bhghted
open area",
defined.
shall determine to be appropriate for the accomplishment of
the purposes of this section. A corporation organized under
this section shall have all of the powers, rights, privileges,
benefits and exemptions and shall be subject to all the duties
of a corporation organized under section three; provided,
however, that the periods of forty years set forth in sections
ten and sixteen shall be computed from the date of organiza-
tion of the corporation which initiated the project regard-
less of any default upon the part of such corporation which
initiated such project.
Section 10. Section 26J of chapter 121 of the General
Laws is hereby amended by striking out the definition of
"Federal legislation", as appearing in section 1 of chapter
574 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place thereof the
following definition: —
"Federal legislation" .shall include the "United States
Housing Act of nineteen hundred and thirty-seven", Public
Act No. four hundred and twelve of the Seventy-fifth Con-
gress of the United States, any act in amendment thereof or
in addition thereto, and any other legislation of the Congress
of the United States relating to federal assistance for clear-
ance of sub-standard, decadent or blighted open areas, land
assembly and redevelopment projects or housing.
Section 11. Said section 26J of said chapter 121 is
hereby further amended by striking out the definition of
"Decadent area", as so appearing, and inserting in place
thereof the following definition: —
"Decadent area", any area which is detrimental to safety,
health, morals, or welfare because of the existence of build-
ings which are out of repair, physically deteriorated, unfit
for human habitation, or obsolete, or in need of major main-
tenance or repair, or because much of the real estate in re-
cent years has been sold or taken for non-payment of taxes
or upon foreclosure of mortgages, or because many build-
ings have been torn down and not replaced and in which
under existing conditions it is improbable that the buildings
will be replaced, or because of a substantial change in busi-
ness or economic conditions, or because of inadequate light,
air, or open space or excessive land coverage; or by reason
of any combination of any of the foregoing conditions.
Section 12. Said section 26J of said chapter 121 is hereby
further amended by inserting after the definition of "Fam-
ilies of low income", as so appearing, the following defini-
tion : —
"Blighted open area", any predominantly open area
which is detrimental to safety, health, morals or welfare be-
cause it is unduly costly to develop it soundly through the
ordinary operations of private enterprise and which is to
be developed for predominantly residential purposes by rea-
son of the existence of physical conditions including, but
not by way of limitation, the presence of ledge or rock, the
existence of unsuitable soil conditions, the necessity of un-
duly expensive excavation, fill or grading or of the construe-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 647. 635
tion of unduly expensive retaining walls, or the necessity of
undertaking unduly expensive measures for the waterproofing
of buildings or for the drainage of the area or for the preven-
tion of the flooding thereof or for making the same appro-
priate for sound development; or by reason of obsolete,
inappropriate or otherwise faulty platting or subdivision, de-
terioration of site improvements or facilities, diversity of
ownership of plots, inadequacy of transportation facilities or
other utilities; or bj'- reason of a substantial change in busi-
ness or economic conditions or practices, or tax and special
assessm.ent delinquencies; or by reason of any combination
of any of the foregoing conditions, and which substantially
impairs the sound growth of the community.
Section 13. Said section 26J is hereby further amended ^jV{Jf''-
by striking out the definition of "Land Assembly and re- § 2'6J, etc., fur-
development project", as so appearing, and inserting in ^'i^'' *™^°^®^-
place thereof the following definition: —
"Land assembly and redevelopment project", a project j^i^''^^'/®^'''""
for (1) acquisition and assembly by a housing authority of redevelopment
the land (and buildings, structures and other improvements defined."
thereon, if anjO within a decadent, sub-standard or blighted
open area covered by a land assembly and redevelopment
plan; (2) clearance, by the housing authority, of the land so
acquired; (3) installation, construction or reconstruction of
public and private ways, public utilities and services, and
site improvements essential to the preparation of sites for
uses in accordance with the land assembly and redevelop-
ment plan; and (4) making the land available for redevelop-
ment by private enterprise or public agencies (including sale,
initial leasing or i-etention by the housing authority itself)
for, in the case of sub-standard or decadent areas residential,
recreational, commercial, industrial, public or other uses,
and in the case of blighted open areas for residential and
appurtenant and incidental uses in accordance with the
land assembly and redevelopment plan. "Land assembly
and redevelopment project" shall not include the construc-
tion by the housing authority of any of the buildings, for
residential or other use, contemplated by the land assembly
and redevelopment plan.
The term "redevelopment" shall include development.
Section 14. The paragraph defining "Land assembly and |j^{J^'''"-
redevelopment plan", in said section 26J of said chapter 121, § 2bJ. etc.. fur-
as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the * *"^ ^"^^^ '^
word "decadent", in line 3, the words: — , sub-standard or
blighted open, and by inserting after the word "subsequent",
in line 4, the words: — development or.
Section 15. The second paragraph of section 26K of EdViJr'
said chapter 121, as so appearing, is hereby amended by §'2bk. etc..
striking out, in lines 5 and 11, the words "or decadent", and '*™''"'^^'^-
inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the words: —
, decadent or blighted open.
Section 16. Section 26P of said chapter 121 is hereby o. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out the words "or decadent", in line 5, f26Vetc.,
636 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 647.
as 80 appearing, and in line 2 of paragraph (6), as appearing
in section 5 of chapter 617 of the acts of 1952, and inserting
in place thereof, in each instance, the words : — , decadent
or bhghted open,
%d\ iJr Section 17. Section 26BB of said chapter 121, as appear-
§ 26BB, etc.. ing in section 1 of chapter 574 of the acts of 1946, is hereby
amended. amended by striking out the words "or decadent", in line 4,
and inserting in place thereof the words: — , decadent or
blighted open,
EdV ilr Section 18. Said chapter 121 is hereby further amended
§§26JJ, 26KK, by striking out sections 26JJ and 26KK and inserting in
amended. ^^^^^ thereof the following two sections: — Section 26JJ.
S''pdicy!°° It is hereby declared that sub-standard, decadent or blighted
open areas exist in certain cities and towns in this common-
wealth, and that each constitutes a serious and growing
menace, injurious and inimical to the safety, health, morals
and welfare of the residents of the commonwealth; that the
existence of each of such areas contributes substantially to
the spread of disea.se and crime (necessitating excessive and
disproportionate expenditure of public funds for the preser-
vation of the public health and safety, for crime prevention,
correction, prosecution, punishment, and the treatment of
juvenile delinquency and for the maintenance of adequate
police, fire and accident protection and other public services
and facilities), constitutes an economic and social liability,
substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of cities
and towns, and retards the provision of housing accommoda-
tions; that each of such areas decreases the value of private
investments and threatens the sources of public revenue and
the financial stability of communities; that because of the
economic and social interdependence of different communi-
ties and of different areas within single communities, the re-
development of land not only in sub-standard areas but
also in decadent and blighted open areas in accordance with
a comprehensive plan to promote the sound growth of the
community is necessary in order to achieve permanent and
comprehensive elimination of existing slums and sub-
standard conditions and to prevent the recurrence of such
slums or conditions or their development in other parts of
the community or 'in other communities; and that the re-
development of bhghted open areas promotes the clearance
of sub-standard and decadent areas and prevents their crea-
tion and occurrence; that the menace of such sub-standard,
decadent or blighted open areas is beyond remedy and con-
trol solely by regulator}'' process in the exercise of the policy
power and cannot be dealt with effectively by the ordinary
operations of private enterprise without the aids herein pro-
vided; that the acquisition of property for the purpose of
eliminating sub-standard, decadent or blighted open condi-
tions thereon and preventing recurrence of such conditions
in the area, the removal of structures and improvement of
sites, the disposition of the property for redevelopment in-
cidental to the foregoing, the exercise of powers by housing
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 647. 637
authorities or redevelopment authorities and anj' avssistance
which may be given by cities and towns or any other public
bodies in connection therewith, are public uses and purposes
for which public money may be expended and the power of
eminent domain exercised; that a pubhc exigency exists
which makes the acquisition, planning, clearance, rehabiUta-
tion or rebuilding of such sub-standard and decadent areas
for residential, governmental, recreational, business, com-
mercial, industrial or other purposes, including the provision
of streets, parks, recreational areas and other open spaces,
and of such blighted open areas for residential and appur-
tenant or incidental facilities, public uses and benefits for
which private property may be acquired by eminent domain
or regulated by wholesome and reasonable orders, laws and
directions and for which public funds may be expended for
the good and welfare of this commonwealth; and the neces-
sity in the public interest for the provisions hereinafter
enacted is hereby declared as a matter of legislative deter-
mination.
Section 26 KK. Whenever a iiousing authority determines Approval
that a project for the assembly and redevelopment of a sub- rSatld.^'
standard, decadent or blighted open area ought to be under-
taken in the cit}'' or tow^l in whicli it was organized, it shall
apply to the housing board for approval of such a project.
Such apphcation shall be accompanied b}^ a plan for the
project, and a statement of the method proposed for financ-
ing the project and such other information as the board may
require. The board shall hold a public hearing upon such
project, if requested in writing to so do, within ten days after
the submission of the project, by the housing authority, or
by the mayor or city council of the city or the selectmen of
the town in which the proposed project is located, or bj'-
twenty-five or more taxable inhabitants of such city or town.
The housing board shall not approve any land assembly
and redevelopment project unless the planning board, es-
tablished under the provisions of section seventy or section
eighty-one A of chapter forty-one for the city or town where
the project is located, shall have found and the housing board
shall have concurred in such finding, or, if no planning board
exists in such city or town, unless the division of planning
in the department of commerce shall have found and the
housing board shall have concurred in such finding that the
redevelopment plan is based upon a local survey and con-
forms to a comprehensive plan for the locality as a whole.
The housing board shall likewise not approve any land
assembly or redevelopment plan unless it shall have found
(a) the project area would not by private enterprise alone,
and without the aid sought by the housing authority from
the federal government or other subsidy, be made available
for development or redevelopment, {h) the proposed land
uses and building requirements in the project areas in the
locahty where the project area is located will afford max-
imum opportunity to privately financed development or re-
638
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 647.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 121,
§ 26MM, etc.
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 121,
§ 26RR, etc.,
amended.
Severability
provision.
development consistent with the sound needs of the locaUty
a-s a whole, (c) the financial plan is sound, and (d) the project
area is a sub-standard, decadent or blighted open area. The
housing board shall, within thirty days after submission of
the application, give written notice to the authority of its
decision with respect to such project.
If the housing board shall disapprove any such project,
it shall state in writing in such notice its reasons for dis-
approval. Unless and until written approval of such project
is obtained, the housing authority shall not undertake such
project; provided, however, that when a housing authority
has determined the location of a proposed land assembly and
redevelopment project, it may, without awaiting the ap-
proval of the housing board, proceed, by option or other-
wise, to obtain control of the real property within the loca-
tion; but it shall not, without the approval of the board,
unconditionally obligate itself to purchase any such property.
A project which has not been approved by the housing board
when submitted to it may be again submitted to it with such
modifications as are necessary to meet its objections.
Section 19. Section 26MM of said chapter 121, as
appearing in section 1 of chapter 574 of the acts of 1946, is
hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words "twenty-
six AA".
Section 20. The third paragraph of section 26RR of
said chapter 121 is hereby amended by adding after the
word "projects", in line 15, as appearing in section 6 of
chapter 617 of the acts of 1952, the following words: — and
provided, further, that the provisions of the last sentence of
the fifth paragraph of section twenty-six NN shall not apply
to relocation projects but any application for state financial
assistance for any such project may be accepted by the
board if such application shall have been received by such
board prior to January first, nineteen hundred and fifty-eight.
Section 21. The provisions of this act are hereby de-
clared to be severable and if any such provision, or the ap-
plication of any such provision to any person or circumstance
shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such in-
validity or unconstitutionality shall not be construed to
affect the vahdity or constitutionaUty of any of the rem.ain-
ing provisions of said chapter or the application of such pro-
vision to persons or circumstances other than those to which
it is held invalid. It is hereby declared to be the legislative
intent that this act would have been adopted had such in-
valid or unconstitutional provision not been included therein.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 648, 649. 639
An Act designating the new science building at the Chav.Q4:S
BRADFORD DURFEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF FALL RIVER ^'
AS THE LESLIE B. COOMBS SCIENCE HALL.
Be ii enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The new science building at the Bradford
Durfee technical institute of Fall River shall be known and
designated as the Leslie B. Coombs Science Hall as a tribute
to said Leslie B. Coombs in recognition of his successful
efforts in developing an excellent science department when
he was the head of the chemistry department of the institute,
and in bringing the institute a full collegiate standing after
he became president thereof. The board of trustees of said
institute shall cause a suitable tablet bearing said designa-
tion and commemorating said service to be placed in said
building.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1953.
An Act increasing the amount to be expended by the Chav.^^'d
port of boston commission for THE PURCHASE OF SITES
AND PIER LOCATIONS AND THE CONSTRUCTION THEREON
OF PIER FACILITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L Chapter 545 of the acts of 1948, as amended
by section 4 of chapter 505 of the acts of 1952, is hereby
further amended by striking out, in line 4, the word "Au-
thority" and inserting in place thereof the word: — Com-
mission, — and by striking out, in line 11, the word "fifty"
and inserting in place thereof the word : — eighty-six, — so
as to read as follows: — Subject to the conditions imposed by
section ten of chapter six hundred and nineteen of the acts
of nineteen hundred and forty-five, the Port of Boston
Commission is hereby authorized, for the purpose of pur-
chasing sites and pier locations 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 authorization by the general court therefor,
from the proceeds of the bond issue provided for by said
section ten up to but not in excess of the amount of three
million six hundred and eighty-six thousand dollars, such
amount to be in addition to the amount heretofore author-
ized to be expended from said proceeds.
Section 2. Section 10 of chapter 619 of the acts of 1945
is hereby amended by striking out the words "nine million
nine hundred and fifty thousand", inserted by section 5 of
said chapter 505, and inserting in place thereof the words: —
nine million nine hundred and eighty-six thousand.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1953.
640 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 650.
Chap.650 An Act to establish a department of public works in
THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. There is hereby established in the city of
Somerville a department of public works, which shall be
under the direction and control of the commissioner of
pubhc works.
Section 2. The commissioner of pubhc works shall have
the direction and control of the construction, alteration, re-
pair, maintenance and management of ways, streets, side-
walks and bridges; he shall have the powers and discharge
the duties of surveyors of highways ; the construction, altera-
tion, repair and care of main drains and common sewers;
the care, superintendence and management of the public
grounds and parks, including cemeteries; he shall make
and have the custody of all plans, surveys, measurements
and levels appertaining to public ways, drains, sewers, water
works or lands; he shall have charge of the construction,
alteration, repair, maintenance and care of public buildings;
he shall have charge, so far as the rights of the city extend,
of fire alarm and pohce signal systems and of all electric
Ught, power, telephone, telegraph and trolley wires, of all
gas pipes and street lighting; he shall have charge of the
construction, extension, alteration, repair, care and manage-
ment of the water works; and shall perform such other
duties as the board of aldermen may direct.
Section 3. Upon acceptance of this act in accordance
mth the provisions of section eight, and not later than
January fifteenth, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, the mayor
shall, subject to the approval of the board of aldermen, ap-
point a commissioner of pubhc works who may also be the
citj^ engineer of said city, and shall hold office during the
term of the mayor and until his successor is appointed.
Section 4. There shall be estabhshed wdthin the depart-
ment of public works the following divisions: —
1. Division of highways.
2. Division of engineering.
3. Division of water works.
4. Division of electric lines and lights.
5. Division of buildings.
Each division of the department of pubhc works shall
have the management and control of such of the duties of
the department of public works as may be determined by
the commissioner of public works or by the board of aldermen.
Section 5. There shall be a superintendent of the divi-
sion of highways, a city engineer, a superintendent of the
division of water works, a superintendent of the division of
electric lines and hghts and a superintendent of the division
of buildings. The city engineer and the superintendents of
the various divisions shall have charge of their respective
divisions under the direction of the commissioner of pubhc
works.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 651. 641
The mayor shall annually appoint, subject to confirma-
tion by the board of aldermen, a superintendent of the divi-
sion of highways, a citj^ engineer who may also be the com-
missioner of public works, a superintendent of the division
of water works, a superintendent of the division of electric
lines and lights and a superintendent of the division of
buildings.
Section 6. All persons now employed in the highway
department, engineering department, building department,
electric lines and lights department and water department
of the city of Somerville are herebj'^ transferred to the de-
partment of public works. All such transfers of employees
shall be made without loss of pay and without change of
rating, seniority, retirement or pension rights, or any other
rights or privileges under any provision of law or ordinance.
Section 7. The provisions of any statute or ordinance
of the city of Somerville which are inconsistent with this
chapter are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the voters of said city at the biennial municipal election
to be held in the current year, in the form of the following
question which shall be placed on the official ballot to be
used at said election: — "Shall an act passed by the General
Court in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three, entitled
'An Act to establish a department of public works in the
city of Somerville', 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 July 2, 1953.
An Act relative to the alleviation of the financial QJiht) 551
burden imposed on cities, towns and counties by
THE nineteen HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE TORNADO.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend ^^ambi"''^
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide funds immediately ^'^'''^^
for the relief of the areas stricken by the tornado of June
ninth, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, 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 the purposes of disaster relief
in the area stricken by the tornado of June ninth of the
current year, as more clearly specified hereinafter, the sum
of five million dollars is hereby made available for transfer
by the commission on administration and finance to appro-
priation accounts for the following purposes : —
(1) to the director of civil defense such amounts as may
be necessary to provide for reimbursements and other
expenses authorized by chapter four hundred and sixty-five
of the acts of the current year;
(2) to the commissioner of corporations and taxation
642 Acts, 1953. —Chap. 652.
such amounts as may be necessary to provide for reimburse-
ments authorized under chapter five hundred and sixty-
eight of the acts of the current year;
(3) to reimburse the appropriation accounts available for
the fiscal years nineteen hundred and fifty-three or nineteen
hundred and fiftj'^-four of the several other state depart-
ments, boards and commissions, upon recommendation of
the director of civil defense, such amounts as, in the opinion
of the commission are necessary and have been expended
therefrom for purposes of disaster relief, including the
expense of the services of national guard units duly called
for service in the stricken area. Transfers under this sub-
section may be made to such appropriation accounts in the
nineteen hundred and fifty-four fiscal year for expenditures
made in the nineteen hundred and fifty-three fiscal year if, in
the opinion of the commission, such transfers are necessary to
provide sufficient funds for normal departmental operation.
Section 2. Any funds remaining in the hands of the
commission on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-
four, shall be available for the payment of any principal and
interest due thereafter on bonds authorized by this act.
Section 3. 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 five million dollars. All bonds issued by the common-
wealth, as aforesaid, shall be designated on the face, Disaster
Relief Loan, Act of 1953, and shall be on the serial payment
plan for such maximum term of years, not exceeding ten
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 bonds shall be paj'^able not earlier
than July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four nor later
than June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixty-three.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap.652 An Act relative to the making and acquiring by bank-
ing INSTITUTIONS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES OF LOANS
to veterans guaranteed by the administrator of
veterans' affairs.
Emergency Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
preamble. ^^ defeat its purpose, which is to enable banks and insur-
ance companies to invest in real estate mortgages guaran-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 652. 643
teed or insured by the administrator of veterans' affairs,
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. Chapter 46 of the acts of 1945, as most re-
cently amended by chapter 94 of the acts of 1951, is hereby
further amended by striking out section 1 and inserting in
place thereof the following section: — Section 1. Subject to
such regulations as the commissioner of banks deems to be
necessary or advisable in respect to trust companies, bank-
ing companies, savings banks, co-operative banks or credit
unions, and to such regulations as the commissioner of in-
surance deems to be necessary or advisable in respect to
insurance companies, any trust company, banking company,
savings bank, co-operative bank, credit union or insurance
company organized under the laws of this commonwealth is
authorized to make and acquire such loans and advances of
credit to qualified veterans of World War II for a period
ending ten years after the termination of World War II,
which termination, for the purposes of tliis act, shall be
deemed to have occurred on July twenty-fifth, nineteen
hundred and forty-seven, and to any veteran eligible by
virtue of active service in the armed forces of the United
States on or after June twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred
and fifty, and prior to such date as shall be determined by
presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the
congress for a period ending ten years after such date as so
determined, as are guaranteed in whole or in part by the
administrator of veterans' affairs or his successor or succes-
sors 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 guarantees or insurance, to
collect and apply payments due upon and otherwise to
service any such mortgage loan 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 otherwse to service any such mortgage loan.
Section 2. Chapter 408 of the acts of 1945, as most
recently amended by section 1 of chapter 598 of the acts of
1952, is hereby further amended by striking out, in fines 1
to 6, inclusive, the words "Residents of this commonwealth
who are veterans of World War II or veterans of the Korean
campaign and are entitled to the benefits provided by the
federal law known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act
of 1944, and also called the G I Bill of Rights, and any
amendment thereof or addition" and inserting in place
thereof the words : — Veterans, resident in this common-
wealth, who are entitled to the benefits provided by an act
of congress known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act
of 1944, or any amendments thereof or additions, — so as
to read as follows : — Veterans, resident in this common-
644
Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 653, 654.
wealth, who are entitled to the benefits provided by an act
of congress known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act
of 1944, or any amendments thereof or additions thereto,
may participate in said benefits notwithstanding that they,
or their spouses, are under twenty-one years of age, and for
said purpose such minor veterans or spouses shall have full
legal capacity to act in their own behalf in the matter of
contracts, conveyances, mortgages and other transactions,
and with respect to such acts done by them they shall have
all of the rights, powers and privileges and be subject to
the obligations of persons of full age.
Section 3. Such acts of minors as are referred to in
chapter four hundred and eight of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-five, as amended by section two of this
act, if done prior to the effective date of this act, shall have
the same force and effect as if this act had been in eft'ect at
the time of such acts.
Section 4. The action of the governor in making and
issuing on September twenty-third, nineteen hundred and
fifty-two, his executive order, No. 18, of 1952, authorizing
any savings bank, co-operative bank, banking company,
trust company, credit union or insurance company doing
business in this commonwealth to make loans and advances
of credit to those applicants who procure the guaranty of
the administrator of veterans' affairs in accordance with the
provisions of Title III of the Servicemen's Readjustment
Act of 1944, as amended, and all acts done and regulations
issued pursuant to said order are hereby expressly ratified
and confirmed. Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap. 653 An Act providing for the abatement of the excise tax
ON CERTAIN REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAILERS.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 60 A,
§ 1, amended.
Excise tax on
certain
motor
vehicles.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1 of chapter 60A of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out the table in the first paragraph, and
inserting in place thereof the following table : —
In the year preceding the designated year of manufacture
In the year of manufacture .....
In the second year .......
In the third year .......
In the fourth year .......
In the fifth and succeeding years .....
Approved July 2,
50%
90%
60%
40%
25%
10%
1953.
Chap.6d4i An Act reorganizing the department of corporations
AND TAXATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The General Laws are hereby amended by
striking out chapter 14, and inserting in place thereof the
following chapter: — Chapter 14. Department of Cor-
porations and Taxation. Section 1. There shall be a
department of corporations and taxation, in this chapter
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 14,
stricken out
and new
chapter 14,
in.serted.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654. 645
called the department, consisting of a state tax com mis- Reorganization
sion, in this chapter called the commission, a division of Cf cOTpomloL
state taxes, a division of local finances, a division of ad- '*"'* tBxation.
ministrative services, and, within such divisions, such
bureaus, sections and district offices as shall be estabhshed
in accordance with this chapter and any other provision of
law, including within the said division of local finances a
bureau of accounts to be headed by a director of accounts
to be appointed by the commissioner of corporations and
taxation with the approval of the governor and council.
Section 2. The commission shall consist of three mem- state tax
bers, not more than two of whom shall be members of the est'abiished'.'
same pohtical party, appointed by the governor with the
advice and consent of the council. Of the members first
appointed, one shall serve until the first day of February,
nineteen hundred and fifty-five, one until the first day of
February, nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, and one until
the first day of February, nineteen hundred and fifty-nine,
or in each instance until the quaUfication of his successor.
Upon the expiration of the term of such a member, his sue- Membership,
cessor shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice qualifications.
and consent of the council, to serve for a term of six years,
or until the quahfication of his successor. Each member shall
be a person with expert knowledge of and skill in the field
of taxation.
The governor shall from time to time designate one mem-
ber of the commission as the commissioner of corporations
and taxation, in this chapter called the commissioner, who
shall also be chairman of the commission. The other two
members shall be knowai as associate commissioners of cor-
porations and taxation, each of whom in this chapter is
called an associate commissioner.
The commissioner and associate commissioners shall each
devote his whole time during business hours to the work of
the department and each shall give to the state treasurer a
bond for the faithful performance of his official duties in a
penal sum and with sureties approved by the governor and
council. The commissioner shall receive such salary not ex-
ceeding fifteen thousand dollars, and each associate com-
missioner such salary not exceeding fourteen thousand dol-
lars, as the governor and council shall determine.
Section S. The commissioner shall be responsible for ad- ^^y^yi^o*"*^
ministering and enforcing all laws which the department is the
or shall be required to administer and enforce. He shall be
the executive and administrative head of the department,
and each division, bureau, section and district office thereof
shall be under his direction, control and supervision.
The commissioner shall assign to all officials, agents, clerks
and other employees of the department their respective
duties, and may transfer them. He shall himself be in
charge of one of the three divisions provided for by section
one, and the associate commissioners, respectively, shall
each, pursuant to assignment by him and subject to hia
sioner.
646 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654.
direction, control and supervision, be in charge of one of the
other such divisions; and from time to time he may change
such assignments. He may from time to time authorize the
associate commissioners or either of them or any other
official of the department to exercise in his name any power
or to perform in his name any duty which is or shall be
assigned to him by any provision of law, and may at any
time revoke any such authority.
Within each such division the commissioner shall from
time to time establish such bureaus, sections and district
offices as shall be necessary for efficient and economical ad-
ministration of the work of the department, and, if neces-
sary for such purpose, may from time to time consolidate or
abolish the same. He shall prepare and keep current a
general statement of such organization of the department,
of the assignment of functions to its various administrative
units, officials and employees, and of the established places
at which and methods whereby the pubhc may secure in-
formation or make requests, such statement to be known as
the department's ''description of organization". He shall
file with the state secretary an attested copy of such descrip-
tion and of each amendment thereto, and the substance of
it shall be included in each annual report he shall make to
the governor and the general court.
Subject to the requirements, when applicable, of section
nine A of chapter thirty or of chapter thirty-one, or when
neither shall apply, subject to the approval of the governor
and council, the commissioner shall make each appointment
to, and may remove any employee from, any position in the
department; and from time to time he may, subject to
appropriation, employ such consultants as he may deem
necessary.
Any person appointed to any supervisory position in the
department, whether or not the same shall be classified un-
der chapter thirt3''-one, shall be a person with experience
and skill in the field of taxation or in the field of the duties
of such position. So far as feasible each appointment to
each such position not so classified shall be made by pro-
moting an employee of the department serving in a position
so classified; and in such event upon termination of his
service in such supervisory position such employee shall, at
his request, be restored to his former position without loss
of seniority and with full civil service status and rights
therein; except that if such termination shall have been
caused by his delinquency, his right to be so restored shall
be determined in accordance with section forty-three of said
chapter thirty-one.
Section 4. The commission shall hold regular biweekly
meetings in Boston, and may, following reasonable notice to
each member, meet anywhere in the commonwealth at any
other time upon the call of the commissioner or of the asso-
ciate commissioners acting together. Two members shall
constitute a quorum, and a vacancy shall not prevent the
Meetings of
commission,
<luoiiiin, Pte.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654. 647
other members from exercising the powers and performing
the duties of the commission. Each member shall have one
vote, and the concurrence of at least two members in any
vote of the commission shall be required to make such vote
effective. The commission shall keep official minutes and shall
have an official seal of which judicial notice shall be taken.
In addition to exercising the powers and performing the Additional
duties which are or shall be assigned to it by chapters fifty- duTil?. ''"''
eight to sixty-five B, inclusive, and by any other provision of
law, the commission :
1. Shall make, and from time to time may revise, such
reasonable regulations, not inconsistent with law, as may be
necessary to interpret and enforce any statute imposing any
tax, excise or fee which is or shall be assessed or collected by
the commissioner, or to prescribe the procedures to be fol-
lowed within the department in seeking an abatement, re-
fund, reimbursement or other relief under such statute. In
each instance such regulations shall be general in scope and
subject to the requirements of sections thirty-seven and
thirty-seven A of chapter thirty.
2. Shall prepare and submit to the governor and the gen-
eral court an annual report containing data and comment on
the work of the commission, recommendations for legisla-
tion or other action by the governor or general court, and
such other information relating to the field of taxation as
may be appropriate. Such report shall be consolidated with
the annual report of the commissioner, and printed copies
thereof shall be made available for public distribution.
3. May take testimony and proofs under oath with refer-
ence to any matter within its official purview, and in con-
nection therewith may issue summonses and require the
attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production
of books, documents and other papers. Such summonses
shall be served in the same manner as summonses for wit-
nesses in criminal cases issued on behalf of the common-
wealth, and all provisions of law relative to summonses in
such cases shall, so far as applicable, apply to summonses
issued hereunder. Any justice of the supreme judicial court
or of the superior court may, upon application of the com-
mission, compel the attendance of ^vitnesses, the production
of books, documents and other papers, and the giving of
testimony before the commission in the same manner and to
the same extent as before the said courts.
4. May from time to time authorize one or more of its
members or any other official of the department to exercise
in its name any power or perform in its name any duty which
is or shall be assigned to it by any provision of law, and may
at any time revoke any such authority.
Section 2. Chapter 35 of the General Laws is hereby c;. l. (Xur.
amended by striking out section 46, as appearing in the ^f^' ^^•
Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the fol- amended.
lowing section: — Section 46. The commissioner of corpor- Annual
ations and taxation shall annually, on or before February ""eport of
*' ' J comnuBBioner.
648
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 44,
I 31A. etc.,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 44, § 46,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 58, § 2,
etc., amended.
Appeals by
persons
aggrieved by
certain
classifications,
regulated.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), .58. §
etc.,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 58, § 9,
etc., amended.
first, make a report to the governor and to the general
court, which shall include the material portions of the re-
turns made under section forty-five, compiled in tabular
form, with his suggestions and recommendations.
Section 3. Section 31 A of chapter 44 of the General
Laws, inserted by section 1 of chapter 473 of the acts of
1941, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 7, the word
"division", and inserting in place thereof the word: — bu-
reau.
Section 4. Section 46 of said chapter 44, as appear-
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by
striking out, in line 3, the word "division" and inserting
in place thereof the word : — bureau.
Section 5. Section 2 of chapter 58 of the General Laws
is hereby amended by striking out the paragraph added by
section 2 of chapter 726 of the acts of 1941, and inserting
in place thereof the following paragraph: —
Any person aggrieved by any classification made by the
commissioner under any provision of chapter fifty-nine or
by an}'' action taken by the commissioner under authority
of this section may, within thirty days after the list de-
scribed in this section has been provided to the assessors,
file an application with the state tax commission, in chapters
fifty-eight to sixty-five B, inclusive, called the commission,
on a form approved by it, stating therein the kind of clas-
sification claimed by the person. The commission shall,
within ten days after its decision on said appliciition, give
written notice thereof to the applicant. A person may ap-
peal to the appellate tax board within thirty days after re-
ceiving the notice herein provided, or within thirty days
after the time when the application for classification is
deemed to be refused as hereinafter provided. Whenever
the commission, before which an application in writing for
classification is or shall be pending, fails to act upon said
application prior to the expiration of twenty days from the
date of the filing of said application it shall then be deemed
to be refused. The decision of the board shall be binding
upon the parties to any proceeding pending or brought before
it which involves a tax for the year to which the decision is
applicable. For the purposes of this section, "person" shall
include a board of assessors.
Section 6. Section 8 of said chapter 58, as most recently
amended by section 2 of chapter 351 of the acts of 1945, is
hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 18 and 33,
the word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof, in
each instance, the word: — commission, — and by striking
out, in line 20, the word "he" and inserting in place thereof
the word : — it.
Section 7. Section 9 of said chapter 58, as most recently
amended by chapter 112 of the acts of 1941, is hereby fur-
ther amended by striking out, in line 2, the word "com-
missioner" and inserting in place thereof the word: — com-
mission.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654. 649
Section 8. Said chapter 58 is hereby further amended id.V ' ss.'i' lo.
by striking out section 10, as most recently amended by pt<^". 'ampuded'.
section 3 of chapter 641 of the acts of 1951, and inserting in
place thereof the following section: — Section 10. To aid ^d^gubm°ission
in making the equalization and apportionment required by of corporate
the preceding section, and to assist the general court to de- abst^aJte"^
termine the amount of state tax to be imposed upon the
several towns, the commission shall prepare and submit to
the general court abstracts showing the amount of the ex-
cise value as determined under chapter sixty-three of do-
mestic business and domestic manufacturing corporations
and of foreign manufacturing and other foreign corporations.
It may require from state and town officers such further
returns and statements relative to the amount and value
of taxable property in the several towns as it deems neces-
sary. It shall to the best of its judgment and discretion
prepare said equahzation and apportionment upon the basis
of the returns and statements provided for and authorized,
and of any other information in its possession. It shall
give notice of so much of said equalization and apportion-
ment as may be prepared upon the basis of such other in-
formation in its possession to the assessors of any town
affected thereby, and upon their request shall give its rea-
sons therefor, and such information as it may properly di-
vulge.
Section 9. Section 13 of said chapter 58, as most recently g. l. (Ter.
amended by chapter 564 of the acts of 1945, is hereby further ^tl! 'amended.
amended by striking out, in hues 3, 18 and 24, the word
"commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the word: —
commission, — and by striking out, in lines 11, 19 and 25,
the word "he" and inserting in place thereof the word: —
it, — and by striking out, in Unes 19 and 26, the word
"him" and inserting in place thereof the word: — it.
Section 10. Section 14 of said chapter 58 is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out, in hues 1,9, 10 and 11, as appear- amend^ed.* ^^'
ing in the Tercentenary Edition, the word "commissioner"
and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the word : —
commission, — and by striking out, in line 2, as so appearing,
the word "he" and inserting in place thereof the word: —
it, — and by striking out, in Une 4, as so appearing, the
word "his" and inserting in place thereof the word: — its.
Section 11. Section 15 of said chapter 58, as most re- g. l. (Ter.
cently amended by section 14 of chapter 490 of the acts of ftc:! 'amended.
1941, is hereby further amended by striking out, in hues 9,
13 and 21, the word "commissioner" and inserting in place
thereof, in each instance, the word : — commission.
Section 12. Section 17A of said chapter 58 is hereby EdV'sJTirA
amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 5, as appearing in amendod.
the Tercentenary Edition, the word "commissioner" and
inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the word : —
commission.
Section 13. Section 17B of said chapter 58, inserted Ed.K 58,^§"i7b.
by section 1 of chapter 592 of the acts of 1945, is hereby etc.. 'amended.
650
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 58, § 18,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 58, § 20,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 58, § 25,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 58, §25 A,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 58, §26A,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 58, § 27,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 58, § 29,
amended.
amended by striking out, in line 3, the words "commissioner
of corporations and taxation" and inserting in place thereof
the word: — commission, — and by striking out, in hue 13,
the word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the
word: — commission.
Section 14. Section 18 of said chapter 58 is hereby
amended by striking out, in line 17, as appearing in section 4
of chapter 735 of the acts of 1945, the word "commissioner"
and inserting in place thereof the word: — commission.
Section 15. Section 20 of said chapter 58 is hereby
amended by striking out, in clauses (2) and (3), and in the
last sentence, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 108 of
the acts of 1937, the word "commissioner" and inserting
in place thereof, in each instance, the word : — commission.
Section 16. Section 25 of said chapter 58 is hereby
amended by striking out, in lines 1 and 11, as appearing in
chapter 687 of the acts of 1945, the word "commissioner"
and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the word : —
commission.
Section 17. Section 25 A of said chapter 58 is hereby
amended by striking out, in the first sentence, as appearing
in section 5 of chapter 624 of the acts of 1945, the words
"commissioner shall, upon the basis of the information then
in his possession ", and inserting in place thereof the words: —
commission shall, upon the basis of the information then
available to it.
Section 18. Section 26A of said chapter 58, inserted by
section 1 of chapter 523 of the acts of 1945, is hereby amended
by striking out, in line 5, the word "commissioner" and
inserting in place thereof the word: — commission.
Section 19. Section 27 of said chapter 58 is hereby
amended by strildng out, in lines 7 and 8, as appearing in
section 1 of chapter 521 of the acts of 1943, the words "com-
missioner may, with the approval of the attorney general"
and inserting in place thereof the words : — commission
may, — and by striking out, in hnes 11 and 15, as appearing
in the Tercentenary Edition, the word "commissioner" and
inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the word : —
commission, — and by striking out the fourth sentence and
inserting in place thereof the following sentence : — In
issuing certificates hereunder, the commission may, if it
deems it expedient, equahze the burden of repayment by
providing in the certificate for postponement of payment
or for payment by instalments, — and by striking out
the fifth sentence and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing sentence : — The decision of the commission shall be
final.
Section 20. Section 29 of said chapter 58 is hereby
amended by striking out the first sentence, as appearing
in the Tercentenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof
the f olio-wing sentence : — The commission shall annually
make the following reports to the governor and the general
court:
new
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Section 21. Section 31 of said chapter 58, inserted by g. l. (Ter.
section 1 of chapter 135 of the acts of 1937, is hereby further f^r^^J^lk
amended by inserting, after the word "him", in hne 7, the
words : — with the approval of the commission.
Section 22. Said chapter 58 is hereby further amended EdVss^nei
by inserting after section 31 the following section: — Sec- § sij,' add°d.'
Hon 32. The commissioner may take testimony and proofs Testimony,
under oath with reference to any matter within the official commfsl'ioner,
purview of the department, and in connection therewith regulated.
may issue summonses and require the attendance and testi-
mony of witnesses and the production of books, documents
and other papers. Such summonses shall be served in the
same manner as summonses for witnesses in criminal cases
issued on behalf of the commonwealth, and all provisions of
law relative to summonses in such cases shall, so far as appli-
cable, apply to summonses issued hereunder. Any justice
of the supreme judicial court or of the superior court may,
upon appUcation of the commissioner, compel the attendance
of witnesses, the production of books, documents and other
papers, and the giving of testimony before the commissioner
in the same manner and to the same extent as before the
said courts.
Section 23. Section 1 of chapter 58A of the General G^L.^Ter
Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 784 of the acts etc!, 'amended.'
of 1950, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 3,
the words "commissioner of".
Section 24. Section 6 of said chapter 58A is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out, in hues 18 and 19, as appearing ftc:!'amOTdU.'
in section 1 of chapter 621 of the acts of 1945, the words
"commissioner of corporations and taxation" and inserting
in place thereof the words : — state tax commission, — and
by striking out, in lines 19, 28, 31 and 34, as so appearing,
the word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof,
in each instance, the word : — commission.
Section 25. Section 7 of said chapter 58A is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out, in line 4 of the ninth sentence, as ftlj'am^'dld.'
appearing in chapter 502 of the acts of 1952, the word "com-
missioner" and inserting in place thereof the word: — com-
mission, — and by striking out, in lines 3 and 10, as appear-
ing in section 2 of chapter 621 of the acts of 1945, the word
"commissioner" and inserting in place thereof, in each in-
stance, the word: — commission, — and by striking out, in
Une 11, as so appearing, the word "him" and inserting in
place thereof the word : — it, — and by striking out, in line
47, as so appearing, the words "his or".
Section 26. Section 9 of said chapter 58A, as appearing g. l. (Ter.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by strik- aiend^id^' ^ ^'
ing out, in Hne 4, the word "commissioner" and inserting
in place thereof the word: — commission.
Section 27. Section 13 of said chapter 58A is hereby g. l. (Ter.
amended by striking out, in hne 11 of the sentence appearing ^tc'^'am^ndld'''
in section 1 of chapter 366 of the acts of 1939, the word
"commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the word: —
652
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 59. § 5,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 59, § 23.
etc., amended.
Certain
deductions
made by
assessors,
regulated.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 59, § 25,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 59. § 38A
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 59, § 39,
etc., amended.
Valuation of
machinery,
poles, wires,
etc., of tele-
phone and
telegraph
comf
commission, — and by striking out, in lines 20 and 44, as
appearing in section 7 of chapter 321 of the acts of 1933, the
word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof, in each
instance, the word: — commission.
Section 28. Clause Sixteenth of section 5 of chapter 59
of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 1
of chapter 232 of the acts of 1952, is hereby further amended
by inserting after the word "commissioner", in Une 32, the
words : — or commission, as the case may be.
Section 29. Section 23 of said chapter 59 is hereby
amended by striking out, in line 9 of the second sentence as
appearing in section 7 of chapter 798 of the acts of 1951, the
word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the
word: — commission, — and by striking out the third
sentence, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the
following sentence : — Deductions made by the assessors
under any provision of this section shall not be subject to
the approval of the commission or commissioner, as the case
may be; provided, however, that deductions made under
clause (a) on account of estimated receipts, other than those
estimated by the commission, shall not exceed the aggregate
amount of actual receipts received during the preceding
financial year from the same sources, except with the written
approval of the commission; and provided, further, that
deductions made under clauses (6) and (c) shall not exceed
the sums certified to the assessors and the commissioner by
the director of accounts after such examination of the ac-
counts of the town as he may deem proper, as the amounts
of available funds on hand on the preceding January first.
Section 30. The first sentence of section 25 of said chap-
ter 59, as amended by chapter 257 of the acts of 1950, is
hereby further amended by striking out, in fine 4, the word
"commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the following
word : — commission.
Section 31. Section 38A of said chapter 59, inserted by
section 2 of chapter 614 of the acts of 1952, is hereby amended
by striking out, in lines 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 18, 28, 32 and 43, the
word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof, in each
instance, the word : — commission, — by striking out, in
line 10, the word "he" and inserting in place thereof the
word: — it, — and by striking out, inline 11, the word "him"
and inserting in place thereof the word : — it.
Section 32. Said chapter 59 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 39, as most recently amended by
chapter 468 of the acts of 1953, and inserting in place thereof
the following section : — Section 39. The valuation at which
the machinery, poles, wires and underground conduits, wires
and pipes of all telephone and telegraph companies shall be
assessed by the assessors of the respective towns where such
property is subject to taxation, shall be determined annually
by the state tax commission subject to appeal to the appellate
tax board, as hereinafter provided, and shall by it be certified
to the assessors on or before March fifteenth. A board of
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654. 653
assessors aggrieved by a valuation made by the state tax
commission under this section may, within ten days after
notice of its valuation, apply to said appellate tax board.
Upon the filing of such appeal the appellate tax board shall
advance it, granting it priority over other pending appeals
not made under this section, so that it may be heard and
determined with as little delay as possible. Said board shall
hear and decide the subject matter of such appeal and give
notice of its decision to the commissioner and to the assessors;
and its decision as to the valuation of the property shall be
final and conclusive, except as provided in section seventy-
three, relative to abatements. The assessors shall, in the
manner provided by law, assess the macliinery, poles, wires
and underground conduits, wires and pipes of all telephone
and telegraph companies as certified and at the value deter-
mined by the state tax commission or by the appellate tax
board, and such assessment by a board of assessors shall be
deemed to be a full comphance ^ith the oath of ofiice of
each assessor and a full performance of his official duty with
relation to the assessment of such property, except as^pro-
vided in the following section.
Section 33. Section 40 of said chapter 59, as appearing g. l. (Ter.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking ameAde^d.^ ^°'
out, in line 2, the word "commissioner" and inserting in
place thereof the word: — commission, — by striking out,
in line 2, the word "him", and inserting in place thereof
the word : — it, — and by striking out, in fine 3, the word
"he" and inserting in place thereof the word: — it.
Section 34. Section 41 of said chapter 59, as amended ej^^J^j^j
by section 37 of chapter 254 of the acts of 1933, is hereby etc!. 'amended'.
further amended by striking out, in lines 2, 4, 5, 7 and 12,
the word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof, in
each instance, the word: — commission, — and by striking
out, in hne 8, the word "he" and inserting in place thereof
the word: — it, — and by striking out, in line 9, the word
"him" and inserting in place thereof the word: — it.
Section 35. Section 42 of said chapter 59, as appearing g. l. (Xer.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking amend^e^d.^ ^^'
out, in lines 3 and 4, the word "commissioner" and inserting
in place thereof the word : — commission.
Section 36. Section 73 of said chapter 59, as amended Ed.x59.l73.
by section 44 of chapter 254 of the acts of 1933, is hereby etc!. 'amended',
further amended by striking out, in lines 5, 6, 12, 18, 22,
23 and 27, the word "commissioner" and inserting in place
thereof, in each instance, the word : — commission, — and
by striking out, in line 9, the word "he" and inserting in
place thereof the word : — it, — and by striking out, in line
28, the word "his" and inserting in place thereof the word:
— its.
Section 37. Section 77 of chapter 60 of the General EdV'eo^iy?
Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in fines 7 and 9 etcVam^nded!
of the paragraph added by section 3 of chapter 339 of the
acts of 1938, the word "commissioner" and inserting in
654
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G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 60A. § 1.
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 60A, § 2,
etc., amended.
Abatement of
excise tax on
registered
motor vehicles.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 60A, § 5,
stricken out.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 62, § 7.
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 62. § 7B
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 62, § 16,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 62. § 32,
etc., amended.
place thereof, in each instance, the word: — commission, —
and by striking out, in Unes 10 and 13, the word "his"
and inserting in place thereof the word : — its.
Section 38. Section 1 of chapter 60A of the General
Laws is hereby amended by striking out the third para-
graph, as appearing in section 1 of chapter 480 of the acts
of 1938, and inserting in place thereof the following para-
graph : —
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the
board of assessors or the state tax commission, as the case
may be, from granting an abatement in any case in which
the valuation aforesaid is in their or its opinion excessive.
Section 39. Section 2 of said chapter 60A is hereby
amended by striking out the eighth sentence, as appearing
in section 2 of chapter 480 of the acts of 1938, and inserting
in place thereof the following sentence : — The owner may
within six months of the date of issuing the notice of assess-
ment or of the date of sale or transfer, but not later than
January thirty-first of the succeeding year, apply for an
abatement to the board of assessors or the state tax commis-
sion, as the case may be, and, from a decision of the board
of assessors upon such apphcation, an appeal may be taken
to the county commissioners or to the appellate tax board,
all in accordance with section sixty-four or sixty-five of chap-
ter fifty-nine, or from a decision of the commission an ap-
peal may be taken to the appellate tax board in the time and
manner provided in the case of appeals taken pursuant to
section seventy-one of chapter sixty-three, — and by strik-
ing out the tenth sentence, as so appearing, and inserting
in place thereof the f ollo\\dng sentence : — If abatement is
granted of an excise assessed by the commissioner, any over-
pajonent with interest thereon at the rate of six per cent
per annum from the date of pajmient shall be refunded by
the state treasurer upon certification by the state tax com-
mission, without further appropriation.
Section 40. Said chapter 60A is hereby amended by
striking out section 5.
Section 41. Section 7 of chapter 62 of the General Laws,
as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended
by striking out, in fine 7, the word ''he" and inserting in
place thereof the words : — the commission.
Section 42. Section 7B of said chapter 62, inserted by
section 1 of chapter 438 of the acts of 1935, is hereby amended
by striking out, in lines 2 and 4, the word "commissioner"
and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the word : —
commission, — and by striking out, in fine 4, the word "he"
and inserting in place thereof the word: — it.
Section 43. Section 16 of said chapter 62, as appearing in
the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking out,
in lines 3 and 4, the words "attorney general" and inserting
in place thereof the words : — the state tax commission.
Section 44. Section 32 of said chapter 62, as most re-
cently amended by section 2 of chapter 452 of the acts of
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654. 655
1951, is hereby further amended by striking out, in hne 9,
the word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the
words: — commission and the commissioner.
Section 45. Said chapter 62 is hereby amended by g. l. (Xer.
striking out section 38. s^tricken'out^^'
Section 46. Section 43 of said chapter 62, as most re- q l (xer.
cently amended by chapter 528 of the acts of 1951, is hereby ^t^-^'^^;jj^^gj'
further amended by striking out, in hnes 3, 8 and 11, the ® °- ^™^''
word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof, in
each instance, the word: — commission, — and by striking
out, in lines 4 and 8, the word "him" and inserting in place
thereof, in each instance, the word: — it, — and by insert-
ing after the word "hearing" in line 11, the words: — or
otherwise, — and by striking out, in Hne 13, the word "he"
and inserting in place thereof the word: — it, — and by
striking out, in line 17 as appearing in section 2 of chapter
135 of the acts of 1937, the word "commissioner" and in-
serting in place thereof the word: — commission, — and by
striking out, in line 18 as so appearing, the word "his" and
inserting in place thereof the word: — its.
Section 47. Section 44 of said chapter 62, as appearing g l. (Xer.
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by strik- ameAded.
ing out, in line 8, the word "commissioner" and inserting
in place thereof the word : — commission.
Section 48. Section 45 of said chapter 62, as most re- g l. (Ter.
cently amended by section 2 of chapter 523 of the acts of etc'i'amendtd.
1945, is hereby further amended by striking out, in hnes 2,
5, 12 and 13, the word "commissioner" and inserting in
place thereof, in each instance, the word: — commission.
Section 49. Section 2 of chapter 63 of the General Laws, g. l. (Xer.
as most recently amended by section 3 of chapter 509 of ^tc^! 'amended.
the acts of 1941, is hereby further amended by striking out,
in lines 8, 22 and 24, the word "commissioner" and insert-
ing in place thereof, in each instance, the word: — commis-
sion, — and by striking out, in line 11, the word "he" and
inserting in place thereof the word: — it, — and by strik-
ing out, in hne 23, the word "his" and inserting in place
thereof the word: — its.
Section 50. Section 3 of said chapter 63, as most re- g. l. (Ter.
cently amended by section 2 of chapter 161 of the acts of ^tl! 'amended.
1945, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
"prescribe" in line 12, the words: — with the approval of
the state tax commission.
Section 51. Section 18A of said chapter 63, as most re- g. l. (Ter.
cently amended by section 2 of chapter 447 of the acts of ftlJ'amendV^d'^'
1939, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 5,
the word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the
word : — commission, — and by striking out, in hne 7, the
word "commissioner's" and inserting in place thereof the
word: — commission's.
Section 52. Section 20 of said chapter 63, as most re- g. l. (Ter.
cently amended by section 1 of chapter 531 of the acts of ^tc'J'ameidld.
1943, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
656
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 654.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 63, § 25,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 63, § 26,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 63, I 28,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 63. § 35,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 63, § 36,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 63, § 38B,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 63, § 42,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 63, § 47,
stricken out.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 63, § 49,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 63. § 51,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 63, I 52A,
etc., amended.
"commissioner" in line 51 the words: — with the approval
of the state tax commission.
Section 53. Section 25 of said chapter 63, as most re-
cently amended by section 4 of chapter 721 of the acts of
1945, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
"commissioner" in lines 6 and 7 the words: — with the
approval of the state tax commission.
Section 54. Section 26 of said chapter 63, as amended
by section 3 of chapter 387 of the acts of 1946, is hereby
further amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, the word
"commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the words: —
state tax commission.
Section 55. Section 28 of said chapter 63 is hereby
amended by striking out, in line 25, as appearing in section
6 of chapter 531 of the acts of 1943, the word "commis-
sioner" and inserting in place thereof the word: — com-
mission, — and by striking out, in line 28, as so appearing,
the word "commissioner's" and inserting in place thereof
the word : — commission's.
Section 56. Section 35 of said chapter 63, as most re-
cently amended by section 1 of chapter 58 of the acts of
1933, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
"prescribes" in line 6 the words: — with the approval of
the state tax commission.
Section 57. Section 36 of said chapter 63, as most re-
cently amended by chapter 506 of the acts of 1950, is hereby
further amended by striking out, in lines 22, 24 and 25, as
appearing in section 2 of chapter 473 of the acts of 1935,
the word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof,
in each instance, the word : — commission.
Section 58. Section 38B of said chapter 63, as most re-
cently amended by section 3 of chapter 473 of the acts of
1935, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
"shall" in hne 2 the following words: — with the approval
of the state tax commission.
Section 59. Section 42 of said chapter 63, as most re-
cently amended by section 5 of chapter 342 of the acts of
1933, is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence.
Section 60. Said chapter 63 is hereby amended by
striking out section 47.
Section 61. Section 49 of said chapter 63, as appearing
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking
out, in line 5, the word "commissioner" and inserting in
place thereof the words : — state tax commission.
Section 62. Section 51 of said chapter 63, as amended
by chapter 529 of the acts of 1951, is hereby further amended
by striking out, in lines 4, 8 and 11, the word "commis-
sioner" and inserting in place thereof, in each instance,
the word: — commission, — and by striking out, in Hne 12,
the word "he" and inserting in place thereof the word: —
it.
Section 63. Section 52A of said chapter 63, as most re-
cently amended by chapter 344 of the acts of 1952, is hereby
Acts, 1953. — Chap 654. 657
further amended by striking out, in lines 18, 20 and 21 of
subdivision (6), as appearing in section 1 of chapter 641 of
the acts of 1951, the word "commissioner" and inserting in
place thereof, in each instance, the word : — commission, —
and by striking out, in line 21 of said subdivision, as so ap-
pearing, the word "him" and inserting in place thereof
the words : — the commissioner, — and by striking out, in
hnes 3, 6 and 13 of subdivision (7), as so appearing, the
word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof, in each
instance, the word: — commission, — and by striking out,
in hne 8 of said subdivision (7) as so appearing, the word
"he" and inserting in place thereof the word: — it.
Section 64. Section 60 of said chapter 63, as most re- g. l. (Xer.
cently amended by section 8 of chapter 509 of the acts of ftell'amendS".
1941, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 6
and 11, the word "correction" and inserting in place thereof,
in each instance, the word : — abatement, — and by strik-
ing out, in line 10, the word "commissioner" and inserting
in place thereof the words : — state tax commission, — and
by striking out, in Une 11, the words "of settlement" and
inserting in place thereof the word : — thereof.
Section 65. Section 71 of said chapter 63, as most re- g. l. (Xer.
cently amended by section 3 of chapter 523 of the acts of ^tl^'amendld.
1945, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 4,
the words "appellate tax board" and inserting in place
thereof the words: — state tax commission, — and by in-
serting after the word "decision" in line 5 the words: —
and may further appeal to the appellate tax board within
thirty days after the date of notice of the commission's de-
cision.
Section 66. Section 71A of said chapter 63, as most re- g. l. (Xer.
cently amended by section 30 of chapter 451 of the acts of f tiAfe'tc,
1939, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word amended,
"the" in line 4, as appearing in chapter 150 of the acts of
1935, the words: — commission, the.
Section 67. Section 7 IB of said chapter 63, inserted by g. l. (Xer.
section 3 of chapter 135 of the acts of 1937, is hereby fur- f TiBfetc,
ther amended by striking out, in line 2, the words "or cor- amended,
rection", — and by striking out, in Une 4, the word "com-
missioner" and inserting in place thereof the words: — state
tax commission.
Section 68. Section 2 of chapter 63A of the General Ed^"63r§2
Laws, inserted by section 1 of chapter 632 of the acts of etc!, 'amended.'
1947, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "shall"
in hne 4 the first time it appears therein the words : — with
the approval of the state tax commission, — and by strik-
ing out. in hne 12, the word "commissioner" and inserting
in place thereof the word: — commission, — and by striking
out, in line 12, the word "his" and inserting in place thereof
the word : — its.
Section 69. Section 3 of said chapter 63A, inserted as g. l. (Xer.
aforesaid, is hereby amended by striking out, in Hnes 9 and ftll'am^'dld.'
11, the word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof,
658
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 63A, § 5,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 64, § 7,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 64 A, § 4,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 64A, § 5,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 64A, § 7,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 64 A, § 9,
amended.
G. L. (Ter
Ed.), 64A,
§ 10, etc.,
amended.
Suspension of
certain
licenses.
Appeal.
in each instance, the word : — commission, — and by strik-
ing out, in Une 12, the word "he" and inserting in place
thereof the word : — it.
Section 70. Section 5 of said chapter 63A, inserted as
aforesaid, is hereby amended by striking out, in Hnes 2 and
5, the word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof, in
each instance, the word : — commission.
Section 71. Chapter 64 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 7, as appearing in the Ter-
centenary Edition, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing section : — Section 7. The commissioner may, with the
approval of the state tax commission, prescribe such forms,
books, records and papers as he deems essential for carrying
out the provisions of this chapter.
Section 72. Section 4 of chapter 64A of the General
Laws, as most recently amended by section 12 of chapter
556 of the acts of 1952, is hereby further amended by strik-
ing out, in hnes 3 and 4, as appearing in section 1 of chapter
744 of the acts of 1949, the words "furnished by the commis-
sioner" and inserting in place thereof the words: — approved
by the state tax commission and furnished by the commis-
sioner, — and by striking out, in line 20 as so appearing, the
word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the
words : — state tax commission.
Section 73. Section 5 of said chapter 64A, as amended
by section 2 of chapter 420 of the acts of 1943, is hereby
further amended by striking out, in lines 16, 18, 20, 25, 27
and 29, the word "commissioner" and inserting in place
thereof, in each instance, the words : — state tax commis-
sion, — and by striking out, in lines 16 and 25, the word
"him" and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the
word: — it.
Section 74. Section 7 of said chapter 64A, as most re-
cently amended by section 3 of chapter 377 of the acts of
1952, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 9,
as appearing in section 3 of chapter 420 of the acts of 1943,
the word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the
words : — state tax commission.
Section 75. Section 9 of said chapter 64A, as appearing
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking
out, in lines 7 and 8, the word "commissioner" and inserting
in place thereof, in each instance, the words : — state tax
commission.
Section 76. Section 10 of said chapter 64A, as most
recently amended by section 4 of chapter 420 of the acts of
1943, is hereby further amended by striking out the second
sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:
— Upon the application of the commissioner the state tax
commission may, after a hearing or otherwise, suspend the
hcense of a distributor for violation of any provision of this
chapter, but the distributor may appeal from its decision
within ten days thereafter to the appellate tax board, whose
decision shall be final.
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Section 77. Section 2 of chapter 64B of the General g^^; ^J|^j 2.
Laws, as most recently amended by section 2 of chapter 326 etoi.'nmended.'
of the acts of 1946, is hereby further amended by striking
out, in hne 7, the word "commissioner" and inserting in
place thereof the words : — state tax commission.
Section 78. Section 5 of said chapter 64B, as most g^^- ^J|^j 5
recently amended by section 17 of chapter 729 of the acts of etc., 'amended.'
1941, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines 6
and 7, the word "commissioner" and inserting in place
thereof the words : — state tax commission, — and by strik-
ing out, in hne 7, the word "he" and inserting in place
thereof the word : — it.
Section 79. Section 6 of said chapter 64B, as most re- g. l. (Xer.
cently amended by chapter 658 of the acts of 1948, is ^ttl'amfndld.'
hereby further amended by striking out, in line 11 of the
second paragraph, the word "commissioner" and inserting
in place thereof the words : — state tax commission.
Section 80. Section 7 of said chapter 64B, as most g^J- (Xer.^ ^
recently amended by chapter 564 of the acts of 1946, is etc!, 'amended.'
hereby further amended by striking out the next to the last
sentence and inserting in place thereof the following two
sentences: — The taxpayer may within sixty days of the date Application
of notice of such determination apply to the commission ^o^ abatement.
upon a form prescribed by it for an abatement and may ap- Appeal.
peal to the appellate tax board from the decision of the com-
mission on such application for an abatement within ten
days of the date of notice of such decision, wliich notice the
commission shall send by mail, postage prepaid, to the tax-
payer forthwith upon making such decision. The decision
of the appellate tax board shall be final.
Section 81. Section 10 of said chapter 64B, inserted by g^l. (Xer.
section 17 of chapter 729 of the acts of 1941, is hereby §io;ett.,'
amended by striking out, in line 9, the words "commis- amended.
sioner of corporations and taxation" and inserting in place
thereof the words: — state tax commission.
Section 82. Section 4 of chapter 64C of the General Ed^;6lc^§4,
Laws, inserted by section 1 of chapter 547 of the acts of etc., 'amended.'
1945, is hereby amended by striking out, in Une 11, the word
"commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the words:
— state tax commission.
Section 83. Section 6 of said chapter 64C, inserted as g. l. (Xer.
aforesaid, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 33, 34 ^tt^'antradld.'
and 35, the word "commissioner" and inserting in place
thereof the words: — state tax commission.
Section 84. Section 22 of said chapter 64C, inserted as g. l. (Xer.
aforesaid, is hereby further amended by striking out, in hues f 22,' et^,'
5, 8, 11, 13 and 14, the word "commissioner" and insert- amended.
ing in place thereof, in each instance, the words: — state tax
commission, — and by striking out, in lines 14 and 15, the
word "his" and inserting in place thereof the word: — its.
Section 85. Section 23 of said chapter 64C, inserted as g. l. (Xer.
aforesaid, is hereby further amended by striking out, in f^j'etlP'
hues 1, 6, 19, 20, 21, 33, 36, 40 and 43, the word "commia- amended.'
660
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.). 64C,
§ 25, etc.,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 64D,
§ 4, etc.,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 65, § 14.
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 65. § 26,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 65 § 27,
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 65A, § 6,
etc., amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 65B, § 3,
etc., amended.
sioner" and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the
word: — commission, — and by striking out, in lines 1 and
2, the words "of the commissioner" and inserting in place
thereof the word : — thereof, — and by striking out, in lines
2 and 3, the words "inquiry, investigation or", — and
by striking out, in lines 6, 20 and 36, the word "his" and
inserting in place thereof the word : — its, — and by strik-
ing out, in line 37, the word "him" and inserting in place
thereof the word : — it.
Section 86. Section 25 of said chapter 64C, inserted as
aforesaid, is hereby amended by inserting after the word
"shall" in line 3 the words: — , with the approval of the
state tax commission, — and by striking out, in line 4, the
word "commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the
words: — state tax commission.
Section 87. Section 4 of chapter 64D of the General
Laws, inserted by section 1 of chapter 710 of the acts of
1951, is hereby further amended by striking out, in hues 2,
10, 17 and 22, the word "commissioner" and inserting in
place thereof, in each instance, the words : — state tax com-
mission, — and by striking out, in line 6, the word "he" and
inserting in place thereof the word : — it.
Section 88. Section 14 of chapter 65 of the General
Laws, as appearing in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby
amended by striking out, in hne 7, the words "attorney
general" and inserting in place thereof the words: — state
tax commission.
Section 89. Section 26 of said chapter 65, as most
recently amended by section 2 of chapter 494 of the acts of
1939, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 4,
the words "he may, at the request or with the consent" and
inserting in place thereof the words : — the state tax com-
mission may, on its own motion or at the request, — and by
striking out, in Unes 6, 7 and 11, the word "commissioner"
and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the words: —
state tax commission.
Section 90. Section 27 of said chapter 65, as appearing
in the Tercentenary Edition, is hereby amended by striking
out, in line 13, the word "commissioner" and inserting in
place thereof the words : — state tax commission, — and by
inserting after the word "commissioner" in line 38 the
words: — or commission, as the case may be.
Section 91. Section 6 of chapter 65 A of the General
Laws, as most recently amended by chapter 529 of the acts
of 1945, is hereby further amended by striking out, in lines
9 and 12, as appearing in section 2 of chapter 420 of the
acts of 1937, the word "commissioner" and inserting in place
thereof, in each instance, the words : — state tax commission.
Section 92. Section 3 of chapter 65B of the General
Laws, inserted by section 1 of chapter 428 of the acts of
1943, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the word
"commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the words: —
state tax cominissioii.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654. 661
Section 93. Section 4 of said chapter 65B, inserted as g. l. (Ter.
aforesaid, is hereby amended by striking out, in hne 2 of ^ttl'amMidld.'
paragraph (a), the word "commissioner" and inserting in
place thereof the words: — state tax commission.
Section 94. Section 26DD of chapter 121 of the General gjj- (Jer.
Laws, as most recently amended by section 1 of chapter 574 § 2'6iDD. etc..
of the acts of 1946, is hereby further amended by striking ''™^'' ^
out, in line 9, the word "division" and inserting in place
thereof the word: — bureau.
Section 95. Section 20A of chapter 138 of the General g^^. {J|;-
Laws, inserted by section 4 of chapter 424 of the acts of § soa. etc.,
1937, is hereby amended by striking out, in hues 7 and 8, '''"®°'^^'*-
the words "commissioner of corporations and taxation" and
inserting in place thereof the words: — state tax commis-
sion, — and by striking out, in line 10, the word "commis-
sioner" and inserting in place thereof the words: — state
tax commission, — and by striking out, in lines 11 and 12,
the words "to enforce the same" and inserting in place
thereof the words : — the commissioner of corporations and
taxation shall enforce the same.
Section 96. Section 21 of said chapter 138, as most Ed^'iJl'"
recently amended by section 1 of chapter 625 of the acts § 21.' etc'
of 1947, is hereby further amended by inserting, after the *'"*'"'^*''^
word "application", in line 62, the words: — to the state
tax commission, — and by striking out, in line 66, the word
"commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the words:
— state tax commission, — and by striking out, in line 69,
the word "he" and inserting in place thereof the word: —
it, — and by striking out, in Hne 72, the word "commis-
sioner" and inserting in place thereof the words: — state
tax commission, — and by inserting in the ninth paragraph,
after the word "inspection" as first appearing therein, the
words: — of the state tax commission and, — and by strik-
ing out, in the twelfth paragraph, immediately after the
word "suggestion", the words "of the commissioner" and
inserting in place thereof the words: — of the state tax com-
mission, — and by strildng out, in the thirteenth paragraph,
the word "commissioner", wherever it appears therein, and
inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the words: —
state tax commission.
Section 97. Section 71 of said chapter 138, inserted by g. l. (Ter.
section 2 of chapter 376 of the acts of 1933, is hereby amended f 71; lfl[
by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words "or by the com- 'imendod.
missioner of corporations and taxation".
Section 98. Section 10 of chapter 200A of the General gj^-^j[(f^-
Laws, inserted by chapter 801 of the acts of 1950, is hereby § 10,' etc.. "
amended by striking out, in line 14, the word "commis- '*™«"^'''^-
sioner" and inserting in place thereof the words: — state
tax commission, — by striking out, in hne 15, the word
"him" and inserting in place thereof the word: — it, —
and by striking out, in hnes 15, 17, 22, 28 and 33, the word
"commissioner" and inserting in place thereof the word: —
commission.
662
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 200A,
§ 13, etc..
amended.
Certain
positions to
be placed
in the
classified
Tenure to
certain
employees,
granted.
Qualifying
examinations
for certain
employees,
authorized.
Section 99. Section 13 of said chapter 200A, inserted as
aforesaid, is hereby amended by striking out the first sen-
tence.
Section 100. Section 1 of chapter 49 of the acts of 1933 is
hereby amended by striking out, in hne 5, the word "divi-
sion " and inserting in place thereof the word: — bureau.
Section 101. Section 1 of Part I of chapter 366 of the
acts of 1933 is hereby amended by striking out, in hnes 17
and 18, the word "division" and inserting in place thereof,
in each instance, the word : — bureau.
Section 102. Section 1 of chapter 74 of the acts of 1945
is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 16 and 17, the
word "division" and inserting in place thereof, in each in-
stance, the word : — bureau.
Section 103. Upon the effective date of this act all per-
manent positions in the department of corporations and tax-
ation existing immediately prior to the said date and not
then classified under chapter thirty-one of the General Laws
excepting the positions of commissioner of corporations and
taxation, confidential secretary to the said commissioner,
deputy commissioner of corporations and taxation, second
deputy commissioner of corporations and taxation, and di-
rector of any division in the said department, shall be so
classified; and in connection with such classification the
title and specifications, but not the salary grade, of any
position to be so classified may be changed.
Section 104. Upon the effective date of this act any em-
ployee of the department of corporations and taxation who
immediately prior thereto shall have had tenure, under sec-
tion four of chapter fourteen of the General Laws, or who shall
then have tenure under section nine A of chapter thirty of
the General Laws, in any permanent position which shall,
pursuant to section one hundred and three, be classified
under chapter thirty-one of the General Laws shall, without
being subjected to a qualifying examination by the division
of civil service or being required to serve a probationary
period, be deemed to be permanently appointed to such posi-
tion and shall have unlimited tenure of oflace therein, sub-
ject to the provisions of said chapter thirty-one and the
civil service rules made thereunder; and any employee of
the said department who shall then have such tenure in a
permanent position which shall not be so classified shall be
appointed by the commissioner of corporations and taxation
to a position in the department in the same salary grade,
and he shall not be involuntarily separated therefrom except
subject to and in accordance with the provisions of sections
forty-three and forty-five of said chapter thirty-one; and
the retirement, seniority or other rights of any employee
so appointed in accordance with this section shall in no way
be impaired.
Section 105. Upon the effective date of this act any em-
ployee of the department of corporations and taxation who
immediately prior thereto shall not have had tenure, either
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 654. 663
under section four of chapter fourteen of the General Laws,
or under section nine A of chapter thirty of the General
Laws, in any permanent position which shall, pursuant to
section one hundred and three be classified under chapter
thirty-one of the General Laws, shall, at his request, be
subjected by the division of civil service to a quahfying ex-
amination for any such position in which he may have served
and in which a vacancy shall exist; and if he shall pass
such examination, he shall be certified for such position,
shall be deemed to be permanently appointed thereto without
being required to serve any probationary period, and shall
have unHmited tenure therein, subject to the provisions of
said chapter thirty-one and the civil service rules made
thereunder; and the retirement, seniority or other rights of
any employee so appointed in accordance with this section
shall in no way be impaired.
Section 106. Upon the effective date of this act no posi- f^e classified
tion shall thereafter be continued or created in the depart- service.
ment of corporations and taxation, except the positions of Exceptions.
commissioner of corporations and taxation, confidential secre-
tary to the said commissioner, and associate commissioner
of corporations and taxation, unless and until the same shall
be classified under chapter thirty-one of the General Laws;
provided, however, that the governor and council from time
to time may, upon the recommendation of the said commis-
sioner and the director of civil service, exempt from the
requirements of this section positions with significant super-
visory duties; provided, further, however, that at no time
shall there be more than fifteen such positions in the aggre-
gate not so classified because of any such exemption or ex-
emptions.
Section 107. The comptroller shall, upon the request of ba"ilnces of"*
the commissioner of corporations and taxation and with the certain
approval of the budget commissioner, consolidate, and he rigJIiated.*^'""^'
shall make immediately available for expenditure, subject to
the approval of the said budget commissioner, by the de-
partment of corporations and taxation and its several agents
and agencies, in exercising the powers and performing the
duties given the same by this act, the unexpended balances
of all appropriations made available to the said department,
other than the division of accounts, for the fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-four; and he shall
make immediately available for expenditure, subject to the
approval of the said budget commissioner, by the bureau of
accounts estabhshed by tliis act the unexpended balances of
all appropriations made available to the said division of ac-
counts for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and fifty-four.
Section 107A. In order to insure an efficient manage- Removals of
ment of the dej^artment of corporations and taxation from re^stHct"ed!
the date of passage of this act until the effective date of
the same there shall be no removals of personnel, except for
good cause.
664
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 655.
Employment
of former
Effective date.
Section 108. Notwithstanding the pro\dsions of section
ninety-one of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws, or
any other provisions of law, the commissioner of corpora-
tions and taxation holding office immediately prior to the
effective date of this act may thereafter, while receiving a
pension or retirement allowance from the commonwealth, be
employed as a consultant to the department of corporations
and taxation and, subject to appropriation, receive, in addi-
tion to such pension or retirement allowance, compensation
for his services as such a consultant; and the receipt of such
compensation shall not operate as a waiver or forfeiture for
himself, his heirs or legal representatives of his right to re-
ceive such pension or retirement allowance.
Section 109. This act shall take effect on October first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three. Approved July 2, 1953.
G. b. (Ter.
Ed.), 129,
§ 14A, etc.,
amended.
Eradication
certain
animal
diseases,
provided.
Chap.Q55 An Act providing for the eradication of certain
ANIMAL diseases.
Emergency Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
pream e. ^^ defeat its purposc, which is to provide forthwith for the
eradication of certain animal diseases, therefore it is hereby
declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public health and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1, Section 2 of chapter 19 of the acts of 1953
is hereby repealed.
Section 2. Chapter 129 of the General Laws is hereby
amended by striking out section 14A, inserted by section 1
of chapter 19 of the acts of 1953, and inserting in place
thereof the two foUov^dng sections: — Section I4A. All do-
mestic animals which are affected with vesicular stomatitis,
or vesicular exanthema, as determined by the director, shall
be quarantined.
Animals which are affected with vesicular exanthema, as
determined by the director, shall be slaughtered at a slaugh-
tering establishment under federal supervision and the
products of such animals shall be processed. Animals
affected with vesicular stomatitis shall be disposed of as the
director directs.
All such animals, either too small, or too young, to be of
value commercially as meat, shall be disposed of as the
director directs. The director shall make such rules and
regulations in respect to the importation into the common-
wealth of such animals or products therefrom as he may
deem necessary.
The director shall also issue such directions for the cleans-
ing and disinfection of buildings, premises and places in
which vesicular stomatitis or vesicular exanthema e:dsts,
or has existed, and of property which may be on or con-
tained therein, as in his opinion may be necessary or ex-
pedient, and no such buildings, premises, places and property
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 655. 665
shall be again used for the raising, care or maintenance of
such animals until so authorized by the director in writing.
No rules or regulations shall take effect until approved by
the governor and council.
Section I4B. The word "garbage" means any meat cerTa^lT words
waste, or meat waste combined with any other food waste, "n act.
resulting from handling, preparation, cooking and consump-
tion of foods, including animal carcasses or parts thereof.
The word "person" means the state, any municipaUty,
poUtical subdivision, institution, public or private corpora-
tion, individual, partnership, or other entity, except that it
shall not mean a person who feeds garbage to swine which
are raised for such person's own use.
No person shall feed garbage to swine without first se- Feeding of
curing a permit therefor from the director. Such permits fwinef^ ^°
shall be secured before January first, nineteen hundred and regulated.
fifty-four, and shall be renewed on the first day of January
of each year thereafter.
Any person desiring to obtain a permit to feed garbage to
SAvine shall make written application therefor to the director
in accordance with the requirements of the division of
livestock disease control. At the time of filing such applica-
tion the apphcant shall pay to the division of hvestock
disease control a permit fee in the sum of five dollars.
Upon determination that any person having a permit
issued imder this section, or who has applied for a permit
hereunder, has violated or failed to comply wdth any of the
provisions of this section, or any of the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, the director, subject to the ap-
proval of the commissioner of agriculture, may revoke such
permit or refuse to issue a permit to an apphcant therefor.
On and after Janj.iary first, nineteen hundred and fifty-
four, all garbage, regardless of previous processing, shall,
before being fed to swine, be thoroughly heated to at least
212° F for at least thirty minutes, unless treated in some
other manner which shall be approved in writing by the
director as being equally effective.
The director shall cause the premises of all permit holders
to be inspected semi-monthly for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this and the preceding sections.
Anj'- authorized representative of the division of livestock
disease control shall have the power to enter at reasonable
times upon any private or public property for the purposes of
inspection and investigating conditions relating to the treat-
ing of garbage to be fed to swine as required by this section.
Any authorized representative of the division of livestock
disease control may examine any records or memoranda
pertaining to the feeding of garbage to swine. The division
of livestock disease control may require maintenance of
records relating to the operation of equipment for and pro-
cedure of treating garbage to be fed to swine. Copies of
such records shall be submitted to the division of livestock
disease control on request. Approved July 3, 1953.
666 Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 656, 657.
C/iap.656 An Act providing for the inclusion of certain do-
mestic SERVANTS AND FARM LABORERS IN THE WORKMEN'S
compensation law.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
G^L. (Ter SECTION 1. Paragraph (4) of section 1 of chapter 152 of
amended.' ' the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the
third paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following
paragraph : —
workmen^s^^ The provisions of this chapter shall remain elective as to
extendecT'to""' the employers of the following : — three or less persons,
certain persons. pgj-gQ^s employed by telephone companies subject to the
federal communications act, and persons other than laborers,
workmen and mechanics employed by religious, charitable
or educational institutions, except that in the case of em-
ployers of farm laborers or domestic servants the provisions
of this chapter shall continue to remain elective with respect
to the hiring of seasonal or casual laborers or domestic
servants.
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 2. Sectiou 67 of said chapter 152, as amended
§ eV,' etc.', by section 10 of chapter 529 of the acts of 1943, is hereby
amended. further amended by striking out the first sentence and in-
Appiication of scrtiug iu place thereof the following sentence : — Section
§ 66, limited, gixty-six shall not apply to actions to recover damages for
personal injuries received by em-ployees of an insured person
or a self-insurer. Approved July 3, 1953.
Chap.Q57 An Act authorizing the town of cohasset to install
water LINES AND TO SUPPLY WATER TO CERTAIN IN-
HABITANTS OF SAID TOWN, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE
APPORTIONMENT OF THE COST THEREOF.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows: '
Section 1. Chapter 128 of the acts of 1886 is hereby
amended by inserting after section 14B, inserted by section 8
of chapter 489 of the acts of 1946, the following sections: —
Section I4C. Said town is hereby authorized to suppl}^
water for domestic, fire and other uses to certain inhabitants
and other users of water not heretofore supplied, and to
lay and construct pipes, conduits, works, installations and
other necessary connecting equipment in accordance with
sections one and two of this act and all acts in amendment
thereof, and in addition thereto.
Section I4D. Whenever the water commissioners de-
termine to lay and construct water pipes and installations
in ways, streets or highways not previously supplied or
serviced, said commissioners shall adopt an order stating
that the cost of said water mains and necessary connecting
equipment, works and installations shall be assessed among
the estates benefited at a uniform rate for each front foot of
such land upon such way, street or highway by dividing the
cost of installation thereof by the number of front feet of
such land upon such way, street or highway so serviced by
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 657. 667
said installation or by such other equitable method of uni-
form apportionment of cost as said commissioners may-
determine and direct; provided, that land previously as-
sessed under this section by reason of location at intersection
of ways, streets or liighways, or land where water lines
installed independently shall already be available to such
land, such land shall not be subject to assessment with
respect to the second of such ways, streets or highways and
its frontage upon such way, street or highway shall not be
included in computing total front footage upon such second
way, street or highway for purpose of determining the
assessment rate; and provided, further, that said water
commissioners may adjust the assessment of any lot of
irregular shape or depth or of any lot which by reason of
location is unequitably assessed. Said commissioners may
include in such assessment and order an equitable assess-
ment upon land which by more remote means receives
benefit through the supply of water to land or buildings as
a result of said construction and laying of said water mains
as aforesaid.
Said commissioners shall, in their order of assessment,
designate as the owner of each parcel the person who was
liable to assessment therefor on the preceding January first,
under the provisions of chapter fifty-nine of the General
Laws. The said order which states that the total cost of
such water mains and necessary connecting equipment is to
be assessed shall contain a description sufficiently accurate
for identification of the area for the benefit of which the
construction is to be made, and shall refer to a plan of such
area and shall contain an estimate of the cost to be appor-
tioned and assessed on each parcel of land within such area;
and such order, plan and estimate shall be recorded within
sixty days from the adoption of the order.
No costs shall be apportioned for such water mains and
necessary connecting equipment unless the order, plan and
estimate are recorded as herein provided, nor upon any
parcel of land not within such area nor for a greater amount
than the actual costs.
Within a reasonable time after making the assessment the
commissioners shall certify to the assessors the list of assess-
ments upon land in the town, who shall forthwith commit
such assessments, with their warrant, to the collector of
taxes thereof, and he shall forthwith send notice in accord-
ance, except as to the date of the notice, with section three
of chapter sixty of the General Laws to the person desig-
nated in the order of assessment as the owner of each parcel
assessed, and any demand for the payment of such assess-
ment shall be made upon such person.
Except as otherwise herein provided, the collector shall
have the same powers and be subject to the same duties with
respect to such assessments as in the case of the annual taxes
upon real estate; and the law relative to the collection of the
annual taxes, to the sale of land for the non-payment thereof,
668 Acts, 1953 —Chap. 657.
and to redemptions therefrom, shall apply to assessments
made under this act so far as the same are appUcable, but
the owner of the land herein authorized to be assessed shall
not be personally Uable for the assessment thereon.
After the collector of taxes receives a list and warrant
from the assessors, he shall collect the assessment herein set
forth, and at such times as the assessors shall direct pay over
to the treasurer of the town the amounts collected by him.
Section I4E. Assessments made under this act shall con-
stitute a lien upon the land assessed. The lien shall take
effect upon the recording of the order stating that total
costs are to be assessed for the improvement. Except as
otherwise provided, such lien shall terminate at the expira-
tion of two years from October first in the year in which the
assessment is first placed on the annual tax bill under section
thirteen of chapter eighty of the General Laws, or, if an
assessment has been apportioned, from October first in the
year in which the last portion is so placed upon the annual
tax bill, whichever is later, if in the meantime in either case
the estate has been alienated and the instrument alienating
the same has been recorded. If there is no recorded aliena-
tion within such period, the lien shall continue until there is
a recorded alienation. If the vahdity of an assessment made
under this act is called in question in any legal proceeding
to which the board which made the assessment or the body
politic for the benefit of which it was made is a party, insti-
tuted prior to the expiration of the lien therefor, the lien
shall continue until one year after the validity of the assess-
ment is finally determined, even though an alienation be re-
corded in the meantime. If at any time while a lien estab-
lished by this section is in force, a sale or taking cannot, in
the opinion of the collector, be legally made because of any
federal or state law or because of any injunction or other
action of, or proceeding in, any federal or state court or
because of the action of any administrative body, the hen
shall, if the statement provided for in section thirty-seven A
of chapter sixty of the General Laws is filed, continue as
provided in said section thirty-seven A, subject, however,
to any lawful action under any paramount authority con-
ferred by the constitution or laws of the United States or
the constitution of the commonwealth. If the time for pay-
ment of an assessment is extended under section thirteen A
of chapter eighty of the General Laws, the lien shall, if the
statement provided for in said section thirty-seven A of said
chapter sixty is filed, continue as provided in said section
thirty-seven A.
Section I4F. Assessments made under this act shall bear
interest at the rate of four per cent per annum from the
thirtieth day after the assessments have been committed to the
collector. The assessors shall add each year to the annual
tax assessed with respect to each parcel of land all assess-
ments, constituting liens thereon, which have been com-
mitted to the collector prior to January second of such year
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 657. 669
and which have not been apportioned as hereinafter pro-
vided, remaining unpaid, as certified to them by the col-
lector, when the valuation list is completed, with interest
to the date when interest on taxes becomes due and payable.
At any time before demand for payment by the collector
and before the completion by the assessors of the valuation
list for the year in which such assessments will first appear
on the annual tax bill, the board of assessors may, and at
the request of the owner of the land assessed shall, apportion
all assessments made under this act into such number of
equal portions, not exceeding ten, as is determined by said
board or as is requested by the owner, as the case may be,
but no one of such portions shall be less than five dollars;
provided, that, if an original assessment exceeds one hun-
dred dollars and has been placed upon the annual tax bill,
the board of assessors may in its discretion, upon the request
of the owner made prior to a sale or taking of the land for
the non-payment of such assessment and upon payment of
any necessary intervening charges and fees and such portions
of such assessment as would have become due and payable
if the request for apportionment had been seasonably made,
apportion the said assessment as aforesaid, and if any other
tax or assessment constituting a lien upon the parcel to
which the assessment so apportioned relates remains unpaid
after such apportionment, the collector may institute pro-
ceedings anew for the sale or taking of such parcel at any
time prior to the expiration of the lien, or of a period of
twenty days after such apportionment, whichever is the
later. The assessors shall add one of said portions, with in-
terest on the amount remaining unpaid from thirty days
after the commitment of the original assessment to the
collector to the date when interest on taxes becomes due
and payable, to the first annual tax upon the land and shall
add to the annual tax for each year thereafter one of said
portions and one year's interest on the amount of the assess-
ments remaining unpaid until all such portions shall have
been so added; all assessments and apportioned parts thereof,
and interest thereon as herein provided, which have been
added to the annual tax on any parcel of land shall be in-
cluded in the annual tax bill thereon. After an assessment
or a portion thereof has been placed on the annual tax bill,
the total amount of said bill shall be subject to interest under
and in accordance with the provisions of section fifty-seven
of chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws.
Notwithstanding a prior apportionment, the assessors,
upon written application of the owner of the land assessed,
shall order that the amount remaining unpaid of any assess-
ment be payable in full forthwith and shall commit said
amount, together wath interest thereon from thirty days
after the commitment of the original assessment, with their
warrant therefor, to the collector for collection.
Section l/fG. The board making the order for the assess-
ment of any betterment upon land which is not built upon
670 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 657.
may extend the time of payment of the assessment until it
is built upon or for a fixed time; but interest at the rate of
four per cent per annum shall be paid annually upon the
assessment from the time it was made, and the assessment
shall be paid within three months after such land is built
upon or at the expiration of such fixed time.
Section I4H. If land which is subject to a lien for an
assessment made under this act is subsequently divided by
sale, mortgage, partition or otherwise, and such division has
been duly recorded in the registry of deeds, the board, before
the land has been advertised for sale for non-payment of the
assessment, may, or upon the written request of the owner
or mortgagee of a portion thereof, accompanied by a plan
sufficient for the identification of the division of the whole
estate, with the names of the different owners thereof, shall
divide said assessment or the amount thereof remaining
unpaid, and the costs and interests accrued thereon, among
the several parcels into which said land has been divided,
assessing upon each parcel the part of the original assessment
remaining unpaid proportionate to the special benefit re-
ceived by such parcel from the improvement. After such
assessment has been so divided, only the part of the assess-
ment, interest and costs assessed upon each parcel shall con-
stitute a lien upon such parcel. At least seven days prior
to making such division, the board shall send by registered
mail to all owners of any interest in the land assessed, whose
addresses are known to them, a notice of their intention to
make such division and of the time appointed therefor,
unless such notice has been waived. A person aggrieved by
any action of the board under this section shall have the
same remedy as a person aggrieved by the refusal of the
board to abate an assessment.
Section HI. If an assessment is invalid and has not been
paid in full or has been paid under such circumstances that
it can be recovered back, it may be reassessed by the board
in the amount for which the original assessment ought to
have been made, at any time before the expiration of two
years from the date of the assessment, if the land has in the
meantime been alienated; otherwise at any time before the
alienation thereof. Such assessment shall be a lien upon
any sum paid on account of the original assessment, and to
the extent that it is not thereby satisfied shall be a lien
upon the land. It shall be collected in the same manner as
an original assessment, and shall in all other respects be
subject to this act.
Section IJ^J . Whenever a formal vote or order for the
construction of said water mains and the installation of the
necessary connecting equipment states that the costs are to
be apportioned and assessed under this act, no other better-
ments or apportionments shall be assessed except under
this act, and all proceedings relating to such apportionment
shall be as herein provided, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law.
Acts, 1953. — Chaps. 658, 659. 671
Section tJ^K. Except as provided in this act, the provi-
sions of chapter eighty of the General Laws relative to
reassessment, surrender of land assessed, petition for abate-
ment, abatement, appeal and other procedure shall apply.
Section 2. This act shall take full effect upon its accept-
ance by vote of the majority of the voters of the town of
Cohasset voting thereon at any annual or special town meet-
ing held within five years after its passage.
Approved July 3, 195S.
An Act providing for the reconveyance of certain (jfiQr) 65§
LANDS taken UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AN ACT PRO-
VIDING AN ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY FOR THE GARDNER
STATE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The commissioner of mental health, in the name and on
behalf of the commonwealth, is hereby directed to reconvey
to the former owners thereof, or their successors and assigns,
all lands and interests in land now or hereafter taken by it
under authority of chapter five hundred and thirteen of the
acts of nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
Approved July 3, 1953.
An Act authorizing the city of holyoke to increase C/iap. 659
ITS water supply.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L Chapter 419 of the acts of 1896 is hereby
amended by striking out sections 1 to 7, inclusive, and
inserting in place thereof the following six sections : — Sec-
tion 1. The city of Holyoke by its water commissioners, for
the purpose of supplying its inhabitants with pure water
for the extinguishment of fires and for domestic and other
purposes, may take by purchase or otherwise and hold the
waters of the southwesterly branch of the Manhan river at
any point on said river not more than nine thousand feet
below the confluence of the Tucker and Manhan brooks,
said nine thousand feet measured in a straight line as the
radius of a circle Avith the center at the said confluence of
said brooks and the southerly limits to be the intersection
of the arc with the southwest branch of the Manhan river,
said point being not more than three thousand three 'hun-
dred feet upstream on the southwest branch of the Manhan
river from a stone monument located in the right of way of
the city of Holyoke Water Works near the center of Russell-
ville just easterly of the intersection of Huntington road
now commonly known as Manhan road, and Russellville
Upper road, said three thousand three hundred feet meas-
ured in a straight line as the radius of a circle with the
center of circle being the hereinabove described monument
and the southerly limits of the city of Holyoke's rights in the
Manhan river being the intersection of the circle with the
672 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 659.
Manhan river, in the town of Southampton, also the waters
of Tucker and Manhan brooks, and the springs connected
therewith, and the water rights connected with such waters,
and also all lands, rights of way and easements necessary
for holding and preserving such water and for diverting and
conducting the same into Ashley Ponds reservoir, and Hugh
McLean reservoir, so called, in said city of Holyoke, and
also for conducting the same to any and all parts of said
city; and may erect upon the land thus taken or held
proper dams, buildings and other structures ; and may make
excavations and provide such other means and appliances
as may be necessary for the establishment and maintenance
of complete and effective water works; and may construct
and lay down conduits, pipes and other works under or
over any lands, water courses, railroads or public or private
ways, and along any such ways in such manner as not un-
necessarily to obstruct the same; and for the purpose of
constructing, maintaining and repairing the same, and for
all proper purposes of this act, said city may dig up any
such lands, and, under the direction of the board of select-
men of the town in which said ways are situated, may enter
upon and dig up any such ways, in such manner as to cause
the least hindrance to public travel on such ways.
Section 2. The city of Holyoke shall, within sixty days
after the taking of any such lands, rights of way, water
rights, water courses or easements as aforesaid, otherwise
than by purchase, file and cause to be recorded in the registry
of deeds for the county in which the said lands or other
property are situated a description thereof sufficiently
accurate for identification, with a statement of the purposes
for which the same were taken, signed by the water com-
missioners of said city.
Section 3. The city of Holyoke shall be liable to pay all
damages sustained by any persons or corporations in their
property by the taking of any lands, water, water sources,
water rights, easements or other property, or by the con-
struction or repairing of any dams, aqueducts or other
works for the purposes aforesaid, or by the doing of any
other act or thing causing damage. If any person or corpora-
tion sustaining damages as aforesaid cannot agree with the
city upon the amount of such damages they may be assessed
by the county commissioners for the counties of Hampden
and Hampshire in joint session, by the making of a written
application to said commissioners for the assessments of
damages within three years after such damages shall have
been sustained; and either party aggrieved by the decision
of said commissioners in the estimation of said damages,
may, upon application to the superior court sitting within
and for the county where said damages are sustained, have
the same assessed by a jury, and if the damages are increased
by the jury said city shall pay all legal costs, but otherwise
said costs shall be paid by the party claiming damages;
and the said commissioners and jury shall have the same
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 659. 673
powers, and the proceedings shall in all other respects be
conducted in the same manner as provided in case of taking
land for highways.
Section 4- The city of Holyoke shall, when constructing
its new pipe line through the town of Southampton, place
five Y branches in said pipe line, not less than eight inches
in diameter, at its own expense, at such points as may be
designated by the selectmen of said town. The Holyoke
Water Works shall bear the entire cost of transferring the
present connection to one of the five Y's on the new pipe
line, if constructed. The town of Southampton may con-
nect its pipes with that of the city of Holyoke at the re-
maining four Y branches herein provided for. The Holyoke
Water Works shall install on each Y branch a gate valve
which is to be paid for by the town of Southampton. The
town of Southampton may draw from the pipe of the city
of Holyoke, without expense to said town, such quantity of
water as may be required by said town to supply its in-
habitants with water for fire, domestic and other purposes,
not exceeding one hundred and twenty-five gallons per day
for each inhabitant, or six hundred and twenty-five thou-
sand gallons per day. Water taken in excess of two hundred
and twenty-eight million gallons in any calendar year shall
be paid for at a rate to be agreed upon by the water boards
of the city of Holyoke and the town of Southampton, and,
in the absence of such agreement the price shall be deter-
mined by a master to be appointed by the supreme judicial
court on the petition of either party interested, and the
report of such master made and accepted by said court shall
be final and binding on all parties.
Section 5. The city of Holyoke may, for the purposes
defined above in this act, permanently discontinue Hunting-
ton road now commonly known as Manhan road, at a point
not more than three thousand three hundred feet upstream
from a stone monument located in the right of way of the
city of Holyoke water works near the center of Russellville,
just easterly of the intersection of Huntington road and
Russellville Upper road, and the Russellville road and the
Fomer road will substitute for travel. A section of Fomer
road shall be improved and surfaced, conforming in con-
struction to chapter eighty-one Plighway, for a distance of
one mile. A connection shall be made connecting Fomer
road and Manhan road at the point where the proposed
upper end of the proposed reservoir shall flood said Fomer
road and Manhan road.
Section 6. The provisions of chapter sixty-two of the
acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-two shall apply to
this act, so far as the same are not in conflict herewith.
Section 2. The city of Holyoke for the purpose of
paying the necessary expenses and liabilities other than of
maintenance and operation, authorized under section one of
this act, may borrow from time to time within five years
from the passage of this act, such sums as may be necessary
674 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 660.
not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of four million dol-
lars and may issue bonds or notes of the city which shall
bear on their face the words "Holyoke Water Loan, Act of
1953". 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 within the statutory limit for purposes men-
tioned in clauses (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of section eight of
chapter forty-four of the General Laws as set forth in the
last paragraph of section eight of said chapter forty-four,
and except as otherwise provided herein, shall be subject to
the provisions of chapter forty-four of the General Laws.
Section 3. This act shall be submitted for acceptance
to the qualified voters of the city of Holyoke at the next
regular city election in the form of the following question,
which shall be placed upon the official ballot to be used at
said election: — ''Shall an act passed by the General Court
in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-three entitled 'An
Act authorizing the city of Holyoke to increase its water
supply', be accepted by this city?" If a majority of the
voters voting thereon vote in the affirmative in answer to
said question, then this act shall take full effect, but not
otherwise. Approved July 3, 1953.
Chap. 660 An Act to provide for a special capital outlay pro-
gram FOR THE COMMONWEALTH.
Emergency Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
preamble. '. i.i- .ici- t
to defeat its purpose, which is to provide funds immedi-
ately for a special capital outlay program for the common-
wealth, 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 con-
struction, reconstruction, alteration and improvement of
various state institutions and properties, and for the pur-
chase of certain property, the sums set forth in section two
of this act, for the several purposes and subject to the condi-
tions 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.
Section 2.
Service of the Armory Commission.
Item
8654-01 For the construction of armories, including
furnishings and equipment, to be expended
in connection with federal funds available
for this purpose, to be in addition to the
amount appropriated in item 7604—01 of
section two oi chapter six hundred and
four of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty-two; provided, that expenditures
under this item shall not be subject to
section three of this act . . $160,000 00
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 660.
675
Iten
8654-02
Service of the State Airport Management Board.
For the construction of a glass enclosure at
stations seventeen, eighteen and nineteen
at the General Edward Lawrence Logan
Airport, as authorized by an act of the
current year $90,000 00
Service of the Department of Conservation.
8654-03 For the construction of a steel fire tower in
the town of Mendon .... $7,500 00
8654-04 For the development and improvement of
certain recreation areas; provided, that to
cover this item the comptroller shall in-
clude in the assessment made under the
provisions of section five of chapter one
hundred and thirty-two A of the General
Laws the sum of fifty-five thousand dol-
lars yearly for the years nineteen hundred
and fifty-four to nineteen hundred and
sixty-three, inclusive, and shall credit said
amount to the General Fund . 500,000 00
8654-34 P"or the purpose of installing lighting in the
State parking area at Salisbur}^ Beach 10,000 00
Service of the Department of Education.
State Teachers' College at Bridgewater:
8654-05 For the construction of a storage building . $10,000 00
Boston Teachers' College:
8654—06 For certain renovations and improvements
of the boiler plant and steam distribution
system 135,000 00
Salem State Teachers' College:
8654-06A For plans and specifications for the construc-
tion of a library, auditorium, gymnasium,
cafeteria and administration building 50,000 00
University of jMassachusetts:
8654—07 For the preparation of plans and specifica-
tions for a women's physical education
building .50,000 00
8654-08 For the preparation of plans and specifica-
tions for an addition to the chemistry
^ laboratory .... 75,000 00
8654—09 For the renovation and remodeling of Draper
Hall into a classroom and office building,
including the cost of furnishings and equip-
ment 275,000 00
8654-10 For improvements to the steam, electric,
water and sewage disposal systems, to be
in addition to the amount appropriated in
item 7613-14 of section two of chapter six
hundred and four of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty two .... 120,000 00
8654-11 Item 7613-13 of section two of chapter six
hundred and four of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two is hereby amended
by striking out in lines three and four the
words "to be in addition to any federal
funds available for this purpose".
676
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 660.
For the construction of a public health build-
ing, including the cost of furnishings and
equipment, to be in addition to the amount
appropriated in item 7613-13 of section
two of chapter six hundred and four of the
acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two;
provided, that federal funds received for
this purpose shall be credited to the Gen-
eral Fund ......
$250,000 00
Youth Service Board:
8654-12 For the construction of a reception-detention
building on property now owned by the
commonwealth in the city of Boston, in-
cluding the cost of furnishings and equip-
ment, to be in addition to the amount ap-
propriated in item 7704-08 of section two
of chapter seven hundred and fifty-six of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-one .
8654-13 For the preparation of plans and specifica-
tions for a security building unit
Industrial School for Boys :
8654-1 4 For certain power plant improvements
Lyman School for Boys:
8654-15 For the construction of a school building, in-
cluding the cost of furnishings and equip-
ment, and for certain renovations and re-
pairs to the present school building
325,000 00
25,000 00
55,000 00
156.000 00
Service of the Department of Mental Health.
Boston Psychopathic Hospital:
8654r-16 For certain power plant improvements $65,000 00
8654-35 For the construction of an addition to the
present hospital building, including the
cost of furnishings and equipment, to be
in addition to the amount appropriated in
item 7617-02 of section two of chapter six
hundred and four of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two .... 100,000 00
8654-17 For the construction of a nurses' home, in-
cluding the cost of furnishings and equip-
ment 360,000 00
Danvers State Hospital :
8654-18 For the construction of a medical and infir-
mary building, including the cost of fur-
nishings and equipment and the necessary
extension of utilities, to be in addition to
the amount appropriated in item 7717-08
of section two of chapter seven hundred
and fifty-six of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-one 695,000 00
Foxborough State Hospital:
8654-19 For certain power plant improvements 318,000 00
Westborough State Hospital :
8654-20 For fireproofing and renovations of certain
male wards 162,000 00
8664-21
Walter E. Fernald Stat6 School :
For the extension of tunnels and utilities
150,000 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 660.
677
Item
8654-22
8654-23
For the improvement of the electrical dis-
tribution sj'stems at the Walter E. Fernald
State School and the ATetropolitan Stat«
Hospital $25,000 00
Wrentham State School :
For certain sewage disposal system improve-
ments, to be in addition to the amount
appropriated in item 7817-41 of section
two of chapter seven hundred and ninety of
the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-nine
as amended by chapter three hundred and
twenty of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fiftv-one 103,000 00
Service of the Department of Public Health.
8654-24 For the construction of a six hundred bed
chronic disease hospital in the Forest Hills
area, including power plant, employees'
dormitories and the cost of furnishings and
equipment, to be in addition to the amount
appropriated in item 7720-01 of section
two of chapter seven hundred and fifty-six
of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-
one $950,000 00
Service of the Port of Boston Authority.
8854-25 For certain dredging and harbor improve-
ments as set forth in liouse document 2640
of the current year; provided, that this
item shall not be subject to the provisions
of section three of this act
$170,000 00
Service of the Department of Public Works.
8654-26 For the improvement, development, mainte-
nance and protection of rivers, harbors,
tidewaters and shores within the common-
wealth, as authorized by section eleven of
chapter ninety-one of the General Laws, to
be used in conjunction with any federal
funds made available for the purpose, to
be expended either with or without con-
tributions from municipalities or other or-
ganizations and individuals; provided,
that this item shall not be subject to sec-
tion three of this act, to be in addition to
the amount appropriated in item 7622-01
of section two of chapter six hundred and
four of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty-two $1,300,000 00
8654-27 For the preparation of plans and specifica-
tions for the control and improvement of
the Sudbury and Concord rivers 50,000 00
8654-28 For the construction of certain flood control
works in the city of Westfield; provided,
that the city of Westfield shall enter into
an agreement with the department of pub-
lic works in accordance with the provisions
of chapter five hundred and thirteen of the
acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-nine
and section twenty-nine of chapter ninety-
678 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 660.
one of the General Laws to assume liability
for damages in connection with this proj-
ect, and agreement to maintain said flood
control works, to be in addition to the
amount appropriated in item 7822-01 of
section two of chapter seven hundred and
ninety of the acts of nineteen hundred and
forty-nine as amended by chapter three
hundred and twenty of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-one; and, provided
further, that this item shall not be subject
to the provisions of section three of this
act .1150,000 00
8654-29 For the construction of a maintenance depot,
including a laboratory and related struc-
tures, to be in addition to the amount ap-
propriated in item 7629-02 of section two of
chapter six hundred and four of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-two; provided,
that this item shall not be subject to sec-
tion three of this act; and, provided
further, that the comptroller shall trans-
fer to the General Fund the sum of two
hundred and twenty thousand dollars from
the Highway Fund for the fiscal years
nineteen hundred and fifty-four and nine-
teen hundred and fifty-five 400,000 00
Service of the Metropolitan District Commission.
8654-30 For the construction of certain jetties with
protecting sand fill for the protection of
Winthrop Shore Drive, to be in addition to
the amount appropriated in item 2931-64
of chapter four hundred and eighty-nine of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-
three; provided, that the comptroller shall
transfer to the General Fund the sum of
one hundred and ten thousand dollars for
the fiscal years nineteen hundred and fifty-
four, nineteen hundred and fifty-five and
nineteen hundred and fifty-six, to be as-
sessed as provided by section fifty-five of
chapter ninety-two of the General Laws
and, provided further, that this item shall
not be subject to the provisions of section
three of this act $300,000 00
8654-33 For certain construction as set forth in Sen-
ate document 98; provided, that the
comptroller shall transfer to the General
Fund the sum of thirteen thousand seven
hundred and fifty dollars for the fiscal
years nineteen hundred and fifty-four and
nineteen hundred and fifty-five 25,000 00
Service of the Massachusetts Public Building Commission,
8654-31 For the preparation of preliminary plans
and descriptive specifications, as author-
ized by section one of chapter ninety-two A
of the General Laws, to be in addition to
the amount appropriated in item 7604-10
of section two of chapter six hundred and
four of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty-two $100,000 00
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 660. 679
Contingent Reserve.
Item
8654-32 To cover unexpected contingencies in the
cost of projects authorized by this act and
by chapters six hundred and seventy of the
acts 01 nineteen hundred and forty-seven,
five hundred and ninety-nine of the acts of
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, seven
hundred and ninety of the acts of nineteen
hundred and forty-nine, seven hundred
and ninety-five of the acts of nineteen hun-
dred and fifty, seven hundred and fifty-six
of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-
one, and six hundred and four of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-two, to be allo-
cated by the commission on administration
and finance with the approval of the gov-
ernor and council, to be in addition to the
amount appropriated in item 7650-01 of
section two of chapter six hundred and four
of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-
two $383,500 00
Section 3. Except as otherwise provided in this act,
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 and,
provided, further that no plans shall be approved for any
project authorized by this act that will require an additional
appropriation to complete said project.
Section 4. To meet the expenditure 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 eight million one hundred thousand dollars. All
bonds issued by the commonwealth, as aforesaid, shall be
designated on their face. Capital Outlay Loan, Act of 1953,
and shall be on the serial payment plan for such maximum
term of years, not exceeding ten 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 of the period
of amortization 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-four nor
later than June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixty-eight.
Approved July 3, 1963.
680 Acts, 1953. —Chap. 661.
Chap. 661 An Act relative to the administration of the powers
AND DUTIES OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW BEDFORD
DURING THE PRESENT EMERGENCY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city council of the city of New Bedford
shall within ten days after the passage of this act at a meeting
to be called by the city clerk elect by majority vote one of
its members as temporary mayor of said city; and if said
city council fails so to elect at said meeting or within thirty
days thereafter, the president of said city council shall by
virtue of this act become temporary mayor of said city.
Such temporary mayor, after being sworn to the faithful
discharge of his duties in Uke manner as a mayor of said
city, shall, under the designation of "temporary mayor",
exclusively possess all the rights and powers, perform all
the duties and be subject to all the obhgations of mayor
of said city until the present incumbent of the office of
mayor of said city returns to active duty at the city hall
of said city or, if the term of said incumbent expires or
otherwise terminates, until there is a mayor of said city,
whichever first occurs. So long as such temporary mayor
shall hold the office of temporary mayor as herein provided,
he shall not receive any compensation as, nor act as, a mem-
ber or president of said city council, but shall receive for his
services as temporary mayor such compensation, not ex-
ceeding that provided by law for the mayor of said city, as
said city council shall fix. When such temporary mayor
shall cease to hold the office of temporar}'- mayor as herein
provided, he shall resume his office of member or president,
as the case may be, of said city council if his term therein
has not expired.
Said city council shall forthwith after the qualification
of a temporary mayor under this act elect by a majority
vote as temporary city councillor a registered voter of the
city duly quafified to vote for a candidate for the office of
city councillor. Such temporary city councillor shall, after
being sworn to the faithful discharge of his duties in like
manner as a city councillor of said city, hold office until
the temporary mayor resumes his office in the city council
or his term of office expires, whichever first occurs, and
while holding office, shall have the powers, exercise the
duties and receive the compensation of a city councillor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage
and shall apply notwithstanding any contrary provision
of general or special law or ordinance.
Approved July S, 195S.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 662. 681
An Act establishing the Massachusetts board of (^i^aj. aao
EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION. ' '
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of providing or sponsoring
educational, cultural and informational television programs
for the citizens of the commonwealth, there is hereby created
and placed in the state department of education, but not
subject to its control, a board to be known as the Massa-
chusetts Board of Educational Television, hereinafter re-
ferred to as the board, which shall be authorized to act for
the commonwealth in matters pertaining to educational
television programs.
Section 2. The board shall consist of the members of Membership
the board of education, and four citizens of the common- bo"rd?*'
wealth to be appointed by the governor, with the advice
and consent of the council, for terms of four years each.
Each of the four citizens so appointed may be removed by
the governor, with hke advice and consent. Of the four
citizens first so appointed, one shall be appointed to serve
one year, one for two years, one for three years, and one for
four years, in each case from the date of their appointment.
The governor shall appoint one member of the board to
serve as chairman.
The members of the board shall serve mthout compen-
sation, except that they may be reimbursed for their necessary
expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties.
Section 3. The board may adopt by-laws for the regu- May appoint
lation of its affairs and the conduct of its business. A '^^''^ctor.
majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. The board may from tune to time
appoint and at pleasure remove a director, who shall be
the executive and administrative head of the board. The
director may appoint and remove such clerical, engineering,
legal or other assistants as he may deem necessary; pro-
vided, however, that no obligation shall be incurred for the
payment of salaries or other compensation to any such
employee except out of moneys appropriated to the board
by the general court. Said employees shall not be subject
to the provisions of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws.
Section 4. The board may estabhsh and manage under
such regulations, as the board may from time to time pre-
scribe, a trust fund to be known as the Educational Tele-
vision Program Fund. All funds received from organizations
or individuals for the purposes of this act shall be credited
to said fund and shall be deposited in the state treasurj'
and may be expended by the board for the purposes of this
act without appropriation; provided, that no obligation
shall be incurred for any expenditure in excess of sums
available therefor.
The board shall cause accurate accounts to be kept at
all times of all receipts and expenditures of funds received
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b}"- the board, and shall make a report annually in December
to the governor and to the general court of its receipts and
expenditures, which shall be audited by the state auditor.
Section 5. The board shall be furnished suitable office
quarters by the board of education, and, subject to the con-
sent of other proper officials, may use any public buildings
of the commonwealth or any subdivision thereof.
Prohibitions. Section 6. The board shall not provide or sponsor any
program which advertises a commercial product or service,
or any program wherein any denominational rehgious
doctrine is inculcated, or any programs founding, main-
taining or aiding any church, religious denomination or
society, providing that nothing in this section shall be
construed as preventing the furtherance of belief in a Supreme
Being, nor shall any programs designed to aid any political
party or candidate for public office be permitted. No
person who having been summoned before a duly constituted
congressional committee of investigation and who has refused
for any reason to answer a question of the committee, shall
be engaged or employed in any service of the board, nor shall
any such person be permitted to appear on any program
sponsored by the board for public viewing. Subject to the
limitations contained in the preceding sentence and to the
availabihty of necessary moneys out of funds either appro-
priated to the board by the general court or otherwise received
by the board, the director may, subject to the approval of the
board, in order to carry out the provisions of this act —
(a) Acquire, construct, hold, lease and dispose of real
and personal property ;
(6) Prepare programs, enter into agreements providing
for the furnishing to the board of programs, equipment,
assistance and personnel, purchase broadcast time from
others, and enter into other contracts;
(c) Obtain assistance from, and co-operate with others,
including, without restriction, institutions of learning and
groups interested in television broadcasting;
(d) Hold and administer real and personal property and
money given, whether outright or in trust, to the board or
to the commonwealth for the use of the board, and disburse
the proceeds thereof, provided the foregoing shall not au-
thorize any action in contravention of the requirements of
section one of Article LXIII of the Amendments to the
Constitution; and
(e) Do all acts and things necessary or convenient to
carry out the purpose for which the board is created or any
of the powers expressly granted in this act.
Section 7. The exercise of the powers granted by this
act will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the
commonwealth and the affairs of the board, and its property
shall at all times be free from taxation by the common-
wealth or any subdivision thereof.
Section 8. The board may proceed at law or in equity
to enforce the provisions of any lease, contract, instrument
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or other agreement acquired or entered into by it under any
provisions of this act.
Section 9. As this act is for the benefit of the people
of the commonwealth, its provisions shall be liberally con-
strued to effect the purposes thereof.
Section 10. The provisions 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 11. All other general or special laws, or parts
thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby declared to be in-
applicable to the provisions of this act.
Approved July 3, 1953.
C/iap.663
An Act further regulating the holding and conduct-
ing OF HORSE RACES UNDER THE PARI-MUTUEL OR CER-
TIFICATE SYSTEM OF BETTING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 3 of chapter 128 A of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out clause (d), as amended by section 3 f a.^kc^.^"^
of chapter 575 of the acts of 1946, and inserting in place amended.
thereof the following clause : —
(d) Such horse racing meetings may be held only between Horse race
the first day of April and the thirtieth day of November, Tegute.
both dates inclusive, in any year; provided, that no harness
horse racing meeting other than one at which the racing is
not earlier than seven o'clock post meridian, and no running
horse racing meeting shall be held between the tenth day of
August and the second Saturday after Labor Day, both
dates inclusive, except in connection with a state or county
fair. Approved July 3, 1953.
ChapM4:
An Act providing for the assignment of quarters in
THE state house FOR THE USE OF CERTAIN VETERANS'
organizations.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 8 of the General Laws is hereby amended by o. l. (Xer.
striking out section 17, as most recently amended by chapter ftc.!'ameidld.
390 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place thereof the
following section: — Section 17. Whenever in the opinion Quarters in
of the superintendent of buildings there is space available, ^<^te house
veterans
organizations.
there shall be set apart and suitably furnished a room or 'i^';^}^}^^
rooms in the state house for the use of the Massachusetts
department of The American Legion, of the United Spanish
War Veterans, 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,
of the Veterans of Indian Wars, of Italian American World
War Veterans of the United States, Inc., Department of
Massachusetts, of the Jewish War Veterans of the United
States, Department of Massachusetts, Inc., of the Polish-
684 Acts, 1953. —Chaps. 665, 666.
American Veterans of Massachusetts, Inc., and of the
Marine Corps League, Department of Massachusetts, Inc.,
respectively, such room or rooms to be under the charge
of the state commanders of the respective departments, sub-
ject to this chapter. The headquarters thus established for
each of the aforesaid departments shall be used for storing
and preserving the records and other property of the depart-
ment and rehcs and mementos of the World Wars and the
Spanish War. Approved July 3, 1953.
Chav.QQd -^^ Act for the relief of keith Robertson to request
EMPLOYMENT AS A RESERVE POLICE OFFICER IN THE CITY
OF BROCKTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
Section 1. The mayor of the city of Brockton is hereby
authorized and directed, notwithstanding any contrary
provisions of general or special law, to accept the request
for employment as a reserve police officer in said city of
Keith Robertson, a veteran of World War II and the Korean
war, providing such request for employment is made in
writing to the appointing authority within one year after
termination of his military service or within three months
of the effective date of this act and there is filed with the
division of civil service the certificate of a registered phy-
sician that the candidate is not physically disabled or in-
capacitated for performing the duties of the position of a
pohce officer.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 3, 1953.
Chap.66Q ^^ ^^^ creating in the department of public works
A division of public beaches not situated in the
metropolitan district and transferring the control
of SALISBURY BEACH RESERVATION TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows. •
G. L. (Ter. SECTION 1. Chapter 16 of the General Laws, as amended,
new'i^ih, is hereby further amended by inserting after section 5 A
added. ^^le following scction : — Section 5B. The commissioner
^ubifrbeaches, shall Organize in the department a division of public beaches,
established. ^he commissioncr shall, with the approval of the governor,
appoint a director of said division. The director shall re-
ceive such salary as may be fixed under and in accordance
with sections forty-five to fifty, inclusive, of chapter thirty,
and shall devote his entire time to the work of the division.
The director of the division of public beaches shall exercise
no control over public beaches provided and maintained
by the metropolitan district commission,
Ed)"9?^new SECTION 2. Chapter 91 of the General Laws, as amended,
§§ 60-62.''^'^ is hereby further amended by adding at the end the following
added.
Acts, 1953 — Chap. 666. 685
three sections : — Section 60. The control and supervision Control and
of Salisbury Beach Reservation is hereby transferred to the of ^llikb^^y
division of public beaches in the department of pubhc works, ^each
Said reservation shall be used as a recreational area for the trSerred"'
use of the pubhc. The department through its said division
may make appropriate rules and regulations for the govern-
ment and use of the reservation and shall cause such rules
and regulations to be posted in a conspicuous place or places
in the reservation, and shall cause the same to be published
at least once annually in a newspaper published in the
county of Essex, and such posting and pubhcation shall
constitute sufficient notice of said rules and regulations to
all persons. The sworn certificate of any member of the
department of its posting and publishing shall be prima
facie evidence thereof. Whoever violates any rule or regu-
lation made hereunder shall be punished by a fine not ex-
ceeding twenty dollars.
Section 61. If the commonwealth or any agency in its Control and
behalf now owns or shall acquire at any future time any of^lmln''
ocean beach not situated within the metropohtan parks ^*^*^ beaches,
district, the control and supervision of such beach shall be
under the department of pubhc works through its division
of public beaches and rules and regulations for the govern-
ment and use of said beach shall be posted in a conspicuous
place or places on said beach and shall be published at least
once annually in a newspaper published in the county in
which said beach is located, and such posting and publica-
tion shall constitute sufficient notice of said rules and regu-
lations to all persons. The sworn certificate of any member
of the department of said posting and publication shall be
prima facie evidence thereof. Whoever violates any such
rule or regulation shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
twenty dollars.
Section 62. In the development for recreational uses and ^^tftT""'"'^
purposes of any and all beaches under its supervision and beacLt
control the department of public works through its division '■*'^"^^*^''-
of public beaches shall, to the fullest extent possible, preserve
all such beaches in their natural, simple, scenic beauty.
Section 3. All employees subject to chapter thirty-one Certain
of the General Laws employed by the department of conser- frWwrid.
vation at the Salisbury Beach Reservation upon the effective
date of this act are hereby transferred to the division of public
beaches without change in their civil service status, seniority
or other rights.
Section 4. All monies appropriated from the Parks and Appropriations.
Salisbury Beach Reservation Fund for the maintenance of
Salisbury Beach by the department of conservation shall
be, upon the effective date of this act, available to the divi-
sion of public beaches of the department of public works
for the purposes of this act.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July S, 1953.
686 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 667.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Executive Department, State House,
Boston, July 3, 1953.
Honorable Ed'.vat;,d J. Cronin, Secretary of the Commonv:ealth,
State House, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dear Sir: — I, Christian A. Herter, by virtue of and
in accordance with the provisions of the Forty-eighth Amend-
ment to the Constitution, "The Referendum 11, Emergency
Measure", do declare that in my opinion, the immediate
preservation of the pubHc convenience requires that the
law passed on the third day of July in the year one thousand
nine hundred and fifty-three, being Chapter 666 of the Acts
of 1953 entitled, "An Act Creating in the Department of
Public Works a Division of Public Beaches not Situated in
the Metropohtan District and Transferring the Control of
Salisbury Beach Reservation to the Department of Public
Works", should take effect forthwith and that it is an
emergency law, and that the facts constituting the emergency
are as follows :
The delayed operation of this legislation would delay the
transfer of Sahsbury Beach Reservation at the time of year
when its usefulness to the general public is at its peak.
Furthermore, the establishment of a Division of Public
Beaches in the Department of Pubhc Works will require
the setting up of this new department with the least possible
delay. Therefore, it is necessary that the legislation re-
ferred to above should take effect forthwith.
Very truly yours.
Christian A. Herter,
Governor of the Commonuealth.
Office of the Secretary, Boston, July 3, 1953.
I, Edward J. Cronin, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
hereby certify that the accompanying statement was filed
in this office by His Excellency the Governor of the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts at ten o'clock and thirty 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 sixty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Edward J. Cronin,
Secretary of the Commonu-ealth.
Chap. 667 An Act relative to the clearance of tracks in rail-
road YARDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
gj^. (Ter. Section 134A of chapter 160 of the General Laws, inserted
§i34A, etc., by chapter 815 of the acts of 1950, is hereby amended by
amended. inserting after the word "works," in fine 21, the words: —
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 668. 687
the metropolitan district commission, — so as to read as
follows: — Section 134 A. Tracks maintained by a railroad ^JSn""^ °^
corporation in a railroad yard shall have a minimum dis- railroad
tance between the center hnes of parallel tracks of not less regulated.
than thirteen feet, and the center hne of any ladder track, or
lead track, constructed parallel to any other adjacent track
shall have a clearance of not less than seventeen feet from
the center line of such other track. No structures or ob-
structions shall be maintained in such yard nearer than eight
feet and six inches from the center line of any track; pro-
vided, that signals and switch stands therein which are lo-
cated between tracks and are three feet or less in height
above the top of the rail may have a clearance of not less
than six feet and six inches from the center line of track
where it is not practicable to provide the aforesaid clearance
of eight feet and six inches. Mo bridges, viaducts or other
obstructions shall be constructed and, so far as practicable,
no bridges, viaducts or other obstructions shall be recon-
structed, over the tracks in a railroad yard at a height less
than twenty-two feet and six inches measured from the top
of the rail. Upon petition of any railroad corporation, the
state department of public works, the metropolitan district
commission, the county commissioners of any county, the
selectmen of any town, the city manager of any city having
a Plan D or E charter, or the mayor of any other city,
the department of public utihties, after due notice and pub-
he hearing, may grant an exemption from any and all re-
quirements of this section; provided, however, that any
exemption so granted shall be limited to the specific location
described in said petition; and provided, further, that the
department of public utilities shall fix and prescribe reason-
able regulations governing the location exempted.
Approved July 3, 1953.
An Act to provide for the housing of elderly persons nhn^ ggg
OF LOW income. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 121 of the General Laws is hereby g. l. (Xer.
amended by striking out section 26SS, inserted by section 7 f 26ss.^^'
of chapter 617 of the acts of 1952, and inserting in place stricken out
thereof, under the caption Part VII. Housing projects §§26Ss-
FOR ELDERLY PERSONS, the following five sections: — Sec- ^^ww- added.
tion 26 SS. It is hereby declared that there is not in certain project^ for
parts of the commonwealth an adequate supply of decent, personV'^''^*"^'^
safe and sanitary housing for elderly persons of low income Declaration
available for rents which such persons can afford to pay, "fpo^'^'y-
and the rents which such persons can afford to pay would
not warrant private enterprise in providing such housing for
such persons; that this situation tends to cause an increase
and spread of communicable and chronic disease and is
detrimental to property values in the localities in which it
exists and constitutes a menace to the health, safety, welfare
688 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 668.
and comfort of the inhabitants of the commonwealth, and
that a public exigency exists which makes the provision of
housing for elderly persons of low income a public necessity,
and the taking of land by eminent domain and the expendi-
tures of public funds to provide such housing is declared to
be for the public use.
pr3e° Section 26TT. The housing authority of each city or
housing. town, Organized under section twenty-six K, shall have
granted. power to provide housing for elderly persons of low income
either in separate projects or as a definite portion of proj-
ects undertaken under Part III or Part V of this chapter,
or in remodeled or reconstructed existing buildings, and the
provisions of Parts L II, III and V of this chapter shall, so
far as apt, be applicable to projects and parts of projects
undertaken under this part, except as otherwise provided
in section twenty-six UU or elsewhere in this chapter.
pro4^ik)ns Section 26UU. The following provisions shall be appli-
to apply. cable to housing for elderly persons of low income : —
(a) There shall be no requirement that the occupants of
such housing constitute famiUes, and housing may be pro-
vided in separate dwelling units for elderly persons hving
alone or with others.
(6) Projects for such housing may and shall, when practi-
cable, be established near the neighborhoods where the
elderly persons reside, and there shall be no requirement for
the demoUtion of substandard dwellings on the site or else-
where; but nothing herein shall restrict the power of a
housing authority to acquire a substandard area as a site for
a project designed in whole or in part for the housing of
elderly persons of low income.
(c) Housing for elderly persons of low income shall con-
form to standards estabhshed by the housing board after
consultation with the department of public health, the de-
partment of public welfare and the board of standards, and
shall be designed so as to alleviate the infirmities characteris-
tic of the elderly.
{d) The total number of dwelling units available for
elderly persons of low income shall not at any time exceed
ten per cent of the total units available for famihes of low
income under the jurisdiction of the housing authority of any
city or to^m ; provided, however, that in the case of a hous-
ing authority having less than one hundred units available
for families of low income under its jurisdiction, not more
than ten units for elderly persons of low income may be
constructed and maintained by such authority.
(e) Projects or parts of projects constructed for elderly
persons of low income shall be available for such persons
only except to the extent that no such persons eligible for
occupancy apply for them, and dwelling units shall be
assigned to such persons without regard to their status as
veterans.
(/) Rents for dwelhng units in projects or parts of projects
constructed for elderly persons of low income shall be com-
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puted as provided in section twenty-six FF ; provided, how-
ever, that in the case of persons receiving old age assistance
under chapter one hundred and eighteen A directly or indi-
rectly in whole or in part from the commonwealth, dwelling
units in projects or parts of projects constructed under sec-
tion twenty-six TT shall be deemed to be adequate housing
for elderly persons and shall quaUfy for and rent at the
maximum rental allowance under the old age assistance
laws, regulations or policies.
Section 26V V. The commonwealth, acting by and Financial
through the state housing board, may enter into a contract by stat^?
or contracts with a housing authority for state financial p*"°^'i«'^-
assistance in the form of a guarantee by the commonwealth
of bonds and notes, or either bonds or notes, of the housing
authority issued to finance the cost of a project or projects
or a part or parts of a project or projects to provide housing
for elderly persons of low income. The amount of bonds and
notes, or bonds or notes, guaranteed by the commonwealth
under this section shall not exceed five million dollars. The
provisions of sections 26NN and 2600 of chapter one hun-
dred and twenty-one of the General Laws shall, so far as
apt, be appUcable to contracts for state financial assistance
under this section.
Section 26WW. The provisions of sections twenty-six I severabiuty
to twenty-six VV, inclusive, are hereby declared to be sever- ^'■°^''""*'°-
able and if any such provision or the application of such pro-
vision to any person or circumstances shall be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional, such invahdity or unconstitution-
ality shall not be construed to affect the validity or con-
stitutionality 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
sections would have been adopted had such invalid or un-
constitutional provisions not been included therein.
Section 2. Section 261 of said chapter 121, as most re- g. l. (Xer.
cently amended by section 1 of said chapter 617, is hereby f 26i/etc'.,
further amended by striking out, in line 2, the word "thirty- amended. '
six" and inserting in its place the word: — forty.
Section 3. Section 26J of said chapter 121, as amended, EdJ,'i2r'
is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 3, as ap- § 26J. etc.,
pearing in section 1 of chapter 574 of the acts of 1946, the '*""*°
letters "NN" and inserting in place thereof the letters: —
VV, — and by inserting after the paragraph defining "Fam-
ihes of low income" the following paragraph: —
"Elderly persons of low income", persons having reached t)efinition.
the age of sixty-five or over whose annual net income is less
than the amount necessary to enable them to maintain de-
cent, safe and sanitary housing.
Section 4. The paragraph in said section 26J defining g. l. (Ter.
"Low-rent housing" is hereby amended by inserting after f26J.^etc.,
the word "families", in line 2, as appearing in section 1 of ^'^jgnd^d
said chapter 574, the words ; — or elderly persons.
690
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 669.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 121,
§ 26K, etr.
amended.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 121,
§ 26P, etc.,
amended.
Section 5. The second paragraph of section 26K of said
chapter 121, as so appearing, is hereby amended by insert-
ing after the word "famihes" in hnes 6 and 13, in each in-
stance, the words : — or elderly persons.
Section 6. Paragraph (6) of section 26P of said chapter
121, as amended by section 5 of chapter 617 of the acts of
1952, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
"income", in line 4, the words: — ; to provide projects or
parts of projects for elderly persons of low income.
Approved July 3, 1953.
Emergency
preamble.
Acquisition
of Boston
Arena
authorized.
C/iap. 669 An Act providing for the acquisition, maintenance and
OPERATION OF AN INDOOR HOCKEY AND SKATING RINK IN
THE CITY OF BOSTON AND CREATING THE BOSTON ARENA
AUTHORITY AND DEFINING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend
to defeat its purpose, wliich is, in part, to provide without
delay for the acquisition of an indoor skating and hockey
rink in the city of Boston, therefore this act is hereby de-
clared 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 authority created by section two of this
act is hereby authorized to acquire, maintain and operate
the estate in the city of Boston known as the Boston Arena
for the purpose of providing an indoor hockey and skating
rink for use primarily by individuals, and school and amateur
teams, in the cities and towns constituting the metropolitan
parks district; provided, however, that during the months
of May, June, July, August and September in each year
and at such other times as there is no substantial demand
for the use of said arena or any part thereof as such a rink,
the authority may permit the use of said arena or part
thereof for other purposes as provided in this act.
Section 2. There is hereby created a public body politic
and corporate to be known as the Boston Arena Authority,
which is hereby constituted a public instrumentality; and
the exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by
this act shall be deemed and held to be the performance of
essential governmental functions and the authority shall not
be liable for any injury, loss or damage suffered by any person
or property by reason of any ordinary or gross negligence of
the authority or any of its officers, employees or agents.
The authority shall consist of the commissioner of the
metropolitan district commission ex officio and four other
members appointed by the governor, with the advice and
consent of the council; provided, however, that the com-
missioner of the metropolitan district commission may, when-
ever from time to time he shall deem it expedient, designate,
by a writing filed in the office of the state secretary, a person,
for whose acts he shall be responsible, to act in his stead as
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 669.
a member of the authority; and so long as such designation
shall remain unrevoked, such designee shall exercise the
powers and perform the duties of such commissioner as a
member of the authority ; but such designee shall not other-
wise be deemed to be, or act as, a member of the authority.
The four members first appointed by the governor shall be
appointed for terms expiring one, two, three and four years,
respectively, from May first, nineteen hundred and fifty-
three. As the term of any member so appointed, or of any
subsequent appointive member, expires, his successor shall
be appointed by the governor, with Hke advice and consent,
for a term of four years. Any vacancy in the office of an
appointive member shall be filled by the governor, with like
advice and consent, for the unexpired term. Every appoint-
ive member shall be a resident of the metropohtan parks
district, and shall, at the time of his appointment, reside in
a city or town in which no other member then resides.
Every appointive member 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 oflice of the state secretary.
Every appointive member shall continue in office after the
expiration of his term until his successor is duly appointed
and qualified. Any appointive member 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 reasonable notice and a pubhc hearing unless the
same are in writing expressly waived.
The governor shall from time to time designate one of the
appointive members as chairman and another as vice-
chairman ; and the authority shall elect a secretary-treasurer
who need not be a member of the authority. Three members
of the authority shall constitute a quorum; and a vote of
three members shall be necessary for any action taken by
the authority. No vacancy in the membership of the au-
thority shall rnipair the right of a quorum to exercise all
the rights and perform all the duties of the authority.
The members of the authority shall serve without com-
pensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily
incurred in the performance of their duties. Everj^ member
of the authority shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum
of twenty thousand dollars, and the secretary-treasurer shall
execute a surety bond in the penal sum of fifty thousand
dollars, each such surety bond to be conditioned upon the
faithful performance of the duties of his office, to be ex-
ecuted by a surety company authorized to transact business
in this commonwealth as surety, and to be approved by the
attorney general and filed in the office of the state secretary.
Section 3. The authority is hereby authorized and em-
powered —
(a) To adopt by-laws for the regulation of its affairs and
the conduct of its business;
(6) To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure;
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(c) To .sue and be sued, and to plead and be impleaded,
in its own name;
(d) To acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal
property in the exercise of its powers and the performance
of its duties under this act;
(e) To insure, maintain, repair and improve said arena
and operate the same as an indoor hockey and skating rink
for use primarily by individuals, and school and amateur
teams, in the cities and towns constituting the metropolitan
parks district, but not to the full exclusion of other individuals
or teams or of skating exhibitions or championship hockey
matches or the like, and, during the months of May, June,
July, August and September in each year and at such other
times as there is no substantial demand for the use of said
arena or any part thereof as such a rink, to permit the use
of said arena or part thereof for such school and civic ath-
letics and physical education and for such educational, recre-
ative, social, civic, philanthropic and similar purposes as the
authority may deem to be for the interest of the people of
said cities and towns; or, if there is no substantial demand
for such use of said arena or part thereof, to permit the use
of said arena or part thereof for commercial purposes ;
(/) To provide through its employees, or by the grant
of one or more concessions, or in part through its em-
ployees and in part by the grant of one or more concessions,
for the furnishing of services and things for the accommo-
dation of persons admitted to or using said arena or any part
thereof;
(g) To establish rules and regulations, and fix policies,
for the use of said arena as an indoor hockey and skating
rink and for the other purposes provided for in this act;
(h) To fix from time to time and charge and collect fees
for admission to, or the use or occupancy of, said arena or
any part thereof, and for the grant of concessions therein
and for things furnished, or services rendered, by the au-
thority ; and
(i) To make all contracts and agreements necessary or
incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution
of its powers under this act, to employ a general manager
and such other employees and agents as may be necessary
in its judgment, and to fix their compensation, and to do
all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the
powers expressly granted in this act.
The authority shall fix such fees under clause (h) as in its
judgment are best adapted to insure sufficient income to meet
the expenses of the authority.
Section 4. If so requested in writing by the authority,
the metropolitan district commission may, through the
agency of state employees under its control, perform work
or render services for the authority; and the authority shall
pay the commonwealth therefor the amount which said com-
mission shall determine the performance of such work or the
rendition of such services cost the commonwealth.
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Section 5. Expenses, liabilities and obligations incurred
in carrying out the provisions of this act shall not constitute
a debt of the commonwealth or of any political subdivision
thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the common-
wealth or of any such political subdivision, but shall be
payable solely from funds provided under authority of this
act; and no expense, habihty or obligation shall be incurred
by the authority under this act beyond the extent to which
moneys shall have been provided under the provisions of
this act. 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
shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or
both.
Section 6. The authority and all its real and personal
property shall be exempt from taxation and from better-
ments and special asses.sments; and the authority shall
not be required to pay any tax, excise or assessment to or
for the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions;
nor shall the authority be required to pay any fee or charge
for anj^ permit or Hcense issued to it by the commonwealth,
by any department, board or officer thereof, or by any
political subdivision of the commonwealth, or by any de-
partment, board or officer of such political subdivision.
Section 7. On or before the last day of January in
each year, the authority shall make an 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 such 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 shall be treated as
part of the cost of operating said arena. Such audits shall
be deemed to be public records within the meaning of chapter
sixty-six of the General Laws.
Section 7A. The metropolitan district commission is
hereby authorized and directed to purchase in the name of
the authority within two weeks after the effective date of
this act for a sum not exceeding two hundred and eighty
thousand dollars the estate in the city of Boston known as
the Boston Arena and more particularly described in a
deed given to Samuel M. Pinsly by the Boston Garden
Arena Corporation under date of April 15, 1953 and re-
corded with Suffolk Deeds, Book 6861, Page 223. In the
event said estate is not so purchased, said commission shall
within twenty days after said effective date take said estate
by eminent domain under chapter eighty A of the General
Laws in the name and behalf of the authority for the pur-
poses of this act.
Section 8. To provide for the expenses of acquiring
the Boston Arena and for a capital fund to facilitate the
insurance, maintenance, repair, improvement and operation
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of the same for the purposes provided for in this act, there
is hereby appropriated from the General Fund or revenue
of the commonwealth the sum of three hundred and twenty-
five thousand dollars, of which sum there shall be paid to
the metropolitan district commission by the state treasurer
a sum not in excess of two hundred and eighty thousand
dollars, and the balance thereof to the authority. The state
treasurer shall thereupon forthwith apportion said sum
among the cities and towns constituting the metropoUtan
parks district upon the basis of one third in proportion to
their populations, as defined in section fifty-nine of chapter
ninety-two of the General Laws, and the remaining two
thirds in proportion to their valuations, as so defined, but
not more than three thousand dollars shall be so paid or
expended prior to the acquisition of said arena. The part
of said sum so apportioned upon each such city and town
shall be assessed upon such city or town, and shall be paid
by such city or town into the state treasury, as provided
by section twenty of chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws.
If at any time the authority shall have funds w^hich in its
judgment are not required for the purposes of this act, it
shall forthwith distribute such funds among the cities and
towns assessed under this section in proportion to the
amounts which they have respectively been assessed under
this section.
Section 9. If at any tune the authority shall be dis-
solved, its corporate existence shall continue as provided
in section fifty-one of chapter one hundred and fifty-five
of the General Laws, and its assets shall be liquidated and
the proceeds distributed among the cities and towns assessed
under section eight of this act in proportion to the amounts
which they have respectively been assessed under said
section. Approved July 3, 1953.
Chap. 670 An Act providing for the payment of interest in cer-
tain CASES UNDER THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Edo,i52^,'^ Chapter 152 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
ImeLed Striking out section 50, as appearing in the Tercentenary
amen e . Editiou, and inserting in place thereof the following sec-
interest in tion : — Section 50. Whenever compensation is not paid
deferred witliju ninety days of notice to the insurer that compensation
ca^.^"''''*'°° is claimed to be due an injured employee or his dependents,
and there are one or more hearings on any question involving
the said compensation, and the decision is in favor of the
employee or his dependents, interest at the rate of four
per cent per annum from the date such decision was first
given to the date of payment shall be paid by the insurer on
all sums due as compensation to such employee or dependents.
Whenever such sums include weekly payments, interest shall
be computed on each unpaid W(^ekly payment.
Approved July 3, 1953.
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 671. 695
An Act to incorporate the Massachusetts business Chap. 67]
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend prTamb'"!^
to defeat its purpose, which is to create immediately a cor-
poration as provided for therein, especially empowered to
promote, develop and advance the prosperity and economic
welfare of the commonwealth, and exercise as soon as prac-
tical the other powers and privileges hereinafter provided
for, 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. In this act, unless the context otherwise re-
quires, the following words shall have the following meanings :
"Corporation", The Massachusetts Business Development
Corporation created by this act.
"Financial Institution", any banking corporation or in-
stitution, trust company, savings bank, co-operative bank,
savings and loan association, insurance company, or related
corporation, partnership, foundation, or other institution
engaged primarily in lending or investing funds.
"Member", any financial institution authorized to do
business within this commonwealth which shall undertake
to lend money to the corporation upon its call and in ac-
cordance with the provisions of section seven.
"Board of directors", the board of directors of the cor-
poration constituted under section eleven in office from time
to time.
"Loan limit", for any member, the maximum amount
permitted to be outstanding at any one time on loans
made by such member to the corporation, as determined
under paragraph (3) (6) of section seven, assuming that such
member holds no capital stock of the corporation at the time
of such determination.
Section 2. G. Harry Adalian, C. F. Adams, Jr., Harri-
son Amber, 0. Kelley Anderson, Raymond Andrews, Helen
D. Audella, Jacob Bailen, Robert E. Barrett, Thomas P.
Beal, J. William Belanger, Vincent Bernagozzi, Edward
Bigelow, WilUam Bird, S. Bruce Black, Harry J, Blake,
Richard A. Booth, Walter E. Borden, Mark Bortman,
Richard L. Bowditch, Donald C. Bowersock, Lloyd C. Brace,
Bartholomew A. Brickley, Henry J. Brides, Walter A. Brown,
Leeds Burchard, Marjorie Mills Burns, Howard J. Cadwell,
Floyd D. Campbell, Leonard Campbell, Elmer O. Cappers,
Anthony L. Cassese. Ephron Catlin, Jr., Walter Cenerazzo,
Thomas D. Chatfield, Paul F. Clark, Roe S. Clark, Edward
L. Clifford, Charles E. Cotting, Alvah Crocker, Russell
Davenport, John M. Deeley, Thomas G. Dignam, Margaret
Divver, Frederick C. Dumaine, Jr., Robert R. Duncan,
William Dwight, Samuel Epstein, Roland A. Erickson, Her-
bert N. Faulkner, Louis S. Finger, Louis Fiorani, John G.
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Flint, Marron Fort, Lee Friedman, Richard Furbush, Foster
Furcolo, Everett W. Gammons, G. Peabody Gardner, Charles
Gibbons, Carl G. Gilbert, Charles Gilbert, Mary H. Gillespie,
Louis Gordon, C. Lane Goss, Abraham Green, Richard N.
Greenwood, Merrill Griswold, John S. Gwinn, Kurtz M.
Hanson, Edward Heaphy, Christian A. Herter, Donald P.
Hess, Douglas Hewat, Charles E. Hodges, Harold D. Hodg-
kinson, Richard S. Holden, Richard A. Hunter, Donald J.
Hurley, Maynard Hutchinson, John B. Hynes, James Jack-
son, Jr., S. Harley Jones, Jacob J. Kaplan, Michael T.
Kelleher, John F. Kennedy, P. J. Kennedy, Jr., Juha B.
Kirlin, A. Lionel Lawrence, Halfdan Lee, Jacob Lewiton,
Leon Lomax, Cora MacKenzie, Clarence G. McDavitt, Jr.,
Kenneth McDougall, John C. Makepeace, CUfford F. Mar-
tin, James J. Minot, Irwin L. Moore, Gardner Morse,
Richard Morse, J. Reed Morss, George P. Nason, Daniel
O'Connell. P. A. O'Connell, Adrian P. O'Keeffe, Thomas
Pappas, Magnus Peterson, Henry LI. Pierce, Samuel Pinan-
ski, H. Ladd Plumley, WilHam H. Potter, Jr., George Rabb,
Sidney R. Rabb, John J. Regan, Richard S. Robie, Paul T.
Rothwell, Leverett Saltonstall, Harlan A. Sears, Ruth Si-
monatis, Gifford Simonds, Sumner H. Slichter, William B.
Snow, Robert C. Sprague, Seabury Stanton, Roy Stevens,
Crawford H. Stocker, Jr., Harry Stoddard, Charles Stod-
dard, Robert W. Stoddard, Allan H. Sturgis, T. G. Sughrue,
Rockwell C. Tenney, Edward R. Tufts, Frank Vorenberg,
James T. Wall, George Wallace, Louis Van N. Washburn,
W. Bradford West, Robert Wheeler, Donald White, Sumner
G. Whittier, Harriet Wilinsky, Orrin G. Wood, their asso-
ciates, successors, and assigns, are hereby constituted a body
corporate under the name of Massachusetts Business De-
velopment Corporation. The corporation shall be subject
to, and have the powers and privileges conferred by, the
provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty-five and sections
eighteen, twenty-six, twenty-seven, thirty-one, thirty-three,
and thirty-four of chapter one hundred and fifty-six of the
General Laws as presently enacted or hereafter amended,
except so far as said provisions are inconsistent with or
otherwise restricted or limited by the provisions of this act.
Section 3. The principal office of the corporation shall
be located in the city of Boston. The corporation may have
offices in such other places within the commonwealth as may
be fixed by the board of directors.
Section 4. The purposes of the corporation shall be to
promote, stimulate, develop and advance the business pros-
perity and economic welfare of the commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts and its citizens; to encourage and assist through
loans, investments or other business transactions, in the lo-
cation of new business and industry in this commonwealth
and to rehabilitate and assist existing business and industry ;
and so to stimulate and assist in the expansion of all kinds
of business activity which will tend to promote the business
development and maintain the economic stability of this
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 671. 697
commonwealth, provide maximum opportunities for employ-
ment, encourage thrift, and improve the standard of Hv-
ing of the citizens of this commonwealth; similarly, to co-
operate and act in conjunction with other organizations,
public or private, in the promotion and advancement of in-
dustrial, commercial, agricultural, and recreational develop-
ments in this commonwealth; and to provide financing for
the promotion, development, and conduct of all kinds of
business activity in this commonwealth.
In furtherance of such purposes and in addition to the
powers conferred on business corporations by the provisions
of the General Laws specified in section two, the corporation
shall, subject to the restrictions and limitations herein con-
tained, have the following powers:
(a) To elect, appoint and employ officers, agents and em-
ployees; to make contracts and incur liabilities for any of
the purposes of the corporation ; provided, that the corpora-
tion shall not incur any secondary liability by way of guar-
anty or endorsement of the obligations of any person, firm,
corporation, joint stock company, association or trust, or in
any other manner.
(b) To borrow money from the members only, for any of
the purposes of the corporation; to issue therefor its bonds,
debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, whether
secured or unsecured, and to secure the same by mortgage,
pledge, deed of trust or other lien on its property, franchises,
rights and privileges of every kind and nature or any part
thereof or interest therein, without securing stockholder or
member approval; provided, that no loan to the corporation
shall be secured in any manner unless all outstanding loans
to the corporation shall be secured equally and ratably in
proportion to the unpaid balance of such loans and in the
same manner.
(c) To make loans to any person, firm, corporation, joint
stock company, association or trust, and to establish and
regulate the terms and conditions with respect to any such
loans and the charges for interest and service connected
therewith.
(d) To purchase, receive, hold, lease, or otherwise acquire,
and to sell, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of
real and personal property, together with such rights and
privileges as may be incidental and appurtenant thereto and
the use thereof, including, but not restricted to, any real or
personal property acquired by the corporation from time to
time in the satisfaction of debts or enforcement of obliga-
tions.
(e) To acquire the good will, business, rights, real and
personal property, and other assets, or any part thereof, or
interest therein, of any persons, firms, corporations, joint
stock companies, associations or trusts, and to assume,
undertake, or pay the obligations, debts and liabilities of
any such person, firm, corporation, joint stock company,
association or trust; to acquire improved or unimproved
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real estate for the purpose of constructing industrial plants
or other business establishments thereon or for the purpose of
disposing of such real estate to others for the construction
of industrial plants or other business establishments; and
to acquire, construct or reconstruct, alter, repair, maintain,
operate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose
of industrial plants or business estabhshments.
(/) To acquire, subscribe for, own, hold, sell, assign, trans-
fer, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of the stock,
shares, bonds, debentures, notes or other securities and evi-
dences of interest in, or indebtedness of, any person, firm,
corporation, joint stock company, association or trust, and
while the owner or holder thereof to exercise all the rights,
powers and privileges of ownership, including the right to
vote thereon.
(g) To mortgage, pledge, or otherwise encumber any
property, right or thing of value, acquired pursuant to the
powers contained in paragraphs (d), (e) or (/), as security
for the payment of any part of the purchase price thereof.
(h) To co-operate with and avail itself of the facilities of
the department of commerce and any similar governmental
agencies; and to co-operate with and assist, and otherwise
encourage organizations in the various communities of the
commonwealth in the promotion, assistance, and develop-
ment of the business prosperity and economic welfare of
such communities or of this commonwealth or of any part
thereof.
(i) To do all acts and things necessary or convenient to
carry out the powers expressly granted in this act.
Section 5. The authorized capital stock of the corpora-
tion shall consist of four million shares of common stock
with a par value of one dollar each, which shares shall be
issued only on receipt by the corporation of cash in such
amount not less than the par value thereof as may be de-
termined by the board of directors.
No stockholder shall be entitled as of right to purchase
or subscribe for any unissued or treasury stock of the cor-
poration, whether now or hereafter authorized, or whether
of a class now existing or of a class hereafter created, and
no stockholder shall be entitled as of right to purchase or
subscribe for any bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness,
debentures, or other obligations convertible into stock of the
corporation.
Section 6. Notwithstanding any rule at common law or
any provision of any general or special law or any provision
in their respective charters, agreements of association, ar-
ticles of organization, or trust indentures: (1) all domestic
corporations organized for the purpose of carrying on busi-
ness within this commonwealth, including without impUed
limitation any electric or gas company as defined in section
one of chapter one hundred and sixty-four of the General
Laws, and any railroad corporation as defined in section
one of chapter one hundred and sixty of said General Laws,
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and all trusts, are hereby authorized to acquire, purchase,
hold, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge or otherwise
dispose of any bonds, securities or other evidences of indebt-
edness created by, or the shares of the capital stock of, the
corporation, and while owners of said stock to exercise all
the rights, powers and privileges of ownership, including the
right to vote thereon, all without the approval of any regu-
latory authority of the commonwealth; (2) all financial
institutions are hereby authorized to become members of
the corporation and to make loans to the corporation as
provided herein; (3) a financial institution which does not
become a member of the corporation shall not be permitted
to acquire any shares of the capital stock of the corporation ;
and (4) each financial institution which becomes a member
of the corporation is hereby authorized to acquire, purchase,
hold, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise
dispose of, any bonds, securities or other evidences of in-
debtedness created by, or the shares of the capital stock of
the corporation, and while owners of said stock to exercise
all the rights, powers and privileges of ownership, including
the right to vote thereon, all without the approval of any
regulatory authority of the commonwealth; provided, that
the amount of the capital stock of the corporation which
may be acquired by any member pursuant to the authority
granted herein shall not exceed ten per cent of the loan limit
of such member. The amount of capital stock of the cor-
poration which any member is authorized to acquire pur-
suant to the authority granted herein is in addition to the
amount of capital stock in corporations which such member
may otherwise be authorized to acquire.
Section 7. Any financial institution may request mem-
bership in the corporation by making appUcation to the
board of directors on such form and in such manner as said
board of directors may require, and membership shall be-
come effective upon acceptance of such application by said
board.
Each member of the corporation shall make loans to the
corporation as and when called upon by it to do so on such
terms and other conditions as shall be approved from time
to time by the board of directors, subject to the following
conditions :
(1) All loan limits shall be established at the thousand
dollar amount nearest to the amount computed in accord-
ance with the provisions of this section.
(2) No loan to the corporation shall be made if immedi-
ately thereafter the total amount of the obligations of the
corporation would exceed the lesser of (a) eight times the
amount then paid in on the outstanding capital stock of
the corporation, or (6) thirty-two million dollars.
(3) The total amount outstanding on loans to the cor-
poration made by any member at any one time, when added
to the amount of the investment in the capital stock of the
corporation then held by such member, shall not exceed : —
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(a) Twenty per cent of the total amount then outstand-
ing on loans to the corporation by all members, including
in said total amount outstanding, amounts validly called for
loan but not yet loaned.
(6) The follo"\ving limit, to be determined as of the time
such member becomes a member on the basis of the audited
balance sheet of such member at the close of its fiscal year
immediately preceding its application for membership, or,
in the case of an insurance company, its last annual state-
ment to the commissioner of insurance: two per cent of
the capital and surplus of commercial banks and trust com-
panies; one per cent of the guaranty fund and profit and
loss of savings banks; one per cent of the guaranty fund
and surplus of savings and loan associations and co-operative
banks; one per cent of the capital and unassigned surplus
of stock insurance companies, except fire insurance com-
panies; one per cent of the unassigned surplus of mutual
insurance companies, except fire insurance companies; one
tenth of one per cent of the assets of fire insurance com-
panies; and such hmits as may be approved by the board
of directors of the corporation for other financial institutions.
(4) Subject to paragraph three (a) of this section, each
call made by the corporation shall be prorated among the
members of the corporation in substantially the same pro-
portion that the adjusted loan limit of each member bears
to the aggregate of the adjusted loan limits of all members.
The adjusted loan limit of a member shall be the amount
of such member's loan limit, reduced by the balance of out-
standing loans made by such member to the corporation
and the investment in capital stock of the corporation held
by such member at the time of such call.
(5) All loans to the corporation by members shall be evi-
denced by bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of
indebtedness of the corporation, which shall be freely trans-
ferable at all times, and which shall bear interest at a rate
of not less than one quarter of one per cent in excess of the
rate of interest determined by the board of directors to be
the prime rate prevailing at the date of issuance thereof in
the city of Boston on unsecured commercial loans.
Section 8. Membership in the corporation shall be for
the duration of the corporation ; provided that —
(a) Upon written notice given to the corporation five
years in advance, a member may withdraw from member-
ship in the corporation at the expiration date of such notice;
or
(6) If there shall be a legislative amendment of this char-
ter which shall not have been approved by the members
and stockholders as provided for in section ten within sixty
days after the effective date of such amendment any mem-
ber voting against the approval of such amendment may
withdraw from membership forthwith upon giving WTitten
notice to the corporation not later than ninety days from
the effective date of such amendment.
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A member shall not be obligated to make any loans to the
corporation pursuant to calls made subsequent to the with-
drawal of said member.
Section 9. The stockholders and the members of the
corporation shall have the following powers of the corpora-
tion: (a) to determine the number of and elect directors as
provided in section eleven hereof; (6) to make, amend and
repeal by-laws; (c) to amend this charter as provided in
section ten; (d) to dissolve the corporation as provided in
section nineteen; (e) to exercise such other of the powers
of the corporation as may be conferred on the stockholders
and the members by the by-laws.
As to all matters requiring action by the stockholders and
the members of the corporation, said stockholders and said
members shall vote separately thereon by classes, and, ex-
cept as otherwise herein provided, such matters shall require
the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes to which
the stockholders present or represented at the meeting shall
be entitled and the affirmative vote of a majority of the
votes to which the members present or represented at the
meeting shall be entitled.
Each stockholder shall have one vote, in person or by
proxy, for each share of capital stock held by him, and each
member shall have one vote, in person or by proxy, except
that any member having a loan limit of more than one
thousand dollars shall have one additional vote, in person
or by proxy, for each additional one thousand dollars which
such member is authorized to have outstanding on loans to
the corporation at any one time as determined under para-
graph three (b) of section seven.
Section 10. This charter may be amended by the votes
of the stockholders and the members of the corporation,
voting separately by classes, and such amendments shall re-
quire approval by the affirmative vote of two thirds of the
votes to which the stockholders shall be entitled and two
thirds of the votes to which the members shall be entitled;
provided, that no amendment of this charter which is in-
consistent with the general purposes expressed herein or
which authorizes any additional class of capital stock to be
issued, or which eliminates or curtails the right of the com-
missioner of commerce to examine the corporation or the
obligation of the corporation to make reports as provided
in section fourteen, shall be made without amendment of
this act; and provided, further, that no amendment of this
charter which increases the obligation of a member to make
loans to the corporation, or makes any change in the princi-
pal amount, interest rate, maturity date, or in the security
or credit position, of any outstanding loan of a member to
the corporation, or affects a member's right to withdraw
from membership as provided in section eight, or affects a
member's voting rights as provided in section nine, shall be
made without the consent of each member affected by such
amendment.
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Within thirty days after any meeting at which amend-
ment of this charter has been adopted, articles of amend-
ment signed and sworn to by the president, treasurer and
a majority of the directors, setting forth such amendment
and the due adoption thereof, shall be submitted to the
commissioner of commerce, who shall examine them and if
he finds that they conform to the requirements of this act,
shall so certify and endorse his approval thereon. There-
upon, the articles of amendment shall be filed in the office
of the secretary of the commonwealth and no such amend-
ment shall take effect until such articles of amendment shall
have been filed as aforesaid.
Prior to or within sixty days after the effective date of
any legislative amendment to this charter, the approval of
such amendment shall be voted on by the stockholders and
the members of the corporation at a meeting duly called for
the purpose. If such amendment is not approved by the
affirmative vote of two thirds of the votes to which the
stockholders shall be entitled and two thirds of the votes to
which the members shall be entitled, any member voting
against the approval of such amendment shall have the right
to withdraw from membership as provided in section eight.
Within thirty days after any meeting at which a legislative
amendment has been voted on, a certificate signed and
sworn to by the clerk or other recording officer of the cor-
poration, setting forth the action taken at such meeting with
respect to such amendment, shall be filed in the office of the
secretary of the commonwealth.
Section 11. The business and affairs of the corporation
shall be managed and conducted by a board of directors, a
president, a treasurer, and such other officers and such agents
as the corporation by its by-laws shall authorize. The
board of directors shall consist of such number, not less
than fifteen or more than eighteen, as shall be determined
in the first instance by the incorporators and thereafter an-
nually by the members and the stockholders of the corpora-
tion. The board of directors may exercise all the powers of
the corporation except such as are conferred by law or by
the by-laws of the corporation upon the stockholders or
members and shall choose and appoint all the agents and
officers of the corporation and fill all vacancies except va-
cancies in the office of director which shall be filled as
hereinafter provided. The board of directors shall be elected
in the first instance by the incorporators and thereafter at
each annual meeting of the corporation, or, if no annual
meeting shall be held in any year at the time fixed by the
by-laws, at a special meeting held in fieu of the annual meet-
ing. At each annual meeting, or at each special meeting
held in lieu of the annual meeting, the members of the cor-
poration shall elect two thirds of the board of directors and
the stockholders shall elect .the remaining directors. The
directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of
the corporation or special meeting held in Ueu of the annual
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 671. 703
meeting after their election and until their successors are
elected and qualified unless sooner removed in accordance
with the provisions of the by-laws. Any vacancy in the
office of a director elected by the members shall be filled
by the directors elected by the members, and any vacancy
in the office of a director elected by the stockholders shall
be filled by the directors elected by the stockholders.
Directors and officers shall not be responsible for losses
unless the same shall have been occasioned by the wilful
misconduct of such directors and officers.
Section 12. Each year the corporation shall set apart
as earned surplus not less than ten per cent of its net earn-
ings for the preceding fiscal year until such surplus shall be
equal in value to one half of the amount paid in on the
capital stock then outstanding. Whenever the amount of
surplus established herein shall become impaired, it shall be
built up again to the required amount in the manner pro-
vided for its original accumulation. Net earnings and sur-
plus shall be determined by the board of directors, after
providing for such reserves as said directors deem desirable,
and the directors' determination made in good faith shall
be conclusive on all persons.
Section 13. The corporation shall not deposit any of
its funds in any banking institution unless such institution
has been designated as a depository by a vote of a majority
of the directors present at an authorized meeting of the
board of directors, exclusive of any director who is an officer
or director of the depository so designated.
The corporation shall not receive money on deposit.
Section 14. The corporation shall be subject to the ex-
amination of the commissioner of commerce, and shall make
reports of its condition not less than annually to said com-
missioner, who in turn shall make copies of such reports
available to the commissioner of insurance and to the com-
missioner of banks, and the corporation shall also furnish
such other information as may from time to time be required
by the commissioner of commerce.
Section 15. The first meeting of the corporation shall
be called by a notice signed by three or more of the incor-
porators, stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting,
a copy of which notice shall be mailed, or deUvered, to each
incorporator at least five days before the day appointed for
the meeting. Said first meeting may be held without such
notice upon agreement in writing to that effect signed by all
the incorporators. There shall be recorded in the minutes
of the meeting a copy of said notice or of such unanimous
agreement of the incorporators.
At such first meeting the incorporators shall organize by
the choice, by ballot, of a temporary clerk, by the adoption
of by-laws, by the election by ballot of directors, and by
action upon such other matters within the powers of the
corporation as the incorporators may see fit. The temporary
clerk shall be sworn and shall make and attest a record of
704 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 671.
the proceedings. Ten of the incorporators shall be a quorum
for the transaction of business.
Whenever the certificate required by section thirteen of
chapter one hundred and fifty-five of the General Laws has
been filed in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth,
said secretary shall issue and dehver to the incorporators a
certified copy of this act under the seal of the (common-
wealth, and said corporation shall then be authorized to
commence business, and stock thereof to the extent herein
or hereafter duly authorized may from time to time be issued.
Section 16. The corporation shall not be subject to any
of the provisions of chapter sixty-three of the General Laws
as presently enacted or hereafter amended, nor to any taxes
based upon or measured by income which may be hereafter
enacted whether by the commonwealth or any subdivision
thereof; and the securities, evidences of indebtedness and
shares of the capital stock issued by the corporation estab-
lished under the provisions of this act, their transfer, and
income therefrom, and deposits of financial institutions in-
vested therein, shall at all times be free from taxation within
the commonwealth.
Any stockholder, member, or other holder of any securities,
evidences of indebtedness, or shares of the capital stock of
the corporation who realizes a loss from the sale, redemption,
or other disposition of any securities, evidences of indebted-
ness, or shares of the capital stock of the corporation, in-
cluding any such loss realized on a partial or complete
liquidation of the corporation, and who is not entitled to
deduct such loss in computing any of such stockholder's,
member's, or other holder's taxes to the commonwealth,
shall be entitled to credit against any taxes subsequently
becoming due to the commonwealth from such stockholder,
member, or other holder, a percentage of such loss equivalent
to the highest rate of tax assessed for the year in which the
loss occurs upon mercantile and business corporations, as
referred to in section two of chapter sixty-three of the Gen-
eral Laws.
Section 17. The provisions of chapter one hundred and
ten A of the General Laws as presently enacted or here-
after amended shall not apply to the shares of the capital
stock, bonds, debentures, notes, evidences of indebtedness,
or any other securities, of this corporation.
Section 18. The period of duration of the corporation
shall be fifty years, subject, however, to the right of the
stockholders and the members to dissolve the corporation
prior to the expiration of said period as provided in section
nineteen.
Section 19. The corporation may upon the affirmative
vote of two thirds of the votes to which the stockholders
shall be entitled and two thirds of the votes to which the
members shall be entitled, , petition for its dissolution by
order of the supreme judicial or superior court, in the man-
ner provided in section fifty of chapter one hundred and
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 672. 705
fifty-five of the General Laws. Upon any dissolution of the
corporation none of the corporation's assets shall be distrib-
uted to the stockholders until all sums due the members of
the corporation as creditors thereof have been paid in full.
Section 20. If the corporation shall fail to commence
business within three years from the effective date of this
act, then this act shall become null and void.
Section 21. Under no circumstances is the credit of the
commonwealth pledged herein.
Section 22. The provisions 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 pro-
visions.
Section 23. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 3, 1953.
An Act relative to appeals to the alcoholic beverages njiQr) 572
CONTROL commission FROM THE ACTIONS OF LOCAL LI- ' "
censing authorities.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter 138 of the General Laws is hereby amended by o. l. (Ter.
striking out section 67 and inserting in place thereof the f'^^; Amended.
following section: — Section 67. Any applicant for a li- Applaisto
cense who is aggrieved by the action of the local licensing aicohoUc
authorities in refusing to grant the same, or by their failure contrqf*'^
to act within the period of thirty days limited by section re^^ted°°'
sixteen B, or any person who is aggrieved by the action of
such authorities in modifying, suspending, cancelling, re-
voking or declaring forfeited the same, may appeal there-
from to the commission within five days following notice of
such action or following the expiration of said period, upon
petition in writing, setting forth all the material facts in the
case.
The commission shall hold a hearing upon each such appeal,
requiring due notice to be given to all interested parties.
If the commission approves the action of the local licens-
ing authorities it shall issue notice to them to that effect,
but if the commission disapproves of their action it shall
issue a decision in writing advising said local authorities of
the reasons why it does not approve, and shall then remand
the matter to the said local authorities for further action.
The commission shall not in any event order a license to be
issued to any applicant except after said applicant's applica-
tion for license has first been granted by the local authorities.
Pending a decision on the appeal, the action of the local
licensing authorities shall have the same force and effect as
if the appeal had not been taken. Upon the petition of
twenty-five persons who are taxpayers of the city or town in
which a license has been granted by such authorities, or who
are registered voters in the voting precinct or district wherein
the licensed premises are situated, or upon its own initiative,
706 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 673.
the commission may investigate the granting of such a li-
cense or the conduct of the business being done thereunder,
and may, after a hearing, modify, suspend, revoke or cancel
such Ucense if, in its opinion, circumstances warrant.
If the local licensing authorities fail to suspend, revoke,
cancel or declare forfeited a license or to perform any other
discipUnary act when lawfully ordered so to do by the com-
mission upon appeal or otherwise, within such reasonable
time as it may prescribe, the commission may itself revoke
such hcense or perform such act, with the same force and
effect as if issued or performed by the local licensing au-
thorities, but no license shall be issued by the commission
except in ratification of a prior issuance to the same party
by the local authorities. In case said local authorities are
unwilling to issue a license to any of the applicants before
it, then such issuance shall be withheld pending further ap-
plications, and no renewal by the same apphcant for the
same location shall be accepted within one year of the date
of his prior application.
Hearings by the commission on appeals as required by the
provisions of this section may be held in the discretion of
the commission when required by pubhc convenience or shall
be held upon written request of twenty-five persons who are
taxpayers of the city or town in which the hcense is intended
to be exercised, in the nearest of the following cities or town
to the city or town in which the hcense is intended to be
exercised: — Pittsfield, Greenfield, Springfield, Worcester,
Fitchburg, Boston, Barnstable, New Bedford, Brockton,
Lowell or Salem. Said request shall be made within five
days of the filing with the commission of an appeal.
Approved July S, 19 53.
Chap. Q7S An Act to provide for the erection and maintenance
OF certain recreational facilities in the SALISBURY
beach RESERVATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The department of public works, through
its division of pubhc beaches, is hereby authorized and
directed to proceed, after an appropriation has been made
therefor, with the work of providing recreational facihties
in the Salisbury Beach Reservation and areas immediately
adjacent thereto. Said facihties shall include but not be
limited to a bathhouse with administration offices and a
lunch counter, covered pavilions at the oceanside of the
reservation and elsewhere as approved by the commissioner,
necessary comfort stations, water service, sewerage and
waste disposal and electric service for building area, street
fighting, appropriate approaches to said facihties within the
said reservation and a parking area for not less than twenty-
five hundred motor vehicles, all the foregoing facilities and
incidentals to cost in the ' aggregate not more than nine
hundred thousand dollars.
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 673. 707
The power of the department to acquire land under sec-
tion seven of chapter eighty-one of the General Laws is
hereby extended to include acquisitions of land which the
department deems necessary to carry out the foregoing
requirements. Out of the proceeds from the sale of the
bonds in section two herein authorized, there shall be set
aside the sum of one hundred thousand dollars as a reserve
fund to pay the charges for interest and amortization herein-
after provided for until the earnings from the said recreational
facilities shall be sufficient to pay said charges and any
balance remaining in said reserve fund shall be appUed to
the payment of the maturity of said bonds. Any and all
plans, specifications and contracts necessary to the erection
and construction of the foregoing recreational faciUties
are not subject to the approval of the division of building
construction in the commission on administration and
finance.
Section 2. To meet the expenditures necessary in
carrying out the provisions of this act, the state treasurer
shall, upon the request of the governor and council, issue
and sell at pubUc 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 one million dollars.
All bonds issued by the commonwealth as aforesaid shall
be designated on their face Salisbury Beach Reservation
Act of 1953, and shall be on the serial payment plan for
such maximum term of 3'^ears not exceeding twenty 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 and 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 gov-
ernor, shall fix, but bonds shall be payable not earlier than
July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-five, nor later than
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.
Section 3. All sums of money collected or received by
the department in the exercise of its functions in relation
to said Salisbury Beach Reservation, including receipts
from the bathhouses and sums received in the exercise of
said functions for rentals, sales, or use of property under its
charge, and all fines recovered for violation of rules and
regulations made by the department or violation of the
laws of the commonwealth within the limits of said reser-
vation shall be accounted for and paid to the state treasurer,
who shall receive and credit the same to the Parks and
Salisbury Beach Reservation Fund, it being intended that
as much of the expenses of operation and maintenance of
said recreational facilities as cannot be met by surpluses
708 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 673.
from said fund shall be paid in accordance with the pro-
visions of sections four, five and six of chapter one hundred
and thirty-two A of the General Laws.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 3, 1953.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
ExEcx-TivE Department, State Hotjse,
Boston, July 3, 1953.
Honorable Edwakd J. CiiONi.v. Secretary of the Commonwealth,
State House, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dear Sir: — I, Christian A. Herter, by virtue of and in
accordance with the provisions of the Forty-eighth Amend-
ment to the Constitution, "The Referendum II, Emergency
Measure", do declare that in my opinion, the immediate
preservation of the public convenience requires that the
lav/ passed on the third day of July in the year one thousand
nine hundred and fifty-three, being Chapter 673 of the
Acts of 1953 entitled, "An Act to Provide for the Erection
and Maintenance of Certain Recreational Facilities in the
Salisbury Beach Reservation", should take effect forthmth
and that it is an emergency law, and that the facts con-
stituting the emergency are as follows:
The delayed operation of this legislation would make it
presently impossible to proceed in the development and
maintenance of the Salisbury Beach Reservation which,
by Chapter 666 of the Acts of 1953, was transferred to the
Department of Public Works. The reason therefore, is
that there are no present sufficient funds available for the
carrying out of the provisions of the said Chapter 673.
Therefore, it is necessary that the legislation referred to
above should take effect forth\\ath.
Very truly yours,
Christian A. Herter,
Governor of the Commomrealth.
Office of the Secretary, Boston, July 3, 1953.
I, Edward J. Cronin, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
hereby certify that the accompanying statement was filed
in this office by His Excellency the Governor of the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts at eleven o'clock and forty
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 seventy-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty- three.
Edward J. Cronin,
Secretary of the Coivivonvealth.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 674. 709
An Act relative to plaj«ining boards and establishing f<jj^j. a'7A
A SUBDIVISION CONTROL LAW. ^ "
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The first sentence of section 72 of chapter 41 g. l. (Xer.
of the General Laws, as amended by section 2 of chapter §72, etc..
340 of the acts of 1947, is hereby further amended by strik- amended.
ing out, in hne 4, the letter " Y " and inserting in place thereof
the letters: — GG, — so as to read as follows: — Cities and
towns may make ordinances and by-laws for carrying out
the purposes of section seventy and of sections eighty-one A
to eighty-one GG, inclusive, and they may appropriate money
therefor.
Section 2. Section 81B of said chapter 41, inserted by g. l. (Xer.
section 4 of said chapter 340, is hereby amended by striking |^^]^B"*gt,.
out, in line 23, the letter ''Y", and inserting in place thereof amendexi.' '
the letters: — GG, — and by adding at the end the follow-
ing paragraph : —
Planning boards established under section eighty-one A, Entries upon
their officers and agents, may, so far as they deem it neces- by*piTnnin^
sary in carrying out sections eighty-one A to eighty-one J, ^ufhorized
inclusive, enter upon any lands and there make examina- '
tions and surveys, and place and maintain monuments and
marks; but any person injured in his property by such
entry or other acts without liis consent may recover the
damages so caused under chapter seventy-nine. The su-
perior court for the county in which the land affected by any
of the provisions of sections eighty-one A to eighty-one J,
inclusive, lies, sitting in equity, shall have jurisdiction on
petition of a planning board established under section eighty-
one A, to enforce any of the provisions of said sections, and
any ordinances or by-laws made thereunder, and may re-
strain by injunction violations thereof.
Section 3. Section 81E of said chapter 41, as so inserted, ^j^- j^'"'-
is hereby amended by adding at the end the following: — § s'ie, etc,
After a plan bearing an endorsement of approval or accom- o"fJ(^."^i''^^
panied by a certificate as provided in the subdivision control of subdivision.
law has been recorded, the ways shown on said plan shall
be and become a part of the official map. No public water
supply or sewer or other municipal utility or improvement
shall be constructed in any pubUc or private way in any city
or town having an official map elsewhere than in a sub-
division approved under the subdivision control law, unless
such way has been placed on or made part of such map.
No permit for the erection of any building elsewhere than
in a subdivision approved under the subdivision control law
in any city or town having an official map shall be issued
unless a way giving access to the lot upon which such pro-
posed building is to stand has been placed on or made a part
of such map; provided, that an applicant for a building
permit which has been denied under this section shall have
the same remedy as a person whose apphcation for a build-
710
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 674.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 41,
§ 81 F, etc.,
amended.
Recovery of
damages,
authorized.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 41,
§ 81G, etc.,
amended.
Powers of
city council,
selectmen,
etc., not to
be abridged.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 41,
§ 81J, etc.,
amended.
Recovery of
damages,
authorized.
ing permit has been denied under section eighty-one Y of
this chapter.
If such law is not in effect in any city or town adopting an
official map, such city or towTi shall forthwith provide a
board of appeals in the manner set forth in section eighty-
one Z, which shall have jurisdiction over appeals under this
section in the same manner as provided in sections eighty-
one Y to eighty-one AA.
Section 4. Section 81F of said chapter 41, as so inserted,
is hereby amended by adding at the end the following sen-
tence: — Any person injured in his property by a change in
the official map under this section may recover the dam-
ages so caused under chapter seventy-nine.
Section 5. Said chapter 41 is hereby further amended
by striking out section 81G, as so inserted, and inserting in
place thereof the following section: — Section 81G. Sec-
tions eighty-one A to eighty-one J, inclusive, shall not
abridge the powers of the city council or the selectmen or
any other municipal officer in regard to public ways or
parks in any manner except as provided therein, nor shall
they authorize the taking of land or the laying out or con-
struction of any way or park shown on a map or plan, or
the alteration, relocation or discontinuance thereof, except
in accordance with the laws governing the same; provided,
that, after a city or town has adopted an official map under
section eighty-one E, no pubHc way shall be laid out, altered,
relocated or discontinued if such laying out, alteration,
relocation or discontinuance is not in accordance with such
official map as it then appears, unless the proposed laying
out, alteration, relocation or discontinuance has been re-
ferred to the planning board established under section
eighty-one A, and such board has reported thereon, or has
allowed forty-five days to elapse after such reference, with-
out submitting its report. After a city or town has adopted
an official map under section eighty-one E, no person shall
open a way for public use, except as provided in the sub-
division control law, unless the location of such way is in
accordance with such official map as it then appears, or
has been approved by the planning board under the pro-
visions of this section, and in either case, the grading, sur-
facing and drainage of such way has been approved by such
board. Nothing in said sections shall render a city or town
liable for damages, except such as may be sustained by
entry upon land and other acts under section eighty-one B,
by reason of changes in an official map under section eighty-
one F, or by reason of the estabUshment of exterior hnes
under section eighty-one J.
Section 6. Section 81J of said chapter 41, inserted by
section 4 of chapter 340 of the acts of 1947, is hereby amended
by striking out, in line 5, the words "section eighty-one M"
and inserting in place thereof the words : — the subdivision
control law, — and by inserting after the third sentence the
following sentence: — Any person injured in his property by
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 674. 711
the establishment of exterior Hnes under this section may-
recover damages so caused under chapter seventy-nine.
Section 7. Said chapter 41 is hereby further amended %^YiJ"'
by striking out sections 81K to 81 Y, inchisive, and inserting §§ sik-'siy,
in place thereof under the caption subdivision control the Ind'new""^'
following twenty-three sections: — §§ sik-sigg,
inserted.
SUBDIVISION CONTROL.
Section 81K. Sections eighty-one K to eighty-one GG, Lmfo'i w
inclusive, shall be designated and may be known as "the
subdivision control law". This designation shall, when apt,
include corresponding provisions of earlier laws.
Section 81L. In construing the subdivision control law, Definitions.
the folio-wing words shall have the following meaning, un-
less a contrary intention clearly appears : —
"Certified by [or endorsed by] a planning board", as ap-
plied to a plan or other instrument required or authorized
by the subdivision control law to be recorded, shall mean,
bearing a certification or endorsement signed by a majority
of the mxcmbers of a planning board, or by its chairman or
clerk or any other person authorized by it to certify or en-
dorse its approval or other action and named in a written
statement to the register of deeds and recorder of the land
court, signed by a majority of the board.
"Industrial", as applied to the use of land, shall mean for
the purpose of the production, manufacture, storage, sale
in wholesale quantities and distribution of goods or raw
materials, and of transportation and other services incidental
to such purposes.
"Lot" shall mean an area of land in one ownership, with
definite boundaries, used, or available for use, as the site
of one or more buildings.
"Municipal service" shall mean pubhc utiHties furnished
by the city or town in which a subdivision is located, such
as water, sewerage, gas and electricity.
"Planning board" shall mean a planning board estab-
lished under section eighty-one A, or a board of selectmen
acting as a planning board under said section, or a board of
survey in a city or town which has accepted the provisions
of the subdivision control law as provided in section eighty-
one N or corresponding provisions of earher laws, or has
been established by special law with powers of subdivision
control.
"Recorded" shall mean recorded in the registry of deeds
of the county or district in which the land in question is
situated, except that, as affecting registered land, it shall
mean filed with the recorder of the land court.
"Register of deeds" shall mean the register of deeds of
the county or district in w^hich the land in question, or the
city or town in question, is situated, and, when appropriate,
shall include the recorder of the land court.
"Registry of deeds" shall mean the registry of deeds of
712 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 674.
the county or district in which the land in question is sit-
uated, and, when appropriate, shall include the land court.
"Subdivision" shall mean the division of a tract of land
into two or more lots in such manner as to require provision
for one or more new ways, not in existence when the sub-
division control law became effective in the city or town in
which such land Hes, to furnish access for vehicular traffic
to one or more of such lots, and shall include resubdivision,
and, when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the
process of subdivision or the land or territory subdivided;
provided, however, that the division of a tract of land into
two or more lots shall not be deemed to constitute a sub-
division within the meaning of the subdivision control law
if, at the time when it is made, every lot within the tract
so divided has frontage on a public way or a way shown on
a plan theretofore approved in accordance with the sub-
division control law, of at least such distance as is then re-
quired by zoning or other ordinance or by-law, if any, of
said city or town for erection of a building on such lot, and
if no distance is so required, has such frontage of at least
twenty feet. Conveyances or other instruments adding to,
taking away from, or changing the size and shape of, lots
in such a manner as not to leave any lot so affected without
the frontage above set forth, or the division of a tract of
land on wliich two or more buildings were standing when
the subdivision control law went into effect in the city or
town in which the land lies into separate lots on each of
which one of such buildings remains standing, shall also not
be deemed to constitute a subdivision.
"Subdivision control" shall mean the power of regulating
the subdivision of land granted by the subdivision control
law.
S^poUcy!°" Section 81 M. The subdivision control law has been en-
acted for the purpose of protecting the safety, convenience
and welfare of the inhabitants of the cities and towns in
which it is, or may hereafter be, put in effect bj'^ regulating
the laying out and construction of ways in subdivisions pro-
viding access to the several lots therein, but Avhich have not
become pubhc ways, and ensuring sanitary conditions in
subdivisions and in proper cases parks and open areas. The
powers of a planning board and of a board of appeal under
the subdivision control law shall be exercised with due re-
gard for the provision of adequate access to all of the lots
in a subdivision by ways that will be safe and convenient
for travel; for lessening congestion in such ways and in the
adjacent pubUc ways; for reducing danger to life and limb
in the operation of motor vehicles; for securing safety in
the case of fire, flood, panic and other emergencies; for in-
suring comphance with the apphcable zoning ordinances or
by-laws; for securing adequate provision for water, sewer-
age, drainage and other requirements where necessary in a
subdivision ; and for co-ordinating the ways in a subdivision
with each other and with the public ways in the city or town
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 674. 713
in which it is located and with the ways in neighboring sub-
divisions.
Section 81 N. Except as provided in section eighty-one subdivision
EE, the subdivision control law shall be in effect in every Xnlffmive
city, except Boston, and every town, which prior to the *" <='*'^'' «"^
first day of January, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, es- '°'^"'''
tablished a planning board as defined in section eighty-one L,
or which after said date estabhshes a planning board under
section eighty-one A unless such city or town by vote of its
city council or town meeting at the time of estabUshment
of such board shall vote not to accept the provisions of the
subdivision control law. Any such city or town which shall
have voted not to accept such provisions may thereafter
accept such provisions in the manner provided in section
four of chapter four, and any city or town having a board
of survey, however established, may accept such provisions
in such manner, and the subdivision control law shall be
similarly in effect in such cities and towns. In any city or
town which has not established a planning board under sec-
tion eighty-one A, but which has a board of survey, however
estabhshed, and has prior to the first day of January, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-four, accepted corresponding pro-
visions of the subdivision control law, or shall after said date
accept the provisions of the subdivision control law in such
manner, the board of survey shall have all the powers and
be subject to all the duties of a planning board relating to
subdivision control. In every city and town in which the
subdivision control law is in effect the provisions of sections
eighty-one K to eighty-one GG, as the same may from time
to time be in force, shall, notwithstanding any contrary or
inconsistent provision of any general or special law, apply in
such city or town irrespective of whether the board having
such powers is established under section eighty-one A or
under any other general or special law. The subdivision
control law, however, shall not become effective in any city
or town in wliich it was not in effect on the first day of
January, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, until the plan-
ning board of such city or town shall have notified the regis-
ter of deeds and the recorder of the land court that, in the
opinion of such board the law has gone into effect in such
city or town, and shall have furnished each of them with a
copy certified by the clerk of such city or town of the vote
of the city council or of the town meeting under which the
subdivision control law in the opinion of such board went
into effect in such city or town.
Section 810. No person shall make a subdivision of any Approval of
land in any city or town in which the subdivision control b'7piannin?'°°
law is in effect unless he has first submitted to the planning |;"^»'"fi«',
board of such city or town for its approval a plan of such """^"^"^ •
proposed subdivision, showing the lots into which such land
is to be divided and the ways already existing or which are
to be provided by him for furnishing access to such lots, and
the planning board has approved such plan in the manner
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Submission of
certain plans,
regulated.
Planning
board may
adopt
rules and
regulations.
hereinafter provided. After the approval of a plan the
location and width of ways shown thereon shall not be
changed unless the plan is amended accordingly as provided
in section eighty-one W; but the number, shape and size
of the lots shown on a plan so approved may, from time to
time, be changed without action by the board, provided
every lot so changed still has frontage on a pubhc way or
way shown on a plan approved in accordance with the sub-
division control law of at least such distance, if any, as is
then required by ordinance or by-law of said city or town
for erection of a building on such lot, and if no distance is so
required, has such frontage of at least twenty feet.
Section 8 IP. Any person wishing to cause to be recorded
a plan of land situated in a city or town in which the sub-
division control law is in effect, who beheves that his plan
does not require approval under the subdivision control law,
may submit his plan to the planning board of such city or
town, and, if the board finds that the plan does not require
approval, it shall without a pubhc hearing and without un-
necessary delay endorse thereon the words "approval under
the subdivision control law not required", or words of similar
import, and the endorsement of the board as aforesaid shall
be conclusive on all persons. If the board shall determine
that in its opinion the plan requires approval, it shall notify
the clerk of the city or town and the person submitting the
plan of its determination, and such person may submit his
plan for approval as provided by law and the rules and regu-
lations of the board, or he may appeal from the determina-
tion of the board in the manner provided in section eighty-
one BB within fifteen days after the giving of notice of its
determination. If the board fails to act upon a plan sub-
mitted under this section within fourteen days after its sub-
mission, it shall be deemed to have determined that approval
under the subdivision control law is not required, and it
shall forthwith make such endorsement on said plan, and on
its failure to do so forthwith the city or town clerk shall
issue a certificate to the same effect. The plan bearing such
endorsement or the plan and such certificate, as the case
may be, shall be dehvered by the planning board, or in case
of the certificate, by the city or town clerk, to the person
submitting such plan.
Section 81Q. A planning board shall adopt, and may from
time to time amend, reasonable rules and regulations relat-
ing to subdivision control not inconsistent with the sub-
division control law or with any other provisions of statute
or of any vahd ordinance or by-law of the city or town.
Such rules and regulations may prescribe the size, form,
contents, style and number of copies of plans and the pro-
cedure for the submission and approval thereof, and shall
be such as to enable the person submitting the plan to comply
with the requirements of the register of deeds for the re-
cording of the same, and to assure the board of a copy for
its files; and shall set forth the requirements of the board
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 674. 715
with respect to the location, construction, -width and grades
of the proposed ways shown on a plan and the installation
of municipal services therein, which requirements shall be
established in such manner as to carry out the purposes of
the subdivision control law as set forth in section eighty-
one M. In estabhshing such requirements regarding ways,
due regard shall be paid to the prospective character of
different subdivisions, whether open residence, dense resi-
dence, business or industrial, and the prospective amount of
travel upon the various ways therein, and to adjustment of
the requirements accordingly. Except in so far as it may
require compliance with the requirements of existing zoning
ordinances or by-laws, no rule or regulation shall relate to
the size, shape, width, frontage or use of lots within a sub-
division, or to the buildings which may be constructed
thereon, or shall be inconsistent with the regulations and
requirements of any other municipal board acting within
its jurisdiction. No rule or regulation shall require, and no
planning board shall impose, as a condition for the approval
of a plan of a subdivision, that any of the land 'within said
subdivision be dedicated to the public use, or conveyed or
released to the commonwealth or to the county, city or town
in which the subdivision is located, for use as a pubHc way,
public park or playground, or for any other public purpose,
without just compensation to the owner thereof. The rules
and regulations may, however, provide that not more than
one building designed or available for use for dwelHng pur-
poses shall be erected or placed or converted to use as such
on any lot in a subdivision, or elsewhere in the city or town,
without the consent of the planning board, and that such
consent may be conditional upon the providing of adequate
ways furnishing access to each site for such building, in the
same manner as otherwise required for lots within a sub-
division. A true copy of the rules and regulations, with
their most recent amendments, shall be kept on file avail-
able for inspection in the office of the planning board of the
city or town by which they were adopted, and in the office
of the clerk of such city or town. A copy certified by such
clerk of any such rules and regulations, or any amendment
thereof, adopted after the first day of January, nineteen
hundred and fifty-four shall be transmitted forthwith by
such planning board to the register of deeds and recorder of
the land court, and no rule or regulation, or amendment
thereof, adopted thereafter, under this section shall be effec-
tive until certified copies thereof have been so transmitted.
Section 81 R. A planning board may in any particular waiver of
case, where such action is in the public interest and not in- co^^*iiance
consistent with the intent and purpose of the subdivision in'^enli'n^
control law, waive strict compliance with its rules and regu- mfue'd!'^'^'
lations, and with the frontage or access requirements speci-
fied in said law, and may, where the ways are not otherwise
deemed adequate, approve a plan on conditions limiting the
lots upon which buildings may be erected and the number of
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Submission
of pre-
liminary
plan,
permitted.
buildings that may be erected on particular lots and the
length of time for which particular buildings may be main-
tained without further consent by the planning board to
the access provided. The planning board shall endorse such
conditions on the plan to which they relate, or set them
forth in a separate instrument attached thereto to which
reference is made on such plan and which shall for the
purpose of the subdivision control law be deemed to be a
part of the plan.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the subdivision
control law, the owner of a tract of land m.ay lawfully divide
it by conveying from time to time a single lot which forms
part of such tract, in such a way as to effect a subdivision
within the meaning of this act, without securing the approval
of the planning board with respect to the ways providing ac-
cess to such lot; provided that an owner of land who is
making a division thereof in accordance with this paragraph
shall first cause to be recorded a plan thereof bearing en-
dorsement by him to the effect that such lot will not be
used for any purpose other than industrial until approval
of the ways furnishing access thereto has been secured in
the manner prescribed in the subdivision control law, and
also bearing endorsement or accompanied by certificate as
provided in section eighty-one P. If thereafter the planning
board shall upon its own motion or upon petition of any
interested person, after a public hearing of which due notice
shall be given to the owner of such lot and to all persons
who have submitted such petition, determine that such lot
is being used for any purpose other than industrial, it shall
cause a notice of such determination to be recorded and a
reference thereto made upon the plan of said lot as thereto-
fore recorded, and may order the discontinuance of any use
of such lot for which it deems the ways providing access
thereto inadequate, until a further plan showing ways pro-
viding adequate access thereto is approved and recorded in
the manner prescribed in the subdivision control law. After
the recording of such notice and until such further plan is
approved and recorded, all the sanctions imposed by sec-
tion eighty-one Y shall apply with respect to such lot and
the owner thereof. An owner aggrieved by a determination
of a planning board under this paragraph shall have the
same right of appeal to the board of appeal and to the su-
perior court as a person aggrieved by the refusal of the
appropriate board or officer to issue a building permit to
him, as provided in section eighty-one Y, and the planning
board shall not cause its determination to be recorded until
it has become final.
Section 81 S. Rules and regulations adopted under section
eighty-one Q may provide that any person, before submit-
ting his definitive plan for approval, may submit to the
planning board a preliminary plan showing his proposed
subdivision in a general way,' but not necessarily indicating
monuments and other survey points in detail, and the board
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 674. 717
may give such preliminary plan its tentative approval, with
or without modifications suggested by it or agreed upon by
the person submitting the plan. The provisions of the sub-
division control law relating to a plan shall not be appUcable
to a preliminary plan, and no register of deeds shall record
a plan bearing an approval which indicates that it is a
tentative plan.
Section 81 T. Every person submitting a definitive plan Public
of land to the planning board of a city or town for its ap- req^fd
proval or for a determination that approval is not required before ap-
shall give written notice to the clerk of such city or town by subdWisLn
dehvery or by registered mail, postage prepaid, that he has ''^'^''•
submitted such a plan. If the notice is given by dehvery
the clerk shall, if required, give a written receipt therefor to
the person who delivered such notice. Such notice shall de-
scribe the land to which the plan relates sufficiently for
identification, and shall state the date when such plan was
submitted and the name and address of the owner of such
land; and the facts stated in such notice shall be taken by
the city or town clerk as true, unless the contrary is made
to appear. Before approval of the definitive plan is given,
a public hearing shall be held by the planning board, notice
of which shall be given at the expense of the apphcant at
least ten days prior thereto by advertisement in an official
pubhcation of, or in a newspaper of general circulation in,
such city or town, and by mailing a copy of such advertise-
ment to all owners of land abutting upon the land included
in such plan as appearing upon the most recent tax Ust.
Section 81 U. After the hearing required in section eighty- Approval of
one T, the planning board may approve, modify and ap- b!fa°d °^
prove, or disapprove such plan, shall file a certificate of its regulated.
action with the city or town clerk, a copy of which shall be
recorded by him in a book kept for the purpose, and shall
also send notice of its action by registered mail, postage pre-
paid, to the owner of the land to which the plan relates at
his address stated on the apphcation. If the planning board
modifies or disapproves such a plan, it shall state in its cer-
tificate and notice the reasons for its action. The planning
board shall within ten days after submission of a plan to it
consult with the local board of health, or board or officer
having like powers and duties, and if such local board is in
doubt as to whether any of the land in the subdivision can
be used as building sites without injury to the pubhc health,
it shall so notify the planning board in writing within thirty
days; the planning board shall then approve the plan on
condition that the lots or land as to which such doubt exists
shall not be built upon without prior consent of such board
of health or other like board or officer, and shall endorse on
the plan such condition, specifying the lots or land to which
it applies. P'ailure of the planning board to take final action,
regarding a plan submitted to it, within forty-five days after
such submission shall be deemed to be an approval thereof.
Before approval of a plan by a planning board it may re-
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Action by
planning
board upon
approval of
plans.
Approval of
board may be
amended,
etc.
quire provision for the construction of ways and the instal-
lation of municipal services in accordance with its rules and
regulations, and may specify the time within which such con-
struction and installation shall be completed, with proper
bond, or, at the election of the applicant, the deposit of
money or negotiable securities, sufhcient, in the opinion of
the board, to secure performance; or at the election of the
apphcant instead of requiring a bond or deposit the board
may approve a plan on condition that no lot in the sub-
division shall be sold and no building shall be erected or
placed on any lot until the ways have been constructed and
the municipal services installed so as to serve adequately
such lot in accordance with the requirements of the board,
and the board may require the owTier of the land being sub-
divided to execute, dehver and record an agreement with
such board binding upon such land to perform such con-
dition. Upon performance of the condition with respect to
any lots the board shall issue a certificate of such perform-
ance, which shall be acknowledged according to law and may
be recorded. Before approval of a plan by a planning board,
it may also in proper cases require the plan to show a park
or parks suitably located for playground or recreation pur-
poses or for providing light and air, and not unreasonable
in area in relation to the land being subdivided and the
prospective uses of such land, and may by appropriate en-
dorsement on the plan require that no building be erected
upon such park or parks without its approval.
Section 81V. In case of approval of a plan by action of
the planning board, after the expiration of twenty days
without notice of appeal to the superior court, or if appeal
has been taken after the entry of a final decree of the court
sustaining the approval of such plan, the planning board
shall cause to be made upon the plan a written endorsement
of its approval. In case of the approval of a plan by reason
of the failure of the planning board to act within the time
prescribed, the city or town clerk shall, after the expiration
of twenty days without notice of appeal to the superior
court, or, if appeal has been taken, after receipt of certified
records of the superior court indicating that such approval
has become final, issue a certificate stating the date of the
submission of the plan for approval, the fact that the plan-
ning board failed to take final action and that the approval
resulting from such failure has become final. The plan bear-
ing such endorsement or the plan and such certificate, as
the case may be, shall be delivered by the planning board,
or, in the case of the certificate, by the city or town clerk,
to the person who submitted such plan. Except as provided
in section eighty-one E, the existence of an official map in
a city or town shall not afi'ect the operation of the sub-
division control law therein.
Section 81W. A planning board, on its own motion or
on the petition of any person interested, shall have power
to modify, amend or rescind its approval of a plan of a sub-
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 674. 719
division, or to require a change in a plan as a condition of
its retaining the status of an approved plan. All of the
provisions of the subdivision control law relating to the sub-
mission and approval of a plan of a subdivision shall, so far
as apt, be appHcable to the approval of the modification,
amendment or rescission of such approval and to a plan
which has been changed under this section.
No modification, amendment or rescission of the approval
of a plan of a subdivision or change in such plan shall affect
the lots in such subdivision which have been sold or mort-
gaged in good faith and for a valuable consideration subse-
quent to the approval of the plan, or any rights appurtenant
thereto, without the consent of the owner of such lots, and
of the holder of the mortgage or mortgages, if any, thereon.
So far as unregistered land is affected, no modification,
amendment or rescission of the approval of a plan nor change
in a plan under this section shall take effect until (1) the
plan as originally approved, or a copy thereof, and a certified
copy of the vote of the planning board making such modifi-
cation, amendment, rescission or change, and any additional
plan referred to in such vote, have been recorded, (2) an
endorsement has been made on the plan originally approved
as recorded referring to such vote and where it is recorded,
and (3) such vote is indexed in the grantor index under the
names of the owners of record of the land affected. So far
as registered land is affected, no modification, amendment
or rescission of the approval of a plan nor change in a plan
under this section shall take effect, until such modification,
amendment or change has been verified by the land court
pursuant to chapter one hundred and eighty-five, and in
case of rescission, or modification, amendment or change not
so verified, until ordered by the court pursuant to section
one hundred and fourteen of said chapter one hundred and
eighty-five.
Section 81X. No register of deeds shall record any plan Recording of
showing a division of a tract of land into two or more lots, register of
and ways, whether existing or proposed, providing access jg^g^^^te^.
thereto, in a city or town in which the subdivision control
law is in force unless (1) such plan bears an endorsement of
the planning board of such city or town that such plan has
been approved by such planning board, or (2) such plan
bears an endorsement of the planning board that approval
of such plan is not required, as provided in section eighty-
one P, or (3) the plan is accompanied by a certificate of the
clerk of such city or town that it is a plan which has been
approved by reason of the failure of the planning board to
act thereon within the time prescribed, as provided in sec-
tions eighty-one U and eighty-one V, or that it is a plan
submitted pursuant to section eighty-one P and that it has
been determined by failure of the planning board to act
thereon within the prescribed time that approval is not re-
quired, and a reference to the book and page where such
certificate is recorded is made on said plan; and, unless.
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Construction
of improve-
ments and
ways.
in case of plans approved, the endorsement or certificate is
dated within six months of the date of the recording, or
there is also endorsed thereon or recorded therewith and
referred to thereon a certificate of the planning board or
city or town clerk, dated within thirty days of the recording,
that the approval has not been modified, amended or re-
scinded, nor the plan changed. Such certificate shall upon
application be made by the board or by the clerk unless
the records of the board or clerk receiving the appUcation
show that there has been such modification, amendment, re-
scission or change. The planning board of a city or town
which has authorized any person, other than a majority of
the board, to endorse on a plan the approval of the board
or to make any other certificate under the subdivision con-
trol law, shall transmit a written statement to the register
of deeds and the recorder of the land court, signed by a
majority of the board, giving the name of the person so
authorized.
Such register and recorder shall each keep in a place open
for public inspection a book which shall be a pubUc record
in which the name of each city or town in which, according
to notices sent him by the board having powers of subdivision
control in such city or town the subdivision control law is
or may be in effect, shall be separately indexed and in which
shall be entered all notices from such board or the board
of appeal of such city or town relating to subdivision con-
trol, including copies of the rules and regulations of such
boards. Such register and recorder may each accept for
record any plan of land, otherwise appropriate for record, in
a city or town of which the board having powers of subdivi-
sion control has not sent him notice that the subdivision
control law is in effect in such city or town, without requiring
the approval of the planning board of such city or town, or
a certificate that no approval is necessary.
Section 81 Y. In any city or town in which the subdivision
control law is in effect, no public way shall be laid out, ac-
cepted or constructed, and no municipal service or improve-
ment shall be constructed in a way within a subdivision, to
serve the land therein, unless such way appears on a plan
of such subdivision approved under such law, except by or
in accordance with the affirmative vote of two thirds of
those present and voting at a meeting of the city council or
at a town meeting.
In any city or town in which the subdivision control law
is in effect, the board or officer, if any, having the power and
duty to issue permits for the erection of buildings shall not
issue any permit for the erection of a building until first
satisfied that the lot on which the building is to be erected
is not within a subdivision, or that a way furnishing the
access to such lot as required by the subdivision control
law is shown on a plan recorded or entitled to be recorded
under section eighty-one X, and that any condition endorsed
thereon limiting the right to erect or maintain buildings on
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 674. 721
such lot have been satisfied, or waived by the planning board,
and in the event that the planning board has by rule or
regulation required that not more than one building for
dwelhng purposes be erected or placed or converted to use
as such on any lot without its consent, until satisfied that
such consent has been obtained. In any city or town in
which the subdivision control law is in effect in which there
is no board or officer having the power and duty to issue
permits for the erection of buildings, no building shall be
erected within a subdivision without written permission
from the planning board of the city or town. Such per-
mission shall be given when it appears that the subdivision
control law, so far as applicable, has been complied with.
If, however, the enforcement of the foregoing provisions of
this paragraph would entail practical difficulty or unneces-
sary hardship, and if the circumstances of the case do not
require that the building be related to a way shown on such
plan, the board of appeal provided for in section eighty-
one Z shall have power by vote of a majority of its members
to issue a permit for the erection of such building, subject
to the provisions of said section eighty-one Z and sections
eighty-one A A and eighty-one BB.
If a subdivision of land has been made in a city or town Failure to
while the subdivision control law is in effect in such city or g^^J^'^^'^J^n^
town without a plan thereof recorded or entitled to be re- controriaw.
corded under section eighty-one K, the person or persons
executing and delivering the deed, mortgage or other in-
strument by which such subdivision was made shall be liable
to each owner of such land or any part thereof who acquired
title without notice or knowledge of such division having
been made, for all damages sustained by such owner by
reason of such failure to comply, in an action brought within
one year after such delivery. Any person owning a lot in
a subdivision, approval of which was required by the sub-
division control law but not obtained, who did not make the
subdivision and acquired title without notice or knowledge
of the lack of such approval, may submit a plan of said lot
and of the ways giving access thereto to the planning board,
and such plan shall be acted upon in the same manner and
with the same eft'ect, so far as affects said lot and the rights
of access appurtenant thereto, as a plan of a subdivision.
The superior court for the county in which the land affected lurisdiotion.
by any of the provisions of the subdivision control law lies
shall have jurisdiction in equity on petition of the planning
board of a city or town, or of ten taxable inhabitants thereof,
to review any action of any municipal board or officer of such
city or town in disregard of the provisions of this section and
to annul and enjoin such action, to enjoin the erection of a
building in violation of this section, and otherwise to enforce
the provisions of the subdivision control law and any rules or
regulations lawfully adopted and conditions on the approval
of a plan lawfully imposed thereunder, and may restrain by
injunction violations thereof or make such decrees as justice
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Board of
appeals.
Powers of
board, etc.
and equity may require. No proceeding under this para-
graph shall be instituted more than one year after the act or
failure to act upon which such petition is based.
Section 81 Z. A city or town in which the subdivision
control law is in effect shall, by ordinance or by-law, provide
for a board of appeals, which shall have jurisdiction to issue
a permit for the erection of a building under section eighty-
one Y. Such board of appeals may be the existing board of
appeals under the local building or zoning ordinance or
by-law; provided, that if the board of appeals under the
local zoning ordinance or by-law in any city or town is also
the planning board in such city or town, it shall not act as
a board of appeals under the subdivision control law. Pend-
ing provision for a board of appeals, the city council or the
selectmen shall act as a board of appeals. Any board of
appeals newly established hereunder shall consist of at least
three members, who shall be appointed in a city by the
mayor subject to the confirmation of the city council, or in
a town by the selectmen, for terms of such length and so
arranged that the term of one member shall expire each
year; and said board shall elect annually a chairman from
its own members and a clerk. Any board so newly estab-
Ushed may also act as a board of appeals under the local
building or zoning ordinance or by-law, or under both.
Any member of such a board of appeals may be removed
for cause by the appointing authority upon written charges
and after a public hearing. Vacancies shall be filled for
unexpired terms in the same manner as in the case of original
appointments. Ordinances or by-laws adopted hereunder
may provide for the appointment in like manner of associate
members of the board of appeals; and in case of a vacancy,
inabiUty to act or interest on the part of a member of such
board, his place shall be taken by an associate member
designated by the chairman.
Section 81 AA. The board of appeals appointed under
section eighty-one Z shall adopt rules not inconsistent with
this section and sections eighty-one Y and eighty-one Z, for
conducting its business and otherwise carrying out the pur-
poses of said sections. Meetings of the board shall be held
at the call of the chairman and also when called in such other
manner as it shall determine in its rules. Such chairman,
or, in his absence, the acting chairman, may administer
oaths, summon witnesses and call for the production of
papers. All hearings of the board shall be open to the
pubhc. The board shall cause to be made a detailed record
of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon
each question, or, if any member is absent or fails to vote,
indicating such fact, and setting forth clearly the reason or
reasons for its decisions, and of its other official acts, copies
of all of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the
city or town clerk and shall be public records.
Before taking any action under section eighty-one Y, the
board of appeals shall hold a hearing at which parties in
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 674. 723
interest shall have an opportunity to be heard, in person or
by agent or attorney. At least fifteen days' notice of such
hearing shall be published in an official pubUcation of, or in
a newspaper of general circulation in, the city or town. The
board may require the appellant to pay the expense of giv-
ing such notice. The board may, as a condition of granting
a permit under section eighty-one Y, impose reasonable re-
quirements designed to promote the health, convenience,
safety and general welfare of the community and to benefit
the city or town.
Section 81 BB. Any person, whether or not a party to Appeal to
the proceedings, aggrieved by a decision of a board of appeals cow"°'
under section eighty-one Y, or by any decision of a planning
board concerning a plan of a subdivision, or by the failure of
such a board to take final action concerning such a plan
within the required time, or any municipal officer or board,
may appeal to the superior court sitting in equity for the
county in which the land concerned is situated; provided,
that such appeal is entered within twenty days after such
decision has been recorded in the office of the city or town
clerk or within twenty days after the expiration of the re-
quired time as aforesaid, as the case may be, and notice of
such appeal is given to such city or town clerk so as to be
received within such twenty days. The court shall hear all
pertinent evidence and determine the facts, and upon the
facts so determined, shall annul such decision if found to
exceed the authority of such board, or make such other de-
cree as justice and equity may require. The foregoing
remedy shall be exclusive, but the parties shall have all
rights of appeal and exceptions as in other equity cases.
Costs shall not be allowed against the planning board or Costs.
board of appeals unless it shall appear that such board acted
with gross negligence or in bad faith.
Section 8 ICC. Planning boards and their officers and ^oa^ds^ma
agents may, as far as they deem it necessary in carrying out ent" Ws^
the subdivision control law, enter upon any lands and there ^^'^'
make examinations and surveys and place and maintain
monuments and marks.
Section 8 WD. The subdivision control law shall not ^""^^"^J^^^jj
abridge the powers of the city council, of the selectmen, or seiectmeT '
any other municipal officer, in regard to public ways in any rega/dto
manner except as herein provided, and shall not authorize p"^''°^^^^'
the taking of land nor authorize a city or town to lay out abridged.
or construct any way which may be indicated on any plan
of a subdivision until such way has been laid out as a public
way in the manner prescribed by law ; nor shall action under
such law render a city or town liable for damages; provided,
however, any person injured in his property by reason of the
modification, amendment or rescission of the approval of a
plan under section eighty-one W without his consent in
writing, or by entry of his land not wthin the limits of a
subdivision as shown on a preliminary or definitive plan
submitted by him for approval, may recover the damages
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Recording of
statement
that sub-
division con-
trol law is in
effect, regu-
lated.
Effect of sub-
division con-
trol law on
registered
land.
SO caused under chapter seventy-nine. The modification,
amendment or rescission of the approval of a plan shall not
entitle any person to damages, unless and to the extent that
he shall have changed liis position or made expenditures in
rehance upon such approval. No damages shall be awarded
for the modification, amendment or rescission of the ap-
proval of a plan obtained as a result of material misrepre-
sentation of facts, whether willful or otherwise, by the per-
sons submitting the plan.
Section 81EE. Every board having on the first day of
January, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, powers of sub-
division control shall, within sixty days thereafter transmit
to the register of deeds and the recorder of the land court a
statement stating that in the opinion of such board the sub-
division control law is in effect in such city or town, includ-
ing a copy certified by the clerk of such city or town of the
vote of the city council or of the town meeting under which
the subdivision control law in the opinion of such board
went into effect, together with the date thereof, or a refer-
ence to any special statute under which subdivision control
was established, in such city or town. The register of deeds
and the recorder of the land court shall enter such statement
in the book which he is required to keep under section eighty-
one X. Unless such statement is transmitted as herein pro-
vided within sixty days after said date, or the clerk of such
city or town has previously notified the register of deeds
and recorder of the land court of the estabUshment of a
planning board under the provisions of law in effect prior to
said date, and included in his notice a statement of the date
of such establishment, the operation of the subdivision con-
trol law in and in respect to such city or town shall be sus-
pended until the clerk of such city or town has notified the
register of deeds and recorder of the land court that the
subdivision control law is in effect in his city or town in the
manner provided in section eighty-one N. The register of
deeds and the recorder of the land court shall each enter
such notice in his records in the manner provided in section
eighty-one X. Any planning board having powers of sub-
division control on the first day of January, nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-four, shall, within sixty days thereafter, trans-
mit to the register of deeds and recorder of the land court a
certified copy of its rules and regulations relating to subdi-
vision control, which shall be kept by him in the same manner
as copies of rules and regulations thereafter adopted, and
unless such copy is so transmitted, the operation of the sub-
division control law in and with respect to such city or town
shall be suspended until the board so transmits such copy.
Section 8 IFF. So far as land which has not been regis-
tered in the land court is affected by the subdivision control
law, recording of the plan of a subdivision in the registry of
deeds before the subdivision control law was in effect in the
city or town in wliich the subdivision was located shall not
exempt the land within such subdivision from the operation
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 674. 725
of said law except with respect to lots which had been sold
and were held in ownership separate from that of the re-
mainder of the subdivision when said law went into effect
in such city or town, and to rights of way and other ease-
ments appurtenant to such lots; and plans of subdivisions
which were recorded in the registry of deeds and subdivisions
made without the recording of a plan after said law had gone
into effect in such city or town and before February first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-two, without receiving the ap-
proval of the planning board of such city or town, shall have
the same vahdity and effect as if the subdivision control law
became effective in such city or town on February first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-two, as above provided.
So far as land which has been registered in the land court
is affected by said law, any plan of a subdivision which has
been registered or confirmed by said court before February
first, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, whether the subdi-
vision control law was in effect in the city or town in which
the subdivision was located or not, and whether the plan of
the subdivision was approved by the planning board or not,
shall have the same validity in all respects as if said plan
had been so approved, but the land court shall not register
or confirm a plan of a subdivision in a city or town in which
the subdivision control law is in effect which has been filed
on or after February first, nineteen hundred and fifty-two,
unless it has first verified the fact that the plan filed with it
has been approved by the planning board, or would other-
wise be entitled if it had related to unregistered land, to
be recorded in the registry of deeds. The land court shall
have jurisdiction in so far as affects land registered or to be
registered or confirmed under chapter one hundred and
eighty-five, to determine whether the subdivision control
law has been complied with, and shall verify before register-
ing or confirming any plan of land in any city or town in
which the subdivision control law is in effect, that the plan
filed with it is entitled to be recorded in accordance with
the subdivision control law, and every plan heretofore or
hereafter registered or confirmed by the land court pursuant
to said chapter one hundred and eighty-five shall for the
purposes of the subdivision control law be deemed to be,
and shall be invested with all the rights and privileges of, a
plan approved pursuant to said law. In case of conditions
imposed pursuant to section eighty-one R or eighty-one U
of said law, and set forth or referred to by endorsement on
the plan filed with it, the land court shall cause said condi-
tions to be set forth or referred to on the plan prepared by
it therefrom for registration or confirmation, or in the decree
of registration or confirmation or certificate of title issued
for the land shown thereon.
Section 81GG. Any planning board having powers of sub- I'owers of
division control under corresponding provisions of earlier Mis^^g
laws shall have all of the powers and be subject to all of the {^Jf^rd"'^
duties of a planning board with respect to subdivision con-
726
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 674.
Severability
provision.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 41, § 73,
etc., amended.
Powers and
duties of
boards of
stirvey.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 40, § 5,
etc., amended.
Appropriation.
G. L. (Ter.
Ed.), 60,
§ 76A, etc..
amended.
Redemption
of land under
subdivision
control law,
regulated.
trol under sections eighty-one K to eighty-one FF, inclusive,
without any further action by such city or town. If any
provision of sections eighty-one K to eighty-one GG, inclu-
sive, known as the subdivision control law, or in the ad-
ministration thereof, shall be held to be unconstitutional, it
shall not affect any other provision of said sections or the
administration thereof.
Section 8. Section 73 of said chapter 41, as most re-
cently amended by section 3 of chapter 340 of the acts of
1947, is hereby further amended by adding at the end the
following two sentences : — Every board of survey of a
city or town which has not accepted the provisions of sec-
tions eighty-one K to eighty-one GG, inclusive, or corre-
sponding provisions of earlier laws, shall transmit to the
register of deeds of the county or district in which such city
or town is situated and to the recorder of the land court
within sixty days after the first day of January, nineteen
hundred and fifty-four, a statement that there is in such city
or town a board of survey and that the city or town has not
in the opinion of said board accepted said sections, including
a copy certified by the clerk of such city or town of the
vote accepting this section or corresponding provisions of
earlier laws, or a reference to any special statute under which
such board is established. Unless such statement is so trans-
mitted the powers and duties of such board of survey shall be
suspended in and in respect to such city or town, until such
statement has been sent to such register of deeds and such
register has entered such statement in a book in the same
manner as is provided in section eighty-one X in the case
of planning boards established under section eighty-one A.
Section 9. Section 5 of chapter 40 of the General Laws
is hereby amended by striking out clause (28), as most re-
cently amended by section 5 of chapter 340 of the acts of
1947, and inserting in place thereof the following clause: —
(28) For carrying out the provisions of sections seventy-
three to eighty-one GG, inclusive, of chapter forty-one.
Such appropriation shall be expended by the board of survey
or by the planning board estabhshed under section eighty-
one A of said chapter and the board of appeals under section
eighty-one Z of said chapter, as the case may be.
Section 10. The second paragraph of section 76A of
chapter 60 of the General Laws, inserted by chapter 181 of
the acts of 1939, is hereby amended by striking out, in
lines 6 and 7, the words "provisions of sections eighty-one F
to eighty-one J, inclusive, of said chapter" and inserting in
place thereof the words : — subdivision control law, — so
as to read as follows : —
If the plat of a proposed subdivision of land taken or
sold for failure to pay a tax assessed on it as a whole, in
any city or town having a planning board established under
section eighty-one A of chapter forty-one, or in any other
city or town which has a board of survey and has accepted
the subdivision control law, has been approved by such
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675. 727
planning board or board of survey and such approval has
been filed in the office of such planning board or board of
survey, or if, in any other city or town, the plan of a pro-
posed subdivision of land so taken or sold has been duly-
recorded in the registry of deeds, the land court, upon peti-
tion by the owner or mortgagee of the whole of the land
or any portion thereof for redemption of any subdivision
thereof, may, after notice to all other persons interested in
such land, permit the petitioner to redeem such subdivision,
in the manner provided by section seventy-six, upon such
terms as it may deem just and equitable both toward the
petitioner and toward such other persons, provided it finds
that such redemption will not adversely affect the interests
of the city or town in which such land is situated. Such
redemption may be permitted whether the approval of the
plat or the recording of the plan was before or after said tax
taking or sale.
Section 11. The provisions of sections eighty-one K to validity of
eighty-one FF, inclusive, of chapter forty-one of the General tfJus'^'norto
Laws, inserted by section seven of this act, shall not affect be affected.
the validity of any action taken under the provisions of
sections eighty-one K to eighty-one Y, inclusive, of said
chapter forty-one, as in effect immediately prior to the
effective date of this act, or under corresponding provisions
of earher law, except as provided in section eighty-one FF
of said chapter forty-one. Approved July 4, 1953.
An Act in addition to the general appropriation act QhQ^y ^75
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 fifty-four, the sums so appropriated
to be in addition to any amounts at present available for
the purposes.
Section 2.
APPROPRIATIONS MADE FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
Service of the Legislature.
Senate.
Item
0101-52 For expenses of the committee on rules on the
part of the senate $400 00
728
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675.
Item
0102-20
House of Representatives.
For certain payments, as authorized by chap-
ter sixty-six of the resolves of the current
year .......
$15,750 00
Sergeant-ai-A rnis.
0103-05 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 twenty-three permanent
positions $6,180 00
Other Expenses.
0110-11 For the compilation, indexing, printing, and
distribution of veterans' laws subject to the
joint committee on rules as provided by a
joint order $2,500 00
01 10-17 For certain renovations to the house chamber
and adjoining rooms . 1,000 00
Special Investigations.
0110-42 For a certain study by the committee on
mercantile affairs, as authorized by a joint
order of the general court $1,500 00
0110-45 For an investigation and study relative to
workmen's compensation, as authorized by
a joint order of the general court 5,000 00
0110-46 For expenses of the committee on judiciary
in connection with the receipt and exami-
nation of reports from the commission on
recodification of the General Laws, as au-
thorized by chapter thirty-eight of the
resolves of the current year . 2,000 00
0110-57 For an investigation and study relative to
militia laws, as authorized by chapter
twenty-five of the resolves of the current
year 2,000 00
0110-78 For expenses of the committee for the obser-
vation of Columbus Day, as authorized by
an order adopted by the house of repre-
sentatives 400 00
0209-00 For an investigation and study of the public
welfare laws, as authorized by chapter
thirty-three of the resolves of the current
year, to be in addition to any amount made
available for the purpose bv said chapter
thirty-three of the resolves ' . 1,000 00
0223-00 For an investigation and study of the sale of
narcotics, as authorized by chapter thirty
of the resolves of the current year . 5,000 00
0239-00 For the continuation of an investigation and
study by the special commission on taxa-
tion, as authorized by chapter eighty-six
of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
forty-eight as amended, and by chapter
forty-two of the resolves of the current
year, to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose . 5,000 00
0240-00 For an investigation and study of school dis-
tricts and financial assistance for schools,
as authorized by chapter forty-six of the
resolves of the current year . . . 1,500 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675.
729
Item
0242-00
0243-00
0245-00
0246-00
0289-00
0290-00
0291-00
0292-00
0293-00
0294-00
0295-00
For an investigation and study of fire protec-
tion for homes and institutions for the sick
and aged, as authorized by chapter fifty-
two of the resolves of the current year . S500 00
For an investigation and study of the penal
institutions of the commonwealth, as au-
thorized by chapter fifty-four of the re-
solves of the current year . . 1,500 00
For an investigation and study relative to
training facilities for retarded children, as
authorized by chapter twenty-seven of the
resolves of the current year . . . 3,000 00
For the further continuation of the investiga-
tion of the prevention of child delinquency,
as authorized by chapter fifteen of the re-
solves of the current year, to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose 3,000 00
For the expense of a milk marketing investi-
gation, as authorized by chapter twenty-
one of the resolves of the current year, to
be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose . . 5,000 00
For an investigation and study relative to
corrupt practices in elections, as author-
ized by chapter fifty-seven of the resolves
of the current year ..... 500 00
For an investigation and study relative to the
fluoridation of public water supplies, as
authorized by chapter fifty-eight of the
resolves of the current year . 1,500 00
For an investigation and study relative to the
issuance of revenue bonds by municipal-
ities, as authorized by chapter fifty-nine
of the resolves of the current year . 500 00
For an investigation and study relative to
estabhshing the uniform commercial code,
as authorized by chapter sixty-one of the
resolves of the current year . . 500 00
For an investigation and study of certain
provisions of law relating to the observance
of the Lord's day, as authorized by chap-
ter sixty-two of the resolves of the cur-
rent year ...... 500 00
For an investigation and study relative to
the acquisition by the IMassachusetts Gen-
eral Hospital of the present site of the
Suffolk County Jail, as authorized by chap-
ter sixty-five of the resolves of the current
year 200 00
0424-02
Service of the Military Division.
State Quartermaster.
Militia:
For the Camp Curtis Guild rifle range, in-
cluding not more than seven permanent
positions ......
$1,500 00
Boards and Commissions serving under Governor and Council.
Commission on Administration and Finance.
0440-32
I'nr awards to state employees to be granted
as provided by chapter five hundred and
four of the acts of the current year .
$2,600 00
730
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675.
Item
0441-01
0472-01
For the office of the commissioner of ad-
ministration, including not more than four-
teen permanent positions; provided, that
the comptroller shall transfer to the Gen-
eral Fund the sum of tv/enty-one thousand
seven hundred and one dollars from the
Highway Fund $10,000 00
Market Authority.
For an investigation and study of facilities
for marketing essential foods within the
commonwealth, as authorized by chapter
thirty-one of the resolves of the current
year $2,000 00
0473-01
0473-02
0493-01
Rent Control Agency.
For the administration of a program of rent
control, as authorized by chapter four
hundred and thirty-four of the acts of the
current year ......
For the reimbursement of cities and towns,
as provided by section four of chapter four
hundred and thirty-four of the acts of the
current year ......
State Airport Management Board.
For the operation of the Logan airport, in-
cluding not more than one hundred and
five permanent positions
$15,000 00
100,000 00
$14,141 00
Service of the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
0502-02 Item 0502-02 of section two of chapter four
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended in the last
line thereof by adding after the word
"twenty" the following: — as amended by
chapter four hundred and forty-six of the
acts of the current year .... $1,500 00
Service of the Department of Conservation.
Division of Forestry.
1002-12 For the service of the state fire warden, in-
cluding not more than eighteen permanent
positions .$34,000 00
Service of the Department of Education.
1301-29 For a program of sight saving classes and for
the reimbursement of certain cities and
towns as provided by law
.51,000 00
Education of Deaf and Blind Pupils.
1311-01 For education of deaf and blind pupils of the
commonwealth, as pro-<aded by sections
twenty-six and twenty-eight of chapter
sixty-nine of the General Laws
$48,000 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675.
731
Teachers' Retirement Board.
Item
1319-01 For the service of the board, including not
more than thirty permanent positions
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the following state teachers'
colleges, and the boarding halls attached
thereto, with the approval of the commissioner
of education:
1335-22 For the centennial celebration at the state
teachers' college at Salem
1336-21 State teachers' college at Westfield, boarding
hall, including not more than two perma-
nent positions .....
1337-01 State teachers' college at Worcester, includ-
ing not more than fifty-four permanent
positions ......
For the maintenance of and for certain im-
provements at the following textile institutes,
with the approval of the commissioner of
education and the trustees thereof:
1340-01 Bradford Durfee technical institute, includ-
ing not more than thirty-one permanent
positions, and including 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 com-
monwealth in the calendar year nineteen
hundred and fifty-three ....
$931 00
1,000 00
300 00
1,050 00
2,000 00
Lowell Technological Institute of Massachusetts.
1345-42 For certain scholarships at the Lowell Tech-
nological Institute, as authorized by chap-
ter four hundred and seven of the acts of
the current year .....
$2,500 00
Youth Service Board.
1380-01 Item 1380-01 of section two of chapter four
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended in the last
line thereof by adding after the word "posi-
tions" the following: — for the year nine-
teen hundred and fifty-four and the
previous year .....
For the maintenance of and for certain improve-
ments at the institutions under the control of
the youth service board, with the approval of
said board; provided, that permanent em-
ployees in the farm quotas of said instituticns
whose positions are abolished as of June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-three,
shall be transferred to positions in the service
of the commonwealth of equal or lower grade,
as established by the division of personnel,
regardless of whether or not the title is similar,
upon reauest of the appointing authority of
the department to lohich the employee is to be
transferred and with the consent of the em-
$17,880 00
732
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675.
Item
1382-01
ployee. Such transfer shall be without loss
of seniority, retirement, civil service or other
rights:
Industrial school for girls, including not
more than fifty-one permanent positions .
S12,060 00
Service of the Department of Civil Service and Registration.
For the service of the following agencies in the
division:
1404-01 Board of registration in medicine, including
not more than seven permanent positions . $1,260 00
Service of the Department of Labor and Industries.
1613-01 For the commission on minimum wage and
for expenses of wage boards, including not
more than thirty-four permanent positions .
$3,000 00
Service of the Department of Mental Health.
1701-10 For the continuation of a study relative to
psychiatric services for district courts, as
authorized by chapter fifty-five of the
resolves of the current year . . . $1,500 00
For the maintenance of and for certain improve-
ments at the following institutions under the
control of the department of mental health:
1711-00 Boston state hospital, including not more
than seven hundred and seventy-two
permanent positions .... 20,000 00
1712-00 Danvers state hospital, including not more
than six hundred and fifty-five permanent
positions 13,300 00
1715-00 Grafton state hospital, including not more
than five hundred and thirty-seven perma-
nent positions ..... 4,000 00
1720-00 Westborough state hospital, including not
more than six hundred and thirty-three
permanent positions .... 46,000 00
1721-00 Item 1721-00 of section two of chapter four
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by add-
ing after the word "positions" the follow-
ing:— ; provided, that notwithstanding
any other provision of law to the contrary,
a certain claim shall be paid to Harold
Murphy, hydrotherapist, for sick leave
credits earned but not paid for the years
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, nine-
teen hundred and forty-nine, and nineteen
hundred and fifty not to exceed two thou-
sand four hundred and twenty-three
dollars and eight cents.
1723-00 Belchertown state school, including not more
than three hundred and eighty-two perma-
nent positions ..... 3,000 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675.
733
Item
1901-03
Service of the Department of Public Welfatre.
For administration of the program of old age
assistance provided by chapter one hundred
and eighteen A of the General Laws, as
amended, and for the office of the com-
missioner and expenses of the department
of public welfare, including not more than
five hundred and forty-seven permanent
positions; provided, that the incumbent
of the position of executive assistant to the
commissioner, on the effective date of this
act, shall have permanent civil service
status under chapter thirty-one of the
General Laws, subject to passing a qualify-
ing examination to be given by the division
of civil service; and, further provided, that,
notwithstanding any other provision of
law to the contrary, the incumbent ap-
pointed on requisition number 31380 shall
be deemed to have been permanently ap
pointed on May eighteenth, nineteen
hundred and fifty-three; and, further pro-
vided, that the comptroller shall transfer
to the General Fund the sum of six hundred
and seventy-three thousand five hundred
and fourteen dollars from tlie Old Age
Assistance Fund; and, further provided,
that any revenue resulting from the ad-
ministration of old age assistance shall be
credited to the Old Age Assistance Fund . $15,000 00
1919-28
Teioksbunj State Hospital and Injirmary.
For certain repairs and rewiring .
$20,000 00
Service of the Department of Public Health.
Bureau of Institutions.
2010-10 For the service of the division of biologic
laboratories, including not more than one
hundred and nine permanent positions $5,000 00
2010-40 For the service of the division of chronic
diseases, including not more than seven-
teen permanent positions . . . 24,800 00
2010-70 For expenses of clinics, as authorized by
chapter three hundred and eighty-two of
the acts of the current year . 2,600 00
Bureau of Environmental Sanitation.
2015-25 For certain studies, as authorized by chapters
thirty-nine, forty, forty-one, and sixty-
seven of the resolves of the current
year
2015-26 For a certain investigation and study, as au-
thorized by chapter forty-three of the re-
solves of the current year
$15,000 00
4,000 00
Bureau of Preventive Medicine.
2020-10 For the service of the division of communi-
cable diseases, including not more than
nineteen permanent positions .
$20,000 00
734
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 675.
Item
2020-30 For the operation of alcoholic clinics in the
out-patient departments of certain general
hospitals $40,000 00
For the maintenance of mid for certain im-
provements at the folio iving insiitutions under
the control of the department of public health:
2022-00 Lakeville state sanatorium, including not
more than two hundred and twenty-five
permanent positions .... 7,000 00
2023-00 North Reading state sanatorium, including
not more than two hundred and two per-
manent positions ..... 4,510 00
Service of the Department of Public Works.
Dimsion of Watenvays.
2220-32 For the marking of the channel of the Plum
Island river by placing buoys therein, as
authorized by chapter four hundred and
thirty-eight of the acts of the current
year .......
2220-40 For an investigation and study of certain im-
provements in the Ipswich river and of the
drainage of swamp lands in the town of
Wilmington, as authorized by chapter
fifty-six of the resolves of the current year
$2,500 00
20,000 00
APPROPRIATIONS MADE FROM THE HIGHWAY FUND.
Service of the Department of Public Works.
Highway Activities.
Expenditures made from the following appro-
priations for highivay activities shall he coded
according to a system established by the de-
partment of public works and the comptroller,
with the approval of the joint committee on
ways and means:
2900-61 Item 2900-61 of section two of chapter four
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended in the last
line thereof by adding after the word
"forty-eight" the following: — as amended
by chapter four hundred and forty-one of
the acts of the current year . . . $5,360 00
2926-01
Service of the Department of Public Safety.
Division of State Police.
For the ser\ace of the division, including not
more than four hundred and ninety-six
permanent positions .... $22,000 00
Service of the Metropolitan District Commission.
The following items are to he paid with the ap-
proval of the Metropolitan District Cam-
mission:
2931-04 \ From the amount appropriated in item 2900-
2900-10 / 10 of section two of chapter eight hundred
and twenty -five of the acts of nineteen hun-
Acts, 1953. —Chap. 675. 735
dred and fifty as most recently reappro-
priated by said item 2900-10 of section
two of chapter three hundred and ten of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two,
the sum of four milHon dollars is hereby
transferred and made available for the
purposes of item 2931-04 of section two
of chapter four hundred and eighty-nine
of the acts of the current year, to be in
addition to any amount heretofore ap-
propriated for the purpose.
2931-06 Item 2931-06 of section two of chapter four
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended in the last
line thereof by adding after the word
"Laws" the following: — ; and, further
provided, that, notwithstanding any other
provision of law to the contrary, a certain
claim of Alfred Scipione shall be paid for
salary earned but not paid for the years
nineteen hundred and forty-eight, nine-
teen hundred and forty-nine, and nineteen
hundred and fifty, not to exceed five hun-
dred and seventy-four dollars and fifty-
nine cents.
2931-74 For the repair of the General Edwards bridge,
Revere and Lynn $10,000 00
APPROPRIATIONS MADE FROM THE PORT OF BOSTON FUND.
Service of the Port of Boston Authority.
3145-01 For expenses of making investigations and
presenting the commonwealth's case in
connection with differential freight rates . $15,000 00
3145-02 For certain dredging in the Maiden river 25,000 00
3145-03 For certain shore protection work, the Port
of Boston Authority may exercise the same
powers and be subject to the same limita-
tions as the department of public works
exercises on projects outside 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 the said
municipalities, and that the entire cost of
preliminary plans and surveys of work to
be undertaken hereunder may be borne by
the commonwealth .... 44,000 00
Special :
3145-04 \ For the construction of an emergency float-
2812-06 / ing boom across the Chelsea river between
the cities of Boston and Chelsea, as au-
thorized by chapter six hundred and
thirty-seven of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty-one, to be in addition to the sum
of forty thousand dollars which is hereby
authorized to be transferred from item
2812-06 of section two of chapter six
hundred and thirty-two of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-two and made
available for this item .... 1,00000
736
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675.
APPROPRIATIONS MADE FROM THE INLAND FISHERIES AND
GAME FUND.
3304-01
3304-43
Service of the Department of Conservation.
Division of Fisheries and dame. (It is hereby
provided that federal funds received as re-
imbursements under the following items
are to be credited as income to the Inland
Fisheries and Game Fund) :
For the service of the division, including not
more than thirteen permanent positions $28,800 00
For expenses of an information program . 250 00
APPROPRIATIONS MADE FROM THE VETERANS' SERVICES
FUND.
Service of the Commissioner of Veterans' Services.
3501-03 For the payment of annuities to certain dis-
abled war veterans, as authorized by sec-
tions six A to six C, inclusive, of chapter
one hundred and fifteen of the General
Laws .$11,000 00
Service of the Department of Education.
3516-01 For assistance to children of certain war vet-
erans, for the year nineteen hundred and
fifty-four and for previous years, as au-
thorized by section seven B of chapter
sixty-nine of the General Laws and corre-
sponding provisions of earlier laws .
$30,750 00
Miscellaneous.
3530-19 For the representation of the commonwealth
at the convention of the American Veterans
of World War II, as authorized by chapter
thirty-four of the resolves of the current
year $1,000 00
3530-20 For the representation of the commonwealth
at the national convention of the Second
Division Association, as authorized by
chapter thirty-five of the resolves of the
current year ...... 1,000 00
3530-21 For the representation of the commonwealth
at the national convention of the Italian-
American World War Veterans of the
United States, Incorporated, as authorized
by chapter thirty-six of the resolves of the
current year 1,000 00
APPROPRIATIONS PAYABLE FROM THE PARKS AND SALIS-
BURY BEACH RESERVATION FUND.
Service of the Department of Conservation.
Division of Parks and Recreation.
4010-01 For the service of the division, including not
more than eleven permanent positions
$3,500 00
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675. 737
Item
4010-03 For expenses of recreational opportunities in
state forests, including not more than
thirteen permanent positions . . $2,500 00
4030-01 For the maintenance of Salisbury beach reser-
vation, including not more than two perma-
nent positions ..... 1,500 00
APPROPRIATIONS PAYABLE FROM THE METROPOLITAN DIS-
TRICT COMMISSION FUNDS.
The folloinwi appropriations are to he assessed
upon the several districts in accordance with
the methods fixed by law, unless otherwise
provided, and to be expended under the direc-
tion of the Metropolitan District Commission:
Metropolitan Parks, General.
8601- 23 Item 8601-23 of section two of chapter four
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by striking
out the wording and inserting in place
thereof the following: —
Special :
For projects and improvements in connection
with the development of certain recreation
areas .125,000 00
8601-25 For the removal of the hotel and for filling
and grading the site for use as a parking
area, Nantasket 25,000 00
8601-26 For certain improvements at the World War
Memorial Park 25,000 00
Special :
8601-28 For erecting a fence and for certain riprapping
along Alewife Brook .... 25,000 00
Metropolitan Sewerage, North System.
8702-00 For the maintenance and operation of a
system of sewage disposal for the north
metropolitan sewerage district, including
retirement of veterans under the provisions
of the Genera! Laws, and including not
more than three hundred and sixteen
permanent positions for the north and
south systems, partly chargeable to this
item and to item 8807-00 . . . $10,000 00
Metropolitan Sewerage, South System.
8807-00 For the maintenance and operation of the
system of sewage disposal for the south
metropolitan sewerage district, including
retirement of veterans under the provisions
of the General Laws, and including certain
permanent positions as enumerated in
item 8702-00 $7,000 00
738
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675.
Item
8902-00
8902-77
8902-78
8902-79
Metropolitan Water System.
For the maintenance and operation of the
metropolitan water system, including the
retirement of veterans under the provisions
of the Genera! Laws and including not
more than five hundred and eighty perma-
nent positions .....
For the purchase and installation of an addi-
tional pumping unit, Hyde Park
For the purchase and installation of an addi-
tional pumping unit, Belmont
For repairs to the Sudbury Power Station
$25,000 00
10,000 00
10,000 00
5,000 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
0101-54 For expenses of the senate clerk's office $1,200 00
0102-54 For expenses of the clerk's office, house of
representatives ..... 1,600 00
0103-02 For clerical and other assistance employed
by the sergeant-at-arms, including not
more than six permanent positions . 2,400 00
0103-03 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 posi-
tions 800 00
0103-04 For the salaries of assistant doorkeepers of
the senate and house of representatives
and of general court officers, with the ap-
proval of the sergeant-at-arms, including
not more than thirty-two permanent posi-
tions 12,400 00
0103-06 For the salaries of clerks employed in the
legislative document room, including not
more than three permanent positions . 1,200 00
0110-12 Item 0110-12 of section two of chapter four
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by strik-
ing out the wording and inserting in place
thereof the following: —
For the emergency services of a physician,
for medical supplies in the state house and
for expenses including the purchase of
equipment in connection therewith, subject
to the approval of the joint committee on
rules; provided, that section twenty-one of
chapter thirty of the General Laws shall
not apply to the payments made under
this item 500 00
0110-80 For travel and other expenses of a member
of the committee on rules, to be designated
by the speaker, to attend the Sixth An-
nual Legislative Service Conference of the
Council of State Governments . 300 00
0110-81 For the expenses of the committee on redis-
tricting, as authorized by chapter eighty-
five of the resolves of the current year 7,500 00
0110-82 For expenses of an investigation and study
relating to highways, as authorized by a
joint order . . , . 2,500 00
0241-00 For an investigation and study relative to
the state teachers' colleges, as authorized
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675.
739
0267-00
0268-00
0269-00
0270-00
0296-00
0297-00
0298-00
0305-01
0329-03
0333-03
0340-01
0440-01
by chapter forty-seven of the resolves of
the current year, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ......
For an investigation and study of the retire-
ment laws, as authorized by chapter eighty
of the resolves of the current year .
For an investigation and study of care and
treatment of criminally insane and defect-
ive delinquents, as authorized by chapter
seventy-six of the resolves of the current
year .......
For an investigation and study relative to
the New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's
Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Au-
thority, as authorized by chapter eighty-
seven of the resolves of the current year .
For an investigation and study relative to
selecting a site and developing plans for a
new state office building, as authorized by
chapter ninety-nine of the resolves of the
current year ......
For an investigation and study of certain pro-
visions of insurance laws, as authorized by
chapter seventy-seven of the resolves of the
current year ......
For an investigation and study relative to
rents paid by veterans in state housing
units, as authorized by chapter eighty-four
of the resolves of the current year .
For an investigation and study of commu-
nism in the commonwealth, as authorized
by chapter eighty-nine of the resolves of
the current year .....
Item 0305-01 of section two of chapter four
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended in the last
line thereof by adding after the word
"justices" the following: — for the year
nineteen hundred and fifty-four and in-
cluding for the previous year amounts au-
thorized by chapter five hundred and sixty-
seven of the acts of the current year
Five assistant registers ....
Five assistant registers ....
Item 0340-01 of section two of chapter four
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended in the last
line thereof by adding after the word
"positions" the following: — for the year
nineteen hundred and fifty-four and in-
cluding for the previous year amounts au-
thorized by chapter five hundred and sixty-
seven of the acts of the current year
For the division of building construction, in-
cluding not more than nine permanent
positions, to be in addition to amounts ap-
propriated in item 0465-01 of section two
of chapter four liundred and eighty-nine
of the acts of the current year; provided,
that the permanent positions and the
amount so appropriated .shall be trans-
ferred and made available for the purposes
of this item ......
$2,500 00
10,000 00
500 00
3,000 00
10,000 00
3,000 00
1,000 00
10,000 00
4,500 00
500 00
500 00
2,250 00
37,000 00
740
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675.
Item
0440-33 For the division of hospital costs and finances,
as authorized by chapter six hundred and
thirty-six of the acts of the current year . $8,400 00
Special :
0493-02 For certain repairs and the seal coating for
ninways 40,000 00
0907-10 For expenses of the administration of a cer-
tain disease control program, as authorized
by chapter six hundred and fifty-five of the
acts of the current year .... 15,000 00
1301-32 For the expenses of the board of educational
television 25,000 00
1330-21 State teachers' college at Bridgewater, board-
ing hall, including not more than thirty-
two permanent positions . . 1,500 00
1414-01 Board of registration of certified public ac-
countants, including not more than five
permanent positions .... 325 00
1420-01 Board of registration of barbers, including
not more than eight permanent positions . 3,000 00
2010-01 For the service of the division of tuberculosis
and sanatoria, including not more than
twenty-eight permanent positions . 7,300 00
2020-01 For the service of the division of preventive
medicine, including not more than fifty-
four permanent positions . . 3,600 00
2023-22 For the payment of a certain judgment ren-
dered in the Sufifolk Superior Court in
respect to a contract awarded under the
provisions of item 7918-62 of section two of
chapter seven hundred and ninety-five of
the acts of nineteen himdred and fifty . 5,000 00
2104-11 Item 2104—11 of section two of chapter four
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of
the current year is hereby amended in the
last line thereof by adding after the word
"positions" the following: — for the year
nineteen hundred and fifty-four and the
previous year.
2220-41 For the cost of construction of a fish ladder
in the towns of Hanover and Pembroke,
as authorized by chapter five hundred and
thirty-four of the acts of the current year 15,000 00
2820-05 For a certain claim, as authorized by chapter
thirty-seven of the resolves of the current
year 12,372 00
2900-29 For the construction of a certain footbridge
at Cove street. Revere, as authorized by
chapter five hundred and eighty-seven of
the acts of the current year 25,000 00
2924-01 For the service of the registry, including not
more than seven hundred and ninety per-
manent positions ..... 215,000 00
3506-40 For the expense of acquiring certain land in
Chelsea, as authorized by chapter five
hundred and fifty-one of the acts of the
current year 3,500 00
7704-02 Item 7704-02 of section two of chapter seven
hundred and fifty-six of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and .fifty-one is hereby
amended in line two by striking out the
word "and" and inserting in place thereof
the words: — for appraisals, and for.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 075.
741
7713-12 Item 7713-12 of section two of chapter seven
hundred and fifty-six of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and fifty-one is hereby
amended in line one by striking out the
word "linoleum".
Special :
8602-50 For the construction of a concrete retaining
wall on Kelley Field in the Hyde Park dis-
trict of Boston, including certain filling and
landscaping, to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose ......
For the salary of the commissioner
For the expenses of the natural resources
board .......
For the office of the director, including not
more than five permanent positions
\ The amount available in appropriation item
1001-01
1001-04
1003-01
8602-64
8002-79
2820-14
8602-64 of section two of chapter six
hundred and thirty-two of the acts of nine-
teen hundred and nfty-two is hereby trans-
ferred and made available for the purposes
of item 8602-79 of chapter eight hundred
and twenty-five of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty.
For a payment to A. Harris Paton, former
deputy state treasurer, as authorized by
chapter six hundred and forty-six of the
acts of the current year ....
0272-00 For an investigation and study relative to
sewage disposal in the town of Clinton and
the Wachusett watershed, as authorized
by chapter ninety-six of the resolves of the
current year ......
Item 1201-01 of section two of chapter four
hundred and eighty-nine of the acts of the
current year is hereby amended by adding
after the word "commissioner" the follow-
ing: — and on the effective date of chapter
six hundred and fifty-four of the acts of the
current year, for the salary of the com-
missioner and associate commissioners
For certain national guard aviation facilities,
including not more than two permanent
positions ......
1201-01
0424-08
$10
3:
000 00
000 00
,000 00
,500 00
1,005 00
5,000 00
24,
000 00
500 00
(The following three items are included under
a new caption.)
Service of the Department of Public Works.
Division of Public Beaches.
4050-01 For the service of the division of public
beaches $10,000 00
4050-02 For the maintenance of Salisbury beach
reservation, including not more than two
permanent positions; provided, that the
permanent positions and amounts appro-
priated in item 4030-01 of section two of
chapter four hundred and eighty-nine of
the acts of the current year shall be trans-
ferred and made available for the purposes
of this item.
742
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675.
Item
4050-03 For the operation of the bathhouse and
services connected therewith at the prov-
ince lands; provided, that the amounts
appropriated in item 2202-24 of section
two of chapter four hundred and eighty-
nine of the acts of the current year shall
be transferred and made available for the
purposes of this item.
0288-00 For the expense of a commission on consoli-
dating and arranging special laws relating
to the city of Boston, as authorized by
chapter ninet3^-five of the resolves of the
current year $500 00
0273-00 For an investigation and study relating to
railroad clearance, as authorized by chap-
ter ninety-four of the resolves of the current
year 2,500 00
1551-01 Item 1551-01 of section two of chapter five
himdred and seventy-three of the acts of
the current year is hereby amended in the
last line thereof by adding after the word
"item" the following: — ; and, further
provided, that sums available for expendi-
ture in this item shall be available for the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-four and
the previous year.
0274-00 For an investigation and study of the district
court system, as authorized by chapter
ninety-eight of the resolves of the current
year 2,500 00
2820-15 For the reimbursement of housing authorities
as authorized by chapter six hundred and
sixty-eight of the acts of the current year . 25,000 00
DEFICIENCIES.
For deficiencies in certain appropriations of
previous years, in certain funds, as follows
2899-00 General Fund
2999-00 Highway Fund ....
3599-00 Veterans' Services Fund
8699-00 Metropolitan Parks, General
8899-00 Metropolitan Sewerage, South System
$9,309 18
159 88
2,972 28
607 96
1,847 70
Section 3. Wherever, in section two of this act, it is
provided that transfers shall be made from a fund, account
or receipts, of a specific sum, a percentage of payments, or
a sum equivalent to payments, such transfers of a specific
sum shall be made upon the effective date of this act, and
ail others shall be made quarterly unless otherwise provided ;
except, that at the close of a fiscal year, the amount equiva-
lent to payments in a continuing account shall be construed
to mean the amount of such appropriation.
Section 4. No moneys appropriated under this act shall
be expended for reimbursement for the expenses of meals
for persons while travehng within or without the common-
wealth at the expense thereof, unless such reimbursement is
in accordance mth rules and rates which are hereby au-
thorized to be estabhshed from time to time by the com-
mission on administration and finance.
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675. 743
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 seven cents a mile. No pa3nnent
shall be made or obHgation incurred for the garaging of any
passenger vehicle owned by the commonwealth and operated
by an employee thereof as transportation from his place or
places of employment to the vicinity of his residence.
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 otherwdse 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 pajmient
of salaries of any additional permanent position, 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; provided,
that no vacancy occurring in any permanent position in-
cluded in said schedules of permanent positions, excepting
in the services of the legislature or the judiciary, or of
institutions under the jurisdiction of the departments of
mental health, correction, public welfare and public health,
and the youth service board, the Soldiers' Home in IMassa-
chusetts and the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, and excepting
positions which are subject to appointment by the governor,
with or without the consent of the council, may be filled in
any manner without approval by the commission on ad-
ministration and finance.
Section 7. In addition to the payment of regular sala-
ries, sums appropriated for personal services in the fiscal
year nineteen hundred and fifty-four 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 appropria-
tion if such expenditures are othenvise in accordance with
law. All income, including federal subventions and grants,
received by the commonwealth from or on account of vet-
erans in payment for veterans' services, shall be credited to
the veterans' services fund.
744 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 675.
Section 9. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections
fifty-one of chapter thirty of the General Laws, or any other
provision of law, the state purchasing agent is hereby au-
thorized during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and fifty-
four to incur fiabilities and incidental expenses for the
purchase 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
goverimient, in an amount not exceeding three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, in addition to any amount heretofore
provided for the purpose, and the comptroller may certify
for pa>Tnent such incidental expenses and fiabilities so in-
curred to an amount not exceeding three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, in addition to any amount heretofore
provided for the purpose.
Section 9A. No agency of the commonwealth receiving
an appropriation under section two of this act shall make any
expenditure for any bulletin regularly printed, mimeographed
or prepared in any other way, whether for outside or inter-
departmental circulation unless pubfication of such bulletin
shall have been approved by the state purchasing agent.
Section 10. To meet the cost of increases in salaries of
officers and employees of the commonM^ealth whose salaries
are established by statute and were not increased by the
provisions of sections one to forty-eight, inclusive, of chapter
five hundred and ninety-one of the acts of nineteen hundred
and forty-six, or by any other act enacted during the fiscal
years nineteen hundred and forty-six to nineteen hundred
and fifty-two, inclusive, or the current year, all of which
salaries 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 fifty-three
and ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-four,
the sum of nine thousand one hundred and twelve dollars
is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year nineteen hundred
and fifty-four, to be paid in the following amounts from the
following funds :
General Fund $6,892 00
Veterans' Services Fund .... 420 00
Old Age Assistance Fund . 1,800 00
Provided, that the said increase, for full-time service, shall
not be more than six hundred dollars per annum, the provi-
sions of said section forty-nine of chapter five hundred and
ninety-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-six not-
withstanding, 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 hun-
dred and fifty-four in order to meet the cost of said salary
increases. The comptroller is hereby cfirected 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
Acts, 1953. — Chap. 676. 745
to be in each instance in addition to the amounts already
appropriated in said items.
Section lOA. In the case of the reorganization of any
department, or of the transfer of any function to or from
any department,, required by any act becoming effective
during the fiscal year ending June tliirtieth, nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-four, the governor with the approval of the
council, and upon recommendation of the budget commis-
sioner and the head of the department so reorganized or the
heads of the departments to and from which such function
is transferred, may from time to time by transfer or other-
wise make allocations for personal services and expenses to
be incurred by such agents and agencies as shall exercise
the powers and perform the duties given to them by such
act, from the unexpended balance of the appropriations
made available for the said fiscal year for the said trans-
ferred function or for any agency which by such act is
abohshed or merged with one or more other agencies or
whose functions are reduced; and in connection with such
allocations may transfer the permanent positions provided
for in the said appropriations.
Section U. This act shall take effect as of July first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Approved July 4, 1953.
An Act relative to the terms of certain bonds and njid^f 676
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 pubhc safety and convenience.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the notes which the state treasurer is authorized
to issue under section two of chapter four hundred and sixty-
seven of the acts of the current year, further extending the
opportunity to cities and towns to borrow under the act
creating the emergency finance board, shall be issued for
maximum terms of years to expire not later than June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-eight, as recommended
by the governor in a message to the general court, dated
July third, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, in pursuance
of section 3 of Article LXII of the amendments to the con-
stitution of the commonwealth.
Section 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized
to issue under section ten of chapter four hundred and forty
of the acts of the current year, further providing suitable
recognition of certain residents of Massachusetts who have
served in the armed forces of the United States during hos-
746 Acts, 1953. — Chap. 676.
tilities in Korea, shall be issued for maximum terms of ten
years, as recommended by the governor in a message to the
general court, dated July third, nineteen hundred and fifty-
three, in pursuance of section 3 of Article LXII of the
amendments to the constitution of the commonwealth.
Section 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized
to issue under chapter six hundred and sixty of the acts of
the current year, to provide for a special capital outlay pro-
gram for the commonwealth, shall be payable not earUer
than July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four nor later
than June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixty-eight, as
recommended by the governor in a message to the general
court, dated July third, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, in
pursuance of section 3 of Article LXU of the amendments
to the constitution of the commonwealth.
Section 4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized
to issue under section two of chapter six hundred and forty-
two of the acts of the current year, providing additional
funds to cover the cost of sewerage works wdthin the south
metropolitan sewerage district, shall be issued for maximum
terms of thirty years, as recommended by the governor in
a message to the general court, dated July third, nineteen
hundred and fifty-three, in pursuance of section 3 of Article
LXII of the amendments to the constitution of the com-
monwealth.
Section 5. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized
to issue under chapter six hundred and fifty-one of the acts
of the current year, relative to the alleviation of the financial
burden imposed on cities, towns and counties by the nineteen
hundred and fifty-three tornado, shall be payable not earlier
than July first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, nor later
than June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sixty-three, as
recommended by the governor in a message to the general
court, dated July third, nineteen hundred and fifty-three,
in pursuance of section 3 of Article LXII of the amendments
to the constitution of the commonwealth.
Section 6. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized
to issue under chapter six hundred and seventy-three of the
acts of the current year, to provide for the erection and
maintenance of certain recreational facihties in the Salisbury
Beach Reservation, shall be issued for maximum terms of
twenty years, and shall be payable not earUer than July
first, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, nor later than June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and sevent3''-three, as recom-
mended by the governor in a message to the general court,
dated July third, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, in pur-
suance of section 3 of Article LXII of the amendments to
the constitution of the commonwealth.
Approved July 4, 1953.
RESOLVES,
Resolve validating the acts of Gertrude ryan hal- (Jfiav 1
LORAN OF QUINCY AS A NOTARY PUBLIC.
Resolved, That the acts of Gertrude Ryan Halloran of
Quincy as a notary pubhc between May fifteenth, nineteen
hundred and thirty-six and April twenty-eighth, nineteen
hundred and forty-two, both dates inclusive, are hereby
confirmed and made valid to the same extent as if during
said time she had been qualified to discharge the duties
of said office. Approved February 2, 1953.
Chap.
Resolve validating the acts of olive van putten,
of medford, as a notary public.
Resolved, That the acts of Olive Van Putten of Medford,
as a notary public between September twelfth, nineteen
hundred and forty-six, and November twenty-eighth, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-two, 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 Olive Priscilla Hatch,
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, 1953.
Resolve providing for a proper representation of /^^^,„
THE commonwealth AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF ^'^^V'
THE 88tH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION TO BE HELD
IN THE CITY OF BOSTON IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
Resolved, That, in order that the commonwealth may
be properly represented on the occasion of the national con-
vention of the 88th Infantry Division Association to be held
in the city of Boston on August thirteenth to sixteenth, in-
clusive, in the current year, and to ensure, in arranging
entertainments and other events in connection therewith
proper co-operation between said association and the com-
monwealth, after an appropriation has been made therefor
there may be expended, with the approval and under the
direction of the governor and council, a sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars. Approved February 16, 1953.
Resolve in favor of william a. holcomb. Chav.
Resolved, That, for the purpose of discharging a moral
obUgation of the commonwealth and subject to appropria-
tion, there shall be paid from the state treasury the sum of
748 Resol\^s, 1953. — Chaps. 5, 6.
two thousand one hundred and sixty-five dollars and forty-
nine cents to William A. Holcomb of Northampton on
account of property damage and personal injury caused by
an employee of the department of pubhc works. Xo pay-
ment shall be made hereunder until there has been filed with
the comptroller an agreement signed by said Wilham A.
Holcomb that the amount, if any, paid or to be paid for legal
ser\'ices rendered in connection with the passage of this
resolve shall not exceed ten per cent of the amount paid or
payable hereunder. Approved February 17, 1953.
Chap. 5 Resolve providing for .a.x investigation by the judicial
COUNCIL REL.'i.TIVE TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS RELA-
TIVE TO THE SUPPORT OF DEPENDENTS.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to investi-
gate the subject matter of current senate document numbered
two hundred and eighty-seven, relative to pro\'iding for the
enforcement of the support of dependents in the district
and municipal courts, of current house document numbered
fourteen hundred and fiftj', relative to providing for the
enforcement of the law relative to the support of dependents
in district courts, of current house document numbered one
thousand and eighteen, relative to the enforcement of the sup-
port of dependents, and of current house document numbered
nineteen hundred and fortj'-six, relative to enforcing orders
or decrees of courts of other states in relation to support of
wives or dependent children, and to include its conclusions
and its recommendations, if any, together ^-iih drafts of
such legislation. as may be necessary to give effect to the
same, in its annual report for the current year.
Approved February 17, 1953.
Chap. 6 Resolve reviving and further continuing the special
COMillSSION ESTABLISHED TO STUDY AND REVISE THE LAWS
REL.\TING TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND PENSIONS.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission estabhshed
by chapter fifty-two of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
fifty-one and re\'ived and continued by chapter ninety-one
of the resolves of nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and the
scope of its investigation and study increased by chapter
one hundred and five of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and fifty-two, is hereby re%dved and further continued for
the purpose of continuing its survey and study of the laws
of this commonwealth relating to retirement systems and
pensions with a view to the re\asion, codification and simpU-
fication of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws. Said
cormnission shall be provided with quarters in the state house
or elsewhere, may hold hearings, may require by summons
the attendance and testimony by witnesses and the produc-
tion of books and papers, may call on state officials and de-
partment heads for ad\dce and assistance, may travel within
Resolves, 1953. — Chap. 7. 749
the commonwealth, and may expend for experts, clerical
and other services and expenses the balance of the sums
appropriated under item 0204-00, as appearing in section
two of chapter six hundred and thirty-two of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and such additional 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 fihng a preUminar)- report with the clerk of the
house of representatives the first Wednesday of March in
the current year, and by filing a final report with said clerk
not later than the first Wednesday of June in the current year.
Approved March 3, 1953.
Resolve reviving and continuing the special co'ss.mis- Chap. 7
SION established for the purpose of iLA.ElNG AX IN-
VESTIGATION AND STUDY RELATIVE TO THE USE OF TELE-
VISION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, AND INCREASING THE
MEMBERSHIP OF SAID COMMLSSION.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, established
by chapter ninety-six of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
fifty-two, is hereby revived and continued for the purpose
of continuing its investigation and study relative to the use
of tele\'ision for educational purposes. The membership
provided for by said chapter ninety-six shall be increased by
one member of the senate to be designated by the president
thereof, two members of the house of representatives to be
designated by the speaker thereof, and one member to be
designated by the governor.
.Said commission may, in the course of its investigation
and study, conduct such engineering and other surveys as
it deems necessary to petition the Federal Communications
Commission to allocate and reserve additional television
channels for non-commercial educational television purposes
in central Massachusetts, the Connecticut valley, and Berk-
shire county, and to prepare the necessary appUcation or
apphcations for the utilization of the non-commercial tele-
vision channel or channels allocated to Massachusetts.
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
outside the commonwealth, and may expend for clerical, en-
gineering, legal and other services such sums as may be ap-
propriated therefor.
Said commission shall report to the general court the re-
sults of its investigation and study hereunder, and its recom-
mendations, together with drafts of legislation necessary to
carry such recommendations into effect, by filing one or
more reports with the clerk of the senate at such time or
times as the commission may elect ; provided, that the com-
750 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 8, 9, 10.
mission shall so file its final report on or before February
fifteenth, nineteen hundred and fifty-four. For the pur-
poses of this resolve there is hereby appropriated from the
General Fund the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars to
be in addition to any balance available for the purpose in
item 0229-00 of section two of chapter six hundred and
thirty-two of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two.
Approved March 12, 1953.
Chap. 8 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
A special commission relative to travel and expense
allowances for members of the general court.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist of
five persons to be appointed by the governor, is hereby es-
tabhshed for the purpose of making an investigation and
study relative to travel and expense allowances for members
of the general court. Said commission shall report to the
general court the results of its investigation and study, and
its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legis-
lation necessary to carry such recommendations into effect,
by filing the same with the clerk of the house of representa-
tives as soon as may be, but not later than April sixth, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three. Approved March 12, 1953.
Chap. 9 Resolve in favor of hathaway bakeries, inc.
Resolved, That, for the purpose of discharging a moral
obhgation of the commonwealth and subject to appropria-
tion, there shall be paid from the state treasury the sum of
one hundred and twenty-nine dollars and seventeen cents to
Hathaway Bakeries, Inc. for property damage caused by the
operation of a state-owned motor vehicle in the town of
Harvard. No payment shall be made hereunder until there
has been filed with the comptroller an agreement signed by
said Hathaway Bakeries, Inc. 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 March 16, 1953.
Chap. 10 Resolve validating the acts of theresa m. thornton
OF BOSTON AS A NOTARY PUBLIC.
Resolved, That the acts of Theresa M. Thornton of Boston
as a notary public between February twelfth, nineteen
hundred and forty-nine and August twenty-second, nineteen
hundred and fiftj^-two, 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 Theresa M. D'Amico, 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 16, 1953.
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 11, 12, 13, 14. 751
Resolve validating the acts of rosalind poll brooker QJiap, H
OF NEW BEDFORD AS A NOTARY PUBLIC.
Resolved, That the acts of Rosalind Poll Brooker of New
Bedford as a notary pubHc between November thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and fifty-two and January twenty-eighth,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three, 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 Rosalind Poll 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 vaUd. Approved March 16, 1953.
Resolve validating the acts of arthur w. brown as Qhap. 12
TRUSTEE OF THE LOWELL TEXTILE INSTITUTE,
Resolved, That the acts of Arthur W. Brown of Lawrence
as a trustee of Lowell Textile Institute between July first,
nineteen hundred and fifty-two and December twenty-third,
nineteen hundred and fifty-two, both dates inclusive, in so
far as the same may have been invalid by reason of his
failure upon reappointment to take the oath of office re-
quired of a trustee, are hereby confirmed and made vahd.
Approved March 23, 1953.
Resolve validating the acts op john j. delmore as Chap. 13
TRUSTEE OF THE LOWELL TEXTILE INSTITUTE.
Resolved, That the acts of John J. Delmore of Lowell as a
trustee of Lowell Textile Institute between July first, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-two and December seventeenth, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-two, both dates inclusive, in so far
as the same may have been invalid by reason of his failure
upon reappointment to take the oath of oflfice required of a
trustee, are hereby confirmed and made valid.
Approved March 23, 1953.
Resolve validating the acts of alice m. albrecht of Chap. 14
braintree as a notary public.
Resolved, That the acts of Alice M. Albrecht of Braintree
as a notary public between July fourteenth, nineteen hun-
dred and forty-eight and January eighth, nineteen hundred
and fifty-three, both dates inclusive, are hereby confirmed
and made valid, in so far as the same were invalid by reason
of the fact that, notwithstanding the change of her name by
marriage from Alice M. Moriarty, 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, and by reason of the fact that certain
of her acts were performed under a commission as notary
pubUc granted to her by the state of Ohio.
Approved March 27, 1953.
752 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 15, 16, 17.
Chap. 15 Resolve reviving and further continuing the special
COMMISSION ESTABLISHED TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION
AND STUDY RELATIVE TO THE PREVENTION OF CHILD DE-
LINQUENCY, THE REHABILITATION OF DELINQUENT CHIL-
DREN AND AS TO THE ADVISABILITY OF ESTABLISHING
INSTITUTIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUCH CHILDREN.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, estabUshed
by chapter seventy-one of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and forty-seven and most recently revived and continued
by chapter twenty of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
fifty-two, is hereby revived and continued for the purpose
of continuing its investigation and study relative to the
prevention of child delinquency, the rehabihtation of de-
linquent children, and as to the advisabihty of establishing
institutions for the treatment of such children. The com-
mission 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 pro-
duction of books and papers, and may expend for clerical
and other services and expenses such sums as may be ap-
propriated therefor, and may also expend the unexpended
balance of the amount appropriated by item 0246-00 of
section two of chapter six hundred and thirty-two of the
acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two. Said commisssion
shall report to the general court the results of its investiga-
tion and study hereunder, and its recommendations, to-
gether with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
recommendations into effect, by filing one or more reports
with the clerk of the house of representatives 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 March 27, 1953.
Chap. 16 Resolve validating the acts of m. Audrey fitzgerald
OF SPRINGFIELD AS A NOTARY PUBLIC.
Resolved, That the acts of M. Audrey Fitzgerald of Spring-
field as a notary public, between September twenty-fourth
and December sixteenth in the year nineteen hundred and
fifty- two, are hereby confirmed and made valid in so far as
they may have been invalid by reason of the fact that her
commission was granted in the name of M, Audrey Haldenby,
her maiden name. Approved March 27, 1953.
Chap. 17 Resolve further extending the time within which
THE GENERAL COURT WILL RECEIVE THE FINAL REPORT
OF THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED TO EXAMINE THE STRUC-
TURE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
Resolved, That the time within which the unpaid special
commission established by chapter seventy-five of the re-
Resolves, 1953. — Chap. 18. 753
solves of nineteen hundred and forty-nine to examine the
structure of the state government is to make its final report
is hereby extended to December thirty-first, nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-three. The said commission shall select a
chairman from among its present members now serving in
the general court. The said commission may, in continuing
its investigation and study, spend the unexpended balance
of any sums appropriated under item 0261-00 of section two
of chapter six hundred and thirty-two of the acts of nineteen
hundred and fifty-two, and such additional sums as may be
appropriated therefor. Approved March 31, 1953.
Resolve providing for surveys relative to the con- Chav. 18
DITION, management AND OPERATION OP THE METROPOLI-
TAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY, AND ITS FINANCIAL STRUCTURE.
Resolved, That the Metropohtan Transit Authority is
hereby authorized and directed to provide for the making of
a survey by competent, independent transportation engi-
neers, who are not in the service of the commonwealth and
who are skilled in making surveys of transportation systems
and the operation thereof, relative to the physical assets and
facihties of the Authority, the management and operation of
the transportation system by either pubHc or private enter-
prise, the advisabihty of extending the service of the system,
the feasibility of a closer relationship between the Authority
and other forms of transportation within the metropolitan
area, the determination of whether or not said Authority is
being managed as soundly as existing revenues permit, and
the making of recommendations for such changes in the
existing facilities and use thereof, in management and in
service as may be deemed necessary or advisable.
The Metropohtan Transit Authority is hereby further
authorized and directed to provide for the making of a sur-
vey by competent, independent financial experts and ac-
countants, who are not in the service of the commonwealth
and who are experienced in making survej^s of the financial
structures and the auditing and accounting methods of cor-
porate organizations, relative to the financial structure of
the Metropohtan Transit Authority, including its purchasing
and accounting procedures and the financing of its bonded
indebtedness with a view to recommending such changes in
the auditing and accounting methods of the Authority and
such other changes as may be deemed necessary or advisable
for the efficient administration of the Authority, and will
reflect a true picture of its financial condition at all times.
The board of trustees shall, with the approval of the
advisory board of the Authority, make the necessary ar-
rangements, by contract or otherwise, for the conduct of
such surveys.
The board of trustees shall make available to the persons
making said surveys all data which may be helpful or neces-
sary. Said board shall require those making the surveys to
754 Resolves, 1953. —Chaps. 19, 20, 21.
complete said surveys and to submit their reports to the
board of trustees not later than the first Wednesday of
December in the current year. The board of trustees shall,
upon the receipt of said report, transmit the same to the
governor who shall cause the same to be printed and shall
make printed copies thereof available to members of the
general court and to such other persons as may be deter-
mined by the governor. For the purposes of this resolve
there may be expended by the Authority such sums as the
board of trustees may deem necessary or advisable.
Approved April 10, 1953.
Chap. 19 Resolve providing for an investigation by the ju-
dicial COUNCIL RELATIVE TO PLACING A LIMITATION ON
ACTIONS TO RECOVER LEGACIES.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to investi-
gate the subject matter of current house document numbered
fifteen hundred and twenty-seven, relative to limiting the
time within which actions to recover legacies may be brought,
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 April 13, 1953.
Chap. 20 Resolve providing for an investigation by the ju-
dicial COUNCIL relative TO IMPROVING THE JUDICIAL
SYSTEM BY PROVIDING FOR AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE
COURTS AND FOR AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF JUDGES.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to in-
vestigate the subject matter of current house document
numbered 1011, relative to improving the judicial system
by providing for an administrator for the courts and for an
annual conference of judges, and to include its conclusions
and its recommendations, if any, in relation thereto, to-
gether with drafts of such legislation as may be necessary
to give effect to the same, in its annual report for the current
year. Approved April 14, 1953.
Chap. 21 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
A special commission of the whole matter of milk
marketing and the enforcement of laws relating
thereto.
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 four persons to be ap-
pointed by the governor, of whom one shall be a milk pro-
ducer whose principal business shall be the production of
milk, one shall be a milk dealer whose principal business is
the sale and distribution of milk and cream, one shall be a
representative of a milk producers' co-operative, and one
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 22, 23. 755
shall represent the milk consuming public, is hereby estab-
lished for the purpose of making an investigation and study
of the whole matter of milk marketing and the proper en-
forcement of laws relating thereto, particularly as set forth
in so much of the address of His Excellency the Governor,
printed as current senate document numbered one as relates
to a milk marketing commission. Said commission shall be
provided with quarters in the state house or elsewhere, may
hold public 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, may travel
within or without the commonwealth and may expend for
expert, clerical and other services and expenses such sums
as may be appropriated. Said conomission 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 fihng the same with the clerk of the house of repre-
sentatives before the first day of May, nineteen hundred
and fifty- three.
For the purposes of this resolve there is hereby appro-
priated from the General Fund the sum of five hundred
dollars. Approved April 17, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation by the judicial QJiQ^rt 22
COUNCIL RELATIVE TO MAKING ILLEGAL THE USE OF A
telephone TO PLACE OR REGISTER BETS.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to investi-
gate the subject matter of current senate document num-
bered two hundred and seventy-eight, relative to making
illegal the use of a telephone to place or register bets, and to
include its conclusions and its recommendations, if any, in
relation thereto, with drafts of such legislation as may be
necessary to give effect to the same, in its annual report for
the current year. Approved April 29, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation by the judicial Chap. 23
COUNCIL RELATIVE TO PROVIDING FOR THE FURTHER PRO-
TECTION OF CERTAIN CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE RESIDENTS OF
THE COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to investi-
gate the subject matter of section two of a proposed chapter
one hundred and fifty-one D of the General Laws, contained
in lines fifteen to forty-three, inclusive, of current house
document numbered 1370, relative to providing for the fur-
ther protection of the civil rights of the residents of the
commonwealth, and to include its conclusions and its recom-
mendations, 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
fifty-three. Approved April 29, 1953.
756 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 24, 25.
Chap. 24 Resolve providing for a further investigation and
STUDY BY THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION, THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE SANITARY CONDITION OF SPY
POND IN THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON.
Resolved, That the metropolitan district conimission, the
department of pubhc works and the department of pubUc
health, acting as a joint board, are hereby authorized and
directed to further study the conditions at Spy pond in the
town of Arlington, reported in current house document
numbered 2208, with particular reference to the mainte-
nance of the surface of the pond between elevation 9.8 feet
and 10 feet, Boston City Base, and its relation in preventing
the submerged weeds in certain portions of this pond from
creating a nuisance. Not\\dthstanding any other provisions
of the law to the contrary, the said board, for the purposes
of this resolve, may expend the unexpended balance of the
funds appropriated by item 8602-80 of section two of chap-
ter four hundred and twenty of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty-two. For the purposes of this resolve the said
joint board may in addition to said balance expend for
engineering and other expenses, including chemicals, such
sums as may hereafter be appropriated therefor. The said
joint board shall report to the general court the results of
its investigations and its reconmiendations, if any, together
with drafts of legislation necessary to carry said recom-
mendations into effect by filing the same with the clerk of
the house of representatives on the first Wednesday of
December in the current year.
Approved April 29, 1953.
Chap. 25 Resolve providing for an investigation and study
RELATIVE TO THE MILITIA LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That the committee on mihtary affairs is hereby
authorized to sit during the session and the recess of the
general court for the purpose of making a survey and study
of the mihtia laws of the commonwealth with a view to the
revision and codification of said laws and to the recommend-
ing of such changes therein and additions thereto as may
appear necessary or desirable. Said committee, in making
its survey and study, shall consider the subject matter of
current senate document numbered 332, providing for the
acquisition by purchase of a heavy duty bus for purposes of
transportation between Belhngham square, Chelsea, and
the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts and of current house
documents numbered 1577, increasing the amount allowed
for burial purposes in the law relative to veterans' benefits,
and 2018, making certain changes in the law relative to
veterans' benefits. Said comrnittee shall be provided with
quarters in the state house or elsewhere, may hold hearings,
may travel within and without the commonwealth and may
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 26, 27. 757
expend for legal, clerical and other services such sums as
may be appropriated therefor. Said committee shall, from
time to time, report to the general court the results of its
survey and study hereunder and its recommendations, if
any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry
said recommendations into effect, by filing the same with
the clerk of the senate, the final report to be filed on or
before the first Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved April 29, 1953.
Resolve to provide for the suitable commemoration Chap. 26
OF the decoration by the republic of FRANCE DURING
WORLD WAR II OF THE COLORS OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND
FOURTH INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH
INFANTRY DIVISION.
Resolved, That in testimony of the commonwealth's appre-
ciation of the services rendered by the members of the one
hundred and fourth infantry regiment who served in World
War II, and to commemorate the signal honor to those men
and to the commonwealth as evidenced by the decoration
by the Republic of France, during World War II, of the
colors of the one hundred and fourth infantry regiment of
the twenty-sixth infantry division, which regiment was
similarly honored by the Republic of France in World W^ar I,
and to properly impress our citizens of this and future
generations with the importance of such honors, it is hereby
directed that the present mural decoration now on the wall
of the state house be remodeled to include a fitting repre-
sentation of the honors awarded to the regiment in World
War II. For this purpose such sum as may be appropriated
therefor may be expended by a commission, to consist of
five persons appointed by the governor, who shall, together
with the art commission of the commonwealth, arrange for
the remodehng of the present mural as aforesaid.
Approved April 29, 1953.
Resolve reviving and continuing the special commis- (JJidj) 27
siON established to make an investigation and study ^'
relative to the retarded children and the training
facilities available therefor.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission established
by chapter seventy-seven of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and fifty-two is hereby revived and continued for the pur-
pose of making an investigation and study relative to the
number of retarded children in the commonwealth and the
training facilities available for their instruction. Said com-
mission shall be provided with suitable quarters and 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
758 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 28, 29, 30.
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 1, 195S.
Chap. 28 Resolve providing for an investigation by the de-
partment OF PUBLIC WORKS RELATIVE TO THE USE OF
THE COAL POCKET ADJACENT AND CONTIGUOUS TO THE
STATE HOUSE AS A STORAGE SPACE OR PARKING LOT.
Resolved, That the department of pubhc works is hereby
authorized and directed to investigate and study the so-
called coal pocket adjacent and contiguous to the state
house with a view to determining the most practical methods
of its use as a general storage space or parking lot. The
department shall include in its study and report the esti-
mated cost and feasibiUty of making the necessary changes.
The department may employ engineering assistance, may
make surveys and such studies as it deems desirable, and
shall report to the general court the results of its investiga-
tion and recommendations with plans and estimates of
construction costs and land damages, if any, with drafts of
legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into
effect, by fihng the same with the clerk of the house of
representatives on or before May fifteenth, nineteen hundred
and fifty-three.
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this
resolve, said department may expend such sums as may be
appropriated therefor. Approved May 5, 1953.
Chap. 29 Resolve providing for an investigation by the judicial
COUNCIL relative TO THE APPOINTMENT OP GUARDIANS
OF INSANE PERSONS.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to investi-
gate the subject matter of current house document numbered
ten hundred and fifty-six, relative to the appointment of
guardians of insane persons, and to include its conclusions
and its recommendations, if any, in relation thereto, with
drafts of such legislation as may be necessary to give effect
to the same, in its annual report for the current year.
Approved May 6, 1953.
Chap. 30 Resolve providing for an investigation by a special
COMMISSION RELATIVE TO THE SALE, FURNISHING, DELIV-
ERY, EXCHANGE AND USE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS WITHIN THE
COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist
of two members of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, four members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof, and two persons to
be appointed by the governor, the attorney general or an
assistant attorney general designated by him, the commis-
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 31, 32. 759
sioner of public health or a person designated by him from
the department, and the commissioner of pubhc safety or a
person designated by him from the department, is hereby
established for the purpose of making an investigation rela-
tive to the sale, furnishing, delivery, exchange and use of
narcotic drugs within the commonwealth, with a view to
the adoption of such measures and the enactment of such
legislation as will most effectively protect the people of the
commonwealth from the terrible consequences of drug ad-
diction. Said commission 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 sums as may be appropriated therefor. Said 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 such 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 May 12, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by Chap. 31
A special commission relative to the facilities for
the handling and marketing of essential foods
within the commonwealth.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist
of five persons to be appointed by the governor, of whom one
shall be a market gardener and one a commission merchant,
is hereby established for the purpose of making an investiga-
tion and study relative to the present facilities for handUng
and marketing essential foods within the commonwealth
with a view to making recommendations for the improvement
of market facilities for such handling. Said commission may
expend for clerical and other assistance and expenses such
sums as may be appropriated therefor, shall be provided
with quarters in the state house or elsewhere, and may travel
and hold hearings within or without the commonwealth.
Said commission shall report to the general court the results
of its investigations and its recommendations, if any, to-
gether with drafts of legislation necessary to carry its recom-
mendations into effect, by filing the same with the clerk of
the senate not later than the fifteenth day of January in the
year nineteen hundred and fifty-four.
Approved May 11^, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation by the judicial Chap. 32
council relative to restricting the power of the
attorney general and of district attorneys to au-
thorize WIRE tapping.
Resolved, That the judicial council be requested to investi-
gate the subject matter of current house document num-
bered 2377, relative to restricting the power of the attorney
760 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 33, 34.
general and of district attorneys to authorize wire tapping,
and to include its conclusions and 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 of the current year. Approved May 14, 1953.
Chap. 33 Resolve establishing an unpaid special commission to
STUDY AND REVISE THE LAWS RELATING TO PUBLIC WELFARE.
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 three persons
to be appointed by the governor, is hereby established to
make a survey and study of the laws of the commonwealth
relating to public welfare, with a view to the revision and
codification of said laws and to the recommending of such
changes therein and additions thereto as may appear neces-
sary or desirable. Said commission shall hold hearings, shall
be provided with quarters in the state house or elsewhere,
and may expend for expenses and legal, clerical and other
assistance such sums as may be appropriated therefor, in-
cluding the amount appropriated in item 0209-00 of section
two of chapter six hundred and thirty-two of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-two, and the sum of two thousand
dollars from the unexpended balance remaining in the ap-
propriation item 0232-00 of said section two of said chapter
six hundred and thirty-two is hereby transferred and made
available for the purpose of said item 0209-00. 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 said recommendations into
effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the house of
representatives not later than the first Wednesday of De-
cember in the current year. Approved May 21, 1953.
Chap. 34 Resolve providing for a proper representation of the
COMMONTV^EALTH AT THE STATE CONVENTION OF THE
AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II, AMVETS TO BE
HELD IN THE CITY OF SALEM IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
Resolved, That, in order that the commonwealth may be
properly represented on the occasion of the state convention
of the American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS to
be held in the city of Salem in the current year, and to
ensure, in arranging entertainment and other events in con-
nection therewith, proper co-operation between the Massa-
chusetts Department of the American Veterans of World
War II, AMVETS and the commonwealth, after an ap-
propriation has been made therefor, there may be expended,
with the approval and under the direction of the governor
and council, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Approved May 27, 1953.
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 35, 36, 37. 761
Resolve providing for a proper representation of Chap. 35
THE COMMONWEALTH AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF
THE SECOND (INDIAN HEAD) DIVISION ASSOCIATION TO BE
HELD IN THE CITY OF BOSTON IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
Resolved, That, in order that the commonwealth may be
properly represented at the national convention of the Sec-
ond (Indian Head) Division Association to be held in the
city of Boston on July twenty-third, twenty-fourth and
twenty-fifth in the current year, and to ensure, in arranging
entertainments and other events in connection therewith,
proper co-operation between said association and the com-
monwealth, there may, after an appropriation has been
made, be expended, with the approval and under the direc-
tion of the governor and council, such sums as may be
appropriated therefor. Approved May 27, 195S.
Resolve providing for a proper representation of the Chap. 36
COMMONWEALTH AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE
ITALIAN-AMERICAN WORLD WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED
STATES, INC., TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF BOSTON IN THE
CURRENT YEAR.
Resolved, That, in order that the commonwealth may be
properly represented on the occasion of the national con-
vention of the Itahan-American World War Veterans of the
United States, Inc., to be held in the city of Boston from
August thirty-first to September fifth in the current year,
and to ensure, in arranging entertainments and other events
in connection the^e^vith, proper co-operation between the
Italian-American World War Veterans of the United States,
Inc., and the commonwealth, after an appropriation has
been made therefor, there may be expended, with the ap-
proval and under the direction of the governor and council,
such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Approved May 28, 1953.
Resolve in favor of Walter p. shea of springfield. Chav 37
Resolved, That, for the purpose of discharging a moral
obligation and notwithstanding any provision of section
three B of chapter twelve of the General LaM^s to the con-
trary, there be allowed and paid out of the state treasury,
subject to appropriation, to Walter P. Shea of Springfield,
in satisfaction of an execution issued on final judgment from
the superior court of Hampden county on November twenty-
sixth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, in an action com-
menced by said Walter P. Shea against Charles J. Zablow,
Jr., for damages resulting from an accident involving a state-
owned motor vehicle operated by said Zablow while in the
performance of his duties as a state employee, the sum of
twelve thousand three hundred and seventy-one dollars and
sixty-nine cents. No payment shall be made hereunder until
762 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 38, 39.
there shall have been filed with the comptroller an agree-
ment signed by said Walter P. Shea, or his lawful repre-
sentatives, 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 May 28, 1953.
Chap. 38 Resolve extending the time in which the commis-
sioners TO REVISE, RECODIFY, CONSOLIDATE AND AR-
RANGE THE GENERAL LAWS ARE AUTHORIZED AND
DIRECTED TO REPORT SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES IN THE
GENERAL LAWS AND TO MAKE THEIR FINAL REPORT,
AND RELATIVE TO THE DESIGNATION OF A CHAIRMAN.
Resolved, That the time within which the commissioners
to revise, recodify, consoKdate and arrange the General
Laws of the commonwealth, appointed under authority of
chapter ninety-four of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
forty-eight, shall submit their final report of such revision,
as set forth in chapter thirty-seven of the resolves of nine-
teen hundred and fifty-two, is hereby further extended to
the first Wednesday of February, nineteen hundred and
fifty-four. Said commissioners are hereby directed to make
monthly reports of progress to the committee on the ju-
diciary until the submission of their final report to the gen-
eral court, and said committee is herebj^ authorized to sit
during the sessions of the general court and during the recess
thereof for the purpose of receiving such reports and making
such recommendations to the commissioners as said com-
mittee may deem necessary. Said committee may expend
for the purposes of this resolve such sums as may be ap-
propriated therefor. The governor with the advice and con-
sent of the council may designate one of the said commis-
sioners as chairman of the commission to revise, recodify,
consolidate and arrange the General Laws of the common-
wealth. Approved June 1, 1953.
Chap. 39 Resolve providing for an investigation relative to
THE improvement OF CONDITIONS AT FURNACE POND IN
THE TOWN OF PEMBROKE.
Resolved, That the department of public health and the
department of public works, acting as a joint board, are
hereby authorized and directed to consider and formulate
a plan for the improvement of conditions at Furnace pond,
located in the town of Pembroke and for such purpose shall
consider the question of dredging the said pond, of improving
its outlet, and of treating the pond with chemicals for the
removal of microscopic growths and for the correction of
the fly nuisance. The said joint board shall include the
type of weed and microscopic, organisms found in the pond
in any investigation under the provisions of current senate
document numbered five hundred and fifteen. In any work
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 40, 41. 763
under this resolve the joint board shall take no action that
will in any way affect the water supply of Abington and
Rockland in Great Sandy Bottom Pond. For the purposes
of this resolve, said board may enter on any land adjoining
or abutting said pond and its outlet which it may desire
to survey or examine, and may expend for engineering and
other expenses, including chemicals, such sums as may be
appropriated therefor. Said board shall report to the gen-
eral court its findings and its recommendations, if any, to-
gether with drafts of legislation necessary to carry its rec-
ommendations into effect, by filing the same with, the clerk
of the house of representatives on or before the first Wed-
nesday of December in the current year.
Approved June 1, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation relative to CJiaj) 40
THE improvement OF CONDITIONS AT MUSQUASHIAT POND,
SOMETIMES CALLED MUSQUASHCUT POND, IN THE TOWN OF
SCITUATE.
Resolved, that the department of public health, the de-
partment of public works and the state reclamation board,
acting as a joint board, are hereby authorized and directed
to consider and formulate a plan for the improvement of
conditions at Musquashiat pond, sometimes called Mus-
quashcut pond, located in the towni of Scituate and for such
purpose shall consider the questions of dredging the said
pond and of improving its outlet. The said joint board
shall consider treating the pond with chemicals for the cor-
rection of the fly nuisance, and shall include the type of
weed and microscopic organism found in this pond in any
investigation under the provisions of current senate docu-
ment numbered five hundred and fifteen. For the purposes
of this resolve, said board may enter on any land adjoining
or abutting said pond and its outlet which it may desire to
survey or examine, and may expend for engineering and
other expenses, including chemicals, such sums as may
hereafter be appropriated therefor. Said board shall report
to the general court its findings 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 2, 1953.
Resolve authorizing the department of public health, Chav. 41
THE STATE RECLAMATION BOARD AND THE PORT OF BOSTON
authority TO CONSIDER AND FORMULATE A PLAN FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT OF STRAITS POND IN THE TOWNS OF HULL
AND COHASSET.
Resolved, That the department of public health, the state
reclamation board and the Port of Boston Authority, acting
as a joint board, are hereby authorized and directed to
764 Resolves, 1953. — Chap. 42.
consider and formulate a plan for the improvement of the
condition of Straits pond in the towns of Hull and Cohasset
and Cat Dam in the town of Cohasset. For such purposes
the joint board shall consider improving the outlet of the
said pond, the possibiUty of maintaining tidal currents
through the pond, treating the pond with chemicals for the
removal of microscopic and plant growths and the correc-
tion of the insect nuisance. The said joint board shall
include the type of weed and microscopic growths found in
this pond and in any investigation under the provisions of
current senate document numbered five hundred and fifteen.
For the purpose of this resolve said board may enter upon
any lands abutting or draining to said pond and its outlet
which it may desire to survey, and may expend for engineer-
ing and other expenses, including chemicals, such sums as
may hereafter be appropriated therefor. The said board
shall report to the general court the results of its investiga-
tion and survey and its recommendations, if any, together
with drafts of legislation necessary to carry said recommenda-
tions into effect by fihng the same with the clerk of the
house of representatives on the first Wednesday of Decem-
ber in the current year. Approved June 2, 1953.
Chap. 42 Resolve further continuing the special commission
ESTABLISHED TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION AND STUDY
RELATIVE TO THE PROBLEMS OP TAXATION.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, known as
the special commission on taxation, established by chapter
eighty-six of the resolves of nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, and whose membership was increased by chapter
fifty-one of the resolves of nineteen hundred and forty-nine
and its scope most recently increased by chapter ninety-
three of the resolves of nineteen hundred and fifty-two and
which was most recently continued by chapter one hundred
and three of the resolves of nineteen hundred and fifty-two,
is hereby continued for the purpose of continuing its in-
vestigation and study relative to the problems of 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 commis-
sion shall also make such investigation and study with a
view to the revision and codification of the laws relating to
taxation and to the recommending of such changes therein
and additions thereto as may appear necessary or desirable.
Said commission may hold public 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
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 43, 44, 45. 765
under oath. Said commission may expend for expert,
clerical and other services and expenses the unexpended
balance of item 0239-00 of section two of chapter six hun-
dred and thirty-two of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty-two and such sums as may hereafter 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
necessary to carry such recommendations into effect, by
filing the same with the clerk of the house of representatives
from time to time and by fifing a final report not later than
the first Wednesday in April, nineteen hundred and fifty-
four. Approved June 4, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation relative to Chap. 43
THE extension OF THE NORTH METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE
DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THE TOWN OF WILMINGTON.
Resolved, That the department of pubhc health and the
metropolitan district commission, acting as a joint board,
are hereby authorized and directed to make an investigation
relative to the extension of the north metropofitan sewerage
district to include the town of Wilmington. Said joint board
shall report to the general court its findings, and its recom-
mendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation neces-
sary to carry the same into effect, by fifing the same with the
clerk of the house of representatives not later than the first
Wednesday of December in the current year. For the pur-
poses of this resolve, said joint board may expend such sums
as may be appropriated therefor.
Approved June 8, 1953.
Resolve designating the traffic circle at Cambridge (JJiaj) 44
STREET and SOLDIERS FIELD ROAD IN BOSTON AS THE
WILLIAM A. REILLY CIRCLE.
Resolved, That the underpass and traffic circle to be con-
structed by the metropofitan district commission at the inter-
section of Soldiers Field road and Cambridge street in the
Brighton district of the city of Boston be known and desig-
nated as the William A. Reilly Circle, and that said commis-
sion be authorized and directed to place a suitable tablet
or marker, bearing said designation, therein.
Approved June 9, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by (JJiqij 45
A special commission relative to contracts for
public building projects.
Resolved, That a special commission, to consist of the
commissioner of administration, or a person designated by
him, the commissioner of labor and industries, or a person
designated by him, the president of the Massachusetts
Selectmen's Association, or a person designated by him, the
president of the Massachusetts Mayors' Association, or a
766 Resolves, 1953. — Chap. 46.
person designated by him, and three persons to be appointed
by the governor, is hereby established for the purpose of
making an investigation and study relative to contracts for
pubUc building projects and related matters. Said commis-
sion shall include in its investigation and study the subject
matter of current senate documents numbered 447, relative
to the furnishing of certain performance bonds in connection
with contracts for certain pubUc works, and relative to fair
competition for bidders on the construction, reconstruction,
alteration, remodeling or repair of certain public works by
the commonwealth or any poUtical subdivision thereof, and
459, further regulating plans, specifications and bids on the
construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeUng or repair
of public building projects, and current house documents
numbered 1665, to regulate the awards of contracts by com-
petitive bidding and to provide for periodic payments both
to general contractors and to subcontractors on pubUc build-
ing projects; 1666, to regulate award of contracts and pay-
ments to general contractors and subcontractors on pubUc
building projects; 1667, to provide security for payments to
laborers, subcontractors, suppUers and others engaged in
pubhc construction; 2116, to regulate competitive bidding
on pubhc building projects; and 2119, to provide a method
of payment to certain subcontractors on certain public works
construction, reconstruction, alterations, remodehng or re-
pair of certain public works by the commonwealth or any
political subdivision thereof. Said commission may hold
hearings, shall be provided with quarters in the state house
or elsewhere, may travel within and without the common-
wealth and may expend for technical, clerical and other
services such sums as may be appropriated therefor. Said
commission, during its investigation and study, shall have
the assistance of such agencies, departments, boards, com-
missions and officers of the state government as may be re-
quested by said commission to assist and co-operate. 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 representatives not later than the first
Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved June 11, 195S.
Chap. 46 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
A SPECIAL commission OF THE LAWS RELATIVE TO CER-
TAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE REORGANIZATION THEREOF,
AND OF THE FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FINAN-
CIAL ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN TOWNS FOR THE CONSTRUC-
TION, EQUIPPING AND FURNISHING OF SCHOOLS.
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-
Resolves, 1953. — Chap. 47. 767
tives, to be designated by the speaker thereof, and three per-
sons to be appointed by the governor, is hereby estabUshed
for the purpose of making an investigation and study of
school problems of such towns as are entirely or almost en-
tirely residential in character, AAdth a view to obtaining from
the commonwealth additional aid for the construction,
equipping and furnishing of school buildings in such towns.
Said commission shall also make an investigation and study
of school districts, regional school districts and school union
superintendencies, with a view to reorganizing such dis-
tricts and to revising the laws relative to the selection of and
the powers and duties of superintendency school districts or
unions, and to recommend such other changes as may best
promote the educational interests of the commonwealth.
Said commission shall, in making its investigation and
study, consider the subject matter of chapter six hundred
and forty-five of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-
eight, as amended by chapter six hundred and thirty-seven
of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-nine, chapters
five hundred and twenty-eight and four hundred and ninety
of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty, and chapter four
hundred and forty-seven of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty-one.
Said commission may call upon such departments, boards,
commissions and ofiicers of the commonwealth for such in-
formation as it may desire in the course of its investigation.
Said commission shall be provided with quarters in the state
house or elsewhere, may hold public hearings, may travel
within or without the commonwealth, and may expend for
legal, clerical and other assistance and expenses such sums as
may be appropriated therefor. Said commission shall re-
port to the general court the result 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 11, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a Chap. 47
SPECIAL COMMISSION RELATIVE TO THE STATE TEACHERS'
COLLEGES.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist of
one member of the senate to be designated by the president
thereof, two members of the house of representatives to be
designated by the speaker thereof, one member of the board
of education to be chosen by said board from its membership,
and three suitably qualified persons to be appointed by the
governor, is hereby established for the purpose of making an
investigation and study relative to the state teachers' col-
leges, including the Massachusetts School of Art; their exist-
ing educational programs, facihties, management, charges,
staffs and locations; their conformity with accepted stand-
768 Resolves, 1953. — Chap. 48.
ards of teacher training institutions; their capacity to meet
present and prospective requirements for teachers in the
pubHc schools of the commonwealth; the placement of their
graduates in public and private schools and in other occupa-
tions; the respective roles of the state teachers' colleges
and of private institutions of higher learning in the total
supply of trained teachers; temporary measures which may
be taken to augment the existing supply of teachers; specific
needs for the improvement or extension of the plants, facihties
and equipment of the several colleges and financial require-
ments therefor; and the provision of adequate facilities for
the state teachers' college in Boston. Nothing in this resolve
shall be construed to authorize any delay in proceeding with
projects previously authorized in chapter seven hundred and
ninety-five of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty, chapter
seven hundred and fifty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred
and fifty-one and chapter six hundred and four of the acts
of nineteen hundred and fifty-two. Said commission shall be
provided with adequate quarters in the state house or else-
where, may hold public hearings, may travel within and
without the commonwealth, and may expend for professional,
clerical and other services and 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 such recommendations into
effect by filing the same with the clerk of the house of repre-
sentatives not later than the first Wednesday of December
in the current year.
For the purposes of this resolve there is hereby appro-
priated from the General Fund the sum of five thousand
dollars to be available for nineteen hundred and fifty-three
and succeeding fiscal year. Approved June 11, 1953.
Chap. 48 Resolve increasing the membership and scope of the
SPECIAL COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
A STATE MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCHOOL, AND FIXING THE
TIME WITHIN WHICH SAID COMMISSION SHALL FILE ITS
FINAL REPORT.
Resolved, That the membership of the unpaid special com-
mission established by chapter seventy of the resolves of
nineteen hundred and fifty-one and most recently revived
and continued by item 7613-08 of section two of chapter
six hundred and four of the acts of nineteen hundred and
fifty-two, to make a study and investigation relative to the
establishment of a state medical and dental school under the
jurisdiction of the University of Massachusetts, be increased
by the addition thereto of one member of the senate to be
designated by the president thereof, two members of the
house of representatives to be designated by the speaker
thereof, and one member to be designated by the governor.
Said commission shall, in the course of its study, consider
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 49, 50. 769
the subject matter of current senate document numbered 86
and current house documents numbered 403, 607, 611, 613,
903, 904, 906, 1386, 1388, 1822 and 1825. Said commission
shall be provided with quarters in the state house or else-
where, 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 the balance of the amount appropriated in item
7613-08 of section two of chapter six hundred and four of
the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-two and such addi-
tional sums as may be appropriated therefor. Said commis-
sion shall report to the general court the results of its in-
vestigation and study, and its recommendations, together
with drafts of legislation necessarj'- to carry its recommenda-
tions into effect by filing the same with the clerk of the house
of representatives on or before the third Wednesday of
January in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-four.
Approved June 16, 1953.
Resolve increasing the scope of the investigation Chap. 49
AND study of the COMMISSION ESTABLISHED FOR THE
PURPOSE OF EXAMINING THE STRUCTURE OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT.
Resolved. That the unpaid special commission established
by chapter seventy-five of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and forty-nine for the purpose of examining the structure of
the state government shall, in making its investigation and
study, consider the subject matter of current house document
numi)ered 31, relative to changing the name of the appellate
tax board, of current house document numbered 556, rela-
tive to reorganizing the department of agriculture, and of
current house document numbered 1680, relative to placing
the commission on alcoholism within the department of ed-
ucation. Approved June 16, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by Qhap. 50
THE department OF PUBLIC UTILITIES RELATIVE TO THE
escape or DISCHARGE OF CINDERS, ASHES AND OTHER
SOLIDS FROM CERTAIN FURNACES IN CERTAIN CITIES AND
TOWNS.
Resolved, That the department of public utiHties is hereby
authorized and directed to make an investigation and study
of the subject matter of current house document numbered
2053, relative to providing relief in certain cities and towns
surrounding Boston, including the cities of Salem, Chicopee
and Holyoke and the town of Marblehead against the es-
cape or discharge of cinders, ashes and other solids from
buildings using furnaces or boilers with forced or induced
drafts or from the territory adjacent thereto. Said depart-
ment shall report to the general court the results of its in-
770 Resolves, 1953. — Chap. 51.
vestigation and study 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 16, 1953.
Chap. 51 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
THE department OF PUBLIC WORKS RELATIVE TO REPAIRS
AND IMPROVEMENTS OF PUBLIC WAYS.
Resolved, That the department of public works is hereby
authorized to make an investigation and study of current
house document numbered 188, providing for the land-
scaping as a park reservation of both sides of the Boston
Central Artery, known and designated as the John F.
Fitzgerald Expressway, beginning at Charles Street Circle
at the foot of Leverett street; of current house document
numbered 332, providing for the elimination of certain
traffic hazards at Dead Man's Curve, so called, in the town
of Wayland; of current house document numbered 504,
relative to the distribution of state funds for the repair and
improvement of public ways in small towns ; of current house
document numbered 937, providing for the reconstruction
of certain portions of Route 143 ; of current house document
numbered 954, providing increased grants for the main-
tenance and improvement of local roads, and providing addi-
tional reimbursement for local expenses in the removal of
ice; of current house document numbered 955, providing
for the distribution of state funds for the sanding of pubUc
ways in small towns; of current house document numbered
967, directing the department of pubHc works to resurface
and widen Route No. 9 (Russell street) from East street,
Hadley to the intersection of Route No. 9 and Route No.
116 in Amherst, Massachusetts; of current house document
numbered 969, authorizing and directing the department of
public works to reconstruct Route 140 from the center of the
town of Wrentham to the Mansfield town line; of current
house document numbered 1873, authorizing the depart-
ment of public works to reconstruct certain roads in the
vicinity of North pond in the towns of Florida and Savoy
and to construct a parking lot on the shores of said pond;
of current house document numbered 2328, for the relocation
and reconstruction of a certain way and bridges across the
Sudbury river; of current house document numbered 2518,
providing for the construction by the state department of
pubUc works of a bridge without a draw over the Merrimack
river between the town of North Andover and the city of
Lawrence; and of current house document numbered 2529,
providing for the construction or reconstruction by the de-
partment of pubhc works, within the limits of state high-
way layouts of all department approved driveways or en-
trances to adjacent private property, streets or roads. Said
department 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
Resolves, 1953. — Chap. 52. 771
recommendations into effect by fiKng the same with the
clerk of the house of representatives not later than the first
Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved June 16, 1953.
Resolve establishing a special commission to study rjhnr) 52
AND investigate MEANS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING ^
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE IN HOMES AND INSTITUTIONS
FOR THE SICK AND AGED.
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,
one of whom shall be a member of the committee on public
safety, to be designated by the speaker thereof, the com-
missioner of public health or a person in his department
designated by him, a member of the division of building in-
spection to be designated by the commissioner of pubUc
safety, the state fire marshal, the president of the Massa-
chusetts Fire Chiefs' Club or a member designated by him,
and four persons to be appointed by the governor, one of
whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Federation
of Nursing Homes, Inc., is hereby established to investigate
and study conditions and means of fire protection and fire
prevention in hospitals, sanitariums, convalescent and nurs-
ing homes, infirmaries maintained in cities and towns, and
boarding homes for the aged licensed by and under the super-
vision of the department of pubHc health in accordance with
the provisions of sections seventy-one to seventy-three, in-
clusive, of chapter one hundred and eleven of the General
Laws; to investigate and study the various laws, regulations,
codes and ordinances governing their construction, altera-
tion, inspection and maintenance, 'wdtli a view to removing
conflicts and inconsistencies and co-ordinating and unifying
them, in order that matters of administration and enforce-
ment shall be simplified and strengthened, and that pro-
prietors shall not be burdened with needless expense due to
confusion and conflict of authority and responsibility.
Said commission may call upon the departments, com-
missions, boards and officers of the commonwealth for such
information as it may desire in the course of its investiga-
tion and study. Said commission 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 sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Said commission shall report to the general court the re-
sults of its study and investigation and its recommendations,
if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry
said recommendations into effect, by fifing the same with the
clerk of the house of representatives not later than the first
Wednesday in December in the current year.
Approved June 16, 1953.
772 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 53, 54, 55.
Chap. 53 Resolve increasing the scope of the investigation and
STUDY BY THE SPECIAL COMMISSION ON TAXATION.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, known as
the special commission on taxation, estabhshed by chapter
eighty-six of the resolves of nineteen hundred and forty-eight
and most recently continued by chapter forty-two of the
resolves of nineteen hundred and fifty-three, shall, in making
its investigation and study, consider the subject matter of
the investigation and study proposed by current senate
document numbered five hundred and fifty-one, relative to
the advisability of changing the fiscal year of municipalities
from the calendar year to the fiscal year of the commonwealth
and of current house document numbered 2671, exempting
from taxation the income of trusts for charitable purposes.
Approved June 18, 1953.
Chap. 54 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
A special commission into the conditions at penal
institutions within the commonwealth.
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 estabhshed for the
purpose of making an investigation and stud}^ of conditions
at penal institutions within the commonwealth, and such
related matters as may be necessary, with a view to making
such changes in the laws and regulations as will be in the
best interests of the public. The commission shall be pro-
vided with quarters in the state house or elsewhere, may hold
pubUc hearings and may call upon officials of the common-
wealth or other subdivisions thereof for such information as
it may require in the course of its investigation and study.
Said commission may expend for clerical and other services
and expenses such sums as may be appropriated therefor,
and 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 said 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 year nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Approved June 19, 1953.
Chap. 55 Resolve authorizing and directing the department of
mental health to continue the study relative to
THE advisability OF MAKING PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE AVAIL-
ABLE TO THE DISTRICT COURTS.
Resolved, That the department of mental health, author-
ized and directed under chapter seventy-two of the resolves
of nineteen hundred and fifty-one to continue a study and
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 56, 57. 773
investigation relative to the advisability of providing psychi-
atric services and facilities for the district courts of this com-
monwealth, is hereby authorized and directed to continue
said study and investigation. Said department shall report
to the general court the results of its study and investiga-
tion 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 representa-
tives on or before the first Wednesday of December, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-three. For the purposes of this
resolve, there may be expended such sums as may be appro-
priated therefor. Approved June 19, 1953.
Resolve providing for further study and investiga- Q]jQr) 55
TION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS RELATIVE
TO THE DRAINAGE OF SWAMP LANDS IN THE TOWN OF
WILMINGTON AND FOR SUCH IMPROVEMENTS IN THE IPSWICH
RIVER AS MAY BE NECESSARY THEREFOR.
Resolved, That the department of public works is hereby
authorized and directed to make a study and investigation
of the Ipswich river, and to determine particularly the neces-
sary improvements of said river for the purpose of draining
the swamp areas in the to^vn of Wilmington. The depart-
ment shall make such surve3^s and studies as it deems neces-
sary for said purpose, and investigate the effects of such
river improvements upon structures, including dams and
bridges and on swamp lands and on the river channel. Said
study and investigation shall be made in any or all of the
towns through which the river flows. The department shall
consult with the department of public health in regard to
the effect which any proposed work on this stream may have
on any sources of water supply within the watershed. The
department shall report to the general court the results of
its stud}'- and 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 on or before the first
Wednesda}^ of December, nineteen hundred and fifty-four.
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this resolve,
said department may expend such sums as may be appro-
priated therefor. Approved June 22, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study Chap. 57
RELATING TO CORRUPT PRACTICES IN ELECTIONS.
Resolved, 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 two persons
to be appointed by the governor, is hereby established for
the purpose of making an investigation and study of the
laws relating to corrupt practices in elections with a view to
774 Resolves, 1953. — Chap. 58.
revising and perfecting such laws. Said commission shall,
in making its investigation and study, consider the subject
matter of senate document numbered 14, relative to a sur-
vey and study relating to corrupt practices \\ath a view to
the revision and improvement of said laws, of current house
document numbered 324, relative to a study of the laws
governing election expenditures; and of house document
numbered 406, relative to the pubUcation by the state sec-
retary of the names of candidates or campaign committees
failing to file the election returns required by law. 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 produc-
tion of books and papers, may call on state officials and de-
partment heads for advice and assistance, may travel within
the commonwealth, and may expend for expert, clerical and
other services and expenses such sums as may be appropri-
ated 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 fiUng
the same with the clerk of the house of representatives not
later than the first Wednesday of December in the current
year. Approved June 22, 1953.
Chap 58 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
A special commission relative to the fluoridation
OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES.
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, one of whom shall
be a representative from the metropolitan district commis-
sion, and one of whom shall be a representative from the
department of pubfic health, is hereby established for the
purpose of making an investigation and study relative to
the fluoridation of pubfic water supplies. Said commission
shall be provided with quarters in the state house or else-
where, may hold hearings, 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 house of representa-
tives on or before the first Wednesday of December in the
current year. Approved June 22, 1953.
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 59, 60, 61. 775
Resolve establishing a special commission to make an Chap. 59
INVESTIGATION AND STUDY RELATIVE TO THE ISSUANCE OF
REVENUE BONDS BY MUNICIPALITIES OF THE COMMON-
WEALTH UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Resolved, 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 two persons
to be appointed by the governor, is hereby established for
the purpose of making an investigation and study of all
matters pertaining to the issuance of revenue bonds by
municipalities of the conmionwealth for the purpose of
financing a program of acquisition, operation and mainte-
nance of off-street parking facilities within said municipaU-
ties. 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 have the
assistance and co-operation of the director of accounts and
such other departments, boards, commissions and officers of
the commonwealth as it may request. 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
representatives not later than June thirtieth, nineteen hun-
dred and fifty-four. Approved June 22, 195S.
Resolve increasing the scope of the investigation by (JJiqj) qq
THE special commission ESTABLISHED TO MAKE AN IN- ' '
VESTIGATION relative to THE SALE, FURNISHING, DE-
LIVERY, EXCHANGE AND USE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS WITHIN
THE COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That the special commission established by chap-
ter thirty of the resolves of the current year for the purpose
of making an investigation relative to the sale, furnishing,
dehvery, exchange and use of narcotic drugs within the
commonwealth, in the course of its investigation, shall con-
sider the subject matter of current house document num-
bered 743, relative to the adulteration or misbranding of
foods and drugs. Approved June 22, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by fhr^r.. «i
A special commission of the advisability of estab- t • ^^
lishing the uniform commercial code.
Resolved, 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
776 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 62, 63.
purpose of making an investigation and study of the subject
matter of current house document numbered 1928, provid-
ing for the estabhshing of a uniform commercial code relative
to transactions involving personal property and contracts,
including sales, commercial paper and miscellaneous matters,
with a view to determining the advisability of the adoption
of such commercial code in the commonwealth. Said com-
mission shall be provided with quarters in the state house or
elsewhere, may travel within and without the commonwealth,
may hold pubhc hearings and may expend for clerical and
other services and expenses such sums, not to exceed five
thousand dollars, as may be appropriated therefor. Said
commission shall report to the general court the results of
its 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 not later than the last Wednesday
of December in the current year. Approved June 22, 1953.
Chap. 62 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
A SPECIAL commission OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS
RELATING TO THE OBSERVANCE OF THE LORD's DAY.
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 for the purpose of making an investigation and study
of the provisions of the laws relating to the observance of
the Lord's day. Said commission shall be provided ^\dth
quarters in the state house or elsewhere, shall hold pubHc
hearings, may travel within and without the commonwealth,
and may expend for clerical and other services and expenses
such sums as may be appropriated therefor. Said commis-
sion shall report to the general court the results of its in-
vestigation and study, and its recommendations, if any, to-
gether mth drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
recommendations into effect, by fihng the same with the
clerk of the house of representatives on or before the first
Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved June 22, 1953.
Chap. 63 Resolve increasing the scope of the special unpaid
COMMISSION ESTABLISHED TO INVESTIGATE AND STUDY THE
ADVISABILITY OF ESTABLISHING A STATE MEDICAL AND
DENTAL SCHOOL UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNI-
VERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission, established
by chapter seventy of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
fifty-one and revived and continued by item 7613-08 of
section two of chapter six hundred and four of the acts of
nineteen hundred and fifty-two, shall consider in its investi-
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 64, 65. 777
gation and study the subject matter of current house docu-
ment numbered 1822 relative to the establishment of one
or more medical schools by the University of Massachusetts
and for the development of an adequate program of higher
education. Approved June 22, 19 53.
Resolve increasing the scope of the investigation and (7/^^7; 64
STUDY OF the COMMISSION ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE ' "
OF EXAMINING THE STRUCTURE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission established
by chapter seventy-five of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and forty-nine for the purpose of examining the structure
of the state government, shall, in making its investigation
and study, consider the subject matter of current senate
document numbered 456, relative to the conveyance to the
city of Boston of land owned by the commonwealth, and
the method and practice of conveying or transferring state-
owned land in general. Approved June 22, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by Chan. 65
A special commission relative to the ACQUISITION BY
the MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL OF THE PRESENT
SITE OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY JAIL.
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, two persons
to be appointed by the governor, and one person to be
appointed by the mayor of the city of Boston, is hereby
established for the purpose of making an investigation and
study relative to the acquisition by the Massachusetts Gen-
eral Hospital of the present site of the Suffolk county jail.
Said commission in making its investigation and study shall
consider the subject matter of current senate document
numbered 178, relative to providing for the acquisition by
the Massachusetts General Hospital of the present site of
the Suffolk county jail in certain circumstances.
Said commission shall be provided with quarters in the
state house or elsewhere, may hold pubhc hearings, may
travel within and without the commonwealth, shall have the
power to summon witnesses and to require the production
of books, records and papers and the giving of testimony
under oath, and may expend for expert, technical, legal,
clerical and other services and 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 such recommendations into
effect by fihng the same with the clerk of the senate on or
before the last Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved June 22, 1953.
778 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 66, 67, 68.
Chap. 66 Resolve in favor of the widows of the late francis x.
CASEY, ROY C. SMITH AND ARTHUR J. SHEEHAN.
Resolved, That, for the purpose of promoting the public
good, there be allowed and paid out of the state treasury to
the widows of the late Francis X, Casey, Roy C. Smith and
Arthur J. Sheehan, who died while members of the present
house of representatives, the salaries to which they would
have been respectively entitled had they Hved and served
until the end of the nineteen hundred and fifty-three session
of the general court. Approved June 22, 195S.
Chap. 67 Resolve providing for a study by the department of
PUBLIC works, the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION RELATIVE TO THE
ELIMINATION OR CONTROL OF SUBMERGED WEEDS IN CER-
TAIN GREAT PONDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That the department of public works, the de-
partment of pubhc health and the department of conserva-
tion, acting as a joint board, are hereby authorized and di-
rected to make an investigation and survey relative to the
elimination and control of submerged weeds in certain great
ponds and tidal estuaries of the commonwealth. Said de-
partments are hereby authorized to conduct such experi-
ments and make such surveys, for the purpose of this resolve,
as they deem advisable. Said departments are hereby au-
thorized to use for said experiments any of the small ponds
or tidal estuaries of the commonwealth, or any privately
owned pond, if and when authority for such use is obtained
from the owners thereof, as are considered suitable for such
experiments without, however, infringing on the rights of
any person. Said departments may expend for the purpose
of this resolve such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Said departments shall report to the general court the results
of their investigation and survey together with their recom-
mendations, if any, and drafts of legislation necessary to
carry their recommendations into effect, by filing the same
with the clerk of the senate on or before the first Wednesday
of December, nineteen hundred and fifty-four.
Approved June 22, 1953.
Chap. 68 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RELATIVE TO A SYSTEM OF
TOURIST ROUTES AND THE ERECTION OF STEEL MILLS IN
THE COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That the department of commerce is hereby
authorized and directed to make an investigation and study
of current house document numbered 10, providing for a
study and investigation by the state planning board con-
cerning a system of tourist routes and of current house
document numbered 1496, providing for an investigation and
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 69, 70. 779
study by a special commission relative to the erection of a
steel mill or mills within the commonwealth. Said depart-
ment shall report, as soon as may be, to the general court
the results of its investigation and study, together with
drafts of legislation necessary to carry such recommendations
into effect, by filing the same with the clerk of the house of
representatives from time to time but not later than the
first Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved June 22, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study of QIkuj gg
FLOOD CONTROL IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AREA IN THE
TOWNS OF HADLEY AND CLARKSBURG.
Resolved, That the department of public works is hereby
authorized and directed to make an investigation and study
of flood control in the Connecticut river area of the town of
Hadley. Said department shall also include in its investiga-
tion and study the subject matter of current house docu-
ment numbered 1404, providing for the construction of works
by the department of pubhc works for the protection of
property against flood in the Hudson Brooks in the town
of Clarksburg. For the purposes of such investigation and
study the said department may employ necessary engineer-
ing and other assistants, and shall prepare plans, information
and other data as it may deem of assistance to the general
court in the consideration of any legislation recommended.
Said department 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 on or before
the first Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved June 23, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by Qhap. 70
THE department OF CONSERVATION OF CERTAIN RECRE-
ATIONAL FACILITIES.
Resolved, That the department of conservation is hereby
authorized to make an investigation and study of the sub-
ject matter proposed by current house document numbered
six hundred and eighty-seven, providing for the acquisition
of land and the construction by the metropolitan district
commission of recreation areas in the vicinity of Lake
Quinsigamond ; current house document numbered nine
hundred and thirty-one, providing for the improvement of
Lake Quinsigamond and land adjacent thereto; and current
house document numbered twenty-two hundred and seventy-
one, providing for an investigation and study of the feasi-
bility of building swimming pools and constructing recrea-
tion areas in the Mount Tom reservation, Wacoma Falls
state park, and in the town of Clarksburg by the department
780 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 71, 72.
of conservation. Said department shall report to the gen-
eral court the results of its investigation and study, and its
reconunendations, 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 in December in the cur-
rent year. Approved June 23, 1963.
Chav. 71 Resolve authorizing and directing the department of
PUBLIC WORKS TO CONTINUE ITS INVESTIGATION AND
STUDY RELATIVE TO IMPROVING FAIRHAVEN HARBOR.
Resolved, That the department of public works is hereby
authorized and directed to continue its investigation and
study relative to the advisabihty and expediency of pro-
viding for the improvement of the port facihties at Fair-
haven Harbor. Said department shall, in making its in-
vestigation and study, consider the subject matter of current
house document numbered 2771, providing for an investi-
gation and study by said department relative to a sidewalk
along a portion of U. S. Route 6 in the town of Fairhaven.
Said department 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 fifing the same with
the clerk of the house of representatives on or before the first
Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved June 25, 1963.
Chap. 72 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
THE department OF PUBLIC WORKS RELATIVE TO FORT
POINT CHANNEL AND CERTAIN TERRITORIES ADJACENT
THERETO AND TO CERTAIN PROPOSED WATERWAYS PROJECTS.
Resolved, That the department of pubfic works is hereby
authorized and directed to continue an investigation and
study provided for by chapter forty-three of the resolves of
nineteen hundred and fifty-two, relative to relocating and
abandoning certain harbor fines in the vicinity of South
Boston, Fort Point Channel and Atlantic avenue and pro-
viding for the filling and improvement of South Bay, Rox-
bury Canal, and part of Fort Point Channel in Boston
Harbor and certain territories adjacent thereto. Said de-
partment shall include in its study the subject matter of
current house document numbered 1835, providing for the
dredging of Palmer Cove in the city of Salem by the de-
partment of public works; of current house document num-
bered 1839, authorizing and directing the department of
pubfic works to dredge Belle Isle Channel in the Beachmont
section of Revere; and of current house document num-
bered 1840, providing for the improvement of the banks of
the Merrimack river in the city of Lowell. Said department
shall report to the general court the results of its investi-
gation and study, together with drafts of legislation neces-
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 73, 74. 781
sary to carry such 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 June 25, 1953.
Resolve authorizing the department of public safety Pfidrf 73
TO JMAKE AN INVESTIGATION AND STUDY RELATIVE TO THE ^'
SALE OF DANGEROUS TOYS, WEARING APPAREL, FURNITURE
AND OTHER ARTICLES USED BY THE PUBLIC.
Resolved, That the department of pubhc safety is hereby
authorized and directed to make an investigation and study
of the subject matter of current house document num-
bered 2684 and relative to the sale of dangerous toys, wear-
ing apparel, furniture and other articles used by the public.
Said department shall report, as soon as may be, to the gen-
eral court the results of its investigation and study including
its recommendations, together with drafts of legislation
necessary to carry such recommendations into effect. In
making such recommendations, said department shall pro-
vide in such proposed legislation a specific yardstick or
measure, which can be supported by reasonable evidence
before the courts of the commonwealth, setting forth the
flash point above which the source of danger to fife and
safety exists or some other proper yardstick or measure. The
commissioner of pubUc safety shall furnish such clerical,
technical and other assistants as may be necessary for the
purposes of this resolve. Said department shall file its re-
port with the clerk of the house of representatives not later
than the first Wednesday in December of the current year.
Approved June 29, 1953.
Resolve providing for a study by the department of Qfidr, 74
PUBLIC UTILITIES RELATIVE TO A CERTAIN GAS SERVICE
SAFETY CODE.
Resolved, That the department of pubhc utihties is hereby
authorized and directed to undertake an immediate study
of the gas service safety code adopted on November four-
teenth, nineteen hundred and fifty-two by the pubhc util-
ities commission of the state of New York, with a view to
recommending to the general court such changes in the laws
of the commonwealth as may be necessary to protect the
health, safety and wehare of the citizens of the common-
wealth.
Said department shall make recommendations regarding
the following questions: —
1. Shall pipe line companies and their contractors be
made hable for treble damages for any wilful, culpable negh-
gence causing injury to persons or damage to property dur-
ing the construction of pipe fines and the appurtenances
thereto?
2. Is the gauge of pipe being used in populous areas ade-
quate to prevent hazardous explosions?
782 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 75, 76.
3. Are the inspection provisions of the present regulations
in this commonwealth as comprehensive as those now in
force in the state of New York?
Said department shall report to the general court the re-
sults of its study, 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 not later than December first
in the current year. Approved June 29, 1953.
Chap. 75 Resolve increasing the scope of the special commis-
sion ESTABLISHED TO STUDY AND REVISE THE LAWS RE-
LATING TO PUBLIC WELFARE.
Resolved, That the special commission estabhshed by chap-
ter thirty-three of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
fifty-three, to study and revise the laws relating to public
welfare, in making its study, shall consider the subject matter
of current senate document numbered 730, providing for an
investigation and study by a special commission relative to
assistance to persons who are permanently disabled, and re-
lated matters, of current senate document numbered 746
increasing the scope of the special commission to study and
revise the laws relating to pubhc welfare and of current
house document numbered 2607 providing for a study rela-
tive to the boarding, care and adoption of children.
Approved June 29, 1953.
Chap. 76 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
A special commission relative to the care, treatment
AND commitment OF THE CRIMINALLY INSANE AND DE-
FECTIVE delinquents.
Resolved, That a special unpaid commission, to consist of
two members of the senate to be designated by the president
thereof, three members of the house of representatives to be
designated by the speaker thereof, a representative of the
department of mental health, a representative of the de-
partment of correction, a psychiatrist, a representative of
the department of education and a representative of the
youth service board and a member of the judiciary, to be
appointed by the governor, is hereby estabhshed to make
an investigation and study relative to the care, treatment
and commitment of persons criminally insane and of persons
who are found to be defective deUnquents or sexual psycho-
paths. Said commission may travel within and without the
commonwealth and may expend for clerical and other as-
sistance and expenses such sums as may 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 such legislation as may be neces-
sary 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 December in the current year.
Approved June 29, 1953.
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 77, 78. 783
Resolve establishing an unpaid special commission to QJku) 77
investigate and study certain provisions of the in- ^'
SURANCE laws AND MATTERS PERTAINING THERETO.
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 for the purpose of making an investigation and study
relative to the insurance laws of the commonwealth with a
view to revising the motor vehicle hability insurance law
and so much of the insurance laws as relate to the granting of
certain disabiUty benefits, the extending of group life insur-
ance to dependents, the provisions of fire, health, accident
and life insurance policies and to general or blanket insur-
ance, and also to investigate the hability of certain insur-
ance companies. Said commission shall also consider the
subject matter of current senate documents numbered 24,
214, 232, 237, 238, 593 and current house documents num-
bered 196, 197, 199, 200, 203, 204, 511, 634, 635, 636, 640,
976, 978, 979, 980, 984, 989, 990, 1249, 1434, 1437, 1438,
1440, 1443, 1444, 1885, 1886, 1889, 1890, 1892, 1895, 1897,
1903, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1910 and 2460.
Said commission shall be provided with quarters in the
state house or elsewhere, may hold hearings, administer
oaths, require by summons the attendance and testimony
of witnesses and the production of books, records and papers,
may travel within and without the commonwealth, and may
expend therefor and for legal, technical, clerical and other
services and expenses such sums as may be appropriated
therefor.
Said commission shall report to the general court the re-
sult of its investigation and study and its recommendations,
if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry
its recommendations into effect by fiUng the same with the
clerk of the senate not later than the last Wednesday of
December in the current year. Approved July 1, 195S.
Resolve authorizing and directing the metropolitan nh„^ 70
DISTRICT commission TO MAKE AN OVER-ALL SURVEY OF ' ^*
THE METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT RELATIVE TO THE
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF SWIMMING POOLS,
SKATING RINKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN
THE COMMUNITIES THEREIN.
Resolved, That the metropohtan district commission is
hereby authorized and directed to conduct an over-all survey
of the metropolitan parks district relative to the advisability
and necessity of constructing and operating swimming and
wading pools, skating rinks, playgrounds and other recrea-
tional facihties in the various communities therein; to
study the possibiUty of establishing a definite pohcy as to
the further construction and operation of recreational
784 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 79, 80.
facilities of this character by the parks district; and to
determine if a well-balanced plan for the development of
such projects can be prepared, said plan to show suitable or
logical locations and the order in which the projects should
be attempted as the district may be able to finance them.
Said commission, in carrying out the provisions of this
resolve, shall consider especially those projects reported on
in house document numbered 1955 of nineteen hundred and
fifty-two, current house document numbered 2168, and the
subject matter of current senate documents numbered 303,
304 and 317, and of current house documents numbered 221,
230, 234, 351, 433, 529, 531, 690, 1089, 1090, 1097, 1105,
1106, 1107, 1109, 1560, 1562, 1569, 1992 and 2003. Said
commission shall report to the general court the results of
its survey and its recommendations, together with drafts of
legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into
effect, by fifing the same with the clerk of the house of
representatives not later than the first Wednesday of De-
cember in the current year. For the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this resolve, said commission may
expend such sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Approved July 1, 1953.
Chap. 79 Resolve increasing the scope of the investigation
AND STUDY BY THE SPECIAL COMMISSION ON TAXATION.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission established
by chapter eighty-six of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
forty-eight, and most recently revived and continued by
chapter forty-two of the resolves of the current year, known
as the special commission on taxation, shall, in making its
investigation and study, consider the subject matter of
current senate documents numbered 117 and 705 and house
documents numbered 2128 and 2595.
Approved July 1, 1953.
Chart. 80 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
AN UNPAID SPECIAL COMMISSION RELATIVE TO CERTAIN
changes in the RETIREMENT LAW.
Resolved, That a special unpaid commission, to consist of
two members 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 six persons to be
appointed by the governor, is hereby estabhshed to make
a survey and study of the laws of the commonwealth relating
to retirement systems and pensions with a view to the
revision, codification and simplification of chapter thirty-
two of the General Laws. Said commission shall, in the
course of its study, consider the subject matter of current
house document numbered 2656, relative to certain changes
in the retirement law. In th^ course of its investigation, the
commission shall investigate and study all non-contributory
as well as contributory retirement and pension plans and
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 81, 82. 785
systems. Said commission shall be provided with quarters
in the state house or elsewhere, may hold hearings, may
require by summons the attendance and testimony by
witnesses and the production of books and papers, may call
on state officials and department heads for advice and
assistance, may travel witliin the commonwealth, and may
expend for experts, 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 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 house of representatives not later than the
second Wednesday of January in the year nineteen hundred
and fifty-four. Approved July 1, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by QJiqj) gi
THE department OF PUBLIC WORKS RELATIVE TO THE ^'
PROPOSED PIER extension AT THE STATE FISH PIER IN
THE CITY OF GLOUCESTER.
Resolved, That the department of pubhc works is hereby
authorized and directed to make an investigation and study
of the subject matter of current senate document numbered
204, to provide for a proposed pier extension at the state
fish pier in the city of Gloucester. Said department shall
from time to time report to the general court the results of
its investigation and study, and its recommendations, if
any, together with estimates of costs and drafts of legislation
necessary to carry such recommendations into effect, and
shall file a final report with the clerk of the house of repre-
sentatives not later than the first Wednesday in December,
nineteen hundred and fifty-three.
Approved July 1, 1953.
Resolve increasing the scope of the special com- Chap. 82
MISSION TO STUDY THE STATE TEACHERS' COLLEGES.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission estabhshed
by chapter forty-seven of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and fifty-three to make an investigation and study relative
to the state teachers' colleges is hereby authorized to consider
in the coarse of its study the subject matter of current
senate document numbered 666 and current house document
numbered 2437. 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 representatives
not later than the first Wednesday of December in the
current year. Approved July 1, 1953.
786 Resolves, 1953. —Chaps. 83, 84, 85.
Chap. 83 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
THE department OF PUBLIC WORKS RELATIVE TO CERTAIN
PONDS AND LAKES.
Resolved, That the department of pubhc works is hereby
authorized to make an investigation and study of the ad-
visability of changing the definition of a great pond and
relative to establishing rights of way for public access to
certain great ponds. Said department shall report to the
general court the results of its investigation and study,
together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry its
recommendations, if any, 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 July 2, 1953.
Chap. 84 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
A SPECIAL commission RELATIVE TO RENTS TO BE PAID
BY CERTAIN VETERANS IN STATE HOUSING UNITS.
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-
hshed for the purpose of making an investigation and study
relative to rents to be paid by certain veterans in state
housing units. In making said investigation and study
said commission shall consider the subject matter of current
senate document numbered 297, of current house documents
numbered 220, 346, 679, 680, 1077, 1081, 1536, 1537, 1538,
1539, 1540, and of the subject matter of the investigation
proposed by current house document numbered 1974. Said
commission shall be provided with quarters in the state
house or elsewhere, may expend for clerical and other assist-
ance such sums as may be appropriated therefor, and 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 recommenda-
tions into effect, by fifing the same with the clerk of the
house of representatives on or before the first Wednesday
of December in the current year. Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap. 85 Resolve establishing a joint special committee to
RECOMMEND A NEW DIVISION OF THE COMMONWEALTH
INTO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
Resolved, That a joint special committee, to consist of six
members of the senate to be designated by the president
thereof and fifteen members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof, be established for
the purpose of recommending a new division of the com-
monwealth into congressional districts in conformity with
existing law. The committee may expend for clerical and
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 86, 87. 787
other necessary expenses, including the procuring of maps
or other data, such sum as may be appropriated therefor;
shall be provided with quarters in the state house ; and shall
be entitled to receive from the state secretary a tabulated
statement showing the population in nineteen hundred and
thirty-five, nineteen hundred and forty and nineteen hun-
dred and fifty arranged by congressional districts. The com-
mittee shall make a report to the general court by fiUng
the same with the clerk of the senate not later than the first
Wednesday of December in the current year, with drafts
of such legislation as may be necessary to comply with the
provisions of the constitution in relation to the aforesaid
matters. Approved July 2, 1953.
Resolve designating a foot bridge over the storrow Chap. 86
HIGHWAY, FROM OTTER STREET TO THE LAWNS NEAR THE
HATCH SHELL IN BOSTON, AS THE "FIEDLER BRIDGE",
Resolved, That the foot bridge which is presently being
constructed by the metropoHtan district commission over
the Storrow highway, giving access from Otter street to the
lawns near the Hatch Shell in the city of Boston, be known
and designated as the Fiedler bridge, and that said commis-
sion be authorized and directed to place a suitable tablet
or marker, bearing said designation, thereon.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by Chap. 87
A SPECIAL commission RELATIVE TO THE MANAGEMENT,
OPERATION, CONTROL AND FINANCES OF THE NEW BED-
FORD, WOODS HOLE, Martha's vineyard and nantucket
STEAMSHIP AUTHORITY.
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 per-
sons to be appointed by the governor, is hereby established
for the purpose of making an investigation and study of the
management, operation, control and finances of the New
Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Steamship Authority, including the subject matter of current
senate document numbered 493 and current house documents
numbered 1721 and 1723, relative to said Authority, and of
current house document numbered 2402, the report of a
special commission relative to local transit companies.
Said commission shall be provided with quarters in the
state house or elsewhere, may hold public hearings, may
travel within and without the commonwealth, shall have the
power to summon witnesses and to require the production of
books, records and papers and the giving of testimony under
oath, and may expend for expert, technical, legal, clerical
and other services and expenses such sums as may be ap-
propriated therefor. Said commission shall report to the
788 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 88, 89.
general court the results of its investigation and study and
its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legis-
lation necessary to carry such recommendations into effect
by filing the same with the clerk of the senate on or before
the last Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap. 88 Resolve authorizing the metropolitan district com-
mission TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION AND STUDY RELA-
TIVE TO NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE METROPOLITAN
DISTRICT AREA.
Resolved, That the metropolitan district commission is
hereby authorized and directed to make an investigation
and study relative to necessary improvements in the met-
ropolitan district area. In the course of its investigation
said commission shall consider the subject matter of current
senate document numbered 98, current house documents
numbered 224, 228, 354, 355, 438, 524, 683, 689, 1088, 1104,
1561, 1990, 1993, 2209, 2322 and 2412. Said commission
shall report to the general court the results of its investiga-
tion and study, and its recommendations, if any, together
Avith drafts of legislation necessary to carry such recom-
mendations into effect, by filing the same with the clerk of
the house of representatives not later than the first Wednes-
day in December in the current year.
Approved July 2, 1953.
Chap. 89 Resolve establishing a special commission to study
AND investigate COMMUNISM AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVI-
TIES AND RELATED MATTERS, IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, 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 two persons to
be appointed by the governor, is hereby established for the
purpose of conducting an investigation and study of the
extent, character and objects of communism and subversive
activities and related matters within the commonwealth;
the diffusion within the commonwealth of subversive and
un-American propaganda that is instigated from foreign
countries, or of a domestic origin, and attacks the principle of
the form of government as guaranteed by our constitution
and all other questions in relation thereto that would aid the
general court in enacting any necessary remedial legislation.
Said commission in making its investigation shall consider
all the aspects of such activities, including, but not limiting
its investigation thereto, educational, governmental, indus-
trial and political activities. Said commission shall be pro-
vided Avith quarters in the state house or elsewhere, shall hold
public hearings, may travel within and without the common-
wealth, may sit during the session and recess of the general
court, may require by summons the attendance of such wit-
Resolves, 1953. — Chap. 89. 789
nesses and the production of such books, papers and docu-
ments, and take such testimony as it deems necessary.
Upon a majority vote of the commission, summonses shall
be issued under the signature of the chairman or vice chair-
man, and shall be served by an officer of the general court or
by any person designated by the commission. The chair-
man or any member of the commission may administer
oaths to witnesses. Every person who, having been sum-
moned as a witness by said commission, or any sub-committee
thereof, wilfully makes default, or who, having appeared, re-
fuses to answer any question pertinent to the investigation
hereby authorized, shall be guilty of contempt and shall be
subject to a fine of two hundred dollars or by imprisonment
for not more than one month, or both.
The subject of any investigation in connection with which
witnesses are summoned shall be clearly stated before the
commencement of any hearings and the evidence sought to
be eh cited shall be relevant and germane to the subject as so
stated.
Any witness summoned at a public hearing and any wit-
ness before a private hearing shall have the right to be ac-
companied by counsel, who shall be permitted to advise the
witness while on the witness stand of his rights.
Every witness shall have the opportunity at the conclu-
sion of the examination by the commission to supplement
the testimony which he has given by making a written or
oral statement, which shall be made part of the record, but
such statement shall be confined to matters with regard to
which he has previously been examined.
Any person whose name is mentioned or who is specifically
identified and who beheves that testimony or other evidence
given in a public hearing before the commission or any sub-
committee thereof or comment made by any member of the
commission or its counsel tends to defame him or othermse
adversely affects his reputation, shall be afforded the follow-
ing privileges : —
(A) He may file with the commission a sworn statement
concerning such testimony, evidence or comment, which
shall be made part of the record of such hearing.
(B) He may appear personally before the commission and
testify in his own behalf.
Said commission, during its investigation, shall have the
assistance of the attorney general, the department of educa-
tion and such other departments, boards, commissions and
officers of the state government as may be requested by said
commission to assist and co-operate.
Said commission shall report its findings to the general
court at such time or times as it may deem advisable, but
in any event shall file a final report not later than June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and may expend
for expenses and legal, clerical and other assistance, such
sums as may be appropriated therefor.
Approved July 2, 196S.
790 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 90, 91, 92.
Chap, 90 Resolve validating the acts of m. jean murdy of
NEWBURYPORT AS A NOTARY PUBLIC.
Resolved, That the acts of M. Jean Murdy of Newbury-
port as a notary pubhc between December twenty-seventh,
nineteen hundred and fifty-two and July first, nineteen hun-
dred and fifty- three, 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 M. Jean Bateman, 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 July 3, 1953.
Chap. 91 Resolve increasing the scope of the investigation
AND STUDY OF THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED FOR THE
PURPOSE OF EXAMINING THE STRUCTURE OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission established
by chapter seventy-five of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and forty-nine for the purpose of examining the structure
of the state government shall, in making its investigation
and study, further consider the subject matter of Appendices
B, C, D and E of current house document numbered 2199,
relative to the organization of the department of labor and
industries. Approved July 3, 1953.
Chap. 92 Resolve relative to the submission of a report to the
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY RELATIVE TO CERTAIN
SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIVE CHANGES BY THE COMMISSIONERS
TO REVISE, RECODIFY, CONSOLIDATE AND ARRANGE THE
GENERAL LAWS.
Resolved, That the commissioners to revise, recodify,
consohdate and arrange the General Laws, appointed under
authority of chapter ninety-four of the resolves of nineteen
hundred and forty-eight, and the time for whose final report
was extended to the first Wednesday of February, nineteen
hundred and fifty-four by chapter thirty-eight of the resolves
of the current year, are hereby directed to submit to the
committee on the judiciary as soon as may be during the
recess of the general court a report similar to Preliminary
Reports I, II and III of recommendations for so-called sub-
stantive corrective changes of amendments and additions
to the General Laws made during the nineteen hundred and
fifty-three session of the general court.
Said committee on the judiciary is hereby authorized to
make such recommendations to said commissioners as said
committee deems advisable or necessary relative to the
preparation by said conamis^ioners of the final report re-
ferred to in said chapter thirty-eight.
Approved July 3, 1953.
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 93, 94. 791
Resolve increasing the scope of the investigation (^/,^o^ 93
AND study by the UNPAID SPECIAL COMMISSION ESTAB-
LISHED TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF THE
WHOLE MATTER OF MILK MARKETING AND THE ENFORCE-
MENT OF LAWS RELATING THERETO.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission established
by chapter twenty-one of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and fifty-three shall, in making its investigation and study,
consider the subject matter of current house document
numbered eight hundred and eight, further regulating the
grading of milk. 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 house of representatives on
or before the first Wednesday in December in the current
year. Approved July S, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study Chap. 94
BY A SPECIAL COMMISSION RELATIVE TO THE PROPER
CLEARANCE OF TRACKS IN RAILROAD YARDS.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission, to consist
of two members of the senate to be designated by the presi-
dent thereof, four members of the house of representatives
to be designated by the speaker thereof, one person repre-
senting the operating railroad brotherhoods in Massachusetts,
one person representing railroad management and one per-
son representing the public, to be appointed by the governor,
is hereby established for the purpose of making an investi-
gation and study relative to the proper clearance of tracks
in railroad yards. In the course of its investigation and
study, said commission shall consider the subject matter
of current senate document numbered 754 and chapter 160
of the General Laws with special reference to section 134A.
Said commission shall be provided with quarters in the state
house or elsewhere, may hold public hearings, may travel
within and without the commonwealth and may expend
for clerical and other services 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 senate
not later than the last Wednesday of December in the
current year. Approved July 3, 1953.
792 Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 95, 96.
Chap. 95 Resolve reviving and further continuing the special
UNPAID commission ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
CONSOLIDATING AND ARRANGING THE SPECIAL LAWS RE-
LATING TO THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Resolved, That the special unpaid commission estabhshed
by chapter twenty-eight of the resolves of nineteen hundred
and fifty and revived and continued first by chapter forty-
three of the resolves of nineteen hundred and fifty-one and
later by chapter ninety-eight of the resolves of mneteen
hundred and fifty-two is hereby further revived and con-
tinued for the purpose of consolidating and arranging, as
provided in said chapter forty-three, all special laws relating
to the cit}^ of Boston which may be in force and operation
at the time of the report hereinafter provided for. The corpo-
ration counsel of said city shall prepare for the use of said
commission a draft of said consolidation and arrangement;
and said commission may call upon such corporation counsel
for such other assistance as it may desire. Said commission
shall be provided with quarters in the state house or else-
where, may hold hearings, may travel within and without
the commonwealth, and may expend for assistance and
expenses such sums as may be appropriated therefor. Said
commission shall complete said consolidation and arrange-
ment and report thereon to the general court by filing the
same with the clerk of the senate not later than the first
Wednesday of January, nineteen hundred and fifty-five.
Approved July 3, 1953.
Chap. 96 Resolve providing for an investigation and study by
A special commission relative to sewage DISPOSAL
IN THE town of CLINTON AND THE WACHUSETT WATERSHED,
AND RELATED PROBLEMS.
Resolved, That an unpaid special commission to consist
of one member of the senate to be designated by the president
thereof, two members of the house of representatives to be
designated by the speaker thereof, a representative of the
department of public health to be designated by the com-
missioner thereof, a representative of the metropolitan dis-
trict commission to be designated by the commissioner
thereof, and two persons to be appointed by the governor, is
hereby established for the purpose of making an investigation
and study relative to the problem of sewage disposal in the
town of Clinton and in the Wachusett watershed, and related
problems. Said commission shall, in making its investi-
gation and study, consider the subject matter of current
senate document numbered 298, relative to the rebuilding
or rehabilitation of the Clinton sewage disposal works.
Said commission shall also consider all problems relating
to sewage disposal in the Wachusett watershed area which
were not considered by the commission established under
chapter sixty-six of the resolves of nineteen hundred and
Resolves, 1953. — Chaps. 97, 98. 793
thirtj'^-one and reported on under house document numbered
402 of the year nineteen hundred and thirtj'-two and not
fully covered in said report.
Said commission shall be provided with suitable quarters
in the state house or elsewhere, may travel within and with-
out the commonwealth, may hold public hearings and may
expend such sums for legal, technical, clerical and other assist-
ance and expenses 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 \Wth the
clerk of the senate on or before the last Wednesday of
December in the current year. Approved July 3, 1953.
Resolve increasing the scope of the investigation Chap. 97
AND STUDY TO BE MADE BY THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED
TO STUDY THE CARE, TREATMENT AND COMMITMENT OF
THE CRIMINALLY INSANE AND DEFECTIVE DELINQUENTS,
AND EXTENDING THE TIME WITHIN WHICH SAID COMMIS-
SION SHALL FILE ITS REPORT.
Resolved, That the unpaid special commission estabhshed
by chapter seventy-six of the resolves of the current year,
for the purpose of making an investigation and study rela-
tive to the care, treatment and commitment of the criminally
insane and defective delinquents shall, in making its inves-
tigation and study, consider the subject matter of current
house document numbered 2817, directing the department
of correction to investigate and study the cases of all persons
held in defective delinquent departments. Said commission
shall, in making its investigation and study, have the assist-
ance and co-operation of the department of correction and
shall have access to the records of said department. Said
commission may travel within and wthout the common-
wealth and may expend for clerical and other assistance and
expenses such sums as may 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 such legislation as maj' be necessary to carry
such recommendations into effect, by filing the same with
the clerk of the house of representatives from time to time
and by fihng a final report not later than April fifteenth in
the year nineteen hundred and fifty-four.
Approved July 3, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation and study by CJiav. 98
A SPECIAL commission RELATIVE TO THE REORGANIZATION
OF THE DISTRICT COURTS AND THE EXTENSION OF FULL-
TIME JUDICIAL SERVICE.
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-
794 Resolves, 1953. — Chap. 99.
tives to be designated by the speaker thereof, and three
persons to be designated by the governor, is hereby estab-
Ushed for the purpose of making an investigation and study
relative to the reorganization of the district courts and the
extension of full-time judicial service. In the course of its
investigation and study, said commission shall consider the
subject matter of current senate document numbered 784.
Said commission shall be provided with quarters in the state
house or elsewhere, may hold pubhc hearings, may travel
within the commonwealth and may expend for clerical and
other services and expenses such sums as may be approp-
riated therefor. 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 not later than
the last Wednesday of December in the current year.
Approved July 3, 1953.
Chap. 99 Resolve providing for an investigation and study
RELATIVE TO PROVIDING A NEW STATE OFFICE BUILDING
AND TO PROVIDE PLANS RELATIVE THERETO.
Resolved, That an unpaid commission to be designated as
the state office building commission, to consist of nine mem-
bers, two of whom shall be members of the state senate to
be designated by the president thereof, three of whom shall
be members of the house of representatives to be designated
by the speaker thereof and four of whom shall be designated
by the governor, is hereby established to investigate and
study the cost of leasing privately o\\Tied buildings by the
commonwealth, the necessity of a new state office building
or buildings and the proper facilities for the storage and
preservation of public records and documents and the his-
toric documents in the archives of the commonwealth. The
preliminary investigation of the commission shall include
site selection, surveys, engineering and planning for said
projects. The term of the appointment of members ap-
pointed to the commission originally by the governor, the
president of the senate and the speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives shall be for the period of site selection, engineer-
ing and planning and construction of the building. In the
event of a vacancy by resignation, death or any other cause
in the term of an original appointee, the vacancy shall be
filled by the officer who made the original appointment.
Said commission may call upon any department, commission,
board or officer of the commonwealth, and in the name of
the commonwealth consult with other state governments
and the federal government for such information as it may
desire in the course of its investigation. Said commission
shall be provided with quarters in the state house or else-
where, may hold hearings, may travel within or without the
commonwealth, and may expend for legal, clerical and other
Resolves, 1953. — Chap. 100. 795
assistance, and for expenses, such sums as may be appro-
priated therefor. Said commission shall report to the general
court the results of its studies, together with plans and esti-
mates of costs and drafts of legislation 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 of December in the current year.
Approved July 3, 1953.
Resolve providing for an investigation by a special Qfifuj inn
COMMISSION OF THE EXISTENCE AND EXTENT OF ORGAN- ^ '
IZED CRIME AND GAMBLING, AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS,
WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH.
Resolved, That a special unpaid commission to consist of
two members of the senate to be designated by the president
thereof, three members of the house of representatives to be
designated by the speaker thereof, two persons, neither of
whom shall hold either elective or appointive political office,
to be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be desig-
nated by him as chairman, all members of said commission
to be chosen as nearly as may be on a bi-partisan political
basis, is hereby established to investigate, as a basis for
legislative action, the existence and extent of organized
crime and organized gambhng within the commonwealth,
the existence of conditions which tend or may tend to prevent
or interfere with the proper enforcement of the laws relating
thereto, the existence of physical, legal and policy limita-
tions on the powers and functions of those charged with the
duty of enforcement of said laws, the extent to which the
power of the government of the commonwealth in relation
to the enforcement of said law may or should be properly
exercised at state and local levels, the desirability of estab-
lishing any new state agency which would have the power
at any and all times to examine the activities, papers and
records of those, on both the state and local levels, charged
with the enforcement of said laws, with the added power to
initiate such action, in such instances as may so require,
which may reasonably insure the proper and expeditious en-
forcement of said laws.
Said commission may request the commissioner of public
safety to assist it in its investigation, and he shall furnish
such information in his possession as requested, and assign
such assistants and investigators as may be requested, and
said commission may require co-operation from all agencies
of state and local governments. Said commission may em-
ploy such legal, expert, clerical and other assistants as it
deems necessary.
Said commission may require by summons the attendance
and testimony of witnesses and the production of books and
papers before it relating to any matter investigated by it in
pursuance of this resolve. Such a summons may be issued
by the commission upon a vote of said commission and shall
796 Resolves, 1953. — Chap. 100.
be served in the same manner as summonses for witnesses
in criminal cases issued in behalf of the commonwealth, and
all provisions of law relative to summonses issued in such
cases shall apply to summonses issued under authority of
this resolve, so far as they are applicable. Such witnesses
shall, before testifying, be sworn. Any justice of the su-
preme judicial or of the superior court may, upon apphca-
tion of the commission, compel the attendance of witnesses
summoned as aforesaid and the g:iving of testimony before
said commission in furtherance of any investigation under
this resolve, in the same manner and to the same extent as
before said courts. No person shall be excused from at-
tending and testifying in the course of such investigation, or
from producing any books, papers or documents, on the
ground that his testimony or evidence, documentary or
otherwise, may tend to criminate him or subject him to a
penalty or forfeiture ; but he shall not be prosecuted or sub-
jected to penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any
action, matter or thing concerning which he may be required
to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise,
in the course of such investigation, except for perjury com-
mitted in such testimony.
The taking of motion pictures or broadcasting by radio
or television of any proceeding in connection with any meet-
ing or hearing of said commission is hereby prohibited.
Said commission is hereby further directed to report to
the general court the results of its investigations 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 from time to
time but not later than the first Wednesday in March, nine-
teen hundred and fifty-four.
For the purposes of such investigation there may be ex-
pended the sum of ten thousand dollars, which is hereby
appropriated therefor. Approved July 4, 1953.
Acts and Resolves Approved, etc. 797
NUMBER OF ACTS AND RESOLVES APPROVED,
APPROVAL WITHHELD, ACT VETOED BY THE
GOVERNOR, AND ACTS DECLARED EMER-
GENCY LAWS BY THE GOVERNOR UNDER
AUTflORTTY OF THE CONSTITUTION.
The general court, during its first annual session held in
1953, passed 675 Acts and 100 Resolves, which received
executive approval, and 1 Act from which executive ap-
proval was withheld but has become law by virtue of chapter
1, section 1, Article 2 of the Constitution of the Common-
wealth.
The governor returned 1 Act with his objections thereto
in writing. Upon said Act hJs objections were sustained.
One (1) Act entitled "An Act reviving Merchants Termi-
nal Warehouse Company" (Chapter 385) was passed, but
failed to receive executive approval; as, however, it Avas
not returned, with objections thereto, within five days after
it had been received in the executive department, the general
court not having been prorogued in the meantime, said act
has the force of law, under the provisions of the Constitution
governing such cases, and has been so certified.
One (1) Act entitled ''An Act extending the period for
which money may be borrowed within the debt limit for
certain school purposes" was passed and laid before the
governor for his approval; was returned by him with his
objections thereto, to the branch in which it respectively
originated; was reconsidered, and the vote being taken on
its passage, the objections of the governor thereto not-
withstanding, it was rejected, and said act thereby became
void.
Six (6) Acts, entitled, respectively, "An Act providing
that the game commonly known as skilo, and similar games,
constitute lotteries" (Chapter 243); "An Act to provide
funds for state activities" (Chapter 246); "An Act author-
izing the department of public works to convey to the town
of Provincetown a certain parcel of land in said town"
(Chapter 270); "An Act to establish in the department of
agriculture a milk control commission" (Chapter 604); "An
Act creating in the department of public works a division of
public beaches not situated in the metropolitan district and
transferring the control of Salisbury Beach Reservation to
the department of public works" (Chapter 666); and "An
Act to provide for the erection and maintenance of certain
recreational facilities in the Salisbury Beach Reservation"
(Chapter 673) were declared to be emergency laws by the
governor in accordance with the provisions of the forty-
eighth amendment to the Constitution "The Referendum.
798 Acts and Resolves Approved, etc.
II. Emergency Measures". Said Chapter 243 thereby took
effect at 10.25 a.m. on April 13, 1953; said Chapter 246
at 5.05 P.M. on April 13, 1953; said Chapter 270 at 11.10 a.m.
on May 4, 1953; said Chapter 604 at 12.25 p.m. on July 9,
1953; said Chapter 666 at 10.30 p.m. on Julv 3, 1953 and
said Chapter 673 at 11.40 p.m. on July 3, 1953.
The general court was prorogued on Saturday, July 4,
1953, at one minute before five o'clock a.m., the session
having occupied 179 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
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. 7, sentence added at end, 1953, 245.
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 authoritv 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; revised, 1949,
784 § 1; two sentences inserted after second sentence, 1949, 801 § 1;
third sentence amended, 1950, 247 § 1 ; first four sentences revised, 1951,
803 § 1; last sentence revised, 1953, 171. (See 1948, 655 §§ 3, 4; 1949,
784 § 3, 801 § 2; 1950, 247 § 2; 1951, 803 § 2.)
Sect. 9A repealed, 1952, 635 § 1.
Sect. 9B added, 1953, 263 § 1 (relative to travel and expense allow-
ances for members of the general court) .
* 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.
802 Changes in the [Chaps. 4, 5.
Sect. 10 amended, 1945, 38 § 2; revised, 1945, 248 § 2; 1948, 655 § 2;
1949, 784 § 2; amended, 1951, 803 § lA; 1952, 635 § 3. (See 1945, 248
§§ 4, 5; 1948, 655 §§ 3, 4; 1949, 784 § 3; 1951, 803 § 2.)
Sect. 11 repealed, 1937, 236 § 2.
Sect. 12 revised, 1937, 360 § 1; 1943, 260 § 1. (See 1937, 360 §§ 3-5;
1943, 260 § 3.)
Sect. 12A added, 1952, 3 (authorizing the use of facsimiles of the
signatures of the clerks of the senate and house of representatives in
Sect. 13 revised, 1937, 360 § 2; amended, 1941, 230; revised, 1943,
260 § 2. (See 1937, 260 §§ 3-5; 1943, 260 § 3.)
Sect. 14 revised, 1948, 139.
Sect. 15 revised, 1945, 421 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1949,
806 § 1. (See 1945, 421 § 5.)
Sect. 16 revised, 1949, 806 § 2.
Sect. 18 amended, 1941, 433 § 1; 1943, 104; revised, 1945, 421 § 2.
(See 1941, 433 § 4; 1945, 421 § 5.)
Sect. 19 amended, 1935, 210; 1949, 806 § 3.
Sect. 20 revised, 1939, 508 § 2; amended, 1941, 433 § 2; 1945, 38
§ 3; 421 § 4; revised, 1945, 488 § 1; 1952, 572 § 1; repealed, 1952,
635 § 2. (See 1941, 433 § 4; 1945, 421 § 5; 488 §§ 2, 3; 1952, 572 § 2.)
Sect. 20A added, 1937, 189 (relative to the purchase of uniforms for
the sergeant-at-arms, doorkeepers, assistant doorkeepers, general court
officers 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. 32A added, 1950, 808 § 1 (relative to travel expenses of certain
special commissions and committees). (See 1950, 808 § 2.)
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.
Sect. 4A added, 1952, 223 (permitting certain towns to revoke their
acceptance of certain special acts).
Sect. 5 revised, 1935, 69.
Sect. 7, clause Third revised, 1951, 215 § 1; 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;
1946, 190; 1948, 241; clause Forty-second stricken out, 1953, 319 § 2.
(See 1941, 509 § 9; 1945, 279; 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
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.)
Chap. 6.] GENERAL LaWS. 803
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; paragraph in hnes 52-62 amended, 1953,
319 § 3; paragraphs in Unes 63-68 revised, 1947, 320 § 1.
Sect. 4, second paragraph amended, 1953, 319 § 4.
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; 1951, 68, 474; 1953,
22.
Sect. 10 revised, 1939, 508 § 10; first paragraph amended, 1945,
38 § 4.
Sect. 11, paragraph in thirteenth line revised, 1941, 329; paragraph
in hnes 14-31 stricken out, and two paragraphs inserted, 1945, 538;
section amended, 1947, 295.
Sect. 12 amended, 1948, 1; 1952, 179.
Sect. 18 amended, 1935, 226 § 1; revised, 1943, 313; amended, 1946,
466; sentence added at end, 1950, 811.
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; 1949, 722.
Sect. 3 amended, 1943, 314 § 1; 1949, 781 § 1. (See 1943, 314 § 2;
1949, 781 § 2.)
Sect. 6A added, 1952, 457 (estabhshing the offices of administrative
secretary and executive stenographer in the executive department).
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 anni-
versary 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 IVIarquis de Lafayette).
Sect. 121 added, 1935, 184 (relative to the annual observance of
Indian Day) ; revised, 1939, 50.
Sect. 12J added, 1938, 22 (relative to the annual observance of April
nineteenth as Patriots' Day).
804 ' Changes in the [Chap. 6.
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 (relative to the annual observance of
Good Government Day); revised, 1951, 650.
Sect. 12N added, 1949, 75 (relative to the annual observance of
United Nations Day).
Sect. 120 added, 1949, 263 (relative to the annual observance of
Loyalty Day).
Sect. 12P added, 1952, 104 (relative to the annual observance of
civil rights week).
Sect. 12Q added, 1953, 84 (relative to the annual observance of Me-
morial Day).
Sect. 12R added, 1953, 172 (relative to the annual observance of
PoHsh Constitution Day).
Sect. 15 amended, 1946, 201.
Sect. 15A added, 1953, 170 (relative to the annual observance of
Constitution Day).
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; amended, 1950, 479 § 1; 1951, 511 § 1; 1952, 605 § 16;
1953, 409 § 4; revised, 1953, 608 § 1; amended, 1953, 612 § 1. (See
1933, 336 § 3; 1948, 260 §§ 5, 6; 310 §§ 30, 31; 476 §§ 3, 4; 637 §§ 4-9,
13; 663 § 4; 1950, 479 §§ 6, 7; 1952, 605 §§ 15, 19-21.)
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; 1950, 705; paragraph added at end,
1951, 753 § 2. (See 1936, 341 § 2; 1946, 584 § 22.)
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; 1953, 456.
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; first two sentences revised, 1953, 604 § 7.
Sects. 43-45 added, 1933, 120 § 2 (relative to the alcoholic beverages
control commission).
Sect. 43 amended, 1933, 375 § 1; next to last sentence revised, 1950,
785.
Sect. 44, first paragraph revised, 1933, 376 § 1.
Sect. 45 revised, 1941, 596 § 2.
Chap. 6.] GENERAL LaWS. 805
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;
sentence inserted after fourth sentence, 1951, 596. (See 1941, 466 §§ 1-4,
7A, 8.)
Sect. 50 A added, 1941, 466 § 7 (relative to the powers and duties of
the state planning board formerlv exercised bv the metropolitan plan-
ning division). (See 1941, 466 §§ 1-4, 7A, 8.)'
Sects. 49-52 repealed, 1953, 409 § 2.
Sects. 53-55 added, 1945, 619 § 2 (estabhshing a Port of Boston
Authority). (See 1945, 619 §§ 4-11.)
Sect. 53, caption and section revised, 1953, 608 § 2 (establishing the
Port of Boston Commission). (See 1953, 608 §§ 13-16.)
Sect. 53A added, 1953, 608 § 2 (estabhshing an advisory council to
the Port of Boston Commission).
Sect. 54 amended, 1953, 608 § 3.
Sect. 55 amended, 1953, 608 § 4.
Sect. 56 added, 1946, 368 § 3 (establishing the Massachusetts Fair
Employment Practice Commission); first sentence of third paragraph
revised, 1951, 588; caption revised and section amended, 1950, 479 § 2;
last paragraph amended, 1948, 411. (See 1950, 479 §§ 6, 7.)
Sects. 57-59 added, 1946, 583 § 1 (relative to the Massachusetts
Aeronautics Commission). (See G. L. 90 §§ 36-38, repealed by 1946,
583 § 2. See also 1946, 583 § 4.)
Sects. 59A-59C added, 1948, 637 § 2 (establishing the State Air-
port IManagement 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 (estabhshing the Outdoor Advertising
Authority); last paragraph revised, 1952, 468. (See 1946, 612 §§ 5, 6.)
Sects. 61 and 62 added, 1947, 466 § 2 (establishing the Massachu-
setts Public Building Commission); caption preceding section 61
stricken out, 1953, 612 § 2; both sections stricken out, 1953, 612 § 3.
(See 1947, 466 §§ 4-6; 1953, 612 §§ 10-13.)
Sect. 63 added, 1947, 513 § 2 (establishing a commission on alco-
holism) .
Sect. 64 added, 1948, 260 § 3 (establishing the State Housing Board) ;
sixth sentence stricken out and two sentences inserted, 1949, 577.
(See 1948, 260 §§ 5, 6.)
Sects. 65-69 added, 1948, 310 § 2 (establishing the Youth Service
Board). (See 1948, 310 §§ 30, 31; 542.)
Sect. 65 revised, 1952, 605 § 1. (See 1952, 605 §§ 19-21.)
Sect. 66 revised, 1952, 605 § 2. (See 1952, 605 §§ 15, 19-21.)
Sect. 67, paragraph (2) stricken out, 1952, 605 § 17. (See 1952,
605 §§ 15, 19-21.)
Sect. 68 repealed, 1952, 605 § 18. (See 1952, 605 §§ 15, 19-21.)
Sects. 70 and 71 added, 1948, 476 § 2 (establishing the Board of
Trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke). (See 1948, 476 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 72 added, 1951, 511 § 2 (estabhshing the weather amendment
board).
806 Changes in the [Chap. 7.
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; 1951, 717 § 1.
(See 1948, 610 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1948, 610 § 4; 1951, 717 § 2. (See 1948, 610 §§ 6, 7.)
Sects. 5A and 5B added, 1953, 612 § 4 (establishing a division of
building construction). (See 1953, 612 §§ 10-13.)
Sect. 6 revised, 1948, 610 § 3; 1950, 824; amended, 1951, 558. (See
1948, 610 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 6A 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); revised, 1950, 547 § 1.
(See 1941, 433 § 4; 1950, 547 § 2.)
. Sect. 6B added, 1951, 440 § 1 (establishing first aid facilities in the
state house). (See 1951, 440 §§ 2, 3.)
Sects. 6C and 6D added, 1953, 636 § 1 (relative to hospital expenses
for pubhc welfare and other public assistance patients). (See 1953,
636 §§ 6-9.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1945, 457; revised, 1948, 610 § 5; paragraph
added at end, 1949, 448; same paragraph amended, 1950, 512; 1951,
455; revised, 1953, 526. (See 1948, 610 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 7A added, 1950, 698 (authorizing the commissioner of adminis-
tration to enter into agreements with certain towns for fire protection
of certain state institutions).
Sect. 13 revised, 1950, 272.
Sect. 14 revised, 1950, 273.
Sect. 15 amended, 1948, 254.
Sect. 16 revised, 1950, 274; first sentence amended, 1953, 40.
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 supplies and materials).
Sect. 25 A added, 1943, 344 § 2 (authorizing the state purchasing
agent to regulate purchases of supplies and transfers thereof from one
state agency to another) ; revised, 1953, 201.
Sect. 26 amended, 1939, 451 § 2.
Sect. 29 amended, 1945, 580 § 4. (See 1945, 580 § 9.)
Sect. 30 amended, 1952, 144.
Sects. 30A-30J added, 1953, 612 § 5 (relative to pubHc building con-
struction). (See 1953, 612 §§ 10-13.)
Sect. 30K added, 1953, 636 § 2 (relative to the annual determination
by the director of hospital costs of the all-inclusive per diem cost for
care of patients in each hospital, sanatorium and infirmary hcensed by
the department). (See 1953, 636 §§ 7 and 9.)
Sect. 31 revised, 1950, 275.
Sect. 31 A added, 1953, 504 (providing for recognition of state em-
ployees' suggestions which increase the efficiency of state government).
Sect. 33 revised, 1939, 499 § 1; 1945, 292 § 1.
Sect. 34 revised, 1950, 276.
Chaps. ^10.] GENERAL LawS. 807
Chapter 8. — State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House.
Sects. 1-12 affected, 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 § 1; 1946, 591
§ 5. (See 1935, 460 § 2; 1938, 387 § 2.)
Sect. 6 revised, 1953, 612 § 6. (See 1953, 612 §§ 10-13.)
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, 706; paragraph inserted before last sentence, 1952, 391;
sentence added at end, 1946, 585; last sentence stricken out and para-
graph inserted, 1953, 638.
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).
Sect. 17 amended, 1932, 188 § 1; 1933, 199 § 1; 1947, 350 § 1;
revised, 1948, 190 § 2; amended, 1951, 807; revised, 1952, 300, 390;
1953, 664.
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; revised, 1949, 789 § 1. (See 1949,
789 § 5.)
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.
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 " coMMissioisr 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; 1953, 409 § 5.
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; revised, 1949, 789 § 2. (See 1949,
789 § 5.)
808 Changes in the [Chaps, ii, 12.
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. 8A, last sentence stricken out, 1950, 314.
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; revised, 1949, 789 § 3. (See 1949,
789 § 5.)
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; revised, 1949, 789 § 4. (See 1949,
789 § 5.)
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; first paragraph
amended, 1953, 544; 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) ; second paragraph revised, 1949, 567.
Sect. 6A added, 1947, 238 (authorizing the attorney general to call
conferences of district attornej^s, 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;
next to last paragraph revised, 1941, 470 § 1; paragraph added at end,
1948, 239 § 1; section revised, 1948, 423 § 2; amended, 1951, 432 § 1.
(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; section revised, 1951, 804 § 1.
(See 1947, 675 § 4; 1948, 423 § 7; 1951, 804 § 4.)
Sect. 16, paragraph in lines 9-11 revised, 1935, 433 § 2; section
revised, 1935, 458 § 3; paragraph in lines 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, fifth paragraph revised, 1951, 432 § 2; ninth paragraph
Chap. 13.] GENERAL LaWS. 809
revised, 1949, 680; section revised, 1951, 804 § 2. (See 1947, 675 § 4;
1948, 423 § 7; 1951. 804 § 4.
Sect. 18 amended, 1948, 423 § 5. (See 1948, 423 § 7.)
Sect. 20A revised, 1947, 675 § 3; last sentence revised, 1951, 804 § 3.
(See 1947, 675 § 4; 1951, 804 § 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; 1950,
821 § 2; 1951, 716; paragraph 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; 1950, 821 § 1; 1951, 589:
1952, 473. (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; 1949,
787; 1952, 627 § 1. (See 1948, 601 § 2; 1952, 627 § 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; last sentence revised, 1953, 529.
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.)
Sect. 12A, third sentence stricken out, 1952, 73.
Sect. 12B revised, 1950, 315.
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. 13 amended, 1953, 350 § 1.
Sect. 14A amended, 1953, 350 § 2.
Sect. 15A amended, 1952, 585 § 19; revised, 1953, 350 § 3.
Sect. 17 revised, 1934, 339 § 1.
Sect. 20 revised, 1946, 550 § 1 ; 1947, 417.
Sect. 23 revised, 1952, 625 § 1; 1953, 280 § 1. (See 1952, 625 § 3;
1953, 280 § 3.)
Sect. 24 revised, 1952, 625 § 2; 1953, 280 § 2. (See 1952, 625 § 3;
1953, 280 § 3.)
Sect. 25 revised, 1941, 596 § 6; 1951, 577.
Sect. 26 amended, 1950, 192.
Sect. 28 amended, 1948, 647.
810 Changes in the [Chaps. 14, 15.
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.)
Sect. 31 revised, 1936, 407 § 2; 1946. .591 § 14. (See 1936, 407
§§ 5-8.)
Sect. 32 revised, 1935, 420 § 1; amended, 1939, 238 § 8; 1952,
585 § 20. (See 1935, 420 § 2.)
Sect. 35, first sentence revised, 1953, 510 § 1.
Sect. 36, first sentence revised, 1945, 517 § 1; second paragraph
revised, 1941, 596 § 7; third paragraph revised, 1951, 691 § 2. (See
1945, 517 § 2; 1951, 691 § 1.)
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 § 15; revised, 1953, 556.
(See 1938, 337 § 2.)
Sects. 42-44 added, under caption ''board of registration of
hairdressers", 1935, 428 § 1. (See 1935, 428 §§ 5, 7.)
Sect. 42, two sentences inserted after first sentence, 1949, 580 § 1.
Sect. 43 amended, 1937, 385 § 1; second sentence revised, 1949,
580 § 2.
Sect. 44 amended, 1946, 591 § 16; revised, 1951, 561.
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.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 14 inserted, 1953, 654 § 1. (See
1953, 654 §§ 103-109.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves
of 1952.
Chapter 15. — Department of Education.
Sect. 1 revised, 1947, 652 § 1.
Sects. lA-lC added, 1947, 652 § 2 (estabUshing a board of educa-
tion which shall have supervision and control of the department of
education). (See 1947, 652 §§ 14, 15.)
Sects. IB and IC revised, 1952, 585 § 1. (See 1952, 585 §§ 25, 26.)
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591 § 18; repealed, 1947, 652 § 13.
Sect. 2A 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; 1952, 585 § 2; amended, 1953, 407 § 4.
(See 1939, 409 §§ 1, 5; 1952, 585 §§ 25, 26; 1953, 407 §§ 7, 8.)
Chaps. 16, 17.] GENERAL LawS. 811
Sect. 5 revised, 1941, 596 § 9; 1947, 652 § 5; 1952, 585 § 3. (See
1952, 585 §§ 25, 26.)
Sect. 6 revised, 1947, 652 § 6.
Sect. 6A amended, 1938, 446 § 13; revised, 1941, 531; 1946, 552 § 1;
1947, 652 § 7; 1952, 630 § 1. (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. 8, caption preceding section revised, 1952, 585 § 4; section
amended, 1952, 585 § 5. (See 1952, 585 §§ 25, 26.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1952, 585 § 6. (See 1952, 585 §§ 25, 26.)
Sect. 11 revised, 1952, 585 § 7. (See 1952, 585 §§ 25, 26.)
Sect. 12 revised, 1935, 367; 1939, 409 § 3. (See 1939, 409 §§ 1, 5.)
Sect. 13A added, 1951, 676 § 1 (establishing certain bureaus in the
division of the blind).
Sect. 15 revised, 1951, 676 § 2.
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.)
Sect. 19 amended, 1942, 1 § 2; revised, 1946, 257 § 7; 1947, 344 § 3;
amended, 1953, 407 § 5; 1953, 488 § 2. (See 1942, 1 § 9; 1953, 488 § 4.)
Sect. 20, caption preceding section changed, 1947, 344 § 4; section
amended, 1947, 344 § 5.
Sect. 21, caption preceding section changed, 1946, 257 § 9; section
revised, 1946, 257 § 8; amended, 1953, 488 § 3. (See 1953, 488 § 4.)
Sect. 22, caption preceding section changed, 1942, 1 § 3; section
amended, 1942, 1 § 4. (See 1942, 1 § 9.)
Sect. 24 and caption preceding said section revised, 1953, 407 § 6.
(See 1953, 407 §§ 7, 8.)
Chapter 16. — Department of Public Works.
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591 § 19; revised, 1949, 788 § 1; amended,
1950, 776 § 1. (See 1949, 788 § 2; 1950, 776 § 2.)
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; third sentence
revised, 1950, 708. (See 1946, 234 § 2.)
Sect. 5A added, 1938, 407 § 1 (estabUshing a division of waterways
in the department of public works); amended, 1946, 591 § 20. (See
1941, 695 § 14; 1946, 582 § 5.)
Sect. 5B added, 1953, 666 § 1 (establishing a division of pubhc beaches
in the department of pubhc works). (See 1953, 666 §§ 3-5.)
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 police).
Chapter 17. — Department of Public Health.
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591 § 21; 1947, 658 § 1; 1950, 794.
Sect. 3 revised, 1939, 233 § 1; amended, 1946, 591 § 22. (See 1939,
233 §§ 2, 3.)
812 Changes in the [Chaps. 18, i9.
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 salary of the director
of sanitary engineering and chief sanitary engineer in the department
of pubUc 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; 1950, 770; revised, 1952, 602 § 1.
(See 1952, 602 §§ 15-18.)
Sect. 3 revised, 1952, 602 § 2. (See 1952, 602 §§ 15-18.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1952, 602 § 3. (See 1952, 602 §§ 15-18.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1948, 310 § 23; 1952, 602 § 4. (See 1948, 310 § 31;
1952, 602 §§ 15-18.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1935, 311 § 1; revised, 1941, 596 § 12; 1952,
602 § 5. (See 1952, 602 §§ 15-18.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1941, 351 § 2; 1952, 602 § 6. (See 1952, 602 §§ IS-
IS.)
Sect. 9 revised, 1941, 596 § 13; 1952, 602 § 7. (See 1952, 602 §§ IS-
IS.)
Sects. lOA-lOC added, 1952, 602 § 8 (relative to the powers and
duties of the director of the administrative division of the department).
(See 1952, 602 §§ 15-18.)
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.)
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; 1951,
722. (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; 1950, 684 § 2. (See 1935,
421 §§ 5, 6; 1950, 684 §§ 11, 12.)
Sect. 7 added, 1950, 764 (establishing a board of appeal in the de-
partment of public health) ; repealed, 1953, 477.
Chaps. 20-22.] GENERAL LaWS, 813
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; revised, 1953,
594 § 1. (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sect. 6 added, 1934, 340 § 2 (experts and assistants in division of
livestock disease control) ; revised, 1953, 594 § 2. (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; second sentence amended, 1951, 690;
section revised, 1953, 604 § 1. (See 1945, 497 § 2; 1953, 604 §§ 6, 8.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1953, 604 § 1.
Sect. 9 revised, 1953, 604 § 1.
(For prior temporary legislation see 1934, 376; 1936, 300; 1938, 334;
1939, 413; 1941, 418 § 1; 631 § 1.)
Chapter 21. — Department of Natural Resources (former title, Department
of Conservation).
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 21 inserted, 1948, 651 § 1. (See
1948, 651 §§ 2-7.)
Chapter stricken out and new chapter (with new title) inserted, 1953,
631 § 1. (See 1953, 631 §§ 2-12.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves
of 1952.
Chapter 22. — Department of Public Safety.
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, 591 § 32; 1948, 517 § 1; 1949, 690; 1951,
570. (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) ; amended, 1951,
721. (See 1948, 634 § 3.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1953, 644.
Sect. 7A 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. 7C added, 1952, 595 (providing that no deductions shall be
made from the salaries of state police officers for their subsistence).
Sect. 9 A, sentence added at end, 1939, 503 § 4; same sentence re-
vised, 1943, 175; paragraph added at end, 1947, 407; 1949, 502. (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) ; amended, 1949, 487.
Sect. 9E added, 1951, 335 (relative to training schools for local
police officers).
Sect. 9F added, 1953, 474 § 1 (estabhshing a board of teletype-
writer regulations in the department of pubHc safety). (See 1953,
474 § 2.)
814 Changes in the [Chap, 23.
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 public 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; amended, 1950, 707;
1951, 560.
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.
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; section revised, 1950, 792.
(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 (6) amended,
1946, 591 § 36; 1949, 720; 1951, 763 § 21A. (See 1941, 611 §§ 2, 3,
685 § 6; 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sects. 90-9R added, under the caption "labor relations com-
mission", 1938, 345 § 1 (incorporating the provisions of 1937, 436
relative to the labor relations commission as an addition to the general
laws). (See 1938, 345 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 9P, first sentence revised, 1950, 709; second sentence amended,
1950, 691 § 2.
Sect. IIA (and caption) added, 1934, 331 § 3 (division of occupational
hygiene).
815
Chaps. 23A-25.] GENERAL Laws.
nwf"^' l^^-^l^ ^dded, under the caption "the Massachusetts
DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION", 1937, 427 (SfsW
nrL^r ''^'^^''i'' ,^^^el«Pnient and industrial comm ssion for Sf
Sect. IIC revised, 1941, 596 § 17A.
Sect. IID paragraph added at end, 1950, 652.
Sects. IIB-IID repealed, 1953, 409 § 3
TRACING''' m}^707l'2 """^r ^^^«^P*i«^ ''°^^^«ION OF APPRENTICE
448, 1939, 471 ) ^ ^^^' P"°' <^emporary legislation see 1938,
Sects. i4-23 added, 1953, 314 § 1 (establishing a division of indus-
iSst'sif §§ 7-73?" ''' '^P^^'"^"^ ^^ ^^b°^ -d indust^rls). (See
Chapter 23A. - Department of Commerce.
New chapter inserted, 1953, 409 § 1. (See 1953, 409 §§ 9-13.)
Chapter 24. — Department of Industrial Accidents.
Chapter repealed, 1953, 314 § 14.
Chapter 25. — Department of Public Utilities
Sect. 3 revised, 1949, 257. ^ ^
Sect. 4 revised 1938, 221; paragraph added at end, 1951 101
Sect. 4A added, 1950, 526 (relative to the place if holdin. certain
hearings on rates or reductions in service); revised, 1953 327 "
Sect. 5 revised 1953, 575 § 1. (See 1953, 575 § 2 ) '
Sect. 5A revised, 1952, 453.
Dlowes'fo^h'^'^'^^' ^^•^?' f^^ § 2 (authorizing the appointment of em-
ployees for the admmistration and enforcement of the sale of securities
Sect. 9A added, 1933, 76 § 2 (providing for certain employees serv
ZiPs^'t J^ ''''f'' *^f commission of thi departmentTo perform H^
?93t 352§T '"'^' '''''"'"* ^" ^^^^^" ^-d vicinity)rrepe"led!
Sect. 10 amended, 1933, 76 § 3; 1934, 352 § 3; 1939 442 5 3
352 §4 ' "b^'ement m Boston and vicinity); repealed, WH
Sects. 11 and 12 repealed, 1935, 411 5 1. (See igs'i 411 S 9 i
Sect. 12A revised, 1938, 445 § i; repealed, 1939, 442 §
Sect. 12B revised, 1932, 290 § 2; repealed 1939 442 I 1
Sects. 12C-12F repealed, 1933, 76 § ifS- sections 12ri2F »dw„^
"tcT-grre;"Tmi''5^^^^^^^^
£.^erci^[.^r vS SioVl^S^Ia- ^f^^
thereof); phrase added at end, 1935. 477 § 2; section amended, 1939'
816 Changes in the [Chaps. 26-29.
335 § 1; revised, 1941, 596 § 19; new sentence added at end, 1941, 653
§ 1; same sentence stricken out, 1951, 664 § 8. (See 1939, 335 § 2.)
Sect. 12G added, 1936, 117 (authorizing the director of the com-
mercial motor vehicle division in the department of public utilities to
summon 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; 1949, 786.
Sect. 3 revised, 1941, 596 § 20.
Sect. 4 revised, 1941, 596 § 21.
Sect. 6 amended, 1943, 317; 1946, 591 § 40; 1951, 776.
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. 5A 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. — Metropolitan District Commission.
For legislation abolishing the metropoUtan district water supply
commission and transferring its functions to the metropolitan district
commission, see 1947, 583.
Sect. 2 amended, 1946, .591 § 42; revised, 1949, 795.
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.)
Chap. 29.] GENERAL LaWS. 817
Sect. 2 revised, 1950, 40.
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. 5A 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; stricken out, 1953, 612 § 7.
Sect. 8A added, 1939, 427 (relative to competitive bidding on state
contracts); revised, 1941, 547 § 1; first sentence amended, 1951, 401.
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:
1950, 41. (See 1945, 279.)
Sect. 13 revised, 1950, 42.
Sect. 14 revised, 1939, 502 § 11; 1945, 242 § 12; 1950, 43.
Sect. 18, last sentence revised, 1945, 248 § 3; amended, 1953, 263
§ 2. (See 1945, 248 §§ 4, 5; 1953, 263 § 3.)
Sect. 20 revised, 1950, 44.
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; 1950, 45. (See 1941, 656 § 17.)
Sect. 29 amended, 1939, 502 § 14; 1943, 345; revised, 1947, 636 § 3;
1950, 46.
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; 1949, 386. (See 1946, 580 § 3; 1947, 527;
1948, 501.)
Sect. 31A added, 1946, 520 (providing for payment of accumulated
vacation allowances of state employees upon death or separation from
service); paragraph (c) added, 1953, 521.
Sect. 31B added, 1946, 580 § 2 (providing that teachers in certain
state institutions may be paid weekly).
Sect. 32 revised, 1951, 759 § 1. (See 1951, 759 § 3.)
Sect. 32A added, 1951, 759 § 2 (relative to payment of unclaimed
wages or salaries due from the Commonwealth). (See 1951, 759 § 3.)
Sect. 34 amended, 1936, 333; 1948, 396; revised, 1953, 223; affected,
1946, 608 § 3.
818 Changes in the [Chap. so.
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. 56 revised, 1953, 272.
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;
685 § 5.
For legislation relative to conmiencement 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); revised, 1950, 717.
Sect. 13 revised, 1951, 409.
Sect. 23A added, 1952, 142 (relative to the appointment of trustees
of state institutions to certain offices or positions therein).
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; amended, 1953, 400.
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; first sentence revised,
1950, 488.
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. 33A amended, 1939, 499 § 6; 1945, 292 § 7.
Sect. 35 amended, 1945, 580 § 6. (See 1945, 580 § 9.)
Chap. 31.] GENERAL LawS. 819
Sect. 36 revised, 1948, 584 § 1.
Sect. 37 revised, 1951, 556 § 1. (See 1951, 556 § 2.)
Sect. 37A added, 1951, 576 (providing for public hearings prior to is-
suance of rules and regulations containing penalties) .
Sect. 39 revised, 1934, 351; amended, 1935, 217 § 1; revised, 1935,
472 § 1.
Sects. 39A-39E added, 1951, 694 (requiring security for certain
motor tmck carriers performing work under contract with the com-
monwealth or any poUtical subdivision thereof).
Sect. 42 revised, 1936, 359; amended, 1941, 450 § 1; 1948, 21;
revised, 1951, 397.
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; salary schedules
revised, 1949, 785 § 1; 1951, 715 §§ 1, 2; paragraph (lA) inserted,
1950, 726; paragraph (IB) inserted, 1951, 621; paragraph (2) revised,
1952, 421 § 1; paragraph (6) amended, 1949, 406 § 1; paragraph (8)
revised, 1949, 406 § 2. (See 1947, 613 §§ 2, 3; 1948, 311 §§ 4, 5; 1949,
406 §§ 3-6; 1951, 715 §§ 3-5; 1952, 421 § 2.)
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; 1949, 406 § 3.)
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 temporaiy legislation protecting the civil service rights of certain
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; 1949, 169.
For temporary legislation relative to transfers of civil service em-
ployees during the present emergency, see 1943, 492.
For temporary legislation making certain veterans eligible to take
civil service examinations notwithstanding any age requirements, see
1945, 440 § 1; 1950, 179.
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.
For legislation subjecting certain employees of the division of em-
ployment security to the civil service laws, see 1949, 773; 1950, 461, 704.
For legislation reclassifying members of fire departments by changing
the title of fireman to firefighter, see 1952, 45.
Sect. 1, definitions contained in fourth to eighth lines revised, 1939,
238 § 9; revised, 1945, 703 § 1; definitions of ''appointing authority"
or "appouiting ofiicer" revised, 1953, 153. (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,
820 Changes in the [Chap. 31.
1941, 402 § 2; clause (c) amended, 1941, 721; section revised, 1945,
725 § 2; paragraph (b) revised, 1951, 302; two sentences added at end,
1953, 286 § 1. (See 1939, 238 §§ 52-55; 1953, 286 § 2.)
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; paragraph in line 22 revised, 1949, 397; paragraph
added at end, 1949, 765 § 1; 1949, 779 § 1. (See 1932, 282 § 4; 1943,
246 § 2; 402 § 2; 1949, 765 § 2; 779 § 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;
1950, 397; 1951, 26. (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).
Sect. 6, first sentence revised, 1949, 430; sentence added at end,
1932, 260; same sentence 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; same paragraph
amended, 1951, 27. (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; sentence
added at end, 1952, 214.
Sect. 13A 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;
first paragraph revised, 1951, 41 § 1; fourth paragraph revised, 1951,
41 § 2; paragraph A amended, 1948, 489; revised, 1952, 317 § 1; para-
graph B revised, 1952, 317 § 2; 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; revised, 1952,
313; 1953, 459.
Chap. 31.] GENERAL LaWS. 821
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; paragraph inserted after first para-
graph, 1950, 385; section revised, 1953, 195.
Sect. 15D, paragraph 1 amended, 1952, 447 § 1; paragraph 2 revised,
1947, 426; definition of "Absence" revised, 1949, 167. (See 1952,
447 § 2.)
Sect. 15E added, 1946, 540 (providing that injuries received by
persons employed in a provisional capacity shall not disqualify them
for permanent employment under the civil service laws).
Sect. 15F added, 1951, 157 (relative to provisional promotions under
civil service laws and probationary periods served therein).
Sect. 16A 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. 18 A 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; revised, 1949, 55.
Sect. 19B added, 1949, 288 (relative to appointments of intermittent
firemen to the regular force in cities and towns).
Sect. 20 amended, 1939, 238 § 25; revised, 1939, 419 § 3; 1945,
704 § 6; 1947, 354 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1951, 279. (See 1947,
354 § 2.)
Sect. 20A amended, 1939, 238 § 26; revised, 1941, 39; 1952, 167 § 1;
1953, 255 § 1. (See 1952, 167 § 3; 1953, 255 § 2.)
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.)
Sect. 20C added, 1941, 621 (relative to appointments to the regular
police force in certain cities and towns) ; revised, 1952, 167 § 2. (See
1952, 167 § 3.)
Sect. 20D added, 1945, 703 § 2 (relative to the serving of probation-
ary periods in offices and positions subject to civil service).
Sect. 21 amended, 1932, 89; revised, 1933, 137; amended, 1939,
238 § 28; 1943, 194, 469; 1946, 216; 1950, 289 § 1; revised, 1951, 663.
(See 1950, 289 § 2.)
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; sentence added at end, 1949,
642 § 1.
Sect. 24 amended, 1939, 238 § 31; sentence added at end, 1949,
642 § 2.
822 Changes in the [Chap. 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. 31A 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
relating 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; paragraph (/) revised, 1946, 379;
section revised, 1947, 373 § 1; paragraph (a) amended, 1949, 170 § 1;
second sentence revised, 1949, 429 § 1 ; paragraphs (6) and (c) revised,
1948, 240; paragraph (e), first sentence revised, 1949, 429 § 2.
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); am.ended, 1941, 166.
Sect. 45B added, 1941, 135 (requiring clerks of district courts to
furnish 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).
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;
amended, 1951, 37; paragraph added at end, 1936, 297; same paragraph
amended, 1939, 238 § 47; 1941, 136.
Sect, 46F added, 1935, 337 (providing for the reinstatement of
members of the poHce force of the metropoUtan district commission in
certain cases); amended, 1939, 238 § 48; repealed, 1945, 704 § 7.
Chap. 32 ] GENERAL LaWS. 823
Sect. 46G added, 1935, 408 (relative to seniority rights in respect
to the suspension and re-employment of persons in the classified civil
service in certain cases) ; revised, 1938, 297 § 2; 1945, 704 § 9; amended,
1949, 170 § 2.
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; paragraph added at end, 1951, 420.
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. 46K added, 1952, 138 (authorizing civil service employees
to petition their municipal government and to appear before com-
mittees 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; paragraph added at end, 1950, 376 § 1.
(See 1950, 376 § 2.)
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 (establishing a merit system,
substantially similar to the civil service system, for certain officers and
employees of local boards of pubfic welfare). (See 1941, 402 §§ 4-9.)
Sect. 47C, paragraph (1) revised, 1941, 588 § 1; 1950, 793 § 1; 1951,
741 § 3. (See 1941, 588 § 3; 1950, 793 § 2.)
Sect. 47E added, 1951, 537 (providing annual step-rate increases for
municipal public welfare employees).
Sect. 48 revised, 1945, 701 § 6; first paragraph amended, 1953, 306;
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 certain
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-emploj^ment of former
officers and employees of the commonwealth or of any political sub-
division thereof during the continuance of the existing state of war
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.
824 Changes in the [Chap. 32.
For legislation relative to increasing the amounts of pensions and
retirement allowances payable to certain former public employees, see
1950,820; 1951,781; 1952,624; 1953,471,472.
Sects. 1-38A, as amended, stricken out and twentj'^-eight new sections,
1-28, inserted, 1945, 658 § 1. (See 1945, 658 §§ 9-11.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves
of 1952.
The following references are to sections 1 to 28 as so inserted:
Sect. 1, definition of "Beneficiary" revised, 1949, 618 § 1; definition
of "District" amended, 1953, 583 § 1; definition of "Employee" re-
vised, 1947, 660 § 1; 1950, 537; sentence added at end, 1950, 600 § 1;
definition of "Employee" revised, 1951, 543 § 1; amended, 1952, 185;
definition of "Governmental Unit" revised, 1947, 667 § 1; definition of
"Political subdivision" revised, 1948, 507 § 1; definition of "Regular
compensation" revised, 1948, 606; sentence added at end, 1952, 423
§ 1; next to last sentence revised, 1952, 515 § 2; definition of "Teacher"
amended, 1951, 543 § 2; revised, 1952, 434 § 1; definition of "Veteran"
amended, 1950, 710; sentence added at end, 1951, 526 § 1. (See 1950,
600 § 3; 1951, 543 § 3; 1952, 423 § 2.)
Sect. 3, subdivision (2), paragraph (a), clauses (iv), (v) revised, 1951,
644 § 1; clause (vi) revised, 1947, 660 § 2; 1951, 644 § 1; clause (x)
added, 1950, 600 § 2; clause (xi) added, 1952, 515 § 1; paragraph (6)
revised, 1947, 660 § 2; paragraph (d) revised, 1947, 660 § 2; amended,
1947, 667 § 2; paragraph (/) revised, 1951, 644 § 2: definition of Group B
in paragraph (g), amended, 1946, 403 § 1; revised, 1947, 423; amended,
1947, 667 § 3; 1949, 746 § 1; revised, 1950, 728; amended, 1952, 157;
subdivision (3), first sentence stricken out and two sentences inserted,
1947, 388 § 1; first sentence revised, 1949, 578 § 1 (see 1949, 578 § 2);
subdivision revised, 1952, 428 § 1; subdivision (3A) added, 1946, 538
§ 1; subdivision (4) revised, 1946, 403 § 2; 492; first sentence amended,
1947, 416; subdivision revised, 1951, 505 § 1; subdivision (5) amended.
1946, 481; revised, 1946, 603 § 1; paragraph (a) added, 1947, 660 § 4;
subdivision revised, 1947, 667 § 4; first sentence revised, 1952, 524 § 1;
subdivision (6), paragraph (d) revised, 1946, 403 § 3; amended, 1952,
524 § 2; paragraph (e) amended, 1947, 388 § 2; paragraph (f) amended,
1948, 393; subdivision (8) paragraph (b) amended, 1952, 524 § 3; para-
graph (c) amended, 1947, 388 § 3. (See' 1950, 600 § 3; 1950, 715; 1951,
644 § 3, 790, 505 § 2; 1952, 423 § 2, 428 § 2.)
Sect. 4, subdivision (1), paragraph (a) amended, 1947, 660 § 3;
paragraph (i) added, 1946, 493 § 1; paragraph (.7) added, 1946 538 § 2;
subdivision (2), paragraph (b) revised, 1946, 403 § 4; paragraph (c)
revised, 1946, 403 § 5; amended, 1952, 524 § 4. (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; revised, 1953, 486;
subdivision (2), paragraph (a), first paragraph amended, 1947, 388 § 5;
1949, 656; revised, 1950, 809 § 1; 1951, 783; clause (i) revised, 1949,
671; clause (ii) revised, 1946, 403 § 6; amended, 1947, 388 § 6; clause
(iv) added, 1946, 538 § 3; paragraph (&) amended, 1950, 809 § lA;
paragraph (/) amended, 1950, 809 § 2. (See 1950, 809 § 3; 1951, 783
§§ 2, 3.)
Chap. 32.] GENERAL LaWS. 825
Sect. 6, subdivision (1) amended, 1947, 667 § 5; 1949, 618 § 2, 657;
subdivision (3), first sentence of paragraph (a), amended, 1946, 603 § 2;
1947, 388 § 7; second sentence of same paragraph amended, 1949,
618 § 3; paragraph (c) revised, 1952, 181.
Sect. 7, subdivision (1), three sentences added at end, 1949, 618 § 4;
subdivision (2), paragraph (a), clause (ii) amended, 1948, 446 § 1;
clause (m) amended, 1950, 713; 1951, 545 § 1; subdivision (5) added,
1949, 618 § 5. (See 1948, 446 § 5.)
Sect. 8, subdivision (1), paragraph (6) amended, 1947, 667 § 6.
Sect. 9, subdivision (2), first paragraph amended, 1948, 446 § 2;
paragraph (d) revised, 1951, 545 § 2. (See 1948, 446 § 5.)
Sect. 10, see 1949, 491 § 1; subdivisions (1) and (2) revised, 1950,
813 § 1; 1951, 784 § 1; subdivision (2) (6) amended, 1951, 809. (See
1949, 491 § 2; 1951, 784 § 3.)
Sect. 11, subdivision (2), paragraph (a) amended, 1950, 670 § 1;
paragraph (c), first sentence revised, 1947, 667 § 7; sentence added at
end, 1949, 618 § 6. (See 1950, 670 § 3.)
Sect. 12, subdivision (2), option (c), two sentences inserted after
first sentence, 1946, 403 § 7; option (c), paragraph added at end, 1948,
284; option (c) stricken out and options (c) and (d) inserted, 1949,
618 § 7; option (d) amended and sentence added at end, 1949, 808;
sentence added at end, 1950, 670 § 2; 1952, 610 § 1. (See 1952, 610 § 2.)
Sect. 13, subdivision (1), paragraph (a) revised, 1951, 379 § 1. (See
1951, 379 § 2.)
Sect. 14, subdivision (1), paragraph (a) amended, 1951, 99; 1952,
484 § 1; subdivision (2), paragraphs (a), (6) and (c) revised, 1951, 542.
(See 1952, 484 § 2.)
Sect. 16, subdivision (2) revised, 1949, 746 § 2; 1951, 784 § 2; sub-
division (4), sentence added at end, 1949, 618 § 8. (See 1951, 784 § 3.)
Sect. 18, subdivision (1) revised, 1947, 467; 667 § 8.
Sect. 19 revised, 1952, 599.
Sect. 19A added, 1953, 509 § 1 (authorizing withholding of retire-
ment allowances for payment of subscriber premiums for certain poUcies
or contracts with non-profit hospital and medical service corporations).
Sect. 20, subdivision (2), first sentence of paragraph (c) revised,
1948, 508 § 1 (see 1949, 491 § 2); subdivision (3), paragraph (d) revised,
1946, 267; subdivision (4), paragraph (c) amended, 1950, 163; 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), paragraph (h) amended, 1947, 617; para-
graph (c), sentence added at end, 1952, 434 § 2; paragraph (g), first
sentence revised, 1947, 388 § 8; fourth sentence amended, 1952, 433
subdivision (4), paragraph (a), sentence added at end, 1949, 560 § 1
paragraph (c) amended, 1949, 560 § 2; revised, 1951, 407; 1952, 392
subdivision (7), paragraph (c), clause (ii) revised, 1951, 530 § 1. (See
1949, 560 § 3.)
Sect. 23, subdivision (2), paragraph (5), clause (iu) inserted, 1950,
162 § 1.
Sect. 25, subdivision (1), paragraph (a) revised, 1950. 783 § 1. (See
1950, 783 § 2.)
Sect. 26, subdivision (2), paragraph (6), clause {ii) amended, 1948,
826 Changes in the [Chap. 32.
446 § 3; clause (m) added, 1947, 412; paragraph (c) added, 1948, 446
§ 4; subdivision (3), paragraph (c) amended, 1949, 492; 1951, 670 § 1.
(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) re-
vised, 1946, 166 § 3; subdivision (4), paragraph (a) amended, 1953,
583 § 2; last sentence amended, 1946, 403 § 9; subdivision (5) added,
1948, 507 § 2. (See 1953, 583 § 3.)
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 pohce); revised, 1951,
670 § 2.
Sect. 28C added, 1947, 660 § 6 (relative to the retirement of certain
members of the general court and constitutional officers; 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 disabil-
ity or accidental death) ; designation changed from 28C to 28F. 1948,
589 § 4.
Sect. 28D and 28E added, 1948, 589 § 2 (relative to retirement of
certain members of the general court and constitutional officers). (See
1948, 589 § 3; 1949, 546, 807 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 28D revised, 1949, 807 § 1; last sentence revised. 1952, 581;
section repealed, 1952, 634 § 1. (See 1949, 807 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 28E revised, 1949, 809 § 1; repealed, 1952, 634 § 2.
Sect. 28F. See 1948, 589 § 4.
Sect. 28G added, 1949, 809 § 2 (relative to the use of the words
"fails of re-election"); repealed, 1950, 813 § 2.
Sect. 28H added, 1949, 807 § 2 (relative to the retirement of certain
employees of governmental units who are former members of the gen-
eral court); repealed, 1952, 634 § 3. (See 1949, 807 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 281 added, 1950, 700 § 1 (extending benefits of state retirement
systems to certain employees of an interstate commission) . (See 1950,
700 § 2.)
Sect. 28J added, 1952, 574 § 1 (relative to retirement of certain
former members of the general court; repealed, 1952, 634 § 4. (See
1952, 574 § 2.)
Sect. 39, sentence added at end, 1948, 207.
Sect. 43 amended, 1945, 707; 1949, 748 § 1. (See 1949, 748 § 2.)
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. 45B added, 1949, 407 § 1 (relative to the retirement of certain
school janitors and custodians). (See 1949, 407 § 2.)
Sect. 46 revised, 1941, 344 § 1.
Sect. 47 amended, 1941, 344 § 2.
Sect. 48 revised, 1938, 379.
Chap. 32.] GENERAL LawS. 827
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; 1949, 602; 1950, 668 § 1; paragraph
added at end, 1945, 677. (See 1943, 514 § 4; 1948, 665 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 57 revised, 1943, 514 § 2; amended, 1947, 453 § 2; revised, 1948,
665 § 2; amended, 1950, 668 § 2. (See 1943, 514 § 4; 1948, 665 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 57A added, 1945, 658 § 8 (making certain provisions of the
contributory pension laws appUcable to the retirement of veterans under
veterans' non-contributory pension laws).
Sect. 58 revised, 1943,'514 § 3; 1948, 665 § 3; amended, 1950, 668
§ 3. (See 1943, 514 § 4; 1948, 665 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 58 A 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; same sentence revised, 1950, 747 § 1; 1951, 775.
(See 1937, 409 §§5-7; 1950, 747 § 2.)
Sect. 65B added, 1941, 689 § 1 (providing pensions for special justices
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 poHce). (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
(b) 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.)
Sects. 80-85. See 1949, 636.
828 Changes in the [Chap. 32.
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
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 § 3 (additional provisions for the retire-
ment of members of police 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. 85 A 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-
mg 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 cities and towns); first sentence revised, 1952, 431 § 1.
Sect. 85G added, 1948, 483 (relative to the retirement of certain
police officers and firemen of certain cities and towns).
Sect. 85H added, 1952, 431 § 2 (providing for retirement of certain
disabled call firemen and policemen injured in line of duty).
Sect. 86 revised, 1946, 576 § 7; 1949, 562; repealed, 1950, 395.
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; 1952, 431 § 3; third paragraph amended, 1947, 96; paragraph
added at end, 1949, 503. (See 1933, 340 § 2.)
Sect. 89 A 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); first paragraph
amended, 1950, 757; third sentence amended, 1951, 147 § 1; fourth
sentence revised, 1952, 431 § 4; last sentence revised, 1949, 423 § 1;
last paragraph revised, 1949, 522. (See 1949, 423 § 2; 1951, 147 § 2.)
Sect. 90 revised, 1936, 439 § 4.
Sect. 90A added, 1943, 452 § 1 (authorizing certain cities and towns
to increase the retirement allowances of certain former emploj^ees retired
on account of accidental disability). (See 1943, 452 § 2.)
Chap. 33.] GENERAL LaWS. 829
Sect. 91 revised, 1938, 439 § 5; amended, 1941, 670 § 24; jSrst
sentence amended, 1947, 462; revised, 1948, 15 § 2; amended, 1949,
511; 1950, 656; revised, 1951, 417; sentence added at end, 1947, 394;
same sentence revised, 1950, 264. (See 1938, 439 § 7; 1941, 670 § 26.)
Sect. 92 amended, 1953, 509 § 2.
Sect. 94 added, 1950, 551 (presumption that hypertension or heart
disease was suffered in line of duty in certain cases relative to retire-
ment for accidental disability); revised, 1951, 594.
Sects. 95-97 added, 1953, 387 (authorizing cities and towns to grant
or increase retirement allowances, pensions or annuities to certain em-
ployees or their survivors).
Chapter 33. — Militia.
Act estabUshing 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.)
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 33 inserted, 1939, 425 § 1. (See
1939, 425 § 2.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves
of 1952.
The following references are to chapter 33 as so inserted:
Sect. 1 revised, 1943, 35 § 1.
Sect. lA added, 1949, 398 § 1 (providing that persons in the armed
forces shall not be segregated or discriminated against because of race,
color or national origin). (See 1949, 398 § 2.)
Sect. 2 amended, 1948, 97.
Sect. 6, paragraph (a) revised, 1943, 35 § 2.
Sect. 15 revised, 1947, 362; 1953, 146.
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. 41, subdivision (c), paragraph inserted before last paragraph,
1949 645.
Sect. 47 revised, 1941, 318.
Sect. 49 amended, 1941, 217 § 1; 1946, 409 § 1; 1947, 246; revised,
1947, 468 § 1; amended, 1948, 171; 1949, 118 § 1, 415; 1950, 27 § 1,
254, 354 § 1, 492 § 1.
Sect. 54 revised, 1952, 347.
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 by 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.
830 Changes in the [Chaps. 34, 35.
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 commander-in-chief shall
prescribe or authorize to be formed and defining the composition
thereof); repealed, 1947, 329 § 2.
Sect. 69, subdivision (a) amended, 1945, 393 § 5; subdivision (6)
amended, 1950, 706; subdivision (c) amended, 1941, 577 § 1; 1946,
591 § 43; revised, 1951, 569 § 1; subdivision (d) revised, 1951, 569 § 2;
subdivision (e) revised, 1947, 402; subdivision (g) added, 1948, 348.
(See 1941, 577 § 2.)
Sect. 76, subdivision (/c), first three paragraphs stricken out and two
paragraphs inserted, ] 947, 330.
Sect. 79 amended, 1941, 490 § 8.
Sect. 84 revised, 1947, 331.
Sect. 104A 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 Commissioners.
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; 1949, 193 § 1, 767 § 1;
1951, 743 § 3. (See 1943, 102 § 2; 1949, 193 § 2, 767 § 2; 1951, 743
§§ 4-6.)
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; third sentence stricken out and two sen-
tences inserted, 1949, 797; sentence inserted before last sentence, 1949,
481 § 3; affected, 1939, 452 § 7; section revised, 1951, 479.
Sect. 19 amended, 1935, 257 § 4. (See 1935, 257 § 12.)
Sect. 23 added, 1932, 297 (authorizing counties to receive certain
gifts) ; revised, 1950, 162 § 2.
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;
Chap. 35.] GENERAL LawS. 831
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, clerics and probation
officers of district courts, probation officers of the superior court, trial
justices and county commissioners, see 1946, 348 § 4.
Sect. 2 revised, 1945, 289.
Sect. 3 revised, 1932, 56; sentence added at end, 1939, 109 § 2.
Sect. 11 amended, 1943, 65; revised, 1950, 659 § 1.
Sect. 19A added, 1945, 635 § 2 (providing for advances of their
vacation pay to officers and employees of counties).
Sect. 19B added, 1953, 436 § 1 (relative to the payment of salaries,
wages or other sums owing by cities and towns upon the death of their
officers and employees). (See 1953, 436 § 7.)
Sect. 20 revised, 1950, 659 § 2.
Sect. 21 amended, 1937, 64 § 2.
Sect. 22 revised, 1948, 153; 1952, 87.
Sect. 24 revised, 1951, 530 § 2.
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; first sentence revised, 1952, 80; 1953, 33; two
sentences inserted after first sentence, 1949, 481 § 1 ; next to last sen-
tence amended, 1950, 543 § 4; 1952, 516; 1953, 70. (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 highway work in anticipation of appropria-
tions).
Sect. 36 A amended, 1939, 501 § 5; revised, 1943, 80; first sentence
amended, 1945, 158 § 5.
Sect. 37 amended, 1933, 28.
Sect. 37A amended, 1933, 29; sentence inserted before last sentence,
1952, 66.
Sect. 38 amended, 1953, 75.
Sects. 39A-39F added, 1949, 488 (relative to the furnishing and cer-
tification of county notes by the director of accounts).
Sect. 40 amended, 1936, 23 § 1.
Sect. 43A revised, 1939, 214 § 1.
Sect. 43B added, 1939, 214 § 2 (relative to the effect of the fifing of
annual fidelity bonds by county officers and employees).
832 Changes in the [Chaps. 36, 37.
Sect. 44 amended, 1949, 481 § 2.
Sect. 45 amended, 1953, 319 § 5. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 46 revised, 1953, 654 § 2.
Sect. 48, fourth sentence revised, 1947, 102 § 1; last sentence of first
paragraph revised, 1949, 538; 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; 1946, 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; revised, 1949,
774 § 1; amended, 1951, 611 § 2. (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; 1949, 774 § 5.)
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-hving adjustments). (See
1948, 591 §§ 4-7; 1949, 782 §§ 2, 4, 5, 6.)
Sect. 51B, salary schedule revised, 1949, 782 § 1; 1951, 743 §§ 1, 2;
paragraph (7) revised, 1949, 782 § 3. (See 1949, 782 §§ 2, 4, 5, 6; 1951,
743 §§ 4-6.)
Sect. 52, second paragraph revised, 1938, 73 § 1.
Sect. 54 revised, 1948, 591 § 2. (See 1948, 591 §§ 4-7.)
Sect. 55 amended, 1949, 774 § 6.
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. 13A amended, 1951, 191.
Sect. 15 revised, 1949, 395 § 1. (See 1949, 395 § 3; 1950, 182, 350.)
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).
Sect. 24, sentence added at end, 1952, 245.
Sect. 24 A 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 registr}' of deeds and Norfolk registry district to the assessors of
municipalities of said county); first paragraph revised, 1949, 189; sec-
tion revised, 1950, 539 § 1.
Sect. 28 amended, 1952, 250 § 1. (See 1952, 250 § 3.)
Sect. 31 repealed, 1952, 250 § 2. (See 1952, 250 § 3.)
Sect. 33, paragraph added at end, 1948, 664 § 2; revised, 1952, 543.
Chapter 37. — Sheriffs
Sect. 2 revised, 1937, 219 § 2.
Sect. 17 amended, 1945, 63; 1946, 121.
Chaps. 38-40.] GENERAL LaWS. 833
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 § 1;
section amended, 1939, 451 § 6; paragraph added at end, 1952, 44.
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.)
Sect. 3 revised, 1939, 214 § 4.
Sect. 5, first three sentences revised, 1947, 579; third sentence
amended, 1949, 510; last sentence revised, 1945, 632 § 3.
Sect. 6 amended, 1939, 475; revised, 1945, 632 § 4.
Sect. 7 amended, 1941, 366; revised, 1945, 632 § 5; amended, 1953,
319 § 6; last sentence revised, 1950, 143. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1932, 118 § 1; amended, 1939, 30 § 1. (See 1939,
30 § 2.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1953, 319 § 7. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 11 amended, 1941, 499.
Sect. 18 revised, 1953, 320.
Sect. 19 revised, 1945, 632 § 6.
Chapter 39. — Municipal Government.
Sect. 6A added, 1952, 259 § 1 (relative to salaries of certain mayors,
city councillors and aldermen). (See 1952, 259 § 4.)
Sect. 8A added, 1950, 132 § 1 (relative to the removal of certain
officers of cities by the city council). (See 1950, 132 § 2.)
Sect. 10 amended, 1935, 403 § 1; 1939, 182; sentence inserted after
third sentence, 1949, 152 § 1. (See 1935, 403 § 2.)
Sect. 14, first and second paragraphs revised, 1943, 453 §§ 1 and 2,
respectively; paragraph added at end, 1949, 152 § 2.
Sect. 16, first paragraph revised, 1950, 56.
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; 1951, 798 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1946, 358 § 1;
1950, 521; 1951, 798 § 2. (See 1932, 271 § 7; 1951, 798 § 8.)
Sect. 4A added, 1945, 438 (authorizing cities and towns and certain
districts to make agreements relative to the performance of certain
public services).
834 Changes in the [Chap. 40.
Sect. 4B added, 1951, 25 § 3 (relative to advertising for proposals for
certain contracts of towns); sentence added at end, 1951, 678.
Sect. 5, clause (1) amended, 1933, 318 § 3 (see 1933, 318 § 9); 1935
106; revised, 1935, 179; amended, 1951, 798 § 3 (see 1951, 798 § 8)
amended, 1939, 19; 1945, 391 § 2; 1948, 174; 1950, 157; 1946, 358 § 2
1953, 149; revised, 1953, 209; clause (2) amended, 1936, 390; 1950, 478
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; re-
vised, 1947, 468 § 2; amended, 1948, 445 § 1; 1949, 118 § 2; revised,
1950, 27 § 2; amended, 1950, 354 § 2, 492 § 2; 1951, 718; clause (16A)
added, 1946, 358 § 4 (authorizing appropriations for the employment
of legal counsel for general purposes) ; clause (20) amended, 1946, 358
§ 5; clause (23) revised, 1948, 660 § 24 (see 1948, 660 § 26); amended,
1949, 761 § 11; clause (25A) added, 1946, 358 § 6 (authorizing appro-
priations 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, 311 § 7); amended, 1947, 340 § 5; re-
vised, 1953, 674 § 9; clause (29) amended, 1953, 535 § 1; clause (33)
revised, 1946, 358 § 9; clause (34) amended, 1951, 149; clause (36A)
added, 1949, 163 (authorizing appropriations for suppression and eradi-
cation of ragweed); 1950, 141; 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 certain injured school children);
clause (40B) added, 1952, 247 § 1 (authorizing appropriations for pay-
ment of certain expenses incurred for injuries sustained by school pupils
in shop or laboratory work); clause (41) added, 1938, 142 § 1 (author-
izing cities and towns to appropriate money for stocking inland waters
therein with fish and for liberating game therein); amended, 1941, 599
§ 4; 1950, 101; clause (42) added, 1951, 113 (allowing the granting of
token awards by a playground or recreation commission); clause (43)
added, 1952, 118 (allowing the granting of awards to municipal em-
ployees for suggestions relative to the improvement of municipal serv-
ices); clause (44) added, 1952, 239 (authorizing appropriations for the
payment of premiums for group life insurance for permanent employees) ;
clause (45) added, 1953, 576 § 2 (authorizing appropriations for erect-
ing and maintaining pubhc bath houses in public beach districts). (See
1938, 142 § 2.)
Sect. 5A added, 1936, 40 (providing for the establishment of reserve
funds for cities) ; amended, 1937, 34; 1949, 135.
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) .
Chap. 40.) GENERAL LaWS. 835
Sect. 6E added, 1950, 538 (relative to the repair by cities and towns
of private ways therein open to pubhc use); amended, 1951, 299.
Sect. 6F added, 1953, 386 § 1 (further regulating the repair by cities
and towns of private ways therein open to public use).
Sect. 9 amended, 1933, 245 § 3; 1935, 305; 1936, 271; first para-
graph revised, 1946, 51 ; 209 §2; 409 §3; 1947, 468 §3; 671; amended,
1949, 118 § 3; revised, 1949, 343 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1937,
255; section revised, 1949, 563 § 1; amended, 1950, 303; 1952, 115,
443; 1953, 469, 175. (See 1949, 343 § 2.)
Sect. 9A repealed, 1949, 563 § 2.
Sect. 11 amended, 1941, 490 § 9; 1953, 535 § 2; 1948, 355.
Sect. IIA added, 1953, 576 § 3 (relative to the forming of public
beach districts by cities).
Sect. 12A repealed, 1941, 598 § 5.
Sects. 12B-12G added, 1953, 576 § 1 (authorizing cities and towns to
form public beach districts.)
Sect. 13, paragraph added at end, 1941, 130.
Sect. 14 revised, 1933, 283 § 1.
Sect. 15A added, 1951, 798 § 4 (authorizing cities and towns to
transfer certain land in certain cases). (See 1951, 798 § 8.)
Sect. 17 amended, 1933, 254 § 2. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 21 amended, 1953, 319 § 8; clause (16) added, 1941, 346 § 1;
clause (17) added, 1949, 98; amended, 1951, 352; clause (18) added,
1952, 594; clause (19) added, 1953, 402. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 21 A added, 1951, 798 § 5 (authorizing cities and towns to es-
tabhsh work weeks and hours for certain municipal employees). (See
1951, 798 § 8.)
Sect. 22, paragraph added at end, 1949, 644 § 1.
Sect, 22A added, 1947, 442 § 1 (authorizing the installation and
operation of parking meters in cities and towns); sentence added at
end, 1949, 644 § 2; sentence added at end, 1952, 592.
Sect. 22B added, 1949, 776 (authorizing the use of receipts from
parking meters for the acquisition and maintenance of off-street park-
ing areas and facilities) ; amended, 1953, 92.
Sect. 22C added, 1951, 326 (relative to parking meters in off-street
parking lots).
Sects. 25-33. For special zoning provisions for Boston, see 1924,
488 and amendments prior to 1932; 1932, 143; 1933, 204; 1943, 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.)
Sect. 25, first paragraph amended, 1950, 325 § 1.
Sect. 26 amended, 1952, 438.
Sect. 27 revised, 1941, 320.
Sect. 27A added, 1938, 133 § 1 (to prevent multiphcity 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; second paragraph (as so appearing) amended, 1951, 205;
paragraph in lines 54-60 (as appearing in 1933, 269 § 1) stricken out
and two paragraphs added, 1941, 198 § 1; paragraph in fines 61-70
(as so appearing) amended, 1935, 388 § 1; clause (1) in lines 72-76 (as
836 Changes in the [Chap. 41.
so appearing) revised, 1941, 198 § 2; paragraph in lines 80-90 (as so
appearing) amended, 1935, 388 § 2; next to last paragraph amended,
1953, 102. (See 1941, 198 § 3.)
Sects. 25-30. Temporarily affected, 1951, 307.
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. 30B, sentence added at end, 1950, 325 § 2.
Sect. 32 revised, 1933, 185 § 1; amended, 1941, 520 § 1; revised,
1952, 337. (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 supplv and distributing systems).
Sect. 39A 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. 41 A added, 1949, 793 (authorizing certain governmental agen-
cies to restrain the use of water during an emergency).
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; second paragraph amended, 1950, 80. (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 line 11 revised, 1953, 267 § 1;
paragraph in lines 15, 16 revised, 1939, 129; paragraph in Hne 25 re-
vised, 1939, 3; paragraph added at end, 1938, 341 § 2.
Sect. 4A, sentence added at end, 1951, 6.
Sect. 5 amended, 1934, 39 § 4.
Sect. 11 amended, 1938, 341 § 3. '
Sect. 13 amended, 1936, 18; 1937, 143 § 1.
Sect. 13A added, 1932, 289 § 5 (provisions relative to bonds of city
Chap. 41.] GENERAL LaWS. 837
clerks). [For prior legislation, see G. L. chapter 140 § 148, repealed
by 1932, 289 § 6.]
Sect. 15A revised, 1949, 136.
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 assistant
or temporary clerks of cities or towns, and granting authority to said
secretary to authenticate attestations of any such officer). (See 1933,
70 § 2.)
Sects. 19B-19E added, 1950, 388 (relative to the tenure of office of
city and town clerks).
Sect. 21, first paragraph revised, 1953, 101 § 2; last paragraph re-
vised, 1934, 155 § 2. (See 1934, 155 § 4.)
Sect. 24, paragraph added at end, 1945, 138 § 1; section revised, 1951,
364; 1953, 267 § 2. (See 1945, 136 § 2.)
Sect. 24A repealed, 1937, 129 § 1.
Sect. 25 revised, 1937, 129 § 2.
Sect. 25A revised, 1937, 129 § 3; first sentence revised, 1950, 151;
third sentence revised, 1951, 77.
Sect. 26 revised, 1937, 129 § 4.
Sect. 26A added, 1935, 149 (relative to employment of counsel by
boards of assessoi-s in certain cases); revised, 1951, 215 § 2,
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. 32, sentence added at end, 1950, 793 § 3.
Sect. 33, two sentences added at end, 1950, 793 § 4.
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 assistant
treasurers of cities and towns) ; last sentence revised, 1953, 55.
Sect. 39B added, 1943, 284 (authorizing the suspension and removal
of city and town collectors and the appointment of temporary collectors
under certain circumstances); first sentence amended, 1951, 256.
Sect. 40 revised, 1937, 143 § 3; sentence inserted before last sentence,
1951, 83.
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. 45A added, 1952, 79 (providing that the selectmen shall be the
commissioners of trust funds in certain small towns).
Sect. 49A added, 1948, 211 (providing for the appointment of an
assistant by auditors, accountants, and officers having sLmilar duties,
of cities and towns).
Sect. 53, last sentence revised, 1948, 84.
Sect. 54A amended. 1936. 62.
838 Changes in the [Chap. 41.
Sect. 56 revised, 1950, 55.
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).
Sects. 69C-69F added, 1953, 101 § 1 (relative to the estabUshment
in towns of a department of public works exercising the powers of
certain other departments and town officers).
Sect. 70, paragraph added at end, 1936, 211 § 1; amended, 1947,
340 § 1. (See 1936, 211 § 7.)
Sect. 71 amended, 1943, 266; 1953, 409 § 6.
Sect. 72 revised, 1936, 211 § 2; first sentence amended, 1947, 340 § 2;
1953, 674 § 1. (See 1936, 211 § 7.)
Sect. 73, paragraph added at end, 1936, 211 § 3; amended, 1947,
340 § 3; two sentences added at end, 1953, 674 § 8. (See 1936, 211 § 7.)
Sects. 81A-81J added, under caption "improved method of munic-
ipal planning", 1936, 211 § 4. (See 1936, 211 § 7.)
Sect. 81 A, last paragraph revised, 1938, 113.
Sects. 81A-81J stricken out and sections 81A to 81Y inserted, 1947,
340 § 4.
Sect. 8 IB amended and paragraph added at end, 1953, 674 § 2.
Sect. 81C amended, 1953, 409 § 7.
Sect. 81E, three paragraphs added at end, 1953, 674 § 3.
Sect. 81F, sentence added at end, 1953, 674 § 4.
Sect. 81G revised, 1953, 674 § 5.
Sect. 81J, first sentence amended and sentence inserted after third
sentence, 1953, 674 § 6.
Sects. 81K to 81Y stricken out and sections 81K to 81GG inserted, under
caption " Subdivision Control", 1953, 674 § 7. (See 1953, 674 § 11.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves
of 1952.
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. 98 amended, 1953, 319 § 9. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 99 amended, 1932, 124; revised, 1951, 214.
Sect. 100, sentence added at end, 1933, 324 § 3; section amended,
1938, 298; revised, 1945, 670; second sentence revised, 1950, 337;
sentence inserted after second sentence, 1950, 398; sentence inserted
before last sentence, 1950, 550; last sentence revised, 1950, 412 § 1.
(See 1950, 412 § 2.)
Sect. lOOA amended, 1933, 318 § 4; 1934, 291 § 3; 1945, 391 § 1;
1949, 128. (Sec 1933, 318 §§ 8, 9; 1934, 291 § 6; 1945, 391 § 3.)
Sect. lOOB added, 1953, 628 § 1 (providing for the indemnification
by cities and towns of certain retired police officers and firefighters for
certain hospital, medical and surgical expenses). (See 1953, 628 § 2.)
Sect. 105 amended, 1936, 132 § 2.
Chap. 42.] GENERAL LaWS. 839
Sect. 107, second sentence revised, 1953, 44.
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. 108B added, 1949, 235 (providing for additional compensation
and expenses for assessors and collectors in towns for assessing and
collecting district taxes).
Sect. 110, sentence added at end, 1950, 242.
Sect. IIOA added, 1947, 265 (authorizing the closing of pubhc 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; same three para-
graphs stricken out and one paragraph inserted, 1949, 475 § 1; same
paragraph revised, 1951, 242 § 1. (See 1948, 330 § 2; 1951, 242 § 2.)
Sect. lllA amended, 1934, 107; revised, 1949, 172.
Sect. lUB added, 1945, 156 (providing sick leaves for laborers, work-
men and mechanics regularly employed by certain cities and towns);
amended, 1946, 187; sentence added at end, 1949, 686.
Sect. lUC added, 1945, 348 (authorizing attendance at funerals or
memorial services of war veterans by certain|municipal employees with-
out loss of pay) ; revised, 1953, 179.
Sect. HID added, 1949, 384 (relative to vacations without loss of
pay for regular members of police and fire forces in certain cities and
towns). See 1950, 36 § 1.
Sect. 11 IE added, 1949, 475 § 2 (providing for payment of compen-
sation to certain municipal employees and their beneficiaries in lieu of
vacations in certain cases) ; amended, 1953, 436 § 2.
Sect. 11 IF added, 1952, 419 (providing injured leave for certain in-
capacitated police oflEicers and firefighters).
Sect. UIG added, 1952, 488 (relative to annual vacations for cer-
tain employees of certain cities and towns).
Sect. UIH added, 1953, 293 (relative to overtime service by poHce
officers of cities and towns).
Sect. 1111 added, 1953, 436 § 3 (relative to the payment of salaries,
wages or other sums owing by cities and towns upon the death of
their officers and employees). (See 1953, 436 § 7.)
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).
Sect. 119, two sentences added at end, 1950, 137; paragraph added
at end, 1950, 779.
Sect. 120 added, 1949, 133 § 1 (establishing the financial year of
fire, water, fight and improvement districts). (See 1949, 133 § 2.)
Sect. 121 added, 1950, 211 (requiring the treasurer of fire, water,
fight and improvement districts to be bonded).
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;
840 Changes in the [Chap. 43.
between Brewster and Orleans (portion) established, 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) established, 1938, 371; between Rochester and Ware-
ham and between Marion and Wareham (portion) established, 1939,
279; between Fitchburg and Leominster (portion) established, 1941,
37, 698; between Bellingham and Franklin estabhshed, 1941, 641;
between Chicopee and Springfield (portion) estabhshed, 1945, 274;
between Brewster and Dennis and between Dennis and Harwich,
1945, 599; between Reading and Lynnfield (portion) estabhshed, 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. 17A added, 1952, 259 § 2 (relative to salaries of certain mayors,
city councillors and city managers).
Sect. 18, paragraph numbered 4 inserted, 1938, 378 § 7; amended,
1949, 723 § 1.
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. 28 amended, 1951, 25 § 1.
Sect. 29 revised, 1938, 378 § 10; first sentence revised, 1949, 723 § 2;
amended, 1951, 25 § 2.
Sect. 30 revised, 1938, 378 § 11; first sentence revised, 1948, 459 § 7.
Sect. 31 amended, 1938, 378 § 12.
Sect. 32 amended, 1949, 318.
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).
Chaps. 43A, 44.] GENERAL LaWS. 841
Sect. 51 repealed, 1952, 259 § 3.
Sect. 56 amended, 1937, 224 § 2.
Sect. 59A added, 1937, 224 § 3 (relative to the filling of vacancies in
the cit}^ council in cities having a Plan B form of charter).
Sect. 62 repealed, 1952, 259 § 3.
Sect. 78 repealed, 1952, 259 § 3.
Sects. 79-92 stricken out and new sections 79-92 A (relative to
Plan D form of charter) inserted, 1948, 459 § 8.
Sect. 87 repealed, 1952, 259 § 3.
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
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).
Sects. 93-116 repealed in so far as they provide for election by pro-
portional representation of city councils and school committees, 1949,
661 § 1; 1952, 281 § 1. (See 1949, 661 §§ lA-3; 1952, 281 § 2; 1953,
118.)
Sect. 100 amended, 1941, 722 § 5.
Sect. 101 repealed, 1952, 259 § 3.
Sect. 102 amended, 1941, 722 § 6.
Sect. 103, first paragraph amended, 1950, 353.
Sect. 110, first paragraph amended, 1949, 181; form of petition
amended, 1941, 722 § 7.
Sect. 1 14, last sentence revised, 1952, 78.
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 bv 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; 1949,79.
For legislation enabling 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; 1949, 327. [For prior legislation, see 1933, 366;
842 Changes in the [Chap. 44.
1934, 21; 1935, 213, 404; 1946, 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; 1949, 134.
For legislation relative to the collection of certain taxes and other
charges due to 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.
Sect. 2 revised, 1936, 224 § 4; amended, 1946, 358 § 11. (See 1936,
224 §§11, 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 anticipation
of revenue exempted from charter provisions relative to publication
and referendum).
Sect. 5 amended, 1939, 37.
Sect. 5A amended, 1935, 68 § 4.
Sect. 5B added, 1943, 61 § 1 (relative to borrowing for liabilities
incurred 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; revised, 1951, 54, 181 § 1; clause
3A added, 1947, 207 § 2; repealed, 1948, 275 § 4; clause (5) revised,
1947, 101; amended, 1951, 282 § 1; clause (6) amended, 1951, 282 § 2;
clause (12) repealed, 1946, 358 § 14; clause (14) revised, 1953, 100;
clause (15) added, 1948, 383; clause (16) added, 1951, 181 § 2; amended,
1952, 38. (See 1936, 224 §§ 11, 12.)
Sect. 8, clause (3) revised, 1938, 172 § 5; clause (5) revised, 1941,
83; amended, 1952, 123 § 1; clause (6) amended, 1952, 123 § 2; clause
(9) amended, 1939, 457; 1947, 298 § 3; clause (13) added, 1946, 358
§ 15; amended, 1947, 298 § 4. (See 1952, 123 § 3.)
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 amended, 1941, 376; 1946, 384 § 1; first paragraph amended,
1950, 169; paragraph added at end, 1947, 298 § 5.
Sect. 10 amended, 1936, 224 § 6; 1939, 24 § 1; 1946, 329; second
sentence revised, 1950, 51; section revised, 1952, 56. (See 1936, 224
§§ 11, 12.)
Chap. 44.] GENERAL LaWS. 843
Sect. 11 amended, 1936, 224 § 7. (See 1936, 224 §§ 11, 12.)
Sect. 12 amended, 1936, 224 § 8; repealed, 1946, 358 § 16. (See
1936, 224 §§ 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 liabilities
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 § 18.
Sect. 18 amended, 1946, 358 § 19.
Sect. 19 amended, 1946, 358 § 20.
Sect. 20 amended, 1946, 358 § 21; revised, 1947, 60; sentence added
at end, 1949, 403.
Sect. 21 amended, 1946, 358 § 22.
Sect. 22 amended, 1936, 224 § 9. (See 1936, 224 §§ 11, 12.)
Sect. 26 amended, 1951, 265.
Sect. 28A added, 1951, 16 (making certain provisions of municipal
finance laws applicable to regional school districts).
Sect. 29. As to tax limit of Boston, see 1932, 125; 1933, 159; 1934,
201; 1935,284; 1936,224.
Sect. 31 revised, 1946, 358 § 23; 1949, 138.
Sect. 31A added, 1941, 473 § 1 (relative to budgets in certain cities);
amended, 1953, 654 § 3.
Sect. 3 IB added, 1950, 173 (relative to the liabilities which may be
incurred by fire, water, light and improvement districts).
Sect. 32, paragraphs added at end, 1938, 175 § 1, 378 § 16; section
revised, 1941, 473 § 2; subdivision (2) of first paragraph amended,
1953, 51; paragraph added at end, 1953, 79.
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. 33A revised, 1947, 298 § 1; sentence added at end, 1950, 370.
Sect. 33B, two sentences added at end, 1951, 798 § 6. (See 1951, 798
§8.)
Sect. 34 revised, 1938, 170; paragraph added at end, 1941, 93.
Sect. 35 amended, 1941, 454; revised, 1951, 17 § 1.
Sect. 40 amended, 1939, 339; first sentence amended, 1945, 29 § 1;
sentence inserted after first sentence, 1947, 298 § 6; section revised,
1948, 82; 1951, 17 § 2. (See 1945, 29 § 2; repealed by 1946, 109.)
Sect. 41 revised, 1946, 432 § 4.
Sect. 43, two sentences added at end, 1951, 276.
Sect. 46 amended, 1953, 654 § 4.
Sect. 46A added, 1932, 155 (making permanent certain provisions of
law relative to investigations of municipal accounts and financial trans-
actions by the director of accounts). [For prior temporary legislation,
see 1926, 210; 1929, 335.]
Sect. 51 amended, 1934, 355; repealed, 1938, 458.
Sect. 54 amended, 1933, 200; 1946, 358 § 24; revised, 1948, 194 § 1;
1949, 243; amended, 1953, 83.
Sect. 55, sentence added at end, 1948, 143 § 1; 1951, 59; section
revised, 1953, 103.
Sect. 55A revised, 1948, 143 § 2, 194 § 2; 1950, 224.
844 Changes in the [Chaps. 45, 46.
Sect. 56A added, 1934, 229 § 1 (relative to the financial vear of
cities). (See 1934, 229 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 58 amended, 1951, 15.
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. 14 revised, 1949, 256.
Sect. 17A added, 1938, 220 (authorizing cities and towns to use cer-
tain ways therein for playground purposes) ; revised, 1953, 80.
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. lA added, 1939, 61 § 1 (further regulating the making and
recording of certificates of birth of certain abandoned children and
foundlings).
Sects. IB and IC added, 1952, 72 (relative to filing evidence of cer-
tain births and deaths occurring without the commonwealth).
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. 4A added, 1941, 434 (providing for the verification of returns
of births) .
Sect. 6 revised, 1939, 61 § 2.
Sect. 7A added, 1950, 22 (requiring reports of births in airplanes).
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; re-
vised, 1953, 261 § 1; fourth paragraph, as so appearing, amended, 1941,
50; same paragraph amended, 1945, 65; 1953, 261 § 2; 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.
Sect. 17 revised, 1932, 12; amended, 1939, 269 § 2.
Sect. 19 revised, 1943, 228 § 1; amended, 1945, 570 § 1 ; sentence
added at end, 1950, 366. (See 1945, 570 § 2.) (See 1943, 228 § 2.)
Sect. 20 revised, 1941, 351 § 5.
Sect. 26 amended, 1939, 326 § 2; first sentence revised, 1947, 283.
Chaps. 48, 49.] GENERAL LaWS. 845
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; 1936, 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 §§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; amended,
1951 274.
Sect. 15 amended, 1932, 180 § 8; 1941, 490 § 11.
Sect. 16 revised, 1943, 103 § 1; amended, 1952, 222.
Sect. 18 revised, 1943, 103 § 2.
Sect. 20A repealed, 1950, 442.
Sect. 24 amended, 1953, 535 § 3.
Sect. 28A amended, 1941, 490 § 12; revised, 1953, 496.
Sect. 28B revised, 1953, 535 § 4.
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 cer-
tain call firemen to membership in the permanent fire force in certain
cities and towns).
Sect. 37 revised, 1948, 149 § 2.
Sect. 51A added, 1948, 337 § 1 (providing for the furnishing of gas
masks for the use of members of fire departments) ; second paragraph
revised, 1949, 467 § 1. (See 1948, 337 § 2; 1949, 467 § 2.)
Sect. 57A added, 1953, 640 (relative to additional pay or time off
for firefighters and others who are required to work on legal holidays).
Sect. 58A 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. 59A amended, 1949, 77.
Sect. 59E added, 1939, 419 § 1 (providing for the ultimate abolition
of reserve fire forces in certain cities and towns).
Sect. 66 revised, 1950, 121.
Sect. 70 repealed, 1950, 170.
Sect. 79 revised, 1948, 133; first sentence amended, 1951, 392.
Chapter 49. — Fences, Fence Viewers, Pounds and Field Drivers.
Sect. 6 revised, 1948, 550 § 3.
Sect. 10 amended, 1951, 143 § 2.
846 Changes in the [Chaps. 50, 51.
Sect. 29 amended, 1951, 143 § 1.
Sect. 36 revised, 1948, 550 § 4.
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 Unes 63-72 amended, 1951, 805 § 4. Paragraph
in lines 91 and 92 revised, 1943, 453 § 7; paragraph inserted after para-
graph in line 93, 1943, 453 § 8. (See 1951, 805 §§ 6, 7.)
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) ; revised, 1953, 26.
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; next to last sentence
revised, 1949, 196. (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
pubhc lodging houses); sections stricken' out and new section lOA in-
serted, 1943, 320 § 1.
Chap. 51.] GENERAL LaWS. 847
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.)
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 Januarv 1); revised, 1938, 440
§ 12; amended, 1943, 453 § 16. (See 1933, 254 §§ 65, 66; 1938, 440
§ 23.)
Sect. 18 amended, 1950, 142.
Sect. 20 revised, 1943, 453 § 17.
Sect. 22 amended, 1938, 280; revised, 1943, 453 § 18; amended,
1950, 172.
Sect. 22A added, 1945, 715 § 2 (providing for registration as voters
of persons who are physically unable to apply in person) ; revised, 1946,
196 § 1.
Sect. 23 amended, 1943, 453 § 19; revised, 1945, 715 § 3.
Sect. 24 amended, 1950, 177.
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
voters 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. 41 A 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.
848 Changes in the [Chaps. 52, 53.
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.)
Sect. 55 amended, 1933, 254 § 15; sentence added at end, 1936, 2
§ 1; same sentence revised, 1938, 473 § 4; section amended, 1943, 453
§ 29; 1950, 193; third and fourth sentences revised, 1949, 212; last
sentence revised, 1946, 140 § 15; section revised, 1950, 255. (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 Committees.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter inserted, 1938, 346 § 1. (See 1938,
346 §§ 3, 4.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves
of 1952.
The following references are to chapter 52, as so inserted:
Sect. 1, first two paragraphs revised, 1948, 614 § 1; section revised,
1950, 280 § 1. (See 1948, 614 §§ 8, 9.)
Sect. 1A added, 1948, 614 § 2 (relative to nominations of candidates
for members of state political committees); repealed, 1950, 280 § 2.
(See 1948, 614 §§ 8, 9.)
Sect. 2, sentence added at end, 1948, 23.
Sect. 9 revised, 1941, 337 § 1; first sentence revised, 1953, 406 § 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; amended, 1953, 406 § 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,
Chap. 53.] GENERAL LawS. 849
1943, 334 § 4; second paragraph amended, 1951, 805 § 5. (See 1951,
805 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 10, first paragraph amended, 1934, HI; 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.
Sect. 11, sentence added at end, 1933, 313 § 3; revised, 1937, 77 § 3;
section revised, 1937, 212 § 1; amended, 1943, 334 § 6.
Sect. 12 revised, 1937, 212 § 2; first 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 perjurv).
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; section revised, 1953, 406 § 3.
(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; sentence added at end, 1949, 194.
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 political party t« be signed by enrolled voters thereof).
Sect. 41 revised, 1932, 310 § 9; section and title preceding it stricken
850 Changes in the [Chap. 53.
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; 1953, 406 § 4. (See 1937, 384, 435.)
Sect. 43 amended, 1932, 310 § 11; 1937, 201; 1949, 109 § 1. (See
1937 384 435 )
Sect. 44 revised, 1932, 310 § 12; amended, 1935, 38; revised, 1938,
373 § 2, 473 § 12; amended, 1941, 337 § 6; revised, 1952, 221; 1953,
406 § 5. (See 1937, 384, 435.)
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; section revised, 1951, 332;
first paragraph revised, 1953, 406 § 6. (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; 1950, 280 § 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; 1950, 280 § 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 heading)
revised, 1938, 346 § 2; section amended, 1941, 337 § 11; section (and
heading) revised, 1953, 406 § 7. (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.)
Sects. 54C and 54D added, 1953, 406 § 8 (relative to the certifica-
tion and seating of candidates and delegates at state conventions).
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.
Chap. 54.) GENERAL LaWS. 851
Sect. 70B amended, 1941, 337 § 12.
Sect. TOD, fourth sentence stricken out and two sentences inserted,
1947, 338 § 2; section revised, 1948, 614 § 5; 1950, 280 § 5. (See 1948,
614 §§ 8, 9.)
Sect. 70E, sentence inserted before last sentence, 1947, 31; four
paragraphs added at end, 1951, 764.
Sect. 70F amended, 1939, 452 § 11; revised, 1948, 614 § 6; 1950,
280 § 6. (See 1948, 614 §§ 8, 9.)
Sect. 70G, second paragraph, as appearing in 1938, 473 § 21, amended,
1948, 614 § 7; 1950, 280 § 7; two paragraphs inserted after first para-
graph, 1953, 406 § 9. (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.)
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 candi-
dates for each town office); revised, 1936, 204.
Chapter 54. — Elections.
For legislation relative to absent voting by members of the armed
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. 9 A 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. UA 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. (See 1946, 537 § 12.)
852 Changes in the [Chap. m.
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; last sentence of same paragraph revised, 1951, 709 § 1;
paragraph added at end, 1951, 709 § 2.
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 revised, 1943, 310 § 5.
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; sentence added at end, 1952, 128; same sen-
tence revised, 1953, 1.
Sect. 42 amended, 1932, 135 § 5; first paragraph amended, 1935,
238 § 2; same paragraph revised, 1941, 292; first two paragraphs re-
vised, 1948, 272; second paragraph amended, 1953, 212, 432; last para-
graph 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, third paragraph revised, 1949, 109 § 2; last paragraph
amended, 1934, 39 § 5.
Sect. 65 revised, 1933, 289 § 1; amended, 1943, 411 § 15; second
sentence stricken out and two sentences inserted, 1952, 129; paragraph
inserted after first paragraph, 1951, 257; paragraph added at end, 1946,
537 § 7. (See 1946, 537 § 12.)
Sect. 68, paragraph added at end, 1946, 537 § 8. (See 1946, 537 § 12.)
Chap. 54.] GENERAL LawS. 853
Sect. 69 amended, 1947, 255 § 2.
Sect. 70 revised, 1943, 411 § 16; amended, 1947, 255 § 3.
Sect. 71. See 1937, 275.
Sect. 71 A added, 1943, 411 § 17 (requiring that election officers 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 anv 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; amended, 1950, 21; 1951, 153 § 1.
Sect. 87, subsection (a) revised, 1945, 52; subsection (b) revised,
1936, 404 § 1; amended, 1945. 466 § 2; 1951, 153 § 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.
Sect. 90 repealed, 1946, 140 § 14.
Sect. 92 revised, 1936, 404 § 4; amended, 1937, 162 § 1; 1941,
279 § 1; revised, 1945, 466 § 4.
Sect. 93 revised, 1936, 404 § 5; amended, 1941, 722 § 8.
Sect. 94 amended, 1952, 39 § 1.
Sect. 95 revised, 1936, 404 § 6; amended, 1945, 466 § 5; 1952, 39 § 2.
Sect. 96 amended, 1936, 404 § 7.
Sect. 98 amended, 1945, 466 § 6.
Sect. 100 revised, 1936, 404 § 8.
Sect. 103A 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, first paragraph amended, 1952, 39 § 3; second paragraph
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-
vised, 1946, 130 § 2. (See 1935, 257 § 12.)
Sect. 115, second sentence revised, 1952, 207.
Sect. 116, first sentence revised, 1946, 130 § 3.
Sect. 122 amended, 1935, 257 § 7. (See 1935, 2.57 § 12.)
Sects. 124-128 repealed, 1946, 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
854 Changes in the [Chaps. 54A-56.
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 voting machines are used); amended, 1943, 411 § 25; sentence
inserted after first sentence, 1949, 188; 1945, 142.
Sect. 137 amended, 1935, 55.
Sect. 138, last paragraph amended, 1937, 23 § 1.
Sect. 139 amended, 1943, 49.
Sect. 141 amended, 1939, 508 § 16; first paragraph stricken out,
1946, 130 § 5; second paragraph amended, 1945, 38 § 7; 1946, 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 last paragraph) amended, 1934, 265; paragraph
added at end, 1946, 594. (See 1939, 467.)
Chapter 54A. — 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.)
Sect. 9, paragraph (t) added, 1950, 28.
Chapter 55. — Corrupt Practices and Election Inquests.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 55 inserted, 1946, 537 § 10. (See
1946, 537 § 12.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
Chapter 56. — Violations of Election Laws.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 56 inserted, 1946, 537 § 11. (See
1946, 537 § 12.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 56 as so inserted:
Sect. 41, first paragraph revised, 1950, 88.
Sect. 41A added, 1950, 91 (relative to the unauthorized use of per-
sons' names in political advertising).
Sect. 43A added, 1951, 104 (regulating use of the word "Veteran"
by candidates for public office).
Sect. 44A added, 1949, 238 (prohibiting the distribution of certain
Chaps. 57, 58.] GENERAL LawS. 855
lists of candidates for state office unless the name of the person re-
sponsible therefor appears thereon).
Chapter 57. — Congrressional, Councillor and Senatorial Districts, and
Apportionment of Representatives.
Sept 1 rpvispd 1Q4-1 ^^fi
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; same paragraph revised, 1953, 654 § 5. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 3 amended, 1933, 254 § 19. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1935, 322 § 1; 1945, 351 § 2; amended, 1953,
654 § 6.
Sect. 8A added, 1951, 500 (relative to reimbursement of municipali-
ties for loss of taxes through abatements to paraplegic veterans).
Sect. 9 revised, 1939, 346; 1941, 112; amended, 1953, 654 § 7.
Sect. 10 amended, 1934, 323 § 9; 1951, 641 § 3; revised, 1953, 654
§ 8. (See 1934, 323 § 11; 1951, 641 §§ 18, 19.)
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; 1945, 564; 1953, 654 § 9. (See
1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 14 amended, 1939, 451 § 15; 1953, 654 § 10.
Sect. 15 amended, 1933, 254 § 21; revised, 1941, 490 § 14; amended,
1953, 654 § 11. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 17A amended, 1939, 451 § 26; 1953, 654 § 12.
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); amended, 1953, 654 § 13. (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, 1953, 654 § 14;
amended, 1951, 641 § 4; amended, 1947, 679 § 3; affected, 1933, 357
§ 4; 1935, 438 § 2. (See 1933, 307 § 11, 350 § 9; 1936, 362 § 4; 1951,
641 §§ 18, 19.)
Sect. 20 revised, 1936, 362 § 3; amended, 1937, 108 § 1; 1953, 654
§ 15; introductory paragraph amended, 1941, 656 § 1; 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).
856 Changes in the [Chap. 58A.
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.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1933, 254 § 23; repealed, 1951, 641 § 2. (See 1933.
254 § 66; 1951, 641 §§ 18, 19.)
Sect. 24A revised, 1934, 323 § 2; first sentence amended, 1945, 624
§ 3; section repealed, 1951, 641 § 2. (See 1934, 323 § 11; 1951, 641
§§ 18, 19.)
Sect. 25 revised, 1934, 323 § 3; amended, 1939, 451 § 17; first sen-
tence revised, 1941, 729 § 11; section revised, 1945, 624 § 4; 687;
amended, 1951, 641 § 5; 1953. 654 § 16. (See 1934, 323 § 11; 1941,
729 § 15; 1951, 641 §§ 18, 19.)
Sect. 25A revised, 1934, 323 § 4; first sentence revised, 1945, 624
§ 5; amended, 1951, 641 § 6; 1953, 654 § 17. (See 1934, 323 § 11;
1951, 641 §§ 18, 19.)
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); amended, 1953, 654 § 18.
Sect. 27, first sentence revised, 1943, 521 § 1; section amended,
1951, 641 § 7; 1953, 654 § 19. (See 1951, 641 §§ 18, 19.)
Sects. 28A and 28B added, 1947, 483 § 1 (provisions for aiding in the
collection of federal and state personal income taxes).
Sect. 29, first sentence revised, 1953, 654 § 20; paragraph (4) stricken
out, 1945, 161 § 1.
Sect. 30 revised, 1945, 624 § 6; amended, 1951, 641 § 8. (See 1951,
641 §§ 18, 19.)
Sect. 31 added, under heading "forms", 1937, 135 § 1 (relative to
forms of application for abatement of taxes and certain other forms
and the approval thereof by the commissioner of corporations and
taxation); amended, 1953, 654 § 21.
Sect. 32 added, 1953, 654 § 22 (relative to the smnmons, attendance
and testimony of witnesses before the commissioner).
Chapter 58A. ^Appellate Tax Board (former title, Board of Tax Appeals).
Sect. 1 revised, 1937, 400 § 3; first paragraph amended, 1948, 583;
same paragraph revised, 1950. 784; amended, 1953, 654 § 23. (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; amended, 1951, 641 § 9; section amended, 1953, 654
§ 24. (See 1933, 167 § 5; 1934, 323 § 11; 1937, 400 § 1; 1947, 632 § 3:
1951, 641 §§ 18, 19.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1933, 321 § 2; amended, 1939, 451 § 18; 1945, 621
§ 2; 1952, 502; 1953, 654 § 25. (See 1933, 321 § 9.)
Sect. 7A added, 1933, 321 § 3 (providing for the estabhshment 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.)
Chap. 59.] GENERAL LaWS. 857
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. 9 amended, 1953, 654 § 26.
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 ap-
pellate tax board in certain appeals as to the assessed value where it
exceeds the value as recently determined by said board).
Sect. 12B added, 1950, 262 (relative to the admissibihty of evidence
of assessed valuations at hearings before the appellate tax board).
Sect. 13 revised, 1933, 321 § 7; amended, 1933, 350 § 8; 1935,
218 § 1; 1939, 366 § 1; 1953, 654 § 27. (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.
For temporary legislation exempting from taxation certain real
property of residents of the commonwealth serving in the armed forces
of the United States, and their spouses, see 1943, 412; 1945, 627 § 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. 3A revised, 1951, 667 § 1.
Sect. 3B added, 1946, 393 (to abolish certain implied exemptions
from local taxation).
Sect. 3C added, 1952, 614 § 1 (relative to local taxation of certain
pipe lines). (See 1952, 614 § 3.)
Sect. 5, clause First revised, 1936, 81; 1938, 47; clause Second
revised, 1951, 667 § 2; clause Third, subsection (c) amended, 1933,
198 § 1 (see 1933, 198 § 2); clause Eighth amended, 1947, 83 § 1;
clause Eleventh revised, 1938, 317; amended, 1953, 231; clause Six-
teenth revised, 1936, 362 § 1 (see 1936, 362 §§ 4, 8) ; 1941, 467; amended,
1949, 732; 1952, 232 § 1 (see 1952, 232 § 2); 1953, 654 § 28; clause
Seventeenth revised, 1935, 294; amended, 1939, 451 § 19; revised, 1941,
227 § 1; clause Seventeenth A added, 1938, 186 § 4 (see 1938, 186 § 5);
sentence added at end, 1943, 559; amended, 1949, 236; revised, 1953,
358; clause Seventeenth B added, 1950, 796; amended, 1951, 730;
clause Eighteenth revised, 1941, 227 § 2; clause Twentieth revised,
1937, 132; 1941, 482; 1947, 310; 1951, 640 § 1 (see 1951, 640 § 2);
amended, 1953, 347; clause Twenty-second amended, 1939, 451 § 20;
paragraph (a) amended, 1945, 627 § 1; clause revised, 1946, 579; 1947,
612 § 1 (see 1947, 612 § 2); paragraph (a), sentence added at end,
1949, 206; paragraph (d) revised, 1948, 560; paragraph (e) and one
other paragraph inserted, 1948, 644 § 1 (see 1948, 644 § 3) ; paragraph
858 Changes in the [Chap. 59.
added at end, 1948, 644 § 2 (see 1948, 644 § 3) ; clause revised, 1949,
534 § 1; 1951, 675; clause Twenty-third amended, 1932, 114 § 4; re-
vised, 1947, 647; 1949, 534 § 2; clause Twenty-fifth amended, 1951,
272; clause Thirty-second amended, 1951, 641 § 10 (see 1951, 641
§§ 18, 19); clause Thirty-fifth revised, 1939, 24 § 2; clause Thirty-
sixth added, 1952, 583 § 2 (see 1952, 538 § 3) ; clause Thirty-seventh
added, 1953, 379.
Sect. 5A added, 1941, 227 § 3 (relative to collection of taxes from
estates of persons who were reheved therefrom for lack of ability to
pay, or other\vise); 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 municipaUty or district in another munic-
ipahty).
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.)
Sect. 20 revised, 1933, 254 § 32; amended, 1936, 376 § 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, 1951, 798 § 7; 1953, 654 § 29;
1948, 576; paragraph added at end, 1938, 175 § 2; 1949, 104 § 1. (See
1951, 798 § 8; 1952, 359; 1953, 119.)
Sect. 23C added, 1952, 578 § 1 (providing for separate school tax
rates).
Sect. 25, first sentence revised, 1950, 257; amended, 1953, 654 § 30;
sentence added at end, 1949, 104 § 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. 38A added, 1952, 614 § 2 (relative to the valuation for taxation
of natural gas or petroleum pipe lines); amended, 1953, 654 § 31. (See
1952, 614 § 3.)
Sect. 39 amended, 1933, 254 § 36; 1939, 451 § 22; revised, 1953,
468, 654 § 32. (See 1933, 254 § 66.)
Sect. 40 amended, 1953, 654 § 33.
Chap. 59.] GENERAL LaWS. 859
Sect. 41 amended, 1933, 254 § 37; 1953, 654 § 34. (See 1933, 254
§66.)
Sect. 42 amended, 1953, 654 § 35.
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 ; first sentence revised, 1949,
265 § 1; fourth and fifth sentences stricken out and three sentences
inserted, 1947, 99 § 1; sentence added at end, 1949, 278 § 1. (See
1933, 151 § 2, 254 § 66; 1935, 158 § 2; 1937, 203 § 2; 1938, 330 § 2;
1947, 99 § 2; 522 § 2; 1949, 265 § 2, 278 § 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 § 1; first sentence revised, 1943, 166 § 1; 1945, 621 § 4; 1946,
199 § 1. (See 1933, 254 § 66, 266 § 2; 1934, 136 § 3; 1935, 187 § 2;
1946, 199 § 2; 1949, 277; 1950, 165.) Temporarily affected, 1953,
568.
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.
Sect. 65C added, 1953, 476 § 1 (providing for late entry of certain
appeals to the appellate tax board). (See 1953, 476 § 2.)
Sect. 69 amended, 1935, 218 § 3; 1939, 366 § 3.
Sect. 70 A added, 1945, 351 § 1 (regulating the procedure after abate-
ment of a local tax, assessment, rate or charge).
Sect. 73 amended, 1933, 254 § 44; 1953, 654 § 36. (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.
860 Changes in the [Chap. 60.
Sect. 77 revised, 1945, 333.
Sect. 78 amended, 1941, 258 § 5.
Sect. 79 amended, 1938, 150 § 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) ; sentence added at end, 1952, 578 § 2.
(See 1934, 136 § 3; 1943, 564 § 2; 1949, 277.)
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 re\'ised, 1939,
44; 1941, 308.
Sect. 15, first paragraph amended, 1934, 151 § 2; 1935, 252 § 1;
section revised, 1943, 179; 1952, 398.
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 § 66.)
Sect. 22A 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; fourth sentence revised, 1952, 388;
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,
84 § 1; section revised, 1943, 478 § 1. (See 1933, 254 § 66; 1934, 131
§ 3; 1941, 84 § 2.)
Sect. 37A added, 1943, 478 § 2 (relative to the continuance of local
tax liens during the existence of legal iippediments to sales or takings
thereunder) .
Sect. 38 amended, 1933, 254 § 54, 325 § 2. (See 1933, 254 § 66,
325 § 21.)
Chap. 60.] GENERAL LawS. 861
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 municipaUties 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. 63 amended, 1933, 325 § 11; re\dsed, 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.
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;
amended, 1953, 674 § 10. (See 1935, 354 § 3.)
Sect. 76B added, 1938, 415 § 6 (relative to the efiect of errors or
irregularities in respect to water rates and charges included in a tax
title account).
862 Changes in the [Chap. 6oa.
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; amended, 1953,
654 § 37.
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 validity 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; revised, 1949, 202. (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 § 1; table revised, 1953, 653; third paragraph re-
vised, 1953, 654 § 38; fourth paragraph amended, 1941, 718 § 1; re-
vised, 1949, 342; amended, 1950, 666 § 1; 1951, 736 § 4; paragraph
inserted after fourth paragraph, 1949, 401; same paragraph revised,
1950, 731; sixth paragraph revised, 1953, 388; last paragraph revised,
1947, 644; 1952, 412; paragraph added at end, 1951, 165. (See 1941,
718 § 2; 1951, 736 § 5.)
Sect. 1A added, 1949, 484 (providing for but one excise tax on a
motor vehicle in each year in certain cases); sentence added at end,
1962. 285.
Chaps. 61, 62.] GENERAL LaWS. 863
Sect. 2 revised, 1936, 384 § 3; 1938, 480 § 2; amended, 1939, 366
§ 4; 1950, 666 § 2; 1952, 400; 1953, 654 § 39.
Sect. 2A added, 1938, 492 § 1 (providing for the suspension of cer-
tificates of registration in cas&s of nonpayment of the excise on regis-
tered motor vehicles); last sentence stricken out, 1943, 18; second
sentence revised, 1945, 443; section revised, 1953, 339 § 1. (See 1953,
339 § 2.)
Sect.' 3 revised, 1936, 384 § 4; 1938, 480 § 3.
Sect. 4 revised, 1938, 480 § 4, 492 § 2.
Sect. 5 stricken out, 1953, 654 § 40.
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).
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 61 (with new title) inserted, 1941,
652 § 1. (See 1941, 652 § 2.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 61 as so inserted:
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; 1949, 674 § 2; 1951, 386 § 2; 1953, 246 § 6. (See also 1951,
800 §§ 1, 2, 3.)
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 §§ 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; 1949, 674 § 2; 1951, 386 § 2; 1953, 246 § 2. (See
also 1951, 800 §§ 1, 2, 3; 1953, 246 §§ 5, 15.)
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.
For temporary legislation providing that income taxes shall be due
and payable when the tax return therefor is required to be filed, see
1950, 816 § 2; affected, 1951, 750; 1952, 623. (See 1950, 816 § 4.)
Sect. 1, subsection (a), paragraph Fifth added, 1946, 539; sub-
section (h) revised, 1945, 735 § 1; subsection (c), paragraph Third
added, 1935, 489 § 6; subsection (e) amended, 1935, 489 § 7. (See
1945, 735 § 5.)
864 Changes in the [Chap. 62.
Sect. 3 revised, 1943, 45 § 1.
Sect. 5, paragraph (b) amended, 1935, 489 § 8; same paragraph
revised, 1939, 486 § 1; paragraph (c) re\ased, 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; 1951, 800 § *4;
1953, 514. (See 1935, 436 § 2; 1947, 485 § 3; 1951, 800 § 6.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1953, 654 § 41.
Sects. 7A and 7B added, 1935, 438 § 1 (relative to income taxation
of gains from certain transactions in real property).
Sect. 7B amended, 1953, 654 § 42.
Sect. 8, paragraph (a) revised, 1951, 800 § 5; paragraph {g) amended,
1947, 83 § 2; 1952, 555; paragraph (h) added, 1945, 625 § 4; para-
graphs (i) and 0) added, 1947, 485 § 2. (See 1947, 485 § 3; 1951, 800
§6; 1953,208.)
Sect. 16 amended, 1953, 654 § 43.
Sect. 18. See Sect. 18 of Chapter 58 in this Table.
Sect 21 A added, under caption "presumption as to inhabitancy",
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; first sentence amended, 1951, 452 § 1.
Sect. 31 revised, 1943, 45 § 3.
Sect. 32, third sentence amended, 1951, 452 § 2; 1953, 654 § 44.
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; amended, 1949, 698 § 1. (See 1933,
350 § 9; 1949, 698 § 2.)
Sect. 37A added, 1933, 350 § 2 (providing for the payment of income
taxes in two installments); amended, 1947, 322 § 2; temporarily af-
fected, 1950, 816 § 2; 1951, 750. (See 1933, 350 § 9; 1950, 816 § 4.)
Sect. 38 stricken out, 1953, 654 § 45.
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; first sentence stricken
out and three sentences inserted, 1951, 528; section amended, 1953,
654 § 46. (See 1933, 350 § 9.)
Sect. 44 amended, 1953, 654 § 47.
Sect. 45 amended, 1939, 451 § 24; 1945, 523 § 2; 1953, 654 § 48.
Sect. 46 revised, 1933, 350 § 6. (See 1933, 350 § 9.)
Sect. 56 revised, 1943, 45 § 5.
Sect. ^1 added, 1952, 262 (defining the term "received" as relates
to income).
Chap. 63.] GENERAL LaWS. 865
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;
1953, 654 § 49; temporarily affected, 1951, 386 § 5; 1953, 246 § 9.
(See 1933, 327 § 7; 1941, 509 § 9.)
Sect. 3 amended, 1933, 254 § 58; 1934, 323 § 5; 1945, 161 § 2;
1953, 654 § 50. (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 (h) added
at end, 1934, 362; paragraph (?) added at end, 1948, 544 § 7A; para-
graphs 0') and (k) added, 1953, 292.
Sect. 18 revised, 1939, 447 § 1; 1948, 486 § 1. (See 1939, 447 § 3;
1948, 486 §§ 2-4.)
Sect. 18A amended, 1939, 447 § 2; 1953, 654 § 51. (See 1939, 447
§3.)
Sect. 20 amended, 1941, 509 § 5; revised, 1943, 531 § 1; amended,
1953, 654 § 52. (See 1941, 509 § 9; 1943, 531 §§ 2, 3, 7; 1948, 587.)
Sect. 22 revised, 1945, 72] § 1; amended, 1946, 387 § 1; temporarily
affected, 1951, 386 § 6; 1953, 246 § 6. (See 1945, 721 § 5; 1946, 387
§7.)
Sect. 23 revised, 1945, 721 § 2: amended, 1946, 387 § 2. (See 1945,
721 § 5; 1946, 387 § 7.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1943, 531 § 4; revised, 1945, 721 § 3. (See 1943,
531 § 7; 1945. 721 § 5.)
Sect. 25 amended, 1943, 531 § 5; 1945, 721 § 4; 1953, 654 § 53.
(See 1943, 531 § 7; 1945, 721 § 5.)
Sect. 26 amended, 1946, 387 § 3; 1953, 654 § 54. (See 1946, 387 § 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 re\'ised, 1946, 387 § 5; third paragraph revised, 1950,
427; paragraph inserted after third paragraph, 1953, 633; last para-
graph amended, 1953, 654 § 55. (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; 1949,
674; 1950, 608; 1951, 386; 1953, 246.
Sect. 30-60. For legislation establishing an additional tax under
these sections to provide funds for old age assistance, see 1941, 729
§§ 9, 15.
For temporary legi-slation 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.
866 Changes in the [Chap. 63.
Sect. 30, paragraph 2 revised, 1943, 459 § 1 ; paragraph 3, subdivi-
sion (a) revised, 1939, 24 § 5; sentence added at end, 1947, 622 § 1;
paragraph contained in hnes 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 re\ised, 1933,
327 § 3. (See 1933, 58 § 5, 327 § 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; amended, 1953, 654 § 56.
Sect. 36 revised, 1933, 327 § 5; amended, 1935, 473 § 2; second sen-
tence revised, 1950, 506; section amended, 1953, 654 § 57. (See 1933,
327 § 7; 1935, 473 § 7.)
Sect. 38, paragraph 10 added at end, 1933, 342 § 3. (See 1933,
342 § 6.)
Sect. 38B, first sentence amended, 1953, 654 § 58; last paragraph
amended, 1935, 473 § 3. (See 1935, 473 § 7.) [For temporary legis-
lation 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. 39A 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; last sentence stricken out, 1953, 654 § 59. (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
§ 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; 1950, 505. (See 1933, 195 § 2; 1935, 473 § 7.)
Sect. 47 stricken out, 1953, 654 § 60.
Sect. 48 revised, 1935, 473 § 1. (See 1935, 473 § 7.)
For temporary legislation providing that certain taxes payable under
this section shall be due and payable when the tax return therefor is
required to be filed, see 1950, 816; affected, 1951, 750; 1952, 623 § 2;
1953, 246 § 5.
Sect. 49 amended, 1953, 654 § 61.
Sect. 51, first sentence stricken out and three sentences inserted,
1951, 529; section amended, 1953, 654 § 62.
Chap. 63A.] GENERAL LawS. 867
Sect. 52, second sentence amended, 1946, 394 § 1 ; fourth sentence
amended, 1946, 394 § 2.
Sect. 52A added, 1951, 641 § 1 (relative to taxation of certain utility
corporations); subdivision (1), paragraph (6) amended, 1952, 344;
subdivisions (6) and (7) amended, 1953, 654 § 63. (See 1951, 641 §§ 18,
19.)
Sect. 53, first paragraph amended, 1933, 254 § 60; 1941, 509 § 7;
1951, 641 § 11; clause Fourth revised, 1934, 323 § 6; stricken out, 1951,
641 § 11. (See 1933, 254 § 66; 1934, 323 § 11; 1941, 509 § 9; 1951,
641 §§ 18, 19.)
Sect. 54, paragraph in Hues 9-17 amended, 1933, 254 § 61; same
paragraph revised, 1934, 323 § 7; last paragraph amended, 1934, 323
§ 7A; section repealed, 1951, 641 § 2. (See 1933, 254 § 66; 1934, 323
§ 11; 1951,641 §§ 18, 19.)
Sect. 55, first paragraph amended, 1936, 134; section amended, 1939,
24 § 7; second last paragraph revised, 1947, 622 § 3; section revised,
1951, 641 § 12. (See 1947, 622 § 5; 1951, 641 §§ 18, 19.)
Sect. 56 A revised, 1934, 317 § 3; amended, 1951, 641 § 13. (See
1934, 317 § 4; 1951, 641 §§ 18, 19.)
Sect. 58 amended, 1951, 641 § 14. (See 1951, 641 §§ 18, 19.)
Sect. 59 amended, 1934, 323 § 8; 1951, 641 § 15. (See 1934, 323 § 11;
1951, 641 §§ 18. 19.)
Sect. 60 amended, 1939, 451 § 28; 1941, 509 § 8; 1953, 654 § 64.
(See 1941, 509 § 9.)
Sect. 67, sentence added at end, 1951, 641 § 16. (See 1951, 641
§§ 18, 19.)
Sect. 68 A amended, 1939, 24 § 8; revised, 1947, 622 § 4. (See 1947,
622 § 5.)
Sect. 69 amended, 1951, 641 § 17. (See 1951, 641 §§ 18, 19.)
Sect. 70 revised, 1935, 473 § 6. (See 1935, 473 § 7.)
Sect. 71 amended, 1933, 167 § 3; 1939, 451 § 29; 1945, 523 § 3;
1953, 654 § 65.
Sect. 71A amended, 1935, 150; 1939, 451 § 30; 1953, 654 § 66.
Sect. 71B added, 1937, 135 § 3 (providing that applications 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) ;
amended, 1953, 654 § 67.
Sect. 81 revised, 1939, 24 § 9.
Chapter 63A. — Taxation of Certain Corporations, Associations and
Organizations Engaged in the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages.
For temporary legislation providing for additional taxes upon certain
corporations, see 1948, 503 §§ 3, 4; 1949, 674 § 4; 1951, 386 §§ 4, 7;
1953, 246 §§ 8, 11, 15.
For temporary legislation providing that certain taxes under this
chapter shall be due and payable when the tax return therefor is re-
quired to be filed, see 1950, 816; affected, 1951, 750; 1952, 623; 1953,
246.
New chapter inserted, 1947, 632 § 1. (See 1947, 632 § 3.)
Sect. 2 amended, 1953, 654 § 68.
Sect. 3 amended, 1953, 654 § 69.
Sect. 5 amended, 1953, 654 § 70.
868 Changes in the [Chaps. 64-64B.
Chapter 64. — Taxation of Stock Transfers.
Sect. 1 revised, 1950, 593 § 1.
Sect. 2 revised, 1950, 593 § 2.
Sect. 6 amended, 1939, 451 § 31.
Sect. 7 revised, 1953, 654 § 71.
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; 1949, 744 § 3.
Sect. 1, paragraph (d) revised, 1936, 357 § 1; amended, 1948, 492
§ 1; revised, 1951, 414 § 1; sentence defining "Diesel engine fuel"
added, 1947, 666 § 1; paragraph (g) amended, 1941, 490 § 16. (See
1936, 357 § 3; 1947, 666 §§ 2A, 4.)
Sect. 3, last sentence amended, 1943, 420 § 1.
Sect. 4 revised, 1938, 431 § 1, paragraph added at end, 1945, 556
section revised, 1949, 744 § 1; second sentence revised, 1951, 699 § 2
1952, 556 § 12; section amended, 1953, 654 § 72. (See 1951, 699 §§ 3-5
1952, 556 §§ 13-15.)
Sect. 4A added, 1947, 666 § 2 (providing for the taxation of Diesel
engine fuel); next to last sentence revised, 1948, 464; section stricken
out and sections 4A-4E inserted, 1949, 744 § 2 (relative to the sale,
distribution and rate of tax on Diesel engine fuel). (See 1947, 666
§§ 2A, 4.)
Sect. 4A revised, 1951, 414 § 2.
Sect. 5 amended, 1936, 357 § 2; 1939, 451 § 32; revised, 1943, 420
§ 2; amended, 1953, 654 § 73. (See 1936, 357 § 3.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1943. 420 § 3; first sentence revised, 1948, 492 § 2;
amended, 1952, 377 § 3; section amended, 1949, 200; 1953, 654 § 74.
Sect. 9 amended, 1953, 654 § 75.
Sect. 10 amended, 1939, 451 § 33; revised, 1943, 420 § 4; second
sentence revised, 1953, 654 § 76.
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; 1949, 725; 1953, 627 § 1.
Sect. 2 revised, 1945, 663 § 2; 1946, 326 § 2; amended, 1953, 654
§77.
Sect. 2 A added, 1953, 627 § 2 (exempting certain meals from the
excise imposed by this chapter).
Sect. 3 revised, 1945, 663 § 3; 1946, 326 § 3.
Sect. 4 revised, 1953, 617.
Sect. 5 amended, 1953, 654 § 78.
Sect. 6, paragraph added at end, 1943, 521 § 2; amended, 1948, 658;
1953, 654 § 79.
Sect. 7 revised, 1946, 564; next to last sentence stricken out and
two sentences inserted, 1953, 654 § 80.
Sect. 10 amended, 1953, 654 § 81.
Chaps. 64C-65A.] GENERAL LawS.
Chapter 64C. — Cigarette Excise.
New chapter inserted, 1945, 547 § 1. (See 1945, 547 §§ 2, 3; 731 § 9; 1949,
771.)
For legislation providing for temporary cigarette taxes, see 1939,
454 §§ 1-18; 1941, 417, 715; 1943, 407; 1945, 731 § 9; 1949, 771;
1951, 386 § 9; 1953, 246 § 13.
For legislation providing for temporary taxes on cigars and tobacco,
see 1949, 796 § 2 (see 1949, 796 § 3); repealed, 1950, 827.
Sect. 4 amended, 1953, 654 § 82.
Sect. 6 amended, 1953, 654 § 83.
Sect. 22 amended, 1953, 654 § 84.
Sect. 23 amended, 1953, 654 § 85.
Sect. 25 amended, 1953, 654 § 86.
Chapter 64D. — Excise on Deeds, Instruments and Writings.
New chapter inserted, 1951, 710 § 1. (See 1951, 710 § 2.)
Sect. 1 revised, 1953, 303.
Sect. 4 amended, 1953, 654 § 87.
Sect. 6, second sentence stricken out and two sentences inserted,
1953, 503.
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; 1949, 674 § 3; 1951, 386 § 3; 1953, 246 § 7.
Sect. 1, table revised, 1933, 293; 1941, 415 § 1; first sentence re-
vised, 1941, 605 § 1; amended, 1949, 792 § 1; revised, 1950, 556;
paragraph added after table, 1949, 792 § 2. (See 1941, 415 § 2, 605 § 2.)
Sect. 3 amended, 1939, 380.
Sect. 9, first sentence revised, 1952, 445 § 1.
Sect. 11 amended, 1949, 749.
Sect. 14 amended, 1953, 654 § 88.
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; amended,
1953, 654 § 89.
Sect. 27 amended, 1953, 654 § 90.
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 revised,
1933, 316 § 1; section amended, 1937, 420 § 1. (See 1933, 316 § 2;
1937, 420 § 4.)
870 Changes in the [Chaps. 65B-69.
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.)
Sect. 6 amended, 1937, 420 § 2; last sentence revised, 1943, 471; 1945,
529; section amended, 1953, 654 § 91. (See 1937, 420 § 4.)
Sect. 7 repealed, 1937, 420 § 3. (See 1937, 420 § 4.)
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.)
Sect. 3 amended, 1953, 654 § 92.
Sect. 4, paragraph (a) amended, 1953, 654 § 93.
Chapter 66. — Public Records.
Sect. 1 amended, 1945, 580 § 7.
Sect. 3 revised. 1936, 305; 1941, 662 § 1.
Sect. 4 amended, 1950, 310.
Sects. 5, 7 and 16 affected, 1941, 662 § 2.
Sect. 8 amended, 1943, 128; 1949, 395 § 2. (See 1949, 395 § 3;
1950, 182, 350.)
Sect. 8 A added, 1951, 56 (relative to the destruction of certain
records by city and town clerks).
Sect. 10 revised, 1948, 550 § 5.
Sect. 13, sentence added at end, 1951, 200.
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; amended, 1953, 342.
Sect. 18 amended, 1945, 393 § 6.
Chapter 67. — Parishes and Religious Societies.
Sect. 7 revised, 1945, 28.
Sect. 40 amended, 1952, 580.
Sect. 55 added, 1953, 592 (to provide for the incorporation of churches,
congregations, parishes, committees and other religious organizations
under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church).
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 estabhshment of regional and consoli-
dated pubhc schools and to provide financial assistance to cities and
towns in the construction of school buildings, see 1948, 645; 1949, 637;
741.
Chap. 69.] GENERAL LaWS. 871
Sect. 4 revised, 1952, 585 § 8.
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. 7 A 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 § 1 (relative to higher educational oppor-
tunities for children of certain deceased members or former members
of the armed forces) ; first paragraph amended, 1948, 381; second para-
graph amended, 1947, 399; 1948, 357; section revised, 1950, 758; 1951,
747; amended, 1952, 497.
Sect. 8 amended, 1932, 127 § 4.
Sect. 9, 442 § 1 amended, 1938.
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. lOA added, 1951, 693 (providing for the advancement of
education for American citizenship).
Sect. 11 revised, 1939, 409 § 4. (See 1939, 409 §§ 1, 5.)
Sect. 13 stricken out and sections 13-13D inserted, 1951, 673 § 1.
(See 1951, 673 § 8.)
Sect. 14 revised, 1951, 673 § 2.
Sect. 15, sentence added at end, 1951, 673 § 3.
Sect. 16 repealed, 1952, 345.
Sects. 17 and 18 stricken out and section 17 inserted, 1951, 673 § 4.
Sect. 19 amended, 1943, 89 § 1; revised, 1951, 673 § 5.
Sect. 19A added, 1943, 89 § 2 (requiring reports to the director of
the division of the bhnd of results of examinations of bhnd persons).
Sect. 19B added, 1945, 554 (providing for examinations by ophthal-
mologists of certain appHcants for aid to the blind).
Sects. 20-22 repealed, 1951, 673 § 6.
Sect. 23 revised, 1943, 526; first paragraph amended, 1947, 458;
1951, 555; paragraph inserted after first paragraph, 1951, 551; para-
graph 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 bhnd persons).
Sect. 24A added, 1953, 457 § 1 (providing that permits to operate
vending stands in pubhc buildings be granted to the division of the
bhnd). (See 1953, 457 § 2.)
Sect. 25 revised, 1935, 397.
Sects. 25A-25E added, 1938, 329 (regulating the raising of funds for
the benefit of the bhnd).
Sect. 26, first sentence amended, 1945, 524; 1951, 673 § 6A; para-
graph added at end, 1935, 286; section revised, 1952, 498 § 1.
Sect. 26A added, 1941, 630 § 2 (relative to information concerning
recipients of aid to the blind).
Sect. 28 revised, 1952, 498 § 2.
Sect. 29 added, 1938, 313 (relative to instruction in lip reading for
certain school children whose hearing is defective).
872 Changes in the [Chaps. 70, 71.
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).
Sect. 30, sentence inserted after fifth sentence, 1953, 290.
Sects. 32 and 33 added, 1951, 673 § 7 (relative to instruction of vis-
ually handicapped and blind children).
Sect. 33, sentence added at end, 1952, 397.
Chapter 70. — School Funds and State Aid for Public Schools (former
title, School Funds and Other State Aid for Public Schools).
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 70 (with new title) inserted, 1948,
643 § 1. (See 1948, 643 § 3; 645.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 70 as so inserted:
Sect. 3A added, 1950, 703 (providing state reimbursement for cities
and towns for payment to certain teachers).
Sect. 3B added, 1950, 774 (providing state reimbursement for towns
forming regional school districts) ; sentence added at end, 1953, 547 § 2.
Sect. 4, sentence added at end, 1953, 547 § 1.
Sect. 6 revised, 1951, 592 § 1. (See 1951, 592 § 2.)
Sect. 10, sentence added at end, 1950, 620.
Chapter 71. — Public Schools.
Sect. 1 amended, 1953, 137.
Sect. 2 amended, 1938, 246 § 1; revised, 1949, 468; 1952, 282.
Sect. 4 amended, 1953, 260.
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 § 1 (providing for reimbursement to cities
and towns for certain expenses incurred for the transportation of pupils) ;
first paragraph revised, 1949, 754.
Sects. 8 and 9 repealed, 1948, 643 § 2. (See 1948, 643 § 3.)
Sect. 13A added, 1938, 241 (requiring the teaching of the ItaUan
language in certain public high schools in certain cases).
Sect. 13B added, 1939, 311 (relative to the teaching of modern lan-
guages in certain pubhc high schools).
Sect. 13C added, 1945, 402 (requiring the teaching of the Pohsh
language in certain pubUc high schools in certain cases).
Sect. 13D added, 1948, 205 (providing for motor vehicle driving
education in high schools).
Sect. 13E added, 1949, 99 (requiring the teaching of the Lithuanian
language in pubUc schools in certain cases).
Sects. 14-16 stricken out and section 14-161 inserted, 1949, 638 § 1
(relative to the formation of regional school districts). (See 1949,
638 § 2.)
Sect. 14 revised, 1951, 331 § 1.
Sect. 14A amended, 1951, 331 § 2.
Chap. 71.] GENERAL LaWS. 873
Sect. 14B amended, 1951, 331 § 3; clause (c) revised, 1952, 471 § 1.
(See 1952, 471 § 2.)
Sect. 15, first paragraph revised, 1951, 331 § 4.
Sect. 16C revised, 1952, 470.
Sect. 16F. See 1952, 601.
Sect. 19 amended, 1939, 461 § 1.
Sect. 20 revised, 1951, 680.
Sect. 21 amended, 1945, 133 § 1.
Sects. 26A-26F added, 1946, 165 § 1 (providing for extended school
services 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. 34A and 34B added, 1943, 547 (requiring persons operating or
maintaining educational institutions to furnish, upon request, certain
transcripts of records).
Sects. 34C added, 1951, 67 (relative to granting high school diplomas
to certain students who enter the armed forces).
Sects. 38A-38F added, 1941, 676 § 2 (relative to occupational guid-
ance and placement). (See 1941, 646.)
Sect. 38G added, 1951, 278 § 1 (to estabUsh standards of certifica-
tion of teachers in the public schools); first two paragraphs stricken
out and one paragraph inserted, 1952, 530; revised, 1953, 264. (See
1951, 278 § 2.)
Sect. 40 amended, 1941, 507; 1943, 494; revised, 1945, 727 § 1; two
sentences added at end, 1946, 527 § 1; section revised, 1949, 684; first
sentence revised, 1951, 499; 1952, 69. (See 1945, 727 § 2; 1946, 527
§§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 41 revised, 1947, 597 § 1; sentence added at end, 1950, 283;
section revised, 1953, 372.
Sect. 42 revised, 1934, 123; first sentence revised, 1947, 597 § 2;
sentence inserted after second sentence, 1953, 244; sentence inserted
in line 27, 1946, 195.
Sect. 42A added, 1945, 330 (giving certain rights to school principals
and supervisors in cases of demotion); revised, 1953, 269.
Sect. 42B added, 1952, 545 (providing for tenure of teachers and
superintendents in regional school districts).
Sect. 46 amended, 1941, 194 § 4.
Sect. 46A amended, 1932, 159; revised, 1945, 534; 1946, 357; para-
graph inserted after second paragraph, 1953, 352; last sentence stricken
out and three sentences inserted, 1947, 384.
Sect. 47 revised, 1935, 199; 1950, 658; 1951, 411 § 1; amended
1952, 316 § 1. (See 1951, 411 § 2.)
Sect. 48A amended, 1935, 47.
Sect. 52 amended, 1932, 90.
Sect. 53A, sentence added at end, 1950, 208 § 1. (See 1950, 208 § 2 )
Sect. 54 amended, 1938, 265 § 1 ; 1945, 133 § 2.
Sect. 55 revised, 1938, 265 § 2; amended, 1952, 89.
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).
874 Changes in the [Chaps. 72, 73.
Sect. 55B added, 1950, 732 § 1 (prohibiting the employment in schools
of certain persons suffering from tuberculosis and requiring periodic
examinations of school employees); eighth sentence stricken out and
two sentences inserted, 1952, 469.
Sect. 56 revised, 1938, 265 § 4.
Sect. 57 revised, 1943, 384; 1951, 502 § 1. (See 1951, 502 § 2.)
Sect. 58 amended, 1932, 127 § 8; revised, 1935, 287; repealed, 1945,
543 § 1.
Sect. 59A added, 1952, 506 (providing for the employment of a
superintendent of schools in certain small towns) ; revised, 1953, 557.
Sect. 61 amended, 1951, 643 § 1; revised, 1952, 108; 1953, 334.
(See 1951, 643 §§ lA-3.)
Sect. 63, paragraph added at end, 1945, 223 § 1. (See 1945, 223 § 2.)
Sects. 64 and 65 revised, 1949, 794.
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.
Sect. 72. See 1948, 548; 1949, 303.
Sects. 75-79 added, 1948, 620 § 5 (providing for extended courses
of instruction on junior college level in high schools). (See 1948, 620 § 6.)
Chapter 72. — School Registers and Returns.
Sect. 3, paragraph in Unes 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; 1952,
585 § 9; amended, 1952, 618 § 1. (See 1948, 620 § 6; 1952, 618 §§ 4-12.)
Sect. 1A added, 1952, 499 § 1 (relative to the increase of fees and
charges for services rendered by the department of education).
Sect. 2 amended, 1932, 127 § 11.
Sect. 2 A 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; first sentence revised, 1952, 618 § 2.
(See 1952, 618 §§ 4-12.)
Sect. 4 amended, 1932, 127 § 13.
Sect. 4A amended, 1932, 127 § 14; sentence added at end, 1952,
618 § 3. (See 1952, 618 §§ 4-12.)
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;
sentence added at end, 1950, 60. (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.)
Chap. 74.] GENERAL LaWS. 875
Chapter 74. — Vocational Education.
Sect. 1 revised, 1938, 446 § 1; amended, 1941, 617 § 1; "State
board" defined, 1952, 630 § 2. (See 1938, 446 § 14-)
Sect. 2 amended, 1938, 446 § 2; revised, 1952, 630 § 3. (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. 5 amended, 1952, 630 § 4.
Sect. 5A added, 1952, 471 § 3 (relative to the establishment of
independent distributive occupations, industrial, agricultural and house-
hold arts schools by regional school districts). (See 1952, 471 § 2.)
Sect. 6 amended, 1938, 446 § 5; 1952, 630 § 5. (See 1938, 446 § 14.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1938, 446 § 6; 1952, 630 § 6. (See 1938, 446 § 14.)
Sect. 7A amended, 1952, 630 § 7.
Sect. 8 amended, 1952, 630 § 8.
Sect. 8A revised, 1937, 323; paragraph added at end, 1939, 308;
section revised, 1950, 622.
Sect. 9 amended, 1938, 446 § 7; 1952, 471 § 4. (See 1938, 446 § 14.)
Sect. 11 amended, 1933, 102 § 2; 1941, 617 § 2. (See 1933, 102 § 4.)
Sect. 12 amended, 1952, 471 § 5.
Sect. 13 amended, 1938, 446 § 8. (See 1938, 446 § 14.)
Sect. 14 revised, 1943, 540; paragraph added at end, 1952, 471 § 6.
Sect. 14A added, 1943, 540 (relative to federal funds for vocational
education) ; amended, 1952, 630 § 9.
Sect. 18 amended, 1952, 630 § 10.
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 § 14.)
Sect. 22B, first paragraph amended, 1948, 360.
Sect. 22C added, 1945, 561 (authorizing the division of the blind to
use federal funds available in a program of rehabiUtation of the blind).
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. 22E added, 1950, 206 (relative to tenure of teachers elected for
vocational education).
Sect. 23. See 1933, 102.
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.
876 Changes in the [Chap. 75.
Sect. 42, caption preceding section changed, 1946, 257 § 9; section
revised, 1946, 257 § 1; 1947, 387; amended, 1953, 488 § 1. (See 1953,
488 § 4.)
Sect. 42A added, 1953, 523 (authorizing the Bradford Durfee Techni-
cal Institute of Fall River and the New Bedford Institute of Textiles
and Technology to grant the honorary degree of master of science).
Sect. 43 amended, 1946, 257 § 2.
Sect. 44 amended, 1946, 257 § 3.
Sect. 45 amended, 1946, 257 § 4.
Sect. 46 amended, 1946, 257 § 5.
Sect. 46A amended, 1946, 257 § 6.
Sect. 47E, paragraph added at end, 1935, 22; section revised, 1946,
378; second paragraph amended, 1949, 28; section revised, 1951, 202
Sect. 47G revised, 1950, 772.
Sects. 47-48 and caption preceding section 47 stricken out, 1953, 407
§ 2. (See 1953, 407 §§ 1, 8.)
Sect. 49, caption preceding section changed, 1942, 1 § 3; section
amended, 1942, 1 § 5; revised 1946, 340; 1952, 499 § 2. (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.)
Sect. 54 added, 1949, 630 (providing for institutional on-farm train-
ing for veterans of World War II.
Sect. 55 added, 1953, 581 (estabhshing a state agency for surplus
property).
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 College 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 § 16.
Sect. 11 amended, 1947, 344 § 17.
Sect. 13 revised, 1953, 538.
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.
Chaps. 75A-79.] GENERAL LawS. 877
Sect. 22 amended, 1947, 344 § 22.
Sect. 24 amended, 1947, 344 § 23.
Sect. 25 amended, 1947, 344 § 24.
Sect. 26 amended, 1947, 344 § 25.
Sect, 31 added, 1951, 524 (providing for scholarships at the Uni-
versity of Massachusetts).
Chapter 75A. — Lowell Technological Institute of Massachusetts.
New chapter inserted, 1953, 407 § 3. (See 1953, 407 §§ 1, 7, 8.)
Chapter 76. — School Attendance.
Sect. 1 revised, 1939, 461 § 3; amended, 1941, 423; 1950, 400.
Sect. 2, two sentences added at end, 1947, 241 § 1. (See 1947, 241
§2.)
Sects. 7-10. (See 1939, 454 § 21.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1951, 579.
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. 10 revised, 1949, 593 § 5.
Sect. 11 amended, 1948, 573 § 4. (See 1948, 573 § 7.)
Sect. 12 revised, 1948, 573 § 5. (See 1948, 573 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 14 amended, 1949, 594.
Chapter 78. — Libraries.
Sect. 4 revised, 1935, 202.
Sect. 9 amended, 1952, 585 § 10.
Sect. 11 revised, 1952, 585 § 16.
Sect. 14, caption preceding section revised, 1952, 585 § 11; section
amended, 1952, 585 § 12.
Sect. 15 amended, 1952, 585 § 13.
Sect. 19 revised, 1952, 585 § 17.
Sects. 22-31 added, 1948, 320 (providing for the certification of
librarians).
Sect. 22 amended, 1952, 585 § 14.
Sect. 24 amended, 1952, 585 § 15.
Sect. 26 revised, 1952, 585 § 18.
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. 5B added, 1950, 532 (restricting the taking by eminent domain
of property used for agricultural purposes).
878 Changes in the (Chaps. 80, 8i.
Sect. 8 amended, 1936, 187 § 1 ; sentence inserted after second sen-
tence, 1943, 251 § 2. (See 1943, 251 § 4.)
Sect. 9, last sentence amended, 1938, 172 § 7.
Sect. 12, sentence added at end, 1953, 634 § 1. (See 1953, 634 § 2.)
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; sentence added at end, 1950, 230.
(See 1943, 251 § 4.)
Sect. 34 amended, 1952, 633.
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; 1953,344.
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.)
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.
For legislation providing for an accelerated highway program, see
1949, 306.
Sect. 3, last sentence stricken out and two sentences inserted, 1952,
401.
Sect. 5 revised, 1937, 218 § 1.
Sect. 7A added, 1937, 344 (granting certain powers to the depart-
ment of pubhc works with respect to certain ways connecting with
state highways); revised, 1948, 448; sentence inserted before last
sentence, 1951, 453.
Sect. 7B added, 1941, 519 (giving the department of pubhc works
the power to take a slope easement, so called, in certain cases).
Sect. 7C added, 1943, 397 (relative to limited access ways) ; sentence
added at end, 1949, 583; 1950, 829.
Sect. 7D added, 1948, 449 (authorizing the department of public
works to grant certain easements within state highway locations).
Sect. 7E added, 1949, 764 (authorizing the department of public
works to sell certain land or rights therein which it has acquired for
certain purposes).
Chaps. 82-84.] GENERAL LaWS. 879
Sect. 8 revised, 1936, 371; amended, 1937, 218 § 2; last sentence
revised, 1951, 532.
Sect. 13 revised, 1952, 563 § 1; third sentence amended, 1953, 354 § 1.
(See 1952, 563 § 2; 1953, 354 § 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; two sentences added at end, 1950, 607.
Sect. 25, first sentence amended, 1947, 454.
Sect. 26 amended, 1934, 366; first paragraph amended, 1949, 706 § 1;
revised, 1951, 655 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1946, 523; amended,
1949, 706 § 2. (See 1951, 655 § 3.)
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).
Sect. 30, first sentence revised, 1951, 520.
Sect. 31 repealed, 1951, 655 § 2.
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 pubUc 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. 5A added, 1945, 319 (authorizing towns to enter into agree-
ments for the removal of snow and ice from public ways in adjoining
towns, etc.).
Sect. 18 revised, 1933, 114 § 1.
Sect. 19 amended, 1933, 114 § 2.
Sect. 20 revised, 1933, 114 § 3; amended, 1939, 147.
880 Changes in the [Chaps. 85-90.
Chapter 85. — Regulations and By-Laws relative to Ways and Bridges.
Sect. 2, second and third sentences amended, 1947, 442 § 2; section
revised, 1951, 646 § 1.
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 Ughts
at locations on unlighted ways where certain vehicles are disabled);
first paragraph amended, 1946, 375; 1953, 234 § 1; second paragraph
amended, 1953, 234 § 2.
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. 21A added, 1951, 618 (authorizing cities and towns to erect
certain signs on state highways) ; revised, 1952, 61.
Sect. 25 amended, 1953, 319 § 10. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 30 amended, 1935, 30; 1938, 171 § 1; first sentence amended,
1946, 397 § 2; 1951, 568.
Sect. 31 revised, 1938, 171 § 2.
Sect. 36 added, 1951, 303 (providing that vehicles driven on public
ways shall be so constructed or loaded as to prevent the contents from
dropping).
Chapter 87. — Shade Trees.
Sect. 5 amended, 1941, 490 § 18; 1949, 761 § 12.
Chapter 88. — Ferries, Canals and Public Landings.
Sect. 19 revised, 1945, 442.
Chapter 89. — Law of the Road.
Sect. 1 revised, 1951, 646 § 2.
Sect. 2 revised, 1933, 301.
Sect. 4 revised, 1949, 301 § 1; 1951, 646 § 3. f(See 1949, 301 § 2.)
Sects. 4A and 4B added, 1952, 461 § 1 (relative to driving vehicles
on ways which are divided into lanes).
Sect. 5 amended, 1936, 49; 1952, 461 § 2. (See 1938, 149.)
Sect. 7A revised, 1952, 172.
Sect. 7B added, 1934, 382 (relative to the application of traffic laws
and regulations to fire apparatus and other emergency vehicles).
Sect. 9 revised, 1948, 416.
Chapter 90. — Motor Vehicles and Aircraft.
For legislation providing for an accelerated highway program, see
1949, 306.
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; "farmer" defined, 1951, 736 § 1;
Chap. 90.1 GENERAL LaWS. 881
"heavy duty platform trailer" defined, 1939, 354 § 1; amended, 1941,
30; revised, 1945, 595 § 1; "manufacturer" defined, 1948, 511 § 2;
definition of "motor cycle" revised, 1950, 321 § 1; definition of "motor
vehicles" amended, 1932, 182; 1938, 36; revised, 1948, 93; 1950, 321
§ 2; definition of "non-resident" revised, 1952, 266 § 1; amended,
1952, 566 § 1; revised, 1953, 463 § 1; "owner" defined, 1952, 266 § 2;
"owner-repairman" defined, 1948, 511 § 3; definition of "register num-
ber" revised, 1935, 43; "repairman" defined, 1948, 511 § 4; revised,
1951, 89; 1953, 378; "school bus" defined, 1932, 271 § 1; revised,
1946, 91; amended, 1947, 216 § 1; revised, 1950, 502 § 1; "semi-
trailer" and "semi-trailer unit" defined, 1933, 332 § 1; "tractor" de-
fined and definition of "trailer" revised, 1933, 322 § 2; definition of
"trailer" amended, 1939, 354 § 2; revised, 1951, 578 § 1; "transporter"
defined, 1948, 511 § 5; revised, 1950, 321 § 3. (See 1932, 271 § 7;
1933, 322 § 5; 1951, 578 § 2; 1951, 736 § 5; 1952, 566 § 2.)
Sect. 1A amended, 1933, 372 § 3; 1934, 264 § 2; last sentence revised,
1948, 572 § 1; section revised, 1950, 471; paragraph added at end,
1950, 502 § 5. (See 1948, 572 § 3.)
Sect. 2, first paragraph revised, 1950, 443; fourth paragraph revised,
1932, 5; seventh paragraph revised, 1939, 436 § 1; 1949, 470, 644 § 3;
1952, 82; amended, 1953, 225; last paragraph revised, 1933, 54;
amended, 1948, 94; paragraph added at end, 1952, 554.
Sect. 2A added, 1953, 579 (providing for the registration of motor
vehicles or trailers owned by minors).
Sect. 3, first sentence revised, 1933, 188; section revised, 1939, 325;
first sentence amended, 1953, 463 § 2; paragraph inserted after second
paragraph, 1953, 463 § 3; paragraph added at end, 1941, 282.
Sect. 3A amended, 1952, 125; revised, 1953, 366 § 1.
Sect. 3B revised, 1953, 366 § 2.
Sect. 3C revised, 1937, 387.
Sect. 3D, first sentence revised, 1953, 366 § 3.
Sect. 3G added, 1945, 590 § 1 (relative to recovery for damage caused
by motor vehicles of non-residents) ; three sentences added at end, 1952,
77. (See 1945, 590 § 2.)
Sect. 5, last sentence amended, 1947, 311; section revised, 1947,
401 § 1; 1948, 511 § 6; 1949, 94; 1951, 736 § 2; 1952, 377 § 1. (See
1947,401 §3; 1951, 736 § 5.)
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. 6B added, 1953, 2 § 2 (permitting the issuance of one number
plate for each motor vehicle). (See 1953, 2 §§ 1, 3.)
Sect. 7 amended, 1932, 123 § 1; 1933, 51; second sentence amended,
1933, 109; sentence added after fourth sentence, 1939, 153; ninth
sentence revised, 1949, 260; amended, 1951, 235; sentence inserted
after ninth sentence, 1951, 370; eleventh sentence revised, 1952, 253;
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.)
882 Changes in the [Chap. 90.
Sects. 7 A and 7B stricken out, and new sections 7A-7C inserted,
1945, 241 § 1. (See 1945, 241 § 3.)
Sect. 7A, first sentence amended, 1950, 140; first sentence stricken
out and two sentences inserted, 1950, 525; first sentence amended,
1951, 416.
Sect. 7B, clause (1) revised, 1950, 502 § 2; clause (6) inserted, 1950,
459 § 1; clause (7) inserted, 1951, 196 § 1. (See 1950, 459 § 2.)
Sect. 7C revised, 1948, 307; first sentence amended, 1951, 419 § 1;
sentence added at end, 1950, 502 § 3. (See 1951, 419 § 2.)
Sect. 7D added, 1947, 216 § 2 (making certain provisions of law
relating to school buses applicable to certain motor vehicles used for
the transportation of school children) ; revised, 1950, 502 § 4.
Sect. 7E added, 1949, 266 (relative to the display of red lights upon
vehicles owned and operated by firemen and certain other persons).
Sect. 8 amended, 1934, 103; 1937, 284; next to last sentence revised,
1948, 399 § 1; sentence contained in hnes 19-22 (as appearing in 1937,
284) stricken out, 1948, 619 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1950, 656.
(See 1948, 399 § 3, 619 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1934, 361; 1941, 283; first sentence revised, 1952,
244.
Sect. 9A revised, 1932, 168 § 1; 1935, 393 § 1; 1949, 358; 1952, 100.
(See 1932, 168 §§ 2, 3; 1935, 393 § 2.)
Sect. 10 amended, 1935, 219; second sentence revised, 1948, 130;
paragraph added at end, 1950, 139.
Sect. 10 A added, 1952, 126 (requiring operators of trackless trolleys
to be hcensed to operate motor vehicles); paragraph added at end,
1952, 287 § 1; section repealed, 1953, 276. (See 1952, 287 § 2).
Sect. 11, first sentence revised, 1952, 377 § 2.
Sect. 13, two sentences inserted after second sentence, 1950, 763;
sentence added at end, 1949, 707; same sentence revised, 1950, 305.
Sect. 14 amended, 1938, 166; third sentence revised, 1947, 418;
section revised, 1948, 324; third sentence revised, 1950, 502 § 6; 1951,
196 § 2.
Sect. 14A added, 1949, 279 (providing for the protection of blind
persons while crossing ways).
Sect. 14B added, 1951, 649 (providing that motor vehicle operators
give uniform signals on all ways) ; paragraph added at end, 1952, 321.
Sect. 15 amended, 1932, 271 § 5; 1933, 26 § 1; revised, 1951, 557.
(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 sentences
inserted, 1946, 341; paragraph added at end, 1948, 394; section re-
vised, 1951, 573. (See 1933, 332 § 5; 1935, 223 § 2; 1936, 388 § 2.)
Affected by 1941, 589; 1951, 310.
Sect. 19A added, 1946, 397 § 1 (authorizing certain semi-trailer units
and motor vehicles to travel upon pubhc ways without certain permits) ;
paragraph added at end, 1951, 344, 617, 782; last paragraph revised,
1952, 408.
Chap. 90.] GENERAL LaWS. 883
Sect. 19B added, 1951, 572 § 1 (relative to the dimensions of motor
buses). (See 1951, 572 § 2.) Affected, 1951, 310.
Sect. 20, first sentence revised, 1951, 567.
Sect. 20A added, 1934, 368 § 1 (providing for the non-criminal dispo-
sition of charges for violation of motor vehicle parking rules, regulations,
orders, ordinances and by-laws); revised, 1935, 176; first paragraph
revised, 1938, 201; first sentence revised, 1952, 193 § 1; fifth sentence
revised, 1952, 193 § 2; amended, 1949, 425 § 1; third paragraph revised,
1949, 425 § 2; amended, 1952, 98; fifth paragraph revised, 1949, 425
§ 3; sentence added at end, 1951, 69; section revised, 1953, 249 § 1.
(See 1934, 368 § 2; 1949, 425 § 4; 1953, 249 §§ 2, 3.)
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 hcenses
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 fines 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. 26 revised, 1953, 570 § 2.
Sect. 27 amended, 1949, 115 § 2; revised, 1953, 319 § 11; first
sentence amended, 1953, 570 § 3. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 28 revised, 1950, 536.
Sect. 29, last sentence amended, 1932, 26 § 2; section amended,
1935, 477 § 1; second sentence revised, 1936, 391; first four sentences
revised, 1947, 508; 1949, 557; sixth sentence amended, 1952, 15; last
two sentences revised, 1938, 146.
Sect. 29A added, 1953, 570 § 4 (relative to notice by poHce officers
and certain others of violations of the motor vehicle laws).
Sect. 31 revised, 1948, 201 § 2. (See 1948, 201 § 4.)
Sect. 32, first sentence revised, 1953, 196.
Sect. 32A, paragraph added at end, 1949, 321; amended, 1951, 418.
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. 32G added, 1953, 563 (relative to licensing of persons engaged
in the business of giving instruction in the driving of motor vehicles).
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-
884 Changes in the [Chap. 90.
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; sixth paragraph (inserted by 1935, 409 § 1) revised, 1951,
630 § 1; paragraph inserted after subdivision (6), 1948, 432 § 2; para-
graph in lines 69-75 (as appearing in the Ter. Ed.) revised, 1948, 511
§ 7; paragraph inserted after "registrar" in hne 75 (as appearing in the
Ter. Ed.) 1947, 401 § 2; same paragraph revised, 1948, 511 § 7; para-
graph in lines 85-87 (as appearing in the Ter. Ed.) revised, 1948, 399
§ 2; 619 § 2; paragraph inserted, 1950, 306; last paragraph amended,
1936, 401 ; paragraph added at end, 1949, 644 § 4; section revised, 1951,
699 § 1; paragraph inserted after paragraph numbered (6), 1952, 173
§ 1; fifteenth paragraph revised, 1951, 736 § 3; twenty-fourth para-
graph revised, 1952, 459; section revised, 1952, 540; first sentence of
fifth paragraph revised, 1953, 304; sentence inserted, 1953, 607. (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; 1951,
630 § 2; 699 § 5; 736 § 5; 1952, 173 § 2.)
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;
amended, 1949, 571 § 1; new paragraph (defining "guest occupant")
added, 1935, 459 § 1; paragraphs defining "motor vehicle liabihty
bond" and "motor vehicle habihty policy" revised, 1935, 459 § 2.
(See 1935, 459 § 5; 1945, 384 § 3.)
Sect. 34B, second paragraph revised, 1933, 83 § 1; 1935, 302; fourth
paragraph revised, 1933, 83 § 2; fifth paragraph revised, 1949, 571 § 2.
(See 1933, 83 § 3.)
Sect. 34C amended, 1932, 180 § 13; 1949, 571 § 3.
Sect. 34D revised, 1935, 459 § 3; 1949, 571 § 4; last sentence re-
vised, 1950, 162 § 3. (See 1935, 459 § 5.)
Sect. 34E revised, 1949, 571 § 5.
Sect. 34F revised, 1949, 571 § 6.
Sect. 34H, first paragraph amended, 1933, 119 § 4; second para-
graph amended, 1918, 39; new paragraph inserted, 1933, 119 § 5.
(See 1933, 119 § 6.)
Sect. 341 revised, 1949, 571 § 7.
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.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to sections 35 to 52 as so inserted:
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 §§ 57-59. See
also 1946, 583 §§ 1, 4.)
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Sect. 39, first paragraph 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. 39 A, paragraph added at end, 1953, 524 § 1.
Sect. 39B, paragraph inserted after first paragraph, 1948, 505.
Sect. 39C revised, 1949, 762 § 1. (See 1949, 762 § 2.)
Sect. 39D repealed, 1948, 637 § 11. (See 1948, 637 §§ 4-9, 13.)
Sect. 39F revised, 1947, 593 § 4; paragraph added at end, 1953,
524 § 2. (See 1953, 524 § 3.)
Sect. 39G added, 1947, 593 § 5 (making certain provisions of law
relating to airports in municipahties appUcable to airports in counties).
Sect. 40 revised, 1946, 582 § 1 ; paragraph added at end, 1949, 60.
Sects. 40A-40I inserted, 1941, 537 § 5 (relative to protecting the
approaches to publicly owned airports).
Sect. 40 A, fifth sentence amended, 1950, 421.
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 § 8; revised, 1947, 319.
Sect. 49A added, 1949, 115 § 1 (relative to court records of cases
involving violations of aeronautical laws, rules and regulations);
amended, 1953, 319 § 12. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sects. 50A-50L added, 1948, 637 § 3 (relative to the management
of state-owned airports). (See 1948, 637 §§ 4-9, 13; 663 § 4.)
Sect. 50C, paragraph added at end, 1951, 672 § 1. (See 1951, 672
§§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 50D, first sentence amended, 1949, 762 § 3.
Sect. 50F, sentence added at end, 1948, 663 § 2; third paragraph
revised, 1949, 763. (See 1948, 663 §§ 4, 5; 1949, 745 § 2.)
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 tliird sentences revised, 1947, 70; last sentence stricken out and
five sentences inserted, 1947, 593 § 1.
Sect. 5 IF revised, 1949, 769 § 1.
Sect. 51H revised, 1949, 769 § 2.
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 municipalities to establish,
maintain and operate airports as joint enterprises).
886 Changes in the [Chaps. 90A-92.
Chapter 90A. — The Highway Safety Act.
New Chapter inserted, 1953, 570 § 1.
Chapter 91. — Waterways.
Sect. 9A added, 1938, 407 § 2 (providing a method for the develop-
ment of waterfront terminal facilities).
Sect. 11, first sentence revised, 1950, 516.
Sect. 12A added, 1939, 513 § 6 (Hcensing and otherwise regulating
structures, filling and excavations in certain rivers and streams).
Sect. 27, paragraph added at end, 1937, 372 § 2; sentence added at
end, 1950, 768.
Sect. 29 revised, 1950, 524.
Sect. 30A added, 1950, 214 (prohibiting the removal of certain
natural barriers which furnish protection against erosion by the sea).
Sect. 46A added, 1935, 362 § 1 (penaUzing the unUcensed breaking
up or altering of vessels, scows, Ughters or certain other structures).
Sect. 49 revised, 1935, 362 § 2.
Sects. 60-62 added, 1953, 666 § 2 (transferring the control of Salis-
bury Beach Reservation to the division of pubHc beaches in the de-
partment of pubhc works).
Chapter 91A. — Port of Boston Commission (formerly entitled Port of
Boston Authority).
New chapter inserted, 1945, 619 § 3. (See 1945, 619 §§ 4-11.)
Sect. 1, section and caption preceding it revised, 1953, 608 § 5.
(See 1953, 608 §§ 13-16.)
Sect. 2 revised, 1951, 457 § 1. (See 1951, 457 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 3 amended, 1951, 457 § 2; revised, 1953, 608 § 6. (See 1951,
457 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 4 amended, 1947, 413 § 1; 1953, 608 § 7.
Sect. 5 amended, 1953, 608 § 8.
Sect. 6 amended, 1953, 608 § 9.
Sect. 7 amended, 1953, 608 § 10.
Sect. 8 amended, 1953, 608 § 11.
Sect. 9 amended, 1953, 608 § 12.
Chapter 92. — Metropolitan Sewers, Water and Parks.
For legislation abolishing the MetropoUtan District Water Supply
Commission and transferring its functions to the Metropolitan District
Commission, see 1947, 583.
Sect. 1 amended, 1946, 367 § 1; 1950, 648 § 1. (See 1946, 367 § 2.)
Sect. 8 amended, 1946, 432 § 5.
Sect. 9A added, 1952, 559 § 1 (providing for the construction and
operation of metropolitan refuse disposal incinerators). (See 1952,
559 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 10 revised, 1943, 543 § 1 ; 1945, 587 § 1 ; paragraph (2) amended,
1946, 549 § 1; paragraph (3) amended, 1947, 575 § 1; 1949, 385 § 1;
paragraph (4) amended, 1946, 549 § 2; paragraph (5), sentence added
at end, 1946, 549 § 3; paragraph (6) revised, 1946, 549 § 4; paragraph
Chap. 92.] GENERAL LaWS. 887
(10) amended, 1946, 243, 549 § 5; 1953, 373; paragraph (12) revised,
1947, 575 § 2. (See 1943, 543 §§ lA, 3; 1945, 587 § 5; 1947, 575 §§ 3-6;
1949, 494.)
Sect. 13 amended, 1950, 518 § 2.
Sect. 17, paragraph added at end, 1945, 693 § 1.
Sect. 26, first paragraph revised, 1943, 543 § 2; first two paragraphs
revised, 1945, 587 § 2; second paragraph amended, 1946, 432 § 6; first
two paragraphs revised, 1946, 549 § 6; first paragraph stricken out and
five paragraphs inserted, 1953, 618. (See 1945, 587 §§ 4, 5.)
Sects. 26A and 26B added, 1945, 587 § 3 (fixing the price for water
furnished to municipahties by the metropoUtan water district and pro-
viding for a state borrowing to ensure the maintenance of the price as
fixed and providing for disposition of the excess in the metropoUtan
water works sinking fund).
Sect. 26A, first two sentences revised, 1946, 549 § 7.
Sect. 43 amended, 1950, 518 § 3.
Sect. 46 revised, 1948, 550 § 7.
Sect. 48 amended, 1934, 266 § 1. (See 1934, 266 § 4.)
Sects. 55 and 56 stricken out and section 55 inserted, 1949, 554 § 1.
Sect. 56 revised, 1933, 197 § 1; sentence added at end, 1939, 429
§ 1; section stricken out, 1949, 554 § 1. (See 1939, 429 §§ 2, 4.)
Sect. 57 amended, 1933, 197 § 2; 1949, 554 § 2.
Sect. 58 amended, 1946, 432 § 7.
Sect. 59 amended, 1949, 554 § 3.
Sect. 59A added, 1945, 637 § 7 (relative to annual assessments upon
municipahties of the metropoUtan districts for maintenance) ; sentence
added at end, 1946, 432 § 8. (See 1945, 279.)
Sect. 60 revised, 1939, 429 § 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
metropoUtan district water supply commission) ; repealed, 1941, 547 § 2.
(See 1937, 352 § 2; 1941, 547 § 1.)
Sect. 62 revised, 1938, 396; amended, 1941, 658 § 1; revised, 1950,
730 § 1. (See 1950, 730 § 2.) (See 1941, 658 § 2.)
Sect. 62A added, 1937, 416 § 1 (providing for a reserve poUce force
for the metropolitan district commission); revised, 1939, 441 § 1. (See
1937, 416 § 5; 1939, 441 §§ 3, 5.)
Sect, 62B added, 1951, 612 (relative to compensation for Metro-
poUtan district police for overtime service).
Sect. 63 repealed, 1937, 416 § 2. (See 1937, 416 § 5; 1939, 441 § 3.)
Sect. 63B added, 1948, 653 (providing for the reimbursement of
metropoUtan district poUce 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. 95A added, 1950, 518 § 1 (relative to the granting of permits
by the metropolitan district commission for projections over property
under its control).
Sect. 99 repealed, 1947, 530.
Sect, 100 revised, 1939, 499 § 7; 1945, 292 § 9, (See 1945, 637 § 8.)
888 Changes in the [Chaps. 92A, 93.
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 repealed, 1953, 612 § 8. (See 1953, 612 §§ 10-13.)
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-
jurious and uneconomic practices in the distribution of articles of stand-
ard 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 selhng below cost,
of merchandise for the purpose of injuring competitors or destroying
competition). (See 1941, 715.)
Sect. 14E, paragraphs (a) and (b) 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. 18A added, 1953, 211 (requiring laundries and dry cleaning
estabUshments to file their identification markings A\dth the commis-
sioner of public safety).
Sect. 21 amended,' 1939, 343 § 1; 1941, 583 § 1.
Sects. 21A-21D added, 1941, 583 § 2 (defining and further regulating
private trade schools).
Sect. 21B revised, 1952, 499 § 3.
Sect. 22 amended, 1939, 343 § 2; 1941, 583 § 3.
Sect. 24 revised, 1949, 711 § 1.
Sect. 24A added. 1949, 711 § 2 (relative to licenses for the conduct
of collection agencies).
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; 1950, 473; 1953, 164 § 1.
Sect. 28B stricken out, 1953, 164 § 2.
Sect. 28E added, 1950, 511 (granting to the superior court jurisdic-
tion in equity to restrain certain violations of the law regulating closing
out sales).
Sect. 29, heading and section amended, 1946, 612 § 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.
Chap. 94.] GENERAL LaWS. 889
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 ; 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 § 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; paragraph (defining
"food") revised, 1949, 334 § 9. (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.)
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. 1 OF 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, handling 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 § 1.
SbJct. 30 revised, 1933, 253; 1946, 447 § 2.
Sect. 31 revised, 1933, 253; 1946, 447 § 3.
Sect. 40 amended, 1941, 298.
890 Changes in the [Chap. 94.
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 milk beverages, so called).
Sect. 49, sentence added at end, 1948, 453 § 3.
Sect. 50 amended, 1937, 335 § 3.
Sect. 52 amended, 1948, 550 § 10; revised, 1949, 297 § 2.
Sect. 54 amended, 1948, 453 § 1.
Sect. 58 amended, 1948, 453 § 2.
Sect. 60 revised, 1934, 373 § 2.
Sect. 61 A 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. 65G, definition of "Ice Cream" revised, 1950, 236.
Sect. 65 J, second paragraph revised, 1937, 341 § 1.
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. 74 A 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).
Chap. 94.] GENERAL Laws. 891
Sect. 90A added, 1935, 369 (relative to the sale and distribution of
Sect. 90B added, 1938, 404 (establishing standard sizes in connec-
tion -udth the sale and distribution of eggs) ; revised, 1951, 266.
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; sentence inserted after fourth
sentence 1952 121.
Sect. 117A,' first sentence amended, 1951, 600 § 1. (See 1951,
600 § 3.)
Sects. 117G-117L added, 1951, 600 § 2 (relative to the grading and
marking of potatoes). (See 1951, 600 § 3.)
Sect. 118 amended, 1943, 332 § 1.
Sect. 119 amended, 1943, 332 § 2; 1949, 334 § 1.
Sect. 120 amended, 1943, 332 § 3; revised, 1949, 334 § 2.
Sect. 120A amended. 1943, 332 § 4; revised, 1949, 334 § 3.
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; amended, 1949, 334 § 4.
Sect. 130 amended, 1946, 213 § 4; 1949, 334 § 5.
Sect. 131 revised, 1943, 332 § 6; 1949, 334 § 6; first paragraph
amended, 1952, 201; paragraph added at end, 1950, 317.
Sect. 132 amended, 1949, 334 § 7.
Sect. 133 amended, 1943, 332 § 7; 1946, 213 § 5.
Sect. 133A added, 1946, 213 § 6 (further regulating the slaughtering
of certain animals).
Sect. 134 amended, 1946, 213 § 7.
Sect. 135 amended, 1943, 332 § 8.
Sect. 137 amended, 1949, 334 § 8.
Sect. 138 amended, 1943, 508 § 2.
Sect. 139 amended, 1946, 213 § 8.
Sect. 139A added, 1945, 679 (relative to the estabhshment and oper-
ation of poultry slaughtering houses) ; last paragraph revised, 1948, 339.
Sect. 146, first paragraph amended, 1934, 340 § 6; 1943, 508 § 3;
second paragraph amended, 1952, 387. (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sect. 148, second paragraph amended, 1934, 340 § 6A. (See 1934,
340 § 18.)
Sect. 151 revised, 1943, 508 § 4.
Sect. 151A added, 1948, 189 (regulating the sale of horse meat for
food in certain places) ; revised, 1953, 136.
Sects. 152A-152C added, 1934, 296 (relative to the sale and trans-
portation of poultry).
Sect. 152A amended, 1935, 157 § 1; 1949, 446 § 1.
Sect. 152B revised, 1935, 157 § 2.
Sect. 152D added, 1949, 446 § 2 (relative to the bonding of licensees
engaged in the business of buying or selling poultry).
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.
892 Changes in the [Chap. 94.
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 certain
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.
Sect. 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. 198A and 198B added, 1935, 412 § 3 (relative to the licensing
of certain dealings 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; 1951, 575.
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.
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; revised, 1952, 99.
Sect. 249A amended, 1939, 261 § 15.
Sect. 249B amended, 1939, 261 § 16.
Sect. 249E revised, 1943, 241 § 2.
Sect. 249E^ 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- officers to direct the weighing
of material for road construction) ; amended, 1939, 261 § 17A; repealed,
1941, 155 § 3.
Chap. 94.] GENERAL LaWS. 893
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.
Sects. 261A-261L, as amended, stricken out, and new sections 261A-261K
inserted, 1946, 377 § 2.
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
Sect. 270, paragraph added at end, 1937, 176.
Sects. 270A and 270B added, 1935, 439 (providing for the steriUza-
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. 285 revised, 1950, 110 § 1.
Sect. 286 revised, 1950, 110 § 2.
Sect. 287 revised, 1950, 110 § 3.
Sect. 288 revised, 1950, 110 § 4.
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).
Sects. 295B and 295C added, 1938, 411 (prohibiting and penaUzing
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. 295A amended and paragraph (6) inserted, 1950, 515 § 1.
Sect. 295B, first paragraph amended, 1950, 497.
Sect. 295G revised, 1941, 311; paragraph added at end, 1950, 496.
Sects. 295P-295W added, 1950, 515 § 2 (to prevent unfair discrimina-
tion, competition and destructive trade practices in the retail sale of
motor fuel).
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. 303A amended, 1935, 342; 1936, 53.
894 Changes in the [Chaps. 94A-98.
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) ; amended, 1952, 107.
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 establishing 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. 1, paragraph defining "Board" stricken out and definition of
"Commission" inserted, 1953, 604 § 2.
Sects. 2-11 amended, 1953, 604 § 3.
Sect. 12 revised, 1950, 756; amended, 1953, 604 § 4.
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) ; amended, 1953, 604 § 3.
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; amended, 1953, 604 § 3. (See 1945, 409.)
Sects. 14-21 amended, 1953, 604 § 3.
Sect. 22 revised, 1943, 164; amended, 1953, 604 § 5.
Sect. 22A added, 1943, 147 (in aid of the construction and enforce-
ment of the state milk control law, so called).
Sect. 24 amended, 1953, 604 § 3.
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).
Chapter 98. — Weights and Measures.
Sect. 1 amended, 1939, 261 § 19.
Sect. 12, second paragraph revised, 1948, 373.
Sect. 14A amended, 1936, 73.
Sect. 15 revised, 1953, 259 § 1. (See 1953, 259 § 2.)
Sect. 20 amended, 1934, 373 § 3.
Sect. 21 amended, 1934, 373 § 4.
Chaps. 99-101.] GENERAL LaWS. 895
Sect. 22 amended, 1939, 261 § 19A; revised, 1941, 59; amended,
1953, 86.
Sect. 28A added, 1950, 425 (regulating the sealing and testing of
meters used for measuring liquefied petroleum gas).
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 (6j^) added, 1934, 98 (establishing fees for seal-
ing certain Uquid-measuring meters); section revised, 1937, 74; para-
graph {b}/2) added, 1937, 305 § 1; section revised, 1949, 34 § 1. (See
1937, 305 § 2; 1949, 34 § 2.)
Sect. 56A 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; 1949, 297 § 3.
Sect. 5 amended, 1932, 156 § 1.
Sect. 6 revised, 1948, 550 § 12; 1949, 297 § 4.
Sect. 14 revised, 1932, 156 § 2; 1948, 550 § 13; 1949, 297 § 5.
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; 1949, 297 § 6.
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' hcenses 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.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1936, 74; 1945, 493 § 1 ; 1951, 395; sentence added
at end, 1948, 493 § 4. (See 1945, 493 § 2: 1948, 493 § 5.)
896 Changes in the [Chaps. 102-110.
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. 15B added, 195P, 678 (relative to the regulation of the opera-
tion of motor boats upon rivers or inland lakes).
Sect. 17 revised, 1932, 57.
Chapter 103. — Pilots.
Sect. 31 revised, 1953, 41.
Chapter 105. — Public Warehouses.
Sect. 1 amended, 1935, 310 § 1.
Sects. 2A and 2B added, 1935, 122 § 1 (relative to the termination
of Uability of sureties on bonds furnished by pubUc warehousemen).
(See 1935, 122 § 3.)
Sect, 2C added, 1947, 499 (authorizing the keeping and maintenance
of certain public 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. 45A added, 1953, 439 (relative to the use of facsimile signatures
in the dra^ving of checks by treasurers of pubhc bodies) .
Sect. 107 amended, 1950, 287 § 2.
Sect. lllA added, 1947, 167 (relative to the time for payment by
banks of checks and other instruments) ; repealed, 1950, 287 § 3.
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 § 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.)
Chaps. IIOA, 111.] GENERAL LawS. 897
Sect. 5 revised, 1948, 550 § 15; 1952, 32 § 1.
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. 20 amended, 1953, 319 § 13. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 21 amended, 1934, 373 § 5; revised, 1948, 550 § 17.
Sect. 25 amended, 1953, 319 § 14. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 26 amended, 1946, 169 § 2.
Chapter IIOA. — Promotion and Sale of Securities.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter IIOA inserted, 1932, 290 § 1. (See
1932, 290 §§ 3, 4.)
The following references are to chapter IIOA as so inserted:
Sect. 2, paragraph (a) revised, 1939, 442 § 4; paragraph (c) amended,
1936, 316; 1938, 445 § 2; paragraph (/) revised, 1938, 445 § 3.
Sect. 3, paragraph {i}/2) 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 in-
serted, 1938, 445 § 8.
Sect. 11 amended, 1950, 822 § 2.
Sect. IIA 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. IIA stricken out and sections IIA-IIE inserted, 1950, 822 § 3
(relative to the sale of securities on the installment plan).
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.
For temporary legislation providing for a dental research program
for the training of feminine personnel, see 1949, 473; repealed, 1950,
667.
Sect. 1, paragraph added at end, 1938, 265 § 6; "Inland waters"
defined, 1951, 448 § 1.
Sects. 1A and IB added, 1951, 552 (providing that certain laws re-
lating to pollution or contamination of waters shall apply to govern-
mental agencies).
Sect. 3 revised, 1946, 152.
Sects. 4A-4C added, 1950, 800 (relative to the establishment of
alcohoHc clinics).
Sect. 5, paragraph added at end, 1941, 388; same paragraph re-
vised. 1945, 615.
898 Changes in the [Chap. hi.
Sect. 5A added, 1941, 612 (relative to the preparation and distribu-
tion by the department of pubhc health of products apphcable 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 by a health department).
Sect. 27A revised, 1932, 209.
Sects. 27B and 27C added, 1953, 600 § 1 (relative to the organiza-
tion of regional health districts). (See 1953, 600 § 2.)
Sect. 31 amended, 1937, 285.
Sect. 31A stricken out, and new sections 31 A and 3 IB inserted, 1937,
282.
Sect. 31A, paragraph added at end, 1945, 423.
Sects. 34-43 and 46-49, and the caption preceding section 34, re-
pealed, 1937, 362 § 6. (See 1937, 362 §§ 1-5, 7.)
Sect. 51 revised, 1943, 16 § 1.
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 chnics). (See 1943, 436 § 2.)
Sect. 57B added, 1953, 382 (relative to the establishing and main-
tenance of muscular dystrophy clinics).
Sects. 58-62, and caption preceding section 54, stricken out, and new
sections 58-62 inserted under the caption "Agencies giving day care to
children," 1950, 205.
Sect. 65 revised, 1951, 562 § 1; 1952, 270 § 1. (See 1951, 562 § 11;
1952, 270 § 10.)
Sect. 65A amended, 1936, 346 § 1; 1941, 506; revised, 1948, 412;
amended, 1952, 492; revised, 1953, 383. (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; sec-
tion revised, 1951, 562 § 2; 1952, 270 § 2. (See 1936, 346 § 2; 1951,
562 §§ 10, 11; 1952, 270 § 10.)
Sect. 66A added, 1937, 392 (permitting the admission to state sana-
toria and county tuberculosis hospitals, for purposes of diagnosis and
observation, of certain patients with diseases of the lungs other than
recognizable tuberculosis).
Sects. 67A-67D added, under caption "care of certain infants
PREMATURELY BORN", 1937, 332.
Sect. 67A revised, 1939, 246 § 1; 1949, 601 § 1.
Sect. 67B revised, 1949, 601 § 2.
Chap. 111.) GENERAL LaWS. 899
Sect. 67C revised, 1939, 246 § 2; amended, 1945, 535; revised, 1949,
601 § 3.
Sect. 69A amended, 1936, 337 § 1.
Sect. 69B revised, 1953, 562.
Sect. 69C amended, 1936, 337 § 2; revised, 1953, 562.
Sect. 69D revised, 1953, 562.
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.)
Sects. 71-72A and 73 stricken out and new sections 71-72A and 73 inserted,
1952, 602 § 9. (See 1952, 602 § 18.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
Sect. 74 amended, 1941, 72.
Sect. 76 revised, 1951, 562 § 3; 1952, 270 § 3. (See 1951, 562 § 11;
1952, 270 § 10.)
Sect. 77 revised, 1951, 562 § 4; 1952, 270 § 4. (See 1951, 562 § 11;
1952, 270 § 10.)
Sects. 78-90 affected (as to district of Chelsea, Revere and Win-
throp), 1934, 78.
Sect. 78 revised, 1946, 310 § 1; 1951, 562 § 5; 1952, 270 § 5. (See
1945, 505; 1951, 562 § 11; 1952, 270 § 10.)
Sect 79 revised 1936 343
Sect.' 80 revised', 195l', 562 § 6; 1952, 270 § 6. (See 1951, 562 § 11;
1952, 270 § 10.)
Sect. 83A 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 opera-
tion of vehicles owned bv 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; 1951, 562 § 7; 1952, 270 § 7. (See 1943, 500 § 3; 1951, 562
§ 11; 1952, 270 § 10.)
Sect. 85A revised, 1932, 65.
Sect. 87 amended, 1945, 398 § 1.
Sect. 87A added, 1945, 398 § 2 (providing that trustees of Bristol
county tuberculosis hospital shall be appointed by the governor). (See
1945, 398 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 88 revised, 1943, 500 § 2; 1946, 310 § 2; 1951, 562 § 8; 1952,
270 § 8. (See 1943, 500 § 3; 1951, 562 § 11; 1952, 270 § 10.)
Sect. 88A added, 1943, 500 § 2 (relative to charges for the support
of patients in county tuberculosis hospitals); revised, 1946, 310 § 3;
repealed, 1951, 562 § 9. (See 1943, 500 § 3; 1951, 562 § II.)
Sect. 88B added, 1952, 270 § 9 (providing for admission of persons
afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis to certain hospitals in cases of
emergency). (See 1952, 270 § 10.)
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.
Sect. 104 revised, 1938, 265 § H.
900 Changes in the [Chap. hi.
Sect. 107 revised, 1938, 265 § 12.
Sect. 109 revised, 1938, 265 § 13.
Sect. 109A 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 re^ased, 1948,
129 § 2.
Sect. 112 amended, 1938, 265 § 15.
Sect. 113 revised, 1938, 265 § 16.
Sect. 116, sentence in Unes 24-32 amended, 1943, 275 § 1.
Sect. 116A added, under caption "chronic rheumatism", 1937, 393
(providing for the hospitaUzation of patients with chronic rheumatism).
Sect. 117 revised, 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. 121 A 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. 124, first sentence revised, 1949, 280.
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. 128A added, 1949, 156 § 1 (relative to the filling and levelUng
of sites of demolished or removed buildings).
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. 159 amended, 1951, 448 § 2.
Sect 160 amended, 1951, 448 § 3.
Sect. 162 amended, 1951, 448 § 4.
Sect. 163 amended, 1951, 448 § 5.
Sect. 173 A added, 1938, 293 (extending the jurisdiction of certain
police officers employed to protect public 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. 184B added, 1950, 431 (restricting the establishment and
maintenance of blood banks).
Chap. 112.] GENERAL LaWS. 901
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, 451 § 37; amended, 1941, 722 § 9; second sentence stricken out
and four sentences inserted, 1945, 396 § 1; third sentence amended,
1952, 585 § 21; fifth and sixth sentences (as appearing in 1939, 451
§ 37) revised, 1948, 28; third paragraph revised, 1945, 396 § 2; para-
graph 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; 1950, 363 § 1; fourth
paragraph amended, 1952, 585 § 22. (See 1937, 425 § 15; 1950, 363
§ 2; 1951, 767.)
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; revised, 1951, 105. (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.)
Sects. 23A-23P added, 1951, 656 § 1 (relative to the practice of
physical therapy by registered physical therapists). (See 1951, 656 § 2.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1932, 227; 1933, 126; 1937, 343 § 1; revised,
1941, 52 § 1; amended, 1945, 502 § 1; 1952, 585 § 23. (See 1941, 52
§ 2; 1943, 165; 1945, 502 §§ 2, 4.) Temporarily affected, 1948, 631;
1952, 361.
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.
902 Changes in the [Chap. 112.
Sect. 35 amended, 1934, 328 § o; 1935, 306; 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; 1951, 410; 1953, 281.
Sect. 40 amended, 1934, 328 § 6A; 1937, 343 § 5.
Sect. 42A added, 1937, 343 § 6 (relative to the retail drug business
and pharmacy).
Sects. 43-53 temporarily affected, 1949, 473.
Sect. 45, second sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 18; paragraph added
at end, 1939, 415 § 2; section revised, 1949, 564 § 1. (See 1939, 415 §
3; 1948,221.)
Sect. 45A amended, 1949, 564 § 2.
Sect. 46, clause Third amended, 1934, 108.
Sect. 49 revised, 1948, 270.
Sect. 50 amended, 1935, 344; revised, 1949, 333.
Sect. 51 revised, 1949, 576.
Sect. 52 revised, 1948, 123; 1952, 117.
Sects. 52A and 52B added, 1934, 281 (relative to methods and prac-
tices of dentists and dental hygienists).
Sect. 52A revised, 1937, 253.
Sect. 53 amended, 1949, 564 § 3.
Sect. 55 amended, 1937, 66; revised, 1939, 251 § 1; first paragraph
amended, 1945, 724; 1952, 585 § 24; paragraph inserted, 1951, 433 § 1.
(See 1939, 251 §§ 2, 3, 4; 1945, 711; 1951, 433 §2; 1952, 585 §§ 25,
26.)
Sect. 59 revised, 1948, 224.
Sects. 60A-60J added under caption "registration of archi-
tects", 1941, 696 § 2. (See 1941, 696 §§ 3, 4.)
Sect. 60A, preliminary paragraph amended, 1945, 265 § 2.
Sect. 60B, second paragraph revised, 1953, 558 § 1.
Sect. 60C, clause (c) revised, 1943, 167.
Sect. 60D revised, 1953, 558 § 2. (See 1953, 558 § 4.)
Sect. 60E, paragraph added at end, 1953, 558 § 3.
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. 69 revised, 1949, 463.
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.)
Chap. 112.] GENERAL LaWS. 903
Sect. 74, third sentence amended, 1948, 108; 1953, 350 § 4.
Sect. 74A, third sentence amended, 1951, 87; section revised, 1953,
350 § 5. (See 1953, 350 §§ 13, 14.)
Sect. 74B revised, 1953, 350 § 6.
Sect. 75 revised, 1953, 350 § 7.
Sect. 76 revised, 1953, 350 § 8.
Sect. 80A revised, 1953, 350 § 9.
Sect. 81 revised, 1953, 350 § 10.
Sect. 81 A revised, 1953, 350 § 11.
Sect. 81B revised, 1953, 350 § 12.
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 81 D, 1941,
722 § 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
§§ 5-8.)
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.
Sect. 87B amended, 1953, 510 § 2.
Sects. 87F-87S. See 1937, 184.
Sect. 87F, paragraph contained in hues 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; 1950, 319. (See 1941, 619 § 2.)
Sect. 871 amended, 1936, 314 § 2; revised, 1948, 579 § 2.
Sect. 87K, paragraph added at end, 1936, 314 § 3.
Sect. 87M amended, 1936, 314 § 4.
Sect. 870 amended, 1933, 149 § 2. (See 1933, 149 § 3.)
Sect. 87P amended, 1934, 260 § 3; two sentences added at end, 1950,
61; paragraph added at end, 1950, 440 § 1. (See 1950, 440 § 2.)
Sect. 87R amended, 1936, 314 § 5.
Sect. 87S, sentence added at end, 1952, 362.
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; amended,
1949 345.
Sect. 87V amended, 1937, 385 § 3; revised, 1941, 626 § 4; 1943,
565 § 2; 1950, 540 § 1. (See 1950, 540 § 3; 1953, 307.)
Sect. 87W amended, 1937, 385 § 4; revised, 1941, 626 § 5; 1943,
904 Changes in the [Chaps. 113-115.
565 § 3; first paragraph revised, 1950, 540 § 2; sentence added at end,
1946, 550 § 2; 1951, 253. (See 1950, 540 § 3; 1953, 307.)
Sect. 87X revised, 1941, 626 § 6; 1943, 565 § 4; 1951, 273.
Sect. 87Y revised, 1949, 579.
Sect. 87Z amended, 1937, 385 § 5; revised, 1943, 565 § 5; paragraph
added at end, 1953, 274.
Sect. 87 AA revised, 1941, 626 § 7; 1943, 565 § 6; paragraph added
at end, 1953, 537 § 1.
Sect. 87BB amended, 1937, 385 § 6; revised, 1943, 565 § 7.
Sect. 87CC revised, 1941, 626 § 8; 1943, 565 § 8; schedule revised,
1951, 427; sentence added, 1953, 537 § 2; first 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; third sentence
stricken out and two sentences inserted, 1953, 291; sentence added at
end, 1946, 550 § 3.
Sect. 87II amended, 1937, 385 § 8; revised, 1941, 626 § 10; 1943,
565 § 11.
Sect. 87JJ revised, 1941, 626 § 11; 1943, 565 § 12.
Sect. 87KK added, 1951, 509 (relative to notification of examination
dates to applicants for registration).
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 revised, 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. 46 A added, 1949, 604 (relative to permits for the burial or
other disposition of the bodies of deceased veterans).
Sect. 49 revised, 1936, 407 § 4; last paragraph amended, 1939, 160
§ 3. (See 1936, 407 §§ 5-8.)
Chapter 115. — Veterans* Benefits (former title, State and Military Aid,
Soldiers' Relief, etc.).
For legislation providing for payments for the benefit of certain
soldiers and sailors, see 1942, 11; 1943, 211; 1945, 366; 1946, 584.
Chaps. 116, 117.] GENERAL LaWS. 905
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 115 (with new title) inserted, 1946,
584 § 1. (See 1946, 584 §§ 2, 21, 22.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 115 as so inserted:
Sect. 1, paragraph 6 revised, 1948, 510; paragraph 7 added, 1947,
444; paragraph inserted, 1951, 526 § 2; definition of "Veteran"
revised, 1951, 590 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1951, 590 § 2. (See
1951, 590 §§ 7, 8.)
Sect. 2, second and third paragraphs revised, 1951, 590 § 3; seventh
paragraph revised, 1948, 535 § 1; eighth paragraph amended, 1952, 597;
last paragraph stricken out and two paragraphs inserted, 1951, 546. (See
1951, 590 §§ 7, 8.)
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; first paragraph revised, 1950. 493 § 1;
1951, 590 § 4; second paragraph revised, 1951, 590 § 4; last paragraph
revised, 1949, 599; paragraph added at end, 1951, 753 § 1. (See 1951,
590 §§ 7, 8.)
Sects. 6A-6C added, 1949, 660 (providing for payment of annuities
to certain paraplegic veterans).
Sect. 6B revised, 1953, 530.
Sect. 7, first sentence revised, 1948, 535 § 3; sentence added at end,
1949, 500.
Sect. 8, last sentence revised, 1948, 535 § 4; section revised, 1948,
648; sentence added at end, 1951, 590 § 5. (See 1951, 590 §§ 7, 8.)
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; revised, 1951, 590 § 6.
(See 1951, 590 §§ 7, 8.)
Sect. 2 revised, 1933, 213; amended, 1943, 379; 1946, 584 § 4. (See
1946, 584 § 22.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1946, 584 § 5; 1950, 493 § 2. (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 Towns.
Sect. 1 amended, 1934, 124.
Sect. 2A added, 1933, 181 (authorizing local boards of pubhc 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 reUef and support).
Sect. 3B added, 1939, 127 (prohibiting local boards of pubhc welfare
from making the institution of ejectment proceedings prerequisite to
906 Changes in the [Chap. lis.
the payment by them of rent owed for dwellings 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 cer-
tain persons with respect to the payment of welfare relief) .
Sect. 7 amended, 1950, 485 § 1.
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. 33 revised, 1952, 411 § 1.
Sect. 34 repealed, 1952, 411 § 2.
Sect. 35 amended, 1932, 180 § 19; repealed, 1952, 411 § 2.
Sects. 44-46 added, 1938, 476 (authorizing the estabhshment of pub-
lic welfare districts in cities and towns).
Sect. 44, first sentence amended, 1952, 353 § 1; second sentence
amended, 1950, 793 § 5; sentence inserted after fifth sentence, 1950,
293 § 1; sentence added at end, 1950, 793 § 6. (See 1952, 353 § 10.)
Sect. 44A added, 1953, 205 § 1 (relative to the auditing of welfare
districts). (See 1953, 205 § 2.)
Sect. 45, sentence added at end, 1950, 293 § 2; section revised, 1952,
353 § 2. (See 1952, 353 § 10.)
Chapter 118. — Aid to Dependent Children (former title, Aid to Mothers
with Dependent Children).
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 118 (with new title) inserted, 1936,
413 § 1. (See 1936, 413 § 2).
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 118 as so inserted:
Sect. 1 amended, 1939, 487; revised, 1952, 463.
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; first sentence revised, 1951, 390; last five sentences stricken
out and four sentences inserted, 1951, 525 § 1; third sentence revised,
1953, 325.
Sect. 2A added, 1945, 567 (relative, to certain persons in families
receiving aid under the law providing aid to dependent children).
Chap. 118A.] GENERAL LaWS. 907
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; two sentences added at end, 1949,
613 § 1; stricken out and one sentence inserted, 1953, 323.
Sect. 6 revised, 1941, 405; two sentences added at end, 1943, 491.
(See 1939, 454 § 21.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1950, 657.
Sect. 8 revised, 1939, 248.
Sect. 9 amended, 1946, 584 § 7. (See 1946, 584 § 22.)
Chapter 118A. — Adequate Assistance to Certain Aged Citizens.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 118A inserted, 1936, 436 § 1. (See
1936, 436 § 4.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 118A, as so inserted:
Sect. 1 amended, 1937, 440 § 1; last sentence amended, 1938, 274;
section revised, 1941, 729 § 1; 1943, 489 § 1; third sentence amended,
1950, 519 § 1; fourth sentence amended, 1948, 433; last sentence of
first paragraph amended, 1945, 683 § 1; first paragraph revised, 1950,
799; amended, 1951, 801 § 1; paragraph inserted after first paragraph,
1948, 638; paragraph inserted after second paragraph, 1949, 796 § 1;
second and third paragraphs revised, 1951, 801 § 2; paragraph added
at end, 1943, 506; same paragraph revised, 1945, 532 § 2; 1950, 343;
1951, 525 § 2; paragraph inserted before said paragraph, 1945, 441.
(See 1941, 729 § 15; 1945, 683 § 4; 1949, 796 §§ 2, 3; 1951, 801 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 1A added, 1950, 519 § 2 (authorizing old age assistance to
persons being cared for under contract in certain homes for the aged).
Sects. IB and IC added, 1951, 475 (extending the benefits of the
old age assistance law to patients in pubhc medical institutions).
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 Habihty of children to
contribute to the support of aged parents); revised, 1943, 489 § 3;
1945, 683 § 3; paraigraphs 1, 3 and 4 revised, 1951, 801 § 3. (See
1941, 729 § 15; 1945, 683 § 4; 1951, 801 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 3 revised, 1937, 440 § 3; last sentence revised, 1938, 285; sec-
tion revised, 1939, 481.
Sect. 4 amended, 1938, 467; 1941, 729 § 4; revised, 1943, 512;
amended, 1950, 626; revised, 1951, 801 § 4. (See 1941, 729 §§ 14, 15;
1951, 801 §§ 4A, 4B, 6, 7.)
Sect. 4A added, 1941, 729 § 5 (making a recipient of old age assist-
ance hable to repay the same in certain cases); revised, 1948, 581 § 3;
sentence added at end, 1951, 801 § 5. (See 1941, 729 § 15; 1951, 801
§§ 43, 6, 7.)
Sect. 5 revised, 1938, 408; amended, 1941, 729 § 6; revised, 1946,
460; amended, 1949, 486. (See 1941, 729 § 15.)
Sect. 5A added, 1949, 622 (increasing the amount of bank deposits
allowable to apphcants for old age assistance) ; revised, 1951, 536.
908 Changes in the [Chaps. 118B-119.
Sect. 6, see 1952, 621.
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; 1949, 627. (See 1941, 729 § 15.)
Sect. 7 revised, 1951, 533.
Sect. 8 amended, 1941, 729 § 8; two sentences inserted after third
sentence, 1943, 490; sentence added at end, 1951, 539; stricken out
and four sentences inserted, 1953, 462 § 1. (See 1939, 454 § 21; 1941,
729 § 15; 1953, 462 §2.)
Sect. 9 revised, 1945, 541 § 3; amended, 1946, 584 § 8. (See 1946,
584 § 22.)
Sect. 10 revised, 1941, 597 § 2; two sentences added at end, 1949,
613 § 2; section revised, 1952, 602 § 10. (See 1952, 602, §§ 15-18.)
Sect. 11 added, 1941, 729 § 10 (establishing the old age assistance
fund); amended, 1945, 684. (See 1941, 729 §§ 9, 9A, 15.)
Sect. 12 added, 1953, 571 § 1 (relative to the appointment of guard-
ians and conservators for certain apphcants for pubUc assistance).
Chapter 118B. — The Merit System in the Administration of Aid to
Dependent Children and Old Age Assistance.
New chapter inserted, 1950, 793 § 7.
Sect. 2, first sentence revised, 1952, 353 § 3. (See 1952, 353 § 10.)
Sect. 3 amended, 1952, 353 § 4. (See 1952, 353 § 10.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1952, 353 § 5. (See 1952, 353 § 10.)
Sect. 6 amended, 1952, 353 § 6. (See 1952, 353 § 10.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1952, 353 § 7. (See 1952, 353 § 10.)
Sect. 10 amended, 1952, 353 § 8. (See 1952, 353 § 10.)
Chapter 118C. — Coverage of Certain Employees under the Federal Social
Security Act.
New chapter inserted, 1951, 658.
Chapter 118D. — Assistance to Persons who are Disabled.
New chapter inserted, 1951, 741 § 2. (See 1951, 741 §§ 1, 4, 5.)
Sect. 5, last sentence revised, 1953, 461.
Sect. 20, first sentence revised, 1952, 353 § 9. (See 1952, 353 § 10.)
Sect. 21 added, 1953, 571 § 2 (relative to the appointment of guard-
ians and conservators for certain applicants for pubHc assistance).
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 § 3.
Sect. 9 amended, 1941, 629 § 4.
Sect. 10 amended, 1941, 629 § 5.
Chap. 119.) GENERAL LawS. 909
Sect. U revised, 1946, 547 § 3 A.
Sect. 12 revised, 1932, 180 § 20.
Sect. 13A added, 1945, 520 (relative to the responsibility of the board
of pubhc 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. 39 revised, 1951, 761.
Sects. 40A and 40B added, 1952, 596 (to protect wards of the state
in the same rehgion of the parents or surviving parent).
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. 55, last paragraph revised, 1949, 593 § 6; section revised, 1952,
605 § 3. (See 1952, 605 §§ 19-21.)
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, 1941, 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 delinquencv) .
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*; amended,
1949 595
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*; 1953, 319 § 15. (See 1953,
319 §§ 39, 40.)
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.
910 Changes in the [Chaps. 120, 121.
Chapter 120. — Youth Service Board and Massachusetts Training Schools
(former title, Massachusetts Training Schools).
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 120 (with new title) inserted, 1948,
310 § 22. (See 1948, 310 §§ 30, 31.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 120 as so inserted:
Sect. 1 revised, 1952, 605 § 4. (See 1952, 605 §§ 19-21.)
Sect. 2 revised, 1952, 605 § 5. (See 1952, 605 §§ 19-21.)
Sect. 3 revised, 1952, 605 § 6. (See 1952, 605 §§ 19-21.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1952, 605 § 7. (See 1952, 605 §§19-21.)
Sect. 4A added, 1952, 605 § 8 (establishing a division of youth service
in the department of education). (See 1952, 605 §§ 15, 19-21.)
Sect. 6. paragraph (e) revised, 1949, 593 § 1.
Sect. 7 amended, 1952, 605 § 9. (See 1952, 605 §§ 15, 19-21.)
Sect. 8, fourth and fifth sentences revised, 1952, 605 § 10. (See
1952, 605 §§ 15, 19-21.)
Sect. 9 amended, 1952, 605 § 11. (See 1952, 605 §§ 15, 19-21.)
Sect. 10, subsection (a) amended, 1950, 545; section revised, 1952,
605 § 12. (See 1952, 605 §§ 15, 19-21.)
Sect. lOA repealed, 1949, 593 § 2.
Sect. 11 revised, 1952, 605 § 13. (See 1952, 605 §§ 15, 19-21.)
Sect. 12 amended, 1949, 593 § 3; revised, 1952, 605 § 14. (See 1952,
605 §§ 15, 19-21.)
Sect. 13 amended, 1949. 593 § 4.
Sect. 13A added, 1953, 619 § 1 (relative to payments by the common-
wealth for damages to property caused by acts of certain inmates of
institutions under management of the Youth Service Board). (See
1953, 619 § 2.)
Chapter 121. — Powers and Duties of the Department of Public Welfare,
and the Massachusetts Hospital School.
Sect. 3 revised, 1952, 602 § 11.
Sect. 4A added, 1941, 630 § 3 (relative to information concerning
recipients of old age assistance and aid to dependent children) ; revised,
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; revised, 1952, 602 § 12. (See 1948, 310 §§ 30, 31.)
Sect. 8A added, 1935, 311 § 2 (relative to funds received by the di-
rector of the division of aid and relief for the benefit of persons under the
care and supervision of the department); revised, 1941, 523; amended,
1950, 162 § 4.
Sect. 8B added, 1941, 618 (relative to the disposition of certain un-
claimed moneys held by the division of child guardianship for the
benefit 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.
Chap. 121.) GENERAL LaWS. 911
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 (authorizmg 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 § 8.)
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 "housing authorities", added,
1935, 449 § 5 (relative to the establishment, powers and duties, and
discontinuance, of local housing authorities).
Sects. 26I-26BB stricken out and new sections 261-261 1 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.)
Sects. 26I-26II stricken out and new sections 26I-26NN inserted, 1946,
574 § 1. (See 1946, 574 § 2.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to sections 261 to 26NN as so inserted:
Sect. 261 amended, 1948, 200 § 1; 1952, 617 § 1; 1953, 668 § 2.
Sect. 26J amended, 1953, 668 § 3; definition of "Housing author-
ity" or "Authority" stricken out and definition of "Housing authority"
inserted, 1952, 617 § 2; definition of "Housing board" or "board"
revised, 1948, 260 § 4; definition of "Federal legislation" revised, 1953,
647 § 10; definition of "Low-rent housing" amended, 1953, 668 § 4;
definition of "Elderly persons of low income" inserted, 1953, 668 § 3;
definition of "Bhghted open area" inserted, 1953, 647 § 12; definition
of "Decadent area" revised, 1953, 647 § 11; definition of "Land as-
sembly and redevelopment project" revised, 1953, 647 § 13; definition
of "Land assembly and redevelopment plan" amended, 1953, 647
§ 14; definition of "Mayor" inserted, 1951, 322; definition of "Re-
development authority" and "Relocation project" inserted, 1952,
617 § 3; definition of "Veterans" revised, 1948, 200 § 2; definition
of "Servicemen" and "Veterans" stricken out and definitions of "Serv-
iceman" and "Veteran" inserted, 1949, 760 § 1; definition of "Veteran"
revised, 1950, 624 § 1; 1951, 441 § 1; 1952, 616 § 1. (See 1950, 624
§ 2; 1951, 441 § 2; 1952, 616 § 2.)
Sect. 26K, second paragraph amended, 1953, 647 § 15; 1953, 668
§5.
Sect. 26L, fourth sentence revised, 1949, 688.
912 Changes in the [Chap. 121A.
Sect. 26P, paragraph (6) amended, 1952, 617 § 5; 1953, 647 § 16,
668 § 6.
Sect. 26Q, last sentence revised, 1950, 105 § 2.
Sect. 26BB amended, 1953, 647 § 17.
Sect. 26CC revised, 1950, 486.
Sect. 26DD amended, 1953, 654 § 94.
Sect. 26FF, clause (c) revised, 1949, 760 § 2; clause (e) amended,
1948, 51; 1950, 479 § 5; clause (/) revised, 1949, 760 § 3; paragraph
added at end, 1950, 631; sentence added at end, 1951, 313.
Sect. 26GG revised, 1949, 760 § 4.
Sect. 26JJ revised, 1953, 647 § 18.
Sect. 26KK, second paragraph revised, 1947, 486; amended, 1953,
409 § 8; section revised, 1953, 647 § 18.
Sect. 26MM amended, 1953, 647 § 19.
Sect. 26NN stricken out and sections 26NN-26QQ inserted, 1948,
200 § 3 (relative to state-aided projects).
Sect. 26NN, sentence inserted after first sentence, 1949, 742 § 1;
last sentence of first paragraph revised, 1951, 456; amended, 1952,
550 § 4; last sentence of fifth paragraph revised, 1952, 550 § 2; sub-
division (a), first paragraph revised, 1949, 742 § 2; subdivision (a),
second paragraph amended, 1952, 550 § 1; subdivision (a), third
paragraph amended, 1949, 742 § 3; subdivision (6), first sentence re-
vised, 1952, 550 § 3; subdivision (6), first paragraph, sentence added
at end, 1949, 713; subdivision (6), second paragraph amended, 1949,
742 § 4; 1950, 753; subdivision (d) added, 1949, 682 § 1; subdivision
(e) added, 1950, 386; revised, 1952, 550 § 5; subdivision (/) added,
1953, 508. (See 1949, 682 § 2; 1952, 550 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 26QQ and caption preceding it stricken out and new section
inserted, 1952, 617 § 4 (relative to creating redevelopment author-
ities) .
Sect. 26RR added, 1952, 617 § 6 (relative to contracts for state
financial assistance for housing) ; third paragraph amended, 1953, 647
§20.
Sect. 26SS added, 1952, 617 § 7 (providing a severabiUty clause in
case of a finding of invahdity or unconstitutionaUty of any part of this
act); stricken out and sections 26SS-26WW inserted, 1953, 668 § 1
(to provide for the housing of elderly persons).
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; two sentences added
at end, 1952, 303.
Chapter 121A. — Urban Redevelopment Corporations.
New chapter inserted, 1945, 654 § 1.
Sect. 1, definition of "Decadent area" amended, 1947, 15; revised,
1953, 647 § 1.
Sects. 2 and 3 revised, 1953, 647 § 1..
Sect. 6, first two paragraphs stricken out and four paragraphs in-
serted, 1953, 647 § 2.
Chap. 122.] GENERAL LaWS. 913
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. 10, two paragraphs added at end, 1953, 647 § 3.
Sect. 12, paragraph added at end, 1947, 487 § 2.
Sect. 15, first paragraph revised, 1953, 647 § 4.
Sect. 16 stricken out and sections 16 and 16A inserted, 1953, 647 § 5.
Sect. 17 repealed, 1953, 647 § 6.
Sect. 18, paragraph (a) revised, 1953, 647 § 7; paragraph (e) re-
vised, 1953, 647 § 8.
Sect. 18A added, 1946, 129 (authorizing savings banks to invest in
urban redevelopment projects).
Sect. 18B added, 1953, 647 § 9 (relative to the forming of urban
redevelopment corporations).
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 § 22; revised, 1946, 331; 1950. 162
§5.
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.
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; first sen-
tence revised, 1951, 480; fifth sentence amended, 1947, 618; revised,
1948, 546; 1949, 766; 1951, 489; eighth sentence revised, 1952, 342;
section revised, 1953, 636 § 3. (See 1939, 454 § 21; 1953, 636 § 9.)
Sect. 20 amended, 1941, 351 § 38; revised, 1950, 441 § 1.
Sect. 20A added, 1941, 201 (penalizing the unlawful possession,
handling or consumption of certain things by inmates of said hospital
and infirmary).
Sect. 21 amended, 1953, 319 § 16. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 23 amended, 1941, 351 § 39.
Sect. 24 revised, 1941, 191.
914 Changes in the [Chap. 123.
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. 8, second sentence stricken out, 1953, 612 § 9.
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;
1951, 497. (See 1946, 324; 1947, 429 § 2.)
Sect. 16A amended, 1938. 486 § 10.
Sect. 19 repealed, 1935, 163.
Sect. 20 A 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; repealed, 1950, 441 § 2.
Sect. 22A amended, 1941, 194 § 7.
Sect. 25 amended, 1935, 314 § 3, 421 § 4; 1950, 684 § 3. (See 1935,
421 § 6; 1950, 684 §§ 11, 12.)
Sect. 26 repealed, 1938, 486 § 11.
Sect. 28 revised, 1938, 486 § 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 § 1.
Sect. 36 revised, 1939, 500 § 12.
Sect. 37 revised, 1946, 33 § 2.
Sect. 39, sentence added at end, 1936, 291 § 1; section revised, 1950,
162 § 6.
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.
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; 1950, 684 § 4. (See 1938, 486
§§21,22; 1950, 684 §§ 11, 12.)
Sect. 46 amended, 1938, 486 § 18; 1950, 684 § 5. (See 1938, 486
§§21,22; 1950, 684 §§11, 12.)
Sect. 47 revised, 1938, 486 § 19; 1945, 467. (See 1938, 486 §§ 21, 22.)
Sect. 48 repealed, 1952, 307.
Chap. 123.] GENERAL LaWS. 915
Sect. 49 amended, 1945, 451; repealed, 1952, 307.
Sect. 50 revised, 1935, 314 § 4.
Sect. 51 amended, 1950, 684 § 6. (See 1950, 684 §§11, 12.)
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; 1950, 684 § 7. (See 1950, 684 §§ 11, 12.)
Sect. 66A amended, 1941, 194 § 8.
Sect. 67A added, 1950, 684 § 8 (relative to the disposition of certain
inmates at Myles Standish state school).
Sect. 69, sentence added at end, 1945, 227.
Sect. 73 revised, 1947, 194.
Sect. 77, fii*st 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 revised, 1945, 25.
Sect. 89 revised, 1941, 216 § 3; last sentence revised, 1950, 571.
Sect. 89A amended, 1941, 194 § 9.
Sect. 89B amended, 1938, 254 § 1; 1941, 194 § 10; 1950, 733.
Sect. 90, first sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 23.
Sect. 91 amended, 1950, 684 § 9. (See 1950, 684 §§ 11, 12.)
Sect. 93 amended, 1950, 684 § 10. (See 1950, 684 §§ 11, 12.)
Sect. 94A added, 1947, 681 (providing for the adjudication of resto-
ration of soundness of mind) ; third sentence stricken out and three
sentences inserted, 1952, 535.
Sect. 96 amended, 1941, 351 § 41; second paragraph amended, 1950,
485 § 2; third paragraph revised, 1941, 398.
Sect. lOOA amended, 1941, 194 § 11; 1953, 319 § 17. (See 1953,
319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 102 revised, 1934, 15; paragraph added at end, 1938, 226;
amended, 1947, 459; section amended, 1941, 344 § 3; second paragraph
amended, 1952, 396.
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; section revised,
1952, 608 § 1. (See 1948, 310 §§ 30-31.)
Sect. 114 revised, 1943, 185 § 2; 1948, 310 § 29; repealed, 1952,
608 § 2. (See 1948, 310 §§ 30-31.)
916 Changes in the [Chaps. 123A-125.
Sect. 115 revised, 1943, 185 § 3; 1946, 557 § 1; 1947, 684 § 2.
Sect. 116 revised, 1943, 185 § 4; repealed, 1952, 608 § 2.
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 delinquents); 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; 1953, 319 § 18. (See 1935, 48 § 2;
1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
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 (establishing 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; revised, 1953, 591 § 1. (See 1935,
437 § 8; 1953, 591 §§ 2-6.)
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. 48A added, 1950, 769 (authorizing the establishment of a
clinic for alcohohcs at the state farm).
Sect. 49 revised, 1936, 125.
Chaps. 126, 127.] GENERAL LaWS. 917
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. 18A added, 1953, 355 (relative to indemnification by counties
of certain officers sustaining expenses or damages by reason of wilful
acts of inmates).
Sect. 37 amended, 1936, 228.
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. 38A added, 1953, 295 (penalizing prisoners in certain correc-
tional institutions who hold persons as hostages).
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.
Sects. 83A-83D added, 1951, 755 (relative to the establishment of
prison camps in state forests) .
Sect. 84 amended, 1941, 490 § 28.
Sect. 85 revised, 1950, 727 § 1.
Sect. 86 revised, 1950, 727 § 2.
Sect. 87 amended, 1941, 344 § 20.
Sect. 90A revised, 1938, 65; 1951, 394; amended, 1952, 299.
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.
918 Changes in the {Chap. 127.
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; amended, 1953, 215 § 1. (See 1941,
690 §§ 8-10; 1953, 215 § 2.)
Sect. 128 amended, 1939, 451 § 41 ; revised, 1941, 690 § 1. (See 1941,
690 §§ 8-10.)
Sects. 129-139 stricken out and new sections 129-136A inserted, 1941,
690 § 2. (See 1941, 690 §§ 8-10.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to sections 129-136A as so inserted:
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 § 6.)
Sect. 136A amended, 1951, 33.
Sect. 141 amended, 1941, 174 § 1; revised, 1947, 578.
Sect. 144 amended, 1950, 460.
Sect. 145 amended, 1953, 319 § 19. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
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; second paragraph revised, 1951, 42; 1952, 256; para-
graph inserted after third paragraph, 1951, 773; 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.
Chaps. 128, 128A.] GENERAL LawS. 919
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 clemencv) ; amended, 1939, 451 § 53.
Sect. 158 revised, 1941, 344 § 24.
Sect. 160 revised, 1941, 344 § 25; 1943, 433; last sentence stricken
out, 1945, 512.
Sect. 162 revised, 1951, 467.
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
sentence) .
Sects. 166 and 167 revised, 1941, 690 § 5. (See 1941, 690 §§ 8-10.)
Chapter 128. — Agriculture.
Sect. 1 amended, 1941, 490 § 29.
Sect. 1A added, 1952, 386 (defining "agriculture" and "farming").
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. 20A added, 1953, 91 (relative to the control of water chestnut).
Sect. 21 revised, 1948, 303 § 1.
Sect. 22 amended, 1941, 490 § 33; repealed, 1952, 480 § 2. (See
1952, 480 § 3.)
Sect. 23 amended, 1941, 490 § 34.
Sect. 24A added, 1939, 136 (providing for the control of the Dutch
elm disease); repealed, 1949, 761 § 13.
Sect. 27 revised, 1938, 309; 1948, 303 § 2.
Sect. 31A revised, 1943, 144.
Sects. 32-38 revised, 1951, 506.
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; subsection (7)
amended, 1950, 716.
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; 1953, 663; clause (e) revised, 1939, 505 § 1;
920 Changes in the [Chap. 128A.
clause (/) amended, 1935, 454 § 3; clause (h) amended, 1935, 454 § 4;
clause (i) revised, 1939, 505 § 2; clause (j) revised, 1946, 575 § 4;
clause (n) added, 1935, 239 (forbidding the licensed racing of horses
and dogs under the pari-mutuel system of betting, on publicly owned
premises); clause (w) added, 1935, 471 § 1 (forbidding the hcensed
racing of dogs under such system, in certain residential neighborhoods) ;
designation of the clause added by 1935, 471 § 1 changed from (w)
to (o), 1936, 405 § 3. (See 1935, 471 § 2; 1939, 505 § 3.)
Sect. 4, second paragraph amended, 1947, 567; revised, 1949, 521;
last paragraph revised, 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; second sentence of
same paragraph amended, 1953, 311 § 1; third paragraph, as so ap-
pearing, revised, 1936, 351; 1939, 473; first sentence of same paragraph
revised, 1946, 381 § 1; 575 § 7; 1949, 294 § 1; amended, 1953, 311 § 2;
second sentence of same paragraph revised, 1946, 381 § 2; 1949, 294
§ 3; third sentence of same paragraph amended, 1953, 311 § 3; para-
graph 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; revised, 1949, 294 § 2. Temporarily affected,
1948, 220; 1949, 294 § 4; 1951, 178; 1953, 246 § 14; 499.
Sect. 5A added, 1946, 445 § 1 (relative to the disposition of money
held for payment of unclaimed winnings upon wagers made at horse
and dog racing meetings). (See 1946, 445 § 2.)
Sect. 9, last paragraph revised, 1935, 454 § 5.
Sect. 9A added, 1935, 454 § 6 (relative to rules, regulations and con-
ditions to be prescribed bv 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; first paragraph amended,
1951, 777 § 2; 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. 13C added, 1950, 111 (penalizing attempts to influence persons
connected with horse or dog racing to affect the result of a race) .
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 svstem of betting shall be permitted) ; re-
pealed, 1936, 253 § 1. (See ^1935, 279 § 3; 1936, 253 § 1.)
Sect. 14B added, 1953, 389 (providing for the submission to the
voters of Berkshire County of the question of licensing horse races at
county fairs at which the pari-mutuel system of betting shall be per-
mitted).
Sect. 15 revised, 1936, 436 § 2; 1941', 729 § 12; amended, 1947.
390 § 2; revised, 1948, 319. (See 1936, 436 § 4; 1941, 729 § 15.)
Chaps. 128B-129A.] GENERAL LaWS. 921
Chapter I28B. — Conservation of Soil and Soil Resources and Prevention
and Control of Erosion.
Nev/ chapter inserted, 1945, 531.
Sect. 2, paragraph (2) revised, 1947, 73
Sect. 3, subdivision 5 revised, 1949, 517.
Sect. 5 revised, 1947, 73 § 2.
Chapter 129. — Livestock Disease Control (former title, Animal Industry).
Sect. 1 revised, 1934, 340 § 12; paragraph (defining "Domestic
animals") added, 1935, 70. (See 1934, 340 § 18.)
Sect. 8A added, 1941, 375 (estabHshing 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. 14A added, 1953, 19 § 1 (providing for co-operation with the
federal government in the eradication of certain animal diseases). (See
1953, 19 § 2); section stricken out and sections 14A and 14B inserted,
1953, 655 § 2 (providing for the eradication of certain animal diseases).
(See 1953, 655 § 1.)
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; revised, 1952, 519.
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; 1952, 518.
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.
Chapter 129A. — Marine Fish and 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", "Deputv 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 129A repealed in part, 1941, 598 § 7; entirely repealed, 1941,
599 § 1. (See 1941. 598 § 9, 599 § 7.)
922 Changes in the [Chaps. 130-131.
Chapter 130. — Marine Fish and Fisheries (former title, Marine Fish and
Fisheries, including Crustacea and Shellfish).
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 130 (with new title) inserted, 1933,
329 § 2.
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 130 (with new title) inserted, 1941,
598 § 1. (See 1941, 598 § 9.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 130 as so inserted:
Sect. 1, definition of "Fish" amended, 1945. 98 § 1; last paragraph
revised, 1945, 98 § 2.
Sect. 2, second paragraph revised, 1949, 566 § 1; amended, 1950,
628 § 1; revised, 1951, 360; last paragraph revised, 1945, 98 § 3.
Sect. 13, third paragraph revised, 1949, 566 § 2.
Sect. 15A 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. 22 revised, 1952, 501 § 1.
Sect. 31 amended, 1945, 98 § 4.
Sect. 33 amended, 1945, 98 § 5.
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. 40 revised, 1951, 194.
Sect. 42, last sentence amended, 1945, 242 § 15.
Sect. 43, second and third sentences revised, 1949, 566 § 3; last
sentence amended, 1945, 242 § 16.
Sect. 44 revised, 1950, 423 § 1, 628 § 2; 1951, 408 § 1; 1953, 156.
(See 1951, 408 § 2.)
Sect. 55 amended, 1951, 281; 1952, 182.
Sect. 69 amended, 1945, 98 § 6.
Sect. 74, first paragraph amended, 1948, 463; sentence added at
end, 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 temporarv 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).
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 131 (with new title) inserted, 1941,
599 § 2. (See 1941, 599 §§ 5-7.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 131 as so inserted:
Sect. 1, definition of "Birds" revised, 1941, 663 § 1; definition of
"Green pelt" inserted, 1948, 615 § 1; definition of "Loaded shotgun
Chap. 131.] GENERAL LaWS. 923
or rifle" inserted, 1945, 83; definition of "Mammals" revised, 1941,
663 § 2; definition of "Trap" inserted, 1948, 615 § 2; revised, 1950,
136. (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; first sentence amended, 1949, 545;
next to last sentence revised, 1953, 218 § 1. (See 1953, 218 § 2.)
Sect. 8, last paragraph of clause (1) revised, 1943, 265; amended,
1950, 233; section revised, 1951, 405 § 1; eighth paragraph of clause (1)
revised, 1952, 454 § 1; sixth paragraph of clause (2) revised, 1952,
305 § 1. (See 1951, 405 § 2; 1952, 454 § 2, 305 § 2.)
Sect. 8A added, 1949, 516 (authorizing the granting of fishing licenses
to certain aliens) .
Sect. 14, paragraph inserted after fifth paragraph, 1948, 400; same
paragraph revised, 1951, 399; paragraph contained in lines 65-73
amended, 1943, 216 § 1; paragraph contained in lines 74-86 amended,
1943, 216 § 2.
Sect. 16 revised, 1947, 193; two sentences added at end, 1948,
302 § 2: next to last sentence revised, 1950, 259.
Sect. 25 revised, 1951, 535.
Sect. 26, sentence added at end, 1948, 443.
Sect. 28 revised, 1952, 501 § 2.
Sect. 34 revised, 1945, 693 § 2.
Sect. 40A added, 1946, 79 (penahzing the use of artificial bait in
ice fishing elsewhere than in the Connecticut river) ; repealed, 1953, 224.
Sect. 45, table amended, 1948, 109 § 1 ; revised, 1952, 378 § 1 ; next
to last paragraph amended, 1948, 109 § 2; 1952, 378 § 2; section re-
vised, 1953, 478 § 1. (See 1953, 478 § 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) ; revised, 1950, 234.
Sect. 57 revised, 1953, 21.
Sect. 61A added, 1945, 232 (protecting the wood duck) ; repealed,
1951, 217.
Sect. 64 revised, 1953, 481 § 1. (See 1953, 481 § 2.)
Sect. 65 amended, 1951, 254; sentence added at end, 1952, 171;
section revised, 1953, 481 § 1. (See 1953, 481 § 2.)
Sect. 68 amended, 1943, 90; revised, 1948, 615 § 3; 1949, 758 § 1;
first sentence revised, 1951, 294 § 1; clause (b) revised, 1950, 107;
1951, 294 § 2; clause (c) revised, 1951, 294 § 3; clause (/c) amended,
1951, 294 § 4; clause (I) amended, 1950, 138; section revised, 1953,
482 § 1. (See 1953, 482 § 2.)
Sect. 68A added, 1948, 615 § 4 (relative to the registration and
identification of animal traps) ; revised, 1949, 758 § 2.
Sect. 70 amended, 1948, 615 § 5.
Sect. 72 repealed, 1949, 758 § 3.
Sect. 76 repealed, 1949, 758 § 3.
Sect. 78, first sentence amended, 1947, 275; first paragraph revised,
1949, 304.
Sect. 78 stricken out and sections 78-78F inserted, 1950, 438 (further
regulating the taking and hunting of birds and mammals) .
924 Changes in the [Chap. 132.
Sect. 79 revised, 1949, 282.
Sect. 80 revised, 1953, 480 § 1. (See 1953, 480 § 2.)
Sect. 80A added, 1953, 241 § 1 (requiring the tagging of deer taken).
(See 1953, 241 § 2.)
Sect. 81 revised, 1952, 284.
Sect. 82, sentence added at end, 1953, 115.
Sect. 83, paragraph added at end, 1949, 751.
Sects. 85A-85C added, 1951, 353 (relative to the use of firearms).
Sect. 89 amended, 1947, 363.
Sect. 97 repealed, 1945, 12.
Sect. 97 A added, 1943, 463 (relative to the disposition by counties
of revenue received from the federal government by reason of federal
wildlife refuges situated therein); repealed, 1945, 12.
Sect. 101 revised, 1943, 100.
Sect. lOlA added, 1946, 334 (penalizing the use of certain firearms
for hunting purposes) .
Sect. 103, paragraph (2) amended, 1946, 333; tenth paragraph
revised, 1951, 429.
Sect. 105A added, 1950, 424 (relative to the breeding and raising
of mink).
Sect. 107, next to last paragraph revised, 1948, 327.
Sect. Ill, paragraph added at end, 1946, 412; section revised, 1947,
397; first sentence revised, 1952, 349.
Sect. 112, last sentence revised, 1950, 235.
Sect. 117A added, 1949, 507 (relative to the draining of certain
ponds, reservoirs and other bodies of water) .
Chapter 132. — Forestry.
For temporary legislation relative to suppression of the gypsy moth,
see 1952 622
Sect. 'l 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); amended, 1949, 761 § 1.
Sect. 4 revised, 1948, 660 § 4; amended, 1949, 761 § 2.
Sect. 5 repealed, 1932, 180 § 27.
Sect. 6 revised, 1941, 455; amended, 1952, 363.
Sect. 8 revised, 1948, 660 § 5; 1949, 761 § 3.
Sect. 9 revised, 1952, 308 § 1.
Sect. 11 revised, 1937, 415 § 3; 1948, 660 § 6; first sentence amended,
1949, 761 § 4; 1950, 422.
Sect. IIA added, 1952, 480 § 1 (relative to ehmination of white pine
blister rust by department of conservation). (See 1952, 480 § 3.)
Sect. 12 amended, 1937, 415 § 4: revised, 1948, 660 § 7.
Sect. 12A added, 1945, 401 (relative to suppression of gypsy moths,
etc., on land of the commonwealth); revised, 1948, 660 § 8; 1949,
761 § 5.
Sect. 13 revised, 1935, 87; amended, 1937, 415 § 5; revised, 1948,
660 § 9; last sentence stricken out and two sentences inserted, 1949,
761 § 6; last sentence revised, 1950, 694 § 1.
Sect. 14 revised, 1937, 415 § 6; revised, 1948, 660 § 10; third para-
Chaps. 132A, 135.] GENERAL LaWS. 925
graph revised, 1949, 761 § 7; amended, 1950, 694 § 2; revised, 1951,
488; sixth paragraph revised, 1949, 761 § 8.
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. 18A added, 1949, 174 (authorizing municipalities to form dis-
tricts and pool expenditures for the suppression of certain insect pests) ;
first paragraph revised, 1952, 489 § 1.
Sect. 18B added, 1949, 211 (authorizing counties to engage in the
work of suppression of certain insect pests) ; revised, 1952, 489 § 2.
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; amended, 1949,
761 § 9.
Sect. 26 amended, 1937, 415 § 9; revised, 1948, 660 § 20.
Sects. 26A-26D added, 1949, 761 § 10 (relative to the eradication of
the Dutch elm disease).
Sect. 26C amended, 1950, 694 § 3.
Sect. 26D revised, 1952, 489 § 3.
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, first paragraph revised, 1950, 574; paragraph added at
end, 1947, 366.
Sect. 35 amended, 1952, 308 § 2.
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.
Sects. 42, 43 and 44 revised, 1952, 427.
Chapter I32A. 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.
926 Changes in the [Chaps. 136, 138.
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; revised, 1953, 596.
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 § 1; sentence added at end, 1946, 207 § 2.
(See 1933, 309 § 2.)
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; 1950, 256 § 1; fourth paragraph amended, 1938, 143;
same paragraph revised, 1943, 473; 1950, 681; 1951, 504; last para-
graph revised, 1946, 207 § 4; paragraph added at end, 1949, 190; 1950,
322
Sect. 7 amended, 1934, 328 § 8; revised, 1934, 373 § 7.
Sect. 8 amended, 1937, 124.
Sect. 9 amended, 1953, 108.
Sect. 13 amended, 1932, 105.
Sect. 17, sentence added at end, 1933, 150 § 4; section amended,
1934, 55; revised, 1938, 60.
Sect. 19 repealed, 1950, 256 § 2.
Sect. 21 revised, 1935, 104, 169; 1946, 318 § 1; amended, 1948, 119;
revised, 1951, 32. (See 1946, 318 § 1.)
Sect. 22. See 1933, 136; 1935, 49.
Chapter 138. — Alcoholic Liquors (Old Title, Intoxicating Liquors and
Certain Non-Intoxicating Beverages).
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 138 inserted, 1933, 376 § 2.
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 138 as so inserted:
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 alcoholic 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.)
Chap. 138.] GENERAL LaWS. 927
Sect. IIA, 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; sec-
tion revised, 1951, 208. (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,
1935, 440 § 9; section revised, 1935, 468 § 1; first paragraph amended,
1936, 207 § 2; second sentence of first paragraph amended, 1949, 391;
last sentence of first paragraph revised, 1937, 331; 1943, 542 § 3;
second paragraph revised, 1936, 368 § 2; amended, 1943, 542 § 4; para-
graph inserted after third paragraph, 1948, 649; paragraph added at
end, 1937, 264. (See 1943, 542 § 20.)
Sect. 12A added, 1950, 372 (relative to the renewal of licenses to sell
liquor in restaurants).
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; 1953, 310;
paragraph in fines 106-118 revised, 1939, 263; paragraph in lines 119-
122 revised, 1941, 522; same paragraph amended, 1945, 666; revised,
1950, 222; 1951, 145; paragraph added at end, 1952, 197 § 1. (See
1937, 14 § 2; 1952, 197 § 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 of 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 licensed outside the commonwealth to export
and sell alcoholic beverages to licensees under this chapter).
928 Changes in the [Chap. i38.
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 alcohohc beverages) ; amended,
1953, 654 § 95.
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,
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; section amended,
1953, 654 § 96. [For prior temporary additional excise, 1939, 434;
1941, 339; 1943, 423; 1945, 546. Additional excise, 1945, 731 § 11;
1953, 246 § 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) ; revised, 1950, 780.
Sect. 24, first sentence amended, 1934, 232; section revised, 1943,
542 § 13; first sentence revised, 1952, 426.
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. 25B, paragraph (e) revised, 1950, 261.
Sect. 25C added, 1952, 385, 567 § 1 (relative to the elimination of
certain trade abuses). (See 1952, 567 § 2.)
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.)
Chap. 139.] GENERAL LawS. 929
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. SOD 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 deliver}^ of alcoholic beverages to minors) ; revised,
1935. 440 § 35.
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. 57 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; section revised,
1953, 672.
Sect. 70 revised, 1934, 301 § 2; 1945, 598.
Sect. 71 amended, 1953, 654 § 97.
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.
930 Changes in the [Chap. i40.
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 accord-
ing to plans and estimates approved in advance); repealed, 1941, 439
§2.
Sect. 8 amended, 1936, 368 § 14; revised, 1943, 328.
Sect. 9A 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 21 F added, under caption "organizations dis-
pensing FOOD OR BEVERAGES TO MEMBERS AND GUESTS ", 1933, 284
(providing for the regulation of such organizations) .
Sect. 21E, last sentence revised, 1934, 328 § 16; affected, 1934, 328
§17.
Sect. 23 revised, 1952, 577.
Sect. 27, first sentence amended, 1947, 375; 1950, 326 § 1.
Sect. 29 amended, 1953, 135.
Sects. 32A-32E added, 1939, 416 (requiring the licensing of recrea-
tional camps, overnight camps or cabins and trailer camps); caption
preceding section 32A revised, 1950, 326 § 2.
Sect. 32A amended, 1950, 326 § 3.
Sect. 32B amended, 1941, 396; revised, 1945, 153; first two sentences
amended, 1950, 326 § 4; second sentence revised, 1950, 802 § 1. (See
1950, 802 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 32C amended, 1950, 326 § 5.
Sect. 32D amended, 1950, 326 § 6.
Sect. 32E amended, 1950, 326 § 7.
Sects. 32F-32K added, 1950, 326 § 8 (providing for the regulation of
trailer coach parks) .
Sect. 32F, sentence added at end, 1950, 802 § 2; paragraph added
at end, 1951, 74. (See 1950, 802 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 32G revised, 1950, 802 § 3; 1952, 583 § 1. (See 1950, 802
§§4,5; 1952,583 §3.)
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. 56A added, 1951, 345 (relative to the licensing of shooting
galleries).
Sect. 57, sentence added at end, 1952, 103 § 1.
Sect. 58, second paragraph revised, 1948, 181 § 1; definition of
"Class 2" revised, 1952, 103 § 2.
Chap. 140.] GENERAL LaWS. 931
Sect. 59 amended, 1934, 254 § 1; 1938, 96; revised, 1948, 181 § 2.
(See 1934, 254 § 2; 1953, 349.)
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; 1949, 297 § 7.
Sect. 121 amended, 1934, 359 § 1.
Sect. 129A repealed, 1945, 254.
Sect. 130, sentence added at end, 1945, 132; section revised, 1951,
373 § 1.
Sect. 130A added, 1951, 373 § 2 (further regulating the sale of
firearms) .
Sect. 131 revised, 1936, 302; amended, 1951, 201; 1953, 319 § 20;
sentence added at end, 1953, 454. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 131C 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; 1949,
297 § 8.
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.
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.)
932 Changes in the [Chap. 140.
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 bv 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 mavors 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; 1951, 156. (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, fiist 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. 174 amended, 1953, 319 § 21. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 175 revised, 1932, 289 § 9; 1934, 320 § 33; 1943, 93; repealed,
1945, 276 § 2. (See 1934, 320 § 34.)
Sect. 176 revised, 1948, 550 § 23.
Sect. 177A added, 1949, 361 (relative to the licensing and operation
of mechanical amusement devices) .
Sect. 179 revised, 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 per-
sons appearing under assumed names to file their true names with the
commissioner of public safety).
Sect. 181B added, 1949, 132 (requiring the posting of the schedule
of admission prices to travelling entertainments).
Sect. 183A amended, 1935, 102 § 1; 1936, 71 § 1. (See 1935, 102
§2.)
Sect. 183B repealed, 1936, 71 § 2.
Chaps. 141-143.] GENERAL LaWS. 933
Sect. 183D added, 1951, 216 (requiring common victuallers and
others to post minimum charges).
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; 1949. 297 § 9.
Sect. 202 revised, 1936, 169 § 3; 1948, 550 § 25; 1949, 297 § 10.
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. 15 revised, 1952, 112.
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 " Commi.ssioner " inserted, 1945. 480; definition of
"Inspector" amended, 1943, 544 § 7B; revised, 1945, 480; definition
of "Place of assembly" inserted after paragraph in lines 12-14, 1943,
546 § 1; revised, 1945, 480; definition of "PubHc building" revised,
1945, 480; definition of "Pubhc 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 § 1. (See 1945, 722 § 2.)
Sect. 2 amended, 1949, 125.
934 Changes in the [Chap. i43.
Sect. 2A added, 1948, 582 § 1 (excluding the state house from cer-
tain provisions of law relating to the safety of persons in buildings);
sentence added at end, 1951, 430. (See 1948, 582 § 3.)
Sect. 2B added, 1949, 547 (providing for regulations relative to fire
protection and prevention in the state house).
Sect. 3 revised, 1943, 544 § 2; 1945, 674 § 1; first paragraph revised,
1946, 363 § 2; amended, 1949, 156 § 3; paragraph inserted after second
paragraph, 1946, 423; paragraph added at end, 1949, 156 § 4; amended,
1951, 85. (See 1945, 722 § 2.)
Sects. 3A-3H added, 1943, 544 § 2 (providing for rules and regula-
tions for protecting life 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 hfe, 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. 3 J amended, 1950, 534 § 1; third paragraph amended, 1952,
158.
Sect. 3K, paragraph added at end, 1948, 438 § 2; same paragraph
amended, 1949, 530; section repealed, 1950, 534 § 2.
Sect. 3L added, 1950, 617 § 1 (relative to rules and regulations for
the installation, repair and maintenance of electrical wiring and fixtures).
(See 1950, 617 § 2.)
Sect. 3M added, 1951, 285 (relative to the depth and slant of window
ledges on certain new buildings); stricken out, 1951, 752.
Sect. 6 revised, 1946, 363 § 4; amended, 1949, 541 § 1.
Sect. 7, sentence added at end, 1949, 156 § 2.
Sect. 8 amended, 1945, 697 § 1; 1949, 541 § 2.
Sect. 9 revised, 1945, 697 § 2; sentence inserted after first sentence,
1949, 156 § 5; section amended, 1949, 541 § 3.
Sect. 9A added, 1945, 697 § 2A (relative to recovery for damage to
other property caused by the making safe or taking down of a danger-
ous structure). (See 1945, 697 § 2B.)
Sect. 10 revised, 1945, 697 § 3; amended, 1949, 541 § 4.
Sect. 11 amended, 1949, 541 § 5.
Sect. 12 amended, 1945, 697 § 4.
Sect. 13 revised, 1946, 363 § 5.
Sect. 15 amended, 1943, 544 § 3; first sentence amended, 1947,
645 § 1; section revised, 1949, 539; first sentence amended, 1952,
509 § 1. (See 1943, 544 § 7A.)
Sect. 16 amended, 1943, 544 § 3; revised, 1945, 473. (See 1943,
544 § 7A.)
Chap. 143.] GENERAL LaWS. 935
Sect. 20 amended, 1945, 700 § 1.
Sect. 21 amended, 1943, 544 § 3; revised, 1943, 546 § 2; 1945, 536;
first sentence revised, 1947, 645 § 2; amended, 1952, 509 § 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; 1949, 540; paragraph added at end, 1952, 435.
(See 1947, 654 § 3.)
Sects. 24-33 amended, 1943, 544 § 3. (See 1943, 544 § 7A.)
Sect. 28 revised, 1945, 474 § 2; 1947, 648.
Sect. 29 revised, 1950, 288 § 1. (See 1950, 288 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 33 revised, 1945, 533 § 1; 1946, 363 § 7; amended, 1947, 645
§ 3; 1948, 439 § 2; 1952, 509 § 3. (See 1945, 722 § 2.)
Sect. 34 revised, 1943, 544 § 4; amended, 1952, 541 § 4. (See 1943,
544 § 7A.)
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. 53 amended, 1949, 541 § 6.
Sect. 54 revised, 1943, 544 § 5. (See 1943, 544 § 7A.)
Sect. 55 amended, 1949, 541 § 7.
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, 544 § 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. 62, sentence added at end, 1950, 509.
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. 71D 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.)
936 Changes in the [Chaps. 145-147.
Sect. 75 revised, 1941, 553 § 2; amended, 1950, 112. (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. 13 amended, 1952, 153.
Sect. 16 revised, 1932, 180 § 28.
Sect. 18 amended, 1953, 35 § 1.
Sect. 22 revised, 1952, 541 § 1.
Sect. 34 revised, 1938, 319 § 1; sentence added at end, 1947, 620;
same sentence revised, 1948, 146.
Sect. 35 amended, 1938, 319 § 2.
Sect. 38 amended, 1953, 35 § 2.
Sect. 40 revised, 1952, 541 § 2.
Sect. 46, first sentence amended, 1953, 207 § lA.
Sect. 49, last sentence revised, 1953, 207 § 1. (See 1953, 207 § 2.)
Sect. 50 amended, 1935, 67; 1951, 36.
Sect. 52 repealed, 1948, 140.
Sect. 57 revised, 1952, 541 § 3.
Sect. 60 amended, 1951, 398.
Sect. 63 amended, 1952, 154.
Sect. 67 revised, 1941, 525 § 1; amended, 1946, 180; revised, 1951,
393; 1952, 175. (See 1941, 525 § 2.)
Sect. 68 stricken out, 1953, 319 § 22. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
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 poHcing 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. 8 A 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.
Chap. 148.] GENERAL LaWS. 937
Sect. 10 amended, 1934, 23.
Sect. lOA added, 1949, 148 (authorizing the appointment as special
poHce officers of employees of the Port of Boston Authority) .
Sect. lOB added, 1953, 536 (authorizing the appointment as special
police officers of certain employees of the department of public health).
Sects. 13B and 13C added, 1939, 419 § 2 (providing for the ultimate
abolition of reserve police forces in certain cities and towns).
Sect. 16 A added, 1937, 85 § 1 (providing for one day off in everj'
seven davs 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 police officers of certain cities and towns).
Sect. 16C added, 1951, 346 § 1 (providing for a five day work week
for police officers in certain cities and towns).
Sect. 17 amended, 1937, 85 § 2; 1938, 426 § 3; 1951, 346 § 2.
Sect. 17A added, 1952, 268 (providing additional off duty and extra
pay for police officers in certain cases).
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. 25A, sentence added at end, 1953, 76.
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; sixth sentence amended, 1953, 238.
Sect. 39 revised, 1948, 371; 1949, 371; 1950, 114.
Sect. 39A added, 1948, 232 (excluding certain persons who have
been knocked out from participating in boxing or sparring matches).
Sect. 40 amended, 1952, 203.
Chapter 148. — Fire Prevention.
Sect. 1, definition of "Head of the fire department" revised, 1945,
470; definition of "local hcensing authority" amended, 1932, 102;
revised, 1953, 230 § 1 ; three paragraphs added at end, defining "Board,"
"Building" and "Structure," 1945, 470. (See 1953, 230 § 2.)
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, 1948, 144
§3.
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,
938 Changes in the [Chap. 149.
415 § 1; revised, 1945, 710 § 5; 1948, 550 § 27; amended, 1951, 329;
1953, 200; second paragraph amended, 1945, 710 § 6; third paragraph
amended, 1939, 333; 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 hfe 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 I revised, 1949, 512; 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, 42, sentence added at end, 1951, 184.
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. 52 A added, 1950, 258 (prohibiting the sale of exploding matches).
Sect. 53 repealed, 1943, 291 § 4.
Sect. 54 revised, 1948, 370 § 2; amended, 1952, 254.
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 employment of women and minors when necessary to provide relief
Chap. 149.] GENERAL LaWS. 939
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 employment of women and minors when an emergency exists or
conditions of hardship require or justify suspension, see 1947, 357 § 4;
1949, 332; 1950, 168; 1951, 167; 1952, 119; 1953, 236.
For legislation relative to mterstate compacts affecting labor and
industry, 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
employment" 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; two paragraphs added at
end, 1952, 155. (See 1934, 132 § 2.)
Sect. 8 amended, 1943, 441.
Sect. 11 amended, 1935, 328; revised, 1950, 453.
Sect. 17 amended, 1945, 430.
Sect. 19A added, 1953, 117 (requiring the furnishing of copies of
certain medical reports to employees).
Sect. 20A added, 1933, 351 § 1 (relative to the judicial enforcement
of certain contracts relative to membership in labor or employers'
organizations). (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; first sentence amended, 1950, 452 § 1; subsection (c) stricken
out and subsections (c)-(f) inserted, 1950, 452 § 2. (See 1950, 452
§§ 5-7.)
Sect. 22 amended, 1951, 166 § 1.
Sect. 23, first paragraph amended, 1951, 166 § 2; second paragraph
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; revised, 1950, 452 § 4. (See 1950,
452 §§ 5-7.)
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) .
940 Changes in the [Chap. i49.
Sect. 28 revised, 1948, 550 § 30.
Sect. 29 uineuded, 1935, 217 § 2; revised, 1935, 472 § 2; 1938, 361.
Sect. 29A iidded, 1949, 185 (relative to the enforcement of certain
surety bonds by persons furnishing labor and materials on private
building projects).
Sect. 30 revised, 1936, 367 § 1; 1947, 680 § 1.
Sect. 30 A added, 1947, 677 § 1 (further regulating the work hours
of certain persons employed bv the commonwealth); amended, 1949,
780; 1950, 439; revised, 1952, 626. (See 1947, 677 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 32 revised, 1945, 680.
Sect. 33A added, 1947, 649 (authorizing a forty hour week for em-
ployees of certain cities and towns); revised, 1948, 657.
Sect. 33B added, 1950, 653 (further regulating the work hours of
persons employed bv cities and towns).
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 tiie 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 adtled, 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.)
Chap. 149.) GENERAL LaAVS. 941
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.)
Sect. 61, clause (1) revised, 1946, 241 § 2.
Sect. 62, clause (13) amended, 1934, 328 § 19; section amended,
1945, 337; clause (15) added, 1946, 171.
Sect. 65 amended, 1939, 352; revised, 1939, 461 § 6.
Sect. 66 amended, 1933, 193 § 2; 1936, 170 § 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; paragraph inserted after subsection
(4) (e), 1952, 63.
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 re-
vised, 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. 105 A revised, 1947, 565; 1951, 180.
Sect. 113 revised, 1934, 255.
Sect. 117 revised, 1935, 208.
Sect. 126 revised, 1945, 528.
Sect. 127 revised, 1951, 38.
Sect. 129A added, 1949, 305 (requiring the shoring of certain exca-
vations) .
Sect. 135 amended, 1933, 64.
Sect. 140 repealed, 1953, 57.
942 Changes in the [Chap. 149.
Sect. 141A added, 1949, 255 (limiting the weight to be lifted by
hand by certain employees in textile factories).
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; revised, 1949, 591 § 1.
Sect. 142B revised, 1935, 463 § 2; 1949, 591 § 2.
Sect. 142D amended, 1949, 591 § 3.
Sect. 142E revised, 1949, 591 § 4.
Sect. 142F amended, 1949, 591 § 5.
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; second paragraph amended, 1953, 247.
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.
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; last paragraph amended,
1951, 28.
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 unemplo3^ment 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. 152A added, 1952, 490 (prohibiting the payment by an em-
ployee to an employer of tips or gratuities received during the course
of 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 like).
Sect. 159B added, 1949, 241 (requiring payment by employers for
medical examinations of present or prospective employees in certain
cases) .
Sect. 170 amended, 1945, 580 § 8. (See 1945, 580 § 9.)
Sect. 171 revised, 1948, 487.
Chaps. 150-150B.] GENERAL Laws. 943
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); sentence added at end, 1953, 436 § 4.
Sect. 178B added, 1947, 189 § 1 (to authorize deductions from wages
of employees of districts and municipalities for 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. 178C added, 1953, 436 § 5 (relative to the payment of salaries,
wages or other sums owing by the commonwealth or certain political
subdivisions thereof upon the death of their officers or employees).
(See 1953, 436 § 7.)
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.
Sect. 11 added, 1949, 548 (providing that certain agreements for the
arbitration and conciliation of labor disputes shall be valid).
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. 2, subsection (9) added, 1951, 615 § 1.
Sect. 3 revised, 1951, 615 § 2.
Sect. 4, subsection (3) revised, 1947, 657 § 1; subsection (6) added,
1947, 657 § 2.
Sect. 4A 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 (a) revised, 1951, 615 § 3; subsection (6) amended,
1939, 318; revised, 1951, 615 § 4; subsection (c) amended, 1947, 657
§4.
Sect. 6, subsection (a) amended, 1947, 657 § 5; subsection (h)
amended, 1941, 261.
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 (h) revised, 1945. 354; 1947. 657 § 9.
Chapter 150B. — Peaceful Settlement of Industrial Disputes Dangerous to
Public Health and Safety.
New chapter inserted, 1947, 596.
944 Changes in the [Chaps. 151, 151A.
Chapter 151. — Minimum Fair Wages (former title, Minimum Fair Wages
for Women and Minors).
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 151 inserted, 1934, 308 § 1. (See
1934, 308 §§ 2, 3; 1935, 267. See also 1933, Res. 44; 1934, 333, Res. 25.)
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 151 (with new title) inserted,
1937, 401 § 1. (See 1937, 401 §§ 2, 3.)
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).
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 151, as so inserted:
Sect. 1, second sentence amended, 1952, 558 § 1; sentence added at
end, 1949, 777 § 1. (See 1949, 777 §§ 2, 4.)
Sect. 2, definition of "A directory order" stricken out, 1952, 558 § 2;
ninth paragraph revised, 1948, 362; amended, 1952, 558 § 3.
Sect. 7, paragraph added at end, 1952, 558 § 4; revised, 1953, 515.
(See 1952, 558 § 5.)
Sect. 8, last sentence revised, 1952, 558 § 6.
Sect. 10, first sentence revised, 1952, 558 § 7.
Sect, 11, first sentence amended, 1952, 558 § 8.
Sect. 12 revised, 1952, 558 § 9.
Sect. 13 amended, 1952, 558 § 10.
Sect. 15 amended, 1950, 349 § 1.
Sect. 16 amended, 1952, 558 § 11.
Sect. 19, paragraph (2) revised, 1949, 777 § 3; 1952, 558 § 12. (See
1949, 777 §§ 2, 4.)
Sect. 20A added, 1950, 349 § 2 (estabhshing a time dming which
certain actions may be brought under the minimum wage law).
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.)
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 151A (with same title) inserted,
1937, 421 § 1. (See 1937, 421 §§ 2-4.)
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 151A (with new title) inserted,
1941, 685 § 1. (See 1941, 685 §§ 7-11; 1941, 686.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 151 A as so inserted:
Sect. 1, subsections (a), (c) and (r) (1) revised, 1951, 763 § 1; sub-
section (a) revised, 1953, 560 § 1; subsection (r) (2), sentence added
at end, 1949, 476; subsection (r) (2) revised, 1951, 763 § 1; subsection
(r) (3) added, 1953, 635 § 1; subsection (s) (1) stricken out, 1948,
603 § 1; subsection (s) revised, 1951, 763 § 1; subsection (u) added,
Chap. 151A.] GENERAL LaWS. 945
1949, 639 § 2, defining "American vessel"; subsection (v), defining
"Remuneration", and subsection (lu), defining "Average weekly wage",
added, 1951, 763 § 2; subsection (v) repealed. 1953, 635 § 2. (See 1949,
639 § 3; 1951, 763 § 22; 1953, 560 § 3.)
Sect. 6, subsection (c) revised, 1949, 639 § 1; subsections (d), (h),
0) and (71) revised, 1951, 763 § 3; subsection (q) amended, 1947, 433.
(See 1949, 639 § 3; 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 8, subsection (a) amended, 1950, 535; subsections (g) and (h)
added at end, 1943, 534 § 2.
Sect. 11 revised, 1941, 685 § 2; 1951, 763 § 4. (See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 14, first paragraph revised, 1948, 603 § 2; subsection (a)
amended, 1948, 603 § 3; subsection (h) (2) revised, 1943, 534 § 1;
amended, 1945, 484 § 2; 1946, 170 § 2; 1948, 537 § 1; subsection (6)
(4), sentence added at end, 1947, 602 § 1; subsection (6) revised, 1949,
740 § 1; subsection (c) added, 1943, 534 § lA; designations of sub-
sections (c) and (d) changed to (d) and (e), respectively, 1943, 534
§ IB; subsection (c) revised, 1945, 516; paragraph in lines 48-72 re-
vised, 1946, 360; subsection (c) revised, 1947, 440 § 1; 1949, 740 § 2
subsection (e) amended, 1948, 537 § 2; section revised, 1951, 763 § 5
1953, 397. (See 1947, 440 § 2; 602 § 2; 1948, 537 § 3; 1949, 740 § 3
1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 15, subsection (a) amended, 1950, 232; subsection (b) revised,
1948, 603 § 6; subsection (c) revised, 1943, 373.
Sect. 22, sentence added at end, 1945, 625 § 2.
Sect. 23, subsection (a) revised, 1941, 685 § 3; 1951, 763 § 6; sub-
sections (6) and (c) revised, 1951, 763 § 6; subsection (e) stricken out,
1943, 534 § 3; subsection (/) added, 1951, 763 § 7. (See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 24 revised, 1951, 763 § 8. (See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 25, subsection (a) amended, 1948, 421; revised, 1951, 763 § 9;
subsection (6) amended, 1953, 464; subsection (d) amended, 1945, 356;
revised, 1951, 763 § 9; subsection (e) revised, 1951, 763 § 9; 1953, 401;
subsection (/) added, 1951, 763 § 10. (See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 27 amended, 1945, 625 § 3; revised, 1948, 630; 1951, 763 § 11.
(See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 29, subsection (a) revised, 1943, 534 § 5; 1945, 484 § 1; 1946,
170 § 1; subsection (h) revised, 1951, 763 § 12; subsection (c) added,
1946, 611; revised, 1949, 501; 1951, 763 § 12. (See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect, 29 A added, 1949, 421 (providing that benefits under this
chapter shall not be reduced by reason of the receipt of holiday pay,
so called).
Sect. 30 amended, 1945, 484 § 3; revised, 1949, 559; 1953, 410 § 1.
(See 1953, 410 § 2.)
Sect. 31 revised, 1951, 763 § 13. (See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 32 repealed, 1951, 763 § 14. (See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 33 repealed, 1943, 534 § 4.
Sect. 34 repealed, 1951, 763 § 14. (See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 38 revised, 1951, 763 § 15; subsection (a), paragraph added
at end, 1953, 560 § 2. (See 1951, 763 § 22; 1953, 560 § 3.)
Sect. 39 revised, 1949, 659; 1951, 763 § 16. (See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 40 revised, 1951, 763 § 17. (See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 42 revised, 1943, 534 § 6; fifth sentence stricken out and three
sentences inserted, 1951, 763 § 18. (See 1951, 763 § 22.) Next to last
sentence stricken out and six sentences inserted, 1947, 434.
946 Changes in the [Chaps. 151B-152.
Sect. 44, subsection (&) revised, 1948, 603 § 4.
Sect. 46, subsection (a) added, 1948, 603 § 5.
Sect. 47 revised, 1951, 763 § 19. (See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 62 amended, 1952, 394.
Sect. 66A added, 1949, 646 (authorizing the director of employment
security to enter into reciprocal agreements with foreign countries
relative to the administration of the employment security law).
Sect. 69, paragraph added at end, 1949, 555; section revised, 1951,
763 § 20. (See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 71 revised, 1951, 763 § 21. (See 1951, 763 § 22.)
Sect. 74 revised, 1949, 290.
Chapter 151B. — ■ Unlawful Discrimination against Race, Color, Religious
Creed, National Origin or Ancestry.
New chapter inserted, 1946, 368 § 4.
Sect. 1, subsection 5 amended, 1950, 697 § 1; subsection 8 added,
1950, 697 § 2.
Sect. 3, subsection 6 amended, 1950, 697 § 3; subsection 8 amended,
1950, 697 § 4; subsection 9 amended, 1950, 697 § 5.
Sect. 4, subsection 1 amended, 1950, 697 § 6; subsection 2 amended,
1950, 697 § 7; subsection 3 amended, 1950, 697 § 8; paragraph added
at end, 1947, 424.
Sect. 5 revised, 1950, 479 § 4.
Sect. 9 amended, 1950, 697 § 9.
Chapter 151 C. — Fair Educational Practices.
New chapter inserted, 1949, 726 § 2.
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 (2) revised, 1953,
314 § 2; paragraph (3) amended, 1950, 738 § 1; paragraph (4) revised,
1935, 406; 1943, 529 § 3; 1945, 369; first paragraph of paragraph (4)
amended, 1947, 215; paragraph inserted, 1951, 109 § 1; amended,
1953, 139; third paragraph of paragraph (4) revised, 1953, 656 § 1;
paragraph (5) revised, 1943, 529 § lA; paragraph (6) amended, 1943,
529 §2; paragraph (7) revised, 1950, 277 § 2; paragraph (7A) added,
1941, 347; paragraph (7B) added, 1947, 488 § 9; same paragraph re-
pealed, 1950, 277 § 1; paragraph (8) revised, 1953, 314 § 3. (See 1943,
529 § 14; 1951, 109 § 2.)
Sect. 2 amended, 1953, 314 § 4.
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; 1953, 314 § 5.
Sect. 5, paragraph added at end, 1943, 359; section amended, 1953,
314 § 6.
Sect. 6 amended, 1945, 347; 1953, 314 § 6.
Chap. 152.] GENERAL LaWS. 947
Sect. 7 amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
Sect. 7A added, 1947, 380 (relative to procedure in certain claims
under the workmen's compensation law where employees are unable to
testify).
Sect. 7B added, 1947, 455 (regulating the admissibility of certain
evidence in workmen's compensation cases).
Sect. 8 amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
Sect. 8A amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
Sect. 9 revised, 1949, 442; amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
Sect. 9A revised, 1938, 381; amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
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 revised, 1947, 546.
Sect. U amended, 1932, 129 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1935,
484; 1939, 213 § 1; 1949, 61; 1950, 634 § 1; 1953, 288; section
amended, 1953, 314 § 6. (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);
sentence added at end, 1949, 372.
Sect. 12, last paragraph amended, 1932, 117 § 1; section amended,
1953, 314 § 6. (See 1932, 117 § 2; 1935, 351.)
Sect. 13, sentence added at end, 1933, 68; section amended, 1953,
314 § 6.
Sect. 14 amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
Sect. 15 revised, 1939, 401; 1943, 432.
Sect. 15A amended, 1934, 252.
Sects. 16 and 17 amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
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;
section amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
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; section revised, 1949, 276; amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
Sect. 20A added, 1945, 468 (requiring employers and certain in-
surers who maintain clinics, etc., for the treatment of injured employees,
to furnish such employees with copies of all medical examinations).
Sect. 21 amended, 1943, 529 § 4. (See 1943, 529 § 14.)
Sect. 22 amended, 1943, 529 § 13; 1953, 314 § 6. (See 1943, 529 § 14.)
Sect. 23 revised, 1943, 529 § 5; amended, 1953, 314 § 6. (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) amended, 1949, 441 § 1; paragraph (2) (a)
amended, 1945, 316; sixth sentence revised. 1946, 472 § 1; paragraph
(2) (a) revised, 1949, 441 § 2; paragraph (2) (b), first sentence revised,
948 Changes in the [Chap. 152.
1945, 518; 1946, 472 § 2; paragraph (2) (b) revised, 1949, 441 § 3:
paragraph (2) (c) revised, 1945, 344; 1948, 176; 1949, 441 §4; amended,
1950, 351.
Sect. 25C, two sentences added at end, 1951, 689; next to last sen-
tence revised, 1953, 330.
Sect. 26 amended, 1937, 370 § I ; 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; amended, 1949, 471; 1951,
135; 1953, 314 § 6.
Sect. 30 revised, 1936, 164; 1943, 181; 1946, 233 § 1; sentence
added at end, 1948, 159; section amended, 1953, 314 § 6. (See 1946,
233 § 2.)
Sects. 30A-30C added, 1950, 767 § 2 (prescribing duties of the re-
habihtation commission in the department of industrial accidents) .
Sect. 30 A amended, 1952, 630 § 11.
Sect. 30B amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
Sect. 31, first paragraph amended, 1934, 250; 1950, 738 § 2; para-
graph contained in the sixth to the forty-fourth lines revised, 1937, 325
same paragraph amended, 1943, 368; revised, 1945, 572; 1948, 666
1950, 357; last paragraph revised, 1943, 400; amended, 1950, 738 § 3
revised, 1951, 98.
Sect. 32, paragraph (c) amended, 1950, 282 § 2; paragraph (d) re-
vised, 1947, 450; amended, 1949, 281; 1950, 282 § 3; new paragraph
added, 1935, 361 (relative to payments under the workmen's compen-
sation law to dependents of deceased minor employees); amended,
1950, 738 § 4.
Sect. 33 revised, 1939, 81; 1941, 495; amended, 1948, 155; 1949,
258
Sect. 34 revised, 1935, 332 § 2; 1941, 624; 1945, 717; 1946, 321 § 1;
amended, 1947, 665; 1949, 520 § 1. (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 § 2; amended, 1949,
520 § 2. (See 1946, 321 § 4.)
Sect. 35 amended, 1943, 299; revised, 1945, 717: 1946, 321 § 3;
amended, 1949, 520 § 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; paragraph (c) revised, 1950, 282 § 1; section
amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
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. 36 stricken out and sections 36 and 36A inserted, 1949, 519
Chap. 152] GENERAL LawS. 949
(increasing the benefits payable under the workmen's compensation law
for certain injuries).
Sect. 36, paragraphs (h) and (i) revised, 1952, 60; paragraph (q)
revised, 1952, 84; paragraph added at end, 1953, 64.
Sect. 36A revised, 1950, 445; 1951, 494.
Sect. 37 amended, 1937, 321; revised, 1950, 527.
Sect. 37A added, 1945, 623 § 2 (relative to payments to disabled
war veterans subsequentlv injured in industry).
Sect. 39 amended, 1937, 317.
Sect. 45, paragraph added at end, 1951, 662.
Sect. 46 amended. 1941, 378; 1945, 623 § 2A; 1953, 314 § 6.
Sects. 48 and 49 amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
Sect. 50 revised, 1953, 670.
Sect. 52 revised, 1947, 619 § 1. (See 1947, 619 § 3.)
Sect. 52A added, 1939, 465 § 2 (relative to insuring against silicosis
and other occupational pulmonarv 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. 59 amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
Sects. 62 and 63 amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
Sect. 65 amended, 1935, 395; 1936, 162; 1937, 394; revised, 1939,
465 § 3; amended, 1943, 367; second sentence amended, 1950, 634 § 2.
(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).
Sects. 65A and 65B amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
Sect. 65M amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
Sect. 65N added, 1945, 623 § 3 (establishing a special fund to en-
courage the employment in industry of disabled war veterans) ; amended,
1949, 689.
Sect. 66 revised, 1943, 529 § 9A. (See 1943, 529 § 14.)
Sect. 67 revised, 1943, 529 § 10; first sentence revised, 1953, 656
§ 2. (See 1943, 529 § 14.)
Sect. 68 revised, 1943, 529 § 11; amended, 1947, 506 § 4; revised,
1949, 427 § 8. (See 1943, 529 § 14; 1949, 427 § 11.)
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;
paragraph added at end, 1951, 610 § 2.
Sect. 69A added, 1933, 315 (regulating workmen's compensation
payments by the commonwealth); amended, 1953, 314 § 6.
Sect. 69B added, 1936, 427 (further regulating workmen's compen-
sation payments by the commonwealth).
950 Changes in the [Chaps. 153-155.
Sect. 70 amended, 1953, 314 § 6,
Sect. 73, first sentence amended, 1936, 318 § 4; 1937, 336 § 23; 1941,
379 § 12; first two sentences revised, 1950, 209.
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; sentence added
at end, 1953, 501.
Sect. 75 revised, 1932, 19; amended, 1951, 610 § 1.
Sects. 76-85 added, 1939, 465 § 1 (providing workmen's compensa-
tion benefits for employees in the granite industry contracting silicosis
and other occupational pulmonary dust diseases). (See 1939, 465 § 4;
1950, 220.)
Sect. 76 revised, 1943, 529 § 12. (See 1943, 529 § 14; 1950, 220.)
Sect. 77 amended, 1948, 217. (See 1950, 220.)
Sects. 76-85 stricken out and section 76 inserted, 1950, 220.
Chapter 153. — Liability of Employers to Employees for Injuries not
resulting in Death.
Sect. 6 amended, 1935, 387; first sentence revised, 1947, 506 § 5;
1949 427 § 9. (See 1949, 427 § 11.)
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:
revised, 1950, 204; 1951, 239.
Chapter 155. — General Provisions relative to Corporations.
Sect. 1 revised, 1935, 297 § 1. (See 1935, 297 § 3.)
Sect. 6, sentence added at end, 1949, 105.
Sect. 9 amended, 1938, 327 § 1; revised, 1943, 295; first sentence
revised, 1953, 32. (See 1938, 327 § 2.)
Sect. 10 amended, 1933, 11; third sentence revised, 1943, 549 § 4.
Sect. 12A 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 par-
ticipate as subscribers in the exchanging of reciprocal or inter-insurance
contracts).
Sect. 12C added, 1953, 415 (authorizing corporations to make con-
tributions for charitable, scientific or educational purposes).
Sect. 13, sentence added at end, 1949, 695.
Sect. 15 revised, 1939, 14.
Sect. 22, paragraph added at end, 1953, 185.
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 § 11 A, inserted
by 1938, 445 § 9.)
Chaps. 156-159.] GENERAL Laws. 951
Sect. 50 amended, 1933, 66.
Sect. 50A added, 1939, 456 § 1 (relative to the dissolution of domestic
corporations) ; amended, 1943, 383.
Sect. 56, first sentence revised, 1939, 456 § 2; 1953, 31.
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.
Sect. 30 amended, 1937, 52.
Sect. 36 revised, 1941, 514 § 1.
Sect. 41 revised, 1932, 136.
Sect. 41B added, 1951, 498 (authorizing changes of shares of par
value stock into a greater number or the exchange thereof for a greater
number).
Sect. 41C added, 1951, 565 § 1 (authorizing changes of stock without
par value to shares with par value) .
Sect. 42 amended, 1943, 38 § 1.
Sect. 44 amended, 1951, 565 § 2.
Sect 45 amended, 1951, 565 § 3.
Sect. 46, sentence added at end, 1943, 38 § 2.
Sects. 46A-46E added, under the heading "merger and consolida-
tion", 1941, 415 § 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 lines 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; paragraph added at end, 1951,
565 § 4.
Sect. 55 amended, 1952, 314.
Chapter 157- — Co-operative Corporations.
Sect. 3, second sentence revised, 1949, 378 § 1.
Sect. 3 A added, 1949, 378 § 2 (authorizing the forming of corpora-
tions to conduct a housing business on the co-operative plan).
Sect. 4 revised, 1949, 378 § 3.
Sect. 6 amended, 1949, 378 § 4; paragraph 4 revised, 1949, 378 § 5.
Sect. 9 amended, 1949, 378 § 6.
Sect. 16, last sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 31.
Chapter 158. — Certain Miscellaneous Corporations.
Sect. 43, last paragraph amended, 1953, 282.
Chapter 159. — Common Carriers.
Sect. 12, paragraph (a) revised, 1945, 175.
Sect. 14A added, 1941, 713 (authorizing the department of public
utilities to regulate rates for the transportation of persons or property
within the commonwealth by common carriers by aircraft).
952 Changes in the [Chap. i59A.
Sect. 15, paragraph added at end, 1937, 247; same paragraph stricken
out, 1938, 155 § 2; section amended, 1951, 681, 726.
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; amended, 1951, 24 § 1; 1953, 42 § 1.
(See 1953, 42 § 4.)
Sect. 90 revised, 1936, 363 § 2; amended, 1951, 24 § 2.
Sect. 91 revised, 1936, 363 § 3.
Sect. 92 amended, 1936, 363 § 4; 1951, 24 § 3.
Sect. 93 amended, 1936, 363 § 5; 1951, 24 § 4.
Sect. 94 amended. 1936, 363 § 6; 1951, 24 § 5; 1953, 319 § 23.
(See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 95 amended, 1951, 24 § 6.
Sect. 98 amended, 1948, 550 § 32.
Sect. 99 amended, 1948, 550 § 33.
Sect. 101 revised, 1950, 116.
Sect. 103 amended, 1933, 10; 1941, 54; 1943, 322 § 1.
Sect. 104, first sentence revised, 1950, 117 § 1. (See 1950, 117 § 2.)
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; 1949, 297 § 11.
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. 7 A added, 1949, 449 (relative to the transfer of certificates,
licenses and permits issued for certain common carriers) ; first sentence
revised, 1952, 355; second paragraph amended, 1951, 160.
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.
Chap. 159B.] GENERAL LaWS. 953
Sect. 11 A 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; first sentence revised,
1953, 268 § 1; third paragraph amended, 1948, 484; 1950, 501; 1951,
161. (See 1939, 404 § 2; 1947, 482 § 2; 1953, 268 § 2.)
Sect. 15 revised, 1949, 609.
Chapter 159B. — Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle.
New chapter inserted, 1934, 264 § 1.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 159B (with same title) inserted,
1938, 483 § 1. (See 1938, 483 §§ 2-5.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 159B as so inserted:
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; definition of "Motor Carrier" revised,
1951, 664 § 3; definition of "Property" inserted, 1949, 346 § 1; defi-
nition of "Motor Vehicle" stricken out and definition of "Commercial
Motor Vehicle" inserted, 1951, 664 § 1; definition of "Private Carrier"
inserted, 1951, 664 § 2; revised, 1952, 483. (See 1941, 704 § 4.)
Sect. 3, introductory paragraph amended, 1945, 400 § 1; paragraph
(b) revised, 1941, 592 § 1; paragraph (c) revised, 1945, 400 § 2; amended,
1946, 420 § 1; revised, 1947. 52 § 1; paragraph (d) revised, 1950, 189.
(See 1945, 400 § 8; 1946, 420 § 2; 1947, 52 § 2.)
Sect. 4, second paragraph revised, 1945, 400 § 3; third paragraph
revised, 1941, 592 § 2; paragraph added at end, 1951, 384 § 1. (See
1951, 384 § 2.)
Sect. 6. fifth paragraph amended, 1951, 664 § 4.
Sect. 7. paragraph (a) revised, 1939, 171; amended, 1950, 187;
paragraph (b) amended, 1945, 343.
Sect. 9 amended, 1941, 483 § 1; 1946, 376 § 1; sentence added at
end, 1947, 52 § 3.
Sect. 10, paragraph added at end, 1939, 306; amended, 1941, 483
§ 2; paragraph added at end, 1945, 379; section amended, 1946, 376
§ 2; second paragraph revised, 1953, 423.
Sect. lOA 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 ; section revised, 1953, 309.
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; amended, 1950, 186; second sentence of last
paragraph revised, 1945, 644 § 2; same sentence revised, 1948, 616 § 2;
paragraph added at end, 1951, 158.
Sect. 12, first paragraph revised, 1941, 653 § 4; second sentence
amended, 1945, 400 § 4.
954 Changes in the [Chap. i60.
Sect. 13 amended, 1941, 692; 1945, 400 § 5; first sentence revised,
1951, 262.
Sect. 14 amended, 1941, 653 § 5; 1945. 400 § 6; 1949, 346 § 2.
Sect. 14 stricken out and sections 14-14B inserted, 1951, 664 § 5
(relative to the powers and duties of investigators and examiners of
the commercial motor vehicle division of the department of pubUc
utilities).
Sect. 14B amended, 1952, 255.
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).
Sect. 17 revised, 1951. 664 § 6.
Sect. 19 amended, 1949, 187.
Sect. 21, first paragraph amended, 1951, 664 § 7; second paragraph
amended, 1950, 194.
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. 106 revised, 1953, 332.
Sect. 131 A added, 1948, 639 (authorizing certain corporations to
own and operate railroad terminal facilities).
Sect. 134 amended, 1941, 273 § 1; revised, 1953, 216.
Sect. 134A added, 1950, 815 § 1 (relative to the proper clearance of
tracks in railroad yards) ; amended, 1953, 667.
Sect. 138 amended, 1941. 273 § 2.
Sect. 142 amended, 1938. 29; revised, 1947, 584 § 1; second and
third sentences revised, 1951, 461 § 1. (See 1947, 584 § 2; 1951,
461 § 2.)
Sect. 144 revised, 1945, 301.
Sect. 147 revised, 1947, 498.
Sect. 163 A added, 1952, 430 § 1 (requiring track motor cars operated
by railroads to be equipped with windshields and tops). (See 1952,
430 § 2.)
Sect. 167 amended, 1941, 273 § 3.
Sect. 176A added, 1951, 174 § 1 (requiring lights on track motor
cars operated by railroads). (See 1951, 174 § 2.)
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. 219 amended, 1953, 42 § 2. (See 1953, 42 § 4.)
Sect. 220 amended, 1953, 42 § 3. (See 1953, 42 § 4.)
Chaps. 161-164.] GENERAL LawS. 955
Sect. 232 amended, 1947, 506 § 6; revised, 1949, 427 § 10. (See
1949,427 § 11.)
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.
Temporary act, extending to January 15, 1939, the period of pubUc
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 the Boston Elevated Railway Company, 1947, 544.
Sect. 20A amended, 1939, 28.
Sect. 35 amended, 1943, 342.
Sect. 42, tliird sentence amended, 1934, 328 § 20.
Sect. 44 amended, 1934, 264 § 4.
Sect. 77 revised, 1934, 310 § 1.
Sect. 86 revised, 1934, 310 § 2.
Sect. 91A added, 1935, 101 (relative to the number of guards on
passenger trains operated by street railway companies).
Sect. 94 revised, 1950, 118.
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 (e) revised, 1947, 48.
Sect. 13 revised, 1950, 237; 1953, 85.
Sect. 14 amended, 1935, 222.
Sect. 15 revised, 1950, 393.
Sect. 17 A added, 1932, 132 (regulating the lending of money by gas
and electric companies).
Sect. 19, sentence inserted after first sentence, 1953, 328.
Sect. 31 amended, 1939, 301 § 2.
956 Changes in the [Chap. 164.
Sect. 33 amended, 1932, 180 § 32; 1953, 283.
Sect. 34 amended. 1937, 235 § 1. (See 1937, 235 § 2.)
Sect. 59 revised, 1953, 502.
Sect. 69A added, 1950, 419 (authorizing the purchase, sale and dis-
tribution of natural gas by certain cities and towns).
Sect. 70A revised, 1948, 550 § 35.
Sects. 75B-75D added, 1950, 462 (relative to natural gas pipe line
companies).
Sect. 75E added, 1951, 574 § 1 (providing for rules and regulations
relative to the transmission, distribution and use of natural gas). (See
1951, 574 § 2.)
Sect. 75F added, 1952, 192 (providing a penalty for failure of natural
gas pipe line companies to restore properties to reasonable condition).
Sect. 75G added, 1953, 132 § 1 (requiring natural gas pipe line com-
panies to mark location of underground pipes, equipment and struc-
tures on certain land). (See 1953, 132 § 2.)
Sect. 76A added, 1935, 335 § 1 (giving to the department of pubHc
utilities supervision over certain affiliates 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. 85 A added, 1933, 202 § 1 (requiring the fiUng 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. 94 A amended, 1941, 400 § 1.
Sect. 94B amended, 1941, 400 § 2.
Sect. 94C added, 1935, 227 (relative to payments, charges, contracts,
purchases, sales or obligations 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 delinquency 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. 94F added, 1953, 331 (providing for refunds by gas companies
in certain cases).
Sect. 96 revised, 1939, 229 § 1.
Sect. 97 amended, 1943, 55.
Sect. 100 revised, 1950, 94.
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 ; paragraph added at
end, 1952, 520 § 1. (See 1936, 259 §§ 2, 3; 1937, 40 §§ 2, 3; 1952, 520 § 2.)
Sect. 119 revised, 1934, 365.
Sect. 119A 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. 120, fifth sentence revised, 1953, 154.
Chaps. 165-167.] GENERAL LaWS. 957
Sect. 124 amended, 1935, 237, 376 § 2; 1952, 102.
Sect. 124A added, 1935, 376 § 1 (relative to the shutting off of gas
or electric serv-ice in homes where there is serious illness).
Chapter 165. — Water and Aqueduct Companies.
Sect. 4A added, 1933, 202 § 2 (requiring the filing with the depart-
ment of public utilities of certain contracts of water companies with
affiliated 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 Ijy 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 fauthorizing 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; revised, 1951, 476 § 1.
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. 25 revised, 1951, 476 § 2.
Sect. 28 revised, 1948, 550 § 37.
Sect. 29 revised, 1951, 476 § 3.
Sect. 32 revised, 1949, 529.
Sect. 35 revised, 1951, 476 § 4.
Sect. 36 amended, 1951, 476 § 5.
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 §§ 1, 2; 1939, 149 §§ 2, 3; 1941, 78 § 2.
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.
For temporary act providing for the liquidation 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.
958 Changes in the [Chap. 167.
For temporary legislation suspending the law authorizing banks to
verify deposit or pass books of depositors or shareholders, see 1943, 30;
1948, 19; repealed, 1949, 357 § 4.
Sect. 1 amended, 1935, 452 § 1.
Sect, 2 revised, 1934, 251; first paragraph amended, 1935, 452 § 2;
revised, 1948, 527 § 1; last sentence revised, 1951, 566; third para-
graph revised, 1950, 428. (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; 1949, 592 § 1.
Sect. 11 revised, 1934, 270 § 2; amended, 1950, 480 § 1.
Sect. IIA 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).
Sects. IIB and IIC added, 1950, 368 (providing that certain viola-
tions of laws relating to banks shall be reported to the commissioner of
banks and to the district attorney).
Sect. 12 revised, 1935, 452 § 3; two sentences added at end, 1951, 765.
Sect. 13, paragraph added at end, 1948. 527 § 2. (See 1948, 527 § 5.)
Sect. 14 revised, 1933. 334 § 1; 1949, 289 § 1.
Sect. 16 revised, 1949, 370.
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
participate 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. 31 A 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. 35A 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
the commissioner of banks as to progress of liquidation of certain banks).
Sect. 36 amended, 1939, 451 § 58.
Sect. 37, third sentence amended, 1949, 592 § 2.
Sect. 37A added, 1949, 640 (relative to the estabhshing of branches
of financial institutions).
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).
Chap. 168.] GENERAL LaWS. 959
Sect. 50 added, 1945, 37 § 1 (making permanent the law authorizing
certain banking institutions to take certain first mortgages on real
estate). (See 1945, 37 § 2.) For prior temporary legislation see 1936,
191; 405 §2; 1939,98; 1941,40.
Sect. 51 added, 1945, 66 § 1 (making permanent the law relative to
the making bj'- certain banking institutions of loans insured by the
federal housing administrator); amended, 1948, 101; last sentence
revised, 1947, 89; amended, 1950, 480 § 3; section revised, 1950, 598.
(See 1943, 339; 1945, 66 § 2; 1950, 480 § 4.) For prior temporary
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 liabihty of banks to their
depositors for non-payment of checks).
Sect. 54 added, 1949, 428 (relative to the registration of trust securi-
ties in the names of nominees by banks doing a trust business) ; amended,
1951, 76.
Sect. 55 added, 1950, 287 § 1 (relative to presentment of certain
demand instruments payable by, at or through banks).
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;
1952,31; 534.
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-
operate 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.]" 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 end, 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.
Sect. 17 revsed, 1933, 334 § 7.
Sect. 23, first sentence revised, 1949, 63.
Sect. 25 revised, 1933, 334 § 8; amended, 1949, 270; sentence added
at end, 1951, 100.
960 Changes in the [Chap. i68.
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; 1949, 357 § 1. (See 1943, 30;
1948, 19 § 2; 1949, 357 § 4.)
Sect. 29 amended, 1933, 334 § 12; 1945, 111; last sentence revised,
1953, 120.
Sect. 31 amended, 1945, 97; revised, 1947, 45 § 1; 1953, 141 § 1.
Sect. 31A revised, 1947, 45 § 2; 1953, 141 § 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.
Sect. 34A added, 1948, 75 (relative to joint deposits made in a sav-
ings 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. [Temporarily affected, 1953, 193.]
(See 1951, 769; 161 § 2.)
Sect. 47 revised, 1933, 334 § 17; 1953, 192 § 1.
Sect. 49 amended, 1933, 334 § 18; 1941, 105.
Sect. 50 revised, 1933, 334 § 19; sentence added at end, 1952, 161
§ 1; section revised, 1953, 192 § 2.
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 (c) revised, 1943, 94 § 2; 1945, 184
§ 1; 1946, 256 § 4; subdivision (e^s) inserted, 1945, 184 § 2; revised,
1946, 256 § 5; subdivision (/) amended, 1945, 184 § 3; subdivision (g)
added, 1947, 98; subdivision (h) added, 1947, 254; clause First revised,
1949, 719; first two sentences revised, 1951, 103; subdivision (h) re-
vised, 1950, 96; 1953, 157; subdivision (i) amended, 1950, 85; clause
Second, subdivisions (a), (e) and (/) revised, 1933, 334 § 23; subdivision
{b}4) inserted, 1952, 607; subdivision (h) added, 1933, 334 § 24 (forbid-
ding investment of funds in bonds or notes of county, etc., in default, and
defining term "in default") J subdivisions (a), (b), (c) and (d) af-
fected, 1939, 112 § 2; clause Second revised, 1941, 413 § 1; subdivi-
sions (h), (?■), (i) stricken out and subdivisions (h) and (i) added, 1943,
215 § 1 (see 1943, 215 § 12); subdivision (k) 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 (p) 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 subdivi-
sion (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 invest-
Chap. 168.] GENERAL LaWS. 961
ments of deposits and the income derived therefrom of savings banks
in obhgations of certain reorganized railroad corporations); first para-
graph of subdivision (5) amended, 1945, 377 § 2; clause Third 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, 1941, 413 § 5; clause
Fifth A, subdivision (3) revised, 1948, 92 § 1; clause Fifth B, sub-
division (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 sub-
division (1) revised, 1947, 236 § 4; paragraph (c) of subdivision (4)
stricken out, 1947, 236 § 5; subdivisions (5), (6), (7) stricken out, and
subdivisions (5), (6), (7), (8) inserted, 1947, 236 § 5; subdivision (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; amended, 1950, 367; subdivisions (a) and
(b) revised, 1953, 158; last paragraph revised, 1948, 88; 1950, 83;
1952, 186; clause Seventh A added, 1945, 283 § 12 (authorizing the
investment of deposits of savings banks in shares of the Savings Bank
Investment Fund); clause Seventh B added, 1949, 340 (authorizing
the investment of deposits of savings banks in obhgations of federal
intermediate credit banks); clause Seventh C added, 1953, 160 (au-
thorizing savings banks to invest deposits and income therefrom in
the capital stock of certain insurance companies); clause Ninth, first
paragraph amended, 1945, 197 § 1; 1945, 407 § 1; subdivision (a) re-
vised, 1945, 197 § 2 (see 1945, 407 § 2); amended, 1946, 68; 1950, 365;
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 § 28; 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; 1952, 160; 1953, 194; clause Twelfth
amended, 1937, 274 § 2; revised, 1943, 215 § 9; clause Twelfth A
added, 1947, 142; clause Thirteenth A added, 1941, 107; clause Fif-
teenth revised, 1941, 413 § 9; subdivision (a) revised, 1943, 215 § 10;
subdivision (c) revised, 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. 54 A added, 1949, 374 (further authorizing savings banks to
invest in real estate mortgages insured by the federal housing adminis-
trator); amended, 1952, 194.
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).
962 Changes in the [Chaps. 169, i70.
Sect. 57 added, 1933, 334 § 28 (authorizing savings banks to become
members of savings bank associations); revised, 1945, 61 § 1; sentence
inserted after second sentence, 1949, 392.
Sects. 58-60 added, 1943, 249 (providing for the estabhshment of
a contributory savings bank employees retirement association); af-
fected, 1948, 283.
Sect. 58, third paragraph amended, 1945, 104 § 1; 1953, 329 § 1;
1948, 142 § 1; fourth paragraph amended, 1948, 142 § 2; last para-
graph revised, 1946, 240; amended, 1953, 329 § 2; amended, 1948,
142 § 3; affected, 1948, 283.
Sect. 59 affected, 1948, 283.
Sect. 60 amended, 1945, 104 § 2; affected, 1948, 283.
Chapter 169. — Deposits with Others than Banks.
Sect. 1 amended, 1949, 64 § 1; 1950, 95.
Sect. 3, last sentence revised, 1949, 64 § 2.
Sect. 6 amended, 1949, 64 § 3; 592 § 3.
Sect. 7 amended, 1949, 64 § 4.
Sect. 8 revised, 1949, 64 § 5.
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-
ther regulated, 1935, 136; 1941, 86; term further extended to twenty-
five years, 1938, 244 § 1; refunds to member banks regulated, 1939,
227 § 1; 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.
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 170 inserted, 1933, 144.
Chapter stricken out, and new chapter 170 inserted, 1950, 371 § 1. (See
1950, 371 §§ 2-4; 1952, 148.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 170 as so inserted:
Sect. 1, definition of "Share capital" or "share liability" revised,
1952, 168 § 1; definition of "Shareholder" or "member" revised, 1952,
168 § lA; "Net profits" defined, 1953, 87 § 1.
Sect. 7, first paragraph revised, 1952, 168 § 2.
Sect. 13, first sentence revised, 1952, 168 § 3; subsection 1, para-
graph {d) amended, 1952, 257 § 1. (See 1952, 257 § 3.) See 1950,
480 § 2.
Sect. 17 revised, 1952, 257 § 2. (See 1952, 257 § 3.)
Sect. 24, paragraph 8 amended, 1952, 137.
Sect. 37 revised, 1953, 87 § 2.
Sect. 38. See 1952, 149; 1953, 72.
Chap. 171.] GENERAL LawS. 963
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 Defense 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. 6, paragraph added at end, 1952, 162.
Sect. 6A added, 1946, 184 (to authorize deductions from wages of
employees of districts and municipalities for making certain payments
to credit unions of such employees); repealed, 1947, 189 § 2. (See
G. L. chapter 149 § 178B, inserted bv 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; fourth sentence revised, 1949, 287.
Sect. 15, first sentence revised, 1952, 94; 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. 16, second sentence amended, 1949, 286 § 1.
Sect. 17, sentence added at end, 1952, 95. See 1943, 30.
Sect. 19A added, 1938, 239 (relative to the hability 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; section revised, 1949, 341; first sen-
tence revised, 1951, 246; amended, 1951, 654; section revised, 1953,
121, 210.
Sect. 22, paragraph added at end, 1952, 88.
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 (A) revised, 1950, 84; 1951, 117; paragraph 5 of sub-
division (A) amended, 1952, 91; 1953, 159 § 1; paragraph 6 amended,
1953, 159 § 2; subdivision (B) revised, 1945, 82; 1947, 178; first para-
graph of subdivision (B) amended, 1952, 163; paragraph 3 of subdivi-
sion (B) revised, 1952, 105 § 1 ; paragraph 3A of subdivision (B) added,
1953, 159 § 3; paragraph 4 of subdivision (B) stricken out, 1952, 105
§2.
Sect. 25, first paragraph revised, 1949, 286 § 2.
Sect. 27, first sentence amended, 1949, 592 § 5.
Sect. 29, first paragraph revised, 1936, 139; second paragraph
amended, 1950, 162 § 7.
Sect. 30 added, 1946, 90 (relative to the consolidation of credit
unions and the conversion of foreign credit unions).
964 Changes in the [Chap. i72.
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
companies, see 1939, 515; 1941, 143; 1943, 122.
Sect. 1 revised, 1934, 349 § 1.
Sect. 7, clause Fourth revised, 1934. 349 § 2.
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; first sentence amended, 1950, 93 § 1.
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 3A inserted,
1939, 244 § 1; subparagraph 3. clause (h) revised, 1950, 93 § 2: sub-
paragraph 4 amended, 1950, 93 § 3; last paragraph revised, 1950,
93 § 4.
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, three sentences added at end, 1946, 66.
Sect. 30A, sentence added at end, 1934, 349 § 17; same sentence
amended, 1947, 28.
Sect. 31 revised, 1934, 349 § 18; last sentence amended, 1939, 124;
1949, 289 § 2.
Sect. 33 revised, 1941, 484 § 1. (See 1941, 484 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 34 revised, 1934. 349 § 19; 1939, 244 § 2; amended, 1951, 23 § 1.
Sect. 34A added, 1952, 150 (further limiting the investments by a
trust company in certain loans issued by the federal housing commis-
sioner).
Sect. 40 revised, 1941, 484 § 2; amended, 1945, 88; temporarilv
affected, 1951, 729. (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
savings departments); temporarily affected, 1951, 729.
Sect. 41, sentence added at end, 1947, 36; same sentence revised,
1952 93.
Sect. 43 revised, 1934, 349 § 20; 1941, 484 § 3. (See 1941, 484 §§
4 5.)
' Sect. 44 revised, 1939, 187; amended, 1946, 87 § 1.
Chap. 172A.] GENERAL LaWS. 965
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 § 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; last sentence revised, 1951. 23 § 2.
Sect. 61 amended, 1933. 41 § 3.
Sect. 62 amended, 1934, 349 § 27; revised, 1941, 104.
Sect. 66 revised, 1932, 245 § 2.
Sect. 66A revised, 1943, 27 § 2.
Sect. 66B added, 1949, 289 § 3 (estabhsliing the time within which
an order may be paid notwithstanding the death of the drawer).
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 revised, 1949, 357 § 3. (See 1943, 30; 1948, 19; 1949,
357 § 4.)
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.
966 Changes in the [Chaps. 173-175.
Sect. 3 revised, 1938, 266 § 5; fifth sentence amended, 1952, 97;
sentence added at end, 1948, 285.
Sect. 4 amended, 1938, 266 § 6; 1949, 268 § 1.
Sect. 5, first paragraph revised, 1938, 266 § 7; section revised, 1948,
148 § 1; fourth sentence amended, 1953, 122; last paragraph revised,
1950, 92 § 1.
Sect. 5A added, 1948, 148 § 2 (relative to the hmitations 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; second sentence amended, 1953, 123; last sentence revised,
1950, 92 § 2.
Sect. 7, prehminary sentence revised, 1946, 115 § 2; clause First,
last sentence stricken out, 1945, 192 § 1; clause Second revised, 1943,
208; 1948, 35; amended, 1952, 96; clause Fourth added, 1945, 192 § 2;
revised, 1948, 100.
Sect. 7A added, 1938, 266 § 8 (relative to the carrying and disposi-
tion bj'^ 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 by them of such shares).
Sect. 8 amended, 1947, 39.
Sect. 8A added, 1948, 34 (prohibiting the making of loans or ex-
tensions of credit by banking companies to their own executive officers) .
Sect. 10, first sentence amended, 1946, 115 § 3; two sentences added
at end, 1949, 268 § 2.
Sect. 12, sentence added at end, 1948, 37.
Sect. 12 A added, 1948, 281 (relative to the merger, consohdation or
purchase and sale of assets of banking companies).
Sect, 15 added, 1941, 438 (authorizing banking companies to sell
certain negotiable checks).
Chapter 173. — Mortgage Loan Investment Companies.
Sect. 15 amended, 1949, 592 § 6.
Sect. 16 revised, 1949, 592 § 7.
Chapter 174. — Bond and Investment Companies.
Chapter stricken out, 1950, 822 § 1.
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
Chapter 174A. — Regulation of Rates for Fire, Marine and Inland Marine
Insurance, and Rating Organizations.
Newr 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.]
Chap. 175.] GENERAL LaWS. 967
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 poHcy" or "poUcy of industrial life insurance", 1943, 227
§ 11; paragraph added after word "law" in the fifty-second fine, 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; last sentence
of same paragraph revised, 1949, 242 § 1. (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 liabiUty insurance).
Sect. 14 amended, 1939, 395 § 2; revised, 1941, 635 § 3, 693; para-
graph inserted after paragraph contained in hne 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. 14A added, 1949, 735 § 2 (relative to contributions to the
expenses of the Committee on Valuation of Securities of the National
Ass'n of Insurance Commissioners, and the assessment upon domestic
Ufe insurance companies therefor) .
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
certain 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; section revised, 1951, 327.
968 Changes in the [Chap. 175.
Sect. 24, sentence added at end of first paragraph, 1946, 244.
Sect. 25, first paragraph revised, 1950, 396 § 1; second paragraph
revised, 1945, 159; amended, 1950, 396 § 2; third paragraph amended,
1950, 225; 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. 35 revised, 1950, 63.
Sect, 36, second paragraph revised, 1935, 140; 1936, 61; first two
paragraphs revised, 1951, 125; two paragraphs 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; 1951, 73; clause
Seventh amended, 1937, 261; clause Twelfth revised, 1935, 204; clause
Seventeenth added, 1946, 471 § 1.
Sect. 48, first paragraph revised, 1946, 471 § 2; Hues 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}/Q 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 under-
writing, so-called, by certain domestic and foreign stock and mutual in-
surance companies). (See 1945, 384 § 3.)
Sect. 54B revised, 1948, 285; 1950, 475 § 1.
Sect. 54E added, 1951, 510 (to afford more complete insurance cover-
age for dwelling houses).
Sect. 59, sentence added at end, 1948, 286.
Sect. 63, paragraph 2, clause {d) added, 1947, 266 § 1; paragraph 3
amended, 1947, 266 § 2; paragraph 3A 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; first sentence
amended, 1951, 129; sentence added at end, 1946, 438 § 2; paragraph
7A added, 1950, 207; paragraph 9 revised, 1947, 266 § 6; paragraph 11
revised, 1947, 266 § 7; paragraph 14A added, 1947, 266 § 8; paragraph
14B added, 1951, 154.
Sect. 64, first paragraph revised, 1953, 110; second paragraph
amended, 1936, 213; third paragraph revised, 1943, 207 § 2; 1947,
269 § 2; 1952, 395; paragraph added at end, 1941, 548. (See 1943,
207 § 4.)
Chap. 175.] GENERAL LaWS. 969
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 hfe
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); fourth sentence
amended, 1953, 94.
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; 1953, 220 § 1.
Sect. 80, first sentence revised, 1947, 196; paragraph inserted after
the word "classified" in the twenty-third fine, 1936, 315; section re-
vised, 1947, 317; first sentence amended, 1951, 297.
Sect, 81, first sentence amended, 1952, 34.
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 5 2
(See 1941, 723.)
Sect. 90A amended, 1939, 300 § 2.
Sect. 90B revised, 1933, 23 § 2; 1945, 726.
Sect. 90C, first paragraph revised, 1953, 220 § 2.
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 pohcies); 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; third paragraph revised, 1952, 51, (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 § 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).
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 lines 14-23 revised, 1943, 462; clause Tenth added
1947, 488 § 3; section revised, 1951, 478 § 1, (See 1951, 478 § 2,)
970 Changes in the [Chap. i75.
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; section revised, 1949, 676 § 3; amended,
1950, 392; subdivisions (A) and (B) revised, 1952, 532 § 1; subdivision
(A) amended, 1953, 229 § 1; subdivision (C) amended, 1952, 532 § lA;
subdivision (D) revised, 1952, 532 § 2.
Sect. 110 A added, 1938, 401 (relative to exemption of the benefits
of disabihty 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. lUC added, 1943, 375 § 1 (providing for the inclusion of ac-
cident benefits in certain liability insurance policies) ; revised, 1948, 287.
Sect. 113 A, provision (2) amended, 1933, 119 § 1; revised, 1933, 145
§ 1; 1949, 570; amended, 1951, 648 § 2; provision (2A) added, 1933,
145 § 2; amended, 1935, 296 § 1; provision (6) revised, 1936, 272;
1949, 693 § 1. (See 1933, 145 § 3; 1935, 296 § 2; 1949, 693 § 2; 1951,
648 § 3.)
Sect. 113B, paragraph inserted after first paragraph, 1935, 459 § 4;
third paragraph amended, 1951, 251. (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;
revised, 1951, 648 § 1. (See 1933, 119 § 6, 146 § 3; 1951, 648 § 3.)
Sect. 113E added, 1934, 61 (prohibiting certain discrimination in the
issuance or execution of motor vehicle liabihty poUcies or bonds);
amended, 1941, 401.
Sect. 113F added, 1937, 390 (relative to the renewal of motor vehicle
habihty pohcies 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. 11311 added, 1953, 570 § 5 (relative to co-operation by insurance
companies in the apportionment of certain motor vehicle habihty risks).
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, 1938, 216 § 2.
Sect. 123 revised, 1943, 186; second paragraph stricken out, 1952, 14.
Sect. 125 See 1933 42.
Sect. 126 amended, 1943', 227 § 5. (See 1933, 42 §§ 13, 14; 1943, 227.)
Sect. 128 revised, 1953, 97.
Sect. 132, fii'st paragraph revised, 1933, 101 § 1; first paragraph
amended, 1943, 227 § 6; provisions numbered 6, 7, 8, 9, revised, 1943,
Chap. 175.] GENERAL LaWS. 971
227 § 7; provision numbered 10 revised, 1951, 131; four paragraphs
added at end of section, 1943, 227 § 6. (See 1943, 227 §§ 13, 14.)
Sects. 132A-132E added, 1945, 313 § 1 (relative to group annuity
contracts). (See 1945, 313 § 5; 1947, 188 §§ 1, 2.)
Sect. 132A, clause (6) stricken out and clauses (b), (c) and {d) inserted,
1951, 249 § 1; second paragraph revised, 1951, 249 § 2; last paragraph
revised, 1951, 249 § 3.
Sect. 133, clause (a) amended, 1946, 346; 1948, 54; revised, 1951,
404 § 1; clause (6) amended, 1938, 362 § 2; 1943, 424 § 1; revised, 1951,
404 § 2; clause (c) added, 1938, 362 § 1; clause {d) added, 1943, 424 § 2;
clause (e) added, 1949, 676 § 1; amended, 1951, 195; revised, 1951,
404 § 3; amended, 1953, 229 § 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; first of said
paragraphs revised, 1949, 676 § 2; amended, 1950, 463 § 1; paragraph
inserted after second of said paragraphs, 1950, 463 § 2; section revised,
1951, 404 § 4.
Sect. 134A added, 1949, 676 § 4 (relative to the time of notice re-
quired in the conversion of group life insurance pohcies).
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; first sentence revised, 1950, 345 § 1.
(See 1943, 227 §§ 13, 14; 1950, 345 § 2.)
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. 149A revised, 1950, 523 § 1.
Sect. 149B amended, 1950, 523 § 2.
Sect. 149C amended, 1950, 523 § 3.
Sect. 149D, last sentence revised, 1949, 694 § 1; stricken out and
two sentences inserted, 1950, 523 § 4. (See 1949, 694 § 2.)
Sect. 150 revised, 1945, 609 § 2; amended, 1946, 250.
972 Changes in the [Ch.vp. 175.
Sect. 151, clause Second amended, 1933, 107 § 1; clause Second, sub-
division (3) (c) revised, 1939, 488 § 7; 1950, 475 § 2; clause Second,
subdivision (3) (/) revised, 1939, 488 § 8; 1950, 475 § 3. (See 1939,
488 § 9.)
Sect. 152 A 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. 156 A amended, 1933, 30.
Sect. 157, paragraph added at end, 1939, 315; section revised, 1941,
451; first paragraph amended, 1952, 146.
Sect. 160A added, 1933, 25 § 1 (prohibiting the printing or pubHca-
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 pubUsh certain information relative to unlicensed foreign
insurance companies or societies).
Sect. 162, third paragraph revised, 1941, 286.
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. 167A amended, 1934, 137 § 3; 1937, 260; 1945, 368.
Sect. 168, first sentence revised, 1950, 347 § 1; fourth sentence
stricken out and two sentences inserted, 1950, 347 § 2; fourth sentence
amended, 1951, 130.
Sect. 172, last sentence revised, 1941, 703.
Sect. 173 revised, 1946, 299.
Sect. 174C added, 1941, 493 (relative to the qualifications and li-
censing 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 rehabiUtation, conservation and liquidation of
certain domestic and foreign insurers).
Sect. 180B, first sentence revised, 1949, 242 § 2.
Sect. 181 revised, 1934, 160; amended, 1939. 395 § 4.
Sect. 184 amended, 1937, 103; fifst sentence revised, 1947, 531;
section amended, 1948, 98.
Sect. 185, first paragraph amended, 1939, 400 § 3; second paragraph
Chaps. 175A-176.] GENERAL LawS. 973
revised, 1932, 150 § 3; first and second paragraphs revised, 1941, 654
§ 2; section revised, 1943, 238 § 2.
Sect. 186A added, 1949, 237 (relative to certain presumptions cre-
ated by the delivery of endowment policies or annuity contracts).
Sect. 187C, first paragraph amended, 1934, 34; 1936, 215 § 1. (See
1936, 215 § 2.)
Sect. 187E 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).
Sect. 193E added, 1950, 520 (prohibiting coercion in the placing of
insurance on real or personal property).
Chapter 17SA. — 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. (See 1947, 641 § 3.)
Sect. 4, first paragraph amended, 1951, 138.
Chapter 175B. — Unauthorized Insurer's Process Act.
New chapter inserted, 1950, 781.
Chapter 176. — Fraternal Benefit Societies.
Sect. 1, definition of "Fraternal benefit society" amended, 1945, 346
§2.
Sect. 3 amended, 1941, 336 § 1 ; sentence inserted after first sentence,
1949, 217.
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 hospitaUzation and medical service insurance).
Sect. 14 amended, 1945, 346 § 5; first sentence amended, 1952, 202;
sentence added at end, 1949, 253.
Sect. 16 amended, 1938, 93.
Sect. 18 revised, 1941, 336 § 2.
Sect. 19, first sentence amended, 1945, 346 § 6; 1949, 252.
Sect. 19A added, 1939, 236 § 1 (relating to the granting of annuities
by certain fraternal benefit societies).
Sect. 21 amended, 1934, 170; re\ased, 1937, 79; amended, 1939, 236
§2.
Sect. 22 amended, 1941, 336 § 3.
974 Changes in the [Chap. 176A.
Sect. 23 amended, 1932, 46; 1938, 94; 1949, 216; revised, 1951, 132.
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; 1949, 251.
Sect. 32 revised, 1943, 309 § 2; last sentence revised, 1950, 223.
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; 1950, 226.
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 hmited 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) ; revised,
1949, 218.
Chapter 176A. — Non-Profit Hospital Service Corporations.
New chapter inserted, 1936, 409.
Chapter stricken out and new chapter 176A (with new title) inserted, 1950,
766 § 1. (See 1950, 766 §§ 2-4.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
The following references are to chapter 176A as so inserted:
Sect. 1, paragraph added at end, 1951, 687; section revised, 1953,
287 § 1.
Sect. 3, first sentence revised, 1953, 287 § 2.
Sect. 5, first paragraph revised, 1953, 287 § 3; fourth paragraph
amended, 1953, 636 § 4. (See 1953, 636, § 9.)
Sect. 6, first two sentences revised, 1953, 287 § 4.
Sect. 8, paragraph (c) (2) revised, 1953, 287 § 5.
Sect. 10, first paragraph revised, 1953, 287 § 6.
Chaps. 176B-178.] GENERAL LaWS. 975
Sect. 13 revised, 1953, 287 § 7.
Sect. 17 revised, 1953, 636 § 5. (See 1953, 636 § 9.)
Sect. 27A added, 1951, 516 (relative to a system of general accident,
hospitalization, medical and surgical insurance for state employees).
Chapter 176B. — Medical Service Corporations.
New chapter inserted, 1941, 306.
For legislation relative to payments to certain soldiers' homes for
certain services rendered to subscribers, see 1952, 296.
Sect. 3, paragraph added at end, 1948, 359; amended, 1953, 143;
paragraph added at end, 1953, 142.
Sect. 4 revised, 1950, 472.
Sect. 10 revised, 1950, 394 § 1.
Sect. 15 repealed, 1951, 797.
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.
For legislation relative to paynients to certain soldiers' homes for
certain services rendered to subscribers, see 1952, 296.
Sect. 11 revised, 1950, 394 § 2.
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 liabiUty with
respect to hfe 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; revised, 1951, 264.
(See 1946, 112 § 2.)
Sect. 11 amended, 1935. 330 § 2.
Sect. IIA added, 1935, 330 § 3 (relative to non-payment of premiums
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.
Sect. 26 revised, 1932, 103.
976 Changes in the [Chaps. 179-182.
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 Wharves, Real 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; 1949, 692 § 1; 1952, 602 § 13.
Sect. 6A added, 1949, 692 § 2 (relative to the approval of certain
proposed corporations organized for the purpose of caring for minors
and aged persons) ; repealed, 1952, 602 § 14.
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. 17A added, 1950, 740 § 1 (authorizing payroll deductions for
union dues in case of certain governmental employees).
Sect. 26A added, 1933, 236 § 1 (requiring the fiUng 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 § 1; last sentence
revised, 1949, 54.
Sect. 4, paragraph added at end, 1946, 342 § 2.
Sect. 12 amended, 1953, 351.
Sect. 23 amended, 1952, 315.
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.
I
Chaps. 183-186.] GENERAL LaWS. 977
Chapter 183. — Alienation of Land.
Sect. 4 revised, 1941, 85.
Sect. 28 A added, 1946, 438 § 1 (extending the security of real estate
mortgages to cover expenses of repairs or replacements of mortgaged
property and taxes and other assessments).
Sect. 43 amended, 1937, 101 § 1.
Sect. 44 amended, 1937, 101 § 2.
Sect. 54, first two sentences stricken out and one sentence inserted,
1951, 698.
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 (b) revised, 1935, 318 § 3; clause (c) revised, 1935
318 § 4; clause (pA) added, 1934, 263 § 1 (granting to land court
exclusive original jurisdiction to determine by declaratory judgment
the validity and extent of municipal zoning ordinances, by-laws and
regulations); clause (fc) revised, 1934, 67 § 1; clauses (0 and (m)
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. 6, first sentence stricken out and two sentences inserted, 1953,
449 § 1; last sentence amended, 1949, 447. (See 1953, 449 § 2.)
Sect. lOA revised, 1948, 664 § 3; 1953, 601.
Sect. 12, sentence added at end, 1941, 27; section revised, 1943, 29;
1949, 47.
Sect. 14, sentence in lines 10-12 stricken out, 1946, 427 § 2; section
revised, 1946, 544 § 3; first sentence amended, 1949, 696; section re-
vised, 1951, 742 § 3. (See 1946, 427 § 3; 544 § 5; 1951, 742 §§ 4, 5;
1953, 567.)
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. 48, paragraph added at end, 1949, 48.
Sect. 78 amended, 1937, 144 § 1. (See 1937, 144 § 2.)
Chapter 186. — Estates for Years and at Will.
Sect. 12 revised, 1946, 202.
Sect. 14 revised, 1950, 495.
Sect. 15 added, 1945, 445 § 1 (making void certain provisions of
leases and rental agreements pertaining to real property). (See 1945,
445 § 2.)
978 Changes in the [Chaps. 188-196.
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.
Chapter 190A. — Effect of Apparently Simultaneous Deaths upon Devolu-
tion and Disposition of Property, including Proceeds of Insurance.
New chapter inserted, 1941, 549 § 1. (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.
Sect. 9 amended, 1950, 390.
Chapter 193. — Appointment of Administrators.
Sect. 3 amended, 1938, 328.
Sect. 4 amended, 1951, 163 § 1, 684 § 1. (See 1951, 684 § 2.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1951, 163 § 2.
Sect. 12 amended, 1945, 349 § 1.
Chapter 194. — Public Administrators.
Sect. 5A added, 1953, 333 (relative to the granting of administra-
tion to 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.
Chaps. 197-202.] GENERAL LawS. 979
Chapter 197. — • Payment of Debts, Legacies and Distributive Shares.
Sect. 2 amended, 1933, 221 § 3. (See 1933, 221 § 8.)
Sect. 2A added, 1939, 298 (establishing 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 200A. — Abandoned Property.
New chapter inserted, 1950, 801.
Sect. 10 amended, 1953, 654 § 98.
Sect. 13, first sentence stricken out, 1953, 654 § 99.
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.
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; amended, 1953, 571 § 3. (See 1945,
728 § 4.)
Sect. 30 amended, 1939, 57.
Sect. 33 amended, 1950, 420.
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 pohcies and annuity con-
Sect. 48A revised, 1941, 241; 1949, 14; 1950, 66 § 1; first sentence
amended, 1952, 174 § 1 ; sentence added at end, 1952, 174 § 2.
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.
980 Changes in the [Chaps. 203-206.
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. 32, first sentence amended, 1952, 445 § 2.
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 for-
eign testamentary trustees).
Sect. 22 amended, 1936, 184 § 1. (See 1936, 184 § 2.)
Sects. 24A 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. 7 amended, 1949, 755; revised, 1952, 209.
Sect. 11 added, 1945, 67 (making redeemable obligations of the
United States eligible investments for common trust funds).
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.
Sect. 19A revised, 1950, 65.
Chapter 206. — Accounts and Settlements of Executors, Administrators,
Guardians, Conservators, Trustees and Receivers.
Sect. 7 amended, 1941, 194 § 18.
Sect. 16 amended, 1941, 36; revised, 1949, 140.
Chaps. 207, 208.] GENERAL LaWS. 981
Sect. 17 amended, 1936, 208.
Sect. 19 repealed, 1938, 154 § 2.
Sect. 23 repealed, 1938, 154 § 2.
Sect. 24 revised, 1938, 154 § 1; 1950, 413.
Sect. 25 revised, 1950, 64 § 1.
Sect. 27 revised, 1950, 66 § 2.
Sect. 27A added, 1950, 265 (relative to the disposition of certain
legacies or distributive shares of estates to persons entitled thereto but
unavailable).
Chapter 207. — Marriage.
Sect. 5 amended, 1941, 194 § 18A.
Sect. 7 revised, 1941, 270 § 1.
Sect. 14, paragraph added at end, 1951, 469.
Sect. 17 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 ex-
amination); first paragraph amended, 1941, 697 § 1; second paragraph
stricken out and three paragraphs inserted, 1941, 697 § 2; repealed,
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); revised, 1950, 113.
Sect. 30 amended, 1937, 11 § 1; 1945, 214 § 1; 1946, 197 § 1. (See
1937, 11 § 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; 1949, 249.
Sect. 40 revised, 1946, 197 § 3.
Sect. 42 amended, 1946, 197 § 4.
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. 20A added, 1953, 213 § 1 (authorizing a decree for hving apart
for justifiable cause in certain cases where a divorce decree has been
denied). (See 1953, 213 § 2.)
Sect. 21, sentence added at end, 1934, 181 § 1. (See 1934, 181 § 2.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1943, 168 § 1.
982 Changes in the [Chaps. 209-212.
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. 26 repealed, 1949, 76 § 1.
Sect. 27 revised, 1949, 76 § 2.
Sect. 33 revised, 1936, 221 § 1. (See 1936, 221 § 2.)
Sect. 35 amended, 1950, 57.
Sect. 38 revised, 1933, 288.
Sect. 45 amended, 1948, 279.
Sect. 46 amended, 1952, 86.
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. 2 revised, 1950, 737 § 1; affected, 1951, 148.
Sect. 3 amended, 1941, 61; 1945, 239; revised, 1945, 300; amended,
1951, 674; revised, 1952, 352; 1953, 61.
Sect. 3A added, 1953, 593 § 1 (relative to consent to the adoption of
children in certain cases).
Sect. 4 revised, 1953, 593 § 2.
Sect. 5A revised, 1950, 737 § 2.
Sect. 5B added, 1950, 737 § 3 (providing that adoptive parents shall
be of the same religion as the child when practicable).
Sect. 5C added, 1951, 173 (relative to the segregation and inspection
of adoption papers).
Sect. 6, paragraph added at end, 1943, 155 § 1 ; 1950, 737 § 4.
Sect. 7, sentence added at end, 1950, 737 § 5.
Sect. 11 A revised, 1950, 737 § 6.
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. 13 revised, 1952, 416.
Sect. 19 revised, 1938, 115 § 1.
Sect. 22 revised, 1946, 544 § 1; 1951, 742 § 1. (See 1946, 544 § 5;
1951, 742 §§ 4, 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. See
1949, 210 § 2.
Sect. 6 amended, 1953, 319 § 24. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
I
Chaps. 213, 214.] GENERAL LawS. 983
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. 14B-14E added, 1949, 210 § 1 (making permanent the opera-
tion of certain pro\asions of law relative to the more prompt disposition
of criminal cases by district court judges sitting in the superior court).
(See 1949, 210 § 3.)
Sect. 14E, first sentence amended, 1952, 477.
Sects. 15-18 repealed, 1932, 144 § 3.
Sect. 20 A added, 1949, 139 (relative to central pools of jurors sum-
moned for attendance upon the superior court).
Sect. 22 amended, 1934, 287; 1943, 145 § 1; sentence added at end,
1943, 244 § 3. (See 1943, 145 § 2.)
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; 1951, 742 § 2. (See 1946. 544 § 5;
1951, 742 §§ 4, 5; 1953, 567.)
Sect. 28A repealed, 1949, 654 § 2.
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 "i. (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. 3A added, 1949, 654 § 1 (relative to the printing of rules of the
supreme judicial and superior courts).
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 (1) revised, 1950, 387; 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.)
984 Changes in the [Chaps. 215, 217.
Sect. 9A added, 1935, 407 § 4 (limiting authority of courts to grant
injunctive relief in cases involving or growing out of labor disputes');
subsection (2) amended. 1950. 4.52 § 3. (See 1935. 407 § 6: 1937. 436
§ 10; G. L 150A § 6 (h) inserted by 1938, .345 § 2: 1950. 452 §§ ,5-7 )
Sect. 9B added, 1947, 571 § 2 (relative to the is.suance 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. 3, sentence added at end, 1949, 56.
Sect. 6 amended, 1933. 237 § 1: revised, 1937, 257; amended, 1939,
194 § 2; sentence inserted before last sentence, 1950, 485 § 3; 1951,
657 § 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 5 1 : same sentence stricken
out, 1947, 360. (See 1945, 469 § 2; 1946, 88, 610 § 1; 1947, 97 § 1.)
Sect. 11 amended, 1947, 365 § 3.
Sect. 30A amended, 1934, 330.
Sect. 39A added, 1947, 536 (relative to counsel fees in the probate
courts); paragraph added at end, 1951, 80.
Sect. 39B added, 1951, 312 (relative to counsel fees and certain other
expenses in probate courts).
Sect. 41 revised, 1950. 66 § 3.
Sect. 42, sentence added at end, 1952, 184 § 2. (See 1952, 184 § 4.)
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 hues 11-16 revised, 1950. 108 § 1; paragraph
in lines 17-20 revised, 1932, 107; 1936, 241: paragraph in lines 26-28
revised. 1951. 514; paragraph in lines 29-33 re\'ised. 1934. 24; paragraph
in lines 34-37 amended, 1934, 54; same paragraph revised, 1934, 175
§ 1; 1949, 444; paragraph in lines 38-42 revised, 1950, 416; paragraph
in lines 45-51 revised, 1935, 132; paragraph in lines 56 and 57 revised,
1933, 274. (See 1934, 175 § 2; 1950, 108 § 2.)
Chapter 217. — Judges and Registers of Probate and Insolvency.
For legislation relative to abolition of ofRce of special judge of pro-
bate and insolvency on the death, resignation or removal of the incum-
bent, see 1937, 408 § 8.
For legislation providing special retirement rights for the judges of
probate for the counties of Dukes and Nantucket, see 1951, 760.
Sect. 1 amended, 1935, 434 § 1; revised, 1949, 716 § 1, 738 § 1.
Sect. 2 amended, 1934, 290; 1935, 434 § 2; first sentence revised,
1949, 716 § 2, 717, 738 § 2.
Sect. 3, sentence added at end, 1949, 436 § 1; revised, 1951, 517.
Chap. 218.] GENERAL LaWS. 985
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. 15A added, 1952, 184 § 3 (relative to printing or typing names
of persons whose signatures appear on certain instruments filed in
probate courts). (See 1952, 184 § 4.)
Sect. 19 amended, 1948, 354 § 1.
Sect. 24 amended, 1943, 4G4 § 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 county of Essex); revised, 1946,
482. (See 1945, 475 § 2.)
Sect. 30 revised, 1935, 143 § 1;* 1935, 313 § 1; 1936, 252 § 1; 1941,
226 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1951, 611 § 1; section revised, 1951,
700, 793 § 1. (See 1935, 313 § 3; 1936, 252 § 2; 1941, 226 § 2.)
Sect. 31 amended, 1951, 793 § 2.
Sect. 31 A added,* 1935. 313 § 2 (providing for the appointment of a
messenger for the probate court of Essex county). (See 1935, 313 § 3.)
Sect. 32A revised, 1952, 229 § 1.
Sect. 34 revised, 1937, 408 § 1 : 1946, 544 § 4; 1951, 745 § 1. (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. 35A amended, 1949, 714; revised, 1951, 713] §n. (See 1951,
713 § 3.)
Sect. 35B revised, 1951, 713 § 2; amended, 1953, 564. (See 1951,
713 § 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.
Sect. 1, first paragraph under caption " Fraiiklin" revised, 1932,
87 § 1; section amended, 1939, 451 § 59; third paragraph under cap-
tion "Norfolk" revised, 1949, 590 § 1: fifth paragraph under caption
"Suffolk" revised, 1949, 273 § 1. (See 1949, 590 §§ 2-4; 739; 1951,
758.)
Sect. 2 A added, 1951, 325 (providing for the transfer of ^certain ac-
tions brought in district courts).
Sect. 6, first paragraph revised, 1941, 664 § 1; second paragraph
revised, 1945, 611; section revised, 1947, 588 § 1; first and second
paragraphs revised, 1949, 731; 1951, 762 § 1; 1952, 560; last sentence
• Void for non-acceptance.
986 Changes in the [Chap. 218.
of third paragraph stricken out and two sentences inserted, 1949, 768;
third paragraph revised, 1950, 575. (See 1941, 664 §§ 2, 3; 1947, 588
§§ 2, 3; 1951, 762 § 4.)
Sect. 8 revised, 1936, 282 § 1. (See 1936, 282 § 3.)
Sect. 9, sentence added at end, 1934, 217 § 1; section revised, 1951,
604 § 1; first sentence amended, 1952, 156 § 1.
Sect. 10 amended, 1932, 160 § 1; 1937, 297 § 1; 1938, 193 § 1; first
paragraph amended, 1946, 182; 1947, 335 § 1; 1949, 443; 1950, 444;
second paragraph revised, 1938, 222 § 1; amended, 1949, 800; 1951.
541 § 1; paragraph added at end, 1941, 309 § 1; another paragraph
added at end, 1948, 642 § 1. (See 1937, 297 § 2; 1938, 193 § 2, 222 § 2;
1947, 335 § 2; 1951. 541 § 2.)
Sect. 11 revised, 1951, 604 § 2; first sentence amended, 1952, 156 § 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. 21 amended, 1953, 168.
Sect. 22 amended, 1937, 310.
Sect. 23 amended, 1950, 500 § 1.
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. 35 A 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. 43 A, first paragraph amended, 1938, 324; section revised, 1941,
682 § 1; first paragraph amended, 1943, 101. (See 1941, 682 §§ lA, 2.)
Sect. 43B added, 1950, 210 (prescribing the use of uniform official
blanks in certain district courts).
Sect. 52, third sentence amended, 1948, 398 § 2; last sentence re-
vised, 1949, 462.
Sect. 53, first sentence revised, 1950, 245; first paragraph amended,
1948, 642 § 2; paragraph added after the first paragraph, 1936, 230.
Sect. 53 A added, 1951, 604 § 3 (relative to the appointment and sal-
aries of temporary assistant clerks in the Boston Municipal Court).
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; 1949, 668; 1953, 138 § 1. (See
1935, 71 § 2; 1946, 264 § 2; 1953, 138 §' 2.)
Void for non-acceptance.
Chaps. 219, 220.] GENERAL LaWS. 987
Sect. 63 revised, 1935, 341.
Sect. 65, last sentence stricken out, 1949, 621.
Sect. 75 revised, 1946, 609 § 1; 1951, 749 § 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) ; re-
vised, 1946, 609 § 2; 1949, 261; 1951, 749 § 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; 1949, 461 §1; 1951, 768 § lA. (See 1935,366 §3; 1945, 476 §2;
1948, 667 §§ 6, 7; 1949, 461 § 2; 1951, 768 § 3B; 1952, 114 § 1.)
Sect. 77 revised, 1937, 294; 1948, 667 § 2; 1951, 768 § 1. (See 1948,
667 § 5A; 1949, 312 § 2; 1951, 768 § 3B; 1952, 114 § 1.)
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) ; sentence inserted after first sentence, 1949, 805 § 1 ;
amended, 1951, 762 § 2; revised, 1951, 768 § 2; amended, 1952, 603 § 1.
(See 1948, 656 §§2, 3; 1949, 805 §3; 1951, 768 §3B; 1952,114; 1953,
298, 380.)
Sect. 78 revised, 1948, 667 § 3; sentence inserted before first sen-
tence, 1949, 710; section amended, 1949, 312 § 1, 805 § 2, 611, 482;
1951, 762 § 3; revised, 1951, 768 § 3; amended, 1952, 603 § 2; 1953,
453. (See 1948, 667 §§ 6, 7; 1949, 312 § 2, 805 § 3; 1951, 768 § 3B;
1952, 114 § 1.)
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; 1953, 421.)
Sect. 80, sentence added at end, 1935, 366 § 2; section amended,
1936, 229 § 1; 1937, 378 § 2; revised, 1941, 447 § 3; amended, 1946,
498 § 2; revised, 1948, 667 § 5; 1949, 799; 1951, 768 § 3A. (See 1935,
366 § 3; 1936, 229 § 2; 1941, 447 §§ 4, 5; 1948, 667 §§ 6, 7; 1951,
768 §3B; 1952, 114 § 1.)
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); revised, 1951, 288 § 1. (See 1947, 400 §§ 3, 4;
1951, 288 § 2.)
Sect. 81 revised, 1939, 296 § 1. (See 1939, 296 § 3.)
Sect. 82A added, 1945, 486 § 1 (relative to salaries of court oflficers
of the municipal court of the city of Boston) ; revised, 1949, 381; 1951,
788 § 1. (See 1945, 486 § 3; 1951, 788 § 2.)
Chapter 219.— Trial Justices.
Chapter repealed, 1953, 319 § 1. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
For prior changes see Table of Changes contained in Acts and Resolves of
1952.
Chapter 220. — Courts and Naturalization.
Sect. 2 amended, 1953, 319 § 25. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 6 revised, 1947, 449 § 6. (See 1947, 449 § 7.)
Sect. 13 amended, 1953, 319 § 26. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
988 Changes in the [Chap. 221.
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; fifth paragraph revised,
1951, 228; sixth paragraph revised, 1949, 379; 1950, 324. (See 1943,
336 § 3.)
Sect. 6 A added, 1947, 443 (providing for the appointment of an
equity clerk of the superior court for the county of Middlesex) ; revised,
1949, 774 § 3. (See 1949, 774 § 5.)
Sect. 6B added, 1953, 300 (providing for the designation of an as-
sistant clerk to perform duties of equity clerk in the superior court
for the county of Essex).
Sect. 12 revised, 1937, 219 § 4; 1939, 214 § 6.
Sect. 24 revised, 1936, 31 § 3.
Sect. 25 stricken out, 1953, 319 § 27. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
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; subdivision (1) of first paragraph revised, 1952, 276 § 1.
(See 1939, 157 § 4; 1945, 323 § 2.)
Sect. 34C amended, 1947, 601.
Sect. 35 amended, 1949, 574 § 1.
Sect. 36 amended, 1945, 157.
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 attornevs 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.
Chaps. 222, 223.] GENERAL LaWS. 989
Sect. 63 amended, 1939, 6 § 1. (See 1939, 6 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 68 amended, 1946, 591 § 46A; 1952, 588.
Sect. 71 A added, 1949, 177 (establishing the office of assistant chief
deputy sheriff for attendance upon the superior court in Suffolk County).
Sect. 73 revised, 1935, 182 § 2; 1938, 347 § 2; 1941, 448 § 1; 1945,
388 § 1; 1946, 427 § 1; amended, 1946, 593 § 1; revised, 1949, 718;
first sentence revised, 1951, 792. (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. 77 revised, 1951, 120.
Sect. 80 amended, 1935, 182 § 4. (See 1935, 182 § 6.)
Sect. 88 amended, 1947, 179.
Sect, 90A, last sentence revised, 1951, 82.
Sect. 91 revised, 1947, 469 § 2. (See 1947, 409 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 91A added, 1947, 409 § 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, 409 §§ 4, 5.)
Sect. 93 amended, 1945, 515; revised, 1951, 559.
Sect. 94, first sentence amended, 1932, 180 § 39; section revised,
1946, 262 § 2; amended, 1947, 290 § 2; revised, 1948, 183 § 2; fourth
sentence revised, 1949, 221; section revised, 1949, 774 § 2. (See 1946,
262 §§ 4, 5; 1949, 774 § 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); repealed, 1949, 774 § 4. (See 1946, 262 §§ 4, 5; 1949,
774 § 5.)
Chapter 222. — Justices of the Peace, Notaries PubHc and Commissioners.
Sect. 8 amended, 1947, 256 § 1.
Sect. 8A added, 1952, 184 § 1 (relative to printing or typing names
of persons whose signatures appear on certain instruments filed in
probate courts). (See 1952, 184 § 4.)
Sect. 11 added, 1953, 191 (relative to the acknowledgment of written
instruments by persons serving in or with the armed forces of the
United States.)
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.)
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.)
990 Changes in the [Chaps. 224, 226.
Sect. 2A revised, 1952, 460.
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
subscribers 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 liquidated 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. 65 revised, 1953, 338 § 1. (See 1953, 338 § 5.)
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); last sentence revised,
1953, 338 § 2. (See 1945, 339 § 2; 1952, 246; 1953, 338 § 5.)
Sect. 132 revised, 1953, 338 § 3. (See 1953, 338 § 5.)
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.
Chaps. 227-230.] GENERAL LaWS. 991
Chapter 227. — Proceedings against Absent Defendants and upon Insuf-
ficient Service.
Sect. 1 amended, 1949, 612 § 1.
Sect. 5A added, 1949, 612 § 2 (relative to the service of process on
certain non-residents doing business in the commonwealth).
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; amended,
1950, 391. 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; revised, 1949, 427 § 1. (See 1947,
506 §§3, 3A; 1949,427 § 11.)
Sect. 2 revised, 1947, 506 § lA; 1949, 427 § 2. (See 1947, 506 §§ 3,
3A; 1949, 427 § 11.)
Sects. 2A-2C added, 1949, 427 § 3 (relative to actions against cer-
tain corporations and others for death and injuries resulting in death).
(See 1949, 427 § 11.)
Sect. 2C amended, 1951, 250.
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;
revised, 1949, 427 § 4. (See 1938, 278 §2; 1946, 614 §7; 1949, 427 § 11.)
Sect. 6 amended, 1939, 451 § 62; revised, 1946, 614 § 3; 1947, 506
§ 2; 1949, 427 § 5. (See 1946, 614 § 7; 1947, 506 § 3, 3A; 1949, 427
§11.)
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; 1949, 427 § 6. (See 1946, 614 § 7;
1949, 427 § 11.)
Sect. 6B amended, 1946, 614 § 5; revised, 1949, 427 § 6. (See 1946,
614 § 7; 1949, 427 § 11.)
Sects. 6C-6F added, 1949, 427 § 7 (relative to actions against cer-
tain employers for death and injuries resulting in death). (See 1949,
427 § 11.)
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.
992 Changes in the [Chap. 231.
Chapter 231. — Pleading and Practice.
Sect. 1A added, 1951, 403 (relative to the commencement of actions
arising out of tort and contract).
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. 6 A 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 mar-
ried 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); amended, 1951, 244. (See 1946,
212 § 3.)
Sect. 7, clause Sixth revised, 1939, 67 § 1. (See 1939, 67 § 2.)
Sect. 30 amended, 1949, 179.
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
physicians and others for malpractice, error or mistake). (See 1935,
118 § 2.)
Sect. 59D added, 1952, 139 (providing speedy trials of certain ac-
tions under election laws).
Sect. 63 amended, 1932, 84 § 1.
Sect. 69 amended, 1932, 177 § 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; 1952, 533 § 1. (See 1947, 386 § 2;
1952, 533 § 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 liabihty 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. 94A added, 1953, 169 (relative to defences in actions for false
arrest or imprisonment).
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
Chaps. 231A, 233.] GENERAL LaWS. 993
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. 104 amended, 1950, 500 § 2.
Sect. 107 revised, 1943, 296 § 4. (See 1943, 296 § 6.)
Sect. 108, second paragraph revised, 1939, 382; amended, 1948, 322;
revised, 1949, 683; 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. 125 A added, 1949, 171 § 1 (relative to the further report of
material facts in equity and probate appeals when evidence is not
reported) .
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; 1953, 104.
Sect. 147, Form 8 repealed, 1938, 350 § 2.
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 assist-
ant in his department).
Sect. 8 amended, 1933, 269 § 3, 376 § 3; 1949, 292.
Sects. 13A-13D added, 1937, 210 § 1 (making uniform the law secur-
ing the attendance of witnesses from without a state in criminal pro-
ceedings). (See 1937, 210 § 2.)
Sect. 20, second paragraph revised, 1951, 657 § 3.
Sect. 21, paragraph Second revised, 1950, 426.
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 admissibility in evi-
dence of written statements obtained from persons sustaining personal
injuries in accidents); amended, 1953, 242. (See 1945, 424 § 2.)
Sect. 26 amended, 1932, 71 § 1.
994 Changes in the [Chaps. 234, 235.
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. 76A 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. 79 A 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.)
Sect. 79C added, 1949, 183 § 1 (making admissible in evidence in
cases of contract or tort for malpractice certain statements of recog-
nized experts contained in certain publications). (See 1949, 183 § 2.)
Sect. 79D added, 1949, 240 (making admissible in evidence certain
copies of newspapers and documents made by the photographic or
microphotographic process) .
Sect. 79E added, 1952, 120 (relative to the admissibility in evidence
of business and pubUc records).
Sect. 79F added, 1952, 476 (relating to proof of the existence of a
public way).
Chapter 234. — Juries.
Sect. 1 amended, 1935, 257 § 11; 1936, 25; revised, 1949, 347 § 1.
(See 1935, 257 § 12; 1949, 347 § 5.)
Sect. 1A added, 1949, 347 § 2 (relative to excusing certain persons
from jury service). (See 1949, 347 § 5.)
Sect. 4, first paragraph revised, 1949, 347 § 3. (See 1949, 347 § 5.)
Sect. 11 amended, 1934, 150.
Sect. 15 repealed, 1936, 161 § 1. (See 1936, 161 § 3.)
Sect. 24 amended, 1941, 90.
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 jury). (See 1945, 428 § 3.)
Sect. 25, third sentence amended, 1949, 347 § 4. (See 1949, 347 § 5.)
Sect. 29 revised, 1945, 428 § 2. (See 1945, 428 § 3.)
Chapter 235. — Judgment and Execution.
Sect. 17, paragraph added at end, 1948, 113.
Sect. 34, clause Second amended, 1951, 35.
Chaps. 236^249.] GENERAL LaWS. 995
Chapter 236. — Levy of Executions on Land.
Sect. 5 revised, 1953, 338 § 4. (See 1953, 338 § 5.)
Sect. 18 revised, 1939, 32 § 4. (See 1939, 32 § 5.)
Sect. 49A added, 1953, 455 § 1 (relative to the dissolution of cer-
tain levies on execution on real estate by operation of law). (See
1953, 455 § 2.)
Chapter 239. — Summary Process for Possession of Land.
Sect. 1 amended, 1941, 242 § 1; first sentence amended, 1952, 151
§ 1; 1953, 106.
Sect. 5 revised, 1946, 175 § 1. (See 1946, 175 § 2.)
Sect. 6, two sentences added at end, 1952, 151 § 2.
Sect. 6A added, 1941, 242 § 2 (relative to conditions of bonds in
actions of summary process for recovery of possession of land after
Sects. 9-13 affected, 1941,700; 1946,43; 1947,78; 1948,2; 1949,87;
1950,33,301; 1951,30; 1952,25.
Sect. 9 amended, 1953, 485.
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 241. — Partition of Land.
Sect. 34 revised, 1950, 64 § 2.
Chapter 244. — Foreclosure and Redemption of Mortgages.
For legislation concerning judicial determination of rights to foreclose
real 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 mortgage 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 ;
1951, 78. (See 1935, 410 §§ 2, 3; 1941, 338 § 2; 1947, 264 § 2.)
Sect. 32, paragraph Eighth added at end, 1938, 343; revised, 1950,
260, 558.
Chapter 249. — Audita Querela, Certiorari, Mandamus and Quo Warranto.
Sect. 4 amended, 1943, 374 § 1; sentence added at end, 1953, 586
§ 1. (See 1939, 257; 1941, 28, 180; 1943, 374 §§ 3, 4; 1953, 586 § 2.)
Sect. 5 amended, 1938, 202; 1943, 374 § 2; 1949, 176. (See 1939,
257; 1941, 28, 180; 1943, 374 § 4.)
996 Changes in the [Chaps. 250-255.
Chapter 250. — Writs of Error, Vacating Judginent, Writs of Review.
Sect. 16 amended, 1933, 244 § 1. (See 1933, 244 § 2.)
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 254, — • Liens on Buildings and Land.
Sect. 30 added, 1953, 405 § 1 (providing for the recording of hens for
labor and notices of contract by the registers of deeds) .
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, 284 subsection 20 (relative to trust receipt and pledge
transactions) .
Sect. 3 amended, 1935, 86 § 2; revised, 1948, 550 § 45; 1949, 404 § 4.
Sects. 7A-7E added, 1935, 86 § 1 (relative to the mortgaging of crops
and certain other classes of personal propertjO-
Sect. 11 revised, 1939, 509 § 1.
Sect. 12 revised, 1939, 509 § 1; 1943, 410 § 1. (See 1943, 410 § 2.)
Sect. 12A added, 1950, 81 (providing that notice relative to finance
charges be printed in certain contracts of sale).
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.
Sect. 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. 25A added, 1950, 326 § 9 (relative to liens on trailer coaches
for certain charges) .
Sect. 26 amended, 1950, 326 § 10.
Sect. 27 amended, 1950, 326 § 11.
Sect. 31 revised, 1950, 326 § 12.
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.)
I
Chaps. 255A-262.] GENERAL LaWS. 997
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
Henee).
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; last sentence revised, 1950, 454 § 1.
Sect. 43 revised, 1947, 273 § 4.
Sect. 44 revised, 1947, 273 § 5; amended, 1950, 454 § 2.
Sect. 45 amended, 1947, 273 § 6.
Chapter 255A. — Trust Receipts and Pledges without Possession in the
Pledgee.
New chapter inserted, 1936, 264.
Sect. 13, subsection 3 amended, 1951, 445.
Chapter 258. — Claims against the Commonwealth.
Sect. 3 revised, 1932, 180 § 41; 1951, 518.
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 mav 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. 4B added, 1949, 531 (relative to the commencement of actions
arising out of motor vehicle hit and run accidents, so called).
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, paragraph 6 amended, 1948, 295; revised, 1949, 129;
amended, 1951, 40.
Sect. 2 revised, 1939, 345 § 1; third paragraph amended, 1950,
119 § 1. (See 1939, 345 § 3.)
998 Changes in the [Chap. 263.
Sect. 4, sixth paragraph revised, 1950, 119 § 2; 1953, 632; 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. 23 amended, 1953, 96.
Sect. 24 amended, 1953, 89.
Sect. 25 amended, 1933, 162; 1934, 141; 1945, 236 § 1; 1949,335.
(See 1945, 236 § 2.)
Sect. 29 amended, 1949, 697.
Sect. 32 revised, 1935, 280.
Sect. 34 amended, 1933, 21; revised, 1948, 550 § 1; clauses (5)-
(10), (26), (37)-(41), (70), (71), (73) and (77) stricken out, 1949, 297
§ 1; clauses (17)-(19) stricken out, 1949, 404 § 3; clause (21) revised,
1952, 32 § 2; clauses (47) and (48) revised, 1949, 404 § 1; clause (56)
amended, 1951, 58; clause (69) revised, 1953, 164 § 3; clause (79)
revised, 1949, 404 § 2.
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. 36 revised, 1952, 301.
Sect. 38, second paragraph amended, 1937, 97; two paragraphs
inserted after paragraph in line 23, 1945, 569 § 2; section revised, 1946,
353 § 1; second paragraph amended, 1951, 179; paragraph inserted
after third paragraph, 1950, 539 § 2; section revised, 1953, 348 § 1.
Sect. 39, paragraph in lines 15, 16 amended, 1945, 522; paragraph
added at end, 1939, 13; section revised, 1946, 353 § 2; 1950, 589; 1953,
348 § 2.
Sect. 40 revised, 1934, 324 § 1; paragraph inserted after second
paragraph, 1951, 657 § 4. (See 1934, 324 § 2.)
Sect. 44 revised, 1953, 308.
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. 51 revised, 1951, 605.
Sect. 53 amended, 1936, 251; fourth sentence revised, 1947, 181;
amended, 1948, 340.
Sect. 53 stricken out and new sections 53 and 53A inserted, 1949,
455 (relative to the payment of witness fees to certain police officers in
criminal cases).
Sect. 53 revised, 1952, 364.
Sect. 53B added, 1952, 235 (providing for payment of witness fees
to state poHce officers).
Chapter 263. — Rights of Persons Accused of Crime.
Sect. 4 amended, 1953, 319 § 28. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
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.)
Sect. 8A amended, 1953, 319 § 29. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Chaps. 264-266.] GENERAL LaWS. 999
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.
Sects. 13-15 added, 1949, 619 (barring certain persons from tiie public
service and requiring an oath of allegiance by certain public employees).
Sect. 13 repealed, 1951, 805 § 1. (See 1951, 805 §§ 6, 7.)
Sect. 15 amended, 1951, 805 § 2. (See 1951, 805 §§ 6, 7.)
Sects. 16-23 added, 1951, 805 § 3 (relative to subversive organiza-
tions).
Sect. 18 amended, 1952, 380.
Chapter 265. — Crimes against the Person.
Sect. 2 revised, 1951, 203.
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. 13B added, 1953, 299 (providing a separate penalty for in-
decent assault on a child).
Sect. 17 revised, 1943, 250 § 1; 1952, 406 § 1. (See 1943, 250 § 2;
1952, 406 § 2.)
Sect. 25 revised, 1932, 211; 1953, 294.
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; revised, 1950, 30.
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. 54. See 1933, 59 § 3.
1000 Changes in the [Chaps. 268-270.
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; 1949,
118 § 4; revised, 1950, 27 § 3; amended, 1950, 240, 354 § 3, 492 § 3.
Sect. 71A added, 1950, 718 (prohibiting the unauthorized use of
names or imitations thereof of certain organizations).
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.
Sect. 91 A added, 1953, 250 (further regulating advertising relative
to the sale or offering for sale of mechandise, commodities or service).
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; amended, 1949, 761 § 14. (See
1948, 660 § 26.)
Sect. 123 revised, 1941, 344 § 27.
Chapter 268. — Crimes against Public Justice.
Sect. 1A amended, 1947, 106.
Sect. 13A added, 1950, 109 (prohibiting the picketing of courts and
certain other places).
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, 2.50 § 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).
Sect. 12 revised, 1951, 219; 1952, 286.
Sects 12A and 12B added, 1951, 263 (regulating the sale and use of
air rifles or so-called BB guns).
Sect. 12C added, 1951, 296 (prohibiting the sale or possession of cer-
tain knives having a spring release).
Chapter 270. — Crimes against Public Health.
Sect. 2, first sentence amended, 1949, 658.
Sect. 2B added, 1946, 517 § 1 (regulating the labelling of preparations
I
I
Chaps. 271, 272.] GENERAL LawS. 1001
containing DDT and certain other preparations dangerous to public
health).
Sect. 3A added, 1951, 444 (relative to the placing of poison or poisoned
food for the control of rats, mice or other rodents).
Sect. 5 amended, 1934, 328 § 27.
Sect. 16 added, 1949, 416 (imposing a penalty on persons who dis-
pose of garbage or refuse on highways or private property without
permission).
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. 5A added, 1951, 483 (prohibiting the manufacture, sale, trans-
portation or use of certain slot machines as gambling devices).
Sect. 6A added, 1938, 144 (making certain endless chain transactions
subject to the laws relative to lotteries).
Sect. 6B added, 1953, 243 (making the game commonly known as
skilo, and similar games, 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; 1953, 319 § 30. (See 1953,
319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sects. 31, 33, 34 affected by 1935, 454 § 8, 471 § 2.
Sect. 39A added, 1947, 405 (imposing 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.
Sect. 44 added, 1950, 166 § 1 (making certain settlements and re-
leases obtained from injured persons confined in hospitals invalid).
(See 1950, 166 § 2.)
Sect. 45 added, 1952, 346 (prohibiting the charging of fees solely for
the registration of prospective tenants of dwellings).
Sect. 46 added, 1953, 187 (regulating the disposal of containers used
for refrigerative purposes).
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.
1002 Changes in the [Chaps. 273-274.
Sect. 64 amended, 1951, 119 § 1.
Sect. 66 amended, 1939, 451 § 67; 1951, 119 § 2.
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. SOD added, 1947, 168 (regulating the sale at retail of certain
living baby chicks, ducklings and other fowl).
Sect. 84 amended, 1951, 34 § 1.
Sect. 85 repealed, 1951, 34 § 2.
Sect. 85A added, 1945, 276 § 1 (relative to killing, etc., of dogs and
other domesticated animals and certain birds); first sentence amended.
1951, 185.
Sect. 92A added, 1933, 117 (preventing advertisements tending to
discriminate against persons of any religious sect, creed, class, denomi-
nation or nationality by places of public accommodation, resort or
amusement) ; second paragraph revised, 1953, 437.
Sect. 97A added, 1934, 164 (prohibiting the use of documents drawn
to imitate judicial process).
Sect. 98 amended, 1934, 138; revised, 1950, 479 § 3.
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 (penalizing 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; amended, 1953,
319 § 31. (See 1943, 87 § 2; 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 8, sentence added at end, 1953, 505.
Sect. 9 repealed, 1938, 219 § 1.
Sect. 10 revised, 1938, 219 § 2.
Sect. 14, sentence added at end, 1943, 13.
Sect 17 revised 1953 163
Sects. 20-22. See 1937, 440 § 2; 1941, 597 § 1, 729 § 2; 1943, 489 § 2.
Chapter 273A. — Enforcement of the Duty to Support Dependents.
New chapter inserted, 1951, 657 § 1.
Chapter 274. — Felonies, Accessories and Attempts to Commit Crimes.
Sect. 4 revised, 1943, 488 § 1. (See 1943, 488 §§ 2, 3.)
Chaps. 275, 276.] GENERAL LaWS. 1003
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-
rants) .
Sect. 7 amended, 1934, 235 § 2.
Sect. 9 amended, 1947, 359.
Sects. lOA-lOD added, under caption " EXTRA.-TERRiTORrAL 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. 21 amended, 1953, 319 § 32. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 28 amended, 1949, 184.
Sect. 33A added, 1945, 205 (providing that certain persons held in
custody shall be permitted to communicate by telephone with relatives
and others); amended, 1946, 277.
Sect. 37A added, 1932, 180 § 43 (relative to the assignment of coun-
sel 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, first paragraph amended, 1953, 319 § 33; sentence added
at end of second paragraph, 1943, 330; same paragraph revised, 1945,
235; paragraph added at end, 1939, 299 § 4. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 83 revised, 1936, 360; amended, 1937, 186; revised, 1947,
566 § 1; sentence inserted before last sentence, 1947, 639; section re-
vised, 1949, 783 § 1; first paragraph amended, 1950, 513, 531; revised,
1951, 774 § 1; amended, 1953, 341, 420 § 1; sentence inserted after
sixth sentence, 1952, 241; paragraph added at end, 1951, 774 § 2. (See
1949, 783 §§ 3, 4; 1951, 774 § 3.)
Sect. 83 A 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; amended, 1951, 563 § 1; paragraph added at end,
1951, 563 § 2. (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); repealed, 1949, 783 § 2. (See 1947, 655 § 3;
1949, 783 § 4.)
1004 Changes in the [Chaps. 277, 278.
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); repealed, 1949, 783 § 2. (See 1949, 783 § 4.)
Sect. 84 revised, 1937, 219 § 5; 1939, 214 § 7.
Sect. 85, sentence inserted after first sentence, 1950, 145 § 1.
Sect. 87 amended, 1941, 264 § 2.
Sect. 89, sentence added at end, 1934, 217 § 2; first paragraph re-
vised, 1953, 364; 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. 99, sentence inserted after third sentence, 1952, 348.
Sect. 100 amended, 1943, 64; 1953, 319 § 34. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39,
40.)
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. 1A added, 1952, 494 (relative to completing investigations
started by grand juries).
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. 58 A 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 by 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. 16B added, 1949, 302 (providing that the general pubhc may
be excluded from the court room during the trial of any criminal pro-
ceeding in a district court involving husband and wife).
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.)
Chaps. 279, 280.] GENERAL LaWS. 1005
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. 31, second sentence revised, 1953, 384.
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. 2 amended, 1949, 584.
Sect. 3A amended, 1935, 50 § 2, 437 § 2. (See 1935, 50 § 6, 437 § 8.)
Sect. 4 revised, 1935, 50 § 3, 437 § 3. (See 1935, 50 § 6, 437 § 8.)
Sect. 4A, sentence added at end, 1950, 145 § 2.
Sect. 9 amended, 1932, 221 § 2.
Sect. 11 amended, 1934, 328 § 28.
Sect. 18 revised, 1947, 516; 1951, 134.
Sect. 26 revised, 1946, 276.
Sect. 28 amended, 1946, 275.
Sect. 30 revised, 1951, 642.
Sect. 31 amended, 1953, 319 § 35. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect. 33 amended, 1952, 90.
Sect. 37 amended, 1953, 319 § 36. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
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.)
Sect. 48 revised, 1951, 515.
Chapter 280. — Fines and Forfeitures.
Sect. 2, last sentence stricken out, 1934, 364 § 2; sentence added
at end, 1935, 303 § 1; section amended, 1953, 319 § 37. (See 1934,
364 § 3; 1935, 303 § 2; 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Sect, 6 revised, 1937, 251 § 1. (See 1937, 251 § 2.)
Sect. 16 amended, 1953, 319 § 38. (See 1953, 319 §§ 39, 40.)
Cbe Commontuealtb of ^as0acf)U0ett0
Office of the Secretary, Boston, January 11, 1954.
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.
EDWARD J. CRONIN,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
INDEX.
Abington, town of (see Cities and towns).
Academies (see Massachusetts maritime academy; schools).
Accident insurance (see Insurance, classes of insurance).
Accidents, industrial, department of (see Industrial accidents, de-
partment of).
Accountants, certified, public, examination fee for, increased
Accounts, cities and towns of (see Municipal finance).
director and divisions of (see Corporations and taxation, de-
partment of),
districts, of (see Districts).
public (see County finance; Municipal finance; State finance).
ACTIONS, CIVIL:
divorce (see Divorce, probate courts).
eminent domain, petitions for damages for takings by, admis-
sion of material facts and documents in, providing for .
false arrest or imprisonment, actions for, defenses to, relative to
military and naval service of the United States, persons serving
in, rights of, under laws, relative to ... .
small claims, ad damnum in, increase of, providing for
effective date of ....... .
summary process for possession of land, deceased tenants, time
extensions for surviving spouse, parents or children of,
under laws, relative to ......
rent control, establishment of, as affecting ....
rights for possession of land under, extension of .
See also Evidence; Practice in civil actions.
Acton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Acts and resolves, number passed by general court
veto by governor ........
Ad damnum, small claims, actions of, in, increase of .
effective date of ...... .
Adjutant general (see Militia).
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, COMMISSION ON:
in general, employee awards, board, efficiency of state govern-
ment, suggestions for improving, recognition for, by,
providing for ....... .
equipment, transfers of from one state agency to another,
powers and duties as to .
housing authorities, contracts, certain, of, approval of, by
mealfl, reimbursement of state officers and employees for ex-
penses incurred for, rules and votes for, establishment by
salary schedule, permanent, for certain state officers and em-
ployees, establishment of, powers and duties as to .
tornado disaster relief in area stricken by, alleviation of, trans-
fer of funds to certain appropriation accounts for purposes
of
Youth Service Board, sale or transfer of land by, approval by
budget commissioner, appropriation acts, certain sections of,
furnishing of copies of to state departments, etc., by
building construction, division of, director of, reports, certain,
by, filing of, with .......
Highway Fund, transfer, certain, from requests for, by
state departments, reorganization of, transfer of functions of,
powers and duties as to .
building construction, division of, establishment of, in
commissioner of administration, hospital costs and finances,
division of, powers and duties as to .
hospital expenses, public welfare and other public assistance,
patients of, powers and duties as to .
ofiicers, certain, commonwealth of, travel, maintenance charges
or payments in lieu thereof, vacation leave and sick leave,
for, rules and regulations relative to, making of, by
state land, certain, in town of Norfolk, conveyance to Boston
Edison company, by .
Veterans bonus commission, appointment to membership of, of
Chap.
169
550
168
277
4, 5, 6
485
431
106
1-15
168
277
Page 797
Page 797
201
500
2
408
4
489
4
573
4
(675
4
489
6
573
6
675
6
651
1-3
590
489
14
612
5
489
Item 2955-00
408
12
678
lOA
612
1-13
630
1, 2
636
1-9
445
440
1008
Index.
Chap.
Section.
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, COMMISSION ON
— Concluded.
comptroller, accounting system, commonwealth of, powers and
duties as to
appropriations, certain, procedure on control accounting
records for, powers and duties as to .
bonds, securities, commonwealth of, transfer of unexpended
receipts from sale of, powers and duties as to
building construction, division of, powers and duties as to
capital outlay program for commonwealth, powers and duties
as to .........
corporation and taxation, department of, reorganization of,
powers and duties as to .
general court, members of, travel and expense allowances for,
payment of, powers and duties as to
40
272
612
263
general fund, surplus account of, certain charges upon, powers j 408
407
4
9
37
675
489
408
646
and duties as to
Lowell Technological Institute of Massachusetts, powers and
duties as to .
payments, certain, by commonwealth, agreements as to
fees for legal services in connection with, filing of,
with ....... Resolves
salaries, certain state officers and employees of, cost of living
adjustment of, powers and duties as to ...
surplus material, acquisition of from federal government,
incurring of liabilities in connection with, powers and { 573
duties as to ...... . [ 675
veterans services fund, transfer of money from General Fund
to, by ........ .
hospital costs and finances, division of, establishment of,
powers and duties of .
personnel and standardization, division of, director, build-
ing construction, division of, employees of, higher salary
grades for, approval of, by .
permanent positions and salary rates, schedules of, filing of,
with, duties as to . . . . .
State purchasing agent, equipment, transfers of from one state
agency to another, powers and duties as to .
state printing, expenditures for, approval by . . .
surplus material, acquisition of from federal government, in-
curring of liabilities in connection with, by, authorized .
Administrative services, division of (see Corporations and taxa-
tion, department of).
Administrator of veterans' affairs (see Veterans' affairs, admin-
istrator of).
Administrators (see Executors and administrators).
Adoptions, birth records, amendment of to conform to decree of,
relative to . . . . . . .
children, of, consent, certain, required for, proceedings relative
to, further regulation of .... .
Advertising, sale of merchandise, commodities and service, for,
further regulation of .
AERONAUTICS COMMISSION, MASSACHUSETTS:
airports, certain, construction of, powers and duties as to .
Agawam, town of (see Cities and towns).
Aged persons, assistance to (see Old age assistance, so called).
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, water chestnut, spread of, control and curtailment
of, providing for .......
commissioner, livestock disease control, division of, placing
under jurisdiction, of .
divisions of:
livestock disease control, director, vesicular stomatitis or
vesicular exanthema, domestic animals afflicted with,
powers and duties as to .
placing of, under jurisdiction of commissioner of said de-
partment, providing for . . . .
milk control, commission, for, establishment of, in
milk regulation board, membership of, relative to
524
19
655
594
604
604
2
11
12, 13
10
9
9
9
10
1, 2
612
11
408
6
489
6
573
6
675
6
201
489
9A
573
9A
675
9A
489
9
573
9
675
9
261
1, 2
61
593
1,2
1. 2
1, 2
1.2
1, 2
1-8
7
Index.
1009
Chap.
Aid, state and military (see Veterans' benefits).
See also Disabled persons, aid to; Old age assistance, so called:
Public welfare, etc.
Aides-de-camp (see Militia).
Airport management board, state:
commissioner of airport management, Bedford military air base,
confirmatory deed between United States and common-
wealth, for, execution of, by . . . . .
General Edward Lawrence Logan Airport, glass enclosures,
certain, at, construction of, powers and duties as to .
East Boston, channel, certain, in, dredging of, delegation to de-
partment of public works of certain powers of, relative
to
General Edward Lawrence Logan Airport, glass enclosures, cer-
tain, at, construction of, approval by .
World War Memorial Park, city of Boston, in, powers and duties
as to .........
Airports, Logan airport. General Edward Lawrence, glass enclosures,
certain, at, construction of, providing for
Air tank inspections, insurance companies by, reports of, relative to
Albrecht, Alice M., acts as notarv public . . Resolve
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES:
manufacture, transportation, storage and sale of:
licenses, seasonal, for sale of, granting of, review by alcoholic
beverages control commission of, relative to .
taxes, certain, upon, further providing for ....
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CONTROL COMMISSION:
licenses, seasonal, for sale of alcoholic beverages, granting of by
local boards, review by, relative to ... .
local licensing authorities, actions of, appeals from, to, relative to
Alden, Arthur W., status as member of fire department of town of
Mansfield, relative to .
Americal Shore and Beach Preservation Association, meeting of
in city of Boston, payment by commonwealth of expenses
in connection with .......
American Airlines, Inc., General Edward Lawrence Logan Airport,
glass enclosures, certain, at, construction of, reimburse-
ment to commonwealth for, by .
American Legion, The, Jamaica Plain Post No. 76, Incorporated,
American Legion, conveyance by metropolitan district
commission of certain land, to .... .
Lawrence W. Foster Post No. 93, Inc., sale by commonwealth of
land to ........ .
American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS, state convention
of in city of Salem, proper representation of common-
wealth at, providing for .... Resolve
Amesbury, town of (see Cities and towns).
Angell, Stanley A., appointment as permanent member of fire de-
ment of town of North Attleborough, authorized .
Angelo, Josephine T., retirement allowance of, increase of, city of
Quincj% by .......
Animals, dogs, use of for hunting water fowl, relative to
domestic, eradication of certain diseases affecting, providing for
Annuities, disabled veterans, certain, for, providing for
APPELLATE TAX BOARD:
appeals, certain, to, late entry of, providing for
telephone and telegraph companies, property of, appeals, certain
from assessed valuation of, speedy hearings for, by, pro
viding for ........
Appropriations, counties, for maintenance of, certain, etc.
state departments, boards, commissions, institutions, etc., of,
appropriations for maintenance, etc., of
Architects, certificates of registration, of, renewal of, fee for, rela
tive to ....... .
Arena, Boston, purchase, maintenance and operation of, common
wealth, by, providing ......
Arena Authority, Boston (see Boston Arena Authority).
Arlington Street Church, Proprietors of Arlington Street Church
The, hereafter to be known as .
Arlington, town of (see Cities and towns).
641
5.39
322
530
52S
539
35
14
310
246
310
672
408 Item 0456-04
620
427
1. 2
390
1, 2
115
19
1,2
655
1. 2
529
506
519
1-4
408
1-13
489
1-15
5^3
1-10
675
1-11
1-9
1010 Index.
Chap. Section.
Armed forces of United States (see Military and naval service of
the United States).
Armenian American Veterans Association, Inc., leasing by cities
and towns of suitable headquarters of, providing for . 469
ART COMMISSION:
One Hundred and Fourth Infantry Regiment, present mural of,
remodeling of, powers and duties as to . . Resolve 26
Ashburnham, town of (see Cities and towns).
Ashland, town of (see Cities and towns).
Assessment of taxes (see Taxation, local taxes).
ASSESSORS OF TAXES:
appellate tax board, certain appeals to, from decisions of, late
entry of, relative to ...... . 476 1, 2
blind persons, real estate tax exemption, for, powers and duties
as to 379
election or appointment of, relative to . . . . . 267 1, 2
excise taxes, motor vehicles and trailers, registered, upon, abate-
ment of certain, powers and duties as to . . _ . 388
housing projects, certain, construction of, powers and duties as
to 647 2
motor vehicles, excise tax upon, table for determination of rate
of, change in, powers and duties as to . . . . 653
motor vehicles and trailers, unpaid excise taxes upon, powers and
duties as to . . . . . . 339 1, 2
parsonages, tax exemption for, amount of, increased, as to . 231
personal property taxes, television sets, exemption for, from,
as affecting ........ 347
poll tax. assessment on persons claiming exemption from, rela-
tive to ........ . 358
tax rates, reduction of, use of certain available funds for pur-
poses of, by, relative to . . . . . .119
telephone and telegraph companies, property of, assessed valu-
ation of as determined by commissioner of corporations
and taxation, appeals from, by, speedy hearings for . 468
tornado, tax abatements for property damaged by, powers and
duties as to . . . . 568 1, 2
Assistance, dependent (see Children, for Dependent children, aid to),
disabled persons, for (see Disabled persons, aid for),
old age, for (see Old age assistance, so called).
Atlantic salmon, compact between commonwealth and state of
Connecticut for protection of .... . 599
Attachments, real estate, of, recording of, dissolution of, relative
to 338 1-6
Attleboro, city of (see Cities and towns).
ATTORNEY GENERAL:
deed, certain, conveying state property, waiver of restrictions
contained therein, approval as to form of, by . . 475
defective delinquents, certain, recommitment for observation
and examination, of, applications to superior court for,
filing of, by 645 2
housing authorities, deeds, certain, by, approval of, by . . 508
Jamaica Plain Post No. 76, Inc., American Legion, conveyance
of land by metropolitan district commission, to, approval
of deed for, by ....... . 620
Lawrence W. Foster Post No. 93, Inc., American Legion, sale by
commonwealth of land to, form of deed for, approval
by 427 1-3
Massachusetts highway safety committee, membership of, ap-
pointment to, of ....... 570 1
motor vehicle claims, certain, commonwealth, against, indem-
nification and protection for certain state officers and
employees, powers and duties as to . . . . 544
property damage, inmates of certain institutions, by, compen-
sation for, powers and duties as to . . . . 619 1, 2
teletypewriter regulations, board of, powers and duties as to . 474 1
veterans' bonus, commission, appointment to membership of,
of .440 5
wire tapping, authorization of, by, restriction of power as to, in-
vestigation and study by judicial council as to . . 32
Auditor, state, Mount Greylock Tramway authority, books and
accounts of, audit of, by . . . . . . 606 14
Avon, town of (see Cities and towns).
Ayer, town of (see Cities and towns).
Chap.
Section.
495
89
224
1. 2
194
141
1, 2
193
1-.3
192
1,2
Index. 1013
B
Bachelder, Elinor I., librarian of town of Ashland, life tenure for
Bail commissioners, bail fees, certain, of, increased
Bait, ice fishing, use of natural bait in, law providing for, repealed
Ballots (see Elections).
BANKING AND INSURANCE, DEPARTMENT OF:
banks and loan agencies, division of:
commissioner of banks, Korean war veterans, loans and ad-
vances of credit to, regulation of, by, providing for . 6.5li
savings banks, banking premises of, additions and altera-
tions to, amount that may be invested in, by, powers
and duties as to .
deposits of, maximum amount of, powers and duties as to
guaranty funds of, powers and duties as to .
payment of dividends by, powers and duties as to .
real estate mortgages of, revaluation of property subject
to, powers and duties as to . . . . .157
insurance, division of:
accident and health, life, insurance policies, general or blanket,
payment of premiums on, regulation of, as to . . 229 1, 2
commissioner of in.surance. Highway Safety Act, powers and
duties as to . . . . . . 570 1-5
hospital service corporations, non-profit, disputes with
subscribers of, submission for arbitration of, to . 636 5
enlargement of powers of, powers and duties as to . 287 1-7
housing projects, certain, corporations formed for purposes
of acquiring or constructing, powers and duties as to . 647 5, 8
insurance companies, mutual, guaranty capital and guar-
anty fund of, powers and duties as to, of . . . 220 1, 2
Korean war veterans, loans and advances of credit to,
regulation for, making of, by . . . . . 652 1-4
Massachusetts Highway Safety Committee, membership
of, appointment of . . . . . . 570 1
merit rating, motor vehicle liability policies or bonds, for,
classification of risks and premiums based upon, powers
and duties as to ....... 570 1-5
Banking companies (see Banks and banking).
BANKS AND BANKING:
in general, Korean war veterans, loans and advances of credit
to, by, providing for ....... 652 1-4
Massachusetts Business Development Corporation, The, mem-
bership in, financial institutions, of, providing for .
taxes, certain, upon, further continuation of, providing for
banking companies, cities, towns and districts, deposits of,
in, relative to . . . .
credit unions, deposits by, in, authorized ....
further regulation of . . . . . . .210
demand deposits, maximum amount which may be received
by, increase of . . . . . . .
deposits and certificate funds of, limitations on, relative to
treasurer, state, deposits, certain, by, in, relative to
co-operative banks, guaranty funds of, transfers, certain, to,
relative to . . . . . . •..-.•
net profits of, definition of and providing for distribution
thereof .........
savings and loan associations, municipal trust funds, invest-
ments of, in. further regulation of . . . .
savings banks, deposits, maximum amount of, increase in
amount which may be received by ... .
dividends, payment of, by, relative to . .
employees retirement association, of, act relative to
guaranty funds, of, relative to . . .
investments by, banking premises, alterations and additions
to said premises, amount to be invested in, by, relative to
capital stock of fire insurance companies, in, authorized
common stock of certain banks, in, relative to .
mortgages, revaluation of real estate mortgaged to, rela-
tive to ........ .
officers and trustees of, loans to, by, relative to .
671
246
6,7
10
103
121
210
123
122
223
li]
2
87
1, 2
83
141
192
329
193
1,2
1. 2
I. 2
1-3
194
160
158
167
120
1012 Index.
Chap. Section.
Banks and loan agencies, division of (see Banking and insur-
ance, department of).
BARNSTABLE COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. ..... 519 1
beach commission, establishment of, in, authorized . . 214 1-4
County Hospital, resident doctor of, construction and equip-
ping new residence for, by, authorized .... 616 1,2
police training school, bureau of criminal investigation, estab-
lishment of, in . . . .124 1-3
sea walls, construction of, in, contributions for, by . .98 1,2
Barnstable, Fire District, water supply of, sources, certain, of, rela-
tive to 217 1,2
town of (see Cities and towns).
Bays (see Waters and waterways).
Beach districts, public (see Districts).
Beaches, public, division of (see Public works, department of).
Beauty operators (see Hairdressers; operators).
Beauty shops, locations of, changes in, new certificate of regis-
tration for, establishment of fee for .... 537 1, 2
Bedford, United States military air force base, execution of con-
firmatory deed by commonwealth, for, pro\dding for 641
Belle Isle Channel, city of Revere in, dredging of, investigation
and study relative to, providing for Resolve 72
Belmont Hospital, consolidation with Worcester City Hospital,
of
Belmont, town of (see Cities and towns).
BERKSHIRE COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. ....
Hampshire county sanatorium, additional water supply fa-
cilities and X-ray equipment for, powers and duties as
to
horse racing, county fairs, at, permission for, submission to
voters of question of
recreational advantages, of, advertisement of, amount of money
to be expended for purposes of, increased
Betterment assessments, liens for, certificate dissolving, fee for .
petitions for abatement of, evidence relative to . . .
Beverages, alcoholic (see Alcoholic beverages).
Beverly, city of (see Cities and towns).
Biennial elections (see Elections).
Birds (see Game and inland fisheries).
Birth records, amendment of in cases of adoption and change of
name, providing for ....... 261 1, 2
Blind, division of the (see Education, department of).
Blind persons, real estate tax exemption for . . . 379
vending stands in public buildings, granting of permits for, to,
relative to 457 1, 2
BOARDS, LOCAL:
See Cities and towns.
BOARDS, STATE:
See Commonwealth, departments, boards, commissions, etc.,
of, also specific titles of state department, boards, com-
missions, etc.
Boilers, steam (see Steam boilers).
Bonds, cities and towns, of (see Municipal finance),
commonwealth of (.see State finance),
counties, of (see County finance).
gas and electric companies, issuance by, of, relative to . .85
housing authorities, local, of, elderly persons, housing project
for, financing costs of, issuance of for purposes of 668 1-6
taxation exemption on ...... 292
Metropolitan Transit Authority, certain, of, proceeds of, use
of, by ....... .
Mount Greylock Tramway Authority, issuance by, of, relative
to
regional school districts, of, taxation exemption for .
revenue, municipalities, of, issuance of, investigation and study
b.y special commission, relative to . . Resolve
Boston, and Maine Railroad, grade crossing, certain, of, abolish-
ment of, providing for ......
Arena Authority, establishment of .....
city of (.see Cities and towns).
Edison Company, conveyance by commonwealth of certain state
land, to ........ . 445
266
1-8
519
1
62
1-3
389
381
344
104
433
1-4
606
292
1-20
59
443
669
1-9
Index.
1013
Chap.
Boston — Concluded.
Port Authority, abolishment of and establishment of Port of
Boston Commission ....... fi08
conveyance by city of Boston of Castle Island, to . . 626
shore protection work, certain, expenditures for, powers and
duties as to
Straits Pond, improvement of, investigation and study rela-
tive to, powers and duties as to . . . Resolve
Port commission, establishment of ....
pier sites and locations, purchase of and construction thereon
amount to be expended for, by, increased
port of (see Port of Boston),
psychopathic hospital, acquisition of certain land in city of Bos
ton for purposes of expansion of .
Society of Natural History, use of museum of science by school
children, contracts with Metropolitan District Commis-
sion for purposes of, by .... .
State Hospital, clinical and research laboratory at, designated
as Abraham Myerson Memorial Laboratory .
Terminal Corporation, special police officers of, powers of, rela
tive to ....... .
Bottles, use of for sale of milk or cream, sealing of, relative to .
Bourne, town of (see Cities and towns).
Water District, boundaries of, extension of . .
Boxing, professional matches or exhibitions, of, gloves worn in
change in weight of ..... .
Bradford Durfee Technical Institute of Fa,ll River, board of
trustees of, granting of honorary degrees of master of
science, by, authorized .....
new science building, at, designated as Leslie B. Coombs Science
Hall
Breakheart reservation, entrance to, in tov/n of Wakefield, con
struction of, by Metropolitan District Commission, pro-
viding for .........
BRIDGES:
Fiedler bridge, certain foot bridge in city of Boston designated
as . . . . . . . . Resolve
railroad crossings, over, erection of suitable bridge guards at,
relative to .......
railroad grade crossings, over, repair of, relative to .
Revere, footbridge, certain, construction of, by state department
of public works, in ..... .
Smith, Roy C, Bridge, certain bridge over Neponset River to
be constructed and designated as ...
Whittier, John Greenleaf, Bridge, certain bridge over Merrimac
River on route 1 designated as .
BRISTOL COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. ....
county jail and house of correction, New Bedford, in, certain
improvement at, providing for .
tuberculosis hospital, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of
senior phj-sician of, living quarters for, providing for
Brockton, city of (see Cities and towns).
Brook, John, increase in pension payable to, by city of Springfield,
providing for . . . . ._ . . .531
41
608
649
512
374
232
42
2.59
/150
1497
238
648
416
86
216
332
587
578
460
519
419
506
131
Brooker, Rosalind Poll, acts as notary public validated Resolve
Brookline, town of (see Cities and towns).
Brown, Arthur W., acts as trustee of Lowell Textile Institute vali-
dated ....... Resolve
Budget commissioner (see Administration and finance, commission
on).
Building construction, division of (see Administration and P'i-
nance, commission on).
Buildings, dwelling houses, rent control for, establishment of .
projects, housing, construction of, organization of corporations
for purposes of ....... .
public, contracts for, investigation and study by special commis-
sion relative to . . . Resolve
vending stands in, permits for operation of, granting of to
blind persons, relative to ..... .
state office building, new, con.struction of, investigation and
study by special commission relative to . Resolve
sub-division control law, as afTecting construction of
See also Dwellings; Lodging houses.
11
1-16
1, 2
3145-03
1-16
1-3
1, 2
1-4
1. 2
1, 2
1. 2
1, 2
1. 2
1. 2
1
1-3
1-5
434
1-15
647
1-21
45
457
1. 2
99
674
1-11
1014 Index.
Chap.
Burden of proof (see Evidence).
Burlington, town of (see Cities and towns).
Buses (see Motor vehicles).
Business corporations (see Corporations).
By-laws (see Ordinances and by-laws).
Cabins, false entry in registers of, penalty for, providing for . . 136
Call firemen (see Fire departments).
Cambridge, city of (see Cities and towns).
Canals (see Waters and waterways).
Candidates (see Elections).
Cancer patients, certain, payments for care of, relative to . . 562
Canton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Capital outlay program for commonwealth, providing for 660 1-4
bonds, certain issued under, terms of, sale of, validated . . | ^I^ i' o
Capital stock (see Securities).
Carriers, common and contract, official documents and orders of
department of public utilities, relative to, fee for copies
of 308
interstate, motor vehicle fee, certain, not required of . 423
property, of, duplicate plates, certificates, permits and licenses
for, fee for issuance of, increase of .... 309
See also Motor vehicles; Railroads; Steamships; Street rail-
ways; Transportation.
Cars (see Motor vehicles).
Cartons, three and one half gallon capacity, use of for certain com-
modities, authorized ....... 86
Casey, Francis X., widow of, payment by commonwealth of sum
of money to ..... . Resolve 66
Cemeteries, Pine Grove Cemetery Company, property of, transfer
to town of Pembroke, by . . . . . 184 1-4
Westport Point Cemetery, property of, receipt of and admin-
istration of by town of Westport, providing for . 186 1-4
Centerville-Osterville Fire District, water supply of, relative to 271 1, 2
Central Massachusetts Disaster Relief Committee Inc., pro-
ceeds of certain race meetings to be turned over to . 499 1-5
Cerebral palsy, school children afflicted with, transportation for,
providing for ........ 352
Certificates of registration (see Licenses and permits , also specific
titles).
Certified public accountants, examination fee for. increased 610 2
Certiorari, writs of, petitions for, practice relative to, further regu-
lation of 586 1, 2
Change of name, birth records, amendment of to conform to de-
cree of, relative to ...... . 261 1, 2
Chapman, Edith S., payment by town of Marblehead of an an-
nuity to 166 1, 2
Charitable contributions (see Contributions).
Charitable organizations, employees, of, minimum fair wages for,
establishment of ....... 615
Charter service (see Motor vehicles).
Chatham, town of (see Cities and towns) .
Chelsea, city of (see Cities and towns).
Chelsea Day Nursery and Children's Home, dissolution of,
disposition of property of, relative to . . . . 613 1-3
Chelsea Memorial Hospital, property of Chelsea Day Nursery
and Children's Home conveyed to ... . 613 2, 3
Child delinquency, prevention of, etc., special commission to in-
vestigate and study, revived and continued . Resolve 15
Children, adoption of, consent, certain, required for, proceedings f 61
relative to, further regulations of . . . \ 693 1, 2
cerebral palsy, school children with, transportation for, pro-
viding for . . . . 362
dependent children, aid to (see Dependent children, aid to),
foster children, income tax exemption allowance for, provid-
ing for ........ . 614
indecent assault and battery, upon, penalty for . . . 299
304
505
71
515
1-8
71
1-8
71
592
1-8
1-6
228
1-3
180
246
1-4
9
Index. 1015
Chap. Section.
Children — Concluded.
labor laws, certain pertaining to, suspension of by commissioner
of labor and industries, providing for .... 236
life or endowment insurance, certain minors deemed competent
to contract for policies of . . . .97
retarded, investigation and study relative to training facilities
therefor, revived and continued . . Resolve 27
school buses, use of, for certain religious, educational and recrea-
tional purposes, by, relative to . . . . .
support of, parents, by, relative to .....
See also Minors.
CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS:
Edwards Church of Northampton, transfer of properties of, to
The Jonathan Edwards Church of Northampton .
employees, of, minimum fair wages for, establishment of .
First Church in Northampton, The, transfer of properties of to
The Jonathan Edwards Church of Northampton .
First Parish in Northampton, The, transfer of properties of to
The Jonathan Edwards Church of Northampton .
incorporation of, providing for ..... .
Proprietors of Arlington Street Church, The, increase of mem-
bership, change of name, for .....
Westport Point Methodist Church, trustees of, transfer to town
of Westport of certain property owned by .
Cigarettes, taxes, certain, upon, further providing for .
CITIES AND TOWNS:
in general:
airports, municipal, construction costs, of, reimbursement from
commonwealth for, relative to .... . 524
Armenian American Veterans Association, Inc., leasing of
suitable headquarters to, by, providing for . . . 469
assessors of taxes (see Assessors of taxes).
banking companies, deposits in, by, relative to . . . 103
Betterment Assessments, liens for, certificates dissolving, fee
for 344
bonds and notes (see Municipal finance).
borrowing of money by, emergency finance board, under, rela-
tive to ....... .
indebtedness limit of, enlargement of . . .
public welfare and veterans benefits, purposes of, for
clerks, of (see City and town clerks),
common councils (see City councils).
contractors, coverage of workmen's compensation law extended
to reserve or special police officers employed by, under
contracts with ........ 139
employees, of (see Municipal officers and employees),
excavated land, furnishing of protective measures around by
owners of, enforcement of, by ..... 402
furnaces, certain, in, discharge of cinders, ashes and solids
from, investigation and study relative to . Resolve 5
licensing authorities, of (see Licensing authorities),
metropolitan water district, members of, water rate increase
for 618
municipal airports, construction costs of, reimbursement from
commonwealth for, relative to . . . . .524 2, 3
municipal buildings, vending stands in, operation of by blind
persons, relative to ...... . 457 1, 2
parking meters, receipts from, use of for payment of debts
incurred for the acquisition of off-street parking areas
and facilities ........ 92
planning boards, of, sub-division control law, acceptance of,
powers and duties as to . . . . . . 674 1-11
urban development corporations, certain, plans of, powers
and duties as to . . . . . 647 2, 9
police communications, fire alarm systems, traffic signals, bor-
rowing of money for, by, authorized .... 100
police officers (see Police officers).
private ways, repair of, by, further regulation of . . . 386 1, 2
public beach districts, formation of, by, providing for . . 576 1-3
public welfare, borrowing of money for purposes of, by, au-
thorized 479 1-4
public works projects, federal assistance in, time limit for in-
curring debt to secure benefits of, extension of . .173
467
1. 2
100
479
1-4
1016
Index.
Cha
CITIES AND TOWtfS — Continued.
in general — Concluded.
regional health districts, organization of, by, relative to
regional school districts, of (see Districts).
rent control, act establishing, powers and duties as to .
schools, of (see Schools).
state aid and reimbursement, municipal airports, for, amount
of increased ........
regional school districts, net average membership of, further
defining of under laws relative to ....
towns, forest fires, prevention of, expenses incurred for, to
sub-division control law, establishment of, for
tornado relief, alleviation by commonwealth of financial burden
imposed by disaster of tornado in current year
treasurers (see City and town treasurers).
United Spanish War Veterans, suitable headquarters for camps
of, appropriation for purposes of providing for, by, au-
thorized .........
veterans benefits, borrowing of money for purposes of, by, au-
thorized . . . . .
welfare records, certain, examination of by certain officers,
boards or committees of, relative to . . .
zoning laws, municipal, appeal, certain, under, assessment of
costs in, relative to . . . . .
cities, budgets, of, expenditure, certain, in, increase of, relative
to
public hearings on, relative to ....
tax rates, reduction of, by, relative to ...
towns, accountants of (see City and town auditors).
cancer patients, certain, payments for care of, powers and
duties as to
cerebral palsy, school children afflicted with, transportation
for, by, providing for . . .
forest fires, appropriations for prevention of, state reimburse
ment for expenses of, relative to .
hospital expenses, certain, incurred by, reimbursement by
commonwealth for ..... .
indemnity insurance, certain, authorized amount of coverage
pro-\aded by, increase of . . _ .
Lord's Day, certain work performed on, permits for, issuance
of, by, relative to . .
moderators, administration of the oath of office to, pro\'iding
for
municipal lighting departments, rate changes, uniform filing of
notice of, with department of public utilities, by managers
of .
public works, departments of, establishment of, in, relative to
schools (see Schools).
superintendency unions, withdrawals from, by, relative to
workmen's compensation losses, extraordinary, certain insur
ance protection against, payments for, by, authorized
special provisions relative to particular cities:
Attleboro, Marshall, William, city treasurer of, pensioning
of, by, authorized ......
Beverly, buildings, certain, additions or alterations to, by
relative to .......
water courses, certain, improvement of, by, providing for 552
Boston, alcoholic beverages, licenses, certain, for sale of, ( 90
hearings held in connection with, notices for, relative to \ 622
assessors of taxes, regulation of
Boston Arena, purchase and maintenance of by common-
wealth, providing for .......
city council, executive departments, administrative boards
and officers of, establishment, reorganization and estab-
lishment of, by, relative to .
Doyle, Vv'illiam D. Memorial Playground, certain play-
ground in Hyde Park district designated
East Boston, certain channel in, dredging of, relative to
certain road designated as George R. Visconti Road, in .
executive departments, administrative boards and officers
of, establishment, reorganization and abolishment of,
by, relative to ....... .
foot bridge, Storrow Highway, over, in, designated as
Fiedler Bridge ...... Resolve
600
434
524
470
535
674
465
175
479
342
102
51
79
119
562
362
535
636
209
108
44
502
101
334
149
398
267
289
322
393
1, 2
1-15
1-4
1-11
1-4
1, 2
1.2
1-6
1, 2
1. 2
1. 2
Index. 1017
CITIES AND TOWNS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular cities — Continued.
Boston — Concluded.
Franklin Foundation, powers and duties as to . . .77 1-3
Italian-American A\ orld War Veterans of the United States,
Inc., national convention of, in . . Resolve 36
land, certain, city of Quincy, in, sale of to said city, by . 174 1-3
conveyance to state department of mental health, by 512
laws, special, relative to, consolidation and arranging of,
special commission for purpose of, revived and con-
tinued ....... Resolve 95
licensing board, license applications, certain, hearings rela-
tive to, notices of, by . . . . . .90
further regulation of .... . 622
lodging houses, ashes, garbage, refuse, etc., suitable re-
ceptacles for, furnishing of, by, in, relative to . 256
mayor, executive departments, administrative boards and
officers of, establishment, reorganization and estab-
lishment of, by, relative to, approval by .
and, certain, conveyance to state department of mental
health, bj- ....... .
Port of Boston Commission, advisory council of, appoint-
ment to, of .
sale of land, certain, in city of Quincy, execution of deed,
by
Mulcahy, Philip Hugh Square, certain intersection in
Brighton district designated as .
municipal court of the Roxbury district, justices of, sal-
aries of, relative to ...... .
parking violations, regulation of, in
police commissioner, office of, salary of, relative to
police officers, additional day off or additional day's pay for,
when day off falls on legal holiday ....
Port of Boston Authority, conveyance of Castle Island to,
by, authorized ........
private ways, certain, naming of, relative to .
public library, trustees of, taking and holding of additional
real and personal property by, authorized
Readville Memorial Playground, certain play area in
Readville district designated as .
Reilly, William A., traffic circle at intersection of Soldiers
Field road and Cambridge street in Brighton district
designated as ..... . Resolve
second hand motor vehicles, dealers in, licensing of, by,
further regulation of . .
Second (Indian Head) Division Association, national con-
vention of to be held in, relative to Resolve
sewer assessments, certain, increase of, by . . .
Storrow, James J., Memorial Drive, design and construction
of, provisions of law restricting, repeal of . . .
street commissioners, board of, certain powers and duties of,
transfer of to city planning board, relative to
Sullivan, Rita, payment of certain compensation to, by-
ways, public, use of for playground purposes, by, providing
for
World War Memorial Park, East Boston district, in, con-
veyance to commonwealth of, care and control of by
metropolitan district commission, providing for
zoning law, of, amended ......
Brockton, Robertson, Keith, employment as reserve police
officer, of, by, relative to ..... .
water purposes, borrowing of money for, by . . .
Cambridge, land, certain, conveyance by metropolitan dis-
trict commission, to ...... .
park land, certain use of for school purposes, by
Chelsea, school teachers, back salaries of, expenditure of un-
expended balance of certain appropriation for payment of,
by, authorized ........
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, trustees of, acquisition by,
of land, certain, in ...... .
Everett, city council, members of, holding of certain offices or
positions by, restriction as to .
city hall, new, construction and equipping of, providing
for, in ........ .
473
1,2
512
608
2
174
1-3
275
297
249
452
1. 2
1-3
1,2
546
1,2
626
74
1.2
1.2
166
279
44
349
1, 2
35
93
1-3
396
1,2
414
180
1-3
528
411
1,2
665
147
1.2
1.2
447
7
1-3
1-3
43
551
1-3
15
1. 2
442
1,2
1018 Index.
Chap. Section.
CITIES AND TOWNS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular cities — Continued.
Everett — Concluded.
initiative and referendum for, providing for . .28 1, 2
school committee, members of, holding of certfiin oflBces or
positions by, restriction as to . . . .25 1, 2
unpaid bills, certain, appropriations for payment of, by,
authorized ........ 48 1-4
Fitchburg, city infirmary, nurses home and school, maternity
hospital, construction, equipment and furnishing of, bor-
rowing of money for, by, time for, extended, amount of,
increased ......... 315 1, 2
land, certain, in town of Lunenburg, sale of to Simonds Saw
and Steel Company, by, authorized . . . '
Maki, Reino A., payment of sum of money to, by, authorized
Gloucester, high school, improvement of grounds surrounding,
borrowing of money for, by, authorized . . .
land, certain, in town of Essex, purcha.se of, by, authorized
Holyoke, aldermen, board of, membership of, method of elec-
tion to, in, relative to . . .
initiative and referendiun, for, providing for
lands, certain, acquired for park and recreation purposes, use
by municipal gas and electric commission of, authorized .
water supply, increase of, by, authorized ....
Lawrence, Lawrence Municipal Hospital and Infirmary, board
of trustees of, establishment of. and further defining the
powers and duties of the department of public health and
charities .........
Lowell, development and industrial commission, existence of,
in, extended ........
grade crossing, certain, in, abolishment of by state depart-
ment of public works .......
Lowell Technological Institute of Massachusetts, powers
and duties as to
Ministry-at-Large, real estate of, tax exemption for, by
Lynn, land, certain, held for park purposes, sale of, by
Maiden, controller of accounts, ofiice of, five year term for, pro-
viding for, in ....... •
King. Moses H., pajmaent of pension to, by, authorized
land, certain, use for school purposes, by, authorized
Maiden Housing Authority, sale of land by, to, ratified and
confirmed . . . . .
O'Brien, Sarah C, pajnnent of annuity to, provisions of law
providing for, repeal of ..... .
off street parking lots, installation of parking meters in, by
park land, certain, transfer to school department of .
police department, members of, sick leave for, relative to .
Marlborough, Fort Meadow Pond Commission, establishment
of, powers and duties as to . . . . _. . 487 1-4
Medford, Amelia Earhart Highway, by-pass, certain, in,
designated as ....... • 458
Melrose, land, certain, held or used for park purposes, sale of,
by, authorized . . . . . .
New Bedford, mayor, powers and duties of, administration of,
during present emergency, relative to .
New Bedford Vocational High School, addition to, cost of,
reimbursement for, approval by school building assistance
commission of . . . . _ •
Newburyport, Lawler, George H., retirement and pensioning
of, by, authorized . . . . . . _ .
Newton, city offices, candidates for, nomination papers of, in,
relative to ........
land, certain, held for playground or schoolyard purposes,
use of, by, authorized ......
North Adams, North Adams Industrial Development Com-
mission, incorporation of, powers and duties as to .
Northampton, initiative and referendum, pro\'iding for, in
land, certain, in, acquisition of, by, authorized .
public domestic water supply, fluorination of, question of,
submission to voters of, providing for . ' . .
Peabody, district court of, justice of, salary of, relative to
Municipal Lighting Commission, assistant manager of,
office of, establishment of, in .431 1,2
597
424
1.2
625
161
1.2
1. 2
566
343
1-3
1. 2
9
659
1-3
1-3
335
1-6
183
1.2
443
407
602
66
3
1. 2
2, 1
188
629
148
1-5
1.2
2.3
148
1.3
152
610
10
336
1-3
1. 2
1-3
361
1.2
661
1,2
561
399
1-3
549
1. 2
367
1,2
548
63
598
1-10
1. 2
1-3
375
453
1.2
Index,
1019
Chap.
CITIES AND TOWNS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular cities — Continued.
Pittsfield, Balance Rock Park, conveyance to commonwealth,
of, by, authorized . . . . . .
Quincy, Angelo, Josephine T., retirement allowance of, in
crease of, by, authorized .....
city council, of, vacancies occuring in, filling of, relative to
land, certain, in, purchase of, from city of Boston, by
school committee, members of, method of election of, tenure
of office of, filling of vacancies occurring in, relative to
Veterans Memorial Field, certain contests at, providing
certain conveniences for, by ....
Revere, city planner, office of, present incumbent of, tenure of
relative to .......
foot bridge, Cove street, at, construction of, by state depart
ment of public works, maintenance and repair of, by
Revere High School Athletic Association, unpaid bills, cer
tain, of, payment of, by, authorized
Salem, American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS, state
convention to be held in, relative to . . Resolve
development and industrial commission, creation of, by pro
viding for ........
licenses and permits, renewal of, by ...
park property, certain, sale and conveyance of, by, au
thorized ........
Somerville, district court of, additional court officer for, pro-
viding for .
public works, department of. establishment of, in
stadium, construction of, borrowing of money for, by, au-
thorized . . . . . . .
Springfield, Brook, John, pension of, amount of, increase of
by, authorized .......
Connors, John W., widow of, reimbursement for certain
expenses incurred by, by, authorized . . .
district court, of, third assistant clerk of, salary of, relative
to .
primary elections, candidates for nomination at, enrolled
political party of, certification of, providing for
Springfield Municipal Hospital, operation of, by, relative
to
superior court building, in, adequate elevator facilities for
providing for .......
traffic powers, certain, delegation of, by, authorized .
traffic safety devises, certain, installation of, by, authorized
Taunton, borrowing of money for water purposes, by, author-
ized . . . . . .
municipal council of, meetings of, relative to
Waltham, elective municipal officers, party nominations for
providing for, in ......
Waltham Firemen's Relief Association, holding of addi
tional real and personal estate, by, authorized
Westfield, unpaid bills, certain, appropriation of money for
payment of, by, authorized .....
water commissioners, board of, establishment of, by, author
ized .........
Woburn, McGovern, John F., payment of sum of money to,
by, authorized .......
public works, superintendent of, placing under civil serv
ice laws, by, providing for . . . . .
school committee, members of. election of, regulation of,
relative to .......
Worcester, advisory health board, commissioner of public
health, law providing for, in, repealed .
health commissioner, health board, establishment of, in
loans, certain, by, repeal of provisions providing for .
public common, use of portion as public way, by, authorized
retirement act of, changes, certain, in .
school building, certain, removal of restriction on location
of
school purposes, acquiring land and borrowing of addition
money for, by ......
amount of money to be borrowed for, by, increased
sewerage bonds, time for issuance of, by, extended
569
1-3
390
321
174
1.2
1-3
177
1-4
182
1.2
345
1.2
587
1.2
605
1-4
35
82
12
368
369
1-3
1.2
1.2
1. 2
1.38
650
1.2
1-8
451
1-3
531
1-3
511
1, 2
380
580
1.2
221
1-3
403
81
565
1-3
1. 2
1-3
540
301
1, 2
1.2
1-5
237
1-4
227
1-4
624
1.2
257
1.2
128
1-4
181
181
53
584
520
1
2-4
1.2
1. 2
1, 2
24
1.2
253
113
1:53
1.2
1. 2
1. 2
1020
Index.
Chap.
CITIES AND TOWNS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular cities — Concluded.
Worcester City Hospital and Belmont Hospital, consolida
tion of, providing for .
special provisions relative to particular towns:
Abington, water main, certain, construction of in town of
Hingham, by, relative to .... .
Acton, Route 2, in, designated as Captain Isaac Davis High
way .........
Agawam, fire department, members of, certain vote of town
relative to, validated and confirmed
Amesbury, fire department, permanent members of, hours of
duty of ....... .
representative town government by limited town meeting
establishment of, in .
Arlington, land, certain, sale, conveyance or disposal of, by
authorized .......
Marques Construction Company, Inc., payment of sum of
money to, by ...... .
Spy Pond, in, sanitary condition of, further investigation
and study relative to . . . . . Resolve
Ashburnham, Gardner state hospital, sale of water to, au-
thorized .........
Ashland, Bachelder, Elinor I., librarian, of, life tenure for,
providing for .......
Avon, public ways, location and laying out of, acts of said
town relative to, validated and confirmed
Ayer, Craft, Clarence E., made eligible to take examination
for fire fighter, in ..... .
Barnstable, Barnstable fire district, water supply sources of
in, relative to ...... .
Centerville-Osterville fire district, source of water supply
for, in, relative to ..... .
conveyance by commonwealth of certain land, to
Cracker, Ashley R., reinstatement as police officer of and
restoration of civil service rights to, by .
Maraspin creek, docking facilities at, construction of by
state department of public works, providing for
Thomas, Herbert L., retirement and payment of pension
to, by ....... .
Belmont, Kales, Joseph W., incumbent of office of town
engineer, life tenure for, providing for .
Olson, George B., incumbent of office of superintendent of
streets and sewers, life tenure for, providing for
Bourne, Bourne water district, in boundaries of, extended
Brookline, comptroller, office of, establishment of, in
Burlington, fire department, chief of, regular and permanent
members of, placed under civil service laws .
Canton, non-partisan elections in, providing for .
Chatham, municipal advertising purposes, appropriations for
by
Ryders Cove, harbor improvements at entrance to, state
department of public works, by providing for
Clarksbm-g, Connecticut river in, flood controls for, investi-
gation and study by state department of public works
relative to ...... Resolve
school purposes, debt incurred for, use of certain proceeds
for payment of, by, authorized . . . .
Clinton, sewage disposal, problem of, in, investigation and
study by special commission relative to . Resolve
Cohasset, Cohasset harbor, operation of motor boats in, regu-
lation of, by, providing for ......
common and town landings in, regulation of, by, providing
for
Straits Pond, in, improvement of, investigation and study
relative to, providing for .... Resolve
water supply, certain inhabitants for, providing for, by
Concord, Kalmia Woods water district, establishment of, in .
land, certain, acquired for public parking space purposes,
sale of, by, authorized ......
Route 2, in, designated as Captain Isaac Davis Highway .
Dartmouth, referendum procedure, in, relative to .
130
1,2
542
1,2
362
1,2
5
1.2
6
1-13
11
1,2
8
1.2
24
615
495
1.2
50
1.2
412
1,2
217
1.2
271
1, 2
623
162
543
226
30
29
f 150
',497
67
165
14
52
517
1-3
1, 2
1, 2
1. 2
1, 2
1-5
1,2
1-3
1-3
1. 2
69
199
1. 2
96
54
2
54
1, 2A, 3
41
657
357
1,2
1-15
4
542
42S
1, 2
1, 2
Index. 1021
Chap. Section.
CITIES AND TOWNS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular towns — Continued.
Dedham, Norfolk County Marine Corps League, Memorial
Circle, certain traffic circle designated as, powers and
duties as to . . . . . . . 359 1-3
Dennis, Sesuit harbor, in, improvement of by state department
of public works, providing for .... . 533
Dighton, Dighton electric light district, boundaries of, in, ex-
tended . . . . . . . . .
Land, Dwight, retirement of and payment of pension to, by
Dudley, sewerage and sewage disposal, system of, cost of, in,
relative to ........
Duxbiu-y, purchase of water from town of Kingston by certain
inhabitants of ........ .
sea wall, construction of, in, relative to .
East Longmeadow, Johnson, Paul E., retirement rights of,
relative to ........
police department, chief of, office of, placing under civil
service laws, of, by, providing for ....
Egremont, regional school district, of, proceedings relative to
organization of, by, validated .....
Essex, land, certain in, purchase of by city of Gloucester,
relative to ........
Falmouth, police department, meter attendant, position of,
placing under civil service laws, by, authorized
sewer commissioners, of, board of water commissioners
delegated to act as ...... .
Foxborough, Lawrence W. Foster Post No. 93, Inc., The
American Legion, sale by commonwealth of land to, in .
Framingham, town meeting members, re-election of, providing
for .........
vacancies occurring in, filling of .
Franklin, sewer systems in, annual rentals or charges for use
of, by
Gay Head, distribution by commissioner of corporations and
taxation of certain money to, relative to . . .
Gosnold, Dukes county taxes, certain, exemption from, for .
Granville, Dickinson, Donald, payment of sum of money to,
by, authorized ........ 483 1-3
Hadley, Connecticut river in, flood controls for, investigation
and study by state department of public works relative
to Resolve 69
Hamilton, zoning by-laws, adoption of, reference to voters of,
question of 38 1,2
Hanover, Indian Head river, in, fish ladder, on, building of by
state department of public works, providing for . . 534
Hardwick, Wheelwright water district, in, annual meeting of,
date of, relative to ...... . 492
Harwich, annual town meeting, of, certain proceedings at,
validated and confirmed
public beach, in, improvement of by state department of
public works, providing for ......
Hatfield, police department, chief of, compensation of, relative
to
Hingham, water main, certain, construction of, appropriation
of funds for purposes of, by, relative to . . .
Holden, land, certain, lease of, by, authorized
Holland, Dupuis, Bernard C, Jr., reimbursement for certain
legal expenses incurred by, payment of, by .
Hudson, Fort Meadow pond commission, establishment of,
powers and duties as to .
Hull, employees, certain, of, tenure of office of, relative to
highway department, certain officers and employees of, un-
limited tenure for, providing for ..... 109 1, 2
Straits pond, in, improvement of, investigation and study
relative to providing for .... Resolve 41
Ipswich, Mallard, Charles A., retirement and pensioning of,
act relative to, repeal of . . . . .49 1,2
Kingston, sale of water to certain inhabitants of the town of
Duxbury, by 151 1, 2
Lanesborough, Balance Rock Park in, conveyance to com-
monwealth of, providing for ..... 569 1-3
425
140
1-3
513
1.2
151
20
1,2
363
265
1. 2
422
1-3
161
1, 2
297
1.2
13
1. 2
427
1-3
609
56
1.2
3
1.2
302
58
114
1, 2
1,2
1. 2
395
1, 2
518
1. 2
130
391
1.2
1,2
589
1.2
487
111
1-4
1-3
1022
Index.
324
203
45
597
Chap.
CITIES AND TOWNS — Continued.
special provisions relative to particular towns — Continued.
Lee, water ooniraissioners, board of, vote, certain, of, annul-
ment of, by, procedure as to
Lexington, school purposes, borrowing of money for, by, time
for, extended ........
Ludlow, sewer department, employees of, placing under civil
service laws of, by .
Lunenburg, land, certain, in, owned by city of Fitchburg, sale
of to Simonds Saw and Steel Company, providing for
Mansfield, Alden, Arthur W., status as permanent member of
fire department, of ...... .
grade crossings, certain, in, abolishment of by state depart-
ment of public works .......
planning board, of, law relative to, amendment of
Marblehead, Chapman, Edith S., payment of annuity to, by .
police department, special investigator, of, office of, placing
under civil service laws, authorized ....
Marshfield, bill, certain, appropriation of money for and pay-
ment of, by, authorized . .
Methuen, cemetery land, certain, in, use of for public purposes,
providing for ........
Noorigian, Harry, payment of sum of money to, by, pro-
viding for .........
park commissioners, board of, transfer of powers and duties
of to office of tree warden, of .... .
Robinson, Roland, payment of sum of money to, by, au-
thorized .........
Middleborough, Lakeville state sanatorium, sale of water to,
by, authorized ........
Milford, swimming facilities, construction of, in, raising and
appropriating money for purposes of. by
town meeting members at large, certain board chairmen
designated as members of .
Montague, Montague Center water district, establishment of .
Monterey, regional school district, of, proceedings relative to
organization of, by, validated .....
Nahant, police department members of, five day work week
for, providing for .......
Natick, Swenson, Nils, retirement allowance for, payment of,
by, relative to ....... . 127
. New Marlborough, regional school district, of, proceedings
relative to organization of, by, validated
Norfolk, Boston Edison company, conveyance of land, certain,
to, in ......... 445
f312
water, purchase of from town of Wrentham, by
North Attleborough, Angell, Stanley A., Donly, William A.,
appointment as permanent members of fire department
of, authorized . . . . . . . _ .
park land, certain, use for highway purposes, by, authorized
Orleans, water supply, for, authorized ....
Pembroke, Furnace Pond, in, improvement of, investigation
and study relative to, providing for . Resolve
Indian Head river, in, fish ladder, on, building of, by state
department of public works, providing for
Pine Grove Cemetery Company, property of, receipt and
administration of, by .
Pepperell, Gilbert, Harold C, payment of sum of money to
by
Phillipston, vote, certain, of, ratified and confirmed
workmen's compensation insurance fund, voting of appro-
priations from, by, authorized
Plymouth, employees of, salary plan and step rate increases
for, relative to .
municipal advertising, public amusements, appropriations
for purposes of, increased .....
O'Brien, James F., payment of sum of money to, by, au
thorized .....'...
Provincetown, land, certain, in, conveyance by state depart
ment of public works, to ..... .
municipal advertising, appropriations for purposes of, by,
authorized .......
selectmen-town manager form of government, establishment
of , in .......
\ 65
184
1. 2
1.2
444
16
155
1.2
1,2
305
1,2
190
1,2
178
394
1, 2
554
1-3
318
1-3
316
1-5
360
1-4
60
107
1.2
1-15
422
1-3
37
1.2
127
1.2
422
1-3
426
1.2
370
1,2
418
1-10
252
353
1.2
1,2
23
1-3
376
18
1.2
494
1-3
270
206
1.2
78
1-29
Index. 1023
Chap. Section.
CITIES AND TOWlJiS — Concluded.
special provisions relative to particular towns — Concluded.
Rockland, fire department, regular or permanent members of,
placing under civil service laws, authorized . . .27 1,2
water main, certain, construction of in town of Hingham,
by, relative to 130 1. 2
Rockport, municipal adverti.'jing purposes, amount of money
to be expended for, by, increased .... 377 1, 2
Royalston, vote, certain, of, ratified and confirmed . 353 li 2
Saugus, private ways, repair of, by, providing for . 386 2
representative town meetings, reference to voters of town
of certain votes of, procedure relative to ... 34 li 2
Scituate, Musquashiat Pond, conditions at, improvement
of, investigation and study relative to, providing
for ....... . Resolve 40
Harbor, installation of riprapping and filling in by state
department of public works, of, pro\'iding for . . 527
selectmen-manager form of government, establishment of,
in . . . . .
Sheffield, regional school district, of, proceedings relative to
organization of, by, validated .....
Shrewsbury, representative town government by limited town
meetings, establishment of, in, providing for .
selectmen-town manager form of government, establish-
ment of, in, providing for . . . . _ .
Somerset, sewerage and sewage disposal system, construction
and operation of, by . . . . . .17
Southampton, Holyoke, city of, water supply for, use of, by,
relative to ........
South Hadley. Kennedy, Josephine V., reinstatement in em-
ploy of, for purposes of retirement, by, authorized .
Stoughton, park land, certain, use for school purposes, by,
authorized ........
Sudbury, Davison, William E , retirement and pensioning of,
by, authorized . . . . . . .
water district, certain property of, taxation exemption for .
Templeton, vote, certain, of, ratified and confirmed
Tyngsborough, Dracut water supply district, purchase of
water from, by, relative to .
Upton, Upton Center water district, property, rights, powers,
etc., of, transfer of, to . . . .
water loans, additional, making of, by, authorized
Wakefield, Breakheart reservation, entrance to, in, provid-
ing for . . . . . . . .
representative town government by limited town meetings,
establishment of, in, providing for ....
Walpole, town clerk, of, appointment of, relative to
Ware, board of water commissioners, authorized to act as a
board of sewer commissioners, in .
Wayland, park land, certain, use for school purposes of, by .
Webster, police dep.artraent, members of, five day work week
for, providing for .......
Raszka, William S., payment of sum of money to, by
Westhampton, Westhampton water district, establishment
of, in . . . . .
Westport, Westport Point Cemetery, property of, receipt and
administration of, by, authorized ....
West Springfield, park and recreation commission, estab-
lishment of, in, providing for . ...
Wilbraham, The Green, so called, conveyance of interest in,
by, authorized ........ 326
Williamstown. Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute, tax ex-
emption for, in . . . . . . . . 19S 2, 3
Wilmington, north metropolitan sewerage district, exten-
sion of, to, investigation and study relative to, providing
for ........ Resolve 43
swamp lands in, drainage of, investigation and study by
.state department of public works relative to, contin-
ued ....... Resolve 56
Winchester, Yale, L. P., payment of sum of money to, by,
authorized ........ 493 1, 2
W'inthrop, southwesterly shore of, completion of dredging of,
by state department of public works, providing for . 522
417
1-21
422
1-3
553
1-21
559
1-20
17
1-15
659
1
630
1.2
490
1. 2
507
365
353
1, 2
1.2
498
1-4
202
202
3-6
1-6
416
541
313
1-16
1.2
116
36
1-3
1, 2
68
413
1, 2
105
1-15
186
1-4
317
1.2
Wrentham, sale of water to town of Norfolk, by
/312 1,2
65
1024
Index.
Chap.
City and town auditors, civil defense programs, expenditures for
reports relative to, filing of semi-annually, by, provid-
ing for ........
CITY AND TOWN CLERKS:
closing out and similar types of sales, powers and duties as to
explosives, inflammable materials, licenses for storage, manu
facture, keeping or sale of, powers and duties as to
subdivi-sion control law, powers and duties as to
town clerks, birth records, amendment of in cases of adoption
and change of name, powers and duties as to
CITY AND TOWN TREASURERS:
assistant treasurers, compensation for, providing for
banking companies, investments in, by, relative to .
emergency finance board, borrowing of money by cities and
towns under act creating, powers and duties as to .
facsimile signatures of, use of, on checks drawn by, providing for
federal funds, school purposes, for, deposit of by school com-
mittees, with .......
town treasurers, civil defense programs, expenditures for, reports
relative to, filing of semi-annually, bv, providing for
CITY COUNCILS:
budgets, annual, public hearings on, holding of, by .
police officers, overtime service by, authorizing payment for
acceptance by ...... .
public welfare, veterans' benefits, borrowing of money by cities
for purposes of, powers and duties as to
rent control, act establishing, powers and duties as to
veterans, certain, granting of vacations to, acceptance of act
providing for, by . . .
City finance, notes, certain, issuance without advertising proposal
for the purchase thereof, providing for .
CITY MANAGERS:
Massachusetts Transit Authority, ad\-isory board, appointment
to, of certain .......
Civil actions (see Actions, civil; Practice in civil actions).
Civil defense agency, act providing for. time limit upon, abolished
director, expenditures, certain, reports to be filed in connection
with, powers and duties as to . . .
tornado disaster, assistance by commonwealth to cities, towns
and counties to alleviate financial burden of, approval by
expenses incurred by reason of, reimbursement for, provid-
ing for . . . . • . . •.
housing authorities designated as political subdivision of com-
monwealth during certain emergencies affecting .
Civil rights, residents of the commonwealth, of, further protection
of, investigation bv judicial council relative to Resolve
CIVIL SERVICE AND REGISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF:
civil service, division of, appointing authority, appointing
officer, further definition of terras of, powers and duties
as to . . . .
director, fire fighters, fixing of maximum age requirement for,
powers and duties as to .
fire forces, reserve, members of, appointment to regular
fire forces, of, powers and duties as to .
Killam, Donald J., certification of as highway repair /ore-
man in state department of public works, by, providing
for
labor service, employees in, promotions, certain, from.
further regulation of, powers and duties as to .
lists, certain, civil service employees, of, filing of, with
Mansfield, town of, Alden, Arthur W., certification of, as
member of fire department of, by . . .
public works, department of, certification of certain persons
as senior structural engineers, in, by .
registration, division of. architects, board of registration of,
fees, certain, payable to, further regulation of .
barbers, board of registration of, members of, sahiries of,
increased .........
hairdressers, board of registration of, beauty shops, mani-
curists shops, changes in location of, requirement of
new certificate of registration for, establishment of
fee for, powers and duties as to
manicurists, instructors, demonstrators or operators,
certain temporary licenses for, issuance of, by
532
164
200
674
55
103
467
439
621
532
79
293
479
434
346
75
404
459
195
251
406
558
556
537
291
7.8
1, 2
1. 2
1, 2
1-4
1-15
197
5
491
532
465
1.2
651
1
600
1,2
23
153
306
255
1, 2
Index. 1025
Chap. Section.
CIVIL SERVICE AND REGISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF
— Concluded.
registration, division of — Concluded.
hairdressers^ — Concluded.
non-resident hairdressers, operators and manicurists, is-
suance of temporary licenses for, by authorized .
operators, certain, registration as hairdressers of, powers
and duties as to .
medicine, board of registration in, members of, salaries of,
establishment of .......
nursing, board of registration in, members of, qualifications
of, relative to .
practical nurses, powers and duties as to
pharmacy, board of registration in, drug store permits, in-
crease of fee for, powers and duties as to .
membership of, relative to .
secretary, of, law providing life tenure for, repeal of
public accountants, board of registration of, examinations,
applications for, fee for, increased ....
secretary, to, salary of, relative to ... .
CIVIL SERVICE "LAWS:
Agawam, fire department, regular members of, vote placing
under, validated and confirmed .....
appointing authority, appointing officer, further definition of,
under .........
Ayer, fire department. Craft, Clarence E., made eligible to take
examination for employee of, under ....
Belmont, superintendent of streets and sewers, office of, present
incumbent of, status of, under .....
town engineer, office of, incumbent of, status of, under .
Burlington, fire department, of, chief of, regular and permanent
members of, placing under ......
correction, department of, supervisor of parole for men, office
of, in, placing under .......
East Longmeadow, police department, chief of, office of, placing
under . . . . . . .
education, department of, employees, certain, of, placing under
employees, certain, under, posting of lists of, by appointing offi-
cers, under . . . . .
Falmouth, police department, meter attendant, position of,
placed under .......
Hull, employees, certain of, placing under . . .
highway department, certain officers and employees of, placing
under .........
labor service, employees in, promotions, certain, from under
lists, civil service employees, of, posting of, under, relative to
Ludlow, sewer department employees of, placing under .
Marblehead, police department, special investigator of, office
of, placed under ....... 305 1, 2
public welfare, department of, commissioner, executive assist- f 573 Item 1901-03
ant to, position of, placing under . . . . \ 675 1901-03
public works, department of, certification of certain persons as
senior structural engineers, in, under .... 466
regionalhealthdistricts, employees of, pla-ing under, providing for 600 1, 2
Rockland, fire department regular or permanent members of,
placed under . . . .27 1,2
veterans' services, commissioner of, field agents, disabled vet-
erans holding positions of, under, placing under . 555
Woburn, public works, superintendent of, office of, placing under 257 1,2
Clark, Robert Sterling Art Institute , corporate powers and immuni-
ties of, relative to 198 1-3
Clarksburg, town of (see Cities and towns).
Clerks, city and town (see Cities and town clerks).
CLERKS OF COURTS:
district courts, of (see District courts).
Essex county superior court, clerk of equity proceedings of said
court, appointment of, salary of, relative to . . 300
exceptions, criminal cases, in, filing of, with, time for . . 384
injunctions, certain, issuance of, fee for, payment of, to 632
parking violations, powers and duties as to . . . . 249 1-3
Huperior courts, decrees, certain, in workmen's compensation
cases, furnishing of copy of, to department of industrial
accidents, by ....... . "288
Clinton, town of (see Cities and towns).
274
307
525
350
350
1
1-14
281
280
280
1-3
3
610
510
2
1
362
1.2
153
412
1.2
29
30
1,2
1.2
165
1.2
215
1.2
265
435
1.2
• 1.2
195
297
111
1.2
1-3
109
459
195
45
1.2
1.2
1026
Index.
Chap.
Cohasset, town of (see Cities and towns).
COLLECTORS OF TAXES:
betterment assessment liens, certificates for dissolving, fee for .
motor vehicles and trailers, unpaid excise taxes upon, powers and
duties as to . . . . . .
office of, assessors of taxes prohibited from holding .
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES:
Hebrew Teachers College, charter of, amendment of
organization of, charter amendments of, powers and duties of
board of collegiate authority, relative to
University of Massachusetts, holding of property by, and leasing
of certain state land to said corporation
Kightlinger, Clifford V., professor of, creditable service
state retirement system, of, relative to .
president of, salary of, relative to ... .
state medical and dental school under jurisdiction of, estab-
lishment of, special commission to investigate and study,
scope of, increased ..... Resolve
Collegiate Authority, Board of (see Education, department of).
COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OP:
Commissioner, Massachusetts Business Development Corpora-
tion, The, powers and duties as to
estabhshment of .
steel mills, erection of, investigation and study
by . •.•.-.■
tourist routes, system of, investigation and study
by
Commercial code, uniform, investigation and study
commission relative to, establishment of
COMMISSIONERS, STATE:
uniform state laws, on (see Uniform state laws, commissioners
on).
COMMISSIONS, STATE:
in general (see Commonwealth, departments, commissions, etc.,
of; also specific titles of state commissions).
special:
Boston, eitj' of, special laws relative to, to consolidate and
arrange, revived and continued . . . Resolve
child delinquency, prevention of, etc., to investigate and study,
revived and continued . . _ . _ Resolve
Clinton, town of, sewage disposal, in, to investigate and
study ....... Resolve
commercial code, uniform, establishment of, to investigate
and study ....... Resolve
communism, subversive activities, extent, character and ob-
jects of, to investigate and study . . . Resolve
congressional districts, new divisions of commonwealth into,
to investigate and study . . . . Resolve
crime and gambling, existence and extent of, to investigate
and study ....... Resolve
criminally insane and defective delinquents, care, treatment
and commitment of, to investigate and study Resolve
scope of, increased; time for report of, ex-
tended ...... Resolve
district courts, reorganization of, to investigate and
study ....... Resolve
drugs, sale, furnishing, delivery, exchange and use of, to in-
vestigate and study .... Resolve
scope of, increased . . . Resolve
elections, corrupt practices in, to investigate and
study ....... Resolve
essential foods, handling and marketing of, facilities for, to
investigate and study ..... Resolve
fire protection, homes and institutions for sick and aged, for,
improvement of, to investigate and study . Resolve
general court, travel and expense allowances for members of,
to investigate and study .... Resolve
insurance laws, certain provisions of, to investigate and
study ....... Resolve
Lord's day, observance of, laws relative to, to investigate and
study ....... Resolve
medical and dental school, state, to investigate and study,
membership and scope of, increased . Resolve
medical school, establishment of by University of Massachu-
setts, to investigate and study, scope of, increased Resolve
344
267
39
85
30
57
1,2
1.2
1.2
671
14
409
1-13
relative to.
Resolve
68
relative to.
Resolve
68
T by special
Resolve
61
Index.
Chap.
COMMISSIONS, STATE — Concluded.
special — Concluded.
milk marketing, to investigate and study . . Resolve
scope of, increased ..... Resolve
New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nan-
tucket Steamship Authority, management, operation,
controland finances of, to investigate and study Resolve
penal institutions, conditions at, to investigate and
study ....... Resolve
public building projects, contracts for, to investigate and
study ....... Resolve
public welfare, laws relative to, to study and revise Resolve
scope of, increased ..... Resolve
railroad yards, track clearance, proper, in, to investigate and
study ....... Resolve
retarded children, training facilities available therefor, to in-
vestigate and study, revived and continued . Resolve
retirement law, changes, certain, in, to investigate and
study ....... Resolve
retirement systems and pensions, laws relative to, to in-
vestigate and study revision of, revived and con-
tinued ....... Resolve
revenue bonds, issuance of by municipalities, to investigate
and study ....... Resolve
school districts, certain, reorganization of, revision of laws
relative to, to investigate and study . . Resolve
state government, structure of. to investigate and study, final
report of, time for filing of, extended . Resolve
Resolves
scope of, increased .
state housing units, veterans, certain, in, rent to be paid by,
to investigate and study .... Resolve
state office building, new, construction of, to investigate and
study ....... Resolve
State Teachers' Colleges, to investigate and study Resolve
scope of increased ..... Resolve
Suffolk county jail, site of, acquisition by Massachusetts Gen-
eral Hospital, of, to investigate and study . Resolve
taxation, problems of. to investigate and study, further con-
tinuation of ..... Resolve
scope of, increased ....
Resolves
television, use of for educational purposes to investigate
and study, revived and continued, membership in-
creased ....... Resolve
Wachusett watershed, sewage disposal in, to investigate
and study ....... Resolve
water supplies, public, fluoridation of, to investigate and
study ....... Resolve
Committees, political (see Elections).
school (see Schools, public).
Common council (see City councils).
COMMONWEALTH:
American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS, state con-
vention of in city of Salem, proper representation at,
of ....... . Resolve
bonds of (see State finance).
buildings, of, vending stands in, operation of by blind persons
relative to .
cities and towns, borrowing of money, certain, by, from, time for
extended . . . . .
commerce, department of, establishment of, in .
congressional districts, redistricting of, joint special committee
to recommend, establishment of . . . Resolve
Connecticut, state of, Atlantic salmon, protection for return of,
compact for, with . . . . .
Constitution Day, annual observance of September seventeenth
as, in, providing for ...... .
departments, boards, commissions, institutions, etc., of, appro-
priations for maintenance, etc., of . . . .
equipment, transfer of, between agencies of, procedure
as to 201
96
34
467
409
1027
Section.
1, 2
1-13
17U
(408
1-13
4S9
1-15
573
1-10
\675
1-11
20
/512
\569
1-3
445
447
1-3
623
270
475
488
1. 2
582
1-3
1028 Index.
Chap.
COMMONWEALTH — Continued.
SSth Infantry Division Association, national convention of, in
city of Boston, proper representation at, by, providing
for ....... . Resolve 3
f 4^
government of, special commission to investigate and study J f^^
structure of, scope of, increased . . . Resolves | g^
Italian- American World War Veterans of the United States, Inc.,
national convention of, proper representation of common-
wealth at, providing for . . . . Resolve 36
judicial system, of, improvement of, investigation by judicial
council, relative to .... . Resolve
land, certain, conveyance of, to .
owned by, conveyance of, to Boston Edison company
to city of Cambridge ......
to town of Barnstable ......
to town of Provincetown ......
restriction in deed conveying land in city of Worcester,
waiver of, by .
transfer of, to department of public works
to Youth Service Board ......
Lowell Technological Institute of Massachusetts, establishment
of, by 407 1-3
Massachusetts Business Development Corporation, The, forma-
tion of to promote, stimulate and develop business pros-
perity and economic welfare of . . . . . 071 1-23
Massachusetts Transit Authority, certain, of, method of assessing
amount to be paid to, by, relative to . . . . 239 1, 2
Mayflower, floral emblem of commonwealth, laws pertaining to,
enforcement of, relative to . . . . . . 245
officers and employers of, in general, elected officials, retirement
of (see Retirement systems and pensions) .
meals, reimbursement for expenses for, regulated
military or naval forces, in, reinstatement in former posi-
tions, of, providing for, extension of . .
motor vehicles, commonwealth of, claims arising out of oper-
ation of, indemnification and protection against, for
owned by, expenses of, allowances for, restricted
retiring authorities, retired ejnployees, withholding of re-
tirement allowances of, for payment of premiums for
hospitalization and surgical insurance, by . . . 509 1, 2
termination of employment, payment of accumulated vaca-
tion, allowances to, providing for . .521
vacation allowances, accumulated, payment of amount
equal to, upon termination of service, pro\'iding for . 521
employees, additional day off or additional days pay for,
when regular day off falls on a holiday, certain officers
and employees excluded from provisions of law, pro\ad-
ing for ......... 400
suggestions by, to improve efficiency of state government,
recognition for, by providing for ..... 504
officers, certain, of, travel, maintenance charges or payments
in lieu thereof, vacation leave and sick leave, for, rules
and regulations relative to, making of, by . . . 526
One Hundred and Fourth Infantry Regiment, honors awarded
to, suitable commemoration of, providing for Resolve 26
Polish Constitution Day, annual observance of May third as, in 172
rent control, establishment of, in . . . 434 1-15
residents of, civil rights, certain, of, further protection of, in-
vestigation by judicial council, relative to . Resolve 23
safety of, during certain emergencies, act providing for, extension
of ' . . .491
housing authorities designated as political subdivision of
commonwealth for purposes of . . . . . 500 1. 2
Second (Indian Head) Division Association, national convention
of, in city of Boston, proper representation of, of Resolve 35
1U»
489
4
1 573
4
[675
4
550
1-8
544
f408
5
J 489
5
1573
5
1675
Index. 1029
Ctiap. Section.
COMMONWEALTH — Concluded.
securities of (see State finance),
state office building, new, construction of, investigation and
study by special commission, relative to Resolve 99
tornado, assistance to cities, towns and counties to alleviate
financial burden resulting from, by ... . 46.5 1, 2
race meetings, certain, proceeds of to be used for purposes of
relief from damage caused by, providing for, by . . 499 1-5
See also Massachusetts.
Communism, extent, character and objects of, investigation and
study by special commission, relative to . Resolve 89
Companies, banking (see Banks and banking),
insurance (see Insurance),
trust (see Banks and banking).
See also Corporations.
Compensation, injured employees, for (see Workmen's compensa-
tion) .
unemployed, for (see Employment security law).
Complaints, criminal (see Criminal procedure and practice).
Comptroller (see Administration and finance, commission on).
Compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance (see Motor
vehicles) .
Concord, town of (see Oitios and towns).
Congress of the United States (see Federal emergency laws).
Congressional districts, redistricting of, joint special committee
to recommend, establishment of . Resolve 85
Connecticut, river, flood controls for certain portion of, investiga-
tion and study relative to, providing for Resolve 69
salmon, in, protection of, pro-viding for ... . 285 1, 2
state of, compact with commonwealth for protection of certain
migratory fish, relative to . . . . 599
Connors, John W., widow of, reimbursement by city of Springfield
for certain expenses incurred by ..... 511 1,2
Conroy, James J., waiver of restrictions in certain deed conveying
state land to, providing for ...... 475
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, abolishment of. department of natural resources
established in lieu thereof ...... 631 1-12
Balance Rock Park, conveyance of, by city of Pittsfield, to . 669
great ponds, certain, commonwealth, of, elimination of weeds
in, study relative to, by . . Resolve 67
Hopkinton State Park, recreational development of, by, pro-
viding for . . . . . . . 595
Knurow, Edward R., employee, of, payment by common-
wealth of sum of money to . . . . . 392 1, 2
recreational facilities, certain, construction of, investigation
and study relative to, providing for . Resolve 69
commissioner, easements, certain, granting of, by 545
public road.s, state forests, parks and reservations, in, con-
struction, improvement and maintenance of, powers and
duties as to . . . . . 354 1, 2
state lands, recreational and other facilities on, construction
and maintenance of, permits for, granting of, by 545
White Hall State Park, recreational development of, powers
and duties as to . . . . . . 614 1, 2
Willard Brook State Forest, recreational development of,
powers and duties as to . . .611 1-4
divisions of :
fisheries and game, administrative board of, compact with
state of Connecticut for protection of Atlantic salmon,
making of, by, authorized ...... 599
director, deer, hunting of, regulations as to, by . . 480 1, 2
tagging of, regulation of, powers and duties as to . 241 1, 2
fish, certain, taking of, regulation of, by, authorized 478 1, 2
mammals, hunting and trapping of, making of regulations
as to, by, authorized ...... 482 1, 2
salmon, Connecticut river in, protection of, powers and
duties as to 285 1. 2
sporting, hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, wearing
of and display of, by licensees, rules and regulations
relative to, issuance of, by 218 1, 2
squirrels, hares, and rabbits, hunting of, making of regu-
lations as to, by, authorized ..... 481 1, 2
1030 Index.
Chap. Section.
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF — Concluded.
divisions of — Coriduded.
fisheries and game — Conclwied.
forest fires, emergency proclamations for, powers and duties
as to 21
ice fishing, bait restriction on, repeal of . . 224
lobsters, short, sale and possession of, powers and duties
as to ......... 156
water fowl hunting, certain, use of dogs for, regulation of,
by 115
forestry, director, forest five hazards, powers and duties as to 535 2, 4
forest fire emergencies, proclamations for, powers and duties
as to 21
forester, county fire patrols, temporary oflBcers of, number
of and method of appointing, powers and duties as to . 496
forest fire hazards, powers and duties as to . . 535 3, 4
law enforcement, mayflower, floral emblem of commonwealth,
laws pertaining to, enforcement of, powers and duties as to 245
Conservators (see Fiduciaries).
Constitution Day, annual observance of September seventeenth as,
pro\ading for . . . . . . 170
Containers, refrigerative piu-poses, for, disposal of, regulation of 187
Contract carriers (see Carriers).
Contracts, notices of, recording of, by registers of deeds, pro\nding
for 405 1, 2
Contractors, reserve or special police employed by, coverage pro-
vided by compensation law, for ..... 139
Contributions, charitable, scientific or educational, donations by
corporations for purposes of, authorized . . . 415
Convicts (see Penal and reformatory institutions).
Coombs, Leslie B. Science Hall, new science building at Bradford
Durfee Technical Institute of Fall River designated as . 648 1, 2
CORPORATIONS:
in general, contributions, charitable, scientific or educational
purposes, for, making of, by, authorized . . . 415
corporate names, use of, regulation of .... 32
filing fees, certain, for, increased ..... 282
revival of, commissioner of corporations by, relative to . 31
stockholders of record, determination of. by directors of, rela-
tive to ........ . 185
taxes, certain, upon, further continuation of, providing for . 246 10
banking (see Banks and banking).
charitable corporations, adoptions, consent, certain, for, pro-
ceedings relative to, by, powers and duties as to . . 593 1-2
co-operative banks (see Banks and banking),
credit unions (see Credit unions),
domestic, Massachusetts Business Development Corporation,
The, membership in, of, providing for .... 671 6
electric (see Gas and electric companies).
foreign, certificates of condition, of, filing of, by, relative to . 351
gas and electric companies (see Gas and electric companies),
hospital service corporations, non-profit, medical service corpo-
rations authorized to contract with for certain purposes . 143
insurance companies (see Insurance),
manufacturing, taxation of (see Taxation),
medical service corporations, medical service, certain, contracts
for, bv, authorized ....... 142
national banks (see Banks and banking).
non-profit hospital service (see Hospital service corporations,
non-profit),
public service corporations (see Public service corporations),
railroads (see Railroads),
savings banks (see Banks and banking),
trust companies (see Banks and banking),
urban development corporations, organization of, powers and
duties of 647 1-21
water districts (see Districts, water).
special provisions relative to particular corporations:
American Airlines, Inc., General Edward Lawrence Logan
Airport, glass enclosures, certain, at, construction of, re-
imbursement to commonwealth for, by ... 539
Boston and Maine Railroad, grade crossing, certain, of,
abolishment of, providing for ..... 443
Index.
1031
CORPORATIONS — Concluded.
special provisions relative to particular corporations
— Concluded.
Boston Edison Company, convej-ance of certain state land in
town of Norfolk, to ...... .
Boston Terminal Corporation, special police officers of, powers
of, relative to ....... .
Central Massachusetts Disaster Relief Committee, Inc., pro-
ceeds of certain race meetings to be turned over to
Chelsea Da.v Nursery and Children's Home, dissolution of
disposition of property of, relative to .
Eastern Commercial Travelers Accident Association, The,
membership and benefits of, extension of . .
Franklin Foundation, membership of, corporate powers of,
relative to .
Hathaway Bakeries, Inc., payment by commonwealth of sum
of money to ..... . Resolve
Helicon, Inc., revival of corporate powers of
Italian Legion Auxiliar.v, Boston Unit Number One, temporary
revival of corporate powers for certain purposes
Marques Construction Co., Inc., pa3'ment by town of Arlington
of sum of money to .... .
Massachusetts Development Corporation, The, establishment
of ....... .
Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, holding of additional real
and personal property, by, authorized .
Merchants Terminal Warehouse Company, revival of corpo
rate powers of ...... .
Ministry-at-Large, Lowell, city of, in, real estate of, municipal
exemption for .......
Museum of Fine Arts, trustees of, maximum number of
crease of ....... .
New England Center Hospital, alliance with New England
Medical Center, of, authorized ....
New England Telephone and Telegraph Companies, investi
gation of rate structure of, providing for
Newton-Wellesley Hospital, holding of additional real and
personal propertj', by, authorized
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company,
grade crossings, certain, of, abolishment of, pro\dding for
North Adams Industrial Development Commission, incorpora-
tion of, powers and duties of .... .
Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute, corporate powers and
immunities of, relative to .
Springfield Union Publishing Company, revival of
Stevens, Abel F., Incorporated, revival of, for purpose of con
veying certain property .....
Twentieth Century Fund, Inc., holding of additional real and
personal estate, by, authorized
Union Newspaper Company, revival of
Webster A. C. Inc., revival of .
West Newbury Mutual Fire Insurance Company, charter of,
amendment of . . . .
Women Italian Club of Boston, revival of corporate powers of
CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, reorganization of said department, providing for
commissioner, churches and religious corporations, incorpora
tion of, powers and duties as to .
corporations, corporate names, regulation on use of, powers
and duties as to .
revival of, powers and duties as to .
deeds, instruments and writings, excise tax upon, enforcement
of law relative to, powers and duties as to .
gas and electric companies, bonds and mortgages of, powers
and duties as to .
Gay Head, town of, distribution of certain money to, powers
and duties as to . .
housing projects, certain, construction of, formation of cor
porationa for purposes of, powers and duties as to .
insurance companies, excise taxes payable by, assessment of,
powers and duties as to .
meals tax law, meals, certain, exempted from provisions of,
as affecting .......
Chap.
499
602
47
302
627
1-4
1-5
1-3
1, 2
1-3
1, 2
1-23
1. 2
548
1-10
198
144
1-3
166
222
145
278
643
685
1, 2
654
1-109
592
32
31
1.2
5,9.21
1.2
1032
Index.
Chap.
CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION, DEPARTMENT OP —
Concluded.
commissioners — Concluded.
meals tax law — Concluded.
records of taxable charges under, preservation time period
for, regulation of, as affecting powers and duties of
motor vehicles, excise tax upon, table for determination of
rate of, change in, powers and duties as to .
office of, abolishment of and establishment of state tax com-
mission in lieu thereof ......
telephone and telegraph companies, property of, assessed val-
uation of, as determined by, appeals from, relative to
tornado, reimlaursement to cities and towns for certain losses
incurred by reason of, transfer of funds to appropriation
account, of ........
tax abatements for property damaged by, powers and duties
as to . .
state tax commission, establishment of, in .
divisions of :
accounts, abolishment of and establishment of division of local
finances in lieu thereof ......
county appropriation schedules, powers and duties as to
administrative services, establishment of, in . . .
director, civil defense programs, liabilities and expenditures
made thereunder, reports of, filing of, with
county receipts and expenditures, estimates of, filing of
copy of, with . . . .
public beach districts, powers and duties as to .
Revere, city of, unpaid bills of, as shown in list on file in
office of, pajTnent authorized . . . . .
welfare districts, audit of accounts of, powers and duties as
to
Westfield, city of, unpaid bills of, as shown in list on file in
office of, payment authorized .....
local finances, establishment of, in .
state taxes, establishment of, in .
CORRECTION, DEPARTMENT OF:
commissioner, state prison, Walpole and Norfolk, at, transfer of
prisoners to, powers and duties as to .
land, certain, transfer of control to department of public works,
by
supervisor of parole for men, office of, placing under civil service
laws, of, in, providing for ......
Correction, houses of (see Penal and reformatory institutions).
Corrupt practices (see Elections).
Cost of living adjustments, state officers and employees, certain,
for. providing for .......
Council, common (see City councils).
Council and councillors (see Governor and council;.
COUNTIES:
617
653
654
468
568
654
1. 2
1
654
518
519
654
1
1
2
1
532
70
576
1
605
1-4
205
1. 2
237
654
654
1-4
1
1
591
1-6
484
1, 2
215
1,2
appropriations for maintenance, etc., certain, of
county buildings, vending stands in, operation of by blind per
sons, relative to .
fire patrols, of, temporary officers of, number and method of ap
pointing, of, relative to . . . .
jail and correction officers, damages, certain, sustained by, in
demnification for, by .
motor vehicle liability insurance, employees for, amount to be
provided for purposes of, by, relative to
officers and employees of, deceased employees, sums owing to
payment to widows or next of kin of, providing for .
meals, reimbursement for expenses for ...
military or naval, in, reinstatement in former position of, act
providing for, extension of .
motor vehicles owned by, expenses for, allowances for
public works, projects, federal assistance in; time limit for in
curring debt to secure benefits of, extension of
tornado, assistance by commonwealth to alleviate financial
burden resulting from, to .
tuberculosis hospitals, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of
/ oOfi
(519
457
496
355
33
436
519
550
519
465
506
1-4
1, 2
Index. 1033
Chap. Section.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
in general, clerks of, county receipts and expenditures, estimates
of, furnishing of copy to county treasurers, by . .70
appropriation schedules, receipt of, by, providing for . . | ^r^ .^
county fire patrols, temporary officers of, number of and
method of appointing, powers and duties as to . . 49fi
jail and correction officers, damages, certain, sustained by. in-
demnification for, by . . 3.55
notes, certain, issuance without advertising proposals for the
purcha.se thereof, by, providing for . . .75
railroads, grade crossings of, obstructions to certain public
ways by, repair of bridges at, by, powers and duties as to 332
tuberculosis hospitals, certain, care, maintenance and repair
of, expenditures for, by, appropriations for . . . 506
veterans, certain, granting of vacations to, acceptance of act
providing for, by ....... .■-!4G
Barnstable, beach commission, for, establishment of, by au-
thorized 214 1-4
bureau of criminal investigation, expenditures, certain for,
approval of, by . . . . . . . 124 2
Countj' Hospital, resident doctor of, constructing and equip-
ping new residence for, by, authorized .... 616 1, 2
sea walls, construction of, contributions for, approval by .98 1,2
Berkshire, Hampshire countv sanatorium, additional water
supply facilities and X-ray equipment for, powers and
duties as to 62 1-3
recreational advantages of Berkshire County, advertisement
of, amount of money to be expended for purposes of, by,
increased . . . . . . 281
Bristol, county jail and house of correction, certain improve-
ments at, by, providing for ......
Dukes, court house, repairs, alterations and construction of an
addition to, borrowing of money for, by .
recreational advantages of, amount of expenditure for pro-
motion of, by, increase of . .
Essex, recreational, industrial and agricultural advantages of
said county, advertisement of, expenditure of money for,
by, authorized . • . .•
Franklin, Hampshire county sanatorium, additional water supply
facilities and X-ray equipment for, powers and duties as to
Hampden, superior court building, Springfield, at, adequate ele-
vator facilities at, providing for, by, authorized
Twitchell, Lewis A., pajmient of sum of money to, by
Hampshire, sanatorium, additional water supply facilities and
X-ray equipment for, borrowing of money for, by .
Middlesex, Nellson, Ralph A., payment by county of sum of
money to, approval of, by .
Superior Court building and additions to, plans and specifica-
tions for, preparation of, by .....
Pljnmouth, county buildings, central heating plant for, relocation
of, use of available funds for, by, relative to .
Duxbury, town of, construction of sea wall in, approval by
Worcester, courts and county departments, additional accomo-
dations and facilities for, amount of money to be borrowed
for, by, increased . . .129 1, 2
COUNTY FINANCE:
motor vehicle liability insurance, coverage for county employees
by, amount to be provided for purposes of, relative to . 33
public works projects, federal assistance in, time limit for in-
curring debt to secure benefits of, extension of 173
receipts and expenditures, estimates of, filing of copies of, rela-
tive to . . . . .70
County retirement systems (see Retirement systems and pensions).
County Treasurers, civil defense programs, expenditures for, re-
ports relative to, filing of semi-annually, by, providing for 532
county appropriation schedules, receipt of, by, providing for | ^Jg ^
receipts and expenditures, counties, of, filing of estimates of,
with . * . 70
Court actions (see Actions, civil; Practice in civil actions).
Cotirt house, old, Suffolk county, for, lobby concession for, au-
thorized 99
419
1-3
88
1-7
58
1.2
126
1, 2
62
1-3
403
268
1-3
62
1-3
125
1.2
577
1-3
204
20
1. 2
1034
Index.
Chap.
COURTS:
in general, defective delinquents, recommitment of, by, powers
and duties as to ..,,...
clerks of (see Clerks of court),
district courts (see District courts),
land court (see Land court),
probate court (see Probate courts),
probation officers of (see Probation officers),
stenographers of (see Stenographers, court),
superior court (see Supreme judicial and superior courts),
supreme judicial courts (see Supreme judicial and superior
courts) .
Cracker, Ashley R., restoration of civil service rights to, relative to
Craft, Clarence E., eligibility for examination as firefighter in town
of Ayer, of, relative to ......
Cream, sealing of glass bottles or jars used for sale of .
Credit unions, deposits, banking companies, in, by, authorized .
certain, by, further regulation of .....
loans, personal, certain, in further regulation of . . .
Crime commission, establishment of . . . Resolve
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE:
bail fees, certain, increased .......
exceptions, filing of, relative to . . . . .
illegitimacy, complaints for, dismissal of, further regulation of .
indecent assault and battery, children, certain, on, penalty for
licensing authorities, officers and employees, of, unlawful use of
power or authority, extortion of money, by, penalty for
parking violations, non-criminal disposition of, relative to
police officers, unlawful use of power or authority, extortion of
money, by, penalty for •.-..•
prisoners, penal and reformatory institutions in, hostages, hold-
ing of, by, penalty for ......
Skilo, setting up and promoting games of, penalty for
trial justices, hearings and trials, by, abolishment of
Criminally insane, care, treatment and commitment of, in-
vestigation and study by special commission relative
to . . . . . . Resolve
scope of increased ; time for report of, extended Resolve
Culbert, Robert J., made eligible for membership in State-Boston
retirement system .......
645
412
1.2
259
1.2
121
210
159
1-3
100
89
384
163
299
294
249
1-3
294
295
243
319
1-40
76
97
1-3
D
Dartmouth, town of (see Cities and towns).
Davis, Captain Isaac, Highway, certain portion of Route 2 desig-
nated as . . . . . . . . .
Davison, William E., retirement and pensioning of by town of Sud-
bury, authorized .......
Debts, commonwealth of (see State finance).
Deceased persons, employees, political subdivisions of common-
wealth, of, payment to widows and next of kin of sums
owing to . . . . . . . . .
money or other property found upon or near, powers and duties
of medical examiners and associate medical examiners as to
Dedham, town of (see Cities and towns).
Deeds, instruments and writings, real estate, conveying, law impos
ing tax upon, clarification of .
enforcement of .
registers and registries of (see Registers and registries of deeds) .
Deer, hunting of regulations as to, relative to . . .
tagging of, relative to .
Defective delinquents, care, treatment and commitment of, in-
vestigation and study by special commission relative
to . . . . . . . . Resolve
scope of, increased, time for report of, extended Resolve
observation, examination and recommitment of persons held as,
providing for *....'....
Definitions (see Words and Phrases).
Delmore, John J., acts as trustee of Lowell Textile Institute val-
idated ....... Resolve
Demonstrators, hairdressing of, temporary licenses for, issuance of,
relative to 201
542
507
436
320
303
503
480
241
645
1, 2
1. 2
1. 2
1. 2
1, 2
13
Index. 1035
Chap. Section.
Dennis, town of (see Cities and towns).
Departments, state (see Commonwealth, departments, boards,
commissions, etc. of; also specific titles of departments).
Dependent children, aid to, payments to, method of, relative to . 325
rules and regulations relative to, approval of by advisory board
of state department of public welfare, relative to . .32.3
Dependents, support of, enforcement of laws relative to, investiga-
tion by judicial council relative to . . Resolve 5
Depositions ^see Practice in civil actions).
Detective, private (see Private detective).
Detonators, pistols known as, license requirement for, exemption
from 454
Development and Industrial Commissions, Lowell, for, exten-
sion of time for existence of ..... 1X3 1, 2
Salem, city of, establishment in, of . . . .82 1-3
Dickinson, Donald, payment by town of Granville of sum of money
to 483 1-3
Dighton Electric Light District, boundaries of, extended . 425
Dighton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Dilboy Field, stadium at, construction of, relative to . . 4.31 1-3
Disabled persons, aid for, applicants for, guardians or conserva-
tors, appointment of, for providing for . . . . .571 2
services, certain, rendered to recipients of, payment of, regula-
tion of ........ . 461
Disabled Veterans (see Veterans).
Disability benefits (see Retirement systems and pensions; Work-
men's compensation).
Disaster Emergency Relief Racing Agency, conducting of race
meetings by, proceeds to be used for purposes of relief in
area stricken by tornado ...... 499 1-5
Discrimination, public places of accommodation, resort, or amuse-
ment, advertisements for employment at, further defini-
tion of under laws relative to .... . 437
District Attorneys, criminal cases, exceptions, in, filing of, notice
of, to 384
defective delinquents, certain, recommitment for observation
and examination, of, applicants to superior court for,
filing of, by . . . . . . . 645 2
wire tapping, authorization for, by, investigation and study
by judicial council relative to restricting power as
to Resolve 32
DISTRICT COURTS:
in general, justices, closing out and similar type sales, bond to
be filed for holding of, approval by .... 164 1
parking violations, non-criminal disposition of, powers and
duties as to . . . . . . . 249 1-3
probation otticers, of (see Probation officers).
psychiatric service, for, study by department of mental health
relative to, continued ..... Resolve 55
reorganization of, investigation and study by special commis-
sion relative to . . . . . . Resolve 98
trial justices, of, office of, abolishment of .... 319 1-40
special provisions for particular courts :
Boston, juvenile court, probation officers, certain, of compen-
sation of, relative to . . . . . . .341
municipal court of the city of, parking violations, non-crim-
inal disposition of, powers and duties as to . . . 249 1-3
Municipal court of the Roxbury District, justices of, salaries
of, relative to . . . . . . . . 297 1, 2
Peabody, district court of, justice of, salary of, relative to . 453
Plymouth, third district court of, clerk of, salary of, relative to 421 1, 2
Somerville, district court of, additional court officer for, pro-
viding for . . 138 1, 2
Springfield, district court of, third assistant clerk of, salary of,
relative to " . 380
Suffolk county, of, except municipal court of city of Boston,
probation officers, certain, of, compensation of, relative to 341
DISTRICTS:
in general, banking companies, deposits in, by, relative to 103
moderators, of, administration of the oath of office to, pro-
viding for . . .44
officers and employees, of, deceased employees, sums owing to,
payment to widows or next of kin, providing for . 436 5
employees, military or naval forces, in, reinstatement in
former position, of, act providing for, extension of . . 550 1-8
217
271
1. 2
1, 2
550
576
600
2
1-3
1. 2
422
470
292
1-3
1036 Index.
Chap.
DISTRICTS — Concluded.
in general — Concluded.
public works projects, federal assistance in, time limit for in-
curring debt to secure benefits of, extension of . . 17o
treasurers of, banking companies, investments in, by, rela-
tive to 103
civil defense programs, expenditures for, reports relative to,
filing of semi-annually, by, providing for . . . 532
facsimile signatures of, use of on checks drawn by, provid-
ing for ........ . 439
electric light, Dighton Electric Light District, boundaries of,
extended ......... 425
fire, Barnstable Fire District, water supply of, sources, certain,
of, relative to ....... .
Centerville-Osterville Fire District, water supply of, relative to
fire, water, light and improvement, elected officers, of, mili-
tary or naval service, in, appointment of temporary office
to fulfill duties of, providing for .
public beach, formation of by cities and towns, authorized .
regional health, organization of by cities and towns, relative to
regional school, Egremont, Monterey, New Marlborough,
Sheffield, towns of, acts and proceedings relative to forma-
tion of, validated .......
net average membership of, definition of, clarified
notes and bonds, of, taxation exemption for, providing for .
reorganization of, revision of laws relative to, investigation
and study by special commission relative to . Resolve 46
towns, certain, in, state reimbursement to, relative to . 547 1,2
sewer. South Essex Sewerage District, sewerage works, construc-
tion of, amount to be expended for, by, increased . . 134
veterans services, employees, of, retirement of, relative to
water, Bourne Water District, boundaries of, extension of
Dracut Water Supply District, supplying and selling water to
town of Tyngsborough, by, authorized . . .
Kalmia Woods Water District, establishment of in town of
Concord .........
Lynnfield Water District, boundaries of, extension of
Montague Center Water District, establishment of
Sudbury Water District, certain property of taxation exemp-
tion for .........
Upton Center Water District, abolishment of . . .
Westhampton Water District, establishment of .
Wheelwright Water District, annual meeting of, date of, rela-
tive to ........ .
welfare, accounts of, audit of, relative to ... .
employees of, provisions of workmen's compensation law ex-
tended to ........ .
Northern Worcester County Welfare District, establishment
of, ratified and confirmed ......
Dividends, savings banks, payments by, of .
DIVISIONS, STATE DEPARTMENT OF:
See Commonwealth, departments, boards, commissions, etc., of;
also specific titles of divisions listed under specific titles of
the state departments in which the divisions are placed.
Divorce, libels for, denial of, powers of probate judges relative to his
finding that libellant is living apart for justifiable cause,
relative to ........
Dogs, use of for hunting water fowl, relative to .
Domestic servants, certain, provisions of workmen's compensation
law extended to .
Donley, William A., appointment as permanent member of fire
department of town of North Attleborough, authorized .
Doyle, William D., Memorial Playground, certain playground in
Hyde Park district of City of Boston designated as . 289
Dracut Water Supply District, supplying and selling water to
town of Tyngsborough, by, authorized .... 498
Driving instructors, certain, motor vehicles of, licensing of, pro-
viding for . . . . ' . . . 563
Drug stores, permits for, fee for, increased ..... 281
Drugs, sale, furnishing, delivery, exchange and use of, investiga-
tion and study by special commission relative
to Resolve 30
scope of, increased .... Resolve 60
583
497
150
1.3
1,2
1.2
498
1-4
357
69
107
1-15
1.2
1-15
365
202
105
2
1-15
492
205
1. 2
501
353
192
1.2
1. 2
213
115
1,2
656
1. 2
426
1.2
Index.
Dry cleaning establishments, identification marking of, filing of
with commissioner of public safety, by . .211
Dudley, town of (See Cities and towns).
DUKES COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. ..... 519
county court house, repairs, alterations and construction of an
addition to, borrowing of money for, by . .88
Gosnold, town of, exemption from certain county taxes for 114
recreational advantages of, amount of expenditures for promo-
tion of, by increase of, ...... 58
Dupuis, Bernard, C, Jr., reimbursement by town of Holland for
certain legal expenses incurred by .... 589
Duxbury, town of (See Cities and towns).
Dwelling houses, lodging houses, certain, ashes, garbage, refuse,
etc., suitable receptacles for, furnishing of, by, relative to 256
rent control for, establishment of . . . . . . 434
1037
Section.
1-7
1. 2
1, 2
1.2
E
Earhart, Amelia, Highway, certain by-pass in city of Medford
designated as ....... . 458
East Longmeadow, town of (see Cities and towns).
Eastern Commercial Travelers Accident Association, The,
membership and benefits of, extension of, providing for . 73
Edible shellfish (see Fish and fisheries).
Educational contribution (see Contributions).
Educational Television, Massachusetts Board of, establishment of 662
Education, use of tele\'i3ion for purposes of, special commission to
investigate and study, revived and continued Resolve 7
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, employees, certain, of, made eligible for membership
in state employees retirement system .... 525
music, instruction in, requirement for public schools, estab-
lishment of, by 137
public welfare, department of, employees, certain, of, transfer
of, to, providing life tenure for . 435
superintendency unions, withdrawal of towns from, approval
by 334
board of education, collegiate authority, educational institu-
tions, certain, organization of, charter amendments of,
powers and duties as to . . . . . 290
Educational Television, establishment of, in . . . 662
teachers, certain, public schools, in, certification of, powers and
duties as to . . 264
commissioner, agricultural commodities, acceptance of from
federal government, by, powers and duties as to . 637
Massachusetts Highway Safety Committee, membership of,
appointment to, of . . . . . . 570
teachers' retirement board (see Retirement systems and pen-
sions) .
divisions of :
blind, vending stands, public buildings in, permits for opera-
tion of, granting of , to ...... 457
vocational education, state agency for surplus property, es-
tablishment of, in . . . . . . 581
Edwards Church of Northampton, The, transfer to The Jona-
than Edwards Church of Northampton of properties of . 71
Eg^emont, town of (see Cities and towns).
88th Infantry Division Association, national convention of, in
city of Boston, proper representation of commonwealth at,
pro\'iding for ...... Resolve 3
Elderly persons, certain, housing for, providing for . 668
Elected officials, retirement of (see Retirement systems and pen-
sions).
ELECTIONS:
ballots, city and town elections at, position of names of candi
dates on, relative to .
contents of, relative to ..... .
name of candidate appearing more than once on, restriction
as to .........
212
432
212
432
1. 2
1-11
1-11
28
1, 2
566
1-3
549
1.2
26
118
1. 2
177
1-4
580
1.2
406
1-9
133
1-5
128
1-4
1038 Index.
Chap. Section.
ELECTIONS — Concluded.
Berkshire county, licensing of horse races at county fairs, in,
question of, submission to voters of ... . 389
candidates, appearance of names more than once on ballots, re-
striction as to . . _ . . . . 1
city and town elections at, position on ballot of names of, r212
relative to I 432
Canton, non-partisan elections in, providing for . . 14 1-3
corrupt practices, in, investigation and study by special commis-
sion relative to . . . . . Resolve 57
Everett, initiative and referendum for, providing for
Holyoke, aldermen, board of, membership of, method of election
to, in .........
Newton, candidates for city office, in, nomination papers of,
relative to 549
nomination of candidates, written acceptance of, procedure rela-
tive to ........ .
Plan E form of government, nomination and election of certain
ofBcers under, relative to .
Quincy, school committee, members of, biennial elections for
" terms of four years, for. providing for .
Springfield, city of, primary elections, of, candidates for nomi-
nation at, certification of party enrollment, of, require-
ment of, providing for ......
state conventions, political parties, of, endorsements for nomi-
nations for state-wide offices, procedure for, at .
Waltham, elective municipal officers, party nominations for,
providing for, in .......
Woburn, school committee, number of members, terms of office
of, providing for, by .
Electric companies (see Gas and electric companies).
Electric meters, testing of, standard for further regulation of 154
Electric railroads (see Railroads).
Electricians, state examiners of (see Civil service and registration,
department of).
Eligible lists, civil service laws, under (see Civil service laws).
Embalming and funeral directing, board of registration in (see
Civil service and registration, department of).
Emergencies, safety of commonwealth during certain, act provid-
ing for, time limit upon, abolished . . .491
EMERGENCY FINANCE BOARD:
cities and towns, borrowing of money by, under act creating,
opportunity for, extended . . . . . .
public welfare, veterans benefits, borrowing of money by cities
and towns for purposes of, powers and duties as to
tornado disaster, assistance by commonwealth to cities, towns
and counties to alleviate financial burden of, approval by
Emergency Housing Commission, law establishing, repeal of
Eminent domain, real estate taxes, apportionment of as measure
of damages on land taken by .... . 634 1, 2
See also Practice in civil actions.
Employees award board (see Administration and finance, commis-
sion on).
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES:
employees, religious, non-profit and charitable organizations or
hospitals, of, minimum fair wages for, establishment of . 515
employers, certain, payment of workmen's compensation by,
enforcement of provisions of law, providing for . . 33
employment security law, base period, of, wages paid therein,
reports by employers relative to . . . . . 560 1-3
benefits payable in benefit year, amount of, increased . . 410 1, 2
eligibility provisions for employees under, relative to . . 464
employers, payments and certain procedure under, for, rela-
tive to 397
remuneration, definition of, under ..... 635 1, 2
waiting period, benefit payments, certain employees for, rela-
tive to 401
industrial homework, employers permits for, further regulation of 247
industry advisory committees, appointment to, by commissioner
of labor and industries, of . . . . . . 236
medical reports, certain, employers to furnish employees with
copies of, providing for . . . . . .117
military or naval service, employees, in, reinstatement in former
positions, act providing for, extension of . . . 550 3
467
1, 2
479
1-4
465
284
1,2
Index.
Chap.
437
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES — Concluded.
public accommodation, resort or amusement, places of, adver-
tisements for employment at, relative to . . .
See also Commonwealth; municipal officers and employees.
Employment security, division of (see Labor and industries,
department of).
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW:
base period, reporting of wages paid to employees therein, rela-
tive to ...... .
benefits, amount payable in a benefit year, increase of
eligibility provisions, of, regulation of .
employers accounts, charges to, under, clarification of
remuneration, further defining of, under .
waiting period, benefit payments, employees, certain, for, under
See also Labor and industries, department of.
Encumbrances, property on (see Mortgages).
Engineers, special licenses for ...... . 207
Engines, automobile (see Motor vehicles).
Entry of actions (see Actions, civil).
ESSEX COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. .....
recreational, industrial and agricultural advantages of said
county, advertisement of, expenditure of money for, by,
authorized ........
superior court, of, clerk of equity proceedings of, appointment
of, salary of ....... .
tuberculosis hospital, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of
Essex, town of (see Cities and towns).
Estate taxes (see Taxation).
Everett, city of (see Cities and towns).
Evidence, eminent domain, betterment assessment cases, certain,^ of
admission of material facts and documents in, providing
for . . ... . .
exceptions, criminal cases, in, filing of, relative to . . _ .
false arrest or imprisonment, actions for, defenses to, relative
to
instruments, written, acknowledgment of by persons serving
in or with the armed forces, admissibility in, relative to
written statements, certain, admissibility of, in, relative to
Examinations, civil service (see Civil service laws).
Excise tax (see Taxation, excise tax).
Executions, levy of, real estate, on, dissolution of by operation of
law, relative to ...... .
recording of, relative to ..... .
Executive council (see Governor and council).
EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS:
public administrators, granting of administration of estates to,
relative to ........
See also Fiduciaries.
Exemption from taxation (see Taxation).
Explosives, certain, licenses for storage, manufacture, keeping or
sale of, relative to ...... .
Extortion, threats of, police officers and employees of licensing au-
thorities by, penalty for ..... .
519
126
300
506
104
384
191
242
455
338
333
200
294
1039
Section.
. 560
1-3
. 410
1.2
. 464
. 397
. 635
1.2
r 401
1
1. 2
1. 2
1-6
Fairhaven harbor, improvement of, investigation and study by
state department of public works, relative to, con-
tinued ....... Resolve
Falmouth, town of (see Cities and towns).
False arrest or imprisonment, actions for (see Practice in civil
actions).
Farm laborers, certain, provisions of workmen's compensation law
extended to ....... .
Federal aid highway projects (see Federal emergency laws).
Federal banks, loan associations and credit unions (see Banks and
banking).
Federal Communications Commission, allocation and reserva-
tion of television channels for educational purposes,
petition by special commission for, to , . Resolve
1040
Index.
Federal emergency laws, public works projects, federal assistance
in, time within which counties, cities, towns and districts
may incur debt to secure benefits of, extension of .
surplus property, state agency for, establishment of, for pur-
poses of acquiring and distributing surplus government
property .........
Federal government (see United States).
Federal grants, public works, etc., for (see Federal emergency laws).
Federal Power Commission, gas companies, refunds by, ordering
of, by
Federal savings and loan associations (see Banks and banking).
Fees, architects, board of registration of, fees, certain, payable to,
further regulation of .
bail, misdemeanors, for, increase of, fee for . .
betterment assessment liens, certificate for dissolving, for _ .
carriers of property by motor vehicle, duplicate plates, certifi-
cates, permits and licenses for, fee for issuance of, in-
crease of ........ .
certified public accountants, examinations for, for
closing out and similar type sales, filing of inventories with city
and town clerks, for .......
corporations, filing fees, certain, of, increased ....
drug store permits, for, increase of .....
gas and electric companies, reports, certain of, filing of, for
hairdressers, operators, certain, registration of as hairdressers, for
industrial homework, employers permits for, for
injunctions, certain, issuance of, fee, for, providing for
interstate carriers of property by motor vehicle, certain fees not
to be required of .......
land court, certain, of .
Lord's day licenses, certain for ......
magistrates, examination of sureties and approval of bonds by,
fee for, increased .......
pilotage, Port of Boston, for .......
public utilities, department of, official documents, certain, of,
copies of, for . .
registries of deeds, certain, for, relative to ... .
Females (see Women).
Fernald, Walter E., State School, new hospital building at, desig-
nated as Douglas A. Thom Hospital Building
Fidelity bonds (see Bonds).
Fiduciaries, guardians and conservators, appointment of, for cer-
tain applicants for public assistance . .
guardians of insane persons, appointment of, investigation and
study by judicial council relative to . Resolve
public administrators, granting of administration of estates to,
relative to . .
temporary conservators, appointment of by probate courts
upon petition of boards of public welfare
See also Executors and administrators; Trustees.
Fiedler bridge, certain foot bridge in city of Boston designated
as ...... . Resolve
Finance, administration and, commission on (see Administration
and finance, commission on),
cities, towns and districts, of (see Municipal Finance),
counties, of (see County finance).
Fine Arts, Museum of, trustees of, maximum number of, increase of
Fire alarm systems, borrowing of money by cities and towns for
authorized .......
Fire departments, in general, chiefs of, explosives, inflammable
materials, licenses for storage, manufacture, keeping or
sale of, powers and duties as to .
cities and towns, of, hospital, medical and surgical expenses
certain, indemnification to retired members for
civil service examinations, certain, for applicants to, maximum
age requirement for, relative to .
members of, additional day off or additional day's pay for
when required to work on certain legal holidays
reserve fire forces, members of, eligibility for appointment to
regular fire forces, limitation on . .' . .
Agawam, civil service status for permanent members of, relative
to
Amesbury, permanent members of, hours of duty of
Chap.
17.S
581
331
558
89
344
1-4
309
510
2
164
1
282
281
283
307
247
632
423
348
2
308
348
1
233
1.2
571
1-3
29
333
571
3
240
100
200
628
300
640
255
362
1, 2
1,2
1.2
Index. 1041
Chap. Section.
Fire departments — Concluded.
Xyev. Craft, Clarence E., made eligible to take civil service ex-
amination for fire fighter, in . . . .412 1,2
Burlington, chief of, regular or permanent member.s of, civil
service status . . . . . .165 1,2
Mansfield, Alden, Arthur W., status as permanent member of . 2.')1
North Attleborough, Angell, Stanley A., Donly, William A.,
appointment as permanent members of, authorized 42f) 1, 2
Rockland, regular or permanent members of, placing under civil
service laws, authorized . . . .27 1, 2
Sudbury, Davison, William E., chief of, retirement and pension-
ing of , by 507 1 , 2
Fire districts (see Districts).
Fire fighters (see Plre departments).
Firemen, steam plant, boiler or engines, operation of, special licenses
for, for, relative to ...... . 2(J7 1, 2
Fire warden, state (see Conservation, department of).
Fire, water, light and improvement districts (see Districts).
Fires and fire prevention and protection, county fire patrols,
temporary officers of, number of and method of appoint-
ing, relative to ....... . 496
explosives, inflammable materials, licenses for keeping, sale,
storage or manufacture of, relative to . . . 200
forest fires, emergency proclamation by governor as to, relative
to 200
towns, appropriations for prevention of, state reimbursement
for expenses of, relative to . . . . .535 1—4
homes and institutions for sick and aged, improvement of fire
protection for, investigation and study by special com-
mission, relative to .... . Resolve 52
licensing authorities, local, further definition of, under laws
relative to 2.30 1,2
toys, wearing apparel, furniture, etc., flash point of, investigation
and study by department of public safety relative to,
providing for ..... . Resolve 73
First Church in Northampton, The, transfer to The Jonathan
Edwards Church of Northampton of properties of . 71 1-8
First Parish in Northampton, The, transfer to The Jonathan
Edwards Church of Northampton of properties of . . 71 1-8
FISH AND FISHERIES:
fish, taking of, rules and regulations relative to, powers and duties
of director of the division of fisheries and game relative
to 47S 1-3
lobsters, short, further definition of, further regulation on sale
and possession of . . . . . . .156
Fisheries and game, division of (see Conservation, department of).
Fishing (see Game and inland fisheries).
Fishing licenses (see Conservation, department of).
Fish pier, state, Gloucester, in, proposed pier extension at, investi-
gation and study by department of public works relative
to ....... . Resolve 81
Fish traps (see Game and inland fisheries).
Pitchburg, city of (see Cities and towns).
Fitzgerald, M. Audrey, acts as notary public validated Resolve 16
Flares, use of for disabled vehicles, further regulation of . . 234 1, 2
Fluoridation, Northampton, city of, water supply of, for 375 1, 2
public water supplies, of, investigation and study by special com-
mission relative to . . . . Resolve 58
Food, adulteration or misbranding of, investigation and study b.y
special commission relative to . . . Resolve 60
essential, facilities for handling and marketing of, investigation
and study by special commission relative to . Resolve 31
Foreign corporations (see Corporations).
Forest fixes (.see Forests and forestry).
Forestry, division of (see Conservation, department of).
FORESTS AND FORESTRY:
forest fire emergencies, proclamations as to, relative to . . 21
state forests, Willard Brook State Eorest, additional land for,
recreational development of, providing for . .611 1-4
state parks, Whitehall State Park, recreational development of,
providing for ........ 614 1, 2
See also Parks and reservations.
Fort Meadow Fond, commission to regulate use of, establishment of 4S7 1-4
1042 Index.
Chap. Section.
Fort Point Channel, investigation and study by state department of
public works relative to, continuation of . Resolve 72
Foster children, income tax exemption allowance for, providing for 514
Foster, Lawrence W., Post No. 93, Inc. American Legion, sale of
land, to 427 1-3
Foxborough, town of (see Cities and towns).
Framingham, town of (see Cities and towns).
FRANKLIN COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. ..... 519 1
Hampshire county sanatorium, additional water supply facilities
and X-raj' equipment for, powers and duties as to . . 62 1-3
Franklin Foundation, membership of, corporation powers of, rela-
tive to 77 1-3
Franklin, town of (see Cities and towns).
Freight, carriers of (see Carriers; Transportation).
Funds, banks, of (see Banks and banking),
federal (see Federal emergency laws),
municipal (see Municipal (inance).
school (see Schools, public),
state (see State finance).
See also Trusts.
Fur-bearing animals (see Game and inland fisheries) .
Furnace Pond, Pembroke, town of, in, improvement of, investi-
gation and study relative to . . . Resolve 39
Furnaces, certain, discharge of cinders, ashes and solids from, investi-
gation and study by department of public utilities rela-
tive to ...... . Resolve 50
G
Gambling, existence and extent of, special commission to investigate
and study, establishment .... Resolve 100
GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES:
in general, licenses, sporting, hunting, fishing or trapping, for,
wearing of and display of by licensees, regulation as to . 218 1, 2
birds and mammals :
deer, hunting of, bag limit, possession limit, season, etc.,
making of rules and regulations by director of fisheries
and game, relative to . . . . 480 1, 2
mammals, hunting and trapping of, making of rules and regu-
lations by director of fisheries and game, relative to . 482 1, 2
squirrels, hares and rabbits, bag limit, possession limit, season,
etc., making of rules and regulations by director of fisheries
and game relative to . . . . 482 1, 2
fish and fishing:
bag limits, legal length of, season, etc., making of rules and
regulations by director of fisheries and game, relative to .
Connecticut river, salmon, in, protection of, providing for .
ice fishing, bait restriction on, law providing for, repealed .
lobsters, short, further definition of, further regulation on
sale and possession of . . . . . 156
Game, fisheries and, division of (see Conservation, department
of).
Garages, records kept at, regulation of .... . 196
Garbage, hogs and pigs, for, procedure as to use of . . . 655
Gardner State Hospital, land, certain, held, by, reconveyance to
former owners, of, providing for ..... 658
sale of water by town of Ashburnham, to ... . 615
Gas and Electric Companies, bonds and mortgages of, issuance of,
relative to . . . . . . . . . 85
Boston Edison Company, conveyance of certain state land in
town of Norfolk, to . ... . . . 445
electric companies, electric meters, restrictive standards on test-
ing of, further regulation of , for . . . . . 154
gas companies, refunds to customers, by, pro\ading for . . 331
preferred stock, of, shares of, disposition of, relative to . . 328
public hearings relative to rates or reduction in service, of, place
of holding of, relative to . . ... . . 327
reports, certain, of, filing fee for, increased .... 283
Gas, natural (see Natural gas).
Gas service safety code, certain, study by department of public
utilities relative to, providing for . . . Resolve 74
Gay Head, town of (see Cities and towns).
478
1.2
285
1,2
224
Index. 1043
Chap. Section.
GENERAL COURT:
in general, acts and resolves, number passed by . . . Page 797
general laws, revision, recodification, consolidation and ar-
rangement of, commission for, final report by, to, time
for, extended ...... Resolve ;3S
preliminary report of, submission of, during current
year . . . . . _ . Resolve 92
members of, compensation, of, payment of, relative to . 171
public utilities, department of, public hearings, certain, of,
to be held in city or town of member requesting same . 327
travel and expense allowances for, providing for . . 263 1-3
special commission to investigate and study relative
to . . . . . . . Resolve 8
military affairs, committee on, militia laws of the common-
wealth, to investigate and study . . . Resolve 25
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, transportation to and
from, to investigate and study . . . Resolve 25
veterans benefits, certain laws relative to, to investigate
and study ....... Resolve 25
prorogation of, statement as to . . . . . Page 798
travel and expense allowances for members of, providing for 263 1-3
house of representatives, Boston licensing board, hearings on
liquor license applications, giving of notice by, to mem-
bers of 90
further regulation of . . . . . . . 622
Casey, Francis X., former member of present, widow of, pay-
ment by commonwealth of compensation to . Resolve 66
journals, certain, of, purchase from Massachusetts Historical
Society, of, relative to . . . . . . 446
Sheehan, Arthur J., former member of present, widow of,
payment by commonwealth of compensation to Resolve 66
Smith, Roj' C, former member of present, widow of, payment
by commonwealth of compensation to . . Resolve 66
General Laws, changes in, table of Pages 801-1005
revision, recodification, consolidation and arrangement of, com-
mission appointed for purpose of, final report of, time for
filing of, extended ..... Resolve 38
preliminary report of, submission of to general court during
current year ...... Resolve 92
Gilbert, Harold C, payment by town of Pepperell of sum of money
to 252 1, 2
Gloucester, city of (see Cities and towns) .
fish pier (see Fish pier, state).
Gloves, boxing, weight of, relative to . . . . . . 238
Gosnold, town of (see Cities and towns).
GOVERNOR:
in general, budget of (see Appropriations).
veto by Page 797
appointments by, Boston Arena Authority, four members of . 669 2
Educational Television, Massachusetts Board of, four mem-
bers of 662 2
Highway Safety Committee, Massachusetts, three members of 570 1
hospital costs and finances, division of, advisory board com-
mittee, of, members of ..... • 636 1, 2
Metropolitan Transit Authority, board of trustees of, mem-
bers of 197 1
mUk control commission, members of . . . . . 604 1
Mount Greylock Tramway Authority, four members of . 606 4
natural resources, board of, members of .... 631 1
One hundred and fourth infantry regiment, honors awarded
to, suitable commemoration of, commission for, mem-
bers of Resolve 26
Port of Boston Commission, members of ... . 608 2
public safety, department of, deputy commissioner, of . . 644
state tax commission, members of .... . 654 2
teletj'pewTiter regulations, board of, members of . . . 474 1
powers and duties, administration and finance, commission
on, division of building construction, employees of, ap-
proval of, by 612 4
Commerce, department of, as to . . . . 409 1
Constitution Day, annual observance of September seven-
teenth as, issuance of proclamation for, by . . . 170
forests, fire hazards in, proclamations as to, by . . . 21
Memorial Day, proper observation of, proclamation as to 84
1044 Index.
Chap. Section.
GOVERNOR — Concluded.
powers and duties — Concluded.
Polish Constitution Day, annual obser\'ance of, issuance of
proclamation for, by . .172
public b'oildings and state institutions, construction of, or
improvements therein under provisions of certain appro-
priation acts, plans and specifications for, approved by . 408 3
rent control, act establishing, as to ..... 434 1-15
GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL:
powers and duties, 88th Infantry Division Association, na-
tional convention of in city of Boston representation of
commonwealth at, expenditures for, as to Resolve 3
industrial accident board, as to . . . 314 1-14
Lowell Technological Institute of Massachusetts, as to . . 407 3
Provincetown, conveyance of certain state land, to, approval
by .270
state departments, reorganization of, change in functions of, f 408 12
as to . \ 675 lOA
treasurer, state deposits, certain, by, approval of, by . 223
Youth Service Board, sale or transfer of land by, approval of . 590
Grade crossings (see Railroads).
Grafton State Hospital, auditorium at designated as Paine Audi-
torium 189 1-2
Granville, town of (see Cities and towns).
Great ponds (see Waters and waterways).
Greylock reservation commission. Mount Greylock Tramway
Authority, powers and duties as to . . . . 606 4, 16
Groton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Guaranty funds, co-operative banks, of, relative to
f 72
• \ 87
savings banks, of, relative to ...... 193
Guardians (see Fiduciaries; Probate courts).
H
Hadley, town of (see Cities and towns).
Hairdressers, nonresident, issuance of temporary licenses for, rela-
tive to ........ . 274
operators, certain, registration of, as, relative to . . . 307
temporary licenses for, issuance of, relative to . . .291
See also Beauty shops.
Halloran, Gertrude Ryan, acts as notary public validated Resolve I
Hamilton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Hampden County, appropriations for maintenance of, etc. . 519 1
superior court building, Springfield, at, adequate elevator facili-
ties at, providing for, b3', authorized .... 403 1-3
Twitchell, Lewis A., payment of sum of money to, by . . 258
Hampshire County, appropriations for maintenance of, etc. . 519 1
probate court for (see Probate Courts).
sanatorium, additional water supply facilities and X-ray equip-
ment for, providing for ...... 62 1-3
Handicapped children (see Children).
Hanover, town of (see Cities and towns).
Harbors (see V\ aters and waterways).
Hares, hunting of, regulations as to, relative to . . . . 481 1, 2
Harwich, town of (see Cities and towns).
Hatfield, town of (see Cities and towns).
Hathaway Bakeries, Inc., payment by Commonwealth of sum of
money to . . . . . . Resolve 9
Health, local boards of, spittoons, factories and workshops in, re-
peal of provisions of law relative to, as affecting . . 57
Hebrew Teachers College, charter of, amendment of . 39 1, 2
Helicon, Inc., revival of corporate powers of ... . 588
High schools (see Schools).
Highway fund (see State finance).
Highway Safety Act, The 570 1-5
Highway Safety Committee, Massachusetts, estabUshment of . 570 1-5
Highways (see Ways).
Hingham, town of (see Cities and towns).
Hogs (see Pigs).
Holcomb, William A., payment by commonwealth of sum of money
to ....... . Resolve 4
Holden, town of (see Cities and towns).
Index. 1045
Chap. Section.
Holidays, certain employees of commonwealth excluded from pro-
visions of law providing for additional compensation
when day off falls on . . . . . . 400
Holland, town of (see Cities and towns).
Holyoke, city of (see Cities and towns).
Homes, sick and aged, for, improvement of fire protection
for, investigation by special commission relative
to ...... . Resolve 52
Hopkinton State Park, recreational development of, providing for 595
Horse and dog race meetings conducted under the pari-mutuel
system of wagering, Berkshire count\' fairs, race meet-
ing, certain, at, question relative to, submission of to voters
of Berksliire county ....... 389
Disaster Emergency Relief Racing Agency, licensing of to con-
duct race meetings, net proceeds of said meetings to be
turned over to Central Massachusetts Disaster Relief
Committee Inc., by ...... . 499 1-5
horse race meetings, amounts wagered at, tax impo.sed upon,
relative to ........ 246 14
holding and conducting of, further regulation of . . . 663
taxes, certain, upon, relative to ..... . 246 14
Horse meat, sale of in retail stores, regulation of . 136
Horticulture and floriculture, boilers and engines used for pur-
poses of, licenses to operate, relative to ... 207 1, 2
Hospital costs and finances, division of (see Administration and
Finance, Commission on).
Hospital service corporations, non-profit, contracts of, withholding
by retirement authorities of certain retirement allow-
ances for payment of premiums, of, relative to . . 509 1, 2
hospitals, disputes with, submission of to commissioner of ad-
ministration, by ....... 636 5
Korean war veterans, services, certain, by, relative to . . 450
medical service corporations authorized to contract with for
certain purposes ....... 143
powers of, enlargement of ...... . 287 1-7
HOSPITALS:
in general, charitable, employees of, minimum fair wages for,
establishment of . . . . . . .515
muscular dystrophy, clinics for treatment of, establishment
and maintenance of by state department of public health,
providing for . . . . . . . 382
per diem charges, certain, of, statistics relative to, filing of with
director of division of hospital costs and finances, by . 636 2
Barnstable County Hospital, resident doctor of, construction
and equipping new residence for . . . .616 1,2
Belmont Hospital, consolidation with Worcester City Hospital, 266 1-8
Boston psychopathic hospital, acquisition of certain land in city
of Boston for purposes of expansion of . . . .512
Boston State Hospital, clinical and research laboratory at, desig-
nated as Aliraham Myerson Memorial Laboratory . 232 1, 2
Bristol County tuberculosis hospital, senior physician of, living
quarters for, providing for ...... 131 1-5
Chelsea Memorial Hospital, property of Chelsea Day Nursery
and Children's Home conveyed to ... . 613 2, 3
Gardner State Hospital, land, certain, held, by, reconveyance to
former owners of, providing for ..... 658
sale of water by town of Ashburnham, to . . . 615
Grafton State Hospital, auditorium at, designated as Paine Audi-
torium _ . . 189 1. 2
Hampshire County sanatorium, additional water supply facilities
and X-ray equipment for, providing for . . . 62 1-3
hospital service corporations, non-prolit, disputes with, submis-
sion of to commissioner of administration for decision 63o 5
Lakeville State Sanatorium, treatment of muscular dystrophy
and other similar diseases at, providing for . . 383
Lawrence municipal hospital and infirmary, board of trustees of,
establishment of ....... 335 1, 2
Massachusetts General Hospital, acquisition of site of Suffolk
County jail, by, investigation and study by special com-
mission relative to .... . Resolve 65
Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, holding of additional real
and personal estate, by, authorized . . . .46
New England Center Hospital, alliance of with New England
Medical Center, authorized ..... 176 1, 2
1046
Index.
HOSPITALS — Concluded.
New England Medical Center, composition, powers and status
of, relative to ....... .
Newton-Wellesley Hospital, holding of additional real and per-
sonal property, by, authorized .....
Pondville Hospital, cancer patients in, payment for care of, rel-
ative to ........ .
Soldiers' homes, Korean War veterans, hospital service for, con-
tracts for, making of, by, with, relative to
Springfield Municipal Hospital, incorporation of certain isolation
hospital therein, relative to .
tuberculosis (see Sanatoria; Tuberculosis hospitals).
Westfield State Sanatorium, cancer division, of, cancer patients
in, payment for care of, relative to ... .
Worcester City Hospital, consolidation with Belmont Hospital, of
Hours of labor (see Labor).
House of Representatives (see General Court).
Houses (see Buildings; Dwelling houses).
Housing authorities, corporations formed for purposes of acquiring
or constructing, powers and duties as to
elderly persons, housing projects for, providing for, by
lands, certain, held by, disposal of, by, authorized
Maiden Housing Authority, sale of land to city of Maiden, by,
ratified and confirmed . . . .
notes and bonds, of, taxation exemption for, providing for .
political subdivision of commonwealth, designation as, during
certain emergencies .......
Housing Board, State, elderly persons, housing projects for, powers
and duties as to . . . .
urban development, slums clearance, projects, for, powers and
duties as to
Housing projects, elderly persons, for providing for
See also Buildings.
Housing rent co-ordinator, state, establishment of, powers and
duties of ........ .
Housing units, state, rents to be paid by certain veterans in, in-
vestigation and study by special commission relative
to ....... . Resolve
Hudson, town of (see Cities and towns).
Hull, town of (see Cities and towns).
Hunting (see Game and Inland Fisheries) .
Hunting licenses (see Conservation, Department of).
^hap.
Section.
176
1.2
47
562
221
1-3
562
266
1-8
647
668
508
5-8
1-6
148
292
1
500
1,2
668
1-6
647
668
1-21
1-6
434
1-15
84
I
Ice fishing, bait restriction on, law providing for, repealed . 224
Identification markings, laundries and dry cleaning establish-
ments, of, filing with commissioner of public safety, of . 211
Illegitimacy (see Criminal practice and procedure).
Income tax, division of (see Corporations and taxation, department
of).
Incomes, taxation of (see Taxation, incomes of).
Indebtedness, commonwealth, of (see State finance),
county (see Countj' finance),
evidences of (see Bonds; County finance; Municipal finance;
State finance),
municipal (see Alunicipal finance).
Indecent assault and battery, children, certain, on, penalty for . 299
Indian Head river, building of fish ladder on, providing for . 534
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, DEPARTMENT OF:
hospital per diem charges, certain, certification of by commis-
sioner of administration, to . . . . . . 636
provisions of law relative to, repeal of . . . . 314
superior court decrees, workmen's compensation cases, in, fur-
nishing of copies to, providing for .... 288
Industrial homework, emploj'ers permits for, further regulation of 247
Inflammable materials, keeping, storage, manufacture or sale of,
buildings used for, licenses for, notices of applications for,
relative to . , . . . . . . . 200
Initiative and referendum, Everett, city of, establishment of, in . 28
Northampton, city of, for ....... 63
Injunctions, certain, issuance of, fee for, providing for . . . 632
1,2
1,2
Index.
Chap.
1047
Section.
Injury cases (see Actions, civil; Practice in civil actions; Work-
men's compensation).
Insane persons, criminally insane, care, treatment and commit-
ment of, investigation and study by special commis-
sion relative to . . . . Resolve
scope of, increased, time for report of, extended Resolve
guardians of (see Probate Courts).
Insolvency, judges of (see Probate and insolvency; Judges).
Institutions, charitable (see Corporations).
medical (see Medical institutions; Hospitals),
penal (see Penal and reformatory institutions),
savings, for (see Banks and banking; Savings banks),
sick and aged, for, improvement of fire protection for, investiga-
tion by special commission relative to . . Resolve
Instructors, hairdressing, in, temporary licenses for, issuance of,
relative to ........
Instruments, written, acknowledgement by persons serving in or
with the armed forces, of, relative to .
INSURANCE :
in general, insurance laws, certain provisions of, investigation
and study by special commission relative to, providing
for ........ Resolve
towns, indemnity' insurance, authorized amount of, for,
creased ........
classes of insurance :
accident and health, general or blanket, payment of premiums
on policies for, relative to .
air tank, inspection of insured tanks and report thereof by
relative to .......
endowment, policies of, minors, certain, deemed competent
to contract for .......
group insurance, life, accident and health, paj'ment of pre
miums on policies for, relative to ...
hospitalizatien, medical or surgical, contracts for, withholding
by retirement authorities of certain retirement allowances
for payment of premiums, of, relative to
life, group, payment of premiums on policies for, relative to
minors, certain, deemed competent to contract for
motor vehicle liability policies or bonds, premiums for, use of
merit rating system as basis for, providing for
steam boiler, inspections of, reports of, by, relative to .
companies :
in general, directors and officers of, powers and duties as to
investments of .
excise taxes upon, assessment of, relative to
housing projects, of, accounts and incomes of, powers and
duties as to
investments of, powers and duties of directors and officers
as to ........
Korean war veterans, loans and advances of credit to, by
providing for ...... .
domestic, taxes, certain, upon, further continuation of, pro-
viding for ........
fire, capital stock of, investments by savings banks in, au-
thorized ........
fire mutuals, guaranty capital of, relative to . .
life, domestic, real property, acquisition of for investment
purposes, by, relative to .... .
motor vehicle liabihty policies or bonds, of, merit rating point
s>-stem for applicants for, relative to .
mutual, guaranty capital of, relative to . . .
See also Workmen's compensation.
Interest, workmen's compensation law, certain cases under, pay-
ment in, of ........
Interstate carriers (see Carriers).
Ipswich river, improvement of, investigation and study by depart-
ment of public works relative to, continued . Resolve
Ipswich, town of (see Cities and towns).
Italian-American World War Veterans of the United States,
Inc., certain laws alTccting veterans and their organiza-
tions made applicable to . . . . . .
national convention in city of Boston, of, proper representation
of commonwealth at, providing for . . Resolve
Italian Legion Auxiliary, Boston United Number One, temporary
revival of corporate powers for certain purposes
291
191
77
209
229
3.5
97
229
509
229
97
570
35
110
633
1, 2
2
1-5
I
647
7
110
6.52
1-4
246
10
160
220
1. 2
94
570
220
1-5
1.2
670
56
22
36
219
1048
Index.
Jails (see Penal and reformatory institutions, counties, oO-
Jamaica Plain Post No. 76, Incorporated, American Legion,
conveyance by Metropolitan District Commission of cer-
tain land, to ....... . 620
Jars, use of. for sale of milk or cream, sealing of, relative to . 259
Johnson, Paul E., retirement rights of, under teachers retirement
laws, relative to ....... 363
Jonathan Edwards Church of Northampton, The, establish-
ment of ......... 71
Joiu-nals, house of representatives, of, purchase of certain, relative
to 446
Judges and justices, in general, annual conference, of, investigation
by judicial council relative to, providing for . Resolve 20
See also Magistrates.
JUDICIAL COUNCIL:
attorney general, district attorneys, wire tapping, authorization
for, by restricting of power as to, to investigate and
study ....... Resolve 32
civil rights, residents of the commonwealth, of, further protec-
tion of, investigation relative to, by Resolve 23
dependents, support of, enforcement of laws relative to, investi-
gation relative to, by . . . . Resolve 5
guardians of insane persons, appointment of, to investigate and
study ....... Resolve 29
judicial system, improvement of, investigation relative to,
by . . . Resolve 20
legacies, actions to recover, limitation on, investigation relative
to, by ...... . Resolve 19
telephones, use of, to place or register bets, illegality of, investi-
gation relative to, by . . . . . Resolve 22
Juvenile delinquents, prevention of cause of, special commission
to study and investigate relative to, revived and con-
tinued ....... Resolve 15
K
Kales, Joseph W., incumbent of office of town engineer in town of
Belmont, life tenure for .....
Kalmia Woods Water District, establishment of, in town of Con-
cord .........
Kelly Field, Hyde Park district of Boston, in, retaining wall at
cornpletion of by. Metropolitan District Commission, pro-
viding for ........
Kennedy, Josephine V., retirement of, by town of South Hadley
relative to .......
Keville, General William J., Building, new nurses home at Soldiers
Home in Massachusetts designated as .
Kightlinger, CliflEord V., creditable service under state retirement
system, of, relative to .....
Killam, Donald J., certification as highway repair foreman in state
department of public works, of, providing for
King, Moses H., payment by city of Maiden of pension to
Kingston, town of (See Cities and towns).
Knurow, Edward R., payment by Commonwealth of sum of money
to
Korean War (see Veterans' benefits).
30
235
404
629
392
1. 2
1-15
1.2
1.2
1, 2
LABOR:
farm laborers, certain, provisions of workmen's compensation
law extended to . 656
industrial homework, employers' permits for, further regula-
tion of 247
Index.
1049
LABOR — Condvded.
liens, for, recording of, by registers of deeds, providing for .
Lord's Day, certain work performed on, permits for, issuance
of, relative to ...... .
minimum wage law, religious, non-profit and charitable organi'
zations, employees, of, providing for, under .
physical examinations, certain, employees to be furnished copies
of, providing for ......
public places, advertisements for employment at, relative to
servants, domestic, certain, provisions of workmen's compensa-
tion law extended to . . . .
service, civil service laws under, promotion, certain, for em-
ployees in, relative to .
spittoons, factories and workshops in, provision of law relative
to, repeal of . . .
women and children, labor laws, certain, pertaining to, suspen-
sion of by commissioner of labor and industries, providing
for
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, minimum wage law, certain employees provided for
under, as affecting .....
commissioner, commerce, department of, powers and duties
as to .......
industrial homework, employers' permits for, further regula-
tion of, powers and duties as to .
sealing of glass milk or cream bottles or jars, powers and duties
as to .........
women and children, certain laws relative to, suspension of
application of, by, authorized
employment security, division of, benefits, amount payable
in benefit year, increase of, powers and duties as to .
director, base period, wages paid to employees therein, re
ports by employers relative to, powers and duties as to
eligibility provisions, regulation of, powers and duties as to
employers' accounts, charges to, act clarifjdng powers and
duties as to ..... .
rental-purchase agreements, premises, certain, for, making
of, by, providing for . . . .
remuneration, further defining of, powers and duties as to
waiting period, benefit payments, certain employees for
powers and duties as to
industrial accidents, division of, establishment of
industrial accident board, of, establishment of
workmen's compensation law, employers, certain, violating
provisions of, prosecution of, by .
standards and necessaries of life, director, sealing of glass
milk or cream bottles or jars, powers and duties as to
three and one half gallon cartons, use of, certain, approval
by
Laborers, farm, certain, provisions of workmen's compensation law
extended to ..... .
Lakes (see Waters and waterways).
Lakeville State Sanatorium, additional water supply for, relative
to _ .
muscular dystrophy, treatment of, at, providing for .
Land, excavated, protective barriers around, erection by owners,
of, pro\nding for ......
summary process to recover (see Summary process for posses-
sion of land).
See also Real estate.
LAND COURT:
fees, certain, of, furtiier regulation of
injunctions, certain, issuance of, by, fee, for, providing for
judges, certain, of, salaries of, relative to
recorder, office of, life tenure for ....
Land forces (see Militia).
Landings, public, Cohasset, in, regulation by said town, of
Landlord and tenant (see Summary process for possession of
land).
Lane, D wight, retirement and pensioning of by town of Dighton
Lanesborough, town of (see Cities and towns).
Larceny (see Crimina] procedure and practice).
Laundries, identification markings of, filing of with commissioner
of public safety, by ...... .
Chap.
Section.
405
1,2
108
515
117
437
656
1. 2
459
57
236
515
409
2
247
259
1,2
236
410
1, 2
560
464
1-3
397
635
348
632
567
449
1.2
401
314
314
1-14
1-14
330
259
1.2
86
656
1.2
316
383
1-6
1, 2
1. 2
1050
Index.
Chap.
Law enforcement, division of (see Conservation, department of).
Lawler, George H., retirement and pensioning of by city of New-
buryport .........
Lawrence, city of (see Cities and towns).
Laws, state, uniform, commissioners on, expenses of, sum allowed
for, increased ........
Lee, town of (see Cities and towns).
Legacies, actions to recover, limitation on, investigation by judicial
council relative to .... . Resolve
Levy of executions (see Executions).
Lexington, town of (see Cities and towns).
LICENSES AND PERMITS:
alcoholic beverages, sales, certain, of seasonal licenses for, review
by Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission of, further
regulation of ....... .
charter service, motor vehicles, in, for .....
drug store permits, fee for, increase of .
engineer and firemen, special, for, relative to ...
explosives, certain, licenses for storage, manufacture, keeping or
sale of, relative to ...... . 200
hairdressers, manicurists, instructors, demonstrators or opera- / 274
tors, certain temporary licenses for, issuance of . . \ 291
hunting and sporting licenses, attachment of deer tags to, rela-
tive to ........ .
industrial homework, employers' permits for, further regulation
of
inflammable materials, keeping, storage, manufacture or sale of,
buildings used for, licenses for, notices of applications for,
relative to ........
Lord's Day, public entertainment, certain, on, licenses for, rela-
tive to ........ .
work, certain, to be performed on, for ....
military or naval service, persons in, extension of renewal time
for holders of certain .......
motor vehicles, driving instructions, persons, certain, engaged in,
licensing of, providing for ......
pigs and hogs, feeding of garbage to, for ....
second hand motor vehicles, dealers of in city of Boston, for,
further regulation of .
sporting, hunting, fishing or trapping, for, wearing of and display
of by licensees, regulation as to .
Licensing authorities, local, actions, certain, of, appeals to Alco-
hoHc Beverages Control Commission, from, procedure as
to
further definition of under laws relative to fire prevention
ofEcers and employees of, threat of extortion or unlawful use of
power by, penalty for ......
Liens, betterment assessments, for, certificate dissolving, fee for
labor, for, recording of by registers of deeds, providing for
Life insurance (see Insurance, classes of insurance).
Liquors, intoxicating (see Alcoholic beverages).
Livestock disease control, division of (see Agriculture, depart-
ment of).
Loans, credit unions by (see Credit unions).
See also County finance; Municipal finance; State finance.
Lobsters, short, further definition of, further regulation on sale and
possession of ........
Local finances, division of (see Corporations and taxation, de-
partment of).
Lodging houses, Boston, city of, in, ashes, garbage, refuse, etc.,
suitable receptacles for, furnishing of, by, relative to
Logan Airport, General Edward Lawrence, glass enclosures, cer-
tain, at, construction of, providing for ....
Lord's Day, certain work to be performed on, permits for, issuance of
observance of, laws relative to, investigation and study by
special commission relative to . . . Resolve
public entertainment, certain, on, licenses for, relative to .
Lotteries, skilo, games of, setting up and promoting of deemed a
lottery . . . . . ■ .
Lowell, city of (see Cities and towns).
Technological Institute of Massachusetts, Lowell Textile Insti-
tute designated as, powers and administration of, rela-
tive to ........ .
summer school, holding of , at .
399
4.56
19
310
268
281
207
241
247
200
596
108
550
563
655
349
218
672
230
294
344
405
156
256
539
108
62
596
243
1. 2
1, 2
1, 2
1. 2
407 1-8
489 Item 1345-01
Index. 1051
Chap. Section.
Lowell, city of — Concluded.
Textile Institute, Brown, Arthur W., acts as trustee of, val-
idated ....... Resolve 12
Delmore, John J., acts as trustee of, validated . Resolve 13
name changed to Lowell Technological Institute of Massachu-
setts 407 1
Ludlow, town of (see Cities and towns).
Lunches, school (see Schools).
Lunenburg, town of (see Cities and towns).
Lynn, city of (see Cities and towns).
LynnQeld Water District, boundaries of, extended .69 1, 2
M
Magistrates, examination of sureties and approval of bonds by, fee
for, increased ........ 96
Majesky, Edward J., chief of police of town of Hatfield, compen-
sation of, relative to . . . . . . . .337
Maki, Reino A., payment by city of Fitchburg of sum of money to 424
Maiden, city of (see Cities and towns)
Mallard, Charles A., retirement and pensioning of by town of
Ipswich, repeal of provisions of law, providing for . . 49 1, 2
Malt beverages (see Alcoholic beverages).
Mammals, hunting and trapping of, regulations as to, relative to . 482 1, 2
Mandamus, writs of, petitions for, practice relative to, further
regulation of 596 1, 2
Manicurists, non-resident, issuance of temporary licenses for,
relative to ........ 274
registration of (see Civil service and registration, department of),
shops of, locations of, changes in, new certificates of registration
for, establishment of fee for ..... 537 1, 2
temporary licenses for, issuance of, relative to . . .291
Mansfield, town of (see Cities and towns).
Maraspin creek, docking facilities at, construction of by state de-
partment of public works, providing for . . 543
Marblehead, town of (see Cities and towns).
Marine Corps League, Department of Massachusetts, Inc.,
quarters in state house, assignment of, to, providing for . 664
Marine fisheries (see Fish and fisheries).
Market Authority, Massachusetts, abolishment of . 248
Marlborough, city of (see Cities and towns).
Marques Construction Co., Inc., payment by town of Arlington
of sum of money to . . . . . . .8 1,2
Marriage, female teachers and superintendents of schools, status
of not to be affected by ..... . 244
Marshall, William, retirement and pensioning of by city of Attle-
boro 39S 1,2
Marshfield, town of (see Cities and towns).
Massachusetts, aeronautics commission, municipal airports, reim-
bursement of cities and towns for construction of, powers
and duties as to
Board of Educational Television, establishment of .
Business Development Corporation, The, establishment of
development and industrial commission, abolishment of, trans-
fer of powers and duties to department of commerce,
providing for ....... .
General Hospital, acquisition of site of Suffolk county jail, by,
investigation and study by special commission, relative
to ....... . Resolve
Highway Safety Committee, establishment of ...
Historical Society, sale to commonwealth of certain journals of
the house of representatives, by .
Maritime Academy, board of commissioners, of, land, certain, of
commonwealth, conveyance to town of Barnstable, by .
Market Authority, abolishment of .....
Memorial Hospitals, holding of additional real and personal
estate, by, authorized ......
public building commission, abolishment of, transfer of powers
and duties to division of building construction
capital outlay program for commonwealth, plans, specifica-
tions and contracts for, approved by .
524
1. 2
662
1-11
671
1-23
65
570
1-5
446
623
248
46
(•.12
1-13
660
3
1052
Index.
Chap.
Massachusetts, — Concluded.
School of Art, investigation and study by special commission,
of ....... . Resolve 47
Soldiers' Home in (see Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts).
University of. Building Association, holding of property by, and
leasing of certain state land to said corporation . . 356
Kightlinger, Clifford V., professor of, creditable service in
state retirement system, of, relative to . . . . 603
president of, salary of. relative to .... . 538
state medical and dental school under jurisdiction of, estab-
lishment of, special commission to investigate and study,
scope of, increased ..... Resolve 63
trustees of, state land, certain, lease of, by, to University of
Massachusetts Building Association .... 356
veterans, certain, of, suitable recognition for, providing for . 440
See also Commonwealth.
Mayflower, fioral emblem of commonwealth, laws pertaining to,
enforcement of, relative to . . . . 245
MAYORS:
funeral or memorial services, veterans, certain, for, attendance
of municipal employees at, approval by . . . 179
housing projects, certain, corporations formed for construction
of, powers and duties as to . . . . . . 647
Lord's day, licenses, certain, for, powers and duties as to . . 596
Massachusetts Transit Authority, advisory board of, appoint-
ment to. of certain . . ■.-...• ■ ^•^~
public hearings, certain, of department of public utilities, to be
held in city of, mayor requesting ..... 327
rent control, act establishing, powers and duties as to . 434
sales, closing out, so called, bond to be filed for holding of, ap-
proved by . . . . . . . . . 164
veterans, certain, granting of vacations to, acceptance of act
providing for, by ....... 346
McGovern, John F., payment by city of Woburn of sum of money
to 624
Meals, tax (see Taxation; Excise tax).
Medford, city of (see Cities and towns).
Medical and dental school, state, special commission to inves-
tigate and study, membership of and scope of, in-
creased ....... Resolve 48
Medical examiners, associate medical examiner, personal property
of deceased persons, powers and duties as to . . . 320
Medical service corporations, contracts by, other medical service f 142
corporations with, relative to . . . . . \ 143
non-profit, contracts, of, withholding by retirement authorities
of certain retirement allowances for payment of premiums
of, relative to ....... . 509
Medicine, board of registration in (see Civil service and registration,
department of).
Melrose, city of (see Cities and towns).
Memorial Day, proper observation of, issuance of proclamation by
governor as to, providing for ..... 84
MENTAL HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, psychiatric service, district courts for, study relative
to, by, continued ..... Resolve 55
appeal board of, abolishment of, in . . . . 477
commissioner, deed conveying state property, restrictions, cer-
tain, in, waiver of, by . . . . . . . 475
employees, certain, appointment as police officers, of, powers
and duties as to . . . . . . 536
Foxborough, land, certain, of commonwealth, in, sale of, by . 427
Gardner state hospital, land, certain, of, reconveyance to
former owner of, by . . . . . 658
land, certain, in city of Boston, acquisition of in name of
commonwealth, by ...... . 512
Massachusetts Highway Safety Committee, membership of,
appointment to, of . . . . . . . 570
Murphy, Harold, payment of sum of money to, by, providing
for , . . .
Youth Service Board, transfer of certain land of common-
wealth to, by, providing for .....
Mental incompetents, certain, appointment of guardians or con-
servators for, relative to ..... .
1.2
2
1-13
1-15
1
675
Item 1721-00
582
13
571
1-3
Index.
1053
Chap.
Merchants Terminal Warehouse Company, revival of corporate
powers, of .
Merit rating, motor vehicle liability- insviraiice, rates for, computa-
tion of, upon s\-stem of, providing for ....
Merrimack river, city oiF Lowell in, improvement of banks of, in-
vestigation and study relative to. providing for Resolve
Meters, parking (see Cities and towns).
Methuen, town of (see Cities and towns).
Metropolitan district area, necessary improvements in, investi-
gation and study by Metropolitan District Commission,
relative to ...... Resolve
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COMMISSION:
Amelia Earhart Highway, certain by-pass in city of Medford
designated as, erection of suitable markers at, at
Boston arena, purchase of, by ......
Boston Society of Natural HLstory, museum of science, of, use by
school children, of, contracting for, by ....
Breakheart reservation, town of Wakefield, "in, construction and
maintenance of roadway to, by providing for .
Cambridge, conveyance of land, certain, to, by . . .
chairman, of Massachusetts Highway Safety Committee, mem-
bership of, appointment to, of .... .
commissioner, Boston Arena Authority, appointment to, of
Dilboy Field, stadium at, construction of, by, relative to .
Doyle, William D. Memorial playground, certain playground in
Hj'de Park district of city of Boston designated as, erec-
tion of marker or tablet at. by .... .
employees, certain, of, sick leave for, relative to .
Fiedler bridge, certain footbridge in city of Boston designated as,
erection of suitable tablet or marker at, by . Resolve
Jamaica Plain Post No. 76, Incorporated, American Legion, con-
veyance of certain land to, by, authorized
Kelley field, Hyde Park district of Boston, in, retaining wall at,
completion of, by ...... .
metropolitan district area, necessary improvements in, investi-
gation and study, relative to, by . . . Resolve
metropolitan water district, water rates of, increase of powers
and duties as to
Mulcahy, Philip Hugh Square, certain intersection in Brighton
district of city of Boston designated as, erection of suit-
able plaque at, by .
north metropolitan sewerage district, extension of to town of
Wilmington, investigation and study by department of
public health, jointly with .... Resolve
projects, certain, programs and plans for, preparation of, by de-
partment of public works, jointly with ....
railroad yards, track clearance, in, exemption from requirements
of, granting of, by, providing for .
Readville Memorial Playground, certain play area in Readville
district of city of Boston designated as, erection of suit-
able tablet by ....... .
recreational facilities, swimming pools, skating rinks, construc-
tion and operation of, over-all survey relative to, by, au-
thorized . . . . . . Resolve
Reilly, William A., Circle, certain trafhc circle in Brighton dis-
trict of Boston designated as, erection of suitable marker
at, by ...... . Resolve
Scipione, Alfred, employee, of, payment of certain salary arrears
to, by ........ .
Soap Box Derby track, Middlesex Fells, in, designated as Frank
Taylor Memorial Track, erection of suitable tablet or
marker at, by .
south metropolitan sewerage district, additional funds for, ex-
penditure of , by .......
Spy pond, town of Arlington, in, sanitary condition of, further
investigation and study by department of public works,
department of public health, jointly with Resolve
Storrow, James J., Memorial Drive, design and construction of,
provisions of law restricting, repeal of .
treasurer of, facsimile signatures of, use of on checks drawn by,
providing for ........
World \\ ar Memorial Park, East Boston district of citj- of lios-
ton, in, care and control of, by, providing for
45.S
669
7A, 8
374
416
447
1-3
570
669
451
1
2
2
289
37.3
639
489 Item 2955-00
Item 2931-06
1054 Index.
Chap. Section.
METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS:
sewer, north metropolitan sewerage district, extension to town of
Wilmington, of, investigation and study, relative to,
providing for ...... Resolve 4.3
south metropolitan sewerage district sewerage works, for, cost
of, additional funds for, providing for .... 642 1-.3
water, rate per million gallons charged to cities and towns, by,
increase of ........ 618
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY:
advisory board, of, establishment of . . . . . 197 5
bonds, certain, of, proceeds of, use of, by, regulation of . . 433 1-4
deficiency, certain, of, method of assessing amount which com-
monwealth may be called upon to pay .... 239 1, 2
financial structures, condition, management and operation of,
survey relative to, by, providing for Resolve 18
treasurer, of, facsimile signatures of, use of on checks drawn by,
providing for ....... . 439
trustees, board of, qualifications of, relative to . . . 340 1, 2
reorganization of ....... . 197 1-6
Metropolitan water district (see Metropolitan districts, water
districts).
Middleborough, town of (see Cities and towns).
MIDDLESEX COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. ..... 519 1
payment of sum of money to, by . . . . . . 125 1, 2
probate court, second assistant register of, salary of, relative to 564
registry of deeds for (see Registers and registries of deeds),
superior court building, alterations and additions to, plans and
specifications for, preparation of . . . . 577 1-3
tuberculosis hospital, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of . 506
Milford, town of (see Cities and towns).
Military aid (see Veterans' benefits).
MILITARY AND NAVAL SERVICE OP THE UNITED STATES :
instruments, written, acknowledgment of, by persons serving in
or with, relative to ...... . 191
Korean war, veterans of, bonus for, providing for . . 440 1-13
persons in, contingencies arising in connection with service of,
act meeting, extension of ..... . 550 1-8
public officers and employees who served in, during Korean hos-
tilities, granting of vacations to, relative to . . . 346
MILITIA:
commander-in-chief, aides-de-camp of, rank and qualifications of 146
laws relative to, investigation and study by committee on mili-
tarj' affairs, relative to . . . Resolve 25
Milk, sealing of glass bottles or jars used for sale of . . . 259 1, 2
Milk control commission, establishment of, in department of
agriculture . . . . . . . 604 1-8
Milk marketing, investigation and study by special commission,
relative to ..... Resolve 21
scope of increased ..... Resolve 93
Milk regulation board, membership of, relative to . . . 604 7
Minimum wage law, so called, employees, certain, provided for,
under ......... 515
Ministry-at-large, Lowell, city of, in, real estate of, municipal
tax exemption for ....... 602 1, 2
Minors, insurance, life and endowment policies, certain, deemed
competent to contract for . . . .97
Korean war veterans, extension of benefits of Servicemen's Re-
adjustment Act of 1944, to 652 1-4
motor vehicles and trailers, registration of, by, providing for 579
Moderators, towns and districts, administration of oath of office to,
providing for ........ 44
Mohawk Trail, certain portion of Route 2, designated as 429
Montague Center water district, establishment of . . . 107 1-15
Montague, town of (see Cities and towns).
Monterey, town of (see Cities and towns).
Mortgages, gas and electric companies, of, relative to . . .85
revaluation of property mortgaged to savings banks, relative to 157
Motels, false entry in registers of, penalty for, providing for 135
Mothers with dependent children, aid to (see Dependent children,
aid to).
Motor buses (see Carriers; Motor vehicles).
Motor carriers (see Carriers; Motor vehicles).
Motor trucks (see Motor vehicles).
Index. 1055
Chap. Section.
Motor vehicle liability insurance, compulsory, laws as to (see
Motor vehicles).
MOTOR VEHICLES:
buses, passengers for hire, transporting, registration fee for 607
charter service, further regulation of ..... 268 1,2
commonwealth, of, claims arising out of operation of, indemni-
fication and protection against, certain state officers and
employees, for ........ 544
county employees, owned by, allowances for expenses of . 519 4
detonators, certain, used in connection with, license requirement
for, waiver of ....... . 454
disabled vehicles, certain, use of flares by operators of, relative
to 234 1, 2
disabled veterans, registrations by, of, relative to . . . 225
driving instructions, persons engaged in, for hire, licensing of,
providing for ........ 563
excise tax, abatement of, upon owners, transfer to another state,
providing for ........ 388
table for determination of rates of, change in . . . 653
unpaid, upon, suspension of certificates of registration for
reasons of 339 1.2
flares, use of, for disabled vehicles, further regulation of . . 234 1, 2
garages, for, records kept at, regulation of ... . 196
Highway Safety Act, establishment of . . 570 1-5
interstate carriers, fee, certain, not required of . . . 423
liability for bodily injuries, etc., caused by, insurance for, county
employees for, amount to be provided by counties for
purposes of . . . .33
liability insurance law, certain provisions of, investigation and
study by special commission relative to, providing
for ......... Resolve 77
merit rating, insurance plan for operators of, establishment of 570 1-5
liability insurance plan, for owners of ... . 570 1-5
minors, registration by, of, relative to . . . . 579
non-resident, redefinition of, powers and duties of registrar of
motor vehicles with respect thereto .... 463 1-3
operators of, service of process upon, relative to . . . 366 1-3
owners of, merit rating compulsory insurance, plan for, pro-
viding for ......... 570 1-5
parking violations, non-criminal disposition of, relative to . 49 1-3
plate, issuance of one, for ....... 2 1-3
process, service of, under laws relative to ... . 366 1-3
registration of, certificates for, suspension of, for non-payment
of excise tax upon, relative to ... . 339 1, 2
disabled veterans, by ....... 225
minors, by, relative to . . . . . . 579
repairman, redefinition of, under laws, relative to . . . 378
school buses, use of, for certain religious, educational or recre-
ational purposes, relative to . . . 304
second hand, dealers, certain, in, licensing of, further regulation
of . 349 1.2
f408 5
state employees, owned by, allowances for expenses of, amounts I 489 5
available for ........ | 573 5
1675 5
storage of, records to be kept, relative to, regulation of . . 196
trackless trolleys, operation of, law relative to, repealed . . 276
trailers, registration of, minors, by, relative to. . . . 579
transfers of registration, certain, abatement of excise tax upon . 388
Mount Greylock Tramway Authority, establishment of, powers
and duties of 606 1-20
Mulcahy, Philip Hugh, Square, designation of certain intersection
in the Brighton district of the city of Boston as . . 275
Municipal courts (see District courts).
MUNICIPAL FINANCE:
airports, municipal, construction costs, of, reimbursement from
commonwealth for, relative to . . . . 524 2, 3
bonds and notes, issues of, proceeds from, deposit of, in banking
companies, relative to ...... 103
borrowing of money, police communications fire alarm systems,
traffic signals, for, authorized . . . .100
public welfare and veterans' benefits, for .... 479 1-4
budgets, annual, public hearings on, relative to . . .79
expenditures, certain in, increase of amount of . . 51
1056 Index.
Chap. Section.
MUNICIPAL FINANCE — Concluded.
cities, tax rates, use of certain currently available funds for re-
duction of . . . . . . .119
emergency finance board, borrowing of money under act creating,
time for, extended ....... 467 1, 2
indemnity insurance, certain, authorized, amount of coverage
provided by, increase of ..... . 209
Metropolitan Transit Authority, deficiency, certain of, assess-
ment of proportional share of on cities and towns, rela-
tive to 239 1,2
municipal trust funds, investment of in savings and loan asso-
ciations, further regulation of . . . . .83
parking meters, receipts from, use of for pasTnent of debts in-
curred for the acquisition of off-street parking areas and
facilities 92
public welfare, issuance of bonds and notes for purposes of . 479 1-4
public works projects, federal assistance in, time limit for in-
curring debt to secure benefits of, extension of 173
revenue bonds, issuance of, investigation and study by special
commission, relative to ... . Resolve 59
tornado, tax abatements, granted to property damaged by,
reimbursement by commonwealth to cities and towns
for, providing for . . . . 568 1-2
treasurers, assistant, cities and towns of, compensation for,
providing for ........ 55
veterans' benefits, issuance of bonds and notes for purposes of . 479 1-4
workmen's compensation losses, certain, insurance coverage for,
payments for, authorized ...... 149
Municipal hospitals (see Hospitals).
Municipal lighting departments (see Cities and towns) .
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES:
in general, funerals or memorial services, certain, attendance
at without loss of pay, by, providing for . . . 179
military or naval forces, in, reinstatement in former positions,
of, act providing for, extension of .... 550 1. 3, 8
retirement and pensioning of (see Retirement systems and
pensions) .
vacations, granting of to employees who served in armed
forces during war in Korea, relative to . . . 346
employees, compensation plans for, rules and regulations in
connection with, promulgation of, act regulating . . 286 1, 2
deceased, sums owing to, pajTnent to widows or next of kin
of, providing for ....... 436 2, 3
Municipal zoning laws, appeal, certain, under, assessment of costs
in, relative to ....... . 102
Municipalities (see Cities and towns).
Murdy, M. Jean, acts as notary public, validated Resolve 90
Murphy, Harold, payment by commonwealth of sum of money to 675 Item 1721-00
Muscular dystrophy, clinics for treatment of, establishment and
maintenance of by state department of public health, pro-
viding for . . . . . . . . 382
Lakeville State Sanatorium, admission to for persons suffering
from, providing for ....... 383
Museum of Fine Arts, tru.stees of, maximum number of, increase of 240
Music, instruction in, requirement for public schools, of . 137
Musquashiat Pond, improvement of conditions at, investigation
and study relative to, providing for . Resolve 40
Myerson Memorial Laboratory, clinical and research laboratory at
Boston state hospital, designated as ... . 232 1, 2
N
Nahant, town of (see Cities and towns).
Narcotics (see Drugs) .
Natick, town of (see Cities and towns).
National guard (see Militia).
Natural gas pipe line companies, pipes or underground equipment,
of, markers to designate location of, erection of, by . . 132 1,2
refunds, certain, by, relative to . . . . . .331
Natural Resources, Department of , establishment of . 631 1-12
natural resources, board of, establishment of, powers and
duties of 631 1
631
1-12
631
1-12
631
1-12
631
1-12
Index. 1057
Chap. Section.
Natural Resources, Department of — Concluded.
divisions of :
fisheries and game, organization of, powers and duties of
forests and parks, organization of, powers and duties of
law enforcement, organization of, powers and duties of .
marine fisheries, organization of, powers and duties of .
Needy persons (see Poor and indigent persons).
Nellson, Ralph A., payment by county of Middlesex of sum of
money to ........ . 125 1, 2
New Bedford, city of (see Cities and towns).
New Bedford Institute of Textiles and Technology, board of
trustees of, granting of honorary degrees of master of
science, by, authorized ...... 523
New Bedford Textile Institute designated as . . . 488 1-4
New Bedford, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Steamship Authority, management, operation, con-
trol and finances of, investigation to study by special
commission, relative to ... . Resolve 87
Newburyport, city of (see Cities and towns).
New England Center Hospital, alliance of with New England
Medical Center, authorized ..... 176 1. 2
New England Medical Center, composition, powers and status of,
relative to ........ 176 1, 2
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, rate structure
of, investigation by state department of public utilities,
relative to 112 1,2
New Marlborough, town of (see Cities and towns).
Newton, city of (see Cities and towns).
Newton-Wellesley Hospital, holding of additional real and per-
sonal property, by, authorized ..... 47
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, grade
crossings of, in town of Mansfield, abolishment of, pro-
viding for 444
Nomination of candidates (see Elections) .
Non-profit hospital service corporations (see Hospital service
corporations, non-profit).
Noorigian, Harry, pajTnent by town of Methuen of sum of money to 394 1,2
Norfolk County, appropriations for maintenance of, etc. . . 519 1
Marine Corps League Memorial circle, certain trafiic circle in
town of Dedham designated as . . . . 359 1-3
tuberculosis hospital, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of . 506
Norfolk, town of (see Cities and towns).
North Adams, city of (see Cities and towns).
North Adams Industrial Development Commission, incorpora-
tion of, powers and duties of .... . 548 1-10
Northampton, city of (see Cities and town.s).
North Attlsborough, town of (see Cities and towns).
Northern Worcester County Welfare District, establishment of,
ratified and confinned ...... 353 1, 2
North metropolitan sewerage district (see Metropolitan dis-
tricts, sewer districts).
Notes, cities, towns and districts, of (see Municipal finance),
commonwealth, of (see State finance),
counties, of (see County finance).
See also Securities.
Number plates (see Motor vehicles).
0
O'Brien, James F.. pavment by town of Plymouth of sura of money
to . . " . . . ■ 494 1-3
O'Brien, Sarah C, payment of annuity by city of Maiden to, provi-
sion of law providing for, repealed .... 1-'J2 1-3
Offences, criminal (see Criminal procedure and practice).
Officers, county (see Counties: also specific titles of officers),
militia (see Militia),
municipal (see Municipal officers and employees; also specific
titles of officers),
police (see Police officers),
probation (soo Probation officers).
state (see Commonwealth, officers and employees of; cdao specific
titles of officers) .
1058 Index.
Chap. Section.
Old age assistance, so called, guardians and conservators, appoint-
ment of, for certain applicants for .... 571 1
recipients, of, removal to another community by, continuance of
assistance after, relative to . . . . . . 462 1, 2
Olson, George B., incumbent of office of superintendent of streets
and sewers in town of Belmont, life tenure for ... 29 1,2
One hundred and Fourth Infantry Regiment, honors awarded to,
suitable commemoration of, providing for . Resolve 26
Open seasons (see Game and inland fisheries).
Operators, beauty, non-resident, issuance of temporary licenses for,
relative to ........ 274
registration as hairdressers of, relative to .... 307
temporary licen.ses for, issuance of, relative to . . .291
Ordinances and by-laws, land, excavated, erection of protective
barriers around, requirement on owners of, enforcement
of, by 402
Organizations (see Corporations; specific title of veterans' organi-
zations) .
Orleans, town of (see Cities and towns).
Overnight camps, false entry in registers of, penalty for, providing
for 135
Paine Auditorium, auditorium at Grafton State Hospital desig-
nated as 189 1,2
Parents, support of minor children, by, relative to . . . 505
Pari-mutuel system of wagering (see Horse and dog racing meet-
ings conducted under pari-mutuel system of wagering).
Parking meters (see Cities and towns; Municipal finance).
Parking spaces, certain, records required to be kept at, relative to 196
Parking violations, non-criminal disposition of, relative to . . 249 1-3
Parks and reservations, in general, recreational facilities, certain,
for, construction of, investigation and study by depart-
ment of conservation, relative to . . . Resolve 70
Breakheart reservation, entrance to, construction and mainte-
nance of roadway for purposes of .... 416
Hopkinton State Park, recreational development of, providing
for . .595
metropolitan parks district, swimming pools, skating rinks and
recreational facilities for, construction and operation of,
over-all survey by Metropolitan District Commission
relative to, providing for .... Resolve
Mount Greylock Tramway Authority, establishment of .
Salisbury Beach Reservation, control and supervision of, trans-
fer of to state department of public works
recreational facilities at, erection and maintenance of, pro-
viding for . . . _ . . . . .
Whitehall State Park, recreational development of, providing
for
Willard Brook State Forest, additional land for, recreational
development of, providing for .....
Parsonages, tax exemption for, amount of, increased
Paton, A. Harris, payment by commonwealth of certain accumu-
lated vacation allowance to ..... 646 1,
Peabody, city of (see Cities and towns),
district court of (see District courts).
Pedlers, licensing of (see Licenses and permits).
Pembroke, town of (see Cities and towns).
PENAL AND REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS:
in general, conditions at, special commission to investigate and
study, providing for . . . . . Resolve 54
prisoners confined in, hostages, holding of, by, penalty for . 295
commonwealth of, state prison, Charlestown, at, abolishment
of, providing for ....... 591 1-
Walpole and Norfolk, at, transfer and sentencing of prisoners
thereto, providing for ....'... 591 1-
counties, of, jails and houses of correction, correction officers
of, damages, certain, sustained by indemnification for,
providing for ....... . 355
78
606
1-20
666
2-5
673
1-4
614
1.2
611
231
1-4
f 19
\665
41
1,2
1,2
184
1-4
118
1.2
Index. 1059
Chap. Section.
PENAL AND REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS — Concluded.
counties, of — Concluded.
Bristol county jail and house of correction, certain improve-
ments at, providing for . . . . .419 1-3
Suffolk county jail, site of, acquisition by Massachusetts
General Hospital, of, investigation and study by special
commission relative to .... Resolve 65
Youth Service Board, of, institutions under management of,
property damage caused by inmates of, compensation to
persons, for, providing for . . . . . .619 1,2
Pensions (see Retirement systems and pensions).
Pepperell, town of (see Cities and towns).
Permits (see Licenses and permits).
Personal injuries, actions for (see Practice in civil actions).
recovery for (see Actions, civil; Workmen's compensation).
Personal property, deceased persons, of, dispositions of, by medical
examiners and associate medical examiners, relative to . 320
sales of (see Sales).
taxation of (see Taxation).
Personnel and standardization, division of (see Administration
and finance, commission on).
Pharmacists, registration of (see Civil service and registration,
department of).
Phillipston, tov^n of (see Cities and towns).
Phrases (see Words and phrases).
Pigs, eradication of certain diseases affecting, relative to
Pilotage, rates of, for port of Boston, relative to .
Pine Gcove Cemetery Company, property of, transfer to town of
Pembroke, by ....... .
Plan E form of government, nomination and election of certain
officers under, relative to ..... .
Planning boards, local (see Cities and towns).
State, abolishment of and transfer of powers and duties to de-
partment of commerce, providing for .... 409 1-13
Plates, registration (see Motor vehicles).
Plum Island River, channel of, placing and maintenance of buoys
therein, providing for ....... 438 1, 2
PLYMOUTH COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. . . . . . 619 1
county buildings, central heating plant for, relocation of, use of
available funds for, by, relative to . . . . 204 1,2
Duxbury, town of, construction of sea wall in, approval by . 20
third district court of, clerk of, salary of, relative to .421 1. 2
tuberculosis hospital, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of . 506
Plymouth, town of (see Cities and towns).
Police communication systems, borrowing of money by cities and
towns, for, authorized . . . . . .100
POLICE OFFICERS:
Barnstable, Crocker, Ashley R., reinstatement of and restoration
of civil service rights to, by . . . . .162
Boston, additional day off or additional days pay for, when day
off falls on legal holiday ......
police commissioner, office of, salary of, relative to
Boston Terminal Corporation, special officers of, powers of, rela-
tive to ........ .
Brockton, Robertson, Keith, employment as reserve, by, rela-
tive to 665 1. 2
chiefs of police, teletypewriter regulations, board of, two members
of, to be chosen from ....... 474 1
cities and towns, of, hospital, medical and surgical expenses, cer-
tain, indemnification to retired members for . . . 628 1,2
overtime service by, payment for, providing for . . . 293
Connors, John W., widow of, reimbursement by city of Spring-
field for certain expenses incurred by . . .511 1,2
decea.sed officers, sums owing to, payment by employing city or
town to widow or next of kin of . . . . . 436 6
East Longmeadow, chief of police, office of, placing under civil
service laws, by . . . . . . 265 1, 2
false arrest or imprisonment, civil actions for, defenses to, by,
relative to ........ 169
Hatfield, chief of police of, compensation of, relative to 337
Maiden, sick leave for, providing for ..... 336 1-3
546
1, 2
452
1. 2
42
1-4
69
1,2
1060
Index.
POLICE OFFICERS — Concluded.
Marblehead, special investigator of, office of, placing under civil
service laws, of .
mental health, department of, appointment of certain employees,
as, relative to ....... .
motor vehicle violations, reports relative to, filing of, by .
Nahant, five day work week for, providing for . .
Newburyport, Lawler, George H., retirement and pensioning of,
by, authorized ........
parking violations, powers and duties as to .
private, certain, status of, as private detectives, providing for .
railroad police, Boston Terminal Corporation, of, powers of, rel-
ative to . . . . . . . . .
reserve or special, employed by contractors under contracts with
cities and towns, provisions of workmen's compensation
extended to ....... .
Springfield, Brook, John, former member of, pension of, increase
of, providing for .......
unlawful use of power or authority, extortion of money, by,
penalty for . . .
Webster, five day work week for, providing for
Woburn, McGovern, John F., special police officer of, payment
of sum of money to, by .
Police, state, division of (see Public safety, department of).
Policies of insurance (see Insurance) .
Polish Constitution Day, annual observance of May third as, proc-
lamation by the governor as to .
Political parties (see Elections) .
Poll tax (see Taxation) .
Pondville Hospital, cancer patients in, payment for care of, rela-
tive to ....... .
Poor and indigent peitsons (see Old age assistance, so called).
Port of Boston, pilotage rates for, relative to . . .
Port of Boston Authority, conveyance by city of Boston of Castle
Island, to .
shore protection work, certain, expenditures for, powers and
duties as to . ... . . .
Straits Pond, improvement of, investigation and study relative
to, powers and duties as to . . . Resolve
Port of Boston Commission, establishment of .
pier sites and locations, purchase of and construction thereon
amount to be expended for, by, increased
Practical nurses, designation of attendant nurse or licensed at-
tendant changed to ..... .
PRACTICE IN CIVIL ACTIONS:
adoptions (see Probate courts).
attachments, real estate, of, recording of, relative to
betterment assessments, abatement of, admission of material
facts and documents in petitions for, providing for
certiorari, writs of, practice in, petitions for, further regulation of
eminent domain, land taken by, apportionment of real estate
taxes, on, computation of, as measure of damages, pro-
viding for . . . .
damages for petitions for, admission of material facts and docu-
ments in, providing for ..... .
evictions, rent control act, as affecting . . . .
time extensions, granting of, to spouses, parents or children of
deceased tenants, providing for .
executions, levies of, real estate, on, dissolution of by operation
of law, relative to ...... .
recording of, relative to . . . . . .
false arrest or imprisonment, actions for, defenses to, relative to
guardians (see Probate courts).
injunctions, certain, issuance of, fee, for, providing for
instruments, written, acknowledgement of by persons serving in
or with the armed forces, relative to . . .
legacies, actions to recover, limitation on time for bringing of,
investigation by judicial council relative to Resolve
mandamus, writs of, practice in petitions for, further regulation
of ......... .
military and naval service of the United States persons serving
in, rights of, under laws relative to ... .
process, service of on registrar of motor vehicles in certain cases,
relative to ........
hap.
Section.
305
1.2
536
570
37
4
1.2
399
249
76
1-3
1-3
42
139
294
1. 2
626 1, 2
675 Item 3145-03
41
608
350
338
104
586
634
104
434
455
338
169
1-16
1-3
1-14
1-6
1, 2
1. 2
1-15
1, 2
1-6
1, 2
4-6
1-3
Index. 1061
Chap. iSection.
PRACTICE IN CIVIL ACTIONS ~ Concluded.
public utilities, department of, decisions, orders or rulings of,
appeals from, procedure as to . . . . 575 1, 2
small claims, ad danmum in, increase of, providing for effective f IfiS
date of \ 277
summary process for possession of land, rights under, extension of 106
trial justices, hearings, by, abolishment of ... . 319 1-40
written statements, certain, admissibility in evidence of, rela-
tive to ....;.... 242
Primaries (see Elections).
Prisoners, penal and reformatory institutions in, hostages, holding
of, by, penalty for ...... . 295
state prison, Norfolk and Walpole, at, transfer and sentencing
thereto, of 591 1-6
Prison, State (see State prison).
Prisons (see Penal and reformatory institutions).
Private detective, further definition of ..... 76
Probate and insolvency, in general, judges, divorce, libels for,
denial of, by, finding that libellant is living apart for
justifiable cause, powers as to . . . .213
Middlesex county, second assistant register of, salary of, relative
to . '. . .564
Suffolk county, judges, of, commitment officers, certain, certi-
fication of for purpo.ses of retirement, by . . . 572 1-3
second assistant register of, salary of, relative to . . . 564
PROBATE COURTS:
adoptions, birth records, amendment of to conform to decree of,
relative to 261 1,2
consent, certain, required for, proceedings relative to, further / 61
regulation of \ 593 1, 2
judicial decree relative to, copies of, forwarding to town clerks, of 261 1, 2
change of name, birth records, amendment of to conform to de-
cree of, relative to ...... . 261 1, 2
divorce, libel for, living apart for justifiable cause, issuance of
decree for, upon denial of, relative to . . . .213 1,2
guardians of insane persons, appointment of, investigation and
study by judicial council relative to . Resolve 29
injunctions, certain, issuance of, by, fee, for, providing for 632
judges (see Probate and insolvency),
public administrators, granting of administration of estates to,
relative to ........ 333
registers (see Probate and insolvency, registers).
temporary conservators, appointment of upon petition of boards
of public welfare, relative to ..... 571 3
Probation officers, district courts, of, sick leave for, providing for 364
district courts, certain, of, compensation of . . .311
Suffolk county, chief probation officers, assistant chief probation
officers, of, .salaries of, relative to .... 420 1, 2
Process, service of (see Practice in civil actions).
Projects, public (see Buildings).
Property, surplus, state agency for (see Education, department of),
taxation of (see Taxation),
transportation of (see Motor vehicles).
Proprietors of Arlington Street Church, The, increased member-
ship, change of name, for ...... 22S 1-3
Prorogation of general court, statement as to . . Page 798
Provincetown, town of (see Cities and towns).
Psychiatric service, district courts for, study by department of men-
tal health, relative to, continued . . . Resolve 55
Public accountants, certified (see Certified public accountants).
Public administrators (see Executors and administrators).
Public airports (see Airports).
Public beach districts (see Districts).
division of (see Public works, department of).
Public buildings commission, Massachusetts, abolishment of,
transfer of powers and duties to division of building con-
struction of commission on administration and finance 612 1-13
capital outlay program for commonwealth, plans, specifications
and contracts for, approval by .... . 600 3
Public building projects, contracts for, investigation and study
by special commission relative to . . Resolve 45
Public employees (see Commonwealth, oflicers and employees of:
County officers and employees of; Municipal officers and
employees; Retirement systems and pensions).
217
1
271
1
39
67
357
2
383
316
1-5
107
2
1062 Index.
Chap.
PUBLIC HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, Barnstable fire district, water supply, certain, of,
approval by . . . . . . .
Centerville-Osterville fire district, water supply for, approval
by
Furnace pond, improvement of, investigation and study by
department of public works, jointly with . Resolve
great ponds, certain, commonwealth, of, elimination of weeds
in, study relative to . . . . Resolve
Kalmia Woods water district, water supply for, approval by .
Lakeville state sanatorium, muscular dystrophy and other
similar diseases, treatment of, at, powers and duties as to
water supply, additional, for, powers and duties as to
Montague Center water district, water supply for, approval
by
musciilar dystrophy clinics, establishment and maintenance of,
by, providing for ....... 382
Musquashiat pond, improvement of conditions at, investiga-
tion and study by department of public works and state
reclamation board, jointly with . . Resolve 40
north metropolitan sewerage district, extension of to town of
Wilmington, investigation and study by metropolitan dis-
trict commission, jointly with . . Resolve 43
Orleans, water supply for, approval by ... . 418 2
sewers, systems of, state lands on, plans for, approval by . 545
Somerset, town of, system of sewerage and sewage disposal
for, plans for, approval by ...... 17 13
Spy pond, town of Arhngton in, sanitary condition of, further
investigation and study by metropolitan district com-
mission, department of public works, j ointly with Resolve 24
Straits pond, improvement of, investigation and study relative
to, powers and duties as to . Resolve
Westhampton water district, water supply for, approval by .
commissioner, Brook, .John, former member of police depart-
ment of city of Springfield, physical and mental examina-
tion for, powers and duties as to . . . . .
regional health districts, reimbursement of, powers and duties
as to .........
division of, hospitals, senior accountant, of, transfer of to po-
sition of director of hospital costs and finances, providing
for 636 6
Public institutions (see Titles of specific institutions).
Public landings (see Landings, public).
Public moneys (see County finance; Municipal finance; State
finance).
Public officers (see Commonwealth, officers and employees of; Dis-
tricts; Municipal officers and employees; and titles of
specific officers).
Public officials, retirement of (see Retirement systems and pen-
sions) .
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, dangerous articles, certain, sale of, investigation
and study relative to, by . Resolve 73
boards, etc., in, boiler rules, engineers, firemen, special licenses
for, powers and duties as to . . . . 207 1, 2
boxing commission, boxing gloves, weight of, regulation of,
powers and duties as to . . . . 238
teletypewriter regulations, establishment of . 474 1, 2
commissioner, air tank inspections, insurance companies by,
reports of, furnishing of , to ...... 36 2
crime commission, so c^led, co-operation with, powers and
duties as to . Resolve 100
deputy commissioners, office of, establishment of, in . 644
laundries, dry cleaning establishments, identification mark-
ings of, filing of, by, with . . . . . 211
Lord's day, licenses, certain, for, powers and duties as to . 696
Massachusetts Highway Safety Committee, membership of,
appointment to, of . . . . . 570 1
mental health, department of, employees, certain, of, appoint-
ment as special police officers, of, powers and duties as
to 636
teletypewriter regulations, board of, powers and duties as
to 474 1,2
41
105
2
531
1-3
600
1,2
309
268
1,2
575
296
1, 2
1.2
576
308
1,2
498
3
Index. 1063
Chap. Section.
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF — Concluded.
divisions of:
insp>ection, air tank inspections, insurance companies by,
form for reports of, approval of, by .... 35 2
boiler inspections, insurance companies by, reports of, to,
relative to ........ 35 1
state police, teletypewriter communication system for, pro-
viding for . . . . 474 2
Public schools (see Schools, public).
Public service corporations, public hearings relative to rates or
reductions in service of, place of holding of, relative to . 327
See also Corporations; Gas and electric companies; Public
Utilities, Department of; Railroads; Telephone and tele-
graph companies; Utility corporations.
PUBLIC UTILITIES, DEPARTMENT OF:
carriers of property by motor vehicle, additional plates, dupli-
cate certificates, permits and licenses for, issuance of, by,
fee for, increased
charter service, motor vehicles in, powers and duties as to
commission, divisions, orders and rulings, of, appeals from and
enforcement of, procedure as to .
members of, political party designations of, relative to .
decisions, orders or rulings, of, appeals from, enforcement of,
procedure as to .
documents, certain, of, copies of, fee for ....
Dracut water supply district, sale of water to town of Tsoigs-
borough by, powers and duties as to .
electric meters, testing of, restrictive standards for, establish-
ment of, powers and duties as to . . . .154
furnaces, certain, discharge of cinders, ashes and solids from,
investigation and study relative to, by . Resolve 50
gas and electric companies, shares of preferred stock, of, dis-
position of, approval by ..... . 328
gas companies, refunds by, powers and duties as to . 331
gas service safety code, certain, study relative to, by Resolve 74
Kalmia Woods water district, water supply for, laying of pipes,
etc., on railroad locations for, approval by, when 357
Montague Center water district, water supply for, la>-ing of
pipes, etc., on railroad locations for, approval by 107
municipal lighting departments, rate changes of, uniform notices
of, filing of, with 502
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, rate struc-
ture of, investigation as to, by .
Orleans, town of, water supply for, laying of pipes, etc., on rail-
road locations for, approval by, when ....
public hearings, requests, certain, for, place of holding of, by,
relative to . . . . .
railroad crossings, obstructions and repairs at, powers and duties
as to .........
suitable bridge guards for, powers and duties as to
Somerset, town of, sewerage and sewage disposal system for,
laying of pipes, etc., on railroad locations for, approval
by, when .........
Westhampton water district, water supply for, laying of pipes,
etc., on railroad locations for, approval by, when
Wrentham, town of, supplying and sale of water to towti of
Norfolk, by, powers and duties as to .
Public ways (see Ways, public).
Public welfare, borrowing of money by cities and towns for purposes
of
laws relative to, special commission to study and revise Resolve
scope of, increased ..... Resolve
PUBLIC WELFARE, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, adoptions, consent, certain, thereto, powers and
duties as to . . . . 593
aid to dependent children, method of payments of, powers and
duties as to . . 325
cancer patients, certain, payments for care of, powers and
duties as to . . 562
disabled persons, aid for, services, certain, rendered to re-
cipients of, payments for, by, regulated .... 461
employees, certain, of, transfer to department of education,
of 436
112
1,2
418
2
327
332
216
17
4
105
2
312
1.2
479
33
75
1-4
1064
Index.
PUBLIC WELFARE. DEPARTMENT OF — Concluded.
in general — Concluded.
hoapital expenses, public welfare and other public assistance,
patients, of, as affecting ......
old age assistance, so called, removal to another community by
recipients of, continuance of assistance after, powers and
duties as to
advisory board of, dependent children, aid to, rules and regu-
lations relative to, approval by .
commissioner, assistance, public records of applicants for, dis-
closure of, by further regulation of ... .
executive assistant to, position of, placing under civil service,
providing for ....... .
public beaches, division of, powers and duties as to
PUBLIC WELFARE, LOCAL BOARDS OF:
cancer patients, certain, payment for care of, powers and duties
as to .........
conservators, temporary appointment of by probate court, peti-
tions for, by, relative to ..... .
disabled persons, aid for, guardians or conservators, appointment
of for applicants for, powers and duties as to .
old age assistance, so called, applicants, certain, for, appointment
of guardians and conservators for, powers and duties as
to
renaoval to another community by recipients of, con-
tinuance of assistance after, powers and duties as to .
public assistance, records of, applicants for, disclosure of infor-
mation pertaining to, by, further regulated .
PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENT OF:
in general, Barnstable, Maraspin creek, in, docking facilities
at, construction of, by ......
Connecticut river, towns of Hadley and Clarksburg in, flood con-
trols for, investigation and study, relative to, by Resolve
correction, department of, transfer of land controlled by, to .
Davis, Captain Isaac Highway, certain portion of Route 2,
designated as, erection of suitable markers along, by
Duxbury, town of, sea wall, construction of, in, certified copy
of vote of said town as to. filing with ....
East Boston district of Boston, service road, so called, in,
designated as George R. Visconte road, erection of suit-
able marker at, by ...... .
employees, certain, of, amount of pensions for, increased
Fairhaven harbor, improvement of, investigation and study
relative to, by, continued .... Resolve
Fort Point channel, investigation and study, relative to, by,
continued ....... Resolve
Furnace Pond, improvement of, investigation and study by
department of public health, jointly with . Resolve
great ponds, certain, commonwealth, of, elimination of weeds
in, studj^ relative to, by . . . Resolve
public access to, establishment of, investigation and study
relative to, by . . . . . . Resolve
Harwich, public beach, in, improvement of, by .
Indian Head river, fish ladder, building of, on, by, authorized
Ipswich river, improvement of, investigation and study, rela-
tive to, by, continued .... Resolve
Killam, Donald J., highway repair foreman, certification of,
on list of ........ .
Lowell, grade crossing, certain, in, abolishment of, by .
Mansfield, grade crossings, certain, in, abolishment of, by
Mohawk Trail, certain portion of Route 2, designated as,
erection of suitable markers at, by .
Mount Greylock Tramway Authority, powers and duties as to
Musquashiat Pond, improvement of conditions at, investi-
gation and study by department of pubUc health and
state reclamation board, jointly with . Resolve
Norfolk County Marine Corps League Memorial Circle, cer-
tain traffic circle in town of Dedham, designated as, erec-
tion of suitable tablet or marker at, by ■
Plum Island river, channel of, placing and maintenance of
buoys therein, by ...... .
Port of Boston commission, powers and duties, as to .
projects, certain, programs and plans for, preparation of, by
metropolitan district commission, jointly with
Provincetown, certain land, conveyance to said town, by
Chap.
462
342
573 Item
675 Item
662
571
671
571
462
342
1-9
1.2
1901-03
1901-03
1
1. 2
484
1. 2
542
1.2
20
393
441
1, 2
71
72
39
67
85
518
534
1.2
56
404
443
444
429
606
6, 14
438
608
489 Item :
270
1, 2
6
Index.
Chap.
PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENT OF — Concluded.
in general — Concluded.
public roads, state forests, parks and reservations, in, con-
struction, improvement and maintenance of, powers and
duties as to . . . . . . . 354
Ramsey, Edward A., certification as senior structural engineer,
in, relative to ....... . 466
Rasmuzzen, Lauritz H., certification as senior structural en-
gineer, in, relative to . . . . . . . 466
Revere, foot bridge, certain in, construction of, by . . 587
Ryders Cove, town of Chatham, in, harbor improvements at,
by, authorized ........ 517
schools, certain, painting and maintaining solid lines in front
of, by, providing for . . . . . . . 448
Scituate harbor, installation of riprapping and filling in, of,
by, providing for ....... 527
Sesuit harbor, town of Dennis, in, improvement of, by pro-
viding for ......... 533
Smith, Roy C, bridge, construction of, bridge over Neponset
river to be known as, erection of suitable marker at, by 578
Spy pond, town of Arlington in, sanitary condition of, further
investigation and study by metropolitan district
commission, department of public health, jointly
with ........ Resolve 24
Stanton, Hon. George W. Highway, certain portion of Route 2,
designated as, erection of suitable markers along, by . 516
state fish pier, Gloucester, in, proposed pier extension at, in-
vestigation and study relative to, by . Resolve 81
state house, coal pocket adjacent to. investigation and
study relative to use of, as storage space or parking
lot, by Resolve 28
Taconic Trail, certain portion of Route 2, designated as,
erection of suitable markers along, by . . . 430
waterways projects, proposed, certain, investigation and study
relative to, by . . . . . Resolve 72
ways, public, repairs and improvements to, investigation and
study relative to, by . . . . . Resolve 51
Whittier, John Greenleaf Bridge, certain bridge over Merri-
mack river, designated as, erection of suitable marker
at, by .460
Wilmington, swamp lands in, improvement of, investigation
and study relative to, by, continued . . Resolve 56
Winthrop, southwesterly shore of, dredging of, by . . 522
Zimmerman, Franz T , certification as senior structural engi-
neer, in, relative to ...... . 466
commissioner, Massachusetts Highway Safety Committee,
membership of, appointment to, of . . . 570
structural engineers, senior, positions of, certification of certain
persons for, request for, by, relative to . . . . 4G6
public beaches, division of, establishment of, in . . 666
Salisbury Beach Reservation, control and supervision of,
transfer of , to . . . . . . . . 666
recreational facilities, certain, at, erection and maintenance
of, by . 673
registrar of motor vehicles, buses, commercial, registration
fee for, as pertaining to ..... . 607
driving instructors, certain, licensing of, powers and duties
as to ......... 563
excise taxes, unpaid, motor vehicles and trailers, upon, suspen-
sion of certificates of registration for reasons of, by . . 3,39
Highway Safety Act, powers and duties as to . . . 570
merit rating, powers and duties as to . . . 570
motor vehicles, issuance of one number plate for, by, au-
thorized ......... 2
nonresidents, motor vehicle laws, under, powers and duties
as to . . . . 463
parking violations, powers and duties as to . . 249
process, service of, upon, relative to . . . . . 366
school buses, use of for certain purposes, exemption from addi-
tional registration fee, for, as to . . . . . 304
waterways, division of, East Boston, channel, certain, in,
dredging of, powers and duties as to . . . . 322
Public works projects, federal assistance in, time within which
counties, cities, towns and districts may incur debt to
secure benefits of, extension of . . . . .173
1065
Section.
1, 2
1. 2
1, 2
1, 2
1-5
2-5
1^
1.2
1-5
1-5
1-3
1-3
1-3
1066
Index.
Chap.
Pupils (see Schools).
Purchasing agent, state (see Administration and finance, commis-
sion on).
Q
Quincy, city of (see Cities and towns).
R
Rabbits, hunting of, regulations as to, relative to . . 481
Race meetings, horses, of, holding and conducting of, time for,
further regulation of . . . . . . 003
See also Horse and dog racing meetings, conducted under pari-
mutuel system of wagering.
Railroads, Boston and Maine Railroad, grade crossing, certain, of,
in city of Lowell, abolishment of, providing for . . 443
grade crossings, certain, of, bridge guards, at, erection and
maintenance of, by . . . . . . .216
obstructions and repairs at, relative to . . . 332
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, grade
crossings in town of Mansfield, of, abolishment of . . 444
railroad yards, track clearance in, investigation and study by
special commission relative to . . . Resolve 94
requirements of, exemptions from, granting of by metro-
politan district commission, providing for . . . 667
Railways, street (see Street railways).
Ramsey, Edward A., certification as senior structural engineer in
state department of public works, relative to . . 466
Rasmuzzen, Lauritz H., certification as senior structural engineer
in state department of public works, relative to . . 466
Raszka, William S., payment by town of Webster of sum of money
to 413
Readville Memorial Playground, certain play area in Readville
district of city of Boston designated as ... 279
Real estate, attachments and levies of execution, recording of, in
registries of deeds, relative to .... . 338
blind persons, of, tax exemption for, providing for . . . 379
deeds, instruments and writings, relating to transfers of real
estate, excise tax upon, clarification of . . . 303
enforcement of law relative to .... . 503
eminent domain, land taken by, apportionment of taxes upon,
computation of, as measure of damages for, providing for 634
insurance companies, life, domestic, acquisition by, for invest-
ment purposes, of, relative to . . . . .94
levy of executions on, dissolution by operation of law, relative to 455
mortgages of (see Mortgages).
prospective purchasers of, certain, eviction of , relative to . . 106
rent control, act establishing, as affecting . . . 434
revaluation of property mortgaged to savings banks, relative to 157
taxation of (see Taxation).
Reclamation board, state (see State reclamation board).
Recreational camps, false entry in registers of, penalty for, provid-
ing for ......... 135
Recreational facilities, certain, construction of, investiga-
tion and study by department of conservation, rela-
tive to ...... . Resolve 70
Redistricting, congressional districts, of, joint special committee
for purposes of, estabhshrnent . . . Resolve 85
Refrigerators, removal of doors upon, disposal of, regulation of . 187
Regional health districts (see Districts).
Regional school districts (see Districts; specific proper names of
regional school districts).
Registers, recreational camps, overnight camps, cabins, motels and
trailer camps, of, false entries in, penalty for . . 135
REGISTERS AND REGISTRIES OF DEEDS: .
in general, attachments and levies of execution, recording of,
powers and duties as to . . . . . . . 338
fees, certain, of, increased ....... 348
levy of execution, real estate, on, dissolution of, by operation
of law, powers and duties as to . . . 456
1, 2
1, 2
1. 2
1-15
1
1.2
Index. 1067
Chap. Section.
REGISTERS AND REGISTRIES OF DEEDS — Concluded.
in general — CondvAed.
liens for labor and notices of contract, instruments relating
thereto, recording of, by, providing for ... 405 1, 2
private ways, repairs to, agreements to release and save harm-
less cities and towns making said repairs, filing of, with 386 1, 2
subdivision control law, powers and duties as to . . . 674 7, 8
Essex district, southern, Beverly, city of, land taken by, plan
and description of, filing of, with ..... 552 2
Hampden County, Holyoke, city of, transfer of certain land to
rnunicipal gas and electric commission of said city, cer-
tificate of votes in connection with, filing with . 9 1-3
Jonathan Edwards Church of Northampton, The, certificates
of votes and deeds, certain, relative to establishment of,
filing of, with 71 1-3
Middlesex County, south district registry, plan of certain land
to be used for school purposes by city of Cambridge, filing
with 7 3
southern district, technical assistants, of, compensation of,
further regulation of . . . . 601
Registers and registries of probate and insolvency (see Probate
and insolvency, registers).
Registrar of motor vehicles (see Public works, department of).
Registration, division of (see Civil service and registration, de-
partment of),
motor vehicles, of (see Motor vehicles).
See also Licenses and permits; also specific titles.
Reilly, William A., Circle, certain trafiic circle in Brighton district
of Boston, designated as ... . Resolve 44
Relief, welfare (see Public welfare).
Religious corporations, incorporation of, relative to . 592
Rent control, establishment of, in commonwealth . 434 1-16
Repairmen, redefinition of, under laws relative to motor vehicles . 378
Representative town government by limited town meetings,
Amesbury, town of, establishment in, of . . .6 1-13
Shrewsbury, town of, establishment in, of . . 553 1-21
Wakefield, town of, establishment in, of, providing for . 541 1-16
Reservations and parks (see Parks and reservations) .
Retarded children (see Children).
Retirement, state board of (see Retirement systems and p>ensions,
commonwealth, of).
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND PENSIONS:
pensions, in general, annuities, certain widows for, increase of
amount of, providing for . . . 471
granting of by cities and towns to employees not provided
for by law, providing for ......"
cities and towns, employees, certain, increase in annual
amount of, providing for . . . .
public employees, certain, and persons claiming under,
waiver of certain increases by, relative to . . .
Brook, John, for, increase of, by city of Springfield, authorized
Chapman, Edith S., for, by town of Marblehead .
Davison, William E., for, by town of Sudbury
King, Moses H., for, by city of Maiden ....
Lane, Dwight, for, by town of Dighton ....
Lawler, George H., for, by city of Newburyport .
Mallard, Charles A., by town of Ipswich, repeal of provisions
of law providing for .......
Marshall, William, for, by city of Attleboro
public works, department of, employees, certain of, for,
amount of, increased .......
Thomas, Herbert L., for, by town of Barnstable .
retirement systems, in general, elected ofiBcials, continua-
tion of service after attaining maximum age, by, under 486
hospitalization, medical or surgical insurance, premiums for,
assignment of retirement allowances for payment of, pro-
viding for, under . . . . . . 509 1, 2
laws relative to, revision of, special commission to investigate
and study revived and continued . Resolve 6
public employees, certain, persons claiming under said em-
ployees, increases in retirement allowances or annuities
for, waiver uf, by, under, providing for 472
retirement law, changes, certain, in, investigation and study
by special commission relative to . . Resolve 80
387
1-3
387
1-3
472
531
1-3
155
1,2
607
1,2
692
1. 2
140
1-3
399
1-3
49
1.2
398
1.2
441
1.2
226
1-3
628
1.2
387
2,3
525
1, 2
441
1.2
509
1,2
583
1-3
127
1,2
390
329
1,2
1.2
630
1.2
572
572
1-3
2,3
] 068 Index.
Chap.
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND PENSIONS — Condf/ded.
retirement systems, in general — ( 'oncbided.
Boston, city of, commitment oflScer, certain, retirement of,
under, powers and duties as to . . . . 572
cities and towns, of retired police officers and fire fighters, cer-
tain, hospital, medical and surgical expenses of, indemni-
fication by cities and towns for, relative to .
retirement allowances, employees, certain, for, increase of,
by, providing for ...... .
commonwealth, of, education, department of, employees, cer-
tain, of, made eligible for membership in . . .
public works, department of, employees, certain, of, amount
of pensions for, under, increased .....
retiring authorities, retired employees, withholding of re-
tirement allowances of, for payment of premiums for
hospitalization and surgical insurance, by,
districts, of, veterans' services, district departments of, em-
ployees of, retirement of, under .....
Natick, town of, of, Swenson, Nils, payment of, retirement
allowance to, by . .
Quincy, city of, of, Angelo, Josephine T., retirement allowance
of, increase of, by, authorized . .
savings banks, of, employees, for, act relative to .
South Hadley, town of, of, Kennedy, Josephine V., temporary
reinstatement of, for purposes of being retired under
state-Boston, of, commitment officers, certain, made eligible
for membership in ...... .
C<ulbert, Robert J., made eligible for membership in .
state retirement system, Kightlinger, Clifford V., creditable
service of, under. ....... 603
teachers, of, Johnson, Paul E., exemption from certain pro-
visions of law, for, under ...... 363
veterans' services, of, district departments of, employees of,
retirement of, under ....... 583 1-3
Worcester, city of, of, retirement act of, certain changes in 520 1, 2
Revenue bonds (see Bonds).
Revenue loans, municipal (see Municipal finance, borrowing of
money) .
Revere, city of (see Cities and towns).
High School Athletic Association, unpaid bills, certain, incurred
by, payment of, by city of Revere .... 605 1-4
Rights of way (see Easements).
Rivers (see Waters and waterways).
Roads and roadways (see Ways).
Robertson, Keith, employment as reserve police officer in city of
Brockton, of 665 1, 2
Robinson, Roland, payment by town of Methuen of sum of money
to 318 1-3
Rockland, town of (see Cities and towns).
Rockport, town of (see Cities and towns).
Roxbury Canal, city of Boston, in, investigation and study relative
to filling and improvement of, continuation of Resolve 72
Roxbury District court (see District courts).
Royalston, town of (see Cities and towns).
Ryders Cove, town of Chatham, in, harbor improvements at, pro-
viding for . . . . . . . . . 617 1, 2
Safety, public, department of (see Public safety, department of).
Sailors (see Military and naval services of the United States; Vet-
erans) .
Salem, city of (see Cities and towns).
Sales, closing out sales, further regulation of . . . . 164 1-3
horse meat, sale of in retail stores, regulation of . . . 136
merchandise, commodities or service, advertising relative to,
further regulation of . . . . ' . . . 250
personal property, certain, of, taxes, certain, upon, further pro-
viding for . . . . . . . . . 246 3, 6
uniform commercial code, establishment of, for, investigation
and study by special commission relative to . Resolve 61
Index. 1069
Chap. Section.
Salisbury Beach Reservation, control and supervision of, transfer
of to state department of public works .... 666 2-5
recreational facilities at, erection and maintenance of, providing
for 673 1-^
Salmon, Atlantic, compact between commonwealth and state of
Connecticut for protection of .... . 599
Sanatoria, counties, of, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of . 506
Hampshire county sanatorium, additional water suppl.y
facilities and X-ray equipment for, providing for . . 62 1-3
state, Lakeville state sanatorium, additional water supply, for,
relative to 316 1-5
Pondville hospital, cancer patients in, payment for care of,
relative to ........ 562
Westfield state sanatorium, cancer division, of, cancer
patients in, payment for care of, relative to . . . 562
Saugus, town of (see Cities and towns).
Savings, institutions for (see Banks and banking, savings banks).
Savings and insurance banks (.see Savings banks life insurance).
Savings and loan associations, federal (see Banks and banking).
School building assistance, commission. New Bedford vocational
high school, additions to, reimbursement to city of New
Bedford for, approval by . . . . . .561
regional school districts, net average membership of, further
definition of, powers and duties as to . . . . 470
School buses, use of for certain religious, educational or recreational
purposes, relative to . . . . . . . 304
See also Motor vehicles.
School children (see Schools).
School committees (see Schools, public).
School lunch program (see Schools).
SCHOOLS:
public, high schools, graduation from, date of, relative to . 260
lunch programs, of, financial assistance for, relative to . . 637
music, instruction in, requirement of, for .... 137
principals, persons performing duties of, demotion of, relative
to 268 1, 2
pupils in, Boston Society of Natural History, museum of
science of, use of, by, relative to . . . . 374
high schools, graduation dates of, relative to . . . 260
regional school districts, Egremont, Monterey, New Marl-
borough, Sheffield, towns of, acts and proceedings rela-
tive to formation by, of, validated . . . . 422 1-3
net average membership of, definition of, clarified . . 470
reorganization of, revision of laws relative to, investigation
and study by special commission relative to . Resolve 46
towns, certain, in, state reimbursement to, relative to . 547 1, 2
school committees, cerebral palsy, children afflicted with,
school transportation for, by, providing for . . . 352
federal funds, certain, acceptance and disbursement of, by,
relative to . 621 1, 2
teachers and superintendents, notices of termination of
employment to, by, relative to . . . . . 372
school union superintendencies, reorganization of, revision of
laws relative to, investigation and study by special com-
mission relative to .... . Resolve 46
superintendency unions, withdrawal of towns from, relative
to 334
superintendents, termination of employment of, notices of,
relative to . . . • • • 372
supervisors, persons performing duties of, demotion of, rela-
tive to 268 1.2
surplus government property, establishment of state agency,
for acquisition and distribution of, to . . . 581
teachers in, female teachers or superintendents, change in
marital status of, not to be cause for dismissal . . 244
standards of certification for, further regulation of . 264
termination of employment of, notices of, relative to 372
towns, certain, construction, furnishing and equipping of
schools in, investigation and study by special commission
relative to Resolve 46
uperintundent of schools for, reimbursement by common-
wealth of salary of, providing for .... 557
traffic lines, painting of soUd lines upon state highways pass-
ing in front of, providing for .... . 448
1070
Index.
523
648
Chap.
SCHOOLS — Concluded.
special provisions relative to particular schools :
Bradford Durfee Technical Institute of Fall River, board of
trustees of, granting of honorary degrees of master of
science, by, authorized ......
new science building at, designated as Leslie B. Coombs
Science Hall ........
Fernald, Walter E. State School, new hospital building at,
designated as Douglas A. Thom Hospital Building . 233
Franklin Technical Institute, administration of, relative to . 77
Lowell Technological Institute of Massachusetts, establish-
ment of ........ • 407
summer school, holding of, at . . . . . . 489
Lowell Textile Institute, Brown, Arthur W., acts as trustee
of, validated Resolve 12
Delmore, John J., acts as trustee of, validated . Resolve 13
Massachusetts Maritime Academy, board of commissioners,
of, land, certain, of commonwealth, conveyance to town
of Barnstable, by . . . . . . 623
Massachusetts School of Art, investigation and study by
special commission, of .... Resolve 47
New Bedford Institute of Textiles and Technology, board of
trustees, of, granting of honorary degrees of master of
science, by, authorized ...... 523
New Bedford Textile Institute designated as . . . 488
Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute, corporate powers and
immunities of, relative to . . . . . . 198
State Teachers' Colleges, investigation and study by special
commission, of .... . Resolve 47
scope of said commission, increased . . Resolve 82
Scientific contribution (see Contribution).
Scipione, Alfred, payment by commonwealth of certain claim, of
Scituate, harbor, installation of riprapping and filling in by state
department of public works, of, providing for
town of (see Cities and towns).
Second (Indian Head) Division Association, national convention
of, in city of Boston, proper representation of common-
wealth at, providing for ... . Resolve
SECRETARY, STATE:
filing o£ certain instruments vsrith:
birth records, certain amendments to .
building construction, division of, rules and regulations of
corporations, certificates for revival of . . .
foreign, certificates of condition, of . .
votes or certificates, certain, of, fee for, increased
gas and electric companies, reports, certain, of, fee for, increased
Jonathan Edwards Church of Northampton, The, votes cer-
tain, for establishment of . . . .71
Montague Center Water District, addition of real estate to,
copy of petition and vote as to . . . . .107
Proprietors of Arlington Street Church, The, vote, certain, of 228
state conventions, political parties, of, nomination papers of
candidates to l)e voted on, at, votes, etc., of . . . 406
Wakefield, town of, voting precincts of, changes in . . 641
Westhampton Water District, addition of real estate to, copy
of petition and vote as to . . . . 105
powers and duties, Berkshire county, horse racing at county
fairs, in, question relative to, placing on ballot, by . . 389
birth records, amendments, to . . . . 261
housing projects, corporations formed for purposes of acquir-
ing, as to . . . 647
Italian-American World War Veterans of the United States,
Inc., copies of the proceedings of the annual encampment
of, preservation, printing, etc., by . . . 22
journals, house of representatives, of, purchase of certain,
from Massachusetts Historical Society, by . . . 446
state conventions, political parties, of, delegates to, nomina-
tions at, as to . . . . . . _ . 406
Securities, banks, certain common stock, of, investments by savings
banks in, relative to ...... . 158
gas and electric companies, preferred stock of, disposition of,
relative to . . . . . . . . 328
insurance companies, fire, capital stock of, investments by sav-
ings banks in, authorized ...... 160
See also Bonds.
1,2
1-3
1-8
1345-01
1-4
1-3
675 Item 2931-06
627
35
261
612
31
351
282
283
1
13
3
1-9
2
13
1,2
9
1-9
78
1-29
417
1-21
559
1-20
Index. 1071
Chap. Section.
Selectmen, boards of, chairmen, certain, of metropolitan transit
authority, advisory board of, appointment to, of . 197 6
Lord's Day, permits for certain work to be performed on,
issuance of, by . . . . . . . 108
closing out and similar type sales, bond to be filed for holding
of, approval by . . . . 164 1
funeral or memorial services, veterans, certain, for, attendance
of municipal employees at, approval by .179
housing projects, certain, construction of, corporations, formed
for, powers and duties as to . . . 647 2, 9
Lord's Day, licenses, certain, for, powers and duties as to . . 596
public utilities, department of, hearings, certain, of, to be held
in town of selectmen requesting ..... 327
public works, departments of, establishment of in towns, powers
and duties as to ....... 101 1, 2
veterans, certain, granting of vacations to, acceptance of act
providing for, by ...... . 346
Selectmen-Town Manager Form of Government, Provincetown,
town of, establishment in, of
Scituate, town of, establishment in, of .
Shrewsbury, town of, establishment in, providing for
Self-insurance (see Workmen's compensation).
Senate (see General Court).
Seniority rights, civil service laws, under (see Civil Service laws).
Sentences (see Criminal procedure and practice; Penal and re-
formatory institutions).
Servants, domestic, provisions of workmen's compensation law ex-
tended to 656 1, 2
Servicemen (see Military and naval services of the United States).
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, benefits of, extension of
to Korean War Veterans ...... 652 1-4
Sesuit harbor, improvement of by state department of public works,
providing for ....... . 533
Sewer districts (see Districts; Metropolitan districts, sewer dis-
tricts) .
Sewers and drains, Boston, sewer assessments, certain, increase of, by 93 1-3
Clinton, town of, sewage disposal in, problem of, investigation
and study relative to, providing for Resolve 96
Dudley, sewerage and sewage disposal, system of, cost of, in,
relative to 513 1, 2
Franklin, town of, annual rentals or charges by, for use of . .3 1,2
North Metropolitan Sewerage district, extension of to town of
Wilmington, investigation and study relative to, pro-
viding for . . . . . . Resolve 43
Somerset, town of, construction and operation of sj-stem of sewers
by, authorized ........ 17 1-15
South Essex Sewerage district, sewerage works, construction of,
amount to be expended for, by, increased . . . 134
South Metropolitan Sewerage district, sewerage works in, cost
of, additional funds for, providing for . . . . 642 1-3
Wachusett watershed, sewage disposal, problem of, in, investi-
gation and study relative to, providing for . Resolve 96
Ware, board of water commissioners authorized to act as a
board of sewer commissioners . . .116 1-3
Worcester, sewerage bonds, certain, issuance of, by, time for,
extended 254 1, 2
See also Metropolitan districts, sewer districts.
Shea, Walter P., payment by commonwealth of sum of money
to ....... . Resolve 37
Sheehan, Arthur J., widow of, payment by commonwealth of sum
of money to ..... . Resolve 66
Sheffield, town of (see Cities and towns).
Sheriffs, IJrLstol county, jail and house of correction, certain improve-
ments at, approval of, by . . . . . . 419 1-3
Ships (see Vessels) .
Shrewsbury, town of (see Cities and towns).
Simonds Saw and Steel Company, sale of land, certain, by city of
Fitchburg, to ....... . 597
Skilo, games of, setting up and promoting of, penalty for . . 243
Slum clearance, construction of housing projects for purposes of 647 1-31
Small claims (see Practice in civil actions).
Smith, Roy C, widow of, payment by commonwealth of sum of
money to . . . . . . . Resolve 66
Bridge, certain bridge over Neponset river to be constructed
and designated as ...... . 578 1, 2
1072
Index.
Chap.
Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, hospital services, Korean war veterans
for, contracts, certain, for, making of, by, authorized 450
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, hospital services, Korean war
veterans for, contracts, certain, for, making of, by, au-
thorized ......... 450
new nurses home, at, designated as General William J. Keville
Building 235
transportation to and from, investigation and study by com-
mittee on military affairs, relative to . . Resolve 25
trustees of, land, certain, adjacent to said home, acquisition of,
by, authorized ........ 551
Soldiers' relief (see Veterans' benefits).
Somerset, town of (see Cities and towns).
Somerville, city of (see Cities and towns).
South Bay, city of Boston in, filling and improvement of, investi-
gation and study relative to, continuation of Resolve 72
South Essex Sewerage District, sewerage works, construction of,
amount to be expended for, by, increased . . . 134
South Hadley, town of (see Cities and towns).
Southampton, town of (see Cities and towns).
South Metropolitan Sewerage District (see Metropolitan dis-
tricts).
South Station (see Boston Terminal Corporation).
Special commissions (see Commissions, state).
Speed limits (see Motor vehicles).
Spittoons, factories and workshops in, provision of law relative to,
repeal of ......... 57
Sporting licenses (see Conservation, department of).
Springfield, city of (see Cities and towns).
Springfield Union Publishing Company, revival of corporate
powers of ........ . 144
Squirrels, hunting of, regulations as to, relative to . . . 481
Stanton, Hon. George W. Highway, certain portion of Route 2
designated as ....... . 516
State adjutant general (see Militia).
State airport management board (see Airport management board,
state) .
State airports (see Airports).
State boards (see Names of specific boards).
State-Boston retirement system (see Retirement systems and
pensions) .
State commissions (see Commissions, state).
State committees (see Elections, political committees).
State conventions, political parties, of, endorsements for nomi-
nations for state wide offices, procedure for, at . . 406
State departments and divisions thereof (see Departments,
state) .
State elections (see Elections).
State employees (see Commonwealth, officers and employees of).
STATE FINANCE:
appropriation acts
bonds, notes, etc., issuance of, capital outlay program of com
monwealth, for ......
cities and towns, borrowing of money from Emergency
Finance Board by, for .
Salisbury Beach Reservation, recreational facilities at,
construction of, for .....
south metropolitan sewerage district, sewerage works
at, construction of, for .....
tornado, alleviation of financial burden imposed on
cities and towns bj% for ....
Veterans' Services Fund, for ....
capital outlay program for commonwealth, bonds, certain
issued under, terms of, sale of, validated
Metropolitan Transit Authority, amount commonwealth may be
called upon to pay, on account of certain deficiency of,
method of assessing .......
unexpended receipts, from the sale of certain bonds and securi-
ties, transfer of, relative to .
State fish pier (see Fish pier, state) .
408
489
573
675
660
676
467
676
673
676
'642
676
'651
676
'440
676
'262
273
239
272
1-3
1, 2
1, 2
1-9
1-13
1-15
1-10
1-11
4
3
2
1
2
6
2
4
2
5
10
2
1.2
1. 2
Index. 1073
Chap. Section .
State forests (see Forests and forestry) .
State funds (see State finance).
State government, structure of, special commission to investigate
and study, time for report of, extended Resolve 17
r 49
scope of, increased ..... Resolves \ 64
I 91
State guard (see Militia).
State highways (see Ways).
State hospitals for insane, etc., Boston State Hospital, clini-
cal and research laboratory at, designated as Abraham
Myerson Memorial Laboratory . . 232 1, 2
Grafton State Hospital, auditorium at, designated as Paine
Auditorium 189 1, 2
State house, coal pocket adjacent to, use of, as a storage space or
parking lot, investigation and study by department of
public works, relative to ... . Resolve 28
Marine Corps League, Department of Massachusetts, quarters
for, assignment of, in . . . . . . . 664
State housing board (see Housing board, state)
State land (see Commonwealth, land).
State oflBce building, new, construction of, investigation and study
by special commission, relative to Resolve 99
State officers and employees (see Commonwealth, officers and
employees of).
State-owned motor vehicles (see Motor vehicles).
State parks (.see Parks and reservations).
State penal institutions (see Penal and reformatory institutions).
State planning board (see Planning board, state).
State police, division of (see Public safety, department of).
State primaries (see Elections, primaries).
State prison, Norfolk and Walpole, at, transfer and sentencing of
prisoners thereto, providing for ..... 591 1, 2
See also Penal and reformatory institutions.
State purchasing agent (see Administration and finance, commis-
sion on).
State racing commission (see Racing commission, state).
State reclamation board, Musquashiat pond, improvement of con-
ditions at, investigation and study by department of
public health and department of public works jointly
with ........ Resolve 40
Straits pond, improvement of, investigation and study relative
to, powers and duties as to . . Resolve 41
State retirement board (see Retirement systems and pensions).
State schools (see Schools).
State secretary (see Secretary, state).
State superintendent of buildings (see Superintendent of build-
ings, state).
State tax commission (see Corporations and taxation, department
of).
State taxes, division of (see Corporations and taxation, depart-
ment of).
State Teachers' Colleges, investigation and study by special com-
mission, of Resolve 47
scope of, increased ..... Resolve 82
State treasxirer (see Treasurer, state).
Steam boilers, inspection of, insurance companies by, reports of,
relative to ........ 35 1
Steam railroads (see Railroads) .
Steel mills, erection of, investigation and study by department of
commerce, relative to . . . . Resolve 68
Stevens, Abel F., Incorporated, revived for certain purposes 166
Stock, corporate, shares of (see Securities).
Stockholders, corporations, certain, of, determination of, on record
date, relative to ....... 185
Stores, retail, sale of horse meat in, regulation of . 136
Storrow, James J., Memorial Drive, design and construction of,
provisions of law restricting, repeal of .... 396 1,2
Stoughton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Straits Pond, improvement of, investigation and study relative to,
providing for _ Resolve 41
Street railways, trackless trolleys, operation of, law relative to, re-
peal of 276
Streets (see Ways).
1074 Index.
Chap. Section.
Subdivision control law, establishment of, for cities and towns . 674 1-11
Subversive activities, extent, character and objects of, investigation
and study by special commission, relative to . Resolve 89
Sudbury, town of (see Cities and towns) .
Sudbury Water District, certain property of, taxation exemption
for 365
SXJFFOLK COUNTY:
court house commission, old court house, lobby concession for,
leasing of, by . . . . . .99
jail, site of, acquisition by Massachusetts General Hospital, of,
investigation and study by special commission relative
to ....... . Resolve 65
probate court, judges, of, commitment officers, certain, certifi-
cation of, for retirement purposes, by . . . . 572 1-3
second assistant register of, salary of, relative to . . . 564
probation officers, certain, district courts, certain, of, compen-
sation of, relative to . . . . .341
Suits, civil (see Actions, civil; Practice in civil actions).
Sullivan, Rita, payment by city of Boston of certain compensa-
tion to 180 1-3
Summary process for possession of land, deceased tenants, time
extensions for surviving spouse, parents or children of,
under laws relative to ...... 485
prospective purchasers of land, certain, judgments against, under 106
rent control, establishment of, as affecting .... 434 1-15
Sunday (see Lord's Day).
Superintendency unions (see Schools, public).
Superintendent of buildings, state, assignment of quarters in
state house, veterans' organizations, to, by . . . 664
employment, security, division of, leasing of premises outside of
state house, by, powers and duties as to . . . 638
Superior court (see Supreme Judicial and superior courts) .
Support, minor children for, parents, by relative to . . . 505
SUPREME JUDICIAL AND SUPERIOR COURTS:
provisions common to both, injunctions, certain, issuance of,
by, fee, for, providing for ...... 632
superior court, clerk of, decrees, certain, in workmen's com-
pensation cases, furnishing of copy of, to department of
industrial accidents, by ..... . 288
Essex county, of, clerk of equity proceedings of said court, ap-
pointment of, salary of, relative to ... . 300
exceptions, criminal cases, in, filing of, with . . . 3S4
judges, certain, of, salaries of, relative to . . . . 567 1, 2
Middlesex county, superior coiu-t building, alterations and
additions to, plans and specifications for, preparation of . 577 1-3
probation officers, of (see Probation officers).
supreme judicial court, mandamus, certiorari, writs of, peti-
tions for, powers and duties as to, further regulation of . 586 1, 2
pubUc utilities, department of, commission, of, decisions, orders
or rulings of, appeals from, to, powers and duties as to . 575 1, 2
Surety bonds (see Bonds).
Surplus property, state agency for, establishment of, providing for 581
Swenson, Nils, payment by town of Natick of a retirement allowance
to, providing for . . . . . . .127 1,2
Table of changes in General Laws Pages 801-1005
Taconic Trail, certain portion of Route 2 designated as . 430
Taunton, city of (see Cities and towns).
TAXATION :
in general, corporations and taxation, department of, reorgani
zation of, as affecting ....
due date, payments, certain, for, relative to
problems of, special commission to investigate and study, fur-
ther continuation of .... Resolve 42
scope of, increased ....
returns, filing of, date for .
temporary taxes, certain, further providing for . . 246 1-15
banks, certain, of, temporary additional taxes on, further pro-
viding for 246 9
654 1-109
246 4
Resolves | |^
. 246 4
246
11
246
13
303
503
246
10
633
627
1,2
617
339
1.2
653
388
379
514
292
627
1. 2
231
358
292
198
2.3
347
Index. 1075
Chap. Section.
TAXATION — Concluded.
corporations, certain, of, temporary additional taxes on, further
providing for ........ 246 1, 6
districts, regional school, notes and bonds, of, taxation exemp-
tion for, providing for ...... 292
excise tax, alcohoHc beverages, sales of, upon extension of, ad-
ditional on.
cigarettes, sales of, additional, on, further providing for
deeds, instruments and writings, upon, classification of, law-
relative to ...... .
enforcement of . . .
insurance companies, additional, upon, further providing
for
assessment upon, of, relative to .... .
meals upon, exemption for certain meals, from
preservation of records, certain, relative to ...
motor vehicles upon, suspension of certificates of registration
for nonpayment of ...... .
table for determination of rates of, changes in .
motor vehicles and trailers, registered, upon, abatement to
owner upon transfer to another state, providing for
exemptions, blind persons, real estate of, for ...
foster children, for, under income tax laws ....
housing authorities, local, notes and bonds of, for
meals, certain, exempted from meals excise tax
parsonages, amount of, for, increased .....
poll taxes, certain persons of, for .....
regional school districts, notes and bonds, of, for .
Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute, for ... .
television sets, for ........
horse and dog racing meetings, certain taxes imposed upon,
further continuation of ..... . 246 14
housing authorities, local, notes and bonds, of, tax exemption
for, providing for ....... 292
incomes, of, foster children, tax exemption allowance for, pro-
viding for ......... 514
temporary additional taxes on, further providing for . . 246 2, 6
United States government employees, exemptions, certain, for,
provision of law, providing for, made retroactive . . 208
legacies and successions, of, temporary additional taxes on,
further providing for ....... 246 7
local taxes, cities, use of certain available funds for reduction of
tax rates in . . . . . .119
parsonages, tax exemption for, amount of, increased . . 231
personal property, of, sales of, temporary additional taxes on,
further providing for . . . . . . 246 3, 6
television sets, household furniture, exemption to include . 347
poll tax, assessment of on persons claiming exemption there-
from, relative to . . . . . • • 358
real estate, blind persons, of, tax exemption for . 379
tax abatements, certain appeals to appellate tax board relative
to, late entry of, providing for ..... 476 1, 2
tornado, tax abatements for property damaged by, providing
for 568 1.2
Taxes, collectors of (see Collectors of taxes).
Taylor, Frank Memorial Track, Soap Box Derby track in Middle-
sex Fells designated as . . . . . .371 1, 2
Teachers (see Schools).
Teachers' retirement board (see Education, department of: Re-
tirement system and pensions).
Teachers' retirement system (see Retirement systems and pen-
sions).
Telephone and telegraph companies, property of, assessed valua-
tion of, appeals by boards of assessors from, relative to . 468
See also Specific names.
Telephones, use of to place or register bets, investigation by judicial
council, relative to illegality of . . . Resolve 22
Teletypwriter, communication system, state police, of, use by other
governmental agencies and subdivisions, providing for . 474 2
regulations, board of (see Public safety, department of).
Television, Educational, Massachusetts Board of, establishment of 662 1-11
use of for educational purposes, special commission to investi-
gate and study, revived and continued, membership of,
increased ....... Resolve 7
1076
Index.
Television sets, tax exemption, certain, for .....
Templeton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Tenants (see Siuninary process for possession of land).
Thorn, Douglas A. Hospital Building, new hospital building at
Walter E. Fernald State School, designated as
Thomas, Herbert L., retirement and pensioning of, by town of
Barnstable ........
Thornton, Theresa M., acts as notary public, validated Resolve
Timber (see Forests and forestry).
Tornado, financial assistance by commonwealth to cities, towns and
counties to alleviate burden resulting from . .
racing meetings, certain, proceeds of to be used for relief of per-
sons and property damaged by .
tax abatements for property damaged by, providing for .
Tort actions (see Actions, civil).
Tourist routes, system of, investigation and study by department
of commerce, relative to ... . Resolve
Town accountants (see City and town auditors).
Town clerks (see City and town clerks).
Town committees (see Elections, political committees).
Town manager form of government, Stoughton, in, relative to .
Town officers (see Municipal officers and employees; and specific
titles) .
Town treasurers (see City and town treasurers).
Town ways (see Ways).
Towns (see Cities and towns).
Toys, wearing apparel, furniture, etc., flash point of, investigation
and study by department of public safety, relative to,
providing for ...... Resolve
Trackless trolleys, law relative to operation of, repeal of
Traffic signals, borrowing of money by cities and towns of, au-
thorized .........
Trailer camps, false entry in registers of, penalty for, providing for
Trailers, unpaid excise taxes upon, suspension of certificates of regis-
tration for, relative to ......
See also Motor vehicles.
Trains (see Railroads).
Trapping licenses (see Conservation, department of).
Treasurers, city and town (see Cities and town treasurers),
county (see County treasurers).
public bodies, of, facsimile signatures of, use of on checks drawn
bv, providing for .......
TREASURER, STATE:
banking companies, certain, deposits certain, in, by, authorized
bonds and notes, issuance of certain by
Boston arena, purchase of by metropolitan district commission
powers and duties as to .
capital outlay program for commonwealth, bonds, certain, issued
under, terms of, sale of, by, validated .
borrowing of funds for, powers and duties as to .
cities and towns, borrowing of money by, bonds to be issued in
connection with, powers and duties as to
notes, certain, of, purchase of, by, relative to
facsimile signatures of, use of on checks drawn by, providing for
general court, members of, payment of compensation to, powers
and duties as to
travel and expense allowances for, powers and duties as to
Highway Fund, transfer of funds from, powers and duties as to
metropolitan water district, assessments on cities and towns com
prising, powers and duties as to .
Mount Greylock Tramway Authority, land takings, by, furnish
ing of security for, to .
Paton, A. Harris, former deputy state treasurer, payment of cer-
tain accumulated vacation allowances, to, providing for
public beach districts, formation of by cities and towns, powers
and duties as to
regional health districts, reimbursement for expenses incurred by,
payment of , by .
Chap.
Section.
347
233
1, 2
220
10
1-3
46.5
651
1. 2
1-3
499
568
1-5
1.2
59
73
276
100
135
339
439
223
(440
467
J 642
1 651
I 660
[673
669
(262
\273
/660
\ 676
/467
\676
467
439
1-3
1. 2
9, 10
2
2
171
263 1-3
489 Item 2955-00
618
606 6
646 1, 2
576 1
600 1, 2
Index. 1077
Chap. Section.
TREASURER, STATE — Concluded.
Salisbury beach reservation, bonds to be issued in connection f 673 2
with, powers and duties as to . . . . . \ 676 6
Somerville, borrowing of money by for construction of stadium
in, pajTnent of said money to .... . 451 2
south metropolitan sewerage district, additional funds for, issu-
ance of bonds for purposes of, powers and duties as to . 642 2, 3
bonds to be issued in connection with, powers and duties f 642 2
as to \ 676 4
tornado, bonds to be issued in connection with, powers and duties J 651 2
as to \ 676 6
Veterans' Bonus Commission, membership on, powers and duties
as to 440 1-13
Veterans' Services Fund, bonds to be issued in connection with, f 440 10
powers and duties as to . . . . . \ 676 2
welfare districts, audits of accounts of, powers and duties as to 205 1, 2
Trial justices, position of, abolishment of . . .319 1-40
Trials, criminal (see Criminal procedure and practice).
Trucks (see Motor vehicles).
Trust companies (see Banks and banking).
TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITALS:
Bristol county tuberculosis hospital, senior physician of, living
quarters for, providing for ...... 131 1-5
counties, of, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of . . . 506
See also Sanatoria.
Twentieth Century Fund, Inc., holding of additional real and
personal estate, by, authorized ..... 222
Twitchell, Lewis A., pajinent by countj' of Hampden of sum of
money to ........ . 258
Tyngsborough, town of (see Cities and towns).
u
Unemployment (see Employment security law).
Uniform commercial code (see Commercial code, uniform).
Uniform state laws, commissioners on, expenses of, sum allowed for,
increased ......... 456
Union Newspaper Company, revival as corporation, of . 145
Unions, credit (sec Credit unions).
United Spanish War Veterans, suitable headquarters for camps of,
cities and towns authorized to appropriate money for de-
fraying expenses of ...... . 176
UNITED STATES:
animal diseases, certain, co-operation by commonwealth in
eradication of, with ....... 19 1, 2
provisions of law relative to, change in . . . . 655 1, 2
Bedford, town of, military air base at, deed of land for, execution
of, by commonwealth, with ..... 641
constitution of, adoption of, annual observance of September
Seventeenth as Constitution Day in, observance of . 170
employees, state income tax exemptions for, law providing for,
made retroactive ....... 208
See also Federal emergency laws.
Universiti-?!? and colleges (see Colleges and universities).
University of Massachusetts, Building Association, holding of
property by, and leasing of certain state land to said cor-
poration . . . . . . 356 1, 2
Kightlinger, Clifford V., professor of, creditable service in state
retirement system, of, relative to . . . . . 603
president of, salary of, relative to . 538
state medical and dental school under jurisdiction of, establish-
ment of, special commission to investigate and study,
scope of, increased ..... Resolve 63
Upton Center Water District, abolishment of . 202 2
Upton, town of (see Cities and towns).
Urban areas, redevelopment of, providing for .... 647 1-21
Urban development corporations, organization of, powers and
duties of 647 1-21
Used cars (see Motor vehicles).
Utilities, public, department of (see Public Utilities, Depart-
ment of).
Utility corporations (see Public service corporations).
1078 Index.
Chap. Section.
Van Putten, Olive, acts ag notary public validated . Resolve 2
Vehicles (see Motor vehicles).
Vesicular stomatitis or vesicular exanthema, eradication of / 19 1,2
domestic animals afflicted with, relative to . . . \ 655 1,2
Vessels, pilotage rates of port of Boston, for . .41
Veterans, bonus for (see Veterans' Bonus Commission).
disabled, paraplegic veterans, certain, payment of annuities to,
providing for ........ 529
registration of motor vehicles, by, relative to . . . 225
Suffolk County old court house, lobby concession in, ownership
and operation of, by . .99
housing units, state, rents to be charged for, to, investigation and
study by special commission relative to Resolve 84
Korean War, of, bonus for (see Veterans' Bonus Commission).
hospital services, certain, for, contracts, for, relative to . . 450
loans and advances of credit, extension of to minor veterans
and their spouses, providing for ..... 652 1, 4
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, benefits of, extended
to 652 1-4
municipal employees, funeral or memorial services for persons
who died in service during time of war, attendance at
without loss of pay, for . . . .179
public officers and employees, certain, granting of vacations to,
relative to 346
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, benefits of, extended to
veterans of Korean War, including veterans who are
minors and their spouses ...... 652 1-4
See also American Legion, The; American Veterans of World
War II, Amvets; Armenian American Veterans Associa-
tion, Inc.; 88th Infantry Division Association; Italian-
American World War Veterans of the United States, Inc.;
Marine Corps League, Department of Massachusetts Inc. ;
One hundred and fourth infantry regiment; Second
(Indian Head) Division Association; United Spanish
War Veterans.
Veterans' benefits, borrowing of money by cities and towns for
purposes of ....... . 479 1-4
disabled veterans, certain, payment of annuities to. providing for 529
laws, certain, relative to, investigation and study by committee
on military affairs relative to . . . Resolve 25
Veterans' Bonus Commission, employees, of, requisition for, rela-
tive to 573 Item 3511-01
veterans of Korean War, bonus for, administration of, by 440 1-13
Veterans' housing (see Veterans, housing for).
Veterans' Services, Commissioner of, field agents, disabled vet-
erans holding positions of, or performing duties of, civil
service status for, providing for ..... 555
Veterans' services districts (see Districts).
Veterans' Services Fund, General Fund, transfer of certain sum of
money from, to . . . . . 408 10
Visconti, George R., Road, certain road in East Boston district of
Boston designated as . . . . . . . 393
Voting (see Elections).
w
Wachusett watershed, sewage disposal, problem of, in, investiga-
tion and study by special commission, relative to Resolve
Wakefield, town of (see Cities and towns).
Walpole, town of (see Cities and towns).
Waltham, city of (see Cities and towns).
Waltham Firemen's Relief Association, holding, of additional
real and personal estate, by, authorized
Ward committees (see Elections, political committees).
Wardens (see Forests and forestry).
Ware, town of (see Cities and towns).
War veterans (see Veterans).
Index. 1079
Chap. Seotion.
Water chestnut, spread of, control and curtailment of, providing
for 91
Waterfowl, hunting of, use of dogs for, relative to . .115
WATERS AND WATERWAYS:
canals, Belle Isle Channel, city of Revere in, dredging of, in-
vestigation and study relative to, providing for Resolve 72
Roxbury Canal, city of Boston, in, investigation and study
relative to filling and improvement of, continuation
of Resolve 72
channels :
East Boston, certain channel in, dredging of, relative to . 322
Fort Point Channel, investigation and study by state depart-
ment of public works, relative to, continuation of Resolve 72
Plum Island River, channel of, placing and maintenance of
buoys therein, providing for ..... 438 1, 2
creeks :
Maraspin creek, docking facilities at, constructioii of by state
department of public works, providing for . . . 543
harbors and bays :
Cohasset Harbor, operation of motor boats in, regulation of
by town of Cohasset, providing for .... 54 2
Fairhaven Harbor, improvement of, investigation and study
by state department of public works, relative to, con-
tinued ....... Resolve 71
Ryders Cove, harbor improvements at entrance to, state de-
partment of public works, by, providing for . . . 517 1,2
Scituate Harbor, installation of riprapping and filling in by
state department of public works, of, providing for . 527
Sesuit Harbor, improvement of by state department of pub-
lic works, providing for ...... 533
South Bay, city of Boston m, filling and improvement
of, investigation and study relative to, continuation
of Resolve 72
ponds and lakes :
Fort Meadow pond, commission to regulate use of, estab-
lishment of ........ 487 1-4
Furnace Pond, improvement of, investigation and study rela-
tive to, providing for ..... Resolve 39
great ponds, commonwealth, of, elimination of weeds in,
study relative to, providing for . . Resolve 67
public access to, establishment of, investigation and study
by department of public works relative to . Resolve 83
Musquashiat Pond, improvement of conditions at, investiga-
tion and study relative to, providing for . Resolve 40
Spy Pond, town of Arlington in, sanitary condition of, investi-
gation and studj' by metropolitan district commission,
department of pubhc health and department of public
works, relative to Resolve 24
Straits Pond, improvement of, investigation and study rela-
tive to, providing for ..... Resolve 41
rivers:
Connecticut river, flood controls for certain portion of, inves-
tigation and study relative to, providing for . Resolve 69
salmon, in, protection of, providing for .... 2S5 1, 2
Indian Head river, building of fish ladder on . . . 534
Ipswich river, improvement of, investigation and study by
department of public works relative to, continued Resolve 56
Merrimack river, city of Lowell in, improvement of banks of,
investigation and study relative to, providing for Resolve 72
Plum Island River, channel of, placing and maintenance of
buoys therein, providing for ..... 438 1, 2
Water districts (see Districts; Water supply).
WATER SUPPLY:
Barnstable lire District, water supply of, sources, certain, of.
relative to ........
Bourne Water District, boundaries of, extension of .
Brockton, borrowing of money by, for purposes of .
Centerville-Osterville Fire District, sources of, relative to .
Cohasset, certain inhabitants for, providing for, by .
Dracut Water Supply District, supplying and selling water to
town of Tyngsborough, by, authorized .... 498
fluoridation of, investigation and study by special commission,
relative to ...... Resolve 58
217
1, 2
150
1.2
497
1.2
147
1.2
271
1.2
G57
1. 2
1080
INDEX.
Chap.
WATER SUPPLY — Concluded.
Gardner State Hospital, sale of water by town of Ashburnham, to
Hampshire county sanatorium, additional, for
Hingham, water main, certain, construction of, in, relative to
Kalmia Woods Water District, establishment of, in town of Con-
cord ..........
Kingston, sale of water to certain inhabitants of town of Duxbury,
by . . . .
Lakeville state sanatorium, additional, for
Lynnfield V."ater District, boundaries of, e.xtension of
metropolitan water districts (see Metropolitan districts, water).
Montague Center Water District, establishment of .
Norfolk, and its inhabitants, for .....
Northampton, and its inhabitants for, fluorination of, relative to
Orleans, and its inhabitants, for . . .
Taunton, borrowing of money by, for, authorized
Upton, additional loans by, for, authorized
Upton Center Water District, abolishment of .
Westfield, water commissioners, board of, establishment of, by,
for
Westhampton Water District, establishment of
Wheelwright Water District, annual meeting of, date of, rela
five to ....... .
Wrentham, sale by, to town of Norfolk, of . . .
Water transportation (see Steamships).
Waterways, division of (see Public works, department of).
Wayland, town of (see Cities and towns).
Ways, private, repairs on by cities and towns, further regulation of
public, Avon, location and laying out of, acts of, by, validated
and confirmed ........
Boston, private ways, certain, naming of, relative to
use of ways for playground purposes, by, providing for
Davis, Captain Isaac, Highway, certain portion of Route 2
designated as . . .
disabled motor vehicles, certain, use of flares for, on
Earhart, Amelia Highway, certain by-pass in city of Medford,
designated as ....... .
Mohawk Trail, certain portion of Route 2, designated as
railroad grade crossings, obstructions to, relative to
repair of, improvements to, investigation and study by depart-
ment of public works, relative to . Resolve
schools, state highways in front of, painting of solid lines upon,
providing for ........
Stanton, Hon. George W. Highway, certain portion of Route 2
designated as ....... .
state forests, parks and reservations, in, construction, im-
provement and maintenance of, relative to .
Storrow, James J., Memorial Drive, design and construction of,
provisions of law restricting, repeal of .
subdivision control law, as affecting .....
Taconic Trail, certain portion of Route 2, designated as
tourist routes, system of, investigation and study by depart-
ment of commerce, relative to . . . Resolve
Visconti, George R., road, certain road in East Boston dis-
trict of Boston designated as .... .
Whittier, John Greenleaf Bridge, certain bridge over Merri-
mack river on Route 1 designated as .
Webster A. C. Inc., revival of, corporate powers of . . .
Webstdr, town of (see Cities and towns).
Weights and measures, cartons, three and one half gallon capacity,
use of, relative to ...... •
local sealers of, glass bottles or jars, use of, for sale of milk or
cream, sealing of, powers and duties as to .
Welfare, districts (see Districts).
department of (see Public welfare, department of),
local boards of (see Public welfare, local boards of).
public (see Public welfare).
Westfield, city of (see Cities and towns).
Westfield state sanatorium, cancer division, of, cancer patients
in, payment for care of, relative to ... .
Westhampton, town of (see Cities and towns).
water district, establishment of ..... .
West Newbury Mutual Fire Insurance Company, charter of,
amendment of ....... .
130
151
.316
69
107
300
375
418
540
202
202
227
105
492
65
460
278
86
259
1-3
1, 2
1, 2
1-5
1, 2
1-15
1, 2
1, 2
1-10
1, 2
1-6
2
1-4
1-15
50
74
80
1.2
1, 2
542
234
1,2
1,2
458
429
332
51
448
516
1, 2
354
1, 2
396
674
430
1,2
7
562
105
1-5
643
1.2
Index.
1081
Weatport Point Cemetery, property of, receipt of and adminis-
tration of, by t(;)wn of Westport, providing for
Westport, town of (see Cities and towns).
West Springfield, town of (see Cities and towns).
Wheelwright water district, annual meeting of, date of, relative to
Whitehall State Park, recreational development of, providing for
Whittier, John Greenleaf Bridge, certain bridge over Merrimack
river on Route 1, designated as .
Widows, annuities, certain, for, increase of amount of .
Wilbraham, town of (see Cities and towns).
Willard Brook state forest, additional land for, recreational de-
velopment of, providing for .....
Williamstown, town of (see Cities and towns).
Wilmington, town of (see Cities and towns).
Winchester, town of (see Cities and towns).
Winthrop, town of (see Cities and towns).
Wire tapping, power of district attorney and attorney general to
authorize, restriction of, investigation and study of, by
judicial council, relative to . . . Resolve
Woburn, city of (see Cities and towns).
Women, labor laws, certain, pertaining to, suspension of, by com-
missioner of labor and industries, providing for
Women Italian Club of Boston, revival of corporate powers of .
Woods (see Forests and forestry).
Worcester City Hospital, consolidation with Belmont Hospital, of
Worcester, city of (see Cities and towns).
WORCESTER COUNTY:
appropriations for maintenance of, etc. .....
courts and county departments, additional accommodations and
facilities for, amount of money to be borrowed for, by,
increased .........
tuberculosis hospital, expenditures for maintenance, etc., of
WORDS AND PHRASES:
appointing authority, appointing officer, civil service laws under
charter service, under laws relative to common carriers
licensing authorities, local, fire prevention laws, under
non-resident, motor vehicle laws, under .
practical nurse, civil service laws, under
private detective, further definition of .
public accommodation, resort or amusement, places of, under
laws, relative to discrimination in employment
remuneration, employment security law, under
repairman, motor vehicle laws under
Work (see Labor).
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION:
bulk sum payments, injuries, certain, for, providing for, under
compensation, certain, payment of interest upon, providing for
domestic servants, farm laborers, coverage for, under
employers, certain, payment of compensation by, enforcement
of provisions of law, providing for ....
police officers, reserve or special, employed by contractors under
contracts with cities and towns, benefits extended to,
under .........
superior court decrees, relative to cases of, furnishing copies of
said decrees to department of industrial accidents, pro-
viding for .........
towns, certain insurance protection against extraordinary work-
men's compensation losses, payments for, by
welfare districts, employees of, protection for, under
Wrentham, town of (see Cities and towns).
Writs (see Actions, civil).
Chap.
Section.
186
1-4
492
614
1, 2
460
471
32
236
585
330
288
149
501
1-8
129
1.2
506
153
268
1.2
230
1.2
463
1-3
350
1-14
76
437
635
1
378
64
670
656
1.2
Yale, L. P., payment by town of Winchester of sum of money to
Youth service board, chairman, of, Massachusetts Highway Safety
C'ommittce, membership of, appointment to, of
institutions, under management of, inmates of, property dam-
age cau.sed by, compensation to persons for, providing for
land, certain, commonwealth, of, transfer of, to, providing for .
town of Westborough, in, sale or transfer of, by, authorized
493
1.2
570
1
619
582
1.2
1-3
1082 Index.
Z
Chap. Section.
Zimmerman, Franz T., certification as senior structural engineer
in state department of public works, relative to . 466
Zoning by-laws and ordinances, Boston, of, certain amendments
thereto . . . . . . .411 1, 2
Hamilton, town of, reference to voters of town on question of
adoption of ........ 38 1, 2
municipal, appeal, certain, under, assessment of costs in, rela-
tive to 102