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2014 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE II EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
OF THE COMMONWEALTH
CHAPTER 9 DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE SECRETARY
- Section 1 State secretary; duties; bond; salary; term limitation
- Section 2 Deputies; assistants; civil service
- Section 2A Archives advisory commission; establishment; members and alternates, appointment; powers and duties; receipt and disposition of funds; expenses
- Section 2B Annual personnel report
- Section 2C Funding for archives museum
- Section 3 Deputies; power to act in absence of secretary
- Section 4 Supervisor of public records
- Section 4A Acts, resolves and constitutional amendments; publication
- Section 4B Pamphlet edition of laws; distribution of copies of individual laws
- Section 4C Cumulative table of changes in general statutes
- Section 4D Distribution of printed copies of official reports
- Section 4E Reports of war veterans’ organizations
- Section 4F Distribution of judicial decisions and General Laws to cities and towns
- Section 4G Subsequent distribution to city or town; insurance
- Section 4H Distribution of laws and documents to members of general court
- Section 5 Traveling, clerical and other expenses of supervisor
- Section 6 Repealed, 1971, 820, Sec. 1
- Section 7, 7A Repealed, 1992, 403, Sec. 2
- Section 8 Information available to federal census authorities
- Section 9 Repealed, 1992, 403, Sec. 2
- Section 9A Local election districts review commission; membership; compensation; duties
- Section 10 Repealed, 1976, 486, Sec. 1
- Section 10A Administration and enforcement of chapter 110A; staff
- Section 11 Great seal; custody; certified copies of records as evidence
- Section 12 Books and records of Maine lands; custody
- Section 13 Stereotype and other plates; custody and disposition
- Section 14 Repealed, 1923, 362, Sec. 12
- Section 15 Justices and notaries; notice of expiration of commissions
- Section 15A Justices and notaries; acting after expiration of commission; validation certificate
- Section 16 Annual list of designated justices of the peace
- Section 17 Annual report
- Section 18 Repealed, 1923, 146, Sec. 1
- Section 19 Destruction or sale of documents of no value; reproduction of records of corporations.
- Section 20 Repealed, 1982, 634, Sec. 3
- Section 20A Central register of contracting opportunities offered by governmental agencies
- Section 20B Government activities; citizen education programs; acceptance of gifts, contributions, bequests, etc.
- Section 21 Commission on interstate cooperation; membership; term
- Section 22 Commission on interstate cooperation; committees and advisory boards; rules
- Section 23 Commission on interstate cooperation; primary function; powers and duties
- Section 24 Commission on interstate cooperation; reporting
- Section 25 Repealed, 1943, 255, Sec. 2
- Section 26 Massachusetts historical commission; establishment
- Section 26A State archeologist; duties; reservation of lands from sale; cooperation of governmental agencies
- Section 26B Definitions applicable to Secs. 26A, 26C, and 27 to 27C
- Section 26C State register of historic places
- Section 26D Property listings; regulations
- Section 27 Certification of historic or archeological landmarks; standards for care and management; alteration of landmarks; field investigation of sites
- Section 27A Hearings, contracts, acceptance of gifts, etc., authorized; assistance and data of other agencies
- Section 27B Federal historic preservation act; surveys and plans; custody and expenditure of funds
- Section 27C Projects; notice; adverse effect; review
- Section 27D Historic homesteads
- Section 28 Portraits and art objects in state house; photographs
- Section 29 State ballot law commission; records conservation board
- Section 30 Voting equipment loan program
- Section 31 Surcharge on fees of registers of deeds and assistant recorders; registries under control of state secretary; surcharge to fund improvements at registries; disposition of surcharge
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