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2014 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE VII CITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 45 PUBLIC PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 Board of park commissioners; membership; tenure; vacancies; removals
- Section 3 Acquisition of property for parks
- Section 4 Connecting ways; extent of power of eminent domain
- Section 5 Powers and duties of boards of park commissioners
- Section 5A Leasing of concessions; bids
- Section 6 Funds received for betterments; disposition
- Section 7 Erection of buildings in parks
- Section 8 Use of parks by military forces
- Section 9 Annual reports of park commissioners
- Section 10 Repealed, 1924, 209, Sec. 3
- Section 11 Restrictions on height of buildings on parkways
- Section 12 Authorization for improvement of open spaces
- Section 13 Trespassing in parks; destruction of park property; penalty
- Section 14 Playgrounds; acquisition; use; management
- Section 15 Playgrounds for minors
- Section 16 Procedure for accepting law requiring playgrounds for minors
- Section 17 Temporary playgrounds
- Section 17A Use of streets for recreation or playground purposes
- Section 18 Persons entitled to use playgrounds
- Section 18A Chain link metal basketball nets prohibited
- Section 19 Acquisition of property; use
- Section 20 Method of acquisition
- Section 21 City or town forests; management
- Section 22 Buildings; erection; lease
- Section 23 Limitation on use of funds
- Section 23A Petition for shore reservation
- Section 23B Submission of plans and estimates of cost of shore reservation
- Section 23C Taking or acquisition of land for establishment of shore reservation
- Section 24 Penalty for violation of rules and regulations made under authority of chapter
- Section 25 Posting of emergency numbers at ice skating facilities
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