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2016 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE VI COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS
Chapter 34B ABOLITION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT
- Section 1 Transfer date for abolished counties
- Section 2 Governments of abolished counties
- Section 3 County commissioners; terms
- Section 4 Abolished counties' functions, duties and responsibilities transferred to commonwealth; employees transferred under administrative office of trial court
- Section 5 Liabilities, debts and assets of abolished counties
- Section 6 Real and personal property of abolished counties
- Section 7 Leases and contracts of abolished counties
- Section 8 Plan to recover amounts paid by commonwealth for liabilities and debts of abolished counties
- Section 9 Treasurers of abolished counties
- Section 10 Registries of deeds of abolished counties; employees, functions and proceedings transferred to commonwealth
- Section 11 Rights of employees of registries of deeds
- Section 12 Sheriffs of abolished counties
- Section 13 Employees of sheriffs of abolished counties
- Section 14 Sheriffs, deputies, jailers, superintendents, keepers, officers, and assistants and other employees of the sheriffs of abolished counties
- Section 15 Statutory rights of employees of abolished counties
- Section 16 Group insurance coverage for employees
- Section 17 Education aid for independent agricultural and technical schools
- Section 18 Retirement systems
- Section 19 Regional retirement systems; boards; members
- Section 19A Essex regional retirement system; Essex regional retirement board; Essex regional retirement board advisory council; benefits; appointment of receiver upon violation by retirement board
- Section 20 Cities and towns; regional charter commissions; regional councils of government
- Section 21 Secretary of administration and finance; plans for effective transfer of county functions to commonwealth
- Section 22 Municipalities of abolished counties; dog funds
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