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2018 Massachusetts General Laws
PART III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
TITLE IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
Chapter 253 MILLS, DAMS AND RESERVOIRS
- Section 1 Erection
- Section 2 Dams; injury to existing mill; prohibition
- Section 3 Height of water
- Section 4 Overflow or injury to land; action for compensation; limitation; venue
- Section 5, 6 Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 299
- Section 7 Jury
- Section 8 Assessment of damages
- Section 9 Height of dam; determination by jury
- Section 10 Annual and gross damages; assessment by jury
- Section 11 Plaintiff; right to elect gross amount
- Section 12 Gross amount; time for payment
- Section 13 Annual compensation
- Section 14 Damages; lien on mill
- Section 15 Recovery of damages; enforcement of lien
- Section 16 Sale on execution
- Section 17 Redemption
- Section 18 Costs
- Section 19 Remedies
- Section 20 Existing mills and dams; effect of this chapter
- Section 21 Reassessment; new action
- Section 22 Reassessment; parties; time
- Section 23 Costs; avoidance by offer to pay increased compensation
- Section 24 Costs; avoidance by offer to accept smaller compensation
- Section 25 Offer to tenants
- Section 26 Acceptance of offer; effect
- Section 27 Verdict; effect upon action for new damages
- Section 28 Tender; effect on costs
- Section 29 Tender; judgment upon acceptance; costs
- Section 30 Action; joinder of parties
- Section 31 Repealed, 1973, 1114, Sec. 313
- Section 32 Reversal of judgment for plaintiff; new action; time limit
- Section 33 Overflowing public ways; petition
- Section 34 Notice
- Section 35 Change of grade of ways; power of commissioner to order
- Section 36 Damages; duty of commissioner to assess
- Section 37 Costs
- Section 38 Order of commissioner; compliance; exoneration from criminal liability
- Section 39 Dam to flow cranberry land; erection; license
- Section 40 Expense; apportionment; appeal
- Section 41 Ice ponds; erection of dams; consent of owners; damages
- Section 42 Land flowed; compensation
- Section 43 Security
- Section 44 Definitions applicable to Secs. 44 to 48B
- Section 45 Dam registration form; failure to file; penalties; notice on transfer of legal title or change
- Section 45A Construction or alteration of dams; permit approval
- Section 46 Dam inspection form; evaluation, examination and tests; costs and penalties
- Section 46A Dam approval; certificate of compliance
- Section 47 Unsafe or inadequate dams; action by commissioner; enforcement; regulations
- Section 48 Costs; lien; enforcement
- Section 48A Dam inspection and regulation program; effectiveness report
- Section 48B Liability of owner
- Section 49 Acts of commissioner; effect on liability of owners
- Section 50 Jurisdiction
- Section 50A Roll dams; warning signs; failure to comply
- Section 51 Power of majority
- Section 52 Meeting of proprietors
- Section 53 Notice
- Section 54 Repairs and rebuilding; mills and dams
- Section 55 Expense of work; apportionment
- Section 56 Lien for advancements
- Section 57 Guardian; powers
- Section 58 Tenants and remainderman; apportionment of expenses
- Section 59 Mortgagor and mortgagee; apportionment of expenses
- Section 60 Tenant in tail
- Section 61 Advancement for repairs; recovery
- Section 62 Contracts; effect of this chapter
- Section 63, 64 Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 39
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