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2023 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents
Chapter 4 - Statutes
- Section 1 - Effective Date of Statutes
- Section 1a - Reorganization Plans for Executive Department
- Section 2 - Effective Date of Resolves
- Section 2a - Special Legislative Commissions
- Section 3 - Enacting Style of Initiative Measures
- Section 4 - Mode of Acceptance of Statute by Municipality or District
- Section 4a - Revocation of Acceptance by Towns of Special Acts
- Section 4b - Rescission of Laws Previously Accepted by Cities, Towns or Municipalities
- Section 5 - Return Showing Action of Body Accepting or Rejecting Statute
- Section 6 - Rules for Construction of Statutes
- Section 7 - Definitions of Statutory Terms; Statutory Construction
- Section 7a - Amended by 1931, 394, Sec. 182 Into a Special Act
- Section 8 - Construction of Special Acts Authorizing Municipalities to Incur Indebtedness
- Section 9 - Time for Performance of Acts Performable on Sunday or Holiday
- Section 9a - Recital Giving Unsealed Instrument Effect of Sealed Instrument; ''person'' Defined
- Section 9b - Seal of Court; Impression, Stamping or Electronic Imprinting
- Section 10 - Daylight Saving Time
- Section 11 - Marginal References
- Section 12 - Bi-Partisan Boards; Political Affiliations of Members
- Section 13 - Legal Notices Required to Be Published in Newspapers; Electronic Publication
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