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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 15 · Sergeant-at-arms; appointment, tenure and salary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 16 · Assistant sergeant-at-arms; appointment, duties, compensation and removal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 17 · Sergeant-at-arms and other legislative officers and employees; duties and police powers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 18 · Other legislative employees; compensation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 18A · Repealed, 2010, 131, Sec. 4
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 19 · Authorized number of certain legislative employees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 20 · Repealed, 1952, Ex.Sess., 635, Sec. 2
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 20A · Uniforms for sergeant-at-arms and other employees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 21 · Appointment of employees by sergeant-at-arms; removal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 22 · Journals and papers; custody; copies as evidence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 22A · Journals of senate and house of representatives; copies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 23 · Bills and resolves; form of engrossment; printing and publication; copies; distribution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 24 · Proposed constitutional amendments; engrossment, deposit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 25 · Repealed, 1929, 41
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 26 · Ordering of books or publications for members
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 27 · Oaths administered by committee members
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 28 · Self-incriminating testimony or evidence before general court or committee; prosecution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 28A · Refusal of summoned witness to appear or testify; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 29 · Stenographic reports of hearings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 30 · Expenses incurred under general court order; approval
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 31 · Committee expenses; authorization by general court
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 32 · Expenses of committees acting during recess
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 32A · Committees, sub-committees and special commissions; travel
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 33 · Publication of bulletins of committee hearings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 34 · Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 6
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 35 · Advertisement of legislative committee hearings; publication
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 36 to 38 · Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 6
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 38A · Bills reported favorably by joint or ways and means committees; fiscal notes; cost limitation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 38B · Requests and recommendations for appropriations and capital outlay programs or projects; public hearings; notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 38C · Health insurance coverage; mandated health benefit bills; review and evaluation; report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 39 · Definitions applicable to Secs. 39 to 50
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 40 · Repealed, 2004, 149, Sec. 6
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 41 · Docket of executive and legislative agents and lobbyists; educational seminars for legislative and executive agents;annual registration statements; annual filing fee; identification cards; advisory opinions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 42 · Agreements to pay compensation contingent upon a decision of an executive officer or upon passage or defeat of legislation prohibited
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 43 · Executive and legislative agents; itemized statement of expenditures; notification of legislators; public inspection; family gifts restricted
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 44 · Registration of organizations attempting to influence legislation; statement of expenditures; public inspection; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 45 · Inquiry and adjudicatory proceedings relating to alleged violations of Secs. 39 to 50
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 46 · Docket of executive and legislative agents; maintenance; legislative year
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 47 · Employers of executive or legislative agents; statement of expenditures; filing; penalty; public inspection
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 48 · Violation of Secs. 41 to 44 or 47 respecting executive or legislative agents; penalties; prosecutions; enforcement procedures
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 49 · Proceedings to compel filing of proper statement required by Secs. 43, 44 or 47;equitable or mandamus relief to enforce Secs. 41 to 43; speedy trial
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 50 · Sections inapplicable to public employees or agents or other persons requested to appear before committee or commission
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 51 · Continuous consolidation of the general statutes; counsel to senate and house; appointment; duties as to statute revision, etc.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 52 · Continuous consolidation of the general statutes; counsel's assistance in drafting bills, etc.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 53 · Continuous consolidation of the general statutes; counsel; proposal of changes and corrections; preparation of revisions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 54 · Continuous consolidation of the general statutes; counsel; assistance and expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 55 · Continuous consolidation of the general statutes; counsel; exempt from civil service
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 55A · Continuous consolidation of the general statutes; General Laws; correction, revision, etc.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 56 to 61 · Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 7
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 62 · Advisory commission on local government
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 63 · Definitions; post audit and oversight committees; powers and duties; meetings; reports; expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 64 · Bureaus of post audit and oversight; legislative auditors; quarters; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 65 · Senate art committee
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 66 · Commission on the status of women; membership; powers; funding
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 67 · Commission on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth; membership; terms; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 68 · Commission on status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; members; terms; powers and duties; purpose; reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 69 · Commission on status of grandparents raising grandchildren; membership; powers and duties; report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 70 · Commission on the future of the metropolitan beaches; membership; terms; powers and duties; report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 71 · Commission on older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults and their caregivers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 72 · Commission on the status of African Americans
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 73 · Commission on the status of Latinos and Latinas
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 74 · Commission on the status of persons with disabilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 75 · Commission on the social status of Black men and boys to examine issues causing a disproportionally negative impact
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 1 · Effective date of statutes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 1A · Reorganization plans for executive department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 2 · Effective date of resolves
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 2A · Special legislative commissions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 3 · Enacting style of initiative measures
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 4 · Mode of acceptance of statute by municipality or district
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 4A · Revocation of acceptance by towns of special acts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 4B · Rescission of laws previously accepted by cities, towns or municipalities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 5 · Return showing action of body accepting or rejecting statute
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 6 · Rules for construction of statutes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 7 · Definitions of statutory terms; statutory construction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 7A · Amended by 1931, 394, Sec. 182 into a special act
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 8 · Construction of special acts authorizing municipalities to incur indebtedness
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 9 · Time for performance of acts performable on Sunday or holiday
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 9A · Recital giving unsealed instrument effect of sealed instrument; ''person'' defined
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 9B · Seal of court; impression, stamping or electronic imprinting
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 10 · Daylight saving time
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 11 · Marginal references
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 12 · Bi-partisan boards; political affiliations of members
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 13 · Legal notices required to be published in newspapers; electronic publication
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 1 · Salary of governor; housing expenses; other sources of income
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 2 · Salary of lieutenant governor; other sources of income
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 3 · Salary of council members; term limitation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 4 · Traveling expenses of lieutenant governor and council members; term limits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 5 · Governor's employees; compensation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 6 to 7 · Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 12
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 8 · Entertainment of distinguished guests; expenditures
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 9 · Cooperation with federal surveys of waters, etc.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 10 · Appointment of delegates to represent commonwealth at conventions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 11 · Repealed, 2012, 165, Sec. 14
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 12 · Compensation of legal counsel and commissioners
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 12A · Veterans Day
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 12B · Anniversary of death of General Pulaski
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 12C · Bunker Hill battle anniversary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 12D · Boston Massacre anniversary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 12E · Commodore John Barry Day
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, § 12F · New Orleans Day