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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 24 · Application of other laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 25 · Direct operation of mass transportation service
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 26 · Stabilization fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 27 · Regional transit authority council
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161C, § 1 · Declaration of legislative intent
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161C, § 2 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161C, § 3 · Executive office of transportation; duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161C, § 4 · Expenditure of funds; application fees and rents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161C, § 5 · Contracts for financial assistance; limitations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161C, § 6 · Powers and duties of secretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161C, § 7 · Railroad rights-of-way or related facilities; sale or disposition; commonwealth's right of first refusal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161C, § 8 · Surplus railroad-related materials and equipment; offer to freight railroads operating on in-state tracks owned by the commonwealth
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161D, § 1 · Declaration of need and intent
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161D, § 2 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161D, § 3 · Expenditure of funds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161D, § 4 · Rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161D, § 5 · Lease agreements; limitations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161D, § 6 · Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 442
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 2 · Application to Boynton bicycle railway
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 3 · Incorporators
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 4 · Powers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 5 · Content of agreement of association; execution of agreement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 6 · Publication of agreement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 7 · Certificate of public convenience and necessity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 8 · Fixing of route; application to municipality
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 9 · Fixing of route
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 10 · Location upon public way or place
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 11 · Content of certificate of incorporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 12 · Commencement of construction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 13 · Extensions; date of completion and opening for use
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 14 · Common carriers of baggage and freight
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 15 · Statutes applicable to electric railroads
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 16 · Statutes not applicable to electric railroad
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 17 · Elevated structures, recovery of damages for additional servitude
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, § 18 · Standing or walking on track; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, § 1 · Department defined
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, § 2 · Powers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, § 3 · Incorporators
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, § 4 · Content of agreement of association; execution of agreement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, § 5 · Laws applicable to organization
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, § 6 · Permit from authorities having jurisdiction over public ways
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, § 7 · Service as common carrier
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, § 8 · Application of laws governing street railways
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, § 9 · Commencement of operation; limitation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, § 10 · Purchase of electricity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, § 11 · Purchase of real and personal property
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, § 12 · Security for liability of company; persons enforcing payment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 163, § 13 · Repealed, 1984, 77, Sec. 6
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1A · Retail access to generation services and choice of suppliers; electric company restructuring; divestment; ownership and operation of generating facility producing solar energy; municipalities at high risk from the effects of climate change
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1B · Service territories for distribution companies; rates
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1C · Marketing companies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1D · Billing of retail customers; notice of offers available by participating non-utility competitive suppliers; payment to supplier by electric distribution company
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1E · Performance based rate schemes; labor displacement or reductions; mediation of small claims
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1F · Consumer protections; rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1G · Transition costs and charges
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1H · Financing orders
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1I · Service quality standards reports to be filed by investor-owned electric distribution, transmission, and natural gas distribution companies; penalty for failure to meet service quality standards
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1J · Establishment of standards of acceptable performance for emergency preparation and restoration of service for electric and gas distribution companies; investigation of violation of standards; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1K · Penalties to be credited back to customers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 2 · Construction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 3 · Corporations governed by chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 4 · Application of chapter 156B
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 4A · State secretary; examination of documents; approval; instances of corporate omission
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 5 · Organization of corporation; certification by state secretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 5A · Name; restrictions; injunctive relief
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 6 · Articles of organization; contents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 7 · Repealed, 1973, 860, Sec. 6
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 8 · Amendment of articles of organization; changes in capital stock or corporate name
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 8A · Amendment of articles of organization; change in business authorized or any other change
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 8B · Articles of amendment; submission to state secretary; effective date; filing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 8C · Restatement of articles of organization; adoption; submission to state secretary; filing; effective date
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 8D · Confirmation of organization or subsequent proceedings; certificate; submission to state secretary; effective date
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 9 · Hydro-electric plants; issue of preferred stock and bonds; acquisition of storage reservoir
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 9A · Electric companies providing electricity to other companies; ownership of stock
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 10 · Issuance of capital stock; notification of department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 11 · Payment of price of share
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 12 · Improper issue of stock or scrip certificates; effect; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 12A · Convertible debentures
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 13 · Mortgage of property
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 13A · Issuance and pledge of bonds secured by prior liens
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 14 · Proceedings to determine necessity of issue of stock, bonds, coupon notes or other evidences of indebtedness
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 15 · Invitation for proposals for purchase of bonds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 15A · Issue or sale of bonds, etc. at less than par value or face amount
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 16 · Making good impairment of capital stock
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 16A · Inadequate depreciation allowances; corrective orders of department; use of funds restricted; enforcement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 17 · Improper issue of stock, bonds or other securities; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 17A · Investments; approval of department; violations by officers; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 18 · Disposition of shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 19 · Sale of unissued capital stock; terms; auction sale
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 20 · Commencement of business; liability of officers, contribution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 21 · Authorization necessary to transfer franchise, lease works or contract to carry on works
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 22 · Deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 23 · Voting by stockholders; proxy
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 24 · Voting by stockholders; articles of organization or by-laws controlling
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 25 · Stockholders of public service corporation; use of name or title thereof prohibited; violations; penalty; proceedings; injunction; exception
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 26 to 28 · Repealed, 1973, 860, Sec. 16
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 29 · Change of officers; filing of certificate of change
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 30 · Change of location; reasonableness and public interest factors considered