Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, § 14: Municipal departments of veterans' services; control and direction of commissioner; separate and independent location

Section 14. Departments established and maintained under sections ten to fourteen, inclusive, shall be under the general direction of the secretary, and they shall be physically located independently of, and separate and apart from, any other public or private agency, board, bureau, social agency or society, except a department or agency disbursing aid or relief or veterans' benefits under this chapter.