{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-102-23","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 102, § 23","heading":"Order to vessel to brace topsail yards, etc.","body":"Section 23. A vessel lying in a harbor or at a wharf or pier in a harbor shall, if so directed by the harbor master, cockbill the lower yards, brace the topsail yards fore and aft and rig in the jib-boom.","path":["Part I","Title XV","Chapter 102"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter102/Section23","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:17Z","sha256":"fee1bee6b619e25d43f19f980d3d3c555e8a0c24b816996aff6bb8f26a3392ab","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-102-22","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-102-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}