{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-160-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, § 1","heading":"Definitions","body":"Section 1. The following words as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:\n''Board of aldermen'' or ''selectmen'' includes the board or other authority exercising the powers of a board of aldermen or of selectmen; but nothing herein shall be construed as affecting the veto power of a mayor of any city.\n''Department'', the department of public utilities.\n''Public way'', any way laid out by public authority.\n''Railroad'', a railroad or railway of the class usually operated by steam power.\n''Railroad corporation'', the corporation which lays out, constructs, maintains or operates a railroad of the class usually operated by steam power.\n''Railroads and railways'', all railroads and railways except tramways in mines and marine railways.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 160"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter160/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:46Z","sha256":"6c60740dea8641bbeefa63b8762abd6f888c5986d51f8f925eeb6b413a41e3c3","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-159a1-2-13","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-160-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}