{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-20","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 179, § 20","heading":"Officers","body":"Section 20. The proprietors may from time to time choose a clerk, three or more assessors, a collector and such other officers as they find to be necessary; each of whom shall continue in office until removed by the proprietors or until his successor is qualified. The clerk and assessors shall be sworn.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 179"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter179/Section20","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:20Z","sha256":"e627d1b186831beb337e3b057eae382e86d582167bc3d87dacaf7c1ebe3d2514","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-19","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}