{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-40","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 179, § 40","heading":"Discontinuance of a common field","body":"Section 40. A majority in interest of the proprietors of a common field, whether established by consent or by order of court, may discontinue it at a legal meeting warned for the purpose; but the discontinuance shall not take effect until the expiration of six months after such vote.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 179"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter179/Section40","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:21Z","sha256":"ae2e9a2a234aba77ba370cd74c33949de8e4673ab8de4930d3e8e2a337c020f9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-39","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-180-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}