{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-7","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 179, § 7","heading":"By-laws; annexation of penalties","body":"Section 7. They may make by-laws consistent with law for the orderly conducting of their business, with penalties for the breach thereof not exceeding three dollars for each offence; but by-laws with penalties annexed shall be approved by the county commissioners for the county where the estate lies.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 179"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter179/Section7","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:20Z","sha256":"a39888a1f8f9821e6e4863d2f477b68a6e58f3671b010ecd2d6094045f290748","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-6","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}