{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-8","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 179, § 8","heading":"Power of moderator","body":"Section 8. The moderator of a meeting of the proprietors shall have the same power as the moderator of a town meeting, except the power of confining a person or causing him to be removed from the meeting. Whoever resists or disobeys his orders shall be subject to the pecuniary penalties provided for the like offences at a town meeting.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 179"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter179/Section8","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:20Z","sha256":"534b6795fee9c03277fdc9cb57d2bf7abc14b5f6ca47ecdfcf7fd958cc31a065","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-7","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}