{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-2-56","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 2, § 56","heading":"Inventor of the commonwealth","body":"Section 56. Benjamin Franklin shall be the official inventor of the commonwealth.","path":["Part I","Title I","Chapter 2"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter2/Section56","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T04:56:17Z","sha256":"c8223ecf7f041d17356c6c72c657740fd9d3110fff2993e7d8865a6e017c5b34","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-2-55","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-2-57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}