{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-247-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 247, § 4","heading":"Return of writ","body":"Section 4. The officer shall return such bond with the writ to the court to which the writ is returnable, for the use of the defendant; and he shall include in his return, endorsed on the writ, a certificate of the appointment of the appraisers, of the appraisal and of the expenses thereof.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 247"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter247/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"e67f00cd1074b4290c6c235e0b391ff7e17ff8f4ac17899beec320cef7850f1d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-247-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-247-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}