{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, § 1","heading":"Erection of mills and mill dams","body":"Section 1. A person may, as hereinafter provided, erect and maintain a water mill and a dam to raise water for working it, upon and across any stream not navigable.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 253"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter253/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:02Z","sha256":"a79c92099658302c4bf42d1b9b7f11af6e7a5bb0ef8dbd4b8c0ac1a68e10b31a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-252-24","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-253-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}