{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-32-45","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, § 45","heading":"Applicability of Sec. 44 to city of Boston; acceptance by other cities and towns","body":"Section 45. Section forty-four shall not apply to Boston, but shall apply to any other city upon its acceptance prior to January first, nineteen hundred and forty-six by the mayor and city council, and to any town upon its acceptance prior to said date by the town at a meeting.","path":["Part I","Title IV","Chapter 32"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIV/Chapter32/Section45","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:19Z","sha256":"829ada2c86a5447d0d7bb181d53004c550fa489c83a5763f8e1baea56d044a57","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-32-44c","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-32-45a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}