{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-4-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 3","heading":"Enacting style of initiative measures","body":"Section 3. The enacting style of all measures submitted to the people in pursuance of an initiative petition for a law shall be: Be it enacted by the People, and by their authority.","path":["Part I","Title I","Chapter 4"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter4/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:04:42Z","sha256":"a743fe37d467ca5c8ea838556ede4124a05ff97b872a51c425f7271d339ae317","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-4-2a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-4-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}