{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-4-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 4","heading":"Mode of acceptance of statute by municipality or district","body":"Section 4. Wherever a statute is to take effect upon its acceptance by a municipality or district, or is to be effective in municipalities or districts accepting its provisions, this acceptance shall be, except as otherwise provided in that statute, in a municipality, by vote of the legislative body, subject to the charter of the municipality, or, in a district, by vote of the district at a district meeting.","path":["Part I","Title I","Chapter 4"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleI/Chapter4/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:04:47Z","sha256":"2401f0bf78c9add10bfb362d0116a21f08d722ff341056c254ad178501270fbd","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-4-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-4-4a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}