{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 16","heading":"Oaths of town officers; return of certificate","body":"Section 16. A justice of the peace administering the oath of office to any town officer shall, within seven days thereafter, return to the town clerk a certificate thereof.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 41"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter41/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:34Z","sha256":"5c120214d9fff3f3d1ec06c452ab6c7518efe64cde7a0e040b1b0842ed6fb284","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-15a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}