{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-26","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 26","heading":"Appointment by selectmen where town so votes","body":"Section 26. If a town votes under section twenty-one to have its selectmen appoint a board of assessors, the selectmen shall thereupon appoint three or five suitable persons as assessors, who shall act as assessors of the town and shall have all necessary powers therefor.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 41"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter41/Section26","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:35Z","sha256":"f5f78cf24f81758b70d1d5b89a15bb796e249fdc4687877325d7850bbb0917d6","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-25a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-41-26a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}