{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, § 3","heading":"Effect of chapter on legislative powers of cities","body":"Section 3. None of the legislative powers of a city shall be abridged or impaired by this chapter; but all such legislative powers shall be possessed and exercised by such body as shall be the legislative body of the city under this chapter.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 43"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter43/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:37Z","sha256":"2f8a98dffd78bc81e9d6d77460912b0f52a36d992d11db9e1b6fc55664561629","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43-2","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-43-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}