{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-45-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 45, § 1","heading":"Definitions","body":"Section 1. In this chapter ''town'' shall not include city. In this chapter ''park'' shall include a city or town common dedicated to the use of the public, or appropriated to such use without interruption for a period of twenty years.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 45"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter45/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:42Z","sha256":"8b2667aa67006ef86c38f1edfc20de028443b03a0a6b8ca804b80211f0a81d60","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-44b-17","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-45-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}