{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-45-20","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 45, § 20","heading":"Method of acquisition","body":"Section 20. If a city or town has determined to take land for a public domain as provided by the preceding section, the aldermen or the selectmen shall within ten days adopt an order for the taking of such land in fee by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 45"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter45/Section20","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:42Z","sha256":"397b909fdd09a837228921b3d8c0462352f981b2c8b65cc934b4e30c9ac99247","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-45-19","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-45-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}