{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-45","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 45","heading":"Engineers; appointments; removals; vacancies","body":"Section 45. The selectmen, except as provided in the three preceding sections, may establish a fire department, and thereafter shall annually, in April, appoint a suitable number of engineers, not exceeding twelve, for one year from the following May first, and until others are appointed in their stead; may, for cause, remove an engineer, after seven days' notice to him and a hearing, and shall fill all vacancies.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 48"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter48/Section45","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:43Z","sha256":"7a5ba7e0151e9193a5ede8b98c76221299650886095c76dbdc16077204b63bba","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-44a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}