{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-48","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 48","heading":"Organization of firefighters","body":"Section 48. Firefighters may organize companies, elect officers and establish such regulations and by-laws as the board of engineers approve; and may annex penalties for the violation thereof, not exceeding ten dollars for each offence, which may be recovered by the clerk to the use of the company.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 48"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter48/Section48","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:43Z","sha256":"b5f4a9d396c2aec23240c20c47fbb29a2b09c4233b890cf7474b10cf3b487ef9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-47","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-48-49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}