{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49, § 16","heading":"Fence viewers; jurisdiction where fence is on town boundary","body":"Section 16. If the line upon which a partition fence is to be made or divided is a boundary line of a town or is partly in one and partly in another town, a fence viewer shall be taken from each place.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 49"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter49/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:44Z","sha256":"b8982d6428662415e5027dd128ef3ecbad9cffb0d498fbfac5bdc78bea7e7f8e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-49-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}