{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-79-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79, § 2","heading":"Officials authorized to exercise eminent domain","body":"Section 2. Where no other provision is made by law, a taking of land by eminent domain by or on behalf of the commonwealth shall be made by the governor and council, a taking by or on behalf of a county by the county commissioners of such county, a taking by or on behalf of a city by the aldermen, a taking by or on behalf of a town by the selectmen, a taking by or on behalf of a district by its prudential committee and a taking by or on behalf of a private corporation by its board of directors.","path":["Part I","Title XIII","Chapter 79"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIII/Chapter79/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:31Z","sha256":"5cd2f56a0681159d0566941049e4b1a437810d776bbb67bd9789f2f5e9628ef1","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-79-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-79-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}