{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-82-39","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 82, § 39","heading":"Commencement of proceedings","body":"Section 39. Petitions to the county commissioners relative to highways and town ways may be filed with and the recognizance taken by the clerk of said commissioners, and such filing shall be the commencement of proceedings.","path":["Part I","Title XIV","Chapter 82"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter82/Section39","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:35Z","sha256":"d4b5caace8c8d525b1ae7b53718a3c327ff1d87aacc66325d8f76e1deac5322f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-82-38","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-82-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}