{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-83-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 83, § 17","heading":"Payment for permanent sewer privileges","body":"Section 17. The aldermen of any city except Boston or a town in which main drains or common sewers are laid may determine that a person who uses such main drains or common sewers in any manner, instead of paying an assessment under section fourteen, shall pay for the permanent privilege of his estate such reasonable amount as the aldermen or the sewer commissioners, selectmen or road commissioners shall determine.","path":["Part I","Title XIV","Chapter 83"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter83/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:36Z","sha256":"cf594f027476bacfc1981bf3d876ddb6b8d4bd95287bf4c4dca9ecbe693dd3cb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-83-16g","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-83-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}