{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-84-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 84, § 9","heading":"Ditches by side of ways","body":"Section 9. A surveyor or road commissioner may cause a watercourse occasioned by the wash of a way to be conveyed by the side of the way; but the aldermen or selectmen, upon complaint of a person whose building has been incommoded or whose business has been obstructed thereby, may, after a view, order the surveyor or road commissioner to make alterations in such work.","path":["Part I","Title XIV","Chapter 84"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter84/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:37Z","sha256":"813e272bfc94acd9340a534fc87b30bf489c001f7bd047a7367f15bdb71637ef","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-84-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-84-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}