{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-9-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 9, § 3","heading":"Deputies; power to act in absence of secretary","body":"Section 3. If the secretary is disabled from performing his official duties, his deputies shall perform the same during such disability. In the event of a vacancy in the office of secretary, the first deputy shall be continued in office, and shall perform all statutory duties of the secretary until a secretary is duly qualified.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 9"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter9/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:19:46Z","sha256":"6056fb6d4193b6b344204b31c29d96d9059d4bd2d562ecd665bd789e24fe62fd","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-9-2c","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-9-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}