INDEX TO THE GENERAL ACTS.

A.

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Absentee voting in 1916 in certain cases by voters in military service on Mexican

town, auditing of, or installing system of

Actions, civil, against certain voluntary associations

Adjutant general, disposal of certain returns and applications made to

10

163

286

duties of commission on gratuities for veteran soldiers and sailors transferred to
may receive donations of aeroplanes .

133

99

to furnish roster of Massachusetts national guard on Mexican Border
Administration, supervisor of (see Supervisor).

591

returns to

Advertisements, untrue and misleading

Administrator, commissioners of insolvent estates to give notice of filing of

Aeroplanes, acquisition and maintenance by militia of

Agencies, co-operating, employment of public school pupils in

13

121

99

71

198

230

67

Aid, state and military, cities and towns may borrow money to meet liabilities for
extended

for dependent relatives of members of national guard called for service on
Mexican Border, may be provided by cities and towns

594

for soldiers and sailors in national guard called for service on Mexican Border,
and their dependents, by cities and towns legalized

589

municipal officers making certain payments of, to make reports to commissioner
of state aid and pensions

not available to inhabitants enlisting for Mexican Border service in corps of
other states

594

594

settlement for purposes of eligibility for, law relative to, amended

597

American flag (see Flag).

Animal industry, department of, disposition of certain returns made to .

state department of health may perform certain services in its laboratory for
Annuitants, services rendered to municipalities and counties by

125

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Apiaries, state inspector of, may appoint deputies, etc.
Appeals from returns of commissioners of insolvent estates, late entry of
Apples, packing, grading and sale of

Apportionment of state and county taxes, basis of, established
APPROPRIATIONS:

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14

46

138

by cities and towns for benefit of soldiers and sailors in national guard and
dependents, legalized

589

explosives and inflammable fluids, enforcement of statutes relative to, in-
creased.

49

for the investigation and suppression of white pine blister rust
library, state, annual appropriation fixed

state pay for soldiers, etc., in military service of the United States on Mexican
Border.

589

United States ships, annual appropriation for care, etc., of, purpose defined
Arlington, town of (see Towns).

8

Army, United States (see United States).

Arrest on mesne process limited

281

Artificial light (see Light).

Artillery, field, second corps of cadets and first battalion field artillery, M. V. M.,

organized as regiment of

3

Ashburnham, town of (see Towns).

Ashby, town of (see Towns).

Assessments, special, on tax bills, annual sewer charges exempted from act relative

Assessors, in cities where elected, nomination and qualification of

of taxes, verifications of lists to be filed with, how made

tax commissioner to furnish printed instructions relative to assessment of
certain property to

Assignment, of certain pensions prohibited

of wages (see Wages).

ASSOCIATIONS:

Massachusetts Employees Insurance, to have all rights, etc., conferred upon
domestic or mutual liability companies .

179

savings and loan, authority of bank commissioner relative to

18

state employees retirement, certain state employees may become members of
taking of deposits by certain

133

151

teachers' retirement, refunds to members of, who withdraw from service of
public schools

44

voluntary, created by written instruments, etc., suits against

Attorneys, deputy assistant district, for Suffolk district, salaries established

B.

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Ballot, Australian, secrecy extended to blind and other physically disabled voters
Bank commissioner (see Commissioners).

58

Bankers, loss of securities and documents by, certain insurance companies may
insure against

Banks, co-operative, may provide for assistant treasurer

savings, unclaimed deposits in

Benefits on instalments under policies of accident insurance, payment of
Berkshire county (see Counties).

Berries, sale of

Beverly, city of (see Cities).

assessments on

Bills, tax, annual sewer charges exempted from act relative to placing of special

Birds, certain wild, protection of

penalty for hunting, with rifles, etc., during open season for deer

102

11

7

Blind, commission for (see Commissions).

voters (see Voters).

Blue Hills reservation (see Reservation).

BOARDS (see also Bureau, Commissioners, Commissions):

charity, exchange of information between overseers of poor and commission for
blind and

129

conciliation and arbitration, decisions in regard to strikes of

66

education, training schools under direction of, retirement of teachers, etc., in
embalming, registration in, use by treasurer and receiver general of moneys
received from

industrial accident, certain duties transferred to state board of labor and in-
dustries from, etc. .

may make complaint under law providing for weekly payment of wages
to investigate violations of act requiring lockers in certain factories
medicine, registration in, clerks of courts to make certain reports to
metropolitan water and sewerage, laborers and mechanics of, half holiday for
may make certain improvements in metropolitan water system.
may make improvements at Ward street pumping station in Boston
nurses, registration in, use by treasurer and receiver general of moneys re-
ceived from, etc.

11

90

332

235

149

70

.

333

of health, in certain towns, annual report of deaths to state department of
health by, law repealed

38

in cities and towns, may make rules to check spread of infantile paralysis
to notify state department of health of cases of dangerous diseases

optometry, registration in, use by treasurer and receiver general of moneys

received from, etc. .

333

Bonds, given to commonwealth, discharge and substitution of

232

of collectors of taxes

103

of court officers in Suffolk county, payment of premiums on .
official, requiring approval or examination of treasurer and receiver general
registered with tax commissioner, taxation of

28

176

327

registration of, etc.

124

term, issue of, to companies transacting workmen's compensation insurance
Boston, city of (see Cities).

21

embankment on Charles river basin, better highway approach to
port of, directors of, abolished, etc.

303

to accept lands, etc., in connection with improvement of Malden river

206

Bourne, town of (see Towns).

Braintree, town of (see Towns).

Bread, sale of

BRIDGES:

Essex, over Danvers river, reconstruction of

Quincy Point harbor lines in Weymouth Fore river above, established
Wellington, over Mystic river between Somerville and Medford, apportion-

ment of cost of maintenance of

payment of expenses of rebuilding..

Bridges, lights on vehicles at night on

repair of, by street railway companies

Brigade, naval, mileage of members of

Bristol county (see Counties).

Brokers, insurance (see Insurance).

loss of securities and documents by, certain insurance companies may insure
against .

23

Brook trout (see Trout).

Buildings, cities and towns may borrow money to construct

Burial of indigent soldiers, their wives, widows or dependent mothers.

Burrill, Ellen Mudge, cashier in sergeant-at-arms' department, salary estab-

Business, of installing electric wires, etc., regulated

solicitation on public sidewalks of, regulated

171

229

179

305

126

104

286

311

156

21

330

196

C.

Cadets, second corps of, M. V. M., organized as field artillery

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Call men (see Men).

Calorific standard (see Standard).

Camp ground (see Ground).

Capital stock (see Stock).

Carolina dove (see Dove).

Carriers, common, powers of public service commission relative to rates charged

Charges, sewer, annual, exempted from act relative to placing special assessments
on tax bills

102

Charity, state board of (see Boards).

Charles river basin (see Basin).

Charlestown district of Boston, second assistant clerk of municipal court of
Charter revision law, amendment to

Charters, city, revision act, amended

51

Children, delinquent, care of.

wayward, care of

Chauffeurs (see Operators).

Chiefs of fire departments in metropolitan fire prevention district, tenure of
office of

Cinematographs, using only cellulose acetate films

307

71, 196

223

223

92

CITIES:

Attleboro, sessions of probate court in Bristol county at

54

superior court for Bristol county may sit for naturalization purposes at
Beverly, Essex bridge over Danvers river between Salem and, reconstruc-
tion of

62

104

flounders in waters adjacent to, protection of

29

Boston, municipal court of, Charlestown district, second assistant clerk of
municipal court of, additional assistant clerk and court officer in

Roxbury district court of, clerk and assistant clerk of, salaries established
justice of, salary established

237

238

South Boston municipal court of, justice, clerk and assistant clerk of, salaries
established

verification of lists of taxable property filed with assessors of taxes in, how
made.

310

Ward street pumping station in, improvement of

70

Medford, Wellington bridge over Mystic river between Somerville and, appor-