Chapter 10

Section 38. Any fraternal organization having chapters or branches in at least one other New England state, or any corporation organized under the provisions of chapter 180, any religious organization under the control of or affiliated with an established church of the commonweal…

Section 38A. Every licensee shall keep conspicuously posted on his premises a notice containing the name and numbers of the council on compulsive gambling and a statement of its availability to offer assistance.

Section 39. Any organization operating or conducting a game under section thirty-eight shall file a return with the commission, on a form prepared by it, within ten days after such game is held or within such further time as the commission may allow, and shall pay therewith a tax…

Section 39A. Any organization holding a beano license, issued pursuant to section thirty-eight, which also holds a raffle permit issued pursuant to section seven A of chapter two hundred and seventy-one, shall submit such information and reports to the director concerning raffles…

Section 4. If any person represents on oath that the treasurer is incapacitated by reason of mental illness or manifestly insolvent, or has absconded or concealed himself, or is absent from the commonwealth or from the duties of his office to the hazard of the public treasury, th…

Section 40. Whoever violates any provision of sections thirty-eight and thirty-nine the punishment for which is not otherwise provided, and whoever submits false information on any application, report or return required by any provision of said sections, shall be punished by a fi…

Section 42. There shall be established on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the State Election Campaign Fund, consisting of all revenues received under section 6C of chapter 62, and all other monies credited or transferred to the fund from any other fun…

Section 42A. On or before the eighth Tuesday before the primacy election in any year in which elections are held for statewide elective office, the balance of the state election campaign fund shall be determined by the comptroller as of June 30th of that year and the State Electi…

Section 42B. On or before the eighth, sixth, fourth and second Tuesday before the primary election in any year in which elections for statewide elective office are held the state treasurer shall without further appropriation distribute from each primary candidate account the amou…

Section 42C. The state auditor shall conduct a post-audit of all accounts and transactions involving the state election campaign fund for any year in which elections are held for statewide elective office and shall conduct such other special audits and post-audits as he may deem …

Section 46. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, to be known as the Anthracite Coal Mining Reclamation Fund. Said fund shall consist of all funds received by the commissioner of environmental protection for the purpose of adminis…

Section 48. There shall be established upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Milk Producers Security Fund, consisting of revenues received under the provisions of section 13B of chapter 128, and all other monies credited or transferred thereto from…

Section 5. The state treasurer may appoint and may for cause remove a first, second, third, fourth and fifth deputy treasurer and shall prescribe their respective duties. During the illness, absence or other disability of the treasurer, his official duties shall be performed by t…

Section 50. There shall be established upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Children's Trust Fund, which shall not be subject to further appropriation. Said fund shall be expended for the purposes set forth in the fourth paragraph of section two h…

Section 52. There shall be, in the office of the treasurer, but not subject to its control, a Massachusetts cultural council, hereinafter referred to in this section and in sections 53 to 58A, inclusive, as the council, consisting of nineteen members to be appointed by the govern…

Section 53. The council shall promote excellence, access, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences in order to improve the quality of life for all Massachusetts residents and to contribute to the economic vitality of its communities. The council…

Section 54. The council may hold public and private hearings; may enter into contracts with individuals, organizations and institutions for services furthering the objectives of the council's program; may enter into contracts with local or regional associations for cooperative en…

Section 55. This section and sections fifty-three and fifty-four shall constitute the plan of the commonwealth as required by the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (Public Law 89–209). The council shall be the sole agency of the commonwealth for the admin…

Section 56. The council shall stimulate and encourage the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences within cities and towns by administering the distribution of the Arts Lottery Fund established under the provisions of section fifty-seven to the several cities and towns as herei…

Section 56A. The council shall be subject to section 16G of chapter 6A and section 56 of chapter 23A.

Section 57. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, to be known as the State Arts Lottery Fund. Said fund shall consist of all revenues received from the sale of arts lottery tickets or shares and all other monies credited or transf…

Section 58. Any city or town may establish a local cultural council and any consortium of cities and towns, with the approval of the council, may establish a regional cultural council. Local cultural councils shall consist of at least five and not more than twenty-two members to …

Section 58A. (a) The council shall establish criteria and guidelines for state-designated cultural districts. A cultural district shall be a geographical area of a city or town with a concentration of cultural facilities located within it. Cultural districts shall attract artists…

Section 59. There is hereby established on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund known as the Head Injury Treatment Services Trust Fund. Said trust fund shall consist of monies paid to the commonwealth pursuant to sections 20 and 24 of chapter 90, sections 8 and 34 of cha…

Section 59A. (a) There is hereby established on the books of the commonwealth a separate trust fund known as the Thomas P. Kennedy Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund. The trust fund shall consist of monies paid to the commonwealth on a surcharge of $50 assessed against any person who …

Section 5A. The state treasurer shall file an annual report not later than the first Wednesday in February with the senate and house committees on ways and means containing the job classification, duties and salary of each officer and employee within the department and all person…

Section 5C. The state treasurer shall establish an investment division, under the direction of a deputy state treasurer, for investments, who shall be responsible for the investment of all state funds under the custody of the state treasurer, including without limitation temporar…

Section 61. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Motor Vehicle Inspection Trust Fund. There shall be credited to said fund all monies received or collected, including interest earned thereon, by the commonwealth…

Section 63A. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Central Artery/Tunnel Project Repair and Maintenance Trust Fund, in this section called the fund. The secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transporta…

Section 66. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Victims of Drunk Driving Trust Fund. The fund shall consist of monies paid to the courts pursuant to the third paragraph of subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of s…

Section 66A. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Victims of Human Trafficking Trust Fund. The fund shall consist of proceeds of assets seized and forfeited pursuant to sections 55 and 56 of chapter 265 and fine…

Section 67. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Commonwealth Security Trust Fund. There shall be credited to said fund revenues received from the sale of United We Stand distinctive registration plates and …

Section 68. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as Worker and Small Investor Protection Fund. There shall be credited to the fund all civil penalties and fines due the commonwealth collected under chapter 110A and any…

Section 69. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as Securities Fraud Prosecution Fund. There shall be credited to the fund all criminal penalties, fines and settlements not intended to compensate victims of securities …

Section 69B. (a) There shall be set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Endowment Incentive Holding Fund to be used, without appropriation, for purposes outlined in section 15E of chapter 15A. The board of higher education shall administer the f…

Section 7. He shall receive from the United States all sums of money paid for the benefit of state-operated veterans' homes under authority of any act of congress, and such funds shall, subject to appropriation, be available for expenditure for the maintenance of said institution…

Section 70. There shall be a commission to be known as the alcoholic beverages control commission, to consist of a commissioner and 2 associate commissioners appointed by the treasurer. Not more than 2 members shall be members of the same political party. The commissioner shall s…

Section 71. The commission shall have general supervision of the conduct of the business of manufacturing, importing, exporting, storing, transporting and selling alcoholic beverages as defined in section 1 of chapter 138, and also of the quality, purity and alcoholic content the…

Section 72. The commission may appoint and remove a secretary. It may expend for such investigators, clerical and other assistants as may be necessary for the performance of its duties such amounts as may be appropriated and the employees shall retain all collective bargaining an…

Section 72A. The commissioner of the alcoholic beverages control commission shall establish a gaming liquor enforcement unit whose responsibilities shall include enforcing, regulating and controlling the distribution of alcoholic beverages in a gaming establishment. The gaming li…

Section 74. The commission shall require all applicants for alcoholic beverages licenses to submit a valid certificate of inspection, as provided in the state building code, issued by a local inspector, as defined in chapter 143, and signed by the head of the fire department, as …

Section 75. (a) There shall be established a water supply protection program to be administered by a Water Supply Protection Trust. Monies in the trust shall be deposited with the state treasurer in such a manner as to secure the highest interest rate available consistent with th…

Section 76. (a) There shall be a Massachusetts cannabis control commission which shall consist of 5 commissioners: 1 of whom shall be appointed by the governor and shall have a background in public health, mental health, substance use or toxicology; 1 of whom shall be appointed b…

Section 77. (a) There shall be a cannabis advisory board to study and make recommendations to the Massachusetts cannabis control commission on the regulation and taxation of marijuana. The board shall consist of: the executive director of the Massachusetts cannabis control commis…

Section 78. (a) As used in this section, ''active service in the armed forces'' shall not include active duty for training in the Army National Guard or Air National Guard or active duty for training as a reservist in the armed forces of the United States. As used in this section…

Section 8. He shall receive from the United States all sums of money payable to the commonwealth under any act of congress for the construction of any highways therein. The sums so received shall be credited to the Highway Fund.

Section 8A. He shall receive from the United States all sums of money payable to the commonwealth under any act of congress, providing for co-operation in the prevention of forest fires, by way of reimbursement for sums expended by the commonwealth on account of such prevention, …

Section 9. He shall annually, on the first Monday of May, transmit to the attorney general and the house and senate committees on ways and means an account of bonds, notes and securities in the treasury in which the commonwealth is interested and on which the principal or interes…

Section 9A. A debt statement shall be forwarded on a quarterly basis to the state treasurer, comptroller and the house and senate committees on ways and means by those agencies of the commonwealth and authorities identified by the comptroller under subsection (c) of section 12 of…