64 sections in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 48 Civil service preparatory courses; advertisement
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Section 48. Any school or person offering courses in preparation for civil service examinations shall cause to be printed in bold type on all its advertisements and circulars and all contracts to be entered into with prospective students a statement that disabled veterans who qua…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 49 Criminal usury
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Section 49. (a) Whoever in exchange for either a loan of money or other property knowingly contracts for, charges, takes or receives, directly or indirectly, interest and expenses the aggregate of which exceeds an amount greater than twenty per centum per annum upon the sum loane…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 5 Gaming, lottery, pool or betting houses; tables or apparatus for gaming
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Section 5. Whoever, except as permitted under chapters 23K and 23N, keeps or assists in keeping a common gaming house, or building or place occupied, used or kept for the purposes described in section twenty-three, or is found playing or present as provided in said section, or co…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 50 Sale of research papers, etc.; taking of examinations for another at educational institutions
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Section 50. Whoever, alone or in concert with others, sells to another, or arranges for or assists in such sale for another, a theme, term paper, thesis or other paper or the written results of research, knowing or having reason to know that such theme, term paper, thesis or othe…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 51 Photos taken outside of first responder's official duties; penalties
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Section 51. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:- ''First responder'', a law enforcement officer, a paid, call, reserve or volunteer firefighter, a paid, call, reserve or volunteer emerge…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 5A Gambling devices; forfeiture; antique slot machines
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Section 5A. Whoever manufactures, transports, sells, offers for sale, stores, displays, repairs, reconditions, possesses or uses any gambling device or parts for use therein shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars; provided, however, that fifty percent …
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 5B Unlawful possession of electronic machine or device for conducting or promoting sweepstakes through entertaining display; lawful exceptions; penalty
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Section 5B. (a) As used in this section the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Electronic machine or device'', a mechanically, electrically or electronically operated machine or device that is: (i) owned, leased o…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 6 Gaming relative to cattle shows, military muster or public gathering; arrest without warrant
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Section 6. Whoever, during or within twelve hours of the time of holding a cattle show, military muster or public gathering, within one mile of the place thereof, practices or engages in illegal gaming, shall forfeit not more than twenty dollars. If discovered in the act, he may …
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 6A Plans under which purchasers agree to obtain more purchasers; injunction; receivers
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Section 6A. Whoever sets up or promotes a plan by which goods or anything of value is sold to a person for a consideration and upon the further consideration that the purchaser agrees to secure one or more persons to participate in the plan by respectively making a similar purcha…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 6B Skilo and similar games
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Section 6B. Whoever, except as provided in section twenty-two B, sets up or promotes the game commonly known as skilo or any similar game regardless of name, shall be held to have set up and promoted a lottery and shall be punished as provided in section seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 7 Lotteries; disposal of property by chance
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Section 7. Whoever sets up or promotes a lottery for money or other property of value, or by way of lottery disposes of any property of value, or under the pretext of a sale, gift or delivery of other property or of any right, privilege or thing whatever disposes of or offers or …
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 7A Raffles and bazaars; conduct by certain organizations
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Section 7A. In this section the following words shall have the following meanings: ''Raffle'', an arrangement for raising money by the sale of tickets, certain among which, as determined by chance after the sale, entitle the holders to prizes. ''Bazaar'', a place maintained by th…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 8 Permitting lotteries, raffles and games of chance in buildings
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Section 8. Whoever owns, occupies or is in control of a house, shop or building and knowingly permits the establishing, managing or drawing of a lottery, or the disposal or attempt to dispose of property, or the sale of a lottery ticket or share of a ticket, or any other writing,…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, § 9 Lottery tickets; sale, or possession
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Section 9. Whoever, for himself or for another, sells or offers for sale or has in his possession with intent to sell or offer for sale, or to exchange or negotiate, or aids or assists in the selling, exchanging, negotiating or disposing of a ticket in such lottery, or a share of…