612 chapters · 23,756 sections of codified Massachusetts statutes.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 1, § 1 Citizens of commonwealth defined
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Section 1. All persons who are citizens of the United States and who are domiciled in this commonwealth are citizens thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 1, § 10 Injury to signals, monuments, buildings, of United States; penalty
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Section 10. Whoever wilfully injures, defaces or removes a signal, monument, building or appurtenance erected, used or constructed under the authority of the United States shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars, and be liable in tort to the United States for all damages so …
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 1, § 2 Sovereignty and jurisdiction of commonwealth
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Section 2. The sovereignty and jurisdiction of the commonwealth shall extend to all places within its boundaries subject to the concurrent jurisdiction granted over places ceded to or acquired by the United States.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 1, § 3 Marine boundaries of commonwealth
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Section 3. Subject to such lateral boundaries as have been or shall be established between the commonwealth and adjacent coastal states, the territorial limits of the commonwealth shall extend seaward to the outer limits of the territorial sea of the United States. Such limits ar…