Chapter 277. — Indictments and Proceedings before Trial.

SECTS. 1-14. See 1922, 466.

SECT. 1 amended, 1924, 311 § 6.

SECT. 2 amended, 1924, 311 § 7. (See 1927, 306.)

SECT. 2A added, 1922, 466 (providing for special grand juries).

SECT. 35A added, 1926, 227 (authorizing amendments of indictments

and complaints in certain cases); affected, 1926, 296.

SECT. 57A added, 1923, 340 (relative to the venue of crimes in general). SECTS. 70A and 70B added, 1922, 458 (regulating the disposition without trial of criminal cases).

Chapter 278. - Trials and Proceedings before Judgment.

SECT. 13 amended, 1921, 262.

SECT. 16A added, 1923, 251 (protecting witnesses under the age of seven

teen at trials for certain crimes).

SECT. 29 revised, 1922, 508 § 1.

SECT. 31 amended, 1925, 279 § 2; 1926, 329 § 6.

SECTS. 33A-33G added, 1925, 279 § 1 (relative to certain appeals in

murder and manslaughter cases and to the elimination of delay therein).

SECT. 33A amended, 1926, 329 § 1.

SECT. 33B amended, 1926, 329 § 2.

SECT. 33C amended, 1926, 329 § 3.

SECT. 33E revised, 1926, 329 § 4.

SECT. 33F revised, 1926, 329 § 5.

Chapter 279. - Judgment and Execution.

SECT. 1 amended, 1924, 175 § 1; 1925, 297 § 2; 1926, 271 § 2; affected, 1926, 296.

SECT. 1A added, 1924, 175 § 2 (relative to the suspension of execution of sentences of both fine and imprisonment); amended, 1926, 271 § 3; affected, 1926, 296.

SECT. 3 amended, 1926, 266; 1927, 140 § 1; affected, 1926, 296. SECT. 3A added, 1926, 245 (to expedite sentence in certain criminal cases); affected, 1926, 296.

SECT. 4A added, 1926, 320 § 4 (requiring courts to obtain criminal records of defendants in certain cases before disposition thereof).

SECT. 8A added, 1924, 165 (relative to the time of the taking effect of

a "from and after" sentence).

SECT. 24 amended, 1924, 152.

SECT. 31 amended, 1928, 28 § 1.

Chapter 281. - The General Laws and their Effect.

SECT. 9 amended, 1921, 486 § 38.

Chapter 282. - Express Repeal of Certain Acts and Resolves.

For additional acts and resolves repealed, see 1921, 486 § 39. 1906, 463 Part III § 2 and 1909, 490 Part II § 76 revived and re-enacted by 1921, 486 § 40 and said § 76 later repealed by 1924, 7.

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:

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, BOSTON, December 7, 1928.

I certify that the acts and resolves contained in this volume are true copies of the originals on file in this department.

I further certify that the table of changes in general laws has been prepared, and is printed as an appendix to this edition of the laws, by direction of the Joint Committee on Rules of the General Court, in accordance with the provisions of section 51, chapter 3 of the General Laws, as amended by chapter 197, Acts of 1922.

FREDERIC W. COOK,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

INDEX.

A.

Chap.

Item or Section.

Abatement, nuisance, of (see Nuisance, common).

taxes, of (see Taxation).

Aberjona river, sewage from sewers under control of metropolitan

district commission or of town of Winchester, discharge
in certain times of emergency into

124

Absentee voting, appropriation

Academy, Tabor, property, additional, holding by
Accidents, industrial, department of (see Industrial accidents,

34

department of).

motor vehicle, actions growing out of, service of process on regis-{ insurance covering (see Motor vehicles, insurance in relation

344

390

1, 2

to).

penalty against operators for not complying with law in (213

workmen, to, compensation for (see Workmen's compensation

claims, and, unclassified, appropriation
director and division of (see Corporations and taxation, depart-

127

689-702

ment of).

public (see County finance; Municipal finance; State finance). Actions, civil, motor vehicle accidents, etc., to recover damages for, evidence of registration of motor vehicle involved in name of defendant as owner to be prima facie evidence as to responsibility for conduct of operator, etc.

small claims procedure in certain, law as to, scope of, enlarged See also Equity; Evidence; Practice in civil actions; Service of

144

1,2

process.

Acton, town of (see Cities and towns).

Acts and resolves, approval of certain, withheld by governor Page 577

Administration, estates of persons deceased intestate, of, granting

to guardians or conservators of next of kin

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, COMMISSION ON:

state infirmary, land of commonwealth appurtenant to, in
town of Tewksbury, sale and conveyance of certain,
powers and duties as to

chairman, hawkers and pedlers, laws relating to, special commission to investigate, to be or to designate a member of

Resolve 62

of, transmission to

comptroller, deer and moose, wild, damages caused by, certificate
gasoline and certain other motor vehicle fuel, taxation of sales
of, certain powers and duties in connection with
Parker street grade crossing in city of Lawrence, abolition of,
certified copy of certain report and decree in connection
with, to be filed with

Administrators (see Executors and administrators).

Admission, material facts and documents, of, in proceedings before

land court, etc.
Agents, insurance (see Insurance).

39

to

Ager, George B., former member of present house of representatives,
widow of, payment of compensation by commonwealth
Resolve

58

cultural College).

Agricultural College, Massachusetts (see Massachusetts Agri-
Agricultural colleges, states, in, and United States department of
agriculture, agricultural extension work between, pro-
visions of act of congress providing for further develop-
ment of, acceptance by commonwealth

Agricultural school, Essex county, apportionment of certain
costs in connection with South Essex Sewerage District,

as affecting

Agricultural schools, county, trustees for, duties in connection
with appraisal of damages caused by wild deer and moose
Agriculture, county aid to, trustees for, duties in connection with

birds, report on, first volume, additional copies of, printing

third volume, additional copies of, printing of, powers as

to.

Resolve

13

appropriation:

commissioner, farm products, certain brands or labels identi-

Aid, prisoners discharged from state prison, to be given to, amount

increased

132

state and military (see State and military aid).
state, and pensions, commissioner of (see State aid and pensions,

commissioner of).

Aid and relief, division of (see Public welfare, department of).
Aircraft, insurance in relation to

Airport, East Boston, certain state land in, leasing by department
Airports, public, establishment, etc., appropriation and borrowing
Aldermen, scallops, taking of, by hand for food for personal or
family use during certain months, permits for, granting
by

tion, department of).

"Almshouse", word, etc., eliminated from the relief laws
Americanization, immigration and, division of (see Educa-
American Legion, The, national convention of, holding of, in city
of Boston during year 1930, expenditures by said city
to provide facilities for

post of, in Millers Falls district of town of Montague, quarters
of, payment of rent of, contribution toward, by town of

Erving

American Unitarian Association, corporate powers of
American Woolen Company, electrical equipment, certain, in
town of Royalston, sale to Gardner Electric Light Com-
pany by

Angelica Point, Mattapoisett, in, waters lying northerly and easterly
of a line drawn from, to entrance of West Falmouth har-
bor, use of trawls in, during certain months, prohibited

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. 239

of public works to city of Boston for purposes of Resolve 64

350

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1, 2