General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 40 Powers and Duties of Cities and Towns - Section 31 Powers of towns; performance of duty imposed by by-laws

Section 31. If a town by-law imposes a duty and affixes a penalty for the neglect or violation thereof, it may also provide that upon such neglect or violation the duty may be performed by officers therein named, at the expense of the person liable to perform the same; and such expense, to an amount not exceeding the penalty, may be recovered in contract by the town.

Section:  Previous  22D  22E  22F  22G  23  24  25 to 30B  31  32  32A  32B  33  34  35  36  Next

Last modified: September 11, 2015