General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 42 Boundaries of Cities and Towns

• Massachusetts General Laws - Seaward boundary - Chapter 42, Section 1
  The seaward boundary of cities and towns bordering on the open sea shall coincide with the marine boundary of the commonwealth. The boundary lines in...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Locating and marking of town boundary markers; recordation; copy of records to contiguous town - Chapter 42, Section 2
  The boundary markers of every town shall be located, the marks thereon renewed, and the year located marked upon the face thereof which bears the...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1973, 231, Sec. 2 - Chapter 42, Section 3
  Repealed, 1973, 231, Sec.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Boundary monuments; erection - Chapter 42, Section 4
  The selectmen of contiguous towns shall, at the joint and equal expense of such towns, erect permanent stone monuments at every angle of their respective...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Locating and marking of boundary markers in border towns; notice to contiguous towns in other state; removal of state bounds prohibited - Chapter 42, Section 5
  The selectmen of towns bordering on another state, if the lines between the state have been established, shall once in every five years locate the...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Penalty - Chapter 42, Section 6
  A selectman who refuses or neglects to perform any duty required of him by the two preceding sections shall forfeit twenty dollars.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Changes in boundaries of adjoining towns - Chapter 42, Section 7
  Proposed changes in the boundary lines between adjoining towns shall be submitted to each of the towns affected by the change for their concurrence at...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Boundaries formed by stream or highway; filing of plan - Chapter 42, Section 8
  If the boundary line between towns is formed wholly or partly by a stream or by a highway, a survey and plan of such stream...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Triangulation points as evidence of town lines - Chapter 42, Section 9
  The triangulation points established by said department shall be regarded as a part of the evidence of the location of town boundary lines, and a...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Obliteration of monuments; restrictions - Chapter 42, Section 10
  No person, except as hereinafter provided, shall remove, obliterate or cover up any monument or mark designating a boundary line of a town. The county...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Penalty for illegal obliteration of monuments - Chapter 42, Section 11
  Whoever violates any provision of the preceding section, or wilfully or maliciously disturbs or injures the monuments or marks aforesaid, shall be punished by a...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Location of disputed boundaries; procedure - Chapter 42, Section 12
  If the true boundary between two or more adjacent counties, cities, towns or districts is doubtful or in dispute, the land court may determine the...

Last modified: September 11, 2015