Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4 § 5

Current through Chapter 223 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 4:5 - Return showing action of body accepting or rejecting statute

If a statute is to take effect upon action by a body politic or corporate or by any board or officer of such a body, or to become or cease to be operative, in whole or in so far as it affects such a body, upon action as aforesaid, a return of the result of any action so taken shall be made by the clerk of such body, or officer having like powers, to the state secretary within thirty days thereafter. If a statute prescribes a time within which such action may be taken, and with the time limited no action is taken thereon, said clerk or other officer shall, within thirty days after the expiration of the time so limited, make to the state secretary a return to that effect.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 5