Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · Massachusetts · Part I — ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT · Title VII — CITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS · Chapter 44A

Section 1: Definitions

140 words·~1 min read·/ma/part-i/title-vii/chapter-44a/1

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Section 1. For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words shall have the following meanings:—
''Commissioner'', the commissioner of revenue.
''Debt service'', payments of principal and interest upon qualified bonds issued pursuant to this chapter.
''Director'', the director of the bureau of accounts.
''Distributable aid'', distributions to the several cities, towns, and regional school districts under the provisions of section eighteen A and eighteen C of chapter fifty-eight.
''Municipal finance oversight board'' or ''Board'' shall mean a board composed of the attorney general, the state treasurer, the state auditor, and the director of accounts in the department of revenue, or their designees.
''Qualified bonds'', those bonds of a city, town or regional school district authorized and issued in accordance with the Qualified Bond Act.
''Qualified Bond Act'', chapter forty-four A of the General Laws.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.