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In order to qualify for the Chapter 61 program, a parcel of real property must be at least 10 acres (40,000 m 2) contiguous and under the same ownership.Prior to approval, the landowner must establish a forest management plan for the affected property and have it approved by a state certified forester.
The treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.Originally appointed under authority of the English Crown pursuant to the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company, the office of treasurer and receiver-general (commonly called the "state treasurer") became an elective one in 1780.
In legal citations, Massachusetts General Laws are abbreviated as M.G.L. or G.L. Provisions in the General Laws are identified by chapter and section, e.g., Mass. Gen. L. c. 93A, § 9. Chapters are grouped topically by part and title. The parts of the General Laws are as follows: [3]
January 2, 1975–January 4, 1979 Michael Dukakis: Edward Hanley: January 4, 1979–January 27, 1982 Edward J. King: David M. Bartley: January 27, 1982 [49] –January 6, 1983 Frank T. Keefe January 6, 1983–December 30, 1988 [50] Michael Dukakis: L. Edward Lashman December 30, 1988–January 3, 1991 Peter Nessen January 3, 1991–March 1 ...
Proposition 2½ (Mass. Gen. L. c. 59, § 21C) is a Massachusetts statute that limits property tax assessments and, secondarily, automobile excise tax levies by Massachusetts municipalities. The name of the initiative refers to the 2.5% ceiling on total property taxes annually as well as the 2.5% limit on property tax increases.
The Massachusetts ATB hears and decides cases on appeal from state and local taxing authorities. It was established by the Massachusetts General Court in 1929 to relieve the Superior Court of its large volume of tax appeals and to provide taxpayers with a less expensive and more expedient means of appeal. The ATB is the locus of the overall ...
The EOLWD missions is to enhance the quality, diversity and stability of Massachusetts' workforce by making available new opportunities and training, protecting the rights of workers, preventing workplace injuries and illnesses, ensuring that businesses are informed of all employment laws impacting them and their employees, providing temporary assistance when employment is interrupted ...
Updates to the CMR are published in the bi-weekly Massachusetts Register from the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. The Code is organized by executive cabinet agency. In citations, the number before the "CMR" refers to the issuing agency, and the numbers thereafter refer to a specific chapter or section. [1]