Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 11, § 2 (2026)

First deputy; appointment and removal; duties; bond

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Section 2. The state auditor shall appoint a first deputy auditor who shall perform such duties as may be assigned him by the auditor and who may be removed by him for cause at any time. If, by reason of sickness, absence or other cause, the auditor is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his office, the first deputy shall perform the same until such disability ceases. In the event of a vacancy in the office of auditor, the first deputy shall be continued in office and shall perform all statutory duties of the auditor until an auditor shall be duly qualified. The first deputy shall give bond to the commonwealth for the faithful discharge of his duties, in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1931–1931 · leading case: Opinion of the Justices to the Governor & Council, 175 N.E. 644 (Mass. 1931).

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Opinion of the Justices to the Governor & Council, 175 N.E. 644 (Mass. 1931). · cites it 2× “It is now provided by G. L. c. 11, § 2, that the Auditor “shall, with the consent of the governor and council, appoint a first deputy auditor, at a salary to be fixed by the auditor, with the approval of the governor and council, who shall perform such duties as may be assigned…”

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