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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 14 (2026)

Removal of officers using intoxicating liquor to excess

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Section 14. The sheriffs of the several counties and the penal institutions commissioner of Boston may remove any officer appointed by them, respectively, to any position of trust or authority in a jail or house of correction who is known to use intoxicating liquor to excess.

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Cited in 1 case, 1925–1925 · leading case: McDade v. Dep't of Institutions, 252 Mass. 184 (Mass. 1925).
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McDade v. Dep't of Institutions, 252 Mass. 184 (Mass. 1925). “126, § 16, to remove summarily officers using intoxicating liquors, G. L. c. 127, § 14, and to make rules governing the administration of the houses of correction, G.”
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