Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 59 (2026)

Notice of change of price to department

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Section 59. When a town fixes or changes a price, a notice thereof in form specified by the department shall be filed within sixty days with the department by the manager of municipal lighting, and for the failure to do so he shall forfeit not more than twenty-five dollars.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1992–1996 · leading case: Bertone v. Dep't of Pub. Utils., 583 N.E.2d 829 (Mass. 1992).

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Bertone v. Dep't of Pub. Utils., 583 N.E.2d 829 (Mass. 1992). · cites it 2× “164, § 58, the requirement that rates be filed with the department, G. L. c. 164, § 59, and the department’s supervisory power to review such rates as set forth in G.”

Town of Middleborough v. Middleborough Gas & Elec. Dep't, 664 N.E.2d 25 (Mass. 1996). “Specifically, DPU requires the submission of annual filings, limits annual earnings, and regulates such issues as accounting methods, billing practices, bidding procedures, and depreciation rates.”

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