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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69 (2026)

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Section 69. The supreme judicial court for the county where the town is situated shall have jurisdiction on petition of the department or of twenty taxable inhabitants of the town to compel the fixing of prices by the town in compliance with sections fifty-seven and fifty-eight, to prevent any town from purchasing, operating or selling a gas or electric plant in violation of any provision of this chapter, and generally to enforce compliance with the terms and provisions thereof relative to the manufacture or distribution of gas or electricity by a town.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1976–2008 · leading case: Chase v. Plan. Bd. of Watertown, 350 N.E.2d 470 (Mass. App. Ct. 1976).
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Chase v. Plan. Bd. of Watertown, 350 N.E.2d 470 (Mass. App. Ct. 1976). “71, § 34 (failure to provide sufficient funds for maintenance of public schools); G. L. c. 164, § 69 (proper rate setting for gas and electricity); and G.”
Town of Barnstable v. Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Bd., 24 Mass. L. Rptr. 550 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2008). · cites it 2× “CPN argues first that G.L.c. 164, §69 confers upon it an unconditional right to intervene.”
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