Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 74 (2026)

Evidence of acts of incorporation

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Section 74. Acts of incorporation shall be held to be public acts and as such may be declared on and given in evidence.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1928–1973 · leading case: Brodsky v. Fine, 160 N.E. 335 (Mass. 1928).

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Brodsky v. Fine, 160 N.E. 335 (Mass. 1928). “136, entitled “An act relative to the construction, alteration and maintenance of buildings in the city of Boston,” which statute as amended so far as pertinent to the issue here in question reads: “Public halls and main stairways in all tenement houses, now existing or…”

Baizen v. Bd. of Pub. Works, 304 N.E.2d 586 (Mass. App. Ct. 1973). “The board of public works shall lay and install pipes, hydrants and other fixtures and appliances necessary or proper for supplying water within the city, and shall keep and maintain the pipes and other waterworks under their charge in good condition and repair.”

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