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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 35, § 1 (2026)

Qualifications; election; tenure

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Section 1. In Suffolk county the treasurer of Boston, and in Nantucket county the treasurer of the town of Nantucket, shall be the county treasurer. In all other counties, a treasurer, who shall be a resident of the county, shall be elected as provided in section one hundred and sixty of chapter fifty-four, for the term of six years beginning with the first Wednesday of January following his election and until his successor is qualified. No incumbent of the office of attorney general, district attorney, justice of the superior court, clerk of the courts or sheriff shall be county treasurer.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1925–2007 · leading case: Cnty. of Suffolk v. Labor Relations Comm'n, 444 N.E.2d 953 (Mass. App. Ct. 1983).
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Cnty. of Suffolk v. Labor Relations Comm'n, 444 N.E.2d 953 (Mass. App. Ct. 1983). “G. L. c. 35, § 1. General Laws c. 35, § 42, reads as follows: “The auditor of Boston shall be the auditor of Suffolk county.”
Gordon v. Sheriff of Suffolk Cnty., 580 N.E.2d 1039 (Mass. 1991). “See G. L. c. 35, §§ 1, 42 (1990 ed.). 4 Prior to enactment of the transfer legislation, negotiation of collective bargaining agreements with the plaintiffs’ union involved representation of the county by attorneys from various departments of the city of Boston.”
McCourt v. Mayor & City Council, 149 N.E. 601 (Mass. 1925). “G. L. c. 35, §§ 1, 13,14. The petitioner accordingly has mistaken his remedy, and the petition must be dismissed.”
Bradston Assocs., LLC v. Cabral, 877 N.E.2d 638 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007). “See also G. L. c. 35, § 1 (city of Boston treasurer is also the Suffolk County treasurer); G.”
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