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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 42, § 2 (2026)

Locating and marking of town boundary markers; recordation; copy of records to contiguous town

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Section 2. The boundary markers of every town shall be located, the marks thereon renewed, and the year located marked upon the face thereof which bears the letter of the town locating its boundary, once every five years, by at least two of the selectmen of the town or by two substitutes designated by them in writing. The marking shall be made with a paint or other suitable marking material.

The proceedings shall be recorded with the town clerk and the board of selectmen of the town in writing signed under penalty of perjury setting forth which boundary marks were located, and those which were not located. A copy of such records shall also be sent, by registered letter, to the town clerk and the board of selectmen of any contiguous town.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1960–2007 · leading case: McLaughlin v. Town of Marblehead, 863 N.E.2d 61 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007).
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McLaughlin v. Town of Marblehead, 863 N.E.2d 61 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007). “See G. L. c. 42, § 2, which requires selectmen of every town to mark the town’s boundaries once every five years and record the proceedings.”
Seibolt v. Cnty. of Middlesex, 319 N.E.2d 448 (Mass. 1974). “420 (1960), which involved injuries sustained by a town selectman while perambulating the town boundaries as required by G. L. c. 42, § 2; and O’Malley’s Case, 361 Mass.”
Bruno's Case, 165 N.E.2d 93 (Mass. 1960). “A final decree recited that the claimant was injured “while he was in the course of performing a duty incumbent upon him as an elected officer of the insured town by virtue of G. L. c. 42, § 2, that he was not 'an employee’ of the town,” and dismissed his claim.”
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