Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44, § 59 (2026)

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Section 59. The supreme judicial or superior court, by mandamus or other appropriate remedy, at law or in equity, upon the suit or petition of the attorney general or of the mayor, or of one or more taxable inhabitants of a city, town or district authorized by law to incur debt, or of any creditor to whom it is indebted to an amount not less than one thousand dollars, may compel such city, town or district, and its assessors, collectors, treasurers, commissioners of sinking funds and other proper officers, to conform to this chapter.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1929–2023 · leading case: Reilly v. Selectmen of Blackstone, 165 N.E. 660 (Mass. 1929).

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Reilly v. Selectmen of Blackstone, 165 N.E. 660 (Mass. 1929). · cites it 3× “40, § 53, since the salaries had already been paid; (3) that G. L. c. 44, § 59, cited in the bill, had no application to the subject matter of the complaint; (4) that as to overpayments for previous years there was a plain and adequate remedy at law and no relief could be…”

Pratt v. City of Boston, 483 N.E.2d 812 (Mass. 1985). · cites it 2× “. expend money" for an illegal purpose. G.”

Chase v. Plan. Bd. of Watertown, 350 N.E.2d 470 (Mass. App. Ct. 1976). “40, § 53 (illegal expenditures by towns and regional school districts); G. L. c. 44, § 59 (compliance by treasurers, collectors, and assessors with various financial requirements); G.”

Berman v. Bd. of Reg. in Med., 244 N.E.2d 553 (Mass. 1969). “Compare G. L. c. 44, § 59, authorizing a taxpayer’s suit to enforce that chapter.”

Reilly v. Hopedale (Mass. App. Ct. 2023). “" 11 G. L. c. 44, § 59 (allowing a taxpayer to compel a municipality "to conform to [chapter 44]," which relates to municipal finance generally); and G.”

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