Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 8, § 4 (2026)

Appointment of employees

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Section 4. The superintendent of the state house may appoint such clerks, engineers, electricians, firemen, oilers, mechanics, elevator operators, janitors, cleaners and other persons as may be necessary to enable him to perform his duties.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1965–1974 · leading case: Doherty v. Comm'r of Admin., 212 N.E.2d 485 (Mass. 1965).

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Doherty v. Comm'r of Admin., 212 N.E.2d 485 (Mass. 1965). · cites it 7× “It is not disputed that under G. L. c. 8, § 4, the appointing authority lay with the superintendent.”

City of Boston v. Massachusetts Port Auth., 308 N.E.2d 488 (Mass. 1974). “757, that the Commissioner of Administration “shall appoint all employees of the executive office for administration and finance” (emphasis supplied in the court’s opinion at 689) repealed, by implication, an earlier provision of G. L. c. 8, § 4, that the State superintendent of…”

Rennert v. Bd. of Trs. of State Colleges, 297 N.E.2d 60 (Mass. 1973). “687 , it was pointed out that G. L. c. 8, § 4, provided that the State Superintendent of Buildings had authority to appoint capitol police officers.”

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