§ 1 State secretary; duties; bond; salary; other sources of income
§ 2 Deputies; assistants; civil service
§ 2A Archives advisory commission; establishment; members and alternates, appointment; powers and duties; receipt and disposition of funds; expenses
§ 2B Annual personnel report
§ 2C Funding for archives museum
§ 3 Deputies; power to act in absence of secretary
§ 4 Supervisor of public records
§ 4A Acts, resolves and constitutional amendments; publication
§ 4B Pamphlet edition of laws; distribution of copies of individual laws
§ 4C Cumulative table of changes in general statutes
§ 4D Distribution of printed copies of official reports
§ 4E Reports of war veterans’ organizations
§ 4F Distribution of judicial decisions and General Laws to cities and towns
§ 4G Subsequent distribution to city or town; insurance
§ 4H Distribution of laws and documents to members of general court
§ 5 Traveling, clerical and other expenses of supervisor
§ 8 Information available to federal census authorities
§ 9A Local election districts review commission; membership; compensation; duties
§ 10A Administration and enforcement of chapter 110A; staff
§ 11 Great seal; custody; certified copies of records as evidence
§ 12 Books and records of Maine lands; custody
§ 13 Stereotype and other plates; custody and disposition
§ 15 Justices and notaries; notice of expiration of commissions
§ 15A Justices and notaries; acting after expiration of commission; validation certificate
§ 16 Annual list of designated justices of the peace
§ 17 Annual report
§ 19 Destruction or sale of documents of no value; reproduction of records of corporations.
§ 20A Central register of contracting opportunities offered by governmental agencies
§ 20B Government activities; citizen education programs; acceptance of gifts, contributions, bequests, etc.
§ 21 Commission on interstate cooperation; membership; term
§ 22 Commission on interstate cooperation; committees and advisory boards; rules
§ 23 Commission on interstate cooperation; primary function; powers and duties
§ 24 Commission on interstate cooperation; reporting
§ 26 Massachusetts historical commission; establishment
§ 26A State archeologist; duties; reservation of lands from sale; cooperation of governmental agencies
§ 26B Definitions applicable to Secs. 26A, 26C, and 27 to 27C
§ 26C State register of historic places
§ 26D Property listings; regulations
§ 27 Certification of historic or archeological landmarks; standards for care and management; alteration of landmarks; field investigation of sites
§ 27A Hearings, contracts, acceptance of gifts, etc., authorized; assistance and data of other agencies
§ 27B Federal historic preservation act; surveys and plans; custody and expenditure of funds
§ 27C Projects; notice; adverse effect; review
§ 27D Historic homesteads
§ 28 Portraits and art objects in state house; photographs
§ 29 State ballot law commission; records conservation board
§ 30 Voting equipment loan program
§ 31 Surcharge on fees of registers of deeds and assistant recorders; registries under control of state secretary; surcharge to fund improvements at registries; disposition of surcharge

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 9 - Department of the State Secretary

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Interests: includes any form of membership in a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156D sec. 11.01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.