General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT |
TITLE VI. COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS |
CHAPTER 35. COUNTY TREASURERS, STATE SUPERVISION OF COUNTY ACCOUNTS AND COUNTY FINANCES |
SECTION 1. Qualifications; election; tenure |
SECTION 2. Assistant treasurer; bond; duties |
SECTION 3. Oaths; bonds |
SECTION 4. Salaries; source of payment |
SECTION 5, 6. Repealed, 1931, 301, Sec. 5 |
SECTION 7. Commissioners acting by appointment; compensation; travel expenses |
SECTION 8. Traveling expenses |
SECTION 9. Wilful violation of duty; penalties |
SECTION 10. Collection and disbursement of county funds; investment of funds |
SECTION 10A. Disbursement of matching funds for federally funded programs |
SECTION 11. Payment of expenses, etc.; restrictions |
SECTION 12. Expenses of court sittings; court costs for indigent parties; delivery of bills to treasurer |
SECTION 13. Filing of bills |
SECTION 14. Statement of law authorizing payment of accounts; liability for payments; exceptions |
SECTION 15. Accounts; form and contents |
SECTION 16. Fiscal year |
SECTION 17. Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 4 |
SECTION 18. Suffolk and Nantucket counties; applicability of laws |
SECTION 19. County salaries; payment; payroll deductions; deposits to employee bank accounts authorized |
SECTION 19A. Accumulated vacation allowance; payment upon death or separation from service |
SECTION 19B. Deceased officers and employees; payment of salary to next of kin; effect |
SECTION 19C. Deposits in credit union; pension or retirement allowances |
SECTION 20. Prosecution of suits upon bonds, notes, etc.; joinder of treasurer as party |
SECTION 21. Delinquency of officers as to money payments; notification of district attorney |
SECTION 22. Disposition of surplus money; deposits; investments; interest |
SECTION 22A. Deposit of funds restricted |
SECTION 23. Money paid into courts; disposition; interest |
SECTION 23A. Unclaimed funds; disposition |
SECTION 24. Overdue accounts; interest charge |
SECTION 25. Annual report; contents |
SECTION 26. Annual report of county commissioners; contents |
SECTION 26A. Capital facilities and capital facility projects; jurisdiction of capital planning and operations division |
SECTION 27. Annual reports; publication and distribution |
SECTION 27A. Treasurer and custodian of certain funds |
SECTION 28. Estimates of county receipts and expenditures; preparation; recordation |
SECTION 28A. Repealed, 1981, 351, Sec. 143 |
SECTION 28B. Advisory board for county expenditures; action on proposed budget; public hearing; capital improvement fund |
SECTION 28C. Repealed, 1981, 351, Sec. 145 |
SECTION 29. Repealed, 1981, 351, Sec. 145A |
SECTION 30. Taxes; approval; computation |
SECTION 31. Taxes; apportionment, assessment and collection |
SECTION 32. Provisions of appropriation acts for counties and county hospitals; approved schedules; certification; transfers; purposes; expenditures in excess of appropriations; reserve fund |
SECTION 32A. Contributory retirement systems; anticipated costs; recovery of pension costs |
SECTION 33. Repealed, 1960, 282, Sec. 2 |
SECTION 34. Expenses and liabilities incurred prior to appropriations; limitations; exceptions |
SECTION 34A. Expenses incurred prior to appropriation; highway agreements excepted |
SECTION 35. Enforcement of provisions; conditions |
SECTION 36. County receipts, cash on hand and expenditures; monthly account |
SECTION 36A. Emergency borrowing for extraordinary expenditures |
SECTION 37. Borrowing funds in anticipation of tax income |
SECTION 37A. Bonds and notes; method of payment; use of proceeds; limitations |
SECTION 37B. Temporary notes; refunding; payment |
SECTION 38. Sale of notes or securities; bids required; exceptions |
SECTION 38A. Bonds issued subject to call and redemption |
SECTION 38B. Refunding bonds and notes; issuance; limitations |
SECTION 39. Interest rates |
SECTION 39A. Forms for note issues; contents, etc. |
SECTION 39B. Notes; procedure for issuance |
SECTION 39C. Bearer notes; procedure for issuance |
SECTION 39D. Payment of notes; notice |
SECTION 39E. Certification fee; refunds |
SECTION 39F. Effect of certification |
SECTION 39G. Facsimile of county seal on bonds, etc.; validity |
SECTION 39H. Facsimile of county seal on bonds, etc.; authorization of making and use |
SECTION 39I. Facsimile of county seal on bonds or notes; validity of signatures of officers leaving office before delivery of bonds or notes |
SECTION 40. Fines; accounting; returns |
SECTION 41. Payments to treasurers; sworn statements |
SECTION 42. Auditor of Boston; additional duty |
SECTION 43. Exchange of order instruments for bearer instruments; penalty for noncompliance |
SECTION 43A. Surety bonds of officers and employees; payment of premiums |
SECTION 43B. Recovery on surety bonds of officers and employees; effect of acceptance by county of additional annual bond |
SECTION 44 to 46. Repealed, 2016, 218, Sec. 17 |
SECTION 47. Penalty for noncompliance with orders |
SECTION 48. Establishment of board; membership; election; tenure, etc. |
SECTION 49. Classification of positions; ''salary'' defined |
SECTION 50. Repealed, 2016, 218, Sec. 18 |
SECTION 51. Personnel board; powers and duties; discharge of employees, etc. |
SECTION 51A. Definitions |
SECTION 51B. Salary schedules |
SECTION 52. Classification and allocation of offices and positions; review |
SECTION 53. County commissioners; powers and duties |
SECTION 53A. Director of affirmative action; affirmative action plan; reports |
SECTION 54. Newly elected officers, etc., to receive minimum rate; exceptions; recommendations for promotions, etc. |
SECTION 55. Salaries to be full compensation; overtime pay, etc. |
SECTION 56. Suffolk county; applicability of act; classification agencies in other counties |
SECTION 57. Deferred compensation program for employees; authorized investments; requisites; limitations |
SECTION 57A. Employee individual retirement accounts |