Massachusetts § 1 - Erection of monuments
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 1 — Erection of monuments, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1. Erection of monuments
Section 1. The aldermen, selectmen or road commissioners shall cause permanent bounds to be erected at the termini and angles of all ways laid out by them. Such bounds shall be of stone, Portland cement or concrete not less than three feet long, two feet of which at least shall be set in the ground, or of stone not less than three feet long with holes drilled therein and filled with lead placed a few inches below the traveled part of the way, or if stone, Portland cement or concrete bounds are impracticable, a heap of stones, a living tree, a permanent rock, or the corner of a building, or such other permanent bounds as said officers may determine.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1 ("Erection of monuments") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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