Massachusetts § 128 - Traversing carriage of a self-acting mule traveling close to fixed structure
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 128 — Traversing carriage of a self-acting mule traveling close to fixed structure, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 128. Traversing carriage of a self-acting mule traveling close to fixed structure
Section 128. The owner of a cotton factory erected after May twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, in which there is any traversing carriage of a self-acting mule installed, or of any cotton factory erected previously to such date in which thereafter such traversing carriage is installed, who permits such carriage to travel within twelve inches of any pillar, column, pier or fixed structure, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 128 cover?
Section 128 ("Traversing carriage of a self-acting mule traveling close to fixed structure") 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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