Massachusetts § 21 - Fixing of route by department upon failure to agree
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 21 — Fixing of route by department upon failure to agree, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21. Fixing of route by department upon failure to agree
Section 21. If they fail so to agree, the directors may petition the department to fix the route in said city or town; and the department, after notice to said board of aldermen or selectmen, shall hear the parties, and fix the route in such city or town, and make a certificate setting forth the route as fixed by it, which shall be certified by its clerk to the directors. The costs of the petition shall be paid by the directors. All variations from the route first proposed shall be made upon the map.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21 ("Fixing of route by department upon failure to agree") 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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