Massachusetts § 6A - Superior court for county of Middlesex; equity clerk

Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 6A — Superior court for county of Middlesex; equity clerk, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 6A. Superior court for county of Middlesex; equity clerk

Section 6A. The justices of the superior court may designate, for a term of three years from the date of such designation, one of the assistant clerks for the county of Middlesex, appointed under section five, to perform, under the direction of the clerk of the courts for the county of Middlesex, the duties of clerk pertaining to actions in which equitable relief is sought in said court, who shall receive from said county, in addition to the salary paid to him as an assistant clerk under section four or section five, as the case may be, a sum equivalent to five per cent of the salary of the clerk.

Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 6A ("Superior court for county of Middlesex; equity clerk") 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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