Massachusetts § 72 - Payment of salaries and bills for tools, machinery and materials; schedules

Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 72 — Payment of salaries and bills for tools, machinery and materials; schedules, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 72. Payment of salaries and bills for tools, machinery and materials; schedules

Section 72. Subject to appropriation, the bills for tools, implements, machinery and materials purchased for, and the salaries of persons employed in, the correctional institutions of the commonwealth, under sections fifty-one to fifty-eight, inclusive, sections sixty, sixty-one, and sixty-six to sixty-nine, inclusive, shall be paid monthly by the commonwealth, upon schedules prepared and sworn to by the superintendents and approved by the commissioner. Bills for tools, implements, machinery and materials purchased by, and the salaries of persons employed in, the jails and houses of correction under said sections shall be paid monthly by the county, upon schedules prepared and sworn to by the superintendent or keeper and approved by the commissioner. The schedule of bills for tools, implements and machinery and of bills for materials and salaries shall be kept separate from each other and from the schedules of bills incurred for the maintenance of the correctional institutions of the commonwealth, jails or houses of correction.

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

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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 72 cover?

Section 72 ("Payment of salaries and bills for tools, machinery and materials; schedules") 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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