Massachusetts § 8 - Duties relative to common carriers; expenditures
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§ 8. Duties relative to common carriers; expenditures
Section 8. For the performance of the department's duties relative to common carriers the commission may expend annually such sums to procure opinions, advice, plans, surveys, appraisals, audits, examinations, statistics, information, apparatus, instruments, books, tables, maps, drawings, supplies, sundries, and for travel within or without the commonwealth and expense incidental thereto, as it may from time to time deem requisite in the performance of its duties. It may from time to time cause to be made a compilation with annotations of the statutes of this commonwealth relating to common carriers.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 8 cover?
Section 8 ("Duties relative to common carriers; expenditures") 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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