STATE STATUTES & CODES

MASSACHUSETTS STATUTES AND CODES

CHAPTER 35 COUNTY TREASURERS, STATE SUPERVISION OF COUNTY ACCOUNTS AND COUNTY FINANCES

• Section 1 Qualifications; election; tenure
• Section 2 Assistant treasurer; bond; duties
• Section 3 Oaths; bonds
• Section 4 Salaries; source of payment
• Section 5, 6 Repealed, 1931, 301, Sec. 5
• Section 7 Commissioners acting by appointment; compensation; travel expenses
• Section 8 Traveling expenses
• Section 9 Wilful violation of duty; penalties
• Section 10 Collection and disbursement of county funds; investment of funds
• Section 10A Disbursement of matching funds for federally funded programs
• Section 11 Payment of expenses, etc.; restrictions
• Section 12 Expenses of court sittings; court costs for indigent parties; delivery of bills to treasurer
• Section 13 Filing of bills
• Section 14 Statement of law authorizing payment of accounts; liability for payments; exceptions
• Section 15 Accounts; form and contents
• Section 16 Fiscal year
• Section 17 Repealed, 1931, 426, Sec. 4
• Section 18 Suffolk and Nantucket counties; applicability of laws
• Section 19 County salaries; payment; payroll deductions; deposits to employee bank accounts authorized
• Section 19A Accumulated vacation allowance; payment upon death or separation from service
• Section 19B Deceased officers and employees; payment of salary to next of kin; effect
• Section 19C Deposits in credit union; pension or retirement allowances
• Section 20 Prosecution of suits upon bonds, notes, etc.; joinder of treasurer as party
• Section 21 Delinquency of officers as to money payments; notification of district attorney
• Section 22 Disposition of surplus money; deposits; investments; interest
• Section 22A Deposit of funds restricted
• Section 23 Money paid into courts; disposition; interest
• Section 23A Unclaimed funds; disposition
• Section 24 Overdue accounts; interest charge
• Section 25 Annual report; contents
• Section 26 Annual report of county commissioners; contents
• Section 26A Capital facilities and capital facility projects; jurisdiction of capital planning and operations division
• Section 27 Annual reports; publication and distribution
• Section 27A Treasurer and custodian of certain funds
• Section 28 Estimates of county receipts and expenditures; preparation; recordation
• Section 28A Repealed, 1981, 351, Sec. 143
• Section 28B Advisory board for county expenditures; action on proposed budget; public hearing; capital improvement fund
• Section 28C Repealed, 1981, 351, Sec. 145
• Section 29 Repealed, 1981, 351, Sec. 145A
• Section 30 Taxes; approval; computation
• Section 31 Taxes; apportionment, assessment and collection
• Section 32 Provisions of appropriation acts for counties and county hospitals; approved schedules; certification; transfers; purposes; expenditures in excess of appropriations; reserve fund
• Section 32A Contributory retirement systems; anticipated costs; recovery of pension costs
• Section 33 Repealed, 1960, 282, Sec. 2
• Section 34 Expenses and liabilities incurred prior to appropriations; limitations; exceptions
• Section 34A Expenses incurred prior to appropriation; highway agreements excepted
• Section 35 Enforcement of provisions; conditions
• Section 36 County receipts, cash on hand and expenditures; monthly account
• Section 36A Emergency borrowing for extraordinary expenditures
• Section 37 Borrowing funds in anticipation of tax income
• Section 37A Bonds and notes; method of payment; use of proceeds; limitations
• Section 37B Temporary notes; refunding; payment
• Section 38 Sale of notes or securities; bids required; exceptions
• Section 38A Bonds issued subject to call and redemption
• Section 38B Refunding bonds and notes; issuance; limitations
• Section 39 Interest rates
• Section 39A Forms for note issues; contents, etc.
• Section 39B Notes; procedure for issuance
• Section 39C Bearer notes; procedure for issuance
• Section 39D Payment of notes; notice
• Section 39E Certification fee; refunds
• Section 39F Effect of certification
• Section 39G Facsimile of county seal on bonds, etc.; validity
• Section 39H Facsimile of county seal on bonds, etc.; authorization of making and use
• Section 39I Facsimile of county seal on bonds or notes; validity of signatures of officers leaving office before delivery of bonds or notes
• Section 40 Fines; accounting; returns
• Section 41 Payments to treasurers; sworn statements
• Section 42 Auditor of Boston; additional duty
• Section 43 Exchange of order instruments for bearer instruments; penalty for noncompliance
• Section 43A Surety bonds of officers and employees; payment of premiums
• Section 43B Recovery on surety bonds of officers and employees; effect of acceptance by county of additional annual bond
• Section 44 Examination of accounts of county treasurers
• Section 45 Examinations of accounts of other county officers
• Section 46 Annual report of commissioner of revenue
• Section 47 Penalty for noncompliance with orders
• Section 48 Establishment of board; membership; election; tenure, etc.
• Section 49 Classification of positions; “salary” defined
• Section 50 Director of accounts; powers and duties
• Section 51 Personnel board; powers and duties; discharge of employees, etc.
• Section 51A Definitions
• Section 51B Salary schedules
• Section 52 Classification and allocation of offices and positions; review
• Section 53 County commissioners; powers and duties
• Section 53A Director of affirmative action; affirmative action plan; reports
• Section 54 Newly elected officers, etc., to receive minimum rate; exceptions; recommendations for promotions, etc.
• Section 55 Salaries to be full compensation; overtime pay, etc.
• Section 56 Suffolk county; applicability of act; classification agencies in other counties
• Section 57 Deferred compensation program for employees; authorized investments; requisites; limitations
• Section 57A Employee individual retirement accounts

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