SECT. 24 amended. St. 1902, 435.

SECT. 35 amended. St. 1902, 183.

SECTS. 47-55. Pure drinking water must be supplied in manufacturing establishments during working hours. St. 1902, 322.

SECT. 62 amended. Employee who leaves is to be paid on next pay day. St. 1902, 450.

Chapter 107. Of the Bureau of Statistics of Labor and the Board of Supervisors of Statistics.

SECTS. 10, 11 repealed. St. 1902, 438 § 7.

Chapter 108. - Of District and Other Police Officers.

A fire marshal's department created and duties and powers of state fire marshal transferred to it. St. 1902, 142.

Board of police for Boston.

1897, 320.

St. 1885, 323; 1889, 419; 1894, 266;

SECT. 10 amended. Error corrected. St. 1902, 544 § 12.

Chapter 109. — Of Certain Powers, Duties and Liabilities of Corpora

tions.

SECTS. 24, 25, 30, 31. See St. 1902, 370. Preferred stock issues authorized. St. 1902, 441.

Chapter 111.- Of Railroad Corporations and Railroads. SECT. 8. Commissioners' powers and duties enlarged.

St. 1902, 449 § 3. (See 1902, 440 §§ 6, 7; 483 § 2.) They may employ experts to investigate cost of railway property in relation to issue of stock or bonds. St. 1902, 432 § 1.

SECT. 9. Salaries of inspectors changed. St. 1902, 402.

SECT. 10 amended. St. 1902, 432 § 2.

SECTS. 63-70, 74. See St. 1902, 370.

SECTS. 134, 136, 137 amended.

1902, 533.

SECT. 149 amended.

Street railway companies added.

St.

St. 1902, 370.

SECTS. 149-160. See St. 1902, 440 § 5, 507.

SECTS. 150, 151.

Cost of service, publication, entry of petition, costs of hearing, and of plans, may be taxed and apportioned. St. 1902, 298. SECTS. 151, 152, 155 amended. St. 1902, 440 §§ 2, 3, 4.

SECT. 158. See St. 1902, 507.

SECT. 159 revised. St. 1902, 440 § 6.

SECTS. 170-176. As to bridges in Boston. See St. 1889, 246; 1890, 118; 1893, 357; 1902, 224.

SECT. 237 amended.

Error corrected. St. 1902, 544 § 13.

Chapter 112. — Of Street Railway Corporations.

Provision for elevated railway and subways in Boston. St. 1894, 548, 550; 1895, 440; 1896, 492; 1897, 500; 1902, 114, 534. (See 1887, 413 § 4; 1890, 368, 454 § 12.)

SECTS. 7-11. Locations, extensions and alterations must be approved by board of railroad commissioners and the thirty days for acceptance by the company run from date of issue of notice by the commissioners. St. 1902, 399. Grants of location void if company fails to organize. St. 1902, 396. If location is revoked or void sects. 7 and 11 apply to new petitions. St. 1902, 395.

SECTS. 20, 21, 23 repealed and new provisions made as to issue of stock and bonds. St. 1902, 370. (See 1902, 440 § 7, 441, 449 § 5.)

SECTS. 30-32. As to locations and alterations. See St. 1902, 399. SECT. 44. Street railway companies required to pay part of cost of building and repairing bridges on highways over which they have a location. St. 1902, 533.

SECT. 55 amended.
SECT. 62 et seq.
SECT. 76 amended.

St. 1902, 288.
See St. 1902, 440.

Last sentence stricken out. St. 1902, 370 § 2.

Of Savings Banks and Institutions for Savings.
Additional clerk authorized. St. 1902, 490.
Powers of commissioners extended. St. 1902, 355 § 2,

Chapter 113. SECT. 2 amended. SECT. 3 et seq.

463, 483 §§ 1, 3. SECTS. 14, 15.

After July 1, 1904, no president, vice-president or treasurer shall hold similar office in a bank or trust company. St. 1902, 169 § 4. SECT. 16 amended. Names of corporators to be published. St. 1902, 169 § 1.

SECT. 21 et seq.

Offices not to be same or connected with offices of a bank or trust company, after July 1, 1904. St. 1902, 169 § 3.

SECT. 26.

Additional securities. St. 1902, 483 § 1.

SECT. 47. Names of corporators to be reported. St. 1902, 169 § 2.

After July 1, 1904, officers and offices must not be same as or connected with those of a savings bank. St. 1902, 169 § 3.

Chapter 116. — Of Trust Companies.

Officers and offices not to be ings bank after July 1, 1904. maintenance of branch offices.

same as or connected with those of a savSt. 1902, 169 § 3. An act relative to St. 1902, 355.

Chapter 118. Of Insurance.

SECT. 15 amended. St. 1902, 106.

SECT. 29. Companies may do business under clauses 3 and 11. St. 1902, 340 §§ 1, 3.

SECT. 77. See St. 1902, 340 § 2.

Chapter 121. — Of Gas and Electric Light Companies.

SECTS. 1-4. Powers and duties of inspector of gas meters transferred to board of gas and electric light commissioners. St. 1902, 228.

Chapter 125.- Of Corporations for Charitable and Other Purposes. SECT. 2. Charter may be revoked in certain cases. St. 1902, 524.

Chapter 127.- Of the Alienation of Land.

SECTS. 1-6. Signature of married woman under twenty-one to conveyance of husband's land has same validity as if she were over that age. St. 1902, 478.

SECT. 8 amended.

"Special commissioners" added. St. 1902, 289.

Chapter 128.- Of the Registration and Confirmation of Titles to

Land.

SECT. 13, relative to appeals, amended. St. 1902, 458.

Chapter 129. — Of Estates for Years and at Will.

As to payment of collateral legacy tax on estates where there is an intervening estate for life or a term of years, see St. 1902, 473.

Chapter 132. — Of the Rights of a Husband in the Real Property of His Deceased Wife and the Rights of a Wife in that of Her Deceased Husband.

SECT. 1. St. 1894, 170 is declared to be in full force in respect of claims to which surviving husband or wife was entitled on or before December 31, 1901, under Public Statutes, ch. 124 §§ 1, 3. St. 1902, 482.

SECTS. 4, 5. Signature of married woman under twenty-one is valid. St. 1902, 478.

Chapter 134. - General Provisions relative to Real Property. As to payment of collateral legacy tax on estates where there is an intervening estate for life or years, see St. 1902, 473.

SECT. 4 amended.

Of the Settlement of Estates of Absentees.
St. 1902, 544 § 14.

"Non-resident" added. St. 1902, 544 § 15.

St. 1902, 544 § 16.
St. 1902, 544 § 17.
St. 1902, 544 § 18.
St. 1902, 544 § 19.

St. 1902, 544 § 20.

Chapter 145.-Of Guardianship.

Parents or surviving parent to have custody of minor,

if competent. St. 1902, 474. (See 1902, 324.)

Chapter 148.-Provisions relative to Sales, Mortgages, etc., by Executors, etc.

SECT. 15. Certain proceedings of probate courts are confirmed. St. 1902, 538.

Chapter 151. Of Marriage.

SECT. 11. Court having jurisdiction may issue writ of habeas corpus in cases of children whose care or custody is in question. St. 1902, 324. (See 1902, 474.)

SECT. 14 revised. St. 1902, 310.

SECT. 40. Advertising to perform or procure performance of marriage ceremony is made punishable. St. 1902, 249.

SECT. 13 amended.

St. 1902, 544 § 21.

(See

SECT. 25. Court having jurisdiction may bring before it on habeas corpus any child whose care or custody is in question. St. 1902, 324. 1902, 474.)

Chapter 153. - Of certain Rights and Liabilities of Husband and Wife.

Chapter 154. Of the Adoption of Children and Change of Names. SECT. 2 amended. Requirement that fact of illegitimacy shall not appear in the record, stricken out. St. 1902, 544 § 22.

Chapter 157. — Of the Superior Court.

SECT. 1. Number of associate justices increased to twenty. St. 1902,

383.

Provision for determining question in dispute as to care or custody of child, by proceeding on a writ of habeas corpus. St. 1902, 324. SECT. 24. Sessions changed. Barnstable, St. 1902, 456 § 2. Suffolk,

1902, 456 § 1.

Chapter 159. Of the Equity Jurisdiction and Procedure of the Supreme Judicial Court and the Superior Court. SECT. 3. Cl. 7 amended. Error corrected. St. 1902, 544 § 23.

Chapter 160.- Of Police, District and Municipal Courts. SECT. 2. New court established, western Worcester. St. 1902, 416 §§ 1, 2. Northborough transferred from second to first eastern Worcester district. St. 1902, 161. Rowley annexed to district of police court of Newburyport. St. 1902, 455. Rutland annexed to central district of Worcester. St. 1902, 186.

SECT. 39. Sessions, district court of western Worcester.

416 § 4. SECT. 64. 1902, 368.

St. 1902,

Officers attending criminal sessions to wear uniforms. St.

SECT. 67. Changes in salaries. Justice, first district court of Barnstable. St. 1902, 320. Clerk, municipal court of Brookline, 1902, 299. Clerk, police court of Holyoke, 1902, 356. Justice and clerk, second district of Plymouth, 1902, 360. Justice and clerk, second eastern district of Worcester, 1902, 378. Salary established, justice and clerk, western district of Worcester. St. 1902, 416 § 3.

SECT. 68. Compensation established of special justices of district court of Dukes County. St. 1902, 309.

Chapter 161.- Of Justices of the Peace and Trial Justices. SECT. 14 amended. Error corrected. St. 1902, 544 § 24.

Chapter 162.- Of Probate Courts.

SECT. 3. Administration of French spoliation claim moneys. St. 1902,

371.

SECT. 4.

Court may proceed by habeas corpus to determine question of care and custody of children in certain cases. St. 1902, 324.

Chapter 164. - Of Judges and Registers of Probate and Insolvency. SECT. 29. Amount increased for Bristol. St. 1902, 412.

Chapter 165.- Of Clerks, Attorneys and Other Officers of Judicial Courts.

SECT. 34. Salaries changed: clerk, Plymouth, St. 1902, 462.

St. 1902,

SECT. 35. Salaries changed: third assistant, Middlesex. 358. Second, Suffolk, superior, 1902, 513. Suffolk, superior, assistant acting in cases from other counties, 1902, 499.

Chapter 184. Of the Partition of Land.

SECT. 33 amended.

Errors corrected. St. 1902, 544 § 26.

Chapter 191. — Of Habeas Corpus.

Provision for issue of writ of habeas corpus in cases of divorce, nullity of marriage, separate support or maintenance, or any proceeding, in which the care and custody of children is in question. St. 1902, 324.

Chapter 192.- Of Audita Querela, Certiorari, Mandamus and Quo

Warranto.

SECT. 4 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 27.