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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title I JURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE GENERAL COURT, STATUTES AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
  4. Chapter 1 JURISDICTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND OF THE UNITED STATES
  5. Section 2 Sovereignty and jurisdiction of commonwealth

Section 2

Section 2: Sovereignty and jurisdiction of commonwealth

Section 2. The sovereignty and jurisdiction of the commonwealth shall extend to all places within its boundaries subject to the concurrent jurisdiction granted over places ceded to or acquired by the United States.