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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title VII CITIES, TOWNS AND DISTRICTS
  4. Chapter 46 RETURN AND REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
  5. Section 27 Clerks; penalty for neglecting required duties

Section 27

Section 27: Clerks; penalty for neglecting required duties

Section 27. A city or town clerk or registrar refusing or neglecting to perform any duty required of him under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. Fines recovered for violation of section eighteen shall be to the use of the commonwealth.