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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 XIV PUBLIC WAYS AND WORKS
  4. Chapter 85 REGULATIONS AND BY–LAWS RELATIVE TO WAYS AND BRIDGES
  5. Section 9 Permits; exemption of certain structures

Section 9

Section 9: Permits; exemption of certain structures

Section 9. The provisions of section eight shall not apply to signs or other structures projecting into or over the way a distance of less than twelve inches, nor to poles, wires, conduits, and appurtenances of railroad, railway, telegraph and telephone, water, gas, electric light, heat and power companies.