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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title IV CERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
  4. Chapter 249 AUDITA QUERELA, CERTIORARI, MANDAMUS AND QUO WARRANTO
  5. Section 9 Jurisdiction of actions against persons holding or claiming public office

Section 9

Section 9: Jurisdiction of actions against persons holding or claiming public office

Section 9. The supreme judicial and superior courts shall have like jurisdiction of civil actions brought by the attorney general against a person holding or claiming the right to hold an office or employment, the salary or compensation of which is payable by the commonwealth, a county, city or town.