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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part III COURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
  3. Title VI COSTS AND FEES
  4. Chapter 262 FEES OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
  5. Section 61 Witness certificates; purchase of orders, etc., by officers prohibited

Section 61

Section 61: Witness certificates; purchase of orders, etc., by officers prohibited

Section 61. A sheriff, deputy sheriff or other officer who takes the certificates of witnesses in criminal cases shall not purchase or discount or have any interest in orders drawn or demands upon the treasury by such witnesses.