Section 191. The aldermen or selectmen may license any person to run a steamboat or other boat propelled by power other than muscular power for the conveyance for hire of passengers on lakes, ponds or waters not within the maritime jurisdiction of the United States.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 140 sec. 191

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.