§ 1 Boarding vessels without leave or authority
§ 1A Boarding vessels without permission; penalty; exceptions
§ 2 Exemption of seamen or mariners from arrest on debt; liens
§ 3 Jurisdiction of courts; recovery of penalties
§ 4 Harbor limits
§ 6 Weighers of lighters or other vessels transporting stones, gravel or sand; appointment
§ 7 Marking of vessels transporting stone, gravel or sand; specifications
§ 8 Duties of weighers
§ 9 Tonnage of vessel; deduction
§ 11 Annual examination of marks; certification
§ 12 Fees of weighers
§ 13 Penalties for failure to weigh, mark or examine vessel
§ 14 Ordinances or by-laws regulating marking or weighing of lighters and other vessels
§ 17 Illegal deposit of substances or things injuring or obstructing navigation
§ 18 Passing warp or line across channel or dock
§ 19 Harbor masters; assistant harbor masters; appointment
§ 19A Initial course of study for harbormasters; in-service training
§ 20 Powers and duties of assistants
§ 21 Powers of harbor masters
§ 22 Permit to unload lumber in stream or channel
§ 23 Order to vessel to brace topsail yards, etc.
§ 24 Removal of vessel lying in harbor
§ 25 Removal of vessel lying at wharf
§ 26 Stationing of vessels
§ 27 Report of violations
§ 28 Penalties
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 102 - Shipping and Seamen, Harbors and Harbor Masters

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
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