Massachusetts Statutes
§ 12 — Written order to sheriff to adjourn; absence of justice
Massachusetts § 12
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title ICOURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS
Ch. 213PROVISIONS COMMON TO THE SUPREME JUDICIAL AND SUPERIOR COURTS
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Bluebook
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 213, § 12 (2026).
Text
Section 12. In such case, any justice may by a written order require the sheriff or his deputy to adjourn the court without day or to the time expressed in the order; and the officer shall adjourn the court accordingly by public proclamation in the court house.
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