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§ 3 — Height of water

Massachusetts § 3
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title IVCERTAIN WRITS AND PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
Ch. 253MILLS, DAMS AND RESERVOIRS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, § 3 (2026).

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Section 3. The height to which the water may be raised and the period of time for which it may be kept up in each year may be determined by jury.

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