Massachusetts Statutes
§ 16 — Assistant sergeant-at-arms; appointment, duties, compensation and removal
Massachusetts § 16
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title IJURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE GENERAL COURT, STATUTES AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
Ch. 3THE GENERAL COURT
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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, § 16 (2026).
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Section 16. In case of the disability or necessary absence of the sergeant-at-arms of the general court and of the sergeant-at-arms of the house of representatives, the sergeant-at-arms may appoint, with the approval of the presiding officers of the 2 branches of the general court, an assistant sergeant-at-arms to perform the duties of the sergeant-at-arms during such disability or absence. The compensation of the assistant sergeant-at-arms shall be paid by the sergeant-at-arms, who shall be responsible for the assistant's fidelity and good conduct in office; but for misconduct or other sufficient cause the assistant may be removed by the general court
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