Massachusetts § 16 Land around state house; open space

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 16 — Land around state house; open space

Massachusetts § 16

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title IIEXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Ch. 8STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS, AND STATE HOUSE

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 8, § 16 (2026).

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Section 16. The land now taken by the commonwealth about the state house shall remain an open space, and no railroad or railway shall be constructed or operated in, upon or over the same. A grant made to a railroad or railway corporation shall not be construed to include any portion of said land.

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