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Massachusetts Statutes

§ 1 — Ferryman; license

Massachusetts § 1
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XIVPUBLIC WAYS AND WORKS
Ch. 88FERRIES, CANALS AND PUBLIC LANDINGS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 88, § 1 (2026).

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Section 1. The county commissioners may license for such time as they determine any suitable person to keep a ferry for hire, and may revoke such license when necessary. Each ferryman shall give to the state treasurer a bond with sufficient sureties for the faithful performance of his duty.

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