Petition — Massachusetts Code § 4
Massachusetts Code § 4 — Petition. Reproduced from the official Massachusetts General Laws, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4. Petition
Section 4. If county commissioners, aldermen or selectmen adjudge that public necessity and convenience require that the commonwealth lay out and take charge of a new or existing way as a highway in whole or in part, in their county, city or town, they may apply, by a written petition, to the department, requesting that said way be laid out and taken charge of by the commonwealth.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Massachusetts General Laws § 4
- Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
- Code: Massachusetts General Laws
- Subject: Petition
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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