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Section 4 – Trusts Owning or Controlling Certain Public Utilities; Annual Statement

Section 4. The trustees of an association or trust who own or control a majority of the capital stock of a railroad, street railway, electric railroad, elevated railway, gas, electric or water company, or corporation engaged in the common carriage of passengers by motor vehicle shall annually on or before April first file with the […]

Section 5a – Trusts; Professional Relationships

Section 5A. If a trust is formed under this chapter for the purpose of rendering one or more professional services as defined in chapter one hundred and fifty-six A, the relationship between the trust or a trustee or employee thereof rendering professional service and the person receiving such service shall be the same as if […]

Section 6 – Suits Against Associations or Trusts; Seals

Section 6. An association or trust may be sued in an action at law for debts and other obligations or liabilities contracted or incurred by the trustees, or by the duly authorized agents of such trustees, or by any duly authorized officer of the association or trust, in the performance of their respective duties under […]

Section 8 – Investigation or Examination of Businesses Under Same Ownership, Control or Management as Certain Public Utilities; Access to Information

Section 8. The department may by its members or duly authorized employees investigate and examine the books, accounts, contracts, records and memoranda of any partnership, express trust, voluntary association or corporation which is under the same ownership, control or management as a railroad, street railway, electric railroad or elevated railway corporation, gas, electric or water […]

Section 9 – Refusal to Submit to Investigation or Examination

Section 9. A railroad, street railway, electric railroad, elevated railway, gas, electric or water company, or corporation engaged in the common carriage of passengers by motor vehicle, or a partnership or corporation or the trustees of an express trust or voluntary association, described in sections seven and eight, which refuses or neglects to submit its […]

Section 10 – Jurisdiction in Equity

Section 10. The supreme judicial court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce compliance with the three preceding sections, and with all orders of the department made under authority thereof.

Section 11 – Application of Chapter to Rates or Services

Section 11. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing, requiring or justifying the department in making any recommendations, rulings or orders with respect to the rates charged or the service furnished by any corporation subject to its supervision, to take into consideration in any respect whatsoever any certificates of participation or shares […]

Section 12 – Annual Reports

Section 12. Every association or trust shall annually on or before June first file with the state secretary a report signed under the penalties of perjury by its trustees stating (a) the name of the association or trust; (b) the location (with street address) of its principal office in this commonwealth and elsewhere if the […]