Section 1. This act shall not in any citation or enumeration of the statutes be reckoned as one of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty, but may be designated as the General Laws, adding the number of the chapter and section when necessary, and shall take effect from and after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and twenty.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part V - The General Laws, and Express Repeal of Certain Acts and Resolves
Chapter 281 - The General Laws and Their Effect
Section 1 - Designation as General Laws; Citation; Effective Date
Section 2 - Construction of General Laws as Continuation of Former Acts
Section 3 - Repealed or Superseded Law; Effect of Repeal of Law by General Laws
Section 5 - Punishment, Penalty or Forfeiture Incurred; Effect of Repeal of Law by General Laws
Section 6 - Pending Actions, Suits or Prosecutions; Effect of Repeal of Law by General Laws
Section 7 - Tenure of Office Holders; Effect of Repeal of Law by General Laws
Section 8 - Salary or Compensation of Incumbent; Effect of Repeal of Law by General Laws
Section 9 - Statutory Time Periods; Effect of Repeal of Law by General Laws
Section 10 - Temporary Laws; Effect of Enactment of General Laws