Section 1. The posts or pillars erected pursuant to chapter two hundred and eighty-six of the acts of eighteen hundred and seventy to indicate the true meridian lines shall remain the property of the respective counties in which they are situated, under the care of the county commissioners, and shall be accessible to any surveyor or civil engineer residing in the same county or engaged in surveying therein, for the purpose of testing the variation of the compass for the time being. Whoever wilfully displaces, alters, defaces, destroys or otherwise injures any of the aforesaid posts or the fixtures thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars, to be divided between the complainant and the county.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XV - Regulation of Trade
Chapter 97 - Surveying of Land
Section 2 - Annual Adjustment and Verification of Compass; Record
Section 3 - Use of Measuring Devices
Section 7 - Failure to Adjust Compass
Section 8 - Massachusetts Coordinate System Nad, 1983; Mainland and Island Zones
Section 9 - Zones, Designation
Section 10 - Coordinates, Definition
Section 11 - Conversion of Meters to United States Survey Feet
Section 12 - Massachusetts Coordinate System Nad, 1983; Definition
Section 13 - Limitation on Use of Name of System
Section 14 - Coordinate System Nad, 1927; Continued Use
Section 15 - Coordinates; Location of Points on Earth's Surface
Section 16 - Coordinate System Nad, 1927; Definition
Section 17 - Use of System in Describing Locations of Survey Stations or Land Boundary Points