Section 16. The land now taken by the commonwealth about the state house shall remain an open space, and no railroad or railway shall be constructed or operated in, upon or over the same. A grant made to a railroad or railway corporation shall not be construed to include any portion of said land.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 8 - State Superintendent of Buildings, and State House
Section 1 - Bureau of the State House; Superintendent of the State House
Section 4 - Appointment of Employees
Section 5 - Cleaners; Salary; Work Week
Section 6 - Repairs and Improvements; Requisitions
Section 6a - Purchases Not Exceeding $5,000
Section 7 - Repair of Damage to State House
Section 9 - Operation and Maintenance of State House
Section 10 - Assignment of Rooms in State House and Elsewhere; Exceptions
Section 14 - Military History Museum
Section 16 - Land Around State House; Open Space
Section 17 - Rooms in State House for Departments of War Veterans
Section 17b - Selected Writings of John Adams; Exhibition in State House
Section 18a - Veteran Memorabilia; State House Exhibits; Records
Section 19 - Portraits of Designated Former Governors
Section 19a - Portraits or Other Memorials of Former Governors
Section 20 - Old Provincial State House; Maintenance and Preservation