Section 2. The board, having first complied with all the preliminary requirements prescribed by law, shall adopt an order of intention to take, which shall contain a description of the property to be taken sufficiently accurate for identification, and shall state the interest therein to be taken and the purpose for which such property is to be taken, and, if betterments are to be assessed therefor, shall so state; otherwise, it shall state that no betterments are to be assessed. In case there are trees upon land so to be taken, or structures affixed thereto, the order shall state whether the same are to be included in the taking, and, if they are not to be so included, shall allow the owner a reasonable time after the taking becomes absolute to remove the same, to be specified in the order.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XIII - Eminent Domain and Betterments
Chapter 80a - Eminent Domain Takings and Betterment Assessments by Judicial Proceedings
Section 2 - Order of Intention; Contents
Section 3 - Order of Intention; Additional Provisions; Notice of Adoption
Section 4 - Petition to Take Property
Section 6 - Default Judgments; Appointment of Guardians
Section 8 - Arbitration of Disputes; Appointment of Commissioners
Section 9 - Redetermination of Damages; Procedure
Section 10 - Final Adjudication
Section 11 - Abandonment or Discontinuance of Proceedings
Section 12 - Transfer of Property; Interest Transferred; Payment of Compensation
Section 13 - Taxation of Costs
Section 14 - Assessment of Improvements; Assessment Lien; Effective Date