Section 9. A measurer of lumber for any city or town who is guilty of or connives at a fraud or deceit in measuring, marking or numbering the contents of any kind of wood or lumber, or who, when lawfully requested, refuses without good reason to measure lumber, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XV - Regulation of Trade
Chapter 96 - Measurement of Lumber
Section 7 - Measurers of Lumber; Election; Appointment
Section 8 - Acting in Adjoining Towns; Application for License; Fee
Section 9 - Fraud or Deceit in Measuring, Marking or Numbering Lumber; Refusal to Measure
Section 10 - Fraud of Seller or Purchaser; Inducing False Measurements
Section 11 - Misrepresentation of Authority
Section 11a - International Log Rule; Standard Rule for Determining Foot Content