Section 9. The supreme judicial and superior courts shall have like jurisdiction of civil actions brought by the attorney general against a person holding or claiming the right to hold an office or employment, the salary or compensation of which is payable by the commonwealth, a county, city or town.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title IV - Certain Writs and Proceedings in Special Cases
Chapter 249 - Audita Querela, Certiorari, Mandamus and Quo Warranto
Section 4a - Service Upon Board, Commission or Voluntary Association
Section 5 - Action in the Nature of Mandamus
Section 6 - Action in the Nature of Quo Warranto
Section 7 - Intervention by Attorney General
Section 9 - Jurisdiction of Actions Against Persons Holding or Claiming Public Office