Falsely pre tending to hold or granting de- "university" or ་་ 1893, 355, § 1. R. L. 208, 75. 4. 221 Mass. 190. view, manufactures, sells, exposes for sale, gives away or has in possession for sale or to give away or for use for any purpose, any article or substance, being an article of merchandise or a receptacle of merchandise or articles upon which is attached, through a wrapping or otherwise, engraved or printed in any manner, a representation of the United States flag, or whoever uses any representation of the arms or the great seal of the commonwealth for any advertising or commercial purpose, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both; but a flag belonging to a grand army post, to a camp of the United Spanish War Veterans, or belonging to or used in the service of the United States or the commonwealth, may have the names of battles and the name and number of the organization to which such flag belongs inscribed thereon. Words, figures, advertisements or designs attached to, or directly or indirectly connected with, the flag or any representation thereof in such manner that the flag or its representation is used to attract attention to or advertise such words, figures, advertisements or designs, shall for the purposes of this section be deemed to be upon the flag. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY. CHAPTER 266. Pretending to hold a College Degree, etc. SECTION 89. Whoever, in a book, pamphlet, circular, a degree, etc., advertisement or advertising sign, or by a pretended written certificate or diploma, or otherwise in writing, knowingly and falsely pretends to have been an officer or teacher, or to be a graduate or to hold any degree, of a college or other educational institution of this commonwealth or elsewhere, which is authorized to grant degrees, or of a public school of this commonwealth, and whoever, without the authority of a special act of the general court granting the power to give degrees, offers or grants degrees as a school, college or as a private individual, alone or associated with others, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. Any individual, school, association, corporation or institution of learning, Op. A. G. not having power to confer degrees under a special act of the general court using the designation of "university" or "college" shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars; but this shall not apply to any educational institution whose name on July ninth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, included the word "university" or "college". Wilful Injury to Schoolhouses. etc., to school etc., or furni- ture, etc. 1901, 4. SECTION 98. Whoever wilfully, intentionally and with- Wilful injury, out right, or wantonly and without cause, destroys, de- house, church, faces, mars or injures a schoolhouse, church or other building erected or used for purposes of education or religious instruction, or for the general diffusion of knowledge, or an outbuilding, fence, well or appurtenance of such schoolhouse, church or other building, or furniture, apparatus or other property belonging thereto or connected therewith, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year. Defacement of Library Books. 2 Allen, 159. books, etc., of 1867, 69. 1883, 81. SECTION 99. Whoever wilfully, intentionally and with- Defacement of out right, or wantonly and without cause, writes upon, libraries. injures, defaces, tears or destroys a book, plate, picture, 1872, 42. engraving, map, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, manu- P. S, 203, § 79. script or statue which belongs to a law, city, town or other public or incorporated library shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months. Detention of Library Books. 1901, 268, § 4. R. L. 208, § 83. books of 1883, 77. SECTION 100. Whoever wilfully, intentionally and with- Detention of out right, or wantonly and without cause, detains a book, libraries. newspaper, magazine, pamphlet or manuscript which be- 1901, 268, § 4. longs to a law, city, town or other public or incorporated R. L. 208, § 84. library for thirty days after a written notice from the librarian thereof, containing a copy of this section and given after the expiration of the time during which, by the regulations of such library, such book, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet or manuscript may be kept, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one nor more than twenty-five dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months. Disturbance of school or public meeting. 1849, 59. G. S. 165, § 23. P. S. 207, § 23. R. L. 212, § 32. Disturbance of public libraries. 1885, 225. R. L. 212, § 33. DISTURBANCE OF SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES. CHAPTER 272. SECTION 40. Whoever wilfully interrupts or disturbs a school or other assembly of people met for a lawful purpose shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one month or by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. 1 Gray, 476. SECTION 41. Whoever wilfully disturbs persons assembled in a public library, or a reading room connected therewith, by making a noise or in any other manner during the time when such library or reading room is open to the public shall be punished as provided in the preceding section. CITATIONS OF MISCELLANEOUS LAWS, TO WHICH OCCASIONAL REFERENCE MAY BE MADE. Deposits of duplicate volumes in public libraries by the trustees Oaths may be required of persons bringing demand for payment. Powers and duties of school committees in cities that have adopted city charters of A, B, C, or D Department appropriations in certain cities wherein the appropriation is determined by law at a certain rate Public playgrounds Property of educational institutions exempt from taxation Towns may maintain dental, medical and health clinics 111 50 School authorities may be required by a court to furnish informa |