Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40 § 36
Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Such keeper shall have the power of a police officer and shall receive the compensation to be fixed by the selectmen upon his appointment. For the expenses of detention and support of each person committed, shown by the officer's return to have been actually detained in the lockup, there may be charged upon the precept, if any, and paid to the town, not more than fifty dollars for each day or fraction thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, § 36