Mass. Const. pt. 2, ch. 6, art. 5
- Constitution
- Constitution of Massachusetts
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
All writs issuing out of the clerk's office in any of the courts of law, shall be in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: they shall be under the seal of the court from whence they issue: they shall bear test of the first justice of the court to which they shall be returnable, who is not a party, and be signed by the clerk of such court.
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