Pt. 2, c. VI, Art. V
Form of writs
Structure
The Courts
Pt. 2, c. VI · Oaths, Commissions and Other Provisions
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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.
Simplified explanation
All writs from the clerk's office of any court of law shall be in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, under the seal of the issuing court, bear test of the first justice of the returnable court who is not a party, and be signed by its clerk.