The sheriffs of the several counties and the penal institutions commissioner of Boston may remove any officer appointed by them, respectively, to any position of trust or authority in a jail or house of correction who is known to use intoxicating liquor to excess.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 14
Removal of officers using intoxicating liquor to excess
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