The enacting style of all measures submitted to the people in pursuance of an initiative petition for a law shall be: Be it enacted by the People, and by their authority.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, § 3
Enacting style of initiative measures
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Commonwealth v. Love (2002)
Most recently applied in Commonwealth v. Love (October 2002)
Official source: Massachusetts Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Massachusetts statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.