WILKINS, C.J.
An interlocutory report under G.L.c. 278, § 30A, by a judge of the Superior Court presents the question raised before trial by a motion to dismiss a criminal complaint: "Is a town authorized to impose a criminal penalty for violation of a provision of its zoning by-laws?" The complaint, issued by the District Court of Natick, charged the defendant with violation of "Section IIIA, number 44" of the zoning by-law of the town of Natick in that on or...
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