Chapter 180: CORPORATIONS FOR CHARITABLE AND CERTAIN OTHER PURPOSES
- Section 1 Application of chapter
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 2A, 2B Repealed, 1971, 819, Sec. 3
- Section 3 Incorporators; manner of incorporation; classes of members; personal liability of officers and directors to corporation
- Section 3A Correction of inaccurate corporate records; filing
- Section 4 Purposes
- Section 4A Credit counseling services; practice of law
- Section 5 Investigation by local authorities of proposed corporation or corporations seeking change of location or name
- Section 6 Corporate powers; religious corporations; indemnification of officers, et al.
- Section 6A By-laws; contents
- Section 6B Notice of actions proposed under Sec. 7 or Sec. 8A; notice to certain non-voting members
- Section 6C Directors, officers or incorporators; good faith performance of duties; liability
- Section 6D Filing certificate of change regarding powers of directors, etc.
- Section 7 Amendment or restatement of articles of organization; change of purposes or name; approval
- Section 7A Amendment or restatement of articles of organization, or articles of consolidation or merger; inability to comply with Sec. 7 or Sec. 10; approval
- Section 8 Repealed, 1947, 559, Sec. 3
- Section 8A Sale, lease, or exchange of corporate property and assets; grant of security interest; public charities; notification of attorney general and commissioner of public health; investigation
- Section 9 Evidence of corporate existence
- Section 9A Repealed, 1971, 819, Sec. 5
- Section 10 Consolidation and merger; agreement; submission of articles; filing copy of articles
- Section 10A Consolidation and merger with foreign corporations; agreement; governing state law; submission of articles; filing of articles
- Section 10B Consolidation and merger; effect; amendments
- Section 10C Application of laws; exception
- Section 11 Dissolution; non-charitable corporation
- Section 11A Dissolution; voluntary; charitable corporation
- Section 11B Dissolution; involuntary; failure of charitable corporation to file annual financial reports
- Section 11C Filing fees
- Section 12, 12A Repealed, 1954, 529, Secs. 4, 5
- Section 13 Conferring of degree or issuance of diploma or certificate purporting to confer degree by medical corporation prohibited
- Section 14 Establishment and maintenance of exhibition grounds and holding of exhibition by horse breeding corporation
- Section 15 Trade or employment organizations
- Section 16 Approval of certificate of organization
- Section 17 By-laws
- Section 17A Pay-roll deductions for union dues of employees of state, county or municipality; revocation
- Section 17B Community chest, united fund, scholarship, etc.; pay-roll deductions of town, county or state employees
- Section 17C Repealed, 2019, 73, Sec. 6
- Section 17D School teachers; payroll deductions for income protection insurance premiums
- Section 17E Repealed, 2019, 73, Sec. 6
- Section 17F State employees; payroll deductions for contributions to Massachusetts Independent Health Agencies
- Section 17G Repealed, 2019, 73, Sec. 6
- Section 17H Public employees; payroll deductions for periodic pass for public transportation
- Section 17I Payroll deductions for public school teachers
- Section 17J Public employees; payroll deductions for insurance or employee benefits
- Section 17K State employees; payroll deductions for near-site parking fees, on-site child care fees and other employer-provided benefits
- Section 17L Public employee; payroll deductions for qualified state tuition program
- Section 17M State police employees; payroll deductions for contributions to State Police Museum and Learning Center, Inc.
- Section 17N University of Massachusetts employee payroll deductions for certain university sponsored activities; withdrawal of authorization; transmittal of sum
- Section 18 Expulsion of member; examination of books by member
- Section 19 Fines imposed on members by unions
- Section 20 Medical Milk Commission; formation; definition
- Section 21 Medical Milk Commission; naming and designation of town where established
- Section 22 Salary, emolument or other compensation received by member from dairymen prohibited
- Section 23 Contracts for production of milk
- Section 24 Investigatory powers of department of public health
- Section 25 Violations; penalty
- Section 26 Change of location by certain corporations
- Section 26A Annual statements; required information; certification; fee; violations; penalties
- Section 26B Corporation in good standing; certificate
- Section 27 Conviction under liquor or gambling laws; voiding charter
- Section 28 Conviction of conducting illegal match; voiding of charter of club or organization
- Section 29 Local regulation of entertainments, dances, etc.