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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title XI CERTAIN RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE MATTERS
  4. Chapter 68A LIMITATIONS UPON THE CONDUCT OF CERTAIN TRUSTS AND CORPORATIONS HAVING CHARITABLE INTERESTS
  5. Section 4 Prohibited acts of corporations

Section 4

Section 4: Prohibited acts of corporations

Section 4. No corporation which is a ''private foundation'' as defined in section 509 of said Code, shall

(a) engage in any act of ''self-dealing'' (as defined in section 4941(d) of said Code), which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4941(a) of said Code;

(b) retain any ''excess business holdings'' (as defined in section 4943(c) of said Code), which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4943(a) of said Code;

(c) make any investment which would jeopardize the carrying out of any of its exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 4944 of said Code, so as to give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4944(a) of said Code; or

(d) make any ''taxable expenditures'' (as defined in section 4945(d) of said Code) which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4945(a) of said Code.