Massachusetts Chapter 156 — Business Corporations
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 1— Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 2— Scope of chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 3— Corporations not within application of chapter; adoption of chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 4— Powers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 5— Holding stock in other corporations; prohibitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 6— Agreement of association; contents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 7— Corporations dealing with real estate; duration
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 8— First meeting; notice; service; waiver of notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 9— Organization; selection of temporary clerk; adoption of by-laws; election of officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 10— Oath to articles by directors; liability to stockholders
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 11— Approval by secretary of corporation documents; filing of articles
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 12— Certificate of incorporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 13— Scope of by-laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 14— Creation and issuance of shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 15— Consideration for capital stock; instalment payments
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 16— Issuance of unissued balance of authorized capital stock; approval; filing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 17— Validation of issue not submitted for approval
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 18— Payment of subscriptions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 19— Subscriptions in default; sale of rights to subscribe
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 20— Instalments in default; sale of rights to shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 21— Management of corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 22— Election or appointment of officers; terms; qualifications
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 23— Manufacturing corporations; election of directors by employees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 24— Certificate of changes; submission to secretary; filing; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 25— Board of directors; powers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 26— Executive committee of board; duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 27— Meetings of board of directors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 28— Stockholders meetings; time; place; notice; quorum; waiver of notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 29— Change in date of annual meeting
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 30— Special meetings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 31— Corporate voting of own shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 32— Voting rights; proxies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 33— Certificates; signatures; seal; limitations and preferences
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 34— Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 35— Reduction of capital stock; services rendered by operatives; liability; disproportionate payments by a stockholder; contribution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 36— Officers' liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 37— Directors' liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 38— Conditions to liability; enforcement of liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 39— Discontinuance of suit; non-joinder of persons liable; death of defendant
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 40— Apportionment of assessment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 41— Increase or reduction of capital stock; changes of location; change of par value of capital stock; dissolution proceedings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 41A— Change in number of shares without par value
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 41B— Change in number of shares with par value
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 41C— Change of shares without par value to par value shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 42— Change of structure; conveyance of property
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 43— Approval of amendments or alterations; fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 44— Increase in capital stock in accordance with Sec. 41 or 41C; content of articles
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 45— Reduction of capital stock in accordance with Sec. 41 or 41C; content of articles
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 46— Sale, lease or exchange of property and assets; remedy of dissenting stockholder
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 46A— Definitions; organizations authorized to merge; method; effect of merger
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 46B— Corporations authorized to consolidate; method
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 46C— Effect of consolidation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 46D— Merger or consolidation with foreign corporation; method; liability of directors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 46E— Consolidations; remedy of dissenting shareholders
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 46F— Certificates of merger or consolidation; issuance by state secretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 47— Annual report of condition; contents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 48— Annual report of condition; approval; filing; public inspection
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 49— Repealed, 1977, 98, Sec. 3
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 50— Failure to file report of condition; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 51— Appointment of receiver
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 52— Failure to file certificates or reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 53— Filing of articles of organization; fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 54— Certain certificates; determination of fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 55— Filing of other amendments, certificates, statements and reports; fees