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2006 Massachusetts Code - CHAPTER 156. — BUSINESS CORPORATIONS.
- Chapter 156 — Section 1. Definitions.
- Chapter 156 — Section 2. Scope of chapter.
- Chapter 156 — Section 3. Corporations not within application of chapter; adoption of chapter.
- Chapter 156 — Section 4. Powers.
- Chapter 156 — Section 5. Holding stock in other corporations; prohibitions.
- Chapter 156 — Section 6. Organization; content of agreement of association.
- Chapter 156 — Section 7. Corporations dealing with real estate; duration.
- Chapter 156 — Section 8. First meeting; notice; service; waiver of notice.
- Chapter 156 — Section 9. Organization; selection of temporary clerk; adoption of by-laws; electionof officers.
- Chapter 156 — Section 10. Oath to articles by directors; liability to stockholders.
- Chapter 156 — Section 11. Approval by secretary of corporation documents; filing of articles.
- Chapter 156 — Section 12. Certificate of incorporation.
- Chapter 156 — Section 13. Scope of by-laws.
- Chapter 156 — Section 14. Creation and issuance of shares.
- Chapter 156 — Section 15. Consideration for capital stock; installment payments.
- Chapter 156 — Section 16. Issue of unissued balance of authorized capital stock; approval.
- Chapter 156 — Section 17. Validation of issue not submitted for approval.
- Chapter 156 — Section 18. Payment of subscriptions.
- Chapter 156 — Section 19. Subscriptions in default; sale of rights to subscribe.
- Chapter 156 — Section 20. Instalments in default; sale of rights to shares.
- Chapter 156 — Section 21. Management of corporation.
- Chapter 156 — Section 22. Election or appointment of officers; terms; qualifications.
- Chapter 156 — Section 23. Manufacturing corporations; election of a director by employees.
- Chapter 156 — Section 24. Certificate of changes; submission to commissioner; filing; penalty.
- Chapter 156 — Section 25. Powers of the board of directors.
- Chapter 156 — Section 26. Executive committee of the board; duties.
- Chapter 156 — Section 27. Meetings of the board of directors.
- Chapter 156 — Section 28. Stockholders meetings; time; place; notice; quorum; waiver of notice.
- Chapter 156 — Section 29. Change in date of annual meeting.
- Chapter 156 — Section 30. Special meetings.
- Chapter 156 — Section 31. Corporate voting of own shares.
- Chapter 156 — Section 32. Voting rights; proxies.
- Chapter 156 — Section 33. Certificates; signatures; seal; limitations and preferences.
- Chapter 156 — Section 34. Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates.
- Chapter 156 — Section 35. Reduction of capital stock; services rendered by operatives;disproportionate payments by a stockholder; contribution.
- Chapter 156 — Section 36. Officers' liability.
- Chapter 156 — Section 37. Directors liability.
- Chapter 156 — Section 38. Conditions to liability; enforcement of liability.
- Chapter 156 — Section 39. Permission to discontinue; non-joinder of all persons liable; death of adefendant.
- Chapter 156 — Section 40. Apportionment of assessment.
- Chapter 156 — Section 41. Increase or reduction of capital stock; changes of location; change of parvalue of capital stock; dissolution proceedings.
- Chapter 156 — Section 41A. Change in number of shares without par value.
- Chapter 156 — Section 41B. Change in number of shares with par value.
- Chapter 156 — Section 41C. Change of shares without par value to par value shares.
- Chapter 156 — Section 42. Change of name, business, classes of capital stock, or organizationalstructure; sale, mortgage, pledge, lease or exchange of property.
- Chapter 156 — Section 43. Approval of amendments; fees.
- Chapter 156 — Section 44. Change of capital stock in accordance with sec. 41 or 41C; content ofarticles.
- Chapter 156 — Section 45. Reduction of capital stock in accordance with sec. 41; contentof articles.
- Chapter 156 — Section 46. Sale, lease or exchange of property; remedy of dissenting stockholder.
- Chapter 156 — Section 46A. Definitions; organizations authorized to merge; method; effect of merger.
- Chapter 156 — Section 46B. Corporations authorized to consolidate; method.
- Chapter 156 — Section 46C. Effect of consolidation.
- Chapter 156 — Section 46D. Domestic and foreign corporations; method; liability of directors.
- Chapter 156 — Section 46E. Consolidations; remedy of dissenting shareholders.
- Chapter 156 — Section 46F. Certificate of consolidation; issuance by state secretary;contents.
- Chapter 156 — Section 47. Annual reports; time; content.
- Chapter 156 — Section 48. Approval; filing; public inspection.
- Chapter 156 — Section 49. Repealed, 1977, 98, Sec. 3.
- Chapter 156 — Section 50. Failure to file; penalty.
- Chapter 156 — Section 51. Conditions to appointment of receivers.
- Chapter 156 — Section 52. Failure to file certificates or reports.
- Chapter 156 — Section 53. Filing of articles of organization.
- Chapter 156 — Section 54. Increase in capital stock with par value; change of par value shares;increase in shares without par value; change of no par value shares toshares with par value.
- Chapter 156 — Section 55. Other amendments, certificates, statements and reports.
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