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2006 Massachusetts Code - CHAPTER 67. — PARISHES AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES.
TITLE XI. — CERTAIN RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE MATTERS.
- Chapter 67 — Section 1. Parishes and religious societies; continuance of existing corporations.
- Chapter 67 — Section 2. Existing societies; limitation or modification of rights, privileges, etc..
- Chapter 67 — Section 3. Status of church privileges.
- Chapter 67 — Section 4. By-laws.
- Chapter 67 — Section 5. Membership; rights and restrictions.
- Chapter 67 — Section 6. Membership; women and non-residents.
- Chapter 67 — Section 7. Meetings; election of officers; tenure; vacancies.
- Chapter 67 — Section 8. Method of election of officers.
- Chapter 67 — Section 9. Powers of moderator.
- Chapter 67 — Section 10. Assessors or standing committee; election; tenure.
- Chapter 67 — Section 11. Management of prudential affairs.
- Chapter 67 — Section 12. Procedure when officers fail to call meeting.
- Chapter 67 — Section 13. Warning of meetings.
- Chapter 67 — Section 14. Warrant for meetings; contents.
- Chapter 67 — Section 15. Presiding officer during selection of moderator; oath of office.
- Chapter 67 — Section 16. Collector.
- Chapter 67 — Section 17. Appropriations.
- Chapter 67 — Section 18. Assessments on pews and property of members; liability of members forparish debts.
- Chapter 67 — Section 19. Sale or removal of pews or meeting-house.
- Chapter 67 — Section 20. "Religious society" and "society", defined.
- Chapter 67 — Section 21. Religious societies; incorporation.
- Chapter 67 — Section 22. Organization meeting; certificate of incorporation, filing, etc..
- Chapter 67 — Section 23. Incorporation of religious society.
- Chapter 67 — Section 24. Proprietors of meeting houses; incorporation of owners.
- Chapter 67 — Section 25. Restrictions on amount of property owned; use of income.
- Chapter 67 — Section 26. Record of organization proceedings; filing.
- Chapter 67 — Section 27. Use of funds; purposes.
- Chapter 67 — Section 28. Societies incorporated under special acts; powers.
- Chapter 67 — Section 29. Manner of calling meetings.
- Chapter 67 — Section 30. Collection of assessments.
- Chapter 67 — Section 31. Sale of pews for taxes.
- Chapter 67 — Section 32. Notice of sale; affidavit of posting.
- Chapter 67 — Section 33. New or rejuvenated meeting houses; acquisition of funds by selling pews.
- Chapter 67 — Section 34. Meeting-houses unfit for worship; rights of pew owners to compensation.
- Chapter 67 — Section 35. Assessments on pews.
- Chapter 67 — Section 36. Assessments on pews; consent of owners.
- Chapter 67 — Section 37. Purchase of pews.
- Chapter 67 — Section 38. Property status of pews.
- Chapter 67 — Section 39. Protestant episcopal societies; organization.
- Chapter 67 — Section 40. Methodist episcopal churches; organization.
- Chapter 67 — Section 41. Powers of trustees.
- Chapter 67 — Section 42. First meeting of trustees, etc.
- Chapter 67 — Section 43. Filing record of organization.
- Chapter 67 — Section 44. Roman catholic churches; incorporation.
- Chapter 67 — Section 45. Status and powers of archbishop's successor.
- Chapter 67 — Section 46. Powers of corporation.
- Chapter 67 — Section 47. Authorization.
- Chapter 67 — Section 48. Notice of meeting.
- Chapter 67 — Section 49. Election of officers.
- Chapter 67 — Section 50. By-laws.
- Chapter 67 — Section 51. Certification of organization to state secretary.
- Chapter 67 — Section 52. Church members only to be members of corporation; associate membership.
- Chapter 67 — Section 53. Conveyances by church officers.
- Chapter 67 — Section 54. Conveyances from religious societies.
- Chapter 67 — Section 55. Orthodox churches; incorporation.
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