Section 6 – Corporate Powers; Religious Corporations; Indemnification of Officers, Et Al.
Section 6. A corporation shall have in furtherance of its corporate purposes the powers specified in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, and clause (k) of section nine of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B and the power to convey land to which it has a legal title. Except as otherwise provided in its articles of […]
Section 11c – Filing Fees
Section 11C. Filing fees for the following shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven: (a) For filing articles of organization required by section three. (b) For filing articles of amendment required by section seven. (c) For filing restated articles of organization in accordance […]
Section 6a – By-Laws; Contents
Section 6A. A corporation may make, amend and repeal by-laws in the manner prescribed in and subject to sections sixteen and seventeen of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, substituting members for stockholders. A corporation may prescribe by its by-laws the manner in which and the officers and agents by whom its purposes may be […]
Section 13 – Conferring of Degree or Issuance of Diploma or Certificate Purporting to Confer Degree by Medical Corporation Prohibited
Section 13. A corporation organized under this chapter for medical purposes shall not confer degrees, or issue diplomas or certificates conferring or purporting to confer degrees, unless specially authorized thereto by the general court. An officer, agent or servant of such corporation or any other person who confers degrees, or signs, issues or authorizes the […]
Section 6b – Notice of Actions Proposed Under Sec. 7 or Sec. 8a; Notice to Certain Non-Voting Members
Section 6B. If members of a corporation are entitled to vote on any corporate action but are not entitled to vote on action proposed under section seven or eight A, the corporation shall give to such members prior notice of any action proposed under said section seven or eight A. Such notice shall be given […]
Section 14 – Establishment and Maintenance of Exhibition Grounds and Holding of Exhibition by Horse Breeding Corporation
Section 14. Corporations formed under this chapter for encouraging the raising of choice breeds of horses may establish and maintain grounds suitable for exhibitions and trials of the speed or strength of horses; may arrange for and advertise such exhibitions and trials upon such grounds, may collect admission fees thereto and may award purses or […]
Section 6c – Directors, Officers or Incorporators; Good Faith Performance of Duties; Liability
Section 6C. A director, officer or incorporator of a corporation shall perform his duties as such, including, in the case of a director, his duties as a member of a committee of the board upon which he may serve, in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests […]
Section 6d – Filing Certificate of Change Regarding Powers of Directors, Etc.
Section 6D. Following any change in the board with the power of directors, and presiding financial and recording officers with the powers of president, treasurer, and clerk, the corporation may file in the office of the state secretary a certificate of such change signed under penalties of perjury by the recording officer.
Section 7 – Amendment or Restatement of Articles of Organization; Change of Purposes or Name; Approval
Section 7. A corporation may authorize, by vote of two-thirds of its members entitled to vote thereon or, in the case of a corporation having capital stock, the holders of two-thirds of its capital stock entitled to vote thereon at a meeting duly called for the purpose, with notice given as provided in section six […]
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 7A. A corporation that is unable to comply with section seven or section ten may petition the state secretary for any amendment to its articles of organization, or for a restatement of its articles of organization, authorized by said section seven or for approval of articles of consolidation or merger authorized by said section […]