Section 10. (a) Any two or more corporations as defined in section two and any such corporation and any other corporations organized under other laws of the commonwealth, if such other laws permit, may consolidate to form a new corporation, or may merge into a single corporation which may be any one of the constituent […]
Section 10A. (a) Any one or more corporations as defined in section two may consolidate or merge with one or more other corporations organized under the laws of any other state or states of the United States, if the laws of such other state or states permit. The constituent corporations may consolidate to form a […]
Section 10B. Any consolidation or merger carried out in the manner specified in section ten or ten A shall have the effect set forth in section eighty of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B and the articles of merger or articles of consolidation, as the case may be, may thereafter be amended in the manner […]
Section 10C. Every corporation shall, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, be subject to sections six, eight, ten, eleven, fourteen, thirty-two, thirty-five, thirty-seven, thirty-eight A, forty-three, forty-nine, fifty-five, fifty-six, fifty-seven, fifty-eight, fifty-nine, sixty-eight, sixty-nine, one hundred and two, one hundred and four, one hundred and five, one hundred and six, one hundred and eight, […]
Section 11. A corporation which does not constitute a public charity and which desires to close its affairs may, unless otherwise provided in its articles of organization, by the vote of a majority of its members legally qualified to vote in meetings of the corporation, authorize a petition for its dissolution to be filed in […]
Section 11A. (a) A charitable corporation constituting a public charity organized under any general or special law, which desires to voluntarily windup and close its affairs, may authorize its dissolution in accordance with this section. This section shall constitute the sole method for the voluntary dissolution of a charitable corporation. (b) A petition for dissolution […]
Section 11B. If any charitable corporation described in section eleven A fails to comply for two consecutive years with the provisions of section eight F of chapter twelve requiring the filing of annual financial reports with the office of the attorney general, or if the attorney general is satisfied that such corporation has become inactive […]
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 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 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 15. Corporations may be formed under this chapter for improving the condition of any employees in any one or more trades or employments, either relative to their employment or to the promotion of education, temperance, morality or social intercourse among them, or for paying benefits to sick or unemployed members, or to persons dependent […]
Section 16. The state secretary shall not endorse his approval upon the certificate of organization of any such corporation, unless satisfied that the purposes thereof are lawful, that its by-laws are consistent with law and conform to the requirements of the two following sections.
Section 17. The by-laws shall contain clear and distinct provisions relative to the election, admission and expulsion of members; the titles, duties, powers and tenure of the officers of the corporation and their election and removal; the number of members required for a quorum; the call for special meetings; the adoption, amendment and repeal of […]
Section 17A. Deductions on payroll schedules may be made from the salary of an employee of an amount that the employee may specify in writing to that employee’s employer or its representative under chapter 150E or to an employer made subject to chapter 150A by chapter 760 of the acts of 1962, for the payment […]
Section 17B. Deductions on pay-roll schedules may be made from the salary of any town, county or state employee of any amount which such employee may specify in writing to the officer, or the head of the department, board or commission, by whom or which he is employed, for the payment of a contribution to […]
Section 17D. With the approval of a school committee deductions may be made from the salary of a school teacher of any amount which such teacher may specify in writing to the city, town or district school committee by which he is employed for the payment of premiums for income protection insurance, and upon notification […]
Section 17F. Deductions on payroll schedules may be made from the salary of any state employee of any amount which such employee may specify in writing to the officer, or the head of the department, board or commission, by whom or which he is employed, for the payment of a contribution to the Massachusetts Independent […]
Section 17H. Deductions on pay-roll schedules may be made from the salary of any state, county or municipal or other public employee of an amount which such employee may specify in writing to any state, county, municipal or other public officer, or the head of the state, county, municipal or public department, board, commission or […]
Section 17I. A single deduction on payroll schedules shall be made from the salary of any school teacher in an amount which such teacher may specify in writing to the city, town or district school committee by which he is employed; provided, however, that no specific deduction shall be made for the payment of contributions […]
Section 17J. Deductions on payroll schedules may be made from the salary of any state, county, municipal or other public employee of an amount which such employee may specify in writing to any state, county or municipal officer, or public department head, board, commission or agency by whom or which he is employed, for any […]
