Section 31. Every corporation shall, once in every five years, publish once each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Boston, and also in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the corporation has its principal office, a list of all dividends which have remained unclaimed for two years or more and the names and last known addresses of the persons to whose credit such dividends stand.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156B sec. 31

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.