Section 5. At any regular meeting, or at any duly called special meeting, at which a majority of its stockholders are present, a corporation formed under section three may authorize the investment if its reserve fund or any part thereof, first, in the building where it is doing business, or, second, in a first mortgage of real estate owned and occupied as a dwelling by any of its stockholders.

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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 157 sec. 5

  • 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.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.