§ 1 Issuance of warrant for meeting upon application of proprietors of lands, wharves or other real estate held in common to organize as corporation
§ 2 Notice of organizational meeting
§ 3 Formation of corporation; selection of officers; certification of organization
§ 4 Duties of clerk
§ 5 Duties of treasurer
§ 6 Actions by and against corporations
§ 7 By-laws; annexation of penalties
§ 8 Power of moderator
§ 9 Powers of proprietors at legal meeting
§ 10 Voting rights
§ 11 Conduct of business
§ 12 Failure of proprietor to pay assessment
§ 13 Redemption of shares
§ 14 Sale by proprietors
§ 15 Division of property; deposit of records; fees
§ 16 Termination of corporation
§ 17 Powers after disposal of property
§ 18 Management of distinct lots or parcels of land enclosed and fenced in one common field
§ 19 Issuance of warrant for meeting upon application of proprietors of land comprising common field
§ 20 Officers
§ 21 Field drivers; selection; powers
§ 22 Rules as to pasturing
§ 23 Voting rights; land enclosed for one proprietor’s exclusive benefit
§ 24 Trespass by a proprietor
§ 25 Assessments upon proprietors
§ 26 Collection of assessments
§ 27 Remedy for injury to land caused by beasts of stranger
§ 28 Apportionment of fence among proprietors
§ 29 Non-use of land; liability for maintenance or assessment on fence
§ 30 Expenses of apportionment and maintenance
§ 31 Repair of fence by other proprietor
§ 32 Recovery of cost of repairs; double damages
§ 33 Emergency repair of fence; recovery of cost of repairs
§ 34 Enclosure by proprietor of own land; effect on common field
§ 35 Maintenance of boundaries within general field; violation
§ 36 Jurisdiction of superior court; order to fence
§ 37 Fields established by court order; management
§ 38 Division of general field; petition; committee to make division
§ 39 Division of general field; court order
§ 40 Discontinuance of a common field
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 179 - Proprietors of Wharves, Real Estate Lying in Common, and General Fields

  • 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.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Interests: includes any form of membership in a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156D sec. 11.01
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.