§ 1 Application of chapter
§ 2 Definitions
§ 3 Incorporators; manner of incorporation; classes of members; personal liability of officers and directors to corporation
§ 3A Correction of inaccurate corporate records; filing
§ 4 Purposes
§ 4A Credit counseling services; practice of law
§ 5 Investigation by local authorities of proposed corporation or corporations seeking change of location or name
§ 6 Corporate powers; religious corporations; indemnification of officers, et al.
§ 6A By-laws; contents
§ 6B Notice of actions proposed under Sec. 7 or Sec. 8A; notice to certain non-voting members
§ 6C Directors, officers or incorporators; good faith performance of duties; liability
§ 6D Filing certificate of change regarding powers of directors, etc.
§ 7 Amendment or restatement of articles of organization; change of purposes or name; approval
§ 7A Amendment or restatement of articles of organization, or articles of consolidation or merger; inability to comply with Sec. 7 or Sec. 10; approval
§ 8A Sale, lease, or exchange of corporate property and assets; grant of security interest; public charities; notification of attorney general and commissioner of public health; investigation
§ 9 Evidence of corporate existence
§ 10 Consolidation and merger; agreement; submission of articles; filing copy of articles
§ 10A Consolidation and merger with foreign corporations; agreement; governing state law; submission of articles; filing of articles
§ 10B Consolidation and merger; effect; amendments
§ 10C Application of laws; exception
§ 11 Dissolution; non-charitable corporation
§ 11A Dissolution; voluntary; charitable corporation
§ 11B Dissolution; involuntary; failure of charitable corporation to file annual financial reports
§ 11C Filing fees
§ 13 Conferring of degree or issuance of diploma or certificate purporting to confer degree by medical corporation prohibited
§ 14 Establishment and maintenance of exhibition grounds and holding of exhibition by horse breeding corporation
§ 15 Trade or employment organizations
§ 16 Approval of certificate of organization
§ 17 By-laws
§ 17A Pay-roll deductions for union dues of employees of state, county or municipality; revocation
§ 17B Community chest, united fund, scholarship, etc.; pay-roll deductions of town, county or state employees
§ 17D School teachers; payroll deductions for income protection insurance premiums
§ 17F State employees; payroll deductions for contributions to Massachusetts Independent Health Agencies
§ 17H Public employees; payroll deductions for periodic pass for public transportation
§ 17I Payroll deductions for public school teachers
§ 17J Public employees; payroll deductions for insurance or employee benefits
§ 17K State employees; payroll deductions for near-site parking fees, on-site child care fees and other employer-provided benefits
§ 17L Public employee; payroll deductions for qualified state tuition program
§ 17M State police employees; payroll deductions for contributions to State Police Museum and Learning Center, Inc.
§ 17N University of Massachusetts employee payroll deductions for certain university sponsored activities; withdrawal of authorization; transmittal of sum
§ 18 Expulsion of member; examination of books by member
§ 19 Fines imposed on members by unions
§ 20 Medical Milk Commission; formation; definition
§ 21 Medical Milk Commission; naming and designation of town where established
§ 22 Salary, emolument or other compensation received by member from dairymen prohibited
§ 23 Contracts for production of milk
§ 24 Investigatory powers of department of public health
§ 25 Violations; penalty
§ 26 Change of location by certain corporations
§ 26A Annual statements; required information; certification; fee; violations; penalties
§ 26B Corporation in good standing; certificate
§ 27 Conviction under liquor or gambling laws; voiding charter
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Interests: includes any form of membership in a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156D sec. 11.01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.