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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 153, § 2 · Knowledge by employee of defect or negligence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 153, § 3 · Unremedied defect reported to be defective
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 153, § 4 · Continuation in employment after knowledge of defective railway equipment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 153, § 5 · Limitation of award
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 153, § 6 · Notice of injury to employer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 153, § 7 · Employees of independent contractors and subcontractors; defects causing injuries
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 153, § 8 · Amounts received from insurance funds and relief societies; mitigation of damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 153, § 9 · Examination of condition causing injury; court order
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 154, § 1 · Assignment defined
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 154, § 2 · Security for loans; acceptance by employer; recordation; consent of wife; period of assignment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 154, § 3 · Conditions for validity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 154, § 4 · Delivery of copies of assignment; delivery of written account
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 154, § 5 · Standard form
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 154, § 6 · Trustee process; effect of assignment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 154, § 7 · Effect of assignment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 154, § 8 · Deductions from salary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 1 · Application of chapter; secretary defined
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 2 · Examination of certificates and reports by state secretary; records; reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 2A · Repealed, 1971, 819, Sec. 2
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 2B · Clinics, hospitals, rest homes, etc., approval of articles of organization and amendments
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 3 · Acts of incorporation and corporate organizations subject to legislative action
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 3A · Public service corporations; deposit of funds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 4 · Public service corporations; misleading use of names or titles
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 5 · Violations of Sec. 4; investigation; penalties; injunction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 5A · Allowances for depreciation ordered set aside by department of utilities or department of telecommunications and cable
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 6 · General powers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 7 · Content of by-laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 8 · Conveyance of land
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 9 · Name of corporation; exception
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 9A · Reservation of corporate name
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 10 · Change of name
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 11 · Unauthorized business; restraint by injunction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 12 · Free hospital beds for employees of corporation; appropriation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 12A · Contributions to communities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 12B · Reciprocal insurance contracts; exchanges
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 12C · Contributions for charitable, scientific or educational purposes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 13 · Chartered corporations; time for organization; commencement of corporate existence
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 14 · First meeting; holders of privileges prior to organization
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 15 · Failure, refusal or neglect to call meeting; alternative method
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 16 · Par value of common and preferred shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 17 · Issue at less than par
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 18 · Preferred stock; amount; preferences and voting powers; exceptions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 19 · Preferred stock; content of certificate
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 20 · Increase of capital stock; notice of vote; disposition of new shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 21 · Voting rights, etc. of persons in representative or fiduciary capacity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 22 · Records available for inspection by shareholders; record date of right to vote or to other rights
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 23 · Shareholders list; filing; failure to file
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 23A · Repealed, 1938, 445, Sec. 13
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 24 to 44 · Repealed, 1957, 765, Sec. 2
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 45 · Record transfer of stock not paid for
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 46 · New certificates upon transfer or pledge
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 47 · Publication of unclaimed dividend list
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 48 · False statements; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 49 · Statement required by foreign law; penalty for falsifying
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 50 · Voluntary dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 50A · Failure to file reports or returns; application of secretary or commissioner to dissolve
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 51 · Continuation to close affairs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 51A · Distribution of assets on petition; notice; liability of directors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 52 · Appointment of receivers; powers; term
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 53 · Payment of debts; distribution of surplus
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 54 · Surrender of certificate of incorporation; notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 55 · Return to state secretary of decree of dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, § 56 · Revival of corporations dissolved under provisions of Sec. 50A
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 2 · Scope of chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 3 · Corporations not within application of chapter; adoption of chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 4 · Powers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 5 · Holding stock in other corporations; prohibitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 6 · Agreement of association; contents
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 7 · Corporations dealing with real estate; duration
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 8 · First meeting; notice; service; waiver of notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 9 · Organization; selection of temporary clerk; adoption of by-laws; election of officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 10 · Oath to articles by directors; liability to stockholders
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 11 · Approval by secretary of corporation documents; filing of articles
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 12 · Certificate of incorporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 13 · Scope of by-laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 14 · Creation and issuance of shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 15 · Consideration for capital stock; instalment payments
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 16 · Issuance of unissued balance of authorized capital stock; approval; filing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 17 · Validation of issue not submitted for approval
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 18 · Payment of subscriptions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 19 · Subscriptions in default; sale of rights to subscribe
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 20 · Instalments in default; sale of rights to shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 21 · Management of corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 22 · Election or appointment of officers; terms; qualifications
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 23 · Manufacturing corporations; election of directors by employees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 24 · Certificate of changes; submission to secretary; filing; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 25 · Board of directors; powers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 26 · Executive committee of board; duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 27 · Meetings of board of directors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 28 · Stockholders meetings; time; place; notice; quorum; waiver of notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 29 · Change in date of annual meeting
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 30 · Special meetings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 31 · Corporate voting of own shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 32 · Voting rights; proxies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 33 · Certificates; signatures; seal; limitations and preferences
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 34 · Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 35 · Reduction of capital stock; services rendered by operatives; liability; disproportionate payments by a stockholder; contribution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 36 · Officers' liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 37 · Directors' liability