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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 11.06 · Articles of merger or share exchange
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 11.07 · Effect of merger or share exchange
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 11.08 · Abandonment of a merger or share exchange
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 12.01 · Sale of assets in regular course of business and mortgage of assets
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 12.02 · Sale of assets other than in regular course of business
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 13.01 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 13.02 · Right to appraisal
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 13.03 · Assertion of rights by nominees and beneficial owners
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 13.20 · Notice of appraisal rights
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 13.21 · Notice of intent to demand payment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 13.22 · Appraisal notice and form
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 13.23 · Perfection of rights; right to withdraw
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 13.24 · Payment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 13.25 · After-acquired shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 13.26 · Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 13.30 · Court action
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 13.31 · Court costs and counsel fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.01 · Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.02 · Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders, or otherwise in accordance with articles of organization
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.03 · Articles of dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.04 · Revocation of dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.05 · Effect of dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.06 · Known non-contingent claims against dissolved corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.07 · Unknown claims against dissolved corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.08 · Creation of reserves as adequate provision for unasserted product liability claims and known contingent claims against dissolved corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.09 · Enforcement of claims against dissolved corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.20 · Grounds for administrative dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.21 · Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.22 · Reinstatement following administrative dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.23 · Appeal from denial of reinstatement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.30 · Grounds for judicial dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.31 · Procedure for judicial dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.32 · Receivership or custodianship
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.33 · Decree of dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.34 · Reorganization under a statute of the United States; effectuation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 14.40 · Deposit with treasurer of the commonwealth
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.01 · Authority to transact business required
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.02 · Consequences of transacting business without authority
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.03 · Delivering certificate by foreign corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.04 · Amended certificate
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.05 · Effect of filing of certificate
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.06 · Corporate name of foreign corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.07 · Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.08 · Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.09 · Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.10 · Liability to be sued; service on foreign corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.11 · False reports or statements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.20 · Withdrawal of foreign corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.21 · Automatic withdrawal upon certain conversions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.22 · Withdrawal upon conversion to a nonfiling entity
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.23 · Transfer of authority
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.30 · Grounds for revocation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.31 · Procedure for and effect of revocation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 15.32 · Appeal from revocation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 16.01 · Corporate records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 16.02 · Inspection of records by shareholders
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 16.03 · Scope of inspection right
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 16.04 · Court-ordered inspection
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 16.05 · Inspection of records by directors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 16.06 · Exception to notice requirement; consequences of inability to deliver notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 16.20 · Financial statement for shareholders
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 16.21 · By-law amendments
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 16.22 · Annual report for secretary of state
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 17.01 · Application to existing domestic corporations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 17.02 · Application to qualified foreign corporations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 17.03 · Saving provisions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 17.04 · Severability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 1 · Short title
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 2 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 3 · Compliance with chapters 156A and 156D; authority of this chapter over articles of organization, bylaws or shareholder agreement of benefit corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 4 · Organization of benefit corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 5 · Election by existing corporation to convert to benefit corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 6 · Termination of status as benefit corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 7 · Prohibition against advertising as benefit corporation without full compliance with this chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 8 · Creation for benefit corporation resulting from merger, share exchange or conversion
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 9 · General public benefit; specific public benefit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 10 · Board of directors, committees and individual directors; consideration of best interests of corporation; non-liability for monetary damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 11 · Benefit director; powers and duties; election and removal annual shareholder's report; non-liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 12 · Officers; consideration of interests and factors of Sec. 10, subsec. (a); non-liability for monetary damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 13 · Benefit officer; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 14 · Benefit enforcement proceeding
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 15 · Annual benefit report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, § 16 · Timing of annual benefit report sent to shareholders; posting on website; copy to state secretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 1 · Co-operative business corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 2 · Distribution of earnings or profits; sinking fund; limitation upon shares held
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 3 · Co-operative agricultural, dairy or mercantile associations; name
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 3A · Repealed, 1983, 574, Sec. 14
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 3B · Direct-charge cooperatives
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 4 · Capital stock; powers; by-laws; meetings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 5 · Investment of reserve fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 6 · Apportionment of earnings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 7 · Acceptance of provisions relating to agricultural, dairy or mercantile associations; approval
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 8 · Use of word co-operative in connection with other businesses; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 9 · Fee for filing articles of organization
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 10 · Agricultural, horticultural and other co-operative corporations incorporated without capital stock; method of organization; rights and powers of members
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 11 · Powers of corporations organized under Sec. 10
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 12 · First meeting; selection of directors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 13 · Scope of by-laws; amendment or repeal of by-law
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 14 · Membership
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 15 · Amendment or alteration of articles of organization