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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 16 · Marketing contracts between corporation and members
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 17 · Marketing contracts; provisions for liquidated damages; injunction for breach
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 18 · Taxation; filing fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157A, § 1 · Short title
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157A, § 2 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157A, § 3 · Corporations organized under chapter 156D; election to be governed as employee cooperative
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157A, § 4 · Revocation of election
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157A, § 5 · Corporate name
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157A, § 6 · Members; membership shares; fees; rights and responsibilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157A, § 7 · Voting shares; by-laws; amendment of articles of organization
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157A, § 8 · Net earnings or losses; apportionment, distribution and payment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157A, § 9 · Internal capital accounts; recall or redemption of shares; interest; collective reserve account
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157A, § 10 · Internal capital account cooperatives
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157A, § 11 · Conversion of membership shares and internal capital accounts upon revocation of election; consolidation or merger
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 1 · Purpose of chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 2 · Application of chapter; amendment of articles of incorporation to comply with chapter
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 3 · Cooperative corporations subject to certain laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 4 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 5 · Application of laws; conflict of laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 6 · Articles of organization
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 7 · Name
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 8 · Name; forfeiture; judicial action
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 9 · Power to make, amend or repeal by-laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 10 · Articles or by-laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 11 · Net savings; apportionment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 12 · Termination of proprietary leases
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, § 13 · Loans
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 1 · Application of chapter; secretary defined
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 2 · Formation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 3 · Corporations formed to furnish steam, hot water, or hydrostatic or pneumatic pressure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 4 · Number of incorporators; capital
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 5 · Contents of agreement of association
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 6 · First meeting
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 7 · Subscribers to hold franchise; distribution of shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 8 · Organization
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 9 · Submission of details of organization to secretary; approval; certificate
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 10 · Business powers of corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 11 · Alteration, addition to or change of business
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 12 · Digging up or opening streets or highways; qualified corporations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 13 · Highway defects caused by corporation; liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 14 · Pipes or conductors in street; regulation by municipality
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 15 · Corporations for introduction and propagation of herrings and alewives; local permit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 16 · Water, gas, power and wire communication corporations; interest upon advance payments by customers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 17 · Safe deposit boxes; definitions; insurance notice; overdue rentals; affidavit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 18 · Management by officers; selection of president
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 19 · Selection of directors, clerk, treasurer and other agents and officers; term
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 20 · Clerk's duties; treasurer's bond
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 21 · Entitlement to stock certificates
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 22 · Lost certificates
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 23 · Special charter corporations; fixing and limiting of capital stock
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 24 · Increase or reduction of capital stock
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 25 · Special stock
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 26 · Employees' stock; issuance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 27 · Employees' stock; dividends
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 28 · Employees' stock; transfer; redemption; limitation upon number of shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 29 · Assessment upon shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 30 · Failure to pay assessment; sale of shares
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 31 · Notice of sale; transfer of shares sold
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 32 · Commencement of business; payment of capital stock
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 33 · Payment for capital stock
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 34 · Proxies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 35 · Quorum
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 36 · Correction of defective proceedings; procedure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 37 · Annual certificate of condition
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 38 · Failure to file annual certificate; dissolution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 39 · Certificate of increase of capital stock; filing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 40 · Certificate of reduction of capital stock; filing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 41 · Submission of certificate to secretary; approval; filing; fee
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 42 · Penalties for omitting to file certificates
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 43 · Filing fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 44 · Officers; liability for debts and contracts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 45 · Members or stockholders; liability for debts and contracts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 46 · Conditions to liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 47 · Right of judgment creditor to officer and shareholder list
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 48 · Refusal to give list; false list; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 49 · Bill in equity against officers and stockholders
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 50 · Proportionate assessment of shareholders
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 51 · Death of a defendant
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 52 · Dismissal; notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 53 · Non-joinder of parties; abatement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 54 · Defense by officer or stockholder of action against corporation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 1 · Duties; jurisdiction to enforce
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 2 · Penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 3 · Limitations upon liability imposed by carrier
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 4 · Security required of employee to indemnify against neglect; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 5 · Foreign express businesses; appointment of general agent
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 6 · Foreign express businesses; general agent's bond
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 7 · Foreign express businesses; failure of agent to comply with Secs. 5 and 6; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 8 · Protection of carriers; misuse of orders; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 9 · Express business upon steamboat lines; application of provisions relating to railroads
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 10 · Enforcement of chapter by department of telecommunications and cable and department of public utilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 11 · Record of action by department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 12 · Services supervised and regulated by department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 12A to 12D · Repealed, 2014, 287, Sec. 76
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 12E · Third party verification service providers; registration
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 13 · Inquiry into rates, etc.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 14 · Unjust rates, fares or charges; orders to fix; orders for reparation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 14A · Repealed, 2014, 287, Sec. 77
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 15 · Free service, tickets, passes or transportation prohibited; exceptions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, § 16 · Regulations, practices, equipment, appliances or service of carrier; department control, hearing and order; proof of compliance