{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156b-52","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, § 52","heading":"Filling vacancies","body":"Section 52. Unless the articles of organization provide otherwise, any vacancy in the board of directors, however occurring, including a vacancy resulting from the enlargement of the board, and any vacancy in any other office may be filled in the manner prescribed in the by-laws or, in the absence of such by-law, by the directors.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 156B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter156B/Section52","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:38Z","sha256":"60055efd7701693272f867d160183dd6484409624c9fe7edeefe8c63fb41c746","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156b-51","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156b-53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}