{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-157-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 1","heading":"Co-operative business corporation","body":"Section 1. A corporation may be organized under chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, with shares having par value, for the purpose of co-operation in carrying on any business or of co-operative trade.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 157"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter157/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:42Z","sha256":"b60544e8068f3d4c0ef486e72a936a4c22fb16d973d5f6f347e519b51414cf85","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156e-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-157-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}