{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-158-18","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, § 18","heading":"Management by officers; selection of president","body":"Section 18. The business of every corporation shall be managed and conducted by a president, a board of not less than three directors, a clerk, treasurer and such other officers and agents as the corporation authorizes for that purpose. The directors shall choose one of their number as president.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 158"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter158/Section18","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:43Z","sha256":"757b7915369dd3f27246d03cd20a7ec0dcbd96df5712b61bb8895f0dda8b90e0","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-158-17","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-158-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}