{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-11","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 11","heading":"Adoption of by-laws; election of directors","body":"Section 11. At such first meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, the incorporators shall organize by the adoption of by-laws, and by the election, by ballot, of not less than five directors. The clerk appointed by the directors under section five shall make and attest a record of the proceedings until the clerk of the company has been chosen and sworn, including a record of such choice and qualification.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 161"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter161/Section11","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:49Z","sha256":"9a41dc61fb970dbee59393e55144833e0d62c5f4d7784410fd7f476ea9040dcc","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-10","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}