{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-36","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 36","heading":"Prohibition","body":"Section 36. A company shall not declare any stock or scrip dividend or divide the proceeds of the sale of stock or scrip among its stockholders.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 161"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter161/Section36","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:49Z","sha256":"1737efd0995495b8070dc429b74a4cb3d03739cbe3183ce78e807d9b4eda87e0","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-35","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-161-37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}