{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-171-10","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 171, § 10","heading":"Amendment of by-laws","body":"Section 10. The by-laws may be amended at any annual meeting, or at a special meeting called for the purpose, by a majority vote of all of the members present and entitled to vote; provided, however, that the notice of the meeting and of the proposed amendment is given each member in the manner prescribed in said by-laws. No amendment or amendments containing a change in the conditions of residence, occupation or association which qualify persons for membership shall become operative until approved in writing by the commissioner.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 171"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter171/Section10","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:01Z","sha256":"30f3cb0b4169fbe8a31f6e0204ffb062d874f4eaf09848833b967f338c71a156","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-171-9","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-171-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}