{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176, § 2","heading":"Lodge system","body":"Section 2. A society having a supreme legislative or governing body and subordinate lodges or branches by whatever name known, into which members are elected, initiated or admitted in accordance with its constitution, by-laws, ritual and rules, which subordinate lodges or branches are required by the by-laws of the society to hold regular meetings at least once in each month, shall be deemed to be operating on the lodge system.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 176"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter176/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:12Z","sha256":"e6a6bea0e1da38189a2fedb1ff2e46f6b839a0318cb731af1b47b5cb27d8d1ce","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176-1b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}