{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176p-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176P, § 2","heading":"Lodge system","body":"Section 2. A society shall be deemed to be operating on the lodge system when it has a supreme governing or legislative body, and subordinate lodges or branches, by whatever name known, to which members are elected, initiated and admitted in accordance with its constitution, by-laws, and prescribed ritualistic ceremonies, and the subordinate lodges or branches are required by the by-laws of such society to hold regular or stated meetings at least once in each month.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 176P"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter176P/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:19Z","sha256":"e1b33502e4262dc142ad2afff9e7dfa2899d26b62e326f0d2d10f279000f01a7","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176p-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176p-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}