{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 179, § 17","heading":"Powers after disposal of property","body":"Section 17. The proprietors may, within ten years after such division, call and hold meetings and vote and raise money by assessments, as before provided, for the payment of their debts and all other charges and demands against them, and may do all other lawful acts necessary for closing their business.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 179"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter179/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:20Z","sha256":"2e99e5e5bdf0888d396f006cc73432e3a071e7c079a954c296dc5ad4857276ce","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-179-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}