{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-180-16","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 180, § 16","heading":"Approval of certificate of organization","body":"Section 16. The state secretary shall not endorse his approval upon the certificate of organization of any such corporation, unless satisfied that the purposes thereof are lawful, that its by-laws are consistent with law and conform to the requirements of the two following sections.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 180"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter180/Section16","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:21Z","sha256":"5d802bc3bbd2dbc3e090e160fffa3d106dd4e1ce23cb1db1e83c6a6ead7b4f20","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-180-15","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-180-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}