{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-1","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, § 1","heading":"Continuance of existing corporations","body":"Section 1. Every religious society heretofore established or organized under any statute shall continue a body corporate with the powers given to such corporations by law, and with the powers, privileges, liabilities and duties set forth in this chapter; but this chapter shall not impair the existing rights of property of any territorial parish.","path":["Part I","Title XI","Chapter 67"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXI/Chapter67/Section1","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:14Z","sha256":"9b79602f745aa4572a22937133d74628922a57fbe79de96bf723086e85e48710","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-66a-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}