{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-21","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, § 21","heading":"Incorporation of religious societies","body":"Section 21. An unincorporated religious society, if it contains ten or more members, male or female, may become a corporation, and may hold so much real and personal estate as may be necessary for the objects of such organization, and no more.","path":["Part I","Title XI","Chapter 67"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXI/Chapter67/Section21","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:15Z","sha256":"baa5d1cebbfeff23cd58cbe16c3ca162ab9af23cbd3611b89a8642ca78c15d62","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-20","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}