{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-49","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, § 49","heading":"Election of officers","body":"Section 49. At the time and place stated in said notice, the resident members of such church may assemble at their place of worship and by ballot elect a moderator, a clerk, who shall be sworn, a treasurer, a standing committee of not less than three nor more than twenty-four members or a board of trustees, managers, directors, executive committee, prudential committee, wardens and vestry or other officers with the powers of a standing committee, and such other officers as they may deem necessary.","path":["Part I","Title XI","Chapter 67"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXI/Chapter67/Section49","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:15Z","sha256":"a19780ba454f34c9e751c8a5a0a0d7c4d07504c02176bccbdf8caba7880965d9","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-48","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}