{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-51","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, § 51","heading":"Certification of organization to state secretary","body":"Section 51. The standing committee or other officers shall certify the organization of such church to the state secretary, in such form as he shall prescribe; and upon payment of a fee of five dollars to the secretary shall perform the same duties and with the same legal effect as in the case of corporations organized under chapter one hundred and eighty.","path":["Part I","Title XI","Chapter 67"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXI/Chapter67/Section51","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:15Z","sha256":"55077a2973ad64b710e9293c0f5fab13e3e6fba9474e5075e0d693bb049f990a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-50","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-67-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}