{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-68-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 68, § 4","heading":"Corporate bodies, trustees as","body":"Section 4. Churches or religious societies may appoint trustees, not exceeding five, who shall with their successors be a body corporate, for the purposes mentioned in section one, and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter applicable thereto.","path":["Part I","Title XI","Chapter 68"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXI/Chapter68/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:16Z","sha256":"0145f9ba7a2cfd46047fa33eba3157652621fa838c73b92490fed55d07d9d67e","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-68-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-68-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}