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MA Gen L ch 180 § 10c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 10c - Application of Laws; Exception

Section 10C. Every corporation shall, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, be subject to sections six, eight, ten, eleven, fourteen, thirty-two, thirty-five, thirty-seven, thirty-eight A, forty-three, forty-nine, fifty-five, fifty-six, fifty-seven, fifty-eight, fifty-nine, sixty-eight, sixty-nine, one hundred and two, one hundred and four, one hundred and five, one hundred and six, one hundred and eight, and one hundred and fifteen of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, except that the provisions of section fifty-five of said chapter one hundred and fifty-six B shall not affect the requirement under section eleven A of this chapter concerning the authorization of a petition for the dissolution of a charitable corporation constituting a public charity.  The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of said chapter one hundred and fifty-six B that are made applicable to corporations governed by this chapter shall be subject to the following: (a) those provisions of said chapter one hundred and fifty-six B that pertain to stock and stockholders, shares and classes or series of shares and stock and transfer records shall, except in the case of a corporation having capital stock outstanding, be applicable as nearly as may be to members, classes of members and records of membership; (b) the definitions of terms provided in this chapter shall be applicable; and (c) the filing fees provided in section eleven C of this chapter shall be applicable.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 11 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 11 - Dissolution; Non-Charitable Corporation

Section 11. A corporation which does not constitute a public charity and which desires to close its affairs may, unless otherwise provided in its articles of organization, by the vote of a majority of its members legally qualified to vote in meetings of the corporation, authorize a petition for its dissolution to be filed in the supreme judicial or superior court setting forth in substance the grounds of the application; and after such notice as the court may order and after hearing, the court may decree a dissolution of the corporation. Upon any dissolution in accordance with this chapter, the existence of the corporation shall cease, subject to applicable provisions of law for continuation to close its affairs, for the appointment of receivers and for revival.  Upon dissolution of a corporation in accordance with this chapter, the clerk of the court in which the decree therefor is entered shall forthwith make return thereof to the state secretary giving the name of the corporation and the date upon which such decree was entered. The state secretary shall thereupon notify the person shown by his records to have last served as clerk of the corporation of the entry of such decree and the date thereof.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 11a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 11a - Dissolution; Voluntary; Charitable Corporation

Section 11A. (a) A charitable corporation constituting a public charity organized under any general or special law, which desires to voluntarily windup and close its affairs, may authorize its dissolution in accordance with this section. This section shall constitute the sole method for the voluntary dissolution of a charitable corporation.  (b) A petition for dissolution shall be authorized by vote of a majority of the corporation's board of directors entitled to vote thereon; provided, however, that if the corporation has 1 or more classes of members, the corporation may, in its articles of incorporation, in a by-law adopted by the incorporators under section 3 or in a by-law adopted by the members, assign the power of authorization to the members acting by majority vote of the members entitled to vote thereon or provide that the exercise of the power shall be subject to approval by the members.  (c) If the corporation has no remaining assets, the petition for dissolution shall be submitted to the division of public charities of the office of the attorney general setting forth in substance the grounds of the application for dissolution together with the forms, affidavits and information as the division from time to time may prescribe. If the division is satisfied that the corporation has or will become inactive and that its dissolution would be in the public interest, the division may approve the dissolution of the corporation.  (d) If the corporation has remaining assets, the petition for its dissolution shall be filed in the supreme judicial court setting forth in substance the grounds for the application for dissolution and requesting the court to authorize the administration of its funds for similar public charitable purposes as the court may determine. The supreme judicial court may, by rule or order, provide that the petition and court authorization are not required for dissolutions approved by the division upon receipt of the forms, affidavits and information as the division may require if the corporation has net assets no greater than such amount as the court may provide in the rule or order or in such other situations as the court may provide.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 11b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 11b - Dissolution; Involuntary; Failure of Charitable Corporation to File Annual Financial Reports

Section 11B. If any charitable corporation described in section eleven A fails to comply for two consecutive years with the provisions of section eight F of chapter twelve requiring the filing of annual financial reports with the office of the attorney general, or if the attorney general is satisfied that such corporation has become inactive and that its dissolution would be in the public interest, the attorney general may petition the supreme judicial court for the dissolution of such corporation, requesting the court to authorize the administration of its funds for such similar public charitable purposes as the court may determine, and the court, after notice by mail or otherwise as it may order, may dissolve such corporation. The attorney general may include as many corporations in a single application as he deems fit, and the court may include in its decree any or all of said corporations. The clerk of the supreme judicial court shall submit to the commissioner of revenue a list of corporations so dissolved.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 11c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 11c - Filing Fees

Section 11C. Filing fees for the following shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven:  (a) For filing articles of organization required by section three.  (b) For filing articles of amendment required by section seven.  (c) For filing restated articles of organization in accordance with section seven.  (d) For filing a petition in accordance with section seven A.  (e) For filing articles of consolidation or merger in accordance with section ten.  (f) For the reservation of a name, or the extension of a reservation, and payment of the fee shall accompany the application.  (g) For filing all other certificates, statements, or reports required by this chapter unless another filing fee is specifically provided therefor.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 13 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 13 - Conferring of Degree or Issuance of Diploma or Certificate Purporting to Confer Degree by Medical Corporation Prohibited

Section 13. A corporation organized under this chapter for medical purposes shall not confer degrees, or issue diplomas or certificates conferring or purporting to confer degrees, unless specially authorized thereto by the general court. An officer, agent or servant of such corporation or any other person who confers degrees, or signs, issues or authorizes the signing or issuing of any diploma or certificate purporting to confer any degree of medicine or surgery, in violation hereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 14 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 14 - Establishment and Maintenance of Exhibition Grounds and Holding of Exhibition by Horse Breeding Corporation

Section 14. Corporations formed under this chapter for encouraging the raising of choice breeds of horses may establish and maintain grounds suitable for exhibitions and trials of the speed or strength of horses; may arrange for and advertise such exhibitions and trials upon such grounds, may collect admission fees thereto and may award purses or premiums to the participants therein, if such purses or premiums are raised only from voluntary subscriptions to the funds of the corporation, admission fees or fees for entering horses in such exhibitions or trials.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 15 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 15 - Trade or Employment Organizations

Section 15. Corporations may be formed under this chapter for improving the condition of any employees in any one or more trades or employments, either relative to their employment or to the promotion of education, temperance, morality or social intercourse among them, or for paying benefits to sick or unemployed members, or to persons dependent upon deceased members or otherwise.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 16 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 16 - Approval of Certificate of Organization

Section 16. The state secretary shall not endorse his approval upon the certificate of organization of any such corporation, unless satisfied that the purposes thereof are lawful, that its by-laws are consistent with law and conform to the requirements of the two following sections.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 17 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 17 - By-Laws

Section 17. The by-laws shall contain clear and distinct provisions relative to the election, admission and expulsion of members; the titles, duties, powers and tenure of the officers of the corporation and their election and removal; the number of members required for a quorum; the call for special meetings; the adoption, amendment and repeal of by-laws; the purposes to which the funds of the corporation may be applied and for which assessments may be laid upon the members; the conditions upon which a member or persons dependent upon a deceased member shall be entitled to benefits, if any are to be given by the corporation; the imposition of fines and forfeitures, if any; the deposit, investment and custody of the funds of the corporation; the periodical audit of the accounts of the treasurer; except that such by-laws may not restrict the right of the members thereof to offer nominations from the floor at the annual meeting of the corporation, nor prevent any member thereof from receiving a copy of the by-laws upon written request, but may require that for such nominations from the floor to be valid a notice signed by not less than seven members, giving the names of such nominees, be first filed with the corporation's recording officer not later than ten days prior to the date of the annual meeting. If pursuant to the by-laws, the report of a nominating committee is sent to the members at least thirty days prior to the date of the annual meeting, the by-laws may require, instead of the foregoing requirement, that the notice of nominations be first filed with the corporation's recording officer within twenty days after the nominating committee's report is sent out. A by-law shall not be repealed or amended, or an additional by-law adopted, unless notice of such proposed action shall have been given at a previous meeting; and such repeal, amendment or adoption shall not take effect until it has been approved by the state secretary as conformable to law.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 17a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 17a - Pay-Roll Deductions for Union Dues of Employees of State, County or Municipality; Revocation

Section 17A. Deductions on payroll schedules may be made from the salary of an employee of an amount that the employee may specify in writing to that employee's employer or its representative under chapter 150E or to an employer made subject to chapter 150A by chapter 760 of the acts of 1962, for the payment of union dues or fees to an employee organization. The authorization for payroll deduction may be irrevocable pursuant to the terms of that authorization for a period of not more than 1 year after the authorization and shall be revocable solely pursuant to the terms of revocation specified in the employee authorization. An authorization consistent with the terms of this section shall be accepted by the employer. The treasurer of the employee organization or relief association shall notify the office of the employer responsible for implementing payroll deductions of an authorization revocation not later than 15 calendar days after it is received.  If an authorization for payroll deduction does not specify the terms for revocation, then the authorization may be withdrawn by the employee by giving not less than 60 calendar days notice in writing of that withdrawal to that employee's employer responsible for implementing payroll deductions and by filing a copy of the notice with the treasurer of the employee organization.  The state treasurer or the treasurer of the employer that employs the employee shall deduct from the salary of that employee the amount of union dues or fees certified to that treasurer on the payroll and transmit the sum so deducted to the treasurer of the employee organization; provided, however, that the state treasurer or the treasurer of the employer, as applicable, is satisfied that the treasurer of the employee organization has given the employee organization a bond, in a form approved by the commissioner of revenue, for the faithful performance of that treasurer's duties, in a sum and with such surety as is satisfactory to the state treasurer or treasurer of the employer. Whenever an employee organization is certified or obtains consent recognition under chapter 150A or chapter 150E, such deductions shall be made for dues or fees only to the certified or recognized employee organization.  This section shall be effective in a county, city or town that has accepted it in the manner provided by section 2 of chapter 740 of the acts of 1950 or that accepts this section in the following manner: (i) in a county, by vote of the county commissioners; (ii) in a city having a Plan D or Plan E charter, by majority vote of its city council; (iii) in any other city, by vote of city council, approved by the mayor; and (iv) in a town, by vote of the board of selectmen.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 17b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 17b - Community Chest, United Fund, Scholarship, etc.; Pay-Roll Deductions of Town, County or State Employees

Section 17B. Deductions on pay-roll schedules may be made from the salary of any town, county or state employee of any amount which such employee may specify in writing to the officer, or the head of the department, board or commission, by whom or which he is employed, for the payment of a contribution to a community chest or united fund, or to scholarship and other fundraising initiatives that benefit a public institution of higher education, its affiliates and foundations as listed in section 5 of chapter 15A. Any such authorization may be withdrawn by the employee by giving at least sixty days' notice in writing of such withdrawal to the officer, or the head of the department, board or commission, by whom or which he is then employed. The treasurer of the town, county or state shall deduct from the salary of such employee such amount of contribution as may be certified to him on the pay-roll and transmit the sum so deducted to the community chest or united fund, or to scholarship and other fundraising initiatives that benefit a public institution of higher education, its affiliates and foundations as listed in section 5 of chapter 15A; provided, that the town, county or state treasurer is satisfied by such evidence as he may require that the treasurer of such community chest or united fund has given to said community chest or united fund a bond, in a form approved by the commissioner, for the faithful performance of his duties, in a sum and with such surety or sureties as are satisfactory to the town, county or state treasurer.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 17d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 17d - School Teachers; Payroll Deductions for Income Protection Insurance Premiums

Section 17D. With the approval of a school committee deductions may be made from the salary of a school teacher of any amount which such teacher may specify in writing to the city, town or district school committee by which he is employed for the payment of premiums for income protection insurance, and upon notification of such approval the treasurer of the city, town or district shall deduct from the salary of such teacher such amount of premium as may be certified to him on the payroll and transmit the sum so deducted to the insurance company providing said income protection insurance. Authorization by a school teacher for such deductions may be withdrawn by him by giving at least sixty days' notice in writing of such withdrawal to said school committee.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 17f (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 17f - State Employees; Payroll Deductions for Contributions to Massachusetts Independent Health Agencies

Section 17F. Deductions on payroll schedules may be made from the salary of any state employee of any amount which such employee may specify in writing to the officer, or the head of the department, board or commission, by whom or which he is employed, for the payment of a contribution to the Massachusetts Independent Health Agencies, provided, however, that a state employee shall have the right to select one or more affiliating agencies of said Massachusetts Independent Health Agencies to which he wishes to have his contribution credited. Any such authorization may be withdrawn by the employee by giving sixty days notice in writing of such withdrawal to the officer, or the head of the department, board or commission, by whom or which he is then employed. The state treasurer shall deduct from the salary of such employee such amount of contribution as may be certified to him on the payroll and transmit the sum so deducted to the treasurer of the Massachusetts Independent Health Agencies Committee; provided that the state treasurer is satisfied by such evidence as he may require that the treasurer of such Massachusetts Independent Health Agencies Committee has given to said committee a bond, in a form approved by the commissioner, for the faithful performance of his duties, in a sum and with such surety or sureties as are satisfactory to the state treasurer.
MA Gen L ch 180 § 17h (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes|Section 17h - Public Employees; Payroll Deductions for Periodic Pass for Public Transportation

Section 17H. Deductions on pay-roll schedules may be made from the salary of any state, county or municipal or other public employee of an amount which such employee may specify in writing to any state, county, municipal or other public officer, or the head of the state, county, municipal or public department, board, commission or agency by whom or which he is employed, for the payment of the cost of a periodic pass for public transportation for such time and for such amount as the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority or any regional transportation authorities may provide. Any such authorization may be withdrawn by the employee by giving at least sixty days' notice in writing of such withdrawal to the state, county, municipal or public officer, or the head of the state, county, municipal or public department, board, commission or agency by whom or which he is then employed.  The state treasurer, the common paymaster as defined in section one hundred and thirty-three of chapter one hundred and seventy-five, or the treasurer of the county, municipality or other public agency by which such employee is employed, shall deduct from the salary of such employee such amount for such periodic pass as may be certified to him on the pay-roll, and transmit the sum so deducted to the treasurer of said Authority.  This section shall be effective in any county, city or town which has accepted it in the manner provided by section two of chapter seven hundred and forty of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty, or which accepts it in the following manner:—In a county by vote of the county commissioners; in a city having a Plan D or Plan E charter by majority vote of its city council; in any other city by vote of its city council, approved by the mayor; and in a town by vote of the board of selectmen.