Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes

Section 1 - Application of Chapter
Section 2 - Definitions
Section 3 - Incorporators; Manner of Incorporation; Classes of Members; Personal Liability of Officers and Directors to Corporation
Section 3a - Correction of Inaccurate Corporate Records; Filing
Section 4 - Purposes
Section 4a - Credit Counseling Services; Practice of Law
Section 5 - Investigation by Local Authorities of Proposed Corporation or Corporations Seeking Change of Location or Name
Section 6 - Corporate Powers; Religious Corporations; Indemnification of Officers, Et Al.
Section 6a - By-Laws; Contents
Section 6b - Notice of Actions Proposed Under Sec. 7 or Sec. 8a; Notice to Certain Non-Voting Members
Section 6c - Directors, Officers or Incorporators; Good Faith Performance of Duties; Liability
Section 6d - Filing Certificate of Change Regarding Powers of Directors, Etc.
Section 7 - Amendment or Restatement of Articles of Organization; Change of Purposes or Name; Approval
Section 7a - Amendment or Restatement of Articles of Organization, or Articles of Consolidation or Merger; Inability to Comply With Sec. 7 or Sec. 10; Approval
Section 8a - Sale, Lease, or Exchange of Corporate Property and Assets; Grant of Security Interest; Public Charities; Notification of Attorney General and Commissioner of Public Health; Investigation
Section 9 - Evidence of Corporate Existence
Section 10 - Consolidation and Merger; Agreement; Submission of Articles; Filing Copy of Articles
Section 10a - Consolidation and Merger With Foreign Corporations; Agreement; Governing State Law; Submission of Articles; Filing of Articles
Section 10b - Consolidation and Merger; Effect; Amendments
Section 10c - Application of Laws; Exception
Section 11 - Dissolution; Non-Charitable Corporation
Section 11a - Dissolution; Voluntary; Charitable Corporation
Section 11b - Dissolution; Involuntary; Failure of Charitable Corporation to File Annual Financial Reports
Section 11c - Filing Fees
Section 13 - Conferring of Degree or Issuance of Diploma or Certificate Purporting to Confer Degree by Medical Corporation Prohibited
Section 14 - Establishment and Maintenance of Exhibition Grounds and Holding of Exhibition by Horse Breeding Corporation
Section 15 - Trade or Employment Organizations
Section 16 - Approval of Certificate of Organization
Section 17 - By-Laws
Section 17a - Pay-Roll Deductions for Union Dues of Employees of State, County or Municipality
Section 17b - Community Chest, United Fund, Scholarship, etc.; Pay-Roll Deductions of Town, County or State Employees
Section 17c - Associations of Public School Teachers; Payroll Deductions for Dues
Section 17d - School Teachers; Payroll Deductions for Income Protection Insurance Premiums
Section 17e - School Nurses; Payroll Deductions for Dues to Associations of Teachers
Section 17f - State Employees; Payroll Deductions for Contributions to Massachusetts Independent Health Agencies
Section 17g - State, County or Municipal Employees; Payroll Deductions for Payment of Service Fees to Collective Bargaining Agencies
Section 17h - Public Employees; Payroll Deductions for Periodic Pass for Public Transportation
Section 17i - Payroll Deductions for Public School Teachers
Section 17j - Public Employees; Payroll Deductions for Insurance or Employee Benefits
Section 17k - State Employees; Payroll Deductions for Near-Site Parking Fees, On-Site Child Care Fees and Other Employer-Provided Benefits
Section 17l - Public Employee; Payroll Deductions for Qualified State Tuition Program
Section 17m - State Police Employees; Payroll Deductions for Contributions to State Police Museum and Learning Center, Inc.
Section 17n - University of Massachusetts Employee Payroll Deductions for Certain University Sponsored Activities; Withdrawal of Authorization; Transmittal of Sum
Section 18 - Expulsion of Member; Examination of Books by Member
Section 19 - Fines Imposed on Members by Unions
Section 20 - Medical Milk Commission; Formation; Definition
Section 21 - Medical Milk Commission; Naming and Designation of Town Where Established
Section 22 - Salary, Emolument or Other Compensation Received by Member From Dairymen Prohibited
Section 23 - Contracts for Production of Milk
Section 24 - Investigatory Powers of Department of Public Health
Section 25 - Violations; Penalty
Section 26 - Change of Location by Certain Corporations
Section 26a - Annual Statements; Required Information; Certification; Fee; Violations; Penalties
Section 26b - Corporation in Good Standing; Certificate
Section 27 - Conviction Under Liquor or Gambling Laws; Voiding Charter
Section 28 - Conviction of Conducting Illegal Match; Voiding of Charter of Club or Organization
Section 29 - Local Regulation of Entertainments, Dances, Etc.