TITLE XI CERTAIN RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE MATTERS
- CHAPTER 67 PARISHES AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES
- Section 1 Continuance of existing corporations
- Section 2 Existing societies; limitation or modification of rights, privileges, etc.
- Section 3 Status of church privileges
- Section 4 By-laws
- Section 5 Membership; rights and restrictions
- Section 6 Membership; women and non-residents
- Section 7 Meetings; election of officers; tenure; vacancies
- Section 8 Method of election of officers
- Section 9 Powers of moderator
- Section 10 Assessors or standing committee; election; tenure
- Section 11 Management of prudential affairs
- Section 12 Procedure when officers fail to call meeting
- Section 13 Warning of meetings
- Section 14 Warrant for meetings; contents
- Section 15 Presiding officer during selection of moderator; oath of office
- Section 16 Collector
- Section 17 Appropriations
- Section 18 Assessments on pews and property of members; liability of members for parish debts
- Section 19 Sale or removal of pews or meeting-house
- Section 20 “Religious society” and “society”, defined
- Section 21 Incorporation
- Section 22 Organization meeting; certificate of incorporation, filing, etc.
- Section 23 Incorporation of religious society
- Section 24 Incorporation of owners
- Section 25 Restrictions on amount of property owned; use of income
- Section 26 Record of organization proceedings; filing
- Section 27 Use of funds; purposes
- Section 28 Societies incorporated under special acts; powers
- Section 29 Manner of calling meetings
- Section 30 Collection of assessments
- Section 31 Sale of pews for taxes
- Section 32 Notice of sale; affidavit of posting
- Section 33 New or rejuvenated meeting houses; acquisition of funds by selling pews
- Section 34 Meeting-houses unfit for worship; rights of pew owners to compensation
- Section 35 Assessments on pews
- Section 36 Assessments on pews; consent of owners
- Section 37 Purchase of pews
- Section 38 Property status of pews
- Section 39 Organization
- Section 40 Organization
- Section 41 Powers of trustees
- Section 42 First meeting of trustees, etc.
- Section 43 Filing record of organization
- Section 44 Incorporation
- Section 45 Status and powers of archbishop’s successor
- Section 46 Powers of corporation
- Section 47 Authorization
- Section 48 Notice of meeting
- Section 49 Election of officers
- Section 50 By-laws
- Section 51 Certification of organization to state secretary
- Section 52 Church members only to be members of corporation; associate membership
- Section 53 Conveyances by church officers
- Section 54 Conveyances from religious societies
- Section 55 Orthodox churches; incorporation
- CHAPTER 68 DONATIONS AND CONVEYANCES FOR PIOUS AND CHARITABLE USES
- Section 1 Corporate bodies, church officers as
- Section 2 Corporate bodies; status of ministers and lay officials
- Section 3 Management of trusts; appointment of trustees; rules and regulations
- Section 4 Corporate bodies, trustees as
- Section 5 Succession of parsonage land
- Section 6 Regulation of conveyances of church land
- Section 7 Conveyance of land by minister
- Section 8 Committees to settle accounts of officers
- Section 9 Repealed, 1965, 40
- Section 10 Overseers or trustees of monthly meeting of Quakers as corporation
- Section 11 Monthly meeting of Quakers; appointment of trustees; powers and duties
- Section 12 Unincorporated religious societies; powers
- Section 13 Reports of trustees
- Section 14 Removal of trustees
- Section 15 Repealed, 1954, 529, Sec. 3
- Section 16 Regulation of solicitation of funds for charitable purposes on public ways
- Section 17 Repealed, 1964, 718, Sec. 2
- Section 18 Definitions
- Section 19 Registration of charitable organization; filing of statement; contents
- Section 20 Exemption from registration
- Section 21 Commissions; expenses
- Section 22 Contracts
- Section 23 Solicitation disclosures; guaranteed minimum percentage utilized for charitable purposes
- Section 24 Registration by professional fund-raising counsel, commercial co-venturer, or professional solicitor; annual financial report
- Section 25 Records; public inspection
- Section 26 Fiscal records
- Section 27 Reciprocal agreements
- Section 28 Deceptive practices prohibited
- Section 29 Rules and regulations
- Section 30 Investigation of violations
- Section 31 Foreign organizations or persons; service of process
- Section 32 Violations; revocation of registration; fines and penalties; injunctions
- Section 33 Fiduciary capacity
- Section 34 Common Fund for Nonprofit Organizations; membership; investments
- Section 35 Paid solicitations and solicitors; violations; fine
- CHAPTER 68A LIMITATIONS UPON THE CONDUCT OF CERTAIN TRUSTS AND CORPORATIONS HAVING CHARITABLE INTERESTS
- Section 1 Prohibited acts of trusts
- Section 2 Distributions of trusts
- Section 3 Application of sections one and two
- Section 4 Prohibited acts of corporations
- Section 5 Distributions of corporations
- Section 6 Application of sections four and five
- Section 7 Rights and powers of courts and attorney general unimpaired
- Section 8 References to Internal Revenue Code