Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 1 (2026)
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Section 1. In this chapter unless a contrary intention appears, ''corporation'' shall mean a corporation to which, under section two, this chapter applies, and ''secretary'' or ''state Secretary'' shall mean the secretary of the commonwealth.
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case, 1927–1927 · leading case: Connecticut Valley Tobacco Ass'n v. Inhabitants of Agawam, 158 N.E. 506 (Mass. 1927).
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Ass'n v. Inhabitants of Agawam, 158 N.E. 506 (Mass. 1927). “” It is provided in G. L. c. 156, § 1, that a business corporation means a corporation to which § 2 of this chapter applies, and § 2 declares that the statute shall apply "to agricultural .”
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