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§ 1 — Co-operative business corporation

Massachusetts § 1
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XXIICORPORATIONS
Ch. 157CO-OPERATIVE CORPORATIONS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, § 1 (2026).

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Section 1. A corporation may be organized under chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, with shares having par value, for the purpose of co-operation in carrying on any business or of co-operative trade.

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