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§ 1 — Continuance of existing corporations

Massachusetts § 1
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XICERTAIN RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE MATTERS
Ch. 67PARISHES AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, § 1 (2026).

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Section 1. Every religious society heretofore established or organized under any statute shall continue a body corporate with the powers given to such corporations by law, and with the powers, privileges, liabilities and duties set forth in this chapter; but this chapter shall not impair the existing rights of property of any territorial parish.

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