Massachusetts Statutes
§ 12 — Unincorporated religious societies; powers
Massachusetts § 12
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XICERTAIN RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE MATTERS
Ch. 68DONATIONS AND CONVEYANCES FOR PIOUS AND CHARITABLE USES
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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 68, § 12 (2026).
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Section 12. Unincorporated religious societies shall have like power as incorporated societies to manage, use and employ, according to its terms and conditions, any gift or grant made to them; they may elect trustees, agents or other officers therefor, and may sue for any right which may vest in them in consequence of such gift or grant; for which purposes they shall be corporations.
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