A Manual of the Business Corporation Law of Massachusetts

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1903 Excerpt: ... THE BUSINESS CORPORATION LAW 07 MASSACHUSETTS. CHAPTER I. THE BUSINESS CORPORATION LAW. The Business Corporation Law of Massachusetts is contained in Chapter 437 of the Acts of the year 1903. It is here reprinted in full as follows: --AN ACT RELATIVE TO BUSINESS COEPORATIONS. General Provisions. 1. Application of act. 2. Bights and liabilities of exist ing corporations. 3. Commissioner of corporations. 4. Corporate powers. 6. Corporate name. Organization Of Corporations. 6. Organization under special charter. 7. Organization under general laws. 8. Agreement of association. 9. First meeting of incorporators, --notice. 10. Organization, --election of officers. 11. Articles of organization. 12. Certificate of incorporation. 13. By-laws. 14. Issue of stock. 15. Payment of subscriptions to stock. 16. Payment of stock by instal ments. Officers. 17. Officers. 18. Election of Officers. 19. Powers of board of directors, --executive committee. Meetings. 20. Meetings of stockholders. 21. Stockholders' meeting called by justice. 22. Special meetings. 23. Voting rights of eorporations. 24. Voting powers of stock holders, --proxies. 25. Directors' meeting. Stock. 26. Stock certificates. 27. Classes of stock. 28. Transfer of stock. 29. Voting rights of fiduciary holders of stock. 30. Stock books; corporate rec ords. 81. Lost certificates. 32. Unclaimed dividends. Stockholders' And Directors' Liability. 38. Liability of stockholders. 34.--of president, treasurer and directors. 35.--of directors. 36. Enforcement of liability. 37. Procedure. 38. Apportionment of assessment. 39. Defence of actions by stock holders. Amendments After Organlzation. 40. Changes in agreement of association and articles of organization; sale of assets. 41....