Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 157b - Cooperative Housing Corporations
Section 10 - Articles or By-Laws

Section 10. The articles or by-laws may provide:
(a) for election of directors and other officials by unit or district;
(b) for voting by stockholders on the basis of one vote per member or one vote per dwelling unit rather than one vote per share;
(c) that any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of stockholders may be taken by mail ballot;
(d) for a method of membership representation of stockholders at meetings by delegates from units or districts, provided that delegates must be proportional to the number of members in each unit district;
(e) for redemption or recall of stock;
(f) for termination of membership rights and privileges of a stockholder;
(g) standards for eligibility to become a stockholder;
(h) for the allocation of its net savings among the uses permitted in section twelve.

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