Section 11. (a) Each certificate required by sections eight to sixteen, inclusive, to be filed in the office of the secretary of state shall be executed in the following manner:
(1) an original certificate of limited partnership must be signed by all general partners;
(2) a certificate of amendment must be signed by at least one general partner and by each other general partner designated in the certificate as a new general partner; and
(3) a certificate of cancellation must be signed by all general partners.
(b) Any person may sign a certificate by an attorney-in-fact, but a power of attorney to sign a certificate relating to the admission of a general partner must specifically describe the admission.
(c) The execution of a certificate by a general partner constitutes an affirmation under the penalties of perjury that the facts stated therein are true.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XV - Regulation of Trade
Chapter 109 - Limited Partnership
Section 2 - Name of Limited Partnership; Requirements
Section 3 - Reservation of Name
Section 4 - Office and Agent for Service of Process
Section 6 - Business of Partnership
Section 7 - Partners Transacting Business With Partnership
Section 9 - Amendment to Certificate
Section 10 - Cancellation of Certificate
Section 11 - Execution of Certificates
Section 12 - Execution of Certificate Ordered by Court
Section 13 - Filing of Certificates
Section 14 - False Statements in Certificates; Damages
Section 16 - Delivery of Certificates to Limited Partners
Section 16a - Consolidation or Merger
Section 18 - Right to Vote of Limited Partners
Section 19 - Liability of Limited Partners
Section 20 - Person Erroneously Believing Himself Limited Partner
Section 21 - Records; Rights of Limited Partners
Section 22 - Additional General Partners
Section 23 - Cessation of General Partner Status
Section 24 - Rights, Powers and Liabilities of General Partners
Section 25 - Contributions by General Partner
Section 26 - Right to Vote of General Partners
Section 27 - Form of Partner's Contribution
Section 28 - Obligation to Contribute
Section 29 - Allocation of Profits and Losses
Section 30 - Distributions of Cash or Other Assets
Section 31 - Interim Distributions
Section 32 - Withdrawal of General Partner
Section 33 - Withdrawal of Limited Partner
Section 34 - Distribution to Partner Upon Withdrawal
Section 35 - Distribution in Kind
Section 36 - Right to Distribution
Section 37 - Limitations on Distribution
Section 38 - Liability Upon Return of Contribution
Section 39 - Nature of Partnership Interest
Section 40 - Assignment of Partnership Interest
Section 41 - Rights of Judgment Creditor
Section 42 - Assignee Becoming Limited Partner
Section 43 - Death or Incompetency of Partner; Power to Settle Estate or Administer Property
Section 44 - Nonjudicial Dissolution
Section 45 - Judicial Dissolution
Section 46 - Winding Up Partnership Affairs
Section 47 - Distribution of Assets Following Winding Up
Section 48 - Foreign Limited Partnerships; Liability of Partners and Agents; Law Governing
Section 49 - Registration of Foreign Limited Partnership
Section 50 - Approval of Registration of Foreign Limited Partnership; Fee; Records
Section 51 - Name of Foreign Limited Partnership
Section 54 - Cancellation of Registration of Foreign Limited Partnership; Certificate of Withdrawal
Section 56 - Right of Action by Limited Partner
Section 59 - Expenses in Successful Action
Section 60 - Construction and Application of Chapter
Section 62 - Cases Not Provided for by Chapter
Section 63 - Annual Report; Fee
Section 64 - Administrative Dissolution; Grounds; Notice; Wind Up and Liquidation of Affairs