Section 22. The by-laws of the retirement association, and any amendments thereto, shall be submitted to the commissioner and shall prescribe the manner in which, and the officers and agents by whom, the retirement association may be conducted and the manner in which its funds may be invested and paid out. Such retirement association shall be formed when its by-laws have been approved and agreed to by a majority of the trustees of each of 15 or more cooperative banks and have been approved by the commissioner. The association shall annually, on or before August 1, report to the commissioner such statements of its membership and financial transactions for the year ending on the preceding December 31 as the commissioner may consider necessary to show its business and standing. The commissioner may verify such statement by an examination of the books and papers of the retirement association. The retirement association shall not be subject to chapter 32 or chapter 175 or other laws as relate to insurance companies or other retirement associations.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 170 - Co-Operative Banks
Section 3 - Change of Corporate Name
Section 4 - Capital Structure Upon Incorporation
Section 6 - Notice of Intention to Form Co-Operative Bank; Application for Certificate
Section 7 - First Meeting of Incorporators
Section 8 - Articles of Organization; Certificate of Incorporation
Section 10 - Applicability of Sections to Mutual Banks and to Stock Banks
Section 12 - Members; Voting Rights
Section 13 - Board of Directors; Clerk; Directors and Officers; Records of Meetings
Section 14 - Security Committee; Audit Committee
Section 15 - Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer; Duties
Section 16 - Adoption of By-Laws; Regulations Controlling Assignment and Transfer of Shares; Quorum
Section 17 - Stockholder Voting; Votes by Proxy
Section 18 - Board of Directors of Co-Operative Bank; Executive Committee
Section 19 - Election of Officers
Section 20 - Action Without Meeting
Section 21 - Cooperative Banks Employees Retirement Association
Section 22 - By-Laws of Cooperative Banks Employees Retirement Association
Section 24 - Co-Operative Banks Employees Benefit Association
Section 25 - By-Laws of Co-Operative Banks Employees Benefit Association