Section 26. No corporation organized under general laws for the purpose of fostering, encouraging or engaging in athletic exercises or for the establishment and maintenance of places for reading rooms, libraries or social meetings, or organized under this chapter for the purpose of maintaining grounds suitable for exhibitions and trials of the speed or strength of horses, shall change its location from the town where it is located to another town within the commonwealth, nor change its location within any town, until written consent therefor has been obtained from the police commissioner in Boston, the aldermen in any other city or the selectmen in the town where the corporation proposes to acquire a new location. Such consent shall not take effect until a copy thereof, duly attested by the clerk or secretary of the board or officer consenting thereto, has been filed in the office of the state secretary. A change of location by a corporation contrary to this section shall be sufficient cause for the revocation of its charter by the state secretary.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 180 - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes
Section 1 - Application of Chapter
Section 3a - Correction of Inaccurate Corporate Records; Filing
Section 4a - Credit Counseling Services; Practice of Law
Section 6 - Corporate Powers; Religious Corporations; Indemnification of Officers, Et Al.
Section 6a - By-Laws; Contents
Section 6c - Directors, Officers or Incorporators; Good Faith Performance of Duties; Liability
Section 6d - Filing Certificate of Change Regarding Powers of Directors, Etc.
Section 9 - Evidence of Corporate Existence
Section 10 - Consolidation and Merger; Agreement; Submission of Articles; Filing Copy of Articles
Section 10b - Consolidation and Merger; Effect; Amendments
Section 10c - Application of Laws; Exception
Section 11 - Dissolution; Non-Charitable Corporation
Section 11a - Dissolution; Voluntary; Charitable Corporation
Section 15 - Trade or Employment Organizations
Section 16 - Approval of Certificate of Organization
Section 17d - School Teachers; Payroll Deductions for Income Protection Insurance Premiums
Section 17h - Public Employees; Payroll Deductions for Periodic Pass for Public Transportation
Section 17i - Payroll Deductions for Public School Teachers
Section 17j - Public Employees; Payroll Deductions for Insurance or Employee Benefits
Section 17l - Public Employee; Payroll Deductions for Qualified State Tuition Program
Section 18 - Expulsion of Member; Examination of Books by Member
Section 19 - Fines Imposed on Members by Unions
Section 20 - Medical Milk Commission; Formation; Definition
Section 21 - Medical Milk Commission; Naming and Designation of Town Where Established
Section 22 - Salary, Emolument or Other Compensation Received by Member From Dairymen Prohibited
Section 23 - Contracts for Production of Milk
Section 24 - Investigatory Powers of Department of Public Health
Section 25 - Violations; Penalty
Section 26 - Change of Location by Certain Corporations
Section 26a - Annual Statements; Required Information; Certification; Fee; Violations; Penalties
Section 26b - Corporation in Good Standing; Certificate
Section 27 - Conviction Under Liquor or Gambling Laws; Voiding Charter
Section 28 - Conviction of Conducting Illegal Match; Voiding of Charter of Club or Organization
Section 29 - Local Regulation of Entertainments, Dances, Etc.