Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156 § 15

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 156:15 - Consideration for capital stock; installment payments

Capital stock may be issued for cash, at not less than par, if the shares have par value, and may be issued for property, tangible or intangible, or for services or expenses. Stock issued for cash may be paid for in full before it is issued or by instalments. If it is paid for by instalments, the stock certificate shall be legibly stamped with the words "....... per cent paid up, balance payable (stating manner and time of payment) ............. and shares subject to forfeiture if unpaid," the facts being truly stated; and, as each instalment is demanded and paid, the certificate shall be stamped accordingly.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, § 15