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Unlawful use of proxy; penalty

M.G.L. c. 175, § 188
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c. 175, § 188. Unlawful use of proxy; penalty Section 188. A paid officer of a domestic mutual company who asks for, receives or procures to be obtained or uses a proxy to vote in violation of any provision of section seventy-six or ninety-four shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than three hundred dollars.
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter175/Section188Fetched: 10/20/2026

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