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Definition
A "limited partnership" is a partnership formed by two or more persons formed under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 109, s.8, having as members one or more general partners and one or more limited partners.
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Limited Partnership Certificate
Two or more persons desiring to form a limited partnership may do so by filing a Certificate with the Corporations Division. The certificate shall state:
1. the name of the partnership:
a. shall contain without abbreviation the words "limited partnership";
b. cannot be the same as or deceptively similar to that of a domestic or foreign corporation or limited partnership on file in this office;
c. may not contain the name of a limited partner unless it is also the name of a general partner or the corporate name of a corporate general partner or the business has been carried on under that name before the admission of the limited partner.
2. the general character of its business;
3. the address of its office in the Commonwealth and the name and street address of its agent for service of process and the agent's written consent either on the certificate or attached thereto;
4. the name and business address of each general partner;
5. the last date certain upon which the limited partnership is to dissolve;
6. any other matters the partners determine to include therein
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