37-6-7
Section 37-6-7 Articles of incorporation - Amendment. A cooperative may amend its articles of incorporation by complying with the following requirements: The proposed amendment shall be first approved by the board of trustees and shall then be submitted to a vote of the members at any annual or special meeting thereof, the notice of which shall set forth the proposed amendment. The proposed amendment, with such changes as the members shall choose to make therein, shall be deemed to be approved on the affirmative vote of not less than two thirds of those members voting thereon at such meeting; and, upon such approval by the members, articles of amendment shall be executed and acknowledged on behalf of the cooperative by its president or vice-president, and its corporate seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The articles of amendment shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter and shall state: The name of the cooperative; the address...
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10A-2A-8.25
Section 10A-2A-8.25 Committees of the board. (a) Unless this chapter, the certificate of incorporation, or the bylaws provide otherwise, a board of directors may establish one or more board committees composed exclusively of one or more directors to perform functions of the board of directors. (b) The establishment of a board committee and appointment of members to it shall be approved by the greater of (i) a majority of all the directors in office when the action is taken or (ii) the number of directors required by the certificate of incorporation or bylaws to take action under Section 10A-2A-8.24, unless, in either case, this chapter or the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. (c) Section 10A-2A-8.20 through Section 10A-2A-8.24 apply to board committees and their members. (d) A board committee may exercise the powers of the board of directors under Section 10A-2A-8.01, to the extent specified by the board of directors or in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws,...
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37-7-16
Section 37-7-16 Consolidation. Any two or more corporations created under the provisions of this chapter may enter into an agreement for the consolidation of such corporations. Such agreements shall set forth the terms and conditions of the consolidation, the name of the proposed consolidated corporation, the number of its directors, not less than three, the time of the annual election and the names of the persons, not less than three, to be directors until the first annual meeting. If such agreement is approved by a majority of the members of each corporation, the directors named in the agreement shall subscribe and acknowledge a certificate conforming substantially to the original certificates of incorporation, except that it shall be entitled and endorsed "CERTIFICATE OF CONSOLIDATION OF _____" (the blank space being filled in with names of the corporations being consolidated) and shall state: The names of the corporations being consolidated; the name of the consolidated...
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4-3-45
Section 4-3-45 Board of directors of authority. Each authority shall be governed by a board of directors of either three, five, or seven members as provided in the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws. If the sole authorizing subdivision is a county, the county commission of the county shall elect all directors. If the sole authorizing subdivision is a municipality, the governing body of such municipality shall elect all directors. The directors initially elected shall be elected for terms of office of two, four, and six years, respectively, and their successors shall be elected for terms of six years. If a county and a municipality are both authorizing subdivisions, the governing body of the municipality shall elect one director for an initial term of two years if three directors are to be elected, and one director for an initial term of two years and one director for an initial term of four years if five directors are to be elected, and one for an initial term of two years and...
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10A-2A-10.03
Section 10A-2A-10.03 Amendment by board of directors and stockholders. If a corporation has issued stock, an amendment to the certificate of incorporation shall be adopted in the following manner: (a) The proposed amendment shall first be adopted by the board of directors. (b) Except as provided in Sections 10A-2A-10.05, 10A-2A-10.07, and 10A-2A-10.08, the amendment shall then be approved by the stockholders. In submitting the proposed amendment to the stockholders for approval, the board of directors shall recommend that the stockholders approve the amendment, unless (i) the board of directors makes a determination that because of conflicts of interest or other special circumstances it should not make a recommendation, or (ii) Section 10A-2A-8.26 applies. If either (i) or (ii) applies, the board of directors must inform the stockholders of the basis for its so proceeding. (c) The board of directors may set conditions for the approval of the amendment by the stockholders or the...
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10A-2A-13.40
Section 10A-2A-13.40 Other remedies limited. (a) The legality of a proposed or completed corporate action described in Section 10A-2A-13.02(a) may not be contested, nor may the corporate action be enjoined, set aside or rescinded, in a legal or equitable proceeding by a stockholder after the stockholders have approved the corporate action. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a corporate action that: (1) was not authorized and approved in accordance with the applicable provisions of: (i) Article 9, 10, 11, or 12 of this chapter or Article 8 of Chapter 1; (ii) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws; or (iii) the resolution of the board of directors authorizing the corporate action; (2) was procured as a result of fraud, a material misrepresentation, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make statements made, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; (3) is an interested transaction, unless it has been recommended by the board of directors in the...
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10A-2A-11.04
Section 10A-2A-11.04 Action on a plan of merger or stock exchange. In the case of a corporation that is a constituent organization or the acquired entity in a stock exchange, the plan of merger or stock exchange shall be adopted in the following manner: (a) The plan of merger or stock exchange shall first be adopted by the board of directors. (b) Except as provided in subsections (h), (j), and (l) and in Section 10A-2A-11.05, the plan of merger or stock exchange shall then be approved by the stockholders. In submitting the plan of merger or stock exchange to the stockholders for approval, the board of directors shall recommend that the stockholders approve the plan or, in the case of an offer referred to in subsection (j)(2), that the stockholders tender their stock to the offeror in response to the offer, unless (i) the board of directors makes a determination that because of conflicts of interest or other special circumstances it should not make a recommendation or (ii) Section...
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11-89C-3
Section 11-89C-3 Public corporation - Procedure for incorporation. (a) Three or more natural persons who are either the mayor of a municipality or the chair of a county governing body of a county or counties in which a municipality is wholly or partially situated, may file with their respective governing bodies a written application to incorporate a public corporation pursuant to this chapter. If each of the governing bodies adopts a resolution declaring that the formation of a public corporation is wise, expedient, and necessary, and approves the proposed certificate of incorporation, the incorporators shall proceed to incorporate the public corporation pursuant to this chapter by executing and filing for record in either the office of the judge of probate of the participating county having the largest population according to the last federal decennial census, or, if there is not a participating county, in any county in which the municipality with the largest population according to...
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10A-2-10.07
Section 10A-2-10.07 Restated articles of incorporation. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A corporation's board of directors may restate its articles of incorporation at any time with or without shareholder action. (b) The restatement may include one or more amendments to the articles. If the restatement includes an amendment requiring shareholder approval, it must be adopted as provided in Section 10A-2-10.03. (c) If the board of directors submits a restatement for shareholder action, the corporation shall notify each shareholder, whether or not entitled to vote, of the proposed shareholders' meeting in accordance with Section 10A-2-7.05. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the proposed restatement that identifies any amendment or other change it would make in the articles. (d) A corporation restating its articles of incorporation...
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10A-2A-1.45
Section 10A-2A-1.45 Definitions. In this article: (1) "Corporate action" means any action taken by or on behalf of the corporation, including any action taken by the incorporator, the board of directors, a committee of the board of directors, an officer or agent of the corporation or the stockholders. (2) "Date of the defective corporate action" means the date (or the approximate date, if the exact date is unknown) the defective corporate action was purported to have been taken. (3) "Defective corporate action" means (i) any corporate action purportedly taken that is, and at the time such corporate action was purportedly taken would have been, within the power of the corporation, but is void or voidable due to a failure of authorization, and (ii) an overissue. (4) "Failure of authorization" means the failure to authorize, approve, or otherwise effect a corporate action in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, a corporate resolution,...
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