Title 2, Chapter 10, Section 86
( 2-10-86)
(a) Each association incorporated under this article, within 30 days
after its incorporation, shall adopt for its government and
management a code of bylaws not inconsistent with the powers granted
by this article. A majority vote of a quorum of the members or
stockholders attending a meeting shall be sufficient to adopt or
amend the bylaws when notice of the proposed bylaw or bylaws is
given prior to the meeting. (b) Under its bylaws each association may provide for any or all of
the following matters: (1) The time, place, and manner of calling and conducting its
meetings; (2) The number of stockholders or members constituting a quorum; (3) The right of members or stockholders to vote by proxy, by
mail, or by both and the conditions, manner, form, and effects of
such votes; (4) The number of directors constituting a quorum; (5) The qualifications, compensation, duties, and term of office
of directors and officers; the time of their election; and the
mode and manner of giving notice thereof; (6) Penalties for violations of bylaws; (7) The amount of entrance, organization, and membership fees, if
any; the manner and method of collecting the same; and the
purposes for which they may be used; (8) The amount which each member or stockholder shall be required
to pay annually or from time to time, if at all, to carry on the
business of the association; the charge, if any, to be paid by
each member or stockholder for services rendered by the
association to him or her and the time of payment and manner of
collection thereof; and the marketing contract between the
association and its members or stockholders, which every member or
stockholder may be required to sign; (9) The number and qualification of members or stockholders of the
association and the conditions precedent to membership or
ownership of common stock; (10) The method, time, and manner of permitting members to
withdraw or the holders of common stock to transfer their stock
and the manner of assignment and transfer of the interests of
members and of the shares of common stock; (11) The conditions upon which and time when the membership of any
member shall cease; the automatic suspension of the rights of a
member when he or she ceases to be eligible for membership in the
association; and the mode, manner, and effect of the expulsion of
a member; and (12) The manner of determining the value of a member's property
interest in the association and provision for its purchase by the
association upon the death or withdrawal of a member or
stockholder or upon the expulsion of a member or forfeiture of his
or her membership, provided that, at the option of the
association, such value may be determined by conclusive appraisal
by the board of directors. |