Louisiana § RS 17:2808 - By-laws
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§ RS 17:2808. By-laws
The original by-laws of a cooperative shall be adopted by its board of directors. The first by-laws of a new cooperative resulting from a consolidation, or the surviving cooperative resulting from a merger or the converted corporation resulting from a conversion, as provided in this Chapter, shall be adopted by the board of directors named in articles of conversion, merger or consolidation, as the case may be. Thereafter by-laws shall be adopted, amended or repealed by its members. The by-laws shall set forth the rights and duties of members and directors and may contain other provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the cooperative not inconsistent with this Chapter or with its articles of incorporation.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 257, §8.
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Section RS 17:2808 ("By-laws") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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