New Jersey § 15a:5-19
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§ 15a:5-19.
a. An agreement between two or more members, if in writing and signed by the parties
thereto, may provide that in exercising any voting rights, the members shall vote
as therein provided, or as they may agree, or as determined in accordance with the
procedure agreed upon by them. b. A provision in the certificate of incorporation otherwise prohibited by law because
it improperly restricts the board in its management of the activities of the corporation,
or improperly transfers or provides for the transfer to one or more members or trustees
named in the certificate of incorporation or to be selected from time to time by members
or, if none, the trustees, all or any part of the management otherwise within the
authority of the board, shall nevertheless be valid if all the incorporators have
authorized the provision in the certificate of incorporation or all the members, whether
or not having voting power, or, if there are no members, the trustees have authorized
the provision in an amendment to the certificate of incorporation. c. A provision authorized by subsection b. of this section shall become invalid if,
to the knowledge of the board, or of the members or trustees having the management
authority otherwise in the board, subsequent to the adoption of the provision, memberships
are transferred or issued to any person who becomes a member without notice thereof,
unless that person consents in writing to the provision. d. If a provision authorized by subsection b. of this section becomes invalid as provided
in subsection c. of this section, the board, or the person or persons having the management
authority otherwise in the board, shall amend the certificate of incorporation to
delete the provision by filing a certificate of amendment in the office of the Secretary
of State. The certificate shall be executed on behalf of the corporation and shall set forth: (1) the name of the corporation; (2) the date of the adoption of the amendment; (3) the deleted provision; and (4) the event set forth in subsection c. of this section by reason of which the provision
has become invalid. e. The effect of any provision authorized by subsection b. of this section shall be
to grant to and impose upon the members or trustees vested with management authority
otherwise in the board the rights, powers, privileges, and liabilities, including
liability for managerial acts or omissions, that are granted to and imposed upon trustees
by law to the extent that, and so long as, the discretion and powers which otherwise
would be in the trustees in their management of corporate affairs are vested in the
members or trustees by any provision. The members or trustees shall be deemed to be trustees for purposes of applying
the provisions of this act and shall be deemed to be corporate agents for the purposes
of section 15A:3-5 . 1 f. If the certificate of incorporation contains a provision authorized by subsection
b. of this section, the existence of the provision shall be disclosed in writing in
advance of issuance or transfer of membership certificates, if any, and shall be noted
conspicuously on the face of the certificates; and, if noted, upon receipt of the
certificate a member shall conclusively be deemed to have become a member with notice
of the provision. A corporation may provide in its certificate of incorporation or bylaws that memberships
are not transferable until the transferor evidences proof that the proposed transferee
has notice of the provision. 1
So in original; probably should refer to N.J.S.A. § 15A:3-4.
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