Oklahoma § 18-589 - Charter as benevolent corporation - Trustees - Bylaws
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§ 18-589. Charter as benevolent corporation - Trustees - Bylaws
Before being competent to so receive such property, such society
shall obtain a charter as a charitable corporation in the manner
provided by law from the Secretary of State, and elect trustees, who
may be the same trustees already elected under their fraternal
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations
rules, and whose bylaws may, so far as they do not contravene the
statute laws of the state, be substituted for the bylaws required to
be adopted upon obtaining a charter.
Amended by Laws 1983, c. 100, § 16, emerg. eff. May 9, 1983.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-589 ("Charter as benevolent corporation - Trustees - Bylaws") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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