Oklahoma § 18-591 - Community fund or chest corporations - Amendment of

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 18-591 — Community fund or chest corporations - Amendment of, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 18-591. Community fund or chest corporations - Amendment of

articles of incorporation.

Any community fund or community chest corporation organized

under the laws of this state for which a charter has been issued may

amend its articles of incorporation in any particular competent to

have been embodied or inserted in the original articles of

incorporation of such company, including any provision authorized by

this act.

In order to amend its articles of incorporation, it

shall be necessary for such amendment to have been authorized at any

regular meeting of its members, or at a special meeting of such

members called for the purpose of making such amendment. When so

authorized, new articles signed by the president and secretary of

the corporation and entitled "Amended Articles of Incorporation"

shall be filed with the Secretary of State, who upon the payment of

the fees provided by Section 541, of Title 18, O.S. 1951, shall

cause an amended charter to issue, signed by him as Secretary of

State and attested by the seal of the state, for which date the

amendment shall relate back and be considered a part of the original

articles of incorporation to the same effect as if originally set

forth therein.

Laws 1945, p. 48, § 2.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 18-591 ("Community fund or chest corporations - Amendment of") 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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