Tennessee § 45-3-205 - Requirements for charter and bylaws.
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§ 45-3-205. Requirements for charter and bylaws.
The proposed charter and bylaws of the association adopted at the meeting of subscribers shall contain those provisions required of charters and bylaws under the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, compiled in title 48, chapters 11-27, as well as other information that the commissioner may, by regulation, prescribe, including, but not limited to, a statement in the charter that the association is organized under this chapter. Acts 1978, ch. 708, § 1.19; T.C.A., § 45-1319; Acts 1994, ch. 551, § 19. Compiler's Notes. For repeal of the former section, see Compiler's Notes to § 45-3-101 . The Tennessee General Corporation Act, compiled in title 48, ch. 1, has been repealed effective January 1, 1988. New provisions concerning business corporations may be found in title 48, chs. 11-27. New provisions concerning nonprofit corporations may be found in title 48, chs. 51-68. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 22 Tenn. Juris., Savings and Loan Associations, § 4.
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