Tennessee § 56-25-302 - Amendment of laws.

§ 56-25-302. Amendment of laws.

A domestic society may amend its laws in accordance with the provisions thereof by action of its supreme governing body at any regular or special meeting thereof or, if its laws so provide, by referendum. The referendum may be held in accordance with its laws by the vote of the voting members of the society, by the vote of delegates or representative of voting members, or by the vote of local lodges. A society may provide for voting by mail. No amendment submitted for adoption by referendum shall be adopted unless, within six (6) months from the date of submission of the amendment, a majority of the members voting have signified their consent to the amendment by one (1) of the methods specified in this section. All amendments to the laws of any domestic society shall be filed with the commissioner and shall become operative upon the filing unless a later time be provided in the amendments or in laws of the society. Within ninety (90) days from the effective date of the amendment, all the amendments, or a synopsis thereof, shall be furnished to all members of the society either by mail or publication in full in the official publication of the society. The affidavit of any officer of the society or of anyone authorized by it to mail any amendments or synopsis, stating facts that show that same have been duly addressed and mailed, shall be prima facie evidence that the amendments or synopsis have been furnished the addressee. Every foreign or alien society authorized to do business in this state shall file with the commissioner a duly certified copy of all amendments of, or additions to, its laws within ninety (90) days after the enactment of the amendments. Printed copies of the laws as amended, certified by the secretary or corresponding officer of the society, shall be prima facie evidence of the legal adoption of the laws. Acts 1990, ch. 703, § 1; T.C.A. § 56-25-1302 . Code Commission Notes. This section was renumbered from § 56-25-1302 to § 56-25-302 by authority of the Code Commission in 2016. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Beneficial and Benevolent Associations, § 7.