Texas § AG.52.038 - EXISTING CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
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§ AG.52.038. EXISTING CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
EXISTING CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS. Any corporation or association organized under prior law before March 1, 1921, may elect, by a majority vote of its members or stockholders, to adopt this chapter and become subject to it by: (1) adopting the restrictions provided by this chapter; and (2) executing, in duplicate on forms supplied by the secretary of state, an instrument, signed and acknowledged by its directors, stating that the entity, by a majority vote of its members or stockholders, has decided to accept the benefits of and be bound by this chapter. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1107, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016 ), Sec. 5.08, eff. September 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER D. BYLAWS
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