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CHAPTER 2. Formation, Articles, and By-laws [13220. - 13251.]

Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 207.

§§ 13220–13251 · 19 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. Formation § 13220 · 1 section
    • § 13220 Five or more persons, a majority of whom are residents of this State, engaged in the production of fishery products, may form an association, with or without…
  2. ARTICLE 2. Articles of Incorporation §§ 13225–13230 · 6 sections
    • § 13225 Articles of incorporation shall be signed, acknowledged, and filed in the manner prescribed by the General Corporation Law for domestic corporations.
    • § 13226 The articles of incorporation shall state: (a) The name of the association. (b) The purposes for which it is formed. (c) The county where the principal office…
    • § 13227 If the association is organized with shares of stock, the articles shall state the number of shares which may be issued and if the shares are to have a par…
    • § 13228 If the shares are to be classified, the articles shall contain a description of the classes of shares and a statement of the number of shares of each kind or…
    • § 13229 If the association is organized without shares of stock, the articles shall state whether the voting power and the property rights and interest of each member…
    • § 13230 The articles of incorporation of any association may be altered or amended in the manner and for the purposes prescribed by the General Corporation Law for…
  3. ARTICLE 3. By-laws §§ 13240–13251 · 12 sections
    • § 13240 Each association shall within 30 days after its incorporation, adopt for its government and management, a code of by-laws, not inconsistent with this part. A…
    • § 13241 The by-laws shall prohibit the transfer of the common stock or membership certificates of the associations to persons not engaged in the production of the…
    • § 13242 The by-laws may provide: (a) The number of members constituting a quorum. (b) The right of members to vote by proxy or by mail or both, and the conditions,…
    • § 13243 The by-laws may provide: (a) The amount of entrance, organization and membership fees, if any; the manner and method of collection of the same; and the…
    • § 13244 The by-laws may provide: (a) The number and qualification of members of the association and the conditions precedent to membership or ownership of common…
    • § 13245 The by-laws may provide for the time, place, and manner of calling and conducting meetings of the association.
    • § 13246 The by-laws may provide that the territory in which the association has members shall be divided into districts and that directors shall be elected from the…
    • § 13247 The by-laws may provide that the territory in which the association has members shall be divided into districts, and that the directors shall be elected by…
    • § 13248 The by-laws may provide that primary elections shall be held to nominate directors. Where the by-laws provide that the territory in which the association has…
    • § 13249 The by-laws may provide that one or more directors may be nominated by any public official or commission or by the other directors selected by the members.…
    • § 13250 The by-laws may provide that directors shall be elected for terms of from one to five years; provided, that at each annual election the same fraction of the…
    • § 13251 The by-laws may provide for an executive committee and may allot to such committee all the functions and powers of the board of directors, subject to the…