Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 5-511
This is the official text of Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 5-511, part of Maryland’s Code, Corporations and Associations — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§5–511.
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(a) Within 30 days after the Department accepts for record the articles of incorporation of a cooperative or the articles of amendment and restatement of a corporation converting into a cooperative, the cooperative shall adopt bylaws not inconsistent with law or its charter for the regulation and management of its affairs.
(b) The bylaws of a cooperative may be adopted, altered, amended, or repealed only by the affirmative vote of two thirds of the members voting in person or by mail.
(c) The original or a certified copy of the bylaws and all amendments shall be kept at the principal office of the cooperative.
(b) The bylaws of a cooperative may be adopted, altered, amended, or repealed only by the affirmative vote of two thirds of the members voting in person or by mail.
(c) The original or a certified copy of the bylaws and all amendments shall be kept at the principal office of the cooperative.
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