Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-17-10
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Bylaws - Adoption - Amendment of bylaws - Subjects which
Official statutory text
may be regulated.
A. Each association incorporated pursuant to the Cooperative
Marketing Association Act shall adopt bylaws consistent with the
Cooperative Marketing Association Act within thirty (30) days after
its incorporation. A majority of the members voting on the bylaws
is necessary to adopt the bylaws. Each shareholder or member shall
be entitled to one vote, and no more, irrespective of the number of
shares owned or patronage.
B. The bylaws shall provide for their amendment by the members
and the method by which amendments may be adopted. The bylaws may
include, but are not limited to:
1. The time, place, and manner of calling and conducting its
meetings, which meetings, and the meetings of its directors, may be
held either in or outside the state;
2. The number of members constituting a quorum;
3. The right of members to vote in person, by proxy, or by mail
at general or special meetings; and the conditions, manner, form,
and effects of these votes;
4. The number of directors constituting a quorum;
5. The number, qualifications, compensation, duties, and term
of office of directors and officers; the time of their election and
the mode and manner of giving notice thereof;
6. Penalties for violations of bylaws;
7. The amount of entrance, organization, and membership fees,
if any; the manner and method of collection of the fees, and the
purposes for which the fees may be used;
8. The amount which each member shall be required to pay
annually or from time to time, if at all, to carry on the business
of the association; the charge, if any, to be paid by each member
for services rendered by the association to such member and the time
of payment and the manner of collection; and marketing contract
between the association and its members which every member may be
required to sign; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 625
9. The number, qualification, and voting rights of members of
the association and the conditions precedent to membership; the
method, time, and manner of permitting members to withdraw or to
transfer their stock; the manner of assignment and transfer of the
interest of members; the mode, manner, and effect of the expulsion
of a member; the manner of determining the value of a member's
interest and provision for its purchase by the association upon the
death or withdrawal of a member or upon the expulsion of a member or
forfeiture of membership.
A. Each association incorporated pursuant to the Cooperative
Marketing Association Act shall adopt bylaws consistent with the
Cooperative Marketing Association Act within thirty (30) days after
its incorporation. A majority of the members voting on the bylaws
is necessary to adopt the bylaws. Each shareholder or member shall
be entitled to one vote, and no more, irrespective of the number of
shares owned or patronage.
B. The bylaws shall provide for their amendment by the members
and the method by which amendments may be adopted. The bylaws may
include, but are not limited to:
1. The time, place, and manner of calling and conducting its
meetings, which meetings, and the meetings of its directors, may be
held either in or outside the state;
2. The number of members constituting a quorum;
3. The right of members to vote in person, by proxy, or by mail
at general or special meetings; and the conditions, manner, form,
and effects of these votes;
4. The number of directors constituting a quorum;
5. The number, qualifications, compensation, duties, and term
of office of directors and officers; the time of their election and
the mode and manner of giving notice thereof;
6. Penalties for violations of bylaws;
7. The amount of entrance, organization, and membership fees,
if any; the manner and method of collection of the fees, and the
purposes for which the fees may be used;
8. The amount which each member shall be required to pay
annually or from time to time, if at all, to carry on the business
of the association; the charge, if any, to be paid by each member
for services rendered by the association to such member and the time
of payment and the manner of collection; and marketing contract
between the association and its members which every member may be
required to sign; and
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 625
9. The number, qualification, and voting rights of members of
the association and the conditions precedent to membership; the
method, time, and manner of permitting members to withdraw or to
transfer their stock; the manner of assignment and transfer of the
interest of members; the mode, manner, and effect of the expulsion
of a member; the manner of determining the value of a member's
interest and provision for its purchase by the association upon the
death or withdrawal of a member or upon the expulsion of a member or
forfeiture of membership.
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