Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.052
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.052, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 52.052. CONTENTS.
Official statutory text
The bylaws may provide for one or more of the following:
(1) the time, place, and manner of calling and conducting meetings of the association;
(2) the number and qualifications of the members;
(3) the number of members constituting a quorum;
(4) the right of members to vote by proxy, mail, or both and the conditions, method, and effects of the vote;
(5) the method by which a member that is an association may cast its vote;
(6) the number of directors constituting a quorum;
(7) the qualifications, compensation, duties, and terms of directors and officers;
(8) the time of the election of directors and officers and the method of giving notice of the election;
(9) the penalties for violations of the bylaws;
(10) the amount of entrance, organization, and membership fees, if any, the method of collecting the fees, and the purposes for which the association must use the fees;
(11) the amount, if any, that each member must pay for the association's cost of conducting business;
(12) the amount that each member is required to pay for services rendered to the member by the association, the time of payment, and the method of collecting the payment;
(13) the marketing contract between the association and its members;
(14) the requirements for ownership of common stock;
(15) the time and method by which a member may withdraw from the association or may assign or transfer common stock;
(16) the method of assignment and transfer of a member's interest or shares of common stock;
(17) the time and conditions on which membership ceases;
(18) the automatic suspension of a member's rights if the member ceases to be eligible for membership;
(19) the method and effect of expulsion of a member;
(20) the purchase by the association of a member's interest on the death, withdrawal, or expulsion of the member, on forfeiture of a membership, or at the option of the association; and
(21) the method by which the value of a member's interest is determined by conclusive appraisal by the board of directors.
(1) the time, place, and manner of calling and conducting meetings of the association;
(2) the number and qualifications of the members;
(3) the number of members constituting a quorum;
(4) the right of members to vote by proxy, mail, or both and the conditions, method, and effects of the vote;
(5) the method by which a member that is an association may cast its vote;
(6) the number of directors constituting a quorum;
(7) the qualifications, compensation, duties, and terms of directors and officers;
(8) the time of the election of directors and officers and the method of giving notice of the election;
(9) the penalties for violations of the bylaws;
(10) the amount of entrance, organization, and membership fees, if any, the method of collecting the fees, and the purposes for which the association must use the fees;
(11) the amount, if any, that each member must pay for the association's cost of conducting business;
(12) the amount that each member is required to pay for services rendered to the member by the association, the time of payment, and the method of collecting the payment;
(13) the marketing contract between the association and its members;
(14) the requirements for ownership of common stock;
(15) the time and method by which a member may withdraw from the association or may assign or transfer common stock;
(16) the method of assignment and transfer of a member's interest or shares of common stock;
(17) the time and conditions on which membership ceases;
(18) the automatic suspension of a member's rights if the member ceases to be eligible for membership;
(19) the method and effect of expulsion of a member;
(20) the purchase by the association of a member's interest on the death, withdrawal, or expulsion of the member, on forfeiture of a membership, or at the option of the association; and
(21) the method by which the value of a member's interest is determined by conclusive appraisal by the board of directors.
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