Code of Virginia
Chapter 3 - Cooperative Associations
§ 13.1-323. General and special meetings; how called

After the incorporation of an association the members thereof shall hold an organization meeting at a time and place fixed by the board of directors named in the articles of incorporation and shall adopt a set of bylaws. Not less than ten days' written notice thereof shall be given to each member. An association may provide in its bylaws for one or more regular meetings each year. Special meetings of the members may be called by the board of directors, and it shall be their duty to call such meetings when ten percent of the members file with the secretary a petition demanding a special meeting and specifying the business to be considered at such meeting. Regular or special meetings may be held within or without the Commonwealth. Notice of all meetings, except as otherwise provided by law or the articles of incorporation or bylaws, shall be mailed to each member at least ten days prior to the meeting. In the case of special meetings the notice shall state the purposes for which it is called. The bylaws may provide that all notices shall be given by publication in a periodical published by or for the association, to which substantially all its members are subscribers, or in a newspaper or newspapers whose combined circulation is general in the territory in which the association operates.
Code 1950, § 13-265; 1950, c. 238; 1956, c. 428; 1989, c. 577.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 13.1 - Corporations

Chapter 3 - Cooperative Associations

§ 13.1-301. Organization of cooperative associations; purposes; name; par value stock required

§ 13.1-301.1. Amendments to articles of incorporation

§ 13.1-301.2. Adoption, change or repeal of bylaws; subject matter

§ 13.1-302. Limitation of individual stockholding

§ 13.1-303. Investment in other stock

§ 13.1-304. Purchase of business by issue of shares of stock

§ 13.1-305. Rights of subscribers before full payment

§ 13.1-306. Distribution of earnings

§ 13.1-307. Permissible limitation of stock ownership or voting rights

§ 13.1-308. Limitation of use of "cooperative" in corporate name

§ 13.1-309. Other cooperatives may come under article

§ 13.1-309.1. Foreign cooperatives

§ 13.1-310. Cooperative associations may give certain liens on rotating stocks

§ 13.1-311. Taxation

§ 13.1-311.1. Provisions relating to dissolution of and revocation of certificates of associations

§ 13.1-312. Liberal construction of article

§ 13.1-313. Definitions

§ 13.1-314. Qualification of incorporators

§ 13.1-315. Purposes

§ 13.1-316. Articles of incorporation

§ 13.1-317. Filing and recording articles of incorporation

§ 13.1-318. Amendments to the articles of incorporation

§ 13.1-319. Bylaws

§ 13.1-320. Powers

§ 13.1-321. Members

§ 13.1-322. Membership or voting stock certificates; transfers; dividends; nonvoting stock

§ 13.1-323. General and special meetings; how called

§ 13.1-324. Directors generally; executive committee

§ 13.1-325. Removal of director

§ 13.1-326. Officers generally

§ 13.1-327. Removal of officer

§ 13.1-328. Referendum

§ 13.1-329. Marketing contracts; enforcement; inducing breach; spreading false reports

§ 13.1-330. Recordation of marketing contracts

§ 13.1-331. Associations are not in restraint of trade

§ 13.1-332. Voluntary dissolution

§ 13.1-333. Repealed

§ 13.1-333.1. Annual reports

§ 13.1-334. Application to existing associations

§ 13.1-335. Saving clause

§ 13.1-336. Limitations of the use of the word "cooperative."

§ 13.1-337. Foreign associations

§ 13.1-338. Purchasing business of other associations, persons, firms or corporations; stock issued

§ 13.1-339. Merger or consolidation

§ 13.1-340. Sale, mortgage or other disposition of assets

§ 13.1-341. Taxes

§ 13.1-342. Reserved

§ 13.1-343. Application of general corporation laws

§ 13.1-344. Existing associations continued

§ 13.1-345. Verification no longer required; signing instrument containing misstatement as perjury

§ 13.1-346. Definitions

§ 13.1-347. Formation of worker cooperative; purpose

§ 13.1-348. Name

§ 13.1-349. Application of other laws

§ 13.1-350. Revocation of election to be governed as worker cooperative; limitation on mergers

§ 13.1-351. Qualifications of members; membership shares

§ 13.1-352. Voting rights

§ 13.1-353. Net earnings or losses; apportionment, distribution, and payment

§ 13.1-354. Internal capital accounts; redemption of shares; collective reserve account

§ 13.1-355. Internal capital accounting