A cooperative created hereunder may amend its certificate of incorporation to change its corporate name, to increase or reduce the number of its directors or change any other provision therein, provided that no cooperative shall amend its certificate of incorporation to embody therein any purpose, power or provision which would not be authorized if its original certificate including such additional or changed purpose, power or provision were offered for filing at the time a certificate under this section is offered. Such amendment may be accomplished in the method prescribed by law for corporations generally.
1950, p. 594; 1956, c. 434.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 56 - Public Service Companies
Chapter 16 - Telephone Cooperatives Act
§ 56-486. Who may form cooperative; purpose
§ 56-488. Certificate of incorporation
§ 56-489. Limitation of use of words "telephone cooperative."
§ 56-490. Filing certificate of incorporation
§ 56-491. Board of directors; officers
§ 56-492. Powers of board of directors
§ 56-493. Membership; voting; nonprofit operation
§ 56-494. Service to members; to nonmembers
§ 56-495. Powers granted corporation
§ 56-496. Disposition of property
§ 56-497. Issue of obligations
§ 56-499. Purchase of own obligations
§ 56-500. Consolidation or merger
§ 56-501.1. Payment of certain patronage capital to spouse or next of kin of deceased person
§ 56-502. Regulation by State Corporation Commission
§ 56-506. Construction of chapter; conflicting laws
§ 56-507. Adoption of provisions by existing corporation
§ 56-508. Extension of service to territory not being served