(a) The board of trustees of a cooperative shall have full power and authority, without authorization by the members thereof, to authorize the execution and delivery of a mortgage or mortgages or a deed or deeds of trust of, or the pledging or encumbering of, any or all of the property, assets, rights, privileges, licenses, franchises and permits of the cooperative, whether acquired or to be acquired, and wherever situated, as well as the revenues and income therefrom, all upon such terms and conditions as the board of trustees determines, to secure any indebtedness of the cooperative to the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
(b) A cooperative may not otherwise sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of or encumber all or a substantial portion of its property unless such sale, mortgage, lease or other disposition or encumbrance is authorized by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of all the members of the cooperative.
(1949 Rev., S. 5344.)
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 597 - Electric Cooperative Act
Section 33-218. - Definitions.
Section 33-222. - Incorporators.
Section 33-223. - Articles of incorporation.
Section 33-226. - Meetings of members.
Section 33-227. - Waiver of notice.
Section 33-228. - Board of trustees.
Section 33-230. - Amendment of articles of incorporation.
Section 33-231. - Change of location of principal office.
Section 33-232. - Dissolution.
Section 33-233. - Filing of articles.
Section 33-235. - Refunds to members.
Section 33-236. - Disposition of property.
Section 33-237. - Nonliability of members for debts of cooperative.
Section 33-238. - Recordation of mortgages; effect thereof.
Section 33-239. - Trustees, officers or members may take acknowledgments.
Section 33-240. - License fee. Exemption from excise and income taxes.
Section 33-240a. - Liability for taxation, when.
Section 33-241. - Exemption from jurisdiction of Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.