Each officer has the authority and shall perform the duties set forth in the bylaws or, to the extent consistent with the bylaws, the duties prescribed by the board of directors or by direction of an officer authorized by the board of directors to prescribe the duties of other officers.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 79 - Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
Chapter 11 - Nonprofit, Nonshare Corporations and Religious Societies
Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act
§ 79-11-103. Amendments and repeals
§ 79-11-119. Certified copy of document as conclusive evidence of filing
§ 79-11-125. Secretary granted power to perform duties
§ 79-11-135. Persons who may act as incorporators
§ 79-11-141. Liability for purporting to act for corporation where incorporation has not occurred
§ 79-11-149. Activities for which corporations may be organized
§ 79-11-151. Powers of corporation
§ 79-11-173. Consideration for admission of members to corporation
§ 79-11-175. Corporation not required to have members
§ 79-11-177. Rights and obligations of members
§ 79-11-181. Liability of members for acts, debts, liabilities, or obligations of corporation
§ 79-11-183. Liability of members for dues, assessments or fees
§ 79-11-225. Method of election of directors
§ 79-11-233. Qualifications for directors
§ 79-11-241. Staggering terms of directors
§ 79-11-253. Compensation of directors
§ 79-11-273. Duties of officers
§ 79-11-281. Indemnification of director, officer, employee, or agent
§ 79-11-291. Restrictions on use of membership lists
§ 79-11-295. Authorization to amend articles of incorporation
§ 79-11-297. Amendment of articles of incorporation prior to corporation's acquisition of members
§ 79-11-301. Procedures for making amendments to articles of incorporation
§ 79-11-305. Filing of amendments to articles of incorporation
§ 79-11-311. Amendments to articles of incorporation not to affect legal status of corporation
§ 79-11-313. Adoption of amendments to bylaws where corporation has no members
§ 79-11-323. Filing of articles of merger
§ 79-11-336. Application and distribution of assets of voluntarily dissolving corporation
§ 79-11-347. Administrative dissolution by Secretary of State, grounds for
§ 79-11-381. Service of process, demand or notice on foreign corporation
§ 79-11-393. Rural water companies, special requirements
§ 79-11-395. Application to pre-existing domestic nonprofit, nonshare corporations