Mississippi Code
Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act
§ 79-11-299. Amendments to articles of incorporation which may be adopted by board of directors without action by members

Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation without action by members:
To extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law;
To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;
To change the information required by Section 79-35-5(a);
To make any other change expressly permitted by Section 79-11-101 et seq. to be made without member action.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 79 - Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships

Chapter 11 - Nonprofit, Nonshare Corporations and Religious Societies

Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act

§ 79-11-101. Short title

§ 79-11-103. Amendments and repeals

§ 79-11-109. Filing fees; fee for serving process upon Secretary of State; fees for copying and certifying copy of filed document

§ 79-11-119. Certified copy of document as conclusive evidence of filing

§ 79-11-125. Secretary granted power to perform duties

§ 79-11-127. Definitions

§ 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

§ 79-11-191. Purchase by corporation of membership of member who resigns or whose membership is terminated

§ 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

§ 79-11-299. Amendments to articles of incorporation which may be adopted by board of directors without action by 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

§ 79-11-355. Dissolution by court order; parties who may bring action; grounds for court-ordered dissolution

§ 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

§ 79-11-401. Application to religious corporations