The articles of incorporation shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter, must be signed and acknowledged by each of the incorporators, and shall state:
(1) the name of the telephone cooperative;
(2) the address of its principal office;
(3) the name and address of the incorporators;
(4) the name and address of the persons who shall constitute its first board of directors; and
(5) any provisions not inconsistent with this chapter considered necessary or advisable for the conduct of its business and affairs.
Such articles of incorporation must be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing as provided in this chapter. It is not necessary to set forth in the articles of incorporation of a telephone cooperative the purpose for which it is organized or any of the corporate powers vested in a telephone cooperative under this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to require a corporation created pursuant to Title 33, Chapter 45 and existing before the enactment of this chapter to amend its charter unless the corporation elects to convert pursuant to Article 8.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 392, Section 1.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations
Chapter 46 - Telephone Cooperative Act
Section 33-46-10. Short title.
Section 33-46-20. Definitions.
Section 33-46-30. Notice of meeting; waiver.
Section 33-46-40. Subject to jurisdiction of Public Service Commission; rights and privileges.
Section 33-46-50. Title 35 not applicable to indebtedness.
Section 33-46-60. Construction of chapter.
Section 33-46-70. No repeal of provisions by implication.
Section 33-46-80. Subject to tax laws for cooperatives.
Section 33-46-100. Rights, privileges, and responsibilities.
Section 33-46-220. Organization.
Section 33-46-230. Articles of incorporation.
Section 33-46-240. Naming of telephone cooperative.
Section 33-46-300. Powers of telephone cooperatives.
Section 33-46-310. Representation of ownership interests; voting.
Section 33-46-320. Bylaws; adoption, amendment, or repeal; contents.
Section 33-46-330. Sale of assets; procedures.
Section 33-46-340. Authority to mortgage or pledge of security of assets.
Section 33-46-400. Membership of telephone cooperative.
Section 33-46-430. Voting procedures.
Section 33-46-450. Entitlement to vote; voting by proxy.
Section 33-46-470. Members and their property exempt from liability for cooperative's debts.
Section 33-46-500. Number and qualifications of directors; removal and election of successors.
Section 33-46-510. Implementation or exercise of emergency bylaws and powers.
Section 33-46-530. Indemnification of expenses of successful director's defense or proceeding.
Section 33-46-540. General standards for directors.
Section 33-46-550. Directors from different districts in service area; staggered elections.
Section 33-46-600. Requirements for amending articles of incorporation.
Section 33-46-610. Change of location of principal office; filing of certificate.
Section 33-46-620. Consolidation of cooperatives.
Section 33-46-630. Merging of cooperatives.
Section 33-46-640. Effect of consolidation or merger.
Section 33-46-650. Merger of telephone cooperative into different corporation.
Section 33-46-700. Dissolution of telephone cooperative prior to commencement of business.
Section 33-46-710. Dissolution of telephone cooperative which has commenced business.
Section 33-46-720. Recommendation of dissolution; membership vote; meeting; notice.
Section 33-46-730. Certificate of election to dissolve.
Section 33-46-740. Filing of certificate and affidavit.
Section 33-46-750. Notice of winding up proceedings.
Section 33-46-760. Directors' powers to settle affairs.
Section 33-46-770. Execution of articles of dissolution.
Section 33-46-800. Conversion of existing corporation into telephone cooperative.
Section 33-46-810. Proposed articles of conversion; contents; approval.
Section 33-46-820. Vote of members on proposed articles of conversion.
Section 33-46-830. Approved articles of conversion; execution.