The name of each telephone cooperative shall include the words "Telephone" and "Cooperative" and the abbreviation "Inc."; provided, however, such limitations do not apply if, from an affidavit made by the president or vice president of a telephone cooperative and filed with the Secretary of State, it appears that the telephone cooperative desires to transact business in another state and is precluded therefrom by reason of its name.
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.