Missouri Laws 394.090 – Articles may be amended, how
1. A cooperative may amend its articles of incorporation by complying with the following requirements:
(1) The proposed amendment shall be first approved by the board of directors and shall then be submitted to a vote of the members at any annual or special meeting thereof, the notice of which shall set forth the proposed amendment. The proposed amendment, with such changes as the members shall choose to make therein, shall be deemed to be approved on the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of those members voting thereon at such meeting; and
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 394.090
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- articles of incorporation: as used in this chapter shall be deemed to include the articles of conversion of a converted corporation. See Missouri Laws 394.070
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) (a) Upon such approval by the members, articles of amendment shall be executed and acknowledged in duplicate on behalf of the cooperative by its president or vice president and its corporate seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The articles of amendment shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter and shall state:
a. The name of the cooperative;
b. The address of its principal office;
c. The date of the filing of its articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state; and
d. The amendment to its articles of incorporation.
(b) The president or vice president executing such articles of amendment shall also make and annex to each copy thereof an affidavit stating that the provisions of this section were duly complied with.
(c) Such articles of amendment and affidavit shall be submitted to the secretary of state for filing as provided in this chapter.
2. A cooperative may upon authorization of a majority of the members at any regular or special meeting change the location of its principal office by filing a certificate of change of principal office, executed and acknowledged in duplicate by its president or vice president under its seal attested by its secretary, in the office of the secretary of state and also by filing such certificate of change in each county office in which its articles of incorporation or any prior certificate of change of principal office of such cooperative has been filed. Such cooperative shall also, within thirty days after the filing of such certificate of change of principal office in any county office, file therein certified copies of its articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, if the same are not already on file therein.