Oregon Statutes 65.461 – Amendment by directors
A corporation that does not have members with the power to vote on bylaws shall amend the corporation‘s bylaws only as provided in this section. The corporation’s incorporators, until directors have been chosen, and thereafter the corporation’s board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation’s bylaws subject to any approval required under ORS § 65.467. The corporation shall provide notice of any meeting of directors at which an amendment is to be approved. The notice must be in accordance with ORS § 65.344 (2). The notice must also state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider a proposed amendment to the bylaws and must contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the amendment or state the general nature of the amendment. [1989 c.1010 § 115; 2019 c.174 § 79]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 65.461
- 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.
- Board of directors: means the individual or individuals who are vested with overall management of the affairs of a domestic corporation or foreign corporation, irrespective of the name that designates the individual or individuals. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Bylaws: means a set of provisions for managing and regulating a corporation's affairs that the corporation must adopt under ORS § 65. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: means a domestic corporation or a foreign corporation. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Notice: means a notice described in ORS § 65. See Oregon Statutes 65.001
- Vote: means an authorization by written ballot or written consent, where permitted, or by another method that a corporation specifies as an authorization. See Oregon Statutes 65.001