South Carolina Code 33-31-1031. Amendment terminating members or redeeming or canceling memberships
(b) Before adopting a resolution proposing the amendment, the board of a mutual benefit corporation shall give notice of the general nature of the amendment to the members.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 33-31-1031
- 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.
- 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.
(c) After adopting a resolution proposing such an amendment, the notice to members proposing the amendment shall include one statement of up to five hundred words opposing the proposed amendment if the statement is submitted by any five members or members having three percent or more of the voting power, whichever is less, not later than twenty days after the board has voted to submit the amendment to the members for their approval. In public benefit corporations, the production and mailing costs must be paid by the requesting members. In mutual benefit corporations, the production and mailing costs must be paid by the corporation.
(d) Any such amendment must be approved by the members by two-thirds of the votes cast by each class.
(e) The provisions of § 33-31-621 do not apply to any amendment meeting the requirements of this chapter.