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A corporation not for profit shall be a body corporate in the name stated in its certificate and may sue and be sued; make and enforce contracts in relation to its business, powers, and objects; have a seal; acquire, hold, encumber, and dispose of property, real, personal, or mixed; adopt and alter bylaws; amend its certificate of incorporation; consolidate or merge with any other corporation; have different classes of members with or without voting rights; and exercise every right and privilege necessary, incident, or appertaining to its business, objects, and purposes. Associations and societies which are intended to benefit the widows, orphans, heirs, and devisees of deceased members thereof, where the members thereof receive no money as profit or otherwise, shall not be deemed insurance companies.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 7. Corporations and Associations § 7-40-102. Powers - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-7-corporations-and-associations/co-rev-st-sect-7-40-102/
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