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At any meeting, called for the purpose, notice of the purpose being contained in the call, a majority of the entire membership may vote to dissolve the corporation and shall, thereupon signify their consent to such dissolution in writing and shall file such consent with the Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance, attested by a majority of its officers, with a statement of the names and addresses of the directors and officers, duly verified. The commissioner, upon receipt of satisfactory proof of the solvency of the corporation, shall execute in duplicate a certificate to the effect that such consent and statement have been filed and that it appears therefrom that the corporation had complied with this section. Such duplicate certificate shall be filed by such corporation in the office of the clerk of the chancery court of the county in which said corporation has its place of business and thereupon such credit union shall be dissolved and shall cease to carry on business except for the purpose of adjusting and winding up its affairs. It shall, by its board of directors, then proceed to adjust and wind up its business, be empowered to carry out its contracts, collect its accounts receivable, and liquidate its assets and apply the same in discharge of the obligations of the corporation and, after paying such obligations, each share according to the amount paid in thereon, shall be entitled to its proportion of the balance of the assets. Said corporation shall continue in existence for the purpose of discharging its debts and obligations, collecting and distributing its assets, and doing all other acts required in order to wind up its business, and may sue and be sued for the purpose of enforcing such debts and obligations until its affairs are fully adjusted and wound up, for three (3) years.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 81. Banks and Financial Institutions § 81-13-59 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-81-banks-and-financial-institutions/ms-code-sect-81-13-59/
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