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Vermont Statutes Title 11 C. Mutual Benefit Enterprises, § 304. Bylaws

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) Bylaws shall be in a record and, if not stated in the articles of organization, shall include:

(1) a statement of the capital structure of the mutual benefit enterprise, including:

(A) the classes or other types of members' interests and relative rights, preferences, and restrictions granted to or imposed upon each class or other type of member's interest; and

(B) the rights to share in profits or distributions of the enterprise;

(2) a statement of the method for admission of members;

(3) a statement designating voting and other governance rights, including which members have voting power and any restriction on voting power;

(4) a statement that a member's interest is transferable if it is to be transferable and a statement of the conditions upon which it may be transferred;

(5) a statement concerning the manner in which profits and losses are allocated and distributions are made among patron members and, if investor members are authorized, the manner in which profits and losses are allocated and how distributions are made among investor members and between patron members and investor members;

(6) a statement concerning:

(A) whether persons who are not members but who conduct business with the enterprise may be permitted to share in allocations of profits and losses and receive distributions; and

(B) the manner in which profits and losses are allocated and distributions are made with respect to those persons; and

(7) a statement of the number and terms of directors or the method by which the number and terms are determined.

(b) Subject to subsection 113(c) of this title and the articles of organization, bylaws may contain any other provision for managing and regulating the affairs of the enterprise.

(c) In addition to amendments permitted under article 4 of this title, the initial board of directors may amend the bylaws by a majority vote of the directors at any time before the admission of members.

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