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...No person shall exercise or attempt to exercise any rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, or authority under the articles of a domestic corporation after such articles have been canceled or after such corporation has been dissolved or after the period of existence of the corporation specified in its articles has expired, except such acts as are incident to the winding up of the affairs of such corporati...

... under those sections or under previous laws of this state. (B) Special provisions in the Revised Code for the organization, conduct, or government of designated classes of corporations shall govern to the exclusion of the provisions of sections 1702.01 to 1702.58 of the Revised Code on the same subject, except where it clearly appears that a special provision is cumulative, in which case, that provision and the pro...

...n, an application for reinstatement and paying to the secretary of state the fee specified in division (Q) of section 111.16 of the Revised Code. The name of a corporation whose articles have been canceled shall be reserved for a period of one year after the date of cancellation. If the reinstatement is not made within one year from the date of the cancellation of its articles of incorporation and it appears that a c...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in this division, upon reinstatement of a corporation's articles of incorporation in accordance with section 1702.06, 1702.59, or 1724.06 of the Revised Code, the rights, privileges, and franchises, including all real or personal property rights and credits and all contract and other rights, of the corporation existing at the time its articles of incorporation were canceled shall be f...

...Whoever violates section 1702.57 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.

...ration organized under the cooperative laws of another state or the District of Columbia or a foreign corporation organized under corporation laws of another state, the District of Columbia, or the United States that operates on a cooperative basis. (I) "Handler" means a person who acquires agricultural products under a sales contract for the purpose of processing or reselling agricultural products. (J) "Mark...

...be organized under this chapter for any lawful purpose permitted to corporations by the laws of this state, except any such purpose that is inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or other chapters of Title XVII of the Revised Code. This section does not authorize any professional services otherwise prohibited by law. (B) Associations shall be corporations that are deemed nonprofit because they are not orga...

...ivileges granted to corporations by the laws of this state, except as are inconsistent with the express provisions of this chapter.

... members. (E)(1) The association shall pay the expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred by the person in defending the action, suit, or proceeding described in division (A) or (B) of this section, unless either of the following applies: (a) At the time of a person's act or omission that is the subject of an action, suit, or proceeding described in division (A) or (B) of this section, the articles or bylaws of ...

...ting in accordance with the cooperative laws of another state, the District of Columbia, or the United States. (4) It is a state or federally chartered credit union.

...(A) Two or more individuals may form an association under this chapter. (B)(1) Every association shall have and maintain a statutory agent upon whom any process, notice, or demand against the association may be served. The agent shall be one of the following: (a) A natural person who is a resident of this state; (b) A domestic or foreign corporation, nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, partners...

...irectors shall be as specified in the bylaws; (6) The names and addresses of those who are to serve as directors until the first meeting of members or until the election and qualification of their successors; (7) Whether the association is organized with or without capital stock. (a) If the association is organized without capital stock, the articles shall set forth the general rules by which the property rights a...

...(A) The articles of incorporation of an association may be altered or amended at any regular meeting of the association or at any special meeting called for that purpose, provided that the text of the proposed change, or a general description of the change, is contained in the notice of the meeting. An amendment shall first be approved by two thirds of the directors and shall then be adopted by an affirmative vote of...

...is section shall instead be entitled to payment of fair cash value of the affected stock held by such stockholder in accordance with section 1729.46 of the Revised Code. (B) For purposes of this section, a holder of stock is affected as to any class of stock owned by the holder only if an amendment would expressly do any of the following: (1) Decrease the dividends to which that class may be entitled or change the ...

...ciation has been incorporated under the laws of this state; and a copy certified by the secretary of state of any certificate of amendment or other certificate is prima-facie evidence of such amendment or of the facts stated in the certificate, and of the observance and performance of all antecedent conditions necessary to the action that the certificate purports to evidence. (B) A copy of amended articles filed in ...

...ppointment of a statutory agent, and by paying a filing fee of ten dollars. (B) Upon reinstatement of an association's articles of incorporation, the rights, privileges, and franchises, including all real or personal property rights and credits and all contract and other rights, of the association existing at the time that its articles were canceled or the dissolution became effective shall continue in effect as if...

...tion organized under this chapter shall pay to the secretary of state the fees imposed by section 111.16 of the Revised Code. In the case of a certificate of division, the filing fee shall be the same as for a certificate of merger or consolidation. (B) When the articles of incorporation, or a certificate of amendment of articles, or a certificate of merger, consolidation, conversion, division, or dissolution is fil...

...es which shall be provided for in the bylaws or other written agreements, shall be distributed to its members and other eligible patrons on the basis of patronage as provided in the bylaws or other written agreements. Any receipts or dividends from subsidiary corporations, or from stock or other securities owned by the association, may be included in the ordinary receipts of the association, and may be distributed ac...

... amount that each member is required to pay annually or from time to time to carry on the business of the association; any charge to be paid by each member for services rendered by the association, and the time of payment and the manner of collection of such charge; and any marketing contract between the association and its members that every member may be required to sign; (J) The number and qualifications of membe...

...(A) The initial bylaws may be adopted by the association's directors who are to serve until the first member meeting. After the initial bylaws are adopted, bylaws may be adopted and amended only by the members unless the articles or bylaws provide that the board, by a two-thirds vote of the entire board, may adopt or amend the bylaws or any specified bylaw. (B) Any bylaw adopted or amended by the board shall be rep...

...one vote, except that the articles or bylaws of the association may permit the following: (1) Voting by members in accordance with the amount of business done with or through the association. (2) Voting by delegates, including a voting system that provides any one or a combination of the following: (a) That a delegate may cast only one vote; (b) That a delegate may cast one vote for each member represented by the...

...tion 1729.20 of the Revised Code. The bylaws may provide that the notice be given by publication in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in the trade area of the association if notice to individual members and affected shareholders is impracticable.

...iation's articles of incorporation or bylaws, any action that may be authorized or taken at a meeting of the members, affected stockholders, the board, or any committee of the board, may be authorized or taken without a meeting, with the affirmative vote or approval of the following: (1) In the case of members or affected stockholders, sixty per cent of the votes of the members or affected stockholders who would be ...

...(A) Whenever notice is required by this chapter to be given to any person, the notice may be given personally, by mail, or by electronic or telephonic transmittal. If mailed, the notice is given when it is deposited in the United States mail, with postage prepaid, addressed to the person at the person's address as it appears on the records of the association. If notice is sent by electronic or telephonic transmittal,...

...iation's articles of incorporation or bylaws require that action be otherwise authorized or taken, all of the authority of an association shall be exercised by or under the direction of the board. The board shall consist of not less than five directors, elected by and from the members, unless the number of members is less than five, in which case, the number of directors may equal the number of members. (B) The byla...