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SC Code § 33-36-810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-810. Sale of assets.

 (A) A corporation not-for-profit may sell its assets. A "sale" means a sale, lease, exchange, donation, or other disposition of assets, except a mortgage of or other security interest in the assets.  (B) A sale of all or substantially all the property and assets, with or without the goodwill of a corporation not-for-profit, may be made upon terms and conditions and for consideration, which may consist in whole or in part of money or property, real or personal, including shares of any other corporation, domestic or foreign, as are authorized, in the following manner:  (1) Two-thirds of the board must adopt a resolution recommending the sale and directing the submission of it to a vote at a special or annual meeting of members.  (2) Written or printed notice must be given to each member of record entitled to vote at the meeting, within the time and in the manner provided for the giving of notice of meetings of members, and must state that the purpose of the meeting is to consider the proposed sale.  (3) At the meeting the members may authorize the sale by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the members, and may fix, or authorize the board to fix, the terms and conditions of the sale and the consideration to be received by the corporation.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 404, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-820 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-820. Consolidation.

 Two or more corporations not-for-profit, each of which is designated a "consolidating corporation", may consolidate into a new corporation not-for-profit, designated the "new corporation", by complying with the following requirements:  (1) The proposition for consolidating into a new corporation and proposed articles of consolidation must be approved first by the board of each consolidating corporation. The proposed articles of consolidation must recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter and must state:  (a) the name of each consolidating corporation, the address of its principal office, and the date of the filing of its articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State;  (b) the name of the new corporation and the address of its principal office;  (c) the names and addresses of the persons who constitute the first board of the new corporation;  (d) the terms and conditions of the consolidation and the mode of effecting it, including the manner and basis of converting memberships in each consolidating corporation into memberships in the new corporation and the issuance of certificates of membership for the converted memberships; and  (e) any provisions not inconsistent with this chapter considered necessary or advisable for the conduct of the business and affairs of the new corporation.  (2) Upon approval by the board of each consolidating corporation, the proposition for consolidating and the proposed articles of consolidation must be submitted to a vote of the members of each consolidating corporation at an annual or special meeting, the notice of which must explain fully the proposed consolidation. The proposed consolidation and the proposed articles of consolidation are approved upon the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of those members of each consolidating corporation voting at the meeting.  (3)(a) Upon approval by the members of the respective consolidating corporations, articles of consolidation in the approved form must be executed and acknowledged on behalf of each consolidating corporation by the officers specified in their bylaws, and attested under seal by the officer specified in their bylaws.  (b) The chief officer of each consolidating corporation, by whatever name designated in the bylaws, must execute the articles of consolidation and make and attach to them an affidavit stating that the provisions of this section were duly complied with by the corporation not-for-profit.  (c) The articles of consolidation and affidavits must be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing as provided in this chapter.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 404, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-830. Merger.

 Any one or more corporations not-for-profit, each of which is designated a "merging corporation", may merge into another corporation not-for-profit, designated the "surviving corporation", by complying with the following requirements:  (1) The proposition for merging into a surviving corporation and proposed articles of merger must be approved first by the board of each merging corporation and by the board of the surviving corporation. The proposed articles of merger must recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter and must state:  (a) the name of each merging corporation, the address of its principal office, and the date of the filing of its articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State;  (b) the name of the surviving corporation and the address of its principal office;  (c) a statement that each merging corporation elects to be merged into the surviving corporation;  (d) the terms and conditions of the merger and the mode of effecting it, including the manner and basis of converting the memberships in the merging corporation or corporations into memberships in the surviving corporation and the issuance of certificates of membership for the converted memberships; and  (e) any provisions not inconsistent with this chapter considered necessary or advisable for the conduct of the business and affairs of the surviving corporation.  (2) After approval by the boards of the respective parties to the proposed merger, the proposition for merging into a surviving corporation and the proposed articles of merger must be submitted to a vote of the members of each corporation at an annual or special meeting, the notice of which must explain fully the proposed merger. The proposed merger and the proposed articles of merger are approved upon the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of those members of each corporation voting at the meeting.  (3)(a) Upon approval by the members of the respective parties to the proposed merger, articles of merger in the approved form must be executed and acknowledged on behalf of each such corporation by its chief officer, by whatever name designated in its bylaws, and attested under seal by the officer specified in its bylaws.  (b) The chief officer of each corporation executing the articles of merger also must make and attach to them an affidavit stating that the provisions of this section were duly complied with by the corporation.  (c) The articles of merger and affidavits must be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing as provided in this chapter.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 404, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-840 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-840. Effect of consolidation or merger.

 The effect of consolidation or merger is as follows:  (1) The several parties to the consolidation or merger are a single corporation not-for-profit. In the case of a consolidation, it is the new corporation provided for in the articles of consolidation and, in the case of a merger, it is the surviving corporation. The separate existence of all corporate parties to the consolidation or merger, except the new or surviving corporation, ceases.  (2) The new or surviving corporation has all the rights, privileges, immunities, and powers and is subject to all the duties and liabilities of a corporation not-for-profit organized pursuant to this chapter, and possesses all the rights, privileges, immunities, and franchises of a public or private nature, and all property, real and personal, applications for membership, all debts due on whatever account, and all other choses in action of each of the consolidating or merging corporations. Every interest of, or belonging or due to, each of the consolidating or merging corporations are transferred to and vested in the new or surviving corporation without further act or deed. The title to real estate, or an interest in real estate, vested in a consolidating or merging corporation does not revert or is not impaired by reason of the consolidation or merger.  (3) The new or surviving corporation is responsible and liable for all of the liabilities and obligations of each of the consolidating or merging corporations, and a claim existing or action or proceeding pending by or against any of the corporations may be prosecuted as if the consolidation or merger had not taken place, except that the new or surviving corporation may be substituted in its place.  (4) Neither the rights of creditors nor liens upon the property of consolidating or merging corporations are impaired by consolidation or merger.  (5) In the case of a consolidation, the articles of consolidation are the articles of incorporation of the new corporation, and in the case of a merger, the articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation are considered to be amended to the extent that the changes are provided for in the articles of merger.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 404, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-1010 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-1010. Voluntary dissolution of corporation-not-for profit which has not commenced business.

 A corporation not-for-profit which has not commenced business may dissolve voluntarily by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing articles of dissolution, executed and acknowledged on behalf of the corporation, and stating:  (1) the name of the corporation;  (2) the address of its principal office;  (3) the date of its incorporation;  (4) that the corporation has not commenced business;  (5) that the amount, if any, actually paid in an amount of membership fees, less any part disbursed for necessary expenses, has been returned to those entitled to it;  (6) that no debt of the corporation remains unpaid; and  (7) that a majority of the incorporators elects that the corporation be dissolved.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 404, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-1020 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-1020. Voluntary dissolution of corporation not-for-profit which has commenced business.

 A corporation not-for-profit which has commenced business may dissolve voluntarily and wind up its affairs in the following manner:  (1) Two-thirds of the board shall adopt a resolution recommending dissolution and directing the submission of the question to a vote at an annual or special meeting of members.  (2) Written or printed notice must be given to each member of record entitled to vote at the meeting within the time and in the manner provided for the giving of notice of meetings of members and must state that the purpose of the meeting is to consider the dissolution.  (3) At the meeting the members may authorize the dissolution and may fix, or authorize the board to fix, its terms and conditions. Each member may vote and the authorization requires the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the members.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 404, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-1030 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-1030. Certificate of election to dissolve; affidavit of compliance.

 (A) Upon meeting the requirements of Section 33-36-1020, a certificate of election to dissolve must be executed and acknowledged on behalf of the corporation by its chief officer, by whatever name designated by the bylaws, and attested under seal by the officer specified in its bylaws.  (B) The certificate must state:  (1) the name of the corporation;  (2) the address of its principal office;  (3) the names and addresses of its board members; and  (4) the total number of members of the corporation, the number voting for dissolution, and the number voting against dissolution.  (C) The corporate officer executing the certificate of election to dissolve also must make, as an attachment to the certificate, an affidavit stating compliance with the provisions of Section 33-36-1020.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 404, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-1040 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-1040. Submission of certificate of dissolution and affidavit to Secretary of State.

 The certificate of dissolution and affidavit must be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing and the corporation not-for-profit must cease to carry on its business, except as is necessary for the winding up of its business. Its corporate existence continues until articles of dissolution have been filed by the Secretary of State.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 404, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-1050 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-1050. Winding up and settling affairs.

 The board has full power to wind up and settle the affairs of the corporation not-for-profit. It shall collect the debts owing to the corporation, sell and dispose of its property and assets, and pay, satisfy, and discharge its debts, obligations, and liabilities. After paying or adequately providing for the payment of all debts, obligations, and liabilities, the board shall dispose of the residual assets in accordance with the requirements of Section 501(c)(12) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 404, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-1060 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-1060. Notice of winding up proceedings.

 Upon the filing of the certificate of dissolution by the Secretary of State, the board immediately shall cause notice of the winding up proceedings to be mailed to each known creditor and claimant and to be published once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the principal office of the corporation is located.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 404, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-1070 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-1070. Articles of dissolution.

 (A) When all debts, liabilities, and obligations of the corporation have been paid and all remaining property and assets distributed, the board shall authorize the execution of articles of dissolution, executed and acknowledged on behalf of the corporation by its chief officer, by whatever name designated in its bylaws, and attested under seal by the officer specified in its bylaws.  (B) The articles of dissolution must recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this chapter and must state:  (1) the name of the corporation;  (2) the address of the principal office;  (3) that the corporation has delivered to the Secretary of State a certificate of election to dissolve and the date on which the certificate was filed by the Secretary of State in the records of his office;  (4) that all debts, obligations, and liabilities of the corporation have been paid and discharged or that adequate provisions have been made for payment or discharge;  (5) that all residual assets of the corporation have been distributed in accordance with Section 501(c)(12) of the 1986 Internal Revenue Code;  (6) that no actions or suits are pending against the corporation.  (C) The officer executing the articles of dissolution also shall make and attach to them an affidavit stating that the provisions of this article have been duly complied with. The articles of dissolution and affidavit, accompanied by proof of the publication required in Section 33-36-1060, must be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 404, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-1210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-1210. Corporations organized under Chapter 35 of Title 33.

 A domestic corporation organized and governed pursuant to Chapter 35 of Title 33 before the effective date of this chapter is deemed to have been organized pursuant to this chapter as of its effective date and must be governed by the provisions of this chapter.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 404, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-1310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-1310. Election procedures for nonprofit corporation providing water and sewer services to become a public service district.

 (A) For the exclusive purposes of participating in a joint municipal water system as authorized under Chapter 25, Title 6, a nonprofit corporation incorporated for the purposes of providing water or water and sewer services, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may elect, by resolution, to become a public service district, a public body politic and corporate:  (1) before January 1, 2002, upon a majority vote of its members constituting a quorum present at a duly called and noticed meeting; or  (2) on and after January 1, 2002, upon a majority vote of fifteen percent of its members present or by proxy at a duly called and noticed meeting.  (B) Notice of this meeting must be given by regular mail, addressed to the last known address of the member, and mailed not less than ten days prior to the meeting. The secretary of the corporation shall certify the date of mailing. The notice shall state the purpose, time, and place of the meeting.  (C) Upon a favorable vote, the chief executive officer of the corporation shall petition the Secretary of State to issue a new charter to convert and constitute the nonprofit corporation a public service district, a public body politic and corporate.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 78, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-1320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-1320. Petition for charter.

 (A) The petition shall include:  (1) the name of the district;  (2) an attached copy of the resolution adopted, certified by the secretary of the corporation;  (3) the name of the current board of directors, their terms of office, and expiration dates;  (4) the desire to become a public body corporate and politic; and  (5) a word description and an attached map showing the present and existing boundaries of the service area.  (B) Upon receipt of the petition, the Secretary of State must verify the contents of the petition and their compliance with subsection (A). Upon verification, the Secretary of State must issue a new charter, referencing the petition, and designating the corporation as a public service district, a public body politic and corporate of the State.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 78, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-1340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-1340. Election of commissioners.

 (A) On the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November in the year immediately following the year of the resolution, the voters shall elect commissioners for all seats on the district's governing body. Candidates must file a statement of intention of candidacy with the entity charged by law with conducting the election. Except for the initial election of commissioners as provided in subsection (B), all commissioners must be elected on an at-large basis for terms of four years with terms staggered so that a simple majority of the commissioners are elected in the next ensuing general election year, and the remaining commissioners are elected at the next following general election. The terms of office of commissioners whose seats are subject to contest in general election shall expire fourteen days following the general election.  (B) For the initial election of commissioners, all seats are considered vacant. From among the commissioners elected in the initial election, a simple majority thereof shall serve terms which expire fourteen days following the general election held two years after the initial election. Those commissioners entitled to serve the initial four-year terms are those commissioners equal in number to a simple majority of the membership who received the highest number of votes cast in the initial election. The remaining commissioners shall serve terms which expire fourteen days following the general election held the year following the initial election.  (C) The county election commission is charged with conducting and supervising the elections for commissioners in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis. Vacancies must be filled in the manner provided in Section 7-13-190.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 78, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-1350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-1350. Election of officers by the board.

 The board shall annually elect its officers, a chairperson, vice chairperson, and a secretary and treasurer. The latter two offices may be combined.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 78, Section 2.
SC Code § 33-36-1370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 33 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 36 - Corporations Not-for-profit Financed By Federal Or State Loans|Section 33-36-1370. District to assume all assets, properties and liabilities of antecedent nonprofit corporation.

 Districts converted pursuant to this article shall assume all assets, properties, and liabilities of the antecedent nonprofit corporation.  HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 78, Section 2.