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LA Rev Stat § 12:316 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§316. Fees

RS 316 - Fees  A. A fee as provided in R.S. 49:222 shall be paid in advance to the secretary of state, for the use and benefit of the state, by every corporation: (1) For filing and recording application for certificate of authority and certificate of existence, or a certificate of good standing. (2) For filing and recording application for amended certificate of authority to change the name of the corporation. (3) For filing and recording withdrawal proceedings. (4) For filing and recording reinstatement proceedings. (5) For filing and recording certificate of merger. (6) For filing and recording termination of withdrawal proceedings. B.(1) Additional copies, certified or otherwise, of documents or a certificate shall be furnished upon request for a fee as provided in R.S. 49:222, which shall be paid in advance. (2) The secretary of state is authorized to charge a fee as provided in R.S. 49:222 for making, issuing, and sealing any other certificates required or permitted by this Chapter, for resignation of a registered agent or officer, appointment of a registered agent, change of a registered office, appointment of officers and directors, and for annual reports. Acts 1968, No. 105, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 526, §2, eff. Aug. 11, 1982; Acts 1983, No. 235, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 4, §1., eff. Jan. 1, 1984; Acts 1984, No. 741, §1, eff. July 13, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 649, §1; Acts 2008, No. 913, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 12:317 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§317. Appointment of receiver

RS 317 - Appointment of receiver  The court may appoint a receiver to take charge of a foreign corporation's property in this state on any ground set forth in R.S. 12:151, or on application by a receiver or liquidator duly appointed to take charge of the corporation's property by a court of competent jurisdiction in the state or country under the laws of which the corporation is incorporated. The provisions of R.S. 12:151 and 152 shall, mutatis mutandis, govern proceedings brought under this section.  Acts 1968, No. 105, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:318 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§318. Pre-filing procedure

RS 318 - Pre-filing procedure  Any document to be filed with the Secretary of State by a foreign corporation may be delivered to the Secretary of State in advance, for filing as of any specified date (and, if specified upon such delivery, as of any given time on such date) within thirty days after the date of delivery.  Acts 1968, No. 105, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:319 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§319. Definitions

RS 319 - Definitions  Terms used in this Chapter shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of this Title.  Acts 1968, No. 105, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:320 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§320. Application to authorized corporations

RS 320 - Application to authorized corporations  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Chapter, all of the provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable to every foreign corporation on or before January 1, 1969 authorized to transact business in this state; provided that this Chapter shall not affect or impair any right of any such foreign corporation which is guaranteed or protected by the Constitution of this state or of the United States; and provided further that this Chapter shall not be construed to impair or affect any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or acquired, or liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred, prior to January 1, 1969, but the same may be enjoyed, asserted and enforced, prosecuted or inflicted as fully, and to the same extent, as if this Chapter had not been enacted.  Acts 1968, No. 105, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:321 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§321. Short title

RS 321 - Short title  This Chapter shall be known, and reference may be made thereto, as the "Foreign Corporation Law".  Acts 1968, No. 105, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:401 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§401. Organization authorized

RS 401 - Organization authorized  Cooperative, nonprofit membership corporations may be organized under this Part for the purpose of supplying electrical energy and promoting and extending the use thereof.  Renumbered from R.S.1950, §12:301 by Acts 1968, No. 105, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969.
LA Rev Stat § 12:402 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§402. Terms defined

RS 402 - Terms defined  As used in this Part:  A. "Cooperative" means a corporation organized under this Part and a corporation which becomes subject to this Part in the manner hereinafter provided.  B. "Member" means each incorporator of a cooperative and each person admitted to and retaining membership therein, and shall include a husband and wife admitted to joint membership.  C. "Person" includes any natural person, firm, association, corporation, business trust, partnership, federal agency, state or political subdivision or agency thereof, or any body politic.  Renumbered from R.S.1950, §12:302 by Acts 1968, No. 105, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969.
LA Rev Stat § 12:404 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§404. Name

RS 404 - Name  The name of each cooperative shall include the words "Electric" and "Cooperative," and the abbreviation "Inc.," provided, however, such limitation shall not apply if, in any affidavit made by the president or vice-president of the cooperative and filed with the Secretary of State, it shall appear that the cooperative desires to transact business in another state and is precluded therefrom by reason of its name; and provided, further, that any corporation which may be converted into a cooperative and become subject to this Part as provided in R.S. 12:417 may at its election retain the corporate name used by it prior to such conversion or such domestication. The name of a cooperative shall distinguish it from the name of any other corporation organized under the laws of, or authorized to transact business in, this state. The words "Electric" and "Cooperative" shall not both be used in the name of any corporation organized under the laws of, or authorized to transact business in, this state, except a cooperative or a corporation transacting business in this state pursuant to the provisions of this Part.  Renumbered from R.S.1950, §12:304 by Acts 1968, No. 105, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969.
LA Rev Stat § 12:405 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§405. Incorporators

RS 405 - Incorporators  Five or more natural persons, or two or more cooperatives, may organize a cooperative in the manner hereinafter provided.  Renumbered from R.S.1950, §12:305 by Acts 1968, No. 105, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969.
LA Rev Stat § 12:406 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§406. Articles of incorporation

RS 406 - Articles of incorporation   A. The articles of incorporation of a cooperative shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this Part. The articles shall be executed by authentic act, signed by each of the incorporators, and shall state the following:  (1) The name of the cooperative.  (2) The address of its principal office.  (3) The names and addresses of the incorporators.  (4) The names and addresses of the persons who shall constitute its first board of directors.  (5) Its duration.  (6) Any provisions not inconsistent with this Part considered necessary or advisable for the conduct of its business and affairs, including any provision authorized by R.S. 12:1-202(B)(5).  B. The articles of incorporation shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing as provided in this Part.  C. It shall not be necessary to set forth in the articles of incorporation of a cooperative the purpose for which it is organized or any of the corporate power vested in a cooperative under this Part.  Renumbered from R.S.1950, §12:306 by Acts 1968, No. 105, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 1987, No. 261, §2, eff. July 3, 1987; Acts 2020, No. 50, §1, eff. June 5, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 12:407 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§407. Bylaws

RS 407 - Bylaws A. The original bylaws of a cooperative shall be adopted by its board of directors. The first bylaws of a new cooperative resulting from a consolidation, or the surviving cooperative resulting from a merger, or the converted corporation resulting from a conversion, as provided in this Part, shall be adopted by the board of directors named in articles of conversion, merger, or consolidation, as the case may be. B. Bylaws may be adopted, amended, or repealed by the members or the board of directors. However, only the members may amend the bylaws when the amendment concerns the dissolution of the cooperative or the sale, lease, or other disposition or encumbrance of all or any substantial portion of property belonging to the cooperative. The board of directors shall not adopt any bylaws in conflict with the provisions of R.S. 12:414, 418, or 421. C. In the event voting by mail is authorized in the bylaws, the board of directors is authorized to prescribe conditions necessary for voting by mail, including the percentage of members required to constitute a quorum. However, only the members may prescribe conditions in the bylaws for voting by mail or the constituting of a quorum when the provisions of the bylaws relate to the dissolution of the cooperative or the sale, lease, merger, or other disposition or encumbrance of all or any substantial portion of property belonging to the cooperative. D. The bylaws shall set forth the rights and duties of members and directors and may contain other provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the cooperative not inconsistent with this Part or with its articles of incorporation. Nothing herein or in this Part shall limit the rights of members provided for in R.S. 12:417 or any rights otherwise granted in the bylaws and articles of incorporation which may authorize voting by mail or proxy. E. Nothing herein or in this Part shall limit the right of the board of directors of the cooperative, as provided in R.S. 12:421(2), without authorization by the members thereof, to authorize the execution and delivery of a mortgage or mortgages or a deed of trust or deeds of trust upon, or the pledging or encumbering of, any or all of the property, assets, rights, privileges, licenses, franchises, or permits of the cooperative, whether acquired, or to be acquired, and wherever situated, as well as the revenues and income therefrom, all upon such terms and conditions as the board of directors shall determine, to secure any indebtedness of the cooperative to the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or to any bank, insurance company, or other lending institution, any provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a cooperative to the contrary notwithstanding. Renumbered from R.S.1950, §12:307 by Acts 1968, No. 105, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 108, §1, eff. June 22, 1978; Acts 2010, No. 202, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 328, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 12:408 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§408. Members

RS 408 - Members A. No person who is not an incorporator shall become a member of a cooperative unless such person shall agree to use electric energy furnished by the cooperative when such electric energy is available through its facilities. The bylaws of a cooperative may provide that any person, including an incorporator, shall cease to be a member thereof if he fails or refuses to use electric energy made available by the cooperative or if electric energy has not been made available to such person by the cooperative within a specified time after such person has become a member thereof. Membership in the cooperative shall not be transferable, except as provided in the bylaws. The bylaws may prescribe additional qualifications and limitations in respect of membership. B. An annual meeting of the members shall be held at such time as provided in the bylaws. C. Special meetings of the members shall be called by the board of directors, by any three directors, by not less than ten per centum of the members, or by the president. D. Meetings of members shall be held at such place as may be provided in the bylaws. In the absence of any such provision, all meetings shall be held in the city or town in which the principal office of the cooperative is located. E. Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, written or printed notice stating the time and place of each meeting of members and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each member, either personally or by mail, not less than ten nor more than twenty-five days before the date of the meeting.  F. Unless otherwise required in the articles of incorporation or in the bylaws, five percent of all members, present in person, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the members. For purposes of this Section, if voting by mail is authorized in the bylaws, members voting by mail shall be considered present in person. If less than a quorum is present at any meeting, a majority of those present in person may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. G. Each member shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting. Voting shall be in person, but, if the bylaws so provide, may also be by proxy or by mail, or both. If the bylaws provide for voting by proxy or by mail, they shall also prescribe the conditions under which proxy or mail voting shall be exercised. In any event, only members may act as proxies and no member may act as proxy for more than three members at any meeting of the members. Renumbered from R.S.1950, §12:308 by Acts 1968, No. 105, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 110, §1, eff. June 22, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 12:410 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§410. Districts

RS 410 - Districts  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part, or any other statute, the by-laws may provide for the division and redivision of the territory served or to be served by a cooperative into two or more districts. In such case the by-laws shall prescribe the manner in which the several districts shall function with respect to the nomination and election of directors and otherwise, and may provide for the election and powers of district delegates. No member at any district meeting and no district delegate at any meeting shall vote by proxy or by mail.  Renumbered from R.S.1950, §12:310 by Acts 1968, No. 105, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969.
LA Rev Stat § 12:411 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§411. Officers

RS 411 - Officers  The officers of a cooperative shall consist of a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer, who shall be elected annually by and from the board of directors. No person shall continue to hold any of the above offices after he has ceased to be a director. The offices of secretary and of treasurer may be held by the same person. The board of directors may also elect or appoint such other officers, agents, or employees as it shall deem necessary or advisable and shall prescribe the powers and duties thereof. Any officer may be removed from office and his successor elected in the manner prescribed in the by-laws.  Renumbered from R.S.1950, §12:311 by Acts 1968, No. 105, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969.
LA Rev Stat § 12:412 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§412. Amendment of articles of incorporation

RS 412 - Amendment of articles of incorporation  A. A cooperative may amend its articles of incorporation by complying with the following requirements:  (1) The proposed amendment shall be approved first by the board of directors and shall be submitted then to a vote of the members at any annual or special meeting thereof, the notice of which shall set forth the proposed amendment. The proposed amendment, with such changes as the members shall choose to make therein, shall be deemed to be approved on the affirmative vote of not less than two thirds of those members voting thereon at such meeting; and  (2) Upon such approval by the members, articles of amendment shall be executed by authentic act on behalf of the cooperative by its president or vice-president and its corporate seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The articles of amendment shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this Part and shall state:  (a) The name of the cooperative;  (b) The address of its principal office;  (c) The date of the filing of its articles of incorporation in the office of the Secretary of State, and  (d) The amendment to its articles of incorporation.  (3) The president or vice-president executing such articles of amendment shall also make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that the provisions of this Section were duly complied with. Such articles of amendment and affidavit shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing as approved in this Part.  B. A cooperative may, without amending its articles of incorporation, upon authorization of its board of directors, change the location of its principal office by filing a certificate of change of principal office, executed and acknowledged by its president or vice-president under its seal attested by its secretary, in the office of the Secretary of State, and also in the office of the recorder of mortgages or the clerk of court in each parish in which its articles of incorporation or any prior certificate of change of principal office of such cooperative has been filed. Such cooperative shall also, within thirty (30) days after the filing of such certificate of change of principal office in the office of recorder of mortgages or clerk of court of any parish, file therein certified copies of its articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, if the same are not already on file therein.  Renumbered from R.S.1950, §12:312 by Acts 1968, No. 105, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969.
LA Rev Stat § 12:413 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 12 - Corporations and Associations|§413. Consolidation

RS 413 - Consolidation  Any two or more cooperatives, each of which is hereinafter designated a "consolidating cooperative", may consolidate into a new cooperative, hereinafter designated the "new cooperative", by complying with the following requirements:  A. The proposition for the consolidation of the consolidating cooperatives into the new cooperative and proposed articles of consolidation to give effect thereto shall be first approved by the board of directors of each consolidating cooperative. The proposed articles of consolidation shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to this Part and shall state:  (1) The name of each consolidating cooperative, the address of its principal office, and the date of the filing of its articles of incorporation in the office of the Secretary of State;  (2) The name of the new cooperative and the address of its principal office;  (3) The names and addresses of the persons who shall constitute the first board of directors of the new cooperative;  (4) The terms and conditions of the consolidation and the mode of carrying the same into effect, including the manner and basis of converting memberships in each consolidating cooperative into membership in the new cooperative and the issuance of certificates of membership in respect of such converted memberships; and  (5) Any provisions not inconsistent with this Part deemed necessary or advisable for the conduct of the business and affairs of the new cooperative.  B. The proposition for the consolidation of the consolidating cooperatives into the new cooperative and the proposed articles of consolidation approved by the board of directors of each consolidating cooperative then shall be submitted to a vote of the members thereof at any annual or special meeting thereof, the notice of which shall set forth full particulars concerning the proposed consolidation. The proposed consolidation and the proposed articles of consolidation shall be deemed to be approved upon the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of those members of each consolidating cooperative voting thereon at such meeting. C. Upon such approval by the members of the respective consolidating cooperatives, articles of consolidation in the form approved shall be executed by authentic act on behalf of each consolidating cooperative by its president or vice-president and its seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The president or vice-president of each consolidating cooperative executing such articles of consolidation shall also make and annex thereto an affidavit stating that the provisions of this section were duly complied with by such cooperative. Such articles of consolidation and affidavits shall be submitted to the Secretary of State for filing as provided in this Part.  Renumbered from R.S.1950, §12:313 by Acts 1968, No. 105, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1969.