Nonprofit, Nonshare Corporations and Religious Societies
Miss. Code Ann. tit. 79, ch. 11
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section79-11-1. Repealed.section79-11-3. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-3section79-11-5. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-5section79-11-7. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-7section79-11-9. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-9section79-11-11. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-11section79-11-13. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-13section79-11-15. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-15section79-11-17. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-17section79-11-19. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-19section79-11-21. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-21section79-11-23. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-23section79-11-25. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-25section79-11-31. Religious societies.section79-11-33. Religious societies may own certain property.section79-11-35. and 79-11-37 . Repealed.section79-11-37. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-37section79-11-39. Repealed.section79-11-41. Trust funds for church maintenance; election to be subject to provisions of §§ 79-11-41 through 79-11-47 ; religious society defined.section79-11-43. Designation as “perpetual religious society trust funds religious societies.”section79-11-45. Operation and establishment of a perpetual religious society trust fund.section79-11-47. Accounting and reporting requirements for auditing procedures for certain records.section79-11-51. Prohibited acts.section79-11-53. Distribution of amounts to avoid tax liability.section79-11-55. Applicability of Sections 79-11-51 and 79-11-53 when contrary to articles of organization.section79-11-57. Amendment of articles of incorporation to exclude application of Sections 79-11-51 and 79-11-53 .section79-11-59. Rights and powers of courts and attorney general.section79-11-61. References to United States Internal Revenue Code.section79-11-101. Short title.section79-11-103. Amendments and repeals.section79-11-105. Requirements for filing of documents.section79-11-107. Secretary may prescribe forms.section79-11-109. Filing fees; fee for serving process upon Secretary of State; fees for copying and certifying copy of filed document.section79-11-111. Effective date of filed documents.section79-11-113. Correction of filed documents.section79-11-115. Secretary of State to file documents; refusal to file document; filing of documents as ministerial.section79-11-117. Appeal of refusal to file document.section79-11-119. Certified copy of document as conclusive evidence of filing.section79-11-121. Certificate of existence, application for; contents of; conclusive evidence of good standing.section79-11-123. Signing false document which is to be filed as offense; penalty.section79-11-125. Secretary granted power to perform duties.section79-11-127. Definitions.section79-11-129. Notice, types; when effective; how addressed; electronic communications.section79-11-131. Petition to chancery court for alternative method for calling or conducting meeting of corporation members, delegates, or directors, or for obtaining their consent.section79-11-133. Notice to Attorney General of commencement of certain proceedings.section79-11-135. Persons who may act as incorporators.section79-11-137. Contents of articles of incorporation.section79-11-139. When corporate existence begins; filing of articles of incorporation as conclusive proof that conditions of incorporation satisfied.section79-11-141. Liability for purporting to act for corporation where incorporation has not occurred.section79-11-143. Organizational meeting after incorporation; written consents in lieu of organizational meeting.section79-11-145. Bylaws.section79-11-147. Emergency bylaws; emergency defined.section79-11-149. Activities for which corporations may be organized.section79-11-151. Powers of corporation.section79-11-153. Emergency powers of board of directors; notice during emergency; officers may be deemed directors during emergency; effect of emergency corporate action; emergency defined.section79-11-155. Challenge to corporation’s power to act.section79-11-157. Corporate name.section79-11-159. Reserving exclusive use of corporate name; transferring reserved corporate name.section79-11-161. Repealed.section79-11-163. Repealed.section79-11-165. Repealed.section79-11-167. Repealed.section79-11-169. Repealed.section79-11-171. Admission of person as member of corporation.section79-11-173. Consideration for admission of members to corporation.section79-11-175. Corporation not required to have members.section79-11-177. Rights and obligations of members.section79-11-179. Transfer of membership or right arising therefrom.section79-11-181. Liability of members for acts, debts, liabilities, or obligations of corporation.section79-11-183. Liability of members for dues, assessments or fees.section79-11-185. Actions by creditors to reach liability of member to corporation.section79-11-187. Resignation of member.section79-11-189. Expulsion or suspension of member or termination or suspension of membership.section79-11-191. Purchase by corporation of membership of member who resigns or whose membership is terminated.section79-11-193. Proceedings brought on behalf of domestic or foreign corporation.section79-11-195. Delegates.section79-11-197. Annual membership meeting.section79-11-199. Special meetings of members.section79-11-201. Court-ordered meeting of members.section79-11-203. Approval of action by members without holding meeting of members.section79-11-205. Notice of meetings of members; notice of adjourned meetings.section79-11-207. Waiver of notice requirements by member.section79-11-209. Record date.section79-11-211. Corporate action taken by ballot without meeting.section79-11-213. Preparation of list of members entitled to notice of meeting and members entitled to vote at meeting; list to be open for inspection; court may order inspection and copying of lists.section79-11-215. Each member to have one vote.section79-11-217. Quorum requirements.section79-11-219. Votes required for member action.section79-11-221. Voting by proxy.section79-11-223. Cumulative voting.section79-11-225. Method of election of directors.section79-11-227. Acceptance or rejection of vote, consent, waiver or proxy appointment.section79-11-229. Voting agreements between members.section79-11-231. Board of directors; persons authorized to exercise some or all of powers of board.section79-11-233. Qualifications for directors.section79-11-235. Number of directors.section79-11-237. Election, appointment or designation of directors.section79-11-239. Term of office of directors.section79-11-241. Staggering terms of directors.section79-11-243. Resignation of director.section79-11-245. Removal of directors.section79-11-247. Removal of designated director or appointed director.section79-11-249. Removal of director by court proceeding.section79-11-251. Filling of vacancy in board of directors.section79-11-253. Compensation of directors.section79-11-255. Meetings of board of directors.section79-11-257. Action taken by board of directors without meeting.section79-11-259. Notice of regular and special meetings of board of directors.section79-11-261. Waiver of notice of meeting of board of directors.section79-11-263. Quorum of board of directors; director present at meeting deemed to have assented to action taken; exceptions.section79-11-265. Committees of board of directors.section79-11-267. Director to act in best interests of corporation; director’s reliance upon others for information; liability of directors.section79-11-269. Conflict of interest transaction.section79-11-270. Liability of director for unlawful distribution.section79-11-271. Officers of corporation.section79-11-273. Duties of officers.section79-11-275. Officers to act in best interests of corporation; reliance upon others for information; liability of officers.section79-11-277. Resignation or removal of officer.section79-11-279. Contract rights between officer and corporation.section79-11-281. Indemnification of director, officer, employee, or agent.section79-11-282. Restrictions on corporate loans; borrower’s liability.section79-11-283. Recordkeeping requirements.section79-11-285. Members’ right to inspect and copy corporation records; requirements.section79-11-287. Conditions on right to inspect; member’s agent or attorney has right to inspect and copy records; means of copying records; charges for copying documents by corporation; lists which satisfy demand for record of members.section79-11-289. Court-ordered inspection where corporation does not allow member to inspect and copy records.section79-11-291. Restrictions on use of membership lists.section79-11-293. Authorization for making distributions; conditions for corporation to purchase memberships.section79-11-295. Authorization to amend articles of incorporation.section79-11-297. Amendment of articles of incorporation prior to corporation’s acquisition of members.section79-11-299. Amendments to articles of incorporation which may be adopted by board of directors without action by members.section79-11-301. Procedures for making amendments to articles of incorporation.section79-11-303. Amendments to articles affecting members of class to be voted on by members of such class.section79-11-305. Filing of amendments to articles of incorporation.section79-11-307. Restatement of articles of incorporation.section79-11-309. Amendments to articles of incorporation to carry out court ordered reorganization.section79-11-311. Amendments to articles of incorporation not to affect legal status of corporation.section79-11-313. Adoption of amendments to bylaws where corporation has no members.section79-11-315. Approval of amendments to bylaws where corporation has members.section79-11-317. Amendments to bylaws affecting class of members to be voted on by such class.section79-11-319. Plan of merger of corporations.section79-11-321. Approval of plan of merger; abandonment of plan of merger.section79-11-323. Filing of articles of merger.section79-11-325. Effects of merger.section79-11-327. Merger of foreign corporation with domestic corporation.section79-11-329. Sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of property in regular course of business; mortgaging or otherwise encumbering property.section79-11-331. Sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of property not in regular course of business.section79-11-333. Dissolution by incorporators or directors of corporation that has no members.section79-11-335. Approval of dissolution by board of directors or members; notice requirements.section79-11-336. Application and distribution of assets of voluntarily dissolving corporation.section79-11-337. Contents and filing of articles of dissolution.section79-11-339. Revocation of dissolution.section79-11-341. Winding up and liquidation.section79-11-343. Disposition of known claims against dissolved corporation.section79-11-345. Notice of dissolution and request for presentation of claims against corporation; statute of limitations; enforcement of claims.section79-11-347. Administrative dissolution by Secretary of State, grounds for.section79-11-349. Administrative dissolution, procedures.section79-11-351. Reinstatement after administrative dissolution.section79-11-353. Denial of application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution; appeals.section79-11-355. Dissolution by court order; parties who may bring action; grounds for court-ordered dissolution.section79-11-357. Court-ordered dissolution, venue; appropriate party defendants; authority of court with respect to.section79-11-359. Issuance of injunctions; appointment of receivers or custodians; application and distribution of corporation assets or proceeds from sale or other disposition.section79-11-361. Decree of judicial dissolution.section79-11-363. Foreign corporations, authority to transact business; transacting business defined.section79-11-365. Foreign corporation transacting business without certificate of authority not to maintain proceeding in any court; stay of proceeding until certificate obtained; penalty for transacting business without certificate of authority.section79-11-367. Foreign corporation, application for certificate of authority.section79-11-369. Foreign corporation, amended certificate of authority.section79-11-371. Effect of certificate of authority.section79-11-373. Corporate name of foreign corporation.section79-11-375. Repealed.section79-11-377. Repealed.section79-11-379. Repealed.section79-11-381. Service of process, demand or notice on foreign corporation.section79-11-383. Withdrawal of foreign corporation.section79-11-385. Revocation of certificate of authority of foreign corporation, grounds.section79-11-387. Issuance of certificate of revocation.section79-11-389. Appeal of revocation.section79-11-391. Status report of corporation.section79-11-393. Rural water companies, special requirements.section79-11-394. Rural waterworks corporations; financial reports; contents; notice; failure to file report; notice of annual meeting.section79-11-395. Application to pre-existing domestic nonprofit, nonshare corporations.section79-11-397. Application to pre-existing foreign corporations authorized to transact business.section79-11-399. Effect of repeal of prior statutes.section79-11-401. Application to religious corporations.section79-11-403. Certain provisions inapplicable to religious corporations; religious doctrine controlling in case of inconsistencies.section79-11-405. Nonprofit corporation to notify Secretary of State of determination, suspension or revocation of exemption from tax as Section 501(c)(3) organization.section79-11-501. Definitions.section79-11-503. Registration statement; filing fee; forms; records; exceptions; final report upon expiration of registration of corporation opting not to renew registration; report contents.section79-11-504. Authority of Secretary of State to promulgate rules and regulations.section79-11-505. Exemption from provisions; notice of exemption; burden of proof.section79-11-507. Reports to Secretary of State; financial statements; extension of due date for filing financial statements; administrative penalties.section79-11-509. Effective date of registration; denial, suspension or revocation of registration or exemption; grounds for denial, suspension or revocation; procedure; violations and penalties; appeal.section79-11-511. Out-of-state organization; service of process.section79-11-513. Registration as professional fund-raiser or fund-raising counsel; bond; filing annual report.section79-11-515. Contracts; filing with Secretary of State.section79-11-517. Registration as professional solicitor in employ of professional fund-raiser.section79-11-518. Records of solicitation activities.section79-11-519. Powers and duties of district attorneys and county prosecuting attorneys; violations of Sections 79-11-501 through 79-11-529 .section79-11-521. Investigations of violations; written statements as to facts and circumstances; publication of information concerning violations; authority to administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, take evidence, require production of books, papers, etc.section79-11-523. Use of names, symbol or statement during solicitations for contributions; disclosure requirements for professional fund raisers.section79-11-524. Restrictions on hours of telephone solicitation.section79-11-525. Fiduciary responsibility of person soliciting, collecting, or expending contributions.section79-11-526. Sponsors and advertisers of events liable only when having control or supervision of events.section79-11-527. Reciprocal agreements with other states; public access to registration records.section79-11-529. Fines and penalties.section79-11-601. Repealed.section79-11-603. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-603section79-11-605. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-605section79-11-607. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-607section79-11-609. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-609section79-11-611. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-611section79-11-613. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-613section79-11-615. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-615section79-11-617. Miss. Code Ann. § 79-11-617section79-11-651. Definitions.section79-11-653. Charitable gift annuity is not insurance.section79-11-655. Notice to donor.section79-11-657. Notice to department.section79-11-659. Effect of failure to provide required notice.section79-11-661. Not unfair or deceptive trade practice.section79-11-701. Short title.section79-11-703. Definitions.section79-11-705. Standard of conduct in managing and investing institutional fund.section79-11-707. Appropriation for expenditure or accumulation of endowment fund; rules of construction.section79-11-709. Delegation of management and investment.section79-11-711. Release or modification of restrictions on management, investment, or purpose.section79-11-713. Reviewing compliance.section79-11-715. Application to existing institutional funds.section79-11-717. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.section79-11-719. Uniformity of application and construction.
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