DISSOLUTION — Texas Code § UT.161.251

Texas Code § UT.161.251 — DISSOLUTION. Reproduced from the official The Texas Constitution, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ UT.161.251. DISSOLUTION

DISSOLUTION. (a) An electric cooperative may be dissolved by a majority vote of its members present in person or represented by proxy at a regular meeting or at a special meeting of its members called for that purpose. (b) A certificate of dissolution must be: (1) signed by the president or vice president and attested by the secretary, certifying to the dissolution and stating that the officers have been authorized by a vote of the members under Subsection (a) to execute and file the certificate; and (2) executed, acknowledged, filed, and recorded in the same manner as original articles of incorporation of an electric cooperative. (c) The cooperative is dissolved when the secretary of state accepts the certificate of dissolution for filing and recording and issues a certificate of dissolution. (d) The secretary of state shall charge and collect a fee of $2.50 for filing articles of dissolution. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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  • Citation: The Texas Constitution § UT.161.251
  • Jurisdiction: Texas
  • Code: The Texas Constitution
  • Subject: DISSOLUTION
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