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R.I. Gen. Laws § 7-6-37

Organization meetings

Known as the Rhode Island Nonprofit Corporation Act

The act spans §§ 7–7 (116 sections).

P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.

(a) After the issuance of the certificate of incorporation an organizational meeting of the board of directors named in the articles of incorporation may be held, either within or without this state, at the call of a majority of the incorporators, for the purpose of adopting bylaws, electing officers, and the transaction of any other business that may come before the meeting. The incorporators calling the meeting shall give at least three (3) days’ notice of the meeting by mail to each named director, which notice states the time and place of the meeting.

(b) A first meeting of the members may be held at the call of the directors, or a majority of them, upon at least three (3) days’ notice, for any purposes that are stated in the notice of the meeting.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.