The original bylaws of a cooperative shall be adopted by its board of trustees. Thereafter bylaws shall be adopted, amended or repealed by its members. The bylaws shall set forth the rights and duties of members and trustees and may contain other provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the cooperative not inconsistent with this chapter or with its articles of incorporation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 33-49-280
Bylaws
Known as the Electric Cooperative Act
The act spans §§ 33–33 (70 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Alston v. Black River Electric Cooperative (2000)
Most recently applied in Alston v. Black River Electric Cooperative (January 2000)
1962 Code SECTION 12-1026; 1952 Code SECTION 12-1026; 1942 Code SECTION 8555-97; 1939 (41) 240.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.