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Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-321

Members

Known as the Agricultural Cooperative Association Act

The act spans §§ 13–13 (35 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 167 W. Va. 920 - Southern States Cooperative, Inc. v. Dailey (1981)

Most recently applied in 167 W. Va. 920 - Southern States Cooperative, Inc. v. Dailey (July 1981)

Code 1950, § 13-263; 1956, c. 428.

(a) An association may admit as members only bona fide producers of agricultural products, including tenants and landlords receiving a share of the crop, and cooperative associations of such producers.

(b) The articles of incorporation may limit the amount of voting stock which a member may own.

(c) Under the terms and conditions prescribed in the bylaws a member shall lose his membership and his right to vote if he ceases to belong to the class eligible to membership under this section, but he shall remain subject to any liability incurred by him while a member of the association.

(d) No member shall be personally liable for any debt or liability of the association.

(e) No member shall have more than one vote.

Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.