MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

Index for Chapter 011 of Title 79

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

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