AB150,1665,10
1186.34
(2) (b) Every credit union incorporated under this chapter prior to July
220, 1985, except a corporate central credit union, shall obtain a certificate of
3insurance issued by the national board within 54 months after July 20, 1985. The
4commissioner office of credit unions may extend for a period not to exceed 12 months
5the date by which a credit union must obtain a certificate of insurance upon
6satisfactory evidence that the credit union has made or is making a substantial effort
7to satisfy the conditions precedent to issuance of the certificate of insurance. Unless
8the
commissioner office of credit unions approves a consolidation under s. 186.31, the
9commissioner office shall liquidate under s. 186.29 any credit union that fails to
10comply with this paragraph.
AB150, s. 4998
11Section
4998. 186.34 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1665,1412
186.34
(3) (intro.) The
commissioner
office of credit unions shall give the
13Wisconsin credit union savings insurance corporation written notice of all of the
14following:
AB150, s. 4999
15Section
4999. 186.34 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1665,2216
186.34
(4) Every credit union that receives a certificate of insurance from the
17national board shall file a copy of the certificate with the
commissioner office of credit
18unions within 30 days after the credit union receives the certificate. Every credit
19union organized under this chapter prior to July 20, 1985, that receives a certificate
20of insurance from the national board shall also file a copy of the certificate with the
21Wisconsin credit union savings insurance corporation within 30 days after receipt of
22the certificate.
AB150, s. 5000
23Section
5000. 186.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1666,1224
186.35
(1) Organization. The Wisconsin credit union savings insurance
25corporation, a nonprofit corporation, hereinafter referred to as the "corporation",
1shall be organized within one year after February 14, 1970, by the authorized
2representatives of not less than 9 credit unions chartered and existing under this
3chapter. The articles of incorporation shall require the approval of the
commissioner 4office of credit unions, and shall be filed with the
commissioner office of credit unions 5and recorded with the register of deeds of the county in which the principal office of
6the corporation is located. Amendments to the articles, adopted by a vote of
7two-thirds of the member credit unions present at an annual meeting or a special
8meeting called for that purpose, shall be filed with the
commissioner office of credit
9unions upon payment of a fee of $5 and if approved by the
commissioner office shall
10become effective upon being recorded in the office of the register of deeds in the same
11manner as the original articles. This corporation shall be under the exclusive
12supervision of the
commissioner office of credit unions.
AB150, s. 5001
13Section
5001. 186.35 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1666,1614
186.35
(2) (b) Cooperate with its member credit unions and the office of
the
15commissioner credit unions for the purpose of improving the general welfare of credit
16unions in this state.
AB150, s. 5002
17Section
5002. 186.35 (3) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1666,2018
186.35
(3) (n) As determined by the trustees, declare and pay dividends in cash
19or property to its members, except that the corporation may not declare or pay a
20dividend unless the
commissioner office of credit unions has approved the dividend.
AB150, s. 5003
21Section
5003. 186.35 (3m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1667,222
186.35
(3m) Prohibited use of funds. (intro.) Notwithstanding subs. (2) and
23(3) (d), none of the corporation's funds may be used to assist member credit unions
24to meet the eligibility requirements for obtaining a certificate of federal share
1insurance under s. 186.34, unless the
commissioner office of credit unions 2determines all of the following:
AB150, s. 5004
3Section
5004. 186.35 (5) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1667,104
186.35
(5) (d) 2. In the event of the potential impairment of the corporation's
5capital, special assessments may be levied against all member credit unions by the
6trustees with the approval of the
commissioner office of credit unions. The trustees
7shall determine the total amount of any special assessment, and each member shall
8be liable to the corporation for a fraction of the total special assessment. Each
9member's fractional share of a special assessment shall be determined under sub.
10(12).
AB150, s. 5005
11Section
5005. 186.35 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1667,1412
186.35
(5) (f) The trustees may reduce or waive the annual assessment when
13the total funds in this corporation equal an amount which is mutually agreed upon
14by the trustees and the
commissioner office of credit unions.
AB150, s. 5006
15Section
5006. 186.35 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1667,1816
186.35
(7) Supervision of corporation. The corporation shall be subject to
17supervision and an annual examination by the office of
the commissioner credit
18unions. The cost of each examination shall be paid by the corporation.
AB150, s. 5007
19Section
5007. 186.35 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1668,720
186.35
(8) Examinations of credit unions. The office of
the commissioner 21credit unions shall promptly forward to the corporation copies of examination reports
22of all members. The cost of these copies shall be paid by the corporation. If the
23trustees of the corporation ascertain evidence of carelessness, unsound practices or
24mismanagement of any member or if the trustees determine that the activities of any
25member may jeopardize any of the corporation's assets, the trustees or their
1designees may require the member to disclose its operational policies and
2procedures, and may recommend appropriate corrective measures to the member.
3If the trustees determine that the carelessness, unsound practices or
4mismanagement is not promptly corrected or that the threat to the corporation's
5assets has not been removed, the trustees may make appropriate recommendations
6to the
commissioner office of credit unions, including the recommendation that the
7member be liquidated or consolidated.
AB150, s. 5008
8Section
5008. 186.35 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1668,139
186.35
(9) Bylaws. The incorporators shall subscribe and submit to the
10commissioner office of credit unions, for approval, the bylaws and any amendments
11thereto under which the corporation shall operate. These bylaws may be amended
12at any regular or special meeting of the trustees or any annual or special meeting of
13the corporation.
AB150, s. 5009
14Section
5009. 186.35 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1669,215
186.35
(11) (a) Within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the
16commissioner office of credit unions under s. 186.34 (3), the corporation shall publish
17a class 3 notice, under ch. 985, requiring all persons who have claims against the
18corporation to file proof of their respective claims at a place and by a date not earlier
19than 30 days after the last insertion of the notice. Proof of publication shall be filed
20with the clerk of the circuit court. Notwithstanding any other law, any claim for
21which no proof of claim is filed by the date fixed in the notice is barred. Within 30
22days after the last date for filing claims, the corporation shall give notice by
23registered or certified mail to each claimant if the corporation denies all or any part
24of the claimant's claims. Any claim for which notice of complete or partial denial is
1duly mailed is barred unless the claimant commences an action within 90 days after
2the date of mailing of the notice.
AB150, s. 5010
3Section
5010. 186.35 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1669,134
186.35
(11) (b) Within 30 days after the termination of the period for
5commencing actions under par. (a), the trustees shall determine the amount
6reasonably necessary to pay all of the corporation's outstanding, lawful liabilities
7and to pay the expenses of winding up the corporation's affairs. Upon receiving the
8approval of the
commissioner office of credit unions, the corporation shall set aside
9the amount approved by the
commissioner office and shall immediately distribute
10all of the remaining assets of the corporation, subject to par. (c). The corporation may
11make other subsequent distributions, subject to par. (c) if any additional surplus is
12realized. Any surplus remaining after the corporation has been dissolved shall be
13distributed, subject to par. (c).
AB150, s. 5011
14Section
5011. 186.37 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1669,20
15186.37 (title)
Immunity of commissioner office. The commissioner An
16employe of the office of credit unions shall not be subject to any civil liability or
17penalty, nor to any criminal prosecution, for any error in judgment or discretion made
18in good faith and upon reasonable grounds in any action taken or omitted by the
19commissioner office of credit unions in the
commissioner's office's official capacity
20under this chapter.
AB150, s. 5012
21Section
5012. 186.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1670,1122
186.38
(2) Organization. The corporation may be organized under this section
23by the authorized representatives of one or more credit union share or deposit
24corporations. The articles of incorporation shall require the approval of the
25commissioner office of credit unions and shall be filed with the
commissioner office
1and recorded with the register of deeds of the county in which the principal office of
2the corporation is located. Amendments to the articles, adopted by a vote of
3two-thirds of the voting shares represented at an annual meeting or at a special
4meeting called for that purpose, shall be filed with the
commissioner office of credit
5unions upon payment of a fee of $5 and if approved by the
commissioner office of
6credit unions shall become effective upon being recorded in the office of the register
7of deeds in the same manner as the original articles. This corporation shall be under
8the exclusive supervision of the
commissioner office of credit unions under sub. (9)
9and the
commissioner office shall, with the approval of the credit union review board,
10fix and assess the corporation a fair amount for such supervision and examination
11of the corporation.
AB150, s. 5013
12Section
5013. 186.38 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1670,1613
186.38
(5) (c) The terms of withdrawal from membership and restrictions on
14sale of capital stock shall be as prescribed in the articles of incorporation as approved
15by the
commissioner office of credit unions, and such terms shall be binding on all
16members and shareholders.
AB150, s. 5014
17Section
5014. 186.38 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1670,2118
186.38
(7) Reserves. The corporation shall maintain reserves for its liabilities,
19including contingent liabilities, and the
commissioner
office of credit unions shall
20have authority to order a change in reserves if the
commissioner office deems them
21to be unacceptable.
AB150, s. 5015
22Section
5015. 186.38 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1671,223
186.38
(9) Supervision of corporation. The corporation shall be subject to
24supervision and an annual examination by the office of
the commissioner, who credit
1unions. The office of credit unions may invite participation by credit union
2supervisory authorities from other states.
AB150, s. 5016
3Section
5016. 186.38 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1671,94
186.38
(10) Examinations. The office of
the commissioner credit unions shall
5promptly forward to the corporation a copy of its examination report of the Wisconsin
6credit union savings insurance corporation, if it becomes a member of the
7corporation, and shall cooperate with the corporation in obtaining similar
8examination reports from other state credit union supervisory authorities where
9member state credit union share or deposit corporations are domiciled.
AB150, s. 5017
10Section
5017. 186.38 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1671,1511
186.38
(11) Bylaws. The board of directors shall subscribe and submit to the
12commissioner office of credit unions, for filing and approval, the bylaws and any
13amendments thereto under which the corporation shall operate. These bylaws may
14be amended at any regular or special meeting of the board of directors or at any
15annual or special meeting of the shareholders.
AB150, s. 5018
16Section
5018. 186.41 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1671,2017
186.41
(2) (b) An in-state credit union proposing any action under par. (a) shall
18provide the
commissioner office of credit unions a copy of any original application
19seeking approval by a federal agency or by an agency of the regional state and of any
20supplemental material or amendments filed in connection with any application.
AB150, s. 5019
21Section
5019. 186.41 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1671,2522
186.41
(4) (a) The
commissioner office of credit unions finds that the statutes
23of the regional state in which the regional credit union has its principal office permit
24in-state credit unions to both acquire regional credit union assets and merge with
25one or more regional credit unions in the regional state.
AB150, s. 5020
1Section
5020. 186.41 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1672,42
186.41
(4) (b) The
commissioner office of credit unions has not disapproved the
3acquisition of in-state credit union assets or the merger with the in-state credit
4union under sub. (5).
AB150, s. 5021
5Section
5021. 186.41 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1672,156
186.41
(4) (c) The
commissioner office of credit unions gives a class 3 notice,
7under ch. 985, in the official state newspaper, of the application to take an action
8under sub. (3) and of the opportunity for a hearing and, if at least 25 residents of this
9state petition for a hearing within 30 days of the final notice or if the
commissioner 10office of credit unions on
his or her
its own motion calls for a hearing within 30 days
11of the final notice, the
commissioner office of credit unions holds a public hearing on
12the application, except that a hearing is not required if the
commissioner office of
13credit unions finds that an emergency exists and that the proposed action under sub.
14(3) is necessary and appropriate to prevent the probable failure of an in-state credit
15union that is closed or in danger of closing.
AB150, s. 5022
16Section
5022. 186.41 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1672,2017
186.41
(4) (d) The
commissioner office of credit unions is provided a copy of any
18original application seeking approval by a federal agency of the acquisition of
19in-state credit union assets or of the merger with an in-state credit union and of any
20supplemental material or amendments filed with the application.
AB150, s. 5023
21Section
5023. 186.41 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1672,2422
186.41
(4) (e) The applicant has paid the
commissioner office of credit unions 23a fee of $1,000 together with the actual costs incurred by the
commissioner office in
24holding any hearing on the application.
AB150, s. 5024
25Section
5024. 186.41 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1673,3
1186.41
(5) Standards for disapproval. (intro.) The
commissioner office of
2credit unions may disapprove of any action under sub. (3) if the
commissioner office 3finds any of the following:
AB150, s. 5025
4Section
5025. 186.41 (5) (ct) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1673,85
186.41
(5) (ct) The applicant has failed to enter into an agreement prepared by
6the
commissioner office of credit unions to comply with laws and rules of this state
7regulating consumer credit finance charges and other charges and related disclosure
8requirements, except to the extent preempted by federal law or regulation.
AB150, s. 5026
9Section
5026. 186.41 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1673,1110
186.41
(5) (e) The applicant fails to meet any other standards established by
11rule of the
commissioner office of credit unions.
AB150, s. 5027
12Section
5027. 186.41 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1673,1513
186.41
(6) (a) Subsections (1) to (5) do not apply prior to January 1, 1987, except
14that the
commissioner office of credit unions may promulgate rules under sub. (5) (e)
15to be applicable no earlier than the date that subs. (1) to (5) apply.
AB150, s. 5028
16Section
5028. 186.41 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1674,217
186.41
(8) Divestiture. Any credit union that has acquired assets of or merged
18with an in-state credit union under sub. (2) or (3) and that ceases to be an in-state
19credit union or regional credit union shall immediately notify the
commissioner 20office of credit unions of the change in its status and shall, as soon as practical and,
21in any case, within 2 years after the event causing it to no longer be one of these
22entities, divest itself of control of any interest in the assets or operations of any
23in-state credit union. A credit union that fails to immediately notify the
24commissioner office of credit unions is liable for a forfeiture of $500 for each day
1beginning with the day its status changes and ending with the day notification is
2received by the
commissioner office of credit unions.
AB150, s. 5029
3Section
5029. 187.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1674,254
187.05
(1) Trustees; terms; purposes. Any diocesan council or convention,
5conference, synod or other body of authorized representatives of any church or
6religious denomination or association or congregation thereof may elect any number
7of trustees, not less than three, to be incorporated; and when a certificate shall have
8been made and signed by the presiding officer and countersigned by the secretary of
9the body by which they were elected, stating that such persons, naming them, were
10elected trustees, the name of the body by whom elected, the corporate name by which
11such trustees are to be known, the term for which they are to hold their offices, and
12the purposes for which it is desired to incorporate them, and filed
in the office of the
13secretary of state with the department of revenue, the persons named in such
14certificate as trustees and their successors in office shall be a body corporate for the
15purposes mentioned in such certificate and for such purposes, and no other, shall
16have the usual powers of a corporation; and the members of such corporation shall
17hold their positions for such term as the body electing them shall determine and until
18their successors are duly elected. Upon the receipt of such certificate, the
secretary
19of state department of revenue shall issue a certificate of incorporation. But any
20diocesan council or convention, conference, synod or other body composed of or
21divided into district synods or other units may provide in its constitution for the
22election of one or more of its trustees by one or more of such district synods or other
23units or that one or more of its trustees shall be elected by said diocesan council or
24convention, conference, synod or other body from one or more of such district synods
25or other units.
AB150, s. 5030
1Section
5030. 187.05 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1675,62
187.05
(3) (a) (intro.) Any denominational body mentioned in sub. (1) having
3a constitution (or other instrument of organization), in writing, at any stated
4meeting may vote to become a corporation and designate any of its members of adult
5age, not less than 10 in number, to make, acknowledge and file with the
secretary of
6state department of revenue a certificate substantially in the following form:
AB150, s. 5031
7Section
5031. 187.05 (3) (a) (form) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1675,108
187.05
(3) (a) (form) 4. The corporation may amend its constitution (or other
9written instrument of organization) as therein provided, and file with the
secretary
10of state department of revenue a certificate thereof duly acknowledged.
AB150, s. 5032
11Section
5032. 187.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1676,212
187.16
(1) Incorporation. Any corps of the Salvation Army in the state of
13Wisconsin may become incorporated as a charitable, educational, missionary,
14philanthropic, beneficial and religious organization, by the commander in chief of
15the Salvation Army in the United States of America and the territorial commander
16of the central territory of the Salvation Army in the United States of America,
17together with three other officers or laypersons, members of the said local Salvation
18Army corps, executing, acknowledging and filing a certificate of incorporation
in the
19office of the secretary of state with the department of revenue, giving its corporate
20name, the location of the headquarters of said corps in Wisconsin, the names of the
21incorporators, its general objects and purposes. Said certificate shall be recorded
in
22the office of the secretary of state with the department of revenue and a verified copy
23thereof in the office of the register of deeds in the county wherein the main office of
24said corps of the Salvation Army is located. When such record is made the
25corporation shall come into existence and possess the powers and privileges granted
1to corporations by ch. 181 so far as the same are applicable or necessary to accomplish
2its purpose, and also such powers as are conferred by this section.
AB150, s. 5033
3Section
5033. 187.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1676,104
187.16
(5) Amendment of articles. The articles of incorporation of such
5corporation may be altered or amended by a two-thirds vote of the trustees of such
6corporation. When adopted, a copy of such amendment accompanied by certificates
7signed by the president and secretary of the corporation shall be filed with the
8secretary of state department of revenue and the original documents shall be
9recorded with the register of deeds of the county where such corporation shall have
10its principal office.
AB150, s. 5034
11Section
5034. 187.19 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1676,1912
187.19
(7) Articles to be recorded in office of register of deeds. Whenever
13any of said congregations have complied with the foregoing provisions, the articles
14of incorporation thereof shall be made out accordingly, be signed by the president and
15secretary in the presence of two witnesses, who shall sign their names thereto, and
16acknowledged before some notary public or other person authorized by law thereto
17and filed
in the office of the secretary of state
with the department of revenue, and
18recorded in the office of the register of deeds in the county or counties where such
19corporation may own real estate.
AB150, s. 5035
20Section
5035. 187.19 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1677,721
187.19
(9) Amendment of articles. The articles of incorporation of any such
22congregations may be altered or amended by the unanimous vote of the directors of
23such corporation. When adopted, duplicate copies of such amendment, each with a
24certificate thereto affixed, signed by the president and secretary and the other
25directors, and sealed with the corporate seal, if there be any, stating the fact and date
1of the adoption of such amendment and that the same was adopted by unanimous
2vote of the directors of the corporation and that such copy is a true copy of the original,
3shall be made, and one of such duplicate copies shall be filed
in the office of the
4secretary of state with the department of revenue and the other shall be recorded in
5the office of the register of deeds of the county where such corporation is located and
6in the office of the register of deeds of any other county or counties where the
7corporation may own real estate.
AB150, s. 5036
8Section
5036. 187.19 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1677,209
187.19
(10) Dissolution of corporation. Any corporation organized under this
10section may dissolve by adopting a resolution to that effect by unanimous vote of the
11directors of such corporation. When adopted, duplicate copies of such resolution of
12dissolution, each with a certificate thereto affixed, signed by the president and
13secretary and the other directors, and sealed with the corporate seal, if there be any,
14stating the fact and date of adoption of such resolution and that the same was
15adopted by unanimous vote of the directors of the corporation and that such copy is
16a true copy of the original, shall be made, and one of such duplicate copies shall be
17filed
in the office of the secretary of state with the department of revenue and the
18other shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county where such
19corporation is located and in the office of the register of deeds of any other county or
20counties where the corporation may own real estate.
AB150, s. 5037
21Section
5037. 188.06 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1678,5
22188.06 Powers of trustees. The powers conferred by this chapter upon the
23trustees of a subordinate grange or council of granges of the Patrons of Husbandry
24shall not be exercised until the chief officers of such grange or council of granges shall
25make and sign a certificate setting forth the name, number and date of organization
1of such grange or council and the number and names of its trustees first elected, and
2record the same in the office of the register of deeds in the county in which such
3grange or council is located; nor, in case of the state grange, until the like officers
4thereof shall have made, signed and filed a like certificate
in the office of the
5secretary of state with the department of revenue.
AB150, s. 5038
6Section
5038. 188.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1678,167
188.08
(1) Any post, county or district council or department of the American
8Legion organized in this state pursuant to the acts of congress passed September 16,
91919, and the acts amendatory thereto, and any unit, county or district council, or
10department of the auxiliary of the American Legion organized in this state, shall
11have full corporate power to transact business in this state and to take over the assets
12and liabilities of the existing posts, units, county or district councils, or departments
13upon filing with the
secretary of state department of revenue a statement of its intent
14so to do and a full and complete list of its duly elected officers, and shall by so doing
15become a body corporate. No filing fee shall be charged by the
secretary of state 16department of revenue for so doing.
AB150, s. 5039
17Section
5039. 188.085 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1679,15
18188.085 Changing names and dissolving units of the American Legion. 19Any post, county, district council, department or other unit of the American Legion
20or of the auxiliary of the American Legion which has become a body corporate under
21the provisions of s. 188.08 may change its name or dissolve by the adoption of a
22written resolution to that effect, by a vote of a majority of its members present at a
23meeting called for that purpose and by filing the same as herein provided. Such
24resolution, with a certificate thereto affixed, signed by the commander and adjutant,
25or like or similar officers, stating the facts, including the date of the adoption of such
1resolution, the number of members present at such meeting, and the number of
2members who voted for the adoption of the resolution, shall be forwarded to and filed
3with the
secretary of state department of revenue, and thereupon the name of such
4corporation shall be changed or the corporation shall cease to exist, as the case may
5be. In lieu of the foregoing method of dissolution, any corporation formed under s.
6188.08 may be dissolved by the filing of a certificate
in the office of the secretary of
7state with the department of revenue reciting that such corporation has ceased to be
8a unit of the American Legion or its auxiliary. Such certificate shall be signed by the
9national commander and national adjutant of the American Legion or by the state
10commander and state adjutant of the American Legion, department of Wisconsin.
11In the case of units of the auxiliary the certificates shall be signed by the national
12president and national secretary or the department president and department
13secretary. Corporations dissolved under this section shall continue to have corporate
14existence for the time and purposes specified in s. 181.65. No fee shall be charged
15by the
secretary of state department of revenue for such filing.
AB150, s. 5040
16Section
5040. 188.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1680,517
188.09
(1) Any chapter, county or district council, or department of the
18Disabled American Veterans, organized in this state pursuant to an act of congress
19of the United States, known as Public No. 186, seventy-second congress (H.R. 4738),
20and the acts amendatory thereto, any unit or department of the auxiliary of the
21Disabled American Veterans in this state and any dugout or state department of the
22National Order of Trench Rats, their auxiliaries and affiliated organizations, or any
23department thereof, organized in this state, shall have full corporate power to
24transact business in this state and to take over the assets and liabilities of the
25existing chapters, county or district councils, department of Wisconsin, their
1auxiliaries and affiliated organizations, or any department thereof, upon filing with
2the
secretary of state department of revenue a statement of its intent so to do, and
3a full and complete list of its duly elected officers, and shall by so doing become a body
4corporate. No filing fee shall be charged by the
secretary of state department of
5revenue for so doing.
AB150, s. 5041
6Section
5041. 188.095 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,1680,23
7188.095 Changing names and dissolving units of the Disabled
8American Veterans. Any chapter, county or district council, or department of the
9Disabled American Veterans, or other unit of the Disabled American Veterans, or of
10the auxiliaries of the Disabled American Veterans, which has become a body
11corporate under s. 188.09, may, whenever its articles do not provide the manner in
12which its name shall be changed or of its dissolution, change its name or dissolve by
13the adoption of a written resolution to that effect, by a vote of the majority of its
14members present at a meeting called for that purpose, and by filing the same as
15herein provided. A certificate thereto affixed, signed by the commander and
16adjutant, or like or similar officers, stating the facts, including the date of adoption
17of such resolution, the number of members present at such meeting, and the number
18of members who voted for the adoption of the resolution, shall be forwarded to and
19filed with the
secretary of state department of revenue, and thereupon, the name of
20such corporation shall be changed or the corporation shall cease to exist as the case
21may be, except that in case of dissolution, it shall continue to exist for the purpose
22of winding up its affairs. No fee shall be charged by the
secretary of state department
23of revenue for such filing.