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PUBLIC LAW 87-569-AUG. 6, 1962 GREATER VOTING REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 97. Whenever,* with respect to any action to be taken by the members or directors of a corporation, the articles of incorporation require the vote or concurrence of a greater proportion of the members or directors, as the case may be, than required by this Act with respect to such action, the provisions of the articles of incorporation shall control. WAIVER OF NOTICE

SEC. 98. Whenever any notice is required to be given to any member or director of a corporation under the provisions of this Act or under the provisions of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice. Presence without objection also waives notice. ACTION BY MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS WITHOUT A MEETING

SEC. 99. Any action required by this Act to be taken at a meeting of the members or directors of a corporation, or any action which may be taken at a meeting of the members or directors, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the members entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof, or all of the directors, as the case may be. Such consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote, and may be stated as such in. any articles or document filed with the Commissioners under this Act. UNAUTHORIZED ASSUMPTION OF CORPORATE POWERS

SEC. 100. All persons who assume to act as a corporation without authority so to do shall be jointly and severally liable for all debts and liabilities incurred or arising as a result thereof. PROCEDURE TO ELECT TO ACCEPT ACT

SEC. 101. Any corporation which is organized and existing under the laws of the District of Columbia or under any special Act of Congress on the date this Act takes effect, and which is organized not for profit, and is without authority to issue shares of stock, and is organized for a ' purpose or purposes for which a corporation may be organized under the provisions of this Act may elect to avail itself of the provisions of this Act in the following manner: (a) Where there are members having voting rights, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution recommending that the corporation accept this Act and directing that the question of such acceptance he submitted to a vote at a meeting of the members having voting rights, which may be either an annual meeting or a special meeting. Written or printed notice setting forth the proposal to accept this Act shall be given to each member entitled to vote at such meeting within the time and in the manner pro• vided in this Act for the giving of notice of meetings of members. The proposal to elect to accept this Act shall be adopted upon receiving at least two-thirds of the vote entitled to be cast by members present or represented by proxy at such meeting. (b) Where there are no members, or no members having voting rights, the election to accept this Act may be adopted at a meeting of the board of directors upon receiving the vote of at least a majority of the directors in office.

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