The bylaws may provide for one or more of the following:
- (1) the time, place, and manner of calling and conducting meetings of the association;
- (2) the number and qualifications of the members;
- (3) the number of members constituting a quorum;
- (4) the right of members to vote by proxy, mail, or both and the conditions, method, and effects of the vote;
- (5) the method by which a member that is an association may cast its vote;
- (6) the number of directors constituting a quorum;
- (7) the qualifications, compensation, duties, and terms of directors and officers;
- (8) the time of the election of directors and officers and the method of giving notice of the election;
- (9) the penalties for violations of the bylaws;
- (10) the amount of entrance, organization, and membership fees, if any, the method of collecting the fees, and the purposes for which the association must use the fees;
- (11) the amount, if any, that each member must pay for the association's cost of conducting business;
- (12) the amount that each member is required to pay for services rendered to the member by the association, the time of payment, and the method of collecting the payment;
- (13) the marketing contract between the association and its members;
- (14) the requirements for ownership of common stock;
- (15) the time and method by which a member may withdraw from the association or may assign or transfer common stock;
- (16) the method of assignment and transfer of a member's interest or shares of common stock;
- (17) the time and conditions on which membership ceases;
- (18) the automatic suspension of a member's rights if the member ceases to be eligible for membership;
- (19) the method and effect of expulsion of a member;
- (20) the purchase by the association of a member's interest on the death, withdrawal, or expulsion of the member, on forfeiture of a membership, or at the option of the association; and
- (21) the method by which the value of a member's interest is determined by conclusive appraisal by the board of directors.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1108, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.