2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
Chapter 57 - Officers, Directors and Members
5754 - Members grouped in local units.

     § 5754.  Members grouped in local units.
        (a)  General rule.--The bylaws of a nonprofit corporation may
     provide that the members of the corporation shall be grouped in
     incorporated or unincorporated local units formed upon the basis
     of territorial areas, or such other basis as may be determined
     in the bylaws, for the purpose of election of delegates or
     representatives to represent the members of such local units at
     any regular or special meetings of such corporation. Unless
     otherwise provided in a bylaw adopted by the members, each local
     unit participating in a representative capacity by means of one
     or more delegates or otherwise at a meeting of the corporation
     shall have a number of votes equal to the total membership of
     the local unit.
        (b)  Voting at meetings of delegates.--The requirements of
     this article for action by or the consent of a specified number
     or percentage of the members shall be satisfied by action by or
     the consent of such number or percentage of votes of delegates
     or representatives of members selected pursuant to this section.
        (c)  Calling and holding meetings of delegates.--The
     provisions of this article relating to the manner of the calling
     and holding of and the taking of action at meetings of members
     shall be applicable to meetings of delegates or representatives
     of members.
        (d)  Incorporation of local units.--A local unit of an
     incorporated or unincorporated parent body which is incorporated
     or organized for a purpose or purposes not involving pecuniary
     profit, incidental or otherwise, to its members, may be
     incorporated under this article by an incorporated parent body
     or by the members of such local unit.

        Cross References.  Section 5754 is referred to in section
     5504 of this title.