2016 Mississippi Code
Title 81 - Banks and Financial Institutions
Chapter 13 - Credit Unions
§ 81-13-5. Filing, contents, and amendment of bylaws

(1) Before making loans or receiving deposits, the credit union shall file with the Department of Banking and Consumer Finance a set of its bylaws with certificate of adoption which in addition to such other provisions as may be contained therein shall show:

(a) The date of the annual meeting, which will be before March 31 of each year, the manner of notification of meetings, the number of members constituting a quorum, and regulations as to voting.

(b) The number of directors (which shall not be less than five (5)) and officers, all of whom must be members, the names of the first board of directors, their powers and duties, together with the duties of officers elected by the board of directors.

(c) The qualifications for membership.

(d) The number of members of the credit committee, if any, and of the supervisory committee (which shall be not less than three (3) each), together with their respective powers and duties.

(e) The conditions under which shares may be issued, transferred and withdrawn, deposits received and withdrawn, loans made and repaid and the funds otherwise invested.

(f) The charges, if any, which shall be made for failure to meet obligations punctually, whether or not the corporation shall have the power to borrow, the method of receipting for money, the manner of accumulating a reserve fund and determining a dividend, and such other matters, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, as may be required to protect the organization and make possible the operation of the credit union in question.

(2) Amendments to the bylaws may be made by members at a regular or special meeting, if the proposed amendment is set forth in the call for the meeting and is approved by a majority of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present. The amendment of bylaws shall not become effective until approved in writing by the commissioner.