Telephone Cooperatives Act
This is Chapter 16 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Telephone Cooperatives Act.” It is part of Title 56, titled “Public Service Companies.” It’s comprised of the following 25 sections.
- § 56-485
- Short title
- § 56-486
- Who may form cooperative; purpose
- § 56-487
- Definitions
- § 56-488
- Certificate of incorporation
- § 56-489
- Limitation of use of words "telephone cooperative."
- § 56-490
- Filing certificate of incorporation
- § 56-491
- Board of directors; officers
- § 56-492
- Powers of board of directors
- § 56-493
- Membership; voting; nonprofit operation
- § 56-494
- Service to members; to nonmembers
- § 56-495
- Powers granted corporation
- § 56-496
- Disposition of property
- § 56-497
- Issue of obligations
- § 56-498
- Covenants
- § 56-499
- Purchase of own obligations
- § 56-500
- Consolidation or merger
- § 56-501
- Repealed
- § 56-501.1
- Payment of certain patronage capital to spouse or next of kin of deceased person
- § 56-502
- Regulation by State Corporation Commission
- § 56-503
- Dissolution
- § 56-504
- Charter amendments
- § 56-505
- Charter fees
- § 56-506
- Construction of chapter; conflicting laws
- § 56-507
- Adoption of provisions by existing corporation
- § 56-508
- Extension of service to territory not being served