(a)  After the issuance of the certificate of incorporation an organizational meeting of the board of directors named in the articles of incorporation may be held, either within or without this state, at the call of a majority of the incorporators, for the purpose of adopting bylaws, electing officers, and the transaction of any other business that may come before the meeting. The incorporators calling the meeting shall give at least three (3) days’ notice of the meeting by mail to each named director, which notice states the time and place of the meeting.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-37

  • Articles of incorporation: means the original or restated articles of incorporation or articles of consolidation and all amendments to it, including articles of merger and special acts of the general assembly creating corporations and/or entities. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-2
  • Board of directors: means the group of persons vested with the management of the affairs of the corporation (including, without being limited to, a board of trustees) regardless of the name by which the group is designated. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-2
  • Bylaws: means the code or codes of rules adopted for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation regardless of the name, or names, by which the rules are designated. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-2
  • Director: means a member of a board of directors. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-2

(b)  A first meeting of the members may be held at the call of the directors, or a majority of them, upon at least three (3) days’ notice, for any purposes that are stated in the notice of the meeting.

History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.