(a) If the corporation has members, all directors (except the initial directors) shall be elected at the first annual meeting of members, and at each annual meeting thereafter, unless the charter or bylaws provide some other time or method of election, or provide that some of the directors are appointed by some other person or designated.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-58-104

  • Bylaws: means the code or codes of rules (other than the charter) adopted pursuant to chapters 51-68 of this title for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name or names by which such rules are designated. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Charter: includes amended and restated charters and articles of merger. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Directors: means natural persons, designated in the charter or bylaws or elected or appointed by the incorporators, and their successors and natural persons elected or appointed to act as members of the board, irrespective of the names or titles by which such persons are described. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Person: includes individual and entity. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
(b) If the corporation does not have members, all directors (except the initial directors) shall be elected, appointed or designated as provided in the charter or bylaws. If no method of designation or appointment is set forth in the charter or bylaws, the directors (other than the initial directors) shall be elected by the board.
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