Terms Used In Tennessee Code 59-13-129

  • Association: means any corporation organized under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 59-13-103
  • Member: means actual members of associations without capital stock, and holders of common stock in associations organized with capital stock. See Tennessee Code 59-13-103
  • Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, and association. See Tennessee Code 59-13-103
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Any member may bring charges against an officer or director by filing them in writing with the secretary of the association, together with a petition signed by a majority of the members, requesting the removal of the officer or director in question. The removal shall be voted upon at the next regular or special meeting of the association and, by a vote of two thirds (2/3) of the members, the association may remove the officer or director. The director or officer, against whom such charges have been brought, shall be informed in writing of the charges previous to the meeting and shall have an opportunity at the meeting to be heard in person or by counsel and to present witnesses; and the person or persons bringing the charges against the director or officer shall have the same opportunity.

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