A corporation may have one or more classes of members or may have no members. If the corporation has one or more classes of members, the designation of such class or classes, the manner of election or appointment and the qualifications and rights of the members of each class shall be set forth in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. If the corporation has no members, that fact shall be set forth in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. A corporation may issue certificates evidencing membership therein.
History: 1953 Comp., § 51-14-53, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 217, § 11.
ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Right of member of nonprofit association or corporation to possession, inspection, or use of membership list, 37 A.L.R.4th 1206.