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Form 424—General Information (Certificate of Amendment)

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Form 424—General Information (Certificate of Amendment)
The attached form is drafted to meet minimal statutory filing requirements pursuant to the relevant code provisions. This form and the information provided are not substitutes for the advice and services of an attorney and tax specialist.

Commentary Sections 3.051 to 3.056 of the Texas Business Organizations Code (BOC) govern amendments to the certificate of formation of a Texas filing entity. A filing entity may amend its certificate of formation at any time and in as many respects as may be desired, as long as the certificate as amended contains only such provisions as could have been included in the original certificate of formation. Amendments may be adopted to change the …show more content…

Any number of amendments may be submitted to the members and voted on at one meeting. Alternatively, the amendment may be adopted without a meeting if a written consent, setting forth the action to be taken, is signed by all the members entitled to vote. (Please refer to chapters 6 and 22 of the BOC for further information.) If the corporation has no members or no members with voting rights, the amendment is adopted by a majority vote of the board of directors. An officer of the nonprofit corporation must sign the certificate of amendment. A nonprofit corporation formed for a special purpose under a statute or code other than the BOC may be required to meet other requirements for a certificate of amendment than those imposed by the BOC. This form may not comply with the requirements imposed under the special statute or code governing the special purpose corporation. Please refer to the statute or code governing the special purpose corporation for specific filing requirements for a certificate of amendment. Cooperative Association Section 251.052 of the BOC sets forth the procedure for amending the certificate of formation of a cooperative association. The board of directors may propose an amendment to the certificate of formation by a two-thirds vote of the board members. Notice of the meeting to consider the proposed amendment must be provided to the members no later than the 31st day before the

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