South Dakota Statutes
§ 47-22-34 — Changing number of board of directors--Bylaws controlling absent provision in articles.
South Dakota § 47-22-34
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 47CORPORATIONS
Ch. 47-22NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS--FORMATION AND GENERAL POWERS
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S.D. Codified Laws § 47-22-34 (2026).
Text
Unless the articles of incorporation provide that a change in the number of directors shall be made only by amendment to the articles of incorporation, a change in the number of directors made by amendment to the bylaws shall be controlling. In all other cases, whenever a provision of the articles of incorporation is inconsistent with a bylaw, the provision of the articles of incorporation shall be controlling.
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Related
Nelson v. WEB Water Development Ass'n, Inc.
507 N.W.2d 691 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1993)
Legislative History
SL 1965, ch 24, § 31.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 47-1-1
Repealed§ 47-1-3
Repealed§ 47-10-1
Purposes of corporations.§ 47-10-10
Incorporators.§ 47-10-11
Directors--Number and term of office.§ 47-10-13
Accumulation of surplus--Use of surplus.§ 47-10-14
Persons authorized to hold common stock.§ 47-10-18
Nonstockholder members--Duty to lend.§ 47-10-2
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South Dakota § 47-22-34, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/47-22-34.