Oregon Code § 554.090·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Directors; qualifications; president; seal; secretary-treasurer; exercise of
corporate powers; indemnification.
(1) No person is eligible to the office of director unless the person is a
member of the corporation. The directors named in the articles of incorporation
and thereafter when elected by the members shall promptly qualify and thereupon
meet and organize and elect one of their number president who shall preside at
their meetings and at the meetings of the members. The board shall adopt a seal
with a suitable design.
(2) The board
shall elect a secretary who shall keep a fair and correct record of all its
proceedings and the official business of the corporation, which shall be open
to the inspection of all members as well as to all other interested persons.
The secretary may or may not be a member of the board and shall hold the office
of treasurer of the corporation and shall receive and receipt for all moneys
received.
(3) From the
first meeting of the directors, the powers vested in the corporation shall be
exercised by them or by their officers or agents under their direction except
as otherwise specially provided by law.
(4) Subject to
ORS 554.150, the directors and officers of any corporation incorporated under
this chapter shall be entitled to indemnification in the same manner as allowed
under ORS 65.387 to 65.414. [Amended by 1969 c.345 §17; 1995 c.233 §3]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 554.090
03Subject to legislative amendments
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