§31-14-14. Amendment of Charter
The charter of any corporation organized under the provisions of this article may be amended by the vote of the stockholders and the members of the corporation, voting separately by classes, and such amendments shall require approval by the affirmative vote of two thirds of the votes to which the stockholders shall be entitled and […]
§31-14-15. Applicability of General Corporation Law
Every corporation organized under the provisions of this article shall be governed by the provisions of chapter thirty-one of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, except insofar as the provisions of that chapter are in conflict with the provisions of this article, in which case the provisions of this article shall prevail.
§31-14-16. Severability of Provisions
The provisions of this article are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of such court with respect thereto shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions hereof.
§31-14-13. Exemption From Payment of Business and Occupation Taxes; Treatment as Banking Institution for Purposes of Property Taxation
Every corporation organized under the provisions of this article shall be exempt from payment or collection of the business and occupation tax as provided for by chapter eleven, article thirteen of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, upon the business done by it. Upon certification by the corporation to the State Tax Commissioner […]
§31-14-5. Corporate Powers
In furtherance of the purposes set out in section two of this article, and to aid in providing an effective program to alleviate conditions of substantial and persistent unemployment, underemployment, and lack of stable economic development, by taking effective steps in planning and financing economic redevelopment, utilizing such facilities and resources as are provided by […]
§31-14-6. Board of Directors; Officers
The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and conducted by a board of directors, a president and treasurer, and such other officers and such agents as the corporation by its bylaws shall authorize. The board of directors shall be determined by the incorporators and, thereafter, by the stockholders and the members of […]
§31-14-7. Financial Institutions as Members of Corporation; Loans to Corporation by Members
Any financial institution as defined in section one of this article is authorized to become a member of a corporation organized under the provisions of this article by making application to the board of directors on such form and in such manner as the board of directors may require and membership shall become effective upon […]
§31-14-8. Powers of Stockholders and Members; Voting
The stockholders and the members of the corporation shall have the power to determine the number of and to elect directors as provided heretofore, to make, amend and repeal bylaws, to amend the corporate charter in the manner hereinafter provided, and to exercise such other of the powers of the corporation as may be conferred […]
§31-14-8a. Statewide Corporation; Economic Regions Created; Loan Committees
1. Without limitation upon the power created by this article for the formation of business development corporations restricted in activity or in membership to areas or regions less than statewide, there may be created under the provision hereof a business development corporation coextensive, in the area to be served and from which membership may be […]
§31-14-9. Purchase of Securities and Stock by Other Corporations, Fiduciaries and Financial Institutions
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any provision in their respective charters or trust indentures, any domestic corporation, including without implied limitation, any public utility company or insurance or casualty company; all foreign corporations licensed to do business in this state; all trusts or other fiduciaries and any financial institution as defined in section […]