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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. 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Upon such\ncompliance, it shall have all the rights and privileges of like domestic\nassociations and the entrance fee shall be computed as if a charter fee.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 13-290; 1956, c. 428; 1958, c. 564.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}