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No society organized prior to June 19, 1914, shall be required to reincorporate under this section. Any society may amend its certificate of incorporation in the manner provided by law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242451,"text":"Any incorporated society doing business in this Commonwealth on June 19, 1914, may exercise all of the rights conferred by this chapter, and all of the rights, powers and privileges exercised or possessed by it under its charter or articles of incorporation not inconsistent with law; or, if a voluntary association, it may incorporate as provided herein. No society organized prior to June 19, 1914, shall be required to reincorporate under this section. 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It has been modified 3 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 317; in 1968, chapter 654; in 1986, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":216649,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66864,"identifier":"38.2-4136","token":"38.2\/41\/6\/38.2-4136","url":"\/38.2-4136\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-4136\/","token":"38.2\/41\/6\/38.2-4136","dublin_core":{"Title":"Societies previously existing; reincorporation; amendments","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-4136","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any incorporated <span class=\"dictionary\">society<\/span> doing business in this Commonwealth on June 19, 1914, may exercise all of the rights conferred by this chapter, and all of the rights, powers and <span class=\"dictionary\">privileges<\/span> exercised or possessed by it under its charter or articles of incorporation not inconsistent with <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>; or, if a voluntary association, it may incorporate as provided herein. No <span class=\"dictionary\">society<\/span> organized prior to June 19, 1914, shall be required to reincorporate under this section. Any <span class=\"dictionary\">society<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">amend<\/span> its <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> of incorporation in the manner provided by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSOCIETIES PREVIOUSLY EXISTING; REINCORPORATION; AMENDMENTS (\u00a7 38.2-4136)\n\nAny incorporated society doing business in this Commonwealth on June 19, 1914,\nmay exercise all of the rights conferred by this chapter, and all of the rights,\npowers and privileges exercised or possessed by it under its charter or articles\nof incorporation not inconsistent with law; or, if a voluntary association, it\nmay incorporate as provided herein. No society organized prior to June 19, 1914,\nshall be required to reincorporate under this section. Any society may amend its\ncertificate of incorporation in the manner provided by law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 38-269, 38.1-580; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-638.12; 1968,\nc. 654; 1986, c. 562.","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}}