§ 38.2-4106. Location of office; meetings, communications to members;grievance procedures.
A. The principal office of any domestic society shall be located in thisCommonwealth. The meetings of its supreme governing body may be held in anystate, district, province or territory wherein such society has at least onesubordinate lodge, or in any other location determined by the supremegoverning body. All business transacted at such meetings shall be as valid inall respects as if such meetings were held in this Commonwealth. The minutesof the proceedings of the supreme governing body and of the board ofdirectors shall be in the English language.
B. 1. A society may provide in its laws for an official publication in whichany notice, report, or statement required by law to be given to members,including notice of election, may be published. Such required reports,notices, and statements shall be printed conspicuously in the publication. Ifthe records of a society show that two or more members have the same mailingaddress, an official publication mailed to one member is deemed to be mailedto all members at the same address unless a member requests a separate copy.
2. Not later than June 1 of each year, a synopsis of the society's annualstatement providing an explanation of the facts concerning the condition ofthe society thereby disclosed shall either (i) be printed and mailed to eachbenefit member of the society or (ii) published in the society's officialpublication.
C. A society may provide in its laws or rules for grievance or complaintprocedures for members.
(Code 1950, §§ 38-259, 38-318, 38.1-576, 38.1-626; 1952, c. 317, §§38.1-638.8, 38.1-638.47; 1968, c. 654; 1986, c. 562.)
§ 38.2-4106. Location of office; meetings, communications to members;grievance procedures.
A. The principal office of any domestic society shall be located in thisCommonwealth. The meetings of its supreme governing body may be held in anystate, district, province or territory wherein such society has at least onesubordinate lodge, or in any other location determined by the supremegoverning body. All business transacted at such meetings shall be as valid inall respects as if such meetings were held in this Commonwealth. The minutesof the proceedings of the supreme governing body and of the board ofdirectors shall be in the English language.
B. 1. A society may provide in its laws for an official publication in whichany notice, report, or statement required by law to be given to members,including notice of election, may be published. Such required reports,notices, and statements shall be printed conspicuously in the publication. Ifthe records of a society show that two or more members have the same mailingaddress, an official publication mailed to one member is deemed to be mailedto all members at the same address unless a member requests a separate copy.
2. Not later than June 1 of each year, a synopsis of the society's annualstatement providing an explanation of the facts concerning the condition ofthe society thereby disclosed shall either (i) be printed and mailed to eachbenefit member of the society or (ii) published in the society's officialpublication.
C. A society may provide in its laws or rules for grievance or complaintprocedures for members.
(Code 1950, §§ 38-259, 38-318, 38.1-576, 38.1-626; 1952, c. 317, §§38.1-638.8, 38.1-638.47; 1968, c. 654; 1986, c. 562.)
§ 38.2-4106. Location of office; meetings, communications to members;grievance procedures.
A. The principal office of any domestic society shall be located in thisCommonwealth. The meetings of its supreme governing body may be held in anystate, district, province or territory wherein such society has at least onesubordinate lodge, or in any other location determined by the supremegoverning body. All business transacted at such meetings shall be as valid inall respects as if such meetings were held in this Commonwealth. The minutesof the proceedings of the supreme governing body and of the board ofdirectors shall be in the English language.
B. 1. A society may provide in its laws for an official publication in whichany notice, report, or statement required by law to be given to members,including notice of election, may be published. Such required reports,notices, and statements shall be printed conspicuously in the publication. Ifthe records of a society show that two or more members have the same mailingaddress, an official publication mailed to one member is deemed to be mailedto all members at the same address unless a member requests a separate copy.
2. Not later than June 1 of each year, a synopsis of the society's annualstatement providing an explanation of the facts concerning the condition ofthe society thereby disclosed shall either (i) be printed and mailed to eachbenefit member of the society or (ii) published in the society's officialpublication.
C. A society may provide in its laws or rules for grievance or complaintprocedures for members.
(Code 1950, §§ 38-259, 38-318, 38.1-576, 38.1-626; 1952, c. 317, §§38.1-638.8, 38.1-638.47; 1968, c. 654; 1986, c. 562.)
