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§1553
Title 13: CORPORATIONS
Part 2: CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL
Chapter 85: COOPERATIVES
Subchapter 1: CONSUMER COOPERATIVES
Article 2: ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS
§1555

§1554. Powers

An association shall have the capacity to act possessed by natural persons and the authority to do anything required or permitted by this subchapter and also:  
1.  Continuation.  To continue as a corporation for the time specified in its articles;  
2.  Seal.  To have a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure;  
3.  Sue and be sued.  To sue and be sued in its corporate name;  
4.  Bylaws.  To make bylaws for the government and regulation of its affairs;  
5.  Acquire and dispose of property.  To acquire, own, hold, sell, lease, pledge, mortgage or otherwise dispose of any property incident to its purposes and activities;  
6.  Own other corporations.  To own and hold membership in and share capital of other associations and any other corporations and any types of bonds or other obligations; and while the owner thereof to exercise all the rights of ownership;  
7.  Borrow money; make contracts.  To borrow money, contract debts and make contracts, including agreements of mutual aid or federation with other associations, other groups organized on a cooperative basis and other nonprofit groups;  
8.  Operate within and without State.  To conduct its affairs within or without this State;  
9.  Powers of ordinary business corporations.  To exercise in addition any power granted to ordinary business corporations, save those powers inconsistent with this subchapter; and  
10.  Other powers.  To exercise all powers not inconsistent with this subchapter which may be necessary, convenient or expedient for the accomplishment of its purposes, and to that end, the powers enumerated in this section shall not be deemed exclusive.  
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