12 USC § 1758 - Bylaws

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identifier: "/us/usc/t12/s1758"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "12 USC § 1758 - Bylaws"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "1758"
section_name: "Bylaws"
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 26, 1934, ch. 750, title I, § 108, formerly § 8, 48 Stat. 1219; 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 1, § 401, eff. July 1, 1947, 12 F.R. 4534, 61 Stat. 952; June 29, 1948, ch. 711, §§ 1, 2, 62 Stat. 1091; renumbered § 9 and amended Pub. L. 86–354, § 1, Sept. 22, 1959, 73 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 91–206, § 2(1), Mar. 10, 1970, 84 Stat. 49; renumbered title I, § 108, Pub. L. 91–468, § 1(2), Oct. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 994; amended Pub. L. 95–630, title V, § 502(b), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3681.)"
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# § 1758. Bylaws

In order to simplify the organization of Federal credit unions the Board shall from time to time cause to be prepared a form of organization certificate and a form of bylaws, consistent with this chapter, which shall be used by Federal credit union incorporators, and shall be supplied to them on request. At the time of presenting the organization certificate the incorporators shall also submit proposed bylaws to the Board for its approval.

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**Source Credit**: (June 26, 1934, ch. 750, title I, § 108, formerly § 8, 48 Stat. 1219; 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 1, § 401, eff. July 1, 1947, 12 F.R. 4534, 61 Stat. 952; June 29, 1948, ch. 711, §§ 1, 2, 62 Stat. 1091; renumbered § 9 and amended Pub. L. 86–354, § 1, Sept. 22, 1959, 73 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 91–206, § 2(1), Mar. 10, 1970, 84 Stat. 49; renumbered title I, § 108, Pub. L. 91–468, § 1(2), Oct. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 994; amended Pub. L. 95–630, title V, § 502(b), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3681.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1978— substituted “Board” for “Administrator” in two places, and “its approval” for “his approval”.

1970— substituted “Administrator” for “Director” in two places.

1959— substituted “from time to time” for “, upon the passage of this Act,”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on expiration of 120 days after , and transitional provisions, see , set out as a note under .

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

Transfer of functions of Farm Credit Administration and Governor thereof, generally, see notes set out under .

Functions of Governor of Farm Credit Administration under this section transferred to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1947.