Georgia Code, Title 33, Chapter 15, Article 1 - Organization and Governance; Definitions

• § 33-15-1 - Description of Fraternal Benefit Society
  Any incorporated society, order, or supreme lodge, without capital stock, including one exempted under the provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code...
• § 33-15-2 - Lodge System; Lodges for Children
  (a) A society is operating on the lodge system if it has a supreme governing body and subordinate lodges into which members are elected,...
• § 33-15-3 - Representative Form of Government; Supreme Governing Body; Officers
  A society has a representative form of government when: (1) It has a supreme governing body constituted in one of the following ways: (A)...
• § 33-15-4 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Benefit contract" means the agreement for provision of benefits authorized by Code Section 33-15-60, as that...
• § 33-15-5 - Purposes of Society; Adoption of Laws and Rules
  (a) A society shall operate for the benefit of members and their beneficiaries by: (1) Providing benefits as specified in Code Section 33-15-60; and...

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