Withdrawal and expulsion of members.
Section 30
SEC. 30. Withdrawal and expulsion of members.— A member may withdraw from a co-operative effective at the end of any fiscal year by giving a minimum of sixty days notice, with the approval of the board of directors. A resolution of the board of directors disapproving the application for withdrawal may be appealed to the general assembly of the members. The death, dissolution, insanity, interdiction or expulsion of a member shall be considered an automatic withdrawal from membership. A member may be expelled by a vote of a majority of the members entitled to vote in a special or a regular general assembly of members for any of the following causes: when a member has failed to patronize the business of the co-operative for an unreasonable period of time as may be specified in the by-laws, when a member has continually refused to comply with his obligations, when a member has acted in violation of the by-laws and the rules of the co-operative, and for any attempted, frustrated or consummated act injurious or prejudicial to the interest or the welfare of the co-operative, Provided, That the member against whom the charges are to be preferred shall be informed thereof in writing at least ten days in advance of the assembly and shall be given an opportunity to be heard in the said assembly.