§ 98. Change of location; emergency boards of directors. 1.\nNotwithstanding any provision of its charter, any domestic organization,\nwithout complying with any provision of law requiring approval or\napplication for approval of a change of location of its principal\noffice, may from time to time change the location thereof during an\nacute emergency to a suitable location within the United States, and may\ncarry on its business at such new location during such acute emergency\nand for a reasonable time thereafter. Any organization which changes the\nlocation of its principal office during an acute emergency shall notify\nthe superintendent thereof in writing as soon as practicable, stating\nthe address of the new location, the address of the former location, and\nthe dates when business is ceasing at the former location and commencing\nat the latter location.\n 2. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law or of its charter, if\nat any time during an acute emergency affecting any domestic\norganization, no person otherwise empowered to call meetings of its\nboard is capable of acting, a meeting thereof may be called by any\ndirector or acting director, or if no director or acting director is\ncapable of acting, by any officer or acting officer. If it shall be\nimpracticable or impossible to give notice of a meeting of the board in\nthe manner prescribed by charter and law other than this article, the\nperson calling such a meeting may give notice thereof by making such\nreasonable efforts as circumstances may permit to notify each director\nand acting director of the time and place of the meeting, but need not\nspecify the purposes thereof. Failure of any director or acting director\nto receive actual notice of a meeting of directors and acting directors\nshall not affect the power of the directors and acting directors present\nat such meeting to exercise the powers of an emergency board of\ndirectors as prescribed in this section. Nothing contained in this\narticle shall be construed as requiring a meeting of the board of such\nan organization to be convened in any manner different from that\nprescribed by its charter and by the provisions of law other than this\narticle.\n 3. If three or more directors and/or acting directors of any domestic\norganization are present at any meeting of its board duly convened\nduring an acute emergency affecting such domestic organization, they\nshall constitute its emergency board of directors which, notwithstanding\nany contrary provision of law or of its charter, shall have the power,\nsubject to the limitations prescribed in this article, by a majority of\nthose present, to take any and every action which may be necessary to\nenable such domestic organization to meet the exigencies of the acute\nemergency and conduct its business during such period, but no other\npowers. The powers of an emergency board of directors shall include but\nshall not be limited to the following powers:\n (a) At any meeting, to elect such acting directors as it may deem\nnecessary, without regard to the number of directors which would\notherwise be required, to serve in any positions on such board which are\nvacant or in place of any directors or acting directors who are absent\nfrom such meeting, but not to elect any director on a permanent basis.\n (b) To elect such acting officers as it may deem necessary, without\nregard to the number of officers which would otherwise be required, to\nserve in any offices which are vacant or in place of any officers or\nacting officers who fail to appear and assume their duties, to fix the\ncompensation and determine the powers and duties of acting officers and\nto remove acting officers but not to remove any officer or to fill any\nvacancy on a permanent basis or to cause the organization to enter into\nany contract of employment for a term of over one year.\n (c) To cause the organization to change the location of its principal\noffice, pursuant to subdivision on
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