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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 6, § 1185. Voting

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

A. Voting at a meeting may be either in person, by means of remote communication in accordance with R.S. 12:1-709, or by proxy executed in writing by the member or stockholder or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact.

B. In the determination of all questions requiring ascertainment as to who is entitled to vote and of the number of outstanding shares, the following rules shall apply:

(1) The date of determination shall be the record date for voting provided in this Chapter.

(2) Except as otherwise provided for in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, each person holding one or more withdrawable accounts in a mutual savings bank shall have the vote of one share for each one hundred dollars of the aggregate withdrawal value of such accounts and shall have the vote of one share for any fraction of one hundred dollars held in each of such accounts based upon the average daily deposits in said account for the thirty days prior to the record date. However, no member shall cast more than five hundred votes.

(3) Each holder of capital stock held shall have one vote for each share held.

(4) Shares owned by the savings bank shall not be counted or voted.

(5) A savings bank authorized to issue stock shall provide in its articles of incorporation that voting rights may be vested exclusively in stockholders.

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