2017 Montana Code Annotated
TITLE 35. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS
CHAPTER 15. COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS
Part 3. Shareholders, Directors, and Officers
35-15-302. Stockholders' meetings -- place -- time -- call -- notice -- quorum
35-15-302. Stockholders' meetings -- place -- time -- call -- notice -- quorum. (1) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, stockholders' meetings shall be held at the principal office or such other place as the board may determine.
(2) An annual stockholders' meeting shall be held at the time fixed in or pursuant to the bylaws. In the absence of a bylaw provision, such meeting shall be held within 6 months after the close of the fiscal year at the call of the president or board.
(3) Special stockholders' meetings may be called by the president, board, or stockholders having one-fifth of the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting.
(4) Written notice stating the place, day, and hour, and in case of a special stockholders' meeting the purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than 7 or more than 30 days before the meeting at the direction of the person calling the meeting.
(5) At any meeting at which stockholders are to be represented by delegates, notice to such stockholders may be given by notifying such delegates and their alternates. Notice may consist of a notice to all stockholders or may be in the form of an announcement at the meeting at which such delegates or alternates are elected.
(6) A quorum at a regular or special meeting shall be as provided in the association's articles or bylaws. If the articles or bylaws do not define a quorum, 10% of the first 100 stockholders plus 5% of any additional stockholders present in person shall constitute a quorum. Stockholders represented by signed vote may be counted in computing a quorum only on those questions as to which the signed vote is taken.
History: En. Sec. 872, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4212, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6377, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6377, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 273, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 342, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 14-203(2).
