Michigan Laws 456.104 – Annual meeting; election of board of directors; right to vote; special meetings
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 456.104
- annual meeting: when applied to townships, mean the annual meeting required by law to be held on the Saturday immediately preceding the first Monday in April. See Michigan Laws 8.3d
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
The annual meeting of every such corporation shall be held on the second Monday of May in each year, unless some other day shall be fixed by the by-laws thereof, and in such case, it shall be held upon the day so fixed. Such meeting shall elect a board of directors, who shall serve for the ensuing year, and until their successors shall be chosen, and transact such other business of the corporation, as may properly come before it. At such meeting the owners of scrip, hereinafter provided for, shall have the right to vote, either in person or by proxy, in proportion to the amount of scrip held by them respectively, each owner thereof being entitled to 1 vote for each 10 dollars of scrip. Special meetings of any such corporation may be provided for by the by-laws thereof, and shall be held when called in accordance with such provision.