California Government Code 7451 – Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, every local agency in …
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, every local agency in this state owning common stock shall, when returning proxies to a corporation, vote each proxy that is returned to the corporation. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a local agency in this state owning common stock from abstaining on a corporate or shareholder proposal and notifying the corporation in writing of the local agency’s desire to abstain on a corporate or shareholder proposal.
As used in section “local agency” includes every county, city, city and county, district, and authority, and each department, division, bureau, board, commission, agency, instrumentality or pension or retirement system of any of the foregoing.
Terms Used In California Government Code 7451
- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
- 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.
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 611.)