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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 15A:5-8

  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. The officer or agent having charge of the membership record books for a corporation shall make and certify a complete list of the members entitled to vote at a members’ meeting or any adjournment thereof. A list required by this subsection may consist of cards arranged alphabetically. The list shall:

(1) Be arranged alphabetically within each class, series, or group of members maintained by the corporation for convenience of reference, with the address of each member;

(2) Be produced at the time and place of the meeting;

(3) Be subject to the inspection of any members during the whole time of the meeting; and

(4) Be prima facie evidence as to who are the members entitled to examine the list or to vote at any meeting.

b. If the requirements of this section have not been complied with, the meeting shall, on the demand of any member in person or by proxy, be adjourned until the requirements are complied with. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall not affect the validity of any action taken at the meeting prior to the making of any such demand.

L.1983, c. 127, s. 15A:5-8, eff. Oct. 1, 1983.