Texas Finance Code 92.158 – Voting Rights
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(a) The voting rights of a person entitled to vote at an annual or special meeting of a savings bank are the same as those of a shareholder of a domestic business corporation under the Texas Business Corporation Act.
(b) The bylaws of a savings bank must specify the voting requirements, including quorum requirements, for conducting business at a meeting of the members or shareholders.
Terms Used In Texas Finance Code 92.158
- Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
- 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.
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The bylaws of a savings bank must provide for the voting rights of the members or shareholders. The bylaws must provide the manner of computing the number of votes that a member or shareholder is entitled to cast. The bylaws of a capital stock savings bank may provide that only shareholders may vote.
(d) Voting may be in person or by proxy. A proxy must be in writing and signed by the member or shareholder or the member’s or shareholder’s duly authorized attorney-in-fact and be filed with the secretary of the savings bank. Unless otherwise specified in the proxy, a proxy continues until:
(1) a written revocation is delivered to the secretary; or
(2) the proxy is superseded by a subsequent proxy.