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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="9-204" title_number="9" title_name="Savings and Loan Associations" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Incorporation">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The articles of incorporation of a savings and loan association shall set forth:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The name of the association;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The county in which the association’s first principal place of business is to be located;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A precise and accurate statement of the purpose or purposes for which the association is organized, as well as a statement that it is organized in compliance with State law;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The term for which the association is to exist, which may be perpetual;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The name, occupation, citizenship, place of residence, and post office address of each incorporator;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The name, occupation, citizenship, place of residence, and post office address of each of the first directors; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>If the association is a capital stock association, provisions for the issuance of capital stock.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The proposed bylaws of the association shall provide for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The dates of regular meetings of shareholders, if any;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The notice of the regular meetings to be given;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The qualification of voters and the manner of voting;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The manner of calling special meetings;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>The number of members that constitute a quorum; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>The date of the annual meeting;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The number of directors and their qualifications, other than those specified in this title;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The terms of office of the directors which may not be less than 1 year or more than 3 years;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>If the terms of office are more than 1 year, the method of division into classes for the purpose of electing, as nearly as may be, an equal number of directors each year; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The removal or suspension of directors;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The meetings of the board of directors; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The powers and duties of the board of directors;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The officers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The manner of election of the officers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The terms of office, duties, and compensation of the officers; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The bonds required of officers;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The classes of shares that may be issued;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The issuance of shares, whether issued in series or otherwise;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The times when shares may be issued; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The matured value of shares;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The manner in which evidence of share ownership shall be issued to members;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The time and manner of apportioning, crediting, and paying dividends;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>The conditions upon which shares may be transferred, matured, withdrawn, retired, or suspended and forfeited; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>The manner and conditions under which the bylaws may be altered or amended.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>By January 1, 1987, the Division Director shall adopt model articles of incorporation and bylaws of savings and loan associations that are not inconsistent with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An association may modify or alter its articles of incorporation or bylaws to be consistent with the model.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
