Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 805 ILCS 35/16

  • 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.
     At annual or special meetings of stockholders and members with respect to matters submitted for a vote to such stockholders and members (with the exception of the election of directors which is governed by Sections 13 and 14 of this Act) each stockholder shall have one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share of capital stock held by him, and each member shall have one vote, in person or by proxy, except that any member having loaned more than one hundred dollars to the corporation shall have one additional vote, in person or by proxy, for each additional one hundred dollars which such member has outstanding on loans to the corporation at the time of the vote.