Sec. 15. (a) Only the members and shareholders of a credit corporation may exercise the following powers of the credit corporation:

(1) To elect directors of the credit corporation as provided in section 16 of this chapter.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-6-4-15

  • 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.
  • credit corporation: means a corporation to which the secretary of state has issued a certificate of election under section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 23-6-4-1
  • member: means a lending institution authorized to do business in Indiana that enters into a lending agreement with, and undertakes to make member loans to, a credit corporation organized or operated under this chapter. See Indiana Code 23-6-4-5
(2) To amend the credit corporation’s articles of incorporation as provided in section 17 of this chapter.

(3) To dissolve the credit corporation as provided in section 19 of this chapter.

(4) To exercise such other of the powers of the credit corporation, consistent with this chapter, as may be conferred on the members and shareholders by the bylaws of the credit corporation.

     (b) As to any matter requiring action by the members and shareholders of the credit corporation, the members and shareholders shall vote separately on that matter by classes. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, such a matter requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes to which the members present or represented at the meeting are entitled and the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes to which the shareholders present or represented at the meeting are entitled.

     (c) Each shareholder has one (1) vote for each share of stock held by the shareholder, and each member has one (1) vote. However, additional votes may be granted to any member or group of members by the articles of incorporation of the credit corporation.

     (d) As to any matter requiring action by the members and shareholders of a credit corporation, the members and shareholders may vote either in person or by proxy.

As added by P.L.236-1985, SEC.1.