Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:13-93

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
a. The annual meeting of the members of the credit union shall be held on a date to be designated by the board for the election of directors and committee members and the transaction of any other business as may properly come before the meeting.

b. Regular and special meetings may be held in the manner prescribed in the bylaws.

c. At all of these meetings a member shall have one vote. No member may vote by proxy, but a member may vote by absentee ballot if the bylaws of the credit union so provide.

d. The bylaws shall prescribe the number of members which constitute a quorum, but less than a quorum may adjourn the meeting from time to time.

e. A society, association, copartnership or corporation, having membership in the credit union, may be represented and have its vote cast by one of its members or shareholders, if the person has been so authorized by resolution of the organization’s board of directors.

L.1984, c. 171, s. 15, eff. Oct. 31, 1984.