Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 6-24
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 6-24
- 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.
- Corporation: means public benefit and mutual benefit corporation. See
- Member: means (without regard to what a person is called in the articles or bylaws) any person or persons who on more than one occasion, pursuant to a provision of a corporation's articles or bylaws, have the right to vote for the election of a director or directors. See
- Proceeding: includes civil suit and criminal, administrative, and investigatory action. See
§ 6.24. Creditor’s action against member
(a) No proceeding may be brought by a creditor to reach the liability, if any, of a member to the corporation unless final judgment has been rendered in favor of the creditor against the corporation and execution has been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part or unless such proceeding would be useless.
(b) All creditors of the corporation, with or without reducing their claims to judgment, may intervene in any creditor’s proceeding brought under subsection (a) of this section to reach and apply unpaid amounts due the corporation. Any or all members who owe amounts to the corporation may be joined in such proceeding. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.)
Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 6-24
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 11 Sec. 6-24
§ 6.24. Share options
(a) A corporation may issue rights, options, or warrants for the purchase of shares or other securities of the corporation. The board of directors shall determine:
(1) the terms upon which the rights, options, or warrants are issued; and
(2) the terms, including the consideration for which the shares or other securities are to be issued.
(b) The authorization by the board of directors for the corporation to issue such rights, options, or warrants constitutes authorization of the issuance of the shares or other securities for which the rights, options, or warrants are exercisable.
(c) The terms and conditions of such rights, options, or warrants, including those outstanding on the effective date of this section, may include, without limitation, restrictions or conditions that:
(1) preclude or limit the exercise, transfer, or receipt of such rights, options, or warrants by any person or persons owning or offering to acquire a specified number or percentage of the outstanding shares or other securities of the corporation or by any transferee or transferees of any such person or persons; or
(2) invalidate or void such rights, options, or warrants held by any such person or persons or any such transferee or transferees. (Added 1993, No. 85, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; amended 2007, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 87, eff. June 6, 2008.)