Colorado § 7-48-109 - Capital stock - stockholders and members.
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§ 7-48-109. Capital stock - stockholders and members.
(1) Each share of stock of a corporation shall have a par value of one hundred dollars and shall be issued for cash. No preferred stock shall be issued. At least one hundred thousand dollars shall be paid into the treasury for capital stock before the corporation shall be authorized to transact any business other than that which relates to its organization.
(2) Each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share of capital stock held, and each member shall be entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy, for each one thousand dollars of the authorized loan limit of such member as determined under section 7-48-108 (2).
(3) The rights given by the "Colorado Business Corporation Act", articles 101 to 117 of this title, to stockholders to attend meetings and to receive notice thereof and exercise voting rights shall apply to members as well as to stockholders of a corporation created under this article. The voting rights of the members shall be the same as if they were a separate class of stockholders, and stockholders and members shall in all cases vote separately by classes. A quorum at a meeting shall require the presence in person or by proxy of a majority of the holders of the voting rights of each class.
Source: L. 65: p. 451, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 31-23-9. L. 2003: (3) amended, p. 2210, § 33, effective July 1, 2004.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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