Guam § 2202 - Directors' Election; Notice of Election.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 2202 — Directors' Election; Notice of Election., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2202. Directors' Election; Notice of Election.
At the meeting for the adoption of the original bylaws, or at such
subsequent meeting as may be then determined, directors shall be elected to
hold their offices for one (1) year and until their successors are elected and
qualified. Thereafter the directors of the corporation shall be elected
annually by the stockholders if it be a stock corporation or by the members
if it be a nonstock corporation, and if no provision is made in the bylaws for
the time of election the same shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in January; unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, ten (10) days'
notice of the election of directors must be given to stockholders. All such
notices to stockholders in Guam shall be written or printed and delivered
personally to such stockholders. Service of said notices may be proved
prima facie by affidavit of the person serving the notice. Written or printed
notice must be addressed to each stockholder, absent from Guam, at his
place of residence as shown by the books of the corporation and registered
and deposited so addressed in the post office with postage prepaid. Service
of said notice may be proved prima facie by the post office receipt of the
registered letter. A notice of the election of directors shall be posted for a
period of three (3) weeks, immediately preceding the election in at least
three (3) public places, in the place where the principal office of the
corporation is located.
COL070307
18 GCA BUSINESS S TRUCTURE & FUNCTION
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Guam Code Annotated § 2202 cover?
Section 2202 ("Directors' Election; Notice of Election.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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