Louisiana § RS 12:1159 - Shareholders' agreements
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 12:1159 — Shareholders' agreements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 12:1159. Shareholders' agreements
Any lawful provision regulating the affairs of a professional veterinary medicine corporation or the rights and liabilities of its shareholders, which is not required to be set forth in the articles of incorporation, may be set forth in an agreement among all of the voting shareholders, and such agreement shall be binding on the corporation and all persons who are at the time such agreement is made, or who thereafter become, shareholders of the corporation. Such agreement may be terminated at any time by a majority in interest of the voting shareholders.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 218, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 12:1159 cover?
Section RS 12:1159 ("Shareholders' agreements") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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