Mississippi § 81-14-261 - Annual meetings notice required.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 81-14-261 — Annual meetings notice required., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 81-14-261. Annual meetings notice required.
Each savings bank shall hold an annual meeting of its members or stockholders. The annual meeting shall be held at a time and place as provided in the bylaws or determined by the board of directors. The board of directors of a mutual savings bank shall publish once a week for two (2) weeks preceding such meeting, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where such savings bank has its principal office, a notice of the annual meeting. Such notice shall be signed by the savings bank’s secretary and shall state the time and place where it is to be held. In addition to the foregoing notice, each savings bank shall disseminate additional notice of any annual meeting to all members entering the premises of any office or branch of the savings bank in the regular course of business by posting therein, in full view of the public and such members, one or more conspicuous signs or placards announcing the time, date and place of the meeting and the availability of additional information. Printed matter shall be freely available to such members containing any information as prescribed in rules and regulations issued by the commissioner. Such additional notice shall be given at any time within the period of sixty (60) days prior to and fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting and shall continue through the time of the meeting. The board of directors of a stock savings bank shall cause a written or printed notice signed by the savings bank’s secretary, and stating the time and place of the annual meeting to be delivered not less than ten (10) days nor more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States Postal Service addressed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 81-14-261 ("Annual meetings notice required.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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