Wisconsin § 190.016 - Stockholders’ meetings.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 190.016 — Stockholders’ meetings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 190.016. Stockholders’ meetings.
190.016(1) (1) Time and place. The time and place of annual meetings of the stockholders of every railroad corporation shall be fixed by its articles or bylaws. If not so fixed, the annual meetings shall be on the anniversaries of the first corporate meeting. 190.016(2) (2) Notice. Meetings of railroad corporations shall be called and noticed as prescribed by the articles or bylaws, but if no provision therefor is made, meetings of any railroad corporation may be called by the board of directors or trustees at any time, and shall be called by the secretary when requested by the owners of one-fifth of the outstanding shares of voting stock on 10 days’ notice; and such notice to stockholders may be served by publishing the same as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985 , at or nearest to the location of the corporation, or by personal service or by mailing a copy thereof to each stockholder directed to the stockholder’s last post-office address as it appears in the records of the corporation. 190.016 History History: 1993 a. 482 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 190.016 cover?
Section 190.016 ("Stockholders’ meetings.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. 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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