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MO Rev Stat § 351.240 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.240 - Inspector's oath.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   351.240. Inspector's oath. — Any inspector, before he shall enter on the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe the following oath before any officer authorized by law to administer oaths: "I do solemnly swear, that I will execute the duties of an inspector of the election now to be held with strict impartiality, and according to the best of my ability.". ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5002, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 30)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4531; 1919 § 9727; 1909 § 2968
MO Rev Stat § 351.246 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.246 - Shareholders may create voting trust.

Effective - 28 Aug 1965   351.246. Shareholders may create voting trust. — Any number of shareholders of a corporation may create a voting trust for the purpose of conferring upon a trustee or trustees the right to vote or otherwise represent their shares, for any period, without regard to the rule against perpetuities or similar rules. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 532)
MO Rev Stat § 351.250 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.250 - Transfer books closed, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1996   351.250. Transfer books closed, when. — The board of directors shall have power to close the transfer books of the corporation for a period not exceeding seventy days preceding the date of any meeting of shareholders or the date of payment of any dividend or the date for the allotment of rights or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of shares shall go into effect; provided, however, that in lieu of closing the stock transfer books, unless prohibited by the bylaws, the board of directors may fix in advance a date, not exceeding seventy days preceding the date of any meeting of shareholders, or the date for the payment of any dividend, or the date for the allotment of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of shares shall go into effect, as a record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at the meeting, and any adjournment or postponement of the meeting, or entitled to receive payment of the dividend, or entitled to the allotment of rights, or entitled to exercise the rights in respect of the change, conversion or exchange of shares. In such case only the shareholders who are shareholders of record on the date of closing the transfer books or on the record date so fixed shall be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting, and any adjournment or postponement of the meeting, or to receive payment of the dividend, or to receive the allotment of rights, or to exercise the rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the date of closing of the transfer books or the record date fixed as mentioned in this section. If the board of directors does not close the transfer books or set a record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, a meeting of shareholders, only the shareholders who are shareholders of record at the close of business on the twentieth day preceding the date of the meeting shall be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting, and any adjournment or postponement of the meeting; except that, if prior to the meeting written waivers of notice of the meeting are signed and delivered to the corporation by all of the shareholders of record at the time the meeting is convened, only the shareholders who are shareholders of record at the time the meeting is convened shall be entitled to vote at the meeting, and any adjournment or postponement of the meeting. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5003, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 32, A.L. 1965 p. 532, A.L. 1975 S.B. 14, A.L. 1989 S.B. 141, A.L. 1995 H.B. 558, A.L. 1996 S.B. 835)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4532; 1919 § 9728; 1909 § 2969
MO Rev Stat § 351.255 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.255 - Officer to make list of shareholders entitled to vote.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   351.255. Officer to make list of shareholders entitled to vote. — 1. The officer having charge of the transfer book for shares of a corporation shall make, at least ten days before each meeting of the shareholders, a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order with the address of and the number of shares held by each, which list, for a period of ten days prior to such meeting, shall be kept on file at the registered office of the corporation and shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall also be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any shareholder during the whole time of the meeting. The original share ledger or transfer book, or a duplicate thereof kept in this state, shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled to examine such list or share ledger or transfer book or to vote at any meeting of shareholders.  2. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall not affect the validity of any action taken at such meeting.  3. An officer having charge of the transfer books who shall fail to prepare the list of shareholders, or keep the same on file for a period of ten days, or produce and keep the same open for inspection at the meeting, as provided in this section, shall be liable to any shareholder suffering damage on account of such failure, to the extent of such damage. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 410 § 35)
MO Rev Stat § 351.260 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.260 - Voting of shares standing in name of another corporation, domestic or foreign — deceased person's shares — receivers — pledges.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   351.260. Voting of shares standing in name of another corporation, domestic or foreign — deceased person's shares — receivers — pledges. — 1. Shares standing in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the bylaws of such corporation may prescribe, or, in the absence of such provision, as the board of directors of such corporation may determine.  2. Shares standing in the name of a deceased person may be voted by his personal representative, either in person or by proxy. Shares standing in the name of a conservator or trustee may be voted by such fiduciary, either in person or by proxy, but no conservator or trustee shall be entitled, as such fiduciary, to vote shares held by him without a transfer of such shares into his name.  3. Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver, and shares held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by such receiver without the transfer thereof into his name if authority so to do be contained in an appropriate order of the court by which such receiver was appointed.  4. A shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the pledgee shall be entitled to vote the shares so transferred. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 §§ 5001, 5351, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 33, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)  Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 4530, 4946; 1919 §§ 9726, 10157; 1909 §§ 2967, 3352
MO Rev Stat § 351.265 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.265 - Quorum of outstanding shares — representation by proxy — representation of false proxy, penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 1996   351.265. Quorum of outstanding shares — representation by proxy — representation of false proxy, penalty. — 1. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at any meeting, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders; provided, that in no event shall a quorum consist of less than a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, but less than such quorum shall have the right successively to adjourn the meeting as provided in section 351.268. Shares represented by a proxy which directs that the shares abstain from voting or that a vote be withheld on a matter, shall be deemed to be represented at the meeting for quorum purposes. Shares as to which voting instructions are given as to at least one of the matters to be voted on shall also be deemed to be so represented. If the proxy states how shares will be voted in the absence of instructions by the shareholder, such shares shall be deemed to be represented at the meeting.  2. In all matters, every decision of a majority of shares entitled to vote on the subject matter and represented in person or by proxy at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be valid as an act of the shareholders, unless a larger vote is required by this chapter, the bylaws, or the articles of incorporation, provided that in the case of cumulative voting in the election of directors pursuant to subsection 3 of section 351.245, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares entitled to vote on the election of the directors and represented in person or by proxy at a meeting at which a quorum is present. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, shares represented by a proxy which directs that the shares abstain from voting or that a vote be withheld on a matter shall be deemed to be represented at the meeting as to such matter. Shares represented by a proxy as to which voting instructions are not given as to one or more matters to be voted on shall not be deemed to be represented at the meeting for purposes of the vote as to such matter or matters. A proxy which states how shares will be voted in the absence of instructions by the shareholder as to any matter shall be deemed to give voting instructions as to such matter.  3. Any person who represents a falsified proxy pursuant to this section which the person knows is false in any material respect shall be guilty of an infraction. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 410 § 34, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1432, A.L. 1993 S.B. 180, A.L. 1995 H.B. 558, A.L. 1996 S.B. 835)
MO Rev Stat § 351.267 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.267 - Five percent of shares of telephone company constitutes quorum, when — powers of quorum — directors, election by districts authorized.

Effective - 28 Aug 1996   351.267. Five percent of shares of telephone company constitutes quorum, when — powers of quorum — directors, election by districts authorized. — 1. Notwithstanding other provisions in this chapter, unless a provision in the articles of incorporation or bylaws requiring a larger percentage is hereafter confirmed or adopted, five percent of the outstanding voting shares, represented in person or by proxy, constitutes a quorum at a meeting of shareholders of a corporation organized pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of providing telephone services and whose articles of incorporation limit the ownership of voting shares to one share by any one person or shareholder. Such corporations may determine by articles of incorporation or bylaws to elect directors by districts to further the principle of geographical representation.  2. Unless a larger vote is required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation, the action of a majority of a quorum is a valid corporate act, including by way of extension but not of limitation, amendment of articles of incorporation and the increase of bonded indebtedness; except that with respect to the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition (except by mortgage, deed of trust or pledge) of all, or substantially all of the property and assets, with or without goodwill, of the corporation, the vote required in the case of corporations generally shall control.  3. If less than a quorum is present at any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 312 § 351.266, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1440)
MO Rev Stat § 351.268 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.268 - Shareholder's meeting, adjournment due to lack of quorum — postponement, adjournment defined.

Effective - 28 Aug 2003   351.268. Shareholder's meeting, adjournment due to lack of quorum — postponement, adjournment defined. — 1. In addition to the provisions of sections 351.265 and 351.267 regarding the adjournment of shareholders meetings at which a quorum is not present, unless the bylaws provide to the contrary, a meeting may be otherwise successively adjourned to a specified date not longer than ninety days after such adjournment or to another place. Notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than ninety days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the date and place of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.  2. A shareholder's meeting may be successively postponed by resolution of the board of directors, unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, to a specified date up to a date ninety days after such postponement or to another place, provided notice of the date and place of the postponed meeting, which may be by public notice, is given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.  3. For purposes of this chapter, "adjournment" means a delay in the date, which may also be combined with a change in the place, of a meeting after the meeting has been convened; "postponement" means a delay in the date, which may be combined with a change in the place, of the meeting before it has been convened, but after the time and place thereof have been set forth in a notice delivered or given to shareholders; and public notice shall be deemed to have been given if a public announcement is made by press release reported by a national news service or in a publicly available document filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. ­­-------- (L. 1996 S.B. 835, A.L. 2001 S.B. 288, A.L. 2003 S.B. 394)
MO Rev Stat § 351.270 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.270 - Bylaws may require concurrence of greater portion of shares than statutes require.

Effective - 28 Aug 1975   351.270. Bylaws may require concurrence of greater portion of shares than statutes require. — Whenever with respect to any action to be taken by the shareholders of a corporation the articles of incorporation or provisions of the bylaws adopted by the shareholders require the vote or concurrence of the holders of a greater portion of the shares, or of any class or series thereof, than required by this chapter with respect to such action, the provisions of the articles of incorporation or such provisions of the bylaws adopted by the shareholders shall control. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 410 § 168, A.L. 1975 S.B. 14)
MO Rev Stat § 351.273 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.273 - Corporate action may be taken without meeting by written consents.

Effective - 28 Aug 1965   351.273. Corporate action may be taken without meeting by written consents. — Any action required by this chapter to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders of a corporation, or any action which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, may be taken without a meeting if consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof. Such consents shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the shareholders at a meeting duly held, and may be stated as such in any certificate or document filed under this chapter. The secretary shall file such consents with the minutes of the meetings of the shareholders. ­­-------- (L. 1965 p. 532)
MO Rev Stat § 351.275 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.275 - Limitation of shareholder's obligation to corporation or its creditors.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   351.275. Limitation of shareholder's obligation to corporation or its creditors. — 1. A holder of or subscriber to shares of a corporation shall be under no obligation to the corporation or its creditors with respect to such shares other than the obligation to pay to the corporation the full consideration for which said shares were issued or to be issued. Any person becoming an assignee or transferee of shares or of a subscription for shares in good faith and without knowledge or notice that the full consideration therefor has not been paid shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its creditors for any unpaid portion of such consideration.  2. No person holding shares as executor, administrator, conservator, guardian, trustee, assignee for the benefit of creditors, or receiver shall be personally liable as a shareholder, but the estate and funds in the hands of said executor, administrator, conservator, guardian, trustee, assignee, or receiver shall be so liable. No pledgee or other holder of shares as collateral security shall be personally liable as a shareholder. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5350, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 24)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4945; 1919 § 10156; 1909 § 3351  (1973) Where plaintiff's husband purchased stock and it was issued to plaintiff and her husband as tenants by the entirety, plaintiff was a person to whom the stock was issued and not a "transferee" under the portion of the statute that exempts a transferee without notice from any obligation for unpaid portion of consideration. Gum v. St. Joseph Foods, Inc. (A.), 495 S.W.2d 106.
MO Rev Stat § 351.280 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.280 - When execution may be levied against shareholders.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   351.280. When execution may be levied against shareholders. — If any execution shall have been issued against any corporation, and there cannot be found any property or effects whereon to levy the same, then such execution may be issued against any of the shareholders to the extent of the amount of the unpaid balance of such shares by him or her owned; provided, always, that no execution shall issue against any shareholder except upon an order of the court in which the action, suit or other proceedings shall have been brought or instituted, made upon motion in open court, after sufficient notice, in writing, to the person sought to be charged; and, upon such motion, such court may order execution to issue accordingly; and provided further, that no shareholder shall be individually liable in any amount over and above the amount of shares owned. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5048, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 15)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4572; 1919 § 9764; 1909 § 3004
MO Rev Stat § 351.285 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.285 - Secretary shall give names and addresses of shareholders to officers holding executions against corporation.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   351.285. Secretary shall give names and addresses of shareholders to officers holding executions against corporation. — The secretary or other officer having charge of the books of any corporation, on demand of any officer holding an execution against the same, shall furnish the officer with the names, places of residence, so far as to him known, and the amount of liability of every person liable as aforesaid. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 5049, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 16)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 4573; 1919 § 9765; 1909 § 3005
MO Rev Stat § 351.295 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXIII - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships|Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations|Section 351.295 - Stock certificate, form, contents, authorized signatures.

Effective - 28 Aug 2006   351.295. Stock certificate, form, contents, authorized signatures. — 1. The shares of a corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the articles of incorporation or bylaws, or a resolution or resolutions of the board of directors of the corporation, may provide that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws or resolution of the board of directors shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the corporation. Notwithstanding such a provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws, or the adoption of such a resolution by the board of directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate. Except as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, such certificate shall be signed by the president or a vice president and by the secretary or an assistant secretary or the treasurer or an assistant treasurer of such corporation and sealed with the seal of the corporation. Any or all the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile and the seal may be facsimile, engraved or printed. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed on a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, the certificate may nevertheless be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if the person were an officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Every holder of uncertificated shares is entitled to receive a statement of holdings as evidence of share ownership.  2. Every certificate for shares without par value shall have plainly stated upon its face the number of shares which it represents, and no certificate shall express any par value for such shares or a rate of dividend to which such shares shall be entitled in terms of percentage of any par or other value. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 §§ 5025, 5549, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 22, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1149, A.L. 1975 S.B. 14, A.L. 1987 H.B. 349, A.L. 2005 H.B. 678, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1715)  Prior revision: 1929 § 5106