Section 17. Stockholders entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy. No proxy dated more than 6 months before the date of the meeting named therein shall be valid and no proxy shall be valid after the final adjournment of such meeting. A proxy with respect to stock held in the name of 2 or more persons shall be valid if executed by any 1 of them unless at or prior to the exercise of the proxy such corporation receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any 1 of them. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a stockholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. Except as otherwise provided in the articles of organization or by-laws of the corporation, special meetings of the stockholders may be called pursuant to section 7.02 of chapter 156D.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 170 - Co-Operative Banks
Section 3 - Change of Corporate Name
Section 4 - Capital Structure Upon Incorporation
Section 6 - Notice of Intention to Form Co-Operative Bank; Application for Certificate
Section 7 - First Meeting of Incorporators
Section 8 - Articles of Organization; Certificate of Incorporation
Section 10 - Applicability of Sections to Mutual Banks and to Stock Banks
Section 12 - Members; Voting Rights
Section 13 - Board of Directors; Clerk; Directors and Officers; Records of Meetings
Section 14 - Security Committee; Audit Committee
Section 15 - Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer; Duties
Section 16 - Adoption of By-Laws; Regulations Controlling Assignment and Transfer of Shares; Quorum
Section 17 - Stockholder Voting; Votes by Proxy
Section 18 - Board of Directors of Co-Operative Bank; Executive Committee
Section 19 - Election of Officers
Section 20 - Action Without Meeting
Section 21 - Cooperative Banks Employees Retirement Association
Section 22 - By-Laws of Cooperative Banks Employees Retirement Association
Section 24 - Co-Operative Banks Employees Benefit Association
Section 25 - By-Laws of Co-Operative Banks Employees Benefit Association