Section 23. 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
Section 3 - Application of This Chapter and Chapters 167c to 167g, 167i and 167j
Section 6 - Notice of Intention to Form Saving 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
Section 12 - Corporators of Mutual Bank
Section 13 - Annual and Special Meetings of Corporators of Mutual Bank
Section 14 - Board of Trustees of Mutual Bank
Section 15 - Regular and Special Meetings of Board of Trustees of Mutual Bank
Section 16 - Board of Investment of Mutual Bank
Section 17 - Officers of Mutual Bank
Section 18 - Election of Officers, Members of Board of Trustees and Members of Board of Investment
Section 20 - Auditing Committee; Other Committees
Section 21a - Action Without Meeting
Section 23 - Stockholder Voting; Votes by Proxy
Section 24 - Board of Directors of Stock Bank; Executive Committee
Section 25 - Election of Officers
Section 26 - Meetings of Board of Directors
Section 27 - Savings Banks Employees Retirement Association
Section 28 - By-Laws of Savings Banks Employees Retirement Association
Section 30 - Savings Banks Employees Benefit Association
Section 31 - By-Laws of Savings Banks Employees Benefit Association