Election of directors - Appointment and bonds of officers
N.D. Cent. Code § 6-05-07
in effect6-05-07. Election of directors - Appointment and bonds of officers
An annual election must be held at the principal office or place of business of the
corporation, which must be within this state, upon a day to be fixed by the articles of the
corporation, and notice of such election must be given by registered or certified mail at least ten
days prior to such date, or by publication in a newspaper published in the county in which the
corporation has its principal place of business. At such meeting, the directors must be elected,
and in case of a failure to elect on that day or on a day to which such annual meeting may be
adjourned, the directors whose regular terms do not then expire shall proceed to elect such
number of directors as have failed of election, and any vacancy in the office of director may be
filled by the board until the next annual meeting. The board of directors, at its next meeting
following the election of directors and after such directors have qualified, shall elect from its
number a president, vice president, and such other officers as may be necessary to the
transaction of the business of the corporation. The board shall define the powers, authority, and
duties of such officers and employees by bylaws or resolutions, fix the conditions, form, and
amount of their bonds, and approve the same, but no such officer or employee may enter upon
the discharge of the person's duties until such bond has been approved and has been filed with
and approved by the commissioner.
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