La. Rev. Stat. § 6:256
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Transfer of shares
Official statutory text
A. The transfer of certificates of stock and the shares represented thereby may be regulated by bylaws not inconsistent with the provisions of the articles or other provisions of the law.
B. A state bank may employ a transfer agent to keep a share register and to record transfers of shares therein, and acts of the agent shall be binding on the state bank. The duties and liabilities of the agent shall be such as may be agreed to by the state bank.
Acts 1984, No. 719, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
B. A state bank may employ a transfer agent to keep a share register and to record transfers of shares therein, and acts of the agent shall be binding on the state bank. The duties and liabilities of the agent shall be such as may be agreed to by the state bank.
Acts 1984, No. 719, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.
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