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Code · U.S. Code · Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING · CHAPTER 2— NATIONAL BANKS · SUBCHAPTER III— DIRECTORS · § 71

§ 71. Election

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The affairs of each association shall be managed by not less than five directors, who shall be elected by the shareholders at a meeting to be held at any time before the association is authorized by the Comptroller of the Currency to commence the business of banking; and afterward at meetings to be held on such day of each year as is specified therefor in the bylaws. The directors shall hold office for a period of not more than 3 years, and until their successors are elected and have qualified. In accordance with regulations issued by the Comptroller of the Currency, a national bank may adopt bylaws that provide for staggering the terms of its directors.
(R.S. § 5145; Pub. L. 88–232, § 1, Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 472; Pub. L. 106–569, title XII, § 1205(a), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 3033.)
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  • Pub. L. 88–232, § 1
  • 77 Stat. 472
  • Pub. L. 106–569, title XII, § 1205(a)
  • 114 Stat. 3033
  • act June 3, 1864, ch. 106
  • 13 Stat. 102
  • Pub. L. 106–569
  • Pub. L. 88–232
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 88–232, § 1
Stat.77 Stat. 472
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–569, title XII, § 1205(a)
Stat.114 Stat. 3033
Actact June 3, 1864, ch. 106
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