Section 608. Quorum of shareholders  


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  • (a) The  holders of a majority of the votes of shares entitled to vote
      thereat shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders  for  the
      transaction  of  any  business,  provided  that when a specified item of
      business is required to be voted on by a particular class or  series  of
      shares,  voting  as  a  class, the holders of a majority of the votes of
      shares of such class  or  series  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the
      transaction of such specified item of business.
        (b) The  certificate  of  incorporation or by-laws may provide for any
      lesser quorum not less than one-third of the votes of shares entitled to
      vote, and the  certificate  of  incorporation  may,  under  section  616
      (Greater requirement as to quorum and vote of shareholders), provide for
      a greater quorum.
        (c) When  a  quorum  is  once present to organize a meeting, it is not
      broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any shareholders.
        (d) The shareholders present  may  adjourn  the  meeting  despite  the
      absence of a quorum.