Section 305. Board of directors  


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  • 1.  All  the  corporate powers of such
      corporation shall be exercised by a board  of  directors  consisting  of
      thirteen  persons,  all  of  whom  shall be of full age, citizens of the
      United States and at least seven of  whom  shall  be  residents  of  the
      state.
        2.  At the first annual meeting of such corporation and at each annual
      meeting thereafter the members shall elect ten directors whose  term  of
      office shall be one year.
        Each  of  the  members entitled to vote for directors pursuant to this
      subdivision two of section three hundred five of this article  shall  be
      entitled  to  one  vote  for each twenty-five thousand dollars, or major
      fraction thereof, it is subject to be called  upon  to  advance  to  the
      corporation pursuant to the provisions of section three hundred seven of
      this article.
        3.  At  such  first and succeeding annual meetings the stockholders of
      such corporation shall elect three additional directors for terms of one
      year each.
        4. If any director shall lose his citizenship, or shall cease to be  a
      resident  of  the  state,  thereby  creating  a vacancy, or if a vacancy
      occurs in the membership  of  the  board  of  directors  through  death,
      resignation  or  otherwise, the remaining directors shall elect a person
      to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term.
        5. The board of directors shall elect one of its members  as  chairman
      of such board, shall adopt by-laws for such corporation, and may appoint
      such officers and employees as it deems advisable.
        6.  In  addition to other matters, the by-laws of such corporation may
      contain specific standards and criteria by which  mortgage  applications
      will  be  judged and loans made in so far as such specific standards and
      criteria are not  inconsistent  with  any  of  the  provisions  of  this
      article.