32-2-411. Payment of expenses -- losses -- dividends -- reserve fund. (1) All expenses of any such association shall be paid out of the earnings only, in such manner as may be provided in its bylaws. The charges incident to a loan, if paid by the borrower, shall be deemed a part of the current expenses.

(2) Associations so desiring may annually or semiannually credit to a reserve fund the net earnings remaining after the payment of expenses and dividends and after crediting the contingent fund with the amount required by law, provided the amount so credited to the reserve fund in any fiscal year shall not exceed 1% of the book value of the outstanding stock. The reserve fund shall not exceed 5% of the book value of the outstanding stock. The reserve fund so created may be used for the payment of dividends, provided:

(a) the amount of the reserve fund so used shall not exceed 1% of the book value of the outstanding stock in any year; and

(b) that should the contingent fund of an association become exhausted, then no part of the reserve fund may be used for the payment of dividends and in the discretion of such association such reserve fund or the part thereof it shall deem necessary shall be credited to the contingent fund.

(3) Dividends shall be declared semiannually from the net earnings of the association and shall be paid or credited to all stockholders at such time and in such manner as provided in the constitution and bylaws.

(4) Losses in excess of the contingent fund and reserve fund shall be assessed pro rata in the same proportion and manner on all stockholders, to the extent only of their stock credits in such association.

History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 57, L. 1927; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 167, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 6355.20, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 7-121.