is indebted upon matured shares no more than one-third, shall be applicable to the payment of withdrawing shareholders without the consent of the board of directors; and when the demands of the withdrawing shareholders exceed the money applicable to their payment, they shall be paid in the order in which their notices of withdrawal were filed with the secretary. The board of directors may, at their discretion, under rules made by them, retire the free shares at any time after four years from the date of their issue, by enforcing withdrawals of the same; provided, that the shareholders, whose shares are to be retired, shall be determined by lot, and that they shall be paid the full value of their shares, less all fines and proportionate part of any unadjusted loss. § 177. Payment of matured shares.-When each free share reaches its matured value all payments of dues thereon shall cease, and the holder thereof shall be paid out of the funds of the association, the matured value thereof with such rate of interest as shall be determined by the by-laws, from the time the board of directors shall declare such shares to have matured until paid; but at no time shall more than one-third of the receipts of the association be applicable to the payment of matured shares, without the consent of the board of directors. The order of payment of the matured shares shall be determined by the by-laws. § 178. Borrowing by members.-At each stated meeting of the board or a committee thereof, or other meeting, as fixed by the bylaws for the purpose of making loans, they shall offer to members of the association desiring to borrow, all accumulations applicable to that purpose; the same shall be loaned in sums corresponding with the value of a matured share, or a multiple thereof, or the fractional part thereof. If there shall be more than one member desiring to borrow, the right to a loan shall be determined by the open bidding of a premium upon one of the three plans following, which each association shall determine for itself by its by-laws, namely: 1. The "gross plan," with or without "rebates," as the by-laws shall determine; that is, the premium shall be bid in the form of a certain sum per share, which shall be paid in cash or deducted from the loan made to the successful bidder. 2. The "installment plan;" that is, the premium shall be bid in the form of a certain sum per share, which the successful bidder will pay at each regular payment of interest, in addition to the interest which the association requires during the continuance of his loan. 3. The "premium interest plan;" that is, the premium shall be bid in the form of the rate of interest the successful bidder will pay upon his loan during the continuance thereof; the association in this plan shall determine the minimum rate of interest at which the bidding shall begin. But such minimum rate shall not exceed the legal rate of interest. In all these plans the member bidding the highest premium shall be entitled to the loan upon giving the security required therefor, including the interest and premium; the interest and premiums shall be payable from the date of bidding off the loan, unless otherwise ordered by the by-laws, and in case the sale takes place at an adjourned or special meeting, the same shall be payable from the last preceding regular meeting for the loaning of money unless the by-laws otherwise provide. Requiring and receiving such interest and premiums or any other moneys which the association may require under the provisions of this act, shall not be deemed a violation of the usury law. No member or members shall borrow a larger sum than shall be equal to the matured value of the shares held by him or them, nor shall the association take security upon real estate located more than fifty miles from their principal office for the transaction of their business. A borrowing member, for each share or fractional part thereof borrowed upon, shall in addition to the dues on his shares pay interest and premium, if any, on his loan at such times as the by-laws shall prescribe, until the shares borrowed upon shall reach their matured value or the loan is repaid; and when such matured value is reached the shares shall cancel the loan upon them and the proper surrenders and acquittances be made. § 179. Security for loans. For every loan made, except as hereinafter provided in this section, a bond secured by a first mortgage on real estate or a second mortgage, when the first mortgage was given to and is held by the association, or when said second mortgage is given in a sum sufficient to cover any first mortgage that may be a lien on the property in addition to the sum advanced by the association, shall be given, accompanied by a transfer and pledge to the associa tion of the shares borrowed upon and all accumulations that have or shall accrue thereon, as collateral security for the repayment of the loan; or, in lieu of the mortgage, the borrower, or another, may transfer and pledge to the association for the payment of the loan, free shares, the withdrawal value of which under the by-laws at the time of such borrowing, shall exceed the amount borrowed and interest thereon for six months, and all fines that could accrue in case the bor rower should default in the payment of the dues upon the shares borrowed upon, but an association may provide by its by-laws that it will not make stock loans. If the borrower neglects to offer security satisfactory to the board of directors, within the time provided by the bylaws, his right to the loan shall be forfeited, and he shall be charged with interest and premium, if any, for one month, and all necessary expenses incurred, if any, under the by-laws in reference to the proposed loan. All bonds and mortgages given to the association shall be deemed conditioned upon the performance of the provisions of this act relating to the payment of loans, premiums, interest and fines thereon, and the by-laws of the association, although the same may not be fully expressed therein. A borrower may repay a loan, and all arrears of interest, premium, if any, and fines thereon (or one or more shares thereof), at any stated meeting or at any time (but the bylaws may otherwise provide); when not made at a stated meeting, he shall pay interest up to the first stated meeting after such payment, or he may, by a proper notice, and direction as to the application, have the withdrawal or holding value of the shares borrowed upon, applied in payment or part payment, as the by-laws shall determine. Should there at any time be money in the treasury not called for by the borrowing or withdrawing members, the board of directors may make temporary loans to members out of the same, at such rate of interest not exceeding six per centum, and under such provisions and restrictions as the by-laws may prescribe. Such temporary loans shall not run more than ninety days and shall be secured by the personal note of the borrower, and also by a pledge of shares to the association, the withdrawal value of which shares shall be at least ten per centum more than the amount of the loan and the interest thereon to its maturity. If at any time there is money in the treasury as above in excess of the amount needed to meet the demand for such temporary loans, it may be invested in the same kind of securities and under the same restrictions as allowed to savings banks by section one hundred and sixteen of this chapter. Am'd by ch. 452 of 1896. Took effect May 9, 1896. $180. Forfeiture for non-payment of dues.-Whenever any member shall be six months in arrears in the payment of his dues upon free shares, the secretary shall give him notice thereof in writ ing, and a statement of his arrearages by mailing the same to him at the last post-office address given by him to the association, and if he shall not pay the same within two months thereafter, the board of directors may, at their option, declare his shares forfeited; and at the time of such forfeiture the withdrawal value thereof shall be determined and stated, and the defaulting member shall be entitled to withdraw the same without interest within one year apon such notice as shall be required of a withdrawing shareholder, and upon failure to so withdraw the same, then, and in that case, it may revert to the association. § 181. Same. Whenever a borrowing shareholder shall be in arrears in the payment of his dues, interest or premium two months, the whole loan shall become due at the option of the board of directors, and they may proceed to enforce collection upon the securiti held by the association. The withdrawal vaine at the time of the commencement of the action of all shares pledged as collateral security for the loan, shall be applied upon the loan and arrearages of interest, premium and fines thereon, and the shares deemed surrendered to the association. * * * * * 182. Purchase of real property.-Any association may pur chase at any sale, public or judgment-lien or other incumbrance, or in which it may have an interest; and may sell, convey, lease or mortgage the same at pleasure to any person or persons; it may also hold and own real estate for the purpose of occupying the same with its own business office. § 163. Loans.-Any association organized in pursuance of the provisions of this act may borrow money for the purpose of making loans or paying withdrawals, not exceeding, however, two thousand dollars, so long as its accumulated capital shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars, and when its accumulated capital exceeds that sum, not exceeding ten per cent. thereof. No money borrowed shall be for a longer term than one year. Any association having a surplus in its treasury for which there is no demand for loans, withdrawing stockholders, matured or paid-up stock, may loan the same to another association, organized under the provisions of this act, subject to the provisions of this section, on the part of the borrowing association. No association shall borrow or make loans in this section authorized, except by a majority vote of all the members of its board of directors, the vote to be recorded by ayes and nays in its regular minutes. $184. Profits and losses.-Profits and losses shall be ascertained at least annually, and shall be distributed to all shares outstanding at the time of such distribution, in the manner provided by the bylaws of the association. At each periodical distribution of profits, the board of directors may reserve and carry as undivided profits, in the nature of a contingent fund, any sum from the net profits that in their discretion seems wise. **** So in the original. 185. Transfer.-No transfers of shares shall be binding upon the association until the same have been made upon the books of the association; and the transferee thereof shall take the same charged with all the liabilities and conditions attaching thereto in the hands of the one transferring the same. The association may require a "transfer fee," not exceeding twenty-five cents per share, or in lieu thereof a total fee not exceeding one dollar on each transfer. § 186. Attorney-at-law. -The board of directors shall have the power to appoint and remove, at pleasure, an attorney-at-law for the association. The by-laws of the association may provide for the election of auditors, and prescribe their duties and compensation, and shall provide in what manner the by-laws themselves may be amended. At the time of the adoption of by laws on the formation of an association, only those members who have joined in the certificate of incorporation are entitled to vote, and each incorporator shall have only one vote. § 187. Qualification of members.-Any person of full age and sound mind may become a member of the association by taking one or more shares therein and subscribing to the by-laws, and annexing to his signature his post-office address; and whenever he desires his post-office address changed he shall give written notice thereof to the secretary of the association; and for the purpose of giving any member notice, by mail, the last post-office address given by him shall be deemed the proper one. A minor may hold shares in the name of a parent, guardian or next friend, as trustee for him, but the association shall not be responsible to said infant for any moneys received by said trustees on account of said shares from the association. All accumulations upon shares in said association held by any person shall be exempt from execution and proceedings supplementary thereto to the amount of six hundred dollars; and the association itself shall be deemed an institution for savings, and not taxable under any tax law which shall exempt savings banks or institutions for savings from taxation, and shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter one hundred and forty-three of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-six, nor shall any law passed hereafter, taxing corporations in any form, be deemed to include associations formed under this act, unless they are specifically named in such law. § 188. Report.-Every association organized under the provisions of this act or under the provisions of chapter one hundred and |