17. The shareholders may assemble at general meetings for purposes connected with or belonging to the undertaking, and, at any annual general meeting, may elect directors in the manner provided by sections 18 to 31.
After thirty days following the annual general meeting of the shareholders for the election of directors of the different companies, which shall be held on the day fixed by the charter of each company, the board of directors and the secretary shall call a general meeting of the shareholders, whenever required so to do, by a requisition in writing signed by one or more shareholders, holding at least one-half of the subscribed capital stock of the company, for the transaction of such business as may be set forth in the said requisition, which business shall be mentioned in the notice calling the meeting.
R. S. 1964, c. 290, s. 17.