§5-16-19. Dividends.

As of June 30, and December 31, in each year, the board of directors shall declare a dividend payable on July 1, and January 1, of each year, respectively or, if either such date shall be a legal holiday, on the next succeeding business day. No dividends shall be declared except dividends payable on said dividends dates. Payments of net earnings to account holders are dividends and shall not be referred to as interest. Dividends shall be credited to accounts on the books of the association on the dividend payment date unless an account holder shall have requested and the board of directors shall have agreed to pay dividends on all or part of any account in cash. Dividends payable in cash shall be paid on the dividends payment date and may be paid by check or bank draft. All account holders shall participate equally in dividends pro rata to the participation value of their respective accounts; provided, that no association shall be required to pay or credit dividends on accounts of $5.00 or less. Except as above provided, dividends shall be declared on the participation value of each account at the beginning of the dividend period, plus payments thereon made during the dividend period, less amounts repurchased and noticed for repurchase, which for dividend purposes shall be deducted from the latest previous payments thereon, computed at the dividend rate for the time invested determined as provided below. The date of investment shall be the date of the actual receipt by the association of a payment on an account, except that the board of directors may fix a date which shall not be later than the tenth of the month for determining the date of investment; provided, however, that the board of directors may permit investments of $100.00 or more to receive dividends calculated from the date of actual receipt by the association in any event. Payments on accounts, affected by such determination date, received by the association on or before such determination date, shall receive dividends as if invested on the first of the month during which such payment was made.

(Acts 1939, No. 459, p. 616; Code 1940, T. 5, §225.)