Wisconsin Code § 221.0214

Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders
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(1) AMENDMENT BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

A bank’s board of directors may amend or repeal the bank’s bylaws or adopt new bylaws, except to the extent that any of the following applies:
(a) The articles of incorporation, s. 221.0503 or any other provision of this chapter reserve that power exclusively to the
shareholders.
(b) The shareholders, in adopting, amending or repealing a
particular bylaw, provided in the bylaws that the board of directors may not amend, repeal or readopt that bylaw.
(2) AMENDMENT BY SHAREHOLDERS. A bank’s shareholders
may amend or repeal the bank’s bylaws or adopt new bylaws, even
though the board of directors may also amend or repeal the
bank’s bylaws or adopt new bylaws.

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