515.44 - DIVIDENDS.

        515.44  DIVIDENDS.         The directors or managers of a stock company, incorporated under      the laws of this state shall make no dividends except from the earned      profits arising from their business, which shall not include      contributed capital or contributed surplus.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C73, § 1136; C97, § 1702; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 8936; C46,      50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 515.44]         Referred to in § 515.46