American Samoa § 30.0113 - Articles of incorporation
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 30.0113 — Articles of incorporation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 30.0113. Articles of incorporation
When articles of incorporation and amendments to articles of incorporation of domestic or foreign corporations are presented to the Treasurer for the purpose of being filed, and the Treasurer is satisfied, after consultation with the Attorney General, that they are in proper form to meet the requirements of law and that their plan for doing business is honest and lawful, he shall file them; but if he is of the opinion that they are not in proper form to meet the requirements of the law, or that their object is unlawful against public policy, or that their plan for doing business is dishonest or unlawful, he shall forward them to the Governor, who shall have the power to refuse to file them. The fact of filing shall not confer corporate status without the approval of the Governor.
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 30.0113 ("Articles of incorporation") is part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of American Samoa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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