Colorado § 7-50-102 - Affidavit of chairperson.

§ 7-50-102. Affidavit of chairperson.

(1) The chairperson or secretary of such meeting, within a reasonable time after the meeting, shall file in the office of the secretary of state an affidavit substantially in the following form:

STATE OF COLORADO

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County of ......................................

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that at a meeting of the members of the (here insert the name used by the church, congregation, or society before the incorporation) held at .........., in the county of .........., and State of Colorado, on the ........ day of ........, A.D. 20...., the following persons (here insert the names) were elected, appointed, or selected as members of the governing board (under whatever title the organization designates said members, whose powers and duties are similar to those of trustees or directors of a corporation organized for profit), adopted as its corporate name (here insert the name), and at said meeting this affiant acted as chairperson (or secretary, as the fact may be).

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(Name of affiant)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​Subscribed and sworn to before me this ............. day of ........., A.D. 20....

(2) A fee that shall be determined and collected pursuant to section 24-21-104 (3), C.R.S., shall be charged for filing the affidavit of incorporation. When a true copy of such affidavit is presented to the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall certify it for a fee that shall be determined and collected pursuant to section 24-21-104 (3), C.R.S., as a true copy of the original affidavit on file in the records of the secretary of state, showing the date the original affidavit was filed.

(3) A certified copy of such affidavit shall be recorded in the office of the clerk and recorder of the county in which the corporation was organized and also in every county in which the corporation owns real estate. The affidavit of incorporation may also contain other provisions for the management and conduct of the affairs of the corporation, creating, defining, limiting, and regulating the powers of the corporation, the governing board, officers, and members thereof.

Source: G.L. § 230. L. 1879: p. 32, § 1. G.S. § 373. R.S. 08: § 1019. C.L. § 2385. L. 31: p. 249, § 24. CSA: C. 41, § 178. CRS 53: § 31-21-2. L. 55: p. 240, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 31-20-2. L. 83: (2) amended, p. 870, § 22, effective July 1. L. 2003: (2) and (3) amended, p. 2212, § 40, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2004: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1405, § 21, effective July 1.

ANNOTATION

The affidavit prescribed by this section does not require mention of the purpose of the organization. Thus it is wholly different from that of a corporation formed for business purposes, in which the purpose must be stated. Tomay v. Crist, 75 Colo. 437, 226 P. 156 (1924).

Where the affidavit required by this section shows that affiant was acting as secretary, his signature without further designation is sufficient. Tomay v. Crist, 75 Colo. 437, 226 P. 156 (1924).