District Of Columbia § 26-1304 - Organization certificate; execution; contents.
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§ 26-1304. Organization certificate; execution; contents.
26-1304The persons referred to in shall, under their hands and seals, execute before some officer in said District competent to take the acknowledgment of deeds, an organization certificate, which shall specifically state:
The name of the corporation;
The purposes for which it is formed;
The term for which it is to exist, which shall not exceed the term of 50 years, and be subject to alteration, amendment, or repeal by Congress at any time;
The number of its directors and the names and residences of the officers who for the first year are to manage the affairs of the company; and
The amount of its capital stock and its subdivision into shares.
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Section 26-1304 ("Organization certificate; execution; contents.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. 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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