District Of Columbia § 26-202 - Powers as to stock.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 26-202 — Powers as to stock., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-202. Powers as to stock.
26-202Such corporation shall have power, in its certificate of incorporation or in its bylaws, to provide that its shares of stock may be issued in series; to limit the number of shares which each stockholder may be allowed to hold; to prescribe the entrance fee to be paid by each stockholder at the time of subscribing; and to regulate the instalments to be paid on each share and the times at which they shall be payable. It shall also have power to enforce the payment of all installments and other dues by such fines and forfeitures as its bylaws may from time to time provide.
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Section 26-202 ("Powers as to stock.") 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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