Georgia § 14-3-840 - Officers are as described in articles or bylaws or as appointed; minutes and records; holding more than one office; titles; signing of documents.
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§ 14-3-840. Officers are as described in articles or bylaws or as appointed; minutes and records; holding more than one office; titles; signing of documents.
A corporation has the officers described in its articles or bylaws or appointed by the board of directors in accordance with the articles or bylaws. A duly appointed officer may appoint one or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the articles or bylaws or the board of directors. The articles, bylaws, or the board shall delegate to one of the officers responsibility for preparing minutes of the directors' and members' meetings and for authenticating records of the corporation. Unless otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws, the same individual may simultaneously hold more than one office in a corporation. The officers of a corporation may be designated by such titles as may be provided in the articles or the bylaws; and in such case any document required or permitted by any law of this state to be signed by the president, secretary, or any other named officer of a corporation may be signed by such officer as may be stated in such document to correspond to the officer so required or permitted to sign. (Code 1981, § 14-3-840 , enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 465, § 1.)
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Section 14-3-840 ("Officers are as described in articles or bylaws or as appointed; minutes and records; holding more than one office; titles; signing of documents.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. 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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