Georgia § 46-3-454 - Contents of application for certificate of authority; submission of consent to appointment as registered agent; execution of application by officers of foreign electric cooperative.

§ 46-3-454. Contents of application for certificate of authority; submission of consent to appointment as registered agent; execution of application by officers of foreign electric cooperative.

A foreign electric cooperative, in order to procure a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, shall make application therefor to the Secretary of State, which application shall set forth: The name of the foreign electric cooperative and the jurisdiction under the laws of which it is incorporated; If the name of the foreign electric cooperative does not comply with Code Section 46-3-452 relating to the corporate name, the name of the foreign electric cooperative with the word or abbreviation or other distinctive and distinguishing element which it elects to add thereto for use in this state; The date of incorporation and the period of duration of the foreign electric cooperative; The address of the principal office or registered office of the foreign electric cooperative in the jurisdiction under the laws of which it is incorporated; The address of the proposed registered office of the foreign electric cooperative in this state and the name of its proposed registered agent in this state at such address; A brief statement of the purpose or purposes which the foreign electric cooperative proposes to pursue in the transaction of business in this state; The names and respective addresses of the four principal officers of the foreign electric cooperative; A statement of the number of members of the foreign electric cooperative; and Such additional information as may be necessary or appropriate in order to enable the Secretary of State to determine whether such foreign electric cooperative is entitled to a certificate of authority to transact business in this state. The application shall be accompanied by a consent to appointment as registered agent, as provided for in subsection (c) of Code Section 46-3-457. Such application shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Secretary of State and shall be executed by the foreign electric cooperative by its president or a vice-president or by its secretary or an assistant secretary. (Code 1933, § 34C-1705, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 1587, § 1.)