Indiana § 8-4-7-2 - Capitalization; certificate of incorporation
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 8-4-7-2 — Capitalization; certificate of incorporation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-4-7-2. Capitalization; certificate of incorporation
Sec. 2. The railroad companies uniting in the formation of such corporation are designated as proprietary companies, and shall make a certificate of incorporation, in which they shall specify the name of the company to be incorporated under the certificate of incorporation, the amount of the capital stock of such company, the number and the par value of the shares into which it shall be divided, the aggregate amount of the par value of the shares of each proprietary company, the county or counties in which said union railway shall be situated, with the name of the town or city within or near which said union railway is to be constructed.
Formerly: Acts 1885, c.20, s.2. As amended by P.L.136-2018, SEC.89.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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