Missouri § 352.010 - Incorporation of benevolent associations.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 352.010 — Incorporation of benevolent associations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 352.010. Incorporation of benevolent associations.
Any number of persons not less than three, who shall have associated themselves by articles of agreement in writing, as a society, company, association or organization formed for benevolent, religious, scientific, fraternal-beneficial, or educational purposes, may be consolidated and united into a corporation. Such articles of agreement may be organic regulations, or a constitution, or other form of association, and any corporate name, not already assumed by another corporation, may be chosen as the title of the corporation; provided, always, that the purpose and scope of the association be clearly and fully set forth.
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(RSMo 1939 § 5436)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 4996; 1919 § 10264; 1909 § 3432
Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 352.010 ("Incorporation of benevolent associations.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. 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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