New Hampshire § 293-1 - Section 293:1 Local Corporations.

Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 293-1 — Section 293:1 Local Corporations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 293-1. Section 293:1 Local Corporations.

Within 30 days after the close of any session of the legislature, parties procuring the passage of any act at that session incorporating, or renewing the corporate powers of, a corporation which is to carry on its business and have its principal office in this state shall pay to the secretary of state a sum according to the nature of the corporation, as follows: savings banks, $100; other banks 1/10 of one percent and railroads and insurance companies 1/20 of one percent, upon the largest amount of capital authorized by the act; other corporations having for their object a division of profits, $50; and for every act in amendment of any such act, $25.

Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 293-1 ("Section 293:1 Local Corporations.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. 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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