New Jersey § acts:saved-46 - (1)
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § acts:saved-46 — (1), with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ acts:saved-46. (1)
1. That it shall and may be lawful for any number of persons not less than five, to
associate themselves into a company for the purpose of buying, selling, settling,
owning and improving real estate, and erecting buildings and other structures thereon,
within this state, upon making a certificate in writing under their hands and seals,
setting forth, I. The corporate name which they propose to assume; II. The names of the places in which the said real estate is situated; III. The total amount of the capital stock of said company, which shall be divided
into shares of fifty dollars each; IV. The names and residences of the stockholders, and the number of shares held by
each; Which certificate shall be proved and acknowledged, and recorded in a book to be kept
for that purpose in the office of the clerk of the county or counties in which said
real estate shall be situated, and after being so recorded shall be deposited and
filed in the office of the secretary of state, and a copy thereof, duly certified
by such secretary, shall be evidence for or against such company; and upon the making
and filing of said certificate, such company shall be deemed and taken to be a corporation
in fact and in law, with all the powers conferred in the first section of the act
concerning corporations.
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Section acts:saved-46 ("(1)") is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. 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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