New York § 50 - 50Filing of articles
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§ 50. 50Filing of articles
§ 50. Filing of articles. Articles of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion, or dissolution, when executed and acknowledged and accompanied by such affidavits as may be required by applicable provisions of this chapter, shall be filed in the department of state. The secretary of state shall, upon the payment of the fees as in this chapter provided, index such articles. Upon the filing of such articles, the incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion, or dissolution provided for therein shall be in effect. The provisions of this section shall also apply to certificates of election to dissolve and affidavits executed in connection therewith pursuant to subsection (b) of section thirty-five of this chapter.
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