Oklahoma § 18-422 - Articles of incorporation
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 18-422 — Articles of incorporation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-422. Articles of incorporation
The incorporators shall sign and acknowledge, in the manner
required for the signing and acknowledgment of deeds, a certificate
of incorporation showing the following facts:
(1) The corporate name.
(2) The purpose of corporation.
(3) The amount of capital stock.
(4) The number of shares, and the par value of the shares into
which the capital stock is divided.
(5) The term of the corporate existence.
(6) The number of directors, not less than five and the names
and addresses of the incorporating directors who shall manage the
concerns of the corporation for the first corporate year.
(7) The name of the town or post office and the county where the
principal office or place of business of the corporation shall be
located.
(8) Any further provision, not inconsistent with law, which the
incorporators may deem expedient to be embodied in such certificate.
Added by Laws 1919, c. 147, p. 211, § 2.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-422 ("Articles of incorporation") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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