Tennessee § 43-16-112 - Articles to be signed, acknowledged, and filed — Prima facie evidence of incorporation.
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§ 43-16-112. Articles to be signed, acknowledged, and filed — Prima facie evidence of incorporation.
The articles must be signed by the incorporators; and when filed, the articles of incorporation, or certified copies thereof, shall be received in all the courts of this state and other places as prima facie evidence of the due incorporation of the association. Acts 1923, ch. 100, § 8; Shan. Supp., § 2534a36; mod. Code 1932, § 3794; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 43-1812; Acts 1991, ch. 243, § 2. Law Reviews. Nonprofit Corporations — Definition, 17 Vand. L. Rev. 336.
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