The General Corporation Act of New Jersey

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1903 - 251 pages

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Contents

Amendments and changes after organization increase of stock rights of stockholders
27
Amendments by corporations under other acts
28
28a Change of location of office by resolution of directors 29 Decrease of capital stock how effected
29
Dividends to be made only from surplus profits
30
Voluntary dissolution proceedings
62
Incorporators may dissolve corporation III Elections Stockholders Meetings 33 Stock and transfer books must be kept in registered office annual list ...
64
Directors election of
66
Candidate for office of director not to be inspector of election 35a Cumulative voting
67
Property franchises etc of insolvent corporation vest in receiver
68
Regulations as to voting voting pools or trusts qualification of stockholders
69
Voting powers of executors or trustees Hypothecated stock 38 Shares of stock of a corporation belonging to the corporation shall not be voted upon ...
72
Directors shall be stockholders
73
Stock books to determine who may vote inspectors of election 41 Election not held on designated day may be held thereafter 42 Supreme Court may...
75
42a Chancellor may summarily investigate complaints touching elec tions
76
Annual report of officers and directors to be filed 43a Every certificate and report must give address of New Jersey office and name of agent
80
Stockholders meetings must be held at registered office in
81
Name of corporation to be displayed at entrance of principal office
84
49a Corporation may not plead usury
92
On execution schedule of property to be furnished to officer
98

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Page 16 - ... the number of shares into which the same is divided, and the par value of each share; the amount of capital stock with which it will commence business, which shall not be less than $1,000, and, if there be more than one class of...
Page 118 - The recognition of its existence even by other States, and the enforcement of its contracts made therein, depend purely upon the comity of those States — a comity which is never extended where the existence of the corporation or the exercise of its powers are prejudicial to their interests or repugnant to their policy.
Page 161 - The names and postoffice addresses of the incorporators and the number of shares subscribed for by each ; the aggregate of such subscriptions...
Page 164 - This corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change, or repeal any provision contained in this certificate of incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
Page 72 - ... those who are to be affected thereby, of such intended application, to proceed forthwith and in a summary way to hear the affidavits, proofs, and allegations of the parties, or otherwise inquire into the matter or...
Page 56 - ... shall be published for three weeks successively, at least once in each week, in a newspaper published in the county in which the principal office of the corporation is located; the first publication to be made within fifteen days after the filing of such certificate...
Page 12 - Insolvent" means inability of a corporation to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of its business. SECTION 3. PURPOSES Corporations may be organized under this Act for any lawful purpose or purposes, except for the purpose of banking or insurance.
Page 7 - The Legislature shall pass no special act conferring corporate powers, but shall pass general laws under which corporations may be organized and corporate powers of every nature obtained, subject, nevertheless, to repeal or alteration at the will of the Legislature.
Page 75 - ... shall be issued to pay to the Secretary of State, for the use of the State, the sum of...
Page 123 - ... prescribing the terms and conditions thereof, the mode of carrying the same into effect, the name of the new corporation, the number and names of the directors and other officers thereof, and who shall be the first directors and officers, and their places of residence, the number of shares of the...

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