La. R.S. § 3:202

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Tit. 3, § 202. Articles of incorporation

Official statutory text

The articles of incorporation shall be executed by authentic act in the English language signed by each of the incorporators or their duly constituted agents, and shall state the name and title of the corporation, the purpose for which formed, the place chosen for its domicile where all meetings of the stockholders and directors shall be held, the amount of the capital stock and the amount to which it can be increased, the number of shares into which the stock is divided, the par value of each share, the period at which the corporation shall commence, its duration, the mode of liquidation at the termination or dissolution of the charter, the number of directors and officers and the mode and manner of their election, and the manner of amending its charter and of calling and holding stockholders' meetings.

Status: in_force

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