15 Pa.C.S. § 1.1
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The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) It is necessary to modernize the laws of this Commonwealth on the organization and governance of corporations and other associations in order to make the Commonwealth competitive with other states in attracting business organizations.
(2) This act is designed to amend 15 Pa.C.S. Pt. I to integrate the law on corporations and other associations by enacting provisions applicable to all forms of associations and authorizing transactions involving any form of association.
(3) It is also necessary to modernize the law on those subjects in order to improve the functioning of the Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, which administers that law.
(4) This act is designed to amend 15 Pa.C.S. Pt. I to integrate the law on entity names, entity transactions and registration of foreign entities into a single coherent body of law that can be efficiently administered by the Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations and easily used and understood by the citizens of this Commonwealth.
(1) It is necessary to modernize the laws of this Commonwealth on the organization and governance of corporations and other associations in order to make the Commonwealth competitive with other states in attracting business organizations.
(2) This act is designed to amend 15 Pa.C.S. Pt. I to integrate the law on corporations and other associations by enacting provisions applicable to all forms of associations and authorizing transactions involving any form of association.
(3) It is also necessary to modernize the law on those subjects in order to improve the functioning of the Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, which administers that law.
(4) This act is designed to amend 15 Pa.C.S. Pt. I to integrate the law on entity names, entity transactions and registration of foreign entities into a single coherent body of law that can be efficiently administered by the Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations and easily used and understood by the citizens of this Commonwealth.
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