Tex. Local Government Code § 501.404
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 501.404, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 501.404. DELIVERY AND FILING OF CERTIFICATE OF TERMINATION.
Official statutory text
(a) Three originals of the certificate of termination shall be delivered to the secretary of state.
(b) If the secretary of state determines that the certificate of termination conforms to this subtitle and on receipt of a $25 fee, the secretary of state shall:
(1) endorse the word "Filed" and the date of the filing on each original of the certificate of termination;
(2) file one of the original certificates of termination in the secretary of state's office;
(3) issue two certificates evidencing the filing of the certificate of termination;
(4) attach to each certificate evidencing the filing of the certificate of termination an original of the certificate of termination; and
(5) deliver a certificate evidencing the filing of the certificate of termination and the attached certificate of termination to:
(A) the representative of the terminated corporation; and
(B) the governing body of the terminated corporation's authorizing unit.
(b) If the secretary of state determines that the certificate of termination conforms to this subtitle and on receipt of a $25 fee, the secretary of state shall:
(1) endorse the word "Filed" and the date of the filing on each original of the certificate of termination;
(2) file one of the original certificates of termination in the secretary of state's office;
(3) issue two certificates evidencing the filing of the certificate of termination;
(4) attach to each certificate evidencing the filing of the certificate of termination an original of the certificate of termination; and
(5) deliver a certificate evidencing the filing of the certificate of termination and the attached certificate of termination to:
(A) the representative of the terminated corporation; and
(B) the governing body of the terminated corporation's authorizing unit.
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