Duties of Secretary of State Prior to Issuance of Certificate of Incorporation; Certificate or Duplicate Thereof as Evidence of Existence of Corporation and Compliance With Chapter

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Before the Secretary of State issues a certificate of incorporation pursuant to Code Section 46-8-42, he shall satisfy himself that all of the requirements of this chapter have been substantially complied with prior to the filing of said petition. Any certificate or duplicate thereof issued under this chapter by the Secretary of State shall be conclusive evidence of the existence of the corporation in all the courts in this state and of compliance with all the requirements of this chapter.

(Ga. L. 1892, p. 37, § 4; Civil Code 1895, § 2162; Civil Code 1910, § 2580; Code 1933, § 94-104.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 18A Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, §§ 151, 199, 202-206, 214. 19 Am. Jur. 2d, Corporations, § 2231.

C.J.S.

- 18 C.J.S., Corporations, §§ 37, 49, 50.


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