Every holder of stock in a corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate or certificates, provided that the board of directors of the corporation may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Notwithstanding the adoption of any such resolution, shares represented by a certificate shall not become uncertificated shares until such certificate is surrendered to the corporation. Every holder of stock in a corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed in the name of the corporation by the president or a vicepresident and the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of such corporation, representing the number of shares owned by him in such corporation. Subject to applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code-Investment Securities, such entitlement shall apply equally to a holder of uncertificated shares, notwithstanding the adoption of a resolution by the board of directors providing for the issuance of uncertificated shares, who makes written request of the corporation. Where any such certificate is signed (1) by a transfer agent or an assistant transfer agent or (2) by a transfer clerk acting on behalf of such corporation and a registrar, the signature of any such president, vice-president, treasurer, assistant treasurer, secretary or assistant secretary may be facsimile. In case any officer or officers who have signed, or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used on any such certificate or certificates shall cease to be such officer or officers of such corporation, whether because of death, resignation or otherwise, before such certificate or certificates have been delivered by such corporation, such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be adopted by such corporation and be issued and delivered as though the person or persons who signed such certificate or certificates or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer or officers of such corporation.