| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 13 MRSA §903, as corrected by RR 1993, c. 1, §39, is | | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | §903.__Certificate of organization |
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| | | The incorporators shall prepare, sign, date and deliver for | | filing with the Secretary of State a certificate of organization | | setting forth the name, location, officers and directors, | | trustees or managing board and purposes of the corporation. The | | certificate must clearly state that the corporation is not | | organized for profit and that no property or profit of the | | corporation inures to the benefit of any person, partnership or | | corporation except in furtherance of the benevolent or nonprofit | | purposes of the corporation. Once the Secretary of State has | | filed the certificate of organization, the corporation may carry | | on activities pursuant to this chapter. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 13 MRSA §§907 and 908 are enacted to read: |
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| | | §907.__Filing duty of the Secretary of State |
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| | | If a certificate delivered for filing with the Secretary of | | State satisfies the requirements of this chapter, the Secretary | | of State shall file the certificate.__The date of filing is the | | date of receipt by the Secretary of State.__After filing any | | certificate under this chapter, the Secretary of State shall | | deliver to the corporation or its representative a copy of the | | document with an acknowledgement of the date of filing. |
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| | | §908.__Fees for filing certificates |
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| | | A fee of $5 must be submitted with any certificate required or | | permitted to be filed with the Secretary of State under this | | chapter. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 13 MRSA §931, as corrected by RR 1991, c. 2, §40, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | §931. Powers; change of name; proceedings; fee |
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| | | The incorporators shall adopt a corporate name, and they, | | their associates and successors may have continual succession; | | have a common seal; elect all necessary officers; adopt bylaws | | not inconsistent with law and enforce the same by suitable | | penalties; have the same rights and be under the same liabilities | | as other corporations in prosecuting and defending civil actions; | | and enjoy all other rights, privileges and immunities of a legal | | corporation. Any corporation organized under this subchapter may |
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