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corporation was formed, the Secretary of State shall file the | | certificate of organization. |
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| | | Sec. 9. 13 MRSA §3025, as amended by PL 1977, c. 696, §158, is | | repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | §3025.__Filing of certificate; change of name; filing duty |
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| | | of the Secretary of State |
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| | | 1.__Certificate.__The clerk, treasurer and a majority of the | | board of trustees of every independent local church incorporated | | under sections 3021 to 3024 shall prepare, sign, date and deliver | | for filing with the Secretary of State a certificate of | | incorporation, in the format approved by the Secretary of State, | | setting forth the name of the church, the town or city where the | | church is located and the number and names of the members of its | | board of trustees. A filing fee of $5 must accompany the | | certificate. |
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| | | 2.__Change of certificate.__The name of any incorporated | | church or any other provision in the certificate of incorporation | | filed under subsection 1 may be changed by vote in a legal | | meeting duly called for this purpose.__The clerk or other duly | | authorized officer of the corporation shall prepare, sign, date | | and deliver for filing with the Secretary of State a certificate, | | in the format approved by the Secretary of State, setting forth | | the name of the church, the town or city where the church is | | located, the date and the nature of the change and a statement | | that a majority of the members or trustees authorized the change.__ | | A filing fee of $5 must accompany the certificate. |
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| | | 3.__Filing certificate.__If a certificate delivered for filing | | with the Secretary of State pursuant to this section 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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| | | This bill eliminates duplicate filings with the Registry of | | Deeds for documents filed by nonprofit corporations formed under | | the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 13, chapters 81 and 93. This | | bill also streamlines the filing requirements with the Secretary | | of State to be consistent with the filing requirements for other | | nonprofit corporations formed under Title 13-B. |
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