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Terms Used In Maryland Code, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 6-305

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) The incorporators shall sign and acknowledge three copies of articles of incorporation.

(b) The articles of incorporation shall include:

(1) The name and residential address of each incorporator;

(2) A statement that each incorporator is 18 years of age or older;

(3) A statement that the incorporators are associating to form a credit union under this title;

(4) The name of the credit union;

(5) The field of membership type as described in § 6-301 of this subtitle;

(6) The municipal area and county where the credit union is to be located;

(7) The par value of the shares of the credit union;

(8) The number of shares to which each incorporator subscribes;

(9) The name and address in the State of the resident agent of the credit union for purposes of service of process in accordance with the Maryland General Corporation Law; and

(10) The number of directors and the names and residential addresses of the individuals who will serve as directors on the board until their successors are elected and qualify.