Delaware Code Title 5 Sec. 1511 – Articles of association; contents and execution
(a) The articles of association of a credit card institution shall be executed by the incorporator(s), shall be acknowledged and shall set forth the intention of forming a corporation under this chapter, and shall specifically state:
(1) The name by which the corporation shall be known;
(2) The purpose for which it is formed;
(3) The city or town where its single place of business in this State open to the public will be located;
(4) The amount of its capital stock, and the number of shares into which it is to be divided;
(5) The number of its directors, which shall not be less than 5;
(6) Whether or not the corporation is to have perpetual existence, and if not, the time when its existence is to cease;
(7) Whether the private property of the stockholders shall be subject to the payment of corporate debts, and if so, to what extent.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 5 Sec. 1511
- 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.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) The articles of association may also contain other provisions defining, limiting and regulating the powers of the corporation, the powers and duties of the directors and the powers of the stockholders, if such provisions are consonant with the object, purpose and provisions of this chapter and are not in conflict with this Code or any other general statute of this State relating to banks.