Indiana Code 27-1-10-1. Surrender of certificate of incorporation; time; procedure
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- articles of incorporation: includes both the original articles of incorporation and any and all amendments thereto, except where the original articles of incorporation only are expressly referred to, and includes articles of merger, consolidation and reinsurance, and in case of corporations, heretofore organized, articles of reorganization filed in the office of the secretary of state, and all amendments thereto. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- capital: means the aggregate amount paid in on the shares of capital stock of a corporation issued and outstanding. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- capital stock: means the aggregate amount of the par value of all shares of capital stock. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- 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.
- corporation: means an insurance company and includes all persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, orders or societies engaged in or proposing to engage in making any kind of insurance authorized by the laws of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- Department: means "the department of insurance" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Sec. 1. With the approval in writing of the department, the incorporators named in the articles of incorporation of any corporation organized under the provisions of this article may surrender the certificate of incorporation and all of the corporate rights and franchises of the corporation at any time within one (1) year from the date of the issuance of the certificate and before the issuance of any of the shares of capital stock of the corporation and before the beginning by it of the business for which it was formed, by presenting to the secretary of state at his office, accompanied by the fees prescribed by law, a certificate in triplicate, signed and verified by the joint and several oaths of a majority of the incorporators in the form prescribed by the secretary of state, showing that no shares of the capital stock of the corporation have been issued and that the amount, if any, actually paid in on the shares, less any part thereof disbursed for necessary expenses, had been returned to those entitled thereto, that such business has not been begun, that no debts remain unpaid, and that they surrender all rights and franchises.
Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.131. As amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.47.