Iowa Code 591.6 – Amended articles and change of name
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 591.6
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- 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.
591.6 Amended articles and change of name.
Any corporation, organized under chapter 2 of Title IX, Code of 1897, or chapter 394,
Codes of 1924, 1927, 1931, 1935 and 1939, or chapter 504, Codes of 1946, 1950, 1954 and
1958, which shall have heretofore adopted articles of incorporation or changed its name or amended its articles, and some question has arisen as to whether such articles, change in name or amendment was adopted by a majority of the members of such corporation as required by section 1651, Code of 1897, and section 8593, Codes of 1924, 1927, 1931, 1935 and 1939, and § 504.19, Codes of 1946, 1950, 1954 and 1958, and such corporation shall have been engaged in the exercise of its corporate functions for the period of at least three years, such articles, change in name or amendment shall be held and considered to have been duly adopted by a majority of all the members of such corporation and are hereby legalized and made valid.
[S13, §1642-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10413; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,
§591.6]
Referred to in §591.12
Any corporation, organized under chapter 2 of Title IX, Code of 1897, or chapter 394,
Codes of 1924, 1927, 1931, 1935 and 1939, or chapter 504, Codes of 1946, 1950, 1954 and
1958, which shall have heretofore adopted articles of incorporation or changed its name or amended its articles, and some question has arisen as to whether such articles, change in name or amendment was adopted by a majority of the members of such corporation as required by section 1651, Code of 1897, and section 8593, Codes of 1924, 1927, 1931, 1935 and 1939, and § 504.19, Codes of 1946, 1950, 1954 and 1958, and such corporation shall have been engaged in the exercise of its corporate functions for the period of at least three years, such articles, change in name or amendment shall be held and considered to have been duly adopted by a majority of all the members of such corporation and are hereby legalized and made valid.
[S13, §1642-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10413; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,
§591.6]
Referred to in §591.12