Montana Code 35-12-604. Signing of records
35-12-604. Signing of records. (1) Each record delivered to the secretary of state for filing pursuant to this chapter must be signed in the following manner:
Terms Used In Montana Code 35-12-604
- 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.
- Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(a)An initial certificate of limited partnership must be signed by all general partners listed in the certificate.
(b)An amendment adding or deleting a statement that the limited partnership is a limited liability limited partnership must be signed by all general partners listed in the certificate.
(c)An amendment designating as general partner a person admitted under 35-12-1201(1)(c)(ii) following the dissociation of a limited partnership’s last general partner must be signed by that person.
(d)An amendment required by 35-12-1205(3) following the appointment of a person to wind up the dissolved limited partnership’s activities must be signed by that person.
(e)Any other amendment must be signed by:
(i)at least one general partner listed in the certificate;
(ii)every other person designated in the amendment as a new general partner; and
(iii)each person that the amendment indicates has dissociated as a general partner unless:
(A)the person is deceased or a guardian or general conservator has been appointed for the person and the amendment so states; or
(B)the person has previously delivered to the secretary of state for filing a statement of dissociation.
(f)A restated certificate of limited partnership must be signed by at least one general partner listed in the certificate, and to the extent the restated certificate effects a change under any other subsection of this subsection (1), the certificate must be signed in a manner that satisfies that subsection.
(g)A statement of cancellation must be signed by all general partners listed in the certificate or, if the certificate of a dissolved limited partnership lists no general partners, by the person appointed pursuant to 35-12-1205(3) or (4) to wind up the dissolved limited partnership’s activities.
(h)Articles of conversion must be signed by each general partner listed in the certificate of limited partnership.
(i)Articles of merger must be signed as provided in 35-12-1513(1).
(j)Any other record delivered on behalf of a limited partnership to the secretary of state for filing must be signed by at least one general partner listed in the certificate.
(k)A statement by a person pursuant to 35-12-1020(1)(d) stating that the person has dissociated as a general partner must be signed by that person.
(l)A statement of withdrawal by a person pursuant to 35-12-704 must be signed by that person.
(m)A record delivered on behalf of a foreign limited partnership to the secretary of state for filing must be signed by at least one general partner of the foreign limited partnership.
(n)Any other record delivered on behalf of any person to the secretary of state for filing must be signed by that person.
(2)Any person may sign by an attorney-in-fact any record filed pursuant to this chapter.