New Jersey Statutes 48:5-15. Signing, recording and filing certificate
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:5-15
- 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.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The certificate of incorporation shall be signed in person by all the incorporators and proved or acknowledged as required for deeds of real estate and recorded in the office of the clerk of the county where the principal office of the company shall be established. After being so recorded a copy thereof to be certified by the clerk shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. Thereupon the incorporators and their successors shall be a corporation. The secretary of state shall record the certificate in a book to be kept for that purpose.