Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-33. Incorporators
(a) One or more persons may incorporate a corporation by signing and delivering articles of incorporation in duplicate to the secretary of state.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-33
- Articles of incorporation: means the original or restated articles of incorporation or articles of consolidation and all amendments to it, including articles of merger and special acts of the general assembly creating corporations and/or entities. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-2
- Board of directors: means the group of persons vested with the management of the affairs of the corporation (including, without being limited to, a board of trustees) regardless of the name by which the group is designated. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-6-2
- 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.
(b) Until the corporation has duly qualified members, or if it is intended that the corporation will have no members, until the first meeting of its board of directors, the incorporator or incorporators, at any meeting or meetings that may be held for the purposes provided for in this section, shall manage the affairs of the corporation and for that purpose will have the powers otherwise vested by this chapter in the board of directors or members.
(c) The incorporator or incorporators calling a meeting under this section shall give at least three (3) days’ notice of the meeting by mail to each incorporator, which notice shall state the time and place of the meeting.
History of Section.
P.L. 1984, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 1984, ch. 444, § 1.