(a) The original signed copy of the certificate of limited partnership and of any certificate of amendment or cancellation (or of any judicial decree of amendment or cancellation) and of any certificate of merger or consolidation and of any restated certificate shall be filed with the secretary of state in accordance with part 11 of this chapter.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 61-2-206

  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Each certificate required by this part to be filed with the secretary of state shall also be recorded in the office of the register of deeds in the county in which the limited partnership is to have its principal office if such principal office is in Tennessee; provided, however, that when such certificate is filed by the secretary of state, the matters covered by such certificate shall be effective as stated therein, and a copy of such certificate certified by the secretary of state shall be conclusive evidence of the matters covered therein. The register of deeds may charge five dollars ($5.00) plus fifty cents (50¢) per page in excess of five (5) pages for such filing.
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