Tennessee Code 7-53-203 – Approval of certificate by secretary of state – Recording
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 7-53-203
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. 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
When executed and acknowledged in conformity with § 7-53-202, the certificate of incorporation shall be filed with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall then examine the certificate of incorporation and, if the secretary of state finds that the recitals contained in the certificate are correct, that there has been compliance with the requirements of § 7-53-202, the secretary of state shall approve the certificate of incorporation and record it in an appropriate book or record in the secretary of state’s office. When such certificate has been so made, filed and approved, the applicants shall constitute a public corporation under the name set out in the certificate of incorporation.