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TITLE XII BUSINESS ENTITIES
SUBTITLE 2 BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS AND COMPANIES
CHAPTER 491 CORPORATIONS FOR PECUNIARY PROFIT
- 491.1 Who may incorporate.
- 491.2 Single person.
- 491.3 Powers.
- 491.5 Articles adopted and filed.
- 491.6 Filing or refusal to file.
- 491.7 Question of legality submitted.
- 491.8 Action on opinion.
- 491.9 Submission to executive council.
- 491.10 Interpretative clause.
- 491.11 Incorporation fee.
- 491.13 Place of business.
- 491.14 Custody of office — business maintained.
- 491.15 Service of original notice — secretary of state.
- 491.16 Indemnification of officers, directors, employees, and agents — insurance.
- 491.16A Directors and officers — duties and liabilities.
- 491.17 Notice of incorporation.
- 491.18 Proof of publication — filing.
- 491.19 Commencement of business.
- 491.20 Amendments — fees.
- 491.21 Signing and acknowledging of amendments.
- 491.22 Individual property liable.
- 491.23 Dissolution — notice — filing with secretary of state.
- 491.24 Duration.
- 491.25 Renewal — conditions.
- 491.26 Stock of dissenting holders.
- 491.27 Execution of renewal — record required.
- 491.28 Filing with secretary of state — fees — certificate of renewal.
- 491.29 Erroneous certificate — correction.
- 491.30 and 491.31 Repealed by 93 Acts, ch 126, § 35.
- 491.32 Notice of renewal — publication.
- 491.33 Foreign insurance companies becoming domestic.
- 491.34 and 491.35 Repealed by 69 Acts, ch 273, § 1827 – 1829.
- 491.36 Foreign-trade zone corporation.
- 491.38 Consolidation of interstate bridge companies.
- 491.39 Legislative control.
- 491.40 Fraud — penalty for.
- 491.41 Diversion of funds — unlawful dividends.
- 491.42 Forfeiture.
- 491.43 Keeping false accounts.
- 491.44 and 491.45 Reserved.
- 491.46 Books to show names of stockholders.
- 491.47 Names exhibited at meetings.
- 491.48 Stock certificates — signing.
- 491.50 Examination by stockholder.
- 491.51 through 491.53 Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, § 10102.
- 491.54 Liability of collateral holder.
- 491.55 Right to vote stock — attachment.
- 491.56 Expiration and closing of business.
- 491.57 Sinking fund and loaning thereof.
- 491.58 Liability of stockholders.
- 491.59 Levy on private property.
- 491.60 Suit by creditor — measure of recovery.
- 491.61 Corporate property exhausted.
- 491.62 Indemnity — contribution.
- 491.63 Franchise sold on execution.
- 491.64 Production of books.
- 491.65 Estoppel.
- 491.66 Dissolution — receivership.
- 491.68 False statements or pretenses.
- 491.69 through 491.71 Repealed by 75 Acts, ch 57, § 17.
- 491.72 through 491.100 Reserved.
- 491.101 Definitions.
- 491.101A Poison pill defense authorized.
- 491.101B Consideration of community interests in consideration of acquisition proposals.
- 491.102 Procedure for merger.
- 491.103 Procedure for consolidation.
- 491.104 Meetings of shareholders.
- 491.105 Approval by shareholders.
- 491.106 Articles of merger or consolidation.
- 491.107 Filing articles of merger or consolidation.
- 491.108 Effective date of merger or consolidation.
- 491.109 Notice.
- 491.110 Effect of merger or consolidation.
- 491.111 Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign corporations.
- 491.112 Rights of dissenting shareholders.
- 491.113 Issuance of stock.
- 491.114 Amana stock.
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