2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 53 - Corporations
Section 11 Business Corporations; Substantive Provisions
Section 53-11-4 General powers.

53-11-4. General powers.

Each corporation has power to:

A. have perpetual succession by its corporate name unless a limited period of duration is stated in its articles of incorporation;

B. sue and be sued, complain and defend, in its corporate name;

C. have a corporate seal which may be altered at pleasure, and to use the seal by causing it, or a facsimile thereof, to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced, but failure to have or to affix a corporate seal does not affect the validity of any instrument, or any action taken in pursuance thereof or in reliance thereon;

D. purchase, take, receive, lease or otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, use and otherwise deal in and with real or personal property, or any interest therein, wherever situated;

E. sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, transfer and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property and assets;

F. lend money to, and otherwise assist, its employees, officers and directors;

G. purchase, take, receive, subscribe for or otherwise acquire, own, hold, vote, use, employ, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge or otherwise dispose of, and otherwise use and deal in and with, shares or other interests in, or obligations of, other domestic or foreign corporations, associations, partnerships, limited partnerships or individuals, or direct or indirect obligations of the United States or of any other government, state, territory, governmental district or municipality or of any instrumentality thereof;

H. make contracts and guarantees and incur liabilities, borrow money at such rates of interest as the corporation may determine, issue its notes, bonds and other obligations, and secure any of its obligations by mortgage or pledge of all or any of its property, franchises and income;

I. lend money for its corporate purposes, invest and reinvest its funds and take and hold real and personal property as security for the payment of funds so loaned or invested;

J. conduct its business, carry on its operations, have offices and exercise the powers granted by the Business Corporation Act [Chapter 53, Articles 11 through 18 NMSA 1978] within or without this state;

K. elect or appoint directors, officers and agents of the corporation, and define their duties and fix their compensation;

L. make and alter bylaws, not inconsistent with its articles of incorporation or with the laws of this state, for the administration and regulation of the affairs of the corporation;

M. make donations for the public welfare or for charitable, scientific, educational or governmental purposes;

N. transact any lawful business in aid of governmental policy;

O. pay pensions and establish pension plans, pension trusts, profit-sharing plans, stock bonus plans, stock option plans and other incentive plans for any or all of its directors, officers and employees;

P. be a promoter, partner, member, associate, trustee or manager of any partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise;

Q. resist a change or potential change in control of the corporation if the directors by a majority vote of a quorum determine that the change or potential change is opposed to or not in the best interest of the corporation upon consideration of the interests of the corporation's shareholders and any of the matters set forth in Subsection D of Section 53-11-35 NMSA 1978; and

R. have and exercise all powers necessary or convenient to effect its purposes.

History: 1953 Comp., 51-24-4, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 81, 4; 1975, ch. 64, 2; 1983, ch. 304, 22; 1987, ch. 238, 8.