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2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 13, Chapters 536 - 644
ORS Chapter 554
554.020 Articles of incorporation; filing.

Universal Citation:
OR Rev Stat § 554.020 (through Leg Sess 2011)
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(1) One or more natural persons of the age of 18 or more, a domestic or foreign corporation, a partnership or an association, by submitting articles of incorporation to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing, may act as incorporators of a corporation for one or more of the following purposes:

(a) Irrigating or draining land.

(b) Furnishing land with water for domestic use.

(c) Protecting land by flood control.

(2) A true copy of the articles of incorporation under subsection (1) of this section shall be filed in the county clerk s office of the county where the land incorporated is situated.

(3) The requirements for filing a document under ORS 554.005, apply to articles of incorporation. [Amended by 1971 c.200 8; 1987 c.94 145; 1987 c.579 1]

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