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Missouri Laws > Title XXIII > Chapter 351 - General and Business Corporations


Current as of: 2009
§ 351.010Title of Law
§ 351.015Definitions
§ 351.017Independent legal significance doctrine applicable to sections in this chapter
§ 351.020What corporations may organize under this law
§ 351.025Corporation organized under special law may file certification of acceptance of this law
§ 351.030Organization of street railroad, telegraph and telephone corporations, booming and rafting corporations
§ 351.035Bridge corporations--organization--powers
§ 351.040Use of streets by bridge corporations--damages to abutting property
§ 351.045Condemnation of lands and easements of light and air--procedure
§ 351.046Filing requirements--filing signifies document is correct
§ 351.047Forms
§ 351.048Effective dates of filing of documents--delayed effective date
§ 351.049Correcting filed documents--fee
§ 351.050Incorporators, duties--ownership and acquisition of shares, how construed
§ 351.051Documents filed, when--refusal to file--duty to file
§ 351.053Liability for preincorporation transactions
§ 351.055Articles of incorporation, required contents--optional contents
§ 351.060Filing of articles of incorporation--certificate of incorporation
§ 351.065Incorporation tax or fee
§ 351.075Certificate of incorporation is evidence of corporate existence
§ 351.076Certificate of good standing
§ 351.080First meeting and organization of board
§ 351.085Amendment of articles of incorporation permitted
§ 351.090Articles of incorporation, how amended
§ 351.093Certain shareholders must be permitted to vote, when
§ 351.095Certificate of amendment, contents of
§ 351.100Certificate of amendment, secretary of state to file and certify, when
§ 351.105When amendment shall become effective
§ 351.106Restatement of articles of incorporation
§ 351.107Restated articles of incorporation may be amended at time of restatement
§ 351.110Name of corporation regulated
§ 351.115Reservation of right to exclusive use of corporate name, time period
§ 351.120Corporate registration report required, when--change in registered office or agent to be filed with report
§ 351.122Option of biennial filing of corporate registration reports
§ 351.125Fees
§ 351.127Additional fee--expiration date
§ 351.140Registration, form--subject to false declaration penalties--notice on form required
§ 351.145Notice provided for corporate registration report
§ 351.150Failure to comply not excused for lack of notice
§ 351.155Duplicate forms, when furnished
§ 351.156Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document
§ 351.160Shares or bonds shall be for money paid, labor or property actually received--bonded indebtedness, how incurred
§ 351.165Note or obligation not to be considered payment for original issue shares--corporation shall not lend money to shareholder for purchase of shares--liability
§ 351.170Expenses of organization or reorganization, how paid
§ 351.175Subscriptions for shares--payment--failure to pay--notice for payment or forfeiture
§ 351.180Power to issue shares--preferences--procedure--redemption of stock by corporation, requirements--amended certificate of designation for classes or series adversely affecting holders, majority vote of holders required
§ 351.182Stock warrants, options--terms--consideration
§ 351.185Consideration for shares--exchange or conversion of shares
§ 351.190A corporation may determine that only a part of the consideration for which shares may be issued shall be stated capital, when
§ 351.195Reduction of stated capital, how made
§ 351.200Redemption or purchase of own shares--retirement of shares
§ 351.205Preferred shares issued before November 21, 1943, without redemption provisions, how redeemed
§ 351.210Paid-in surplus--its distribution and restrictions
§ 351.215Books and records, minutes of meeting--shareholder's right to examine--acquiring person's demand deemed proper, when--penalty
§ 351.220Payment of dividends on shares of stock
§ 351.225Shareholders' meetings prescribed by bylaws
§ 351.230Shareholders' meetings--notice of, how given, contents of
§ 351.235Meetings, how convened--vote inspectors, when appointed, duties of
§ 351.240Inspector's oath
§ 351.245Shares, how voted--control share acquisition proxies, valid when, requirements, shareholder may authorize another person to act as proxy, procedure--electronic transmission defined
§ 351.246Shareholders may create voting trust
§ 351.250Transfer books closed, when
§ 351.255Officer to make list of shareholders entitled to vote
§ 351.260Voting of shares standing in name of another corporation, domestic or foreign--deceased person's shares--receivers--pledges
§ 351.265Quorum of outstanding shares--representation by proxy--representation of false proxy, penalty
§ 351.267Five percent of shares of telephone company constitutes quorum, when--powers of quorum--directors, election by districts authorized
§ 351.268Shareholder's meeting, adjournment due to lack of quorum--postponement, adjournment defined
§ 351.270Bylaws may require concurrence of greater portion of shares than statutes require
§ 351.273Corporate action may be taken without meeting by written consents
§ 351.275Limitation of shareholder's obligation to corporation or its creditors
§ 351.280When execution may be levied against shareholders
§ 351.285Secretary shall give names and addresses of shareholders to officers holding executions against corporation
§ 351.290Bylaws, how adopted and amended
§ 351.295Stock certificate, form, contents, authorized signatures
§ 351.300Fractional shares, how issued
§ 351.305Preemptive right of shareholder to acquire additional shares, limited, how
§ 351.310Board of directors, powers, qualifications, compensation
§ 351.315Number of directors, how elected, how removed
§ 351.317Directors of corporations, removal of, when, how
§ 351.320Board vacancy, how filled
§ 351.323Provisional director appointed by court, when--qualifications, compensation, powers, removal
§ 351.325Board, quorum
§ 351.327Financial interest of corporate officers, effect on contracts with corporations--directors setting their own compensation not a conflict of interest, exception
§ 351.330Two or more directors shall constitute committee, when
§ 351.335Board meetings, where and how held
§ 351.340Board meetings, where and how held
§ 351.345Liability of directors
§ 351.347Acquisition proposals, board may make recommendation
§ 351.355Officer, director, employee, or agent of corporation indemnified, when, methods authorized
§ 351.360Officers--how chosen--powers and duties
§ 351.365Removal of officer or agent, when
§ 351.370Registered office and registered agent
§ 351.375Change of address of registered office or agent, how made
§ 351.376Resignation of agent
§ 351.380Process served on registered agent
§ 351.385Powers of corporation
§ 351.386Purposes
§ 351.387Definitions
§ 351.388Private and public corporations authorized to apply for and operate foreign trade zones
§ 351.390Corporation's powers to purchase, hold, transfer or dispose of its own shares
§ 351.395Conveyance of property not invalid because board of directors has exceeded corporation's powers--lack of capacity, power asserted, how
§ 351.400Disposition of assets
§ 351.405Rights of dissenting shareholder--sale or exchange of assets
§ 351.407Control shares acquisition procedures--exceptions
§ 351.410Merger procedure
§ 351.415Consolidation procedure
§ 351.420Merger plan to be submitted to shareholders, procedure
§ 351.425Voting by shareholders on plan for merger or consolidation
§ 351.430Summary of articles of merger or consolidation filed--contents
§ 351.435Certain originals to be delivered to secretary of state who shall issue certificate of merger or consolidation
§ 351.445Certificate of merger returned to surviving or new corporation
§ 351.447Corporation holding ninety percent of the shares of another may merge without election, when
§ 351.448Merger without shareholders' vote, when--requirements, results
§ 351.450New status after merger or consolidation has been effected
§ 351.455Shareholder entitled to appraisal and payment of fair value, when--remedy exclusive, when
§ 351.458Merger or consolidation with foreign corporation--procedure
§ 351.459Definitions--business combinations, requirements--permitted combinations--exceptions
§ 351.461Merger of domestic corporation
§ 351.462Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors
§ 351.464Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders
§ 351.466Dissolution by consent of all shareholders
§ 351.467Filing for discontinuation of certain corporations--procedure
§ 351.468Articles of dissolution
§ 351.474Revocation of dissolution
§ 351.476Effect of dissolution
§ 351.478Known claims against dissolved corporation
§ 351.482Unknown claims against dissolved corporation
§ 351.483Certain claims against insured dissolved corporations, limitations
§ 351.484Grounds for administrative dissolution
§ 351.486Procedure and effect of administrative dissolution
§ 351.488Reinstatement following dissolution--name of reinstated corporation--administrative dissolution, effect of
§ 351.492Appeal from denial of reinstatement
§ 351.494Grounds for judicial dissolution
§ 351.496Procedure for judicial dissolution
§ 351.498Receivership or custodianship
§ 351.502Decree of dissolution
§ 351.504Deposit with state treasurer
§ 351.522Request for termination--contents--fees
§ 351.526Certain corporations, directors and officers as trustees
§ 351.572Authority to transact business required
§ 351.574Consequences of transacting business without authority
§ 351.576Application for certificate of authority
§ 351.578Amended certificate of authority
§ 351.582Effect of certificate of authority
§ 351.584Corporate name of foreign corporation
§ 351.586Registered office and agent of foreign corporation
§ 351.588Change of registered office of agent of foreign corporation
§ 351.592Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation
§ 351.594Service on foreign corporation
§ 351.596Withdrawal of foreign corporation, procedure
§ 351.598Revocation
§ 351.602Procedure and effect of revocation
§ 351.604Reinstatement of revoked certificate--appeal of revocation
§ 351.606Statutory merger, foreign corporation, filing required
§ 351.608No prior approval by state agency necessary for acquisition of stocks and bonds by foreign corporations, when
§ 351.609Records possessed by corporations providing certain services to the public, definitions--applicability of section--records provided under subpoena or warrant--accelerated or extended time for production of records--motion to quash--authenticity verified--
§ 351.655Waiver of notice equivalent to giving of notice
§ 351.657Abstract of corporate or registration record, fee--certification by secretary of state, fee--no fees, who--public inspection authorized--information by telephone, what given
§ 351.658Fees for corporate filings with secretary of state
§ 351.660Power and authority of secretary of state
§ 351.665Secretary of state may examine books and records--penalty for disclosing information
§ 351.670Disapproval of articles of incorporation, amendment, merger--forfeiture of certificate of authority--review
§ 351.675Fees paid to director of revenue
§ 351.680Deposit of registration moneys
§ 351.685Administrative personnel--compensation
§ 351.690Applicability of chapter to certain corporations
§ 351.695Law not to affect rights, privileges, immunities and franchises, suits pending, under provisions of prior laws
§ 351.700Powers of general assembly
§ 351.705No exemption from antitrust law
§ 351.710Penalty for refusal to exhibit books and records
§ 351.713Penalty for signing false documents
§ 351.715Penalty for violations
§ 351.720Punishment when convicted of misdemeanor
§ 351.750Application of law
§ 351.755Definition--election of status
§ 351.760Notice of status on issued shares
§ 351.765Share transfer prohibition
§ 351.770Share transfer after first refusal by corporation
§ 351.775Attempted share transfer in breach of prohibition
§ 351.780Compulsory purchase of shares after death of shareholder
§ 351.785Exercise of compulsory purchase right
§ 351.790Court action to compel purchase
§ 351.800Shareholder agreements
§ 351.805Elimination of board of directors
§ 351.810Bylaws
§ 351.815Annual meeting
§ 351.820Execution of documents in more than one capacity
§ 351.825Limited liability
§ 351.830Merger--share exchange--sale of assets
§ 351.835Termination of close corporation status
§ 351.840Effect of termination of close corporation status
§ 351.845Shareholder option to dissolve corporation
§ 351.850Court action to protect shareholders
§ 351.855Ordinary relief
§ 351.860Extraordinary relief--share purchase
§ 351.865Extraordinary relief--dissolution
§ 351.870Definitions
§ 351.875Grounds for shareholder dissent
§ 351.880Rights of partial dissenter
§ 351.885Meeting notice to state shareholder may be entitled to assert dissenters' rights
§ 351.890Written notice of intent to demand payment for shares
§ 351.895Written dissenters' notice--contents
§ 351.900Shareholder to demand payment and deposit certificates
§ 351.905Restricted transfer of uncertificated shares
§ 351.910Payment for fair value of shares
§ 351.915Time period--release of transfer restrictions
§ 351.920Withholding of payment from dissenter--grounds
§ 351.925Right to demand payment--notification of fair value
§ 351.930Proceeding to determine fair value of shares
§ 351.935Participation in administrative proceedings

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