Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 610 ILCS 20/2

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
     The concurrence of the holders of at least two-thirds in amount of the capital stock of such corporation in the creation of any such debt and the execution of any such mortgages, shall be made manifest by the votes cast by such stockholders in person or by proxy, on the passage of appropriate orders or resolutions at a meeting of the stockholders of such corporation, called by the directors thereof for such purpose.