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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS 9A-903

  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
Articles of merger shall:

(1) Contain the provisions required by § 3-109 of this article and other provisions permitted by that section;

(2) Be executed:

(i) In the case of a partnership, by any partner authorized by the partnership to do so;

(ii) In the case of a limited liability company, in the manner required by § 4A-206 of this article;

(iii) In the case of a corporation or business trust, in the manner required by Title 1 of this article; and

(iv) In the case of a limited partnership, in the manner required by Title 10 of this article; and

(3) Be filed for record with the Department.