Montana Code 35-3-202. Articles of incorporation
35-3-202. Articles of incorporation. (1) The articles of incorporation must set forth:
Terms Used In Montana Code 35-3-202
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Affidavit: means a sworn written declaration made before an officer authorized to administer oaths or an unsworn written declaration made under penalty of perjury as provided in 1-6-105. See Montana Code 1-1-203
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- 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.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(a)the name of the corporation;
(b)the period of duration, which may be perpetual;
(c)the name of the religious denomination, society, or church creating the corporation sole;
(d)the name of the bishop, chief priest, or presiding elder whose office is incorporated under this chapter, together with a designation of the boundaries of the territory over which that person presides or over which that person’s jurisdiction extends and the facts authorizing the incorporation;
(e)the manner in which any vacancy occurring in the incumbency of the bishop, chief priest, or presiding elder, as required by the rules or discipline of the religious denomination, society, or church, must be filled;
(f)any provisions, not inconsistent with law, that the incorporator elects to set forth in the articles of incorporation for the regulation of the internal affairs of the corporation, including any provisions for distribution of assets on dissolution or final liquidation;
(g)the address of its principal office and the information specified by 35-7-105(1);
(h)the name and address of the incorporator.
(2)It is not necessary to set forth in the articles of incorporation any of the corporate powers enumerated in this chapter.
(3)The articles must be verified by affidavit of the incorporator, and the incorporator shall also file the original or a copy or translation of the incorporator’s commission, certificate, or letters of appointment as bishop, chief priest, or presiding elder, duly attested, and the incorporator’s affidavit that the document is a true copy or translation must be considered as sufficient attestation.