Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 293:2

  • 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.
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
Every corporation which is not to carry on its business and have its principal office in this state, obtaining a charter or an act increasing its capital stock from the legislature, shall pay to the secretary of state, within 30 days after the close of the session, a charter fee on the largest amount of the capital or increase of capital authorized by its charter, as follows: where the amount of said capital or increase does not exceed $25,000, $10; where it exceeds $25,000 and does not exceed $100,000, $25; where it exceeds $100,000 and does not exceed $500,000, $50; where it exceeds $500,000 and does not exceed $1,000,000, $100; where it exceeds $1,000,000, $200.