Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 296:19

  • 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.
A corporation at its first meeting, or at a meeting called for the purpose, may make assessments upon the shares of its stock, not exceeding in the whole the amount at which the shares were originally limited; or such assessments may be made by the directors of the corporation; and the sums assessed shall be paid to the treasurer, within the times limited by the corporation or by the directors.