Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 296:37

  • 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 directors and treasurer of every corporation, whose object is a dividend of profits, within 30 days after the whole amount of the capital stock fixed and limited by the corporation shall have been paid in, shall make and subscribe a certificate, under oath, of that fact and cause it to be recorded in the office of the clerk of the city or town where the corporation has its principal place of business.