Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 15:19-2

  • 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: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any law of this State and except as otherwise provided in section 3 of this act, the certificate of incorporation of every corporation as herein defined, shall be deemed to include the following:

“This corporation shall make distributions at such times and in such manner as not to subject it to tax under section 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and shall not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in section 4941 of the said code, and shall not retain any excess business holdings as defined in section 4943 of said code, and shall not make any investments as defined in section 4944 of the said code, and shall not make any taxable expenditures which would subject it to tax under section 4945 of the said code.”

L.1971, c. 337, s. 2, eff. Dec. 13, 1971.

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