Whenever application is made to the Secretary of State to obtain a charter or the authorization of articles of incorporation for any purpose, it shall be unlawful for the applicant either to use the name of any person, order, lodge, society, or corporation as a corporate name or to mention any such name in connection with the purpose of such proposed organization without furnishing at the time of application an affidavit of consent executed by such person, order, lodge, society, or corporation.
History. Ga. L. 1923, p. 82, § 1; Code 1933, § 22-202; Code 1933, § 22-4201, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 565, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 14 - Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations
Chapter 4 - Secretary of State Corporations
§ 14-4-21. Number of Directors; Effect Upon Acts of Directors Prior to April 1, 1969
§ 14-4-22. Use of Name of Another Without Consent
§ 14-4-23. Objection to Grant of Charter; Hearing Thereon
§ 14-4-24. Appeal From Action of Secretary of State
§ 14-4-25. When Previously Used Corporate Name Becomes Available for Use by Others