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Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 14-4-1. Intention - This chapter is intended to be and is merely a...
§ 14-4-2. Existing Venue Statutes Unaffected by Chapter - Nothing in this chapter shall affect existing statutes with respect...
Article 2 - Incorporation
§ 14-4-21. Number of Directors; Effect Upon Acts of Directors Prior to April 1, 1969 - Every banking, trust, insurance, railroad, canal, navigation, express, and telegraph...
§ 14-4-22. Use of Name of Another Without Consent - Whenever application is made to the Secretary of State to...
§ 14-4-23. Objection to Grant of Charter; Hearing Thereon - It shall be the right of any person, order, lodge,...
§ 14-4-24. Appeal From Action of Secretary of State - Either party to a hearing held pursuant to Code Section...
§ 14-4-25. When Previously Used Corporate Name Becomes Available for Use by Others - History. Code 1933, § 22-4204, enacted by Ga. L. 1968,...
Article 3 - Corporate Finance
§ 14-4-40. Creation of Shares With or Without Par Value and of Classes of Shares - Every corporation having capital stock incorporated prior to April 1,...
§ 14-4-41. Authority Prerequisite to Issuance of Stock - Before any corporation shall avail itself of this article, it...
§ 14-4-42. Application of Laws Governing Par Stock to Nonpar Stock - The provisions of law relating to the issue of shares...
§ 14-4-43. Consideration for Sale of Nonpar Stock - A corporation may issue and dispose of its authorized shares...
§ 14-4-44. Change of Par Stock Into Nonpar Stock - Every corporation of the character included in Code Section 14-4-40...
§ 14-4-45. Application for Incorporation of Corporations Having Nonpar Stock - Upon the organization of any corporation having shares of stock...
§ 14-4-46. Statement as to Nonpar Stock - Any law requiring that the amount of par value of...
§ 14-4-47. Meeting “Duly Called for the Purpose” Defined - A meeting “duly called for the purpose,” as that phrase...
Article 4 - Powers and Liabilities
§ 14-4-60. Powers Generally - All corporations have the right to sue and be sued,...
§ 14-4-61. Power to Make Donations for Public Welfare or for Charitable, Scientific, or Educational Purposes - Every private corporation incorporated in this state on or after...
§ 14-4-62. Continuous Succession; Term of Articles of Incorporation or Charter - Corporations shall have continuous succession during the time limited by...
§ 14-4-63. Liability of Persons Transacting Business Before Minimum Capital Stock Subscribed For - Persons who organize a company and transact business in its...
§ 14-4-64. Responsibility for Acts of Officers - Every corporation acts through its officers and is responsible for...
§ 14-4-65. Improper Dividends; Liability of Officers - No corporation or association shall declare any dividend or distribute...
Article 5 - Renewal or Revival of Charter
§ 14-4-80. Renewal of Charter - Upon filing such application, the corporation shall pay to the...
§ 14-4-81. Revival of Expired Charter - History. Ga. L. 1912, p. 107, § 1; Ga. L....
Article 6 - Amendment of Charter
§ 14-4-100. Application for Amendment of Charter of Companies Incorporated by Act of General Assembly; Surrender of Certain Powers by Insurance Companies - History. Ga. L. 1893, p. 89, § 1; Civil Code...
§ 14-4-101. Issuance of Certificate of Amendment to Acquire Powers; Form - If application shall be made under subsection (a) of Code...
§ 14-4-102. Issuance of Certificate of Amendment to Surrender Powers; Form - If application shall be made by an insurance company under...
§ 14-4-103. Acceptance of Amendment Conclusively Presumed - After the filing of an application for an amended charter...
§ 14-4-104. Secretary of State to Keep Record of Amendments - The Secretary of State shall keep on file all applications...
§ 14-4-105. Amendments of Charter and Changes in Capitalization of Railroad Companies Undergoing Reorganization in Bankruptcy Proceedings - History. Code 1933, § 22-519, enacted by Ga. L. 1950,...
Article 7 - Change of Name, Capital Stock, Place of Business, or Number of Directors
§ 14-4-120. Petition for Change of Name, Principal Office, Capital Stock, or Number of Directors - History. Ga. L. 1895, p. 52, § 1; Civil Code...
§ 14-4-121. Issuance of Certificate of Change of Name, Principal Office, Capital Stock, or Number of Directors - When the petition, abstract, and affidavit required by Code Section...
Article 8 - Merger and Share Exchange
§ 14-4-140. Merger or Share Exchange Consolidation of Corporations Incorporated by Secretary of State - Any two or more corporations incorporated by the Secretary of...
§ 14-4-141. Merger or Share Exchange Consolidation of Corporations Chartered by Secretary of State With Domestic Corporations Incorporated Under Chapter 2 - A corporation which has received its charter from the Secretary...
§ 14-4-142. Merger or Share Exchange Consolidation of Corporations Chartered by Secretary of State With Foreign Corporations - A corporation which has received its charter from the Secretary...
§ 14-4-143. Right of Stockholder to Dissent From Merger or Share Exchange Consolidation — Demand for Payment of Value of Stock - If any corporation incorporated by the Secretary of State under...
§ 14-4-145. Appeal From Appraisal - Within ten days after an appraisal is filed in the...
§ 14-4-146. Cessation of Stockholders’ Rights and Transfer of Stock to Corporation - Upon making demand in writing for the value of his...
§ 14-4-147. Enforcement Against Corporation of Judgment Determining Value of Stock - In the event the surviving or resulting corporation shall fail...
§ 14-4-148. Stockholders of Surviving or Resulting Corporation - Each stockholder in either of the consolidating or merging corporations...
§ 14-4-149. Article Cumulative of Other Provisions - The right and power to merge or consolidate provided by...
§ 14-4-150. Recording of Charter of Consolidated or Merged Corporation - Upon the merger or consolidation of corporations as provided in...
Article 9 - Forfeiture and Dissolution
§ 14-4-160. Forfeiture of Charter - History. Code 1933, § 22-4109, enacted by Ga. L. 1968,...
§ 14-4-161. Effect of Dissolution Upon Causes of Action; Service of Process - History. Ga. L. 1918, p. 136, §§ 1, 2; Code...
Article 10 - Annual Reports and Fees
§ 14-4-180. Annual Registration Required - It shall be the duty of all corporations incorporated by...
§ 14-4-180.1. Valid Period for Annual Registration - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Secretary of...
§ 14-4-183. Fees of Secretary of State for Filing Documents - The Secretary of State shall collect fees as prescribed in...