§1. Filing of certificate; certificate of withdrawal
Whenever 2 or more persons become associated as partners or otherwise for the purpose of engaging in any mercantile enterprise, they shall, before commencing business, deposit in the office of the clerk of the city or town in which the same is to be carried on a certificate signed and sworn to by them, setting forth their names and places of residence, the nature of the business in which they intend to engage and giving the name under which they are to transact business. Whenever any member of such partnership or association withdraws therefrom, he may certify under oath to the fact of such withdrawal, which certificate shall be deposited in the clerk's office where the partnership certificate is recorded. He shall conclusively be presumed to be a member of the firm or association to the time of his depositing such certificate.
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 31: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Chapter 1: MERCANTILE PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSUMED BUSINESS NAMES
31 §1. Filing of certificate; certificate of withdrawal
31 §2. Business under assumed name; filing of certificate
31 §3. Statements as conclusive; perjury
31 §5. Failure to file; penalty
31 §6. Prohibition of certain names
31 §6-A. Use of "Passamaquoddy" prohibited
31 §7. Inapplicable to corporations, limited partnerships or limited liability companies