Any corporation formed under the laws of this state may at any time by resolution of its stockholders, at a regular or special meeting, change its corporate name. After the resolution has been adopted, the president of the company or corporation seeking to change its name, and the secretary thereof, shall sign a certificate, attested with the seal of the company, which shall state, substantially, that the company or corporation, by resolution duly adopted, agreed to change the original corporate name of the corporation, to whatever name has been agreed on, and under the new corporate name the corporation proposes, from and after the date of the certificate, to do, carry on and transact all business pertaining to the corporation, which shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and immediately upon the filing of the certificate, the name of the corporation shall be changed to the name set forth in the certificate.
History: Laws 1871-1872, ch. 13, § 8; C.L. 1884, § 2708; C.L. 1897, § 3897; Code 1915, § 4732; C.S. 1929, § 116-701; 1941 Comp., § 74-144; 1953 Comp., § 69-1-44; 2013, ch. 75, § 37.
The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2013, required that a certificate of name change be filed with the secretary of state; added the title of the section; and in the second sentence, after "filed in the office of the", deleted "state corporation commission" and added "secretary of state".
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 18A Am. Jur. 2d Corporations §§ 287, 288.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 63 - Railroads and Communications
Article 1 - Organization and Management of Railroads
Section 63-1-1 - [Formation of corporations.]
Section 63-1-2 - [Articles of incorporation.]
Section 63-1-3 - [Execution of articles of incorporation.]
Section 63-1-4 - [Subscriptions to capital stock; minimum amount paid in.]
Section 63-1-5 - [Affidavit stating amount of stock subscribed and amount paid.]
Section 63-1-6 - Filing; effect.
Section 63-1-7 - Articles of incorporation; certified copies.
Section 63-1-8 - [Owners of capital stock are stockholders.]
Section 63-1-9 - [Bylaws; adoption.]
Section 63-1-10 - [Contents of bylaws.]
Section 63-1-11 - [Book of bylaws; public inspection; amendment and repeal of bylaws.]
Section 63-1-12 - [Management by board of directors; number; quorum; vacancies.]
Section 63-1-13 - [Election and term of directors.]
Section 63-1-14 - [Ballots; majority required; voting rights.]
Section 63-1-15 - [Directors' organization meeting; officers; majority.]
Section 63-1-16 - [Meetings of directors; call; notice.]
Section 63-1-17 - [Removal of directors; call and notice of meetings; filling vacancy.]
Section 63-1-18 - [Declaring dividends; restrictions; liability of directors.]
Section 63-1-20 - [Assessment remaining unpaid; requirements for new levy.]
Section 63-1-21 - [Transfer of shares sold for assessment.]
Section 63-1-22 - [Purchase by corporation of stock sold for assessments; procedure.]
Section 63-1-23 - [Effect of corporation purchase.]
Section 63-1-24 - [Extension of time for assessment payment or stock sale; restrictions.]
Section 63-1-25 - [Errors in proceedings; effect.]
Section 63-1-26 - [Actions to recover stock sold for assessments; restrictions.]
Section 63-1-27 - [Proof of publication of assessment or stock sale for default in payment.]
Section 63-1-28 - [Stock shares; nature; transfer; restrictions.]
Section 63-1-29 - [Issuance of stock certificates.]
Section 63-1-30 - [Transfer of nonresident's shares of stock.]
Section 63-1-31 - [Call for stockholders' meeting when authority is lacking; warrant of magistrate.]
Section 63-1-32 - [Quorum for stockholders' meeting; adjournment; record.]
Section 63-1-33 - [Postponement of election.]
Section 63-1-34 - [Court review of elections; notice.]
Section 63-1-35 - [Waiver of notice of stockholders' meeting.]
Section 63-1-36 - [Validity of proceedings where notice of meeting is waived.]
Section 63-1-37 - [Place for stockholders' meeting.]
Section 63-1-38 - [Change of principal place of business.]
Section 63-1-40 - [False entries or reports; liability.]
Section 63-1-41 - [Annual report to public regulation commission.]