§ 7-7-4. Incorporation fee — Certificate — Articles as evidence.
Upon the filing of the articles of association and a duplicate of the articles with the secretary of state, together with an incorporation fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) and the duplicate copy certified to by the secretary of state and returned to the incorporator, the original articles of incorporation, or certified copies of them, shall be received in all the courts of this state and elsewhere as prima facie evidence of the facts contained in them and of the due incorporation of the association.
History of Section.P.L. 1928, ch. 1202, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 117, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 7-7-4; P.L. 1960, ch. 71, art. 3, § 28; P.L. 1971, ch. 164, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships
Chapter 7-7 - Producers’ Cooperatives
Section 7-7-2. - Power to form associations.
Section 7-7-3. - Contents and filing of articles of association.
Section 7-7-4. - Incorporation fee — Certificate — Articles as evidence.
Section 7-7-5. - Associations deemed nonprofit.
Section 7-7-6. - General powers of associations.
Section 7-7-8. - Qualifications of members.
Section 7-7-9. - Membership certificates — Settlement on termination of membership.
Section 7-7-10. - Voting rights.
Section 7-7-11. - Limited liability of members and stockholders.
Section 7-7-12. - Transfer of stock.
Section 7-7-13. - Restriction on dividends.
Section 7-7-14. - Directors — Meetings of association.
Section 7-7-15. - Amendment of articles.
Section 7-7-16. - Marketing contract — Enforcement.
Section 7-7-17. - Annual report — Examination of books.
Section 7-7-18. - Federation and cooperation between associations.
Section 7-7-19. - Use of name restricted to associations under chapter.