Pertinent Rules In Registering Articles Of Incorporation In Georgia
If you want to set up a corporation in the state of Georgia, it is important to know the law regarding filing of articles of incorporation. A corporation can only be formed if its articles of incorporation have been received and acknowledged by the Georgia Secretary of State, a relatively simple process if you abide by the rules and procedures. The first step is to reserve a name by paying a $25 fee before filing. One can reserve a name by going to the Georgia government website http://www.georgiacorporations.org to contact the Corporations Division. It is possible to file articles of incorporation in Georgia even without a name reserved, though.
If the corporation that will be registered is a for-profit corporation, the organizers are required by Georgia articles of incorporation law to list down the precise name of the corporation, the number of shares that the corporation will be issuing (these being the maximum number of shares the business will be authorized to issue without opting to add more later on), the complete street address of the initial registered agent and initial registered office of the new corporation (excluding mail center, mail drop, or post-office box type of addresses), the individual name and address of each incorporator, as well as the principal mailing address of the new corporation (post-office box type of address is acceptable.)
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The Georgia articles of incorporation should be signed by either the incorporator whose name appears on the articles of incorporation, or the filing attorney. It is permitted for the corporate officer or the Chairman of the board of directors to sign the articles of incorporation. Whoever signs, the law states that the signer has to indicate beneath his signature the capacity that he is signing under.
The rules of Georgia articles of incorporation are slightly different for non-profit corporations. There should be no mention of number of shares to be offered; rather, the articles of incorporation should integrate the sentence The organization is organized pursuant to the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code. It is necessary for the articles of incorporation to indicate clearly if the non-profit corporation will include members or not. The non-profit articles of incorporation should be signed by the indicator listed in the documents, or by the filing attorney. After the Georgia articles of incorporation have been filed, all corporations are obligated to publish a notice of intent to incorporate in local newspapers. The newspaper selected must be the legal organ of the county.
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