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                               SUBCHAPTER D
                              DOMESTICATION

     Sec.
     6161.  Domestication.
     6162.  Effect of domestication.

        Enactment.  The heading of Subchapter D was added December
     21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, effective October 1, 1989, and the
     remaining provisions were added December 19, 1990, P.L.834,
     No.198, effective immediately.
     § 6161.  Domestication.
        (a)  General rule.--Any qualified foreign nonprofit
     corporation may become a domestic nonprofit corporation by
     filing in the Department of State articles of domestication. The
     articles of domestication, upon being filed in the department,
     shall constitute the articles of the domesticated foreign
     corporation, and it shall thereafter continue as a corporation
     which shall be a domestic nonprofit corporation subject to this
     subpart.
        (b)  Articles of domestication.--The articles of
     domestication shall be executed by the corporation and shall set
     forth in the English language:
            (1)  The name of the corporation. If the name is in a
        foreign language, it shall be set forth in Roman letters or
        characters or Arabic or Roman numerals.
            (2)  Subject to section 109 (relating to name of
        commercial registered office provider in lieu of registered
        address), the address, including street and number, if any,
        of its registered office in this Commonwealth.
            (3)  A statement that upon domestication the corporation
        will be subject to the domestic corporation provisions of the
        Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988 and a brief statement of
        the purpose or purposes for which it is to be domesticated
        which shall be a purpose or purposes for which a domestic
        nonprofit corporation may be incorporated under Article B
        (relating to domestic nonprofit corporations generally).
            (4)  The term for which upon domestication it is to
        exist, if not perpetual.
            (5)  Any desired provisions relating to the manner and
        basis of reclassifying the memberships in the corporation.
            (6)  A statement that the filing of articles of
        domestication and, if desired, the renunciation of the
        original charter or articles of the corporation has been
        authorized (unless its charter or other organic documents
        require a greater vote) by a majority of the votes cast by
        all members entitled to vote thereon and, if any class of
        members is entitled to vote thereon as a class, a majority of
        the votes cast in each class vote.
            (7)  Any other provisions authorized by Article B to be
        set forth in the original articles.
        (c)  Cross reference.--See section 134 (relating to docketing
     statement).

        Cross References.  Section 6161 is referred to in sections
     161, 162 of this title.

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