Texas Utilities Code - Section 161.055. Filing And Recording Of Articles Of Incorporation
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§ 161.055. FILING AND RECORDING OF ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION. (a) The secretary of state shall receive articles
of incorporation of an electric cooperative if the incorporators of
the cooperative:
(1) apply for filing the articles;
(2) furnish satisfactory evidence of compliance with
this chapter to the secretary of state; and
(3) pay a fee of $10.
(b) The secretary of state shall:
(1) file the articles of incorporation in the
secretary's office;
(2) record the articles at length in a book to be kept
for that purpose;
(3) retain the original articles of incorporation on
file in the secretary's office; and
(4) issue a certificate showing the recording of the
articles of incorporation and the electric cooperative's authority
to do business under the articles.
(c) A copy of the articles of incorporation or of the record
of the articles, certified under the state seal, is evidence of the
creation of the electric cooperative.
(d) The existence of the electric cooperative dates from the
filing of the articles in the office of the secretary of state. The
certificate of the secretary of state is evidence of that filing.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Section: 161.003 161.004 161.005 161.051 161.052 161.053 161.054 161.055 161.056 161.057 161.058 161.059 161.060 161.061 161.062
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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