Texas Local Government Code § 394.015 Filing Of Articles Of Incorporation; Issuance Of Certificate Of Incorporation

Sec. 394.015. FILING OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. (a) Duplicate originals of the articles of incorporation must be delivered to the secretary of state. If the secretary of state finds that the articles of incorporation conform to this chapter, the secretary shall, when a $25 fee is paid:

(1) endorse on each duplicate original the word "Filed" and the date of the filing;

(2) file one of the duplicate originals in the office of the secretary of state; and

(3) issue a certificate of incorporation, to which the secretary shall affix the other duplicate original.

(b) The secretary of state shall deliver the certificate of incorporation, with the affixed duplicate original, to the incorporators or their representatives.

(c) On the issuance of the certificate of incorporation, corporate existence begins. The certificate of incorporation is conclusive evidence that all conditions precedent required to be performed by the local government and the incorporators have been met and that the housing finance corporation is properly incorporated under this chapter.

(d) The housing finance corporation constitutes a public instrumentality and a nonprofit corporation under the name stated in the articles of incorporation. The corporation does not constitute a municipality, county, or other political corporation or subdivision of this state. The corporation may issue bonds and carry out the public purposes for which it is incorporated on behalf of and for the benefit of the general public, the local government, and this state.

(e) A copy of the articles of incorporation shall be delivered to the Texas Department on Aging.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

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