| | 3. Form; format. The document must be legibly typewritten or | printed in ink or, if electronically transmitted, it must be in a | format that can be retrieved or reproduced in typewritten or | printed form. |
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| | 4. English language. The document must be in the English | language, except that: |
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| A. A corporate name need not be in English if written using | the Roman alphabet or Arabic or Roman numerals; and |
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| B. The certificate of existence required of foreign | corporations under section 130 need not be in English if | accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English | translation. |
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| | 5. Executed. The document must be executed and dated: |
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| A. By the chair of the board of directors of a domestic or | foreign corporation, by its president or by another of its | officers; |
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| B. By an incorporator, if directors have not been selected | or the corporation has not been formed; |
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| C. By a fiduciary, if the corporation is in the hands of a | receiver, trustee or other court-appointed fiduciary; or |
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| D. By the clerk of the corporation. |
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| | 6. Signature; corporate seal. The person executing the | document shall sign it and state beneath or opposite that | signature the person's name and the capacity in which the person | signs. The document may but need not contain a corporate seal, | attestation, acknowledgment or verification. |
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| | 7. Prescribed form. If the Secretary of State has prescribed | a mandatory form for the document under section 122, the document | must be in or on the prescribed form. |
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| | 8. Delivery. The document must be delivered to the office of | the Secretary of State for filing. Delivery may be made by | electronic transmission if and to the extent permitted by the | Secretary of State. |
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| | 9. Fee. At the time of delivery, the correct filing fee and | any reinstatement fee or penalty must be paid or provision for | payment made in a manner permitted by the Secretary of State. |
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