LD 1539
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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.

 
4. English language. The document must be in the English
language, except that:

 
A. A corporate name need not be in English if written using
the Roman alphabet or Arabic or Roman numerals; and

 
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.

 
5. Executed. The document must be executed and dated:

 
A. By the chair of the board of directors of a domestic or
foreign corporation, by its president or by another of its
officers;

 
B. By an incorporator, if directors have not been selected
or the corporation has not been formed;

 
C. By a fiduciary, if the corporation is in the hands of a
receiver, trustee or other court-appointed fiduciary; or

 
D. By the clerk of the corporation.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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.

 
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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