, 1882-02-25
AN ACT
IL RELATION TO FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
HOLDING PROPERTY AND DOING BUSINESS
IN THIS TERRITORY
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SECTION l. Be ii enacted by the Legs
lative Assembly of the Territory OF Wash
ington, That ali corporations now exist
ING or hereafter fol med under the laws of
other states or territories OF the United
States for the conducting and transaeting
of marine, life and fire insurance. or any
other business not inconsistent with the
Oryanic law Of this Territory, shall have
full power and authority to sue and be
saed, hold, purchase and acquire, sell
and dispose of real and personal property,
and generally to do and perform any and
every act and transact business with this
Territory, in the same manner and to the
same extent as though such corporation
had been organized under the laws Of
this Territory: Pror;ded, That any such
corporation hereafter acquiring property
or transactins busihess as aforesaid, shall
first comply with the provisions OF Sec
tions two and three of chapter one OF
this act.
SEC. .. Such corporations shall flle
and record, OF cause TO be filed and re-
corded, in the office of the secretary OF
the Territory an authenticated copy OF Its
charter, act, certificate or articles Of in
corporation. and shall constitute and ap-
point an agent who shall reside at the
place in the Territory where the business
Of said corporation shall be carried Oh ::
PrOrided, That III case any such corpora
ton should desire TO carry on business IN
more than one place in the Territory at
one and the same time, then such corpo-
ration shall constitute and appoint an
agent to reside at the principal place
business of such corporation as herein
provided
SEC. 8. Every foreign corporation who
shall constitute and appoint an agent or
agents TO reside in any place or places IN
this Territory, for the purpose Of carrying
on business in accordance with this act,
shall file and record, or cause to be filed
and recorded, in the Office ef the secre-
tary of the Territory, a duly executed
appointment of the agent appointed to
reside at the principal place of business
of such corporation. Such appointment
shall contain the name Of the agent and
his place of residence, and shall duly an
thorize such agent TO accept service Of
process in any action to suit pertaining t"
the property, business or transactions OF
such corporation within this Territory,
in which such corporation may be party,
and shall continually have and keep some
resident agent empowered as aforesaid
during all OF the time such corporation
shall conduct ard carry on business in
this Territory, and service Of any process,
pleading or other paper upon such agent
shall be taken and held as due service on
said corporation Prorided, further,
That any agent, or his place of residence,
may from time to tims be changed upon
the filing and recording in the Office of
the secretary of the Territory, a new ap-
pointment and notice of the change in
| the place of residence Of such agent.
CHAPTER II.
SEC. |. 1t shall be the duty OF each
and every county assessor IN this Terri
tory to ascertain each an every year, at
the time Of the tax assessment of his
county, the name of every foreign cor
pOration doing business by agent or other
wise within his county, the nature of
such business, and the name OF the agent
OF each of such corporations, if any there
be. together with such agents place of
address, and shall, within ten days from
and after the completion Of such assess
ment, make out and deliver TO the county
auditor Of his county full and complete
list of the names of such corporations
doing business in his counties, together
with the nature of the business so carried
on by each Of such corporations, II any
there be, and the place of residence Of
each of such agents.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the
each and every county auditor in this
| Territory to make out and transmit to
the secretary of the Territory. within
thirty days next preceding the receipt
by him from such county assessor, the
list provided in section one, Of this chap
ter, full, true and concise statement Of
the names of such corporations, their place
of business, the nature Of business con-
Quoted by such corporation, together with
the names of each and every agent OF
each Of such corporations, II any there
be, and tine places of residence Of such
agents.
SEC. 3 The fees for recording under
! this act shall be The same as are allowed
| by law to the secretary Of the Territory
J for certified copies Of papers on file in his
office.
CHAPTER Ill.
SEC. l. Any agent OF any foreign cor
poration conducting or carrying on busi-
ness within the limits OF this. Territory,
FOR and in the name OF such corporation,
contrary to any Of the provisions Of This
act, shall be deemed guilty OF misde-
| imea- :, and, upon conv'cuun thereof
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment
in the county ial for term not exceed
ting three mouths, or by both such fine
and imprisonment
SEC. 2. Any county assessor failing to
make out and deliver 10 the county audi
tor of his county list within the time
and in the manner provided in section
one, chapter three, Of this act, and any
county auditor failing to make out and
transmit TO the secretary of thATerritory
a statement within the time . IN the
manner provided In section chapter
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