Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-03
FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.
Full Text of the Aot Recently Passed Con
rernIng Kesihent AGENTS.


Full Text of the Aot Recently Passed Com
crrninR Resident Agents.
The full text OF the act concerning
foreign corporations doing business in
this State, which was recantly passed
by the Legislature, is as follows.
Section !. That no foreign corpora
tion shall engage in, prosecute or
transact any business OF any kind
within the limits OF this State, on or
after the first day Of June, A. D., 1897,
without, in addition TO what is now
required by the laws OF this State, first
iilipg certificate under its corporate
seal and the hand OF its president, or
head officer. attestel by its secretary. in
the office OF the prothonotary of ths
superior court OF the State Of Delaware
10 each Of the counties OF this State,
designating the name and residence of
somo person or agent within this State
upon whom service or process may be
made.
Sec. 9. That all process sued out in
this State in any court OF this State
against such corporation, all orders
malie by any court OF this State, all
rules and notices OF any kind required
to be served on or given to any such
corporation, may. after said first day Of
June, A. D., 1897, be served on or
given to such person or agent so GER
titled es Aforesaid. and such service
or notice shall be as etfentual, and shall
operate as If it had been served on or
given to said corporation.
Sec. 3. The prothonotary OF the
| superior court Of the State OF Delaware
in each county, of this State shall pro
cure and keep q book, which is hereby
named q" Record of Agents OF Foreign
| Corporations" md shall enter and
record therin the name Of every foreign
corporation, designating by certificate
any person or agent as aforesaid, the
| name of such person or agont. the name
OF the Stats In which said corporation
is Incorporated, and the, date Of 4tbo
filing such certificate, and for making
the above entries, the protbopotary
making the same shall receive from the
corporation, whose certificate 1t is, q
fee of one dollar. ..
Sec. 4. Any such foreign corpora.
tion, by filing certificate Of the same
| kind and naturs executed as aforesaid,
in the several Offices as aforesaid, may
change such agent or person and sub
stitute apotber person or agent for the
| purposes aforesaid, provided however
every such person or agent mentioned
in this act, shall at the time Of bic ap.
pointment be a resident OF this State.
And provided further however, IL amy
person or agent designated and carti-
fed, as prescribed in this act, shall die
or remove from this State, then the
| foreign corporation for which such
| person or agent had been 80 designated
and certified SHALL within ten days
after the dnath Or removal, as aforesaid.
OF such agent or person, in the same
| manner as Is prescribed in section i OF
this act, substitute, designate and
certify the name of another person or
agent for the purposes aforesaid, and
all process, orders, rules and notices
mentioned In section 2 of this act,
may be served ON or given to such sub
stituted person or agent with like effect
as is prescribed in said section . of
this act.
Sec. 8. That foreign corporation en-
! gagiDg in, prosecuting, or transacting
any business of any kind within the
limits of this State on and after the
first day Of June, A. d. 1897, without
tirst having complied with the pro
visions Of this act shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than two
hundred dollars nor more than five
| hu ,dred dollars for each and every
offence. Any agent of any foreign cor
poration that shall transact any bust
ness within the limits of this State for
any foreign. corporation before such
foreign corporation has complied with
all of the provisions of this act shall
be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upou
conviction thereof shall be tiueu moi
less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundie dollars for each and
every offence
Sec, G. This shall be and is public
act.