The Advocate and news., 1899-01-11
The Bush cOrpOratlonuL.aw.
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the same force and effect as q due
and sufficient return made by the snerlH
on process directed to him. SAID Secre-
tary Of State shall keep suitable record
hook I'm which he shall docket every action
commenced against g. coTporaIlon' ths
time when commenced, the GATE ano
manner OF service; Also the date OF the
Judgment, its amount and costs ana the
date Of payment thereof, which shall be
ceffifed from time TO time by the clerk or
the court There shall be taxed as costs
a fee Of two and one-half dollars TOE each
case so docketed which fee shall be col
Iected as other costs In the case, and Tor
Warded by the clerk OF the court 70 the
state Treasurer who shall execute his re-
ceipt therefor in duplicate, one TO be mailed
to the clerk of the court ana the other 70
be filed with the Secretary OF State
Section 5. The charter board shall hold
at least one meeting each month IN the
office Of the Secretary Of state, and at
such other times as may be deemed neces-
sary, subject to call by the secretary. the
board shall make n careful investigation
of each application and shall INQUIRE esS
pecially with reference to the character OF
the business which the proposed corpOra-
ton is to engage and II the board shall de-
termine that the business or undertaking
is one for which corporation may laW
are acting in good faith, the application
shall be granted, and the secretary OF the
board shall issue q certificate setting Iorth
the fact that the persons named In the
apDllcation have been authorized by the
charter board to form q private corpO-
ration as set forth in the application, re-
citing the proposed name and cnaracteT
thereof. In passing upon the appnca!lon OF
n foreign corporation the board shall also
make special inquiry with reference 70 tne
solVency Of such corporation. ana LOT thls
evidence as they may deem proper. III
they shall determine that such corporation
IS properly organized in accordance with
the laws of the State, Territory or foreign
country under which II is incorporated,
that ITS capital is unimpaired and that It
is organized for purpose for when o 90"
mestc corporation may be organized pa
this State, the application shall be granted
and the secretary Of the board shall issue
n certificate setting forth the fact that the
application has been granted and that such
foreign corporation may engage In business
in this State as hereinafter proyldep'
Section g. Each corporation which mas
received authority from the charter board
20 organize shall, before filing it's charter
with the Secretary Of State as provided Dy
law pay to the State Treasurer or Kansas,
FOR the benefit of the permanent school
fund n charter fee OF one-tenth OF one per
cent of it's authorized capital, upon the nrst
one hundred thousand dollars OF It's cap
ital stock and upon the next rour nun
dred thousand dollars or any part thereoI
one-twentieth Of one per cent. and for eacn
million or major part thereof one hundred
dollars The Treasurer shall execute MS
receipt therefor in triplicate, one OF which
receipts shall be delivered to the party
making the payment, one 70 the AudItor OF
State, and the other shall be endorsed upon
the charter; and It shall be unlawful for
the Secretary of State to file or accept Tor
filing any charter, or to issue certihed
copy OF any charter, Of any corporation re-
quired by the PROVISIONS OF TINS @ act 10 I'aS pay
receipt for the proper fee endorsed thereoh
by the State Treasurer In ADDITION 70 the
charter fee herein provided, the Secretary
of State shall collect a fee Of two dollars
and fifty cents for filing and recording each
charter containing not to exceed ten foios,
and an additional fee Of twenty-five cents
for each folio in excess OF ten contained IN
any charter. The fee for filing and recording
a charter shall also entitle the corporation
to o certified copy of its charter. All the
provisions of this act, including the pay
ment of the fees herein provided, snail an"
ply to foreign corporations seeking TO- DO
business in this State, except that IN lieu
of their charter they shall file with the
Secretary of State certified copy OF their
charter, executed by the proper otiicer or
the State Territory or foreign country un-
der whose laws they are Incorporated; and
any corporation applying for reneWal OF
it's charter shall comply with all the pro-
visions of this act in like manner and to
the same extent as is herein provided Tor
the chartering and organizing OF new cor
pOrations.
Section Z. When any corporation doing
business I'm this State shall hereafter IN
crease its authorized capital stock It snail
paw to the State Treasurer, as herein pro-
vlded. for the beneft OF the permanent
school fund the fee of one-tenth OF one per
cent of the amount Of such increase. and
shall pay to the Secretary Of State for NJ
ing and recording the amendment or GER
tificate authorizing such increase the same
fees as provided in section five Of this act
for filing and recording charters; and the
Secretary of State shall not file, record or
certify to such increase Of its authorized
capital until all the provisions Of this act
have been fully complied with
Section 8. In case Of the consolidation of
existing corporations into a corporation,
such new corporation shall be required to
pay to the State Treasurer the charter fee
hereinbefore provided for only upon the
amount OF It's capital stock in excess OF the
aggregate amount Of capital stock Of said
corporations upon which such fee has once
been paid.
Section 3. Any corporation organized un-
der the laws Of another State, Territory or
foreign country and authorized to DO busi-