page_title: Articles of incorporation
hierarchical_section_title: Articles of incorporation
caption_attribution_description: English: Standard Oil Articles of Incorporation signed by John D. Rockefeller, Henry M. Flagler, Samuel Andrews, Stephen V. Harkness and William Rockefeller
context_page_description: Articles of incorporation, also referred to as the certificate of incorporation or the corporate charter, are a document or charter that establishes the existence of a corporation in the United States and Canada. They generally are filed with the Secretary of State in the U.S. State where the company is incorporated, or other company registrar.
  An equivalent term for limited liability companies in the United States is articles of organization.
context_section_description: Articles of incorporation, also referred to as the certificate of incorporation or the corporate charter, are a document or charter that establishes the existence of a corporation in the United States and Canada.  They generally are filed with the Secretary of State in the U.S. State where the company is incorporated, or other company registrar.
  An equivalent term for limited liability companies (LLCs) in the United States is articles of organization. For terms with similar meaning in other countries, see articles of association.
caption: The 1870 articles of incorporation for the Standard Oil Company
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