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Articles of Incorporation Form



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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF [NAME] 
 
The undersigned subscriber to these Articles of Incorporation, a natural 
person competent to contract, hereby forms a corporation under the laws 
of the State of [NAME].
 
ARTICLE I  NAME
 
The name of the corporation shall be [NAME].

 
ARTICLE II  NATURE OF BUSINESS
 
This corporation may engage in or transact any and all lawful activities 
or business permitted under the laws of the United States, the State of 
[NAME], or any other state, county, territory or nation. 


ARTICLE III CAPITAL STOCK
 
The maximum number of shares of stock that this corporation is 
authorized to have outstanding at any one time is [#] shares of common 
stock having a par value of $l.00 per share.

 
ARTICLE IV  ADDRESS
 
The street address of the initial registered office of the corporation 
shall be [ADDRESS] and the name of the initial Registered Agent for the 
corporation at that address is [NAME].

 
ARTICLE V  SPECIAL PROVISIONS
 
The stock of this corporation is intended to qualify under the 
requirements of Section 1244 of the Internal Revenue Code and the 
regulations issued thereunder. Such actions as may be necessary shall be 
deemed to have been taken by the appropriate officers to accomplish this 
compliance.

 
ARTICLE VI  TERM OF EXISTENCE
 
This corporation shall exist perpetually.

 
ARTICLE VII  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 
Each director, stockholder and officer, in consideration for his services, shall, in the absence of fraud, be indemnified, whether then in office or not, for the reasonable cost and expenses incurred by him in connection with the defense of, or for advice concerning any claim asserted or proceeding brought against him by reason of his being or having been a director, stockholder or officer of the corporation or of any subsidiary of the corporation, whether or not wholly owned, to the maximum extent permitted by law. The foregoing right of indemnification shall be inclusive of any other rights to which any director, stockholder or officer may be entitled as a matter of law. ARTICLE VIII SELF DEALING No contract or other transaction between the corporation and other corporations, in the absence of fraud, shall be affected or invalidated by the fact that any one or more of the directors of the corporation is or are interested in a contract or transaction, or are directors or officers of any other corporation, and any director or directors, individually or jointly, may be a party or parties to, or may be interested in such contract, act or transaction, or in any way connected with such person or person's firm or corporation, and each and every person who may become a director of the corporation is hereby relieved from any liability that might otherwise exist from this contracting with the corporation for the benefit of himself or any firm, association or corporation in which he may be in any way interested. Any director of the corporation may vote upon any transaction with the corporation without regard to the fact that he is also a director of such subsidiary or corporation. This corporation shall have a minimum of one director. The initial Board of Directors shall consist of: [NAME] [NAME] [NAME] [NAME] ARTICLE X INCORPORATOR The name and address of the incorporator is: [ADDRESS] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal on this _____day of ___________________, 20_____. Incorporator: [NAME] STATE OF [NAME] COUNTY OF [NAME] The foregoing instrument was executed and acknowledged before me this ________ day of _____________________, 20____, by [NAME]. [NAME] Notary Public (SEAL) State of [NAME] My Commission Expires: [DATE]

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