Tag: Company
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Common Stock
Common Stock in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982Corporate stock characterized first by the fact that it entitles its holder to a dividend (in U.S. law) only after the rights of the holders of preferred stock (in U.S. law) have been […]
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Certificate
Certificate in United States Certificate Definition In practice. A writing made in any court, and properly authenticated, to give notice to another court of any thing done therein. A written statement, by a person having an official or public status, concerning some matter within his […]
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Officer Of A Corporation
Officer Of A Corporation in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982A person who has the power and the duty to manage and carry out the business of the corporation (in U.S. law) . An officer is created by the certificate (in U.S. law) of […]
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No-Par Stock
No-Par Stock in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982Stock without any nominal or designated value in money. Such stock may be either common stock (in U.S. law) or preferred stock (in U.S. law). It was originally considered necessary for […]
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Joint Stock Company
Joint Stock Company in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982A form of business organization created by an agreement of the parties. This agreement is commonly called articles of association. This type of company is similar to the […]
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Interlocutory Decree
Interlocutory Decree in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982An intermediate or preliminary finding of a court. It is not conclusive and does not determine the suit, but directs some further proceedings preparatory to the final decree (in […]
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Incorporators
Incorporators in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982Those who unite for the purpose of forming a corporation (see in the Encyclopedia), members or stockholders of the corporation . They put up the capital for the corporation. In the 80s, […]
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Incorporating Procedure
Incorporating Procedure in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982See corporation (in U.S. law).(Revised by Ann De Vries) What is Incorporating Procedure? For a meaning of it, read Incorporating Procedure in the Legal Dictionary here. Browse […]
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Holding Company
Holding Company in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982A corporation (in U.S. law) organized for the purpose of owning and holding the stock of one or more other corporations. The term is generally applied to a corporation that owns enough […]
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Foreign Corporation
Foreign Corporation in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982A corporation (in U.S. law) transacting business in a state other than the one in which it is incorporated is known as a foreign corporation in that state. A foreign corporation is […]
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Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982An agency that gathers and distributes credit information about persons and firms engaged in all lines of trade, in contradistinction to special agencies that limit their fields […]
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Domestic Corporation
Domestic Corporation in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982A corporation (in U.S. law) doing business in a state in which it was incorporated. See also foreign corporation (in U.S. law) ; alien corporation (in U.S. law); state of […]
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Directors’ Meetings
Directors’ Meetings in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982Formal meetings or assemblies of the individual directors of a corporation (in U.S. law) for the purpose of taking joint action on business of the corporation. The board of […]
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De Jure Corporation
De Jure Corporation in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982A corporation (in U.S. law) that has complied with the letter of the law governing incorporating procedure. A de jure corporation is distinguished from a de facto corporation (in […]
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De Facto Corporation
De Facto Corporation in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982An organization started in good faith by people who attempted to organize a corporation (in U.S. law) under a valid statute and have failed in some minor particular, but have […]