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Application For Certificate Of Authority (Foreign Non Profit Corp) 250 - Rhode Island
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Filing Fee: $50.00 ID Number: ____________ STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS Office of the Secretary of State Corporations Division 100 North Main Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903-1335 NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ____________ APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY (To Be Filed In Duplicate Original) Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-6-74 of the General Laws, 1956, as amended, the undersigned foreign non-profitcorporation hereby applies for a Certificate of Authority to conduct affairs in the state of Rhode Island, and for that purposesubmits the following statement: 1. The name of the corporation is 2. It is incorporated under the laws of 3. The date of its incorporation is 4. The address of its principal office in the state or country under the laws of which it is incorporated is: 5. The address of its proposed registered office in Rhode Island is (Street Address, not P.O. Box) , RI and the name of its proposed registered agent in (City/Town) (Zip Code) Rhode Island at that address is (Name of Agent) 6. The specific purpose or purposes which it proposes to pursue in conducting its affairs in Rhode Island are: Form No. 250 Revised: 01/99 <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 27. The names and respective addresses of its directors and officers are: NAME ADDRESS Director Director Director President Vice President Treasurer Secretary 8. This application is accompanied by certified copies of its articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other authorized officer of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. Under penalty of perjury, we declare and affirm that we have examined this Application for Certificate of Authority, including any accompanying attachments, and that all statements contained herein are true and correct. Date: Print Exact Name of Corporation Making Application By _______________________________________________________ President or Vice President (check one) AND By _______________________________________________________ Secretary or Assistant Secretary (check one)<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS Office of the Secretary of State Corporations Division 100 North Main Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903-1335 (401) 222-3040 INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY BY A FOREIGN NON-PROFIT CORPORATION Section 7-6-74 of the General Laws of Rhode Island, as amended 1. In order to procure a Certificate of Authority to conduct affairs in this state, a foreign non-profit corporation must file, in duplicate original, an Application for Certificate of Authority (Form No. 250) with the Office of the Secretary of State, Corporations Division, at the above address. When the application is properly completed, signed, submitted with the correct filing fee and the certified copies noted in item 3 below, a Certificate of Authority, together with the file stamped duplicate original Application for Certificate of Authority affixed thereto, shall be returned to the filer. 2. The Application for Certificate of Authority must be accompanied by a filing fee of $50.00, and payment should be made payable to the Rhode Island Secretary of State. 3. Upon filing the Application, the corporation must provide certified copies of the corporations articles of incorporation and any and all amendments thereto, duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other authorized officer of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. Certified copies must be dated within sixty (60) days of the receipt and filing of the application. 4. The proposed name of the foreign non-profit corporation cannot be the same as, or deceptively similar to, the name of any entity, name reservation or registration on file with the Corporations Division. Availability of the corporations name should be checked prior to submission of the application by calling the above telephone number. This is only a preliminary clearance and does not ensure that the name will be acceptable upon filing the Application for Certificate of Authority. It is suggested that you do not make any financial expenditures or execute documents utilizing the name in this state based upon this preliminary clearance. The final determination as to availability of the name will be made when the documents are submitted for filing. The name shall not contain any word or phrase which indicates or implies that it is organized for any purpose other than one or more of the purposes contained in its articles of incorporation. 5. Each foreign non-profit corporation authorized to conduct affairs in this state shall have and continuously maintain in this state a registered office which may be, but need not be, the same as its principal office, and a registered agent, which agent may be either an individual resident in this state whose business office is identical with the registered office, or a domestic corporation, whether for profit or not for profit, or a foreign corporation, whether for profit or not fro profit, authorized to transact business in this state, having an office identical with the registered office. The registered agent so appointed by a corporation shall be an agent of the corporation upon whom any process, notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the corporation may be served. 6. The Application must be signed, in duplicate original, by the corporations president or vice president and secretary or assistant secretary. A signature must appear on each line even if the same person holds both offices. Facsimile signatures will not be accepted. 7. The corporation is responsible for filing an annual report each calendar year during the month of June, beginning with the year following the year of qualification. An annual report form will be mailed to the registered agent prior to June 1 each year. Be sure to follow up with your registered agent concerning the filing of this report. 8. Failure to comply with Nos. 5 and 7 above may result in the revocation of the Certificate of Authority pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-6-85 of the General Laws, as amended. If you have any questions, please call us at (401) 222-3040, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Instructions/Form 250 Revised: 01/99
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