Delaware § 1511 Articles of association; contents and execution

Delaware Statutes

§ 1511 — Articles of association; contents and execution

Delaware § 1511

JurisdictionDelaware

Title5

PartBanks and Trust Companies

Ch. 15CREDIT CARD INSTITUTIONS

Subch.Formation

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Del. Code tit. 5, § 1511 (2026).

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(a)The articles of association of a credit card institution shall be executed by the incorporator(s), shall be acknowledged and shall set forth the intention of forming a corporation under this chapter, and shall specifically state:

(1)The name by which the corporation shall be known;

(2)The purpose for which it is formed;

(3)The city or town where its single place of business in this State open to the public will be located;

(4)The amount of its capital stock, and the number of shares into which it is to be divided;

(5)The number of its directors, which shall not be less than 5;

(6)Whether or not the corporation is to have perpetual existence, and if not, the time when its existence is to cease;

(7)Whether the private property of the stockholders shall be subject to the pay

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(a) The articles of association of a credit card institution shall be executed by the incorporator(s), shall be acknowledged and shall set forth the intention of forming a corporation under this chapter, and shall specifically state:

(1) The name by which the corporation shall be known;

(2) The purpose for which it is formed;

(3) The city or town where its single place of business in this State open to the public will be located;

(4) The amount of its capital stock, and the number of shares into which it is to be divided;

(5) The number of its directors, which shall not be less than 5;

(6) Whether or not the corporation is to have perpetual existence, and if not, the time when its existence is to cease;

(7) Whether the private property of the stockholders shall be subject to the payment of corporate debts, and if so, to what extent.

(b) The articles of association may also contain other provisions defining, limiting and regulating the powers of the corporation, the powers and duties of the directors and the powers of the stockholders, if such provisions are consonant with the object, purpose and provisions of this chapter and are not in conflict with this Code or any other general statute of this State relating to banks.