New Hampshire Statutes
§ 296:15 — Authority
New Hampshire § 296:15
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XXVIICORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PROPRIETORS OF COMMON LANDS
Ch. 296DIVIDEND-PAYING CORPORATIONS
SubdivisionCapitalizing Surplus
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 296:15 (2026).
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Any corporation now existing, or which may hereafter be established under the laws of this state, which has a capital stock and has among its objects a division of profits among its stockholders, may capitalize its undivided surplus profits by issuing to its stockholders certificates of stock representing their respective shares of the whole, or such part thereof as the corporation may determine, of any surplus profits belonging to the corporation and represented by cash or property.
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Legislative History
1915, 82:1. PL 227:15. RL 276:15.
Nearby Sections
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§ 296:1
Corporations Included§ 296:10
Sale Price§ 296:11
Certificates§ 296:12
Stockholder's Residence§ 296:13
Stock Record§ 296:14
Restraint of Sale§ 296:15
Authority§ 296:16
Conditions§ 296:17
Certificate§ 296:18
Exceptions§ 296:19
Levying§ 296:2
Time Limit for Organization§ 296:20
Neglect to Pay§ 296:21
Notice; Sale§ 296:22
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