New Hampshire Statutes
§ 296:40 — False Certificates, Etc
New Hampshire § 296:40
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XXVIICORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PROPRIETORS OF COMMON LANDS
Ch. 296DIVIDEND-PAYING CORPORATIONS
SubdivisionIndividual Liability of Stockholders and Officers
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 296:40 (2026).
Text
If any certificate, return or notice made or given in pursuance of the provisions of this subdivision shall be false in any material representation, all the officers who signed the same, knowing it to be so or without due inquiry, shall be individually liable for all the debts of the corporation contracted while they were in office.
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Legislative History
1846, 321:1. CS 147:1, 7. GS 135:14. GL 149:14. PS 150:19. PL 228:12. RL 277:12.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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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New Hampshire § 296:40, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/296/296%3A40.