§ 14:11-16(1) — Corporations organized for educational, library or literary purposes having authority to issue capital stock; change of name; increase of capital stock, procedure

1. Any corporation of this state, organized for educational, library or literary purposes, incorporated under any general or special law of this state authorizing the issue of capital stock by such corporation, may change its name or increase its capital stock in manner following: The board of directors, trustees or managers of such corporation shall pass a resolution declaring that such change of name or increase of capital stock is advisable; a copy of such resolution, certified by the president and secretary under the corporate seal, acknowledged or proved as in the case of deeds of real estate, together with the written assent of a majority in interest of the stockholders of said corporation, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and upon the filing of the same, the charter or certificate of incorporation of said corporation shall be deemed to be amended accordingly, and the certificate of the secretary of state that such certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors, managers or trustees, and assent of stockholders have been filed in his office, shall be taken and accepted as evidence of such change of name or increase of stock in all courts and places. L.1904, c. 118, s. 1, p. 244 [C.S. p. 4297, s. 7].