State ex rel. Kinloch Telephone Co. v. Roach
Supreme Court of Missouri
Mandamus. (1) Relator was entitled to file its statement certifying that it was incorporated under the general laws of the State in 1896 and that its articles of association had been amended by its stockholders by adding a new section stating that “the life of said corporation shall extend for a period of fifty years from the date of its creation,” and the Secretary of State should have duly certified to the same without the payment of any tax.
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Mandamus. (1) Relator was entitled to file its statement certifying that it was incorporated under the general laws of the State in 1896 and that its articles of association had been amended by its stockholders by adding a new section stating that “the life of said corporation shall extend for a period of fifty years from the date of its creation,” and the Secretary of State should have duly certified to the same without the payment of any tax. Sec. 2977, 3322, 3338, 3354, R. S. 1909. (2) If Sec. 2991, R. S. 1909, applies to corporations such as relator incorporated under the general laws of…
1Opinion of the CourtRevedle, J.
On December 5, 1896, the relator was incorporated for the purpose of engaging in the general telephone and telegraph business in the State of Missouri. Its original capital was $1,500,000, which from time to time has been increased until it is now $5,000,000. ■Neither its original nor amended articles of incorporation contained any statement of the number of years it was intended its corporate existence should continue. Its demise under these articles being near at hand, the board of directors and stockholders on June 22nd last duly adopted an amendment to its charter, extending its existence…
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