Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS |
TITLE 5. SPECIAL TYPES OF CORPORATIONS |
SUBTITLE 3. RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS |
PART I. IN GENERAL |
§ 5-304. Articles of incorporation
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(a) Filing for record. -- The trustees shall file articles of incorporation for record with the Department.
(b) Contents of articles. -- The articles of incorporation shall contain:
(1) The plan of the church;
(2) The address of the principal place of worship of the church; and
(3) The name and address of the resident agent of the church.
(c) Corporate existence. -- When the Department accepts the articles of incorporation for record, the trustees become a body corporate under the name stated in the articles.