§ 46-9-231 - Organization of express companies - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 46-9-231 (2010)
46-9-231. Organization of express companies

The petitioners shall be the first directors of the company. Upon receiving the prescribed certificate, the directors shall organize by electing one of their number president and shall elect such other corporate officers as may be necessary; and they shall open books of subscription to the capital stock of said company. When all the capital stock has been subscribed for and one-tenth of the amount actually paid in, notice of that fact shall be published at least three times in the newspaper in which the sheriff's notices are published in the county of the principal office of the company; whereupon, but not before, the company may begin the transaction of business. If the transaction of any business is commenced without complying with the requirements of this Code section, the incorporators and stockholders shall be personally liable for all obligations incurred prior to a full compliance with those requirements.