In 1681, William Penn, a Quaker, established a colony based on religious tolerance; it was settled by many Quakers along with its Philadelphia, its largest city, which was also the first planned city.
After nearly a century of migration, the Scots Irish became one of the largest non-English ethnic groups in Pennsylvania, composing approximately 25 percent of Philadelphia's population and 15 percent of the state's population in 1790; they were also among the most influential.
Pre-Penn, a Stable European Population By the time of Penn's arrival in Pennsylvania in 1682, the inhabitants included Native Americans as well as some 600 Swedes, Finns, Dutch, and Germans—including some who had settled as early as 1638, when the west side of the Delaware River belonged to New Sweden.
Many Quakers were Irish and Welsh, and they settled in the area immediately outside of Philadelphia. French Huguenot and Jewish settlers, together with Dutch, Swedes, and other groups, contributed in smaller numbers to the development of colonial Pennsylvania.
While the earliest colonists to settle in what would become Pennsylvania were from Sweden, the Netherlands and Finland, colonists from England and later Germany would soon predominate following William Penn's arrival in 1682.
Changing officers of a corporation involves filing the articles of incorporation while adhering to Pennsylvania state codes. Directors add officers formally at an annual directors meeting but can do so at any time within the scope of the bylaws.
The corporate seal may be affixed and attested but the affixation or attestation of the corporate seal shall not be necessary for the due execution of any filing by a corporation under this title.
If you plan on hiring and paying employees, maintaining an office for your business, owning real estate for general purposes, or entering into any contracts with local businesses, you will be considered “doing business” in Pennsylvania and will need to register as a foreign LLC.
A corporate seal is no longer required by LLCs or Corporations and any state in the United States. Although both a corporate seal and official stock certificates were once required for corporations, like spurs on a boot, these remnants of the past are no longer functional or relevant.
The corporate seal may be affixed and attested but the affixation or attestation of the corporate seal shall not be necessary for the due execution of any filing by a corporation under this title.