By-laws Adoption. – Every corporation formed under this code, must, within one month after receipt of official notice of the issuance of its certificate of incorporation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, adopt a new code of by-laws for its government not inconsistent with this code.
Advantages: There is no limit on the number of owners a corporation may have, thus allowing the corporation to raise substantial amounts of capital, the life of the business can continue beyond the death of any of the owners, the liability of the owners is limited to the amount of their investment in the firm.
A corporation with a single stockholder is considered a One Person Corporation as described in Title XIII, Chapter III of this Code.” As can be gleaned above, a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of fifteen (15) can become incorporators of a company.
All companies must have at least one (1) shareholder. There are no limits on the number of shareholders of a public company. A private company, however, can only have fifty (50) shareholders. You can read more about shareholders in public companies here.
Unlike sole proprietorships, a corporation can be owned by multiple people.
To qualify for S corporation status, the corporation must meet the following requirements: Be a domestic corporation. Have only allowable shareholders. Have no more than 100 shareholders. Have only one class of stock.
Corporate bylaws are a company's foundational governing document. They lay out how things should run day-to-day and the processes for making important decisions. They serve as a legal contract between the corporation and its shareholders, directors, and officers and set the protocol for how the organization operates.