Sample Articles Incorporation

Basic Corporate Information. The bylaws should include your corporation's formal name and the address of its main place of business. Board of Directors. Officers. Shareholders. Committees. Meetings. Conflicts of Interest. Amendment.

Article I. Name and purpose of the organization. Article II. Membership. Article III. Officers and decision-making. Article IV. General, special, and annual meetings. Article V. Board of Directors.

Prepare corporate minutes. Notes kept at each shareholder and board meeting held by a corporation provide a written record of what occurred at the meeting. Approve corporate minutes. File the minutes with internal corporate records. In limited circumstances, file the corporate minutes with the state.

Taking Meeting Notes. Type Meeting Notes - Type up a full version of the meeting minutes. Circulate a Draft - Follow your corporation's policy about who must review the draft notes. Distribute Minutes to Board - Usually in advance of the next meeting.

If you do not feel comfortable writing the articles of incorporation on your own, you can hire an attorney or an incorporation service to write the articles of incorporation and even file for the incorporation of your business for you.

Name of the organization. date and time of meeting. board members in attendance, excused, and absent. existence of a quorum. motions made and by whom. brief account of any debate. voting results. names of abstainers and dissenters.

Corporate bylaws commonly include information that specifies, for example, the number of directors the corporation has, how they will be elected, their qualification, and the length of their terms. It can also specify when, where, and how your board of directors can call and conduct meetings, and voting requirements.

ARTICLE I. NAME OF ORGANIZATION. The name of the corporation is YOUR NONPROFIT NAME HERE. ARTICLE II. CORPORATE PURPOSE. Section 1. ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP. ARTICLE IV. MEETINGS OF MEMBERS. ARTICLE V. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ARTICLE VI. OFFICERS. ARTICLE VII. COMMITTEES. ARTICLE VIII. CORPORATE STAFF.

The bylaws of a corporation are the governing rules by which the corporation operates. Bylaws are created by the board of directors when the corporation is formed.