Title 33 — Title 33: Corporations
22 chapters · 690 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-264j Status of societies established prior to October 1, 1969.
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Sec. 33-264j. Status of societies established prior to October 1, 1969. (a) Each religious society established as a voluntary association under part I of this chapter prior to October 1, 1969, shall be a religious society within the meaning of section 33-264a and shall have all t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-264k Construction of part.
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Sec. 33-264k. Construction of part. The provisions of this part shall be liberally construed in the interests of religion and morality. (1969, P.A. 314, S. 12.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-264l Prior rights and liabilities unaffected.
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Sec. 33-264l. Prior rights and liabilities unaffected. This part and the repeal of part I shall not impair or affect any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or acquired, or liability, duty, obligation, penalty, judgment or punishment incurred, prior to October …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-265 Legal status and powers.
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Sec. 33-265. Legal status and powers. All ecclesiastical societies in this state, in communion with the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, shall be known in the law as parishes as well as ecclesiastical societies, and shall have power to receive and hold…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-266 Regulations.
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Sec. 33-266. Regulations. The manner of conducting the parish, the qualifications for membership of the parish and the manner of acquiring and terminating such membership, the number of the officers of the parish, their powers and duties and the manner of their appointment, the t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-267 Two organizations in one society.
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Sec. 33-267. Two organizations in one society. When one society includes two or more organizations recognized as ecclesiastically distinct, but in law constituting one corporate body, officers may be appointed for the management of the separate affairs of each of the organization…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-268 Election of trustees.
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Sec. 33-268. Election of trustees. The trustees of each Methodist Church shall be elected by ballot by the members of such church, of legal age, on the second Monday of October of each year, at the usual place of worship of such church; or in such other manner as the discipline o…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-269 Number; term of office.
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Sec. 33-269. Number; term of office. The number of trustees of any church specified in section 33-268, which shall in no case be more than fifteen nor less than three, shall be determined by a majority of the electors at the first election by the church and before the votes for t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-270 Organization and powers of trustees. Treasurer's report.
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Sec. 33-270. Organization and powers of trustees. Treasurer's report. At their first meeting, after each election, the trustees shall elect from their number a president, a treasurer and a clerk. They shall meet thereafter at such times as they may designate, and shall make bylaw…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-271 District superintendent or presiding elder and stewards may form corporation.
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Sec. 33-271. District superintendent or presiding elder and stewards may form corporation. The district superintendent or presiding elder and a majority of the district stewards appointed according to the discipline of the Methodist Church, residing in any ecclesiastical district…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-272 Powers of corporation.
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Sec. 33-272. Powers of corporation. When such certificate is filed as aforesaid, the persons who have made, signed and acknowledged the same, and their successors, shall become a body politic and corporate by the name stated in such certificate; and such corporation shall have su…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-273 Appointment of trustees.
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Sec. 33-273. Appointment of trustees. The district stewards of any district superintendent's or presiding elder's district may appoint, at their annual meeting, trustees for any such corporation within their district to supply the places of those whose terms expire, and to fill a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-274 Trustees may convey real estate to corporation.
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Sec. 33-274. Trustees may convey real estate to corporation. Any real estate conveyed for the use of, or as a residence for, a district superintendent or presiding elder of any such district and his successors in office may be conveyed, by the trustees holding the title thereof, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-275 Union of churches; their trustees and property.
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Sec. 33-275. Union of churches; their trustees and property. When two or more Methodist Churches have been united in accordance with the usages, rules and discipline of the Methodist Church, the terms of office of the trustees of the several churches so united shall be terminated…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-276 Change of name.
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Sec. 33-276. Change of name. All religious corporations or churches authorized, prior to July 1, 1941, to use or be known by a name or names including the words “Methodist Episcopal Church”, and all societies, conferences, boards, associations or other organizations directly conn…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-277 Election and powers of trustees.
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Sec. 33-277. Election and powers of trustees. The trustees of each Augustana Evangelical Lutheran congregation shall be elected by the ballot of such electors as are by the rules and regulations of such congregations competent to vote for trustees, on such day in each year as suc…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-278 Change of name.
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Sec. 33-278. Change of name. All religious corporations or churches authorized, prior to October 1, 1951, to use or be known by a name or names including the words “Swedish Lutheran Evangelical Church”, and all societies, conferences, boards, associations or other organizations d…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-278a Name changes authorized.
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Sec. 33-278a. Name changes authorized. All religious corporations or churches authorized, prior to July 1, 1962, to use or be known by a name or names including the words “American Evangelical Lutheran Church” or “The Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church” or “The Suomi Synod” or…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-278b Powers. Merger. Dissolution. Formation.
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Sec. 33-278b. Powers. Merger. Dissolution. Formation. (a) As used in this section, “church” shall include ecclesiastical societies and specially incorporated churches. (b) All churches being members of the Lutheran Church in America shall have power to receive and hold by gift, g…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-279 Organization as corporation.
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Sec. 33-279. Organization as corporation. A corporation may be organized in connection with any Roman Catholic Church or congregation in this state, by filing in the office of the Secretary of the State a certificate signed by the archbishop or bishop and the vicar-general of the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-280 Property rights of Roman Catholic Church.
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Sec. 33-280. Property rights of Roman Catholic Church. Such corporation may receive and hold all property conveyed to it for the purpose of maintaining religious worship according to the doctrine, discipline and ritual of the Roman Catholic Church, and for the support of the educ…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-281 Subject to laws of church.
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Sec. 33-281. Subject to laws of church. Such corporation shall at all times be subject to the general laws and discipline of the Roman Catholic Church, and shall receive and enjoy its franchises as a body politic, solely for the purposes mentioned in section 33-280; and, upon the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-281a Change of name of Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren Churches.
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Sec. 33-281a. Change of name of Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren Churches. All religious corporations or churches authorized, prior to April 23, 1968, to use or be known by a name or names including the words “Methodist Church” or “Evangelical United Brethren Church”, an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-281b Restrictions on activities of private foundations.
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Sec. 33-281b. Restrictions on activities of private foundations. (a)(1) No corporation formed under the laws of this state, whether with or without capital stock, which is a “private foundation” as defined in Section 509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent cor…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-281c Administration of charitable trusts.
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Sec. 33-281c. Administration of charitable trusts. (a)(1) In the administration of any trust which is a “private foundation”, as defined in Section 509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-282 to 33-285 Stock Corporation Act: General provisions.
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Secs. 33-282 to 33-285. Stock Corporation Act: General provisions. Sections 33-282 to 33-285, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 1, 1997. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 1–4; 1959, P.A. 618, S. 4; 1961, P.A. 327, S. 1–3; February, 1965, P.A. 452, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 729, S. 1; 1971, P.A…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-286 to 33-295 Stock corporations: Corporate formation and powers.
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Secs. 33-286 to 33-295. Stock corporations: Corporate formation and powers. Sections 33-286 to 33-295, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 1, 1997. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 5–14; 1961, P.A. 327, S. 4–9; 1967, P.A. 30, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 522; 729, S. 2–5; 1971, P.A. 360, S. 2; P.A…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-296 to 33-302 Statutory agent for service. Service of process on statutory agent. Annual and biennial reports. Failure to file report; incorrect report. Secretary may prescribe forms for documents to be filed; mailing of matter to corporations. Attorney General may bring action for illegal exercise of corporate powers. Interrogatories by secretary.
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Secs. 33-296 to 33-302. Statutory agent for service. Service of process on statutory agent. Annual and biennial reports. Failure to file report; incorrect report. Secretary may prescribe forms for documents to be filed; mailing of matter to corporations. Attorney General may brin…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-303 Remission of late filing fee.
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Sec. 33-303. Remission of late filing fee. Section 33-303 is repealed, effective January 1, 1995. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 22; P.A. 76-255, S. 3; P.A. 83-545, S. 3, 22; P.A. 93-363, S. 38, 39; P.A. 94-186, S. 214, 215.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-304 and 33-305 Fees payable to secretary; sales tax not imposed. Franchise tax.
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Secs. 33-304 and 33-305. Fees payable to secretary; sales tax not imposed. Franchise tax. Sections 33-304 and 33-305 are repealed, effective January 1, 1997. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 23, 24; 1961, P.A. 327, S. 17, 18; 457; February, 1965, P.A. 452, S. 19; 1967, P.A. 30, S. 3; 656, S. …
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-306 to 33-310 Bylaws. Imposition of restrictions on share transfers. Books and records. Waivers of notice. Notice to director or shareholder outside the United States. Closing of share transfer books and fixing record dates.
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Secs. 33-306 to 33-310. Bylaws. Imposition of restrictions on share transfers. Books and records. Waivers of notice. Notice to director or shareholder outside the United States. Closing of share transfer books and fixing record dates. Sections 33-306 to 33-310, inclusive, are rep…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-311 Recognition by corporation of voting and other rights of shareholders.
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Sec. 33-311. Recognition by corporation of voting and other rights of shareholders. Section 33-311 is repealed. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 30; 1961, P.A. 327, S. 24.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-311a and 33-312 Rights and duties of corporation with respect to recordholders and owners of securities. Corporate power to require surrender of share certificates.
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Secs. 33-311a and 33-312. Rights and duties of corporation with respect to recordholders and owners of securities. Corporate power to require surrender of share certificates. Sections 33-311a and 33-312 are repealed, effective January 1, 1997. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 31; 1961, P.A. 3…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-313 to 33-319a Board of directors. Number, election, classification, term, qualification. Proceeding to determine validity of election or appointment of directors or officers. Directors' meetings, notice, quorum, action. Vacancies, removal, replacement. Directors' committee; audit committee. Officers. Filing of notice that director or officer has ceased to be in office or has been appointed or elected to office.
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Secs. 33-313 to 33-319a. Board of directors. Number, election, classification, term, qualification. Proceeding to determine validity of election or appointment of directors or officers. Directors' meetings, notice, quorum, action. Vacancies, removal, replacement. Directors' commi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-320 Indemnification of directors, officers and employees.
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Sec. 33-320. Indemnification of directors, officers and employees. Section 33-320 is repealed. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 39; 1961, P.A. 327, S. 31; 1969, P.A. 312, S. 1.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-320a to 33-323 Indemnification of shareholders, officers, employees and certain other parties by a corporation. Liability of directors in certain cases. Jurisdiction over and service on nonresident director. Corporate transactions with others.
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Secs. 33-320a to 33-323. Indemnification of shareholders, officers, employees and certain other parties by a corporation. Liability of directors in certain cases. Jurisdiction over and service on nonresident director. Corporate transactions with others. Sections 33-320a to 33-323…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-324 to 33-334 Voting rights; outstanding shares. Cumulative voting. Meetings of shareholders; time, place, call. Notice of meetings. Quorum of shareholders. Action by shareholders; voting requirements. Shareholders' action without meeting. Irregular shareholders' meetings. Failure to hold annual meeting. Voting list; inspection rights. Inspection of balance sheets, profit and loss statements, books and records. Failure to permit inspection.
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Secs. 33-324 to 33-334. Voting rights; outstanding shares. Cumulative voting. Meetings of shareholders; time, place, call. Notice of meetings. Quorum of shareholders. Action by shareholders; voting requirements. Shareholders' action without meeting. Irregular shareholders' meetin…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-335 and 33-335a Disclosure of stock ownership. Disclosure of beneficial or true owner of shares.
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Secs. 33-335 and 33-335a. Disclosure of stock ownership. Disclosure of beneficial or true owner of shares. Sections 33-335 and 33-335a are repealed. (1959, P.A. 240, S. 1; 1961, P.A. 327, S. 38; 1963, P.A. 188; February, 1965, P.A. 452, S. 5.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-336 to 33-339 Proxies. Irrevocable proxies. Voting trusts. Voting agreements.
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Secs. 33-336 to 33-339. Proxies. Irrevocable proxies. Voting trusts. Voting agreements. Sections 33-336 to 33-339, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 1, 1997. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 54–57; 1961, P.A. 327, S. 39–42; 1963, P.A. 614, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 452, S. 6; 1969, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-340 to 33-352 Stock corporations: Shares and issuance of shares.
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Secs. 33-340 to 33-352. Stock corporations: Shares and issuance of shares. Sections 33-340 to 33-352, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 1, 1997. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 58–70; 1961, P.A. 327, S. 43–56; 1963, P.A. 614, S. 2, 8; February, 1965, P.A. 452, S. 7; 1967, P.A. 30, S…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-353 to 33-359 Stock corporations: Distributions to shareholders.
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Secs. 33-353 to 33-359. Stock corporations: Distributions to shareholders. Sections 33-353 to 33-359, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 1, 1997. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 71–77; 1961, P.A. 327, S. 57–63; 1963, P.A. 614, S. 3; 1969, P.A. 729, S. 15, 16; P.A. 75-65, S. 3, 4; P.A…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-360 to 33-374f Stock corporations: Fundamental changes.
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Secs. 33-360 to 33-374f. Stock corporations: Fundamental changes. Sections 33-360 to 33-374f, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 1, 1997. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 78–92; 1961, P.A. 327, S. 64–68; 1967, P.A. 30, S. 9, 10; 1969, P.A. 729, S. 17–21; 1971, P.A. 360, S. 19, 20; P.A…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-374g Connecticut Partnership Compact.
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Sec. 33-374g. Connecticut Partnership Compact. Section 33-374g is repealed. (P.A. 88-350, S. 6, 7; P.A. 89-298, S. 1, 3; P.A. 90-278, S. 1, 3; P.A. 91-190, S. 8, 9.) PART X DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-375 to 33-388 Stock corporations: Dissolution and winding up.
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Secs. 33-375 to 33-388. Stock corporations: Dissolution and winding up. Sections 33-375 to 33-388, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 1, 1997. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 93–106; 1961, P.A. 327, S. 69–75; 1963, P.A. 614, S. 9; February, 1965, P.A. 244; 452, S. 8–13; 1967, P.A. 30…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-389 State Treasurer to hold assets distributable to creditor or shareholder unknown or who cannot be found.
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Sec. 33-389. State Treasurer to hold assets distributable to creditor or shareholder unknown or who cannot be found. Section 33-389 is repealed. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 107; 1961, P.A. 540, S. 31.) PART XI SPECIALLY CHARTERED CORPORATIONS
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-390 to 33-394 Stock corporations: Specially chartered corporations.
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Secs. 33-390 to 33-394. Stock corporations: Specially chartered corporations. Sections 33-390 to 33-394, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 1, 1997. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 108–112; 1961, P.A. 327, S. 76–79; 1963, P.A. 614, S. 4; P.A. 73-382, S. 7, 12; P.A. 78-204, S. 5; P.A.…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-395 to 33-402 Restrictions on foreign corporations. Authority to transact business. Acquisition and conveyance of property; acts which do not constitute transacting business. Requirements for corporate name. Application for certificate of authority. Appointment of attorney for process. Powers of corporation on issuance of authority. Amended certificate of authority.
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Secs. 33-395 to 33-402. Restrictions on foreign corporations. Authority to transact business. Acquisition and conveyance of property; acts which do not constitute transacting business. Requirements for corporate name. Application for certificate of authority. Appointment of attor…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-403 and 33-404 Amendment of certificate of incorporation. Filing of certificate of merger.
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Secs. 33-403 and 33-404. Amendment of certificate of incorporation. Filing of certificate of merger. Sections 33-403 and 33-404 are repealed. (1959, P.A. 618, S. 121, 122; 1961, P.A. 327, S. 84, 85.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-405 to 33-412 License fee. Annual or biennial reports. Failure to file annual report. Certificate of withdrawal. Revocation of certificate of authority. Effect of certificate of withdrawal or revocation. Service of process on foreign corporation. Rights and liabilities of corporation transacting business without authority.
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Secs. 33-405 to 33-412. License fee. Annual or biennial reports. Failure to file annual report. Certificate of withdrawal. Revocation of certificate of authority. Effect of certificate of withdrawal or revocation. Service of process on foreign corporation. Rights and liabilities …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-412a Limited amnesty for foreign corporations transacting business without authority.
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Sec. 33-412a. Limited amnesty for foreign corporations transacting business without authority. Obsolete. (P.A. 94-186, S. 210.) PART XIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS