§ 145. — Certificate of incorporation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC145]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 4--CHINA TRADE
Sec. 145. Certificate of incorporation
The Secretary shall, upon the filing of such application, issue a
certificate of incorporation certifying that the provisions of this
chapter have been complied with and declaring that the incorporators are
a body corporate, if (a) an incorporation fee of $100 has been paid him;
(b) he finds that the articles of incorporation and statements therein
conform to the requirements of, and that the incorporation is authorized
by, this chapter; and (c) he finds that such corporation will aid in
developing markets in China for goods produced in the United States. A
copy of the articles of incorporation shall be made a part of the
certificate of incorporation and printed in full thereon. Any failure,
previous to the issuance of the certificate of incorporation, by the
incorporators or in respect to the application for the certificate of
incorporation, to conform to any requirement of law which is a condition
precedent to such issuance, may not subsequent thereto be held to
invalidate the certificate of incorporation or alter the legal status of
any act of a China Trade Act corporation, except in proceedings
instituted by the registrar for the revocation of the certificate of
incorporation.
(Sept. 19, 1922, ch. 346, Sec. 5, 42 Stat. 850.)
