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PUBLIC LAW 389-JUNE 8, 1954

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(c) Such statement shall be executed in duplicate by the corporation by its president or a vice president, and verified by him, and the corporate seal shall be thereto affixed, attested by its secretary or an assistant secretary, and shall be delivered to the Commissioners. If the Commissioners find that such statement conforms to the provisions of this Act, they shall— (1) endorse on each of such duplicate originals the word "Filed", and the month, da^, and year of the filing thereof; (2) file one of such duplicate originals in their office; (3) the other duplicate original shall be recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds. (d) The change of address of the registered office, or the change of registered agent, or both, as the case may be, shall become effective upon the filing of such statement by the Commissioners. SERVICE OF PROCESS O N FOREIGN CORPORATION

SEC. 108. (a) Service of process in any suit, action, or proceeding, or service of any notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served on a foreign corporation, may be made on such corporation by service thereof on the registered agent of such corporation. Service of any such process, notice, or demand upon a corporate agent, as such agent, may be had by delivering a copy of such process, notice, or demand to the president, vice president, the secretary, or an assistant secretary of such corporate agent. During any period within which a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the District shall fail to appoint or maintain in the District a registered agent, or whenever any such registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered office in the District of such corporation, or whenever the certificate of authority of any foreign corporation shall be revoked, then and in every such case the Commissioners shall be an agent and representative of such foreign corporation upon whom any process, notice, or demand may be served. Service on the Commissioners of any such foreign corporation shall be made by delivering to and leaving with them, or with any clerk having charge of their office, duplicate copies of such process, notice, or demand. In the event any process, notice, or demand is served on the Commissioners, they shall immediately cause one of such copies to be forwarded by registered mail, addressed to such corporation at its principal office as the same appears in the records of the Commissioners. Any services so had on the Commissioners shall be returnable in not less than thirty days: Provided, however, That, if a period of less than or greater than thirty days is prescribed by law or by rules of a court in the District or the rules or regulations of any agency of the United States or of the District, such prescribed period shall govern. (b) Nothing herein contained shall limit or affect the right to serve any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a foreign corporation in any other manner now or hereafter permitted by law. (c) The Commissioners shall keep a record of all processes, notices, and demands served upon them under this section, and shall record therein the time of such service and their action with reference thereto. AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF FOREIGN

CORPORATION

SEC. 109. "Wlienever the articles of incorporation of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the District are amended, such foreign corporation shall forthwith file with the Commissioners a copy of such amendment duly certified by the proper officer of the

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