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PUBLIC LAW 389-JUNE 8, 1954

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State under the laws of which such corporation is organized; but the filing thereof shall not of itself enlarge or alter the purpose or purposes which such corporation is authorized to pursue in the transaction of business in the District, nor authorize such corporation to transact business in the District under any other name than the name set forth in its certificate of authority. MERGER OF FOREIGN CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT I N THE DISTRICT

BUSINESS

SEC. 110. Whenever a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the District shall be a party to a statutory merger permitted by the laws of the State under which it is organized, and such corporation shall be the surviving corporation, it shall forthwith file with the Commissioners a copy of the articles of merger duly certified by the proper officer of the State under the laws of which such statutory merger was effected; and it shall not be necessary for such corporation to procure either a new or amended certificate of authority to transact business in the District unless the name of such corporation be changed thereby or unless the corporation desires to pursue in the District other or additional purposes than those which it is then authorized to transact in the District. AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY

S E C 111. (a) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the District shall secure an amended certificate of authority in the event it changes its corporate name, or desires to pursue in the District other or additional purposes than those set forth in its prior application for a certificate of authority, by making application therefor to the Commissioners. (b) The requirements in respect to the form and contents of such application, the manner of its execution, the filing of duplicate originals thereof with the Commissioners, the issuance of an amended certificate of authority and the effect thereof shall be the same as in the case of an original application for a certificate of authority. A N N U A L REPORT OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS

SEC. 112. Each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the District shall file on or before April 15 of each year with the Commissioners an annual report setting forth— (a) The name of the corporation and the State under the laws of which it is organized. (b) If the name of the corporation does not contain one of the words "corporation'*, "company", "incorporated'', or "limited", or does not contain an abbreviation of one of such words, then the name of the corporation with the word or abbreviation which it has elected to add thereto for use in the District. (c) The date of its incorporation and the period of its duration. (d) The address, including street and number, if any, of its principal office in the State under the laws of which it is organized. (e) The address, including street and number, if any, of its registered office in the District, and the name of its registered agent at such address. (f) The name or names of the State or States other than the District, if any, in which it is admitted or qualified to transact business. (g) A brief statement of the character of the business in which it is actually engaged in the District.

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