N.J.S.A. 15A:7-1 — Certificates or other written evidence of membership

15A:7-1. Certificates or other written evidence of membership a. Memberships in a corporation may be, but need not be, represented by certificates or other written evidence of membership. Unless the certificate of incorporation or bylaws otherwise provide, the certificates or written evidences shall be signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the chairman of the board, or the president or a vice-president, and by the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation and may be sealed with the seal of the corporation or a facsimile thereof. b. Each certificate or other written evidence representing membership delivered after the effective date of this act shall state upon the face thereof: (1) That the corporation is organized under the laws of this State; (2) The name of the person to whom it is issued; and (3) The class of membership, if any, which such certificate represents. c. Every certificate or other written evidence of membership delivered after the effective date of this act by a corporation having more than one class of members shall set forth upon the face or back of the certificate or the written evidence, either a full statement of the designations and relative rights of each class of membership to be issued or a statement that the corporation will furnish to any member, upon request and without charge, a full statement. L.1983, c. 127, s. 15A:7-1, eff. Oct. 1, 1983.

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