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(1) A corporation may be dissolved by action of its board and its shareholders as provided in this section.
(2) The board shall recommend that the corporation be dissolved, and direct that the question of dissolution be submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders.
(3) Written notice of the meeting shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the meeting to each shareholder of record whether or not entitled to vote at such meeting in the manner provided in this act for the giving of notice of meetings of shareholders.
(4) At such meeting, a vote of the shareholders shall be taken on the proposed dissolution. Such dissolution shall be approved upon receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares of the corporation entitled to vote thereon, and, in addition, if any class or series is entitled to vote thereon as a class, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in each class vote; except that, in the case of a corporation organized prior to the effective date of this act, the proposed dissolution shall be approved upon receiving the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the votes so cast. The voting requirements of this section shall be subject to such greater requirements as may be provided in the certificate of incorporation.
(5) Subject to the provisions of section 14A:5-12, a corporation organized prior to January 1, 1969 may adopt the majority voting requirements prescribed in subsection 14A:12-4(4) by an amendment of its certificate of incorporation adopted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the votes cast by the holders of shares entitled to vote thereon.
(6) If dissolution is approved as provided in this section, a certificate of dissolution shall be executed on behalf of the corporation and shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. The certificate shall set forth
(a) the name of the corporation;
(b) the name of the registered agent of the corporation;
(c) the location of the registered office of the corporation;
(d) the names of the corporation's directors and officers;
(e) the text of the board resolution authorizing the dissolution;
(f) the date and place of the meeting of shareholders called to vote upon the dissolution;
(g) the number of outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote on the dissolution, and, if the shares of any class or series are entitled to vote as a class, the designation and number of outstanding shares of each such class and series; and
(h) the number of shares represented at the meeting, the number of shares voted for and voted against the dissolution, and, if the shares of any class or series are entitled to vote as a class, the number of shares of each such class and series voted for and voted against the dissolution.
(a) Every person who possesses, manufactures, or disposes of any flammable, or combustible material or substance, or any incendiary device in an arrangement or preparation, with intent to willfully and maliciously use this material, substance, or device to set fire to or burn any structure, forest land, or property, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or in a county jail, not exceeding one year.
(b) For the purposes of this section:
(1) “Disposes of” means to give, give away, loan, offer, offer for sale, sell, or transfer.
(2) “Incendiary device” means a device that is constructed or designed to start an incendiary fire by remote, delayed, or instant means, but no device commercially manufactured primarily for the purpose of illumination shall be deemed to be an incendiary device for the purposes of this section.
(3) “Incendiary fire” means a fire that is deliberately ignited under circumstances in which a person knows that the fire should not be ignited.
(c) Subdivision (a) does not prohibit the authorized use or possession of any material, substance or device described therein by a member of the armed forces of the United States or by firemen, police officers, peace officers, or law enforcement officers authorized by the properly constituted authorities; nor does that subdivision prohibit the use or possession of any material, substance or device described therein when used solely for scientific research or educational purposes, or for disposal of brush under permit as provided for in Section 4494 of the Public Resources Code, or for any other lawful burning. Subdivision (a) does not prohibit the manufacture or disposal of an incendiary device for the parties or purposes described in this subdivision.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 14A. Corporations, General 14A § 12-4 - last updated February 19, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-14a-corporations-general/nj-st-sect-14a-12-4/
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