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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Whenever any corporation may have sold, let or mortgaged, or may hereafter sell, let or mortgage, any of its corporate property, real or personal, or its franchises, a copy of the minutes of any meeting of the stockholders or directors of such corporation, authorizing or directing any such sale, letting or mortgaging, proven by oath or affirmation of the secretary, or other proper custodian of such minutes, to be a full and true copy of the minutes of such meeting, so far as relates to any such sale, letting or mortgaging, shall be prima facie evidence of the matters therein set forth, in any case in which the original minutes, if duly proven, would be evidence in any judicial proceeding, relating to such property or franchises; and such copy, so probated before any officer authorized to take probate or acknowledgment of deeds for the purpose of record in this commonwealth, may be recorded in the office for recording deeds, in the proper county, in like manner, and with like effect, as other instruments of writing, relating to real estate in such county, may be recorded.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 21 P.S. Deeds and Mortgages § 400. Record of minutes of corporate meeting - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-21-ps-deeds-and-mortgages/pa-st-sect-21-400/
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