NM-PC-OM
SAMPLE ORGANIZATIONAL MINUTES
NEW MEXICO PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
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Instructions
Name of Corporation
Name of Corporation
Name and Address of
Directors. There must
be at least one
Director. Minutes for Organizational Meeting
MINUTES OF JOINT ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIONS TAKEN
BY THE UNANIMOUS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE
INCORPORATORS, SHAREHOLDERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF
_____________________________________
IN LIEU OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING THEREOF
These Consent Minutes describe certain joint organizational actions taken
by the Incorporators, Shareholders and the Board of Directors of
___________________________________________________________, a New
Mexico professional corporation, in lieu of an organizational meeting thereof and
pursuant to the New Mexico Business Corporation Act (53-11-1 to 53-18-12
NMSA 1978), which provides that any action required or permitted to be taken at
an organiza tional, Share holders' or Board of Directors' meeting of a New Mexico
Business corporation may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all
the Shareholders entitled to vote on the action, by all Incorporators and all
members of the Board and is evidenced by one or more written consents
describing the action taken which are signed by all of the Shareholders entitled to
vote on the action, by each Incorporator and each Director and delivered to the
corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records, with
such consent to have the effect of a unanimous meeting vote. Such consent
herein and hereto is evi denced by the signatures of the Incorporators,
Shareholders and Directors of the corporation affixed hereto.
The Incorporators, Shareholders and Directors acknowledge that it is
necessary or desirable to take various organizational actions in connection with
the incorporation of corporation in accordance with The New Mexico Business
Corporation Act. Therefore, the undersigned Incorporators, Shareholders and
Directors, being all of the Shareholders entitled to vote on these matters, all the
Incorporators and all of the members of the Board of Directors of the corporation,
do hereby waive (i) notice of the time, place and purpose of, (ii) call of, and
(iii) the necessity of organi za tional, Shareholders' and Board of Directors'
meetings thereof and unanimously and severally and collectively adopt, by
consent and without the necessity and formality of convening, and in lieu of such
meeting thereof, the following Acts and Resolutions as being the joint
organizational actions of the Incorporators, Shareholders and Board of Directors,
as if in a meeting duly assembled:
Election of Directors:
RESOLVED, that each of the following persons are hereby elected to
serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, and to
hold said position until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors
or until the earlier of their resignation or removal, or until their respective
If the incorporator is
not a director or
shareholder,
resignation is usually
made.
Provide date Articles
of Incorporation filed successors shall be duly elected and qualified:
Name Address
_______________________ ________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________ ________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
_________________________ ________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
Approval of Actions by Incorporator:
RESOLVED, that the actions of the Incorporator of the Cor poration,
which have been presented to and reviewed by each director of the
Corporation, whereby the Incorporator filed the Articles of Incorporation
with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission and thereby
incorporated the Corporation, be and they are hereby accepted, ratified
and approved.
Resignation of Incorporator :
RESOLVED, that the resignation of _______________, as incorporator of
______________________________ is hereby accepted and the Secretary
is directed to make the original part of the official minutes of the
Corporation.
Approval of Articles of Incorporation :
RESOLVED, that the Articles of Incorporation of the Corpora tion, which
have been presented to and reviewed by each director of the Corporation,
are hereby approved, duplicate originals of such Articles of Incorporation
having been filed on ______________________, with the New Mexico
Public Regulation Commission and a copy of the Articles of Incorporation
and the Certificate of Incorporation are hereby directed to be inserted in
the minute book of the Corporation.
Name Officers elected.
You should have a
President and a
Secretary.
Optional Approval of By-Laws :
RESOLVED, that the by-laws of the Corporation for the regu la tion of the
business and affairs of the Corpora tion, which have been presented to and
reviewed by each director of the Corporation, are hereby adopted and
approved as the by-laws of the Corporation, and a copy of such by-laws is
hereby directed to be inserted in the minute book of the Corpora tion and
is incorporated by reference herein.
Election of Officers :
RESOLVED, that each of the following persons are hereby elected to
serve as an officer of the Corporation, to hold the office or offices set
forth opposite their respective names until the first annual meeting of the
Board of Directors, until their earlier resignation or removal, or until their
successors are duly elected and qualified:
Office Name
President ___________________________
Vice-President ___________________________
Secretary ___________________________
Treasurer ___________________________
Payment of Incorporation Expenses :
RESOLVED, that the Secretary of the Corporation is hereby authorized
and directed to pay all fees and expenses inci dent to and necessary for the
incorpora tion and organi za tion of the Corporation and that the officers of
the Cor poration are hereby authorized and directed to take and per form
any and all other actions and to sign any and all docu ments necessary or
inci dental to the completion of the organ iza tion of the Corporation.
Adoption of Corporate Seal :
RESOLVED, that the seal containing the name of the Corpora tion, an
impression of which is affixed in the margin of this consent, is hereby
adopted as the corporate seal of the Corporation.
Adoption of Fiscal Year :
RESOLVED, that the fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on
January 1st and end on December 31st of each year.
Par Value can be zero
or a dollar amount.
Name Shareholders,
number of shares
owned and
consideration paid.
Pay at least par value
of $1.00. All shares
authorized in the
Articles of
Incorporation need
not be issued at this
time. Adoption of Form of Common Stock Certificate :
RESOLVED, that the form of stock certificate to evidence shares of
common stock of the Corporation, which has been presented to and
reviewed by each director of the Corpora tion, is hereby adopted as the
form of stock certificate for the shares of common stock of the
Corporation, a specimen thereof being attached hereto and incorporated
by reference herein.
Establishment of Par Value of Stock :
RESOLVED, that the par value per share of the common stock of the
Corporation be, and the same is, hereby established at One and 00/100
Dollar ($1.00).
Issuance of Common Stock :
RESOLVED, that in consideration of the payment, in cash, to or on behalf
of, the Corporation of the amount of money specified below opposite her
name, the sufficiency of which is hereby expressly acknowledged, the
President and Secretary of the Corporation are hereby authorized and
directed, upon receipt by, or by others on behalf of, the Corporation of
such amount of money from the person specified below, to issue to such
person a certificate or certificates representing the ownership by them of
the number of shares of fully paid and non-assessable shares of One and
00/100 Dollar ($1.00) par value per share common stock of the
Corporation as is also set forth below opposite his name:
Name Shares Consideration
_____________________ ______ ______________
_____________________ ______ ______________
_____________________ ______ ______________
Election of "S Corporation" Status :
WHEREAS, the directors and stockholders of the Corpora tion have been
advised of the advantages to the stock holders of the Corporation if the
Corporation elects to be taxed as an "S Corporation" pursuant to Sections
1361 through 1379 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Corporation does hereby
elect to be taxed as an "S Corporation" pursuant to Sections 1361 through
1379 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for the current
Name of Corporation
Name of Corporation
Name corporate bank and succeeding tax years of the Cor poration;
BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER, that such election be made and filed by
the Corporation, together with the consents of its stock holders, within the
time period specified and permitted by statute, and the officers of the
Corpora tion are hereby authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the
Corpora tion, to execute and file such election with the Internal Revenue
Service and to take such other actions as may be necessary to effect such
election for the current fiscal year of the Corporation.
Election to Classify Stock as "§ 1244 Stock":
WHEREAS, ________________________ is a "small business
corporation" as defined in the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations
issued thereunder; and
WHEREAS, the Directors desire to qualify the Corpora tion's stock as
Section 1244 stock;
IT IS, THEREFORE, RESOLVED, that _______________________
hereby adopts a plan to have its stock classified as Section 1244 stock and
offered for sale as such;
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the maximum amount to be received by
this Corporation in consideration for its stock to be issued pursuant to this
plan shall not exceed One Million and no/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00).
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the stock issued pursuant to this plan shall
be issued only for money and other property, but excluding other stock or
securities; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers of this Corporation shall take
such action as is necessary to carry this plan into effect and especially to
keep such records as are required by the Internal Revenue Service.
Authorization for Opening Bank Account :
RESOLVED, that ____________________, ______________, New
Mexico, shall be the depository in which the funds of the Corpora tion
shall be deposited.
BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER, that the appropriate officers of the
Corporation shall be, and hereby are, authorized to open a bank account or
accounts at said bank in the name of, and on behalf of, the Corporation,
for the deposit of funds belong ing to the Corporation.
Name one or more
persons to sign
checks. If two
signatures are
required on all checks
change “or” to
“and”.
Name of Corporation
Date of meeting BE IT RESOLVED FURTHER, that all checks drawn on such bank
account or accounts shall be signed by _______________________ or
________________________.
Borrowing :
RESOLVED, that only the duly elected officers of the Corpor a tion, acting
either singularly or jointly as directed from time to time by resolution of
the directors, be authorized to borrow money for, on behalf of, and in the
name of the Corporation, but only pursuant to specific authorization by
resolution of the Board of Directors as may from time to time be adopted.
Business Operations :
RESOLVED, that the President of the Corporation is hereby authorized
and directed to hire and employ such supervisors, mechanics laborers,
helpers, office personnel and other workers as he/she deems necessary for
the effective operation of the Corporation's business; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the President of the Corporation is hereby
authorized to pay all employees and workers of the Corporation such
salary, wage and other compensation as he/she shall deem appropriate
from time to time; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the President of the Corporation shall have
full power and authority to conduct all aspects of day-to-day operations of
the Corporation's business as he/she deems justified and appropriate.
Filing of Consent :
RESOLVED, that the Secretary of the Corporation is hereby directed to
make the original of this consent part of the official minutes of the
Corporation to be filed in the minute book of the Corporation.
THE UNDERSIGNED INCORPORATORS, SHAREHOLDERS AND
DIRECTORS, BEING ALL THE SHAREHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE
ON THE MATTERS DESCRIBED ABOVE, ALL INCORPORATORS AND
THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
_____________________________ DO HEREBY EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTIONS AS BEING THE JOINT ORGANIZA -
TIONAL ACTIONS OF THE INCORPORATORS, SHARE HOLDERS AND
DIRECTORS OF SUCH CORPORATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
NEW MEXICO BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (53-11-1 to 53-18-12
NMSA 1978) AND IN LIEU OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
THEREOF, TO BE EFFECTIVE AS OF _____________________________.
Name and Signature
of Incorporator,
Directors and
Shareholders. Add
blanks if necessary.
Signature of Secretary
of Corporation _________________________________
___________________, Incorporator
_________________________________
_________________________________
Shareholder and Director
_________________________________
_________________________________
Shareholder and Director
ATTEST:
______________________________,
Secretary
Instructions
Name of Incorporator
Name of Corporation
Effective date of
resignation, such as
date of meeting.
Signature of
incorporator RESIGNATION OF INCORPORATOR
I, the undersigned _________________, do hereby resign as
incorporator of _____________________________, a New Mexico
corporation, effective __________________________.
______________________________
Incorporator