14:11-16(2). Corporations organized for educational, library or literary purposes authorized to issue shares of preferred stock; abrogation and surrender of authority to issue preferred shares; procedure
2. Any corporation of this state organized for educational, library or literary purposes, incorporated under any general or special law of this state, authorizing the issue of capital stock by such corporation, and also authorizing the issue by such corporation of preferred stock or preferred shares or shares of stock entitled to dividend or interest in preference to other shares of stock of the corporation, but never having actually issued any such preferred stock or preference shares or shares of stock entitled to dividend or interest in preference to other shares of stock of the corporation, may abrogate and surrender any provision in its charter or certificate of incorporation authorizing the issue of such preferred stock or preference shares or shares of stock entitled to dividend or interest in preference to other shares of stock of the corporation, in manner following: The board of directors, managers or trustees shall pass a resolution declaring that the abrogation or surrender by the corporation of the provision in its charter or certificate of incorporation, authorizing the issue of preferred stock, preference shares or shares of stock entitled to dividend or interest in preference to other shares of the corporation, is advisable; a copy of such resolution, certified by the president and secretary under the corporate seal, acknowledged or proved as in the case of deeds of real estate, together with the written assent of a majority in interest of the stockholders of said corporation, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and upon the filing of the same, the charter or certificate of incorporation of said corporation shall be deemed to be amended accordingly, and the certificate of the secretary of state that such certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors, managers or trustees, and assent of stockholders have been filed in his office, shall be taken and accepted as evidence of such abrogation and surrender of the provision in the charter or certificate of incorporation of said corporation authorizing the issue of preferred stock, preference shares or shares of stock entitled to dividend or interest in preference to other shares of stock of the corporation in all courts and places.
L.1904, c. 118, s. 2, p. 244 [C.S. p. 4297, s. 8].
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