| If you have never written a legal document before, | | | | whether the organization is a stock organization or a |
| you may find it quite difficult - not to mention scary - to | | | | non-stock corporation, as this will determine how the |
| compose legal documents such as contracts, memos | | | | profits of the company will be distributed. Furthermore, |
| concerning legalities or wills. It can prove to be scary, | | | | a non-stock corporation is sub-divided into a profit or |
| since there are legal terms that you may unknowingly | | | | non-profit organization. The period by which the |
| use incorrectly if you have no sufficient knowledge of | | | | corporation will run is also part of the legal document. In |
| its meaning, and writing an 'incorrect' legal document | | | | some cases, especially for a non-profitable |
| may prove to be even more costly as compared to | | | | organization, it is to exist for a limited span of time only |
| when you ask a professional legal aid to do the job for | | | | after the corporation has served its purpose. The |
| you. However, there is one type of legal document | | | | Articles of Incorporation can also include the by-laws |
| that you can easily draft yourself, and this is called | | | | or the rules which apply for all employees and officers |
| 'Articles of Incorporation. Basically, the Articles of | | | | of the organization. |
| Incorporation will show in detail the purpose and | | | | You can browse through the Internet to read hundreds |
| structure of a particular corporation. | | | | of samples of Articles of Incorporation documents. |
| To learn about the ABC's of creating a company's | | | | You can also visit your local library or consult any legal |
| Article of Incorporation, it is good to learn about the | | | | book to get more information on how to write this legal |
| components which make up this document. First, the | | | | document. When creating the "Articles of |
| "Articles of Incorporation should state the complete | | | | Incorporation", you need to make sure that the |
| name of the corporation. Words like Incorporated, | | | | document is complete, concise and each article |
| Limited and Corporation could be indicated as a | | | | included in the document is clear and straight to the |
| complete word or its corresponding abbreviation. The | | | | point. It should also clearly define what the corporation |
| second most important thing to include is the name of | | | | is as a whole. Before submitting the final draft of your |
| the person or group of people who make up the | | | | company's "Articles of Incorporation" to the proper |
| organization. Aside from the names of the | | | | channel, you can have it checked by a local attorney |
| 'Incoporators' or the people behind the organization, the | | | | for a flat fee, just to be on the safe side and ensure |
| corporate address should also be indicated in the | | | | that everything is in order. |
| Articles of Incorporation. It is also crucial to state | | | | |