| | 31. It corrects grammar to be consistent with other | provisions relating to certificates of existence provided by | foreign corporations; |
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| | 32. It changes language to clarify that a foreign corporation | may consent to the use of a registered name by any corporation | that is subject to the Maine Business Corporation Act, not just a | corporation that is incorporated under the Maine Business | Corporation Act; |
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| | 33. It replaces language in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title | 13-C, section 404, subsection 1 to conform to the model language | of real name versus true name from current Title 13-A; |
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| | 34. It deletes language requiring the address of the | registered office on assumed or fictitious name filings and | deletes a reference to fictitious name relative to using an | assumed name in less than all locations of business; |
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| | 35. It adds language to require additional information for a | foreign corporation filing a fictitious name; |
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| | 36. It deletes language requiring the address of the | registered office on termination of assumed or fictitious name | filings; |
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| | 37. It adds language about the duties of a clerk taken from | another section of the law. This change places all information | about the clerk into one section; |
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| | 38. It requires a resigning clerk to include as part of the | filing, in addition to the corporate officer's name and title, | the address of the officer to whom the notice of resignation was | mailed. Additionally, it clarifies to whom the notice may be | sent. The bill clarifies the language for changing the name of | the current clerk and adds language about address requirements | for the registered office and clarifies the signature | requirements on any document that changes the clerk of the | corporation; |
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| | 39. It clarifies that series, as well as classes, can be | specified in the articles of incorporation; |
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| | 40. It provides that terms of shares may be dependent upon | extrinsic facts and terms of shares may vary among holders of the | same class or series; |
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| | 41. It establishes that a board of directors may fix | provisions of series, as well as classes; |
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