§ 79-16-1. Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Registration of Foreign Business Trusts Act.”
§ 79-16-11. Application for certificate of authority
A foreign business trust, in order to procure a certificate of authority to transact business in this state, shall make application therefor to the Secretary of State, which application shall set forth: The name of the foreign business trust and the state or country under the laws of which it is organized; The date of […]
§ 79-16-13. Issuance of certificate of authority
If the Secretary of State finds that the application for certificate of authority meets the requirements of this chapter and requisite fees as provided in Section 79-16-33, Mississippi Code of 1972, have been paid, he shall: Endorse on the original the word “filed” and the month, day and year of the filing thereof; File in […]
§ 79-16-15. Changes and amendments
If any statement in the application for certificate of authority of a foreign business trust was false when made or any arrangements or other facts described have changed, making the application inaccurate in any respect, the foreign business trust shall promptly file in the Office of the Secretary of State a certificate, signed by a […]
§ 79-16-17.
Repealed by Laws, 2012, ch. 382, § 140, effective January 1, 2013.
§ 79-16-19.
Repealed by Laws, 2012, ch. 382, § 141, effective January 1, 2013.
§ 79-16-21.
Repealed by Laws, 2012, ch. 382, § 142, effective January 1, 2013.
§ 79-16-23. Certificate of withdrawal; application and filing
A foreign business trust authorized to transact business in this state may withdraw from this state upon procuring from the Secretary of State a certificate of withdrawal. In order to procure such certificate of withdrawal, such foreign business trust shall deliver to the Secretary of State an application for withdrawal, which shall set forth: The […]
§ 79-16-25. Certificate of withdrawal; issuance
Application for withdrawal shall be delivered to the Secretary of State. If the Secretary of State finds that such application meets the requirements of this chapter, when all fees and taxes have been paid as by law prescribed, he shall: Endorse on such application the word “filed,” and the month, day and year of the […]
§ 79-16-27. Certificate of authority; revocation; causes
The certificate of authority of a foreign business trust to transact business in this state may be revoked by the Secretary of State upon the condition prescribed in this section when: The foreign business trust has failed to pay any fees prescribed by law when they become due and payable; The foreign business trust has […]
§ 79-16-29. Certificate of authority; revocation procedure
Upon revoking such certificate of authority, the Secretary of State shall: Issue a certificate of revocation; File one (1) of such certificates in his office; and Mail to such foreign business trust to its registered agent as provided in Section 79-35-13 a notice of such revocation accompanied by one (1) of such certificates. Upon issuance […]
§ 79-16-3. Reservation of power to amend or repeal
The Mississippi Legislature has the power to amend or repeal all or part of this chapter at any time and all foreign business trusts subject to this chapter are governed by the amendment or repeal.
§ 79-16-31. Consequences of transacting business without authority
A foreign business trust transacting business in this state without a certificate of authority may not maintain a proceeding in any court in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority. The successor to a foreign business trust that transacted business in this state without a certificate of authority and the assignee of a […]
§ 79-16-33. Fees
The Secretary of State shall charge and collect from foreign business trust for: Filings required by the Mississippi Registered Agents Act, the fees required by Section 79-35-3; Filing an application of a foreign business trust for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state and issuing a certificate of authority, Two Hundred Fifty […]
§ 79-16-35. Laws applicable to foreign business trust previously transacting business in this state
Foreign business trusts which are transacting business in this state at the time this law takes effect, for a purpose or purposes for which a foreign business trust might secure such authority under said law, shall, subject to the limitations set forth in their respective certificates of authority, be entitled to all the rights and […]
§ 79-16-5. Certificate of authority; necessity of; what constitutes not transacting business
No foreign business trust shall have the right to transact business in this state until it shall have procured a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State. No foreign business trust shall be entitled to procure a certificate of authority under this chapter to transact in this state any business which a foreign business […]
§ 79-16-7. Name of foreign business trust
The name of each foreign business trust as set forth in its certificate of trust must be such as to distinguish it upon the records of the Office of the Secretary of State from the name of any corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, investment trust or limited liability partnership reserved, registered, formed or organized […]
§ 79-16-9. Prohibited change of name; penalties
Whenever a foreign business trust which is authorized to transact business in this state shall change its name to one under which a certificate of authority would not be granted to it on application therefor, the certificate of authority of such foreign business trust shall be suspended and it shall not thereafter transact any business […]