PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1769, 3701, 3741, PRINTER'S NO. 4112
1769
No. 1479 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY RUBLEY, DALEY, C. WILLIAMS, YOUNGBLOOD,
E. Z. TAYLOR, BARD, HENNESSEY AND McGILL, MAY 7, 1997
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENTS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NOVEMBER 16, 1998
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 15 (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations)
2 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing
3 for trademark fees AND FOR PURPOSES OF LIMITED LIABILITY <--
4 COMPANIES.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 153(a)(7) SECTIONS 153(A)(7) AND 8911(A) <--
8 of Title 15 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is ARE <--
9 amended to read:
10 § 153. Fee schedule.
11 (a) General rule.--The fees of the Corporation Bureau of the
12 Department of State, including fees for the public acts and
13 transactions of the Secretary of the Commonwealth administered
14 through the bureau, and of county filing officers under Title 13
15 (relating to commercial code), shall be as follows:
16 * * *
17 (7) Trademarks, emblems, union labels,
18 description of bottles and like matters:
1 [(i) Registration..................... 52
2 (ii) Each ancillary transaction....... 52]
3 (i) Trademark registration............ 25
4 (ii) Each ancillary trademark
5 transaction................................ 25
6 (iii) Any other registration under
7 this paragraph............................. 52
8 (iv) Any other ancillary transaction
9 under this paragraph....................... 52
10 * * *
11 § 8911. PURPOSES. <--
12 (A) GENERAL RULE.--LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES MAY BE
13 ORGANIZED UNDER THIS CHAPTER FOR ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE, EXCEPT FOR
14 THE PURPOSE OF BANKING OR INSURANCE. UNLESS OTHERWISE RESTRICTED
15 IN ITS CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION, EVERY LIMITED LIABILITY
16 COMPANY HAS AS ITS PURPOSE THE ENGAGING IN ALL LAWFUL BUSINESS
17 FOR WHICH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES MAY BE ORGANIZED UNDER
18 THIS CHAPTER. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT THE
19 FOLLOWING:
20 (1) A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ORGANIZED BY ONE OR MORE
21 BANKS OR A BANKING ORGANIZATION FOR THE SOLE PURPOSES OF
22 MARKETING AND SELLING TITLE INSURANCE.
23 (2) THE ORGANIZATION OF AN INSURANCE AGENCY LICENSED IN
24 THIS COMMONWEALTH AS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
25 * * *
26 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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