1302 - Application to existing authorized foreign corporations.

§ 1302. Application to existing authorized foreign corporations.    Every  foreign corporation which on the effective date of this chapter  is authorized to do business  in  this  state  under  a  certificate  of  authority  heretofore  issued  to  it  by  the  secretary of state shall  continue  to  have  such  authority.  Such  foreign   corporation,   its  shareholders,  directors  and  officers  shall  have  the  same  rights,  franchises and privileges and shall be subject to the same  limitations,  restrictions,   liabilities  and  penalties  as  a  foreign  corporation  authorized under this chapter, its shareholders, directors and  officers  respectively.  Reference in this chapter to an application for authority  shall, unless the context otherwise requires, include the statement  and  designation  and  any  amendment  thereof  required  to  be filed by the  secretary of state under prior  statutes  to  obtain  a  certificate  of  authority.