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CHARACTERISTICS
1. Formed by compliance with statutory requirements
2. One or more general partners control the business
3. One or more general partners contribute to the capital and share in the profits but do not participate in
the management of the business and are not personally liable for partnership obligations beyond their
capital contributions
4. May ask for the return of their capital contributions under conditions prescribed by law
5. Partnership debts are paid out of common fund and the individual properties of general partners
GENERAL
Personally liable for partnership obligations
When manner of mgt. not agreed upon, all gen partners have an equal right in the mgt. of the business
Contribute cash, property or industry
Proper party to proceedings by/against partnership
Interest not assignable w/o consent of other partners
Name may appear in firm name
Prohibition against engaging in business
Retirement, death, insolvency, insanity of gen partner dissolves partnership
LIMITED
Liability extends only to his capital contributions
No participation in management
Contribute cash or property only, not industry
Not proper party to proceedings by/against partnership
Interest is freely assignable
Name must appear in firm name
No prohibition against engaging in business
Does not have same effect; rights transferred to legal representative
AMENDMENT/CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE
Cancelled:
1. Partnership is dissolved other than by reason of expiry of term
2. All limited partners cease to be such
Amended:
1. Change in name of partnership, amount/character of contribution of ltd. partner
2. Substitution of ltd. partner
3. Admission of additional ltd. partner
4. Admission of gen. partner
5. Death, insolvency, insanity, civil interdiction of gen. partner & business is continued
6. Change in character of business
7. False/erroneous statement in certificate
8. Change in time as stated in the certificate for dissolution of partnership/return of contribution
9. Time is fixed for dissolution of partnership. Return of contribution if no orig. time specified
10. Change in other statement in certificate