Company Act Article 2
I.Companies are of four classes as set forth in the following:1.Unlimited Company: which term denotes a company organized by two or more shareholders who bear unlimited joint and several liabilities for discharge of the obligations of the company.2.Limited Company: which term denotes a company organized by one or more shareholders, with each shareholder being liable for the company in an amount limited to the amount contributed by him.3.Unlimited Company with Limited Liability Shareholders: which term denotes a company organized by one or more shareholders of unlimited liability and one or more shareholders of limited liability; among them the shareholder(s) with unlimited liability shall bear unlimited joint liability for the obligations of the company, while each of the shareholders with limited liability shall be held liable for the obligations of the company only in respect of the amount of capital contributed by him.4.Company Limited by Shares: which term denotes a company organized by two or more or one government or corporate shareholder, with the total capital of the company being divided into shares and each shareholder being liable for the company in an amount equal to the total value of shares subscribed by him.II.The name of a company shall indicate the class to which it belongs.
中文原文 公司法第2條
公司分為左列四種：
一、無限公司：指二人以上股東所組織，對公司債務負連帶無限清償責任之公司。
二、有限公司：由一人以上股東所組織，就其出資額為限，對公司負其責任之公司。
三、兩合公司：指一人以上無限責任股東，與一人以上有限責任股東所組織，其無限責任股東對公司債務負連帶無限清償責任；有限責任股東就其出資額為限，對公司負其責任之公司。
四、股份有限公司：指二人以上股東或政府、法人股東一人所組織，全部資本分為股份；股東就其所認股份，對公司負其責任之公司。
公司名稱，應標明公司之種類。
一、無限公司：指二人以上股東所組織，對公司債務負連帶無限清償責任之公司。
二、有限公司：由一人以上股東所組織，就其出資額為限，對公司負其責任之公司。
三、兩合公司：指一人以上無限責任股東，與一人以上有限責任股東所組織，其無限責任股東對公司債務負連帶無限清償責任；有限責任股東就其出資額為限，對公司負其責任之公司。
四、股份有限公司：指二人以上股東或政府、法人股東一人所組織，全部資本分為股份；股東就其所認股份，對公司負其責任之公司。
公司名稱，應標明公司之種類。