North Dakota Code § 45-16-01

1. Each partner is deemed to have an account that is:
a. Credited with an amount equal to the money plus the value of any other property, 
net of the amount of any liabilities, the partner contributes to the partnership and 
the partner's share of the partnership profits; and
b. Charged with an amount equal to the money plus the value of any other property, 
net of the amount of any liabilities, distributed by the partnership to the partner 
and the partner's share of the partnership losses.
2. Each partner is entitled to an equal share of the partnership profits and is chargeable 
with a share of the partnership losses in proportion to the partner's share of the profits.
3. A partnership shall reimburse a partner for payments made and indemnify a partner for 
liabilities incurred by the partner in the ordinary course of the business of the 
partnership or for the preservation of its business or property.
4. A partnership shall reimburse a partner for an advance to the partnership beyond the 
amount of capital the partner agreed to contribute.
5. A payment or advance made by a partner which gives rise to a partnership obligation 
under subsection 3 or 4 constitutes a loan to the partnership which accrues interest 
from the date of the payment or advance.
6. Each partner has equal rights in the management and conduct of the partnership 
business.
7. A partner may use or possess partnership property only on behalf of the partnership.
8. A partner is not entitled to remuneration for services performed for the partnership, 
except for reasonable compensation for services rendered in winding up the business 
of the partnership.
9. A person may become a partner only with the consent of all of the partners.
10. A difference arising as to a matter in the ordinary course of business of a partnership 
may be decided by a majority of the partners. An act outside the ordinary course of 
business of a partnership and an amendment to the partnership agreement may be 
undertaken only with the consent of all of the partners.
11. This section does not affect the obligations of a partnership to other persons under 
section 45-15-01.

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