JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/jquery.validation/1.16.0/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<fieldset>
<legend>Por favor entre com seu nome, email e um comentário.
<i class="glyphicon glyphicon-log-in"></i>
</legend>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12">
<div class="inner-addon left-addon">
<form class="cmxform" id="formulario" method="get" action="">
<p>
<label for="cname">Nome (Requer, no mínimo 2 caracteres)</label>
<input id="cname" name="name" minlength="2" type="text" required>
</p>
<p>
<input id="id_codigo_empresa" name="codigo_empresa"
type="number" class="form-control" maxlength="6"
placeholder="Código da entidade" required>
</p>
<p>
<label for="cemail">E-Mail (requerido)</label>
<input id="cemail" type="email" name="email" required>
</p>
<p>
<label for="curl">URL (opcional)</label>
<input id="curl" type="url" name="url">
</p>
<p>
<label for="ccomment">Seu comentário (requerido)</label>
<textarea id="ccomment" name="comment" required></textarea>
</p>
<p>
<input class="submit" type="submit" value="Submit">
</p>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</fieldset>
JavaScript
$("#formulario").validate();