17-1607. Articles of incorporation. (a) Each association formed under this act must prepare and file the articles of incorporation, setting forth:
(1) The name of the association.
(2) The purposes for which it is formed.
(3) The term for which it is to exist, if the term is not to be perpetual.
(4) The number of directors, which shall be five or more, and the term of office of such directors.
(5) If organized without capital stock, the application shall set forth the general rule or rules applicable to all members by which the property rights and interests, respectively, of each member may and shall be determined and fixed. The association shall have the power to admit new members who shall be entitled to share in the property of the association with the old members, in accordance with such general rule or rules. This provision of the application for charter shall not be altered, amended, or repealed except by the written consent or the vote of 3/4 of the members.
(6) If organized with capital stock, the amount of such stock and the number of shares into which it is divided and the par value thereof.
(7) The address and county of its registered office in the state and the name, address, other than a post office box, and county of its resident agent in the state.
(b) The capital stock may be divided into preferred and common stock. If so divided, the application for charter must contain a statement of the number of shares of stock to which preference is granted and the number of shares of stock to which no preference is granted and the nature and extent of the preference and privileges granted to each. The application for charter must be subscribed by the incorporators and shall be filed in accordance with the provisions of the general corporation law of this state.
History: L. 1921, ch. 148, § 7; R.S. 1923, 17-1607; L. 1992, ch. 227, § 7; L. 2000, ch. 39, § 4; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 16 - Cooperative Marketing
17-1601 Purpose of cooperative marketing act.
17-1602 Definitions, nonprofit character of associations.
17-1603 Incorporation of associations.
17-1604 Purposes of association.
17-1605 Powers of association.
17-1606 Members or stockholders.
17-1607 Articles of incorporation.
17-1612 Officers; requirements; elections.
17-1613 Certificate of membership; stock and stockholders.
17-1614 Removal of director or officer.
17-1615 Matters subject to referendum, when.
17-1616 Marketing contracts; injunction to prevent breach.
17-1617a Interest in other cooperative association or corporation.
17-1618 Annual report; annual report fee. [See Revisor's Note]
17-1621 Adoption of act by existing corporations.
17-1625 Application and recording fee.
17-1626 Conflicting laws not to apply; exemptions under existing laws to apply.
17-1627 Limitation of use of term "co-operative."
17-1628 Application of general corporation code.
17-1630 Meetings of stockholders and directors; resident agent.
17-1631 Dissolution for failure to carry on business; receivers.
17-1632 Contracts fixing resale prices.
17-1635 Same; invalidity of part.
17-1636 Disposition of property, assets and good will; notice to stockholders.
17-1637 Merger or consolidation of cooperative associations and corporations.
17-1639 When mergers effective; rights and liabilities to surviving association.
17-1640 Surviving association right to issue bonds or other obligations.