Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 185 - Cooperatives.
185.53 - Filing and recording amendments; effect thereof.

185.53 Filing and recording amendments; effect thereof.
(1) Amendments to articles shall be signed by the president or a vice president and the secretary or an assistant secretary, shall be sealed with the cooperative's seal, and shall set forth:
(a) The name of the cooperative, and the county of the cooperative's principal office or of its registered agent.
(b) The amendment and date of adoption.
(c) The number of members.
(d) The number of member votes cast for and against the amendment.
(e) If affected stockholders have the right to vote under s. 185.52, the number of votes of affected stockholders cast for and against the amendment.
(2) The amendment shall be filed and recorded as provided in s. 185.82. The amendment becomes effective upon filing, and the department may then issue a certificate of amendment.
(3) No amendment may affect any existing cause of action or proceeding to which the cooperative is a party, or existing rights of persons other than members or stockholders.
(4) No action may be maintained to invalidate any amendment because of the manner of its adoption unless commenced within 2 years after the date of filing.
History: 1981 c. 337; 1985 a. 30 ss. 29, 42; 1995 a. 27.
Cross-reference: See s. 182.01 (3) for provision that certain corporate documents may not be filed with secretary of state unless they bear the drafter's name.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 185 - Cooperatives.

185.01 - Definitions.

185.02 - Purposes.

185.03 - General powers.

185.031 - Refunds after forfeiture.

185.033 - Restriction on changes to articles.

185.034 - Definitions applicable to indemnification and insurance provisions.

185.035 - Mandatory indemnification.

185.036 - Determination of right to indemnification.

185.037 - Allowance of expenses as incurred.

185.038 - Additional rights to indemnification and allowance of expenses.

185.039 - Court-ordered indemnification.

185.04 - Indemnification and allowance of expenses of employees and agents.

185.041 - Insurance.

185.042 - Indemnification and insurance against securities law claims.

185.043 - Incorporators.

185.045 - Reserved or registered name.

185.05 - Articles.

185.06 - Organization meetings.

185.07 - Bylaws.

185.08 - Principal office; registered agent; service of process.

185.09 - Promotion expense; limitation.

185.11 - Membership.

185.12 - Voting.

185.13 - Member meetings.

185.14 - Quorum.

185.15 - Notice to members, stockholders or other persons; waiver.

185.21 - Stock; authorization, issuance, control, use, rights.

185.22 - Subscriptions for stock; liability therefor.

185.23 - Missing securities or records.

185.24 - Liability of cooperative for wrongful transfers of its securities.

185.25 - Applicability of ch. 408 to cooperative securities.

185.31 - Directors; number, election, removal and vacancies.

185.32 - Directors; meetings, quorum and waiver of notice.

185.33 - Executive committee.

185.34 - Action without meeting by directors or members.

185.35 - Officers.

185.36 - Compensation and benefits to directors, officers and employees.

185.363 - Reliance by directors or officers.

185.365 - Consideration of interests in addition to members' and stockholders' interests.

185.367 - Limited liability of directors and officers.

185.37 - Liability of directors and members.

185.38 - Disposition of assets; right to secure debts.

185.41 - Cooperative contracts.

185.42 - Recording of cooperative contracts; effect thereof.

185.43 - Relief against breach or threatened breach.

185.44 - Application of ss. 185.41 to 185.43; venue of action.

185.45 - Apportionment and distribution of proceeds.

185.47 - Financial books and records; penalty for refusal to produce.

185.48 - Annual reports; filing thereof.

185.49 - Omission of seal.

185.50 - Income or franchise tax returns.

185.51 - Amendments to articles.

185.52 - Stockholder voting on amendments to articles.

185.53 - Filing and recording amendments; effect thereof.

185.54 - Restated articles.

185.55 - Amendments by bankruptcy court.

185.61 - Merger and consolidation.

185.62 - Articles of merger or consolidation; effect thereof.

185.63 - Division of a cooperative.

185.64 - Conversion of corporation.

185.71 - Voluntary dissolution.

185.72 - Involuntary dissolution.

185.73 - Liquidation under court supervision.

185.74 - Property not distributed prior to dissolution.

185.75 - Unclaimed assets.

185.76 - Survival of remedy after dissolution.

185.81 - Admission of foreign cooperatives.

185.815 - Recording change of principal office or registered agent.

185.82 - Procedure on filing and recording of documents.

185.825 - Penalty for false document.

185.83 - Fees for filing.

185.84 - Fees or penalty due state.

185.85 - Forms to be furnished by department of financial institutions.

185.91 - Voting requirements of articles.

185.92 - Effect of unauthorized acts.

185.93 - Member or stockholder derivative actions.

185.94 - Use of term “cooperative"; penalty for improper use.

185.95 - Discrimination against association.

185.96 - Application of chapter.

185.97 - Title.

185.981 - Cooperative health care.

185.982 - Manner of practicing medicine, chiropractic and dentistry; payment; promotional expense.

185.983 - Requirements of plan.

185.985 - Inconsistent provisions of the statutes.

185.99 - Health benefit purchasing cooperatives.

185.995 - Extensions of credit by electric cooperatives for certain projects.