Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.
193.215 - Articles of organization and notice of mailing address.

193.215 Articles of organization and notice of mailing address.
(1) Filing required. The organizers of a cooperative shall file with the department the cooperative's original articles as specified under sub. (2), together with the statement required under s. 193.115 (2) and a statement listing the current mailing address of the cooperative.
(2) Content of articles.
(a) The articles shall state all of the following:
1. The name of the cooperative.
2. The purpose of the cooperative.
3. The name and address of each organizer.
4. The duration of the cooperative, if the duration is not to be perpetual.
(b) The articles may contain any other lawful provision.
(3) Effect of proper filing. Upon compliance with sub. (1), all of the following apply:
(a) It is presumed that all conditions precedent to organizing the cooperative that are required to be performed by the organizers have been satisfied.
(b) The cooperative is chartered by this state as a separate legal entity with perpetual duration or any other duration stated in the articles under sub. (2) (a) 4.
(c) The department shall issue a certificate of organization to the cooperative.
(4) Change of mailing address. If the mailing address of the cooperative changes, the cooperative shall file with the department a statement notifying the department of the change of address.
History: 2005 a. 441.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 193 - Unincorporated cooperative associations.

193.001 - Citation.

193.005 - Definitions.

193.105 - Use of term “cooperative" restricted.

193.111 - Filing fees and other requirements.

193.115 - Registered office and agent.

193.121 - Legal recognition of electronic records and signatures.

193.201 - Organizational purpose.

193.203 - Exceptions.

193.205 - Organizers.

193.211 - Cooperative name.

193.215 - Articles of organization and notice of mailing address.

193.221 - Amendment of articles.

193.225 - Conversion to cooperative.

193.231 - Curative filing.

193.241 - Bylaws.

193.245 - Cooperative records.

193.301 - Cooperative powers.

193.305 - Emergency powers.

193.311 - Agricultural product and commodity marketing contracts.

193.315 - Indemnification and insurance against securities law claims.

193.401 - Board governs cooperative.

193.405 - Number of directors.

193.411 - Election of directors.

193.415 - Removal of directors.

193.417 - Resignation of directors.

193.421 - Filling vacancies.

193.423 - Allocation of voting authority among directors.

193.425 - Board meetings.

193.431 - Quorum; presence of objecting director.

193.435 - Actions of the board.

193.441 - Actions without a meeting.

193.443 - Board authority concerning certain cooperative property.

193.445 - Audit committee.

193.451 - Committees.

193.455 - Conduct and liability of directors.

193.461 - Director conflicts of interest.

193.465 - Limitation of director's liability in articles or bylaws.

193.471 - Indemnification.

193.475 - Officers.

193.478 - Director Education.

193.501 - Members.

193.505 - Member liability.

193.511 - Regular members' meetings.

193.515 - Special members' meetings.

193.518 - Effect of insufficient notice.

193.521 - Certification of notice.

193.523 - Electronic notice.

193.524 - Revocation of electronic communication.

193.525 - Quorum at members' meeting.

193.531 - Virtual members' meetings and attendance.

193.535 - Actions of the members.

193.541 - Actions without a members' meeting.

193.545 - Member voting rights.

193.551 - Patron member voting based on patronage.

193.553 - Voting rights limited to members as of date certain.

193.555 - Voting rights of nonmembers.

193.557 - Voting of jointly owned membership interests.

193.559 - Cumulative voting by members.

193.561 - Voting by business entities, subsidiaries, legal representatives, and holders of security interests.

193.565 - Voting by proxy.

193.571 - Member authority concerning certain cooperative property.

193.601 - Membership interests.

193.605 - Cooperative securities.

193.611 - Assignment of financial rights.

193.615 - Nature and terms of a membership interest and statement of interest owned.

193.621 - Certificated membership interests.

193.625 - Replacement certificates.

193.631 - Restriction on transfer or registration of membership interests.

193.701 - Authorization, form, and acceptance.

193.702 - Valuation; presumption and liability.

193.705 - Restated value of previous contributions.

193.711 - Contribution agreements.

193.715 - Contribution rights agreements.

193.721 - Allocations of profits and distributions of cash and other assets.

193.725 - Allocations and distributions of profits to patron members.

193.731 - Member control agreements.

193.735 - Distribution of unclaimed property.

193.801 - Merger and consolidation.

193.805 - Merger of subsidiary or parent.

193.807 - Effective date; effect of merger or consolidation.

193.835 - Abandonment of merger.

193.905 - Voluntary dissolution; winding up.

193.911 - Revocation of dissolution proceedings.

193.925 - Court-supervised voluntary dissolution.

193.931 - Involuntary dissolution.

193.935 - Procedure in involuntary or court-supervised voluntary dissolution.

193.941 - Receiver qualifications and powers.

193.951 - Filing claims in involuntary or court-supervised voluntary dissolution proceedings.

193.955 - Discontinuance of court-supervised dissolution proceedings.

193.961 - Order of dissolution.

193.971 - Barring of claims.