Chapter 17 — CORPORATIONS

17-1373. Creation by resolution of county commissioners, notice, hearing; election, when; conveyance of certain property, when. (a) The board of county commissioners may adopt a resolution creating a cemetery district within the county. Such resolution shall describe the territor…

17-1374. Acquisition of land; no-fund warrants. (a) Whenever the board of trustees of any cemetery organized pursuant to K.S.A. 17-1342, and amendments thereto, determines it is necessary to acquire land to enlarge the cemetery and revenues are insufficient to finance the cost of…

17-1375. Cemetery corporation; selling excess real estate; conditions. Any cemetery corporation to which real estate was deeded and restricted to be used only for cemetery purposes prior to 1909 and such deed was coupled with a trust for the benefit of not-for-profit charitable b…

17-1376. Same; petition; notice; hearing. Upon compliance with K.S.A. 17-1375, and amendments thereto, the cemetery corporation shall petition the district court of the county in which the cemetery is located, or, if any court shall have assumed jurisdiction of the trust, the cou…

[Repealed or reserved.]

[Repealed or reserved.]

17-1407. History: L. 1873, ch. 156, § 1; R.S. 1923, 17-1407; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 52, § 153; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Schoo…

17-1501. Incorporation; name; cooperative plan defined. Any number of persons not less than twenty, who are citizens of the state of Kansas may associate themselves together as a cooperative corporation for the purpose and to the end of more successfully promoting and conducting …

17-1502. Stock. That every such corporation when so organized and incorporated may issue stock to its shareholders in such amounts and with such limitations as are hereinafter defined. That the shareholders in any such mutual or cooperative corporation, shall each have but one vo…

17-1503. Rights and powers of corporation. That every such cooperative corporation, when organized and incorporated, shall enjoy all the rights, privileges and powers not in conflict with the provisions of this act, as are conferred by the statutes of this state on other cooperat…

17-1504. Telephone company doing business in rural district. That any telephone company principally doing business in any rural district in the state of Kansas at any regular annual meeting or at a special meeting duly called may change from an ordinary corporation into a coopera…

17-1505. Certificate for secretary of state. Whenever any such telephone corporation shall have voted to come under the provisions of this act, it shall be the duty of the secretary to file a certificate of the proceedings with the secretary of state. History: L. 1913, ch. 138, §…

17-1506. Articles of incorporation. The stockholders of any such cooperative corporation shall sign written articles of incorporation which shall contain: The name of the corporation; the names and residence of the persons forming such corporation; the purpose of the organization…

17-1507. Same; execution and filing. The articles of incorporation shall be executed and filed and become effective in the manner prescribed by the general corporation code. The secretary of state shall return to the corporation a certified copy of such articles of incorporation,…

17-1508. Same; filing fees. Every corporation organized under the acts of which this section is amendatory shall pay to the secretary of state, at the time of filing its articles of incorporation, the fees required by subsection (a) of K.S.A. 17-7502. History: L. 1913, ch. 137, §…

17-1509. Commencement of business. No corporation organized under the provisions of this act shall commence business until at least twenty percent of its capital stock has been paid for in actual cash, and a sworn statement to that effect has been filed with the secretary of stat…

17-1510. Management of association; directors and officers. Every such association shall be managed by a board of not less than five directors. The directors shall be elected by and from the stockholders of the association or from stockholders of co-operative societies who are re…

17-1511. Amount of stock owned by one person; voting. No person shall be allowed to own or have any interest in more than ten percent of the capital stock of such corporation. Each member shall be entitled to one and only one vote for each director to be elected. History: L. 1913…

17-1512. Bylaws and regulations. Each corporation shall formulate bylaws prescribing the duties of the directors and officials; the manner of distributing the profits of its business; the manner of becoming a member; and such other rules and instructions to its officials and memb…

17-1513. Business entity information report; report fee. Each corporation organized under the provisions of this act shall make a written business entity information report to the secretary of state, and pay the required fee, as prescribed by K.S.A. 17-7503, and amendments theret…

17-1514. Cooperative corporations heretofore organized. All cooperative corporations, companies, or associations heretofore organized and doing business under prior statutes, or which have attempted to so organize and do business, shall have the benefit of all of the provisions o…

17-1515. Use of "cooperative" as part of corporate name. That no corporation hereafter organized and doing business for a profit in this state shall be permitted to use the word "cooperative" as a part of its corporate name, unless it shall have complied with the provisions of th…

17-1516. Dissolution of certain mutual telephone companies. Any mututal telephone company organized prior to 1915 under the provisions of chapter 116* of the Session Laws of 1887 may make disposition of its property and assets on such terms and conditions and for such considerati…

17-1517. Same; resolution; notice of meeting of stockholders. The board of directors of any such telephone company deeming it advisable to dispose of its property and assets and to dissolve such company may adopt a resolution to that effect and the secretary of said company shall…

17-1518. Same; disposition of assets and property; filing with secretary of state. If at a meeting held at the time and place fixed in said resolution three-fourths of the stockholders voting in person or by proxy shall vote in favor of authorizing the board of directors to dispo…

17-1519. Same; dissolution when meeting held and assets sold prior to June 30, 1949. Any mututal telephone company organized under the provisions of chapter 116 of the Session Laws of 1887 and which, prior to the effective date of this act, has held a meeting and sold all of its …

17-1520. Application of general corporation code. (a) The provisions of the Kansas general corporation code and all powers and rights thereunder shall apply to the corporations organized under article 15 of chapter 17 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, exce…

17-1601. Purpose of cooperative marketing act. The purpose of the cooperative marketing act is to promote, foster and encourage the intelligent and orderly marketing of agricultural products through cooperation and to eliminate speculation and waste; make the distribution of agri…

17-1602. Definitions, nonprofit character of associations. (a) As used in this act: (1) "Agricultural products" shall include horticultural, viticultural, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee, and farm and ranch products. (2) "Member" shall include actual members of associati…

17-1603. Incorporation of associations. (a) Five or more persons engaged in the production of agricultural products may form a nonprofit, cooperative association or associations with or without capital stock, under the provision of this act. (b) Any corporation organized under th…

17-1604. Purposes of association. An association may be organized to engage in any activity in connection with the marketing or selling of the agricultural products of the association's members; harvesting, threshing, milling, preserving, drying, processing, canning, packing, sto…

17-1605. Powers of association. Each association incorporated under this act shall have the following powers: (a) To engage in any activity in connection with the marketing, selling, harvesting, threshing, milling, preserving, drying, processing, canning, packing, storing, handli…

17-1606. Members or stockholders. (a) Under the terms and conditions in the association's bylaws, an association may admit as members, or issue voting common stock only to persons engaged in the production of agricultural products including the lessees and tenants of lands used f…

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 t…

17-1608. Amendment of charter. The charter may be altered or amended by any annual meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose. Any amendment must first be approved by 2/3 of the directors and then be adopted by a vote representing a majority of all the members or v…

17-1609. Bylaws. Each association incorporated under this act must, within 30 days after its incorporation, adopt for its government and management a code of bylaws, not inconsistent with the powers granted by this act. Each association under its bylaws may also provide for any o…

17-1610. Meetings; notice. In its bylaws each association shall provide for one or more regular meetings annually. The board of directors shall have the right to call a special meeting at any time, and 10% of the members or voting stockholders may file a petition stating the spec…

17-1611. Board of directors; election from districts; delegates to meetings; compensation of officers and directors; executive committee; vacancy in board of directors. (a) The affairs of the association shall be managed by a board of not less than five directors, elected by the …

17-1612. Officers; requirements; elections. (a) The directors shall elect from their number a president or chairperson. The directors shall also elect one or more vice-presidents or vice-chairpersons, one of whom shall be a director. The directors shall also elect a secretary and…

17-1613. Certificate of membership; stock and stockholders. (a) When a member of an association established without capital stock has paid such member's membership fee in full, such member shall receive a certificate of membership. No association shall issue stock to a member unt…

17-1614. Removal of director or officer. (a) Any member or voting stockholder may bring charges against an officer or director by filing them in writing with the secretary of the association, together with a petition signed by 10% of the members, requesting the removal of the off…

17-1615. Matters subject to referendum, when. Upon demand of one-third of the entire board of directors, any matter that has been approved or passed by the board must be referred to the entire membership or the stockholders for decision at the next special or regular meeting whic…

17-1616. Marketing contracts; injunction to prevent breach. (a) The association and the association's members may make and execute marketing contracts, requiring the members to sell, for any period of time, not over 10 years, all or any specified part of their agricultural produc…

17-1617. History: L. 1921, ch. 148, § 17; R.S. 1923, 17-1617; L. 1925, ch. 130, § 1; Repealed, L. 1947, ch. 185, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session …

17-1617a. Interest in other cooperative association or corporation. Any association may have an interest in or own the preferred or common stock or become a member of any cooperative association. Any association may have an interest in or own preferred or common stock of or becom…

17-1618. Business entity information report; report fee. Each association formed under this act shall prepare and make a written business entity information report to the secretary of state, and pay the required fee, as prescribed by K.S.A. 17-7504, and amendments thereto. Histor…

17-1619. History: L. 1921, ch. 148, § 19; R.S. 1923, 17-1619; Repealed, L. 1992, ch. 227, § 31; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Certain association securities within "blue-sky law." State, ex rel., v. Consumers Co-operative Ass'n, 163 Kan. 324, 361, 183 P.2d 423. Previous | Next LEGI…

17-1620. Contracts generally. Any association may, upon resolution adopted by its board of directors, enter into all necessary and proper contracts and agreements and make all necessary and proper stipulations, agreements and contracts and arrangements with any other cooperative …

17-1621. Adoption of act by existing corporations. Any corporation or association organized under previously existing statutes may by a 2/3 vote of the corporation's or association's voting stockholders or members voting at an annual meeting of the corporation or association or a…

17-1622. History: L. 1921, ch. 148, § 22; R.S. 1923, 17-1622; Repealed, L. 1992, ch. 227, § 31; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…