Chapter 17 — CORPORATIONS

17-1623. Validity of act. If any section of this act, or acts amendatory thereto, shall be declared unconstitutional for any reason, the remainder of the act or acts amendatory thereto, shall not be affected thereby. History: L. 1921, ch. 148, § 23; R.S. 1923, 17-1623; L. 1992, c…

17-1624. History: L. 1921, ch. 148, § 24; R.S. 1923, 17-1624; Repealed, L. 1972, ch. 54, § 24; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Association not exempted from paying "blue-sky law" security registration fees. State, ex rel., v. Consumers Co-operative Ass'n, 163 Kan. 324, 360, 361, 362,…

17-1625. Application and recording fee. At the time of filing its articles of incorporation, an association organized hereunder shall pay the fees required by subsection (a) of K.S.A. 17-7502. History: L. 1921, ch. 148, § 25; R.S. 1923, 17-1625; L. 1972, ch. 54, § 17; July 1. Cro…

17-1626. Conflicting laws not to apply; exemptions under existing laws to apply. Any provisions of law which are in conflict with this act, or acts amendatory thereto, shall not be construed as applying to the associations herein provided for. Any exemptions under any and all exi…

17-1627. Limitation of use of term "co-operative." No person, firm, corporation, or association, hereafter organized or doing business in this state, shall be entitled to use the word "cooperative" as part of its corporate or other business name or title for producers' cooperativ…

17-1628. Application of general corporation code. The provisions of the general corporation code of this state and all powers and rights thereunder shall apply to the associations organized hereunder, except where such provisions are in conflict with or inconsistent with the expr…

17-1629. Increase of capital. Any corporation organized under this act may increase its capital to any amount provided that such increase must be first approved by a 2/3 vote of directors and then be approved by affirmative vote of 2/3 of the outstanding shares of voting stock, o…

17-1630. Meetings of stockholders and directors; resident agent. In all cases where it is not otherwise provided by the bylaws, the meetings of the stockholders of every cooperative corporation organized or doing business under this act shall be held at the corporation's register…

17-1631. Dissolution for failure to carry on business; receivers. Any cooperative corporation, company or association heretofore organized under article 16, chapter 17, of the Revised Statutes of Kansas of 1923, and 17-1603, 17-1604, 17-1605, 17-1609, 17-1611, 17-1613, 17-1616, 1…

17-1632. Contracts fixing resale prices. Cooperative associations or corporations created under the provisions of article 16 of chapter 17 of the General Statutes of 1935, and any amendments thereto, or cooperative associations or corporations organized under similar statutes of …

17-1633. Same; restrictions. This act, or acts amendatory thereto, should not be construed as authorizing the fixing of prices by contract or otherwise in such a manner as to be arbitrary, unjustly discriminatory or otherwise detrimental to the public interest. History: L. 1937, …

17-1634. Same; construction. No association, contract, method or act which complies with the provisions of article 16 of chapter 17 of the General Statutes of 1935, and any amendments thereto, or with this act, or acts amendatory thereto, shall be deemed a conspiracy or combinati…

17-1635. Same; invalidity of part. If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this act, or acts amendatory thereto, for any reason, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of…

17-1636. Disposition of property, assets and good will; notice to stockholders. Any cooperative association or corporation, created, organized or existing under the provisions of article 15 or article 16 of chapter 17 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and any amendments thereto, …

17-1637. Merger or consolidation of cooperative associations and corporations. (a) Any two or more associations incorporated under the cooperative marketing act, cited at K.S.A. 17-1601 et seq., and amendments thereto, or any association incorporated under the cooperative marketi…

17-1638. Merger or consolidation of cooperative associations and domestic and foreign corporations; service of process upon surviving or resulting corporation. (a) Any one or more associations incorporated under the cooperative marketing act, cited at K.S.A. 17-1601 et seq., and …

17-1639. When mergers effective; rights and liabilities to surviving association. No merger or consolidation shall become effective under this act until all corporate fees and taxes due to or assessable by the state have been paid by the constituent associations or corporations. …

17-1640. Surviving association right to issue bonds or other obligations. When two or more associations or corporations are merged or consolidated, the association or corporation surviving or resulting from the merger or consolidation may issue bonds or other obligations, negotia…

17-1641. Effect of merger on pending actions. Any action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or administrative, pending by or against any association or corporation which is a party to a merger or consolidation shall be prosecuted as if such merger or consolidation had not tak…

17-1642. Payment for interest of member objecting to merger; demand for payment; appraisal and determination of value; taxation of costs; status of member's interest; section inapplicable to certain member's interest. (a) Except as provided in subsection (j), the association or c…

17-1643. Act supplemental to cooperative marketing act. This act shall be part of and supplemental to the cooperative marketing act, cited at K.S.A. 17-1601 et seq., and amendments thereto. History: L. 1991, ch. 74, § 7; May 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL Ge…

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17-1701. Incorporation; powers and duties. Any religious society, military or fire company, literary, charitable or benevolent association, other than colleges, universities, academies or seminaries, or any grand or subordinate lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, or of the Indepen…

17-1702. Charter. No religious, literary, scientific, industrial, benevolent or other society, association, company, corporation or institution, that does not have a capital stock will be required, in its charter, to make any statement of the amount of capital stock or amount of …

17-1703. Real estate and stock of subordinate organizations. Any subordinate lodge, council or camp or other subordinate organization of any fraternal, benevolent, patriotic or beneficial order or association now established or organized or which may be established or organized h…

17-1704. Same; title; transfers. The title to any property the ownership of which is provided for in this act shall be vested in the lodge or other subordinate organization, and transfers of the same may be made by the trustees or managers of such organization. History: L. 1899, …

17-1705. Same; contracts and actions concerning real estate. Such subordinate organizations may contract, sue and be sued through its trustees or managers, in any matter affecting such real estate or buildings: Provided, That no judgment rendered against such organization shall h…

17-1706. History: L. 1911, ch. 132, § 1; R.S. 1923, 17-1706; Repealed, L. 1974, ch. 96, § 15; March 16. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

17-1711. Title to property of extinct Baptist societies. That all property, both real and personal, belonging to or held in trust for any Baptist church or any Baptist religious society that has or shall become extinct, shall vest in and become the property of the Kansas Baptist …

17-1712. Same; what society deemed extinct. That any Baptist church or Baptist religious society in this state which has ceased or failed to maintain religious worship or services or to use its property for religious worship or services according to the tenets, usages and customs…

17-1713. Same; procedure for transfer of property. That an application for such an order and disposition of property may be made by any member or officer of the said Kansas Baptist Convention, or by any member of such church or society, when duly authorized thereto by the board o…

17-1713a. Title to property of extinct colored Baptist religious societies. That all property, both real and personal, belonging to or held in trust for any colored Baptist church or any colored Baptist religious society that has or shall become extinct, shall vest in and become …

17-1713b. Same; what society deemed extinct. That any colored Baptist church or colored Baptist religious society in this state which has ceased or failed to maintain religious worship or services or to use its property for religious worship or services according to the tenets, u…

17-1713c. Same; procedure for transfer of property. That an application for such an order and disposition of property may be made by any member or officer of the missionary Baptist state convention of Kansas, or by any member of such church or society, when duly authorized theret…

17-1714. Title to property of certain extinct Christian societies. That the title to all property, both real and personal, belonging to or held in trust by any religious organization known as the Christian Church, Church of Christ (using instrumental music), or Disciples of Chris…

17-1715. Same; what societies deemed extinct; order of district court. That any Christian Church, Church of Christ (using instrumental music) or Disciples of Christ or any religious society of the Christian Church, Church of Christ (using instrumental music) or Disciples of Chris…

17-1716. Same; procedure for transfer of property. That an application for such order and disposition of property may be made by any member or officer of the said Kansas Christian Missionary Society or by any member of such church or society when duly authorized thereto by the bo…

17-1716a. Property of certain extinct churches to become property of United Church of Christ. (a) The title to all property, whether real, personal or mixed, belonging to or held in trust for or by any religious organization known as the Congregational Church, or the Congregation…

17-1716b. Same; determination of whether church extinct. (a) Any Congregational Church, Congregational and Christian Church or any church or society affiliated with the Kansas Congregational and Christian Conference, the Central-South Conference of the Congregational-Christian Ch…

17-1716c. Same; procedure for transfer of property. An application for an order and disposition of property pursuant to K.S.A. 17-1716b, and amendments thereto, may be made by any member or officer of the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference of the United Church of Christ when duly authori…

17-1716d. Title to abandoned property of United Brethren in Christ. That the title to all abandoned property, both real, personal and mixed, belonging to or held in trust for or by any religious organization known as the church of the United Brethren in Christ, or held for or by …

17-1716e. Same; procedure for transfer of property. That whenever any local congregation of any such church or any local society of any such church either incorporated or unincorporated, shall abandon any of its property, real, personal, or mixed and the said Kansas annual confer…

17-1716f. Title to property of Church of Christ (not using instrumental music). The title to all abandoned property, both real, personal and mixed, belonging to or held in trust for or by any religious organization known as the Church of Christ (not using instrumental music), tha…

17-1716g. Same; which churches deemed extinct; court order. Any Church of Christ (not using instrumental music) in this state which has ceased or failed to maintain religious worship or services, or to use its property for religious worship or services according to the tenets, us…

17-1716h. Same; procedure for transfer. An application for such an order and disposition of property may be made by any member or officer of the nearest active Church of Christ (not using instrumental music) (geographically) located in Kansas, or by any member of the abandoned or…