Title GAS, General Associations

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "General\nAssociations Law."\n

§ 10. Injunction against joint-stock association. An injunction\norder, suspending the general and ordinary business of a joint-stock\nassociation, consisting of seven or more persons, or suspending from\noffice, or restraining from the performance of his duties, a trustee,\ndir…

§ 11. Misnomer of party not available. Where an action, authorized\nby a law of the state, is brought against one or more persons, as\nstockholders of a joint-stock association, an objection to any of the\nproceedings cannot be taken, by a person properly made a defendant in\nth…

§ 12. Action or proceeding by unincorporated association. An action\nor special proceeding may be maintained, by the president or treasurer\nof an unincorporated association to recover any property, or upon any\ncause of action, for or upon which all the associates may maintain …

§ 13. Action or proceeding against unincorporated association. An\naction or special proceeding may be maintained, against the president or\ntreasurer of such an association, to recover any property, or upon any\ncause of action, for or upon which the plaintiff may maintain such…

§ 14. When action not to abate. The death or legal incapacity of a\nmember of the association does not affect an action or special\nproceeding, brought as prescribed in the last two sections. If the\nofficer, by or against whom it is brought, dies, is removed, resigns, or\nbecom…

§ 15. Effect of judgment; execution thereupon. In such an action,\nthe officer against whom it is brought cannot be arrested; and a\njudgment against him does not authorize an execution to be issued\nagainst his property, or his person; nor does the docketing thereof bind\nhis r…

§ 16. Subsequent action against members. Where an action has been\nbrought against an officer, or a counterclaim has been made, in an\naction brought by an officer, as prescribed in this article, another\naction, for the same cause, shall not be brought against the members of\nt…

§ 17. Article permissive; effect upon statute of limitations. This\narticle does not prevent an action from being brought by or against all\nthe members of an association, except as prescribed in the last section.\nWhere an action is brought against the members of the associatio…

§ 18. Designation of secretary of state as an agent for service of\nprocess. 1. The term "association," as used in this article, is defined\nin section two, subdivision four, of this chapter.\n 2. Every association doing business within this state shall file in\nthe department o…

§ 18-a. Electronic service of process. The secretary of state shall\nadvise any association subject to the laws of this chapter in prominent\nwritten form as follows: (a) electronic service of process authorized by\nthe provisions of this chapter is an optional program at no add…

* § 19. Service of process. Service of process against an association\nupon the secretary of state shall be made in the manner provided by\nsubdivision one or two of this section. Either option of service\nauthorized pursuant to this section shall be available at no extra cost\n…

§ 19-a. Records and certificates of department of state. The\ndepartment of state shall keep a record of each process served upon the\nsecretary of state under this chapter, including the date of service. It\nshall, upon request made within ten years of such service, issue a\nce…

§ 2. Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. The term "joint stock\nassociation" includes every unincorporated joint stock association,\ncompany or enterprise having written articles of association and capital\nstock divided into shares, but does not include a corporation or a\…

§ 20. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto\nannexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.\n

§ 21. When to take effect. This chapter shall take effect\nimmediately.\n

§ 3. Contents of articles of association. The articles of association\nof a joint-stock association may:\n 1. Provide that the death of a stockholder thereof, or the transfer\nof his shares of stock therein, shall not work a dissolution of the\nassociation;\n 2. Prescribe the nu…

§ 4. Certificate to be filed within sixty days and annually\nthereafter; penalty; evidence. Every joint-stock association\ntransacting business within this state shall, within sixty days after\nits formation, and in each January thereafter, file with the secretary\nof state, and…

§ 5. Dissolution. A joint-stock association shall not be dissolved\nexcept in pursuance of its articles of association, or by consent of all\nits stockholders, or by judgment of a court for fraud in its management,\nor for good cause shown.\n

§ 6. Power to take and convey real property. A joint-stock\nassociation, in the name of its president, as such president, may\npurchase, take, hold and convey such real property only,\n 1. As may be necessary for its immediate accommodation in the\nconvenient transaction of its …

§ 7. Changing articles of association. Any change in the articles of\nassociation of a joint-stock association not inconsistent with law may\nbe made with the consent of all its stockholders, or otherwise, as the\narticles of association may provide. Unless the articles of assoc…

§ 7-a. Incorporation of joint-stock association. 1. Any joint-stock\nassociation transacting business within this state under this chapter\nand created by or under the laws of this state on or before January\nfirst, nineteen hundred sixty-four may be incorporated under the\nbusi…

§ 8. Proceeding to mortgage, lease or sell real estate. Whenever any\nunincorporated association is required by law to make application to the\ncourt for leave to mortgage, lease or sell its real estate, the\nproceeding therefor shall be had as prescribed for corporations in\nar…

§ 9. Receiver of joint-stock association. Section ten of this\nchapter and sections one hundred fifty and one hundred thirty-six of the\ngeneral corporation law apply to an action or a special proceeding,\nagainst a joint-stock association created by or under the laws of the\nst…