Title 17 — Title 17 — Corporations, Partnerships And Associations
32 chapters · 1,419 sections in this title.
W.S. § 17-7-108 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-7-109 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-7-110 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-7-111 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-7-112 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-7-113 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-7-114 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-7-115 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-7-116 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-7-201 Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch
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Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 185, § 2.
W.S. § 17-7-202 Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch
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Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 185, § 2.
W.S. § 17-7-203 Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch
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Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 185, § 2.
W.S. § 17-7-204 Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch
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Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 185, § 2.
W.S. § 17-7-205 Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch
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Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 185, § 2.
W.S. § 17-7-301 Short title
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Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.
W.S. § 17-7-302 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Charitable purpose" means the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, the promotion of a governmental purpose or any other purpose the achievement of which is beneficial to the community; (ii…
W.S. § 17-7-303 Standard of conduct in managing and investing institutional fund
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Standard of conduct in managing and investing institutional fund. (a) Subject to the intent of a donor expressed in a gift instrument, an institution, in managing and investing an institutional fund, shall consider the charitable purposes of the institution and the purposes of th…
W.S. § 17-7-304 Appropriation for expenditure or accumulation of endowment fund; rules of construction
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Appropriation for expenditure or accumulation of endowment fund; rules of construction. (a) Subject to subsection (d) of this section and to the intent of a donor expressed in the gift instrument, an institution may appropriate for expenditure or accumulate so much of an endowmen…
W.S. § 17-7-305 functions
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functions. Delegation of management and investment (a) Subject to any specific limitation set forth in a gift instrument or in law other than this act, an institution may delegate to an external agent the management and investment of an institutional fund to the extent that an in…
W.S. § 17-7-306 Release or modification of restrictions on management, investment or purpose
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Release or modification of restrictions on management, investment or purpose. (a) If the donor consents in a record, an institution may release or modify, in whole or in part, a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the management, investment or purpose of an institutiona…
W.S. § 17-7-307 Reviewing compliance
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Reviewing compliance. Compliance with this act shall be determined in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time a decision is made or action is taken.
W.S. § 17-8-101 Incorporation by churches, parishes and societies having governing body; purposes generally
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Incorporation by churches, parishes and societies having governing body; purposes generally. Churches, parishes, and societies of all religious bodies, sects, or denominations in this state, or a board of trustees of such churches, parishes, and societies of all religious bodies,…
W.S. § 17-8-102 Organization meeting; officers
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Organization meeting; officers. The chief or presiding or executive officer of the religious bodies, sects or denominations mentioned in the preceding section may, at such place in this state as he may appoint for the purpose, convene a meeting of himself and some other officer o…
W.S. § 17-8-103 Contents, execution and filing of articles of incorporation; competency to transact business in corporate name
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Contents, execution and filing of articles of incorporation; competency to transact business in corporate name. (a) The said five (5) or more persons, being so convened and organized as a meeting, shall adopt articles of incorporation which shall fix: (i) The name of the church, …
W.S. § 17-8-104 Authority to make bylaws
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Authority to make bylaws. Every incorporation under this act shall be authorized to make such bylaws as may be necessary to carry into effect fully all the purposes of such incorporation; provided, the same be not in conflict with the constitution of the United States, the laws o…
W.S. § 17-8-105 Corporators and members of corporation
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Corporators and members of corporation. The persons attending said meeting shall be the corporators and members of the corporation until their places may be supplied by and under the provisions of the articles of incorporation.
W.S. § 17-8-106 Incorporation by body of Christians for purposes of education, benevolence, charity and missions
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Incorporation by body of Christians for purposes of education, benevolence, charity and missions. If any body of Christians has or shall have, according to its order or mode of government, an organization, whether known as synod, presbytery, conference, episcopate or other name, …
W.S. § 17-8-107 Applicability of general corporation laws
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Applicability of general corporation laws. Corporations organized under the provisions of this act shall be subject to the laws of this state in respect to corporations which are applicable to them, save as herein expressly provided.
W.S. § 17-8-108 Incorporation for establishing benevolent institutions and for holding real and personal property
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Incorporation for establishing benevolent institutions and for holding real and personal property. If any presbytery, synod, conference, episcopate or other ecclesiastical body or association of Christians having jurisdiction over its members throughout the state, or a part there…
W.S. § 17-8-109 Corporations; purposes for which such corporations may be formed
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Corporations; purposes for which such corporations may be formed. Corporations may be formed for acquiring, holding or disposing of church or religious society property, for the benefit of religion, for works of charity and for public worship in the manner hereinafter provided.
W.S. § 17-8-110 Corporations; execution, acknowledgment and filing of articles of incorporation
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Corporations; execution, acknowledgment and filing of articles of incorporation. Any person being the archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding elder, or clergyman, of any church or religious society, who s…
W.S. § 17-8-111 Corporations; contents of articles of incorporation; amendment of articles
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Corporations; contents of articles of incorporation; amendment of articles. (a) The articles of incorporation shall specify: (i) The name of the corporation, by which it shall be (ii) The object of said corporation; known; (iii) The estimated value of the property at the time of …
W.S. § 17-8-112 Corporations; creation and powers generally
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Corporations; creation and powers generally. Upon making and filing for record articles of incorporation as herein provided, the person subscribing the same, and his successor in office by the name or title specified in the articles, shall thereafter be deemed, and is hereby crea…
W.S. § 17-8-113 Corporations; other powers
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Corporations; other powers. Such corporation shall have the power to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, plead and be pleaded in all courts of justice, and to have and use a common seal by which all deeds and acts of such corporation may be authenticated.
W.S. § 17-8-114 Corporations; execution of deeds and other written instruments
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Corporations; execution of deeds and other written instruments. All deeds and other instruments of writing shall be made in the name of the corporation and signed by the person representing the corporation, in the official capacity designated in the articles of incorporation, and…
W.S. § 17-8-115 Corporations; evidence of corporate existence
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Corporations; evidence of corporate existence. The articles of incorporation, or a certified copy of those filed and recorded in the office of the secretary of state, shall be evidence of the existence of such corporation.
W.S. § 17-8-116 Corporations; vesting of title to property in successor; filing of certified copy of commission by successor
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Corporations; vesting of title to property in successor; filing of certified copy of commission by successor. In the event of the death or resignation of any such archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding e…
W.S. § 17-8-117 Vesting of title to property in successor when held beneficially by church official and not by corporation
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Vesting of title to property in successor when held beneficially by church official and not by corporation. In case of the death, resignation or removal of any such archbishop, bishop, president, trustee in trust, president of stake, president of congregation, overseer, presiding…
W.S. § 17-9-101 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-9-102 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-9-103 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-9-104 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-9-105 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-9-106 Repealed by Laws 1992, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 53, § 3.
W.S. § 17-9-107 Repealed by Laws 1993, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 206, § 3.
W.S. § 17-9-108 Repealed by Laws 1993, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 206, § 3.
W.S. § 17-10-101 Purpose of chapter
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Purpose of chapter. In order to promote, foster, and encourage the intelligent and orderly marketing of agricultural products through cooperation, and to eliminate speculation and waste; and to make the distribution of agricultural products as direct as can be efficiently done be…
W.S. § 17-10-102 short title
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short title. Definitions; associations deemed nonprofit; (a) The term "agricultural products" shall include horticultural, viticultural, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee, and any farm products. (b) The term "member" shall include actual members of associations without cap…
W.S. § 17-10-103 Formation
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Formation. Five (5) or more persons, qualified electors of the state of Wyoming, engaged in the production of agricultural products may form a nonprofit, cooperative association, with or without capital stock, under the provisions of this act.
W.S. § 17-10-104 Such amendments shall be put into effect by the directors, who shall sign and acknowledge and file, as above provided by the general corporation law of this state, new or revised certificates containi
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Such amendments shall be put into effect by the directors, who shall sign and acknowledge and file, as above provided by the general corporation law of this state, new or revised certificates containing such amendments and superseding the original certificate.