Each year, within 6 months after the end of the association’s fiscal year, each association organized or qualified to do business within this State under this Act shall file an annual report with the Director of Agriculture as required in Section 21 of this Act, and pay the fees hereinafter required; provided that an association organized or qualified to do business in this State under this Act shall not be required to file a balance sheet or income statement with its annual report until the association has completed one full fiscal year.
     Each association organized hereunder or qualified to do business within this State shall pay an annual fee of ten dollars ($10.00) only, to the Department of Agriculture, in lieu of all franchise or license or corporation taxes or charges upon reserves held by it for members, and in case of failure, neglect or refusal of any such association to either file the annual report or pay the fee as required by this Act, it shall be certified by the Director of Agriculture to the Secretary of State 9 months after the end of the association’s fiscal year for dissolution in the same manner as is required under the provisions of the general corporation laws of this State, and the Secretary of State shall proceed in like manner to dissolve such association or oust it from doing business within the State as is required under the general corporation laws of this State.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 805 ILCS 315/32

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14