Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 15 > Article 4 - Merger, Consolidation, and Conversion of Corporation Into Cooperative

• action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• articles: means articles of incorporation. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• board: means board of directors. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• cooperative: means a cooperative corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• 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.
• corporation: means a corporation that is not a cooperative. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• foreign cooperative: means a cooperative corporation organized under laws other than the laws of this state. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• member: means a person who has been qualified and accepted for membership in a cooperative. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• oath: includes affirmation or declaration. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• shareholder: means a holder of shares of capital stock of a cooperative other than membership stock. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• writing: includes printing. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060