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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 17-1630

  • Association: means any corporation organized under this act. See Kansas Statutes 17-1602
  • Cooperative: means any association organized under this act, a cooperative association organized under the laws of any other state, any other association or corporation qualifying as a "farmer's cooperative" within the meaning of section 521 of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, and amendments thereto, or any corporation operating on a cooperative basis within the meaning of section 1381 of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, and amendments thereto. See Kansas Statutes 17-1602
  • 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.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

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 registered office in this state. The stockholders and directors, however, may hold their meetings and have an office or offices outside of this state or elsewhere in this state if the articles of incorporation or bylaws so provide, and every such cooperative association shall maintain a resident agent who may be either an individual or a corporation, resident of, or located in this state, in charge thereof. Service of any form of legal process on such resident agent shall be sufficient service upon the corporation.