Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 15 > Article 3 - Amendment of Articles

• 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
• 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
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• 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
• 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.
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• Joint meeting: An occasion, often ceremonial, when the House and Senate each adopt a unanimous consent agreement
• 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.
• member: means a person who has been qualified and accepted for membership in a cooperative. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• membership stock: means a class of stock, continuous ownership of which is required for membership in a cooperative. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• 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
• 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
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.