Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 18 > Chapter 10 - Health Units and Districts

• 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 of incorporation: means the original or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments and includes articles of merger. See Alaska Statutes 10.06.990
• authorized shares: means the shares of all classes that the corporation may issue. See Alaska Statutes 10.06.990
• 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.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• preferred shares: means shares other than common shares. See Alaska Statutes 10.06.990
• retained earnings: means the account of the corporation representing undistributed and uncapitalized net profits, income, gains, and losses from the date of incorporation. See Alaska Statutes 10.06.990
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• shareholder: means a holder of record of a share in a corporation. See Alaska Statutes 10.06.990
• shares: means the units into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided. See Alaska Statutes 10.06.990
• vote: includes authorization by written consent subject to the provisions of Alaska Stat. See Alaska Statutes 10.06.990