Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 17-1631

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Any cooperative corporation, company or association heretofore organized under article 16, chapter 17, of the Revised Statutes of Kansas of 1923, and 17-1603, 17-1604, 17-1605, 17-1609, 17-1611, 17-1613, 17-1616, 17-1617a, and 17-1626 through 17-1630, and amendments thereto, which has for a period of three years ceased to engage, in good faith, in the primary business for which such corporation or association was organized, shall be dissolved by order of the district court having jurisdiction, on petition of the attorney general, supported by affidavit, and if the court shall find the petition is true, it shall appoint a receiver to wind up the affairs of such corporation and decree its dissolution.