Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 17-1702

  • 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.

No religious, literary, scientific, industrial, benevolent or other society, association, company, corporation or institution, that does not have a capital stock will be required, in its charter, to make any statement of the amount of capital stock or amount of each share; but such charter, if it contains the other statements therein required, and also an estimate of the value of the goods, chattels, lands, rights and credits owned by the corporation, will be sufficient.