Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 17-2717

  • 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.
  • 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

The corporation may elect, at any time, upon the vote of the owners of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares, to amend its articles of incorporation so as to prohibit its continued operation under this chapter and to substitute therefor authority for the said corporation to function as a corporation under the general corporation laws, chapter 17, Kansas Statutes Annotated. If such election is made, a certificate of amendment shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, setting forth the purposes for which the corporation shall continue in operation, together with any other amendments necessary to comply with the requirements ofchapter 17 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.