Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-601c

  • 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.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

K.S.A. 55-601 through 55-609 conferred. All of the powers, duties, authority and jurisdiction heretofore vested in the public service commission under and by virtue of sections 55-601 to 55-609, 1931 Supplement to the Revised Statutes of Kansas, 1923, and chapter 214 of the Session Laws of 1933, be and are hereby vested in the state corporation commission.