Kansas Statutes 82a-631. Conversion of certain cooperative and nonprofit corporations into rural water districts; petition; requirements
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 82a-631
- 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.
- District: means a rural water district organized pursuant to this act;
(b) "board" means the governing body of a district;
(c) the terms "board of county commissioners" and "county clerk" shall mean, respectively, the board of county commissioners and county clerk of the county in which the greatest portion of the territory of any existing or proposed rural water district is located;
(d) "participating member" means an individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation and:
(1) Which has subscribed to one or more benefit units of such district; or
(2) which is charged a franchise fee for water service which is paid, either directly or indirectly through another water provider, to such district;
(e) "chief engineer" means the chief engineer of the division of water resources, Kansas department of agriculture. See Kansas Statutes 82a-612
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
Any cooperative or nonprofit corporation organized prior to July 1, 1957, for purposes authorized by sections 82a-612 to 82a-629, both sections inclusive, of the General Statutes Supplement of 1957, may, by a vote of a majority of the members present at a regular meeting, or at a meeting duly called for that purpose, and provided a quorum is present, elect to petition the county commissioners to incorporate the lands within its corporate boundaries into a rural water district. Said petition shall: (1) Be accompanied by a map showing the corporate boundaries of the area served, a roster of the stockholders, complete with addresses; (2) state the name of the corporation desiring to be incorporated as a rural water district; (3) state that prior to the construction of water facilities by the corporation, the area was without an adequate water supply; (4) state that the holders of notes, bonds, or other instruments evidencing indebtedness of the corporation are willing to have the new district, if established, assume the indebtedness and obligations of the corporation; and (5) be signed by the president and secretary of the corporation for its members.