§ 17-6001 Formation of corporations; incorporators; purposes; corporations subject to special statutory regulation
§ 17-6002 Articles of incorporation; contents
§ 17-6003 Execution of deed or other instrument conveying land, real estate or interests therein by corporation; power of attorney
§ 17-6004 Articles of incorporation, defined
§ 17-6005 Evidentiary effect of articles of incorporation and other corporate instruments filed with secretary of state
§ 17-6006 Commencement of corporate existence
§ 17-6007 Powers of incorporators
§ 17-6008 Organization meeting of incorporators or directors named in articles of incorporation; purpose; notice; meeting not required, when
§ 17-6009 Bylaws; adoption, amendment or repeal; contents
§ 17-6010 Emergency bylaws and exercise of other powers during emergency
§ 17-6011 Jurisdiction to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of corporate instruments and provisions of the Kansas general corporation code
§ 17-6012 Access to proxy solicitation materials
§ 17-6013 Proxy expense reimbursement
§ 17-6014 Application of the Kansas general corporation code to nonstock corporations. [See Revisor’s Note]
§ 17-6015 Forum selection provisions regarding internal corporate claims

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 17 > Article 60 - Formation of Corporations

  • 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.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • 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