17-1623. Validity of act. If any section of this act, or acts amendatory thereto, shall be declared unconstitutional for any reason, the remainder of the act or acts amendatory thereto, shall not be affected thereby. History: L. 1921, ch. 148, § 23; R.S. 1923, 17-1623; L. 1992, ch. 227, § 20; July 1.
17-1625. Application and recording fee. At the time of filing its articles of incorporation, an association organized hereunder shall pay the fees required by subsection (a) of K.S.A. 17-7502. History: L. 1921, ch. 148, § 25; R.S. 1923, 17-1625; L. 1972, ch. 54, § 17; July 1.
17-1626. Conflicting laws not to apply; exemptions under existing laws to apply. Any provisions of law which are in conflict with this act, or acts amendatory thereto, shall not be construed as applying to the associations herein provided for. Any exemptions under any and all existing laws applying to agricultural products in the possession or […]
17-1627. Limitation of use of term “co-operative.” No person, firm, corporation, or association, hereafter organized or doing business in this state, shall be entitled to use the word “cooperative” as part of its corporate or other business name or title for producers’ cooperative marketing activities unless it has complied with the provisions of this act, […]
17-1628. Application of general corporation code. The provisions of the general corporation code of this state and all powers and rights thereunder shall apply to the associations organized hereunder, except where such provisions are in conflict with or inconsistent with the express provisions of this act, or acts amendatory thereto. History: L. 1931, ch. 150, […]
17-1629. Increase of capital. Any corporation organized under this act may increase its capital to any amount provided that such increase must be first approved by a 2/3 vote of directors and then be approved by affirmative vote of 2/3 of the outstanding shares of voting stock, or if the corporation is organized on the […]
17-1630. Meetings of stockholders and directors; resident agent. In all cases where it is not otherwise provided by the bylaws, the meetings of the stockholders of every cooperative corporation organized or doing business under this act shall be held at the corporation’s registered office in this state. The stockholders and directors, however, may hold their […]
17-1631. Dissolution for failure to carry on business; receivers. Any cooperative corporation, company or association heretofore organized under article 16, chapter 17, of the Revised Statutes of Kansas of 1923, and chapter 150 [*] of the Laws of 1931, and amendments thereto, which has for a period of three years ceased to engage, in good […]
17-1632. Contracts fixing resale prices. Co-operative associations or corporations created under the provisions of article 16 of chapter 17 of the General Statutes of 1935, and any amendments thereto, or cooperative associations or corporations organized under similar statutes of other states and licensed to do business in the state of Kansas, are hereby empowered to […]
17-1633. Same; restrictions. This act, or acts amendatory thereto, should not be construed as authorizing the fixing of prices by contract or otherwise in such a manner as to be arbitrary, unjustly discriminatory or otherwise detrimental to the public interest. History: L. 1937, ch. 181, § 2; L. 1992, ch. 227, § 27; July 1.
17-1634. Same; construction. No association, contract, method or act which complies with the provisions of article 16 of chapter 17 of the General Statutes of 1935, and any amendments thereto, or with this act, or acts amendatory thereto, shall be deemed a conspiracy or combination in restraint of trade or as creating an illegal monopoly. […]
17-1635. Same; invalidity of part. If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this act, or acts amendatory thereto, for any reason, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this act, or acts amendatory thereto. History: L. […]
17-1636. Disposition of property, assets and good will; notice to stockholders. Any cooperative association or corporation, created, organized or existing under the provisions of article 15 or article 16 of chapter 17 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and any amendments thereto, or any cooperative association or corporation organized under similar statutes of other states and […]
17-1637. Merger or consolidation of cooperative associations and corporations. (a) Any two or more associations incorporated under the cooperative marketing act, cited at K.S.A. 17-1601 et seq., and amendments thereto, or any association incorporated under the cooperative marketing act, cited at K.S.A. 17-1601 et seq., and amendments thereto, and a corporation existing under the laws […]
17-1638. Merger or consolidation of cooperative associations and domestic and foreign corporations; service of process upon surviving or resulting corporation. (a) Any one or more associations incorporated under the cooperative marketing act, cited at K.S.A. 17-1601 et seq., and amendments thereto, may merge or consolidate with one or more other associations or corporations of any […]
17-1639. When mergers effective; rights and liabilities to surviving association. No merger or consolidation shall become effective under this act until all corporate fees and taxes due to or assessable by the state have been paid by the constituent associations or corporations. Any fees or taxes which become due to or assessable by the state […]
17-1640. Surviving association right to issue bonds or other obligations. When two or more associations or corporations are merged or consolidated, the association or corporation surviving or resulting from the merger or consolidation may issue bonds or other obligations, negotiable or otherwise, and with or without coupons or interest certificates thereto attached, to an amount […]
17-1641. Effect of merger on pending actions. Any action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or administrative, pending by or against any association or corporation which is a party to a merger or consolidation shall be prosecuted as if such merger or consolidation had not taken place, or the association or corporation surviving or resulting from […]
17-1642. Payment for interest of member objecting to merger; demand for payment; appraisal and determination of value; taxation of costs; status of member’s interest; section inapplicable to certain member’s interest. (a) Except as provided in subsection (j), the association or corporation surviving or resulting from any merger or consolidation, within 10 days after the effective […]
17-1643. Act supplemental to cooperative marketing act. This act shall be part of and supplemental to the cooperative marketing act, cited at K.S.A. 17-1601 et seq., and amendments thereto. History: L. 1991, ch. 74, § 7; May 30.
