17-1701. Incorporation; powers and duties. Any religious society, military or fire company, literary, charitable or benevolent association, other than colleges, universities, academies or seminaries, or any grand or subordinate lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, or of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor, Ancient Order of United Workmen, Independent […]
17-1702. Charter. No religious, literary, scientific, industrial, benevolent or other society, association, company, corporation or institution, that does not have a capital stock will be required, in its charter, to make any statement of the amount of capital stock or amount of each share; but such charter, if it contains the other statements therein required, […]
17-1703. Real estate and stock of subordinate organizations. Any subordinate lodge, council or camp or other subordinate organization of any fraternal, benevolent, patriotic or beneficial order or association now established or organized or which may be established or organized hereafter in the state of Kansas, and which is under the control of a supreme, grand […]
17-1704. Same; title; transfers. The title to any property the ownership of which is provided for in this act shall be vested in the lodge or other subordinate organization, and transfers of the same may be made by the trustees or managers of such organization. History: L. 1899, ch. 164, § 2; May 15; R.S. […]
17-1705. Same; contracts and actions concerning real estate. Such subordinate organizations may contract, sue and be sued through its trustees or managers, in any matter affecting such real estate or buildings: Provided, That no judgment rendered against such organization shall have any force or effect except as against the property owned as provided herein. History: […]
17-1711. Title to property of extinct Baptist societies. That all property, both real and personal, belonging to or held in trust for any Baptist church or any Baptist religious society that has or shall become extinct, shall vest in and become the property of the Kansas Baptist Convention and its successors and assigns: Provided, That […]
17-1712. Same; what society deemed extinct. That any Baptist church or Baptist religious society in this state which has ceased or failed to maintain religious worship or services or to use its property for religious worship or services according to the tenets, usages and customs of Baptist churches in this state for the space of […]
17-1713. Same; procedure for transfer of property. That an application for such an order and disposition of property may be made by any member or officer of the said Kansas Baptist Convention, or by any member of such church or society, when duly authorized thereto by the board of managers of said Kansas Baptist Convention, […]
17-1713a. Title to property of extinct colored Baptist religious societies. That all property, both real and personal, belonging to or held in trust for any colored Baptist church or any colored Baptist religious society that has or shall become extinct, shall vest in and become the property of the missionary Baptist state convention of Kansas […]
17-1713b. Same; what society deemed extinct. That any colored Baptist church or colored Baptist religious society in this state which has ceased or failed to maintain religious worship or services or to use its property for religious worship or services according to the tenets, usages, and customs of Baptist churches in this state for the […]
17-1713c. Same; procedure for transfer of property. That an application for such an order and disposition of property may be made by any member or officer of the missionary Baptist state convention of Kansas, or by any member of such church or society, when duly authorized thereto by the executive board of said missionary Baptist […]
17-1714. Title to property of certain extinct Christian societies. That the title to all property, both real and personal, belonging to or held in trust by any religious organization known as the Christian Church, Church of Christ (using instrumental music), or Disciples of Christ or any religious society of the Christian Church, Church of Christ […]
17-1715. Same; what societies deemed extinct; order of district court. That any Christian Church, Church of Christ (using instrumental music) or Disciples of Christ or any religious society of the Christian Church, Church of Christ (using instrumental music) or Disciples of Christ in this state which has ceased or failed to maintain religious worship or […]
17-1716. Same; procedure for transfer of property. That an application for such order and disposition of property may be made by any member or officer of the said Kansas Christian Missionary Society or by any member of such church or society when duly authorized thereto by the board of directors of the Kansas Christian Missionary […]
17-1716a. Property of certain extinct churches to become property of United Church of Christ. (a) The title to all property, whether real, personal or mixed, belonging to or held in trust for or by any religious organization known as the Congregational Church, or the Congregational and Christian Church, or any religious society of the Congregational […]
17-1716b. Same; determination of whether church extinct. (a) Any Congregational Church, Congregational and Christian Church or any church or society affiliated with the Kansas Congregational and Christian Conference, the Central-South Conference of the Congregational-Christian Churches and the Kansas City Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, in this state which: (1) Has ceased or failed […]
17-1716c. Same; procedure for transfer of property. An application for an order and disposition of property pursuant to K.S.A. 17-1716b, and amendments thereto, may be made by any member or officer of the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference of the United Church of Christ when duly authorized by the board of trustees, or managers, of the Kansas-Oklahoma Conference […]
17-1716d. Title to abandoned property of United Brethren in Christ. That the title to all abandoned property, both real, personal and mixed, belonging to or held in trust for or by any religious organization known as the church of the United Brethren in Christ, or held for or by any religious society of any such […]
17-1716e. Same; procedure for transfer of property. That whenever any local congregation of any such church or any local society of any such church either incorporated or unincorporated, shall abandon any of its property, real, personal, or mixed and the said Kansas annual conference of such church shall declare any such property to be abandoned […]
17-1716f. Title to property of Church of Christ (not using instrumental music). The title to all abandoned property, both real, personal and mixed, belonging to or held in trust for or by any religious organization known as the Church of Christ (not using instrumental music), that has or shall become extinct shall vest in and […]
