Connecticut § 33-183 - Organization.
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§ 33-183. Organization.
Sec. 33-183. Organization. Three or more persons of lawful age and inhabitants of this state, may, by written articles of association, associate themselves together for the purposes of trade or for carrying on any lawful mercantile, mechanical, manufacturing or agricultural business within this state, and, when such articles of association have been executed and filed in the office of the Secretary of the State, the franchise tax provided by section 33-187 paid to, and such articles of association approved by, said secretary, such persons shall become a corporation and enjoy all the powers and privileges and be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities of other corporations, except so far as such duties, restrictions and liabilities may be limited or enlarged by this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 5293; 1967, P.A. 277, S. 1; P.A. 00-92, S. 8; P.A. 19-65, S. 1.)
History: 1967 act required that copy of articles of association be filed in town in which association's principal office is located rather than in town where business is to be carried on; P.A. 00-92 deleted requirement that certified copy of articles of association be filed and recorded in the office of the town clerk in the town where the association's principal office is located; P.A. 19-65 replaced “seven or more persons” with “three or more persons”, replaced “articles of agreement” with “articles of association” and made technical changes.
See Sec. 33-205 re admission of members in cooperative marketing corporations.
See Sec. 33-206 re merger of cooperative association and cooperative marketing corporation.
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