{"data":{"id":"us-il/805-ilcs-310-17","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"805 ILCS 310/17","heading":"","body":"All co-operative corporations and joint stock corporations, companies, associations, voluntary unincorporated associations or partnerships heretofore organized under prior statutes, or who shall be doing business as co-operative institutions with the objects enumerated in this Act, shall have the benefit of the provisions of this Act and be bound thereby, on filing with the Secretary of State a written declaration, signed and sworn to by the president and secretary, to the effect, that it or they, have by a two-thirds vote of its shareholders or its members, decided to accept the benefits of this Act and be bound by the same.","path":["CHAPTER 805 BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS","Co-operative Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2295\u0026ChapterID=65\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:47Z","sha256":"3085b817f3c49148a729e9c13c1ee3eb9b9098ca1e7d6af0801cc2abac8f1439","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/805-ilcs-310-16","next":"us-il/805-ilcs-310-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}