Montana Attorney General Opinion 15-279

Opinion No. 279 Cooperative Associations-Corporations -Fees--Statutes. HELD: Chapter 66, Laws of 1933, grants to cooperative associations, or- ganized thereunder, the status of cor- pora tions a nd there is no provision in said III w which relieves them from pay- ing the incorporation fee of $50.00 re- quired by Sec. 145. .July 24, 1933. You request an opinioll whether or not a cooperative association organized nnder Cha])ter 66, Laws of 11)33, should be charged the minimum fee stated in subdivi;;ion 4 of Section 145, Revised Codes of 1921. It is our opinion that the minimum fee should be charged. Chapter 66, Laws of 1933, grants to such coopera- tive associations organized thereunder the status of cor])Orations and there is no provision in said law which relieves corporations organized thereunder from paying the incorporation fee of $50.00 required by S'ection 145.