In some point of human development natural persons were just not enough. That is why artificial persons were incorporated into legal system of modern countries. They were given rights and duties almost identical to natural persons. One of those was society. Society is a person with open membership. Its purpose is to aid and encourage members in their business, economical, social and other needs. The thought of creating such an artificial person originated in the first half of the 19th century. The first real society was created on the 24th October 1844 in Rochdale in England. In our territory first society was created soon after that in 1846. I chose this topic as my thesis because I believe that societies are important part of our legal system and also life of many people though they are sometimes overlooked. For example I live in a flat that is part of a big society in our town. The purpose of my thesis is firstly to identify problems, gaps and disputative questions in the legal regulations. Then I try to present opinions and answers given by our jurisprudence and judicature. I also try to give my perspective and opinions on the matter. The bodies of society in our country are members' meeting, cooperative board and controlling commission. This structure of bodies can be simplified when there is...