Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-05-06
No 12.1 AN C.
To enable associations for gymnastic purposes to be
come bodies corporate.

TO enable associations for gynnnastic purposes to be-
come bJdies corporate.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by tho General assembly of
the Stats of Ohio. That from and aGfert the passage Of this
act. il sijaIt be lawful for az Y number Of persons, NOT
less than FIVE. associated together within this state, for
gymnastic purposes, or other purposes of physical train
Gfng and education, 10 elect, at any meeting called 10,
that purpose, airy number of their members, not les
than three. to serve as directors. and one member os
serve as secretary. Tho shall hold their offices for such
period as may be provided by rules or bylaws, as the
ASSOCIATION may adopt.
Sec. ?. That the secretary, so appointed, shall make
a true record Of the proceedings of the meeting, nrovid-
ed for by the first section OF this act, certify am deliver
the same to the recorder of The county in which such
meeting shall be held, together with The name by which
such association shall thereafter desire 10 be known;
and it shall be The duty OF such county recorder. imme.
diately upon the receipt of such certified statement, to
record the same in such book of records as is used for
recording similar certificates. relating TO literary anG
other associations, for which service he NAV demand
and receive the sum OF ten cents per hundred words;
and from and after The making OF such record, the said
directors and their associated members and successors
shalIb be invested with the powers, privileges and ifnmu.
mites Incident 10 aggregate corporations, and certified
transcript of the record herein authorized 10 be made by
the county recorder, shah be deemed and aiken in ali
courts and places whatsoever in this state, AS evidence
OF the Evidence of such association ana corporation.
Sec ,. The directors who may be appointed under
the Provisionsos this act. and their successors IN oties,
shall have perpetual succession by such name as NAV he
designated, andby such name shall be legally capable
OF contracting aud being contracted with, OF prosecute
ing and defending suits. and of acquiring, holding, en-
joying, ~disposins of. and conveying such property, real
or personal, as mayb acquired by purchase, donation,
or otherwise, for the purpose of carrying out the lnten-
ton OF such association.
Sea- {. That such association, when incorporated,
may elect such oniceTs ana make such rules, regulations
ana bylaws, as they may deem necessary or expedient
for their own government and the management of their
fiscal and other affairs to efe ct their objects.
Secs. That if said board of directors shall be yaen-
ted, either in whole or in p"rt, either by death, resIgna.
tion or otherwise, such board of directors may be reviv-
ed, or such vacancy or vacancies filled in the manner
provided in the first section of this act, for the original
Organization of the saia board, or in such manner as
may be prOvidedin the bylaws OF the association, and
a majority OF ts directors shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business.
See. Q. This act shall take eject from and after its
passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House Of Repre- ssntativss.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.