The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-04-21

| mo. l2. AN ACT
To. enable Associations for Gymnastic pur.
poses to become Bodies Corporate.
Section /. Be il enacted By the General
Assembly Of the Slate Of Ohio, That from and
after the passage of this act it shall be law
full for cry number of persons, not less than
five, associated together within this state,
for eymnastic purposes, or other purposes OF
physical training and education, to elect, at
any meeting called for that purpose, any
number of their members, not less than
three, to serve as directors, and one member
TO serve as secretary, who shall hold their
offices for such period as may be provided by
rules or by.l laws as the association may
adopt.
Sec. 9. That the secretary, so appointed,
shall make a true record of the proceedings
OF the meeting, provided for by the first sec.
lion OF this act, certify and 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 there,
after desire 10 be known; 6nd it shall be the
duty OF such county recorder, Immediately
on the receipt of such certified statement, to
record the same in such book of records as
is used for recording similar certificates, re-
lative to literary and other associations, for
which service he may demand and receive
the sum Of ten cents per hundred words;
and from and after the making of such re-
cord, the said directors and their associated
members and successors, shal! be invested
with the powers, privileges and immunities
incident to aggregate corporations, and a
certified transcript Of the record herein au.
thorized to be made by the county recorder,
shall be deemed and taken in all courts and
places whatsoever in this state, as evidence
Of the existence of such association and cor
poration.
Sec. 3. The directors who may be ar-
pointed under the provisions of this act aud
their successors in Office. shall have perpet-
ual succession by such name as may be de.
sgnated, and by such meme cs shall be lie.
gO!ly capable OF contracting and being con-
trGcted with, of prosecuting and defending
suits, and of acquiring, holding, enjoying,
di9posing Of and conveying such property,
real aud personal, as may be acquired by |
purchase, donation, or otherwise, for the
purpose OF carrying out the intention of such
association.
Sec. 4. That such association, when in,
corporated, may elect such officers and make
such rules, regulations and bylaws as they
msy teem necessary or eXpedent for their |.
own government, and the management of
their fiscal and other tftairs TO effect their
objects.
Sec. 5. That if said board of directors
shall be vacated, either in whole or in part,
either by death, resignation or otherwise,
such bourd of directors may be vived, or
such vacancy or vacancies filled in the man
ner provided in the first section of this oct.
Tor the original organization of the said
board. or in such manner as may be provided
in the bylaws of the association, md ma.
joriiy CT the directors shall constitute quo.
rum for the transaction of business.
Sec. q. This act shall take effect from
and alter its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker Of the House OF representatives..
MARTIN WELKER,
President OF the Senate.
February 3, 1859.