The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-06-07
fr's' tent cf The Send
Passed March. II, 1861.
AN ACT

| frf@frht Of The Senate.
| Passed March. ~, 1861.
[No 80 AN ACT
Supplementary to an "act TO provide for
tho creation and regulation OF incorpo.
rated companies in the State of Onio,
passed. March ] 1852
SECTION /. Be IL enacted By Tie Gene.
raj assembly Of tie State of Ohio, That
from and afler the passage of this act it
shall be lawful for any number of active Are.
men, not less than ton, being mombers of
any regular fire company, or hose or hook
and ladder company, in this state, to assocl
alto themselves together as q iiremen's Gen.
oral Reliof Association, having for its prn-
cpal object tho relief of fromou disabled
whilo on duty, with the power also of do
mating as Il may deem proper, under such
rules us may be established, to poor, sick
fretnon, and to widows and orphans of do.
ceased firemen.
SEC 2. That said active fircmen in mum.
ber not less than ton, shall first indicate
their intention to form snch association by
signing thoir names to paper declaring
| such to be their intention and fixing therein
u time and place for the election of officers
and the taking of proper steps to perfect
their organization as body corporate under
the provisions of this act.
SEC 3. That said persons so signing said
paper as aforesaid, in number not less than
ton, may proceed at tho limo and place des-
! ignated, TO select their corporate name, and
to elect from their members a president
secretary, treasurer, and any number Of
! their members. not less than three to servo
as trustees or directors who shall hold thoir
Offices during the pleasure of :he association.
SEC 4 That tho Secretary so appointed
shall make out q truo record of tho proceed
ings OF said meeting Incorporating therein
tho original paper provided for in section
two OF this act. and shall certify and deliver
the same 10 tho recorder of tho county in
which such moetiDg shall be hold, together
with the name by which such association
shall desire to be known /; and it shall be
tho duty of such county recorder immedi-
ately upon the receipt of such certified
statement, to record tho samo in book of
record to be kept by him, provided for that
purpose by the commissioners of the county,
for which record he may demand aud re.
ceive the sum of ton cents per hundred
words, and from and after such record be.
ing mudo, said persons aud their Successors,
aud their associated members shall DO in.
vested with the powers, privileges aud i'm
munties incident to aggregate corporations,
and certified copy OF tho record herein
authorized TO be made by the county ro.
corder shalt he deemed and taken in all
places and courts whatsoever in that state
as evidence of the existence of such associa-
ton or corporation.
Sec. 8. Tho trustees or directors who
may bo elected as provided for in section
three and their Successors in Office whcth.
or three in number or any larger number as
may bo ordered by said body corporate,
elected in such manner as may be ordered,
cithur by the mombors of said body corpo
rate in its aggregate capacity or by the
active fremen Of each fire, or hose, or hook
and ladder company being members in good
and regular standing in said body corporate,
holding separate elections and electing such
number of directors or trustees as said body
corporate may decide aud order, shall have
perpetual succession by such name as may
DO designated and by such name shall be
legally capable of contracting, and of prose-
cutting and defending suits, and shall hayo
capacity to acquire, hold, enjoy, dispose of
and convey, all property, real or personal,
which it may acquire by purchase, contri-
button, donation, assessment upon its men,
bers, or otherwise, for the purpose of carry
ing out the intention of such body corpo-
rate; but it shall not acquire or hold prop
erty for any other purpose and for the
purpose of increasing its funds, it shall have
the power of loaning its moneys upon bond
and mortgage. under such roles and regu,
lations as may be prescribed, g. at an annual
interest not exceeding six per cent per
annum.
SEc, 6. That such association or body
corporate, when Incorporated as herein pro-
vided for shall have full power to make and