Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-04-29
Articles Of lncOr GRAFTON Of the
Iowa state Orphan AsYluam.

Articles Of lncOr GRAFTON Of the
Iowa state Orphan Asvlsam.
WHEREAS, We, Caleb baldwin, Geo. q.
Wrigh. Ralph p. LOVE-, Samuel j. Kirk.
wood, VIM. NJ. Stone, J. W. Cattyll. N. q.
Brainard, G. G. Cole, Oran Fav,'le, John r.
Needham, S. S. Deming, Mrs. H ncock, Mrs.
Nswconb, Isaac Pendis,or, Mrs Stephens,
Jas. G. Day, Mrs S. Bagg, Mrs. Gale, H. T..
henderson,, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Crandall,
Mrs. O. B. Darwin, T.. Il. Williams, J. H..
llowell, Mrs. Shields, Mrs. Annie Witten +,
,nyer, Miss Mary Kiboen, Miss NJ. e. Shelton,
Ell jah Sells, Or. Horton, .. Dun ,aln, Gall Of
whom a,e persons Of full age,) citiz>ns of the
United States and Of the sta 9 OF Iowa, dc
8 70 to assoc ate ourselves together for the be-
aevolen, aud charitable purpose If providing
\ home where tue CHILDREN Of the brave men
who have ia len in defence Of thu country,
together with other orphan children of the
Sta e, can be supported and e iucste !, do
now, for ourselves, our associates and success
RS. adept The following Articles Of Incorpor
ARTICLE /. This Association shall be
anown by the name of The Io,0a State o..
phan AsyLun, and claims Tor itself Us a cor.
poratlon, all the rignts, powers, an privileges
given In title ten (lO), Of the Revis on OF 1860,
If the Laws of Iowa. and part,cr arly chap
ter 3fty-three (53), article three 90, Of said
Revision. gHs
@. The general business of tn, Associa.
ton shall he under such rules and regulations
xs may b. adopted ron time to time, to fur.
nish q home for the Orphan children of the
State, and provide for their educ .lion !; and
Tor this purpose the Association " |, erect AL
Asylum at such time and place, and in such
manner as may hereafter Le deter mined, and
as the means Of the Association VIII permit.
3. In addition to the persons herein
named as incorporators, the Assoc, alton ny
consist Of such other persons as shall comply
with the conditions herein prescribed for b.
coming members. s.
Any individual paying the sum of FIVE dol
ars to the Treasu' err, and taking his rece'p'
therefor shall become u member OF this As
ISOLATION for the period OF one year, and shai.
be entitled TO act as q m ut al Regular
ana 50, cial meetings of the Associ alton, and
aave one vote during the time of s lch mem.
ership. Any person in like mann r paying
the sum of twenty-five dollars shall. b. u Ii.
member Of this Association with Ike PRIV
lleges.
8. AL charitable, benevolent and religious
organizations Or societies conslstin, of no,
less than ten persons, may become members
of this Assoc,a ion upon tn. same terms as
individuals, and they will esch be entitl d I.
one dele gate at all It's meetings, and shall Ell
joy the full privileg, OF q mnmoer and shall
be entitled 10 one additional delegate for every
additional twenty-five dollars contributed.
s. The officers of this Associat on shall
De citizens Of Iowa, and shall be = Pr, sident
" Vice Presidents, bling one ir IN each
cong ~es,ional u strict. a Recording Secretary.
a 20. responding Secretary, q Treasurer anu
y Board of Trustees to consist OF W ,ive per
sons, being two from each Cong .essiona
District. The President Of this Association
,nall also b. President Of III. Board OF Trus
tees aud emit led to take part in its del,bera
ions and give the CASTING vote 10 case OF
tie. The Recording Sec etary shall ais be
secretary Of the Board Of Trustees. Sal
officers shall be elected at the annual meet.
i x, aud shall hold their Offices for one year
aud until their Successors are elected ant
qualified d. . h.
i The duties Of the above Executive o.
Ulcers sha | correspond with their res .ectiv.
pos,i rs, and the Board OF Trustee. sha !
awe the direction of all affairs of the Asso
iation an / Supervisory control of all Execu
live Off GERS, sutje C to the action of t G a .
,oclalion at It's regular and SPECIAL me. ings
7. Ths rr. asurer Of the Assoc alto sh Ii
give bond with sureties IN the sum which
IN y be prescribed by the Board of IT lstee>,
condit oned that he will faithfully discharge
al, the duties as such officer, and lay OYER to
tue Board or such persoas as they may auth
property of the Association CONF e into his
proved by the President.
s. SUCH moneys shall be disbursed unde
the d rection Of the Board of trustees on or
'lers Issued by the President and countersign-
Ell by the Recording Secretary.
g. The Board OF Trustees shall hold its
sessions ut least once in each year, and shall.
also meet whenever the President upon re.
quest IN writing by a majority Of the B arc
Of Trustees may direct. At each regular an
nual meeting the Executive officers shall pre-
sent a full report Of their operations with
specific statements of receipts and disbursr.
tnents, which may be published at the DIS
erection of the Board.
10. The annual meeting Of this Ass ,cia
lion shall be held in the city of lies Moines
on the first Wednesday of June of each year
meetings may be- convened wnen.v, r
he Board of trustees with the approval OF
the President, shall deem that the ~ioteres S O..
The Associa ion require it, and such call shall
be obligatory on the President whenever il is
requested in writing by one-third Of the mem
oe,s of the Association. 81 -
Ii. The B ard Of Trustees shall have
power to proceed to advance the object 1t
Association as rapidly as in its judgment
me means of the Association will permit
All funds, from whatever source derived, slall
1e faithfully applied to this object.
II. These articles may be altered o
he ASSOCIATE N, notice OF the propo ed
having been furnished to the Record.
lug Secretary in writing, and by him m.d,
puolic at lie .st three months previous to the
Meeting at which action shall be had there N
13. The off ;ers Of this Association for
the present, and who shall serve until their
are elected, ar as 70 slows:
President WIN. NJ. Stone. Vice Presi.
dents LIST District, Mrs. G. 4. Wright; End
district, Mrs. r. L.. Cad!e; Sd District, Mrs
J. T. Hancock; 4lh District, John R. Meet
nam 9Th District, j W. Cattell 9th Dis
lrict, Mrs. Mary NJ. Bagg. Recording Secre
Iary, Miss Mary Kiosen. Corresponding
) :cresa,y, Mss NJ. E. Shelton. Treasurer
Il. Bran I'd.
Board OF Trustees = 1st District, Mrs.
Annie W~ittenmyer. Mrs. Z. Il. Darwin IN
Mrs. ID. f. Newcon.b, Mrs. l.. B
phens ; 81 District, Oran Faville, T.. H
Williams 4th district, s.. P4rvln, Mrs
shields; 5,h D,stric', Caleb Baldwin, C. G.
Cole 9th District, Isaac Pendletop, II. y
Iowa News.
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