Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-17
CONSTITUTION.

We, the undersigned, deem it expe.
dent that an Agricultural Society
should be organized in Floyd County
in such a manner as to become n body
corporate under the general law of the
State OF Iowa relating to the creation
of corporations, therefore it is
ResoLred, This 18th day of March
A. ID. 1859, that we, the undersigned,
with our present and future associ-
ates and successors, are hereby con
stitutcd a body corporate with perpet
ual succession, to continue twenty
years and for this purpose adopt the
following Articles of Incorporation.
ARTICLE /. This Association shall
be styled the Eoyd County Agricaltu
raj Society. Its object shall be the
improvement of Agriculture, Horticul
ture, Mechanics, Arts, Sciences, Rural
and Domestic Economy.
ART. 9. The officers of this Associa.
tion shall consist of President, Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer, and
one Director from each Township il
the County; and the President, Vice
President, Secretary aud Treasurer
shall be ex-officio Directors and q
majority of this number at any o
their meetings shall form quorum to
do business.
ART 3. The annual meeting Of this
Society shall be held on the first day
of the fall term of the District Court
of Floyd county, at which time the
officers shall be chosen 10y ballot, and
shall serve one year and until theil
successors are elected and qualified
and all the officers regular term o
Office shall expire on the first day of
January Of each year, when the officer:
elected at the annual meeting mex
prior thereto shall take their seats
Any vacancy occurring may be iilleC
by the Board until the next meeting.
ART 4. The President, Vce-Presi
dent and Secretary shall constitute al
Executive Committee, and shall hav,
power to do all acts necessary for tht
| Society in the intervals of the meet
ings of the Board. .....
ART. 5. The duties of the Presiden
and Vice President shall be such a.
usually attach to such Offices.
ART. 6. 1t shall be the duty of tn,
Secretary to keep record of all mat
tiers transacted by the Society, and al
papers relating thereto. answer prompt
/ ly all letters and circulars from TIN
State Agricultural Society, perform
all the duties required of him by law
aud transact all other business usual.
pertaining to that Office and he shal
receive such compensation for his SCI
vices as the Board shall direct.
j ART. I. 1t shall be the duty of th
Treasurer to receive all moneys du
the Society. and pay them out on til
order of the President, countersigne
by the Secretary.
ART. s. The principal place of bus
ness shall be at st. Charles City, an
no capital is required other than tn
sums annually contributed by men
bers, the amount received from TIL
State, and the proceeds Of annual G!
|, hibtions.
ART. 8. The Society shall hold a
Annual Fair at such time and place a
shall be designated by the Board (
Directors.
ART. 10. The President shall hay
4 power to call meetings Of the Boar
! whenever he may deem it importal
to do so, and the Board may ca
special meetings of the Society on dr
4 notice.
ART. III. Any person may become
member of this Society by signin
these articles, and shall be entitled
all the rights and privileges. of mel
IS bership, to enter free of other chare
= any thing by him made or produced
10 this county, or otherwise, as direct,
:. . by the Board of Directors, and ha'
e the privilege of attending its Fai
with his family by paying annuall
s on or before the first day of the Fat
. q to the Treasurer, the sum of one d.
lar, said family not to include ma
il children over 81 years of age.
.. ART. IL. The Board Of Directo
shall have power to make all regul
tions for entry of articles for compe
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