The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-02-24
AN ACT
To provide for the Organization and Nam
teadnce Of Historic, Scientific, lid or Ed
qtcationdt;s and dtlter Literars Societies.
Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of TIN


Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the
Territory of Idaho, as follows:
SECTION l. Corporations may be created for the
organizatien~and maintenance of Historic, Scieu
tifc Aid or Educationa and other literary sooie
ties, designed topfemote the diffusion of useful
knowledge.
SEC. 2 Any Gye or more persons, whether male
or female, who may desire to form an association
for any one or more of the purposes specified in
the preceding section, may make, sign and &C
knowledge, before some officer authorized by law
to take Acknowledgements of deeds, and file in
the office OF the Secretary of the Territory, and
also file copy thereof in the Recorders office of
the 1uRty in which the meeting is held and the
general business of such association society is
to be transacted, certificate in which sha be
stated the corporate name of the society or asso-
citation, the objects for which the same shall be
formed the time of its existence, which shall not
exceed ten years, the number of Directors and
their names, who shall manage the business Of the
society or association for the first six months and
the name OF the city or town in which the princi>
pal business OF the society association IL to be
transacted. The Directors CT any such society or
association shall not be more than ten nor less
than three.
SEc.3. A copy of any certificate of incorpora-
ton filed in pursuance of this act and certified
by the Secretary of the Territory or the Recorder
of the County in which the same may be filed DIS
provided in the foregoing section, shall be re-
ceved in all Courts and places as prima faca evil
dence of the matter therein stated.
SEC. 4. When the certificate and copy thereof
shall have been filed as herenbefore provided, the
persons who shall have signed aud acknowledged
the same, and their successors. shall be body
polite and corporate, III fact and in name,-by
the name stated in the certificate by that
name have succession for the period limited, and
shall have power,
First, To sue and be sued, and prosecute and
defend in any Court.
Second, To devise, adopt, and use a seal, and
change the same at pleasure.
Third, To purchase, accept bygrant, gilt, divise
hold, sell, and convey such zeal and personal
propertyor estate as the purpose of the society
association shall require.
Fourth, To appoint, or elect. and remove such
officers, agents and servants as the business of
the society or association may require to define
their powers, prescribe their duties, aud fix their
compensation,
Fifth, TO make By laws not inconsistent with
the Constitution OF tue United States, and the Or
ganic Act of this Tertiary for the transaction Of
the business of such society or association. the
management of its property the regulation OF its
alflirs, the admission aud expulsion of members,
and generally for the transaction Of al such BUSH
ness MY be within the scope Of its organ
zation and original design
SEC 5. Directors, after the expiration Of the
term first selected and named in the certificate of
such ganization shallJe annually elected by tie
members Of said society or association, at such
time and place and upon such notice. and in such
mode, as may be directed by its bylaws.
SEC. 6. Ii it should happeu at any time that an
election OF directors shall not be made the day
designated 10y the bylaws OF the society or e5s0-
ciatlon the corporation shah not TOR that reason
ne dissolved, but it shall be lawful on any other
day to hold an election for Directors, in such man.
ner as shall be provided in the bylaws of the So
ciety or association and all acts of the directors
shall be valid aud binding on the society or asso-
citation until the election and qualification of their
successors. Majority OF the whole number 0f
Directors shall form II Board for the transaction
Iof business, and a majority OF the Whole
numberof members Of the society or association
represented in person or proxy. Shall lie necessary
to transact Guinness and any decision ef a ma.
jonty of the persons assembled as Board or as
meeting of the society or ass Jciatlon, shall be
valid.
SEC. T. The first meeting of the Directors shall
be called by notice, signed by q majority of the
persons named as Directors in the certificate set
ting forth the time aud place OF the meeting ;
which notice shall be given personally to each
Director, or published at least one week in some
newspaper OF the county where such meeting is to
| be held
Sec. 8. No such association or society shall
ever contract Indebtedness, which in the aggre-
gate shall exceed the sum of one thousand dollars
over and above the assets of such association or
society; and no corporation or association organ
lied under this Act, shall by any implication or
construction be deemed to possess the power OF
issuing bills, notes or other evidences OF debt for
| circulation money.
SEC. 8. This Act shall take eject and be in
force on and atetr its approval by the Governor.
j Approved January ", A. ID. 1866.