The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-06-30
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Soc. 3. Amend section 1853, By
striking out Of said section tht
words corporations for the construc
ton of any work of internal improve
ment, must in addition also file copy
of such articles in the office of the
secretary Of State, and have them
recorded by him in a book kept fol
| that purpose"
Sec. 4. Amend section 1156, by
striking out of the fourth line of said
section the words "when such filing
is necessary" #
Sec. s. Amend section 1851, by
adding to said section the words
s'and copy thereof must bo filed in
the office Of the secretary Of State
Sec. 6. Amend section 1l72, by in
Sorting after the word exempt" in
the first line tho words "neither can
provisions in the articles of incorpo-
ration exempt"
Sec. I. Amend section 11SS, by in
sorting after the word recorded" in
the first line, the words "by tho re.
| corder of deeds of the county where
tho principal place..of business is kept
| only"
sec. 8. Amend section 1893, by
striking out of the seventh line of
said section, the words, "file in the
Office ofSecretary of Stats and Also"
and inserting tho words shave recor-
ded," provided, that q failure Of any
corporation organized prior to the
taking effect of this act, for benevo-
lent, charitable, scientific, religious or
missionary purposes, or any other
lawful purposes unconnected with
motives ofpecuniary profit, to file q
copy oftheir articles or certificate of
Incorporation with tho secretary Of
State, shall not in any manner affect
the legality of the acts Of any such
corporation, but all the acts of the
officers of such corporation shall be
considered as legal and binding as
they would have been, had their ar
ticles or certificate of incorporation
been filed in the Office Of the secreta-
ry OF State, at the time of organiza-
ton, and, provided, further, that
articles ofincorporation of charitable
religious, or scientific institutions,
dating prior to this date and not re-
corded in tho office of the recorder In
the county in which such institutions
are situated"
Sec 9. Amend section 1874, by
striking out of the first line of said
section after word "filing" the word
"a" and inserting the words ''tor
record the"
Sec. 10. Amend section 1897, by
striking out of the third line of said
section the words secretary Of State
or with the," and tho words "this
State" at the end of said section and
| in place of 'this State" insert the
words 'sthe county"
Sec. II. Any corporation organic
ed for the purposes Of pecuniary
profit, pursuant to the provisions O.
chapter 52, of the Revision Of 1860
or amendments thereto which shal
fail to have its articles of incorpora
ton recorded in the offico of Secreta
ry of State. within three months af
ter tho taking effect of this act, shall
be prohibited from doing business as
corporation, prouided, that nothing
| in this section shall be construed SO
as to relieve such corporation from
the fulfillment of all contracts made
prior to the taking effect of this act,
or to relieve individual members
| thereof from liability to the amount
of the unpaid installments on the
stock owned by them, or transferred
by them for the purpose OF defraud-
ing creditors.
Approved April 16, 1870.