The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-18
AN ACT
To Establish Corporations For the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

''o' Utu HSybSs"tSoo dSSeHtOGy " GHe
Territory of Utah: That any
number of persons not less than five,
may become body corporate for the
purpose of preventing cruelty to an
finals and fowls. Such corporation
shall be formed by the persons associ-
ated for that purpose, executing under
their hands, and acknowledging before
some person authorized to take &C
acknowledgements of deeds, articles of as
| ISOLATION, which shall contain:
FrSt.-The proposed corporate name
of the association;
Sec0nd-The place where the prin-
cipal Office of the corporation will be To-
Gated;
Third.-The period for which the cor
poration shall continue;
Fourtb.-The objects of the corpor-
alton;
Ejfth.-The names of the persons as
| sociating, and their respective places
of residence;
Si1th The number Of directors and
regular officers;
Ssventh.-The terms and conditions
of membership, both active and honor
ary.
SEC. "A copy of such articles of as
ISOLATION, so executed and acknowl-
edged, verified by the affidavit of one of
the persons who executed the original,
shall be filed and recorded in the Office
of the clerk of the District Court, or in
the Office of the clerk of the County
Court, and said clerk shall issue, under
the seal of said court,a certificate to the
effect that such articles of association
have been filed and recorded in his
office, which certificate, together with
copy of the articles of association, certi-
| fed by the District clerk or clerk of the
| County Court, shall be filed in the office
of the Secretary OF the Territory, VINO
shall issue, under the great seal of the
Territory a certificate of Incorporation,
and thereafter the persons so executing
such articles, and those who may after
wards become associated with them,
shall become and be body polite and
corporate for the purposes in such ar
ticles mentioned.
SEC. 3.-The affairs of such CORPORA
ton shall be managed by a board of
directors, to be chosen in the first in
stance by the persons who shall have
executed the articles of association, and
thenceforth annually, by the members
Of the association. The president, sec
rotary and treasurer of the association
shall be chosen by the board of direct
ors, and the president shall be er-0fici0
a member of the board.
SEC. 4.-The board of directors shall
have power to make bylaws, ,prescrib-
ing the terms and conditions OF mem
bership of the association, and in re-
spect to all other matters relating to
the association and its business, not
inconsistent with the provisions of this
act. A majority of the m ambers of the
board shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of all business.
SEC. 5.-Any corporation organized
under this act shall have power to take,
hold, and convey real and personal
property, not exceeding $4,000 in the
aggregate.
SEC. 6-Such corporation shall, when
ever required by the Auditor of Public
Accounts, make and file with that
officer, report, giving full statement
of its affairs, showing the amount of
money and the property, its character,
and value, received by it, and from
whom such money and property have
been received, and also the disposition
made thereof. together with an item
lied statement of all money expended
by it, and for what purpose.
Dh0' iHo ooJoCtS VI SuCH CorpOr-
alton shall be to prevent cruelty to an
imals and fowls by the enforcement of
all the laws of the Territory on such
subjects, and all other lawful means,
and shall exercise 30 other powers.
SEC. S.-This Act shall take effect
upon its passage and approval.
w. w. RITTER,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
ELIAS A SMITH,
President of the Council.
Approved March 9Th, 1883.
CALBB w. WEST.
Governor of Utah Territory.