The Russellville Democrat., 1891-08-13
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.

For the purpose of organizing an as- sociation under the laws of the state of Arkansas to encourage agriculture, horticulture, and the development of the state mineral resources, and build ing material, for the maintenance of public fairs, and 10 make an exhibit of the products and resources of the state ct the Worlds Columbian Expo- sition, which is to take place in 1883.
 We, the undersigned subscribers for the stock of tue association hereinbe- fore named, do enter into the following articles of association:
 Article 1. The name of tbis associa- ton shall be The Arkansas Worlds Fair Association.
 Article ?. The purposes for which this association is formed, shall be to encourage agriculture, horticulture, development of the states mineral re- sources, and building material. The maintenance of fairs, farm and mineral products, and the encouragement and promotion of education, to the end that the state shall be creditably II presented at the Worlds Columbian Exposition, to be held in the city of Chicago, H., in 1893, and to secure the benefit to the state arising therefrom.
 Article 3. Its principal place for the transaction of business shall be Little Rock, and such other places in the state as d majority of the board of directors may determine.
 Article 4. The members of the board of directors for the first year shall be-.
 
 Article :. The authorized capital stock of this association shall be one hundred thousand dollars (sl00,000), divided into fifty thousand shares (59,- U00) of $2 each; provided that this asso- citation shall be authorized to com mepce business when Sl0,0 GOO of said stock shall have been subscribed. Said sum to ba expended under the advice of said bo .rd of directors, in the erection aud maintenance of an Arkansas state exhibit building, on ihe Worlds Fair grounds. in the city of Chicago, Ill., in which shall be deposited aud kept the exhibits from the state of Arkansas.
 Article 6. There shall be a board of state commissioners, consisting of thirty eight stockholders of this asso- citation, of whom the board of directors shall be seven, and the remaining thirty one shall be chosen by the bOald of directors, one from each senatorial dis trict in the state. The said board of commissioners to constitute an advisory board of the board of directors in pro- moling the objects of this association.
 Article z. There sLall be board of seven lady managers of the Arkansas Worlds Fair Exhibit Association, who shall be appointed by the board of di- rectors. This board shall take charge of the securing an exhibit of the handl- work of the women of the state; for this purpose they shall have exclusive control of 5 per cent. of the stock subs ribed aEd collected, or larger amount if the board of directors may deem it advisable.
 article 8. The board of directors shall adopt such rules aud by laws as will enable them to carry into effect the provisions of these articles.
 Article 9. That all subscriptions 10 the capital stock of the association be paid on or before the first day of De- cember, 1891, and that the first meeting of the stockholders of the association for permanent organization be held in I.it- tie Rock, Arg., on December 10, 1891.