Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-13
FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE AND
LIGHTNING. INSURANCE AS
ISOLATION OF DELAWARE
COUNTY, IOWA.
Articles of Incorporation as Changed
and Amended December Twenty
seventh, Nineteen Hundred.

We, the undersigned, with all others who are
insurance. az Nv M us ipf ,oh
Laws OF the Seventeenth General AsseT bl, of
Iowa. 90 hereby associate ours Ives togttler
ana hereby adopt Ill. followi Articles of In
corporation or Constitut on,
ARTICLE /
This Association slli IL b- known 5 tho FARM
ERs' MUTUAL F1Rt AND LIGHTNING INsrr-
Iowa. ~ - {
ARTICLE II.
The officers of the Association shall be q Presi-
dent Vice-pt e.ideit. a Secrtlary. /, Treasurer
and Three tsl Directors. The Ties GEM and
ecretary shall be m, MIXERS of the oar,i of III
rectors by virtue0t their office. and shall IL, en-
titled to vote on all question: before the Board,
ARTICLE III.
The President shall preside at all meetings or
Of the absence Of both President NJ IRA t fem
may be selected. THE Stcrelar, Shall Keep a
minute q the proceedings OF an m etilgs. AID
be appointed. He shall keep all nerrssar, hooks
and accounts of said Association. i-s,ie al p H.
fs, az an o act "a as General Agent atnS h
responsible for their fidelity
ARTICLE Nv.
The Board of Directors of this Association
snail nave power to MAKE and p IS such by -laws
as they may deem necessary for the safety and
government of said Assoc alton. sui, isci only 10
the Articles of 1ncorpor tion and the laws of
this State, and make al assessments in ease nf
loss by fire and lightning and other nh ht.dn,ss.
audit all accounts and fill all vacancies in office
from Whatever cause.
ARTIcLEv.
The annual me etlGgs of The stockholders shall
be held at Manchester Delaware county. Iowa.
first Tuesday of October in each year. and coz
ttnua In SEES ion until al tue business of said
meeting shall be completed
ARTICLE vi.
All officers sha' BIZ elected by a majority vote
ALL m, l,ar
shall hold their otticr until ihef successors are
elected to fill their vacancies.
ARTICLE VII.
In case there Is no annual meeting. the officers
shall hold over until there is a meet ng. either
annual or special, when others may be elected
ARTICLE VIII.
Special meetings may be called at any time by
majority Of the Directors.
ARTIcLEIN.
The Secretary, AZ the annual meeting, shall
give o full report In writing of the doingS and
condition of the Association for the preceding
year.
ARTICLE X
Insurance In this Association shall be conf ed
to property in Delaware county, Iowa.
ARTICLE xI.
No member shall be assessed for any one loss
more than One ~ per cent. Of his Insurance.
ARTICLE Mi.
This Association may, at any annual meeting,
ent. be dissolved and AL policies shall be can
celled at the time fixed for dissolution; but tile
Association shall be liable for any losses and
0tner Indebtedness occurring before such time.
ARTICLE XIII.
These Articles of Incorporation may be altered
or changed at any annual. or special meeting
called for that purpose. by atwo-thirds 90 vote
OF tile members present.
ARTICLE XIV.
Private property of members is exempt from
COrDOrate debts. the Drl "A "A &
made on each member for payment of LOSSES by
hreorlightning and expenses of said Association
ARTICLE XIV.
This Association shall have all the powers and
Nine ri Of the Code 81 Iowa and amendments sni s
thereto.
ARTICLE XVI.
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders.
there shall be elected Il President. Nice-presi-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer, each to hold his
office for one ~ year, and three Isl Directors:
one Director for one III year, one for two ri
wears; one for three Isl years: ard one Director
stockholders thereafter to serve for /; term of
three Isl years.
ARTICLE XVII.
This corporation is hereby renewed and shall
continue and endure for the further term o
twenty 1901 years from and after the expira ion
of the term for which 1t was organized. to-wit: |
From the 9th day OF January 1891, tn the s7th
day Of january, 1921. uni sooner dissolved AS
provided by Article Twelve [i2l hereof.
We. A. s. Coon. president. and Mics +. Blair.
secretary of the FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE AND
LIGHTNtNG INSURANCE ASSOCIATION of bella |
arecOunty. Iowa. do hereby certify that the fore
going are the true and correct Articles of Incot-
poration of said Associs ton rs altered. changed
amended anu adopted b. Il more than two-thirds
lsl majority vote OF Its memlers present ut
special meeting of the members of said ascot
tion duly called for that purpose. and legally
held at Delaware, said Delaware county, on tn
27th day Of December. 1900
Witness our hands this 2sth day of January, A
A. $. COON. President.
MILES L. BLAIR, Sc aIetary
STATE OF IOWA, Delaware county SIS
do hereby certify that on tliis 18th day of Inn