The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-09-04
Articles of Incorporation
of the
Crawford County Fair
Association.

Crawford County Fair
Association.
We, whose names are hereto subscribed. do
hereoy form ourselves into an association and
b0dy-corporate. under and bv virtue OF Chap
ter2 Title of the Code OF, Iowa.
snail be the Crawford County Fair ASsoc:l-
ton. and by that name il shall have power to
adopt a corporate seal. sue and be sued plead
and be !mpleaded contract and be contrac ted
with. make and adopt bylaws. rules and re-
gulations and do any and all other things which
s 1y law IKE corporati0ns have power to do and
mun1tleS OF like corporations.
ARTICLEIl
The principal place OF business OF this corr
poration shall be at Arion. Crawford County.
Iowa
ARTICLE III
The object of this corporation shall be to
secure by lease or purchase. and improve the
necessary grounds construct and maintain
necessary buildings ana conduct at Arion
Iowa. annual fairs. to develope and improve
the stock-breeding Interest of Crawford
County. Iowa. and to advance the general
agricultural, horticultural. mechanical and
educational interests within said district.
kRTICLElV
The capital stock of this corporation shall be
ten Thousand dollars NO.OuD divided into
shares of ten dollars (Sl"OO) each: OF which
capital stock Twenty Five Hundred Dollars
(25UOO) shall be paid upon the date of issue
When fully paid up said stock shall be nom
aSSeSSable.
ARTICLEv
This corporation shall at no time become
indebted in Il greater amount than one-half
cd OF its paid capital.
ARTICLE vi
The private property OF the stockholders
and members OF this corporation shall not be
liable for corporate debts. and this article
shall not be altered or amended
ARTICLE VII
This corporation shall commence business
upon filing OF tnese articles OF incorporation
for record with the county recorder OF Craw-
ford County Iowa. and shall continue for
twenty (?O) years thereafter unless sooner
dissolved by u three-fourth Cd vote OF AL the
members thereof. or otherwise provided by
law.
ARTICLE VIII
The affairs of this corporation shall be under
the direction and control OF twelve U2)
poration. The said board of directors shan
be elected by ballot at the ANIMAL meeting of
the stockholders which shall be held on the
End Monday OF January of each year.
Until the first annual meeting of the stock
holders OF this corporation, to he held on the
End Monday of January 10 8. the board of di-
rectors OF this corporation shall be: H. s.
Isaac Howarth. =. w. Justice. Il. Bnnall. Max
Hoist. John Birkofer. j. l.. Maurer. David
Weatherby and S. H. Miller.
Until the first annual meeting on the second
Monday in January 1878. the officers shall be.
PreSident-Thos. Rae,
Vice President H. S. Dow.
Treasurer j. l.. Maurer.
Secretary-M. b. Nelson.
Al the first annual meeting there shall be
elected four (4) directors whose term shall
expire in one ~ year. four "a directors whose
term shall expire in two (s) years. four %
directors whose themS shall expire in three
cD years. and annually thereafter there shall
full! term OF three (sl years or until their sue
cessors are elected. The said Board of Di-
rectors shall have power TO I'LL vacancies in
the membership of said board until the next
succeeding annual meeting of the stock
holders OF this corporation.
ARTICLE1X
The active management OF the affairs of
this corporation shall be in charge OF IL board
Directors.
ARTICLE
Special meeting of the stockholders shall be
called by the president upon the written re-
quest of stockholders owing in the aggregate.
one-fourth GD the capital stock: ten days
notice of the time and place of such meeting
being given in writing. mailed to the poStotfice
address OF each stockholder. as shown by the
books OF the corporation.
ARTICLEXl
Upon the adjournment of the annual meetin.
of the stockholders. the Board of Directors
shall meet and elect from their number u pres
iden Y vice president and treasurer. who shall
| be officers OF the corporation. and the Board
of Direct tors. Shallhaye power to appoint out
side of the membership of said board secre-
tary ana such other officers and agents as they
may deem necessary for the corporation and
| may remove the same ut pleasure.
| majority OF the said Board of Directors
shall constitute IL quoum for the transaction OF
| business. and in case OF u tie vote In the Board
of Directors, the president shall have the right
| to cast the deciding vote.
ARTICLE XII
| All meeting of stockholders shall be held in
| Aron Iowa. AT euch meeting of the stock.
holders of the corporation. each stakeholder
shall be entitled to one vote for every share
OF stock he may own. as shown by the books
| OF the corporation. At al stock holders meet.
ings Il majority OF the stock shall be necessary
| to constitute II quorum for the tranSac ting
of business. Voting by proxy not allowed.
ARTICLE XII
| The President and Treasurer OF the corpor
| alton under the orders. authority and direction
| of the Board of Directors. shall execute all
| sealed instruments under the seal of the cor
| poration and all officers elected or appointed
by the Board under the authority of these
articles snail perform such duties as usually
devel"pe upon such otiicers. or which may be
prescribed in the bylaws. rules and regulations
| passed in pursuance thereof.
ARTICLE XIV
| ANY bylaws not in conflict with these nrt
ces of incorporation of the statutes OF Iowa
| may be made by the Board OF Directors They
may act by Il majority in conducting the
general business OF this corporation not in
conflict with these articles OF incorporation.
ARTICLE Nv
These articles of incorporation may be am
ended or the capital stock and number %
shares may be increased at any annual meet
| ing OF the stockholders or at amy meetin.
especially called for that purpose by i; three
fourth C.) vote of the stock. except Articl,
vi.
CRAWFORD COUNTY FAII
ASSOCIATION.
BY Thomas Rae. President
| 3l-lt Nj. b. Nelson. Secretary.