The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-27

Section 10. This Act shall take effect imme'
diatey upon its becoming law.
Approved May 80, 1917,
CHAPTER 73ss-(No. 1907.
AN ACT to Provide for. and Encourage ie the
Creation and Incorporation Of Associations,
Not for Profit to Conduct and Operate Public
Fairs and Expositions for the Benefit and
DEVELOPMENT of the Agricultural, Horticul.
turaI. Live Stock and Other Resources of
Florida, and to State the Powers, Privileges
and Exemptions Thereof.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Florida
Section 7. Twenty-Five or more persons wish
ing to form an association not for profit, for
the purpose of conducting and operating public
fairs or expositions for the benefit and devel'
opment of the agricultural, horticultural, live
stock and other resources of the State or any
County or Counties of the State of Florida may
become incorporated in the following manner:
They shall present to the Judge of the Cir.
cult Court for the County in which the principal
office of said association is to be located pro-
posed charter signed by the intended incorpora-
tors, which shall set FORTH
+ The name of the association and the place
where the principal Office is to be located. The
name Of said association shall include the word
"Inc." :. The general nature of its objects
and powers B. The qualifications and terms
of members and the manner of their admission
and expulsion Provision NAV he made in the
charter for ex.oficio membership, and member
ships may be for terms Of years. 4. The time
for Whlch II Is 10 exist s. inc naI'es anu
residences o. me SUBSCRIBERS. o. by wnat
othcers us aHairS are 10 DC n1anaseu anu tue
time At which they VIII oe eIectea or appointed
:. me names OF me oIncers VINO are 10 man
age MS at,alrs UNI tne nrst election or appoint
ment under me charter
men, men, unaer me char'er, q. by whom rs oy'
laws are 10 ne MADE atered or rescinded -
lne hishest amount OF lndebtedness or ma
oiilty 10 "hlch u may al any tne SubJect tselt;
me proposed cnar'er snalt ne ackno"leaged
Of good character and reputation before an ON;
deeds Whch SSuhscribers snail also make and
Ger authorized TO make acknowledgment of
Nupst'II,e an oaln' 10 DC atiacneu 10 Tue pro
posed cnarter that me sole ohlect or the ascot
atlon IS pu9nc service that there has been pro-
oIt a lor nle purposes OF Hne ASSOCIATION prop.
cry money ana otuer avh.anle assets IN value
eNceed ing $1,000 ana that 1t IS intended in
soou Ialth 10 carry OUT me oolects ana pur'
poses therein set forth Notice OF intention TO
apply to the Circuit Judge for any. such char,
ter stating the time when the application will
ne made snail be published in a newspaper
in the County where the principal office of said
association shall be located once each week for
four consecutive weeks, setting forth briefly the
ch,r+er ,,J ob;ects of ~ ,,;.; u u
$500 eli I'll opJsCes y, yIe asSoe!at'on 10 ne
r,bi;at;o. t ~ - .hal WIN P'G0ol ..
qu9lcatlon shall be produced 10 the Circuit
Judge at the time named in the notice and, it
no cause be shown to the contrary and If he
find it to be in proper form and so sworn TO
and for an object authorized bv this Act. he
shall approve the same and render decree in.
cornnrat;ng es;J s,,hscr;tors Ia ~ 49,
and fo- tLs b;ot ~ ,t, u..ue' saIu !.,a'teI
aa,,s y ~, at PeHl!V anu WIN tne
spet!lleu, Sad charter and sad
ueCfee or incorporation snail then be recorded in
the office OF the Clerk of the Circuit Court in
the County where the principal office of said
corporation or association shall he located and
thenceforth the subscribers and their associates
shall he incornorated h,, the ,r,o ,;a,, J.; a;J
charter AND Vii, tLo ok;a.. ~ ~ ~ sou
forth therein The ,rooo.od ..,I 81
fine Of ,br;c,.;o,' pL.,I L yer curing me
OF me clerk OF the Circuit Court
sec. :. y certified copy of said charter and
decree of incorporation shall be evidence M the
contents of said charter in ali oct;o,, 81 ny.
ceedinps and eh.II h. o," ?o.io.is s'Lu pro:
lm9 cN!N'eHCe 81 the incorporated association in
VI. "s sN!>'enCe Is only coIIaterally involved
d"I PrlWa tacie evidence in all other actions
ana proceedings.
sec ANY such Association desiring tn
amend IT'S charter may do so by resolution
as provided in its bylaws which amend
ment, upon publication of notice as afore-
Sall, and decree of said Circuit Judge APP
proving and allowing said amendment 70
corded in the Clerks office as Aforesaid
snail become and be taken as part OF the
original charter
Sec. Any association formed and In.
'orporatei hereunder NAV subject itseIr "a
Indebtedness or liability in an aggregate
sum not greater than the limit stated in
'a0 charter or any amendment thereto
Hlthout regard to the value of Its nropertv
SUI any association organized hereunder NAV
tIso subject Itself to specific bonded or
norfgage Indebtedness in addition to and
NthNut regard to its general mowers nr
INIT as to Indebtedness or liability
Sec. = No member or officer Of ar,. osso-
nation organized under this Act shall ba
personally liable for any Of the debts ~
'uch association; and no money or nronartv
" any such association shall he jistrib,,t,5
rs profits or dividends among IT'S rerhers
" officers but all money ana nronart,, =,
uch association shall eycentinr arI,' co.
ne payment Of its just debts and 1fabiiitIes
'e and remain pcrpetually public nronertv'
administered by the Association as rrnsteaa'
o % used exclusively for the legitimate
purpose Of the association and shall ne co
ohg as So used. exempt from ali forms az
AVIATION. VI
Sec. 6. Every association orgonize5 ,,1o-
ms Act shall have the power in adJitiop
o provisions contained in the charta- tbornos
or the regulation of the husinnes 40 80,
iuct Of the affairs OF said oesori,tio III,
reating. limiting defining ana re 80 . 1Iin
ne powers of said association r. boid
ondnct and operate State District Conpt
livestock poultry. agricuIturaI hortiO,its;
IT other fairs axr,ni.i-,--N''' H'A Ni'u'lHTdl