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2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 10. Fraternal and Other Similar Associations › Chapter 2. Land Acquisition and Construction of Buildings for Benevolent Purposes › 23-10-2-15. Applicability of Chapter to Prior Acquisitions

Sec. 15. The provisions of this chapter shall extend to every society, educational or religious, which, previous to May 6, 1853, had acquired land for the purpose of erecting a house of worship, or other appropriate building, not exceeding five (5) acres, upon condition that the consent of two-thirds (2/3) of the persons interested in the land is first obtained, the trustees are elected and certified, and other proceedings had as directed in this chapter for the election of trustees.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.101, s.15. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.339; P.L.1-1991, SEC.161.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 10. Fraternal and Other Similar Associations › Chapter 2. Land Acquisition and Construction of Buildings for Benevolent Purposes › 23-10-2-16. Performance of Trustees' Duties by Officers

Sec. 16. The officers of any society, by whatever name such officers may be designated, elected in the manner prescribed by this chapter, or according to the rules of any such church, society, or order, may, whenever the laws or usages of the same require it, perform the duties of trustees, and, in their proper name and title, shall possess all the powers and be subject to the same liabilities as trustees; and the certificate of the election of such officers shall be recorded in the recorder's office of the proper county as in the case of trustees.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.101, s.16. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.340.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 10. Fraternal and Other Similar Associations › Chapter 2. Land Acquisition and Construction of Buildings for Benevolent Purposes › 23-10-2-17. Applicability of Chapter to Cemetery Associations

Sec. 17. All the provisions of this chapter are hereby extended, so far as the same may be applicable, to any individuals who may unite themselves together for the purpose of receiving donations of lands or purchasing the same for cemeteries.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.101, s.17. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.341.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 10. Fraternal and Other Similar Associations › Chapter 2. Land Acquisition and Construction of Buildings for Benevolent Purposes › 23-10-2-18. Donations and Purchases; Rights and Privileges

Sec. 18. When such donations or purchases shall be made to or by any such individuals, and a certificate thereof or conveyance therefor, together with the articles of association by which such individuals have become united for such purpose, shall be filed in the office of the recorder of the proper county, and by him recorded, such individuals shall enjoy all the privileges necessary for the preservation and protection of such cemetery, in the same manner as if such individuals were regularly incorporated by law, and such cemetery shall forever remain a burial place for the dead.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.101, s.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 10. Fraternal and Other Similar Associations › Chapter 2. Land Acquisition and Construction of Buildings for Benevolent Purposes › 23-10-2-19. Conveyance for Cemetery Purposes; Holding in Trust

Sec. 19. Lands conveyed to the board of county commissioners, by deed duly recorded, for the purpose of a public or private cemetery, shall be held by such board forever in trust for such purpose.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.101, s.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 10. Fraternal and Other Similar Associations › Chapter 2. Land Acquisition and Construction of Buildings for Benevolent Purposes › 23-10-2-20. Designated Burial Lots

Sec. 20. In all cases where the donors or donees of any public burying ground shall lay the same off into lots, plainly designated by corner stones or posts, and record a plat thereof in the recorder's office, then persons interring in said burying place shall bury within the lots so designated, and not out of them.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.101, s.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 10. Fraternal and Other Similar Associations › Chapter 2. Land Acquisition and Construction of Buildings for Benevolent Purposes › 23-10-2-21. Donor of Private Burying Ground; Exclusive Right of Admitting

Sec. 21. The donor of a private burying ground, his heirs and assigns forever, shall have the exclusive right of admitting corpses for interment, and shall direct where the same shall be buried; and may grant any right of burial in such ground as shall not interfere with the graves already there or the rights of persons who have buried their dead in such ground.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.101, s.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 10. Fraternal and Other Similar Associations › Chapter 2. Land Acquisition and Construction of Buildings for Benevolent Purposes › 23-10-2-22. Subsequent Disposition by Donor; Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 22. No burying ground specified in this chapter shall pass or be held contrary to the intent or meaning of this chapter by virtue of any subsequent devise, purchase, descent, or conveyance of the donor.
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.101, s.22. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.342.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Management of Educational Institutions Established Under General Laws and Special Enactments › 23-13-5-1. Election of Governing or Administrative Body by Board of Directors

Sec. 1. Any university, college or other institution of learning heretofore organized and now existing under special enactments of the general assembly of the state of Indiana, constituting the charter of the institution, or which now is or hereafter may be organized under the general laws of the state of Indiana, may provide that the board of directors, trustees or other governing or administrative body thereof may from time to time be elected by such board of directors instead of by stockholders or otherwise.
Formerly: Acts 1909, c.52, s.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Management of Educational Institutions Established Under General Laws and Special Enactments › 23-13-5-2. Articles of Association; Contents

Sec. 2. In all cases of corporations organized after March 3, 1909, desiring to accept the provisions of this chapter, the corporation shall in its articles of association specifically set forth the number of trustees, directors, or other members of its governing or administrative board, the manner of election, their powers, and the system adopted for administering their respective funds.
Formerly: Acts 1909, c.52, s.2. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.343.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Management of Educational Institutions Established Under General Laws and Special Enactments › 23-13-5-4. Perpetual Existence; Merger

Sec. 4. Any postsecondary educational institution which may be organized before, on, or after March 3, 1909, under or which may otherwise become subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to have a perpetual existence by operation of law. Any two (2) or more postsecondary educational institutions incorporated under the provisions of this chapter may be merged into one (1) corporation by the action of the boards of trustees of the respective corporations.
Formerly: Acts 1909, c.52, s.3a; Acts 1953, c.17, s.1. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.345; P.L.2-2007, SEC.315.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Management of Educational Institutions Established Under General Laws and Special Enactments › 23-13-5-5. Assignment of Capital Stock of Institution to Board of Directors or Trustees

Sec. 5. And at the same meeting of stockholders mentioned in section 3 of this chapter, or at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose by the board of directors or trustees of such institution, upon not less than four (4) advertisements therefor, once a week for four (4) successive weeks preceding such meeting, printed in two (2) newspapers of general circulation published in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, giving the date and place of such meeting, and the matters to be considered and acted upon thereat, the stockholders of said corporation created before March 3, 1909, and existing on March 3, 1909, may, by the vote of two-thirds (2/3) in value of all the stock of such corporation, vote that all the capital stock of the corporation shall be assigned and turned over to the directors or trustees of the corporation to be held by said directors for the benefit of the corporation. Upon such vote, the directors or trustees and their successors are and shall be authorized to hold for the benefit of said corporation exclusively and to vote any stock that may be so assigned and turned over to them. And when all the stock of said corporation shall, by virtue of the provisions of this chapter or otherwise, have come under the control or ownership of said directors or trustees, then they shall cancel the entire capital stock of such corporation, and such corporation shall cease to be represented in any sense by capital stock.
Formerly: Acts 1909, c.52, s.4. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.346.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Management of Educational Institutions Established Under General Laws and Special Enactments › 23-13-5-6. Purchasing Shares of Dissatisfied Stockholders; Determination of Value

Sec. 6. The board of directors of any such corporation is hereby authorized to buy in for the corporation the share or shares of stock of any person or persons dissatisfied with the action of the majority of stockholders provided for in section 3 or 4 of this chapter, provided such dissatisfied stockholders did not vote with the majority at such meeting or meetings. If any such dissatisfied stockholder shall not be satisfied with the price offered for his stock by said directors or trustees, then he may apply by petition to one (1) of the judges of the circuit or superior courts, if any, of the county where such institution is located, making the corporation defendant therein, praying said court to appoint three (3) disinterested persons to estimate and appraise the fair cash value of the shares of such stock owned by the petitioner, and shall at the same time file with the clerk his certificate of stock in said corporation. And the value of such shares having been so appraised by said commissioners, by a vote of a majority thereof, shall be reported to said court, and when confirmed by the court, shall be final and conclusive on all parties, and thereupon said corporation shall be decreed to be the owner of such shares, and the petitioner shall assign his said stock to said corporation and deliver to said board of directors or trustees the certificate therefor and shall be paid the appraised value thereof out of the endowment or other funds of said corporation. Should any such petitioner fail after such appraisement to so assign and deliver said stock and the certificate therefor within sixty (60) days after the confirmation of such appraisal therefor, the said directors or trustees may make payment of the amount of such award to the clerk of the court for the party entitled thereto and, upon such payment, the clerk shall assign and deliver to said directors or trustees the said stock and certificate. The costs of such proceeding and appraisement shall be paid by the corporation in case the appraised value of such stock exceeds the sum offered therefor by such directors or trustees; otherwise such costs shall be paid by the petitioner.
Formerly: Acts 1909, c.52, s.5. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.347.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Management of Educational Institutions Established Under General Laws and Special Enactments › 23-13-5-7. Nonappearing Stockholders; Determination of Value of Shares

Sec. 7. Whenever a majority in value of the capital stock of any such corporation existing on March 3, 1909, shall have been assigned and turned over to the directors or trustees, as provided for in sections 5 and 6 of this chapter, the directors or trustees of such corporation may, if they see fit, cause to be filed in the circuit court or superior court, if any, of the county where the institution is located the petition of said institution, making defendant thereto any known stockholder or stockholders, as shown by the stock register of the corporation, or the stockholder's administrator and heirs (if the stockholder is dead) including the surviving spouse and any unknown heirs of such stockholder, and praying the court to appoint three (3) disinterested persons to estimate and appraise the fair cash value of the stock held by such persons. If it appear by affidavit that the name or residence of any stockholder or defendant is unknown or that the person is a nonresident of the state of Indiana, or that the person is believed to be dead and that the names of the person's surviving spouse and heirs or either are unknown, the clerk, by order of the court, shall cause a notice of the pendency of such action and the term at which the same will stand for trial to be published for three (3) weeks successively in some newspaper of general circulation printed in the English language and published in said county. And the value of such shares having been so appraised by said commissioners, by a vote of a majority thereof, when confirmed by the court, shall be final and conclusive upon all parties. And thereupon said corporation shall be decreed to be the purchaser and owner of such shares as against all parties served with notice or against whom or the unknown surviving spouse or heirs of whom publication was made as provided in this section, at and for the value of their respective shares as fixed by such appraisement; and said directors or trustees shall thereupon cause entry of such purchase and ownership to be noted upon the stock register of the corporation, and shall pay to the respective owners of such stock the value thereof as fixed by said appraisement whenever the owners shall present the certificate for such shares owned and assign the same to such corporation or the directors or trustees thereof.
Formerly: Acts 1909, c.52, s.6. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.348.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Management of Educational Institutions Established Under General Laws and Special Enactments › 23-13-5-9. Certificate Regarding Assignment of Shares

Sec. 9. Whenever this chapter shall have been accepted by a vote of the stockholders, as provided in section 3 of this chapter, and not less than two-thirds (2/3) of all outstanding stock of the corporation shall have been assigned and turned over to the directors or trustees for the corporation, or directly to the corporation, then a certificate containing a copy of the resolutions or other proceedings and votes in said matter had and done at such stockholders' meeting, and also stating that such two-thirds (2/3) of all such stock has been so duly assigned and turned over, signed by the president of the directors or other chief executive officer of such corporation, and attested by the secretary thereof and the corporate seal of such institution attached thereto, shall be filed with the secretary of state for the state of Indiana, and thereupon, the same shall be taken and deemed as an amendment to and part and parcel of the charter of such institution, but such charter shall not be taken or deemed as altered or amended in any other respect than as specified in such resolution or votes.
Formerly: Acts 1909, c.52, s.8. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.349.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Management of Educational Institutions Established Under General Laws and Special Enactments › 23-13-5-10. Presumption of Assignment

Sec. 10. After one (1) year from the date of any such stockholders' meeting, all stockholders shall be conclusively presumed to have assented to the action thereof and to have assigned their stock to said directors or trustees accordingly, unless, within such year, they shall have filed their respective petitions as provided for the valuation and sale of their stock. After one (1) year from the entry of any decree of court hereinbefore provided for, no appeal shall lie therefrom.
Formerly: Acts 1909, c.52, s.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 6. Management of Educational Institutions by Church or Ecclesiastical Bodies › 23-13-6-1. Election and Power of Governing Body

Sec. 1. Any university, college, or other institution of learning organized before April 9, 1907, and existing on April 9, 1907, under special enactments of the general assembly of the state of Indiana constituting the charter of the institution, or which is organized on or after April 9, 1907, under the general laws of the state of Indiana, may provide that the board of trustees, or other governing or administrative body thereof may be elected in whole or in part by conferences, synods, presbyteries, or other church or ecclesiastical bodies; in part by graduates of such institution, and that the remainder shall be elected by the board of trustees of the institution, and define the powers of such governing or administrative body, and may further provide for such a system of holding, accounting for, and administering the funds of such institution as will divide such funds into independent classes representing endowment and general funds, with a separate custodian, manager, or treasurer of each of said funds.
Formerly: Acts 1907, c.79, s.1. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.350.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 6. Management of Educational Institutions by Church or Ecclesiastical Bodies › 23-13-6-2. Articles of Association; Contents

Sec. 2. In all cases of corporations organized after April 9, 1907, desiring to accept the provisions of this chapter, the corporation shall, in its articles of association, specifically set forth the number of the trustees or other members of its governing or administrative board, the manner of their election, their powers, and the system adopted for administering their respective funds.
Formerly: Acts 1907, c.79, s.2. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.351.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 9. Special Provisions Relating to Educational Trustees › 23-13-9-1. Board of Directors; Membership in Church or Religious Denomination Designated in Resolution

Sec. 1. Any university or college organized or existing as a corporation under the provision of any special law, or special charter, enacted or granted by the general assembly of this state, and having a board of directors, and being a corporation having capital stock, may, by a vote of a majority of its capital stock, at any stockholders' meeting, whether regular or special, of the stockholders of such corporation, by by-law or resolution enacted or adopted at such meeting, provided that at least four-fifths (4/5) of the members of such board of directors shall be members in good standing and full fellowship of and in any church or religious denomination as may be named or designated in such by-law or resolution, and in such by-law or resolution provide that at any election of members of such board of directors, there shall first be elected persons to the number of at least four-fifths (4/5) of the total number of members comprising such board in good standing and in full fellowship in such church or denomination: Provided, That such by-law or resolution shall be enacted or adopted by, on or before the first day of January, 1907: And provided, further, That a certified copy of such by-law or resolution, under the hand of the president of such university or college, or of its board of directors, with the corporate seal of such university or college annexed, and attested by the secretary of such university or college, be filed with the secretary of state of the state of Indiana within three (3) months from the date of the enacting or adoption of such by-law or resolution, and, upon being thus filed, such by-law or resolution shall be taken and deemed to be and as a part of the charter of such university or college.
Formerly: Acts 1905, c.83, s.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 10. Alumni Trustees › 23-13-10-1. Election of Alumni Trustees

Sec. 1. Any educational institution, university or college, incorporated under any law of the state of Indiana, may admit to membership in its board of trustees any number of additional trustees, not exceeding four (4), who may be chosen or elected such trustees by the alumni of such institution, university or college, whenever the existing boards of trustees, or their successors in office, may determine such action to be expedient: Provided, That all persons or bodies of persons entitled under the charter of said institution to choose the trustees thereof, shall have first signified their assent to such action. The manner of electing such trustees by such alumni shall, in each instance, be determined by the board of trustees of such educational institution, university or college.
Formerly: Acts 1897, c.125, s.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 10. Alumni Trustees › 23-13-10-2. Addition or Reduction in Number of Trustees

Sec. 2. Any existing board of trustees of any such institution, university or college may add to or diminish the number of trustees thereof: Provided, The minimum number of such trustees shall be seven (7) and the maximum number twenty-five (25), said reduction or addition to be determined by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the trustees.
Formerly: Acts 1897, c.125, s.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 10. Alumni Trustees › 23-13-10-3. Existing Institutions; Accepting Provisions of Chapter

Sec. 3. Whenever the board of trustees of any such institution, university, or college, incorporated under any law of the state of Indiana, which has been pursuing the purposes of its charter since March 6, 1892, shall file with the secretary of state a resolution, duly adopted by such board, signifying formal acceptance of the provisions of this chapter, the same shall be taken and held as part of the original charter of such institution, university, or college.
Formerly: Acts 1897, c.125, s.3. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.353.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 11. Merger, Consolidation, and Use of Assumed Common Names › 23-13-11-1. Adoption of Common Names

Sec. 1. Whenever any boards of trustees or any number thereof, organized before August 17, 1855, under any general or special law of this state for the purpose of establishing a high school, academy, college, or university, may desire to assume a common name, it shall and may be lawful for such board or boards, by resolution, to be entered upon its or their respective record or records, to adopt such common name as shall be agreed upon.
Formerly: Acts 1855, c.89, s.1. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.354.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 11. Merger, Consolidation, and Use of Assumed Common Names › 23-13-11-2. Merger and Consolidation of Common Stock or Other Evidence of Property

Sec. 2. Said boards of trustees shall have power and are hereby authorized to merge and consolidate their stock or other means, into one (1) common stock, whether the same shall consist of real estate, moneys, bonds, bills, notes, mortgages or other evidences of property or debts, upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon.
Formerly: Acts 1855, c.89, s.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 11. Merger, Consolidation, and Use of Assumed Common Names › 23-13-11-3. Recording Resolution Causing Change of Name

Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of such boards of trustees to cause a copy of the resolutions changing their name and consolidating their property, as above prescribed, to be recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which such high school, academy, college or university may be located, and a duplicate thereof with the secretary of state.
Formerly: Acts 1855, c.89, s.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 11. Merger, Consolidation, and Use of Assumed Common Names › 23-13-11-4. Effect of Change

Sec. 4. The change of name and the consolidation of property, as provided in this chapter, shall not be so construed as to deprive such board or boards of trustees of any of the powers and franchises granted in the original act or acts of incorporation, or amendments thereto, nor shall any thing contained in this chapter be so construed as to prevent any such board or boards of trustees so changing their name or names, for all the rights and liabilities which may have accrued previous to changing their name and consolidating their property.
Formerly: Acts 1855, c.89, s.4. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.355.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 12. Borrowing by Educational Institutions › 23-13-12-1. Right to Borrow; Security for Loan

Sec. 1. Any incorporated university, college, academy, theological institution, or high school existing on November 1, 1851, under either a special charter or a general law, is hereby authorized to borrow money for the benefit and use of such corporation, and to secure the same by mortgage of any of the property, real or personal, of any such corporation.
Formerly: Acts 1855, c.60, s.1. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.356.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 12. Borrowing by Educational Institutions › 23-13-12-2. Increase or Diminution in Number of Directors or Trustees

Sec. 2. Any such corporation may, by a vote of a majority of the board of trustees or directors, or by a vote of the stockholders at any general meeting, if it be a stock corporation, either increase or diminish the number of directors or trustees of such corporation, so that they shall not be less than five (5) nor more than twenty-one (21).
Formerly: Acts 1855, c.60, s.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 15. Acquiring, Holding, and Disposing of Real Estate › 23-13-15-1. Universities and Colleges; Authorization; Acceptance of Section

Sec. 1. Any university or college, incorporated by and under the laws of the state of Indiana, shall have the right to acquire and hold real estate by donation, devise, or purchase on foreclosure of mortgage given to secure any part of the endowment fund of said university or college, and the same to dispose of for the use and purposes of such university or college, such real estate not to exceed in value the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), exclusive of the realty used and occupied for university and college grounds and buildings; provided, that all such real estate shall be disposed of within twenty (20) years after the same has been so acquired; and provided, further, that any such university or college shall, no later than September 9, 1885, file with the secretary of state of Indiana a certified copy of the proceedings of the board of trustees of such university or college accepting the provisions of this section as part of the organic laws of such university or college.
Formerly: Acts 1885, c.49, s.1. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.357.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 16. Holding of Excess Property Legalized › 23-13-16-2. Amendment of Charter to Remove Limitations

Sec. 2. Any university or college organized before July 8, 1941, under the laws of the state of Indiana, whether by special law or under general laws, whose charter, whether by virtue of the special law creating such university or college or by virtue of general laws whose provisions have been accepted by it, contains a limitation or limitations upon the amount of property which may be owned by such university or college at any given time, may have and is hereby given the right to amend its charter so as to remove all such limitations by accepting the provisions of this chapter as provided in section 3 of this chapter.
Formerly: Acts 1941, c.62, s.2. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.359.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 16. Holding of Excess Property Legalized › 23-13-16-3. Procedure to Remove Limitations in Charter

Sec. 3. (a) Any university or college described in section 2 of this chapter desiring to amend its charter so as to remove the limitations upon the amount of property ownership as referred to in section 2 of this chapter and desiring to accept this chapter may do so by the adoption by its board of directors or board of trustees of a resolution to that effect and by filing proof of such adoption, verified by at least a majority of the board, in the office of the secretary of state.
(b) The charter shall be deemed amended to remove such limitations as of the date when such proof is filed in the office of the secretary of state.
Formerly: Acts 1941, c.62, s.3. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.360; P.L.1-1989, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 16. Holding of Excess Property Legalized › 23-13-16-4. Amendment of Charter Provisions Relating to Number of Trustees or Directors; Procedure

Sec. 4. Any university or college organized before July 8, 1941, under the laws of this state, whether by special law or under general laws, whose charter, whether by virtue of the special law creating such university or college or by virtue of general laws whose provisions have been accepted by it, contains provisions concerning the appointment and number of the board of trustees or board of directors of such university or college may have and is hereby given the right to amend its charter in respect to the number of persons on its board of trustees or board of directors by the adoption of a resolution passed by a majority vote of its board to that effect, and by filing proof of such adoption, verified by at least a majority of its directors. The charter shall be deemed to be amended as of the date when such proof is filed in the office of the secretary of state. However, the provision of this section shall not apply to any state college or university.
Formerly: Acts 1941, c.62, s.4; Acts 1947, c.30, s.1. As amended by P.L.34-1987, SEC.361; P.L.206-2021, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 19. Wabash College › 23-13-19-1. Body Corporate and Politic; Appointment of Faculty; Powers and Duties

Sec. 1. (a) Wabash College is a body corporate and politic that has perpetual succession.
(b) The board of trustees of Wabash College shall have power to appoint a faculty in said college consisting of a president, professors, and tutors, as the necessities of the institution may demand. The faculty so appointed, by and with the approbation of the board of trustees, shall have power to grant and confer such degrees in the liberal arts and sciences as are usually granted and conferred in other colleges in the United States. However, no degrees shall be conferred, or diplomas granted, except to students who have acquired the same proficiency in the liberal arts and sciences as is customary in other colleges in the United States.
(c) The board of trustees shall also have power to:
(1) contract, and be contracted with;
(2) acquire, hold, enjoy, and transfer property, real or personal, in their corporate capacity;
(3) have and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure;
(4) sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity;
(5) receive and accept any grant, gift, donation, bequest or conveyance, by any person, company, or corporation of any property, real or personal: and hold and enjoy and dispose of the same as may be deemed best for the interests of said college;
(6) make, ordain, establish, and execute such bylaws, rules, and ordinances, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States, or of this state, as they shall deem necessary for the welfare of said institution; and
(7) do all other acts in pursuance thereof necessary for the prosperity of said college.
Formerly: Acts 1834, c.18, s.1. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.146, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 19. Wabash College › 23-13-19-2. Board of Trustees; Members; Elections; Alumni Trustees

Sec. 2. The board of trustees of Wabash College shall consist of twenty-one (21) members, one (1) of whom shall be the president of the college, and whose term of office as trustee shall be of equal duration with his incumbency of the presidency of the college. The other twenty (20) members shall be elected for a term of four (4) years, in classes of five (5) each year, as the successors of the trustees whose terms of office will expire in that year. A trustee may succeed himself in office. All of such elections shall be by a majority vote of the trustees in office present and voting at the election meeting. However, two (2) trustees in each even-numbered year and one (1) trustee in each odd-numbered year shall be chosen by the alumni of the college by the process provided in section 3 of this chapter and shall be known as "alumni trustees".
Formerly: Acts 1834, c.18, s.2; Acts 1851, c.102, s.5; Acts 1901, c.19, s.1,2; Acts 1933, c.197, s.1; Acts 1973, P.L.337, SEC.1; Acts 1978, P.L.153, SEC.1. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.146, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 20. University of Evansville › 23-13-20-1. Body Corporate and Politic; Powers of Board

Sec. 1. The University of Evansville is a body corporate and politic. The board of trustees of the university has perpetual succession and has full power to do the following:
(1) Make contracts.
(2) Sue and be sued.
(3) Plead and to be impleaded.
(4) Acquire, hold, and convey real and personal property, manage and dispose of property and all money belonging to the corporation in the manner that seems to the trustees to be best adapted to promote the objects and purposes of the university.
(5) Own, lease, mortgage, pledge, sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property, to borrow money, and to issue, sell, and pledge its obligations and evidences of indebtedness, and to mortgage its property to secure the payment of indebtedness.
(6) Have and to use a common seal and to alter and renew the seal at pleasure.
(7) Make bylaws consistent with the charter of the university.
(8) In conjunction with the faculty, confer upon those whom they deem worthy all honors and degrees usually conferred by colleges and universities.
As added by P.L.1-1989, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 20. University of Evansville › 23-13-20-2. Objects of Corporation

Sec. 2. The objects of the corporation are to promote the general interests of education, and to qualify men and women to engage in the employments and professions of society and to discharge honorably and usefully the various duties of life. The profession of a particular religious faith shall not be required of a person who becomes a student.
As added by P.L.1-1989, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 20. University of Evansville › 23-13-20-4. Board of Trustees; Members; Amendment of Charter; Bylaws

Sec. 4. (a) The university has forty-one (41) trustees.
(b) The board of trustees consists of the following members:
(1) Twenty-four (24) members elected at large by the members of the board of trustees.
(2) Six (6) members elected by the South Indiana Conference of The United Methodist Church.
(3) Three (3) members elected by the Alumni Association of the university.
(4) Three (3) members elected by the members of the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes of the university, voting jointly.
(5) Three (3) members elected by the North Indiana Conference of The United Methodist Church.
(6) The Bishop of the Indiana Area of The United Methodist Church, who serves as an ex officio member.
(7) The president of the university, who serves as an ex officio member.
(c) A trustee serves a term of three (3) years and until the trustee's successor is elected and qualified.
(d) The university may amend its charter concerning the following:
(1) The number of persons on its board of trustees.
(2) The structure, composition, and organization of its board of trustees.
(3) The authority and procedure for and the manner of electing or appointing members of the board of trustees.
(e) The university may amend its charter under subsection (d) by:
(1) the adoption of a resolution by a majority vote of its board of trustees; and
(2) filing proof of the adoption, verified by at least a majority of the board of trustees, and sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths, in the office of the secretary of state.
(f) The charter is amended as of the date the required proof is filed in the office of the secretary of state.
(g) Except as provided in this chapter, the bylaws adopted by the board of trustees may prescribe the following:
(1) The qualifications required for members of the board.
(2) The manner of election of the members of the board.
(3) The terms of the members of the board.
(4) The duties and powers of the board.
(5) The manner of conducting the business of the board.
(6) The time and place for conducting meetings of the board.
(7) The manner for filling vacancies on the board.
(8) The method and procedure for altering the current number of members of the board.
As added by P.L.1-1989, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 20. University of Evansville › 23-13-20-5. Board of Trustees; Officers; Bonds; Quorum; Majority Rule

Sec. 5. (a) The trustees shall elect the following officers:
(1) A chairman.
(2) One (1) or more vice chairmen.
(3) A secretary.
(4) A treasurer.
(5) The assistant secretaries, assistant treasurers, and other officers provided for in the bylaws.
(b) The treasurer and all assistant treasurers shall give a bond in the penal sum and with securities approved by the trustees before entering upon the duties of office.
(c) Fourteen (14) trustees constitute a quorum for the transaction of all official business. The majority of the members present at a meeting determine the action of the board.
As added by P.L.1-1989, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 20. University of Evansville › 23-13-20-6. Board of Trustees; Election of President and Instructors; Courses; Tuition; Ex Officio and Faculty Members

Sec. 6. (a) The board of trustees has full power to elect in the manner and for the time it deems expedient, a president of the university, together with the professors and instructors necessary to form an efficient faculty for the instruction of the various courses taught. The courses shall be arranged and determined by the trustees in conjunction with the faculty and the university senate.
(b) A professor or instructor may not be elected by the board of trustees except upon nomination of the president of the university. The trustees and faculty shall fix the rate of tuition and fees to be paid by the students.
(c) The ex officio members of the board of trustees have the rights, privileges, and duties of the elected trustees, including the right to vote. Except for the president of the university, a member of the board may not be a member of the faculty. If an elected member of the board becomes a member of the faculty, the member is removed from the board. The vacancy shall be filled by the board of trustees until the next regular election.
As added by P.L.1-1989, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 20. University of Evansville › 23-13-20-7. Meetings; Notice of Special Meetings; Removal of Trustee

Sec. 7. (a) The board of trustees shall meet each May or June in the city of Evansville on a date determined by the board. The president of the university, the chairman of the board of trustees, the faculty of the university, any five (5) of the trustees, or the executive committee appointed by the board may call a special meeting of the board. Ten (10) days written notice of a special meeting must be mailed to each member of the board of trustees at the member's last known address.
(b) A working majority of the board of trustees may, at any time, for good cause, declare a vacancy on the board due to lack of interest or otherwise by a member, and appoint a successor. The retired member shall receive notice of the removal by mail sent to the last known address of the member. The trustee appointed to fill the vacancy serves until the next election by the appointing authority.
As added by P.L.1-1989, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.3-1989, SEC.139.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 20. University of Evansville › 23-13-20-8. Application of Funds; Donations, Devises, and Bequests

Sec. 8. The board of trustees shall faithfully apply all funds collected by the board according to its best judgment, in the erection of suitable buildings, purchase of equipment, care of buildings and grounds, the purchase of real and personal property, and in payment of salaries to instructors, officers, and agents. The trustees may receive for and on behalf of the university, donations, devises, and bequests made either generally for the benefit of the university or for purposes in harmony with the objects of the university.
As added by P.L.1-1989, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 20. University of Evansville › 23-13-20-9. Patronage of United Methodist Church

Sec. 9. The university is under the patronage of the Indiana Area of The United Methodist Church and is entitled to all the privileges and benefits accruing from time to time to institutions of The United Methodist Church from patronizing conferences.
As added by P.L.1-1989, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 13. Educational Institutions › Chapter 20. University of Evansville › 23-13-20-10. John C. Moore Building

Sec. 10. A major building on the campus of the university must bear the name of John C. Moore to honor and perpetuate the memory of the founder of Moores Hill College.
As added by P.L.1-1989, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 14. Cemetery Associations › Chapter 24. Repealed

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23-14-24-1New23-14-24-2formerly 18-3-1-45 part; 19-9-14-1 part23-14-24-3formerly 19-9-14-1 part23-14-24-4formerly 19-9-14-223-14-24-5formerly 19-9-14-323-14-24-6formerly 19-9-14-423-14-24-7formerly 19-9-14-5; 19-9-14-623-14-24-8formerly 19-9-14-723-14-24-9formerly 19-9-14-823-14-24-10formerly 18-3-1-45 part; 19-9-14-923-14-24-11formerly 19-9-14-1023-14-24-12formerly 19-9-14-1123-14-24-13formerly 19-9-14-1223-14-24-14formerly 19-9-14-1323-14-24-15formerly 19-9-14-1423-14-24-16formerly 19-9-14-15.]
Repealed by P.L.52-1997, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 14. Cemetery Associations › Chapter 26. Repealed

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23-14-26-1formerly 17-2-50-123-14-26-2formerly 17-2-50-223-14-26-3formerly 17-2-50-323-14-26-4formerly 17-2-50-4.]
Repealed by P.L.52-1997, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 14. Cemetery Associations › Chapter 27. Repealed

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Repealed by P.L.52-1997, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 14. Cemetery Associations › Chapter 28. Repealed

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23-14-28-1formerly 17-4-25-123-14-28-2formerly 17-4-25-223-14-28-3formerly 17-4-25-323-14-28-4formerly 17-4-25-4.]
Repealed by P.L.52-1997, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 14. Cemetery Associations › Chapter 29. Repealed

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Repealed by P.L.52-1997, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 14. Cemetery Associations › Chapter 31. Cremation › 23-14-31-1. "Alternative Container" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "alternative container" means a rigid or nonrigid receptacle or other enclosure that:
(1) is made of a nonmetallic material;
(2) does not have ornamentation or an inner lining;
(3) may be closed adequately to provide a complete covering for human remains;
(4) is resistant to leakage or spillage;
(5) is rigid enough for handling with ease; and
(6) provides protection for the health, safety, and personal integrity of crematory personnel.
As added by P.L.231-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 14. Cemetery Associations › Chapter 31. Cremation › 23-14-31-2. "Authorizing Agent" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "authorizing agent" means a person legally entitled to order the cremation and final disposition of specific human remains.
As added by P.L.231-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 14. Cemetery Associations › Chapter 31. Cremation › 23-14-31-4. "Body Part" Defined

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "body part" means:
(1) a limb or other part of the human anatomy that is removed for medical purposes, treatment, surgery, biopsy, autopsy, or medical research; or
(2) a human body or a portion of a human body that has been donated to science for medical research purposes.
As added by P.L.231-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 14. Cemetery Associations › Chapter 31. Cremation › 23-14-31-5. "Burial Transit Permit" Defined

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "burial transit permit" means a permit for the transportation and disposition of a dead human body required under IC 16-37-3-10 or IC 16-37-3-12.
As added by P.L.231-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 23. Business and Other Associations › Article 14. Cemetery Associations › Chapter 31. Cremation › 23-14-31-6. "Casket" Defined

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "casket" means a rigid enclosure that:
(1) is made of wood, metal, or other material;
(2) is ornamented;
(3) has a fixed or nonfixed inner lining; and
(4) is designed to encase human remains.
As added by P.L.231-1995, SEC.2.