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Sec. l(iS2. riihlicatiiiii ol |ir(Mrf(liii;;.s ol s(alr dairy associadoii — 



repealetl. [I's (',. A., eh. .".S, S 18.] 

 [See st'C. IGST-a] 



Sec. 1683, Distrihutinii — r«>|K'al«-«l. | US (!. A., cli. :,s, §1^.1 



[See sec. 1657-a.] 



Sec. 168;?-a. Body corporate in eaclj county — purpo.scs. I'ur the 

 purpose of improving and advancing tlie science and art of agriculture, 

 animal lausbandry and horticulture, a body corporate is hereby author- 

 ized in each county in the state. [^^'^ (]. A., ch. 140, § 1.1 



Sec. 1683-b. How loiMued — articles filed. Such body corporate 

 may be formed by the acknowledging and filing for record with the 

 county recorder of such county, of articles of incorporation by at le^st 

 ten farmers, land owners, or other business men of each of the majority 

 of the several townships of the county. [35 G. A., ch. 140, § 2.] 



Sec. 1683-c. Articles — what included. The articles of incorpora- 

 tion shall be as follows: "We, the undersigned farmers, land owners 



and business residents of county, Iowa, do hereby adopt the 



following articles of incorporation: 



Article 1. The objects of this incorporation shall be to advance 



and improve, in county, Iowa, the science and art of 



agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry. 



Article 2. The name of this incorporation shall be The Farm Im- 

 provement Association of County, Iowa (inserting the 



name of the county of which the incorporators are residents). 



Article 3. The affairs of this incorporation shall be conducted by 

 a president, a vice president, a secretary and a treasurer, who shall 

 perform the duties usually pertaining to such positions, and by a board 

 of directors of nine members all of which officers and directors shall 

 be elected by the members of said incorporation at an annual meeting 

 on the first Monday of January of each year. Not more than two 

 directors shall be residents of the same township, when elected. All 

 officers and directors shall hold their i)ositions for one year and until 

 their successors are elected. We, the said incorporators, have elected 

 the following provisional officers to hold their respective positions until 



their successors are elected at the annual meeting in the year : 



President 



Vice president 



Secretary 



Treasurer 



Board of Directors: 



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