1008 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Article 4. The yearly dues of the members of this incorporation 

 shall be one dollar, payable at the time of applying for membership 

 and on the first Monday in January of each year thereafter. No mem- 

 ber having once paid dues, shall forfeit his membership until his or 

 her subsequent dues are six months in arrears. 



Article 5. Any citizen of the county and any nonresident owning 

 land in the county shall have the right to become a member of the 

 incorporation by paying one year's dues and thereafter complying with 

 the articles of incorporation and by-laws. 



Article 6. This incorporation shall endure until terminated by 

 operation of law. [3.5 G. A., ch. 140, § 3.] 



Sec. IGSa-d. Private property exempt — seal. Such body corporate 

 may sue and be sued, but the private property of the members shall 

 be exempt from corporate debts. It may have a seal which it may 

 alter at pleasure. [35 G. A., ch. 140, § 4.] 



Sec. 1683-e. By-laws — may receive bequests — experts employed — 

 general powers — dues — prizes. Such body corporate may, in such 

 manner as it may see fit, adopt by-laws; shall have power to take by 

 gift, purchase, devise or bequest real and personal property for pur- 

 poses appropriate to its creation; may employ one or more experts or 

 advisors to advance and improve agriculture, horticulture and animal 

 husbandry in said county, provided that the president of the Iowa 

 state college of agriculture and mechanic arts certifies to the qualifi- 

 cation and fitness of such person to give expert instructions or advice 

 in said sciences. Such body corporate shall have and exercise all 

 powers necessary, appropriate and convenient for the successful carry- 

 ing out of the objects of said incorporation. The said association shall 

 have authority to use part or all of the sum annually received as dues 

 from its members in the payment of prizes offered in any department 

 of its work, including agriculture fairs, short courses or farmers' 

 institutes. [35 G. A., ch. 140, § 5.] 



Sec. iCiSa-t. Articles recorded — no fee. The articles of incorpora- 

 tion shall be recorded by the recorder of deeds without fee of any kind. 

 [35 G. A., ch. 140, § 6.1 



Sec. 1683-g. No compensation. No salary or compensation of any 

 kind shall be paid to the president, vice president, treasurer or to any 

 director. [35 G. A., ch. 14 0, § 7.] 



Sec. 1688-11. \o dividends — diversion of funds or pro|)erty. No 

 dividend shall ever be declared by this incorporation. Any diversion of 

 the funds or property of such incorporation to any purpose except the 

 purposes of incorporation shall constitute larceny and be punished 

 accordingly. |35 (5. A., ch. 140, § 8.] 



Sec. l(>8:5-i. Uond of treasurer — (ilcd and re(<>rde<l — niiiiiiiiiiiii. 

 The treasurer sliall give bond, tlie anioiinl to be (ixod l)y the bojird of 

 directors in double the amount ol iikuh'v likely to coiui' into his hands, 

 with sureties. Said bond sliall bo lilcfl with and ajiprovcd by the 

 county auditor and recorded without fee. In no case shall the bond 

 of the treasurer be less than five thousand dollars. £35 G. A-, ch. 

 140, § 9-] 



