Indiana § 15-16-6-6 Articles filing; corporate nature and powers; assessment; bylaws

Indiana Statutes

§ 15-16-6-6 — Articles filing; corporate nature and powers; assessment; bylaws

Indiana·Art. 16 HORTICULTURE CONTROL·Ch. 6 Organization of Horticultural and Quarantine Districts

(a)Before or after the election of directors, the association shall:

(1)file the articles of association in the office of the secretary of state; and

(2)record in the recorder's office of each county in which any part of the proposed horticultural and quarantine district is situated a duplicate copy of the articles of association.

(b)After the articles of association are filed and recorded, the association is a body politic and corporate, by the name and style adopted. The association has all the rights, powers, and privileges given to corporations to:

(1)sue and be sued, plead and be pleaded, answer and be answered, in any court with jurisdiction;

(2)borrow money and levy assessments upon the owners of lands, orchards, trees, and other fruit bearing plants situated in the district;

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(a) Before or after the election of directors, the
association shall:
(1) file the articles of association in the office of the secretary of
state; and
(2) record in the recorder's office of each county in which any part
of the proposed horticultural and quarantine district is situated a
duplicate copy of the articles of association.
(b) After the articles of association are filed and recorded, the
association is a body politic and corporate, by the name and style
adopted. The association has all the rights, powers, and privileges
given to corporations to:
(1) sue and be sued, plead and be pleaded, answer and be
answered, in any court with jurisdiction;
(2) borrow money and levy assessments upon the owners of lands,
orchards, trees, and other fruit bearing plants situated in the
district; and
(3) rent, lease, purchase, hold, sell, and convey personal property
as is necessary and proper for the purposes and objectives of the
corporation.
(c) A majority of the members of the association may:
(1) adopt bylaws for the government of the horticultural and
quarantine district; and
(2) make rules as may be necessary to carry the bylaws into force
and effect.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-3-7-6.]

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