§ 290 — Association of farmers; powers of

§ 290. Association of farmers; powers of. Any association of farmers,\nresiding in any neighborhood, town or county in this state, now, or\nhereafter to be organized, and acting under a constitution and by-laws\nadopted by themselves for their guidance, which shall be filed in the\nclerk's office of such town or county and which are not inconsistent\nwith the laws of this state, is hereby authorized to lease and maintain\ngrounds and structures for the exhibition and sale of the products of\ntheir farms or their skill, and for the instruction and recreation of\nits members and visitors. Any such association shall have authority to\nlet, for rent, locations on their leased grounds to exhibitions,\nentertainments, shopmen and persons wishing to furnish suitable\nrefreshments for victualing members and visitors or for storage of\npersonal property when property is available for such activity; to\nlicense peddlers to sell on their grounds articles of merchandise, not\nforbidden to be sold by any law of this state without license from the\nstate; and in the name of such association and upon the action and\ndirection of its officers, to sue for and collect the stipulated sums of\nsuch rentals and licenses, and to enforce the observance of its rules\nand regulations by the several members of its association. And such\nassociation is hereby empowered to issue certificates of indebtedness in\namounts of five dollars each, providing that the whole amount shall not\nexceed the sum of one thousand dollars, which they may sell at a price\nnot below the par value thereof, for the purpose of raising money for\nthe erection of buildings, or for such other improvements as may be\ndeemed necessary by a majority of the members of such association.\n