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as judges of said election, and shall certify the same, which certificate shall be filed in the office of the secretary of the board, and when so filed shall be sufficient evidence in all courts and places in this state, of the election and qualification of said board of trustees. Such election shall be by ballot, and by a majority of members or stockholders present; but a failure at any time to elect trustees on the day herein named, shall not work a forfeiture of this corporation, and in case of such failure, all qualified trustees shall hold their office until their successors are elected and qualified.

§ 10. All property of whatever kind and description empt from tax- belonging or appertaining to said seminary shall be and forever remain free and exempt from all taxation for any and all purposes whatever, the amount of property so exempt, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars.

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§ 11. The board of trustees are hereby vested with borrow money full power to borrow money not to exceed ten thousand dollars, for the purposes of purchasing seminary grounds, erecting buildings, and making other necessary improvements, at a rate of interest not exceeding ten per centum per annum, payable in such manner as may be agreed upon, and execute their notes, bonds or obligations therefor; and shall likewise, have full power to purchase or lease sites or grounds, for the erection of buildings for school purposes, upon credit; and execute in their corporate name, contracts, bonds or obligations, for the payment of the same, and may rent buildings for school purposes, and bind themselves for the rent, in the same manner as prescribed above, and all such contracts, bonds or obligations, mentioned in this section, shall be signed by the president and clerk of said board, and registered by the treasurer, and shall be binding upon said trustees, and it shall be the duty of the said board to provide for the payment of the same, and the interest thereon, as it becomes due, and no vote of the stockholders of said seminary shall be necessary to authorize said board to locate a site or sites, to erect, purchase or change a school building or buildings, or repair the same, or for the purpose of keeping open and maintaining schools, for any number of months in the year; or to authorize said board to do any thing authorized or required of it in this act.

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$12. Any person holding one or more shares of said stock, shall be a member of this corporation, and entitled to one vote for each share of stock by him held, on which all installments required by said trustees, shall have been paid. Each stockholder sending pupils to said institution, shall be allowed a deduction of ten per cent., annually, from the established prices of tuition, to be deducted pro rata, from the tuition of each term. Said stockholders shall be also, entitled to such dividends on their stock, as the trustees may from time to time declare thereon.

merged in the

13. The corporation heretofore organized as the De Old institution Witt county seminary, under the general law incorporating new one. academies and seminaries, passed March 3, 1845, and its amendments, is by consent of the officers and stockholders of said DeWitt county seminary, merged in the corporation created by this act, and all property, personal, nixed and real, moneys, claims and rights of action, and stock subscribed to said DeWitt county seminary, organized as aforesaid, shall become the property, personal, mixed and real, moneys, claims and rights of action, choses in action and stock subscribed of the corporation organized by this act, so soon as the president and trustees of said corporation organized as aforesaid, shall file in the Recorder's office of De Witt county, Illinois, a written transfer of said property, personal, mixed and real, money, claims and rights of action, choses in action and stock subscribed to the corporation organized by this act; which transfer shall vest in the new corporation said property above described, to the same extent that the same was vested in the old corporation.

§ 14. This act to be in force and take effect from and after its passage.

APPROVED March 8, 1867.

AN ACT to incorporate the Boone County Agricultural Society.

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Luther W. Lawrence, Edward E. Moss, Asher E. Jenner, George Corporators. W. Downs, J. H. Fitch, Ezra May, Charles Wyman, S. A. Ellsworth, George Reed, H. E. Fox, George Sands and J. S. Blodgett, and such persons as are or may hereafter become members of the Boone County Agricultural Society, from and after the passage of this act, shall be and are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style aforesaid; and by that name they and their Name and style successors shall have succession, and shall in law be capable of contracting and being contracted with, of suing and Powers. being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, prosecuting and defending, in all manner of actions, in law or in equity; and by that name and style be capable in law of purchasing or receiving, by gift or otherwise, holding and conveying, real and personal estate, for the benefit of the said corporation; may have a common seal, and alter the same at their pleasure; may make such constitutions, regulations and bylaws as may be requisite for its government and for carrying out the objects of said corporation.

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§ 2. The objects of said society shall be to advance the interests and encourage the improvement of agriculture and mechanics.

$ 3. The constitution and by-laws of the society or assoand by-laws. ciation now known as the "Boone County Agricultural Society," now in force, shall govern the corporation hereby created until regularly altered or repealed by the society; and the present officers of the said society or association shall be the officers of the corporation hereby created until their respective terms of office shall expire or be vacated; and all the acts and proceedings of said society or associa tion, done or had, are and the same are hereby declared valid; and all purchases made by said society or association, Vested proper or conveyances, are hereby confirmed; and all property, real and personal, now owned by said society or association, is hereby declared vested in the corporation hereby created. § 4. The legal title to all real and personal property now owned by or which may hereafter belong to said society or association shall be vested in the board of directors of said society and their successors; and all conveyances of real estate, now or hereafter owned by said society, shall be signed by the president and secretary and sealed with the corporate seal of said society: Provided, however, that no sale shall be made or conveyance executed by said president and secretary without an order first made for such sale and conveyance by the board of directors of said society. and § 5. Said society shall have, possess and exercise all the powers, rights, privileges, immunities and franchises, now or any time possessed or which may hereafter be enjoyed or possessed by any other society organized or which may hereafter be organized for similar purposes, under any general or special laws of this state,

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§ 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

APPROVED January 30, 1867.

In force Feb. 18. 1967.

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AN ACT to incorporate the Alton Horticultural Society.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That John M. Pearson, David E. Brown, Henry G. McPike, James E. Starr and B. F. Long, officers, and their associates, members of "The Alton Horticultural Society," be and are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, under that name and style.

§ 2. The object of the society being to advance the theory and practice of horticulture, they shall be allowed,

for these purposes only, to acquire and hold real and personal estate to the amount of fifty thousand dollars.

§ 3. This society shall have power to contract and be Powers. contracted with, to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, to answer and be answered unto, in all the courts of law and equity of this state; and shall further enjoy all the privileges incident to corporations of said character, and not inconsistent with the laws of this state.

§ 4. It shall and may be lawful for said corporation to common seal. have and use a common seal, and the same, at their pleasure, to change, alter and make anew; and, in general, have and exercise all such rights, privileges and immunities as by law are incident to or necessary to the society herein constituted.

§ 5. The society shall have power to alter or amend Constitution their present constitution, to make, alter or repeal such by- may be altered. laws as may be deemed necessary for carrying out the

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6. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. APPROVED February 18, 1867.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate and legalize the In force Feb. 21, incorporation of the Macon County Agricultural Society," approved February 15, 1865.

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the fourth section of the act to which this act is an amendment be amended by adding the following, viz: "And that said society shall have power to prohibit the carrying of passen- Powers, etc. gers and persons, as well as merchandise and provisions, implements or other articles, to and from the grounds of said society, without a license from it for such purpose, under a penalty of not more than ten dollars for each of Amount of penfense, to be recovered by action of debt, before any justice of the peace of said county of Macon."

2. This act to take effect from and after its passage.. APPROVED February 21, 1867.

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AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the McLean In force Feb.21, County Agricultural Society," approved February 12, 1853.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That a meet

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Time of meeting of the members of this corporation shall be held on t second day of each annual fair, at one o'clock P. M., for t purpose of electing a president, two vice presidents, a so Election of offi- retary, and a treasurer, who shall, respectively, hold the offices for one year, from and after the first Monday November following, until their successors are elected; a the said officers, so elected, shall be a standing board directors, with full power and authority to do all acts ar deeds necessary to promote the interest of the associatio and to carry into effect the provisions and objects of this a § 2. The president shall have power to appoint an a visory committee, of not less than four or more than seve who shall have such powers and perform such duties shall be designated by the by-laws of said society.

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§3. All acts and amendments contrary to above a hereby repealed.

This act to take effect from and after its passage.
APPROVED February 21, 1867.

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force Feb. AN ACT to incorporate the Adams County Agricultural and Horticultur .22, 1867.

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Jam H. Singleton, A. J. F. Prevost, J. H. Miller, J. J. | Wilson, S. B. Turner, J. H. Stewart, Clark Chatte K. K. Jones, Benjamin Burrows, John Aton, Maitlar Boon, Frederic Boyd, E. G. Baldwin, Emerson M. Mille Henry Root, S. B. Chittenden, P. G. Corkins, F. W Jansen, A. E. Bowles, R. H. Hurlbut, E. A. Dudle Perry Alexander, Maurice Kelley, Edgar R. Morris, Wi liam Smith, A. I. Griffith, Eli Selborn, Samuel M. Sturgis James H. Hendrickson and Thomas Redmond, and the associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body co porate and politic, by the name and style of "The Adam County Agricultural and Horticultural Association," an by that name and style shall have perpetual succession with power to contract and be contracted with, receive de nations of money and property of any kind, to sue and b sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answere unto, defend and be defended in all courts and places, an in all matters whatsoever; and shall in like manner hay authority to have and use a common seal, and to alter th same at pleasure, and to make, ordain, establish and put i execution such by-laws, ordinances, rules, regulations an constitution as shall be proper and necessary to the govern ment of said association and the management of its affaire Said corporation, by its name and style as aforesaid, shal