Ind. Code ch. 10-18-6

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Ind. Code § 10-18-6-1 Requirements; purposes

Sec. 1. A veterans association established under this chapter must meet the following requirements: (1) The association must be formed by at least three (3) individuals who: (A) served in the military or naval forces of the United States during any war or campaign; and (B) are residents of Indiana. (2) The association must have written articles of association that comply with the requirements under this chapter. (3) The association must be formed for any of the following purposes: (A) To acquire, own, maintain, and administer homes, assembly halls, or schools. (B) To provide care, protection, education, and general welfare for indigent and helpless soldiers, sailors, marines, or nurses who served in the military or naval forces of the United States and their widows, orphans, half-orphans, and other soldiers, sailors, or marines. (4) The association must be formed for charitable and educational purposes and operated as a nonprofit association. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-11-1.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.

Ind. Code § 10-18-6-2 Articles of association

Sec. 2. The articles of association must specify the following: (1) The corporate name of the veterans association. (2) The object of the association, with the proposed plan of doing business. (3) The city or town and county of the principal place of business of the association. (4) The term of existence of the association. (5) The names of the association's directors or trustees who are to serve for the first year and until the directors' or trustees' successors take office. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-11-2.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.

Ind. Code § 10-18-6-3 Filing articles of association; association powers

Sec. 3. (a) The articles of association must be filed with the secretary of state, and a copy must be filed with the county recorder of the county where the veterans association's principal place of business is located. (b) After the articles of association are filed with the secretary of state and county recorder, the veterans association is a body politic and corporate, with the following powers: (1) To sue and be sued in the veterans association's corporate name. (2) To acquire property, real and personal, by gift, devise, bequest, and purchase. (3) To use, lease, or dispose of personal or real property that furthers the purposes of the association. (4) To borrow money and to issue notes, bonds, or other usual forms of securities. (5) To secure the payment of the veterans association's obligations by mortgages or deeds of trust upon the veterans association's real or personal property. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-11-3.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.

Ind. Code § 10-18-6-4 Bylaws

Sec. 4. A veterans association established under this chapter must include the following provisions in the association's bylaws: (1) The election or appointment of the veterans association's officers. (2) The admission of veterans association members or other persons to the association's homes, assembly halls, or schools. (3) The expulsion of members and other individuals when it is in the best interest and welfare of the veterans association's homes, assembly halls, and schools. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-11-4.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.

Ind. Code § 10-18-6-5 Employment of teachers or attendants

Sec. 5. If allowed by the veterans association's bylaws, an association established under this chapter may employ teachers or attendants. [Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-7-11-5.] As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.

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