IC 23-13-9
    Chapter 9. Special Provisions Relating to Educational Trustees

IC 23-13-9-1
Board of directors; membership in church or religiousdenomination designated in resolution
    Sec. 1. Any university or college organized or existing as acorporation under the provision of any special law, or special charter,enacted or granted by the general assembly of this state, and havinga board of directors, and being a corporation having capital stock,may, by a vote of a majority of its capital stock, at any stockholders'meeting, whether regular or special, of the stockholders of suchcorporation, by by-law or resolution enacted or adopted at suchmeeting, provided that at least four-fifths (4/5) of the members ofsuch board of directors shall be members in good standing and fullfellowship of and in any church or religious denomination as may benamed or designated in such by-law or resolution, and in such by-lawor resolution provide that at any election of members of such boardof directors, there shall first be elected persons to the number of atleast four-fifths (4/5) of the total number of members comprisingsuch board in good standing and in full fellowship in such church ordenomination: Provided, That such by-law or resolution shall beenacted or adopted by, on or before the first day of January, 1907:And provided, further, That a certified copy of such by-law orresolution, under the hand of the president of such university orcollege, or of its board of directors, with the corporate seal of suchuniversity or college annexed, and attested by the secretary of suchuniversity or college, be filed with the secretary of state of the stateof Indiana within three (3) months from the date of the enacting oradoption of such by-law or resolution, and, upon being thus filed,such by-law or resolution shall be taken and deemed to be and as apart of the charter of such university or college.
(Formerly: Acts 1905, c.83, s.1.)