IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
IC 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. As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.9.
