Fla. Stat. § 616.01
Number of persons required; requisites of proposed charter
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Current — January 1, 2012
As of January 1, 2011
Twenty-five or more persons who are residents and qualified electors of the county wherein the fair is to be located, wishing to form an association not for profit for the purpose of conducting and operating public fairs or expositions, may become incorporated in the following manner. They shall submit the proposed charter to the department for review and approval and then present to the judge of the circuit court for the county in which the principal office of the association is to be located a proposed charter signed by the intended incorporators, which shall set forth:
Twenty-five or more persons who are residents and qualified electors of the county in which the annual public fair is to be located, who wish to form an association not for profit for the purpose of conducting and operating public fairs or expositions, may become incorporated in the following manner. The subscribers shall submit the proposed charter to the department for review and approval. If the proposed charter is approved, the subscribers shall sign and present the proposed charter to the judge of the circuit court for the county in which the principal office of the association will be located. The proposed charter must specify:
(1) The name of the association and the place where the principal office is to be located. The name of the association shall include the word, “Inc.”
(1) The name of the association and the place where the principal office is to be located. The name of the association shall include the word, “Inc.”
(2) The general nature of its objects and powers, including a provision that the association is incorporated for the sole purpose of conducting and operating public fairs or expositions.
(2) The general nature of the objectives and powers of the association, including a provision that the association is incorporated for the sole purpose of conducting and operating public fairs or expositions.
(3) The qualifications and terms of members and the manner of their admission and expulsion. Provision may be made in the charter for ex officio membership, and memberships may be for terms of years.
(3) The qualifications and terms of association members and criteria for their admission and expulsion. Provision may be made in the charter for ex officio membership.
(4) The time for which it is to exist.
(4) The time for which the association is to exist.
(5) The names and residences of the subscribers.
(5) The name and residence of each subscriber.
(6) By what officers its affairs are to be managed, and the time at which the officers will be elected or appointed.
(6) Procedures for the election of and governance by officers, who may be elected or appointed.
(7) The names of the officers who are to manage its affairs until the first election or appointment under the charter.
(7) The designation of officers who will manage the affairs of the association until the first election or appointment under the charter.
(8) By whom its bylaws are to be made, altered, or rescinded.
(8) Procedures for the adoption, amendment, or rescission of bylaws of the association.
(9) The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which it may at any time subject itself.
(9) The highest amount of indebtedness or liability that may be accrued by the association.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.