Written consent.

Executors may bind.

Supervisors may bind out.

Town officers.

Age of apprentice

to be

inserted in

the person entitled to give the same, by certificate at the end of, or indorsed upon the indentures.

267. The executors of any last will of a parent, who shall be directed in such will to bring up his or her child to some trade or calling, may bind such child to service as a clerk, or apprentice, in like manner as the father might have done if living. If there is a surviving mother, her consent also is necessary.

268. The Supervisors of the county may bind out minors who are or shall become chargeable to such county, to be clerks, apprentices, or servants, which binding shall be as effectual as if such minors had bound themselves with the consent of their father.

269. In every town or city the presiding officer of the First Council or Legislative Board thereof, if there be more than one, or any public officer or officers appointed to provide for the poor, may in like manner bind out any child who, or whose parents are, chargeable to any such town or city.

270. The age of every infant so bound shall be inserted in the indentures, and shall be taken to be indentures. the true age; and whenever public officers are author

ized to execute any indentures, or their consent is required to the validity of the same, it shall be their duty to inform themselves fully of the infant's age.

NOTE.-In New York it has been held that the statement of the age in the indentures may be contradicted by proof.-Drew vs. Peckwell, 1 E. D. Smith, p. 408; Banks vs. Metcalf, 1 Wheel. Cr. Cases, p. 381; Matter of Brennan, 1 Sandf., p. 711.

271. Every sum of money paid or agreed for, with or in relation to the binding out of any clerk, apprentice, or servant, shall be inserted in the indentures.

272. The indenture shall also contain an agree ment, on the part of the person to whom such child

shall be bound, that he will cause such child to be Same. instructed to read and write, and to be taught the

general rules of arithmetic, or, in lieu thereof, that he will send such child to school three months of each year of the period of indenture.

indon

273. The counterpart of any indenture executed Deposit of by any county, or city, or town officers, must be by tures. them deposited in the office of the Clerk of the County Court.

minors.

274. Any minor, capable of becoming a citizen of Alien this State, coming from any other country, State, or Territory, may bind himself to service until his majority, or for any shorter term. Such contract, if made for the purpose of raising money to pay his passage, or for the payment of such passage, may be for the term of one year, although such term may extend beyond the time when such person will be of full age, but it shall in no case be for a longer term.

under

section to

acknowl

275. No contract made under the preceding sec- Contract tion shall bind the servant, unless duly acknowledged preceding by the minor, before some public magistrate or other be officer authorized to administer oaths, nor unless a certificate, showing that the same was made freely, on private examination, be indorsed upon the contract.

edged.

276. Such indentures of apprenticeship may be Causes for annulled for:

1. Fraud in the contract of indenture;

2. When such contract is not made or executed in

accordance with the provisions of this Title;

3. For willful non-fulfillment, by such master, of the provisions of such indenture;

4. Cruelty or maltreatment of such apprentice by the master. In such case, the apprentice may recover for his services.

NOTE.-See Stats. 1858, p. 134.

annulling indentures.

PART IV.

CORPORATIONS.

TITLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL

CORPORATIONS.

II. INSURANCE CORPORATIONS.

III. RAILROAD CORPORATIONS.

IV. STREET RAILROAD CORPORATIONS.

V. WAGON ROAD CORPORATIONS.

VI. BRIDGE, FERRY, WHARF, CHUTE, AND PIER
CORPORATIONS.

VII. TELEGRAPH CORPORATIONS

VIII. WATER AND CANAL CORPORATIONS.

IX. HOMESTEAD CORPORATIONS.

X. SAVINGS AND LOAN CORPORATIONS.

XI. MINING CORPORATIONS.

XII. RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL, AND BENEVOLENT COR

CHAPTER III. Corporate Powers.

IV. Extension and Dissolution of Corporations.

CHAPTER I.

FORMATION OF CORPORATIONS.

ARTICLE I. CORPORATIONS DEFINED AND HOW ORGANIZED.
II. BY-LAWS, DIRECTORS, ELECTIONS, AND MEETINGS.

Corpora-
tion
defined.

ARTICLE I.

CORPORATIONS DEFINED AND HOW ORGANIZED.

SECTION 283. Corporation defined.

284. What are public and private corporations.

285. Corporations, how formed.

286. For what purpose private corporations are formed.

287. How corporations may continue their existence under

this Code.

288. Existing corporations not affected.

289. Name of instrument creating corporation.

290. Articles of incorporation, what to contain.

291. Certain corporations to state further facts in articles.

292. Five corporators, three to be citizens of the State, to sign articles and acknowledge the same.

293. Prerequisite to filing articles. Amounts to be subscribed to be fixed.

294. Prerequisite to filing articles of corporations for profit. 295. Oath of officer to subscription of stock and payment of

ten per cent.

296. To file articles with County Clerk and Secretary of
State, and receive certificate. Term of existence.
297. Certified copy of certificate to be prima facie evidence
of its contents.

298. Who are members and who stockholders of a corpora

tion.

299. When member dies successor to be elected.

283. A corporation is a creature of the law, having certain powers and duties of a natural person. Being created by the law, it may continue for any length of time which the law prescribes.