Sec. 4. (a) After the election of directors, the association shall record articles of association in the office of the recorder of the county where the proposed fence will be located.
(b) The articles must specify the following:
(1) The name and objects of the association.
(2) The names of the association's officers for the first year.
(3) The character of the work proposed.
(4) The location where the fence is to be located.
(c) After recording the articles of association, the association is a body corporate and politic by the name and style adopted, with all the rights, incidents, and liabilities of bodies corporate.
(d) Any person owning land in the area may at any time become a member of the association by signing the articles of association.
[Pre-2002 Recodification Citation: 32-10-1-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.11.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 1. Fencing Associations
32-26-1-1. Enclosure of Lands; Articles of Association
32-26-1-2. Notice of Election of Directors
32-26-1-3. Election of Directors
32-26-1-4. Articles of Association; Recording
32-26-1-5. Petition; Viewers; Examination and Apportionment of Assessments
32-26-1-6. Assessments; Costs and Expenses of Improvements
32-26-1-7. Viewers' Report and Assessments
32-26-1-9. Fences Erected Before Present Law
32-26-1-10. Officers of Fencing Association
32-26-1-11. Vacancy in Office of Director
32-26-1-12. Officers of Association; Term of Office
32-26-1-13. Money Drawn by Treasurer
32-26-1-14. Treasurer; Presenting Vouchers and Settling With Board
32-26-1-15. Supplemental Assessments
32-26-1-16. Assessments; Installment Payments
32-26-1-17. Assessments; Enforcing Payment
32-26-1-18. Proposed Work; Contracts; Advertisements
32-26-1-19. Appropriation of Land; Assessment of Damages
32-26-1-20. Incorrect or Imperfect Description of Proposed Work
32-26-1-21. Limitation of Actions to Enforce Assessment
32-26-1-22. Rules or Regulations; Powers of Fencing Association
32-26-1-23. Throwing Down Common Fence
32-26-1-24. Permitting Animals to Run at Large Within Enclosed Area