{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-247.340","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 247.340","heading":"Incorporation, powers, directors of federation -- Existing federation.","body":"(1) The said federation of farm bureaus organized pursuant to KRS 247.330 shall be a\nbody corporate upon the filing with the county clerk of the county in which the\nprincipal office of said federation is located, articles of incorporation signed by the\nrequisite number of authorized representatives of said county farm bureaus, and\nupon the filing of a copy of said articles of incorporation certified to by said county\nclerk, in the office of the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.\n(2) Said articles of incorporation shall state:\n(a) The names of the county farm bureaus organizing said state federation;\n(b) The corporate name of said state federation;\n(c) The location of the principal office;\n(d) The nature of its business and its general powers, an d may set out any other\nprovision, which the incorporators may deem desirable and which are not in\nconflict with the law.\n(3) The incorporators signing the articles of incorporation shall constitute the first\nboard of directors until the first annual election date to be fixed by the bylaws of the\ncorporation.\n(4) Any state federation of county farm bureaus heretofore organized pursuant to the\nprovisions of KRS 247.330, or, Chapter 76 of the Acts of 1920 of the General\nAssembly of the Commonwealth of Kentuck y, and having heretofore filed its\narticles of incorporation as provided in this section, shall not be required to\nreincorporate, but may continue its corporate existence as if done pursuant hereto,\nand said corporation or any corporation organized pursuan t to this section and KRS\n247.330, may amend its articles of incorporation by a majority vote of its voting\ndelegates assembled in annual state convention.","path":["KRS Chapter 247"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11626","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:57Z","sha256":"6b34ca6abee54f5979bc74a162ce43e0ec973bc35c53e6cc0261bbcebbab0236","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-247.330","next":"us-ky/krs-247.350"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}