Chapter 1725 | Trade Associations

Section 1725.01 | Officers of commercial organizations.

• Effective: October 1, 1953
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly

The officers of an incorporated board of trade, chamber of commerce, merchants' exchange, or other kindred association shall consist of a president, two vice-presidents, a treasurer, and a secretary, all of whom shall be members of the association and be engaged in business at, or residents of, the municipal corporation in which it is established. They shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting of the association, and hold office for one year, unless, by its bylaws, the association provides a longer term for any of such officers, and until their successors are elected and qualified. The officers thus elected, together with such number of members of the association as is fixed by the bylaws, all of whom shall be elected at the time, in the manner, and for the terms stated in this section, shall constitute the board of directors of the association. The association may provide by its bylaws for the election of not less than five directors, and authorize them to elect a president, two vice-presidents, a treasurer, and a secretary, and such additional members as directors as are provided in the bylaws. The officers thus elected, together with the directors, shall constitute the board of directors of such association. All other officers, agents, or committees deemed necessary for the interests of the association shall be elected or appointed in such manner and with such powers as are provided by the bylaws. In like manner the association may provide for the trial, suspension, fine, or expulsion of any of its members by the board of directors. Such association may make provision for the relief and support of the families and dependents of deceased members.

Section 1725.02 | Committees of arbitration.

• Effective: October 1, 1953
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly

An incorporated board of trade, chamber of commerce, merchants' exchange, or other kindred association may establish and appoint committees of reference and arbitration and committees of appeals, which committees shall be governed by such rules as are prescribed in the association's rules or bylaws for the settlement of such matters of reference as are submitted voluntarily for arbitration by members of the association or by other persons.

Section 1725.03 | Officers' bonds and oaths.

• Effective: October 1, 1953
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly

An incorporated board of trade, chamber of commerce, merchants' exchange, or other kindred association may require from its officers, whether elected or appointed, sufficient bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties and trusts, which bonds shall be conditioned and made payable as prescribed by the association's bylaws and may be sued on, the money thereby collected to be held for the use of the party injured or for such other use as is determined upon by the association. The president, a vice-president, or the secretary of the association may administer such oaths of office as are prescribed in its bylaws.

Section 1725.04 | Appointment of inspectors.

• Effective: October 1, 1953
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly

Every inspector, gauger, weigher, or measurer appointed by an incorporated board of trade, chamber of commerce, merchants' exchange, or other kindred association shall be recognized as a legally appointed officer, for the duties pertaining to his position, in the city and county in which the association is located, and shall be subject to all the laws relating thereto. The certificate of such appointee as to his official acts shall be evidence binding upon the persons interested.

Every inspector, gauger, weigher, or measurer so appointed may appoint one or more deputies to be approved by the board of directors or board of officers of the association, and may take from each of his deputies a bond, with sureties, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of such deputy; but in all cases the inspector, gauger, weigher, or measurer shall be responsible for his deputy's neglect of duty or misconduct in office.

Section 1725.05 | Lands and buildings.

• Effective: October 1, 1953
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly

An incorporated board of trade, chamber of commerce, merchants' exchange, or other kindred association may purchase or lease suitable grounds and erect thereon such buildings as its board of directors deems proper for its interest. It may lease any portion of such building which is not occupied by or needed for its immediate use. It may, by a two-thirds favorable vote of its board, sell and convey its real estate. It may borrow money and execute and sell, or otherwise dispose of, its bonds or obligations, secured by a mortgage of its property or otherwise. The president and the secretary of the association shall sign all such obligations and conveyances.

Section 1725.06 | Adoption of provisions by like associations.

• Effective: October 4, 1996
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 495 - 121st General Assembly

Any board of trade, chamber of commerce, merchants' exchange, or other kindred association organized in this state may avail itself of the privileges and powers, in whole or in part, conferred by section 1725.01 to 1725.04 of the Revised Code, by making a certificate of its adoption of those sections, under its seal, attested by the signatures of any authorized officer, which certificate shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and when so filed shall confer all privileges and power defined in it.