(a) The certificate of incorporation of the authority shall state:
- (1) The name and address of each of the incorporators and a statement that each of them is a duly qualified elector of and property owner in the municipality;
- (2) The name of the corporation (which shall be “The Public Library Authority of the (City or Town) of _____” or some other name of a similar import);
- (3) The location of its principal office, which shall be in the municipality;
- (4) The number of directors (which shall be three or a multiple of three); and
- (5) Any other matter relating to the authority that the incorporators may choose to insert and which shall not be inconsistent with this chapter or with the laws of the state.
- (b) The certificate of incorporation shall be signed and acknowledged by each of the incorporators before an officer authorized by the laws of the state to take acknowledgments of deeds.
- (c) The form and contents of the certificate of incorporation must be submitted to the governing body for its approval, which shall be evidenced by a resolution duly entered upon the minutes of the governing body.
(Acts 1961, No. 895, p. 1407, §4; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 289, p. 2335, §4.)