Ladies' Library Association of Van Wert Minutes

              [corresponds to page 3 of volume] 
State of Ohio 
These Articles of Incorporation of 
The Van Wert Library Association 
Witnesseth, That We, the undersigned, all of whom 
are citizens of the State of Ohio, desiring to form a 
corporation  not for profit, under the general 
corporation laws of said State, do hereby certify, 
First, The name of said corporation shall be 
The Van Wert Library Association, 
Second, Said corporation shall be located and 
its principal business transacted, at Van- 
Wert in Van Wert County Ohio, 
Third, The purpose for which said corporation is formed is, not for profit, but to acquire 
and maintain a library of books, periodicals and other papers and documents and for 
the encouragement of literature and science, 
and the culture of the members of the associat 
-tion and others, 
In witness whereof, We have herunto set 
Out hand this 28th day of July A.D. 1893. 
Clara V. Halfull [written sideways along left margin] 
Mary J. Hiestand [written sideways along right margin] 
Georgia C. Glenn		Francis O. Clark 
Lucy A. Craig		Eudora H. Troup 
Mary P. Leeson		Anna W. Clark 
Isabella L. Rose		Hattie L. Brotherton 
Fannie H. Strandler 	L. Elizabeth Malick 
The State of Ohio [brackets] 
County of Van Wert [brackets]  S.S. 
On this 28th day of July A.D. 1893. 
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for 
said County, the above named Georgia C. 
Glenn, Lucy A. Craig, Mary P. Leeson, 
Isabella L. Rose, Fannie H. Strandler, 
Francis O. Clark, Eudora H. Troup, 
Clara Vl. Halfull [written sideways along left margin] 
Mary J. Hiestand [written sideways along right margin] 
Anna W. Clark, Hattie L. Brotherton and 
L. Elizabeth Malick who each generally 
Acknowledge the signing of the foregoing 
Articles of incorporation to be her free act