Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-12-19
ARTICLES Of INCORPORATION.


OF Cleopatra LOdg;i No - o. United Bro'hsr'
Know All Men BY These Presents, that ws, Je
seph S. Reid, ID. c. Jackman, Abe shAnks. SCOT
ckner Walker Sutton, Jamcs Carpenter, jerry
Wade, Frank Adkins, Miller Broadus, w. ID. Tar
dif, Green Helm, John Helm, Hugh Baker, Johr
Cook smith Embry. VIM. Jones and Robt. Lyle
all residents OF Lincoln county, Kentucky, here
by associate ourselves together and become ineoi
porated under the laws Of the State OF hentuek ny
Tor the purpose hereinafter expressed and adopl
the following articles Of Incorporated, to-wit
l. The name OF the corporation shall be Cleo
patra Lodge. No. ~, OF the United Brothers Of
ii. The principal place of business at Stanford,
H. The general nature Of the business TO be
transac,ed shall be the giving OF AID 10 member
therefor and for the burial Of the dead and the re-
lief Of the membership generally, who are indi-
gent and needy, and TO cooperate with the Srahd
Lodge OF the Order In MS charitable undsrtskings
and 10 do such things as come wlthlh tue scope OF
charity and benevoenoe
w The corporation being organized Tor ohaIita-
BILE purposes only, IL ~ have no capital stock or
stock holders; but each person who contributes 10
the CORPORATION the sum Of seven dollars shall be
deemed member and entitled 10 al the benehts
as such, so long as he shall comply with the rules
Of the corporation and pay such dues, fines and
assessments as shall be made against the members
from time 10 time for its support
v The corporation shall commence from the
filing ofthese articles in the proper Office for rec
FIVE lag years.
vi The affairs Of the corporation are 10 be con-
Quoted by a Board OF hve Isl Directors TO be cleo
ted annually, from aid by the lawful membe' 5 OF
the corporation at their first meeting IN Der
Of each wear And at the same time there shall be
elected A Mas er, a Deputy Master, Secretary
ana an Assistant Secretary and Treasurer, which
last named othcers shall be the executive officers
of The Corporation and shall I'LL the various chairs
AT the stated meetings, and all OF which officers
shall hold Office tor one year and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified. The Treasurer
snail be required to give bond for the faithful per-
Torrance OF duty, in such sum as shall be hxed by
the constitution and bylaws The corporation
shall at once fill said Offices to hold same until the
election In December. The said officers and Board
shall have such duties and powers As shall be as.
signed them by the rules bylaws TO be
adopted.
VII The private property OF the members Is
10 be exempt from corporate debts.
VII The Indebtedness ~ the corporation shall
no exceed FIVE tho sane dollars.
TX. The said corporation shall have perpetual
succession the right to and be sued IN its cor
porate name TO have a common seal, TO make
contracts, to acquire property and transfer same
at its pleasure as as private individual. 10 es-
tablish bylaws and rules aid regulations Tor the
government OF It's members and shall possess all
the powers of body coTporae.
The corporation shall have the right 70 re-
ceive members the present members OF the vol
untary association, fro- which this Is formed,
without the payment Of the membership Zee, as u
succeeds to sl OF the property OF said association.
In testimony whereof, witness our signatures
this aIst day Of November, 1893.