Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-12-15
ARTICLES o. Incorporation.

OF Cleopatra Lodge, No. a.; Of United Brothers
OF Friend ship.
Know All Men By These Presents, that we, Jo-
S spGs ks wsisi Sutton. Ia%e. carpsn.sr Jerry
| Wade, Frank Adkins, Miner Droadus, w. u. Tar
dIh, Green Helm. John Helm, Hugh Eater. John
Cook smith Embry. VIM Jones and Robt. Lyle,
all residepts OF Lincoln county, Kentucky, here
by as socate ourselves together and become ineoi-
porated under the laws Of the State OF Kentucky,
Tor the purpose hereinafter expressed and adopt
the following ARTICLES Of Incorporated, to-~it
L. The name OF the corporation shall be Cleo
patra Lodge, No. ~, Of the United Brothers Of
Friendship.
II. The principal place of busiress at Stanford,
H. The general nature OF the business TO be
transacted shall be the giving OF AID TO members
" no are sick distressed; the pro-iding OF fupds
therefor and for the burial Of the dead and the re-
lief Of the membership generally, who are indi,
IoeRe OF the Order Ia ats charitable gndert kings,
aud 10 do such things as come within the scope OF
Charity aud benevolenee.
BILE purposes only IL IL TO have no capital stoek or
stockholders; but each person who contributes 10
the corporation the sum OF seven dollars shall be
deemed member and entitled TO all the benefits
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 70 time for its support.
V The corporation shall commence from the
fling oi.these articles in the proper Office for
ord and terminate Il the expiration OF twenty
vi The affairs ofthe corporation TO be con-
Quoted by a Board OF FIVE Isl Directors TO be cleo
ted annually, from and by The lawful memos Ct
of each year And at the same time there shall be
excited Mas'er, a Deputy Master, Secretary
and an Assistant Secretary and a Treasurer, which
last n AIMED otfceu shall be the executive officers
Of the Corporation and shall fill the various chairs
at the stated meetings, and all Of which officers
shall hold Office Tor year and until their sue
ssors are elected and qualified. The Treasurer
snail be required give bond for the faithful per-
Torrance OF duty, in such sum as shall be fixed by
the con stitution and by laws. The corporation
shall at once I'LL 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
to be exempt from corporate debts.
VII. The Indebtedness of the corporation shall
no exceed FIVE tho sane dollars.
TX. The said corporation snail have perpetual
the right to and be sued in its cor
porate name TO have q common SEAL 10 make
contracts, to acquire property and transfer same
at its pleasure as as private individual 10 es-
tabish bylaws and rules and regulations for the
government OF it's members and shall possess all
the powers Of body corpora.e.
X The corporation shall have the right TO re-
ceive as members the present members OF the vol
untsry association, from which this Is formed.
without the payment Of the membership fee, as II
succeeds ell Of the property OF said association
In testimony whereof, witness our signatures
thus 7Ist day Of n November, 1893