The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-02-16

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and effect Of 4 repleyin bond.
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Articles of Incorporation of
the Grand Lodge of the Mu-
tual Protection Society
of Kentucky.
Art. l j. +. lIatten, Of Buchan.
an, Lawrence County, KY, L..
c. Hazlett, Mavity, Boyd Co.,
Ky, Robt. Dixon, Louisa, Lawrence
Co, Ky, NJ. +. Swetnam, Wilbur,
Lawrence Co, Ky, and their asso-
clates are hereby associa ted togeth-
er, and said association is incorpo-
rated and hereby created body
polite and-corp0rate, to be known
by the name of the Grand Lodge OF
the Mutual Protection Society Of
Kentucky, and by said name shall
have perpetual succession, and be
capable Of sueing and being sued,
and OF purchasing, leasing, holding,
granting in its corporate name
such real personal and mixed prop
erty as may be necessary to carry
on or promote the object OF said
corporation, and Of organizing and
establishing subordinate lodges for
the promotion of its objects, and
dissemination Of its principles
with like power as that given said
Grand Lodge herein, a. provided in
heir respective charters, and Of
suspending and cxpelling and re-
ceiving mem beers, and have author
ity to provide for the election, re-
eeption, suspension, reprimaudlng,
and expulsion OF mem bers of its
subordinate lodges, and for that
purpose has power to make such
rules aud regulations and laws as
said Grand Lodge may deem prop
er to enact, not in conflict with the
laws OF this state or OF the United
States.
Said Grand Lodge shall also de-
fine the relation its subordinate
lodges sustain to it. and what rep
resentation each Of its subordinate
lodges shall have in its organlza-
ton, government and transaction
OF business.
Art. 2. The said corporation
shall have n common seal which II
may, change at its pleasure, or il It
have none, the signature OF its duly
authorized officers shall be- legal
and binding.
Art 3. The object OF this organ
ization and the nature OF its bust
ness and the purposes to be pro-
NOTED by it, shall be the cultiva-
ton OF social and friendly feelings
among its members, diffusion OF
principles of temperance, virtue
and charity, and the protection and
advancement Of their social inter-
ests In every lawful way, and also
the mutual aid and benefit In case
Of sickness and death of brethren
in good standing, and to extend
neediul aid and protection TO their
dependent and worthy widows and
orphans; and TO encourage and cul-
tivate strict obedience TO, and OBJ
servance of the laws OF the land,
and when deemed necessary to aid
the officers of the law, by lawful
means TO enforce the same.
IS Art. 1. The affairs of this cor
poration are to be conducted by the
following officers: lst, Counsel
General, End, Lieutenant and
Counsel General, 3rd, Secretary,
lth, Treasurer, 9th, Inside Sentinel,
9th, Outside Sentinel, 7th, Chaplain,
Vho,except those elected at the first
general annual Assem- bly,. shall be
elected at the general Assembly 0f
said Grand Lodge to be held on the
first Tuesday IN Septem Der In each
yoar, and hold their respective
Offices until their successors are
elected and qualified. The affairs
Of subordinate lodges shall be man
aged and conducted by the officials
and In the manner prescribed and
authorized by uniform rules made
by the said Grand Lodge. The
officers by whom the affairs of the
said Grand and subordinate lodges
are conducted for the time being
shall DO also the trustees Of each
respectively. The first named Of
each respective body OF oflicersthat
resides Ia the county OF the chief
place Of business OF such Grand or
subordinate lodge, respectively as
the case may be, shall be the agent
Of said Grand or subordinate lodge
respectively for service of process
upon Il.
The first session Of The General
Annual Assembly OF the Grand
Lodge shall be held at Louisa, KY,
on the 10th day Of Januray, 1891,
which session shall fix the time and
place of the next session OF said
General Annual Assembly and
each session shall thereafter In like
turn fix tho place OF the next sue
ceedlng session. of the General
Annual Assembly OF said Grand
Lodge.
The corpcrators herein named. or
d majority OF them may meet at u
lime and place fixed by them, and
appoint n set OF officers 10 conduct
the affairs aud business OF said
Grand Lodge, ON the first General
Annual Assembly OF said GRIND
Lodge, aud TN their successors are
elected anu qualified.
Art. b. said Grand Lodge shall
have power 10 adopt such a conslI.
tuition, bylaws, rules and regu|n.
lions, not inconsistent herewith, ne
Il may deem proper for The govern.
mont md management Of said
Grand Lodge and ~ subordinate