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

A. J, CARRIED, NJ. c. l., C. C.
Articles of Incorporation of
tho Grand Lodge of the Mu-
tual Protection Society
OF Kentucky,
Art I. J. L. Hatten, of Buchan-
an, Lawrence County, Ky, l..
{. Ha2iett, Mavity, Boyd Co,
Ky, Robt. Dixon, Louisa, Lawrence
Co., Ky, NJ. +. Swetnam, Wilbur,
Lawrence Co, KY, and their asso-
ciates gre hereby associated t0goth-
pr, and said association is incOrpO-
rated end hereby created body
polite and corporate, 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
capableo Of sueing and being sued,
and OF urcnasing, leasing, holdi..,
granting in its corporate name
such real personal and mixed prop
efty a, 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 It's principles
with like power as that given said
Grand lodge herein, a. provided in
their respective charters, and Of
suspending and eXpelling and re-
Iceiying mem ers, and have author
ity TO provide for the election, re-
ecptlon, suspension, reprimandlng,
I'D expulsion OF members Of its
ubordiuate lodges, and for that
purpose has power TO make such
rules aud regulations and laws as
said Grand Lodge may deem prop
cr 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
resenta!ioR each Of its subordinate
lodges shall have In its organiza-
ton, government and transaction
OF business.
Art. =. The said corporation
shall have a common seal which it
may change at its pleasure, or il it
have none, the signature Of its duly
authorized officers shall be legal
and binding.
Art ). The object OF this organ
ization and the nature OF its bust
/ ness and the purposes 10 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
Tin good standing, and to extend
ncediul aid and protection to thelI
dependent aud worthy widows and
orphans; and TO encourage and cul
, tivate strict obedience to, and oh
servance Of the laws of the land
: and when deemed necessary to aiC
the officers of the law, by Lawful
means to- enforce the same.
+ Art. 4. The affairs Of this cor
pOrati0n are to be conducted by th'
following officers: LIST, Counse
) General, 2nd, Lieutenant ant
: Counsel General, 3rd, Secretary
It'll, Treasurer, 9Th, Inside Sentinel
: 9Th, Outside Sentinel, Tth, Chaplain
who,excopt those elected at the frs
general annual Assembly. shall b,
elected at the general Assembly o
said Grand Lodge to be held on TIL
first Tuesday IN September in eaci
year, and hold their respective
Offices until their successors ar,
elected and qualified. The affair
OF subordinate lodges shall be man
aged aud conducted by the Official
and in tAe manner prescribed ant
authorized by uniform rules mad,
!. by the said Grand Lodge. Tn,
officers by whom the affairs of tn,
said Grand and subordinate lodge
are conducted for the time beinJ
, shsll DO also the trustees of eacl
/. respectively. The first named o
I each respective body Of officers tina
resides In the county Of the chic
|. place Of business OF such Grand o
!. subordinate lodge, respectively q
the case may be, shall be the agen
5 of said Grand or subordinate lodg
n respectively for service Of process
: upon IL
il The iiSst session Of the GeneFi
Annual Assembly Of the Gran
9 Lodge shall be held at Louisa, ny
. on the lG,h day Of january, lS9i
u which session shall fix the Time an,
place OF the next session Of sal
e General Annual Assembly an
, each session shall thereafter In Ill,
Y turn fix the place OF the next suS
IS eoeding session OF the Gencr;
: ANNUAL Assembly OF s0id trau
q dodge.
The corporators herein named. I
ie majority of them may meet at
re dine and place fixed by them, an
appoint set Of officers TO condu'
Of the affairs and business OF sal
u Grand lodge, till the first Gener
ar Annual Assembly OF said Gran
: Lodge, aud TIL their successors a.
y elected aud qualified.
" Art. 3. said Grand Lodge sha
= have power to adopt such q consi
n tuition, bylaws, rules and rcgul
n lions, moi inconsistent herewith,
Al II may deem proper for the Cover
I. ment and management OF 81
y Grand lodge and its subordlna