The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-04-01

the knowledge of the directors and
agents OF the corporation, that any
custodian of any Of the children deliv-
cred into the care OF the corporation
has in any essential matter violated
the terms aud spirit of such contract,
the corporation shall have plenary
power TO declare such contract at an
end, and assume its original control
over such child or children, and no
contract for the interest and welfare
and we'll being of such child shall oe
made whereby the directors OF the cor
poration may change or dispense with
the provisions OF this charter
Third. The control and manage
ment of the corporation shall be
vested in six directors, which may be
in ,Teased in number from time to
time, as necessity and the welfare of
the corporation may require. These
directors, at the first and preliminary
organization, shall be elected to serve
a period of three years, one-thlrd Of
whom shall be elected biennially
thereafter, as the corporation may
provide IN its bylaws. The following
named persons are hereby selected
and declared directors Of the corpora
tion for the first term, to.wit:
c. NJ. Barnes, Edgar w. Jones,
Frank NJ. Gregg, win l. Bradford, A
B Nicholas. o u Halsell, j. d NJ
Buckner, Charles n. Queen, L. II
Holt.
Fourth The corporation shall have
power TO sue and be sued in the courts
of this territory on all questions in
volving its corporate rights and
powers. IL shall have power TO re-
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ment, or otherwise, and to hold real
estate whicn il may deem necessary TO
carry ont the objects of the corpora
tion as herein declared. T. shall have
power TO receive i'm writing from the
parent, or guardian the legal surren-
der of such children as may be com
mitted 10 its care, and when such
power, evidenced by writing, is given
10 the corporation IL shall in no iu-
stance be rescinded by such parent or
guardian, without the consent of the
corporation
lihh. The corporation shall exist
for fifty years, and by a two-thirds
vote OF the directors tlis charter may
be amended from time TO time, as eX-
perieuce and necessity for such
amendment may in the future be
developed.
Sixth. The board OF directors may
adopt bylaws aud rules and regula-
tions not Inconsistent with this
charter, for the regulation, conduct
and management Of all of its business
and affairs, embracing the election or
appointment of officers agents and
other employees of the corporation, the
fixing OF compensation 10 officers
agents and employees.
seventh. The location of the local
board OF directors shall be at Guthrie,
i'm the Territory Of Oklahoma, until
further or otherwise provided.
William c. Rentrow, Edgar w.
Jones, A. B Nicholas, VIII l.. Brad
ford, c. NJ. Barnes, NJ. d. Losey, l.
II Holt, j. d. NJ. BuckneT, Charles ~
Queen, o. ID. Hslsell, Frank NJ. Gregg
TERRIroRY or OKLAHOMA.
Logan County,
Personally appeared before me.
notary public in and for said county,
territory above named. Edgar w.
Jones, win L. Bradford, c. Nj. Barnes,
NJ. ID Losey and Frank NJ, Gregg, who
are known To me as the same persons
who executed the foregoing instru-
ment Of writing aud duly acknowl-
edged execution OF the same.
In testimony whereof l have affixed
my notarial seal, this thirty-frst day
Of March, A. d. 1895.
SAM. T. Wisely,
SEAL. Notary Public.
Ny commission expires September
~, 1897