The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-03-19

OF incorporation of the Interna=
tiOnal American Benevolent AS
ISOLATION of the United States
of America.

section /. The Corporation Title Of said Com
: paHy Is. The luteTuutiOnatiouaI American Be
neVolent Association Of the United states OF
America,
Section ,. The names of the incorporators are
Walter LamUn Robinson of Hamilton, NJ Hiss
H. - Alexander. of Hamilton. Miss. Carrie
Robinson. OF Hamilton. Miss. Leila Thompson.
OF Muidrow. Miss D. b. Rhoden, Of Hamilton.
section 2. The domicie shall be at aruIdrov.
section T. The period of existence not to ex-
coed over fifty t50i years.
Section 8. The purpose Of which il is created
Is establishing and maintaining charitable and
benevolent association formed not for profit but
for the benefit OF its members and their benef-
carries to organizing Local Associations within
the State of Mississippi and any other state of
the Union ma king and GmgIgatiug rituaiistic
works or a constitution and general rules for
the government of the association and local as
nent Of benefits I'M case of death or sickness or
physical disability Of its members. The incor-
poratlon OF majority OF them may meet at null
drow- station at any time or place they may des-
Ignate without publication or notice and organ
lie by the selection of the proper officers of the
association.
Section 9. The general meeting Of this Incor-
poratlon shall be known as The General Con-
ference" which shall meet every four years al
such place and time as the Genaral Conference
section :. The object ofthe General Confer
ence shall he to make rules and regulations to
govern the General Conferences and the Annual
Conferences and the Local Associations.
Section s The annual meeting of this ncor-
poFatlOn shall bee known the Annual Confer
ence, which shall have power to meet once each
and every year at such time and place as the An
nual Conference may determine.
Section ?. The monthly meeting of this iuCOr-
lion ana shall have whatever power mai NAV
be granted to them in the Bylaws of the Gen
erai Conference
Section 10. The presiding officers Of this in
corporation shall bee known as Presiding Pre~i-
dents all of which must be elected by the Gen
eraI Conference o. this incorporation during its
General Conference. and the General Conference
shall have power to assign them TO such place or
ru
every four ears By t'vo-thirds vote of the Cen
Section H. The General officers of this fncor-
poratiOn shall be known General Paymas-
ter General Representative. 20 General Chan
LAIN" General Financial Secretary - General
Treasurer. General Marshal" General Edit
ors. General Inspectors, General Medical
Doctors" General Lecturers" all of whom shall
be elected by the General Conference every four
years. and shall remain IN Office until their sue
crssors shall be duly elected and installed.
section Y. = ms incorporation shall have
power TO appoint state Missionaries and County
Missionaries. al Of whom shall have power to
organize Local Associations
Section I3. This incorporation shall have
power to build Reformatories and Churches for
the Colored Race and other such buildings as
Section IA The officers Of the Local Associa- /
ton shall be known and named President .
E1ce-Presldent Registered Paymastel - r T. +
nancial Secretary Treasurer 'Representa- /
tive" and Chaplain AZ OF whom shah oe
elected each year ana hold their office until their
successors are duly elected. qualified and in
incorporation shall have power to organize An +
nuaI Conferences which shall have powerthroug I
this Incorporation TO Organic Educational Z
Boards.
section IS. The rights and powers that may (
be exercised by this Incorporation are conferred
by he prov lsloas 81 chapter p OF the Mississippi
Code Of 1906. and that part o. Chapter 50 of the /
Mississippi Code ST 1896 relating TO FIaterna
Orders
WALTER LAsfoA ROBINSON Hamilton. Miss 4
GARRTE ROBINSON. Hamilton. Miss
LEILA NJ THe8EPLoN. MuldroEv. Miss
HAsfP ALExASDER. Il sniton- NJ i-s-
JESSIE RIDDEN. Muldr0W. Miss.
ACKNUWLEDgsbE