The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-03-05
THE CHARTER
OF Incorporation of the Interna-
tional American Benevolent As
ISOLATION of the United States
of America

Section 1. The Corporation Title OF said Com
pauy is The Internationatiouai American Be
nevoIent Association of the United States Of
Section ?. The names Of the incorporators are
Walter Lamon Robinson. Of Hamilton, Miss. +;
H. 3. Alexander. of Hamilton. Miss; Carrie
Robinson of Hamilton Miss. Leila Thompson.
Of AIuldrow. Miss. J. ID. Rhoden. of Hamilton.
section 3. The domicile shall be at muldrow
section l. The period Of existence not to ex-
coed over fifty t50i years.
Section 8 The purpose Of which ii is created
is establishing and maintaining a charitable and
benevolent association formed not for profit but
for the benefit of its members and their benef-
Charles to organizing Local Associations within
the state Of mississippi, and any other state of
the Union making and prOmulgatIng ritualistlc
works or constitution and general rules for
/ the government of the association and local as
sociations, and making provision for the pay
ment of benefits in case of death or sickness or
( physical disability of its members. The incOr-
poration of a majority of them may meet at null
drow. station at any time or place they may des-
l ignate without publication or notice and organ
ize by the selection OF the proper officers Of the
association
section 6. The general meeting Of this Incor-
/ pcration shall be known as The General Con
ference" which shall meet every four years at
such place and time as the Genaral Conference
may determine from time TO time.
Section :. The object of the General Confer
ence shall be to make rules and regulations TO
govern the General conferences ana the Annual
Conferences and the Local Associations
/ Section 5. The annual meeting of this ncor-
poration shall be known as 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 9. The monthly meeting Of this incOr-
[ p0ration shah be known as The Local Associa-
ion - and shall have whatever power thar NAV
4 be granted to them in the Bylaws of the Gen
4 Section 10. The presiding officers Of this in
corporation shall be known Presiding Presi-
denfs,v all of which must be elected by the Gen
eral Conference Of this INCORPORATION during its
I General Conference and the General Conference
! shall have power to assign them to such place or
district as il may fit. and may transfer them
/ every four years by two-thiFds vote Of the Gen
section il. The General officers Of this incor-
I poratiOn shall be known as General Paymas-
I ter General Representative" General Chap
I lain - General Financial secretary General
Treasure General Marshal :, General Edit
ors.' General Inspectors" General Medical
Z Doctors General Lecturers all Of whom shall
4 be elected by the General Conference every four
years and shall remain in office until their sue
I crssors shall be duly elected and installed.
reyS1er To anroinf state Missionaries and Comfy
I Missionaries, all Of whom shall have power to
4 organize Local Associations.
( Section ID. This Incorporation shall have
power TO build ReformatoTieS and Churches for
/ the Colored Race and other such buildings a.
I they may see tit.
I tion shall be known and named as President"
I Vice President Registered PaymasteI, - Fl
naHcial Secretary Treasurer" Representa-
tive and Chaplain. all OF whom shall be
elected each year and hold their Office until their
successors are duly elected. qualified and in
section IS The General Conferences Of this
/ IncorpoI alton shall have power to organize An
/ nuaI Conferences which shall have pOwert through
! this Incorporation TO Organize Educational
I Boards.
section 16 The rights and powers that may
/ be exercised by this incorporation are conferred
by the provisions of Chapter p OF the Mississippi
Code of 1906. and that part OF Chapter SO OF the
| Mississippi Code Of 1896 relating to Fraternal
/ Orders
WALTER LAMoS ROBINSON. Hamilton. Miss
CARRIE ROBINSON. Hamilton. Miss
/ LEILA NJ. THoMPLoS. Muldrow. Miss.
HAMP ALEXANDER. Hamilton. Miss
JESSIE RHoDES Muldrow. Miss
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
/ State Of Mississippi Monroe County.
/ This day personally appeared before me the
undersigned authority. Walter Lamon Robinson
/ Of Hamilton. Miss. and Carrie Robinson. Of
/ Hamilton, Mss and Hamp Alexander. of Ham
iiton Mss: and Jessie Rhoden. of Muldrow
I Mss and Leila Thompson. of Mnldrow. Miss.
I Iucorporators of the corporation known as The
international American Benevolent Association
of the United States of America" who ackn0wl
edged that they signed aud executed the aboy'
and foregoing articles of Incorporation as thei
/ act and deed on this the 18th day of January
1919. G. 4. HAMILTON Notary PUBIC
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