The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-05-19
PETITION FOR CHARTER.
State Of Georgia, County Of GIynn.

State of Georgia, County of GIynn.
To the Superior Court of said County:
The petition of F. F. Reese, as Bish
Cd of Georgia of the County of Chat
ham, r. Z. Boykin, D. Watson Winn,
H. NJ. King, and Ernest Dart, all of
said State and County, respectfully
show:
First. That they and such others
as may hereinafter be associated with
them, desire to be Incorporated under
the laws of the State of Georgia and
become body polite for a term of
Twenty 800 years with the privilege
of renewal at the expiration of said
time.
End. The name of said corporation
to De st Athanasius School Tor Negro
Youth"
3rd The object of said school to be
the moral, religious and industrial
development and education of negro
youths, the said school to be conduct
ed. operated and carried en- in con
formity with the doctrine, discipline
and form of worship of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church of United
States of America.
4th. The government of said school
shall be under and in control of a
board of trustees to consist of not less
than five 60 nor more than tweny
900 members, of which not less tlan
two thirds shall be baptized members
of the Protestant Episcopal church,
of which the Bishop of Georgia for
the time being. or his successor in
office, shall be Ex-officio President.
stu. The charter members of the
aforesaid corporation shall have the
right, power and authority to fix the
number of trustees and designate them
to act from time to time to designate
the number of trustees who shall be
In authority, to elect said trustees, and
to fill all vacancies occurring In the
Beard of Trustees, resulting from
DEATH removal, resignation or other
wise.
9Th. This corporation shall not in
any sense be one for pecuniary gain
or profit, shall have no capital stock,
but shall be strictly a religious, ed
ucation and eleemosynary corporation,
and have for it's purposes the moral
religious and industrial education Of
negro youths.
18th. The officers of this corporation
shall be a President. Vice President,
Secretary, and Treasurer, who shall
be elected at the first meeting of the
Trustees, who shall be designated
selected and chosen by the charter
members of this body.
Sth. Said corporation desires grant
ed to it the usual powers granted to
corporations of an educational, indus
trial and eleemosynary character, to
have and use common seal, to sue
and be sued to plead and be implead
ed. to contract and be contracted
with, TO make and provide consti-
tuition and by laws for the government
and guidance of its officers and trus-
tees, to own, hold, acquire, sell and
disr ose of real estate, such real estate
to be held and acquired within the
limit of 100000.
9th This corporation desires
special power given to it to contract
with and enter into contractual rela-
lions with the American Church In
stitute. or with any corporation repre-
senting the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the UNITED States of
America, but net in controvention or
diminution of the legal obligations of
the Board of Trustees herein granted
for the management of said institution,
such contract to be subject to termin-
alton upon notice by either party
thereto.
10th. This corporation desires the
right to amend at any time its con-
stitution and by laws and to do any
other act or acts, appertaining to the
proper management and control of a
corpc ration of this character. The
title to any property that 1t might ac-
ouire to be vested in the Bishop Or
Georgia as trustee for the st. Athana'
sius School for Negro Youths, and
said title TO be conveyed by said