The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1910-07-30
ONE APPEAL -. 49,. Ills. -. 81
CERTIFlCAYE AND ARTICLES or IN
CONfORAfION, PIONEER LODGE
No. 1, FREE AND ACCEPTED MA
SONS, SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA.

CERTIFICATE AND ARTICLES OF IN
COHfORA'TION, PIONEER LODGE
SONS, SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA.
We, the undersigned members of
Pioneer Lodge No. 1, r. and A. NJ, OF
Saint raul, minnesota, for the purpose
OF forming a body corporate under the
name ana for the purposes hereinafter
set forth, pursuant to the provisions OF
Section 1929, Chapter SO or the Re-
vlsed Laws of Minnesota for 1905, and
OF, 90 hereby adopt and sign the Iol-
lowing certificate and articles OF IN
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corpora ion shall
be PIONEER LODGE NO. 1, FREE.
AND ACCErTED MASONS, of the City
OF SAINT Paul, County OF Ramsey ana
State OF Minnesota.
SAID lodge was created and institut-
ed under and by virtue or a charter 49,
sued by the Grand Lodge OF the State
or Missouri, A. -. 1868.
ARTICLE H.
Section 1. The general purpose OF
this corporation Shall De the practice
OF the principles OF cnarlty ana Denev-
olence, TO advance the cause OF human
ity and spread the doctrine of the tath-
ernood or God and the brotherhood Of
man.
Section 2. The principal place of
business snail lie the City Of Saint
Paul, County Of Ramsey and state OF
Minnesota.
ARTICLE III.
The charter members of this corpora
ton are d. E. Beasley, j. F. Coquire,
John Martin, G. j. Charleston, w. r..
Francis, Walker Williams. G. w.
James, Waldo Turner, r. y. Jackson
and seventy-fiye others;
Section l. The annual election of the
officers of this corporation shall take
place in its lodge rooms room at the first
OF each year.
Section 2. The following named per-
sons shall hold office for the current
term and until their successors are
duly elected and qualified:
Mall x Williams, Worshipful Master.
W. II. Francis, Senior Warden.
j. T.. COQuire, Junior Warden.
Alexander Roberts, Senior Deacon.
M1iliam Benjamin., Junior Deacon.
illlam Stevens, Tyler
George Edwards, Senior Steward
Itobert Wilson, Junior Steward
J3Cnn Charleston, Secretary.
W. +. Lewis, Treasurer.
min, ). H.: Dillingham;, Trustees.
section 3. The duties and powers Of
inc omcers of this corporation shall be
ARTich.nEe V corpora t'on'
Salu corporation shall have no can
money by the issuance of shares Of
stock or other certificates Of indebt-
buiGine ior the P,nrpose Of buying or
ARTICLE VI.
corno e tignts sba OF all persons in this
CONSTITUTION and bylaws of the corpor
no IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF we have
seals this 18th day Of July, 4. d. 1910.
Join i Fl Nfn4 3RrfN,, {{SSssssR
j.; CHARLESTON, (SeaH
W. 7: FRANCIS, (SeaD
WALkER WILLIAMS, 1SeaD
~ no I; a: JACKSON, ( ssea
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lanes NJ. Boldly,
THOMAS r. Morgan
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY or,
no On the ii I'll day of July, A. D. 1910.
for said County Of ramsey and '' STATE tate.
Of minnesota, personally appeared =
q SeG@ShI a S;o j; f. Goquire, John Martin,
er Wi iiHi1sstGn' w. r. n; rraneis, Walk
ner and r. A. Jackson, to me p or 4Iv
known to be the persons described in
tifcate and articles of incorpora tion
ana acknowledged that they executed
the same as f fhHlr free act and deed
INodary tublic, Ramsey Co., Mimi.
NY commission expires April II, 1917 ,.
\-'otLi lftl oedl.)
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey,
~, Office of the Register of Deeds.
81 ms IS to certify that the within in
Strument was filed for record in the
0thce at st. Paul, or the 18th da,v of
1uly' a: d. 1910. at 2:25 o'clock p. M,
ana that the same was duly recorded
IN Book 7 of interpretations, Page IS.
M. W.. FiTlGlIRALD,
Register of Deeds.
BY f. l.. Breen, Deputy
STATE Or MINNESOTA, DEPART
meEt Of State.
hereby certify that the within in
strulnent was hled for record in this
office on the 18th day of july. A. -
1910. at O'Clock p. m. and was duly
recorded IN Book ., Of Interpretations;
on page 142.
JULIUS \. SCElMAIIL
W. r. Francis Attorney
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
it&msey, SIS. in Probate Court.