Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-15
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Said corporation has no capital
stock and is not organized for We
cuniary gain, but is purely fraternal,
benevolent and beneficiary in its char
acter The governing bodies of said
Order shall be Local and Grand
Councils and a Supreme Council and
a Supreme Board Of Directors. They
desire the privilege of organizing, in
pursuance of their bylaws, rules and
regulations, councils in each and ey-
cry locality in the State Of Georgia
where one can be organized, and in all
other state of the United States, and
to organize grand councils in such d.
visions in the state of Georgia, and
other states as may be deemed adj
visable from time to time. The SD
preme Council and the Supreme Board
of Directors selected in the manner rs
provided by the bylaws, rules and
regulations of the order That the
place of meeting of the Supreme
Council and Supreme Board OF Direc-
tors for the transaction Of business
shall be in the city of Americas, Sum-
ter county, Georgia.
V.
Petitioners desire the privilege of
purchasing and holding such real and
personal property as may be neces-
sary for the conduct and operation Of
the business of said order, with the
privilege also to sell or incumber said
real and personal property, either for
cash or on the installment plan by a
mortgage, lien, security deed, bonds
or otherwise, as may be deemed ad-
visable Also the privilege of putting
out at interest temporarily such funds
of the order as from time to time may
accumulate, and for which there IS
no present need, taking therefore
such security, note, bonds or contract
as may be deemed advisable by said
order
The purposes of this corporation
are:
LIST. The formation Of secret Frater-
nal Beneficiary Order, Association, or
Society, carried on for the benefit Of
its members and their beneficiaries,
having a representatives form of gov
eminent and a lodge system, with a
ritualistic form of work for the meet
ing of it's lodges, chapters, councils,
or other designated bodies, and the
benefits, insurance, charity or relief
shall be payable by a Grand or Su
preme Body of the same, excepting
sick benefits, which may be also paid
by local or subordinate bodies. The
membership shall include only color
ed persons, male and female of good
moral character, not under sixteen
years of age, who believe in a Su-
preme Being as a Creator and pre-
server of all things. The membership
of said order may be divided into two
classes, and designated as social and
benefit members.
2nd Such Grand or Supreme B 1dies
may be composed of its officers, in
Corpoj ators, Representatives elected by
local district or grand bodies, past Of
ficela and standing committee as may
be provided in the bylaws, rules and
regulations of said order.
3rd. With the privilege to make con
stitution, bylaws, rules and regula-
tons consistent with the existing laws
of the state for the government of all
under its authority, for the manage
ment of it's properties, due and order.
ly conduct of its affairs.
4th. Said order desires to make pro
vision for the payment of benefits IL
case of death, sickness, partial or per.
manent physical disability, either as
result Of disease or accident They
desire the privilege of accommodating
maintaining, applying or disbursins
among its benefit members a reserve
/ emergency or other funds as may d
provided in the constitution and law
of the order
9Th The funds from which the pay
ment of benefits shall be made, am
the funds from which expenses shall
be betrayed shall be derived from tn
assessments, dues, or other payment
collected from it's members, as may b
provided by the constitution or by
laws of such order or association.
9Th. 1t is desired that the assess
ments, dues, or other payments to b
collected from its members shall j.
COLLECTED only monthly, quarterl,
semi-annually or annually, as may b
provided by the constitution and by
laws, rules and regulations of said OF
der.
18th. To divide among it's benef
members, in good standing, at the e2
piration of fixed periods of six year
each, such amount of the funds 0