Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-05
Legal Notices.
GEORGIA-Fulton County.
To the Hon. Phil Cook, Secretary

GEORGIA-Fulton County.
To the Hon, Phil. Cook, Secretary Of
State: W
Certain citizens of the United States. to.
Fucker, of Fulton county, Georgia; Sol. CJ
Johnson, G. l.. Bowen, l.. A. Townsley. o1
Chatham county Georgia; j. kimble, Of
Meriwether county, Georgia; G. A. Clark
of Glenn county, Georgia; /. II. BurdeII
and J.. H; Walker, of Bib county, Geor-
gia; l. e. Moseley, of Richmond county,
Georgia; A. S. Staley, of Sumter county,
Georgia, and w. H. Spencer, of Muscogee
county Georgia, respectfully show:
FlrSt-That they propose to form a cor
poratlon for the purpose. of conducting a
fraternal benefit association in accordance
with the provisions of the laws of the
state of Georgia.
Second-The name of the proposed cor
poration is to be The Masonic Relief As
sociation of the Most Worshipful Union
Grand Lodge of Colored People, A. F. and
a NJ. of the State of Georgia
Third-The term for which petitioners
ask to be Incorporated is thirty years with
the privilege of renewal at the end of that
time, as by law provided.
Fourth-The object and purpose of the
proposed association Is not for pecuniary
gain, and 1t shall have no capital stock,
but 1t is to be organized and incorporated
intercourse between its members, which
membership is to be composed of colored
people only.
Flfth-Petitioners desire the right to es-
tablish subordinate lodges in Fulton
county, Georgia, as well as within any or
all of the other counties of said state, and
as many and as few such subordinate
lodges, and in such counties as they NAV
desire, and that said corporation shall
have the power and control over said sub
ordinate lodges SO created by It, under
this charter. Petitioners further desire
the right to vest in the said subordinate
lodges authority to collect initiation fees,
monthly dues and assessments, in addition
to the grand lodge assessments herein
right to do such other and further things
as are necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this organization, not contrary to
the laws of the state of Georgia
Sixth-Petitioners desire the right to
issue certificates Of membership upon such
rules and regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the bylaws passed by said cor
poration, which are not to be contrary to
the laws of the state Of Georgia.
Petitioners further desire the right to
demand Of and collect through it's subor-
dinate lodges hereafter to be organized,
from the members, such fee or dues as II
may deem necessary and expedient to
maintain said grand lodge and to carry
out the purposes for which this organiza-
ton is formed.
Seventh--Petitioner desire for said cor
poration the right to make such rules and
bylaws as to 1t may seem proper; to elect
such officers, and to elect or appoint such
committees or boards as 1t may desire,
charging such officers, committees OF
boards with such duties and responsible
ties, and giving them such powers as it
may choose, not inconsistent with this
charter or contrary to the laws of the
state of Georgia.
Petitioners desire the right to have and
use common seal; to sue and to be sued;
and to have all the rights powers, priv
ileges and immunties as allowed by law
to corporations of like character
Witness their hands and their seals,
l ~ l. ~
1912.
(SeaD H R. Butler, H A. Rucker, G. l.
Bowen, Chas. A. Clark, Lewis E.
Moseley, l.. H. Burdell, J. H. Wal
ker, w. c. Thomas, Sol. c. Johnson
l.. A. Townsley, A. S. Staley, Sr,
w. H. Spencer, w. H Harris. R. B,