Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-04-11
The Charter Of Incorporation Of the
United Firesides Of America.

SECTION !. II L. LAWS. = -
H1ghes. A. G.. Hunt and such other
rrcns cav become associated with
ths1 under this charter, are created a
BODY p1litsc ard nody corporate under
the name u the United Fire<ides Of
America. for a period OF fifty years and
Elte- -ha. nale shall have the powers.
privileges and franchises incident to
such corporations ulier ana BY virtue
q the Pubic Statute Laws OF the state
q Mississippi he p0=t-ofice address
C e1cs z Re 7tcTs a-~cr--pra--r- b.
ing Tuia. lafayette County. Mississippi
section ? Inc purposes and objects
Tor which tia corporation l. formed =
q orEaaize- cq1duct and carry on
thro1ghnu the State OF Mississippi.
educational benevolent societies - b.
designated "Er@si-s." and 70 pro~lie
for. and pay u members o. their bene-
fciaries a benefit in the event ~ acci-
deat. LIS e q eve not the r-s1lt q
accident. loss % both eyes II the re-
suit u accident, Old age OF death
Section 3. The ilco-p0ratc-s herein
and their successors in ofac=
shall be designated A. "Sup-emeG Guar
dams Of the United Ftreasites Of
America with Is principal Office o.
main place % business il Oxford, La
Fayes.e CocEty. Mississippi, and shall
have and = hereby gwen authority TO
organize, create, regulate and control
subordinate FIresd-s throughout the
s.4te OF Mississippi ald 20 acsumlhte
funds. ~ o empower such subordinate
kIre>i1es 20 Accumulate funds byasSes-
? n upon IL members Of such organ
lzati0n> to pay \ sum in the evelt Of
accident. loss q n eve ID the result
OF accident. loss q bo-h eyss ua- the re-
suit q accident. Cd age or death. 70
any member IN god standing for the
immediate relief OF the beneficiary.
The Surreue Guardians OF tia United
ttre-ide> OF America. zn1 subordinate
Eresid=- instituted and organized by
tn Supreme Guardians. shall have no
caDi-al stocE. The fuuis with which
. meet the claims upon il shall - pro-
vided BY 1sment upoa members a.
E~ereiusft fer p0vlded The Slprem-
Guardians shall prescribe and fnra>h
bylaw literature and othe- supplies
for sub rtinate FresideS.
section 4. TIE said corporation may
sue and be su-d n ant Cd. the courts o.
the Safe OF Mississippi and may have
: common seal Ire sald c~urp1r1dCu
nav maze by-aws AMI designate the
name and number offs board % direct
.grs anil define TIE duties AID pJwrrs *
same ard NAV name and TX the Number
and define the bowers and durIzsof any
Olner officers they nav deem necessary
IN carrying cut the business Il this or
yo-auon. and maj also maxi rules and
regulations governing the corporation &.
section 5. HE Supreme Guardians
% TIE United Fires-5-- Of America ard
L. subordinate FI-es.des shal haya a.
tlou1y in accordance with the rcguL-
lions pre- ribed b. the bylaws Of TIE
Supr-n Guardians - ray the b-nehci-
AIRY x any member. from TIE benefit
fund. az amount noc 20 exceed the fol-
lowiug.- 500 % II the event 81 a.
accident. 5000 in TIE event Of tn
loss Il one eye not the rssulr Il IN A.
crdenE: S5ocv 90 II the event of the los
% both eyes 10. Ihc re=rlr OF 49, 1cc4-
dent; -S.uou-e1 n the event OF o.d age.
s3sEsi-N Y the eSVlr 1t ca4-a.t 70 - cl-
lected oy assessment urga eacI m-u-
Oer A. follows II tn event 81 acrl-
CEN rur e-c=ln- nfry cents, IL TIE
-vsl. q; loss If uE- eve not TIE res1l-
Qt Al zccil-l- Egc exc-eCIEE hlrsc NJ .
u tie egeAt II rh- loss OF Coh eys- no
the result % aeclde : not exceeding
rl-ee Co-Ar-. II r-e e-ea- Z Cta axe
nor exeeedin- three CoL1-.. n tae
ereZ- g death lo- e1c--c1nE tEre
ioszr-. azsl sail havs au-zorI-v -
collect s1rh per esus14 TX from ~aeh
Eezlb@r - &C. s~1sordz14se klse--
a. -a1A o. prescribed Is IN bylaws O
tn >uprems Guardians u exes=l
"a ausallg. above - tcr-n
Seld1 =. The Sr1rsme GzarH4l-
snaA zve plGEE an 2E1lnrEg 10
char- ard cuilec1 tEsu succr1n4E-
ELre-ateS AID tae-r U=l9er or-zzEZ-
uoa Tee, At f3= oT-A&s aEd ocn-E
suprke
S-c-aa- Al subordinate PRESIDE,
shall - boznd fgE ~ o-Eent - relz;
tUzf c4- or "a able 20 1e o~aeEctEs--
1t tn-.r RESPECTIVE ueN@r. 4EG Ge
>IDreule G4Lruians s-aA MT * EzbA
% uzeua1ers % suo-acd aye El-esad=
instru--a e. 0r-l1,xet . it n aay -
coua- ~ eyer
section Al suAor3a1fe FIrss :
organized D. TIE supreme Gu .rflza-
snail co1G ~ rzrIF M Affairs respecg
Tvely, pay benefits or atner nanInt.-.
ABS 1ct Independently u Ihe Supreme
Is zarGz1E-. except for orgariEa10n. by
LSS. literature adj other supplies and
Z quarterly dasS = TIE bylaws pro-
VIie - o. couee.ed from -.ch memn-r
a . per capita tax 10 GOT paw expenses
OF the supreme GaarAzn>. not 10 ex-
ceed FIVE dollars per amman per mem
b~r.
section s. The bcsiae : q this cor
porauon. Ulitesi Ereslstes q America,
snail D. managed by 4 board u three 90
more persons named and deslgna-ed.
the number 20 be fixed b. n bylaws
II the SAID corporation, who snail BE-
m-m5ers of tn- supreme Guarcans
Section TO- Tue officers OF ths 81
premr Guardians may be a President.
Vice President, Secretary and Treas
IN and the Ast named Offices may De
held oy one and the same person
TIs officers or the subordinate Fire
si1rs may be ! GUARDIAN, Vice Glard-
ian, Secretary and -frez.GrSr-an.i one
person may BE- notl Secretary and
treasurer, NaEchlan, Usher. tfJyern-
{ : and Physician whose duties snail De
shall mold their offices for the lensrn OF
time prescribed b. tine bylaws
section Il me GlaruEln,~ treasurer
LAA AAF9~NAAA rAII eoHO4i4At~c Ec-
sade together S1rn a supreme Uuar
dIaus, snail constitute a board WHO.
SHAH p1ss upon all claims for benefits
presented tor payment
>estioa - = Supreme Guardians
shall not cazrge anu receive more taaa
the anoun prescribed II the bylaws
d. membership tees from persons BE-
coming members % these s1Dord mite
Eressstes- All white persons, male ~
female, " good moral character, waO
shall stand = reasonable medical exam
nation to DC prescribed by the by laws,
between the ages Of sixteen years ana
ifty-two years Tor the Junior class aad
between n ages of nfty-two years and
wrr-Hva r...rs To- rna -annn- nI.n.