The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-10-04
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
col0RED CITIZENS CIVIC AND
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE, INCORPOR.

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
coLoRED CITIZENS CIVIC ANE
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE, INcoRPoR.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. Department Of
I hereby certify that the within instru.
ment was filed for record in this Office
at II o'clock NJ, and was duly recorded
In Book x. of interpretations on page
JULIUS A. SCHMAHL,
|. Secretary of State
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of
Hennepin.
ment was filed for record in this office on
the Goth day of September, A. D. 1918, al
44:40 o'clock P. M, and was duly recorded
/" BOOK '''' OF A IL RSFe W. v. sKoe.
Register of Deeds.
By D. G.. GORHAM
Deputy Register of Deeds.
resident of Minneapolis, State of Mime
sofa, hereby associate themselves as a
body corporate under the provisions OF
Chapter So. Section 1902 of the Revised
Laws of Minnesota for 1905, and the acts
amendatory thereof and supplementary
thereto and have adopted, and do hereby
adopt. execute and publish their articles
and certificate of incorporation as follows
ARTICLE l. ...-. ,,
The name of this corporation shall he
C rGCOoI0RE ID c1TlZE MS, CIVIC AND
ATED." =.
The objects and general purposes of this
corporation shall be the moral uplift, edu-
eationai advancement ui'g; business encour,
and literary culture of its members, their
associates and successors. and the colored
people generally; and the mutual con-
venience, benefit and pleasure of it's mem
berS. -L -. ,-
It's plan of operation shall be to rent,
furnish and maintain proper and adequate
therein a gentlemen's club: to acquire,
possess. circulate and disseminate proper,
necessary and useful information and in
struction on and in morals, civics. bust
ness manners and matters pertaining and
helpful. to the colOred people. by means
of books. periodicals. lectures. readings,
loca ton shall be in the city of Mime
apolis, state of Minnesota.
ARTICLE II. p.
The terms of admission to membership
signed or their successors shall at any
time associate with them in the CORPORA
ton shall be an election by the Board
of Directors. as prescribed by the bylaws
the initiation fee of One Dollar. Each
member shall paw a monthly assessment
OF tWept shf &c cents and whenever such
expenses Of the said corpora ton the
Board Of Directors shall have the power
and right and privilege to levy an equal
assessment mon all members Of the COR
poration sufficient to meet such deficiency.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have no capital
stock. a..
ARTICLE w.
The government of said corporation and
the entire management thereof and its
Board of nine directors. who are members
of this corporation, which said Board
shall consist Of the four officers Of the
club. as herein named, and six additional
the annual meeting of the club. held
for that purpose on the first Monday in
December IN each wear beginning with
the wear 1915. Such governing board shall
conduct the transaction of this CORPORA
ton. subject to such bylaws as NAV be
hereafter adonted by said corporation.
duct the affairs Of the corporation until
the first Monday in December. 1919. and
until their successors are elected and
my 5 HnaeS M are era W Sam H Fl a. Wn nnk
Reniamin Jones; c. T.; Mason. J. W.
K 70 F =, E 1 Abbey: Milton W Judy and
Hennepin county,. Minnesota.
The officers of this corporation shall be
a president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer who shall be elected by the
Der 1T the annual meeting Of the Board
Of Directors. which shall be held on the
first Monday in December of each year,
beginning with the year 1915.
The names Of the officers of said corpo-
ration who shall hold office until the first
Monday in December. 1915. and until their
SUCCESSORS are elected and duly qualified,
are: William TT. Fl. Franklin. President:
James M. Graham. Vice President; Milton
w. Judy, Treasurer; Charles H. Robin
son. Secretary
The time of commencement of this
corpora ton shall he the first day Of Octo-
Der 1918, and said corporation shall con-
tinue thereafter for the period of thirty
The first meeting of the corporation
shall be held on the 25th day of October,
1913, for the purpose of adopting bylaws
and further completing the plans of
organization.
In Testimony Whereof, we have here
September, 1918.
In the presence Of:
VIM. R: MORRIS.
VIM. H. H. FRANKLIN,
W. Fl. WALKER,
CHAs. H. ROBINSON,
JAMES M. GRAHAM
MILTON w. JUDY.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Hennepin IS.
On this 10Th day of September, 1913,
personally appeared before me James M.
Graham, Milton w. Judy, Charles H. Rob-
inson and W. H. Walker, to me known
to be the Identical persons described in,
and who executed the foregoing instru-
they executed the same freely and volun-
tarily. and for the uses and purposes
VIM R. MORRIS,
Notary Public, Hennepin County, Mimi
Ny commission expires Dec. 49,, 1917
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