The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-11-08
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
COLoREO cTlZEN'S CIVIC AND
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE, iNcoRPOR-

CERTIFICATE oE INCORPORATION OF
COMMERCIAL League. iNcoRPoa.
The undersigned. each Of whom is q
resident Of Minneapolis. State Of Minne-
Chapter 5s; Section 1902, Of the Revised
amendatory thereon and 0 SUPPLEMENTARY
thereto. and have adopted, and do hereby
adopt, execute and publish their articles
and certificate q Incarceration as follows:
"coLoRED cITIzEN's CIVIC AND
c CONN LEAGUE, INcoRPoR-
The objects and general purposes of this
corporation shall be the moral uplift, edu-
cational advancement, business ene0ur-
and literary culture of It's members, their
assv1.."+As and successors, and the colored
people generally; and the mutual con-
It's plan Of operation shall be to rent,
furnish and maintain proper and adequate
rooms or halls, or both. and to maintain
therein q gentlemen's club; to acquire,
possess, circulate and disseminate proper,
necessary and useful information and In
ness. manners and matters pertaining and
helpful to the colored people, by means
of books, periodicals. lectures, readings.
ssaon and S Sh1T Ss tn I'll Mns Its
apolis. state Of MINI Minnesota
The terms of admission to membership
REQUIRED Of each person whom the under
signed or their successors shall at any
time associate with them in the corpora
ton shall be an election by the Board
Of this corporation, and the payment Of
member shall pay a monthly assessment
amount cunts shan be insufficient to meet the
expenses Of the said CORPORATION the
assessment upon all members. Of the cor
poration sufficient to meet such deficiency
mi, cornora ARTlG shaI, N Have no capital
ARTICLE "
The government Of said corporation and
the entire management thereof and It's
affairs. shall be vested in governing
Board Of nine directors who are members
Of this corporation, which said Board
club as herein named and ave additionaa
members, all Of whom shall be elected ct
the annual meeting of the club; held
December in each year beginning with
the year 1916. Such governing board shall
conduct the transaction Of this corpora
hereafter adopted. by. said corporation.
The names Of the directors who shall con-.
duct the affairs Of the corporation until
INC ATSI NdOuudy IA A0SSSAAOSA.
duly qualified are: William H. II. Frank
lin: James N; Graham, " M.1 H, Walk W
Roger, r. e. Abbey, Milton w. Judy and
Charles H. Robinson, all Of Minneapolis.
Hennepin county, Minnesota.
The officers Of this corporation shall be
a president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer, who shall be elected by the
Board Of Directors from among their mum:
Der at the annual meeting Of the Board
Of Directors, which shall be held on the
arst Monday in December of each year.
beginning with the year 1916
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 H. H. Franklin, President:
James M Graham, Vice President; Milton
w. Judy, Treasurer; Charles H. Robin
The time Of commencement Of this
corporation shah be the first day of Octo- i
Der, 1918, and said corporation shall con-
tinue thereafter for the period Of thirty
years, with the right Of renewal.
The first meeting of the corporation
shall he held on the 25th day of October
and further completing the plans OF
organization.
In Testimony Whereof, we have here.
unto set our hands, this 10th day Of
September, 1918.
In the presence Of:
w. H. WALKER,
CHAS. H. ROBINSON,
JAMES NJ GRAHAM,
MILTON w. JUDY. .s"s