The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-10-10
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

MERclAL LEAGUE INCORPORATED.
The undersigned, each Of whom Is q
resident Of Minneapolis, state OF Mlnne-
sofa hereby associate themselves as 9
Chapter IS, Section 3102, Of the Revised
Laws of Minnesota for 1905, and the acts
amendatory thereof and supplementary
thereto. and have adopted, and DO hereby
and certificate Of incorporation as ioi-
lows:
The name Of this corporation snail Dc
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The objects and general purposes Of
this corporation shall be the moral up
encouragement, civic betterment, and the
social and literary culture Of Its members.
their associates and successors, ana the
colored people generally; and the mutuaI
convenience. benefit and pleasure OF its
members.
Its plan of operation shall be to rent.
furnish and maintain proper and ade-
quate rooms or halls, or both. and 70
maintain therein a gentlemen's club: 70
acquire, possess, circulate and dissem-
mate proper, necessary and useful infor-
nation and instruction on and in morals,
ciyics. business, manners and matters matters
people, by means of books, periodicals,
lectures, readings, addresses and other
proper methods It's location shall pc In
the city Of Minneapolis, state OF MINNIE
sofa.
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 COR
poration shall be an election by the Board
of Directors, as prescribed by the Dy-
laws of this corporation. and the pay
ment of the initiation fee of One Dollar.
Each member shall pay monthly as
sessment of twenty-five CENTS, and when
ever such amount shall be insufficient to
ea S the % ses shs
the power and right and privilege to
levy an equal assessment upon all mem
bers of the corporation sufficient to
meet such deficiency.
49, ARTICLE THREE:
This corporation shall have no capital
ARTICLE FOUR.
The government of said corporation
and the entire management thereof and
it's affairs, shall be vested in a governing
Board of nine directors, who are mem
esrs Of this %3 tSs whsh
the club. as herein named, and five adj
ditional members, all Of whom shall be
elected at the annual meeting of the
Monday in December in each year be-
ginning with the year 1915. Such gov
erning board shall conduct the transact
tons of this corporation, subject to such
said corporation. The names Of the direc-
tors who shall conduct the affairs Of the
corporation until the first Monday In
December, 1915, and until their success
ers are elected and duly qualified are:
William H: H. Franklin, James M. Gra-
ham, w. H. Walker. Benjamin Jones. G.
L. Mason, J. w. Roger, F. p. Abbey,
Milton w. Judy and Charles H: Robin
nf Hannapin n
ty, Minnesota.
The officers of this corporation shall be
President, Vice President, Secretary
the Board of Directors from among their
number at the annual meeting Of the
Board of Directors, which shall be held
on the first Monday in December Of each
The names Of the officers Of said cor
poration who shall hold office until the
first Monday in December, 1915, and I'M
til their successors are elected and duly
qualified, are: William H. H: Franklin,
President, James M. Graham, Vice-Presi-
dent, Milton w. Judy, Treasurer, Charles
H: Robinson, Secretary.
poration shall be the first day of October,
1913. and said corporation shall continue
thereafter for the period of thirty years,
with the right of renewal
shall be held on the 25th day of October,
1918, for the purpose of adopting by
laws and further completing the plans Of
organization. r. 7"..
In Testimony whereof, we have here
unto set our hands, this 10th day Of Sep
TENDER, 1913.
w. H. WALKER, '-sr.
,w CHAs. II: ROBINSON,
JAMES M. GRAHAM,
MILTON w. JUDY.
In the presence of -. 49,.
VIM r. MORRIS,
VIM, III Il. FRANKLIN;
STATE OF MINNESOTA,)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN.S
On this as, 18th day Of September, 1912
personally a appeared before me James N.
Rebinson and W. H. walRey to on ms Known
to be the Identical persons described in,
and who erecuted the foregoing instru-
ment, and severally acknowledged that
they executed the same freely and vol
UNFAIRLY, and for the uses and purposes
: 80 = VIM. r. MORRIS,
Notary Public, Hennepin County, MINI.
(Notarial SeaD
STATE OF MINNESOTA, ->..~'
Department Of State.
hereby certify that the within instru-
ment was filed for record in this office
on the rs day of September A. d. 1913 at
IL o'clock M, and was duly recorded in
Book x. of interpretations
...-..s = .. .. Secretary of State.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS,
State of Minnesota,
County of Hennepin.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS,
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Hennepin.
l hereby certify that the within instru-
ment was filed for record In this office
on the 26 day of Sept. A. d. 1913 at 4:40
o'clock P. M, and was duly recorded in
~ AUGUST w. sKoG.
Register Of Deeds.
Deputy Register Of Deeds.
EXCERPTS FROM CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE /.
This body polite and corporate shall be
called the COLORED CITIZENS CIVIC
AND COMMERCIAL LEAGUE, MOOR
PORATED, of Minneapolis. MINI.
It's objects are and shall be:
To encourage and promote by social.
political and moral influences, absolute
and unconditional loyalty and protection
to the colored citizens and their interests,
and to ensure their civic rights, and en-
nance the interests of their friends.
:. To inculcate, teach and scure a high
appreciation Of the fundamental prin-
ciples Of true manhood, to the end that
the privileges and sacred obligations Of
the civil and political liberty and equal
ity Of all citizens in every section Of our
country maintained invlolate, and the
supremacy Of the law and the security Of
life, property and home be entrenched
In the affections Of the people.
To investigate, expose and resist cor
ruption. to secure honesty, efficiency and