The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-30
Milbank Cemetery
Articles Of Incorporation and BY
Laws Of Association

Articles Of Incorporation and BY
Laws Of Association
Know all men by these presents
that we, the undersigned have this
day voluntarily associated ourselves
together for the purpose Of forming
a corporation under the laws OF the
State of South Dakota. and we here
by certify:
/. That the name Of said Cor
poration is Milbank Cemetery As
sociation.
2. That the purposes for which
it is formed are to purchase or take
bv gift, grant or devise, and to take
and hold real property not exceeding
100 acres for the sole use and pur-
pose of a burial ground, and to lay
out the same into blocks and lots
with convenient avenues and walks.
and to sell lots for the sole use and
purpose of burying the dead; and
10 have and to hold all such personal
propertv as the legitimate and nec-
cessary purposes Of the corporation
may require, and to receive and
to expend. for the purposes OF
maintaining said burial ground,
gifts or devises Of either real or
personal property for the purpose
Of maintaining said buria. ground,
or to acquire any additional land
for the purposes Of charging the
boundaries of the cemetery now To-
Gated within the City Of Milbank,
Grant County, South Dakota, and
to establish a perpetual fund Tor
the use Of caring for, ornamentlng
and beautifying and improving the
cemetery grounds, and to receive
gifts and donations to said perpet-
ual fund and also legacies and de-
vses for the same,
3. That the place where its prlncl-
pal business is to be transacted IS
in the City Of Milbank, Grant
County. South Dakota.
4. That the term for which said
CORPORATION is to exist is twenty
wears from and after the date OF
this Incorporation.
$. That the number of it's direct ors
shall be five and that the names
and residences of such of them who
are serving during the time until
election of such officers and their
qualifications can be had. are W..
w. Downie, G.. L. Wood. P. C..
Saunders, N. J. Bleser and Geo. 5.
Rjx, all of Milbank, South Dakota,
and that w. w. Downie shall be
president; N. j. Bleser, Vice Pres
ident; G, L. Wood, Treasurer; and
p. G.. Saunders. Secretary; until
such time as their successors shall
be elected and qualified.
6. That there shall be no capital
stock.
= That the members Of this corpor
alton shall be the owner or owners
of lot in the cemetery and none
other. and shall be entitled to one
vote at any election of said corpor-
at;on and no more than one vote,
and that each owner or owners OF q
lot in the cemetery or any additions
which may be made thereto. shall
no entitled to one vote for each lot
50 owned.
8 That the first annual election OF
the directors and officers of this
cornoration will take place on the
first Tuesday of May. 1917. and
annually thereafter at its office in
the City Of Milbank. Grant County.
South Dakota. during each of the
Years Of it's existence as such cor
poration.
That the officers of this corpor-
alton shall be as follows: One
nres;dent. one vice president. one
treasurer, and one secretary and
five directors.
10. That bylaws may be adopted by
the directors of this corporation az
soon "A can conveniently be done
In testimony whereof we have
horannto net our hands and seals
This 5th day of January, 1917.
W. w. Downie
G. l.. Wood
P. C. Saunders
N. J. Bleser
Geo. s. Rix