Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-20

inc. w. O. Bennett, J. F. v. Saul,
all of said State and County, res
pectfully shows:
!. That they desire for them
selves, their association and sue
cessors to be incorporated in the
State of Georgia for the period OF
twenty years, with the right of re-
newal; when and as provided by
law, as a patriotic, secret, social,
benevolent order under the name
and style of
KNIGHTS OFF THE KU KLUX
KHAN
2. The purpose and object Of
said corporation is to be purely
benevolent and eleesmosynary, and
there shall be no capital stock or
profit or gain to the members there
of.
8. The principle office and
place of business shall be in Full
ton county, Georgia, but petition
ers desire that the corporation
shall have the power to issue de-
crees, edicts and certificates of or
ganization to subordinate branches
of the corporation in this or other
states of the United States and
elsewhere. whenever the same shall
he deemed desirable in the conduct
of its business.
4. The petitioners desire that the
society shall have the power to con-
fer an initiative degree ritualism,
fraternal and secret obligations,
words, grip signs and ceremonies
under which there shall be united
only white male persons of sound
health, good morals and high char
acter; and further desire such
rights, powers and privileges as are
now extended to the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, Free and Ac-
cepted Masons, Knights of Pythias,
ct al, under and by virtue of the
laws of the State of Georgia.
S. Petitioners desire that there
shall be Supreme Legislative
Body in which "shall be vested the
power to adopt and amend consti-
tutions and bylaws for the regu-
lation of the general purpose and
welfare of the order, and of the
subordinate branches of same.
6. Petitioners desire that the
IMPERIAL KLONVOKATION
(Supreme Legislative Body) shall
be composed of the SUPREME OF
TIGERS AND 'KLOPPERS' (dele.
gates selected by the 'KLORO
Estate convention) of the several
REALMS Subordinate jurisdic-
tion); and of such other persons as
the constitution and bylaws of the
Society may provide.
Z. Petitioners desire that the
business of the Society shall be un.
der the control of the IMPERIAL
WIZARD (Presidcnt), who shall be
amenable in his official admins
tration to the IMPERIAL KLON-
CILIUM' Supreme Executive Com
mittee), a majority of whom shall
have authority to act, and two
thirds majority power to veto the
official acts of the IMPERIAL
WIZARD (President) in the mat
ters pertaining to the general wei
fare of the Society; and to contrac
with other members of the Society
for the purpose of promoting ant
conducting its interests and gener
al welfare, in any way, manner, o.
method he may deem proper fol
the Soeiety's progress and stability
subject to the restrictions of tn,
power of the IMPERIAL WIZ
ARD (President) as is heretofore
set forth in this paragraph.
8. Petitioners desire that they
shall have the right to adopt con
stitution and bylaws and elect the
first KLONCILIUM (Supreme Ex,
ecutive Committee), which shal
possess all the powers of the I'M
PERIAL KLONVOKATION (Su
preme Legislative Body until tn,
first organization and meeting 0.
that body, and shall fix the mum
ber, title and terms of officer!
composing said 'KLONCILIUM
Supreme Legislative Committee).
8. Petitioners desire the right tc
own separate unto itself and to
control the sale of all paraphernalia
regalia, stationery, jewelry and
such other materials needed by the
subordinate branches of the order
for the proper conduct of their
business; the right to publish fra
ternal magazine and such other lit
erature as is needed in the con-
duet of the business of the order;
the right to buy, hold and sell real
estate and personal property suit
bic to the purpose of the said cor
poration; to sell, exchange or sub
lease the same or any part thereof
to mortgage or create liens thereon
10 borrow money and secure the pay
ment thereof by mortgage or deed
of trust and to appoint trustees in
connection Herewith; to execute
promissory notes, to have and to
use a common seal; to sue and be
sued; to plead and be impleaded
to do and perform all these things
and exercise all those rights, which
under the laws Of Georgia, are CON
ferred upon societies or nrders Of