Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-14
EVANS-SI SIMMONS AGREEMENT
ENDS ALL SUITS PENDING
BETWEEN THE TWO FACTIONS


each Of them does. transfer, set over
and assign TO the said Knights of
the hu KiUX Khan, Inc, the copy
rights and authors rights referred
to in the foregoing quotation, and the
said William Joseph simmons does
surrender the right to any salary ap-
plicable to the Office of emperor,
whether the same be back or future
salary, and he does also surrender
any right to stenoGraphic or clerical
help or any claim on account there
Of, whether the same be past or FIJI
ture. And the said William J. Sim
mons does resign the Office of en-
peror of the said Knights of the Ku
k1uX Khan, Inc. and all other offices
which he has with the said khan, and
the term office as here used shall
be construed in it's broad sense and
shall include all connections with
the said khan.
For the consideration aforesaid,
the parties of the first part do and
each of them does, hereby agree that
they will not jointly or severally I'M
dertake the organization or the pro-
motion of any order or organization
which antagonizes the purposes and
mission of the Knights of The Mu
kluX Khan, Inc.
''It is the purpose of the parties
of the first part to end all connec-
ton with the Knights of the ku
Klux Khan, Inc, with it's Offices and
its work, and to surrender all rights
which they or either of them have,
in connection with said knights Of
the Ku Klux Khan, Inc. For this
surrender, the party of the second
part is paying a consideration to the
parties of the first part, and this
instrument shall be construed to be
sufficient and efficient to work d sew.
erance of all relations between the
said William Joseph Simmons and
his wife, either or both of them, on
the one part, and tne said knights
of the ku Klux Khan, Inc, on the
other, and with it's work and pur-
poses and with its Offices, and to
end all rights which he or she has
or may have in its property, whether
the same be visible or invisible; and
the said parties of the first part de.
sire to convey to the party of the
second part that good will which
is incident to and grows out of any
former connection OF the said VIII
liam Joseph Simmons with the said
order; and the said parties of the
first part agree, and each Of them
does agree, to do nothing that will
cloud the title and right of the
knights of the Ku Klux Khan, Inc,
owned by it, visible or invisible; and
they agree that the obligations of
the parties Of the first part, or either
of them \herein contained, may be
enforced by injunction or restrain
ing order, mandatory or otherwise,
without proof of insolvency or any
other ground for extraordinary re-
lief.
Settles All Suits
"And the parties of the FIRST part
agree to dismiss, annul and satisfy
and this instrument shall work the
annulment and satisfaction
law which they have or either of
them has against any officer of the
said Ku sKlux Khan, Inc, wherever
the same may be pending, in state
court or United States court or else
where whether the said suit be
pending against the said persons be-
cause they re officers of the said
knights of the XII KIux Khan, Inc,
or otherwise
In the construction OF this in
strument. the term knights of the
ku kluX Khan, Inc, shall include
the incorporation and the organiza-
ton of its membership, wherever
that inclusion is necessary or -appro-
pirate, to give full effect to the true
intendment of this instrument.
In witness whereof, the partieH
of the first part, being fully inform
ed as to the contents of this instru-
mentI having signed, sealed and de-
liVered the same on the day and
same bears date.
Signed, sealed and delivered in
the presence of:
"Sig1 ed:
WILLIAM JOSEPH SIMMONS,
(SeaD
signed:
BESSIE SHINE SIMMONS
(SeaD
III. A. WALKER,
FRANK B. JONES,
Notary Public, Fulton County,
? Georgia. Notary's Seal)
Georgia, Fulton Count:
Before me, the undersigned no.
tayy public, personally appeared Will
liam Joseph Simmons and his wife,
Mrs. Bessie Shine Simmons, who &C
knowledge before me that being in
formed Of the contents OF the fore
going writing, they executed, and
each of them did execute, the same
for the purposes therein
Witness my hand an6 official sig
nature at Atlanta. Ga, this first day
of February, 1924.
Signed:
FRANK Il. JONES (seaD."
Memorandum of Contract
To clarity the terms of the con-
tract the following memorandum
was prepared by the parties involved
ard duly signed:
Memorandum of agreement be
tween William Joseph Simmons, of
the county of Fulton, party of the
first part. and knights of the Ku
kluX Khan, Inc PARTY Of the second
part,
Whereas. party Of the first part,
With his wife. Mrs. Bessie Shine
Simmons has entered into q con-
tract with the party Of the second
part, which is dated the first day
of February, 1924, in which the par
ties OF the first part convey to the
party of the second part that good
will which is incident TO and grows
our of any former connection of
the said William Joseph Simmons
With the said order and
Whereas. il is desired To clarity
this obligation. it is agreed that his