The border vidette., 1929-03-02
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
Fidelity Mutual Benevolent Association

Fidelity Mutual Benevolent Association
Know ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That we, the under.
signed, have associated together for
the purpose OF forming an Association.
not for pecuniary profit, under the laws
OF the State of Arizona, and we hereby
adopt the following articles Of incor
porat;on:
ARTICLE
(a). The names, residences and post
Office addresses of the corporators are:
F. M. Lynch, E. L, Spriggs and M. g.
Lynch, whose residences and postoffice
addresses are NogsIes, Arizona.
(h). The name OF the corporation
shall be Fidelity Mutual Benevolent
Association.
tc) The corporations principal place
OF business shall be Nogales, Arizona,
Santa Cruz county. Branch offices
may be established st any other place
or places where the business OF the
corporation may require, and the cor
poration may transact business in the
State OF Arizona snd in other States.
ARTICLE II
The general nature OF the business
to be transacted by the corporation is:
To promote the spirit of fraterna-
liam; end to provide for the families of
deceased members in so far as this as
sociation is capable financially or other.
| wise; in accordance with these articles
and the bylaws OF this association.
To purchase and acquire real and
personal property necessary to the OBJ.
| iects Of the corporation, and to sell or
dispose OF same.
To accept or reject mem bership; to
adopt rules for the admission, suspen-
sion or expulsion Of members; to issue
certificates OF membership; to adopt
rules for the conduct and management
of the business Of the corporation.
Todivide the association in i've units,
and no unit shall contain more than
ono thousand (1000) members.
To levy assessments upon members
for the payments Of salaries of officers
| and agents Of the corporation and for
the payment to persons designated by
mem bers to receive certain specified
sums of money in case of the death of
! suoh mem Der, not exceeding One ($l COY
Dollar for each member of the unit to-
which the deceased belonging at date
| Of his death; to collect assessments
i levied :; to provide for, and collect
| initiation fees and monthly dues; to
employ agents and pay them suitable
compensation. and to pay the expenses
incident to the carrying. out the OBJ
| jects OF the corporation.
ARTICLE III
The time of the commencement OF the
/ corporation shall be the date the Ari
4 zona Corporation Commission Issues
certificate Of incorporation, and the
time of Its termination shall be twenty.
| five years,
The officers OF the corporation shall
be q President, ,Vice-P President and q
Secretary Treasurer, who shnll be elect
ed by the mem bers at their annual
meeting to be held in the general Office
of the corporation on the first Monday
in April. 1929, and on the first Monday
in April Of each year thereafter; and Of
the holding of such annual meetings no
knotice other than these articles need be
i given to the mem bers, and said officers
shall hold their Office for one year and
until their successors are elected and
qualified.
The business of the corporation shall
be con ducted by board of trustees
and the three officers above provided
shall constitute said board Of trustees.
The board of trustees shall have full
authority to do every act and thing and
to transact any business within the
power of the corporation.
The board of trustees may adopt by
laws and may alter, amend or repeal
the same, but the members at their an
nual meeting or at any special meeting
may alter, amend or repeal such by
laws and may adopt new or additional
bylaws.
| Any vacancy in any OF the above off.
ces may be filed for the unexpired
term by election by the board of trus-
tees.
|. ARTICLE v
The members and. their private prop.
erty shall at all times be exempt from
corporate debts.
/ ARTICLE vi
| E. L. Spriggs. of Nogales. Arizona,
who has been bona-tide resident of
the State of Arizona, for at least three
(3) years last past is hereby appointed
Statutory Agent of this corporation.
upon whom all notices and processes,
including the service of summons, may
be served, and when 80 served shall be
deemed, taken and held to be lawful
personal service upon this corporation,
provided, however. that the board Of
trustees may revoke this appointment
of Agent at any time, and shall have
the power to fill any vacancy created
by said revocation or by the death or
resignation of said Agent.
In Witness Whereof. we have here.
unto set our hands this the 9th day Of
November, 1928.
| F. M. LYNCH
E L SPRIGGS