The border vidette., 1929-02-02

l-lS-4t CIty 'ClerK.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
81; of the n ~ - "a
Fidelity Mutual Benevolent Association .
!; KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
/ 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.
~. ARTICLEsI
+ I(al. The names, residences and post
Office addresses OF the cOrporators are:
F. M. Lynch, E. L: Spriggs and M. O.
Lynch, whose residences and postoffice,
addresses are Nogales, Arizona. =.
(h). The name Of the corporation
shall be Fidelity Mutual Benevolent
Association. yft
Il ic). The corporations principal place
OF business shall be Nogales. Arizona.
Santa Cruz county. Branch Offices
| may be established at 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 and in other States.
. 80 ARTTCLEH
The general nature OF the business
to be transacted by the corporation is: ::
To promote. the spirit. of fraterna-
lism; and to provide for the families Of
deceased members in so far as this as
sociatien is capable finanoially 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;
jects OF the: corporation, and, to sell or.
dispose OF same. ,.r.,,s, -.
To accept or reject mem bership; to
adopt rules for the admission, suspen-
sion or, expulsion Of mem bers; to issue
certificates of membership; TO adopt
rules for the conduct and management.
| of the business of the corporation, ,.,s.,
l. To divide the association in five units,
| and nosunit shall contain more than
one thousand tlO00) )tmembers. IS .'ssSS.
t To levy, assessments upon members
for the payments Of salaries OF officers,
and agents of the corporation and 'Aor
the payment, to persons designated by
members to receive certain specified
sums OF money In case 6f the death OF
such member, not exceeding One t$1 COY
Dollar forseach smemb mber.pf the unit to
which the deceased belonging at date
pf ,hIs lIsl 5daAth; t9 COLLECT assessmentes e e
flevied; TO provide fof, and Collect
| Limitation sfees and :: monthly dues; to
EemPl6y agents and pay. y.them suitable
compeHsatio iona and to- paYs tha ;expepses
incident to the carrying out the OBJ
jects OF the corporation. 49, :
Z l..- y*s{ssas ART1GLE,sIII g.z;.< a.asA
F The. time.of the commencement of the,
t,cbrperat6n shall be- the date; tho All.
zona Corporation Com mission issues a
certificate Of Incorporation, and the
Iatime Of its termination shall be twenty.
five years. e~,sE :A..e xF
..:.s ARTICLE ~ -s...-51., -: 80
The officers Of the corporation shall
be- President, Vice President and q
leSecretary Treasurer, who shall be elect.
led by the members at their, annual
/ meeting to be held in the general office
Eof the corporation on the first Monday
in April. 1929, and on the first Monday
in April of each year thereafter; and Of.
notice other than these articles need be
given to the members, and said officers
shall hold their Office for one year and
until their successors are elected and
qualified. a.'s'.S ~ss,s.-e~ ~
The business OF the, corporation shall
be conducted by board of trustees
shall constitute said board of trustees.
l. ,,A cf al, hox 20 fxVJ1
authority to do every act and thing and
to transact any business within the
power of the corporation. -
The board OF trustees may adopt by
laws and may alter, amend or repeal
the same. but the members at their an.
nual meeting or at any special meeting
may alter, amend or repeal suoh by
laws and may adopt new or additional
bylaws.
Any vacancy in any OF the above off. :.
ces may be filed for the unexpired
term by election by the board of trus-
tees. Quar- ~. t4,s -. =%~E$
. ARTICLE v q,
The members and their private prop
erty shall at all times be exempt from
corporate debts.
Fs... ARTICLE vi -e
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 y,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
Noyem Der, 1928.
M. F. NJ LYNCH
...e E L SPRIGGS ....
M G. LYNCH
STATE OF ARIZONA, L.
County of Santa Cruz 90