The border vidette., 1929-02-23
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
Fidelity Mutual Benevolent Association

Ilucnty flutudl DSHeVOiSHt ASSOCidtlUH
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.
| poration:
ARTICLE I
| (a). The rames, residences and post
Office addresses of the corporators are:
f. M Lynch, e. L Spriggs and M. G.
Lynch, whose residences and postOffice
ddresses are Nogales, Arizona.
| (b). The name of the corporation
ehall be Fidelity Mutual Benevolent
Association.
(c). Tho corporations principal place
OF business shall be. Noga!es. Arizona,
Santa Cruz county. Branch offices
may be established at any other place
or places where the business CT the
| corporation may require, and the cor
poration may-transact business in the
State OF Arizona and in other States.
ARTICLE II
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 Ia so far as this as
sociatiOu is capable financially or other
wise; in accord aroe with these articles
and the by-laws 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.
TO accept or reject membership; to
ad opt rules for the ad mission, suspen-
sion or expulsion Of members; to issue
certificates Of membership; to adopt
j rules for the conduct and management
OF the business OF the corporation.
To divide the association in five units
and no unit eshall contain more than
one Thousand (l000) 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
such mem ber not exceeding One Isl 00)
Dollar for each mem Der of the unit to
which the deceased belonging at date
Eof his death; to collect assessments
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
I corporation shall be the date the Ari
zonR Corporation Com mission issues q.
certificate of incorporation, and the
time of its termination shall be twenty.
five years,
| ARTICLE Nv
T. The officers of the. corporation shall
be "a President, Vice President and a
Secretary Treasurer, who shall 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
i in April of each year thereafter; and of
the holding Of such annual meetings no
notice other than these articles need be
! 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 conducted by board of trustees
and the three officers above provided
shall constitute said board of trustees.
f. 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 t'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 filled for the unexpired
| term by election by the board of trus-
tees.
ARTICLEv
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 SO 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 appointme
| 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. NJ. LYNCH
E L SPRIGGS