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[ROBERT SHELton Exhibit No. 2-October 19, 1965]

DUPLICATE

State of Georgia

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Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby certify that

"INVISIBLE EMPIRE UNITED KLANS KNIGHTS KU KLUX KLAN OF AMERICA, INC."

was on the 21st

day of February,

1961

duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia by the Superior Court of Fulton

County for a period of

thirty-five years

from said date, in accordance with the certified copy hereto attached, and that a certified copy of the charter of said corporation has been duly filed in the office of the Secretary of State and the fees therefor paid, as provided by law.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of office, at the Capitol, in the City of
Atlanta, this 21st day of February
in the year

of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty
One
and of the Independence of the United States
of America the One Hundred and Eighty-fifth.

Ben W. Fortson, Jr.

SECRETARY OF STATE, EX-OFFICIO CORPORATION
COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

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GEORGIA FULTON COUNTY

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TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAID COUNTY:

The petition of ROBERT DAY, 4422 Gregory Road, Decatur,

Georgia, GEORGE SLIGH, 246 Wayne Avenue, Jonesboro, Georgia, WILLIAM

A. DANIEL, SR., P. O. Box 455, Mableton, Georgia, and M. WESLEY MORGAN,
SR., 27 Gould St., 8.E., Atlanta 15, Georgia, respectfully shows to
the court:

1.

That petitioners desire for themselves, their associates

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and assigns to be incorporated under the name and style of:
"INVISIBLE EMPIRE, UNITED KLANS, KNIGHTS KU KLUX KLAN
OF AMERICA, INC."

for a period of thirty-five (35) years, with the right of renewal as
provided by law at the expiration of that time."

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The principal office of the corporation shall be Atlanta,

Fulton County, Georgia, but petitioners desire the right and privilege to open and operate branch offices and places of business in other states of the United States.

3.

The said corporation shall have no capital stock, but it reserves the right to limit its membership, keep secret its ritualistic work, and shall be eelymosinary, social, fraternal, charitable, and beneficient, and will not be operated for profit, either for itself or any of its officers or members.

The general purpose of the corporation shall be to teach patriotism, to support the Constitution and Laws of the United States and the several States wherein said corporation may be established, and to maintain the liberty bequeathed to us by our forefathers, and to preserve the American way of life.

VESTER M. OWNBY, ATTORNEY AT LAW

402 PEACHTREE ARCADE BUILDING ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA - JACKSON 3-7274

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5.

The corporation desires the right to adopt rituals for its secret work, to print bylaws, the right to issue subordinate charters

to its local units or organizations, and to establish rules, regulations and edicts under which the corporation and its subordinate units may be required to operate.

6.

The corporation desires to print and distribute literature

for the purpose of carrying on its work as hereinbefore outlined, and

to publish a monthly, weekly or daily newspaper to be known as its
official organ, and to do any and all other acts necessary to the
conduct of the business of the said corporation.

7.

The corporation desires the right to sue and be sued and to own, buy, sell or trade real estate and personal property necessary to the use and operation of the said corporation, to solicit funds, receive donations through various projects for the exclusive use and benefit of the corporation operated charities.

WHEREFORE, petitioners pray to be incorporated under the name and style aforesaid, with all the rights, powers, privileges and immmmities herein set forth and as now are or may hereafter be allowed

to corporations of like character under the laws of this state.

402 Peachtree Arcade Building

Atlanta 3, Georgia.

Vatter M.Qunity

ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONERS

VESTER M. OWNBY, ATTORNEY AT LAW

402 PEACHTREE ARCADE BUILDING - ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA - JACKSON 3-7274

GEORGIA....FULTON COUNTY

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The foregoing petition for charter having been presented to

the court, and it appearing that the application is legitimate and
within the purview of the law and it further appearing by certificate
of the Secretary of State that the name of the proposed corporation
is not the name of any other existing corporation registered in the
office of the said Secretary of State, and that the applicants have
paid for the required publication of said petition as provided by law,
it is therefore ordered that said application be and the sama is hereby
granted, and petitioners for themselves, their associates, successors
and assigns are hereby incorporated under the name and style of:
"INVISIBLE BPPIRE, UNITED KLANS, KNIGHTS KU KLUX KLAN
OF AMERICA, INC."

with all the rights, powers, privileges and immities as prayed in the
petition, and as are now or may hereafter be authorized by the laws of
this state.

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[Robert Shelton Exhibit No. 3-October 19, 1965]

Constitution And Laws

Of The

United Klans Of America, Inc.

Knights Of The Ku Klux Klan

As amended, ratified and approved by the Imperial Kloncilium at Birmingham, Alabama, September, 1964.

Imperial Palace Invisible Empire

United Klans of America, Inc.

Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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