State of Georgias (ROBERT SHELTON EXHIBIT No. 2–OCTOBER 19, 1965) DUPLICATE S, Ben W.Fortson, Ir.. Secretary of State of the "INVISIBLE EMPIRE UNITED KLANS KNIGHTS KU KLUX KLAN OF AMERICA, INC." was on the 21st 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. GEORGIA....TULION COUNTY 33053 TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAID COUNTY: The petition of ROBERT DAY, 6422 Gregory Road, Decatur, C Georgia, GEORGE SLIGH, 246 Wayne Avenue, Jonesboro, Georgia, WILLIAM P That petitioners desire for themselves, their associates OF AMERICA, INC. Y Hulton 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 beve no capital stock, but it reserves the right to limit its membership, keep secrat Its ritualistic work, and shall be celymosinary, social, fraternal, charitable, and beneficient, and will not be operated for profit, either for Itsell or Bny of its offices or members. 4. 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 maintaia 'the Liberty bequeathed to us by our forefathers, and to preserve the American way of Use. VESTER M. OWNBY, ATTORNEY AT LAW 5. The corporation desira the right to adopt rituale for its secret work, to priat bylaws, the right to issue subordinate charters to its local wits or organizations, and to establish ruler, regulations and edicts under which the corporation and its subordinate units may be C required to operato. 6. the corporation desires to print and distribute Uterature for the purpose of carrying on its work as hereinbefore outlined, and to publish a monthly, veekly 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. P 7. Y The corporation desires the right to sue and be sued and to ow, bw, sell or trade roal 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 wder the name and style foresaid, with all the rights, powers, privileges and Lumanities herein set forth and as now are or may hereafter be allowed to corporations of like character wder the laws of the state. AVTORNO YOR PUULUTONSRS 102 Poachtroe Arcade Building Atlanta 3, Georgia VESTER M. OWNBY, ATTORNEY AT LAW 40L PEACHTREE ARCADE BUILDING - ATLANTA 3. GEORGIA - JACKSON 3-7274 CRORGIA....TUTOU COUTS ORDER Who foregoing potition for charter having been presented to the cout, and it appearing that the application 18 legitimate and within the purrier of the law and it further appearing by certificate of the Secretary of State that the name of the proposed corporation 16 not the name of any other odsting corporation registered in the office of the said Secretary of State, and that the applicants have P paid for the required publication of said petition as provided by law, It is therefore ordered that said application be and the sana is hereby granted, and petitioners for themselves, their associates, successors Y INVISIBLE DPIRE, UNITED KLANS, KNIGHTS KU KLUX KLAN OF AMERICA, INC." with all the rights, povere, privileges and lemmities as prayed in the petition, and as are now or may hereafter be authorized by the laws of na 4195 deputy Clerk VESTER M. OWNBY, ATTORNEY AT LAW 402 PEACHTREE ARCADE BUILDING - ATLANTA 3. GEORGIA - JACKSON 3-7274 (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 Tuscaloosa, Alabama |