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George Bonner

1511 Alabama Street

Monroe, Louisiana

ARTICLE IX

All of the corporate powers of this corporation and the management of its affairs shall be administered and exercised by Board of Directors consisting of a president, vice president and

secretary-treasurer.

ARTICLE X

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The officers of this corporation shall be as described in the above and foregoing article. They shall be elected annually by the entire membership of Original Ku Klux Klan of America, Inc., On the second day of July of each year and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. The said officers to be elected shall constitute the Board of Directors of this corporation. The majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The said officers shall have the power and authority which usually belongs to their respective offices. The following shall constitute

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This corporation shall have the capacity to act possessed

by natural persons and shall have authority to perform those acts which are necessary and proper to accomplish the purposes expressed or implied in these articles or that may be incidental thereto, and shall have all the power, authority, and capacity of a non-profit corporation as provided for by Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Tit 12:101 12:155. Without limiting said general powers, this corporation shall have power and authority to receive, hold and administere property in' trust as provided by law, to make, amend, and repeal rules and regulations for the government of its memebers and to make, amend and

repeal by-laws not inconsistent with the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation; the power to make, amend and repeal rules, regulațions and by-hws being vested in the Board of Directors; to sue and be sued in its corporate name; to make and use a corporate seal; to hold, purchase, lease, mortgage, sell and receive by donation or otherwise real, personal, and mixed property; to borrow money; to issue, negotiate, sell and pledge evidences of indebtedness and to secure same by pledges, deeds of trust or mortgages, of the whole or any part of the property of this corporation; and to receive, collect, and pay out money for the accomplishment of its corporate purposes.

ARTICLE XII

This corporation owns personal; property rights and credits

of a substantial value; however, no paid-in capital is declared.

ARTICLE XIII

This corporation and body politic shall be constituted and composed of all members in good standing now or hereafter of the Original Ku Klux Klan of America, Inc. The qualifications of the members of this corporation will be determined on an individual basis upon application of any person for membership. There will be only one class of membership, to-wit: Hereby dsignated to be, ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP. Each member will be possessed of one (1) vote for the purpose of electing officers for the Board of Directors of this corporation at any annual or special meeting called for that purpose. No membership shall be transferable by assignment, sale or inheritance.

ARTICLE XIV

The Board of Directors may adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of this corporation as they may deem

proper.

ARTICLE XY

These Articles of Incorporatica may be amended and this Corporation may be dissolved in the method and manner provided by law.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF said Incorporators have hereunto

signed their names at Monroe, Louisiana, in the presence of

Donald

HcCandlish

and

Grace Pepper

legal and competent witnesses and me, said Notary, on the day and

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[James Venable Exhibit No. 1–February 15, 1966]

GEORGIA

DIKALO COUNTY

TO THE SUFRICH COUNT OF SARD COUNT?:

The petition of WEALLAN HUGH HISnRIS vhoso adiusso is

P. O. Dax 415, Duchanan, Kawaison County, Coorgin; II. G. HIIL
phose address is 461 Koroland Avonus, S.E., Fulton County, Atlanta,
Coorgia, WALLY BUTTERICKMI, V.F.W. Drávo, Stone Hountain, Dokalb
County, Georgia; and Janes R. Venable, 000 v5w Drive, Stono
Hountada, Pokalb County, Coorpåa plows to the Count as follows:

2.

That they dosire for themcoives, their associatos and successors to be incorporated in the State of Georgia for a ported of thirty-fivə (35) years with a right of ronoval; thou and as provided by law, na a patriotie, secrot social, benevolent ordor under the name and stylo of

"EATIONAL KIIGHTS OF TIE KU KLUX KIAN, INC."

2.

The purpose and object of Enid corporation is to be puroly benevolent and eloonssystry, and thero shall be no capital stock, nor profit, nor gain to suid corporation or to the nombers thoroof.

3.

The principal offico end place of bundness shall bə in Dokalb County, Georgia, but potitionors dosźre that the Corpertion clinll have the pomos to docuo docross, edlots and cortificatus of organizations to subordinate brazchos of the Corporation in this or other states of the United States and elcomiters, thazovor tho samo shall be docuod dosirable in the conduct of its business.

4.

The petitionera dosávo that the suoloty chall have Ülo pover to conter and dadtiate kalibers, and to confer fantov.a secrot obligations, torda, grip, signs and copomenfas using thero shall be united only widte unle and felnio pekmi i od nowad

health, good morale and high charactor; and further dooåre such rights, powers and privileges as are now extended to the Indspondcat order of Odd Fellows, Free and Accopted Order of Hasena, Knights of Pythias, et al, under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Georgia.

5.

Fotitioners desire that there shall be a Supromo Lopislative Body in which shall bo vested the power to adopt and amend the Constitution and By-Laws for the regulation of the coloral purpose of the welfare of the order and of the subordinato branches of the saEG.

6.

Petitioners desire that the Supreme Logislative Body vill

be composed of the Supremo Officors who shall bo solected and pho shall hold their office as provided by the Constitution and By-laws of said organization.

7.

Petitioners desire that the business of the Society chall be under the control of the Imperial Wizard (President) who chall be amenable in his official administration to the Supremo Officers as provided in the Constitution; and that the Constitution shall be the supreme law of this Order, in the matters pertaining to the goneral welfare of this soclety, and to contract with other nonbers of the society for the purpose of prompting and conducting its interest and general wolfare, in any manner, or method ho may deen propor.

8.

Petitioners desire that they may have the right to adopt a Constitution and By-laws and elect a first Supreme Executivo Committeo which shall possess all of the powers of the Suprema Logislative Body until the first organization and meeting of that body, sad shall fix the number, title and torn of the officers composing sald Supreme Logislative Committee or Dev.

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