hereafter, under the laws of the State of Georgia, including all such powers, rights and immunities permitted by law but not set forth in this petition. -6 Said corporation shall have the right and power to adopt and use trade names, trade marks, to acquire patents and copyrights in connection with the functions of the corporation. -7 The corporation shall have the power to take any of the tax exemptions granted to non-profit corporations now, or hereafter permitted under the taxation laws of the State of Georgia, or the United States. -8 The conduct and regulation of the affairs of this corporation shall be conducted according to the by-laws and charter of said corporation which shall be made and adopted by its directors and officers. WHEREFORE, petitioners pray that this petition be read, considered, and that this Honorable Court issue the necessary Order granting these petitioners the power to be incorporated under the name of: "DEFENSIVE LEGION OF REGISTERED AMERICANS, INC." with all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities granted and allowed similar corporations under the laws of Georgia. ORDER The foregoing application having been presented to the Court, and after examination of the same, together with a certificate from the Secretary of the State of Georgia, declaring that the name of the proposed corporation is not the name of any other corporation registered in the office of said Secretary of State, and, It appearing that said application is legitimately within the purview and intention of Georgia law, said application is hereby granted and the petitioners are hereby incorporated under the name and style of: "DEFENSIVE LEGION OF REGISTERED AMERICAN, Inc." with all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities as now provided by the laws of Georgia for similar corporations, for a period of thirty-five (35) years with the right of renewal, all according to law, as prayed. This the day of April, 1962. FILED IN OPEN COURT. THIS THE - APR 7.1 1962. 19 Deputy Clerk Hawall JUDGE, SUPERIOR COURT, FULTON COUNTY [ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF IMPROVED Order of the U.S. KLANS, KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX Klan, Inc.] GEORGIA DEKALB COUNTY TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAID COUNTY: The petition of E. E. GEORGE, LAthonia, DeKalb County, Georgia; GUY E. GRAY, Route 1, Fellbɔrn Road, Decatur, Georgia; and DEAN HUNTER, Route 1, Harrow, Goorgia, Claybra County, Shas to the Court as follows: 1. That they desire for themselves, their associates, and successors, to be incorporated in the State of Cɔorgía, zor a period of thirty-five (35) ycars, with the right of renewa2 when and as provided by law, as a potuiotic, secret, social, benevolent order, undor the name and style of: "IMPROVED ORDER OF THE U. S. KZANS KNIGHTS The purpose of said corporation is purely benevolent and a patriotic secret and social organization which shall have the power to confer and initiate members, and to confer fraternal and secret obligations, words, grips, algas and ceremonies; only the white people, male and female; possons of sound mind, health and good morals; said cssporation desires such powers and privileges granted to the now-existing secret fraternal organization such as the Odd Fellows, Masonic Order, and other secret organizations which have been granted under dad by virtua of the laws of the state of Georgia. 3. Petitionera further desire to be incorporated as a non-profit, no-gain corporation for any of its mmbers thereof. Petitioners desire that they shall be governed by a supreme legislative body in which said body shall have the vested power to adopt a constitution and amend the same, as well as the by-laws, for the regulation of the general welfare of said order, and to have subordinate branches also, and to be governed by an Imperial Wizard, elected as provided by the constitution and the constitution shall be the supreme law of said organization which shall also have by-žaus to guidə and help said organization in its conduct of its various branches; and that the business of the said society and organization shall be under the control of the Imperial Wizard known as the President, whose conduct shall be amendable to the suprome legislative body, and said Wizard shall be olected by the supreme legislative body. elect 5. Petitioners desire that they may have the right to supreme executive or legislative body who shall possess all of the powers and who shall have the right to elect the Imperial Wizard at the first meeting of said body; and at said time they shall fix the number, title, and terms of the officers composing the suprems legislative body, as well as the Imperial Wizard. 6. Petitioners further desire the right and privilege to designate the` paraphernalia, regalia, stationery, jevolry, and any and all other materials needed by the subordinate branches, as well as the imperial officers of sald order for the conduct of its businesses such as literature, pamphlets, magazines, uniforms, as well as sixus and secrets used by its members in session or out of saszica of its various brancheu; also, to have the right thereby to sell arlown perasaal as wall as real estate suitable for its purposes, as well as to lease and sub-lease, to mortgage, or create liens thereon; to borrow £3207 and to secure the payment theroon by mortgages or doods; and to execute notes and mortgages as well as to have and use a common seal; to sue and be sued; and to perform any and all necesscary rights and privileges which now exist under the laws of Cocryda conferred upon societies or orders of like charactor. WHEREFORE, PETITIONERS PEAY that an Order incorporating them, their associates and successors, undor the name and style aforesaid, with all the povers and privilosos neciasany to the extension of the Order, or the conduct of ita business, be issued. JAKS R. VERALLE Attorney for Petitioners (3) |