grace of God and by following HIS CHRIST, be able to hide the scars and stains of sin with the righteousness of CHRIST when we stand before HIS GREAT WHITE THRONE. THE HOOD That hated hood, the terror of every evil force in the land, how they cry, "take off the hood." But they don't know what they say. They do not understand why we wear it or what it means. "If they only knew! " In the first place it helps to conceal our membership. The secret of our power lies in the secrecy of our membership. We are a great secret organization to aid the officers of the law and we can do our best work when we are not known to the public. By this means we see and hear everything. We know the evil forces but they do not know us. By our secret membership we gather thousands into the meshes of the law that would otherwise escape. It is also a symbol of UNSELFISHNESS. With the hood we hide our individuality and sink ourselves into the sea of Klankraft. Not as individuals but as Klansmen, "WE SACRIFICE TO SERVE." Our motto is, "NON SILBA SED ANTHAR--not for self but for others. "Therefore, we hide self behind the hood that we may be unselfish in our service. Who can look upon a multitude of white robed Klansmen without thinking of the equality and unselfishness of that throng of white robed saints in the GLORY LAND? May the God of Heaven, Who looks not upon the outward appearance but upon the heart, find every Klansman worthy of the robe and hood he wears. Then when we "DO THE THINGS WE TEACH" and "LIVE THE LIVES WE PREACH," the title of Klansman will be the most honorable title among men. Thus with our symbols we seek to emphasize and impress the sacred, sublime and holy principles of Klankraft. WITH GOD AS OUR FATHER, CHRIST AS OUR CRITERION, THE BIBLE AS OUR GUIDE, THE CROSS AS OUR INSPIRATION, AND THE FLAG AS OUR PROTECTION, WE MEAN TO MARCH ON TO A TRIUMPHANT VICTORY FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF RIGHT IN THE U.S. KLANS, KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN. UNITED KLANS OF AMERICA SUITE 401, ALSTON BUILDING TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA [Wesley Bailey Exhibit No. 1—November 2, 1965] IN SUPERIOR COURT CLAYTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA he petition of Fred Hand, Route 3, College Park, Georgia; D.2.3ruco, Box 117, Jonesboro, Georgia; W. G. Bailey, 167 Dixie Drive, Jonesboro, Georgia; 3.J. Hand, Route 3, Jonesboro, Georgia; Roy Meadows, 114 Lake Drive, Jonesboro, Georgia; Henry Hand, Cohnson Road, Forest Park, Georgia; and, J.W. Wells, 125 Tanglewood Dr., Jonesboro, Georgia, all of whom are residents of Clayton County, Georgia, respectfully shows to the Court: 1. Petitioners desire to be incorporated and made a body corporate as a non-profit corporation without capital stock under the name and style of : CLAYTON CIVIC CLUB, INC. for a perior of Thirty-five (35) years with the right of renewal as provided by law. 2. The principal office of said corporation shall be in Clayton County in such particular location as the governing body of the corporation may from time to time determind, with the privilege of establishing offices in other Counties and States. 3. The corporation is organized and shall be operated for the purpose of promoting the Civic and Social Welfare and the betterment of the County and State; To aid in the future progress of the County and State; to aid in the relief of distress and poverty of the needy; and to assist other charitable, religious, and educational organizations. 4. This corporation is not organized and shall not be oporated for pecuniary gain or profit. No part of the not earnings of the copporation shall inure to the benefit of any private individual who is a member of the corporation. 5. To part of the activities of the corporation shall be to carry on propaganda or otherwise attempt to influence legislation, and this corporation shall not participate in or intervene in any political comedy on behalf of any candidate for public office. 6. The corporation shall have the power to accept, acquire, receive, take, and hold, by bequest, devise, grant, gift, purchase, exchange, lease, transfer, judicial order or decree, or otherwise, for any of its objects and purposes, any property, both real and personal, 02 whatever kind, nature, or description and wherever situated; to operate various fund raising events, to ope rate various types of business, including Grocery store, beauty shop, barber shop, service station, garage, furniture store, and credit union, all profits to be used as funds of the corporation; to buy, sell, exchange, convey, mortgage, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of or deal in, at either 7. The govorning body of the corporation shall consist of a Board of Arustees having not less than five nor more than ten members, and the incorporators shall constitute the first Board of Trustees. The Board of Frustees shall have power by majority vote to replace vacancies on caid Board. 8. The Board of Trustees by a majority vote may adopt rules and bylave not inconsistent with this charter, and shall conduct the affairs and activities of the corporation, and may have authority at any time to amond this charter and the by-laws, and by such majority vote to provide WHEREFORE, petitioners pray that they be incorporated under the name and style aforesaid, under the Corporate Act of Georgia of 1938, with all the rights, privileges and immunities as provided in said law, and as hereinbefore set cut, and such other rights, privileges, powers and immunities as may now or hereafter be conferred upon corporations of like character under the laws of the State of Georgia. Mechy & Carly I Wesley G. Bailey, II Attorney for Petitioners' 167 Dixie Drive, Jonesboro, Ga. 478-7365 ORDER The foregoing petition having been presented, read and considered, and it appearing to the Court that the petition sets out the required declarations under the law, is permissive under the laws of this State, and that the certificate of the Secretary of State as required by law has been presented to the Court; IT IS ORDERED that the prayers of the petition be and the same are hereby granted, and the petitioners are hereby incorporated under the name and style of CLAYTON CIVIC CLUB, INC., with all of the rights, powers, priveleges and immunities prayed for in said petition, and with such additional rights, powers, privileges and immunities as are profided and allowed for similar corporations under the laws of this State, as they now exist or may hereafter exist. 4 January 20 Hirma R Bank JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT, CLAYTON COUNTY. [Richard Constantineau Exhibit No. 2—October 25, 1965] We, the undersigned natural persons of the age of twenty-one years or more acting as incorporators for the purpose of creating a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the State of North Carolina, as contained in Chapter 55-A, of the General Statutes of North Carolina, entitled " Nonprofit Corporation Act", and the several amendments thereto, do hereby set forth: ARTICLE I The name of the corporation is New Hanover County Improvement Association, Inc. ARTICLE IL the period of duration of the corporation shall be unlimited. ARTICLE L The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized are: in respect of charitable and educational operations. (b) To teach patriotism; to support the Constitution and laws of the United States of America and the State of North Carolina; to maintain the liberties Inherited from our forefathers, and to endeavor to preserve the American Way of Life. (c) To operate this corporation in such manner that no part of its income or property shall inure to the private benefit of any donor, member director, officer, individual, firm, corporation, or other business entity having a personal or private interest in the activities of the corporation;. and in such manner that it shall not in any way, directly or indirectly, engage in carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempt to influence legislation or participating in or intervening in (including the publishing or distributing of papers) In any political campaigns on behalf of any candidate for public office. (d) And in order to properly prosecute the objects and purposes for |