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                  <text>STATE OF TENNESSEE
CHARTER OF INCORPORATION.
__ ...

BE IT KNCJRN that

w.

J. T. Morgan

D. Kyser r
c. w. Butle r
w. M. Solomon·
A. L. Heisk ell

John L. Jelks

L.S'.9'ith ·
Wm. P. Neils onA. D. MoWhorter

Austi n Finle y
John J • Hefli n
!. D. Block ·
George P. Phill ips

H. N. Howe
J. W. McClure

c.

T. McCabe

W.

I

Byron o. Lutman
M. H. Rosen thal•
J. M. Walker
B. s. Parke r
T. H. Tutw iler
John E. Rober ts
Bolto n Smith·
J. G. J. Perki ns ·
June H. Rudi sill

4re const ituted a body polit ic and corpo rate by the name and
style of Chickasaw
Coun cil of the Boy Scout s or Amerioa, Inc., its main offic e
shall be locate d at
79 Monroe Ave.,Memphis, Tenn. The purpo se of this organ izatio
n is to promote
the Boy Scout program for chara cter development, citize nship
train ing, physi cal
fitne ss and Amer icaniz ation, in accor dance with the const itutio
n and by-law s of
the Natio nal Counc il and the polic ies and regul ation s thereo
:f', as set forth in
its offic ial publi catio ns and furth er to share with the Natio
nal Counc il of the
Boy Scout s of' America respo nsibi lity :f'or provi ding
adequ ate leade rship , maintainin g guard inahip of the Biy Scout movement, prote cting its
badges and of:f'ioial insig nia again st use by those not duly regis tered as Scout
s and Scout
Offic ials and in exten ding the bene fits of the movement to
all the boys ot
America.

.And furth er to acqui re, hold, opera te and maint ain such
prope rty as

may be, in the judgment of the direo tors of this company. usefu
l for the bette r
maint enanc e, opera tion and carry ing out of the gener al purpo
ses of the organ ization. Ana furth er to maint ain the princ iples and polic ies
of the Boy Scout s of
America, and :i;arti oular ly to maint ain the follow ing princ iples
and polio ies1
The Boy Scout s o:f' AmerU7a maint ain that no boy oan grow into
the best
kind of oi tisen ship with out reoogni·zittg his oblig ation to God.
In the first part
ot the Boy Scou t's oath or pledg e the~eoy promi sess "On my honor
I will do
my

best to do rrry duty to God and my oount ry, and to obey the
Scout Law.".

The

recog nition of God as the rulin g and leadin g power in the unive
rse, and grate ful

�2.

acknowledgment of his favors and blessings ia necessary to the best type ot
citizenship and is a wholesome thing in the education of the growing boy.

No

matter what the boy may be, Catholic, Protestant or Jew, this fundamental need
of good oitileiship should be kept before him.

The Boy Scouts of America,

therefore, recognize the religious element in the training of a boy. but is
absolutely non-sectarian, in its attitude toward that religious trdning. Its
policy is that the organization or institution with which the Boy Seout is
oonneoted shall give def'inite attention to his religious lite.
Only men willing to subscribe to this declaration of principle shall
be entitled to certificates of leadership in carrying out the Boy Scout program.
The activities of the members of the Boy Scouts of America shall he
carried on under oonditions which show respect for the conviction

or

others

in matters of customs and religion, as required by the twelfth Scout Law, readingc "A Scout is reverent.

Re is reverent tows.rd God.

He iariaithful in his

religious duties and respeota the convictions of others in matters of custom
and religion."

In no case -where a troop is connected with a church or other

distinctively religious institution, shall Scouts of other denomin.tions or
faith be required because ot their membership in the scout troop, to take part
in or observe a religious ceremony distinctively peculiar to that institution

or church.
The Boy Scouts of America shall not 1ti.rough its governing body or through

any of its officers, its chartered oounoila or members, involve the Boy Scout
movement in any question of a. political character, but each official and membert:
shall have freedom of thought and action as an individual.
The general powers ot this corporation shall be to sue and be sued by
the corporate name.
To have and use a common seal, which is rray alter at pleasure1 if no

common seal, then the signature of the name of the corporation by any duly
authorized officer shall be legal and binding.

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')'"'.'

�s.
To purchase e.nd hold or receive by gift •. bequest or devise, in additional
to the personal property owned by the corporation , real estate necessary f!o.r
the transaction of the corporate business, and also to purchase or accept 8.tliY real
estate in payment ot, or in part payment of any debt due to the corporation , and
sell the same.
To establish by-laws, make all rules and regulations not inconsisten t

with the laws and constitutio n, deemed expedient fo.r the management of the corporate
affairs.
To appoint such subordinate o.ff'icers and agents in addition to a president
and secretary er treasurer, as the business of the corporation may- require.
To designate the name of the office, and fix the compensatio n of the

offioer.

To borrow money to be used in payment of property bought by it and for
erecting buildings, making improvements, and for other purposes germane to the
objeota· of' its oreation and secure the repayment of money thus borrowed by mortgage,
pledge, or deed of trust upon such property, real, personal, or mixed, as may be
owned by

it; and it may, in like manner, seoure by mortgage, pledge or deed of trust,

&amp;?liV existing indebtednes s which it ln8iY' have la'Wfully contracted.

The said inoorporato ra shall, within a convenient time after the registration of this charter in the off ice of the Secretary ot State,

eleo~

from their

number a president, secretary and treasurer, or the last two named officers may be
combined into one, said officers and the other ineorporato rs to constitute the
first board of directors.

In all elections. each member shall be entitled to one vote. either in
person or by proxy, and the result to be determined by a majority of the votes
oast.

Due notice of any election must be given by advertiseme nt in a newspaper,

personal notice to the members, or a day stated on the minutes of the Board, six

months preceding the election.
The board of directors shall keep a reeord of all their prooeedinga vihich

�J~'

shall be at all times subject to the inspection

or

&amp;l\Y member.

The board of directors shall have the power to increase the board ot
directors to l1IlY number not exceeding fifty, if they deem the interest

or

the

oorporation requires such increase, and the first or &amp;J\Y subsequent board of
directors may have the power to elect other members who on aooaptance of membership shall become incorporato rs equally with the original incorporato rs.
The board

or

directors shall have the right to determine what amount of

money paid into the treasury shall be a prerequisit e for membership, or, if
necessary,· vme:t amount shall be thua annually paidJ and a failure thus to pay
shall in the discretion of the direotors,j ustity the expulsion of suoh defaulting
member.
Thi; term of' all of'.t"ioers may be f'ixed by the by-laws, the term not, however,

to exceed three yea.rs.

All officers hold over tidluil their successors are duly

eleeted and qualified.
The general welfare of the soeiety, not individual profit# is the object
for which this corporation is granted, and hence the

merriber1

are not stockholder s

in the legal sense of the term, end no dividends or profits shall be divided
among the menibers.
The members m'W' at a:ny
oonveya~e

~~me,

voluntarily dissolve the corporation by

of its assets and property to an;y other oorpora.tion holding an;r charter

from the state, for purposes not of individual profit, first providing for the
oorpoJ."9.te debts. A violation of an;y of' the provisions of' the charter shall
subject the corporation to dissolution at 'bhe instance of the State.
This charter is subject te modificatio n and amendment, and in case said
modi:f'ioation or amendment is not accepted,, corporate business is to

o~ase,,

and

the assets and property after payment of debts, are to be conveyed as aforesaid,
to some other corporation holding a charter for purposes not connected with
individual profit. Acquiescence in

&amp;Izy"

modificatio n thus declares shall be

determined in a meeting of the members especially called for that purpose, and

�moditfoatiOn aht.l-11Jherea.tt'•r compose the
the
only '.flb.oaevotmg in :t•V01':tt
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.
.·

'

corporation.

The m$e.I:ll, assets, income, or other property of the corporation shall
not be employed, directly or indirectly, for any- other purpose whatever than
to accomplish the legitimate objeota of its creation, and by no implios.tion or
oonstruotion shall it possess the power to issue notes or currency, deal in
ourrenoy, notes or coin, buy and sell products, or engage in a.ey kind of trading
operations, nor hold aey more real estate than is neoessa·y for its legitimate
purpose.

Expulsion shall be the only remedy- for the non-payment of dues by the
.members, and there shall be no individual liability against the members for the
corporate debts, but the entire corporate property shall be liable for the alaims
of creditors.

We, the undersigned, apply to the State of Tennessee, by virtue of the laws
of the land for a charter of inoorpora.tion tor the purpose and with the powers
declared in the foregoing instrument.

WITNESS our hands, this the 31st day of Deoember

1924~

'(Signed)

M. H. Rosenthal

Wa. D. Kyser

Austin Finley

o.

J. T. Morgan
Jno. J. Heflin
A. D. MoWhorter

J. M. Walker
B. s. Parker
Byron o. Lutman
T. H. Tutwiler
Jnol E. lt&amp;berta
Bolton Smith
J. G. J. Perkins
June Il. Rudisill

W. Butler

W. M. Solomon
A. L. Heiskell

I. D. Bloak

o.

Geo. P. Phillips
Jno. t. Jelks

W. L. Smith
Wm. P. Neilson

T. McCabe

H. N. Rowe
J. W. McClure

Witness to all signatures:

Byron

o. Lutman

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STA TE OF TENNESSEE

SHELBY COUN'l"Y'

Personally appeared before me, J. J. Bacigalupo, Deputy Clerk of the
County Court of' said County, the within named Byron o. Iuinnan, the barga.inor,

�s.
with whom I am personally acquainted, and 'Wh.o acknowledges that he exeoutmd the
within instrument for the purposes therein contained, and the said Byron o. Lutman
subscribing witness to the signatures subscribed to the annexed instrument. being
first duly sworn, deposed and said that he i.s personally acquainted with the
within named-"J. T. Morgan
Austin Finley

Wm. D. Kyser
C. itV. Butler
W. M. Solomon
A. L. Heiskell

Jno. J. Heflin

I. D. Block
A. D. MoWhorter
Geo. P. Phillips
Jno. L. Jelks

J.M. Walker
B • S • Palk er

Jno. E • Roberts
Bolton j,)mith
0

C. T. McCabe

J .G.J. Perkins

W. L. Smith
Wm. P. !foilson
BJvron o. Lutman

June R. Rudisill
T. H. TutwHer

H. N. Howe
J. W. McClure
M"'. H. Rosenthal
--------------- petitioners and they acknowledged saine in his presence
to be their act and deed for the purposes therein oontained, on the day of the
date thereof'.
This Janu81"y 5th, 1985.

(Signed) Jno. c. MoLemore,
County Court Clerk
(Signed.) J. J. Baoigalupo,
D. O.

�CHICUSAW OOOJCIL 1 1'.S.A.
1
GOOD: 1'URIS" ""' l 9 2 4.

Mempk11 0Qraiait1 Fund ... DistribQ.ted Posttl)rr!h
Oo~itf

lelp~

du:tiag the d1"ivei at tlte

Fundlleadqu .uters. oal.led upea tNqueatlf
throughout the ytat te eerve at Oor.ml'la:i tr J'wad H-4•
qwartere. atutftng envel~es Qt\ mailtn~ pu.bllcUy. ·
larding Memorial.

•

Dts\ribu.ted Peeters. rtaleed a emall fund emeq tae
t~ops for the Menwrtal.

Fire ?rGVe:n.tion Week

•

Di~tri bu.ted

Posters.

fermeasee SoC1$.lty of Colonial Dtunes

Acted as hards of Honor at their meetim.11.

Ooatederate Veter:ana R$tULio• •

.A.Ct.eel as Ou.ides, Messeagera. etc, for tbe Veteraae

turi•g the Reus.on,
lleld baek the crowd di.:1:rin.g
tlle parade. land.led traffic.
we know of one Cou.nQ11 miea ue been ot\Pl'lized 1•
West Te.rmeiaeee. Mu.eh work had 'beea done on this
Council but :l t wa.1 the aentce b1 the scout.ts ot
Menphie clurug Ulis Reunic•, observed by a mni ot
J~kao•• 11eueseee. that tinal:i., oliached their
interest.
All.di toriu:m Comni1ttee

• Diati-1 btlted. poeterc1. UsheMd.
~

lave just completed

•oaderf'Ul mo.aloipal. Auditori'Wll. With seatimg capacity

C!&gt;f 15.000t.

iilly Suadeg Oainpaiga

Uahe~ed~

Slel by Couatv 'J:u.bereultsi s so~i ety.
Distributed Poeters.

1Jt1Ck:er~h

Suta 0181.l.s Ohri •tmas Cl-u.b.

Aided in Seta Claus Parade. Helped fill ba$ket••

11toQkintt • I11vestipt.it d families. Delive.i'ed
baskets and toy1. D1str!'bu.t$d poeters $$\ tticke:rth

Sa.ta Claus Club ll'pends $20,000.00 eaeh year helping

the poor at Ohii.t\mas Wtme.
tlemphis Safety Oo'1?1e11

Cooperated with the Mempbia .Safety Ceuncil :ta helping
them !n QJ wrq posit l)le. Dist:ri btlted literature.

The lani•r satet1 Patrols,
a•:r•se d.atigel"f&gt;us

whi~h

aseist qhild:rea

oroaeings .,ta.st before and !lf ter

$Cb.oel, h~ve ~ flQGuta in its membership. The
ft rs t Jtmior satety Patrol wall otg;aat aed in ~Nep 10•.
Mr. o.v.. Andet-$on ·~• that thEll 1couts are tbe baelt-

bGn• of his Jwd.or Satev Oou.uct.l.

·

Mem.phia Park Conmd.aeion.

Cooperated with Memphiai Park Commiaaiea.

Tri •State Fair

Aoted as guides to a•cnui ta aeed and ushered.. :A.a the
Grand Stam ..

Lit Ue Theater •.

tlehered ..

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            <text>STATE OF TENNESSEE&#13;
CHARTER OF INCORPORATION.&#13;
__ ...&#13;
&#13;
BE IT KNCJRN that&#13;
&#13;
w.&#13;
&#13;
J. T. Morgan&#13;
&#13;
D. Kyser r&#13;
c. w. Butle r&#13;
w. M. Solomon·&#13;
A. L. Heisk ell&#13;
&#13;
John L. Jelks&#13;
&#13;
L.S'.9'ith ·&#13;
Wm. P. Neils onA. D. MoWhorter&#13;
&#13;
Austi n Finle y&#13;
John J • Hefli n&#13;
!. D. Block ·&#13;
George P. Phill ips&#13;
&#13;
H. N. Howe&#13;
J. W. McClure&#13;
&#13;
c.&#13;
&#13;
T. McCabe&#13;
&#13;
W.&#13;
&#13;
I&#13;
&#13;
Byron o. Lutman&#13;
M. H. Rosen thal•&#13;
J. M. Walker&#13;
B. s. Parke r&#13;
T. H. Tutw iler&#13;
John E. Rober ts&#13;
Bolto n Smith·&#13;
J. G. J. Perki ns ·&#13;
June H. Rudi sill&#13;
&#13;
4re const ituted a body polit ic and corpo rate by the name and&#13;
style of Chickasaw&#13;
Coun cil of the Boy Scout s or Amerioa, Inc., its main offic e&#13;
shall be locate d at&#13;
79 Monroe Ave.,Memphis, Tenn. The purpo se of this organ izatio&#13;
n is to promote&#13;
the Boy Scout program for chara cter development, citize nship&#13;
train ing, physi cal&#13;
fitne ss and Amer icaniz ation, in accor dance with the const itutio&#13;
n and by-law s of&#13;
the Natio nal Counc il and the polic ies and regul ation s thereo&#13;
:f', as set forth in&#13;
its offic ial publi catio ns and furth er to share with the Natio&#13;
nal Counc il of the&#13;
Boy Scout s of' America respo nsibi lity :f'or provi ding&#13;
adequ ate leade rship , maintainin g guard inahip of the Biy Scout movement, prote cting its&#13;
badges and of:f'ioial insig nia again st use by those not duly regis tered as Scout&#13;
s and Scout&#13;
Offic ials and in exten ding the bene fits of the movement to&#13;
all the boys ot&#13;
America.&#13;
&#13;
.And furth er to acqui re, hold, opera te and maint ain such&#13;
prope rty as&#13;
&#13;
may be, in the judgment of the direo tors of this company. usefu&#13;
l for the bette r&#13;
maint enanc e, opera tion and carry ing out of the gener al purpo&#13;
ses of the organ ization. Ana furth er to maint ain the princ iples and polic ies&#13;
of the Boy Scout s of&#13;
America, and :i;arti oular ly to maint ain the follow ing princ iples&#13;
and polio ies1&#13;
The Boy Scout s o:f' AmerU7a maint ain that no boy oan grow into&#13;
the best&#13;
kind of oi tisen ship with out reoogni·zittg his oblig ation to God.&#13;
In the first part&#13;
ot the Boy Scou t's oath or pledg e the~eoy promi sess "On my honor&#13;
I will do&#13;
my&#13;
&#13;
best to do rrry duty to God and my oount ry, and to obey the&#13;
Scout Law.".&#13;
&#13;
The&#13;
&#13;
recog nition of God as the rulin g and leadin g power in the unive&#13;
rse, and grate ful&#13;
&#13;
2.&#13;
&#13;
acknowledgment of his favors and blessings ia necessary to the best type ot&#13;
citizenship and is a wholesome thing in the education of the growing boy.&#13;
&#13;
No&#13;
&#13;
matter what the boy may be, Catholic, Protestant or Jew, this fundamental need&#13;
of good oitileiship should be kept before him.&#13;
&#13;
The Boy Scouts of America,&#13;
&#13;
therefore, recognize the religious element in the training of a boy. but is&#13;
absolutely non-sectarian, in its attitude toward that religious trdning. Its&#13;
policy is that the organization or institution with which the Boy Seout is&#13;
oonneoted shall give def'inite attention to his religious lite.&#13;
Only men willing to subscribe to this declaration of principle shall&#13;
be entitled to certificates of leadership in carrying out the Boy Scout program.&#13;
The activities of the members of the Boy Scouts of America shall he&#13;
carried on under oonditions which show respect for the conviction&#13;
&#13;
or&#13;
&#13;
others&#13;
&#13;
in matters of customs and religion, as required by the twelfth Scout Law, readingc "A Scout is reverent.&#13;
&#13;
Re is reverent tows.rd God.&#13;
&#13;
He iariaithful in his&#13;
&#13;
religious duties and respeota the convictions of others in matters of custom&#13;
and religion."&#13;
&#13;
In no case -where a troop is connected with a church or other&#13;
&#13;
distinctively religious institution, shall Scouts of other denomin.tions or&#13;
faith be required because ot their membership in the scout troop, to take part&#13;
in or observe a religious ceremony distinctively peculiar to that institution&#13;
&#13;
or church.&#13;
The Boy Scouts of America shall not 1ti.rough its governing body or through&#13;
&#13;
any of its officers, its chartered oounoila or members, involve the Boy Scout&#13;
movement in any question of a. political character, but each official and membert:&#13;
shall have freedom of thought and action as an individual.&#13;
The general powers ot this corporation shall be to sue and be sued by&#13;
the corporate name.&#13;
To have and use a common seal, which is rray alter at pleasure1 if no&#13;
&#13;
common seal, then the signature of the name of the corporation by any duly&#13;
authorized officer shall be legal and binding.&#13;
&#13;
.., .. ,_.'&#13;
&#13;
')'"'.'&#13;
&#13;
s.&#13;
To purchase e.nd hold or receive by gift •. bequest or devise, in additional&#13;
to the personal property owned by the corporation , real estate necessary f!o.r&#13;
the transaction of the corporate business, and also to purchase or accept 8.tliY real&#13;
estate in payment ot, or in part payment of any debt due to the corporation , and&#13;
sell the same.&#13;
To establish by-laws, make all rules and regulations not inconsisten t&#13;
&#13;
with the laws and constitutio n, deemed expedient fo.r the management of the corporate&#13;
affairs.&#13;
To appoint such subordinate o.ff'icers and agents in addition to a president&#13;
and secretary er treasurer, as the business of the corporation may- require.&#13;
To designate the name of the office, and fix the compensatio n of the&#13;
&#13;
offioer.&#13;
&#13;
To borrow money to be used in payment of property bought by it and for&#13;
erecting buildings, making improvements, and for other purposes germane to the&#13;
objeota· of' its oreation and secure the repayment of money thus borrowed by mortgage,&#13;
pledge, or deed of trust upon such property, real, personal, or mixed, as may be&#13;
owned by&#13;
&#13;
it; and it may, in like manner, seoure by mortgage, pledge or deed of trust,&#13;
&#13;
&amp;?liV existing indebtednes s which it ln8iY' have la'Wfully contracted.&#13;
&#13;
The said inoorporato ra shall, within a convenient time after the registration of this charter in the off ice of the Secretary ot State,&#13;
&#13;
eleo~&#13;
&#13;
from their&#13;
&#13;
number a president, secretary and treasurer, or the last two named officers may be&#13;
combined into one, said officers and the other ineorporato rs to constitute the&#13;
first board of directors.&#13;
&#13;
In all elections. each member shall be entitled to one vote. either in&#13;
person or by proxy, and the result to be determined by a majority of the votes&#13;
oast.&#13;
&#13;
Due notice of any election must be given by advertiseme nt in a newspaper,&#13;
&#13;
personal notice to the members, or a day stated on the minutes of the Board, six&#13;
&#13;
months preceding the election.&#13;
The board of directors shall keep a reeord of all their prooeedinga vihich&#13;
&#13;
J~'&#13;
&#13;
shall be at all times subject to the inspection&#13;
&#13;
or&#13;
&#13;
&amp;l\Y member.&#13;
&#13;
The board of directors shall have the power to increase the board ot&#13;
directors to l1IlY number not exceeding fifty, if they deem the interest&#13;
&#13;
or&#13;
&#13;
the&#13;
&#13;
oorporation requires such increase, and the first or &amp;J\Y subsequent board of&#13;
directors may have the power to elect other members who on aooaptance of membership shall become incorporato rs equally with the original incorporato rs.&#13;
The board&#13;
&#13;
or&#13;
&#13;
directors shall have the right to determine what amount of&#13;
&#13;
money paid into the treasury shall be a prerequisit e for membership, or, if&#13;
necessary,· vme:t amount shall be thua annually paidJ and a failure thus to pay&#13;
shall in the discretion of the direotors,j ustity the expulsion of suoh defaulting&#13;
member.&#13;
Thi; term of' all of'.t"ioers may be f'ixed by the by-laws, the term not, however,&#13;
&#13;
to exceed three yea.rs.&#13;
&#13;
All officers hold over tidluil their successors are duly&#13;
&#13;
eleeted and qualified.&#13;
The general welfare of the soeiety, not individual profit# is the object&#13;
for which this corporation is granted, and hence the&#13;
&#13;
merriber1&#13;
&#13;
are not stockholder s&#13;
&#13;
in the legal sense of the term, end no dividends or profits shall be divided&#13;
among the menibers.&#13;
The members m'W' at a:ny&#13;
oonveya~e&#13;
&#13;
~~me,&#13;
&#13;
voluntarily dissolve the corporation by&#13;
&#13;
of its assets and property to an;y other oorpora.tion holding an;r charter&#13;
&#13;
from the state, for purposes not of individual profit, first providing for the&#13;
oorpoJ."9.te debts. A violation of an;y of' the provisions of' the charter shall&#13;
subject the corporation to dissolution at 'bhe instance of the State.&#13;
This charter is subject te modificatio n and amendment, and in case said&#13;
modi:f'ioation or amendment is not accepted,, corporate business is to&#13;
&#13;
o~ase,,&#13;
&#13;
and&#13;
&#13;
the assets and property after payment of debts, are to be conveyed as aforesaid,&#13;
to some other corporation holding a charter for purposes not connected with&#13;
individual profit. Acquiescence in&#13;
&#13;
&amp;Izy"&#13;
&#13;
modificatio n thus declares shall be&#13;
&#13;
determined in a meeting of the members especially called for that purpose, and&#13;
&#13;
moditfoatiOn aht.l-11Jherea.tt'•r compose the&#13;
the&#13;
only '.flb.oaevotmg in :t•V01':tt&#13;
..&#13;
.&#13;
.·&#13;
&#13;
'&#13;
&#13;
corporation.&#13;
&#13;
The m$e.I:ll, assets, income, or other property of the corporation shall&#13;
not be employed, directly or indirectly, for any- other purpose whatever than&#13;
to accomplish the legitimate objeota of its creation, and by no implios.tion or&#13;
oonstruotion shall it possess the power to issue notes or currency, deal in&#13;
ourrenoy, notes or coin, buy and sell products, or engage in a.ey kind of trading&#13;
operations, nor hold aey more real estate than is neoessa·y for its legitimate&#13;
purpose.&#13;
&#13;
Expulsion shall be the only remedy- for the non-payment of dues by the&#13;
.members, and there shall be no individual liability against the members for the&#13;
corporate debts, but the entire corporate property shall be liable for the alaims&#13;
of creditors.&#13;
&#13;
We, the undersigned, apply to the State of Tennessee, by virtue of the laws&#13;
of the land for a charter of inoorpora.tion tor the purpose and with the powers&#13;
declared in the foregoing instrument.&#13;
&#13;
WITNESS our hands, this the 31st day of Deoember&#13;
&#13;
1924~&#13;
&#13;
'(Signed)&#13;
&#13;
M. H. Rosenthal&#13;
&#13;
Wa. D. Kyser&#13;
&#13;
Austin Finley&#13;
&#13;
o.&#13;
&#13;
J. T. Morgan&#13;
Jno. J. Heflin&#13;
A. D. MoWhorter&#13;
&#13;
J. M. Walker&#13;
B. s. Parker&#13;
Byron o. Lutman&#13;
T. H. Tutwiler&#13;
Jnol E. lt&amp;berta&#13;
Bolton Smith&#13;
J. G. J. Perkins&#13;
June Il. Rudisill&#13;
&#13;
W. Butler&#13;
&#13;
W. M. Solomon&#13;
A. L. Heiskell&#13;
&#13;
I. D. Bloak&#13;
&#13;
o.&#13;
&#13;
Geo. P. Phillips&#13;
Jno. t. Jelks&#13;
&#13;
W. L. Smith&#13;
Wm. P. Neilson&#13;
&#13;
T. McCabe&#13;
&#13;
H. N. Rowe&#13;
J. W. McClure&#13;
&#13;
Witness to all signatures:&#13;
&#13;
Byron&#13;
&#13;
o. Lutman&#13;
&#13;
- - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - ~ ~&#13;
&#13;
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---&#13;
&#13;
STA TE OF TENNESSEE&#13;
&#13;
SHELBY COUN'l"Y'&#13;
&#13;
Personally appeared before me, J. J. Bacigalupo, Deputy Clerk of the&#13;
County Court of' said County, the within named Byron o. Iuinnan, the barga.inor,&#13;
&#13;
s.&#13;
with whom I am personally acquainted, and 'Wh.o acknowledges that he exeoutmd the&#13;
within instrument for the purposes therein contained, and the said Byron o. Lutman&#13;
subscribing witness to the signatures subscribed to the annexed instrument. being&#13;
first duly sworn, deposed and said that he i.s personally acquainted with the&#13;
within named-"J. T. Morgan&#13;
Austin Finley&#13;
&#13;
Wm. D. Kyser&#13;
C. itV. Butler&#13;
W. M. Solomon&#13;
A. L. Heiskell&#13;
&#13;
Jno. J. Heflin&#13;
&#13;
I. D. Block&#13;
A. D. MoWhorter&#13;
Geo. P. Phillips&#13;
Jno. L. Jelks&#13;
&#13;
J.M. Walker&#13;
B • S • Palk er&#13;
&#13;
Jno. E • Roberts&#13;
Bolton j,)mith&#13;
0&#13;
&#13;
C. T. McCabe&#13;
&#13;
J .G.J. Perkins&#13;
&#13;
W. L. Smith&#13;
Wm. P. !foilson&#13;
BJvron o. Lutman&#13;
&#13;
June R. Rudisill&#13;
T. H. TutwHer&#13;
&#13;
H. N. Howe&#13;
J. W. McClure&#13;
M"'. H. Rosenthal&#13;
--------------- petitioners and they acknowledged saine in his presence&#13;
to be their act and deed for the purposes therein oontained, on the day of the&#13;
date thereof'.&#13;
This Janu81"y 5th, 1985.&#13;
&#13;
(Signed) Jno. c. MoLemore,&#13;
County Court Clerk&#13;
(Signed.) J. J. Baoigalupo,&#13;
D. O.&#13;
&#13;
CHICUSAW OOOJCIL 1 1'.S.A.&#13;
1&#13;
GOOD: 1'URIS" ""' l 9 2 4.&#13;
&#13;
Mempk11 0Qraiait1 Fund ... DistribQ.ted Posttl)rr!h&#13;
Oo~itf&#13;
&#13;
lelp~&#13;
&#13;
du:tiag the d1"ivei at tlte&#13;
&#13;
Fundlleadqu .uters. oal.led upea tNqueatlf&#13;
throughout the ytat te eerve at Oor.ml'la:i tr J'wad H-4•&#13;
qwartere. atutftng envel~es Qt\ mailtn~ pu.bllcUy. ·&#13;
larding Memorial.&#13;
&#13;
•&#13;
&#13;
Dts\ribu.ted Peeters. rtaleed a emall fund emeq tae&#13;
t~ops for the Menwrtal.&#13;
&#13;
Fire ?rGVe:n.tion Week&#13;
&#13;
•&#13;
&#13;
Di~tri bu.ted&#13;
&#13;
Posters.&#13;
&#13;
fermeasee SoC1$.lty of Colonial Dtunes&#13;
&#13;
Acted as hards of Honor at their meetim.11.&#13;
&#13;
Ooatederate Veter:ana R$tULio• •&#13;
&#13;
.A.Ct.eel as Ou.ides, Messeagera. etc, for tbe Veteraae&#13;
&#13;
turi•g the Reus.on,&#13;
lleld baek the crowd di.:1:rin.g&#13;
tlle parade. land.led traffic.&#13;
we know of one Cou.nQ11 miea ue been ot\Pl'lized 1•&#13;
West Te.rmeiaeee. Mu.eh work had 'beea done on this&#13;
Council but :l t wa.1 the aentce b1 the scout.ts ot&#13;
Menphie clurug Ulis Reunic•, observed by a mni ot&#13;
J~kao•• 11eueseee. that tinal:i., oliached their&#13;
interest.&#13;
All.di toriu:m Comni1ttee&#13;
&#13;
• Diati-1 btlted. poeterc1. UsheMd.&#13;
~&#13;
&#13;
lave just completed&#13;
&#13;
•oaderf'Ul mo.aloipal. Auditori'Wll. With seatimg capacity&#13;
&#13;
C!&gt;f 15.000t.&#13;
&#13;
iilly Suadeg Oainpaiga&#13;
&#13;
Uahe~ed~&#13;
&#13;
Slel by Couatv 'J:u.bereultsi s so~i ety.&#13;
Distributed Poeters.&#13;
&#13;
1Jt1Ck:er~h&#13;
&#13;
Suta 0181.l.s Ohri •tmas Cl-u.b.&#13;
&#13;
Aided in Seta Claus Parade. Helped fill ba$ket••&#13;
&#13;
11toQkintt • I11vestipt.it d families. Delive.i'ed&#13;
baskets and toy1. D1str!'bu.t$d poeters $$\ tticke:rth&#13;
&#13;
Sa.ta Claus Club ll'pends $20,000.00 eaeh year helping&#13;
&#13;
the poor at Ohii.t\mas Wtme.&#13;
tlemphis Safety Oo'1?1e11&#13;
&#13;
Cooperated with the Mempbia .Safety Ceuncil :ta helping&#13;
them !n QJ wrq posit l)le. Dist:ri btlted literature.&#13;
&#13;
The lani•r satet1 Patrols,&#13;
a•:r•se d.atigel"f&gt;us&#13;
&#13;
whi~h&#13;
&#13;
aseist qhild:rea&#13;
&#13;
oroaeings .,ta.st before and !lf ter&#13;
&#13;
$Cb.oel, h~ve ~ flQGuta in its membership. The&#13;
ft rs t Jtmior satety Patrol wall otg;aat aed in ~Nep 10•.&#13;
Mr. o.v.. Andet-$on ·~• that thEll 1couts are tbe baelt-&#13;
&#13;
bGn• of his Jwd.or Satev Oou.uct.l.&#13;
&#13;
·&#13;
&#13;
Mem.phia Park Conmd.aeion.&#13;
&#13;
Cooperated with Memphiai Park Commiaaiea.&#13;
&#13;
Tri •State Fair&#13;
&#13;
Aoted as guides to a•cnui ta aeed and ushered.. :A.a the&#13;
Grand Stam ..&#13;
&#13;
Lit Ue Theater •.&#13;
&#13;
tlehered ..&#13;
&#13;
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