known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and they duly acknowledged to me that they executed the same. [SEAL.] In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, at my office in said... County, the day and year last above written. [Indorsed:] Filed in the office of the County Clerk of the ............... certify the within to be a full, true, and correct copy of Articles of Incorporation of as remains on file in this office. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and By. ...day 190... Clerk. Deputy Clerk. FOR CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE Know all Men by these Presents: That we, the undersigned, a majority of whom are citizens and residents of the State of California, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a Co-operative Association under the Act of the Legislature of the State of California, approved March 27, 1895. And we hereby Certify, FIRST: That the name of said corporation shall be . SECOND: That the purposes for which said corporation is formed are.. THIRD: That the place where the principal business of said corporation is to be transacted is is FOURTH: That the term for which said corporation is to exist --years from and after the date of its incorporation. FIFTH: That the number of Directors of said corporation shall and the following are the names and residences of those who are appointed for the first year: be... ------ SIXTH: That the amount which each member shall pay upon admission, as membership fee, is ---. Dollars, that the parties signing these articles have actually paid said sum of.. Dollars each as membership fee, and that the right of each and every member shall be equal. In Witness Whereof, We have hereunto set our hands and seals, this......day of.. A. D. 190... in the year A. D. one thousand nine hundred and.. before me, a Notary Public in and for the personally appeared known to me to be the person the within instrument, and. executed the same. ..whose name.......subscribed to acknowledged to me that... In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year last above written. [SEAL.] INDEX. CORPORATIONS: PROVISIONS OF CONSTITUTION— Bonds, issuance of. § 11.... Bonded indebtedness, increase of fictitious, void. § 11 PAGE. 3 4 4 Books of, subject to inspection. § 14 what to set forth. § 14 ... Business named in articles, confined to. §9. shall maintain place of. § 14. 5 5 4 5 liability of. § 3. Capital stock, fictitious increase of, prohibited. § 11. Co-operative, how members of may vote. § 12. Directors, election of. § 12. Dues from corporations. § 2.. Eminent domain, subject to laws relating to. § 8.. 4 1 6 5 5 5 3 2 4 3 5 Formation of, under general laws. § 1 Franchises and charters, forfeiture of. § 7.. leasing, etc., of. § 10.......... not extended by Legislature. § 7.... 2 3 4 3 Gas and water pipes, use of public streets for laying. § 19.. 2 1 Liabilities of, not released by transfer of franchise. § 10... 4 3 Office of. § 14. Organization of, not completed at time of adoption of Con- stitution have no validity. §6 Police power, subject to. § 8 5 3 4 |