ARTICLES OF
INCORPORATION
OF
1960 WHIP CLUB,
INC.
We, the
undersigned natural persons, at least two (2) of whom are citizens of the State
of Texas, and who are of the age of eighteen (18) years of more, acting as
incorporators under the Texas Non-Profit corporation Act, do hereby adopt the
following Articles of Incorporation for such corporation:
ARTICLE
ONE
NAME
The name of the corporation is 1960
Whip Club, Inc.
ARTICLE
TWO
NONPROFIT
CORPORATION
The corporation is a not for profit
corporation.
ARTICLE
THREE
DURATION
The period of its duration is
perpetual.
ARTICLE
FOUR
PURPOSES
The purposes for which the
corporation is organized are:
A. The
specific and primary purpose is to preserve and promote the Whip dance, while
preserving the characteristic style of the Whip dance, and to promote the
opportunity for members to meet for education, promotion and enjoyment, using
this dance as the basis of this action.
B. The
general purposes and powers are to have and exercise all rights and powers conferred
on nonprofit corporations under the laws of
C. Notwithstanding
any of the above statements of purposes and powers, this corporation shall not,
except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any
powers that are not in furtherance of the primary purpose of this corporation.
This
corporation is organized pursuant to the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act and
does not contemplate pecuniary gain or profit to the members thereof and is
organized for nonprofit purposes.
ARTICLE
FIVE
INITIAL
REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT
The
street address of the initial registered office of the corporation is 5625 FM
1960 West -
ARTICLE
SIX
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
A. The
number of directors constituting the initial board of directors of the
corporation is FIVE (5), and the names and addresses of the persons who are to
serve as the initial directors are:
MARY ELLEN
ARAUJO
SPRING,
TX 77389
CONNIE
CRAIG
5625 FM
1960 W -
YVONNE
GANGLER
5010 DEER
POINT
SPRING,
TX 77386
KACI BERRY
SPRING,
TX 77379
TRICIA
GREEN
SPRING,
TX 77386
B. The
number of directors shall from time to time be fixed by, or in the manner
provided in, the Bylaws of the Corporation.
The number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time
by amendments to, or in the manner provided in, the Bylaws; but no decrease
shall have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director. In the absence of a Bylaw fixing the number
of directors, the number shall be five (5).
ARTICLE
SEVEN
INCORPORATORS
The name and street address of each
incorporator is:
MARY ELLEN
ARAUJO
SPRING,
TX 77389
YVONNE
GANGLER
5010 DEER
POINT
SPRING,
TX 77386
KACI
SPRING,
TX 77379
ARTICLE
EIGHT
BYLAWS
The
initial Bylaws of the Corporation shall be adopted by the Board of
Directors. The power to alter, amend or
repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation or adopt new Bylaws is vested in the Board
of Directors, subject to repeal or change by action of the Board of Directors.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands, this ______ day of MARCH,
1997.
___________________________________________
MARY ELLEN ARAUJO
___________________________________________
KACI
___________________________________________
YVONNE GANGLER
STATE OF
I, M.
CONNIE CRAIG, a Notary Public, do hereby certify that on this _____ day of MARCH, 1997, personally appeared
before me MARY ELLEN ARAUJO, KACI BERRY and YVONNE GANGLER, who, each being by
me first duly sworn, severally declared that they are the persons who signed
the foregoing document as incorporators, and that the statements therein
contained are true.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above
written.
___________________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR