Our
Intended
Articles of Incorporation |
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF U.S.ARTIFACTS RECOVERY GROUP,INC.
The undersigned, acting as incorporators of
a corporation under the Not
for Profit Corporation Act of the State of
North Carolina, adopt the following
articles of incorporation for such corporation:
ARTICLE I
The name of the corporation, hereinafter referred
to as the
"Corporation" is U.S. Artifacts Recovery
Group,Inc.
ARTICLE II
The period of duration of the Corporation
is perpetual.
ARTICLE III
The Corporation is organized exclusively for
charitable, religious,
educational, and scientific purposes, including
for such purposes, the
making of distributions to organizations
that qualify as exempt
organizations under section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code, or
corresponding section of any future federal
tax code. The Corporation
may receive and administer funds for scientific,
religious, educational,
and charitable purposes, within the meaning
of Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to that
end, the Corporation is
empowered to hold any property, or any undivided
interest therein,
without limitation as to amount or value;
to dispose of any such
property and to invest, reinvest, or deal
with the principal or the
income in such manner as, in the judgment
of the directors, will best
promote the purposes of the Corporation,
without limitation, except such
limitations, if any, as may be contained
in the instrument under which
such property is received, these Articles
of Incorporation, the By-Laws
of the Corporation, or any applicable laws,
to do any other act or thing
incidental to or connected with the foregoing
purposes or in advancement
thereof, but not for the pecuniary profit
or financial gain of its
directors or officers except as permitted
under the Not-for-Profit
Corporation Law.
No part of the net earnings of the Corporation
shall inure to the
benefit of any member, trustee, officer of
the Corporation, or any
private individual, except that reasonable
compensation may be paid for
services rendered to or for the Corporation
affecting one or more of its
purposes, and no member, trustee, officer
of the Corporation, or any
private individual shall be entitled to share
in the distribution of any
of the corporate assets on dissolution of
the Corporation. No
substantial part of the activities of the
Corporation shall be the
carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting,
to influence
legislation, and the Corporation shall not
participate in or intervene
in, including the publication or distribution
of statements, any
political campaign on behalf of any candidate
for public office.
Upon the dissolution of the Corporation or
the winding up of its
affairs, the assets of the Corporation shall
be distributed exclusively
to one or more charitable, religious, scientific,
testing for public
safety, literary, or educational organizations
which would then qualify
under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code
and its Regulations as they now exist or
as they may be hereafter
amended, or to the federal government, or
to a state or local
government, for a public purpose. Any such
assets not so disposed of
shall be disposed of by the Court of Common
Pleas of the county in which
the principal office of the Corporation is
then located, exclusively for
such purposes or to such organization or
organizations as said Court
shall determine, which are organized and
operated exclusively for such
purposes.
ARTICLE IV
The qualifications for members and the manner
of their admissions shall
be regulated by the by-laws.
ARTICLE V
The initial street address in the state of
North Carolina of the initial
registered office of the Corporation is 6928
Woodstock Dr. Charlotte, and the name of the
initial registered agent at such address
Is Walter B. Reynolds
ARTICLE VI
The territory in which the operations of the
Corporation are principally
to be conducted is the United States of America
and its territories and
possessions, but the operations of the Corporation
shall not be limited
to such territory.
ARTICLE VII
The initial board of directors shall consist
of at least three (3)
members, who need not be residents of the
state of North Carolina
ARTICLE VIII
The names and addresses of the persons who
shall serve as directors
until the first annual meeting of members,
or until their successors
shall have been elected and qualified, are
as follows:
Walter B. Reynolds 6928 Woodstock Dr. Charlotte,NC
28210
Emily S. Reynolds 6928 Woodstock
Dr. Charlotte,NC 28210
Vernette Price
1918 Brookdale Ave. Charlotte,NC 28210
ARTICLE IX
The names and addresses of the initial incorporators
are as follows:
Walter B. Reynolds 6928 Woodstock Dr. Charlotte,NC
28210
Emily S. Reynolds 6928 Woodstock
Dr. Charlotte,NC 28210
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have made
and subscribed to these
Articles of Incorporation at Charlotte,North
Carolina on [AS SOON AS POSSIBLE].
[NAME]
[NAME]
STATE OF [NAME]
COUNTY OF [NAME]
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this [DATE].
[NAME] Notary Public (SEAL)
State of [NAME]
My Commission Expires: