NAVA
Articles of Incorporation
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
UNDER THE
GENERAL NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ACT
To PAUL POWELL, Secretary of State, Springfield,
Illinois.
We, the undersigned,
/s/ Whitney Smith (address deleted)
/s/ Robert S. Gauron (address deleted)
/s/ Emmet V. Mittlebeeler (address deleted)
being natural persons of the age of twenty-one years or
more and citizens of the United States, for the purpose
of forming a corporation under the "General Not For
Profit Corporation Act" of the State of Illinois, do
hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:
- The name of the corporation is: North American
Vexillological Association
- The period of the corporation is: perpetual
- The address of its initial Registered Office in
the State of Illinois is: (address deleted) in
the village of Lombard (60148) County of DuPage
and the name of its initial Registered Agent at
said address is: Robert S. Gauron
- The first Board of Directors shall be five in
number, their names and addresses being as
follows:
/s/ Whitney Smith (address deleted)
/s/ Pierre C. Lux-Wurm (address deleted)
/s/ Gerhard P. Grahl (address deleted)
/s/ Robert S. Gauron (address deleted)
/s/ Thomas M. Hill, Jr. (address deleted)
- The purpose or purposes for which the corporation
is organized are:
To promote vexillology as the scientific study of
flags, including, but not limited to, the
bringing into closer cooperation any and all
persons interested in any and all aspects of
flags, such as their history, significance,
specification, use, and manufacturing; the
furthering of a strong and growing interest in
flags as a serious study or an avocation;
promotion of research into the origins, history,
and symbolism of flags; publications on flags and
vexillology; formulation of standards for flag
terminology, methodology, and data recording;
cooperation with other vexillological
associations, agencies, and research centers, and
foundations of whatever type; and representation
of vexillologists of North America on an
international level.
/s/ Whitney Smith; Robert S. Gauron; Emmet V.
Mittlebeeler } Incorporators
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
District of Columbia
City of Washington
I, Talma M. Baldwin, a Notary Public do hereby certify
that on the 1st day of March 1968 Emmet V. Mittlebeeler
personally appeared before me and being first duly sworn
by me acknowledged that he signed the foregoing document
and declared that the statements therein contained are
true.
[notarial seal]
/s/ Talma M. Baldwin, Notary Public, My Commission
Expires August 31, 1969
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
County of Suffolk
I, William F. Perry, a Notary Public do hereby certify
that on the 8th day of March 1968 Whitney Smith
personally appeared before me and being first duly sworn
by me acknowledged that he signed the foregoing document
and declared that the statements therein contained are
true.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
the day and year above written.
[notarial seal]
/s/ William F. Perry, Notary Public
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
County of Cook
I, P. T. Pelafas, a Notary Public do hereby certify that
on the 16th day of March, 1968, Robt S. Gauron personally
appeared before me and being first duly sworn by me
acknowledged that he signed the foregoing document in the
respective capacities therein set forth and declared that
the statements therein contained are true.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
the day and year above written.
[notarial seal]
/s/ Peter T. Pelafas, Notary Public, My Commission
Expires Jan., 7, 1971
FILED
MAR 19 1968
/s/ Paul Powell
Secretary of State
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
UNDER THE
GENERAL NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION ACT
To PAUL POWELL, Secretary of State, Springfield,
Illinois.
The undersigned corporation, for the purpose of amending
its Articles of Incorporation and pursuant to the
provisions of Section 35 of the "General Not For
Profit Corporation Act" of the State of Illinois,
hereby executes the following Articles of Amendment:
- The name of the corporation is: North American
Vexillological Association
- There are some members, having voting rights with
respect to amendments:
This corporation shall discharge only those
functions which are construed as charitable,
scientific, and/or educational under Section 501
(c) (3) of the United States Internal Revenue
Code of 1954.
Upon the dissolution of the corporation all
assets, after payment in full of the liabilities
of the corporation, shall be distributed to an
organization or organizations which shall at that
time qualify as an exempt organization or
organizations under Section 501 (c) (3) of the
United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or
the corresponding provision of any future United
States Internal Revenue law.
- At a meeting of members, at which a quorum was
present, held on September 7, 1969 same receiving
at least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes entitled
to be cast by the members of the corporation
present or represented by proxy at such meeting.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned corporation has
caused these Articles of Amendment to be executed in its
name by its President, and its Corresponding Secretary,
this 17th day of October, 1969.
[corporate seal] North American Vexillological
Association
By /s/ Whitney Smith
Its President
/s/ Robert S. Gauron
Its Corresponding Secretary
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
County of Cook
I, Esther Horst, a Notary Public do hereby certify that
on the 17th day of Oct, 1969, Robert S. Gauron personally
appeared before me and, being first duly sworn by me,
acknowledged that he signed the foregoing document in the
capacity therein set forth and declared that the
statements therein contained are true.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
the day and year above written.
[notarial seal] /s/ Esther Horst, Notary Public, My
Commission Expires Jan., 7, 1971
FILED
OCT 29 1969
/s/ Paul Powell
Secretary of State
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