KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, John Cort, Harry Leavitt, John Considine, Thomas J. Considine, Mose Goldsmith, Arthur G. Williams, Melvin G. Winstock, Horace E. Merkle, L. C. Brown, citizens of the United States of America and the State of Washington, do, for the purpose of creating a body politic and incorporating under and by virtue of the Constitution and Laws of the State of Washington, hereby adopt and execute in triplicate the following:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
(I)
The name of this association and corporation shall be the GRAND AERIE OF THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.
(II)
The objects for which the Fraternal Order of Eagles is formed and shall exist are:
To unite fraternally for the mutual benefit, protection, improvement and social enjoyment, all persons as it, by its Constitution, Laws, Rituals, By-Laws, or other forms of rules and regulations, may from time to time provide, and to make its members and subordinate bodies or units subject thereto;
To issue and revoke charters, or other evidences of organization and formation of Subordinate, Region, Zone, State, District, Provincial, and other “specialty” Aeries and Ladies Auxiliaries, or any such other units as it may from time to time charter, form or organize, no matter by what name the same may be known or called;
To enact, promulgate, amend or repeal, or provide for the enactment, promulgation, amendment or repeal of, Constitution, Laws, Rituals, By-Laws, rules and regulations, or any other form of legislation, for the government of the Grand Aerie, its Subordinate Aeries, Ladies Auxiliaries, State, District and Provincial Aeries, or any such other units and members thereof, as it may from time to time charter, form or admit, no matter by what name the same may be known or called;
To establish and maintain an insurance department under the control of a Board of Directors who shall prepare and promulgate certificates of insurance and provisions for death, old age disability and other benefits payable as provided for in the Laws of the Grand Aerie enacted for the government and administration of the insurance department;
and, To do any and all things necessary and incident to the development, progress, growth and welfare of the Grand Aerie, or any of its Subordinate units or bodies, or members thereof, and to do and perform any and all other things as may be generally performed by a fraternal beneficiary society.
(III)
The number of Trustees who shall manage the concern of this Company for the first six (6) months after the filing of these amended and restated Articles of Incorporation shall be James Roberts, Ron Stine, David Tice, Elwin Haigh and Michael Duehr.
(IV)
The principal place of business of this association shall be at 1623 Gateway Circle South, Grove City, Ohio 43123.
These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation correctly set forth without change the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation as amended and that the Restated Articles of Incorporation supersede the original Articles of Incorporation and all amendments thereto.
These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were approved by a Resolution of the Board of Trustees on November 11, 2009.