18 Dec 1963 — Incorporation in California

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Filed Dec 18, 1963

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

THE DAVIDIAN SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST ASSOCIATION

ONE: The name of this corporation is THE DAVIDIAN SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST ASSOCIATION.

TWO: The purposes for which this association is formed are:

a. The specific and primary purpose for which the corporation is formed is the propagation of the Christian faith under the holding of religious instruction meetings and worship services and the publication of instructional literature of a religious nature.
b. The general purposes for which the corporation is formed are:

1. To provide an organization for the conducting of religious meetings and worship services, and to provide facilities for such meetings, and to write, edit, and publish literature of a religious nature
2. To buy, sell, assemble, distribute and otherwise acquire or to own, hold, use, sell, assign, transfer, exchange, lease, license or otherwise dispose of goods, wares, merchandise and all other personal property of every class and description.
3. To purchase, acquire, own, hold, use, lease, rent, sublet, sell, exchange, subdivide, maintain, construct, operate deal in real estate, improved and unimproved, and buildings of kind or description, and any and all other property of every kind or description, real, personal, or mixed, and an interest or right therein whosesoever situated either in California or other states of the United States, the District of Columbia, territories and possessions of the United States, and foreign countries.
4. To enter into, make, perform and carry out contracts of every kind for any lawful purpose without limitation as to amount with any person, firm, association, or corporation, municipality, county, parish, state, territory, government, foreign or domestic or other municipal or government subdivisions.
5. To conduct and carry on, directly or indirectly development and promotional activities.
6. To carry on an activity whatsoever, either as principal agent or partner, which this corporation may deem proper or convenient in connection with an of the foregoing purposes or otherwise, or which may be calculated directly or indirectly to promote the interests of this corporation, and to conduct its activities in this State, in other states, the District of Columbia, the territories and possessions of the United States and any foreign countries.
7. To have and to exercise all powers conferred the general Non-profit Corporation law of California upon non-profit corporations as such law is now in effect or may at any time hereafter be amended.

The foregoing statement of purposes shall be construed as a statement of both purposes and powers, and the purposes and powers stated in each clause shall except where otherwise expressed in no wise limited or restricted any reference to or inference from the terms or provisions of any other clause, but shall be regarded as independent purposes and powers. Notwithstanding any of the above statements of purposes and powers ,this corporation shall not engage in activities which in themselves are not  in furtherance of the purpose set forth in paragraph a of this Article One, and nothing contained in the foregoing statement of purposes shall be construed to authorize this corporation to carry on any activity for the profit of its members or distribute any gains, profits or dividends to any of its members as such except upon dissolution or winding up.

THREE: This corporation is organized pursuant to the general Non-profit Corporation Law of the State of California

FOUR: The County in the state of California where the principal office for the transaction of the business of this corporation is to be located is Riverside County.

FIVE: The number of directors of this corporation will be three, and the names and addresses of the persons who are appointed to act as the first directors of this corporation are as follows:

                  H.G WARDEN, 5667 Stover Avenue, Riverside, California

                  RUBY V.HAYLOCK, 10566 Arlington Avenue, Riverside, California

                  FLEDA GREEN, 4536 Tyler Avenue, Riverside, California.

SIX: The existing unincorporated association being incorporated is the Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist Association.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, for the purpose of forming this corporation under the General Non-Profit Corporation Law of the State of California, H.G. WARDEN, Presiding Officer, and RUBY V. HAYLOCK, Executive Secretary, have executed these articles of incorporation this 14 day of November, 1963.

[Signed] H.G. WARDEN

[Signed] RUBY V. HAYLOCK

STATE OF CALIFORNIA)

COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)

On the  14 day of November,1963,before me, the undersigned notary  public in and for said County and State, personally appeared H.G WARDEN known to me to be the Presiding Officer of The Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist Association, and  RUBY V HAYLOCK known to me  to be the Executive Secretary  of The Davidian Seventh-Day Association, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same in their respective capacities as Presiding  Officer and Executive Secretary.

WITNESS my hand  and official seal.

[Signed] Notary, public in and for said County and State

My Commission Expires January 22, 1967.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE

H.G WARDEN and RUBY V.HAYLOCK, each being duly sworn, deposes and says:

That  H.G WARDEN is the Presiding Officer of The Davidian  Seventh-Day Adventist Association, an unincorporated Association, and that RUBY V. HAYLOCK is the Executive Secretary of said Association; that the Association has duly authorised its incorporation and its authorised H.G WARDEN and RUBY V.HAYLOCK as Executive Secretary to execute the foregoing  Articles of Incorporation.

[Signed] H.G. WARDEN

[Signed] RUBY V. HAYLOCK

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14 day of November, 1963.

[Signed] Notary, public in and for said County and State.

My Commission Expires January 22, 1967.