1 20 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/18a341b2857e48ecd1866a90993ec01d.pdf?Expires=1774483200&Signature=t3ay%7EPJUHzAsS2rf4VXPXU78Xlqwi-icO63D2tg3Arl%7ELJm5z6Os7G-cTtFZNSfeQrSSxDkzyVSpn60O%7EYNwLEuMqoJ--WwQ4TZv3fU5FGWCjozY4yEPkV6jva2hgI6CitprUk548-yWJt6t18LxUmcBf7645seSkY2iXhFH3sBPjCHKQRTuTi88Dt9N1LGSVY1fj4dR%7Eqn9iiSO12GAJ2hS0eS4xVD5aLEcdsRFF9lblzbJ1xTDpdJznU4TH99j82gnoKsyALj2NTlqKAvNzm1gxa6EKYDUfj7s%7E46TSyz85u7QLTUuya2dcD2SMn-zUF7ODjgbnSgXwdb3XQJMMw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 127705a1d0bc0ff9acd3f80817c44c75 PDF Text Text , ( Exact copy from Corporation Book # 38, pages 443-44 5 .) ART ICL E OF INC RP O AT ION OF CH C HE PLY~ TH ONGREGA TI O 1AL Know all men by these presents, th a t the fol low i ng subscribi bg persons and t he ir associa te s have associa ted t hem selves toge t he r to establish a cor po ration un der t e provi s io ns of Chapter 3 Article VIII of th e Kent ucky statutes, and, s ubject to the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, have ado pt ed the fol l owing Article s of in~or po ration, to wit:- Article f. Th e name of the corporation hereby formed shall "Plymouth Cong re ga t i onal Church." Article II• Th e principal office o f th i s cor po ration shall be loca te d in loui s v·ille, Jeffer s on County, ent uc ky. Artivle Ill. The nature of t he busine s s of the corporation and t he objects and purpo ses proposed to be promoted and car r ied o n byte said cor po ration shall be as fol l ows :- To advance th e cause of the christian reli g ion, to provide a p lace o f wo r sh ip for i ts members to be conduc te d in accordance with the rules, regulations, and laws of t he cong regational faith; to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, to ma ke a nd use the cor por a t e seal, to ta ke, receive d hold all manner s of land, rents, and hereditaments as well as a ny s um of mone y an d po r t i ons of good s and chattels purchased, acquired, g iven or beq ueat hed und e r said corporation, and to em p loy, s ell or dispose of s a me, or mort ga ge , convey or hy pot he ca t e any r ea J estate or ersonal pr o pe rty s o acquired, subject however, to th e limi t atio ns of law t hat said corporation shall not be o pera t ed , ma na g d or u sed f o r priv ate gain, nor enga ge in any p lan of ban k ing o r i nsu r anc e . �Article IV. Th ere sha l l be no ca p ital stock nor stochholders in this corporation. Artiole V. Thi s corporati on s hall com ■ ence wh en thes e arti- cl e s are filed and recorded as require d by law and a certific ate of that fact i s i s s ued by the secretary o f th e s tat e of Kentuc ky an d shall continue for nine t y-nine years, unless soone r d i so lv ed byte oper•tion of law. Arti cle VI. The affairs of this corporation shall be conducted by a board 'of trustees comp osed of not less than fiv e and not more than fifteen members to be elected by ballot at a meeting of . the members of the said Plymout h Cong regational Church, to be held at the church for that purpose on the second Wednesday in (end of pa g e 443) January every year. Not ice of said me et ing shall be given from the pulpit on unday morning at the hour of service for two consecutive Sundays next preceding date of said me e t i rig_. Section l. Until the nex ! ~ dating for the purpose of electing a Board of Trustees, which will be in January, 1929 , or until t he ir successors are duly elected and qualified, the pres ent trustees, namely:- Samuel ~oodson, Clarence You ng , Irvine St. Clair, E. c. Malone, Richard ~. liver, James Bryant, V. L. Coo per, J • • Cata- lin, James Chi p ley, Jelson ~ .• Willis and Albert t1. Sm ith shall be the trust ees of said cor po ration. Section Jl. Said Board of Tru stee s sh a ll have th e powe r and it shall be i ts duty to s ell, convey, mortgag e and otherwise dispos e o f any an d all pro perty, the ti t le to wh ic h may be aquired by t he said cor poration un der i ts c ha r t er, pr ovi ded , th at s uch I �It ,· ', ,. I ( Art. I ncorp. P. Cong. Ch.) sale, conveyance or disposal of any real pro perty so held or acquired shall be reques te d by vo t e at a me e ting of t he congregation of said Plymouth Cong regational Church, of which due notice shall be given from the pul p it on Sund ay morning at the ho ur of reli g i ous servioe at least two week~ previous to s uc h mee ting , and whic h notice shall sta te th e contemplated sale, conveyance or mort ga ge, and provid~d that two- th ird s of the members present at such m00 tin g shal l vo te in favor of such sale, c6nveyance or mort oage. Section 3. Any conveyance or mortgage of real es t ate by the corporation as herinbefore authorized shall be made by deed under its corporate name a nd seal and shall be signed on behalf of said c or poration by the members constituting the Board of rustees at t he time of s uch conveyance or a majority the re-of. \ ,' ', ... Section 4. The oard of Trust e es shall elect and mai~ t ain in office a Chairman upon whom .- process may be served an d the Board of . Trus tees name d in Section1 f 19 24 ' ereof have alected E. C. ~alone, of Magazine Stre e t, Louis~ille~ 'ent uc ky, as the Chairman upon whom process may be served. Section 5. Jh e oard of T~us t ees herein _spo en of shall per- form all of - the duties generally performed by a Board of Directors. In other words, t he Trustees shall be t he Directors of th e corporation. Article Vl"I. Th e hi g hest amount of indebtedness or liability which t h is corpora t ion may at any t ime i ncur shall be and is the sum of ~ l O, O o. o. Article VII I. The private pro perty of the mem bers of t h is cor po ration shall not be liable for nor subject to the pay me nt of �I ' (irt. ' lnc;:orp. P. Cong. Ch .) corporate debts. Article IX. Th ese article s may,wi t h the concent of two-t irds of the member s present at a me e ting, a no t ice of wh ich has been AYtd~ 1lI. given as provided in s ection ,: hereof, be a mended by articles of 11 amendment sig ned by member s of t he Board of rus t e e s for the time bei ng or the majori t y t he reof. In testimony whereof, wi t ness t he signatures of the incorporators this the 1s t day of Octo ber, 192 • E. C. alone James Bryant E • G. Harris J. Everett -.t a .r ris State of Kentucky w. n. flftatt hews Sam Woodson C. Young J. • Ca tali n Nelson Wil l is ) { ss County of Jefferson) 1, Beatrice are, a Notary Public, in and for the state and county aforesaid hereby certify that on this day the fore goin g instrument of writing was produced to me in said County and acknowled P. ed and delivered by, E. C. ~alone, James ryant, E• • Harris, J. Everett Hards, ~. B . na.tthews, Sam Woodson, c. Young, J. O. Cata1 in, and elson Willis• par ies t hereto, to t heir act and de e d. In t estimony whereof witness my signature this 1st day of October, 19 2 • Beatrice /are Notary Public Jefferson County Kentucky Beatrice Ware ~y commission expires August 3, 1930 (End of pag e444] I, ~ • • Stiglitz, Clerk of t he Coun t y Cour t of Jefferson County in the State of Kentucky, do certify t hat on t his day at 4:1 8 o'clock P. ~. t he foregoin g article s of incorporation were produced to me in my office, and t hat I have recorded them, thi s and the foregoi ng certificate in my said office. Vitne s s my hand t his 16 day of Oct. 1928 ~. · • Stigli t z, Clerk � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, circa 1916-1977, 1992 Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource <span>The collection consists of twentieth-century records of Plymouth Congregational Church, founded in 1877 in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Plymouth Settlement House, which opened in 1917 as an extension of the church’s mission. The church and settlement house were located next to each other in the Russell neighborhood at the corner of Seventeenth and West Chestnut streets. The church’s membership was primarily made up of middle- and upper-class Black families, and the settlement house provided social services to neighborhood residents. Included in the collection are board minutes, correspondence, annual reports, and publications.</span><br /><br />Only a selection of the records have been digitized; see the finding aid to learn about the entire collection: <a href="https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/" target="_blank" title="Finding Aid" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://filsonhistorical.org/research-doc/plymouth-congregational-church-louisville-ky-records-ca-1916-1977/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1916-1977, 1992 Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mss. BA P738, Folder 07, Item 02 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mss. BA P738, Folder 7, Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) records, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Title A name given to the resource Articles of Incorporation of the Plymouth Congregational Church, 1928 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Description An account of the resource The Plymouth Congregational Church of Louisville, Kentucky, Articles of Incorporation is a 4-page typescript that describes the administrative structure and functions of the church. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1928 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920s 20th century Subject The topic of the resource Plymouth Congregational Church (Louisville, Ky.) Churches Kentucky--Jefferson County--Louisville African American churches African Americans Incorporation Articles of Incorporation By-laws Religion Christianity Christian Protestants Church management Russell (Louisville, Ky.) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The Filson Historical Society can provide high-resolution scans of original source materials from its holdings for non-commercial and commercial use. To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/ Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource article of incorporation legal documents Language A language of the resource eng