Articles of Incorporation of Eugene
Rugby Football Club, Ltd. |
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INCORPORATION TO ALL PERSONS UNTO WHOM THESE PRESENTS
SHALL COME: ARTICLE I The name of the Corporation is Eugene Rugby Football Club, Ltd., and its duration shall be perpetual. ARTICLE II The purposes for which this Corporation is formed are: A. To enhance and promote the noble pursuit of amateur Rugby Union Football, B. To promote athletic fellowship, C. To aid in the reassessment of the role of athletics in the United States, D. To schedule, direct, and participate in local, regional, national, international and other amateur rugby matches, E. To provide educational resources for the teaching and instructing of the various techniques employed in rugby, F. To organize, promote, and participate in amateur rugby tournaments among all interested teams and clubs, G. To operate, lease, and grant rights to others in connection with the operation of concessions as related to and in connection with any activity that it is engaged in, in the promotion of rugby football, H. To promote and sell all types of advertising in connection with its rugby football activities and programs, I. To hold, purchase, acquire, sell, convey, lease, mortgage, take by gift, devise, donation, or bequest or otherwise acquire and dispose of property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, J. To engage in fundraising projects for the sole purpose of furthering the objects and purposes set forth herein, K. To form a club or clubs, the sole and exclusive purpose of which is to promote, participate in and advance the cause of rugby football, and to operate the same exclusively for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes or to foster national or international sports competition. No part of the net earnings of this corporation will inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, and no substantial part of its activities will be carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation and will not participate or intervene in any political campaign of any candidate for public office, all within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the 1954 Internal Revenue Code and any amendments or supplements thereto, L. To be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and disbursements in furtherance of the purposes set forth in this Article. ARTICLE III The address, including street and number, of the initial registered offices of the Corporation is: 1253 W. 11th Street, Eugene, Oregon 97402, and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is: James P. Kautz. ARTICLE IV The number of directors constituting the initial Board of Directors shall be five (5), and the respective names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as the initial directors are:
ARTICLE V The names and addresses, including number and street, of each of the incorporators of the above-named incorporation are:
ARTICLE VI This organization is a non-profit organization and no part of the dues, fees, assessments, monies from fundraising projects, or other monies collected by the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any member of the Corporation, and upon dissolution, any unexpected funds on hand shall be distributed to one or more of any organizations qualifying as an organization described in 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and any amendments and supplements thereto, and if none such be inexistence, to any other organization so qualifying, to be selected by the Board of Directors. [ARTICLE VII: see Articles of Amendment] IN WITNESS WHEREOF and in celebration of the game of rugby, we have hereunto set our hands in duplicate on this, the ___ day of _________, 1982. /s/ Ross. M. Shpard
I, Scott Griswold, Doug Gregg, Ross M. Shepard, Gary C. Halinski, James P. Kautz, each for himself and not one for the other, do depose and say: That I have read the foregoing Articles of Incorporation and that all things set forth therein are true as I verily believe. /s/ G. Scott Griswold SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 8th day of October, 1982. /s/ Thomas S. Sermak ARTICLES OF
AMENDMENT Pursuant to ORS 61.370 these Articles of Amendment were adopted by the undersigned corporation: 1. The present (not new) corporate name is Eugene Rugby Football Club, LTD. 2. The following amendment of the Articles of Incorporation was adopted in the manner prescribed by the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act: ARTICLE VII This Corporation is organized exclusively for chartable or educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the Corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on by an organization exempt from the Federal income tax Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. 3. The Amendment was adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors on April 1, 1983, and received a vote of the majority of the directors in office, there being no members having voting rights in respect thereof. We, the undersigned, declare under penalties of perjury that we have examined the foregoing and to the best of our knowledge and belief, it is true, correct and complete. EUGENE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB, LTD. I, James P. Kautz, do hereby attest and verify that I have read the foregoing Articles of Amendments and that all things set forth therein are true as I verily believe. /s/ James P. Kautz SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me this 1st day of July, 1983. /s/ Ross M. Shepard ORIGINAL
ARTICLES TO ALL PERSONS UNTO WHOM THESE PRESENTS
SHALL COME: ARTICLE I The name of the Corporation is Eugene Rugby Football Club, Ltd., and its duration shall be perpetual. ARTICLE II The purposes for which this Corporation
is formed are: The Eugene Rugby Football Club, Ltd, is organized exclusively for social and recreational purposes as are defined by Section 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law). No part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure the benefit of, or be distributable to, its members, directors, officers, or other private persons, except that the Corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set forth in this Article. ARTICLE III The address, including street and number, of the initial registered office of the Corporation is 1590 High Street, Eugene, Oregon, and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is Ross M. Shepard, Attorney at Law. ARTICLE IV The number of directors constituting the initial Board of Directors shall be five (5), and the respective names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as the initial directors are:
ARTICLE V The name and address, including number and street, of each of the above incorporators is:
ARTICLE VI Upon dissolution of the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of the Corporation, dispose of all of the assets of the Corporation exclusively for the purposes of the Corporation in such manner as the Board of Directors shall see fit. IN WITNESS WHEREOF and in celebration of the game of Rugby, we have hereunto set our hands in duplicate on this, the 15th day of January, 1973. /s/ King Schneider
I, King Schneider, Ed Waterbury, Al Mauro, Dan Montgomery, and Ross M. Shepard, each being first duly sworn, each for himself and not for the other do depose and say: That I have read the foregoing Articles of Incorporation and that all things set forth herein are true as I verily believe. /s/ King Schneider SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 15 day of January, 1973. /s/ Dean S. Kaufman About Us | Bylaws | Constitution | Officers | Meeting Minutes | History |