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DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
OF THE
STATE OF MONTANA
I, Sam W. Mitchell, Secretary of State of the
State of Montana, do hereby certify that the annexed
is a full, true and correct copy of
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
GREEN ACRES WATER ASSOCIATION
as received and filed in this office on the twenty-third
day of April A. D. 1952, at the hour of 1:15 otclock P.M.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF., I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Great Seal
of the State of Montana, at Helena, the
Capital, this 23rd day of April, A. D.
1952.
Sam W. Mitchell
Secretary of State.
By Clifford L. Walker
(SEAL) Deputy
ARTICLS3 OF MOM- POIRATION
OPMEN ACRES WA'I`ER. ASSOClATIONs
e, the undersigned, for the purpose of foraying s corporation
pursuant to Sections 15-1401 to 15»1409, inclusive, R.0*14.1 1947r and
pursuant to the attached Resolution of the Green Acr s Watar Associn-►
Lion, an unincorporated association# in regularly celled meeting of
the members of said asbociation, adopted bye majority vote of said
members them in attendance', hereby adopt the following certificate or
Articles of Incorporation:
1* the name of this corporation shall be "MMN ACRE AT,�R
water to the members of this corporation, by and through
water mains of the corporation, subjoct to the charges and
ro ulatiohn of said City of Kalispell, Montana, and further
subject to regulations of the corporation to be promulgated
in By-laws to be adopted by said corporation, and the members
thersof l and
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d: Not to become a public utility, nor to assure any con-
tractual liability for the furnishing of water to the public,
or the members of the corporation, but solely to furnish
facilities in the ,fore of water mains to permit the City ref
Kalispell, Montana, to transport water from its city water
mains and deliver such grater .to the members of this corporation;
This corporation shall continue to exist perpetually, un-
less dissolved by a majority vote of its members* then in good stand-
ing, and shall have and possess the following powers:
a* To sue and be sued;
b* To contract and be contracte-d with; ,
s. To receive property by devise or bequest, subject to
the laws regulating the transfer of property by wills
and to otherwise acquire ,and hold all property, real
or personal, including shares of stock, bands and
securities of other corporations;
d. To Tact as trustee under any trust Incidental to the
principal objects of the corporation, and to receive,
hold, administer, and expend funds and property sub-
ject to such trust;
a. To convoy, exchange, lease wortgaga, oncumber, transfer
upon trust or otherwise diapose of all property, meal
or personal;
f. To borrow money, contract debts, and issue bonds, notes
. and debentures, and secure the same;
g. To do all ether ants necessary or expedient for the
administration of the affairs and attainment of the pur-
poses of the corporation;
hw To have and use a corporate seal..
and geaerally to have all power necessary, needful or desirable for the
full and complete exercise of any,of the powers abovs set forth;
4. Tkl%.s moinbership of this corporation shall consist of the
undersigned Board. cif Directors and their successors,in office, and
such other individuals as may be'elected to membership in the manner
provided by the say -laws;
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. There shall be no capital stock in this corporation,but each
member shall be issued a cartifi cate of membership, representing a
beneficial$ equal interest in the corporation, transferable by act or
inheritance; one person may hold more than one membership only under
conditions expressly provided by the By -lawn;
+6. The management of this corporation shall be Vested in a
Board of fire (5) Directors, including the offices of President, Vice-
President, Secretary -Treasurer, and. two (2) additional Directors, all
of whoa shall be elected for a term of one year at the annual. meetirngb
The First Board of Directors# who shad hold office until their suo-
cessors are regularly elected at the First Annual Meeting, and the
respective office for which they are hereby appointed., or until a
successor is appointed in case of vacancy, shall consist of the follow-
ingI
Offer
Address
C3.N.Fai.rbanks
President
Route
2,
Kalispell,
Montana.
Ira N. Peterson
Vice -President
Rotate
2,
zali.spell,
Montana.
Emma Macey
Secretary -Treasurer
Route
2,
Kalispell,
Montana,
Fred R. iaRoque
Director
Roue
2,
Kalispell,
Montana.
John Sudan
'Director
Route
2,
Kalispell,
Montana.
7• The annual meeting of the corporation shall be held at the
home of the Secretary, or such other place as may be designated by the
Board of DCrec�ore, on the fourth Saturday of each April, df :each year,
commenoi.ng April 26, .1952;
Bp All vac anciels on the Hoard of Directors shall be filled
by the remaining Directors, by majority vote;
9• This corporation does not contemplate the distribution
of pecuniary gains, profits or dividends to the Members, and pecuniary
profit is not the object, or any object of this torpor'ation.
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IN WITNESS 77MEOF the undersigned have hereunto not their
hands and executed this instrument, the :. ... day of April, 1952.
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STATE OF M)NTANA )
COUNTY OF PLATHEAD �
On this day of Aprils 1952, before me, the underoi.gned,
a Notary Public in and for the State aforesaid, personally appeared
Co N. FAIRBt NKS, IRA N. PI ET�� ON? PMA MA -'Y, FRED R. LaROQUE and
JOHN SUUANt. known to me to be the pereono who3e name are suboori.bed
to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed
the same,
IN WITHESS 4 ISR ,0F I have hereunto $at ray hand and affixed
my Notarial Seal the day and year last above written.
SIG hAv rrec
ota Y lie for the .State of Montana
Residing at Kali spell i Montana
My Commi.ssi.on expir-is Feb. lot, 1955.
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS the G een Acres Water Association was formed
by contract, _dated _, 19_jLLC, between
and others, to hold, own and operate a water distribution
system to the lands of such parties, on a non --profit basis;
and
WHEREAS said non-profit association has continued to
so own and hold said water distribution system and, during
the intervening years, has admitted various other persons to
membership on the basis of payment to such association of a
membership fee equivalent to the pro rata cost of said water
distribution system; and
WHEREAS said Green Acres Association by mutual consent
of said members has each year elected the following officers
for the management of the business and the affairs of said
association, to -wit: President, Vice --President, Secretary -
Treasurer and two other Directors; sad
WHEREAS, the regularly elected officers and directors
of said association for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1952,
are as follows:
C. N. Fairbanks, President;
Ira )12. Peterson, Vice -President;
Emma Maxey, Secretary -Treasurer;
Fred LaRoque, Director; and
John Sudan, Director;
and
WHEREAS the members of said association deem it to be
to the best interests of said Association and each member and
person interested therein that said Green Acres Waters Association
be incorporated, under the laws of the State of Montana, as a non-
profit corporation, to own, hold and manage said water distribution
system, and any and all other property of said association, as such
non-profit corporation for the use and benefit of said members;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the members of the
Green Acres Water Association, an unincorporated association,
in re gulare
ml meeting assembled, that such association form
a non-pfoflt corporation, under the laws of the State of Montana,
to own, hold and manage the water distribution system and any and
all other property of such association;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the officers and directors of such
Green Acres Water Association, be and they are hereby authorized
and directed to take any and all steps necessary to organize said
non-profit corporation and to sign any and all papers and documents
necessary to carry out the provisions hereof;
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the name of said non-pro-
fit corporation so to be organized shall be the Green Acres
Water Association, a non-profit corporation, and that the various
purposes and objects of said corporation, the number and term
of the directors and all other matters required and useful in
the Articles of Incorporation of said Green Acres Water Associa-
tion, a non-profit corporation, within the general powers and scope
of this resolution, be and are hereby delegated to and are hereby
placed within the discretion and determination of the aforesaid
officers and directors.of said Green Acres Water Association.
Dated AAA ;M , 1952.
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President
�'l J c ,c.m;�.�L.�:•.,��. --� Vice -President
Secretary-Treasurer
Director
Director
STATE OF P%TIONTANA ) ss
COUNTY OF FLATHEAD )
C. N. FAIRBANKS, IRA C. PETERSONEMR2A MAXEY, FRED
LaRCQUE,and JOHN SUDAN, each for himself, herself, being
first duly and severally sworn deposes and sags: That
affiants are respectively the President, Vice- resident Secre-
tary -Treasurer, and Directors of the Green Acres eater . ssocia--
tion, an unincorporated association, holding, owning and
operating a water distribution system, together with other
property, for the purpose of delivering water from the City
Water Mains of the City of Kalispell, Montana, to the homes
and properties of the members of said Association; that the
members of said Green Acres Water Asso iation at the Regularly
A:r4�114 Meeting of said members, held
1952 at tiv v�q e. near Kalispell -,Montana , duly and
regularly a opte the certain Resolution to incorporate said
Green Acres Water Association as a non-profit corporation,
under the Laws of the State of Montana, a signed copy of
which Resolution is attached to this affidavit and by this
reference made a part hereof;
And we do hereby each of us certify that the foregoing
and attached Resolution of the Green Acres Water Association,
an unincorporated association, is a true, full and correct copy
of that certain Resolution duly passed and adopted by the members
of such Association at the Regulard ti,.TW ,4 Meeting, held
alLg_.� , 1952, and as d(ly entered in the minutes and
records of such association as kept by the Secretary -Treasurer
thereof.,
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of-E�-,br_uat-_7,1952.
tary Public for the State of Mofitana
Residing at Kalispell, Moat.'
My Commission expires rC4.,