American Bar Association-Officers 1920-1921__. Illinois State's Attorneys' Association-Officers 1920.-. Illinois State Society of American Institute of Criminal Law CHARTER OF THE ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION To All to Whom These Presents Shali Come, Greeting: WHEREAS, a certificate duly signed and acknowledged, has been filed in the office of the Secretary of State, on the 1st day of March, A. D. 1916, for the organization of the ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION under and in accordance with the provisions of "An act concerning Corporations," approved April 18, 1872, and in force July 1, 1872, and all acts amendatory thereof, a copy of which certificate is hereto attached; Now, therefore, I, Lewis Stevenson, Secretary of State of the State of Illinois, by virtue of the powers and duties vested in me by law, do hereby certify that the said ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION. is a legally organized Corporation under the laws of this State. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereto set my hand and cause to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Illinois. Done at the City of Springfield this 1st day of March, A. D. 1916, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and fortieth. We, the undersigned, NATHAN WILLIAM MACCHESNEY, ROGER SHERMAN, WALTER M. PROVINE, JOHN F. VOIGT, FREDERICK A. BROWN, C. M. CLAY BUNTAIN, ALBERT D. EARLY, EDGAR B. TOLMAN, GEORGE H. WILSON and LOGAN HAY, Citizens of the United States, propose to form a corporation under an act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, entitled "An Act Concerning Corporations," approved April 18th, 1872, and all acts amendatory thereof, and that for the purpose of such organization we hereby state as follows, to-wit: 1. The name of such Corporation is ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION. 2. The object for which it is found is to cultivate the science of jurisprudence, to promote reform in the law, to facilitate the administration of justice, to elevate the standard of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession, to encourage a thorough and liberal legal education, and to cultivate and cherish a spirit of brotherhood among the members thereof. 3. *The management of the aforesaid Association shall be vested in a Board of Governors, composed of twelve members, consisting of the President, First Vice-President and two additional Vice-Presidents, Treasurer, Secretary and six others. The President, Vice-Presidents and Secretary shall be elected annually by the membership, the remaining governors shall be elected for three years, two to be elected by the membership each year after the first election, at which time six shall be elected, two for one year, two for two years, and two for three years. 4. The following persons are hereby selected as the Managers of Control and manage said corporation until the first annual meeting, viz: NATHAN WILLIAM MACCHESNEY, ROGER SHERMAN, WALTER M. PROVINE, JOHN F. VOIGT, FREDERICK A. BROWN, C. M. CLAY BUNTAIN, ALBERT D. EARLY, EDGAR B. TOLMAN, LOGAN HAY and GEORGE H. WILSON. 5. The location is in the City of Springfield, in the County of Sangamon, and State of Illinois, and the postoffice address of its business office is at Hotel Leland, 6th Street and Capitol Ave., in the said City of Springfield. *On December 9, 1916, this section was amended by increasing the membership of the Board of Governors from twelve to thirteen and making the retiring President of the Association a member of the Board of Governors for one year from the date of his retirement as President. |