Certificate of Incorporation of National Office for the Rights of the Indigent
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March 24, 1970

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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION or NATIONAL OFFICE FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIGEN WE, the undersigned, in order to form a non-profit, non-stock corporation for tHe purposes hereinafter stated, under and pursuant to the provisions of the General Corpore- tion Law of the State of Delaware, being Chapter 1 of Title 8 of the Revised Code of 1953, and the Acts emendatory there- of and supplementary thereto, do hereby certify as follows: " FIRST: The name of the corporation (hereinafter referred to as "the Corporation") is: NATIONAL OFFICE FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIGENT > INC. SECOND: The principal office of the Corporation will be in the City of Dover, County of Kent, State of Delaware. The ane of its resident agent will be UNITED STATES CORPORATION COMPANY, whose address is No. 129 South State Street in said city. THIRD: The Corporation is formed for, and its activities shall be limited to, exclusively charitable, scientific, literary Ane educational objects or purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c) (3) of the United States Internal Reventie Code of 1954, as the same may be from time to time amended. The commeretion shall have the following as its erctueively charitable, scientific, literary and education purposes: 1. fo render legal aid gratuituously to such persons as may appear to be worthy thereof, who are suffering legal injustices by reason of economic disadvantage and are unable to employ and engage legal aid.and assistance on ac~ count of poverty; 2. To, conduct research, and to collect, collate, acquire, compile and publish 4nformation concerning the legal rights of the economically disadvantaged and ae recognition of those rights by other segments of the American public; and 3. To do any or all lawful acts and things which may be necessary, useful, suitable, desirable or proper for the furtherance or accomplishment of any or all of the foregoing purposes; Provided, however, that no substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall be earrying on propaganda , or other- wise attempting, to influence legislation, and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (by publishing or distributing of statements or otherwise), any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. FOURTH: In furtherance of such charitable, scientific, literary and educational objects and purposes, the Corporation shall have the following powers to the extent permitted by law, provided, however, that the Corporation may not exercise any power, either express or implied, in such a manner as to Ww Gisqualify the Corporation from exemption from United States income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal. Revenne Code of 1954 as the same may be from time to time amended: 1. To solicit, accept, acquire, purchase, receive, hold, administer, deal with, take and receive by bequest, devise, grant, gift, lease, benefit of trust, or otherwise, for any of its objects and purposes, any property, real, personal, tangible or intangible, wheresoever located +o invest and reinvest the principal thereof; to receive the 4ncome therefrom; and to add any such income to principal; Pa So} purchase, hold, sell, exchange, convey, mortgage, lease, donate, transfer or otherwise dispose of any such property, real, personal, tangible or intangible; _ 3. To borrow money, and from time to, time, to make, accept, endorse, execute, and issue bonds, deben- * tures, promissory notes, bills of exchange, and other obliga- -.--, tions of the Corporation for moneys borrowed or in payment for property acquired or for any of the other purposes of the Oerporation, and to secure the payment of any such obligations by mortgage, pledge, deed, indenture, agreement, or other in- strument of trust, or by other lien upon, assignment of, or agreement in regard. to all or any part of the property, rights, or privileges of the Corporation vherever situated, whether ~—~——] now owned or hereafter to be acquired; ..- 4, (a) To render legal aid gratuitously to such persons as may appear to be worthy thereof, who are suffering legal injustices by reason of economic disadvantage and are un- able to employ and engage legal aid and assistance on account of poverty; (b) To conduct research, and to collect, collate, acquire, compile and publish information concerning the legal rights of the economically disadvantaged anda the recognition of those rights by other segments of the American public; and 5. To the extent permitted by law, to exercise its rights, powers and privileges by holding meetings of its members and its Board of Directors, and by having one or more offices, employing personnel, and establishing offices, branches, _ subdivisions and agencies, in any part of the world; and 6. In general, to exercise such powers which now are or hereafter may be conferred by law upon a corporation or- ganized for thepurposes hereinabove set forth, or necessary or incidental to the powers so ‘conferred, “or conducive to the attainment of the purposes of the corporation, subject to such limitations as are or may be prescribed by law. FIFTH: it is the intention of the Corporation at “all times to qualify and remain qualified as exempt from United States income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1951, as the same may be from time to time amended. Accordingly: 1. The Corporation shall not be toadauatee or oper- ated for profit, and no part of the net earnings of the Corpora- _tion shall inure to the benefit of any member or individuals 2, No-part of the net earnings or of the prop- erty or assets of the Corporation shall be used other than for the objects and purposes of the Corporation set out in Article THIRD of this Certificate of Incorporation; 3, No substantial part of the activities of the Corporation shall consist of attempting to influence legislation, by propaganda or otherwise; nor shall the Corpo~ ration participate in, or intervene in (by the publishing or distributing of statements or otherwise), any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office; 4, In the event of a liquidation, dissolution, termination or winding up of the Corporation (whether volun- tary, involuntary or by operation of law), none of the prop- erty or assets of the Corporation shall be made available in any way to any individual, corporation or other organization, except to corporations or other organizations located in the United States waich qualify as exempt from United States in- come tax under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as the same may be from time to time amended. SIXTH: The original members of the corporation * shall be the incorporators. The conditions for membership, and loss of membership, in the Corporation shall be as stated _in the By-laws. The By-laws may be adopted in the first ‘in- stance by the incorporators. The powers of the Board of Directors, unless otherwise specified by the members, shall include the power to borrow money and give security in the name of the Corpo- ration without limit as to amount, ae only in furtherance of the stated objects and purposes of the Corporation; to appoint such committee or committees; ineluding an Executive Committee, as in its discretion it shall deem desirable and din the best interests of ‘the Corporation, and to delegate to any such committee ene powers as in its discretion are necessary and desirable, but only to the extent permitted by law and the By-laws; and to authorize any and all donations, gifts, contributions and awards which the Corporation is authorized to make. The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to amend the By-laws of the Corporation, provided, that any such amendment to the By-laws shall pe reported to, the next meeting and shall be subject to modification or re- peal by the pee: aaa ores pee “The ae shall not, ‘have authority to issue any capital stock. The existence of the Corporation shall be perpetual. EIGHTH: ‘The private’ property of the members, di- rectors and officers of the Corporation shall not be subject to the payment of corporate debts ,to any extent whatsoever. The names and places of the incorporators ave as follows: S. William Green Judith R. Thoyer Elliott J. Weiss IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have signed and acknowledged this Certificate of Incorporation this GZ day of January, 1967. of residence of each Street York 10021 196 East 75th New York, New Street York 3.0021 330 East 70th New York, New 330 East 70th New York, New Street York 10021 a bree jee S. Willian Green ElIfotz 7d. Weiss STATE OF NEW YORK COUNT sD, that on the a day of January, 1967, before me, a notary public in-and for the County and State aforesaid, personally came S. WILLIAM GREEN, JUDITH R. THOYER and ELLIOTT J. WEISS, parties to the foregoing Certi- ficate of Incorporation, known to me personally to be such, and severally acknowledged the said Certificate to be the act and deed of such signers, respectively, and that the facts therein stated are truly set forth. GIVEN under my hand and seal of office the day and year aforesaid. low Dies ry Notary Public ALVA BARO! - Notary Public, Stat> No. E ‘New York Qualified in N ounty, Coramission Expires March 30, 1968 tm SF Eugene Hunting, Seoretany, of State of the Sate of Delaware, fo hereby rertify atthe atoueand foreg ges ati nae boopuyof Certificate of Incorporation of the "NATIONAL OFFICE FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIGENT, INC.", as received and filed in this office the tenth day of January, A.D. 1967, at 9 o'clock A.M. « Iu Testimany Wherent, Share hereunto sed my hand andofficialseal at Dover this twenty-fourth day of- March in the year of our Lord one thous md nine hundred and. seventy Secretary of State ‘Asst Secretary of State FORM 121