Norwalk High School - Reminiscentiae Yearbook (Norwalk, CT)

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ARTICLES OF ASSOCLATION OF THE -BROOKSIDE CHAPEL ASSOCIATION- The undersigned residents of the Towns of Norwalk and Darien in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut have associated and do truly associate ourselves pursuant to seetion 576 Chapter 7; Title 7; of the statutes of the State of Connecticut, Revision of 1867 being the section aforesaid of an act concerning Committees and Corporations and do hereby adopt and establish these articles of association, that is to $aY:- ARTICLE let. The name of this Association shall be The' Brookside Chapel Association. ARTICLE 2nd, The purpose of this Association shall be the purchasing of land and the erection thereOn of a building or buildings to be used or occupied for Funerals, Lectures, Sunday School, ReligiOus or Other public meetings in Middle Five Mile River School District, so called, in the Town of Norwalk. ARTICIE 3rd. All persons who shall subscribe to these articles at the first meeting of this Association shall be members of the Association and shall be entitled to one vote in the corporate meeting thereof. ARTICIE 4th. Any person residing in either town of Norwalk or Darien aforesaid, may become a member of this Association after its first meeting by a majority vote of the members present at any regular meeting upon signing these articles and paying into the Treasury of the Association. the sum of five dollars, and shall be entitled to one vote in the corporate meetings of the Association, as long as he or ehe may continue to be a resident of either of the towns aforesaid. ARTICLE 5th. The Officers of this Aeeociation shall be a President, Secretary, Treasurer and two t2l Directors, all of whom shall be elected annually by ballot on the second Saturday of may and also shall have all the powers and be subject to all the duties of like officers in similar organizations and who shall together be a Board of Trustees to whom the general affairs of the Association shall be entrusted and also shall make annual report of their doings. ARTICLE 6th. In case of the death, resignation or aheence of the President of this A seociation, all the duties and powere of that office shall devolve upon the First Director named in the last preVious election, or in his abeehce upon the Second Director so named. The Board of Trustees shall have power to fill all other vacancies. ARTICLE 7th. - The annual meeting of this Aceociation for e ection of Oificere and transaction of business shall be held on the Second Saturday in Hay. Special meetings may be held