SCA Articles of Incorporation

Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism may copy and distribute this document to other members of the Society so long as copyright credit is given and no changes are made in the text.

The governing version of this document is the SCA ORGANIZATIONAL HANDBOOK, published 1989, and the official update sheets released subsequently. Printed copies are available from the SCA Stock Clerk, P.O. Box 360743, Milpitas CA 95036, for $6.00. Any disputes over the actual content of the document will be decided in favor of the printed version.

Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Incorporated

HILDA POWERS and CLIVEDEN CHEW HAAS certify that:

1. They are the president and the secretary, respectively, of the SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM, INCORPORATED, a California Non-Profit Corporation.

2. The Articles of Incorporation shall be amended to read as herein set forth in full:

I

The name of this corporation shall be Society for Creative Anachronism, Incorporated.

II

This corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for charitable purposes. The purposes for which this corporation is formed include:

a) Research and education in the field of pre-17th-Century Western Culture.

b) Generally, to engage in research, publish material of relevance and interest to the field of pre-17th-Century Western Culture; to present activities and events which re-create the environment of said era, such as, but not limited to, tournaments, jousts, fairs, dances, classes, et cetera; to acquire authentic or reproduced replicas of chattels representative of said era; and to collect a library.

c) This corporation shall have and exercise all rights and powers conferred upon non-profit corporations under the laws of the State of California, provided that all activities shall be incidental to and in the furtherance of the purposes set forth in II.a. and b. above.

III

In accordance with the provisions of Section 9913 of the California Corporations Code, this corporation elects to be governed by all of the provisions of the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law not otherwise applicable to this corporation under Sections 9910-9927 of the Corporations Code.

IV

This corporation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (1) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), or (2) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law).

No substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall consist of the carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, nor shall this corporation participate in or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements) any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.

V

The property of this corporation is irrevocably dedicated to charitable purposes and no part of the net income or assets of this corporation shall ever inure to the benefit of any director, officer or member thereof or to the benefit of any private person. Upon the dissolution or winding up of the corporation, its assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of this corporation shall be distributed to a nonprofit fund, foundation or corporation which is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes and which has established its tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

3. The foregoing amendment of the Articles of Incorporation has been duly approved by the Board of Directors.

4. The corporation has no members.

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Hilda Powers, President

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Cliveden Chew Haas, Secretary

We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the matters set forth in this certificate are true and correct of our own knowledge.

DATE: 9-14-89

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Hilda Powers, President

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Cliveden Chew Haas, Secretary

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