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July 22, 1992
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF EFF-AUSTIN
The undersigned natural persons of the age of eighteen (18) years
or more acting as incorporators of a corporation under the Texas
Non-Profit Corporation Act, hereby adopt the following Articles
of Incorporation for such corporation:
ARTICLE ONE
The name of the corporation is EFF-Austin.
ARTICLE TWO
The corporation is a non-profit corporation.
ARTICLE THREE
The period of its duration is perpetual.
ARTICLE FOUR
The purposes for which the corporation is organized are those
within the scope and meaning of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation
Act which are pursuant to the following goals:
(a) to engage in and support educational activities that
increase understanding of the opportunities and challenges posed
by computing and telecommunications, and related civil liberties
issues.
(b) to foster a clearer social understanding of the issues
underlying free and open telecommunications; and
(c) to facilitate and encourage communication between
individuals interested in computer and telecommunication
technology and related social and legal issues.
This corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree,
engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in
furtherance of the primary purposes of this corporation. This
corporation is organized pursuant to the Texas Non-Profit
Corporation Act and no part of the net earnings of the corporation
nor of its assets shall inure to the benefit of any individual
member, officer or individual except that the corporation shall be
authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for
services rendered and to make payments and distributions in
furtherance of the purposes stated herein.
ARTICLE FIVE
The street address of the initial registered office of the
corporation is 2700-A Metcalfe, Austin TX, 78741 and the name of
its initial registered agent at such address is Steve Jackson.
ARTICLE SIX
The number of directors constituting the board of directors of the
corporation is nine, and the names and addresses of the persons who
are to serve as the initial directors are:
Smoot Carl-Mitchell XXXXXXX
Austin, TX 78741
Edward Cavazos XXXXXXXX
Austin, TX 78741
Matt Lawrence XXXXX
Austin, TX 78758
Steve Jackson XXXXXXX
Austin, TX 78744
John Quarterman XXXXXXXX
Austin, TX 78746
The qualifications, manner of selection, duties, terms and other
matters relating to the Board of Directors shall be provided in the
Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE SEVEN
The name and street address of each incorporator is:
Smoot Carl-Mitchell XXXXXXXX
Austin, TX 78741
Edward Cavazos XXXXXXXXXX
Austin, TX 78741
Steve Jackson XXXXXXXXXXXX
Austin, TX 78744
ARTICLE EIGHT
No member of the organization, member of the Board, or Officer
shall be personally liable for the payment of the debts of the
Corporation except as such member, Director, or Officer may be
liable by reason of his own conduct and acts.
ARTICLE NINE
Upon dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distributed
for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section
of any future federal tax code.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands, this _______
day of ___________________, l992.
____________________________
Smoot Carl-Mitchell, Incorporator
____________________________
Steve Jackson, Incorporator
____________________________
Edward Cavazos, Incorporator
THE STATE OF TEXAS $
COUNTY OF TRAVIS $
I, a notary public, do hereby certify that on this _____ day of
____________________, l992, personally appeared before me EDWARD
CAVAZOS, STEVE JACKSON, and SMOOT CARL-MITCHELL, Incorporators,
known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the
foregoing document, who, being first by me duly sworn, individually
and severally declared that they are the persons who executed the
foregoing document as Incorporators, that they executed it for the
purposes therein expressed, and that the statements therein
contained are true and correct.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
seal the day and year above written.
_______________________________
Notary Public, State of Texas (seal)