WHEREAS, We, the undersigned, citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, whose names are subscribed to this charter or certificate of incorporation, have associated ourselves together for the purposes and upon the terms, and by the name herein stated, under the provisions of an act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled “An Act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations,” approved the 29th day of April, A. D. 1874, and the several supplements thereto, we therefore set forth and declare that:
- The name of this corporation is the FRANKFORD ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION;
II. The purpose for which this corporation is formed is the maintenance of facilities for playing the game of base ball and promoting athletic sports;
III. The business of the corporation is to be transacted in the city of Philadelphia;
IV. The corporation shall have perpetual succession by its corporate name;
V. The names and residences of the subscribers, and the number of the shares subscribed by each, are as follows, to wit:
| James McMaster, | 2 shares, | Frankford |
| George Henry, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| G. Frank Lever, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| Arthur G. Singer, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| Wm. P. McMaster, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| Emmett O’Neill, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| James France, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| A. H. Gilmour, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| Howard George, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| Geo. E. Saul, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| Francis Reilly, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| John H. Drexler, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| Elwood S. Davis, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| Robert T. Taylor, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| William O. Overington, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| S. W. Evans, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| Harry Stanger, | 1 ″ | ″ |
| William Abbott, | 1 ″ | ″ |
VI. The number of the directors of the corporation is fixed at twelve and the names and residences of those who are chosen directors for the first year are as follows:
James McMaster. President, Frankford, Phila.
William Overington, Vice-President, F’k’d. Phila.
James A, Edgar, Secretary, Frankford, Phila.
G. Frank Lever, Treasurer, Frankford, Phila.
James France, Frankford, Phila.
John Hasiam, Frankford, Phila.
William P. McMaster, Frankford, Phila.
Harry S. Adams, Frankford, Phila.
Francis Reilly, Frankford, Phila.
Clarence E. Swope, Frankford, Phila.
Elwood B. Davis, Frankford, Phila.
Howard George, Frankford, Phila.
VII. The amount of the capital stock is One Thousand Dollars, divided into one hundred shares, each of the par value of Ten Dollars;
VIII. Ten per cent of the Capital Stock has been paid in Cash to the Treasurer of the Corporation;
IX. No money or funds of the corporation shall be appropriated to any other object than that expressed as the object of its incorporation:
Witness: our hands and seals this 31st. day of July, A.D. One thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.
James McMaster,
Geo. W. Henry,
G. Frank Lever,
Arthur G. Singer,
Wm, P. McMaster,
Emmett O’Neill,
James France,
A. H. Gilmour,
Howard George,
George E. Saul,
Francis Reilly,
John H. Drexler. D.D.S.
Elwood Davis,
Robert T. Taylor,
Wm. Overington,
S. W. Evans,
Harry Stagger,
William Abbott.
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County of Philadelphia.
Before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania residing in Philadelphia, personally appeared Howard George; Francis Reiley, Jr. and John H. Drexler, D. D. S., three of the subscribers to the above and foregoing certificate of Incorporation, and in due form of law acknowledged the same to be their act and deed.
Witness: my hand and seal of office this 31st day of July, A. D 1899.
FREDERICK W. CASSIDY,
Notary Public.
Recorded in the office for recording deeds etc., in and for the City and County of Philadelphia, in Charter Book, No. 24, Page 547.
Witness: my hand and seal of office this 21st. day of September, 1899.
JOHN VERMIN,
Recorder of Deeds.
DECREE.
And now, to wit September 19th, 1899, the foregoing certificate of incorporation having been duly acknowledged and having been duly presented to me, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas No. 1 accompanied by proof of the publication of the notice of such application, I certify that I have premised and examined the same and that I find the same in proper form and within the purposes named in the first class specified in the second section of the Act of Assembly approved the 29th day of April, 1874, entitled “an act to provide for the in-corporation and regulation of certain corporations,” and that the same appears lawful and not injurious to the community. It is therefore upon motion of Lewis Stover, Esq., attorney for applicants, ordered and decreed that the said charter be and the same is hereby approved and upon the recording of said charter and order, the subscribers thereto and their associates shall be a corporation for the purposes and upon the terms therein stated.
CRAIG BIDDLE,
Judge. C. P. No. 1.
