The Salvation Army (A New York Corporation)

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1 The Salvation Army (A New York Corporation) Certificate Incorporation Filed May 12, 1899 and Certificates Amendment Filed April 26, 1957, June 15, 1981 and July 14, Certificate Change Filed August 29, 1990 Certificate Of Amendment Filed October 13, 2005

2 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION Pursuant to the provisions Section 1 Chapter 468 the Laws 1899, entitled, "An Act to provide for the incorporation The Salvation Army," we, Frederick de Lautour Booth-Tucker, the Commander The Salvation Army in the United States; Edward John Higgins, the Chief Secretary The Salvation Army in the United States; William Conrad Hicks, the Treasurer The Salvation Army in the United States; Alice Lewis, Lieutenant-Colonel The Salvation Army in the United States, and Madison James Holmes Ferris, the Legal Secretary The Salvation Army in the United States, the undersigned, all being members The Salvation Army, and all being persons full age and all them being residents the State New York, for the purpose incorporating The Salvation Army as a religious and charitable organization pursuant to the provisions said Act, do hereby certify that: FIRST. The corporate name said corporation shall be The Salvation Army. SECOND. The location the headquarters the said association in the United States is and shall be at Nos. 120 to 124 West Fourteenth Street in the Borough Manhattan, City, County and State New York. THIRD. The names the incorporators The Salvation Army are Frederick de Lautour Booth-Tucker, Commander The Salvation Army in the United States; Edward John Higgins, Chief Secretary; William Conrad Hicks, Treasurer; Alice Lewis, Lieutenant-Colonel, and Madison James Holmes Ferris, Legal Secretary, said Salvation Army. FOURTH. The amount and kind property owned by the said corporation in the United States is as follows: Value real estate, $450,000.00; value lease-hold, $22,500.00; value Farm Colonies in fee, $49,250.00; value Farm Colonies Lease-Hold, $40,000.00; personal property, $183, FIFTH. Said The Salvation Army is designed to operate as a religious and charitable corporation in all the States and Territories the United States. SIXTH. The general objects and purposes The Salvation Army are as follows: To have the custody and control all the temporalities and property, real and personal, belonging to The Salvation Army in the United States, and revenues therefrom, and the administration the same in accordance with the discipline, rules and usages The Salvation Army. To see that the entire receipts, revenues and emoluments derived therefrom and from all the various branches its work, are devoted exclusively to the benevolent, religious and philanthropic purposes The Salvation Army in the United States, with the exception a moderate and reasonable compensation to those conducting and having the management its objects and purposes. For the spiritual, moral and physical reformation the working classes, for the reclamation the vicious, criminal, dissolute and degraded; for visitation among the poor and lowly and the sick; for the preaching the Gospel and dissemination Christian truth by means open-air and indoor meetings.

3 SEVENTH. The Salvation Army has no stock and none its ficers or members or employees is lawfully entitled to receive or does receive any pecuniary prit or any emolument whatever from the operations there except reasonable compensation for services in effecting one or more its objects and purposes, or as beneficiaries its strictly religious, charitable and philanthropic purposes. EIGHTH. All the proceeds any business conducted or owned or controlled by The Salvation Army are and shall be devoted to the religious, charitable, educational or missionary purposes The Salvation Army. NINTH. The Commander, the Chief Secretary, the Treasurer, the Lieutenant-Colonel and the Legal Secretary The Salvation Army shall be the Trustees said corporation and shall together constitute the Board Trustees there in accordance with the provisions Chapter 468 the Laws IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have made, signed and executed this instrument in duplicate on this 11th day May, FREDERICK DE LAUTOUR BOOTH-TUCKER, Commander. EDWARD JOHN HIGGINS, Chief Secretary. WILLIAM CONRAD HICKS, Treasurer. ALICE LEWIS, Lieutenant-Colonel. MADISON JAMES HOLMES FERRIS, Legal Secretary. Filed and recorded in the fice the Secretary State the State New York on May 12, 1899.

4 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION Pursuant to Section 2 Chapter 247 the Laws We, the undersigned, being all the Trustees, do hereby certify that: 1. The name the corporation is. 2. The Certificate Incorporation the corporation was filed in the Office the Secretary State the State New York on May 12, 1899, pursuant to Chapter 468 the Laws Chapter 468 the Laws 1899, the law pursuant to which the corporation was incorporated, was amended by Chapter 247 the Laws Pursuant to Section 2 Chapter 247 the Laws 1957, paragraph NINTH the Certificate Incorporation is hereby amended to conform the Certificate Incorporation to the provisions Section 1 Chapter 247 the Laws 1957, to read as follows: "NINTH. The Commander, the Chief Secretary and the Treasurer The Salvation Army in the United States and not less than two nor more than six ficers or laymen members said Army selected by the three first-mentioned ficers, or by a majority them (the number such selected Trustees to be fixed from time to time by the By-Laws the corporation), shall be the Trustees the Corporation and the three first-mentioned ficers and such selected Trustees shall together constitute the Board Trustees there, in accordance with and subject to the provisions Chapter 468 the Laws 1899, as amended by Chapter 247 the Laws 1957." IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have made and subscribed this certificate this 16th day April, DONALD Mc MILLAN NORMAN S. MARSHALL L.W. COWAN PAUL J. CARLSON HAROLD R. SMITH Filed in the Office the Secretary State the State New York on April 26,

5 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION Under Section 803 the Not-for-Prit Corporation Law. 1. The name the corporation is. This name has never been changed. 2. The Certificate Incorporation the corporation was filed in the Office the Secretary State the State New York on May 12, 1899, pursuant to Chapter 468 the Laws The corporation is a corporation as defined in Section 102(a) (5) the Not-for-Prit Corporation Law; the corporation is a Type B corporation under section 201 the Not-for-Prit Corporation Law; the corporate purposes are not changed hereby. 4. The post fice address to which the Secretary State shall mail a copy any notice required by Law is: The Salvation Army, 120 West 14th Street, New York, New York Pursuant to Chapter 60 the Laws 1981, which amended Chapter 468 the Laws 1899, as previously amended by Chapter 247 the Laws 1957, paragraph NINTH the Certificate Incorporation, concerning the Trustees the corporation, is hereby amended to conform the Certificate Incorporation to the provisions Section 1 Chapter 60 the Laws 1981, to read as follows: "NINTH. The Commander, the Chief Secretary and the Treasurer The Salvation Army in the United States and not less than two nor more than eight ficers or laymen members said Army selected by the three first-mentioned ficers, or by a majority them (the number such selected Trustees to be fixed from time to time by the By-Laws said corporation), shall be Trustees said corporation, and the three first-mentioned ficers and such selected Trustees shall together constitute the Board Trustees there, in accordance with and subject to the provisions Chapter 468 the Laws 1899, as amended by Chapter 247 the Laws 1957 and as further amended by Chapter 60 the Laws 1981." 6. By the affirmative vote a majority the nine Trustees the corporation at a regular meeting the Board Trustees held on June 2, 1981, this amendment to the Certificate Incorporation was authorized and the undersigned were authorized to execute and file this Certificate. There are no members.

6 7. No approval or consent any body or ficer was endorsed on or annexed to the Certificate Incorporation and no such consent or approval is required to be endorsed upon or annexed to this Certificate Amendment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have made and subscribed this Certificate this 2nd day June, 1981 and we affirm the statements contained herein as true under the penalties perjury. ALBERT SCOTT, Vice President ANNA MAE KLAES, Secretary Filed in the Office the Secretary State the State New York on June 15,

7 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION Under Section 803 the Not-for-Prit Corporation Law. 1. The name the corporation is. This name has never been changed. 2. The Certificate Incorporation the corporation was filed in the Office the Secretary State the State New York on May 12, 1899, pursuant to Chapter 468 the Laws 1899, and was amended by the Certificate Amendment Certificate Incorporation filed on April 26, 1957, pursuant to Chapter 247 the Laws 1957, and by the Certificate Amendment Certificate Incorporation filed on June 15, 1981, pursuant to Chapter 60 the Laws The corporation is a corporation as defined in Section 102 (a) (5) the Not-for-Prit Corporation Law. The corporation is a Type B corporation under Section 201 the Not-for-Prit Corporation Law. The corporate purposes are not changed hereby. 4. The Secretary State is designated as agent the corporation upon whom process against the corporation may be served. The post fice address within or without the state to which the Secretary State shall mail a copy any process against the corporation served upon him and the post fice address to which the Secretary State shall mail any notice to the corporation is: The Salvation Army, 120 West 14th Street, New York, New York Pursuant to Chapter 170 the Laws 1982, which amended Chapter 468 the Laws 1899, as previously amended by Chapter 247 the Laws 1957 and Chapter 60 the Laws 1981, paragraph NINTH the Certificate Incorporation, concerning the Trustees the corporation, is hereby amended to conform the Certificate Incorporation to the provisions Section 1 Chapter 170 the Laws 1982, to read as follows: "NINTH. The National Commander The Salvation Army in the United States, the Territorial Commander and the Territorial Chief Secretary the Eastern Territory The Salvation Army in the United States and not less than two nor more than eight ficers or laymen members said Army selected by the three first-mentioned ficers, or by a majority them (the number such selected Trustees to be fixed from time to time by the By-Laws the corporation), shall be Trustees the corporation, and the three first-mentioned ficers and such selected Trustees shall together constitute the Board Trustees there, in accordance with and subject to the provisions Chapter 468 the Laws 1899, as amended by Chapter 247 the Laws 1957, Chapter 60 the Laws 1981 and Chapter 170 the Laws 1982."

8 6. By the affirmative vote a majority the Trustees the corporation at a regular meeting the Board Trustees held on June 22, 1982, this amendment to the Certificate Incorporation was authorized and the undersigned were authorized to execute and file this Certificate. There are no members entitled to vote thereon. 7. No approval or consent any body or ficer was endorsed on or annexed to the Certificate Incorporation and no such consent or approval is required to be endorsed upon or annexed to this Certificate Amendment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have made and subscribed this Certificate this 22nd day June, 1982 and we affirm the statements contained herein as true under the penalties perjury. WILLARD S. EVANS, Vice President ANNA MAE KLAES, Secretary Filed in the Office the Secretary State the State New York on July 14, 1982.

9 CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE Under Section 803-A the Not-for-Prit Corporation Law. We, ROBERT A. WATSON and THOMAS V. MACK, being respectively the Vice President and Secretary, do hereby certify that: 1. The name the corporation is. This name has never been changed. 2. The Certificate Incorporation the corporation was filed in the Office the Secretary State the State New York on May 12, 1899, pursuant to Chapter 468 the Laws 1899, and was amended by the Certificate Amendment Certificate Incorporation filed on April 26, 1957 pursuant to Chapter 247 the Laws 1957, the Certificate Amendment Certificate Incorporation filed on June 15, 1981 pursuant to Chapter 60 the Laws 1981, and the Certificate Amendment Certificate Incorporation filed July 14, 1982 pursuant to Chapter 170 the Laws The Certificate Incorporation is hereby changed: (a) to change the location the principal fice the corporation to County Rockland, State New York. (b) to change the post fice address to which the Secretary State shall mail a copy any process against the corporation served upon him to 440 West Nyack Road, Postal Box C-635, West Nyack, New York By the affirmative vote a majority the nine Trustees the corporation at a regular meeting the Board Trustees held on August 14, 1990, this Certificate Change was authorized and the undersigned were authorized to execute and file the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have made and subscribed this Certificate Change this 14th day August, 1990 and we affirm the statements contained herein as true under the penalties perjury. ROBERT A. WATSON, Vice President THOMAS V. MACK, Secretary Filed in the Office the Secretary State the State New York on August 29,

10 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF (Under Section 803 the Not-for-Prit Corporation Law) The name the corporation is (the Corporation ). This name has never been changed. The Certificate Incorporation the Corporation was filed in the Office the Secretary State on May 12, 1899 pursuant to Chapter 468 the Laws The Corporation is a corporation as defined in subparagraph (a)(5) Section 102 the Not-for-Prit Corporation Law and is a Type B corporation under Section 201 such law. The Corporation shall continue to be a Type B corporation upon the filing this Certificate Amendment. New Article TENTH setting forth a specific power the Corporation to operate an educational facility is hereby added to the Certificate Incorporation following Article NINTH to read in full as follows: TENTH. The Corporation shall have the power to operate an educational facility for the training its ficers and to confer an associate degree upon those individuals who complete the course training at such educational facility. The Corporation and any such educational facility which it may operate shall be subject to and comply with all the statutory provisions, rules the New York State Board Regents and regulations the Commissioner the New York State Department Education which would be applicable to a corporation created by the Board Regents pursuant to Section 216 the Education Law for the same purpose or purposes. Within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Corporation an order the Board Regents directing such action, the Corporation will cause to be filed with the Secretary State a Certificate Amendment to this Certificate Incorporation deleting therefrom this Article TENTH and any other provisions authorizing the Corporation to operate such an educational facility. This Certificate Amendment to the Certificate Incorporation the Corporation was authorized by a vote not less than a majority the entire Board Trustees the Corporation at a regular meeting held on July 11, 2000 in accordance with the New York Notfor-Prit Corporation Law, and the undersigned were authorized to execute and file this Certificate. There are no members the Corporation entitled to vote with respect to this Certificate Amendment. The Secretary State the State New York is hereby designated the agent the Corporation upon whom process against it may be served. The post fice address to which the Secretary State shall mail a copy any process against the Corporation served upon

11 him as agent the Corporation is: The Salvation Army 440 West Nyack Road P.O. Box C-635 West Nyack, New York Prior to the delivery this Certificate Amendment to the Secretary State the State New York for filing, there will be attached hereto the consent the Commissioner Education to the filing this Certificate Amendment with the Secretary State. No other approval or consent any governmental body or ficer is required. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have made and subscribed this Certificate Amendment to the Certificate Incorporation the Corporation this 4th day September, 2003 and we affirm the statements made herein as true under penalties perjury. LAWRENCE R. MORETZ, President THOMAS V. MACK, Secretary Filed in the Office the Secretary State the State New York on October 13,

NAMPA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS, INC.

OF NAMPA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS, INC. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, the undersigned, being natural persons of full age and citizens of the United States, in order to form a religious and benevolent