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i 35aac 11. Pearson, Secretary of State. j 



To all to whom these Presents shall come. Greeting: 



Whereas, A certificate duly signed and acknowledged having been 

 filed in the office of the Secretary of State on the 27th day of February, 

 A. D. 1891, for the organization of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, under and in occordance with the provisions of "An Act Concerning 

 Corporations," approved April 18, 1872, and in force July i, 1872, and all 

 acts amendatory thereof, a copy of which certificate is hereto attached . 



Now Therefore, I, Isaac N. Pearson, Secretary of State, of the State 

 of Illinois, by virtue of the powers and duties vested in me by law, do here- 

 by certify that the said, The Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association is a 

 legally organized corporation under the laws of this State. 



3n (Icstimona lDt|ercof, I hereto set my hand, and cause to be affixed 

 the great seal of State. r 



Done at the City of Springfield this 27th day of February, in the year of 

 our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety one, and the 

 Independence of the United States the one hundred and 

 fifteenth. I. N. Pearson, 



Secretary of State. 



\ seal V 



>ss. 



STATE OF ILLINOIS, 



SANGAMON COUNTY. 



To Isaac N. Pearso?t, Secretary of State : 



We, the undersigned, Perry J. England, Jas. A. Stone and Albert N. 

 Draper, citizens of the United States, propose to form a corporation under 

 an act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, entitled "An Act 

 Concerning Corporations," approved April 18, 1872, and all acts amendatory 

 thereof; and for the purposes {of such organization, we hereby state as fol- 

 lows, to- wit: 



1 . The name of such corporation is. The Illinois State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association . 



2. The object for which it is formed is, to promote the general interests 

 of the pursuit ol bee-culture. 



3. The management of the aforesaid Association shall be vested in a 

 board of three Directors who are to be elected annually. 



