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poration were signed. At this preliminary meeting the policy 

 of the proposed Sierra Club was outlined, and it was left to 

 Mr. Olney to draw up the papers necessary for incorporation. 



The next meeting was on Saturday, June 4, 1892, and at this 

 the agreement of association, the articles of incorporation, and 

 the by-laws were signed. The first board of directors was 

 elected and consisted of : 



John Muir, President, 



Warren Olney, First Vice-President, 



J. C. Branner, Second Vice-President, 



William D. Armes, Secretary, 



J. H. Senger, Corresponding Secretary, 



Mark B. Kerr, Treasurer, 



D. S. Jordan, 



W. D. Johnson, 



R. M. Price. 



It will be noticed that John Muir was the first president, and he 

 held that office for twenty-two years, until the time of his death. 



The purposes set forth in, and the wording of, the articles of 

 incorporation show a great deal of thought and care in the 

 preparation. Throughout the entire twenty-five years of active 

 life of the club they have served the purpose admirably. If 

 drawn today to serve present needs of our club, they could not 

 have been put in better form. Inasmuch as they appear in 

 complete form only in PubHcation No. i of the club, which is 

 now entirely out of print, I shall quote them in full. 



ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 



Know all men by these presents: 



That we, the undersigned, a majority of whom are citizens and 

 residents of the State of California, have this day voluntarily as- 

 sociated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a Corpor- 

 ation under the laws of the State of California. And we hereby 

 certify as follows, to-wit: 



I. 



That the name of said Corporation shall be the Sierra Club. 



11. 



That the said Association is made, and the said Corporation is 

 formed, not for pecuniary profit. 



