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III. 



That the purposes for which this Corporation is formed are as 

 follows, to-wit : To explore, enjoy and render accessible the 

 mountain regions of the Pacific Coast; to publish authentic in- 

 formation concerning them ; to enlist the support and co-operation 

 of the people and government in preserving the forests and other 

 natural features of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; to take, ac- 

 quire, purchase, hold, sell and convey real and personal property, 

 and to mortgage or pledge the same for the purpose of securing 

 any indebtedness which the Corporation may incur, and to make 

 and enter into any and all obligations, contracts and agreements 

 concerning or relating to the business or affairs of the Corpora- 

 tion, or the management of its property. 



IV. 



That the place where the principal business of said Corporation 

 is to be transacted is the City and County of San Francisco, State 

 of California. 



V. 



That the term for which said Corporation is to exist is fifty 

 years from and after the date of its incorporation. 



VI. 



That the number of Directors or Trustees of said Corporation 

 shall be nine (9), and that the names and residences of the Direc- 

 tors or Trustees who are appointed for the first year, to serve un- 

 til the election and qualification of their successors, are as follows, 

 to-wit : 



John Muir, Martinez, Cal. 

 Warren Olney, Oakland, Cal. 

 J. H. Senger, San Francisco, Cal. 

 William D. Armes, Oakland, Cal. 

 David S. Jordan, Palo Alto, Cal. 

 R. M. Price, Berkeley, Cal. 



Mark Brickell Kerr, Golden Gate, Alameda Co., Cal. 

 WiLLARD D. Johnson, Berkeley, Cal. 

 John C. Branner, Palo Alto, Cal. 



VII. 



That the said Corporation has, and shall have, no capital stock. 

 And we further certify and declare: That the above-named Di- 

 rectors of the Corporation were duly elected Directors thereof by 

 the members of said Corporation, at an election for Directors 

 held at loi Sansome Street, in the City and County of San Fran- 

 cisco, State of California, at eleven a. m., on this fourth day of 

 June, 1892, and that a majority of members of said Association 



