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University of Puget SoundSound IdeasUniversity Historical Texts University Historical Collections3-17-1888Articles of Incorporation for The Puget SoundUniversity, 1888University of Puget SoundFollow this and additional works at: http://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/pugetsoundhistoricaltextThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Historical Collections at Sound Ideas. It has been accepted for inclusion inUniversity Historical Texts by an authorized administrator of Sound Ideas. For more information, please contact soundideas@pugetsound.edu.Recommended CitationUniversity of Puget Sound, "Articles of Incorporation for The Puget Sound University, 1888" (1888). University Historical Texts. Book13.http://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/pugetsoundhistoricaltext/13I< OW AT.T1 M~'N RY 'I'H E::1~: r>RESRNT S: 'l'ha t he unrtcrs1gnert, de-siroqs of forming P C<rpcl r P. t i on ror t he es t a b l1shmen 1, , operati on, m~magemen anci main t enance of a Un ivers "ty of the highes t class, unde r t he auspices of he Methodist Ep isc opal Church, in which t he va r iou s branches of li e r a ture, a r t and .·ci e!lce, finclurt:ing if t he Trustees herein appoint ed or here~f er chose n shall so elect and determine, heology, l aw, mecU cine and t echn ology ) sha.l L be t aught, wi th powe r t o confer degrees on i ndividuals who a r e found on ex-Pmi n a t 1on , o r otherwis , t o possess proper qualificat ions, o r who sh?.ll comply wi th snch conditions ?.s t he 'l' r us tees of s~. i d lJ iver-sity shall, from t1me to ime 1 prescribe, here by adop t he Co ll uwi n p a rt i cles , vi z : Pl RST . The nanes o f pe r sons conce r ned, a n d who have as-oc i at ed t hernsel ves t o f o rm a body pol it" c, a r e : J0::1RP !I US D. CA GHR A , WTLT,l:AM H. J1T~<'r~ , 11AVID LISTER, CALVlN S. BAH OW, DAVID G. TJES0 URD and J0HN P. De V0RE , all citizens of ' he lJni ed S a t:: s an d rePirlen s o f the County or Pierc e in he Ter r itory of Wa s h ingt on . Si'~CONIL The name of s a id Corp oration sl.all b t " 'I' m~ r> JGWf S0 lJND lJNIV ER::1T TY " , and its locat i on anrt chief place o f busi ness shall be at o r art ~ acent t o t he City of Tac oma in the County and Ter r i tory f o r esa "d. TH I RD. The s•.id Co r por ? t.ion is not a jo i nt s ock C(Jmpa-PEmy. 'l'he membe r s thereo f stal l consist of it s Roar rl o f Trustees who shall he sel e c t ed Pnd appoi n ed a ~ he r ein p r o v i e • airt 'l'rustees shall be nominated by t h Corpor at i on at the Ann ual Meet-inR as prov ided by i t s Ry - TJ?.ws, sub,i ect al ways to the confir .9. t ion of SP..id s e lec tion by the Puget So und Confe r enc e of the Metl:.or!is t Epi~cop?l Church, a t he next Rnnu~:>.l s s sion thereaf t er u f s a id Confe rence. Anrt in the event uf he change o f name o r bo unrtar i e s of S9.lrt e onference , hen such selection or c on fi rM~tion sha l l be mad e bv he p r ope Confe r e nce o f s Pid Me ho~i s t Epis c opal Chu r ch, i ~in whose boundar,es ~e City of Tacoma may be loca ed . 1"0 JR'T'H. T object •. nrl p ur pose of sai Co po r a t ion s all be the es ablishment, managemen and main t enanc e o f a Un iver-i ty of t he h 'ir,hes class, •mde r he auspicHs of he Me t hodis t Ep · scopal Ch urch, in which t he va r ious br anehes o f "" l e a r ning 1 i t r -a t ure, a rt, music , cience and physical edneat.ion, (including · r he trustees he re jn appoint ert o r he r eaf t er ehosen shall so elect and de t e r mine, heolor,y, law, merticine and t echnology ), st~all be Rtlght, a nrt P lso t he es t ab! i st:men t o f s uch o t he r de partmen F of cul t ure, l ea,.. · inn, disci pline o rl e ve l opemen t , as s hall , i.n t he .i ~men t of t he 'l' r :.ts ees of s?. · d llni vE: r s1 t v , now or in the fu t re A promot e and advance the physical, moral and mon t al develop emen t o f such y o un g persons of either sex as may place thems e lv e s , o r be plac f:d m rl e t he managemen of r he sPi d Tr us t ees o r t he t e?.che r s an d p r l f sors a ppoint e d by t hem, a n d t o c o·n fe r s uch rte ,reo s, hon -or P. r y or otherwise, on invi duals who are founrt, n examina t ion or ot he r wise, t o possess p r ope r qualificat ions, or who sh 11 comply wi t h such conrli ions e.s t he Tr ustees of se.irt llni ve r si t :v shal l fr om i me o t ime p r esc r i be. FT I"TH. 'l'he of f ic e r s of t he Cor po r a t ion s hal l consis t o f a Presiden , Vice-Pr esid en t , Secretar y and Tr easurer, bu t t h e two o ff"ces las t nameri may he hel d by one pe r son and all shall be mem-he r s of t he Roar d of 'l' r us t ee s and sh 11 be e lec t ert b y sairt Roa r rt . Any ot he r o ff "cer s c r eat e rt by the Ry- Lpws t o be he r eaft e r adoptert s hall be c hosen by the Ro~ rd of Tre1 s tee s he r einaft e r namert, o r which shall r om t i me t o t tme be elec t erl, and hold thei r r espec t -i ve off'iceg f o 1"" t he t i me pro-.rid e rl i n se· d Hy - T,<> vs . STYTH. The Tru s tees t o ~ anR~e t he a ff a i r s of sAi rt Unive r si y s hall be t went y-one in number , o f whom t he Bi shop of he Me t hod ist Episcopal Chur ch r esid nr, n ee r es t t o the Ci t r o f Tacoma, t h e PresJrling Ride r of he Dis tr1c t i n whiah t he City o f Ta oma sha 1 be l oca te rl and he Mayo r of t he Cit y of Tacoma f o.,.. t he time being shall be ex-officio members, and the remaining eip,ht1:en shall he elected for t he t e .,..m of three years o r un t il thei r succe s sors are elected and qualified . Th eighteen ele ~ ted in 18R9 shall proceen t o draw lo t s and one third thereof o r six l r us tees sr.all ho l t •• ei r off i ces f r one year, i x sha 1 holrt their offic e s for wo years, enn the r emaining six fo r h ree years, and all Trustees elec en thereafter sha 1 holrt .heir offices ro the te r m of three yea r s, ann until t hei r suceesf:() rs a r e electen a nd qualified, p r o-V1 n e cl always ha t he ma,1o,.. it y of sa1d Hoa r d o f 'l'rus tees elected e t any elec t · m shall be r esidents of Pierce County, Was.hinr,ton rre.,.. n tory, a nrt a ma.io r i t:v of sai rl "Boarrt at all times shall be mcm-be r s of the said dethodis Episcopal Cnurch. Provirlen also that afte r the fi r st ?..nn uA. l nominA.tion of si.x T ustees, no ou t going Trus ee shal l oart 1cipa in e.n y mH.nne r i n such nominat jon o r s € -lection. In t.t: e even o f fa i lure of the KoA.rr! to nom i nate at reir AnnuA.l ·1e. i np, , o r the deat h of o r r efusP..l t o ac of Rny pe r son so nomina erl, the Confe r ence may o ceert to an election to ri 11 sttch ve.cP.nc:v ,. 1 h 1t '1 .,.. , ;,u n omi "" i on b v the Ro? r d . VPC?.Pci es oc~ m'•·i ng Pf e r he · adjour n1en t of Conference shall he f.llerl until t he nw>< t met~tin p of Conferen c e by selection (Jf tne · Hoar d of 'l' r us ees . SF'VEN 'l'H. The n .mes of the Tru s te s fo r the first ye _r pfter t r..e u rr,anizn. t ion of h Co rpora t ion, and until t hei r s ucc es-sors sha 11 h conf1 r merl h y t he s ~ irt Pug~ t So und Confe renc e of he M i.hodis t Ep iscop , 1 Ch ur ch a t its next regular a m ual mec: ing e.ncl unt il hey shall be rluly que.lifjed a re: Cha r les H. f•'owler, n. 1>. Ri shop of he Me t' o i s t Eo isc<>pal Chu r ch residing i n San Prancj sco, 5 ate of r.al · r o r n 1c , 11 .,.. his succ ef;<· o r neA.rest r esid · n g to t he City of 'l'ac oma, Reve r nrl Cr' a.rle s f). Rr ovm P e.irl i ng ~~lder of the (llymp la 4 . nistric of said P uge Sounrl Conf• renee, and his Hono r, tl1e MPyor o f he City of 'I' .coma, fo r he time eing, shall be ex-offic io members of said Board , A.nd C:alvin S. Ha r low, Theodore Hosmer, William n . Tyle r, na virl Liste r, John f<'. l>l:Vo re, Wil liam H. l•'ife, Andrew C. Sm i t h, All e n C. Mason, Thomas J . Massey, J ohn S. Mc Mill n Rufus W1 lla rl, l•' rerl e rick S WilliP.ms, [)avid ·r.es ou d , J oseph 1>. C? ur,r.rLn, ChA. rl es P. fasterson, Tsaac w. Anders on, ' h o do r I • Sea r s and W"lliam H. Sampson . "Dus·ness P.nrl policy of sn.id Un i ve r sity, erl uce.t :ion~:>l, finPncial ~:>nrl o herwi se, suhiec t ?.!way s t,o t e superviso r y cont 1·ol of the Me r.o d-· s t Episcooal Church in accordance wi th it s disci p line f o r t he gove rnmen of i t s Educational ns t itu.t"ons; with pcJ\~:e r to .ppoin t s11ch teache r ~ , pr ofeHso r s 1 tu ors 1 jani t. <JY"s, se rvants o r a gen s as i n hi jurlr,men will bes t p r omo t e t h e ·ntm··ests of sa · rl tJnive r c;-i . y 1 an r1 t o rna k e s u c h cor. t r fl. c 1. s an rl to aut h o r i z e the P r es i d t o ' execute such instrumeni,s whether rel a inp t o the pe r sona o r real p ro c r y of sP.id Unive r si t y o r o any o he r mA.tter r el Rti ng to o r coRna t e with t he purpose anrl object fo"' which the s?·rl un ivers it y is o r ge.n i zerl P.s he r e "nhefore se t fo rt h . TN WT '~' NESS WHR~~n~. T _e unrle r s igned P.s co r po r a tors hRv e hereun o se t he i r hand~ anrl affixed ~ei r seals his seven ~enth day o l~:>rch 1 A. fl . 1 kR~ . --(__/ ~if!:? .. ~ ..  ~ /I LlfrJ4~. ~ jq, ~~--~ ~ ·~· · · ··· ···· r:' · · -j__ ~.' L?~~ ..  ..... . .... ... . .. . o ~~· / ~~ . . r;_-:jl ... . ..... . .... . . . . . ~.f .. 1~ .  c::c:::z · J~ .. -r.. .. ~.~ 'l'er r i. tor of Washington r, o 11n t y o r Pi e r c e s . . . THI S C r: R'l' 114' H~~ . hat on thi s c-even centh rt v of ~a rcL, in the yeP. r of uu r Lo r d, on<:: ho 1se.nd ei g~:t t:unrl r orl Pnd eighty <::igh,, befl, r t r. e ? o a r Pu 1 · £>.'1ci ('or Wash,n g.on 'Pe rr i t o r :v, pe r son.Rll y cer·1e JosephuR n. Congh r ?.n , ~illian. H. f•'ife, f)>yi T11S e r , 0e.lvin S . BP. rl (lw, PE'.virt G. L .sourd ann .John "' · Dt:Vo r e, persone. lly known o me to be t re jndivirtu·ls whose nPmes nre stlhscrihed o anrl w .o executert the fort going Art ·-cle E>.nrt Pc kn wlertgerl o me, tr. a t t hey execut<::d i"e s?me freel y enrt vol u tlt"''; l y fo r the u ses ,.nd purposes thPr >in menti onerL TN WJTNF.:SS• WHI<:REOF', T have ne;reunto s t my hP.nd er" ufCi-c1a eel +. e r!eov anrl year i n tt.is ce rti fica e fi ~ ove w 1 ten . . .. ~.~~ .... NoR ry Public jn anci fo r WA.shing on Te.,.. r i t cJ ry . Co un ty o f P ~erce s s J os e phu s D. Caup, hrar, , Wi.ll i ?.m H. f<' i f <: f) a v irl Lister , r. alvin S. R?.rlow , navirl n. Leso tl r d a n d J o h n 1•', f) e Vc1 r e being seve r P..ll y s wo ,..n , each f o r him .. e lf doth depos e and sPy , tha t he:v e amed · s co r por e t o r s in t he f<, r egoi n r, i ns t r -ment, end a r e f ully acquainted with t he conten t s t he r eof : anrl hat he same c orr e c tly s et s fo r th he objec s c1f said co r po r ation a nd .he conrli t i on up on which sfd d co r po r a ion is o r gani Zl; d, and t ha t ever:v part of .a i d ins trumen 1s t r ue and correc t as t he y ·ve r il y helieve . d &~ . ~ . . . . . ... ... ... ... .. . . ~.+ . ~·h···· · ····· · ..  . ..  .... .. . . . &.l .. S.~ . ... . . . ch. ( .f! .. 4 .. ~ .. . . ·1·'· .1: \ .~f.~ ........ . Subscri b ed anrl ~worn t o hefo r e me t his seventeen t h day of Ma r ch, P.. fl . lRHR . ···~···· · ······ Notary Pub l ic in a n rl for Wash . Te r . 

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