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July 22, 1992
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF EFF-AUSTIN
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The undersigned natural persons of the age of eighteen (18) years
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or more acting as incorporators of a corporation under the Texas
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Non-Profit Corporation Act, hereby adopt the following Articles
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of Incorporation for such corporation:
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ARTICLE ONE
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The name of the corporation is EFF-Austin.
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ARTICLE TWO
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The corporation is a non-profit corporation.
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ARTICLE THREE
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The period of its duration is perpetual.
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ARTICLE FOUR
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The purposes for which the corporation is organized are those
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within the scope and meaning of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation
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Act which are pursuant to the following goals:
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(a) to engage in and support educational activities that
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increase understanding of the opportunities and challenges posed
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by computing and telecommunications, and related civil liberties
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issues.
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(b) to foster a clearer social understanding of the issues
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underlying free and open telecommunications; and
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(c) to facilitate and encourage communication between
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individuals interested in computer and telecommunication
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technology and related social and legal issues.
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This corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree,
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engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in
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furtherance of the primary purposes of this corporation. This
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corporation is organized pursuant to the Texas Non-Profit
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Corporation Act and no part of the net earnings of the corporation
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nor of its assets shall inure to the benefit of any individual
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member, officer or individual except that the corporation shall be
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authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for
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services rendered and to make payments and distributions in
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furtherance of the purposes stated herein.
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ARTICLE FIVE
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The street address of the initial registered office of the
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corporation is 2700-A Metcalfe, Austin TX, 78741 and the name of
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its initial registered agent at such address is Steve Jackson.
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ARTICLE SIX
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The number of directors constituting the board of directors of the
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corporation is nine, and the names and addresses of the persons who
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are to serve as the initial directors are:
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Smoot Carl-Mitchell XXXXXXX
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Austin, TX 78741
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Edward Cavazos XXXXXXXX
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Austin, TX 78741
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Matt Lawrence XXXXX
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Austin, TX 78758
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Steve Jackson XXXXXXX
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Austin, TX 78744
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John Quarterman XXXXXXXX
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Austin, TX 78746
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The qualifications, manner of selection, duties, terms and other
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matters relating to the Board of Directors shall be provided in the
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Bylaws of the Corporation.
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ARTICLE SEVEN
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The name and street address of each incorporator is:
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Smoot Carl-Mitchell XXXXXXXX
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Austin, TX 78741
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Edward Cavazos XXXXXXXXXX
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Austin, TX 78741
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Steve Jackson XXXXXXXXXXXX
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Austin, TX 78744
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ARTICLE EIGHT
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No member of the organization, member of the Board, or Officer
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shall be personally liable for the payment of the debts of the
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Corporation except as such member, Director, or Officer may be
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liable by reason of his own conduct and acts.
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ARTICLE NINE
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Upon dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distributed
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for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section
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501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section
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of any future federal tax code.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands, this _______
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day of ___________________, l992.
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____________________________
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Smoot Carl-Mitchell, Incorporator
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____________________________
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Steve Jackson, Incorporator
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____________________________
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Edward Cavazos, Incorporator
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THE STATE OF TEXAS $
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COUNTY OF TRAVIS $
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I, a notary public, do hereby certify that on this _____ day of
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____________________, l992, personally appeared before me EDWARD
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CAVAZOS, STEVE JACKSON, and SMOOT CARL-MITCHELL, Incorporators,
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known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the
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foregoing document, who, being first by me duly sworn, individually
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and severally declared that they are the persons who executed the
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foregoing document as Incorporators, that they executed it for the
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purposes therein expressed, and that the statements therein
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contained are true and correct.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
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seal the day and year above written.
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_______________________________
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Notary Public, State of Texas (seal)
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