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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY ASSOCIATION, INC.
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(MARYLAND)
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FIRST: The undersigned, James A. Ross, a citizen of the
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United States of America, whose post office address is 7906
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Hope Valley Court, Adamstown, Maryland 21710, being at least
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eighteen (18) years of age, does hereby form a Non-Profit
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Corporation under the general laws of the state of Maryland.
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SECOND: The Name of the Corporation is:
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COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY ASSOCIATION, INC.
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THIRD: The purposes for which the Corporation is formed are:
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A. Creation of a membership organization to collect
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information and do scientific research in analog and digital
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electronics especially as related to communications,
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information and computer security.
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B. Educational activities related to these fields.
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FOURTH: The post office address of the principal office of
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the Corporation in Maryland is PO Box 7069, Gaithersburg, MD
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20898. The name and post office address of the resident agent
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in maryland is Michael Brumbaugh, PO Box 7069, Gaithersburg,
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MD 20898.
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FIFTH: The Corporation shall not be authorized to issue
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capital stock.
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SIXTH: The number of directors of the Corporation shall be
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three (3), which number may be increased or decreased pursuant
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to the by-laws of the Corporation, and the names of the
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directors who shall act until the first meeting or until their
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successors are duly chosen and qualified are James A. Ross and
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Kenneth R. Taylor.
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SEVENTH: The following provisions are hereby adopted for the
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purpose of defining, limiting and regulating the powers of the
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Corporation and of the directors and members:
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A. The Corporation is organized exclusively for educational
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and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the
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making of distributions to organizations that qualify as
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exempt organizations under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal
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Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future
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federal tax code. B.Upon the dissolution of the Corporation, the Board of
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Trustees shall, after paying or making provision for the
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payment of all of the liabilities of the Corporation, dispose
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of all of the assets of the Corporation exclusively for the
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purposes of the Corporation, in such manner, or to such
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organization or organizations organized and operated
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exclusively for charitable, educational, religious, or
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scientific purposes as shall at the time qualify as an exempt
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organization or organizations under Section 501 (c) (3) of the
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Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision
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of any future United States Internal Revenue Law), as the
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Board of Trustees shall determine. Any such assets not so
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disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas
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of the county in which the principal office of the Corporation
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is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such
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organization or organizations, as said court shall determine,
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which are organized and operated exclusively for such
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purposes.
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C. No part of the earnings of the Corporation shall inure to
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the benefit of, or be distributed to, its members, trustees,
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officers, or other private persons, except that the
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Corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay
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reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make
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payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes set
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forth in Article Third hereof. No substantial part of the
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activities of the Corporation shall be the carrying on of
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propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation,
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and the Corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in
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(including the publishing or distribution of statements) any
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political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public
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office. Notwithstanding any other provision of these
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articles, the Corporation shall not carry on any other
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activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation
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exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501 (c) (3) of
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the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding
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provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law) or
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(b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible
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under section 170 (c) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954
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(or the corresponding provision of any later United States
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Internal Revenue Law).
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EIGHTH: The duration of the Corporation shall be perpetual.
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IN WITNESS THEREOF I have signed these Articles of
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Incorporation on 5-29-86, and acknowledge the same to be my
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act.
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(Signed) James A. Ross
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