ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
EAGLE CREEK COUNTRY CLUB, INCORPORATED
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned, of Grant County, Kentucky, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under and by virtue of the Laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, more particularly, K.R.S. 273.160 through 273.290 inclusive.
Article I
The name of the corporation shall be Eagle Creek Country Club, Incorporated, and by such name it shall have the power to sue and to be sued, to contract and be contracted with, to own, buy or sell real estate or personal property, to accept gifts or devises of real or personal property and to mortgage, or pledge its property, real or personal, together with all other powers in connection with its corporate existence which are not inconsistent with the Laws of the State of Kentucky.
Article II
The purpose of this corporation shall be to form, maintain and operate a country club, including, but without limitation thereto the power to construct, operate and maintain, a golf course, swimming pool, club house and varied recreational activities consistent with a country club, and all other incidental appurtenances thereto necessary or incidental to the operation of a nonprofit social organization or country club.
Article III
This corporation shall have the power and the furtherance of these purposes to acquire real estate through purchase, gift or devise, to construct buildings and any and all other improvements on such real estate as it may require, and to lease said property under any terms and conditions that it may from time to time desire, and to engage in contracts and agreements to accomplish its purposes, to exchange property or properties and to mortgage or pledge all of its assets for the purpose of financing the activities of the corporation. It shall have the further power to enter into and make and perform contracts of every kind for any lawful purpose with any person, firm, association, corporation, town, city, county, body politic, United States of America, or any agency thereof, territory, governmental entity, or the Commonwealth of Kentucky or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Article IV
The existence of this corporation shall be perpetual
Article V
The principal office of this corporation shall be located at the CourtHouse, Williamstown, Kentucky and its agent for process shall be Lee B. Lanter, Williamstown, Kentucky.
Article VI
The original number of membership certificates which this corporation is authorized to issue shall be two hundred (200) at a price of TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.) for each certificate. However, the Board of Directors is hereby authorized to issue additional membership certificates from time to time. No person, firm or corporation or association shall have more than one vote in any meeting of the membership. No membership certificate, or certificates shall be transferable except to this corporation, which shall be required to pay the owner thereof no more than the original purchase price of said certificate.
Article VII
Neither the members nor the property of the members of this corporation shall be liable or subject to the payment of the corporate debts to any extent whatsoever.
Article VIII
The business of this corporation shall be conducted, transacted and carried on by a Board of Directors of nine members, who shall be elected at the first meeting of the membership in accordance with the bylaws adopted by the members of this corporation and subsequently in accordance with the bylaws of this corporation. Two directors of the corporation may be members who do not reside in Grant County, Kentucky. The remaining directors shall have been actual continuous residents of Grant County, Kentucky for not less than six months and qualified to vote in public elections held in Grant County.
Article IX
The membership at a meeting called for that purpose shall adopt bylaws for the government of the corporation and may provide in such bylaws for associate memberships. At any meeting of the membership called or held in accordance with the bylaws of the corporation bye bylaws may be amended by a majority vote of the membership certificates then present and voting.
Article X
The name, and post office address of the incorporators of this corporation, who shall serve as directors of the corporation of the membership are:
Name Address
Kevin Wright 135 Jenni Ln. Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035
Billy R. Collier P.O. Box 465 Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035
George Hedges, Jr. 11 Judith St. Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035
Lowell Workman 10815 Taft Hwy. Williamstown, Ky. 41097
Steve Faulkner 2010 Heathen Ridge Crittenden, Ky. 41030
Troy Hale 165 Jenni Ln. Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035
Tony King 260 Barley Cr. #2 Crittenden, Ky. 41030
Gail Fortner 210 Jenni Ln. Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035
Debbie McCoy 265 Ruark Rd. Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035
Article XI
We, the undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to K.R.S. 273.160 through 273.290 iclusive of the Laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky do make, file, and record these Articles of Incorporation and do further certify that the statements contained therein are true and we have accordingly set our hands hereto this the 29th day of June, 1967.
Kenneth Juett Darl B. Shipp Lee Lanter
W.F. Threlkeld Julian Wills Harold Hale
R.L. Pearson Clay Parks Kelly Bruce
We, the undersigned, for the purpose of amending the Articles of Incorporation of Eagle Creek Country Club, Inc., do make, file and record these changes this the 17th day of November, 1998.
Kevin Wright Billy R. Collier George Hedges, Jr.
Lowell Workman Steve Faulkner Troy Hale
Tony King Gail Fortner Debbie McCoy
State of Kentucky )
) Notary’s Certificate of Acknowledgement
County of Grant )
I, ____________________________, a Notary Public for the County and State aforesaid certify that the foregoing Articles of Incorporation were presented to me by Kevin Wright, Bill Collier, George Hedges, Jr., Lowell Workman, Steve Faulkner, Troy Hale, Tony King, Gail Fortner and Debbie McCoy who separately acknowledge the same to be their respective acts and deeds for the uses and purposes therein set forth and signed their names thereto in my presence.
My commission expires the _______day of ________________
Witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the _________day of ____________1999
Amendments made to these Articles, as approved by the Membership at the annual meeting on August 18, 1998.
Dated this 25th day of August, 1998
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