Articles of Incorporation

THE STATE OF TEXAS            Know All Men
COUNTY OF DALLAS             By These Presents:

That we, the undersigned, being residents and citizens of the County of Dallas and State of Texas, and being licensed to practice law before the Supreme Court, as well as all intermediate courts of Texas, do hereby voluntarily associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a non-profit corporation as provided by Article 1302, Subdivision 105, and as more fully provided by Senate Bill No. 51 enacted by the 50th legislature of Texas, under the terms and conditions set out as follows:

          The name of this Corporation is DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION.

The purpose for which this Corporation is formed is for the protection and advancement of the professional interests of persons licensed to practice law, the advancement of cordial intercourse among lawyers, and the improvement of the relations between the Bench and the Bar and the public, and when so formed it shall have power to provide and maintain suitable buildings for the conduct of its activities; to acquire, preserve and maintain law libraries and periodicals of interest to lawyers; to adopt codes of ethics and standards of conduct governing the members of such association; and to adopt and prescribe rules and regulations governing membership in such Association.

          The place where the principal business of this Corporation is to be transacted is Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

This Corporation shall be managed and controlled by fifteen (15) Directors. The names and residences of those selected to serve for the first year and until their successors have been elected and qualified are as follows:

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This Corporation shall have no capitol stock; and shall admit persons who are licensed to practice law as members into the Association upon the payment of such membership fees and other uniform conditions as may be provided in the Bylaws. This Corporation owns no property at this time but may acquire and own such property as may be necessary for the successful operation of its affairs, and to that end create and establish appropriate reserves for working capital in the manner to be provided by the Bylaws. The voting power of the members of this association shall be in accordance with the Bylaws and no member shall be entitled to more than one vote.

Actions may be taken by the Corporation, including actions of its Members, Board of Directors, Committees, and Sections, without a formal meeting, by consent of less than all the parties entitled to vote on any such action, provided that the requisite consent to any such action is obtained by meeting the following requirements: (i) all the signed consents must be dated and the earliest and latest date may not be more than 60 days apart; (ii) prompt notice of the action taken must be given to those who did not consent in writing to the action; and (iii) any documents filed with the Secretary of State as a result of the action must contain a statement that written consent to the action has been obtained in accordance with the aforestated provisions as set forth under Article 9.10.C of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act and notice was given to the members, directors or committee members who did not consent. A signed written consent made by telegram, telex, cablegram, facsimile, or similar means is effective for purposes of giving effective notice pursuant to this requirement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto subscribed our names, this first day of November, A.D., 1947.

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for Dallas County, Texas, on this day personally appeared:

known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they each executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this the first day of November, 1947.

EULA CATES, Notary Public, Dallas County, Texas