Corporate By-Laws
The Missouri
Sport Shooting Association
P.O.
Box 10170, Columbia, MO 65205
BY-LAWS
AS AMENDED AND APPROVED FEBRUARY 15, 1997
Article I - Name
The
name of this Pro Forma Decree Corporation is THE MISSOURI SPORT SHOOTING
ASSOCIATION.
Article II - Location
The
location of the corporation shall be in the City of Jefferson City,
County of Cole, State of Missouri.
Article III - Duration
The
duration of the corporation shall be perpetual.
Article IV - Purpose
The
purposes and objective of the Missouri Sport Shooting Association are:
A)
To promote and defend the individual citizen's right to keep and bear
arms for all legitimate purposes.
B) To promote and further
marksmanship training and competitions in the use of rifle, pistol,
shotgun and archery equipment to the end that such skill shall be of use
and benefit in defense of person, property, state and nation,
and in all shooting sports.
C)
It shall be the further purpose of this Association to promote and
perpetuate the legal sport of hunting.
Article V - Power to Acquire Property
The corporation may acquire, in any legal
manner, by purchase, gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise, any and all
kinds of property which the Board of Directors may, by resolution,
accept.
Article VI - Power to Borrow, Pledge and Convey
The
corporation, through its Board of Directors, shall be empowered to
borrow money, and to secure the payment of such indebtedness by the
mortgage, pledge or hypothecation of any and all property of the
corporation, unless such right as to particular property be denied in
restrictions imposed by the donor of such property at the time of
donation. The corporation may sell, lease, and convey any of the
corporate property unless denied such right by the conveyance of such
particular property to the corporation. Money or securities in the
Treasurer's hands may be loaned or invested and reinvested in such
manner, under such conditions, and on such items as the Board of
Directors, without restrictions, may from time to time determine.
Article VII - Board of Directors
