ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OFDAVIS COMMUNITY NETWORK
A California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation
One: The name of the corporation is Davis Community
Network.
Two: This corporation is a nonprofit public benefit
corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is
organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for public
purposes, to operate for the public benefit an education-information system
which serves the Davis community with a model interactive electronic
network.
This corporation is organized exclusively for literary
and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501 (c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding provision of any future
United States internal revenue law. Notwithstanding any other provision of
these articles, this corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree,
engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of
the purposes of this corporation and the corporation shall not carry on any
other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from
federal income tax under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
or the corresponding provision of any future United States internal revenue law,
or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section
170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or the corresponding provision of
any future United States internal revenue law.
Three: The name and address in California of the
corporation's initial agent for service of process
is Kimball J.P. Sargeant, 1623
5th St., Davis, California 95616
Four:
(a) No substantial part of the activities of this
corporation shall consist of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to
influence legislation, and this corporation shall not participate in or
intervene in (including publishing or distributing statements) any political
campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
(b) The assets and property of this organization are
irrevocably dedicated to charitable and educational purposes meeting the
requirements for exemption provided by section 214 of the Revenue and Taxation
Code.
(c) On the winding up and dissolution of this
corporation, after paying or adequately providing for the debts, obligations,
and liabilities of the corporation, the remaining assets of this corporation
shall be distributed to such organization (or organizations) organized and
operated exclusively for charitable
(d) The corporation will distribute its income for
each tax year at such time and in such manner as not to become subject to the
tax on undistributed income imposed by section 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 or corresponding provisions of any later federal tax laws.
(e) The Corporation will not engage in any act of
self-dealing as defined in section 4941(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
or corresponding provisions of any later federal tax laws.
(f) The corporation will not retain any excess business
holdings as defined in section 4943(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or
corresponding provisions of any later federal tax laws.
(g) The corporation will not make any investments in
such manner as to subject it to tax under section 4944 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, or corresponding provisions of any later federal tax
laws.
(h) The corporation will not make any taxable
expenditures as defined in section 4945(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
or corresponding provisions of any later federal tax laws.
Five: The name of the existing unincorporated
association now being incorporated by the filing of these articles is the Davis
Community Network.
INCORPORATORS:
Dated: Jan ___, 2002
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KIMBALL J.P. SARGEANT
Dated: Jan. ___, 2002
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STEPHEN MCMAHON
Dated: Jan. ___, 2002
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ANNE HANCE
Dated: Jan. ___, 2002
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JAMES H. FRAME
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