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Charter
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CHARTER
An ACT to incorporate the Southern Baptist
Convention.
Be it enacted
by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia,
in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same. That from and after the passing of this act, That
William B. Johnson, Wilson Lumpkin, James B. Taylor, A. Docrey, R.
B. C. Howell and others, their associates and successors, be and they
are hereby incorporated and made a body politic by the name and style
of the Southern Baptist Convention, with authority to receive, hold,
possess, retain, and dispose of property, either real or personal,
to sue and be sued, and to make all bylaws, rules, and regulations
necessary to the transaction of their business, not inconsistent with
the laws of this State or of the United States – said corporation
being created for the purpose of eliciting, combining, and directing
the energies of the Baptist denomination of Christians, for the propagation
of the gospel, any law, usage, or custom to the contrary not withstanding.
Approved, December 27th, 1845
(1845 Georgia Laws, Page 130, Paragraph 3)
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