Articles of Incorporation
Bellecrest Estates -- Restated Articles of Incorporation
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF BELLECREST ESTATES
RESTATED 22 May, 1997.The undersigned person, president of
Bellecrest Estates, a corporation incorporated under the Washington
Nonprofit Corporation Act, under authority of the membership
thereof, adopts the following Restated Articles Of Incorporation for
such corporation:
ARTICLE 1. NAME
The name of the corporation is Bellecrest Estates.
ARTICLE 2. DURATION
The period of its duration is perpetual.
ARTICLE 3. PURPOSES
This corporation is organized for the following purposes:
- To repair, maintain, construct, reconstruct, improve
and expand when necessary the roads, easements, and common areas
used in connection with the subdivision known as Bellecrest
Estates, and other purposes incidental thereto.
- To supervise, operate, and maintain various areas,
properties and facilities within Bellecrest Estates.
- To engage in all such activities as are incidental or
conducive to the attainment of the purposes of this corporation or
any of them and to exercise any and all powers authorized or
permitted to be done by a corporation under any laws that may be
now or hereafter applicable or available to this corporation.
The foregoing clauses of this Article 3 shall each be construed as
purposes and powers, and the matters expressed in each clause
shall be in no way limited or restricted by reference to or
inference from the terms of any other clauses, but shall be
regarded as independent purposes and powers; and nothing contained
in these clauses shall be deemed in any way to limit or exclude
any power, right, or privilege given to this corporation, by law
or otherwise.
ARTICLE 4 . STOCK
This corporation shall not have or issue shares of stock.
ARTICLE 5. MEMBERS
Every person or entity who is a record owner of a fee or undivided
fee interest or contract purchaser of any "legally constituted" lot
or parcel (one membership per platted lot or parcel as specified
below) which is subject to the Protective Covenants, Conditions and
Restrictions of Bellecrest Estates recorded 9June 1997, under
Clallam County Auditors File No. 755960 (the "Declaration"), as said
Declaration may be amended from time to time, and to assessment by
the corporation pursuant to the terms of the Declaration , shall be
a member of the corporation. The foregoing is not intended to
include persons or entities who hold an interest merely as security
for the performance of an obligation. There shall be one ( 1 )
membership per "legally constituted" lot or parcel and membership
shall be appurtenant to ownership of any lot or parcel subject to
the Declaration. "Legally constituted" lots or parcels are those
shown as separate parcels on the records of Clallam County
Assessor's office. Ownership of such lot or parcel shall be the sole
qualification for membership. On transfer of ownership or the
execution by any member of the corporation of a contract for the
sale of any such lot or parcel, such membership shall ipso facto be
deemed transferred to the grantee or contract purchaser. The
property which presently constitutes Bellecrest Estates is shown on
a Record of Survey, recorded in Volume 18 of Surveys, Page 1 under
Auditor's File No. 633105, Official Records of Clallam County
Washington.
ARTICLE 6. COMMENCEMENT OF BUSINESS
This corporation has commenced business.
ARTICLE 7. CONTRACTS IN WHICH DIRECTORS HAVE INTEREST
Any contract or other transaction between this corporation and one
or more of it's directors, or between this corporation and any
corporation, firm, association, or other entity of which one or more
of it's directors are members, directors, officers, or employees or
in which they are interested, shall be valid for all purposes,
notwithstanding the presence of such director or directors at the
meeting of the Board of Directors which acts upon or in reference to
such contract or transaction and notwithstanding his or their
participation in such action by voting or otherwise, even though his
or their presence or vote, or both, might have been necessary to
obligate this corporation upon such contract or transaction;
provided, that the fact of such interest shall be disclosed to or
known by the directors acting on such contract or transaction.
ARTICLE 8. DIRECTORS
The number of directors of this corporation shall be fixed by the
Bylaws and may be increased or decreased from time to time in the
manner specified therein. The names and addresses of the members of
the Board Of Directors serving at the time of this restatement are:
Lois Philipp
1291 Stampede drive
Sequim, Washington 98382
Judith Duff
P.O. Box 696
Sequim, Washington 98382
Martie Norton
76 Palomino Lane
Sequim, Washington 98382
John Schriener
501 Carriage Drive
Sequim, Washington 98382
William Hancock
609 N W 162nd
Seattle, Washington 98177
ARTICLE 9. DISSOLUTION
Upon dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Directors shall,
after paying or making provision for payment of all liabilities of
the corporation, distribute an undivided interest in all the assets
of the corporation to all members and former members in proportion
to their business done with the corporation, insofar as is
practicable. Records shall be kept as are necessary to determine at
any time each member's rights and interests in the net assets of the
corporation. A former member's rights and interests in the net
assets of the corporation will not be forfeited upon withdrawal or
termination of membership.
ARTICLE 10. BYLAWS
- The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend,
or repeal the Bylaws for this corporation subject to the power of
the members to amend or repeal such Bylaws.
- The Bylaws shall incorporate the intent and purpose of the
protective Covenants , conditions and restrictions of Bellecrest
Estates recorded 9 June 1997 under Clallam County Auditor's filing
no. 755960, as said Declaration may be amended from time to time.
ARTICLE 11. REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT
The address of the registered office of this corporation is: 914
Washington Street, Suite 6, Port Townsend, WA 98368 and the name of
its current registered agent is: Mark S. Beaufait.
ARTICLE 12. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
This corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal, by the
affirmative vote of two- thirds of the members entitled to vote
thereon, any of the provisions contained in these Articles of
Incorporation, and the rights of the members of this corporation are
granted subject to this reservation.
ARTICLE 13. INCORPORATOR
The name and then current address of the original incorporator was
Andrew W. Maron, 30th Floor, First Interstate Center, 999 Third
Avenue, Seattle Washington 98104.
ARTICAL 14. RESTATED ARTICLES
These restated Articles of Incorporation correctly set forth
,without change, the corresponding provisions of the Articles of
Incorporation, as therefore amended, and that the restated Articles
of Incorporation supercede the original Articles of Incorporation
and all amendments thereto
The restated Articles of Incorporation were approved by an
affirmative vote of at least 75% of those members eligible to vote
at a special members meeting on 22 May 1997.
ARTICLE 15. RESTATER OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The name and address of the person restating these Articles of
Incorporation is:
Lois Philipp
1291 Stampede Drive
Sequim, Washington 98382
DATED this 22nd day of May , 1997.
s- Lois Phillip
Lois Phillip
President, Bellecrest Estates
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