ORGANIZATION. RECORD OF ORGANIZATION. At a large meeting of the merchants of this city, heid pursuant to notice at the Weddell House, on Friday Evening, 7th inst., William Milford, Esq., was called to the chair and S. S. Coe appointed secretary. After a statement from the chair of the object of the mccting, it was on motion of Joseph L. Weatherly, Esq., Resolved: that the merchants of this city now organize themselves into an association, to be called the Board of Trade of the City of Cleveland, and that we now proceed to the election by ballot of officers therefor. Whereupon, the following gentlemen were elected for the ensuing year: President, Joseph L. Weatherly. Vice President, William F. Allen, Jr. Treasurer, Richard T. Lyon. A committee, consisting of Richard Hilliard, John B. Waring, William Milford, Jona. Gillett and L. M. Hubby, were appointed to prepare and report at a subsequent meeting a constitution, by-laws, etc., for the association, and call a meeting when ready to report. E. M. Fitch, William F. Allen, Jr., and A. Handy were appointed a committee to procure a suitable room for the purposes of the association, and report at same meeting. William Milford, President. Cleveland, July 7th, 1848. INCORPORATION. CHARTER, We, the undersigned citizens of the State of Ohio, and residents of the City of Cleveland, do hereby associate ourselves together as a Board of Trade, under the name and title of the "Board of Trade of the City of Cleveland," to be located and situated in the City of Cleveland, County of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, where its business is to be transacted. The objects of said Association are to promote integrity and good faith; just and equitable principles of business; discover and correct abuses; establish and maintain uniformity in commercial usages; acquire, preserve and disseminate valuable business statistics and information; prevent or adjust controversies and misunderstandings which may arise between persons engaged in trade; and generally to foster, protect and advance the commercial, mercantile and manufacturing interests of the city, in conformity with an act of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio entitled "An act to authorize the incorporation of boards of trade and chambers of commerce," passed April 3d, 1866. Philo Chamberlin, R. T. Lyon, J. C. Sage, A. Hughes, C. W. Coe, H. S. Davis, J. E. White, J. H. Clark, S. W. Porter, H. D. Woodward, A. V. Cannon, E. D. Childs, W. F. Otis, M. B. Clark, W. Murray, S. F. Lester, A. Quinn, George W. Gardner, E. C. Hardy, Geo. Sinclair. Personally appeared the persons above named before me, a Notary Public within and for the County of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, who did severally acknowledge that they signed the foregoing as their free act and deed. In Testimony Whereof, Witness my hand and Notarial Seal, at Cleveland, this fourth day of April, A. D. 1866. I, William Henry Smith, Secretary of State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the certificate of incorporation of "Board of Trade of the City of Cleveland," filed in this office April 5, A. D. 1866. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Ohio, at Columbus, the fifth day of April, 1866. [L. S.] Wm. Henry Smith, Secretary of State. Sir: You are respectfully notified that at a meeting of the Board of Trade held this day, in conformity with the statutes governing such matters, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That the name of 'The Board of Trade of the City of Cleveland' be changed to 'The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce."" This organization will therefore hereafter be known as "The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce." Respectfully, United States of America, State of Ohio, William Edwards, President. Office of the Secretary of State. SS I, Samuel M. Taylor, Secretary of State of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the annexed instrument is an exemplified copy, carefully compared by me with the original record now in my official custody as Secretary of State, and found to be true and correct, of the certificate of the change of name of the Board of Trade of the City of Cleveland filed in this office on the 9th day of February, A. D. 1893, and recorded in volume 59, page 48, of the Records of Incorporations. Witness my hand and official Seal at Columbus, Ohio, this 9th day of February, A. D. 1893. |