THE AMERICAN FORESTRY 
 
           ASSOCIATION 
 
 Articles of Incorporation 
           and By-laws 
 
     (Revised, as of October 1, 1927) 
   ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 
   WHEREAS, THE AMERICAN FORESTRY Asso- 
CIATION was incorporated under the laws of 
the District of Columbia for a term   of 
twenty years, which term has expired, so 
that its corporate existence has ceased and 
determined by the limitation of its charter; 
and 
  WHEREAS, it is desired to incorporate un- 
der said laws a new corporation under the 
same name and title, so that by proper pro- 
ceedings the existing rights of property and 
contract of said former corporation may be 
transferred to and vested in the new cor- 
poration. 
  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That 
we, the undersigned, each of whom is over 
twenty-one years of age, and a citizen of the 
United States, and a majority of whom are 
citizens of the District of Columbia, being 
desirous of associating ourselves and those 
associated with us as aforesaid, for the pur- 
pose of converting The American Forestry 
Association into a body corporate in ac- 
cordance with the Acts of Congress relating 
to the District of Columbia, in such cases 
made and provided, do hereby certify as 
follows: 
  FIRsT. The name and title by which this 
corporation shall be known in law shall be 
"THE AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION."