Certificate of Incorporation - ASNT Pacific Northwest Section

4 :tate <strong>of</strong> :,sri AT E S OF At01),c, d,. ,,cSecretarySTATE 1"I 1889<strong>of</strong>• •to IVPAP a5bingtottStateI, SAM REED, Secretary <strong>of</strong> State <strong>of</strong> the Statehereby issue this<strong>of</strong> Washington and custodian <strong>of</strong> its seal,CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATIONtoTHE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SECTION OF THE AMERCIANSOCIETY FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTINGa/an WA Non-Pr<strong>of</strong>it Corporation. Charterbelow.documents are effective on the date indicatedDate: 10/17/2011UBI Number: 603-155-857APPID: 2180563STA Tt

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appointment, other than the initial Board <strong>of</strong> Directors provided for herein, shall be provided in theBylaws. In furtherance and not in limitation <strong>of</strong> the powers conferred by statute, the corporation isexpressly authorized to carry on its business and to hold annual or special meetings <strong>of</strong> its Board <strong>of</strong>Directors in any country or in any <strong>of</strong> the states, territories or possessions <strong>of</strong> the United States, or theDistrict <strong>of</strong> Columbia.SEVENTH: The private property <strong>of</strong> the incorporators, directors and <strong>of</strong>ficers shall not besubject to the payment <strong>of</strong> corporate debts to any extent whatever.EIGHTH: Notwithstanding any other provision <strong>of</strong> these Articles, the corporation shall notconduct or carry on any activities not permitted to be conducted or carried on by an organizationexempt under <strong>Section</strong> 501(c)(6) <strong>of</strong> the Internal Revenue Code <strong>of</strong> 1986, or corresponding provisions <strong>of</strong>any subsequent federal tax laws.NINTH: Upon dissolution <strong>of</strong> the corporation, all <strong>of</strong> its assets and property <strong>of</strong> every natureand description remaining after the payment <strong>of</strong> all liabilities and obligations <strong>of</strong> the corporation (butnot including assets held by the corporation upon condition requiring return, transfer, orconveyance, which condition occurs by reason <strong>of</strong> the dissolution) shall be paid over and transferredto The American Society for Nondestructive Testing. Inc., a <strong>Section</strong> 501(c)(3) organization, or ifthe Society is no longer in existence to one or more organizations which engage in activitiessubstantially similar to those <strong>of</strong> the corporation and which are then qualified for exemption fromfederal income taxes as organizations described in <strong>Section</strong> 501(c)(3) or <strong>Section</strong> 501(c)(6) <strong>of</strong> theInternal Revenue Code <strong>of</strong> 1986 (or corresponding provisions <strong>of</strong> any subsequent federal tax laws).TENTH: The address, including the street and number, <strong>of</strong> its initial registered <strong>of</strong>fice is 1807 S118 #202, Seattle, WA 98168, and the name <strong>of</strong> its initial registered agent at such address is Emery E.Roberts.CONSENT TO SERVE AS REGISTERED AGENT:I consent to serve as Registered Agent in the State <strong>of</strong> Washington for the above named corporation. Iunderstand it will be my responsibility to accept Service <strong>of</strong> Process on behalf <strong>of</strong> the corporation; t<strong>of</strong>orward mail to the corporation; and to immediately notify the Office <strong>of</strong> the Secretary <strong>of</strong> State if Iresign or change the Registered Office Address.Pnnted Name)04DateELEVENTH. The corporation reserves the right to amend, change or repeal any provision containedin these Articles <strong>of</strong> <strong>Incorporation</strong> or to merge or consolidate this corporation with any other nonpr<strong>of</strong>itcorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, provided, however, that any suchaction shall be calculated exclusively to carry out the objects and purposes for which the corporation isformed. and all rights herein conferred or granted shall be subject to this reservation.2

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TWELFTH• The number <strong>of</strong> directors constituting the initial Board <strong>of</strong> Directors isEleven (11) but the number <strong>of</strong> directors may be increased or decreased in the manner set forth in theBylaws, provided that the number shall not be less than three The names and addresses, includingstreet and number, <strong>of</strong> the persons who are to serve as the initial directors until the first annual meetingor until their successors be elected and qualified are:NAMEChristopher BlackTimothy BurkholderKathy FergusonTrey GordonDavid HallJason JarrettEmery RobertsJeffery SiegelBill WahmuthTimothy PerazaTed RomanADDRESS43940 Se 80Th St North Bend, WA 98045-81594612 71St Dr Ne Marysville, WA 98270-699113530 NE 200 St. Woodinville, WA 9807216200 SE 178Th St. Renton, WA 9805817911 Ne 10Th St Bellevue, WA 98008-34544600 16Th St E E204 Fife, WA 98424-26311807 S 118Th St Apt 202 Seattle. WA 98168-127118975 131St PI Ne Woodinville, WA 980723121 Norton Ave. Everett, WA 982019745 166th Ave. NE Redmond, WA 9805212841 81 5' Ave. NE Kirkland, WA 98034THIRTEENTH: The name and address, including street and number, <strong>of</strong> each incorporator is:NAMEChristopher BlackTimothy BurkholderKathy FergusonTrey GordonDavid HallJason JarrettEmery RobertsJeffery SiegelBill WahmuthTimothy PerazaTed RomanADDRESS43940 Se 80Th St North Bend, WA 98045-81594612 71St Dr Ne Marysville, WA 98270-699113530 NE 200 St. Woodinville, WA 9807216200 SE 178Th St. Renton,WA9805817911 Ne 10Th St Bellevue,WA 98008-34544600 16Th St E E204 Fife,WA 98424-26311807 S 118Th St Apt 202 Seattle,WA 98168-127118975 131St PI Ne Woodinville,WA 980723121 Norton Ave. Everett, WA 982019745 166th Ave. NE Redmond, WA 9805212841 8151 Ave. NE Kirkland, WA 98034IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed these Articles <strong>of</strong> <strong>Incorporation</strong> as<strong>of</strong> this Z-zi day <strong>of</strong>Cr-,7-t%ror.ire-/- . 20il.3

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TimothyDavid Hall4