ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

Article 1.	The name of this organization shall be the Kettle Moraine Press Association Inc. 

Article 2.	The period of existence shall be perpetual. 

Article 3.    The purpose of the corporation shall be to carry out any lawful activity authorized by Chapter 181 of the Wisconsin Statutes. 

Article 4.    The corporation shall have two classes of members, schools 6-12 and individuals, which classes 
	shall have the following qualifications and voting rights: 

	A. Schools. A school shall be a member and shall exercise voting rights upon timely payment of annual dues required by the corporation. A member school shall be entitled to have, in corporation matters, the number of votes equal to the number of journalistic and literary publications for which the school has paid required dues. A member school may designate such person or persons at its discretion to exercise its voting rights. Member schools may be located in the State of Wisconsin or outside of the State of Wisconsin. 

B. Natural Persons: Any person interested in scholastic journalism may be a member of the corporation and exercise one vote in corporation matters upon timely payment of annual dues. Provided, however, any individual member who is also a designated voting agent of a member school shall not then also exercise voting right as an individual member. Such members need not be Wisconsin residents. 

Article 5.	The manner of the appointment or election of directors and the number of directors shall be fixed by By-Law. 

Article 6.	The names and addresses of the initial directors are: (See Addendum A attached hereto). 

Article 7.	The mailing address of the principal office of the corporation is Post Office Box 51, 	Columbus, Wisconsin 53925 

Article 8.	The name and address of the initial registered agent is:  Carl Sigler, Route 1 Box 51, 	Columbus, Wisconsin 53925. 

Article 9.	The name and address of incorporator is Carl Sigler Route 1 Box 51, Columbus, Wisconsin 53925 

Executed in duplicate on the 16th day of September, 1982. 

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					Carl Sigler 
STATE OF WISCONSIN     	) 
			)    ss.
COUNTY OF COLUMBIA 	)

	Personally came before me this 16th day of September, A. D. 1982, the above named Carl Sigler to me known to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same. 

				              _________________________________
					Randall Lueders 
					Notary Public, Wisconsin 
					My commission is permanent. 

This document was drafted by Randall Lueders

Amended at annual meeting, Oct. 18, 2003