1. The existing, unincorporated association, Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium, is now being incorporated by the filing of these articles. The name of the corporation now being incorporated is: STATEWIDE CALIFORNIA ELECTRONIC LIBRARY CONSORTIUM, INC.
2. This Corporation is a non-profit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized under the Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporation Law for charitable purposes. The Corporation is organized for the specific purposes of establishing, operating and promoting a resource sharing and information services network for research and\or post secondary academic libraries of private, non-profit institutions within and outside the State of California.
3. The name and address of this Corporation's initial agent for service of process is:
   

   Richard Burke, SCELC

   c/o University of Judaism Ostrow Library

   15600 Mulholland Drive

   Bel Air, CA 90077-1599

4. The Corporation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these Articles, the Corporation shall not, except to an insubstantial degree, engage in any activities or exercise any powers that do not further the purposes of this Corporation and shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or by a corporation contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.
5. No substantial part of the Corporation’s activities shall consist of lobbying or propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, except as provided in Section 501(h) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Corporation shall not participate or intervene in, nor publish or distribute statements, in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
6. The property of the Corporation is irrevocably dedicated to charitable purposes meeting the requirements of Section 214 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code and no part of the net income or assets of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any director, officer or member or to the benefit of any private person.
7. On the dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets remaining after payment or provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of the Corporation, shall be distributed to a non-profit fund, foundation or corporation organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes meeting the requirements of Section 214 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, and which has established its tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Richard Burke, Incorporator

Declaration of Officers

The undersigned declare that they are Board Members (  ) or President and Secretary (  ) respectively of STATEWIDE CALIFORNIA ELECTRONIC LIBRARY CONSORTIUM, referred to in the Articles of Incorporation to which this declaration is attached and that such association has duly authorized and approved, in accordance with its rules and procedures, its incorporation by means of those Articles.

The undersigned declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the above statements are true and correct.

Executed of __________, 2001 in the City of ___________________________, California.

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Executed of __________, 2001 in the City of ___________________________, California.

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