ACOFP: OUR CONTINUING HISTORY 3 THE FOUNDING AND EARLY YEARS INCORPORATION In early 1950, with the interest and influence of John V. Fiore, DO, FACOFP, Bruce S. Collins, DO, and their osteopathic colleagues, the essential canons were laid out for the establishment of a new organization, to be known as the American College of General Practitioners in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. As a result, ACOFP was founded on February 11, 1950, in the county of Los Angeles, in the state of California. The goal of this newly founded organization was to preserve hospital privileges for general practitioners, which were rapidly being lost or diminished by the growing specialist movement. The founders could not have realized at the time that the formation of their new college of general practice would eventually grow to become the largest in the osteopathic profession. KNOW ALL BY THOSE PRESENT: THAT WE, the undersigned, all of whom are residents of the State of California, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of California, and we do hereby create a body corporate and certify: FIRST: That the name of said corporation is and shall be the American College of General Practitioners in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. SECOND: That the purposes for which said corporation is formed are as follows: 1. To advance the standards of general practice in the field of osteopathic medicine and surgery by establishing and maintaining a board of general practitioners for examination and certification of qualified candidates; and by establishing new educational opportunities for the training of general practitioners; and improving existing opportunities. 2. By any lawful means to obtain for its membership rights, privileges, and immunities in the use of hospital facilities commensurate with those enjoyed by members of other branches of the healing arts. 3. To promote a unity of action to protect the Federal and State professional licensing rights of its members to the full extent of the laws. 4. To promote a general understanding of the scope of the services rendered by the general practitioner in osteopathic medicine and surgery. 5. To contribute to the interests of the osteopathic profession by affiliating and cooperating with the American Osteopathic Association To do each and everything necessary, appropriate, or adapted to carry into effect any and all of the foregoing purposes and powers or to attain any one or more of the objectives herein enumerated or which shall at any time appear conducive to or expedient for the benefit and protection of said corporation, and generally to do any act and transact any business in connection with the said purposes and power which a co¬partner or natural person could do or exercise and which now or hereafter may be authorized by law. THIRD: That this corporation is organized pursuant to the General Nonprofit Corporation Law, and does not contemplate the distribution of gains, profits or dividends to the members thereof. FOURTH: That the principal office for the transaction of the business of the corporation is located in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. FIFTH: That the number of directors of said corporation shall be eight, and the names and addresses of the directors who are hereby appointed are as follows: H. W. Wagonseller 1230 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles Hermon H. Schlossberg 450 South Cloverdale, Los Angeles Bruce S. Collins 337 Euclid Street, Santa Monica Wesley M. Barrett, Jr. 1948 Westbrook Avenue, Los Angeles Frank G. Nolan 419 North Bundy Drive, Los Angeles Frank York Lee 1931 Canyon Drive, Los Angeles Alfred J. Schramm 5889 San Vincente Boulevard, Los Angeles Rex Dodds 1020 North Sierra Bonita, Los Angeles The directors so named will serve for a period of five or more years. On the 1st day of May 1955, the first two named directors will retire; on the 1st day of May 1956, the second two named directors will retire; on the 1st day of May 1958, the last two named directors will retire. All vacancies on the Board of Directors, whether created by retirement of a director or otherwise, will be filled as set forth in the bylaws. Directors will be eligible to succeed themselves. Two directors will be placed upon the board annually, from 1955 and thereafter. SIXTH: That these articles of incorporation may be amended in the manner prescribed by law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said incorporators have hereunto set their hands on this eleventh day of February. H. W. Wagonseller Hermon H. Schlossberg Bruce S. Collins Wesley M. Barrett, Jr. Frank G. Nolan Frank York Lee Alfred J. Schramm Rex Dodds ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES On this eleventh day of February 1950, before me, a notary public in and for said county, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared H. W. Wagonseller, Herman H. Schlessberg, Bruce S. Collins, Wesley M. Barrett, Jr., Frank G. Nolan, Frank York Lee, Alfred J. Schramm, and Rex Dodds, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed in the within instrument, and acknowledged that executed the same. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. KATHRYN A. BRADY Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California My commission expires December 4, 1955.
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