Objects and Purposes

Section 1. The general purposes of the Society are to operate solely and exclusively

for charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes. The Society shall be

administered and operated exclusively for the benefit of, and the funds and property of

the Society shall at all times be handled, administered, operated and distributed by the

Society exclusively in aid of such charitable, scientific, literary and educational

purposes.

Section 2. In addition to the general objects and purposes set forth herein, the Society

has the following specific purposes:

“To perpetuate the memory of the band of Pilgrims, passengers on the good ship

‘Mayflower’ on her voyage which terminated at Plymouth, New England, in December

1620 to preserve their records, their history and the memory of all facts relating to the,

their ancestors and their posterity;”

To perpetuate to a remote posterity the memory of our Pilgrim Fathers. To maintain and

defend the principle of civil and religious liberty as set forth in the Compact of the

Mayflower, “For the glorie of God and advancemente of the Christian faith and honor of

our Countrie;”

To cherish and maintain the ideals and institutions of American freedom, and to oppose

any theories or actions that threaten their continuity. To transmit the spirit, the purity of

purpose and steadfastness of will of the Pilgrim Fathers to those who shall come after

us, an undiminished heritage of liberty and law;

To secure, discover and publish as available original matter in regard to the Pilgrims,

together with existing or new historical data and family lineage including that known only

to antiquarians.

To assist in the authentication, preservation and marking of historical spots made

memorable by Pilgrim Association.

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Constitution - Bylaws of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Kansas
ARTICLE II - OBJECTS