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Page 1 of 5Articles of Incorporation

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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

ARTICLE I

NAME AND REGISTERED OFFICE

The name of this corporation shall be:Animal Shelter Assistance Program, Inc

The corporation's registered office is located at:9488 Leslie Road

San Antonio, Texas 78254

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE

This corporation is organized exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)

(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now enacted or hereafter amended, including, for suchpurposes, the making of distributions to organizations that also qualify as Section 501(c)(3) exempt

organizations. To this end, the corporation shall:

To this end, the corporation shall:

1.Acquire gifts in kind such as; animal feed, dog houses, cat houses, bedding, cat litter, building

materials, vehicles: trucks and trailers and other animal related items and disperse these items toqualified, 501(c)3 non-profit animal shelters and sanctuaries throughout the United States as needed.

2.Acquire funding through public contributions and grants, in order to assist qualified, 501(c)3 non-profit animal shelters and sanctuaries throughout the United States in times of crisis.

3. Acquire animal related services such as low cost spay neuter, veterinarian care and other related

services that will assist qualified, 501(c)3 non-profit animal shelters and sanctuaries throughout theUnited States in need.

4.Assist animal shelters and sanctuaries throughout the United States which are affected by naturaldisasters.

5. To construct and offer quality temporary housing for domestic and exotic animals to shelters andsanctuaries that are affected by natural disasters or are overcrowded due to animal cruelty related

confiscations or other situations that may arise in order to prevent the euthanasia of healthy animals.And to provide temporary housing to animals in need of emergency care and assistance.




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All funds, whether income or principal, and whether acquired by gift or contribution or otherwise, shallbe devoted to said purposes

ARTICLE III

LIMITATIONS

At all times the following shall operate as conditions restricting the operations and activities of thecorporation:

1. No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to any Director or officer of the

corporation, nor to any other private persons, as now enacted or hereafter amended, excepting solelysuch reasonable compensation that the corporation shall pay for services actually rendered to thecorporation, or allowed by the corporation as a reasonable allowance for authorized expenditures

incurred on behalf of the corporation;

2. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall constitute the carrying on of propagandaor otherwise attempting to influence legislation, or any initiative or referendum before the public, and

the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including by publication or distribution ofstatements), any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office;and

3. Not with standing any other provision of these articles, the corporation shall not carry on any otheractivities not permitted to be carried on by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section

501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now enacted or hereafter amended.

ARTICLE IV

MEMBERS

The corporation shall have no voting members.

ARTICLE V

MANAGEMENT

The management and affairs of the corporation shall be at all times under the direction of a Board ofDirectors, whose operations in governing the corporation shall be defined by statute and by thecorporation's by-laws. No Director shall have any right, title, or interest in or to any property of the

corporation.

The number of directors/officers constituting the initial board of directors, are three. They will serve

as directors until the first annual meeting of the board of directors or until their successors or additionalboard members are elected and

ARTICLE VI

DEBT OBLIGATIONS AND PERSONAL LIABILITY

No officer or Director of this corporation shall be personally liable for the debts or obligations of this

corporation of any nature whatsoever, nor shall any of the property of the officers or Directors besubject to the payment of the debts or obligations of this corporation.




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ARTICLE VII

DISSOLUTION

Upon the time of dissolution of the corporation, assets shall be distributed by the Board of Directors,

after paying or making provisions for the payment of all debts, obligations, liabilities, costs andexpenses of the corporation, for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3)

of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall bedistributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any suchassets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction of the county in

which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to suchorganization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated

exclusively for such purposes.

ARTICLE VIII

PERIOD OF DURATION

The period of duration for the corporation is:

Perpetual



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