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Society of Mayflower Descendants

in the State of Georgia

Bylaws

ARTICLE I

NAME

The name of this Society shall be Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Georgia. It is a branch of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants.

ARTICLE II

OBJECTS

The objects of this Society shall be:

Section 1. 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."

Section 2. 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.