Downtown Belton Main Street Inc

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“Purpose. The corporation is organized for the purpose of providing educational and charitable resources in order to promote and strengthen a diverse central business district and preserve its historic character in belton, missouri (hereinafter referred to as "belton"). The corporation will use the main street four-point approach of (i) organization (encouraging cooperation, recruiting volunteers and building leadership in the business community); (ii) promotion (creating a positive image for downtown and promoting it as a viable place to live, shop and invest); (iii) economic restructuring (developing business retention, expansion and recruitment strategies); and (iv) design (providing design education and assistance to improve the appearance of downtown). The corporation shall aspire to achieve and remain in good standing with the national trust's main street center. The corporation shall act in a charitable manner and will receive, administer and distribute funds in connection with any activities related to the above purposes; provided, however, that the corporation shall engage only in activities within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, or the corresponding provisions of any future united states internal revenue code (hereinafter referred to as the "code"), and more specifically: a.to promote the historic preservation, protection and use of belton for its traditional downtown area including the area's commercial, civic and religious enterprises and residences; b.to take remedial actions to eliminate physical, economic and social deterioration of belton's traditional downtown area and thereby promote belton's historic preservation, contribute to its community betterment while lessening the burdens of belton's government; c.to disseminate information and promote interest in the preservation, history, culture, architecture and public use of belton's traditional downtown area; d.to hold meetings, seminars and other activities for the instruction of volunteers and the public in those activities such as building rehabilitation and design, economic restructuring and planning management that foster the preservation of belton's traditional downtown area and enhance the understanding and appreciation of its history, culture and architecture; e.to aid, work with and participate in the activities of other organizations, individuals and public and private entities engaged in similar purposes; and f.to solicit, receive and administer funds for educational and charitable purposes and to that end to take and hold by bequest, devise, gift, grant, purchase, lease or otherwise any property, real, personal, tangible or intangible, or any undivided interest therein, without limitation as to amount of value; to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of any such property and to invest, reinvest or deal with the principal or the income thereof in such manner as, in the judgment of the corporation's board, will best promote the purposes of the corporation without limitation, except such limitation, if any, as may be contained in the instrument under which such property is received, these bylaws, or any laws applicable thereto.”