Charter of 1884

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Be it Known that whereas D.S. Littlefield, D.B. Lord, W.W. Reed, G.H. Carr, M.W. Cummings, W.H. Joll, D.A. Larrabee, W. Curtis, C.H. Potter, J.O. Buxton, J.F. Moreland, C.K. Mallard, and C.H. Hooper, have associated themselves with the intention of forming a corporation under the name of The Relief Association of the Peabody Fire Department, for the purpose of the assistance and relief of its members and their families in case of sickness, accident or death, and have complied with the provisions of the Statues of this Commonwealth in such case made and provided, as appears from the certificate of the President, Secretary, Treasurer and Directors of said Corporation, duly approved by the Commissioner of Corporations, and recorded in this office:

Now, Therefore, I, HENRY B. PIERCE, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that said Littlefield, Lord, Reed, Carr, Cummings, Joll, Larrabee, Curtis, Potter, Buxton, Moreland, Mallard and Hooper, their associates and successors, are legally organized and established as and are hereby made and existing corporation under the name of The Relief Association of the Peabody Fire Department, with the powers, rights, and privileges, and subject to the limitations, duties, and restrictions which by law appertain thereto.

Witness my official signature hereunto subscribed, and the seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts hereunto affixed this twenty-seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.