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Exhibit 3.1
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION

OF

E ENERGY ADAMS, LLC
     Pursuant to the Nebraska Limited Liability Company Act, we, the undersigned, do hereby adopt the following Articles of Organization for the purpose of forming a Nebraska limited liability company:
ARTICLE I
NAME
     The name of this limited liability company is E Energy Adams, LLC (the “Company”).
ARTICLE II
BUSINESS PURPOSE
     The Company is organized to perform any and all lawful acts pertaining to the management of any lawful business as well as to engage in and to do any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business for which a Limited Liability Company may be organized under the Nebraska Limited Liability Company Act and any amendments thereto.
     The Company shall primarily engage in the development, construction and operation of an ethanol production facility. However, the Company shall not be limited to this scope.
ARTICLE III
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
     The Company’s principal place of business is located at: 849 Main Street, Adams, Nebraska 68301.
ARTICLE IV
REGISTERED AGENT
     The Company shall continuously maintain an agent in the State of Nebraska for service of process who is an individual residing in said state. The name and address of the initial registered agent shall be: Henry Max Gramann, 849 Main Street, Adams, Nebraska 68301.

 


 

ARTICLE V
CONTRIBUTIONS, CAPITAL, AND VALUE
     The total amount of cash contributed to the stated capital of the Company is $1.00. The Company has $1.00 of capital or contributed cash.
     No Member shall be obligated to make any contribution to the Company except those specifically set forth in the Operating Agreement adopted by the Members of the Company.
ARTICLE VI
MEMBERSHIP
     The Company shall accept the application of new members pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Operating Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
MANAGEMENT
     The Company’s business and affairs shall be managed by a Board of Directors. For purposes of the Act, the Board of Directors shall be deemed to be the board of managers of the Company, and each director shall be deemed to be a manager. The name and address of the initial Director is as follows:
     
     NAME   ADDRESS
 
   
    Jack L. Alderman
  105 East Veterans Street
Tomah, WI 54660
     Each director shall serve until such time as specified by the Operating Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
SIGNATURES
     IN WITNESS THEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Organization as of this 25 day of March, 2005.
         
     
  /s/ Jack L. Alderman    
  Jack L. Alderman, Organizer   
     
 

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