EX-3.37 39 a2163176zex-3_37.htm EXHIBIT 3.37

Exhibit 3.37

 

CERTIFIED TO BE A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

/s/ John J. Campbell

AS TAKEN FROM AND COMPARED WITH THE

SECRETARY OF STATE

SECRETARY OF STATE

ORIGINAL ON FILE IN THIS OFFICE

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

FILED

 

 

AUG 10 1984

 

OF

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SOUTH CAROLINA MENTOR, INC.

 

 

/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]

 

SECRETARY [ILLEGIBLE]

 

 

For Use By

 

 

(File This Form in
Duplicate Originals)

 

This Space For Use By
The Secretary of State

The Secretary of State

 

 

 

 

[ILLEGIBLE]

 

(Sect. 33-7-30 of 1976 Code)

 

 

Fee Paid $ [ILLEGIBLE]

 

 

 

 

R. N. 2832

 

(INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 4)

 

 

Date 8-10-84

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

 

The name of the proposed corporation is

 SOUTH CAROLINA MENTOR, INC.

 

 

 

 

2.

 

The initial registered office of the corporation is

 2231 Devine St., P.O. Drawer 7727

 

 

 

Street and Number

 

 

located in the city of

Columbia

, County of

 Richland

 and

 

 

the State of South Carolina and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is

 

 

         Ronald M. Childress

 

 

 

3.

 

The period of duration of the corporation shall be perpetual XXXXXXXXXXXX

 

 

 

4.

 

The corporation is authorized to issue shares of stock as follows:

 

Class of shares

 

Authorized No. of each class

 

Per Value

 

Common

 

100,000

 

$

1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If shares are divided into two or more classes or if any class of shares is divided into series within a class, the relative rights, preferences, and limitations of the shares of each class, and of each series within a class, are as follows:

 

Not applicable

 

5.

 

Total authorized capital stock    $100,000

 

 

Please see instructions on Page 4.

 

 

 

6.

 

The existence of the corporation shall begin as of the filing date with the Secretary of State or to be effective              .

 

 

 

7.

 

The number of directors constituting the initial board of Directors of the Corporation is              and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as directors until the first annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors be elected and qualify are:

 

 

 

E. Byron Hensley, Jr.

 

99 State St., Boston, MA 02109

 

 

Name

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Address

 



 

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

 

COUNTY OF RICHLAND

 

 

The undersigned

 E. Byron Hensley, Jr.

do hereby certify that they are the incorporators of

 South Carolina Mentor

 Corporation and are authorized

to execute this verification; that each of the undersigned for himself does hereby further certify that he has read the foregoing document, understands the meaning and purport of the statements therein contained and the same are true to the best of his information and belief.

 

 

/s/ E. Byron Hensley, Jr.

 

(Signature of Incorporator)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Signature of Incorporator)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Signature of Incorporator)

 

(Each Incorporator Must Sign)

 

 

11.

 

I,

 Ronald M. Childress

 an attorney licensed to practice in the State of South Carolina, certify that the corporation,

 

 

to whose article of incorporation this certificate is attached, has complied with the requirements of chapter 7 of Title 33 of the South Carolina Code of 1976, relating to the organization of corporations, and that in my opinion, the corporation is organized for a lawful purpose.

 

Date

August 8, 1984

 

 

/s/ Ronald M. Childress

 

 

 

(Signature)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ronald M. Childress

 

 

 

(Type or Print Name)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address  2231 Devine St., P.O. Drawer 7727
Columbia, SC 29202

 

 

SCHEDULE OF FEES

(Payable at time of filing Articles of With Secretary of State)

 

Fee for filing Articles

 

$

5.00

 

In addition to the above, $.40 for each $1,000.00 of the aggregate value of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue, but in not case less than

 

40.00

 

nor more than

 

1,000.00

 

 

NOTE:

THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE IT WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR FILING. THIS FORM MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE FIRST REPORT OF CORPORATIONS AND A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $10 PAYABLE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA TAX COMMISSION.

 

 

 

Please see instructions on the reverse side.

 



 

CERTIFIED TO BE A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY

AS TAKEN FROM AND COMPARED WITH THE

ORIGINAL ON FILE IN THIS OFFICE

 

OCT 21 2004

 

Mark Hammond

 

SECRETARY OF STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

 

[SEAL]

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

SECRETARY OF STATE

 

 

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE

OR REGISTERED AGENT OR BOTH

OF A SOUTH CAROLINA

OR FOREIGN CORPORATION

 

 

Pursuant to §§33-5-102 and 33-15-108 of the 1976 South Carolina Code, as amended, the undersigned corporation submits the following information.

 

1.

The name of the corporation is

 South Carolina Mentor, Inc.

 

 

2.

The corporation is (complete either a or b, whichever is applicable):

 

 

 

a.

a domestic corporation incorporated in South Carolina on

 August 10, 1984

; or

 

b.

a foreign corporation incorporated in                                      on                                     , and authorized to do business in

 

 

(State)

(Date)

 

South Carolina on                                    .

 

 

(Date)

 

 

3.

The street address of the current registered office in South Carolina is

 2231 Devine Street

 

 

 

(Street & Number)

 

 

in the city of

 Columbia

, South Carolina

 29205

.

 

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

4.

If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address to which its registered office

 

is to be changed is

 c/o C T Corporations System, 75 Beattie Place, Two Shelter Centre

 in the city of

 

 

(Street & Number)

 

 

Greenville

, South Carolina

 29601

.

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

5.

The name of the present registered agent is

 Ronald M. Childress

.

 

 

6.

If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the successor registered agent is

C T Corporation System

.

* I hereby consent to the appointment as registered agent of the corporation:

 

 

/s/ Patricia A. Canario

 

PATRICIA A. CANARIO,

 

(Signature of New Registered Agent)

 

SPECIAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY

 

7.               The address of the registered office and the address of the business office of the registered agent, as changed, will be identical.

 

8.               Unless a delayed date is specified, this application will be effective upon acceptance for filing by the Secretary of State (See §33-1-230(b));                                                  .

 


*      Pursuant to §§33-9-102(5) and 33-19-108(5), the written consent of the registered agent may be attached to this form.

 



 

9.               Dated this 16th day of October, 1992.

 

 

 

South Carolina Mentor, Inc.

 

(Name of Corporation)

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ E. Byron Hensley, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

E. Byron Hensley, Jr.

 

(Type of Print Name and Title)

 

President

 

 

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

 

1.               Two copies of this form, the original and either a duplicate original or a conformed copy, must be filed.

 

2.               Filing Fee (Payable to the Secretary of State at the time of filing this document) — $10.00

 

3.               Pursuant to §33-5-102(b), the registered agent can file this form when the only change is changing the street address of the registered office.  In this situation the following statement should be typed on the form above the registered agent’s signature:  “The corporation has been notified of this change.”

 

 

 

Form Approved by South Carolina

 

Secretary of State 1/89

 



 

CERTIFIED TO BE A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY

 

/s/ Jim Miles

AS TAKEN FROM AND COMPARED WITH THE

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

SECRETARY OF STATE

ORIGINAL ON FILE IN THIS OFFICE

SECRETARY OF STATE

FILED

 

 

APR 23 1986

 

 

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NOTICE OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE

OR REGISTERED AGENT OF BOTH

OF A SOUTH CAROLINA

/s/ Mark Hammond

OR FOREIGN CORPORATION

SECRETARY OF STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

 

Pursuant to §§33-5-102 and 33-15-108 of the 1976 South Carolina Code, as amended, the undersigned corporation submits the following information.

 

1.

The name of the corporation is

 SOUTH CAROLINA MENTOR, INC.

 

 

2.

The corporation is (complete either a or b, whichever is applicable):

 

 

 

a.               a domestic corporation incorporated in South Carolina on

 08/10/84

; or

 

b.              a foreign corporation incorporated in                                      on                                     , and authorized to do business in

 

 

(State)

(Date)

 

South Carolina on                                    .

 

 

(Date)

 

 

 

 

 TWO SHELTER CENTRE

3.

The street address of the current registered office in South Carolina is

 CHURCH AND BEATTIE STREETS

 

 

(Street & Number)

 

in the city of

 GREENVILLE

, South Carolina

 29502

.

 

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

4.

If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address to which its registered office

 

is to be changed is

 2019 Park Street

 in the city of

 Columbia

 South Carolina

 29201

 

 

 

(Street & Number)

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

5.

The name of the present registered agent is

 C T CORPORATION SYSTEM

.

 

 

6.

If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the successor registered agent is

 

 The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc.

.

* I hereby consent to the appointment as registered agent of the corporation:

 

 

The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Vicki Schreiber

 

 

(Signature of New Registered Agent)

 

 

VICKI SCHREIBER ASST VICE PRESIDENT

 

 

7.               The address of the registered office and the address of the business office of the registered agent, as changed, will be identical.

 

8.               Unless a delayed date is specified, this application will be effective upon acceptance for filing by the Secretary of State (See §33-1-230(b)):                                                  .

 

 


* Pursuant to §§33-9-102(5) and 33-19-108(5), the written consent of the registered agent may be attached to this form.

 

96-010334BC

 



 

9.               Dated this 24th day of June [ILLEGIBLE].

 

 

 

South Carolina Mentor, Inc.,

 

Name of Corporation

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]

 

 

 

 

 

ASST. SECRETARY

 

Type or Print Name and Title

 

 

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

 

1.               Two copies of this form, the original and either a duplicate original or a conformed copy, must be filed.

 

2.               Filing Fee (payable to the Secretary of State at the time of filing this document) — $10.00

 

3                  Pursuant to Sections 33.5-102(b), the registered agent can file this form when the only change is changing the street address of the registered office.  In this situation the following statement should be typed on the form above the registered agent’s signature: “The corporation has been notified of this change”.

 

 

 

Form Approved by South Carolina

 

Secretary of State 1/89

 



 

AGENT’S STATEMENT OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE
OF A SOUTH CAROLINA OR FOREIGN CORPORATION

 

 

Pursuant to Section 33-5-102 and 33-15-108 of the 1976 South Carolina Code, as amended, the undersigned registered agent submits the following information for the purpose of changing the registered office address of the following corporation in the State of South Carolina.

 

 

1.

The name of the corporation is

 

 

/s/ Jim Miles

 

SOUTH CAROLINA MENTOR, INC.

SECRETARY OF STATE

 

 

FILED

2.

The state of incorporation is

JUN 11 1999

 

 

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3.               Date of incorporation or qualification in South Carolina is

 

8/10/84

 

4.               The name of the current registered agent is

 

THE PRENTICE-HALL CORPORATION SYSTEM, INC.

 

5.               The street address of the current registered office in South Carolina is

 

2019 PARK STREET

COLUMBIA, SC 29201

 

6.               The street address to which the registered office is changed to

 

1301 GERVAIS STREET

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29201

 

7.               The address of the registered office and the address of the business office of the registered agent as changed, will be identical.

 

8.               The above named corporation has been notified of the change.

 

Dated: June 10, 1999

 

 

THE PRENTICE-HALL CORPORATION SYSTEM, INC.

 

(As Registered Agent)

 

CERTIFIED TO BE A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY

 

 

AS TAKEN FROM AND COMPARED WITH THE

 

/s/ John H. Pelletier

 

ORIGINAL ON FILE IN THIS OFFICE

 

John H. Pelletier. Asst. VP

 

 

OCT 21 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Hammond

 

SECRETARY OF STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

 

 

99-029618CC

 



 

CERTIFIED TO BE A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY

 

 

AS TAKEN FROM AND COMPARED WITH THE

 

/s/ Jim Miles

ORIGINAL ON FILE IN THIS OFFICE

 

SECRETARY OF STATE

 

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

 

FILED

 

SECRETARY OF STATE

 

JUL 26 2001

 

 

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PM

OCT 21 2004

 

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NOTICE OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE

OR REGISTERED AGENT OR BOTH

OF A SOUTH CAROLINA

 

OR FOREIGN CORPORATION

 

 

/s/ Mark Hammond

 

SECRETARY OF STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

 

TYPE OR PRINT OR EARLY IN BLACK INK

 

Pursuant to Sections 33-5-102 and 33-15-108 of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, the under-signed corporation submits the following information:

 

1.

The name of the corporation is

 South Carolina Mentor, Inc.

 

 

2.

The corporation is (complete either a or b, whichever is applicable):

 

 

 

a.               a domestic corporation incorporated in South Carolina on

 August 10, 1984

; or

 

b.              a foreign corporation incorporated in

South Carolina

 on

 August 10, 1984

, and

 

 

(State)

 

(Date)

 

 

authorized to do business in South Carolina on

 August 10, 1984

.

 

 

(Date)

 

 

 

3.

The street address of the current registered office in South Carolina is

 1301 Gervais Street

 

 

(Street & Number)

 

in the city of

 Columbia

, South Carolina

 29201

.

 

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

4.

If the current registered office is to be changed, the street address to which its registered office

 

 

c/o CT CORPORATION SYSTEM, 75

 

 

 

 

is to be changed is

 Beattie Place, Two Insignia Financial Plaza

 in the city of

 Greenville

 South

 

 

(Street & Number)

 

 

 

 

Carolina

 29601

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

 

 

5.

The name of the present registered agent is

 PRENTICE HALL CORP

.

 

 

6.

If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the successor registered agent is

 

 C T CORPORATION SYSTEM

.

 

* I hereby consent to the appointment as registered agent of the corporation:

 

 

C T CORPORATION SYSTEM

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James M. Halpin

James M. Halpin

 

(Signature of New Registered Agent)

Assistant Secretary

 

7.               The address of the registered office and the address of the business office of the registered agent, as changed, will be identical.

 

8.               Unless a delayed date is specified, this will be effective upon acceptance for filing by the Secretary of State (See §33-1-230(b) of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws as amended                                       .

 

* Pursuant to Sections 33-9-102(5) and 33-19-108(5) of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, the written consent of the registered agent may be attached to this form.

 

01-033018CC

 



 

Dated

JUNE 11, 2001

 

South Carolina Mentor, Inc.

 

Name of Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Gregory Torres

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

Gregory Torres, President

 

Type of Print Name and Title

 

 

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

 

1.               Two copies of the form, the original and either a duplicate original or a conformed copy must be filed.

 

2.               Filing Fee (payable to the Secretary of State at the time of filing this document) — $10.00

 

3                  Pursuant to Section 33.5-102(b) of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended the registered agent can file this form when the only change is the street address of the registered office.  In this situation the following statement should be typed on the form above the registered agent’s signature:  “The corporation has been notified of this change”.  In this case this filing fee is $2.00

 

Return to:                   Secretary of State

P O Box 11350

Columbia, SC 29211

 

 

 

Form Revised by South Carolina

 

Secretary of State, January 1999