Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-12-23
THE
COLLEGE"
LOUISIANA.

He William Winans, James T.. Mnae' . D g.n
Thomas, I'm Bowman. Rob-. Perry Joll1 mcsea'
A. T.. Summons, Joseph Carlneria, John :, LEWIS
John w. Burrnss, John Robson, L. ii. Stoehet anu
James NJ. Elan. a majority Of whom to wit; 1aHies
III. Muse, David Thomas, Rob-. Perry, J3hn Mc'ny'
AT Simmons, ira Bowman and Joseph Carfnena'
are residents ofthe seventh Judicial DiSulet VI th9
State of Louisiana, believing that education is o SURE
support ola Republican Government, ana ina as
| Southern men. we should support southern educaVlon'
arc DESTROYS for educational purposes to aVal our
selves of the benefit of the act OF the begisla1uf9 vi ' M
said Stat. approved on the 30th day OF Aprll a., u
1897 entitled ''an act providing for the organ'natiul
of certain corpgrationsin this State and o. Ifus'ges
90 be incorporated under the name and style OF t.e
Centenary College of louisiana, 70 coht h1iaIa u
CHARGE of the college, we have already established
al jackson, Louisiana, and hereby present 70 the
Governor (the district Attorney approvlng) INC iollo"'
ing act Of incorporation, to wit:
Srr I Its hereby ordered by the Governor Oh
Louisiana. the district Attorney of the seventh Judi
cial District approving, that William Wlnafla, James
II, Muse. David Thomas, Ira Bowman, Robt' Ferry,
I John McVea, A, u. Simruons, John LEWIS
Joqeph Cnrmena, John w. Burruss. John Robson, l..
m Stockett and James NJ. Elan, Trustees OF the Gem
teuary College Of Louisiana, ut jackson, ana tiieir
successors in office, are hereby constituted ana de-
clared to be a body polite and corporate, ny the name
and style of the Centenary College OF Louisiana, q
and at their regular annual meetings five q whom
shall form a quorum for the transaction, Vi business
and such number as said trustees shall appoint Ut
their regular sessions, shall constitute a committee
| with DuWer TO transact all necessary DushfSss hi ~
interim Of the regular sessions OF the board.
Src. ID And be it further ordered, that said Con-
stitution shall be possessed OF all the general powers
privileges and omoluments now secured to slnllar
cDfDorations, hv The Constitution AMI laws OF tkls
State; and shall have power to sue and be sued ana
plead and he inpleaded, in any Court OF law or equity
IN this State--tn have and ue a common seal-to
hold property. real and personal. to the value OF tlfee
hunlrcd thou sand dollars. which snail never De Hp'
proprinted to any purposes and uses other than the
establishment and support of an institution OF learn
ing; to adopt such bylaws as they shall deem eXipte'
dent for the accomplishment nj the trust rePosed III
them. not repuenant to the constitution md laws o
said State; to appoint such officers as may ne heces
sary and to fill all vacancies that may occur IN then
own body III such manner as they shall prescribe
They shall also have power to establish and con
time. bv such plan as they may devise, q Board 0
Visitors, with power to sit intheir meetings, and vote
in the election of the various members of the Faculty
the making of bylaws and the comforting of de
grcGs. ,
- JIey shall have the further power to establish suc'
schools M they NAV consider advisable to selectan
continue a Presidents and Professors thereof. who shall
= constitute the Faculty Of said Coliege-laVlng poWe
to govern and conduct the same according to the ny
laws which may from time to time be made as atnre
i said. and. by and with the said trustees, to COME
{ such degrees as are usually granted by any unIver
. sitv. college, or seminary Of learning i'll the Unite
= States. r.,
o sec. Sd. And be it further ordered, &c, jhH
! said corporation shall have power 20 receive sue
> funds. lands or moneys. as may be given to it in trus
for the endowment Of any Professorship or other PEI
manent endowment which may be established IN sal
College-Whicl funds shall be used for no other pu
. pose than in strict accordance with the trust. III
> principal of such endowmcnts shoil not be diminish
ed, but the interest annually accruing may be apple
according to the will of the donor. for the support
the profsSsorship or other object of
And for the purpose of raising interest upon sue
funds or moneys received as aforesaid, the said co
poration shall have power to loan ont ut interest,
- invest them. in such manner or upon such securi
n as shall be deemed moss advisable for the entire pr
r servation and security thereof, and to appoint sue
y agents therefor as may be necessary or expedler
9 But the said trustees, or their agents, shall never ha,
power to appropriate the principal OF any luna !
general purposes, winch has been gwen tr a SEeci
endowment: nor shall the same. or the college,
= brary or fixtures and appurtenances OF the same
or apparatus belonging to the same, or the turnitu
or other movables belonging to the College buidin
and used by the same, ever be liable III law or equl
to be seized. sold. or applied to the liquidation OF al
debt or debts which the said corporation may Great
- but alwaysto be held and used by the said trustc
Is sacredly as u perpetual endowment for The phrpoS
specified--and the annual interest or nett procee
l., only to he used as aforesaid.
II SEC. 4th. And be it further ordained, That t
President of the Faculty shall always be %ex-oifcio
~ member of the Board of T'rlstecs-and that this
shall take effect from and after it is signed and
corded, according to the statute aforesaid.
Signed by the Trustees, June 2, 1913.
a., WILLIAM WINANs, ROBERT PERRY,
We JouN RnBsoN, DAVID THOMAS,
N. john MCVEA, l.. Il. STocKET,
JouN H.. MusE, Al SIMMoNs,
bn .ioHS =. LEWIS, IRA BOWMAN,
IosEPH tARNENA, JAMES NJ. ELAN,
joHv w. BURRUss.
T.. Zaligman :. Lyons, District Attorney in and
the SevcgFh Judicial District Of The State Of lot
lam, do hereby certify that | have perused and
- .mipcd he foregoing written application TO his Exc
lency, the Governor of said State. in which the APP
~cants.. n majority of whom reside in said Distr
ro- propose to associate themselves, for literary, scien.